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LOT 2888
Anonymous AE Semis. Circa 1st century BC. Uncertain mint. Contemporary Spanish imitation.
Laureate head of Saturn to right; S (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley to right; S (mark of value) above, crescent(?) before, ROMA below. ACIP 2659 var. (not crescent before); Crawford 56/3 var. (same). Very Fine. Clear ROMA, earthy olive patina. Extremely rare variety.(9.06gr, 23mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.1/16587, with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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P. Licinius Nerva AR Denarius. 113-112 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted bust of Roma to left, holding shield and spear over shoulder; crescent above, ROMA upwards behind, mark of value before / Three citizens voting on comitium: one voter receives ballot from attendant below, another voter places ballot in cista; P • NERVA above. Crawford 292/1; BMCRR Italy 526-8; RSC Licinia 7. 2.81gr, 17mm, 2h.
Good.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Anonymous AE Triens. After 211 BC. Uncertain mint. Unmarked series.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Helmeted head of Minerva to right; four pellets (mark of value) above / Prow of galley to right; ROMA above, four pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 56/4; Sydenham 143b; BMCRR Rome 245; RBW 205. 7.28gr, 22mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 897. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd, Auction 89, 12 May 2024, lot 394. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Anonymous AE Semis. Circa 1st century BC. Uncertain mint. Contemporary Spanish imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Laureate head of Saturn to right; S (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley to right; S (mark of value) above, crescent(?) before, ROMA below. ACIP 2659 var. (not crescent before); Crawford 56/3 var. (same). 9.06gr, 23mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Clear ROMA, earthy olive patina. Extremely rare variety.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.1/16587, with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
