LOT 3555
Q. Thermus M.f. AR Denarius. 103 BC. Rome mint.
Head of Mars to left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Q•THERM•MF (THE and MF ligate), two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; RBW 1174. Very Fine. Beautiful iridescent toning with amber backlight.(3.81gr, 19mm, 10h.).
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 late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 67 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Bust of 'Vacuna' to right, wearing wreathed and crested helmet, bow and quiver on shoulder; cornucopia beneath chin, CESTIANVS behind, S•C before / Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, head to left; M•PLAE-TORIVS M•F•AED•CVR around. Crawford 409/1; BMCRR Rome 3596; RSC Plaetoria 4. 3.87gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light toning with hints of blue-gold iridescence.
Ex Spink. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Roma to left; mark of value before, TAMPIL behind / Apollo in quadriga to right, holding bow, arrow, and branch, ROM[A] below horses, [M BAEBI Q F] in exergue. Crawford 236/1c; BMCRR Rome 935; RSC Baebia 12. 3.75gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus AR Denarius. 104 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Helmeted bust of Roma to left / Saturn driving quadriga to right, holding reins and harpa; H• (control mark) above, L SATVRN in exergue. Crawford 317/3a; cf. BMCRR Rome 1506. 3.89gr, 20mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Coincraft. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
