*SC*EGYPT DIDRACHM CLAUDIUS ANTONIA BRITANNICUS OCTAVIA - MOST VALUABLE ALEXANDIAN COIN IN SEAR, SO RARE!!! Start Price USD 1,499.00 Current Price USD 1,499.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 3,750.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 10, 2008 End Time Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Location 1964 See more about '*SC*EGYPT DIDRACHM CLAUDIUS ANTONIA BRITANNICUS OCTAVIA' Description View our other auctions About us Authenticity guarantee Payment & shipping   SENATUSCNSULTO Ancient weapons, coins & antiquities EGYPT DIDRACHM CLAUDIUS W. ANTONIA, BRITANNICUS AND OCTAVIA !!- MOST VALUABLE ALEXANDIAN COIN IN SEAR, SO RARE!!!     Description: We are pleased to offer one of the rarest and most interesting roman provincial coins at an opening bid of less than 50% of Sears estimated value!!Claudius, 41-54 A.D. Experimental issue of the Billon didrachm. Obv: Bare head of Claudius to the right.Rev: Crossed cornucopias on which are the draped busts of the two daughters of Claudius, Claudia Antonia on the left, facing right, and Claudia Octavia on the right, facing left; in between, facing left, draped bust of Britannicus.References: Sear 1870; RPC 5135; BMCG 68. Sear writes: ''This extremely rare experimental issue depicts the three children of Claudius - Britannicus and Octavia by Messalina, Antonia by a prevous marriage to Aelia Paetina''.The three young busts on the reverse of this coin are those of the three children of Claudius: Claudia Antonia, daughter of Claudius from his second wife, Aelia Paetina, sister of Sejanus; and Britannicus and Claudia Octavia, Claudius’ son and daughter from his third wife, Valeria Messalina. The family relationships are shown on the coin by having Claudia Antonia face her half-brother and sister. The coin probably can only have been struck prior to the downfall of Messalina in 48 and Claudius’ subsequent marriage to Agrippina II, and the eclipse of his children by his step-son, the future emperor Nero.Condition: Good VF, extremely choice for type! The coin is with displaying very little actual wear and is nicely struck. A spot of smoothed red verdigris on obverse. The coin can be cleaned and enhanced by an expert, if so desired. Grey toning with some dusty green in the devices.Rarity: This coin was not in either the Cologne or the Milne collection.British museum has it listed, but it is missing in most of the important collection of Alexandrian coins. The only time we recorded a sale of the type in recent years was in Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung Auction 89, lot 1738 (2004). This coin was a fourré (plated coin) and completely worn with much of the plating missing showing the core!Estimated value: USD 4000-6000, perhaps even more at the right international auction. Sear value it £2000 (c. USD 4000) in VF and £1000 (c. USD 2000) in Fine. THIS IS THE ALEXANDRIAN COIN OF THE HIGHEST LISTED VALUE IN SEAR'S MILLENIUM EDITION!Provenance: Part of a sectacular old collection of Alexandrian coins that we have obtained. Please email us for any questions.  WE ARE RUNNING THIS AUCTION FROM ONLY $1499,- WITH NO  RESERVE!! BUY IT NOW FOR ONLY $3750!!     About us: Senatus Consulto specialize in coins and ancient weapons from ancient European and Asian  cultures, but in general we offer antiquities from a period spanning from the Neolithic ages throughout the Bronze and Iron ages and well into the Middle ages. Our stock is mostly aquired from large and well known danish estates or collections often formed  in the beginning of the 20th  century. Authenticity Guaranteed: Senatus Consulto fully guarantees all artifacts and coins to be genuine in every aspect unless otherwise stated in the item description. Any detail regarding an antiquity that is not known to us, will be noted as such. All artifacts and collectibles are accompanied by an invoice which also function as a Lifetime Certificate of Authenticity. Any item significantly deviating from the information provided by us regarding culture and dating, may be returned for a promp refund excluding shipping and handling. Payment & shipping: Shipping: Buyer pays shipping & handling costs:Reg. airmail: Europe: $ 16 The Americas: $ 17 Rest of the world: $ 18 Prices of the Danish Postal Service (www.postdanmark.dk): Weight EU-countries The Americas Rest of the world Reg. airmail M Reg. airmail M Reg. airmail M Reg. airmail Max 50 grams $16 $17 $17 Max 100 grams $18 $19 $19 Max 250 grams $20 $23 $23 Max 500 grams $23 $27 $27 Max 1000 grams $29 $33 $33 Max 2000 grams $37 $43 $49 Max 3000 grams $41 $49 $65 Budget shipping:  (Buyers risk only): $5 Insurance:  Please E-mail for insurance options! 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