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British Iron-Age Coinages, Early uninscribed issues, Stater, British L [Late Whaddon Chase type], trace of pattern, rev. horse right, pellet, crescent and winged object above, eye before, large pellet below, 5.86g (ABC 2338; BMC 344; VA 1498; S 33). Good very fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £700
British Iron-Age Coinages, BELGÆ, Unit, Basingstoke JJ, helmeted head left with large nose and pointed chin, two helmet straps or locks of hair at side, rev. stylised, annuleted horse right, perhaps trace of rider behind, 0.93g/3h (ABC 845; BMC –; VA –; S –). About very fine and excessively rare £800-1,000
£800–£1,000
British Iron-Age Coinages, CATUVELLAUNI, Tasciovanus, Stater, tascio ricon in central panel over cruciform wreath design, rev. horseman left wearing armour and holding sword and shield, small star behind, annulet in front and below, 5.42g/4h (ABC 2580; BMC 1629ff; VA 1780-5; S 219). Good very fine, probably much as struck and unique with this die pairing £2,000-2,500
£2,000–£2,500
British Iron-Age Coinages, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, Stater, late Freckenham type, quatrefoil in circle, all within voided cross, rev. horse right, outline crescent above, pellet below long flowing tail, eight-spoked wheel below, 5.47g/1h (cf. ABC 1432; cf. BMC 3397-8; cf. VA 626; cf. S 428). Obverse weakly struck and reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine and an apparently unique variety £800-1,000
British Iron-Age Coinages, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, Unit, boar right, pellet below tail, pellet rosette below, rev. horse right, ring and pellets above, two pellets below tail, 1.08g/7h (ABC 1573; BMC 3440ff; VA –; S –). Slight edge chip, otherwise very fine and very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £50
Greek Coinages, ZEUGITANA, Carthage, gold Fifth-Stater, head of Tanit left, rev. horse standing right, 1.81g/12h (Jenkins & Lewis 120). About fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF MACEDONIA, Philip II (359-336), Stater, Pella, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. charioteer driving fast biga right, Nike below, 8.29g/12h (Le Rider 227-350). About very fine £500-700
Hammer Price: £880
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF MACEDONIA, Alexander the Great (336-323), posthumous Tetradrachm, Mesembria, c. 250-175, head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin, rev. Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, Corinthian helmet above monogram in left field, 16.97g/1h (Price 992). Almost extremely fine, attractive £350-400
Hammer Price: £330
Greek Coinages, Macedon as a Roman Province, Tetradrachm, c. 167-70 BC, diademed head of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder, in the centre of an ornate Macedonian shield, rev. club, monogram above, all within oak wreath, 16.92g/12h (SNG Copenhagen 1310; SNG Ashmolean 3290). Good very fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £340
Greek Coinages, AKARNANIA, Leukas, Stater, Pegasos flying left, rev. head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet, bow behind, 8.32g/12h (Pegasi 35/1; BCD Akarnania 188; SNG Copenhagen 331). Very fine, toned £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
Greek Coinages, AEOLIS, Myrina, Tetradrachm, 155-145, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. Apollo of Grynion standing right, holding phiale and laurel branch with fillets, 16.50g/12h (Sear 4215). Extremely fine, attractive £450-500
Hammer Price: £400
Greek Coinages, Seleukid Kings of Syria, Antiochos I Soter (281-261), Tetradrachm, Tigris, diademed bust right, rev. Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand and holding bow in his left, 17.09g/6h (SC 379.3c; ESM 155; SNG Spaer 290). Better than very fine, high relief £450-500
£450–£500
Greek Coinages, Seleukid Kings of Syria, Demetrios I, Soter (162-150), Tetradrachm, Antioch, diademed bust right within laurel wreath, rev. Tyche, fully clothed, seated left, holding baton and cornucopia, winged Tritoness supporting throne, monogram to outer left, 16.57g/12h (Sear 7012). Good fine and toned but not centred £100-150
Greek Coinages, Arsakid Kings of Parthia, Vologases III (c. 105-147), Drachm, Ekbatana, diademed and draped bust left, rev. archer seated right, holding bow, monogram below, 3.47g/12h (Sellwood 79.3; Shore 413-14). Good very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £45
Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy II (285-246), Octodrachm, Alexandria, conjoined heads of Ptolemy II and Arisoe II right, rev. conjoined heads of Ptolemy I and Berenike I right, 27.68g/12h (Sear 7789). Good very fine, rare £7,500-8,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy III (246-221), posthumous Octodrachm, Alexandria, radiate bust right, ægis around neck, trident over shoulder, rev. cornucopia, 27.75g/12h (Sear 7825). Almost extremely fine, very rare £7,500-8,000
£7,500–£8,000
Roman Republican Coinage, T. Quinctius Flamininus, Denarius, Rome, c. 126, helmeted head of Roma right, flamen's cap behind, rev. Dioscuri riding right, Macedonian shield below, 3.97g/8h (Crawford 267/1; RSC Quinctia 2). Very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £65
Roman Republican Coinage, A. POSTUMIUS A. f. Sp. N. ALBINUS, serrate Denarius, Rome, 81 BC, draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. togate figure right standing on rock, holding aspergillum over bull, 4.11g/6h (Crawford 372/1). Has been lightly cleaned, otherwise very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £110
Roman Republican Coinage, C. Hosidius C.f. Geta, serrate Denarius, Rome, 68 BC, draped bust of Diana right, wearing single-drop ear-ring and hair drawn back and tied behind, rev. boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog, 3.99g/6h (Crawford 407/1). Very fine, toned £200-300
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, Mark Antony with Ahenobarbus, Denarius, Rome, 40 BC, head of Mark Antony right, behind, lituus, rev. prow right, star above, 3.35g/7h (Crawford 521/2). Almost very fine, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £380
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus and Agrippa, As, Nemausus, c. AD 10, heads of Agrippa and Augustus back-to-back, rev. crocodile right chained to palm branch with short fronds, wreath with long ties above, palms branches below, 13.20g/12h (RPC 524; RIC 158). Very fine, dark green patina £250-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caligula, As, Rome, 37-8, bust left, rev. Vesta seated holding patera and sceptre, 10.80g/7h (C 27; Sear 1803). About very fine but has been tooled in the fields, dark brown patina £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius, As, Rome, 41-2, bust left, rev. Libertas standing facing right, 11.02g/6h (RIC 97; C 47; Sear 1859). Has been tooled in the fields, otherwise about very fine, brown patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero, Sestertius, Rome, 64, laureate bust right, rev. triumphal arch, 23.60g/12h (RIC 147; Sear 1962). Better than very fine but has been tooled in the fields £400-450
Hammer Price: £460
Roman Imperial Coinage, Vespasian, Denarius, Rome, 77-8, laureate bust right, rev. modius and corn-ears, 3.36g/5h (RIC 110; RSC 216; BMC 216). About extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
Roman Imperial Coinage, Domitian, Denarius, Rome, 86, laureate bust right, rev. Minerva standing right on prow, brandishing javelin and holding shield, 3.03g/6h (RIC 85; cf. Sear 2730). Obverse extremely fine, reverse very fine £60-80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan, Denarius, Rome, 112-14, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Genius standing, holding patera and ears of corn, 3.66g/6h (RIC 275). Good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, Rome, 127, laureate bust right with drapery on far shoulder, rev. seven stars within crescent, 3.65g/6h (RIC 202; RSC 466; Sear 3484). Better than very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Denarius, Rome, 151-2, laureate bust right, rev. veiled Vesta standing half-left, holding simpulum and palladium, 2.84g/6h (RIC 203). Good very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £55
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 145-61, laureate bust right, rev. Mars walking right, carrying spear and trophy, 23.83g/12h (RIC 778; C 751). About very fine, glossy dark green patina, attractive £300-350
£300–£350
Roman Imperial Coinage, Divus Antoninus, Denarius, Rome, 161, bust right, rev. eagle on altar, 3.66g/6h (RIC 430; RSC 155). Very fine £60-80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Didrachm, Cæsarea, 161-6, laureate bust right, rev. Mount Argæus surmounted by star, 6.47g/5h (Metcalf 130b; Sydenham 332; SNG von Aulock 6431). Better than very fine £40-60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Denarius, Rome, 179-80, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Roma seated right holding spear and parazonium, 2.70g/12h (RIC 1; RSC 780a). Good very fine £50-70
Roman Imperial Coinage, Geta (as Cæsar), Denarius, 200-2, Rome, draped bust right, rev. Nobilitas standing right, holding sceptre and palladium, 3.42g/12h (RIC 13a; C 90). About extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £75
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Denarius, Rome, 222, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. Jupiter standing left, cloak behind and over right arm, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, 2.85g/7h (RIC 5). Clear portrait, good very fine £90-120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Denarius, London, 286-93, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev, virtvs caravsi avg, lion advancing left with thunderbolt in jaws, 3.82g/1h (cf. RIC 592 var.) Extremely fine but reverse double-struck, the reverse legend believed previously unpublished for the type, of the highest rarity £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantius II, Solidus, Nicomedia, 340-51, rev. Roma and Constantinople seated, smnc in exergue, 4.26g/6h (RIC 100; Depeyrot 6/1). Mount removed at 12 o’clock and tooled in obverse field, otherwise nearly very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £250
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantius II, Solidus, Antioch, 355-61, rev. Roma and Constantinople seated, antγ in exergue, 4.05g/6h (RIC 172). Slightly small of flan and scratches in front of face, otherwise about very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £260
Roman Imperial Coinage, Leo I, Solidus, Constantinople, 462-6, rev. Victory holding long jewelled cross, star in right field, 4.06g/6h (RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1). Small of flan and graffiti in reverse field, otherwise good very fine £200-250
Byzantine Coinage, Anastasius, Solidus, Constantinople, c. 500, rev. Victory standing left, 4.46g/6h (Sear 5). Very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £220
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