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Ancient Greek Coins/Roman Republic Coinage/Roman Imperatorial Coinage
1543
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II. Silver
Tetradrachm (14.0 g), second reign, 145-116 BC
. Alexan-
dria, regnal year 39 (132/1 BC). Diademed bust of Ptolemy I
right, wearing aegis.
Reverse:
,
eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (L
); in
right field,
. Svoronos 1513; SNG Copenahagen -. Attrac-
tively toned and excellent silver.
NGC graded AU*; Strike: 5/
5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,300
1544
Zeugitania, Carthage. Electrum Stater (7.4 g), ca. 290-
270 BC.
. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing a necklace and
triple pendant earring.
Reverse:
Horse standing right. Jenkins &
Lewis grp. VI, 307-317, possibly same dies as 309; MAA 13.
Well centered and toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
1545
Zeugitania, Carthage. Electrum Stater (7.4 g), ca. 290-
270 BC
. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing a necklace and
triple pendant earring.
Reverse:
Horse standing right; four pel-
lets below. Jenkins & Lewis grp. VI, 327 (same dies?); MAA 13.
Well centered and toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
R
OMAN
R
EPUBLIC
C
OINAGE
1546
Anonymous. AE Cast Sextans (35.4g), 3rd Century BC
.
Etrurian or Umbrian mint. Club.
Reverse:
Two pellets. ICC 199;
Thurlow & Vecchi 172; Haeberlin pl. 81, 36-41; HN Italy 54.
Nice dark green patina on both sides.
Very Fine
.
According to Vecchi,
ICC
p. 52, if one disregards outliers, the
clustering of find spots of these oval-shaped coins centers on
Etruscan Volsinii, which may be their source rather than Umbria,
the traditional assignment by numismatists.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 350
1547
Q. Titius. Silver Denarius (3.8 g), 90 BC
. Rome. Head of
Mutinus Titinus right, wearing winged diadem.
Reverse:
Q. TITI
inscribed on tablet, Pegasus springing right. Crawford 341/1;
Sydenham 691; Titia 1. Cleaned.
Very Fine
.
The god Mutinus Titinus was the same as Priapus and was wor-
shiped by young married women.
Estimated Value ................................................... $100 - 125
R
OMAN
I
MPERATORIAL
C
OINAGE
1548
Cnaeus Pompey Jr. Silver Denarius (4.1 g), 46-45 BC
.
Corduba. M POBLICI LEG PR[O PR], helmeted head of Roma
right.
Reverse:
CN MA-GNVS IMP, Hispania standing right, shield
on her back, holding two spears and presenting palm to Pom-
peian soldier standing left on prow, armed with sword. Crawford
469/1c; HCRI 48; Sydenham 1035; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great).
Very Fine
.
The reverse type represents the support of Further Spain for the
Pompeian cause. The female figure, who Crawford does not
identify, is obviously Hispania, coming to lend her support
(arms) which will lead to ultimate victory (palm-branch) and the
restoration of a constitutional Republic.
Estimated Value ................................................... $700 - 800
1549
C. Cassius Longinus. Silver Denarius (4.6 g), 42 BC
. Mili-
tary mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther,
legate. C. CASSI IMP, tripod surmounted by cortina decorated
with two laurel branches, fillets hanging on either side.
Reverse:
LENTVLVS / SPIN[T] in two lines in exergue, capis and lituus.
Crawford 500/1; HCRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7. Virtually as
struck, slightly off-centered. Lustrous.
Nearly Mint State
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,500 - 2,000
