| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3069 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 216 USD / 201 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Cn. Nerius, 49 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.80 g, 1 h), with L. Lentulus and Claudius Marcellus, Rome. NERI•Q•VRB Head of Saturn to right, with harpa behind. Rev. [L•LENT] - C•MARC - CO-S Aquila between two signa inscribed H(astati) and P(rincipes). Babelon (Neria) 1. Crawford 441/1. RBW -. Sydenham 937. Beautifully toned. Struck somewhat off center and with a banker's mark on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine. This coin appears to have been struck shortly after Caesar began his advance on Rome after crossing the River Rubicon. The names of both consuls appear on the reverse, an interesting occurrence considering it was their actions that provided Caesar the justification he needed to march on the city. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3070 Price realized: 90 CHF (Approx. 102 USD / 95 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Cn. Nerius, 49 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.51 g, 3 h), with L. Lentulus and Claudius Marcellus, Rome. (NE)RI•Q•(VR)B Head of Saturn to right, with harpa behind. Rev. [L•LE(NT)] - C•(MA)RC - [C]O-S Aquila between two signa inscribed H(astati) and P(rincipes). Babelon (Neria) 1. Crawford 441/1. RBW -. Sydenham 937. Nicely toned. Scratches and a flan crack, otherwise, good fine. From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 19th century. This coin appears to have been struck shortly after Caesar began his advance on Rome after crossing the River Rubicon. The names of both consuls appear on the reverse, an interesting occurrence considering it was their actions that provided Caesar the justification he needed to march on the city. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3054 Price realized: 480 CHF (Approx. 546 USD / 507 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: C. Memmius C.f, 56 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 4.00 g, 6 h), Rome. C•MEMMI•C•F / QVIRINVS Laureate and bearded head of Quirinus to right. Rev. MEMMIVS AED•CERIALIA PREIMVS FECIT Ceres seated right, holding grain ears in her right hand and torch in her left; at her feet, serpent right. Babelon (Memmia) 9. Crawford 427/2. RBW 1532. Sydenham 921. Lightly toned and well centered. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise, good extremely fine. The reverse depicts the goddess Ceres holding her grain ears and a torch, and with a serpent at her feet - clearly a reference to her role in providing Rome with bountiful harvests, and thus a stabilizing influence. With this issue, C. Memmius C.f claims that it was his ancestor, a certain Memmius the Aedile, who first hosted the Cerialia in honor of Ceres in 202 BC. However, the first Memmius known to us is Gaius Memmius, legate in 174 and praetor in 172 BC. Furthermore, there is no Memmius among the list of aediles from 210-198, rendering the moneyer's claim highly suspicious. At this time in Rome's history, it had become a significant problem that Rome's aristocrats commonly invented illustrious deeds of their ancestors to increase their family's prestige. In fact, the problem had become so widespread that even Cicero wrote a scathing response to Cassius' claim that it was his plebeian ancestor, Juventius, who was first elected curule aedile: 'If I were to respond to you that the Roman people did not know that, and that there is no one to tell us that, especially since Congus is dead, I do not think that you would be too surprised if I myself, although somewhat versed in ancient history, were to confess that I heard it for the first time from you.' (Pro Plancio 34.58). Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3203 Price realized: 850 CHF (Approx. 966 USD / 897 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: C. Cassius Longinus, 43-42 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.94 g, 6 h), with L. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther. Military mint moving with the army of Brutus and Cassius (Smyrna?), spring 42. C•CASSI•IMP - LEIBERTAS Diademed and veiled head of Libertas to right, wearing earring and pearl necklace. Rev. LENTVLVS / SPINT Capis and lituus. Babelon (Cassia) 18, (Cornelia) 73. Crawford 500/5. RBW 1764. Sydenham 1305. Lustrous. Struck from a worn obverse die, otherwise, good extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1737 Price realized: 650 CHF (Approx. 738 USD / 682 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: C. Cassius Longinus, 43-42 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.83 g, 6 h), with L. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther. Military mint moving with the army of Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor (Smyrna?), spring 42. C•CASSI•IMP - LEIBERTAS Diademed head of Libertas to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. LENTVLVS / SPINT Jug and lituus. Babelon (Cassia) 16 and (Cornelia) 75. Crawford 500/3. RBW 1762. Sydenham 1307. Lustrous and fresh. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, extremely fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2881 Price realized: 95 CHF (Approx. 108 USD / 100 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Torquatus, 113-112 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.83 g, 8 h), Rome. Head of Roma to right, wearing crested and winged helmet; behind, ROMA; to right, X (mark of value); all within torque. Rev. L•TORQVA / EX•S•C Horseman galloping to left, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left; to upper right, Q. Babelon (Manlia) 2. Crawford 295/1. RBW 1135. Sydenham 545. Minor corrosion and with light marks, otherwise, about very fine. From the collection of the renowned Swiss architect Max Vogt (1925-2019), privately acquired from Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Monetarium on 2 September 1991. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
