LOT 3577
A. Plautius AR Denarius. 55 BC. Rome mint.
Turreted head of Cybele to right; A•PLAVTIVS downwards before, AED•CVR•S•C downwards behind / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling to right, holding reins of camel standing to right behind, and offering up olive branch; [IV]DAEVS upwards before, BACC[HI]V[S] in exergue. Crawford 431/1; BMCRR Rome 3916-9; RSC Plautia 13. Good Very Fine. Lustrous metal.(3.37gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry (G11) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Mn. Aemilius Lepidus AR Denarius. 114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate bust of Roma to right; star behind, ROMA (partially ligate) upwards before / Three arches on which stands equestrian statue; horseman wearing cuirass and wreath, holding spear; MN•AEMILIO (partially ligate) around, LEP between arches. Crawford 291/1; BMCRR Italy 590; RSC Aemilia 7. 3.88gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica. Privately purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 3 February 1973. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Q. Thermus M.f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Mars to left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Q•THERM•MF (THE and MF 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. 3.81gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Beautiful iridescent toning with amber backlight.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III•VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; C HOSIDI C F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. 3.88gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Detailed depiction of the Calydonian boar. Pleasant toning.
Ex Spink, 14004, lot 1117. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
