Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, 2nd phase, late AD 37-early 38. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 543. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 16 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, 2nd phase, late AD 37-early 38. C CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / GERMANICVS • CAES • P • C • CAES • AVG • GERM, bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; Lyon 172; RSC 2; BMCRE 19-20; BN 28-9. Attractive toning, some porosity. Good VF. Two bold portraits.

From the Bem Jamin Collection.

The fair-haired young hope of his generation, Germanicus Caesar was the son of the great general Nero Claudius Drusus, famed for “conquering” Germany in the last decade BC, although most of this was undone by the Varian disaster of AD 9. Germanicus was raised in the household of Augustus and proved talented both in political and military endeavors. He won a spectacular triumph in AD 17 for his punitive expeditions into Germany the previous two years, which restored Roman honor. Seemingly destined to become emperor himself, Germanicus died at the age of 34, under mysterious circumstances, while on a diplomatic tour of the Roman East. His marriage to Augustus’s granddaughter Agrippina Senior produced nine children, including the future emperor Gaius ‘Caligula,’ who struck this coin in his father’s honor.

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CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Two – Lot 309-594 will be held Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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