LOT 3494
L. Scribonius Libo AR Denarius. 62 BC. Rome mint.
BON EVENT LIBO, head of Bonus Eventus to right / PVTEAL SCRIBON, altar (Puteal Scribonianum), decorated with garland and two lyres; hammer at base. Crawford 416/1a. Very Fine. Silver ring attached to silver bezel for suspension.1 3/8 in. (6.06gr total, 35 mm; coin: 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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L. Torquatus AR Denarius. 58 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Head of Sibylla to right, wearing ivy wreath; SIBYLLA below / Tripod surmounted by amphora between two stars; L • TORQAT downward to left, III • VIR upward to right; all within ornamented torque. Crawford 411/1a-b var. (border on obv.); Sydenham 836; Manlia 12a; BMCRR Rome 3514 corr. (no border on obv.); Kestner -; RBW -. 3.90gr, 18mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Q. Marcius Libo AR Denarius. 148 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value beneath chin, LIBO downwards behind / The Dioscuri riding to right; Q•MARC (partially ligate) beneath horses, ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 215/1; BMCRR Rome 700; RSC Marcia 1. 4.11gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Jesus Vico S.A., Auction 160, 14 December 2021, lot 348. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
L. Marcius Censorinus AR Denarius. 82 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Laureate head of Apollo to right; lituus(?) before / L • CENSOR, Marsyas standing to left, looking up, right hand raised over his head, and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column bearing statue on top; F in right field. Crawford 363/1a. 3.91gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare control mark.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
