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Sale 102
NY International Coin Auction January 9-11, 2018
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Lot 424 |
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Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.57 g), 49-48 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar. CAESAR in exergue, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent. rev. Pontifical implements: simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat. Crawford 443/1; HCRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. Attrctively toned. NGC grade AU; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $1,000
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$1,239 |
Lot 425 |
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Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.88g), 47/6 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right. rev. Aeneas, naked, advancing to front, body inclined to left, holding palladium on extended hand and bearing his father Anchises, wearing long tunic and hood on his left shoulder, CAESAR on right. (Crawford 458; Syd. 1013; BMCRR East 31). Intensely lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $1,000
Ex Nac 51; #74;
Ex Antiqua XVI, 78.
This type represents Caesar's war coinage for the protracted campaign against the Pompeians in Africa culminating in the battle of Thapsus.
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$1,652 |
Lot 426 |
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Julius Caesar. Gold Aureus (8.12 g), 46 BC. Rome. A. Hirtius, praetor. C CAESAR COS TER, veiled of of Vesta or Pietas head right. rev. A HIRTIVS PR, lituus, jug and axe. Crawford 466/1; HCRI 56; Sydenham 1018; Calicó 37. Boldly struck and unusually well centered. Delicately toned over lustrous surfaces. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $12,000
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$15,340 |
Lot 427 |
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C. Caesar Octavianus and Julius Caesar, c. 43 BC Gold Aureus (8.12 g). Minted in Gallia Cisalpina or Italy, struck 43 B.C. C CAESAR COS [PON]T AVG, bearded head of Octavian facing right, within a dotted border. rev. [C CAESAR] DICT PERP PONT MAX, laureate head of Julius Caesar facing right, within a dotted border. (Bahrfeldt 28 and pl. V, 3 (these dies); Calicó 52; Crawford 490/2; Sydenham 1321; Kent-Hirmer pl. 33, 116; RBW 1714; Sear Imperators 132). Two excellent and well-struck portraits, an excellent example of this desirable and extremely rare issue, slightly off-centre on reverse and minor areas of softness as struck. Choice Very Fine to Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $80,000
Ex Vinchon, 23 April 1976, lot 209
Ex NGSA 4, 2006, lot 142
Ex Gasvoda Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 94, 6 October 2016, lot 15.
This coin presents a seldom-seen opportunity to acquire a portrait of Julius Caesar in gold, one of the most difficult Twelve Caesar portraits to find in a desirable state of preservation in this metal.
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$76,700 |
Lot 428 |
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C. Cassius Longinus. Silver Denarius (3.87 g), 42 BC. Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Lentulus Spinther, legate. C CASSI IMP behind, LEIBERTAS before, diademed, weiled and draped bust of Libertas right. rev. LENTVLVS/SPINT in two lines below, jug and lituus. Crawford 500/5; HCRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6. A magnificent example struck in high relief and attractively toned. One of the finest we have seen. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $2,500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Libertas's portrait on this coin is quite lovely, showing a certain graciousness and competent ability not evident on the parallel issues with an unveiled Libertas where the goddess is depicted with a rather large jowl and chin more in line with a caricature portrait. In instances such as this, we must wonder if the engraver was simply more skilled or if perhaps he had a local beauty sit for him whose likeness he skillfully copied.
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$3,186 |
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