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. 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. -
Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. Mn. n. AR Serrate Denarius. 71 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Helmeted bust of Virtus to right; VIRTVS upwards before, III VIR downwards behind / Consul Manius Aquillius standing facing, head to right, holding shield and raising slumped Sicilian by arm; ꟿ AQVIL upwards to right, ꟿ•F•ꟿ N downwards to left, SICIL in exergue. Crawford 401/1; BMCRR Rome 3366; RSC Aquillia 2. 3.96gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Old cabinet toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices. 'H' graffito on Virtus' helmet.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y3) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anonymous AE Semuncia. 217-215 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Semilibral standard. Head of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley to right; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. 6.69gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 817. Property of a London antiquarian.
