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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L. Furius Brocchus AR Denarius. 63 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres to right; wheat-ear behind, barley grain before, III VIR across upper fields, BROCCHI below / Curule chair between fasces; L • FVRI CN • F in two lines above. Crawford 414/1; BMCRR Rome 3896; RSC Furia 23. 3.87gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Graffito on obverse. Old cabinet tone.
Ex David Miller collection, a renowned Hertfordshire collector and numismatist. -
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. -
D. Iunius Silanus L.f. AR Denarius. Circa 91 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind R (control mark) / Victory driving galloping biga to right; above XVIIII (control numeral); in exergue, D SILANVS L F ROMA in two lines. Crawford 337/3; Sydenham 646; Junia 15. 3.88gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
