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Lot 190
A stunning pair of Napoleon III style French polished green marble and gilded bronze ormolu pedestals / bust stands / jardiniere planter torcheres. Stepped octagonal top with large bronze Corinthian column decoration with light tapered centre raised on footed pedestal base with octagonal plinth and bronze gilt discs/ Measures: 114cm tall. Top measures: 35cm x 35cm.
Lot 515
A 19th century Italian large white marble bust of Jessie White Mario ' Hurricane Jessie ' The very heavy and large bust with notation to the neck and having wide shoulders with detailed face and chest. Measures 72 cm high x 48 cm wide. Hurricane Jessie was a nurse to General Giuseppe Garibaldi's soldiers in four wars. She researched living conditions in subterranean Naples and working conditions in Sicily sulphur mines. She wrote copiously (in English and Italian) as both a journalist and a biographer having written biographies of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini, to be sure; but also biographies of Dr. Agostino Bertani, Carlo Cattaneo (with Alberto Mario), Giuseppe Dolfo, Alberto Mario (with Giosuè Carducci), Giovanni Nicotera. She was gathering material for several more at the time of her death.
Lot 30
Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994)Bust of Dr Kenneth Mellanby (1908-1994) bronze28 x 18 x 26cm (11 x 7 1/16 x 10 1/4in) excluding base.Footnotes:Kenneth Mellanby, ecologist (1908-1994), was the First Principal, University College, Ibadan, Nigeria 1947-53.When Mellanby arrived in Ibadan, there were no buildings, no staff and no students. Under his conscientious and organised management the college rapidly expanded. At the end of his tenure in 1953, the University was renowned for its excellent and carefully selected staff, and had attracted several hundred students. Mellanby was awarded a CBE in 1954 for his achievements.This portrait bust was commissioned by University College, Ibadan, to commemorate Mellanby's contribution.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 31
Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994)Bust of Sir Louis Mbanefo bronze resin60 x 57 x 36cm (23 5/8 x 22 7/16 x 14 3/16in).Footnotes:Sir Louis Mbanefo (1911-1977) is often credited as being the first Igbo lawyer and judge in Nigeria. Over the course of his illustrious career, he served as a Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of Eastern Nigeria.The son of Odu Mbanefo, a high ranking Ozo and member of Onitsha's royal council of chiefs, Louis attended King's College in Lagos before travelling to the UK to read law at the University of London.Having been called to the bar, he returned to establish his own practice in Onitsha. He quickly cemented his reputation as one of the leading lawyers, and in 1959 was appointed to the Nigerian Supreme Court. He was also the first Nigerian judge at the World Court of Justice at The Hague.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![James II (1685-1688), Tin farthing with copper plug at centre. Obverse: IACOBVS [SEC]VNDVS, laureate and draped bust right. R](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f75b1b3b-474c-4245-bcd2-ab6c00e9132b/f9968037-9db4-45e8-9eb8-ab8100fd92cf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1133
James II (1685-1688), Tin farthing with copper plug at centre. Obverse: IACOBVS [SEC]VNDVS, laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: BRITANNIA, Britannia seated left holding spray of leaves, shield to right and spear held in crook of arm. Inscribed around the flan rim: [NV]MMORVM [F]AM[V]LVS 16[..]. About Good Fair, exceptional condition for a dug find with only minor pitting-some encrustation around bust. A pleasing silvery appearance, particularly on the reverse. Scarce. Diameter: 23mm. Weight: 3.68g. Spink 3420.
Lot 1168
Charles I, Shilling 1625, Tower Mint, mm LIs, second bust larger crown.From the ‘Winchester Civil War Hoard’, in 1917 the hoard was found and remained with the finders until today. The hoard was sent to the British Museum in 1980 for expert preservation and recording, they where then returned to the finder.
Lot 1180
Charles I, Sixpence 1636-8, Tower Mint, mm Tun, Group D fourth bust type 3.From the ‘Winchester Civil War Hoard’, in 1917 the hoard was found and remained with the finders until today. The hoard was sent to the British Museum in 1980 for expert preservation and recording, they where then returned to the finder.
Lot 1181
Charles I, Sixpence 1645-6, Tower Mint under Parliament, mm Sun, small/squat bust, double-arched crown inner circle both sids (possible Sun over Eye but only third of the mm visible but appears to be something under the Sun and it is a double strike to the rev) From the ‘Winchester Civil War Hoard’, in 1917 the hoard was found and remained with the finders until today. The hoard was sent to the British Museum in 1980 for expert preservation and recording, they where then returned to the finder.
![Rare Unpublished Carausius Silver DenariusObverse: Radiate and draped bust right, IMP CARAVSIVS P F AV.Reverse: [RE] NOVATIO](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f75b1b3b-474c-4245-bcd2-ab6c00e9132b/52c5cb62-83ea-46a1-ac39-ab80013346c6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 128
Rare Unpublished Carausius Silver DenariusObverse: Radiate and draped bust right, IMP CARAVSIVS P F AV.Reverse: [RE] NOVATIO AV, She-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. RSR in ex. Size: 18 mm, Weight: 3.31 grams.Reference: PAS, FASAM-573D43."This is a new legend variety of the Wolf and Twins issue. RIC - The coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for the new RIC."
Lot 130
Herennia Etruscilla Silver AntoninianusObverse: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing left drawing veil from face and holding transverse sceptre.Silver: 4.10 grams, 22.28 mm.Reference: RCV, Vol III. 9494.Ex John Wells collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 132
Excessively Rare Antoninus Pius SestertiusObverse: Laureate bust right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP.Reverse: ANNONA AVG, Anonna standing left between modius and prow, holding corn-ears and cornucopia.Size: 35 mm, Weight: 26.48 grams.Reference: Not listed in RIC.Exceptionally Rare unique Roman Sestertius of Antoninus Pius 138 - 161 AD, with ‘The British Museum’ letter of authenticity, and other letters from Warwickshire Museum and Sotheby’s. Also comes with a bag of other coins.
Lot 133
Gordian III Silver AntoninianusObverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate bust right.Reverse: P M TR P V COS II P P, Apollo seated left, holding laurel-branch and resting left arm on lyre.Minted Rome, AD 242-3. Weight: 4.96 grams, 21.98 mm.Reference: RIC 98, RSC 261.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 134
Gordian III Silver AntoninianusObverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate bust right.Reverse: IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right. Resting on sceptre and holding thunderbolt.Minted, Rome; AD 241-3. Weight: 4.09 grams. 23.23 mm.Reference: RIC 84, RSC 109.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 135
C Coelius Caldus denarius dating to c. 104 BC. Mint of Rome. Obverse: no inscription, helmeted bust of Roma left. Reverse: inscription CALD underneath Victory galloping left in biga. Good Fair, scarce. Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 3.54g. RRC 318/1b. Provenance: found Amport, Hampshire, 2019. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-C45746.
Lot 136
Julia Maesa Silver AntoninianusObverse: IVLIA MAESA AVG, diademed and draped bust right. Crescent behind shoulders.Reverse: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left sacrificing over altar and holding box of incense.Minted, Rome; AD 218-19. Weight: 5.38 grams. 22.12 mm.Reference: RIC 264, BMCRE 70.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 137
Trajan Decius Silver AntoninianusObverse: IMP C M Q TRAIAN DECIVS AVG, radiate bust right.Reverse: GENIVS EXER ILLVRICIANI, Genius of the army of Illyricum standing left holding patera and cornucopia, standard behind.Minted, Rome; AD 250-51. Weight: 5.38 grams. 22.29 mm.Reference: RIC 16c, 18, RSC 49.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 138
Otacilia Severa Silver AntoninianusObverse: M OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind shoulders.Reverse: CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopia.Minted, Rome; AD 245-7. Weight: 4.06 grams. 21.25 mm.Reference: RIC 125c, RSC 4.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 139
Magnus Maximus silver siliqua dating c. AD 383-388. Mint of Trier. Obverse: DN MAG MAX-IMVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Roma enthroned facing, head left, holding long sceptre and globe. Mintmark in ex: -//TRPS. Good Fine, striking crack at c. 12 o'clock on obverse face. Scarce. Diameter: 18mm. Weight: 1.91g. RIC vol. IX, no. 84b. Discussion: Magnus Maximus, commander in Britain, seized power from Gratian in AD 383. Given official rule over Britain and Gaul by Theodosius I, he over-stretched his ambitions towards the end of his reign and invaded Italy in AD 387, being defeated by Theodosius at the Battle of the Save in AD 388. His rule in Britain coincides with an apparent exodus of military power, transferring many troops to Gaul. He features notably in much Breton and Welsh folklore as the legendary figure 'Macsen'. Provenance: found Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire, 2017. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-D9A49B.
Lot 141
Julia Domna Silver DenariusObverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding helmet and palm, resting left arm on column, shield at feet.Minted, Rome; AD 210. Weight: 3.35 grams. 20.29 mm.Reference: RIC 581, RSC 215.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 142
Maximinus Silver DenariusObverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing left holding olive-branch and sceptre.Minted, Rome; AD 235-6. Weight: 3.23 grams. 20.96 mm.Reference: RIC 12, RSC 31, 31a.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 149
Hadrian Silver DenariusObverse: Laureate bust right, HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP.Reverse: RESTITVTORI AFRICAE, Hadrian standing left, raising kneeling figure of Africa. Corn-ears between them.Minted, Rome AD 136. Size: 18.09 mm, Weight: 3.18 grams.Reference: RIC 322, RSC 1223.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 151
Philip I Silver AntoninianusObverse: Radiate bust right, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.Reverse: SALVS AVG, Salus standing left feeding snake arising from altar and holding rudder.Minted, Rome AD 244-5. Size: 23.11 mm, Weight: 4.50 grams.Reference: RIC 47, RSC 205.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 153
Philip I Silver AntoninianusObverse: Radiate bust right, IMP MIVL PHILIPPVS AVG.Reverse: ADVENTVS AVGG, Philip I on horseback pacing left, his right hand raised, holding sceptre in the left.Minted, Rome AD 245. Size: 22.48 mm, Weight: 3.04 grams.Reference: RIC 26b, RSC 3.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 154
Herennia Etruscilla Silver AntoninianusObverse: Diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG.Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left drawing veil from face and holding transverse sceptre.Minted, Rome AD 250. Size: 22.00 mm, Weight: 4.03 grams.Reference: RIC 59b, RSC 19.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 155
Philip I Silver AntoninianusObverse: Radiate bust right, IMP PHILIPPVS AVG.Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus. Officina mark, II in ex.Minted, Rome AD 248. Size: 22.61 mm, Weight: 4.14 grams.Reference: RIC 15, RSC 178.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
Lot 157
Herennia Etruscilla Silver AntoninianusObverse: Diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind. HER ETRVSCILLIA AVG.Reverse: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing left drawing veil from face and holding transverse sceptre.Minted, Rome AD 250-251. Size: 22.52 mm, Weight: 3.32 grams.Reference: RIC 58b, RSC 17.Ex John Wells Collection, Ex Essex Coins.
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