LOT 3553
L. Flaminius Chilo AR Denarius. 109-108 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) beneath chin, ROMA behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins and wreath; L•FLAMI[NI] below, [CILO] in exergue. Crawford 302/1; BMCRR Italy 537; RSC Flaminia 1. Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.89gr, 19mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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. -
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right; C (control letter) above, ROMA downwards behind / Hercules standing to left, strangling the Nemean lion; club at feet, bow and arrows in bow-case to lower left, C (control letter) on upper left, C•POBLICI•Q•F upwards on right. Crawford 380/1; BMCRR Rome 2898; Sydenham 768; RSC Poblicia 9 corr. (reverse legend). 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C7) (seller's ticket included). 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.
