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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Codera, post: 25579612, member: 70631&quot;]Since I started collecting coins I&#039;ve always wanted to have some of the more famous, or in this case infamous, emperors represented in my collection so this is something I&#039;m quite excited to have! It&#039;s also my very first provincial coin (since his imperial coins are well beyond what my budget allows) so I&#039;m glad I found a reason to expand there. I know his As coins are among the more common coins minted but this coin really spoke to me when I stumbled upon it and was more affordable than the other coins I&#039;ve seen of him online. I also know the Quadrans coins without his portrait on them are even cheaper but since I want portraits on my coins this was a nice middle ground (I may make exceptions for someone like Julius Caesar though).</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is pretty plain-looking, though I like how the Greek translation of his name &quot;Gaius&quot; is legible on the side along with the first few letters of the word &quot;Caesar.&quot; What I love about this coin especially is the gorgeous reverse. I&#039;m not sure who this is, if this is supposed to be a patron god of the region this was minted in but he does have a radiate crown like Apollo or Sol and the club is reminiscent of Herakles. I was thinking he almost looks like a goddess but then I remembered the club and radiate crown are traditional symbols of masculinity so that can probably be ruled out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like that for as <i>relatively </i>affordable as this coin was it still feels quite unique compared to other Roman coins and is actually quite chunky and thick in hand, like a very small sestertius. Overall if I can only get one coin from Caligula I&#039;m glad it was this one from Praefectus Coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1637653[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Pontus. Comana. Gaius (Caligula), 37-41. Diassarion Orichalcum, 23 mm. 11.5 gm. CY 4 = 37/8. Obv: ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑP, Laureate head of Gaius to right. Rev. ΚΟΜΑΝⲰΝ - ЄΤΟΥϹ / Δ Radiate and draped male bust to right, club before. Amandry-Rémy, Comana 3-7. RPC I 2158. Rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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