23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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♦10 x Seleucid Kings of Syria, comprising: Seleucus I (312-281 BC) AE21 obv. winged head of Medusa right, dotted border, rev. bull butting right, dotted border, (BMC 62-71); Antiochus I (293/81-61 BC) AE17 obv. head of Antiochus right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos (BMC 23-8); Seleucus III (226-2 BC) AE16, Antioch ad Orontem mint, obv. Artemis draped bust right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos (SC 922; BMC 8-10); Antiochus III (222-187 BC) AE12 obv. Antiochus II as Apollo laureate head right, rev. elephant left (BMC 36-42 var.); Antiochus VI (145-2 BC) AE21 obv. radiate head right, rev. amphora, monogram below left, countermark below right (BMC 30); Demtrius I (162-50 BC) AE19 obv. diademed head right, rev. stern of galley left (BMC 43-8); 2 x Antiochus VII (138-29 BC): AE24 obv. forepart of gallery right, rev. trident (BMC 47); and AE13 obv. Artemis? head right; Alexander II (128-3 BC) AE20 obv. diademed head right, rev. Dionysius standing left holding kantharos and thrysos (BMC 12-16); pseudo-anonymous issue (c.1st century BC) obv. Zeus laureate head right, rev. Zeus Nikephoros;
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
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
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