LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (18mm, 4.31 g, 12h). Hermogenes Olympionikes, magistrate. Good Fine.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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LYDIA, Philadelphia. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (18mm, 4.31 g, 12h). Hermogenes Olympionikes, magistrate. Bare head of Caligula right / Jugate, laureate busts of the Dioscuri right; palm branch behind. Kurth 176; RPC I 3023. Brown patina, earthen deposits, chipped patina on reverse. Good Fine. Rare without star on obverse.

RPC (p. 492) notes: “A very large number of ‘magistrates’ sign the coins (of Philadelphia) under Caligula: fifteen are certainly attested for his four-year reign. They give themselves various different descriptions and titles: priest of Germanicus, Olympic victor, philopatris, grammateus, and in a number of cases philokaisar. The impression created by this variety is that the persons are mentioned just as individuals rather than as holders of any specific magistracy; alternatively, one might think in terms of a board of some kind, as at Hierapolis.”

Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 11:43:00 ET.

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