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v61_0093 - CALIGULA and AGRIPPINA THE ELDER Denier

CALIGULA and AGRIPPINA THE ELDER Denier AU
MONNAIES 61 (2014)
Starting price : 3 800.00 €
Estimate : 6 500.00 €
Realised price : 3 800.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 38
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : fourré silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 3,71 g.
Rarity : R3
Emission: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur flan très large, parfaitement centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Portraits magnifiques. Petite faiblesse de frappe dans la chevelure pour Caligula. Très beau portrait d’Agrippine où toutes les mèches de la chevelure se distinguent nettement. Jolie patine de médaillier avec reflets mordorés. Conserve la plus grande partie de son brillant de frappe
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente Burgan du 22 décembre 1992, de la vente Poidessault du 17 décembre 2007 et de la collection F. & M.-C. Mary

Obverse


Obverse legend : C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT .
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Caligula à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Caius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate Consul” (Caius césar auguste germanique, Grand pontife, revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne, consul).

Reverse


Reverse legend : AGRIPPINA. MAT . C. CAES AVG GERM.
Reverse description : Buste drapé d’Agrippine mère à droite avec une chevelure ornementée se terminant par une queue de cheval (L).
Reverse translation : “Agrippina Mater Caii Cæsaris Augusti Germanici” (Agrippine, mère de Caius césar auguste germanique).

Commentary


J.-B. Giard a répertorié pour cette émission quatorze coins de droit et quatorze coins de revers pour quinze exemplaires recensés.

Historical background


CALIGULA and AGRIPPINA THE ELDER

Caligula is very attached to his parents. He lost his father Germanicus at the age of seven. His mother Agrippine, daughter of Julie and Agrippa raised him in memory of this deceased father. As time passes, she pits her children against Tibere, her stepfather, because the latter was Julie's third husband. She accuses him of having poisoned her husband through Pison, governor of Syria. Tiberius ends up taking a dislike to his daughter-in-law and finally has her exiled. Then, he executes or relegates the other children of the descendants of Germanicus: Nero and Drusus are successively eliminated, young Agrippina and Drusilla are exiled, Agrippina mother lets herself die. Tiberius keeps with him only Caligula who ends up succeeding him after having stifled his protector, as reported by the testimony of Suetonius.

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