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Lot 349
Six Cased Pre-Decimal Coin Sets Including Queen Elizabeth II Sixpences, coins of Great Britain 1967 six coin set, a quantity of G.B. circulated coins both pre-decimal and decimal some silver noted which includes sixpences and threepences, British first issue of decimal coins set 15th February 1971, small cash tin with key, commemorative crowns plus other numismatic items of interest.
Lot 352
A 2011 Silver Britainnia G.B. Two Pounds Coin, nine TDC one crown commemorative coins, including 2010 Horatio Nelson, 1964 one penny 'colourised', 1966 threepence 'colourised'. All presented in a twelve slot coin display case; together with a cased London Mint Office 2009 TDC St. George and the Dragon five pound coin.
Lot 376
A Quantity of Crown Sized Coins, including The Royal Mint Queen's Diamond Jubilee UK five pounds commemorative coin, Royal Mint five pounds coin - 1997 Golden Wedding Crown. Centenary of the beginning of the WWI crown, banknotes including Banco Central Do Brasil '1000' Mil Cruzados, two G.B. Monarchy themed numismatic/philatelic cover. Plus other numismatic oddments.
Lot 379
A Quantity of Overseas Base Metal Coinage, sometimes redeemable, Bank of Armenia 1994 Seven Coin Set, Jordan Five Dinars 1993 (2), John F. Kennedy two Kennedy Half Dollar and Stamp Set (2), Shell-Man In Flight (circa 1970) complete set of sixteen coins in mount. plus other numismatic oddments.
Lot 390
A Quantity of G.B. Pre-Decimal Coins Queen Victoria - Elizabeth II Farthings and Halfcrowns; together with a quantity of overseas coins, including French Indo-China one cent 1888,, South Africa 1894 one penny, Republic of China twenty cash coin, some silver coins noted including French 1 franc 1912, French franc 1918, (inscribed Armentieres - Wilf From Bert), worthy of closer inspection.
Lot 64
Sport (Football) Esso 1970 World cup coin collection signed by 17 members of the world cup squad of that year legendary signatures including Bobby Moore, Gordon Banks, Roger Hunt, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles, Emlyn Hughes and Alan Mullery. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95
Lot 117
"Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Dekadrachm. Babylon, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre, on throne with eagle-tipped finials; [AΛEΞANΔPOY] to right, [monogram and M] below throne. Price 3600 = Mitchiner, The Early Indo-Greeks and their Antecedents p.11, illustration 4 = NAC 72, 344 = Price, Mnemata, 6 = Coin Hoard 1975 fig. 6, 2 (same dies); ACR 8, 198 (same dies). 34.78g, 34mm, 10h.Good Fine; harshly cleaned; light cabinet tone. Extremely Rare. From a private European collection; Privately purchased at Numismata, Munich, 2011.Silver dekadrachms, be they of Athens, Syracuse, Akragas or Carthage, have ever been amongst the most desired and sought-after of ancient coins by virtue of their impressive size and weight, and the large canvas they presented for the showcasing of the engraver's art. Though considered 'rare', the surviving dekadrachms of Syracuse number in the high hundreds or low thousands, and those of Athens in the dozens. Fewer than twenty dekadrachms of Alexander are known to exist today - figurative grains of sand on a beach amidst the hundreds of thousands of surviving tetradrachms, drachms, staters and other fractions. The extreme rarity of Alexander's dekadrachms has therefore contributed an aura of unobtainability to the mystery of this most iconic coinage. Missing from most of the world's major institutional collections, the majority of the examples known today originated from the 1973 'Babylon' Hoard (sometimes also referred to as the Mesopotamia Hoard), and a smaller 1989 find that Martin Price believed to be a part of the original 1973 deposit. The eight coins that are known to have come from these two groups form the backbone of the Dekadrachm corpus. Struck in three emissions from a mint generally considered to be at Babylon, but possibly Susa or Ekbatana, the dekadrachms formed part of a massive conversion of bullion seized from the Persian Royal treasuries at Susa and Persepolis - some 180,000 Attic talents (4,680 metric tons) were liberated from those vaults, converted by decree of the King into ready coinage to meet the expenses of his vast empire and to pay his beloved soldiers. That so few examples of this large denomination survive today is potentially indicative of a special significance or purpose for these coins. It is certainly tempting to think - as many often have - that they represent presentation pieces intended for certain men of rank, and that Alexander, who was well known for his love of giving gifts, may have distributed them personally. In reality though, their low survival rate is probably due to the impracticality of the denomination, since the ubiquitous tetradrachm was the more common and more convenient medium of payment.Regardless of its intended purpose, and though it represents only a small splinter that survives of Alexander's great vision, today his dekadrachms are one of the most tangible artefacts of his reign, and amongst the greatest prizes of ancient Greek numismatics. "
Lot 172
"Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 550-500 BC. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet, base of crest decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern; tunny to left below / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 67, pl. I 20; Greenwell 25; SNG France -; SNG von Aulock -; Boston MFA 1446; Dewing -; Gillet 1053 = Kunstfreund 3 = Jameson 2171 = Weber 4971; Gulbenkian 609 (all from the same obv. die). 16.13g, 20mm.Good Very Fine. Very Rare. Worship of Athena in Kyzikos is attested in the Palatine Anthology which states that Kyzikos had ""the first sanctuary in Asia"" to Athena (6.342.5-6). Although little more is said regarding any strong connections between the city and this goddess, her appearance on this coin clearly highlights her presence in the religious life of the city. Here the goddess is represented in the formulaic archaic portrait style for which Kyzikos is so well-known. Brett (in the Catalogue of Greek Coins, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1955) marks the similarity between the zigzag pattern on the base of the helmet's crest on this coin type with that of sixth century Athenian coins (see plates 2-4 in Svoronos, Corpus of the Ancient Coins of Athens). It is therefore possible that the depiction of Athena on this issue was directly influenced by her appearance on Athenian coins circulating in the sixth century. "
Lot 292
"Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint, Sardes(?), circa 203 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and resting hand on bow; monograms in outer left and right field. SC - (unlisted monograms); for similar obv. die, cf. SC 985.1, pl. 48 (elephant type). 16.85g, 26mm, 12h.Very Fine. Seemingly unpublished.The obverse die of this unpublished tetradrachm is possibly the same die as that of SC 985.1 (which exhibits slight die shift), or at least by the same hand. The SC catalogue describes the portraits of the die engraver as 'extraordinary works of art' and suggests that they may have been taken from life (see p. 377).The catalogue entries for SC 985-7, which are all thought to be the hand of the same artist, feature a reverse type honouring the Seleucid elephant corps. The minting of these issues remains uncertain, though it is suggested that they were produced from 203 BC onwards when Antiochos is believed to have been in Ionia. The clear link to the elephant issues demonstrated by the obverse portrait of the present piece would place this coin as part of the first attributable Apollo type reverse tetradrachms to be produced at this unknown mint, and indeed the outer left monogram seen on the reverse is similar to that shared by SC 985.1 and 987.1. "
Lot 363
"Augustus Æ Dupondius of uncertain mint, north-western(?) Spain. Circa 27-23 BC. IMP AVG DIVI F, bare head left; palm to left, winged caduceus to right / Celt-Iberian shield. RPC I 3; SNG Copenhagen 413. 10.77g, 25mm.Near Extremely Fine. Attractive patina. Very Rare.It is possible that the coinage listed in RPC under the title of 'uncertain mint' in north-western Spain was actually a Roman Imperial coinage similar to that which the legate Publius Carisius struck in Emerita during the Cantabrian War (29-19 BC), with which this coin shares similarities in style and obverse titulature. The lack of identification with a city or dynast (besides Augustus) strengthens the case that this coin is a military issue commemorating the war and displaying a shield of the enemy on the reverse. The Cantabri fought off the Romans with guerrilla tactics and skill with light armour, requiring the strength of eight legions and auxiliary troops to finally be defeated. Augustus himself began the campaign from Segisama in 26 BC but was forced to retire due to ill-health, leaving his legates Caius Antistius Vetus and Publius Carisius to finish the job. "
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Lot 367
"Augustus or Tiberius Æ Sestertius of Thaena, Africa(?). Circa AD 13-17(?). [Bare head right] / Head of Serapis right; part of ethnic visible before, T'YNT(?). CNG e415, 476; for similar, cf. RPC I 810 (smaller denomination) and MAA 55 (same). 27.24g, 38mm.Fair/Poor. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references and the second example to be offered at auction.Though almost blank, this coin appears to share the same reverse die as the example sold by Classical Numismatic Group earlier this year (see references). The aforementioned piece exhibits an imperial portrait on the obverse, presumably Augustus or Tiberius, and has been attributed to Thaena on the basis of its similarity to another issue minted there. Part of the city ethnic appears to be visible before the head of Serapis on this coin, however it is not sufficiently clear to confirm the attribution to Thaena."
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Lot 369
"Augustus Ó” Medallion or Double Sestertius(?) of Hadrumetum, North Africa. Circa 7-5 BC. [...TVS TR POT XVII IM...], bare head right / [O C S] within wreath; two laurel branches around. RPC I 777 (Medallion, L. Volusius Saturninus, 7-6 BC); MAA 89 (Double Sestertius, Fabius Africanus, 6-5 BC); cf. M. Grant, From Imperium To Auctoritas, 1946, p. 139, 1. 48.96g, 40mm, 12h.Fair/Poor. Extremely Rare; the third recorded example.Despite being in a low state of preservation, this coin is identifiable (by the outline of the obverse portrait and fragmentary reverse details, but most of all due to its extraordinary weight) as belonging to a series of coins struck at Hadrumetum during the reign of Augustus, the heaviest known issue to have been struck within proconsular Africa. The RPC catalogue suggests that the coin is medallic in nature, though the weight is that of a double sestertius, and that the reverse inscription 'Ob Cives Servatos' refers to the dedication which accompanied the clipeus virtutis (honorific shield) awarded to Augustus in 27 BC (see RPC I p. 197). Further to this, it has been suggested by Michael Grant that the medallion was struck to celebrate the second decennalia of Augustus' rule (Roman Anniversary Issues, 1950). The MAA catalogue asserts that the issue represents a double sestertius and argues that the overpricing of the sestertius from single to double means that the sestertii minted within Africa were only equivalent to half of the Roman equivalent (see MAA, pp. 290-921).The absence of a proconsular signature (not unusual for the sestertii struck in Africa) raises the question under which magistrate was this struck and thus, the dating of the issue. The RPC catalogue assigns the issue to 7-6 BC during the proconsulship of L. Volusius Saturninus, who is named on a series of dupondii (see RPC I 778), however notes that the die engraver of the issue is the same as that for a series of coins naming Fabius Africanus (see RPC I 779-781). It is for this reason that Alexandropoulos assigns the issue to 6-5 BC, when Fabius Africanus was in office (MAA 89-92). "
Lot 381
"Tiberius, as a member of the Imperial family, Ó” As or Dupondius of Hippo Regius, North Africa. 6-5 BC. Fabius Africanus, proconsul. [CLAVDI]O N[ERONI HIPPONE LI]BE[RA], bare head of Tiberius left; c/m: QYR in Neo-Punic in incuse rectangle / [FABIO AFRIKANO], bare head of Africanus left. RPC I 710 (As); MAA 120 (Dupondius); for c/m Howgego 697. 14.64g, 29mm, 6h.Fair/Poor. Extremely Rare; only two examples recorded by RPC and two others on CoinArchives. The first example to be offered at auction since 2014.Seemingly heir apparent to Augustus, it has been suggested that Tiberius felt sidelined by the adoption of Gaius and Lucius Caesar, which placed him as an interim-emperor until his stepsons came of age, choosing instead to remove himself entirely from the politics of the succession and 'retiring' to the island of Rhodes, a move he made in 6 BC. Struck before the deaths of Gaius and Lucius and his adoption by Augustus and positioning as sole heir, the obverse legend of the present extremely rare coin thus utilises the name he was given at birth: Tiberius Claudius Nero. "
Lot 410
"Antinous Æ Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated year 21 = AD 136/7. ANTINOOV HPÑ OC, draped bust left, wearing hem-hem crown / Antinous (as Hermes) on horseback to right, wearing chlamys, holding caduceus with his right hand; L below horse, [KA] (date) before. Köln 1278 var. (placement of date); Dattari (Savio) 2090 & 8015; K&G 34a.6; RPC III 6235; Emmett 1347.21. 13.01g, 27mm, 11h.Near Very Fine. Rare. Antinous' death by accidental drowning in the Nile in October AD 130 was a severe blow to Hadrian, for the youth had been his close companion and confidant for nearly five years, and had accompanied the emperor throughout his great tour of the empire beginning in March 127. Hadrian's marriage to Sabina was an unhappy one, and Antinous has been described as the one person who seems to have connected most profoundly with Hadrian"" throughout the latter's life (see R. Lambert, Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous, 1984, p.30). It is unsurprising therefore that Hadrian decreed that Antinous should be elevated to the Roman pantheon as a god, and that a city should be built at the site of his death. What was most unexpected however was that he deified the young man without consulting the Senate, and that he ordered Antinous' image to be placed on coinage across the empire. The coinage in the name of the deified Antinous was substantial. In all, over thirty cities issued bronzes bearing his image, though none as prolifically as Alexandria in Egypt, where his cult, associated with Osiris, was particularly strong. Hadrian himself, we are told, preferred to associate Antinous with Mercury/Hermes, but across the Empire he was far more widely syncretised with the god Dionysus. A great many busts and statues of his were set up in cities across the Roman world, of which numerous examples survive including the iconic 'Braschi Antinous', now in the sala rotonda of the Vatican Museums. That statue, on whose head modern restorers placed a sort of pine cone, would have originally been topped with a lotus flower or hem-hem crown, as on the present coin type. To create the myriad busts, statues and engraved images Hadrian turned to Greek sculptors to perpetuate the melancholic beauty and diffident manner of Antinous, in the process creating what Caroline Vout (Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome, 2007) described as ""the last independent creation of Greco-Roman art"". All of his images share certain distinct features, including tousled curls, a perfect Hellenic nasion, and a downcast gaze – that allow him to be instantly recognized."""
Lot 47
"North Africa, Carthage AR Shekel. Time of Hannibal. Carthago Nova, circa 218-206 BC. Bare male head (Hannibal?) left / Horse standing right, palm tree behind. MHC 142; ACIP 603; SNG BM Spain 104-5. 6.98g, 21mm, 11h.Very Fine; light scuff on edge. Very Rare. This coin is conventionally believed to carry the portrait of Hannibal on the obverse.In 237 BC Hamilcar Barca, after having lost the First Punic War against Rome, but having won the Mercenary War against the Libyans, disembarked at Gadir with a Carthaginian expedition with the purpose of ""re-establishing Carthaginian authority in Iberia"" (Polybios, Histories, 2.1.6), and within 9 years he had expanded the territory of Carthage well into the Iberian peninsula, securing control of the southern mining district of Baetica and Sierra Morena, before dying in battle in 228. Hamilcar was succeeded by his son-in-law Hasdrubal the Fair who expanded the new province by skilful diplomacy and consolidated it with the foundation of Akra Leuka, Mahon and finally in 227, Qart Hadasht (Latin: Carthago Nova) as his capital. After his untimely death in 221 he was succeeded by Hannibal (247-182), oldest son of Hamilcar Barca, and Hamilcar's second son Hasdrubal (245-207 BC). The Barcids now wielded control over much of the mineral rich Mediterranean side of the peninsula until 219 when Hannibal made the fateful move of taking and sacking Saguntum, a well established Roman ally. The wholesale slaughter of this Roman allies’s population, and the arrogance with which the Roman ambassadors sent to Carthage to seek redress were met, led directly to the Second Punic War: the great statesman Quintus Fabius, speaking to the Carthaginian senate, gathered a fold of his toga to his chest and held it out, saying ""Here, we bring you peace and war. Take which you will."" The Carthaginians replied ""Whichever you please - we do not care."" Fabius let the fold drop and proclaimed ""We give you war."" "
Lot 554
"Augustus AR Denarius. Rome, 13 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / C•ANTISTIVS • REGINVS, simpulum and lituus above tripod and patera; III•VIR below. RIC 410; BMCRE 119-20 = BMCRR Rome 4661-2; RSC 347. 4.01g, 20mm, 9h.Good Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. Ex Heritage 3026, 25 September 2013, lot 23353;Ex Roma Numismatics V, 23 March 2013, lot 662 (hammer: £1,600);Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker 216, 8 October 2012, lot 757;Ex Roma Numismatics II, 2 October 2011, lot 565.The reverse of this coin highlights Augustus' religious roles in Roman society as Pontifex, Augur, Quindecimvir sacris faciundis and member of the Septemviri Epulones. As such, he was a member of the four most senior collegia. The priests chosen to be inducted into these collegia consisted for the most part of leading members of the ruling elite, including at any point ex-consuls, who were, like senators, appointed for life. "
Lot 934
"Constans II AV Semissis. Constantinople, AD 641-666. ∂ N CONSTANTINЧS P P AV, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVςЧ S, cross potent set on globe. DOC 44; MIB 50; Sear 983. 2.19g, 15mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin. Well struck and centred, with lustrous, untouched surfaces. Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-351, 20 May 2015, lot 710."
Lot 196
2005 & 2009 British & Irish Lions Rugby tour programmes and ephemera - incl 2005 boxed unopened set of 11 programmes for tour to New Zealand, 15"x12" Lions pennant, official coin, tickets for Auckland and Maori games, 2009 tickets for South Africa 3rd test and Emerging Boks, with lanyard ticket and badge for 2nd South Africa test (8)
Lot 356
Silver Proof £5 Crowns 2000 His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 2010 restoration of the Monarchy, 2010 HRH The Prince Phillip Duke of Edinburgh (Frosted Portrait) 20112 Coin set, A Royal Engagement and the Royal Wedding, Prince William to Catherine Middleton, 2912 The Queens's Diamond Jubilee, 2013 The Royal Birth, 2014 The 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne, 2014 The First Birthday of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, 2013 To celebraten the Christening of Prince George of Cambridge, 2015 the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, 2017 The Sapphire Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen, 2017 Platinum Wedding, 2017 The Century of the House of Windsor, 2017 Prince Phillip Celebrating a life of service, 2017 Viking Conqueror, English King The 1000th Anniversary of King Canute, All cased as issued with certificates (15)
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