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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L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head of Apollo to right; ↆXVIIII (control numeral) behind / Horseman riding to right, carrying palm; ↆXXII above, L•PISO•FRVGI and Roma monogram in two lines below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 661; RSC Calpurnia 7. 3.90gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C4) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mn. Aemilius Lepidus AR Denarius. 114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate bust of Roma to right; star behind, ROMA (partially ligate) upwards before / Three arches on which stands equestrian statue; horseman wearing cuirass and wreath, holding spear; MN•AEMILIO (partially ligate) around, LEP between arches. Crawford 291/1; BMCRR Italy 590; RSC Aemilia 7. 3.88gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica. Privately purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 3 February 1973. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Q. Lutatius Cerco AR Denarius. 109-108 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head of Roma (or Mars) to right, wearing helmet decorated with plume and stars; ROMA above, star (mark of value) behind, CERCO before / Galley to right with head of Roma on prow; Q•LVTATI (VT ligate) Q in two lines above; all within oak wreath. Crawford 305/1; BMCRR Italy 636; RSC 2. 3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Attractively toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
