Lot # 153 - Anonymous. "Ramo Secco" ingot. Central-North Italy. Circa 6th - 4th centuries BC (Bronze, 7.5 x 7.6 cm, 658 g). Herringbone pattern. Rev. Herringbone pattern. Garrucci, pp. 5-8, pls. 7-11. Haeberlin pl. 7,3-4. Thurlow-Vecchi 1. ICC 3. Brownish patina with traces of vitrification attributable to a second — later — casting, as if it had been salvaged from the crucible. About Very Fine. Very Rare.

Lot # 154 - Anonymous (Dioscuri/Mercury Series). Cast As. Rome. Circa 280 BC (Bronze, 72.03 mm, 328.85 g). Janiform head of the Dioscuri; above, but shifted to h 11, I (mark of value). Rev. Head of Mercury left, wearing winged petasus. Crawford 14/1. HN Italy 268. Thurlow-Vecchi 1. ICC 25. Untouched green patina with deposits. Very Rare.

Lot # 155 - Anonymous (Roma/Wheel Series). Cast Triens. Rome. Circa 230 BC (Bronze, 41.75 mm, 86.77 g). Pracing horse left; across field, four dots (mark of value). Rev. Wheel of six spokes; between spokes, four dots (mark of value). Crawford 24/5. HN Italy 328. Thurlow-Vecchi 33. ICC 68. Untouched green patina with deposits. High relief and beautiful concentric design on the reverse. Extremely Fine.

Lot # 156 - Anonymous (Apollo/Apollo with acorn symbol Series). Cast As. Rome. Circa 235 BC (Bronze, 64.92 mm, 288.7 g). Diademed head of Apollo right; behind, acorn. Rev. Diademed head of Apollo left; behind, acorn. Crawford 26/5. HN Italy 310. Thurlow-Vecchi 46. ICC 54. Untouched green patina with deposits. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.

Lot # 157 - Anonymous (Roma/Roma and club symbol Series). Cast Semis. Rome. Circa 235 BC (Bronze, 52.18 mm, 134.04 g). Helmeted head of Minerva right; behind, club; below, S (mark of value). Rev. Helmeted head of Minerva left; behind, club; below, S (mark of value). Crawford 27/6. Thurlow-Vecchi 24. ICC 59. Green patina previously cleaned, showing traces of azurite in contact with the bronze. Very Fine. Scarce.

Lot # 158 - Anonymous (Janus/Prow to right Series). Cast As. Rome. Circa 225-217 BC (Bronze, 65.2 mm, 291.71 g). Bearded and laureate head of Janus; below, mark of value set horizontally. Rev. Prow right; above, I (mark of value). Crawford 35/1. Thurlow-Vecchi 51. ICC 74. Untouched green patina with red cuprite spots. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 159 - Anonymous (Janus/Prow to right Series). Cast Quadrans. Rome. Circa 225-217 BC (Bronze, 41.32 mm, 58.79 g). Head of Hercules left, wearing lion skin; behind, three dots (mark of value). Rev. Prow right; below, three dots (mark of value). Crawford 35/4. Thurlow-Vecchi 54. ICC 80. Green patina. Very Fine.

Lot # 160 - Anonymous (Post-semilibral Series). Cast As. Rome. Circa 215-212 BC (Bronze, 46.55 mm, 84.52 g). Bearded head of Janus. Rev. Prow left; above, I (mark of value). Crawford 41/5a. Thurlow-Vecchi 70. ICC 105. Untouched green patina with deposits. Extremely Fine.

Lot # 161 - Anonymous. Sestertius. Rome. After 211 BC (Silver, 13.95 mm, 1.12 g). Helmeted head of Roma right, IIS (mark of value) behind. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping right, each wearing pileus surmounted by star and holding spear; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 44/7. Sydenham 142. BMCRR 13. Minor porosity and light surface crack on the obverse, otherwise, Good Very Fine.

Lot # 162 - Anonymous. Denarius. Uncertain Spanish mint. Circa 209 BC (Silver, 20.68 mm, 4.21 g). Helmeted head of Roma right, X (mark of value) behind. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping right, each wearing pileus surmounted by star and holding spear; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 54/1. Debernardi, RRSC I, B79. Cabinet tone. Light flan crack. Large flan. Extremely Fine. Rare.

Lot # 163 - Anonymous. Victoriatus. Sicily. Circa 216-215 BC (Silver, 15.65 mm, 2.74 g). Laureate head of Jupiter right. Rev. Victory standing right, crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 67/1; Sydenham 83. Dark patina. Good extremely fine. Scarce.

Lot # 164 - Anonymous (Staff Series). Denarius. Uncertain mint in Sicily. Circa 209-208 BC (Silver, 19.61 mm, 4.30 g). Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. The Dioscuri galloping right, each wearing pileus surmounted by star and holding spear; below, staff; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 78/1. Sydenham 208. BMCRR Rome 300. RBW 326. Toned and well centered. Some pitting. Good Very Fine. Scarce.

Lot # 165 - Anonymous (Prawn Series). Denarius. Rome. Circa 179-170 BC (Silver, 18.42 mm, 3.66 g). Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. ROMA (in linear frame), Luna driving galloping biga right, holding whip and reins; below, prawn right. Crawford 156/1. Sydenham 343. BMCRR Rome 585. RBW 688. Some contact-related bronze deposits. Very Fine. Scarce.

Lot # 166 - M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus. Denarius. Rome. 137 BC (Silver, 18.36 mm, 3.90 g). TAMPIL, Helmeted head of Roma left, X (mark of value) below chin. Rev. ROMA / M BAEBI Q F, Apollo on quadriga right, holding reins, bow and arrow. Crawford 236/1c. Babelon (Baebia) 12. Sydenham 489. Nice iridescent tone. Good Extremely Fine.

Lot # 167 - C. Aburius Geminus. Denarius. Rome. 134 BC (Silver, 18.86 mm, 3.96 g). GEM, Helmeted head of Roma right, X (mark of value) below chin. Rev. C ABVRI / ROMA, Helmeted Mars on quadriga right, holding reins, spear, shield and trophy. Crawford 244/1. Babelon (Aburia) 1. Sydenham 490. Nice iridescent tone. Good Extremely Fine.

Lot # 168 - Man. Aemilius Lepidus. Denarius. Rome. 114-113 BC (Silver, 18.67 mm, 4.04 g). ROMA, Laureate, draped and diademed bust of Roma right; behind, *. Rev. Equestrian statue right on pedestal with three arches; horseman holds spear and reins. Crawford 291/1. Babelon (Aemilia) 7. Sydenham 554. RBW 1124. Pleasing iridescent cabinet tone. Good Extremely Fine.

Lot # 169 - L. Julius L.f. Caesar. Denarius. Rome. 103 BC (Silver, 16.3 mm, 3.87 g). CAESAR, Helmeted head of Mars left; control letter above. Rev. L IVLI L F, Venus in biga of Cupids left, holding sceptre and reins; in lower left field, lyre; control letter above. Crawford 320/1. Babelon (Julia) 4. Sydenham 593. Nice cabinet iridescent tone. Minor flan defects on obverse. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 170 - L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. Quinarius. Rome. 90 BC (Silver, 14.78 mm, 1.99 g). Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, control mark. Rev. L PI - SO, Victory standing right, holding wreath and palm branch; in exergue, FRVGI . Crawford 340/2e (mark 47). Babelon (Calpurnia) 13. Sydenham 672b. Well and evenly toned. Minor weakness on obverse. About Extremely Fine.

Lot # 171 - C. Vibius C.f. Pansa. Denarius. Rome. 90 BC. (Silver, 20.18 mm, 3.73 g). PANSA, Head of Apollo right, control symbol below chin. Rev. Minerva driving quadriga prancing right, holding trophy, reins and spear; in exergue, C VIBIVS C F. Crawford 342/5b. Babelon (Vibia) 1. Sydenham 684. BMCRR Rome 2244. Toned. Well centered on a large flan. Very Fine.

Lot # 172 - Cn. Lentulus Clodianus. Denarius. Rome. 88 BC. (Silver, 18.41 mm, 3.37 g). Helmeted bust of Mars right, seen from behind, wearing balteus over right shoulder with parazonium and spear. Rev. Victory driving biga right, holding reins and wreath; in exergue, CN LENTVL. Crawford 345/1. Babelon (Cornelia) 50. Sydenham 702. BMCRR Rome 2440. Toned. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 173 - Mn. Fonteius C.f. Denarius. Rome. 85 BC (Silver, 20.48 mm, 3.87 g). MN FONTEI C F / APV monogram, Laureate head of Apollo Vejovis right; below, thunderbolt. Rev. Cupid riding goat right; above, pilei surmounted by stars; in exergue, filleted thyrsus; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1a. Babelon (Fonteia) 9. Sydenham 724. Old cabinet tone. Mint plier mark on obverse. About Extremely Fine.

Lot # 174 - Q. Antonius Balbus. Denarius Serratus. Rome. 83-82 BC. (Silver, 18.77 mm, 3.90 g). Laureate head of Jupiter right, S C behind. Rev. Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins, wreath and palm branch, control letter below horses; in exergue, Q ANTO BALB / PR. Crawford 364/1d. Babelon (Antonia) 1. Sydenham 742b. BMCRR Rome 2753. Toned. Well centered. About Extremely Fine.

Lot # 175 - C. Naevius Balbus. Denarius Serratus. Rome. 79 BC (Silver, 17.87 mm, 3.84 g). Diademed head of Venus right; behind, S C. Rev. Victory driving triga right, holding reins; above, control numeral; in exergue, C NAE BALB. Crawford 382/1b. Babelon (Naevia) 6. Sydenham 769b. Cabinet tone. Extremely Fine.

Lot # 176 - L. Papius. Denarius Serratus. Rome. 79 BC (Silver, 17.74 mm, 3.8 g). Head of Juno Sospita right; behind, control symbol (forepart of lion or wolf). Rev. Gryphon leaping right; below, control symbol (forepart of bull); in exergue, L PAPI. Crawford 384/1 (symbols 64). Babelon (Papia) 1. Sydenham 773. RBW -. Glossy fields. Reverse slightly off-centre. Virtually as struck.

Lot # 177 - Q. Pomponius Musa. Denarius. Rome. 56 BC (Silver, 17.05 mm, 3.81 g). Laureate head of Apollo right, scroll behind neck. Rev. Q POMPONI MVSA, Clio - Muse of History - standing left, holding open scroll from which is reading and resting elbow on draped column. Crawford 410/3. Babelon (Pomponia) 11. Sydenham 813. Lightly toned. Test punch and banker's mark on obverse. Very Fine.

Lot # 178 - Time of the First Triumvirate. Tessera Nummularia. Dated 24 February 56 BC (Bone, 51.37 x 9.64 mm). Inscription on all four sides: CHILO / MVRRI / SP(pectavit) A(nte) D(iem) VI K(alendas) MAR(tii) / CN COR(elio) L MAR(cio) (Consulibus). Translation: Inspection carried out by Chilo, slave of Murrus, on the sixth day before the Calends of March, in the year of the consulship of Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus and Lucius Marcius Philippus. Cf. G.F. Gamurrini, Di una tessera consolare, in "Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità", 1897, pp. 7-8. L'Année épigraphique, Année 1897 (1898), p. 20, n. 53. Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, vol. 11, 1901, p. 1222, n. 6728-2. A. Degrassi, Inscriptiones latinae liberae rei publicae, Firenze, 1957-1963, n. 1040. R. Herzog, Nummularius, in "Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft", band XVII.1 (1937), n. 53. P. Calabria, F. Di Jorio, Una tessera nummularia dal Palatino in Roma, in "Numismatica e Archeologia. Monete, stratigrafie e contesti. Dati a confronto", 2018, n. 50. Pierced at the top to be tied to a bag containing coins. Composed of two joined fragments. Very Rare, with around 150 known examples worldwide — each bearing a different inscription. From a British private collection, later passing into a Swiss collection in the early 2000s. It may correspond to the specimen once owned by lawyer Tito Cini of Montevarchi, reportedly discovered in Tuscany (Fiesole) in 1897. That piece later disappeared and was never recorded again — although it is presumed to have been intact. This is a "tessera nummularia", carved from bone, featuring a central perforation that allowed it to be tied directly to a bag of coins. Such objects were not intended for circulation but served as a guarantee of the verification of coins by professional money-changers or assayers (nummularii) in ancient Rome. They often certified the weight, purity, and authenticity of a batch of currency. Tesserae like this represent a rare glimpse into the control mechanisms of Roman financial practices. Their utilitarian nature and material suggest daily use in commercial settings.

Lot # 179 - M. Junius Brutus. Denarius. Rome. 54 BC (Silver, 18.38 mm, 3.61 g). BRVTVS, Bearded head of the Consul L. Junius Brutus right. Rev. AHALA, Bearded head of C. Servilius Ahala right. Crawford 433/2. Sydenham 907. Babelon (Junia) 30. Grey dark patina with minor deposits. Wonderful portraits. Good Extremely Fine.

Lot # 180 - Cn. Pompeius Magnus and Cn. Calpurnius Piso, Proquaestor. Denarius. Military mint moving with Pompey in Greece. Spring 48 BC (Silver, 17.03 mm, 3.76 g). CN PISO PRO Q, Bearded and diademed head of Numa Pompilius right; on diadem, NVMA. Rev. MAGN / PRO COS, Prow of galley right. Crawford 446/1. Babelon (Pompeia) 8 and (Calpurnia) 30. Sydenham 1032. BMCRR Spain 62. Sear Imperators 7. Nicely toned. The obverse struck slightly off center. Good Very Fine.

Lot # 181 - D. Junius Brutus Albinus Bruti f. Denarius. Rome. 48 BC (Silver, 18.39 mm, 4.00 g). PIETAS, Head of Pietas right. Rev. ALBINVS BRVTI F, Two hands clasping, holding winged caduceus. Crawford 450/2. Babelon (Junia) 25 and (Postumia) 10. Sydenham 942. Nice old cabinet tone with minor oxidation near edge. Extremely Fine.

Lot # 182 - A. Licinius Nerva. Denarius. Rome. 47 BC (Silver, 18.08 mm, 3.98 g). FIDES - NERVA, Laureate head of Fides right. Rev. III - VIR / A LICINIVS, Horseman galloping right, dragging naked warrior who holds shield and sword. Crawford 454/1. Babelon (Licinia) 24. Sydenham 954. RBW -. Pleasing iridescent cabinet tone. Obverse slightly off-centre with a reverse that looks like a painting. A full Good Extremely Fine.

Lot # 183 - L. Valerius Acisculus. Denarius. Rome. 45 BC (Silver, 20.21 mm, 3.55 g). ACISCVLVS, Head of Apollo right, hair tied with band; above, star and behind, chisel (Latin: acisculus); all within laurel wreath. Rev. Europa seated on bull walking right; in exergue, [L VALERIVS]. Crawford 474/1b. Babelon (Valeria) 16. Sydenham 998a. RBW 1659. Glossy fields. Areas of weakness on the outer edge and reverse slightly off-centre. Despite this, it is almost as struck. Scarce.

Lot # 184 - Time of the Caesar's Civil War. Identification tag. Circa mid-1st century BC (Bone, 56.87 x 25.84 mm). Inscription on one side: HOSTILIVS / SASERNA. Cf. Crawford, RRC, 448 Series. Excellent state of preservation and fine paleography for the period. Four small nail holes at the corners indicate it was meant to be affixed. The gens Hostilia was an ancient patrician family, already present in the time of Romulus and most likely among the original hundred gentes mentioned by the historian Livy. The Saserna branch is known for its political and military support of Julius Caesar. Notable members include Gaius, Publius, and most famously Lucius, who, according to some sources, died at the Battle of Pharsalus. Lucius Saserna struck coin issues during the Civil War between Caesar and Pompey, all marked by pro-Caesarian propaganda exalting Caesar’s victorious Gallic campaigns.

Lot # 185 - C. Julius Caesar with P. Sepullius Macer. Denarius. Rome. February - March 44 BC (Silver, 17.58 mm, 3.85 g). CAESAR - DICT PERPETVO, Veiled and wreathed head of Caesar right. Rev. P SEPVLLIVS - MACER, Venus standing left, holding Victory crowning the moneyer’s name and scepter on which rests grounded shield. Crawford 480/13. Babelon (Julia) 50 and (Sepullia) 5. Sydenham 1074. Cohen 39. Sear Imperators 107d. Alfoldi Type IX, 88-90 (A47/R37). Nicely toned. About Extremely Fine. Rare.

Lot # 186 - Petillius Capitolinus. Denarius. Rome. 43 BC (Silver, 18.45 mm, 3.61 g). PETILLIVS - CAPITOLINVS, Eagle standing front on thunderbolt, wings spread and head right. Rev. S - F, Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus with figures on the roof and the architrave; between central four columns, garlands hanging. Crawford 487/2b. Babelon (Petillia) 3. Sydenham 1151. RBW 1706. Pleasing iridescent cabinet tone. Well-centered specimen. Minimal flattening on the eagle's chest and insignificant area of porosity on the reverse. However, almost as struck.

Lot # 187 - Marcus Antonius. Denarius. Mint moving with Antonius. Circa 32-31 BC (Silver, 17.16 mm, 3.60 g). ANT AVG / III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley right, with filleted scepter on prow. Rev. LEG - XII, Legionary eagle between two standards. Crawford 544/26. Babelon (Antonia) 119. Sydenham 1230. BMCRR East 204. Lightly toned. Minor porosity. Extremely Fine.

Lot # 188 - C. Julius Caesar Octavianus. Denarius. Uncertain Italian mint: Brundisium or Rome. Autumn 30 - summer 29 BC (Silver, 20.08 mm, 3.97 g). Laureate head right. Rev. IMP - CAESAR, Rostral column, ornamented at sides with six prows of ships and in front with two anchors, surmounted by statue of Octavian, nude except for cloak, standing facing, holding spear and parazonium. RIC I 271 (Augustus). Cohen 124 (same). Sear Imperators 423. Cabinet tone. Minor marks and graffiti. Good Very Fine.