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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 4809389, member: 14873&quot;]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/e7fe9d6b-3aa0-4e0b-9b21-3febd16d4287-jpeg.1150775/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>CAIUS (CALIGULA), SESTERTIUS, BMCRE Vol. I, Rome, No. 69 (Pl. 29.12)</p><p>CAIUS (CALIGULA), SESTERTIUS, RIC Vol. I, Rome, No. 51</p><p>(40-41AD, 35mm, 26.2gm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Personification of Pietas, draped, seated left</p><p>Inscription: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG PM TRP IIII PP (in exergue): PIETAS</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Caligula, veiled and togate, standing left holding patera over altar - attendants (victimarius) on either side holding bull for sacrifice - hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus, surmounted by quadriga and festooned with garlands, in background.</p><p>Reverse Horizontal Inscription: {small lettering} DIVO AVG and below: S C (left and right)</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: Also BMCRE 41, RIC 36 - with obverse legend: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PM TR POT (in exergue): PIETAS[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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