| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 588 Price realized: 55,000 USD (Approx. 50,375 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 10.78 g, 3h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, single-pendant earring, and ornate necklace; L • MANLI up right field, PRO • Q down left / Sulla, holding branch in right hand and reins in left, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowing him with wreath; L • SVLLA • IM in exergue. Crawford 367/4; Sydenham 756; Bahrfeldt 13; Calicó 16; Biaggi 11; BMCRR East 5–6; Kestner –; RBW 1385. Small die flaw on obverse, minor marks, underlying luster. VF. Very rare. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex J. Whitney Walter Collection (Stack's, 29 November 1990), lot 1; Berk BBS 50 (18 November 1987), lot 24; Johns Hopkins University Collection [inv. 44.6.132] (Part I, Numismatic Fine Arts and Bank Leu, 16 October 1984), lot 654; John Work Garrett Collection [inv. G 627], purchased from Spink, 5 November 1930; Hennessy Collection. As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this aureus was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla's claim to be acting in Rome's best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire, the celebration of a triumph at Rome. Estimate: 40000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 589 Price realized: 2,000 USD (Approx. 1,832 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, single-pendant earring, and ornate necklace; PRO • Q to left, L • MANLI to right / Sulla, holding branch in right hand and reins in left, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowing him with wreath; L • SVLLA • IMP in exergue. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757a; Manlia 5; BMCRR East 7 & 11; Kestner 3174–6; RBW 1386. Deep iridescent tone, minor marks, struck on a small flan. EF. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 44249 (ND); Antiqua FPL XII (2004), no. 120. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 441 Price realized: 225 USD (Approx. 209 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.88 g, 3h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla, holding branch and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowning him with laurel wreath. Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; Manlia 7-8; RBW –. Golden toning, light deposits. VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 591 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 g, 2h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla, holding branch and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowning him with laurel wreath. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757; Manlia 4; RBW 1386. Toned and well centered. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Dr. Walter Stoecklin (†1975) Collection (Nomos Obolos 9, 25 March 2018), lot 57. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561 | Auction date: 1 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 560 Price realized: 275 USD (Approx. 257 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 4.02 g, 4h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla, holding branch and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowning him with laurel wreath. Cf. Crawford 367/3; cf. Sydenham 759; cf. Manlia 7-8; RBW –. Toned, porosity, reverse scratch, reverse slightly off center, base metal core exposed in multiple places on the obverse. VF. From the Hinder Collection. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 601 Price realized: 500 USD (Approx. 470 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 3.81 g, 11h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla, holding branch and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right; above, Victory flying left, crowning him with laurel wreath. Crawford 367/3; Sydenham 759; Manlia 7-8; RBW –. Toned, granular surfaces, deposits. VF. Ex Artemide 15E (28 April 2012), lot 2190. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
