LOT 4065
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; mark of value to left; A beneath chin / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm frond and reins; M• above; L PISO FRVGI below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 671; Calpurnia 11a. Near Very Fine.(3.50gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4065
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Q. Antonius Balbus AR Serrate Denarius. 83-82 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Laureate head of Jupiter to right; S•C behind, R (control letter) before / Victory driving quadriga to right, holding reins, wreath, and palm frond; Q•ANTO•BALB PR (partially ligate) in two lines in exergue. Crawford 364/1c; Sydenham 742a; Albert 1242; RSC Antonia 1b. 3.80gr, 19mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine. Obverse slightly off-centre. Iridescent toning.
Acquired from Vaughn Rare Coin Gallery, London, 10 July 2011. Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius AR Denarius. 49 BC. Military mint moving with Pompey.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Head of Apollo to right, hair tied with band; star below, Q•SICINIVS before, III•VIR behind / Club upright, on which hangs lion's skin, arrow on left, bow on right; C•CORONIVS downwards on right, •PR•S•C upwards on left. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; BMCRR East 24-8; RSC Sicinia 1. 3.80gr, 18mm, 2h.
Extremely Fine. Sharply struck issue with attractive iridescent toning.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
Struck by Sicinius for the use of the fleet commanded by Coponius in the East, which was in support of Pompey, the formula S C was added to give the appearance of the coins being issued under Senatorial authority. -
Mn. Fonteius C. f. AR Denarius. 85 BC. Rome mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £263
Laureate head of Apollo Veiovis to right, thunderbolt below; MN•FONTEI•C•F (partially ligate) behind, monogram below chin / Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat standing to right, pilei of the Dioscuri above; thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1a; BMCRR Rome 2476; RSC Fonteia 9. 4.01gr, 20mm, 3h.
About Extremely Fine. Superb old cabinet tone with iridescent highlights.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 759. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
