Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 121 6-8 Oct 2022
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The Pompeians. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey; C. Coponius, praetor. Diademed head of Apollo right; star below / Club of Hercules surmounted by lion skin, scalp in profile to right; arrow to left, bow to right. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; Sydenham 939; Sicinia 1; RBW 1558. Beautiful toning, great metal. Near EF.
This coin exhibits an unusual quirk: the obverse is engraved with the gentle concavity typically seen on the obverse of Republican denarii, while the reverse is relatively flat. We could find five other examples sharing this quirk:
– Negrini 27, lot 349 (3.66 g)
– Rauch 81, lot 233 (4.15 g)
– "Numis et Ars 95, lot 192"
– Gallerie Geri (29 November 1985), lot 80
– Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 169 (3.95 g)
In additional, we note there is a single reverse brockage:
– Gemini X, lot 175 (3.91 g)
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And a reverse die match paired with a different obverse:
– Roma E-31, lot 370
This coin exhibits an unusual quirk: the obverse is engraved with the gentle concavity typically seen on the obverse of Republican denarii, while the reverse is relatively flat. We could find five other examples sharing this quirk:
– Negrini 27, lot 349 (3.66 g)
– Rauch 81, lot 233 (4.15 g)
– "Numis et Ars 95, lot 192"
– Gallerie Geri (29 November 1985), lot 80
– Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 169 (3.95 g)
In additional, we note there is a single reverse brockage:
– Gemini X, lot 175 (3.91 g)
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And a reverse die match paired with a different obverse:
– Roma E-31, lot 370