LOT 3561
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; head of antelope behind, three pellets beneath chin / Horseman galloping to right, carrying palm over shoulder and holding reins; L PISO FRVGI and stick below, X above. Crawford 340/1; BMCRR -; Sydenham 669g; RSC Calpurnia 11. Near Extremely Fine. A sharply struck denarius with Apollo's portrait in high relief and finely detailed reverse. Nice old cabinet toning with hints of golden iridescence.(3.81gr, 18mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 267.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anonymous AE Semuncia. 217-215 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Semilibral standard. Head of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley to right; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. 6.69gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 817. Property of a London antiquarian. -
P. Furius Crassipes AR Denarius. 84 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Turreted head of Cybele to right; AED•CVR [and foot upwards] behind / Curule chair inscribed P•FOVRIVS; CRASS[IPES] in exergue. Crawford 356/1a; BMCRR Rome 2604; RSC Furia 20. 3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
Ex Coincraft. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Q. Lutatius Cerco AR Denarius. 109-108 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head of Roma (or Mars) to right, wearing helmet decorated with plume and stars; ROMA above, star (mark of value) behind, CERCO before / Galley to right with head of Roma on prow; Q•LVTATI (VT ligate) Q in two lines above; all within oak wreath. Crawford 305/1; BMCRR Italy 636; RSC 2. 3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Attractively toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
