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Roman Republic, 99 - 50 B.C.
Roman Republic, Dictatorship of Julius Caesar, L. Valerius Acisculus, 45 B.C.

|Julius| |Caesar|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Dictatorship| |of| |Julius| |Caesar,| |L.| |Valerius| |Acisculus,| |45| |B.C.||denarius|NEW
The denarii of the moneyer, Lucius Valerius Acisculus have been the subject of much scholarly head scratching, with this fascinating and unusual issue being no exception. David Sear in Roman Silver Coins I: Republic to Augustus (1978) interpreted the reverse in the traditional fashion, with Valeria Luperca (the sister of the early Roman consul Publicola) riding a heifer, a supposed allusion to a legend of the moneyer's family, retold by Plutarch. However, in Sear's The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49 - 27 BC (1998), he had completely revised his description of the coin type in reaction to research conducted by Michael Crawford, "who prefers to see Europa riding on the bull." Sear goes on to say, "In mythology, Zeus fell in love with this Phoenician princess and, turning himself into a bull, enticed her to ride on his back whereupon he swam out to sea and took her to Crete where she bore him several children. Is it too fanciful to see in this type a reference to Queen Cleopatra of Egypt who, at Caesar's invitation in 46 BC, had crossed the sea to join him in Rome where she remained until his assassination?"
RR114360. Silver denarius, Crawford 474/1a, Sydenham 998, BMCRR 4099, Sear Imperators 90, RBW 1656, RSC Valeria 17 (£75), Babelon Valeria 17, gVF, uneven, off-centered strike, two 'I'-shaped marks in front of Apollo (banker's marks?), weight 3.932 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 90o, Rome mint, 45 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Apollo to right, star above, acisculus (double-headed pick) behind with ACISCVLVS in between and below head; reverse Europa seated on bull to right, holding billowing veil, L•VALERIVS in exergue; first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; $200.00 (€188.00)
 


Roman Republic, L. Papius, 79 B.C.

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |L.| |Papius,| |79| |B.C.||denarius| |serratus|
In Roman Republican Coinage, Michael Crawford notes, "The control marks on this type are normally paired related symbols. Each pair has only one set of dies." In Roman Silver Coins, H.A. Seaby writes there are at least 235 pairs and "They are well executed and cover the whole rang of Roman life and industry, etc., and are of great interest to the antiquarian. They are mostly symbolic of the various trade-guilds." In Coin of the Roman Republic in the British Museum (BMCRR I), H. Grueber describes the bird on the reverse as a crow. We think it is an eagle. The owl is the bird of Athena, the crow (or raven) is the bird of Apollo, and the eagle is the bird of Zeus.
RR98469. Silver denarius serratus, BMCRR I 3032 (same dies); Crawford 384/1, controls 76; SRCV I 311; Sydenham 773; RSC I Papia 1, Choice EF, tone on luster, light scratches, weight 3.790 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 90o, Rome mint, 79 B.C.; obverse head of Juno Sospita right, clad in goat's skin, owl (control symbol) behind, bead and reel border; reverse Griffin leaping right, eagle (control symbol) below, L·PAPI in exergue, bead and reel border; SOLD


Roman Republic, C. Cassius Longinus, Proconsul and Imperator, Committed Suicide in 42 B.C.

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |C.| |Cassius| |Longinus,| |Proconsul| |and| |Imperator,| |Committed| |Suicide| |in| |42| |B.C.||denarius|
Gaius Cassius Longinus (before 85 B.C. - October 42 B.C.) was a Roman senator, the prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, and the brother in-law of Brutus.
RR86478. Silver denarius, BMCRE East 77, RSC I 4 4a, Crawford 500/3, Russo RBW 1762, Sydenham 221, Sear CRI 221, SRCV I 1447/2, nice VF, attractive style, bumps and scratches, slightly off center, weight 3.906 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, struck near Smyrna, Ionia(?), mobile military mint, spring 42 B.C.; obverse head of Libertas right, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace, C•CASSI• IMP upward behind, LEIBERTAS upward before; reverse capis (jug) and lituus (emblems of the Augurate), LENTVLVS / SPINT (moneyer legate P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther) in two lines below; ex Numismatik Lanz München auction 164 (23 May 2017), lot 116; rare; SOLD


Roman Republic, Q. Pomponius Musa, c. 66 B.C., Eroto, the Muse of Erotic Poetry on Reverse

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Q.| |Pomponius| |Musa,| |c.| |66| |B.C.,| |Eroto,| |the| |Muse| |of| |Erotic| |Poetry| |on| |Reverse||denarius|
The reverse is a punning reference to the name of the moneyer. He struck coins for each of the nine muses, and Hercules, as their leader, presumably modeled after a group of statues. Each of the muses is indicated by a different obverse symbol. Eroto was not the "Muse of Pornography." She was rather the inspiration of poets such as Ovid. His poetry has literary value, but he was banished by Augustus, partly because of his smutty poetry, but also because of his adultery with the Emperor's daughter Julia. In Victorian England, this type was attributed to Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance. They assigned the tortoise symbol to Terpsichore. They assigned the flower stalk found on this coin to both Eroto and to Terpsichore, depending on the reverse. Under this scheme only the Muse of Dance had two obverse symbols and only Eroto shared her symbol with another muse. Seven of the muses were about equally distributed, but Eroto was considerably rarer, and Terpsichore about twice as common as any other Muse. Victorian sensibilities about sex may have allowed numismatists to decide that Erotic Poetry should be very, very rare. By comparison, the Romans saw Eroto as "just another Muse." Her coins should be about as common as the others. Today we are convinced each of the nine obverse symbols represents only one muse.
SH16472. Silver denarius, Sydenham 820a, RSC I Pomponia 17a, Crawford 410/7b, SRCV I 358, gVF, beautifully toned with iridescent blues, slightly flat in centers, weight 3.810 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 66 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo right, flower stalk behind; reverse Q POMPONI MVSA, Eroto, the Muse of Erotic Poetry (previously described as Terpsichore), standing right, plectrum in right hand, kithara (lyre) in left hand; ex Dr. Charles L. Ruby collection, ex CNG; SOLD


Roman Republic, L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus, 82 B.C.

|Sulla|, |Roman| |Republic,| |L.| |Sulla| |and| |L.| |Manlius| |Torquatus,| |82| |B.C.||denarius|
L. Manlius Torquatus was proquaestor to Sulla during the Mithridatic war (he was later Consul - 65 B.C.); this issue was struck for the civil war in Italy 82 B.C.
RR87766. Silver denarius, RSC I Manlia 7; BMCRR II p. 461, 13; Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; Russo RBW 1384 (scarce); SRCV I 287, gVF, mint luster, with light toning, well centered on a crowed flan, final T weak, weight 3.835 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 30o, travelling military mint, 82 B.C.; obverse head of Roma right, PROQ (proquaestor) behind, L MANLI T (T upright) before; reverse Sulla walking triumphal quadriga right, reins in right hand, caduceus in left hand, crowned by Victory flying left above, L SVLLA IM (imperator) in exergue; SOLD


Roman Republic, L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus, 82 B.C.

|Sulla|, |Roman| |Republic,| |L.| |Sulla| |and| |L.| |Manlius| |Torquatus,| |82| |B.C.||denarius|
L. Manlius Torquatus was proquaestor to Sulla during the Mithridatic war (he was later Consul - 65 B.C.); this issue was struck for the civil war in Italy 82 B.C.
SH85110. Silver denarius, RSC I Manlia 4; BMCRR II p. 461, 5; Russo RBW 1386; Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757; SRCV I 286, EF, lustrous, weak legends, reverse a little off center, edge cracks, nearly as struck except areas of slightest porosity, weight 3.926 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 90o, military mint, 82 B.C.; obverse head of Roma right, PRO Q (proquaestor) downward behind, L MANLI upward before; reverse Sulla walking in a quadriga right, holding reins in right hand and caduceus in left, crowned by Victory flying above, L SVLLA IM (imperator) in exergue; SOLD


Roman Republic, M. Aemilius Lepidus, c. 61 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit

|Lepidus|, |Roman| |Republic,| |M.| |Aemilius| |Lepidus,| |c.| |61| |B.C.,| |Ancient| |Counterfeit||denarius|
An early appearance of triumvir Lepidus as simple moneyer. He later followed the late Julius Caesar in the position of Pontifex Maximus and in 43 B.C. formed the Second Triumvirate with Octavian and Marc Antony.
RR21883. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. SRCV 371, Crawford 419/1, Sydenham 827, RSC I Aemilia 20 (official Rome mint 61 B.C.), VF, rough, weight 2.944 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 315o, illegal mint, obverse laureate and diademed female head right; reverse equestrian statue of Consul M. Aemilius Lepidus, carrying trophy; SOLD







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