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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Sex. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Helmeted head of Roma to right; capis behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / She-wolf standing to right, head to left, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; to left, shepherd Faustulus standing to right, birds on fig tree behind; FOSTLVS downwards on left, SEX P[...] upwards on right, ROM[A] in exergue. Crawford 235/1c; cf. BMCRR Rome 927-928; RSC Pompeia 1a. 3.77gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 5 September 2014, lot 1132. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
T. Cloelius AR Denarius. 128 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted head of Roma to right; wreath behind; [ROMA] below / Victory in biga to right holding reins in both hands; corn-ear below; T•CLOVLI in exergue. Crawford 260/1; RSC Cloulia 1. 3.00gr, 17mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry (H7) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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.
