LOT 3275
P. Cornelius Sulla AR Denarius. 151 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding whip and reins; P • SVLA (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 205/1; BMCRR Rome 828; RSC Cornelia 1. Extremely Fine. Well struck and attractively toned.(3.93gr, 18mm, 3h.).
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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P. Cornelius Sulla AR Denarius. 151 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding whip and reins; P • SVLA (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 205/1; BMCRR Rome 828; RSC Cornelia 1. 3.93gr, 18mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine. Well struck and attractively toned.
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. Titurius L. f. Sabinus AR Denarius. 89 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bare head of King Tatius to right; TA monogram to right, SABIN to left / Rape of the Sabine Women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms; L•TITVRI below. Crawford 344/1a; RSC Tituria 1. 3.45gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
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.
