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Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 67Auction date: 22 September 2004
Lot number: 1315

Lot description:


AGRIPPINA JUNIOR, second wife of Claudius, mother of Nero. Augusta, 50-59 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.92 gm). Thracian mint.

Estimate $2000

AGRIPPINA JUNIOR, second wife of Claudius, mother of Nero. Augusta, 50-59 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.92 gm). Thracian mint. Draped bust right, wearing hair in long plait / Carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures. RIC I 103; von Kaenel, "Britannicus, Agrippina Minor und Nero in Thrakien," SNR 63 (1984), Type A, 6/7 (obv/rev; same dies); BMCRE pg. 195, * note and Plate 37, 3 (Claudius); Cohen -. Near VF, olive patina with light green undertones, spot of chipped patina on reverse. Extremely rare. ($2000)

From the Michael Weller Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 114 (4 March 2002), lot 229.