Roman Provincial
Lot 4255 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST) Roman Provincial
Estimate $500
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AUGUSTUS, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), AE dupondius or sestertius (by weight), struck in Gaul at the Nemausus Mint, issued after 16-15 B.C - 10 B.C., (AE 30, 24.55 g), obv. head of Agrippa to left wearing rostral crown and wreath, bare head of Augustus to right back to back, above IMP below traces of DIVI F, dotted border, rev. COL NEM on either side of palm-shoot, chained crocodile to right below, wreath above, (S.1728, RPC 522, RIC 155). Very fine, slightly off centred both sides, and extremely rare this heavy.
Ex Baldwins London with priced ticket ?100 noted as a sestertius?
Sear notes the dupondius weighs about 16.75 g., and Baldwin suggest to be this heavy it should be a sestertius?
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