Ancient Coins
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ANCIENT COINS GREEK 6 Argolis, Argos, silver triobol, before 146 BC, forepart of wolf, rev. large ‘A’ within incuse square, wt. 2.01gms. (GCV 2797), toned, very fine £120-150 1 Calabria, Tarentum, circa 272-240 BC, silver didrachm or nomos, magistrate Likinos, wt. 6.46gms. (GCV 363), good very fine £150-200 7 Abataea, miscellaneous Æ issues (22), mostly of Aretas IV (AD 9-40), mainly fine to 2 Lucania, Metapontum, circa340-330 BC, silver very fine (22) £300-400 stater, head of Demeter, rev. barley ear, wt. 7.77gms. (GCV 405), very fine £180-220 ROMAN 8 Rome, Julius Caesar silver denarius, African mint, 47-46 BC. head of Venus right, rev. Aeneas advancing l., carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder, CAESAR downwards to r., fine; other denarii, Republican (5), later (3), including Trajan and Domitian, fair and fine (9) £100-150 3 Lucania, Thourioi, silver stater or didrachm, head of Athena to r., rev. bull to r, wt. 7.45gms. (GCV 446-448), reverse off-centre, toned about very fine £150-200 9 Rome, Nero (54-68 AD), gold aureus, laureate head to r., rev. Jupiter seated l., wt. 5.90gms. (Fr. 94), ex-jewellery, edge shaved, metal flaw behind head, 4 Paphlagonia, Kromna, circa 340-300 BC, silver obverse good fine, reverse fair to fine £300-350 triobol or drachm, head of Zeus, rev. head of Hera, wt. 3.48gms. (GCV 3678), reverse off centre, toned good very fine £200-250 10 Rome, Vespasian (69-79 AD), gold aureus, 69- 70 AD, laureate head to r., rev. Pax seated l., wt. 6.95gms. (Calico 607), fine £500-600 5 Caria, Knidos, silver didrachm, circa 189-167 BC, head of Helios, rev. lion’s head, wt. 5.20gms. 11 Roman Provincial, Perinthus, Marcus (GCV 4851), very fine £150-200 Aurelius, Ae 24, good fine £20-30 17 Roman Antoninianii, Gallienus, (5), Legionary issues, LEG III ITAL, LEG II ADI, LEG I ADI, LKEG II ITA; COH PRAET generally very with partial silvering, scarce £350-450 18 Roman Antoninianii, Gallic Empire, Laelianus, (1), Postumus, (15), Victorinus, (1), Tetricii (25) the first fine and corroded, some small flans, generally fine, some better £300-400 19 Roman Antoninianii, (19) Claudius II (1); Quintillus (2), Aurelian (3), Probus, (5), 12 , silver denarius (6) of Julia Domna, Rome Tacitus (4), Carinus (1), Numerian (4), generally Plautilla, Julia Paula, Julia Maesa and Julia fine to very £100-200 Mamaea, (2) all toned, about extremely fine or better (6) £150-200 20 Roman Antoninianii, (49); Tetrachy, (37); Carausius (12), (4); generally fine or better £200-300 21 Roman Antoninianii of the Tetrachy, generally fine or better(43) £200-300 22 Roman Folles, The Tetrachy, generally fine to very fine (33) £200-300 13 Rome, silver denarius (6), of Elagabalus (2) and Caracalla (4), all toned, about extremely fine or better (6) £150-200 23 Rome, Romulus, bronze ¼ follis, Rome circa 310, rev. domed shrine, wt. 2.36gm (RSC 3687), good very fine, scarce £150-200 24 Late Roman Ae 3’s Constantinian family, 14 Rome, Orbiana, silver denarius, Rome 225, rev. Constantine II, Constantius II, Fausta, Concordia Aug, wt. 2.87gm, (RIC 319), toned, Helena, generally fine to very fine (76) £250-350 good very fine £120-150 25 Late Roman Ae 4’s Constantinian family, generally fine to very fine (79) £100-150 26 Late Roman Ae 3’s and Ae 4’s, Valens 15 Rome, Diva Paulina, debased silver/bronze to Valentinian II, generally fair to fine, a few denarius, Rome 236, head to r., rev. flying peacock, better (89) £100-150 wt. 3.76gms. (RIC 2), good very fine, scarce £100-125 27 Late Roman Ae 4’s, Arcadius and later, generally fair to fine, a few better(40) £80-100 16 Roman Antoninianii, Gallienus, (15), Salonina, (10), generally very fine to extremely fine, 28 Late Roman Ae 2’s, Gratian to Magnus Maximus, many with partial silvering £100-150 generally fair to fine, a few better (61) £150-250 ISLAMIC 29 Rome, Constantius I as Caesar, silver argentius, Rome circa 295-297, rev. Virtus Militum, wt. 2.99gms. (RSC 3562), good very fine £200-250 36 Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, silver drachm (5), Bishapur 77h, 78h, 79h, 80h [2], (Album 35), 30 Rome, Julian II, silver siliqua, Constantinople second clipped, all fine (5) £120-150 360-363, rev. VOTIS/V/MULT/XX, wt. 1.76gms. (RSC 3970), toned good very fine £80-100 37 Arab Tabaristan, ½ drachms (5) together with Arab-Sasanian, Khusraw II drachm, Byshapur 50h, fine to very fine (6) £120-150 38 , temp. al-Walid I (86-96h), silver dirham Umayyad (8) Abarshahr 92h, 96h, [2], 2.30gm, 2.80gm, al- 31 Arcadius, silver siliquae (5), Milan mint, Taymara 92h, wt. 2.96gms., Ramhormuz 90h, wt. diademed bust of emperor right, DN ARCADIVS 2.90gms., temp. Sulayman (96-99h), al-Tamara 97h, P F AVG. rev. Roma seated l. on cuirass, VIRTVS wt. 2.88gms., temp. Hisham (105-125h), Balkh 115h ROMANORVM, good fine, corroded (5) £45-60 [2] wt. 2.91gms., 2.93gms., temp. Marwan II (127- *ex Holway Hoard 132h), al-Jazira 129h, wt. 2.83gms.; the first with old mount and clipped, the second rare, others generally good very fine to extremely fine (8) £300-350 39 Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, silver dirham, Sijistan (4), 90h, 92h, 94, 95h, wt. 2.84gm, 2.80gm. 2.85gms., 2.83gms., all good very fine or better, scarce (4) £300-350 32 Ancient Rome, a collection of bronze coins (50) 40 Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, silver dirham, Suq al- mostly small denominations and mostly identified Ahwaz (5), 90h, 91h, 94h, 96h, 98h, wt. 2.88gms., in envelopes, generally fair to fine (50) £80-120 2.80gms., 2.85gms., 2.85gms., 2.88gms., year 96h very fine, others extremely fine(5) £200-250 33 An interesting group of Roman coinage, mostly bronze, some silver, mixed grades(lot) £40-80 41 Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, silver dirhams, Marw (7) 90h, 91h, 92h, 93h, 94h, 95h, 96h, 34 Lidner coin trays containing Roman Bronze wt. 2.87gms., 2.86gms., 2.87gms., 2.85gms., and other base metal coins, trays in Aberfil 2.77gms., 2.95gms., 2.79gms., Sulayman (2), 97h, case containing mostly modern coins £60-90 99h, wt. 2.78gms., 2.85gms., all good very fine, or *Please note this lot is collection only. better, some about uncirculated (9) £250-300 42 Umayyad, silver dirham (9), Sabur, al-Walid 1, 90h, 91h, 92h, 93h, 94h, 95h, 96h, Sulayman 97h, 98h, wt. 2.85gms., 2.89gms., 2.86gms., 2.81gms., 2.91gms., 2,88gms., 2.90gms., 2.86h, 2.86gms. (Klat 421.b-429 35 Byzantine, Constantine IV (668-683), gold inc.), all extremely fine or better (9) £300-350 solidus, bust three-quarter face to r., rev. cross potent on three steps, Officina H, wt. 4.40gms. 43 Umayyad, silver dirhams (2), Wasit, 105h and (Sear 1157), about extremely fine £200-250 120h, very fine and toned (2) £60-80 44 Abbasid, temp. al-Mansur, gold dinar 150h, no 50 Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun, gold dinar, al-Iraq mint, wt. 4.20gms, good extremely fine £200-250 203h, wt. 3.95gms. (Bernardi 103), slightly clipped, otherwise good very fine £200-250 45 , temp. al-Mahdi, gold dinar, no mint Abbasid 51 Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun, gold dinar, Misr 159h, wt. 4.23gms, about extremely fine £180-220 215h, wt. 4.14gms. Bernardi 116 De), about very fine £180-220 46 Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi (158-169h), gold dinar, no mint 163h, wt.4.26gms. (Lowick 290), about extremely fine £200-250 52 Abbasid, al-Musta’in (248-251h), gold dinar, Marw 249h, obv. al-‘Abbas, wt. 4.25gms. (Bernardi 161Ph), about very fine, rare £200-250 47 Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid (170-193h), gold dinar, (Misr) 186h, citing Ja’far, wt. 4.25gms. (Bernardi 53 Abbasid, al-Mu’tamid (256-279h), gold dinar, 69), good very fine £200-250 San’a 257h, wt. 2.61gms. (Bernardi 172 E1 ), about extremely fine £250-300 48 Abbasid, temp. al-Rashid, gold dinar, (Madinat al-Salam) 193h, rev. letter ha below, wt. 4.15gms. 54 Abbasid, al-Mu’tamid, gold dinar, San’a 275h, wt. (Bernardi fi),good very fine £200-250 2.87gms. (Bernardi 177 E1 – date not recorded), about extremely fine, rare £300-350 49 Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun (194-218h), gold 55 Abbasid, al-Mu’tamid, gold dinar, San’a 279h, dinar, Misr 201h, citing Sulayman, wt. 4.15gms. wt. 2.88gms. (Bernardi 187 E1), edge shaved, better Bernardi 90bDe), about very fine, scarce £180-220 than very fine £200-250 64 Fatimid, al-Hakim (386-411h), gold dinar, al- 56 Abbasid, al-Muqtadir (295-320h), gold dinar, Mansuriya 388h, wt. 4.16gms. (Nicol 1131), very Mah al-Kufa 318h, wt. 3.08gms. (Bernardi fine £180-220 242Mr), fine, scarce £150-200 57 Spanish Umayyad, Hisham II/‘Amir, fractional dinar, no mint undated, wt. 1.36gms. (A. A354), good very fine and very rare £280-300 65 Fatimid, al-Mustansir (427-487h), gold dinar, Misr 439h, wt. 3.85gms. (Nicol 2119), good very fine £180-220 58 Almoravid, Abu Bakr b. ‘Umar (448-480h), gold dinar, Sijilmasa 462h, wt. 4.16gms. (Hazard 36), very fine, scarce £300-350 59 al-Murabitid, silver qirat, no mint undated (3), ‘Ali b. Yusuf (500-537h) (A. 467.1), Tashufin b. 66 Fatimid, al-Mustansir, gold dinar, al- ‘Ali (537-540h) (A. 472.1) and Ishaq b. ‘Ali (540- Iskandariya 477h, wt.