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Lot 968

A pair of German Augspurg silver spoons, with cast female bust terminals, and a pineapple mark on reverse of bowl, 4.6oz

Lot 1909

1st millennium BC. A carved rectangular black limestone stamp seal with intaglio profile bust and cuneiform(?) inscription; set into a later silver ring; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.00 grams, 25.53mm overall, 17.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London, collection, acquired after 1970. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 205

Late 2nd century AD. A carved limestone Antonine bust of a nobleman with full head of hair in tight curls, ears, pencil-line mouth beneath a mustache, heavy beard in tight curls, detailing to the eyes and furrowed brow, neck and integral plinth. 27.6 kg, 46cm (18"). From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.[No Reserve]Fine condition.

Lot 2142

3rd-4th century AD. A stucco bust of Buddha with fleshy facial details, curls of hair and ushnisha and loose garment to the left shoulder, pigment to the obverse, mounting hole to the underside. 2.4 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. Fine condition.

Lot 2198

2nd-4th century AD. A schist frieze fragment with male bust wearing mantle to the left shoulder, crown of fronds, club gripped in the raised right hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 704 grams total, 14.5cm including stand (5 3/4"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Fair condition.

Lot 222

13th-14th century AD. A gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, pointillé tendrils to the hoop, to the bezel a bust with radiate crown over a pentagram, possibly added later. 4.19 grams, 21.82mm overall, 20.00mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Very fine condition.

Lot 2360

19th century AD and earlier. A restrung necklace of cylindrical drawn glass beads, with four later hollow-formed gold fish-shaped dangles each with a crescent plaque and disc with repoussé portrait bust. 25.4 grams, 42cm (16 1/2"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990. Fine condition.

Lot 238

8th-10th century AD. A carved schist squat jar with separate lid, band of roundels to the chamfered sidewall each containing facing bust of a saint, Maltese cross or chi-rho christogram, disc lid with incised cross and central rectangular plaque with nimbate bust of Christ making a 'pax' sign with his right hand. 591 grams, 99mm (4"). From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.

Lot 2742

10th-12th century AD. A group of sheet gold ornaments comprising: a lunate collar with punched point detailing to the edges; a disc pendant with integral loop, band of punched points around a central profile bust(?"). 1.22 grams total, 21-24mm (1"). From the private collection of a Leeds professional; acquired by gift from his grandfather in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [2] Fine condition.

Lot 2815

20th century AD. A collection of thirteen wax impressions taken from original medieval and later seals and presented in a display case in three layers with 'Die Deutschen Kaisersiegel' logo to the lid; the seals comprise: lower tray (1) Ludwig IV der Bayer of 1341, enthroned crowned figure surrounded by heraldic animals, legend to the border; (2) Wilhelm II of 1902, heater shield with arms and escutcheons flanked by supporters, surmounted by a helmet and drapery, legend in two concentric rings; (3) Friedrich I Barbarossa of 1157, enthroned figure with orb and sceptre; (4) Karl der Grosse (Charlemagne) of 807, profile bust and legend to the border; (5) Friedrich II of 1212, enthroned crowned figure with orb and sceptre, legend to the border; middle tray (1) Friedrich III of 1442, enthroned figure with orb and sceptre beneath a gothic canopy with heraldic heater shields, two concentric rings with legend; (2) Maximilian I of 1517, five heraldic shields with crown and dragons, border with two concentric lines of text; (3) Otto I der Grosse of 940, profile bust with spear and shield, legend in Roman capitals; (4) Heinrich IV of 1063, seated figure with orb and sceptre with bird finial, legend in Roman capitals; upper tray (1) Heinrich I of 925, profile bust with surrounding legend; (2) Franz II of 1794. high-relief heraldic shield with arms and escutcheons on a panel with two-headed eagle holding sword and orb, supported by opposed griffins beneath a crown with legend in two concentric rings; (3) Karl IV of 1350, crowned figure enthroned with gothic buttresses, holding orb and sceptre flanked by heraldic shields, legend to the border; (4) Rudolf I of 1274, enthroned figure with orb and sceptre on an arcaded seat, legend to the border. 2 kg total with case, 5-12cm (2 - 4 3/4"). Property of a European gentleman; acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2819

18th century AD. A gold finger ring with bifurcated shoulders, inset cameo female bust with flowers; hoop stamped '9ct' to the inner face. 4.10 grams, 20.87mm overall, 18.60mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a London lady; part of an English collection formed in early 2000s. Fine condition.

Lot 2830

17th century AD. A group of two lead-alloy seals for the lids of apothecaries' storage jars, one with profile bust and foliage within a double border, legend 'Periac[...]tina ai dosi in vinv[..]' ('give [this] in wine'?); one similar with bust over '1603' date, legend 'vivat.teriacaeiima.cate stagiorom' (?"). 42.7 grams total, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a European lady living in London; from her father's family collection formed before 1978. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2846

18th-19th century AD. A bronze statuette of an advancing cockerel with voluminous tail, standing on a tiered oval base; profile bust(?) underneath. 57.8 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2863

20th century AD or earlier. Group of carved hardstone intaglios variously depicting standing or crouching figures (2), profile busts (5), a chariot drawn by an ostrich and a facing bust cameo. 6 grams total, 9-16mm (1/4 - 1/2"). Property of a London lady; from her family collection formed in the 1970s. [9] Fine condition.

Lot 2868

20th century AD. A shell cameo depicting female and male janiform profile bust with the female dominant; set in a gilt brooch frame with pin to reverse. 16.8 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a London lady; part of an English collection formed in early 2000s. [No Reserve] Fine condition; wearable.

Lot 2874

16th century AD. A salt-glazed stoneware jug of bartmannskrug type with bulbous body, ribbed collar and strap handle, applied 'bartmann' bearded mask to the neck and three applied medallions each with janiform male and female bust. Cf. Wright, A., The Bellarmine and Other German Stoneware, Little Dunham, 2009, item 82 for type. 443 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a Hampshire collector; acquired on the UK art market in 2015. Fine condition, chip to one medallion.

Lot 288

6th-4th century BC. A tabular trapezoid lapis lazuli pendant with ribbed suspension loop, the large faces engraved with two opposing antelopes, the sides with a palm leaf motif, a stylised profile bust wearing a tall headdress to the underside. 13.5 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.Fine condition.

Lot 2882

18th century AD. A gold finger ring with hollow-formed bezel of piled rosettes, claw setting for a green glass cloison gemstone with profile female bust with piled hair; hallmarked '9', '.375', 't' and royal bust for 1754(?"). 5.77 grams, 30.80mm overall, 18.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20.00, Japan 19) (1 1/4"). Property of a London lady; part of an English collection formed in early 2000s. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.

Lot 290

8th-6th century BC. A bronze stamp seal, the handle formed as janiform bust of Pazuzu, wearing a tall headdress formed as a stylised figure with crossed hands, loop above; the rectangular underside with a rearing lion attacking a bearded figure. 45.7 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.Fine condition. Rare.

Lot 2906

20th century AD. A fine marble bust of a lady, her finely carved hair held by a circlet with open seashell centre and a series of links in the form of six fish; after the antique. 24.6 kg, 33cm (13"). From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2908

17th century AD. A silver fitting of the bust of Mars Ultor, wearing Corinthian helmet with plume to the top; bearded face with hair falling to shoulders; cuirass with central medallion, lappets to the shoulder; tang to the back. 16 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 2929

14th-15th century AD. A silver pendant with domed rock crystal cabochon, the mount with serrated edges, the reverse engraved with a nimbate bearded bust and letters 'TH' flanking. 7.56 grams, 26mm (1"). From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000. Fine condition.

Lot 2935

9th-10th century AD. A bronze processional cross, equal-armed with roundels to the end of each arm; to the centre a figure with robes and nimbus to back of head, arms stretched out in orans praying position; to each large roundel the bust of a saint with nimbus and robes. 105 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Very fine condition, tine absent.

Lot 605

14th century AD. A carved stone corbel with keyed rectangular block, ledge carved with the bust of a king, probably that of Edward III (r. 1327-1377) with crown, neat beard and recessed collar. 9.6 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Edward III was a king of the Plantagenet dynasty, who came to the throne when his father (Edward II) was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. Edward led a coup d'état against his mother and Mortimer and began his reign at the age of seventeen. He undertook a successful military campaign in Scotland and declared himself heir to the French throne in 1337. This dispute started the so-called 'Hundred Years' War.' English victories in France (notably at Crécy and Poitiers) led to the French king ceding territory to England in return for Edward's withdrawal of his claims. Edward failed to capitalise on his early success, partly due to failing health. He died of a stroke at Sheen on 21 June 1377 and was succeeded by his ten-year-old grandson, King Richard II, son of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince. Fair condition.

Lot 610

1300-1350 AD. A large lead-alloy near complete pilgrim badge from the head reliquary for St Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, depicting a large central bust of Thomas with mitre and amice surrounded by small supporting figures all within a circular frame, one of the supporting figures is detached but still present, a small amount of the scroll openwork decoration is absent; the circular frame is decorated with pellets within a linear border around the inner and outer edges with one surviving circular lobe projecting from the outer edge of the frame and decorated with a central ring and dot motif; the reverse with six small, triangular tabs for affixing to clothing or to a backing material. See Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, The Stationery Office, London, 1998, pp.37-133, for much information (this type not listed); see Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, Hawkins, 1986, pp.45-75, for similar pieces (it is possible that no. 100 is the central bust element from this or a similar type); see Spencer, B., Medieval Catalogue 2-Pilgrim Souvenirs & Secular Badges, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum, 1990, nos.20-32, for other types (no.21 shows very similar bust detailing, from a different badge type"). Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference LON-027F55 (this badge); also listed in the Thames Discovery Program, London, UK. 36.34 grams, 73.88mm (3"). Property of a North London collector; found on the Thames foreshore at St. Katharine's Dock, London, UK, in the 1980s; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), where this find has been designated of National Importance; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report number LON-027F55. Brian Spencer in 1998 writes: '... badges commemorating the head reliquary have been found at London alone, and surprisingly few of them are mould-matches. This body of finds, in itself, must exceed the number of surviving souvenirs from any other sanctuary in Christendom.' Fine condition for type. Possibly a unique badge of museum quality; the type previously unpublished and all such types being extremely rare this complete.

Lot 627

18th century AD. A substantial parcel-gilt silver reliquary formed as a rectangular body with apsidal end; repoussé arcade to the sidewall with seventeen figures of saints, nimbate and facing, each with an open book in the right hand and reading-aid in the left; the flat end-wall with median gridded door and bust of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus, flanked by fronds; the lid with busts of winged angels to the lip, full-length repoussé portrait of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus on her lap, flanked by nimbate angels, and to the rounded end a D-shaped panel with the Romanov Imperial double-headed eagle; miniature architectural models of two square-section churches with a cylindrical tower and fluted domed roof, larger square-section church with repoussé cherubim (six-winged angels) to the side walls, arcaded turret with low dome, all surmounted by cross motifs. 1.1 kg, 24cm (9 1/2"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. The Romanov eagle was part of the heraldry of the Russian Empire (1721-1917) having been adapted from the arms of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 15th century. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.

Lot 713

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A group of three glazed composition amulets comprising: two scaraboids with intaglio bust to the underside; an ellipsoid ring bezel with ankh, sitting figure and other motifs. 2.13 grams total, 12-16mm (1/2 - 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 73

4th-3rd century BC. A silver finger ring with scaphoid bezel, intaglio bust of Hermes wearing a petasos with caduceus above. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 70.4.32 grams, 22.02mm overall, 17.54mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). From a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s.Very fine condition.

Lot 745

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A wood bust of Ra depicted as a horned ram with inlaid bronze eyes and with hole to the top for a sun disk; the surfaces smoothed with thin layer of stucco and traces of colour. 562 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fair condition.

Lot 824

4th-1st century BC. A group of three terracotta votive objects; a protome of a goddess (Persephone?) consisting of a veiled head and bust dressed with himation and peplos; upper part of a statue representing a male divinity with radiate crown; a fine protome of the goddess Demeter with well-modelled facial features, rounded chin, crowned by a centrally parted wavy coiffure and wearing a polos. Cf. Kilmer, M. F., The shoulder bust in Sicily and south and central Italy: A catalogue and materials for dating in Studies in Mediterranean archaeology 51, Göteborg, 1977; Mandel, U. & Gossel-Raeck, B., Votivterrakotten von der pergamenischen Oberburg, in Istanbuler Mitteilungen 54,, 2004, pp.311-330; and Szabó, N., Contribution à la question des protomes en terre cuite de la Grèce centrale, in Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux Arts 43, Budapest, 1975, 3-22. 174 grams total, 5.2-10.4cm (2 - 4"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. Most bust-length protomes of gods were used as votive offerings (gifts to the gods) and hung on the walls of shrines or temples or even on trees growing in sacred groves. Terracotta protomes were usually brightly painted with yellow, red, blue, and pink pigments in order to create a lively presence. [3] Fine condition.

Lot 826

Early 4th century BC. A standing bust of the goddess Demeter, represented with the arms alongside the torso, dressed in a peplos and a himation, a veil covers the back of the head and falls in symmetrical zigzags on the arms. See for discussion Tzanavari K., Protomes de terre cuite de l'antique Lete (Mygdonie), in Muller, A., Lafli R. (dir.), St. Huysecom-Haxhi (coll.), Figurines de terre cuite en Mediterrannee grecque et romaine, II, Iconographie et contextes, Vileneuve d'Asq, 2015, pp.165-179. 71 grams, 93cm (3 1/2"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. This figure seems to belong to classification Ab of the Tzanavari typology, and dates to the middle of the 4th century BC, with the head slightly tilted, the oval face ending in a square chin, hair covered with kalyptra (veil), and ears decorated with disc-shaped earrings. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 869

6th-4th century BC. A black jet applique depicting bust of a nude mail with reticulated hair, recessed eyes to accept inserts. 2.7 grams, 25mm (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970. [No Reserve] Fair condition, chipped. Rare.

Lot 877

5th-3rd century BC. A silver disc with recess to the reverse, facing female bust with flowing hair modelled in the half-round. 2.8 grams, 15mm (1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Lot 938

2nd-3rd century AD. An oval carnelian intaglio of a male profile bust with an inverted bearded male to the back of the head. 1.9 grams, 19mm (3/4"). From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970. Fine condition.

Lot 943

1st-3rd century AD. An oval red carnelian intaglio engraved with a profile bust of an elderly man, short beard and balding head. 65 grams, 13mm (1/2"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. Fine condition, chipped.

Lot 966

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze dress pin or hair pin with tapering shank, the finial a bust of Sol Invictus with radiate crown. 10 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

Lot 988

1st century AD and later. A group of five oval intaglios comprising: a domed red intaglio with an a profile bust to top centre above an eagle between two standards with Victory on each; a red intaglio with Isis suckling Harpocrates, a green stone intaglio depicting a standing figure holding a palm leaf with a bird at his feet; a domed amethyst intaglio of Victory; and a red intaglio with helmetted Minerva holding Victory in right hand, a spear in the left and an owl at the feet. 3.8 grams total, 12-15mm (1/2 - 3/4"). From a private collection of seals and amulets, the property of a Canadian gentleman living in London; from his father's collection formed in the late 1960s to 1980s. [5] Fine condition.

Lot 341

3rd-1st century BC. A life-size carved limestone bust on a cuboid block, hands clasped to the chest and draped cloak or tunic, domed headdress with segmented sides and fringe of loops. 71 kg, 68cm (26 3/4"). From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.[No Reserve]Fine condition.

Lot 342

3rd-1st century BC. A carved stone bust, chest and shoulders forming integral plinth, mouth, broad rectangular nose tapering towards a heavy brow, lentoid eyes, hair, ears and headdress. 50.8 kg, 51cm (20"). From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.[No Reserve]Fine condition.

Lot 3513

1st century AD. Obv: winged profile bust right with CVNO before. Rev: sphinx seated left with TASCIO before. S. 313; BMC 1874-1878; ABC 2870. 1.18 grams. . Found Cambridgeshire, UK. Very fine. Scarce.

Lot 3533

105-104 BC. Obv: turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right. Rev: SELEYKEWN THS IERAS KAI AYTONOMOY legend above and beneath thunderbolt on cushion placed on a stool, all within laurel wreath; date E between the legs, ? at lower left. Hoover HGC 1382.2; Mionnet V, 857. 14.84 grams. . Property of a lady; acquired from her son; previously with TimeLine Auctions Sale 77, lot 2046. Good very fine.

Lot 3534

105-104 BC. Obv: turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right. Rev: SELEYKEWN THS IERAS KAI AYTONOMOY legend above and beneath thunderbolt on cushion placed on a stool, all within laurel wreath; date E between the legs, ? at lower left. Hoover HGC 1382.2; Mionnet V, 857. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 14.82 grams. . Property of a lady; acquired from her son; previously with TimeLine Auctions Sale 77, lot 2047. Good very fine.

Lot 3537

57-38 BC. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: king seated left holding Nike with inscription around in seven lines. Sellwood 48.1; Shore 212. 13.21 grams. . Property of a West London gentleman; his collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine.

Lot 3538

57-38 BC. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: king seated left holding Nike with inscription around in seven lines. Sellwood 48.1; Shore 212. 13.25 grams. . Property of a West London gentleman. Near very fine.

Lot 3539

57-38 BC. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: king seated holding Nike with inscription in seven lines; with ? below king's right hand. Sellwood 48.2; Shore 213. 11.90 grams. . Property of a West London gentleman. Very fine.

Lot 3540

57-38 BC. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: king seated holding Nike with inscription in seven lines; Y below king's right hand. Sellwood 48.3. 14.74 grams. . Property of a West London gentleman. Very fine.

Lot 3541

38-37 BC. Obv: profile bust left. Rev: king seated holding Nike with inscription in seven lines; Y below king's right hand. Sellwood 48.3. 13.32 grams. . Property of a West London gentleman. Good very fine.

Lot 3546

After 16 AD. Lugdunum mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS legend with laureate bust right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM legend with female (Livia?) enthroned right holding branch and staff. RIC 26; BMC 34; RSC 16; Sear 1763. 3.78 grams. . Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. This is the coin type traditionally believed to have been shown to Jesus, referred to in the Christian New Testament, and about which Jesus said 'Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's' (see Mark 12:17, Matthew 22:12 and Luke 20:25"). Near very fine.

Lot 3548

42 AD. Rome mint. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P legend with laureate bust left. Rev: Minerva standing right brandishing spear and holding shield; S - C in fields. RIC 116; BMC 206; Sear 1862. 10.30 grams. . [No Reserve] Good very fine.

Lot 3549

71 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III legend with laureate bust right. Rev: PAX AVGVSTI legend with Pax standing left holding olive-branch and cornucopia; S - C in fields. Sear 2330 variant (obverse legend""). 24.9 grams. . From the private collection of a European professor. Near extremely fine; fields smoothed.

Lot 3550

98-99 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M legend with laureate bust right. Rev: TR POT COS II P P legend with Pax enthroned left holding olive-branch and sceptre; SC in exergue. RIC 16; C. 291; Sear 3214 variant (consulship""). 26.04 grams. . Good very fine; tooled and fields smoothed.

Lot 3554

164-166 AD. Wife of Lucius Verus, Rome mint. Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F legend with draped bust right. Rev: VENVS legend with Venus standing left holding apple and raising drapery from left shoulder; S - C in fields. RIC 1767; BMC 1172; Sear 5507. 22.73 grams. . Good very fine; tooled and smoothed.

Lot 3555

229 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG legend with laureate bust right. Rev: P M TR P VIII COS III P P legend with emperor in triumphal quadriga right holding eagle-tipped sceptre; SC in exergue. RIC 495; BMC 575; Sear 7997. 18.18 grams. . Very fine.

Lot 3556

Summer-November 251 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAE G VAL HOS MES QVINTAS AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG legend with Providentia standing left holding globe and transverse sceptre; S - C in fields. RIC -; Sear 9595; Hunter 2. See Wildwinds.com (this coin""). 12.8 grams. . Property of a London gentleman. Extremely fine. Scarce.

Lot 3559

527-565 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: IVSTINIANVS PP AVG legend with diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM legend with Victory advancing right holding wreath and globus cruciger; star in right field, mintmark CONOB in exergue. Sear 145. 1.45 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Very fine; some marks.

Lot 3562

1295-1320 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: Mary, bust facing, both hands raised, within city walls of Constantinople, with six groups of towers. Rev: IC-XC legend across upper fields, partial Greek legend (..XWDC.. to left and ..ANDRLE.. to right), Michael, beardless, kneeling on the left and Andronicus, bearded, kneeling on right, both wearing loros, crowned by Christ standing between them. Sear 2396; Bendall 1995a; Ashmolean 702-753. 2.83 grams. . Property of a lady; acquired from her son; previously with TimeLine Auctions Sale 77, lot 2019. Near very fine.

Lot 3563

675-760 AD. Type B. Obv: profile bust right with [ ]NVS legend. Rev: small cross with +TMVNDSV[ ] legend. S. 772; N. 12/2; see Rigold, S. E., The Two Primary Series of Sceattas, BNJ 30, 1960, p.33 for then corpus of this type. 1.03 grams. . Found Cambridgeshire, UK. XRF analysis shows the composition of this coin to be 88.8% silver and 8.5% gold with small traces (less than 1% each) of iron, copper, lead, zinc and tungsten. Good very fine; flan chipped. Extremely rare.

Lot 3566

991-997 AD. Obv: profile bust with sceptre and +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL?X legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles and +TVNAM?OEAXEC legend for the moneyer Tuna at Exeter mint. S. 1148; N. 770; cf. Hild. 589 (same reverse legend); 1.58 grams. . Ex Mr RWM collection; ex Sincona Auction 59, lot 1492 (with lot ticket"). Near extremely fine; dark tone. Scarce mint.

Lot 3567

991-997 AD. Obv: profile bust with sceptre and +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL? X legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles and +GODRICM?OLVND legend for the moneyer Godric at London mint. S. 1148; N. 770; cf. Hild. 2584 (same reverse legend); MEC 8, 1847 (same dies?"). 1.67 grams. . Ex Mr RWM collection; ex Sincona Auction 59, lot 1491 (with lot ticket"). Near as struck; Viking peck marks to obverse.

Lot 3568

1024-1030 AD. BMC type XIV. Obv: profile bust and sceptre with +CNVT RECX A legend. Rev: short voided cross with pellet at centre and pellets-in-annulets with +EADPOLDONLVN legend for the moneyer Eadwold at London mint. S. 1158; N. 787. 1.04 grams. . Property of a Kent, UK collector; acquired UK coin market. Very fine; crack to flan.

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