23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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♦Seleucid Kingdom, Seleucus I Nicator (312-281 BC) AR Stater (23mm, 15.76g), Babylon II mint c.311-305 BC, obv. Ba'al (Zeus) bearded and naked to waist seated left on diphros with two rungs, sceptre in right hand, dotted border, rev. lion walking left within dotted border, horizontal anchor above, (SC 88.2; ESM 263), copper deposits to edge and right rung of diphros, the heads of Ba'al and the lion weakly struck, otherwise an attractive VF+
Sold for £250
Estimated at £300 - £500
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
For packing & shipping details click HERE
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