LOT 3066
M. Caecilius Q. f. Q. n. Metellus AR Denarius. 127 BC.
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; star on neck guard, ROMA downwards behind, mark of value beneath chin / M • METELLVS • Q • F •, Macedonian shield with elephant's head in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath. Crawford 263/1b; BMCRR Rome 1147; RSC Caecilia 29a. Very Fine. Toned with golden iridescence around the devices.(3.88gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
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GAR OGVL VER Series AR Denarius. 86 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; [thunderbolt below] / Jupiter driving quadriga to right, holding reins and preparing to hurl thunderbolt. Crawford 350A/2; BMCRR Rome 2622; Sydenham 723; RSC Anonymous 226. 3.91gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Anonymous AR Didrachm-Quadrigatus. Circa 225-212 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus, with slightly curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre, in galloping quadriga driven to right by Victory; ROMA raised on solid tablet in exergue. Crawford 29/3; Sydenham 64d; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 78-99; RSC 24. 6.24gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Areas of delamination.
Ex Freeman & Sear (company's ticket included). From the Terner collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 99, 7 July 2022, lot 891 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
According to Pliny the marks of silver money of this early Roman period were bigae and quadrigae, an hence their appellations of 'Bigati' and 'Quadrigati'. -
M. Cipius AR Denarius. 115-114 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; M • CIPI • M • F before, X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins and palm branch; rudder below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; BMCRR Italy 522-3; RSC Cipia 1. 3.87gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Porous surfaces.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
