Carved in the half-round in three-quarter view, youthful male head with stern features, hair gathered in a browband, horns to the brow; from a frieze or relief; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Carved in the round with thick wreath of laurel leaves to the brow, short tousled hair, stern face with thick jaw; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Standing contrapposto with his weight on his right leg and the left leg brought slightly forward; the musculature of the torso displaying well-defined pectoral muscles, prominent abdominal muscles and wide shoulders, the back with equally toned musculature and well-formed rounded buttocks; the veining of the marble accentuating the idealised anatomy; the now-absent head was most probably turned towards the supporting leg and the left arm would have been raised; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

A high-status green chalcedony seal with frieze depicting a seated figure in horned headdress facing a standing figure with arms outstretched, small monkey to the legs; six columns of Akkadian cuneiform text transliterated as: 1. ki-di-nu UGULA KUŠ-MEŠ 2. GAL šà tan-dru-hu- 3. ra-te-er EŠŠANA šu-ši 4. u an-za-an ARAD 5. šà dha-te-ri-iš 6. šak(?) ì-lí-šu 'Kidinu, chief overseer of the equerries(?) of Tan-Ruhurater, King of Susa and Anzan, servant of Haterishshak, his god'. The seal's owner was an official of King Tan-Ruhurater II (circa 1450 B.C.), king of Susa and Anzan. The title used to describe Kidinu is sometimes translated 'high official', elsewhere 'horse groom' or 'animal trainer'; the Elamite deity Haterish is otherwise unknown.

A substantial torch bearer depicting a male lion or panther standing with legs firmly planted on a rectangular base, tail extending to the ground, with a massive circular shaped armature or candelabra issuing from its back and wearing an elaborate muzzle, the eyes retaining shell inlay with a circular hollow for the pupils; to the right of the beast a kneeling nude male wearing a large belt-armour and a diadem, eyes inlaid, left hand extended to the side and holding the lion's leash.

Obv: diademed and bust left, wearing tiara. Rev: archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow, BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛoY APΣAKoY ΘEoΠATPoY NIKAToPoΣ. 4.04 grams, 19 mm.

Very fine.

Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

Obv: Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing grain wreath. Rev: BYZAN / KAΛXAΔ. Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding aphlaston and trident. 10.32 grams, 23 mm.

Good very fine.

From an old UK collection. From the collection of an London antiquarian.

Very interesting coin, issued to commemorate the alliance signed between the cities of Byzantion and Kalchedon, located in opposite banks of the Bosphorus strait.

Obv: head of Apollo facing right, hair bound with a taenia. Rev: a naked youth on horseback to right. 6.59 grams, 17 mm.

Choice good very fine.

Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK, with stock no.G3507. Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. Accompanied by a Coincraft catalogue item cutting.

Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with stylised legends. 3.45 grams, 20 mm.

Extremely fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

Obv: medium-bearded bust of Orodes left wearing Median bejewelled tiara with eight-point star in triple dotted border and pellet-ended torque Rev: beardless Archer (Arsakes I) wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand, six-line legend in square around above BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY, on right APΣAKOY, below AYTOKPATOPOΣ ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ, on left EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ. 4.09 grams, 20 mm.

Very fine.

Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

Mixed group comprising: various rulers, issues, denominations and reverse types. 13.92 grams total, 21-24 mm.

Fine-good fine.

From a 1980s UK collection. Property of a London antiquarian.

Class II. Obv: outline head right around large central nipple. Rev: crude outline bull left around large central nipple. 1.28 grams, 15.55 mm.

Good fine.

Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

Mixed group comprising: various silver issues of Republican and Imperial denarius. 6.97 grams total, 8-19 mm.

Very fine, fragments.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Obv: wreath, cloak and crescents. Rev: disjointed horse right with pellet group above. 2.57 grams, 18 mm.

Fine.

From a 1980s UK collection. Property of a London antiquarian.

Obv: female head left with diadem, symbol before. Rev: prancing horse left with pellet-in-pelletted-ring, pellet-in-annulet above and pellet-in-annulet below. 1.41 grams, 16 mm.

Uncleaned 'as found'.

Found Suffolk, UK.

Obv: degraded head of Herakles right, with lionskin headdress. Rev: degraded Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. 8.06 grams, 22 mm.



From an old UK collection. From the collection of a London antiquarian.

Comprising: mixed bronze coins of various tribal rulers, issues and types. 38.01 grams total, 11-22 mm.

Uncleaned 'as found'.

Found Cambridgeshire, UK.