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Roman Imperial coins, Trajan (98-117), Sestertius, 104-11, laureate head right, rev. Dacia, in mournful attitude, seated left on shield, trophy before him, 26.95g/6h (RIC 564; BMC 785; C. 534). Some smoothing, about very fine £150-200
£150–£200
Greek Coinages, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 454-404, helmeted head of Athena right; uncertain symbol on cheek, rev. owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square, 16.85g/9h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Countermarks on obverse and reverse, very fine £250-300
£250–£300
Greek Coinages, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 454-404, helmeted head of Athena right; uncertain symbol on cheek, rev. owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square, 16.69g/9h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Test cuts on cheek, otherwise very fine £250-300
Roman Imperial coins, Plotina, Denarius, diademed, draped bust right, hair in plait at back, rev. Vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre, 2.65g/6h (RIC 730; BMC 526; RSC 3). Very rare, some surface erosion, good fine £300-400
£300–£400
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 139, laureate head right, rev. sacrificial implements (RIC 57; RSC 877), another, rev. Felicitas standing left (RIC 48; RSC 851), and another, 140-3, laureate, draped bust, legend ends PIVS P P COS III, rev. Antoninus standing right, holding spear and parazonium (RIC - ; BMC 262; RSC 1076c) [3]. Very fine or better £150-250
£150–£250
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 145-61, laureate head right, rev. clasped hands over caduceus and corn-ears (RIC 136; RSC 344), another, rev. winged thunderbolt on draped throne (RIC 137; RSC 345), another, rev. Virtus standing left (RIC 154; RSC 945), and another the same [4]. About very fine to good very fine £150-200
Greek Coinages, Mysia, Kyzikos, Hemiobol, c. 550-530, head of tunny to left, rev. irregular incuse square, 0.50g (Rosen 515. SNG BnF –. Von Fritze –). Very rare, good very fine, toned £100-150
£100–£150
Greek Coinages, Mysia, Kyzikos, Obol, c. 500, dolphin above tunny, rev. four-part incuse square, 0.87g (Unpublished in the standard literature, cf. CNG E-sale 240, 2010, 197). Very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 139, laureate head right, rev. DACIA, S-C, Dacia standing left, holding crown and standard, 22.82g/6h (RIC 581; C. 347). Rare, good very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 140-4, laureate head right, rev. GENIO SENATVS, S-C, the genius of the Senate standing left, holding branch and sceptre, 24.71g/5h (RIC 605; C. 400). Dark green patina, almost extremely fine £500-600
£500–£600
Greek Coinages, Mysia, Parion, Drachm, 5th cent. BC, Gorgoneion, rev. linear pattern within incuse square, 3.91g (SNG BnF 1347; BMC Mysia 1; SNG Copenhagen 256; SNG von Aulock 1318). Good very fine £100-150
Greek Coinages, Troas, Alexandria Troas, Pseudo-autonomous issue, mid-3rd cent. AD, Æ 20, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, vexillum behind shoulder, rev. horse grazing right, 5.58g/12h (Bellinger A486; BMC 46). Extremely fine, green-brown patina £80-100
£80–£100
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 159-60, laureate head right, rev. Pietas standing left, holding globe and child, two more children at her feet, 24.75g/12h (RIC 1031; C. 621). Good very fine £300-400
Greek Coinages, Troas, Assos, Obol, c. 479-450, griffin seated right, raised forepaw, rev. lion's head with open mouth and protruding tongue, right within incuse square, 0.56g/8h (BMC 3; Rosen 528-529; Traité 2299 and pl. 163, 26). Rare, very fine £100-150
Greek Coinages, Troas, Eleu-., 4th cent. BC., Æ head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet and necklace, rev. lion standing right, head left (KM, p. 19, 1, pl. 1, 15). Rare, good very fine, fine dark patina £100-150
Greek Coinages, Troas, Gergis, Æ 12, c. 350-300, head of Sibyl Herophile facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath and necklace, rev. sphinx seated right, 1.57g/1h (SNG München 200; SNG Copenhagen 338; SNG von Aulock 1515). Good very fine, dark patina £100-150
Greek Coinages, Troas, Kebren, Obol, 4th cent. BC, head of ram right, rev. young male head right, 0.36g/1h (Klein 313; SNG Tübingen 2634). Rare, good very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Tetricus I (271-274), Antoninianus, Mainz or Trier, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. HILARITAS AVG, Hilaritas standing left (RIC 80; C. 54), another, Cologne, rev. SALVS AVGG, Salus standing left, feeding snake and holding anchor (RIC 126; C. 154), and another, rev. Victory advancing left (cf. RIC 140 and C. 184) [3]. The first two almost extremely fine, the last very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £35
Roman Imperial coins, Crispus (Caesar 317-326), Follis, Trier, laureate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield, rev. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, altar inscribed VO / TIS / XX, .STR crescent in ex., another similar, spear forward, rev. STR in ex., another, half-length figure right, draped and cuirassed, holding spear and globe, rev. as first, .STR. in ex. (RIC -), another, Heraclea, laureate, draped bust left, holding mappa and sceptre, rev. PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate, MHTΓ...
Artefacts, Bronze seal, 14th cent., pointed oval with loop at the top, inscription unclear; together with a 15th cent. thimble, toy canons (2) and a compass [5]. Average condition £40-50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan, Denarius, Rome (BMC 122; RSC 242); together with a Denarius of M. Volteius M.f. [2]. Fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £40
Roman Imperial coins, Tacitus (275-276), Antoninianus, radiate, cuirassed bust right, rev. PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing left, and another, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left [2]. Good very fine £60-80
Artefacts, Roman brooches, 1st-2nd cent. AD, a group of Romano-British bronze brooches, includes t-shaped, fantail and disc types [11]. Mostly damaged, one intact with pin £30-50
Hammer Price: £45
Artefacts, Lead tokens, 17th-18th cent. (17), different designs, many with initials [17]. Varied state £20-30
Greek Coinages, Lykia, Lycian League, Limyra (c. 167-100), Drachm, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. Kithara; thunderbolt in upper left field; all within incuse square, 2.71g/12h (Troxell 38; BMC 7). Good very fine, toned £80-100
Hammer Price: £50
Greek Coinages, Lykia, Lycian League, Rhodiapolis (c. 167-100), Drachm, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. Kithara; fillet to lower left; all within incuse square, 2.90g/12h (Troxell 40; BMC 1). Good very fine, toned £80-100
Greek Coinages, Lykia, Lycian League, Rhodiapolis (c. 167-100), Drachm, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. Kithara; fillet to lower left; all within incuse square, 3.03g/12h (Troxell 40; BMC 1). Good very fine, toned £80-100
Byzantine Coinage, Leo VI (886-912), Follis, Constantinople, Leo enthroned facing, holding labarum, rev. legend in four lines, 6.05g/6h (DOC 5; Sear 1728). Good very fine, green patina, £80-100
Byzantine Coinage, Empire of Nicæa, John III Ducas Vatatzes (1221-54), Tetarteron Noummion, Magnesia, head of cherub with four wings, rev. Emperor standing facing, holding labarum and globus, 1.83g/6h (DOC 57; Sear 2115). Very fine £40-50
Greek Coinages, Islands off Troas, Tenedos, Obol, c. 470, janiform head, female on left, male on right, rev. double axe within incuse square, 0.56g/11h (SNG München 340; SNG Copenhagen 509). Very fine £100-150
Greek Coinages, Lesbos, Unattributed, early mint, Billon Diobol (?), c. 500-450, confronted boars’ heads, rev. incuse square, 1.23g (SNG Copenhagen 287; SNG von Aulock 7712; Klein 348). Good very fine, toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £55
Roman Provincial Coinage, Hostilian (Caesar, 251), Cilicia, Anazarbus, Æ 20, year 269 [250/1], bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Apollo standing left, leaning against small column on which is placed a small lyre, 6.80g/12h (SNG Levante 1503, this coin). Very fine, green-brown patina £40-60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Domitian (Caesar, 69-79), Denarius, Rome, c. 77-8, laureate head right, rev. COS V above, she-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus); boat in ex., 2.96g/6h (CBN 208-9 [Vespasian]; RIC 961 [Vespasian]; RSC 51). Good very fine £80-100
Greek Coinage, Bronzes (11), including Macedon, Carthage, Italy, Sicily and Asia Minor [11]. Varied state £40-50
Greek Coinages, Attica, Athens, Drachm, c. 454-404, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig behind; all within incuse square, 4.09g/9h (Kroll 10; SNG Copenhagen 41-3). Very fine, porous £80-100
Greek Coinages, Attica, Athens, Obol, c. 450, head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, adorned with three olive leaves, rev. owl standing right, head facing, in the upper left corner, olive twig, all within incuse square, 0.68g/5h (Svoronos pl. 10, 46). Fine style, good very fine £80-100
Greek Coinages, Ionia, Klazomenai, Diobol, c. 499-494, forepart of winged boar right, rev. four-part incuse square, 0.95g (SNG München 451; SNG Kayhan 334; SNG Copenhagen 6). Very fine, toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £60
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarius, 201, laureate head right, rev. Severus standing left, sacrificing over tripod (RIC 167A; RSC 599), another the same, another, 200, rev. VIRT AVGG, Virtus standing left (RIC 171a; RSC 761), and another, rev. trophy between two seated captives (RIC 176; RSC 370) [4]. Good very fine £180-220
Greek Coinages, Lykia, Lycian League, Phaselis (c. 167-100), Hemidrachm, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. lyre; Isis crown to left, torch to right; all within rectangular incuse, 2.76g/12h (Troxell 47; SNG von Aulock 4438). Good very fine, toned £80-100
Greek Coinage, Seleukid Kings of Syria, Demetrios II (Second reign, 129-125), Tetradrachm, Tyre, SE 185 [128/7 BC], diademed and draped bust right, rev. eagle standing left on prow, palm frond behind; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, monogram above EΠP monogram between legs, 13.64g/12h (SC 2195.3c; HGC 9, 1122). Very fine £80-100
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