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Click here to subscribeBRITISH COINS, Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Silver Penny, PACX type (1042-1044), Bedford mint, moneyer Swota, diademed bust left with sceptre to edge of coin, legend commences at top, +EDPA D RECX, rev voided long cross with crescent terminals, annulet centre, letters P X C A in angles in wrong order, the A also over X, +SPOT ON.N BEDEF, 0.82g (BMC type IV; N 813; S 1171). Dark tone, bold very fine, unusual and very rare.
BRITISH COINS, Coenwulf, King of Mercia, Silver Portrait Penny, type of East Anglia, moneyer Wodel, diademed bust right to edge of coin, beaded circle around head, legend commences upper left, +COENVVLF REX M, rev pellet in beaded annulet at centre of beaded cross, pellet in annulet at each cross end, PO Ð E L+, the Ð rotated and L inverted, 1.16g (CSE E13.1; N 369; S 920). Short flan split and quite chipped, obverse and reverse die does not match those examples listed by Naismith, otherwise very fine, toned and very rare.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS, London, Numismatics, Benjamin Nightingale, Tan-coloured Bronzed-copper Halfpenny-sized Token, 1843, seated female with cornucopiae of coins and facing a coin cabinet, plain wall behind; Aluminium Token for Fatorini of Bradford (The cheapest wholesale house in England). Good extremely fine and extremely fine. (2) Benjamin Nightingale (1806-1862), was a wine and spirit merchant, who lived at 17 Upper Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, London. He was a member of the Numismatic Society of London and his collection of coins was sold in February 1863.
ANCIENT COINS, GREEK COINS, Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 BC), Silver Drachm, mint of Abydos, lifetime issue, struck c.328-323 BC, head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, monogram and Pegasos-forepart on left, 4.29g, 3h (Price 1506; Müller 609). In NGC holder graded strike 5/5, surface 5/5, beautiful blue iridescent cabinet tone, good extremely fine and a very attractive coin.
ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Vologases II (c. AD 78-79), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, short bearded bust of Vologases left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara decorated with “hooks” round the crest, ear and ear-ring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter Δ (engraved over Γ) behind head, rev King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription ΒΑCΙΛΕШC ΒΑCΙΛΕШΝ ΑΡCΑΚΟY OΛAΓACOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYC ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟC, year QΤ = 390 SEM between king and Tyche, traces of intercalary month EΠBOΛIΠOY (Embolimos) in exergue, Mar./Apr. AD 79, 14.19g, 12h (S 72.7 = Sinisi, SNP 7, 765 (this coin)); Pacorus I (c. AD 78-120), Silver Tetradrachm, beardless bust of Pacorus left, wearing double banded diadem, spiral torque, sequential letter Δ behind head, rev King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕШΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕШΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΠAKOPΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, year QΤ = 390 SEM (AD 78/9) between king and Tyche, month off the flan, 14.10g, 12h (S 73.9 var (Pacorus II) = Sinisi, SNP 7, 739 (this coin)). Both good fine, rare. (2)
ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Artabanus V (AD 79/80-100), Silver Drachms (2), one altered, minted at Ecbatana, bust left with long and rectangular beard, hair almost straight, ear-ring visible, wearing double banded diadem with double loop and three pendent ends, spiral torque, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, stylised, 3.81g, 12h, and 3.74g, 12h (S 74.6 (Artabanus III) = Sinisi, SNP 7, 885 (this coin), S 74.7 (beard cut away to rectangular shape on coin) = Sinisi, SNP 7, 902 (this coin)). About very fine, scarce to very rare. (2)
ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, minted at Mithradatkart, diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, rev archer seated right on backless throne, one line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, letter A below bow, 3.87g, 12h (S 5.1 (Arsaces II); Abgarians and Sellwood “A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms”, Numismatic Chronicle (1971), 103-119 and plates 20-23, pl. 20, 5/3 (this coin)). Very fine, scarce. On the attribution to Arsaces I of this issue see: Assar G.R.F., “Genealogy and Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. I”, Parthica 6 (2004/5), 69-93 (at 77-80), and Assar G.R.F., “Genealogy and Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. II. A Revised Stemma”, Parthica 7 (2005/6), 29-63 (at 34-35).
ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Vologases I (c. AD 50-77/8), Silver Drachms (3), bust left with medium, rectangular but tapering beard, wearing double banded diadem with double loop, hair in five distinct waves, wart on brow, ear-ring visible, spiral torque, Arsacid symbol/two Aramaic letters wl (for Wlgšy = Vologases) behind head, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, stylised, 3.58g, 12h, 3.52g, 12h, and 3.37g, 12h (S 71.1 (Ecbatana) = Sinisi SNP 7, 544 (this coin), S 71.1 var (Mithradatkart) = SNP 7, 559 (this coin), S 71.2 (Ecbatana) = SNP 7, 528 (this coin)). Generally about very fine, includes two very rare examples. (3)
ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, minted at Mithradatkart, diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, rev archer seated right on backless throne, two line inscription, part Greek, part Aramaic, ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, krnw/krny right below bow, mint monogram below stool, 4.21g, 12h (S 4.1; Abgarians and Sellwood “A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms”, Numismatic Chronicle (1971), 103-119 and plates 20-23, pl. 20, 4/7 (this coin)). About extremely fine, slight porosity on both sides, very rare.
COIN CABINETS, A Fine Victorian Coin Collector’s Cabinet, by Spink & Son , Gracechurch St, with double panelled doors (lock, no key), containing 23 (of 24) finger-pierced trays (to hold coins of 22-25mm x 8, 32mm x 4, 35-38mm x 3, 41mm x 5) . In good order, but lacks some mouldings. Ivorine label on one door “Half Groats et infra”
ANCIENT COINS, GREEK COINS, Kingdom of Syria, Seleukid Kings, Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Antioch, struck 166 BC, head of Apollo facing right, wearing a laurel-wreath, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY, Apollo, wearing a long peplos, standing facing right, holding a patera and a kithara, 16.23g, 12h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 1401; Newell, SMA 64; Houghton 110; Gulbenkian 1040). Well-struck on a broad flan, of superb style and with a light iridescent tone, about extremely fine, extremely rare. ex Abramowitz Family Collection, Superior auctions, 8 December 1993, lot 304 This exceptionally beautiful coin is extremely rare, with approximately ten examples known to have survived from antiquity. It has been suggested that the figure of Apollo on the reverse might be a depiction of the cult statue of Apollo at Daphne, by the 4th Century sculptor Bryaxis.
BRITISH COINS, Burgred, King of Mercia (852-874), Silver Portrait Penny, Lunette type, moneyer Osmund, bust facing right to edge of coin, legend commences lower left, BVRGRED REX, rev lunettes top and bottom, legend commences across centre, continues in top lunette and ends in lower lunette, oSMNND / MON / ETA, 1.21g (N 423; S 941E). Edge split at 5 o’clock, some time cleaned, about very fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Parthian issues from Persis(?), Silver Fractions (8), Parthian (7), including issues of Vologases I, Vologases II, Pacorus I, Artabanus V and Osroes I, as well as one of the local ruler Vahšir (Oxathres). Generally about extremely fine, scarce to very rare. (8) For further information on these small and rare coins see Sellwood D.G., “New Parthian Coin Types”, The Numismatic Chronicle (1989), 162-168.
19th Century silver pocket watch, H.E. Peck, London, Pioneer Lever, Three Bears, stamped 0.935 to case, 2303685, missing glass, enamel face hairline cracks, missing hour hand, stainless steel outer case marked MARS 33, together with two silver fob chains, a silver plate fob chain with George VI silver coin, a gold colored metal fob chain and a key ring with bone / ivory hoof
A Royal Mint Pounds Shillings And Pence uncirculated set, Royal Mint 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection sets, a Royal Mint 1985 Brilliant Uncirculated Welsh £1 Coin, a Royal Mint 1986 Brilliant Uncirculated Northern Ireland £1 Coin, Royal Mint 1987 Brilliant Uncirculated English £1 Coin, Royal Mint Brilliant Uncirculated 1988 £1 Coin, Royal Mint The 1989 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated £2 Coins, 1947 - 1997 Five Pounds Coin (loose), 1900 - 1990 H.M. Queen Elizabeth Mother's 90th Birthday £5 Coin (12 items in all)
A collection of Royal Mint & Westminster proof silver coins to include 1994 two pound coin (15.98 grams), D-Day Fifty pence coin (13.50 grams), Second world war two pound coin (15.98g), Cayman Islands $1 (28.28g), Gambia 1994 20 dalasis (31.47g), Fiji 1994 (20g), 2 x Barbados 1994 one dollar (10g), Coronation 40th Anniversary crown (28.28g) and 1953 five shilling piece (all cased with pouches with paperwork (10)
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