LOT 3064
L. Antestius Gragulus AR Denarius. 136 BC.
Rome mint. GRAG, helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value beneath chin / L ANTES (ANTE ligate) beneath Jupiter, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, driving galloping quadriga to right; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 238/1; Sydenham 451; Antestia 9; RBW 980. Very Fine.(3.77gr, 18mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III•VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; [C•HOSIDI•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. 3.83gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included). -
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; control mark before / Nude horseman riding to right, carrying palm; [L] PISO FRVGI N: below. Crawford 340/1; cf. Sydenham 665; RSC Calpurnia 7. 4.07gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Banker's mark to obverse.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
This type refers to the Ludi Apollinares games which were established in BC 212 the annual celebration of which was proposed by an ancestor of the moneyer, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. -
L. Furius Brocchus AR Denarius. 63 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres to right; wheat-ear behind, barley grain before, III VIR across upper fields, BROCCHI below / Curule chair between fasces; L • FVRI CN • F in two lines above. Crawford 414/1; BMCRR Rome 3896; RSC Furia 23. 3.87gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Graffito on obverse. Old cabinet tone.
Ex David Miller collection, a renowned Hertfordshire collector and numismatist.
