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LOT 3279
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 downwards in left field, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 335/1b; BMCRR Italy 730; RSC Poblicia 3, Postumia 3 and Caecilia 45; RBW 1201. Near Extremely Fine. Nicely toned.(3.92gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3279
C. Poblicius Malleolus, A. Postumius Sp. f. Albinus and L. Metellus AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus AR Denarius. 58 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Nabataean king Aretas kneeling to right, holding reins and olive branch before camel standing to right; M SCAVR above, EX SC to either side of camel, REX ARETAS in exergue / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt; P HVPSAE AED CVR in two lines above; CAPTV upward to right; C HVPSAE COS PREIVE in two lines in exergue. Crawford 422/1b var. (obv AED CVR missing); cf. Roma, e-33, 403. 3.93gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Q. Curtius and M. Sergius Silus AR Denarius. 116-115 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind, Q • CVRT upwards before / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre; lituus above, M SILA (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 285/2; BMCRR Italy 482 var. (tablet); RSC Curtia 2. 3.80gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Cn. Lucretius Trio AR Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Roma to right; TRIO downwards behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / The Dioscuri riding to right, each holding spear; CN•LVCR below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 237/1a; BMCRR Rome 929; RSC Lucretia 1. 3.50gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Bankers' marks.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
