LOT 3568
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
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). Very Fine.(3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry (C7) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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C. Fonteius AR Denarius. 114-113 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Laureate, janiform heads of the Dioscuri; O to left and mark of value to right, five pellets below / Galley to left with three rowers, gubernator at stern; C•FONT (NT ligate) above, ROMA below. Crawford 290/1; BMCRR Italy 608; RSC Fonteia 1. 3.87gr, 19mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Old cabinet tone over lustrous metal. Edge chipped.
Ex cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 256 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus AR Denarius. 128 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value behind / Pax driving galloping biga to right, holding olive branch, sceptre, and reins; elephant's head wearing bell and ROMA below. Crawford 262/1; BMCRR Rome 1044; RSC Caecilia 38. 3.87gr, 17mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (H5) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The moneyer's father Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus defeated the Macedonian pretender Andriscus in 148 BC. -
P. Furius Crassipes AR Denarius. 84 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Turreted head of Cybele to right; AED•CVR [and foot upwards] behind / Curule chair inscribed P•FOVRIVS; CRASS[IPES] in exergue. Crawford 356/1a; BMCRR Rome 2604; RSC Furia 20. 3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
Ex Coincraft. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
