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Aureus with head of Gaius (Caligula)

A.D. 37
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 7.81 gm. Die Axis: 2
Gold

Classification: Numismatics

Culture: Roman

Mint: Lugdunum, Gaul

Period: Imperial Period

Accession number: 2009.5038

Location: Michael C. Ruettgers Gallery of Ancient Coins

Description: Obverse: head of Gaius (Caligula), to the right. Around: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS Reverse: head of Augustus, radiate, to the right between a pair of six-pointed stars

Provenance/Ownership History: 1954: purchased privately, thence in a European private collection; by 2003: with Leu Numismatics Ltd., In Gassen 20, CH-8001 Zürich, Switzerland (Auction 87 [Roman Gold Coins from the Collection of a Perfectionist], Hotel Savoy-Baur en Ville, Poststrasse 12, CH-8001, Zurich, May 6, 2003, lot 5); 2003: purchased by Michael C. Ruettgers; December 16, 2009: gift of Michael C. Ruettgers to MFA

Gift of Michael C. Ruettgers