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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Ancient Coins	Lot 1264	Ancients (20) Indo-Greek - Kushan Empire Ae Tetradrachm Obverse: King holding ankush and seated on elephant standing right, Reverse: Lunar deity Mao standing left with lunar crescents on his shoulders, holding sword hilt and holding out hand in blessing, 10.44 grammes Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, India Sultans of Delhi 1/16th Paisa 16th Century (8) (7-10mm diameter) many with off-centre or off flan designs, and a group of three pieces on square 6-8mm flans, worn and unattributed, Ceylon Ae Massa (2) Queen Lilavati 1197-1200AD (2), Parakrama Bahu II, both around Fine with green patination, Ancient Spain - Ae20 (200-100BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles, Reverse: Two Tunny fish, VG/Near Fine, Ancient Greece - Phoenicia, Tyre, Obverse: Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right, Reverse: Astarte standing left on war galley, 5.52 grammes, VG, Indo-Greek Tetradrachm or Unit Kanishka Ae24, 13.13 grammes, Fair, Ayyubids bronze Dirham Al-Ashraf Musa Ae30 (1210-1220AD) 10.94 grammes, VG or better, and an unattributed bronze 33mm each side with a pattern of incuse countermarks of three leaves, joined at their bases (9 countermarks on one side, 4 on the other), Fine, a wide ranging group worthy of further research More coins like this	£65
03/09/2023 Auction 182	Ancient Coins	Lot 2088	Celtic Bronze Unit. Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus (late 1st Century BC/Early 1st Century AD) Obverse: 4-petalled flower around central pellet in ring, pellet with pellet-in-crescent in each of the four segments, bezel border enclosing serpentine pattern. Rev.: Figure seated r., candelabrum? behind, wine-cup? on stand in front, two small stars? either side of the head, TAS below exergual line, 'The Bronze Coinage of Tasciovanus' by Rainer Kretz' suggests a type F4 coin, unlisted by Van Arsdell or BMC, ABC 2706, 2.20 grammes, Fine with some green patina, comes with Kretz's extract detailing the sequence of types in this series. More coins like this	£46
03/09/2023 Auction 182	Ancient Coins	Lot 2133	Roman Protectorate, Epidamnos-Dyrrachium Silver Drachm, (c.92-54BC), Obverse: Cow and calf, with bird above, ANTIMAX, Reverse: Double stellate pattern, ΔYP and moneyer, 3.36 grammes, Sear 1899-1901, NVF with good surfaces, the reverse off-centre, Ex-Dr.R.Vezin, with his ticket More coins like this	£32
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1244	Ancient Greece, Islands off Attica, Aegina, Drachm, (c.350-338BC) Obverse: Land Tortoise with segmented shell, Reverse: Large incuse square of skew pattern, with two dots in lower left section, Dewing 1690. 5.05 grammes, Fine, comes with old collector's ticket More coins like this	£200
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1245	Ancient Greece, Islands off Attica, Aegina, Triobol or Hemidrachm, (490-485BC) Obverse: Turtle with collar and a single row of scales down the middle, Reverse: Incuse square with skew pattern, Sear 1856, 2.95 grammes, Good Fine/VF, comes with old collector's ticket More coins like this	£95
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1243	Ancient Greece, Islands off Attica, Aegina Obol, (c.510-485BC) Obverse: Tortoise with plain shell with collar, central raised spine only, Reverse: Incuse skew pattern, 0.95 grammes, Fine or better, comes with old collector's ticket More coins like this	£90
05/03/2023 Auction 180	Ancient Coins	Lot 1138	Celtic (2) Silver Quarter Stater Durotriges, Geometric type, Crescent design, Reverse: Zigzag pattern S.368, 1.00 grammes, Near Fine, Corieltauvi Silver Unit S.398 Obverse: blank, Reverse: Horse left, 1.07 grammes, VF More coins like this	£70
04/12/2022 Auction 179	Ancient Coins	Lot 1292	Ancient Greece (9) Thrace, Apollonia Pontika Drachm, late 5th to 4th Century BC, Obverse: Anchor, crayfish to left, A to right, Reverse: Gorgoneion, Sear 1655, 2.82g, VF, Thrace, Apollonia Pontika Diobol, late 5th to 4th Century BC, Obverse: Head of Apollo facing, Reverse: Anchor, 1.46 grammes, S.1657var GVF, Thrace, Pantikapaion Ae17 4th Century BC, Obverse: Head of Pan left, Reverse: Bull's head left S.1699var, 5.09 grammes, VF, Delphi, Phokis Triobol (480-460BC) Obverse: Bull's head facing, Reverse: head of Artemis facing right, within square, 2.65 grammes, S.2346, Fine, Sikyon Hemidrachm (430-390BC) Obverse: Chimaera, Reverse: Dove flying left, S.2767, 2.56 grammes Fine with a dig on the obverse in the exergue, Ionia, Miletos Obol Obverse: Lion's head left, Reverse: Stellate pattern within incuse square, 1.06 grammes, S.3532, Fine/VF, Arabia, Himyarites Silver Half Unit 1st to 2nd Century AD, Obverse: Bust right with monogram behind, Reverse: Stylised small bust right, stylised legend around, S.5719var, 0.78 grammes, VF/EF, Eastern Greek, Persis, Obol Darius II (1st Century BC) Obverse: Head left wearing Parthian style tiara, Reverse: Fire altar with King at right, facing left, simplified legend around, S.6208, 0.62 grammes, VF, Eastern Greek, Persis, Oxathres Obol (1st century BC) Obverse: Head left, Reverse: King standing in front of altar (S.--) 0.64 grammes, VF More coins like this	£180
06/03/2022 Auction 176	Ancient Coins	Lot 1086	Ancient Greece - Aigina Silver Stater (445-451BC) Obverse: Sea-Turtle with segmented shell, Reverse 'skew' pattern incuse square, 18mm diameter, 12.56 grammes, Good Fine, always a sought after issue More coins like this	£420
06/12/2020 Auction 171	Ancient Coins	Lot 1201	China Spade Money (2) Wang Mang (c.9-22AD) 36mm 6.36 grammes and 26mm 3.6 grammes, Fine with green patina, Ancient Greece (22) Ar Drachm Thrace - Istros, Late 5th-4th Century BC Obv. Two Young male heads/ Rev. Sea Eagle left on dolphin AΠ 4.95 grammes NVF. Sicily - Syracuse Ar Litra Hiketas II (288-278BC) Obv. Head of Apollo right/ Rev.Eagle standing left, 6.03 grammes Near Fine. Thasos Ar Trihemiobol (411-350BC) Obv. Satyr kneeling left holding kantharios/ Rev. Amphora, 0.64 grammes, Fine. Thrace - Chersonesos Ar Hemidrachm (480-350BC) Obv. Forepart of Lion right, head reverted/ Rev. Dot AY monogram dot - Bee, 2.36 grammes, Sear 1605 var.VF. Ionia - Miletos Ar Obol, Late 6th Century BC, Obv. Forepart of lion left, head turned/ Rev. Floral Star Pattern in incuse square, 0.88 grammes SNG Cop. 952 NF/Fine. Ionia - Miletos Ar Obol Late 6th Century BC, Obv. Forepart of Lion left, head turned/ Rev. Floral Star pattern in incuse square, 0.93 grammes, Fine/Good Fine. Ionia - Miletos Ar Diobol Late 6th Century BC, Sear SG 3533, Obv. Lion's head left/ Rev. Floral Star pattern in incuse square, 1.2 grammes, VF. Ionia - Uncertain Ar Trihemiobol c.Late 6th Century BC, Obv. Star of 8 rays/ Rev. Quadripartite square 0.61 grammes Fine. Sicily Trihemiobol Obv.Triskeles/Rev.Pellet in circle 0.61 grammes, Fine. Mylasa- Caria Ae17 Strategos Eupolemos, Obv. Three overlapping shields Rev.EMΠO / ΛEMOY Sheathed Sword. 1.90 grammes Lindgren III 435, NVF. Elymais -Orodes II Copper Drachm (100-150AD) 3.74 grammes Fine. Knidos - Caria Ae11 (300-190BC) Obv. Head of Aphrodite right/ Rev. Prow right 1.95 grammes, Fine. Kyme - Aeolis (350-250BC) Ae15. Magistrate Eubios 3.68 grammes. Obv. KY and forepart of horse right EYBIOΣ below/Rev. One-handled drinking cup, TEYB monogram to left SNG Cop 76. Good Fine. Pontos - uncertain, possibly Amisos Ae24 c.130-100BC. Obv. Helmeted head left/ Rev. Star with eight rays, 20.15 grammes About Fine. Maroneia - Thrace Semi-Autonomous coinage Ae15 (400-350BC) Obv. Prancing Horse right, monogram below/ Rev. grape-vine within linear frame. 2.33 grammes, Fine. Brettii - Bruttium Ae14 reduced Unit/Uncia (208-205BC) Obv. Head right/Rev. Eagle standing Near Fine with green patination. Carthage in Zeugitana Ae14 Obv. Head of Taniot left/Rev. Horse prancing right, 3.245 grammes, SNG Cop95 VG/Near Fine. Macedonia - Akanthos Ar Hemiobol (C.470-390BC) 8mm diameter, 0.37 grammes Obv. Head of Bull right/ Rev. Quadripartite incuse square SNG ANS 51 GVF. Lydia - Tmolus Ae14 semi-autonomous issue. (117-161AD) Obv. Youthful head of Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy, thyrsos before/ Rev. TMΩΛITΩN, bunch of grapes, Paris 97, Waddington 5384, Sardis 327, Good Fine. Mysia - Pergamon Ae12 (200-133BC) Philetaerus, King of Pergamum. Obv. Helmeted Head of Athena right/ Rev. ΦIΛE-TAIΡOY, Bow. SNG von Aulock 1364; SNG Stockholm 2086; SNG Leipzig 1094; BMC 12, 54; Lindgren III 273 Good Fine with green patination. Thrace - Mesembria c.3rd to2nd Century BC Ae19 Obv. Female head right/ Rev. Athena Promachos standing left holding shield and brandishing spear, 5.17 grammes, SNG Cop 660 approaching Fine, along with a further group of Ancients (15) all but one in bronze, in mixed lower grades. Macedonia - Antigonus I Ae15 Obv. Gorgon on shield, Rev Worn. 3.84 grammes. VG/Poor. Celtic (3) Gaul - Northwest Senones (c.100BC-50BC) Potin Unit, Obv. Head right/ Rev. Stylized horse with pellets around. 17mm diameter, 4.64 grammes Fine on an irregularly shaped flan., Celtic Bronze Unit Obv. Blank/ Rev.Horse and rider right, 14mm diameter, 2.71 grammes, NVF with edge cracks. Celtic - Britain Iceni Silver Unit S.436 Symbol type Obv. Two opposed crescents/ Rev. Horse with three pellets below, 1.12 grammes, Fine More coins like this	£420
02/09/2018 Auction 162	Ancient Coins	Lot 1563	Greece, Aigina (404-340 BC) silver drachm, weighs 5.78 grams. Obv. tortoise with segmented shell, rev. incuse square of ‘skew’ pattern divided into five compartments by straight lines, two pellets in one rectangular division. Sear 2605. Ex Spink 1979. Good very fine. More coins like this Signature Sale : The Ken Humphris Collection	£360
18/03/2018 Auction 160	Ancient Coins	Lot 1887	Ancient artefact, ring shaped fragment with spiral pattern, in gold, purity unknown More coins like this	£90
18/03/2018 Auction 160	Ancient Coins	Lot 1904	Celtic, a mixed lot includes Gaulcast Potin Obv. Head left, Rev: Boar style., another Obv: Head left, Reverse Butting Bull Left, cast bronze Obv. Crescents back to back Rev. Horse right, S.443B, Unit Similar, Durotriges Silver Quarter Stater Obv. Geometric design Rev. Zigzag pattern S.368, together with Northumbria Ae Styca Aethelred II moneyer Eardwlf S.868 (7) mostly Fine More coins like this	£70
01/03/2015 Auction 148	Ancient Coins	Lot 1405	Greek Ar (11) Stater Corcyra , 450-400BC, cow and calf, rev. stellate pattern, club behind, K before (GCV 2007v) NVF: Fifth Stater Philip II Macedon c.,350BC (GCV 6689) VF: Tetrdrachm Alexander the Great, mint of Aradus, GF weak before face: Hemidrachms (2) Kolchis c.400BC (GCV 3628) GF, and Cherronesos, Thrace C.400BC, obv. lion (GCV 1602) VF: Drachm Epidamnos-Dyrrachium after 229BC (GCV 1899) VF: Half Shekel Tyre 10/11AD (GCV 3921v, Prieur no examples) F scarce: minors (4) all damaged described on tickets including a rare issue commemorating the defeat of Carthage by Syracuse (11) More coins like this	£280
07/12/2014 Auction 147	Ancient Coins	Lot 1803	Stater Ar. Aegina. C, 480-457 BC. Obv; Sea turtle. Rev; Incuse skew pattern. SNG Dewing 1674ff. Good surfaces. 12.28g. G Fine. More coins like this	£90
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1628	Celtic Gold Quarter Stater Sussex group Geometric type O unintelligible patterns on obverse and reverse, weight 1.5 grammes S.49 M.79 VF, found at Badbury Rings (bought C.Martin 1984 £135) More coins like this	£240
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1634	Celtic Silver Quarter Stater Durotriges Geometric type. Obverse Crescent design Reverse zig-zag pattern, weight 1.1 grammes S.368 M.319 GVF (bought C.J.Martin Coinex 1983 £35) More coins like this	£55

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