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Greek Coinages, SICILY, Lilybaion (as Cape of Melkart [Rash Melqart]), Tetradrachm, c. 330-305, charioteer, holding goad in right hand and reins in left, driving galloping quadriga left, crowned by Nike flying right, rev. head of Tanit right, wearing crown of grain leaves, pearl necklace and triple-pendant ear-ring, two dolphins in front, one behind, 17.16g (Jenkins 56 (O19/R43); SNG ANS 733 and Lockett 742, same obv. die). Good extremely fine, a superb example of classical style with...
Hammer Price: £11,000
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Messana, Tetradrachm, 425-421, nymph driving biga of mules right, Nike standing on reigns and crowning mules with wreath, laurel leaf with berry in exergue, rev. μεσσανιον, hare bounding right, dolphin below, 17.18g (SNG Lockett 828, Caltabiano 492 and Pozzi 1091, same dies; SNG ANS 359, Ashmolean 1845, McClean 2395 and BMC 38, same obv. die). Good extremely fine with subtle blue and violet cabinet toning, a highly attractive example £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Jewish Coinage, JUDÆA, First Revolt, Shekel, yr 3 [68-9], chalice with pearled rim, date above, rev. stem with three pomegranates, 14.17g (Deutsch –, O8/R84; Sofaer 29; SNG Fitzwilliam 6116; BMC 12-14). About extremely fine, attractive iridescent tone £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Visigothic Coinage, Uncertain mint in Southern Gaul, Solidus in the name of Julius Nepos, 474-5, dn ivlivs nepvs, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, unsupported spear point behind head, rev. vitvri aavggg, Victory standing left holding cross, comob in exergue, 4.32g (RIC X p.205, plate 68, p.428 fn, same obv. die; MEC –). Test mark on obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine with underlying mint bloom, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, imp c caravsivs p avg, radiate and curiassed bust left, rev. iovi cons avg, Jupiter-Neptune standing left, wielding thunderbolt and trident, sc in left field (PAS FASAM-3A2380, same rev. die; RIC –; S –). Good very fine, struck on a full flan with some original silver wash remaining, a rare and important coin £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan Decius, Aureus, Rome, imp c m q traianvs decivs avg, laureate and draped bust right, rev. vberitas avg, Uberitas standing left, holding purse in right hand and cornucopia in left hand, 4.34g/6h (Calicó 3299; RIC IV 28; C 104). Extremely fine, reverse nearly so, with underlying original brilliance, a bold and attractive example of this very rare issue £3,400-£4,000
Greek Coinages, SASSANIAN KINGDOM, Shapur I (240-72), Dinar, helmeted bust right, rev. fire-altar and attendants, 7.39g (Saeedi 5, same rev. die; Sunrise 740; Göbl 21). Extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III (336-323), Stater, Amphipolis, c. 330-320, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, αλεξανδρου, trident in centre left field, λ above pellet by Nike’s feet, 8.60g (Price 179; CNG 82, 433, same dies). Good very fine £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Magnentius, Solidus, Aquileia, c. 351-2, d n magnen tivs p f avg, bare-headed and draped bust right, rev. victoria avg lib romanor, Victory and Libertas, both draped, standing facing each other, supporting a plain shaft trophy between them, 4.27g (RIC VIII Aquileia 134). Some small surface marks, otherwise extremely fine £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £2,000
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF THRACE, Lysimachos, Tetradrachm, Lampsakos, c. 297-281, horned head of Alexander right, rev. βασιλεωσ λυσιμαχου, Athena seated left, holding Nike crowning legend, herm in left field, m by knee, 16.93g (Thompson 55). Good very fine, well-centred £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (as Cæsar), Aureus, Rome, 159-60, avrelivs caes avg pii f, partly draped bust right, rev. tr pot xiiii cos ii, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy, 7.18g (Calicó 1973; RIC 481b). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Diocletian and Maximian, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 292-3, jugate, radiate and cuirassed busts left, caravsivs et fratres svi, rev. pax avggg, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, [c] in exergue, 3.95g (Shiel 13, same obv. die; RIC V 1; S 682). Small patch of corrosion on reverse, otherwise good fine, all three portraits clear £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Valentinian I, Light Miliarensis, Trier, c. 367-75, d n valentini anvs p f avg, draped and cuirassed bust right, adorned with pear diadem, rev. virtvs exercitvs, Emperor standing front, head left, holding standard and resting hand on shield, smtr in exergue, 4.34g (RIC IX Treveri 26A; Moorhead, A History of Roman Coinage in Britain, p.195, f.g 6, this coin; RSC 58a). Very fine and well-centred, pleasing portrait £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Vitellius, Denarius, Rome, 69, a vitellivs germ imp avg tr p, laureate bust right, rev. liberi imp german, draped busts of Vitellius’ son Aulus and daughter Vitellia vis-à-vis, 3.15g (RIC 103; BMCRE 29; RSC 2). Nearly very fine with an attractive light tone around the devices, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Greek Coinages, IONIA, Magnesia ad Mæandrum, Tetradrachm struck by the magistrate Pausanios, son of Pausanios, c. 155-145, Stephanophoric type, diademed and draped bust of Artemis Leukophryene right, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. μαγνητων παθσανιασ παθσανιου, Apollo standing left, holding branch tied with fillet in right hand, elbow resting on tall tripod behind, Mæander pattern below, all within laurel wreath, 17.19g (Jones obv. die 20; Gulbenkian 990, same...
Hammer Price: £950
Roman Imperial Coinage, Domitius Domitianus, Follis, Alexandria, 298, imp c l domitivs domitianvs avg, laureate bust right, rev. genio popvli romani, Genius, standing left holding cornucopia, pouring libation from patera, eagle to left by feet, reads a, ale, 10.77g (RIC 20). Minor areas of corrosion on obverse, otherwise good very fine, rare £500-£600
Hammer Price: £900
Roman Republican Coinage, Faustus Cornelius Sulla, c. 56, Denarius, diademed head of Diana right, crescent above, lituus behind, rev. Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneeling before Sulla seated left, offering an olive-branch, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, kneeling behind with hands bound behind him, 3.86g (Craw. 426/1; RSC Cornelia 59). Good very fine and toned, rare £150-£200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gaius (Caligula), Denarius, Lugdunum, 37, bust right, rev. agrippina mat c caes avg germ, draped bust of Agrippina right, 3.55g (RIC 8; RSC 4). About very fine, rare £500-£700
Roman Imperial Coinage, Domitian (as Cæsar), Aureus, Rome, 81, laureate bust right, rev. tr p cos vii des viii p p, draped square seat supporting winged thunderbolt above, 7.00g (Calicó 928; RIC Titus 69). Surfaces marked, otherwise good fine, rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £850
Roman Imperial Coinage, Octavian, Denarius, uncertain mint in Italy, 29-27, bust left, rev. imp caesar, military trophy on ship prow, rudder and anchor around base, 3.76g (RIC 265b; RSC 120; ANS 1957.172.1503 and Roma XIII, 720, same dies). Small mark on chin, otherwise very fine, very rare £300-£400
Greek Coinages, AEOLIS, Kyme, Tetradrachm struck by the magistrate Euktemon, Stephanophoric type, after 165, head of Amazon Kyme right, wearing headband, rev. ευκτημων κυμαιων, horse stepping right, one-handled Kantharos below, 16.80g (Oakley O55; BMC 77). Nearly extremely fine, toned £400-£500
Greek Coinages, SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA, Alexander I Balas (150-145), Tetradrachm, Tyre, yr 167 [146-5], diademed and draped bust right, rev. αλεχανδρου βασιλεωσ, eagle standing left on prow of galley, palm branch over right shoulder, club surmounted by monogram to left, ζχρ above monogram to right, 14.40g (SC 1835.6b; cf. BMC 4). About extremely fine with attractive light cabinet tone £300-£400
Hammer Price: £800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gaius (Caligula), Sestertius, Rome, 39-40, c caesar divi acg pron acg p m tr p iii p p pietas, Pietas, veiled and draped, seated left on ornate chair, holding patera, resting elbow on small draped statuette, rev. divo avg s c, front view of garlanded hexastyle temple, decorated with figural scene in pediment and surmounted by quadriga, in front Caligula, veiled and togate, officiating sacrificial scene, 28.17g (RIC 51; BMCRE 69). Good very fine, brown patina £600-£800
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF BAKTRIA, Demetrios I (c. 200-180), Tetradrachm, diademed and draped bust right wearing elephant head-dress, rev. βασιλεωσ δημητριου, Herakles standing facing crowning himself with ivy wreath, holding club and lion-skin, ρκ monogram to left, 15.95g (SNG ANS 187-8). Minor porosity and traces of find patina, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned £400-£600
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, SECOND TRIUMVIRATE, Mark Antony and Octavian, Denarius, uncertain Italian mint, 39, m anton imp iii vir r p cm, bare head of Mark Antony right, rev. caesar imp iii vir r p c, bearded head of Octavian right, 4.03g (Craw. 528/2b; RSC 1b). Struck on irregular flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine with iridescent toning £600-£800
Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Kleopatra VII and Mark Antony, Æ Unit, Chalcis (Syria), yr 21 [32-1], draped and diademed bust of Kleopatra right, rev. ετουc κα του και c θεαc νεwτρπαc, bust of Mark Antony right, 6.56g (RPC I, 4771; Svoronos 1887; SNG München 1006; SNG Copenhagen 382). Good very fine for issue, attractive olive green patina £300-£400
Hammer Price: £750
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF THRACE, Koson (mid 1st cent. BC), Stater, Olbia, κοσων, Roman consul advancing left accompanied by two lictors, monogram to left, rev. eagle standing left on sceptre, wreath in left talon, 8.70g (RPC I, 1701A; BMC 1). A soft strike, otherwise nearly extremely fine £600-£800
Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy III (246-222), series 5 Drachm, Alexandria, head of Zeus-Ammon right wearing tænia, rev. πτολεμαιου βασιλεωσ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia bound with diadem in left field, χρ monogram between eagle’s legs, 66.24g (Lorber CPE B395; Svoronos 964; SNG Copenhagen 171-2; BMC 87). About extremely fine, beautiful tan and red patina £200-£260
Greek Coinages, AEOLIS, Myrina, Tetradrachm, c. 160-143, Stephanophoric type, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. μυριναιων, Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and patera, δικ monogram to left, amphora and omphalos to right, all within laurel wreath, 16.58g (Sacks issue –; BMC –; Spink Auction 217, 12, same obv. die). Small areas of crystallisation on reverse, slight bend in flan and of bright appearance, otherwise about extremely fine; the control mark unrecorded...
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, imp c caravsivs p f avg, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right, rev. temporvm fel, Felicitas standing left, holding trident and cornucopia, 5.15g (RIC –; S –). Good very fine, unpublished in the standard references £200-£260
Hammer Price: £700
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Syracuse, Philistis (wife of Hieron II), 16 Litræ, 240-216, diademed and veiled bust left, star behind, rev. βασιλισσασ φιλισιδοσ, slow quadriga driven right by Nike, star above reins, k before horses, 12.52g (Gulbenkian 354, same dies; SNG ANS 881, Ashmolean 2109 and McClean 2912, same obv. die). Struck on an irregular flan with minor porosity, otherwise about extremely fine and lightly toned £600-£800
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF MACEDON, Perseus (178-168), Tetradrachm, Pella or Amphipolis, c. 171-168, diademed bust right, rev. βασιλεωσ περσεωσ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, νκ monogram above, αυ monogram to right, δω monogram between eagle’s legs, 15.51g (SNG Ashmolean 3288 and Gulbenkian 889, same obv. die). Good very fine, attractive gold tone £500-£700
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus, Denarius, Lugdunum, 8 BC, avgvstvs divi f, laureate bust right, rev. Augustus seated left on podium, receiving child from cloaked Gaul, imp xiiii in exergue, 3.77g (RIC 201a; RSC 175). Minor adhesions on obverse, otherwise very fine £240-£300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Claudius, Denarius, Rome, 50-4, ti clavd caesar avg germ p m trib pot p p, laureate bust right, rev. agrippinae avgvstae, draped bust of Agrippina Junior right, wearing crown of corn-ears, 3.54g (RIC 81; BMC 75; RSC 4). About very fine, rare £700-£900
Roman Imperial Coinage, Otho, Denarius, Rome, January-April 69, imp m otho caesar avg tr p, bust right, rev. secvritas p r, Securitas standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, 2.97g (RIC 8; RSC 17). Minor surface marks and slight flan crack at 9 o’clock, otherwise very fine, reverse nearly so £300-£400
Hammer Price: £650
Ancient Coins – Lots, Roman coins (23), mostly base metal [23]. Varied state £60-£80
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, CÆSARIANS, Julius Cæsar, Denarius, travelling military mint in North Africa, 47-6, diademed head of Venus right, rev. caesar, Æneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder, 3.92g (Craw. 458/1; RSC 12). Good very fine, dark-toned £240-£300
Greek Coinages, KINGS OF PERGAMON, Eumenes I (263-241), Tetradrachm, Pergamon, c. 255-241, laureate head of Philetairos right, rev. φιλεταιρου, Athena seated left, supporting ægis in outstretched right arm, resting left elbow on sphinx behind, ivy leaf in inner left field, bow in right field, monogram on seat, 16.99g (SNG von Aulock 1354ff; SNG Paris 1604ff; BMC 30). Minor scuffing on ear, otherwise nearly extremely fine, lightly toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero, Dupondii (2), both Lugdunum, c. 62-8, laureate bust right, rev. Victory advancing left with wreath, 13.54g (RIC 522), radiate bust right, small globe at point of neck, rev. Securitas seated right, 14.42g (RIC 596); Asses (2), both Lugdunum, c. 62-8, bust right, small globe at point of neck, rev. Apollo Citharoedus advancing right, playing lyre, 9.68g (RIC 416), bust left, small globe at point of neck, rev. altar with ornamental roof and decorated panel doors,...
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, CÆSARIANS, Julius Cæsar, Denarius, military mint in Spain, 46-5, draped and diademed head of Venus right, Cupid over shoulder, rev. trophy with oblong shield and carnyx in each hand, two Gallic captives below, 3.93g/5h (Craw. 468/1; RSC 13). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine £180-£220
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