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Idrisid Contemporaries, Zufar, Dirham, Tudgha 176h, 2.31g/12h (Eustache -; A A433; ICV -). Very fine and extremely rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
KINGS OF PARTHIA, Mithradates II (121-91), Drachm, Rhagai, 4.10g/12h (Sellwood 27.1; Shore 85; Sunrise 293); Mithradates III (87-80), Drachm, Rhagai, 3.97g/12h (Sellwood 31.6; Shore 123; Sunrise -); Pakoros I (c. 78-120), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.73g/1h (Sellwood 78.4; Shore 413-4 var.; Sunrise -) [3]. Very fine or better, first with faint scratches on obverse £100-£150
Otacilia Severa, Antoninianus, 246-8, rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiæ, 3.99g (RIC 125; RSC 4; RCV 9147). Extremely fine, residual bloom £40-£50
ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, late standardised type, a possible Pharonic imitation, c. 440-405, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right, olive sprig to left, αθε to right, all within incuse square, 17.24g (Kroll 8; van Alfen Gp 11.A.1). Struck from a worn obverse die, otherwise very fine, toned £90-£120
Hammer Price: £220
KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander the Great, Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, c. 336-323, head of Herakles right wearing lion-skin, rev. Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, amphora in field, αλεχανδρου behind, 16.98g (Price 13; Troxell B 10). About very fine £90-£120
‘Alawi Sharifs, Muhammad III, Mithqal, Rabat al-Fath 1189h, 26.93g/1h (Eustache 208; A 592; ICV 3042). Fields tooled, otherwise good very fine £150-£180
Mamluk, al-Ashraf Qansuh II, Ashrafi, al-Qahira 917h, 3.41g/5h (Balog 879; A 1041; ICV 1072). Good very fine £200-£260
Hadrian, As, c. 129-30, laureate draped bust left, rev. Clementia standing left, holding patera and spear, s c in field, 13.67g (RIC II 1193). Smoothed in fields, nearly very fine with dark patina, the variety rare £150-£200
Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous, Drachm, Yazdigerd III type, sk (Sijistan) 20ye, 3.81g/3h (Malek 946ff; A 1; ICV 1). Good very fine and toned £150-£180
Great Seljuq, Tughril Beg, Dinar, Nishapur 442h, 3.85g/6h (SNAT XIVa, 626; A 1665; ICV 1811). Good very fine £200-£260
L. Roscius Fabatus, serrate Denarius, Rome, c. 64, head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin head-dress, rev. girl standing right, facing serpent, 3.98g (Craw. 412/1 [symbols 40]; BMCRR 3438; RSC Roscia 3; RCV 363). Light surface marks, otherwise better than very fine, lightly toned £70-£90
Mn. Acilius Galbrio, Denarius, Rome, c. 49, laureate head of Salus right, rev. Valetudo standing left, holding serpent in right hand, leaning left shoulder on column behind, 3.86g (Craw. 442/1a; BMCRR 3944-6; RSC Acilia 8; RCV 412). Unobtrusive surface crazing, good very fine, lightly toned with traces of bloom £70-£90
P. Plautius Hypsaeus, Denarius, c. 60, diademed and draped bust of Leuconoë right, dolphin behind, rev. Jupiter driving quadriga left, 3.98g (Craw. 420/2a; BMCRR 3845-7; RSC Plautia 12; RCV 376). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, toned £90-£120
RHODOS, Rhodes, Drachm, c. 200 BC, struck under the magistrate Stasion, head of Helios facing, rev. rose, club and bow to left, 2.58g (McClean 8604; BMC 182-3); Drachm, 1st century BC, struck under the magistrate Nikephoros, radiate head of Helios right, rev. rose, hand holding corn to left, 2.40g (BMC 276-8) [2]. First removed from a mount with resulting edge marks at 12 and 6 o’clock, second with several striking splits, otherwise better than very fine £50-£70
L. Flaminius Cilo, Denarius, c. 109, head of Roma right wearing winged helmet, rev. Victory driving biga right, crowning horses, 3.89g (Craw. 302/1; BMCRR Italy 537-8; RSC Flaminia 1; RCV 179). Good very fine, attractively toned £80-£100
T. Vettius Sabinus, serrate Denarius, c. 66, head of king Tatius right, rev. togate figure driving biga left, holding sceptre, stalk of grain behind, ivdex above 3.78g (Craw. 404/1 [70 BC]; BMCRR 3370-2; RSC Vettia 2; RCV 339). Obverse struck slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine, toned with some iridescence, rare £120-£150
L. Procilius, Denarius, c. 80, laureate head of Jupiter right, rev. Juno Sospita standing right, holding arms, snake by feet, 4.01g (Craw. 379/1; BMCRR 3147-9; RSC Procilia 1; RCV 306). Good very fine, dark toned £90-£120
L. Memmius Galeria, Denarius, 106, laureate head of Saturn left, harpa behind, rev. Venus in biga right, Cupid flying left above, e below, 3.91g (Craw. 313/1c; BMCRR 1348; RSC Memmia 2a; RCV 190). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, toned £90-£120
Abbasid, al-Musta‘sim, Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 640h, 3.91g/6h (BMC I, 503; A 275; ICV 474). Very fine £240-£300
13th-14th century, gilt-brass heraldic pendants (3), including a square shape with rampant lion in a shield; a circle decorated with family crest between fleur-de-lis with central piercings for attachment; circle decorated with shield quartered and fleurs at sides and above, pierced for attachment [3]. Fine £140-£180
P. Cornelius Sulla, Denarius, c. 151, head of Roma right wearing winged helmet, rev. Victory driving biga right, 3.39g (Craw. 205/1; BMCRR 828-9; RSC Cornelia 1; RCV 84). A few light marks, good very fine, lightly toned £90-£120
L. Titurius Sabinus, Denarius, c. 89, head of king Tatius right, rev. killing of Tarpeia, 3.85g (Craw. 344/2b; BMCRR 2328; RSC Tituria 4; RCV 251). Some weakness on reverse, otherwise good very fine, attractively toned £70-£90
Cornelius Scipio Asiagenus, serrate Denarius, c. 106, laureate head of Jupiter left, rev. Jupiter driving quadriga right, pellet and annulet in field above, 3.99g (Craw. 311/1c; BMCRR 1393; RSC Cornelia 24; RCV 188). Unobtrusive clash marks on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, light tone, attractive £120-£150
Lucretius Trio, serrate Denarius, c. 76, laureate head of Neptune right, trident over shoulder, rev. winged Genius on dolphin right, 3.82g (Craw. 390/2; cf. BMCRR 3254; RSC Lucretia 3; RCV 322). Weak by edge at 7 o’clock and with some light porosity, otherwise very fine, lightly toned £60-£80
L. Cassius Longinus, Denarius, c. 78, head of Liber or Bacchus right, thyrsus over shoulder, rev. head of Libera left, 3.95g (Craw. 386/1; BMCRR 3152-3; RSC Cassia 6; RCV 317). A few patches of porosity, otherwise good very fine, toned £70-£90
Ayyubid, al-Kamil Muhammad I, Dinar, al-Qahira 627h, 5.06g/5h (Balog 374; A 811.3; ICV 910). Good very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £240
THESSALY, Larissa, Drachm, head of nymph facing three-quarters left, rev. horse crouching right, 5.97g (BCD Thessaly 316; McClean 4618-21; BMC 60-2; Sear 2120). Very fine, irregular flan £150-£180
C. Marius Capito, serrate Denarius, c. 81, head of Ceres right, viii before face rev. ploughman with yoke of oxen left, viiii above, 3.88g (Craw. 378/1a; BMCRR 2845 RSC Maria 7; RCV 299). Better than very fine, dark cabinet tone with some iridescence £90-£120
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV (38-2 BC), Drachm, Mithradatkart, 3.74g/12h (Sellwood 54.8; Shore 299; Sunrise 396); Vonones I (c. 8-12 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.92g/12h (Sellwood 60.5; Shore 329; Sunrise 407); Pakoros I (c. 78-120 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.73g/12h (Sellwood 78.4 [Vologases III]; Shore -; Sunrise 439 var.); Osroes II (c. 190-208 AD), Drachm, Ekbatana, 3.25g/12h (Sellwood 85.1; Shore 437; Sunrise 453) [4]. Very fine or better £200-£300
Hadrian, Denarius, 130-3, bare-headed draped bust right, rev. Alexandria standing left, holding sistrum and snake in basket, 3.06g (RIC II 1504; RSC 156; RCV 3460). Very fine or better £80-£100
Tripoli, Bohemond VI or VII (1251-87), Gros, ‘rough’ style, type 6, reads comcs, 4.21g/7h (PT 39-44; Schlumberger pl. IV, 19). About extremely fine with some toning £200-£260
Bronze Age, Mesopotamia, a cuneiform clay tablet, c. 2000-1600 BC, with seal impression on both sides, enclosed within its original envelope which is impressed on the top. All writing clear, envelope has been repaired £200-£260
Arab-Byzantine, Anonymous, Fals, facing bust type, Emesa (Hims), undated, mintname only in Greek, rev. tayyib in exergue, 4.27g/6h (Oddy 3.1; Foss 64; A 3524 var.; ICV 133). Very fine and extremely rare £300-£400
Hadrian, Denarius, 129-30, laureate draped bust left, rev. Clementia standing left holding patera and long sceptre, 3.11g (RIC II 1070; RSC 221a). Very fine or better £80-£100
L. Livineius Regulus, Denarius, c. 42, bust right, rev. gladiator in foreground spearing lion, another behind him spearing a panther, a wounded bear awaits, 3.64g (Craw. 494/30; BMCRR 4261-2; RSC Livineia 12; RCV 489). Banker’s mark in obverse field, good fine, rare £120-£150
THESSALY, Thessalian League, Stater or Didrachm, mid-1st century BC, struck by the magistrates Italos and Diokles, wreathed head of Zeus right, ιταλου behind, rev. Athena Itonia standing right with spear and shield, διο κλησ above, ni below shield, 6.10g (BCD 842; McClean 4791; SNG Lockett 1621; Sear 2233). Good very fine, grey tone with some iridescence £90-£120
Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Denarius, c. 56, 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, 3.71g (Craw. 426/1; BMCRR 3824-5; RSC Cornelia 59; RCV 383). Weak at 6 o’clock (and corresponding on reverse) and some light surface marks, otherwise very fine, toned, rare £60-£80
MOESIA, Istros, Drachm, c. 400-300, two male heads facing, the left inverted, rev. eagle on dolphin left, 5.27g (SNG BM 255; Sear 1669). Light porosity, better good very fine, toned £60-£80
Tulunid, Khumarawayh b. Ahmad, Dinar, Misr 273h, 4.25g/7h (Grabar 24; Bernardi 193De; A 664.1; ICV 782). Minor edge damage, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
C. Coelius Caldus, Denarius, c. 53, head of Caldus right, voting tablet inscribed l.d behind, rev. radiate head of Sol right, oval shield behind, Macedonian shield under chin, 3.74g (Craw. 437/1b; BMCRR 3835; RSC Coelia 5; RCV 403). Traces of hornsilver and find patina, very fine, good portrait, lightly toned £90-£120
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