Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3587 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $700
GAIUS (CALIGULA), (A.D. 37-41), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 39-40, (26.16 grams), obv. Pietas veiled and draped seated to left, holding a patera, left arm resting ona facing figure draped on basis, around C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P III P P, PIETAS in exergue, dotted border, rev. DIVO AVG over S C across the field, hexastyle garlanded temple, quadriga above, before which is Gaius, veiled and togate, sacrificing with patera over altar, one attendant leads a bull another behind, (S.1802 [£300 F], RIC 44, BMC -, (pL.28, 9). Very dark patina, several surface defects as old corosion spots, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
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