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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A. Plautius AR Denarius. 55 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Turreted head of Cybele to right; A•PLAVTIVS downwards before, AED•CVR•S•C downwards behind / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling to right, holding reins of camel standing to right behind, and offering up olive branch; [IV]DAEVS upwards before, BACC[HI]V[S] in exergue. Crawford 431/1; BMCRR Rome 3916-9; RSC Plautia 13. 3.37gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Lustrous metal.
Ex Michael Trenerry (G11) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
C. Fabius C. f. Hadrianus AR Denarius. 102 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Turreted and veiled head of Cybele to right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; EX•A•PV (EX Avctoritate PVblica) upwards to left / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in left hand and goad in right; • over D beneath horses, and stork standing to right; C•FAB[I•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 322/1b; RSC Fabia 14. 3.84gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y6) (seller's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'Ex Avctoritate Pvblica' means that the silver or gold money so inscribed had been struck by public authority. -
L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio AR Denarius. 100 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of Saturn to right; harpa behind, PISO CAEPIO Q around / Two quaestors seated to left on subsellium between two stalks of grain; AD • FRV • EMV EX • S • C in two lines below. Crawford 330/1a; BMCRR 1128; RSC Calpurnia 5; RBW -. 3.83gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
