Featured TRIBUTE TO HENRY COHEN

This month of May, it will be the 140th anniversary of the death of an extraordinary numismatist and coin lover, Henry Cohen. Everyone of us who collect Roman coins are still using from time to time his very practical books written almost a century and a half ago. His writings paved the way for several reference catalogs for so-called Roman Imperial coins. But who was this man who has dedicated a large part of his life to research the greatest collections all over Europe ?



Henry Cohen is born in 1806 in Amsterdam (Netherlands), but his family moved to France when he was still a child. In Paris, he studied music with the composer Anton Reicha, a longtime friend of Beethoven, and also singing with François Lays, one of Napoleon's favorite artist. Before he reached his thirties, he was already an active opera composer and in the meantime a very busy music teacher. He also performed in Naples, Paris and London while he was already writing works dealing with musical theory.




Another of his hobbies was books collecting, so he was often described as a great bibliophile. He published in his "free times" Le guide de l'amateur de livres à vignettes du XVIIIe siècle, a bibliography of books either printed and illustrated in France, printed in the French language, or illustrated by a French artist.



But the passion of his life was certainly numismatic. He gathered over the years an impressive collection of Roman Republican coins, and he also had the project of publishing a work on this subject. Cohen held a fortune from his family which insured him financial independence for decades. Unfortunately, he eventually encountered money problems which forced him to sell his entire collection. However, this did not prevent him from publishing in 1857 his first major work in numismatics, the Description Générale des Monnaies de la République Romaine, Communément Appellées Médailles Consulaires. Even if it is no longer up to date with the latest research and discoveries, its 75 fabulous plates and historical commentaries about remain essential for any collectors.



Because of his bad luck, Cohen had to search for a job; what better place to start than the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris. He was hired there in 1859 as a simple helper and in the same year, the first volume of the first edition of his work on Roman Imperial coins was published: The Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain communément appelées Médailles impériales was completed in 1862 with the 6th volume ( the six volumes and the supplement contained over 4000 pages). In his work, he was not presenting coins by chronological order like Eckhel 75 years before, but by alphabetical order of the reverses; it gave a reference source easy to use even for the novice collector.



Two thoughts had engaged him to compose these great works: if he had wanted to be useful to amateurs, his colleagues, he had also had the ambition to render a great honor to ancient Rome. Cohen also wanted "to give a more accurate work, in terms of the integrity of the inscriptions and the authenticity of the pieces, than all those that exist". He certainly achieved his goals. He slowly climbed the steps that led him to the fabulous role of curator of the numismatics Collection in Paris. He did not take it easy, and in 1880, he published the first volume of the second edition of his wonderful work. This was the only volume he would see published; the 2e volume contains his obituary. The publication went on anyway, and the 8th volume was printed in 1892.



He left the souvenir of an humble man with a fabulous numismatic memory, a scientist who had the attention to detail. Henri Cohen finally died on May 17 1880.


Drawing of Henry Cohen in 1878

I'll present you 2 of my coins which have a link with Cohen : this one is my only Cohen 1:



And a second one I don't tell you why I post it. Can you find the reason ? Are you a good observant ???


Please show us your favorite Roman coin. Only one condition: please present it with its Cohen reference !

 

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What an informative article, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! It's impossible to overstate the importance of Henry Cohen to Roman numismatics. He was a giant!

That coin is an example of the one illustrating the frontispiece of Volume 1 of Cohen!

Here's a die-match to the incredibly accurate line-drawing in Cohen!


Germanicus, 15 BC - AD 19.
Roman Æ as, 11.18 g, 27.5 mm, 7 h.
Rome, issued under Caligula, AD 40-41.
Obv: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare-head of Germanicus, left.
Rev: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P IIII P P around large SC.
Refs: RIC 50; BMCRE 74-78; Cohen 4; RCV 1822; CBN 123.
Note: Reverse die-match to Henry Cohen, Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain, Tome I, Paris, 1880, page 225, no. 4.

Here's the listing in Cohen, which is thankfully illustrated:



Note that he letters in the reverse inscription are absolutely superimposable:



@TIF (I miss her presence here and hope she returns soon) was kind enough to make an overlay to demonstrate this.

 

Struck at Rome under Emperor Trajan, the following orichalcum As was listed in his valuable catalog as "Cohen 122". Also referenced as RIC III- 647.

 

Thank you for this very interesting tribute to Henry Cohen.

Another "Cohen 1", probably my most worn Roman coin, but to which I am very attached despite its almost illegible reverse.



DOMITILLA, Sestertius
Roma, 80-81
23.70 g - 33 mm
Cohen 1 - RIC 153 (Titus)
MEMORIAE DOMITILLAE - SPQR - Carpentum drawn right by two mules
IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG PM TR PPP COS VIII - SC

 

Thanks, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, for an enjoyable writeup on Cohen. We are today fortunate that everyone can read digitized copies (although I still appreciate a physical copy):
Monnaies de la Republique Romaine

Monnaies Frappées sous l'Empire Romain (volume 1)
Monnaies Frappées sous l'Empire Romain (volume 2)
Monnaies Frappées sous l'Empire Romain (volume 3)
Monnaies Frappées sous l'Empire Romain (volume 4)
Monnaies Frappées sous l'Empire Romain (volume 5)
Monnaies Frappées sous l'Empire Romain (volume 6)
and Supplement v7, v8
Here's my Cohen reference and Gallienus (not a die match or "the coin"):

Gallienus, AR Antoninianus, Rome, AD 257-258
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right
Rev: MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing left, holding olive-branch, spear & shield, H in left field

 

Thanks so much for this. I have the same Cohen 1 that you do, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix :

Vabalathus with Aurelian, billon Antoninianus, 270-272 AD, Antioch Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right, VABALATHVS V C R IM D R* / Rev. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, Γ [gamma] (Antioch, Officina 3) below, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG. RIC V-1 Aurelian 381, Sear RCV III 11718, Cohen 1. 21 mm., 3.43 g.

* Vir Clarissimus, Rex, Imperator, Dux Romanorum.




Perhaps Cohen was the first famous Jewish numismatist, at least the first who did not specialize in Jewish/Judaean coins? Here's the short article about him in the 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia, which says almost nothing about his numismatic achievements:

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/4476-cohen-henri

COHEN, HENRI:

By: Isidore Singer, Amélie André Gedalge

French composer and numismatist; born at Amsterdam 1805; died at Bry-sur-Marne May 17, 1880. Cohen's parents went to France in 1811, and provided excellent musical instruction for their son. He studied harmony with Reicha, and singing with Lois and Pellegrini. In 1832 and 1838 he was at Rome, and there produced "L'Impegnatrice" and "Aviso ai Maritati." In 1839 he established himself at Paris, devoting his efforts chiefly to teaching, and singing with success at various concerts.

Cohen was appointed director of the Conservatoire at Lille; but after some difficulties with the administration he returned to Paris, and accepted a position as director of the Cabinet des Médailles at the Bibliothèque Nationale. He subsequently published some works on numismatics and bibliography.

His principal musical compositions are: "Marguerite et Faust," a lyric poem, Paris, 1847; "Le Moine," lyric poem, London, 1851; compositions for the piano, fugues, nocturnes, romances, and melodies; a practical treatise on harmony, and eighteen progressive solfeggios for three and four voices, commended by Fétis.

Bibliography:
Nouveau Larousse Illustré, s.v., Paris, 1900.

And here's a translation of a eulogy given after his death by a colleague:

https://web.archive.org/web/2011010...hies-de-numismates/Henry-Cohen-1806-1880.html

Henry Cohen (speech delivered on the tomb of Mr. Henry Cohen, in Bry-sur-Marne (Seine), Wednesday May 19, 1880, by Mr. Chabouillet.

Death never tires of hitting the National Library. Not a month ago we were driving to his last home, one of the curators of the printed matter department, so cruelly tested for a few years, and, to speak only of that of the Medals, on March 13, 1878, I addressed to Saint-Mandé a final farewell to one of my collaborators, to my young and learned friend Camille de la Berge; and now, after barely two years, I find myself at the edge of a tomb which opens for one of the phalanx soldiers, yet so few in number, of whom I have the honor to be the chief.

Alas! this is how ! Destiny does not spare the resurgent pain of seeing the best traveling companions fall to those it does not stop from the start of the journey.

Mr. Henry Cohen, who has just died here on Monday, May 17, 1880, was born in Amsterdam on April 21, 1806. He therefore does not leave us as prematurely as Camille de la Berge; but M. Cohen's ardent activity prevented the years accumulating on his head from being counted, and gave us the hope of keeping him for a long time among us.

Suddenly, however, fatal symptoms appeared and taught us that this apparently vigorous health was shaken. Last November, Mr. Cohen suffered from paralysis of his right hand. A few hours after this attack, Mr. Cohen was walking alone to the Cabinet des Medals.

With the most philosophical simplicity, he told us about this "accident", and, showing his almost inert hand, told us that his doctor hoped to restore movement and elasticity, but in the meantime he would study writing with the left hand.

Then he found a smile to complain about having experienced on the way another accident, - he had been knocked down by a car, - and, without further speech, went stoically to sit at his desk, where, the very moment , he was addressing a friend a painfully written letter with his left hand!

Since that fatal day, despite the care with which he was surrounded by Mrs. Morin, his excellent daughter, as well as by Mr. Morin, his son-in-law, who was for him a son, Mr. Cohen has never recovered.

On January 6 of this year, he almost succumbed to a first attack of another illness (suffocating catarrh); hardly had he recovered when new crises came to bring him down again. Mr. Cohen's robust constitution was undermined; but with a courage which was not contradicted for an instant, as soon as he arrived from the sufferings which did not overwhelm him until after repeated assaults, he returned to the Cabinet of medals, where he astonished colleagues and visitors by his resignation to a conclusion that 'he knew next, as well as by the presence of his mind and the persistence of his numismatic memory.

Last Saturday, Mr. Cohen still appeared in the Medal Cabinet: he came to say goodbye to us, when leaving for Bry, where the doctors sent him to seek, if not cure, at least rest with his children. Alas! he should not come back! Mr. Cohen succumbed on May 17, 1880.

I know almost nothing about Mr. Cohen before the time when he began to frequent the Cabinet of Medals, as an amateur, that is to say several years before the publication of his book on consular coins, which dates from 1857. I only know that he had a fortune from his family which first assured him independence.

Gifted with very diverse abilities, Mr. Cohen had varied tastes. Bibliophile, he made a library of good and beautiful books; mineralogist, he gathered rare stones; numismatist, he collected Roman coins, especially consulars; a passionate musician, he was not only a remarkable performer, he was a composer and a learned theorist. Around 1834, M. Cohen played an opera, "the Empress", in Naples; in Paris and London, lyric scenes and romances which he often sang himself in the salons, and he is indebted for an excellent collection of fugues and learned treatises on harmony and counterpoint, where the competent judges grant to recognize qualities of first order, those that we find in the numismatist: clarity in the exposition of principles and rules, novelty and correctness in ideas. I note the success, which still lasts, of M. Cohen's works on music; I don't think of giving the slightest idea to those who listen to me. Of others will appreciate M. Cohen, musician, M. Cohen bibliophile, author of the "Guide to the amateur of eighteenth century vignette books", the 4th edition of which appeared the day before his death; I must confine myself to speaking of M. Cohen numismatist, of the one who, for more than twenty years, was my collaborator in the Cabinet of medals.

In numismatics, especially from the practical point of view, M. Cohen was a master; so when, in 1859, setbacks forced him to give up his collections and ask for paid work for the resources he lacked, they hastened to open the doors of the Cabinet of Medals to him.

Unfortunately, owing to the prescriptions of the regulations and budgetary necessities, M. Cohen, who began with the excessively modest use of supernumerary, did not cross the degrees which separated him from the grade as quickly as everyone would have wished. librarian, which he did not reach until 1875. In the first months of 1859, who saw him enter the National Cabinet, Mr. Cohen had published the first volume of the second of his great works, his "Description of imperial medals ", the second of which bears the same date. As we can see, these publications followed closely his work on "Consular medals" (here are the titles in full of these two excellent vademacum: 1 ° "General description of the coins of the Roman Republic, commonly called Consular medals" , by Henry Cohen (1 vol. in-4 with plates, Paris, 1857); 2 ° "Historical description of the coins minted under the Roman Empire, commonly called Imperial medals, by Henry Cohen (7 volumes, in-8, published: t. 1 and 2 in 1859; t 3 and 4 in 1860, tome 5 in 1861, t. 6 in 1862; finally, in 1868 t. 7 or supplement).

Two thoughts had engaged M. Cohen to compose these great works: if he had wanted to be useful to amateurs, his colleagues, he had also had the ambition of erecting a monument in ancient Rome. Mr. Cohen could have taken the nickname of friend of the Romans which we read on the currencies of several Greek kings of Asia; he had almost a cult for the People-King, whose literature charmed him, whose laws and manners he advocated, sometimes with a bias whose war we waged against him, but which he defended with conviction and not without originality.

It can be said, Mr. Cohen achieved the double goal he had pursued. Besides, sincerely modest, it is he himself who, in the preface to his "Consular Medals", declares that he had not thought of fighting science with the great numismatists of the past, Vaillant, Patin, Eckhel, and avour simply the claim that he hoped to justify, "to give a more accurate work, in terms of the integrity of the inscriptions and the authenticity of the documents, than all those that exist" ("Consular Medals", preface, page first). This claim, Mr. Cohen has fully justified in his works; he even exceeded it.

If he was not superior to Eckhel, if the editor of simple directories, however perfect they may be, cannot be compared to the author of the "Doctrina numorum veterum", to the one he named himself " the great legislator of ancient numismatics "(Speaking of the principal of Eckhel's books, M. Cohen expressed himself thus:" ... the immortal "Doctrina nummorum veterum" of the great legislator of ancient numismatics, Eckhel ... . "(see" Description of the imperial medals ", preface, page II of the first edition), Mr. Cohen left far behind him most of the numismatists of the last century, and placed himself in the first ranks among those of ours .

Now is not the time to analyze the works that taught the name of Henry Cohen to learned Europe. I will not even try to give an idea of the difficulties which there were to overcome, qualities, rare in degree to which Mr. Cohen possessed them, which it was necessary to join together to compose such vast repertoires, to make them too complete as possible, and at the same time imprint their stamp with incomparable accuracy.

Despite his modesty, which, I repeat, was not feigned, Mr. Cohen was aware of the importance of the services he had rendered; and after all, the votes of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres, which crowned him in 1862, would have revealed his merit if he had absolutely ignored himself. No, he knew that not everyone [portion appears to be missing] [French original says "Non, il savait bien que tout le monde n'aurait pu faire comme lui ses deux grands ouvrages," i.e., "No, he well knew that not everyone could have done, like he did, his two great works."]

"Should I be taxed with excess," he wrote in this preface to his "Consular Medals" that I have just quoted, "I would say that, if it is difficult to write a scholarly numismatic book, it maybe even more to make a very accurate one. "

I would say that there is more than accuracy to praise in the works of M. Cohen. The simplicity of the plan, the method, the clarity, make them advisers that one never finds, so to speak, never at fault. And when we think that the volume of "Consular Medals" includes 360 pages in-4 °, that the seven volumes of "Imperial Medals" include 4000, that in these countless descriptions, where nothing essential is omitted, there is not a useless word, that, as he had announced, the legends are reproduced with the most scrupulous accuracy, that the patience of the author has never failed him, we remain confused!

Another merit of M. Cohen, and this is most considerable, is that, admittedly, one can refer to him, with regard to the authenticity of the medals admitted in his works.

Great admirer of ancient art, gifted with amazing work skills, a most delicate tact, this tact which cannot be acquired, which one cannot even approach if one starts late occupying numismatics, Mr. Cohen had perfected the gifts he owed to nature by studying the methods of money making and by a long practice of numismatic monuments. But it was not only the tact, the safety and the rapidity of the glance which surprised Mr. Cohen; his numismatic memory was prodigious, and it was the [portion appears to be missing] [French original says "et c'était l'un des grands secrets de sa supériorité," i.e., "and it was one of the great secrets of his superiority"].

It will not be said, however, that there never crept an inaccuracy in his descriptions, an error in his explanations. Where is the man you could say, "He was never wrong"? What one can say of Mr. Cohen is that he was one of those who are very rarely mistaken, is that his books which, rightly, are authoritative, is that his articles too little many from the "Revue Numismatique" ("Essay on the true pronunciation of Latin, according to the ancient medals", year 1854, p. 293 to 304); "Notice on seven Roman medals", year 1860, p. 359 to 363; "From the numismatics of Pescennius Niger", year 1867, p. 432 to 445), have largely contributed to the progress of Roman numismatics, and thereby to those of [portion appears to be missing] [French original says "à ceux de l'histoire de Rome sous les consuls et sous les empereurs" -- i.e., "to that of the history of Rome under the consuls and under the emperors"].

Mr. Cohen's cult of Rome and Roman numismatics, large as it was, was not exclusive. If he did not do for Greece what he did so successfully for Rome, it is not that he never thought of it, and it is to be regretted that he did not have time for accomplish certain projects which he had often told me about. He would certainly have done well in his honor, because he knew and appreciated the medals of Greece as well as those of Rome. Gallic medals and coins from the Middle Ages are perhaps the only major series which did not correspond to his predilection for classical art, or to his ideas of humanist of the old rock; but he was too wise to deny its historical importance.

To all the qualities I have just listed, Mr. Cohen added another, the first with us. He not only loved numismatics, he loved our dear Cabinet! It was with patriotic pride that he saw accumulate there the treasures due to the munificence of the State and to the gifts of amateurs, like Proper Dupré, the Duke of Luynes, the Viscount of Janzé, the Commander Opperman, the baron d'ailly. And what should not be forgotten, despite the number and diversity of occupations that filled his life, Mr. Cohen never forgot his duties to the State, and our inventory, including several volumes written by his hands, testifies the zeal with which he fulfilled his duties as a civil servant.

Alas! this excellent collaborator is no longer! He will no longer attend our intimate deliberations; he will not finish this second edition of his "Imperial Medals", of which the first volume, barely distributed carries the vintage of the year which saw him die!

Do mortals never live enough to see the accomplishment of their projects? Will it even be completed by another, this second edition? There is every reason to hope so. You will find the elements in his papers and on the margins of his copy; but it would be otherwise, we would not finish it, this second edition, nor would we publish that of his "Consular Medals" to which we hung and of which he sometimes spoke, than these two works, as he left, would be enough to keep his name alive as long as there are historians and archaeologists.

Among us, at the Medal Cabinet, the memory of Henry Cohen will always be alive. We will never open one of his books, we will never recognize its fine and clear writing on our registers, without a thought of regret for the precious collaborator, for the man of good company, the man of the [easy] [original French word is "faicle" (sic) -- probably "facile" was intended] and sure trade, with whom we have spent so many years!

May he rest in peace, the tireless worker!

[To the best of my ability, I have corrected the translation, and restored the apparently missing portions, by looking at the French original.]

 

Excellent thread and writeup

My Cohen #1


Germanicus, As - Posthumous issue of Caligula, in honour of his father (died AD 19)
Rome mint, AD 37-38
GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N, Bare head of Germanicus left
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large SC
10,64 gr
Ref : RCV #1821, Cohen #1



Plautilla, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 202
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and sceptre
3.5 gr, 18.9 mm
Ref : RCV #7065, RIC IV #363, Cohen #1



Orbiana, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 225
SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding double cornucopia and patera
3.08 gr
Ref : RSC # 1, Cohen # 1, RCV # 8191, RIC # 319



Aurelian and Severina, Double sestertius - Rome mint AD 274-275
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right
SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Severina right, on crescent
11.18 gr
Ref : Cohen # 1, RIC # 2, RCV # 11696



Vabalathus, Antoninianus - Antioch mint, 8th officina, AD 271-272
VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, Draped, laureate and diademed bust of Vabalathus right
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelianus right. H at exergue
2.45 gr
Ref : Cohen #1, RCV # 11718

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Yours may be a die match but the Cohen coin appears to be the Gonzaga specimen with eagle countermark.

My Cohen is only a #250 for Julia Domna but only was added in RIC as an 'a' number with an erroneous footnote that it was hybrid with reverse of Pescennius Niger. Please show me a Pescennius with the seated reverse. The British Museum now owns two of them. So do I.


This is Septimius Severus Cohen 1:


I'm uncertain if Julia Domna Cohen 1 exists. It is given as reverse AEQVITAS AVG which would be a Syrian mint using the reverse more usual for a male ruler. If anyone has it, please post. I do have the Alexandria mint AEQVITAS II which Cohen did not see unless his #1 was partial legend and he assumed the AVG. The error may have been copied from Wicsay (second post today where I used that name) since 'Paris' did not have it. This one is listed correctly in RIC.

 

Fun

Some notes notes on Gonzaga and the eagle countermark from CNG. A collection mark of the Gonzaga Family of Mantua. The collection was formed in the 15th century and the marks added by the early 17th century: an inlaid Gonzaga eagle, in silver for gold coins or in gold for silver and bronzes.

Jean Huguetan, 1647-1685 on his Voyage in Italy described the collection as "dispersees" and recognizable by a small eagle ("petit aigle")

 

Bingo! You certainly have an eagle eye RC.

Incredible match. It's giving us an idea of the precision and accuracy of the drawings. All the illustrations in Cohen's books were made by Leon Dardel, one of the greatest and talented artist in numismatic drawing of all times.

I would welcome your coin in my collection anytime

Thanks for the complement of informations. Never read this source before.

 

He sounds like a remarkable man. Thanks for the excellent post, and thanks to Donna for the translation and transcription too.

 

Perhaps we should add that Cohen is not hard to read for those who do not read French. The vocabulary is small enough that you can find coins easily. On the other hand, it will not prepare you to read anything else in the language.

 

Good informations. But a question for @dougsmit . VICTOR IVST AVG
are almost impossible to buy and you have 2. How possible it is?

 

Here's my recently acquired C. Coelius Caldus AR Denarius, sitting on its plate in my original edition of Cohen's Description Générale des Monnaies de la République Romaine, Communément Appellées Médailles Consulaires. The spectacular plates were the work of numismatic artist extraordinaire Dardel, whose exceptional line drawings graced many important numismatic books in the second half of the 19th century, including Borghesi, Babelon and Cohen, as well as auction catalogues by Hoffman. These veristic and detailed line drawings were state of the art at the time.

 

Both of mine came in large lots where the sellers had no respect for the coins and grouped them with coins of little interest. To get those two, I bought ~60 coins of which I kept ~10 and sold the others for a per coin loss. This requires looking at a great number of coins over several decades.

 

Bravo, Monsieur Cohen.



Here's a Julia Domna denarius, not illustrated in Cohen, but it's Cohen 137.


ATB,
Aidan.

 

he had a beard cuz the barber was closed is my guess

 

Thanks bunches

 

It is quite likely that Henry Cohen held this very coin, the only specimen of Cohen 32 that ever existed, in his own hands when he prepared the second edition of his work, as my Medallion´s listed owner at that time, Monsieur Rollin, was a personal friend of his.

 

Just ran across this thread while searching for something else and thought I'd add my coin which I believe illustrated by Dardel in Cohen.




Marcus Antonius, Lucius Antonius and L. Cocceius Nerva. AR Denarius (3.29g, 21mm, 2h), mint moving with Marcus Antonius 41. M·ANT·IMP·AVG III VIR·R·P·C·M NERVA PROQ·P Bare head of Marcus Antonius r. Rev. L·ANTONIVS COS Bare head of Lucius Antonius r. Babelon Antonia 48 and Cocceia 2. C 2. Sydenham 1185. Sear Imperators 246. Crawford 517/5a.

Provenance:

• Ex JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins Part III NAC Auction 78, May 26, 2014, Lot 513;
• Lanz Auction 26, December 5, 1983 Lot 423;
• Naville Auction XI, Levis, June 18-20, 1925, Lot 199;
• Etienne Bourgey, Don Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón, November 4-5, 1913, Lot 766;

• Likely illustrated by Dardel in Cohen Medailles Consulaires 1857, Plate 13 Cocceia 1