E-SALE 84
Date: 2021-06-16 00:00:00
Lots: 1374
Total starting: £ 0.00
Total realized: £ 322,329.00 (+0.00%)
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Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1345
C. Considius Paetus AR Denarius. Rome, 46 BC. Helmeted bust of Minerva to right, wearing aegis / Victory driving quadriga to right, holding reins, palm and wreath; C•CONSID[I] in exergue. Crawford 465/5; BMCRR Rome 4091; RSC Considia 5. 3.54g, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1346
P. Clodius M. f. Turrinus AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right; lyre behind / Diana standing facing, head to right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand; P•CLODIVS before, •M•F behind. Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290; RSC Claudia 15. 3.94g, 17mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine; pleasant toning.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Good Very Fine; pleasant toning.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1347
P. Clodius M. f. Turrinus AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right; lyre behind / Diana standing facing, head to right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand; P•CLODIVS downwards before, M•F• downwards behind. Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290; RSC Claudia 15. 4.13g, 24mm, 8h.
Very Fine; well-centred and exhibiting pleasant old cabinet toning.
From a private European collection.
Very Fine; well-centred and exhibiting pleasant old cabinet toning.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1348
C. Clodius C. f. Vestalis AR Denarius. Rome, 41 BC. Head of Flora to right, flower behind; C•CLODIVS before, C•F• behind / Female figure seated to left, holding culullus; VESTALIS behind. Crawford 512/2; BMCRR Rome 4196; RSC Claudia 13. 3.83g, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine; pleasant toning.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Good Very Fine; pleasant toning.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1349
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Elephant advancing to right, trampling on serpent; CAESAR in exergue / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis (surmounted by wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; BMCRR Gaul 27-30; RSC 49. 3.80g, 17mm, 1h
NGC graded AU 4/5 - 3/5, bankers mark (#4241664-002).
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 37, 24 June 2017, lot 332.
NGC graded AU 4/5 - 3/5, bankers mark (#4241664-002).
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 37, 24 June 2017, lot 332.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1350
Cnaeus Pompey Junior AR Denarius. M. Poblicius, legate pro praetore. Corduba (Cordoba) mint, summer 46 - spring 45 BC. Helmeted head of Roma to right; M•POBLICI•LEG PRO•PR around / Female figure standing to right, with shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and with right hand giving palm-branch to soldier, standing to left on prow of ship; CN•MAGNVS•IMP upwards to right. Crawford 469/1a; CRI 48; BMCRR Spain 72; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great). 3.44g, 18mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine; pleasant old cabinet toning with blue iridescence around obv. devices.
Privately purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica.
Good Very Fine; pleasant old cabinet toning with blue iridescence around obv. devices.
Privately purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1351
Gnaeus Pompey Junior AR Denarius. Corduba (Cordoba) mint, Summer 46-Spring 45 BC. M. Minatius Sabinus, proquaestor. Bare head of Pompey the Great to right, IMP behind, CN•MAGNVS before / Spanish city-goddess, holding caduceus in left hand, advancing to right and clasping hands with Pompeian soldier in military outfit standing slightly to left, behind whom another city-goddess holding trophy over left shoulder advancing to left; PR•Q to right, M•MINAT SABIN in two lines in exergue. Crawford 470/1c; CRI 50; RSC 11 (Pompey the Great). 2.92g, 18mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Very Rare.
From a private European collection.
The eldest son of Pompey Magnus, Gnaeus Pompeius (also commonly referred to as Pompey Junior) and his brother Sextus grew up in the long shadow of their father's fame as the greatest general of his age. The elder Pompey had seemed to hold the whole Roman world in the palm of his hand, yet in the struggle for mastery of the Republic against his former friend and ally Caesar, Pompey was forced to abandon Italy with his family, and was utterly undone at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC. Defeated, Pompey and his family took flight to Egypt where the general believed they would be safe, since the boy king Ptolemy XIII was indebted to the friendship and the help Pompey had given to his father. Upon their arrival in Egypt however, Pompey was treacherously murdered by a former comrade on the orders of the Egyptian king, who had been advised that this would forestall further civil war, and ingratiate him with Caesar. Stabbed to death by sword and daggers, his head severed and his unclothed body thrown into the sea, Pompey died the day after his sixtieth birthday. Horrified, his family put back out to sea.
Gnaeus and Sextus joined the remainder of the resistance to Caesar in Africa, and after the defeat at Thapsus the brothers escaped to the Balearic islands, whence they crossed over to the Spanish mainland with Titus Labienus, a former lieutenant of Caesar. Struck at Corduba, which became the Pompeian military headquarters, this coin is laden with symbolism. The reverse is as imaginative and unusual as any reverse in the Republican series, and propagandises the welcome received by the brothers in Spain, which readily provided them with the means with which to continue the fight against Caesar. The obverse bears the first securely datable portrait of their dead father Pompey Magnus, whose success in bringing the Sertorian War to a close in 71 BC would still have been remembered in Spain. The legend names 'Gnaeus Magnus Imperator, son', a pious statement that the authority behind the striking of this coinage is that of the wronged and murdered Pompey Magnus, on whose behalf the resistance to Caesar was taken up by his son.
This coin must have been struck only shortly before the Pompeian and Caesarian armies met on 17 March 45 BC; the rarity of the issue argues for a limited production run. At the Battle of Munda, some 70,000 troops commanded by Cnaeus, Sextus, and Titus Labienus met Caesar's battle-hardened veteran force of 40,000. The result of the contest was a decisive victory for Caesar; Labienus was killed along with around 30,000 Pompeian troops, and the brothers Gnaeus and Sextus were once again forced to flee. Gnaeus was quickly captured and executed, but Sextus would survive his brother in Sicily for over a decade.
Good Fine. Very Rare.
From a private European collection.
The eldest son of Pompey Magnus, Gnaeus Pompeius (also commonly referred to as Pompey Junior) and his brother Sextus grew up in the long shadow of their father's fame as the greatest general of his age. The elder Pompey had seemed to hold the whole Roman world in the palm of his hand, yet in the struggle for mastery of the Republic against his former friend and ally Caesar, Pompey was forced to abandon Italy with his family, and was utterly undone at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC. Defeated, Pompey and his family took flight to Egypt where the general believed they would be safe, since the boy king Ptolemy XIII was indebted to the friendship and the help Pompey had given to his father. Upon their arrival in Egypt however, Pompey was treacherously murdered by a former comrade on the orders of the Egyptian king, who had been advised that this would forestall further civil war, and ingratiate him with Caesar. Stabbed to death by sword and daggers, his head severed and his unclothed body thrown into the sea, Pompey died the day after his sixtieth birthday. Horrified, his family put back out to sea.
Gnaeus and Sextus joined the remainder of the resistance to Caesar in Africa, and after the defeat at Thapsus the brothers escaped to the Balearic islands, whence they crossed over to the Spanish mainland with Titus Labienus, a former lieutenant of Caesar. Struck at Corduba, which became the Pompeian military headquarters, this coin is laden with symbolism. The reverse is as imaginative and unusual as any reverse in the Republican series, and propagandises the welcome received by the brothers in Spain, which readily provided them with the means with which to continue the fight against Caesar. The obverse bears the first securely datable portrait of their dead father Pompey Magnus, whose success in bringing the Sertorian War to a close in 71 BC would still have been remembered in Spain. The legend names 'Gnaeus Magnus Imperator, son', a pious statement that the authority behind the striking of this coinage is that of the wronged and murdered Pompey Magnus, on whose behalf the resistance to Caesar was taken up by his son.
This coin must have been struck only shortly before the Pompeian and Caesarian armies met on 17 March 45 BC; the rarity of the issue argues for a limited production run. At the Battle of Munda, some 70,000 troops commanded by Cnaeus, Sextus, and Titus Labienus met Caesar's battle-hardened veteran force of 40,000. The result of the contest was a decisive victory for Caesar; Labienus was killed along with around 30,000 Pompeian troops, and the brothers Gnaeus and Sextus were once again forced to flee. Gnaeus was quickly captured and executed, but Sextus would survive his brother in Sicily for over a decade.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1352
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain, 46-45 BC. Head of Venus to right, wearing stephane; Cupid behind shoulder / Trophy of Gallic arms between two seated captives: female seated to left resting head in right hand, and bearded male seated to right with hands tied behind back, looking to left; CAESAR in exergue. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; BMCRR Spain 86; RSC 13. 3.63g, 18mm, 7h.
NGC graded XF 4/5 - 2/5 (#4241555-003).
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 36, 27 May 2017, lot 491.
NGC graded XF 4/5 - 2/5 (#4241555-003).
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 36, 27 May 2017, lot 491.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1353
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain, 46-45 BC. Draped bust of Venus to left, wearing stephane; small Cupid at point of bust; lituus to left, sceptre to right / Trophy of Gallic arms, holding a shield and carnyx in each hand; on left, kneeling bearded male captive left, looking right; on right, seated female captive right, resting head in hand; CAESAR in exergue. Crawford 468/2; CRI 59; RSC 14. 3.85g, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine; beautiful cabinet toning.
From a private German collection.
Caesar's conquest of Gaul, to which the reverse of this coin alludes, with its captured Gallic spoils (the typical shield, the Gallic 'carnyx' or war horn, and axe) and obviously Gallic captives, was the springboard from which he was to take control of the Republic and become its Dictator. It allowed him to grow his power base through both fame as the conqueror of so vast a region and of so many peoples, and through strength as the commander of an army that grew ever more experienced and fiercely loyal; his allocation of the provinces of Gaul also granted him a magistrate's immunity from the prosecution his enemies intended to conduct upon his return to Rome, which would undoubtedly have stunted his career. It was from his province of Cisalpine Gaul that he invaded Italy across the Rubicon, and he did so with the Legio XIII Gemina, who had fought for him in the major battles of his conquest of Gaul.
The importance of this conquest of Gaul to Caesar's career, and his awareness of this importance, is demonstrated by this coin. It was minted some time after he had left Gaul behind, by the mint which moved with his army as it fought the Optimates around the Mediterranean and beyond - this coin in particular being minted for the Spanish campaign against Pompey's sons in late 46-early 45 BC - yet it harks back to these Gallic victories, reminding those he paid with these coins of his past as a Roman hero - a conqueror not of his own people, but of his people's enemies. Furthermore, as Sear points out, the theme of Caesar's victories in Gaul was undoubtedly "intended to revive memories of 'the good old days' in the hearts of his seasoned veterans who were now being called upon to face the Pompeian threat for the third time in only two and a half years" and whose morale may thus have been dangerously flagging.
Good Very Fine; beautiful cabinet toning.
From a private German collection.
Caesar's conquest of Gaul, to which the reverse of this coin alludes, with its captured Gallic spoils (the typical shield, the Gallic 'carnyx' or war horn, and axe) and obviously Gallic captives, was the springboard from which he was to take control of the Republic and become its Dictator. It allowed him to grow his power base through both fame as the conqueror of so vast a region and of so many peoples, and through strength as the commander of an army that grew ever more experienced and fiercely loyal; his allocation of the provinces of Gaul also granted him a magistrate's immunity from the prosecution his enemies intended to conduct upon his return to Rome, which would undoubtedly have stunted his career. It was from his province of Cisalpine Gaul that he invaded Italy across the Rubicon, and he did so with the Legio XIII Gemina, who had fought for him in the major battles of his conquest of Gaul.
The importance of this conquest of Gaul to Caesar's career, and his awareness of this importance, is demonstrated by this coin. It was minted some time after he had left Gaul behind, by the mint which moved with his army as it fought the Optimates around the Mediterranean and beyond - this coin in particular being minted for the Spanish campaign against Pompey's sons in late 46-early 45 BC - yet it harks back to these Gallic victories, reminding those he paid with these coins of his past as a Roman hero - a conqueror not of his own people, but of his people's enemies. Furthermore, as Sear points out, the theme of Caesar's victories in Gaul was undoubtedly "intended to revive memories of 'the good old days' in the hearts of his seasoned veterans who were now being called upon to face the Pompeian threat for the third time in only two and a half years" and whose morale may thus have been dangerously flagging.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1354
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony (Ephesus?), 41 BC. M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Antony to right; [M]•ANT•IMP•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•M•BA[RBAT•Q•P] around / Bare head of Octavian to right, with slight beard; [CA]ESA[R•IMP]•PONT•III•VIR•R•P•C• around. Crawford 517/2; RBW 1798; CRI 243; BMCRR East 103; RSC 8a. 3.25g, 19mm, 12h.
Good Fine; edge broken.
From a private UK collection.
Good Fine; edge broken.
From a private UK collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1355
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Quinarius. Military mint moving with Octavian in Gaul, late 39 BC. III•VIR• R•P•C, diademed and veiled head of Concordia to right / M•ANTON C•CAESAR, clasped hands holding caduceus. Crawford 529/4b; CRI 304; King 81. 1.20g, 12mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From a private German collection.
Very Fine.
From a private German collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1356
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Quinarius. Military mint moving with Octavian in Gaul, late 39 BC. [I]II•VIR• R•P•C, diademed and veiled head of Concordia to right / M•ANTON C•CAESAR, clasped hands holding caduceus. Crawford 529/4b; CRI 304; King 81. 1.58g, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Very Fine.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1357
Octavian AR Denarius. Southern or central Italian mint, 37 BC. IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•III•VIR•ITER•R•P•C, bare head to right / COS•ITER•ET•TER•DESIG, simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus. Crawford 538/1; CRI 312; BMCRR Gaul 116; RSC 91 (Augustus). 3.87g, 20mm, 8h.
Very Fine; some surface scratches.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Very Fine; some surface scratches.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1358
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Uncertain mint in Sicily (Catania?), 42-40 BC. MAG•PIVS•IMP•ITER, bare head of Pompey Magnus to right, capis behind, [lituus] before / Neptune standing to left, holding aplustre and resting foot on prow, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus advancing in opposite directions and carrying their parents on their shoulders; [PRAEF] (ligate) above, [CL]AS•ET•ORAE [MARI]T•EX•S•C• (partially ligate) in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; BMCRR Sicily 7; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great). 3.91g, 17mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1359
Sextus Pompey Æ As. Sicilian mint, circa 42-38 BC. Laureate head of Janus with the features of Cn. Pompeius Magnus, MAGN (ligate) above / Prow of galley to right, PIVS above, IMP below. Crawford 479/1; CRI 336; Sydenham 1044; RPC I 671. 24.17g, 31mm, 11h.
Very Fine; scratches to obv.
From a private German collection.
Very Fine; scratches to obv.
From a private German collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1360
Sextus Pompey Æ As. Sicilian mint, circa 42-38 BC. Laureate head of Janus with the features of Cn. Pompeius Magnus, MAGN (ligate) above / Prow of galley to right, PIVS above, IMP below. Crawford 479/1; CRI 336; Sydenham 1044; RPC I 671. 15.64g, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine; some corrosion, scratches to obv.
From a private German collection.
Near Very Fine; some corrosion, scratches to obv.
From a private German collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1361
Marc Antony AR Denarius. Athens, summer 32 BC. Bare head of Marc Antony to right, small [P] (engraver's signature) in hair behind ear; ANTON•AVG•IMP•III•COS•DE[S•III•III•V•R•P•C] around/ ANT[ON]IVS AVG•IMP•III in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; BMCRR East 177; RSC 2. 3.52g, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine; banker's marks to obverse.
From a private German collection.
Near Very Fine; banker's marks to obverse.
From a private German collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1362
Withdrawn
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1363
Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG [III•VIR•R•P•C], praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG X[…] across fields. Crawford 544/24-38; BMCRR East 202-217; RSC 38-65. 3.34g, 17mm, 9h.
Good Fine; scratch to rev.
Acquired from Timeline Auctions.
Good Fine; scratch to rev.
Acquired from Timeline Auctions.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1364
Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, 32-31 BC. [AN]T•AVG [III•]VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG IV across fields. Crawford 544/17; CRI 352; BMCRR East 195; RSC 30. 3.34g, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired from Timeline Auctions;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts, E-Auction 83, 6 June 2020, lot 832.
Very Fine.
Acquired from Timeline Auctions;
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts, E-Auction 83, 6 June 2020, lot 832.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 84 . 1365
Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Legionary aquila between two signa; LEG V across fields. Crawford 544/18; CRI 354; BMCRR East 196; RSC 32. 3.70g, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; banker's mark to obverse.
Purchased from Den of Antiquity International, 9 March 2016 (sale ticket included).
Good Very Fine; banker's mark to obverse.
Purchased from Den of Antiquity International, 9 March 2016 (sale ticket included).