AUCTION V
Date: 2013-03-23 00:00:00
Lots: 324
Total starting: £ 666,480.00
Total realized: £ 761,965.00 (+14.33%)
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Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 604
Pompey Magnus AR Denarius.
Pompey Magnus AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Pompey, 49 BC. Diademed terminal bust of Jupiter right, VARRO PRO Q / Sceptre between dolphin and eagle, MAGN PRO COS in two lines in exergue. Sydenham 1033; Crawford 447/1a; Sear 8. 3.83g, 19mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned. Rare.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 605
Pompey Magnus and M. Poblicius AR Denarius.
Pompey Magnus and M. Poblicius AR Denarius. Spanish mint, 46-45 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; M POBLICI LEG PRO PR around / Hispania standing right, with shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and presenting long palm branch to soldier standing left on prow of ship; CN MAGNVS IMP around. Pompeia 9 and Poblicia 10; Sydenham 1035; Sear 48; Crawford 469/1c. 3.95g, 21mm, 6h. Extremely Fine, and lightly toned. Well centred and struck on a broad flan. Ex Lanz 148, 4 January 2010, lot 69.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 606
Pompey Magnus and M. Poblicius AR Denarius.
Pompey Magnus and M. Poblicius AR Denarius. Spanish mint, 46-45 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; M POBLICI LEG PRO PR around / Hispania standing right, with shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and presenting long palm branch to soldier standing left on prow of ship; CN MAGNVS IMP around. Pompeia 9 and Poblicia 10; Sydenham 1035; Sear 48; Crawford 469/1c. 3.72g, 22mm, 7h. Good Extremely Fine. Obverse of uncommonly fine style; attractively toned.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 607
Q. Metellus Pius Scipio AR Denarius.
Q. Metellus Pius Scipio AR Denarius. African mint, 47-46 BC. Laureate head of Jupiter right, beard and hair in ringlets / Elephant walking right, SCIPIO above, IMP in exergue. Crawford 459/1; Caecilia 47. 4.12g, 17mm, 4h. Good Extremely Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 608
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius.
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Massilia, 44-43 BC. Bare head of Pompey Magnus right, NEPTVNI behind, trident before, dolphin swimming to right below / Galley with billowing sail and bank of rowers moving to right, star in left field, Q NASIDIVS below. Sear 235; Crawford 483/2; Sydenham 1350; RSC 20. 3.68g, 20mm, 3h. Extremely Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 609
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius.
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Sicily, 42 BC. Diademed and bearded head of Neptune right; trident over left shoulder; MAG PIVS IMP ITER around / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and aplustre in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base; PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C around. Crawford 511/2a; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347; Sear 333. 3.60g, 18mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Rare.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 610
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius.
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Uncertain mint in Sicily, (Catania?), 37-36 BC. MAG PIVS IMP ITER, bare head of Pompey Magnus right; capis behind, lituus before / Neptune standing left, holding aplustre in right hand, resting right foot on prow, between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, carrying their parents on their shoulders, PRAEF above, CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; Sydenham 1344; Sear 334; RRC 511/3a; BMCRR Sicily 7; Pompeia 27; Catalli 2001, 824. 3.53g, 19mm, 3h. Extremely Fine, with a lovely old cabinet tone and a well centred reverse. Rare. The presence of Neptune in several issues of Sextus Pompey alludes to his command of the seas, and the depiction of the Sicilian legend of the brothers Amphinomus and Anapias indicates the probable location of the mint. These two brothers are said to have carried their parents upon their shoulders in order to escape the destruction of an eruption of Mount Etna. This story of loyalty to one’s parents complements the portrait of Sextus’ father on the obverse type.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 611
Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Elephant walking right, trampling on serpent, CAESAR in exergue / Simpulum, aspergillum, axe (surmounted by wolf’s head), and apex. Sear 9; Crawford 443/1; Sydenham 1006. 3.95g, 21mm, 11h. Good Very Fine. Struck on a broad flan with attractive golden toning around the devices.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 612
Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. African mint, 47 BC. Diademed bust of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carring palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR to right. Julia 10; Crawford 458/1; Sydenham 1013; Sear 55. 3.90g, 16mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine. Attractively toned around the devices. This issue was probably struck in Africa during Caesar’s campaign against Metellus Scipio and Labienus. The types are purely propagandistic in nature; the obverse depicts Venus, from whom Caesar claimed descent via Iulus, son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas, who was himself the son of Anchises and Venus. The reverse depicts Aeneas’ flight from the doomed city of Troy, with his elderly father Anchises upon his shoulder. As seen in the first books of the Aeneid, Aeneas is one of the few Trojans who were not killed in battle or enslaved when Troy fell. The city having been sacked by the Greeks, Aeneas, after being commanded by the gods to flee, gathered a group, collectively known as the Aeneads, who then travelled to Italy and became progenitors of the Roman people.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 613
Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. African mint, 47 BC. Diademed bust of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carring palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR to right. Julia 10; Crawford 458/1; Sydenham 1013; Sear 55. 3.80g, 18mm, 6h. Good Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 614
Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain, 46-45 BC. Diademed head of Venus right; Cupid on her shoulder / Gallia and Gaulish captive seated beneath trophy of Gallic arms; CAESAR in exergue. Sydenham 1014; Crawford 468/1. 3.84g, 19mm, 7h. Good Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 615
Julius Caesar AV Aureus.
Julius Caesar AV Aureus. Lifetime issue. Rome, 46 BC. C CAESAR COS TER, veiled head of a female figure, possibly Vesta, right / A HIRTIVS PR, capis between lituus to left, axe to right. Sear 56; Calicó 37b. 8.05g, 21mm, 12h. Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 616
Julius Caesar AV Aureus.
Julius Caesar AV Aureus. Lifetime issue. Rome, 46 BC. C CAESAR COS TER, veiled head of a female figure, possibly Vesta, right / A HIRTIVS PR, capis between lituus to left, axe to right. Sear 56; Calicó 37b. 8.10g, 20mm, 9h. Good Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 617
Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Struck under A. Hirtius, C. Vibius Varus and Lollius Palicanus. Rome, 45 BC. Diademed head of Libertas, LIBERTATIS behind / Subsellium standing on rostrum, PALIKANVS above. Sydenham 960; Crawford 473. 3.84g, 21mm, 6h. About Extremely Fine. Struck on a broad flan and attractively toned; a truly exceptional example of this scarce type. Privately purchased from M&M in December 1993. This type, like the others issued by Lollius, may relate to the vigorous and successful exertions of the tribune M. Lollius Palikanus (possibly the moneyer’s father), to obtain for the tribunes the restoration of those powers and privileges of which they had been deprived by Sulla.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 618
Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Struck under L. Aemilius Buca. Rome, 44 BC. Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAESAR IM before, P M and crescent behind / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and leaning on sceptre with left; L AEMILIVS behind, BVCA before. Crawford 480/4; Sear 102; Sydenham 1060; Kestner 3685; BMCRR Rome 4152-3; RSC 22. 3.39g, 21mm, 9h. Good Very Fine; a fantastic portrait struck on a broad flan.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 619
Divus Julius Caesar AR Denarius.
Divus Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Struck under L. Mussidius Longus. Rome, 42 BC. Wreathed head of Julius Caesar right / L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS, cornucopiae on globe, between rudder on left, and caduceus and apex on right. Sear 116; Crawford 494/39b; Sydenham 1096c. 3.92g, 20mm, 12h. Very Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 620
C. Cassius Longinus and P. Cornelius Lenutulus Spinther AR Denarius.
Cassius Longinus and P. Cornelius Lenutulus Spinther AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus (Smyrna?), 43-42 BC. C. CASSI IMP, tripod with cauldron, decorated with two laurel-branches / LENTVLVS SPINT, jug and lituus. Crawford 500/1; Sydenham 1308; Sear 201. 4.02g, 18mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin. Attractive lustrous metal with light toning.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 621
C. Cassius Longinus and M. Servilius AR Denarius.
C. Cassius Longinus and M. Servilius AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, 43-42 BC. Laureate head of Libertas right, C CASSI IMP behind / Aplustre, the branches ending in flowers, M SERVILIVS to left, LEG to right. Cassia 21 and Servilia 42; Sydenham 1312; Sear 225; Crawford 505/2. 3.17g, 20mm, 2h. Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Unusually, this denarius is rarer than the corresponding aureus (Crawford 505/1). 1,000 Cassius, along with Brutus, was one of the main conspirators in the tyrannicide of Julius Caesar. The two formed an allegiance against the combined forces of Marc Antony and Octavian; however Plutarch suggests that there was a great deal of tension between the them. He also presents Cassius as an unpopular man, who used fear to keep his soldiers in check. He is described as “a man of violent temper” whose character was “not so sincere” as his ally’s. Despite shortcomings in his personality, Cassius did prove to be a successful general, subduing the Rhodians after they had refused to support himself and Brutus against the Triumvirs. It is to this that the reverse imagery of the type refers, the aplustre to his naval command, and the floral decorations likely allude to the rose associated with Rhodes. This military prowess, however, was to be short-lived; soon after this type was issued, Cassius, along with Brutus, met with Antony and Octavian at Philippi, and seeing that their cause was lost, committed suicide.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 622
M. Junius Brutus AR Denarius.
M. Junius Brutus AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus and Cassius in Western Asia Minor or Northern Greece, 43-42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; COSTA LEG around / Trophy of arms; IMP BRVTVS around. Junia 42; Sydenham 1296; Crawford 506/2. 3.90g, 19mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone. Rare.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 623
M. Junius Brutus and C. Flavius Hemicullus AR Denarius.
M. Junius Brutus and C. Flavius Hemicullus AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Brutus, 43-42 BC. Draped bust of Apollo right, lyre in front; C FLAV HEMIC LEG PRO PR around / Victory standing left, crowning trophy with wreath; Q CAEP below, BRVT to right, IMP to left. Crawford 504/1; Sydenham 1294; Sear 205. 3.65g, 21mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare. The military imagery on this type is presumably related to Brutus’ operations in Thrace and Lycia prior to the final engagement with Octavian and Antony at Philippi. The precise identity of the legate C. Flavius Hemicullus has not been established, and there are a number of accounts which paint an unclear image of his role. In his correspondence to Atticus, Cicero makes mention of a ‘Flavius Noster’, and Plutarch relates that ‘Flavius, Brutus’ chief of engineers’ came to him in his last hours. This indicates some confusion since the obverse legend names Flavius as ‘legatus pro praetore’. Appian recalls another Flavius, with the correct praenomen of Gaius as an enemy of Octavian. Whilst very little is known about Brutus’ legate, it is of interest to note that the style of the engraving, particularly the obverse, is very different to that of Brutus’ contemporary issues; the Apollo portrait present on Crawford 503/1 is of almost identical style to the local Lycian silver currency.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - AUCTION V - 624
M. Junius Brutus AR Denarius.
M. Junius Brutus AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus in Asia Minor, 42 BC. Veiled, draped bust of Libertas right; L SESTI PRO Q around; P in left field / Tripod between sacrificial axe and simpulum, all within beaded border; Q CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS around. Junia 37; Sydenham 1290; Crawford 502/2. 3.71g, 19mm, 1h. Extremely Fine.