Catalog - SINCONA Auction 17

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Denarius 29/27. undetermined Italian mint Laureate head of Octavian to r. Rev. IMP - CAESAR Rostral column decorated with two anchors and six galley prows. On top figure of Octavian holding spear and parazonium. 3.64 g. RIC 271. BMC 633. C. 423. Very fine.

Ex SKA Monetarium Zürich 1986.

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Quinarius 29. Ephesus (CAESAR) IMP V(II) Head to r. Rev. ASIA RECEPTA, Victory with wreath and palm branch standing l. on cista mystica between two serpents. 1.61 g. RIC 276. C. 1. About very fine-very fine.

Purchased in Ascona 1974.

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Denarius 19/18. Colonia Caesaraugusta CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Bare head to l. Rev. Round shield inscribed S P Q R / CL V. 3.66 g. RIC 42b. BMC 335. C 293. CBN 1317. Very fine.

Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf., Frankfurt a. M. June 1972.

This lot has been withdrawn.

This lot has been withdrawn.

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Denarius 14/37. Lugdunum TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS Laureate head to r. Rev. PONTIF - MAXIM Female figure of Livia as Pax seated to r., holding sceptre and branch. 3.64 g. RIC 30. C 16. Good very fine.

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Dupondius 21/22. Rome TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around S C. Rev. SALVS AVGVSTA Draped bust of Livia as Salus to r., hair knotted behind. 15.09 g. RIC 47. C 5. About extremely fine.

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Spintria n. d. (22-37). A woman reclining r. on her front on a couch, supporting her upper body on her l. elbow and looking back l. at a man who is making love to her. A footstool and drapery are seen under the couch. Rev. Numeral II within circle of dots and laurel wreath. 5.17 g. Buttrey, Spintriae, Num. Chron. 1973, Scene 7. Rare. Very fine.

The obverse is from a different die than the specimen illustrated by Buttrey. The combination with the numeral II on reverse was not known by Buttrey.

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Denarius o. J. Lugdunum (CAES)AR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE Laureate head of Augustus to r. Rev. TI CAESAR - AVG F TR POT XV Tiberius, laureate, standing in quadriga r., holding laurel wreath and eagle-tipped sceptre. 3.61 g. RIC 222. C. 300. Very fine.

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As 37/38. Rome C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Head to l. Rev. VESTA / S - C, Vesta enthroned to l. with patera and sceptre. 12.46 g. RIC 38. C. 27. Very fine.

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As 42/43. Rome TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, Head to l. Rev. CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI Constantia standing l., raising r. hand and holding spear. 9.19 g. RIC 111. C. 14. Almost extremely fine.

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Aureus 64/66. Rome NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head to r. Rev. AVGVSTVS - AVGVSTA, Nero as Sol with patera and sceptre on l., Poppaea as Concordia with patera and cornucopiae on r. 7.24 g. RIC 44/56., C. 42. Calicó 401. Good very fine.

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Sestertius c. 65. Lugdunum NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head to l. Rev. S - C Triumphal arch, decorated with wreath across front; above, the emperor in facing quadriga flanked by figures of Victory, on r., and Pax, on l., as well as two small figures of soldiers; on l. side of arch, a statue of Mars with spear and shield. 30.60 g. RIC 393. BMC 330. Very fine.

Depicted is the Arcus Neronis, that was probably destroyed soon after Neros death. The coins are the only historical evidence of this monument. No archaeological remains have been found to date.

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Denarius 65/66. Rome NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head to r. Rev. Salus seated to l. holding patera in r. hand. 3.42 g. RIC 60. BMC 90. C. 314. Extremely fine-very fine.

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Sestertius c. 65. Rome NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head to l. Rev. Roma seated l. with Victory and parazonium, S - C in field, ROMA below. 25.71 g. RIC 274. C. 262. Very fine.

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Aureus c. 66/68. Rome NERO CAESAR - AVGVSTVS Laureate head to r. Rev. SALVS Salus seated on throne l., holding patera in l. hand. 7.22 g. RIC 59. C. 313. Calicó 443. Choice very fine.

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Sestertius c. 67. Rome IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P Laureate head to l. Rev. Roma seated to l. holding Victory in r. hand and parazonium in r., resting on shield. 24.85 g. RIC 592. Good very fine-very fine.

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Denarius 68/69. Rome IMP SER (GALBA C)AESAR AVG Laureate head to l. Rev. SALVS (GEN) HVMANI Female figure with patera and rudder sacrificing over altar to l. 3.15 g. RIC 207. C. 242. Rare. Very fine.

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Denarius 68/69. Rome (IMP M) OTHO CAES(AR AVG TR P) Bare head to r. Rev: SECV(RITAS) P R Securitas standing to l. with wreath and sceptre. 3.23 g. RIC 8. BMC 18. Very fine.