23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦10 x Roman Provincial - Pisidia, comprising: 7 x Antiochia: 2 x Julia Domna: AE23 rev. Genius standing facing left holding cornucopia and branch (BMC 36); and AE23 rev. similar to before; Caracalla AE34 obv. laureate bust right, rev. Mên (BMC 38); Geta AE23 obv. laureate bust right, rev. Genius standing facing left with branch and cornucopia (BMC 52 var.); Philip I AE25 obv. laureate bust right, rev. Vexillum between two standard surmounted by eagles (BMC 110-18 var.); Philip II AE27 obv. radiate head right, rev. CAESANTIOCH COL, sacrificial implements, S R in exergue; and Volusian AE23 obv. radiate head right, rev. eagle on vexillum between two standards (BMC 130-5); Cremna Marcus Aurelius AE24 obv. laureate bust right, rev. Tyche standing facing holding cornucopia (von Aulock 5085); Pednelissus Severus Alexander AE19 obv. laureate bust right, rev. Nemesis standing facing holding rod, wheel and scourge at feet (RPX VI, 6004; vA Pisid. 1222–3, Watson 287); and Selge Julia Domna? AE13, rev. Juno?; Fine to VF
Sold for £80
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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