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v21_2340 - CALIGULA Denier

CALIGULA Denier XF
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 1 800.00 €
Estimate : 3 500.00 €
Realised price : 2 702.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 2 702.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 37
Mint name / Town : Gaule, Lyon (Lugdunum)
Metal : fourré silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,57 g.
Rarity : R3
Emission: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Flan large. Très beaux portraits. Patine foncée
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient d’une vieille collection du Sud de la France

Obverse


Obverse legend : C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS.
Obverse description : Tête nue 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 : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Tête radiée d’Auguste entre deux étoiles (O).

Commentary


J.-B. Giard pour cette émission a répertorié dix-neuf coins de droit et vingt coins de revers pour vingt trois exemplaires connus. Notre exemplaire (Giard/L 13a, n’est connu que par cette combinaison de coin A/ 27 - R/ 27).

Historical background


CALIGULA

(16/03/37-24/01/41)

Caligula was born on August 31, 12 in Antium. Ninth child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, he lost his father in 19. His mother was disgraced by Tiberius and died in exile in 33. He was Augustus' great-grandson through his mother and the little -nephew of Tiberius by his father. Caligula succeeds Tiberius after having assassinated him (according to Suetonius). His real name is Caius Caesar. His nickname comes from a "caliga" military shoe that he wore as a child with his father, in the army. After a promising start in 37-38, he was assassinated in 41.

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