CLAUDIUS & AGRIPPINA CISTOPHORIC AR TETRADRACHM
RIC 117, RSC 2, RPC 2223, Very Fine, 26.2mm, 11.01 grams, Ephesos, Ionia Mint
Obverse: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P X IMP XIIX around laureate head of Claudius to ight
Reverse: Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm, date L B (year 2 = 41/42 C.E.) across fields
An EXCELLENT example of this RARE type. Well struck with old even wear and enchanting eye appeal! Only 11 examples in acsearch with only 3 to appear on the market in the last ten years.
Ex: Economopolous Numismatics, from an American collection formed in the 1980's - 90's
