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Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Alexander the Great (336-323), Distater, Ægeæ (?) c. 336-323, head of Athena right, wearing ear-ring, necklace and Corinthian helmet adorned with serpent, rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing left, wings spread, holding stylis over her left shoulder with her left hand and wreath in her outstretched right; below wing, Λ above Ο; to left, upright thunderbolt, 17.23g/9h (Price 191). Good very fine £4,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
Greek Coinages, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 454-404, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square, 17.11g/1h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Scrape in hair, otherwise extremely fine and toned £200-250
Hammer Price: £2,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius (41-54), Aureus, Rome, c. 50-1, laureate bust right, rev. SPQR P P OB C S in three lines within oak wreath, 7.60g/8h (RIC 59; BMC 60; Calicó 384). Scraped and scratched, otherwise fine to very fine £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
Roman Imperiatorial Coinage, Brutus, Denarius, mint moving with Brutus in Asia Minor, c. 43-42, axe, culullus and sacrificial knife, rev. jug and lituus, below, LENTVLVS SPINT, 4.02g/7h (Crawford 500/7; RSC Junia 41 and Cornelia 71). Extremely fine, toned £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,750
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian I Africanus (238), Denarius, Rome, 238, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Emperor, togate, standing left, holding branch and wearing parazonium, 2.71g/12h (RIC 1; RSC 2). Very fine and toned, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian II Africanus (238), Denarius, Rome, 238, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, 2.97g/6h (RIC 2; RSC 12). Very fine, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gaius called Caligula (37-41), Denarius, Lugdunum, c. 37, bust of Gaius right, rev. radiate bust of Divus Augustus right, flanked by two stars, 3.72g/1h (RIC 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11). Light scratches, otherwise very fine, toned £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,300
Roman Provincial Coinage, Trajan (98-117), Egypt, Alexandria, Æ Drachm, year 13 [109/10], laureate bust right, rev. Nilus seated left on rock, between vase on tripod and Horus; to right, nilometre, 22.41g/12h (Dattari 960, this coin; Emmett 554). Fine to very fine, good brown tone, apparently UNIQUE £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantine I, the Great (306-337), Half-Argenteus, Treveri, c. 306-7, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder, rev. VIRTVS MILITVM, four-turreted camp gate, no doors, PTR, 1.12g/6h (RIC 828; Schulten Em. 13, pl. 4, 2; RSC 707b). Extremely fine, attractively toned £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pertinax (193), Denarius, Rome, as Divus, 193, bust right, DIVVS PERT PIVS PATER, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on globe, head left, wings open, 3.52g/6h (RIC 24A; RSC 6). Very fine and very rare £1,000-1,200
Greek Coinages, Sicily, Punic issue, Tetradrachm, c. 320-300, wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant ear-ring and necklace; before, dolphin above caduceus; in exergue, mem mem, rev. horse head left, palm tree to right, 17.28g/12h (Jenkins, Punic 223). Small scratches on high points, otherwise good very fine and toned £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,050
Roman Imperial Coinage, Didius Julianus (193), Denarius, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Emperor, togate, standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and roll in left, 2.70g/11h (RIC 3; RSC 15). Very fine, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £900
Greek Coinages, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (as satrap, 323-305), Tetradrachm, in the name of Alexander, c. 305, diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin and ægis, rev. Athena Alkidemos advancing right, preparing to hurl spear and holding shield, three monograms in field and eagle standing right on thunderbolt right, 15.63g/12h (Svoronos 146; SNG Copenhagen 18). Good very fine. attractively toned £500-600
Hammer Price: £880
Denarii (30), of Republic, Claudius, Vespasian, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Faustina II, Lucius Verus, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Elagabalus; Antoninianii (2), of Otacilia Severa and Valerian II [32]. Mostly very fine £300-400
Greek Coinages, Southern Apulia, Taras, Nomos, c. 332-302, nude warrior on horseback right, holding round shield and two lances in left hand, spear pointed downwards in right, ΣΙΜ below, rev. Taras astride dolphin left, holding spindle over left shoulder, right hand at side, eagle standing right on left, ΦΙ and waves below, 7.85g/8h (Fischer-Bossert 1063d, this coin; Vlasto 573, this coin; SNG ANS 980; HN Italy 933). Extremely fine, toned £600-800
Hammer Price: £850
Greek Coinages, Crete, Gortyna, Stater, c. 300, Europa seated facing in plane tree, raising drapery with right hand, left hand pressing eagle with spread wings to her lap, rev. bull standing right, head reverted, 11.67g/6h (Svoronos pl. 15, 6; Le Rider pl. 16, 17-19, same dies). Very fine £400-500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Vitellius (69), Denarius, Lugdunum, 69, laureate bust right, globe at point of neck, rev. Victory flying left, holding shield, 3.54g/7h (RIC 62; RSC 99). Good very fine, toned £250-300
Hammer Price: £820
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, c. 46/7, similar, 3.46g/4h (RIC 39; von Kænel type 24; RSC 58). Fine to very fine, toned £250-300
Hammer Price: £780
Denarii (14), of Republic, Galba, Vespasian, Titus, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Caracalla, Elagabalus and Julia Mæsa; Siliquæ (2), of Constantius II; Sestertii (2), of Nero and Vespasian [18]. Mostly very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial Coinage, The Civil Wars (68-69), Denarius, Spain, Tarraco (?), c. April-June 68, head of Genius right, cornucopiæ behind, rev. MARTI VLTORI, helmeted Mars advancing right, armed with javelin, shield and parazonium, 3.20g/5h (RIC 17; Martin 34; RSC 384a). Very fine and very rare £700-800
Hammer Price: £750
Greek Coinages, Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt, Ptolemy I (305-282), Tetradrachm, c. 300-285, diademed head right, wearing ægis around neck, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, to left, P above monogram, 14.33g/12h (Svoronos 255; SNG Copenhagen 70-1). Extremely fine, attractively toned and well centred £200-300
Hammer Price: £720
Roman Imperial Coinage, Jovinus (411-413), Siliqua, Trier, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORIA AVGG, Roma seated left on curule chair, holding Victory on globe and reverted spear; in exergue, TRMS, 1.61g/6h (RIC 1711; RSC 4a). Flan crack, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £700
British Museum electrotypes (23), of Etruria, Sybaris, Kaulonia, Segesta, Terina, Rhegion, etc [23]. Extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £680
Roman Imperial Coinage, Otho (69), Denarius, Rome, 69, bust right, wearing wig, rev. Securitas standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, 3.38g/6h (RIC 10; RSC 15). Very fine, toned £500-600
Roman Imperial Coinage, The Civil Wars (68-69), Denarius, Gaul, head of Vulcan right, rev. GENIO P R, cap of Vulcan above anvil, between hammer and tongs, 3.45g/6h (RIC 79; Martin 10; RSC 366). Very fine and toned, very rare £600-700
Hammer Price: £650
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Lugdunum, c. 65, laureate bust left, globe at point of bust, rev. Arcus Neronis, triumphal arch surmounted by statuary group of Nero in quadriga, escorted by Victory and Pax and flanked by soldiers; statue of Mars in niche on side of arch, 26.66g/6h (RIC 148; WCN 117; Hill, Monuments 84). Good very fine, good portrait style with fine brown patina £700-800
Hammer Price: £620
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pertinax (193), Denarius, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Æquitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, 3.49g/1h (RIC 1a; RSC 2). Very fine, toned £300-400
Greek Coinages, Kings of Macedonia, Perseus (179-168), Tetradrachm, Pella or Amphipolis, c. 173-171, head right, wearing diadem, rev. BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; ΘE monogram above, AY monogram, AN monogram below, all within oak wreath; below, plough right, 15.57g/12h (Mamroth, Perseus 19b; SNG Berry 382). Good very fine, toned £300-400
Roman Republic, Denarii (21), including L. Censorinus, C. Servilius C.f., L. Titurius Sabinus, L. Farsuleius Mensor, etc; together with a Quinarius of M Cato and a bronze Semis [23]. Varied state £300-400
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, Lepidus and Octavian, Denarius, Italy, c. 42, bust of Lepidus right, rev. bust of Octavian right, 3.81g/6h (Crawford 495/2a; RSC 2a). Very fine and toned, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £600
Denarii (11), of Caligula and Agrippina, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Trajan and Hadrian; Sestertii (5), of Claudius, Agrippina, Trajan and Hadrian; Dupondii (2); Quadrantes (4) [22]. Varied state £300-400
Hammer Price: £550
Denarii (26), of Julia Domna, Caracalla, Plautilla, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander and Maximinus [26]. Varied state £250-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galba (68-69), Dupondius, Rome, laureate and draped bust right, rev. S P Q R OB CIV SER in oak wreath, 14.69g/6h (RIC 290). Very fine or better, green-brown patina £500-600
Hammer Price: £520
Late 13th century, a gold ring, set with a cabochon amethyst in a square bezel, decorated with punches, the tapering band decorated with incised Xs either side of the bezel, 21mm diameter, 1.3g. A number of scrapes around the band which appears to have been reshaped £500-700
Hammer Price: £500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Tiberius (14-37), Denarius, Lugdunum, c. 18-35, laureate bust right, rev. Livia as Pax seated right, holding sceptre and olive branch, feet on footstool, ornate chair legs, single line below, 3.87g/7h (RIC 30; RSC 16a). Extremely fine, toned £200-250
Hammer Price: £480
Denarii (15), of Republic, Augustus, Tiberius, Vespasian, Titus, Nerva, Trajan, Caracalla, Maximinus and Julia Mamæa [15]. Varied state £200-250
Roman Imperatorial coinage, Julius Cæsar, Denarius, North Africa, c. 48-47, diademed head of Venus right, rev. Æneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder, 3.79g/7h (Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; RSC 12). Extremely fine, toned £150-200
Hammer Price: £460
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, c. 46-7, laureate head right, rev. PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax Nemesis, winged, advancing right, holding winged caduceus pointing down at snake with left hand and holding out fold of drapery below chin with right, 3.03g/6h (RIC 39; BMC 40). Very fine and toned, very rare £450-500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pupienus (238), Denarius, Rome, 238, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Pax seated left, holding branch and sceptre, 3.37g/12h (RIC 4; RSC 22). Very fine, lightly toned £150-200
Greek Coinages, Southern Apulia, Taras, Nomos, c. 280-272, the Dioskouroi riding left, rev. Taras riding left on dolphin; above, Nike right crowns Taras; Taras holds shield decorated with hippocamp and two spears; below, line of waves, 6.46g/5h (Vlasto 775; SNG ANS 1124). Very fine, toned £100-150
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