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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2116877, member: 42773&quot;]Without further ado, here my third coin. G-N attributed this coin incorrectly to Augustus...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]400882[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>For that reason, it did not garner the attention it should have, and the dealer who sold it to me won it at opening bid. He was able to pass it on to me with a respectable profit for himself, while keeping it in my budget. This is not a coin of Augustus, but rather (drum roll please)...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gaius Caesar, </b>Laodikeia, RPC 2900, SNG Cop. 557.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]400886[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><br /></p><p>If you remember your Roman history, Gaius was the oldest son of Agrippa, adopted by Augustus and heir to the throne. Both Gaius and Lucius met untimely deaths, possibly as a result of Livia&#039;s (successful) machinations to clear the way for her son, Tiberius.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found only five examples of this coin on the web. Two others sold by G-N (one posted on Wildwinds), two sold by CNG, and one by NAC. As far as I&#039;m concerned, none of them are anywhere near as nice as this specimen, so for the time being, I&#039;m claiming that I have the finest known example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any coins with portraits of Gaius or Lucius are rare. This type does not have the most exciting reverse, but the portrait of the young Gaius on this example is beautiful: well-struck with very little wear. This coin alone was worth the trip to Baltimore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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