Auction 2: Ancient, British and World Coins

Dupondius (67 AD), Lugdunum, laureate head left, with globus at point of neck, rev. Securitas, bare to waist, seated right on throne, resting head against right hand and holding short sceptre in left, in front of lighted and garlanded altar on which leans lighted torch resting on a bucranium, 14.45g, (Sear 1968, RIC 597, Coen 325, BMC 547). Good very fine or better

Denarius, Rome, struck under Titus, laureate head right, rev. shield inscribed SC, mounted on column flanked by two laurels, urn on top, E-X across, 3.2g (RIC 359, BMCRE 125, RSC 149). Very fine and rare

Denarius, laureate head right, AEQVITAS AVG, rev. Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptre, 3.12g, (RIC 61, RSC 14, BMC 17). About very fine

Denarius, laureate head right. rev, Annona standing left, cornucopia in her left hand and holds grain-ears over a modius with her right hand, legend - PM TRP XIX IMP III COS III, 3.20g, (RIC 142, RSC 484, BMC 371). Nearly extremely fine

Denarius, Rome mint (218 AD), laureate and draped bust of Macrinus right, rev. Anonna standing left holding corn ears over a modius and cornucopia, 3.35g, (RIC 26, RSC 47a, BMC 41). Extremely fine

Denarius, Rome mint, as Caesar, bare-headed and draped bust right, rev. Diadumenian standing slightly left, head right, holding signum and sceptre, two sigma to right, 3.14g, (RIC IV.102.2a, RSC III.3a, BMC 5.88). Scarce, good very fine

Solidus, Mediolanum (Milan) mint, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. Honorius standing right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, foot on captive below, M D across field, COMOB in exergue, 4.47g, (RIC X.1206, Depeyrot.16/2). About extremely fine

Solidus, Constantinople mint, helmeted bust of Anastasius facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif, rev. angel standing left, holding long cross, star in left field, CONOB in exergue, 4.48g, (Sear 3, DOC 3g, MIBE 4a). Extremely fine

Ring money, thick gold plated, 8.64g, (c.f. VA 1-3). Decorated, an attractive example, extremely fine

Note:
Comes with a letter from the British Museum stating that it has been declared and has been returned to the finder

Ring money, thick gold plated, 11.08g, (c.f. VA 1-3). Decorated, slight lamination to plating at edge, very fine

Provenance:
Ex. R Harris collection with Spink ticket

Atrebates, Fractional gold stater, abstracted head of apollo right and eight spoked wheel, rev. triple tailed horse with pellet terminals right, collar around horses' neck, strap around horses' belly and eight spoked wheels above and below, 1.36g, (S.48 var., ABC.2093, VA.224-01). Large round flan, well centred and beautifully struck, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare

East Wiltshire, quarter stater, 'Vale of Pewsey', cruciform pattern, stylised locks of hair above crudely rendered wreath, crescents below, rev. horse left, rings around, 0.82g, (S.-; ABC.2107, VA.-). Good fine and extremely rare

Durotriges, quarter stater, 'Duro boat gold', three men in a boat, crescent design rev. zig-zag pattern, 1.28g, (S.368, ABC.2205, VA.1225-01). Debased gold, good fine

Secondary phase (c.710-760), series J, York, type 36, diademed bust right, cross pommee before, rev. two birds, cross pommee before, 1.06g, (S.802D, Abramson 20-10). Nearly extremely fine/good very fine

Secondary phase (c.710-760), Series K, type 33, tall diademed bust right, wreath ties behind, saddleback drapery, cross pommée before, rev. wolf head right, tongue curling in triquetra below, 0.88g, (S.803, N.93, Abramson 38-10). Obverse weak on face, good reverse, about very fine

Styca, first reign, cross crosslet with lines in angles, +AEDELRED REX, rev. four pellets surrounding single pellet within concentric circles, +LEOFDEGN, 1.33g, (S.866A, N.188). Very fine, better in parts

Penny, Tribrach type, Canterbury, moneyer Eoba, +COENVVLF REX around central monogram, rev. +EOBA between arms of tribrach, (S.914, N.342). Slight wave to flan, nearly very fine, scarce

Penny, portrait type, Canterbury, group III, moneyer Dealla, bust right without diadem, [+C]OENVVLF REX, rev. cross crosslet, [+DEA]LA MO+NETA, 0.93g, (S.916, N.356). A large fragment with some metal stress marks, good fine

Provenance:
Found near Papworth, Cambridgeshire

Penny, two line type, small cross, +PI ÆÐELZTΛИ REX, rev. moneyers name in two lines, three crosses between, a trefoil of pellets above and below, JERRAD retrograde, 1.55g, (S.1089, N.668). Deeply toned, very fine and extremely rare

Penny, circumscription rosette type, Chester, moneyer Aelfwine, +ÆÐELSTAN REX TO BR, rev. +ÆLF.VINE MON LEIEC (S.1098, N.680, SCBI 34 (British Museum) 181 - same dies). Some minor edge loss, dark tone and excellent surfaces, extremely fine, rare

Provenance:
Ex. Spink, 26th September 2012, lot 523

Penny, two line type, moneyer Frard, small cross, +EΛDMVND REX, rev. moneyer's name in two lines, three crosses between, rosettes above and below, FRΛR/D MNI, 1.52g, (S.1105, N.691). Patchy tone, crimped and with a slight edge nick but good metal for this and otherwise nearly very fine

Cut Halfpenny, cross in quatrefoil type, mint and moneyer unclear, 0.51g, (S.1259, N.852). Very fine

Penny, cross moline ('Watford') type, Chester, moneyer Æthelmær?, crowned bust right holding sceptre, rev. cross moline with fleur in each angle, +E[.....] N. CE, 1.13g, (S.1278, N.873). Considerable weak areas of strike but limited wear where struck up, nicely toned and very fine

Penny, cross moline ('Watford') type, Lincoln, moneyer Siward, crowned bust right holding sceptre, +STIE(FNE), rev. cross moline with fleur in each angle, +[SIPARD:] ON NICO, 1.23g, (S.1278, N.873). Some peripheral weakness of strike, portrait strong with underlying golden hues, good very fine

Provenance:
Ex. Mossop collection with old tickets