Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 3005

Price realized: 75 CHF   (Approx. 85 USD / 79 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


L. Cossutius C.f. Sabula, 72 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.58 g, 3 h), Rome. SABVLA Head of Medusa to left, winged and with snakes crawling through her hair. Rev. L•COSSVTI•C•F / XXXV Bellerophon on Pegasus to right, brandishing spear with his right hand. Babelon Cossutia 1. Sydenham 790. RBW –. Crawford 395/1. Some marks and with a minor flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, about very fine.


Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2442, from the Red Ox Collection and the collection of the Czech musician Adolf Picek (circa 1885-1978), and formerly in the possession of an Italian banker, whose life was saved by Mr. Picek in the Battles of the Piave River on the Italian Front in 1917-1918 and who presented his savior with 'four socks of old coins' in reward.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 3004

Price realized: 70 CHF   (Approx. 80 USD / 74 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


L. Cossutius C.f. Sabula, 72 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 4.00 g, 5 h), Rome. SABVLA Winged head of Medusa to left, with serpents in her hair. Rev. L•COSSVTI•C•F Bellerophon riding on Pegasus to right, hurling spear with his right hand. Babelon (Cossutia) 1. Crawford 395/1. RBW 1436. Sydenham 790. Nicely toned. Banker's marks on the obverse and the reverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, about very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2933

Price realized: 130 CHF   (Approx. 148 USD / 137 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 90 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.58 g, 12 h), Rome. Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, V; below chin, G. Rev. L•PISO•FRVGI / G Naked horseman galloping right, holding reins in his right hand and palm frond over his left shoulder; above, caduceus. Babelon (Calpurnia) 11. Crawford 340/1. RBW 1258 var. (differing controls). Sydenham 664c. Beautifully toned. A few minor marks and with a die break on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of the renowned Swiss architect Max Vogt (1925-2019), ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Monetarium FPL 65, spring 1996, 90.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2829

Price realized: 110 CHF   (Approx. 125 USD / 116 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus, 137 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.00 g, 12 h), Rome. TAMPIL Head of Roma to left, wearing winged helmet; before, [X] (mark of value). Rev. ROMA / [M•B]AEBI•Q•F Apollo driving fast quadriga to right, holding bow and reins in his left hand and branch in his right. Babelon (Baebia) 12. Crawford 236/1a. RBW 975. Sydenham 489. Dark cabinet toning. Light deposits, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of Dr. Kurt Conzen (1925-1997).

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2843

Price realized: 65 CHF   (Approx. 74 USD / 69 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Q. Caecilius Metellus, 130 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.89 g, 3 h), Rome. QMETE Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; before, star (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Jupiter standing in slow quadriga to right, holding thunderbolt in his left hand and branch in his right. Babelon (Caecilia) 21. Crawford 256/1. RBW 1042. Sydenham 509. A few light nicks, otherwise, good very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2908

Price realized: 50 CHF   (Approx. 57 USD / 53 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


L. Julius L.f. Caesar, 103 BC. Denarius (Silver, 16 mm, 3.66 g, 3 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Mars to left; above, B. Rev. Venus Genetrix driving biga of cupids to left, holding scepter in her right hand and reins in her left; above, B. Babelon (Julia) 4. Crawford 320/1. RBW 1175 var. (differing control). Sydenham 593. Somewhat crystallized, otherwise, about very fine.


Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2293.

Starting price: 25 CHF