LOT 3277
Q. Curtius and M. Sergius Silus AR Denarius. 116-115 BC. Rome mint.
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. Very Fine.(3.80gr, 20mm, 7h.).
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. Procilius AR Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Laureate head of Jupiter to right; S • C downwards behind / Juno Sospita advancing to right, hurling spear and holding shield decorated with thunderbolt; serpent to right, L • PROCILI • F downwards in two lines to left. Crawford 379/1; BMCRR Rome 3147-9; RSC Procilia 1. 3.74gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near 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. -
C. Marius C. f. Capito AR Serrate Denarius. 81 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Draped bust of Ceres to right; CAPIT • ⊥VIIII (control numeral) behind, sceptre (control mark) beneath chin / Ploughman driving yoke of oxen to left; ⊥VIIII (control numeral) above, C • MARI • C • F S • C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 378/1c; RSC Maria 9. 3.18gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. 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. Farsuleius Mensor AR Denarius. 75 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Diademed and draped bust of Libertas to right; S•C and MENSOR upwards before, pileus and LXXIII (control number) behind / Roma standing facing in biga to right, holding reins and spear, assisting togate figure to mount into the chariot; scorpion below horses, L•FARSVLEI in exergue. Crawford 392/1b; RSC Farsuleia 2; BMCRR Rome 3311. 3.79gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
