| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 24 | Auction date: 3 December 2022 |
| Lot number: 435 Price realized: 800 CHF (Approx. 850 USD / 812 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Servius Sulpicius, 51 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.55 g, 5 h), Rome. SER - SVLP Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Ornate naval trophy, consisting of a central vexillum atop prow of galley set on base, and decorated with rudder, palm frond, anchor, apluster and prow; to left, draped figure standing facing; to right, naked Macedonian captive standing facing. Babelon (Sulpicia) 8. Crawford 438/1. RBW 1553. Sydenham 931. Rare. Darkly toned. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 25 | Auction date: 11 March 2023 |
| Lot number: 420 Price realized: 400 CHF (Approx. 435 USD / 407 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos, circa 335-315 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 12.62 g, 5 h), Astibos or Damastion. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. YOAꟼTAΠ Paeonian horseman, wearing crested helmet and full armor, galloping right and spearing fallen enemy; to left, [wreath]. Paeonian Hoard 276 (same dies). Peykov E2180. An attractive piece with an unusually detailed reverse. Minor doubling on the obverse and with a die break on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 25 | Auction date: 11 March 2023 |
| Lot number: 1727 Price realized: 360 CHF (Approx. 392 USD / 366 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: M. Nonius Sufenas, 59 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.96 g, 5 h), Rome. SVFENAS S•C Head of Saturn to right; behind, harpa and conical stone. Rev. PR•L•V•P•F• / SEX•NONI Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding scepter in her right hand and sword in her left; behind, Victory standing left, crowning Roma with wreath held in her right hand and holding palm frond in her left. Babelon (Nonia) 1. Crawford 421/1. RBW 1517. Sydenham 885. Sharply struck and fresh. Struck somewhat off center, otherwise, good extremely fine. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Nomos AG > obolos 27 | Auction date: 19 March 2023 |
| Lot number: 543 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 205 USD / 192 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Cassius Longinus, 60 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.40 g, 5 h), Rome. Veiled and diademed head of Vesta to left; to right, two-handled cup; to left, uncertain letter. Rev. LONGIN · III · V Voter standing left, dropping tablet marked V into a cista. Babelon (Cassia) 10. Crawford 413/1. Sydenham 935. Some porosity, otherwise, very fine. As it was usual in Roman Republican times, the moneyer of this issue used his magistrature to put his family and famous ancestors into the spotlight. He chose the most famous among them - L. Cassius Longinus Ravilla, who had served as consul and censor about half a century earlier. In his time, Ravilla proposed a new method of jury voting that established a form of 'secret ballot', known as the Lex Cassia Tabellaria. Jurors could mark their verdict on a small tablet and drop it into a basket to be counted by a court official. The practice also extended to voting on laws proposed in the Comitia Tributa and Concilium Plebis, the people's assemblies. Combined with the obverse, this reverse alludes to the Trial of the Vestal Virgins of 113 BC conducted by a special commission, presided over by Ravilla. Three Vestals were accused of unchastity and condemned to death by being burried alive. The V on the tablet stands for VTI ROGAS, 'I approve'. For an in-depth analysis of the Vestal scandal, see: P. Erdkamp, War, Vestal Virgins, and Live Burials in the Roman Republic, in: M. Dillon and C. Matthew (eds.), Religion and Classical Warfare. II: The Roman Republic (2020), 180-215. Cicero was a great fan of the severe Ravilla and refers to him in his speech for Sextus Roscius as the first man who asked the question 'cui bono?' in lawsuits: "Cassius ille quem populus Romanus verissimum et sapientissimum iudicem putabat identidem in causis quaerere solebat 'cui bono' fuisset. Sic vita hominum est ut ad maleficium nemo conetur sine spe atque emolumento accedere." Cicero, Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino, 84. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 24 | Auction date: 3 December 2022 |
| Lot number: 402 Price realized: 160 CHF (Approx. 170 USD / 162 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: M. Nonius Sufenas, 59 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.94 g, 3 h), Rome. SVFENAS S•C Head of Saturn to right; behind, harpa and conical stone. Rev. PR•L•V•P•F• / SEX•NONI Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding scepter in her right hand and sword in her left; behind, Victory standing left, crowning Roma with wreath held in her right hand and holding palm frond in her left. Babelon (Nonia) 1. Crawford 421/1. RBW 1517. Sydenham 885. Beautifully toned. Minor areas of weakness and with light marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 24 | Auction date: 3 December 2022 |
| Lot number: 2562 Price realized: 130 CHF (Approx. 138 USD / 132 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Q. Antonius Balbus, 83-82 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.41 g, 12 h), Rome. S•C Laureate head of Zeus to right; on the god's head, countermark of IMP VES (retrograde) in incuse rectangle. Rev. Q•AN[TO•BALB / PR] Victory in fast quadriga to right, holding wreath in her right hand and palm and reins in her left. Babelon (Antonia) 1. Crawford 364/1c. RBW -. Sydenham 742. For countermark: Howgego 839 and Pangerl 100. Rare with this countermark. Slightly rough and with a few banker's marks, otherwise, fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
