| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 143 | Auction date: 7 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Empire. Octavian 32 – 27 and as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD. Roma Cossus Cornelius Lentulus. Denarius 12 BC, AR 19 mm, 3.81 g. AVGVSTVS – COS XI Oak-wreathed head of Augustus r. Rev. M AGRIPPA – COS TER / COSSVS LENTVLVS Head of Agrippa r., wearing combined mural and rostral crown. C Agrippa and Augustus 1. BMC 121. RIC 414. CBN 549. Extremely rare and in an excellent condition for this very difficult issue. Two very pleasant portraits and a lovely tone, hairline flan crack at two o'clock on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine Ex NAC 51, 2009, 158 and NAC 86, 2015, 78 sales. Of all the coinages honouring Agrippa, this denarius is perhaps the most interesting, not only because it represents what Augustus hoped would be his final dynastic settlement, but because Agrippa wears a composite crown with towered embattlements and ship's prows to commemorate his many victories at land and at sea. Indeed, when this denarius was issued in 12 B.C., the aspirations of Marcus Agrippa appeared limitless: he was a proven, loyal friend to Augustus, was husband to the emperor's only child, and was the father of the emperor's two grandsons. The joint renewal of the tribunician power for Augustus and Agrippa – the basis for this 'dynastic' coinage – was not awarded lightly, as it announced to all that Augustus' heir was none other than Agrippa. Estimate: 30000 CHF |  |
