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Civil War (AD 68-69). AR denarius (18mm, 3.61 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF★ 4/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Uncertain mint in Southern Gaul, ca. AD 69. I O M-CAPITOLINVS, diademed, heroic bust of Jupiter Capitolinus left, slight mantle showing on left shoulder, small branch before / VESTA-P-R QVIRITIVM, Vesta enthroned left, patera in outstretched right hand, lit torch cradled in left. RIC I 125a. E. P. Nicolas, Paris, 1979, 105 PR (this coin). Exquisite cabinet toning with bright highlights.
Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby's, 19 June 1991), lot 707; Dr. E. P. Nicolas Collection, Kampmann, (Paris 1982), lot 214
The civil wars at the end of Nero's reign began with the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, ca. March AD 68, followed quickly by Lucius Clodius Macer, legate in Roman North Africa. Vindex appealed to Servius Sulpicius Galba, then governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, to lead the revolt. Galba accepted and was elevated to emperor by the Spanish legions at Carthago Nova in April.
Although produced in large numbers by regional mints to pay the military forces in play during this tumultuous period, the anonymous Civil War denarii types are relatively rare today in comparison to coinage minted during AD 69 in the names of Galba (8 June AD 68-15 January AD 69), Otho (15 January-16 April), Vitellius (16 April-22 December) and Vespasian (22 December 69-24 June 79).
This interesting Civil War type was struck after the elevation of Galba, likely by pro-Vitellian forces who refused to accept Galba as emperor, perhaps by his commander Fabius Valens, in southern Gaul shortly before the First Battle of Bedriacum on 14 April AD 69. The bust of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus symbolizes the invincible might of Rome, accompanied by Vesta, promoting the idea of the Empire's permanence.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
Civil War (AD 68-69). AR denarius (18mm, 3.61 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF★ 4/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Uncertain mint in Southern Gaul, ca. AD 69. I O M-CAPITOLINVS, diademed, heroic bust of Jupiter Capitolinus left, slight mantle showing on left shoulder, small branch before / VESTA-P-R QVIRITIVM, Vesta enthroned left, patera in outstretched right hand, lit torch cradled in left. RIC I 125a. E. P. Nicolas, Paris, 1979, 105 PR (this coin). Exquisite cabinet toning with bright highlights.
Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby's, 19 June 1991), lot 707; Dr. E. P. Nicolas Collection, Kampmann, (Paris 1982), lot 214
The civil wars at the end of Nero's reign began with the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, ca. March AD 68, followed quickly by Lucius Clodius Macer, legate in Roman North Africa. Vindex appealed to Servius Sulpicius Galba, then governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, to lead the revolt. Galba accepted and was elevated to emperor by the Spanish legions at Carthago Nova in April.
Although produced in large numbers by regional mints to pay the military forces in play during this tumultuous period, the anonymous Civil War denarii types are relatively rare today in comparison to coinage minted during AD 69 in the names of Galba (8 June AD 68-15 January AD 69), Otho (15 January-16 April), Vitellius (16 April-22 December) and Vespasian (22 December 69-24 June 79).
This interesting Civil War type was struck after the elevation of Galba, likely by pro-Vitellian forces who refused to accept Galba as emperor, perhaps by his commander Fabius Valens, in southern Gaul shortly before the First Battle of Bedriacum on 14 April AD 69. The bust of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus symbolizes the invincible might of Rome, accompanied by Vesta, promoting the idea of the Empire's permanence.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-civil-war-ad-68-69-ar-denarius-18mm-361-gm-7h-ngc-choice-vfand-9733-4-5-5-5-fine-style/a/3094-34206.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD