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Sale 120
Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 1111 |
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Sextus Pompey. Silver Denarius (3.73 g), 37/6 BC. Uncertain mint in Sicily. [MAG PIVS IMP IT]ER, bare head of Pompey the Great right; behind, jug (capis); before, lituus. Reverse: PRÆF above; [CLAS ET ORÆ / (MAR)IT EX S C] in two lines in exergue, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus with their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3a; HCRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great). Off-centered with a wonderful portrait struck in high relief. Attractively toned. NGC Photo certificate grade XF; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5, Edge chip. Estimated Value $350 - UP
Ex The William Oldknow Collection.
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$750 |
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Lot 1112 |
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Sextus Pompey. Silver Denarius (3.88 g), 37/6 BC. Uncertain mint in Sicily. (MA)G PI-VS IMP ITER, Diademed head of Neptune right, trident over far shoulder / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and apluster in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base. Crawford 511/2b; CRI 333; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347. Reverse: PRÆF CLAS ET [O]-R-Æ (MAR)I(T E)X S C, Naval trophy set on anchor with the heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base. Crawford 511/2b; HCRI 333; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347. NGC Photo certificate grade VF; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5. Graffito, edge cut. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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$504 |
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Lot 1113 |
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Julius Caesar. Gold Aureus (7.93 g), 46-45 BC. Rome. L. Munatius Plancus, urban prefect. C CAES DICT TER, draped bust of Victory right. Reverse: L PLANC PR VRB, ewer. Crawford 475/1b; HCRI 60a; Sydenham 1019b; Calicó 44. NGC Photo certificate grade XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. Marks, brushed and bent. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP
Ex The William Oldknow Collection.
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$5,040 |
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Lot 1114 |
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Lepidus & Octavian. Silver Denarius (3.66 g), 43 BC. Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy. LEPIDVS PO(NT) (MA)X III VIR R P C, bare head of Lepidus right. Reverse: CA[ESAR I](MP) III VIR R P C, bare head of Octavian right. Crawford 495/2a; HCRI 140; Sydenham 1323; RSC 2a. Very rare. NGC Photo certificate grade Fine; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5. Bankers' marks, light smoothing. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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$324 |
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Lot 1115 |
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Mark Antony. Silver Denarius (4.00 g), 32-31 BC. Legionary type. Patrae(?). ANT AVG III VIR R P C, praetorian galley right. Reverse: LEG XV, legionary eagle right between two standards. Crawford 544/30; HCRI 371; Sydenham 1235; RSC 47. Toned. NGC Photo certificate grade VF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $200 - UP
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$348 |
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Lot 1116 |
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Mark Antony & Lucius Antony. Silver Denarius (3.93 g), 41 BC. Ephesus. M. Cocceius Nerva, proquaestor. M ANT I(MP) (AV)G III VIR R P C M (NE)RVA PROQ P, bare head of Mark Antony right. Very scarce issue. Reverse: L ANTONIVS COS, bare head of Lucius Antony right. Crawford 517/5a; HCRI 246; Sydenham 1185; RSC 2. Very scarce with both portrait well defined. Lightly toned. NGC Photo certificate grade VF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. Edge cut, brushed, banker's mark. Estimated Value $500 - UP
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$960 |
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Lot 1117 |
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Octavian. Silver Denarius (4.19 g), 42 BC. Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. CAESAR III VIR R P C, bare head of Octavian right. Reverse: Curule chair surmounted by wreath and inscribed CÆS(AR) DIC PER. Crawford 497/2a; HCRI 137; Sydenham 1322; RSC 55. A magnificent example, with lovely old cabinet toning. NGC Photo certificate grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
Ex The William Oldknow Collection.
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$5,280 |
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Lot 1118 |
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Octavian. Silver Denarius (3.98g), ca. 38 BC. Mint of Gaul. IMP CAESAR DIVI IVLI F, bare head of Octavian right, slightly bearded. Reverse: M AGRIPPA COS / DESIG in two lines across field. Craw. 534/3; RSC 545; Sear 1543. Rare and seldom offered for sale. Pleasing old cabinet tone with slight iridescence. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP
This issue is the first coinage to bear the name of Marcus Agrippa.
Ex CGB (France) acquired from Alain Weil, 2000.
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$432 |
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