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
Ancient Greek Elis-Olympia Achaean League Ae18 Obverse Laureate Head of Hera right, Reverse An eagle standing, facing left with wings open, 3.57 grammes, Near Fine/Fair
Ancient RomeDenariusClodius Albinus, as Caesar (193-197AD) Obverse: Bare head right D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, Reverse: Minerva standing facing with olive branch, shield and spear, RIC 7, RSC 48, 2.47 grammes, Fine on a slightly irregular flan
Asia (50) a wide ranging group, includes India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet, with 18 in silver, mostly Ancients, includes some 19th and 20th Century issues, in mixed grades, many with attributions
BillonTetradrachmHadrian, Alexandria, (128-129AD) Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right AVT KAI TΡAI AΔΡIA CEB, Reverse: Clasped hands, L above, IΓ below., Alexandria, Milne 1274, 13.54 grammes, Good Fine
Eastern Europe - Pannonia, Tetradrachm, Philip II of Macedonia Imitative type, S.203var, Obverse: Bust right, laureate, Reverse: horseman right, 13.62 grammes, VF with a test cut on the reverse,. Celtic - Danube region Tetradrachm, Thasos imitative type, Obverse: Crude Bust right, Reverse a standing figure, double row of dots around, 14.60 grammes, bent on right edge, otherwise EF
Kalachuris of Tripuri, Gangeyadeva (c.1015-1041) and successors, base goldStater, Obverse: Lakshmi seated facing, 3.88g (Mitchiner NIC 415-416). Crude style, VF
Persia - Kings of Parthia, Drachms (3) Vardanes II (C.55-58AD) Obverse: Bearded bust left, diademed, with three-band spiral torque with no visible end, Medium length hair wavy with earring visible, diadem pendants shown as five lines, Reverse: Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; below bow monogram; seven-line Greek inscription; no border, 3.70g (Sellwood 69/10; S 5807) EF on an irregularly shaped flan, Vologases III (c.105-147AD), Obverse: Bust left with long pointed beard, wearing diadem, with loop at top and three ends, earring visible, border of dots, Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow, seven line legend, 3.73g (Sellwood 78/5; S 5831) EF, Osroes II (c.AD 190), Ecbatana Mint, Obverse: Bust left with long tapered beard, wearing tiara with ear flap and pellets on crest and vertically on side of diadem with loops and four pendant ends, segmented necklet, Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow, below bow monogram. Legend in seven lines, (Sellwood 85/2; S 5866). 3.68 grammes, GVF with some traces of verdigris on the reverse
Roman - Paduan Cast Medallions c.18th to 19th Century (2) the first Hadrian in copper 34mm diameter, after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570) Obverse: Bare Head right, HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, Reverse: Mars advancing right, holding spear and carrying trophy over shoulder, S-C across fields, 19.29 grammes, Fine, the second Faustina Junior Augusta after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570) Obverse: Draped bust right, FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG P,I FIL, Reverse: A Lighted altar in the foreground, to right, standing left, Faustina sacrificing over altar, standing behind her a small child and two attendants, three attendants stand left of the altar, in the background a statue of Neptune within a hexastyle temple, In Exergue: SC, 33mm diameter, 21.76 grammes, VG with all details clear
Roman (2) AntoninianusClaudius II Antioch Mint, Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, Reverse: Mercury standing left with purse and caduceus Z in exergue, RIC 207, 2.56 grammes, VG, As. Claudius Obverse: Bare head left[---]CAESAR AVG P M TR IMP, Reverse : Minerva standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield on left arm, RIC 100, BMC 149, 7.68 grammes, Fair, and Hammered HalfgroatEdward III or IV legend off flan, mintmarks not visible, Canterbury Mint VG
Roman (2) SestertiusCaracalla Ae Sestertius (215AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, Reverse Caracalla standing left, holding reversed spear, right foot on crocodile, receives grain ears from Isis advancing right, 22.40 grammes, RIC 544, BMC 286 Near Fine, Ae20 FollisConstantine I (312AD) Obverse: Laureate head right, [FL VALER] CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, Reverse: Naked Genius standing holding head of Serapis and cornucopiae, modius on head, N S in fields, mintmark worn, 4.54 grammes, Fine
Roman (4) DenariusTrajan (115-116AD) Obverse: Laureate bust right with bare chest, fold of aegis on shoulder front and back, [IMP CAES] NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, Reverse: Bonus Eventus standing left holding patera and wheat ears, 3.07 grammes, RSC 276a, RIC 348, Near Fine/Fine, Denarius Antoninus Pius Obverse: Bust right laureate ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP, Reverse: Fortuna standing right, holding rudder on a globe and cornucopiae. TR POT X X COS IIII, 3.08 grammes, RSC 987. RIC 251 Near Fine/Fine, Antoninianus Postumus 259-268AD Lyons Mint Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, [IMP C] POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse: Pax standing left holding olive branch and sceptre, PAX AVG, 4.33 grammes, RIC 79, VF, FollisConstantine I Obverse: Bust right helmeted, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: An altar inscribed VOT IS XX with a globe on top, three stars above, BEATA TRAN-QVILLITA, mintmark STR, 2.39 grammes, NVF/VF with some spots
Roman Ae As Nerva Obverse: bust right IMP NERVA CAES AVG [P M COS II P P] Reverse: Clasped hands SC below, CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, 9.66 grammes, RIC 53, VG
RomanGoldAureusHadrian (117-138AD) minted 119-120AD, Obverse: Bust right draped and laureate IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Reverse: Jupiter standing facing with thunderbolt and sceptre, P M TR P COS III, RIC 63, BMC 101, 7.42 grammes, in an NGC holder and graded XF Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5 Fine style - Scratches, Edge filed
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