Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD - please post your Caligula or any bronzes

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Agrippa d.12 BC , As. Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD.
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M AGRIPPA L – F COS III Head l., wearing rostral crown. Rev. S – C Neptune, cloaked, standing l. holding small dolphin and trident. C 3. BMC Tiberius 161. RIC Gaius 58. CBN Gaius 77. In an exceptional preservation, untouched with Tiber patina. An extraordinary portrait showing the full details and the coin well centered. Agrippa, Military commander, friend of Augustus, grandfather of Caligula, great-grandfather of Nero

[This Agrippa is an amazing piece, totally natural as found from the Tiber, perhaps one of the most natural and original kbown]​

 

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Very nice SwK. My coin of Agrippa suffered from BD and I have to keep an eye on it. So far, so good. I'm not very good at identifying die matches, but your obverse looks mighty close to mine.

 

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

 

In no way might I pretend to challenging SwK on any of his coins (that is trully a fantastic coin) ! Anyway, here's mine...


Agrippa, As - Posthumous issue of Caligula, in honour of his grandfather
Rome mint, ca AD 37/41
M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa left with rostral crown
Neptun standing left, holding trident and dolphin. Large S C in fields
10.9 gr
Ref : RCV #1812, Cohen #3

The following commentary is a (quick) translation from CGB about a similar coin :

"Although Augustus associated his close friend Agrippa in his coinage, he didn't for him alone. Gaius honoured the memory of his grandfather, recalling he had been COS III in 27 BC while Augustus was COS VII at the same time.
Gaius, however, as the new emperor would like us to remember his double filiation : Through his father, Germanicus, he's descended from Nero Drusus and Antonia, thus from Tiberius ; through his mother Agrippina the elder, he tells us Agrippa and Julia are his grand parents and he's a grand grand son of Augustus. Agrippa remained prestigious all along the first century CE, although he had died 12 BC. Titus then Domitian will also strike this type, seemingly very succesfull towards population (see RCV 2589 and 2894)"

Q

 

Ummm, I only have one very humble Caligula example ...

 

My Caligula:

 

One from Uncle Claudius!

Unknown Spanish mint, struck A.D. 41-50. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI S-C, Constantia, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding long spear in left hand. 10,50 gm., 25 mm. Green patina

 

Hi MM

Thanks for giving me more data the commentary, I am always interested to learn

Regards
Jeff

 

Here are mine:

Agrippa (Caligula 37-41), Rome, 37-41 AC, AE, gr. 10,6, mm 28, M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head left wearing rostral crown , S-C, Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him and over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand and vertical trident in left. RIC I.58 [Gaius]; BMCRE 161 [Tiberius]; RSC 3;CBN Gaius 78; RCV 1812. Ex: Forvm Ancient Coins



Caligula and Agrippina AR Denarius, aF, toned, bumps and marks, 2.680g, 17.8mm, 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, end of 37 - early 38 A.D.;

Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT (counterclockwise), laureate head of Gaius right; Rev: AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM (counterclockwise), draped bust of Agrippina Senior (his mother), her hair in a queue behind, one curly lock falls loose on the side of her neck, RIC I 14 (Rome), RSC II 2; BMCRE I 15 (Rome), BnF II 24, Hunter I 7 (Rome), SRCV I 1825 Ex: the Jyrki Muona Collection, Ex: Forvm Ancient Coins.




Gaius (Caligula), 37 – 41 As 37-38,

Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Bare head l.

Rev: VESTA Vesta, diademed and veiled, seated l. on throne, holding patera and sceptre; at sides, S – C. C 27. BMC 46. RIC 38. CBN 65.

Ex: Ancient Numismatic Enterprises

 

Hmmmm, 37-41 AD ...

=> well, I also have a desert Claudius that could squeak into this thread, eh?

Claudius AE As
Claudius & Minerva with shield and spear
41-42 AD

 

A Caligula that gets no respect is this quadrans with RCC which means remissa ducentessima or repeal of the 1/2% tax. Today, we have trouble imagining a tax of 1/200 but Caligula was a really nice guy and was always on the lookout for a way to help the struggling taxpayer.

 

Here is my 'lowly' (almost covered by a thick patina) example of my Caligula,
(and he's not even on the coin).

CALIGULA, 37-38 A.D. AE 27 mm 10.2 gm Dupondius
Obv: NERO ET DRVSVSCAESARES Nero and Drusus on horseback riding right cloaks flying behind
Rev: CCAESAR AVGGERMANICVS PON M TR POT to large S C .
Rome Mint.
RIC 34 ; C. 1 ; BMC 44. Sear 1828 var Scarce.

 

OP coin is breathtaking, mine, not so much


Agrippa
Coin: Bronze As
M AGRIPPA L F COS III - Head left wearing rostral crown
S-C - Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him & over both arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical trident in left.
Mint: Rome
Wt./Size/Axis: 10.58g / 28mm / -
References:

• RIC58

 

@> Pish.
The Romans did things with their coin design. Neptune standing, naked, holding a dolphin, (as you do).
Perhaps instead of a plain Lyre-bird, or a plain Platypus, we should have Steve Irwin 'wrestling' a Crocodile?

 

I also have this drusus and germanicus drachm I dunno if they were struck under caligula or claudius

 

Caligula is certainly an interesting character.
For those who loved the BBC series Red Dwarf, you might recall an episode featuring a brief but possibly very accurate depiction of Caligula. I must admit I can't stop thinking of this episode every time I look at the coin. If you loved Winnie-the-Pooh, this is probably not for you.....




Gaius AD 37-41. AR Denarius, 3.67 g. Rome mint. Struck January AD 41.
O: C CAESAR • AVG • PON • M • TR • POT IIII COS • IIII, laureate head right
R: S • P• Q • R •/P P/OB • C • S • in three lines within oak wreath.
- RIC I -; RIC I (1st ed.) 7 = BMCRE 32 = RSC 23a.

Extremely rare denarius of Caligula's fourth consulship, which only lasted from 1 January 41 until his assassination on 24 January. The third or fourth known.

Although the first of these three rare coins, the British Museum piece, was cataloged in the first edition of RIC I, it was left out of the revised edition. In that edition, Giard notes (p. 110, note *) that the BM piece was a misreading of TR POT III COS III. In fact, the first edition was correct, the piece was not misdescribed. The second known example of this type was sold as lot 56 in the Bourgey sale of 17 December 1913. Ironically, Bourgey misdescribed that coin as TR POT III COS III.

 

I have Caligula / Vesta seated, and Agrippa / Neptunre... average examples. I want the OP coin

 

Hi Greg

At least you are a 'Well-Known member' and I am just a 'Junior Member' only been collecting for 50+ years

Greg finding one peice was always dificult, when they came to the market I had no money, then when you save and you have the money they do not come to the market.



Best
Jeff

 

Nero Claudius Drusus Sestertius...