A private damnatio memoriae of Caligula
Lot 2288
SPAIN. Caesaraugusta. Gaius (Caligula), 37-41. As (Bronze, 30 mm, 10.47 g, 11 h), Germanus and Licinianus, duovirs. G CA[ESAR AVG GERMA]NICVS IMP [Laureate head of Gaius to left]. Rev. LICINIANO ET GERMANO / IIVIR / C C A Priest plowing right with yoke of oxen. ACIP 3100a. RPC I 371. A highly unusual piece. Small scratch on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From an American collection.


The obverse was deliberately defaced, the entire portrait of the emperor having been cut back and scratched out in recessed fashion. This is best explained as a private damnatio memoriae.
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