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Auction XIV  21 Sep 2017
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Lot 680

Estimate: 5000 GBP
Price realized: 4200 GBP
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Germanicus Æ Dupondius. Struck under Caligula. Rome, AD 37-41. GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus, bareheaded and draped, standing right in chariot, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and reins in left hand, driving triumphal quadriga right; chariot decorated with figure of Victory advancing right / SIGNIS RECEP[T] DEVICTIS GERM, Germanicus, bareheaded, wearing cuirass and short tunic, standing left, right leg bent at knee and drawn back behind left, with cloak over left arm in which he cradles an aquila, and extending right hand in gesture of command; S-C across fields. RIC 57 (Gaius); BMCRE 93-100 (Caligula); BN 140-51 (Caligula). 17.72g, 29mm, 7h.

Good Extremely Fine. Attractive dark red-brown patina with touches of green. An incredibly well preserved coin, certainly one of the very finest surviving examples of the type, this extraordinary piece retains all of its intricate details and is a magnificent example of 1st century Roman art.
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