LOT 3569
C. Naevius Balbus AR Serrate Denarius. 79 BC. Rome mint.
Diademed bust of Venus to right; S•C behind / Victory in triga to right; LXXVII(?) (control numeral) above, C NAE • BA[LB] (partially ligate) in exergue. Crawford 382/1b; RSC Naevia 6. Near Very Fine.(3.37gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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T. Cloelius AR Denarius. 128 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted head of Roma to right; wreath behind; [ROMA] below / Victory in biga to right holding reins in both hands; corn-ear below; T•CLOVLI in exergue. Crawford 260/1; RSC Cloulia 1. 3.00gr, 17mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry (H7) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
L. Antestius Gragulus AR Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value before, GRAG behind / Jupiter driving quadriga to right, holding reins, thunderbolt and sceptre; L ANTES (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 238/1; BMCRR Rome 976; RSC Antestia 9. 2.74gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right; C (control letter) above, ROMA downwards behind / Hercules standing to left, strangling the Nemean lion; club at feet, bow and arrows in bow-case to lower left, C (control letter) on upper left, C•POBLICI•Q•F upwards on right. Crawford 380/1; BMCRR Rome 2898; Sydenham 768; RSC Poblicia 9 corr. (reverse legend). 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C7) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
