| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2869 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Q. Curtius, 116-115 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.91 g, 5 h), with M. Silanus, Rome. Q•CVRT Head of Roma to right, wearing winged and crested helmet; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. M SI(LA) / ROMA Jupiter driving fast quadriga to right, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand and holding scepter and reins in his left. Babelon (Curtia) 2 and (Junia) 9. Crawford 285/2. RBW 1114. Sydenham 537. Small bump on helmet and light marks, otherwise, about very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2867 Price realized: 70 CHF (Approx. 80 USD / 74 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Q. Curtius, 116-115 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.84 g, 7 h), with M. Silanus, Rome. Q•CVRT Head of Roma to right, wearing winged and crested helmet; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. M SI(LA) / ROMA Jupiter driving fast quadriga to right, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand and holding scepter and reins in his left. Babelon (Curtia) 2 and (Junia) 9. Crawford 285/2. RBW 1114. Sydenham 537. Nicely toned. Light pitting and deposits, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2868 Price realized: 45 CHF (Approx. 51 USD / 48 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Q. Curtius, 116-115 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.92 g, 6 h), with M. Silanus, Rome. Q•CVRT Head of Roma to right, wearing winged and crested helmet; behind, X (mark of value). Rev. M SI(LA) / ROMA Jupiter driving fast quadriga to right, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand and holding scepter and reins in his left. Babelon (Curtia) 2 and (Junia) 9. Crawford 285/2. RBW 1114. Sydenham 537. Minor die rust and light scratches, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2870 Price realized: 340 CHF (Approx. 386 USD / 359 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: M. Sergius Silus, 116-115 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.86 g, 12 h), Rome. ROMA - EX•S•C• Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet and pearl necklace; behind, star (mark of value). Rev. Q / M•SERGI / SILVS Helmeted horseman to left, holding a shield on his right arm and a sword and severed head in his left hand. Babelon (Sergia) 1. Crawford 286/1. RBW 1115. Sydenham 54. Beautifully toned and with a heroic reverse type. Good very fine. Ex Künker eLive Auction 72, 18 July 2022, 234. The soldier on horseback carrying an enemy's head on the reverse of this issue refers to the heroic deeds of the moneyer's homonymous ancestor who, during the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), reportedly continued fighting the Carthaginians despite the loss of an arm and a further twenty-three other wounds. Because the hero here is shown with a shield on one arm and a sword and a head in the other hand, we must assume the image depicts him before the loss of his arm! Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2871 Price realized: 100 CHF (Approx. 114 USD / 106 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: M. Sergius Silus, 116-115 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.84 g, 4 h), Rome. ROMA - EX•S•C• Head of Roma to right within laurel wreath, wearing winged helmet and pearl necklace; behind, star (mark of value). Rev. Q / M•SERGI / SILVS Helmeted horseman to left, holding sword and severed head in his left hand. Babelon (Sergia) 1. Crawford 286/1. RBW 1115. Sydenham 544. Nicely toned. A few light deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of the renowned Swiss architect Max Vogt (1925-2019), privately acquired from Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Monetarium on 2 September 1991. The soldier on horseback carrying an enemy's head on the reverse of this issue refers to the heroic deeds of the moneyer's homonymous ancestor who, during the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), reportedly continued fighting the Carthaginians despite the loss of an arm and a further twenty-three other wounds. Because the hero here is shown with a shield on one arm and a sword and a head in the other hand, we must assume the image depicts him before the loss of his arm! Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 251 Price realized: 550 CHF (Approx. 625 USD / 581 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: A. Plautius, 55 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.91 g), Rome. A•PLAVTIVS / AED•CVR•S•C Head of Cybele to right, wearing turreted crown and pendant earring. Rev. BACCHIVS - IVDAEVS Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling right, holding olive branch in his right hand and reins of camel standing beside him in his left. Babelon (Plautia) 13. Crawford 431/1. RBW 1540. Sydenham 932. Struck somewhat off center and with minor roughness and a few light marks, otherwise, extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from CGB on 19 October 2017. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
