Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 655 Numistats ref: 673145
Gaius/Caligula
Authority
Sestertius
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.1(2).gai.33
RIC 33
References
Roman Imperial
Category
Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 28.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERMANICVS • PON • M • TR • POT •, laureate head left / AGRIPPINA on left, DRVSILLA above, IVLIA on right, S C in exergue, Gaius' three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Securitas), head right, holding cornucopia in right hand and leaning on column, and placing left hand on shoulder of Drusilla (as Concordia), head left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; on right, Julia (as Fortuna), head left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC I 33; BMCRE 36-7; BN 47-9. Brown patina, minor roughness, some smoothing in fields. VF.
Ex Gilbert Steinberg Collection, purchased from Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, 21 May 1981. Description
Ex Gilbert Steinberg Collection, purchased from Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, 21 May 1981. Description
VF
Grade
1725.75 EUR
Starting
2876.25 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized
Roman Imperial. Gaius/Caligula. Sestertius RIC ric.1(2).gai.33 RIC 33
Gaius/Caligula
Authority
Sestertius
Denomination
-
Mint
-
Year
RIC ric.1(2).gai.33
RIC 33
References
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
Obverse Legend
AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA S C
Reverse Legend
Head of Caligula, laureate, left
Obverse Type
Three sisters of Caligula in guise of Securitas (Agrippina)), Concordia (Drusilla)), and Fortuna (Julia), standing side by side to front
Reverse Type
Sold (87.5%)
Unsold (12.5%)
