LOT 3575
L. Cassius Longinus AR Denarius. 60 BC. Rome mint.
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. Very Fine. Light tone.(3.73gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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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. -
Q. Minucius Thermus M. f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Helmeted head of Mars to left / Two warriors in combat, one on left protecting fallen comrade; Q•THERM•M[F] (THE and MF ligate) in exergue. Crawford 319/1; BMCRR Italy 653; RSC Minucia 19; RBW 1174. 3.89gr, 20mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex cgb.fr. (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 69 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Male head to right, with flowing hair; hook(?) behind / Winged caduceus; M PLA[ETORI] to left, CEST EX • S • C to right. Crawford 405/5; cf. BMCRR Rome 3565. 3.58gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
