23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦2 x Roman Provincial - Mesopotamia, Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) and Abgar VIII AE, Edessa mint, comprising: (1) (22mm, 7.84g) obv. laureate head of Septimius right, rev. diademed and draped bust of Abgar right, wearing tiara decorated with star and crescent, sceptre before, (BMC 14-26), rev. slightly stronger, overall AVF; and (2) (20mm, 5.55g) obv. laureate head of Septimius right, rev. diademed and draped bust of Abgar VIII right wearing tiara, symbol behind, sceptre before,(BMC 27-8), black and brown patina with earthen highlights, GVF
ex CNG 352 lot 374 from the Dr George Spalding Collection; and CNG 301 lot 222 respectively
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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