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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Mn. Cordius Rufus AR Denarius. 46 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. RVFVS • III • V[IR], jugate heads of the Dioscuri to right, wearing laureate pilei surmounted by stars / MN(ligate) • CORDIVS, Venus standing to left, holding scales in right hand and sceptre in left, with Cupid perched on her shoulder. Crawford 463/1a; RBW 1606; Sydenham 976C; Babelon (Cordia) 1. 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection. -
L. Antestius Gragulus AR Denarius. 136 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. GRAG, helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value beneath chin / L ANTES (ANTE ligate) beneath Jupiter, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, driving galloping quadriga to right; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 238/1; Sydenham 451; Antestia 9; RBW 980. 3.77gr, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection. -
Matienus AR Denarius. 179-170 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri riding to right; MAT ligate and ROMA in partial tablet below. Crawford 162/2a; BMCRR Italy 399; RSC Matiena 2. 3.36gr, 18mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Some deposits. Toned with golden and blue iridescence around the devices on both sides.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection.
