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Anonymous. 115-114 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind / Roma seated right on pile of shields, holding spear; birds in flight to upper left and right; to lower right, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 530; RSC 176; Type as RBW 1117. VF, attractive cabinet toning, test cut on edge.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 519; Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 25924; George N. Polis M.D. Collection (Bowers & Merena, 10 June 1991), lot 74; Aurelia Collection (Owl, Ltd. & Thomas McKenna, November 1980), lot 72.
The illustrious pedigree of this coin includes the Herbert Sukenik (Mayflower) collection, the George N. Polis M.D. Collection, and the Aurelia collection. The Zeckendorf brothers, real estate moguls, bought the Mayflower hotel on Central Park West in the early 2000s – which is where Sukenik lived in a rent-controlled apartment. They wanted to knock down the hotel to build their $1 billion development, 15 Central Park West. Sukenik dragged out negotiations for two years and was paid $17 million to leave. The coin collection put together by Sukenik was named in honor of the Mayflower hotel. The Aurelia collection of high quality Roman Republican silver coins was dispersed in 1980 by Thomas McKenna and John Barton, under Barton's Owl Ltd. brand.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 519; Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 25924; George N. Polis M.D. Collection (Bowers & Merena, 10 June 1991), lot 74; Aurelia Collection (Owl, Ltd. & Thomas McKenna, November 1980), lot 72.
The illustrious pedigree of this coin includes the Herbert Sukenik (Mayflower) collection, the George N. Polis M.D. Collection, and the Aurelia collection. The Zeckendorf brothers, real estate moguls, bought the Mayflower hotel on Central Park West in the early 2000s – which is where Sukenik lived in a rent-controlled apartment. They wanted to knock down the hotel to build their $1 billion development, 15 Central Park West. Sukenik dragged out negotiations for two years and was paid $17 million to leave. The coin collection put together by Sukenik was named in honor of the Mayflower hotel. The Aurelia collection of high quality Roman Republican silver coins was dispersed in 1980 by Thomas McKenna and John Barton, under Barton's Owl Ltd. brand.