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a selection from inventory
Etruria. Populonia. C. 211-206
BC. Gold 25 Asses, 1.37 g. Head of roaring Lion
r., mark of value ‘XXV’ around. Rv: Blank field. Vecchi 47.
Very rare. EF
Ex Nobleman collection 1955, Lot 3;
Ex Count Laval collection
Ex Collection of an
Antiquary
Rome, Augustus, 13 AD. Gold
Aureus. Lugdunum mint. Laureate head of Augustus r. Rv: Bare head
of Tiberius r. Extremely rare. RIC 225. aEF
Ex Numismatic Fine Arts
Augustus
outlived his intended heirs, first Agrippa, then Agrippa’s sons
by Julia, Caius & Lucius. Finally Tiberius was designated
heir.
This extremely rare aureus was minted a year
before the elderly Augustus died, celebrating the selected new
dynasty of the Empire. Of the greatest historical significance.
Rome, Claudius, 41-54 AD. Gold
Aureus, 46-47. Laureate head of Claudius r. Rv: Oak wreath. RIC
40. aEF
Ex Numismatic Ars Classica
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Rome, Republic c. 270-265 BC. Didrachm,
7.32 g. Head of Hercules Victor r., club at
shoulder. Rv: She-Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Cr. 20/1.
Rare. Lovely example. EF
Ex Collection of a Classicist
One of the
first silver coinages of Rome, perhaps minted from the riches
of the conquest of Tarentum in 272 BC.
Rome, Mn. Aquilius, 65 BC. Denarius. Bust
of Virtus. Rv: Aquilius raising Sicily. Aquilia 2.
Superb
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Rome, Terentius Varro for Pompey
the Great, Spring 48 BC. Denarius. Terminal bust of
Jupiter r. Rv: Scepter flanked by eagle and dolphin. Cr.
447/1a. Rare. EF
Ex Vecchi 1983
Varro
had been Tribune, Quaestor, Curule Aedile and was Praetor
when he commanded one of Pompey’s armies. He was pardoned
by Caesar and under Augustus was a great writer and scholar.
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Rome, L Aemilianus Buca for Julius
Caesar, Jan-Feb 44 BC. Denarius. Laureate head of
Caesar r., CAESAR IMP M, crescent. Rv: Venus Victrix left.
Cr. 480/4 VF+
Rome, L Aemilianus Buca for Julius
Caesar, Feb-March 44 BC. Denarius. Laureate head of
Caesar r. Rv: Venus std r. Cr. 480/7b. Rare. Good VF
Ex Archer M. Huntington
Collection; Ex American Numismatic Society, inventory
1001.1.22621.
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Rome, Mark Antony, 33
BC. Denarius. Bare head r., engraver’s initial ‘P’. Rv:
“M SILANUS AUG Q PRO COS” in two lines. Cr. 467/1a. Rare.
Nice example. Good VF
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Rome, Mark Antony, Autumn
32-Spring 31 BC. Denarius. Galley r. Rv: Aquila, Two Signa,
LEG II. Cr. 544/14. Nice example. Good VF
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Rome, Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Denarius.
20-16 BC. Laureate head r. Rv: Two Laurel trees. RIC 51.
Rare. aEF
Rome Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Denarius. 19
BC. Bare head of Augustus r., CAESAR AUGUSTUS. Rv: Shield
inscribed CL.V, Signum, Aquila. SPQR around, SIGNIS RECEPTIS.
RIC 86a. Lovely. EF
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection; Ex American
Numismatic Society, inventory 1001.1.24842.
Rome, Tiberius, 14-37 AD. Denarius. 15-16
AD. Laureate head r. Rv: Livia enthroned. RIC 26. EF
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Cappadocia, Caesarea. Tiberius,
33-34 AD. Laur. Head of Tiberius r. Rv: Head of Drusus l.
RIC 87. Very rare. Good VF
Only depiction in silver of the son and heir of
Tiberius, nicknamed Castor, poisoned in 23 AD by Sejanus.
Ex Ryan, lot 2077; Ex Vierdodt collection
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