Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXXAuction date: 21 March 2024
Lot number: 367

Price realized: 700 GBP   (Approx. 887 USD / 816 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


C. Caecilius Metellus AR Denarius. Rome, 125 BC. Head of Roma to right, wearing helmet surmounted by eagle's head; ROMA downwards behind, mark of value below chin / Jupiter, being crowned by Victory flying to right, driving biga of elephants to left, holding thunderbolt and reins; C•METELLVS in exergue. Crawford 269/1; BMCRR Rome 1180-3; RBW 1085; RSC Caecilia 14. 3.78g. 18mm, 5h.

Extremely Fine; minor scrape to obv., attractive old cabinet tone.

This coin published in Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP), processed clippings, 269_sd, available online at:
http://numismatics.org/archives/ark:/53695/schaefer.rrdp.processed_200-299#schaefer_clippings_output_269_sd;
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 388, 27 April 2022, lot 388;
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Mail Bid Sale 11, 12 September 2006, lot 449.

Estimate: 500 GBP

Match 1:
Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 115Auction date: 21 December 2023
Lot number: 756

Price realized: 45 GBP   (Approx. 57 USD / 52 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Spurius Afranius AR Denarius. Rome, 150 BC. Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin's head; mark of value behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in left hand and whip in right; SAFRA below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 206/1; BMCRR Rome 670-4; RSC Afrania 1. 3.19g, 18mm, 12h.

Very Fine; banker's mark.

Estimate: 50 GBP

Match 2:
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki > Auction 13Auction date: 9 March 2024
Lot number: 10034

Price realized: 95 EUR   (Approx. 104 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:




Roman Republic, Publius Calpurnius, Denarius

Roman Republic

Publius Calpurnius (133 BC), Denarius, Rome mint

Obverse: head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind, star (mark of value)

Reverse: Venus driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in her right hand and whip in her left; above, Victory flying left, crowning Venus with wreath, on the flank of the nearer horse, a star

P•CALP / ROMA

Diameter 20 mm, weight 3.95 g


Republika Rzymska

Publius Calpurnius (133 pne), Denar, mennica Rzym

Awers: głowa Romy w skrzydlatym hełmie w prawo, z wisiorem i naszyjnikiem z pereł, z tyłu, gwiazda (znak wartości)

Rewers: Wenus pędząca galopującą bigę w prawo, trzymająca wodze w prawej ręce i bicz w lewej, powyżej Wiktoria lecąca w lewo, wieńcząca Wenus wieńcem, na boku bliższego konia gwiazda

P•CALP / ROMA

Średnica 20 mm, waga 3.95 g




P·CALP / ROMAReference: Crawford 247/1, Sydenham 468
Grade: XF-

Starting price: 71 EUR

Match 3:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2844

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


M. Vargunteius, 130 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.59 g, 6 h), Rome. M•VARG Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; before, star (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Jupiter in slow quadriga to right, holding thunderbolt in his left hand and palm frond in his right. Babelon (Vargunteia) 1. Crawford 257/1. RBW 1048. Sydenham 507. Beautifully toned. Some light marks, otherwise, good 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: 50 CHF

Match 4:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 1542

Price realized: 110 CHF   (Approx. 125 USD / 115 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


C. Curiatius Trigeminus, 142 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.61 g, 3 h), Rome. TRIGE Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; below, X (mark of value). Rev. C•CVR / ROMA (on tablet) Juno driving galloping quadriga to right, holding reins in her left hand, scepter in her right and being crowned by Victory with laurel wreath. Babelon (Curatia) 23. Crawford 223/1. RBW 948. Sydenham 436. Lightly toned. Minor corrosion and with light edge chipping, otherwise, good 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 5:
Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 2835

Price realized: 140 CHF   (Approx. 159 USD / 148 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Publius Calpurnius, 133 BC. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.90 g, 9 h), Rome. Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind, star (mark of value). Rev. P•CALP / ROMA Venus driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in her right hand and whip in her left; above, Victory flying left, crowning Venus with wreath; on the flank of the nearer horse, a star. Babelon (Calpurnia) 2. Crawford 247/1. RBW 1017. Sydenham 468. Lightly toned and with a beautiful obverse. Surface crack on the obverse and the reverse a bit rough, otherwise, extremely fine.


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

Starting price: 50 CHF