LOT 3557
C. Fabius C. f. Hadrianus AR Denarius. 102 BC. Rome mint.
Turreted and veiled head of Cybele to right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; EX•A•PV (EX Avctoritate PVblica) upwards to left / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in left hand and goad in right; • over D beneath horses, and stork standing to right; C•FAB[I•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 322/1b; RSC Fabia 14. Very Fine.(3.84gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry (Y6) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'Ex Avctoritate Pvblica' means that the silver or gold money so inscribed had been struck by public authority.
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A. Plautius AR Denarius. 55 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Turreted head of Cybele to right; A•PLAVTIVS downwards before, AED•CVR•S•C downwards behind / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling to right, holding reins of camel standing to right behind, and offering up olive branch; [IV]DAEVS upwards before, BACC[HI]V[S] in exergue. Crawford 431/1; BMCRR Rome 3916-9; RSC Plautia 13. 3.37gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Lustrous metal.
Ex Michael Trenerry (G11) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Servilius M. f. AR Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Helmeted head of Roma to right; wreath and mark of value behind, ROMA below / The Dioscuri galloping in opposite directions, heads reverted, holding spears; two stars above, C•SERVEILI•M•F in exergue. Crawford 239/1; BMCRR Italy 540; RSC Servilia 1. 3.89gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Wonderful old cabinet toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices.
Ex John Quinn Collection. Ex Michael Trenerry (Y9) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
A. Postumius A. f. Sp. n. Albinus AR Serrate Denarius. 81 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Draped bust of Diana to right; bow and quiver over shoulder, bucranium above / Lighted altar on rock, bull to left, togate figure to right holding aspergillum over bull; A•POST A•F S•N ALBIN (partially ligate) around. Crawford 372/1; BMCRR Rome 2836; RSC Postumia 7. 4.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Lightly cleaned.
Ex Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb), Auction - Sale 122, 2 April 2014, lot 18. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
