Caligula down! Now just two left to finish the Twelve Caesars! 0

[lordmarcovan]

I was after Caligula for my Twelve Caesars collection.

I did battle over some nice ones at auction, but lost badly (the ones I bid on went for crazy prices!) So I dialed back my expectations a little bit, and ended up buying one at fixed price, from Zuzim on VCoins.

Now I have ten of the Twelve Caesars (83% complete) as of this post, and lack only Julius Caesar and Vitellius!

This Caligula is no showboat, but rather just a middle-of-the-road example with decent-looking surfaces and lightly contrasting patina. Zuzim described it as "VF", but I'm more of the opinion that it will go Fine when I send it off to NGC (we'll see). I'd be OK with that- as long as it achieves that grade with no problem notations. (Fine is my self-imposed minimum grade for my collections.)

Zuzim's description:
 

"GAIUS CALIGULA AE AS

RIC 38, RSC 27, Very Fine, 27.5mm, 11.22 grams, Struck Circa. 37/38 C.E.

Obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around bare head of Caligula to left

Reverse: Vesta seated to left on ornamental throne, holding patera and scepter, VESTA above

An above average, problem free example of this popular type with nice eye appeal!

Ex: VJM Collection, NJ Purchased from Tom Cederlind, 1982".

Having a piece pedigreed to the late Tom Cederlind is kind of nice.

[l.cutler]

It's amazing the detail the minters could bring up on these coins with the way they were struck, beautiful piece.

[RWB]

Nice example ! The "twelve Caesars" are easy in denari, but not in sestertii or aurei. Can you show us some of the others?

Nice to see you posting again !

Edited May 11 by RWB

[lordmarcovan]

On 5/11/2024 at 11:51 AM, RWB said:

Nice example ! The "twelve Caesars" are easy in denari, but not in sestertii or aurei. Can you show us some of the others?

Nice to see you posting again !

Oh, I wouldn’t call Caligula “easy” in denarii… there’s a reason I went bronze with him.  Claudius, too.  He’s easy in bronze but pricey in silver.

My 12C set (so far, ten pieces) consists of two bronze, six silver, and two gold.  There’s a link to the collection gallery at the very beginning of the first post.

[l.cutler]

I checked out your set, very nice.  I've never been brave enough to get beyond the Flavians in the 12 Caesars!

[Just Bob]

Well done! The set is looking good.