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19th-century gold brooch set with a Roman Republic, L. Manlius Torquatus, silver denarius. Crawford 411/1b; Sydenham 835–836; Sear RCV I 362; Babelon Manlia 12. 6.81 grams, 25 mm



Acquired on the European art market.

BON EVENT LIBO, head of Bonus Eventus to right / PVTEAL SCRIBON, altar (Puteal Scribonianum), decorated with garland and two lyres; hammer at base. Crawford 416/1a. 6.06gr total, 35 mm; coin: 19mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Silver ring attached to silver bezel for suspension.

Acquired on the European art market.

Head of Sibylla to right, wearing ivy wreath; SIBYLLA below / Tripod surmounted by amphora between two stars; L • TORQAT downward to left, III • VIR upward to right; all within ornamented torque. Crawford 411/1a-b var. (border on obv.); Sydenham 836; Manlia 12a; BMCRR Rome 3514 corr. (no border on obv.); Kestner -; RBW -. 3.90gr, 18mm, 4h.

Good Very Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

P[ANSA], mask of bearded Pan to right / C•VIBIVS•C F[•C•N I]OVIS•AXVR, Jupiter Axurus seated to left, holding patera in his right hand and long sceptre with his left. Crawford 449/1a; Sydenham 947; Vibia 18; RBW 1571. 3.89gr, 19mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

PANSA, mask of bearded Pan to right / [C • VIBIVS • C F • C • N IO]VIS • AXVR, Jupiter Axurus seated to left, holding patera in his right hand and long sceptre with his left. Crawford 449/1a; RBW 1571; Sydenham 947; Babelon (Vibia) 18. 3.92gr, 17mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Toned.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

PANSA, mask of bearded Pan to right / C • VIBIV[S • C F • C • N IOVIS • AXVR], Jupiter Axurus seated to left, holding patera in his right hand and long sceptre with his left. Crawford 449/1a; RBW 1571; Sydenham 947; Babelon (Vibia) 18. 3.29gr, 18mm, 9h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Laureate head of Apollo to right; lyre behind / Diana standing facing, head to right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding two lighted long torches; P•CLODIVS downwards on right, M•F downwards on left. Crawford 494/23; CRI 184; BMCRR Rome 4290; RSC Claudia 15. 4.00gr, 18mm, 8h.

Good Very Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

TVRPILIANVS [III•VIR•], head of Liber to right, wearing ivy-wreath / [CAE]SAR AVGVSTVS•SIG[N•RECE•], bare-headed Parthian kneeling to right, extending in right hand a standard, to which is attached a vexillum marked X, and holding out left hand. RIC I 287; BMCRE 10; RSC 485. 3.89gr, 18mm, 2h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

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. 8.60gr, 25mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

From a UK private collection.

NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, head of Nero Claudius Drusus to left, wearing oak wreath / Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue to right between two trophies with seated and bound captives, the rider holding spear in his right hand; above and on architrave, DE GERM. For prototype: RIC 70; BMC 97; CBN 3; Cohen 2. 2.77gr, 19mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.

TI · CAESAR · DIVI · AVG · F · AVGVST · IMP · VIII, bare head to left / PONTIF · MAXIM · TRIBVN · POTEST · XXIIII around large S C. RIC 44; Cohen 25. 9.82gr, 30mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated to left, holding branch in right hand and winged caduceus in left. RIC II.1, 29; BMC 26; Cohen -. 3.13gr, 18mm, 7h.

Very Fine. Toned. Some scratches.

From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.