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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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. -
C. Naevius Balbus AR Serrate Denarius. 79 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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. 3.37gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Sex. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Helmeted head of Roma to right; capis behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / She-wolf standing to right, head to left, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; to left, shepherd Faustulus standing to right, birds on fig tree behind; FOSTLVS downwards on left, SEX P[...] upwards on right, ROM[A] in exergue. Crawford 235/1c; cf. BMCRR Rome 927-928; RSC Pompeia 1a. 3.77gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 5 September 2014, lot 1132. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
