LOT 3516
Anonymous AE Sextans. 214-212 BC. Luceria mint. L series.
Head of Mercury to right, two pellets (mark of value) above / Prow to right, ROMA above, L between two pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 43/4; Sydenham 128. Good Very Fine. Attractive light green patina.(10.27gr, 24mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Anonymous AE Sextans. 214-212 BC. Luceria mint. L series.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Head of Mercury to right, two pellets (mark of value) above / Prow to right, ROMA above, L between two pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 43/4; Sydenham 128. 10.27gr, 24mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Attractive light green patina.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius AR Denarius. 49 BC. Military mint moving with Pompey.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Head of Apollo to right, hair tied with band; star below, Q•SICINIVS before, III•VIR behind / Club upright, on which hangs lion's skin, arrow on left, bow on right; C•CORONIVS downwards on right, •PR•S•C upwards on left. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; BMCRR East 24-8; RSC Sicinia 1. 3.80gr, 18mm, 2h.
Extremely Fine. Sharply struck issue with attractive iridescent toning.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
Struck by Sicinius for the use of the fleet commanded by Coponius in the East, which was in support of Pompey, the formula S C was added to give the appearance of the coins being issued under Senatorial authority. -
M. Marcius Mn. F. AR Denarius. 134 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; modius behind, mark of value beneath chin / Victory driving biga to right, holding whip and reins; M MARC RO-MA (MAR ligate) in two lines divided by two stalks of grain below. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500. 3.66gr, 19mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on cheek.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
