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LOT 3089
The Triumvirs. Octavian AR Denarius. 44-27 BC.
Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?); struck autumn 32 BC - summer 31 BC. 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. Extremely Fine. Lustrous surfaces with sharp details.(3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 3089
The Triumvirs. Octavian AR Denarius.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony AR Denarius. 44-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Rome mint; struck 42 BC. Vibius Varus, moneyer. Bare head of Mark Antony to right, wearing short beard / C • VIBIVS VARVS, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding Victory with wreath in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. Crawford 494/32; CRI 149; Sydenham 1144; RSC 4; BMCRR Rome 4293-4; Kestner 3739-40; RBW -. 2.75gr, 17mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned. Well-centred. Some surface blistering.
From Former Leo Benz (1906-1996) collection. Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Auktion 3, Bern, 19-20 April 1985, lot 472. Ex Numismatik Lanz, Auktion 88 (Sammlung Leo Benz), Munich, 23 November 1998, lot 830. Acquired from 51 gallery in 2015, lot 66. Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 40. -
The Triumvirs. Octavian AR Denarius. 44-27 BC.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?); struck autumn 32 BC - summer 31 BC. 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 Caesarians. Julius Caesar AR Denarius. 40 BC.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Rome mint. Ti. Sempronius Gracchus, quaestor designatus. Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right / Signum, aquila, plow, and decempeda (measuring rod); TI • SEMPRONIVS above, GRACCVS below, Q • DESIG downwards to left, S C across fields. Crawford 525/3; CRI 327; Sydenham 1128; RSC 48; RBW -. 3.88gr, 19mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Some scratches and scrapes on obverse.
Ex London, UK, collection.
