| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61413 | Auction date: 4 November 2024 |
| Lot number: 24114 Price realized: 2,700 USD (Approx. 2,489 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Galba (AD 68-69). AR denarius (18mm, 3.33 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, marks. Rome, July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA-CAESAR AVG, laureate head of Galba right / DIVA-AVGVSTA, Livia standing facing, head left, patera in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left. RIC I 186. Servius Sulpicius Galba was born in 3 BC, and early on displayed a gift for cultivating the right friends. During his early manhood, he enjoyed the favor of the emperors Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula, as well as the empress Livia, whose bequest of 500,000 sesterces helped launch his public career. Elected consul in AD 33, he served as governor in Germany and Africa before, late in life, accepting Nero's appointment as proconsul of Nearer Spain. This came as Nero's popularity was plummeting in Rome, and the aristocracy began looking toward the prestige-laden Galba for leadership. In March of AD 68, Vindex, governor of Gaul, rose in revolt and offered to support Galba as the new ruler. Two months later, Nero's regime collapsed and, at the age of 70, Galba found himself hailed as emperor, the first from outside the Julio-Claudian family. He made his way back to Rome and embarked on an austerity program to restore the state's finances. Although meaning well, Galba proved oblivious to the realities of his situation and soon managed to offend nearly every segment of Roman society. Galba attempted to salvage the situation by adopting a likable young aristocrat, L. Calpurnius Piso, as his successor, but this only alienated another key supporter, M. Salvius Otho, who had hoped to be chosen Caesar himself. Otho bribed Praetorian officers, and on 15 January AD 69, they attacked Galba and Piso in the Forum, hacking them to pieces. His entire reign has lasted seven months and proved only the opening act in the disastrous "Year of the Four Emperors." The historian Tacitus pronounced Galba's epitaph: "It was commonly agreed he possessed the makings of a great ruler- had he never ruled." https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-galba-ad-68-69-ar-denarius-18mm-333-gm-6h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-3-5-fine-style-marks/a/61413-24114.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61413-11042024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61416 | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 24154 Price realized: 1,000 USD (Approx. 948 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Otho (January-April AD 69). AR denarius (18mm, 3.25 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 2/5, scratches, edge marks. Rome. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare, bewigged head of Otho right / SECVR-I-TAS P R, Securitas standing facing, head left, draped, wreath in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter cradled in left arm. RIC I 8. Born in AD 32 to a nouveau riche family, Marcus Salvius Otho grew up as a pampered playboy with a taste for the finer things in life. He had a peculiar abhorrence for body hair and depilated every part of his body, including his head. To cover his baldness, he then wore a carefully made wig. Otho became one of the Emperor Nero's high-living friends, but this changed abruptly when Nero took a fancy to his beautiful wife, Poppaea. Otho was thus packed off to govern Lusitania (modern Portugal), where he stewed and plotted revenge. When Nero's regime collapsed in AD 68, Otho was one of Galba's earliest supporters and fully expected to be named the old man's heir apparent. Instead, Galba chose a young aristocrat of better breeding, and the furious Otho began plotting his removal. He bribed the Praetorian Guards to murder Galba on 15 January AD 69, after which the Senate reluctantly confirmed Otho as emperor. But he immediately faced another rebellion, this time by Vitellius, governor of lower Germany, whose sizeable army marched on Italy. Otho hurried north to the River Po; his generals urged him to wait for reinforcements, but Otho was afraid of defections and ordered a premature attack. The sharp clash at Cremona in northern Italy went decisively against him, and he stabbed himself in the heart the morning of 16 or 17 April AD 69, ending a brief reign of about 90 days. His noble end gained him a respect that had eluded him in life. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/roman-imperial-otho-january-april-ad-69-ar-denarius-18mm-325-gm-6h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-2-5-scratches-edge/a/61416-24154.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61416-12012024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61408 | Auction date: 13 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 25177 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 641 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius (17mm, 3.37 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 2/5, scuffs, edge marks. Rome, 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / IVDAEA, mourning Judaea, veiled and supporting head with left hand, seated right on ground to right of military trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, two shields, and greaves mounted on pole, two more shields at base. GBC 6, 6509. RIC II.1, 2. Wonderful cabinet toning. Ex Civitas Galleries, private sale with old dealer's tag included. Descended from a family of small-time entrepreneurs and tax farmers in the Sabine hill country north of Rome, Flavius Vespasianus was born in AD 9 and rose to prominence in the Roman Army. He gained distinction during Claudius' invasion of Britain in AD 43-44 and won a Consulship in AD 51, but fell from imperial favor when he dozed off during one of Nero's musical performances. When a Jewish faction in the province of Judaea rebelled and massacred the local Roman garrison in AD 66, Nero sent Vespasian at the head of three legions to crush the revolt. Through his able son Titus, Vespasian gained the friendship and support of Mucianus, governor of Syria, who had another three legions at his disposal. When the collapse of Nero's regime in AD 68 led to a free-for-all for the throne, with Galba, Otho, and Vitellius following in quick succession, Vespasian realized he had the means and ability to make his own try for supreme power. On 1 July AD 69, the legions of Alexandria, Egypt declared Vespasian as emperor. He decided on a policy of blockade and attrition to defeat Vitellius, but the sudden declaration of support by the Danubian legions and their invasion of Italy in the fall of AD 69 brought a much quicker victory. Vitellius was executed on 20 December, and the Senate proclaimed Vespasian emperor two days later. Arriving in Rome the following October, Vespasian celebrated a magnificent triumph for the Judaean campaign before launching an austerity program to put the Empire's finances on sound footing. His decade of rule was largely untroubled by revolts and conspiracies. Upon his death due to a sudden illness in AD 79 he was widely and sincerely mourned, and power passed smoothly to his son Titus. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-ar-denarius-17mm-337-gm-6h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-2-5-scuffs-edge-marks/a/61408-25177.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61408-10132024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61439 | Auction date: 14 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 21017 Price realized: 155 USD (Approx. 142 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Trajan (AD 98-117). AR denarius (18mm, 3.40 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 103-111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery visible on left shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Moneta-Aequitas standing facing, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left arm. RIC II 118. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-trajan-ad-98-117-ar-denarius-18mm-340-gm-6h-ngc-choice-vf-5-5-4-5/a/61439-21017.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61439-10142024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3122 | Auction date: 21 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 34230 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius (18mm, 3.62 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, brushed. Rome, 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / IVDAEA, mourning Judaea, veiled and supporting head with left hand, seated right on ground to right of military trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, two shields, and greaves mounted on pole, two more shields at base. GBC 6, 6509. RIC II.1, 2. Flashy surfaces with clear details on the infamous reverse. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/roman-imperial-vespasian-ad-69-79-ar-denarius-18mm-362-gm-5h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-3-5-brushed/a/3122-34230.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3122-01212025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3122 | Auction date: 21 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 34223 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: Ancients Civil War (AD 68-69). AR denarius (17mm, 3.42 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5. Uncertain mint in Gaul or Rhine Valley. SALVS GENERIS-HVMANI, Victory standing left of globe, wreath outstretched in right hand, palm branch over left shoulder in left / S P Q R, legend in oak wreath terminating in large jewel. BMC 34. Matte, dove-gray surfaces compliment the simplistic designs. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/roman-imperial-civil-war-ad-68-69-ar-denarius-17mm-342-gm-7h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-3-5/a/3122-34223.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3122-01212025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
