Antoninianus (14) Gordian III Antioch, (242-244 AD). Obverse: Bust right, cuirassed and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Gordian standing right, holding a spear diagonally & globe. SAECVLI FELICITAS, 3.54 grammes, RIC 216, RSC 319, Good Fine, Gordian III (242-244AD) Obverse: Bust right cuirassed and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Fortuna standing left with prow and cornucopia FORTVNA REDUX, 4.62 grammes, RIC 210, RSC 98a.NVF">RSC 98a.NVF, Gordian III, Antioch, Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Pax advancing left with branch and sceptre, PAX AVGVSTI, RSC 179">RSC 179, RIC 214, 5.73 grammes, Fine, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right draped, radiate and cuirassed, Reverse: Aequitas standing left with scales & cornucopia. AEQVITAS AVGG, 4.02 grammes, RIC 27b, RSC 9, VF, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Pax walking left with branch and sceptre PAX AETERN RSC 102, RIC 41, 4.30 grammes, Good Fine with some scuffs on the portrait, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Rome seated left holding Victory and spear, RIC 106a, RSC 165, 3.80 grammes, Good Fine, Gallienus (253-268AD) Billon issue, Asian Mint, Obverse: Bust right radiate and cuirassed, GALLIENVS PF AVG, Reverse: Soldier standing left resting right hand on shield, Star in left field VIRTVS AVG, RIC 667star, Cohen 1235, 3.45 grammes, VF with some obverse pitting, Valerian (254AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Reverse: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm, RIC 125, Cohen 230, 2.96 grammes, Fine or slightly better, Saloninus, as Caesar, billon issue (256AD) Lyons. Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, SALON VALERIANVS CAES, Reverse: Sacrificial implements: liuus, knife, vase turned left, simpulum and aspergillum, PIETAS AVGG, RIC 9, RSC 41, 3.66 grammes, Good Fine/Near Fine, Salonina (267AD) Mint in Asia. Obverse: Draped and diademed bust right, on crescent, SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Salus standing right, feeding serpent in her arms, SALVS AVG, RSC 105, RIC 88, 4.39 grammes, Fine or better, the reverse with hints of colourful tone, Salonina (260-268AD) Antioch. Obverse: Diademed bust right, on crescent SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Venus standing left with helmet and spear, VENVS AVG, mintmark PXV below, RIC 86, RSC 113, 4.11 grammes, NVF, Probus (279AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, IMP PROBVS AVG, Reverse: Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand and holding a sceptre in the left, treading down a captive seated on ground to the left, Mintmark R dot in crescent Δ, RIC 157, Cohen 37, 2.63 grammes, Fine, Herennia Etruscilla (c.250AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and diademed, on crescent HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, Reverse: Pudicitia standing left holding sceptre, and drawing veil from her face. PVDI[CIT] IA AVG, RSC 17, RSC 58b, 4.43 grammes, Good Fine/Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Aurelian (270-275AD) plated issue, Serdica Mint. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Reverse: Sol walking left holding globe and raising right hand, foot on one of two bound captives ORIENS AVG, mintmark XXIP, RIC 279, Cohen 145, 3.43 grammes, Good Fine with some surface dirt
Roman a mixed group (8) Siliqua Constantius II. (353-360AD) Arles. Obverse: Bust right, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX within a wreath, mintmark SCON, RIC Arles 207S, 1.01 grammes, Fine with some edge chips, Antoninianus (3) Philip I (244AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Salus standing right, feeding snake held in her arms from patera, SALVS AVG, RIC 46b, RSC 209, 4.66 grammes, Fine, Carinus (283-285AD) Antioch. Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP C M AVR CARINVS NOB C, Reverse: Carinus standing right holding sceptre and receiving Victory from Carus, standing left, E in lower centre, Mintmark XXI RIC 206E, 3.38 grammes, VG, Salonina (256-257AD) Rome. Billon, Obverse: Bust right, on crescent, draped and diademed, SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Salonina seated left, reaching down to two children standing before her, a third child at her side, PIETAS AVGG, RIC 35 Rome, RSC 84, 3.02 grammes, Fine or better with a flan crack on the edge, Ae4 Leo I (457-474AD) Constantinople or Alexandria, Obverse: Bust right, laureate, Reverse: Latin-style monogram of LEO, legends and mintmark off-flan, not unusual for this reign, 0.84 grammes, Fine, on an irregularly shaped flan, Caracalla and Geta Ae27 (c.198-217AD) Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Struck under Magistrate Flavius Ulpanus, Obverse: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla , facing laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta left, Reverse: Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, Є (mark of value) to left.10.87 grammes, approaching Fine, with an attempted piercing in the centre of the obverse, Septimus Severus and Julia Domna Ae27 (173AD) Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Obverse: Facing busts of Septimus Severus and Julia Domna AY K Λ CEΠ CEYHΡOC IOVΛIA CEB, Reverse: Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae V ΦΛ OVΛΠANΩN MAΡKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Moushmov 411, 11.97 grammes, Near Fine, Ae4 Constantine I (330-335AD) Trier. Obverse: Bust right draped and laureate, Reverse: Two soldiers holding shields and spears with two standards between them with pointed banners. Mintmark TRP, 0.85 grammes, designs Fine, legends VG
Maundy Set 1839 ESC 2448, Bull 3481, all with die axis inverted, the Fourpence with 183 double struck , the Threepence with the 8 double struck, UNC with an attractive matching tone, the Twopence and Penny with minor cabinet friction, the early Victorian sets becoming increasingly difficult to find
Maundy Set 1823 ESC 2427, Bull 2446 VF to NEF with matching tone, the Twopence with some scratches on the obverse and some surface pitting on the reverse on the 2, comes in a presentation box
Maundy Set 1822 the Threepence with the smaller head from the Twopence punch, ESC 2425, Bull 2444, UNC or near so and lustrous the Fourpence prooflike, a superior set with superb eye appeal, George IV Maundy sets almost never encountered in this high grade
Maundy Set 1839 ESC 2448, Bull 3481, comprising Fourpence 1839 (with upright die alignment) EF toned, Threepence 1839 GVF/EF toned, Twopence 1839 EF toned, and Penny 1839 EF with an edge nick, the Threepence, Twopence and Penny attractive and nicely matched
Maundy Set 1825 ESC 2429, Bull 2448, an assembled set comprising Fourpence 1825 Fine/Good Fine, Threepence 1825 VF with an edge nick, Twopence 1825 T over B in BRITANNIAR, EF and Penny 1825 NEF with a small edge bruise, only the third set of this date we have offered in 17 years
Maundy Set 1838 ESC 2445, Bull 3478 UNC or very near so the Penny and Twopence with very minor cabinet friction, the set otherwise of choice quality with superb old toning, the Fourpence cobalt, gold and with touches of magenta, the Threepence, Twopence and Penny gold, blue and with touches of magenta, the set with beautiful eye appeal
Sixpences (2) 1697E Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1671, Bull 1286 Good Fine/Fine with some haymarking, Very Rare, rated R3 by ESC, 1698 Plain in angles ESC 1575, Bull 1244 Good Fine
Maundy Set 1838 ESC 2445 A/UNC to UNC with a choice matching golden tone, the Twopence with minor cabinet friction, overall a most eye-catching set, comes with round contemporary Spink case and original card with the inscription 'The First Coins made and issued in Queen Victoria's Reign 12 April 1838' and with slots cut in the card for displaying the coins, a most interesting insight into early Victoriana and Maundy presentation
Maundy Set 1838 ESC 2445 Lustrous UNC, the Penny with light toning and some minor contact marks, the Fourpence formerly in an NGC slab now with ticket graded MS65, the Threepence formerly in an NGC slab now with NGC grading ticket graded MS64
Shillings in CGS holders (33) 1953 English ESC 1475K, CGS type SH.E2.1953.01, CGS 82, 1953 English ProofESC 1475L, CGS type SH.E2.1953.02, CGS 88, 1953 Scottish ESC 1475M, CGS type SH.E2.1953.03, CGS 82, 1953 Scottish Proof, ESC 1475N, CGS type SH.E2.1953.04, CGS 88, 1953 English, Davies 2401 Dies 2A Obverse I of ELIZABETH points to a space, CGS type SH.E2.1953.05, CGS 82, 1953 Scottish, Davies 2441, Dies 2A: Reverse: I of ELIZABETH points to a space, CGS type SH.E2.1953.06, CGS 78, 1954 English, ESC 1475O, CGS type SH.E2.1954.01, CGS 85, 1954 Scottish, ESC 1475P, CGS type SH.E2.1954.02, CGS 85, 1955 English, Davies 2411, Dies 1B, Larger (standard) design, CGS type SH.E2.1955.01, CGS 88, 1955 Scottish, Davies 2451, Dies 1B D of DEF to bead F of DEF to space, CGS type SH.E2.1955.03, CGS 85, 1956 English, Davies 2413 Dies 1B Reverse D of DEF points to a border bead D of FID points to a space, CGS type SH.E2.1956.01, CGS 82, 1956 Scottish, ESC 1475T, CGS type SH.E2.1956.02, CGS 80, 1957 English ESC 1475U, CGS type SH.E2.1957.01, CGS 85, 1957 Scottish ESC 1475V, CGS type SH.E2.1957.02, CGS 85, 1958 Scottish ESC 1475X, CGS type SH.E2.1958.02, CGS 82, 1959 English ESC 1475Y, CGS type SH.E2.1959.01, CGS 85,1959 Scottish ESC 1475Z, CGS type SH.E2.1959.02, CGS 65, 1960 English ESC 1475AA, CGS type SH.E2.1960.01, CGS 88, 1960 Scottish ESC 1475BB, CGS type SH.E2.1960.02, CGS 70, 1961 English ESC 1475CC, CGS type SH.E2.1961.01, CGS 85, 1961 Scottish ESC 1475DD, CGS type SH.E2.1961.02, CGS 78, 1962 English ESC 1475EE, CGS type SH.E2.1962.01, CGS 85, 1962 Scottish ESC 1475FF, CGS type SH.E2.1962.02, CGS 82, 1963 English ESC 1475GG, CGS type SH.E2.1963.01, CGS 85, 1963 Scottish ESC 1475HH, CGS type SH.E2.1963.02, CGS 85, 1964 English ESC 1475II, CGS type SH.E2.1964.01, CGS 85, 1964 Scottish ESC 1475JJ, CGS type SH.E2.1964.02, CGS 70, 1965 English ESC 1475KK, CGS type SH.E2.1965.01, CGS 78, 1965 Scottish ESC 1475LL, CGS type SH.E2.1965.02, CGS 82, 1966 English ESC 1475MM, CGS type SH.E2.1966.01, CGS 80, 1966 Scottish ESC 1475NN, CGS type SH.E2.1966.02, CGS 82, 1970 English Proof ESC 1475OO, CGS type SH.E2.1970.01, CGS 90, 1970 Scottish Proof ESC 1475PP, CGS type SH.E2.1970.02, CGS 90, a very attractive group with many being the joint finest knowns, or second finest on the CGS Population Report
Proof Set 1953 VIP Set (10 coins) Crown to Farthing all slabbed comprising Crown (ESC 393H, Davies 2280V, dies 1A) CGS 90, Halfcrown (Davies 2310P, dies 1A) CGS 88, Florin (Davies 2360P, dies 1A) CGS 90, Shilling (English, Davies 2401P, dies 2A) CGS 90 , Shilling (Scottish, Davies 2441P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Sixpence (Davies 2481P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Threepence (Obverse 2 Proof) CGS 88, Penny (Freeman 244, dies 1+A) CGS 90, Halfpenny (Freeman -- dies 1+A) CGS 85, Farthing (Freeman -- dies 2+B) CGS 85 nFDC to FDC and lustrous with a hint of toning, retaining much original mint brilliance, the die pairings on the Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny different to the standard Proof issues, Extremely Rare, in maroon case, we note the last such set realised £10000 when auctioned by us in March 2014
Crown 1820 Pattern in Copper by Droz. after Monneron's Pattern by Dupre (1792) Obverse Hercules seated by a column endeavouring to break a bundle of sticks across his knee. In Exergue 1820 with branches below. Reverse : DECVS ET TVTAMEN Crowned shield. Edge plain. ESC 244 nFDC toned, slabbed and graded CGS 85, Ex-NGC PF64 BN, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Crown 1820 Pattern by Droz in copper ESC 244 as Monneron's pattern by Dupre (1792) Obv. VIS VNITATE FORTIOR Hercules seated by a column, endeavouring to break a bundle of sticks across his knee; in exergue 1820 above branches, Rev. DECUS ET TVTAMEN crowned shield, nFDC
Crown 1820 Pattern by Droz in copper ESC 244 as Monneron's pattern by Dupre (1792) Obv. VIS VNITATE FORTIOR Hercules seated by a column, endeavouring to break a bundle of sticks across his knee; in exergue 1820 above branches, Rev. DECUS ET TVTAMEN crowned shield, nFDC
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