LOT 3292
The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Late 48-47 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa.
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. Near Very Fine. Corroded.(3.29gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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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 AR Denarius. Struck autumn 32 BC-summer 31 BC. Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?).
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Diademed and draped bust of Pax to right; behind, cornucopia; before, olive branch / CAESAR DIVI • F, Octavian, in military attire, advancing to right, raising his right hand in adlocutio and holding inverted spear over his shoulder in his left. RIC I 253; CRI 400; RSC 72. 3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous surfaces with sharp details.
Private collection, Europe. -
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.
