LOT 3290
The Caesarians. Divus Julius Caesar AR Denarius. 40 BC. Rome mint. Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer.
Wreathed head to right; DIVI IVLI downwards before, lituus behind / Bull-calf walking to left; Q • VOCONIVS above, VITVLVS in exergue. Crawford 526/2; CRI 329; Sydenham 1132; BMCRR Rome 4308-10; RSC 46. Near Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.42gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Marc Antony and M. Junius Silanus AR Denarius. 32 BC. Athens mint.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
[AN]TON • AVG • IMP • III COS • DES • III • III • V • R • P • C, bare head of Mark Antony to right; small P (engraver's signature) in hair behind ear / M • SILANVS • AV[G] Q • PRO • CO[S] in two lines. Crawford 542/1; CRI 346; BMCRR East 175; RSC Antonia 71. 3.70gr, 20mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Bankers' marks.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The small P on the obverse of this coin represents the only example of an artist engraving his initials on a Roman Republican coin. This fact went unnoticed for centuries, until it was first pointed out in a Santamaria sales catalogue in 1920. -
The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. February-March 44 BC. Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Lifetime issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Laureate head to right; [CAESAR DICT PERPETVO] around / Venus standing to left, holding Victory with right hand and sceptre with left; L•BVCA downwards to right. Crawford 480/8; CRI 105; RSC 23. 3.57gr, 18mm, 8h.
Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Late 48-47 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Diademed head of Venus to right / Aeneas advancing to left, carrying palladium and Anchises on shoulder; CAESAR downwards to right. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; BMCRR East 31-35; RSC 12. 3.29gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Corroded.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
