23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
82
♦8 x Roman Provincial - Mesopotamia, including: Carrhae Gordian III AE28 obv. radiate bust right, rev. star above crescent (BMC 61); Edessa Gordian III and Abgar X Phraates AE24 obv. radiate bust right, rev. Abgar tiara and bearded bust right (BMC 148-51); 3 x Rhesaena Trajan Decius comprising: (1) AE26 obv. radiate bust right, rev. Tyche standing left holding cornucopia, eagle with wings spread standing on sceptre before (BMC 22-6); (2) obv. radiate bust right, rev. temple in three-quarters perspective, no roof, eagle standing left at entrance (BMC 16-7); and (3) AE28 obv. and rev. similar to previous (BMC 16-7); and 3 x Nisibis Philip I comprising: (1) AE26 obv. radiate bust left, rev. Tyche seated facing within tetra-style temple, ram right above her head (BMC 22-4); (2) AE24 obv. and rev. as before (BMC 22-4); and (3) obv. laureate bust right, rev. rev. as before (BMC 17-20); Fine to AEF
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200
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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