LOT 3551
T. Manlius Mancinus, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Q. Urbinius AR Denarius. 111-110 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; quadrangular device behind / Victory driving triga to right; T•MANL•AP•CL•Q•VR (partially ligate) in exergue. Crawford 299/1b; BMCRR Rome 1293-5; RSC Mallia 2 & Claudia 3. Very Fine.(3.82gr, 17mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3551
T. Manlius Mancinus, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Q. Urbinius AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Sex. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius. 137 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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. 3.77gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 5 September 2014, lot 1132. 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. -
L. Plautius Plancus AR Denarius. 47 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £507
Head of Medusa facing, with coiled snake on either side; L•PLAVTIVS below / Aurora flying to right, conducting the four horses of the sun and holding palm frond; PLANCVS below. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; BMCRR Rome 4004; RSC Plautia 15. 3.85gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Amazing dark old cabinet toning. Banker's marks on obverse.
Ex Coincraft (R12616). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
