EGYPT, Alexandria. Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Obol (19mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 of Claudius (AD 52/3). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 581
Lot: 362. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Obol (19mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 of Claudius (AD 52/3). Draped bust of Agrippina Junior right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Modius between two torches; [L IΓ] (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 181; K&G 13.5; RPC I 5196; Emmett 105.13 (R4). Red-brown surfaces, light roughness. Near VF. Very rare.

Continuing Agrippina’s assimilation to Euthenia, a modius (kalathos), another symbol of the Nile’s fertility and prosperity, is depicted on the reverse of this very rare obol.

Closing Date and Time: 19 February 2025 at 12:00:20 ET.

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