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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 2244092, member: 74968&quot;]They do tend to be scarce. Much of the coinage of Caligula was recalled and melted down after his death. Because he was hated he was supposed to be damned (damnatio memoriae) for future generations. Some coins were deliberately damaged rather than melted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Caligula was famous for being a mad tyrant and he is famous today. Ask a bunch of people which roman emperors they know and Caligua will be one of them along with Julius Caesar and Nero. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, he is one the twelve caesars as written by Suetonius. So for those who want to put together a 12 Caesars coin collection in silver, getting a Caligula is a necessary step. There are still quite a lot of his coins available in bronze, the Vesta as for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>For all of these reasons his coins are desired and difficult to find. There is quite often&nbsp; a lot of competition among collectors when the coins appear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although this coin is not in the best of condition I am glad I bought it. I do not know how long I would have waited to find another.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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