Head of Apollo / Apollo standing in wreath

32mm, 16.92g

Comes with previous label

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This coin comes from the Cambridge collection of Ancient Greek Coinage. This extensive collection was formed over 40 years by a couple who shared their passion for classical history, carefully collecting as many known types as were available, spending hours labelling each coin and fitting it in to their collection. The kingdom of Ancient Greece is not easy to understand but illustrated with these wonderful coins a map emerges and being so beautiful in their design, they are a pleasure to handle. As with any collection the time comes where it must be passed on and in this case the collectors decided to sell each coin individually to give the next generation of enthusiasts the opportunity to select pieces for their own collections. Many of the coins have previous labels.

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Bare headed bust left/Voided long cross

Godric / Colchester

S1151; 19mm, 1.38g

A rough find area provenance will be supplied with this coin.

Æthelred II ‘The Unready’ – 978-1013/1014-1016: The eldest son of Eadgar, Æthelred became king at the mere age of 12 following the brutal murder of his half-brother Edward. Young and easy to manipulate, he came to depend on his councillors for their prudent advice – an aspect in which they badly let him down. Though his reign is noted for its economic reforms and a high standard for the English coinage, it was marred by Scandinavian raids, periods of acute social instability and famine. Initially adopting a policy of paying the invaders to go away, Æthelred abruptly U-turned in 1002 and massacred many ethnic Danes resident in England. This policy backfired spectacularly, actually causing more Scandinavians to take up arms against him. Displaced from the throne in 1013 by Swein Forkbeard, he briefly returned to rule for a second time in 1014 after the latter’s untimely death – only to die himself shortly afterwards.

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Bronze Socketed Axehead c700-600 BC

Found Hampshire, UK

87x40x37mm; 177.00g

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Bronze Socketed Axehead c700-600 BC

Found Hampshire, UK

82x36x46mm; 156.40g

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Bronze Plate Brooch 1st Century BC

Unusual design, fine decoration

Found Ipswich, UK

45x34x12mm; 16.61g

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Bronze Plate Brooch

Hexegon shaped with 6 lugs, blue and red enamel

2nd/3rd Century AD

Found Yorkshire, UK

36x30x8mm; 6.83g

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Bronze Zoomorphic Brooch

Dove in flight, red enamel with white and blue spots on wings and tail

2nd/3rd Century AD

Found Beachy Head, East Sussex, UK

Fine condition

39x20x19mm; 6.05g

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Silver Finger Ring with Carnelion Stone

Showing figure standing left, holding branch and sceptre

2nd/3rd Century AD

23x25x13mm; 8.79g

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Bronze Zoomorphic Brooch 2nd-3rd Century AD

Dove in flight, red enamel spots on wings complete with pin

Found Norfolk, UK

35x19mm; 7.50g

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Bronze Zoomorphic Brooch 2nd-3rd Century AD

Duck with blue and yellow enamel bars on back

Found Norfolk, UK

35x19mm; 7.97g

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