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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Anonymous AR Denarius. 115-114 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Head of Roma to right, wearing winged and crested helmet; X (mark of value) behind, ROMA below / Helmeted Roma seated to right on two shields, holding spear; wolf standing to right at her feet, head reverted, suckling Romulus and Remus; in left and right fields, two birds flying towards her. Crawford 287/1; BMCRR Italy 562-5; RSC 176. 3.87gr, 21mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Q. Fabius Labeo AR Denarius. 124 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) beneath chin, ROMA downwards behind, LABEO upwards before / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, holding reins and sceptre and throwing thunderbolt; prow of galley below, Q•FABI in exergue. Crawford 273/1; BMCRE Italy 494-6; RSC Fabia 1. 3.88gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Toned. Banker's mark on obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III•VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; C HOSIDI C F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. 3.88gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Detailed depiction of the Calydonian boar. Pleasant toning.
Ex Spink, 14004, lot 1117. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
