LOT 3537
M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
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. Near Very Fine.(3.75gr, 18mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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C. Poblicius Malleolus, A. Postumius Sp. f. Albinus and L. Metellus AR Denarius. 96 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head of Apollo to right; [star below, A•ALB•S•F upwards before, L•METEL downwards behind] / Roma seated to left on pile of shields, holding sword and spear, being crowned by Victory standing behind; C MALL (partially ligate) downwards in left field, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 335/1b; BMCRR Italy 730; RSC Poblicia 3, Postumia 3 and Caecilia 45; RBW 1201. 3.51gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio AR Denarius. 100 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of Saturn to right; harpa behind, PISO CAEPIO Q around / Two quaestors seated to left on subsellium between two stalks of grain; AD • FRV • EMV EX • S • C in two lines below. Crawford 330/1a; BMCRR 1128; RSC Calpurnia 5; RBW -. 3.83gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Q. Thermus M.f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Mars to left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Q•THERM•MF (THE and MF ligate), two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; RBW 1174. 3.81gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Beautiful iridescent toning with amber backlight.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
