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Lot 3150
Three (3) Coins of the Early Roman Empire
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
To include: a small copper-alloy quadrans issued in 4 B.C. by moneyer L Valerius Catullus under Augustus; a copper as of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) with Minerva on the reverse; a orichalcum (bronze) dupondius of Nero (54-68 A.D.) with Victory walking left.

Private Alepa Family Collection

The Claudius coin enjoys a huge flan for the type and smooth surfaces; the Nero dupondius has scratched field, likely from improper cleaning.