Lockdales Auction 170 16-17 November 2019

103 2106 Ancient Greek, Metapontion, silver stater, obverse:- Bearded head of Laukippos right, wearing plain Cornthian helmet, reverse:- Central ear of corn, to the left, the legend META, Sear 415, VF £150 - £175 2107 Ancient Greek, the Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochos VIII, Grypos 121-96 B.C., silver tetradrachm, obverse:- Diademed and draped bust, right, within 'rope like' outer circle, reverse:- Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, club before, palm branch in background, Sear 7148var., GVF/EF £150 - £200 2108 Antique forgery or fantasy of an Ancient Greek Cappadocian tetradrachm, perhaps a Becker? £50 - £60 2109 Celtic Gaul, Senones potin of 16-17mm., obverse:- Head right with waxed hair, reverse:- Wild Boar, another animal beneath, with full ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, GF £30 - £40 2110 Jewish Revolt, bronze of c.25mm., Vine-leaf, legend:- 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' / Palm-tree, legend :- 'Simon', Hendin 1437, irregular variety, Sear pp.558- 559, with a full ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, slightly oval flan, GVF £40 - £50 2111 Mithrigates II of Parthia, silver drachm, Sellwood 1980, VF, two other ancient silvers, Sitting bull / Horse and rider types, both VF, an unidentified ancient bronze, with ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, F, a copper piece of Ceylon, GF and lastly a one cent of British North Borneo, 1891, with much lustre, EF [6] £50 - £60 2112 Northern Greece, Thasos, after 148 B.C., and a Roman Province, silver tetrdrachm, obverse:- Head of young Dionysos right, reverse:- Herakles, naked, standing left, holding club, lion's skin over left arm, Sear 1759, flan with a slight edge bend, GVF £240 - £280 2113 The Seleukid Kingdom silver tetradrachm, c.220 B.C. of Antiochos III, obverse:- Diademed head right, reverse:- Naked Apollo, seated left, holding arrow and resting on bow, letter 'A' in left field, monogram in right, Sear pp. 647-648, VF £200 - £220 2114 The Seleukid Kingdom, silver tetradrachm of Antiochos VIII [Grypos] 121-96 B.C., Sear 7143, obverse:- Diademed head right, within fillet border, reverse:- Zeus standing left, crescent on head, holding star and sceptre, all within laurel wreath, EF £100 - £120 2115 Merovingian pesudo imperial N.E.Empire, Frisia, 560- 580 A.D., Lower Rhineland, gold tremissis, obverse:- Romanised head right, legend blundered, reverse:- Victory standing facing, head right, wreath left, star right, legend blundered, full ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, found in England, NVF/GF £250 - £300 2116 Pale gold Merovingian tremissis, obverse:- Diademed and draped bust, right, legend:- +VVICCOFIT, the reverse follows the Byzantine model, Cross on three steps, legend:- DVTTA MONET, moneyer Dutta, probably minted at Quentovic, Northern France, sold with Suffolk Archaeological report, a good strong central strike, EF £900 - £1000 2117 Sasanian silver drachm of Khusrau II 590-625 A.D., wt. 4.16g., of year 36 = 625 A.D., with a full ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, full, round. well centred, GEF £40 - £50