LOT 3589
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Struck spring-early summer 41 BC. Ephesus(?) mint. M. Barbatius Pollio, Quaestor Pro Praetore.
M • ANT • IMP • AVG • III • VIR • R • P • C • M BARBAT • Q • P (MP and AV ligate), bare head of Antony to right / CAESAR • IMP • PONT • III • VIR • R • P • C •, bare head of Octavian to right. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; BMCRR East 100; RSC 8a. Good Very Fine. High relief.(3.97gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Mark Antony and Octavia AE 'Dupondius'. Struck 38-37 BC. Uncertain mint in Syria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
'Fleet coinage'. L. Calpurnius Bibulus, praetor designatus. M • ANT(ligate) • IMP (MP ligate) • TER • COS • DES • IT[ER • ET • TER • III • VIR • R • P • C •], bare head of Antony to right [vis à vis bare head of Octavia to left] / [L BIBVLV]S • M • F • PR • DESIG, two galleys sailing to right; [caps of the Dioscuri above]; below, B (denomination mark). RPC I 4090; M. Amandry, "Le monnayage en bronze de Bibulus, Atratinus et Capito," SNR 65 (1986), pg. 78-79. 9.33gr, 34mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Cut. Light green patina. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. April-August 49 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
CAESAR, elephant advancing to right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; Babelon (Julia) 9. 3.60gr, 17mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. April-August 49 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
CAESAR, elephant advancing to right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; Babelon (Julia) 9. 3.87gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Attractively toned.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
