Roman Provincial
Lot 3610 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 24TH NOV) Roman Provincial
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $200
CORINTHIA, Corinth, Agrippa Postumus as Caesar, (12 B.C. - A.D. 14), AE 21, (5.49 g), under magistrates C.Mussius Priscus and C. Heius Pollio, duoviri, struck 4-5 A.D., obv. traces around CORINTHI AGRIPPA CAESAR, bare head of Agrippa to right, rev. C HEIO POL/LIONE ITER/ C MVSSIO P/RISCO II VIR in four lines within wreath of parsley around, (S.233, Amandry Group XIIIg4 [obv. d2 rev.g7] unlisted dies, RPC I 1141; BMC 510). Dark, porous obverse, fine/nearly very fine and extremely rare.
Ex BCD Collection, from Triton VIII, January 12, 2005 (lot 2004 part), from Dennis Devine of New York, July 1986 by exchange. Lot includes photos, BCD ticket and collector's extensive description on ticket.
The CNG similar example in eSale 524 (lot 320) realised US$900.
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