Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Antoninus Pius and Trajan Decius - Ases Group [3]2nd-3rd century AD, group comprising: 147-148 AD, Antoninus Pius, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP legend with laureate head right. Rev: TR POT COS III S C legend with Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia. 148-149 AD, Antoninus Pius, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII legend with laureate head left. Rev: FELICITAS AVG COS IIII legend with S-C in exergue, Felicitas standing right, holding long caduceus & corn-ears in fold of her robe. 250-251 AD, Trajan Decius, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG legend with laureate, cuirassed bust right. Rev: PANNONIAE legend with the two Pannoniae standing, each holding a standard; S-C across fields. RIC 700a; Cohen 899/RIC 937/RIC 124b; Cohen 88; Sear 9429. 38.52 grams total. Property of an American gentleman, Massachusetts, USA. [3, No Reserve]About very fine.
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Valentinian I - Emperor Standing Gold Solidus364-375 AD, struck 367 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG legend with pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE legend with emperor standing facing, head right, holding Victory on globe and labarum; mintmark ANTB. in exergue. RIC IX Antioch 2a type xiii; Depeyrot 27/2; Sear (1988) 4088 variant (mintmark). 4.25 grams. [No Reserve]Good fine.
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Theodosius II - Constantinopolis Gold Solidus442-443 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: D N THEODOSI-VS P F AVG legend with diademed and helmeted three-quarter facing bust, spear over shoulder. Rev: IMP XXXXII COS XVII P P legend with four punctuation points and with legend ending beside the shield; Constantinopolis seated left on throne, holding cross on globe, foot on prow, shield at her side; star in left field; mintmark COMOB in small letters in exergue. RIC 292; Depeyrot 84/1; DOCLR 414. 4.47 grams. Good very fine; small graffito to fields. Rare.
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Theodosius II - Constantinopolis Seated Gold Solidus424-450 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: DN THEODOSI-VS PF AVG legend with pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust three-quarters facing right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing enemy. Rev: IMP XXXXII COS XVII PP punctuated legend with Constantinopolis seated left, holding cross on globe in right hand and sceptre in left, left foot on prow, left elbow resting on shield at her side; star in left field; mintmark COMOB in exergue. RIX X 292; Depeyrot 84/1; cf. Sear 4288. 4.35 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. Very fine.
Ancient Byzantine Coins - Justinian I - Angel Gold Solidus527-538 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG legend with helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield. Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG legend and officina letter E, angel standing facing, holding jewelled cross and cross on globe; star in right field; mintmark CONOB in exergue. Sear 139; DOC I 8d; MIB I 6. 4.50 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. Good very fine.
Ancient Byzantine Coins - Heraclius and Sons - Cross-on-Steps Gold Solidus610-641 AD, struck AD 638-639. Constantinople mint. Obv: Heraclius, crowned, with long moustache and long beard in centre, Heraclonas, of almost equal height, crowned, on left, and Heraclius Constantine, of equal height, crowned, unbearded, on right, all wearing chlamys and holding cross on globe. Rev: VICTORIA AVGU legend and officina letter A, cross potent on three steps; PTh monogram in left field; A in right field; mintmark CONOB lambda below. DOC 40; BMC 75; Sear Byz. 766. See Wildwinds.com (this coin). 4.35 grams. [No Reserve]Good very fine, ex mount.
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Constantine I - Roma Follis327-328 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG legend with rosette-diademed head right. Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM legend with Roma helmeted, seated left on shield, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; officina letter A in left field; mintmark CONS in exergue. RIC VII Constantinople 23; Cohen 263; Sear 16234. See Wildwinds.com (this coin). 2.89 grams. [No Reserve]Extremely fine. Rare (R2).
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Constantius I and Constantine I - Large Folles Group [3]307 AD, Constantine I, Rome mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES legend with laureate head right. Rev: CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE legend with Roma seated facing, head left, in hexastyle temple, right hand holding globe and sceptre; knobs as acoteria; plain pediment; mintmark R star Q in exergue. 299 AD, Constantius I as Caesar, Rome mint. Obv: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES legend with laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI legend with Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; mintmark T star in exergue. 303-305 AD, Constantius I as Caesar, Rome mint. Obv: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES legend with laureate head right. Rev: SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN legend with Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; mintmark R crescent T in exergue. RIC VI Rome 196; Sear 15512/RIC VI 95a; Sear 14052/RIC VI RIC VI Rome 112a; Sear 14085. See Wildwinds.com (these coins). 6.44, 10.27, 10.48 grams. [3, No Reserve]Extremely fine. All scarce.
A mixed quantity of toys to include Mattels "Man in Space" including two figures and a number of items of equipment, a Marx "Sooper Snooper" four way scope, a tin whistle, a quantity of pin and lapel badges, a child's 1960s terrestrial globe and a boxed Hornby Trains O gauge single arm signal.
Graf Zeppelin 1929 Round the World Tour 1929 Plaque, produced in brass and with makers details on the reverse of A Moser Munchen (Munich). Two drill holes at the top and bottom of the plaque to fit to a wooden plaque. Plaque shows a Zeppelin in flight over the globe and an image of Graf Zeppelin to the side, to the lower section a scroll with wording in German detailing what the plaque commemorates. 8cm x 7cm approx. Good condition.
John Aiken (Late 18th/early 19th Century) A MAP OF NORTHUMBERLAND c.1790 engraving with hand-colouring 16.5 x 11cms; 6 1/2 x 4 1/2in.; Attributed to David Hastings (19th Century) "A PLAN OF THAT PART OF BAMBROUGH..." pencil and sepia ink drawing with hand-colouring 47.5 x 38cms; 18 3/4 x 15in.; together with another antique map of Northumberland; a map of Durham; and a bookplate featuring a miniature globe map of Durham, all unframed. (5)
An ornate Victorian table centrepiece, probably by Mackay, Cunningham & Co., Edinburgh 1876, with ornate receiver decorated caryatid (glass bowl missing), ornate baluster stem with acanthus leaf and anthemion decoration, flanked by two classical female figures, one holding a globe and compass (Astronomy), the other with flaming staff, on spreading oval shaped base decorated mask, ribbon, foliate and bird design, with central inscription 'Presented James A. Cameron of Firhall... Nairn, May 1878', 17 3/4in. (45cms), 92oz. See illustration
A ROMAN DIOCLETIAN ANTONINIANUS BRONZE COIN Antioch c285 AD, with radiate, draped cuirassed bust right with in the legend IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, the obverse with Jupiter standing, vertical scepter in left hand, globe in right, facing Hercules, head left, victory in hand, club and lion skin in left, crescent and E in lower middle field, XXI (ratio mark) in exerge.CONDITION: VF
London and British Columbia Goldfields Ltd., £1 shares, 19[03], no.33, vignette of miners with hydraulic hoses and picks, red, together with other certificates from Canada and the U.S.A. (7), including British America Corporation Ltd., 1899 and London & Globe Finance Corporation Ltd., 1899, both with facsimile signature of Whitaker Wright; Montreal Cobalt Mining Co. Ltd., 1907; Pioneer Mining Company of Seattle, 1903, and others (3), fine to very fine. (8) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Various BRONZE ROMAN BYZANTINE COINS Various Thirteen Roman Byzantine coins dating from about 300-1100 AD, not cleaned or polished. The coins are quite badly worn but a collector has examined them and tentatively identified and described them as below, in paragraphs A-M. In addition, this Lot includes twenty-seven coins of the same period, but these have not been identified or described. A: Follis of Constantine VII 913-959. Obverse: bust of Constantine VII, short beard, holding Akakia and Cross on globe. CONST b ASIL ROM. On reverse: CONST ENOEObA SILVSR OMEON. Minted in Constantinople. Diameter 23-24mm 5g. B: Follis of Heraclius 610-641 AD. Obverse: Three persons - Heraclius, his son Heraclius Constantine and his wife Martina. On reverse: A large M (meaning 40 nummia). A `P` on `h` monogram and the regnal year (16) to the right. The mintmark CON implies the Constantinople mint. The regnal year indicates that this coin was minted in 626 AD. Diameter 20-21mm 2g. C: Countermarked coin. Could be Byzantine or Roman. Interest in this coin is based on the three countermarks. The metal appears to be orichalcum. If so, then the coin dates from the earlier Roman Empire. Diameter 27-28mm 11g. D: Follis of Constantine X 1059-1067 AD. On Obverse: standing figure of Jesus Christ facing the front holding a book in the cradle of one arm. Around the figure the letters EMMANOUHL. To the left of the figure is IC and to the right XC. On reverse: the standing figures of Empress Eudocia to the left and Constantine X on right, holding a laburum with cross. Each figure on the reverse wears a crown and loros toga. Diameter 25-26mm 7g. E: Follis of Phocas 602-610 AD. On Obverse: figures of Phocas and his wife Leontia in imperial dress. Phocas on left with globe and cross, Leontia on right with sceptre with cross. DN FOCA NE PE AV. On reverse: M with a cross above. On left ANNO, on right the regnal year V indicates 607 as the date of mint. THEUP implies that the coin was minted in Theopolis. Diameter 26-28mm 11g. F: Bronze follis of Justinian I 527-565 AD. On obverse: bust of the emperor facing right surrounded by letters DN JUSTINIANUS PP AUG. On reverse: M with star on left, cross above and star on right. Below the M is the mintmark CON indicating the Constantinople mint. Diameter 28-30mm 15g. G: Bronze follis of Justin I (Uncle of Justinian I) 518-527 AD. On obverse: Bust of emperor facing to the right surrounded by DN IUSTINUS PP AUG. On reverse: M with star on left, cross above and star on right. Mintmark CON indicates the Constantinople mint. Diameter 27-29mm 13g. H: Bronze follis of Justin I 518-527 AD. On obverse: bust of emperor facing right surrounded by letters DN IUSTINUS PP AUG. On reverse: M with star on left, cross above, star on right. CON indicates the Constantinople mint. Diameter 28-30mm 15g. I: Half follis of Justinian I 527-565 AD. On obverse figure of the emperor facing to the right with the letters DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG. Justinian I attempted to restore the Roman Empire by re-conquering the western Roman Empire. On reverse: A large K (indicating a value of 20 nummia) A long cross on left, star above and below and the officinal letter to the right. There is no mintmark but other coins of this type were minted at Constantinople. Diameter 22-25mm 13g. J: Byzantine overstruck coin. An older coin was used as a base on which to strike a coin. On Obverse: A helmeted emperor`s head and part of his name. M indicating the value of a follis. To the right of the M, the regnal year (111?). On reverse: an obscured M with regnal year to the right and CON below. Minted in Constantinople. Dim outline of two figures plus surrounding worn inscription. Diameter 30-33mm 15g. K: Bronze follis of Justinian I 527-565 AD. On obverse: Bust of emperor, facing to the right. Surrounding the bust DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG. On reverse: large M denoting 40 nummia. Star on left, cross above, star on right. Below the M is the mintmark abbreviation for Antioch. Diameter 29-30mm 16g. L: Half follis of Justin II 565-574 AD. On obverse: two figures, Emperor Justin II on left, Sophia on right, both seated facing a double-throne. Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding a sceptre. Surrounded by DN IVSTINVS PP AVG. On reverse: large K indicating value of half follis. ANNO to left, Cross C above, Epsilon on right. The mintmark is TES, indicating that the coin was minted in Thessalonica. M: Big bronze coin of Gallienus 260-268 AD. A coin of the original Roman Empire. This identification is uncertain. The head of Gallienus facing to the right on the obverse, with an inscription starting AYTK but which it is not possible to reproduce here. On the reverse is also an inscription, and the figure of Artemis moving to the right holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver, with hound running at her feet. Diameter 37mm 23g. As described individually Not applicable Not applicable Dated individually
THOMAS RICHMOND, JNR (1802-1874) PORTRAIT SIR WILLIAM STEVENSON, KCB seated three quarter length, a globe by his feet, signed (Thos Richmond pinxt) and dated 1863, board, arched top, 63.5 x 49.5cm, sold with a letter to Sir William Stevenson signed by Radama II, King of Madacascar (1829-1863) Antananarivo, November 29 1862, 1.5 sides expressing the wish that Queen Victoria will permit Stevenson to wear the Order of Radama that he had recently bestowed upon him (2)++The portrait in what could be the original shabby gilt and repainted frame, the work in well preserved condition with the odd minor scratch but apparently unrestored. The letter rare and in apparently very good condition, laminated/encapsulated
The Great Exhibition 1851 – The London Conductor^ being a guide for visitors to the great industrial exhibition...third edition 1851. Illustrated blue paper wrappers showing an image of St Paul’s Cathedral^ a little soiled and worn^ some interior pages a little browned^ but appears complete with approx 29 steel engraved views of London landmarks^ including a fine folding view of the Crystal Palace. 8vo 96pp plus wrappers. Rare. A comprehensive guide for travellers to London for the Great Exhibition^ with considerable information on how to get about London^ with guided tours and descriptions of various landmarks in the Capital^ including the Thames Tunnel: ‘...this splendid arcade stretches beneath the bed of the River Thames ...Sir Isambard K Brunel was the designer of the stupendous undertaking which consists of a pile of brickwork 37 by 22 feet square^ beneath the super incumbent waters of the Thames...’ Other places on the itinerary include ‘Madame Tussaud’s Bazaar’ ‘Bethlehem Hospital (ie the infamous ‘Bedlam’)^ with advice as to how to get a tour of the insane inmates including ‘Oxford^ for shotting at the Queen on constitution Hill and though there is now no doubt whatever of his perfect sanity^ he still remains here...’ The illustrations include Wyld’s Globe House in Leicester Square – home of his famous panorama – a view of the Thames Tunnel and a view of Vauxhall Gardens. An appendix also lists the current cab fares for journeys throughout London – with an introduction to this third edition pointing out that the new edition was necessary because of an increase in omnibus fares (no doubt because of the Exhibition). A rare and remarkable picture of what London was like at one of the most famous periods of its history.

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