63
1402
Roman Imperial gold solidus of Theodosius II 402-450
A.D., Constantinople Mint, wt. 4.5g., reverse:- Roma
seated left, Old Sear 4288var., reverse legend
pUnctuated thus, XVI I. P.P: [the single stops above, not
below], seems unrecorded thus, with two old tickets one
very detailed by Dr. Vezin, large full flan with little fault
at obverse 1 o'clock, well centred, sharply struck, EF
£380 - £420
1403
Roman imperial sestertii x 2, a dupondius and 3 x late
bronzes a little above the normal 'bag' lot [6]
£50 - £60
1404
Roman Republican silver denarius by L.Hostilius
Saserna of c.48B.C., Sear 418, obverse:- Head of captive
Celtic warrior, right, chain round neck and flashed back
waxed hair, Celtic shield behind, banker's mark on
cheek, reverse:- Naked Celtic warrior in biga, right
driven by charioteer. This obverse is thought to depict
Vercingetorix who fough against Caesar in his Gallic
campaigns, smooothed but good metal and rare, F
£325 - £375
1405
Roman Republican silver denarius of Appius Claudius
Pulcher, T.Manlius Mancinus and Q.Urbinius, Rome
Mint 111-110 B.C., obverse:- Head of Roma, reverse:-
Victory in biga, right, leading horse looking back, RSC I,
p.31, 2, good metal, VF
£50 - £60
1406
Roman Republican silver denarius of Cn. Domitius
Ahenobarbus of c. 116-115 B.C., reverse:- Jupiter in
walking quadriga, right, below CN DOMI, RSC Vol I,
p.45, 7, banker.s test mark before forehead, good metal,
GF
£40 - £50
1407
Roman Republican silver denarius of C.Vibius
C.f.Pansa, Rome Mint 90 B.C., obverse:- Laureate head
of Apollo, control mark below chin, reverse:- Minerva in
quadriga, Sear 242, good metal VF
£50 - £60
1408
Scottish Charles I silver thirty shillings, obverse, thistle
and flower, 'F' face down, under horse's hoof, smooth
groundline below horse, reverse 'B' and thistle, stars over
crown of 5 and 6 points, exact type seems not in Spink
but see p.82, 5553-5557, struck on a flan a little small for
the dies with little faults each side, good silver, scarce
NVF
£200 - £240
1409
Scottish Charles I silver twelve shillings, bust to edge of
flan, 'B' at the end of each legend, Spink 5558, full,
round, well centred, even strike, GF
£150 - £180
1410
Scottish Charles I silver twelve shillings, bust to edge of
flan, 'F' over crown, Spink 5560, full, round, obverse very
slightly off centre, GF/VF
£120 - £140
1411
Scottish Charles II silver sixteenth dollar, 1680, Spink
5624, full, round well centred, rare, NVF
£225 - £275
1412
Scottish William II [III of England] silver five shillings,
1696, Spink 5688, light scuffs, F/VF
£120 - £150
1413
Septimius Severus silver denarii, reverse:- Liberalitas,
RSC Vol. III, 281, VF/NVF, Victory RSC Vol. III, 697,
small NVF, Victory, Sear 6265, GVF, Severus togate,
Sear 6282, NEF and Liber RSC Vol III, 304, all with
their old tickets, GVF/VF [5]
£50 - £60
1414
Septimius Severus silver denarius obverse reads:-
SEVERVS PIVS AVG P M TR P X, Laureate and
draped bust of Severus right, reverse reads:-
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust of
Caracalla right. RSC Vol.III, 7a, two filled holes behind
busts but rare, VF
£80 - £100
1415
Septimius Severus silver denarius, Rome Mint 200 A.D.,
reverse:- Moneta seated left, Sear 6316, sharp NEF
£40 - £50
1416
Severus Alexander denarii, reverses:- Aequitas, Sear
7856, Jupiter, Sear 7870, Sol, Sear 7913 these GF to
GVF with a ditto but a colonial piece AE21 of Bithynia
Nicaea, reverse:- Three standards, Sear 3287, GF/VF
and lastly a denarius of Gordian III, reverse:- Gordian on
horseback, Sear 8678, GVF/VF all with their old
tickets,[5]
£60 - £70
1417
Severus Alexander sestertius, reverse:- Annona as Sear
8014, short striking split, NVF, with a ditto but of
Gordian III, reverse:- Laetitia, Sear 8712, short striking
split GF/F [2]
£40 - £50
1418
Severus II as Caesar, quarter follis, obverse reads:- FL
VAL SEVERVS NOB C, reverse reads:- GENIO
POPVLI ROMANI in exergue SIS, Sisca Mint, Genius
of the Roman people standing right, Sear 14645, rare,
hairline striking crack, NVF
£30 - £40
1419
Silver looking or silver washed Roman antoniniani,
Postumus reverse:- Providentia, Sear 10979, VF,
Claudius II reverse:- Aequitas, Sear 11316 [with left
facing bust], VF/NVF, Aurelian reverse:- Sol, Sear
11609 [but with bust right], VF, Probus reverse:-
Clementia, Sear 11960, GVF and Aurelian reverse:-
Aurelian receiving globe from Jupiter, Sear 11542var.
VF all with their old tickets [5]
£50 - £60
1420
Stephen silver penny Watford or Cross Moline Type,
Spink 1278, flan square with corners cut off, cracked,
reverse reads:- ]LFPARD.O[, Norwich Mint, moneyer
Alfward, ouite nice portrait, small VF/GF
£150 - £200
1421
Stephen silver penny, Cross pommee or Awbridge Type,
BMC 7, Spink 1282, struck mostly in the reign of Henry
II, obverse reads:- +STIEFN[ ], 'S' falling on it's back,
reverse reads:- ]AND[ ? mint and moneyer not known,
flat on most of reverse legend, very light crease down
upright of sceptre which can be seen on the reverse, with
dark patchy tone, good portrait, centres GF
£250 - £300
1422
Tiberius as struck under Augustus Lugdunum Mint 12-
14 A.D., obverse:- Laureate Bust right, reverse:- Altar of
the Cult of Roma and Augustus at Lugdunum, Sear - ,
RIC Vol.I, p.58, 245, slightly oval flan but nice portrait,
VF/F
£50 - £60
1423
Titus as Augustus silver denarius, obverse reads:- [IMP]
TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG [P M], Laureate bust,
right, reverse reads:- TR[P VIII] I [IMP XIIII] COS VII
P P, Venus viewed half from behind, RSC 268, edge
'nipped' below bust and ancient surface loss from reverse
but scarce, good metal and nice portrait, VF/F
£50 - £60
