Important Ancient Coins

ROMAN IMPERIAL COINS, Gaius called Caligula (37-41), Sestertius, Rome, 39/40, Pietas, veiled, seated left and holding patera, left elbow resting on small statue support, rev. DIVO AVG S C, Gaius, veiled, sacrificing at garlanded altar; one attendant sacrificing bull on altar, the other holding a patera; behind the group a hexastyle garlanded temple with pedimental scene of sacrifice, the roof ornamented with quadriga of Augustus flanked by Victory Acroteria, statues of Romulus and Æneas at roofline, 26.19g/7h (CBN 104; RIC I, 44). Obverse surfaces somewhat rough, otherwise very fine, yellow-brown Tiber patina
£400-500