Roman Silver & Bronze

Sale 95    23–26 Nov 2010   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 5442    Session 16 (9.30am Fri 26 Nov)    Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GAIUS (CALIGULA), (A.D. 37-41), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 37-38, (10.64 grams), obv. bare head of Caligula to left, around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, rev. VESTA above, Vesta seated to left, veiled and draped seated on ornamental throne, holding patera and transverse sceptre, S C across field, (S.1803 [VF o250], RIC 38, C.27, BMC 46). Dark brown patina, with some surface roughness and tooling, otherwise very fine with collector's card description.

Ex Cappenalle Collection and previously from the collection of Fran?ois-Ernest de Salm-Reifferscheid (1698-1770); and Bishop of Tournai 17 Dec 1731 to 16 Jun 1770.

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