LOT 3534
M. Atilius Saranus AR Denarius. 148 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; SARAN (partially ligate) behind, X beneath chin / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, riding to right; M•ATILI below, ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 214/1b; BMCRR Rome 679; RSC Atilia 9. Very Fine.(3.60gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Anonymous AR Denarius. 157-156 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving biga to right, holding reins and goad; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 197/1a; BMCRR Italy 428; RSC Anonymous 6. 3.74gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancinus and Q. Urbinus AR Denarius. 111-110 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Helmeted bust of Roma to right; quadrangular device behind / Victory in triga to right, one horse looking back; AP•CL•T•MAL(ligate)•Q•VR(ligate) in exergue. Crawford 299/1a; RSC Claudia 2. 3.90gr, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Pleasant light cabinet toning with golden iridescence.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C5) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Roma to left; mark of value before, TAMPIL behind / Apollo in quadriga to right, holding bow, arrow, and branch, ROM[A] below horses, [M BAEBI Q F] in exergue. Crawford 236/1c; BMCRR Rome 935; RSC Baebia 12. 3.75gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
