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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7605780, member: 86498&quot;]Sestertius of&nbsp; Caligula 37-38 AD Obv Head left laureate. Rv Inscription within wreath. RIC 37 27.88 grams 34 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1309497[/ATTACH]Likely part of that spending spree. It should be noted that the coins minted during Caligula&#039;s first year are much more readily available than those minted later&nbsp; giving some credence to the account written by ancient historians. Perhaps more noteworthy for us numismatists he also began the program of placing his portrait on the sestertii from the mint of Rome. True portraits on sestertii do exist of Augustus and Tiberius ( as one can clearly see on the wonderful group presented by IdesOfMarch01. Fantastic group by the way) however these coins were minted at provincial mints in Gaul and in Asia.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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