Auction 331 | RES PVBLICA
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Lotto 25 Thunderbolt; Rv. Club; above, four pellets (mark of value); below, L. Vecchi 346; HN Italy 677b; Haeberlin pl. 71; Sydenham 'Aes Grave' 139; Thurlow-Vecchi 282. Dark green patina. Extremely fine.
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Lotto 26 Anchor; two pellets (mark of value) across fields; Rv. Trident; two pellets (mark of value) across fields. Vecchi 297; HNItaly 377. Dark patina with lighter shades. Good very fine. Untouched.
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Lotto 27 Mint: Metapontum (?) (Crawford); uncertain Campanian mint (Debernardi). Date: 280-276 BC (Crawford); late 4th century BC (Debernardi). Bearded head of Mars l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; behind, oak spray; Rv. Head of bridled horse r. on base inscribed [ROMANO]; in l. field, stalk of grain behind. Crawford 13/1; Sydenham 1; HN Italy 266; Debernardi E1. Rare. Appealing old cabinet tone. Good very fine.
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Lotto 28 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain (Tarentum?) (Debernardi). Date: 265-242 BC (Crawford); 272-271 BC (?) (Debernardi). Head of Roma r., wearing Phrygian helmet; cornucopia to l.; Rv. Victory standing r., attaching wreath to long palm frond; ROMANO to l., H (control letter) to r.. Crawford 22/1; Burnett, Romano, pl. I, 10; Sydenham 21; HN Italy 295; RSC 7; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 36 var. (control); Debernardi E4. Rare. Good very fine. Old cabinet tone.
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Lotto 29 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain Campanian mint (Debernardi). Date: 241-235 BC (Crawford); 263 BC (?) (Debernardi). Helmeted head of beardless Mars r.; Rv. Bridled horse’s head right; behind, sickle; below, ROMA. Crawford 25/1; Sydenham 24; HN Italy 297; Debernardi E7. Rare. Good very fine.
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Lotto 30 Apollo/Horse second series. Mint: Rome. Laureate head of Apollo r.; Rv. Bridled horse rearing l.; ROMA below. Crawford 26/3; Sydenham 29; HN Italy 308; RBW 50. Glossy dark patina. Near extremely fine / good very fine.
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Lotto 31 Date: 225-212 BC (Crawford); late 216-early 215 (?) (Debernardi). Laureate head of Janus; Rv. Jupiter, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, in quadriga driven by Victory; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 28/3 pl. IV 9; RBW 68-70; RSC 23; Debernardi A4. Old cabinet tone. A few scratches, otherwise extremely fine.
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Lotto 32 Mint: Capua. Date: 225-214 BC (Crawford); late 217-216 BC (Debernardi). Laureate head of Janus, Rv. Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand and holding sceptre in his left, in quadriga to right driven by Victory standing beside him; below, tablet inscribed ROMA (in relief). Crawford 29/3 pl. IV 1-2; Debernardi Q16. Appealing old cabinet tone. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 33 Mint: uncertain (Crawford); Syracusae (Debernardi). Date: 225-214 BC (Crawford); 217 BC (Debernardi). AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (21mm, 6.43 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga right driven by Victory; incuse ROMA on raised tablet below. Crawford 30/1; Sydenham 64b; RSC 23; Debernardi Q12. Wonderful old cabinet tone. Extremely fine.
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 29 (22 March 2017), lot 202. -
Lotto 34 Head of Mercury to r.; Rv. Prow to r.; above, ROMA. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87. Dark patina. Extremely fine.
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Lotto 35 Head of Mercury to r.; Rv. Prow to r.; above, ROMA. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87. Pleasing green patina. Good very fine.
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Lotto 36 Head of Mercury to r.; Rv. Prow to r.; above, ROMA. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87. Light green patina. Extremely fine.
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Lotto 37 Head of Mercury r.; Rv. Prow r.; above, ROMA. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87. Dark brown patina. Near extremely fine / good very fine.
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Lotto 38 Helmeted head of Roma r.; Rv. Prow of galley r.; above, ROMA. Crawford 38/8; Sydenham 88; RBW 103. Dark brown patina. Very fine / good very fine.
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Lotto 39 Helmeted head of Roma r.; Rv. Prow of galley r.; above, ROMA. Crawford 38/8; Sydenham 88; RBW 103. Light brown patina. Extremely fine / about extremely fine.
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Lotto 40 Semilibral standard. Mint: Rome. Draped and turreted female bust (Cybele?) to r.; Rv. Horseman to r., holding whip in right hand and reins in left; below, ROMA.
Crawford 39/5; BMCRR 136; Sydenham 97. Appealing green patina. God very fine / about extremely fine. -
Lotto 41 Mint: Luceria. Draped bust of Mercury r., wearing petasus; Rv. Prow r.; above, ROMA; below, L. All withina linear circle. Crawford 43/6; Sydenham 130; RBW 157. A scarce variety with linear circle on reverse. Brown patina with green hues. Well-centred. Good extremely fine.
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Lotto 42 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain Campanian mint (Debernardi). Date: from 211 BC (Crawford); winter 215-214 BC (Debernardi). Laureate head of Jupiter r.; Rv. Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 44/1; Debernardi V4B. Attractive old cabinet tone. Extremely fine.
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Lotto 43 Helmeted head of Mars r., mark of value behind; Rv. Eagle on thunderbolt; below, ROMA. Crawford 44/2; Sydenham 226. Good extremely fine.
Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich Auction 13 (16 May 2021), lot 227. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 179 (21 September 1993), lot 730. From the J. M. A. L. collection formed between 1970 and 2000. -
Lotto 44 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain Campanian mint (Cales?) (Debernardi). Date: from 211 BC (Crawford); 214 BC (Debernardi). Head of Roma to r., wearing winged and crested helmet; [behind, V (mark of value)]; Rv. The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback galloping right; above their heads, two stars; below, ROMA (in partial linear frame). Crawford 44/6 pl. IX 14; Sydenham 169; Debernardi Bq7. Lustrous. Good extremely fine.
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Lotto 45 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain Campanian mint (Castra Claudiana?) (Debernardi). Date: from 211 BC (Crawford); 215 BC (Debernardi). Helmeted head of Roma r., behind, IIS (mark of value); Rv. Dioscuri galloping r.; in linear frame, ROMA. Crawford 44/7; Debernardi Bs2. Slight corrosion, otherwise good very fine. Rare.
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Lotto 46 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain Campanian mint (Debernardi). Date: 209-208 BC (Crawford); 211 BC (Debernardi). Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X (mark of value); Rv. Dioscuri on horseback riding r., two stars above; below, anchor; in linear frame, ROMA. Crawford 50/2; Sydenham 144; RSC 20a; Debernardi B39. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine.
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Lotto 47 Mint: Rome (Crawford); uncertain mint (Capua?) (Debernardi). Date: after 211 BC (Crawford); 208 BC (Debernardi). Laureate head of Jupiter r.; Rv. Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA. Crawford 53/1; Sydenham 230. Debernardi V33A. Struck on a large flan; nicely centred. Wonderful old cabinet tone. Near extremely fine.
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Lotto 48 Helmeted head of Minerva r.; four pellets (mark of value) above; Prow r.; four pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 56/4; Sydenham 143b; RBW 208. Light green patina. Good very fine.