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Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4

Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (2 weeks from now)

Lots: 1152

Total starting: $ 3,093,540.00

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La subasta "Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4", programada para el 14 de enero de 2025, presenta una impresionante colección de 1152 lotes, destacando monedas de diversas épocas y regiones. Entre las piezas más notables se encuentra un estater de plata de Arkadia, datado entre 360-350 a.C., que muestra un magnífico retrato de Deméter y Hermes, con un precio estimado de 180,000 USD. También se destaca un denario de Bruto, famoso por conmemorar el asesinato de Julio César, que se ofrece por 150,000 USD, siendo considerado uno de los más icónicos de la numismática romana. Otro ejemplar notable es un estater de oro de Nektanebo II de Egipto, que representa un caballo y un collar jeroglífico, con un precio de 60,000 USD. Además, se presenta un dekadrachm de Siracusa, que es considerado uno de los más bellos de la antigüedad, con un precio de 60,000 USD. Estas monedas no solo son valiosas por su rareza y belleza, sino que también representan momentos significativos de la historia antigua, lo que las convierte en piezas de gran interés para coleccionistas y estudiosos.

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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 853
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 50 Cash (42mm, 37.37 g, 12h). Prince Qìng Hui (Board of Revenue) mint. Cast May-August 1854. Xian Feng Zhong Bao in Hànzì characters / Dang wushi (Value Fifty) in Hànzì characters and boo chiowan in Manchu script; crescent and pellet flanking dang. Hartill 22.716. Brown surfaces with traces of red cinnabar and shimmering mineral residue remain on reverse, some edge damage. Good VF. Intricately engraved for later use as a charm, indicative of the contemporary popularity of the type.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 341
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: VF
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Early-mid 5th century BC. AR Diobol or Eighth Stater(?) (10mm, 1.24 g). Two wrestlers grappling; aryballos(?) between / Incuse square punch. Lanz 151, lot 501; cf. A. Milavic, “Research and analysis reveal the first Greek wrestler-type coin” in The Celator 7.2 (February 1993), pp. 6–12 = A. Milavic, “The First Greek Wrestler-Type Coin” in The International Journal of the History of Sport 10 (December 1993), pp. 409–17 (obol); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Toned, granular surfaces. VF. Extremely rare.


From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 319 (29 January 2014), lot 101; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 538 (November 1990), no. 98 (as Aspendos).

Although this obverse type is featured prominently on the staters of Aspendos and Selge, this fraction does seem not fit into the scheme of either city’s coinage. This type was not used on their coins until late in the 5th century, certainly too late for this issue. Also, the weights of the known pieces do not seem to comport with the weights of the other denominations at either city during the early-mid 5th century.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 597
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
M. Aburius M.f. Geminus. 132 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin’s head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; GEM downward to left, mark of value below chin / Sol, radiate, wearing cloak, driving galloping quadriga right, holding whip in right hand and reins in left; M • (AB)(VR)I below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 250/1; Sydenham 487; Aburia 6; BMCRR Rome 995-7; Kestner 2260-3; RBW 1027. Attractive vibrant iridescent toning. Superb EF.


Ex Áureo & Calicó 319 (7 November 2018), lot 65; Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (17 May 2001), lot 201; Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 190.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 598
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: VF
L. Volteius L.f. Strabo. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 3.98 g, 3h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; F to left / Europa, holding veil over her head, seated on bull galloping left; thunderbolt to right, vine leaf on tendril below, [L • V]O • L • F • S(TR)(AB) in exergue. Crawford 377/1; Campana, Strabo 77 (O9/R9 – this coin); Sydenham 743; Volteia 6; BMCRR Rome 3144; Kestner 3204; RBW 1400 var. (control). Toned. VF. Rare.


Ex New York Sale III (7 December 2000), lot 398.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 599
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
Cn. Lentulus. 76-75 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Mint in Spain(?). Diademed and draped bust of Genius Populi Romani right, scepter over shoulder; G • P • R above / EX S • C divided by scepter with wreath, globe, and rudder; CN • LEN • Q below. Crawford 393/1b; Sydenham 752a; Cornelia 55; BMCRR Spain 58-9; Kestner 3281; RBW 1433. Lightly toned, with iridescence and luster, small die flaws. EF.


Ex Scipio Collection (Roma XXIII, 24 March 2022), lot 589; Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 356.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 605
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
C. Coelius Caldus. 53 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 7h). Rome mint. Bare head of the consul C. Coelius Caldus right; to left, tablet inscribed L • D (Libero : Damno); C • COEL • CALDVS downward to right; COS below / Radiate head of Sol right; to left, S above oval shield decorated with thunderbolt; downward to right, [CALDV]S • III VIR and Macedonian shield. Crawford 437/1b; Sydenham 892; Coelia 5; BMCRR Rome 3835; Kestner 3499; RBW 1550. Lustrous, traces of die rust, slightly off center on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 607
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair; L • PLAVTIVS below / Aurora, draped and winged, flying right, head facing slightly left, holding palm frond in left hand, conducting four rearing horses of the sun; PLANCVS below. Crawford 453/1c; CRI 29a; Sydenham 959b; Plautia 14; BMCRR Rome 4009-10; Kestner 3563; RBW 1585. Toned, with iridescence, minor weakness. Near EF.


Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 109 (4 May 2022), lot 420 (hammer €1700).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 610
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.82 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Small head of Africa right, wearing elephant skin headdress; SCIPIO • IM[P] upward left, grain ear and Q • METELL downward to right, plow below / Hercules standing facing, right hand on hip, leaning on club draped with lion skin and set on rock; [LEG • F • C upward to left], EPPIVS downward to right. Crawford 461/1; CRI 44; Sydenham 1051; Caecilia 50; BMCRR Africa 12; Kestner 3586; RBW 1605. Residual luster. EF. Well struck.


Ex Tauler & Fau 118 (22 November 2022), lot 45.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 611
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 42-38 BC. Æ As (31mm, 22.96 g, 12h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Laureate janiform head of Pompey the Great; (MA) GN above / Prow of galley right, galley decorated with star and eye on side; PIVS above; IMP in exergue. Crawford 479/1; Martini, Sextus Emission III, Group 1, Series D, 453-4 (D6/R71); CRI 336; Sydenham 1044; BMCRR Spain 101; Kestner 3679-80, 3682-3; RBW 1675–6. Green patina, light porosity, flan adjustment marks. Good VF.


After the defeat of his father and brother by Julius Caesar, Sextus Pompey set up shop in Sicily and carried on as a pirate king, raiding Roman commerce and making a nuisance of himself to Octavian, Caesar's successor as ruler of Italy. Repeated attempts by Octavian to corral Sextus failed ignominiously, once nearly costing Octavian his life. In 39 BC, Sextus entered into a power-sharing agreement with Octavian and his fellow Triumvirs, Mark Antony and Lepidus. But he continued to serve as a magnet for Senatorial resistance and disaffection, so Octavian renewed hostilities the following year. The brilliant admiral Agrippa finally defeated Sextus at Naulochos in 36 BC, but he escaped, fleeing to Antony, who kept him alive as a bargaining chip for awhile, then executed him. The as coinage in the name of Pompey the Great is catalogued sequentially by Martini according to the obverse bust. First a traditional head of Janus, then a janiform head of Pompey the Great, followed by successive series of “mature” and “juvenile” imitative portraits.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 356
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTI-OXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; two monograms in exergue. SC 519 (same obv. die as illustration); WSM 1406β (same obv. die); HGC 9, 238h. Lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse. Near EF. Attractive style.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 613
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: XF
The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.07 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent; CAESAR in exergue / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; BMCRR Gaul 27-30; Kestner 3515-8; RBW 1557. In NGC encapsulation 2482400-014, graded XF, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 5/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 112
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon, son of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 8 Litrai – Didrachm (20mm, 6.66 g, 12h). Struck circa 217-215 BC. Diademed head left / ΣYPAKOΣ[IOI] [Γ]EΛΩNOΣ, Nike, wearing long chiton, holding reins in both hands, driving slow biga right; BA above, A to right. CCO 279.4 (D5/R7 – this coin); BAR Issue 66; HGC 2, 1562; Boston MFA 481 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 400 (same dies); Weber 1703 (same dies). Toned, some find patina, minor deposits. Good VF. Fine style.


Ex Lanz 24 (25 April 1983), lot 183.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 626
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (15mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT AVG above, III VIR • R • P • C below / Aquila between two signa; LEG III across lower field. Crawford 544/15; CRI 350; Sydenham 1217; RSC 28; BMCRR East 193; Kestner 3844; RBW 1839. Lustrous, a few scratches and die flaws. Choice EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 373
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (17mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). “Shim‘on” in Hebrew irregularly distributed in two lines within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds / Fluted jug and branch; “For the freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew around. Mildenberg 85 (O15/R52); Hendin 6449; Meshorer 283a; Bromberg 163 (same dies); Shoshana I 20398 (same dies); Sofaer 118; Spaer 221. Toned, areas of light roughness and delaminations. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 376
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 331 g, 6h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril; “Shim’on’” (in Hebrew) around / Elongated kithara; “For the freedom of Jerusalem” (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 174 (O22/R109); Hendin 6462; Meshorer 275; Bromberg 199 (same dies); Shoshana I 20476 (same dies); Sofaer 127 (same obv. die); Spaer 223–4. Find patina, overstruck on an uncertain denarius of Trajan. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 889
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: good
FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Florin d’or (21mm, 3.48 g, 2h). Montpellier mint; mm: helmet. Authorized 21 February 1360. Ornate lily of Florence / St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding long cross and raising hand in benediction. Scarfea, Imitazione 706; Duplessy 346; Ciani 362; Friedberg 282. In NGC encapsulation 6865696-048, graded AU 58.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 633
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, veiled and wearing priestly robes, holding whip in extended left hand and plow-handle in right, plowing right with yoke of oxen; IMP • CAESAR in exergue. CRI 424; RIC I 272; RSC 117; BMCRR Rome 4363-5 = BMCRE 638-40; BN 92-6. Toned over lustrous surfaces, trace of die rust on obverse. EF.


This issue refers to the foundation of Nicopolis in Epirus by Octavian during the Actian campaign. This scene, in which the founder is plowing with oxen, refers to the Roman custom of fixing a boundary for a new city by marking it with a pomerium, or sacred furrow.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 378
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.53 g, 5h). Bare head of male right, with eastern hairstyle / Head of a horned animal and the forepart of a horse right in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XXVII.6O; otherwise, unpublished. Toned. Good VF. Excellent metal. Extremely rare, only one example noted by Gitler & Tal (who note the denomination as unpublished), none in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 379
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ – “Drachm” (19.5mm, 4.53 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 10 (21/0 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right / ‘BDT MLKA (in Nabataean = Obodas King), diademed head of Obodas right; ŠNT ‘ŠR (in Nabataean = year ten [date]) at end of legend to left. Barkay, King 27A; CN 46a; Al-Qatanani 38 t7; Meshorer, Nabataea 30; DCA2 1015. Toned, a little off center, slight doubling on obverse, some horn silver and minor scuff at edge on reverse. Good VF. Clear date.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 384
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: VF
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Autophradates. Satrap of Sparda (Lydia and Ionia), circa 380s-350s BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.38 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Ionia. Bearded head left, wearing satrapal cap / Forepart of horse left; OATA above, monogram below. Cf. Winzer 11.1; cf. Meadows, Administration 344; cf. Traité II 67; cf. BMC 20 (diobol, with this monogram); otherwise, unpublished. Lightly toned, a hint of porosity, a few minor marks on edge. VF. Apparently unique as a drachm.


Autophradates distinguished himself in the Great Satraps Revolt (365-360 BC) by supporting Artaxerxes II and imprisoning the satrap of Lydia and Ionia, Artabazos (Dem. Aristoc. 671). In 333 BC, Autophradates, along with his fellow-commander, Pharnabazos, took over the Persian fleet and completed the siege of Mytilene, which had been begun by Memnon. In the Greek revolts which arose in the Aegean and western Asia Minor as a result of Alexander III's victories, Autophradates tried to return these areas to Persian control (Arr. Anab. 2.1; Arist. Pol. 2.4.10). Little else is known of his subsequent career, although it is possible that he was among those satraps who presented themselves before Alexander at Zadracarta (Arr. Anab. 3.23).