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Lot 2244
Dated 1858 AD. Young head, Type A2. Obv: profile bust with date below and VICTORIA DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: garnished crowned arms with dot to vertical centre line and BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID DEF legend. Found Exton, Rutland, UK, early 1990s. S. 3859A; M. -. Marsh lists the 'garnished shield with dot' reverse united with type A2 obverse for coins dated 1859 onward and only the type A1 obverse for 1858; Spink gives both types for this year. 3.96 grams. Near very fine; obverse scuffed, a detector find.
Lot 2246
Dated 1862 AD. Type A2. Obv: profile bust with VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D legend with second R of BRITANNIAR over H and F over F in F D. Rev: crown over large 3 dividing date within wreath. S. 3914A; ESC 6th 3400 (old 2069); BSC 1280. 1.30 grams. [No Reserve] Near fine. Date scarce and over-punched letters apparently unrecorded.
Lot 2247
1165-1174 AD. Obv: profile crowned bust right with sceptre and +WILELMMVS REX error legend. Rev: cross pattée with fleurs in angles with +FOL:POLD:ONROC legend for the moneyer Folpold at Roxburgh mint. Found Dalmahoy, near Edinburgh, 2015. S. 5021; SCBI 35, -; see Burns p.47, pl.3, 25B (same reverse die?); see also Stewart p.9, pl.2, 16 (same coin as Burns"). See Early Medieval Corpus, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, reference EMC 2015.0413 (this coin"). This is the first issue of William the Lion (1165-1214 AD); all were minted at Roxburgh and by the moneyer Folpold with perhaps only four other coins recorded of the type; Burns illustrates three coins of the issue, all from different dies; two being distinguished by having the reverse legend offset from the alignment of the central cross. The obverse die for this coin is distinctive for the erroneous spelling WILELMMVS for the king's name and is certainly not previously recorded; the reverse die is possibly the same as seen for Burns 25B (and Stewart 16, same coin"). 1.36 grams. Very fine; slightly weak strike behind bust. Exceedingly rare; new obverse die.
Lot 225
1st-3rd century AD. A gold ring with tapering shank, filigree pattern to the shoulder, bezel set with garnet intaglio with bust of Jupiter (Zeus) wearing oak leaf crown. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 7 grams, 22.62mm overall, 20.42mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/4, USA 10 3/4, Europe 63, Japan 23) (3/4"). Fine condition, worn.
Lot 2251
1207-1211 AD. Third 'Rex' coinage. Obv: facing bust in triangle with WIL LEM ON aberrant legend. Rev: star in triangle with WIL LEN NO legend for the moneyer Willem at Dublin mint. S. 6234 variant; D&F 52 variant; Withers, p.37 (and see p.52 for a similar variant"). 0.39 grams. Very fine. Extremely rare and interesting obverse legend variant.
Lot 226
3rd-4th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop with external median rib, discoid bezel open to the underside with beaded border, inset crystal(?) plaque with grotesque profile male bust in high relief. Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 222. 4.11 grams, 23mm overall, 18.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 17.0, Japan 16) (1"). Fine condition.
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Lot 2283
Dated 1668 AD. Youthful plain head, Paris mint. Obv: profile bust with date below and 'sun' above with LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX legend. Rev: cross of L's with crown ends with lis in angles and 'A' mintmark at centre with CHRS REGN VINC IMP legend and 'castle' mark. KM# 219.1; Fr. France 423. Known as the 'juvénile à la tête nue' type. 6.38 grams. Bold very fine; old plug at top of obverse. Scarce.
Lot 2284
Dated 1860 AD. Strasbourg mint. Obv: profile bust with designer name BARRE below, 'bee' mark and NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR legend. Rev: 5 / FRANCS in two line over date, within wreath with BB monogram mintmark below and EMPIRE FRANCAIS legend. KM# 784.4; Fr. France 579. 1.60 grams. Near extremely fine.
Lot 2286
1620-1638 and 1658-1680 AD. Formed from two obverses. Johann Georg I. Obv: half bust right holding sword and helmet with IOHAN GEORG D G DVX SAX IVL CLIV ET MONT legend. Johan George II. Obv: half bust right holding sword with cap before and IOHAN GEORG II D G DUX SAX IUL CLIV ET MONT legend. KM# 132; Dav. 7601/KM# 474; Dav. 7617. Accompanied by nine original painted mica discs in poor condition (not illustrated"). 14.73 grams. Good very fine.
Lot 2290
Dated 1924 and 1927 AD. Sultan Ahmad Shah (1909-1925 AD"). Obv: three quarter bust with inscription above, within wreath with date 1343 AH below. Rev: crown above radiant lion holding sword with inscription below, within wreath. Reza Shah (1925-1941 AD"). Obv: Shah's name with crown above, within wreath. Rev: crown above radiant lion holding sword with inscription below, within wreath with date 1306 SH below. KM# 1058/KM# 1101. 22.49, 22.55 grams. [2, No Reserve] Very fine.
Lot 2317
1894-1917 AD. Obv: profile bust with ? ? ??????? II ??? ? ????? ??????? legend. Rev: caduceus with ?? ??????????? ? ? ???????? ? ? legend; with suspension loop. This medal was intended for graduates of the Moscow Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences. 15.31 grams. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
Lot 2318
Dated 1897 and 1902 AD. Victoria, diamond jubilee, by G. W. de Saulles. Obv: old profile bust with VICTORIA ANNVM REGINA SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN MDCCCXCVII legend. Rev: young profile bust with laurel spray and 1837 below and dividing LONG- / TVDO / DIERVM / IN / DEXTERA / EIVS legend to left and ET IN / SINISTRA / GLORIA to right. Edward VII, coronation, by G. W. de Saulles. Obv: profile bust with EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902 legend. Rev: profile bust with date below and ALEXANDRA QUEEN CONSORT legend; each with original printed brown Royal Mint envelope of issue. BCM 1817b; BHM 3506/BCM 1871b; BHM 3772. 9.76, 12.69 grams, 26mm and 31mm. [2, No Reserve] Uncirculated; about as struck, toned.
Lot 254
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze discoid phalera military decoration with raised rim surrounding a silver appliqué gorgoneion facing bust of Medusa modelled in the half-round; attachment studs to the reverse. From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Appels, A. & Laycock, S. Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, items AA9.2, AA9.3. 77 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Very fine condition.
Lot 255
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figural fitting with two substantial loops to the reverse, bust of a matron, possibly Faustina the Younger, with carefully dressed braided hair and chignon; draped mantle to the upper body clasped at the right shoulder by a discoid plate brooch; the features finely modelled with high bridge to the nose, small mouth, large lentoid eyes; socket to the top of the head. Property of a European collector; acquired Europe 1990s. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Faustina the Elder (100-140 AD) was the wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius. She came from a distinguished aristocratic family with her aunt being the empress Sabina, wife of Hadrian, and her father a consul and noted diplomat. She was born and raised in Rome and married Antoninus Pius as a private citizen in 110 AD. She bore him four children, of whom only Faustina the Younger survived infancy; Faustina the Younger went on to marry the future emperor Marcus Aurelius. On the death of Hadrian in 138 AD her husband became the new emperor, having been adopted by Hadrian and groomed for the succession. Faustina became empress and was given the title Augusta by the Senate. She was well known for her beauty and wisdom as well as her charitable work with the poor and the education of children; she sponsored an orphanage in Rome specifically to care for the upbringing and welfare of girls. Faustina died in 140 AD and a honorary column was erected to her and she was deified, having a temple dedicated to her in the Forum. This bronze is possibly of Faustina as a goddess as the semi nudity of the figure, and acanthus leaves along the base of the bust, indicate divinity after death and it may well have been set up in a household shrine, or lararium, for worship. 585 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Very fine condition; small loss to the lower edge.
Lot 256
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze protome comprising a rectangular socket with flared mouth pierced on three sides for attachment; to the forward face, a finely modelled bust of Dionysus as Bacchus Adoneus with buckskin garment secured at the right shoulder, tousled hair with ties extending from the neck to the shoulders, face with soft fleshy features and large lentoid eyes. Property of a European collector; acquired Europe 1990s. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 83. For a discussion on the mystery cult of Dionysus see, Bowden, H. Mystery Cults in the Ancient World, London, 2010, pages 105-137. The cult of Dionysus has its origins in Thrace but spread throughout Greece and later to Rome and across the Roman empire. He is the patron god of grapes and wine, harvests, fertility, theatre, actors and had an important mystery cult that attracted devotees from all walks of life. The mystery cult of Dionysus was one of birth, growth, death and rebirth as reflected in nature each year. He was born from the union of Zeus and Persephone and was known as Zagreus at his birth and made heir to Zeus. The Titans became jealous of Zagreus Dionysus and lured him away where they dismembered him and ate his body except for the heart which was saved by Athena. Zeus reduced the Titans to ashes and from this came the new race of mankind - thus each human contains a divine fragment of Dionysus within its base, Titan, body. From the heart of Dionysus was brewed a love potion that was given to Semele, a mortal lover of Zeus, who asked the god to reveal his true form. This was so overwhelming that Semele was consumed by lightning and the child that she was carrying was saved by Zeus and kept safe in his loins until the time came for his birth as the second Dionysus. The young god grew up in Thrace, suckled by wild goats and raised by Satyrs and the tutor Silenus. When he reached maturity he descended through the Alcyonian Lake to rescue the soul of his mother from Hades and raise her to Olympus. After this he traveled in the company of Satyrs, Maenads, Bacchants and wild animals to Libya, Arabia and finally India, bringing the knowledge of agriculture, arts, crafts and especially the vine and wine making to mankind. On his way back to Thrace he stopped at the island of Naxos where he discovered the Cretan princess Ariadne, abandoned there by Theseus, and made her his bride. Together they ascended to the heavens and the god offers a similar blissful reward to his devotees, temporarily in this life and permanently after death. 305 grams, 10cm (4"). Very fine condition, some small casting holes.
Lot 303
1st century AD and later. A group of glass and hardstone plaques with intaglio designs including a grazing horse, a profile bust, a fish and dolphin, a snake, a lion and a standing figure of Minerva. Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. 3.69 grams total, 9-16mm (1/2-3/4"). [6] Fine condition.
Lot 304
1st century AD and later. A group of hardstone and glass plaques with intaglio designs including profile female bust, a hippocamp, a horse, a standing figure of Mercury, a bird, a figure with bow. Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. 4.05 grams total, 10-20mm (1/2 - 3/4"). [6] Fine condition.
Lot 309
1st-3rd century AD. A gold ring with rounded shank tapering to the bottom; the bezel narrow and set with a red glass intaglio depicting Jupiter (Zeus) wearing wreath. Property of an Essex gentleman; previously acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. The bust is that of the famous gold and ivory statue created by the Greek sculptor Phidias in 435 BC for for the temple of Zeus at Olympia. This statue would go on to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and was considered to be Phidias' best work. The statue was forty feet high and represented Zeus seated on a elaborate throne and holding a figure of Nike, goddess of Victory. The statue was revered across all of the ancient world and was moved to Constantinople where it decorated the palace of Lausus, eventually to be destroyed during riots in the fifth century AD. 3.31 grams, 23.79mm overall, 18.24mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 57 3/4, Japan 16) (1"). Very fine condition.
Lot 375
2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of bronze items comprising: a head fragment of a lion with segmented surface to the brow and muzzle; a helmetted bust of a Thrax gladiator(?) with tall curved crest. Property of a Scandinavian collector; acquired on the European art market. 77 grams total, 24-36mm (1 - 1 1/2"). [2, No Reserve] Fine condition, worn.
Lot 390
2nd-3rd century AD. A D-section bronze hoop with expanding shoulders, ovoid bezel with an intaglio profile male bust wearing a diadem. Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 229 for type. The head wears a diadem, suggesting this may be the portrait of a 4th-century emperor. 12 grams, 27mm overall, 19.20mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.0, Japan 19) (1"). Fine condition.
Lot 427
1st-2nd century AD. A discoid jasper plaque with chamfered rear edge, intaglio image of an eagle with wings spread surmounted by a bearded bust of Serapis with modius, crescent moon and star to either side. Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Cf. Hoey Middleton, S. Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Exeter, 1998, item 34 (Serapis"). As the cult of Isis and Serapis spread from Egypt and across the Roman empire the identity of Serapis changed from that of an underworld deity to being increasingly more associated with that of Jupiter, king of the gods, and as such he is often portrayed with the eagle of Jupiter. 0.63 grams 16mm (3/4"). Fine condition.
Lot 433
1st-2nd century AD. A discoid black glass(?) plaque with chamfered rear edge, intaglio facing bust of Venus (Aphrodite) with ribbons to the hair. Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Cf. Hoey Middleton, S. Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Exeter, 1998, item 42 for type. 0.58 grams, 13mm (1/2"). Fine condition.
Lot 487
1st century AD. A terracotta lamp with short nozzle and scrolled shoulders, discus with recess and high-relief imperial bust on socle base with eagle standard. From a large oil lamp collection, Surrey, UK; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Bémont, C. Lampes en Terre Cuites, Paris, 2007, item GA107 for type. 85 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition, nozzle chipped.
Lot 490
1st century AD. A terracotta oil lamp with broad nozzle, scrolled shoulders, raised ring to the discus, bearded bust of Hercules (Heracles) with club to the side. From a large oil lamp collection, Surrey, UK; acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Bémont, C. Lampes en Terre Cuites, Paris, 2007, item GA142 for type. 41 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 566
10th-12th century AD. A discoid bronze pendant with raised border and integral loop, high-relief facing bust of St. George(?) with lance in his right hand, '??' above the hand. From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. 3.74 grams, 26mm (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1117
Late 14th-15th century AD. A flat-section gold hoop formed as seven rectangular plaques and a larger bezel; the lateral plaques each with an incised expanding-arm cross; one shoulder with pointillé border and profile nimbate bust, bearded, holding a cross before the face, '????' beside the cross, '???' (Iohannis, John) behind; the other shoulder with pointillé border and profile nimbate female bust with veil and raised hand, 'MHP' ligature (Mary) and '??' (Theotokos?); the bezel a quatrefoil and square with pointillé border, intaglio facing bust of Christ Pantocrator with beard and shoulder-length hair, in loose robes holding a book in the left hand, right hand raised with thumb and third finger pressed together in sign of benediction, flanked by 'IC' and 'XC' with a tilde above each; John Cherry, former Keeper of Medieval and Later Antiquities at the British Museum, thinks that the Greek inscription, and grand nature of the ring may point to a Constantinopolitan workshop. Property of a European gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. See Hindman. S. et al. Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A Private Collection,London, 2007, item 27 for type. Supplied with a copy letter from Michael Dennis O'Hara discussing the iconography of the ring in the context of medieval Italy and Byzantium in the Paleologan period (1259-1453 AD"). Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Mary and John the Evangelist were both present at the crucifixion. Their presence on the shoulders of the ring forms a single image in which Christ is flanked by the two followers who witnessed his death. 20 grams, 28mm overall, 23.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+4 1/2, USA 14 3/4, Europe 34.71, Japan 33) (1"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 1283
17th century AD. A silver heart-shaped pendant with large ribbed loop with pellet decoration; in centre of pendant is bust of Minerva with gilded surround enclosed in circular rope border; either side is decoration of two triangles formed of three pellets; below bust is single pellet; large single tear drop bead at bottom; Eastern European workmanship. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 6 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Very fine condition.
Lot 1498
3rd-5th century AD. A mixed group of stone seals comprising: one green hardstone, intaglio tamga with crescents and star; one banded agate, intaglio profile bust; one carnelian, intaglio profile bust within a wreath; one carnelian, intaglio tamga with crescents; one haematite, intaglio profile bust; one banded agate, intaglio standing lion; one rock crystal, standing zebu with text above. Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. 32 grams total, 13-21mm (1/2 - 3/4"). [7] Fine condition.
Lot 1593
3rd century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze disc with integral loop, to one face a lion mask with radiating border, to the reverse a low-relief female profile bust in a zigzag border. Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the late 1970s and 1980s. 225 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Fine condition, loop repaired.
Lot 2000
475-476 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: DN BASILISCI-ET MARC P AVG legend with pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right with short diadem ties. Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM legend with Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and cross on globe; star in lower right field; mintmark CONOB in exergue. RIC X 1031; Sear 21500; MIR 10. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 1.47 grams. Very fine; test cut to flan. Extremely rare.
Lot 2001
491-518 AD. Constantinople mint. D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVG legend with helmeted and cuirassed bust, facing three-quarters to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy. Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG legend and officina letter delta, Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed P; star in left field; mintmark CONOB in exergue. DOC I 7d (2.40 grams, same officina); MIB 7; Sear 5. 2.56 grams. Very fine; slightly weak at centre, flan clipped.
Lot 2002
527-538 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG legend with helmeted and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters to right, holding cross on globe and shield. Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG legend and officina letter A, angel standing facing, holding linear, P-headed cross and cross on globe; star in right field; mintmark CONOB in exergue. DOC 9a.2 (2.73 grams, same officina); cf. MIB 7 and Sear 140 for normal weight examples. 2.76 grams. Good very fine; small graffito 'delta' to obverse field, flan clipped.
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