Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2019 ANA - Sess. A-C 14 & 16 Aug 2019
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AGRIPPINA SENIOR (MOTHER OF CALIGULA, DIED A.D. 33). AE Sestertius (29.11 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 37-41. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.
RIC-55 (Caligula). Commemorative issue struck under Caligula. Obverse: Draped bust right; Reverse: Ornamented carpentum drawn left by two mules. Despite some typical surface flaws, this rare piece yields a tremendous strike on both the obverse and reverse, with exceptional detail in Agrippina's hair and face, along with the highly decorated carpentum--a two wheeled carriage used in dedicatory processions. Rarely encountered without some form of tooling and/or smoothing.
Estimate: $3000.00- $5000.00
RIC-55 (Caligula). Commemorative issue struck under Caligula. Obverse: Draped bust right; Reverse: Ornamented carpentum drawn left by two mules. Despite some typical surface flaws, this rare piece yields a tremendous strike on both the obverse and reverse, with exceptional detail in Agrippina's hair and face, along with the highly decorated carpentum--a two wheeled carriage used in dedicatory processions. Rarely encountered without some form of tooling and/or smoothing.
Estimate: $3000.00- $5000.00