Ex Trau Collection

CNG 111, Lot: 675. Estimate $1500.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Dupondius (27mm, 14.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Radiate head right / Concordia seated left, holding cornucopia and patera over lighted altar to left. RIC II 265. Near EF, brown patina, slightly porous surfaces. Struck with dies of artistic merit.

Ex Franz Trau Collection (Gilhofer & Ranschburg–A. Hess, 22 May 1935), lot 652.

The Trau Collection was formed and maintained by three generations of an Austrian family from circa 1870 to the 1930s. Carl Trau (1811-1887) was a chemist in Vienna who branched out into importing tea and other luxury goods from the Orient. A founding member of the Austrian Numismatic Society, his collecting interest focused on Medieval coinage. His son Franz Sr. (1842-1905) carried on the family business and refocused the numismatic collection on ancient coins, particularly Roman Imperial issues. Franz Jr. (1881-1931) oversaw the first Trau auction of about 2,300 coins, medals and books by Egger in January 1904 and continued to build the collection over the next two and half decades. The greater part of the collection was sold by Adolph Hess, with Gilhofer and Ranschburg, at two auctions in 1935 and 1936. The Traus were quite eclectic and systematic in their collecting, acquiring Roman coins in all metals and denominations, including great rarities seldom offered before or since.

Current Status

CNG 111, Lot: 675.
Closing Date And Time: May 29, 2019 at 1:45:00 PM ET.
Current Date And Time: Apr 19, 2024 at 9:57:51 PM ET.
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