Auction 121 - Session 3
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 309
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 726
Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (23mm, 6.68 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, two small annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory; ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; RBW 65–6. Lightly toned, trace deposits, some marks and scratches, short surface crack on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 727
Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (17mm, 3.17 g, 10h). Unmarked series. Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy. Crawford 90/2; Schaefer & Friedman Fig. 24; Sydenham 83; RSC –; RBW –. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 728
Uncertain. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (18mm, 3.22 g, 9h). Uncertain mint. Laureate (large) head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy; ligate VB between. Crawford 95/1a; Sydenham 113; RSC 36m; RBW 389. Some luster remains, slightly off center obverse. In NGC encapsulation 4374443-007, graded MS.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 729
Anonymous. After 211 BC. AR Victoriatus (19mm, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; RoMA in exergue. Crawford 53/1; Schaefer & Friedman, Fig. 8 (perpendicular hair, greaves and small base on trophy); Sydenham 83; RSC 9. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 4374477-305, graded MS. In around 218 BC, at roughly the same time as the appearance of the silver denarius, mints in the Roman Republic began to strike silver coins bearing on the obverse a bust of Jupiter and on the reverse a figure of Victory placing a wreath upon a trophy. Known as a victoriatus in Latin or tropaikon in Greek, this coin was primarily issued to facilitate payments in Greek-speaking southern Italy, where its weight was roughly equivalent to a drachm or half nomos. Rome at this time had a great need for coinage, as the Second Punic War then raged across Italy, and the city needed silver to pay her allies. This function is demonstrated by the hoard evidence, which shows that their circulation was generally limited to southern Italy, and later Cisalpine Gaul and Spain.The victoriatus was generally struck in less pure silver than the denarius, rarely meeting the same 90% standard, yet it generally followed the same overall pattern of debasements. Despite this, it proved to be an important coin for the budding empire. Though the type was discontinued around 170 BC, the coins themselves continued to circulate, eventually becoming worn enough to function in the marketplace as quinarii. Accordingly, even into the early Imperial period, the silver quinarius was also sometimes referred to as a victoriatus.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 730
Anonymous. After 211 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.34 g, 8h). Unmarked series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback riding right; ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 53/2; Sydenham 311; RSC –; RBW 192–3. Iridescent toning, minor metal flaws. Near EF. From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, June 2007.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 731
M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma left; X (mark of value) below chin / Apollo driving quadriga right, holding branch, reins, bow and arrow. Crawford 236/1c; Sydenham 489; Baebia 12; RBW 975. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 4278707-002, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 732
M. Aburius M.f. Geminus. 132 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.95 g, 2h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value below chin / Sol, holding reins and whip, driving quadriga right. Crawford 250/1; Sydenham 487; Aburia 6; RBW 1027. Attractive iridescent tone, light scratch on obverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 733
T. Cloelius. 128 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; wreath to left / Victory, holding reins, driving rearing biga right; stalk of grain below. Crawford 260/1; Sydenham 516; Cloulia 1; RBW 1055. Iridescent cabinet tone. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 734
C. Servilius Vatia. 127 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.89 g, 7h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, star on neckpiece of helmet; lituus to left, mark of value below chin / Horseman (M. Servilius Pulex Geminus) galloping left, holding shield inscribed M (Marcus), piercing with spear another horseman, who fights back armed with shield and sword. Crawford 264/1; Sydenham 483; Servilia 6; RBW 1069. Deep cabinet tone. Good VF. From the DFA collection. Ex Harry Strickhausen Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 1271.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 735
D. Silanus L.f. 91 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; O to left / Victory, holding reins, driving galloping biga right; VII above. Crawford 337/3; Sydenham 646; Junia 15; RBW var. (controls). Lightly toned with traces of find patina. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 736
L. Julius Bursio. 85 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate, winged, and draped bust of Apollo Vejovis right, trident over shoulder; dagger to left / Victory, holding wreath and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; XXXXV above. Crawford 352/1c; De Ruyter dies 153; Sydenham 728a; Julia 5a; RBW –. Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor pitting on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 737
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.67 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in northern Italy. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right / Elephant walking left. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 43; RBW 1396. Attractive toning with light iridescence, a few light scratches, minor die breaks. Near EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 560.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 738
C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right / Victory, holding reins, driving galloping triga right; XXXXV above. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6; RBW 1410 var. (control number). Lustrous, obverse off center, small metal flaw on cheek. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 739
Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 4h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, quiver and bow terminating in stag's head over shoulder / Victory, holding wreath, reins, and palm frond, driving galloping biga right; CXXXVII below. Crawford 383/1; Sydenham 770; Claudia 5; RBW –. Old cabinet tone, minor scratches. Near EF. Ex Astarte IX (15 May 2002), lot 338.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 740
C. Postumius. 73 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.85 g, 5h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Hound running right; spear below. Crawford 394/1a; Sydenham 785; Postumia 9; RBW 1434. Deep iridescent cabinet tone, a few light scratches. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 741
Pub. Lentulus P.f. L.n. Spinther. 71 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Hercules right / Genius of the Roman People, holding cornucopia and scepter, seated facing on curule chair, right foot on globe, being crowned by Victory to upper right, flying left. Crawford 397/1; Sydenham 791; Cornelia 58; RBW 1438. Toned, flan crack, light scratches. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 742
Q. Creperius M.f. Rocus. 69 BC. AR Serrate Denarius. Rome mint. Draped bust of Amphitrite right, seen from behind; fish to left, G to right / Neptune, holding reins and brandishing trident, driving sea-chariot drawn by two hippocamps right; G above. Crawford 399/1a; Sydenham 796; Crepereia 1; RBW 1440 var. (control symbol and letter). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 5746634-031, graded Ch XF (star). Ex Heritage 3085 (5 August 2020), lot 31107.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 743
Q. Fufius Calenus and Mucius Cordus. 68 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (20mm, 3.81 g, 7h). Rome mint. Jugate heads right of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet / Italia standing right, holding cornucopia and clasping hands with Roma standing left, with right foot on globe, holding scepter; winged caduceus to left. Crawford 403/1; Sydenham 797; Fufia 1; RBW 1445. Toned. Near EF. Ex Dr. Richard P Ariagno Collection; Bowers & Ruddy (9 June 1980), lot 269.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 744
Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, wearing cruciform earring, necklace of pendants, and her hair collected into a knot at back of head, which is decorated with jewels; lituus to left, FAVSTVS downward to right / Sulla, togate, seated left on raised seat; on left, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneeling right, offering an olive branch; to right, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, kneeling left, his hands tied behind him; FELIX downward to upper right. Crawford 426/1; Sydenham 879; Cornelia 59; RBW 1525. Lustrous with light iridescence, banker's mark on obverse. EF. A superb example. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 413.Faustus was the son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, the famous general and dictator of Rome (138-78 BC). The coin portrays Sulla's first great victory, in which he ended the Jugurthine War. Jugurtha, grandson of Massinissa of Numidia, had claimed the entire kingdom of Numidia and divided it between several members of the royal family, in defiance of Roman decrees. Rome declared war on Jugurtha in 111 BC, but for five years the wily king frustrated all efforts to bring him to heel. Finally, in 106 the popular general Marius was assigned command, with Sulla as quaestor in charge of cavalry. Before Marius could take to the field against the enemy, however, Sulla arranged with his ally Bocchus of Mauretania to have Jugurtha ambushed and captured. Sulla was acclaimed for the bloodless end of the war, gaining his first victory and the eternal enmity of Marius.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 745
P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. 50 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.88 g, 3h). Rome mint. Bare head of M. Claudius Marcellus right; triskeles to left / M. Claudius Marcellus advancing right, carrying trophy into tetrastyle temple. Crawford 439/1; Campana, Denaro 167–74 (O13/R13); Sydenham 1147; Claudia 11; RBW 1554. Toned, light iridescence, a couple of light marks. Good VF. Ex Benito Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 468, 20 May 2020), lot 304 (professionally conserved since).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 746
Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus. 48 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Mask of Pan right / Jupiter Axurus seated left, holding patera and scepter. Crawford 449/1a; CRI 20; Sydenham 947; Vibia 18; RBW 1571. Light iridescent tone, small flan crack. EF. From the Dean Kinzer Collection. Ex CGB (27 October 2020), lot 74; Helios 5 (25 June 2010), lot 177.