LOT 3533
Anonymous AR Denarius. 157-156 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving biga to right, holding reins and goad; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 197/1a; BMCRR Italy 428; RSC Anonymous 6. Near Very Fine.(3.74gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Lucius Appuleius Saturninus AR Denarius. 104 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Helmeted bust of Roma to left / Saturn driving quadriga to right, holding reins and harpa; H• (control mark) above, L SATVRN in exergue. Crawford 317/3a; cf. BMCRR Rome 1506. 3.89gr, 20mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Coincraft. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anonymous AE Semuncia. 217-215 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Semilibral standard. Head of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley to right; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. 6.69gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 817. Property of a London antiquarian. -
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.
