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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals (18 March 2015)

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Lot 1

SPAIN, Hispania Ulterior, Almuñécar (Granada), c. 150 BC, Unit, head of Heracles-Melkart left, club behind, rev. two tunny fish right, 14.84g. Very fine or better for issue, rare £100-150

Sold for £80

Lot 2

L. Cassius Longinus, Denarius, c. 63, draped and veiled head of Vesta left, l in front and kylix behind, rev. male figure standing left, dropping tablet marked v into cista, 3.87g (Craw. 413/1; Cassia 10). Light reverse scratch, otherwise very fine £100-150

Sold for £140

Lot 3

C. Cassius Longinus, Denarius, 42, head of Liberty right, rev. jug and lituus, 3.87g (RSC 4a; Craw. 500/3). Nearly very fine £150-200

Sold for £320

Lot 4

Augustus and Agrippa, As, Nemausus, 10-14 AD, heads of Agrippa and Augustus back-to-back, rev. crocodile right, chained to palm-tree, 12.48g (RPC 525; RIC 160). Flan crack at 6 o’clock, otherwise about very fine, dark brown patina £100-150

Sold for £220

Lot 5

Livia, Dupondius, Rome, 21-2 AD, draped, veiled and diademed bust right, rev. drvsvs caesar ti avgvsti f tr pot iter around s c, 14.50g (RIC 43; C 1). Fine portrait, good very fine, dark patina £100-150

Withdrawn

Lot 6

Claudius, plated Denarius, London (?), c. 46-7, laureate head right, rev. spqr pp ob c s in three lines within wreath, 2.90g (RSC 87; BMC 45). Good very fine, the silvering virtually complete, scarce £400-500

Sold for £400

Lot 7

Diva Faustina I, Sestertius, Rome, 141-6, diademed and draped bust right, rev. Pietas standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar and holding incense box, 31.14g (RIC 1146A). Very fine, attractive patina £200-300

Sold for £160

Lot 8

Valentinian I, Solidus, Antioch, c. 364, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Valentinian standing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, cross in left field, 4.31g (Depeyrot 20/1; S 19264). Nearly very fine, but scratched in reverse field £250-300

Sold for £350

Lot 9

Valentinian II, Solidus, Trier, c. 388-92, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Valentinian II and Gratian seated facing, holding globe, Victory and palm-branch between them, t-r at sides, 4.43g (Depeyrot 53/1; S 20177; RIC 90). Numerous reverse surface marks, otherwise good very fine £250-300

Sold for £600

Lot 10

KINGS OF THRACE, Lysimachus (323-281), Tetradrachm, Lampsakos, diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with the horn of Ammon, rev. Athena seated left holding Nike in right hand, eight-pointed star below throne, 16.52g (Thomsen 43; Müller 381); together with Ptolemaic Tetradrachms (3), bronzes (4) [8]. Varied state £150-200

Sold for £300

Lot 11

C. Servilius C.f., Denarius, c. 136, helmeted head of Roma right, wreath behind, rev. the Dioscuri on horses galloping in opposite directions, 3.81g (Craw. 239/1; RSC Servilia 1); together with other Republican Denarii (2) [3]. Fine to very fine £150-200

Sold for £220

Lot 12

Domitian, Denarius, Rome, 89-90, rev. Minerva standing left with spear, 3.10g (RSC 259; BMC 168); other Denarii (3) of Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus; together with other Roman coins (36), mostly base metal, many 3rd and 4th century [40]. Varied state £150-200

Sold for £420

Lot 13

Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, 134-8, rev. Emperor togate, holding roll in left hand and extending right to raise up kneeling figure of Arabia in front of him (cf. RIC 943); Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 139, rev. Fides standing, head right, holding corn-ears and basket of fruit, 25.07g (RIC 546; BMC 1145; C 846), As, Rome, 138, rev. clasped hands holding winged caduceus and corn-ears (RIC 1088b) [3]. Second very fine with light brown patina, ot...

Sold for £180

Lot 14

Septimius Severus, Denarii (4), revs. Dea Cælestis on lion right, 3.76g (RSC 222), Emperor standing left, 3.19g (RSC 205), Genius standing left with altar, 3.19g (RSC 475), Victory left, 3.46g (RSC 744); together with other Denarii (4), Sestertii (2), mostly 2nd-3rd century [10]. First four very fine, others in varied state £150-200

Sold for £310

Lot 15

Gordian III, Antoninianus, rev. Sol standing left with arm raised, 4.95g (RSC 41); other Antoninianii (8), Denarii, etc (12); together with bronzes (47), mostly late Roman [68]. First nearly extremely fine but with edge split, others in varied state £300-400

Sold for £350

Lot 16

Gordian III, Antoninianus, rev. Victory advancing left, 3.78g (RSC 357); other Antoninianii (8), Denarii, etc (12); together with bronzes (47), mostly late Roman [68]. First nearly extremely fine but with edge split, others in varied state £300-400

Sold for £300

Lot 17

Gordian III, Dupondius, Rome, 241-3, rev. Lætitia standing left, 11.22g (RIC 300c; C 124); together with Sestertii (2), both of Gordian III and a Republican Denarius [4]. First very fine, others in varied state £100-150

Sold for £160

Lot 18

Philip I, Antoninianus, rev. Felicitas standing left, 3.94g (RSC 137), other Antoninianii (8), Denarii (12); together with bronzes, etc (43), mostly late Roman [64]. First extremely fine others in varied state £300-400

Sold for £300

Lot 19

Trajan Decius, Antoninianii (3), revs. Emperor on horseback left, two Pannoniæ standing, Victory running left (RSC 4, 81, 111), other ancient silver coins (3); together with base metal coins (77), mostly Roman [83]. First three about extremely fine, others in varied state £100-150

Sold for £160

Lot 20

Republic to Hadrian, Denarii (12), Antoninianii (4), Siliquæ (6); together with other ancient silver coins (9) [31]. Varied state, including some copies £300-500

Sold for £850

Lot 21

Sestertii (26), of Hadrian (3), Faustina I (2), Diva Faustina, Antoninus Pius (5), Marcus Aurelius, Caracalla, Severus Alexander (8) and Gordian III (5) [26]. Fair to fine, a few better £300-500

Sold for £650

Lot 22

Greek and Roman bronzes (98), mostly minor denominations [98]. Varied state £100-150

Sold for £400

Lot 23

Copies of Sestertii, ‘Paduan’ style, Caligula, rev. Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia (cf. S 613), Nero, rev. port of Ostia (cf. S 679); together with later copies of Sestertii of Otho and Domitian and a 19th century copy of a Julius Cæsar Denarius [5]. Last fine, others very fine or better £100-200

Sold for £300

Lot 24

Artefacts: Celtic to Tudor period, a collection including a Celtic bronze Woad grinder, small bronze head, both 1st century AD; a Roman bronze cavalry pendant, lead figure of Venus, bronze hairpin with a decorated bird finial and a bronze disc with a bust of Venus, all 2nd century; Anglo-Saxon gilt bronze mount, bronze stirrup mounts with zoomorphic terminals, all 6th century; together with medieval iron arrowheads, a 16th century toy pewter lid...

Sold for £320

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