Roman Silver & Bronze

Lot 1787    Session 6 (9.30am Thursday)    Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $160
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $160

AUGUSTUS, (B.C. 27 - A.D. 14), postumous issue AE as, (10.65 grams), obv. radiate head to left of Augustus, around DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, rev. S C across, winged thunderbolt, (S.1791, RIC 83, BMC 157, C.249); Agrippa, (died 12 B.C.), posthumous issue struck by Caligula (A.D. 37-41), AE as, (10.83 grams), obv. M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head to left wearing rostral crown, rev. S C, across, Neptune standing to left, holding dolphin and trident, (S.1812, RIC 58 (Caligula), C.3); various quadrans (4) of Caligula (2.23 grams) issued 39-40, obv. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG around S C divided by pileus, rev. PON M TR P III P P COS TERT around RCC, (cf.S.1804, RIC 45, BMC 63); Claudius, (A.D. 41-54), Rome mint, issued A.D. 41, (2.94 grams), obv. three legged modius, around TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG, rev. S C in centre around PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT; another issued A.D. 42, (2.34 grams), obv. as above with hand left holding pair of scales, P N R between, rev. PON M TR P IMP P P COS IT, S C in centre, (S.1863, 1865, RIC 84, 85, BMC 179, 182); Nero, (A.D. 54-68), issued 64, Rome mint, (2.56 grams), obv. owl on altar around NERO CLAV CAE AVG GER, rev. olive branch, legend around, (S.1988, RIC 260, BMC -, C.185). Second quadrans with green patination, otherwise very good - very fine, several scarce. (6)