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Total Lots Found: 1142

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Lot 1

TRINOVANTES, Uninscribed series, Unit, ‘Braughing Dragon’ type, boar left, annulet above, pellet-in-annulet below, rev. coiled serpent or dragon, 1.47g/5h (ABC 2282; BMC 389; VA 1948; S –). Nearly very fine, reverse better, extremely rare £600-800

Unsold

Lot 2

Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus, Stater, tascio ricon in central panel over cruciform wreath design, rev. horseman left wearing armour and holding sword and shield, pellet-in-annulet in front and below, 5.33g/12h (ABC 2580; BMC 1629ff; VA 1780-5; S 219). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, very rare £1,500-2,000

Unsold

Lot 3

CATUVELLAUNI, Rues, Bronze, lion right, rvii above, all within border, rev. eagle, 2.67g/10h (ABC 2760; BMC 1691; VA 1890; S 270). Good fine, scarce £80-100

Sold for £120

Lot 4

CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, Stater, Plastic type, ear of barley dividing ca-mv, rev. horse prancing right, branch and pellet above, pellet below tail, pellet and cvno below, 5.44g/3h (ABC 2786; BMC 1809ff; VA 2010; S 286). On an irregular flan, otherwise good very fine £600-800

Sold for £500

Lot 5

CORIELTAUVI, Stater, South Ferriby type, devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse left, eight-pointed star below, 5.41g/3h (ABC 1746; BMC 3179; VA 815; S 390). Nearly very fine £250-300

Sold for £230

Lot 6

ICENI, uninscribed issues, Unit, Bury type, female head left, wearing diadem, snake in front, rev. horse left, pellet in ring above, pellet-in-annulet below, 1.46g/3h (ABC 1495; BMC 3524-7; VA 80; S 432). Obverse good fine, reverse better than very fine £100-150

Sold for £70

Lot 7

Belgæ, Unit, Sussex Lyre type, diademed head right, rev. horse right, wheel above, lyre-shaped ornament below, 1.24g/9h (ABC 647; BMC 635; VA –; S –). On a slightly irregular flan, about very fine, very rare; less than 20 recorded £300-350

Unsold

Lot 8

SICILY, Akragas, Tetradrachm, sea-eagle standing, rev. crab within shallow incuse circle, 17.29g. Eagle’s head off-centre, otherwise better than very fine, rare £2,000-2,500

Unsold

Lot 9

Southern Apulia, Tarentum, Stater, naked boy on horse right, rev. Taras astride dolphin left, holding tripod, 7.72g (SNG Copenhagen 863). Almost extremely fine, rare £400-500

Unsold

Lot 10

SICILY, Carthage, Siculo-Punic, Tetradrachm, female head left, three dolphins around, rev. quadriga galloping right, Nike flying left, 16.42g. Very fine, rare £1,500-2,000

Unsold

Lot 11

SICILY, Gela, Tetradrachm, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flying right above to crown horses, rev. forepart of man-faced bull running, 17.05g (Jenkins 386). Better than very fine, rare £800-1,000

Unsold

Lot 12

SICILY, Syracuse, Tetradrachm, 317-289 BC, Agathokles magistrate, wreathed head of Arethusa left surrounded by three dolphins, nk monogram below neck, rev. quadriga left, triskeles above, 17.19g (Sear 971). Very fine, toned £800-1,000

Sold for £680

Lot 13

Kings of Macedonia, Philip II (359-336), Stater, Amphipolis, c. 340-328 BC, laureate head of Apollo right. rev, charioteer driving biga right, ivy leaf below, 8.61g (Le Rider 67; SNG ANS 250-4). Extremely fine, attractive £2,200-2,500

Sold for £1,750

Lot 14

Kings of Macedonia, Philip II, Stater, Pella, similar, 8.54g (Le Rider 362, D159/R269; SNG ANS 158-9). Good very fine £1,500-1,800

Unsold

Lot 15

Kings of Macedonia, Philip II, posthumous Stater, Colophon, similar, tripod below horses, 8.49g (Le Rider pl. 90, 16). About as struck, of good style, very rare £4,500-5,000

Unsold

Lot 16

Kings of Macedonia, Philip II, Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, head of Zeus right, rev. horseman right, palm branch below, 14.22g (cf. S 6681). Test cut on horse, otherwise very fine, attractive £300-400

Unsold

Lot 17

Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III (336-323 BC), Stater, Salamis, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, eagle at left, 8.61g (Price 3125). Good very fine, well-centred £2,000-2,500

Unsold

Lot 18

Kings of Macedonia, Alexander III, Stater, Salamis, similar, 8.61g (Price 3125). Better than very fine £2,000-2,500

Unsold

Lot 19

Macedon as a Roman Province, Æsillas Quæstor, Tetradrachm, bust of Alexander the Great right, rev. implements in wreath, 16.50g (Sear 1439). Dig in centre of reverse, otherwise better than very fine, attractive £150-200

Sold for £160

Lot 20

Kings and Dynasts of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), Stater, bust of deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem and horn of Ammon, rev. Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, shield resting against base of throne, ap monogram at inner left, 8.42g. Good very fine, attractive £2,200-2,500

Sold for £1,850

Lot 21

Kings of the Pontos, Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 BC), Stater, Byzantion, diademed bust of Alexander the Great right, rev. Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, 8.55g (SNG Copenhagen 1086-8). Almost as struck, a superb example, attractive £2,200-2,500

Sold for £1,850

Lot 22

Kings of the Pontos, Mithradates VI Eupator, Stater, Kallatis, c. 88 BC, similar, hp monogram at inner left, ornamented trident in exergue, 8.39g (Müller 226). Good extremely fine, attractive £1,200-1,500

Sold for £900

Lot 23

MYSIA, Pergamon, Cistophoric Tetradrachm, c. 190-133 BC, cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath, rev. bow-case with serpents, cornucopia to right, 12.35g (Sear 3944ff). Very fine, dark tone £200-250

Unsold

Lot 24

Seleukid Kings of Syria, Seleukos I Nikator (312-280 BC), Tetradrachm, Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. Athena in quadriga of horned elephants right, brandishing spear and shield, anchor above, 17.15g (S 6833 var). Better than very fine and toned, rare £700-900

Sold for £700

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