Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1287. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TIBERIUS. 14-37 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.50 gm). Rome mint. Struck 36-37 AD. The Temple of Concordia: Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre, above altar within hexastyle façade set on podium; entrance flanked by statues of Hercules and Mercury; pediment decorated with statues of Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, and Victories in acroteria; wings of transverse cella with windows behind; pediments decorated with statues / Legend around large S C. RIC I 67; MIR 2, 58-4; BMCRE 133; Cohen 70 corr. (Temple of Divus Augustus). Good VF, even dark brown, almost black, surfaces, minor smoothing. ($1500)

From the Michael Weller Collection.

The Temple of Concordia at the northern end of the Forum in Rome was unusual in that its width was greater than its length. We do not know precisely when the temple was originally built, but its unorthodox design was likely due to space limitations. The temple was restored after the revolt of the Gracchi in 121 BC, and again under Tiberius in 10 AD.