271, Lot: 59. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. RIC I 36; BMCRE 41; Cohen 9. Good VF, reddish-brown and green patina, areas of light roughness. Fine style.

Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong.

This coin commemorates the dedication of the temple of Divus Augustus, completed in AD 37, and carries a remarkable scene of Caligula leading the sacrificial ceremonies in his role as pontifex maximus.