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Auction: 9008 - The John Marshall Collection, other Ancient, British, World Coins, Comm Medals & Books
Lot: 453

Caligula (AD 37-41), AE Sestertius, Rome, 37/38, laureate head left, c caesar avg germanicvs pon m tr pot, rev. adlocvt, coh in ex., Caligula standing left on platform, addressing group of five soldiers standing before him, holding shields and legionary eagles (aquilae) (RIC 32; C. 1), brown patina smoothed in fields, very fine provenance Duke of Northumberland Collection, Sotheby 4 November 1982, lot 87 Estimate £ 800-1,000

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