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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2436369, member: 39084&quot;]Caligula&#039;s sestertii have two of my all-time favorite reverses on any Roman coin: (1) his &quot;three sisters&quot; reverse (Agrippina Jr., Drusilla, and Julia Livilla), and (2) his &quot;Ad Locutio&quot; reverse with Caligula addressing (haranguing?) the troops.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only the second one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506921[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (28.01 g.)&nbsp;&nbsp; Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 32</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.&nbsp; Ex. Luc Girard</p><p><br /></p><p>As much as I like all my Caligulas, including my avatar coin, this is certainly my favorite Caligula.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine Caligula, in perfect Latin, exhorting his troops to &quot;Win one for the Emperor!&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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