Ancient Greece - Attica Tetradrachm (c.440-404BC) Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, Reverse: Owl standing right, with head facing, olive sprig behind, 17.20 grammes, in an NGC Ancients holder and graded AU (Strike 4/5), (Surface 4/5), comes in a London Mint Office box with their certificate
Ancient Greece - Macedonia, Tetradrachm, Alexander III, Macedonia Mint, lifetime issue (323-317BC), struck under Antipater (320-319BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, Reverse: Zeus seated left , legs parallel, holding eagle and sceptre BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOY, with AMT monogram in left field, as Price 119 (monogram), 24-25mm diameter, 17.11 grammes, NVF
Byzantine 12 Nummi Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (610-641AD) (12) Fair to Fine, along with Ancient bronzes Ae3 (4) these in low grades, and an Anglo-SaxonSceattaS.791 Obverse Plumed bird, Reverse: Geometric symbols, About Fine
Celtic - GoldQuarter Stater, Durotriges, (c.50-30BC) 11mm diameter, Obverse: Stylised 'Wolf and twins' motif, Reverse: Central thunderbolt, with y-shape either side, uncertain object (stylised bird?) to left. ABC 2208, VA 1242, S.368, 1.42 grammes, Good Fine
Celtic - SilverStater, Durotriges Uninscribed type, (Mid 1st Century BC to Mid 1st Century AD) Obverse: Devolved Head of Apollo, Reverse: Disjointed Horse, pellet below horse, with small elliptical pellet above horse, (2) weights 4.50 grammes and 4.63 grammes, S.366, Fine
Celtic - SilverStater, Durotriges Uninscribed type, (Mid 1st Century BC to Mid 1st Century AD) Obverse: Devolved Head of Apollo, Reverse: Disjointed Horse, pellet below horse, with small elliptical pellet above horse, weight 4.89 grammes, S.366, Good Fine on a full round flan
Celtic - SilverStater, Durotriges Uninscribed type, (Mid 1st Century BC to Mid 1st Century AD) Obverse: Devolved Head of Apollo, Reverse: Disjointed Horse, pellet below horse, with small elliptical pellet above horse, weight 5.02 grammes, S.366, VF
Celtic (2) - Silver Stater, Durotriges Uninscribed type, (Mid 1st Century BC to Mid 1st Century AD) Obverse: Devolved Head of Apollo, Reverse: Disjointed Horse, pellet below horse, with small elliptical pellet above horse, weight 4.22 grammes, S.366, Fine, Quarter Stater, Reverse: Central thunderbolt, with y-shape either side, uncertain object (stylised bird?) to left, S.3680.960 grammes, Fine
Crusades (9) Al-Salih Ismail JerusalemDirham (c.1239-1260) Fine, Al-Salih Ismail Jerusalem Dirham imitative type (c.1250) Near Fine, Kingdom of Jerusalem Acre Fractional Dirham imitative type (c.1243-1250) 1.29 grammes, About Fine, Kingdom of Jerusalem Dirham, Baldwin III BillonDenier (12th Century) Fine, Almaric (1163-1174) Denier, Fine, Henri de Champagne (1192-1197) Bronze Pougeoise Near Fine, and another in bronze, short of flan so exact attribution not possible, Kingdom of Jerusalem Fractional Denier Baldwin III or IV 1173-1186 Fine, holed, Guy de Lusignan Bronze Denier (1186-1192) Fair, Rare
Roman (4) Antoninianus Postumus, 260AD, Lyons Mint, Obverse: bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Reverse: Postumus standing left with globe and spear, 3.84 grammes, RIC 54 VF, Antoninianus Ae plated, Gallienus, Sole reign, Antioch, Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, GALLIENVS AVG, Reverse: Laetitia standing left holding wreath and rudder, LAETITIA, Mintmark VIIC dot below, RIC 616var, ESC 425 var.3.99 grammes, GVF, Denarius Maximinus I (235-236AD) Obverse: Bust right laureate and draped, IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Fides standing left FIDES MILITVM RIC 7a. RSC 7a, 2.96 grammes, GVF with an edge crack at 10 o'clock, Follis Maximinus II Late 308AD Obverse: Laureate Head right GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, Reverse: Genius standing, modius on head naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia GENIO CAESARIS K in left field, B over P in right field, mintmark ALE, 7.28 grammes, VF
Roman Ae Follis Diocletian (249-251AD) London. Post-Abdication, (305 AD) Obverse: Laureate bust right, wearing Imperial mantle, and holding olive branch and mappa, DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, Reverse: Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies, standing left, holding branch and sceptre. No field marks or mintmark, 8.72 grammes, RIC London 77a, Sear 12926, GVF
Roman Ae SestertiusDomitian (95-96AD) Rome, Obverse: Laureate head right, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVII CENS PER P P, Reverse: Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, S C in exergue, IOVI VICTORI, 25.18 grammes, RIC 794, GVF, the reverse with some light porosity and surface deposit
RomanDenariusAntoninus Pius (138-161AD). Obverse: Laureate head right IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, Reverse: Tranquilas standing right with rudder and corn ears, TR POT XIIII COS IIII Exergue: TRANQ. RSC 825, RIC 202, 3.31 grammes, GVF with some edge nicks
RomanDenarius Sabina (128-137AD) Obverse: Bust right draped and diademed [SA] BINA AVGCSTA HADRIANI AVG [P P] Reverse: Pudicitia, veiled, standing left, PVDICITIA, drawing out folds of drapery RIC 407, RSC 62, 2.92 grammes, Near Fine, the reverse with some scratches
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