Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins

Mint: possibly Volsinii. Club; Rv. Two pellets. Vecchi 199; HN Italy 54. For a tentative identification of this issue's minting authority, cf. M. Crawford 'The oval series of aes grave' in CH 9 (2002), pp. 269-270. Dark brown tone. Very fine.

Mint: possibly Volsinii. Club; Rv. Two pellets. Vecchi 199; HN Italy 54. For a tentative identification of this issue's minting authority, cf. M. Crawford 'The oval series of aes grave' in CH 9 (2002), pp. 269-270. Dark brownish green tone. Very fine.

Mint: possibly Volsinii. Club; Rv. Two pellets. Vecchi 199; HN Italy 54. For a tentative identification of this issue's minting authority, cf. M. Crawford 'The oval series of aes grave' in CH 9 (2002), pp. 269-270. Good very fine.

Frog; Rv. Tortoise. Untouched green patina with light brown hues. Good very fine.

Head of Minerva l., S (mark of value) below; Rv. Female head to l., S (mark of value) below. ICC 26; Crawford 14/2; HN Italy 269. Green patina with lighter spots. Very fine.

Thunderbolt, four pellets (mark of value) across fields; Rv. Dolphin swimming r., four pellets (mark of value) below. ICC 27; Crawford 14/3; HN Italy 270. Untouched green patina. Extremely fine.

Scallop shell; two pellets (mark of value) below; Rv. Caduceus; two pellets (mark of value) across fields. Crawford 14/5; Vecchi 30; HN Italy 272. Untouched green patina. Very fine.

Scallop shell; two pellets (mark of value) below; Rv. Caduceus; two pellets (mark of value) across fields. Crawford 14/5; Vecchi 30; HN Italy 272. Brown patina. Good very fine / very fine.

Astragalus (knucklebone); beside, one pellet (mark of value); Rv. One pellet (mark of value). Crawford 14/6; Sydenham 13; Thurlow-Vecchi 6; HN Italy 273. Untouched. About extremely fine.

Boar leaping to right; three pellets (mark of value) below; Rv. Same type to left. ICC 36; Crawford 18/4; HN Italy 282; HGC 1, 284. Red-green patina. Very fine.

 Barley grain; in field to left, pellet (mark of value); Rv. Barley grain; in field to right, pellet (mark of value). Crawford 18/6; Sydenham 20; HN Italy 284; ICC 38; HNItaly 284; RBW 22; Thurlow-Vecchi 13. 

Right hand with open palm; in l. field, three pellets (mark of value) and in r. field, sickle; Rv. Three pellets (mark of value) between two barley-grains. Crawford 25/7; Sydenham 47; ICC 51; NH Italy 303; Thurlow-Vecchi 39. Brownish green patina. Near extremely fine.

Scallop shell; two pellets (mark of value) across fields; Rv. Caduceus; sickle to r.; two pellets (mark of value) across fields. Crawford 25/8; Vecchi 52; HN Italy 304; RBW 45. Untouched green patina with reddish hues. Extremely fine / about extremely fine.

Knucklebone seem from outside; beside, club, Rv. Knucklebone seen from inside; beside, club. Crawford 27/10; Sydenham 43; HN Italy 323; Haeberlin pl. 29, 18-20; Thurlow-Vecchi 28. Untouched green patina with reddish hues. Good extremely fine. 

Janus/Prow to right series. Laureate and bearded head of Janus; below, I (mark of value) set horizontally; Rv. Prow r.; above, I (mark of value) set vertically. Crawford 35/1; Sydenham 71; ICC 74; HN Italy 337. Green patina with reddish hues on the obverse. Near extremely fine / good very fine.

Janus/Prow to right series. Laureate and bearded head of Janus; below, I (mark of value) set horizontally; Rv. Prow r.; above, I (mark of value) set vertically. Crawford 35/1; Sydenham 71; ICC 74; HN Italy 337. Dark brownish green patina. About extremely fine / extremely fine. High relief.

Head of Minerva to l., wearing crested helmet; four pellets (mark of value) below; Rv. Prow of galley to r.; three pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 35/3a. HN Italy 339. ICC 78. Sydenham 75. Untouched green patina with reddish brown hues. Near extremely fine.

Head of Minerva to l., wearing crested helmet; below, four pellets (mark of value); all on a raised disk; Rv. Prow of galley to r.; below, four pellets (mark of value); all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/3a; HN Italy 339; ICC 78; RBW 87; Sydenham 75; Thurlow-Vecchi 53. Untouched dark green patina with brown hues. Near extremely fine.

Thunderbolt, Rv. Club; in field, four pellets (mark of value). HN Italy 671; ICC 339. Olive green patina. Good very fine.

Head of Hercules to l., wearing lion skin; three pellets (mark of value) behind; Rv. Prow to r.; three pellets (mark of value) below. ICC 80; Crawford 35/4; HN Italy 340; Haeberlin pp. 45-47, 1-266 pl. 18, 1-9. Untouched green patina with light brown hues. Minor dent on prow, otherwise good very fine.

Head of Hercules l. wearing lion's skin, on raised disk; behind, three pellets (mark of value); Rv. Prow of galley r. on raised disk; below, three pellets (mark of value). Crawford 35/4; ICC 80; HN Italy 340; Haeberlin pl. 18, 1-9; Thurlow-Vecchi 54; Sydenham Aes Grave 5. Untouched dark brown patina. Good very fine / about extremely fine.

Head of Hercules to l., wearing lion skin; three pellets (mark of value) behind; Rv. Prow to r.; three pellets (mark of value) below. ICC 80; Crawford 35/4; HN Italy 340; Haeberlin pp. 45-47, 1-266 pl. 18, 1-9. Untouched dark green patina. Dent on prow, otherwise good very fine.

Laureate head of Janus; Rv. upiter in quadriga driven by Victory r., holding thunderbolt and sceptre; below, ROMA incuse on raised tablet. Crawford 28/3 pl. II.4, 6; Debernardi Q2. Small crack at 1 o'clock on the obverse, otherwise good very fine.

Laureate Janiform head; Rv. Jupiter standing in galloping quadriga driven by Victory to right, holding sceptre and reins and brandishing thunderbolt overhead; below, ROMA in relief within linear frame. Crawford 28/3 pl. IV 4; Debernardi A1 (reverse style: B2). Slight porosity, otherwise extremely fine.