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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1495747, member: 39084&quot;]When I started collecting 12 Caesars&#039; AES, I noticed that the sestertii of Caligula had two very interesting reverse types: (1) his three sisters (Drusilla, Agrippina, and Julia Livilla), and (2) the &quot;ad locutio&quot; of Caligula addressing (haranguing?) the troops.&nbsp; I was fortunate enough to find one of the latter a few months later:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]191017.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (28.88 g.)&nbsp;&nbsp; Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D.</p><p>C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate head l. Rev. ADLOCVT Gaius, bare headed and togate, standing l. on platform, r. hand extended to five soldiers with shields and parazonia, rearmost pair carrying an aquila; in exergue, COH.</p><p>RIC 32</p><p><br /></p><p>This is possibly my favorite AES in my collection so far.&nbsp; The portrait of Caligula makes him look just a little mad...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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