LOT 3293
The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Struck 37-36 BC. Uncertain Sicilian mint.
[MAG PIVS IMP IT]ER, bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus to right; to left, capis; to right, lituus / [PRÆF] above, CLAS • ET • ORÆ MARIT • EX • S C (MAR ligate) in two lines beneath Neptune standing to left, holding aplustre in his right hand and resting his right foot on prow; to left and right, the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions. Crawford 511/3a; Sydenham 1344; Babelon (Pompeia) 27; RBW 1785. Near Extremely Fine. Sharply struck with a lovely old cabinet tone.(3.78gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, acquired in 1993.
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LOT 3293
The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey AR Denarius.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Struck 37-36 BC. Uncertain Sicilian mint.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
[MAG PIVS IMP IT]ER, bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus to right; to left, capis; to right, lituus / [PRÆF] above, CLAS • ET • ORÆ MARIT • EX • S C (MAR ligate) in two lines beneath Neptune standing to left, holding aplustre in his right hand and resting his right foot on prow; to left and right, the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions. Crawford 511/3a; Sydenham 1344; Babelon (Pompeia) 27; RBW 1785. 3.78gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Sharply struck with a lovely old cabinet tone.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993. -
L. Memmius Galeria AR Serrate Denarius. 106 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Laureate bust of Saturn to left; S • (control mark) before, ROMA and harpa behind / Venus driving biga to right; above, Cupid flying to left with laurel wreath, L • MEMMI GAL in two lines in exergue. Crawford 313/1c; BMCRR Rome -; RSC Memmia 2a. 3.98gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Old toning with golden iridescence.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Mn. Fonteius C. f. AR Denarius. 85 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Laureate head of Apollo Veiovis to right; thunderbolt below, MN FONTEI (partially ligate) behind, C • F below chin / Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat standing to right; pilei of the Dioscuri across fields, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1d; BMCRR Rome 2481; RSC Fonteia 11. 3.85gr, 18mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
