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Click here to subscribeANCIENT COINS, BYZANTINE COINS, Justinus II (AD 565-578), Gold Solidus, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on a globe and a shield, rev VICTORIA AVCCC S, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding a appear and a globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, 4.34g, 6h (S 345; MIB 4). Lightly toned, extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Eugenius (AD 392-394), Silver Siliqua, mint of Treveri, D N EVGENI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Roma seated left on a cuirass, holding Victory on a globe and a spear, TRPS in exergue, 1.56g, 12h (RIC 106d; C 14). Cabinet toning, about extremely fine, scarce.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Honorius (AD 393-423), Gold Solidus, mint of Constantinople, struck c. AD 397-402, D M HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, with a spear and shield, rev CONCORDI-A AVGG, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, holding a sceptre and a Victory on globe, her right foot resting on a prow, CONOB in exergue, 4.41g, 6h (RIC 8; Depeyrot 55/2). Lightly toned, good very fine.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMANO-BRITISH COINS, Allectus (AD 293-296), Æ Antoniniani (4), mint of Camulodunum, S-P issue, AD 293-5, IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding a globe and a cornucopiae (RIC 108); rev holding a globe and a sceptre (RIC 105); rev holding a baton and a cornucopiae (2), S-P in field, C in exergue (RIC 111). Generally fine to very fine. (4)
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Valentinian III (AD 425-455), Gold Solidus, mint of Mediolanum, struck c. AD 430-55, D N PL VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORI-A AVGGG, Emperor standing facing, holding a long cross and Victory on globe, his right foot resting on the head of a human-headed serpent, M-D in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.42g, 6h (RIC 2027; Depeyrot 20/1). Very fine and rare.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Valentinian I (AD 364-375), Silver Siliqua, mint of Thessalonica, struck AD 364-7, D N VALENITNI-AMVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev RESTITV-TOR REIP, Emperor standing facing, head right, holding a labarum and Victory on globe, TES in exergue, 2.02g, 11h (RIC 12a; C 19). Cabinet tone, about extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Arcadius (AD 383-408), Silver Siliqua, mint of Treveri, struck AD 392-5, D N ARCAPI-VS P F AVG (sic), pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRT[VS RO]-MANORVM, Roma seated left on a cuirass, holding Victory on a globe and a spear, TRPS in exergue, 1.63g, 6h (RIC 106c). Very light crack in flan, iridescent cabinet toning, good very fine.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMANO-BRITISH COINS, Valentinian I (AD 364-375), Gold Solidus, mint of Antioch, struck AD 364-7, D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, Emperor standing right, holding a labarum and Victory on globe, ANTΓ and a star in exergue, 4.02g, 6h (RIC 2b; C 28). Light scratches on reverse, good fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Theodosius (AD 379-395), Silver Siliqua, mint of Treveri, struck AD 388-92, D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Roma seated left on a cuirass, holding Victory on a globe and a spear, TRPS in exergue, 1.74g, 6h (RIC 94b; C 57). Cabinet toning, extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Gratian (AD 367-383), Silver Siliqua, mint of Aquileia, struck AD 378-83, D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Roma enthroned facing, head left, holding a globe and a spear, AQPS in exergue, 2.20g, 6h (RIC 28a; C 56). Extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Valentinian I (AD 364-375), Silver Siliqua, mint of Treveri, struck AD 367-75, D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VRBS ROMA, Roma enthroned left, holding Victory on a globe and a sceptre, TRPS in exergue, 2.32g, 6h (RIC 27d; C 81). Broad flan, lightly toned, good very fine.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMANO-BRITISH COINS, Jovian (AD 363-364), Æ Follis, minted at Thessalonica, D N IOVIANVS P F PP AVG, laurel and rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head right, holding a standard and Victory on a globe, •TESΔ•, in exergue, 8.68g, 6h (RIC 238). Dark patina, good very fine.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMANO-BRITISH COINS, Allectus (AD 293-296), Æ Antoninianus, mint of Camulodunum, S-P issue, AD 293-5, IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PROVID AVG, Providentia standing left, holding a globe and a cornucopiae, S-P in field, C in exergue, 4.19g, 6h (RIC 94; Webb 150). Attractive dark green patina, good very fine.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS, Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Statesman, Death 1806, Silver Medal, by T Webb, bust right, C . I . FOX OB . SEP . XIII MDCCCVI, rev angel on globe holds wreaths, LIBERTATIS . HVMANITATISQVE VINDEX ., 53mm (BHM 604; Eimer 979). Good extremely fine with lightly toned original surfaces, an exceptional medal of the highest quality and rare in silver.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Anthemius (AD 467-472), Gold Solidus, mint of Rome, struck c. AD 468, D N ANTHE-MIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, with a spear and a shield, rev SALVS R-[EI] P-VBLICAE, two emperors standing facing, holding spears and supporting a globe surmounted by a cross between them, ROMA monogram and a pellet in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.27g, 6h (RIC 2831; Depeyrot 65/2). Pierced and plugged, light scratches, about very fine and rare.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Galba (AD 68-69), Silver Denarius, IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head facing right, rev SALVS GEN HVMANI, female figure standing left, her right foot on a globe, sacrificing from a patera over a lighted altar, and holding a rudder, 2.99g, 6h (RIC 211; BMC 41). Attractive old cabinet tone, about very fine, rare.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Flavius Victor (AD 387-388), Silver Siliqua, mint of Treveri, D N FL VIC-TOR P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Roma enthroned facing, head turned to left, holding a globe and a spear, TRPS in exergue, 1.93g, 12h (RIC 84d (1); C 5). Extremely fine, a good example, scarce.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMANO-BRITISH COINS, Allectus (AD 293-296), Æ Antoniniani (6), mint of Londinium, radiate and cuirassed, or radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PROVIDENTIA AVG (5), PROVID AVG (1), Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiae (1), globe and cornucopiae (5), S-A in field, ML in exergue (RIC 35ff). Mainly fair to good fine. (6)
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Egypt, Fuad (1918-1937), 10th International Postal Congress, Cairo, 1934, Bronze Medal, by P Minassian, bust left in uniform and fez, rev figure seated by rocky pyramid, above figures encircle the globe, 70mm. Choice, virtually mint state. The obverse copied from Percy Metcalfe’s medal for Fuad’s visit to England in 1927.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS BY SUBJECT, Exploration, Marine, France, Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville (1790–1842), polar explorer, explorer, cartographer and botanist, Monument to his Achievements, Bronze Medal, 1844, by E A Oudiné, head left, rev view of the monument in Paris, MORT SUR LE CHEMIN DE FER DE PARIS A VERSAILLES, 68.5mm (MH 199). Extremely fine, scarce. d’Urville circumnavigated the globe three times between 1822 and 1840. He surveyed New Zealand and New Guinea and his expedition to Antarctica and Australasia in two ships, the Astrolabe and Zélée, charted much of the north east of the Antarctic Peninsula. d’Urville, his wife and only child were killed in France’s first railway accident, at Versailles on 8 May 1842.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMANO-BRITISH COINS, Theodosius II (AD 402-450), Gold Solidus, minted at Thessalonica, struck AD 408-20, D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding a spear and shield, rev GLOR ORVIS TERRAR, Emperor standing facing, holding a standard and a cross on globe, TESOB in exergue, 4.21g, 6h (RIC 361). Lustrous, nearly extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST (PART III), Arcadius (AD 383-408), Gold Solidus, mint of Thessalonica, struck AD 397-402, D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, with a spear and shield, rev CONCORDI-A AVGGG, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, holding a sceptre and a Victory on globe, her right foot resting on a prow, COMOB in exergue, 3.97g, 12h (RIC 37; Depeyrot 45/1). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine, rare.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN COINS, Hadrian (AD 117-138), Silver Dupondius, struck AD 119-21, IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, radiate bust facing right, drapery on left shoulder, rev SALVS PVBLICA, S-C, Salus standing left, right foot on a globe, holding a patera and a rudder, 14.04g, 6h (RIC 604a; C 1358). Dark green-brown patina, very fine.
ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN COINS, Vespasian (AD 69-79), Silver Didrachm, minted at Caesarea, Cappadocia, struck AD 76/7, laureate head facing right, rev Nike standing right, holding a wreath and a palm (RPC 1647); with Silver Drachm, AD 74/5, laureate head right, rev Mount Argaeus, surmounted by a radiate figure, holding a globe and a sceptre (RPC 1646); Silver Hemidrachm, similar types (RPC 1658); and Judaea, Ascalon, Æ 16mm, AD 72/3, bust of Tyche right, rev war-galley (RPC 2204). Generally very fine to nearly extremely fine. (4)
John Henry Foley RA RHA (1818-1874) INO AND BACCHUS, 1851 bronze on black marble base signed and dated lower left 19½ x 13 x 9½in. (49.53 x 33.02 Dimensions of base: 22 by 11 by 1in.In 1834 sixteen-year old John Henry Foley left his native Dublin for London, following in the footsteps of his elder brother Edward, already established at the sculpture workshop of the celebrated Mr Behnes. He enrolled in the school of the Royal Academy and quickly won a studentship for ten years with The Death of Abel. This piece and Innocence were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 to great acclaim and Foley's talent was recognised by the influential Art Journal. The following year Ino and Bacchus was exhibited, to even greater acclaim. In both subject matter and style it is a neo-classical piece. That is to say it imitates the art of ancient Greece and Rome. The infant Bacchus lies on his back, smiling, reaching for the bunch of grapes dangled above him by the bare-breasted Ino who lies, smiling, at his side and leans over him. Ino and Bacchus marked a turning point in the career of the twenty-two year old from Montgomery Street, Dublin (Now Foley Street, just north of Talbot Street.) and launched him upon a career-path that led to the heart of Victorian society and major commissions for projects across the imperial globe from Galway to Calcutta. A plaster-cast of the model can be found in the permanent collection of the Royal Dublin Society.For an extended note on this lot see www.whytes.ie P
Juan Sebastian Elcano. Fine scale model. 110cm x 60cm x 25cm. Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a training ship for the Royal Spanish Navy. It is a four-masted topsail, steel-hulled barquentine (schooner barque). At 113 metres (371 ft) long, it is the third-largest tall ship in the world, and is the sailboat that has sailed the furthest, covering more than 2,000,000 nautical miles (3,700,000 km; 2,300,000 mi) in its history. It is named after Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, Captain of Ferdinand Magellan's last exploratory fleet and the man to lead the first circumnavigation of the world. The ship also carries the Elcano coat of arms, which was granted to the family by Emperor Charles I following Elcano's return in 1522 from Magellan's global expedition. The coat of arms is a terraqueous globe with the motto "Primus Circumdedisti Me" (meaning: "First to circumnavigate me"). Uncased. Full set of images upon request.
A William IV Newtons 12 inch 'New Improved Terrestial Globe Embracing Every Recent Discovery To The Present Time' dated London January 1st 1836 with a brass meridian ring on a mahogany tripod stand with ebony rings and inlay, the legs with low stretcher mounted with an earlier 12.5cm compass by Dudley Adams, full height 95cm. (See illustration)
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