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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	Ancient Coins	Lot 1629	Roman bronzes (18) includes Sestertius (1), As/Dupondius (3) Ae3 and Ae4 (13), Fair to Fine, along with two additional low grade unattributed pieces More coins like this	£48
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1270	Roman (17) Ae Sestertius - Severus Alexander (230AD) Obverse: Laureate bust right, IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Reverse: Sol standing left holding whip, P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, S-C in fields, RIC 500cf, 19.47 grammes, Fine, Denarius - Geta AD203 Reverse: Mars walking right holding spear and trophy, 2.35 grammes, RSC 76, RIC 103 Fair, Denarius - Scribonius, Obverse: head of Bonus Eventus, Reverse: Puteal of Scribonius decorated with garlands and lyre to left and right, on the base, a hammer, 3.52 grammes, Fine, Bronze Antoninanus - Carausius 287-293 Obverse draped and cuirassed Bust right, Reverse Pax standing left holding branch and sceptre RIC 880, London Mint, 3.44 grammes, Good Fine with an edge cut, Maxentius Follis. Ostia. (309-312AD), Obverse: Laureate head right, AD. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, Reverse the Dioscuri Castor and pollux stand facing each other, each holding a sceptre and holding a horse by the bridle. AETERNITAS AVG N with Mintmark MOSTT below, 5.48 grammes, RIC 35, Fine, Bronze Follis - Maximinus II as Caesar, (306-307AD) Trier. Obverse: Bust right, GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, Reverse: Genius standing left, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopia S-F in fields GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Mintmark PTR RIC VI Trier 667b, 8.21 grammes, VG, Bronze Antoninianus - Carinus, Antioch Mint, Bust right, radiate and cuirassed IMP C M AVR CARINVS PF AVG, Reverse Emperor standing right holding sceptre receiving Victory on globe from Carus. H in lower centre, VIRTVS AVGG mintmark XXI RIC V-23.06 grammes, VG, Ae2 - Valentinian II. Siscia. (378-383AD) Obverse: Bust right draped cuirassed and pearl diademed, DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding Victory on a globe, raising woman kneeling right before him. Mintmark BSISC RIC IX Siscia 26b, 3.89 grammes, VG, Bronze Antoninianus. Tetricus I Trier. (272AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate, IMP C C TETRICVS PF AVG, Reverse: Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm branch VICTORIA AVG, RIC V-I Trier 140, 2.48 grammes, Fine/Near Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Ae Follis - Constantine 323-324AD Obverse: Bust right, laureate, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: Victory advancing right with trophy, spurning captive seated on ground SARMATIA DEVICTA, Mintmark PTR, RIC VII Trier 429, 3.05 grammes, Good Fine with some surface dirt, Ae Follis - Maxentius Ticinium AD307 Obverse Laureate head right, MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Roma holding globe and sceptre seated front, looking left in hexastyle temple CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE, Wreath in pedament, Mintmark ST, 6.46 grammes, RIC TICINIUM 84a, Sear 15000, Fine, gilded, Ae Follis - Constantine Obverse: Bust right, draped and cuirassed, CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, Ae3 - Constantine Obverse Bust right laureate, CONSTANTINVS[---] NOB C, Reverse: Two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them with thin pointed banners, GLORA EXERCITVS mintmark TR.P, 2.49 grammes, Fine, Hadrian - Ae Dupondius Obverse: Radiate head right, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopia, with small boy and girl to sides, HILARITAS PR S-C COS III in exergue, 11.99 grammes, RIC 974, Fair with much of the legend worn, Ae3 Constantine I, Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: Sol standing left chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, T-F in fields, mintmark off-flan, 2.53 grammes, Fine with a flan crack, Ae Dupondius - Domitian (92-94AD) Rome. Obverse: Radiate head right IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER PP, Reverse: Virtus standing right, with foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium RIC 754, Sear 2798, 10.22 grammes, Fine with a flan flaw on the reverse, Lucilla Ae Sestertius Obverse: Draped bust right, LVCILLA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left holding long palm branch and cornucopiae, [HILARITAS] with S-C in field, RIC 1740, 22.81 grammes, VG/Fair with reverse legend worn, Ae3 3rd/4th Century bronze in low grade, along with a further group of Ancients (8) these in low grades, also a further group of Indian copper Dump coinage (5) VG to Near Fine More coins like this	£190
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1231	Ancient and hammered (36) includes Roman Sestertius (1), As/Dupondius (1), Roman Ae2 (1), Ae3 (5), Greek bronzes Ae19 to Ae23 (10), Byzantine Half Follis (1), Rupee Afghanistan AH1272, Ceylon Kings of Kandy bronze undated (1236-1271), Kushan Empire -Kanishka Tetradrachm (100-130AD), Parthian Empire - Persia Ae20 Vologases III (77-147AD) Cambodia Fuang undated, uniface (1847), Spain 8 Maravedis Copper cob, Indian Princely States bronze Dump Coinage (3), and a further group (8) of mixed mostly in lower grades Poor to Fine More coins like this	£55
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1284	Roman Ae As.(6) Vespasian (69-79AD) (3), Titus (79-81AD). Domitian (81-96AD), and Trajan (98-117AD) in mixed lower grades, portraits identifiable, reverses worn, along with Roman Ae. Sestertius or As. Gallienus (253-268AD) Obverse: Bust tight, laureate, Reverse: Sol? radiate, walking left, holding whip and raising right hand SC in fields, most of legend off the flan on both sides, 18.09 grammes, designs Fine, and a further two ancient bronzes A3 sizes, designs worn, in lower grades More coins like this	£42
04/12/2022 Auction 179	Ancient Coins	Lot 1314	Roman bronzes (18) includes Sestertius (1), As/Dupondius (3) Ae3 and Ae4 (13), Fair to Fine, along with two additional low grade unattributed pieces More coins like this	£24
05/06/2022 Auction 177	Ancient Coins	Lot 1186	Ancients (5) includes Roman Sestertius Severus Alexander (229AD) Reverse: Jupiter seated left holding Victory and sceptre, 22.00 grammes, RIC 560, Near Fine, Antoninianus Salonina (260-268AD) Reverse: Venus standing left holding apple and sceptre, Cupid at foot to left, VI in right field, 2.66 grammes, RIC 30 Fine, a low grade Byzantine Follis and two further unattributed ancient bronzes Ae18 these both with right facing head, no legend around Fine More coins like this	£44
06/03/2022 Auction 176	Ancient Coins	Lot 1110	Ancients (16) Judaea (2) Widows Mite VG and Prutah Hasmonean Dynasty 2nd to 1st Century BC Fine, Roman (14) with Antoninianus Philip I, Denarius (3) Elagabalus, Faustina, and Antoninus Pius, Bronzes Ae3 (8) and Ae2 (1) includes issues from Diocletian, Aurelian, Probus (3), Gallienus, Constantius (2), a fractional Sestertius 9.31 grammes (obverse worn) along with Medal Battle of Culloden 1746 36mm in bronze Obv: Bust right armoured, WILL DUKE CUMBERLAND, BORN 15.APR 1721 Reverse: A Battle scene, REBELION JUSTLY REWARDED, In Exergue CULLODEN 16 AP. 1746 Eimer 605var Fine, Silver Threepences (6) 1908 Fine, 1917 (3) Near Fine and Fine (2), 1918 VG and 1920 VG, Half Farthing 1844 Fine More coins like this	£180
05/09/2021 Auction 174	Ancient Coins	Lot 1064	Roman (152) comprising Denarius (12), Antoninianus (5) Sestertius (24), Ae3 and Ae4 bronzes (97), As (14) a wide variety of Emperors represented includes Hadrian, Vespasian, Commodus, Marcus Aurelius, Trajan, Salonina, Sabina, Philip III and more, in mixed grades Fair to VF, in an aluminium case More coins like this	£280
06/06/2021 Auction 173	Ancient Coins	Lot 1155	Roman a small group (6) Denarius Septimius Severus (197-198AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right AD.L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMPX, Reverse : Mars standing left with right foot atop a helmet and holding branch and reversed spear, MARTI PACIFERO, 2.68 grammes RIC 113, RSC 315 Fine, Sestertius (3) Galba (68-69AD) 21.66 grammes, worn, Trajan (98-99AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right AD. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, Reverse: Pax seated TR POT COS II PP SC in exergue, RIC 393, 21.71 grammes, VG with much of the lettering illegible, Septimius Severus Obverse: Bust right, Reverse: Hercules and Bacchus, legends illegible, 22.79 grammes, RIC 668/669 Fair, As Faustina Senior Obverse Bust right with hair in bun, DIVA FAVSTINA, Reverse Ceres standing left holding torch and corn ears, AVGVSTA, 11.16 grammes, RIC 1171 Fine, and Septimius Severus unattributed bronze with little detail NVG More coins like this	£80
06/09/2020 Auction 170	Ancient Coins	Lot 443	Roman bronzes 2nd and 3rd Century AD Sestertius to Ae21 (15) a mix of emperors Fair to VF	£110
06/09/2020 Auction 170	Ancient Coins	Lot 442	Roman Bronzes (15, one holed and plugged) Sestertius to Ae3 a varied group Fair to Good Fine	£28
02/12/2019 Auction 167	Ancient Coins	Lot 347	Roman Bronzes Ae3, Ae4, Follis, Sestertius (46) in a Lindner tray, a wide variety of Emperors includes Gratian, Constantius, Constans, Valentinian I, Delmatius, Theodora, Saloniona, Helena, Magnentius, Theodosius, Constantine I and more, mostly VG to Good Fine More coins like this	£220
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Ancient Coins	Lot 2033	Roman bronzes As, Sestertius and Dupondis (36) 1st and 2nd Century includes Augustus, Augustus and Agrippa, Faustina, Antonia, Germanicus, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian, Titus, Domiitian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, and more, in mixed grades Fair to Fine More coins like this	£200
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Ancient Coins	Lot 2031	Roman bronzes 2nd and 3rd Century AD Sestertius to Ae21 (15) a mix of emperors Fair to Fine	£70
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Ancient Coins	Lot 2095	Roman Republic bronzes (8) Sestertius to Ae4 in mixed lower grades	£40
02/09/2018 Auction 162	Ancient Coins	Lot 1576	Roman (3rd century AD). Includes Postumus sestertius, rev. galley. Severus Alexander dupondi (2). Philip I as, Otacila Severa as, Caracalla as and a bronze of Serdica. Also a Justinian I follis and a Greek imperial ae of Saitta. Average fine (9) More coins like this Signature Sale : The Ken Humphris Collection	£130
09/09/2017 Auction 158	Ancient Coins	Lot 1629	Roman (4) As Caligula, 37AD, Reverse Vesta seated Fine, with pitted surfaces and heavily patinated, Denarius Orbiana, (c.225AD) Obverse. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed & draped bust right Reverse. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera & double cornucopiae. RSC 1 Fine, Sestertius Postumus 253AD, Reverse Victory advancing left, Good Fine with pitted surfaces, Sestertius Julia Mamaea (222-235 AD) Reverse Felicitas, NVF with green patina, Roman medallic bronze Julia Domna , heavier than a sestertius at 32 grammes Obverse Bust of Julia Domna right, Reverse MAT.AVG.MATTEN.M.PATR approaching Fine, along with Roman Bronzes (over 550) detector finds, in mixed grades to Fine More coins like this	£480
04/06/2017 Auction 157	Ancient Coins	Lot 1739	Collection of mixed ancients. Roman and Greek bronzes including sestertius and a silver denarius of Tiberius. Fair to G Fine [34] More coins like this	£320
06/03/2016 Auction 152	Ancient Coins	Lot 1924	Roman bronzes (15) mostly large size Sestertius and follis, in mixed grades VG to GF More coins like this	£65
06/09/2015 Auction 150	Ancient Coins	Lot 1675	Mixed lot of ancients in bronze and silver. 2 x Ar tetradrachms of Alexander the Great. Ae sestertius (pierced) Julia Domna, Nero and Marcus Aurelius. Ae centenionalis of Magnentius. Sassanian Ar dirham, Kushru II and 2 x modern Roman copies. Interesting group. Fair- NVF. [9] More coins like this	£180
06/09/2015 Auction 150	Ancient Coins	Lot 1672	Group of mixed Roman and Greek ancients. 2 interesting counter marked Roman bronzes, sestertius of Claudius and Titus Judean issue. Ar Siglos of Byzantium and 3 other bronzes one of which is a modern copy. Fair to NVF. [6] More coins like this	£100
01/06/2014 Auction 145	Ancient Coins	Lot 1191	Collection of mixed ancients. Most are Roman bronzes, sestertius to later Ae4 with some Byzantine and small Greek denominations. Most are identified. Mixed grades and conditions, some collectable grades. [29] Poor to VF. More coins like this	£150
02/03/2014 Auction 144	Ancient Coins	Lot 1052	Collection of mixed Roman bronze coins and one silver denarius of Septimius Severus. C, 1st - 4th century AD. Mostly sestertius and large follis. Various grades and conditions. [34] Poor to NVF More coins like this	£340
01/12/2013 Auction 143	Ancient Coins	Lot 1386	5 Roman bronze coins and a French 19th century bronze. 4 Ae As's and 1 sestertius. Various grades. [6] Poor to Fine More coins like this	£40
01/09/2013 Auction 142	Ancient Coins	Lot 1730	Collection of Roman bronzes. 1st-4th centuries including some provincials, Ae3/4's, sestertius, dupondius and As one of which is Galba. Various condition and grades. [38] Poor to G Fine. More coins like this	£240
01/09/2013 Auction 142	Ancient Coins	Lot 1731	Collection of Roman bronzes. Sestertius, dupondi, As, follis and Ae3/4's from Trajan through to the 4th century. Various condition and grades. [36] Poor to G Fine. More coins like this	£100
02/06/2013 Auction 141	Ancient Coins	Lot 1043	Group of mixed Roman bronzes. 4 X sestertius including Philip II, Hadrian, Commodus, Hadrian and Julia Mamaea. 1 X dupondius of Antoninus Pius. 2 X As of Nero and Faustina Snr and a follis of Maximinus. Fine to VF. [8] More coins like this	£200
03/03/2013 Auction 140	Ancient Coins	Lot 1311	A group of mixed Ancients, Hammered and medieval copper Jettons (6). Roman bronzes (6) including a antoninianus of Aurelian and Vabalathus and a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius. 1 silver antoninianus and 3 Byzantine bronzes. 2 copper farthings of Charles I and a hardhead, 17th century copper token. 2 hammered silvers, Edward penny and a Henry VII Halfgroat. Various grades. Poor to GVF. [22] More coins like this	£170
03/03/2013 Auction 140	Ancient Coins	Lot 1313	A group of mixed Roman bronzes mostly of the later 3rd-4th century periods. 1 sestertius of Commodus. Various grades but some of a good collectable quality. Poor to VF. [57] More coins like this	£160
03/03/2013 Auction 140	Ancient Coins	Lot 1314	A group of mixed Roman bronzes mostly of the later 3rd-4th century periods. 1 sestertius of Gordian III. Various grades but some of a good collectable quality. Poor to VF. [58] More coins like this	£160
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1540	A collection of mixed Roman silver and bronze coins in an album. All have individual descriptions on opposite pages. From Commodus through to Valentinian III. Interesting group with denarius of Pertinax and Clodius Albinus and a VIC BRIT sestertius of Commodus. From 2nd-5th centuries AD. Various grades from fair to VF. [40] More coins like this	£800
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1578	Mixed group of Roman bronze and silver. 2 siliqua from Valens. 2 sestertius from Severus Alexander and 1 of Gordian III also a copy of a sestertius of Lucius Verus. Various grades from G Fine -NVF. [6] More coins like this	£220
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1552	A group of Roman large bronzes, sestertius and As's including a bronze Augustus from Julia Traducta and an Alexandrian hemidrachm of Hadrian. From the Republic through to Faustina Jnr. Various grades from Fine to N VF. [9] More coins like this	£150
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1554	A group of Roman large bronzes, sestertius and As's. From Vespasian through to Septimius Severus. Various grades from Fine to N VF. [9] More coins like this	£112
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1541	A group of Roman Ae's from the 3rd and 4th centuries. Including a sestertius of Maximinus, a Greek bronze, a French jetton and some barbarous imative issues. Detector found coins. Various grades from Fine to N VF. [24] More coins like this	£110
02/09/2012 Auction 138	Ancient Coins	Lot 1553	A group of Roman large bronzes, sestertius and As's. From Nero through to Septimius Severus. Various grades from Fine to G Fine. [9] More coins like this	£110
04/06/2012 Auction 137	Ancient Coins	Lot 1175	A collection of mixed ancients. 3 mixed Greek silver coins. 1 Ar tetradrachm of Alexander the Great. 1 Ptolemy I Ar tetradrachm, Alexandrian mint and 1 Lycian Ar hemidrachm (pierced). 4 Roman sestertius of Hadrian (2), Lucius Verus and Severus Alexander. 1 early Iberian bronze of Castulo. 1 Ar denarius Vespasian, Rev; PONT MAX TR P COS V; Pax std l. Lastly an unusual lead test piece from the time of Charles I. Mixed grades. Poor to NVF [10] More coins like this	£300
04/06/2012 Auction 137	Ancient Coins	Lot 1176	A collection of mixed Roman silver and bronze coins. 2 provincials, 7 Ar denarius and antoninianus and 27 bronzes from sestertius to Ae3's. From 1st-4th centuries AD. Various grades but mostly of the lower end. [36] More coins like this	£140
04/03/2012 Auction 136	Ancient Coins	Lot 1620	Mixed Roman bronzes from Tiberius through to Constantine I. Ae of Tiberius Antioch. August As. Claudius As. Faustina Snr As. Sestertius of Faustina Snr, Commodus and Miaximinus and a Ae4 of Constantine. Various grades. Fine to VF. [8] More coins like this	£150
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Ancient Coins	Lot 1357	Roman. A collection of Roman bronzes. Mostly sestertius and asses with a few smaller denominations. From Augustus through to Honorius including a sestertius of Domitian. Good mixture of emperors and in various grades. Poor to G VF [13] More coins like this	£240
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Ancient Coins	Lot 1356	Roman. A collection of Roman bronzes. Mostly sestertius and asses with a few smaller denominations. From Augustus through to Constantine including a sestertius of Titus. Good mixture of emperors and in various grades. Poor to G VF [14] More coins like this	£240
04/12/2011 Auction 135	Ancient Coins	Lot 1358	Roman. A collection of Roman bronzes. Mostly sestertius and asses with a few smaller denominations. From Augustus through to Magnentius including a sestertius of Julia Titi. Good mixture of emperors and in various grades. Poor to G VF [14] More coins like this	£200
05/06/2011 Auction 133	Ancient Coins	Lot 93	Roman Imperial. A collection of Roman Imperial bronzes. Mixture of sestertius, As and dupondius. Various grades and conditions and including a sestertius of Clodius Albinus and some scarcer reverse types. [13] Poor to VF. More coins like this	£240
09/06/2009 Auction 126	Ancient Coins	Lot 751	Roman and Byzantine bronzes (22). Mixed lot, includes Faustina Senior sestertius, Vespasian dupondius and Justinian follis. Average fine. More coins like this	£55
07/06/2009 Auction 125	Ancient Coins	Lot 660	Roman (10). 1st - 3rd century AD bronzes. Includes Lucilla sestertius, Claudius As and quadrans, Agrippa Ae 25 of Nemausus. Fine to very fine. More coins like this	£140
07/06/2009 Auction 125	Ancient Coins	Lot 683	Roman (6). Bronze sestertius of Tiberius, Tiberius seated left, R. S.C. Nero As, Tiberius As, Hadrian As, Greek silver of Chersonese and an obol of Massalia. Fair to fine. More coins like this	£60
07/12/2008 Auction 123	Ancient Coins	Lot 739	Commodus Sestertius. R. Salus standing left. Alexander III silver Drachm. R. Zeus seated left. Also two Roman bronzes. Fine to very fine. (4) More coins like this	£55
02/09/2007 Auction 118	Ancient Coins	Lot 1319	Roman. (18). Silver and bronze, includes Marcus Aurelius sestertius. Average fine. More coins like this	£65
03/09/2006 Auction 114	Ancient Coins	Lot 579	Roman Bronzes Mainly small low grade, other coins to note, Hadrian Sestertius, two Republican Denarii two Indo Greek Sliver coins & large AE of Ptolem More coins like this	£110
05/03/2006 Auction 112	Ancient Coins	Lot 592	Roman Bronzes including Sestertius, Dupondius, As etc. In low grade some with pitting & tooled. Of Nero, Commodus, Nerva, Gordian, Caracalla, Agrippa More coins like this	£100
27/11/2005 Auction 111	Ancient Coins	Lot 565	Roman Bronzes including Sestertius Antoninianus Follis Tetradrachm (16) Fair - aEF More coins like this	£140

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