The RBW collection of Roman Republican coins part II

P. Sulpicius Galba230230 Denarius 69, AR 3.90 g. Veiled and diademed head of Vesta r.; behind, S·C. Rev. AED – CVR Knife,culullus and axe. In exergue, P·GALB. Babelon Sulpicia 6. Sydenham 839. Crawford 406/1.Good extremely fine 500Privately purchased from H. Kreindler in February 1992.C. Hosidius C.f. Geta231232233234231 Denarius serratus 68, AR 3.87 g. GETA – III·VIR Draped bust of Diana r., with bow and quiver overshoulder. Rev. Boar r. wounded by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, C·HOSIDI C F. BabelonHosidia 2. Sydenham 904. Crawford 407/1.Lightly toned, minor scratch on obverse, otherwise extremely fine 300232 Denarius 68, AR 3.94 g. III·VIR – GETA Diademed and draped bust of Diana r., with bow and quiver overshoulder. Rev. Boar r. wounded by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, C·HOSIDI C F. BabelonHosidia 1. Sydenham 903. Crawford 407/2. Old cabinet tone and extremely fine 300Privately purchased from F. S. Knobloch in September 1965.233 Denarius 68, AR 3.98 g. III·VIR – GETA Diademed and draped bust of Diana r., with bow and quiver overshoulder. Rev. Boar r. attacked by hound; in exergue, C·HOSIDI [C F]. Babelon Hosidia 1var. Sydenham903. Crawford 407/2 note. Rare variety. Old cabinet tone and extremely fine 400The rare variety with no spear in the boar, noted by Crawford, p. 419 (BMCRR 3393) (RBW).234 Denarius serratus 68, AR 3.79 g. GETA – III·VIR Draped bust of Diana r., with bow and quiver overshoulder. Rev. Boar r. wounded by spear and attacked by hound; in exergue, C·HOSIDI C F. BabelonHosidia 2 var. Sydenham 903 var. Crawford 407/2 note.An extremely rare variety. Lightly toned and good very fine 400Ex NFA sale XXVII, 1991, 466.This interesting variety, noted by Crawford from a previously unique specimen in Leu 2, 334, has the obverse legendarrangement of Cr. 407/2, but is serrate, like Cr. 407/1. Furthermore, it exhibits a distinctive fine style that is closer to Cr.407/1 than the crudely engraved Cr. 407/2. Charles Hersh, who also owned an example of this variety (now in the BM),jokingly attributed such issues as the work of two Jewish die engravers: “Gross” and “Fein”. In a recent article (NC 2010,pp. 96-97), Pierluigi Debernardi cites this specimen, the Hersh-BM coin, as well as two additional examples of thisvariety. He concludes that it represents a transition between the production of Cr. 407/1 and 407/2; I believe that he iscorrect (RBW).231 1,5:1 234 1,5:153