E-SALE 83
Date: 2021-05-06 00:00:00
Lots: 1824
Total starting: £ 0.00
Total realized: £ 343,984.00 (+0.00%)
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Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 1
Spain, Carthago Nova Æ 24mm. Roman Occupation, after 209 BC. Bare-head to left (Scipio Africanus?) / Horse standing to right; palm tree behind. CNH Class XI, 282; SNG BM Spain 127-128; ACIP 609. 10.63g, 24mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Rare.
Ex Amilcare Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 188.
Villaronga's Class XI, dated 218-206 BC covers that period of the Second Punic War when the Romans, under the leadership of Scipio Africanus, took the war to Carthage's possessions in Spain in order to cause Hannibal to withdraw from Italy. Though still a young man, Scipio displayed extraordinary skills in leadership and by 209 BC brought the provincial Carthaginian city of Qart Hadasht in Spain under his control. Differing substantially from the earlier regional issues which may depict the Barcid generals, this youthful Roman-like head is very possibly that of Scipio himself. The rarity of this issue, both in silver and bronze, attests to its short period of striking, and may reflect the Romans' republican views regarding the depiction of a living individual on their coins, even those that would circulate outside of Rome itself.
Good Fine. Rare.
Ex Amilcare Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 188.
Villaronga's Class XI, dated 218-206 BC covers that period of the Second Punic War when the Romans, under the leadership of Scipio Africanus, took the war to Carthage's possessions in Spain in order to cause Hannibal to withdraw from Italy. Though still a young man, Scipio displayed extraordinary skills in leadership and by 209 BC brought the provincial Carthaginian city of Qart Hadasht in Spain under his control. Differing substantially from the earlier regional issues which may depict the Barcid generals, this youthful Roman-like head is very possibly that of Scipio himself. The rarity of this issue, both in silver and bronze, attests to its short period of striking, and may reflect the Romans' republican views regarding the depiction of a living individual on their coins, even those that would circulate outside of Rome itself.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 2
Spain, Malaka Æ 23mm. Circa 100-75 BC. Head of Vulcan to right, wearing cap; tongs and MLK' in Neo-Punic script behind / Eight-rayed star within wreath. Star within wreath. ACIP 802; CNH 25. 6.27g, 23mm.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Amilcare Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 205.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Amilcare Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 205.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 3
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; retrograde E(?) within circle in left field, blundered legend [AΛ]EΞANΔPOY to outer right. Cf. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38 (this control unlisted); cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.17g, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 4
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY] to outer right. Cf. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38; cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 3.89g, 18mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine; struck with a worn and broken rev. die.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Extremely Fine; struck with a worn and broken rev. die.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 5
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; in left field, monogram within circle above grape bunch; blundered legend AΛEΞANΔP[OY] to outer right. Cf. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38, 67ff; cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.23g, 18mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 6
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; bee in left field; blundered legend AΛEΞANΔ[POY] to outer right. Cf. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38, 7-8 (circled bee); cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.17g, 18mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 7
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; monogram within circle in left field, blundered legend AΛEΞAN[ΔPOY] to outer right. Cf. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38, 42 (A21/P25); cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.16g, 17mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 8
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Alexander III type. Circa 3rd - 2nd century BC. Celticised head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; in left field, monogram within dotted circle above grape bunch; blundered legend [AΛEΞANΔPOY] to outer right. Cf. Lorber, 'The 'Pseudo-Chios' Mint: a new Drachm Mint in Asia Minor' in NC 180 (London, 2020), pp. 21-38, 37-9; cf. HGC 6, 1134 (Chios). 4.17g, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Good Very Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 9
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. Danube region, 1st century BC. Degraded head of Herakles to right, with prominent eye, wearing lion skin headdress / Stylised Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; forepart of lion(?) left in left field, NIU to outer right. OTA 574; Lanz -; CCCBM I S204; KMW 1457 corr. (rev. symbol); CNG E-348, 379. 3.58g, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; lightly toned. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 211.
Good Very Fine; lightly toned. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 211.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 10
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 121-82/49 BC. Bare head of Apollo to left / MA within wheel of four spokes. Depeyrot, Marseille 58; SNG Copenhagen -. 0.63g, 11mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine; beautiful cabinet tone.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
Near Very Fine; beautiful cabinet tone.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 11
Etruria or Umbria, possibly Volsinii, Cast Æ Sextans. 3rd century BC. Club / Two pellets (mark of value). Haeberlin pp. 236-8, 1-266 pl. 81, 836-41; ICC 199; HN Italy 54; for a tentative identification of this issue's minting authority see M. Crawford 'The oval series of aes grave' in CH 9 (2002), pp. 269-270. 23.89g, 31mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Near Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 12
Etruria or Umbria, possibly Volsinii, Cast Æ Sextans. 3rd century BC. Club / Two pellets (mark of value). Haeberlin pp. 236-8, 1-266 pl. 81, 836-41; ICC 199; HN Italy 54; for a tentative identification of this issue's minting authority see M. Crawford 'The oval series of aes grave' in CH 9 (2002), pp. 269-270. 24.09g, 27mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Near Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 13
Campania, Suessa Aurunca Æ 20mm. Circa 265-240 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to left; O behind / Man-headed bull walking to right, being crowned by Nike flying above to right; [SVES]ANO in exergue. Sambon 884; SNG ANS 606; HN Italy 450. 6.14g, 20mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 14
Apulia, Luceria Æ cast Biunx. Circa 217-212 BC. Scallop shell / Astragalos, two pellets above, L below. ICC 348; HN Italy 677d; Haeberlin p. 189-190, 1-59 pl. 71, 24-25. 20.76g, 27mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 15
Apulia, Luceria Æ Teruncius. Circa 211-200 BC. Diademed head of Poseidon to right; ••• (mark of value) behind / Dolphin to right; trident to right above, LOVCERI below. HN Italy 680 var. (laureate head); SNG ANS 706-7 var. (same). 10.98g, 21mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Very Rare.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
Good Fine. Very Rare.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 16
Bruttium, Kroton Æ 15mm. Circa 375-325 BC. Eagle standing to right, head to left / Tripod; [marsh-bird to right]. HN Italy 2216; SNG ANS 443-3; Lindgren II 338 (this coin). 3.18g, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
From a private European collection.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
From a private European collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 17
Bruttium, the Brettii Æ Double Unit (Didrachm). Circa 214-208 BC. Head of Ares to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with pegasos / Hera Hoplosmia advancing to right, holding shield and spear; BPETTIΩN to left, long torch to right. HN Italy 1987; Scheu 72; SNG ANS 82. 16.24g, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; minor flan crack 10/7h, attractive green patina.
From a private English collection.
Good Very Fine; minor flan crack 10/7h, attractive green patina.
From a private English collection.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 18
North Africa(?), uncertain mint Æ 15mm. Circa 4th century - 2nd century BC. Confronted heads / Horse galloping to right. ACIP -; SNG Copenhagen -; D MAA -. 2.47g, 15mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Apparently unique and unpublished.
From a private US collection.
The style of the horse is reminiscent of the Carthaginians in Sicily and North Africa but the confronted heads resemble Celtic types. It is possibly an imitation or an unrecorded type.
Very Fine. Apparently unique and unpublished.
From a private US collection.
The style of the horse is reminiscent of the Carthaginians in Sicily and North Africa but the confronted heads resemble Celtic types. It is possibly an imitation or an unrecorded type.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 19
Sicily, Akragas AR Half Shekel. Second Punic War issue, circa 213-210 BC. Laureate head of Melkart, with features of Hannibal, to left / African elephant walking to right; Punic letter Aleph in exergue. Burnett, Enna Hoard 123; SNG Copenhagen 383; Campana et alia 1 (forthcoming). 2.50g, 18mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine; smoothed, deep old cabinet tone.
Ex Amilcare Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 296.
Good Very Fine; smoothed, deep old cabinet tone.
Ex Amilcare Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 69, 16 March 2020, lot 296.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 20
Sicily, Aitna Area, Mercenaries from Adranon(?), Æ 17mm. Circa 344-336 BC. Bearded male head to right; [barley grain behind] / Lyre. CNS III 2; SNG Morcom -; SNG ANS -; CNG, E-116, lot 57. 3.86g, 17mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine; heavily smoothed and tooled. Very Rare, only one specimen cited in CNS and one on CoinArchives.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.
Good Very Fine; heavily smoothed and tooled. Very Rare, only one specimen cited in CNS and one on CoinArchives.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - E-SALE 83 . 21
Sicily, Himera Æ Hemilitron. Circa 430-420 BC. Gorgoneion with protruding tongue and furrowed cheeks / Six pellets (mark of value). CNS I, 1-1/2; Calciati I, 24; HGC 2, 463. 16.97g, 26mm.
Near Very Fine.
From a private English collection.
Near Very Fine.
From a private English collection.