MrMonkeySwag96 Posted May 13 · Member Share Posted May 13 (edited) Earlier this week, I decided to participate in my first online coin auction on Biddr. Before this I’ve purchased most of my coins via retail channels such as Vcoins, dealer websites (Minotaur Coins, Akropolis Coins, Davissons etc), Reddit, eBay, & Facebook groups. The Biddr auction I chose to participate in was hosted by Eid Mar Auctions, a newer dealer. Since one of my main focuses are Roman Republic coinage, I placed most of my bids on denarii. The dealer charges 15% buyers premium & free shipping on lots over 200 Euros. I won three lots, including a budget denarius of Pompey: Sextus Pompey, 42-40 BC. AR denarius (17 mm. 3,3 g.). Uncertain mint in Italy. MAG PIVS IMP ITER, bare head of Pompey Magnus right, capis behind head, lituus before. Banker's countermark IV. Rev. Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus walking in opposite directions and carrying their parents on their shoulders. PRAEF (partly ligate) above, CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C (partly ligate) in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; BMCRR Sicily 7-10; RBW 1785. L Procilius Denarius, 80 BC. AR Denarius (17,3 mm. 3,8 g.). Rome. S C behind laureate head of Jupiter right. Rev. L PROCILI F, Juno Sospita walking right, wielding spear, shield on left arm, coiled serpent at foot right. Crawford 379/1; Sydenham 771; Procilia 1; Sear 306. L Rustius, 74 BC. AR Denarius (19 mm. 3,7 g.). Rome. Helmeted head of Mars right. SC behind head, X beneath chin. Rev. Ram standing right, L RVSTI in exergue. Crawford 389/1; Sydenham 782; Rustia 1; Sear 320. Edited May 23 by MrMonkeySwag96 23 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 13 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 13 2 hours ago, MrMonkeySwag96 said: Earlier this week, I decided to participate in my first online coin auction on Biddr. Before this I’ve purchased most of my coins via retail channels such as Vcoins, dealer websites (Minotaur Coins, Akropolis Coins etc), Reddit, eBay, & Facebook groups. The Biddr auction I chose to participate in is hosted by Eid Mar Auctions, a newer dealer. Since one of my main focuses are Roman Republic coinage, I placed most of my bids on denarii. The dealer charges 15% buyers premium & free shipping on lots over 200 Euros. I won three lots, including a budget denarius of Pompey: Sextus Pompey, 42-40 BC. AR denarius (17 mm. 3,3 g.). Uncertain mint in Italy. MAG PIVS IMP ITER, bare head of Pompey Magnus right, capis behind head, lituus before. Banker's countermark IV. Rev. Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus walking in opposite directions and carrying their parents on their shoulders. PRAEF (partly ligate) above, CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C (partly ligate) in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; BMCRR Sicily 7-10; RBW 1785. L Procilius Denarius, 80 BC. AR Denarius (17,3 mm. 3,8 g.). Rome. S C behind laureate head of Jupiter right. Rev. L PROCILI F, Juno Sospita walking right, wielding spear, shield on left arm, coiled serpent at foot right. Crawford 379/1; Sydenham 771; Procilia 1; Sear 306. L Rustius, 74 BC. AR Denarius (19 mm. 3,7 g.). Rome. Helmeted head of Mars right. SC behind head, X beneath chin. Rev. Ram standing right, L RVSTI in exergue. Crawford 389/1; Sydenham 782; Rustia 1; Sear 320. Congratulations! My favorite is the Juno Sospita. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted May 13 · Member Author Share Posted May 13 2 minutes ago, DonnaML said: Congratulations! My favorite is the Juno Sospita. I bidded on the L. Procilius denarius because Juno Sospita’s head is fully struck with facial details. Most examples of this type I’ve seen have Juno’s head flatly struck. Over the years, I’ve unintentionally compiled a type set of Juno Sospita denarii: 14 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted May 13 · Member Share Posted May 13 Nice Pompey Magnus! Here's my budget version for a portrait coin. Obv: Head of Pompey the Great; A behind. Rev: ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ. Nike advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath; two monograms to right. Countermark in the center. Between 64/63 BC to 48 BC, 4.62g. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 13 · Patron Share Posted May 13 Nice! I too like how your denarius shows the details of Juno Sospita's head. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 13 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 13 12 hours ago, MrMonkeySwag96 said: I bidded on the L. Procilius denarius because Juno Sospita’s head is fully struck with facial details. Most examples of this type I’ve seen have Juno’s head flatly struck. Over the years, I’ve unintentionally compiled a type set of Juno Sospita denarii: A great set! My favorite Juno coins all depict her as Juno Sospita -- "the goddess clad in a goat’s skin, who was especially sacred to the inhabitants of Lanuvium (modern Lanuvio), an ancient Latin city in the Alban Hills about twenty miles south-east of Rome,” known for its annual Juno Sospita festival, including the ceremony in a grotto beneath her temple involving a maiden feeding a snake. See David Sear, The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 BC (1998), p. 52; RSC I p. 85. I believe I have only one type that you don't have, namely the third coin below: 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted May 16 · Member Share Posted May 16 Cool coins, the sextus pompey is sicily mint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsyas Mike Posted May 18 · Member Share Posted May 18 Nice batch of auction wins. My only auctions are on eBay, and since I blow my budget there, I dare not look elsewhere. I like too all those Juno Sospita examples - this one is a bit unusual as she is on a sestertius of Antoninus Pius: Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius (140-144 A.D.) Rome Mint [ANTON]INVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III, laureate head rt. / [IV]NONI SIS[PITAE], S-C, Juno Sospita advancing right, brandishing javelin & holding shield, snake before. RIC III 608; Cohen RSC 473; BMCRE 1248-1249. (27.53 grams / 32 x 29 mm) eBay Dec. 2023 MAWX Die-Match Obv. and Rev.: American Numismatic Society (via OCRE) Identifier: 1952.41.1 Die-Match Obverse: British Museum Museum number R.13446 BMCRE 1249, p.201. "This issue is part of a series of coins struck in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome, figuring scenes from Ancient Roman legends. Juno Sospita was the goddess of Lanuvium, the birthplace of Pius, and one of the most ancient figures in the Roman pantheon." FORVM Charles S 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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