Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 735. Estimated: $ 15 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 20 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II, laureate head right / VES TA above, round, tetrastyle Temple of Vesta, the roof divided into panels by horizontal and transverse bars and slops upward to a point, on which is an ornamental top; within, statue of Vesta standing left on low base; to left and right of temple, statues standing on low bases. RIC II.1 559 (Vespasian); Calicó 940 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 412 (Vespasian; same obv. die); BN –; Biaggi –. Red and blue iridescent toning on the reverse, characteristic of Boscoreale Hoard aurei, minor edge mark. EF. Very rare.

Purchased by the consignor from Numismatica Ars Classica, January 2020. Ex Ernst Ploil Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 101, 24 October 2017), lot 216; European Nobleman Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 24, 5 December 2002), lot 56; Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 866; Astarte 1 (11 May 1998), lot 235; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 3, 2 November 1967), lot 1177; Vicomte de Sartiges Collection (Ars Classica XVIII, 10 October 1938), lot 168; Sir John Evans Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 26 May 1909), lot 80. Possibly from the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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