MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN COINS AND MEDALS Antike – Mittelalter

IMPERATORIAL COINAGE
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118 C. Julius Caesar, † 44 BC. Denarius (Silver) 49-48 BC, mint moving with Caesar. Elephant right / /
Pontifical emblems: culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex. BMC 27; Crawf. 443/1; Sear 9; Syd. 1006. 3.77 g.
Extremely fine CHF 1´000.-
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119 Denarius (Silver) 47-46 BC, mint moving with Caesar (Africa). Diademed head of Venus right / / Aeneas
walking left, carrying Anchises and palladium. Bab. 10; BMC 31; Crawf. 458/1; Sear 55.
Patina. Good very fine CHF 500.-
With this denarius, Caius Julius Caesar documented his direct ancestry from the Trojan hero Aeneas who was very
importent for the identification of the Romans. Aeneas was the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and of the
goodess Aphrodite, Venus in Roman sources, whose diademed head is shown on the obverse. The reverse of the
coin shows the scene where Aeneas saved both his father Anchises, carrying him on his shoulder, and the most
important cult object of Troja, the Palladium, held in his hand, saved from the burning Troja. After an adventurous
journey Aeneas landed with the surviving Trojans on the coast of Latium, where he married Lavinia, daughter of
Latinus, King of Latins. His descendants were Romolus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. In Ancient
Rome the Palladium was adored in the temple of Vesta. Ascanius, the son of Aeneas and his first wife Creusa was
regarded as a dircect ancestor of the Julians.
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120 Denarius (Silver) 42 BC, Rome. Posthumous issue, by monetarius L. Mussidius Longus. Laureate head of
Julius Caesar right / / L. MVSSIDIVS [LONGVS]. Rudder, globe, cornucopia, caduceus and flamen's
cap. Crawf. 494/39b; Syd. 1096. 3.92 g.
Rare. Excellent portrait. Nice patina. Punchmark on obverse. Almost extremely fine/very fine CHF 4´000.-
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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
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121 Augustus, 27 BC - 14 AD. Quinarius (Silver) 25-23 BC, Emerita. Legate P. Carisius. Bare head left / /
Victory crowning trophy. BMC 295; RIC² 1b. Rare. Tiny flan defect on obverse. Very fine CHF 300.-
122 Quinarius (Silver) 25-23 BC, Emerita. Legate P. Carisius. Bare head right / / Victory crowning trophy.
BMC 293; RIC² 1a. 1.62 g. Rare. Very fine CHF 250.-
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