LOT 3582
The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. April-August 49 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
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. Good Very Fine. Attractively toned.(3.87gr, 18mm, 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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Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Struck spring-early summer 41 BC. Ephesus(?) mint. M. Barbatius Pollio, Quaestor Pro Praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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. 3.97gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. High relief.
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. Late 48-47 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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. 3.06gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
The Triumvirs, Mark Antony AR Denarius. Autumn 32-Spring 31 BC. Patrae(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Legionary issue for the 5th Legion. ANT AVG [III VI]R•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG V across fields. Crawford 544/18; CRI 354; BMCRR East 196; RSC 32. 3.40gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned. Bankers' marks on obverse.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
