LOT 3570
Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. Mn. n. AR Serrate Denarius. 71 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted bust of Virtus to right; VIRTVS upwards before, III VIR downwards behind / Consul Manius Aquillius standing facing, head to right, holding shield and raising slumped Sicilian by arm; ꟿ AQVIL upwards to right, ꟿ•F•ꟿ N downwards to left, SICIL in exergue. Crawford 401/1; BMCRR Rome 3366; RSC Aquillia 2. Very Fine. Old cabinet toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices. 'H' graffito on Virtus' helmet.(3.96gr, 19mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry (Y3) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Q. Thermus M.f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Mars to left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Q•THERM•MF (THE and MF ligate), two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; RBW 1174. 3.81gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Beautiful iridescent toning with amber backlight.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
L. Marcius Philippus AR Denarius. 113-112 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Head of Philip V of Macedon to right, wearing diademed royal Macedonian helmet with goat horns; Roma monogram to upper left, Φ beneath chin / Equestrian statue to right on tablet inscribed L•PHILIPPVS, holding laurel branch; flower beneath horse, mark of value in exergue. Crawford 293/1; BMCRR Italy 532; Sydenham 551; RSC Marcia 12. 3.91gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred with a collectible deep old cabinet iridescent toning. Slight corrosion on reverse.
Ex cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 258. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Laureate head of Apollo to right; O (control letter) behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reigns; X (control letter) above, L PISO FRVGI and V below. Crawford 340/1; RSC Calpurnia 11. 3.96gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with hints of blue iridescence on obverse.
Ex Lockdales, Auction 122, lot 1273. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
