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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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885
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
See original version (French)
Estimate €40,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Pertinax (192–193). Aureus ND (193), Rome.
Obv. IMP CAES P HELV - PERTIN AVG. Laureate head facing right.
Rev. PROVID - DEOR COS II. Female allegory facing left, right arm raised towards a star.
Calicó 2389a – RIC.11a – Woodward NC 1957, pl. 10, 11; Gold – 7.18 g – 20.5 mm – 12 h
From a CNG sale, Classical Numismatic Review XLVII.1, January 2022, lot 595027, then NAC sale 154, 19 May 2025, lot 1421.
One of the finest examples of this type, with an exceptional, well-detailed portrait in high relief. Only minimal handling marks discolour the fields, with traces of the original lustre remaining around the reliefs. Superb, mint condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, implemented in national law from 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, European successful bidders will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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