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Click here to subscribeLakonia, Lakedaimon (Sparta) AR Hemidrachm. Circa 125-75 BC. Laureate head of Herakles right / Amphora between the pilei of the Dioskouroi, monograms above and below; all within olive wreath. SNG Copenhagen 557; BCD Collection 853ff. 2.34g, 15mm, 9h. Fleur De Coin. Rare. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. 195, 5-7 May 1997, lot 208.
Sikyonia, Sikyon AR Stater. Circa 335-330 BC. Chimaera advancing left, right paw raised; ΣE below, wreath above / Dove flying left, A before; all within laurel wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 220 (this coin); HGC 5, 201; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; Pozzi 1793 (same obv. die); Traité III 775, pl. CCXX, 11. 12.22g, 23mm, 1h. Extremely Fine. Attractive old tone with iridescent highlights. From the last issue of staters struck by Sikyon. From the collection of J.T.B., United States; Ex Goldberg 63, 31 May 2011, lot 2454; Ex BCD Collection, LHS 96, 8 May 2006, lot 220; Ex Sotheby's, 27 March 1987, lot 407.
Attica, Athens AR Drachm. Circa 500-490 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet ornamented with beaded decorations on crest holder and spiral on bowl / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive branch behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square. Svoronos pl. 7, 23; cf. Seltman pl. XXII, υ; Gorny & Mosch 232, 207 (same dies). 4.27g, 16mm, 10h. Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Very Rare; a marvellous example of this extremely desirable type. Privately purchased from Gorny & Mosch. Athens was one of the few Greek cities with significant silver deposits in their immediate territory, a remarkable stroke of fortune upon which Xenophon reflected: 'The Divine Bounty has bestowed upon us inexhaustible mines of silver, and advantages which we enjoy above all our neighbouring cities, who never yet could discover one vein of silver ore in all their dominions.' The mines at Laurion had been worked since the bronze age, but it would be only later in 483 that a massive new vein of ore would be discovered that enabled Athens to finance grand new schemes such as the construction of a fleet of 200 triremes, a fleet that would later prove decisive in defending Greece at the Battle of Salamis. This coin was produced in the period before the discovery of the new deposits at Laurion, around the time of the Ionian Revolt and the subsequent first Persian invasion of Greece. Athens aided the Ionian Greeks in their rebellion against Persian tyranny with both coin and soldiers, participating in the 498 BC march on Sardes which resulted in the capture and sack of that city – the only significant offensive action taken by the Ionians, who were pushed back onto the defensive and eventually subjugated once more. Vowing to punish Athens for their support of the doomed rebellion, the Persian king Darius launched an invasion of Greece, landing at Marathon in 490 BC. Just twenty five miles from Athens, a vastly outnumbered Athenian hoplite army inflicted a crushing defeat on the Persians, who after suffering horrendous casualties turned to their ships and fled.
Vintage skin clutch bag, embossed gilt frame, interior of brown silk and inner framed section opens to half silk half white kid interior, together with very small neat black handbag, the interior fitted with coin purse and pockets of green grosgrain and containing original leather bound mirror, leather card purse, grosgrain pouch, pencil and chrome powder puff, large Italian leather purse with gold fleur de lis, white leather clutch bag (4)
A collection of predominantly 20th century British and international mixed denomination coinage, stamps and medals to include New Zealand Proof Set and Coins of USSR 1980 set, Royal Windsor Coin and Stamp Collection, first day covers, boxed UN 1973 Sterling Silver Proof Peace Medal, coronation medals, commemorative crowns etc.
A small collection of coins comprising a cased four coin set of Queen Victoria double florins from 1887 to 1890, a cartwheel penny dated 1797, a set of eight coins from half crown to farthing for 1932, a set of brass threepences from 1937 to 1952 in a case, and a similar set from 1953 to 1967, and a collection of shillings from 1922 to the 1960s, twenty-six pre-1947, a cased set of coins for 1965 and a small collection of bank notes in the Rothmans Cambridge Collection.
A collection of British coinage to include a silver proof Trafalgar Bicentenary coin, a worn cartwheel penny, a commemorative medal of 1897 for four generations of the British Royal Family, a collection of commemorative crowns, a ten shilling note and a ten cents US postage currency, plus collections of half crowns including fifteen pre-1947 examples, plus sixpences, shillings, pennies, etc.
A 19th century coin operated walnut wall mounted polyphon with arched pediment above glazed door flanked by ring turned columns and with ring turned drop finials, sold with twenty eight 50cm diameter disks, height of cabinet 125cm, width 69cm.Please note - a video recording of the polyphon working is available upon request. CONDITION REPORT: As detailed in the description, the discs are 50cm in diameter, a video can be found at https://www.facebook.com/adampartridgeauctioneers/videos/10155440685234013/
A small group of coins to include a cased sterling silver £5 'Poppy' coin with certificate of authenticity, a further encapsulated example, a diamond jubilee commemorative coin, a boxed Liverpool '800 year' medal, a Boys Brigade medal etc. a collection of Liverpool Boys Brigade and regional Ambulance Service badges/medals including hallmarked silver example for 1901 (Boys Brigade), enamelled examples and further related items, also a pair of 9ct yellow gold cufflinks.
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