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13–15 September 2017
Bronze Age, Penannular Torc ring, first millennium BC, so-called ‘Ring-Money’, twisted solid gold band with plain pointed terminals, 18-21mm, 4.26g (van Arsdell 1-1; Taylor pl. 33b; Eogan fig. 24, A2 and pl. 4; Hawkes pl. 1, 5). Lovely workmanship, extremely fine with antique toning and original shape, very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Bronze Age, Penannular ring, first millennium BC, so-called ‘Ring-Money’, thick solid band of two-tone striped gold with blunt terminals, 17mm, 7.77g (van Arsdell 1-3; Taylor pl. 33, f and g). Very fine with well-defined banding, very rare £500-1,000
Hammer Price: £900
Bronze Age, Penannular ring, first millennium BC, so-called ‘Ring-Money’, thick solid band of two-tone striped gold with blunt ends, 19mm, 9.89g (van Arsdell 1-3; Taylor pl. 33, f and g). Slight surface fissure, otherwise very fine and rare £300-500
Hammer Price: £380
Claudius, Denarius, Rome, 46-7, laureate bust right, rev. triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue between two trophies, de britan on architrave, 3.65g (RSC 18; RIC 9). Good fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Claudius, Asses (2), both Rome, 41-2, rev. Constantia standing left holding spear, 11.97g; 50-4, rev. Libertas standing right holding pileus, 9.13g (RIC 95, 113; Sear 1857, 1860) [2]. First a rather weak strike, otherwise nearly very fine, brown patina, second good fine, dark £150-200
Hammer Price: £70
Claudius, Dupondius, rev. Ceres seated left on ornamental throne, holding stalks of grain and long torch, 6.01g; As, Minerva advancing right, 12.65g (cf. RIC 94, 100; Sear 1855, 1861) [2]. Both contemporary imitations probably struck in Britain, good fine, first on a small light flan £120-150
Hammer Price: £90
Hadrian, Asses (2), both Rome, c. 124-8, revs. Britannia seated three-quarters left, foot on rock, shield at side, 12.31g, 8.93g (RIC 577b; Sear 3676) [2]. First fine or better, second fair £90-120
Hammer Price: £180
Antoninus Pius, As, Rome, 154-5, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, sc in field, 10.51g (RIC 934; Sear 4296). Fine or better, but reverse pitted £80-100
Hammer Price: £80
Diva Faustina I, Sestertii (2), Rome, 141, rev. Ceres standing right holding two torches, 24.29g, Rome, 147, rev. Vesta standing left holding long torch and palladium, 24.52g (RIC 1117, 1125; Sear 4614-15, 4618); Faustina II, Sestertius, Rome, 161-76, rev. Fecunditas standing facing, holding sceptre and infant, 18.79g (RIC 1638; Sear 5274) [3]. Fine £120-150
Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 185-6, laureate bust right, rev. Victory seated right on shields, shield set on knee, s c in field, vict brit in exergue, 18.72g (RIC 452; BMC 560; C 946; Sear 5826). Fine £100-150
Septimius Severus, Denarius, Rome, c. 210-11, laureate bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm, 2.72g (RSC 727; RIC 332). Hairline crack, otherwise better than very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £100
Caracalla, Denarius, Rome, c. 210-11, laureate bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm, 2.93g (RSC 629; RIC 231a). Good very fine £90-120
Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, c. 210-11, laureate bust right, rev. Victory standing right, erecting trophy; to right woman standing facing, bound captive at feet, s c in exergue, 21.72g (RIC 464; Sear 6958). Good fine or better £150-200
Hammer Price: £550
Caracalla, Dupondius and As, both Rome, c. 210-11, revs. Victory standing right, inscribing shield attached to palm tree, s c in lower field, 14.11g, 10.29g (RIC 467b, 522a; Sear 6977, 7015) [2]. First good fine, second better but tooled in fields £150-200
Hammer Price: £200
Geta, Denarius, Rome, c. 210-11, laureate bust right, rev. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm, 3.74g (RSC 219; RIC 92). Nearly very fine, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
Severus Alexander, Sestertius, Rome, 232, rev. Annona standing left, holding corn-ears and cornucopiæ, sc in field, 15.62g (RIC 642); Maximinus I, Sestertius, Rome, 236-8, rev. Pax standing left, 20.52g (RIC 81); Philip I, Sestertius, Rome, 247, rev. Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiæ, 24.83g (RIC 150a) [3]. Fine or better £120-150
£120–£150
Carausius, Antoninianii (2), revs. Lætitia standing left, c in exergue, s c in field, 4.08g, Pax standing left, f o in field, 3.44g (RIC 101, 457) [2]. Good fine or better £80-100
Carausius, Antoninianii (2), revs. Pax standing left, f o in field, ml in exergue, 2.68g, Lætitia standing left, ml in exergue, 3.40g (RIC 49, 101); Maximianus, Antoninianus, rev. Pax standing left, s p in field, mlxxi in exergue, 4.32g (Sear 13158) [3]. Fine or better £100-150
Hammer Price: £85
Allectus, Antoninianii (3), revs. Pax standing left, s a in field, m in exergue, 4.13g, Providentia standing left, s p in field, c in exergue (2), 4.51g, 2.97g (RIC 49, 111) [3]. Fine to very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £220
Allectus, Antoninianii (3), revs. galley, ql in exergue, 2.80g, similar, oc in exergue, 2.61g, Pax standing left, s p in field, c in exergue, 3.84g (RIC 55, 85, 124) [3]. Fine to very fine £100-150
Diocletian, Follis, London, rev. Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiæ, 10.87g, Antoninianus, rev. Pax standing left, s p in field, mlxxi in exergue, 3.30g (RIC 6a, 9); Maximian I, Follis, London, rev. Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiæ, 9.72g (RIC 23b) [3]. Very fine to extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £140
Maximian I, Follis, London, rev. Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiæ, pln in exergue, 5.86g (RIC 90); Divus Constantine I, Follis, London, rev. altar flanked by eagles, pln in exergue, 6.21g (RIC 110); Galerius, Folles (2), both in the name of Maximian, probably London, revs. Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiæ, 10.63g, 10.57g (RIC 15, 43); Maximinus II, Follis, London, rev. Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiæ, pln in exergue, 4.34g (RIC...
Hammer Price: £160
Licinius I, Follis, London, rev. Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiæ, pln in exergue, 4.03g (RIC 209c); Constantine I, Follis, Lugdunum, rev. Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiæ, plc in exergue, 5.64g (RIC 255); Fausta, Æ3, London, rev. Empress standing holding two children, 3.51g (RIC 300); Crispus, Æ3, London, rev. gateway, 2.80g (RIC 295); Constantine II, Æ3 (2), London, revs. altar, 2.53g, gateway, 3.20g, both with plon in exergue (RIC 286, 298);...
Honorius (?), Siliqua, rev. Roma seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, 1.14g; together with barbarous radiates of Carausius, Claudius Gothicus, Gallienus and Victorinus [5]. Varied state, first very clipped £40-50
Hammer Price: £40
A group of barbarous radiates and other imitations (12), of types of Constantine I, Constantine II, Constantius II (3), Crispus, Magnentius II (3), Tetricus I (2) and Tetricus II, various reverse types [12]. Varied state; all with detailed identification, a useful study group £80-100
Hammer Price: £75
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