Ancient & Islamic Coins

Roman Imperial Coinage, Gaius (Caligula), Sestertius, Rome, 39-40, c caesar divi acg pron acg p m tr p iii p p pietas, Pietas, veiled and draped, seated left on ornate chair, holding patera, resting elbow on small draped statuette, rev. divo avg s c, front view of garlanded hexastyle temple, decorated with figural scene in pediment and surmounted by quadriga, in front Caligula, veiled and togate, officiating sacrificial scene, 28.17g (RIC 51; BMCRE 69). Good very fine, brown patina £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Antony Scammell Collection of Roman Coins.

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