Electronic Auction 525 - Day 2
Date: 2022-10-20 00:00:00
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.66 g, 5h). Rome mint; M. Durmius, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Wild boar standing right, pierced through by a spear, its front legs thrust forward. RIC I 317; RSC 430. Toned, a few scrapes, flan crack. VF. Ex Marti Hervera and Soler & Llach 1119 (29 June 2021), lot 436.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.60 g, 7h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. Bare head of Augustus right / Youthful, laureate head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, a comet with four rays and a tail. RIC I 338; RSC 1 (Julius Caesar and Augustus). Toned, porosity, banker's mark, edge chip. Near VF. From the D.K. Collection.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 9h). Rome mint; L. Vinicius, moneyer. Struck 16 BC. Bare head right / Triumphal arch, surmounted by facing quadriga, in which Augustus stands, holding laurel branch and scepter; smaller arch on either side, surmounted by archer on left and by slinger on right; S • P • Q • R/IMP CAE in two lines on entablature of arch. RIC I 359; RSC 544; CNR III, 477/3 (this coin). Toned, porosity, two bankers' marks on obverse. VF. Ex Naville Numismatics 19 (13 December 2015), lot 444; Dr. Giorgio Giorgi Collection (M. Ratto, 26 January 1955), lot 206.The reverse depicts the Parthian Arch. This coin solves an archaeological problem of the Arches in the Forum, where only one base has been found for the two arches built (the Actian and the Parthian). This denarius resolves the problem. The Parthian Arch was the Actian Arch. Builders added one smaller arcade on each side of the existing Actian Arch which is quite recognizable as the central arcade of the new arch, with the quadriga on its top. The two side arcades support Parthian archers.The transformation of the former Actian Arch may be explained by three factors. There was significant economy in just adding to the existing arch. Space in the Forum was limited. The Actian Arch hadn't been welcomed or appreciated by the people of Rome. The "official" version behind Actium had been the declaration of war on Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. This had not fooled the well-informed citizens and inhabitants of Rome, who knew that Mark Antony had been the actual enemy defeated. A triumphal arch celebrating a victory over other Roman citizens must have seemed inappropriate. Augustus seized the opportunity of making the controversial celebration of Actium disappear inside a consensual Parthian victory triple Arch.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.72 g, 10h). Rome mint; C. Marius C.f. Tro(mentina tribu), moneyer. Struck 13 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head Augustus right; lituus to left / C MARIVS TRO III • VIR, bust of Diana (Julia) right, wearing diadem with jewel on forehead, hair knotted at back; quiver seen behind neck. RIC I 403; RSC 1 (Julia and Augustus). Deeply toned, numerous scratches, smoothing, edge loss, flan crack. VF. An important type featuring the only imperial portrait of Augustus' daughter, Julia. Rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Marian A. Sinton Collection (Triton III, 1 December 1999), lot 981.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 9h). Pergamum mint. Struck 27 BC. Bare head right / IOVI OLV across field, hexastyle temple of Olympian Jupiter on three-tiered base with round shield in pediment and palmettes on top. RIC I 472; RSC 182. Toned, marks and scratches, edge flaw. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 1615.This coin provides one more intriguing piece of evidence of the paradoxical relationship regarding Augustus' conscious crafting of his public image. While the reverse clearly features the temple of Zeus Olympios, it is unclear whether it is the one in Athens, or more likely, that at Olympia. During the years following Actium, Octavian spent much time in the East, reinforcing his control over Antony's former power base, as well as helping to alleviate the suffering of its cities following the Civil War. When he received the epithet Augustus, these cities, including Pergamum, sought to honor him and allude to his increased divinity, not only as the son of the Divus Julius, but akin to Zeus himself. Unlike the more conservative Rome mint, which balked at such overtures, the eastern mints, with their long tradition of ascribing divinity to such rulers, were comfortable in doing so.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Fourrée Denarius (18.5mm, 2.67 g, 5h). Imitating an eastern mint issue of circa 17 BC. Youthful, bare head right; all within oak wreath / Candelabrum, ornamented with rams' heads and surmounted by a crescent; all within a floral wreath entwined with two bucrania and two pateras. Cf. RIC I 540; cf. RSC 2 (Caius Caesar). Toned, scratches, some breaks in plating, minor deposits on reverse. Good Fine. From the Conti Collection.
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Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As (28.5mm, 11.91 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Head left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident. RIC I 58 (Gaius). Green patina. Good VF. From the S & S Collection.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.75 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 14-15. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / TR POT XVI, IMP VII in exergue, Tiberius driving slow quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, laurel branch in right. RIC I 1; Lyon 120; Calicó 307; Biaggi 171. Test cut on obverse, light marks. VF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 434 (12 December 2018), lot 304.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 15-16. Laureate head right / Tiberius driving triumphal quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter and branch. RIC I 4; Lyon 122; RSC 48. Deep toning with some iridescence, a few faint scratches and marks, compact flan. VF.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (17mm, 7.61 g, 3h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. TI CΛESΛR [DIVI] ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS in small letters, large laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, feet on footstool, holding scepter in right hand and olive branch in left; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 29; Lyon 149; Calicó 305a; BMCRE 46; BN 22-7; Biaggi 168. Scattered marks and scratches. Good VF. From the Conti Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.80 g, 9h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 3, AD 18. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding spear and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs (simplified); two lines below throne. RIC I 28 var. (3 lines below); Lyon 148; RSC 16b var. (no footstool). Toned, a few minor scratches and marks. VF. From the Conti Collection.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.72 g, 4h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding scepter and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Toned, a few shallow scratches under tone, some edge marks. VF. From the S & S Collection.
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Tiberius & Germanicus Gemellus. AD 19-37/8 and 19-23/4, respectively. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 26.94 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. Crossed cornucopia, each surmounted by the bareheaded bust of a boy facing one another; winged caduceus between / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 42 (Tiberius). Green patina, some red, smoothed. Good VF. Attractive portraits of the two children. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 358 (26 August 2015), lot 306; Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 1441; Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 1436.This issue, commemorating the birth of twin sons to Drusus Caesar and his wife Livia Drusilla (Livilla), was part of the series issued in AD 22 to promote the imperial virtue and dynastic solidity of the second emperor's family. Tiberius Gemellus (meaning "twin") was made principal heir with his cousin Gaius (Caligula) upon the death of Tiberius. Within the year, however, Caligula had his cousin murdered.
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Nero Claudius Drusus. Died 9 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.58 g, 2h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. NERO CLAVDIVS • DRVSVS GERMANICVS [IMP], head left, wearing oak wreath / DE above and GERM on architrave of triumphal arch, surmounted by equestrian statue right between two trophies; the rider carries spear in rest in right hand; at the foot of each trophy sits a captive with hands tied behind his back, the one on left looking right, the one on right facing. RIC I 70 (Claudius; Rome mint); von Kaenel Type 12; Lyon 23 (Claudius); RSC 2. Iridescent tone, granular surfaces, minor marks. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Nilus Coins inventory 20417 (ND).
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Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.73 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. Draped bust right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Antonia, as Constantia, standing facing, holding long torch and filleted cornucopia. RIC I 66 (Claudius, Rome mint); von Kaenel Type 16 (unlisted dies); Lyon 31 (Claudius); RSC 2. Toned, deposits, some scratches, a few scrapes on edge. Near VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 245.
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Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Draped bust right / Two mules drawing ornamented carpentum left. RIC I 55 (Gaius); Trillmich Group II. Dark green-brown surfaces, some smoothing and strengthening of details. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Bill Kalmbach.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERMANICVS • PON • M • TR • POT, laureate head left / ADLOCVT above, COH in exergue, Gaius, bareheaded and togate, standing left on daïs, extending right hand in gesture of address; behind him a sella castrensis (chair); in front of him stand five soldiers right, all helmeted, holding shields, and parazonia; four aquilae behind them. RIC I 32; BMCRE 33-35; BN 45-46. Dark green-brown patina, smoothed and tooled. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 738.Before a battle, or on parade, the emperor would address his troops in an event known as an adlocutio cohortium (address to the cohorts). This was an important opportunity for the emperor to be present among his troops to inspire morale. This sestertius was issued on the occasion of a donative for the Praetorian Guard and was the first to employ the adlocutio as a reverse type.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head left / [AGRIPPINA] on left, DRVSILLA above, IVLIA on right, Gaius' three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Securitas) leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing hand on Drusilla (as Concordia), holding patera and cornucopia; on right, Julia (as Fortuna) holding rudder and cornucopia; S C in exergue. RIC I 33. Brown patina, smoothing. Good Fine. From the Conti Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 116 (15 November 1999), lot 242.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.51 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 40. Laureate head right / S • P • Q • R •/ P P/ OB • C • S in three lines; all within oak wreath. RIC I 28; RSC 21. Toned, porous. VF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 29735 (ND).
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Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.63 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin with right hand and holding in left hand a winged caduceus pointing down at serpent gliding right with head erect. RIC I 27 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 22 (unlisted dies); Lyon 42 ; Calicó 366. Light marks and scratches. Near VF.
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Claudius, with Agrippina Junior. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.75 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 50-51. Laureate head of Claudius right / Draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing wreath of grain ears. RIC I 80; von Kaenel Type 50 (unlisted dies); Lyon 82 (unlisted dies); Calicó 396. Slightly bent, roughness, scrapes, scratches, pin pricks. Near VF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Pegasi Numismatics inventory 11750171 (ND); Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 1996), lot 1446.