HERITAGE AUCTIONS: ROMAN REPUBLIC ANCIENT COINS

Marc Antony and Octavian, as Imperators and Triumvirs (ca. 43-33 BC). AR denarius (22mm, 3.53 gm, 12h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5, bankers marks, die shift. Ephesus, 41 BC. M•ANT•IMP AVG III VIR•R•P•C•M BARBAT•Q•P (MP and AV ligate), bare head of Marc Antony right / CAESAR•IMP•PONT•III•VIR•R•P•C•, bare head of Octavian right with touseled hair and long sideburn. Crawford 517/2. Sydenham 1811. Antonia 51, Barbatia 2 and Julia 96.

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Marc Antony and Octavian, as Imperators and Triumvirs (ca. 43-33 BC). AR denarius (22mm, 3.53 gm, 12h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5, bankers marks, die shift. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-marc-antony-and-octavian-as-imperators-and-triumvirs-ca-43-33-bc-ar-denarius-22mm-353-gm-12h-/a/61491-24125.s)

Anonymous (ca. 211-208 BC). AR victoriatus (18mm, 8h). NGC Choice XF. Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; dotted border / ROMA, Victory standing right, crowning trophy to right, with wreath in outstretched right hand; VB monogram in field between, linear border. Crawford 95/1b. Sydenham 113.

Ex Frank L. Kovacs, private sale with old dealer's tag included.

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Anonymous (ca. 211-208 BC). AR victoriatus (18mm, 8h). NGC Choice XF. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-anonymous-ca-211-208-bc-ar-victoriatus-18mm-8h-ngc-choice-xf/a/61491-24006.s)

Julius Caesar, as Consul for the Third Time (ca. 46 BC), with Aulus Hirtius, as Praetor. AV aureus (20mm, 8.02 gm, 3h). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 4/5. Rome. C•CAESAR-COS•TER, veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right, with features of Julius Caesar / A•HIRTIVS•P R, lituus, oenochoe, and securis, all turned left. Calicó 37c. Crawford 466/1. Sydenham 1017-1018. Hirtia 1 and Julia 22. A sunshine flan with a silty sheen.

Ex Lanz, Auction 147 (2 November 2009), lot 217.

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Julius Caesar, as Consul for the Third Time (ca. 46 BC), with Aulus Hirtius, as Praetor. AV aureus (20mm, 8.02 gm, 3h). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 4/5. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-julius-caesar-as-consul-for-the-third-time-ca-46-bc-with-aulus-hirtius-as-praetor-av-aureus-20/a/61491-24106.s)

L. Valerius Flaccus (ca. 108-107 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.92 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome. Draped bust of Victory right, wearing pendant earring and necklace of beads, hair tied in knot at back; barred X (mark of value) below chin / L • VALERI / FLACCI, Mars walking left, transverse spear in right hand, trophy in left over shoulder; apex before, tall grain ear behind. Crawford 306/1. Sydenham 565. RSC Valeria 11. Rosy champagne toning.

From the Collection of Jonathan Kern to Benefit Charity.

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L. Valerius Flaccus (ca. 108-107 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.92 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-l-valerius-flaccus-ca-108-107-bc-ar-denarius-20mm-392-gm-5h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-4-5/a/61491-24037.s)

C. Naevius Balbus (ca. 79 BC). AR serratus denarius (19mm, 3.93 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Rome. Head of Venus right, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and stephane, with bangs rolled and tucked into stephane, and flowing loose behind / C•NAE•BALB (AE and AL ligate), Victory driving unruly triga galloping right, holding reins, far horse looking back; CXXXXVIII above. Crawford 382/1b. Sydenham 769. Naevia 6. Lilac toning on a lustrous flan.

From the Collection of Jonathan Kern to Benefit Charity.

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C. Naevius Balbus (ca. 79 BC). AR serratus denarius (19mm, 3.93 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-c-naevius-balbus-ca-79-bc-ar-serratus-denarius-19mm-393-gm-7h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-4-5/a/61491-24069.s)

Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, as Moneyer (ca. 54 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.60 gm, 12h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Rome. BRVTVS, bare head of L. Junius Brutus right / AHALA, bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right. Crawford 433/2. Sydenham 907.

During his term as moneyer in 54 BC, Marcus Junius Brutus issued two denarius types that would prove to be remarkably prophetic in a decade's time. This type celebrates his illustrious ancestors, including Lucius Junius Brutus, the first Consul of Rome, who in 509 BC initiated the conspiracy that overthrew the city's last king, Tarquin the Proud. The reverse honors Gaius Servilius Ahala, who in 439 BC used a dagger concealed in the folds of his toga under his arm to slay Spurius Maelius, a wealthy patrician who had plotted to make himself king. In 44 BC, Brutus himself would undertake a conspiracy to slay another tyrant, Julius Caesar, in which the conspiring senators concealed daggers within their togas.

Ex Künker, Auction 390 eLive (24 June 2023), lot 3047.

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Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, as Moneyer (ca. 54 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.60 gm, 12h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. (https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/roman-republic-q-servilius-caepio-m-junius-brutus-as-moneyer-ca-54-bc-ar-denarius-18mm-360-gm-12h-ngc/a/61491-24092.s)

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