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Sale 83
The New York Sale
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Lot 485 |
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Anonymous, c.225-217 BC, Æ Aes Grave As, 275.3g. Anonymous, c.225-217 BC, Æ Aes Grave As, 275.3g. Mint of Rome. Head of bearded Janus on raised disk. Rev. Prow of galley right, I above, all on raised disk (ICC 74; Thurlow & Vecchi 51; Crawford 35/1; HN Italy 337). Pleasing dark brown and reddish-green patina, choice very fine.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex estate of Arthur "Buck" Briscoe, descendent of the Lee’s of Virginia ("Light-Horse" Harry Lee) and the Howard family of Maryland (John Eager Howard). Found in one of 100 banker’s boxes stored in a barn, containing the household possessions of Buck Briscoe. Never before offered for sale.
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$2,633 |
Lot 486 |
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T. Quinctius Flaminius (126 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.97g. T. Quinctius Flaminius (126 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.97g. Mint of Rome. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin’s head, flamen’s cap behind, denomination below chin. Rev. T Q below, ROMA in exergue, the Dioscuri on horseback galloping right, each holding spear and shield, Macedonian shield below (Crawford 267/1; Sydenham 505; Quinctia 2). Boldly struck and perfectly centred, attractively toned, superb extremely fine.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Swiss Bank Auction 33, 22 September 1993, lot 499; ex Goodman Collection, CNG Auction 43, 24 September 1997, lot 1602; ex Roma II Auction, 2 October 2011, lot 409.
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$1,463 |
Lot 487 |
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C. Cassius (126 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.98g. C. Cassius (126 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.98g. Mint of Rome. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin’s head, denomination above voting urn. Rev. C CASSI ROMA in exergue, Libertas, holding pileus, sceptre and reins, driving galloping quadriga right (Crawford 266/1; Sydenham 502; Cassia 1). Well struck and superb, traces of lustre and delicately toned, nearly mint state.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Sternberg Auction XXXII, 28 October 1996, lot 172.
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$1,521 |
Lot 488 |
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L. Memmius (109/108 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.99g, 10h. L. Memmius (109/108 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.99g, 10h. Mint of Rome. Male head facing right, mark of value below chin. Rev. [L] MEMMI (in exergue), Dioscuri standing facing, between their horses, each holding a spear (Crawford 304/1; Sydenham 558; RBW 1145). Beautiful old iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Purchased from Spink & Son, London.
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$351 |
Lot 489 |
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L. Scipio Asiagenus (106 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.89g. L. Scipio Asiagenus (106 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.89g. Mint of Rome. Laureate head of Jupiter left, O and pellet in right field. Rev. L SCIP ASIAG in exergue, Jupiter, holding sceptre and reins, and hurling thunderbolt, driving galloping quadriga right (Crawford 311/1a; Sydenham 576; Cornelia 24b). Fine serrated edges, well struck and perfectly centred, all delicately toned, superb extremely fine. The reverse records the decisive victory over Antiochos III, the Great, of Syria in 190 BC by the moneyer’s ancestor, L. Cornelius Scipio, and his ancestor’s brother, Scipio Africanus, at the Battle of Magnesia. The victory resulted in Roman control over the internal affairs of much of Asia Minor, greatly adding to the domains administered directly by Rome and bringing her one step closer to total dominance of the entire Mediterranean region. In his later career, this moneyer become co-consul with C. Norbanus in 83 BC, and raised two armies to oppose Sulla during the Second Civil War. He was no match for the wily dictator and his hardened legions, however, both of his armies deserted him, defecting to Sulla, without ever committing to battle.
Estimated Value $1,300-UP.
Ex Tkalec Auction, 27 February 2008, lot 45; ex Triton Auction XV, 3-4 January 2012, lot 1467.
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$1,580 |
Lot 490 |
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L. Cornelius Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus (82 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.86g, 8h. L. Cornelius Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus (82 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.86g, 8h. Mint of Rome. L MANLI T PRO Q, head of Roma facing right, helmeted. Rev. Triumphator, crowned by Victory, in quadriga right, holding the reins and a caduceus, L SVLLA IM in exergue (Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; RBW 1384; RCV 287). Struck on a broad flan, well-centred, lightly toned, extremely fine and a very good example. This military issue bears the name of one of Sulla’s officers, who later served as a consul in 65 BC.
Estimated Value $700-UP.
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$761 |
Lot 491 |
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Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius (81 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.68g. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius (81 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.68g. Mobile military mint with Sulla’s army in northern Italy. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right. Rev. IMPER in exergue, jug and lituus within laurel wreath (Crawford 374/2; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 44). Well struck, well centred and lustrous, nearly mint state. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius came from one of the most important and wealthiest families of Rome. Beginning in the 3rd Century BC, his family held numerous consulships, tribunates, censorships and military commands. His father, Q. Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, was the chief commander in the Jugurthine War in Numidia until Marius displaced him, and was later censor until driven into exile by Marius. The obverse of this coin portrays the goddess Pietas and alludes to the moneyer’s cognomen, Pius. The moneyer acquired the honorable title from the people of Rome, whom he had beseeched in order to secure the restoration of his father from exile. The reverse probably refers to an unattested augurate of the moneyer’s father, but may also allude to Sulla’s holding of the augurate in c.82 BC (cf Crawford p.374).
Estimated Value $1,750-UP.
Ex Nomos Auction 5, 25 October 2011, lot 219.
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Lot 492 |
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C. Poblicius Q F (80 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.65g. C. Poblicius Q F (80 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.65g. Mint of Rome. ROMA behind, draped bust of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet ornamented with plumes on sides, O above. Rev. C POBLICI Q F, Hercules standing left, strangling the Nemean lion, club between his feet, bow and quiver in left field, O above (Crawford 380/1; Sydenham 768; Poblicia 9). Boldly struck, well centred and lustrous, delicately toned, mint state. Although the moneyer is unattested except for his coins, his family is well known for having built the small Aventine road, the Clivus Poblicius, as well as the temple of Flora, whose games they instituted in 241 BC. The types chosen by the moneyer for his coins should probably be viewed in light of Sulla’s victories, but possibly there is a family connection as well. The reverse type showing Hercules strangling the Nemean lion may allude to the moneyer’s family origins at Cora, where there was a famous temple to Hercules, and from Cora even further back to Argos and the valley of Nemea where Hercules killed the lion. The Phrygian helmet worn by Roma seems to be a simple artistic feature, with no further significance other than perhaps reflecting an awareness of Trojan origins.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Künker Auction 174, 9 September 2010, lot 534.
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Lot 493 |
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L. Papius (79 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.00g. L. Papius (79 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.00g. Mint of Rome. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress, amphora behind. Rev. L PAPI in exergue, griffin springing right, hydria below (Crawford 384/1 (symbols 2); Sydenham 773; Papia 1). Boldly struck and perfectly centred, amazing detail throughout and delicately toned, superb extremely fine. Rare symbol. Although the moneyer is unknown except for his coins, the coins are very popular with collectors for the interesting controls they display, which according to Crawford "are no more than a random selection of pairs of everyday objects" (p.399). Papius used two related symbols, one on the obverse die, the other on the reverse, to keep track of production and to control losses amongst the slaves at the mint. Each pair of controls only has one set of dies. On this particular coin the paired symbols are an amphora and a hydria, both related to wine, the amphora for storage and the hydria for mixing wine with water (unlike barbarians with the uncouth habit of consuming it undiluted, the Romans and Greeks always drank their wine mixed with water, often with the addition of spices or honey for flavoring).
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
Ex Triton Auction XV, 3-4 January 2012, lot 1472.
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$2,633 |
Lot 494 |
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C. Hosidius C. F. Geta (64 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.85g. C. Hosidius C. F. Geta (64 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.85g. Mint of Rome. GETA before, III VIR behind, diademed and draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver at shoulder. Rev. C HOSIDI C F, the wild board of Calydon charging right, side pierced by arrow, harried by hound below (Crawford 407/2; Sydenham 903; Hosidia 1). Boldly struck in high relief with attractive iridescent toning, superb extremely fine. The classical myth of the Calydonian boar served to illustrate the need for paying proper respect to the gods and the consequences for not doing so. King Oeneus of Aetolia had forgotten to accord proper rites to the goddess Diana (Artemis), and for this sacrilege she sent a chthonic beast, the wild boar of Calydon, to ravage the Aetolian hinterland. The boar was the bane of the people, destroying vineyards and crops and forcing everyone to take shelter behind their city walls. With starvation ensuing, a hunt was organized, and most of the illustrious heroes of Greece’s heroic age took part (with the exception of Hercules who fought his own chthonic beast, the Erymanthean boar). Amongst all these male heroes was one female, the heroine Atalanta, and she won the signal honor of being the first to wound the boar, having pierced its side with an arrow. For this she was awarded its hide. Although the precise meaning is lost to us, it can be assumed that Hosidius employed the type of the Caledonian boar to illustrate a claimed descent from one of the heroes involved in the hunt, perhaps from Atalanta herself.
Estimated Value $900-UP.
Ex Meister & Sonntag Auction 6, 1 October 2008, lot 201.
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$907 |
Lot 495 |
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L. Cassius Longinus (63 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.89g. L. Cassius Longinus (63 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.89g. Mint of Rome. Veiled and draped bust of Vesta left, S below chin, kylix behind. Rev. LONGIN III V, male figure standing left, dropping tablet inscribed V (Uti rogas) into cista (Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10). Well struck on a nice broad flan, well centred and lustrous, lightly toned, nearly mint state. This coin is interesting in that it appears to lack the personal and family names of the moneyer. However, appearances can be deceiving. On the obverse below the chin of Vesta is a control letter, and the only letters employed on this issue are C, A, S, I and L. If one collects enough coins of this moneyer, he can then spell the moneyer’s name in full. But why might a moneyer do this? In the case of L. Cassius Longinus it appears to relate to the recent exposure and suppression of the Catiline conspiracy. One of the most notorious members of the conspiracy whose task it was to burn down the city of Rome was one L. Cassius Longinus, but not the same person as our moneyer!
Estimated Value $900-UP.
Ex CNG Auction 79, 17 September 2008, lot 939.
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$2,457 |
Lot 496 |
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L. Aemilius (62 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.85g, 8h. L. Aemilius (62 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.85g, 8h. Mint of Rome. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA, head of Concordia facing right, diademed and veiled. Rev. TER, togate figure of L. Aemilius Paullus standing left, placing his right hand on a trophy, to the left of which stand King Perseus of Macedon and his two sons, PAVLLV[S] in exergue (Crawford 415/1; Sydenham 926; RBW 1497; RCV 366). Attractive iridescent toning, good very fine. This moneyer was the elder brother of M. Aemilius Lepidus, who formed the Second Triumvirate with Antony and Octavian.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
Ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 98, 22-25 November 2011, lot 5249.
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$140 |
Lot 497 |
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L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus and L. Scribonius Libo (62 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.84g. L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus and L. Scribonius Libo (62 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.84g. Mint of Rome. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORD, diademed and veiled head of Concordia right. Rev. PVTEAL SCRIBON above, LIBO in exergue, garlanded well-head decorated with two lyres and hammer (Crawford 417/1a; Sydenham 927; Aemilia 11). Boldly struck, lustrous and lightly toned, superb extremely fine.
Estimated Value $700-UP.
Ex Tkalec Auction, 27 October 2011, lot 152.
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Lot 498 |
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Faustus Cornelius Sulla (56 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.05g. Faustus Cornelius Sulla (56 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.05g. Mint of Rome. FAVSTVS, diademed and draped bust of Diana right, crescent above, lituus behind. Rev. FELIX, Sulla seated left on raised platform between King Bocchus of Mauretania on left, presenting him with wreath, and King Jugurta of Numidia on right, hands bound behind him, both kneeling (Crawford 426/1; Sydenham 879; Cornelia 59). Struck on an exceptionally broad flan, lovely old cabinet toning, extremely fine. A superb example of this very rare issue. The moneyer of this coin was the son of the dictator Sulla. The reverse commemorates one of the most important events of his father’s early career: the capture of Jugurtha. Jugurtha was a Numidian prince who had served in the Roman auxiliary cavalry, but who had come to blows with the Romans. Metellus Numidicus was given command to defeat Jugurtha, but Jugurtha was proving a wily adversary and through several campaigning seasons Numidicus was unable to defeat him. In 107 BC one of his legates, Marius, who disagreed with Numidicus’ strategy for prosecuting the war, gained the consulship and also command in Numidia. However, Jugurtha was proving just as slippery for Marius as he had been for Numidicus. One of Marius’ junior officers was Sulla, and he managed to capture Jugurtha through a ruse. He invited both Jugurtha and Bocchus, the King of Mauretania and Jugurtha’s father-in-law, to a meeting. In advance of the meeting he had convinced Bocchus to betray Jugurtha, and when Jugurtha arrived unarmed his attendants were ambushed and Jugurtha was captured. Bocchus immediately handed him over to Sulla. Sulla had a signet ring engraved showing the event, and the reverse of this coin may be a direct copy of that signet ring.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Sternberg Auction XIX, 18 November 1987, lot 417; ex NAC Auction 73, 18 November 2013, lot 166.
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$3,276 |
Lot 499 |
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Faustus Cornelius Sulla (56 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.79g. Faustus Cornelius Sulla (56 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.79g. Mint of Rome. FEELIX, diademed bust of Hercules right, lion skin tied at neck. Rev. FAVSTVS in exergue, Diana, holding lituus and reigns, driving galloping biga right, crescent and two stars above, star below horses (Crawford 426/2; Sydenham 881a; Cornelia 60). Well struck on a broad flan with a bold portrait and a light iridescent tone, extremely fine. Very rare. This splendid Denarius again records the feats of the moneyer’s father, the dictator Sulla. The obverse recalls the magnificent public feast that Sulla gave in honor of Hercules after defeating Mithradates VI of Pontus, and his piety for dedicating a tenth of all his property to the hero. The reverse commemorates Sulla’s defeat of Gaius Norbanus, who had been sent to oppose his return from the East. Sulla credited the goddess Diana with the outcome as it had occurred in an area sacred to her, and he consecrated a spring well-known for its healing powers as well as the surrounding neighborhood to the goddess.
Estimated Value $7,500-UP.
Ex NAC Auction 73, 18 November 2013, lot 167.
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$13,455 |
Lot 500 |
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Q. Sicinius (49 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.63g, 12h. Q. Sicinius (49 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.63g, 12h. Mint of Rome. FORT P R, head of Fortuna populi Romani facing right, diademed. Rev. Q SICINIVS III-VIR, palm-branch tied with fillet and winged caduceus, a wreath above (Crawford 440/1; Sydenham 938; RBW 1555; RCV 410). Well-centred, beautiful old cabinet tone, about extremely fine.
Estimated Value $700-UP.
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$761 |
Lot 501 |
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Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius (49 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.70g. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius (49 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.70g. Military mint travelling in the East with Pompey, perhaps at Ephesus. Q SICINIVS III VIR, diademed head of Apollo right, star below. Rev. C COPONIVS PR S C, club of Hercules draped with lion skin, arrow in left field, bow in right field (Crawford 444/1a; HCRI 3; Sydenham 939; Sicinia 1). Well struck and well centred, the surfaces are lustrous with a touch of light tone, nearly mint state. The moneyer Q. Sicinius struck this type with the praetor C. Coponius somewhere in the East after he fled along with the rest of the Pompeian senators. The club and lion’s skin on the reverse resembles half- and quarter-cistophori that were struck in a number of eastern cities, including Apamea, Ephesus, Pergamum, Sardes and Tralles. The Roman proconsul held residence at Ephesus and it was perhaps there that this issue was struck.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex NAC Auction 59, 4-5 April 2011, lot 814.
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$1,521 |
Lot 502 |
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Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.8g, 48 BC. Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.8g, 48 BC. Military mint travelling with Caesar. Diademed and wreathed head of Pietas or Clementia(?) right, [LII] behind. Rev. CAE-SAR, trophy of Gallic arms, axe surmounted by an animal’s head to right (Crawford 452/2; HCRI 11; Sydenham 1009; RSC 18). Slight area of weakness on the reverse, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
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$2,106 |
Lot 503 |
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L. Plautius Plancus (47 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.11g, 6h. L. Plautius Plancus (47 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.11g, 6h. Mint of Rome. L PLAVTIVS, head of Medusa facing. Rev. PLANCVS, Victory (or winged Aurora?) flying right, holding a palm-branch and leading the four horses of the sun (Crawford 453/1c; Sydenham 959b; RBW 1585; RCV 429). Reverse slightly off-centre, attractive old cabinet tone, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $1,750-UP.
Ex The New York Sale XXIII, Markov / Baldwin / M&M, 6 January 2010, lot 107.
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Lot 504 |
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Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 7.98g, 5h. Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 7.98g, 5h. Mint of Rome, struck by A. Hirtius, 46 BC. C CAESAR COS TER, head of Vesta(?) facing right, veiled. Rev. A HIRTIVS P R, lituus, jug and axe (Crawford 466/1; Calicó 36; Sydenham 1018; RBW 1635; RCV 1395). Of attractive style for this issue, well-centred on a broad flan, toned, very fine.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
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$8,775 |
Lot 505 |
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Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 8.10g, 5h. Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 8.10g, 5h. Mint of Rome, struck by A. Hirtius, 46 BC. C CAESAR COS TER, head of Vesta(?) facing right, veiled. Rev. A HIRTIVS P R, lituus, jug and axe (Crawford 466/1; Calicó 36; Sydenham 1018; RBW 1635; RCV 1395). Good style, well-centred on a broad flan with a clear border on both sides, toned, very fine.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
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$7,020 |
Lot 506 |
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Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 8.0g, 46-45 BC. Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 8.0g, 46-45 BC. Mint of Rome. L. Munatius Plancus, urban prefect. C CAES DICT TER, draped bust of Victory facing right. Rev. L PLANC PRAEF (VR)B, ewer (Crawford 475/1a; HCRI 60; Sydenham 1019; Calicó 45). In NGC holder graded choice very fine, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, pleasing antique rose colour toning.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
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$4,680 |
Lot 507 |
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Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.93g, 6h. Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.93g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck by L. Aemilus Buca, lifetime issue, January to February 44 BC. CAESAR IM – P M, head of Julius Caesar facing right, wreathed, a crescent behind. Rev. L AEMILIVS BVCA, Venus standing left, holding Victory and a sceptre (Crawford 480/4; Sydenham 1060; RCV 1408). Struck on a very broad flan, with complete types and legends including a full border of dots on the obverse encircling the portrait, some slight double-striking (not affecting the portrait) and light bankers marks on obverse, some residual lustre, excellent portrait, extremely fine, a very good example of a lifetime Denarius of Julius Caesar.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 88, 22-24 July 2008, lot 3508.
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$7,020 |
Lot 508 |
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Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 4.07g, 44 BC. Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 4.07g, 44 BC. Mint of Rome. M. Mettius, moneyer. CAESAR IMP, laureate head of Julius Caesar facing right. Rev. M METTIVS, Venus standing facing, head left, holding Victory and sceptre, resting elbow on shield set on globe behind her; in left field, A (Crawford 480/17; HCRI 101; Sydenham 1055; RSC 35). Bold portrait, lightly toned, extremely fine. In 44 BC the Senate honored Caesar with the right to place his portrait on the coinage. This presented a revolutionary change as never before had the effigy of a living Roman appeared on the coinage of the Republic (there is the instance of the exceedingly rare gold Staters of T. Quinctius Flamininus struck in Macedon 196 BC, but those are not Roman issues). Whether this was simply another honor bestowed by the Senate to appeal to Caesar’s vanity or it implied his acceptance of the role of monarch is debated, but certainly the average Roman interpreted it as monarchical aspirations of the dictator: within three months Caesar was dead, struck down by the conspirators on the Ides of March, 44 BC.
Estimated Value $11,000-UP.
Ex NAC Auction 23, 2002, lot 1418.
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$12,870 |
Lot 509 |
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Sextus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great), Silver Denarius, 4.0g, 42-38 BC. Sextus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great), Silver Denarius, 4.0g, 42-38 BC. Mint of Massilia. Q. Nasidius, commander of the fleet. NEPTVNI behind, bare head of Pompey the Great facing right, trident before, dolphin right below. Rev. Q NASIDIVS in exergue, galley with billowing sail and bank of rowers moving right, star in upper left field (Crawford 483/2; HCRI 235; Sydenham 1350; RSC 20 (Pompey the Great)). Delicately toned with traces of lustre, extremely fine with a fantastic portrait of Pompey. Q. Nasidius was a Pompeian loyalist, having first served under Pompey unsuccessfully defending Massalia from the Caesarian forces under Decimus Brutus in 49 BC. Later he commanded the fleet of the Pompeian forces in north Africa until the disaster at Thapsus, after which he left for Spain to join with Pompey’s son, Cn. Pompey Jr. He subsequently served as supreme naval commander under Sextus Pompey at Massilia, where this handsome coin was struck. Eventually Nasidius saw the futility of the Pompeian cause, deserting to Mark Antony where he fought at Actium in 31 BC.
Estimated Value $10,000-UP.
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Lot 510 |
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P. Clodius Turrinus (42 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.63g, 6h. P. Clodius Turrinus (42 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.63g, 6h. Mint of Rome. Head of Apollo facing right, laureate, a lyre behind. Rev. P CLODIVS M F, Diana standing facing, a bow and quiver over her shoulder, holding a lighted torch in each hand (Crawford 494/23; Sydenham 1117; RBW 1729; RCV 492). Well-centred, beautiful old cabinet tone, about extremely fine.
Estimated Value $700-UP.
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$761 |
Lot 511 |
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Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 4.04g, 42 BC. Mint of Rome. Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 4.04g, 42 BC. Mint of Rome. L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar facing right. Rev. L MVSS[IDIVS LONG]VS, rudder, cornucopiae on globe, winged caduceus, and apex (Crawford 494/39a; HCRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; RSC 29). Attractive old cabinet toning, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $11,000-UP.
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Lot 512 |
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Sextus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great), Silver Denarius, 3.75g, 6h. Sextus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great), Silver Denarius, 3.75g, 6h. Minted in Sicily, struck 42-40 BC. [M]AG PIVS IMP ITER, head of Pompey the Great facing right, a jug behind, a lituus before. Rev. [PRAEF] / CLAS ET ORAE / MARIT EX SC, Neptune standing left, his right foot on a prow, holding aplustre, the Catanean brothers stand on either side, each bearing a parent on his shoudlers (Crawford 511/3a; Sydenham 1344; RBW 1785; RCV 1392). With an excellent portrait of Pompey the Great, struck on good metal, a little soft in part otherwise about extremely fine, in a very good state of preservation.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 98, 22-25 November 2011, lot 5273.
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$1,638 |
Lot 513 |
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Brutus, Silver Denarius, 3.82g, 42 BC. Brutus, Silver Denarius, 3.82g, 42 BC. Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece. P. Servilius Casca Longus, moneyer. CASCA LONGVS, laureate and bearded head of Neptune facing right, trident below. Rev. BRVTVS IMP, Victory advancing right, breaking diadem tied with fillet and holding palm, broken sceptre below (Crawford 507/2; HCRI 212; Sydenham 1298; RSC 3). Boldly struck and well centred, needle sharp in detail, lustrous and delicately toned, superb extremely fine. On this splendid coin the image of Victory trampling upon a broken sceptre and tearing the diadem powerfully evoke the long tradition of Roman hatred for monarchical rule. It was rumored that Julius Caesar had inclined to become king, purportedly wearing red boots as the Roman kings had worn and having his statue placed next to those of the kings, and these were all used by the tyrannicides to justify his assassination. The obverse type of Neptune was an obvious choice for Casca, who was the commander of Brutus’ fleet.
Estimated Value $12,000-UP.
Ex Helios Auction 2, 25-26 November 2008, lot 221.
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$16,380 |
Lot 514 |
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Divus Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 4.10g, 40 BC. Divus Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 4.10g, 40 BC. Mint of Rome. Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. DIVI IVLI, laureate head of Julius Caesar facing right, lituus behind. Rev. Q VOCONIVS above, VITVLVS in exergue, bull-calf walking left (Crawford 526/2; HCRI 329; Sydenham 1132; RSC 46). Boldly struck and well centred on a full flan, lovely toned surfaces with hints of iridescense, nearly mint state, an exceptional portrait of Caesar. With the exception of a short period during the principate of Augustus, it is with the coins of Q. Voconius Vitulus and his colleague, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, in 40 BC that the long tradition of a college of moneyers producing currency at the Capitoline mint ended. The year before with the outcome of the Perusine War between Octavian and Lepidus still to be decided, the moneyers hedged their bets by using purposefully ambiguous types on their coins: M. Arrius Secundus’ Denarii (Crawford 513/2 and 513/3) used an ancestors portrait that resembled Octavian; C. Numonius Vaala’s aurei (Crawford 514/1) employed the head of Victory, the portrait of which is clearly Fulvia, Mark Antony’s wife; and L. Servius Rufus’ Denarii (Crawford 515/2) have an ancestor’s portrait which is most obviously Brutus. In each case the choice of types could be argued to favor the winning side, whichever side that may be. By 40 BC, however, the Perusine War was safely behind Octavian who was now firmly in control of the West, and perhaps angered by these shenanigans at the mint he decided to bring it firmly under his own authority.
Estimated Value $80,000-UP.
Ex C. K. Collection, Triton Auction XIV, 3 January 2011, lot 605.
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Lot 515 |
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Mark Antony, Silver Denarius, 3.73g, 6h. Mark Antony, Silver Denarius, 3.73g, 6h. Mint of Patrae(?), 32-31 BC. ANT AVG III VIR R P C, galley moving right, with rowers. Rev. LEG – II, legionary eagle between two standards (Crawford 544/14; Sydenham 1216; RBW 1838; RCV 1479). Attractive cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Glendining’s Auction, London, 11 July 1990, lot 84.
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$468 |
Lot 516 |
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Octavian, Silver Denarius, 3.73g, 32-31 BC. Octavian, Silver Denarius, 3.73g, 32-31 BC. Uncertain Italian mint (Rome?). Bare head of Octavian facing right. Rev. CAESAR DIVI F, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive-branch and cornucopiae (RIC 252; HCRI 399; BMC 605-8; RSC 69). A magnificent portrait of fine style and fully struck on a full flan, lustrous and lightly toned, superb extremely fine. An exceptional example of this very rare issue.
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex Alberto Campana Collection, NAC Aucion 64, 17-18 May 2012, lot 994.
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$26,325 |
Lot 517 |
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Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.72g. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.72g. Mint of Caesaraugusta(?), c.19/8 BC. Head of Augustus facing right, wreathed with oak-leaves. Rev. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, two laurel branches (RIC 33a; BMC 352; RSC 47). Lovely old cabinet tone with hints of iridescense, a fantastic portrait of superb style struck on an exceptionally large flan, superb extremely fine. When Octavian was awarded the honorary title of Augustus in 27 BC investing him with supreme power, he was also given the right to decorate his door posts with laurel branches, a sign of martial victory, and the corona civica, an oak-wreath symbolizing the saving of a Roman life. In the case of Augustus, the laurel branches signified his victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium, and the corona civica was awarded for saving the life of not one citizen but of many thousands when he successfully ending the civil wars. On this coin Augustus is portraying wearing the oak wreath crown - which occurs only occasionally on Roman coins - which by law he was required to do at every public gathering.
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex Rauch Auction 82, 23 April 2008, lot 203; ex Alberto Campana Collection, NAC Auction 64, 17-18 May 2012, lot 1033.
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Lot 518 |
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Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.81g. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.81g. Mint of Colonia Patricia(?), c.19/8 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus facing right. Rev. OB CIVES above, SERVATOS below, oak wreath with ties upward (RIC 75a; BMC 376-7; RSC 210). Lovely antique grey cabinet tone, well centred with the portrait in high relief, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
Ex ANS Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24908.
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Lot 519 |
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Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.76g, 3h. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.76g, 3h. Mint of Lugdunum, struck 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head facing right. Rev. IMP X (in exergue), bull butting right (RIC 167a; BMC 451; CBN 1373; RCV 1610). Broad flan, with a beautiful old cabinet tone, extremely fine, a very attractive coin.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 85, 24-27 July 2007, lot 1489.
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$1,112 |
Lot 520 |
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Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.72g, 3h. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius, 3.72g, 3h. Mint of Rome, struck 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, head facing right. Rev. IMP – X / SICIL, Diana standing facing, head turned right, leaning on a spear and holding a bow, a dog stands left at her feet (RIC 173a; BMC 463; RCV 1612). Dark iridescent tone, nearly extremely fine / good very fine.
Estimated Value $1,600-UP.
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Lot 521 |
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Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius. 3.83g. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius. 3.83g. Mint of Lugdunum, 8 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of Augustus facing right. Rev. C CAES above, AVGVS F in exergue, Gaius Caesar on horseback galloping right, holding reins and sword, legionary eagle between two standards behind (RIC 199; Giard 69; BMC 500-2; RSC 40). Lustrous surfaces, virtually as struck with hints of golden iridescense, nearly mint state. Very rare. The reverse shows Gaius Caesar, the eldest son of Agrippa and Julia and the grandson of Augustus, in his first campaigns in Gaul - at the tender age of 12.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 203, 5 March 2012, lot 316.
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$17,550 |
Lot 522 |
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Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Æ As, 20.39g. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Æ As, 20.39g. Mint of Antioch in Syria, c.AD 4/5. IMP AVGVST TR POT, laureate head of Augustus facing right, ???monogram below neck. Rev. Large S C within laurel wreath (McAlee 206c; RPC 4260). Uniform brown patina, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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Lot 523 |
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Divus Augustus (d. AD 14), Æ Sestertius, 25.50g, 12h. Divus Augustus (d. AD 14), Æ Sestertius, 25.50g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Augustus, radiate and togate, enthroned left, his feet on a stool, holding a laurel-branch and a long sceptre, an altar on left. Rev. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII around large S C (RIC 49; BMC 74; BN 50; C 309; RCV 1782). A beautiful example, with a very well-detailed reverse, attractive dark brown patina, nearly extremely fine. Rare.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex K. Kress, Münich, Auction 143, 1968, lot 441.
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Lot 524 |
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Tiberius (AD 14-37), Gold Aureus, 7.95g, 9h. Tiberius (AD 14-37), Gold Aureus, 7.95g, 9h. Mint of Lugdunum, struck c. AD 14-15. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, head facing right, laureate. Rev. TR POT XVI, Tiberius standing in a slow quadriga right, holding a laurel-branch and an eagle-tipped sceptre, IMP VII in exergue (RIC 1; BMC 1; Calicó 307; C 45; RCV 1758). Good very fine, with an attractive portrait. Rare.
Estimated Value $18,000-UP.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 30044).
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Lot 525 |
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Tiberius (AD 14-37), Silver Denarius, 3.7g. Tiberius (AD 14-37), Silver Denarius, 3.7g. ‘Tribute Penny’. Mint of Lugdunum, AD 36/7. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius facing right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right on throne with ornate legs, resting feet on footstool, holding sceptre and olive branch (RIC 30; Lyon 154; BMC 48; RSC 16a). Lightly toned, extremely fine.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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Lot 526 |
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Gaius Caligula (AD 37-41), with Germanicus, Silver Denarius, 3.54g. Gaius Caligula (AD 37-41), with Germanicus, Silver Denarius, 3.54g. Mint of Lugdunum, AD 37/8. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Gaius facing right. Rev. GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus facing right (RIC 18; Giard 172; BMC 19; RSC 2). Well struck and perfectly centred with all letters complete, delicate antique toning, extremely fine. Germanicus was the son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia, the daughter of Mark Antony, and was born in 15 BC. A scion of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he also became one of Rome’s most successful and beloved generals, having avenged Varus’ defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, retrieving two of the three lost standards and inflicting heavy defeats against Arminius, the protagonist in Varus campaign. He was not as successful in the field of politics, however, having inadvertently usurped the imperial prerogative on more than one occasion. The most egregious instance was his ordering the recall of the governor of Syria, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, for having cancelled some of the arrangements for the settlement of Cappadocia and Commagene that Germanicus had ordered. Shortly after this episode, Germanicus fell severely ill and died at Antioch. Suspicion immediately fell on Piso, and it was thought that he had poisoned Germanicus at the instigation of Tiberius who was suspicious of Germanicus’ popularity. The truth was never discovered, however, as Piso reportedly took his own life during the course of his trial (Tacitus believed Tiberius may have had him murdered before he could implicate the emperor in Germanicus’ death).
Estimated Value $20,000-UP.
Ex NAC Auction 25, 25 June 2003, lot 362; ex The Millennia Collection, Goldberg Auction 46, 26 May 2008, lot 84.
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Lot 527 |
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Caligula (AD 37-41), Æ As, 11.00g, 7h. Caligula (AD 37-41), Æ As, 11.00g, 7h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 37-38. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head facing left. Rev. VESTA, S-C, Vesta enthroned left, holding a patera and a sceptre (RIC 38; BMC 46; RCV 1803). Brown tone, good very fine.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
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$556 |
Lot 528 |
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Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Sestertius, 23.94g, 6h. Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Sestertius, 23.94g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 41-42. [TI] CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, head facing right, laureate. Rev. EX SC / O B / CIVES / SERVATOS, within an oak-wreath (RIC 96; BMC 115; C 39; RCV 1849). Tiber patina, light porosity to surfaces, good portrait, good very fine. Scarce.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 86, 21-23 November 2007, lot 3785.
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Lot 529 |
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Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Sestertius, 30.6g. Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Sestertius, 30.6g. Mint of Rome, c.AD 41/2. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head of Claudius facing right. Rev. SPES AVGVSTA, S C in exergue, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt (RIC 99; BMC 124-8; BN 165-72). Struck on a nice broad flan, dark brown patina, choice very fine.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
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Lot 530 |
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Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ As, 11.13g, 4h. Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ As, 11.13g, 4h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head facing left. Rev. CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, S-C, Constantia, in military dress, standing left, raising right hand and holding a sceptre (RCV 1858 (this coin illustrated); RIC 111; BMC 199; C 14). Brown patina, with an excellent portrait, extremely fine and in a very good state of preservation. This coin is illustrated in David Sear’s ‘Roman Coins and their Values’. Vol 1 (London, 2000), p.367, 1858.
Estimated Value $900-UP.
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$2,633 |
Lot 531 |
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Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Sestertius, 30.88g, 6h. Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Sestertius, 30.88g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 42-43. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, head facing right, laureate. Rev. EX S C / P P / OB CIVES / SERVATOS within an oak-wreath (RIC 112; BMC 185; BN 207; Von Kaenel 1761 (this coin); RCV 1850). An exceptional Sestertius with a superb portrait and a beautiful rich red-brown patina, nearly extremely fine. Rare.
Estimated Value $8,000-UP.
Ex O. Helbing, Münich, Auction 83, 1941, lot 653.
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Lot 532 |
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Claudius (AD 41-54), Silver Denarius, 3.8g. Claudius (AD 41-54), Silver Denarius, 3.8g. Mint of Rome, AD 51/2. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P XI IMP P P COS V, laureate head of Claudius facing right. Rev. PACI AVGVSTAE, Nemesis advancing right, pulling fold of her robe below neck, holding winged caduceus downwards with which she points at serpent before her (RIC 62; BMC 69; RSC 68). Perfectly centred on both sides with full legends, extremely attractive with lovely iridescent toning, extremely fine. The goddess Nemesis represented divine retribution and just fortune, and, according to the poet Mesomedes, was the daughter of Justitia. She was often invoked before a military campaign where it was customary to offer a sword in her honor. Her appearance on imperial coins is uncommon, mainly occurring under Claudius and Hadrian. She is normally, but not always, depicted winged, as here, and often pulls a fold of drapery from her neck so that she can spit into her bosom (Meleager Anthologia Graeca XII.229).
Estimated Value $7,500-UP.
Ex Leu Auction 86, 5 May 2003, lot 765; ex C. K. Collection, Triton Auction XIV, 3 January 2011, lot 648.
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Lot 533 |
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Nero Claudius Drusus (father of Claudius and Germanicus, brother of Tiberius, d. 9 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.80g. Nero Claudius Drusus (father of Claudius and Germanicus, brother of Tiberius, d. 9 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.80g. Mint of Rome, under Claudius, c. AD 41-45. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head of Nero Claudius Drusus left. Rev. Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies, DE GERMANIS on architrave (RIC 72; BMC 101; RSC 4). Well struck on a large wide flan with every letter complete, a marvellous portrait of Nero Claudius Drusus, delicately toned, superb extremely fine. Very rare and among the finest specimens known. Nero Claudius Drusus was the son of Livia and the senator Tiberius Claudius Nero. Before he was born his parents divorced so that Augustus could marry his mother. Unlike his older brother, the future emperor Tiberius whom Augustus disliked, the emperor doted on his younger stepson. In 13 BC Drusus was sent to govern Gaul, and while there he repelled an attack by a tribe of Germans who had invaded the province. Most of the following years until his death were spent on campaigns in German territory. First, he crossed the Rhine frontier and penetrated as far as the North Sea, subduing the Frisii. The following years saw him engaged against various confederations of the Chatti, Sicambri and Marcomanni. He died tragically in 9 BC from injuries he sustained when he fell from his horse while on campaign fighting the Marcomanni. The Arch of Drusus that appears on the reverse of this coin and which commemorated his campaigns in Germania has not survived. Its precise location is not known, but it was on the Appian way.
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex Tkalec Auction, 29 February 2000, lot 234; ex NAC Auction 29, 11 May 2005, lot 466; ex NAC Auction 62, 6 October 2011, lot 2018.
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Lot 534 |
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Nero Claudius Drusus (father of Claudius and Germanicus, brother of Tiberius, d. 9 BC), Æ Sestertius, 29.96g, 6h. Nero Claudius Drusus (father of Claudius and Germanicus, brother of Tiberius, d. 9 BC), Æ Sestertius, 29.96g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck under Claudius, c. AD 42-43. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSV GERMANICVS IMP, head facing left. Rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P / S C, Claudius, togate, seated left on a curule chair, holding a branch and a roll; weapons and armour lay around (RIC (Claudius) 109; BMC 208; von Kaenel type 72; RCV 1897). Some light smoothing in fields, with a very well-struck and clear reverse, dark patina, good very fine / extremely fine.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
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