Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 1591

Price realized: 120 CHF   (Approx. 136 USD / 126 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus, 96 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.75 g, 1 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Mars to right; above, mallet to right; below chin, star (mark of values). Rev. CM / A / Π (sideways) Warrior, nude but for cloak, standing front, head to left, holding spear in his right hand and placing his right foot on cuirass set on the ground; in field to left, trophy; in field to right, tabella divided into two compartments. Babelon (Poblicia) 8. Crawford 335/3f. RBW 1205. Sydenham 615b. Lightly toned. Struck slightly off center and with a graffito of KΛЄ on the obverse, otherwise, about very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar and previously from an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 1:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2924

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


C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus, 96 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.81 g, 9 h), Rome. Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, star; before, X (mark of value); below, R. Rev. A•ALBINVS•S•F The Dioscuri watering horses at fountain of Juturna; above, crescent. Babelon (Postumia) 6. Sydenham 612c. RBW -. Crawford 335/10b. Nicely toned. Scratches on cheek, otherwise, nearly very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF

Match 2:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2926

Price realized: 460 CHF   (Approx. 523 USD / 486 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus, 96 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.84 g, 6 h), Rome. Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, star; before, X; below, uncertain control letter. Rev. A•ALBINVS•S•F The Dioscuri watering horses at fountain of Juturna; above, crescent. Babelon (Postumia) 6. Sydenham 612c. RBW -. Crawford 335/10b. A very attractive example with beautiful old collection toning. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine.


From the collection of the renowned Swiss architect Max Vogt (1925-2019), formed since the 1980s.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2925

Price realized: 74 CHF   (Approx. 84 USD / 78 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus, 96 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.87 g, 7 h), Rome. L•METEL - A•ALB•S•F Laureate head of Apollo to right; below, star (mark of value). Rev. C•MAL / ROMA Roma seated left on shields, holding scepter in her right hand and parazonium with her left, being crowned by Victory standing behind her. Babelon (Poblicia) 3, (Postumia) 3 and (Caecilia) 46. Crawford 335/1b. RBW 1201. Sydenham 611a. Banker's mark and small flan flaw on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

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: 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