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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gary R. Wilson, post: 4364175, member: 89935&quot;]A coin with &quot;DAMNATIO MEMORIAE&quot; definitely speaks of the popularity of the emperor on his coinage-at least to one person. Caligula&#039;s coinage is infamous for this. Here is an example. Notice at the beginning of the inscription, the two &quot;C&quot;s are filed away.</p><p><br /></p><p>DAMNATIO MEMORIAE: This coin seems to have suffered a &#039;Damnatio Memoriae&#039;. It looks as if the portrait has been gouged on the jaw and a cut applied from Caligula&#039;s left cheek and across his lips. In addition, the two &quot;C&quot;s in the obverse legend have been erased. The first stood for Caligula&#039;s name, Gaius and the second for Caesar. Interestingly, the ancient writers said that on his assassination, the first strike to Caligula was to his jaw or neck/shoulder areas. Damnatio memoriae is a modern Latin phrase meaning &quot;condemnation of memory&quot;, i.e., that a person is to be excluded from official accounts.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1103082[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caligula (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: Brass Sestertius</p><p>C•CAESAR•AVG•GERMANICVS•PON•M•TR•POT - Laureate head left</p><p>S•P•Q•R / P•P / OB•CIVES / SERVATOS - Legend within wreath</p><p>Mint: Rome (37-38 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 29.13g / 35mm / 6h</p><p>Rarity: Rare</p><p>References:&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>RIC I 37</p><p>BMCRE 38</p><p>Cohen 24</p><p>BN 50</p><p>Provenances:&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Roma Numismatics</p><p>Ex L. Rose Collection.</p><p>Acquisition/Sale:&nbsp; &nbsp; Roma Numismatics Internet E-Sale 61 #631 $0.00 08/19</p><p>Notes:&nbsp; &nbsp; Aug 22, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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