79, Lot: 132. Estimate $6000. Sold for $4410. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRITANNICUS, son of Claudius and Messalina. Died 55 AD. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 24.30 gm). Thracian mint. Bare-headed and draped bust left / S C across field, Mars advancing left, holding spear and shield. RIC I pg. 130, note; von Kaenel, "Britannicus, Agrippina Minor und Nero in Thrakien," in SNR 63 (1984), Type B5; Cohen 2. Choice Fine, green patina, some smoothing. Extremely rare.