Marc Antony AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Antony in northern Syria, late summer - autumn 38 BC. Bare head right, ANT•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C• around / Trophy of arms; at base to left, prow left; Macedonian shield to right; IMP-TER across fields. Crawford 536/3 note; CRI 272; RSC 18b; Sydenham 1204; Kestner 3830 var. (obv. legend); BMCRR East 149. 4.01g, 19mm, 4h. Near Mint State. Sound, lustrous metal. A wonderful example of this desirable type. Very Rare. The Parthians had been well aware of Caesar’s ambitions to invade their territory, and during the civil war that followed the dictator’s assassination, they actively supported the cause of the Liberators, sending a contingent of troops which fought with them at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC. Following that defeat the pro-republican general Titus Labienus, who had lately served as Cassius’ ambassador to Parthia, assisted the Parthians in their bid to invade the Eastern Roman territories. Along with the Parthian prince Pacorus, Labienus commanded the invasion forces which swept into Syria and down the Phoenician coast. Distracted first by his dalliance with Cleopatra, then by his wife Fulvia, in the following year Marc Antony eventually dispatched his lieutenant Publius Ventidius Bassus with eleven legions to drive back the invaders. Ventidius first surprised and defeated Labienus at the Cilician Gates, executing the traitor, then encountered a Parthian army at the Amanus pass which he also defeated. Finally in the spring of 38 at the Battle of Cyrrhestica, Ventidius inflicted an overwhelming defeat against the Parthians which resulted in the death of the Pacorus. Antony at this point hurried to take command of Ventidius’ forces in the prosecution of a campaign of reprisal against Antiochus of Commagene, who had aided the Parthians. Ventidius meanwhile was pensioned off back to Rome, where he became the first Roman to celebrate a triumph over the Parthians.
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Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Rome, 40 BC. Ti. Sempronius Gracchus, quaestor designatus. Laureate head of Caesar right; S C across fields / Signum, aquila, plow, and decempeda (measuring rod); TI•SEMPRONIVS above; GRACCVS in exergue; •Q•DESIG to left. Crawford 525/4a; CRI 327a; Sydenham 1129; RSC 47; Kestner 3636; BMCRR Rome 4319. 3.88g, 19mm, 9h. Very Fine.
Anonymous AR Denarius. Rome, 115-114 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing winged and crested helmet; X behind, ROMA below / Roma, helmeted, seated right on two shields, holding spear before her; wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, suckling Romulus and Remus; in left and right fields, two birds flying towards her. Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 530; Kestner 2478-81; BMC Italy 562-5; RSC (Anonymous) 176. 3.77g, 21mm, 10h. Good Extremely Fine. Pleasantly toned; an exceptional example. A notoriously difficult issue to find in good condition, this iconic reverse design portrays the Roman foundation myth in a new manner – showing the goddess Roma watching over the twins Romulus and Remus as they are suckled by the she-wolf, waiting for the day that Rome will be built. The contemporary popularity of the type is evidenced by its subsequent reproduction on the later coinage of Titus. (see Lot 799)
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Rome, 40 BC. Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. Laureate head of Caesar right / Bull-calf walking left; Q•VOCONIVS above, VITVLVS•Q DESIGN in two lines below, S-C across fields. Crawford 526/4; CRI 331; Sydenham 1133; Kestner -; BMCRR Rome 4311-2; RSC 45. 3.76g, 20mm, 4h. Near Extremely Fine; minor areas of weak strike. Rare.
Marc Antony and Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Antony in Cisalpine Gaul, autumn 43 BC. Bearded head of Antony right; lituus to left, M•ANTON•IMP downward to right / Wreathed head of Julius Caesar right, capis to left; CAESAR•DIC downward to right. Crawford 488/1; CRI 118; Sydenham 1165; RSC 3a; Kestner 3712; BMCRR Gaul 53. 3.81g, 18mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine; old scratches under light tone. Fine style. Rare.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Rome, April 44 BC. C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. CAESAR PARENS•PATRIAE, laureate and veiled head right; apex behind, lituus before / C•COSSVTIVS and MARIDIANVS arranged in form of cross; A A A F F in angles. Crawford 480/19; CRI 112; Sydenham 1069; RSC 8; Kestner –; BMCRR Rome 4187. 4.11g, 20mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Laureate head of Caesar right / L•MVSSIDIVS• LONGVS, cornucopiae on globe, between rudder on left, and caduceus and apex on right. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; RSC 29; Kestner 3750; BMCRR Rome 4237-41. 3.96g, 19mm, 9h. Very Fine, small area of delamination on obv.
Cn. Domitius L. f. Ahenobarbus AR Denarius. Uncertain mint along the Adriatic or Ionian Sea, 41-40 BC. Bare head of Ahenobarbus right, wearing short beard; AHENOBAR before / Prow right surmounted by a military trophy; CN•DOMITIVS•IMP below. Crawford 519/2; CRI 339; Sydenham 1177; Domitia 21; Kestner 801-802; BMCRR East 94-97. 3.90g, 19mm, 8h. Very Fine.
Dolls - a good collection of six dressed dolls to include Playmates model No.6122, a Kestner Googly doll marked to the back of the neck Germany J.D.K. 221, a bisque headed dolls with glass eyes marked to the back of the neck P.Scully 22 1090 and one with sleeping eyes marked to the back of the neck Rosebud and other
Dolls - seven dressed dolls to include an Armand Marseille 351/4K with glass eyes, open mouth revealing ceramic teeth, a Marie Rose doll model No. 30189/43, an Armand Marseille doll marked Germany A.M. to the back of the neck 351/3R with sleeping glass eyes, open mouth showing ceramic teeth, a dressed doll with glass eyes, open mouth with ceramic teeth marked to the back of the neck 241 12/0 Germany SW&S, one doll with cry box, a Palitoy walker marked to the back of the neck 1966 Palitoy 33 and a Kestner Googly eyed jointed dressed doll marked to the back of the neck Germany J.D.K.221 (2 shelves)
A VINTAGE KESTNER BISQUE HEAD DOLL THE HEAD WITH SLEEPING EYES MARKED "MADE IN GERMANY JDK 260- GERMANY 34./37-40 " COMPOSTION BODY AND JOINTED LIMBS TOGETHER WITH A BISQUE HEAD & SHOULDER DOLL MARKED "SPECIAL" WITH STUFFED LINEN BODY AND LIMBS, ANOTHER GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLL WITH SLEEPING EYES NUMBERED 193, ANOTHER MARKED "HEUBACH KOPPLESDORF 250.15/o" (LACKING ARMS) AND ONE OTHER MARKED "MADE IN GERMANY B6 / 143" . (5)
Large Kestner –type bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth and blonde wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a white cotton dress with pink ribbon, bonnet, under garments, socks and cream shoes, (some wig –pulls, Rempel & Breitling, incised 33, RB, 6 ) 30” (76cm) tall.
Kestner 192 bisque head doll with original trunk and trousseau, German circa 1910, with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth and original blonde wig, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body with fixed wrists, wearing a navy blue flannel sailor style dress with beret, undergarments and brown leather shoes, (incised 192, 4), with her grey cloth covered trunk with tray, and original pink party dress with collar and lace, cream coat, cotton printed cream and red patterned skirt and blouse, straw boater, white shoes, parasol and fan, doll 13 ¾” (35cm) tall.
J.D Kestner 245 ‘Hilda’ bisque head character baby, German circa 1910, the pale bisque head with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth and two upper teeth, original short blonde wig and plaster pate, on a composition baby body and wearing original pink dress, bonnet, booties and under garments, incised ‘6 Made in Germany 7, 245, J.D.K, 1914, C, Hilda’, (repair to left wrist), 11” (28cm) tall.
Octavian AR Denarius. Southern or central Italian mint, summer 37 BC. IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•III•VIR•R•P•C around empty field / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus. Crawford 537/1; CRI 310; Kestner -; BMCRR Gaul 113-4; RSC 128. 3.71g, 20mm, 6h. Good Very Fine; banker's mark. Extremely Rare; only 9 examples on CoinArchives.
Octavian AR Denarius. Southern or central Italian mint, summer 37 BC. IMP•CAESAR DIVI•F•III•VIR•ITER•R•P•C, bare head right / COS•ITER•ET•TER•DESIG, emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus and lituus. Crawford 538/1; CRI 312; RSC 91; Kestner 3831; BMCRR Gaul 116-8; RBW 1826. 3.98g, 19mm, 5h. Good Very Fine.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Struck under Marc Antony. P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Rome, April-May 44 BC. Tetrastyle temple with globe in pediment; CLEMENTIAE • CAESARIS / Desultor (horseman who leaps from one horse to another), wearing conical cap and holding whip, right on horseback, second horse behind; palm frond and wreath to left; P • SEPVLLIVS above, MACER below. Crawford 480/21; Alföldi Type XXII, 32-40 (A2/R2); CRI 110; Kestner 3692; BMCRR Rome 4177; RSC 44. 3.90g, 18mm,1h. Near Very Fine. Very Rare. Ex Harlan J. Berk 166, 15 October 2009, lot 284
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Caesar, 48-47 BC. Diademed female head right, wearing oak-wreath, cruciform earring, and pearl necklace; IIT behind / Gallic trophy holding oval shield and carnyx above bearded captive (Vercingetorix?) seated to right on ground with hands tied behind back, wearing neck torque; CAE-SAR across field. Crawford 452/4; Kestner -; BMCRR Rome 3959; RSC 19a. 3.61g, 19mm, 9h. Near Extremely Fine, a couple of very minor marks. Extremely Rare. With the help of his political allies, Caesar had succeeded in making himself the governor of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum, with Transalpine Gaul later added, giving him command of four legions. The term of this governorship, and therefore his immunity from prosecution, was set at an extraordinary five years, instead of the usual one. Deeply in debt, Caesar wasted little time in taking advantage of the unstable situation in Gaul to expand his territory through conquest, and thicken his holdings with plunder. What eventually became known as Caesar’s Gallic campaign was initially a piecemeal affair, but within six years he had expanded Roman rule over the whole of Gaul. Following years of relative success, mainly thanks to the disconnected nature of the tribes allowing him to take them on separately, he was faced with the chief of the Arverni tribe, Vercingetorix, who too late had built a confederation to stand against Caesar. In 52 BC, despite formidable resistance, Caesar finally defeated Vercingetorix at the Battle (or Siege) of Alesia. This illegal war which by Caesar’s own account had left a million dead, was instrumental in elevating him to a position of supreme power among the statesmen of the late Republic, making him incredibly wealthy through war booty, and also making him dangerously popular with the plebs. Struck in the course of Caesar’s war against the Senatorial faction led by Pompey and later Metellus Scipio, Caesar’s triumphant coinage trumpets his military achievements and conquest in Gaul, while reminding the bearer also of his claimed descent from Venus through Aeneas. The reverse figure tied below the trophy of arms is popularly believed to depict the defeated Vercingetorix. Although Crawford and Sear are sceptical of this identification, it has often been said that the carefully rendered details of the figure, from the prominent brow and sunken eyes to the torque around his neck are highly suggestive of an individualised portrait. In 48/7 BC the defeated Gallic chieftain still languished in the Tullianum, the underground prison beneath the Comitium. He would be hauled out for Caesar’s triumph in 46, then returned to his cell and strangled. This type is an early example of what would become a standard representation on Roman imperial coinage of a defeated captive seated on the ground beneath or beside a trophy of arms, a type proclaiming conquest that was used to great effect by Vespasian and Titus following their victorious campaign in Judaea. In order to consolidate his power when he returned, Caesar produced triumphant coinage to spread news of his military capability. The reverse of this coin is popularly believed to depict Vercingetorix himself. Although Crawford and Sear are sceptical of this identification, it has often been said that the carefully rendered details of the figure, from the prominent brow and sunken eyes to the torque around his neck are highly suggestive of an individualised portrait. This is an early example of what would become a tradition on coinage of portraying a defeated captive sitting on the ground, submissive to the might of the Romans.
C. Vibius C. f. C. n. Pansa Caetronianus AR Denarius. Rome, 48 BC. Mask of bearded Pan right; PANSA below / Jupiter Axurus (or Anxurus) seated left, holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left; C•VIBIVS•C•F•C•N IOVIS•AXVR around. Crawford 449/1a; CRI 20; Kestner 3543; BMCRR Rome 3978; Vibia 18. 3.91g, 18mm, 10h. Extremely Fine. Pleasantly toned, and very complete for the type.
Marc Antony AR Denarius. Uncertain mint (Actium?), 31 BC. D. Turillius, moneyer. Bare head right; M•ANTONIVS•AVG•IMP•IIII•COS•TERT•III•VIR•R•P•C / Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond over left shoulder, D TVR in lower right field; all within wreath. Crawford 545/2; CRI 388; RSC 81; Kestner -; BMCRR East 228. 3.76g, 19mm, 1h. Good Very Fine.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Elephant advancing right, trampling on serpent; CAESAR in exergue / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis (surmounted by wolf’s head), and apex. Sear 9; Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; RSC 49; Kestner 3515-20; BMCRR Gaul 27-30; RBW 1557. 3.83g, 19mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine. Beautifully lustrous surfaces.
Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece, late summer-autumn 42 BC. L. Plaetorius Cestianus, moneyer. Laureate, veiled and draped female bust right, wearing polos on top of her head; L•PLAET•CEST around / Sacrificial axe and simpulum; BRVTVS below. Crawford 508/2; CRI 214; RSC 2; Kestner 3780; BMCRR East 66-67. 3.88g, 19mm, 1h. Extremely Fine. Struck on a very broad flan. Light surface deposits. Rare. From the G.J.P. Collection, purchased c. 1920s.
Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony (Patrae?), 32-31 BC. ANT•AVG•III VIR•R•P•C•, praetorian galley to right / Three signa decorated with wreaths and rostra; CHORTIS•SPECVLATORVM above. Crawford 544/12; CRI 386; RSC 6; Kestner 3841; BMCRR East 185. 3.60g, 17mm, 7h. Good Extremely Fine. One of the most pleasing examples sold in recent years. Rare. From the G.J.P. Collection, purchased c. 1920s.
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain, 46-45 BC. Head of Venus right, wearing stephane; Cupid behind shoulder / Trophy of Gallic arms between two seated captives: female resting head in right hand to left, and bearded male with hands tied behind back on right; CAESAR in exergue. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58; RSC 13; Kestner 3641-3643; BMCRR Spain 86. 3.89g, 18mm, 8h. Near Extremely Fine.
Marc Antony and Lucius Antony AR Denarius. Ephesus, late summer 41 BC. M. Nerva, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; capis to left; M•ANT•IMP•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•M•NERVA•PRO•Q•P• around / Bare head of Lucius Antony right; L•ANTONIVS COS around. Crawford 517/5c; CRI 247; RSC 2b; Sydenham 1186; Kestner –; BMCRR East 108. 3.91g, 21mm, 8h. Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
A Kestner 221 bisque-headed character doll with open and close brown eyes, open mouth and painted features, jointed body, original mohair wig, the head impressed Made in Germany, J.D.K., 211, original yellow cotton print dress, 38cm (15in.) high, a Gebruder Kuhnlenz bisque-headed doll with open and closed brown eyes, open mouth, painted features, the head impressed 21,2, Gbr K, 165, 4/0, Germany, 28cm (11in.) high and an Armand Marseille bisque-headed doll with open and close blue eyes, open mouth and painted features, impressed factory marks, 57cm (22.1/2in.) high (3)
Two small bisque headed dolls: one Armand Marseille 390 with blue sleeping eyes and blonde sheepskin wig; and one marked 50 11/o, possibly Kestner with blue sleeping eyes and brown mohair wig, jointed composition bodies and similar floral print frocks - 9in. (22.5cm.) high (some restoration to bodies)
A J.D. Kestner 189 all-bisque googlie doll, with brown sleeping googlie eyes, small closed smiling mouth, original brown mohair bobbed wig, five way jointed body and painted and moulded black shoes with blue socks - 41?8in. (10.5cm.) high (nibbles around front of body at neck and needs restringing)
A J.D. Kestner 189 all-bisque googlie doll, with brown sleeping side glancing googlie eyes, small closed smiling mouth, original blonde mohair bobbed wig, five way jointed body and painted and mould black shoes with blue socks - 41?8in (10.5cm.) high (top of right leg large piece missing, chip to top of left leg and needs restringing); a German bisque seated comic baby marked K 658; and a wooden egg
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