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Greek Coinage, Kings of Lydia, temp. Alyattes – Kroisos (c. 600-560), Electrum 1/12 Stater (Hemihekton), Sardes, head of roaring lion right, sunburst on forehead, rev. two square punches, 1.05g (Weidauer 90; SNG Kayhan 1015; SNG von Aulock 2869). Very fine, rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £440
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Quinarius, 88, laureate head right, rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, herald advancing left, holding wand and shield, 1.53g (RIC 599: RSC 78). Toned, very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £430
Roman Imperial coins, Valens (364-378), Solidus, Antioch c. 373-374, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. GLORIA R O MANORVM, Roma, helmeted, and Constantinopolis, turreted, seated on throne, Roma facing, Constantinopolis turning head towards Roma, each holding a sceptre in their left hands, and with right, holding between them an oval shield inscribed VOT / X / MVL / XX; Christogram above; in exergue, KAN OBZ, 4.44g/12h (RIC IX 16c var; Depeyrot 41/1 ar.). Good very fine,...
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, c. 521-478, head of lion right, with open jaws, rev. incuse head of cock left, small rectangular punch behind, 2.45/12h (Bodenstedt 7; SNG Copenhagen 302). Very fine £300-400
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, c. 454-428/7, diademed head of Silenos right, rev. two confronted ram heads; palmette between, all within incuse square, 2.51g/2h (Bodenstedt 37; SNG von Aulock 1700). Very fine £300-400
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, c. 377-326, head of Kabeiros right, wearing pileos; two stars flanking, rev. head of Persephone right within linear square, 2.52g/12h (Bodenstedt 99; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen 321). Good very fine £400-450
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, Rome, bare head right, rev. PONT MAX, Ceres standing left, holding con-ears and cornucopiae, 3.35g (RIC 2nd ed. 20 var. (aureus), 1st ed. 6; BMC 9; RSC 11). Good fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £420
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. Securitas standing (RIC 12; RSC 17), and another, rev. Ceres standing left (RIC 19; RSC 11) [2]. Good fine £300-400
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, c. 377-326, wreathed head of Dionysos right, rev. wreathed head of Persephone right within linear square, 2.50g/10h (Bodenstedt 89; SNG Copenhagen –; Weber 5624). Very fine £300-400
Greek Coinage, Uncertain Ionian Mints, 1/12 Electrum Stater, c. 600-550, bridled horse’s head left, rev. rough incuse square, 0.94g (Weidauer 142; SNG Kyhan 715-716). Very fine £200-250
Greek Coinage, Ionia, Phokaia, Hekte, c. 387-326, helmeted head of Athena left, rev. four part incuse square, 2.55g (Bodenstedt 111; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen 1030). Very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Sestertius, laureate, draped bust right, rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA, S C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre (RIC 309; BMC 71), and another, similar bust, rev. RO-MA, S C, Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear (RIC 358) [2]. The first with smoothed fields, almost very fine, the second with flan-flaw at edge, good fine £350-400
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Denarius, 96, laureate head right, rev. COS II DESIGN III P P, Diana advancing right, turning to face as she draws arrow from quiver, holding bow, a dog at her feet, 3.26g (RIC 11; RSC 40). The rarest of Nerva’s Denarii, almost very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £410
Roman Republican coins, Mark Antony, Denarius, Epirus (?), 42 BC, bare head right, M. ANTONI IMP, rev. III VIR R P C, distyle temple containing disk with facing head of Sol, 3.69g (RRC 496/1; RSC 12). About very fine £250-300
Roman Imperial coins, Pertinax (193), As, laureate head right, rev. LAETITIA TEMPORVM, S–C, laetitia standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, 9.14g (RIC 33; C. 22). Green patina, good fine, rare £400-600
Roman Imperial coins, Pescennius Niger (193-194), Denarius, Antioch, laureate head, rev. [FORTV]NAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 2.31g (RIC 26d var.; RSC 28b var.). Lightly porous, about very fine, very rare £400-500
Greek Coinage, Cilicia, Soli, temp. Tiribazus, (386-380), head of bearded Herakles right, rev. head of bearded Satrap right, wearing Persian headdress, 10.07g/12h (SNG Levante 50; SNG BnF 159; SNG von Aulock 5863). Very fine, toned £200-250
Hammer Price: £400
Roman Imperatorial coins, Julius Caesar (†15th March 44 BC), Denarius, Rome, Jan-Feb 44 BC, moneyer L. Aemilius Buca, laureate head of Caesar right, rev. Venus standing left, 3.12g (Cr. 480/4; BMC 4152; C. 22). Abrasion on obverse, good fine £250-350
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (Cæsar 69-81), Sestertius, 92-94, carpentum drawn right by two mules, DIVAE IVLIAE AVG DIVI TITI, rev. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P round large S C, 27.12g (RIC 760; BMC 471). Some smoothing in fields, very fine, rare £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, 41-50, laureate head of Claudius right, rev. NERO CLAVD CAES DRVSVS GERM PRINC IVVENT, draped bust of young Nero, bareheaded, left, 3.44g (RIC 83; BMC 80; RSC 5). Good fine, the reverse better, rare £350-450
Greek Tetradrachms of Alexander the Great, Demetrios II of Syria from Tyre, rev. eagle left, another similar, another similar of Antiochos VIII, a Didrachm of similar types, a Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I from Alexandria and a Parthian Drachm of Mithradates IV [7]. Fine to about very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £390
Roman Imperial coins, First Century Quinarii: Augustus, bare head right, rev. ASIA RECEPTA, Victory standing left on cista mystica between erect serpents (RIC 276), a Quinarius/Hemidrachm of Nero, Caesarea, laureate head right, rev. Victory seated right on globe (Syd. 82), Vespasian, head right, rev. Victory seated left (RIC 802), another similar, but Victory advancing right (RIC 710), two Quinarii/Hemidrachms of Caesarea, head right, rev. Victory advancing right (RPC 1659), and Domitian,...
Roman Imperial coins, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Rome, 13 BC, moneyer C. Sulpicius Platorinus, bare head right, rev. Augustus and Agrippa seated half left on bisellium on platform ornamented with rostra, 3.71g (RIC 407; RSC 529). Toned, about very fine, rare £300-400
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, c. 377-326, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. head of female right, hair in sakkos; small coiled serpent behind, all within linear square, 2.53g/12h (Bodenstedt 100A; SNG von Aulock 1714; Boston MFA 1719; Jameson 1487). Very fine, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £380
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Denarii, various types, including Judaea seated at foot of trophy, Salus seated left, Mars striding right, Pax seated left, clasped hands over caduceus, Mars standing left, winged caduceus, Vespasian seated right, eagle standing on altar, pontifical emblems, Jupiter standing left by altar, Annona seated left, Ceres seated left, and Fortuna seated left [14]. Fine to very fine £300-350
Roman Imperial coins, Tiberius (14-37), Tiberius and Drusus, Drachm, Caesarea, 33-34, laureate head of Tiberius right, rev. bare head of his deceased son Drusus left, 3.41g (RPC 3622; RSC2a). Very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £370
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Sestertius, 164, laureate head right, rev. mars standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield at his side, 28.49g (RIC 898; BMC 1229). Natural, untouched surfaces, brown patina, good very fine £400-450
Hammer Price: £360
Roman Republican coins, Julius Caesar, Denarius, mint moving with Caesar, elephant walking right, trampling on serpent, CAESAR in ex., rev. emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, axe with boar’s head, apex, 3.86g (RRC 443/1; RSC 49). About very fine £200-250
Greek Coinage, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 380-337, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive spray and crescent moon behind, 17.20g/8h (ACGC 200-1). Good very fine, toned £300-350
Greek Coinage, Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, c. 377-326, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. forepart of serpent right within linear square, 2.53g/6h (Bodenstedt 96; SNG Copenhagen 312). Very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Pescennius Niger (193-194), Denarius, Antioch, laureate head, rev. ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, 1.97g (RIC 70b; RSC 60). Fine, very rare, £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Lugdunum, 11-10 BC, laureate head right, rev. Apollo standing right, holding lyre and plectrum (RIC 193a; RSC 163), and two Denarii of 7-6 BC, with Caius and Lucius standing facing either side of simpulum and lituus on the reverse (RIC 208: RSC 43) [3]. Good fine to very fine £250-350
Roman Imperial coins, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Dupondius struck by Cn. Piso Cn. F, 15 BC (RIC 381; C. 378), As struck by Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus, 6 BC (RIC 439), Dupondius of Carthago Nova struck by C. Var. Rufus and Sex. Iulius Pol., Dupondii (2) of Divus Augustus struck under Tiberius with altar reverses (RIC 81; C. 228) and a restored issue of Titus rev. Victory flying left, 80 AD (RIC 446; C. 557), together with a Quadrans of 8 BC, struck by Pulcher, Taurus and Regulus, rev. clasped...
Roman Imperial coins, Tiberius (14-37), Denarius, Lugdunum, 14-15, laureate head right, rev. Tiberius in triumphal quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, 3.83g (RIC 2; RSC 38). Toned, very fine, rare £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Denarius, Rome, 65-66, laureate head right, rev. VESTA, temple of Vesta, statue within,3.25g (RIC 62;BMC 104; RSC 335). Large flan, scratches from cleaning, good very fine £350-450
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Dupondius, Rome, 62-68, radiate head right, rev. MAC AVG S–C, front elevation of the Macellum, 13.42g (RIC 274; WCN 203 note). Very fine, rare £400-600
Roman Imperial coins, Constantius I (Caesar 293-305), Argenteus 295-297, laureate head right, rev. VIRTVS–MILITVM, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over altar in front of camp gate; in exergue, A, 3.13g/5h (RIC 42a; Jeločnik 75; RSC 314†b). Extremely fine, lightly toned £350-400
Hammer Price: £350
Roman Imperial coins, Eugenius (392-394), Siliqua, Trier, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear, TRPS in ex., 1.62g (RIC 106d;RSC 14†a). Lightly clipped, toned very fine £300-350
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. [AVGVSTVS] AVGVSTA, Augustus and Livia standing half left (RIC 45; RSC 43), another, rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTA, Concordia seated left (RIC 49; RSC 67), another, rev. IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left (RIC 64; RSC 121) and a Hemidrachm of Caesarea, rev. Victory seated right on globe (RIC 617;RSC 352) [4]. Good fine or better £200-300
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. SALVS GEN HVMANI, female figure (Salus?) standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding rudder, 3.23g (RIC 206 var.(aureus); RSC 242 var. (head left)). An apparently unpublished variety, toned, almost very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £340
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