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Roman Imperial coins, Diva Marciana, sister of Trajan, Denarius, 112, diademed, draped bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on sceptre, head right, wings spread, 3.09g (RIC 743; RSC 4). Toned, about very fine, very rare £800-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,100
Greek Coinage, Kings of Lydia, temp. Alyattes – Kroisos (c. 600-560), Electrum 1/3 Stater (Trite), Sardes, head of roaring lion right, sunburst on forehead, rev. two square punches, 4.71g (Weidauer 89; Traité I 44; SNG Kayhan 1013). Very fine £1,000-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Roman Imperial coins, Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, 41-50, laureate head of Claudius right, rev. AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina Jnr right, wearing crown of corn-ears, 2.65g (RIC 81; BMC 75; RSC 4). About very fine, rare £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Sestertius, Rome, 37-38, laureate head left, rev. S P Q R/P P/OB CIVES/SERVATOS in oak wreath, 27.27g (RIC 37; BMC 38). Very fine, the reverse better £600-800
Hammer Price: £980
Roman Imperial coins, Didius Julianus (193), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. P M TR P COS, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 2.80g (RIC 2; RSC 10). Good fine, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £850
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Denarius, Rome, 55, jugate busts of Nero, bareheaded, and Agrippina Jnr right, rev. AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, quadriga of elephants pulling car on which are seated statues of Divus Claudius and Divus Augustus, EX S C in field, 3.26g (RIC 7; BMC 8; RSC 4). Toned, very fine, rare £600-800
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 139, laureate head right, rev. PARTHIA, S–C, Parthia standing left, holding crown and bow and quiver resting on ground, 27.09g (RIC 586; C. 572). About very fine, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £820
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
Roman Imperial coins, Pertinax (193), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. LIBERATIS CIVIBVS, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, 3.33g (RIC 5; RSC 28). Good metal, very fine, rare £750-850
Roman Imperial coins, Domitia, wife of Domitian, Denarius, 82-83, draped bust right, hair in plait at back, DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMIT, rev. PIETAS AVGVST, Domitia seated left holding sceptre, a child standing before her, 3.27g (RIC 156; RSC 12). Crack in flan, very fine, rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £800
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 143-144, laureate head right, rev. BRITANNIA, S C, Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard and leaning on shield set on helmet, a spear behind, 23.85g (RIC 745; C. 119). Untouched and unusually complete, good fine, very rare £700-800
Hammer Price: £750
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Denarius, Lugdunum, 40, laureate head right, rev. AGRIPPINA MAT C. CAES. AVG GERM, draped bust of Agrippina right, 3.42g (RIC 22; RSC 6). Good fine to almost very fine, rare £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Denarius, Vienne, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm, SALVS GENERIS [HVMA]NI, rev. S P Q R in oak-wreath, 3.23g (RIC 72; RSC 420). Old scratches on obv. under tone, very fine, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £720
Roman Imperial coins, Pertinax (193), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, 2.89g (RIC 1a; RSC 2). Toned, good very fine £700-800
Greek Coinage, The Hekatonessoi, Nasos Pordosilene, Hemidrachm 450-400, young male right, wearing tainia, rev. chelys within incuse square, 2.80g/11h (HGC 6, 1096; BMC Toas p. 219, 1; SNG von Aulock –; SNG München –). Good very fine, toned, very rare £800-1,000
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Methymna, Obol, c. 480-460, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. tortoise within dotted square border within incuse square, 0.66g/12h (Franke, Münzprägung –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –; Klein 793; Rosen –; Traité –). Very fine, toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £700
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Denarius, Rome, 37-38, laureate head right, rev. bare head of Germanicus right, 2.79g (RIC 18; BMC 19; RSC 2). Small clip on edge, rare, good fine, rare £500-600
Constantine IX (1042-1055), Tetarteron Nomisma, Constantinople, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, rev. crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding sceptre surmounted by trefoil set on double pellets and globus cruciger, cross formed by four pellets, 4.02g/6h (DOC 5; Sear 1832). Extremely fine £700-800
Hammer Price: £680
Roman Imperial coins, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Rome, 19 BC, moneyer P. Petronius Turpilianus, bare head right, rev. winged siren standing left, playing flute and holding another in left hand, 3.72g (RIC 296; BMC 27; RSC 490). Almost very fine, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £650
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. PAX ORBIS TERRARVM, Pax standing left, holding branch and caduceus, 3.36g (RIC 5 var. (aureus); RSC 4a). Almost very fine, the reverse good fine, rare variety £300-400
Hammer Price: £620
Roman Imperatorial coins, Mark Antony, Denarius, Eastern mint, c. 41, bare head right, rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, stork at feet to left, 3.66g/12h (Crawford 516/2; RSC 77). Very fine, toned, rare £550-600
Roman Imperial coins, Nero, Caesar (50-54), Denarius, Rome, 51, bareheaded, draped bust of young Nero right, rev. EQVESTER/OR-DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT on round shield,3.46g (RIC 79; BMC 93; RSC 97). Surfaces a little granulated, good very fine, rare £350-450
Roman Imperial coins, Domitia, wife of Domitian, Denarius, 82-83, draped bust right, hair in queue at back, rev. PIETAS AVGVST, Domitia seated left holding sceptre, a child before her, 3.33g (RIC 156; RSC 12). Almost very fine, reverse good fine, very rare £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Lugdunum, laureate head left, globe at point of bust, rev. ADLOCVT COH S–C, Nero standing left on platform, accompanied by praetorian prefect, haranguing three soldiers, praetorian camp in background, 23.93g (RIC 491; BMC 304; C. 6). Almost very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Plotina, Denarius, diademed, draped bust right, hair in plait at back, rev. Vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre, 3.15g (RIC 730; BMC 526; RSC 3). Good fine, reverse fair, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
Greek Coinage, Ionia, Phokaia, Hekte, c. 478-387, helmeted head of Athena left; [seal to below], rev. four part incuse square, 2.54g (Bodenstedt 91; SNG Copenhagen 1028). Good very fine £400-500
Roman Imperial coins, Æmilian (253), Sestertius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. APOL CONSERVAT, S–C, Apollo standing left, holding branch and lyre set on rock, 18.31g (RIC 43; C. 3). Smoothing in fields, good very fine, very rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £550
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Drachm, Caesarea, bare head right, rev. IMPERATOR PONT MAX AVG TR POT, lituus and simpulum, 3.49g (RIC 63; RSC 12). Very fine £600-800
Greek Coinage, Ionia, Phokaia, Hekte, c. 387-326, laureate head of Apollo left, rev. four part incuse square, 2.52g (Bodenstedt 112). Very fine, rare £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. Pax standing left, holding branch and caduceus (RIC 4; RSC 3), and another, rev. VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm (RIC 14; RSC 24) [2]. Both good fine, the revs. fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £520
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Sestertius, laureate, draped bust left, rev. ADLOCVTIO S C in ex.,Galba standing right on podium, accompamied by praetorian officer behind him and with two cursores standing before, addressing soldiers, 25.32g (RIC 466; BMC 249 note; ACG 370). Good fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £500
Roman Imperial coins, Marciana, Denarius, 112, diademed, draped bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on sceptre, head right, 2.92g (RIC 743; RSC 4). Very fine, almost very rare £600-800
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
Romano-British bronze figurine (2nd century AD), the goddess Venus, nude but wearing a diadem, hair swept back and tied in a bun, with ringlets hanging down onto her shoulders. She stands on her right foot which is straight, left leg is raised and bent at the knee and her right hand is touching her ankle, her left arm is bent at the elbow. This unusual posture suggests that she is leaning on one side while bathing her feet, her oversize hands and simple features suggest provincial...
Roman Imperial coins, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Lugdunum, c. 12 BC, laureate head right, rev. IMP - XII / ACT, Apollo Citharoedus standing left, holding lyre and plectrum, 3.77g/9h (RIC 190; CBN 1430; RSC 144). Extremely fine, toned £600-700
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Denarii, various types, including Judaea seated at foot of trophy, two back-to-back Capricorns supporting shield, Vespasian seated right (3), yoke of oxen, Pax seated left, Vesta standing left, Concordia seated left, modius (2), eagle standing on altar, Victory crowning trophy, and an issue as Divus, rev. quadriga left, with car as temple [14]. Fine to very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £480
Greek Coinage, Uncertain Ionian Mints, 1/6 Electrum Stater, c. 600-550, raised swastika pattern, rev. four part square incuse, 2.54g (Traité I 117-8; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 1777; Boston MFA 1781; Rosen 314). Good very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £470
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Paulina (consecrated in c. 235), Denarius, 236, draped and veiled bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, Paulina, right hand raised, left holding sceptre, seated left on peacock flying up to heaven, 2.62g (RIC 2; RSC 2). Good very fine, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £460
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 140-144, laureate head right, rev. the Great Sow standing right under holm-oak, suckling seven piglets, 24.46g (RIC 629; C. 775). A splendidly realised sow, scarce, an appealing brown tone and good fine to almost very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £440
Roman Imperial coins, Claudius (41-54), Denarius, plated (?), laureate head right, rev. AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina right, wreathed with corn, 2.38g (RIC 81; RSC 4). Toned, very fine £400-500
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