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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000888      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Caligula Date Ruled:     AD 37-41 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 37-38 Weight:     27.99 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     C•CAESAR•AVG•GERMANICVS•PON•M•TR•POT Obverse Description:     Laureate head left Reverse Legend:     ADLOCVT / COH Reverse Description:     Gaius, bareheaded and togate, standing left on daÏs, extending right hand in gesture of address; behind him a sella castrensis (chair); in front of him stand five soldiers right, all helmeted, holding shields, and parazonia; four aquilae behind them Exergue:     COH Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 032 Reference2:     BMCRE 33-35 Reference3:     BN 45-46 Reference4:     Cohen 1 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115311 Grade:     Good VF, mottled dark green-brown and red-brown patina, minor roughness, traces of smoothing Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 888 Extraordinary detail on reverse. Before a battle, or on parade, the emperor would address his troops in an event known as an adlocutio cohortium (address to the cohorts). This was an important opportunity for the emperor to be present among his troops to inspire morale. This sestertius was issued on the occasion of a donative for the Praetorian Guard and was the first to employ the adlocutio as a reverse type.

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