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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LOT 3066
M. Caecilius Q. f. Q. n. Metellus AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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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. -
P. Crepusius AR Denarius. 82 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; sceptre and C(?) (control letter) behind, symbol before / Horseman to right, brandishing spear; control numeral behind, [P] CREPVS[I] in exergue. Cf. Crawford 361/1c; RSC Crepusia 1. 3.88gr, 17mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included). -
Q. Fufius Kalenus and Mucius Cordus AR Serrate Denarius. 70 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint. Jugate heads of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet, to right; KALENI below, HO behind, VIRT (RT ligate) before / Italia standing to right and holding cornucopiae, Roma standing to left, foot on globe and holding sceptre, clasping hands; winged caduceus and ITAL monogram behind Italia, RO behind Roma, CORDI in exergue. Crawford 403/1; BMCRR Rome 3358; RSC Fufia 1. 3.72gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria (collector's ticket included). Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 930 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
