Details
LOT 2705
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Caligula - Countermarked Vesta AE As 37-38 A.D.
Rome mint, possibly barbarous. Obv: [C] CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON [M TR POT] legend with bare head left. Rev: [VESTA] with Vesta seated left holding patera and sceptre; S - C across fields; rectangular countermark at edge. Fine.(10.06 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Essex, UK.
Accompanied by collector ticket.
Literature
Cf. Sear 1803.
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LOT 2705
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Caligula - Countermarked Vesta AE As
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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