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Paris-1373, C-137, RIC-167a. Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head bare r. Rx: IMP.X in
exergue, Bull butting r., pawing ground and flicking tail. Banker’s mark on obverse.
VF.............................................................................................................................500
262.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, c. 36-31 BC, Denarius, 3.38g. BM-604, pl. 15.1 (same
obv. die), Paris-41-42, pl. II (both also from our obv. die), C-66, RIC-255. Obv: Head
bare of Octavian l., no legend. Rx: CAESAR - DIVI F across field, Victory alighting r.
on globe, holding wreath and palm. This coin is onsiderably scarcer with Victory right
than with Victory left. Planchet slightly curved in center. Pleasant Fine.................350
263.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, c. 36-27 BC, Denarius, 3.61g. BM-605, Paris-29, C-69
(5 Fr.), RIC-252 (S). Obv: Bare head of Octavian r., no legend, border of dots. Rx:
CAESAR - DIVI F Pax standing l. holding branch and cornucopia, border of dots. The
dotted rather than line borders on obverse and reverse prove that this type and another
with Pax on obverse and figure of emperor on reverse are the earliest types of the
CAESAR DIVI F issue. Bold Fine / VF.................................................................400
264.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, 19-15 BC, Denarius, 3.69g. C-182 (6 Fr.), RIC-472,
BM-666, Paris-936. Obv: AVGVST[VS] Head bare r. Rx: IOVI - OLV Six-columned
temple, shield in pediment, three palmettes as acroteria. Scarce: Sutherland’s die study
included 38 specimens, from 30 obverse and 30 reverse dies (Revue num. 1974, p. 51).
Area of weak strike. Fine+.......................................................................................425
265.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, c. 36-31 BC, Denarius, 3.69g. BM-625, Paris-57, RIC-
265a, C-119. Obv: Head bare of Octavian r., no legend. Rx: IMP - CAESAR across
field, Trophy set on prow, crossed rudder and anchor behind. aVF.......................450
266.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, c. 36-31 BC, Denarius, 3.42g. BM-633, Paris-68, RIC-
271, C-124 (5 Fr.). Obv: Laureate head of Octavian as Apollo r., no legend. Rx: IMP
- CAESAR across field, Naked figure of Octavian holding spear and parazonium atop
rostral column. Bankers’ marks on face and in field; some remaining dirt. VF.......350
267.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, c. 36-31 BC, Denarius, 3.75g. BM-633, Paris-68,
RIC-271, C-124. Obv: Laureate head of Octavian as Apollo r., no legend. Rx: IMP -
CAESAR across field, Naked figure of emperor atop rostral column. Bold Fine..450
268.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, c. 36-31 BC, Denarius, 3.69g. BM-644, Paris-87, RIC-
274, C-44. Obv: IMP below helmeted head of Mars r. Rx: CAESAR on round shield,
with eight-rayed star at center and crossed sword and spear behind. Bold Fine....275
269.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 15-12 BC, Denarius, 3.70g. BM-451,
Paris-1373, C-137, RIC-167a. Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head bare r. Rx: IMP X in
exergue, Bull butting r., pawing ground and flicking tail. Planchet slightly curved at
5h. VF.......................................................................................................................400
270.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 15-12 BC, Denarius, 3.75g. BM-461,
Paris-1399, C-144, RIC-171a. Obv: AVGVSTV[S] - DIVI F Head bare r. Rx: IMP - X
across field, ACT in exergue, Apollo standing l. holding plectrum and lyre. Fine /
Fine+.........................................................................................................................275
271.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 12-11 BC, Denarius, 3.79g. BM-465,
Paris-1403, C-147 (10 Fr.), RIC-174. Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head bare r. Rx:
IMP XI below Capricorn r. holding globe. Small banker’s mark on obverse. EF..1100
272.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 11-9 BC, Denarius, 3.73g. BM-478,
Paris-1419, C-165 (2 Fr.), RIC-180 (R2). Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head bare r. Rx:
IMP - XII across middle field, ACT in exergue, Apollo standing l. holding plectrum
and lyre. VF............................................................................................................500
273.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 11-9 BC, Denarius, 3.69g. BM-484,
Paris-1445, C-163 (2 Fr.), RIC-193a (R). Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head laureate
r. Rx: ACT in exergue, IMP - XII across field, Actian Apollo standing r. holding
plectrum and lyre. aVF / Fine.................................................................................400
274.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14AD, Lugdunum, 8 BC, Denarius, 3.74g. BM-500, Paris-1461,
C-40 (6 Fr.), RIC-199. Obv: [AVGVSTVS] - DIVI F Head laureate r. Rx: [C CAES]
above, AVGVS F in exergue, Gaius Caesar galloping r., wearing bulla around neck,
holding sword and shield, legionary eagle and two standards behind him. In 8 BC
Augustus introduced his twelve-year-old grandson and adopted son Gaius Caesar to
the Roman army in Gaul. The bulla around Gaius’ neck signifies that he was still
a child and had not yet assumed the toga of manhood (J. Pollini, Gaius Caesar on
horseback, Mus. Notes 30, 1985). VF....................................................................400
Unpublished Left-facing Denarius
275.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 8 BC, Denarius, 3.78g. Unpublished
as denarius with portrait left: cf. two corresponding aurei from the same obv. die,
Giard, Lyon-70, p. 97, pl. XIX. Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head laureate l. Rx: C
CAES above, AVGV[S F] in exergue, Gaius Caesar on horse galloping r., he wears
bulla around neck, holds sword and shield, behind him are a legionary eagle and two
standards. In 8 BCAugustus introduced his twelve-year-old grandson and adopted son
Gaius Caesar to the Roman army in Gaul. The bulla around Gaius’ neck signifies that
he was still a child and had not yet assumed the toga of manhood (J. Pollini, Gaius
Caesar on horseback, Mus. Notes 30, 1985). Portrait left was very rare in this issue.
For the C CAES AVGVS F reverse type, only three aurei with portrait left seem to be
known, from two different obverse dies. Our new denarius with portrait left is from
one of the same two obverse dies, Giard’s D320, pl. XIX, 70/1a-b, with enlargement
of 70/1b. With the other reverse type of the issue, IMP XIIII, Barbarian offers child to
Augustus seated on platform, portrait left is attested on just three coins, two aurei and
one denarius, all three from the same pair of dies: Giard-66-67, p. 95, pl. XVIII. That
obverse die is different from the two portrait-left dies known to have been used for the
C CAES AVGVS F reverse type. A few light scratches on reverse. VF.................1250
276.
Tiberius
; 14-37 AD, Lugdunum, Denarius, 3.78g. BM-48, Paris-28, RIC-30,
C-16. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS Head laureate r. Rx: PONTIF -
MAXIM Livia seated r. holding scepter and branch, throne legs ornamented, footstool
below feet, single line beneath throne. Choice EF...............................................1250
277.
Tiberius
; 14-37 AD, Lugdunum, Denarius, 3.78g. BM-34, C-16, Paris-16, RIC-
26. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS Head laureate r. Rx: PONTIF -
MAXIM Livia seated r. holding scepter and branch, throne has plain legs, two lines
below. VF................................................................................................................450
278.
Tiberius
; 14-37 AD, Lugdunum, 15-16 AD, Denarius, 3.85g. BM-8, Paris-5, C-48
(5 Fr.), RIC-4 (R2). Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS Head laureate r.
Rx: IMP VII in exergue, TR PO[T XVII] around, Tiberius holding branch and eagle-
tipped scepter in triumphal quadriga r., all horses look r. This type also occurs with TR
POT XVI, but much more rarely, so [XVII] is likely to be the correct restoration here.
Commemorates the triumph celebrated by Tiberius two years earlier, in January 13
AD, for successes over the Germans won in 12 AD. Rare and historical reverse type.
aEF..........................................................................................................................2000
279.
Indian Imitation ofTiberius Denarius
; 14-37 AD, Denarius, 3.32g. Cf
RIC-30 for Roman prototype. Obv: Stylized head of Tiberius r., blundered inscription
around. Rx: Stylized depiction of Livia as Pax seated r. holding scepter and branch,
blundered inscription around. So many Roman gold and silver coins were paid out in
India by traders, that Roman aurei and denarii became a sort of local currency there,
and were according imitated when the supply of originals ran low, sometimes with
legend errors as on our specimen. aVF...................................................................425
Ex Sir Hermann Weber 1893
280.
Caligula
; 37-41 AD, Lugdunum, 37 AD, Denarius, 3.80g. BM-4, Paris-3, C-11
(12 Fr.), RIC-2. Obv: Bare head of Caligula r., legend ends TR POT COS. Rx: No
legend, radiate head of Divus Augustus r. between two stars. These dies not illustrated
in Giard, Monnayage de Lyon. Ex Sotheby, 29-30 June 1893, Hermann D. Weber, pl.
I, 8. According to J. Spring, this was “the first British ancient coin catalogue to contain
photographic plates”. Weber here sold off his Roman coins, in order to concentrate on
his famous collection of Greek coins that was published in three volumes by Spink in
1922-29. “Caligula at first intended to bestow on Tiberius similar honours to those
enjoyed by Augustus, but desisted in face of the passive resistance of the Senate.
The two stars (on his earliest aurei and denarii) suggest two ‘divi’, Augustus and
(Tiberius)” (Mattingly, BMC I, p. cxliv). Beautifully toned. Choice EF............19750
Exquisite Claudius Fourrée
281.
Claudius I
; 41-54 AD, British mint, 50-51 AD, Plated Denarius, 2.59g.
Reproducing the solid-silver piece BM-66, RIC-54, and C-93. Obv: TI CLAVD
CAESAR AVG P M TR P X IMP P P Head laureate r. Rx: SPQR / P.P / OB C S in
oak wreath. The reverse legend states: “The Senate and the Roman People (dedicate
this wreath to Claudius) the father of his country because he has saved the lives of
his fellow-citizens”. Ex Berk 141, 5 January 2005, lot 219. Our piece comes from
the Wortham hoard of at least 172 plated denarii of Claudius that was unearthed near
Wortham in Suffolk, England in the 1990s, from which the British Museum acquired
90 pieces and recorded and photographed most of the rest. These plated denarii were
apparently produced in Britain not many years after Claudius’ conquest of the island
in 43 AD. The excellent style of the plated denarii in this hoard could suggest that
the Romans themselves may have been trying to stretch their silver. This is by far the
finest of the examples we have handled from the hoard. Mint State......................5500
Extraordinary Nero Denarius
Among the Finest We’ve Handled in 50 Years
282.
Nero
; 54-68 AD, Rome, 65-6 AD, Denarius, 3.31g. BM-90, Paris-228, RIC-60
(Rare), C-314 (3 Fr.). Obv: NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Head laureate r. Rx:
SALVS in exergue, Salus seated l., resting l. elbow on armrest and holding patera with
r. hand. Beautifully toned; expressive portrait and razor-sharp detail on both sides.
Mint State................................................................................................................8500
283.
Nero
; 54-68 AD, Denarius, Rome, 66-8 AD, 3.09g. Paris-233, C-121, BM-77
note, RIC-64 (R3). Obv: [I]MP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS Head laureate r. Rx:
IVPPITER CVSTOS Jupiter seated l. holding thunderbolt and scepter. Ex HJB BBS
154, 2007, lot 281 Toned. Mint State.....................................................................1850
284.
Galba
; 68-69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.30g. BM-34 corr, C-287, Paris-76, RIC-167.
Obv: IMP SER GALBAAVG Head bare r. Rx: S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within
oak wreath. Bare-headed portrait, wrongly described as laureate in BMC. Beautifully
toned. Choice EF..................................................................................................11500
Exquisite Galba
285.
Galba
; 68-69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.57g. RIC-170 corr., C-287, BM-34 corr. Obv:
IMP SER GALBAAVG Head bare r. Rx: Wreath with SPQR / OB / C S within. Bare-
headed portrait, wrongly described as laureate in BMC and RIC. Ex HJB BBS 124,
2002, lot 420. Exquisite portrait. EF with luster.....................................................4150
286.
Galba
; 68-69AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.13g. BM-12, Paris-101, C-58, RIC-4. Obv: [I]
MP SER GALBACAESARAVG P M Head laureate r. Rx: D[IVA] - AVGVSTALivia
standing l. holding patera and scepter. Rare latest obverse legend of reign including P
M. Only one specimen in Reka Devnia hoard with this reverse type. Fine / VG...250
Extremely Rare Vitellius and his Children
287.
Vitellius
; 69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.28g. RIC-79 (citing Rome), C-5 (100 Fr.),
BM-12 note. Obv: AVITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P Head laureate r. Rx: LIBERI -
IMP - GERMAN Draped busts of Vitellius’son, acclaimed “Germanicus” by the army,
and his daughter, Vitellia, facing each other. The rare earliest variety of a rare dynastic
type: with GERMAN rather than GERM in obverse legend this denarius is not in Paris
or BM. An illustrated specimen, from different dies than ours: Münzhandlung Basel 3,
1935, Waldeck 225. Coins of Vitellius and his children are scarce but they only come
in VG to Fine condition. A coin such as we are offering in EF is quite rare and highly
desirable. The reverse exhibits some areas of light porosity. EF............................5750
288.
Vitellius
; 69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 2.98g. BM-39, Paris-77, C-111 (3 Fr.), RIC-
109. Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P Laureate head r. Rx: XV - VIR
SACR FAC Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying r. on top and raven standing r. below. Very
nicely toned. VF+...................................................................................................1500
289.
Vitellius
; 69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.10g. BM-39, Paris-77, C-111, RIC-109.
Obv: [AVITE]LLIVS GERM IMPAVG [TR P] Laureate head r. Rx: XV VIR - SACR
FAC Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying r. on top and raven standing r. on strut below.
Fine...........................................................................................................................425
290.
Vespasian
; 69-79 AD, Rome, 70 AD, Denarius, 3.16g. RIC-2 (C2), BM-35,
Paris-23, C-226 (5 Fr.). Obv: [IMP CA]ESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Head laureate r.
Rx: IVDAEA in exergue, Mourning Jewess seated r. on ground beside trophy. Toned
EF............................................................................................................................1400