71
1685
Nero pre-accession issue under Claudius, Lugdunum
Mint 51 A.D., Sear 1918, obverse:- Young bare-headed
and draped bust, right, reverse:- Round shield tied to a
vertical spear, bearing the legend, EQVESTER ORDO
PRINCIPI IVVENT in four lines, with old ticket, good
metal, rare, GF
£250 - £300
1686
Nero small module brass as, Rome Mint 64 A.D.,
reverse:- Genius of the emperor standing left, sacrificing
from patera over altar and holding cornucopiae, mark of
value ' I ' in exergue, Sear 1977, both dies slightly off
centre, GVF
£90 - £110
1687
Osnabruck Bishopric, Silver Pfennig, Johan Hoet 1350-
1366, VF, second:- Frankish Greece, Philip of Taranto,
billon denier tournois, VF, third:- Hungary Ferdinand I
1526-1564, denar, VF and lastly:- France, Philip IV
double tournois, short striking split, F, all with interesting
tickets, some of which might be transposed [4]
£40 - £60
1688
Otacilia Severa, silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 245-247
A.D., reverse reads:- CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia
seated left, holding patera and double-cornucopiae, Sear
9147, just a hint of original finish, EF
£40 - £45
1689
Otho silver denarius, Rome Mint March-April 69 A.D.,
reverse:- Aequitas standing left, holding scales and
sceptre, Sear 2158, with old ticket, scuffs and uneven
tone but good metal and rare, F
£250 - £350
1690
Parthian silver drachm, first two of Artabanus II [10-38
A.D.], wt's. 3.3g. GF and 3.7g. VF, the third of
Voldgases III [105-147 A.D.], wt. 3.2g., NVF, all with
tickets by Dr. Vezin [3]
£80 - £100
1691
Persia 546-450 B.C., Imperial Coinage, silver siglos, wt.
5.6g., early Issue of good style, obverse:- The Great King
kneeling right, with bow and arrow, reverse a rough
incuse, with an old ticket which states 'Seaby Bull. May
1980', nice metal VF
£100 - £125
1692
Philip and Mary silver groat, mm. Lis, Spink 2508,
lightly crinkled, light scuffs reverse, portrait lightly
double-struck on features but well above average, an
even strike with much detail, VF
£300 - £350
1693
Philip and Mary silver sixpence, full titles, date above
shield 1554, Spink 2505, full, round, very light scuffs
lower obverse, under magnification, portraits well struck
up VF
£1000 - £1200
1694
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, silver tetradrachm of
Cleopatra VII [51-30 B.C.,as sole ruler, [43-30 B.C.],
obverse:- Diademed head of Ptolemy I wearing aegis,
reverse:- Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch
across field behind, further palm branch? before and date
40 B.C. above, Sear 7951, dies too large for the flan
GF/VF
£60 - £80
1695
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, silver tetradrachm of
Ptolemy X Alexander [106-88 B.C.], obverse:-Diademed
head of Ptolemy I wearing aegis, reverse:- Eagle standing
left on thunderbolt, in front field the date for 97-98 B.C.,
Sear 7938, with a superb hand written ticket by Seaby
and the price 35/-, round, well centred, nice colour and
metal, VF/GVF
£75 - £100
1696
Quintillus, August-November 270 A.D.antoninianus,
Rome Mint, reverse:- Providentia, Sear 11450, as struck
the moneyer 'leaning over', hence bottom near flat but
producing a very sharp portrait, flan irregular, some
silver wash still evident, scarce, condition as stated,
portrait EF
£35 - £45
1697
Quintillus, Augustus August-October 270 A.D.,
antoninianus, Milan Mint, reverse:- Fides Militum
standing left, holding standard in each hand, Sear 11438,
Ex Irchester [Northants] Hoard, with contemporary
ticket when purchased from Baldwins of Northampton,
for 60/-, c.1955, nice portrait, clear GVF
£40 - £45
1698
Richard I silver penny, 5 x pearls to crown, Class 2,
Spink 1346, reverse reads:- +[ED]MVND [ON] NICO,
Lincoln Mint, moneyer Edmund, two very small pieces
missing from flan edge, NVF/F
£70 - £90
