LOT 3082
Mn. Cordius Rufus AR Denarius. 46 BC.
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. Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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GAR OGVL VER Series AR Denarius. 86 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; [thunderbolt below] / Jupiter driving quadriga to right, holding reins and preparing to hurl thunderbolt. Crawford 350A/2; BMCRR Rome 2622; Sydenham 723; RSC Anonymous 226. 3.91gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
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. -
Q. Fufius Kalenus and Mucius Cordus AR Serrate Denarius. 70 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint. Jugate heads of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet, to right; KALENI below, HO behind, VIRT (RT ligate) before / Italia standing to right and holding cornucopiae, Roma standing to left, foot on globe and holding sceptre, clasping hands; winged caduceus and ITAL monogram behind Italia, RO behind Roma, CORDI in exergue. Crawford 403/1; BMCRR Rome 3358; RSC Fufia 1. 3.72gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria (collector's ticket included). Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 930 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
