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Lot 111
Sicily, Syracuse EL 100 Litrai. Agathokles, circa 304-289 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to left; tripod behind, ΣYPAKOΣIΩN before / Head of Artemis to right, wearing earring and pearl necklace, a ribbon in her hair and a quiver over her shoulder; ΣΩTEIPA before, tripod behind. Jenkins, ‘Electrum Coinage at Syracuse’, in Essays to Robinson, Group D, pl. 15, 3 (these dies); SNG Lockett 992; Gulbenkian 344. Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare, and among the finest specimens known. Ex Leu 33, 3 May 1983, lot 245; Ex Monnaies et Médailles 54, 26 October 1978, lot 132. With the usurpation of Agathokles in 317 BC, Syracuse once more monopolised the right of coinage for the whole of Sicily, even more distinctly than in the time of Dionysios. Yet the reign of Agathokles, as noted by Malcolm Bell (Morgantine Studies I, 1981) “was a watershed for the arts in Sicily, just as it was for politics. The change from a conservative late-classical style to the new modes of the early-Hellenistic period came very quickly, within the space of a decade, and it coincided with the replacement of democratic government by the new monarchy. It is clearly perceptible in the coins that Agathokles issued... the bronze Artemis Soteira and the electrum Apollo-Artemis issues, both of which belong after Agathokles’ assumption of the kingship in 304, document the full acceptance of early-Hellenistic style.” Certainly, the quality of the artistry demonstrated on this coin is of the highest standard. The opposing portraits of the divine twins were no doubt favoured by Agathokles on account of being patron deities of the island-fortress of Ortygia, the ancient heart of Syracuse, where according to myth the goddess Leto stopped to give birth to Artemis – and in some versions Apollo too. A temple is present on Ortygia which according to its inscription honours Apollo, but when Cicero visited Syracuse he wrote that it was dedicated to Artemis. Despite having suffered a humiliating defeat against Carthage and settled a peace treaty re-establishing the status quo between Carthage and Syracuse, the latter years of Agathokles’ reign were comparatively peaceful, and were prosperous times for the city. From c.300 Agathokles concentrated his efforts on southern Italy (Diod. Sic. 21 4 ff). In two campaigns he briefly brought Bruttium under his control, and supported Tarentum in 298/7 against the native Lucanians and Messapians. He conquered Kroton in 295 and concluded alliances with other cities. His aim seems to have been the union of Sicilian and south Italian Greeks under his rule. His preparations for another campaign against Carthage were brought to nothing however, as he was assassinated in 289/8, and owing to familial rivalries his designs for a dynasty were thwarted. Thus he ‘restored to the people their self-government’ (Diod. Sic. 21. 16. 5). Depicted often as a cruel and unscrupulous adventurer and tyrant, Agathokles achieved little of lasting historical importance; indeed after his death anarchy erupted both in Syracuse, where a damnatio memoriae was decreed, and in other places that had been under his rule (Diod. Sic. 21. 18). Nonetheless, his patronage of the arts left a legacy of beauty as embodied by a small number of surviving works of art from his reign, and smaller but no less wonderful objects such as this stunning coin.
Lot 1106
Rectangular Æ Solidus Weight (?) or Dedicatory Plaquette. Circa AD 507-511. Silver inlay legend: BAC AVD APV in three lines. Unpublished in the standard references, for similar examples cf. S. Benadall, Byzantine Weights, 1996, 172 (in the names of Zeno, Odovacar and Symmachus, now in the BnF, Paris); J. Forien de Rochesnard, Album des poids antiques 3, Rome et Byzance, p. 51 (in the name Albinus); NAC sale 5, 1992, 621 = NAC sale 54, 2010, 1339 (in the name Paulinvs praef. vrb.). 4.30g, 15mm. If these are solidus weights they usually suffer the drawback of being light, perhaps due the deterioration of the bronze, and weigh between 4.28g and 3.66g. H. Dressel in 'Corpus Inscriptiones Latinorum' (CIL) 15, listed these as 'tesserae monumetorum' or dedicatory plaquettes intended to mark dedications, reconstructions or repairs to buildings on the basis that some bear the formula renovavit, which perhaps points to this conclusion.
Lot 982
Salonina AV Aureus. Viminacium, circa AD 254-257. CORN SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC 10 var. (joint reign; obv. legend); MIR 36, 902c; Calicó 3675. 3.26g, 19mm, 5h. Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare. Salonina was married to Gallienus around 240 and accorded the titles of Augusta and Mater Castrorum (Mother of the Camp) in 254; coinage in bronze, silver and gold, as exemplified by the present specimen, was issued in her name. The reverse depiction of Juno with the accompanying legend IVNO REGINA references the deity’s role as patron goddess of Rome and the empire. Wife of the supreme God Jupiter ‘Greatest and Best’, Juno had a multi-faceted role in Roman religion, performing many interrelated functions. The goddess is represented here in her role as both protector of the state, and of the lives of women (and in particular the empress). The divine association suggested by this aureus between Juno and Salonina as Augusta is one that was often used on imperial coinage, and mirrors the gold issues of her husband which place upon the reverse Jupiter in his alternate roles of guardian and avenger.
Lot 52
Kongo brass or bronze Crucifix figure, also five Ethiopian Coptic crosses, (6) the crucifix measures 24cm high All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions
Lot 62
Abdoulaye Guindo (b.1966 - ) bronze sculpture of a dog vertebrae, also a another sculpture of a standing man by the same artist in the style of Giacometti measuring 36cm high excluding base. Abdoulaye Guindo is a sculptor working in Bamako the capital of Mali. Guindo is Dogon by birth and works as a plumber, creating his Giacometti inspired sculptures in his spare time from scrap metal. All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions
Lot 43
Abdoulaye Guindo (b.1966 - ) brass or bronze cat, 35cm long Abdoulaye Guindo is a sculptor working in Bamako the capital of Mali. Guindo is Dogon by birth and works as a plumber, creating his Giacometti inspired sculptures in his spare time from scrap metal. All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions
Lot 307
A Good Collection of World Silver and Copper Coins, All High Grade ( 16 ) Coins In Total. 1/ French Silver 10 Dates 1908, 1940, 191, 1942 ( 4 ) Coins, E.F to Uncirculated. 2/ South African One Penny, Date 1898. Uncirculated. 3/ American Silver Date 1883. E.F + Condition. 4/ George V Canada Silver 5 Cents, Date 1918 ( 2 ) Coins. 5/ Napoleon III Bronze 5 Centimes Date 1861. 6/ French Bronze 1 Centimes ( 3 ) Coins, Dates 1861, 1902 & 1916. Uncirculated Condition All Coins. 7/ Carl XV One Ore 1872, Uncirculated. 8/ Umberto I 2 Centesimi Date 1898, Uncirculated - Please See Photos.
Lot 227
A Very Good Collection of Bronze and Copper World Coins ( A Lot of Uncirculated Coins ) of the 19th Century, ( 28 ) High Grade - Bronze and Copper Coins In Total - Please See Photos. Includes Uncirculated George III Half Silver ( Guyana ) Date 1813, Swedish Two Skilling Banco Coin, Date 1845, Leopold III One Cemtine Coin, Date 1865 - Nr Uncirculated, Republic of Haiti 5 Centimes Bronze Coin, Date 1863. George III Farthing, Date 1799, Nr Uncirculated - Scarce, Swedish One Skilling Banco Date 1849, Nr - Uncirculated, Leopold III 10 Centimes, Date 1854, Nr Uncirculated, Leopold III 10 Centimes, Date 1864 - Nr Uncirculated.
Lot 221
A Collection of Very High Grade World Coins ( 5 ) In Total. 1/ Swedish Bronze Carl XV Adolf Five Ore Coin, Date 1861. 2/ American Copper Liberty One Cent, Date 1851, About Uncirculated. 3/ American Copper Liberty One Cent, Date 1848, About Uncirculated. 4/ Napoleon III Bronze 10 Dix Centimes Coin, Date 1855 High Grade. 5. Napoleon III Bronze 5 Centimes, Date 1856 - uncirculated.
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