Two Struck Paduans

CNG 93, Lot: 1943. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PADUAN MEDAL. Vitellius. AD 69. Æ ‘Sestertius’ (35mm, 25.08 g, 6h). By Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570). A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP AVG P M TR, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy; S C across field. Johnson & Martini 1530; Klawans 4. Near EF, yellow-brown patina. Exceptional original strike.