A group of Roman Ar denarius and siliqua. From Titus through to Honorius and including a silver tetrobol from Histiaia. Various grades from Fine to VF. [20]
A group of Roman large bronzes, sestertius and As's including a bronze Augustus from Julia Traducta and an Alexandrian hemidrachm of Hadrian. From the Republic through to Faustina Jnr. Various grades from Fine to N VF. [9]
Ae antoninianus. Carausius. C, 286-293 AD. London mint. Rev; PAX AVGGG; Pax standing left, holding transverse scepter with left hand and olive branch in right hand; S-P//MLXXI. RIC V 143. Slight uneven surface with traces of silvering. 4.58g. 23mm. NVF.
Ae sestertius "Paduan" Julius Caesarmedal by Giovanni Cavino, 1500-1570. Obv; Laureate head right. Rev; Fasces and caduceus in saltire; axe, globe, and clasped hands around. Klawans 3. In an as found detector condition. Interesting piece. 18.20g. 34mm. G Fine.
Ae sestertius. Diva Faustina Snr, wife of Antoninus Pius. Died 141 AD. Rev; AETERNITAS, S C in exergue, Faustina seated in biga of elephants, with riders, left. RIC III 1113. Patchy green patina with soft detail. RARE type. 21.76g. 31mm. about Fine
Ancient Roman coins (3) Ae follis. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 299-303. Rev; SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; B. RIC VI 31b. VF, struck on a broad flan. Ar denarius. Vespasian. Rome mint. Struck AD 75-79. Rev; IOVIS CVSTOS; Jupiter standing facing, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar and holding scepter. RIC II 124a. Good silver. NVF. Ar denarius. Septimius Severus. Struck AD 201-202. Rev; VICT PART MAX; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm-branch. RIC IV 295. Excellent quality silver. GVF
Ar denarius. Augustus. C, 2 BC-4 AD. Rev; C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT; Gaius and Lucius Caesars with shields and spears between them. RIC 207. Reverse off centre. 3.31g. 20mm. NVF.
Ar denarius. DivusMarcus Aurelius. Died 180 AD. Consecration issue. Rome mint. Rev; CONSECRATIO; Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt. RIC III 270 (Commodus). Good detail with earthy surface deposits. 3.51g. 17mm. GVF.
Ar denarius. Tiberius. C, 16 AD. Rev; PONTIF MAXIM; livia seated right. RIC 26. Oval flan. 3.77g. 20mm. G Fine. Plus four other bronzes of Gratian, Theodosius and Constantine. All N VF+ [5]
Ar tetradrachm. Nero. C, 54-68 AD. Dated RY 11 (64/5 AD). Rev; AY-TO-KRA, eagle standing left; palm behind, lituus to right, LIA (date) to left. Dattari 271. Good metal. 11.82g. 23mm. G Fine
Billonantoninianus x 70. All from the period of Gallienus. Earthy surface deposits, some would maybe improve with some light cleaning. Various grades. [70]
Mixed group of ancients including some English hammered x 4. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck AD 221. Rev; Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and cornucopia; star to right. Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Rev; Four-tiered funeral pyre, garlanded and surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 438. 6 low grade bronzes and a silverSassaniandrachm. various grades from Poor to G VF. [12]
Roman 3rd to 4th Century Folles (11) including London Mint (3), Diocletian, Maximian (2), Galerius (2), Maxentius, Maximinus II (2) and Constantine I (3) all attributed Fine to VF
RomanAntoninus Pius AD138-161 (2) Denarius Obverse as Sear 1247 Reverse as Sear 1243 Tranquility standing right holding rudder and corn ears TR POT XIX COS IIII, weight 2.9 grammes NVF (bought M.Trenerry 1983 £20) and Dupondius Antoninus Pius AD138-161 Obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII Reverse Britannia seated left on rock SC in exergue below Sear 1288, weight 12.8 grammes, Fine with green patina (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £98)
Roman As Caligula AD37-41 Obverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, Reverse Vesta seated left VESTA above, weight 9.1 grammes, S.467RIC 38 Fine or slightly better (bought M.Trenerry April 1986 £48)
Roman As Claudius AD41-54 Obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP Reverse SC Minerva advancing right, weight 13.4 grammes Fine (bought S.Beach 1983 £28) along with Roman As Claudius AD41-54 Obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP Reverse SC Minerva advancing right, weighs 7.7 grammes, VG a British imitative copy, (bought S.Beach 1983 £9)
Roman As Domitian AD69-96 Obverse CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS V Reverse SC Spes advancing left Sear 878RIC 723, weight 8.8 grammes, Fine/Good Fine (bought C.J.Martin April 1986 £25)
Roman As Nero AD54-68 Obverse IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P, Reverse Victory hovering left holding shield, weight 11.0 grammes S.476ARIC 312 Near Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £25)
RomanDenarii (2) Trajan AD98-117 Obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P Reverse COS [V P P S P Q R] OPTIMO PRINC Sear 978RIC 118, weight 3.2 grammes, NVF (bought Clifton Coins, Bath Coin Fair 1983 £18) and DenariusHadrian AD117-138 Obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Reverse P M TR P COS III Clementia (?) standing left RIC 117 Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1983 £18)
RomanDenariusCaesar 49-48BC S.456RSC 49 Obverse elephant right trampling on serpent, Reverse Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat, weight 3.5 grammes, Good Fine with a flan crack at 10 o'clock on the obverse (bought C.J.Martin 1983 £45)
RomanDenariusGalba AD68-69 Obverse [IMP] SER GALBA AVG Reverse SPQR OB CS in three lines within oak wreath, weight 3.1 grammes, S.477RIC 167 Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £47.50)
RomanDenarius The Empire, Augustus 27BC-14AD Obverse [CAESAR AVGV] TVS DIVI F PATER [PATRIAE] Reverse the Emperor's grandsons standing facing with spears and shields, [C.L.CAESARES A)VGVSTI F.COS.DESIG.[PRINC.IVVENT] weight 3.5 grammes S.459RIC 207 Fine off-centre (bought S.R.Porter 1984 £20)
RomanDenarius Titus AD79-81 Obverse IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Reverse Elephant TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, AD80, weight 3.0 grammes, Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1986 £40)
RomanDenariusVespasian AD69-79 Obverse IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Reverse Titus and Domitian seated left on curule chair TITVS ET DOMITIAN CAESARES PRIN IV, weight 3.1 grammes, Sear 781RIC 23 NVF/VF (bought Spink Auction 1984 £64)
RomanSestertiusMarcus Aurelius AD161-180 S.502 Obverse IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M Reverse Marcus Aurelius and Lucius clasping hands CONCORD AVGVSTOR T R P XV COS III S C, weight 13.8 grammes Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £12)
Ar unit. Iceni. 'Eyelash crescents' C, 10-1 BC. Obv; Four opposed crescents. Rev; Horse right, sun below. Van Ardsell 679. Dark tone, clear detail. 1.14g. 13mm. VF
Ar unit. Iceni. 'Odin Smiler' C, 30-10 BC. Obv; Celtic head right, herringbone hair. Rev; Horse right, ring and pellet below. Not in Van Ardsell. (C Rudd had an example in list 94, 2007. Third known then) Small flan with a patchy dark tone. VERY RARE. 1.05g. 12mm. G Fine
Ar unit. North-Eastern series Corieltauvi. Uninscribed. C, 50 BC - AD 30. Hostidius type. Obv; Boar standing right, with bristles on back and pincer-feet; ring ornaments around. Rev; Celticized horse left; pellets and ringed-pellets in beaded circle around. Van Arsdell 855-857. Large flan but slight ragged edge. Good detail and scarce. 0.70g. 16mm. VF.
Ar unit. North-Eastern series. Corieltauvi South Ferriby left type. Uninscribed. Circa 50-10 BC. Obv; Blank. Rev; Horse left, ring ornament above. Van Arsdell 887. Good silver, scarcer type. 1.10g. 15mm. NVF
Au Quarter Stater. Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 75-30 BC. Ratham Ringpole - Atrebatic B - British ‘Remic' type. Obv; Celticized head of Apollo right. Rev; Horse running left; star above, ‘cogwheel' below. Spink 48. Good metal but a pale colour. 1.39g. 14mm. G Fine
Au Quarter Stater. Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 75-30 BC. Ratham Ringpole-Atrebatic B-British ‘Remic' type. Obv; Celticized head of Apollo right. Rev; Horse running left; star above, ‘cogwheel' below. Spink 48. Minor die deterioration. 1.30g. 15mm. NVF
Au Quarter Stater. Cantii. C, 40-35 BC. Late Weald type. Obv; Blank. Rev; Horse left; annulet in triangle above, annulets in fields. Van Arsdell 151-1. Central with good detail. RARE. 1.32g. 12mm. GVF
Au Stater. Ingoldisthorpe type. C, 70 BC. Obv; Devolved head of Apollo. Rev; Disjointed horse right. Spink 20B. Reverse off centre but scarce type. 6.34g. 18mm. VF/NVF.
CelticBillon Stater Armorican type Obverse head facing right, Reverse Horse with boar below, weight 6.1 grammes S.16 Good Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1983 £27)
Celtic Catuvellauni Ar Unit Cunobelin c.0-40AD Obverse Two Bull-headed serpents entwined, Reverse Horse left CVNO below S.299 VF and even, slightly porous, Rare
CelticGoldQuarter Stater Sussex group Geometric type O unintelligible patterns on obverse and reverse, weight 1.5 grammes S.49 M.79 VF, found at Badbury Rings (bought C.Martin 1984 £135)
CelticGold Stater Corieltauvi South Ferriby type, Obverse blank with traces of bust, Reverse disjointed crude horse with star below, weight 3.6 grammes, S.390 M.450, found North Ferriby 1979, Fine, Ex-H.Mossop Collection (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £150)
CelticGold Stater type B. Chute type Obverse Disjointed head of Apollo, Reverse Disjointed horse with crab-like object below, weighs 6.0 grammes S.22 M.32 NVF (bought M.Trenerry 1984 £185)
CelticIceniSilverUnit Aesu Obverse Two opposed crescents, Reverse horse right AESV below, weight 1.2 grammes S.447 M.432 GF/VF with a few touches of verdigris (bought C.J.Martin 1992 £145)
CelticSilverUnit Dobunni S.377 M.375 Obverse Head right, Reverse Horse right with ring ornaments, weight 0.6 grammes, About Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £75)
CelticSilverUnit Obverse Crescent with REX CALLE above and below Reverse Eagle right EPP, weight 1.3 grammes S.99 M.108 Good Fine on a mis-shapen flan (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £115)
CelticSilverUnit Tincommius Obverse Laureate Head right, Reverse Bull right, above TIN, below C, weight 1.1 grammes, S.85 Fine or slightly better with a large edge chip (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £95)
CelticSilverUnit Verica Obverse COMF, crescent and pellet in ring above and below, Reverse boar right VIRI below, weight 1.2 grammes, S.131 M.115 Good Fine with some old thin scratches on the obverse (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £85)
CelticUnitPotin Class I type in cast copper/tin alloy S.63 M.9 Obverse Crude head left, Reverse Lines representing Bull, weight 1.32 grammes, Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1983 £23)
Stater - Ar Stater. Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase) type. C, 65 BC-AD 45. Obv; Devolved head of Apollo right. Rev; Disjointed horse left; pellets above, pellet below, pellet in lozenge above tail. Van Arsdell 1235-1. Reverse off centre but good metal. 5.49g. 19mm. GVF.
A collection of mixed ancients from the Roman, Greek and Asian periods. 5 Roman Ar denarius and 1 Ar drachm. 1 Plated Attica, Athens tetradrachm and other various mixed Ar and Ae denominations. Mixed grades. Poor to NVF [19]
A collection of Roman and Ancient including Bronze (9), Silver (39) and Gold (3) mixed grades, eras and emperors including 2 x Solidus of Valentinian and Honorius, 3 x Saxon AR and AE Sceats, Roman Silver from the Republic through to late Byzantine viewing recommended and bought as seen, the gold reported as copies struck in gold
A group of mixed ancients. 3 mixed Greek, 1 Ar tetradrachm and 2 Ptolemaic Ae's. 1 Byzantine Ae. 6 Roman Ae provincials. 1 Ar of Valerian and 11 other mixed roman bronzes. Mixed grades. Poor to NVF [22]
A large collection of mixed ancients, mainly Greek and Roman provincial bronzes with an amount of small Greek Ar units. Ar Tetradrachms from Thasos and smalls from Abdera, Rhodes and Rhoemetalkes plus others. Mixed grades but some nice examples. Fine to GVF [144]
Ae antoninianus. Allectus. C, 293-295 AD. Rev; PROVIDENTIA AVG; Providentia stdg l hldg globe and cornucopiae, S P in field, C in ex. Colchester mint. RIC 566-7. Even dark patina. VF/GVF. 4.51g.
Ar denarius. Q Servilio Caepio Brutus. C, 54 BC. Obv; Head of libertas right. Rev; Consul L Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors; BRVTVS below. Crawford 433/1. Slight weak strike but good silver. Scarce type, Brutus as moneyer. NVF. 3.90g.
Ar tetradrachm. Ptolemy XII. Dated year 10, 72-71 BC. Rev; Eagle stdg on thunderbolt. Monograms in fields. Svoronos 1857. Some minor surface marks. G Fine. 13.63g.
Arab-Sasanain Silverdrachm in the name of Khusrau with lillah in obverse margin, mint DA, year 35, 3.65 grammes (SICA 236,Album A6) Good Fine with scratches on either side
Au stater. Insuler Belgic C / Kentish A type. C, 2nd century BC. Obv; Devolved hd of Apollo. Rev; Disjointed horse r, rosette behind, wishbone above. VA -, Spinks 20a. Good sized flan. RARE. GVF. 6.69g.
Au stater. Trinovantes. Cunobelin. Wild type. C, 20-43 AD. Obv; CA/MV corn ear between. Rev; Horse leaping r, CVN below. VA 1931-7. A little off centre on reverse but good metal and surfaces. GVF. 5.46g.
DupondiusAugustus and Agrippa, Nemausus after 10BC Reverse crocodile chained to palm, RCV 1730 VF with good portraits with some ancient scratches/striking marks on the obverse
Iranian Dynasties silver denominations, Ilkhans (3, 2 mounted) Muzaffarids (1), Safavids (5) including Tabriz 1129H ex-mount (MWIs 2079) and other Islamic silver and copper (10), Indian Temple Token (1) French India, Pondichery, silver fanon, date off flan (KM#67) generally Fine to VF (21 coins in lot)
RomanColonial, Trajan Cappodocia Caesarea (2) Tridrachm 105-111 AD Reverse Arabia, camel at feet SYD.182 VF with scratches in fields, Diadrachm 98-99 AD Reverse Eleutheria SYD.164 VF both scarce
Sassaniansilverdrachms (4) Khusrau 531-579 (2) mint Bysh Year 27, mint AO Year 26, Hormizd IV 579-590, mint APL, Year 12, Khusrau II 590-628 mint MY, Year 3 VF
Ar tetradrachm. Elagabalus. C, 218-222 AD. Rev; Eagle standing head left, wreath in beak, star between legs. Prieur 264. Slightly off centre on obverse otherwise a nice clean detailed strike. VF. 13.75g.
Ar tetradrachm. Ptolemy VI. C, 180-145 BC. Arados mint. Year 91. Rev; Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monograms in fields. SNG Cop 548. Edges have been rubbed down probably due to being mounted. Slight uneven surfaces but good silver. Fine. 12.82g.
Au Hyperpyron. John III Ducas. C, 1222-1254 AD. Magnesia mint. Obv: Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospel book; barred IC-XC across field. Rev: John standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum and akakia, and being crowned by the Theotokos to right, wearing nimbus crown. BCV 2073. Usual clipped flan and slightly double struck on obverse. NVF. 3.21g.
Au Solidus. Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine. C, 613-641 AD. Constantinople mint. Rev; VICTORIA AVG; Cross potent on steps; CONOB in ex. BCV 738. Good detail and surfaces. NVF. 4.48g.
Celtic Dobunni uninscribed Ar Unit c.50-0BC Obv. Head Right Rev. Triple-tailed horse left, Cockerel's head below Allen type C S.377 VF (Ex-Spink Numismatic Circular April 1996, Ex-Sotheby's June 1971, Lot 202)
DenariusTiberius Lugdunum after 16AD Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia as Pax seated left, "Tribute Penny" RCV 1763 Banker's mark on cheek with a scratch on the reverse, VF or better
Greek Ar Diobol of Pergamon, Mysia c.400-350BC Obv. Head of Apollo Right, Rev. Head of satrap, ΠEPГA behind, within incuse square GCV 3937 a little porous VF and rare
Mixed Romanbronzes plus 1 GreekPtolemy bronze. 5 late Roman provincial tetradrachms of Alexandria. 9 Roman imperial small bronzes of the 3rd and 4th centuries. Various grades. Fine to VF. [15]
A large group of mixed Eastern ancients. Dirhems, tetradrachms and bronzes from the Islamic dynasties, Mongol khans, Byzantine, Indo-Greek and Sasanian empires. 2 Frenchmedieval Ar deniers and Greek bronzes. An interesting lot that needs further research and of mixed conditions and grades. Poor - G VF. [86]
Anglo-Saxon Primary Ar Sceat c.680-710 AD Series F. Obverse Bust right with pelletted helmet, Reverse Small Cross on steps with annulets around S.781 VF or better
Ar denarius. Clodius Albinus. C, 194 AD. Rev; ROMAE AETERNAE; Roma seated left holding Palladium. RIC 11a. Good silver and surfaces. Scarce. N VF. 2.80g.
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