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Lot 551
Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Brutus in Lycia, 42 BC. C. Flavius Hemicullus(?), legatus pro praetore. Draped bust of Apollo right, lyre before; C•FLAV•HEMIC•LEG•PRO•PR around / Victory standing left, crowning trophy with wreath; Q•CAEP• below, BRVT• to right, IMP• to left. Crawford 504/1; CRI 205; RSC 7. 3.83g, 20mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Lot 112
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Dekadrachm. Babylon, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, monogram and M below throne. Price 3618A = Mnemata: Papers in Memory of Nancy M. Waggoner, p. 69, 8, p. 69, 7, pl. 15 = Spink 71, 11 October 1989, lot 49 = Prospero 307 (same reverse die); Price pl. CLIX, 3598 = Künker 280, 163 (same obverse die); Coin Hoards I, 1975, fig 6, 1; Kraay-Hirmer pl. 173, 572. 40.15g, 33mm, 4h. Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; the third known example of this variety. From a private Canadian collection.
Lot 775
Commodus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 186. M COMM•ANT•P•FEL•AVG BRIT, laureate, and draped head right / LIBERT AVG•P M TR P XI•IMP VII COS V P P, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and long sceptre. RIC 135 var.); C. 339; BMCRE -, c.f. 177 note; Calicó 2282 var. (obv bust). 7.33g, 21mm, 6h. Fleur De Coin. Extremely Rare. Commodus’ coinage from AD 181 attests to the official policy of his reign, according to Mattingly and Sydenham (RIC III, p. 357) a “policy of peace, based on victorious power (cp. Types of Victory and Pax, holding branch and spear), leading to public security (‘Securitas Publica’) and prosperity (‘Felicitas’), a policy of constitutional government (‘Libertas’) and care for the material well-being of the subject (‘Annona’ and ‘Aequitas’)”. The types of 186, the year this coin was struck, “continue to witness the happiness of the age, the harmony and loyalty of the troops, the victories of the Roman arms.” There are no direct references to the serious revolts in Gaul and Spain, which are swept under the numismatic carpet; only a type of ‘Concordia Militum’ with the emperor reconciling two groups of soldiers may relate to these troubles. The continued use of Libertas again in 186 seeks to emphasise the emperor’s respect for and adherence to a constitutional government. That this was of course a naked lie should come as no surprise; Cassius Dio (73.5-73.6) relates to us some of the extra-judicial killings carried out by Commodus: “Commodus also killed Salvius Julianus and Tarrutenius Paternus, who was enrolled among the ex-consuls, and others with them, including even a woman of the nobility. And yet Julianus, after the death of Marcus, could have done at once anything whatever that he wished against Commodus, since he was a man of great renown, was in command of a large army, and enjoyed the devotion of his soldiers; but he had refused to make any rebellious move, both because of his own probity and because of the good will that he bore to Marcus even after that emperor’s death. And Paternus, if he had plotted against Commodus, as he was accused of doing, could easily have killed him while he himself was still in command of the Praetorians; but he had not done so. Commodus likewise killed the two Quintilii, Condianus and Maximus; for they had a great reputation for learning, military skill... and wealth, and their notable talents led to the suspicion that, even if they were not planning any rebellion, they were nevertheless displeased with existing conditions. Sextus Condianus, the son of Maximus, who surpassed all others by reason both of his native ability and his training, when he heard that sentence of death had been pronounced against him, too, drank the blood of a hare, after which he mounted a horse and purposely fell from it; then, as he vomited the blood, which was supposed to be his own, he was taken up, apparently on the point of death, and was carried to his room. He himself now disappeared, while a ram's body was placed in a coffin in his stead and burned. After this, constantly changing his appearance and clothing, he wandered about here and there. And when this story got out, diligent search was made for him high and low. Many were punished in his stead on account of their resemblance to him, and many, too, who were alleged to have shared his confidence or to have sheltered him somewhere; and still more persons who had perhaps never even seen him were deprived of their property.”
Lot 347
Baktria, 'Athenian Series' AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region, circa 261-239/8 BC. Attic standard. 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; MNA behind / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig, crescent and grape bunch behind, AΘE before. Bopearachchi, Sophytes -; Mitchiner -; SNG ANS -; N&A 18-19; Leu 83, 264. 16.74g, 25mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Only three other specimens previously recorded. The appearance of the letters MNA on their own, not preceded by ΣTA, which also appear in abbreviated form as MN and M, both on this ‘Athenian Series’ coinage and on the helmeted portrait issues of Sophytes, is suggestive of MNA being either a magistral mark, or an engraver’s signature. While the prominent placement of MNA on both the double daric and the tetradrachm would seem to be counter-indicative of its being a signature because of its brazen size and obtrusiveness, on the helmeted portrait coins of Sophytes it is very discreetly placed on the bust truncation. The fact that it is so well hidden (and on the tetradrachms, abbreviated simply to ‘M’) very strongly argues against it being a magistrate or subordinate official’s name. The Baktrian ‘Athenian series’ coinage, judging from its lack of wear, must have been issued immediately prior to or concurrent to Sophytes’ named coinage.
Lot 567
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony in Asia Minor, 41 BC. L. Gellius Poplicola, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; capis to left, M•ANT•IMP•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•L•GELL•Q•P around / Bare head of Octavian right; lituus to left, CAESAR•IMP•PONT•III•VIR•R•P•C around. Crawford 517/8; CRI 250; RSC 10. 3.89g, 23mm, 10h. Good Fine. Very Rare.
Lot 491
M. Nonius Sufenas AR Denarius. Rome, 59 BC. Bearded head of Saturn right; baetyl, harpa and S•C upwards behind, SVFENAS downwards before / Roma seated left on cuirass and shields, holding sceptre and sword, being crowned by Victory standing left behind, holding palm frond; PR•L•V•P•F around, SEX•NONI in exergue. Crawford 421/1; RSC Nonia 1. 4.10g, 18mm, 5h. As Struck. Well centred and in excellent style. Mirror-like surfaces, lightly toned. Ex Ira & Larry Goldberg 80, 3 June 2014, lot 3053; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40, 16 May 2007, lot 496.
Lot 778
Didius Julianus AV Aureus. Rome, 28 March - 1 June AD 193. IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right / •P•M•TR•P•COS•, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. RIC 2a; C. 8; BMCRE 4; Calicó 2395; Woodward pl. VI, 6. 6.42g, 20mm, 5h. Extremely Fine. Very Rare. The previous emperor Pertinax having been murdered after just three months in the imperial palace, Didius Julianus was raised to the Purple in a shameful episode, where the sources record, the empire was ‘auctioned’ to the highest bidder by the Praetorian Guard. In fear of what troubles Julianus and the Praetorians could create if challenged, the Senate were forced to submit to his rule and ratify his elevation to the throne, whilst at the same time bestowing honorific titles on his wife and daughter, Manlia Scantilla and Didia Clara. Cassius Dio relates that “The next day we [the Senators] went up to pay our respects to him, moulding our faces, so to speak, and posturing, so that our grief should not be detected. The populace, however, went about openly with sullen looks, spoke its mind as much as it pleased, and was getting ready to do anything it could. Finally, when he came to the senate-house and was about to sacrifice to Janus before the entrance, all fell to shouting, as if by preconcerted arrangement, calling him stealer of the empire and parricide” (LXXIV, 13, 2-3). However, Julianus’ time in the palace was to be limited by the challenges of three provincial governors, all of whom laid claim to the imperial throne. Pescennius Niger in Syria, Clodius Albinus in Britain and Septimius Severus in Upper Pannonia all had themselves acclaimed emperor, Cassius Dio relating that it was the populace of the city that had first called for Niger to come to their aid. As the closest to Italy, Severus had the advantage and marched toward Rome, the spectre of his approaching army being enough to further weaken Julianus’ grip on power so that the Senate were able to condemn him to death and appoint Severus in his place. Seen in the knowledge of Julianus’ demise, the reverse type of the present piece featuring Fortuna is then somewhat ironic. The goddess of fortune and personification of luck in Roman religion, her depiction on the coinage would involved the goddess' blessing for the both emperor and empire; however she was as equally dedicated to ensuring life’s capriciousness, as it must quickly have become apparent to Julianus.
Lot 565
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony (Ephesus?), 41 BC. M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Antony right; M•ANT•IMP•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•M•BARBAT•Q•P around / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard; CAESAR•IMP•PONT•III•VIR•R•P•C• around. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; RSC 8a. 3.82g, 19mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Pleasant golden highlights.
Lot 729
Antoninus Pius, as Caesar, AV Aureus. Rome, AD 138. IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS, bare-headed and draped bust right / AVG•PIVS•P•M•TR•P•COS•DES•II, Pietas standing left, sprinkling incense over lighted altar with right hand, holding fold of her dress with left arm. RIC 14b; Calicó 1478; BMCRE 31. 6.90g, 19mm, 6h. Very Fine.
Lot 788
Macrinus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 217. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Felicitas standing left, cradling cornucopiae with her left arm and holding long caduceus with her right. RIC 20c; BMCRE 34; Hunter -; C. 64; Calicó 2954. 6.50g, 22mm, 6h. Near Mint State; stunning lustre. Extremely Rare. Having orchestrated the assassination of Caracalla, we are told by Cassius Dio (79.4), on account of a prophesy that had been noised abroad that he and his son were destined to hold imperial power, Macrinus was declared emperor by the army four days after his predecessor’s death. He had used the intervening time well, communicating with all the nearby detachments of soldiers to obtain their allegiance. The Senate, so far away, was powerless to intervene, and so because he had removed the hated Caracalla and more importantly because he had the support of the army, Macrinus was accorded the title Augustus, and the title of Caesar was conferred on his son Diadumenian. Macrinus himself, the first emperor to hail from the equestrian class and the first emperor of Mauretanian descent, took the name Severus to suggest continuity with the Severan dynasty who had ruled since 193. A shameful end to the campaign against Parthia, now under Macrinus’ direction, was reached when the emperor agreed to pay a large indemnity in return for peace, so that he might instead face the threats from Dacia and Armenia. His popularity fell further when he undertook to return Rome to economic stability following the ruinously profligate spending of Caracalla; as part of his reforms Macrinus proposed to reduce the burden of military spending by lowering the pay of future recruits to the level set by Septimius. Though the veteran soldiers were to be unaffected by the pay reduction, they viewed the policy as a foreshadowing of eventual reductions in their own privileges and pay, thus significantly reducing Macrinus’ popularity with the legions that had declared him emperor. For the whole of his short reign, Antioch was Macrinus’ principal residence and an imperial mint was set up there to meet the immediate monetary demands of the emperor. The coinage struck at this mint was Roman in character and style, rejecting local references in favour of traditional and time-honoured themes, such as Felicitas as depicted here, who represented the virtue of harmony that resulted from good governance and was closely associated with the ‘blessedness’ renewed under each new reign. Such an association was particularly important for an emperor raised by an army previously loyal to Caracalla and the Severans, of which house there were still a number of living members.
Lot 498
Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus AR Denarius. Rome, 54 BC. Bust of Libertas right; LIBERTAS downward behind / Consul L. Junius Brutus, between two lictors, preceded by accensus, all walking left; BRVTVS in exergue. Crawford 433/1; RSC Junia 31. 3.94g, 18mm, 7h. Good Very Fine. Struck a decade before the assassination of Julius Caesar and recalling the legendary expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome in 509 BC by L. Junius Brutus, his ancestor and the consul of that year, Brutus here uses the reverse type to illustrate his strong republican views, while the presence of the goddess Libertas on the obverse was particularly prescient of his participation in the events of 44 BC, the word 'libertas' reportedly being the watchword with which Brutus signalled the all-clear to his fellow conspirators. When he became consul in 54, Brutus' full name was Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, on account of his having been adopted by his uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio. Having reverted to his birth name for a time, following Caesar's assassination Brutus revived his adoptive name in order to illustrate his links to another famous tyrannicide, Gaius Servilius Ahala, from whom he was also descended.
Lot 568
Marc Antony AR Denarius. Athens, 38 BC. Radiate bust of Sol right; III•VIR•R•P•C•COS•DESIG•ITER•ET•TERT around / Antony standing right, wearing the priestly robes of an augur, holding lituus; M•ANTONIVS•M•F•M•N•AVGVR•IMP•TER around. Crawford 533/2; CRI 267; RSC 13a. 3.88g, 21mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Uncommonly complete for the issue.
Lot 367
Baktria, Sophytes AR Drachm. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region, circa 246/5-235 BC. Attic standard. Head of Seleukos(?) right, wearing laurel wreathed Attic helmet decorated with spiral pattern on crest and eagle wings on cheek-guard; MNA on bust truncation / Cockerel standing right; kerykeion behind, ΣΟΦYΤΟΥ to right. Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 3A, pl. I, 3; G&M 169, 149 (same mark on bust truncation); cf. SNG ANS 21-23 (M only on bust truncation); cf. Mitchiner 29b (M only); cf. Whitehead NC 1943, pp. 64, 1 and pl. III, 7-8 (M only). 3.89g, 17mm, 6h. Mint State.
Lot 566
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Brockage Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony (Ephesus?), 41 BC. M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Antony right; M•ANT•IMP•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•M•BARBAT•Q•P around / Incuse of obverse. Cf. Crawford 517/2; cf. CRI 243; cf. RSC 8a. 3.91g, 20mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine.
Lot 448
M. Cipius AR Denarius. Rome, 115-114 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; M•CIPI•M•F before, X behind / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and palm branch; rudder below, [ROMA] in exergue. Crawford 289/1; RSC Cipia 1. 3.96g, 18mm, 4h. Good Very Fine. From the Eucharius Collection.
Lot 797
Postumus Æ Double Sestertius. Colonia Agrippinensis, AD 260. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / EXERCITVS AVG, emperor on horseback left, raising right hand and addressing three soldiers standing to right before, each holding signa; SC in exergue. RIC 116; Elmer 199; Bastien 21. 29.02g, 34mm, 6h. Very Fine. Very Rare.
Lot 428
Caracalla Æ31 of the Koinon of Cyprus, Cyprus. AD 198-217. M ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC ΑΥΓΟΥCΤΟΥC, radiate, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / KOINON KYΠPIΩN, Temple of Paphian Aphrodite within which cone, crescent and star on top of temple, roofed wing on each side within which candelabrum stands, dove on roof of each wing, paved semicircular court before temple. SNG Copenhagen 92 var. (bust type); BMC 63. 19.43g, 31mm, 12h. Very Fine.
Lot 480
M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. Rome, 69 BC. Draped bust of Fortuna right, control symbol behind / Half-length bust of Sors facing, head slightly right; tablet inscribed SORS below, M•PLAETORI CEST•S•C around. Crawford 405/2; RSC Plaetoria 10. 3.84g, 19mm, 6h. Near Very Fine. Rare.
Lot 557
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony (Ephesus?), 41 BC. M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Antony right; M•ANT•IMP•AVG•III•VIR•R•P•C•M•BARBAT•Q•P around / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard; CAESAR•IMP•PONT•III•VIR•R•P•C• around. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; RSC 8a. 3.91g, 20mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Banker’s mark to obv.
Lot 287
A boxed WWII aircraft compass, the top stamped 'Type P.H. No.83061D', the brass body with applied plaque imprinted 'A M Ref 6A/726' beneath crown, box with painted warning signs and stamped to interior 'Examined 9-Sep 1942 A.C.T.S. Glasgow', dial diameter 9.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: Box with surface wear and dirt, compass top with scratches to black paint/lacquer, brass body with surface wear and dirt commensurate with age throughout.
Lot 218
A mixed lot to include mid-20th century telescopic gun sight with various impressed markings, a shell case, a Cornelius Whitehouse meat cleaver, an Enots Autoram grease gun, a canvas gun holster with printed marks 'M W & S Ltd 1944', a number of mid-20th century military equipment wooden and metal boxes/cases, also four fishing reels and a vintage leather briefcase.
Lot 324
Naval General Service Medal, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 bar, and Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; the first, H. M. S. Muzbee, 208568 R. Sharples; the second, H. M. S. Cairo, K. 17760 P. J. Osborn; with four bronze regimental competition medals awarded to R. Sharples (and two blank). CONDITION REPORT: Bronze medals refer to Col./Major/Captain Sharples participation in the Officers Cup in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; surface wear, some minor knocks, some areas of toning, ribbons replaced.
Lot 350
Three General Service Medals, South Arabia, Malay Peninsula and Borneo bars (to 1962-2007 issue, x2) and Near East bar (to 1918-62 issue, x1); A & SH., 22923919 Pte. J. McPhee and 23785515 Pte. J. M. McMillan (1962-2007 issues); A. & S. H., 22973912 Pte. D. Kennedy. CONDITION REPORT: Medals possibly cleaned, surface wear, some minor knocks to edges, ribbons replaced.
Lot 251
A quantity of military reference and textbooks to include Fighting Ships From the Ancient World to 1750, 1750-1850, 1850-1950 by Sam Willis, a signed limited edition The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662-1982 by H. C. B. Cook (with sleeve), The Regimental History of 1st the Queen's Dragoon Guards by M. Mann, etc.
Lot 250
A quantity of military reference and textbooks to include The Scots Guards 1919-1955 by D. Erskine, The Indian Mutiny of 1857 by G. B. Malleson, An Assemblage of Indian Army Soldiers & Uniforms by M. Glover, Gunners at Larkhill by N. D. G. James, a number of Men-At-Arms series campaign summaries, etc.
Lot 320
WWI Trio and four WWI War and Victory duos; Trio - A.S.C., T1-1792 Dvr./Sjt. F. Johnson; duos - A. & S. H., S-27384 Pte. A. Anderson, 8th S. A. I. Pte. H. Slade (unofficially ascribed), R. Lanc. R., 25562 Pte. J. H. Martin, R. N., and E. A. 4. M. 25480. CONDITION REPORT: Slade duo unoffically ascribed, surface wear, some minor knocks, some areas of toning, ribbons probably replaced.
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