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Roman Imperial Coinage
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NCREDIBLE
G
OLD
A
UREUS OF
A
NTONIA
,
MOTHER OF
C
LAUDIUS
Enlargement
3448
Antonia, mother of Claudius, AD 41-54. Gold Aureus (7.73 g) minted at Lugdunum, c. AD 41-47
. Draped bust right of Antonia
wearing wreath.
Reverse:
Constantia standing facing, holding long torch and cornucopiae. RIC 65 [as Rare]; BMC 109; Giard (
Catalogue des
monnaies de l'empire romain
, Vol. II, Bibliothèque Nationale) 9. Beautiful portrait with a great deal of luster still present.
Extremely Fine
.
All of her coins having been struck by her son Claudius, Antonia was one of the Imperial ladies whose personal life intimately touched many
historically important lives. Her parents were Mark Antony and Octavia; she married Nero Claudius Drusus, mothered Germanicus and was the
grandmother of Caius (Caligula).
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $20,000 - 25,000
3449
Antonia, mother of Claudius. AE Dupondius (12.9g),
minted of Rome, AD 42
. Draped bust of Antonia bare-
headed, right.
Reverse:
Claudius, veiled and togate, standing
left holding simpulum. RIC 92; BMC 166; CBN 143. Uniform
chocolate brown patina. Rare. Nice strong portrait of this impor-
tant Imperial woman.
Very Fine
.
Antonia, younger daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia, niece
of Augustus and married to Nero Claudius Drusus and had two
sons, Germanicus and the future emperor Claudius. Antonia
died in AD 37, at the age of 73, many speculated by her grand-
son Caligula. Nonetheless, she recieved no honors until after
her son Claudius became emperor and struck coinage early in
his reign.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 600
3450
Nero Claudius Drusus. Æ Sestertius (29.0 g), died 9
BC.
Rome, under Claudius, ca. AD 50-54. NERO CLAVDIVS
DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head of Nero Claudius Drusus
left.
Reverse:
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, S C
in exergue, emperor seated left on curule chair, holding branch
and roll; below, weapons and armor on either side of globe. RIC
109; BMC 208; Cohen 8. Struck on a huge flan and well cen-
tered. We note tooling and smoothing in the fields, nonetheless,
quite attractive with uniform glossy dark brown patina.
Sharp-
ness of Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,000 - 5,000
