Divus Augustus Æ Dupondius. Rome, AD 41-50. DIVVS AVGVSTVS, radiate head to left, S-C across fields / DIVA AVGVSTA, Livia seated to left on ornate throne, holding poppies and grain ears with right hand and with long torch cradled in left arm. RIC I 101 (Claudius); C. 93; BMCRE 224 (Claudius). 16.82g, 31mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine; very lightly smoothed in the fields.
Acquired from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG;
Ex Collection of a Hanseatic Romanophile;
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 216, 26 September 2001, lot 1846;
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 21, 17 May 2001, lot 361.
Price realized | 2'800 GBP |
Starting price | 1'200 GBP |
Estimate | 2'000 GBP |