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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24865048, member: 26430&quot;]Yeah, I thought was a great coin when I saw it previously (and over at NF). I wouldn&#039;t get it slabbed unless you really like them. (If you were to consign your collection or some coins in the future and want to have it slabbed, the seller can advise and possibly get you a better fee.)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the slightly scarcer one (RIC 47), I think, which is struck in his final year, 40/41 CE (legend ending TR.P.IIII.P.P.). The more common one (RIC 38) is dated TR.POT. for his first year, 37/38 CE, if I understand correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been without a Caligula / Vesta As for almost 10 years now, which I regret. This one is a lot better than the one I sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a coin that I own now, and show all the time, with a portrait of Divus Augustus, but assigned to Caligula based partly on the similarity in style to this Vesta AE As type (and because the reverse figure appears to have the same facial features/hair as the bust on your type):</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/divus-augustus-dupondius-ans-huntington-ed-jpg.1580320/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Imperial. Gaius (Caligula), in the name of Divus Augustus</b>, Æ Dupondius (29.5 mm, 16.57 g, 6h), Rome mint, 37-41 CE.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Obv</b>: DIVVS AVGVSTVS / S – C. Radiate head of Augustus left.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Rev</b>: CONSENSV · SENAT · ET · EQ · ORDIN · P · Q · R ·. Statue of Caligula (or Augustus?) seated left on curule chair, holding branch.</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Ref</b>: RIC I 56 (Gaius); Cohen 87; BMC 88; MIR 11-5</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Prov</b>: Ex Collections Archer Huntington (1870-1955), American Numismatic Society [Acc. No. 1001.1.22981] &amp; Hispanic Society of America [same No.].</font></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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