23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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♦2 x Roman Provincial - Coele-Syria, Trajan (AD 98-117): (1) AE 22 (22mm, 7.66g), Claudia-Leucas (Balanea) mint, dated CY 55 (AD 102/3), obv. laureate head right, countermark ΔAK ('Dacius') to right field, rev. Trajan riding quadriga right, date EN above, (RPC III 3812; BMC 3; SNG Copenhagen 306), vibrant green patina with earthen highlights, Fine; and (2) AE 21 ( 21mm, 9.34g) obv. and rev. as before, near Fine
The AE 22 ex CNG 137 lot 113 from the Garth Drewry Collection
Sold for £40
Estimated at £80 - £120
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.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
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