LOT 3554
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus AR Denarius. 104 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted bust of Roma to left / Saturn driving quadriga to right, holding reins and harpa; H• (control mark) above, L SATVRN in exergue. Crawford 317/3a; cf. BMCRR Rome 1506. Good Very Fine.(3.89gr, 20mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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. -
A. Plautius AR Denarius. 55 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Turreted head of Cybele to right; A•PLAVTIVS downwards before, AED•CVR•S•C downwards behind / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling to right, holding reins of camel standing to right behind, and offering up olive branch; [IV]DAEVS upwards before, BACC[HI]V[S] in exergue. Crawford 431/1; BMCRR Rome 3916-9; RSC Plautia 13. 3.37gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Lustrous metal.
Ex Michael Trenerry (G11) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Q. Lutatius Cerco AR Denarius. 109-108 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head of Roma (or Mars) to right, wearing helmet decorated with plume and stars; ROMA above, star (mark of value) behind, CERCO before / Galley to right with head of Roma on prow; Q•LVTATI (VT ligate) Q in two lines above; all within oak wreath. Crawford 305/1; BMCRR Italy 636; RSC 2. 3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Attractively toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
