Roman Republican Coins

Lot 3607    Session 12 (11.30am Thursday 20th November)    Roman Republican Coins

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $270

L. SCIPIO ASIAGENUS, silver denarius, issued 106 B.C., Rome Mint, 3.86 grams, C.311/1a, S.576, BMC 1385, Sear Cornelia 24b (p.38), Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter to l. in circle of dots letter I behind head, Rev. Jupiter in quadriga to r., below in exergue L. SCIP. ASIAG, with serrated edge; another silver denarius, Cn. Blasio Cn.f., Issued 112-111 B.C., Rome Mint, 3.89 grams, C.296/1i, S.561d, BMC Italy 622, Sear Cornelia 20 (p.37), Obv. Helmeted head of Scipio Africanus the Elder or Blasio to r. above *, CN BLASIO. CN F, behind corn ear, Rev. Jupiter standing between Juno and Minerva, eagle in exergue dividing RO & MA, palm branch between Minerva & Jupiter, to r. symbol like an A; another silver denarius, Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Issued 56 B.C., Rome Mint, 3.47 grams, C.426/2, S.881a, BMC 3828, Sear Cornelia 60a (p.40), Obv. Head of Hercules to r., FELIX behind, Rev. Diana in biga galloping to r., Crescent moon above her, three stars in field, FASTV[S] below (illustrated); another silver denarius, L. Cornelius Lentulus & C. Claudius Marcellus Issued 49 B.C., Apollonia then Asia Mint, 3.78 grams, C.445/1b, S.1029, BMC Sicily 1, Sear Cornelia 64a (p.41), Obv. Facing head of Medusa in centre of triskelis, ear of corn between each leg. Rev. Jupiter standing half right holding eagle and thunderbolt, LE NT(ligated), MAR(ligated) to l. COS to r.; Last two coins very rare, toned, generally fine or better, (29-32). (4)