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105 B.C., L.Thorius Balbus, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 316/1, Rome, L•THORIVS/BALBVS in two line, Bull charging right, #1105 B.C., L.Thorius Balbus, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 316/1, Rome, L•THORIVS/BALBVS in two line, Bull charging right, #1
avers: ISMR abbreviated legend behind the head of Juno Sospita right, wearing a goat-skin headdress.
reverse: L•THORIVS/BALBVS in two line, Bull charging right, control letter "K" above.
exergue: -/-//L•THORIVS/BALBVS, diameter: 18,5-20,5mm, weight: 3,83g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 105 B.C., ref: Crawford 316/1, Sydenham 598, Sear 192, Thoria 1,
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2 commentsquadrans
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1117 - L. Thorius Balbus, DenariusRome mint, 105 BC
Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing a goat's skin, ISMR behind
Bull charging right, L above (control letter), L. THORIVS BALBVS in two lines at exergue
3.93 gr
Ref : RCV # 192, RSC, Thoria # 1
3 commentsPotator II
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C Naevius Balbus, 79 BC., AR Serrate DenariusObv:- Diademed head of Venus right, SC behind
Rev:- Victory in triga right; numeral CLVI above, C NAE BALB in ex.
Minted in Rome. 79 B.C.
Crawford 382/1b; Syd 769b. Naevia 6.

Uneven toning on obverse with a dark toned reverse.
2 commentsmaridvnvm
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C. Naevius BalbusC. Naevius Balbus, denarius.
18,5 x 19,1 mm.
4,06 g.
Obv. Diademed head of Venus right, SC behind.
Rev. Victory in triga right, above, CLXXXXVII; C NAE BALB in exergue,

Babelon (Naevia) 6. Crawford 382/1b. Sydenham 769b.
Marsman
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C. Naevius Balbus DenariusAR Serrate Denarius: 18mm, 3.85 grams, Die axis: 6h
Moneyer: C. Naevius Balbus, circa 79 BCE

Obverse: Diademed head of Venus to right, H below chin, SC behind neck.

Reverse: Victory in triga to right, C.NAE BALB monogram in exergue.

Mint: Rome

References: Crawford 382/1a

Notes:
- The purpose of the serrated edge on 1st century BCE denarii is not agreed upon. One hypothesis in that it was an attempt to thwart clipping; another to prove that the coin did not contain a copper core.
- The ancestor of C. Naeveius Balbus, also of the same name, wrote the earliest known Latin epic poem. It was a versed history of the first Punic War, 264 to 241 BCE.
- 79 BCE was the year Sulla resigned his dictatorship and returned to his country estate. He died a year later.

Ex Classical Numismatics Group eAuction 121 (2005), lot 170.
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C. Naevius Balbus, Denarius C. Naevius Balbus, Denarius

RRC 382/1b
79 bc

Av: Diademed head of Venus r.; behind, S C
Rv: Victory in triga r., holding reins; above, control numeral; in ex. C NAE BALB

Ex Bertolami Fine arts, Auction 24, Numismatics, London, 23.06.2016, #469
Norbert
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Crawford 271/1, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Mn. Acilius Balbus, AR DenariusRome, The Republic.
Mn. Acilius Balbus, 123 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.83g; 18mm).
Rome Mint.

Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, facing right; BALBVS behind; ROMA below; * at chin; all within wreath.

Reverse: Jupiter hurling thunderbolt in quadriga driven by Victory to right; round (Macedonian?) shield below; MN.ACILI in exergue.

References: Crawford 271/1; Sydenham 498 (R3); BMCRR 1019; RBW 1089 (this coin); Acilia 1.

Provenance: Ex NAC Spring 2020 Sale (25 May 2020) Lot 482; RBW Collection [NAC 61 (2011) Lot 1085]; privately purchased from NAC in August 1991.

Crawford chose 125 BCE as the date for this issue, but H.B. Mattingly in Essays Hersh chose a later date of 123 BCE based on a re-analysis of hoard evidence. The moneyer, Mn. Acilius Balbus, was later Consul in 114 BCE. The obverse wreath border and reverse Victory perhaps refer to the military exploits of M. Acilius Balbus (Consul 150 BCE) who participated in the Third Macedonian War against Perseus in which Rome won victory at Pydna in 168 BCE. The round shield on the reverse, with its central boss and stellar pattern, may represent a Macedonian shield.
Carausius
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Crawford 518/1, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Octavian, AR DenariusRome. The Imperators.
Octavian and Lucius Cornelius Balbus, 41 BCE
AR Denarius (3.36 grams; 18mm).
Military mint in Italy.

Obverse: C•CAESAR • III • VIR R•P•C; Bare head of Octavian, facing right.

Reverse: Club; BALBVS above, PRO • PR below

References: Crawford 518/1; HCRI 298; Sydenham 1325a; BMCRR (Gaul) 83-5; Julia 91.

Provenance: Ex Andrew McCabe Collection [CNG Esale 432 (14 Nov 2018) Lot 276]; ex American Numismatic Society Collection 1001.1.12863 [CNG 96 (14 May 2014) Lot 732]; ex Archer M. Huntington (d. 1955) Collection.

This scarce type was produced by Octavian’s legate, Lucius Cornelius Balbus, as propraetor. Balbus was a native of Gades (Cadiz) in Spain where there was a temple to Hercules, to which the Club reverse alludes. Balbus was favored and honored by both Pompey and Caesar. Upon Caesar’s assassination, he allied with Octavian who appointed him praetor urbanus and ultimately, in 40 BCE, he received the consulship (the first foreign-born citizen to do so). He was extremely wealthy and bequeathed 25 denarii to every Roman citizen in his will!
1 commentsCarausius
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EB0352 Juno Sospita / L THORIVS BALBVS, BullL. Thorius Balbus, Denarius. 105 BC.
Obv: ISMR abbreviated legend behind head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress.
Rev: Bull charging right; L THORIVS BALBVS legend in two lines in exergue, control letter V above.
References: Crawford 316/1; Syd. 598; Thoria 1; Sear 192.
Diameter: 19mm, Weight: 3.929 grams.
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EB0354 Venus / C NAE BALB, Victory in trigaC. Naevius Balbus, AR Serrate Denarius, 79 BC.
Obv: Diademed head of Venus right, SC behind.
Rev: Victory in triga right; control mark (I-XXVIII) above, C NAE BALB in ex.
References: Crawford 382/1; RSC Naevia 6; Syd. 769.
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 3.659 grams.
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L. Thorius Balbus - Thoria-1ROMAN REPUBLIC L. Thorius Balbus, C.105 BC, Denarius (3.96 gm) Rome mint, head of Juno Sospita right, wearing horned goat skin headdress, I•S•M•R downward behind; reverse bull charging right, H (control letter) above, L•THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue SRCV I 192, Sydenham 598, Crawford 316/1, RSC I Thoria-15 commentsBud Stewart
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Q. Antonius Balbus, DenariusRRC 364/1c
83-82 b.c.

"The issue presumable forms part of the preparations made to resist the return of Sulla; the symbolism of victory and triumph clearly reflects the expectations of Q. Antonius Balbus, as Praetor deputed to strike the issue, and his associates." (Crawford)

"Q. Antonius Balbus was a member of the Marian party, and in B.C. 82 was appointed praetor in Sardinia, from whence he was driven by L. Philippus, the legate of Sulla, and slain. (Livy, Epit. 86)" (Grueber, British Museum I)

ex B. Peus nachf. Auct 398, lot 340
Described as:
Republikanische Prägungen Denar. Q. Antonius Balbus 83/82 v. Chr. 3.81 g. Kopf des Jupiter, Stz. A und Punkt / Victoria in Quadriga. Cr. 364, 1c; Syd. 742a. Sehr schön
Norbert
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Q. Antonius Balbus, denarius serratusObv:– Laureate head of Jupiter right, S C behind
Rev:– Victory in quadriga right, control letter below, Q ANT BALB P R in ex
Minted in Rome 83-82 B.C.
Reference:– Sydenham 74, Crawford 364/1, RSC I Antonia 1.
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, Balbus, AR Denarius, 80 B.C.C. Naevius Balbus. Denarius serratus circa 80, AR 18.5mm., 3.94g.
Diademed head of Venus right; behind, S·C and before, X. Rev. Victory in prancing triga r.; in exergue, C·NAE·BALB.
Babelon Naevia 6. Sydenham 769. Crawford 382/1a.
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Roman Republic, C. Naevius Balbus Denarius Serratus - Victory Riding in Triga (Crawf. 382/1b)AR Denarius Serratus
Rome, 79 BC
4.06g

Obv: Diademed head of Venus (R) wearing earrings and necklace, behind S.C - "Senatus Consulto"

Rev: Victory in prancing triga (R); above, TXV and in exergue, C·NAE·BALB

Virtually as struck and Fleur de Coin.

Sydenham 769b. RBW 1410. Crawford 382/1b.

ex. Elvira Clain Stefanelli (1914-2001) collection, curator of the National Numismatics Collection at the Smithsonian

Minted under Sulla's rule, the coin honours Venus, who Sulla is known to have worshipped. Behind her portrait is the abbreviation S∙C - “Senatus Consulto”, a rarity on silver coinage, indicating it was minted by special permission of the Senate.
The incredibly struck reverse shows the winged goddess Victory holding the reins to a rarely depicted "triga", or three-horse chariot, prancing delightfully across the coin. Note the exquisite and playful rendering of the horses, even showing the details of their harnesses.
Some believe the triga may allude to Sulla’s three major victories in Greece, Numidia and most notably in Asia Minor against Mithradates VI. Below can be seen the wonderfully ligatured name of the moneyer, C(aius) NAE(vius) BALB(us). This may be the same Balbus mentioned in Plutarch's dramatic description of the Battle of Colline Gate (29) "Balbus, sent forward by Sulla, rode at full speed with 700 horsemen. He paused just long enough to let the sweat of the horses dry off, then quickly bridled them again & attacked.."
1 commentsOptimo Principi
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Roman Republic, Q. Antonius Balbus, 83 B.C.E.Silver denarius serratus, SRCV I 279, Sydenham 742, Crawford 364/1, RSC 1 Antonia.
Obverse - Laureate head of Jupiter right, S C behind.
Reverse - Victory in a quadriga wreath in right and reigns and palm fond in left, C below horses< Q ANTO BALB / PR in ex. (ANT and AL in monogram)
Rome mint 20.1 mm diam.
1 commentsNORMAN K
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Roman Republic: Gens: Thoria, Moneyer: L. Thorius Balbus, AR Denarius.Rome 105 B.C. 3.83g - 21.1mm, Axis 9h.

Obv: I•S•M•R - Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress.

Rev: L•THORIVS BALBVS / V - Bull charging right; above, V.

Ref: Thoria 1; Crawford 316/1; Sydenham 598; Sear 192.
Provenance: Chris Scarlioli Collection.
Christian Scarlioli
 
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