115, Lot: 360. Estimate $200. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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DIVUS AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 27.30 gm). Restitution issue struck under Nerva, 98 AD. Laureate head of Divus Augustus right, with features of Nerva / IMP NERVA CAESAR AVGVSTVS REST around large S C. RIC II 136 (Nerva); BMCRE 149 (Nerva); Cohen 569. Near VF, brown patina with some encrustation, reverse scratches, test cut. Scarce.
From the Ruben Gittes Collection.