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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 24648149, member: 85693&quot;]If you don&#039;t mind bronze Provincials, cost savings can be found.&nbsp; I never figured I&#039;d get a Caligula portrait of any sort, given the cost, but recently I got this little guy for $9 on eBay.&nbsp; It was mis-attributed, which kept the bidding low:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1569080[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Caligula Æ 15</b></p><p><b>Magistrate Kleandros Philokaisar</b></p><p><b>Philadelphia, Lydia</b></p><p><b>(37-41 A.D.)</b></p><p>ΓΑΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; bare head right / ΦΙΛΟΚΑΙϹΑ[ΡΦΙΛΑΔƐ]ΛΦƐ[WΝ ΚΛƐΑΝ-ΔΡΟϹ], capricorn left with cornucopia on its back, [ΠΑ]Ε (?) monogram in left field.</p><p>RPC I 3028; LS 118, no. 18 cf. SNG von Aulock 3072</p><p>(4.15 grams / 15 x 14 mm)</p><p>eBay May 2023&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&quot;The magistrate&#039;s unusual title, Philokaisar, literally translates, &quot;friend of the emperor&quot;... In 17, the city suffered severely from an earthquake, and Tiberius relieved it of having to pay taxes...Evidence from coinage reveals that Caligula also helped the city.&quot;&nbsp; FORVM</p><p><br /></p><p>Not especially attractive, but were I ticking of &quot;12 Caesar&quot; boxes, it is economical!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is compared to a couple of die-matches - for a Provincial, it is not a bad portrait in terms of style and recognizability:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1569081[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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