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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L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Laureate head of Apollo to right; O (control letter) behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reigns; X (control letter) above, L PISO FRVGI and V below. Crawford 340/1; RSC Calpurnia 11. 3.96gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with hints of blue iridescence on obverse.
Ex Lockdales, Auction 122, lot 1273. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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. 4.18gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Lustrous.
Ex Coincraft (R12200). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Roma to left; mark of value before, TAMPIL behind / Apollo in quadriga to right, holding bow, arrow, and branch, ROM[A] below horses, [M BAEBI Q F] in exergue. Crawford 236/1c; BMCRR Rome 935; RSC Baebia 12. 3.75gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
