AFRICA. Lucius Apronius. Proconsul, AD 18-21. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 21.90 g, 10h).

Electronic Auction 469
Lot: 206. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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AFRICA. Lucius Apronius. Proconsul, AD 18-21. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 21.90 g, 10h). (AP)RON in rectangular countermark, struck twice, and [V?]AL in a rectangular countermark; all on a bronze sestertius of Augustus. For APRON: Pangerl 112; For VAL: Martini, Locarno 121. Reddish-brown patina with traces of green, scattered pitting. Host Poor; cm’s are Good Fine to VF.

Ex Richard Baker Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 434, 12 December 2018), lot 191, purchased by Baker from Empire Coins, May 1984.

The VAL countermark is attributable to Sicily, and appears to have been applied beneath the APRON mark, indicating that this coin traveled from Rome to Sicily to Africa.

Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2020 at 11:08:20 ET.

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