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. CATALOGUE
OF A
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION
OF GREEK AND ROMAN COINS,
THE PROPERTY OF A WELL KNOWN COLLECTOR.
The Collection comprises some very fine Egyptian Medallions, and Greek Coins of Cities, in Gold; also, some fine Roman Gold Coins, Roman Consular Silver, Large Brass, &c. &c &c.
A FEW ANGLO-FRENCH COINS.
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WHICH WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
BY MR. S.. LEIGH SOTHEBY,
AT HIS HOUSE, 3, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND,
On WEDNESDAY, 3d of FEBRUARY, 1841, at One o’clock.
To be Viewed on the Monday and Tuesday previous.
Printed by J. Davy & Sons, Queen Street, King Street, Long Acre. This hook is 1 oaned, as "unrelated to the objects of The Hispanic r ‘.etv of America. By or dr - ; t>, ; 'J . CONDITIONS OF SALE.
I. The highest Bidder to he the Buyer ; and if any Dispute arise between two or more Bidders; the Lot so disputed shall be immediately put up again
II. No person to advance less than Is.—above Five Pounds '2s. 6d.— and so on in proportion.
III. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,
and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, if required, in part of pay¬ ment of the Purchase-money; in default of which, the Lot or Lots purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold.
IV. The Sale of any lot is not to be set aside on account of any error in the enumeration of the numbers stated, or errors of description.
V. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expence, imme¬ diately after the Conclusion of the Sale; in default of which, Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby will not hold himself responsible if lost, stolen, damaged or otherwise destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the Purchaser. If, at the expiration of One Week after the conclusion of the Sale, the Lots are not cleared or paid for, they will then be catalogued for immediate sale, and the expence, the same as if re-sold, will be added to the amount at which they were bought. Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby will have the option of re-selling the Lots uncleared either by public or private sale, without any notice being given to the defaulter.
VI. Upon failure of complying with the above conditions, the money required or deposited in part of payment shall be for¬ feited ; and if any loss is sustained in the re-selling of such
lots as are not cleared or paid for, all charges on such re¬ sale shall be made good by the defaulter at this sale.
Gentlemen who cannot attend the Sale, may have their Commissions faithfully executed by their obedient Servant, S. LEIGH SOTHEBY, hTellington Street, Strand. LOT / 1 Lead impressions; false Greek, and refuse Roman Copper, / ^ \(j9 ' &c.—a large quantity qy/* 2 Copper Coins.—Bactrian, found at Cabool, 126; Cufic Copper, 22, some curious — 148 / — Roger, Count of Sicily; Indian of Tippoo Sultaun, 1 3 * C> &c.—a lot 4 — Greek, Egyptian, and Roman, chiefly of small size 86 }5 — Roman.—The As, and its parts, small size; Con¬ sular, various — — 25 * /0 ' m 6 — Family coins, miscellaneous — 30 * S/' ' — Consular, various — 30 , ' 'iJyy 8 — jEgyptian Imperial.—Vespasian, Nerva, Caracal la, Gordian III., Gallienus, &c., some fine 25 > /9 ' 9 — Nearly the same — — 35 10 ■/ ■ rious 36 •fa - / / JL1 tus; Augustus, 2; Caligula; Domitian; M. Aurelius 9 »/ / f T 12 • — Nero; Domitian; M. Aurelius; Commodus; Severus; Julia Domna,—some well preserved _ 6 J /" 13 - -Commodus; Severus Alexander; Philip, jun.; Byzantine, 44, various — 48 / ( 4 )
ROMAN COINS.
CONSULAR. Denaru.
* // t 7 * 14 Porcia, Calpurnia, Opeimia, Rutilia, &c. — 1 /<£ ♦ 15 Norbana, Tarquitia, Cloulia, Volteia, &c. — ( 7i 16 Flaminia, Farsuleia, Papia, Plsetoria, &c. — * ♦ 7 17 Lucilia, Minutia, Thoria, Scribonia, &c. — / 18 Norbana, Satriena, Allienus, Minucia, &c. — // 19 Antonia (Legions of M. Antony) 6, Fonteia, Cassia, f sidia, &c. — — ✓ .. /x 20 Scribonia, Licinia, Atilia, Coponia, &c. — // 21 Julia, Procilia, Aquiiia, Acilia, &c. — r '' 2 22 Volteia, Opeimia, Sergia, Pompeia, &c. — f 23 Plaetoria, Carisia, Cassia, Julia, &c. — * > '? 24 Natalia, Metellia, Fundania, Satriena, &c. — / * 25 Herennia, Titia, Crepusia, Procilia, &c. — *r 26 Procilia, Lucretia, Domitia, Thoria, &c.—all well pre¬ / V served, — — 1
r J -r 27 Lucretia, Titia, Servilia, Satriena, &c.—all in good con¬ dition — — 12
r 28 Julia, Plaetoria, Valeria, Satriena, &c.—all in good preser- j? / 4 '/ ration — — 12J^p ' 0 29 Procilia, Julia, Marcia, Vibia, &c.—well preserved \cfiZ3<7y'J' Rustia, Cassia, Scribonia, Poblicia, &c.—in good condi- , / 30 « /4 tion — — i2*^* ^ 7 'r /Z> 31 Porcia, Julia, Flaminia, Carisia,—well preserved VljT/Z / r 32 Tituria, Domitia, Pomponia, Thoria, &c. — 14^ ^ —r < /r 33 Papia, Marcia, Julia, Tituria — 14 7/ 34 Julia, Papia, Junia, &c. including four incuse, very curious" / 7 and well preserved — 14 7 /c 35 Pomponia; Durmia (“ M. Durmius IIIVIR”^ one other . of large size, “ Roma,’’ and eight others, some fine z 7 36 Aburia, Junia, Fonteia, Didia, &c.—all fine 7 37 ^Emilia, Scribonia, Thoria, Pomponia, &c..—mostly fine 9 / / ( 5 )
>//^V 38 Quinarii, &c. chiefly of the Porcia Family 17 ///■ Imperial, &c. Denarii.—Pompey, 2, one with head of Numa; Julius Caesar; M. Antony and Augustus; Augustus, “ yEgypto Capta,” very fine; Juba, of Mauritania — — 6 - Augustus; Vitellius; Nerva, 2, Hadrian; Sabina, /v & c. — — 11 Medallions.—Marc Antony and Octavia, see Morell, page 21, No. 1, very well preserved; Augustus, rev. * / a triumphal arch, in good condition 2 -Augustus, rev. capricorn, well preserved; Hadrian, Philip, sen. and jun.—the three last struck in Egypt 4 //> Miscellaneous Silver Medals.—Pope ClementXlII. fine; and three Copper Medals of Benedict XIII., /i Charles of Spain, and Francis I. of Sicily 4 . - James, the son of James II., termed the Old Pre¬ tender, with his consort Clementina, on the birth of Charles Edward; and a Prize Medal on the taking of Java, 1811, rare — — 2 English Silver Coins.—Edward I., Pennies; Charles
1., Pennies, 2; Charles II., Shilling, by Simon. , // ^ Scotch—Alexander III., Pennies, &c. 16
GREEK COINS. Silver.
CITIES.
46 Persian, similar to theDaric; iEgina, 2; Athens, 4 7 . /f m 47' Athens, 6, including two Tetradrachms; Syracuse, 3,
all different — — 9 / d ' 48-Athens, 2, Tetradrachms, well preserved; Syracuse, 3, Tetradrachms, all different — 5 / /y ’ "5 49 Athens, 2 ; Syracuse, 4, all different — 6 //* ' 50 Syracuse, 4, three with bigas and 2 with quadrigas, all / * V. with different portrait, and in fair condition 5
^ *-■ 5, Tetradrachms, all different — 5 y yj ‘ ( 6 )
/ A ' 52 Syracuse, 3, as before ; Corinth, 3, symbols different 6 53 Syracuse, 4, one having1 the Grecian border round the / /// * head, good portrait; Corinth, 3, one with a counter- yflo mark — — 7 p / J ' 54 Syracuse, 5, Tetradrachms ; Corinth, 4, different 9/w^*(SS t tr o o // ' / 55 Syracuse, 4 ; Corinth, 5, including two of ancient fabric 9 Jr ' / 56 Syracuse, 5, Tetradrachms ; Corinth, 3 — rJ * / 57 As the lot preceding — —
4 ' / 58 Similar —- — 8 S'^ X 2 " 59 Corinth, various types — — 9 f /j ' 60 As before — — 10 / /J ' 61 Miscellaneous, chiefly small — — / A 62 Agrigentum, 5 ; Leontinum, 5 — 63 Leontinum ; Agrigentum, Tetradrachms—both well pre¬ - ' 's? / 4 served — — 2 ^ /V ' r 64 Similar, in good condition — 2
A /Sr ' 65 Agrigentum, various, chiefly small, 9 ; Messana 10
'r ^/S~' 66 Agrigentum, 8; Gelas, 6 — — 14
't /v 67 Gelas ; Catana,—Tetradrachms — 2\J^A- 1 68 Messana; Gelas, 3 — — 4 'V-* / ' 69 Panormus, one a horse beside a palm tree, another the J, horse’s head with Phoenician characters, both rare and well preserved — — 2 y , / Jy ' 70 Panormus, rare; Leontinum, well preserved 2 ■****■''S? / /C ' 71 Rhegium, Carthage, Messana, Dyrrachium 4 y 72 Agrigentum, “ SI A A NOS,” an elegant type, and very / / ' well preserved, a Tetradrachm — 1 J /a ' 72*Syracuse, obv. a helmed female head, rev. a fine figure / of Diana with her attributes — 1 J '/ 73 Syracuse, obv. head of Pallas, rev. Diana with bow and dog, 2 ; Rhegium, a Tetradrachm 74 Syracuse, a medallion, obv. a fine head of Proserpine, rev. A ' a Quadriga, very rare — 1 yyrr/J
♦ /(.' 75 Messana, 2 ; Gelas; Syracuse,—all Tetradrachms 4 yy ^
* /r' 76 Terina, Velia, Tarentum, Panormus, &c.—some small 16^^ yJ 77 Panormus, 3, small; Roma, 2 ; Terina, &c. 8 // -7 y ( 7 ) <7* />/>?*! 78 Rhenium, 2 ; Posidonia ; Panormus, &c. 11 Y *- X^/p^Ltfa 79 Thurium ; Velia, 3, well preserved; Neapolis, 5 6 / / ipj. JVletapontum, Neapolis, Velia, &c., including" two Cisto- « /*- • (7'fa/ phorii — — 9 81 Selinus, 2 different, scarce ; Segesta, 2 4 , ( 82 Segesta, 3 ; Selinus, 3 — 6 flaXm r.£ 83 Himera, 2, well preserved ; Segesta ; Cales ; Caulonia 5 // /,
KINGS.
87 Macedon.—Alexander III., Tetradrachms 3, different . /3 mintages, Drachms 2 — — 5 88 —— Alexander III., as the lot preceding 5 , // LX 89 -—- Alexander III., 3 Tetradrachms, a Drachm, and 2 Hemidrachm, the latter well preserved and rare 5 / S 90 -- Alexander III., 4 ; Philip Aridaeus, a Tetradrachm 5 V ' r 77$l Sicily.—Gelo, well preserved and rare; Philistis, in A S'7 good preservation, rare — 2 /X ' A 92 - Two of the same, fine — 2 2 93 - Similar, equally well preserved — 2 X '/ ' 94 - Philistis; Agathocles — 2 / /o ,/6 - The same — — 2 / 3 ' ✓ go . - As the preceding lot — 2 '< 7 ' 4?. *7 97 ■ - Agathocles ; Hieronymus, rare — 2 / fa ' fa 98- - Similar — — 2 / X/ '
f/s* ■ 99 • —— Agathocles; Hieronymus, rare and well preserved 2 / t ' fay fa s 100 -Hieronymus, rare — — 2 X Z ' 101 Syria.—Alexander Bala; Philip, &c. 4 fay 'p / ' 102 Parthia—Various of the Arsasidae, or Ancient Kings ■—4 f* // ' of Parthia, some with rare portraits 10 / /// ' / 103 - Very similar — -—11 fa ' (8 ) | f j ^ 104 Parthia, Sassanian.—Sapor 111.; the Sultan Nadir, and H others of the Sassanian Dynasty,—some ivell pre- served - - \n*f<*~* / " 105 - Nearly as the lot preceding' Z Z 106 - The same — 107 - As before — / * '
GREEK CITIES. Gold.
/ // 108 Panormus, fine; Gelas, small, rare / j 109 Panormus, well preserved; Gelas, rare — / / '"llO Tauromenium, fine and rare — ^ // ^ 111 Syracuse, 2, small size; and one other — 112 Syracuse, and two others, likewise of small size
EGYPTIAN COINS. Gold.
113 Ptolemy I. and Berenice, “ AAEA4»QN”; Ptolemy II. / and Arsinoe, “ 0EQN,” a fine medallion with four heads, very rare — — I 114 Arisonoe, obv. her bust with the initial A in the field, rev. a double cornucopia, a medallion, rare and well S/S / preserved — — 1 115 Ptolemy VIII., obv. his bust, the head decorated with a diadem, and over the left shoulder a trident, rev. a
cornucopia, in the field the letters AI. This beautiful >-T~< r- £ and rare medal, valued by Mionnet at 1500 francs, is very well preserved — 1
ROMAN COINS. (Continued.)
GOLD.
116 Early Roman, obv. head of Mars, rev. an Eagle on a / / ^7 thunderbolt, small size, fine — 1 ( 9 )
Constantine the Great, “Victoria Constantine Aug,” a Victory holding in the right hand a trophy, in the left ^ < a branch, rare and very fine — 1 J ] ' yt*-rr 1 1 S Constantius II., Valentinian — ^ ' 119 Theodosius, three-quarter face, fine ; Arcadius 2^ ^
" **- J 120 Focas, 2 ; Heraclius, with two heads 3 2 ■ ^ 121 Focas, Heraclius, as before, and another 3 / ' <<^U 122 Byzantine, various, one having the portrait of the Saviour —• — 5 ' / 103 JVirr/s>^' Greek Cities. Silver. Syracuse, Rliegium, Gelas, &c. small size, some well preserved 15 / / 124 - Corinth, Messana, Syracuse, &c. small 18 - Copper. Syracuse, Corinth, Hiero of Syracuse, y^/Cr^^ 125 &c. — — 28 A ' /£^W ANOTHER PROPERTY. i ~ ~ 'T** 128 Third Brass—Valerian, Victorinus, Claudius, Gothicus, X/,c Tacitus, Carausius, and others, 25. Second Brass — Diocletian, Maximian, and Constantius Chlorus, 10 35 / 129 Second Brass /Jt —Augustus, Domitian, Faustina, jun.; Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius I., Constantine the Great, Julian the Apostate, &c. — 25 130 -Diocletian, Maximian, &c. 8. Large Brass— Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Severus, &c. 16, including a Medallion of Ptolemy Soter of Egypt, fine 24 A 31 Consular Denarii—Cordia, Porcia, Servilia, Antonia, &c. — — 33 / f- ( 10 ) TT / /A 132 Imperial Denarii—The twelve Csesars, one coin bearing- the portraits of Augustus and Caligula, some // scarce — — 133 -M. Antony, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Domitian, ' '/ Nerva, Trajan, &c. — 20^ /? • /rr" 134 — M. Aurelius, Commodus, Lucius Verus, Severus, &c. — _ 20 135 -Severus, Severus Alexander, Macrinus, Philip, sen. / /•' &c., 24 ; others of the Byzantine Empire, 8 3$ COPPER COINS, &c. Miscellaneous. / / ' 136 English and Colonial currency, &c., various, Foreign Coins*,^ ' ****** Gun Money, &c., with an antique shoe horn, “ 1606” 8 - /// ct__^ 137 A large quantity of copper coins, various, including zX Weights, Tickets, &c. 3 ENGLISH COINS. Silver. / // * 138 Pennies—William I., (Pax type) ; Henry I., side faced, rare; Henry II.; John; Henry III. “ Rex Terci,” scarce; Edward IV., with a rose in the centre of the reverse;^-, / and one of William I. and Alexander III. of Scotland ' /// & 139 -Henry III., various mintages, 8 ; Edward I., 4 : Henry VIII. ; Elizabeth; and from Charles I. to the present Queen, one of each — 24 140 Half Groats, various, 6; Groats, 4; Sixpences, 8; Shil¬ lings, 3; Edward VI.; Philip and Mary; Elizabeth, and 3 various — — 23 / ANGLO-FRENCH COINS. (' / / 141 Richard I., Pennies—Poitou, 2; Aquitaine, 2; Edward j the Black Prince, Hardits, 2 — 142 Richard I., Pennies-Poitou, 2; Aquitaine, 2; Edward fxA / J the Black Prince, Hardits, 2 — THE END. // / // /r // * > ‘ f > % 4 ' * « . American Numismatic Socie / 8060 00052 3969 ff/.&!..«• , ? V' »