The Roman Empire
Gaius, 37-41. Denarius 40, AR 3.69 g. C CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT III COS III Laureate head of Gaius r. Rev. GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM Bare head of Germanicus r. C 5. BMC 28. RIC 26. CBN 34 (Lugdunum).
Very rare. Two magnificent portraits in the finest style of the period struck
on exceptionally fresh metal. Lovely iridescent tone, unobtrusive marks,
otherwise good extremely fine
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung Dieter Gorny 96, 1999, 446 and Gorny & Mosch 107, 2001, 353 sales.