Exquisite Crispina Aureus

CNG 108, Lot: 646. Estimate $75000. Sold for $55000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, AD 180-183. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS F-ELIX, Venus seated left, holding Cupid and scepter; below chair, dove standing left. RIC III 287 corr. (Cupid, not Victory); MIR 18, 21-2/10; Calicó 2377 corr. (same); Biaggi 1034. In NGC encapsulation, 3990776-003, graded Gem MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Rare and with an elegant portrait. Perfectly struck in high relief. Among the finest known.