Lockdales Auction 162 26-27 January 2019

68 1595 Nero silver denarius, Rome Mint 66-67 A.D., reverse:- Salus enthroned left holding patera, Sear 1945, Ex. CNG eSale 271, lot 416, Jan. 2012, nice well centred portrait, reverse slightly off centre, good metal, GVF (J.C.) £180 - £250 1596 Nerva silver denarius, Rome Mint Jan.-Sept. 97 A.D., reverse:- Clasped right hands, Sear 3020, Ex. Michael Trenerry Jan. 2012, with 2 old tickets, nice portrait, good metal, VF (J.C.) £65 - £75 1597 Numerian silver washed antoninianus, Rome Mint 283 A.D., Sear 12259, well centred, some silvering, GVF with a ditto but Diocletian, Lugdunum Mint 292-293 A.D., Sear 12658, Ex. Alan Gidney Collection, Norwich Dec.11, lot 226, traces of silvering, GVF with a ditto but Constantine I, no silvering, Sear 15958var.Ex. Lockdales Jan. 2012, lot 610 [part], reverse slightly off centre, GVF [3] (J.C.) £20 - £40 1598 Offa as Overlord of East Anglia, silver penny, under Spink 906, obverse:- Typical East Anglian Bust right, with long spikey hair and half diadem, long neck, on pyramidal shoulders which extends to coin edge, legend:- +OEFA REX followed by a square 'box' containing a chevron and a branch from Offa's shoulder as space fillers, the 'E' in OFFA is certain, the 'R' reversed. The reverse and moneyer seem indecipherable, being retrograde, upsidedown and runic:- AETHRERD both 'E's backwards, one 'R' backwards and upsidedown, possibly Aethred? The only other known to the cataloguer of this exact crossend reverse [the very few of these recorded have floral branch ends] is that Ex. Spink Auction 227 17-18 Dec. 2014, lot 478 and is by the moneyer Oethelred possibly same man as above?, full, round, well centred, very light crinkle, probably found East Anglia not long ago as unrecorded, Extremely rare, VF £3800 - £4200 1599 Offa silver penny of East Anglia moneyer Eadnoth, Light Coinage, wt.1.24g., under Spink 907,Four petaled flower, trefoil of pellets at tips, OFFA in quarters, pellets in field / Runic legend within tablet, 'arrows' top and bottom, pellet each side, one side tied to edge by 'V' other side plain, Blunt - , J.J. North - , thought to be the only example outside a museum, with 4 old tickets, Ex. Mark Rasmussen May 2013, List 24/2 Ex. Spink, found Chisledon, Swindon, cracked, extremely rare, visible GF (J.C.) £300 - £400 1600 Otho silver denarius, Rome Mint Jan. to Feb. 69 A.D., reverse:- Securitas standing left, Sear 2162, Ex. CNG eSale 271, lot 417, Jan. 2012, with old ticket, good metal, VF (J.C.) £280 - £350 1601 Parthia silver drachm of Gotarzes I, 95-90 B.C., Rhagai Mint, 4.1g, Sellwood 33.6, toned VF £40 - £50 1602 Parthia silver drachm of Phraates IV, 38-2 BC, 3.6g, Ecbatana Mint, Sellwood 52.36, toned VF £30 - £40 1603 Philip and Mary silver shilling, no mm., full titles, undated, Spink 2498, with old ticket, full, round, well centred, nice even strike, light overall scuffs under magnification, all of portraits struck up, VF (J.C.) £500 - £800 1604 Philip I silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 245 A.D., reverse:- Philip, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe and short sceptre, Sear 8943, EF, with ditto but Philip II as Caesar, reverse:- Philip II in military attire, standing left, holding globe and resting on spear, EF both Ex. Michael Trenerry, Jan.2012 [2] (J.C.) £25 - £50 1605 Postumus silver washed antoninianus, Cologne Mint 260-265 A.D., reverse:- Fides Militum standing left, holding standard in each hand, Sear 10940, GVF, Ex. Norwich and Norfolk Numismatic Society Action, Dec. 2011, lots 115 and 295, with a ditto but billon of Claudius II, reverse:- Claudius II on horse, left, right hand raised, holding long sceptre in left, Sear 11314, Rome Mint 268 A.D., Ex. M.Vosper, Jan 2012, EF [2] (J.C.) £25 - £50 1606 Probus billon antoninianus, Lugdunum Mint 277 A.D., reverse:- Mars advancing right, with spear and trophy over shoulder, Sear 11992, a sharp, even central strike, NEF, with a bronze centenionalis of Julian II, Sirmium Mint 363 A.D., Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / VOT V MVLT XX within wreath, Sear 19172, with hard even black-green patina, NEF [2] £40 - £50 1607 Pupienus 22 April to 29 July 238 A.D., Silver antoninianus, Rome Mint, reverse:- Clasped right hands, Sear 8521, with an old ticket, Ex. Noble Numismatics, November 2017, very light obverse field scuffs, dark toned, VF (J.C.) £180 - £250 1608 Richard I silver penny, Short Cross Type 3, Spink 1347, side whiskers are curls, obverse reads:- hENRICVSR EX, reverse reads:- +RICARD.ON.LVN [the 'V' struck in over an upsidedown 'V', London Mint, moneyer Ricard, full, round, well centred, NVF £40 - £50 1609 Roman Bronze Coins, a collection in an old lockable oak cabinet (keys included) with home made dividers, the coins have become un-seated from their original spaces and tickets unfortunately. Includes many ants, centenionales, and other denominations (a few copies noted). Plus a small bag of predeceminal coins, and seven books including Volumes I, II, III and IV of David R Sear Roman Coins and Their Values by Spink, hardbacks with jackets. £150 - £250 1610 Roman Imperial billon antoniniani, Claudius II, reverse:- Spes, Sear 11373, F with a ditto but reverse:- Sol, Sear 11354, NVF, with a ditto but Tetricus II, reverse Spes, Sear 11292, NEF, with a ditto but Probus, reverse:- Female figure and Probus, Sear 12021, with some silvering, VF and lastly a ditto but Numerian, reverse:- Numerian and Carinus, Sear 12257, hint of silvering, VF, all with old tickets, [5] £50 - £60 1611 Roman Imperial silver antoniniani, Gordian III Sear 8571, Salonina Sear 10655 and a ditto Sear 10655 and a ditto Sear 10664, Postumus Sear 10962, GF to VF [5] £50 - £60 1612 Roman Imperial silver antoniniani, Gordian III Sear 8607 and a ditto Sear - , SECVRITAS P P?, Philip I Sear 8918, Gallienus Sear 10445 and Postumus Sear 10944, one with hairline striking crack, as struck, GF to VF [5] £50 - £60