Coins, Medals and Banknotes, including English Coins from the Archbishop Sharp Collection

Sestertii (7), comprising Galba, rev., Libertas (pitted); Vespasian (2), rev., Mars, Pax; Titus, head left, rev., Spes; Domitian (2), rev., Jupite...

Otho (69), denarius, bare head right, rev., Securitas standing left, 3.19g (RIC 8; BMC 17; S. 2162), good fine

Vespasian (69-79), denarius, 69/70, laureate head right, rev., ivdaea, Judaea mourning at foot of trophy, 3.17g (RIC 15; BMC 35; S. 2296), toned, ...

Denarii (12), of Vespasian (6) including rev., Jupiter (illustrated), sacrificial implements, quadriga, eagle; Titus (2), rev., wreath on table (i...

Trajan (98-117), sestertii (3), rev., Abundantia (RIC 492), very fine; emperor on horseback riding down foe (RIC 534) about very fine; and Dacia m...

Trajan, sestertii (2), revs., “Danubian” bridge, Dacia mourning; and dupondius, rev., Abundantia; Hadrian, sestertii (2), rev., Hilaritas (cracked...

Aelius, Caesar (136-138), sestertius, 137, bare head right, rev., Spes advancing left, 30.52g (RIC 1055; C. 56), about very fine, brown patina

Denarii (10), of Trajan (4), rev., Dacia, Via Traiana, Concord, Victory; Hadrian (4), revs., Liberalitas scene (illustrated), stars and crescent, ...

Denarii (8), of Antoninus Pius (6), rev., Liberalitas (illustrated), Felicitas, clasped hands, thunderbolt, bust of Marcus Aurelius, Divus type w...

Sestertii (6), comprising Antoninus Pius (3), rev., Apollo, Fides, head of Aurelius; Divus Antoninus Pius (2), rev., funeral pyre, column; and Fau...

Marcus Aurelius (161-180), sestertius, 161, laureate bust right, rev., Providentia standing left, 23.05g (RIC 813; C. 512), very fine, green patina

Sestertii (7), comprising Marcus Aurelius, rev., Aurelius and Verus; Faustina II (2), rev., Juno, Salus; Lucilla, rev., Fecunditas; Commodus, rev....

Lucius Verus (161-169), sestertius, 161, bare head right, rev., Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus clasping hands, 28.63g (RIC 1283; C. 27), small f...

Lucius Verus, dupondius, 166, radiate head right, rev., Victory inscribing vic par on trophy, 16.14g (RIC 1458; C. 208), good very fine; Lucilla, ...

Commodus, as Caesar (175-192), sestertius, 175/176, young draped bust right, rev., Jupiter as protector of the boy Caesar, 23.42g (RIC 1524; C. 24...

Denarii (12), of Marcus Aurelius (4), rev., Concord, primi decennales etc in wreath, emperor sacrificing (illustrated), Victory; Faustina II (2); ...

Denarii (9), of Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Plautilla (illustrated), Geta, Macrinus, Julia Paula, Julia Mamaea and Maximinus I, mai...

Denarii (8), of Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Plautilla, Geta, Julia Mamaea, Maximinus I and Pupienus (illustrated), mainly fine to v...

Sestertii (10), comprising Septimius Severus, rev., Victory; Julia Domna, rev., Cybele; Caracalla, rev., Providentia; Geta, rev., Fortune; Macrinu...

Antoniniani (17), of Elagabalus, Gordian III (2), Philip I, Otacilia Severa, Philip II, Trajan Decius, Herennia Etruscilla, Herennius Etruscus, Tr...

Severus Alexander (222-235), quinarius, laureate head right, rev., mars vltor, Mars advancing right, 0.95g (RIC 247; BMC 88; King 11), porous sur...

Sestertii (6), comprising Maximinus I (2), rev., Pax, Fides Militum; Maximus Caesar, rev., priestly implements; Pupienus, rev., Concord; Gordian I...

Gordian I Africanus (238), sestertius, laureate bust right, rev., Providentia standing left, 20.39g (RIC 9; C. 6; S. 8450), green patina, fine and...

Philip II (247-249), sestertius, 248, struck for the Games surrounding the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome, laureate bust right, rev., ...

Otacilia Severa, sestertius, 245/7, draped bust right, rev., Concordia seated left, 21.32g (RIC 203a; C. 10), brown patina, good very fine

Trajan Decius (249-251), sestertius, 250/1, draped bust right, rev., the two Pannoniae, 18.90g (RIC 124a; C. 87), minor marks, good very fine

Sestertii (15), comprising Gordian III (2), Philip I (3), Philip II, Trajan Decius, Herennia Etruscilla, Trebonian Gallus (3), Volusian (2), Valer...

Galerius as Caesar (293-305), argenteus (illustrated), Antioch, 294/5, laureate head right, rev., four princes at camp gate, 3.29g (RIC 33b; S. 14...

Siliquae (6), of Julian II (Arles – clipped)), Valens (Trier), Valentinian II (Aquileia – illustrated), Magnus Maximus (Trier – illustrated, flan ...

Constantine III (407-411), siliqua, Arles, bust right, rev., Roma seated left, 1.66g (RIC 1539; S. 21073), toned, good very fine, rare

The Tetrarchy, bronze folles (8), of Constantius I (2, one pierced), Galerius (2), Severus II, and Maxentius (3); miscellaneous bronze coins (121...

Byzantine, large follis of Justinian I (S. 163); with Rome mint decanummium of Justinian I (S. 308), Rome mint half follis of Heraclius (S. 891), ...

Ostrogoths, Athalaric (526-534), quarter siliqua, Ravenna, 526/7, in the name of Justin I, bust right, rev., dn/atha/lari/cvs in wreath, 0.65g (BM...

Gaul, Lemovices (?), billon stater, head right, rev., rider right on man-headed horse, 6.89g (cf. de la Tour 6811), fine to very fine, rare

Greek series, tetrobol of Histiaia; bronzes (8), including Paestum (HN Italy 1256), the Brettii, Thespiae, Athens and Ptolemaic, fair to very fine...

Kings of Macedon, Alexander III (336-323 BC), gold stater, Sardes, c. 323-319 BC, helmeted head of Athena right, rev., Nike standing left; in fiel...

Kings of Macedon, Philip III (323-317 BC), tetradrachm, Aradus, head of Herakles, rev., seated Zeus, 17.15g (Price P144), very fine

Ionia, Magnesia, tetradrachm, c. 150 BC, head of Artemis right, rev., Apollo resting against tripod; magistrates Apollodoros and Kallikratou, 16.8...

Seleucid Kingdom, Demetrius II (2nd reign, 129-125 BC), tetradrachms (2), Antioch, bearded head right, rev., Zeus seated left (SMA 320), about ver...

Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Trajan, tetradrachm, AD 100, head right with palm branch over shoulder; eagle and club below, rev., head of Melqart ...

Philisto-Arabian coinage (5th century BC), drachm, bearded head right, rev., paradise flower/Phoenician palmette with dolphin below, 2.94g, die ax...

Judaea, Hasmonean, Mattathias Antigonus (40-37 BC), Æ 24mm, double cornucopiae, rev., wreath, 13.54g (SNG ANS 183-8), about very fine for issue

Judaea, Aelia Capitolina, Marcus Aureius and Lucius Verus, Æ 24mm, busts vis à vis, rev., Tyche seated left, 11.66g (SNG ANS 603-5), very fine for...

Judaea, Neapolis, Caracalla, tetradrachm, 215-17, laureate bust right, rev., eagle with spread wings; lighted altar between legs, 13.60g (Prieur 1...

Decapolis, Gadara, Tiberius, Æ 18mm, year 92 (AD 28-9), head right, rev., bust of Tyche right, 5.7g (RPC 4812; SNG ANS 1291), good fine; Crispina,...

Arabia, Bostra, Trajan, drachm, laureate bust right, seen from behind, rev., camel left, 2.54g (Metcalf, Tell Kalak [MN 20], 18), slightly porous,...

Arabia, Bostra, Trajan, drachm, laureate bust left, seen from behind, rev., camel left, 1.95g (Metcalf, Tell Kalak [MN 20], 20), slightly porous, ...

Sasanian, Shapur I (240-272), dinar, Ctesiphon, circa 260-272, crowned bust right, rev., fire altar with attendants, 7.34g (Göbl I/1; Sunrise 739)...

Sasanian, Queen Buran (630-631), drachm, SK (Sijistan), year 2, 3.44g (Göbl 229 var.), edge broken, some encrustation, very fine

Otho (69), denarius, bare head right, rev., secvritas pr, Securitas standing left with wreath and sceptre, 3.30g (RIC 8; BMC 18; S. 2162), good ve...

Nerva (96-98), denarius, rev., Fortuna standing left (RIC 16; S. 3025); Trajan, denarius, rev., Pax standing left (RIC 17; S. 3152), very fine (2)

Trajan (98-117), denarius, 103/111, laureate bust left with aegis at shoulder, rev., cos v pp spqr optimo princ, military trophy, 3.43g (Woytek pl...

Trajan, denarii (6), rev., Victory seated, Pax, Victory standing, Aequitas, Trajan’s father seated (scarce), and Genius (RIC 22, 28, 131, 169, 251...

Trajan, as, laureate bust right, rev., arab adqvis spqr optimo principi sc, Arabia standing left with camel, 11.52g (RIC 466), good very fine

Trajan, dupondius, rev., Justice seated left (RIC 428), partly cleaned, about extremely fine; with sestertius of Caracalla, fine; and eastern Gree...

Denarii (6), comprising Nerva, rev., Fortuna (RIC 16); Trajan (3), rev., trophy (RIC 144 var.), Mars (RIC 340), emperor on horseback (RIC 291, sc...

Denarii (6), comprising Nerva, rev., Aequitas (RIC 25); Trajan (3), rev., trophy (RIC 47b), Hercules (RIC 49), Pax with foot on Dacian (RIC 190a);...

Denarii (4), comprising Nerva, rev., Fortuna (RIC 16); Trajan (2), rev., Felicitas (RIC 121), Via Traiana (RIC 266); Hadrian, rev., Hadrian and Tr...

Denarii (10), comprising Vespasian (2), Domitian (3), Septimius Severus (2), Caracalla (2) and Geta, mainly fine to very fine (10) ...[more]

Marcus Aurelius (161-180), aureus, 165, laureate bust right with title of Armeniacus, rev., p m tr p xix cos ii cos iii, Victory standing right in...