Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 106 | Auction date: 13 September 2017 |
Lot number: 603 | |
Lot description: BITHYNIA, Nicaea. Britannicus. AD 41-55. Æ (23mm, 6.86 g, 12h). C. Cadius Rufus, proconsul. Struck circa AD 47-48. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Γ ΚAΔIO[C]/POYΦO[C] AN/ΘYΠATOC in three lines above NIKAIA monogram; all within wreath. RG 35 = RPC I 2041.1. VF, green patina. Only one cited in RPC, none listed in supplements or in CoinArchives. Apparently the second and finest known, and the only in private hands (the other in the Numismatic Museum, Athens). Estimate: 500 USD |