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Q. Marcius Libo AR Denarius. 148 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value beneath chin, LIBO downwards behind / The Dioscuri riding to right; Q•MARC (partially ligate) beneath horses, ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 215/1; BMCRR Rome 700; RSC Marcia 1. 4.11gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Jesus Vico S.A., Auction 160, 14 December 2021, lot 348. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
C. Servilius M. f. AR Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Roma to right; wreath and mark of value(?) behind, [ROMA below] / The Dioscuri galloping in opposite directions, heads reverted, holding spears; two stars above; C•SERVEILI• M•F in exergue. Crawford 239/1; BMCRR Italy 540; RSC Servilia 1. 3.33gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Repaired.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus AR Denarius. 116-115 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Helmeted head of Roma to right, curl on left shoulder; X (mark of value) to left; ROMA before / Jupiter, holding laurel branch and thunderbolt, driving triumphal quadriga to right; C N DOM[I] in exergue. Crawford 285/1; Sydenham 535; Domitia 7; RBW -. 3.85gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Q. Thermus M.f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Mars to left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / [Q • ]THERM • M F (partially ligate), two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; RBW 1174. 3.61gr, 20mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right; control mark before / L PISO FRVGI XCV, horseman galloping to right, holding palm. Crawford 340/1. 3.72gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
L. Marcius Censorinus AR Denarius. 82 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right; lituus(?) before / L • CENSOR, Marsyas standing to left, looking up, right hand raised over his head, and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column bearing statue on top; F in right field. Crawford 363/1a. 3.91gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare control mark.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
L. Manlius Torquatus. Denarius AR. 65 BC.
Estimate: £1,500 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
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. -
L. Scribonius Libo AR Denarius. 62 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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. -
L. Torquatus AR Denarius. 58 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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. -
C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus AR Denarius. 48 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus AR Denarius. 48 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus AR Denarius. 48 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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.
