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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P. Cornelius Sulla AR Denarius. 151 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding whip and reins; P • SVLA (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 205/1; BMCRR Rome 828; RSC Cornelia 1. 3.93gr, 18mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine. Well struck and attractively 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. -
Cn. Lucretius Trio AR Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Roma to right; TRIO downwards behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / The Dioscuri riding to right, each holding spear; CN•LVCR below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 237/1a; BMCRR Rome 929; RSC Lucretia 1. 3.50gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Bankers' marks.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
