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8197. ROMAN REPUBLIC, AES GRAVE, c. 240-225 BC. Cast As, (AE66mm), Vecchi 51. Janus hd/Prow r. I above. VF. Excellent example better than illustration shows. Rare. SOLD.
7102. ROMAN REPUBLIC, ANONYMOUS ISSUE, 280-245 BC. Aes Grave Quadrans, 91.26 gm. Thurlow-Vecchi 11; Haeb. pl. 36, 6-11, Craw. 18/4. Boar running r., 3 pellets below/Boar running l., 3 pellets below. AEF. Scarce. SOLD.
10845. ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous. Circa 264 BC. AE 25mm, 10.74 g. Messana (Sicily) mint. ROMANO, head of Minerva left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; helmet behind / ROMA-NO, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, wings open; short sword to left. Crawford 23/1; Sydenham 30; Kestner -; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 5. Good VF, brown and olive patina, minor roughness. Extremely rare. Crawford assigned this issue to Sicily in the early stages of the First Punic War, based on the provenance of extant specimens and the similarity of style and weight to contemporary Mamertine issues. It was the decision to intervene on behalf of the Mamertini that sparked Rome's first war with Carthage. An important historical coin.
SOLD.
7796. ROMAN REPUBLIC, 217-215 BC. ANONYMOUS SEXTANS, AE30, Cr. 38/5. Hd. Mercury r., two pellets above. /Prow r., ROMA above, 2 pellets below. EF. Choice sharp example.
8592. Anonymous, 217-215 BC. Sextans. She wolf with twins/ROMA before eagle holding flower in beak, 2 pellets. Nice AVF. Scarce.
8593. Anonymous, 217-215 BC. Sextans, Cr.38/5. Hd Mercury r., 2 pellets/ROMA above prow of galley, 2 pellets. Nice AVF. Scarce.
MONEYER'S ISSUES
11265. Cn. Blasio Cn.f. 112-111 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted male head right (of Mars, Scipio Africanus, or Blasio?); prow stem behind, mark of value above / Jupiter standing facing, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, between Juno, and Minerva, crowning Jupiter with wreath; Π between Jupiter and Minerva. Crawford 296/1d; Sydenham 561b; Cornelia 19. Good VF, toned, contact mark on eyebrow, traces of die rust on obverse, areas of flat strike on reverse. Provenance: From the Bruce R. Brace Collection. The portrait on this intriguing coin is clearly that of an actual person and not Mars as is often thought. Whether the portrait is that of Scipio Africanus or perhaps Blasio himself is uncertain.
11272. ULYSSES RECOGNIZED BY HIS DOG. C. Mamilius Limetanus. Denarius serratus 82, AR 3.72 g. Draped bust of Mercury r., wearing winged petasus; caduceus over l. shoulder and behind, I. Rev. CáMAMIL Ð LIMETAN Ulysses standing r., holding staff and extending his r. hand to his dog Argus. Babelon Mamilia 6. Sydenham 741. Crawford 362/1. Toned and good very fine. An excellent example with the features of Ulysses clear which is quite rare and the figure of Argus better than usual as well. SOLD.
10228. L. Thorius Balbus. 105 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.96 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin / Bull charging right; X above. Crawford 316/1; Sydenham 598; Thoria 1. Near EF, iridescent toning.
8594. C.Fonteius, 114/3 BC, AR Denarius, Fonteia.1. Janiform hd/Galley with pilot and three rowers l. FDC. A superb example of this interesting issue with every detail extremely sharply struck and clear. $3500.
10229. SUPERB PEDIGREED PORTRAIT OF ANCUS MARCIUS. L. Marcius Philippus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.07 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind / Equestrian statue right on aqueduct; flower below horse. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28. EF, attractively toned. Superb Roman Republican portrait. Ex William C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin's 42, 26 September 2005), lot 74. Ex. CNG. The Marcia gens claimed descent from Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, who is said to have been the first to bring water to Rome by means of an aqueduct. The equestrian statue is that of Q. Marcius Rex, who, when praetor in B.C. 144, was commissioned by the Senate to repair the old aqueducts and to build one which would give a supply of water to the Capitol. This aqueduct is known as the Aqua Marcia.
SOLD.
