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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gary R. Wilson, post: 3314099, member: 89935&quot;]Hello all. I just recently won this coin of Caligula which has suffered &#039;damnatio memoriae&#039;. When I first saw the coin I thought Wow, nice reverse but too bad about the marks on the portrait. And then I took a closer look and realized to my delight that they were damnatio memoriae marks. In my former collection, I had many Caligula coins that had such marks and erasure of the &#039;C&#039; in Caligula&#039;s name. Joe Geranio featured them in his &#039;Damnatio Memoriae&#039; story on Forum. These marks on the current coin were of particular interest to me due to the fact of where they are located on the portrait. The ancient sources concerning Caligula&#039;s assassination mention that the first sword or dagger blows were to the jaw or neck/shoulder area. This is precisely where the marks on this coin are placed. Coincidence? Maybe, we&#039;ll never know for sure. This is just one of the many mysteries concerning ancient coinage that fascinates me and keeps me wanting to keep looking and looking. Please post any &#039;damnatio memoriae&#039; coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]877998[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]877999[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Ruler: Caligula (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: VF+ Bronze AS </p><p>C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT - Bare head left</p><p>Vesta SC - Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left, on throne with ornamented back and legs, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left</p><p>Exergue:</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/symbols/imperial/symbol18.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/symbols/imperial/symbol3.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/spacer.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mint: Rome (37-38 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 10.40g / 28mm / 6h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RIC I 38</li> <li>BMCRE 46</li> <li>BN 54</li> <li>Cohen 27</li> </ul><p>Acquisition/Sale: indalocolecciones eBay $0.00 01/19[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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