The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

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1181 Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus, as moneyer. Silver Denarius (3.71 g), 54 BC. Bare head of L. Junius Brutus right; BRVTV(S) downward behind. Reverse: Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right, AHALA downward behind. Crawford 433/2; Syd. 907; Junia 30; BMCRR Rome 3864-7. Attractive pale russet highlights and lustre. In NGC holder graded Ch XF ; Strike 4/5; Surface 5/5, brushed. NGC Certification Number 2176680-014 Ex Empire Coins Auction 6, Holly Hill, FL, November 14, 1986, lot 279, with tag Ex Numismatik Lanz Auction 30, Munich, November 26, 1984, lot 430 The coinage of Marcus Junius Brutus during his term as moneyer pays homage to his distinguished ancestry, namely L. Junius Brutus, semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic and one of its first consuls, and C. Servilius Ahala, who slew the would-be-king Spurius Maelius some 395 years before his descendant would help slay Julius Caesar.

$750

Roman Imperatorial

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1182 The Pompeians. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. Silver Denarius (3.83 g), 49 BC. Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey. C. Coponius, praetor. Diademed head of Apollo right, star below; Q. SICINIVS before, III.VIR behind. Reverse: Hercules club surmounted by lion’s skin, scalp in profile to right, arrow inner left, bow inner right; C.COPONIVS PR.S.C. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; Syd. 939; Sicinia 1. Rich slate gray tone with iridescent hues. In NGC holder graded Ch VF : Strike 5/5; Surface 5/5. NGC Certification Number 8557723-007 Ex Stack’s, The December Sale -- Part II: ‘Foreign and Ancient Gold, Silver & Copper Coins featuring Selection from the L.S. Ruder and Amon G. Carter, Jr. Collections’, New York, Dec. 10-11, 1987, lot 3412; comes with tag

$400

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1183 The Pompeians. L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. Silver Denarius (3.74 g, 17mm), April-June 49 BC. Apollonia mint in Illyricum. Head of Apollo right; L. LENT. C. MARC COS. Reverse: Jupiter, nude, standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt and eagle, eight-rayed star above Q at left, garlanded altar right. Crawford 445/2; CRI 5; Syd. 1030; Cornelia 65. Compact flan. Old cabinet toning over some find patina. In NGC holder graded Ch XF : Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5. NGC Certification Number 8557723-008 Ex Coin Galleries, Ancient and Modern Coins of the World and the United States, Paper Money and Medals, New York, July 15th, 1998, lot 278; comes with tag Ex Munzhandlung Dr. Busso Peus Catalog 251, Frankfurt am Main, November 8, 1951, lot 98

$400

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