SteveJBrinkman Posted January 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 18, 2023 I had a great time at the New York International Numismatic Convention. My second and hopefully not last attendance. As with the previous visit in January 2020, I met friends with whom I have corresponded, and some new acquaintances. I also picked up a few new coins. Some of these are shipped to me to avoid the 9% sales tax in NYC but a few I carried away. Here is the first. I've looked for the right example of this issue for years and thought it is among the most elegant female images of those depicted in the RR denarii. The identity of the bust is uncertain, but the visual impact is amazing. Not all of this issue are so elegantly and skillfully done and I've looked at many over the years to find the right one. I finally found it. RRC 405/3b 69 BC; moneyer: Plaetorius Cestianus From the EE Clain-Stefannelli collection. Ex. NAC 92, 2016, lot 334 21 1 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuma78 Posted January 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 18, 2023 Gorgeous acquisition! That is a wonderful example of the type and is more reminiscent of some of the classical Greek coinage than most other RR I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted January 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 A super coin, Steve! ATB, Aidan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted January 18, 2023 · Patron Share Posted January 18, 2023 Very beautiful! And what a provenance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadie Posted January 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 18, 2023 Lovely coin! The cricket too certainly adds to the appeal in my mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted January 18, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted January 18, 2023 Gorgeous! Congratulations. May I ask which dealer had it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJBrinkman Posted January 18, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 hours ago, DonnaML said: Gorgeous! Congratulations. May I ask which dealer had it? I purchased this from NAC. I was able to pay by check through Shanna Schmidt who is now partnering with NAC as NAC USA. This was very convenient. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted January 18, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 What a stunner. Coingrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinmaster Posted January 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 18, 2023 It won't get better than this, congrats and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentinian Posted January 18, 2023 · Member Share Posted January 18, 2023 21 hours ago, SteveJBrinkman said: among the most elegant female images of those depicted in the RR denarii. That coin is spectacular! Here is my best female head on a Republican coin: Denarius. 18-17 mm. 4.07 grams. T. Carisius. 46 BC. Head of the Sibyl Herophile right, her hair in a sling T CARISIVS down right in front of Sphinx seated right III VIR in exergue. Crawford 464/1. Sear I 446. AJN 25 (2013) pp. 243-257 and plate 32. ex Sternberg XXXII (1996) lot 440 ex Cederlind 129 (2013) lot 158 ex private sale 2014 11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJBrinkman Posted January 19, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Valentinian said: That coin is spectacular! Here is my best female head on a Republican coin: Denarius. 18-17 mm. 4.07 grams. T. Carisius. 46 BC. Head of the Sibyl Herophile right, her hair in a sling T CARISIVS down right in front of Sphinx seated right III VIR in exergue. Crawford 464/1. Sear I 446. AJN 25 (2013) pp. 243-257 and plate 32. ex Sternberg XXXII (1996) lot 440 ex Cederlind 129 (2013) lot 158 ex private sale 2014 Warren, I remember this coin, but it's even better than I remember it after looking at so many of these since. The Carisius issues are typically mis-struck with large sections of the coin flat and or off-center. This is a marvelous exception of this classic design with a wonderful pedigree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted January 19, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2023 Fabulous acquisition from a famous collection, great ! I have something that I can share here from the same Gens, and same provenance too. Plus, if the portrait is supposed to be that of Mercury, its appearence is gender neutral enough for the purpose of this thread 🙂 M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. Denarius - Rome mint, c. 69 BC Male head right (Mercury ?) with flowing hair. Behind symbol M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus 18 mm, 3,86 gr Ref : RCV #344, RSC Plaetoria # 5, Sydenham # 807, RBW # 1453, Crawford # 405/5From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection Q 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJBrinkman Posted January 19, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 10 hours ago, Qcumbor said: Fabulous acquisition from a famous collection, great ! I have something that I can share here from the same Gens, and same provenance too. Plus, if the portrait is supposed to be that of Mercury, its appearence is gender neutral enough for the purpose of this thread 🙂 M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. Denarius - Rome mint, c. 69 BC Male head right (Mercury ?) with flowing hair. Behind symbol M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus 18 mm, 3,86 gr Ref : RCV #344, RSC Plaetoria # 5, Sydenham # 807, RBW # 1453, Crawford # 405/5From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection Q @Qcumbor, Plaetorius struck 5 major types, all of them are lovely compositions, your Mercury head type is one of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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