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Lot 289
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) A HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH SIKES WEARING A TURQUOISE JACKET WITH LACE RUFF, HIS LEFT HAND TUCKED INTO HIS ORNATE WAISTCOAT, A HAT UNDER HIS LEFT ARM named in gilt top left-hand corner 'Sikes' oil on canvas 74 x 61cms; 29 x 24in; together with: A COMPANION PORTRAIT OF JANE SIKES WEARING PEARLS IN HER HAIR, A LACE COLLAR AND LOW CUT DRESS WITH A FURTHER STRING OF PEARLS DRAPED OVER HER BUST oil on canvas 74 x 61cms; 29 x 24in., in swept gilt frames. PROVENANCE Owned successively by, Joseph Sikes (died 1798) Chauntry House, Newark His son, Reverend Joseph Sikes (died 1857) (unmarried) His niece and beneficiary, Mary Webster, married Robert Wallis Esq. on 12th June 1862 Thence by descent through the Wallis Family. NB This pair of early portraits have never before appeared in the public domain and are documented in "The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A." by William Bemrose, published in London 1885, page 52. The following anecdote is recorded: "The Banqueting, or Dining Room, of the Chauntry, contains a strong, but delicately handled, lengthened portrait of the late Joseph Sikes, Esq., by the celebrated Mr. Wright, of St. Helen's, in Derby, the ancient residence of Mr. Sikes's family...." "A remarkable proof of the success of the artist in giving to 'canvas face and figure', was afforded by a favourite little terrier dog of the late Mr. Sikes's unconsciously accompanying him into the apartment at St. Helen's, upon the floor of which, in a very unfinished state, were arranged with many others, this portrait and that of his first lady, the delightful sagacity of that interesting class of animals quickly displaying itself by an attentive survey of the picture, and by the most lively emotions of gratification, to the extend even of actually licking the canvas. The alarm and astonishment, however, so naturally felt by Mr. Sikes from his honest though discourteous intruder, was strongly reproved by Mr. Wright, as the most unprecedented and unflattering respect he could have received; adding, that if the finish of the painting was as perfect as the compliment of the dog, his highest ambition must be exceeded, and if anyone took the trouble to write his life, that anecdote would necessarily form a prominent place". Jane Sikes (died 1773) is mentioned in Bemrose under sitters at Newark and in Wright's account book for the early 1760's period. Also in the account book is a reference to Wright receiving (through his father) £8 10s from Mr. Sikes, presumably in payment for this portrait. We are grateful to Erika Ingham from the National Portrait Gallery for the account book information. See illustration
Lot 67
18th Century British School BUST PORTRAITS OF THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER IN A RED COAT WEARING THE GARTER STAR, AND HIS WIFE THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER (NEE WALPOLE) IN A WHITE LACE-TRIMMED DRESS WITH BLUE RIBBON pastels 60 x 47.5cms; 23 1/2 x 18 3/4in. (a pair) See illustration Note: Maria Duchess of Gloucester (1736-1807) was the granddaughter of Robert Walpole (1676-1745). Her marriage to the Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805) led to the Royal Marriages Act 1772 since it was done without the consent of George III.
Lot 1006
Byzantine Lead Seal. Constantinos, 13th-14th century AD. The Virgin, nimbate, standing facing with raised hands and wearing a medallion with the bust of Christ against her chest, MHP (ligate)-?V across fields / Rosette, seven-line inscription. 50.74g, 43mm, 6h. Obverse double struck. Very Rare.
Lot 139
Illyria, Apollonia Æ25. Circa 1st Century BC. Bust of Artemis left wearing stephane; ? below, monogram before, ONOMOK?H? behind / Tripod within laurel-wreath, A?O???NIATAN around. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 407; cf. BMC 60, 54ff; Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 15, 21 October 2004, lot 264. 17.81g, 25mm, 7h. Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Lot 259
Moesia, Tomis Æ16. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Circa 1st-early 2nd centuries. Turreted, diademed, and draped female bust right / Lion seated to right, left paw raised. AMNG 2514 and pl. V, 24; SNG Budapest -. 2.69g, 16mm, 1h. Good Very Fine. Very Rare. From the Mark Gibbons Collection; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52, 7 October 2009, lot 778.
Lot 346
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Stephanophoric Tetradrachm. Circa 170-150 BC. Draped bust of Kore right, wearing oak wreath / KYZI-KHN?N, torch; monograms above and below; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Von Fritze II 33 (for type); SNG France -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Triton XI, 8 January 2008, lot 213; otherwise apparently unpublished. 16.87g, 33mm, 12h. Very Fine. Extremely Rare, apparently the second known example.
Lot 438
Baktria, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I AV Stater. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; all within pelleted border / BA?I?E?? ME?A??? above, EYKPATI?OY below, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, holding palm fronds and spears; monogram in lower right field. Al. N. Oikonomedes, 'The Gold Coinage of the Indo-Greek King Eukratides I (171-155 B.C.),' North American Journal of Numismatics 7.6 (1968), Group B; F.L. Holt, 'Eukratides of Baktria,' Coins, Cults, History and Inscriptions III: Studies in Honor of Al. N. Oikonomedes, pp. 72-76; Bopearachchi 5 var. (unlisted monogram); cf. Bopearachchi 7A (drachm); Bopearachchi & Rahman -; cf. SNG ANS 163 (monogram); MIG Type 176 var. (unlisted monogram); MACW -; Triton I , 618 (same dies); Tkalec (29 February 2000), 199; Triton VIII, 645 (same obv. die). 8.52g, 19mm, 11h. Good Extremely Fine, struck from a superbly sharp reverse die and with wonderful lustre in the fields. The close die links (only one obverse die and two reverse dies) suggest that this issue was very limited and struck for a special occasion, no doubt at the same time as the fabulous 20 stater medallion weighing 169.2g now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in France, which is the largest gold coin to have been struck in antiquity. The occasion that merited such grand celebration was undoubtedly the victory over Demetrios of India and the conquest of the western parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom: 'Eukratides led many wars with great courage, and, while weakened by them, was put under siege by Demetrios, king of the Indians. He made numerous sorties, and managed to vanquish 60,000 enemies with 300 soldiers, and thus liberated after four months, he put India under his rule' (Justin XLI, 6). Eukratides The Great was one of the last but most important Greco-Baktrian kings, responsible for the overthrow of the Euthydemid dynasty and for waging numerous campaigns against the Indo-Greek kings, temporarily holding territory as far east as the Indus. By the range, quantity and quality of his coinage, which included the above mentioned medallion, we can surmise that his was a reign of considerable significance and prestige. Eukratides was murdered on his way home from India, apparently by his son, who hated his father so much that he 'ran with his chariot over the blood of his father, and ordered the corpse to be left without a sepulture' (Justin XLI,6). The subsequent civil war between rival members of the dynasty, combined with external pressures from the Indo-Greeks, Sogdians and Parthians led to the ultimate collapse of the Greko-Baktrian Kingdom a mere fifteen years later, when it was conquered by the Parthians under Mithradates.
Lot 439
Baktria, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Helmeted and diademed bust of Eukratides right / ?A???E?? ME?A?OY EYKPATI?OY, the Dioskouroi with palms and spears on horseback right, monogram to right. Mitchiner I, Type 177e; Bopearachchi 203 ser. 6E. 16.99g, 32mm, 11h. Near Mint State.
Lot 440
Baktria, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. Circa 170-145 BC. Helmeted and diademed bust of Eukratides right / ?A???E?? ME?A?OY EYKPATI?OY, the Dioskouroi with palms and spears on horseback right, monogram to right. Mitchiner I, Type 177e; Bopearachchi 203 ser. 6E. 17.00g, 32mm, 12h. Near Mint State.
Lot 441
Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Strato I Soter AR Tetradrachm. Circa 105-85/0 BC. BA?I?E?? ??????? KAI ??????? ?????????, helmeted, diademed, and draped bust right / 'Maharajasa pracachasa dhramikasa Stratasa' in Kharosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 23A; Haughton, Silver 14; Bopearachchi & Rahman -; SNG ANS 996 (same dies). 9.89g, 28mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Exceptional condition and metal quality for the issue. Very Rare.
Lot 442
Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Strato I Soter AR Tetradrachm. Circa 105-85/0 BC. BA?I?E?? ??????? ?????????, diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing aegis on shoulder and brandishing spear / 'Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa' in Kharosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to left. SNG ANS 993. 9.77g, 28mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Exceptional condition and detail. Extremely Rare.
Lot 443
Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Strato I Soter AR Tetradrachm. Circa 105-85/0 BC. BA?I?E?? ??????? ??????? ?????????, diademed and draped bust right / 'Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa' in Karosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 26; SNG ANS 994 var. (monogram to right). 9.63g, 28mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Exceptional condition and metal quality for the issue. Very Rare.
Lot 446
Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Diomedes Soter AR Tetradrachm. Circa 115-105 BC. BA?I?E?? ??????? ?IOMH?OY, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / 'Maharajasa tratarasa Diyamitasa' in Kharosthi, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; monogram to lower right. Bopearachchi 5A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 1220. 9.81g, 28mm, 12. Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
Lot 449
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Tetradrachm. Seleukia on the Tigris, circa 119-109 BC. Diademed and draped bust left, wearing long beard, earring, and torque; all within pelleted border / ???????? ??????? ??????? ?????????, archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow in outstretched right hand; palm to outer right; TV in exergue. Sellwood 24.4; Shore 67. 15.68g, 30mm, 12h. Extremely Fine.
Lot 450
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Drachm. Ekbatana, 109-96/5 BC. Diademed and draped bust left / ???????? ???????? ??????V ??????V ???????V?, Archer (Arsakes I) seated right, holding bow. Sellwood 27.2; Shore 86. 4.27g, 26mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Struck on a very impressive large flan.
Lot 451
Sasanian Kings, Shapur I AV Dinar. Ctesiphon, AD 260-272. Draped bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown surmounted by a korymbos; one pellet above and two below diadem ties / Fire-altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns, symbol to left of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group d/1 (pl. 31, 143); Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV5; Sunrise 740. 7.38g, 21mm, 3h. Fleur De Coin. Extremely Rare. Shapur was the second shahanshah (king of kings) of the Sasanian empire, apparently joining his father Ardashir I as king in joint rule in AD 240, and then succeeding in around 242 as sole ruler. Shapur had accompanied his father on campaign against the Parthians who then still controlled much of the Iranian plateau, and already before his accession was praised for his intelligence and learning, as well as for boldness and kind-heartedness. Continuing his father's war with the Roman empire, Shapur conquered the Mesopotamian fortresses of Nisibis and Carrhae, advancing into Syria, which required the young emperor Gordian III to set out with a vast army to counter the Sasanian threat. Gordian's army won battle after battle, at last routing the Sasanian army at Resaena, forcing Shapur to hand back all of his gains. Gordian's death and the succession of Philip 'the Arab' ended the Roman campaign against Shapur, who was able to extract considerable advantages from Philip including an enormous indemnity in gold. Shapur soon resumed his attacks on Rome, and in 253 met and annihilated a Roman army of 60,000 at the Battle of Barbalissos, and proceeded then to burn and ravage the Roman province of Syria. Armenia was conquered, and Georgia submitted to Sasanian control. With his northern borders secure, Shapur then led an army which penetrated deep into Syria, plundering all the way to Antioch which quickly fell to his forces. The Roman counter-offensive under emperor Valerian was slow, but by 257 Antioch had been recovered and the province of Syria returned to Roman control. Shapur's speedy retreat caused the Romans to launch a hasty pursuit of the Sasanians all the way to Edessa, where they were severely defeated by the Persians, and Valerian along with the survivors of his army were led away into captivity. The defeat and capture of Valerian surely marks the greatest achievement in the reign of Shapur, who is also called 'the Great', and the submission of Valerian is commemorated in a mural at Naqsh-e Rustam, which shows the emperor bending the knee before Shapur on horseback. Valerian's army was sent to Bishapur, and the soldiers were used in engineering and development works, such as the Band-e Kaisar (Caesar's dam) near the ancient city of Susa.
Lot 452
Sasanian Kings, Shapur I AV Dinar. Ctesiphon, AD 260-272. Draped bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown surmounted by a korymbos; one pellet above and two below diadem ties / Fire-altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns, symbol to left of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group d/1 (pl. 31, 143); Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV5; Sunrise 740. 7.39g, 21mm, 3h. Fleur De Coin. Extremely Rare.
Lot 454
Sasanian Kings, Vahr?m (Bahram) I AR Drachm. AD 273-276. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; taurus symbol to right of flames. SNS type Ib/1B; Göbl type I/1; Paruck 106; Saeedi 127 var. (fravahr symbol to right of flames). 4.22g, 17mm, 3h. Extremely Fine.
Lot 456
Sasanian Kings, Vahr?m (Bahram) II AV Dinar. AD 276-293. Draped bust right, wearing curved winged crown surmounted by a korymbos / Fire-altar flanked by two regal attendants, the one to left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the one to right wearing mural crown. SNS type I/1; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi -; Sunrise 765 (listed as unpublished with curved wing). 7.35g, 22mm, 9h. Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare, apparently only the second known example.
Lot 470
Domitian Æ28 of Flaviopolis, Cilicia. Year 17 = AD 89/90. ?OMETIANOC KAICAP, laureate bust right Athena countermark / ??AVIO?O?EIT?N ETOYC ZI, laureate and draped busts of the Dioscuri face to face, each with star on forehead. BMC 1; SGI 861; SNG Levante 1529; C/M Howgego 190. 12.00g, 28mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. From the Mark Gibbons Collection; Ex Numismatic Fine Art XXVI, 14 August 1991, lot 236.
Lot 472
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Year 16, AD 131/2. A?? ??? ???? ????? C??, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Serapis seated left, holding sceptre; Cerberus seated at feet; L IS (date) across field. Köln 1042; Dattari 1478; Milne 1324; Emmett 892. 13.45g, 24mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. From the Mark Gibbons Collection.
Lot 476
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, Æ27 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AD 139-161. M AYPH OYH-POC KAICAP, draped bust right / ???????-????????, Nude Apollo standing to front, holding branch in left hand and patera over lighted altar with right. Varbanov 808 var. (bust and legend); cf. Moushmov 5128. 10.43g, 27mm, 7h. Good Very Fine. Apparently unpublished variant.
Lot 479
Julia Domna Æ26 of Philadelphia, Lydia. AD 193-217. ?????? ???????, draped bust right / ???????????, nude Apollo standing to right, tending a laurel tree; behind, a stele inscribed ??? ???????. SNG Copenhagen -; von Aulock -; BMC -; Imhoof-Blumer, Stadtmünzen p. 125, 40, and pl. V, 15. 8.29g, 6h, 26mm. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
Lot 480
Caracalla Æ33 of Amisus, Pontus. Year 241 = AD 209/10. ????????C C???C?, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield; countermark: capricorn / ???C? ????????, Amazon standing left gathering fruit, at foot of tree Amazonian shield and bipennis; in exergue, ETCMA. A. Malloy, The Coinage of Amisus, New York 1970, 161; for countermark: Howgego 299. 18.65g, 33mm, 7h. Very Fine. Extremely Rare. The figure in this image can be identified as an Amazon on account of the axe and the shape of the shield set against the tree, which conforms to Roman ideals of Amazonian apparel. A close parallel may be found on a relief adorning a marble sarcophagus in the Capitoline museum (inv. scu 726), in which an Amazon battles Greeks armed with such a shield and double-bladed axe. Here we see this Amazon in a moment of rest, gathering fruit from a laden tree she has come upon. According to Apollonios of Rhodes' in Argonautica, the mythical Amazons lived just to the east of Amisos in three towns near Themiscrya near the mouth of the Thermodon (modern Terme) river.
Lot 481
Caracalla Æ34 of Tarsus, Cilicia. Circa AD 214-217. ??? ??? ? ??? C??????C ?????????C C?? ? ?, bust of Caracalla to right, wearing the diadem and robes of a Demiourgos / ?????????C C?YHP A?P MHT TAPCOY AMK ?B, Caracalla on horseback to left, right hand raised; before him stands Tyche, presenting him with the diadem of a Demiourgos. SNG France 1525. 17.34g, 34mm, 7h. Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
Lot 484
Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria. AD 205-207. AYT • KAI • ANT?N?INOC • C •, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / • ?HMAPX • ?? • V?ATOC • B •, eagle standing facing on ground line, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. McAlee, Severan Group 1, 5; Prieur 1130. 13.00g, 27mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine, with a bold and expressive portrait. Lustrous metal.
Lot 487
Severus Alexander Æ Medallion of Perinthos, Thrace. AD 222-235. AV K M AVP CEVH A?E?AN?POC AV?, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ?EPIN?I?N ?IC NE?KOP?N, Serapis, bearded, wearing long chiton and himation, standing facing, head left, with his right hand raised and holding long sceptre, lit altar to left. Varbanov 442. 36.58g, 42mm, 6h. Good Very Fine, lightly smoothed. Very Rare.
Lot 490
Uranius Antoninus BI Tetradrachm. Emesa, Syria. AD 253-254. AYTOK COY?? ANTWNINOC CE, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ?HMAPX E? OVCIAC V?ATO, Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S–C below wings, B in exergue. Unpublished in the standard references, cf. Prieur 1060 for similar with eagle's head and tail to right. 13.62g, 26mm, 6h. Extremely Fine. Unique and unpublished.
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