LOT 3560
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; ↆXVIIII (control numeral) behind / Horseman riding to right, carrying palm; ↆXXII above, L•PISO•FRVGI and Roma monogram in two lines below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 661; RSC Calpurnia 7. Very Fine.(3.90gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry (C4) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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C. Antestius AR Denarius. 146 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £107
Helmeted head of Roma to right; [C ANTESTI] behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, riding to right; below, dog to right, [ROMA] in exergue. Crawford 219/1e; BMCRR Rome 859; RSC Antestia 1. 3.74gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Light iridescent toning.
Ex Coincraft (R14137). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Sex. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Helmeted head of Roma to right; capis behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / She-wolf standing to right, head to left, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; to left, shepherd Faustulus standing to right, birds on fig tree behind; FOSTLVS downwards on left, SEX P[...] upwards on right, ROM[A] in exergue. Crawford 235/1c; cf. BMCRR Rome 927-928; RSC Pompeia 1a. 3.77gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 5 September 2014, lot 1132. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
L. Cassius Longinus AR Denarius. 60 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Veiled and draped bust of Vesta to left; Ƨ to left, calix to right / LONGIN • III • V, voter standing to left, dropping tablet inscribed V (Uti rogas) into cista to left. Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10. 3.73gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Light tone.
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 late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
