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C. Cæcilius Metellus Caprarius, Denarius, c. 125, head of Roma right wearing Phrygian helmet, rev. Jupiter in biga of elephants left, Victory above, 3.90g (Craw. 269/1; BMCRR 1180-2; RSC Cæcilia 14; RCV 145). Compact flan, very fine, toned £60-£80
Hammer Price: £550
Anonymous (struck under Gargilius, Ogulnius and Vergilius), Denarius, c. 86, laureate head of Apollo right, thunderbolt below, rev. Jupiter driving quadriga right, 3.83g (Craw. 350A/2; BMCRR 2622-4; RSC 226; RCV 266). Good extremely fine, attractively toned £120-£150
Miscellaneous Roman bronze coins (28), all 4th century [Lot]. Varied state £60-£80
Hadrian, Denarius, Eastern mint, c. 128-30, bare-headed draped bust right, rev. Concordia seated left on high-backed throne, holding patera and resting arm on a statue of Spes at side, 3.05g (RIC II 3036 var; cf. RSC 328). Nearly very fine, toned, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £600
A. Postumius Albinus, serrate Denarius, c. 81, draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. togate figure holding sprinkler over altar, bull to right, 3.70g (Craw. 372/1; BMCRR 2836-8; RSC Postumia 7; RCV 296). Very fine, toned £60-£80
Fatimid, al-Hakim, Dinar, Misr 410h, citing the heir ‘Abd al-Rahim, 4.18g/2h (Nicol 1103; A 709A; ICV 831). Possible traces of mounting on edge, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Q. Servilius Cæpio (M. Junius) Brutus, Denarius, Rome, c. 54, bust of L. Junius Brutus right, rev. bust of C. Servilius Ahala right, 3.93g (Craw. 433/2; BMCRR 3864-7; RSC Junia 30; RCV 398). Small edge chip at 9 o’clock, otherwise good very fine with strong portraits £120-£150
Mark Antony, Denarius, Patrae?, 32-1, ant avg, galley right, rev. leg vii, legionary eagle between two standards, 3.74g (Craw. 544/20; BMCRR East 198; RSC 34; RCV 1479). Minor scuff in obverse field, otherwise very fine, reverse better, attractively toned with iridescence around devices £200-£260
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, 3.66g (Craw. 458/1; BMCRR East 31-5; RSC 12; RCV 1402). Discreet banker’s mark on obverse, otherwise good very fine, reverse better and pleasing £240-£300
Hadrian, Denarius, 130-3, laureate head right, rev. Hispania reclining left on rocks, holding branch, 3.17g (RIC II 1533; RSC 830). Very fine, attractively toned £80-£100
Fatimid, al-Hakim, Dinar, Misr 406h, citing the heir ‘Abd al-Rahim, 4.17g/7h (Nicol 1098; A 709A; ICV 831). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise good very fine £200-£260
Matidia, Denarius, 112-7, draped bust right, with elaborate hairstyle and wearing stephane, rev. Pietas standing left, raising one hand over altar, 3.08g (RIC Trajan 758; RSC 8; RCV 3379). Fine or better, very rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £650
Julius Cæsar, Denarius, mobile military mint, 49, elephant walking right, trampling on dragon, rev. simpulum, sprinkler, axe and apex, 3.92g (Craw. 443/1; BMCRR Gaul 27; RSC 49; RCV 1399). Good fine, graffiti above elephant £90-£120
Constantine VII and Romanus I, Solidus, Constantinople, nimbate bust of Christ facing, rev. crowned busts of Constantine and Romanus facing, both holding long cross, 4.41g (DOC 15; Sear 1751). Obverse with several die-breaks and hairlined from past cleaning, otherwise very fine £200-£260
Anglo-Saxon, a gilt-bronze circular shield boss apex mount inset within an iron base, mid-6th century, the central design chip carved with a spiral cross surrounded by two segmented animals in profile of Salins style 1 with a crouching leg with claws, and a rounded head, 40mm diameter by 10mm deep. Very fine with deposits in the recesses £800-£1,000
C. Vibius Pansa, Denarius, c. 90, head of Apollo right, rev. Minerva driving quadriga right, 4.02g (Craw. 342/5b; BMCRR 2244-79 var. [symbol]; RSC Vibia 1; RCV 242); Q. Antonius Balbus, serrate Denarius, c. 83, head of Jupiter right, rev. Victory in quadriga right, 4.09g (Craw. 364/1d; BMCRR 2755; RSC Antonia 1; RCV 279); Mamilius Limetanus, serrate Denarius, c. 82, head of Mercury right, rev. Ulysses walking right, 3.80g (Craw. 362/1; BMCRR 2716; RSC Mamilia 6; RCV 282); C. Egnatius...
Hammer Price: £700
L. Rubrius Dossenus, Denarius, c. 87, head of Juno right, rev. triumphal quadriga right, eagle on side-panel of carriage, 3.60g (Craw. 348/2; BMCRR 2452-3; RSC Rubria 2; RCV 259); L. Julius Bursio, Denarius, c. 85, male head right, rev. Victory driving quadriga right, 3.65 (Craw. 352/1a; Ruyter NC 156, obverse 323; BMCRR series I; RSC Julia 51; RCV 268) [2]. First with a minor edge chip at 11 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, attractively toned £60-£80
Seljuq of Rum, Sulayman II, Dirham, horseman type, Quniya 598h, 3.05g/6h (Broome 45; A 1204; ICV 1326). Small scrape on reverse, otherwise very fine, rare £600-£800
Mamluk, al-Zahir Barquq (second reign), Dinar, al-Qahira 79[4]h, 13.61g/12h (SICA 6, 1386; A 972; ICV 1023). Very fine £500-£700
Kings of Parthia, Osroes I (c. 108-128 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.84g/12h (Sellwood 80.1; Shore 422; Sunrise 443). About extremely fine £300-£400
Roman, a silver ring, 3rd century, an oval hoop with sloping shoulders, bezel is raised and octagonal shaped with a carnelian intaglio engraved with an anchor between two dolphins, 2.5mm wide. Very fine £360-£400
MACEDONIA, First Meris, Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, c. 158-150, diademed head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the centre of a Macedonian shield, rev. club of Herakles within oak wreath, 16.69g (SNG Ashmolean 3296ff; SNG Copenhagen 1315; BMC 7; Sear 1386). Nearly very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £750
Celtic, a bronze dagger pommel, 1st century BC, male bust moulded in the round with straight grooves for the hair and an oval face with incised lines forming the eyes and mouth; at the base, which is elliptical, are the remains of the iron tang of the dagger, 37mm x 23mm; together with a small head of Silenus with a spike behind for attachment [2]. Both fine £60-£80
LUCANIA, Thurium, Stater, 350-300, head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Scylla, σω on neckguard, rev. bull butting right, σω above, 8.00g (HN Italy 1820; SNG ANS 1077; Sear 447). Nearly very fine, attractively toned with iridescence around devices £150-£180
Hadrian, As, c. 119-20, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, rev. Britannia seated front, foot on rock, holding spear and with elbow resting on shield, 8.90g (RIC II 242). Some surface porosity, good fine, a scarce and popular type £200-£300
Great Mongol, temp. Töregene (639-644h), Dirham, mounted archer type, Nakhjavan 64[2]h, middle (muntasaf) of Sha‘ban, 2.70g/12h (Vardanyan, JONS 190, no. 14, same dies; A 1976; ICV 1950). Edge chip, scrape across front of horse, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare £1,000-£1,200
L. Rubrius Dossenus, Denarius, c. 87, laureate head of Jupiter right, rev. triumphal quadriga right, thunderbolt on side-panel of carriage, 4.09g (Craw. 348/1; BMCRR 2448; RSC Rubria 1; RCV 258). Minor flan flaw at 7 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine, toned £70-£90
ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, 120-119, struck by the magistrates Aphrodis-, Dioge– and Athe–, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right on amphora, α-θε αφρο-δισ διο-γε αθ-η around, filleted double-cornucopia to right, all within laurel wreath, 16.60g (Thompson 547a; cf. de Luynes 2090). Small striking crack at 8 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-£600
Anonymous, Half-Quadrigatus or Drachm, Rome, c. 225-12, laureate head of Janus, rev. Jupiter and Victory in quadriga left, roma in exergue, 3.32g (Craw. 28/4; BMCRR Romano-Companian 111-2; RSC 25; RCV 35). Very fine, toned, rare £300-£360
Hammer Price: £800
Anonymous, Denarius, c. 157-5, head of Roma right, rev. Victory driving biga right, 3.80g (Craw. 197/1a; BMCRR Italy 428; RSC 6; RCV 76); L. Opimius, Denarius, c. 131, similar, rev. Victory driving quadriga right, 2.64g (Craw. 253/1; BMCRR 1133-5; RSC Opimia 12; RCV 129); Q. Cæcilius Metellus Pius, Denarius, uncertain north-Italian mint, 81, head of Pietas right, rev. jug and lituus, 3.85g (Craw. 374/2; BMCRR Spain 47-50; RSC Caecillia 44; RCV 302); M. Plætorius Cestianus, Denarius, Rome,...
Justin I, Solidus, Constantinople, c. 518-9, three-quarters facing armoured bust, holding spear over shoulder, rev. Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by Christogram, 4.48g (DOC 1d; S 55). Good extremely fine £300-£360
Great Mongol, Chingiz Khan (603-624h), Dirham, no mint or date, 3.10g/6h (SNAT XIVd, 648, same dies; A 1967; ICV 1941). Very fine £600-£800
Kings of Parthia, Orodes I (80-75 BC), Drachm, Rhagai, 4.09g/12h (Sellwood 34.3 [Sinatruces]; Shore 145 [Sinatruces]; Sunrise 309-10 var.). Minor surface flaws on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £100-£120
Hammer Price: £850
Mamilius Limetanus, serrate Denarius, c. 82, head of Mercury right, rev. Ulysses walking right, 3.89g (Craw. 362/1; BMCRR 2716; RSC Mamilia 6; RCV 282). Better than very fine, lightly hairlined £70-£90
Hammer Price: £900
SICILY, Selinos, Didrachm, c. 455-440, naked Herakles running right, with club raised in his right hand, grabbing the Cretan bull by the horn as it leaps right, rev. Hypsas, holding olive branch in his left hand, and pouring a libation from phiale over serpent-entwined altar in his right, selinon leaf and heron on right, ηυψασ, 8.59g (SNG ANS 703; SNG Lockett 863; BMC 34-37; McClean 2580). Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die and with light surface deposits, otherwise very fine,...
PHOENICIA, Tyre, Shekel, yr 162 [36-7], laureate head of Melkart right, rev. eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over shoulder, πχβ above club to left, κρ over monogram to right, 13.78g (BMC 206; RPC 4666; Sear 5920). Slight surface porosity, otherwise good very fine, toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £950
Anonymous, Denarius, Sicily, 209-8, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, rev. Dioscuri galloping right, dolphin below, 4.09g (Craw. 80/1a; BMCRR 423; RSC 20k; RCV 39). A few light scratches, otherwise good very fine, struck on a broad flan, attractive dark tone £90-£120
AKARNANIA, Leukas, Stater, c. 320-280, Pegasos flying left, λ below, rev. helmeted head of Athena right, Hermes behind, holding caduceus and fastening sandal, 8.10g (BCD Akarnania 276; BMC 61; Sear 2281). A few light scratches, very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £1,000
ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, 135-4, struck by the magistrates Menedemos, Epigenes and Philon, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right on amphora, α-θε μεν εδ επι γενο φιλοθ, around, Asklepios to right, all within laurel wreath, 16.45g (Thompson, New Style 348j, same dies; de Luynes 2104, same dies; Sear 2555). Light scratches and with some peripheral roughness, otherwise good very fine, toned £150-£180
Julius Cæsar, Denarius, travelling military mint, c. 48, diademed head of Pietas? right wearing oak wreath, lii at shoulder, rev. trophy of Gallic arms with shield, horned helmet and carnyx, axe to right, caesar below, 4.00g (Craw. 452/2; BMCRR 3955-8; RSC 18; RCV 1400). Very fine, lightly toned £300-£400
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