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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.80 g, 9h). Rome mint; C. Sulpicius Platorinus, moneyer. Struck 13 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / M • AGRIPPA • PLATORINVS • III • VIR, bare head of Agrippa right. RIC I 408; RSC 3 (Agrippa and Augustus); BMCRE 112-4 = BMCRR Rome 4654-6; BN 533-5; Mazzini 3 (Agrippa and Augustus). Toned, light marks, banker's mark on each side. VF. Rare.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLIII.1 (Winter 2018), no. 469276; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 1 (25 June 2017), lot 899; Giessener Munzhandlung 29 (28 June 1984), lot 2808.
Marcus Agrippa was Augustus' boyhood friend, lieutenant and and eventual chosen heir, adopted by the emperor in 17 BC to ensure a smooth succession. Agrippa's prominence in political affairs was emphasized in 13 BC, when two of the three moneyers included Agrippa on their coin types. Succession was not to be, however, as Agrippa died the following year.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLIII.1 (Winter 2018), no. 469276; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 1 (25 June 2017), lot 899; Giessener Munzhandlung 29 (28 June 1984), lot 2808.
Marcus Agrippa was Augustus' boyhood friend, lieutenant and and eventual chosen heir, adopted by the emperor in 17 BC to ensure a smooth succession. Agrippa's prominence in political affairs was emphasized in 13 BC, when two of the three moneyers included Agrippa on their coin types. Succession was not to be, however, as Agrippa died the following year.