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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Furius Purpurio AR Denarius. 169-158 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Luna driving biga to right; PVR beneath horses, murex shell above, ROMA within linear frame in exergue. Crawford 187/1; BMCRR Italy 420; RSC Furia 13. 4.08gr, 17mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. Light cabinet tone. Flan cracks.
Ex Numismatica Varesi. From the Terner collection (collector's ticket included). Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 823 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
From Roma Numismatics' footnote: The murex shell symbol makes a punning allusion to the moneyer's name. The shells, found mainly around the southern Mediterranean coastline, were left to decompose and the purple ink which resulted was used to make purple dye. This dye was highly valued throughout the ancient world, and used in Rome to colour the senatorial togas. -
Mn. Cordius Rufus AR Denarius. 46 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. RVFVS • III • V[IR], jugate heads of the Dioscuri to right, wearing laureate pilei surmounted by stars / MN(ligate) • CORDIVS, Venus standing to left, holding scales in right hand and sceptre in left, with Cupid perched on her shoulder. Crawford 463/1a; RBW 1606; Sydenham 976C; Babelon (Cordia) 1. 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection. -
L. Procilius AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita to right, wearing goat-skin headdress; S • C behind / Juno Sospita, hurling spear and holding shield decorated with thunderbolt, in biga to right; serpent beneath horses, L • PROCILI • F in exergue. Crawford 379/2; BMCRR Rome 3150-1; RSC Procilia 2. 3.84gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection.
