Roman Gold Coin Graded by NGC Ancients Expected to Realize Five Figures at Maison Palombo Auction

Maison Palombo Numismatic Auctions is offering a Roman gold coin certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®), with an estimate of at least $80,000. The rarity is one of dozens certified by NGC being offered at the Maison Palombo Auction #21, which will be held January 28, 2023. Bidding is already underway.

A top coin in the auction is a Roman Imperatorial Marc Antony & Octavian, 41 BC Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients AU★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface (lot 73). The obverse of this nearly 2,000-year-old gold coin features the portrait of Roman general and politician Marc Antony, who vied for power after Julius Caesar’s assassination. The reverse features Octavian, whom Antony shared power with for a decade before he declared war against Antony’s wife, Cleopatra VII. This coin has an estimate of CHF 75,000 (about $81,000).

Roman Imperatorial Marc Antony & Octavian, 41 BC Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients AU★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC-graded highlights include:

• a Roman Empire, Trajan Decius AD 249-251 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 80) with an estimate of CHF 40,000 (about $43,000)
• a Roman Empire, Severus Alexander AD 222-235 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 79) with an estimate of CHF 25,000 (about $27,000)
• an Italy 1812 M Kingdom of Napoleon 40 Lire graded NGC MS 66 (lot 440) with an estimate of CHF 25,000 (about $27,000)
• a France 1929 Essai 100 Francs graded NGC MS 65 (lot 372) with an estimate of CHF 22,000 (about $24,000)
• a Zeugitana, Carthage c. 350-320 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ch AU, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 19) with an estimate of CHF 18,000 (about $19,500)
• a Romania 1940 20 Lei graded NGC MS 61 (lot 510) with an estimate of CHF 10,000 (about $10,800)
• a Romania 1940 20 Lei graded NGC MS 62 (lot 511) with an estimate of CHF 10,000 (about $10,800)

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.