LOT 3558
L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio AR Denarius. 100 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Saturn to right; harpa behind, PISO CAEPIO Q around / Two quaestors seated to left on subsellium between two stalks of grain; AD • FRV • EMV EX • S • C in two lines below. Crawford 330/1a; BMCRR 1128; RSC Calpurnia 5; RBW -. Very Fine. Toned.(3.83gr, 19mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 3558
L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 67 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Bust of 'Vacuna' to right, wearing wreathed and crested helmet, bow and quiver on shoulder; cornucopia beneath chin, CESTIANVS behind, S•C before / Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, head to left; M•PLAE-TORIVS M•F•AED•CVR around. Crawford 409/1; BMCRR Rome 3596; RSC Plaetoria 4. 3.87gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light toning with hints of blue-gold iridescence.
Ex Spink. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
L. Marcius Philippus AR Denarius. 113-112 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Head of Philip V of Macedon to right, wearing diademed royal Macedonian helmet with goat horns; Roma monogram to upper left, Φ beneath chin / Equestrian statue to right on tablet inscribed L•PHILIPPVS, holding laurel branch; flower beneath horse, mark of value in exergue. Crawford 293/1; BMCRR Italy 532; Sydenham 551; RSC Marcia 12. 3.91gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred with a collectible deep old cabinet iridescent toning. Slight corrosion on reverse.
Ex cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 258. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
L. Julius Bursio AR Denarius. 85 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Male head to right, with attributes of Apollo, Mercury and Neptune; pitcher (control symbol) behind / Victory driving quadriga to right, holding reins and wreath; L•IVLI•BVRSIO in exergue. Crawford 352/1a; De Ruyter obv. die 232; BMCRR Rome 2504; RSC Julia 5. 3.82gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Cut to reverse.
From the LNB Collection of J Bursio Denarii. Ex Harlan J. Berk, Auction 157, 17 December 2007. Property of a London antiquarian.
