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Lot 684
Saint Lucia, P NL, Barclays Bank Dominion Colonial and Overseas, formerly The Colonial Bank, 20 Dollars, 1 November 1926, SPECIMEN. Coat of arms at center on front and back. Diagonal tape with red text: ''Issued at St. Lucia branch'' on front. Printers annotations in upper left margin on front. Punchec CANCELLED. Mock-up on unissued cancelled Trinidad P S101A., # C 003,271, Two light vertical folds, therefore gVF.
Lot 135
A late 18thC light oak longcase clock, the hood having a fretworked, swan neck pediment, over an arched, glazed panelled door and turned flank pillars, on a straight trunk with a pendulum door, the box base on a plinth; the 8 day bell strike movement faced by a decoratively engraved brass Roman dial with subsidiary seconds, inscribed Thos. Morgan, Edinburgh 82''h
Lot 195
A Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts light oak dresser, the tongued and grooved planked back superstructure having a level, moulded cornice, over an open shelved centre section, flanked by a pair of cupboards, enclosed by clear, lead glazed panelled doors, the base with angled sides, comprising four, in-line panelled doors with spot-hammered iron hinges and drop handles, raised on slender, ring turned baluster columns, on a platform undershelf and block feet bears a label 63''h 61''w
Lot 106
Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Deinomenid Tyranny. Time of Hieron I, circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving walking quadriga right; above, Nike flying to right, crowning horses / Head of Arethusa right, wearing earring, necklace and headband, her hair tied in a krobylos; ΣVRAKOΣION and four dolphins around. Boehringer - (unlisted dies); cf. Randazzo 475 (same obv. die). 17.34g, 24mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine. Both dies were unknown to Boehringer when he published his die study, and the obv. die only came to light in the Randazzo Hoard in 1980.
Lot 1099
Anglo-Gallic. Henry VI of England (1422-1453) AV Salut d'or. Rouen, 1423. (leopard mm) hЄnRICVS : DЄI : GRΛ : FRΛCORV : Ƶ : ΛGLIЄ : RЄX, the Virgin Mary standing behind the arms of France facing the Archangel Gabriel standing behind the quartered arms of France and England, handing her a scroll bearing AVЄ beneath the light of God / Crown mm XPC' * VIИCIT * XPC' * RЄGHΛT * XPC' * IMPЄRΛT, Latin cross above "h" within tressure of arches, a lis and leopard to either side. Withers & Ford 386D; Elias 270a; Schneider 110; S 8164; Friedberg p. 214, 18. 3.48g, 28mm, 9h. Extremely Fine. From the Dr. Murray Gell-Mann Collection; Sold with old ticket marked 'Seaby 23.XI.46”.
Lot 37
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 500-490 BC. Taras astride dolphin to right, holding octopus in his right hand and phiale in his extended left; rope and pellet border around / Hippocamp swimming to right, scallop shell below, TAPAΣ above; incuse radiating border around. Fischer-Bossert 33b (same dies); HN Italy 827; Vlasto 127. 8.07g, 20mm, 8h. Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Rare, and among the finest known examples. From the Dr. Murray Gell-Mann Collection; Ex Sotheby’s, 7 March 1996, lot 27; Ex Hess-Leu 28, 5-6 May 1965, lot 11; Ex Ciani, February 1950. Tarentum, the only Spartan colony ever to be established, was founded in 706 BC by the Partheniae - Spartan children born to unmarried women as a product of Spartan desperation to ensure the survival and continuation of their demographic during the bloody Messenian wars, who were later disowned and expelled by the state - and Perioeci (subjects, but not citizens of Sparta), under the leadership of the Parthenian Phalanthos. According to legend, Phalanthos consulted the oracle at Delphi, and was told that he should found his new city ‘where rain fell from a clear sky’. After much searching, and despairing of finding a suitable location for a city, Phalanthos was consoled by his wife Aethra who laid his head in her lap, and as her tears splashed upon his forehead he understood the oracle’s words for his wife’s name itself meant ‘clear sky’, and thus he determined to make the nearby harbour the site of their new home, which they named after Taras, the son of Poseidon and the nymph Satyrion. In the time this coinage was produced Tarentum was a monarchy, as it had been since its foundation. Though we have little information concerning the early governance of Tarentum, the monarchy was probably modelled on the one ruling over Sparta. According to Herodotus (iii, 136) a certain king Aristophilides ruled over the city in this period. Since the arrival of the Greeks in the region in the late 8th century BC, a long-running series of skirmishes appears to have taken place between the Tarentines and the indigenous Iapygian tribes (Messapians, Daunians and the Peucetii) who controlled the interior of the Apulian peninsula. Tarentine expansion was therefore limited to the coast because of the resistance of these populations, a situation reflected in their coinage types which are predominantly marine in character. In c.490 BC the Messapians moved against the Tarentines with a composite force of around 8,000 men including shield infantry, skirmishers, and their skilled cavalry. The Tarentines meanwhile fielded 4,000 citizen hoplites and 1,000 light infantry in support, as well as a combination of light and sword-wielding cavalry. Outside the walls of their city the Tarentines withstood the initial skirmishing and the Messapian charge; despite the superiority of the Messapian cavalry and being greatly outnumbered on foot, the Tarentines appear to have represented their Spartan heritage well in this battle, and were able to claim victory and a temporary respite from the Iapygian attacks. After this defeat the Iapygians would not challenge Taras again for nearly twenty years, but in 473 when they would again come against the Tarentines, they would come in overwhelming numbers.
Lot 599
C. Vibius C. f. Pansa AR Denarius. Rome, 90 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; control mark below chin, PANSA behind / Ceres advancing right, holding lit torch in each hand; to lower right, pig advancing right; C•VIBIVS•C•F downwards to left; all within border of dots. Crawford 342/3b; RSC Vibia 6. 3.71g, 19mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Toned, some light iridescence. From the Eucharius Collection.
Lot 602
C. Vibius C. f. Pansa AR Denarius. Rome, 90 BC. Mask of bearded Silenos right; control mark below, PANSA behind / Mask of bearded Pan right; control mark before, C•VIBIVS•C•F below. Crawford 342/1; RSC Vibia 8. 3.88g, 20mm, 6h. Very Fine. Light cabinet tone with golden highlights. Very Rare. Unusually complete for this issue, with nearly full legends. From the Eucharius Collection.
Lot 636
M. Volteius M. f. AR Denarius. Rome, 75 BC. Laureate and bearded head of Jupiter right / Tetrastyle Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, winged thunderbolt in pediment; M•VOLTEI•M•F in exergue. Crawford 385/1; RSC Volteia 1. 4.17g, 18mm, 11h. Near Extremely Fine. Light VI graffito on obv. From the Eucharius Collection.
Lot 715
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio AR Denarius. Utica, 47/46 BC. P. Licinius Crassus Junianus, legatus pro praetore. Q•METEL•PIVS on right, SCIPIO•IMP on left, lion-headed figure of Genius of Africa (Sekhmet or leontocephalic Tanit?) standing facing, holding symbol of Tanit; above, G•T•A / Victory standing left, holding winged caduceus and small round shield; P•CRASSVS•IVN on right, LEG•PRO•P•R on left. Crawford 460/4; RSC Caecilia 51. 3.88g, 20mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare - the rarest of Scipio's denarii, and exceptionally complete and well preserved for the issue. Arguably the best example on CoinArchives. From the Eucharius Collection. This coin is traditionally described as depicting the Genius Terrae Africae, or Sekhmet holding an ankh, however this remarkable statue is not Egyptian - the coin is struck in Africa and therefore an ankh symbol makes no sense in a Punic Carthaginian context. Actually, the symbol is quite obviously that of Tanit who was commonly represented by a simple linear female abstract. The identity of the figure must therefore also be called into question in light of statues recovered from Carthage and Tunis which some academics take to represent the Carthaginian deity herself in leontocephalic form. Either way, the coinage of Scipio shows a dramatic break with Republican tradition. No local or city goddess had previously been portrayed on the obverse of Roman coinage other than Roma herself, and certainly never a foreign one! In this case it was made all the more objectionable by either being or holding the symbol of Tanit - a god whose people had slain hundreds of thousands of Roman soldiers and nearly vanquished Rome entirely. Nor indeed was there any precedent for the depiction of a Genius other than the Genius Populi Romani. In no way does Scipio use his coinage to champion the cause of the Republic; though it might have been designed to curry favour with the populace of their last remaining territory, the effect is that it nonetheless appears utterly in the style of an Eastern ruler. Caesar must not have been able to believe his luck, as nothing could better demonstrate to the rank and file the justness of their cause than the thoroughly un-Roman depths to which Scipio had lowered himself. Needless to say then, Scipio’s coinage stands in stark contrast to the traditional republican types of his colleague Cato, whose types replicated those of his ancestor, another M. Porcius Cato, moneyer of 89 BC. Perhaps we should not be surprised. Classical scholar John H. Collins summed up the character and reputation of Metellus Scipio thusly: “From all that can be learned of this Scipio, he was as personally despicable and as politically reactionary as they come: a defender of C. Verres (In Ver. II. 4. 79–81), a debauchee of singular repulsiveness (Valerius Maximus, 9.1.8), an incompetent and bull-headed commander (Plutarch, Cato Min. 58), an undisciplined tyrant in the possession of authority (Bell. Afr. 44–46), an extortioner of the provinces (BC 3.31–33), a proscription-thirsty bankrupt (Att. 9.11), a worthy great grandson des hochmütigen, plebejerfeindlichen Junkers (Münzer, RE 4.1502) who had led the lynching of Tiberius Gracchus, and a most unworthy father of the gentle Cornelia. Only in the ‘Imperator se bene habet’ with which he met death is there any trace of the nobler character of his great forebears (Seneca Rhet., Suas. 7.8).
Lot 718
Q. Metellus Pius Scipio AR Denarius. African mint, 47-46 BC. Laureate head of Jupiter right, in archaic style with beard and hair in ringlets; Q•METEL PIVS around / Elephant standing to right, SCIPIO above, IMP below. Crawford 459/1; RSC Caecilia 47. 3.74g, 17mm, 10h. Near Extremely Fine. Light punch on obv. From the Eucharius Collection.
Lot 727
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Rome, April 44 BC. C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. CAESAR PARENS•PATRIAE, laureate and veiled head right; apex behind, lituus before / C•COSSVTIVS and MARIDIANVS arranged in form of cross; A A A F F in angles. Crawford 480/19; RSC 8. 3.69g, 19mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Light cabinet tone. From the Eucharius Collection.
Lot 828
Divus Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Struck under Caracalla, Rome, AD 211. DIVO SEVERO PIO, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing on globe, with open wings and head left. RIC 191c (Caracalla); BMC 21 (Caracalla); Hill 1232; RSC 84. 2.38g, 18mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Light toning, underlying lustre. Scarce.
Lot 896
Theodosius II AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 430-440. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman / VOT XXX MVLT XXXX Γ, Constantinopolis enthroned left with shield behind, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, foot on prow; star in right field; CONOB in exergue. RIC X 257. 4.49g, 21mm, 7h. Light 'X' grafitto on obv., otherwise Near Mint State.
Lot 301
A GREAT WAR CASUALTY 1914 STAR TO PRIVATE J.H. SHAW, ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT (9192 Pte J.H. Shaw 2/R. Berks: R.), officially impressed, unmounted; together with a 'Services Rendered' badge; 'Comrades of the Great War' enamel lapel badge; 'Old Contemptibles Association' lapel badge; silver and enamel London Rifle Brigade sweetheart brooch; Somerset Light Infantry sweetheart brooch; R.A.F. Silver and enamel sweetheart brooch; Royal Flying Corps brass cap badge; and other items. Note: 9192 Private J.H. Shaw, 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, the son of Mr & Mrs F. Shaw of 107 St. Paul's Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, died on 12th October 1915, at the age of 24. He is buried with honour at the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix.
Lot 259
ASSORTED COLLECTABLES comprising a beret with 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry cloth badge, dated 1943; a folding map of part of India, dated 1941; a pair of Pakistani slippers with bullion thread decoration; a pair of Indian child's slippers; an oak cigarette box by Swaine & Adeney, the lid with an inset embossed silver plaque depicting a horse-racing scene (lid broken and glued); and a green leather photograph frame by Asprey (visible aperture approximately 28cm x 23cm).
Lot 308
STANTON PRESS. ROSWITHA - ABRAHAM - A PLAY BY ROSWITHA A NUN... TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL LATIN INTO ENGLISH PROSE BY RICHARD S LAMBERT... WOODCUTS AND MAYPOLE DEVICEAT THE END, ORIGINAL CLOTH BACKED LIGHT BLUE BOARDS, MIDDLESEX: 32 CHALFONT AVENUE WEMBLEY HILL 1922, 71 OF 100 NUMBERED COPIES w.a.f, EX PUBLIC LIBRARY, w.a.f. ex public library
Lot 106
Kirby (W.F.). European Butterflies and Moths, 1882, 61 hand-coloured lithographed plates, one uncoloured plate, scattered light spotting, previous owner inscription, all edges gilt, original pictorial cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed with light dampstains to lower cover, 4to (1)
Lot 111
Michaux (Andre). Histoire des Chenes de L'Amerique, ou Descriptions et Figures de toutes les especes et varietes de Chenes de l'Amerique Septentrionale, Considerees sous les rapports de la Botanique, de leur culture et de leur usage, 1st ed., Paris, 1801, half title, 36 engraved plates after P.J. & H.J. Redoute, small repair at head of title, scattered light spotting and offsetting, later green half morocco, joints and edges a little rubbed, sheet size 45 x 28.5 cm (17.75 x 11.25 ins), folio Great Flower Books p.67; Nissen BBI 1358. Important work on the oak tres of North America, with most of the plates drawn by Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Commissioned by the French Government, Michaux spent ten years collecting and sending back samples of trees and plants for potential medical or food purposes, and specifically here to assess the suitablity of American oaks for the construction of naval vessels. (1)
Lot 121
Sowerby (James). English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, 17 vols., 1890-1814, 2168 hand-coloured engraved plates only, one or two leaves detached, occasional light spotting and browning, previous owner signature to titles, contemporary half morocco, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (17)
Lot 130
Warder (Joseph). The True Amazons: Or, the Monarchy of Bees. Being a New Discovery and Improvement of those Wonderful Creatures, 9th ed., 1765, engraved portrait frontispiece, without publisher's advertisements at end, few ink marks to verso of title and at foot of A3, some light dampstaining, contemporary marbled calf, crudely rebacked, 12mo, (British Bee Books 74), together with Harrison (Joseph), The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine, vol. 9 only, 1841, fourteen hand-coloured engraved, aquatint & lithograph plates, some spotting, contemporary half cloth, some wear to extremities, 8vo, plus other natural history including Nature Delineated, by D. Bellamy, vol. 2 only, 1789, Rural Life, by John Sherer, circa 1870, The Illustrated Natural History by J.G. Wood, 1865 (7)
Lot 131
Weismann (August). The Evolution Theory, translated with the author's co-operation by J. Arthur Thomson and Margaret R. Thomson, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, Edward Arnold, 1904, colour plates, monochrome illustrations to text, original maroon cloth gilt, generally in bright condition, 8vo, together with Bateson (W.), Mendel's Principles of Heredity, reprinted, Cambridge, August 1909, colour and monochrome plates and illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed and spine lightly sunned, 8vo, plus others on science and evolution, including Joseph Needham, editor, Science, Religion and Reality, 1926, Charles Singer, A Short History of Science to the Nineteenth Century, Oxford, 1941, Alfred Russel Wallace, My Life, a record of events and opinions, 2 volumes, 1905, Henri Bergson, Creative Evolution, 1st English edition, 1922, etc. (23)
Lot 135
Aldam (W.H.). A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," by an Old Man well known on the Derbyshire Streams as a First-Class Fly-Fisher a Century ago. Printed from an Old Ms. Never before Published, the Original Spelling and Language being Retained, with Editorial Notes and Patterns of Flies and Samples of the Materials for Making each Fly, 1st ed., 2nd issue, John B. Day, 1876, half title, two mounted chromolithographed plates, 22 samples of flies and materials displayed in sunken oval mounts on six thick card leaves, a little light spotting, previous owner signature to front endpaper, all edges gilt, original green pictorial cloth gilt, upper joints discreetly repaired, joints and edges a little rubbed, modern cloth dropover box, 4to Westwood and Satchell p. 3. It is believed that only around 220 copies were printed. (1)
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