Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 11.51 g, 12h). Pergamum mint. Struck 19-18 BC.

Triton XXIV
Lot: 98. Estimated: $ 500

Merani Collection – Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 11.51 g, 12h). Pergamum mint. Struck 19-18 BC. IMP • IX • TR • PO • IV, bare head right / S • P • R •/ SIGNIS/ RECEPTIS in three lines in space below arch, triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga facing; before each side-wall an aquila; IMP • IX • TR • PO • IV across entablature. RIC I 508; Sutherland Group VIIα, 447a (O2/R2); RPC I 2216; RSC –; BMCRE –; BMCRR East –; BN –. Lightly toned. VF. Sutherland lists only two coins and two obverse dies for this issue. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives (correctly attributed), and neither the British Museum nor the Bibliothèque Nationale possesses an example.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory C39208.


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