Q. Fufius Calenus, and Mucius Cordus, 70 B.C.

AR Serrate Denarius, 4.02g. 20mm. HO VIR [KALENI]. Jugate heads of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, helmeted, to right. Rev. Italia on left and Roma on right clasping hands; winged caduceus in field to left; IA-RO in fields to left and right. CR 403/1. Syd. 797. Lovely multi-hued toning with highly reflective surfaces.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Jonathan Rosen collection and EJW Ltd, 2019.

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Mint State $3,000.

M. Plaetorius Cestianus, 67 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.85g. 18.5mm. CESTIANVS S C.   Helmeted and draped bust to right with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia in field to right;  Rev. M PLAETORIVS M F AED CVR. Eagle on thunderbolt to right. CR 409/1.  Syd. 809.  Attractive toning.

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about Extremely Fine $750.

Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C. ex: NAC 1, 1989

AR Denarius, 4.08g. 18mm. Q POMPONI MVSA. Diademed head of Apollo to right. Rev. HERCVLES MVSARVM. Hercules standing to right playing lyre. CR 410/1.  Syd. 810.  Fine style and  with lovely gray-blue toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 1, 1989, lot 657.

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Extremely Fine $8,500.

C Piso Frugi, 64 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.99g.  17mm.  Head of Apollo to right with hair band;  fraction symbol behind.  Rev.  C PISO L F FRV. Horseman holding large palm to right; uncertain curved symbol above.  CR 408/1a. Hersch(symbols MS), 336. Syd. 851k.  BMC Roman Republic 3694.   Lovely blue and amber toning with underlying luster and with the obverse in high relief.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 77, 2000, lot 461.

 

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Mint State $2,000.

M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus, 58

AR Denarius, 3.94g. 18mm.  M SCAVR ES S C. AED CVR.  King Aretas of Nabatea, holding palm branch and reins, kneeling before camel.  Rev.  P HVPSAE C HVPSAE COS AED CVR PREIVE; scorpion in field to left.  CR 422/1b.  Attractrive dark toning.

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good Very Fine $275.

L Marcius Philippus, 56 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.83g. 18mm.  ANCVS.  Diademed head of Ancus Marcius to right; lituus behind head.   Rev.  L PHILIPPVS.  Equestrian rider on aquaduct to right; flower below.  AQVA MAR within arches of the aquaduct.    CR 425/1. Syd. 919.  Light toning with amber highlights and brilliant luster.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 112, Sept. 11, 2019, lot 530.

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Extremely Fine $775.

Q. Cassius Longinus, 55 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.88g.  19mm.  Head of Genius to right with scepter over shoulder.   Rev. Q CASSIVS.  Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; lituus in field to left ; jug in field to right. Crawford 428/3. RBW 1535. Sydenham 916.  Lovely iridescent toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton XXI, January 9, 2018, lot 642.
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction  September 26, 2016, lot 364

 

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about Extremely Fine $1,750.

P. Fonteius Capito, 54 B.C.

AR Denarius, 4.03g. 18mm. P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR CONCORDIA.  Diademed and veiled head of Concordia to right; some light die breaks in fields. Rev. T DIDI IMP VIL PVB.  The Villa Publica with gates attached to the columns. CR 429/2b.  Syd. 901a. Banti, Fonteia 34/1(this coin illustrated).  Lovely old collection toning and exceptionally complete.

The Villa Publica was originally built c.435 B.C. on the Campus Martius to be used for taking the census. The Villa was enlarged in 194 B.C. and was used for the levies of the army, inspection of arms, and still for the census.  Generals returning to Rome were also housed in the Villa while they awaited a decision of the Senate if a triumph was to be declared.  (See: L. Richardson Jr, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, pp. 430-431.

The moneyer is probably a relative of the T.Didius, consul in 98 B.C., who restored the Villa Publica.  The moneyer may also have been a friend of Cicero as mentioned in Crawford.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 52, June 19, 1975, lot 394.
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 359. 

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Extremely Fine $6,500.

C. Coelius Caldus, 51 B.C., ex: Knobloch

AR Denarius, 3.94g. 17.5mm C COEL CALDVS COS. Head of C. Coelius Caldus to right; standard inscribed HIS behind; boar below.  Rev. C CALDVS IMP AN X in columns; L CALDVS VII VIR EP V on table. Table with figure behind preparing epulum(sacred banquet); trophies of arms and armor to left and right. CR 437/2a. Syd. 894.  

The type commemorates the military victories of the moneyer's ancestor who was Consul in 94 B.C. and is a superb late Republican realistic portrait.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger)  collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ex: Frederick Knobloch collection, Stacks, New York, May 3, 1978, lot 502 with Stacks envelope. 

 

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about Extremely Fine $5,000.

Mn. Acilius Glabrio, c.49 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.97g. 18mm. SALVTIS. Laureate head of Salus to right. Rev. MAN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV. Valetudo standing to left resting left arm on column and holding snake in right hand. CR 442/1a. Syd. 922. RBW 1556. Sear, Imperator 16. Wonderful old collection dark toning with underlying luster with some light deposits. 

The types may relate to the claim of the Acilia family of having introduced the first physician to Rome.  Mommsen, as referenced in Sear "Imperators" above, mentions that the Greek physician Archagathus came to Rome in 219 B.C. and established his practice at a locale near the Acilia family home.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex:  Tom Cederlind, Portland, OR, c.1990.

 

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Extremely Fine $1,250.

C. Vibius Pansa, c.48 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.89g. 18mm. PANSA. Mask of Pan. Rv. C VIBIVS C F C N IOVIS AXVR. Laureate Jupiter seated to left holding scepter and patera. CR 449/1a. Syd. 947.  Sear, Imperators 20.  Fine style and toning.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Credit de la Bouirse, Paris, Auction, April 19, 1995, no. 1108.

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Extremely Fine $1,500.

Julius Caesar, 49-48 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.67g. 19mm. CAESAR. Spanish military mint. Elephant walking to right; serpent below. Rev. Priestly implements. CR 443/1. Syd. 1006.  minor flan flaw rev.  Old collection toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Zander Klawans collection from Tom Cederlind, Portland, Oregon, March 1990.

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Very Fine/good Very Fine $2,450.

Julius Caesar, d.44 B.C. ex: Salton collection

AR Denarius, 4.10g. 19mm.  Moneyer, L. Mussidius Longus, Rome, 42 B.C.   Wreathed head of Julius Caesar to right.  Rev.  L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS.  Rudder, cornucopia,  caduceus, and apex around central globe.   CR 494/39a. Syd. 1096a.  Sear, Greek Imperators 116.  Spectacular portrait of Caesar and of superb quality.

The portrait of the now divine Julius Caesar on the obverse was a powerful propaganda image for the forces of Octavian and Antony who were pursuing his assassins.     The reverse type symbolizes Rome's control over the globe(land and sea) with cornucopia and rudder, Caesar's office as Pontifex Maximus with the apex, and the happiness of the Roman people with the caduceus.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger)  collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. ( For bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)

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Extremely Fine $22,500.

Julius Caesar, d.44 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.91g. 20mm.  Rome, 42 B.C. magistrate: Ti. Semponius Gracchus.  Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right.  Rev. TI SEMPRONIVS GRACCVS  Q DESIG S C.  Standard, aquilia, plow, and measring rod.  CR 525/3. Syd 1128.  Lightly toned; ancient banker's marks in obv. fields.  

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, October, 1990.

 

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Very Fine $2,500.

P. Clodius Turrinus, 42 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.66g.  19mm.  Laureate head of Apollo to right; lyre behind.   Rev. P CLODIVS M F.  Diana standing and facing, holding two long torches.  CR 494/23.  Syd. 1117. Sear, Imperators 192.  Lovely multi-hued toning. 

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Extremely Fine/about Extremely Fine $2,400.

C. Vibius Varus, 42 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.70g. 19mm. Head of Bacchus to right wearing ivy wreath. Rev. C VIBIVS VARVS. Panther leaping to left toward garlanded altar with mask of Pan; thrysos behind with fillet. CR 494/36. Syd. 1138. Sear, Imperators 192. Iridescent toning and an exceptional strike.   

 

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Extremely Fine $2,750.

Sextus Pompey, c.37-36 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.78g. 18mm.  Sicilian military mint.  MAG PIVS IMP ITER.  Pharos(lighthouse) of Messana surmounted by a statue of Neptune; galley below with a legionary standard on the prow and a filleted scepter on the stern.  Rev.  PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C MAR.  Scylla brandishing rudder.   CR 511/4a.  Sear, Imperators 335.  Syd. 1348.  Attractive dark toning.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton XIX. 2016, lot 408.

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good Very Fine $3,000.

Octavian, 28 B.C. ex: UBS and Munzhandlung Basel

AR Denarius, 4.03g. 20mm. Italian mint, Brundisium or Rome. CAESAR COS VI. Bare head of Octavian to right; lituus behind. Rev. AEGYPTO CAPTA. Crocodile walking to right. RIC 275a. BMCRE 650. Sear, Imperators 430. Lovely old toning and an exceptionally detailed example of this historic coin which commemorates Octavian's victory over Cleopatra and Antony at Actium and the annexation of Egypt.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9, 2008, lot 1230; privately purchased from Münzhandlung Basel in the 1930's.
Ex: Michael Gasvoda collection

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Extremely Fine $25,000.