LOT 3283
Mn. Fonteius C. f. AR Denarius. 85 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo Veiovis to right; thunderbolt below, MN FONTEI (partially ligate) behind, C • F below chin / Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat standing to right; pilei of the Dioscuri across fields, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1d; BMCRR Rome 2481; RSC Fonteia 11. Very Fine. Toned.(3.85gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head of Apollo to right; control letter behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reigns; control letter(?) above, L • PISO • FRVGI below. Cf. Crawford 340/1. 3.37gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Q. Curtius and M. Sergius Silus AR Denarius. 116-115 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind, Q • CVRT upwards before / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre; lituus above, M SILA (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 285/2; BMCRR Italy 482 var. (tablet); RSC Curtia 2. 3.80gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
L. Memmius Galeria AR Serrate Denarius. 106 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Laureate bust of Saturn to left; S • (control mark) before, ROMA and harpa behind / Venus driving biga to right; above, Cupid flying to left with laurel wreath, L • MEMMI GAL in two lines in exergue. Crawford 313/1c; BMCRR Rome -; RSC Memmia 2a. 3.98gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Old toning with golden iridescence.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
