Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 69 | Auction date: 8 June 2005 |
Lot number: 1314 | |
Lot description: ZEUGITANA, Utica. Tiberius.14-37 AD. Æ 29mm (10.81 gm, 9h). Vibius Marsus Proconsul, Drusus Quaestor, T.G. Rufus Praetor, 27-28 AD. Estimate $200 ZEUGITANA, Utica. Tiberius.14-37 AD. Æ 29mm (10.81 gm, 9h). Vibius Marsus Proconsul, Drusus Quaestor, T.G. Rufus Praetor, 27-28 AD. Bare head left; c/m: uncertain within incuse rectangle / C VIB MARSO PR COS DR CAE Q PR T G RVFVS F C, D-D/P-P across fields, veiled figure of Livia seated right, holding sceptre and patera. RPC I 733; MAA 115b; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, slight scrape, green patina. ($200) From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. RPC divides these Utica bronzes into two groups, RPC 733 being slightly lighter. There is also an attempt to distinguish between two varieties of reverse legend, primarily with VIB or VIBIO. However, weight and legend variations may simply form a continuum of variance over one uniform type. |