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Sale 125   24–27 Nov 2020   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

Ancient Gold Coins (46)
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  • Session 1 (9.30am Tuesday 24th November)
  • Miscellaneous Australian Coins (66)
  • Mis-strikes (14)
  • Mint Rolls (8)
  • Australian Decimal Coins (74)
  • Aust. Coins - Decimal Proofs (155)
  • Aust. Historical Medals (101)
  • Session 2 (2pm Tuesday 24th November)
  • Papua New Guinea (9)
  • New Zealand (11)
  • Aust. & NZ Tokens (9)
  • Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks (3)
  • Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Sovereigns (20)
  • Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns (2)
  • Aust. Gold - Imperial Sovereigns - Shield Reverse (41)
  • Aust. Gold - Imperial Sovereigns - St George Reverse (127)
  • Aust. Gold - Imperial Half Sovereigns (36)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Crowns (12)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Florins (43)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Shillings (12)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Sixpences (8)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Threepences (4)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Pennies (16)
  • Session 3 (7.00pm Tuesday 24th November)
  • Proclamation Coins (8)
  • Holey Dollars & Dumps (3)
  • Aust. Gold - Adelaide Assay Office (6)
  • Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Sovereigns (46)
  • Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns (14)
  • Aust. Gold - Imperial Sovereigns - Shield Reverse (30)
  • Aust. Gold - Imperial Sovereigns - St George Reverse (70)
  • Aust. Gold - Imperial Half Sovereigns (53)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Patterns & Proofs (50)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Crowns (3)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Florins (23)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Shillings (10)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Sixpences (16)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Threepences (9)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Pennies (25)
  • Aust. Commonwealth - Halfpennies (5)
  • Session 4 (9.30am Wednesday 25th November )
  • Great Britain Silver & Bronze Coins (414)
  • Session 5 (2pm Wednesday 25th November)
  • Great Britain Gold Coins (152)
  • Great Britain - Historical Medals (27)
  • World Silver & Bronze Coins (217)
  • Session 6 (7.00pm Wednesday 25th November)
  • World Silver & Bronze Coins (225)
  • World Historical Medals (17)
  • World Gold Coins (144)
  • Session 7 (9.30am Thursday 26th November)
  • Miscellaneous (92)
  • Antiquities (72)
  • Documents (20)
  • Travel Literature (9)
  • Stamps (31)
  • Philatelic Literature (82)
  • Numismatic Literature (66)
  • History of Banking Literature (15)
  • Session 8 (2.00pm Thursday 26th November)
  • R. Tonner New Zealand Banknotes (see 125B) (115)
  • New Zealand Banknotes (19)
  • World Banknotes (298)
  • Session 9 (7.00pm Thursday 26th November)
  • Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues (19)
  • Aust. Banknotes - Commonwealth Issues - Pre-Decimal (57)
  • War Related Issues (3)
  • Specimens & Special Numbers (5)
  • Star Notes (7)
  • Error Notes (1)
  • Decimal Issues (68)
  • Collectors Folders & Uncut Notes (29)
  • Indian Coins (219)
  • Session 10 (9.30am Friday 27th November)
  • South Africa Colonial Singles and Groups (36)
  • British Singles (16)
  • British Groups (2)
  • Australian Singles (1)
  • Other Commonwealth (1)
  • Minatures (1)
  • Militaria (6)
  • Other Properties - British Singles (57)
  • Other Properties - British Groups (25)
  • Australian Singles (44)
  • Other Properties - Australian Groups (82)
  • Other Countries (25)
  • Militaria (84)
  • Session 11 (2pm Friday 27th November)
  • Police Badges (56)
  • Powder Horns & Flasks (110)
  • Ancient Gold Coins (46)
  • Greek Silver & Bronze Coins (169)
  • Session 12 (7.00pm Friday 27th November)
  • Greek Silver & Bronze Coins (116)
  • Roman Silver & Bronze - Republic (8)
  • Roman Silver & Bronze - Imperial (225)
  • Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins (23)
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Results 1–30 of 46
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Lot 4387

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

ITALY, Calabria, Tarentum, Alexander the Molossian, king of Epeiros, (350-330 B.C.), gold twelfth stater, issued 334-330, (0.65 g), obv. radiate head of Helios facing slightly ...

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Estimate $7,500

Lot 4388

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), gold sixty litrai - dekadrachm (4.29 g), struck circa 269-263 or 217-215 B.C., obv. head of Persephone left with ...

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Estimate $7,000

Lot 4389

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos (323-281 B.C.) gold stater (8.51 g), uncertain mint, probably Byzantium, posthumous issue c.200 B.C., obv. head of Alexander the Great to ...

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Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,600

Lot 4390

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

MACEDON, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.58 g), Pella mint, issued c.323-315 B.C., obv. head of Apollo to right with laureate wreath, ...

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Estimate $7,500
SOLD $6,200

Lot 4391

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.60 g), Amphipolis mint, struck under Antipater, issued c.330-320 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right ...

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Estimate $3,500
SOLD $6,900

Lot 4392

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

MACEDON, Kingdom of, Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), gold stater, Babylon mint, issued 323-316 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented ...

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Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,800

Lot 4393

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

MYSIA, Cyzicus, (c.550-500 B.C.), electrum hekte, sixth stater, (2.59 g), obv. head of Perseus left wearing winged helmet, tunny fish behind, rev. quadripartite incuse punch ...

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Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700

Lot 4394

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

LESBOS, Mytilene, c.430 B.C., electrum hekte (2.52 g), Bodenstedt dates 440-430 B.C., obv. head of Aktaion with stag's ear and small horn to right, his ...

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Estimate $800
SOLD $700

Lot 4395

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

IONIA, uncertain, (c.600-550 B.C.), electrum twenty-fourth stater (0.59 g) of the Lydo-Milesian standard, obv. head of lion right, in linear form, rev. incuse square punch, ...

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Estimate $280
SOLD $200

Lot 4396

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

IONIA, Miletus, (c600-550 B.C.), electrum twelfth stater or hemi hekte, (1.15 g), obv. forepart of lion to right with star ornament on nose as a ...

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Estimate $1,000

Lot 4397

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

IONIA, Phokaia, (c330 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.54 g), obv. female head to left, hair in sphendone, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4531, Bodenstedt ...

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Estimate $800
SOLD $500

Lot 4398

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

PERSIA - LYDIA, Persian Imperial Coinage (c.420-375 B.C.), gold daric (8.28 g) struck in period of Artaxeres II, probably at Sardis mint, obv. bearded archer ...

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Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,600

Lot 4399

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

ZEUGITANIA, Carthage, (possibly Siculo-Punic), (c.264-241 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, electrum trihemistater or Attic tridrachm, (11.090 grams), obv. head of Tanit to ...

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Estimate $15,000
SOLD $12,000

Lot 4400

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

ZEUGITANIA, Carthage, (c.300 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.29 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and ...

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Estimate $4,500
SOLD $4,400

Lot 4401

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

SASANIAN KING, Shapur II, (309-379), gold dinar, (7.30 g), Kabul mint type, obv. bust to right with crown, flowing hair type, rev. fire altar, text ...

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Estimate $5,600
SOLD $4,800

Lot 4402

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS, father of Claudius, (died 9 BC), gold aureus (7.67 g), Lugdunum mint, issued under Claudius, A.D. 41-45, obv. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS ...

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Estimate $6,500
SOLD $7,500

Lot 4403

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

VESPASIAN, (AD 69-79), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 70, (7.24 g), obv. laureate head right, around IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, rev. COS ITER TR ...

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Estimate $7,000
SOLD $6,500

Lot 4404

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

VESPASIAN, (A.D. 69-79), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 71, (6.70 g), obv. laureate head of Vespasian to right, around IMP CAES VESP AVG P ...

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Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,000

Lot 4405

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

TRAJAN, (A.D. 98-117), gold aureus, issued 100, Rome mint, (7.33 g), obv. laureate head of Trajan to right, aegis and slight drapery on left shoulder, ...

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Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,800

Lot 4406

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

HADRIAN, (A.D. 117-138), gold aureus, issued 119-122, Rome mint, (7.27 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust to right of Hadrian, around IMP CAESAR TRAIAN-H ...

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Estimate $6,500
SOLD $7,000

Lot 4407

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

AELIUS, as Caesar (A.D. 136-138), gold aureus, issued A.D. 137, Rome mint, (7.22 g), obv. bare head of Aelius to right, around L AELIVS CAESAR, ...

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Estimate $9,000

Lot 4408

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), gold aureus, (7.15 g), Rome mint, issued A.D. 138, obv. around IMP T AEL CAES HADRI ANTONINVS, bare head of Antoninus ...

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Estimate $8,000

Lot 4409

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued 143, (7.28 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to ...

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Estimate $7,000
SOLD $6,200

Lot 4410

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued 147, (7.22 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, bare head to ...

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Estimate $10,000

Lot 4411

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

FAUSTINA SENIOR, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D. 140/1), gold aureus (7.02 g), Rome mint, struck under Antoninus Pius after A.D. 147, obv. DIVA FAVSTINA, ...

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Estimate $5,000

Lot 4412

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, as Augusta, (A.D. 147-175), gold aureus (6.67 g), Rome mint, struck under Marcus Aurelius, c.A.D. 161), obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to left ...

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Estimate $8,000

Lot 4413

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

FAUSTINA JUNIOR, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), gold aureus, (7.08 g), issued at Rome under Antoninus Pius, obv. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped ...

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Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,500

Lot 4414

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

LUCIUS VERUS, (A.D. 161-169), gold aureus, issued 165, Rome mint, (6.95g), obv.L. VERVS AVG ARM PAR MAX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory ...

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Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,000

Lot 4415

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, (A.D. 193-211), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 206, (7.14 g), obv. laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, around SEVERVS PIVS AVG, ...

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Estimate $14,000

Lot 4416

Sale 125   Ancient Gold Coins

TRAJAN DECIUS, (A.D. 249-251), gold aureus, issued 249, Rome mint, (4.82 g), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust to right of Trajan Decius, around IMP C ...

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Estimate $16,000