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Sale 98
The Pre-Long Beach Auction June 4-7, 2017
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Lot 2209 |
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Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.88 g), 48-47 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right. Reverse: CAESAR, Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises upon his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; HCRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. A superb example, boldly struck and nicely toned. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
The Roman nobility was always at pains to claim descent from either the gods or from mythical heroes, or even more often from both. The Julia gens claimed mythical descent from Iulus, son of the Trojan hero Aeneas, who himself was the son of the goddess Venus and Anchises. Although not struck on as massive a scale as Caesar's well-known elephant type of 49-48 BC, this type is considerably more common than any other coin of Caesar, and was struck to pay for Caesar's protracted North African campaign against the Pompeians.
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$3,290 |
Lot 2210 |
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Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.76g), died 44 BC. Struck at Rome, 40 BC by the moneyer Ti. Sempronius Gracchus (not otherwise known). No legend with wreathed head of Julius Caesar facing right, S C either side of neck. Reverse: TI SEMPTONIVS GRACCVS Q DESIG, legionary eagle between standard, on left and plough and measuring rod (decempeda) on right. Craw. 525/4a; CVRI 327a; RSC 47; Sear 1427. Underlying luster and lightly toned. Very rare variety of a very rare type. NGC graded AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5 fine style. Estimate Value $10,000 - 12,000
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$11,456 |
Lot 2211 |
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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. Reverse: 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. Estimate Value $4,000 - 5,000
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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Lot 2212 |
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C. Cassius Longinus. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 42 BC. Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. C CASSI IMP, tripod surmounted by cortina decorated with two laurel branches, fillets hanging on either side. Reverse: LENTVLVS / SPINT in two lines in exergue, capis and lituus. Crawford 500/1; HCRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7. Untoned and lustrous. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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| Realized
$1,293 |
Lot 2213 |
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Mark Antony & Lucius Antony. Silver Denarius (3.77 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. Reverse: L ANTONIVS COS, bare head of Lucius Antony right. Crawford 517/5a; HCRI 246; Sydenham 1185; RSC 2. Lovely delicate golden toning. A gorgeous example! NGC grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $2,500 - 3,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Jonathan K. Kern Collection (Heritage 3033, 8 August 2014), 23067.
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$5,875 |
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