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The Triumvirs, Mark Antony Fourrée Denarius. Autumn 32-Spring 31 BC. Military mint moving with Antony. Legionary issue for the 15th Legion.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ANT AVG III VIR R P C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XV across fields. For prototype: Crawford 544/30; CRI 371; RSC 47. 2.44gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar AE Dupondius. 38 BC. Southern (?) Italian mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
CA[ESAR] DIVI • F, bare head of Octavian to right, with slight beard / DI[VOS] IVLIVS, wreathed head of Divus Julius Caesar to right. Crawford 535/1; CRI 308; BMCRR Gaul 105; RPC I 620. 12.64gr, 30mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Ex HRD auction. Ex Roma Numismatics, London, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 13 BC. Rome mint. C. Antistius Reginus, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head to right / C • ANTISTIVS • REGINVS, simpulum and lituus above tripod and patera; III • VIR below. RIC I 410; BMCRE 119-120 = BMCRR Rome 4661-4662; BN 547; RSC 347. 3.58gr, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Toned. Graffito on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Augustus Fourrée Denarius. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Head to right, wearing oak wreath / CAESAR above, AVGVSTVS below, S P above and Q R beneath shield inscribed CL V; laurel branches (or trees) flanking. For prototype: RIC I 36a; ACIP 4037; RSC 51. 2.69gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Light old cabinet tone.
Acquired from cgb.fr, Paris on 11 December 2010. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 16 BC. Rome mint. C. Antistius Vetus, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
[C ANTISTIVS] VETVS III VIR, draped bust of Venus to right, wearing stephane / COS [I]MP CAESAR • AVGV XI in three lines, simpulum and lituus above; tripod and patera below. RIC I 367; BMCRE 98-99; RSC 348. 3.77gr, 17mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on both sides.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Agrippa AE As. AD 37-41. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
M • AGRIPPA • L • F COS • III, head to left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing to left, holding small dolphin and trident; S C across fields. RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius). 11.39gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Agrippa AE As. AD 37-41. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head to left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing to left, holding small dolphin and trident; S C across fields. For prototype: RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius). 6.72gr, 25mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Tiberius, as Caesar, AE Semis. AD 12-14. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head to right / ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels and stylized figures; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond and wreath. RIC 246; BMC 588; Cohen 38. 4.66gr, 20mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. "Tribute Penny" type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, holding inverted spear and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 28 corr. (ornamented legs); Lyon 146; RSC 16b. 3.69, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Beautifully toned.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. Struck AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. "Tribute Penny" type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia as Pax seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, holding sceptre and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 30 corr. (ornamented legs); BMCRE 48; RSC 16a. 3.83gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. 'Tribute Penny' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, feet on footstool, holding sceptre and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 30; Lyon 152; RSC 16a. 3.63gr, 18mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.