Roman Republican Coins

Lot # 297 - MARK ANTONY & LUCIUS ANTONY. Denarius (41 BC). L. Cocceius Nerva, quaestor pro praetore. Military mint moving with Marc Antony. Obv: M ANT IMP AVG III VIR R P C M NERVA PRO Q P. Bare head of Mark Antony right.Rev: L ANTONIVS COS. Bare head of Lucius Antony right.Crawford 517/5a; CRI 246; RBW 1799. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.93 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 296 - MARK ANTONY. Denarius (41 BC). Military mint traveling with Antony in Asia Minor. Obv: ANT AVG IMP III V R P C. Bare head right.Rev: PIETAS COS. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; stork to left.Crawford 516/2; CRI 241; RBW 1795.Very rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.83 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 500

Lot # 295 - SEXTUS POMPEY. Denarius (37/6 BC). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Obv: MAG PIVS IMP ITER. Diademed head of Neptune right, with trident over shoulder.Rev: PRÆF CLAS ET ORÆ MARIT EX S C. Naval trophy set upon anchor.Crawford 511/2a-c. Condition: Very fine; cleaning marks.Weight: 2.83 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 294 - C. CASSIUS LONGINUS. Denarius (42 BC). Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, probably at Smyrna. P. Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Obv: C CASSI IMP / LEIBERTAS. Veiled, diademed and draped bust of Libertas right.Rev: LENTVLVS SPINT. Capis and lituus.Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; RBW 1764. Condition: Fair.Weight: 2.87 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 293 - C. VIBIUS VARUS. Denarius (42 BC). Rome. Obv: Head of Bacchus, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: C VIBIVS / VARVS. Panther springing left; to left, garlanded altar surmounted by mask and filleted thyrsus.Crawford 494/36; CRI 192; RBW 1739. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.67 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 292 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (44 BC). Rome. M. Mettius, moneyer. Possible lifetime issue. Obv: IMPER CAESAR. Laureate head right.Rev: M METTIVS. Venus standing left, with head lowered, holding victoriola and sceptre, and resting elbow upon round shield set upon globus; B to left.Crawford 480/17; CRI 101; RBW type as 1686. Condition: Fair.Weight: 3.60 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 291 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (44 BC). Rome. P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Lifetime issue. Obv: CAESAR IMP. Wreathed head right; star to left.Rev: P SEPVLLIVS MACER. Venus standing left, holding victoriola and sceptre set upon star.Crawford 480/5b; CRI 106a; RBW 1679. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.72 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 1000

Lot # 290 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (46-45 BC). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Obv: Diademed head of Venus right; Cupid to left.Rev: CAESAR. Trophy of Gallic arms; bound captive to left and right.Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; RBW 1639. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.85 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 289 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (46-45 BC). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Obv: Diademed head of Venus right; Cupid to left.Rev: CAESAR. Trophy of Gallic arms; bound captive to left and right.Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; RBW 1639.This denarius was struck in Spain towards the end of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey. In 46 BC, he had to return to Spain one last time, where his enemies had reorganized under the command of the two sons of Pompey and Titus Labienus. It was the bloodiest and most difficult campaign of the civil war and ended with the Battle of Munda in April 45, where Caesar faced and definitively defeated the Pompeians. His 18-year-old great-nephew, Octavian, also took part in this battle. He arrived in Spain after a long illness and proved himself so worthy that his uncle adopted him in his testament and made him his heir. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.00 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 250

Lot # 288 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (46 BC). Uncertain mint in North Africa, possibly Utica. Obv: DICT ITER COS TERT. Head of Ceres right, wearing grain wreath.Rev: AVGVR / PONT MAX. Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus and lituus; M to right.Crawford 467/1b; CRI 57; RBW 1638. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.55 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 287 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (48-47 BC). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Obv: Diademed head of Venus right.Rev: CAESAR. Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and carrying Anchises on his shoulder.Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; RBW 1600. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.40 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 286 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (49 BC). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Obv: CAESAR. Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent.Rev: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex.Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; RBW 1557. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.80 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 285 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (49 BC). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Obv: CAESAR. Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent.Rev: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex.Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; RBW 1557. Condition: Fair.Weight: 3.67 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 284 - JULIUS CAESAR. Denarius (49 BC). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Obv: CAESAR. Elephant advancing right, trampling upon horned serpent.Rev: Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex.Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; RBW 1557.With the beginning of the Civil Wars, this is the first coin issued in open defiance of the Senate, bearing the name of a private individual. There is no agreement on the place of issue, Crawford attributes it to an itinerant mint. According to D. Van Meter (The Hanbook of Roman Imperial Coins) the coin, was minted in 49-48 to finance the invasion of Italy, the allegory would refer to the salvation of the Republic (the snake/dragon), crushed by Metellus Scipio (whose gens had an elephant depicted on their coins). It is generally believed that it is a dragon that is trampled upon; the African elephant would not only allude to the victory against Ariovistus in 58 BC (the dragon was on the banner of the Germans) but also to the name of Caesar, who discovered the existence of a homograph word for elephant in the Mauri' language in Mauretania. Religious emblems here depicted are symbols of priestly offices: the jug and the lituus representing the functions associated with the Pontefices and the Augures. Both ensure the legitimacy of all political action, ensuring the salvation of the Roman state through respect for the divine will. Caesar himself holds most of the religious offices and uses them for propaganda purposes in a new type of coin that emphasises his supreme authority. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.94 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 500

Lot # 283 - Q. SERVILIUS CAEPIO (M. JUNIUS) BRUTUS. Denarius (54 BC). Rome. Obv: BRVTVS. Bare head of L. Junius Brutus right.Rev: AHALA. Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right.Crawford 433/2; RBW 1543. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.65 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 282 - Q. SERVILIUS CAEPIO (M. JUNIUS) BRUTUS. Denarius (54 BC). Rome. Obv: LIBERTAS. Head of Libertas right.Rev: BRVTVS. The consul L. Junius Brutus advancing left between two lictors, carrying fasces over shoulder; accensus to left.Crawford 433/1; RBW 1542. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.67 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 281 - L. CASSIUS LONGINUS. Denarius (63 BC). Rome. Obv: Veiled and draped bust of Vesta left; control-letter L to left, calix to right.Rev: LONGIN III V. Voter standing left, dropping tablet inscribed V (uti rogas) into cista to left.Crawford 413/1; RBW type as 1493. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.90 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 280 - L. ROSCIUS FABATUS. Serrate Denarius (59 BC). Rome. Obv: L ROSCI. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress; sickle to left.Rev: FABATI. Female standing right, feeding coiled serpent to right; sheaf of grain to left.Crawford 412/1 (symbols 162); RBW type as 1491-2. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.90 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 200

Lot # 279 - Q. FUFIUS CALENUS and MUCIUS CORDUS. Serrate Denarius (68 BC). Rome. Obv: HO - VIRT / KALENI. Jugate heads of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, helmeted, right.Rev: ITA - RO / CORDI. Italia standing right, holding cornucopia and clasping hands with Roma standing left, with foot upon globus and holding sceptre; winged caduceus to left.Crawford 403/1; RBW 1445. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.91 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 278 - MN. AQUILIUS MN.F. MN.N. Serrate Denarius (65 BC). Rome. Obv: VIRTVS III VIR. Helmeted and draped bust of Virtus right.Rev: MN F MN N / MN AQVIL / SICIL. Mn. Aquillius standing left, head right, raising Sicilia kneeling left.Crawford 401/1; RBW 1443. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.83 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 277 - TI. CLAUDIUS NERO. Serrate Denarius (79 BC). Rome. Obv: S C. Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder.Rev: TI CLAVD TI F / AP N. Victory driving biga right, holding palm frond, wreath and reins; CXXXV below.Crawford 383/1; RBW type as 1411. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.91 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 276 - Q. ANTONIUS BALBUS. Serrate Denarius (83-82 BC). Rome. Obv: S•C. Laureate head of Jupiter right.Rev: Q ANTO BALB / PR. Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins, wreath and palm frond; H below horses.Crawford 364/1d; RBW type as 1374. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.80 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 275 - C. MAMILIUS LIMETANUS. Serrate Denarius (82 BC). Rome. Obv: Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing petasus; to left, control letter above caduceus.Rev: C MAMIL / LIMETAN. Ulysses advancing right, holding staff and extending hand to his dog Argus.Crawford 362/1; RBW type as 1370. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.60 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 274 - P. FURIUS CRASSIPES. Denarius (84 BC). Rome. Obv: AED CVR. Turreted head of Cybele right; foot downwards to left.Rev: CRASSIPES. Curule chair inscribed P FOVRIVS.Crawford 356/1c; RBW -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.39 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 273 - C. VIBIUS C.F. PANSA. Denarius (90 BC). Rome. Obv: PANSA. Laureate head of Apollo right; control-mark to right.Rev: C VIBIVS C F. Minerva, holding trophy, reins and spear, driving quadriga right.Crawford 342/5b; RBW type as 1287. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.93 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 272 - D. SILANUS L.F. Denarius (91 BC). Rome. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right; B to left.Rev: D SILANVS L F / ROMA. Victory driving galloping biga right; control-mark above.Crawford 337/3; RBW type as 1233. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.47 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 271 - D. SILANUS L.F. Denarius (91 BC). Rome. Obv: Mask of Silenus right; plow below; all within ornamented torque.Rev: D SILANVS L F. Victory, holding whip, palm frond and reins, driving galloping biga right; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) below.Crawford 337/1a; RBW 1230. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.00 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 270 - C. ALLIUS BALA. Denarius (92 BC). Rome. Obv: BALA. Diademed female head (Diana?) right; F to lower right.Rev: C ALLI. Diana, holding spear, reins and torch, driving biga of stags right; below, griffin right; all within wreath.Crawford 336/1c; RBW type as 1228. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 4.82 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 269 - MN. FONTEIUS. Denarius (108-107 BC). Rome. Obv: Jugate, laureate heads of the Dioscuri right; mark of value to lower right.Rev: MN FONTEI. Galley right with gubernator at stern; I below, two pellets to right.Crawford 307/1c; RBW-. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.75 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 268 - L. FLAMINIUS CHILO. Denarius (109-108 BC). Rome. Obv: ROMA. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to lower right.Rev: L FLAMINI / CILO. Victory driving biga right, holding reins and wreath.Crawford 302/1; RBW 1144. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.90 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 267 - C. CLAUDIUS PULCHER. Denarius (110-109 BC). Rome. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right.Rev: C PVLCHER. Victory driving biga right, holding reins.Crawford 300/1. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.91 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 266 - L. ATILIUS NOMENTANUS. Denarius (141 BC). Rome. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right; XVI behind.Rev: L ATILI / NOM. Victory, holding reins and whip, driving galloping biga right.Crawford 225/1; RBW 950.Very rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.88 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 500

Lot # 265 - ANONYMOUS. Denarius (211-208 BC). Rome. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left.Rev: ROMA. The Dioscuri on horses rearing right, each holding spear; two stars above.Crawford 44/5; RBW 167-8. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.66 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50

Lot # 264 - ANONYMOUS. Aes Formatum (Circa 8th-3rd centuries BC). Bar type. Obv: Flat rectangular surface.Rev: Flat rectangular surface.. Condition: See picture.Weight: 164.85 g. Diameter: 47 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 263 - ANONYMOUS. Aes Formatum (Circa 8th-3rd centuries BC). Bar type. Obv: Flat rectangular surface.Rev: Flat rectangular surface.. Condition: See picture.Weight: 76.75 g. Diameter: 51 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 262 - ANONYMOUS. Aes Formatum (Circa 8th-3rd centuries BC). Obv: Flat surface.Rev: Flat surface.ICC p. 84. Condition: See picture.Weight: 55.33 g. Diameter: 57 mm.Estimate: € 100

Lot # 293 - Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius. AE As, Sycilian mint, c. 42-38 BC. D/ Laureate head of Janus, with the features resembling Sextus Pompeius; above, [MAGN]. R/ Prow of galley right; above, PIVS; in exergue, IMP. Cr. 479/1. AE. 22.58 g. 32.5 mm. Leather tone. Clear traces of overstriking. About VF.

Lot # 292 - Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius. AE As, Tarraconensis, ca. 46-45 BC. D/ Laureate head of Janus; above, I (mark of value). R/ Prow right; above, CN MAG; before, I; below, IMP. AE. 19.92 g. 32.5 mm. About VF.

Lot # 291 - Greek Asia. Marc Antony, Octavian and Lepidus (43-33 BC). Ae, Ephesus mint, Ephesus. Glaukon (grammateus and high priest) and Asklepiades, magistrates. D/ Jugate heads of the Triumvirs (Marc Antony, Octavian and Lepidus) right. R/ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ ΓΡΑΜ ΓΛΑΥΚΩΝ ΕΦΕ ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΑΔΗΣ. Facing statue of Artemis Ephesia, with supports. RPC I 2570; SNG Cop. 358; BMC 192. AE. 4.29 g. 18 mm. RR. Very rare and appealing example. Dark green tone. Good VF/VF.

Lot # 290 - C. Considius Paetus. AR Denarius, 46 BC. D/ Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, A. Border of dots. R/ Curule chair, garlanded, on which lies wreath; above, C·CONSIDI; in exergue, PAETI. RRSC D256.2a; Cr. 465/2a; B. (Considia) 2. AR. 3.58 g. 18 mm. R. Lightly toned with iridescent hues. Areas of flat strike, otherwise. good VF.

Lot # 289 - T. Carisius. AR Denarius, 46 BC. D/ Draped bust of Victory right; behind, S·C. R/ Victory in quadriga right, holding reins and wreath; in exergue, T·[CARISI]. RRSC D255.5; Cr. 464/5; B. (Carisia) 3. AR. 3.56 g. 20 mm. Lightly toned. Areas of flat strike. VF/Good VF.

Lot # 288 - T. Carisius. AR Denarius, 46 BC. D/ Draped bust of Victory right; behind, S·C. R/ Victory in biga right, holding reins and wreath; in exergue, T·CARISI. RRSC D 255.4; Cr. 464/4. AR. 3.87 g. 19 mm. R. Brilliant, sound metal. Areas of weak strike, otherwise. good VF.

Lot # 287 - Mn. Cordius Rufus. AR Denarius, 46 BC. D/ RVFVS·III·VIR. Jugate heads of the Dioscuri right, wearing pilei decorated with fillet and surmounted by star. R/ Venus Verticordia standing left, holding scales and sceptre, with Cupid perched on shoulder; behind, MN·CORDIVS (MN ligate). RRSC D254.1b; Cr. 463/1b; B. (Cordia) 1. AR. 4.36 g. 18 mm. Minor marks. Excessively heavy example. About VF/VF.

Lot # 286 - L. Plautius Plancus. AR Denarius, 47 BC. D/ Head of Medusa facing without snakes; below, L·PLAVTIVS. R/ Victory facing, holding palm-branch and leading four horses; below, PLANCVS. RRSC D245c; Cr. 453/1c; B. (Plautia) 14. AR. 3.82 g. 19 mm. Rough surfaces and metal flaws, otherwise. VF.

Lot # 285 - Albinus Bruti f. AR Denarius, 48 BC. D/ A·POST[VMIVS·COS]. Head of A. Postumius right. R/ Wreath of corn-ears, within which, ALBINVS/ BRVTI·F. RRSC D242.3a; Cr. 450/3a; B. (Postumia) 13. AR. 3.84 g. 17.5 mm. RR. Lightly toned with golden hues. Slightly rough surfaces. Minor scratches and marks, otherwise. VF/Good VF.

Lot # 284 - L. Hostilius Saserna. AR Denarius, 48 BC. D/ Female head right, with long and dishevelled hair; behind, carnyx. R/ Artemis facing, holding spear and placing right hand on head of prancing stag; on right, L·HOSTILIVS; on left, SASERNA. RRSC D240.3; Cr. 448/3; B. (Hostilia) 4. AR. 3.46 g. 18.5 mm. Lovely cabinet tone. Graffito and banker's mark on obverse. VF.

Lot # 283 - L. Hostilius Saserna. AR Denarius, 48 BC. D/ Female head right, with long and dishevelled hair; behind, carnyx. R/ Artemis facing, holding spear and placing right hand on head of prancing stag; on right, L·HOSTILIVS; on left, SASERNA. RRSC D240.3; Cr. 448/3; B. (Hostilia) 4. AR. 3.61 g. 18.5 mm. Lightly toned. Choice example. About EF/Good VF.

Lot # 282 - Caius Julius Caesar. AR Denarius, mint moving with Caesar (Gallia Narbonensis?), 49-48 BC. D/ Crude style elephant advancing right, Π shaped forelegs, trampling on horned snake; in exergue, CAESAR. R/ Pontifical emblems: culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex. RRSC D235b; Cr. 443/1; B. (Julia) 9. AR. 3.74 g. 18.5 mm. Lightly toned. Some peripheral weak areas. Good VF/VF.

Lot # 281 - Mn. Acilius Glabrio. AR Denarius, 49 BC. D/ Laureate head of Salus right; behind, SALVTIS downwards. R/ Valetudo standing left, resting left arm on column and holding snake; on right, MN·ACILIVS (MN ligate); on left, III·VIR·VALETV. RRSC D234b; Cr. 442/1b; B. (Acilia) 8. AR. 3.86 g. 18 mm. R. Slightly off centre, otherwise. good VF.

Lot # 280 - Mn. Acilius Glabrio. AR Denarius, 49 BC. D/ Laureate head of Salus right; behind, SALVTIS upwards. R/ Valetudo standing left, resting left arm on column and holding snake; on right, MN·ACILIVS (MN ligate); on left, III·VIR·VALETV. RRSC D234a; Cr. 442/1a; B. (Acilia) 8. AR. 3.65 g. 21 mm. Lightly toned. Banker's mark on obverse. VF.