LOT 3068
Mn. Fonteius AR Denarius. 108-107 BC.
Rome mint. Laureate and jugate heads of the Dioscuri to right; XVI monogram (mark of value) before / Galley to right; MN • FONTEI (MN and NTE ligate) above, D below. Crawford 307/1b; RSC Fonteia 7. Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.77gr, 20mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 851 (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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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. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; fish (control mark) beneath chin / L PISO FRVGI CVI, nude horseman galloping to right, palm branch over shoulder in left hand, reins in right. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 665; Calpurnia 11. 3.90gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection.
This type refers to the Ludi Apollinares games which were established in BC 212 the annual celebration of which was proposed by an ancestor of the moneyer, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. -
Q. Antonius Balbus AR Serrate Denarius. 83-82 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter to right; S•C behind / Victory, holding reins, palm frond, and wreath, driving galloping quadriga to right; F below; legend off flan in exergue. Crawford 364/1d; Antonia 1. 3.90gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
