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Lot 1326
Two Royal Automobile Club Car Badges - silver-plated badge with Edward VII bust to front and enamelled rectangular union jack to back, numbered C788 and a chromium plated badge with enamelled circular union jack to front and paper disc dated 1933 to back, numbered CA71144; A Chromium Plated Jaguar Car Mascot (3)
Lot 340
Attributed To Charles Ricketts (1866-1931)/Charles Haslewood Shannon/ bust portrait facing right, embossed copper roundel, inscribed, 7cm (2.75") diameter and another Fontis Ad Originem (for the origin of the fountain) embossed copper roundel of a crouching figure drinking from a spring/Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon were life long artistic and personal partners, together they founded the Dial Magazine (1889-1897) and the Vale Press. Shannon`s portrait of Ricketts `The Man in an Inverness Cloak` shows the sitter`s head in profile `turning away from the 20th Century to think only of the 15th`; Ricketts admired this portrait and the roundel of Shannon could be seen to be doing the same./Provenance: B G Burrough Colyton Devon q.v. William Morris archive at Cheltenham Museum/see illustration.
Lot 95
An Indian bronze circular plaque or medallion early 20th century, signed L. Hamilton, with portrait bust and inscription commemorating Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala from 1877 to 1949, the inscription reading `Raja i Rajagan Raja Jagat Jit Singh Sahib Bahadar Ahluwalia`, depiction of an elephant howdah verso, 5in. (12.5cm.) diameter.
Lot 1026
Octavian and Divus C¾sar, Aureus, Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, 43 BC, c caesar cos pont avg, bust of Octavian right, with light beard, rev. C CAESAR DICT PERP PONT MAX, laureate bust of C¾sar right, 8.06g/3h (Crawford 490/2; Bahrfeldt 28; Kent-Hirmer 115; Calic— 52). Extremely fine and sharply struck, very rare Provenance: Bank Leu Auktion 48 (ZŸrich), 10 May 1989, lot 306. This issue belongs to the period between OctavianÕs march on Rome in July 43, his short time as consul and before the formation of the triumvirate in the autumn of 43. Divus C¾sar is depicted wearing a gold wreath; for this ancient Etruscan tradition see K. Kraft, Der goldene Kranz Caesars, JNG 3/4, 1953, pl. 1, 21
Lot 1028
Aureus, Rome, c. 127, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, rev. COS III, she-wolf and twins right, 7.17g/6h (RIC 192; BMC 444; Calic— 1231, this coin). Almost extremely fine Provenance: N. Bunker Hunt Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction (New York), 21-2 June 1990, 726. This reverse type is probably associated with HadrianÕs decennalia year in 127 and the renewal of the Golden Age
Lot 1029
Aureus, Rome, c. 145, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, laureate bust right, rev. LIB iIII, Emperor seated left on platform, Liberalitas standing next to him and pouring coins out of cornucopi¾ into outstretched toga of citizen, standing right, 7.31g/6h (RIC 140c; BMC 542; Calic— 1568, this coin). Extremely fine and sharply struck, rare Provenance: Numismatic Fine Arts Auction XXII (Beverly Hills), 1 June 1989, lot 62 Classical Numismatic Auction XVI, 16 August 1991, lot 472. The marriage of Marcus to Faustina in 145 was the occasion for public vows, the award of the corona civica and a fourth donativa
Lot 1030
Aureus, Rome, c. 164, L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, bust right, rev. TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Verus seated left on platform between two officers, placing crown on head of the King of Armenia, REX ARMEN DAT in exergue, 7.33g/11h (RIC 512; BMC 300; Kent-Hirmer 342; Calic— 2154, this coin). Extremely fine and sharply struck, rare Provenance: Numismatic Fine Arts Auction XXVI (Beverly Hills), 14 August 1991, lot 258. This issue of 164 celebrates the resounding victory in Armenia and the installation of Soh¾mus as puppet king of Armenia
Lot 1031
Aureus, Rome, 193, IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate and draped bust right, rev. OPI DIVIN TR P COS II, Ops seated left holding two corn ears, 7.10g/11h (RIC 8b; BMC 18 note; Kent-Hirmer 368; Calic— 2386). Extremely fine and sharply struck, rare Provenance: Mazzini Collection Numismatic Fine Arts Auction XXII (Beverly Hills), 1 June 1989, lot 75. The personification of Ops, specifically described as divina, was probably meant to suggest divine assistance for the new reign than simply wealth and riches
Lot 1032
Aureus, Rome, c. 196, IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, rev. DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, crescent on neck, holding torch with both hands, 7.18g/11h (RIC 548; Hill 193; BMC 159; Calic— 2609). Extremely fine and sharply struck, rare Julia, daughter of Bassianus, the high priest at Emesa in Syria, married Severus while he was governor of Gallia Lugdunensis. The marriage was especially desirable since her horoscope foretold that her husband would become emperor
Lot 1033
Aureus, Rome, c. 200, P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SEVERI INVICTI AVG P II FIL, radiate, draped and cuirassed half-length bust of young Sol left, wearing ¾gis, right hand raised, 7.29g/5h (RIC 21 var; Hill 452; BMC 244 var; Calic— 2930b). Practically as struck, extremely rare Provenance: Bank Leu Auktion 36 (ZŸrich), 7 May 1985, lot 303. The radiate bust is often described as that of Caracalla, but it is more likely to be Geta in some special relationship to the sun-god
Lot 1037
Ephesos, Oktobol, c. 340-330, bust of Artemis right, quiver and bow at shoulder, rev. EÐ , forepart of stag kneeling right, head turned back, between palm tree and bee, magistrateÕs name [H ]H I O I , 5.04g/12h (SNG Turkey 263-5; SNG von Aulock 1841; BMC Ð; Head Ð). A beautiful coin of fine Hellenistic style, good extremely fine, lustrous iridescent tone
Lot 1138
Plated Solidus, Nicomedia, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Roma and Constantinopolis seated facing, holding shield inscribed VOT XXX MvLT XXXX, SMNS in exergue, 3.94g/5h (Sear 3988). A contemporary forgery; 80% of gold foil plating remaining, damaged around the edge and with a bad crack in front of the bust, otherwise good fine
Lot 1139
Solidus, Rome, 364-7, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum and victory, á R T and palm branch in exergue, 4.36g/12h (RIC 2a; Sear 4088 var). Minor marks on portrait and a significant graze in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine
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