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| Classical Numismatic Group | Numismatica Ars Classica | Freeman & Sear > Triton I | Auction date: 2 December 1997 |
| Lot number: 1320 | |
| Lot description: AGRIPPINA Junior, wife of Claudius. Died 59 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.93 gm). Struck under Claudius, circa 50-54 AD. Balkan mint(?). AGRIPPINA AVG GERMANICI F CAESARIS AVG, draped bust of Agrippina right / Carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures. RIC I 103 (Claudius); BMCRE pg. 195, note *; BN--; H.-M. von Kaenel, "Britannicus, Agrippina Minor und Nero in Thrakien," SNR 63 (1984), type A and pl. 24, 30 (same reverse die); Cohen--. Fine, green and brown patina. Extremely rare, only seven other published examples! ($10,000) Sestertii and dupondii in the name of Agrippina Junior have been found localized in the Balkan region, and were most likely struck at a local mint servicing the legions guarding the border. Only seven specimens of the sestertius were known to Von Kaenel, four examples in Berlin (three from the same obverse dies, all reverse dies different, and all with Balkan provenances), a fifth in the Sofia Museum, and another in Vienna. The lack of reverse legends on both the sestertius and dupondius, specifically the S C, would be in keeping with a provincial issue not issued under the nominal authority of the Roman Senate. |  |
