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Lot 241

C. Mamilius C.f. Limetanus. Silver Denarius (3.74 g), 82 BC. Rome. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; behind, A above caduceus. Reverse: MAMIL LIME(TA)N, Ulysses advancing right, holding staff and extending hand to his dog Argus come to greet him. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6. Nice old collection toning. Choice Very Fine. The types on this coin allude to the moneyer's claim to descent from Telegonus, son of Ulysses and Circe, and hence from the god Mercury. The reverse features a sadly endearing scene from the Odyssey, when Odyseeus returns home after twenty years disguised as a beggar and his old dog, who had been neglected, recognizes him: "So they spoke. And a dog, lying there, lifted its head and pricked up its ears. Argus was the hound of noble Odysseus, who had bred him himself, though he sailed to sacred Ilium before he could enjoy his company. Once the young men used to take the dog out after wild goat, deer and hare, but with his master gone he lay neglected by the gate, among the heaps of mule and cattle dung that Odysseus' men would later use to manure the fields. There, plagued by ticks, lay Argus the hound. But suddenly aware of Odysseus' presence, he wagged his tail and flattened his ears, though no longer strong enough to crawl to his master. Odysseus turned his face aside and hiding it from Eumaeus wiped away a tear then quickly said: 'Eumaeus, it's strange indeed to see this dog lying in the dung. He's finely built, but I can't tell if he had speed to match or was only a dog fed from the table, kept by his master for show.'"Then, Eumaeus, the swineherd, you replied: 'Yes this dog belongs to a man who has died far away. If he had the form and vigour he had when Odysseus left for Troy you'd be amazed by the speed and power. He was keen-scented on the trail, and no creature he started in the depths of the densest wood escaped him. But now he is in a sad state, and his master has died far from his own country, and the thoughtless women neglect him. When their masters aren't there to command them, servants don't care about the quality of their work. Far-voiced Zeus takes half the good out of them, the day they become slaves.'"With this he entered the stately house and walking straight into the hall joined the crowd of noble suitors. As for Argus, seeing Odysseus again in this twentieth year, the hand of dark death seized him."(Homer, Od. XVII.290-327).

Lot 193

Vespasian. Gold Aureus (7.23 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Lugdunum, AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P, laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. TRIVMP AVG in exergue, emperor on triumphal quadriga right, holding palm and eagle-tipped scepter, being crowned by Victory standing behind him and accompanied by trumpeter; before horses, soldier escorting captive. Hendin 1475; RIC 1127; BN 17; BMC 397; Calicó 689. An important Jewish rarity. Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection. We sold a similar (but slightly inferior example in Goldberg 41 (27 May 2007), lot 2786) and again in Goldberg 90, lot 3044 which realized $78,000. This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. Simon bar Giora AureusThis very rare 'Judaea Capta' - themed aureus, minted to commemorate the recently concluded Jewish War, is most notable for its reverse type. The exergual inscription simply reads: TRIVMP AVG (Triumph of Augustus [Vespasian]). Depicted with particular clarity is the imperial quadriga in the way it would have appeared in the triumphal procession, preceded by a soldier who looks back at the emperor, while escorting a captive with hands bound behind. Robert Deutsch (BAR Jan/Feb 2010, 51-53) identifies the captive as the most important leader of Jerusalem in the Jewish War, Simon bar Giora.The triumph celebrated by Vespasian and Titus in 71 A.D. was a magnificent showcase of the abundance gleaned from the victory over the destroyed province. Booty taken back to Rome after the war was prodigious. When the Romans entered the Temple court, "so glutted with plunder were the troops, one and all, that throughout Syria the standard of gold was depreciated to half its former value" (Josephus, de Bello Judaico, 6.316-322).The triumph itself was described in vivid detail by Josephus, who was an eye-witness to the event (de Bello Judaico, 7.24): "…as dawn was breaking [Titus and Vespasian] emerged, crowned with laurel wreaths and wearing the time-honored purple clothes…. It is impossible to do justice in the description of the number of things to be seen and the magnificence of everything… For almost all the remarkable and valuable objects which have ever been collected … were on that day massed together, affording a clear demonstration of the might of the Roman Empire. The quantities of silver, gold and ivory, worked into every conceivable form, were not like those usually carried in a triumph, but resembled, as it were, a running river of wealth… The greatest amazement was by the floats… For many were three or four stories high… Standing on his individual float was the commander of each of the captured cities showing the way he had been taken prisoner… Spoil in abundance was carried past. None of it compared with that taken from the Temple in Jerusalem, a golden table [the showbread table], and a golden lamp stand [the menorah]… The Law [Torah; The Five Books of Moses] was carried last of all the spoil.The procession culminated at the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus… where they still had to wait for the traditional moment when the news was brought of the death of the enemy leader. In this case he was Simon bar Giora, who had passed in procession with captives and had been dragged under the lash, with his head in a noose, to a spot near the Forum. That is the traditional place at Rome for the execution of those condemned to death for war crimes. When his end was announced and a general cheer had arisen, they started the sacrifices…."

Lot 156

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.18 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 28 (O6/R19); TJC 233. Toned. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from Superior in the 1980s.

Lot 172

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.73 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, wavy line. Rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1413; Mildenberg 95 (O17/R65); TJC 269. Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Galba from Antioch (seen upside down). Toned. Extremely Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. Instead of the + symbol that appeared above the Temple façade in the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War and on some of the undated sela'im of the third year, this sela features a wavy line instead. The precise meaning of this new design element is not certain. If the + symbol was intended as the star of Bar Kokhba's name, does its replacement with a wavy line mean that the rebels had begun to give up on his messianic quality, or does it simply represent either the roof of the temple or the golden vine that adorned it during the time of Herod?

Lot 154

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.58 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, cross. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1387a; Mildenberg 17 (O4/R11); TJC 230. Boldly struck on a nice broad flan. Toned. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Ex Superior (14 December 1987), Dr. Feori Pipito Coll., 584. The obverse of this year 2 sela issue depicts the Jerusalem Temple but now features a + shape above the façade whereas this space was taken up by part of the paleo-Hebrew legend on the issues of the first year of the Bar Kokhba War. There is a great deal of controversy over whether this added symbol was intended to depict a star and advertise Simon bar Kokhba's supposed messianic ambitions. The patronymic of the rebel leader was actually bar Kosiba but he assumed the name bar Kokhba (literally "son of a star") as his nom de guerre because of its association with the messianic prophecy of Numbers 24:17.

Lot 139

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.14 g), 132-135 CE. Year 1 (132/3 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side. Rev. 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1373; Mildenberg 1 (O1/R3); TJC 218. Very rare. An absolutely incredible example! Boldly struck and well centered with nice wide margins. Virtually as struck! Traces of luster still evident. One of the finest in existence. Superb Extremely Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. The Bar Kokhba War (132-135 CE) broke out when Hadrian decided to refound Jerusalem - still largely ruined from the disastrous Jewish Revolt (66-73 CE) - as the pagan city of Aelia Capitolina. Although Jewish discontent had already erupted into violence in the Diaspora during the reign of Trajan, the Jews of Judaea seem not to have risen up against the Romans until this threatened abomination against the site of the Temple and the surrounding Holy City. The leader of this new rebellion, which took the form of a bloody guerilla war, was a certain Simon bar Kokhba who had messianic pretensions and gained a reputation as a great warrior. Unfortunately, although Bar Kokhba managed to make Hadrian pay dearly for Aelia Capitolina, when the emperor assembled an army of six full legions to invade Judaea in 134 CE the rebellion was soon crushed. In punishment almost the entirety of Judaea was laid waste by the victorious Romans and the Jewish population destroyed or driven out. In order to fund the rebellion, Bar Kokhba and his supporters used what circulating coins they could find or capture from the Romans and restruck them with new types more suitable for their revolutionary purposes. The most remarkable and desirable of the new types were used for the silver sela overstruck primarily on Syrian and Phoenician tetradrachms. The obverse features a depiction of the façade of the Jerusalem Temple with an uncertain object inside, which has been variously interpreted as the show bread table or the Ark of the Covenant. It has been suggested that the Bar Kokhba rebels actually intended to rebuild the Temple, but the presence of either the show bread table or the Ark - items lost at the end of the Jewish Revolt or earlier - seems to imply that the image represents the idea of the Temple to rally support rather than any real edifice planned by the Bar Kokhba rebels. The reverse type looks back to the coinage of the Jewish Revolt in its depiction of the lulav and etrog associated with the Festival of Tabernacles.

Lot 155

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.43 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 40 (O10/R28); TJC 233. Rare. Clear undertype portrait of Galba. A fantastic coin. Extremely Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection; Ex Superior's A. Bromberg pt. 2, Dec. 10, 1992, lot 411. This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Lot 171

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.29 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, wavy line. Rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1413; Mildenberg 9.165 (O17/R65; this coin); TJC 269. Boldly struck on a beautiful full flan. Toned. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Ex Superior (10 June 1987), Buddy Ebsen Collection, 4208.

Lot 1221

Lot of Denar: Boleslaw III Krzywousty (1107-1138). King enthroned facing. Kop.36 - R4; Boleslaw IV K?dzierzawy (1146-1173). Figure standing facing holding shield and banner/Two figures seated at table holding goblet between them. Kop. 56 - R1; Iwo Odrow?? Bishop of Kraków (1218-1229). Figure seated right/Facing bust of bishop holding crozier between towers. Kop.232 - R1; and Boleslaw V Wstydliwy (1243-1279). Jeweled cross/Two figures holding banner between them. Kop. 1st Edition, p. 112 - RRR. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. (Lot of 4).

Lot 170

Judean, Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132-135 CE. AR Sela (13.76 g). Undated, minted Year Three (134/135 CE. 'Shim'on' (in Paleo-Hebrew), Facade of the Jerusalem Temple, showbread table inside seen from end in center of entrance. Rev. ' For the Freedom of Jerusalem' (in Paleo-Hebrew), Bundle of lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1411; Meshorer 267; Mildenberg 77. Pleasing antique toning with traces of overstiking as usual. Choice Very Fine. Ex Ira & Larry Goldberg Sale 59, May 30, 2010, lot 2220; Ex Leu 86, 5 May 2003, lot 597.

Lot 5321

A silver plated candelabra; an enamelled silver Art Deco dressing table hand mirror, af; silver plate napkin rings; etc

Lot 5047

Treen - an Edwardian mahogany two door table top cabinet; bridge marker, oversized wooden pipe, novelty ship, boxes, rulers, desk weight, etc, qty

Lot 5316

A late Victorian electroplated four piece tea service; a two branch table candelabra; a set of coffee cups; oval tray; other metalware; etc

Lot 5012

World War II - Aviation - an interesting oblong folio scrap book, entitled Aircarft, Second World War 1939 - [45], comprising pasted cuttings illustrating military planes from the conflict, including Wellington, Blenheim, Baltimore, Spitfire, Mosquito, and others, on 163 numbered and annotated pages with table of contents

Lot 148

'CLARIDGES' ELECTROPLATED COMBINATION MATCH BOX HOLDER AND OBLONG ASHTRAY BY MAPPIN & WEBB, 5 ¾" x 4 ¾" (14.6cm x 12.1cm), together with a DUTCH CLOG PATTERN ELECTROPLATED NOVELTY TABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, embossed with figures, together with a FLAMBEAU FLAMIDOR' CIGARETTE LIGHTER, and a 'CAMEL' VESTA CASE, (4)

Lot 172

VINTAGE SILK QUILT, hand worked in colours with design of squares within a zig-zag border, 60" x 48" (152.5cm x 122cm), a/f together with a COLLECTION OF MODERN FABRIC, including quilt, table runners, etc

Lot 22

AN INTER-WAR YEARS WRITING TABLE, (leather inset absent) also a French style gilt wood CHAIR, a WHITE PAINTED TOWEL RAIL, A 1930's canted oblong top TWO TIER TABLE, a beechwood DRESSING STOOL an oak TWO TIER TABLE/STAND, and SIX VARIOUS SINGLE CHAIRS

Lot 60

MODERN PAIR OF BLACK JAPPANNED METAL TABLE LAMPS, each with embossed circular bases and cloth shade, 21 ½" (54.7cm) high, (2), fitted with Continental two pin plugs

Lot 2

A 1930's OAK DRAW LEAF DINING TABLE, TOGETHER WITH A THREE FOLD GREEN PAINTED MODERN MORRIS STYLE PAPER COVERED SCREEN and a single sideboard pedestal

Lot 58

CHROME PLATED FRENCH ADJUSTABLE DESK OR TABLE LAMP, with black Jappanned shade and circular base, 20" (50.8cm) high, a/f, fitted with Continental two pin plug

Lot 56

EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS TWIN LIGHT ADJUSTABLE TABLE LAMP, with scroll arms, moulded frosted glass shades with frilled rims and circular base, 19 ½" (49.5cm) high, fitted with Continental two pin plug

Lot 171

WHITE COTTON TABLE AND BED LINEN, plain and patterned, contents of one box

Lot 59

FRENCH GILT METAL TABLE LAMP, of tapering, part fluted form with black veined marble square base and cloth covered shade, 19" (48.3cm) high, fitted with Continental two pin plug

Lot 32

MODERN BLACK ASH EFFECT COFFEE TABLE WITH FOLD-OVER TOP (1)

Lot 102

PAINTED OBLONG TWO HANDLED TRAY WITH WOVEN CANE CENTRE, 20" X 12" (50.8cm x 30.5cm), together with ANOTHER and a BED TRAY TABLE, (3)

Lot 147

TWO FRENCH ART DECO CHROME PLATED OVERSIZED TABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, including one with push button action, (2)

Lot 38

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY MAHOGANY SMALL OBLONG WRITING TABLE, fitted with one drawer, on two turned and fluted tapered columns and cheval feet joined by a galleried stretcher, 2' wide

Lot 57

EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH PAINTED METAL ADJUSTABLE DESK TABLE LAMP, with horizontal shade and stepped oblong base, 13 ½" (34.3cm) high, fitted with Continental two pin plug

Lot 29

LATE 19th CENTURY BLACK WROUGHT IRON WIRE PATTERN SQUARE OCCASIONAL TABLE, with woven cane top and railed underplatform, 1' 10" wide (55.8cm) wide

Lot 21

A WHITE PAINTED COMPOSITE WICKER CONSERVATORY SUITE OF TWO SETTEE'S, AN ARMCHAIR, A TABLE AND A STOOL, also a rustic beech and elm TABLE (reduced in height),TWO STAINED BEECHWOOD PLANT STANDS with marble inset tops, A MODERN DRESSING STOOL with white painted cabriole legs and a SMALL NESTING TABLE

Lot 33

A STAINED BEECHWOOD KNEEHOLE WRITING DESK, TOGETHER WITH A NEST OF THREE OAK TABLES, an oak circular two tier table/stand, a 1930'S OAK CANTED SQUARE TOP TABLE/STAND

Lot 62

THREE MODERN TABLE LAMPS, including: one in brushed steel, another in brass and the other in glass, (3), fitted with Continental two pin plugs

Lot 17

FOUR GREY PAINTED FOLDING STACKING CHAIRS, a white painted metal PATIO TABLE AND ODD CHAIR, A green painted metal ELECTRIC LAMP STANDARD and THREE OTHER METAL ITEMS

Lot 146

FRENCH CHROME PLATED OVERSIZED COMBINATION TABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND CLOCK BY SEMCA, 4 ¼" (10.8cm) high, a/f, together with an ENGINE TURNED AND CHROME PLATED OVERSIZED TABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BY POLO, (2)

Lot 35

AN EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ASH OR BIRCHWOOD SIDE TABLE, with two frieze drawers on square tapered legs, 33" (84cm) wide

Lot 145

TWO CHROME PLATED NOVELTY TABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, one modelled as OCEAN LINER, 6 ¼" (15.8cm) long, the other as a MOTOR CAR, with flip top lid, 5 ¼" (13.3cm) long, (2)

Lot 149

EIGHT SMALL FOLDING POCKET KNIVES, including a COCA COLA, WORLD FAIR CHICAGO 1933 example, 'SAYNOR' rosewood example and a 'BARLOW' example, contained in an ORIENTAL EMBOSSED ANTIMONY TABLE CIGARETTE BOX with white plastic lining, (9)

Lot 26

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY OAK CIRCULAR OCCASIONAL TABLE, having a coloured hardstone mosaic top with white, floral and foliate scroll design, within a broad step moulded border on four turned legs, joined by a pierced under platform and four cheval style supports with brass disc shaped feet with inset ball castors, 24" diameter

Lot 518

An inlaid butterfly table together with a butterfly bowl

Lot 452

A mid 20th century teak dining table

Lot 77

A tray of four continental brass table lamps, one modelled as a cherub, together with three brass ship's table lamps

Lot 496

A contemporary mirrored dressing table fitted two drawers

Lot 468

An oak barley twist gateleg table

Lot 520

An antique pine two tier work table

Lot 108

A tent in carry bag together with six folding chairs in carry bags and a folding picnic table

Lot 504

An early 20th century oak pull out dining table together with four chairs

Lot 67

A tray containing six 20th century continental table lamps

Lot 458

An antique pine side table fitted a drawer

Lot 202

A Maling lustre table lamp : Yellow Rosalind pattern, together with a further pink lustre Maling table lamp and a Maling gold pheasant pattern lidded biscuit barrel. (3)

Lot 506

An early 20th century oak pull out dining table together with two chairs

Lot 449

A mid 20th century teak G Plan sideboard and table together with a set of six green buttoned leather dining chairs comprising two carvers and four singles

Lot 574

A Barker & Stonehouse extending dining table, length un-extended 179 cm, and four studded dining chairs.

Lot 286

A collection of coffee table volumes relating to photography, music books etc

Lot 576

A George III oak side table fitted with three drawers, with 91 cm.

Lot 470

A George III mahogany dining table with leaf CONDITION REPORT: Extended this measures 215cm long, 122cm wide and 73cm high. Without the leaf the length would be 140cm.

Lot 502

A circular inlaid mahogany Regency style dining table

Lot 444

A reclaimed pine two tier butcher's block table CONDITION REPORT: 86cm high by 93cm wide by 61cm deep.

Lot 515

An inlaid walnut Art Deco pedestal dining table

Lot 572

A Victorian mahogany library table with tooled green leather top, 104 cm x 107 cm.

Lot 233

A pottery jardiniere on stand together with a brass table lamp and shade and five other table lamps

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