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 Caligula Vesta As Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ As (28mm, 10.53 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Bare head left / Vesta seated left, holding patera and scepter. RIC I 38; BMCRE 46; Cohen 27. Joe Geranio Collection- Anyone may use image as long as credit is given.
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Now you're making me jealous.  Very nice indeed |
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Not that nice. But I love his coinage. Thanks.
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Not that nice. I guess "nice" is relative. I'll take it. |
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I am now collecting Caligula provincial coinage.
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Here is my copy of this same coin:  Not near as "nice" |
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jwharper: I had one of these in about the same condition as yours.
Mine was an item of a collection sold in 1973 to raise a deposit for a house.
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Its nice to have one. Thanks for sharing
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those are very nice coins.
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I like it!  A lot!  |
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Here is one of mine.   |
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Wow--very nice Caligua, especially the reverse! I would be happy to have any Caligula coin; they represent such an indelible 4 years of Roman history. Seutonius' writings have made Caligula unforgettable. Isn't that the draw of Caligula--the infamy, his brief reign, and the corresponding rarity of the coins? On that note, this got me thinking--during Caligula's reign, no doubt coins of many emperors circulated. Do you think emperors ever made a conscious effort to remove/recoin a prior emperor's issue from circulation? I'm pretty sure that Claudius did not bother to "remove" Caligula; he opposed the Senate invoking "damnatio memoriae."  |
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Joe, that's a very interesting article! The number of filed-off letters certainly suggests a purpose and intent to this reader. I was also struck by that deeply mutilated bronze bust. From reading Seutonius on Caligula, I could easily imagine that reaction towards the fallen emperor. One could wonder if the bust was lost in the Tiber, but combined with that intentional damage suggests something symbolic to me. Again, great reading!
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