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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C. Naevius Balbus AR Serrate Denarius. 79 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Diademed bust of Venus to right; S•C behind / Victory in triga to right; LXXVII(?) (control numeral) above, C NAE • BA[LB] (partially ligate) in exergue. Crawford 382/1b; RSC Naevia 6. 3.37gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Anonymous AR Denarius. 211-208 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Dioscuri riding to right, each holding spear, star above each head; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 44/5; BMCRR Rome 1; RSC 2. 3.51gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y1) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right; C (control letter) above, ROMA downwards behind / Hercules standing to left, strangling the Nemean lion; club at feet, bow and arrows in bow-case to lower left, C (control letter) on upper left, C•POBLICI•Q•F upwards on right. Crawford 380/1; BMCRR Rome 2898; Sydenham 768; RSC Poblicia 9 corr. (reverse legend). 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C7) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
