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Lot 43
A beautiful marble urn inscribed for Marcus Antonius Gemellus1st – 2nd century AD; alt. cm 48; A white marble cinerary urn, with a lid and rich decoration executed in high relief. Two eagles and two griffins are depicted on the lid of the urn, which is pediment-shaped. Between the griffins is a tripod with leonine paws and upon which sits a fluted cauldron. On the front of the urn is a panel with an inscription, from Marco Antonio Proculo, in memory of his deceased father, Marco Antonio Gemella, whose ashes are within:Diis / Manibus / M(arci) Antoni / Gemelli / M(arcus) Antonius / Proculus filius / patri bene / merenti.On either side of the panel are pairs of eagles and sphinxes, the centre of the lower register meanwhile is adorned with a shell, between two dolphins and two candle holders which sit in each corner. The shape of the urn and its cover, the decoration and paleographic characteristics would suggest that it dates from between the end of the 1st and first half of the 2nd century AD.PROVENANCE:Ex ACR Auctions 17 (London, 30 June 2015), lot 67; formerly in an European collection formed in the 1980s.
Lot 375
A Continental Silver and Cloisonne Enamel Egg, bears pseudo Russian marks, profusely decorated in polychrome enamel with stylised foliage and geometric motifs on a matte gilt ground, with pull-off upper half, on a tripod stand, 13cm long, 481g all inSome very minor areas of enamel flaking, overall good.
Lot 58
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 530-500 BC. Tripod, legs terminating in lion’s paws, with ornaments on and serpents rising from the bowl; QPO to left / Incuse tripod, legs terminating in lion’s paws, ornaments and serpents in relief. SNG ANS 227-234; SNG Lockett 597; HN Italy 2075. 8.11g, 28mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Exceptional for the issue. From the estate of an English numismatist.
Lot 634
Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Brutus in Asia Minor, 42 BC. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right; L•SESTI PRO•Q around; P in left field / Tripod between sacrificial axe and simpulum; Q•CAEPIO•BRVTVS•PRO COS around, all within beaded border. Crawford 502/2; RSC Junia 37. 3.65g, 19mm, 12h. Near Mint State. Struck on a broad flan; lustrous metal. Perfectly centred reverse.
Lot 57
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 530-500 BC. Tripod, legs terminating in lion’s paws, two serpents at base; QPO to left / Incuse tripod, legs terminating in lion’s paws. Attianese 4; SNG ANS 239-241; HN Italy 2075. 8.17g, 29mm, 12h. Near Mint State. From the Louvière Collection, Belgium, privately purchased c.1970s. The importance of the Delphic oracle to the founding of Kroton was celebrated on its coinage from the earliest days. Despite later myths ascribing the founding of Kroton to Herakles, the city's historical oikist is recorded as Myskellos of Rhypai who, on consulting the Delphic oracle about his lack of children was given the response that Apollo would grant children, but that first Myskellos should found the city of Kroton 'among fair fields'. After being given directions on how to locate the site, Myskellos travelled to southern Italy to explore the land that he had been assigned, but seeing the territory of the Sybarites and thinking it superior, he returned once more to the oracle to ask whether he would be allowed to change. The answer came back that he should accept the gifts that the god gave him. A further element of the story is that Myskellos was accompanied on his expedition by Archias of Corinth; the Delphic oracle gave the pair the choice between health and wealth. Archias elected wealth, and was assigned the site of Syracuse, while Myskellos chose health: the favourable climate of Kroton, the eminent skill of its physicians and the prowess of its athletes later earned its citizens this reputation for good health.
Lot 60
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 530-500 BC. Tripod, legs terminating in lion's paws, with ornaments on and serpents rising from the bowl; QPO to left / Incuse tripod, legs terminating in lion's feet, with ornaments on and serpents rising from the bowl. SNG Ashmolean 1463; SNG ANS 230; HN Italy 2075. 7.32g, 28mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine.
Lot 59
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 530-500 BC. Tripod, legs terminating in lion's paws, with ornaments on and serpents rising from the bowl; QPO to left / Incuse tripod, legs terminating in lion's paws, ornaments and serpents in relief. SNG ANS 227-234; SNG Lockett 597; HN Italy 2075. 8.32g, 30mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Very good metal for the type.
Lot 55
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Campano-Tarentine series, circa 275-250 BC. Head of nymph left, wearing head band and triple pendant earring / Nude youth on horseback right, crowning horse that raises left foreleg; TAP above, dolphin above tripod under horse. SNG ANS 1296 (same obverse die); Vlasto 1027; cf. HN Italy 1098. 7.38g, 20mm, 7h. Near Extremely Fine.
Lot 152
Macedon, Philippoi AV Stater. Circa 356-345 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Tripod with legs terminating in lion's paws, circular ornaments on top; ΦIΛIΠΠΩN upwards in left field, grape bunch to right. Bellinger, ANSMN 11, 33, 20. 8.63g, 18mm, 8h. Mint State. Extremely Rare. Originally a Thasian foundation, the town of Daton alternated between Athenian control for most of the fifth century, a brief period of local autonomy in the first half of the fourth century, and once more came under the control on Thasos in circa 360 BC when the local mines were recaptured with Athenian backing and the town was refounded with the new name of Krenides. Shortly thereafter however, in 356 Krenides was threatened by Thracians, and the citizens appealed to the rising power in the area, Philip of Macedon. Philip had conquered Amphipolis the year before, and he now took Krenides under his aegis. The city was strengthened greatly with new fortifications, enlarged with new colonists, and was renamed Philippoi in honour of the king. Having gained command of the Mount Pangeion region and the 1000 talents a year in gold that its mines provided, Philip at first permitted the city to continue striking coinage in its own name, using types that it had previously employed, in both gold and silver - it is to this period of production that the present coin belongs. For a time therefore, the coinage of Philippoi must have circulated alongside Philip’s royal coinage, however with the advent of Philip’s currency reforms of the 340s, gold production at Philippoi came to an end. Philip revolutionised the coinage of the kingdom of Macedon, which would eventually also supersede that of all Greece. Philip’s brother Perdikkas, though he had initially struck a silver coinage, was later like his elder brother Alexander II before him, only able to coin in bronze. Philip now had prodigious quantities of not only silver, but gold too in measure beyond what his brothers could have dreamed. Before Philip, gold coins issued by the Greeks had been extremely infrequent, and struck usually only in times of great emergency. Philip’s control of the Pangeion mines now enabled him to make Macedon the first state in the Greek world to issue gold uninterruptedly year on year, which he did with a new standardised Macedonian gold currency denominated in staters, hemistaters and quarter staters, as well as 1/8 and 1/12 fractions. This wealth would provide the driving force behind his successive conquests, expansion and diplomatic manoeuvres that enabled him to unify all Greece under Macedonian hegemony, and set the stage for his planned invasion of Persia. As for Philippoi, following its incorporation into the Kingdom of Macedon, it would next feature significantly on the pages of history only centuries later when in October 42 BC, on the plain to the west of the city, the legions of Octavian and Marc Antony faced those Brutus and Cassius to determine the fate of the Roman world.
Lot 806
Chinese Impressive and Superb 17th / 18th Century Gold Splashed Lidded Bronze Censer, In The Form of Large Pumpkin Decorated with Leafy Stems with Flank The Vessel and Handles, The Body Raised on Tripod Feet In The Form of Stemmed Pumpkin Pods, Which Also Extend From The Handles to The Cover. The Size of Censer Is 8 Inches High, Would Have Been Made For Someone of High Rank and Importance. Pumpkins Are Symbols of Prosperity, Abundance, Descendants Luck, Illustrious Children, Well Being and So on. The Censer as Wonderful Patina and Condition. Except For One Small Repair to Interior of Censer, Only Can Be Seen To Interior. Measures 1.5 x 1 Inches - Please See Photos.
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