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Ancient Coins 1001 Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, denarius, 49 BC, elephant walking r., trampling on serpent, in ex. CAESAR, rev. simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest’s hat, wt. 2.73gms. (Craw.443/1; RSC.49; Syd.1006), toned, very fine £80-120 1002 Antoninus Pius (138-161), aureus, Rome (151-152), ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV, laur. head l., rev. COS IIII, Emperor standing facing, togate, head l., holding globe in extended r. hand and volumen with l., wt. 7.2gms. (RIC.III, 206; Calicó 1518; BMCRE 771-2; Strack 245; Biaggi 71), good very fine or better £3000-4000 1003 Constantius II (337-361), solidus, Sirmium (355-361), D N CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed head of Constantius II r., rev. Roma l. and Constantinopolis r. enthroned, holding between them shield inscribed VOT – XXXX, around, GLORIA REI – PVBLICAE/*SIRM*, wt. 4.4gms. (RIC.172), about very fine £275-375 1004 1005 1004 Valentinian I, solidus, Rome (364-367), D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r., rev. RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE/RP, Emperor standing facing, head r., holding Victory on globe and labarum, cross in left field, wt. 4.4gms. (C.28; RIC.IX,2a),fine £150-250 1005 Valens (364-378), solidus, Antioch, Officina 3 (366-367), DN VALENS PER F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r., rev. RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE / ANT G*, Valens standing facing, head to r., holding labarum and Victory, wt. 4.4gms. (S.4104; RIC.IX 2d xvi; C.32; Depeyrot 27/3), cleaned and pierced, almost very fine £200-300 ANCIENT COINS 1006 Theodosius I (379-395), solidus, Mediolanum (Milan) (383 – 388), DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG, diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r., rev. VICTORIA AVGG/COM, the two emperors, nimbate, seated facing, holding globe, above them Victory, between them palm branch, wt. 4.5gms. (RIC.8b), almost extremely fine £350-450 1007 Honorius (393-423), solidus, Constantinople (397-402), D N HONORIVS P F AVG, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Honorius facing, holding spear over his r. shoulder and over his l., a shield ornamented with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG A / CONOB, Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, her head to r., wearing helmet, holding a spear with her r. hand, Victory on a globus in her l., and with her r. foot on a prow, wt. 4.5gms. (Depeyrot 55/2; RIC.8), good extremely fine with much original lustre £350-400 1008 1009 1010 1008 Theodosius II (402-450), solidus, Constantinople (424-425), D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl- diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, with spear and shield, rev. GLORORVIS TERRAR, emperor standing facing, holding a standard and globus cruciger, a star on l., below, CONOB, wt. 4.4gms. (RIC.232; Depeyrot 77/1), good very fine £300-350 1009 Leo I (457-474), solidus, Constantinople, Officina 9 (462 or 466), D N LEO PE RPET AVG, pearl- diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly r., holding spear over shoulder with r. hand, on l. arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below, rev. VICTORI A AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head l., holding long jewelled cross with her r. hand; star in r. field, below, Θ/CONOB, wt. 4.5gms. (RIC.X/605; Depeyrot 93/1), extremely fine with some original lustre £300-400 1010 Justinian I (527-565), solidus, Constantinople, Officina 5 (545-565), D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in r. hand, shield over l. shoulder, rev. VICTORI–A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram in r. hand and globus cruciger in l., star in r. field, below Є//CONOB, wt. 4.5gms. (DOC.9e; MIBE.7; SB.140), about extremely fine £300-400 ANCIENT COINS 1011 1012 1013 1011 Justin II (565-578), solidus, Constantinople, Officina 10 (567-578), DN I-VSTI-NVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justin facing, holding in r. hand a small figure of Victory holding wreath on globe, and on l. arm shield with horseman motif, rev. VICTORI-A AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing, head turned right, holding spear and globus cruciger, below, I/CONOB, wt. 4.5gms. (Sear 345; DOC.4b), struck on a broad flan, extremely fine with original lustre £300-400 1012 Justin II (565-578), solidus (light weight issue of 22 siliquae), Constantinople (567-578), DN I-VSTI-NVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justin facing, holding in r. hand small figure of Victory holding wreath on globe, and on l. arm shield with horseman motif, rev. VICTORI-A AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing, head turned right, holding spear and globus cruciger, below, Θς//OB*+*, wt. 4.0gms. (DOC.138 [Antioch]; MIBE.8; SB.376 [Antioch]), some original colour, a little buckled, good very fine £200-300 1013 Phocas (602-610), solidus, Constantinople, Officina 10 (607-610), DN FOCAS PERP AVI, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia, holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGV I/ CONOB, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, wt. 4.4gms. (MIBE.9; DOC.10; Sear 620), uncirculated, well struck with full lustre £300-400 1014 1015 1014 Phocas (602-610), solidus, Constantinople, Officina 5 (607-609), DN FOCAS PERP AVI, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia, holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGV I / CONOB, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, wt. 4.5gms. (MIBE.9; DOC.10; Sear 620), struck off-centre, with full lustre, uncirculated £300-400 1015 Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas (610-641), solidus, Constantinople, Officina 6 (639?- 641), Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger, all but Heraclonas crowned, cross to upper left, rev. VICTORIA AVGY/S CONOB, cross potent set on three steps, monogram to left, E (date) to r., wt. 4.3gms. (MIB.42; SB.761), extremely fine, some original lustre £300-400 1016 1017 1016 Constans II (641-668), solidus, Constantinopole, Officina 5 (654-659), d N CONSTA-NTINUS C CONSTA, facing busts of a young Constans II with long beard and Constantine IV, beardless, both wearing crucifix diadems and chlamys, rev. VICTORIA - AVGY D/CON OB, cross potent on three steps, wt. 4.5gms. (Sear 959; MIB.26), good extremely fine with much original lustre £275-300 1017 Constans II (641-668), solidus, Constantinopole, Officina 4 (659-662),d N CONSTA-NTINUS C CONSTA, facing busts of Constans II with long beard and Constantine IV, beardless, both wearing crucifix diadems and chlamys, rev. VICTORIA - AVGY D / CON OB, crowned figures of Heraclius and Tiberius facing, wearing chlamys, each holding globus cruciger, standing on either side of cross potent on three steps, wt. 4.4gms. (Sear 964; MIB.31), good extremely fine with much original lustre £275-300 ANCIENT COINS 1018 Leontius, solidus, Constaninople, Officina 3 (695-698), D LЄO - N PЄ AV, crowned, bearded bust facing, wearing loros, holding akakia in his raised r. hand, globus cruciger with his l. hand, rev. VICTORIA – AVGY, cross potent on three steps, below, Γ/CONOB, wt. 4.5gms. (Sear 1330; MIB.III, 266,1; DO.613,1c), a little weakly struck, about extremely fine £450-650 1019 1020 1021 1019 Leo III, the Isaurian, and Constantine V (717-741), solidus, Constantinople (c.725-732), d N D LЄON P A MYLH, crowned and bearded bust of Leo facing, holding globus cruciger in his r. hand and akakia in his l., rev. d N CONStANtINЧS, crowned bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger in his r. hand and akakia with his l., wt. 4.4gms. (DOC.5; SB.1504), almost extremely fine £375-475 1020 Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Romanus I and Christopher (913-959), solidus, Constantinople (924-931), IhS XPS RЄX RЄGNANtIYM*, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, holding Gospels, raising hand in benediction, rev. ROMAh’ ЄT XPISTOFO’ AYGGG’ h, crowned facing half-length busts of Romanus, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them, wt. 4.3gms. (DOC.7; Füeg 7.A.1; SB.1745), good extremely fine with original lustre £350-450 1021 Romanus III Argyrus (1028-1034), histamenon nomisma, Constantinople, +IhS XIS RЄX RЄςhANTIhM, Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in blessing and holding Gospels, rev. ΘCЄ bOHΘ› RωMAhω, standing figures of Romanus, wearing loros of square pattern, five pellets on hem, holding globus cruciger in l. hand, and the Virgin Mary wearing pallium and maphorium, not nimbate, who reaches up with r. hand to crown Romanus, wt. 4.5gms. (DOC.1; Sear 1819), about extremely fine £300-400 1022 1023 1022 Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055), histamenon nomisma, Constantinople (1046-1049), +IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIhM, Christ enthroned on lyre-backed throne, wearing nimbus, pallium, and colobium, raising hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels, rev. + CwhST-ANTh bASILЄY RM, half-length bust of Constantine facing, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum in r. hand and globus cruciger in l., wt. 4.4gms. (DOC.1a; Sear 1828), extremely fine with lustre £350-450 1023 Constantine IX Monomachus (1042–1055), electrum histamenon nomisma, Constantinopele, +IHS XIS REX – REGNANTIhM, facing bust of Christ, nimbate, raising r. hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in l., bust facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia and loros, holding long cross with pelleted ends and globus cruciger, wt. 4.3gms. (DO.3; Sear 1830), about extremely fine £300-400 ANCIENT COINS 1024 Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078), electrum histamenon nomisma, Constantinople, IC-XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, rev.
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    AN AUCTION OF British Coins Numismatic Books The Richmond Suite (Lower Ground Floor) The Washington Hotel 5 Curzon Street Mayfair London W1J 5HE Thursday 21 June 2012 10:00 Free Online Bidding Service www.dnw.co.uk AUCTION Weekdays, Wednesday 6 June to Friday 15 June 16 Bolton Street, Mayfair, London W1 strictly by appointment only Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 18, 19 and 20 June 16 Bolton Street, Mayfair, London W1 Public viewing, 10:00 to 17:00 Thursday 21 June 16 Bolton Street, Mayfair, London W1 Public viewing, 08:00 to end of the Sale Appointments to view: 020 7016 1700 or auctions @dnw.co.uk VIEWING Catalogued by Christopher Webb, Peter Preston-Morley and Jim Brown Photography by Ian Kington In sending commissions or making enquiries please contact Christopher Webb, Peter Preston-Morley or Jim Brown Catalogue price £15 C ONTENTS Please note: The auction will take place in two sessions, starting at 10.00 The Late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins (Part III) .......................................................301-411 The ‘Bellamy’ Collection of English Halfcrowns.............................................................................412-516 Ancient British Coins ......................................................................................................................517-547 European Celtic Coins ....................................................................................................................548-553 British Coins from other properties...............................................................................................554-807
  • Lambert Simnel and the King from Dublin

    Lambert Simnel and the King from Dublin

    Lambert Simnel and the King from Dublin GORDON SMITH Throughout his reign (1485-1509) Richard III's supplanter Henry VII was troubled by pretenders to his throne, the most important of whom were Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck.1 Both are popularly remembered perhaps because their names have a pantomime sound to them, and a pantomime context seems a suitable one for characters whom Henry accused of being not real pretenders but mere impersonators. Nevertheless, there have been some doubts about the imposture of Perkin, although there appear to have been none before now about Lambert.2 As A.F. Pollard observed, 'no serious historian has doubted that Lambert was an impostor'.3 This observation is supported by the seemingly straightforward traditional story about the impostor Lambert Simnel, who was crowned king in Dublin but defeated at the battle of Stoke in 1487, and pardoned by Henry VII. This story can be recognised in Francis Bacon's influential history of Henry's reign, published in 1622, where Lambert first impersonated Richard, Duke of York, the younger son of Edward IV, before changing his imposture to Edward, Earl of Warwick.4 Bacon and the sixteenth century historians derived their account of the 1487 insurrection mainly from Polydore Vergil's Anglica Historia, but Vergil, in his manuscript compiled between 1503 and 1513, said only that Simnel counterfeited Warwick.5 The impersonation of York derived from a life of Henry VII, written around 1500 by Bernard André, who failed to name Lambert.6 Bacon's York-Warwick imitation therefore looks like a conflation of the impostures from André and Vergil.