Catalog - Auction 331 – RES PVBLICA

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Laureate head of Salus r.; behind, SALVTIS downwards; Rv. Valetudo standing l., resting l. arm on column and holding snake in r. hand; on r., MN�ACILIVS (MN ligate) downwards; on l., III�VIR�VALETV (TV ligate). Crawford 442/1b; Babelon (Acilia) 8; Sydenham 922. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine.

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Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing r., trampling on horned serpent; Rv. Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; RBW 1557; RSC 49. Old cabinet tone. Extremely fine. Ex Bertolami Fine Art E-Auction 259 (20-21 May 2023), lot 536.

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Military mint travelling with Pompey. Head of Apollo r., hair tied with band; below, star; before, Q�SICINIVS downwards; behind, III�VIR upwards; Rv. Club upright, on which hangs lion's skin; on l. arrow; on r., bow; on r., C�COPONIVS downwards; on l., PR�S�C upwards. Crawford 444/1a; Babelon (Sicinia) 1, (Coponia) 1; Sydenham 939. Lovely old cabinet tone. About extremely fine.

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Military mint travelling with Pompey. Head of Numa Pompilius r., wearing diadem inscribed NVMA; behind, CN�PISO�[PRO�Q] downwards; Rv. Prow of galley r., MAGN above, PRO�COS below. Crawford 446/1; Babelon (Calpurnia) 30; Sydenham 1032. Extremely fine/good extremely fine. Old cabinet tone.

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Head of Medusa, facing, with coiled snake on either side; L�PLAVTIVS below; Aurora flying r., conducting the four horses of the sun and holding palm frond; PLANCVS below. Crawford 453/1a; Babelon (Plautia) 11; Sydenham 959. Lustrous. Near extremely fine/extremely fine.

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Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus to r., wearing necklace of pearls; Rv. Aeneas advancing to l., holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder; to r., CAESAR downwards. Crawford 458/1; Babelon (Julia) 10; Sydenham 1013. Old cabinet tone. Extremely fine.�

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Utica. P. Licinius Crassus Junianus, legatus pro praetore. Q�METEL�PIVS on r., SCIPIO�IMP on l., lion-headed figure of Genius Terrae Africae (Sekhmet or leontocephalic Tanit?) standing facing, holding symbol of Tanit; above, G�T-A; Rv. Victory standing l., holding winged caduceus and small round shield; P�CRASSVS�IVN on r., LEG�PRO�PR on l. Crawford 460/4; Babelon (Caecilia) 51; Sydenham 1050. Very rare. Pleasant old cabinet tone. Extremely fine.�

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Jugate heads of Dioscuri to r.; RVFVS�III[�VIR] downwards behind; Rv. Venus Verticordia standing to l., holding scales and sceptre, Cupid at shoulder; MN�CORDIVS (MN ligate) downwards behind. Crawford 463/1a; Babelon (Cordia) 1; Sydenham 976. Old cabinet tone. Near extremely fine/extremely fine.

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Jugate heads of Dioscuri to r., wearing laureate pilei; around, RVFVS�III�VIR; Rv. Venus standing l., holding scales in her r. hand and sceptre in her l.; on her shoulders, Cupid; behind, MN (ligate) � CORDIVS. Crawford 463/1b; Babelon (Cordia) 2; Sydenham 976. Lustrous. Good very fine.

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Veiled head of Vesta r.; around, C�CAESAR COS TER; Rv. Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A�HIRTIVS�PR around. Crawford 466/1; Babelon (Julia) 24, (Hirtia) 2; Sydenham 1018. Sear Imperators 56. Calic� 37c. Near extremely fine/good very fine.

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ACISCVLVS, head of Apollo Soranus r., hair in parallel corkscrew curls and held in taenia; dolabra (pickaxe) behind, [star above forehead], dotted border; Rv. L�VALERIVS, Europa riding bull r., holding her billowing veil above with both hands. Crawford 474/1b. Babelon (Valeria) 16; Sydenham 998. Old cabinet tone. Slight corrosion on the reverse, otherwise near extremely fine/extremely fine.

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Mint: Rome. L. Munatius Plancus, praefectus Urbi. Draped and winged bust of Victory r., hair rolled back and collected into a knot behind; C�CAES upward to l., DIC�TER downward to r.; Rv. Guttus (single-handled sacrificial jug); L�PLANC upward to l., PRAEF�VRB (partially ligate) downward to r. Crawford 475/2; Babelon (Julia) 20, (Munatia) 3; Sydenham 1020. Good very fine. Extremely rare. Same dies as Roma Numismatics Auction 11 (7 April 2016), lot 723.

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Wreathed head of Caesar r.; before, CAESAR downwards; behind, IMPER upwards; banker's mark on Caesar's cheek; Rv. Venus standing l., holding sceptre and Victory, and resting l. elbow on shield which in turn rests on globe; behind, M�METTIVS; in l. field, B (control letter). Crawford 480/17; Babelon (Julia) 33, (Mettia) 5; Sydenham 1055; Sear Imperators 101. Extremely fine.

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Draped bust of Africa r., wearing elephant skin headdress; Rv. Curule chair with legs decorated with eagles; on top, Corinthian helmet; above, L�CESTIVS; on l., S�C; on r., PR; in exergue, C�NORBA. Crawford 491/1a; Babelon (Cestia) 1, (Norbana) 3; Sydenham 1053. Scarce. Large flan. Good very fine. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 109 (4 May 2022), lot 444.

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Northern Greece mint. Consul: L. Junius Brutus. Three togate figures advancing to l., the first and third carrying fasces lictoriae over l. shoulder, ___�_ in exergue, monogram to l.; Rv. Eagle standing to l. on sceptre, holding wreath in one claw. Sear 1733; BMC 2. Imitating types of M. Junius Brutus (cfr. Crawford 433/1; Sydenham 906; BMC 3861). Near FDC.

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Mint: uncertain mint in Sicily. Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.; behind, jug and before, lituus; around, MAG�PIVS�IMP�ITER; Rv. Neptune standing l., foot on prow and holding aplustre, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders; above, [PR�F]; in exergue, OR��MARIT�ET / CLAS�EX�S�C. Crawford 511/3b; Sydenham 1345; Babelon (Pompeia) 27; C 18; Sear Imperators 334a. Deep old cabinet tone. Slight traces of old delicate cleaning; gently smoothed. Good extremely 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. Tiny test cut on obverse, otherwise good very fine.

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Mint: Chalcis ad Belum (Coelesyria). Dated RY 21 (Egyptian) and 6 (Phoenician) of Cleopatra (32/1 BC). Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra r.; Bare head of Antony r.. Svoronos 1887; RPC I 4771; SNG Copenhagen (Phoenicia) 382; BMC Phoenicia 15 (Berytus); SNG M�nchen 1006. Dark patina. Good very fine.

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Mint: Rome (Crawford); Capua (Debernardi). Date: 225-212 BC (Crawford); 215 (?) (Debernardi). Laureate and beardless head of Janus; Rv. Jupiter, holding sceptre in l. hand and hurling thunderbolt with r. hand, in quadriga r., driven by Victory; below, tablet inscribed [RO]MA (in relief). Crawford 28/3 pl. IV 5; Debernardi A2. Both obverse and reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine.