LOT 3564
P. Furius Crassipes AR Denarius. 84 BC. Rome mint.
Turreted head of Cybele to right; AED•CVR [and foot upwards] behind / Curule chair inscribed P•FOVRIVS; CRASS[IPES] in exergue. Crawford 356/1a; BMCRR Rome 2604; RSC Furia 20. Very Fine. Iridescent toning.(3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anonymous AR Denarius. 115-114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Head of Roma to right, wearing winged and crested helmet; X (mark of value) behind, ROMA below / Helmeted Roma seated to right on two shields, holding spear; wolf standing to right at her feet, head reverted, suckling Romulus and Remus; in left and right fields, two birds flying towards her. Crawford 287/1; BMCRR Italy 562-5; RSC 176. 3.87gr, 21mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
T. Cloulius AR Quinarius. 98 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Laureate bust of Jupiter to right; A beneath chin / T·CLOVLI (YL ligate), Victory standing to right, crowning trophy at feet of which captive with hands tied behind the back; in exergue Q. Crawford 332/1c; Sydenham 586b; Q. Cloulia 2. 1.73gr, 16mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Mn. Cordius Rufus AR Denarius. 46 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Jugate heads of Dioscuri to right; RVFVS • III • VIR downwards behind / Venus Verticordia standing to left, holding scales and sceptre, Cupid at shoulder; MN • CORDIVS downwards behind. Crawford 463/1a; CRI 63; BMCRR Rome 4037-8; RSC Cordia 2. 3.06gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
