Dix AND H A II C '1' 1 () N K !•: R S AND V A I. IJ !•: R S Byzantine, Sicilian, British and World Coins, Medals a? Tokens WEDNESDAY 21st FEBRUARY 1996 AT 2:00pm PRECISELY AUC riON OF British and World Goins Historical Medals and Tokens TO BE HELD AT THE CHARING CROSS HOTEL THE STRAND • LONDON WC2 on WEDNESDAY 21st FEBRUARY 1996 at 2.00pm PRECISELY Viewi^ig The Charing Cross Hotel The Strand • London WC2 ECsia Tuesday 21st February 9am to 5pm In sending commissions or making enquiries please contact: Christopher Webb Dix AND AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS 1 OLD BOND ST • LONDON WIX 3TD FAX: 0 1 7 1 499 5023 • TEL: 0 1 7 1 499 5022 VAT No. GB 562 8504 32 Registered at the above address \o. 256242.S Contents Byzantine. 1_33 The Italo Volgano Collection of Sicilian Coins.51-211 World Coins.212-285 Celtic Coins. 286-290 British Coins. 291-376 British Tokens. 377-381 British Historical Medals. 382-392 World Historical Medals. 393-411 Musica in Nummis.412-586 Numismatic Books. 587-596 Coin & Banknote Sales Calendar 1996 Wednesday 27th March Wednesday 24th April Wednesday 29th May Wednesday 26th June Wednesday 31st July Thursday 26th September Wednesday 30th October Wednesday 27th November Consignments for the above will be accepted up to 6 weeks before the date of the sale I^IA 06 VV I'ASli AucrioNF-:i*:RS and Valuers 1 Old Bond S r London wix 3TD Sale No 1<AX: 071-499 5023 Tl£L: 071-499 5022 20 Coin Sale - Prices Realised 21 February 1996 £ 10 VI 56S £ 10 £ 10 * 566 £ 30 £ 35 .;'^567| £ 20 £ 10 £ 30 £40 •..r57q £ 15 £25 £ 15 £ 30 £55 £ 15 £20 £ 10 >^>♦574 £ 30 £ 10 £45 £ 10 £ 65 £ 30 £35 £ 15 £ 55 £ 10 £50 £ 30 £ 15 £20 £20 £60 £20 £20 £35 £40 £25 £20 £90 £20 £ 60 £ 20 £70 £ 18 £30 £ 10 £ 100 £3(M £280 £ 30 £ 160 £ 30 £ 30 £ 15 £ 15 £45 £60 £ 30 £35 £20 £ 20 £60 £ 20 £ 15 £ 30 £ 15 £ 15 £ 30 £30 £ 10 £20 £ 14 £20 £ 10 £ 25 £ 15 £40 £ 10 £ 30 £ 10 £ 15 £40 £ 20 £ 15 £ 10 £ 15 £ 15 £ 15 £40 £20 £ 30 I U V » »t I e •»- * ' i :L‘ ‘it# IjrZifkiJ BYZANTINE COINS FocaS (602-610), Solidus, Constantinople, facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe, reverse angel standing holding rho-headed cross and cross on globe, officina I (MIB 7; S 618). Good very fine (£90-100) Vandals in Africa, Gunthamund (484-496), Half-Siliqua, Carthage, profile bust right, reverse DN within large wreath (MIB 3; MEC 8), Thrasamund (496-523), Half-Siliqua, Carthage, profile bust right, reverse DN within wreath (MIB 62; MEC 17) [2]. Both very fine and rare (£170-200) Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (613-614), 2 Solidus, Jerusalem, facing busts of emperors on exergual line, reverse cross potent on three steps, legend ending JusTtNtAN I (527-565), Solidus, Constantinople, facing Iota Pi (MIB 77 Cyprus; S 851). About good very fine, bust of emperor holding cross on globe, reverse angel rare (£260-290) standing holding rho-headed cross and cross on globe, officina Z (8. MIB 7; S 140). About good very fine 9 (£100-120) Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, Solidus, 3 Carthage, facing busts of emperors, reverse cross potent on two steps, indiction gamma in right field (629-630) in ex. Conob (MIB 86.2; S 867). Very fine (£120-140) 10 Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine and Martina (617-64), Half-Siliqua, Cathage, facing bust of Heraclius, reverse facing busts of Heraclius Constantine and Matrina Justinian I, Follis, Cyzicus, year 15 (542-3), large facing (S 871; M 149). Good very fine (£65-75) bust type, officina A (S 207). Very fine (£50-60) 4 11 CONSTANS II AND CONSTANTINE IV (654-668), SoliduS, Constantinople, facing busts of emperors, reverse standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius on either side of long cross on globe, officina I (MIB 29; S 962). Very fine (£150-170) Justinian I, Follis, Rome, profile bust (S 292). Pale 12 green patina, rare, good fine (£80-90) Constantine IV (668-685), Solidus, Constantinople, 5 armed facing bust of emperor, reverse cross potent on Justin II (565-578), Solidus, Constantinople, facing bust three steps, officina gamma (MIB 10; S 1157). Very fine of emperor holding Victory on globe, reverse (£120-140) Constantinople seated holding spear and cross on globe, officina I (MIB 1; S 346). Very fine (£90-100) 13 6 Leontius (695-698), Solidus, Constantinople, bust of emperor facing, holding cross on globe and akakia, reverse Cross potent on three steps, officina gamma (MIB 1; S 1330). Very fine, rare (£290-320) 14 Maurice Tiberius (582-602), Solidus, Constantinople, Tiberius hi (698-705), Solidus, Constantinople, armed facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe, reverse facing bust of emperor, reverse cross potent on three angel standing holding rho-headed cross and cross on steps, officina gamma (MIB 1; S 1360). About good very fine, scarce (£150-180) globe, officina I (MIB 6.1; S 478). Mint state (£130-160) 1 15 20 Justinian 1 I and Tiberius (705-711), Solidus, Constantinople, facing busts of emperors holding cross potent on three steps, reverse bust of young Christ with cross behind head (DOC 2b; S 1415). Very fine (£290 Anonymous (c. 976-1025), Follis, facing nimbate bust of -320) Christ, holding Gospels, reverse four-line legend (S 1813). Virtually extremely fine (£70-80) 16 21 Constantine VIII (1025-1028), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, bust of Christ facing, reverse bust of emperor facing, holding labarum and akakia (DOC 1/2; S 1815). Very fine (£80-100) Anastasius II Artemius (713-715), Solidus, 22 Constantinople, 4.05 gms., facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe and akakia, reverse Cross potent Romanus hi (1028-1034), Histamenon Nomisma, on three steps, officina H (MIB 2; S 1463). Minor edge Constantinople, seated figure of Christ, reverse standing marks otherwise about good very fine, rare (£240-280) figure of emperor being crowned by Virgin (DOC 1. b-d; S 1819).Very fine (£120-140) 17 23 Constantine v and Leo iv (751-757), Solidus, Constantinople, facing busts of emperors, reverse facing bust of Leo III holding cross potent (DOC 2a; S 1551). Theodora (1055-1056), Histamenon Nomisma, Good very fine, scarce (£240-260) Constantinople, standing figure of Christ, reverse standing figures of empress and Virgin, holding between 18 them long labarum (DOC la; S 1837).Very fine, rare (£130-150) 24 Constantine vii and Romanus ii (945-959), Solidus, Constantinople, busts of the two emperors (S 1751). About very fine (£180-200) 19 Alexius I (1081-1118), Billon Aspron Trachy, John l. Zimisces (969-976), Histamenon Nomisma, post-reform, Constantinople, Christ enthroned, reverse Constantinople, bust of Christ facing, reverse facing bust bust of emperor (S 1918; Hendy pi. 7, 2). Good silver of Virgin crowning emperor who is holding long content, very fine (£70-80) patriarchal cross (DOC 3; S 1785). Very fine, rare Ex. Kapamadji and Conte (Lot 194) (£140-160) 25 Manuel I (1143-1180), Electrum Aspron Trachy, Constantinople, Christ standing on dais, reverse standing figure of emperor and St. Theodore holding long patriarchal cross on globe (H pi. 13. 5-9; S 1959), about good very fine, anolhet,very’ fine [2J (£180-200) 2 26 33 Byzaniine B RONZES (15), comprising Folles (13), mainly of 6th Century, emperors, and Half-Folles (2). Fine to good fine (£80-100) Manuel I, Electrum Aspron Trachy, similar to last (S 1959). About extremely fine (£160-180) 27 Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195), Electrum Aspron Trachy, Constantinople, Virgin seated on throne, reverse standing figures of emperor being crowned by St. Michael (H pi 20. 5-8; S 2002), very fine, another, similar [2] (£160-190) 28 Michael Vlll Paleologus (1258-1282), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, reverse kneeling emperor being crowned by Christ and supported by St. Michael (Gr 1288; S 2242), very fine; Andronicus II Paleologus (1282-1328), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, sigla A-K, reverse emperor kneeling before Christ (Gr 1290/1; S 2326), very fine [2] (£180-220) 29 Andronicus I 1 and Michael IX (1295-1320), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, sigla B-B., reverse Christ crowning emperors (Gr 1292/3; S 2396), very fine, two others similar, sigla K-N., very fine [3] (£190-220) 30 A ndronicus II AND MICHAEL IX, Basilikon, Constantinople, Christ seated on throne, stars above, reverse standing figures of emperor holding between them long labarum (Gr 1306; S 2402 var., this variety not noted by Bendall in P.C.P.C.),very fine, three others similar but without stars above Christ’s throne [4] (£80-110) 31 Andronicus II with Andronicus hi (1325-1334), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, sigla fleur-de-lys and A (Gr 1294; S 2461), very fine, rare, two others, sigla K-X and N-X, very fine, rare [3] (£170-200) 32 Byzantine Bronzes (6), comprising Folles of Anastasius (2), Justinian I, Justin II, Maurice Tiberius, and a Half-Follis of Phocas. Good fine to very fine (£90-120) 3 THE COLLECTION OF COINS OF 57 SICILY, 610-1815, FORMED BY Constantine iv (with Heraclius and Tiberius), Folles (2), ITALO VOLCANO both Syracuse, bust without beard, 4.88gm; standing ruler, 6.04gm (Sp. 172, 174; Sear 1207, 1209; Hahn 104, 51 105); Constantine alone (680-5), Follis, Syracuse, standing ruler in cloak, 4.73gm (Sp. 184; Sear 1211). [3]. Byzantine Period. Heraclius (610-641: alone, Last fine, others better, the first particularly clear 610-23), Decanummia (3), all Catania, yr. VllI (618/9), (£70-90) 3.27gm; yr. X (619/20), 2.96gm; yr. Xlll (622/3), All bt. Spink 1983. The first two are both appreciably finer 4.06gm (Spahr 28, 29, 37; Sear 885). [3]. Fine and specimens than those illustrated by Spahr better for these issues (£50-70) 58 52 Justinian ii (First reign: 685-695), Follis, Syracuse, Heraclius (alone), a Follis of Justinian I, obverse facing bust, 7.09gm (Sp. 209; Sear 1294). Struck on an countermarked with the head of Heraclius, reverse unusually heavy flan from an earlier reign with traces of countermarked SCLS denoting the mint of Syracuse, undertype visible on reverse, good fine and patinated 12.79gm (Sp. 42; Sear 882); Heraclius AND HERACLIUS (£35-45) Constantine (613-638), Decanummium, Catania, yr. XVI Ex CNG 30 Mar. 1994 (1174) (625/6), 3.27gm (Sp. 49; Sear 886); Follis, 59 countermarked with the facing heads of the monarchs, reverse countermarked scs denoting Syracuse, 5.15gm Justinian ii, Follis, Syracuse, E below m, 3.92gm (Sp. (Sp. 54; Sear 884). [3]. Second very fine, others fine or 219; Sear 1299). Fine and clear, but flan chipped better but last with small piercing, the countermarked (£30-40) issues scarce (£50-70) Ex CNG 30 Mar. 1994 (1190), assigned to Justinian's second reign 53 60 Constans II (641-668: alone, 641-54), Follis, Syracuse, Leontius (695-698), Follis, Syracuse, Emperor standing, 644/7, bust of neat style, no mint-signature, 3.08gm; 3.04gm (Sp. 239; Sear 1344). Spread flan with traces of Decanummium, Syracuse, yr.lO, 4.36gm (Sp. 114, 121; undertype visible on reverse, fine and patinated, scarce Sear 1106, 1115). [2]. First about extremely fine and (£35-45) patinated but a little short of flan, second about very fine Ex CNG 30 Mar. 1994 (1181) (£35-50) 61 * 2nd bt. Spink Tiberius hi (698-705), Solidus, Syracuse, facing bust, 54* DTIBERI a]-], reverse cross on steps, victoria Constans ii (with Constantine IV, 654-9), Follis, [avgg]*, conob below, elongated form of a, 4.00gm (Sp. Syracuse, small mint-signature, 3.49gm; Half-Follis, 250; Sear 1380). Flat to right of portrait (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise fine, rare Syracuse, 664/5, 4.67gm (Sp. 138, 140; Sear 1109, 1114). [2]. First fine, second very fine and on a large (£200-250) flan, scarce (£60-80) Ex SNC June 1992 (3397) 2nd ex SNC Oct. 1979 (8977); much heavier than the weights of the 62 specimens quoted by Spahr. This only illustrated Tiberius hi, Follis, Syracuse, standing figure in tunic 55 * without legend, reverse M between two crosses, star Constans ii (with Constantine IV, Heraclius and Tiberius, below, 2.71gm (Sp. 272; Sear 1396). Small flan, fine or 659-68), Folles (2), both Syracuse, standing figures both better, patinated, rare (£50-70) sides, 4.23gm, 1.69gm (Sp. 159; Sear 1110; Hahn 210). Bt. Spink 1983 [2]. One on rectangular flan, good fine and clear, other 63 * smaller, fine (£50-70) First bt. Spink Jan. 1982. This only illustrated Justinian II (Second reign: 705-711), Follis, Syracuse, facing bust, reverse M between two crosses, SCL in 56* exergue, 3.02gm (Sp. 276; Sear 1436). Green patina, Constantine iv (668-685: with Heraclius and Tiberius, fine, rare (£50-70) 668-80), Semissis, Syracuse, bust right, blundered legend Ex CNG 30 Mar. 1994 (1191) DN cnstan cons¥ ppa, reverse cross on globe, victoria 64* AVGG and pellet, elongated form of a in legend, c and pellet in field, 2.13gm (cf. Sp. 72 [Constans II]; Sear Leo HI (717-741: with Constantine V, 720-41), Semissis, 1204A). From rusted dies, very fine, reverse better, very Syracuse, bust facing, reverse bust of Constantine V rare (£220-280) holding cross potent on globus, no marks in fields either Bt. Monetarium (Zurich) 1989 side, 1.84gm (Sp. 303; cf Sear 1526). Legends somewhat garbled and a little short of flan, otherwise very fine, scarce (£200-250) Ex CNG 8 Dec. 1993 (470) 4