Uncertain. 1st century BC. Æ As (33mm, 28.05 g, 10h). Spanish imitation. Uncertain mint. Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above / Prow of galley left; I (mark of value) above. Cf. Burgos R42. VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits. Rare.Ex D.A.K. Collection (Auctiones 52, 16 October 2016), lot 115.
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Pub. Crepusius. 82 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.65 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right, scepter over shoulder / Horseman galloping right, hurling spear; control number to left. Crawford 361/1a; Sydenham 738 var. (letter below chin); Crepusia 1c. EF, toned, struck slightly off center.
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M. Nonius Sufenas. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 2h). Rome mint. Head of Saturn right; to left, harpa above baetyl / Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding spear and sword, being crowned by Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Crawford 421/1; Sydenham 885; Nonia 1. Good VF, toned, faint scratches.
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L. Marcius Philippus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus to left / Equestrian statue right on aqueduct; flower below horse. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28. EF, toned, areas of weak strike.Ex Volteia Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XLI, No. 1, Spring 2016), 422217.
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Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; tortoise to left / Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance, standing right, holding plectrum and lyre. Crawford 410/7a; Sydenham 819a; Pomponia 18a. VF, toned, banker's mark on Apollo's chin.
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A. Plautius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.92 g, 6h). 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. VF, lightly toned, banker's mark by Cybele's ear.
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Q. Pompeius Rufus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.68 g, 1h). Rome mint. Curule chair flanked by arrow and laurel branch / Curule chair flanked by lituus and wreath. Crawford 434/2; Sydenham 909; Pompeia 5. Near EF, toned, small edge scrape on the reverse.
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.79 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Gallic captive (Vercingetorix?) right, wearing hair flowing back and long, pointed beard, and a chain around his neck; Gallic shield to left / Two warriors in galloping biga right: one driving, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, and the other, facing backward, holding shield in left hand and brandishing spear in right. Crawford 448/2a; CRI 18; Sydenham 952; Hostilia 2. VF, toned, some porosity.The obverse portrait has sometimes been identified as the famous chief of the Arverni, Vercingetorix, whom Julius Caesar captured in 52 BC in Alesia. It is difficult to imagine anyone placing such a dramatic portrait of a defeated foe on their coinage, but it is clear from surviving sources of the period that the Romans had a good deal of respect for the Gauls as honorable warriors. Crawford and Sear believe this identification is unlikely, but the large, distinctive, and carefully engraved head suggests the die cutter worked with an eye toward creating an individualized portrait, rather than a stylized personification of a Gaul. The reverse is also of particular historical interest, in that it depicts the manner in which chariots were used in Celtic Gaul, and perhaps in Britain as well.
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.55 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting a hand on cippus. Crawford 494/42a; CRI 188; Sydenham 1093; Mussidia 6b. VF, toned, some porosity.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.04 g, 8h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. VF, lightly toned.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-April 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Uncertain mint, possibly Utica. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus; D (donativum = largess) to right. Crawford 467/1a; CRI 57; Sydenham 1023; RSC 4a. Good VF, attractively toned.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.92 g, 3h). Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; clasped hands to left, globe above, axe below. Crawford 480/6; Alföldi Type XIII; CRI 103; Sydenham 1063; RSC 25. VF, toned, banker's mark on obverse.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 7h). Rome mint; L. Flaminius Chilo, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Pax standing left, holding caduceus and scepter. Crawford 485/1; CRI 113; Sydenham 1089; RSC 26. Near VF, toned. Nice metal.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 41 (29 October 2001), lot 64810.
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The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71 g, 5h). Military mint traveling with Brutus in Lycia. Head of Libertas right / Lyre between quiver to left and laurel branch tied with fillet to right. Crawford 501/1; CRI 199; Sydenham 1287; RSC 5. VF, toned with areas of iridescence.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Antony in Greece. Bare head right / Facing head of Sol on disk within distyle temple. Crawford 496/1; CRI 128; Sydenham 1168; RSC 12. Near VF, toned, minor obverse die shift.
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