117, Lot: 301. Estimate $200. Sold for $251. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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[Paduan medals]
Claudius, after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Æ "Sestertius" (62mm, 61.77 g, 7h). Laureate head left / Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus: triumphal arch consisting of single arch and decorated piers set on raised base with four columns supporting ornate attic; arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus rearing right, spearing downward; trophies consisting of Gallic helmets and shields flanking; all cast within ornate frame. Klawans 4 (this specimen); cf. Lawrence 14. VF, brown and black-green patina. Late aftercast.