LOT 3571
M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 69 BC. Rome mint.
Male head to right, with flowing hair; hook(?) behind / Winged caduceus; M PLA[ETORI] to left, CEST EX • S • C to right. Crawford 405/5; cf. BMCRR Rome 3565. Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.(3.58gr, 20mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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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. -
C. Fabius C. f. Hadrianus AR Denarius. 102 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Turreted and veiled head of Cybele to right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; EX•A•PV (EX Avctoritate PVblica) upwards to left / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in left hand and goad in right; • over D beneath horses, and stork standing to right; C•FAB[I•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 322/1b; RSC Fabia 14. 3.84gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y6) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'Ex Avctoritate Pvblica' means that the silver or gold money so inscribed had been struck by public authority. -
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III•VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; C HOSIDI C F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. 3.88gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Detailed depiction of the Calydonian boar. Pleasant toning.
Ex Spink, 14004, lot 1117. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
