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Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Æ sestertius (36,5 mm; 28,86 g). Rome mint, struck AD 40-41. Pietas seated left, holding patera and resting arm on small figure standing facing on ground; PIETAS in exergue / Gaius (Caligula) standing left, holding patera over altar; victimarius standing on left side, holding bull for sacrifice and attendant standing og right side, holding patera; hexastyle, garlanded temple of Divus Augustus in background; DIVO/S AVG/C across fields. A wonderfully preserved specimen with an attractive brown-green patina. Rare in this condition., RIC I, 51, BMCRE 69, Grade: 1+/01, From the R. Laughlin Collection; Ex Adolph Hess, auction 221 (Lucerne), 18.12.1933, lot 363, Purchased from Spink & Son in July 1935; Ex Dix Noonan Webb, auction 145, 13.4.2018, lot 869