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Antonia Minor, patriarch of the Claudians, Gold Aureus (7.73 g), Augusta, AD 37 and 41. Rome, under Claudius, ca. AD 41-45. ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Antonia right, wreathed with ears. Reverse: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Antonia, as Constantia, standing facing, holding long torch and cornucopia. RIC 65; BN 12; BMC 109; Calicó 318. Extremely Rare. NGC grade Ch VF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Edge cut. Value $15,000 - UP
Antonia was the younger daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia in 36 BC. In either 18 or 16 BC, she married Nero Claudius Drusus, to whom she bore three children: Germanicus, Livilla and Claudius. Although initially honored with the title of Augusta by her grandson, Caligula, she eventually fell out of favor with him, committing suicide in AD 37 possibly as a result. Her son Claudius reconfirmed the title on her posthumously in AD 41.
Ex Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), 26; Ex H. Osborne O'Hagan Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 17 July 1908), 78.
Antonia was the younger daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia in 36 BC. In either 18 or 16 BC, she married Nero Claudius Drusus, to whom she bore three children: Germanicus, Livilla and Claudius. Although initially honored with the title of Augusta by her grandson, Caligula, she eventually fell out of favor with him, committing suicide in AD 37 possibly as a result. Her son Claudius reconfirmed the title on her posthumously in AD 41.
Ex Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), 26; Ex H. Osborne O'Hagan Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 17 July 1908), 78.