500 501
500
Q. Sicinius (49 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.63g, 12h. Mint of Rome.
FORT P R
, head of Fortuna populi Romani
facing right, diademed. Rev.
Q SICINIVS III-VIR
, palm-branch tied with fillet and winged caduceus, a wreath
above (Crawford 440/1; Sydenham 938; RBW 1555; RCV 410). Well-centred, beautiful old cabinet tone,
about extremely fine.
$ 700
501
Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius (49 BC), Silver Denarius, 3.70g. Military mint travelling in the East with
Pompey, perhaps at Ephesus.
Q SICINIVS III VIR
, diademed head of Apollo right, star below. Rev.
C COPONIVS PR S C
, club of Hercules draped with lion skin, arrow in left field, bow in right field
(Crawford 444/1a; HCRI 3; Sydenham 939; Sicinia 1). Well struck and well centred, the surfaces are
lustrous with a touch of light tone, nearly mint state.
$ 1,500
ex NAC Auction 59, 4-5 April 2011, lot 814
The moneyer Q. Sicinius struck this type with the praetor C. Coponius somewhere in the East after he fled along with the rest of
the Pompeian senators. The club and lion’s skin on the reverse resembles half- and quarter-cistophori that were struck in a number
of eastern cities, including Apamea, Ephesus, Pergamum, Sardes and Tralles. The Roman proconsul held residence at Ephesus and it
was perhaps there that this issue was struck.
502 503
502
Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.8g, 48 BC. Military mint travelling with Caesar. Diademed and wreathed head
of Pietas or Clementia(?) right, [
LII
] behind. Rev.
CAE-SAR
, trophy of Gallic arms, axe surmounted by an
animal’s head to right (Crawford 452/2; HCRI 11; Sydenham 1009; RSC 18). Slight area of weakness on the
reverse, extremely fine.
$ 1,500
503
L. Plautius Plancus (47 BC), Silver Denarius, 4.11g, 6h. Mint of Rome.
L PLAVTIVS
, head of Medusa facing.
Rev.
PLANCVS
, Victory (or winged Aurora?) flying right, holding a palm-branch and leading the four horses
of the sun (Crawford 453/1c; Sydenham 959b; RBW 1585; RCV 429). Reverse slightly off-centre, attractive
old cabinet tone, extremely fine.
$ 1,750
ex The New York Sale XXIII, Markov / Baldwin / M&M, 6 January 2010, lot 107
504
Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, 7.98g, 5h. Mint of Rome, struck by A. Hirtius, 46 BC.
C CAESAR COS TER
, head
of Vesta(?) facing right, veiled. Rev.
A HIRTIVS P R
, lituus, jug and axe (Crawford 466/1; Calicó 36;
Sydenham 1018; RBW 1635; RCV 1395). Of attractive style for this issue, well-centred on a broad flan,
toned, very fine.
$ 6,000
