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Lot 137. Divus Augustus AE Dupondius
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eAuction #53, Lot 137. Estimate: CHF 200.00
Caligula (37-41 AD), for Divus Augustus (+14 AD). AE Dupondius (29 mm, 13.45 g), Roma (Rome). Obv. DIVVS AVGVSTVS / S - C, radiate head of Divus Augustus to left. Rev. CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus seated left on curule chair, holding branch. RIC 56.
Very fine.
Caligula was the great-grandson of Augustus and therefore used this descent to boast his legitimacy.
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