LOT 3592
Anonymous AE Semuncia. 217-215 BC. Rome mint.
Semilibral standard. Head of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley to right; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. Near Very Fine.(6.69gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 817.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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L. Cassius Longinus AR Denarius. 60 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Veiled and draped bust of Vesta to left; Ƨ to left, calix to right / LONGIN • III • V, voter standing to left, dropping tablet inscribed V (Uti rogas) into cista to left. Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10. 3.73gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Light tone.
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. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Laureate head of Apollo to right; head of antelope behind, three pellets beneath chin / Horseman galloping to right, carrying palm over shoulder and holding reins; L PISO FRVGI and stick below, X above. Crawford 340/1; BMCRR -; Sydenham 669g; RSC Calpurnia 11. 3.81gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. A sharply struck denarius with Apollo's portrait in high relief and finely detailed reverse. Nice old cabinet toning with hints of golden iridescence.
Ex cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 267. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
M. Atilius Saranus AR Denarius. 148 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Helmeted head of Roma to right; SARAN (partially ligate) behind, X beneath chin / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, riding to right; M•ATILI below, ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 214/1b; BMCRR Rome 679; RSC Atilia 9. 3.60gr, 20mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
