LOT 3062
Matienus AR Denarius. 179-170 BC.
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri riding to right; MAT ligate and ROMA in partial tablet below. Crawford 162/2a; BMCRR Italy 399; RSC Matiena 2. Very Fine. Some deposits. Toned with golden and blue iridescence around the devices on both sides.(3.36gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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Mn. Cordius Rufus AR Denarius. 46 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. RVFVS • III • V[IR], jugate heads of the Dioscuri to right, wearing laureate pilei surmounted by stars / MN(ligate) • CORDIVS, Venus standing to left, holding scales in right hand and sceptre in left, with Cupid perched on her shoulder. Crawford 463/1a; RBW 1606; Sydenham 976C; Babelon (Cordia) 1. 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection. -
L. Procilius AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita to right, wearing goat-skin headdress; S • C behind / Juno Sospita, hurling spear and holding shield decorated with thunderbolt, in biga to right; serpent beneath horses, L • PROCILI • F in exergue. Crawford 379/2; BMCRR Rome 3150-1; RSC Procilia 2. 3.84gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection. -
Matienus AR Denarius. 179-170 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri riding to right; MAT ligate and ROMA in partial tablet below. Crawford 162/2a; BMCRR Italy 399; RSC Matiena 2. 3.36gr, 18mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Some deposits. Toned with golden and blue iridescence around the devices on both sides.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection.
