Lesbos, Methymna AR Stater. Circa 420-377 BC. Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with vine tendrils, ivy leaf and crescent / MAΘYMNAION around lyre on square tablet in relief; all within incuse square. BMC 10, pl. XXXVI, 11; Franke, Methymna 7A-7D; Imhoof MG 248; McClean 7987; Boston I 1666; Perkins 452; Montagu I, 537. 6.44g, 19mm, 10h. Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare. Little is known concerning the foundation of Methymna; the only recorded historical event predating the Classical period is Herodotos’ piece of information that Methymna conquered the neighbouring city of Arisba, the sixth polis on Lesbos, and enslaved its population. Nonetheless, the city must have existed from an early date, since the story of Arion and the dolphin, which involves the Corinthian tyrant Periander and is evidently set at the turn of the 7th century BC, suggests that at this time Methymna must have already been a prominent city with far-reaching contacts across the Greek world. Viewed as the second city of Lesbos after Mytilene, the two cities were long-standing rivals. With the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, Mytilene revolted against Athenian hegemony (428 BC), and was joined by all the other cities of Lesbos except for Methymna, which despite Mytilenaian collaboration with an anti-Athenian faction in Methymna, sided with Athens. When the revolt was put down the following year, only Methmyna was spared from having its territory colonised and garrisoned by the Athenians. Indeed, after 427, along with Chios, Methymna was the only member of the Delian League allowed to remain self-governing and exempt from paying the phoros (tribute). The city’s unwillingness to join the other cities of Lesbos in revolt does seem to have been motivated by a genuine sense of loyalty within the city’s populace, as Thucydides indicates that the Methymnaians were much more inclined to side with Athens than Sparta, and when the Spartan commander Kallikratidas besieged Methymna in 406, the city stayed loyal to its Athenian garrison and held out until betrayed by several traitors. The present coin continues a long Methymnaian tradition of placing Athena on the obverse of their coinage, a practice that seems to have begun at the time of the founding of the Delian League. Methymna must have been an original member of the League, and was one of the city-states that encouraged Athens to replace Sparta as hegemon in the war with Persia. Given that the city remained in Spartan hands until c.379, the type, with its clear pro-Athenian character, most likely dates either to the period of the Peloponnesian War or to the time immediately after it had freed itself from Spartan influence and became one of the founding members of the Second Athenian Naval League.
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Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 125-110 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOY ΦΙΛOΞENOY, diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with head of Gorgon and wing, aegis on shoulder and brandishing spear with right hand / 'Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa' in Kharosthi, Philoxenos, in military attire, on horse rearing right; Σ and monogram to upper left. Mitchiner 343c; Bopearachchi 9C; SNG ANS 1198. 9.81g, 25mm, 11h. Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare, and of exceptional metal quality for the type. The present type is something of an exciting anomaly within the Indo-Greek series. Although the use of an aegis as part of the king's raiments is a well known element on the Indo-Greek series, it is most unusual to find the helmet itself similarly decorated with the elements of an aegis. It is shown covered with a pelt of scales, set with the head of the Gorgon, with a wing to the side. This is a notable departure from the usual bull's horn decoration, a custom that went back to Eukratides I (circa 171-145 BC). For the use of these elements in denoting the aegis in Classical and Hellenistic art, see the late fifth century BC Athena Lemnia of Pheidias, the first century BC Alexander Mosaic, and the first century AD Blacas Cameo.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Quarter Stater. Lampsakos, circa AD 328-323. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / ΑΛΕΞΑΝ-ΔΡΟΥ in two lines above and below bow and club; conjoined foreparts of two horses in central upper field. Price 1361; SNG Berry 147. 2.14g, 10mm, 9h. Very Fine. Extremely Rare, no examples present on CoinArchives with this symbol.
Baktria, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Archebios Dikaios Nikephoros AR Tetradrachm. Circa 75-65 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔIKAIOY NIKHΦOPOY APXEBΙOY, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with head of Gorgon and wing / 'Maharajasa dhramikasa jayadharasa Akhebiyasa' in Kharosthi, Zeus standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt in raised right hand and cradling sceptre in left arm; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 4E; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 1300. 9.72g, 26mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Very rare with the helmet adorned with the Gorgon head and wing.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AV Stater. Kition, circa 325-320 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOΥ to right, TK monogram to left. Price 3104. 8.58g, 17mm, 5h. Good Very Fine.
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. Rome, 80 BC. Draped bust of Roma right, helmet decorated with corn ears and control mark above head, ROMA behind / Hercules strangling the Nemean lion, club at his feet, bow and arrow on left; C•POBLICI•Q•F on right. Poblicia 9; Crawford 380/1. 3.75g, 19mm, 7h. Extremely Fine. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51, 5 March 2009, lot 711.
Lucania, Herakleia AR Stater. Circa 330 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone held in right hand; EY to right / |-HPAKΛEIΩN, Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion: Herakles stands facing, head and upper body turned to left, right hand holding club behind body, left hand grasping lion’s throat; fluted jug beneath. [Club and AΠΟΛ to left]. Work 47 (same dies); Van Keuren 51 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1378; SNG ANS 66; SNG Lloyd -; Basel -; Bement 138 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian -; Hunterian 7 (same dies); McClean 825 (same obv. die); Weber 706 (same dies). 7.92g, 20mm, 3h. Near Extremely Fine. Rare. Unobtrusive test punch on reverse, but very good for the type and attractively toned. Ex Heritage 3012, 2 January 2011, lot 24380.
Dynasts of Lycia, Ddenewele AR Stater. Telmessos, circa 420/10-400 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with spiral palmette and three olive leaves; monogram to right / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; monogram to left, DDÊNEWELE (in Lycian) before; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Falghera 180 var. (square incuse); Reuter 90 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; SNG von Aulock –; BMC 131 (same dies). 8.35g, 23mm, 4h. Very Fine. Rare.
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I 'the Great' AV Stater. Circa 170-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; all within pelleted border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛΟΥ above, EYKPATIΔOY below, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, holding palm fronds and spears; monogram in lower right field. Al. N. Oikonomedes, 'The Gold Coinage of the Indo-Greek King Eukratides I (171-155 B.C.),' North American Journal of Numismatics 7.6 (1968), Group B; F.L. Holt, 'Eukratides of Baktria,' Coins, Cults, History and Inscriptions III: Studies in Honor of Al. N. Oikonomedes, pp. 72-76; Bopearachchi 5 var. (unlisted monogram); cf. Bopearachchi 7A (drachm); cf. SNG ANS 463 (monogram); MIG Type 176 var. (unlisted monogram); HGC 12, 129; Triton XVIII, lot 837 (same obv. die); Triton XIV, lot 428 (same obv. die); Triton VIII, 645 (same dies); Triton I, lot 618 (same dies); Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 199 (same obv. die). 8.50g, 20mm, 12h. Near Mint State; lustrous. The close die links (only one obverse die and two reverse dies) suggest that this issue was very limited and struck for a special occasion, no doubt at the same time as the fabulous 20 stater medallion weighing 169.2g now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in France, which is the largest gold coin to have been struck in antiquity. The occasion that merited such grand celebration was undoubtedly the victory over Demetrios of India and the conquest of the western parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom: 'Eukratides led many wars with great courage, and, while weakened by them, was put under siege by Demetrios, king of the Indians. He made numerous sorties, and managed to vanquish 60,000 enemies with 300 soldiers, and thus liberated after four months, he put India under his rule' (Justin XLI, 6). Eukratides was one of the last but most important Greco-Baktrian kings, responsible for the overthrow of the Euthydemid dynasty and for waging numerous campaigns against the Indo-Greek kings, temporarily holding territory as far east as the Indus. By the range, quantity and quality of his coinage, which included the above mentioned medallion, we can surmise that his was a reign of considerable significance and prestige. Eukratides was murdered on his way home from India, apparently by his son, who hated his father so much that he 'ran with his chariot over the blood of his father, and ordered the corpse to be left without a sepulture' (Justin XLI,6). The subsequent civil war between rival members of the dynasty, combined with external pressures from the Indo-Greeks, Sogdians and Parthians led to the ultimate collapse of the Greco-Baktrian Kingdom a mere fifteen years later, when it was conquered by the Parthians under Mithradates.
L. Marcius Philippus AR Denarius. Rome, 113-112 BC. Head of Philip V of Macedon right, wearing diademed royal Macedonian helmet with goat horns; Roma monogram to upper left, Φ below chin / Equestrian statue right on tablet inscribed L•PHILIPPVS, holding laurel branch; flower below horse; mark of value in exergue. Crawford 293/1; Marcia 12. 3.82g, 18mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine. Sound, lustrous metal. A suberb example of the type.
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, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.16g, 24mm, 3h. Good Extremely Fine.
Thessaly, Pharsalos AR Hemidrachm. 480-440 BC.Head of Athena right in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three coiled serpents above visor and spiral at bottom of bowl / Horse's head right, ΦAP to right; all within incuse square. BMC 4; SNG Copenhagen 217-18. 2.82g, 15mm, 8h. Near Extremely Fine. From the G.J.P. Collection, purchased c. 1920s.
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, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; Dewing 1591-8. 17.12g, 23mm, 9h. Good Very Fine. Some corrosion spots to reverse.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AV Stater. Lampsakos, 323-317 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY to right, buckle above crescent-over-A in left field. Price P13; ADM II Series IX, 182. 8.62g, 18mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine.
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-430 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and palmette, round earring and pearl necklace / AΘE, owl standing three-quarters right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.21g, 25mm, 10h. Mint State. Struck on a very broad flan with a full reverse incuse square; displaying brilliant mint lustre.
WWII Waffen SS single decal helmet manufactured by Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke. The helmet is stamped NS64 + DN84 and is complete with leather liner and chin strap with alloy buckle. The chin strap is dated 1939 and has manufacturers markings. The helmet is also inscribed with it's owners name, which is now illegable.
Two boxed Franklin Mint Motorbikes in 1:10 scale, a Harley Davidson 'The Ultimate Chopper' Motorcycle, complete with helmet, and a 1957 BMW R50 Motorcycle. Both appear generally G in G boxes, although the BMW does have some mirror damage. Where issued, Certificates of Authenticity are present. (2)
Makonde helmet mask and a similar pregnancy belly mask, the belly mask measures 54cm high All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions
Spanish Tank Drivers Helmet, being a black leather covered hard shell helmet with gilt metal badge to the front (one pin missing on reverse). Original neck flap, chinstrap and liner system to the interior. Accompanied by a Spanish Civil War period forage cap with ink stamping to the lining. Both items show service wear. (2 items)
Scarce Bristol Constabulary Ceremonial Helmet and Uniform, including: Four panelled cork helmet, chrome ball top, chin chain, Queens crown 'G 39' centre helmet plate, chrome trim, red silk/leather sweat band, high collar dress tunic with chrome buttons and G.39 collar insignia, trousers, black leather belt, chrome belt buckle, in excellent condition, plus four Bristol Constabulary badges including Kings crown black helmet plate, Queens crown black helmet plate, both with chrome 'G 39' centres, King crown chrome cap badge with '39' centre, Queens crown cap badge and a Queens crown Avon and Somerset cap badge, with photo copied pictures included, Police Constable Gordon "Jim" Treeby wearing uniform in the early 1960's taking part in the Mace Escort of the judges before the start of the quarter sessions outside the council house Bristol (9 items)
Badges and Insignia of the Wiltshire Regiment, consisting of brass other ranks helmet plate centre, brass Pagri badge with slider fitting to reverse, brass T/4/WILTS shoulder title, blackened Wiltshire regiment cap badge with slider fitting, 2x brass Wiltshire regiment cap badges, 2x brass WILTS shoulder titles, 5x embroidered cloth shoulder titles, brass and enamel regimental sweetheart badge and two regimental tunic buttons. (16 items)
Outstanding WW2 North Africa Battle of Munassib Military Cross Grouping Awarded to “H Troop” Commander Lieutenant Ronald William Harding, 226 Battery 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, group consists of 1943 George VI Military Cross housed in the original case with forwarding box, 1939-45 star, Africa star, Italy star and War medal all housed in OHMS forwarding box addressed to Harding. Accompanying the medals are his original officers peaked cap with bronze cap badge, officers brown leather sam browne belt with holster, plated engine turned cigarette case with engraved initials. Also included in the grouping is a quantity of original period paperwork, maps and publications relating to his service during WW2. Included with the paperwork is the official notice sent to his wife notifying her of his award of the Military Cross and the citation for the action it was awarded, telegram about him being wounded by gunshot to the right loin, soldiers service and pay book, various newspaper cuttings and other documents. Amongst the paperwork is a selection of private snap shot photographs taken by Harding whilst in service in North Africa and Italy which includes some excellent images showing both him and comrades posing with captured war booty, image of Harding wearing his steel helmet with the reverse inked “HOT SPOT HAPPY VALLEY MUNASSIB SEPT 1942”, images of him and other officers etc. Bag of mixed tunic buttons and medal ribbons for both him and his father (medals in previous lot) and single British War medal for WW1 from another family member not named Harding. Overall this is a fantastic grouping which has never before been offered on the collectors market. Lieutenant Ronald William Harding was from Eltham, South London. He was educated at Haimo Road School, Eltham and later at Woolwich County School. On leaving education he joined the head office of the Woolwich Equitable Building Society. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 18th April 1940 and rose through the ranks to gain a commission. He served as “H Troop” Commander with 226 Battery 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery at the battle of Munassib in North Africa September 1942, it was during this battle that he was recommended for the Military Cross, which appeared in the London Gazette 14th October 1943, the citation for which is as follows, “This officer has commanded an anti-tank troop since September 1942. At all times he has shown the utmost devotion to duty. No conditions either of machine gunning or shellfire have ever deterred him from the task of getting his guns into the most advantageous position. He has shown himself equally impervious to the effects of fatigue. In particular he distinguished himself in the Battle of Munassib, September 42, when he was detached under command 6 Queen's. He was three days in this position, during which time two of his Nos. 1 and two other soldiers were wounded, but at all times he was actively employed in going round his guns encouraging his men and reconnoitring better positions. Finally he was himself wounded but refused to be evacuated until he had reported to his Battery Commander and arranged for his relief. Altogether his conduct during the whole period has been of the highest and has been a great inspiration to his men” Harding continued to serve with the unit once he recovered from his wounds, he served throughout the campaign in Italy. He left the army in 1946.
Badges and Insignia of the Royal Sussex Regiment, consisting of brass other ranks helmet plate centre, brass T/4/ROYAL SUSSEX shoulder title, 2x variations of Royal Sussex regiment shoulder titles, Sussex VTC solid shoulder title, 2x brass cap badges, embroidered cloth shoulder titles and five tunic buttons. (13 items)
Victorian Diplomatic Court Sword, fine quality example with plumed knights helmet to the top pommel, decorative dish guard. Wire bound grip. Housed in its original leather and gilt mounted scabbard. The blade is etched with foliage and trophy of arms. Haldane Old Bond Street retailers details to the base of the blade. Blade 81cm in length.
WW2 British Royal Army Medical Corps Marked Steel Combat Helmet, untouched example of the standard British steel combat helmet, retaining much of the original combat paint finish. To the side is the regimental colours, red, blue and yellow. Complete with the original strap and liner. 1940 date stamp to the liner. Very good untouched steel helmet.
Imperial German Police Officers Pickelhaube Helmet, black leather shell with white metal Prussian eagle helmet plate to the centre. Scaled officers chinstrap with officers pattern state and national cockades. Short spike with ball top fitting. Interior retains the original brown leather sweatband and artificial silk lining. Helmet shows some wear to the interior but is generally in good condition.
Badges and Insignia of the Devonshire Regiment, consisting of gilt brass other ranks helmet plate centre, Victorian other ranks bi-metal cap badge, two piece silver gilt officers cap badge, officers gilt brass cap badge with J R Gaunt makers tab, brass DEVON shoulder title, 4x brass collar badges, sweetheart brooch (no pin on reverse), 2x embroidered shoulder titles and 3x tunic buttons. (15 items)
Post 1902 Army Service Corps Officers Home Service Helmet, fine untouched blue cloth helmet with officers Kings crown helmet plate to the centre. Cross base top with ball fitting, rosette side bosses (missing chin chain) and brass front trim. Interior of the helmet has the original leather sweatband and red silk top. Helmet is accompanied by a metal storage tin for a officers foreign service helmet and peaked cap set, having brass plaque to the front named to “J Blount-Dinwiddie A.S.C”. Vendor acquired the helmet with this tin so we can only assume they belong to the same officer. (2 items)
WW2 British Airborne Forces Combat Worn Leather Strap Paratroopers Combat Helmet, superb untouched example of an Airborne forces combat helmet. This example retains its original camouflage net which has been damaged by a bullet / shrapnel damage which has cut through and pierced the top of the shell and cut through the top of the steel helmet. Inside the helmet is the original liner with the leather sweatband being stamped BMB 1943 and with size mark 7 3/8. The early leather straps are complete but show some wear and cracked in places. Helmet is dusty and untouched. Item was recently discovered and has never been offered on the market before. A fantastic example of a British paratrooper combat helmet which has seen combat.
Post 1902 East Lancashire Regiment Officers Home Service Helmet Plate, eight pointed star with the top point surmounted by Kings crown, laurel wreath with garter to the centre and white metal Sphinx, three part scroll with “The East Lancashire Regiment”. Three lug fittings to the reverse. Black velvet missing from the centre.
Various Badges and Insignia, including cap badges, glengarry badges, collar badges etc. Including brass Victorian 1st Volunteer Battalion West Kent glengarry badge (lacking black paint finish), Welsh Regiment other ranks helmet plate centre, cast white metal clan badge with brooch pin fitting, white metal APTC cap badge with slider, brass Rugby School OTC cap badge, white metal Border regiment helmet plate centre, 2 parts of a officers Seaforth Highlanders bonnet badge, other ranks Worcester regiment pagri badge, Westminster Dragoons cap badge, Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars officers collar badge, copper borough of Margate Special Constabulary lapel badge, plus other items. Possibly some re-strikes, viewing recommended. (54 items)
Third Reich Kriegsmarine Officers Dress Sword, gilt metal lion head pattern sword with jewelled red and green eyes (port & starboard). White celluloid handle retaining the original grip wire. Folding guard with fouled anchor to the centre and folding release catch plate to the reverse. Housed in the original black leather scabbard with gilt metal mounts. Plain blade that remains in near mint condition with much of the original polish remaining. WKC knights helmet trade mark to the base of the blade. Overall a very fine example.
German Fire Service Officers Helmet, pre WW1 period German fire brigade officials helmet of leather body with brass comb to the top, scaled chinstrap with national and state cockades. Brass helmet plate to the front. Interior has the original leather liner. Some wear to the interior but generally good condition.
Luftwaffe Single Decal Combat Helmet, M40 pattern steel combat helmet complete with 2nd pattern Luftwaffe decal. Original exterior paint, some pitting and corrosion to the exterior of the shell. Complete with leather liner to the interior and leather chinstrap. Shell has been coated in a varnish or oil based protectorate.
Third Reich Period German Fire Service Officials Dress Sword, plated white metal plain fittings with black handle retaining the original grip wire. Attached to the handle is the original leather and bullion wire dress portepee for a Fire official. Housed in the original black painted scabbard with single hanging ring. Plain single edged blade which measures 80cm in length. WKC knights helmet makers trade mark to the base.
Model 1873 Imperial German Baden Artillery Pickelhaube, leather skull and peaks with brass trim to the front, leather backed scaled brass chinstraps with original painted state cockade. Correct larger type brass artillery ball top fitting and larger pattern Baden brass helmet plate. Interior of the helmet is complete with its original leather liner, this shows wear and has cracked in places. Overall a good example of the early pattern helmet worn by a number of German soldiers in the early part of WW1.
Afrika Korps Pith / Sun Helmet, being the late pattern olive felt with metal eagle and tri-colour cockades. Complete with the felt top. Interior retains the original red felt lining and leather sweatband stamped JHS. Some wear to the sweatband, missing chinstrap and the helmet brim leather edging is missing.
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