Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Coins and Medals, in Gold, Silver
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LEIGH SOTHEBY, AT HIS HOUSE, 3, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, On WEDNESDAY, JULY 19th, 1843, and Three following Days. To be Viewed on Monday and Tuesday previous. CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. The highest bidder to be the buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more bidders; the lot so disputed shall be immediately put up again, provided the seller cannot decide the said dispute. II. No person to advance less than 6d. ; above Ten Shillings, Is.; above Five Pounds 2s. 6d.; and so on. 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 ot 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 betaken away at the Buyer’s Expence, immediately 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 forfeited ; and */ 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^ Wellington Street, Strand. This Scale is according* to Mionnet. —' IrC CO 4- CM o> X © >—» t—t © *3 CO 4* Cl c% *‘■'1 X © © CATALOGUE. FIRST DAY’S SALE. The References in this Catalogue are to the following works.— Consular Coins: Thesaurus Morellianus, 1734.—The contractions, H/c., Hawkins’ Silver Coinage, 1841.—>SW., Snelling.—IId., Ruding. — V. L., Van Loon.—Napoleon Medals: Mellin, Medallic History of Napoleon, London, 1819-21. ROMAN AS. LOT 1 Quadrussis, about one-third of a, one side, trident and fish, on the other, a cock, very curious . 1 2 As, Semis, Quincunx, very rare; Quadrans, Sextans, Uncia 9 3 As, Semis, Quadrans, Sextans, Uncia . 10 4 As and its various parts, from the size of Large Brass, fine 12 TRADESMEN’S TOKENS, &c. ' 5 London Tokens, various, all fine . 29 6 Mr. Till’s Tokens, three varieties ; Sir George Chetwynd, Ba¬ ronet, his Halfpenny Token, extremely rare 4 7 Bath Tokens, with the various Bath buildings, six of them bronze, fine . .11 8 Gloucester Tokens, with the various buildings, 10; Dudley Tokens, 5 ; and others, fine . .19 9 Tradesmen’s Tokens, of Norwich, Coventry, Manchester, Kent, Dundee, Chesham, ho,, fine . 50 10 Tradesmen’s Tokens, similar to the last, fine . 49 ( 4 ) ’< fa 11 Colonial Coins.—Barbadoes, 3; Demerara, 1 . Ceylon, 1 ; East India Company, 6; Bermuda, 1 ; Sierra Leone, 2, some / / /r • A bronze . U " t 12 Isle of Man under the Duke of Athol, 2 ; George III, 2, fine 4 f7/£ // '< H 13 Queen Anne, Farthing, 1714; George I, II, Farthing; Rosa, American Farthing; George III, Halfpenny, with the long- , / MASTED ship, rare . 6 fa * !4 Gun Money of James II, 3; George I, II, III, IV, Farthing ; ^ George IV, Penny, Halfpenny, and Farthing, bronze; George III, long-masted ship Halfpenny, rare; Victoria, Half and Quarter Farthing; and others . 26 C/ // 15 Ionian Isles, Penny, Halfpenny, and Farthing, proofs; British Commercial Penny, proof; Droz Halfpenny, proof 5 /'y < ROMAN SMALL BRASS. X « ' 16 Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Domitian, &c., many of them very fine and different . 43 SI 17 Augustus, Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, Gallienus, 19, &c., all fine and //A ' ,u ." .V different . - 32)2 v" " ■y // 18 Gallienus, 9, with animals; Salonina, 2 ; Postumus, 5; Victo- y rinus, 4 ; Claudius, 8, all fine and different . 32 /? ’ 19 Gallienus, 26, all different reverses ; Postumus, 4 ; Tetricus sen.; rfi7 Tetricus jun., rare . 32 c /S~'r 20 Salonina, 3 ; Postumus, 11 ; Victorinus, 2 ; Tetricus, 2 ; Clau- fi dius, 1, all different and fine . 19 ROMAN SECOND BRASS. c 21 Tiberius, Nero and Drusus, Drusus, Germanicus, Caligula, Nero, / * Galba, Vespasian, Titus, Julia, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, and - Hadrian, one of each, all fine . 14 7*. // r 22 Tiberius, Nero and Drusus, Drusus, Germanicus, Caligula, Galba, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, 4, Nerva, Trajan, and Hadrian, fine • • 15 /> 4 ' 23 Tiberius; Drusus, 2; Caligula; Galba; Titus; Domitian, 4 ; ft^/ Nerva, 2 ; Trajan, 3 ; Hadrian, 2 . 17 \ * 24 Domitian, 2, four figures sacrificing in front of a temple; /% /f ' three figures sacrificing in front of a temple ; Hadriarf/V/ $o the Nile; Sabina, Concord seated, all fine 4 . /4 ' 25 Domitian, 4; Nerva, 1; Trajan, 4; Hadrian, 4,fine 13 f//A 26 Domitian, 4 ; Nerva, 1 ; Trajan, 4 ; Hadrian, 4, fine 13 A _ cjyr f j ' / ' ( 5 ) - /I 27 Hadrian, #> Britannia; Sabina, 1 ; jElius, 1 ; Ant. Pius, 1 ; Faustina sen., 1; M. Aurelius, 1 ; Faustina jun., 1; Comrao- 4 7 * dus, 1 ; Severus, 1, 1^ Britannia, fine . 9 A ROMAN LARGE BRASS. / %,£ ‘ -r <~ 28 Julius Caesar, $> Augustus ; Julius Caesar, divos. ivlivs. in a wreath of laurel, fine . 2 fZ Y 29 Augustus, divo. avgv9to. s.p.q.r., quadriga of elephants, in¬ Acc -r/~ scription, s.c.; Julia or Livia, s.p.q.r. ivliae. avgvst., car- 'J * pentum, inscription, s.c., very fine . 2 /Z U 30 Drusus jun., caduceus between two cornuacopiae, saltire, each having the bust of a child on them, ^ legend, s.c.; Agrippina sen,, her head, ^ s.p.q.r. memoriae, agrippinae., carpentum, //+. fine . .2 0- 31 Drusus sen., his head, £> ti. clavdivs. caesar. avg. p.m. tr.p. imp. p.p. s.c., Emperor seated in the midst of arms, fine; Caligula, adlocvt. coh., Emperor haranguing sol¬ /s /) diers, fine . .2 / rf /*- 32 Caligula, divo. avg. s.c., three figures sacrificing in front of a temple, Piety seated, very fine . 1 s /? // Q. 33 Caligula, agrippina., drvsilla., ivlia., three females standing ; s.p.q.r. p.p. o.b. cives. servatos., in a wreath of oak ; Claudius, triumphal arch ; 1^> e.x.s.c. ob. cives. servator., in a wreath of oak, fine portrait . 4 34 Claudius, triumphal arch, fine portrait; Nero, 2, ^ temple of 9* /Zz ' Janus ; 5k Rome seated, fine . 3 35 Nero, 2, Annona seated, Ceres standing near a prow ; tri¬ * umphal arch, very fine . 2 dL./~ 36 Galba, 2, 5k Rome standing ; 5^ Victory walking, fine 2 / / * 37 Galba, 1^ Liberty standing; Otho, $> s.c. in a wreath, struck at Antioch, good portrait, rave . 2 / Jb- - - 38 Vitellius, ^ s.c., Mars marching, in good condition, rare 1 /J * 39 Vitellius, ^ Victory inscribing a shield, very good portrait, rare . ] /n * ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER. 40 C. Pompey, 51 Anapius and Amphinomus; J. Caesar, 5k bull ; Augustus, $ Peace standing; Tiberius, 5k quadriga; Caligula, Z A f 5k head of Augustus between two stars ; Claudius, 5k tri- ^ umphal arch ; Nero, 5k inscription on a shield ; Galba, 5k fe¬ male standing, with shield and spears, fine . 8 ( 0 ) 41 C. Pompey, Jo Anapius and Amphinomus ; J. Caesar, 5, Jk ele¬ / ' " phant ; Jt> Venus ; Jo inscription ; Jo cornucopiae ; rudder, globe, and cornucopiae; M. Antony, Jk head of J. Caesar, rare; Jo Cleopatra, Sextus Pompey, column on a galley ; Jk Scylla .... Z ’ 42 Sextus Pompey, Jk Pietas standing, fine and very rare 43 Brutus, Jk Ahala; Cassius, Jo vase and lituus, fine; Antony, / Z:* Jo Octavius ; Lepidus, Jk Octavius ; Augustus, 6, Jfc Victory ; a Jo Peace ; Jo temple; Jl sacrificial instrument; Jk bull; Jk , naval column . 10 *’''S l /X 44 Julius Caesar, Jo l. bvca., caduceus and fasces saltier; Tiberius, X Jo head of Drusus jun., poor, but very rare . 2 t *■ r* ?< 45 J. Caesar, 2, Jl bull; Jo sacrificial instruments; M.