47
1225
Aethelred II silver penny, Long Cross Issue, Spink 1151,
obverse reads:- +AEDEL[R]AED REX ANGLOX
[both 'AE's ligulate as is 'NG', crescent links 'OX'],
reverse reads:- +BYRHTNOTH [M]O PINT,
Winchester Mint, moneyer Byrthnoth, small area of edge
loss, 9 to 10 o'clock, obverse and cracks, reverse very light
scuff, NVF
£60 - £70
1226
Aethelstan I, King of East Anglia c.825- c.840 A.D. silver
penny, Spink 950, obverse:- Inner beaded circle
enclosing a barred A, two bars above, legend around:-
+E.DEGSTAN ['L' looks a long topped, square 'G', the
'S' is on its front, the second upright of the 'N' in
detatched, as is normal at this period], reverse:- Central
omega within inner beaded circle, legend around
+REX.A.NG[again 'N' with detached second upright],
found Barham, Suffolk, full, round, well centred,
uncleaned uneven tone, rare, GVF
£1200 - £1400
1227
Agrippa as, struck by Caligula, in honour of his
grandfather, Rome Mint 37-41 A.D., reverse:- Neptune
standing left, holding dolphin and trident, Sear 1812,
slightly rough surfaces but quite nice portrait, GF
£50 - £60
1228
Ancient British celtic bronze of the Trinovantes /
Catuvellauni by Cunobelin, obverse:- Bearded head of
Jupiter Ammon, left, reverse:- Horseman galloping right,
Spink 345, NVF
£75 - £85
1229
Ancient British Celtic silver unit of the Atrebates and
Regni, Eppillus c.50B.C. - c.50 A.D., obverse:- Bearded
head, right, within a leaved branch border, reverse:-
Charging boar, right, legend:- EPPI F COM, Spink 100,
ABC 1163, reverse off centre, NEF/VF
£280 - £300
1230
Ancient British Celtic silver unit of the Corieltauvi c.5 - 1
B.C. AVN COST Type, S.403, VA. 914-1. Obverse:
Traces of Apollo wreath. Reverse: Celticized horse left,
AVN above, AST below, 'question mark' object below
tail, nicely toned VF
£120 - £150
1231
Ancient British silver quarter stater of the Durotriges as
Spink 368 and a ditto but a silver unit of the Iceni 'Anted'
type, Spink 441, with an antoninianus of Carausius, Pax
type, Colchester Mint? and a ditto but nothing in
exergue, S C in field, and a ditto but a local barbarous
imitation, struck on a smaller flan, reverse:- Victory
walking left, with tickets, NF to VF [5]
£60 - £70
1232
Ancient British, Celtic silver unit of the Corieliavi, South
Ferriby Boar, similar to ABC 1800, NVF, with a Roman
bronze of Fausta as Augusta, London Mint 324-325
A.D., reverse:- Fausta standing facing holding two
children, Sear 16543, rough surfaces, F [2]
£40 - £50
1233
Ancient bronzes, Sardinia AE19, 300-264 B.C.,
Head/Head of horse, Roman Imperial, Claudius
quadrans, RIC I, p.126, 90, Diocletian, Sear 12661,
Maximinus II, Constantine I, Constantine II,
Constantius II x 2 and Theodosius I, all with tickets, F to
GVF [9]
£40 - £45
1234
Ancient Greek bronze of 19mm., of Nabataea, conjoined
busts of Aretas, right / Two cornucopiae, crossed with
Aramaic legend, Fair/F, together with a bronze of c.14-
17mm. of Elis, Peloponnesus, Head of Apollo, right /
Zeus striding right, holding eagle and thunderbolt, oval
flan, dark F, both with old packets and tickets [2]
£40 - £45
1235
Ancient Greek bronze of 20-21mm. of Sicily,
Agrigentum, Phintias, Head, left / Boar running, left,
slight surface loss, dark, F with a bronze 17-18mm. of
Ionia, Colophon, Head of Apollo, facing / Tripod, F
both with old tickets and packets, [2]
£50 - £60
1236
Ancient Greek bronze of c.19-20mm. of Phoenicia,
Aradus, Bust of Astarte, veiled, right / Humped Bull
galloping left, obverse slightly off centre, dark, F together
with a bronze of 14mm., of Cyprus, Salamis, Euagoras
II, Lion left, goats head above / Horse left, star above,
both with old packets and tickets, dark F [2]
£50 - £60
1237
Ancient Greek bronze of c.42mm. of Ptolemy III
Euergetes, c.230 B.C. of Alexandria, Egypt, Sear 7814, F
£40 - £45
1238
Ancient Greek of Thessaly, Larissa, a silver obol, wt.
0.82, SNG Copenhagen II, 97, rare, obverse off centre,
VF and an AE c.17mm., Male head right / Horse grazing
right, with crescent countermark on horse, both with old
packets and tickets, dark, F [2]
£40 - £50
1239
Ancient Greek silver hemidrachm of Colchis, Female
head right, of archaic style / Bull's head, right, both dies
slightly off centre, NVF with a silver obol of Troas, Assos,
Griffin, right / Lion's head, right, both with old tickets
and packets, F/NVF [2]
£50 - £60
1240
Ancient Greek silver minor of Crete, Praesus, c.300-200
B.C., obverse:- Head of Persephone, left, reverse:- Bee,
black, NVF/VF
£50 - £60
1241
Ancient Greek silver minor of Pisidia, Selge of the 3rd.
century B.C., obverse:- Gorgoneion with long hair and
tongue not protruding, reverse:- Helmeted head, right,
spear-head behind, small area of iron deposit?, obverse,
small chip from edge, NVF
£50 - £60
1242
Ancient Greek silver minor of the Satraps of Caria,
Hecatomnus, c.395-377 B.C., Miletus Mint, obverse:-
Lion's head, left, reverse:- Incuse ornamental star, well
centred, VF
£50 - £60
1243
Ancient Greek silver minor of the Satraps of Caria,
Hecatomnus, c.395-377 B.C., Miletus Mint, obverse:-
Lion's head, right, reverse:- Incuse ornamental star,
slightly rough surfaces, NVF/VF
£50 - £60
1244
Ancient Greek silver minors, first of the Satraps of Caria,
Hecatomnus, Miletus Mint, obverse:- Lion's head, left,
reverse:- Incuse ornamental star, rough surfaces
GF/NVF, together with a smaller piece, obverse struck
low, reverse:- Incuse scorpion, rough surfaces, F/GF [2]
£50 - £60
1245
Ancient Greek silver minor, obverse:- Head of
Persephone, right, reverse:- Ajax, helmeted, with sword
and shield, with kantharos between legs, GF
£50 - £60
1246
Ancient Greek silver minor, obverse:- Head of young
Herakles, right wearing Lion's skin head-dress, reverse:-
Helmeted head of Athena, dark, VF
£50 - £60
1247
Ancient Greek silver of Chalkis, c.200 B.C.?, obverse:-
Head of Hera? hair rolled, right, reverse:- Eagle flying
right, carrying snake in talons, TH monogram above,
NVF
£50 - £55
1248
Ancient Greek silver of The Macedonian Kindom,
Alexander III, obverse:- Head of herakles right, wearing
Lion's skin, reverse:- Zeus seated left, leg drawn back,
VF/F
£50 - £60
1249
Ancient Greek silver of Thebes, c.370 B.C., obverse:-
Boeotian shield, reverse:- BO I each side of kantharous,
club above, VF
£50 - £55