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

Date: 225-214 (Crawford); late 217-216 (Debernardi). Mint: uncertain (Crawford); Capua (Debernardi). Laureate Janiform head; Rv. Jupiter in quadriga r., driven by Victory; ROMA in relief in quadrangular frame. Crawford 29/3 pl. IV 1-2; Debernardi Q16. Extremely fine.

Laureate head of Saturn left; S (mark of value) horizontal below; all on raised disk; Rv. Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; all on raised disk. Crawford 35/2; Sydenham 73; ICC 76; Thurlow-Vecchi 52; HN Italy 338; RBW 86. Lovely greenish brown patina. Untouched. About extremely fine.

Semilibral standard. Mint: Rome. Head of Mercury r., wearing winged petasus; two pellets (mark of value) above; Rv. Prow of galley r.; two pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 38/5; Sydenham 85; RBW 96–7. Dark green patina. About extremely fine.

Semilibral standard. Mint: Rome. Helmeted head of Roma l., pellet (mark of value) behind; Rv. Prow of galley r., pellet (mark of value) below. Crawford 38/6; Sydenham 86. Pleasing green patina. Slight traces of delicate cleaning. About extremely fine.

Semilibral prow series. Mint: Rome. Helmeted head of Roma l.; one pellet (mark of value) behind; Rv. Prow of galley r.; one pellet (mark of value) below. Crawford 38/6; Sydenham 86. Wonderful green patina. Near extremely fine.

Semilibral standard. Mint: Rome. Head of Mercury to r., wearing winged petasos; Rv. Prow of galley to r., with club on boat house; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. Dark brown patina; untouched. Good extremely fine.

Semilibral standard. Mint: Rome. Head of Mercury to r., wearing winged petasos; Rv. Prow of galley to r., with club on boat house; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. Olive green tone. About extremely fine.

Semilibral standard. Mint: Rome. Head of Mercury to r., wearing winged petasos; Rv. Prow of galley to r., with club on boat house; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. 

Post-semilibral standard. Head of Hercules r.; behind, three pellets (mark of value); Rv. Prow r.; above, Roma; below, three pellets (mark of value). Crawford 41/8b; RBW 131-2. Appealing green patina. Slight traces of old cleaning, otherwise about extremely fine.

Grain-ear, I series. Mint: uncertain mint in Sicily. Head of Mercury r., wearing winged petasos; above, two pellets (mark of value); Rv. Prow of galley r.; above, ROMA and grain ear; below, two pellets (mark of value). Crawford 42/3. Appealing green patina. Extremely fine.

Rome mint. Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; LX (mark of value) behind; Rv. Eagle standing r. on thunderbolt; ROMA below. Crawford 44/2; Sydenham 226; Kestner 285; BMCRR Rome 185; Bahrfeldt 4a. Dies O21/R18 (Group A1). 16 known specimens. Central dent on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine.

Mint: Rome (Crawford); Uncertain Campanian mint (Cales?) (Debernardi). Date: from 211 BC (Crawford); 214 BC (Debernardi). Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X (mark of value); Rv. Dioscuri galloping r.; ROMA in linear frame. Crawford 44/5, pl. IX 13; Debernardi B7. About extremely fine.


Ex Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 29 (22 March 2017), lot 216.

Head of Roma right, wearing winged and crested helmet; IIS (mark of value) behind head; Rv. Dioscuri r., nude but for chlamys in the back, wearing pileus surmounted by star, riding prancing horses, holding spear in l. hand; below, ROMA in linear frame. Crawford 44/7; Debernardi Bs8A; Sydenham 142. About extremely fine / good very fine.

Head of Roma r., wearing winged and crested helmet; IIS (mark of value) behind, all in dotted circle; Rv. Dioscuri galloping right; ROMA in relief on band below, all in linear circle. Crawford 44/7; Sydenham 142. Crack at 11 o'clock on the obverse. Good very fine / about extremely fine.

Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind ; Rv. Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback r.; two stars above. Crawford 53/2; Debernardi B82. Extremely fine.

Head of Hercules to r., wearing lion skin headdress; three pellets (mark of value) to l.; Rv. Prow of galley to r.; three pellets (mark of value) below, ROMA above. Crawford 56/5; Sydenham 143c; BMCRR Rome 255; RBW 209. Lovely olive green patina. About extremely fine. 

Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X (mark of value); Rv. Rv. Dioscuri galloping r.; above, crescent; below, ROMA in partial tablet. Crawford 57/2; Sydenham 265. About extremely fine.

Corn-ear and KA series. Mint: Sicily. Head of Mercury r., wearing winged petasus; above, two pellets (mark of value); Rv. Prow of galley r.; corn-ear above, IC monogram before. Crawford 69/6b; Sydenham 310d. Green patina. Good very fine.

Laureate head of Jupiter r.; Rv. Victory standing r., crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 70/1; BMCRR Italy139; Sydenham 83; Debernardi V2. Good extremely fine. Lustrous.

Mint: Sicily (Crawford); South-West Italy (Cumae?) (Debernardi). Date: 211-208 BC (Crawford); 214 BC (Debernardi). Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, C; Rv. Victory r., crowning trophy; between, M; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 71/1a; Debernardi V6. Good extremely fine.

Uncertain Sicilian mint (Debernardi). Helmeted head of Roma r.; V (mark of value) behind head; Rv. Dioscuri on horseback r., each holding spear, ; two stars above, grain ear below. Crawford 72/4; King 11; RBW 306; RSC 2; Debernardi Bq37. Slight porosity; crack at 4 o'clock on the obverse, otherwise about extremely fine.

Laureate head of Saturn r.; behind, S (mark of value); Rv. Prow r.; above S (mark of value); before, ROMA in monogram; below, ROMA. Crawford 84/5; Sydenham 190a. Untouched green patina. Good very fine.

211-208 BC (Crawford); 213-212 BC (Debernardi). Uncertain South East mint(s). Laureate head of Jupiter r.; Rv. Victory standing r., crowning trophy; in lower field, MP ligate; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 93/1b; Sydenham 111; Debernardi V15B. Lustrous. Extremely fine.

Helmeted head of Roma right; V (mark of value) behind head; Rv. Dioscuri riding r., Q below; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 102/2a; Sydenham 181; Debernardi Bq62. Crack at 1 o'clock on the obverse. About extremely fine.