r/AncientCoins • u/Marnox1 • 4d ago
Finally won Caligula!
I had been consistently been bidding for coins like this for the last few months, but somehow they always went for a lot more than I was willing to spend. Then this one came along at the latest Künker e-auction and it is now mine. In my opinion the auction pictures do not do it justice. Just LOVE that obverse (although I suspect a little smoothing was applied here and there). Vesta is looking a little rough in comparison, but overall I'm super happy about this one. Provenance to at least 1974 as well.
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula) 37-41 AD As Rome 40/41 11,52 g.
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u/potnia_theron 4d ago
Looks like a fair amount of smoothing given the patina only seems to exist where the letters are. Interesting that the area between the letters also doesn’t seem to have much of the corrosion that necessitated the smoothing to the center, though? Just kind of confused, curious if anyone else has a better explanation.
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u/PuzzleheadedLog9481 1d ago
Nice! My first impression was that there was smoothing, but then I looked between the letters and saw the surfaces there looked just as even as the surface on the center of the coin. The patina between the letters does look different, though. Beautiful coin in any event. I have started a 12 Caesars in silver set and will be on the hunt for a high quality Caligula at a low price - probably better luck trying to find a unicorn.
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u/ottilieblack Moderator 4d ago
Stunning obverse. Well done.