Electronic Auction 345
Date: 2015-02-25 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 345 . 442
Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.09 g, 11h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Vejovis (or Apollo) right; thunderbolt below / Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat standing right; pilei of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1c; Sydenham 724a; Fonteia 10. Good VF, toned, area of roughness on obverse.From the LJH Collection. Ex Cederlind BBS 124 (27 March 2002), lot 102.
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Cn. Lentulus. 76-75 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.97 g, 5h). Spanish(?) mint. Diademed and draped bust of Genius Populi Romani right; scepter over shoulder / Scepter with wreath, globe, and rudder. Crawford 393/1b; Sydenham 752a; Cornelia 55. Good VF, lightly toned.
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C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. 64 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder / Calydonian Boar standing right, pierced by spear and harried by hound below. Crawford 407/2; Sydenham 903; Hosidia 1. Good VF, toned, small scrape and edge cut on the obverse.Ex CNG Inventory 715195.
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L. Scribonius Libo. 62 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.91 g, 7h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Bonus Eventus right / Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian wellhead), decorated with garland and two lyres; hammer at base. Crawford 416/1a; Sydenham 928; Scribonia 8a. Good VF, cleaned and now retoning.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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L. Cassius Longinus. 60 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 7h). Rome mint. Veiled and draped bust of Vesta left; S before, cantharus behind / Voter standing left, dropping tablet inscribed V (Uti rogas) into cista to left. Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10. EF, peripheral iridescent toning.
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M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 3h). Rome mint. Winged bust of Vacuna right, wearing crested and laureate helmet; bow and quiver over shoulder, conucopia below chin / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head left. Crawford 409/1; Sydenham 809; Plaetoria 4. VF, toned, minor deposits.
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Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate, diademed, and draped bust of Venus right; scepter behind / Three military trophies; capis to left, lituus to right; FAVSTVS monogram in exergue. Crawford 426/3; Sydenham 884; Cornelia 63. VF, toned, two test cuts on the edge.
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A. Plautius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. Turreted head of Cybele right / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling right, holding reins and offering up olive branch; behind, camel standing right. Crawford 431/1; Sydenham 932; Plautia 13. Good VF, toned with some iridesence.From the Michael Joffre Collection. Ex Geoffrey Bell Auctions (27 September 2012), lot 146.
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Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 1h). Rome mint. Head of Libertas right / The consul L. Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, each carrying axe over shoulder, preceded by an accensus. Crawford 433/1; Sydenham 906; Junia 31. Good VF, toned, light scrape before Libertas' face.From Group SGF.
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Q. Sicinius. Early 49 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.90 g, 9h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Fortuna Populi Romani right / Palm frond with fillet and winged caduceus in saltire; wreath above. Crawford 440/1; CRI 1; Sydenham 938; Sicinia 5. Good VF, toned.From the Patrick H. James Collection.
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Man. Acilius Glabrio. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.91 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Salus right; SALVTIS upward behind / Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding snake and leaning elbow on column. Crawford 442/1a; CRI 16; Sydenham 922; Acilia 8. Good VF, iridescently toned.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 4.16 g, 12h). Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus standing left, holding Victory and scepter. Crawford 480/8; CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23. VF, toned, some striking weakness.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a. VF, toned, light graffiti in the fields.From the LJH Collection, purchased from Herakles Numismatics, October 2004.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As/Dupondius (25mm, 9.95 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 10-7(?) BC. Laureate head right / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by nude male figures; to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another; countermark D P (=dupondius?). RIC I 230; Lyon 73. Fine, brown patina, some roughness.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.61 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck 25-20 BC. Bare head right / Six grain ears tied in a bundle. RIC I 481; Sutherland Group VIb; RPC I 2214; RSC 32b. Near VF, toned.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.50 g, 10h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding vertical scepter in right hand and olive branch in left, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. VF, lightly toned. The reverse shows signs of an undertype.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ As (28mm, 9.44 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 42-43. Bare head left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, S C across field, Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus in right hand, extending left arm. RIC I 113; von Kaenel Type 77; BMCRE I 204; BN 230. Near EF, dark brown surfaces, minor porosity.Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 651.
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Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.23 g). Balkan(?) mint. Draped bust right / Blank. Von Kaenel, "Britannicus, Agrippina Minor, and Nero in Thrakien," SNR 63 (1984), A5, pl. 24, 29 (same obv. die; also with blank rev.); cf. RIC I 103 (Claudius); cf. BMCRE p. 195 note; cf. Classical Numismatic Group E-274, lot 343 and E-280, lot 130 (same obv. die?; also with blank rev.). Fine, green patina, surfaces a little rough.Ex R. D. Frederick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290, 7 November 2012), lot 350 .Apparently struck at a Balkan mint, to judge from finds in the territory of Moesia-Thrace. The note in RIC raises the possibilty that the Agrippina sestertii with the obverse legend AGRIPPINA AVG GERMANICI F CAESARIS AVG were made as presentation pieces for a military unit stationed in the region. BMCRE mentions at least one sestertius from this series with an "obliterated" reverse.
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 22.76 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Nero on horseback riding right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback riding right, holding vexillum. RIC I 437; WCN 425; Lyon 116. Fine, rough black and brown surfaces.From the LJH Collection, purchased from Herakles Numismatics, August 2004.
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 23.01 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 67. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Nero on horseback riding right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback riding right, holding vexillum. RIC I 582; WCN 469; Lyon 266. Near VF, dark green patina with patches of red, some areas of roughness.From the LJH Collection.
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (28mm, 11.84 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left / Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R. RIC I 313; WCN 287. VF, dark green to black patina with lighter highlights, old scrape across Nero's face.From the J. Herbert Collection.