The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

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1174 L. Cornelius Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. Silver Denarius (4.01 g, 16mm), 82 BC. Military mint moving with Sulla. Helmeted Roma head right. Reverse: Sulla as Imperator, holding branch and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right, Victory flying left above, crowning him with a laurel wreath, L. MANLI before, PRO.Q. behind. Crawford 367/5; Syd. 757, Manlia 4. Typical compact flan for type. Steely lavender gray tone with soft iridescent highlights. Ch XF : Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5, edge marks.

$500

NGC Certification Number 8557723-004

Ex Stack’s, Ancient, Foreign and United States Gold, Silver and Copper Coins. Selection from the collection of Dr. Alfred R. Globus, December 1-2, 1999, lot 152, comes with tag Lucius Manlius Torquatus was Sulla’s proquaestor during the Mithridatic War and fought for Sulla at the Battle of the Colline Gate in 82 BC. Sulla emerged victorious over the Marian faction and made himself Dictator.

Ex Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792-1865)

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1175 L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus. Silver Denarius (3.82 g), 76/5 BC. Ivy-wreathed head of Liber (or Bacchus) right, thyrsus over shoulder. Reverse: Vine-wreathed head of Libera left. Crawford 386/1; Syd. 779; Cassia 6. Toned. In NGC holder graded Ch XF ; Strike 5/5; Surface 2/5, edge cut.

$400

NGC Certification Number 2176680-012

Ex PMV Inc., Daytona Beach, FL, List 4, March 3, 1983, lot 71; Ex Sotheby’s, London, November 4, 1982. Ex Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792-1865), then by descent

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