437, Lot: 240. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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GALLIA LUGDUNENSIS(?). Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.66 g, 6h). Countermark applied during the reign of Nero, AD 54-68(?). PROB(
atvm) in a rectangular countermark and N shaped countermark on a bronze sestertius of Claudius. Pangerl 23. Host coin Fine, c/ms VF, rough brown patina.
From the Richard Baker Collection, purchased from Alex Malloy, early 1980s.
A similar countermark was also applied in Hispania, though the Gallic type can be distinguished by the high top on the letter P.