Auction 124 - Session 3
Date: 2023-09-19 00:00:00
Lots: 278
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 615
Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (26mm, 10.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right / Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R. RIC I 312; WCN 285, 290. Green patina, minor deposits. Near EF. Ex New York Sale XXIII (6 January 2010), lot 136.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 616
Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.35 g, 4h). Augustus, with Divus Julius type. Uncertain mint in Spain or Gaul. Struck 3 April-late June AD 68. Laureate head of Augustus right / DIVVS IVLIVS across field, Sidus Iulium: eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 92; AM A10; RSC 98 (Augustus); Mairat 146.1 (this coin); BMCRE 49 = Nicolas, Néron A8. Lightly toned; a few minor marks, obverse slightly off-center. Good VF. Extremely rare. Ex Dipl.-Ing. Christian Gollnow Collection, privately acquired from Yves Gunzenreiner in March 2014.The civil wars at the end of Nero's reign began with the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, probably around the beginning of March of AD 68. Vindex offered the leadership of the revolt to Servius Sulpicius Galba, then governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, who was hailed imperator by the Spanish legions at Carthago Nova in April of the same year. The title was cautiously refused, but Galba did declare himself the legatus of the senate and people of Rome. Just a month later, Galba's confidence would be shaken by the crushing defeat of Vindex near Besançon by the general Lucius Verginius Rufus, governor of Germania Superior. But in another twist of fate, by 9 June, Nero was dead, having taken his own life. Galba began his march to Rome, and his brief reign was underway. Coinage, of course, was needed during these precarious months of revolt and without an emperor to strike in the name of (save for that in honor of the "model emperor" of Roman history, Augustus) the coinage was struck with messages suiting the political climate. The issues struck under Vindex possess a more aggressive air that underscores the militant nature of his revolt, while Galba's tend to be more constitutional and optimistic in tone.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 617
Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right / ROMA R XL, Roma, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding statue of Fortuna on globe in right hand and transverse aquila in left, resting left arm on top of trophy and left foot on helmet; at feet to left, a shield. RIC I 451 corr. (Victory on globe); ACG 7a (A15/P22). Green patina, traces of red, areas of roughness and smoothing. VF. Rare with R XL on reverse. Ex White Mountain Collection (Triton XII, 6 January 2009), lot 565.The legend R XL stands for remissa quadragesima, celebrating Galba's repeal of the 2 1/2 percent tax on goods entering Gaul in appreciation of the help which Gaul and Spain had lent him. According to Suetonius (Suetonius Vespasian., 16), that very tax was reimposed by Vespasian shortly thereafter. The statue which Roma holds has been variously described by the major references: RIC calls it Victory, which it cannot be, since the statue has no wings and is holding no wreath; ACG and BN identify the statue as Pax, but Pax is not usually portrayed standing on a globe and typically holds an olive branch and scepter; BMCRE and Cohen identify the statue as Fortuna, which makes the most sense, since Fortuna commonly holds a cornucopia and is depicted in the presence of a globe.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 618
Vitellius. AD 69. Æ As (28mm, 9.51 g, 7h). Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck January-June. Laureate head left, globe at point of bust / Mars advancing left, holding spear, aquileia, and vexillum. RIC I 40; BMCRE 99-102. Dark green patina, areas of minor roughness. Good VF. Wonderful Spanish-style portrait. Ex White Mountain Collection (Triton XII, 6 January 2009), lot 567; Numismatica Ars Classica N (26 June 2003), lot 1824.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 619
Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Laureate head right / Tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right; below, raven perched right. RIC I 109; RSC 111. Lightly toned, lustrous, with iridescence. Good VF. From the St. George Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 156 (17 January 2007), lot 155.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 620
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.03 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa late AD 69-70. Laureate head right / Mars Ultor advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC II.1 1297; CSB Au-2 (dies A2/Rma3); Calicó 651 (same dies as illustration). Slightly granular surfaces. VF. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Superior (19 August 1975), lot 3062.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 621
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.15 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70. Laureate head right / Pax seated left, holding olive branch and winged caduceus. RIC II.1 28; Calicó 607a. Granular surfaces, a couple of deposits on obverse. VF. From the Libertas Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 622
Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.25 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / Palm tree; to left, bound male captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning; both figures surrounded by arms. RIC II.1 159; Hendin 6530. Green and brown patina, smoothed and tooled. Good VF. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 665.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 623
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 73. IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head right / PAX ΛVG, Pax, draped, standing left, extending winged caduceus in right hand over follis (purse) lying on tripod to left, holding olive branch in left hand, resting left arm on column. RIC II.1 512; Calicó 659; BMCRE 95; BN 80; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Lustrous, light scratch in field on reverse, some minor hairlines. EF. Ex Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 688; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXI, 9 January 2018), lot 733; The New York Sale XXIII (6 January 2010), lot 144; Nomisma 1 (20 February 1993), lot 227.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 624
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 75. IMP CΛESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR P COS VI, Victory standing left on cista mystica, holding wreath and palm frond; snake erect on either side. RIC II 775; Calicó 665a (same rev. die); D.A. Longuet, Collection du Vicomte De Sartiges, Series Grecque et Romaine (Paris, ca. 1910), pl. XXVI, 105 (this coin). Edge marks, ex-mount. Good VF. Ex Triskeles 21 (29 September 2017), lot 392; Vicomte de Sartiges Collection (Ars Classica XVIII, 10 October 1938), lot 144; Sir John Evans Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 26 May 1909), lot 62.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 625
Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Foreparts of two capricorns, left and right, back to back, supporting round shield; globe below. RIC II.1 357 (Titus); RSC 497. Lustrous. Choice EF. Ex Berk BBS 202 (26 October 2017), lot 176; Berk BBS 121 (10 July 2001), lot 326.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 626
Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, July AD 77-December 78. Laureate head right / Sow advancing left with three piglets. RIC II.1 986 (Vespasian); RSC 104. Lightly toned, light porosity. Good VF. Ex Áureo & Calicó 367 (2 June 2021), lot 2088.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 627
Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.48 g, 4h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Antioch mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72-73. Laureate and draped bust right / Titus driving triumphal quadriga right, holding scepter, branch, and reins. RIC II 1563; Hendin 1493; RPC 1935; RSC 395. Toned, light golden iridescence, struck on a compact flan, minor porosity and surface marks. Good VF. From the DFA Collection. Ex Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang Collection (Leu 12, 15 May 2022), lot 1087.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 628
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.23 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 79, after 1 July. Laureate head right / Male Jewish captive kneeling right below trophy. RIC II.1 49; Hendin 1583b; RSC 295. Attractively toned with golden hues around devices. In NGC encapsulation 6556067-002, graded Ch AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 629
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.37 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Elephant walking left on exergual line. RIC II.1 115; RSC 303. Toned, minor marks, slight weakness of strike and small die flaw on reverse. Near EF. Ex Berk BBS 202 (26 October 2017), lot 182; Numismatic Fine Arts XXXII (10 June 1993), lot 307.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 630
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head left / Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped and surmounted by winged thunderbolt. RIC II.1 120; RSC 314. Light iridescent toning over residual luster. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 631
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped, with tassels: it has a triangular frame on it, on which are three vertical bars on each side and one palmette in center. RIC II.1 124; RSC 313a. Lustrous, small die flaws on reverse. EF. From the Weise Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 632
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.57 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Filleted tripod surmounted by dolphin. RIC II.1 128; RSC 321. Lightly toned with residual luster, minor marks. Good VF. Well centered. Ex Benito Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 633
Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 19.68 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head left / IVD CAP/ S C in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated left, in attitude of mourning, on pile of arms; to right, male Jewish captive standing right, with hands bound behind back; arms around. RIC II.1 153; Hendin 6624c. Dark green patina, minor flan crack. VF. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Lanz 30 (26 November 1984), lot 491.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 634
Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 28.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II.1 169. Dark green patina, light porosity. Good VF. Portions of the die engraver's guide circle remain on the reverse. Rare variant with IMP TITVS instead of IMP T in obverse legend. From the James Fox Collection. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1447.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 635
Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 80-81. View of the Flavian Amphitheater (The Colosseum), seen from aerial perspective; to left, porticus of the Baths of Titus; to right, Meta Sudans; interior dotted with spectators / IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, S C across field, Divus Titus seated left on curule chair, holding branch; arms around. RIC II.1 184; Elkins Type B, – (A3/P – unlisted rev. die). Brown surfaces, pitting. Fine. Very rare and of great historical interest. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Dr. John A. Sawhill Collection/James Madison University Foundation (Stack's, 15 March 1979), lot 800.This sestertius offers a bird's eye view of the most famous landmark of ancient Rome. Construction on the Colosseum began in AD 71 during the reign of Vespasian, and dedication ceremonies were held in 75 after the completion of the first three stories. In 80, the remaining two stories were completed, and new dedication ceremonies were conducted in June, celebrated on this sestertius of Titus. Elkins, in his article on these pieces, argues that they were commemorative pieces distributed by Imperial munificence at games held in the Colosseum.