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Sale 98
The Pre-Long Beach Auction June 4-7, 2017
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Lot 2214 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: IMP X in exergue, Augustus, bare-headed and togate, seated left on curule chair set on daïs, extending hand toward two soldiers, each carrying parazonium and presenting laurel branches. RIC 165a; Lyon 13; BMC 445-6; RSC 133. Wonderful old cabinet tone. NGC grade Ch XF*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Purchased privately from E. Waddell.
The reverse of this denarius is thought to celebrate victories won over the Raeti (a confederation of Alpine tribes of probable Etruscan origin) and their northern Celtic neighbors, the Vindelici, by Augustus' stepsons Drusus and Tiberius in 15 BC. Here, however, Augustus takes all the credit. The Emperor, not his stepsons and skilled commanders, appears seated on a curule chair set up on a daïs while two armed figures approach to present laurel branches in supplication. The figures probably serve as personifications of the Raeti and the Vindelici. Their conquered territories were governed as two distinct provinces until the late first century AD when they were amalgamated as the province of Raetia.
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$4,230 |
Lot 2215 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.81 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 8 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: C CAES above, AVGVS F in exergue, Caius Caesar on horseback galloping right, holding sword and reins; behind, legionary eagle between two standards. RIC 199; Lyon 69; BMC 500-2; RSC 40. A magnificent example. Beautifully toned. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $2,000 - 2,500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Purchased privately from E. Waddell.
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$1,410 |
Lot 2216 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.87 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 15 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: IMP X in exergue, bull butting right. RIC 167a; Lyon 19; BN 1373-82; BMC 451; RSC 137. Superb detail throughout! Boldly struck and lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
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$2,820 |
Lot 2217 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.84 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 15 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of Augustus left. Reverse: IMP X in exergue, bull butting right. RIC 167b; Lyon 17; BN 1386-7; BMC 455; RSC 139. Wonderful iridescent toning. NGC grade XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Bankers' marks. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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$1,234 |
Lot 2218 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Rome, 13 BC. C. Antistius Reginus, moneyer. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: C ANTISTIVS REGINVS around, III VIR in exergue, sacrificial implements: simpulum and lituus above tripod and patera. RIC 410; BN 542-7; BMCR 119-20; RSC 347. Attractive dark toning. NGC grade Ch XF*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.10519 (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), 634.
The host of religious implements depicted on the reverse of this denarius advertise the religious authority of Augustus, who took great pains to restore (sometimes going so far as to reinvent) the cults of Rome as a means of maintaining the pax deorum ("peace of the gods") or harmony between mankind and the gods. The simpulum was a type of ladle used to pour libations and frequently served as a symbol of the pontifices, the highest Roman priestly college with fifteen priests; the lituus was a wand used by the augurs, the college of priests charged with interpreting omens, while the tripod and patera are more general sacrificial emblems. Together they represent the emperor's preeminent position as Pontifex Maximus, the supreme priest of Rome.
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$3,055 |
Lot 2219 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.73 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Colonia Patricia(?), ca. 18 BC. CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: S P Q R across field, round domed tetrastyle temple containing a triumphal car holding a legionary eagle and a miniature quadriga. RIC 115; BN 1210; BMC 385; RSC 279. Well struck with lustrous surfaces and lightly toned. Small crescent-shaped banker's mark on cheek. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
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$764 |
Lot 2220 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.84 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Colonia Patricia(?), ca. 19 BC. CAESA[R] AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus to right. Reverse: SIGNIS RECEPTIS above and below, S P Q R around, round shield inscribed CL V between legionary legionary eagle and standard. RIC 86a; BN 1132; BMC 417; RSC 265. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
The reverse shows the clipeus virtutis, the shield of valor, decreed to Augustus by the Senate in 27 BC. Like the corona civica, it was awarded for saving the life of a fellow citizen.
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$969 |
Lot 2221 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.86 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Emerita(?), ca. 17/6 BC. Bare head of Augustus left. Reverse: AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves, cornucopiae above its back. RIC 130; BN 1354-7; BMC 307-8; RSC 22. Very Rare. A fine artistic left facing portrait of Augustus. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
Although there is a problem of chronology that has not been clearly sorted, Augustus advertised his birth sign as Capricorn. The capricorn was a half terrestrial, half marine being, and played a prominent role in Augustan propaganda, seen on several coin types as well as in other media. Here the capricorn with globe seems to signify Augustus' power over land and sea. The rudder and cornucopiae are terrestrial attributes of the goddess Bona Fortuna, reminding us of Augustus' role in bringing peace and good fortune to the Empire after the devastating civil wars of the 40s and 30s BC.For an enlightening discussion of Augustus' horoscope and it's use in imperial propaganda, see T. Barton, "Augustus and Capricorn: Astrological Polyvalency and Imperial Rhetoric," JRS 85, 1995, pp. 31-51.
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$1,146 |
Lot 2222 |
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Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.79 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Colonia Patricia(?), ca. 18 BC. CAESAR[I] AVGVSTO, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: S P Q R above, slow quadriga right containing aquila and surmounted by four miniature galloping horses. RIC 110; BN -; cf. BMC 394 (panel decoration); cf. RSC 275 (same). Rare. Well struck and lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,400
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$1,028 |
Lot 2223 |
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Augustus. Æ As (11.08 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Uncertain mint in Northwestern(?) Spain, ca. 27-23 BC. IMP AVG DIVI F, bare head of Augustus left; before, palm branch; behind, winged caduceus. Reverse: Celtiberian shield. ACIP 3302a; RPC 4. Rare. Light green and earthen patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
This coin belongs to a somewhat mysterious bronze series struck at an uncertain mint probably in northwestern Spain. Based on the obverse titulature and stylistic similarity of issues of Emerita struck by Publius Carisius during his tenure as legatus Augusti pro praetor in Lusitania (25-23 BC) it is thought to have been struck between 27 and 23 BC, but there remains some question as to whether it should be treated as an imperial or a provincial issue. Since no city, people, or dynast is named in addition to Augustus, it has been suggested that it is a military issue connected to the first phase of the Cantabrian War (29-19 BC), which saw Augustus and then Carisius lead Roman forces against the Asturian allies of the Cantabrians in 26-25 BC. The round shield on the reverse was a typical defensive weapon used by Celtiberian peoples like the Cantabrians and Asturians in their conflict with the Romans. As the reverse type on a potentially Roman military issue in Spain, the shield serves both as an emblem of the enemy and perhaps as shorthand for the booty carried off and trophies erected after his defeat.
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$353 |
Lot 2224 |
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Augustus. Æ Dupondius (19.42 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Colonia Patricia in Hispania. PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head of Augustus left; before, palm branch; behind, winged caduceus. Reverse: COL-ONIA PA-TR-ICIA, legionary eagle left between two standards. SCIP 3356; RPC 128. Original earthen-green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400
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$176 |
Lot 2225 |
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Divus Augustus. Æ Dupondius (11.61 g), died AD 14. Rome, Tiberius, ca. AD 31-37. DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head of Divus Augustus left. Reverse: PROVIDENT, S C across field, altar. RIC 81; BN 132; BMC 146. Lovely greenish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex Coin Galleries (16 November 1983), 54.
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$306 |
Lot 2226 |
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Tiberius. Silver Denarius (3.84 g), AD 14-37. 'Tribute Penny' type. Lugdunum, AD 18-35. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right on throne with ornate legs, resting feet on footstool, holding scepter and olive branch. RIC 30; Lyon 154; BN 33-4; BMC 48-60; RSC 16a. Well centered and struck on excellent metal. NGC grade Ch AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Purchased privately from CNG.
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$1,528 |
Lot 2227 |
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Tiberius. Æ Sestertius, 38 mm (38.20 g), AD 14-37. Gades in Hispania. NERO, bare head of Tiberius left. Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS, simpulum. RPC 88. Extremely Rare - just five specimens recorded in RPC. Dark green-brown patina with some roughness. About Fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Lot 2228 |
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Germanicus. Æ Dupondius (16.90 g), died AD 19. Rome, under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. GERMANICVS/ CAESAR in two lines above, Germanicus, holding eagle-tipped scepter and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right. Reverse: SIGNIS RECEP/ DEVICTIS GERM/ S C in three lines across field, Germanicus standing left, extending arm and holding aquila. RIC 57. Dark brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
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$353 |
Lot 2229 |
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Gaius Caligula, with Germanicus. Silver Denarius (3.53 g), AD 37-41. Lugdunum, AD 37/8. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Gaius Caligula right. Reverse: GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus right. RIC 18; Lyon 172; BN 28-9; BMC 19; RSC 2. Well centered and struck. Toned. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $4,000 - 5,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Nomos 11 (9 October 2015), 164.
This denarius was struck at the beginning of the reign of the young Emperor Gaius - known popularly as Caligula because of the little military boots (caligae) that he wore in the army camps as a boy. The reason for his presence in the camps is depicted on the reverse of the coin: his father, the beloved grand-nephew and adopted son of Tiberius, who spent much of his career leading the legions against the enemies of the Empire, especially in Germania. Germanicus had been the intended heir of Tiberius, but he died suddenly at Antioch in AD 19. Unfortunately, when Germanicus' wife, Agrippina, returned to Rome she became entangled in a bitter feud with Tiberius that resulted in the extermination of the entire family of Germanicus - all except for Caligula. He went on to succeed Tiberius as emperor in AD 37. Germanicus no doubt appears on this issue to take advantage of the popularity that Caligula's dead father still had with the Roman public, thereby subtly distancing himself from the memory of Tiberius, who had become unpopular if not actually hated by many over the course of his reign.
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$6,169 |
Lot 2230 |
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Gaius Caligula. Æ As (9.97 g), AD 37-41. Rome, AD 37/8. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head of Gaius Caligula left. Reverse: VESTA, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and scepter. RIC 38; BN 55; BMC 46. Uniform dark olive-green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,300
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$646 |
Lot 2231 |
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Claudius. Silver Denarius (3.80 g), AD 41-54. Rome, AD 41/2. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse: EX S C / OB CIVES / SERVATOS in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 16; Lyon 17; BN 33; BMC 18-9; RSC 35. Delicately toned, boldly struck and well centered. NGC grade Ch XF*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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Lot 2232 |
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Claudius. Fourrée Denarius (2.81 g), AD 41-54. Roman-British imitation. Copying Rome, ca. AD 46/7. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse: S P Q R/P P/OB CS in three lines within wreath. Cf. RIC 41; North Suffolk 20-32 (dies C/3); cf. BN 59-60; cf. BMC 46-7; cf. RSC 87. Fantastic detailed portrait. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Core visible. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Purchased privately from CNG.
This fouree denarius was struck in Britannia in imitation of an issue apparently produced to emphasize Claudius' somewhat distant family relationship with Augustus, the great first Roman Emperor. The oak wreath on the reverse is the corona civica traditionally awarded to a Roman citizen who saved another citizen in battle. This wreath was awarded to Augustus in 27 BC for saving the entirety of the Roman state from further civil war. Under Claudius this type first appears at the beginning of his reign, suggesting a possible claim that the emperor had averted a new civil war by his placation of the Praetorian Guard after the assassination of Caligula. Claudius sometimes appears wearing this wreath in his sculptural depictions. The fact that the coin is a fourrée produced in Britannia is also notable since it was under Claudius that the Romans invaded the island in force in AD 43 and established a permanent presence. Roman coin certainly came to Britannia with the invaders, but may have been in short supply at times, which may have encouraged the local production of imitations and contemporary counterfeits.
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Lot 2233 |
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Claudius. Fourrée Denarius (2.59 g), AD 41-54. Roman-British imitation. Copying Rome, ca. AD 50/1. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P XI IMP P P, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse: S P Q R/P P/OB CS in three lines within wreath. Cf. RIC 54; BN -; cf. BMC 66; cf. RSC 93. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Core visible. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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$3,408 |
Lot 2234 |
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Nero. Æ Sestertius (26.49 g), AD 54-68. Rome, ca. AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero right. Reverse: ROMA in exergue, S C across field, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and resting hand on parazonium; around, shields. RIC 274; BN -; BMC 178. Wonderful mottled green and red-brown patina, sharp strike. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Purchased privately from Nomos.
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$6,463 |
Lot 2235 |
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Nero. Æ Sestertius (28.21 g), AD 54-68. Rome, ca. AD 62-68. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero left. Reverse: [A]DLOCVT COH, no S C, emperor, togate and bare-headed, standing left on low platform on right, raising arm in salute; behind him on platform, praetorian prefect, togate and bare-headed, standing left; before the platform, three soldiers standing in single file right, the two foremost carry standards; in background, building with two pillars and sloping roof, and behind it, the wall of the praetorian camp, in crescent shape, with battlements. Cf. RIC 133 (with S C); WCN -; cf. BMC 126 (obv. legend). Extremely Rare variety lacking the S C. Dark green and brown patina. An impressive and well detailed reverse. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Obolos 4 (21 February 2016), 558; Prince Waldeck Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 1, 28 June 1934), 183.
This coin comes from the collection of Prince Friedrich I of Waldeck, the last reigning prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Established as a county of the Holy Roman Empire from about 1200, by 1870 it had become a constituent element of the German Empire of the Hohenzollern Kaisers. The disaster of World War I resulted in widespread uprisings in Germany that forced Kaiser Wilhelm II and the lesser hereditary nobility to abdicate in 1918, and like his peers, Friedrich I gave up his power and his principality was absorbed into the fragile new Weimar Republic. The collection, which focused on Roman and Byzantine coins, was mostly sold off in the early 1930s.
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$7,050 |
Lot 2236 |
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Nero. Æ As (14.62 g), AD 54-68. Lugdunum, ca. AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero left, globe at point of bust. Reverse: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, S C across field, Securitas seated right, holding scepter; at her feet to right, altar against which leans torch resting on bucranium; II. RIC 407; WCN 508; Lyon 86. Expertly cleaned. Attractive uniform dark green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
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$470 |
Lot 2237 |
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Titus, AD 79-81. Gold Aureus (7.23g). Mint of Rome AD 74. T.CAESAR IMP. VESP, head of Titus, laureate to right. Reverse: PONTIF. TR. POT, Fortuna standing left on cippus holding rudder and cornucopiae. Calicó 751; RIC 177a. Well struck on a nice large flan. NGC graded Choice VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5 light graffito. Estimate Value $4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 2238 |
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Domitian. Silver Denarius (3.31 g), AD 81-96. Rome, AD 92/3. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII, laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva advancing right, wielding javelin and holding shield. RIC 739; BMC 200; RSC 280. Nice old collection toning. Sharp strike. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $800 - 900
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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$470 |
Lot 2239 |
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Domitian. Silver Denarius (3.68 g), AD 81-96. Rome, AD 82. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: TR POT COS VIII P P, dolphin right, atop tripod. RIC 102; BN 33; BMC 30; RSC 594. Nicely toned and good metal. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $800 - 900
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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Lot 2240 |
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Domitian. Æ Dupondius (12.68 g), AD 81-96. Rome, AD 92-94. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, radiate head of Domitian right. Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, S C across field, Virtus standing right, foot resting on helmet, holding spear and parazonium. RIC 754; BN 496; BMC 468. Lovely uniform green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $600 - 700
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$411 |
Lot 2241 |
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Domitian. Æ As (11.90 g), AD 81-96. Rome, AD 88/9. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P, laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: MONETA AVGVSTI, S C across field, Moneta standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC 649; BN 453; BMC 416A. Glossy dark green and tan patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
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Lot 2242 |
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Trajan. Æ Sestertius (25.65 g), AD 98-117. Rome, ca. AD 112/3. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head of Trajan right. Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI around, AQVA/TRAIANA in two lines in exergue flanked by S C, Genius of the Aqua Traiana, holding reed in right hand and resting left arm on urn from which water flows, under arched grotto supported by two columns. RIC 607; Woytek 448; cf. BN 702 (bust with slight drapery); BMC 976. Rare reverse. Perfectly centered on a nice full flan. Reddish and green patina with slight gilting on the reverse. Surfaces slightly pitted. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,500
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$1,763 |
Lot 2243 |
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Trajan. Æ Sestertius (28.27 g), AD 98-117. Rome, ca. AD 104/5-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C across field, Victory standing right, foot resting on helmet, inscribing VIC/DAC in two lines on shield attached to palm treen. RIC 527; Woytek 204b; BMC 812. Original sandy-green patina untouched as found. Very Fine. Estimate Value $600 - 700
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$470 |
Lot 2244 |
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Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.27 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust of Hadrian right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: FELICITATI AVGVSTI, galley sailing left. RIC 240; BMC 624; RSC 712a. Well centered and lightly toned. Better reverse type. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $800 - 900
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex CNG 73 (13 September 2006), 622.
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Lot 2245 |
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Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.56 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust of Hadrian right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: COS III, Genius standing facing, head left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, and holding cornucopiae. RIC 173; BMC 396; RSC 335. Nice old cabinet tone with light iridescence and underlying luster. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $800 - 900
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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$734 |
Lot 2246 |
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Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.47 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head of Hadrian right. Reverse: AEGYPTOS, Aegyptos reclining left on basket of fruits and grain ears, holding sistrum; at his feet, ibis standing right. RIC 297; BMC 797; RSC 99. Boldly struck and perfectly centered. Toned. A popular reverse type. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $700 - 800
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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Lot 2247 |
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Antoninus Pius. Gold Aureus (7.38 g), AD 138-161. Rome, AD 145-147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: TR POT COS IIII, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear; behind, shield. RIC 147; BMC 558; Calicó 1656 (same dies). NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Goldberg 91 (7 June 2016, 2016; Goldberg 74 (4-5 June 2013), 3616; Archer M. Huntington Collection, Hispanic Society of America 22126, on loan to the ANS after 1946 and sold by the Hispanic Society in 2012.
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$5,288 |
Lot 2248 |
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Antoninus Pius. Silver Denarius (3.05 g), AD 138-161. Rome, AD 149/50. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIII, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Reverse: COS IIII, Genius or Bonus Everntus standing facing, head left, holding patera and two grain ears. RIC 189; BMC 707; RSC 219. Well toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Ex NFA IX (10 December 1980), 508.
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$192 |
Lot 2249 |
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Diva Faustina I. Gold Aureus (7.29 g), died AD 140/1. Rome, under Antoninus Pius, AD 150. DIVA FAV-STINA, draped bust of Faustina right, hair bound with pearl strands and piled atop of her head. Reverse: AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head left, holding two torches. RIC 357a; Beckmann df30/CB; BMC 403; Calicó 1758. Struck in high relief and lustrous. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Roma 8 (28 September 2014), 1021.
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$5,288 |
Lot 2250 |
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Lot 2251 |
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Marcus Aurelius. Æ Dupondius (12.53 g), AD 161-180. Rome, AD 161. IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, radiate bust of Marcus Aurelius right, slght drapery on shoulders. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III, S C across field, Marcus Aurelius standing right, holding scroll and clasping hands with Lucius Verus standing left, both togate. RIC 799; Szaivert 16-8/52; BMC 853. Beautiful uniform glossy dark green patina. Faint smoothing in the fields noted. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
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$940 |
Lot 2252 |
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Commodus. Æ Medallion 38 mm (51.05 g), AD 177-192. Rome, AD 177. IMP CAES L AVREL COM-MODVS GERM SARM, laureate half-length bust of Commodus right, wearing aegis. Reverse: TR POT COS in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, each holding eagle-tipped scepter, driving triumphal quadriga left; to left, soldier advancing right, head turned to look back, leading the horses; above, Nike flying left, head right, holding eagle perched on arm. Gnecchi p. 67, 139, pl. 87, 6. Dark green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection; Ex Lanz 28 (7 May 1984), 576.
This remarkable medallion commemorates the joint triumph celebrated by Commodus together with his father, Marcus Aurelius, on December 23, AD 176, for victories won over the German tribes in the long Marcomannic Wars (AD 166-180). On this occasion, father and son rode together in the triumphal chariot as depicted on the reverse and Commodus was granted tribunician power. On January 1, 177, despite his youth (he was 15 at the time), Commodus became consul for the first time. As the medallion includes both the tribunician and consular titles on the reverse, it must have been struck after the beginning of 177. The obverse portrait of Commodus is notable because it does not depict him wearing the consular robes one might expect from the reverse type and historical context, but instead he wears a long, scaly aegis. This peculiar garment does not connect him to the triumphant imperial dynasties of Rome, but rather to Alexander the Great, a conqueror admired by many emperors. A popular Hellenistic statue type had been the Alexander Aigiochos ("Alexander wearing the aegis") and here we have an updated Roman version - Commodus Aigiochos.
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Didia Clara. Silver Denarius (2.98 g), Augusta, AD 193. Rome, under Didius Julianus, March-June AD 193. DIDIA CL-ARA AVG, draped bust of Didia Clara right. Reverse: HILA-R T-EMPOR, Hilaritas standing facing, head left, holding palm and cornucopiae. RIC 10; BMC 14; RSC 3. Very Rare. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - 2,500
Ex Edgar L. Owens.
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Lot 2254 |
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Septimius Severus. Silver Denarius (3.30 g), AD 193-211. Rome, AD 203. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, INDVLGEN-TIA AVGG, IN CARTH in exergue, the Dea Caelestis, wearing elaborate headdress and looking to front, riding right on back of lion, holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, water gushing from rocks at left. RIC 266; BMC 335-8; RSC 222. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection;.
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Lot 2255 |
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Caracalla. Æ 36 (21.42 g), AD 198-217. Sardes in Lydia. G. Claudius Mithros, archon. AVT KAI M AVP CE ANTΩNEINO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right. Reverse: EΠI Γ K Λ MI-ΘPO-V APXON A around, CAPΔIANΩN B/NEΩKOPΩN in two lines in exergue, Herakles standing facing, head right, resting had on grounded club and holding bow, facing Dionysos standing facing, head left, holding kantharos from which wine spills and thyrsos; between their feet, panther seated left, head turned to catch drops of wine. SNG Leypold 1227 (same dies), otherwise seemingly unpublished. Extremely Rare - perhaps one of just two known. Beautiful gray-green patina with flecks of red and sandy highlights. Well struck and perfectly centered. Far superior to the one published specimen. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - 3,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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Lot 2256 |
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Caracalla, AD 198-217. Billon Tetradrachm (10.57 g) of Coele-Syria. Damascus. AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNIN[OC CEB], laureate head of Caracalla right. Reverse: ΔHMAPΧ EΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, ram's head left. Prieur 1205. Slight iridescent tone. About Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250
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Lot 2257 |
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Caracalla. AD 198-217, BI Tetradrachm (13.17 g). Uncertain mint in Cyprus, Cos. IV (AD 215-217). Laureate head of Caracalla right. Reverse: Eagle standing facing on wheat ear, head left, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1578. Scarce. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
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Lot 2258 |
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Caracalla. Æ (9.14 g), AD 198-217. Heliopolis in Coele Syria, AD 198. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right. Reverse: I O M H above, [C]OL HEL in exergue, front and side view of the temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Sawaya 186 (D39/R75). Dark brown patina with earthen highlights. Very Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from CNG in the early 1990s.
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Lot 2259 |
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Diadumenian. Æ Sestertius (21.95 g), as Caesar, AD 217-218. Rome. M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian right. Reverse: PRINC IVVENTVTIS, S C in exergue, prince standing facing, head right, holding legionary eagle and baton; behind, legionary eagle and standard. RIC 211; BMC 149. Very rare. A lovely example well struck on a full flan. Lovely glossy reddish-brown patina. Light smoothing in the fields. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 2260 |
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Pupienus. Æ Sestertius (20.51 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, S C in exergue, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornuacopiae. RIC 20; BMC 43. Beautiful uniform green patina. Smoothing in the fields noted. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 2261 |
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Gordian III. Gold Aureus (4.82 g), AD 238-244. Rome, AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right. Reverse: PIETAS AVGVSTI, Pietas standing facing, head left, raising both arms. RIC 122; Calicó 3210. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex CNG E335 (24 September 2014), 541.
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Lot 2262 |
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Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ Octassarion, 32 mm. (12.74 g). Antioch in Syria. AVTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, viewed from the front. Reverse: ANTOXEΩ-N MHTPOΠOΛΩN, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; above, ram leaping right, head left; across field in two lines, Δ-E/S C; below, star. McAlee 1078 (same obv. die as illus.). Very Rare variety with frontal bust. Dark green patina with sandy deposits. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
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Lot 2263 |
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Phillip II, AD 247-249. AE 21 (8.89 g) as Caesar. Heliopolis in Coele-Syria. M IVL PHI-LIP[P]VS CAE[S], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II right. Reverse: COL I-VL AVG FEL HEL, Mercury standing facing, head left, holding purse and caduceus. Sawaya 604 (D96/R225); BMC 26. Wonderful portrait. Green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300
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