Domitian caesar, 69 – 81. Aureus 77-78, AV 7.49 g. CAESAR AVG F – DOMITIANVS Laureate head r. Rev. CE – RES AVGVST Ceres standing l., holding corn ears in r. hand and sceptre in l. C 29. BMC Vespasian 322. RIC Vespasian 975. CBN 283. Faces of Power 70 (this coin). Calicó 815a (this coin). A very attractive portrait struck in high relief on a very broad flan. Minor edge marks, otherwise good extremely fine Provenance Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) Collection, sold by Cesare & Ercole Canessa, Naples, 28 June 1923, lot 265. Victor Adda (1885-1965) Collection, sold by Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London, 9 October 1984, lot 28. Sold by Numismatics Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, auction 22, 1 June 1989, lot 47. Sold by Numismatics Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, auction 30, 8 December 1992, lot 246. Soldy by Anton Tkalec AG, Zurich, auction 28 October 1994, lot 195. Sold by H. D. Rauch, Vienna, auction 56, 5 February 1996, lot 303. Sold by Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, auction 52, 7 October 2009, lot 390. Sold by Maison Palombo, Marseille, auction 10, 27 November 2011, lot 2.
Price realized | 16'000 CHF |
Starting price | 14'400 CHF |
Estimate | 18'000 CHF |