The RBW collection of Roman Republican coins part II

384385384 Sestertius 46, AR 0.73 g. MN·CORDI Diademed head of Venus r. Rev. RVFI Cupid walking r., holdingpalm branch and wreath. Babelon Cordia 7 var. Sydenham 980b (misdescribed). Sear Imperators 67.Crawford 463/5b. Extremely rare. Toned and fine / very fine 300Ex NFA sale October 1990, 1348.385 Sestertius 46, AR 0.34 g. MN·CORD• Diademed head of Venus r. Rev. RVPI Cupid walking r., holdingpalm branch and wreath. Babelon Cordia 6 var. Sydenham 980b var. Sear Imperators 67 var. Crawford463/5b var. An apparently unrecorded variety of an extremely rare type.Minor corrosions, otherwise about very fine 250Ex CNG sale 61, 2002, 1541.386387386 Sestertius 46, AR 0.85 g. MN·CORDIVS Corinthian helmet. Rev. RVFVS Cupid walking r., holding palmbranch and wreath. Babelon Cordia 8. Sydenham 981. Sear Imperators 68. Crawford 463/6a.Very rare. Toned and very fine 300387 Sestertius 46, AR 0.76 g. MN·CO – RDIVS Corinthian helmet. Rev. RVFVS Cupid walking r., holdingpalm branch and wreath. Babelon Cordia 8. Sydenham 981. Sear Imperators 68. Crawford 463/6b.Very rare. Toned and good very fine 300Privately purchased from F. Sternberg in April 1998.T. Carisius388389388 Denarius 46, AR 3.62 g. Head of Sybil r. Rev. T·CARISIVS Sphynx r.; in exergue, III·VIR. BabelonCarisia 11. Sydenham 983a. Sear Imperators 49. Crawford 464/1.Light iridescent tone, insignificant areas of weakness and an almost invisible markon reverse field, otherwise good extremely fine 400389 Denarius 46, AR 3.89 g. [MONETA] Head of Iuno Moneta r. Rev. T·CARISIVS Coining implements. Allwithin laurel wreath. Babelon Carisia 1. Sydenham 982. Sear Imperators 70. Crawford 464/2.Superb old cabinet tone and about extremely fine 250Privately purchased from Spink in June 1981.88