Katalog - Auction 331 – RES PVBLICA

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Mint: Lugdunum. Winged bust of Victory right, with the likeness of Fulvia; Rv. Lion walking right; DVNI (retrograde and inverted) above, [LVGV in exergue]; A to left, [XL] to right (= 40, Antony's age at time of issue). Crawford 489/5; Babelon (Fulvia) 4; Lyon 2; King 75; CRI 122; Sydenham 1160. Good fine. Scarce.

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Mint: Lugdunum. Winged bust of Victory r., with the likeness of Fulvia; Rv. Lion walking r.; above, ANTONI; below, [IMP]; on l., A; on r., [XLI]. Crawford 489/6; Babelon (Antonia) 32; Sydenham 1163. Near very fine.�

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Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, lyre; Rv. Diana with bow and quiver standing facing, her head turned to r., holding lighted torch in each hand; on r., P�CLODIVS downwards; on l., M�F downwards. Crawford 494/23; Babelon (Clodia) 14; Sydenham 1117. Deep old cabinet tone. Good very fine.

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Brockage strike. Bare head of Livineius Regulus to r.; Rv. Incuse of obverse. Probably Crawford 494/28, Babelon (Livineia) 11, Sydenham 1110, as it is the most common of Livineius' denarii types. Fine.

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Head of L. Regulus r.; Rv. Combat of bestiarii; in exergue, L�REGV[LVS]. Crawford 494/30; Babelon (Livineia) 12; Sydenham 1112. Near very fine.

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Head of L. Livineius Regulus r.; Rv. Wild beasts fight; in foreground one man attacks lion with spear; in background second man with shield and sword attacks panther; on l., wounded boar; in exergue, L�REGV[LVS]. Crawford 494/30; Sydenham 1112. Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine.

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Head of L. Regulus to r.; L�REGV[LVS] behind, [P�R� before]; Rv.Curule chair, with fasces on either side; REGVLVS�F above, PRAEF�V[R] below. Crawford 494/31; Babelon (Livineia) 8; Sydenham 1113. Cabinet tone. Near very fine.

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Head of Bacchus r. wearing ivy wreath;� Rv. Panther springing l. towards altar, mask atop altar and thyrsus leaning against it, C�VIBIV[S] in exergue, [VARVS] at r. Crawford 494/36; Babelon (Vibia) 24; Sydenham 1138. A few scratches. Very fine / good very fine.

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Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, probably at Smyrna. P. Lentulus Spinther, legate. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas r.; around, C�CASSI�IMP � LEIBERTAS; Rv. Jug and lituus; below, LENTVLVS SPINT. Crawford 500/5; Sydenham 1305; CRI 223; RSC 6. Near very fine.

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L. Sestius, proquaestor. Mint travelling with Brutus in Asia and Greece. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas to r.; around, anticlockwise, L � SESTI � PRO � Q; Rv. Tripod between axe and simpu_lum; around, Q � CAEPIO � BRVTVS � PRO � COS. Crawford 502/2; Babelon (Junia) 37, (Sestia) 2; Sydenham 1290; Sear Imperators 201; RBW 1768. Iridescent cabinet tone. Very fine.

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Mint: uncertain mint in Sicily (Catania?). Diademed and bearded head of Neptune r., trident over l. shoulder; around, [MAG�PIVS] IMP�ITE[R]; Rv. Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow r. and aplustre l.; two heads of Scylla at base; around, partially ligate, PRAEF�CL[AS�ET�ORAE MA]RIT EX S C around. Crawford 511/2a; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347; Sear 333. Very fine.

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Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.; to l., jug; to r., lituus; [around, MAG�PIVS�IMP�ITER]; Rv. Neptune standing l., holding aplustre in his r. hand and resting his r. foot on prow; to left and right, the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions; above, PRA[EF]; in exergue, partially ligate, CLAS�E[T�ORAE / MARIT�EX�S�C]. Crawford 511/3a; Babelon (Pompeia) 17; Sydenham 1344. Iridescent cabinet tone. Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine.

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M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Mint: Ephesus. M � ANT � IMP � AVG � III � VIR � R � P � C � M � BARBAT � Q � P, bare head of Marc Antony r. / CAESAR � IMP � PONT � III � VIR � R � P � C �, bare head of Octavian r., with long sideburn. Crawford 517/2; Sydenham 1181; CRI 243; RSC 8a. Deep old cabinet tone. About extremely fine.

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Military mint moving with Octavian in Gaul.�Veiled and diademed head of Concordia r.; around, anticlockwise, III�VIR R�P�C; Rv.�Clasped hands holding caduceus; around, M�ANTON�C�CAESAR (double-struck). Crawford 529/4b; Sydenham 1195; RSC 57. Banker's marks. Near very fine.

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Mint moving with Octavian. MP�CAESAR / DIVI�F�III�VIR�ITER�R�P�C Bearded head of Octavian r.; Rv. COS�ITER� ET�TER�DESIG Simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus. Crawford 538/1; Babelon (Julia) 140; Sydenham 1334. Test cut on the obverse; slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine.

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Military mint moving with Octavian in central or southern Italy. Bare head of Octavian to r.; around, [IMP�CAESAR�DIV]I�F�III�VIR�ITER�R�P�C; Rv. Tetrastyle temple; within, veiled and togate statue of Caesar holding lituus, standing facing; on architrave, DIVO�IVL; in pediment, star; to l., lighted and garlanded altar; around, COS�ITER�ET�TER�DESIG. Crawford 540/2; Babelon (Julia) 139; Sydenham 1338. Good very fine. Lustrous metal.

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Military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?). Praetorian galley moving to r.; above, ANT�AVG; below, III�VIR�R�P�C; Rv. Legionary eagle between two standards; LEG II across lower field. Crawford 544/14; Babelon (Antonia) 105; Sydenham 1216. Good very fine.

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Mint moving with M. Antonius. Ship r., with sceptre tied with fillet on prow; above, ANT�AVG; below, III�VIR�R�P�C; Rv. Aquila between two standars; LEG III across lower field. Crawford 544/15; Babelon (Antonia) 106; CRI 350. RBW 1839; Sydenham 1217. Near very fine.

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Military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?). Praetorian galley moving to r.; above, ANT�AVG; below, III�VIR�R�P�C; Rv. Legionary eagle between two standards; LEG III across lower field. Crawford 544/15; Babelon (Antonia) 106; Sydenham 1217. Dark cabinet tone. Very fine.