Ancient Coins

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Ancient Coins
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1 Pergamon (2nd-1st century BC), Æ, laur. head of Asklepios r., rev. snake coiled around omphalos,
wt. 8.06gms. (S.3967), very fine £100-120
2 Kolophon (c. 480-450 BC), drachm, head of Apollo r., rev. lyre with retrograde legend around, all
within incuse square, wt. 5.45gms. (S.4341 var.), very fine, rare £300-400

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3 Macedonia, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), tetradrachm, head of Heracles r., rev. Zeus seated l.,
holding eagle and sceptre, wreath in l. field, wt. 17.18gms. (S.6720 var.), about extremely fine £300-400
4 Macedonia, Alexander III, the Great, tetradrachm, head of Heracles r., rev. Zeus seated l., holding
eagle and sceptre, small M in l. field, wt. 17.07gms. (S.6724 var.), very fine £200-250
5 Macedonia, Alexander III, the Great, tetradrachm, head of Heracles r., rev. Zeus seated l., holding eagle
and sceptre, small M in l. field, wt. 16.89gms. (S.6724 var.), tooled in places, otherwise very fine £150-200

6 Egypt, Ptolemy II (285-246 BC), oktadrachm, Alexandria, veiled and diademed head of Arsinoe II r.,
K behind head, rev. double cornucopiae bound with fillet, wt. 27.79gms. (S.7768), nearly extremely fine,
rare £5000-7000
7 Himyarites, silver quarter unit, bare head r., rev. small bare head r., legend around, wt. 1.27gms.; with
Characene, billon (1) and copper (2) tetradrachms, the first good very fine, the others fair to fine (4) £150-200
8 Persis, uncertain ruler (2nd century BC), hemidrachm, bearded head r. wearing satrapal headdress
topped by eagle, rev. fire temple, king standing to l., bird perched on standard to r., wt. 2.02gms.;
uncertain ruler (1st-2nd century AD), diobol, diademed bust l., rev. diadem, stylized legend around, wt.
1.43gms., the first with edge split otherwise very fine and rare, the second very fine (2) £200-250

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9 Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), Æ, helmeted head r., rev. lion leaping r., spear-head below, wt.
6.66gms. (S.6819 var.), very fine £100-120
10 Commagene, Antiochos IV (AD 38-72), Æ oktachalkon, Samosata, diad. bust r., rev. scorpion
within wreath, wt. 12.56gms. (RPC.3854), small flan flaw at top of obverse, otherwise very fine, scarce £150-200

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11 Elymais, Kamnaskires VI or VII (1st century AD), tetradrachm, bearded bust l., anchor, crescent,
and star in r. field, rev. small head l., illegible legend around, wt. 14.80gms., reverse double-struck, otherwise
good very fine £100-120
12 Elymais, assorted small copper coins (18), various types, fine to very fine, some scarce (18) £150-200
13 Seleucid, Seleukos I (312-280 BC), tetradrachm, head of Heracles r., rev. Zeus seated l., holding
eagle and sceptre, monogram in l. field, wt. 17.03gms. (S.6829 var.), very fine £200-250

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14 Seleucid, Seleukos I, tetradrachm, laur. head of Zeus r., rev. Athena in chariot drawn by four
elephants, anchor in field above, wt. 17.16gms. (S.6831 var.), very fine £750-850
15 Seleucid, Seleukos I, tetradrachm, helmeted head of Alexander r., rev. Nike standing r., crowning
trophy, E in lower left field, ΔΙ in lower central field, wt. 17.12gms. (S.6833 var.), minor tooling on reverse,
very fine and rare £2500-3000
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16 Seleucid, Demetrios I (162-150 BC), drachm, diad. head r., rev. Apollo seated l. on omphalos,
holding bow and arrow, wt. 3.96gms. (S.7017), very fine £150-200
17 Parthia, Mithradates I (165-132 BC), Æ oktachalkon, diad. bust r., rev. bow in case, wt. 8.41gms.
(Sellwood 12.11), about very fine, rare £150-200
18 Parthia, drachms (4), of Mithradates II, Sinatruces, Orodes II, and Phraates IV (S.7368/94/
7445/72), very fine to extremely fine (4) £200-250
19 Sasanian, Ardashir I (AD 224-241), Æ unit, crowned bust r., rev. fire-altar, wt. 16.65gms. (Göbl 15),
about very fine, scarce £100-120
20 Sasanian, Yazdgard I (AD 399-420), drachm (Göbl 147 var.); with other Sasanian silver (1) and
copper (3) coins, the first good very fine, the others fair to about very fine, the copper coins scarce (5) £200-250
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21 Sasanian, Khusraw II (AD 591-628), Æ pashiz, ART (Ardashir Khurra), year 34, wt. 0.77gms. (Göbl 216),
very fine, rare £150-200
22 Sasanian, Ardashir III (AD 628-630), drachms (2), ART (Ardashir Khurra), year 2 (Göbl 225-227
var.), good very fine and very fine, darkly toned (2) £100-120
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23 Sasanian, Ardashir III, drachm, WRC (unidentified mint), year 2, wt. 3.91gms., minor corrosion on
obverse, otherwise good very fine, darkly toned, rare £100-120
24 Indo-Scythian, Azes II (35-12 BC), Æ tetradrachm, goddess enthroned l., rev. Hermes standing
l. (cf Zeno 89026); Indo-Greek, Philoxenos (c.110-80 BC), square Æ, Tyche standing, holding
cornucopia, rev. bull standing r. (S.7666), very fine, the first scarce (2) £120-150
25 Kushano-Sasanian, assorted small copper coins (30), mostly fine, some scarce (30) £150-200
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26 Roman Republic, L. Procilius (80 BC), denarius, diad. head of Jupiter r., SC behind, rev. Juno
Sospita standing r., holding spear and shield, snake in lower l. field, wt. 3.95gms. (Crawford 379/1),
very fine £80-100
27 Roman Empire, Octavian, later Augustus, denarius, Rome (39-37 BC), laur. head r., rev. column
with statue of Octavian, wt. 3.21gms. (S.1559; RIC.271), fair £40-60
28 Roman Empire, Caligula (AD 37-41), Æ as, bare head l., rev. VESTA, Vesta seated l. flanked by S-C,
wt. 10.76gms. (S.616), extremely fine £1000-1200
29 Roman Empire, Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ as, bare head l., rev. LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Liberty standing
r., wt. 10.38gms. (S.638), good very fine £400-500

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30 Roman Empire, Domitian, denarii (2): as Caesar, AD 79-81, rev. helmet on throne (S.883); as
Augustus, AD 89, rev. Minerva (S.896), the first very fine, the second extremely fine (2) £150-200
31 Roman Empire, Hadrian (AD 117-138), aureus, laur. bust r., rev. COS III, emperor on horseback r.,
wt. 7.30gms. (S.1072), good very fine £1500-1800
32 Roman Empire, denarii (8): Septimius Severus (2), rev. Dea Caelestis (S.1756), rev. sacrifice (S.1784);
Julia Domna, rev. Pietas (S.1846); Caracalla (3), rev. Moneta (S.1925 var.), AD 209, AD 216 (S.-);
Elagabalus (2), rev. sacrifice (S.2120), rev. Fides (S.-); Gordian III, antoninianus, rev. Virtus (S.2465),
very fine to extremely fine (9) £300-400

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33 Roman Empire, Honorius (AD 393-423), solidus, Constantinople, bust r., rev. VICTORIA AVGGG,
emperor standing r., holding standard and Victory, foot on captive, wt. 4.40gms. (S.4244), about very
fine £200-250
34 Visigothic Spain, Suinthila (AD 621-631), tremissis, Toledo, SVINTHILΛ REX, small facing bust,
rev. TOLETO PIVS, small facing bust, wt. 1.23gms., good very fine £300-400
35 Byzantine, assorted copper coins (33), various types, mostly fine to very fine (33) £200-300
36 Trebizond, silver aspers (10), mostly very fine, two pierced (10) £150-200
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English Coins

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37 Celtic coinage, Gallo-Belgic issues, Ambiani, gold stater, class E, obv. blank, rev. horse to r. with
pellet below (S.11), very fine £350-400
38 Celtic Coinage, Iceni (1st century BC), quarter stater, Irstead type, hatched box with wreaths at
sides, rev. horse r., wt. 1.07gms. (S.430 var.), about very fine £100-120
39 Celtic Coinage, Iceni, silver unit, two opposed crescents, rev. horse (S.436); Richard I, denier,
Poitou (Elias 8); Henry VIII, posthumous coinage, penny, York (S.2424), the first two very fine, the last
good fine (3) £120-150

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40 Wessex, Eadmund (939-946), penny, two line type (HT 1), Eferulf, small cross, rev. EFERVLF MO,
three crosses between, three pellets above and below, wt. 1.31gms. (S.1105; N.688), cracked, otherwise
very fine £200-250
41 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, Crux type (BMC IIIa), Canterbury, Eadwold, EΛDPOLD M-O
CÆNT, bust l. with sceptre, rev. voided short cross, C R V X in angles, wt. 1.40gms. (S.1148; N.770),
toned, extremely fine £200-250
42 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, Crux type (BMC IIIa), Canterbury, Eadwold, EΛDPOLD M-O
CÆN, bust l. with sceptre, rev. voided short cross, C R V X in angles, wt. 1.39gms. (S.1148; N.770),
wavy flan, toned, almost extremely fine £200-250

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43 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, Crux type (BMC IIIa), York, Wulfsige, PVLFSIGE M-O EOF, bust
l. with sceptre, rev. voided short cross, C R V X in angles, wt. 1.39gms. (S.1148; N.770), toned, slightly
cracked around inner circle, otherwise extremely fine £150-200
44 Cnut (1016-1035), penny, helmet type (BMC. XIV), London, Brungar, BRVNGΛR ON LVND,
helmeted bust l. with sceptre, rev. voided short cross, broken annulet containing pellet in each angle,
wt. 1.04gms. (S.1158; N.787), portrait weak, otherwise very fine £120-150
45 Cnut (1016-1035), penny, helmet type (BMC XIV), London, Ælfwig (S.1158; N.787); with other
hammered coins (3) and tokens (3), the first about very fine, the others fair to good fine (7) £150-200
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46 Cnut (1016-1035), penny, helmet type (BMC XIV), London, Lifinc (S.1158; N.787); Charles I,
farthing, mm. cinquefoil (S.3183); Commonwealth, halfgroat (S.3221), the first with flan crack repaired
otherwise very fine, the others about very fine (3) £100-120
47 Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), penny, small flan type (BMC II), London, Deorman, DIREMA
ON LVND, diademed bust l., rev. short voided cross, wt. 0.91gms. (S.1175; N.818), toned, extremely
fine £300-400
48 William I (1066-1087), penny, bonnet type (BMC. II), York, Authulf, ΛVĐOLF ON EOFE, bust
facing wearing ornate crown, rev. ornate voided cross, annulet in centre, wt. 1.16gms. (S.1251; N.842),
some minor marks on obverse, otherwise very fine with a good portrait £500-700
49 Henry I (1100-1135), penny, facing bust type (BMC X), London, Wulgar, PVLGAR ON LVN, small
crowned bust facing, rev. cross fleury, wt. 1.34gms. (S.1271; N.866), edge cut, obverse weak, good fine and
rare £250-300

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50 Henry I (1100-1135), penny, pellets in quatrefoil type (BMC. XIV), London, moneyer uncertain, .............
ON LVND, crowned bust facing with sceptre, star in field, rev. pellets within cruciform quatrefoil, lis in
angles, wt. 1.36gms. (S.1275; N.870), legends partly flat, otherwise very fine, attractively toned £200-250
51 Henry I (1100-1135), penny, quadrilateral on cross fleury type (BMC XV), mint off flan, Ædgar,
ÆDGAR.ON......., wt. 1.28gms. (S.1276; N.871), about very fine £120-150
52 Stephen (1135-1154), penny, ‘Watford’ type (BMC. I), London, Estmund, [E]S[TM]UND:ON[…],
crowned bust r., holding sceptre, rev. cross moline, lis in angles (S.1278; Mack 22j), struck off-centre on
a square flan, toned, about very fine £200-250
* ex Watford Find (1818)
ex Rashleigh, Sotheby, June 1909, lot 542
ex Lord Grantley, Glendining, April 1944, lot 1290
53 Stephen (1135-1154), penny, ‘Watford’ type (BMC. I), Southwark, Turchil, crowned bust r., holding
sceptre, rev. TVRChIL ON SV, cross moline, lis in angles (S.1278; N.873; Mack 32b var.), in plastic
holder, graded by NGC as AU50, good very fine for issue £750-850
* ex R.C. Lockett, Glendining, 4-6 November 1958, lot 2954 (part)
ex Millennia Collection, Ira & Larry Goldberg, 26 May 2008, lot 267
54 Edward I & II, pennies (27), various classes, of London (13), Bury St Edmunds (1), Canterbury (8),
Durham (3), and York (2), mostly fine to very fine (27) £250-300
55 Edward III (1327-1377), fourth coinage, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), half noble, London, series
G, mm. -/cross 3, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship, rev. ornate cross, E in centre (S.1494;
N.1186), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as VF30, about very fine £800-1000
56 Richard II (1377-1399), noble, type IIIC, London, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship,
trefoil by shield, rev. ornate cross, R in centre, wt. 7.69gms. (S.1657; Schneider 175-177), minor marks
on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £3000-3500
* ex Grosvenor Collection
57 Henry IV, heavy coinage (1399-1412), noble, type III, Calais, mm. -/cross pattée, king with sword
and shield standing and facing in ship, saltire on rudder, rev. new royal arms with three lis in French
quarters, wt. 6.15gms. (S.1708; N.1339; Blunt, BNJ Vol. 24, III, no.1, pl. no.11, same dies; Schneider -),
clipped and slightly waterworn, otherwise good fine with good detail, of the highest rarity £4500-5500
* ex Morton & Eden Auction 10, 23-4 November 2004, lot 807
It is believed that there are only two examples known of this variety of noble. The other, from the same dies, belongs
to the American Numismatic Society.

58 Henry V (1413-1422), noble, class E/D mule, London, king with sword and shield stg. facing in
ship, mullet and annulet by sword arm, pellet at sword point, trefoil by shield, annulet on ship, rev.
ornate cross, h in centre, quatrefoil in second quarter, wt. 6.98gms. (S.1744/1743; N.1373/1372;
Schneider 246-248), minor double-striking, otherwise very fine, rare £2000-2500
59 Henry VI, annulet issue (1422-1430), noble, London, mm. -/lis, king with sword and shield stg.
facing in ship, annulet by sword arm, rev. ornate cross, h in centre, annulet in one spandrel, wt.
6.90gms. (S.1799; N.1414), almost extremely fine, on a full round flan £2750-3250
60 Henry VI, annulet issue (1422-1430), noble, London, mm. -/lis, king with sword and shield stg.
facing in ship, annulet by sword arm, rev. ornate cross, h in centre, annulet in one spandrel, wt.
6.91gms. (S.1799; N.1414), good very fine £2000-2500
61 Henry VI, annulet issue (1422-c.1430), quarter noble, London, mm. large lis, three lis over shield,
rev. ornate cross (S.1813; N.1421), almost extremely fine on a full round flan £700-800
62 † Edward IV, first reign, light coinage (1464-1470), ryal, London, mm. -/crown, king with sword and
shield stg. facing in ship, E on banner at stern, rev. rose upon radiate sun in centre of ornate cross,
small trefoils in spandrels (S.1950; N.1549), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as MS61, about extremely
fine £3750-4250
63 Edward IV, first reign, light coinage (1464-1470), ryal, London, mm. sun, king with sword and
shield stg. facing in ship, E on banner at stern, rev. rose upon radiate sun in centre of ornate cross,
wt. 7.45gms. (S.1950; N.1549), cracked in centre, good fine £300-400