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Lot 54
A VIENNA PORCELAIN CABINET PLATE, late 19th century, of plain circular form, centrally painted in pastel colours by H. Reldats, with the bust portrait of a young lady wearing a crescent brooch and pins in her curled hair, a pearl choker, evening gloves and holding an open fan painted with a pink rose, within a raised and burnished gilt band and gilt highlighted cobalt blue border, signed, blue on-glaze shield, title rubbed, indistinctly impressed, 9 1/2" diameter
Lot 401
Il lotto è sottoposto alla dichiarazione di interesse culturale particolarmente importante da parte del Ministero per i Beni e le attività culturali The present lot is declared of national cultural heritage. EXPORT WILL BE DENIED. Medaglia Premio Nobel 1959: opus Erik Lindberg, oro 23 carati, diametro mm.66, peso gr. 202; diritto: busto di Alfred nobel a sinistra, rovescio: allegoria della musa Tersicore stante a destra nell'atto di suonare la lyra a un giovane uomo parzialmente nudo seduto a sinistra. Cofanetto: ufficiale e decorato in pelle marrone. Laurea: pergamena con iscrizione calligrafiche in svedese e scene pittoriche. Foto: ritratto ufficiale di Salvatore Quasimodo. Filmato: registrazione della cerimonia della consegna del premio Nobel del 1959 su DVD. Provenienza: Famiglia Quasimodo. 50.000€ Nobel Prize Medal 1959: designed by Erik LIndberg, 23 carat gold, 66 mm in diameter, 202g. Obverse: bust of Alfred Nobel facing left; reverse: draped Muse Tersicore standing right playing lyre to partially nude laureate young man seated left. Case: original and decorated in maroon morocco. Diploma: in vellum leaves with calligraphic inscriptions in Swedish and pictorial scenes. Photo: Salvatore Quasimodo original vintage portrait. Video: 1959 Nobel Awards Ceremony footage on DVD. Provenance: Quasimodo family. 50.000€
Lot 1173
3rd-6th century AD. A garnet cuboid seal pierced vertically with carved intaglio images to the four lateral faces: a pouncing lion encircled by a beaded serpent and an arrow above; a profile bust with ridged headdress, encircled by a fillet with radiating lines; a left hand with thumb and forefinger touching, the other fingers spread, over a wreath with knotted lower ends, radiating lines above; a facing lion mask with four flowers emerging from the top of the head within a fillet with radiating lines; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.39 grams, 13mm (1/2"). From a London, UK, collection; acquired 1970s. Extremely fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 1181
4th-6th century AD. A plano-convex carnelian stamp seal with intaglio profile male bust and headdress, text above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Cf. Gyselen, R. Acta Iranica. Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Paris, 2007, item 10.16. 3.65 grams, 15mm (1/2"). From a London, UK, collection; acquired 1970s. Very fine condition.
Lot 1215
3rd millennium BC. A sheet silver plaque with repoussé image of a profile bearded male bust with band to the brow; the hair shown in vertical waves with curled ends, the beard similar; lentoid eye and raised eyebrow; beaded lateral borders. Cf. Moortgat, A. The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia, London, 1969, item 16. 23 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). From the Rizzi family collection; acquired in the 1970s. The execution of the hair, brow-band and beard is similar to those on the gold helmet or headdress from the tomb of Mes-kalam-dug at Ur, conventionally dated to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Fair condition.
Lot 1297
2nd century BC. A plano-convex discoid seal with portrait profile bust to the flat face, possibly of King Aretas I. 11 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Property of an North American collector; acquired in the 1970s. Aretas I is the first known Nabatean king, whose name appears on the earliest known Nabatean inscription, a 2nd century BC carving from Halutza. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 188
3rd century BC-5th century AD. A mixed group of glass items and fragments including a bird with applied trail wings and beak, four fragments of clear panel with mosaic inserts, a clear fragment with incised profile bust, a clear fragment with incised fish(?) motif, a black fragment with moulded frond and rib, and others. 35 grams total, 9-37mm (1/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a lady; acquired in the late 1970s on the London art market. [18] Fair condition.
Lot 194
4th-1st century BC. A mixed group comprising: a red glass cylinder with applied blue discs, intaglio profile bust; a blue glazed composition scarab with re-cut tendril motif; a green glass cabochon with intaglio amphora motif. 20 grams total, 9-21mm (1/4 - 3/4"). Property of a lady; acquired in the late 1970s on the London art market. [3, No Reserve] Fair condition.
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Lot 2048
15-0 BC. Obv: profile bust left with corded line to hair with [DVBNOVIILL] before. Rev: horse right with head turned back with pellet-in-annulet before neck and [DVBN] below. S. 210; BMC 2445; ABC 2.26 grams. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket); found Kent, beofre 2010. [No Reserve] Near fine/near very fine. Extremely rare.
![10-41 AD. Obv: profile bust right with TASC behind. Rev: seated lyre player right, [CVNOBILI] in front. S. 314; BMC 1879-188](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2434a854-c1f1-49b6-be35-a5330110c975/f3719c31-2cb4-4960-f244-4c8a704fbae6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 2074
Dated 1887. By J. Pinches, bronze. Obv: profile bust of Sir John Evans with IOH EVANS D C L S R S PRAESIDI legend. Rev: S I C / L / S I C / C in four lines within wreath with SOCIETAS NVMISM LOND ANNOS CONST LI legend and MDCCCLXXXVII date below. BCM 1729; BHM 3344; Forrer IV/549. 1.2 grams, 57mm. The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with ticket). Sir John Evans (1823-1908), eminent numismatist, archaeologist and son of Sir Arthur Evans was president of the Numismatic Society of London (now the Royal Numismatic Society) from 1874 and was awarded their medal in 1887; he was author of The Coins of the Ancient Britons, published 1864 (with Supplement, 1890); also of The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 1872 and 1897 editions and of The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 1881; all of his works are still of considerable value today. Almost as struck, brown tone.
Lot 2186
165-130 BC. Obv: BASILEWS SWTHR MENANDROU legend with diademed bust of Menander left, thrusting spear held in right hand. Rev: Karothsi legend, Athena standing right, holding aegis and brandishing thunderbolt, DFI monogram in left field. BMC 36-37; Whitehead 462-469; Grotefend 46; Bop. 6A; Mitchener MIG 221b; Sear Greek 7604. See wildwinds.com, this coin. 2.41 grams. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
Lot 2187
160-145 BC. Obv: BASILEWS SWTHEROS MENANDROU legend with helmeted, draped bust right. Rev: Karosthi legend with Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield on left arm and brandishing thunderbolt; PA monogram in right field. Cf. Sear 7601; BMC 8; Whitehead 423. 2.45 grams. Extremely fine.
Lot 2211
123-88 BC, 51 AD and 78-105 AD. Mithradates II. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with inscription in five lines. Vonones II. Obv: facing bust with stars beside. Rev: seated archer with inscription in seven lines. Pacorus II. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with inscription in seven lines. M. 516-517; S. Type 26/M. -; S. Type 67.1/M. -; S. Type 77.8. 11.07 grams total. [3] Good very fine to extremely fine.
Lot 2248
50-54 AD. Rome mint. Obv: AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE legend with draped bust of Agrippina II right, wearing crown of corn-ears, her hair in long plait behind. Rev: NERO CLAVD CAES DRVSVS GERM PRINC IVVENT legend with bare-headed, draped bust of Nero left. Sear 1914; RIC 75, BMC 82: Cohen 5; RSC 5. 3.42 grams. Possibly from the same dies as one sold by Numismatik Lanz (Hubert Lanz), auction 102, lot 490. Good very fine for issue. Extremely rare.
Lot 2265
112-117 AD. Cappadocia mint. Obv: AYTOKR KAIC NER TRAIANOC CEB GERM DAK legend with laureate draped bust right, with aegis. Rev: DHMARC EX YPATO digamma legend with draped bust of Artemis left, holding patera and spear. BMC 69-70; Sydenham 196; SNG Fitzwillian 5435; SNG Cop. 208; Weber 7797. 6.58 grams. Good very fine.
Lot 2267
121 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG legend with laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: P M TR P COS III legend, S-C across fields, Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae. BMC 1269; bust type var of RIC 616a; Sear 3688; Cohen 1142. 9.47 grams. [No Reserve] Good fine.
Lot 2273
19th century AD or earlier. Giovanni Cavallo, later(?) cast. Obv: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG II F CO legend with bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: no legend, Argos seated right before a building, working on the prow of a ship; before him, Minerva standing left, resting hand on a shield inscribed VIC AVG. See Lawrence, Medals by Giovanni Cavino The Paduan, 58. 33.38 grams. On the original medallion (Cohen II, 400; Gnecchi 65 var), the inscription on the obverse ends with P II F COS II and the shield on the reverse bears a griffin in place of the inscription. Very fine.
Lot 2276
18th century AD or later. Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX TR P VIIII legend with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: TR P VII IMP IIII COS III P P legend beneath Jupiter seated right upon the seven hills of Rome, receiving the emperor, who holds Victory and is crowned by Virtus. Copying Lawrence, Cavino 60; Montigny 55; Cohen, III., p. 16, 97. (The ancient medallion does not have PP on the reverse) 36.01 grams. Good very fine.
Lot 2297
235-236 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG legend with laureate and draped bust right. Rev: PAX AVGVSTI legend with Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; S-C across fields. RIC 58; Cohen 34; Sear 8332 variant (obverse legend). 20.42 grams. [No Reserve] Good very fine.
Lot 2299
240 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG legend with laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: FORTVNA REDVX legend with Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia, wheel under seat; SC in exergue. RIC IV-3, 331; Sear 8708. 21.74 grams. With old French collector ticket. Near extremely fine.
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