I do not collect the 12 Caesar's..... here is my first Caligula

My first Caligula is a Roman Provincial bronze. Caligula, 37-41 AD; Phrygia Aezani - Zeus reverse.

Roman Provincial bronze - Caligula, 37-41 AD, Phrygia Aezani - Zeus reverse
Lollios Klassikos magistrate
Obverse: laureate bust right
Reverse: Zeus standing left with eagle and scepter
RPC 3080
18mm, 3.70 grams

I bought the coin this weekend and decided to post now. I found several similar coins in acsearch and CNG databases. Most were worn like mine and had no obverse legend. I do not claim to collect the 12 Caesars, but manage to look at most of the 69AD coins in auctions. I would like a Galba, but want one nicer than my price range.

I went to this auction by Ephesus Numismatics after reading their sale e-mail, see below. I had to google Luudites. I thought they deserved a small order for their creativity.




First two auction sessions close Saturday October 6, 2018
Luudites be scared, Jerzy and I are going to use the live auction feature! Drop by to throw admiring real time comments about the coins!
Cool coins, unusual coins, scarce coins -- all there! Drop by, browse, bid, see which coins hammer down.

Paul
Ephesus Numismatics
Durham, NC

PS - I had to look up Luudites: The Luddites were a radical group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest. The group was protesting the use of machinery in a "fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices.

PSS - go Astros

 

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Very nice, I like it.


Caligula (37 - 41 A.D.)
AE30 AS
SEGOBRIGA, SPAIN
O: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head left.
R: SEGO BRIGA in wreath.
Segobriga Mint
30.5mm
10.1g
Burgos 1724

 

Ruh roh! You're moving in to provincials? I hope you're just being a tourist .

I like the coin .

 

That's a nice Caligula! I like the reverse.
I'm starting to collect the 12 Caesar's (even tho I haven't ever really collected ancient lol) but only have an Imperial Vespasian AR Denarius. @TIF Would you say I should only stick to imperial or is provincial acceptable?
Good luck on finding a Galba! Just gotta find the right auction at the right time.

 

Nice "little boots" provincial! Here's one I scored a while back that looks suspiciously like Leonard Nemoy:

Gaius (Caligula)
LYDIA, Philadelphia
Neocaesarea. 37-41 AD. Æ
14mm (2.62 gm). Bare head
right; lituus under chin /
Winged thunderbolt;
ATTAΛIKOC (magistrate).
RPC I 3026; SNG
Copenhagen -; cf. BMC
Lydia pg. 194, 51. VF, black
patina. Rare. Fomer: Savoca
Coins

 

I knew who the Luddites were (but never saw it spelled with two u's) and deny being one most of the time.

I also deny collecting 12 Caesars but have several including my first and only Galba denarius (bought at the show last week) which is fails to be the quality I wanted but fell in my price range. I usually hate coins with poor legends and rough surfaces but this one has a style I liked. I need more study to attribute it certainly
(Narbo mint?).
SER GALBA IMPERATOR / VICTORIA PR

CNG had a nicer one for only 100x what mine cost.
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=99752
Yes, theirs is at least 100x nicer!

 

I just want to know where he got the World Series ring. With a ring like that, you’d think he could afford better seats. ;-)

 

Doug, I think your coin is RIC 113. It is a very scarce coin. There are 2 on OCRE. One is the British museum example. This is the same example on the Roman Coins Database. There is no example on Wildwinds. From what I have read it is a Gallic mint and possibly Narbo. Congrats, the Narbo coins can be tough to find.
The 2 coins I mentioned above are a bit better than yours in terms of condition.

Andrew

 

Great OP Caligula with nice portrait, congrats. I have a Macedon Caligula 37-41 AD (AE 21mm, 9.28 gm) RPC 1574, Caligula left and veiled bust of Antonia.

 

That is not my ring. I noticed the lady next to me had one of the replica rings given away this year. She asked if I wanted to try it on. Of course I did.

 

Was the lady Kate Upton by any chance? Man, that Justin Verlander is one lucky guy.

 

Thanks but I did not understand the differences separating 111, 112 or 113.

RIC I (second edition) Galba 111

objects: 4
Date
AD 68 - AD 69
Denomination
Denarius
Mint
Narbo
Obverse
SER GALBA IMPERATOR: Head of Galba, laureate, right
Reverse
VICTORIA P R: Victory, draped, standing front on globe, head left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left

RIC I (second edition) Galba 113

objects: 2
Date
AD 68 - AD 69
Denomination
Denarius
Mint
Narbo
Obverse
SER GALBA IMPERATOR: Head of Galba, laureate, right
Reverse
VICTORIA P R: Victory, draped, standing front on globe, head left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left

 

According to RIC, 112 is laureate right draped and cuirassed. The difference between 111 and 113 is the directional orientation of "Victoria" on the reverse. Both are bust laureate right.

Your coin has the same orientation as the ANS coin on OCRE so I believe your coin is RIC 113.

Congrats Doug, I would love to have a coin like that in my collection.

 

nice!

 

The only difference I can find between 111 and 113 in the catalog description is that Victory cradles the palm in her left arm in 111 and holds it in her left hand in 113.

 

Nice score @rrdenarius ! I like that the reverse is without legend. I would like a provincial Caligula in my collection. Here is my coin:


Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41
Æ As, 29mm, 11.5g, 6h; Rome mint, AD 37-8
Obv.: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left.
Rev.: VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on ornamental throne, holding patera and long transverse scepter.