Catalogue
Roman Republic, Cn. Blasio Cn.f. (112-111 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.764 grams), obv. Scipio Africanus the Elder or Blasio, helmeted head to right, * above, [CN.BLASIO.CN.F] below and before, bucranium behind, rev. Jupiter standing between Juno and Minerva, [RO]MA in exergue, **Q* in right field, (S.231 [£100], Cr.296/1c, Syd.561c). Weak in places otherwise, fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Roman Republic, Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancinus and Q. Urbinius, (111-110 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.936 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, wreath? behind, rev. Victory in triga to right, T. MANL. AP CL. Q V[R] in exergue, (S.232 [£65], Cr.299/1b, Syd.570a). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Roman Republic, P. Porcius Laeca, (110-109 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.730 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head right, ROMA above, X below chin, P. LAECA behind, rev. roman warrior standing left, placing hand on head of citizen, lictor behind, PROVOCO in exergue, (S.234 [£90], Cr.301/1, Syd.571). Grey tone, very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Roman Republic, L. Flaminius Chilo, (109-108 B.C.), (3.936 grams), obv. Roma head right, ROMA behind, X below chin, rev. Victory in biga, L. FLAMIN[I] below, and CILO in exergue, (S.-, Cr.302/1, Syd.540). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Republic, Mn. Fonteius, (108-7 B.C.), brockage of the silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.76 grams), obv. cojoined heads of the Dioscuri to right, * below chin, rev. same but incuse, (S.-, B.Fonteia 7, Cr.307/1, Syd.566). Good very fine and rare as a brockage.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Roman Republic, M. Herennius, (108-107 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.836 grams), obv. Piety head to right, behind PIETAS, rev. Catanaean running right bearing father on shoulders, M.HERENNI on left, (S.237 [£75], Cr.308/1a, Syd.567a). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Roman Republic, L. Thorius Balbus, (c.105 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.898 grams), obv. Juno of Lanuvium, wearing goat's skin to right, I.S.M.R behind, rev. bull charging to right, Cupid flies above, L.THORIVS below, ROMA in exergue, O above, (S.239, Cr.316/1, Syd.594). Good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Roman Republic, Q. Thermus M.f., (c.103 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.812 grams), obv. Mars helmeted head to left, rev. two warriors fighting, fallen warrior below, Q.THERM MF in exergue, (S.240, [£75], Cr.319/1, Syd.592). Very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $100
Roman Republic, L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, (89 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.91 grams), obv. bare head of king Tatius to right, SABIN behind, TA monogram before, rev. Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands, trying to thrust off two soldiers castng their shields at her, plain above, TITVRI in exergue, (S.263 [£85], Cr.344/1a, Syd.698, B.Tituria 1). Extremely fine.
Estimate $280
SOLD $280
Roman Republic, Man. Acilius Glabrio, (c.49 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.878 grams), obv. Salus laureate head to right, SALVTIS upwards behind, rev. Valetudo (Salus) standing left leaning against column and holding serpent, around [MN] ACILIVS III VIR VALE[TV], (S.310 [£75], Cr.442/1a, Syd.922, B.Acilia 8 [£40]). Grey patina, good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, (c.47-46 B.C.), silver denarius, (3.354 grams), Africa mint, obv. diademed head of Venus to right, dotted border, rev. CAESAR to right, Aeneas walking left, carrying Anchises and palladium, dotted border, (S.355, Cr.458/1, Syd.1013, Julius Caesar 12). Off centred, very good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Roman Republic, Mark Antony and Octavia, (39 B.C.), silver cistophorus (Rhodian tetradrachm or three denarii), Ephesus mint, (11.523 grams), obv. conjoined busts of Mark Antony and Octavia to right, M. ANTONIVS IMP. COS. DESIG. ITER ET TERT around, rev. III. VIR R.P.C., Bacchus standing left on cista mystica on and between two interlaced serpents with erect heads, (S.434 [£550], Syd.1198, C. Mark Antony and Octavia 3 [£300]). Large spread broad flan, very porous flan, nearly fine and scarce, with ticket.
Estimate $300
SOLD $210
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Emerita mint, issued 25-23 B.C. by Publius Carisius, (3.59 grams), obv. bare head of Augustus to right around [IMP CAE]SAR AVGVST, rev. circular city wall with [EMERITA] inscribed above gate, around [P CARISI] VS LEG PRO [PR]. (S.497, RIC 9a, C.397, BMC 289). Has a banker's mark countermarked in field on the obverse, slightly off centred, weak in places, otherwise very good and very rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 19 B.C. by P. Petronius Turpilianus, (3.834 grams), obv. Feronia's bust with diadem to right, around TVRPILIANVS III VIR, below FE RON, rev. CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE around, bare headed Parthian kneeling to right extending with right hand a standard with X marked vexillum attached, left hand kept low, (cf.S.496, RIC 288, C.484, BMC 14). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 19 B.C. by P. Petronius Turpilianus, (3.44 grams), obv. Feronia's bust with diadem to right, around TVRPILIANVS III VIR, below FE RON, rev. CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE around, bare headed Parthian kneeling to right extending with right hand a standard with X marked vexillum attached, left hand kept low, (cf.S.496, RIC 288, C.484, BMC 14). Bankers circle punch in obverse field, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Lugdunum mint, issued 2 B.C. - A.D. 4, (3.658 grams), obv. laureate head of Augustus to right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS [DIVI F PA]TER PATRIAE around, rev. Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shields and spears between them, above on left lituus to right, and on the reverse simpulum to left, around [C L C]AESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG P[RINC IVVENT], (S.479, RIC 207, BMC 519). Off-centre on the reverse, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Lugdunum mint, issued 2 B.C. - A.D. 4 and later, (3.10 grams), obv. laureate head of Augustus to right, [CAESAR] AVGVSTVS DIVI F PA[TER PATRIAE] around, rev. Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shields and spears between them, above on left a simpulum to right, and on the right a lituus to left and X below, in exergue [C L CAESARES], around [AVGVS]TI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, (cf.S.479, RIC 212, C.43d, BMC 538). Small flan, very good - fine, rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), AE quadrans, Lugdunum mint, issued 15-10 B.C., (2.47 grams), obv. bare head of Augustus to right, around IMP CAESAR, rev. [AVGVS]TV[S] above, [DIVI F] in exergue, bull butting to left, (S.-, RIC 228, C.36, BMC 564). Portrait nearly very fine, legends weak, very rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $48
Tiberius, (A.D. 14-37), silver denarius, Lugdunum mint, issued A.D. 14-37, (3.74 grams), obv. laureate head of Tiberius to right, around TI CAES[AR DIVI] AVG F AVGVSTVS, rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia seated to right, with vertical sceptre and branch, (S.567, RIC 30, BMC 48, H.916 [304]). Slightly off centred and dirty, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Tiberius, (A.D. 14-37), silver denarius, Lugdunum mint, issued A.D. 14-37, (3.62 grams), obv. laureate head of Tiberius to right, around TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, rev. PO[NTIF] MAXIM, Livia seated to right, with vertical sceptre and branch, (S.567, RIC 30, BMC 48, H.916 [304]). Off centred on reverse, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Caligula, (A.D. 37-41), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 37-38, (25.65 grams), obv. Pietas seated to left, PIETAS in exergue, around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT, rev. DIVO AVG across, S C across, Caligula standing left sacrificing in front of hexastyle temple, (cf.S.614, RIC 36, BMC 41). Dark tone with bronze highlights, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $560
Caligula, (A.D. 37-41), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 37-38, (11.09 grams), obv. bare head of Caligula to left, around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT, rev. VESTA above, Vesta seated to left, veiled and draped seated on ornamental throne, holding patera and transverse sceptre, S C across field, (S.616, RIC 38, BMC 46). Slightly off centred, light brown patina with minor surface roughness, otherwise good fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $350
SOLD $210
Caligula, (A.D. 37-41), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 39-40, (11.92 grams), obv. bare head of Caligula to left, around C CAESAR AVG DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P III P P, rev. very weak [VE]S[TA] above, Vesta seated to left, veiled and draped seated on ornamental throne, holding patera and transverse sceptre, S C across field, (cf.S.616, RIC 47, BMC 59). Attractive light brown patina, good very fine/very fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $700
SOLD $800
Caligula, (A.D. 37-41), AE quadrans, Rome mint, issued A.D. 40-41, (3.26 grams), obv. pileus between S C, around C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG, rev. R C C in centre, around PON M TR P IIII P P COS TERT, (cf.S.617, RIC 52, BMC 64). Attractive brown patina, very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $160
SOLD $100
Claudius, (A.D. 41-54), AE as, Rome mint, issued 50-54, (11.155 grams), obv. bare head of Claudius to left, around TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P, rev. LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing to right, holding pileus, SC in field, (cf.S.638, RIC 113, BMC 204). Attractive brown patina, good fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Nero, (A.D. 54-68), silver denarius, issued c.67-68, Rome mint, (3.38 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Nero, around IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, rev. without legend, Roman eagle between two standards, (S.-, RIC 60, BMC 107, RSC 356). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE As, Rome mint, issued A.D. 63, (7.40 grams), obv. radiate head of Nero to right, around NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANIC, rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP P P, nero as Apollo advancing to the right playing the lyre, (cf.S.686 & 689, RIC 121, BMC 257). Evenly worn, roughness on head, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE As, Rome mint, issued A.D. 65, (9.965 grams), obv. laureate head of Nero to right, around NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, rev. PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, S C across, temple of Janus facing with door to right, (cf.S.688A, RIC 306, BMC 227). Attractive dark brown patina, very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE as, Lugdunum mint, issued A.D. 66, (11.02 grams), obv. bare head of Nero to right, around IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, rev. S C across, Victory flying left holding in both hands shield inscribed SPQR, (S.690 [£110], RIC 543, BMC 381). Clear legends, slightly off centred on the reverse, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $140
Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE semis, Rome mint, issued A.D. 64, (3.72 grams), obv. laureate head of Nero to right, around NERO CAES AVG IMP, rev. around CERTA QVI NQ ROM CON, S.C. in exergue, Table surmounted by value mark S a vase and wreath, (S.691 [£85], RIC 247, WCN 320). Good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $190