Caligula. Sestertius; Caligula; 37-41 AD, Rome, 37-8 AD, Sestertius, 27.68g. BM-33, Paris-45, C-1 (15 Fr.), RIC-32. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Head laureate l. Rx: ADLOCVT COH, without S C, Caligula standing l. on platform, camp chair behind him, addressing five soldiers holding standards. The same obverse die was also used for Caligula's Three Sisters type, Paris 487, pl. XIII. Why the normal formula S C was omitted from this ADLOCVT COH type remains a mystery.Excellent portrait. Very fine reverse detail. Large and perfectly centered. EF
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