The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.62 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. NGC photo certified AU, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 3/5.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.85 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath; lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers / Draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents with heads erect. CRI 262; Sydenham 1197; RSC 2; RPC I 2201. VF, toned, a few scratches.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG II, legionary aquila between two signa. Crawford 544/14; CRI 349; Sydenham 1216; RSC 27. Near EF, compact flan.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.72 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG V, legionary aquila between two signa. Crawford 544/18; CRI 354; Sydenham 1221; RSC 32. Near VF, some porosity, bankers' marks on obverse.
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The Triumvirs. Lepidus and Octavian. November-December 43 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy. Bare head of Lepidus right / Bare head of Octavian right. Crawford 495/2a; CRI 140; Sydenham 1323; RSC 2a. VF, toned, some weakness of strike. Good metal.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (25mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 10-7(?) BC. Laureate head right; c/m: ligate VAR in rectangular incuse / 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. For coin: RIC I 230; Lyon 73; for c/m: Pangerl 52. Fair, rough brown surfaces.This countermark has been attributed to Varus, a kinsman of the emperor Augustus and the governor of Germania, who was annihilated with his legions in AD 9 at the Teutoberger Forest.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 10.79 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 24-20 BC. Bare head right / Garlanded and filleted altar decorated with two stags facing one another. RIC I 482; Sutherland Group V; RPC I 2215; RSC 33. VF, toned, surfaces tooled.
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Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 14.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 22/3-26 . Radiate head left / Large S • C within oak wreath. RIC I 79 (Tiberius). VF, dark brown surfaces with touches of red, some roughness, corrosion spot on cheek.
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Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 15.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Radiate head left / Augustus(?) seated left on curule chair, holding branch. RIC I 56 (Gaius). VF, green patina, which is chipped in a few places, some roughness.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.63 g, 5h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax), holding scepter and olive branch, seated right on chair, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Good Fine, lightly toned, light marks and scratches.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. Bare head of Caligula right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, flanked by two stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11. VF, toned, edge has been rounded for jewelry, flatly struck on Caligula's head, some light porosity.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 30.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head left / S•P•Q•R/ P • P/ OB CIVES/ SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 37. VF, dark green to black patina, light smoothing, pitting and corrosion.
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Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.54 g, 4h). Rome mint. Struck AD 46-47. Laureate head right / Battlemented wall inscribed IM[PE]R RECEPT enclosing praetorian camp in which Fides Praetorianorum stands left, holding spear in right hand, aquila before him; behind, a pediment with fortified flanking walls. RIC I 37; RSC 46. Good Fine, toned, light marks and scratches beneath the toning, light porosity.Claudius was the first of many emperors to be raised to that office by the Praetorian Guard. This remarkable reverse type depicting the praetorian camp, which lay northeast of Rome outside the Servian Wall, celebrates the event.
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Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.08 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 66-67. Laureate head right / Salus seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera with right hand and resting left at side. RIC I 66; Calicó 445. Fine.
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Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul (Vienna?). Struck circa April to late autumn AD 68. SER [GALBA IMP], Galba, in military attire, galloping left, extending right hand / HISPANIA, bareheaded and draped bust of Hispania right; two javelins behind, round shield below, two stalks of grain before. RIC I 86 var. (obv. type left & rev. legend counterclockwise); RSC 76a var. (same). Good Fine, toned, light marks and scratches beneath the toning, some porosity. Very rare.
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Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68–January AD 69. Bare head right / S P Q R/OB/C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 170; RSC 287. Good VF, toned, some porosity.
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.45 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. Laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, trophy; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting in hand. RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226. VF, scratch on cheek.
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 2.98 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and placing wreath on signum to right. RIC II 362; Hendin –; RSC 618. Good VF, toned, some porosity on reverse.
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