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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:     Nomos6-134      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Caligula Date Ruled:     AD 37-41 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 37-38 Weight:     7.73 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     C CAESAR·AVG·GERM·P·M·TR·POT Obverse Description:     Bare head of Gaius to right Reverse Legend:     AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM Reverse Description:     Draped bust of Agrippina to right, her hair falling in a queue down her neck Mint:     Lugdunum Primary Reference:     RIC 007 Reference2:     BMC 007 Reference3:     Cohen (Agrippina & Caligula) 3 Reference4:     Calicó 325a Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/ Price Sold For:     125000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     05/07/2012 Grade:     gEF Notes:     Nomos Auction 6, Lot 134 Very Rare With splendid portraits of the emperor and his adored mother; an exceptionally fine example. Some slight marks, otherwise, good extremely fine. From the “Stack and Croesus” Collections, Stack’s 14 January 2008, 2347. Gaius is usually known from his nickname, ‘Caligula’, which came from the soldiers’ boots he wore as a child when he was with his father Germanicus on campaign. After Germanicus’ assassination in 19, the family’s relationship with Tiberius became extremely tense: all the rest, including his mother Agrippina, were either murdered or starved to death on the orders of Tiberius. Nevertheless, as the only surviving heir Gaius became Tiberius’ heir, succeeded him in 37, and promptly proceeded to honor the members of his deceased family (thus this coin). Caligula’s reign started well but, apparently due to a severe infection, his personality changed and his actions became ever more bizarre and erratic resulting in his own murder in 41. This coin is exceptionally well preserved and provides us with splendid portraits of the emperor and his mother.

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