LOT 3576
C. Allius Bala AR Denarius. 92 BC. Rome mint.
Diademed female head to right; BALA behind, L (control letter) before / Diana in biga of stags to right, with quiver over shoulder, holding sceptre, reins and torch; grain ear beneath horses, C•ALLI in exergue, all within laurel wreath. Crawford 336/1c; RBW -; Sydenham 595; BMCRR -; RSC Allia 4. Very Fine. Rare.(3.90gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft (R12196).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Roma to left; mark of value before, TAMPIL behind / Apollo in quadriga to right, holding bow, arrow, and branch, ROM[A] below horses, [M BAEBI Q F] in exergue. Crawford 236/1c; BMCRR Rome 935; RSC Baebia 12. 3.75gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Q. Fabius Labeo AR Denarius. 124 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) beneath chin, ROMA downwards behind, LABEO upwards before / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, holding reins and sceptre and throwing thunderbolt; prow of galley below, Q•FABI in exergue. Crawford 273/1; BMCRE Italy 494-6; RSC Fabia 1. 3.88gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Toned. Banker's mark on obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio AR Denarius. 100 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of Saturn to right; harpa behind, PISO CAEPIO Q around / Two quaestors seated to left on subsellium between two stalks of grain; AD • FRV • EMV EX • S • C in two lines below. Crawford 330/1a; BMCRR 1128; RSC Calpurnia 5; RBW -. 3.83gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
