| London Coins Ltd. > Auction 183 | Auction date: 2 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1265 Price realized: 190 GBP (Approx. 240 USD / 221 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients (3) Parthian Kingdom Silver Drachm Vologases III (105-147AD), Ecbatana Mint, Obverse: Bust left, diademed, Reverse: Archer seated right, 3.83 grammes, VF and bold with some edge nicks, Celtic Iceni Silver Unit 'Boudicca' type (c.61AD) Obverse: Face, Reverse horse to right S.434, 0.93 grammes, Fine, Ancient Greece - Macedonia Silver Drachm Alexander III (336-323BC) Obverse: Head right wearing lion-skin garniture, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, 4.12 grammes, Fine Estimate: 125-200 GBP Starting price: 125 GBP |  |
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| London Coins Ltd. > Auction 183 | Auction date: 2 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1266 Price realized: 120 GBP (Approx. 152 USD / 140 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients a mixed group (14), Egypt Ptolemy III Ae38 Drachm, (246-222BC) Alexandria Mint, Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, Reverse: Eagle standing left, facing right, on thunderbolt, wings closed, cornucopia over shoulder, E between legs, SNG Copenhagen 224, 46.70 grammes, Fine for wear, some corrosion, Ae15 Ptolemy II (285-246BC) Obverse: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, Reverse: Eagle standing left, monogram in left field, 3.64 grammes, Fine, Byzantine (5) bronze Tetarteron (4),and Half Follis (1) VG to Near Fine, Syracuse Ae17 Obverse: Head of Kore left, Reverse: Bull butting left, 5.63 grammes, Fair, Alexandria - Diocletian Potin Tetradrachm, Year 3 (286-287AD) Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right, Reverse: Eagle with wreath in beak ETOY-C with Γ in right field, Milne 4845, 7.69 grammes, Good Fine with some edge nicks, Alexandria - Diocletian Potin Tetradrachm, Year 3 (286-287AD) Obverse Layreate and cuirassed bust right, Reverse: Tyche standing left holding rudder and corucoiae, date LΓ to upper left, Dattari 5755 var, Fine, Alexandria - Diocletian Potin Tetradrachm Year 1 (284-285AD) Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust right, Reverse: LA above Tyche reclining on draped couch, crowned with modius, right hand on rudder and supporting head with left, Emmet 4083, 6.99 grammes, Fine, the reverse with some small verdigris spots, Kushan Empire, Ae22 Obverse: Bust right, crowned, Reverse: Two attendants at fire altar, 2.47 grammes, Fair/Near Fine, Kushan Empire Tetradrachm (1st to 2nd Century AD) Obverse: King sacrificing at fire altar, Reverse: Shiva standing with bull, trident and deerskin, 25mm diameter, 16.78 grammes, VG with all major design details clear, parts of legend worn or off-flan, Ancient Greece Lepton 14mm, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse worn, Po Estimate: 40-80 GBP Starting price: 40 GBP |
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| London Coins Ltd. > Auction 183 | Auction date: 2 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1309 Price realized: 150 GBP (Approx. 190 USD / 175 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Roman Denarius (7) Antoninus Pius (138-161AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, Reverse: Anonna standing right with corn ears in modius and rudder, left foot on prow, TR POT XX COS IIII, RSC 1016a, RIC 260, 3.34 grammes, Fine with some edge nicks, Faustina Senior (c.141AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped DIVA FAVSTINA, Reverse: Aeternitas standing facing left holding globe, veil blowing out around head, AETERNITAS, RSC 32, RIC 351, 3.39 grammes, Fine with some surface deposit in the legends, Caracalla (208AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Caracalla on horseback right, holding spear, PROF in exergue, PONTIF TR P XI COS III, RIC 107, RSC 511, BMC 572, 3.16 grammes, Good Fine, Caracalla (209AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, PONTIF TR P XII COS III, RSC 465, RIC 111, BMC 10, 1.99 grammes, Good Fine/Fine, Plautilla (198-217AD) Obverse: Draped bust right PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Venus standing left holding apple and palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet, VENVS VICTRIX, RSC 25, RIC 369, 3.10g, VF/Fine, Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and laureate, IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Reverse: Spes walking left, holding flower and raising skirt, RSC 543, RIC 254, 2.25 grammes, Fine or better, Julia Mamaea (Early 222AD) Obverse: draped bust right IVLIA MAMAEA, Reverse: Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet left, IVNO CONSERVATRIX, RSC 35, RIC 343, 2.67 grammes, Good Fine with a verdigris spot on the obverse Estimate: 70-150 GBP Starting price: 70 GBP |
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| London Coins Ltd. > Auction 183 | Auction date: 2 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1267 Price realized: 160 GBP (Approx. 202 USD / 187 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninianus (14) Gordian III Antioch, (242-244 AD). Obverse: Bust right, cuirassed and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Gordian standing right, holding a spear diagonally & globe. SAECVLI FELICITAS, 3.54 grammes, RIC 216, RSC 319, Good Fine, Gordian III (242-244AD) Obverse: Bust right cuirassed and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Fortuna standing left with prow and cornucopia FORTVNA REDUX, 4.62 grammes, RIC 210, RSC 98a.NVF, Gordian III, Antioch, Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Pax advancing left with branch and sceptre, PAX AVGVSTI, RSC 179, RIC 214, 5.73 grammes, Fine, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right draped, radiate and cuirassed, Reverse: Aequitas standing left with scales & cornucopia. AEQVITAS AVGG, 4.02 grammes, RIC 27b, RSC 9, VF, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Pax walking left with branch and sceptre PAX AETERN RSC 102, RIC 41, 4.30 grammes, Good Fine with some scuffs on the portrait, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Rome seated left holding Victory and spear, RIC 106a, RSC 165, 3.80 grammes, Good Fine, Gallienus (253-268AD) Billon issue, Asian Mint, Obverse: Bust right radiate and cuirassed, GALLIENVS PF AVG, Reverse: Soldier standing left resting right hand on shield, Star in left field VIRTVS AVG, RIC 667star, Cohen 1235, 3.45 grammes, VF with some obverse pitting, Valerian (254AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Reverse: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm, RIC 125, Cohen 230, 2.96 grammes, Fine or slightly better, Saloninus, as Caesar, billon issue (256AD) Lyons. Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, SALON VALERIANVS CAES, Reverse: Sacrificial implements: liuus, knife, vase turned left, simpulum and aspergillum, PIETAS AVGG, RIC 9, RSC 41, 3.66 grammes, Good Fine/Near Fine, Salonina (267AD) Mint in Asia. Obverse: Draped and diademed bust right, on crescent, SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Salus standing right, feeding serpent in her arms, SALVS AVG, RSC 105, RIC 88, 4.39 grammes, Fine or better, the reverse with hints of colourful tone, Salonina (260-268AD) Antioch. Obverse: Diademed bust right, on crescent SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Venus standing left with helmet and spear, VENVS AVG, mintmark PXV below, RIC 86, RSC 113, 4.11 grammes, NVF, Probus (279AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, IMP PROBVS AVG, Reverse: Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand and holding a sceptre in the left, treading down a captive seated on ground to the left, Mintmark R dot in crescent Δ, RIC 157, Cohen 37, 2.63 grammes, Fine, Herennia Etruscilla (c.250AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and diademed, on crescent HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, Reverse: Pudicitia standing left holding sceptre, and drawing veil from her face. PVDI[CIT] IA AVG, RSC 17, RSC 58b, 4.43 grammes, Good Fine/Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Aurelian (270-275AD) plated issue, Serdica Mint. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Reverse: Sol walking left holding globe and raising right hand, foot on one of two bound captives ORIENS AVG, mintmark XXIP, RIC 279, Cohen 145, 3.43 grammes, Good Fine with some surface dirt Estimate: 85-145 GBP Starting price: 85 GBP |
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| London Coins Ltd. > Auction 183 | Auction date: 2 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 1287 Price realized: 60 GBP (Approx. 76 USD / 70 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Roman a mixed group (9) Ae1 Julian II (360-363AD) Obverse: Bust right, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, Reverse: Bull right, mintmark [-] CONS [-] unclear, Fine/VG with some pitting, Ae Antoninianus (3) Probus (279-280AD) Ticinum. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Reverse: Probus and Concordia standing face to face clasping hands, CONCORD MILIT, mintmark PXXT, RIC 332, Cohen 138, 3.72 grammes, Fine or better with some verdigris spots on the edge, Valentinian II (378-383AD) Siscia. Obverse: Bust right, draped, pearl-diademed and cuirassed DN VALENTINIANVS IVN PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding Victory on globe, raising woman kneeling right before him, REPARATIO REIPVB Mintmark BSISC RIC IX Siscia 26b, Bold Fine, Valentinian II (375-392AD) Lugdunum, Obverse: Bust right, draped, pearl-diademed and cuirassed DN VALENTINIANVS IVN PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding Victory on globe, raising woman kneeling right before him, REPARATIO REIPVB Mintmark LVGP, RIC Lugdunum 28b 4.19 grammes, Fine, Ae20 Caracalla (198-217AD) Augusta Traiana, Obverse: Bust right, laureate, Reverse: Apollo (?) standing facing holding spear, 4.46 grammes, Fine with a dig on the portrait, Ae2 Magnentius (340-350AD) Obverse: Bust right, Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed, A behind head, DN MAGNENTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor on horseback, galloping right, no shield, wielding spear at a bare-headed enemy half-kneeling before the horse, broken spear and shield below the horse. Star in upper right field, mintmark R Epsilon, GLORIA ROMANORVM, RIC VIII Rome 197, 5.36 grammes, Fine with green patina, Ae18 Constantius II Obverse: Bust right, draped, cuirassed and pearl-diademed, Reverse: Soldier spearing fallen horseman, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, 1.76 grammes, Fair, Ae3 Constantius I (316-320AD) Alexandria. Obverse: Laureate head right, IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, Reverse: Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at foot. wreath/H/N to right, Mintmark ALE, 3.49 grammes, Good Fine, Quadrans Claudius (41-54AD) Obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around hand holding a pair of scales, Reverse: SC PON M TR P IMP COS DESIT, much of the legend worn, 1.92 grammes, RIC 85, Cohen 71, Near Fine, cleaned Estimate: 30-60 GBP Starting price: 30 GBP |
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| Spink > Auction 23005 | Auction date: 12 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 59 Price realized: 500 GBP (Approx. 628 USD / 582 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | (7) Iceni Uninscribed Type Coins including: Iceni, Early Uninscribed (c.50-100 AD), 'Boar/Horse Type', AR Unit, stylised boar right, single front and rear legs below knee, rings above long bristles on boar's back, stack of four pellets below, rev. horse prancing right, ladder mane, pellet triad below arc from neck to rump above, star below, 0.57g (ABC 1579; BMC 3455-3472; M 408; VA 657-3; Spink 431), crack showing through whole flan, darkly toned, fine; and 'Face/Horse Regular Type', male head right, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end, corn ear behind, rev. horse right cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellets at each corner, pelta above, 1.12g (ABC 1564; BMC 3556-3604; M 413; VA 790-1; Spink 434), some porosity, and wear about the edges, toned, good fine; another male head right, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end, corn ear behind, rev. horse right cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellets at each corner, pelta above, 1.30g (ABC 1564; BMC 3556-3604; M 413; VA 790-1; Spink 434), some small chips to the edge of the flan, lightly toned, very fine; another male head right, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end, corn ear behind, rev. horse right cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellets at each corner, pelta above, 1.30g (ABC 1564; BMC 3556-3604; M 413; VA 790-1; Spink 434), some small chips to the edge of the flan, lightly toned, very fine; another male head right, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end, corn ear behind, rev. horse right cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellets at each corner, pelta above, 1.25g (ABC 1567; BMC 3605-3759; M 413; VA 794-1; Spink 434), well centered, toned, very fine; and 'Early Pattern/Horse Type', two opposed crescents, two pellets between, rev. horse right, corded mane, pellet triad and three plain arcs above, 0.80g (ABC 1588; BMC 3763-3766; M 414; VA 679-1; Spink 435), large design on obverse meaning most of motif does not show, wear and roughness throughout, toned, fine; another opposing crescents and pellet in ring motifs at centre of four corn ears, pellet triad in each quarter, rev. curvy horse left, six pellets on shoulder, solid Y shaped head, pellet in ring below, 0.97g (ABC 1591; BMC 3767-3774; M 415; VA 675-1; Spink 435), some roughness and porosity throughout, wear to the higher points, deeply toned, good fine; and an AR Fractional Unit, opposing crescents with two pellets dividing, four V shapes surround, rev. horse right, dashes for mane, pellet and triad above and below, 0.38g (ABC 1612; BMC 3777-3778; M 417; VA 681-1; Spink 438), wear throughout, toned, fine (7). Provenance, i) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1985 - £36, ii) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1983 - £30, iii) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1983 - £50, - Mack Collection iv) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1983 - £55, - Mack Collection v) 'CA', by private treaty, 1987 - £25, vi) 'CA', by private treaty, 1987 - £25, vii) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1987 - £65, Estimate: £350 - £550 |  |
