As - Caligula VESTA S C; Vesta

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Caligula (Caius Augustus Germanicus) (37-41)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	39-40
Value	1 As = 1⁄16 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	10.3 g
Diameter	28.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 247164
References	RIC I# 47 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).gai.47 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Caligula, bare, left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P III P P

Translation:
Caius Caesar Divi Augusti Pronepos Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Pater Patriae.
Gaius Caesar, great-grandson of the divine Augustus, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, father of the nation.

Reverse

Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left, on throne with ornamented back and legs, holding patera in right hand and long transverse sceptre in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VESTA S C

Translation:
Vesta. Senatus Consultum.
Vesta. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 5.57–13.15 g;
Diameter varies: 27.5–29 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (39-40)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2018 April 20 - 23 CCE World Coins Signature Auction - Chicago 3064 Lot 32281	20 Apr 2018	XF (NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5)	USD 456.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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