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Byzantine Coinage, Anastasius, First period, Follis, Constantinople, rev. large M, 8.52g (DO 16; Sear 14); Justin II, Follis, Nicomedia, yr 6 [570-1], rev. large M, 13.08g (DO 96; Sear 369); Leo VI, Follis, Constantinople, rev. legend in four lines, 6.79g (DO 8; Sear 1729) [3]. Good fine and better £60-£80
Hammer Price: £95
Byzantine Coinage, Romanus IV, Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, Christ standing on footstool, flanked by Romanus and Eudocia, rev. Michael, Constantius and Andronicus standing facing, dotted exergue line, 4.33g (DO 2; Sear 1861). Graffito by edge on reverse, otherwise very fine, obverse better £150-£180
Hammer Price: £400
Byzantine Coinage, Michael VII, Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, rev. crowned bust facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, 4.20g (DO 1; Sear 1869). Light surface marks, otherwise very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £440
Byzantine Coinage, John II Comnenus, Hyperpyron, Constantinople, Christ enthroned, raising hand in benediction, rev. Emperor standing facing, holding labarum, crowned by Virgin Mary, 4.22g (DO 2; S 1939). Made flat, flan crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £320
Ostrogoths, Municipal coinage of Rome, Æ 40 Nummi or Follis, helmeted head of Roma right, rev. she-wolf left, suckling twins, xl above, ** in exergue, 13.14g (MEC 93ff). Good fine, green patina £50-£60
Bronze-Age, Near Eastern, Bactrian, a veined alabaster Kohl Pot, 10th cent. BC, 12.5cm x 4.3cm at the mouth, 270g, of tubular tapering form. Fine condition with roughness to base £100-£200
Hammer Price: £100
Bronze-Age, Urartu, near Eastern, a pair of gold Ear-rings, c. 10th cent. BC, diam. 2.2cm, 8.74g. Solid lunate form with three solid granular cluster of five beads in a three dimensional arrangement. Extremely fine and wearable £600-£700
£600–£700
Bronze-Age, Luristan, large Arrowhead, 8th cent. BC, 14.2cm x 3cm, with central rib and curved barbs and extended tang. Intact and undamaged £50-£100
Bronze-Age, Luristan, tanged Arrowheads of various types, c. 8th cent. BC (10), some with barbs [10]. All intact £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
Bronze-Age, Palestine-Holy Land, terracotta Bowl, c. 3100-2900 BC, 15.5cm x 24.5cm, moulded design with punched decoration around rim. Good condition £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Bronze-Age, Palestine-Holy Land, terracotta Jar, c. 3100-2900 BC, 22cm x 17.5cm. Good condition £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Bronze-Age, Sumerian pierced Cylinder Seal, Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 BC, 2cm x 1.4cm, red/brown stone engraved with a figurative design of two running horned animals (antelopes) divided by a tree. Intact with all details clear £120-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Bronze-Age, Near Eastern, alabaster Kohl Jar, 2nd millennium BC, 10.8cm x 9.7cm, tubular body with flared rim and flat base. Intact with a few minor chips around the rim £180-£220
Hammer Price: £180
Bronze-Age, Luristan, Ceremonial Cudgel, c. 1200-800 BC, 20cm x 2.7cm, 451g, cylindrical form, with ribbed collar, flared rim and panels of raised herringbone design, circular sectioned shaft. Fine condition with a rough green surface and earthen deposit, underlying red/brown patina £220-£260
Hammer Price: £220
Bronze-Age, Luristan, ‘rat-tanged’ Spearhead, c. 1200-800 BC, 51.5cm x 5.5cm, ovate blade with rectangular midrib, curved shoulders and a flaring tang. Complete with a green patina £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
Bronze-Age, Amlash culture (Iran), red Terracotta Jug, 1st millenium BC, 18.5cm x 13.5cm, globular body with flat base, short cylindrical neck with a flared mouth, applied handle ridged at the top. Intact with a small chip at the top, some earthy deposits to the surface £120-£150
Bronze-Age, Luristan, bronze Axe/Adze, c. 1000-800 BC, 20cm x 4cm x 3cm deep, with a short cylindrical shaft and a crescentic blade set at right angles to the rear horizontal blade. Fine condition, uneven green patina £120-£150
Bronze-Age, Luristan, Flared Axe, c. 1000-800 BC, 12.5cm x 6cm, with tubular shaft and crescentic blade. Fine condition with surface deposit, underlying brown patina £120-£150
£120–£150
Bronze-Age, Luristan, Dagger, c. 1000 BC, 12.9cm x 5cm, long tapering blade, lozenge-shape in section with a flanged, hollowed hilt recessed for a bone inlay. Very fine condition with a red/brown patina £300-£400
Hammer Price: £280
Bronze-Age, Socketed Axe, c. 1000-800BC, 8.5cm x 4.5cm, complete with integrally cast loop at the side, mouth with a collar and is bevelled, cutting edge curved and expands on either side. Fine condition with a green patina £160-£200
Bronze-Age, Luristan, Sword Blade, 1st millennium BC, 42.5cm x 7.2cm, tapering blade with prominent midrib and narrow concave profile, projecting flanges (horns) flank the narrow tang, acting as a hand guard. Intact with a mottled green patina and some overlying earthy deposit £200-£300
£200–£300
Bronze-Age, socketed and looped Axe, c. 800 BC, 7.5cm x 4.5cm, decorated with vertical ribs descending from a flared socket mouth. In very fine condition with a light green patina £80-£100
Bronze-Age/Iron-Age, Flesh Hook, c. 1300-600 BC, 16cm x 3.4cm, socket diameter 2.1cm, cone-shaped hollow body with circular perforations each side for rivets, at the bottom of the socket in line with these are two projections with flattened discoid terminals, sharply-pointed tapering curved shaft is lozenge shaped (cf. Needham & Bowman class 2). Very fine with a smooth brown patina £600-£800
Hammer Price: £500
Egyptian, Faience Beads strung together as a necklace with a few amulets, c. 600 BC; another two necklaces of multicoloured beads and some loose examples; together with a deep blue faience amulet of Bes holding a tambourine, 7mm [Lot]. Good condition £80-£100
Hammer Price: £170
Egyptian, Achæmenid, bronze Phiale Mesamphalos, c. 500 BC, 18.8cm x 3cm, with a low rim, raised central boss or omphalos surrounded by a wreath design of lanceolate leaves in fine repousse work. Beautifully preserved with a light brown glossy patina £500-£700
Greek, South Italy, Apulian, a red figure Bell Krater, 4th cent. BC, 23.5cm x 23.7cm, painted scene of a nude Eros with wings outstretched holding a basket and extending a patera, on the opposite side is a Mæned holding a basket and a garlanded crown, two upturned handles with fanning palmettes and scrolling tendrils below; under the rim is a band of laurel leaves with a scrolling wave pattern below the figures. Has been broken in several places and repaired to a very high standard £900-£1,2...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Greek, Hellenistic, 4th-3rd cent. BC, bronze Arrowheads (10), with socketed trilobate blades [10]. All intact and very fine with a green patina £60-£80
Greek, bronze Arrowheads (12), 4th-3rd cent. BC, socketed and tanged with ribbed heads and barbs [12]. All intact £60-£80
Hammer Price: £85
Greek, a bronze hand-held Mirror, 3rd cent. BC, diam. 12.3cm, with a tanged handle pierced for attachment; polished face with tinning, the back with some moulded decoration. Intact with good reflectivity on the front, some corrosion on the back £150-£200
£150–£200
Greek, bronze Ballista Bolts (4), 3rd-2nd cent. BC, differing lengths, 15.5cm to 7cm, all with extended tangs, two with solid ribbed heads. All intact £60-£80
£60–£80
Celtic, bronze miniature votive Axe Heads (8), c. 4th-1st cent. BC, various sizes, largest 4.8cm x 2.5cm, smallest 4.1cm x 2.2cm, all of flanged type with flared crescentic cutting edge [8]. All intact in very fine condition with green/brown patinas £60-£80
Celtic, bronze Terret Rings (3), 2nd cent BC-early 1st cent. AD, all complete, largest 6.3cm x 6cm, with raised bosses, terminal collars and a triangular plate for attachment, second 4cm x 3.3cm, with moulded ribbing, terminal collars and a rectangular bar for attachment, third 2.4cm x 2.1cm, plain [3]. All with green patinas £100-£120
Celtic, bronze artefacts, 2nd-1st cent. BC (6), includes La Tene bow brooches (3), Beads (2), Pin, 9cm long with a moulded scroll design on the head [6]. All fine or better with a green patina £100-£120
Hammer Price: £60
Celtic to 17th century, artefacts (4), viz. a later bronze figurine of Alexander standing nude holding a lion-skin over his left arm, an Iron-Age ring-headed pin, a bronze seal ring with design on the bezel of two dolphins with an anchor between, and a bronze circular harness fitting [4]. Varied state £100-£140
Roman/Celtic, bronze of Heracles (Hercules), 1st cent. AD, 8.7cm x 5cm, standing nude muscular male figure with the weight on his right foot, left leg slightly bent to the side, club in right hand, wine cup in left hand with a lion-skin draped over his arm, head facing forward with circular protruding eyes, thick bearded jaw and hair bound in a fillet surmounted with a wreath. Very fine condition with a green patina £400-£600
Romano-British, enamelled bronze Dragonesque Brooch, of East Brigantian style, c. AD 75-175, 4.3cm x 2cm, flat plate brooch of S-shaped form with expanded body containing a rectangular panel with green enamel enclosing three yellow enamelled lozenge shaped cells; flanking this are large panels of blue enamel of wave form; at each end is a dragon’s head joined to the body by a strut, head with a large ear and a turned up snout, eye with blue enamel and around the neck are the remains of the b...
Hammer Price: £380
Roman, bronze Atlas, 2nd cent. AD, 8cm x 4.5cm, kneeling nude muscular figure of Atlas holding both arms aloft, the head heavily bearded and with lentoid eyes. Very fine condition with a green patina £200-£240
Romano-British, bronze Phallic Pendant, 2nd cent. AD, 4.5cm long, moulded in the round with a slightly upwards elongated curving shaft, small rounded knobs on each side forming the testicles; central suspension loop. In fine condition with a light green, slightly pitted, patina £80-£100
Roman, bronze Bacchus (Dionysus), 1st-2nd cent. AD, 12cm x 8cm, on a circular lead-filled plinth 1.5cm high, standing youthful male figure, nude except for a mantle clasped on his right shoulder which falls to his left hip, his weight on his left leg with right leg extended forwards, musculature well defined, right arm extended downwards, holding the remains of a drinking vessel, left arm extended sideways, wearing a head-dress of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, face smiling, eyes recessed...
Roman, bronze Cupid (Eros), 1st-2nd cent. AD, 8.7cm x 4.6cm, standing nude male figure, weight resting on right leg with left leg drawn back, right arm bent at the elbow and holding a torch, left arm extended forwards holding a bow, a pair of small wings behind his shoulders, head angled slightly right with circular indented eyes, prominent knot of hair above his forehead with curls of hair swept backwards. Very fine condition with a smooth green patina £240-£280
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