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Roman Caligula Vers 37-38 Coin

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 Posted 11/06/2012  6:01 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add phil9doglawton to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi All.

I've been left a load of coins by my grandad and after a good bit of digging this roman coin apears to be a rare one.

Still trying to get to grips with the picture side of things on here...

rear of coin AGRIPPINA - DRVSILLA - IVLIA / SC KNOWN AS THE THREE LADIES
front of coin C CAESAE AVGGERMANICVS PON M TR POT

If any one could help value this I would be most grateful





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 Posted 11/06/2012  7:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello and welcome.

Coins of Caligula are scarce, and sestertii with this design, his three sisters dressed up as goddesses, are probably the most desirable of his types. If genuine, it would indeed be worth thousands; see the nine examples on Wildwinds and click on the "text" links to see the auction data each one sold for.

Unfortunately, being a rare, desirable and attractive coin, it's also one of the most commonly copied coins of the early Roman period. The cracks that are visible on the emperor's cheeks, even at that low resolution, tell me that this is likely to be a cast fake. But we'd really need to see better pics of both sides to be sure one way or another.
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 Posted 11/07/2012  07:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add phil9doglawton to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for your reply. I have a couple of good pictures on my phone, just posting on here limits the size of the pictures. Do you have a e mail address I could send them to from my phone so you can see the better pictures.

Many thanks in advance
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 Posted 11/07/2012  08:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I must agree with sap, there seems to be a casting 'pearl' (a space where air created a pocket between the metal and the mold) between the chin and the 7 oclock text.
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 Posted 11/07/2012  5:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add xshift to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You could post them on http://www.photobucket.com - then place the links here.
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