Roman Silver & Bronze - Roman Imperial

Lot 4443    SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST)    Roman Silver & Bronze - Roman Imperial

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120

NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS, (Claudius's father) (died 9 B.C.), posthumous issue struck by Claudius, (A.D. 41-2), AE sestertius, (24.62 g), with obverse countermark NCAPR in block, obv. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, Drusus head to left, rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP around, S C in exergue, Claudius seated left on curule chair with arms around, holding a branch, (S.1896, RIC 93 [Claudius], BMC 157, C.8); Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 86, (24.83 g), obv. around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII [CENS POT PP], head laureate to right, rev. in exergue S C, around GE[RMANIA CAPTA], female captive seated left on left, male captive standing right on right, between them trophy on ground arms, SC in exergue, (S.2765, RIC 312, C.-); Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), AE sestertius issued 103-11, Rome mint, (21.02 g), obv. laureate head to right of Trajan, cloak on right shoulder, rev. Dacian seated left on shields in an attitude of mourning trophy in left hand, with arms at base, SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI around S C in exergue (S.3196, RIC 564, BMC 785, C.534) (illustrated). Fair - very good, all scarce. (3)