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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The Caesarians, Julius Caesar AR Denarius. April-August 49 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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. 3.41gr, 19mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
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): £390
Legionary issue for the 2nd Legion. ANT•AVG III VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG II across fields. Crawford 544/14; CRI 349; Sydenham 1216; Babelon (Antonia) 105. 3.50gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Marc Antony and M. Junius Silanus AR Denarius. 32 BC. Athens mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
ANTON • 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 • AVG Q • PRO • COS. in two lines. Crawford 542/1; CRI 346; BMCRR East 175; RSC Antonia 71. 3.70gr, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Areas of corrosion.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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.
