LOT 3544
Q. Fabius Labeo AR Denarius. 124 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) beneath chin, ROMA downwards behind, LABEO upwards before / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, holding reins and sceptre and throwing thunderbolt; prow of galley below, Q•FABI in exergue. Crawford 273/1; BMCRE Italy 494-6; RSC Fabia 1. Very Fine. Toned. Banker's mark on obverse.(3.88gr, 19mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Mn. Aemilius Lepidus AR Denarius. 114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Laureate bust of Roma to right; star behind, ROMA (partially ligate) upwards before / Three arches on which stands equestrian statue; horseman wearing cuirass and wreath, holding spear; MN•AEMILIO (partially ligate) around, LEP between arches. Crawford 291/1; BMCRR Italy 590; RSC Aemilia 7. 3.88gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired from Numismatica Ars Classica. Privately purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 3 February 1973. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius AR Denarius. 81 BC. North Italy mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed head of Pietas to right; stork standing to right before / Elephant walking to left; Q•C•M•P•I in exergue. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; BMCRR Spain 43-46; RBW 1396; RSC Caecilia 43. 4.05gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Lightly toned with shimmering golden iridescence around the devices.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y4) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right; C (control letter) above, ROMA downwards behind / Hercules standing to left, strangling the Nemean lion; club at feet, bow and arrows in bow-case to lower left, C (control letter) on upper left, C•POBLICI•Q•F upwards on right. Crawford 380/1; BMCRR Rome 2898; Sydenham 768; RSC Poblicia 9 corr. (reverse legend). 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C7) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
