LOT 2687
Ancient Roman Republican Coins - Murena - AE As 169-158 B.C.
Obv: head of Janus with value mark I above. Rev: MVRENA ROMA legend (MVRENA partly ligate) above and beneath prow right. Fine.(31.69 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old North American collection.
Acquired from Hesperia Art, New York, USA, in the 1960s.
Property of a Harrow, UK gentleman.
With a coin ticket and packet.
Crawford 186.1 variant (different letters ligate); BMC 806 variant (ditto).
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Ancient Roman Republican Coins - L Marcius Censorinus - Marsyas AR Denarius 82 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo right. Rev: satyr Marsyas walking left with right arm raised and wine-skin over left shoulder, with column behind; L CENSOR before. 3.89 grams.
Very fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Roman Republican Coins - Anonymous Issue - Roma AE Uncia 211-206 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rome mint. Obv: helmeted head of Roma right, one dot behind head. Rev: ROMA above prow of galley right, one dot below. 3.65 grams.
Very fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Roman Republican Coins - L Marcius Philippus - Ancus Marcius AR Denarius 56 B.C.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Rome mint. Obv: diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind and ANCVS below. Rev: Aqua Marcia aqueduct of five arches surmounted by equestrian statue right with flower below; AQVA MAR with MAR in monogram within arches and PHILIPPVS left. 4.01 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Ex UK private collection.
