23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦2 x Seleucid Kings, Seleucus I Nicator (312-281 BC) AE (Royal Bronze Coinage), Seleucia-on-the-Tigris mint, comprising: (1) First Workshop [c.296/5 BC] (20mm, 6.96g) denomination B, obv. helmeted head of Athena right, rev. elephant right, monograms above and below, (SC 128c; ESM 18), dark green patina with patches of red corrosion, Fine; and (2) Second Workshop [c.296/5 BC] (19mm, 6.65g) denomination B, obv. laureate head of Apollo right, rev. bull on ground butting right between inscriptions, pentalpha and Θ above, (SC 149.2), green patina with earthen highlights, Fine
ex CNG 316 lot 121, from the J.P. Righetti Collection;
Sold for £70
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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