Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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TIBERIUS, A.D. 14-37. AV Aureus (7.72 gms), Lugdunum Mint, A.D. 18-35. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Brushed.
RIC-29 Calico-305a. "Tribute Penny" type. Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding scepter and branch. Incredibly dazzling and alluring, this barely handled specimen presents a powerful countenance of Rome's second emperor on a type which has Biblical significance. With respect to brilliance and portraiture, it would be difficult to overpower all that is offered here. To view all items from the Dr. Michael Rogers Collection, Part II, click here.
From the Dr. Michael Rogers Collection, Part II.
RIC-29 Calico-305a. "Tribute Penny" type. Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding scepter and branch. Incredibly dazzling and alluring, this barely handled specimen presents a powerful countenance of Rome's second emperor on a type which has Biblical significance. With respect to brilliance and portraiture, it would be difficult to overpower all that is offered here. To view all items from the Dr. Michael Rogers Collection, Part II, click here.
From the Dr. Michael Rogers Collection, Part II.
Ex: Dr. Patrick Tan Collection (Gemini VII - 1/2011) Lot # 734 (where it realized a total of $44,250 [!])
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts "Julius Caesar and his Legacy" sale (5/1991) Lot # 45 (part of).
Estimate: $8000 - $12000