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Click here to subscribeMetalware - a Toleware type cutlery tray; a silver plated helmet shaped cream jug; a copper kettle; a silver plated tea pot; a Mappin and Webb silver plated chamberstick; a brass fireside companion set; a large enamel beaker;a Liptons brass tea caddy , commemorating The British Empire Exhibition 1924 etc (1 box)
Five carved oak panels, two decorated with Romayne busts, one of a man with a helmet the other of a lady with a bonnet, decorated with swags and tree boughs, together with a pair of panels carved with barrels and swags and a panel with a pair of en passant guardant lions and two crowns, 16th century, 36.5 x 21.6cm. (5)
A matched silver pair of pepperettes, hallmarked London 1917 and London 1918 and of plain baluster shape, a silver floral embossed salt, hallmarked for London 1890 with a shell spoon, hallmarked London 1889, and a helmet cream jug, hallmarked Birmingham 1900, of typical form on square base 6 oz approx. (5)
VICTORIAN SILVER THREE PIECE TEA SERVICE maker Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1869, comprising a teapot, sugar and cream, of Etruscan style with high rectangular handles, all engraved with repeating geometric patterns and classical figure freezes, teapot with Grecian helmet finial, approximately 1476g, teapot 26cm high
A collection of British, German and Italian WWII ephemera, to include: a German helmet with leather lining, later decal; a notice of enlistment to Michael Wilson, 25th November 1947; German wartime maps of Britain; medals; cap badges; a whistle; a piece of a shell; a German Swastika arm band; magazines commemorating the war and other paper clippings; etc.
A pair of Victorian squat vases, by Walker & Hall, Birmingham 1899, circular tapered with embossed foliate design, 3 1/4in. (7.5cms), 5.5oz; a late Victorian milk jug, by James Dixon & Son, Sheffield 1898, oval with crimped border and scroll handle, 5 1/4in. (13.5cms); an Edwardian cream jug, maker's mark worn, Birmingham 1904, helmet-shaped with embossed floral design, 2 3/4in. (7cms); an Edwardian two-handled sugar bowl, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1905 (damaged leg), 5 1/2in. (14cms); and a pair of George V vases, by Zimmerman, Birmingham 1921, with trumpet-shaped rims and spreading filled bases, 6in. (15cms), 14.3oz. of weighable silver. (7)
A Victorian sugar bowl, by Daniel & John Wellby, London 1895, with applied mid rib and foliate strap design decoration and engraved inscription, 4 1/4in. (11cms); a Victorian sugar bowl, by Wakely & Wheeler, London 1894, of circular embossed form, decorated foliate scrolls, 3 1/2in. (9cms); and a Georgian cream jug, maker's mark and date worn, helmet-shaped, with angular handle, 4in. (10cms), 12.7oz. (3)
Sicily, Syracuse AR Dekadrachm. Time of Dionysios I, circa 400 BC. Charioteer driving galloping quadriga to left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; above, Nike flies to right, a wreath in her outstretched arms to crown the charioteer; in the exergue, a panoply of arms is set on two steps: a cuirass, two greaves, and a Phrygian helmet / Head of the nymph Arethusa to left, wearing a reed wreath, triple-pendant earring, and a pearl necklace; ?????????? behind, four dolphins playing around her, a star below the rearmost. Gallatin XXIII-KII. 43.27g, 35mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics V, 23 March 2013, lot 133. This type with a star behind Arethusa's head and below the rearmost dolphin is one of the most infrequently encountered in the dekadrachm series. Struck from a remarkable reverse die, not only on account of the excellent style of the Arethusa portrait, but also because of the astonishing high relief in which it was engraved. Standing proud from the fields 33% more than the majority of its counterparts, this nymph commands reverence and admiration. The fortuitously superb metal quality and lustre of the fields further complement the appearance of this sculptural marvel. The dekadrachms of Syracuse have been called 'the admiration of the ancient and modern world', and 'perhaps the most famous of all ancient coins'; rightly so, for by virtue of not only their impressive size and weight, but more importantly the incredibly detailed artistry of exquisite style which they bear, they represent the zenith of cultural and numismatic technological achievement at ancient Syracuse, and are among the most beautiful coins ever struck for circulation. Produced at the apex of Syracuse's power and glory, the dekadrachm issue began circa 405 BC, following the election of Dionysios as supreme military commander of Syracuse for his achievements in the war against Carthage, and his subsequent seizure of total power. Syracuse had only recently defeated an Athenian invasion of Sicily that resulted in the utter destruction of Athens' expeditionary force and ultimately contributed significantly to their defeat at the hands of Sparta in the Peloponnesian War. Then under Dionysios in 405, despite the ruin of great cities such as Akragas and Gela, Syracuse repulsed a Carthaginian invasion that might have resulted in a complete conquest of the island. Such glory was short-lived however, as the rule of Dionysios' son and successor was to bring only civil strife that would weaken the power of Syracuse. Never again would the city issue coinage on such a grand scale, and with the cessation of tetradrachm production in c. 400 BC, the dekadrachms represent the last great flourishing of classical numismatic art at Syracuse before two centuries of steady decline and eventual conquest at the hands of the Romans.
Sicily, Syracuse Æ Hemilitron. Time of Agathokles, circa 310-309 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; ???A?????? around / Cavalryman charging to right on horseback, holding couched lance, monogram below. BAR Issue 15; CNS 116; HGC 2, 1460. 7.63g, 18mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Rare, and in exceptional condition for the issue. From the Eckenheimer collection.
Thessaly, Pharsalos Æ21. Circa 424-405/404 BC. Three-quarter facing head of Athena turned slightly to left, wearing triple crested helmet / Warrior on horseback right, wearing petasos, holding mace overhead; behind walks a foot soldier holding a mace over shoulder; ?AP? around. Lavva 291-302; SNG Copenhagen 231. 9.03g, 21mm, 6h. Very Fine. Very Rare.
Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly Æ Assarion. Time of Hadrian, circa AD 117-138. Head of Achilles right, wearing crested Attic helmet; AXI???YC around / Horse trotting right, ??CCA?WN around. Burrer Em. 1, Series 2, Grp. 1, 141 corr. (A35/R116; ? not E); Moustaka pl. 12, 153b; BCD Thessaly II 956.1. 3.24g, 15mm, 5h. Very Fine. Pleasing portrait of Achilles.
Lokris, Lokris Opuntii AR Stater. Circa 369-338 BC. Head of Demeter left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace / Ajax the Lesser advancing right, nude but for helmet, holding sword and shield, Boeotian helmet below; O?ONTI?N around. BCD Lokris 12; BMC Locris 20. 11.93g, 24mm, 1h. Very Fine.
Lucania, Herakleia AR Stater. Time of Pyrrhos of Epeiros, circa 281-278 BC. Leon-, magistrate. Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing a stone; AP to left / |-HPAK?EI?N, Herakles standing facing, holding club in right hand and bow in left, lion skin draped over left arm; ?E?N to right. SNG ANS -; HN Italy 1389; Van Keuren 91. 7.78g, 22mm, 5h. About Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
Lucania, Herakleia AR Stater. Time of Pyrrhos of Epeiros, circa 281-278 BC. Filo-, magistrate. Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing a stone; monogram to left / |-HPAK?EI?N, Herakles standing facing, holding club in right hand and bow and arrow in left, lion skin draped over left arm; to left, Nike flying right, crowning him with wreath; HA to lower left, ?I?? to outer right. Van Keuren 92; HN Italy 1390. 7.74g, 23mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine; some smoothing on obv. fields.
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 490-482 BC. Archaic head of Athena right wearing crested helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind, ??? before. Cf. Svoronos Pl. 4, 26. 17.44g, 23mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine. In unusually good condition for the issue, with a full crest; struck and preserved on sound, lustrous metal. Very Rare. Athens was one of the few Greek cities with significant silver deposits in their immediate territory, a remarkable stroke of fortune upon which Xenophon reflected: 'The Divine Bounty has bestowed upon us inexhaustible mines of silver, and advantages which we enjoy above all our neighbouring cities, who never yet could discover one vein of silver ore in all their dominions.' The mines at Laurion had been worked since the bronze age, but it would be only later in 483 that a massive new vein of ore would be discovered that enabled Athens to finance grand new schemes such as the construction of a fleet of 200 triremes, a fleet that would later prove decisive in defending Greece at the Battle of Salamis. This coin was produced in the period before the discovery of the new deposits at Laurion, around the time of the Ionian Revolt and the subsequent first Persian invasion of Greece. Athens aided the Ionian Greeks in their rebellion against Persian tyranny with both coin and soldiers, participating in the 498 BC march on Sardes which resulted in the capture and sack of that city – the only significant offensive action taken by the Ionians, who were pushed back onto the defensive and eventually subjugated once more. Vowing to punish Athens for their support of the doomed rebellion, the Persian king Darius launched an invasion of Greece, landing at Marathon in 490 BC. Just twenty five miles from Athens, a vastly outnumbered Athenian hoplite army inflicted a crushing defeat on the Persians, who after suffering horrendous casualties turned to their ships and fled.
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 490-482 BC. Archaic head of Athena right wearing crested helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind, ??? before. Cf. Svoronos Pl. 5; cf. Asyut pl. XVIII. 17.23g, 20mm, 5h. Extremely Fine, struck on a large flan and displaying a complete helmet crest.
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 490-482 BC. Archaic head of Athena right wearing crested helmet decorated with chevron and dot pattern / Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind, ??? before. Cf. Svoronos Pl. 5; cf. Asyut pl. XVIII. 17.66g, 21mm, 1h. Extremely Fine. From the Eckenheimer collection.
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and berry in upper left field, A?E to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; Dewing 1591-8. 17.10g, 24mm, 4h. Extremely Fine. Struck on a broad flan, displaying a full crest; attractively toned.
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and berry in upper left field, A?E to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; Dewing 1591-8. 17.12g, 24mm, 3h. Extremely Fine.
Attica, Athens AR New Style Drachm. Circa 128/7 BC. Dioge-, Posei-, and Ka-, magistrates. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / ???, Owl standing right on overturned amphora; Dionysos standing facing in left field, ? on amphora; ??-?? - ??? - ?? across, all within olive wreath. Svoronos pl. 46, 12; Thompson 419d; Hunter 105. 3.96g, 17mm, 11h. Very Fine. Very Rare.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III ‘the Great’ AV Distater. Amphipolis, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent / Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and stylis over left shoulder; thunderbolt to left, ?????????? to right. Price 163; Müller 1; for the date, see Troxell, p. 128. 17.23g, 22mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine. Exceptionally well preserved for the issue; one of the very finest surviving distaters. Alexander’s stunning conquest of the Persian Achaemenid Empire delivered into his hands a vast wealth of proportions so incredible that it was scarcely believable. At the time of the death of Alexander’s father Philip II in 336 BC the Macedonian state was indebted to the sum of five hundred talents of silver. Yet less than five years later Alexander was the wealthiest man on the face of the earth and the Macedonian kingdom spanned some three thousand miles at its greatest length. The treasuries of Susa, Babylon and Persepolis rendered a treasure estimated at some one hundred and eighty thousand talents. A significant quanity of the captured gold was sent back to Amphipolis where a part was used for the striking of the Alexandrine distaters, the heaviest gold coins the world had yet known. Valued at forty silver drachms, this new denomination meant that Alexander’s discharged veteran soldiers could be paid out their one talent in 120 distaters. In practice, the relatively low output of gold distaters compared with the staters seems to suggest that perhaps they fulfilled a more ceremonial than practical role.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Distater. Amphipolis, circa 336-323 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled snake / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylus, trident in left field; A?E?AN??O? to right. Price 171; SNG Copenhagen 623. 17.23g, 22mm, 5h. Extremely Fine. A well struck and detailed example with attractive lustre.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. Amphipolis, circa 275-272/1 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left holding lotus-tipped sceptre; A??AN?POY to right, Macedonian helmet in left field, ?E monogram below throne. Price 623; Mathisen, Administrative VI.7. 17.15g, 28mm, 8h. Very Fine.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Stater. Magnesia ad Maeandrum, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent / Nike standing left, wings spread, holding laurel-wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; A?E?AN?POY to right, a filleted thyrsos to left. Price 1943; Thompson / Bellinger, Yale Classical Studies 1955, 10. 8.72g, 19mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Rare. Wonderful style, struck in high relief and exceptionally well preserved.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Stater. Sardes, circa 334-323 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; serpent in left field; ?????????? to right. Price 2532. 8.59g, 17mm, 11h. Good Very Fine.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Stater. Side, circa 325-320 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; ????????O? to right, BA?I?E?? to left, ?I ?Y under left wing. Price -, cf. 2963. 8.61g, 18mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Lustrous.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Stater. Arados, circa 325-323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; A?E?AN?POY to right, AP monogram in left field. Price 3423 (Byblos). 8.55g, 19mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. From the Mark Gibbons Collection.
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