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Roman Rupublic
3414
Albinus Bruti f. Silver Denarius (4.06 g), 48 BC.
Rome.
PIETAS behind, bare head of Pietas right.
Reverse:
ALBINVS
BRVTI F, clasped hands holding winged caduceus. Crawford
450/2; HCRI 26; Sydenham 942; Postumia 10.
NGC grade AU;
Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
This moneyer later changed his name to Decimus Postumius
Albinus, though he still styled himself Bruti filius,
'son of Brutus'
.
He was to be one of the assassins of Caesar, on the Ides of
March, 44 BC.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
3415
L. Plautius Plancus. Silver Denarius (4.14 g), 47
BC.
Rome. L PLAVTIVS below, Mask of Medusa with disheveled
hair facing.
Reverse:
PLANCVS below, Aurora flying right, head
slightly left, holding reins and conducting the four horses of the
sun. Crawford 453/1c; HCRI 29a; Sydenham 959b; Plautia 14.
Nicely toned. Boldly struck, traces of luster.
NGC grade Choice
AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,200
3416
L. Plautius Plancus. Silver Denarius (3.97 g), 47
BC.
Rome. L PLAVTIVS below, Mask of Medusa with disheveled
hair facing, coiled serpent at either side of face.
Reverse
:
PLANCVS below, Aurora flying right, head slightly left, holding
reins and conducting the four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/
1a; HCRI 29; Sydenham 959; Plautia 15. Nicely toned.
About
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,300
Ex Triton XII (5 January 2009), 500.
.
3417
P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. Silver Denarius (3.85 g), 42
BC.
Rome. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre.
Reverse:
P CLODIVS on right, M F on left, Diana Lucifera standing facing,
head right, bow and quiver at shoulder, holding long lighted
torch in each hand. Crawford 494/23; HCRI 184; Sydenham
1117; Claudia 15. Nicely toned.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
3418
P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 42
BC.
Rome. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre.
Reverse:
P CLODIVS on right, M F on left, Diana Lucifera standing facing,
head right, bow and quiver at shoulder, holding long lighted
torch in each hand. Crawford 494/23; HCRI 184; Sydenham
1117; Claudia 15. Well struck on nice wide flan, with some lus-
ter present.
NGC grade AU; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
3419
L. Mussidius Longus. Silver Denarius (4.1 g), 42 BC
.
Rome. CONCORDIA behind, diademed, veiled and draped bust
of Concordia right; in lower right field, star.
Reverse:
L MVS-
SIDIVS LONGVS, platform inscribed CLOACIN upon which two
statues of Venus Cloacina. Crawford 494/42b; HCRI 188a;
Sydenham 1093a; Mussidia 6. Attractive iridescent toning.
About Extremely Fine
.
The platform on which the two statues stood still stands on the
north side of the Forum in Rome.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
Ex Künker 193 (26 September 2011), 474.
.
3420
C. Clodius C.f. Vestalis. Silver Denarius (4.1 g), 41
BC.
Rome. C CLODIVS before, C F behind, draped bust of Flora
right, wreathed with flowers; behind, flower.
Reverse
: VESTALIS
to right, the Vestal virgin, Claudia Quinta, seated left, holding
bowl with two handles (
cymbium
). Crawford 512/2; HCRI 317;
Sydenham 1135; Claudia 13. Lustrous and nicely toned.
Extremely Fine
.
The reverse depicts Claudia Quinta, the Vestal virgin who trans-
ported the image of Cybele to Rome in 204 BC. The obverse
alludes to the
Ludi Floriales
, games instituted by an ancestor of
the moneyer in 240 BC.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
