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Click here to subscribeEtruria, Populonia Æ Sextans. Late 3rd century BC. Diademed head of young Hercle right, club over shoulder / Etruscan legend 'pvplvna', bow, arrow and club, •••• between. EC I, 136.15 (this coin); HN Italy 187; Sambon 116. 12.22g, 28mm, 5h. Good Very Fine. Rare, and unusually well preserved for this issue. From the VCV Collection.
Etruria, Populonia Æ 11 Units. Late 3rd century BC. Bust of Turms right, wearing winged petasos, crescent to left / Etruscan legend 'pvplvna' between two caducei, X/ between. EC I, 139.3 (this coin); HN Italy 190. 12.53g, 27mm, 11h. Very Fine, light sage-green patina and unusually good for this issue. Rare; only two examples on CoinArchives. From the VCV Collection.
Etruria, Populonia Æ Triens of 10 Units. Late 3rd century BC. Bust of Sethlans right, wearing pileus decorated with laurel-wreath, X behind / Etruscan legend 'pvplvna' below hammer and tongs, •••• between. ECI, 140.54 (this coin); HN Italy 195; Sambon 119. 8.04g, 24mm, 3h. Very Fine. Rare. From the VCV Collection. The final bronze issues (EC I, 139-140) are also tariffed with X and /X and may be metrologically connected with the remarkable struck bronze coins with incuse reverse and marks of value 1 to 100, cf. Uncertain Central Italy, EC I, 1-17.
Michael IV the Paphlagonian AV Histamenon Nomisma. Thessalonica, AD 1034-1041. + IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTI hM, Christ seated on backless throne facing, bearded, with crossed nimbus, wearing chiton and himation, raising hand to side in benediction and holding Gospels by spine / + MI XΛHL ΔЄSΠOT, Standing facing figures of archangel Michael, winged, wearing chlamys, and Michael IV, bearded, wearing loros and crown with pendilia, holding left hand on breast; between them, they hold labarum with diamond of four pellets; above crown, hand of God. DOC 2; Sear 1826 (Michael V). 4.40g, 25mm, 5h. Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare, believed to be one of fewer than ten known examples. Michael the Paphlagonian was the chamberlain of the empress Zoe, wife of Romanos III. The pair soon became lovers, and just a day after the demise of the emperor (in suspicious circumstances), they were married, and Michael was crowned emperor. Though uneducated, Michael proved to be a good and courageous leader, but his reign was cut short by severe epilepsy and dropsy. This extremely rare coin has variously been attributed to Michael IV, Michael V, Michael VI and Michael VII. Current scholarship assigns it to Michael IV (see M. F Hendy, ‘Michael IV and Harold Hardrada’, in: NC 1970, S. 187-197), on the basis that coins of the Danish king Sveyn II Estridsson (1047-1075) mimic this extremely rare type, the proposed reason being that Harold Sigurtharson (later called Hardrada), future King of Norway and nearly of England, would have brought these coins brought back with him when he returned home from his time in the Byzantine emperor Michaels IV’s Varangian Guard. Harald served with distinction under Michael IV, winning great honour, and according to his skald (poet) Tjodolv Arnorsson, Harald participated in no fewer than eighteen greater battles during his Byzantine military career. Harald’s favour at the imperial court quickly declined after the death of Michael IV in December 1041, which was followed by conflicts between new emperor Michael V and the powerful empress Zoe. After Zoe had been restored to the throne in June 1042 together with Constantine IX, Harald requested to be allowed to return to Norway. Although Zoe refused to allow this, Harald managed to escape into the Bosphorus with two ships and some loyal followers,though the second ship was destroyed by the Byzantine cross-strait iron chains. Despite the manner of his departure, Kekaumenos lauds the ‘loyalty and love’ Harald had for the empire, which he reportedly maintained even after he returned to Norway and became king.
Etruria, Populonia Æ Triens of 10 Units. Late 3rd century BC. Bust of Sethlans right, wearing pileus decorated with laurel-wreath, X behind / Etruscan legend 'pvplvna' below hammer and tongs, •••• between. ECI, 140.102 (this coin, countermarked radiate circle and ••••; cf. HN Italy 195 note. 7.38g, 25mm, 5h. Very Fine. Very Rare. From the VCV Collection.
A collection of silver £5 commemorative coins comprising 2013 HRH Prince George of Cambridge ,2008 Spitfire,2009 Mini, 2008 Queen Elizabeth I, 2007 coloured Maple Leaf, £2 silver 2008 Olympic hand over ceremony, Cupro-Nickel Millennium £5 coin, 2013 Silver £20 proof coin, 1953 coronation coin and Britain's first Decimal coin set, all boxed with paperwork (10)
1154 to 1662 AD. Group comprising: Henry II (Tealby cut halfpenny, Exeter, moneyer Guncelin); short cross series (9; penny, 7 cut halfpennes, cut farthing); Henry III, voided long cross (4; 3 cut halfpennies, cut farthing); Long cross series (10; pennies and halfpennies); Tudor issues (6, Henry VII to Elizabeth I); continental issues (6; including Venice and Netherlands); with a Byzantine silver coin (pierced). 22.69 grams total. ("). Metal detecting finds from southern England; findspots unknown. [37, No Reserve]
1485-1649 AD. Group comprising: Henry VII (Durham, sovereign penny); Henry VIII (2; base groat (broken), Bristol facing bust penny); Mary (groat); Elizabeth I (10; sixpences (1563, 1569, 1572 (broken)), threepences (1566, 1602 and another), halfgroat, 3 pennies); James I, Ireland (3; sixpences); Charles I (3; halfgroat, 2 pennies); with one uncertain and a continental small coin. 33.90 grams total. ("). Metal detecting finds from southern England; findspots unknown. [22, No Reserve]
20th century AD. Group comprising: promotional card wallet issued by Campbell's Soups Ltd as part of their '£1,000,000 Great British Shareout', containing eight Bank of England one pound notes (D. H. F. Somerset, issued 1981-1984); promotional card and wallet issued by Sharps as their 'Coin Offer' and holding five 20 pence coins (dated 1982); with a Pobjoy Mint medallion for the 1977 Silver Jubilee inscribed 'PRIORITY COLLECTORS REGISTER POBJOY MINT LIMITED to the reverse (in case and packaging of issue) and 'World Cup Willie' medallion for the 1966 World Cup Championship (in capsule of issue). 154 grams total. ("). [4, No Reserve]
14-37 AD. Lyons mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG AVGVSTVS legend with laureate head right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM legend with Livia, as Pax, seated right on throne, holding long sceptre and olive branch, chair legs ornamented, single line below. RIC 30; RSC 16a; Sear 1763. 3.17 grams. ("). Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. This coin is usually referred to as the 'Tribute Penny', from the biblical reference in the gospel of Saint Mark (12:14-17) where Jesus responds Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's after being challenged regarding tribute to Caesar. [No Reserve]
14-37 AD. Lyons mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG AVGVSTVS legend with laureate head right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM legend with Livia, as Pax, seated right on throne, holding long sceptre and olive branch, chair legs ornamented, single line below. RIC 30; RSC 16a; Sear 1763. 3.39 grams. ("). Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. This coin is usually referred to as the 'Tribute Penny', from the reference in the gospel of Saint Mark (12:14-17) where Jesus responds Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's after being challenged regarding tribute to Caesar. [No Reserve]
. Group comprising: red leatherette case to hold twenty-four silver proof Liberia 'The World's Greatest Conquerors Official Coin Collection' 20 dollars coins in capsules of issue, in two trays, with recess below for explanatory cards; with a Royal Mint blue plush case, with pamphlet and Certificate for the silver proof 1999 Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial 5 pounds coin in capsule of issue (see Spink 4551) and a Pobjoy mint red leatherette case for a single crown-sized coin in capsule of issue. 1.08 Kg total, 26 x 19cm, 10.5 x 9cm and 7.5 x 7.5cm. ("). [3, No Reserve]
Greece, P S154s, Pitidis-Poutous 252d, Bank of Crete, 100 Drachmai, (1901), FRONT COLOUR PROOF. Ancient coin at upper left, coat of arms at upper center, portrait of Prince George at upper right on front. Perforated SPECIMEN. Note illustrated in the Pitidis-Poutous catalogue., , Mounting traces on back, otherwise UNC Start Price: €900
Portugal, P 189c, Banco de Portugal, 2,000 Escudos, 11 September 1997, PREFIX A96, NUMBER 000098. Cruzado coin of Dom João at upper center, portrait of Bartholomeu Dias at right. Chapa 2. Map and compass at left center, old sailing ship at center right on back., # A96 000098, UNC Start Price: €25
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