Historic coin collection sold for £30,000 after being passed down the same family for more than a century-Courtesy Of The Mirrow

 

 

Historic coin collection sold for £30,000 after being passed down the same family for more than a century

• Jan 24, 2014 17:48
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A collection of 200 coins including some dating back to Roman times go under the hammer at auction

Coining it in: family sell off historic hoard of coins for £30,000

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A collection of 200 coins including some dating back to the year 379 when the Romans ruled Britain went under the hammer today for £30,000.

The collection, including other British and world coins, have passed down through the generations of a Sussex family for more than a century.

Originally bought as investment at the end of the 19th century, they were sold byBellmans Auctioneers in Sussex.

Many of the coins were Roman solidi, some from the time of Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius the Great, who was Roman emperor from 379 to 395.

One displays a superb portrait of Constantinopolis seated holding sceptre and shield.

Other items included Islamic gold coins and a gold £5 Victoria coin, dated 1887 and depicting the Jubilee head with St George on the reverse.

An auction house spokeswoman said the coins were bought by a combination of buyers in the sale room, on the telephone and online, with just two failing to sell.

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