Lot 45
Special issues. L. Cestius and C. Norbanus. May-August 43 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 8.05 g, 8h). Rome mint.
Sold
$15,000
Est.
$5,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
Live Auction
Triton XXIV
Live bidding began Jan 19, 2021 at 9:00 AM EST
Description
Special issues. L. Cestius and C. Norbanus. May-August 43 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 8.05 g, 8h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Sibyl(?) right, hair in bands and knotted behind; C • NORBANVS above, PR to right, L • CESTIVS below / Cybele, turreted, holding patera with her right hand, enthroned half-left on car drawn by two lions left; S • C to upper left. Crawford 491/2; CRI 196; Calicó 5; Sydenham 1155; BMCRR Rome 4194; RBW 1719; Biaggi 25. Underlying luster, a few marks. Good VF.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Cederlind 132 (4 October 2004), lot 155.


The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session One, which begins 19 January 2021 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports Mozilla Firefox (version 60+) and Chrome (version 67+).