LOT 3538
Sex. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; capis behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / She-wolf standing to right, head to left, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; to left, shepherd Faustulus standing to right, birds on fig tree behind; FOSTLVS downwards on left, SEX P[...] upwards on right, ROM[A] in exergue. Crawford 235/1c; cf. BMCRR Rome 927-928; RSC Pompeia 1a. Good Very Fine.(3.77gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx TimeLine Auctions, 5 September 2014, lot 1132.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head of Apollo to right; ↆXVIIII (control numeral) behind / Horseman riding to right, carrying palm; ↆXXII above, L•PISO•FRVGI and Roma monogram in two lines below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 661; RSC Calpurnia 7. 3.90gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry (C4) (seller'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. 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.
