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δ The America's Cup.- Sailing.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy" "Heave-Ho!", pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption beneath, with the national personification of the United States as Uncle Sam, who stands beside an enormous America's Cup trophy that is fixed to the ground, another figure attempts to lever the trophy free while using a 'triangular course' as a pivot, signed, 280 x 387 mm., 1934⁂ The 1934 America's Cup was raced between the British sailing yacht Endeavour and the American Rainbow, with the series of races being full of controversy. Endeavour won the first two races but lost the series, the closest England has ever got to winning the coveted America's Cup.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
A CASED SET OF TWELVE VICTORIAN FLUTED TEA SPOONS AND A PAIR OF MATCHING SUGAR TONGS, DATED 1893 FOR ATKIN BROTHERS TOGETHER WITH TWO SILVER HALLMARKED TROPHY CUPS, TWO SILVER DECANTER LABELS, A PAIR OF LOADED SALT AND PEPPERS, ETC. GROSS WEIGHT EXCLUDING SHAKERS AND PLINTH TROPHY CUP. 315grms.
Silver Twin Handle Manchester University Fencing Trophy Date 1937. Hallmark Birmingham 1936, Raised on a Wooden Plinth, 230 grams - Silver weight only. Height 10.5 Inches - 26.5 cm. Excellent Condition + a Further Twin Handle Silver Cup for Motoring. Hallmark London 1908. Silver Weight Only 128.5 grams.
British Commemorative Medals, George I, the capture of the Jacobite Rebels at Preston, copper medal, 1715, by J. Croker, laur., dr., and armoured bust r., rev. trophy of arms, pedestal with two clasped hands and bound prisoners to either side, FIDES MILITVM, 45.5mm. (MI.435/34; Woolf 31:2; Eimer 476), hint of die flaw before face, good very fine
British Coins, Elizabeth I, sixth issue, pound, mm. anchor (1597/8-1600), crowned bust of queen l. with long hair, wearing richly ornamented dress with ruff, double pellet stops, rev. crowned square-topped shield of arms, ER at sides, double pellet stops (S.2534; N.2008), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 64, a beautiful and lustrous coin, unusually bold in details on both sides, on a broad flan having almost complete outer beaded rims, this is the finest known with the anchor mintmark - the rarest mintmark on Elizabeth I pounds - a trophy coin for the connoisseur This lovely coin is one of the more regal portraits of Elizabeth I in gold. Even as she advanced in age she retained her dignified bearing. It took half a century but under her guidance England regained the wealth that her father wasted, shown off on this coin in the queen’s jewelled, fancy dress. On the other side, the large crown atop the regal shield again stood for majesty and strength, after the anaemic reigns of Henry’s only son, Edward, and his eldest daughter, Mary. Indeed, on this coin we see symbols of the queen’s importance as a monarch who recaptured the devotion of her subjects and the admiration of her enemies.
A Derby plate and dish, the plate with anchor and D mark in gilt, C.1775, Broad Smiths blue rim with tooled gilt swags and roundels, inner Smiths blue ring with tooled gilt swags, grey urn with pink flowers swags 3 grey trophy motifs, 23cm dia. and a Derby puce marked circular fluted dessert dish, cross batons mark in puce, blue 5 and puce 2 in foot rim, floating pattern no. 18-N, plate pattern 18 with monogrammed DS to the centre. Provenance (Derby dish): Kedleston Hall sale, 13th March 2002 lot 189.
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Susa, circa 300-294 BC. Head of Seleukos I right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with bull's ears and horns, panther skin tied around neck / Nike standing right, wearing peplos, crowning trophy of Macedonian arms set on sapling tree, from which branch sprouts near base; ???????? ???????? around; AP below left wing, monogram in lower middle field. SC 173.15; ESMS 106; HGC 9, 20; SNG Spaer -; Houghton -. 17.19g, 25mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine. Rare variety. From the property of B.R.S., United Kingdom.
Julian II AV Solidus. Lugdunum, AD 360-361. FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERC GALL, soldier standing right, head left, holding trophy over shoulder and placing hand on head of kneeling captive; star to left, LVG in exergue. RIC 226; Depeyrot 6/1. 4.58g, 21mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; only one other example in CoinArchives. From a scattered hoard found in West Norfolk, Wednesday 12th April 2017 - Monday 8th May 2017. Submitted for consideration as Treasure, and returned to the finders. PAS ID: NMS-1A6962. In AD 355 Julian was appointed Caesar by his cousin Constantius II, and was entrusted with the defence of Gaul against Germanic invasion. Perhaps remembering their role as king-makers, the Gallic Army elevated Julian II to the rank of Augustus in AD 360 in defiance of Constantius II’s order for them to march east to counter a Sasanid invasion of Mesopotamia. This issue, with its reverse type explicitly referencing the Gallic Army, recalls the similar types of Constantine I. The Gallic Army had then been responsible for supporting Constantine’s illegal elevation to the purple upon the death of his father at Eboracum (York) in AD 306, and fought under him against the Frankish and Germanic tribes in several campaigns between 306 and 310, and which ultimately delivered him Rome and sole rule of the West in 312. It was a battle-hardened and effective force, regularly tested against the barbarian tribes which at this time made frequent incursions into Roman lands, and it was on account of this devoted and veteran army that Constantine was able to win a crushing victory over the numerically superior force of Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Thus it was with this army that the reluctant Julian set about retracing the footsteps of his uncle, first dealing with the Franks and Alamanni, and then marching on Italy and Illyricum. Unlike Constantine though, no great slaughter was necessary for Julian to take the throne - Constantius II died of illness, leaving Julian as sole emperor of East and West.
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Susa, circa 300-294 BC. Head of Seleukos I right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with bull's ears and horns, panther skin tied around neck / Nike standing right, wearing peplos, crowning trophy of Macedonian arms set on sapling tree, from which branch sprouts near base; ???????? ???????? around; AP below left wing, monogram in lower middle field. SC 173.15; ESMS 106; HGC 9, 20; SNG Spaer -; Houghton -. 17.18g, 27mm, 1h. Extremely Fine. Rare variety. From a private German collection; Privately purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose CA.
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Uncertain mint in Sicily (Catania?), 42-40 BC. MAG•PIVS• IMP•ITER, diademed and bearded head of Neptune right; trident over left shoulder / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and aplustre in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base; PRAEF•CLAS•ET ORAE•MARIT•EX•S•C around. Crawford 511/2a; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347; CRI 333. 3.74g, 19mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Ex Molard Collection, Switzerland. It has been remarked that the coinage of Sextus Pompey was a step towards the propagandistic issues of the Roman emperors. Having decided upon an affinity with Neptune, he minted a series of coins depicting the god and continuing his theme of pietas. This virtue was highly valued in Roman society; the city's founder Aeneas' epithet is pius and tradition details that his piety was three-fold; to his father, his homeland and the gods. Pompey was not the only imperator to draw upon the Aeneas myth on his coinage (see Crawford 458/1), however he was unique in commandeering a theme and using it repeatedly. His earliest denarii feature a personification of the goddess Pietas (Crawford 477/1a), but references become subtler and more complex on later issues as per the present example. Here, Pompey Magnus is remembered within the obverse legend, with Pietas also explicitly referenced. Sextus Pompey does not allow us to forget that it was the Senate who declared him praefectus classis et orae maritima, tying his patriotism in neatly. This military title lends itself obviously to Neptune, whose portrait is displayed on the obverse. The naval trophy not only alludes to Pompey's naval victories but also to his piety towards Neptune to whom he is reported to have sacrificed 100 bulls and in whose honour a live horse was flung into the sea, along with an offering of gold (Florus 2.18.3).
Septimius Severus AV Aureus. Possibly struck in India, circa AD 193-211. IMPER AEL SEPTI SEVER PERT III, laureate head right / P M I PT II P VIII COS NI AV II, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand, trophy over left shoulder. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. Roma Numismatics XV, 587 (same dies); Roma XV, 586 (same obverse die); NAC 102, 531 (same obverse die). 6.91g, 18mm, 5h. Fleur De Coin. Apparently only the second known example.
Julian II AV Solidus. Antioch, AD 361-363. FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS ROMANORVM, soldier standing right, head left, holding trophy in left hand and dragging bound captive with right; ANTZ in exergue. RIC 199; Depeyrot 15/2. 4.40g, 21mm, 11h. Extremely Fine. Ex Bernard Poindessault (1935-2014) legacy; ticket included.
C. Poblicius Malleolus AR Denarius. Rome, 96 BC. Helmeted head of Mars right; mallet (malleolus) above, mark of value below chin / Warrior standing left before trophy, right foot on cuirass, holding spear; C•MAL and caduceus above prow behind. Crawford 335/3c; RSC Poblicia 6. 3.92g, 19mm, 7h. Extremely Fine; lustrous metal. Scarce variety. Ex private Spanish collection.
M. Furius L. f. Philus AR Denarius. Rome, 120 BC. Laureate head of Janus; M•FOVRI•L•F around / Roma standing left, holding wreath and sceptre; to left, trophy of Gallic arms flanked by a carnyx and shield on each side; star above, ROMA to right, PHI•L•I (ligate) in exergue. Crawford 281/1; RSC Furia 18. 3.96g, 19mm, 2h. Near Mint State. In excellent state of preservation for the type. Ex Dr. Allan Smith Collection; Privately purchased from Ed Waddell, November 2016; Ex Roma Numismatics XII, 29 September 2016, lot 499.
Magnentius AV Solidus. Trier, AD 351. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR, Victory, standing right, and Libertas, holding sceptre in left hand, standing left, both supporting trophy on shaft between them; TR in exergue. RIC 252; C. 48; Depeyrot 10/1. 3.86g, 22mm, 7h. Extremely Fine. Very rare earlier variety without crossbar on trophy. Ex Monsieur Note (1910-1982) Collection, France; Private purchased in Paris, 8 October 1968.
C. Memmius C. f. AR Denarius. Rome, 56 BC. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears; C•MEMMI•C•F downwards before / Naked captive, his hands tied behind his back, kneeling right at foot of trophy of arms with a Greek shield; C•MEMMIVS downwards to right, IMPERATOR downwards to left. Crawford 427/1; RSC Memmia 10. 3.92g, 21mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine; well struck on a very large flan. Ex private Spanish collection.
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AV Distater. Uncertain mint in Cappadocia, Syria, or Mesopotamian, after 305 BC. Attic standard. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with serpent on bowl / Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand and stylis in left, monogram in lower left field; ???????? to left, ?E?EYKOY to right. SC 55 = HGC 9, 1 = Triton IX, 2065; WSM 1334 = Leu 20, 157 = M&M XIX, 518; NAC 79, 17 = JDL Collection 33 = SBV 21, 87 = SBV 6, lot 84; Roma IX, 35 (all from the same obverse die). 17.24g, 22mm, 2h. Good Extremely Fine; minor marks. Of the highest rarity, one of only five specimens known, in exceptional state of preservation for the type, and of significant numismatic importance, being struck from a previously unknown reverse die. From the “Triskeles” (Moutin) Collection, formed circa 1995-1998, Santa Barbara, CA. It seems highly probable that the exceedingly rare distaters of Seleukos I were struck for some ceremonial or commemorative purpose rather than for circulation alongside the regular Alexandrine staters - the paucity of surviving specimens would seem to rule this out. That they were struck after 305 BC is certain, since the coins clearly name Seleukos as ‘Basileos’ - a title to which Seleukos did not lay claim until after 306 BC when following the extinction of the old royal line in 309 with the murder of Alexander IV and his mother Roxana at the hands of Kassander, Antigonos (who ruled over all of Asia Minor and Phoenicia) declared himself king. Possible events that would have warranted the striking of such a grand type are the foundation of Seleukeia on the Tigris in 305/4, at which time Seleukos also claimed the title Basileos, or the defeat of Antigonos at the Battle of Ipsos in 301, a victory which seems to have been celebrated on the Seleukid coinage with the tetradrachms of Nike erecting a trophy of Macedonian arms. A later date also remains possible, since Alexandrine type staters continued to be struck into the 280s, and the defeat of Lysimachos at Korupedion in 281 also represents a momentous event for Seleukos’ empire. This last battle of the diadochi gave Seleukos control of nearly every part of Alexander’s former realm except for Ptolemaic Egypt. This reunification of the Macedonian empire was to be short lived however; not long after the battle, after crossing the Hellespont to take control of Lysimachos’ European territories, Seleukos was assassinated by Ptolemy Keraunos. The mint used to strike this issue is uncertain; Houghton & Lorber (SC I, p. 31) note that it must have been “a centre of commercial or strategic importance.” Following Newell (WSM, pp. 236-0), who by a process of elimination assigned various unattributed issues to the north-central portion of Seleukos' realm and favoured an origin in Cappadocia or northern Mesopotamia, consider Tyana and Mazaca as possibilities in Cappadocia, and consider Le Rider’s (Meydancikkale, p. 145) suggestion of Sekeukeia (due to controls on the distater series possibly representing variants of SC 119.9b) as tentative given the lack of an actual die link. Regardless, what is abundantly evident is that this - the only issue of gold distaters of Alexandrine type in the name of Seleukos - should be regarded as an issue of considerable prestige and importance. Outside of Ptolemaic Egypt it was most unusual for any Greek kingdom to produce high denomination gold (or silver) coins, and even Alexander’s distaters are, in comparison to the rest of his coinage, very rare. The discovery of a second reverse die for this issue is most significant - it demonstrates that the number of coins originally struck would have been much greater than we have hitherto thought.
Probus AV Aureus. Lugdunum, AD 276. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Probus standing left, holding sceptre and crowning trophy at base of which are two seated captives. RIC 12; Calicó 4245 (this coin); C. 863 var. (not cuirassed); Bastien 160a, c. 4.73g, 22mm, 7h. Mint State. Extremely Rare. This coin published in X. Calicó, Los Aureos Romanos (2002); Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 25, 25 June 2003, lot 565. Probus’ ascension to the throne in AD 276 occurred at an unstable time for the Roman Empire: three emperors had died over the last year, two of whom were assassinated and the third is rumoured to have been; the security of the empire was threatened by foreign invasion and Florian, the brother of the previous emperor Tacitus, had been declared emperor by the senate and army in the West in opposition to Probus in the East. Probus therefore had a difficult task ahead of him to defeat his rival for the throne and restore order to a destabilised empire. Probus had employed a Fabian strategy to defeat Florian, avoiding an outright battle and instead relying on skirmishes, the intensity of the summer heat and the discontent this caused among Florian’s army to weaken his enemy’s position. Florian was soon killed by his own forces, and Probus was confirmed as emperor by the Senate with a minimum of bloodshed. Despite the calamitous state of the Empire when Probus ascended the throne, he proved himself to be an efficient and productive emperor, defeating numerous foreign enemies and improving some parts of the areas devastated by war through engaging the army during peacetime in building projects such as growing vines in Gaul, Pannonia and Moesia. Though his rule is covered to an extent by ancient historiographers, the stories often do not match up and the picture we receive of Probus’ rule is somewhat broad and lacking in detail. However, what the sources agree on are the great military achievements of this emperor and the respect he earned both from the conquered and his own people. Unfortunately for numismatists, Probus’ coinage is more focused on emphasising the emperor’s virtus than recording specific achievements, thus making it difficult to establish a chronology or associate types with particular events. This coin, for example, celebrates the emperor’s victory over enemies unspecified. Struck in the early months of his reign, it does however depict Probus in a far more individualistic manner than his later coinage, which often tends towards being highly stylised and showing the emperor in military attire, armed and helmeted - far more so than ever before seen on imperial coinage. Though this portrait is not so militarised as later issues, the origin of this emperor and the nature of his reign is still very much explicit in the combination of a familiar trophy reverse type with the laureate and simply cuirassed bust suggestive of an emperor predisposed to war. Despite his virtues, there was little security to be found in wearing the purple during this period. A long series of civil wars had created a penchant for general-emperors, elected by the army and thereby required to repay the soldiers for their support. Further, internal divisions had left Rome vulnerable to foreign enemies with Germanic tribes attacking the upper Rhine and Danube regions and Aurelian’s Persian campaign still unresolved. Finally, the threat of usurpation was ever present; over the six years Probus was emperor, he successfully put down three revolts but was ultimately assassinated by his own soldiers in AD 282 and replaced by the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Carus.
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Susa, circa 300-294 BC. Head of Seleukos I right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with bull's ears and horns, panther skin tied around neck / Nike standing right, wearing peplos, crowning trophy of Macedonian arms set on sapling tree, from which branch sprouts near base, AX between, M to left; ???????? ???????? around. SC 173.14; HGC 9, 20. 16.90g, 25mm, 11h. Good Very Fine.
Constantine II AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 337-340. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA DD NN AVGG, Victory advancing left, holding palm and trophy; TSE in exergue. RIC 2; C -; Depeyrot 1/1; Biaggi 2099. 4.43g, 21mm, 12h. About Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Marc Antony AR Denarius. Mint moving with Antony, 37 BC. M•ANT•AVGVR•III•VIR•R•P•C, bare head right / IMP-TER, trophy with curved sword attached to right arm and figure-of-eight shield attached to left; at its base, two spears and two round shields. Crawford 536/1; Antonia 76; Sydenham 1203; CRI 269; RSC 16. 4.08g, 20mm, 4h. Mint State. Very Rare, and in exceptional condition for the type.
C. Coelius Caldus AR Denarius. Rome, 51 BC. Head of Coelius Caldus right, standard inscribed HS behind, [standard in the form of a boar before]; C•COEL•CALDVS downwards before, [COS below] / Table, inscribed L•CALDVS•VII•VR (ligate) EP•VL (ligate) in two lines, with figure behind preparing epulum; on right, trophy with Macedonian shield; on left, trophy with carnyx and oval shield decorated with thunderbolt; on far left, C•CALDVS downwards; on far right, IMP•A•X downwards; below, CALDVS•III VIR. Crawford 437/2b; RSC Coelia 9. 3.83g, 18mm, 3h. Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone with golden iridescence. From the R.C. Vermeer Collection; Ex Jean Elsen & ses Fils 135, 9 December 2017, lot 152.
Marc Antony AR Denarius. Mint moving with Antony, 37 BC. M•ANT•AVGVR•III•VIR•R•P•C, bare head right / IMP-TER, trophy with curved sword attached to right arm and figure-of-eight shield attached to left; at its base, two spears and two round shields. Crawford 536/1; Antonia 76; Sydenham 1203; CRI 269; RSC 16. 3.97g, 20mm, 2h. Mint State. Very Rare. Ex private German collection.
J Bartleman and Sons (Edinburgh), Birmingham 1931, 15ct gold, the medal of square form with demi-lune sides, decorated with a view of the R&A St Andrews and Scottish Amateur Golf Championship to the border, the reverse with frame of thistles enclosing the engraved winner John Wilson at St Andrews 1931, in box of issue, also included are various original photographs including:Wilson seated on a table with the trophy at the presentation;Wilson teeing off at No.3; Wilson putting;Wilson with a difficult shot out of the rough;Wilson being carried aloft by supporters after victory at Amateur Golf Competition 1931;Wilson teeing off;Two images of Wilson putting;Newspaper page showing presentation group for the Amateur Competition;A group photograph of the presentation group;Group photograph of GB team May 1923Newspaper cutting of the competition;Photograph of Wilson playing out of the Alps at Prestwick?Copy Photograph J. E. Neville USA, R. R. Johnston USA W. A. Murray GB, John Wilson GB on 1st tee, Murray and Wilson beat Neville and Johnston;Group photograph GB v USA at St Andrews;ith copy photographs;Copy of press cutting with a review of Wilsons career from 1922 -1932;Copy of letter to Mrs Wilson from the secretary of Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club to Mrs Wilson congratulating her on her husband's win of the Scottish Amateur Golf Championship and copy press cutting of the win (qty)
SNOOKER/BILLIARDS. An assortment of Snooker/Billiards ephemera to include: a 1931 'Het Nieuwsblad' trophy, a silver plated engraved, glass bottomed 1873 'Exeter College Billiard Handicap' tankard, a small silver trophy made by Charles Boyton & Son Ltd of London, a printed single page sheet titled 'Rules of the Game of Billiards' printed by Rocks of Brighton, assorted other billiards and related items.
Jack Russell (British B.1963) - Winning Double, signed limited edition cricket print showing Gloucestershire winning the Natwest Trophy in August 1999, signed by artist and players, edition 138/650, 46 x 75cm, framed, together with two further coloured prints of 19th century style cricket scenes, max size 62 x 100cm, all framed
Chinese silver heart shaped tripod dish by Woshing Shanghai 8cm; Chinese circular dish set with good luck presentation ingot sycee by Hung Chong Canton 9.5cm and a silver trophy on stand (Fattorini copper label), weighable silver approx 8oz Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
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