The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.74 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Diademed female head (Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath; LII (= 52, Caesar's age) behind / Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis surmounted by wolf's head to right. Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; Sydenham 1009; RSC 18; DCA 937. Good VF, toned, three test marks and graffiti in the right obverse field.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.10512.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. Good VF, toned, minor deposits in the devices.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.10543.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-April 46 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.90 g, 3h). 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. VF, toned.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22850.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed head of Venus right, with Cupid over her shoulder / Trophy of Gallic arms, composed of helmet and cuirass, oval shield and carnyx in each hand; two seated captives at base, the one on left a female in attitude of dejection, the one on right a bearded male with hands bound behind him. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; Sydenham 1014; RSC 13. VF, toned.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24943.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.67 g, 11h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; M. Mettius, moneyer. Wreathed head right; lituus and simpulum to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter, resting her left elbow on shield set on celestial globe; K to left. Crawford 480/3; Alföldi Type III; CRI 100; Sydenham 1056; RSC 34. VF, lightly toned, minor roughness.From the estate of Dr. Robert B. Beckett, Jr..
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.73 g, 10h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Wreathed head right; large crescent dividing P M behind / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter. Crawford 480/4; Alföldi Type IV; CRI 102; Sydenham 1060; RSC 22. Near VF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck for issue.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.91 g, 8h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX; CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39. Fine, toned, scratches, roughness.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. March-April 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.91 g, 10h). Rome mint; M. Mettius, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter, resting her left elbow on shield set on celestial globe; B to left. Crawford 480/17; Alföldi Type XVI; CRI 101; Sydenham 1055; RSC 35. VF, toned, weakly struck in areas. Nice metal.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 240 (8 September 2010), lot 359.
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The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.83 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in southwestern Asian Minor; L. Sestius, proquaestor. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right / Tripod; securis to left, simpulum to right. Crawford 502/2; CRI 201; Sydenham 1290; RSC 11. Good VF, toned, flan crack.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24785.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.53 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VII across lower field. Crawford 544/20; CRI 357; Sydenham 1224; RSC 34. VF, toned, two banker's marks in obverse field.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VII across lower field. Crawford 544/20; CRI 357; Sydenham 1224; RSC 34. VF, toned, banker's mark and small test marks in fields.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.65 g, 7h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XV across lower field. Crawford 544/30; CRI 371; Sydenham 1235; RSC 47. VF, toned.Ex Gorny & Mosch 212 (5 March 2013), lot 2690.
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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring-summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.66 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. Bare head right, wearing slight beard / Wreath set on inscribed curule chair. Crawford 497/2a; CRI 137a; Sydenham 1322; RSC 55. VF, toned, short flan crack, obverse banker's marks.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22489.
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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.56 g, 11h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / IMP CA[ESAR] on the architrave of the Roman Senate House (Curia Julia), porch supported by four short columns, statue of Victory on globe surmounting apex of roof, statues of standing figures at the extremities of the architrave. CRI 421; RIC I 266; RSC 122. VF, toned, scratches, porosity.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22813.
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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.73 g, 12h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / Octavian's Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga; IMP • CAESAR on the architrave. CRI 422; RIC I 267; RSC 123 (Augustus). Good VF, toned, struck slightly off center.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22814.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86a; RSC 265. Good VF, toned.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.24842.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. Bare head left / Round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86b; RSC 267. VF, toned, scratches.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22809.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.52 g, 7h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. Laureate head right / S • P • Q • R across field, temple of Mars Ultor: round-domed, tetrastyle temple set on podium of three steps; within, chariot carrying an aquila and miniature galloping quadriga right. RIC I 119; RSC 279. Good VF, toned.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.10553.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.73 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. Aquila, toga picta over tunica palmata, and wreath / Slow quadriga right; the car is ornamented at front and on side with Victories, surmounted by four miniature horses galloping right. RIC I 99; RSC 78. VF, toned.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22826.
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