Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction XLVIII 2 Dec 2017
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Britannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina (died 55 AD). AE 19 mm. Aegae mint, Aeolis. Reign of Claudius, c. 43-48 AD. Obv. BPЄTANNIKOC KAICAP. Bare head of Britannicus right. Rev. AIΓAЄѠN. Zeus standing facing, head left, holding eagle and sceptre. RPC 2431. AE. g. 3.31 Of the greatest rarity and in exceptional condition for the issue. Deep green brown patina. Minor surfaces roughness, otherwise good VF/About EF.
Tiberius Claudius Germanicus was born on 12 February AD 41, only a few weeks after his father, Claudius, became emperor. After Claudius' conquest of Britain in AD 43, the boy's name was changed to Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, and the sources refer to him simply as Britannicus. In AD 55 while dining with friends, he was poisoned and died. The murder was almost certainly ordered by Nero who wanted to clear the way for his own succession to the throne.
(CNG 366, 794 note).
Provenance:
Hanck & Aufhauser 20, lot 255.
Tiberius Claudius Germanicus was born on 12 February AD 41, only a few weeks after his father, Claudius, became emperor. After Claudius' conquest of Britain in AD 43, the boy's name was changed to Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, and the sources refer to him simply as Britannicus. In AD 55 while dining with friends, he was poisoned and died. The murder was almost certainly ordered by Nero who wanted to clear the way for his own succession to the throne.
(CNG 366, 794 note).
Provenance:
Hanck & Aufhauser 20, lot 255.