LOT 3280
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; control letter behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reigns; control letter(?) above, L • PISO • FRVGI below. Cf. Crawford 340/1. Good Fine.(3.37gr, 19mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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L. Procilius AR Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Laureate head of Jupiter to right; S • C downwards behind / Juno Sospita advancing to right, hurling spear and holding shield decorated with thunderbolt; serpent to right, L • PROCILI • F downwards in two lines to left. Crawford 379/1; BMCRR Rome 3147-9; RSC Procilia 1. 3.74gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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. 4.00gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus AR Denarius. 89 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bare head of King Tatius to right; TA monogram to right, SABIN to left / Rape of the Sabine Women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms; L•TITVRI below. Crawford 344/1a; RSC Tituria 1. 3.45gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
