Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Caligula, with Caesonia, Æ22 of Carthago Nova, Hispania. Circa AD 37. C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP P M TR P COS, laureate head of Caligula right / CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR QVINC, laureate head of Caesonia, as Salus, to right; SAL-AVG across fields. SNG Copenhagen 503; RPC 185. 5.16g, 22mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of V.B., United Kingdom.
The reverse portrait has been traditionally identified, following Cohen, as Caesonia - the fourth and last wife of Caligula. However, this identification is disputed by other numismatists who identify the portrait as either Antonia, or simply Salus (without being an imperial personage 'in the guise of').
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of V.B., United Kingdom.
The reverse portrait has been traditionally identified, following Cohen, as Caesonia - the fourth and last wife of Caligula. However, this identification is disputed by other numismatists who identify the portrait as either Antonia, or simply Salus (without being an imperial personage 'in the guise of').