Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.19g). Balkan(?) mint. Draped bust right / Blank. Von Kaenel, “Britannicus, Agrippina Minor, and Nero in Thrakien,” SNR 63 (1984), A5, pl. 24, 29 (same obv. die; also with blank rev.); cf. RIC I 103 (Claudius); cf. BMCRE p. 195 note; cf. Classical Numismatic Group E-274, lot 343 and E-280, lot 130 (same obv. die?; also with blank rev.). Green patina, surfaces a little rough. Fine.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 345 (25 February 2015), lot 459; R. D. Frederick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290, 7 November 2012), lot 350 .

Apparently struck at a Balkan mint, to judge from finds in the territory of Moesia-Thrace. The note in RIC raises the possibilty that the Agrippina sestertii with the obverse legend AGRIPPINA AVG GERMANICI F CAESARIS AVG were made as presentation pieces for a military unit stationed in the region.

BMCRE mentions at least one sestertius from this series with an “obliterated” reverse.

Closing Date and Time: 9 October 2024 at 13:07:40 ET.

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