Scarce coin !!! Roman Empire – Gaius / Caligula (37-41 AD) – Æ Quadrans, Rome mint 39 AD. Obv: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG, Pileus flanked by S C. Rev: RCC / PON M TR P III P P COS DES III, Legend surrounding RCC large in center of field. Reference: RIC 39; BMC 57; Cohen 5 Weight: 2.21 g Diameter: 18 mm Metal: Copper Scarce Provenance: ex private collection "Caligula began producing copper quadrantes, the lowest valued issues of the imperial mint, in the third year of his reign. The basic type adopted for the earliest series was reatained throughout: the obverse depicts a pileus, the cap of liberty given to slaves on their manumission, between the letters S C, and the legend C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG (“Caius Caesar Augustus, great-grandson of the Deified Augustus”)."