Lot 1890

Sale 140 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Claudius, (A.D. 41-54), gold aureus, (7.75 g), issued A.D. 46-47, Rome Mint, obv. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head to right, rev. battlemented wall inscribed IMPER RECEPT enclosing praetorian camp in which Fides Praetorianorum stands, spear in right hand, aquilla in front of him, behind him a pediment with fortified flanking walls, (S.1832, RIC 36, Cal.362, BMC 37, Biaggi 207). A few minor surface scratches, otherwise good very fine and rare.

Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^CNG Auction 105, lot 819. Previously Heritage 3037 (4 January 2015), lot 30958. With tickets.

Estimate
$20,000
Result Status
Passed in