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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael Stolt, post: 3622752, member: 100445&quot;]Received my most recent purchase yesterday. This is a type in the RRC 464 series I have been chasing for quiet some time and they are notoriously difficult to find in a condition suitable for my collection. The toning on this specimen is just sublime with blue/gold/red iridescence topped with a gorgeous old collection toning that has a slightly purple/brown tone. Did my best to capture this little colorful wonder, but as usually these are best enjoyed in hand <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971333[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.80 g). Rome mint.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Head of Sibyl Herophile right, hair elaborately decorated with jewels and enclosed in a sling, tied with bands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Sphinx seated right; T • CARISIVS above, III • VIR in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: Crawford 464/1</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Ex Aureo &amp; Calicó Auction 319 – Alba Longa, vol. I (7 November 2018), lot 223, Ex Sotheby&#039;s &quot;Greek and Roman coins&quot; (28 October 1993), lot 1385.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This evocative type demonstrates that Roman moneyers were quite familiar with the legends and coin types of obscure Greek cities. The city of Gergis in Troas, near the site of ancient Troy, was said to be the birthplace of the Sibyl Herophile, a priestess with prophetic powers. Coins of the city struck circa 350-300 BC depict a head of the Sibyl on the obverse and a seated sphinx, symbol of prophecy, on the reverse. The types are repeated here, surely intended as a nod to the Trojan origins of Julius Caesar&#039;s gens.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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