Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

The coin of Emperor Severus Alexander (222-235 A.D.) mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 7/1150. 1.26 kg, 49.5 x 37.5 cm



UK gallery, early 2000s. Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.

David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award-winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each print is signed and numbered by the artist.

A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 30 grams total, 14-22 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' refers to a four-sided shape. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term ‘token’ is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets.

Piriform in plan with short spout flanked by volutes, segmented shoulder and dished discus, basal ring. 39.4 grams, 91 mm



From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Penannular bracelet with rectangular-section body decorated with ring-and-dot and linear motifs. 44.6 grams, 65 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Cuboid type with lightly-impressed pellet markings. 6.42 grams, 9 mm



Found UK. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.

Catherine Johns, 1996, London, hardcover with dustjacket, 246 pp, black-and-white illustrations. 972 grams, 25.2 x 19.5 cm



Property of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.

R. Avent - Part I: Discussion - Oxford, 1975, card covers, 75 pp, 36 monochrome maps and drawings, tables and charts; Part II - Catalogue and Plates - Oxford, 1975, card covers, 52 pp, 78 monochrome plates. 1.23 kg total, 29.4 x 20.8 cm each



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Teissier, Beatrice, hardcover with dustjacket, 407 pp, profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. 2.03 kg, 28.8 x 22.5 cm



Ex UK gallery, early 2000s.

The cylinder seals catalogued and described in this volume are part of an exceptional collection of seals amassed by the Marcopoli family in Aleppo. The collection contains one of the most comprehensive groupings of cylinder seals discovered so far. Some 720 cylinder seals are discussed and described.

Mixed group including: Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland, 1956 Edition; Quelques Monnaies de Juste-Maximilien de Bronckhorst, 1914; Une Medaille Commemorative de la Fondation de Ois-le-Duc, 1904; Over Eenige Zeeuwsche Legpenningen, 1925; Cahiers du Centre G. Glotz III; Notice Biographique sur Charles-Francois Trebuchet, 1898; Le Graveur Particulier de la Monnaie de Bruges Norbert Heylbrouck, 1919; La Collection Laevinus Torrentius, Un Cabinet de Medailles en Belgique au XVI siecle, 1914; Extrait D'Une Lettre addressee a L'Academie Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg, 1848; Deux Monnaies de Gronsveld, 1914; Monnaies de Batenbourg, 1913, and others. 809 grams total, 22.1 x 15 - 25 x 16.5 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Richard Hattatt - Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts. A fourth selection of brooches from the author's collection, together with a wide range of other artefacts, mainly metalwork, some foreign but mostly from Britain, Oxford, 1989, hardcover, 520 pp, black-and-white illustrations. 1.44 kg, 25.3 x 19.7 cm



From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK lady.

Numismatique Bruxelloise: Essai sur les Jetons du XVe Siècle au type de Saint Michel, 1885; Recherches sur les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles Postérieurs à la Charte de 1421, 1904 (3); Aperçu Général sur les Jetons des Anciens Receveurs et Trésoriers de Bruxelles (1334-1698), 1892; Recherches sur les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles de la Famille Mennen, Frappes aux XIV et XV Siecles, 1903; Medaille D'Or Offerte par la Ville de Bruxelles, Baron Joseph van der inden D'Hooghvorst, 1904; Les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles sous le Regne des Archiducs Albert et Isabelle, 1904; Recherches sur les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles de la Famille Fraybaert, 1904; Huit Jetons de Tresories de Bruxelles du XVII Siecle, 1904; Recherches sur les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles de la Famille Was Au XV Siecle, 1903; Etude sur les Jetons de la Famille Vander Noot, 1889; Les Jetons des Seigneurs - Tresoriers de Bruxelle Au XVII Siecle, 1905; Jetons Belges du XV Siecle, 1897; Rectfications a Gerard Van Loon Relatives a Certains Jetons D'Anciens Magistrats de Bruxelles, 1900; Quelques Remarques Novelles concernant les Trois Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles, 1899; Recherches sur les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles Posterieurs a la Charte de 1421, 1906; Recherches sur les Jetons de Jean de Froyere, 1903; Trois Jetons Inedits de Receveurs de Bruxelles des XIV & XV Siecles, 1903; Le Jeton de Présence de l'Académie impériale et Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles, 1888; Quatre Monnaies De's Heerenberg de la Seconde Moitié du XVIe Siècle, 1912; Recherches sur les Jetons des Receveurs de Bruxelles, années 1456, 1457 & 1458; Monnaies de Reckheim, 1906; and others. 1.12 kg total, 23.4 x 15.2 - 25 x 16.5 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

George Eogan - Oxford, 1994, hardback, 199 pp, line drawings, monochrome and colour plates. 1.07 kg, 30.5 x 21.5 cm



Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.