LOT 3080
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC.
Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III•VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; [C•HOSIDI•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. Good Very Fine.(3.83gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
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M. Cipius AR Denarius. 115-114 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; M • CIPI • M • F before, X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins and palm branch; rudder below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; BMCRR Italy 522-3; RSC Cipia 1. 3.87gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Porous surfaces.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Q. Fufius Kalenus and Mucius Cordus AR Serrate Denarius. 70 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint. Jugate heads of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet, to right; KALENI below, HO behind, VIRT (RT ligate) before / Italia standing to right and holding cornucopiae, Roma standing to left, foot on globe and holding sceptre, clasping hands; winged caduceus and ITAL monogram behind Italia, RO behind Roma, CORDI in exergue. Crawford 403/1; BMCRR Rome 3358; RSC Fufia 1. 3.72gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria (collector's ticket included). Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 930 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
C. Marius C. f. Capito AR Serrate Denarius. 81 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rome mint. CAPIT • LXXVIII (control numeral) behind, cornucopia beneath chin / Ploughman with yoke of oxen to left; LXXVIII (control numeral) above, C • MARI • C • [F] S • C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 378/1c; RSC Maria 9. 3.88gr, 19mm, 9h.
Extremely Fine.
This coin published in Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP), processed clippings, 378-8_od. From the collection of Z.P., Austria (collector's ticket included). Ex Numismatica Varesi, Auction 28, 10 November 1998, lot 155. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 958 (company's tickets included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
