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Greek coinage, Sicily, Naxos, Drachm, c. 450, bearded head of Dionysos right, rev. NAXION, squatting Silenos holding kantharos and thyrsos, 4.35g/9h (Cahn 56, 3 [this coin]; Rizzo pl. 28, 14 Hoberman pp. 48 and 57). Extremely fine, toned and very rare £10,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Greek coinage, Sicily, Syracuse, gold 100 Litrai, c. 405-400, ΣΥΡΑΚ[ΟΣΙΩΝ], head of Arethusa left, wearing triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair confined by ampyx and sphendone ornamented with stars, wavy locks swept back over ampyx and above ear, eight-rayed star behind neck, rev. Young Heracles kneeling right on rocky ground, resting on right knee, left leg thrown forward, wrestling Nemean lion, 5.80g/4h (D. Berend, ‘Les monnayages d'or de Syracuse sous Denys I’,...
Hammer Price: £28,000
Greek coinage, Uncertain Thraco-Macedonian, Uncertain mint, Electrum Stater c. 500-480, forepart of rampant lion right, rev. rectangular incuse square, 14.04g (cf. Tkalec AG sale 23 October 1992, 112). Very fine, very rare £20,000-25,000
Hammer Price: £140,000
Greek coinage, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III (336-323), Gold Stater, Uncertain Eastern mint, c. 325-300, Head of Athena right in triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with snake on; below, branch (?). rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOY, Nike standing half-left, holding crown and mast, 8.60g/9h (Price 3993A [this coin] ). Extremely fine with lustre, very rare £6,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £46,000
Greek coinage, Islands off Thrace, Thasos, Gold Hemidrachm, c. 380, bearded head of Dionysos to left, wearing ivy wreath, rev. Herakles, wearing lion-skin headdress, kneeling to right, shooting arrow from bow; to right, K, 3.94g/2h (A. West, Fifth and Fourth Century Gold Coins from the Thracian Coast, ANS NNM 40, 1929, pl. 4, 30 var. [same obverse die, but reverse letter, Θ]). Of splendid classical style; perfectly struck and centred, sharp extremely fine with lustre £15,000-20,000
Hammer Price: £70,000
Greek Coinage, Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion, Gold Stater, c. 370-355, head of bearded Pan with goat’s ear with dishevelled hair, facing three-quarter left, rev. horned griffin, with its head facing and a spear in its mouth, standing to left on stalk of wheat, 9.08g/4h (MacDonald 39; SNG BM 859; Kraay-Hirmer 442). Of magnificent late classical style, by a master die engraver, extremely fine and extremely rare £300,000-400,000
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Greek coinage, Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion, Gold Stater, c. 380-370, Head of bearded Pan with goat’s ear and straight hair swept back, rev. horned griffin, with its head facing and a spear in its mouth, standing to left on stalk of wheat, 9.09g/7h (MacDonald 31; Gulbenkian 580. Jameson 2144; K.Regling, Der griechische Goldschatz von Prinkipo, ZfN XLI (1931), 166; SNG BM 855; ACGC 911). Head of Pan of remarkably fine style and delicacy, extremely fine with lustre, extremely rare ...
Hammer Price: £185,000
Greek coinage, Mysia, Kyzikos, Elektrum Stater c. 410, Persian archer seated right, rev. incuse square, 15.95g (Von Fritze 116, pl. 5, 14; Traité II 2639 pl. 174, 14; Regling, Prinkipo, 32). Very fine, fourth known example, extremely rare £20,000-25,000
Hammer Price: £65,000
Greek coinage, Judæa, Jewish War (66-70 CE), Half-Shekel year 3 (68/9 CE), (half of a shekel), ritual chalice with pearled rim, rev. (Jerusalem the holy), sprig of three pomegranate buds, 6.70g/11h (TJC 203; Hendin 1362). Extremely fine, toned £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £4,000
Greek coinage, Judæa, Jewish War (66-70 CE), Shekel, year 2, (67/8 CE), (shekel of Israel), ritual chalice with pearled rim, rev. (Jerusalem the holy), sprig of three pomegranate buds, 14.05g/10h (TJC 207; Hendin 1358; Hoberman p. 75; Hoberman pp. 75 and 132-133). Extremely fine, toned £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £3,500
Greek coinage, Judæa, Bar Kokhba War (132-136 CE), Sela (Tetradrachm), undated attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE), (Simon), façade of the Temple at Jerusalem, showbread table (?) within, wavy line above, rev. (for the freedom of Israel), lulav with etrog, 14.35g/11h (Mildenberg 92; TJC 269; Hendin 1413; Hoberman pp. 86 and 129). Extremely fine, toned £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £4,700
Greek coinage, Judæa, Bar Kokhba War (132-136 CE), Zuz (Denarius), year 2 (133/134), sm’ within wreath, rev. two upright trumpets, 3.42g/11h (Mildenberg 19; TJC 243; Hendin 1392). Extremely fine, toned £500-600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Greek coinage, Judæa, Bar Kokhba War (132-136 CE), Zuz (Denarius), undated, attributed to year 3 (134/135 CE), (Simon), bunch of grapes, rev. (for the freedom of Jerusalem), two upright trumpets, 3.28g/11h (Mildenberg 167; TJC 277; Hendin 1431). Extremely fine, toned £350-400
Hammer Price: £2,200
Greek coinage, Judæa, Bar Kokhba War (132-136 CE), Zuz (Denarius), undated attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE), (Simon), within wreath, rev. (for the freedom of Jerusalem), fluted jug with willow branch, 3.29g/11h (Mildenberg 134; TJC 283a; Hendin 1427; Hoberman pp. 87 and 136). Extremely fine, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £2,300
Greek coinage, Judæa, Bar Kokhba War (132-136 CE), Æ 24mm, year 1 (132/3 CE), Simon Prince of Israel), palm branch within wreath, rev. (year one of the redemption of Israel), lyre of five strings, 11.17g/12h (Mildenberg 26; TJC 223; Hendin 1377). Good very fine, dark patina £500-600
Hammer Price: £500
Greek coinage, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy I (305-285), Stater, Kyrene, c. 300-298, diademed bust right, wearing aegis, rev. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, deified Alexander in elephant quadriga left; monogram in exergue, 7.11g/12h (Svoronos 103, pl. 4, 7; Mionnet VI, 2; Naville –). Extremely fine with lustre, very rare, only three examples cited by Svoronos £10,000-15,000
Greek coinage, Kyrenaica, Kyrenaica, Barke, Tetradrachm, magistrate Akesios, c. 360, B - A / P - K / A - 1, Silphium plant, rev. AKE - ΣIOΣ, head of Zeus-Ammon facing with curly hair, pupil and iris of eyes clearly shown; all within dotted border between two linear circles, 12.70g/6h (BMC 32, pl. 36, 8 [same obverse die] and BMC clxxvii 32 c, pl. 47, 8 [same reverse die]; Ashburnham collection, Sotheby sale 1895, 246 [same dies]; Jameson III 2137; Traité III 270; ACGC 1076). Minor...
Hammer Price: £330,000
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Aureus, Rome c. 64-5, NERO CAESAR, laureate head right, rev. AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing , left knee bent. Holding branch and Victory on globe, 7.35g/5h (RIC 46; BMC 56; Mac Dowall, Nero 22; CBN 202; Calicó 402). Extremely fine £4,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £14,000
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Aureus, Rome c. 69-70, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, rev. IUDAEA, Judaea seated right in mourning, hands bound behind back; palm tree to left, 7.17g/5h (RIC 3; BMC -; CBN -; Calicó 644 [this coin]; Hendin 1465). Metal flaw on back of neck, otherwise extremely fine with lustre £20,000-25,000
Hammer Price: £125,000
Roman Imperial coins, Hadrian (117-138), Aureus, Rome c. 134-138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, draped bust right, rev. IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, 7.16g/6h (RIC 251; BMC 659; Calicó 1277). Extremely fine with lustre £7,500-8,000
Hammer Price: £34,000
Roman Imperial coins, Hadrian (117-138), Aureus, Rome c. 134-138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, draped bust left, rev. Nilus, naked to waist, reclining right, holding cornucopiae and reed; below in water, crocodile right; to right, hippopotamus right, two reeds hehind, 7.27g/6h (RIC 314; BMC 866 note; Kent-Hirmer 284 [this coin]; Calicó 1165; Cohen 863). Extremely fine with lustre £10,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £92,000
Roman Imperial coins, Lucius Verus (161-169), Aureus, Rome, c. 164, L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, bust right, rev. TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Verus seated left on platform between two officers, placing crown on head of the King of Armenia, REX ARMEN DAT in exergue, 7.33g/11h (RIC 512; BMC 300; Kent-Hirmer 342; Calicó 2154, this coin). Sharply struck extremely fine with lustre £9,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £17,000
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta, Aureus, Rome c. 210, SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Severus right, rev. VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM, Severus, Caracalla and Geta, all in military attire, on horses prancing left; all with right hands raised, 7.21g/12h (RIC 305; Hill 1075; BMC 374; Calicó 2578). Extremely fine with lustre £10,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £30,000
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus (193-211), Aureus, Rome c. 207, SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right, rev. IOVI VICTORI, bust of Jupiter-Ammon three-quarter facing right, 6.23g/6h (RIC 272; Hill 893; BMC p. 219 note *; Calicó 2468 [this coin]). Good very fine, very rare £10,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £80,000
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, Aureus, Rome c. 201, SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head of Severus right, rev. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia right, 7.36g/5h (RIC 161a; Hill 463; BMC 192; Calicó 2588). Attractive reddish tone, extremely fine £10,000-12,000
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Geta, Aureus, Rome c. 202, SEVERVS PIVS AVG P M TR P X, laureate head of Severus right, rev. FELICITAS SAECVLI, busts of Julia Domna, draped, facing, between busts of Caracalla, laureate, draped and cuirassed right, and Geta, head bare, draped left, 7.06g/5h (RIC 181b; Hill 542; BMC 379; Kent-Hirmer 389; Calicó 2468 2590). Extremely fine with lustre £15,000-20,000
Hammer Price: £55,000
Roman Imperial coins, Caracalla, Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, Aureus, Rome c. 201, ANTONIVS PIVS AVGPON TR P IIII, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, laureate bust to right of Severus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, and Julia, diademed, draped, on crescent, 7.35g/12h (RIC 52; Hill 464; BMC 260; Kent-Hirmer 388; Calicó 2849). Extremely fine with lustre £20,000-25,000
Roman Imperial coins, Elagabalus (218-222), Aureus, uncertain Eastern mint, Nicomedia (?), c. 218, IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of right, rev. SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL, slow quadriga right, bearing the sacred stone of Emesa surmounted by eagle, surrounded by four parasols, 7014g/11h (RIC 143b [Rome]; BMC 273 [Antioch]; Kent-Hirmer 414 [Nicomedia]; Calicó 3033 [Antioch]). Extremely fine with lustre £15,000-20,000
Greek Coinage, Gaul, Massalia, Obol, c. 200-121, young male head left, rev. wheel of four spokes, M A within, 0.48g (Py, Lattara 19, 2.4; Depeyrot 31; Brenot-Sais 5). Extremely fine, toned £80-100
Hammer Price: £85
Greek Coinage, Southern Apulia, Taras, Nomos c. 272-240, warrior on horseback right, holding spear and shield, rev. Taras on dolphin left, holding trident, being crowned by Nike; waves below, 6.52g/10h (Vlasto 894; HNItaly 1038). Toned, very fine £250-280
Hammer Price: £190
Greek Coinage, Southern Lucania, Thurium, Distater c. 350-300, head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Scylla scanning, rev. bull charging right, 15.23g (Noe ANSMN 71, 1935, H 8; HN Italy 1807. Very fine, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £820
Greek Coinage, Southern Lucania, Thurium, Stater, signed Molossos c. 400-350, head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Scylla scanning, rev. bull charging right; on ground line, ΜΟΛΟΣΣΟΣ, 7.80g/7h (SNG Asmolean 940-2; HN Italy 1784). Metal flaw on helmet, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £450-500
£450–£500
Greek Coinage, Sicily, Messana, Æ Litra, c. 310-288, head of Pelorias left, rev. Naked warrior (Pherraimon ?), advancing left, holding shield and spear, 7.52g/5h (Caltabiano 832). Brown tone, very fine £50-60
Hammer Price: £60
Greek Coinage, Sicily, Syracuse, Temp. Dionysios I (405-367), Tetradrachm, c.405-395, auriga driving quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; in exergue, dolphin left, rev. head of Arethusa l., hair in ampyx and sphendone and drawn upwards in long waving curls; she wears double hook earring and necklace; around, four dolphins, 17.33g/9h. (Tudeer 89 [V33/R61]; SNG ANS 296). Toned, good very fine £2,500-3,000
£2,500–£3,000
Greek Coinage, Sicily, Messana, Tetradrachm c. 480-460, mule biga driven right by auriga, rev. hare leaping right, 15.44g/1h (Caltabiano 70). Fine to very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
Greek Coinage, Sicily, Messana, Æ Dilitron, c. 338-331, laureate head of Poseidon left, rev. ornamental trident between two dolphins, 12.86g/2h (Caaltabiano 709). Some erosion, otherwise fine green patination, very fine £100-150
Greek Coinage, Macedonia, Neapolis, Hemidrachm c. 425-350, facing gorgoneion, rev. head of nymph right, 1.77g (SNG ANS 430-454). Good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
Greek Coinage, Macedonia, Sermyle, Tetradrachm, early 5th century, horseman galloping right, brandishing spear, rev. four-part incuse square, 12.90g (cf. SNG ANS 723). Very rare, very fine £1,500-2,000
£1,500–£2,000
Greek Coinage, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III, Tetradrachm, ‘Pella’, c. 325-315, head of young Herakles right, rev. Zeus seated left, 16.68g/12h (Price 232). Very fine, rough surface £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Greek Coinage, Kings of Macedonia, Demetrios I Poliorketes, Tetradrachm, Pella, c. 289-288, diademed and horned head right, rev. Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident, 17.04g/2h (Newell 80). Very fine £700-800
£700–£800
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