Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 28.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 6
Lot: 6035. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 28.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERMANICVS • PON • M • TR • POT •, laureate head right / AGRIPPINA on left, DRVSILLA above, IVLIA on right, S C in exergue, Gaius' three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Securitas), head right, holding cornucopia in right hand and leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing left hand on shoulder of Drusilla (as Concordia), head left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; on right, Julia (as Fortuna), head left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC I 33; BMCRE 36 -7; BN 47-9. Brown patina, minor roughness. Some smoothing in fields. VF.

From the Gilbert Steinberg Collection, purchased from Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, 21 May 1981.


Closing Date and Time: 18 January 2024 at 10:11:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer’s fee.