Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61369Auction date: 7 April 2024
Lot number: 21028

Price realized: 900 USD   (Approx. 832 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Marc Antony (43-30 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.59 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, edge cut. Legionary issue, mint traveling with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT AVG• / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-V, aquila right between two standards. Crawford 544/18. RSC 32. Well-centered example of the type.

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61369Auction date: 7 April 2024
Lot number: 21029

Price realized: 550 USD   (Approx. 508 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Marc Antony (43-30 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.68 gm, 9h). NGC VF 4/5 - 4/5. Legionary issue, mint traveling with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG• / III•VIR•R•P•C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet / LEG-VIIII, aquila right between two standards. Crawford 544/22. Sydenham 1226. Bright surfaces on light cabinet toning.

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115Auction date: 8 May 2024
Lot number: 32224

Price realized: 1,800 USD   (Approx. 1,675 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Marc Antony (43-30 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.91 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Military mint moving with Antony, 36 BC. ANTONIVS•AVGVR•COS•DES•ITER•ET•TERT, head of Marc Antony right / IMP•TERTIO•III•-VIR•R•P•C, Armenian tiara right, bow and arrow crossed behind. Crawford 539/1. First Heritage has handled. Lovely specimen with delicate peach hues.

This series of coins celebrate Marc Antony's victory over Armenia, which was used as propaganda to bolster his image back in Rome after failing to defeat Parthia. During the Parthian campaign, Antony had enlisted the help of Armenia; however, when it became evident that their side would lose the war, King Artavasdes II fled back to Armenia. Antony viewed this abandonment as a betrayal. While, plotting his revenge on Artavasdes II, he played nice until he made it safely out of the Armenian region. In order to enact this revenge, Antony fled to his lover, Cleopatra, and in 37 BC, used the wealth of Egypt to depose King Artavasdes II. This monetary backing became known as the "Donations of Alexandria" and the resulting political fallout of this "donation" was swift. Octavian used Antony's entanglement with Egypt, and Cleopatra, as a reason for him to end his own politically tenuous coalition with Antony, turning the people against the couple and thereby sealing their fate.

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61373Auction date: 5 May 2024
Lot number: 22015

Price realized: 600 USD   (Approx. 561 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Octavian, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.85 gm, 8h). NGC XF 4/5 - 3/5, edge marks. Uncertain mint in Italy, ca. 32-31 BC. Bare head of Octavian right; linear border / CAESAR-DIVI F, Mercury or Apollo seated right on rock, petasus on back, right arm around lyre resting on knees. RIC I 257 (32-29 BC). Even cabinet toning.

Ex Vilmar Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included.

Born on 23 September 63 BC into a wealthy plebeian family, Augustus, originally Gaius Octavius, was the grandnephew and posthumously adopted son of Julius Caesar. This inheritance set him on a collision course with Rome's political elite, leading to the formation of the Second Triumvirate with Marc Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Their initial unity against Caesar's assassins eventually gave way to conflict, from which Augustus emerged as Rome's first true emperor after victories in key battles like Philippi and Actium. In 27 BC, he was honored with the title "Augustus" by the Senate, signaling the start of his reign and the Pax Romana, a golden era of peace, prosperity, and cultural flourishing that lasted over two centuries.

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61351Auction date: 11 December 2023
Lot number: 24006

Price realized: 1,700 USD   (Approx. 1,579 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Julius Caesar, as Dictator (49-44 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.67 gm, 6h). NGC AU 4/5 - 2/5, edge chips. Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, ca. 49-48 BC. CAESAR, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent / Culullus, aspergillum, securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf's head), and apex. Crawford 443/1. Sydenham 1006. Julia 9. Deeply toned, with cerulean and orange glimmers.

One of the most popular types Caesar minted were of an elephant stepping on a serpent, with CAESAR in the exergue. Although there is no clear record of what these coins allude to, this design is believed to commemorate Caesar's victory in the Battle of Thapsus in 46 BC, where he defeated the forces of his political rival, Pompey, so efficiently that it was like an elephant stepping on a snake and could be seen as good defeating evil. On the reverse, he included important pontifical religious implements, a reminder to the Roman people that he was a pious man, and that he held numerous religious positions, such as Pontifex Maximus (Highest Priest). This series of coinage effectively communicated Caesar's dual image as a capable military leader and a custodian of Roman tradition, helping to consolidate his support base and establish his legitimacy during the tumultuous events of the civil war.

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61375Auction date: 20 May 2024
Lot number: 25188

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Octavian, as Imperator and Triumvir (43-30 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.87 gm, 10h). NGC XF★ 5/5 - 5/5. Uncertain Italian mint (Brundisium or Rome?), autumn 32 BC-summer 31 BC. Head of Venus right, wearing stephane, pendant earring, and beaded necklace; linear border / CAESAR-DIVI•F, Octavian advancing left, in military attire with chlamys flying behind, right hand outstretched, transverse spear in left. RIC I 251. A gorgeous piece with delicately toning and gleaming surfaces.

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