LOT 3552
Q. Lutatius Cerco AR Denarius. 109-108 BC. Rome mint.
Head of Roma (or Mars) to right, wearing helmet decorated with plume and stars; ROMA above, star (mark of value) behind, CERCO before / Galley to right with head of Roma on prow; Q•LVTATI (VT ligate) Q in two lines above; all within oak wreath. Crawford 305/1; BMCRR Italy 636; RSC 2. Very Fine. Attractively toned.(3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anonymous AE Semuncia. 217-215 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Semilibral standard. Head of Mercury to right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley to right; ROMA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; RBW 100. 6.69gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 817. Property of a London antiquarian. -
L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus AR Denarius. 128 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value behind / Pax driving galloping biga to right, holding olive branch, sceptre, and reins; elephant's head wearing bell and ROMA below. Crawford 262/1; BMCRR Rome 1044; RSC Caecilia 38. 3.87gr, 17mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (H5) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The moneyer's father Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus defeated the Macedonian pretender Andriscus in 148 BC. -
L. Julius Bursio AR Denarius. 85 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Male head to right, with attributes of Apollo, Mercury and Neptune; pitcher (control symbol) behind / Victory driving quadriga to right, holding reins and wreath; L•IVLI•BVRSIO in exergue. Crawford 352/1a; De Ruyter obv. die 232; BMCRR Rome 2504; RSC Julia 5. 3.82gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Cut to reverse.
From the LNB Collection of J Bursio Denarii. Ex Harlan J. Berk, Auction 157, 17 December 2007. Property of a London antiquarian.
