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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Auction Summary
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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 985 Numistats ref: 673474
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World
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Amadeo I. 1871-1873. Proof AR 5 Pesetas (36mm, 24.95 g, 6h). Madrid mint. Dated 1871 SDM (18 71 en estrellas). Bare head left / Crowned coat-of-arms flanked by Pillars of Hercules. Calicó y Trigo 5; ME 17447; KM 666 (no proofs listed). Deep blue-gray toning. In NGC encapsulation 6898643-007, graded PF 62. Extremely rare in proof.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Description
From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Description
-
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 730 Numistats ref: 673219
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Severus Alexander
Authority
Denarius
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.4.sa.717
RIC 717
References
Roman Imperial
Category
Divus Caracalla. Died AD 217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.12 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-219. DIVO ANTONINO MAGNO, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on globe, head right, with wings spread. RIC IV 717 (Severus Alexander); Thirion 500; RSC 32; BMCRE 7 (Elagabalus). Toned, slightly granular surfaces. Near EF. Rare and attractive for issue.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 803. Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 803. Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Price recommendation
Near EF grade only
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Para estimar un precio máximo de compra para la moneda en cuestión, podemos considerar varios factores basados en los datos proporcionados:
1. Precio de salida: 862.88 euros.
2. Precio medio de salida en subastas anteriores: 977.46 euros.
3. Precio medio de remate en subastas anteriores: 1802.75 euros.
4. Conservación de la moneda: 85 (Near EF), que indica una buena conservación.
Dado que la moneda tiene una conservación de 85, que es bastante buena, y considerando que el precio medio de remate en el pasado ha sido significativamente más alto que el precio de salida actual, podemos inferir que hay un potencial de aumento en el precio de remate.
Un enfoque razonable sería tomar el precio medio de remate como un indicador del valor potencial. Sin embargo, dado que el precio de salida es más bajo y considerando que el mercado puede fluctuar, podríamos estimar un precio máximo de compra que esté por debajo del precio medio de remate, pero que refleje la buena conservación de la moneda.
Por lo tanto, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría situarse en torno a los 1500 euros, que es un valor que refleja la buena conservación y el historial de precios de remate, pero que también considera la posibilidad de que el precio no alcance el máximo histórico en esta subasta específica.
1. Precio de salida: 862.88 euros.
2. Precio medio de salida en subastas anteriores: 977.46 euros.
3. Precio medio de remate en subastas anteriores: 1802.75 euros.
4. Conservación de la moneda: 85 (Near EF), que indica una buena conservación.
Dado que la moneda tiene una conservación de 85, que es bastante buena, y considerando que el precio medio de remate en el pasado ha sido significativamente más alto que el precio de salida actual, podemos inferir que hay un potencial de aumento en el precio de remate.
Un enfoque razonable sería tomar el precio medio de remate como un indicador del valor potencial. Sin embargo, dado que el precio de salida es más bajo y considerando que el mercado puede fluctuar, podríamos estimar un precio máximo de compra que esté por debajo del precio medio de remate, pero que refleje la buena conservación de la moneda.
Por lo tanto, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría situarse en torno a los 1500 euros, que es un valor que refleja la buena conservación y el historial de precios de remate, pero que también considera la posibilidad de que el precio no alcance el máximo histórico en esta subasta específica.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 986 Numistats ref: 673475
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World
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SWEDEN. Erik XIV. 1560–1568. AR 3 Mark (42mm, 30.78 g, 7h). Stockholm mint. Dated 1562. Crowned coat-of-arms / View of Stockholm; above, radiant scepter descending from clouds. Delzanno 19; Antell 521; Davenport 8703. Toned, deposits, edge marks. Good VF. Popular city view type.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex C. Whyte 14 (15 August 1986), lot 396. Description
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex C. Whyte 14 (15 August 1986), lot 396. Description
Good VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 480 Numistats ref: 672970
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Roman Provincial
Category
JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I. 37-43 CE. Æ (20.5mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 7 (43/4 CE). [BAΣIΛEYΣ] MEΓAΣ A[ΓPIΠΠAΣ ΦIΛOKAIΣA], laureate head right / [KAIΣAPIA H ΠPOΣ TΩ] CE BACTΩ ΛI MENI, Tyche Soterios standing left, holding rudder in right hand and palm frond in left; L Z (date) to right. Meshorer 122; Hendin 6280; RPC I 4985 corr. (palm frond not cornucopia); Sofaer 165-6. Earthen brown surfaces, smoothing, cleaning marks. Near VF. Rare.
Description
VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 483 Numistats ref: 672973
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Roman Provincial
Category
EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar. AD 69-79. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 19.13 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 76/7). AYTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY, laureate head of Vespasian right; L ENAT (date) in legend / • AYTOKRATOPOΣ TITOY • KAIΣAPOΣ, laureate head of Titus right. Köln 313; Dattari (Savio) 352; K&G 20.65; RPC II 2456; Emmett 209.1. Dark brown surfaces, slight roughness, trace deposits, scrapes. Near EF. Rare. Superior to any recorded in RPC.
Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 230 Numistats ref: 672721
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Greek
Category
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.59 g, 10h). Pegasos flying left; koppa below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; Δ-I flanking; to right, Zeus seated right, hurling thunderbolt held aloft in his right hand; all within concave circle. Ravel Period V, 1075; Pegasi 450; BCD Corinth 131; HGC 4, 1848. Attractive deep iridescent tone. Superb EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 174. Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 174. Description
EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 488 Numistats ref: 672978
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Roman Provincial
Category
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 26.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 154/5). AYT K T AI AΔP ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄYC, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Lykurgos and the Vines of Dionysos – King Lykurgos right, his left knee kneeling on a vine stump, his arms pulled behind him by the vines, his head tilted up and his axe between his legs; [L I H (date) across field]. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 8842; K&G 35.650; RPC IV.4 1700; Emmett 1603.18 (R5). Dark brown patina, roughness, scratches, scrape on obverse. Good Fine. Extremely rare.
A rather obscure myth, in one version King Lykurgos is credited with defeating the army of Dionysos when the god invaded Thrace. Dionysos escaped by plunging into the sea and sought refuge in Thetis’ grotto. Dionysos’ mother, Rhea, upset by her son’s misfortune, drove Lykurgos mad and then helped her son’s army to escape. Lykurgos, in his madness, killed his own son Dryas with an axe (believing he was cutting down a vine, hence the coin type), and then pruned the corpse of its nose, ears, fingers, and toes. Dionysos, returning from the sea, told the people of Thrace that Lykurgos would have to be killed or the land would remain barren as punishment for Lykurgos’ crime. King Lykurgos was then killed by being drawn and quartered by wild horses. Description
A rather obscure myth, in one version King Lykurgos is credited with defeating the army of Dionysos when the god invaded Thrace. Dionysos escaped by plunging into the sea and sought refuge in Thetis’ grotto. Dionysos’ mother, Rhea, upset by her son’s misfortune, drove Lykurgos mad and then helped her son’s army to escape. Lykurgos, in his madness, killed his own son Dryas with an axe (believing he was cutting down a vine, hence the coin type), and then pruned the corpse of its nose, ears, fingers, and toes. Dionysos, returning from the sea, told the people of Thrace that Lykurgos would have to be killed or the land would remain barren as punishment for Lykurgos’ crime. King Lykurgos was then killed by being drawn and quartered by wild horses. Description
good fine
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
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Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 232 Numistats ref: 672723
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Greek
Category
ELIS, Olympia. 87th Olympiad. 432 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.70 g, 1h). Eagle, wings spread, standing left on serpent that strikes upward; [F]=A across central field; c/m: quadruped(?) at bay right within incuse circle / Upright winged thunderbolt, with volutes below; F-A across upper field; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. Seltman, Temple 124 (dies BH/βχ); BCD Olympia 49 (same dies); HGC 5, 333 (same dies as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 363 (same dies); SNG Delepierre 2081 (same dies); BMC 25 (same dies); McClean 6609 (same dies); Pozzi 1829 (same dies). Lightly toned, compact flan, some granularity, light scratches struck with somewhat worn obverse die. Near VF. Very rare.
Description
VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1006 Numistats ref: 673495
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World Medals
Category
GUATEMALA, Provisonal Advisory Junta. September 1821-January 1822. AR Medal (43mm, 43.42 g, 12h). Declaration of Independence. Nueva Guatemala mint. By José Casildo España. Dated 15 September 1821. + GUATEMALA LIBRE * INDEPENDIENTE *, youth kneeling left, engraving base of obelisk 15 DE/ SEPTI–/ EMBRE/ DE/ 1821/ GENERL/ GAINZA; to lower left, scroll and book; to right, row of columns engraved Mo, L, and V / + EL LIBRE OFRECE PAZ * PERO EL SIERVO JAMAS *, winged Genus right, holding olive branch and separating globes depicting the unclasped hands of the Old and New Worlds. Stickney M51; Prober, Guatemala 230; Fonrobert 7206. Toned, lightly polished, hairlines, edge bumps. Near EF. Rare. Only 100 examples struck in silver.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex NASCA 58 (10 December 1985), lot 5893.
On the 15th of September 1821, in response to events in Mexico, a group of Guatemalan representatives met in Nueva Guatemala. Led by the governor general, Gambino Gainza, the representatives quickly agreed to follow the path of independence and, that same day, the Captaincy General of Guatemala issued a manifesto declaring their independence from the Spanish crown. A second manifesto was published the following day, organizing a Provisional Advisory Junta to govern until elections could be held.
Among the articles of the second manifesto was one ordering the creation of this medal to commemorate the province’s new independence. Proclamation medals had long been struck in Spanish territories to announce the coronation of a new monarch. This medal represents the earliest continuation of the practice into the republican period. As one of the first republican proclamation medals, the engraver was forced to quickly develop a new iconographic vocabulary. On the obverse, España depicts a youthful figure engraving an obelisk, emblematic of the work needed to establish a new government, while in the background march a row of other obelisks representing the other Spanish possessions. The reverse is even more dramatic. The engraver shows the twin globes of the new and old worlds, long a common symbol of the Spanish empire, but here being physically pulled apart. On each globe is a now-unclasped hand, with the two worlds still reaching out towards one another. Description
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex NASCA 58 (10 December 1985), lot 5893.
On the 15th of September 1821, in response to events in Mexico, a group of Guatemalan representatives met in Nueva Guatemala. Led by the governor general, Gambino Gainza, the representatives quickly agreed to follow the path of independence and, that same day, the Captaincy General of Guatemala issued a manifesto declaring their independence from the Spanish crown. A second manifesto was published the following day, organizing a Provisional Advisory Junta to govern until elections could be held.
Among the articles of the second manifesto was one ordering the creation of this medal to commemorate the province’s new independence. Proclamation medals had long been struck in Spanish territories to announce the coronation of a new monarch. This medal represents the earliest continuation of the practice into the republican period. As one of the first republican proclamation medals, the engraver was forced to quickly develop a new iconographic vocabulary. On the obverse, España depicts a youthful figure engraving an obelisk, emblematic of the work needed to establish a new government, while in the background march a row of other obelisks representing the other Spanish possessions. The reverse is even more dramatic. The engraver shows the twin globes of the new and old worlds, long a common symbol of the Spanish empire, but here being physically pulled apart. On each globe is a now-unclasped hand, with the two worlds still reaching out towards one another. Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1008 Numistats ref: 673497
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World Medals
Category
RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr II Nikolaevich. 1855-1881. AR Medal (78mm, 215.8 g, 12h). Monument to Aleksandr II in Moscow. By A. Griliches. Dated 17 April 1818, 1 March 1881, 1893, and 1898. AЛEKCAHДPЪ II ИMПEPATOPЪ И CAMOДEPЖEЦЬ _x000B_BCEPOCCIЙCKIЙ/ POДИЛCЯ 17 AПPҌЛЯ 1818 ГOДA CKOHЧAЛCЯ 1 MAPTA 1881 ГOДA, bare head of Aleksandr II left / ИMПEPATOPOMЪ AЛEKCAHДPOMБ III ИMПEPATOPOMЪ HИKOЛAEMЬ II/ ЗAЛOЖEHЪ BЪ1893 ГOЛУ, view of the monument; BЪ KPEMЛҌ MOCKOBCKOMЪ below. Diakov 1261.1. Toned, hairlines, marks. Near EF. Rare.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Galerie des Monnaies of Geneva (10 June 1978), lot 3361. Description
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Galerie des Monnaies of Geneva (10 June 1978), lot 3361. Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 246 Numistats ref: 672737
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Greek
Category
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 90-79 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.72 g, 12h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Grape bunch above ∏Å@t5/˚Å∏Å5/tW@ in three lines; all within ivy wreath; [monogram above]. Frolova & Ireland dies I/i; Anokhin 1116; MacDonald 168; HGC 7, 98; SNG Lockett 1102 = Bement 884 (this coin). Old collection tone, minor doubling on reverse, minor deposits. Good VF.
Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part II, Glendining, 12 February 1958), lot 1017; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VI, 28 January 1923), lot 884. Description
Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part II, Glendining, 12 February 1958), lot 1017; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VI, 28 January 1923), lot 884. Description
Good VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1026 Numistats ref: 673515
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The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection
Category
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelstan I. Circa 827-845. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 8h). Non-portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Æthelhelm, moneyer. Struck circa 837/8-845. AEÐELSTAN REX, cross pattée with wedges in angles / + AEÐELHELM MO, cross pattée with wedges in angles. Naismith E42.1f (this coin); SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 59; North 445; SCBC 951. Peripheral toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex M. Vosper FPL 108 (August 1999), no. 57.
Aethelstan, King of East Anglia (825-845) led the revolt that defeated King Beornwulf and ended the Mercian rule over East Anglia. Description
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex M. Vosper FPL 108 (August 1999), no. 57.
Aethelstan, King of East Anglia (825-845) led the revolt that defeated King Beornwulf and ended the Mercian rule over East Anglia. Description
Good VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1 Numistats ref: 672492
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Celtic
Category
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. Early 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.74 g, 12h). Zweigarm type. Mint in the Carpathian region. Head of Zeus right / Rider on horseback left, holding branch (or palm frond); annulet to left. OTA 291/1; Lanz 584; KMW 1207; CCCBM I 26. Golden gray toning, slight porosity, hairlines under tone. EF.
Description
EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 2 Numistats ref: 672493
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Celtic
Category
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Audoleon of Paeonia. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.11 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in the lower Danube region. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Helmeted warrior on horseback right; Audoleon monogram below, pseudo-legends around. OTA 429/1; Lanz 723; KMW 1348; CCCBM I 124-7. Lightly toned with residual luster, minor marks. EF.
Description
EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 258 Numistats ref: 672749
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Greek
Category
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (12mm, 2.72 g). Lion at bay left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 83; Greenwell 107; Boston MFA 1443 = Warren 1531; SNG BN 212. Trace deposits, minor marks, slightly off center on obverse. Near EF.
Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1028 Numistats ref: 673517
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The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection
Category
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Edmund. 855-869. AR Penny (21mm, 1.31 g, 12h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Beornferth, moneyer. Struck 855-circa 862. + EADMVND REX AN, cross on base with crosses emanating diagonally from sides / BEORNEERÐ MO, cross pattée; pellets in angles. Naismith 56.1v (same dies); SCBI 67 (BM), 930-4; North 459; SCBC 955. Iridescent toning with faint luster, slightly wavy. Near EF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
Edmund “the Martyr,” King of East Anglia (855-869) was the last Anglo-Saxon to rule that kingdom. In 865, he was compelled to yield to the demands of the Viking Great Army which wintered in East Anglia and invaded Northumbria the following year. When the Vikings returned in 869, Edmund attempted to oppose the invaders. Though he was defeated and likely slain in battle, legends quickly began to circulate that he had been captured and martyred by the heathens. His remains were translated to Bury-Saint-Edmunds during the reign of King Aethelstan of Wessex. Description
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
Edmund “the Martyr,” King of East Anglia (855-869) was the last Anglo-Saxon to rule that kingdom. In 865, he was compelled to yield to the demands of the Viking Great Army which wintered in East Anglia and invaded Northumbria the following year. When the Vikings returned in 869, Edmund attempted to oppose the invaders. Though he was defeated and likely slain in battle, legends quickly began to circulate that he had been captured and martyred by the heathens. His remains were translated to Bury-Saint-Edmunds during the reign of King Aethelstan of Wessex. Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 259 Numistats ref: 672750
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Greek
Category
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.66 g). Winged male mythological creature running-kneeling left, head right, holding tunny by its tail in left hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 123; Greenwell 57; Boston MFA 1459; SNG BN 272. Hairlines, minor edge split. Near EF.
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection, purchased from Vilmar Numismatics, July 2016.
While the identification of this creature, certainly of local significance, is unknown today, it has traditionally been referred to as “Phobos” or “Daimon.” In his catalog of the Gulbenkian collection, Jenkins sees an Egyptian or near-Eastern influence, while Bivar, in his article on Mithra (“Mithra and Mesopotamia,” Mithraic Studies [Manchester, 1975], pp. 275-89), suggests that the creature corresponds to the Mithraic Areimanios (Ahriman). One also may see an assimilation of the ubiquitous Persian lion-headed griffin, adapting the head, wings, and tail to a human body. Although some references note the head as being that of a wolf, other examples clearly show a mane that is directly influenced by the lion heads on the common early Lydian electrum, supporting Bivar’s (and others’) contention that it is a lion head. At the same time, the ear is not fully visible on most examples, but on some, such as the present piece, it clearly is that of a griffin (compare to its depiction on the coins of Teos and Abdera). The wings and posture of the creature are mythological archetypes, commonly found on displays of various deities and creatures on pottery and coins. An excellent example of an archaic representation of a local deity of Asia Minor. Description
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection, purchased from Vilmar Numismatics, July 2016.
While the identification of this creature, certainly of local significance, is unknown today, it has traditionally been referred to as “Phobos” or “Daimon.” In his catalog of the Gulbenkian collection, Jenkins sees an Egyptian or near-Eastern influence, while Bivar, in his article on Mithra (“Mithra and Mesopotamia,” Mithraic Studies [Manchester, 1975], pp. 275-89), suggests that the creature corresponds to the Mithraic Areimanios (Ahriman). One also may see an assimilation of the ubiquitous Persian lion-headed griffin, adapting the head, wings, and tail to a human body. Although some references note the head as being that of a wolf, other examples clearly show a mane that is directly influenced by the lion heads on the common early Lydian electrum, supporting Bivar’s (and others’) contention that it is a lion head. At the same time, the ear is not fully visible on most examples, but on some, such as the present piece, it clearly is that of a griffin (compare to its depiction on the coins of Teos and Abdera). The wings and posture of the creature are mythological archetypes, commonly found on displays of various deities and creatures on pottery and coins. An excellent example of an archaic representation of a local deity of Asia Minor. Description
Near EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1029 Numistats ref: 673518
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The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection
Category
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). St. Edmund memorial coinage. Circa 895-918. AR Penny (19mm, 1.57 g, 4h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Heming, moneyer. (horizontal S)CE ЄΛDMVN RI, large A / + HEMNC X REX E, short cross. Blunt, St. Edmund, obv. die 1; SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 109 (same dies); BMC 428 (same dies); North 483; SCBC 960. Old cabinet toning, slightly wavy flan, some doubling on obverse. VF. Extremely rare variety.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Viking Great Army at Edington. The Danish sea king Guthrum submitted to baptism and concluded the Treaty of Wedmore which defined the limits of the Danelaw. Those Danes settling in East Anglia struck coins in honor of the martyred King Edmund, whom they likely viewed as a protective spirit of their new homeland.
Since the discovery of the first example of this variety in the great 1840 Cuerdale Hoard, numismatists have speculated on the meaning of the unusual reverse legend. Rather than naming the moneyer, as is normal on this and most ninth century Viking and Saxon issues, this coin appears to name a king: Heming (Old English) or Hemmingr (Old Norse).
Blunt, in his analysis of the St. Edmund series, records seven examples from three obverse and two reverse dies. To this should be added coins naming “Hamin” with the title moneyer, of which this cataloger has found six examples from two obverse and three reverse dies. The dies of the REX group have significantly degraded legends, while the MON group are clearly better formed and engraved. Also of note, though of unknown significance, both obverse dies associated with the MON group exhibit pellet marks, a feature lacking on the three dies of the REX group.
Although no direct link has been found between the two groups, considering that the St. Edmund series as a whole exhibits a great amount of copying and corruption of the legends, the rare HEMNC REX variety should likely be considered a degeneration of the more standard HAMIN MON legend. Yet, while unlikely, the possibility that Heming was an otherwise-unknown Viking ruler in East Anglia cannot be fully eliminated. As Blunt notes, “Alfred, on his St. Edmund coins, placed his name on what one assumes to be the reverse and one must not be too ready to reject entirely the possibility that we have here the name of a Danish ruler” (p. 244). Description
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
In 878, King Alfred the Great defeated the Viking Great Army at Edington. The Danish sea king Guthrum submitted to baptism and concluded the Treaty of Wedmore which defined the limits of the Danelaw. Those Danes settling in East Anglia struck coins in honor of the martyred King Edmund, whom they likely viewed as a protective spirit of their new homeland.
Since the discovery of the first example of this variety in the great 1840 Cuerdale Hoard, numismatists have speculated on the meaning of the unusual reverse legend. Rather than naming the moneyer, as is normal on this and most ninth century Viking and Saxon issues, this coin appears to name a king: Heming (Old English) or Hemmingr (Old Norse).
Blunt, in his analysis of the St. Edmund series, records seven examples from three obverse and two reverse dies. To this should be added coins naming “Hamin” with the title moneyer, of which this cataloger has found six examples from two obverse and three reverse dies. The dies of the REX group have significantly degraded legends, while the MON group are clearly better formed and engraved. Also of note, though of unknown significance, both obverse dies associated with the MON group exhibit pellet marks, a feature lacking on the three dies of the REX group.
Although no direct link has been found between the two groups, considering that the St. Edmund series as a whole exhibits a great amount of copying and corruption of the legends, the rare HEMNC REX variety should likely be considered a degeneration of the more standard HAMIN MON legend. Yet, while unlikely, the possibility that Heming was an otherwise-unknown Viking ruler in East Anglia cannot be fully eliminated. As Blunt notes, “Alfred, on his St. Edmund coins, placed his name on what one assumes to be the reverse and one must not be too ready to reject entirely the possibility that we have here the name of a Danish ruler” (p. 244). Description
VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 5 Numistats ref: 672496
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Greek
Category
ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AR 20 Asses (19.5mm, 8.59 g). Youthful head of Herakles facing, wearing lion skin; [X X (mark of value) flanking neck] / Blank. EC Series 65, 96 (O1) = Vecchi II 75.40 (this coin, obv. illustrated in EC); Vicari 71; Sambon 61; HN Italy 155; SNG ANS 89–90 (same die); SNG BN 36–7 (same die); BMC 3 (same die); Dewing 76 (same die). Old cabinet tone, die wear on obverse, overstruck on uncertain type (undertype visible on reverse). Good VF.
Ex Dr. Walter Stoecklin (†1975) Collection (Nomos Obolos 8, 2 December 2017), lot 28, purchased from Bank Leu; M. Ratto FPL III (1949), no. 89. Description
Ex Dr. Walter Stoecklin (†1975) Collection (Nomos Obolos 8, 2 December 2017), lot 28, purchased from Bank Leu; M. Ratto FPL III (1949), no. 89. Description
Good VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1031 Numistats ref: 673520
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The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection
Category
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (18mm, 1.31 g, 5h). Class IIId/Siefredus type. York mint. C N V·:· T·:· R X arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in angles / + SI EF RED VS, short cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 365-6 var. (ornaments in obv. legend); BMC 1018/1019-22 (or obv./rev.); North 504; SCBC 996. Old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 774, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903. Description
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 774, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903. Description
Good VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized