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1361. GAIUS CALIGULA and DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 3 7 4 1 AD. AR Denarius (3.56 gm). Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM Ρ M TR POT, bare head right / [ D I W S AVG] PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right. RIC 116; BMCRE 10; BN 21; RSC 2. VF. ($1250)
Very Nice Caligula and Agrippina Denarius
1359. JULIA, wife of Tiberius. Died 14 AD. JE Sestertius (28.16 gm). Struck under Tiberius, 21-22 AD. S Ρ Q R/IVLIAE/AVGVST, carpentum drawn right by two mules, its front and sides ornamented with Victories and other figures / Ή CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST Ρ M I R POT ΧΧΠΠ around large S C. RIC 151; BMCRE 76; BN 55; Cohen 6 (Livia). Beautiful olive-green patina. EF. ($3000) The Myron Stepath Collection; ex The John W. Garrett Collection, part I (Numismatic Fine Arts/Bank Leu, 16-18 May 1984), lot 718; ex Clarence S. Bement Collection, (Ars Classica VIII, 25-28 June 1924), lot 564.
1362. GAIUS CALIGULA and AGRIPPINA. 37-41 AD. AR Denarius (3.70 gm). Struck 37-38 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM Ρ M TR POT, laureate head right / AGRIPPIN[A MAT C CA]ES AVG GERM, draped bust of Agrippina right. RIC114; BMCRE15; BN 22; Trillmich, Familienpmpaganda der Kaiser Caligula und Claudius: Agrippina Maior und Antonia Augusta auf Münzen, AMuGS VM, pl.l, 19; RSC 2. EF, toned. [See color plate]. ($4000) The James Fox Collection.
1360. GAIUS CALIGULA and DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 3 7 4 1 AD. AV Aureus (7.78 gm). Struck 37 AD. Lyon mint. C. CAESAR AVG. GERM. P. M. TR. POT. COS, bare head of Caligula right / Radiate head of Augustus right between two stars. RIC 11; BMCRE 1; BN 1; Cohen 10. Near EF. [See color plate]. ($10,000)
1363. GAIUS CALIGULA. 3741 AD. AR Denarius (3.56 gm). Struck 3738 AD. C CAESAR AVG GERM Ρ M TR POT, laureate head right / S Ρ Q R / P P / O B C S in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 119; BMCRE 20 bis; BN 30; RSC 19. Lightly toned VF, surfaces slightly rough. Very rare and attractive. The Myron Stepath Collection; ex The John W. Garrett Collection, part 1 (Numismatic ($1800) Fine Arts/Bank Leu, 16-18 May 1984), lot 725. This reverse legend refers to the recall of exiles and general amnesty that Gaius proAt the age of25, Gaius, the youngest son of Germanicus and Agrippina Senior, be- claimed in an effort to court popularity shortly after his accession. came emperor. Not having the experience or military prestige to ensure his elevation, Gaius had to rely on the principle ofdynastic loyalty to win the support of the military and people of Rome. Accordingly, many of his coins concentrate on the dynastic theme, and thefirst type of the new reign that was struck draws attention tohisrelationship to the founder of the empire, his great-grandfather Augustus.
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