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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L. Plautius Plancus AR Denarius. 47 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £507
Head of Medusa facing, with coiled snake on either side; L•PLAVTIVS below / Aurora flying to right, conducting the four horses of the sun and holding palm frond; PLANCVS below. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; BMCRR Rome 4004; RSC Plautia 15. 3.85gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Amazing dark old cabinet toning. Banker's marks on obverse.
Ex Coincraft (R12616). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mn. Aemilius Lepidus AR Denarius. 114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate bust of Roma to right; star behind, ROMA (partially ligate) upwards before / Three arches on which stands equestrian statue; horseman wearing cuirass and wreath, holding spear; MN•AEMILIO (partially ligate) around, LEP between arches. Crawford 291/1; BMCRR Italy 590; RSC Aemilia 7. 3.88gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica. Privately purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 3 February 1973. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Anonymous AR Denarius. 211-208 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Dioscuri riding to right, each holding spear, star above each head; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 44/5; BMCRR Rome 1; RSC 2. 3.51gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y1) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
