ANCIENT COINS. ROMAN COINS. ROMAN EMPIRE. BRITANNICUS, son of Claudius, † A.D. 55 Sestertius, struck in Perinthus (?), Thrace. Æ 29.52 g. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG F BRITANNICVS , draped, bare bust l. Rev. S-C, Mars clad in military attire standing l., holding a round shield and spear. BN II, 111, 287 (these dies). H.-M. v. Kaenel, Britannicus, Agrippina Minor and Nero in Thrakien , SNR 63 (1984), 130, B4. Dark olive-green tone and nearly black patina over pitting. Extremely rare. Good fine US$ 6,000
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