★ Wonderfully Detiled with Attractive Reddish Tone ★
ROMAN EMPIRE. Domitian (Caesar).
Gold aureus, AD 77-78. Rome.
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right. Rev: she-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; COS V above; boat in exergue. About Mint State; a wonderfully detailed rev. and attractive reddish tone. Previously graded NGC AU Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5, certification number 6556713-006.
Reference: RIC II.1-960 (Vespasian); BMCRE-237 (Vespasian); Calicó-820a.
Provenance: ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 135 (21/11/2022), lot 282 (hammer: CHF 22,000).
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 20 mm.
Weight: 7.27 g.
Composition: Gold.
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Price realized | 25'000 GBP |
Starting price | 11'000 GBP |
Estimate | 22'000 GBP |