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                                Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1647. Closing Date: Sep 25, 
                                2002.  AGRIPPINA Junior, wife of Claudius. BID 
                                Estimate $1000  

                              AGRIPPINA Junior, wife of Claudius. Died 59 AD. Æ 
                              Sestertius (25.58 gm). Struck under Claudius, 
                              circa 50-54 AD. Balkan mint(?). 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 -; 
                              von Kaenel, “Britannicus, Agrippina Minor und Nero 
                              in Thrakien,” SNR 63 (1984), type A and pl. 24, 
                              27/30 (same obverse die as 27, reverse die of 30); 
                              Cohen -. Fine, black patina, some strengthening of 
                              the obverse legend from 3:00 to 5:00. Rare, only a 
                              handful of published examples! ($1000) 
                              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 die, all reverse dies different, 
                              and all with Balkan provenances), a fifth in the 
                              Sofia Museum, and another in Vienna. Several 
                              additional examples have come to light in recent 
                              years, including four sold in CNG auction: Triton 
                              I, lot 1320; CNG Auctin 46, lot 1167; Triton III, 
                              lot 1001, and CNG Auction 55, lot 1149. 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.





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Lot sold for  $1725, plus buyers fees.

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