Nomos AG > obolos 34Auction date: 10 November 2024
Lot number: 822

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


Anonymous, Circa 169-158 BC. As (Bronze, 32 mm, 25.89 g, 9 h), Wolf and twins series, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; above, I (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Prow to right; before, I (mark of value); above, she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Crawford 183/1. RBW 775. Sydenham 297. Hoge Collection. Rarely offered in auction. Area of corrosion on obverse, otherwise, fine.
From the Robert Hoge collection and that of RBW, Agora 69, 26 September 2017, 204, ex Jean Elsen 37, 17 December 1994, 225.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 1:
Nomos AG > obolos 34Auction date: 10 November 2024
Lot number: 816

Price realized: 70 CHF   (Approx. 80 USD / 74 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Anonymous, Circa 189-180 BC. As (Bronze, 35 mm, 31.62 g, 1 h), Victory and spearhead series, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; above, I (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Prow to right; before, I (mark ofvalue); above, Victory with wreath and upright spearhead. Crawford 145/1. RBW 646. Sydenham 293. Hoge Collection. Scarce. Somewhat rough surfaces, otherwise, about very fine.
From the Robert Hoge collection and that of RBW, Agora 69, 26 September 2017, 200, ex RBS 59, 29 January 2004, 6124.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 2:
Nomos AG > obolos 34Auction date: 10 November 2024
Lot number: 819

Price realized: 85 CHF   (Approx. 98 USD / 90 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


A. Caecilius, Circa 169-158 BC. As (Bronze, 32.5 mm, 24.11 g, 2 h), A.CAE series, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; above, I (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Prow to right; before, I (mark of value); above, A•C(AE). Babelon (Caecila) 8. Crawford 174/1. RBW 737. Sydenham 355. Hoge Collection. Attractive dark brown patina and earthen highlights. Minor flan flaw on obverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.
From the Robert Hoge collection and that of RBW, Agora 69, 26 September 2017, 203, acquired from Richard Schaefer in December 1994, and previously in the Goodman collection.

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 3:
Nomos AG > obolos 34Auction date: 10 November 2024
Lot number: 808

Price realized: 80 CHF   (Approx. 92 USD / 85 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Anonymous, 209-208 BC. As (Bronze, 31.5 mm, 28.07 g, 9 h), First anchor series, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; above, I (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Prow to right; above, I (mark of value). Crawford 50/3. RBW 187. Sydenham 145. Hoge Collection. Attractive dark brown patina. Somewhat rough surfaces and handwritten inventory number on the rim, otherwise, about very fine.
From the Robert Hoge collection and that of RBW, Agora 57, 14 June 2016, 122, ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Garrett III, 29 March 1985, 384 (part of).

Starting price: 75 CHF

Match 4:
Nomos AG > obolos 34Auction date: 10 November 2024
Lot number: 821

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


Cluvius Saxula, Circa 169-158 BC. As (Bronze, 33.5 mm, 29.81 g, 3 h), SAX series, Rome mint (?). Laureate head of Janus; before, I (mark of value). Rev. S(AX) / ROMA Prow to right; before, I (mark of value). Crawford 180/1. RBW 762. Sydenham 361. Hoge Collection. Scarce. Rough surfaces, otherwise, about very fine.
From the Robert Hoge collection and that of RBW, Agora 69, 26 September 2017, 202; acquired by RBW from Malcolm Hay in July, 1984.

This series might have been issued by the same magistrate as Crawford 173 ('C.SAX'), but probably at a different - possibly Central Italian - mint.

Starting price: 50 CHF

Match 5:
Nomos AG > obolos 33Auction date: 8 September 2024
Lot number: 960

Price realized: 480 CHF   (Approx. 570 USD / 513 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Anonymous, circa 217-215 BC. Quadrans (Bronze, 32 mm, 40.91 g, 12 h), Rome. Head of Hercules to right, wearing boar-skin; behind, three pellets (mark of value). Rev. ROMA Bull charging to right; above, three pellets (mark of value); below, snake. Crawford 39/2. RBW 106. Sydenham 94. Scarce. Minor marks on obverse, some roughness on the reverse, otherwise, nearly very fine.
From a Swiss collection, acquired from Nomos in 2019.

This is a chunky semilibral struck bronze piece with 6.5-7mm thickness.

Starting price: 100 CHF