23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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♦6 x Roman Provincial - Alexandria, AE Tetradrachms comprising: Philip I (AD 244-9) (24mm, 12.27g), year 6, obv. AKMIOVΦIΛIΠΠOCE, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. Nike advancing right with wreath, palm over right shoulder, LS to right field (BMC 1968 var.; cf.Geissen 2751; cf.Dattari-Savio pl.258, 4892), darkly toned with attractive green patina highlights, VF; Claudius II (AD 268-70) (21mm, 8.72g), year 3, obv. laureate bust right, rev. eagle standing right, wreath in beak, palm transversely in left field, L-R, (BMC 2336; Sear 11423; Dattari 5413; Cologne 3047; Milne 4291), weak legend, otherwise VF; and 2 x Aurelian (AD 270-5): (1) (21mm, 10.07g), year 4, obv. laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. eagle standing left, wreath in beak, LΔ to left, star to right field (Sear 11675; BMC 2362; Dattari 5470; Cologne 3073; Milne 4381), AVF; and (2) (20mm, 10.07g), year 4, obv. as previous, rev. eagle right wings spread, head left, wreath in talons, LΔ and star to right field, (BMC 2365; Sear 1168), AVF or better; and 2 x Probus (AD 276-82): (1) (20mm, 8.25g), year 5, obv. laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev, eagle standing head left with wreath in beak, L-E across field, (BMC 2429; Milne 4606; Curtis 1859), VF; and (2) (19mm, 7.62g), year 7, obv. laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. eagle standing wings closed head right with wreath in beak, L-Z across field, (BMC 2431; Curtis 1864; Milne 4640), AVF
Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
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