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Roman Provincial Coinage, Hadrian (117-138), Egypt, Alexandria, Pelusium Nome, Æ Dichalkon, year 11 [126/7], laureate bust right, rev. ΠΗΛΟV, pomegranate, 2.09g/12h (Köln 3419; Dattari 6348; Milne –; Emmett 1321). Very fine, dark patina, very rare £100-150
£100–£150
Roman Provincial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Ionia, Ephesus, Æ 35, laureate bust right, wearing ægis, rev. octastyle temple, within which cult statue of Ephesian Artemis, three windows in pediment, 31.28g/1h (cf. BM 233; SNG von Aulock 1888; Price & Trell fig. 229). Very fine, dark patina, very rare £250-300
£250–£300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Divo Constantio (Consecrated 306), Quarter-Follis, Thessalonica, c. 317-18, laureate and veiled bust right, rev. REQVIES OPTIMOR ME[RIT], Constantius seated left in curule chair, raising hand and holding transverse sceptre, 1.18g/6h (RIC 25). Extremely fine, dark patina, very rare £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Theodora (Augusta c. 293-306), Æ 16, Treveri, commemorative issue, c. 337-40, laureate and draped bust right, rev. PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head right, holding child in arms, 1.48g/5h (RIC 79; LRBC 120). Extremely fine, glossy dark brown patina £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galerius (Cæsar 293-305), Follis, Aquileia, laureate bust right, rev. VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Emperor on rearing horse right, spearing prostrate enemy, 7.98g/6h (RIC 61a). Extremely fine with good dark patina, very rare £150-200
£150–£200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galerius (Caesar 293-305), Follis, Siscia, c. 306-7, laureate bust right, rev. CONCORD IMPERII, Concordia standing left, leaning on long sceptre, 10.27g/11h (RIC 30b). Extremely fine, dark green patina, very rare £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Philip I (244-249), Antoninianii (2), Rome, rev. ADVENTVS AVG, Philip on horseback left, right hand raised, 4.15g/6h (RIC 26B; RSC 3); Antioch, rev. PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS, Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre, 4.13g/5h (RIC 69; RSC 113) [2]. Very fine, first better £80-100
£80–£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus II (309-313), Quarter-Follis, Antioch, Tyche of Antioch seated on rocks, river-god Orontes below, rev. APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing left, holding patera and lyre, 1.40g/12h (van Heesch, The Last Civic Coinages and the Religious Policy of Maximinus Daza (312 AD), NC 1993, 3a; Vagi 2954). Very fine, dark earthy patina £40-50
£40–£50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Herennius Etruscus (251), Antoninianus, Rome, rev. Pudicitia seated left, 4.01g/12h (RIC 59b; RSC 19); Sestertius, rev. similar, 17.56g/1h (RIC 136b) [2]. Both very fine, second with green patina £90-120
£100–£120
Roman Provincial Coinage, Valerian, Cilicia, Anazarbus, Æ 23, year 272 [253/4], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. prize-crown on agonistic table with three legs, 10.70g/6h (Ziegler 812.11 [Vs1/Rs7]; SNG BnF 2144-6; SNG Levante 1524). Very fine, brown, red and dark green patina £40-60
£40–£60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Postumus (259-268), Sestertius, Cologne, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. LAETITIA AVG, galley left over waves, 11.76g/2h (RIC 143). Traces of overstriking, otherwise almost very fine £90-120
£90–£120
Akerman, J.Y., A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins, 2 vols, London, 1834, xxi + 506, 512pp, 13 numbered and other engraved plates [2]. Original boards, rebacked, gilt spines; internally fine £40-50
Akerman, J.Y., A Numismatic Manual, 2nd edn, London, 1840, xiv + 420pp, 16 engraved plates (Manville 319); Akerman, J.Y., Coins of the Romans relating to Britain, 2nd edn, London, 1844, xi + 170pp, 7 engraved plates (Manville 335); Akerman, J.Y., Ancient Coins of Cities and Princes…Hispania-Gallia-Britannia, London, 1846, iv + 203pp, 24 engraved plates (Manville 340) [3]. First in later black half-leather, ribbed and gilt spine, second in original decorated blue cloth but spine torn, last...
£50–£70
Roman Provincial Coinage, Aurelian and Vabalathus, Egypt, Alexandria, billon Tetradrachm, year 2 and 5 [271/2], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, rev. radiate and draped bust of Vabalathus right, 9.06g/11h (Köln 3058; Milne 4336; Emmett 3914). Extremely fine, brown patina, rare £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantine I, the Great (306-337), Follis, London, c. 316-17, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe, 5.16g/7h (RIC 88). Good very fine, dark brown patina £40-50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Crispus (Cæsar 317-326), Follis, London, c. 323-4, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set upon altar, three stars above, PLON in exergue, 2.28g/6h (RIC 274). Extremely fine, dark brown patina £40-50
[Pinkerton, J.], An Essay on Medals, 1st edn, London, 1784, xxxii + 324pp, 2pp corrigenda (Manville 213). Modern quarter leather and boards; quotation from Samuel Johnson on the collecting of coins and some prices realised at the Benjamin Bartlett sale, May 1787, in a neat contemporary hand on endpapers, other corrections to the main text in the same hand, very fine and clean £50-70
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantine II (Cæsar 317-337), Follis, Treveri, c. 317-18, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE, Sol standing holding globe, 3.64g/6h (RIC 179). Extremely fine, good brown patina £40-50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantine II (Cæsar 317-337), Follis, Heraclea, c. 317, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre and mappa, rev. PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with three turrets, 2.94g/11h (RIC 20). Extremely fine, almost fully silvered £40-50
Smyth, W.H., Descriptive Catalogue of a Cabinet of Roman Imperial Large-Brass Medals, Bedford, 1834, xxii + 352pp. Original maroon cloth; spine faded, internally fine and clean; ALS from A.P. Read at the British Museum, 17 January 1918, to the Head Master, Bedford School, regarding a frame of Greek coins for the school, tipped-in £40-60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Delmatius (335-337), Follis, Nicomedia, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers facing, holding standard, 1.63g/6h (RIC 214). Extremely fine, dark patina £40-50
Walsh, Rev. R., An Essay on Ancient Coins, Medals and Gems as illustrating the Progress of Christianity in the early ages, London, 1828, viii + 140pp, 38 engraved plates, bound with Akerman, J.W., A Numismatic Manual, 1st edn, London, 1832, xii + 172pp, 7 plates (Manville 295); Humphreys, H.N., Ancient Coins and Medals, London, 1850, iv + 208pp, 10 plates of relief facsimiles; Hill, G.F., A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins, London, 1899, xv + 292pp, 15 plates; Milne, J.G., Greek and Roman...
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, Cnæus Pompeius, With M. Poblicius, Denarius, Spain, c. 46-45, helmeted head of Roma right, rev. CN MAGNVS IMP, female figure standing right, with shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and presenting palm branch to soldier standing left on prow of ship, 3.76g/6h (Crawford 469/1a; RSC Pompeia 9 and Poblicia 10). Two test marks on obverse, otherwise very fine £200-250
£200–£250
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commemorative Issues (c. 330-346), Æ 15, Constantinople, c. 330, helmeted head of Constantinopolis left, spear over left shoulder, rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers facing, holding standard, 1.31g/2h (RIC VIII, 32). Extremely fine, dark patina £40-50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Spain (Colonia Caesaraugusta ?), 15-13 BC, bust right, rev. bull butting right, 3.47g/6h (RIC 167a; RSC 137). About very fine £150-200
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, Mark Antony, P. Sepullius Macer, Denarius, c. 44, veiled and bearded head of Antony right, capis behind, lituus in front, rev. desultor on horseback galloping right, a second horse by his side in background, wearing conical cap, holding whip aloft in right hand and reins in left; palm frond and wreath behind, 3.58g/2h (Crawford 480/22; RSC 74). Very fine and lightly toned, rare £250-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Valentinian II (375-392), AE 4, Thessalonica, c. 383-8, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. GLORIA REIPVBLICA, camp gate with two towers, 1.13g/11h (RIC 62a). Good very fine, dark patina, scarce £40-50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius (41-54), As, Rome, c. 50-4, bust left, rev. S C, Minerva, helmeted and cuirassed, advancing right, hurling javelin and holding shield, 9.68g/6h (RIC 116; BMC 206). Good very fine, smoothed brown patina £250-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Moesia and Thrace, countermarked Æ, capricorn over rudder and globe (cf. Pangerl 94). Fair to fine, dark patina £80-100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero (54-68), Denarius, Rome, c. 60-1, bust right, rev. PONTIF MAX P VII COS III P P EX SC, Virtus standing left, foot on cuirass, holding spear and parazonium, 3.48g/5h (RIC 27; RSC 220). Fine £250-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Half-Semis, Emerita, c. 23 BC, bare head right, P CARISIVS [LEG AVGVSTI] in three lines, 6.53g/3h (cf. RIC 20-3). Good very fine, dark green patina £40-60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Ælia Eudoxia (Augusta 400-404), Æ 3, Antioch, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, being crowned by hand of God, rev. SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated right on cuirass, supporting shield inscribed with Christogram, 1.90g/5h (RIC 104; LRBC 2800). Very fine, dark green patina, rare £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Zeno I (Second Reign, 476-491), Æ 2, Constantinople, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONCORDIA, emperor standing right, holding standard and globe, foot spurning captive, 5.68g/7h (RIC 948; LRBC 2277). Very fine, dark patina, very rare £250-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galba (68-69), Denarius, Rome, c. 68-9, bust right, rev. SPQR OB C S within oak-wreath, 3.26g/6h (RIC 167; RSC 287). Very fine, toned £350-400
£350–£400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Germanic Imitative coinages, Æ 3, diademed and draped bust of Magnentius right, A behind, rev. VICTORIAE DD NN ET CAES, two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT V MVL X, in exergue, TR, 1.09g/6h (for type cf. RIC Trier 316a). Extremely fine, good light green patina £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galba (68-69), Denarius, Rome, c. 68-9, similar, 3.18g/6h (RIC 167; RSC 287). Fine £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Germanic Imitative Coinages, Æ 4, diademed and draped bust right, rev. two emperors standing facing, 0.74g/12h (for type cf. RIC Theodosius II 395-404, for denomination cf. RIC Non-Imperial African Coinages, in the name of Theodosius II, 3819). Good very fine, green-brown patina £40-50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius (41-54), Countermarked imitative Sestertius, Moesia and Thrace, DV [= dvpondivs], 20.02g/6h (cf. RIC 99; cf. Pangerl 90). Fine, sage-green patina £ 100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius (41-54), Countermarked imitative Sestertius, Moesia and Thrace, DV [= Dvpondivs], 19.46g/6h (cf. RIC 99; cf. Pangerl 90). Fine, sage-green patina £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Lugdunum, laureate bust left, globe at point, rev. DECVRSIO S C, Emperor on horseback right, accompanied by a second horseman, 24.68g/7h (C 84). Some smoothing, otherwise almost very fine £250-350
£250–£350
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