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Magnus Maximus, (A.D. 383-388), silver siliqua, Treveri mint, (2.04 g), obv. pearl-diademed bust to right of Magnus Maximus, around D N MAG MAX IMVS PF AVG, rev. Roma seated facing head to left on throne holding globe and reversed spear, VIRTVS RO MANORVM around, TRPS in exergue, (S.4201, RIC 84b, RSC 20b). Flan crack, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius I, (died A.D. 386), AE 2, Constantinople mint, issued A.D. 378-383, (4.82 g), obv. draped bust of Aelia Flaccilla to right, around AEL FLAC CILLA AVG, rev. Victory seated right inscribing christogram on shield set on cippus, around SALVS REIPVBLICAE, T in right field, in exergue CONE, (S.4192, RIC 81, C.54). Green patination, very fine and rare.
Estimate $140
Passed in
Constans II, (A.D. 409/10-411), silver Siliqua (1.00 g), Arelate (Arles) mint, obv. around [D] N CONST[A NS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTO[RI A AA]VCC, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reverted spear, (S.4262, RIC 1540, Ferrando 1711 (rev. only illustrated; same die); RSC 1a, CNG Auction Sale 94 [lot 1116, same dies]. Large fragment, parts missing, otherwise fine - very fine, toned, obverse double struck and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $540
Ancient Roman, denarii, including, Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, posthumous issue (died A.D.141), (3.02 g), issued after 147, Rome mint, obv. draped bust to right of Faustina, around DIVA FAVSTINA, rev. Vesta standing left holding palladium and sceptre, around AVGV STA, (cf.S.4587, cf.BMC p.62*, RIC 369, RSC 109); Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-222), Rome mint, issued 218-220, (2.96 g), obv. draped bust to right, IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, drawing out veil from shoulder and holding a sceptre, (S.7756, BMC 76, RIC 268, RSC 36); Julia Paula, first wife of Elagabalus, (A.D. 220), (3.66 g), obv. draped bust of Julia Paula to right, around IVLIA PAVLA AVG, rev. Concordia seated to left on curule chair with patera and double cornucopiae, around CONCORDIA, star in left field, (S.7655, RIC 211, RSC.6a). Some uneven toning and surface encrustation, otherwise nearly fine - nearly very fine, the last coin rare. (3)
Estimate $140
Passed in
Ancient Roman, various rulers and reverse varieties, Aemilian antoninianus (S.9833) with flan crack, Gallienus (7), Victorinus (6), Tetricus I (3), Probus (3). Mostly fine, a few better and several with remaining silvering. (20)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Ancient Roman, a large quantity in mostly poor-fair condition of silver (10) and copper (54), India (3) including AE EIC (2) and others mostly late 3rd century Roman mostly in 2x2 packets (39), these generally fine. Poor - very fine. (95)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Ancient Roman, AE mostly Constantinian period together with a sprinkling of AE Greek Imperial mostly from Nicaea. Poor - fine, many with original green patination from finds. (262)
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Ancient coins - medieval coins, a mixed group including Constantine I Folles, Constantius II folles, Roman Egypt, Alexandria, Claudius II, billon tetradrachm; other miscellaneous Roman AE (4), Byzantine (1); Crusader, Bohemund IV (c.1205-1232) silver denier, Antioch mint; a framed set of the 12 Caesars coins as reproductions of the original, together with 3 minor offprint publications of 'Money in the Bible'. Fine - very fine, some described in packets. (10 items)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Byzantine assorted, from pentanummium to folles from 6th to 9th century in plastic packets mostly with typed collector descriptions. Generally fine a few better. (25)
Estimate $300
SOLD $160
Byzantine, assorted issues from Justin I (518-527) to 13th century, includes folles, a few fractions, noted one Arab-Byzantine, a billon trachea and a large folles of Justinian I, Cyzicus mint, year 15, Officina B, several overstruck on earlier issues. An interesting starter lot in very average condition fair - very fine. (31)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Byzantine, late 12th - end of the 13th century mostly billon aspron trachy with a scyphate shape, representing various rulers including Bulgarian imitative issues etc. Several of the pieces are described in packets but mostly requiring research by the student scholar, all average fair - very fine, with several holed and damaged. (48)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Byzantine, weights as rectangular weights (2) one for three nomismata a coin weight with incuse cross and N **G* and further inlayed additional N **G* but smaller (13.02 g), (cf.Bendall 98-99); another semiuncia as a commercial weight or 12 scripula grammata, inscribed and inlayed I B with a cross between (12.79 g), (cf.Bendall p.8). Very fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Byzantine, weight as a circular commercial weights for one ounce with incuse cross above and at either side **G* A, with dots and swirls below, highlighted by a green ochre (25.55 g), (cf.Bendall 123-125). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Islamic Coinage, Arab-Sassanian issues, silver hemidrachm of the Ispahbads of Tabaristan, (2.19 g), Prototype coinage of these Ispahbads, anonymous AFZWT TYPE, independent ruler, (PYE 136, A.D. 787), (A.73, SNA Ash. 428-433). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
Passed in
American Numismatic Society, Centennial Publication, (Ed. Harald Ingholt), New York, 1958, 712pp., 50 plates. Red cloth binding with separation on spine, edge paper toning, otherwise contents fine, scarce and very important.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
(Ancient Greek coins), assorted books, (Trell), Casson, Lionel, and Price, Martin editors, Coins, Culture, and History in the Ancient World, Numismatic and other Studies in Honor of Bluma L. Trell, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1981, 205pp., illustrated throughout; Seltman, Charles., Greek Coins, Methuen, London, 1960 second edition, (1977 reprint), 311pp., 64 plates; Hands, Rev. A.W., Common Greek Coins, Vol. I., The Coinage of Athens, Corinth, Aegina, Boeotian League, Alexander the Great, Achaean League and Lycian League, Spink & Son, London, 1907, 170 + xipp. Fine, hard bound with half leather and marble boards, detached outside, otherwise a clean copy, very scarce; Head, Barclay, A Guide to the Principal Coins of the Greeks, From Circa 700 B.C., to A.D. 270. Based on the work of Barclay V. Head. British Museum, London, 1959, 108pp. plus 52 plates of illustrations; The Thomas Olive Mabbott Collection, Part One, Coins of the Greek World, as catalogued by Hans Holzer, Auction Sale, Hans M.F. Schulman, 6 - 11 June 1969, 148 pps., 3860 + 28 lots, most illustrated on 83 plates as a separate volume, very scarce. (2, one of plates and other text); The Thomas Olive Mabbott Collection, Part Two, Coins of the Roman World, Auction Sale, Hans M.F. Schulman, 27 -29 Oct. 1969, 95 pps., 3861-5338 lots, most illustrated on 32 plates; together with Part III, Part IV and Part V as separate sales, March 23-25, 1970; May 26-28, 1970 and July 7-9, 1970; all with 1300 - 1800+ lots and a total of 96 plates; Anthony, John, Collecting Greek Coins; Seltman, Charles., A book of Greek Coins, 1952, 31 pp., 48 plates; others as offprints or booklets by Sear (2), Carradice, Hunt Deacon (extracts from the South Australian Naturalist 1944-1947) on coins (Greek & Roman and animals as coin designs) and photocopy of Boston Museum; miscellaneous auction catalogues mostly from J. Schulman etc. (9). Mostly fine unless noted, several with original dust jacket, several scarce. (25)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Auction catalogues, Downies, mixed volumes with prices realised. All housed in one box, good - very fine. (22kg)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, mostly European with prices realised. Housed in one box, good - very fine. (17.5kg)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, mostly Numismatik Lanz, Munchen. All housed in a box, poor - good. (33)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, mainly M & M, Germany, most with prices realised. Good - very fine. (25)
Estimate $70
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, mostly Teutoburger. Mixed condition in one box. (18kg)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, UBS, various volumes, all hand bound. Good - very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, mostly UBS, with prices realised. Good - very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues, UBS, various volumes both in hard and soft cover, with prices realised. Good - very fine. (13)
Estimate $70
SOLD $30
Auction catalogues, UBS and SBC, various volumes in hard and soft cover, with prices realised. Poor - very fine. (14)
Estimate $80
SOLD $10
Auction catalogues from UK, Spink, Lockdale, mostly with prices realised. Housed in one box, good - very fine. (18kg)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
(Auction Catalogues), assorted auction catalogues in two boxes from United States and Europe, including Superior Galleries (1) 1987 Metcalf & Ebsen; Bowers and Ruddy Galleries (1) D.C. Montegomery 1976; Stacks, Belzberg Collection 2008, Tallent, 2008, Lawrence R. Stack 2008, Imperii Romani Byzantini 2009, Golden Horn 2009, Ludovico & Firth of Clyde 2009; Coin Galleries 2007-8 (3); Fred Shore lists (5); CNG Sales XV, XVI, XVIII, 66 & Triton Auctions I, II, III, IV, V (+ Freedman), VI, VII, VIII, IX (+ BCD), X, XI, XII (+AK), XIII (+ AK), XIV, Numismatic Reviews (3); Gemini No.5 2009; NAC Auction Sales 13, 14, 42; Drouot 1970; Helios I, 2, 4 & 5 (2008-2010); Lanz 144, 145 (2008-9); others UBS, Auctiones, Bourgey, Tkalec, ArtCoins Roma; Hirsch 211. Mostly fine. (59)
Estimate $80
SOLD $10
(British Museum), Keary, Charles Francis, jt. auth. Grueber, Herbert A., jt. authors edited by R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of English coins in the British Museum. Anglo-Saxon series. British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals. 2 vols., xciv + 278 pp.,; cxxvi + 544 pp., ; xxx = xxxii plates, 8vo. 1970 reprint edition of 1887 original; Sutherland, C.H.V., English Coinage 600-1900, London, 1982, 232 pp, 108 plates. As new. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Bunker Hunt, Nelson, Collection (The) Highly Important Greek and Roman Coins, 164 Lots, all lots in original size and enlargements with detailed and comprehensive commentary, with prices realized, hardbound with dust jacket, Sotheby's, New York, Auction Catalogue 6043 'Hunt', 19th June 1990; Bunker Hunt, Nelson, Collection (The) Important Greek and Roman Coins, 953 Lots, with prices realized, hardbound with dust jacket, Sotheby's, New York, Auction Catalogue 6044 'Nero', 21st & 22nd June 1990; Bunker Hunt, Nelson, Collection (The) Highly Important Greek and Roman Coins, 117 Lots, all lots in original size and enlargements with detailed and comprehensive commentary, with prices realized, hardbound with dust jacket, Sotheby's, New York, Auction Catalogue 6054 'Ostia', 4th December 1990; Bunker Hunt, Nelson, Collection (The) Important Greek and Roman Coins, 1066 Lots, with prices realized, hardbound, Sotheby's, New York, Auction Catalogue 6147 'Twins', 19th & 20th June 1991; Hunt, William Herbert, Sotheby's, New York, The William Herbert Bunker Hunt Collection, Highly Important Byzantine Coins, December 5 & 6, 1990, @300pps, lots 962, almost every lot illustrated, with prices realised list, two colour plates, hardbound with colour dustjacket; Hunt, William Herbert, Sotheby's New York, The William Herbert Hunt Collection of Important Byzantine Coins, sale June 21, 1991, @200 pps, 646 lots, with prices realised list, two colour plates, many lots illustrated. All are important, as issued and scarce, fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
(Byzantine), Ratto, Rodolfo, Monnaies Byzantines et D'Autres Pays Contemporaines a L'Epoque Byzantine..., Lugano, 9 April 1930, (4), 151 pp, 2701 lots, 68 plates, prices realised added in, reimpression of the original edition by J. Schulman, 1959, Amsterdam; Berk, Harlan, J. Roman Gold Coins of the Medieval World, 383-1453 A.D., 1986. Fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80