I loved jamesicus' post of the 3 Sisters up for sale. I thought it would be nice for members who are fortunate enough to own a 3 Sisters to post their "baby" here. I feel very fortunate to own one and I'm sure other owners feel the same. So here's mine which I have posted before. I got it from Joe at Forum. I definitely wanted to get one from a respected dealer since there are so many fakes out there. Ruler: Caligula (Augustus) Coin: F+ Brass Sestertius C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT - Laureate head left AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA - AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA, the three sisters of Caligula standing, in the guises of Securitas, Concordia, and Fortuna, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue Exergue: Mint: Rome (37-38AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 27.88g / 35.6mm / 180 Rarity: Rare References: RIC I 33 BMCRE p. 152, 36 BnF II 47 Cohen I 4 SRCV I 1800 Provenances: Forvm Ancient Coins Acquisition/Sale: Forvm Ancient Coins Internet $0.00 10/17
Excellent coin and write-up Gary! I can not locate the photos of the coin I owned in my archives. I could only find this pic of a Reverse (not my coin):
As AncientJoe mentioned in another thread, I was fortunate enough to add one of these types to my 12 Caesars collection, in 2016, that was formerly part of the Gasvoda collection. GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D. AE Sestertius (28.56 g.) Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D. RIC 33 C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate bust l. Rev. AGRIPPINA – DRVSILLA – IVLIA Sisters standing: Agrippina as Securitas holds cornucopiae; Drusilla as Concordia holds patera and cornucopiae; Julia as Fortuna, holds rudder and cornucopiae. In exergue, S·C. From the Gasvoda collection. There's a wry story associated with this particular coin. It was acquired for Mike Gasvoda at the 2008 Goldberg Millennia auction by Mike's and my dealer, with whom I personally attended the auction! At the time, I was focused on completing my 12 Caesars in aurei and denarii, and had not yet started collecting the bronzes, so I didn't bid on the coin. Eight years later it came full circle back to me, albeit at 2.5X the Millennia hammer price. This is the only coin that, due to its historical significance, convinced me to have more than one sestertius of a specific Caesar in my collection (I have the AD LOCUT Caligula sestertius as well). I congratulate anyone who has the good fortune to have one of these in his/her collection.
