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CICF Signature Sale 3032  10-12 April 2014
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Lot 23428

Estimate: 1000 USD
Price realized: 625 USD
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HERODIANS. Agrippa II (AD 49/50-94/5). Æ (24mm, 12.30 gm, 12h). Caesarea Paneas, under Nero (AD 49-58).ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟY, laureate bust of Nero right, lituus before face / EΠΙ ΒΑCIΛΕ ΑΓΡΙΠΠ ΝΕΡΩ ΝΙΕ within a circle, wreath, and dotted border. Hendin 1273. TJC 129. AJC II 250, 1. RPC 4988. Attractive green patina with light earthen fields. An exceptionally pleasing specimen, one of the finest on record. Well struck. Nearly Extremely Fine. This coin was issued to commemorate Agrippa's re-founding of Caesarea Paneas as Neronias. It was once believed that the IE in the reverse legend referred to a date, but this is not correct. Instead it is part of NIE, the abbreviation for the name of the mint city NeroniasFrom The Dr. Patrick Tan Collection

Estimate: 1000-1400 USD
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