LOT 3559
C. Poblicius Malleolus, A. Postumius Sp. f. Albinus and L. Metellus AR Denarius. 96 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; [star below, A•ALB•S•F upwards before, L•METEL downwards behind] / Roma seated to left on pile of shields, holding sword and spear, being crowned by Victory standing behind; C MALL (partially ligate) downwards in left field, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 335/1b; BMCRR Italy 730; RSC Poblicia 3, Postumia 3 and Caecilia 45; RBW 1201. Near Very Fine.(3.51gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 3559
C. Poblicius Malleolus, A. Postumius Sp. f. Albinus and L. Metellus AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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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. -
L. Plautius Plancus AR Denarius. 47 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £507
Head of Medusa facing, with coiled snake on either side; L•PLAVTIVS below / Aurora flying to right, conducting the four horses of the sun and holding palm frond; PLANCVS below. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; BMCRR Rome 4004; RSC Plautia 15. 3.85gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Amazing dark old cabinet toning. Banker's marks on obverse.
Ex Coincraft (R12616). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mn. Aemilius Lepidus AR Denarius. 114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate bust of Roma to right; star behind, ROMA (partially ligate) upwards before / Three arches on which stands equestrian statue; horseman wearing cuirass and wreath, holding spear; MN•AEMILIO (partially ligate) around, LEP between arches. Crawford 291/1; BMCRR Italy 590; RSC Aemilia 7. 3.88gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica. Privately purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 3 February 1973. Property of a London antiquarian.
