LOT 3521
Cn. Lentulus Clodianus AR Quinarius. 88 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Jupiter to right / Victory standing to right, crowning trophy, CN LENT (partially ligate) in exergue. Crawford 345/2; RSC Cornelia 51; King 47. Near Very Fine. Rough surface.(1.45gr, 15mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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M. Marcius Mn. F. AR Denarius. 134 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; modius behind, mark of value beneath chin / Victory driving biga to right, holding whip and reins; M MARC RO-MA (MAR ligate) in two lines divided by two stalks of grain below. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500. 3.66gr, 19mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on cheek.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Cn. Lentulus Clodianus AR Quinarius. 88 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Jupiter to right / Victory standing to right, crowning trophy, CN LENT (partially ligate) in exergue. Crawford 345/2; RSC Cornelia 51; King 47. 1.45gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surface.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Struck 37-36 BC. Uncertain Sicilian mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
[MAG PIVS IMP IT]ER, bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus to right; to left, capis; to right, lituus / [PRÆF] above, CLAS • ET • ORÆ MARIT • EX • S C (MAR ligate) in two lines beneath Neptune standing to left, holding aplustre in his right hand and resting his right foot on prow; to left and right, the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions. Crawford 511/3a; Sydenham 1344; Babelon (Pompeia) 27; RBW 1785. 3.78gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Sharply struck with a lovely old cabinet tone.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993.
