Auction 124 - Session 2
Date: 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Lots: 314
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 529
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.90 g, 6h). Rome mint; L. Munatius Plancus, praefectus Urbi. Draped and winged bust of Victory right, hair rolled back and collected into a knot behind; C • CAES upward to left, DIC • TER downward to right / Guttus (single-handled sacrificial jug); L • PLANC upward to left, PRAEF • (VR)B downward to right. Crawford 475/1a; CRI 60; Sydenham 1019; Bahrfeldt 20; Calicó 45; RBW 1663. Minor scrape on reverse. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 530
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 14.13 g, 12h). Rome mint; C. Clovius, prefect. Winged and draped bust of Victory right; star to left / Minerva advancing left, holding trophy, spear, and shield decorated with gorgoneion; at feet to left, snake gliding left with head erect. Crawford 476/1b; CRI 62a; Sydenham 1026; RBW 1668; RPC I 601. Brown-green patina. Good VF. Ex Collection of an Archaeologist (Künker 347, 22 March 2021), lot 363, purchased from Kobe von Koppenfels, October 1986.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 531
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.99 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate head right; star of eight rays to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter resting on star. Crawford 480/5b; Alföldi Type V, 1-8 (A1/R1); CRI 106a; Sydenham 1071; RSC 41; RBW 1679. Toned with some luster, reverse struck slightly off center. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 532
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.74 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus Victrix seated right, holding Victory and transverse scepter. Crawford 480/7b; Alföldi Type XV, 33-4 and 36-8 (A7/R10); CRI 104a; Sydenham 1062; RSC 24; RBW 1682. Toned, struck slightly off center, pair of minor scrapes under tone on obverse, minor weakness and die rust on reverse. VF. From the Libertas Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 533
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.28 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 126-7 (A38/R51=R52); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. Lightly toned, irregular flan, some usual weakness, minor flan flaw on obverse. VF. Ex Pegasi XV (24 October 2006), lot 368; New York Sale XI (11 January 2006), lot 240.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 534
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.64 g, 8h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 173-5 (A54/R26); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. Lightly toned, minor scratches mostly under tone, minor test cut on edge, banker's mark on obverse. Near VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 535
The Caesarians. Divus Julius Caesar. 40 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Rome mint; Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. Laureate head right / Bull-calf walking left. Crawford 526/4; CRI 331; Sydenham 1133; RSC 45; RBW 1813. Lightly toned, areas of soft strike, minor porosity on reverse, slightly off center. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 280
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. First satrapy, 321-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.05 g, 6h). In the name of Philip III of Macedon, types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint 6A in Babylonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field. SC Ad39.5; Taylor Series 1, 51–2 (A19/P1); Price P226; HGC 9, –. In NGC encapsulation 5872238-109, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. High relief.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 536
The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas right / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6; RBW 1764. Attractive deep and iridescent toning. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 281
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.93 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, MI below throne. SC 82.5b; Price 3747; HGC 9, 10f. Lightly toned, minor marks and pitting, slight doubling on obverse. Near EF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Berk BBS 182 (3 January 2013), lot 83.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 537
The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius, probably at Sardis; M. Servilius, legatus. Laureate head of Libertas right / Crab, holding apluster in its claws; open diadem and rose below. Crawford 505/3; CRI 226; Sydenham 1313; RSC 10; RBW 1774. Toned, struck slightly off center, bankers' marks, trace deposits. Good Fine. Very rare. Ex Peter Erikson Collection; Cederlind 141 (19 December 2006), lot 192; Gorny & Mosch 147 (7 March 2006), lot 1937.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 282
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.23 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 311-295 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Y-in-circle above forepart of horse grazing left; monogram below throne. SC 202.2a; Price 3889; HGC 9, 9e. Old collection tone, slightly off center. Near EF. Early die state.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 538
The Republicans. Brutus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.75 g, 12h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Emblems of the pontificate: securis, simpulum, and secespita; BRVTVS below / Emblems of the augurate: capis and lituus; LENTVLVS/SPINT in two lines below. Crawford 500/7; CRI 198; Sydenham 1310; RSC 6; BMCRR East 80-1; Kestner 3770; RBW 1766. Attractive golden toning with some luster, light deposits at periphery. Superb EF. Well centered.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 283
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 280-271 BC. Diademed head right / Horned and bridled head of horse right, with braided, flame-like forelock; Δ-in-circle to right. SC 431.3; SMAK A1DH-39–40 var. (a20/p– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 136. Toned, hairlines on obverse. Good VF. This coin is from one of the first issues of Seleukid coinage at Aï Khanoum, later a major Baktrian capital city. This unusual issue features the horned horse's head, which had been a fairly common symbol in the reign of Seleukos I, father of Antiochos. While the exact identification of the steed is not certain the two prevailing theories are that it is either Alexander's famed mount Boukephalas, or the horse that carried Seleukos to safety when he fled Babylon from the invading Antigonos Monophthalmos in 315 BC. Seleukos revered the horse, and had it deified and erected a monument to it at Antioch.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 539
The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.62 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Brutus in Lycia. Head of Libertas right / Lyre between quiver and filleted laurel branch. Crawford 501/1; CRI 199; Sydenham 1287; RSC 5; RBW 1767. Deep cabinet tone, minor test cut at edge, edge chip. Good VF. Ex Lanz 88 (23 November 1998), lot 794.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 284
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.47 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with rejuvenated and idealized features / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ∆ to inner left below arrow. SC 436.6; SMAK A1SA-17 (A13/P15); HGC 9, 122; SNG Copenhagen 60 (same dies). Slightly compact flan, scrapes and scratches. VF. Very rare. Ex Vilmar Numismaics inventory 8373 (2014); Heritage 3032 (10 April 2014), lot 23288; Künker 236 (7 October 2013), lot 648.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 540
The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus in southwestern Asia 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; RBW 1768. Toned, some weakness on obverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 285
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.98 g, 11h). Myrina mint. Diademed head right / Herakles, holding club set on ground, seated left on rock draped with lion's skin; amphora to outer left, monogram in exergue. SC 500.1b; HGC 9, 241b. Toned. VF. Rare mint. From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 664.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 541
The Republicans. Cn. Domitius L.f. Ahenobarbus. 41-40 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in the region of the Adriatic or Ionian Sea. Bare head of Ahenobarbus right, wearing short beard / Prow right surmounted by a military trophy. Crawford 519/2; CRI 339; Sydenham 1177; Domitia 21; RBW 1803. Toned, irregular flan. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 286
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.74 g, 8h). Nisibis mint. Diademed and bearded head right / Apollo, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to outer left, hippocamp left above monogram; monogram to outer right. SC 750.3; HGC 9, 304b. Lightly toned, struck with a clashed obverse die, a touch off center on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, only two in SCO (including the one piece cited in SC), and this coin is the sole example in CoinArchives. From the Weise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 1558.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 542
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; M • ANT I(MP) (AV)G III VIR • R • P • C • M BARBAT • Q • P around / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard; CAESAR • IMP • PONT • III • VIR • R • P • C • around. Crawford 517/1a; CRI 242; Sydenham 1180; Calicó 109; Biaggi 66; RBW 1797. Lightly toned, a few minor marks. Near VF.