LOT 3081
L. Furius Brocchus AR Denarius. 63 BC.
Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres to right; wheat-ear behind, barley grain before, III VIR across upper fields, BROCCHI below / Curule chair between fasces; L • FVRI CN • F in two lines above. Crawford 414/1; BMCRR Rome 3896; RSC Furia 23. Good Very Fine. Graffito on obverse. Old cabinet tone.(3.87gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx David Miller collection, a renowned Hertfordshire collector and numismatist.
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P. Crepusius AR Denarius. 82 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; sceptre and C(?) (control letter) behind, symbol before / Horseman to right, brandishing spear; control numeral behind, [P] CREPVS[I] in exergue. Cf. Crawford 361/1c; RSC Crepusia 1. 3.88gr, 17mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included). -
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III•VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; [C•HOSIDI•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. 3.83gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included). -
L. Livineius Regulus AR Denarius. 42 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rome mint. Head of L. Regulus to right; L REGVLVS behind, • P R • before / Curule chair, with single fasces on either side; [REGVLVS F] above, PRAEF • VR below. Crawford 494/31; CRI 180; BMCRR Rome 4261; RSC Livineia 8. 3.65gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
