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Gaius "Caligula" (AD 37-41). AE sestertius (35mm, 6h). NGC Fine, scratches. Rome, AD 37-38. C•CAESAR•DIVI•AVG•PRON•AVG•P•M•TR•P•III•P•P, Pietas seated left, patera in right hand, resting arm on small draped figure standing facing on base; PIETAS in exergue / DIVO-AVG, Gaius, togate, standing facing, veiled head left, patera in right hand over altar, secespita in left; victimarius (on left), standing right, holding bull for sacrifice; attendant (on right), standing facing, head left, patera at side in left hand, all before hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus, pediment decorated with sacrificial scene, quadriga and Victories as acroteria, statues of Romulus and Aeneas along roof line, S-C across fields. RIC I 44.
From the Werner Collection
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Gaius "Caligula" (AD 37-41). AE sestertius (35mm, 6h). NGC Fine, scratches. Rome, AD 37-38. C•CAESAR•DIVI•AVG•PRON•AVG•P•M•TR•P•III•P•P, Pietas seated left, patera in right hand, resting arm on small draped figure standing facing on base; PIETAS in exergue / DIVO-AVG, Gaius, togate, standing facing, veiled head left, patera in right hand over altar, secespita in left; victimarius (on left), standing right, holding bull for sacrifice; attendant (on right), standing facing, head left, patera at side in left hand, all before hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus, pediment decorated with sacrificial scene, quadriga and Victories as acroteria, statues of Romulus and Aeneas along roof line, S-C across fields. RIC I 44.
From the Werner Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-gaius-caligula-ad-37-41-ae-sestertius-35mm-6h-ngc-fine-scratches/a/61258-98044.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61258-02202022
HID02906262019
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