LOT 3556
Q. Minucius Thermus M. f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Mars to left / Two warriors in combat, one on left protecting fallen comrade; Q•THERM•M[F] (THE and MF ligate) in exergue. Crawford 319/1; BMCRR Italy 653; RSC Minucia 19; RBW 1174. Very Fine. Toned.(3.89gr, 20mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr. (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Q. Minucius Thermus M. f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Helmeted head of Mars to left / Two warriors in combat, one on left protecting fallen comrade; Q•THERM•M[F] (THE and MF ligate) in exergue. Crawford 319/1; BMCRR Italy 653; RSC Minucia 19; RBW 1174. 3.89gr, 20mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex cgb.fr. (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Fonteius AR Denarius. 114-113 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Laureate, janiform heads of the Dioscuri; O to left and mark of value to right, five pellets below / Galley to left with three rowers, gubernator at stern; C•FONT (NT ligate) above, ROMA below. Crawford 290/1; BMCRR Italy 608; RSC Fonteia 1. 3.87gr, 19mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Old cabinet tone over lustrous metal. Edge chipped.
Ex cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 256 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 69 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Male head to right, with flowing hair; hook(?) behind / Winged caduceus; M PLA[ETORI] to left, CEST EX • S • C to right. Crawford 405/5; cf. BMCRR Rome 3565. 3.58gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
