| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2865 Price realized: 60 CHF (Approx. 68 USD / 63 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Cn. Fulvius, M. Calidius and Q. Metellus, 117-116 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.00 g, 1 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Roma to right; below chin, X (mark of value). Rev. C(N F)OVL / M•C(AL)•Q•(MET) Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins in her right hand and wreath in her left. Babelon (Fulvia) 1. Crawford 284/1b. RBW -. Sydenham 539a. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2866 Price realized: 85 CHF (Approx. 97 USD / 90 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Cn. Fulvius, M. Calidius and Q. Metellus, 117-116 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.90 g, 4 h), Rome. ROMA Helmeted head of Roma to right; below chin, star (mark of value). Rev. M•CALID / (MET) C(N FVL) Victory, holding wreath in her right hand and reins in her left, driving galloping biga right. Babelon (Calidia) 1. Crawford 284/1a. RBW 1113. Sydenham 539. Nicely toned. Very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2863 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: C. Fabius, L. Roscius and Q. Marcius, 118-117 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.81 g, 6 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. ROMA / C•FL•R•Q•M Victory, holding reins in her left hand and a wreath in her right, driving galloping quadriga right. Babelon (Fabia) 13. Crawford 283/1b. RBW 1112. Sydenham 541b. Nicely centered and attractively toned. Minor marks and porosity, otherwise, very fine. From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 19th century. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2892 Price realized: 114 CHF (Approx. 130 USD / 120 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Man. Aquillius, 109-108 BC. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.70 g, 9 h), Rome. Radiate head of Sol to right; below chin, X (mark of value). Rev. (MN)•AQVIL / ROMA Luna driving galloping biga right, holding reins in both hands; crescent moon and three stars above, one star below. Babelon (Aquillia) 1. Crawford 303/1. RBW -. Sydenham 557. Nicely toned. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. Kurt Conzen (1925-1997). Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Nomos AG > obolos 31 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 562 Price realized: 260 CHF (Approx. 285 USD / 268 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, 137 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.00 g, 12 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind, jug; below chin, X (mark of value). Rev. SEX PO FOSTLVS / ROMA She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling Romulus and Remus; behind, the shepherd Faustulus standing to right; in background, birds in a fig tree (ficus Ruminalis). Babelon (Pompeia) 1. BMCRR 926-7. Crawford 235/1 a-c. RBW 972. Cabinet toning. Good very fine. From a Swiss collection. It was the childless shepherd, Faustulus, shown on the reverse of this coin holding his staff, who discovered the twins, Romulus and Remus, along the banks of the Tiber while they were being suckled by the she-wolf Lupa. He and his wife, Acca Laurentia, then raised the boys in their home as if they were their own. Years later, after Romulus had killed his brother in a fit of rage, he founded the city of Rome on the old family homestead. The fig tree depicted in the background of the reverse-scene is the mythical ficus Ruminalis in whose branches the basked of the twins got stuck when floating down the river Tiber. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2914 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: M. Lucilius Rufus, 101 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 4.00 g, 1 h), Rome. PV Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet and pearl necklace; all within laurel wreath. Rev. M•LVCILI / RVF Victory driving fast biga to right, holding whip in her right hand and reins in her left. Babelon (Lucilia) 1. Crawford 324/1. RBW 1180. Sydenham 599. Lightly toned. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
