Auction Highlights
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Greek Marble Head of Dionysus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
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. -
Greek Marble Head of a Ruler
Sold for (Inc. bp): £31,200
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. -
Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete
Sold for (Inc. bp): £48,100
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. -
Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II
Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
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. -
Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46,800
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.
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Tiberius - Tribute Penny - Livia AR Denarius 14-37 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Lugdunum mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding olive-branch and inverted spear; ornate legs to chair. 3.19 grams, 19 mm.
Fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Septimius Sevrus - Victory AR Denarius 199 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Obv: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right. Rev: VICTORIAE AVGG FEL, Victory flying left, holding wreath with both hands over shield set on rock to left. 3.04 grams, 18 mm.
Good very fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Geta - Genius AR Denarius 198-212 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare head right. Rev: PONTIF COS II, Genius standing left, holding patera over lit altar and corn ears. 3.19 grams, 19 mm.
About extremely fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Caligula - Vesta Seated AE As 37-38 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left. Rev: VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre. 9.90 grams, 26 mm.
Good fine, cleaned and conserved.
From a 1980s UK collection. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Caracalla - Felicitas AR Denarius 203 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Obv: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, youthful, bare-headed, draped bust right. Rev: IMPERII FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus downward while holding child at breast. 3.22 grams, 17 mm.
Good very fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed AE As and Dupondius Group [4] 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising bronze ases of: Agrippa (63-12 B.C.), Caligula (37-41 A.D.), Nero (54-68 A.D.), and a dupondius of Diva Augustus struck under Tiberius (14 A.D.). 35.77 grams total, 26-28 mm.
Fair-good fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Galerius Maximian - Genius AE Follis 299 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rome mint. Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPVL-I ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia, mintmark Q star. 11.33 grams, 27 mm.
Good very fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Hadrian - Roma AR Denarius 117-138 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Rome mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. rev: ROMA FELIX COS III PP, Roma seated left in curule chair, holding branch and spear. 3.23 grams, 18 mm.
Very fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed AE As Group [3] 1st-3rd century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising bronze As (1/16 of a denarius) coins of: Nerva (96-98 A.D.), Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.), and Hostilian (251 A.D.). 33.72 grams total, 27 mm each.
Fair-good fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed Bronze and Silver Coin Group [27] 3rd-4th century A.D. and later
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types, sold with a silver commemorative dated 1987. 159 grams total, 13-30 mm.
Ex Coincraft, London, UK. Most accompanied by Coincraft coin tickets. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Valerian I - Victory AR Antoninianus 254 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Obv: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate draped bust right. Rev: VICTORIA AVGG, Victory standing left holding wreath and palm. 3.15 grams, 20 mm.
Extremely fine, with a softer reverse.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Domitian - Jupiter AE Sestertius 85 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint. Obv: laureate bust right with aegis, IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI. Rev: Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, IOVI VICTORI S C. 24.81 grams, 33 mm.
About good fine.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman, by family descent.