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Marcus Antonius with Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus555555 Denarius, mint moving with M. Antonius 40, AR 3.74 g. ANT·IMP·[AVG] III VIR·R·P·C Head of M.Antony r.; behind, lituus. Rev. CN·DOMIT·AHENOBARBVS·IMP Prow r.; above, star. Babelon Antonia56 and Domitia 23. C. 10. Sydenham 1179. Sear Imperators 258. Crawford 521/2.Very rare. Superb old cabinet tone and extremely fine 6’000Ex NAC sale 1, 1989, 753.Marcus Antonius with L. Plancus556557556 Denarius, mint moving with M. Antonius 40, AR 3.91 g. M·ANTON·IMP·AVG III VIR·R·P·C Lituus andjug. Rev. L·PLANCVS·PRO·COS Thunderbolt, jug and caduceus. Babelon Antonia 58 and Munatia 5.Sydenham 1190. Sear Imperators 253. Crawford 522/2.Very rare. Lightly toned and good very fine 800Privately purchased from Empire Coins in March 1990.557 Denarius, mint moving with M. Antonius 40, AR 3.89 g. M·ANTON·IMP·AVG III VIR·R·P·C Lituus andjug. Rev. L·[PLAN]CVS·IMP·ITER Thunderbolt, jug and caduceus. Babelon Antonia 59 and Munatia 6.C 24. Sydenham 1191. Sear Imperators 255. Crawford 522/4.Very rare. A lovely iridescent tone and extremely fine 2’500Privately purchased from E. Waddell in March 1995.Octavianus and Q. Salvius558558 Denarius, mint moving with Octavianus 40, AR 3.57 g. C·CAESAR·III·VIR·R·P·C Head of Octavian r.Rev. Q·SALVIVS IMP·COS DESIG Thunderbolt. Babelon Julia 92 and Salvia 1. Sydenham 1326b.C 514. Sear Imperators 300. Crawford 523/1a.Rare. Light iridescent tone, flan crack at eleven o’clock on obverseand minor marks, otherwise extremely fine 1’500Privately purchased from Bank Leu in December 1993.128
Quintus Labienus Parthicus559559 Denarius, mint moving with Labienus in Asia Minor 40 BC, AR 3.55 g. Q LABIENVS – PARTHICVSIMP Bare head of Labienus r. Rev. Parthian horse r., with bridle and saddle, to which bow-case and quiverare attached. Babelon Atia 3. Sydenham 1357. Sear Imperators 341. C 2. C. Hersh, SNR 59, 3b (this coin).Crawford 524/2. Extremely rare. Toned and very fine 12’000Ex Rollin & Feuardent July 1888, De Quelen, 505 and Cahn-Hess 1933, Haeberlin, 2900 sales. Privately purchased fromF. Kovacs, September 1991.The imperatorial age was a time of great opportunity for ambitious commanders, since anyone who could lead men inbattle was a valued commodity. Loyalty was not always the most valued trait in this environment, for on many occasionsdefections were not only sensible, but invited, and rewarded. We tend to degrade traitors in the historical tradition, but weoften are not privy to the multitude of factors faced by these men, which ranged from subtle personality conflicts to transimperialpolitical developments. It is in this charitable light, perhaps, that we should judge Labienus, one of the vigorouscommanders in the age of Antony, Octavian and Sextus Pompey.Originally Brutus and Cassius had sent Labienus to Parthia by to seek support from king Orodes II, but he could notachieve his objective before his masters were defeated at Philippi in October, 42 B.C. Labienus was thus in a bind, beingunable to return to the west. Rather than facing his punishment, Labienus switched strategies by encouraging Orodes II toinvade Syria, with himself sharing the command with the king’s son, Pacorus I.The invasion probably began early in 40 B.C., when Antony was torn between that calamity and an equally urgentsituation in the West, where his brother Lucius had been defeated by Octavian in the Perusine War. Antony sailedwestward to meet Octavian and, in the meantime, many cities and legions defected to Labienus, who represented himselfas the last ember of the Republican cause. They initially defeated Antony’s governor Lucius Decidius Saxa, and thendivided their forces: Labienus invaded Asia Minor and Pacorus poured into Palestine and Phoenicia. Alarmed by theirsuccess, early in 39 B.C. Antony sent his lieutenant Ventidius to restore order, which he did with great efficiency. He firstcaptured and executed Labienus at the Cilician Gates in 39 B.C. and soon afterwards chased Pacorus and his army acrossthe Euphrates.This famous denarius bears a portrait of the unfortunate Labienus, identified by his name, the title imperator, and thecognomen Parthicus, which he adopted as an expression of his success in gaining Parthian help in defense of theRepublic. The reverse bears no inscription, but shows a bridled horse fitted with a saddle and bow-case; there can be littledoubt that this represents the 20,000-strong cavalry contingent of the invasion force. In essence it honours the famousParthian cavalry, and in that sense we may see this as a coin of two cultures: the obverse devoted to the Romans, thereverse to the Parthians.Ti. Sempronius Graccus560560 Denarius 40? or later, AR 3.87 g. DIVI - IVLI·F Bearded head of Octavian r. Rev.TI·SEMPRON·GRACCVS - IIII·VIR·Q·[DESIG] Vexillum, Aquila, plough and decempeda. BabelonJulia 125 and Sempronia 10. C 524. Sydenham 1127. Sear Imperators 326. Crawford 525/2.Very rare. Toned and good very fine 800Ex R. Ratto sale 1930, Martini 1565 and Empire FPL 40, 1988, 111.129
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9109 As 91, Æ 13.46 g. Laureate he
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L. Piso Frugi2222 Denarius 90, AR 4
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343534 Denarius 90, AR 3.81 g. Laur
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464646 As 90, Æ 10.42 g. Laureate
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C. Vibius C.f. Pansa5656 Denarius 9
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6768697067 As 90, Æ 12.80 g. Laure
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909190 As 88, Æ 10.08 g. Laureate
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102103102 As 87, Æ 9.50 g. Laureat
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113114113 As 86, Æ 12.54 g. Laurea
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L. Iulius Bursio123123 Denarius 85,
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C. Cassius, L. Julius Salinator1341
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P. Crepusius143144145143 Denarius 8
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153154155156153 Denarius, North-Ita
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This rare aureus celebrates the tri
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Anonymous issue170171170 Quinarius,
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179180181179 Denarius serratus 81,
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L. Papius189188188 Denarius serratu
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L. Rustius199199199 Denarius 76, AR
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Cn. Cornelius Lentulus208209208 Den
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L. Axsius L.f. Naso217217 Denarius
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Q. Fufius Calenus and Mucius Cordus
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P. Sulpicius Galba230230 Denarius 6
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239239 Denarius 67, AR 3.99 g. Head
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Q. Pomponius Musa261262261 Denarius
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L. Furius Cn. f. Brocchus271 Denari
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M. Calpurnius Piso Mf. Frugi.280280
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C. Servilius C.f.297297297 Denarius
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313313 Denarius 55, AR 3.91 g. P·F
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321321 Denarius 54, AR 3.74 g. Q·P
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Servius Sulpicius329329 Denarius 51
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Page 79 and 80: C. Vibius C.f. Cn. Pansa Caetronian
Page 81 and 82: Julius Caesar356356 Quinarius, mint
Page 83 and 84: A. Licinius Nerva364365366364 Hybri
Page 85 and 86: Julius Caesar and A. Allienus374374
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Page 91 and 92: 404404 Denarius 46, AR 3.64 g. Helm
Page 93 and 94: 413414413 Denarius, Spain 46-45, AR
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