Spink > Auction 23005 | Auction date: 12 December 2023 |
Lot number: 97 Price realized: 210 GBP (Approx. 264 USD / 245 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | (3) Roman Republic Silver Coins including: Roman Republic, C. Calpurnius Piso (moneyer) (67 BC), AR Denarius, laureate head of Apollo right, II behind, A in front rev. horseman galloping right, holding palm branch, LPISOFRVC below, 3.91g, 3h (RRC 408/1a; Sydenham 669; Spink 454), some details slightly pulled but otherwise bright and lustrous with great eye appeal, very fine; and L. Titurius Sabinus (c.89 BC), AR Denarius, SABIN, bearded head of king Tatius right, rev. L o TITVRI, Victory driving biga to right, holding reins and wreath; two arrows right in exergue, 3.45g, 7h (Crawford 344/3; Sydenham 700), some smoothed areas at higher points, toned, near very fine; and Antonius Pius (138-161), AE As, INP ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right, rev. TR POT XIIII COS IIII, Moneta standing facing, head left, holding branch and and cornucopia, S-C in field, 25.18g, 6h (RIC 872; RCV 1173; BMC 1867A; Cohen 554; Spink -), light green patina, some roughness on the reverse but otherwise very fine (3). Provenance, i) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1987 - £38, - Ex Westminster School, ~ Found in Norfolk, 1894, ii) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1987 - £38, - Ex Westminster School, iii) 'IF', by private treaty, 1992 - £60, ~ Found in Aylesbury (Top of White Hill), Estimate: £250 - £450 |