Ex Trampitsch Collection

CNG 100, Lot: 1840. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 28.40 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. AGRIPPINA • M • F • MAT • C • CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right / S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines high in left field, carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures at the corners, and with ornamented side; six spokes in wheel. RIC 55 (Gaius); Trillmich Group I; BMCRE 81-5 (Caligula); BN 130-32 (Caligula). Good VF, wonderful mahogany red-brown patina, a few brassy highlights.

Ex Armand Trampitsch Collection (Vinchon, 13 November 1986), lot 629.