Lockdales Auction 172 25-26 January 2020

55 1095 cappadocian kingdom, silver drachm, wt. 4.1g of Ariarathes IX eusebes Philopator 101-87 B.C., Sear 7297, with a full ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, GVF £30 - £40 1096 Group of Indian/Persian, silvers and bronzes, the 2 silvers struck from dies too big for the flans, 6 x bronzes, generally F to NVF [8] £40 - £50 1097 Parthia, Seleucia, Tiridates I, c.29-26 B.C., silver tetradrachm, reverse:- The King enthroned left, receiving palm-branch from Tyche standing right, she also holds a cornucopiae, Sear 7496, dark tone, VF £130 - £150 1098 Probable Forgeries of Ancient Coins (10) various Greek and Roman coins of questionable authenticity. £20 - £30 1099 Ptolemaic Egypt silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy I, Soter, reverse:- Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Sear 7774var., slightly rough surfaces, VF/NVF £80 - £100 1100 Ptolemaic, Egypt silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy X, Alexander? wearing aegis, reverse:- Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Sear 7940?, obverse possibly at sometime lightly polished, reverse has slightly rough surface, VF/NVF £100 - £120 1101 Ptolermaic, Egypt silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy XII, Neos Dionysos, Second reign 55-51 B.C., reverse:- Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm-branch in background, Sear 7947, dark uneven tone, a few spots of green in reverse field, GF £50 - £60 1102 Ancient British cast Celtic pieces, including Thurrock type x 2, Class I / II type Crude Head / Lines representing bull, and a piece with 'Rope hair' bust / Wolf? right, this possibly European, average F [4] £50 - £60 1103 Ancient British, Celtic gold stater of Cunobelin c.1 A.D. - 40 A.D., Spink 286, obverse:- Corn ear dividing CAMV [this struck slightly to one side], reverse:- Horse galloping leftbranch and pellet above, pellet and pellet within annulet below and the legend CVNO, found West Suffolk, very light marks under magnification, GVF/EF £700 - £800 1104 Ancient British, Celtic silver unit of the Corieltauvi, Inscribed Series, VEP, obverse:- Almost blank but traces of wreath, reverse:- Horse galloping right, VEP behind in field, the 'VE' ligulate, Spink 408, VF £40 - £60 1105 Ancient British, Celtic silver unit, of the Iceni, Bury Type, Head /Horse, Spink 432, dark, GF £50 - £75 1106 Ancient British? Celtic silver unit, obverse:- Large moon chin bust wearing helmet similar to the type which appears on Roman Republican denarii with a long pointed peak, within dotted outer circle, no legend, reverse:- Horse galloping left with single line tail, two branches above one of which has two leaves, four spoked wheel below resting on crescent, horse possibly has a test mark on its body, of good metal, from a collection formed in Cambridgeshire and possibly unpublished?, VF/GVF £50 - £70 1107 Gallo-Belgic, Celtic gold stater of c.50 B.C. of the Ambiani, obverse:- Blank, reverse:- Disjointed horse right, 'horseshoe', two pellets and crescent above, pellet below and 'rope' like line, very small flan fault [as struck], Found West Suffolk, NEF £700 - £750 1108 Agrippa copper as struck by Caligula in honour of his deceased grandfather, Rome Mint 37-41 A.d., reverse:- Neptune as Sear 1812, VF/NVF £50 - £80 1109 Allectus billon half-antoninianus or ,quinarius, reverse reads:- VIRTVS AVG, obverse legends looks as B, this not certain], Galley left, 3 oarsmen and a steersman?, QC in exergue, Colchester Mint 294-296 A.D., similar to Sear 13875, slightly rough surfaces, NVF £40 - £45 1110 Allectus half-antoninianus, struck Colchester 294- 296A.D., obverse:- Radiate and cuirassed bust right, legend:- IMP C ALLECTVS [legend A], reverse:- Galley, legend:- VIRTVS AVG, below, mint officina QC, Sear 13875, NVF £100 - £120 1111 Ancient Coins (24) assortment including silver, mainly Roman. £100 - £120 1112 Antioch bronze tetrachalkon, of 22-24mm., of 35 B.C. wt. 9.4g., obverse:- Head of Zeus, right, countermarked with the head of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, reverse:- Zeus seated left, holding long sceptre and Nike, corncopiae in field before, obverse off centre, NVF/F £250 - £280 1113 Antoninus Pius brass dupondius, reverse deity possibly Fides as she holds corn-ears and patera, GF together with a billon centenionalis of Constantius II as Caesar under Constantine I, reverse:- Two turreted gateway, star between, Trier Mint, PTR in exergue, GF [2] £35 - £45 1114 Antoninus Pius dupondius F/Fair, Maximinus as Caesar under Galerius Maximian, follis with the interesting legend:- GENIO CAESARIS CMH, which still has to be determined, Cyzicus Mint 308 A.D., GF, with a ditto but reverse legend:- GENIO CAESARIS, Cyzicus 308-309 A.D., VF [3] £40 - £50