Lot 1807
AR Denar (3.27 g) attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Triform bunch of grapes. Reverse: One-handled jug right; no palm branch to right. AJC plate 27, 69; Mild 155 [seven examples cited, this coin being #6]. H-733. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Understriking visible on obverse (original striking is likely a Flavian denarius; obverse struck over original obverse). This is the rarest type of denars attributed to year 3 (grapes/jug without palm). Only 62 examples were cited in the Mildenberg corpus from three die pairings, with Mild 155 being the rarest.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
Ex "Idna 2" hoard found in the summer of 1967; ex W. Bick collection.
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