e-Auction 8: Ancient, British & World Coins and Medals

Tetradrachm, diademed head right, with horn of Ammon, rev. Athena seated left on throne, Nike in outstretched right hand, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, monogram not visible, 16.82g. Good fine

Drachm, gorgoneion facing, rev. anchor, crayfish to right, A to left, (SNG Copenhagen 456-457); Diobel, laureate neckless head of Apollo facing, rev. anchor, crayfish to right, A to left, (BMC 15). Both very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

1/12th stater, head of roaring lion left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (BMC 186). Good very fine and good fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, head of Roma right, mark of value behind, rev. Diana in biga right, FLAVS below, ROMA in exergue, 3.78g, (Crawford 207/1). About very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Roma right, mark of value behind, rev. The Dioscuri, each holding spear, riding right, P•PAETVS below, ROMA in exergue, 4.10g, (Crawford-233/1). Deeply toned good very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, head of Roma right, TRIG behind, mark of value below chin, rev. godess in quadriga right, C.CVR[F] below, ROMA in exergue, 3.74g, (Crawford 223/1). Toned, very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, head of Roma right, ROMA behind, mark of value below chin, rev. Victory driving biga CN·FOVL below, M·CAL·Q·MTE in exurgue, 3.63g, (Crawford 284/1b). About very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Roma right, LAECA behind, mark of value below chin, rev. Liberty in quadriga right, M. PORC. below horses, ROMA in exergue, 3.70g, (Crawford 270/1). Nearly extremely fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Roma left, rev. quadriga right, .S. below, L SATURN in exergue, 3.91g, (Crawford 317/3b). Deeply toned very fine or better

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Juno Sospita right, S•C behind, rev. Juno Sospita holding spear and shield, in biga right, serpent below, L PROCILI.F in exergue, 3.06g, (Crawford 379/2). Pleasing good very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, bust right, S.C below chin, MENSOR before, rev. Roma standing facing in biga right, L•FARSVLEI below, 3.72g, (Crawford-392/1a). Mark on cheek, deeply toned and good very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, diademed bust of Ancus Marcius right, ancvs below, rev. equestrian statue right on aqueduct, flower below horse, philippvs left, aqvamar within arches, 3.94g, (Crawford 425/1). Obverse a little off-centre, otherwise extremely fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Horatius (206-200 BC), head of Roma right, rev. the Dioscuri on horseback right, female head below, (Crawford 127/1); Quinarius, Rome mint, head of Jupiter right, rev. Victory standing to right, CN. LENT in exergue, (Crawford 345/2). Good fine or better

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

L. Saufeius (152 BC), Rome mint, head of Roma right, mark of value to left, rev. Victory, driving galloping biga right, (Crawford 204/1); M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus (137 BC), Rome mint, head of Roma left, mark of value below chin, rev. Apollo driving galloping quadriga right, (Crawford 236/1c). The first extremely fine but with some surface deposit on obverse, the second good fine or better

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Publius Calpurnius (133 BC), Rome mint, head of Roma right, mark of value to left, rev. Venus, being crowned by Victory flying left, driving galloping biga right, (Crawford 247/1); M. Herennius (108-107 BC), Rome mint, head of Pietas right, rev. Amphinomus carrying his father right, (Crawford 308/1a). Good fine or better

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

M. Sergius Silus (116-115 BC), Rome mint, head of Roma right, mark of value to left, rev. soldier, holding sword and severed head of barbarian, on horse rearing left, Q below, (Crawford 286/1); Unmarked series, Rome, head of Roma right, mark of value to left, rev. Roma seated right on pile of shields, holding spear, birds in flight to upper left and right; to lower right, she-wolf standing right suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, (Crawford 287/1, RSC 176). Fine, the first with a lamination at 12 o'clock

Antonius Balbus (83-82 BC), head of Jupiter right, S.C behind, rev. Victory, holding branch and palm, in quadriga right, (Crawford 364/1a); L. Cassius Caecianus (102 BC), Rome mint, bust of Ceres left, E to upper right, rev. two yoked oxen pulling plow left, R above, (Crawford 321/1). Good fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Allius (92BC), Rome, head (Diana?) right, BALA behind, B below chin, rev. Diana in biga right, grasshopper below, (Crawford 336/1c); Rustius (74BC), head of young Mars right, mark of value below chin, rev. ram standing right, (Crawford 389/1); Pomponius Musa (56BC), Rome mint, head of Apollo right, sandal to left, rev. Thalia standing left holding comic mask, (Crawford 410/9b). About fine to very fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Aemilius Lepidus (114-113 BC), head of Roma right, ROMA before, XVI monogram behind, rev. incuse brockage of obverse, (Crawford 291/1); Junius Silanus (92 BC)?, head of Roma right, rev. incuse brockage of obverse. Nearly very fine and very rare

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Legionary galley sailing left, rev. legionary eagle between two standards, 3.01g, (Cr. 544/21). Fair

Denarii, "Judaea Capta" commemorative, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and placing wreath on signum to right, (RSC 618, RIC II.1 362); Rome, laureate head right, rev. Fortuna standing left, hand on prow and holding cornucopia, (RSC 84, RIC II.1 19). Good fine

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarii, Rome, laureate head right, rev. PON-MAX across field, Vesta seated left, holding simpulum, (RSC 358, RIC II 36); Antioch mint, laureate head right, rev. Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and sceptre, (RSC 274, RIC II.1 1555). About very fine or better

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarii, laureate head right, rev. Securitas seated left, feet on stool, arm on chair, (RSC 36, RIC 91); Rome, laureate head right, rev. Vesta seated left, holding simpulum, (RSC 563, RIC II.1 359). Very fine, the first toned

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins

Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. dolphin coiled around anchor, 2.85g, (RSC 309, RIC II.1 112). Very fine or better, the reverse good fine but with much porosity

Provenance: from the Kent collection of Ancient coins