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As (Copper, 12.38g 28mm), Carthago Nova, 37-38. C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP P M TR P COS Laureate head of Caligula to right. Rev. CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q V I N C Head of Antonia to right, her hair tied in a bun at the back; to left and right, SAL AVG. RPC 185. Vagi 513. very fine.
The portrait on the reverse has been traditionally identified as that of Caesonia, Caligula’s fourth wife. It seems, however, that this coin was issued well before he married her, and even before his divorce from his third wife Lollia Paulina. Recent investigations suggest that the portrait is of Caligula’s grandmother Antonia: at this time her health was precarious so that identifying her with Salus would have served as a wish for her speedy recovery.