Auction 123 - Session 2
Date: 2023-05-24 00:00:00
Lots: 292
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 2 . 442
MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.55 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing on bull's head, head right, tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 821; Bellinger –. Toned with underlying luster, minor porosity, scratch on reverse. Near EF. Rare. From the Richard McAlee Collection.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Æ Hemidrachm (28.5mm, 15.09 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 of Hadrian (AD 134/5). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Pharos surmounted by two Tritons, each blowing a trumpet, between a lantern surmounted by a statue, holding situla and scepter; entryway below; L ЄNN ЄAKΔ (date) around. Köln 1270; Dattari (Savio) 2073; K&G 33.11; RPC III 6072.12 (this coin); Emmett 1343.19 (R4). Brown patina, with blue-green deposits, some porosity. VF. Rare.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.41 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 161/2). Laureate and draped busts of Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, vis-à-vis / ЄIPHNH, Eirene seated left, holding patera, resting forearm on chair back; cornucopia at side; L A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9146; K&G 37.418; RPC IV.4 15617; Emmett 2041 (R3). Steel-grey patina, a couple of minor pits. VF. Very rare. Ex Scott Collection (Bowers & Ruddy Galleries, 5 June 1975), lot 1767.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Drachm (30mm, 20.13 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 248/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Harpocrates, crowned with skhent, seated left on lotus flower, raising finger to lips and holding flail; below, the serpent Uraeus erect left flanked by ears of grain with poppies; at right, palm frond; to left, L ς (date). Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4942; K&G –; RPC VIII Online 2874 corr. (rev. description); Emmett 3524.6 (R3). Red surfaces, smoothing, minor deposits. Fine. Extremely rare, only one example in CoinArchives.
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MAURETANIA, Tingi. 38-33 BC. Æ (28mm, 13.99 g, 12h). L. Aurelius Seneca and Q. Fabius Fabullus, quattuorviri. Two ears of grain / Head of Baal (or the Ocean) facing, transverse scepter behind. Amandry, Tingi Ia (D1/R1); Mazard 612; MAA 159; RPC I 857. Brown patina, roughness. VF. Very rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.
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Anonymous. Circa 230 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (63mm, 299.0 g, 12h). Libral standard. Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet; | (mark of value) to left / Wheel of six spokes; | (mark of value) between spokes. Crawford 24/3; ICC 66; HN Italy 326; RBW 33. Green patina, light roughness, minor deposits. VF. From the D.K. Collection.
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Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (61mm, 275.3 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of bearded Janus; – (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; | (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; ICC 74; Sydenham 71; HN Italy 337; RBW 83. Green-brown patina, deposits, small casting pit and edge flaw. Good VF. From the D.K. Collection.
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Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (21.5mm, 6.64 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; straight truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga right driven by Victory; incuse ROMA in raised tablet below. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64b; RSC 23; cf. RBW 64. Attractive cabinet toning, some light scratches under tone and minor die break on obverse. EF. Ex Father & Son Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 118, 13 November 2021), lot 888.
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Anonymous. 211-210 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.12 g, 11h). Grain ear (third) series. Uncertain mint in Sicily. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above, grain ear below; ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 72/3; Sydenham 193; RSC 20m; RBW 305. Iridescent toning, minor areas of weak strike, die break on obverse. Near EF. Rare. From the Michael Stolt Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019) lot 385 (hammer 1800 CHF); JD Collection (Part III , Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26 May 2014), lot 379; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 264.
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Anonymous. 211-210 BC. AR Victoriatus (17mm, 3.42 g, 3h). Unmarked series. Uncertain mint in southeast Italy. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy. Crawford 83/1b; Schaefer & Friedman Fig. 22; Sydenham 83; RSC –; RBW 337. Lustrous, slightly off center. EF. From the Michael Stolt Collection.
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Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (16mm, 3.23 g, 9h). 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 with underlying luster. EF.
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Anonymous. 209-208 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.43 g, 7h). Anchor (first) series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback riding right; anchor below. Crawford 50/2; Sydenham 144; RSC 20a; RBW 186. Lightly toned, slight porosity. Near EF. Sharply struck from masterfully engraved dies. From the Michael Stolt Collection. Ex Artemide Aste LIV (7 November 2020), lot 157. (hammer €3000).
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Anonymous. 209-208 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.29 g, 1h). Staff series. Uncertain mint in Sicily. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above, staff right; ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 78/1; Sydenham 208; RSC 20bb; RBW 326. Deeply toned with hints of luster, minor cleaning scratches. EF. From the Michael Stolt Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 73 (18 November 2013), lot 30; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 4 (3 December 1985), lot 324.
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Man. Aemilius Lepidus. 114-113 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.76 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate, diademed, and draped bust of Roma right; mark of value to left / Equestrian statue right on three arches. Crawford 291/1; Sydenham 554; Aemilia 7; RBW 1124. Light iridescent tone, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Rare this nice.
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Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius. 111-110 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.89 g, 3h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; quadrangular device to left / Victory, holding reins, driving triga right. Crawford 299/1a; Sydenham 570; Claudia 2; BMCRR Rome 1290; Kestner 2552–3; RBW 1141. Attractive iridescent cabinet tone. Good VF.
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Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. 104 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma left / Saturn, holding harpa and reins, driving quadriga right; C below. Crawford 317/3b; Sydenham 578a; Appuleia 1; RBW 1171 var. (control mark). Iridescent tone. EF. Lucius Apuleius Saturninus was elected moneyer in 104 BC, from whence he rose to Tribune of the Plebs from 103 to 100 BC as an ally to the "outsider" general and Consul Gaius Marius. At Marius's behest, he introduced land reform measures rewarding retiring soldiers with large tracts of land in Italy and the provinces, which put him squarely at odds with the aristocrat-favoring optimates in the Senate. Like the Gracchi before him, he relied on the votes of the common people, along with violence and illicit coercion, to retain office and ram his program through. Ultimately he pushed things too far and lost the support of Marius, who ordered his arrest following the Senate's "Ultimate Decree." Kept in the Curia Hostilia awaiting trial, he and dozens of his supporters were murdered by the hired goons of his enemies, who climbed on the roof and pelted the prisoners with roof tiles. His descendants included the Triumvir Lepidus.
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L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.86 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; ligate TA (for Tatius) to right / Abduction of the Sabine women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1a; Sydenham 698; Tituria 1; RBW –. Iridescent tone. EF. Exceptional strike, showing facial details of the figures on the reverse. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 619.The tale of the "Rape of the Sabine Women" ("rape" in the sense of an abduction, rather than a sexual assault), as related by Livy, dates from the early history of Rome. Romulus and his male followers, having founded Rome, found themselves in desperate need of females to take to wife and grow their community. According to Livy, Romulus attempted to negotiate with his neighbors for their daughters to supply the Roman men with brides, but having failed, he devised a plan to abduct the women instead. He held a large festival and invited the neighboring tribes to attend; at a given signal the Roman men grabbed the Sabine girls and carried them off to their homes. The women were offered proper marriage and property rights, which all of them accepted. The Sabines went to war to get their daughters back, lead by King Tatius (depicted on the obverse of this issue), but at a critical point in the conflict, the Sabine women appeared and threw themselves between the combatants, imploring fathers and husbands alike to cease fighting. The men relented and agreed to unite the Roman and Sabine people, with Tatius and Romulus ruling jointly. The tale had special relevance to the moneyer, whose name indicates his Sabine lineage, and to the political context of 89 BC, with Rome just emerging from the Social Wars, which the moneyer conflates with the struggle between Rome and the Sabines, ultimately resulting in unification.
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Pub. Crepusius. 82 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right, with scepter over shoulder; R to left, leaf below chin / Horseman galloping right, brandishing spear; CXXXIII to left. Crawford 361/1c; Sydenham 738a; Crepusia 1; RBW –. Underlying luster, minor marks. EF.
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C. Poblicius Q.f. 80 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (20.5mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma right; D above / Hercules standing left, strangling the Nemean Lion; club at his feet; to left, D above bow and quiver. Crawford 380/1; Sydenham 768; Poblicia 9; RBW 1408 var. (control). Iridescent toning, a few light scratches on obverse. Good VF.
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C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.78 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right / Victory driving galloping triga right, holding reins; X above. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6; RBW 1410 var. (control). Cabinet tone, tiny area of flat strike on reverse. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1270.
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P. Satrienus. 77 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of young Mars right; LXII to left / She-wolf standing left with paw raised. Crawford 388/1b; Sydenham 781a; Satriena 1; RBW 1422. Gray and iridescent toning, some die wear and horn silver on obverse, areas of roughness on reverse. Near EF. Ex Chiltern Collection (Triton XVI, 8 January 2013), lot 778.The she-wolf (or lupa) figures prominently in Roman mythology and iconography. The Roman foundation myth holds that the city's founders, the brothers Romulus and Remus, were abandoned by order of the hostile king Amulius of Alba Longa, but were found by a she-wolf, who brought them to her den and suckled them as her own pups. The wolf, both with and without the twins, thereafter became a symbol of Rome, appearing in statuary, mosaics, and finally coins.