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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C. Poblicius Malleolus, A. Postumius Sp. f. Albinus and L. Metellus AR Denarius. 96 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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 downwards in left field, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 335/1b; BMCRR Italy 730; RSC Poblicia 3, Postumia 3 and Caecilia 45; RBW 1201. 3.92gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Nicely toned.
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. -
L. Farsuleius Mensor AR Denarius. 75 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Diademed and draped bust of Libertas to right; S•C and MENSOR upwards before, pileus and LXXIII (control number) behind / Roma standing facing in biga to right, holding reins and spear, assisting togate figure to mount into the chariot; scorpion below horses, L•FARSVLEI in exergue. Crawford 392/1b; RSC Farsuleia 2; BMCRR Rome 3311. 3.79gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
L. Memmius Galeria AR Serrate Denarius. 106 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Laureate bust of Saturn to left; S • (control mark) before, ROMA and harpa behind / Venus driving biga to right; above, Cupid flying to left with laurel wreath, L • MEMMI GAL in two lines in exergue. Crawford 313/1c; BMCRR Rome -; RSC Memmia 2a. 3.98gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Old toning with golden iridescence.
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.
