Lockdales Auction 167 13-14 July 2019

112 2118 Ancient Greek, silver drachm of Arados, Northern Phoenicia, wt. 3.90g., 2nd. century B.C., obverse:- Bee, date and monogram in left and right fields, reverse:- Stag standing right, palm-tree in the background, legend before, Sear 5989, hairline striking crack [hardly visible], a few light marks under magnification, well centred, NEF £60 - £80 2119 Ancient Greek, The Seleukid Kingdom, Seleukos I Nikator, 312-280 B.C., [survived the longest after the death of Alexander the Great, assassinated by Ptolemy Keraunos], silver tetradrachm, wt. 15.75g., obverse:- Head of young Herakles, clad in lion's skin, right, reverse:- Zeus entroned left, holding eagle and long sceptre, monogram under throne and in field, before, Sear 6829, well centred, GVF/NEF £125 - £175 2120 Anglo-Saxon base sceat, Spink 804F, obverse:- Diademed bust, draped, right, cross topped sceptre before, reverse:- standing facing figure, holding long sceptre, topped by cross in right hand and bird? in left, 'T' or perch below, NVF/VF £120 - £150 2121 Anglo-Scandinavian - Viking sword pommel of c.925- 1000 A.D., a central 'Woden', bearded head looks out from centres, each side, the protruding arms are in the form of boars heads with the tusks protruding from the snout, the eyes look to have been silvered, there are many traces of gilding. The structure of the piece is hollowed out with rivet holes each end, one still containing its rivet, the piece has a brownish-purple patina and one of the edges has been pushed in, causing a split, a very rare object with provenance, found 26th. January 2019 at Bildeston, Suffolk and recorded with PAS SF 963C96, sold with all paperwork, including photostats of the line drawings. £400 - £500 2122 Antoninus Pius brass dupondius, Rome Mint 142 A.D., reverse:- Genius of the senate, togate, standing left, holding short sceptre and branch, Sear 4275, VF/GF £40 - £45 2123 Antoninus Pius brass dupondius, Rome Mint 153-155 A.D., reverse:- Libertas standing facing, head left, holdingpilus and long sceptre, legend:- LIBERTAS COS IIII S C, Sear - , RIC III, 929, slightly rough surfaces, VF £40 - £45 2124 Antoninus Pius sestertius, Rome Mint 145 A.D., reverse reads:- At top, COS IIII, in exergue, LIBERALITAS AVG IIII, S C in left and right field, Antoninus seated left on curule chair on platform, officer standing behind with spear, before Liberalitas, holding accounting board and cornucopiae, a citizen stands before holding out fold of toga to recieve money, RIC.III,774, an interesting and scarce type, VF/GF £180 - £200 2125 Antoninus Pius, Britannia, copper as, struck probably at a British Mint in 154-155 A.D., reverse:- Dejected, seated Britannia, body shield and Vexillum in background, Sear 4296, F £40 - £60 2126 Byzantine follis of Constantine X Ducas, Sear 1853, F with a tin pitji of 20mm., wt. 3.01g. anonymous 19th. century issue of the Malay Sultanate, GF and lastly an AR 20-21 of Bulgaria, of Ivan Alexander and Michael, wt. 1.65g., VF, all with full tickets by Dr. R.Vezin [3] £40 - £50 2127 Caracalla 198-217 base silver tetradrachm of Laodiccia ad Mare, Syria, 205-207 A.D., reverse:- Eagle standing front, wings open, head left, wreath within beak, star between legs, Sear 2656, both dies very slightly off centre, VF £40 - £45 2128 Caracalla silver denarius, Rome Mint 205 A.D. reverse:- Naked Mars standing left, right foot on helmet, holding transverse spear and olive branch, Sear 6858, flan a little irregular [as struck], EF £40 - £50 2129 Caracalla silver denarius, struck as Caesar under Septimius Severus 195-198 A.D., Rome Mint 198 A.D., reverse:- Bull's head, surrounded by lituus, apex and simpulum, legend:- DESTINATO IMPERAT, Sear 6672, found Norfolk, good metal, VF £40 - £45