LOT 3527
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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M. Marcius Mn. F. AR Denarius. 134 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Helmeted head of Roma to right; modius behind, mark of value beneath chin / Victory driving biga to right, holding whip and reins; M MARC RO-MA (MAR ligate) in two lines divided by two stalks of grain below. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500. 3.66gr, 19mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on cheek.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
L. Porcius Licinus AR Serrate Denarius. 118 BC. Struck in Narbo to commemorate the foundation of the city.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
L • PORCI LICI, helmeted head of Roma to right; behind head, monogram of XVI [mark of value {16 asses)] / L • LIC • CN • DOM, Gallic warrior riding in biga galloping to right, holding reins, shield and carnyx, with his left hand and hurling spear with his right. Crawford 282/5; Babelon (Porcia) 8; RBW 1110; Sydenham 520. 2.71gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Cn. Lucretius Trio AR Plated Denarius. 136 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Roma to right; TRIO downwards behind, X (mark of value) beneath chin / The Dioscuri riding to right, each holding spear; CN•LVCR below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 237/1a; BMCRR Rome 929; RSC Lucretia 1. 3.50gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Bankers' marks.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
