LOT 3536
C. Renius AR Denarius. 138 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Juno Caprotina driving biga of goats to right; C•REN[I] below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 231/1; BMCRR Rome 885; RSC Renia 1. Good Very Fine.(3.65gr, 17mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft (R11233).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 69 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Male head to right, with flowing hair; hook(?) behind / Winged caduceus; M PLA[ETORI] to left, CEST EX • S • C to right. Crawford 405/5; cf. BMCRR Rome 3565. 3.58gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
C. Fabius C. f. Hadrianus AR Denarius. 102 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Turreted and veiled head of Cybele to right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; EX•A•PV (EX Avctoritate PVblica) upwards to left / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in left hand and goad in right; • over D beneath horses, and stork standing to right; C•FAB[I•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 322/1b; RSC Fabia 14. 3.84gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y6) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'Ex Avctoritate Pvblica' means that the silver or gold money so inscribed had been struck by public authority. -
Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius AR Denarius. 111-110 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Helmeted head of Roma to right; quadrangular device behind / Victory driving triga to right; AP•CL•T•MAL(ligate)•Q[•VR] in exergue. Crawford 299/1a; BMCRR Rome 1290; RSC Claudia 2. 3.91gr, 18mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y5) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
