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Cavino - Galba. Æ "Sestertius"258 views[Paduan medals] "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Galba. Æ "Sestertius" (34mm, 26.45 g). Laureate and draped bust right / Galba standing left on low platform, saluting troops. Klawans p. 51, 3/4 (obverse of 3, reverse of 4); cf. Lawrence 13. VF, brown patina. Early aftercast.

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Cavino - Hadrian119 viewsCast Paduan sestertius of the 16th century or later (c. 18th century) imitative copy. By or after Cavino. 33.6mm
obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS draped bare head of Hadrian, r.
rev: FELICITATI AVG COS III PP SC ship sailing r., Neptune on prow
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Cavino - Homer (Mithridates) Paduan67 viewsPaduan AE sestertius after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 31mm, 20.19g
obv: bare-headed and draped bust of Homer, right
rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘΡAΔATOΥ EΥΠATΡOΣ above and below, stag standing, left, feeding; star within crescent and ΘIΣ above monograms on either side; Q with pellet in center in exergue
cf: Lawrence 73
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Cavino - Julius Caesar81 viewsJulius Caesar. Cast Paduan AE sestertius by or after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 34mm, 18.79g.
obv:C CAESAR DICT PERPETVO laureate head right
rev: L BVCA Crossed fasces and caduceus, ax, globe and crossed hands in angles
Based upon RSC 25, Sear 5, 1409, Cr 480/6, Syd 1062 (Denarius of Julius Caesar, early 44BC, same design and legends); also cf: Klawans 3.
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Cavino - Julius Caesar101 viewsPaduan AE sestertius after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570). 35mm, 23.94g
obv: C CAESAR DICTATOR laureate head of Julius Caesar, left, star before at 11 o'clock, lituus behind to right
rev: VENI VIDI VICI in three lines within laurel wreath
cf: Klawans p. 20, 1; Lawrence 1
early aftercast
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Cavino - Julius Caesar66 viewsCast AE sestertius size Paduan medallion of Julius Casear attributed to Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), though possibly a later aftercast; 16th or 17th century
obv: DIVI IVLI laureate head of Caesar, right, littus behind to left
rev: quadriga of elephants, driver holding palm frond; monogram LS above, SC in exe
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Cavino - Lucius Verus90 viewsCast 17th or 18th century Paduan AE sestertius medallion after Cavino, 37mm, 51.2g
obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX draped laureate and curiassed bust, r.
rev: TR P VIII IMP III COS III emperor on horseback trampling Armenian soldier, Roman soldier, r. at far l. behind emp. ARMENIA in exe.
cf: Gnecchi, pl. 72, 5
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Cavino - Lucius Verus105 viewsPaduan AE sestertius of Lucius Verus by Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570)
obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX TR P VIIII laureate, draped, curiassed bust, r.
rev: TR P VII IMP IIII COS PP (in exe) emperor stdg, l., presenting Victory to Jupiter, std r., on rocks at far left; Virtus at far r. stdg l. to r. of emp.
cf: Klawans 1, Lawrence 60
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Cavino - Macrinus. Æ "Medallion"212 views[Paduan medals] "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Macrinus. Æ "Medallion" (36mm, 33.14 g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front, slight drapery on left shoulder / Macrinus standing left on low daïs, holding sceptre and addressing three soldiers, two of whom each holds a legionary aquila. Klawans p. 104, 2; Lawrence -. VF, dark green patina, some roughness. Late aftercast.

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Cavino - Marcus Aurelius94 viewsPaduan AE sestertius after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 36mm, 28.86g
obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX mailed, draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius, right
rev: IMP VII COS III Victory seated, right, nude above waist, shield at side of seat, inscribing VIC AVG on shield, trophy before her to right
cf: Klawans 2
19th century electrotype from the original Paduan dies
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Cavino - Medallion of Homer58 viewsPaduan cast AE sestertius by Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 35mm
obv: OMHPOC (Homer) bearded bust in cloak, right
rev: Mars standing, seated figures of Fortune and Augustus to either side; below, seated figures of Terra and Oceanus with monsters
cf: Att 295; Kress 399 var; Pollard 455; BDN 1235-1237
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Cavino - Nero246 viewsNero. Cast Paduan AE sestertius after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 34mm, 21.03g.
obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER PM TR P IMP PP, laureate bust right, wearing aegis
rev: AVGVSTI POR OST S-C Harbor of Ostia from above, 8 ships within, pharos at top surmounted by statue of Neptune, reclining figure of Tiber at below, holding rudder & dolphin
cf: RIC 178, Sear 5, 1953; also Klawans 1.
Later cast.
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Cavino - Otho66 viewsPaduan AE sestertius of Otho after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 26mm, 10.10g
obv: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P bare head, r.
rev: octostyle temple with central arch, statue within, SC in fields
early aftercast
cf: Klawans p.53, Lawrence 25
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Cavino - Otho76 viewsPaduan cast AE sestertius by Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 34mm, after Otho (AD 69)
obv: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TRI POT bare head left
rev: SECVRITAS P R Securitas standing, slightly left, S-C in fields
early cast, holed near 12 o'clock on obv (7 o'clock on rev)
cf: BDN 1477
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Cavino - Otho71 viewsPaduan cast AE sestertius after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 36mm, after Otho (AD 69)
obv: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TRI POT bare head left
rev: SECVRITAS P R Securitas standing, slightly left, S-C in fields
a later rough cast (18th century?) with traces of underlying silvery metal
cf: BDN 1477ff
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Cavino - Otho. Æ "As"180 views[Paduan medals] "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Otho. Æ "As" (26mm, 10.10 g). Bare head right / Octastyle temple, uncertain statue on pedestal within; pediment decorated with trophy with seated captives to either side. Klawans p. 53, 1; Lawrence 25. Good VF, dark brown patina, rough surfaces. Early aftercast.
Very rare and seldom offered. An example was not available for illustrating in Klawans.

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Cavino - Otho. Æ "Sestertius"238 views[Paduan medals] "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Otho. Æ "Sestertius" (36mm, 24.31 g). Bare head right / Otho greeting troops, altar before, standards behind. Klawans p. 54, 3; Lawrence 23 var. (obverse legend). VF, dark brown patina, light scratches in fields. Early aftercast

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Cavino - Otho. Æ "Sestertius"242 views[Paduan medals] "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Otho. Æ "Sestertius" (35mm, 23.62 g). Bare head right / Otho greeting troops, altar before, standards behind. Klawans p. 54, 3; Lawrence 23 var. (obverse legend). VF, golden-brown patina, minor roughness in fields. Early aftercast.

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Cavino - Septimius Severus82 viewsPaduan cast AE sestertius of Septimius Severus by Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 36mm
obv: L SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS PERTINAX AVG IMP VII mailed laureate bust of Septimius Severus, r.
rev: CONG II DAT POP Genius of the Emperor, nude, seated r. at far l., upon pile of arms; partially draped deity (?) holding torch in r. hand, cornucopia in l.; small potted plant between
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Cavino - Septimius Severus40 viewsSeptimius Severus. AD 193-211.
Cast Æ “Sestertius” (40mm, 36.91 g, 12h). By G. Cavino (1500-1570).
L · SEPTIMIVS · SEVERVS · PERTINAX · AVG · IMP VII, laureate and cuirassed bust right / CONG II DAT POP, Severus seated right upon pile of arms, holding patera over modius filled with grain ears; to right, Genius standing left, holding torch and cornucopia; S · C in exergue.
See http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-10435 for a similar example.
A very early cast Paduan medal.

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Cavino - Septimius Severus - Paduan Replica150 viewsReplica of a fake by Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570) from Padua, Italy.Vitruvius
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Cavino - Septimius Severus. Æ "Medallion"233 views[Paduan medals] "PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570. Septimius Severus. Æ "Medallion" (39mm, 38.71 g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Mars standing left, holding spear and shield; cuirass to left. Klawans p. 101, 1; Lawrence 69. VF, dark brown patina. Later aftercast.

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Cavino - Tiberius66 viewsStruck Paduan AE sestertius of Tiberius, Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), engraver. 19.81g, 35mm, second third of 16th century
obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII bare head of Tiberius, left
rev: CIVITATIBVS ASIAE RESTITVTIS SC Tiberius seated on curule chair, left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left
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Cavino - Tiberius104 viewsTiberius. Cast Paduan AE sestertius by or after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), 34mm, 21.24g
obv: TI CAESAR AVGVSTI F IMPERATOR V bare head left, with slight beard rev: Victory Altar of Lugdunum, ROM ET AVG in exe.
Edge has been machined possibly for mounting.
cf: RIC 240 (Augustus), Cohen 28, BMC 72; also Klawans 2.
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