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Pub. Sulla AE As. 151 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above / Prow of galley to right, female head decorating prow-stem; P • SVLA above; I (mark of value) to right; [R]OMA below. Crawford 205/2; Sydenham 387; RBW 880. 25gr, 32mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
P. Licinius Nerva AR Denarius. 113-112 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted bust of Roma to left, holding shield and spear over shoulder; crescent above, ROMA upwards behind, mark of value before / Three citizens voting on comitium: one voter receives ballot from attendant below, another voter places ballot in cista; P • NERVA above. Crawford 292/1; BMCRR Italy 526-8; RSC Licinia 7. 2.81gr, 17mm, 2h.
Good.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancinus and Q. Urbinus AR Denarius. 111-110 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Helmeted bust of Roma to right; quadrangular device behind / Victory in triga to right, one horse looking back; AP•CL•T•MAL(ligate)•Q•VR(ligate) in exergue. Crawford 299/1a; RSC Claudia 2. 3.90gr, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Pleasant light cabinet toning with golden iridescence.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C5) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Allius Bala AR Denarius. 92 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Diademed female head to right; BALA behind, L (control letter) before / Diana in biga of stags to right, with quiver over shoulder, holding sceptre, reins and torch; grain ear beneath horses, C•ALLI in exergue, all within laurel wreath. Crawford 336/1c; RBW -; Sydenham 595; BMCRR -; RSC Allia 4. 3.90gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Coincraft (R12196). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anonymous AE Semis. Circa 1st century BC. Uncertain mint. Contemporary Spanish imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Laureate head of Saturn to right; S (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley to right; S (mark of value) above, crescent(?) before, ROMA below. ACIP 2659 var. (not crescent before); Crawford 56/3 var. (same). 9.06gr, 23mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Clear ROMA, earthy olive patina. Extremely rare variety.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.1/16587, with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Augustus Fourrée Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Augustus, bareheaded and togate, seated to left on curule chair set on dais, extending his right hand toward two soldiers, each carrying parazonia and presenting laurel branches in their right hands; IMP • X in exergue. For prototype: RIC 165a; Lyon 13; RSC 133; BMCRE 445-6 = BMCRR Gaul 157-8; BN 1366-9. 2.98gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Augustus AE Dupondius. 16 BC. Rome mint. C. Gallius Lupercus, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
C • GALLIVS • LVPERCVS • III VIR • A • A • A • F • F •, large S C / AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST in three lines within wreath. RIC 378; BN 421. 10.22gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. Tribute Penny type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
[TI CAESAR DIVI] AVG F AVGVST[VS], laureate head to right / [PONTIF] MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, holding inverted spear and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 28 corr. (ornamented legs); Lyon 146; RSC 16b. 3.38gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Tiberius Fourrée Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. Tribute Penny type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
[...] AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF [...], Livia (as Pax) seated to right, holding sceptre and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. For prototype: RIC I 30; Lyon 152; RSC 16a. 3.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Caligula AE As. AD 37-8. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head to left / VESTA, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated to left on throne, holding patera and transverse sceptre; S C across fields. RIC 38; Cohen 27; BMCRE 46. 9.98gr, 29mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Claudius I AE As. AD 50-54. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head to left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas, draped, standing facing, head to right, holding pileus in right hand and with left outstretched; S C across fields. RIC I 113; BMCRE 204. 11.39gr, 29mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Claudius AE As. Struck circa AD 41-50. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head to left / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Minerva standing to left, in military dress, leaning on sceptre held in left hand; S C across fields. RIC I 95; BMC 140. 11.22gr, 29mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.