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1240
Nero billon tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt, struck 67-
68 A.D., obverse:- Radiate bust, left, reverse:- Laureate
bust of Action Apollo, right, trident over left shoulder,
Sear 2015, VF/NVF
£40 - £45
1241
Nero brass sestertius, Lugdunum Mint c.65 A.D.,
reverse:- ROMA S C, Roma seated left on cuirass, right
foot on helmet and holding Victory and parazonium,
Sear 1961 variety bust right, overall slightly rough
surfaces, weak on outer edges, bold bust, GF
£200 - £250
1242
Nero silver denarius, Rome Mint 67-68 A.D., reverse
reads:- IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left, holding
thunderbolt and sceptre, Sear 1943, GVF
£250 - £300
1243
North American stone arrowheads [2], Roman bronze
key handle of lion form, ditto but reversed fantail brooch,
rare, ditto but military baldrick fitting 3rd. century, ditto
but hairpin found at Corbridge on Hadrian's Wall, plus
15 assorted Roman bronze finds, together with 4 x Saxon
and Viking finds, part of a Merovingian brooch, Viking
bridle mount and two others found Essex, plus 3 x
mediaeval finds and a 17th. cent round weight and over
half a kilo of various finds, plus 10 x lead seals to Stuart
period
£60 - £80
1244
Numerian antoninianus with traces of silvering,
Lugdunum Mint 283 A.D., reverse reads:- MARS
VICTOR, Mars advancing right, carrying spear and
trophy over left shoulder, Sear 12247, EF
£40 - £45
1245
Octavian and Julius Caesar, bronze sestertius or
dupondius?, struck Italy, 38 B.C., obverse:- Bare head of
Octavian right, reverse:- Wreathed head of Julius Caesar
right, Sear 1569, dark even tone, scarce, GF
£200 - £250
1246
Octavian silver denarius, Rome Mint? 32-31 B.C.,
obverse:- Diademed head of Pax right, olive branch
before, cornucopiae behind, reverse:- Octavian in
military attire, walking right, his right hand raised and
holding spear over shoulder, in left, dividing CAESAR
DIVI F in field, Sear 1549, large flan, good metal, F
£140 - £160
1247
Otacilia Severa silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 245-247
A.D., reverse reads:- CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia
seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, Sear
9147, some original finish, EF
£45 - £55
1248
Philip and Mary Irish base silver groat, 1557, mm. Rose,
Spink 6501B, NF together with a Scottish James VI silver
half thistle-merk, 1601, Spink 5498, lightly clipped, F [2]
£50 - £60
1249
Philip and Mary silver groat, reverse reads:-
POSVIMVS, mm. Lis, Spink 2508, F/GF
£75 - £95
1250
Philip and Mary silver groat, reverse reads:-
POSVIMVS, Spink 2508, GF
£80 - £100
1251
Philip I bronze sestertius, Rome Mint 247 A.D., reverse
reads:- AETERNITAS AVGG S C, elephant walking
left, ridden by mahout who guides it with rod and goad,
Sear 8989, GF
£140 - £160
1252
Philip I silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 245-247 A.D.,
reverse reads:- ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left,
holding Victory and sceptre, shield at side, Sear 8952,
about mint state with full original finish
£40 - £50
1253
Philip II as Caesar under Philip I silver antoninianus,
Rome Mint 245-246 A.D., reverse reads:- PRINCIPI
IVVENT, Philip II in military attire, standing left,
holding globe and resting on spear, Sear 9240, well
struck and virtually mint state with original finish
£45 - £55
1254
Postumus bronze double-sestertius, Cologne Mint 261
A.D., reverse reads:- LAETITIA AVG, Galley travelling
right over waves, with rowers, Sear 11049. This issue is
though to perhaps record a visit to Britain by Postumus,
small ancient dig on galley, a sharp strike with much
detail, overall an even 'milky' green patina, VF
£120 - £140
1255
Procopius small bronze with the full reading:- D N
PROCOPIVS P F AVG, reverse:- Procopius left, head
right, holding labarum and leaning on round shield,
Christogram above his left shoulder and palm in lower
left field, Constaninople Mint, Sear 4142var. rare and
clear NVF
£125 - £150
1256
Quintillus, silver washed antoninianus, Milan Mint 270
A.D., reverse reads:- FIDES MILIT, Fides Militum
standing left, holding standard in each hand, S in
exergue, Sear 11438, just a hint of silvering, flan a little
ragged, sharp portrait with much detail, EF/VF
£50 - £60