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Lot 543
Julius Caesar AV Aureus. Rome, early 46 BC. A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled female head (Vesta?) right; C•CAESAR COS•TER around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A HIRTIVS PR around lower left. Crawford 466/1; CRI 56; Calicó 37b. 8.20g, 22mm, 5h. Extremely Fine; struck on a very broad flan. From the Paulo Leitão Collection; Ex Goldman Collection, Triton XVI, 9 January 2013, lot 899; Ex A. Tkalec, 8 September 2008, lot 268. Authorised by Caesar himself, the present aureus was part of the first ever large-scale issue of aurei in the history of the Roman coinage. Under extreme pressure to strike the vast quantities of coinage that Caesar required in time for his 'Quadruple Triumph'and the return of his veteran soldiers to Rome, the exacting standards of the Capitoline mint seemingly slipped. We have in the present coin an extremely fine example from dies of good style, which is in marked contrast to the variable quality of the dies used and the technical skill with which the coins were struck. The 'Quadruple Triumph' that Caesar celebrated on his return to Rome in 46 BC was spread over four days, with each day to feature a themed procession commemorating his four greatest achievements on campaign: the victories in Gaul while he was proconsul between 58 and 51 BC, his defeat of Ptolemy XIII of Egypt in 47, of Pharnaces of Pontus later the same year and finally over king Juba of Numidia, who was cast as the main enemy of the recently successful African campaign - a Triumph could not be celebrated for the defeat of fellow Romans, a fact that left many uneasy due to the common knowledge of the deaths of Scipio and Cato, Caesar's real opponents. It is also interesting to note that the types chosen by Caesar to mark his attainment of military supremacy could not have been more opposite to the character of the occasion they were intended for. Referencing Caesar's occupation of various religious positions with the emblems of the augurate and pontificate on the reverse, it is believed Caesar sought to highlight his care for Rome, the family and home by honouring Vesta, goddess of the hearth, with the veiled female head on the obverse. Although never positively identified as Vesta, that her rites were under the care of the pontifices, and most especially Caesar himself as Pontifex Maximus, makes this likely a correct assumption.
Lot 882
Michael VI Stratioticus AV Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople, AD 1056-1057. + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / + mIXA HL AVTOCRAT, Michael standing facing on left, wearing crown with pendilia and jewelled chlamys, holding globus cruciger, and being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing on right, wearing nimbus crown, pallium and maphorium; barred MӨ between. DOC 1a; Sear 1840; Berk 310. 4.39g, 25mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin; one of the finest known examples. Extremely Rare. Michael’s reign was short. The elderly patrician was chosen as heir by the Empress Theodora on her deathbed in early September 1056. Having been military finance minister (hence the epithet Stratioticus), and apparently a relative of the powerful courtier Joseph Bringas (who had been influential during the reign of Romanovs II), he was recommended to Theodora for the position. His appointment ended the 189 year long Macedonian Dynasty that had begun with Basil I. Although Michael was able to survive an early conspiracy organised by a nephew of the former emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, Michael faced the disaffection of the military aristocracy, which he further alienated by ignoring the perceived rights of the general Nikephoros Bryennios. Thus putting himself at odds with this still powerful element of society, when Nikephoros was arrested for plotting to overthrow the emperor the military aristocracy rallied around a general named Isaac Komnenos, who was proclaimed emperor by his troops in Paphlagonia on 8 June 1057. On 26 August 1057, Michael’s army was routed at the Battle of Petroe near Nicaea, leaving nothing between Isaac and Constantinople. Michael attempted to negotiate by offering Isaac the position of Caesar, and so the position of heir to the empire. During the negotiations riots erupted in the city in favour of Isaac, and the Patriarch of Constantinople convinced Michael to abdicate. Following the Patriarch’s advice, Michael lived out the rest of his days as a monk, and retired to his private home, dying there in or around 1059.
Lot 34
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 530-500 BC. Tripod, legs terminating in lion's paws, two serpents at base; QPO to left / Incuse tripod. Attianese 4; SNG ANS 239-241; HN Italy 2075. 8.27g, 28mm, 12h. Fleur De Coin. From a private North American Collection. In terms of quality, this coin is easily among the best preserved of its series that has been seen at auction in a great many years, and it represents one of the very finest surviving incuse staters of Kroton - it must have been virtually fresh from the die when lost or deposited over two and a half millennia ago. The importance of the Delphic oracle to the founding of Kroton was celebrated on its coinage from the earliest days. Despite later myths ascribing the founding of Kroton to Herakles, the city's historical oikist is recorded as Myskellos of Rhypai who, on consulting the Delphic oracle about his lack of children was given the response that Apollo would grant children, but that first Myskellos should found the city of Kroton 'among fair fields'. After being given directions on how to locate the site, Myskellos travelled to southern Italy to explore the land that he had been assigned, but seeing the territory of the Sybarites and thinking it superior, he returned once more to the oracle to ask whether he would be allowed to change. The answer came back that he should accept the gifts that the god gave him. A further element of the story is that Myskellos was accompanied on his expedition by Archias of Corinth; the Delphic oracle gave the pair the choice between health and wealth. Archias elected wealth, and was assigned the site of Syracuse, while Myskellos chose health: the favourable climate of Kroton, the eminent skill of its physicians and the prowess of its athletes later earned its citizens this reputation for good health.
Lot 250
Karia, Halikarnassos AR Half Stater. Aeginetic standard. 510-480 BC. Ketos with scaled body, forked tail and dorsal sail to right / Geometric pattern in star format, grain ear to right and uncertain legend (AΠ..A..ΩNOΣ?) around; all within shallow incuse circle. Cf. Kritt, Kindya, pl. 47, 4 = Troxell, Greek Accessions, ANSMN 22, pp. 17-21; cf. Roma XIII, 332 (rev. legend); cf. Roma E-35, 279. 5.83g, 19mm. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare. Numismatists have long suspected the attribution of this issue and the companion fractions to Kindya to be incorrect. Indeed, this attribution was made on the misreading of just one partial legend. The discovery of a coin (Roma E-35, 279) bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allows for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos. The other reverse legend seen on this issue, 'AΠ..A..ΩNOΣ', may be connected to a cult or site dedicated to Apollo.
Lot 482
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. Rome, 68 BC. Draped bust of Diana right, wearing stephane, earring, and necklace, and with bow and quiver over shoulder; III VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; C•HOSIDI•C•F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; RSC Hosidia 1. 4.07g, 19mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin. An exceptionally sharp and complete example of this type. Although the significance of the type to the moneyer who caused it to be struck remains a mystery, the classical myth which it depicts and the lesson it carried regarding the consequences of neglecting the Gods would have been a message well known to and easily recognised by the ancient Romans. The Calydonian boar was sent by Diana to ravage the lands of Calydon in Aetolia, where the king Oeneus had not afforded her the proper rites and respect. With the citizens cowering behind city walls, a hunt was organised in which the lone female hunter, Atalanta, was the first to draw blood when she pierced the boar through its side with her spear, as depicted in this fine reverse type.
Lot 669
Augustus AR Denarius. Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), July 18-17/16 BC. S•P•Q•R•IMP•CAESARI•AVG•COS•XI•TR•POT•VI, bare head right / CIVIB•ET•SIGN•MILITA•PART•RECVPE, facing quadriga on central part of triumphal arch, figures on left and right each holding a standard, aquila and bow. RIC 134a var. (RECVPER); BMC 428; C. 84 var. (same); CBN 1232 var. (same). 3.76g, 20mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin. Highly lustrous metal. Very Rare, and almost certainly the finest known specimen. This type depicts the Arch of Augustus in the Forum Romanum, which spanned the road between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Caesar, and was built in 20/19 BC to commemorate the return from Parthia of the lost standards of Crassus. Though little remains of the arch today, its identification is certain, thanks to an inscription found at this location in 1546. This inscription is significant, as it records a dedication to Augustus in 29 BC, and since no remains of a second arch of Augustus have been found in the Forum, this has led many to conclude that this 'Parthian Arch' was an expansion or replacement of the old Actian Arch (see RIC 267, CRI 422) set up in 29 BC, which commemorated the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium, and which was almost certainly considered distasteful for celebrating a victory over other Romans. The appearance of the arch must be deduced from the numismatic record, since it is not anywhere described in the historical texts. The present type is thus an important archaeological document, allowing for the reconstruction of an early Imperial monument which is otherwise survived only by partial travertine foundations and some marble fragments which have been set atop them in modern brick beds.
Lot 675
Augustus AR Denarius. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, bare head right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, standing left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP X across fields, ACT• in exergue. RIC 171a; RSC 144; BMC 461. 3.44g, 19mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin. Exceptional level of detail, and highly lustrous metal.
Lot 1529
A large collection of predominantly British coinage to include George II sixpence 1757 (af), a William III full crown, George III and Victoria Young Head half crowns, a William IV and Victoria double florins and Victoria gothic head florin, a royal wedding 2011 silver proof £5 coin, also a small collection of sundry world coinage, etc.
Lot 1532
A quantity of coins to include 1997-98 silver proof £2 two-coin set, 2006 Alderney QEII 80th Birthday silver proof crown, 1997 Golden Wedding silver proof £5 (x2), 1995 Guernsey QM 95th Birthday silver proof £1 coin (x2), 1995 Isle of Man QM Lady of the Century silver proof crown, 1996 QEII 70th Birthday silver proof crown (x2), 2014 SS Gairsoppa Britannia 1/4oz silver coin, all boxed with certificate of authenticity, further base metal commemorative crowns, etc.
Lot 35
James Bond 007. Coibel (Spain) James Bond Secret Agent Complete Spy Set No. 186, c.1985, scarce. Set includes: 45 automatic; shoulder holster; silencer; exploding pen; exploding coin; exploding spoon; hide away gun; ankle holsters; James Bond emblem; caps; ID wallet; instructions. E, still sealed, but some discolouration from handle of gun that has transferred to shrink wrap. Contained in VG suitcase style box, some scuffs and creases, mainly to edges.
Lot 1398
Scottish Coins, Scotland, Renfrewshire, Greenock, John McKelvie (?), Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8-reales, 1821, R.G., Zacatecas mint, obv. circular countermark, J. MCK. & Son GREENOCK, around 4/6 (Manville 58, and p.114, this coin listed), coin and countermark nearly very fine *ex. ‘Bostonian Collection’, Bank Leu Auction 51 (Zurich), 24-26 October, 1990 (lot 685); bt. Baldwin 1990; DNW Auction, 29 September, 2010 (lot 1941) The probable issuer was John McKelvie, grocer and spirit dealer, 25 Dalrymple Street, and his son, John junior, wholesale grocer and tea dealer, 16 Shaw Street (Manville p.113). The provenance of this coin as originally quoted in Manville confused it with another privately owned example (Manville, SNC June 2002, p.117, amended)
Lot 2129
Foreign Coins, Turkey/Great Britain, a coin-press trial, 1851, in copper, by Maudsley Sons and Field, London, obv. reverse die of Sultan Abdul Mejid 20 piastres, accession date 1255h, rev. arabesque pattern, LAMBETH LONDON 1851 around, plain edge (Hawkins pp.839/40:2), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 65+ Red Brown, very rare *ex Baldwin’s vault
Lot 1396
Scottish Coins, Scotland, Renfrewshire, Greenock, McFie, Lindsay & Co, Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8-reales, 1811, H.J., Mexico City, obv. ring countermark, MCFIE LINDSAY & COY * GREENOCK, 4/6 in centre (Manville 57; KM. CC58), coin fine, countermark very fine *ex ‘Bostonian Collection’, Bank Leu Auction 51 (Zurich), 24-26 October, 1990 (lot 684) McFie, Lindsay & Co, wholesale grocers, 3 William Street, fl. 1815-34; their countermarked dollars were
Lot 1225
British Coins, James I, third coinage, sixpence, mm. lis, 1623, crowned sixth bust r., rev. shield of arms (S.2670; N.2126), attractively toned, some weakness on shield, otherwise extremely fine, practically as struck, a superb portrait coin *ex Glendining, 6 November 1991, lot 529 ex R. Bole Collection, part I, DNW Auction 89, 29 September 2010, lot 1532 ex Mark Rasmussen, list 22, no. 77 The Property of a Gentleman
Lot 1129
British Coins, Edward the Confessor (1042-66), penny, Shrewsbury mint, sovereign eagles type, king enthroned facing r., rev. short cross with eagles in angles, +ISCROBDESBIRIG, wt. 0.85gms. (S.1181; N.827) good very fine, unique A coin of the highest interest and rarity, a piece of local provincial style, the reverse signed only by the mint name with the full reading of its Saxon name Scrobesbyrig – a coin seemingly without parallel.
Lot 1574
British Coins, Isle of Man, James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1702-1736), pattern silver halfpenny, 1723, by William Wood, Stanley crest, the eagle with child upon cap of maintenance, frosted cap, date below, rev. Triskelis, diagonally milled edge (Pr.26; S.-; KM.Pn10), solder mark at top and has been pierced and plugged, otherwise coin fine, extremely rare *ex Cunningham (lot 628), E. A. Johnstone and Brushfield Collections.
Lot 1395
Scottish Coins, Scotland, Renfrewshire, Greenock, McFie, Lindsay & Co, Peru, Ferdinand VII, 8-reales, 1810, J.P., Lima, obv. ring countermark, MCFIE LINDSAY & COY * GREENOCK, 4/6 in centre (Manville 57; KM. CC58), coin fine, striking mark through 4/6, countermark very fine McFie, Lindsay & Co, wholesale grocers, 3 William Street, fl. 1815-34; their countermarked dollars were withdrawn during August 1828.
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Lot 1393
Scottish Coins, Scotland, Lanarkshire, Dalzell Farm, France, Republic, 5-Francs, L’an ? [10 or 11 – 1801-03] Paris Mint, rev. ring countermark, PAYABLE AT DALZELL FARM * (Manville 20; KM; CC22), the date year obscured by the countermark, obverse fair to fine, reverse good fine and countermark very fine *ex. London Coin Auction, 5 March, 2016 (lot 1293) The Dalzell farm countermarks are only found on French coins, though more usually with the bust of Napoleon.
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