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561561 Denarius 40? or later, AR 3.98 g. S – C Laureate head of J. Caesar r. Rev. TI·SEMPRONIVS·GRACCVS -Q·DES Vexillum, Aquila, plough and decempeda. Babelon Julia 126 and Sempronia 11. C 47. Sydenham 1127.Sear Imperators 327a. Crawford 525/4c. Very rare. Toned and good very fine 4’000Privately purchased from C. Hersh in March 1997.Ti. Voconius Vitulus562562 Aureus 40? or later, AV 7.95 g. DIVI·F. Head of Octavian r., slightly bearded; before, lituus. Rev.Q·VOCONIVS / S – C Calf walking l.; in exergue, VITVLVS·Q· / DESIG Babelon Voconia 4 and Julia124. C 547. Bahrfeldt 101. Sydenham 1131. Sear Imperators 330 (this coin). Calicó 155. Crawford526/3. Excedingly rare, only the seventh specimen known of this interesting issue.Struck on a very broad flan and good very fine 40’000Ex M. Ratto January 1956, 34; Busso Peus Nachf. 271, 1969, 74; Münzentrum 88, 1997, 586 and Triton III, 1999, 850sales.In 40 B.C., when this aureus is thought to have been struck, the conflict between Octavian and Marc Antony reached anew peak and found an uneasy resolution in the Pact of Brundisium. Octavian had returned from the Battle of Philippiwith the hard task of settling some 40,000 veterans on their promised lands. As Octavian acquired land in Italy by force,his popularity was threatened.While Antony was away in the East, his wife Fulvia and brother Lucius Antonius preyed upon Octavian's misfortune byharassing him with political attacks that stirred the veterans of Antony against those of Octavian. Lucius gathered hisbrother's veterans and gained permission to wage war on Octavian, who was able to intercept Lucius' northward trek andforce him to take refuge in Perusia.The Perusine War (41-40 B.C.), which had all of the potential to become a new civil war, was reduced to a brief eventwhen the threat of starvation caused Lucius to surrender in February of 40 B.C. Though Octavian took revenge upon thePerusians, he took no direct action against Lucius or Fulvia. Indeed, he pardoned Lucius and soon assigned him to apromagistracy in Spain, where he died soon thereafter. Fulvia also died in the aftermath of the war. The siege in Perusia,the deaths of his brother and wife, and perhaps more importantly, Octavian's assumption of power in Gaul upon the deathof Antony's governor there, alarmed Antony, who sailed West in October of that year.Upon arriving at the port of Brundisium in the spring of 40 B.C., Antony was refused entry to the harbor by Octavian'scommander. Antony responded by besieging Brundisium and strengthening his ties with Sextus Pompey, Octavian'snemesis in the West. Hoping for damage control, Octavian hastily divorced his wife Claudia, married Sextus Pompey'ssister-in-law, and led an army to the southern port.Fortunately for Rome, cool heads prevailed, and the triumvirs ironed out their differences. The resulting pact confirmedAntony's control of the East and Octavian's control of the West, and bound the men through the ultimately incendiarymarriage of Antony and Octavian's sister, Octavia. The two men were now able to focus on their regional goals: Antonyreceived legions from Octavian for his planned invasion of Parthia, and Octavian received war vessels from Antony to useagainst Sextus Pompey.This rare aureus of the moneyer Q. Voconius Vitulus was struck in the midst of these alarming events. The portraits ofOctavian and the deified Julius Caesar on Voconius' coinage demonstrate his allegiance to Octavian, and though theinscriptions on his coins tout his status as quaestor designate, nothing further is known of his career or fate. Some of hisissues – including the aureus offered here – show a lituus beside the portrait, an indication that both Caesar and Octavianhad held the augurship. The reverse type of a standing calf is strictly personal, being a punning allusion to the cognomenVitulus, which means calf.130
563563 Denarius 40? or later, AR 3.43 g. Laureate head of J. Caesar r. Rev. Q·VOCONIVS / S – C Calf walking l.;in exergue, VITVLVS·Q· / DESIGN Babelon Voconia 1 and Julia 121. C 48. Sydenham 1133. SearImperators 331. Crawford 526/4.Very rare. Toned, irregular flan somewhat broken at twelveo’clock on obverse, otherwise good very fine 500Privately purchased from A. Saslow in September 1995.Octavian and Marcus Antonius564564 Denarius, mint moving with M. Antony 39, AR 3.53 g. M·ANTON·IMP·AVG·III·VIR·R·P·C Head of M.Antonius r. Rev. CAESAR·IMP·III·VIR·R·P·C Head of Octavianus r., slightly bearded. Babelon Antonia38. C 1 var. Sydenham 1193a. Sear Imperators 261a. Crawford 528/2b.Scarce. Areas of weakness, otherwise very fine 400Ex Lanz sale 62, 1992, 494.565565565 Denarius, mint moving with Octavian 39, AR 3.93 g. CAESA[R] – IMP Head of Octavian r. Rev.ANTONIVS – IMP Caduceus Babelon Julia 60. C 6 var. Sydenham 1327a. Sear Imperators 302.Crawford 529/2c. Extremely rare. Iridescent tone and extremely fine 2’500Privately purchased from D. Devine in August 1992.566566 Denarius, mint moving with Octavian 39, AR 4.09 g. ANTONIVS – IMP Head of M. Antonius r. Rev.CAESAR – IMP Caduceus Babelon Antonia 15. C 5. Sydenham 1328. Sear Imperators 303. Crawford529/3. Rare. Old cabinet tone, graffito on obverse, otherwise extremely fine 2’500Ex NAC sale 6, 1993, 345.131
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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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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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338338 Denarius, Apollonia and Asia
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