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Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Bronze, Romanized head left, cvnobelini in front, rev. centaur right, 2.47g/6h (BMC 1968-71; VA 2089; S 336). Fine £80-100
£80–£100
Durotriges, Base silver Stater, Badbury Rings type, disjointed head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse left, pellet-in-annulet above, ‘coffee bean’ behind, 4.59g/3h (BMC 2728ff; VA 1246; S –). Surfaces rather porous, otherwise about very fine, rare £80-100
Corieltauvi, Uninscribed issues, Stater, South Ferriby type, trace of design, rev. disjointed horse left, ‘anchor’ shape above, eight-pointed star below, 4.85g (cf. BMC 3173ff; VA 811.5; S 390). Nearly very fine £250-350
£250–£350
Thrace, Dikaia, Stater, c. 492-475, head of bearded Herakles in lion-skin right, rev. bull’s head and neck left in incuse square, 7.28g/7h (Schönert-Geiss 23/5; May, NC 1965, 30). Very fine and very rare; of excellent late archaic style £1,200-1,500
£1,200–£1,500
Kings and Dynasts of Thrace, Sparadokos (c. 464-444), Drachm, horse walking left, rev. facing eagle, head left, wings spread and serpent in its beak, 4.00g/11h (Peter p.63; Jurukova 17-19; SNG Copenhagen 1064). Very fine and very rare £400-500
£400–£500
Kings of Macedon, Philip II, Tetradrachm, Pella, c. 342-336, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. young rider on stallion right, holding upright palm branch, thunderbolt below, 14.15g/12h (Le Rider 220ff; SNG ANS 386ff). Good very fine £400-500
Kings of Macedon, Alexander III, posthumous Drachm, Sardes, c. 319-315, similar, monogram in left field, 4.11g/5h (Price 2682). Very fine £80-100
Kings of Macedon, Alexander III, Obol, uncertain Eastern mint, similar, 0.65g/10h (cf. Price 4007). Very fine £80-100
Kings of Lydia, Kroisos (c. 560-546) Siglos (Half-Stater), Sardis, c. 550-546, confronted foreparts of lion and bull, rev. double incuse square punch, 5.38g (Rosen 663; SNG Copenhagen 456; SNG von Aulock 2875). Good very fine £450-500
£450–£500
Judæa, Agrippa II, Æ, yr 26 [AD 85/6], laureate bust of Domitian right, rev. ΕΠΙ ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ ΕΤ ΚΣ around large SC, 4.41g/5h (RPC 2272; TJC 164; Hendin 616). Very fine, green-brown patina £150-200
£150–£200
Judæa, Agrippa II, Æ, yr 27 [AD 86/7], laureate bust of Domitian right, rev. BA ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ETO KZ, crossed cornucopiæ, 3.39g/11h (RPC 2287; TJC 171; Hendin 623). Fine, green patina, rare £150-200
South Arabia, QATABAN, Tetradrachm, late 4th-3rd centuries BC, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent behind, 17.02g/8h (Munro-Hay 1.0.4., pl.47, 3-11). Good very fine, toned, very rare £400-500
Arsacid Kings of Parthia, Phraates III (70-57 BC), Drachm, Rhagæ, diademed bust facing, wearing necklace with central medallion, rev. archer seated right on throne, holding bow, monogram A below, 1.09g/1h (Sellwood 35.10 [Darius]; cf. Shore 164). Extremely fine £800-1,000
£800–£1,000
Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Hemidrachm, c. 253-249, Alexandria, head of Serapis right, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, ΛΙ below, 33.64g/11h (Svoronos 1801; Köln 52). Very fine, dark patina £100-150
£100–£150
Tiberius (14-37), Macedonia, Philippi (?), Æ, TI AVG, bust right, rev. two priests ploughing right, 4.25g/12h (RPC 1657; BMC 89). Very fine, good green patina £60-80
£60–£80
Drusus (†AD 22), Macedonia, Philippi (?), Æ, DRV CAES, bust right, rev. two priests ploughing right, 3.80g/12h (RPC 1659). Very fine, dark patina £80-100
Titus (79-81), Judæa, Cæsarea, Æ, laureate bust right, rev. ΙΟΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑΛIWKYIAΣ, Nike standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing a shield set on a palm-tree, 6.96g/1h (RPC 2311; TJC 381; Hendin 743). Very fine, earthy patina, rare £150-200
Marcus Aurelius (Caesar, 139-61), Samaria, Neapolis, Æ, bust right, rev. cult statue of Zeus Heliopolites facing, wearing kalathos, holding whip and two ears of corn, flanked by two bulls, 9.26g/12h (Rosenberger 15; BMC 31). Very fine, dark patina, rare £150-200
RomA monogram, Quadrans, after c. 211, head of Hercules right, rev. prow to right, 8.24g/1h (Craw. 84/6). Good very fine, fine dark green patina £100-150
M. Vargunteius, Quadrans, c. 130, head of Hercules right, rev. prow to right, 4.87g/7h (Craw. 257/4). Extremely fine, fine dark green patina £100-150
Cnæus Pompeius Magnus, Denarius, Sicily, c. 42-40, MAG PIVS IMP ITER, bust right between lituus and capis, rev. CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C, Neptune left, foot on prow, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, 3.52g/3h (Craw. 511/3a; RSC 17 [Pompey the Great]). Extremely fine with an excellent portrait £2,500-3,000
£2,500–£3,000
Mark Antony, Denarius, Rome, c. 42, bust right, wearing short beard, rev. C VIBIVS VARVS, Fortuna standing left, holding Victory and cornucopiæ, 3.98g/6h (Craw. 494/32; RSC 4). Good very fine, rare £1,500-1,800
£1,500–£1,800
Germanicus (†AD 19), commemorative As, Rome, c. 37-8, GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N, bust left, rev. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large S C, 11.18g/6h (CBN 73; RIC 35; C Germanicus 1). Very fine, dark brown patina £300-400
£300–£400
Germanicus, commemorative Dupondius, Rome, c. 37-41, Emperor in ornamented slow quadriga right, rev. SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM S C, Emperor advancing left, raising hand and holding legionary eagle, 15.60g/8h (CBN 140; RIC 57; C Germanicus 7). Extremely fine, dark green patina £700-800
£700–£800
Claudius, As, Rome, c. 42-3, bust left, rev. LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S C, Libertas standing right, holding pileus, 11.56g/6h (CBN 230; RIC 113; C 47). Extremely fine, dark green patina £450-500
Nero (54-68), As, Lugdunum, c. 65, bust right, with globe at point, rev. S C, Victory advancing left, holding shield inscribed SPQR, 10.39g/7h (CBN 105; RIC 475; MacDowall 564; C –). About extremely fine, fine green patina £700-800
Galba (68-9), As, Rome, 68-9, laureate bust right, rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre, 9.85g/5h (CBN 218; RIC 423; C 109). Good very fine, chocolate-brown patina £700-800
Domitian (Caesar, 69-81), Denarius, Rome, c. 79, laureate bust right, rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Vesta seated left, holding Palladium and spear, 3.07g/6h (RIC 1086; CBN 233 var; RSC 378). Edge chip, otherwise good very fine £80-100
Nerva (96-8), As, Rome, c. 96, laureate bust right, rev. AEQVITAS AVGVST S C, Æquitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiæ, 12.63g/7h (CBN 114; RIC 77; C 7). Extremely fine, good green patina £350-450
£350–£450
Trajan (98-117), Dupondius, Rome, c. 99-100, radiate bust right, rev. TR POT COS III P P S C, Abundantia seated left on crossed cornucopiæ, holding sceptre, 13.60g/6h (CBN 97; RIC 411; Strack 328; C 629). Extremely fine, attractive dark green patina £600-700
£600–£700
Corieltauvi, Uninscribed issues, Scyphate Quarter-Stater, type 1, stylised boar left, rev. large S symbol enclosing pellets-in-annulets, symbols in field, 1.38g/10h (BMC 3187ff; VA –; S 395). Chipped at one edge, otherwise very fine, very rare £250-350
Severus Alexander, As, Rome, c. 231-5, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. MARS VLTOR S C, Mars advancing right, carrying spear and shield, 10.14g/12h (RIC 637; C 170). Extremely fine, dark green patina £450-550
£450–£550
Corieltauvi, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Boar/Horse type, boar right, no spear in back, large pellet-and-ring motif above, crescent below, rev. horse left, large pellet-and-ring motif above, pellet-in-annulet in front and below, 1.22g/9h (cf. BMC 3194ff; cf. VA 857.2; S 396). Fine, reverse better, very rare £90-120
£90–£120
Gordian III (Caesar, 238), Sestertius, Rome, 238, bare headed and draped bust right, seen from behind, rev. PIETAS AVGG S C, lituus, knife, patera, jug, simpulum and sprinkler, 17.52g/1h (RIC IV, p.177, 3; BMC Cohen 183). Extremely fine, fine green patina, rare £1,500-1,800
Philip I (244-9), Antoninianus, Rome, 248, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SAECVLVM NOVVM, low column inscribed COS III, 4.44g/7h (RIC 24c; RSC 193). Good very fine £80-100
Severina (Augusta, 270-5), As, Rome, c. 275, diademed and draped bust right, rev. IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and long sceptre, peacock at feet, Γ in exergue, 7.30g/12h (MIR 47, 143e; CBN 323-4; RIC 2). Very fine, dark green patina, rare £300-350
£300–£350
Magnia Urbica (Augusta, 283-5), ‘Aurelianus’, Lugdunum, c. 283-5, MAGNA VRBICA AVG, diademed bust right on crescent, rev. VENVS GENETRIX, Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre, 4.16g/6h (RIC 337; C 11). Good very fine, rare £300-350
Constantine the Great, Follis, Ticinum, c. 326, laureate bust right, rev. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG QuT, camp-gate with two turrets, 2.42g/11h (RIC 198). Extremely fine, some silvering, very rare £80-100
Corieltauvi, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Boar/Horse type, boar right, no spear in back, large ring above, annulet behind, rev. horse right, pellet-in-ring above, 1.24g/4h (BMC 3214ff; VA 877.1; S 397). Nearly very fine, very rare £70-90
£70–£90
Anastasius, 40 Nummi, Constantinople, c. 512-17, diademed bust right, rev. M between stars, cross above, officina G, 17.71g/7h (MIB 27; Sear 19). Very fine, dark green patina £80-100
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