23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦Roman Provincial - Phrygia, Pseudo-Autonomous Issue AE 31 (31mm, 15.71g), Akmoneia mint, time of Gallienus (AD 253-68)?, obv. ΙΕPOC ΔHMOC, beardless head of Demos right, rev. AKMO NEΩN, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae, (BMC 22 [Rollin, 1903]; SNG Copenhagen 20), struck on a large flan, Fine
Sold for £30
Estimated at £60 - £80
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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