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Auction 84  20 May 2015
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Lot 909

Estimate: 5000 CHF
Price realized: 13 000 CHF
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The Roman Empire
In the name of Antonia, wife of Nero Claudius Drusus

Dupondius circa 41-50, Æ 13.40 g. ANTONIA – AVGVSTA Draped bust r., hair in long plait behind neck. Rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S – C Claudius, veiled and togate, standing l., holding simpulum. C 6. BMC Claudius 166. RIC Claudius 92. CBN Claudius 147.
In exception condition for the issue. A spectacular untouched enamel-like green
with minor encrustations. An almost invisible flan crack at one o'clock
on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine
Ex M&M 10, 1951, 18; Santamaria 1961, 198; M&M 28, 1964, 277; Leu 33, 1983, 24, NFA XVIII, 1987, 433; Leu 52, 1991, Distinguished American Collector, 165 and NAC 25, 2003, 359 sales.

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