Auction 331 | RES PVBLICA
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Lotto 457 Draped bust of Diana Nemorensis r.; behind, P·PACCOLEIVS upwards; before, LARISCOLVS downwards; Rv. Triple cult statue of Diana Nemorensis; behind, cypress grove. Crawford 486/1; Babelon (Accoleia) 1; Sydenham 1148a. Deep old cabinet tone. Very fine.
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Lotto 458 Bare head of bearded Jupiter r.; CAPITOLINVS downward behind; Rv. Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus: richly decorated hexastyle façade with ornamented pediment and garlands hanging within three openings; PETILLI[VS] in exergue. Crawford 487/1; Babelon (Petillia) 1; Sydenham 1149; CRI 173. Old cabinet tone. Slightly off-centre; a few areas of weakness, otherwise very fine / good very fine.
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Lotto 459 Military mint travelling with Antony and Lepidus in Transalpine Gaul. Lituus, capis, and raven standing l. on ground line; above, M ANT IMP (ANT ligate); Rv. Victory standing r., holding palm frond, crowning trophy with wreath. Crawford 489/4; CRI 121; RSC 82; Sydenham 1159; Kestner 3716; BMCRR Gaul 36; CNR II 133. Near very fine.
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Lotto 460 Military mint travelling with Antony and Lepidus in Transalpine Gaul. Lituus, capis, and raven standing l. on ground line; above, M ANT IMP (ANT ligate); Rv. Victory standing r., holding palm frond, crowning trophy with wreath. Crawford 489/4; CRI 121; RSC 82; Sydenham 1159; Kestner 3716; BMCRR Gaul 36; CNR II 133. Near very fine.
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Lotto 461 Mint: Lugdunum. Winged bust of Victory right, with the likeness of Fulvia; Rv. Lion walking right; DVNI (retrograde and inverted) above, [LVGV in exergue]; A to left, [XL] to right (= 40, Antony's age at time of issue). Crawford 489/5; Babelon (Fulvia) 4; Lyon 2; King 75; CRI 122; Sydenham 1160. Good fine. Scarce.
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Lotto 462 Mint: Lugdunum. Winged bust of Victory r., with the likeness of Fulvia; Rv. Lion walking r.; above, ANTONI; below, [IMP]; on l., A; on r., [XLI]. Crawford 489/6; Babelon (Antonia) 32; Sydenham 1163. Near very fine.
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Lotto 463 Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, lyre; Rv. Diana with bow and quiver standing facing, her head turned to r., holding lighted torch in each hand; on r., P·CLODIVS downwards; on l., M·F downwards. Crawford 494/23; Babelon (Clodia) 14; Sydenham 1117. Deep old cabinet tone. Good very fine.
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Lotto 464 Brockage strike. Bare head of Livineius Regulus to r.; Rv. Incuse of obverse. Probably Crawford 494/28, Babelon (Livineia) 11, Sydenham 1110, as it is the most common of Livineius' denarii types. Fine.
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Lotto 465 Head of L. Regulus r.; Rv. Combat of bestiarii; in exergue, L·REGV[LVS]. Crawford 494/30; Babelon (Livineia) 12; Sydenham 1112. Near very fine.
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Lotto 466 Head of L. Livineius Regulus r.; Rv. Wild beasts fight; in foreground one man attacks lion with spear; in background second man with shield and sword attacks panther; on l., wounded boar; in exergue, L·REGV[LVS]. Crawford 494/30; Sydenham 1112. Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine.
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Lotto 467 Head of L. Regulus to r.; L·REGV[LVS] behind, [P·R· before]; Rv.Curule chair, with fasces on either side; REGVLVS·F above, PRAEF·V[R] below. Crawford 494/31; Babelon (Livineia) 8; Sydenham 1113. Cabinet tone. Near very fine.
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Lotto 468 Head of Bacchus r. wearing ivy wreath; Rv. Panther springing l. towards altar, mask atop altar and thyrsus leaning against it, C·VIBIV[S] in exergue, [VARVS] at r. Crawford 494/36; Babelon (Vibia) 24; Sydenham 1138. A few scratches. Very fine / good very fine.
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Lotto 469 Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, probably at Smyrna. P. Lentulus Spinther, legate. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas r.; around, C·CASSI·IMP – LEIBERTAS; Rv. Jug and lituus; below, LENTVLVS SPINT. Crawford 500/5; Sydenham 1305; CRI 223; RSC 6. Near very fine.
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Lotto 470 L. Sestius, proquaestor. Mint travelling with Brutus in Asia and Greece. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas to r.; around, anticlockwise, L · SESTI · PRO · Q; Rv. Tripod between axe and simpulum; around, Q · CAEPIO · BRVTVS · PRO · COS. Crawford 502/2; Babelon (Junia) 37, (Sestia) 2; Sydenham 1290; Sear Imperators 201; RBW 1768. Iridescent cabinet tone. Very fine.
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Lotto 471 Mint: uncertain mint in Sicily (Catania?). Diademed and bearded head of Neptune r., trident over l. shoulder; around, [MAG·PIVS] IMP·ITE[R]; Rv. Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow r. and aplustre l.; two heads of Scylla at base; around, partially ligate, PRAEF·CL[AS·ET·ORAE MA]RIT EX S C around. Crawford 511/2a; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347; Sear 333. Very fine.
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Lotto 472 Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.; to l., jug; to r., lituus; [around, MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER]; Rv. Neptune standing l., holding aplustre in his r. hand and resting his r. foot on prow; to left and right, the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions; above, PRA[EF]; in exergue, partially ligate, CLAS·E[T·ORAE / MARIT·EX·S·C]. Crawford 511/3a; Babelon (Pompeia) 17; Sydenham 1344. Iridescent cabinet tone. Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine.
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Lotto 473 M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Mint: Ephesus. M · ANT · IMP · AVG · III · VIR · R · P · C · M · BARBAT · Q · P, bare head of Marc Antony r. / CAESAR · IMP · PONT · III · VIR · R · P · C ·, bare head of Octavian r., with long sideburn. Crawford 517/2; Sydenham 1181; CRI 243; RSC 8a. Deep old cabinet tone. About extremely fine.
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Lotto 474 Military mint moving with Octavian in Gaul. Veiled and diademed head of Concordia r.; around, anticlockwise, III·VIR R·P·C; Rv. Clasped hands holding caduceus; around, M·ANTON·C·CAESAR (double-struck). Crawford 529/4b; Sydenham 1195; RSC 57. Banker's marks. Near very fine.
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Lotto 475 Mint moving with Octavian. MP·CAESAR / DIVI·F·III·VIR·ITER·R·P·C Bearded head of Octavian r.; Rv. COS·ITER· ET·TER·DESIG Simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus. Crawford 538/1; Babelon (Julia) 140; Sydenham 1334. Test cut on the obverse; slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine.
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Lotto 476 Military mint moving with Octavian in central or southern Italy. Bare head of Octavian to r.; around, [IMP·CAESAR·DIV]I·F·III·VIR·ITER·R·P·C; Rv. Tetrastyle temple; within, veiled and togate statue of Caesar holding lituus, standing facing; on architrave, DIVO·IVL; in pediment, star; to l., lighted and garlanded altar; around, COS·ITER·ET·TER·DESIG. Crawford 540/2; Babelon (Julia) 139; Sydenham 1338. Good very fine. Lustrous metal.
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Lotto 477 Military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?). Praetorian galley moving to r.; above, ANT·AVG; below, III·VIR·R·P·C; Rv. Legionary eagle between two standards; LEG II across lower field. Crawford 544/14; Babelon (Antonia) 105; Sydenham 1216. Good very fine.
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Lotto 478 Mint moving with M. Antonius. Ship r., with sceptre tied with fillet on prow; above, ANT·AVG; below, III·VIR·R·P·C; Rv. Aquila between two standars; LEG III across lower field. Crawford 544/15; Babelon (Antonia) 106; CRI 350. RBW 1839; Sydenham 1217. Near very fine.
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Lotto 479 Military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?). Praetorian galley moving to r.; above, ANT·AVG; below, III·VIR·R·P·C; Rv. Legionary eagle between two standards; LEG III across lower field. Crawford 544/15; Babelon (Antonia) 106; Sydenham 1217. Dark cabinet tone. Very fine.
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Lotto 480 Military mint moving with Mark Antony (Patrae?). Praetorian galley moving to r.; above, ANT·AVG; below, III·VIR·R·P·C; Rv. Legionary eagle between two standards; LEG IIII across lower field. Crawford 544/16; CRI 353; Sydenham 1220. Very fine. Lustrous.