LOT 3539
L. Antestius Gragulus AR Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value before, GRAG behind / Jupiter driving quadriga to right, holding reins, thunderbolt and sceptre; L ANTES (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 238/1; BMCRR Rome 976; RSC Antestia 9. Near Very Fine.(2.74gr, 19mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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C. Poblicius Malleolus, A. Postumius Sp. f. Albinus and L. Metellus AR Denarius. 96 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head of Apollo to right; [star below, A•ALB•S•F upwards before, L•METEL downwards behind] / Roma seated to left on pile of shields, holding sword and spear, being crowned by Victory standing behind; C MALL (partially ligate) downwards in left field, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 335/1b; BMCRR Italy 730; RSC Poblicia 3, Postumia 3 and Caecilia 45; RBW 1201. 3.51gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
M. Atilius Saranus AR Denarius. 148 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Helmeted head of Roma to right; SARAN (partially ligate) behind, X beneath chin / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, riding to right; M•ATILI below, ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 214/1b; BMCRR Rome 679; RSC Atilia 9. 3.60gr, 20mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anonymous AR Denarius. 157-156 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving biga to right, holding reins and goad; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 197/1a; BMCRR Italy 428; RSC Anonymous 6. 3.74gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
