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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3368420, member: 39084&quot;]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.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893429[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (28.56 g.)&nbsp;&nbsp; Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 33</p><p>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.&nbsp; From the Gasvoda collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a wry story associated with this particular coin.&nbsp; It was acquired for Mike Gasvoda at the 2008 Goldberg Millennia auction by Mike&#039;s and my dealer, with whom I personally attended the auction!&nbsp; 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&#039;t bid on the coin.&nbsp; Eight years later it came full circle back to me, albeit at 2.5X the Millennia hammer price.</p><p><br /></p><p>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).&nbsp; I congratulate anyone who has the good fortune to have one of these in his/her collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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