Anonymous, Quadrigatus, Ex: EJW, c.1980

AR Quadrigatus or Didrachm, 6.70g. 20mm. c.225-214 B.C. Laureate head of Janus. Rv. ROMA on tablet in relief in exergue. Jupiter holding scepter and thunderbolt being driven to right by Victory in quadriga. CR 28/3. Fine style on a large flan and with old collection toning

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: EJW, Ltd. inventory # 5528, c.1980.

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Extremely Fine/about Extremely Fine $2,500.

Annonymous, AR Quinarius, Luceria mint

AR Quinarius, 2.06g. 16mm. Luceria mint. c.214-212 B.C. Head of Roma to right wearing a Phrygian helmet; V behind and L below bust. Rev. ROMA. The Dioscuri galloping to right. CR 98 A/3.  Syd. 176a. RBW 433. Hairline flan crack at 11:00 obv. Toned

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli collection, died 2001, former curator of coins at the Smithsonian. 

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Extremely Fine $1,100.

Anonymous, Victoriatus, Ex: Leu, 1977, E. Nicolas

AR Victoriatus, 3.26g. 15mm. Luceria mint, c.211-208 B.C. Laureate head of Jupiter to right. Rev. ROMA in exergue.  Victory decorating trophy with wreath to right; L below. CR 97/1a.  Fine old collection toning.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: E. Nicolas collection, Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 17, May 3, 1977, lot 51.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 48, May 10, 1989, lot 279.
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 47, July 29, 2002, lot 174.

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Extremely Fine/good Very Fine $1,200.

Q Fabius Maximus, 127 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.84g. 18mm. ROMA Q MAX.  Helmeted head of Roma to right.  Rev. Conucopiae; thunderbolt behind; wreat around.  CR 265/1. Syd. 478.  Toned.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton collection, 1914-2005 (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)

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good Very Fine $450.

A. Postumius Albinus, 96 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.99g. 19mm.  ROMA. Laureate head of Apollo to right; star behind; X in front. Rev. A ALBINVS S F.  The Dioscuri watering their horses at the fountain of Juturna in the Forum; crescent in field above.  CR 335/10a. Syd. 612.  

The reverse alludes to an ancestor of the moneyer, A Postumius Albus,  who was dictator and comander of the Roman army against the Latins at the Battle of Lake Regulus  c.496 B.C.   The Dioscuri were said to have intervened to assist the Roman calvary in their victory.  The commander had promised to build a temple to the Dioscuri in Rome in exchange for their assistance; this was built near the Juturna pool in the Forum. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Artemide, San Marino, Auction XLVI, 2016, lot 168.

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about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $3,500.

Social War, Marsic Confederation, ex: Sambon, 1927

AR  Denarius, 3.79g. 21mm.  c.89 B.C. ITALIA.  Laureate head of Italia to right, X in field to right.  Rev. Italia seated to the left on a pile of shields being crowned by Victory with a wreath; uncertain letter in exergue.  Campana 105(this coin listed).  Syd. 623.  RBW_.    Exceptional quality and probably the finest known example; luster under wonderful multi-hued toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sambon, Paris, Auction June 27-30, 1927, lot 13.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 320, 2011, lot 300.

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Mint State $35,000.

C. Marius Capito, 81 B.C.

AR Serrate Denarius, 3.68g. 19mm. CAPIT CXII.  Draped bust of Ceres wearing wreath of corn ears to right; sword below chin.  Rev. C MARI C F S C in exergue; CXII above.  Plowman with two oxen to left.  CR 3781c.  Syd. 744b. Banti, Maria 10/33(this coin).   Lovely old cabinet toning. 

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Ratto, List 1, 1969, no. 206.

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about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $1,850.

A. Postumius Albinus, c.81 B.C.

AR Serrate Denarius, 3.58g. 19mm. HISPAN. Veiled head of Hispania to right. Rev.A POST A F S N A BIN. Togate figure standing to left and raising hand between legionary eagle and fasces. CR 372/2. Syd. 746.  Lovely iridescent toning and an exceptional strike.  

According to Crawford, the obverse may reference the moneyer's ancestor L Postumius Albinus who was praetor in 180 B.C. and had a successful military campaigns in Spain against the Vaccaei and Lusitani tribes.  The reverse with the togate figure may allude to military(eagle standard) and civilian(fasces) imperium. 

Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Hess, Lucerne, Auction 249, November 13, 1979, lot 276. 

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Extremely Fine $6,500.

M. Volteius, 78 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.63g. 17mm. 78 B.C. Laureate head of Jupiter to right.  Rev. M VOLTEI M F. Capitoline temple.  CR 385/1.  Toned.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: E J Waddell, Ltd, inventory 39414, 1990s with old ticket

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good Very Fine/about Extremely Fine $450.

Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C.

AR Denarius, 4.08g. 18mm. Q POMPONI MVSA. Diademed head of Apollo to right. Rev. HERCVLES MVSARVM. Hercules standing to right playing lyre. CR 410/1.  Syd. 810.  Fine style and  with lovely gray-blue toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 1, 1989, lot 657.

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Extremely Fine $8,500.

Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.98g. 17mm.  Q POMPONI MVSA.  Laureate head of Apollo to right; star behind.  Rev. Urania standing to left; she holds a rod pointing to a globe on a tripod.  CR 410/8.  Syd. 823.  Lovely cabinet toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: MM, Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 12, 1993, lot 464.

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Extremely Fine $5,500.

L Marcius Philippus, 56 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.93g. 19mm.  ANCVS.  Diademed head of Ancus Marcius to right; lituus behind head.   Rev.  L PHILIPPVS.  Equestrian rider on aquaduct to right; flower below.  AQVA MAR within arches of the aquaduct.    CR 425/1. Syd. 919.  Lovely multi-hued toning.

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about Extremely Fine $850.

P. Fonteius Capito, 54 B.C.

AR Denarius, 4.03g. 18mm. P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR CONCORDIA.  Diademed and veiled head of Concordia to right; some light die breaks in fields. Rev. T DIDI IMP VIL PVB.  The Villa Publica with gates attached to the columns. CR 429/2b.  Syd. 901a. Banti, Fonteia 34/1(this coin illustrated).  Lovely old collection toning and exceptionally complete.

The Villa Publica was originally built c.435 B.C. on the Campus Martius to be used for taking the census. The Villa was enlarged in 194 B.C. and was used for the levies of the army, inspection of arms, and still for the census.  Generals returning to Rome were also housed in the Villa while they awaited a decision of the Senate if a triumph was to be declared.  (See: L. Richardson Jr, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, pp. 430-431.

The moneyer is probably a relative of the T.Didius, consul in 98 B.C., who restored the Villa Publica.  The moneyer may also have been a friend of Cicero as mentioned in Crawford.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 52, June 19, 1975, lot 394.
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 359. 

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Extremely Fine $6,500.

C. Coelius Caldus, 51 B.C., ex: Knobloch

AR Denarius, 3.94g. 17.5mm C COEL CALDVS COS. Head of C. Coelius Caldus to right; standard inscribed HIS behind; boar below.  Rev. C CALDVS IMP AN X in columns; L CALDVS VII VIR EP V on table. Table with figure behind preparing epulum(sacred banquet); trophies of arms and armor to left and right. CR 437/2a. Syd. 894.  

The type commemorates the military victories of the moneyer's ancestor who was Consul in 94 B.C. and is a superb late Republican realistic portrait.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger)  collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ex: Frederick Knobloch collection, Stacks, New York, May 3, 1978, lot 502 with Stacks envelope. 

 

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about Extremely Fine $5,000.

Q. Metellus Pius Scipio, 47-46 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.77g. 17mm. Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Q METELL SCIPIO IMP. Laureate head of Africa to right wearing elephant headdress; plow below; corn in field to right. Rev. EPPIVS LEG F C. Hercules standing and facing resting arm on large club draped with lion's skin. CR 461/1. Sydenham 1051. Sear, Imperators 44. Attractive light toning.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February 29, 2008, lot 244.

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about Extremely Fine $1,700.

Julius Caesar, d.44 B.C.

AR Denarius, 4.10g. 19mm.  Moneyer, L. Mussidius Longus, Rome, 42 B.C.   Wreathed head of Julius Caesar to right.  Rev.  L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS.  Rudder, cornucopia,  caduceus, and apex around central globe.   CR 494/39a. Syd. 1096a.  Sear, Greek Imperators 116.  Spectacular portrait of Caesar and of superb quality.

The portrait of the now divine Julius Caesar on the obverse was a powerful propaganda image for the forces of Octavian and Antony who were pursuing his assassins.     The reverse type symbolizes Rome's control over the globe(land and sea) with cornucopia and rudder, Caesar's office as Pontifex Maximus with the apex, and the happiness of the Roman people with the caduceus.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger)  collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. ( For bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)

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Extremely Fine $22,500.

P. Accoleius Lariscolus, c.43 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.82g. 19mm. P ACCOLEIVS. LARISCOLVS. Draped bust of Diana to right. Rev. Triple cult statue of Diana, Herkate, and Selene; cypress trees behind. CR 486/1. Syd. 1148. Sear, Imperators 172.  Lovely old cabinet toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Auction 420, Frankfurt/Main, November 1, 2017, lot 128

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Extremely Fine/about Extremely Fine $2,500.

Brutus Imperator and Pedanius Costa, 42 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.88g. 18mm. Marcus Junius Brutus issue with Pedanius Costa, military mint in Asia Minor. COSTA LEG. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. IMP BRVTVS. Trophy of arms and armor. CR 506/2. Sydenham 1296. Sear, Imperators 209.  Fine old toning and exceptionally well struck. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, 1994, lot 445.
Ex: Künker, Osnabruuck, Auction 71, 2002, lot 646.

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Extremely Fine $7,500.

Dn. Domitius Calvinus, 39 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.44g. 19mm. Osca, Spain. OSCA. Head of Hercules to right. Rv. DOM COS ITER IMP. Simpulum, aspergillum, axe, and apex. CR 532/1. Syd. 1358. Lovely iridescent toning with underlying luster.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction: 10, June 12, 1979, lot 444.

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about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $2,500.

Sextus Pompey, c.42-40 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.91g. 19mm.  Sicilian military mint.  MAG PIVS IMP ITER.  Pharos(lighthouse) of Messana surmounted by a statue of Neptune; galley below with a legionary standard on the prow and a filleted scepter on the stern.  Rev.  PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C MAR.  Scylla brandishing rudder.   CR 511/4a.  Sear, Imperatorials 335.  Syd. 1348.  Lovely iridescent toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 19, 2006, lot 250.

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about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $3,500.

Octavian, 32-31 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.75g. 19mm.  Uncertain Italian mint, perhaps Rome. Diademed head of Pax to right; olive branch to right.  Rev. CAESAR DIVI F.  Octavian in military garb walking to right; he holds scepter and extends hand.  RIC 253. Sear, Imperators 253.  BMCRR Rome, 4329.   Elegant style head of Pax and an exceptionally well detailed figure of Octavian.  Lightly toned.  

The fine style of this issue foreshadows the Neo-Classical art style that the later Augustus would pursue.  

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection with his ticket
Ex: Astarte, Lugano, Auction XXII, May 15, 2010, lot 164.

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Extremely Fine $7,500.

Octavian, 29-27 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 18mm. IMP. Helmeted head of Mars to right. Rv. CAESAR. Shield decorated with eight-rayed star at center in front of crossed spear and sword. BMC 644. RIC 274. Lovely old toning and an exceptionally well detailed reverse. See more detailed image
about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $2,500.

Octavian, 28 B.C. ex: UBS and Munzhandlung Basel

AR Denarius, 4.03g. 20mm. Italian mint, Brundisium or Rome. CAESAR COS VI. Bare head of Octavian to right; lituus behind. Rev. AEGYPTO CAPTA. Crocodile walking to right. RIC 275a. BMCRE 650. Sear, Imperators 430. Lovely old toning and an exceptionally detailed example of this historic coin which commemorates Octavian's victory over Cleopatra and Antony at Actium and the annexation of Egypt.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9, 2008, lot 1230; privately purchased from Münzhandlung Basel in the 1930's.
Ex: Michael Gasvoda collection

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Extremely Fine $25,000.