Watch List notes:

Gaius (Caligula), 37-41. As (Copper, 29 mm, 13.29 g, 6 h), Rome, 37-38. C•CAESAR•AVG•GERMANICVS•PON•M•TR•POT• Bare head of Gaius to left. Rev. VESTA / S - C Vesta, veiled, seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera in her right hand and long scepter in her left. BMC 45. CBN 54. Cohen 27. RIC 38. A very attractive example with an excellent portrait of particularly fine style. Minor area of smoothing on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.


From the Aes Augustorum Collection, formed since the late 1990s.