Ancient coins Greek 1 2 3 1 Thessalian League (late 2nd to mid 1st century BC), silver stater, magistrates Pausanias and Diodoros, hd. of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; EP to left, rev. Athena Itonia striding right; ΠAYΣ-ANIAΣ above spear, ΔI-O/Δ-Ω/P-OΣ in three lines across central fields, wt. 6.20gms. (BCD. Thessaly II 860; HGC.4, 209),about extremely fine £100-150 2 † Lycia, Pericles (c.390-360 BC), silver tetrobol, lion scalp facing, rev. triskeles, head of Hermes in field, wt. 3.12gms. (S.5242), authenticated and graded by NGC as Choice Very Fine - Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5 £250-300 3 Pamphylia, Aspendos, c.330/25-300/250 BC, silver stater, two wrestlers grappling; ΠO between, rev. slinger standing r., to r., forepart of horse above monogram, wt. 10.64gms. (Tekin Series 5; SNG. BN 110), lightly toned, very fine £200-250 *ex Kallman collection, Pegasi XVIII, 1 April 2008, lot 146 Roman 4 Faustina II (AD 161-164), denarius, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, dr. bust r., rev. IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left holding patera and long sceptre; peacock at foot to left, wt. 3.30gms. (RIC.696); Lucilla (AD 163-181), denarius, LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, dr. bust r., rev. VOTA PVBLICA within laurel wreath, wt. 3.5gms. (RIC.791), about extremely fine (2) £100-200 5 Carausius (AD 286-293), denarius, IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG, laur. dr. cuir. bust r., rev. ROMANO RENOVA, Capitoline she-wolf stg. r. nursing Romulus and Remus, in ex. RSR, wt. 4.30 gms. (RIC.572), uncleaned, good very fine £1500-2000 PAS recorded, Kent – 573662. ANCIENT COINS Byzantine 6 Justinian I (AD 527-565), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVI, helmeted and cuir. bust facing, holding globe surmounted by cross, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG followed by officina letter H, angel standing facing, holding long cross surmounted by staurogram and a globus cruciger, star in field to l., in ex. CONOB, wt. 4.48gms. (Sear 139), double struck at edges, mint state with lustre £180-200 7 Justinian I (AD 527-538), solidus, DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuir. bust facing, holding cross and shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG followed by officina letter H, angel stg. facing, holding long cross and gl. cr. on r., star in field, in ex. CONOB, Constantinople mint, wt. 4.50gms. (S.139); Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602), solidus, DN MAVRIC TIbER PP AV, helmeted and cuir. bust facing, holding gl. cr. in r. hand, rev. VICTORIA AVGG, angel stg. facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram in r. hand and gl. cr. in l., in ex. CONOB, Constantinople mint, wt. 4.50gms. (S.477), fine to very fine, some flatness (2) £300-400 8 Constans II (AD 641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, DN CONSTANTINVS PP AV, bust facing with long beard and moustache, holding globe surmounted by Victory and shield, wearing crown and chlamys, rev. VICTORIA AVG followed by officina letterH , cross on steps, in ex. CONOB+, wt. 4.42gms. (Sear 958), mint state £180-200 Islamic coins 9 Umayyad, silver dirhams (5) Herat 91h, 92h, 93h, 95h, 96h, wts. 2.83gms., 2.63gms., 2.84gms., 2.88gms., 2.67gms. (Klat 654/655/656/658/659), very fine or better (5) £150-200 ANCIENT COINS / ISLAMIC COINS 10 11 10 Qajar Shahs of Iran, Ahmad Shah (1327-1344h), gold toman/10,000 dinars (Tihran) 1332h, wt. 2.82gms. (KM.81), uncirculated, a very rare date £160-180 This is the earliest confirmed date for a toman issued by the last Qajar Shah. 11 Qajar Shahs of Iran, Ahmad Shah, gold half toman/5,000 dinars, Tihran 1337h, wt. 1.34gms. (KM.80), extremely fine £160-180 12 Pahlawi Shahs of Iran, temp. Rida/Reza Shah (1344-1360h), gold toman struck for Nawruz 1305hs, (Tihran) 1305h, wt. 2.82gms. (Borgomale 86; KM.119), softly struck, uncirculated, very rare £1000-1200 This is the first coin struck by the new Shah as a Nawruz donative before his actual enthronement. It is the last of the traditional gold tomans first struck by Nasir al-din Qajar and the first to show the newly introduced solar hijri date on an Iranian coin. It is an interesting transitional piece between the old and the new currencies. British coins 13 14 13 Celtic coinage, early uninscribed Celtic coinage (1st century BC), gold stater, type A, Westerham, devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse with large pellet below, wt. 6.23gms. (M.29-9; V.200/2; BMC.1-32; S.21), fine to very fine £200-300 14 Celtic coinage, early uninscribed Celtic coinage (1st century BC), gold stater, type B, Chute, devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse with crab like object below, wt. 6.17gms. (M.32; V.1205; BMC.35-76; S.22), fine to very fine £200-300 15 16 15 Celtic coinage, Atrebates and Regni, struck at Calleva, Eppilus (1st century BC – 1st century AD), gold quarter stater, COMM F EPPILV around crescent, rev. horse right, wt. 1.17gms. (M.-; V.409; BMC.1006-1009; S.97), fine to very fine £200-250 16 Celtic coinage, Atrebates and Regni, Kentish, Verica (c. 10 - 40 AD), gold quarter stater, COM F on tablet, pellet ring in ornament above and below, rev. horse right, VI below, wt. 1.18gms. (M.112; V.466; BMC.1179-1206; S.124), fine to very fine £150-200 ANCIENT COINS / ISLAMIC COINS ISLAMIC COINS / BRITISH COINS 17 Early Anglo-Saxon, pale gold phase (c.650-c.675), pale gold thrymsa, ‘two emperors’ type (Type II, T.v), diademed bust r., crude legend around, rev. two small busts facing, holding two orbs between them, above, Victory with wings enfolding the figures, wt. 1.27gms. (S.767; N.20; M.79-80; Sutherland 31-44; SCBI 63, no. 30), nearly very fine, very rare £2000-2500 18 19 18 Early Anglo-Saxon (c.695-740), sceattas (5), series E, ‘porcupine’ type (S.790/790C/790D); together with two Celtic coins, fine to good very fine (7) £200-250 *ex Baldwin’s vault 19 Early Anglo-Saxon (c.710-760), secondary sceatta, ‘rosette’ type, bust r. flanked by two rosettes, rev. standing figure holding two crosses, wt. 1.03gms. (S.823),about very fine, rare £200-250 *ex Baldwin’s vault 20 Kingdom of Northumberland, Eadberht (737-758), sceat, rev. stylized stag l. (S.847; N.178); Eanred (810-841), stycas (2), moneyer Eadvini (S.860; N.186); styca, moneyer Monne (S.862; N.186), fine to very fine (4) £150-180 *ex Baldwin’s vault 21 Wessex, Eadwig (955-959), penny, three-line type (BMC II), Northampton, Boia, small cross, rev. BOIΛ MO HΛN, in three lines, wt. 1.11gms. (S.1123; N.727), cracked, edge chipped, otherwise very fine, rare £500-700 *ex Baldwin’s vault 22 Wessex, Eadwig (955-959), penny, three-line type (BMC II), Northampton, Wineman, small cross, rev. PINEMΛN MO HΛN, in three lines, wt. 1.14gms. (S.1123; N.727), about very fine, rare £1000-1200 *ex Baldwin’s vault BRITISH COINS 23 Eadgar (959-975), penny, portrait type (BMC V), Leofstan, crowned bust r., rev. LIOFSTAN MONETA, small cross, wt. 1.01gms. (S.1138; N.750; BMC 208 var.), edge chipped, otherwise very fine, rare £1000-1200 *ex Baldwin’s vault 24 25 24 Eadgar (959-975), penny, reform type (BMC VI), Northampton, Cylm, diademed bust l., rev. CYLM M-O HΛNTVN, small cross, wt. 1.11gms. (S.1141; N.752; BMC 15), surfaces somewhat corroded, fine and rare £600-800 *ex Baldwin’s vault 25 Eadgar (959-975), penny, reform type (BMC VI), Northampton, Mantat, diademed bust l., rev. MΛNTΛT M-O HΛM, small cross, wt. 1.29gms. (S.1141; N.752; Hildebrand 15), creased, fine and rare £800-1000 *ex Baldwin’s vault 26 27 26 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, first small cross type (BMC I var), Northampton, Cylm, diademed bust l., rev. CYLM M-O HΛMTV, small cross, wt. 1.06gms. (S.1143; N.764; Hildebrand -), cracked, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare £500-700 *ex Baldwin’s vault 27 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, first hand type (BMC IIa), Northampton, Leofsige, diademed bust r., rev. LEOFSIG M-O HΛMT, hand of providence between alpha and omega, wt. 1.56gms. (S.1144; N.766; Hildebrand 1253), very fine £300-400 *ex Baldwin’s vault 28 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, first hand type (BMC IIa), Northampton, Lifinc, diademed bust r., rev. LIFINC M-O HΛMTVN, hand of providence between alpha and omega, wt. 1.54gms. (S.1144; N.766; Hildebrand 1267), very fine £300-400 *ex Baldwin’s vault BRITISH COINS BRITISH COINS 29 30 31 29 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, first hand type (BMC IIa), Northampton, Lifinc, diademed bust r., rev. LIFING M-O ΛMTVN, hand of providence between alpha and omega, wt. 1.50gms. (S.1144; N.766; Hildebrand 1268), about very fine £250-300 *ex Baldwin’s vault 30 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, Crux type (BMC IIIa), Northampton, Bruninc, bust l. with sceptre, rev. BYRNING M-O HΛMT, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, wt. 1.23gms. (S.1148; N.770; Hildebrand 1248), small flan crack, about very fine £150-180 *ex Sir John Evans ex Baldwin’s vault 31 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, Crux type (BMC IIIa), Northampton, Leofsige, bust l. with sceptre, rev. LEOFSIGE M-O HΛMT, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, wt. 1.56gms. (S.1148; N.770; Hildebrand 1255), very fine £200-250 *ex Baldwin’s vault 32 33 34 32 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, Crux type (BMC IIIa), Northampton, Leofsige, bust l.