Triton XXVII - Session 2
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 569
Anonymous. Circa 230-220 BC. Æ Aes Grave Dupondius (71mm, 259.87 g, 6h). Volterrae (Etruria) mint. Janiform head of Culsans, wearing pointed petasus / Club; I I (mark of value) above and below tail; ethnic around. HN Italy 109a; ICC 136; Haeberlin p. 83, 1-6. Dark green patina, traces of deposits. VF. Rare. From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Berk BBS 179 (24 May 2012), lot 447; L.C. Aes Grave Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1449; Numismatica Ars Classica 10 (9 April 1997), lot 287; Bradbury Kalmonde Thurlow Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXIV, 9 December 1992), lot 69.
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Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (65mm, 290.80 g, 12h). Libral cast series. 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; Haeberlin pl. 10, 1–16; BMCRR Rome (Aes Grave) 1–9; Kestner 112–3; RBW 83. Green patina with light earthen deposits. EF. A spectacular coin in a wonderful state of preservation. From the CLA Collection, purchased from Subak 22 December 1992. Ex NBD Bank Money Museum Collection (Part II, Craig Whitford Numismatic Auctions, 30 November 1992), lot 146.
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Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (53mm, 114.11 g, 12h). Libral cast series. Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn left; S (mark of value) horizontally below; all on raised disk / Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; all on raised disk. Crawford 35/2; ICC 76; Sydenham 73; HN Italy 338; RBW 86. Green-brown patina with light earthen deposits, small casting voids on reverse. Good VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XVI (16 August 1991), lot 338.
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Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (73mm, 280.10 g, 12h). Libral cast series. Rome mint. Head of Minerva facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet / Bull standing right; L above, ROMA below. Crawford 37/1a; ICC 73; Sydenham 138; HN Italy 331; Haeberlin pl. 55, 3-4; RBW 93 (this coin). Green patina, roughness, minor casting flaws. Near VF. Extremely rare, only three in CoinArchives. From the Ramrodivs Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk. Ex RBW Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 61, 5 October 2011), lot 42; Classical Numismatic Group XXIV (9 December 1992), lot 43; Johns Hopkins University Collection [inv. 44.6.120] (Part I, Numismatic Fine Arts and Bank Leu, 16 October 1984), lot 606; John Work Garrett Collection [inv. G 1024]; M. L. Vierordt Collection (J. Schulman, 5 March 1923), lot 39.According to Thurlow-Vecchi, this is a war issue. This head of Minerva is reminiscent of those of Eukleidas on Syracusan tetradrachms, and the bull may represent Italy. "Such a combination, together with the ROMA inscription, would fittingly symbolize the anti-Carthaginian alliance of Rome, Magna Graecia, Hiero of Syracuse, and the [Mamertini] (a Samnian expeditionary force originally and the specific pretext for the First Punic War)" (Thurlow-Vecchi p. 25).
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Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (23mm, 6.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, two small annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory, holding reins in both hands; ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 83; Kestner 89–90 and 94; RBW 65–6. Lightly toned, light marks and hairlines, small die crack on obverse. Near EF. Ex Tauler & Fau 77 (9 March 2021), lot 47; Phoibos Collection (Künker 326, 7 October 2019), lot 997.
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Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (21mm, 6.62 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, no annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory, holding reins in both hands; ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64a; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 87; Kestner 88, 92–3, and 95; RBW 65. Lightly toned and lustrous, minor metal flaw. EF. Elegant rendering of Janus. This type, the first truly extensive Roman coinage in silver, began shortly before the outbreak of the Second Punic War and continued until it was superseded by the denarius reform of circa 211 BC. Some early Roman imperial texts refer to a coin called a "quadrigatus" that was used to make payments during the war against Hannibal; this is clearly the type that commenced circa 225 BC, bearing a youthful, laureate janiform head on the obverse and a quadriga carrying Jupiter and Victory on the reverse. The issue was quite large and included a number of variant subtypes, indicating several mints were involved in the production. Later issues were struck on smaller flans in debased silver, no doubt due to wartime shortages.
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Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AV 60 Asses (15mm, 3.36 g, 8h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; mark of value to left / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; ROMA below. Crawford 44/2; Sydenham 226; Bahrfeldt 4a; Biaggi 3; BMCRR Rome 185-6; Kestner 285-6; RBW 160–1. In NGC encapsulation 6062408-004, graded AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Ex Ed's Treasures Collection (Heritage 61238, 5 December 2021), lot 99069); Stacks (1 November 2010), lot 312; CNG inventory 863493 (2010); Sternberg XXIX (30 October 1995), lot 409; Numismatic Fine Arts XXXIII (3 May 1994), lot 1468.
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Anonymous. 208 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.48 g, 9h). Club series. Uncertain mint in southeast Italy. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, single-pendant earring, pearl necklace, and hair in three symmetrical locks; X (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star, on horseback riding right; club below horses; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 89/2; Sydenham 211; RSC 20g; BMCRR Rome 309; Kestner 1032-7; RBW 382. Deep old collection toning, small obverse scrape, short flan crack. EF. Exceptional, among the finest known. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 492 (hammer CHF 3500).
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C. Junius C.f. 149 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star, on horseback riding right; C • IVNI • C • F below; Roma in tablet in exergue . Crawford 210/1; Sydenham 392; Junia 1; BMCRR 660-3; Kestner 1995-6; RBW 893. Vibrant iridescent toning. EF.
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L. Sempronius Pitio. 148 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.92 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; X (mark of value) below chin, PITIO to left / The Dioscuri, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star, on horseback riding right; L • SE(MP) below horses, ROMA in relief in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 216/1; Sydenham 402; Sempronia 2; BMCRR Rome 717; Kestner 2045–7; RBW 926. Deep iridescent cabinet tone. Superb EF. Ex Andrew McCabe Collection (Roma E-Sale 86, 8 July 2021), lot 778; Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 2012; Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 420.
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Ti. Veturius. 137 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.85 g, 3h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented on each side with a feather or aigrette; TI • (VET) downward to left, X (mark of value) to left between end of crest and back of neck / Oath-taking scene: Youth kneeling left, looking right between two soldiers, each of whom holds a spear in left hand and sword in right that touches a pig held by the youth; ROMA above. Crawford 234/1; Sydenham 527; Veturia 1; BMCRR Italy 550-4; Kestner 2131–2; RBW 969. Lightly toned with underlying luster, irregular flan. Superb EF. Ex Alan J. Harlan Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 794; Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), lot 510; Sternberg XXXII (28 October 1996), lot 154 (part of).
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C. Aburius Geminus. 134 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 10h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces, single-pendant earring and pearl necklace; GEM to left, mark of value below chin / Mars, holding trophy in right hand and spear, shield, and reins in left, driving galloping quadriga right; C • (AB)(VR)I below horses, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 244/1; Sydenham 490; Aburia 1; BMCRR Rome 999; Kestner 2214–5; RBW 1006. Lightly toned and lustrous, a few minor metal flaws. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 115 (25 May 2005), lot 538.
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M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. 127 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, star on ear-flap, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; X (mark of value) below chin; ROMA upward to left / Macedonian shield with head of elephant right in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath; M • METELLVS • Q • F around. Crawford 263/1a; Sydenham 480; Caecilia 29; BMCRR Rome 1145; Kestner 2368-70; RBW 1064. Old cabinet toning with light iridescence. EF. Exceptional, one of the finest known. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 518; Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn & A. Hess, 17 July 1933), lot 571.
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T. Quinctius Flamininus. 126 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.94 g, 11h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; apex to left, mark of value below chin / The Dioscuri, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star, on horseback riding right; below T Q flanking Macedonian shield; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 267/1; Sydenham 505; Quinctia 2; BMCRR Rome 1038; Kestner 2401-2; RBW 1078. Lustrous, light die rust. Choice EF. Ex Grand Haven Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 936.
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L. Philippus. 113-112 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Philip V of Macedon right, wearing diademed royal Macedonian helmet with goat horns; ROMA monogram to left, Φ below chin / Equestrian statue, holding laurel branch, right on inscribed tablet; flower below horse; mark of value in exergue. Crawford 293/1; Sydenham 551; Marcia 12; BMCRR Italy 532; Kestner 2494-5; RBW 1132. Attractive old collection toning with iridescence, minor marks. Near EF. Ex Leu Numismatik 8 (23 October 2021), lot 219; Dr. Hans Krähenbühl Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 52, 19 June, 1975), lot 314; Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn & A. Hess, 17 July 1933), lot 595.Though roughly 90 years removed from his interactions with the Roman Republic, the image of Philip V of Macedon was a clear reminder of Rome's victories and gains in the Macedonian Wars. Through the usual practice of puns on republican coins, the moneyer here utilized Philip to further allude to his own cognomen, Philippus.
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L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 11h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; SABIN downward to left, palm frond to right / Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands she tries to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her; star-in-crescent above; L • TITVRI in exergue. Crawford 344/2b; Sydenham 699; Tituria 4; BMCRR Rome 2328; Kestner 3007-10; RBW 1301. Deep iridescent toning. EF. Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection [ANS 1001.1.22556] (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 513.There are two variant legends concerning Tarpeia, a maiden of Rome's mythical founding years. One story, probably the earliest, holds that she agreed to betray Rome to the Sabines by opening the city gates, in return for which she would receive what the Sabine soldiers wore on their left arms. She meant their heavy golden bracelets, but after the deed, the soldiers "rewarded" her buy crushing her under their shields, which they also "wore" on their left arms. A later version of the story holds that Tarpeia was in fact trying to save Rome by disarming the Sabines and thus died a martyr's death. The legends are probably an attempt to explain the name of the Tarpeian Rock, a promontory on Capitoline Hill from which criminals were thrown to their deaths.
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C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; to left, N above caduceus / Ulysses, wearing pileus and mariner's dress, walking right, leaning on staff in left hand and extending his right hand toward his dog, Argus, who advances toward him; C • MAMIL downward to left, LIME(TA)N upward to right. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6; BMCRR Rome 2726; Kestner 3152 var. (control); RBW 1370 var. (same). Lightly toned with underlying luster. Superb EF. Ex Alan J. Harlan Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 828, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 187.The obverse and reverse of this coin refer to the lineage of the gens Mamilia, who claimed their descent from Mamilia, the daughter of Telegonus, the son of Ulysses and Circe, and a descendant of Mercury. The reverse scene depicts the moment when, returning home from his long wanderings in the guise of a beggar so as to surprise and kill the many suitors of his wife Penelope, Ulysses' aged dog Argus recognizes him: Soon as he perceived Long-lost Ulysses nigh, down fell his ears Clapped close, and with his tail glad sign he gave Of gratulation, impotent to rise, And to approach his master as of old. Ulysses, noting him, wiped off a tear Unmarked. . . . Then his destiny released Old Argus, soon as he had lived to see Ulysses in the twentieth year restored. (Hom. Od. 17.290 [Cowper's translation]). At last, seeing his master after so many years, the old dog dies.
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L. Censorinus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.32 g, 10h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Marsyas standing left, raising hand and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by statue of Minerva(?) standing right; L • CENSOR downward to left. Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737; Marcia 24; BMCRR Rome 2657–9; Kestner 3155; RBW 1372. Deep iridescent toning, small scratch in obverse field. EF. Ex Alan J. Harlan Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 829, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Monetarium FPL 51 (Spring 1989), lot 116; reportedly Downie-Lepczyk 67 (25 April 1986), lot 96 (not illustrated in catalog); Sternberg VII (24 November 1977), lot 359.
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C. Valerius Flaccus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Massalia mint. Winged and draped bust of Victory right; winged caduceus to upper left / Aquila between two signa inscribed H (hastati) and P (principes), respectively; C • (VAL) • FLA upward to left, IMPERAT upward to right, EX • S • C across lower field. Crawford 365/1a; Sydenham 747a; Valeria 12; BMCRR Gaul 1 var. (cadueceus location); Kestner 3163-4 var. (control); RBW –. A little light porosity in reverse field, minor marks, but well-struck and attractive with some underlying luster, slightly off center. EF. One of the finest known. Ex Scipio Collection (Roma XXIII, 24 March 2022), lot 580 (hammer £2,400), purchased from Jose A. Herrero, 2002.
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L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 10.78 g, 3h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, single-pendant earring, and ornate necklace; L • MANLI up right field, PRO • Q down left / Sulla, holding branch in right hand and reins in left, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowing him with wreath; L • SVLLA • IM in exergue. Crawford 367/4; Sydenham 756; Bahrfeldt 13; Calicó 16; Biaggi 11; BMCRR East 5–6; Kestner –; RBW 1385. Small die flaw on obverse, minor marks, underlying luster. VF. Very rare. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex J. Whitney Walter Collection (Stack's, 29 November 1990), lot 1; Berk BBS 50 (18 November 1987), lot 24.As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this aureus was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla's claim to be acting in Rome's best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire, the celebration of a triumph at Rome.
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L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, single-pendant earring, and ornate necklace; PRO • Q to left, L • MANLI to right / Sulla, holding branch in right hand and reins in left, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowing him with wreath; L • SVLLA • IMP in exergue. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757a; Manlia 5; BMCRR East 7 & 11; Kestner 3174–6; RBW 1386. Deep iridescent tone, minor marks, struck on a small flan. EF. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 44249 (ND); Antiqua FPL XII (2004), no. 120.