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.
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NEW ZEALAND. George V. 1910-1936. Proof AR Crown (38mm, 28.27 g, 12h). Commemorating the Silver Jubilee. London mint. Dated 1935. Crowned and mantled bust left / Maori chief Tāmati Waka Nene, holding taiaha and standing right, shaking hands with Captain William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand; crown behind; WAITANGI in exergue. KM 6. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6906596-003, graded PF 63. Rare – only 468 proofs struck. The key to the New Zealand series.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Bowers & Merena (23 June 1986), lot 1338.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Bowers & Merena (23 June 1986), lot 1338.
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NORWAY. Kristian IV. 1588-1648. AR Daler (40mm, 28.90 g, 1h). Christiana mint. Dated 1638. Crowned and armored bust right, wearing ruff / Crowned lion rampant left, holding ax. ABH 38; Davenport 3534; KM 12. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6931384-002, graded AU 58.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex El Dorado (14 July 1984), lot 154.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex El Dorado (14 July 1984), lot 154.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.75 g, 1h). Attic standard. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 174-171 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; AY monogram above, ΣΩ monogram to right, AN between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 86b (O22/R77 – this coin); Mamroth, Perseus 17; HGC 3, 1093. In NGC encapsulation 6642240-004, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style. Well struck and high relief. Very rare issue with these control marks, struck from one obverse and three reverse dies.
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 56 (7 October 1991), lot 192.
The last independent king of Macedon, Perseus was the eldest son of the dynamic but disastrous Philip V. Inheriting the throne in 179 BC, Perseus skillfully rebuilt the Macedonian army and a network of marriage alliances during the first years of his reign, which the Romans watched with rising alarm. In 172 BC the Romans sent a commission to Macedon and demanded that Perseus essentially end Macedonian independence and become a Roman vassal. Perseus angrily rebuffed their demands, sparking the outbreak of the Third Macedonian War in 171 BC. For a time, Perseus employed guerrilla tactics which gave him the initiative and kept the Romans on their heels. An initial battle at Callinicus in Thessaly was a narrow Macedonian victory, leading Perseus to become overconfident of Macedonian arms and his own generalship. Like his father, Perseus chose to risk all in a single pitched battle at Pydna in 168 BC but lost badly to the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus. With his army shattered, Perseus surrendered and was taken to Rome, where he was led in chains in Paullus’ triumph. Accounts of his remaining life differ; according to one account, he remained imprisoned until he died after two years of abuse and neglect. But another tradition holds that he was allowed to live in comfortable exile at Alba Fucens outside of Rome, where his son Alexander became a metalworker and a Roman public notary. The Macedonian Kingdom was divided into four theoretically autonomous Republics which were soon subsumed into direct Roman rule.
The coinage of Perseus is one of the more attractive of the Hellenistic series, with strong portraiture depicting Perseus as a determined ruler with a piercing gaze and a stubbly beard. The reverse depicts the Macedonian eagle on a thunderbolt. Two weight standards are recorded, with the weight of the tetradrachm being reduced by about 10% after the war with Rome commenced, likely to stretch the silver supply.
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 56 (7 October 1991), lot 192.
The last independent king of Macedon, Perseus was the eldest son of the dynamic but disastrous Philip V. Inheriting the throne in 179 BC, Perseus skillfully rebuilt the Macedonian army and a network of marriage alliances during the first years of his reign, which the Romans watched with rising alarm. In 172 BC the Romans sent a commission to Macedon and demanded that Perseus essentially end Macedonian independence and become a Roman vassal. Perseus angrily rebuffed their demands, sparking the outbreak of the Third Macedonian War in 171 BC. For a time, Perseus employed guerrilla tactics which gave him the initiative and kept the Romans on their heels. An initial battle at Callinicus in Thessaly was a narrow Macedonian victory, leading Perseus to become overconfident of Macedonian arms and his own generalship. Like his father, Perseus chose to risk all in a single pitched battle at Pydna in 168 BC but lost badly to the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus. With his army shattered, Perseus surrendered and was taken to Rome, where he was led in chains in Paullus’ triumph. Accounts of his remaining life differ; according to one account, he remained imprisoned until he died after two years of abuse and neglect. But another tradition holds that he was allowed to live in comfortable exile at Alba Fucens outside of Rome, where his son Alexander became a metalworker and a Roman public notary. The Macedonian Kingdom was divided into four theoretically autonomous Republics which were soon subsumed into direct Roman rule.
The coinage of Perseus is one of the more attractive of the Hellenistic series, with strong portraiture depicting Perseus as a determined ruler with a piercing gaze and a stubbly beard. The reverse depicts the Macedonian eagle on a thunderbolt. Two weight standards are recorded, with the weight of the tetradrachm being reduced by about 10% after the war with Rome commenced, likely to stretch the silver supply.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 15.37 g, 12h). Reduced Attic standard. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 171-168 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; NK monogram above, AY monogram to right, ΛΩ monogram between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 303 (O63/R258); Mamroth, Perseus 20b; HGC 3, 1094; SNG Ashmolean 3277 (same obv. die). Some die wear on obverse. EF.
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PHILIPPINES, Spanish Colonial. Fernando VII. Second reign, 1813-1833. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 12h). Type I. Manila mint. Dated 1828. Crowned coat-of-arms / MANILA/ 1828. Basso 35; KM 24. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 50671183, graded VF 20. Overstruck on a Republic of Peru 8 Reales, (LIMA) JM, date not visible (KM 142.1).
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POLAND, Monarchy. Stefan Batory. 1576-1586. AV Dukat (22mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Gdansk (Danzig) mint. Dated 1586. Crowned and armored bust right / Coat-of-arms with leonine supporters. Dutkowski & Suchanek 137III; Kopicki 7452; Friedberg 3. Edge marks, scrape. VF.
Ex Karl Stephens FPL 93 (March 1995), no. 6502.
Ex Karl Stephens FPL 93 (March 1995), no. 6502.
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POLAND, Monarchy. Stanislaw August Poniatowski. 1764-1795. AR Talar – Taler (41mm, 27.53 g, 12h). The ‘Targowica’ Taler and the Constitution of 3 May 1791. Warszawa (Warsaw) mint. Dated 3 May 1791, 5 October 1792, and 1793. EXEMPLUM POSTERITATI GRATITUDO, CIVIBUS/ QUORUM PIETAS/ CONIURATIONE DIE III/ MAI MDCCXCI OBRUTAM/ ET DELETAM/ LIBTERAT/TE POLONA TUERI/ CONABATUR RESPU/BLICA RESUR/GENS within wreath; star above / 10 1/16 EX MARCA PURA COLONIENSI 1793, DECRETO/ REIPUBLICÆ NEXU/ CONFEDERATIONIS IUNCTÆ/ DIE V XBRIS MDCCXCII/ SANDISLAO AUGUSTO/ REGNANTE. Kopicki 2486; MP 1232; Davenport 1622; KM 214. Lightly toned, hairlines, some residue. AU.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
On 3 May 1791, a new constitution was promulgated that reorganized the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a constitutional monarchy, investing greater power in the Great Sejm (parliament). Reactionaries both within the Commonwealth and without responded with hostility. On 27 April 1792, a group of Polish and Lithuanian aristocrats met in St. Petersburg with the support of Catherine the Great to establish a confederation to fight against the new constitution. The new confederation was proclaimed in the town of Targowica on 14 May 1792, giving the group their name. Within days, Russian armies marched into Poland. The forces of the Commonwealth were ultimately defeated, resulting in the Second Partition of Poland and the loss of more than half of the Commonwealth’s territory to Prussia and Russia.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
On 3 May 1791, a new constitution was promulgated that reorganized the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a constitutional monarchy, investing greater power in the Great Sejm (parliament). Reactionaries both within the Commonwealth and without responded with hostility. On 27 April 1792, a group of Polish and Lithuanian aristocrats met in St. Petersburg with the support of Catherine the Great to establish a confederation to fight against the new constitution. The new confederation was proclaimed in the town of Targowica on 14 May 1792, giving the group their name. Within days, Russian armies marched into Poland. The forces of the Commonwealth were ultimately defeated, resulting in the Second Partition of Poland and the loss of more than half of the Commonwealth’s territory to Prussia and Russia.
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THESSALY, Ainianes. Circa 80s-40s BC. AR Trihemidrachm or Stater (23mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Zenarchos, magistrate. Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with tendril, Pegasos, and four horse foreparts; ΞЄNAPXOΣ to left / The hero Phemios, wearing scabbard with sword, standing left, head right, shooting sling to right; two spears in background to left, AINI-ANΩN at sides. Callataÿ, Argent, Type 2, 68–9 var. (O4/R– [unlisted rev. die]); BCD Thessaly –; HGC 4, 41; BM inv. 1947,0406.206 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1824 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, slightly off center on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare with this magistrate, only two examples noted by Callataÿ.
Ex Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 172.
Ex Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 172.
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MYSIA, Pergamum. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (36mm, 23.50 g, 6h). Sextus Claudius Silanus, magistrate. AYT • K • Π ΛIKI • ΓAΛΛIHNOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ЄΠ CЄΞ KΛ CЄIΛIANOY ΠЄPΓAMHN/ΩN ΠPΩTΩN Γ N/ЄΩKOP, wreath with OΛ/YMΠ/IΛ in three lines, flanked by two prize crowns, each containing a palm frond; all set on prize table seen in perspective; below, two purses and whips with vase between them; in upper field, A. Weisser 2533; RPC X Online 62141.3 (this coin); SNG BN 2299 (same dies). Dark brown patina with light earthen deposits, slight roughness, die shift on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare, only three recorded in RPC.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 406.
By the mid second century BC, Pergamum had become the most important center of sport and physical education in the Hellenistic east. Its Nikephoria games, held every three years, had nearly the prestige and appeal of great Panhellenic games, including the Olympics, upon which they were modeled. By the second century AD, the Olympic name had even been “franchised,” in a manner still poorly understood, for use at sporting contests far removed from the original quadrennial festival still held at the ancestral home of Olympia. The contests at Pergamum now honored the Roman emperors and bore the name Olympic, as attested by the reverse of this remarkable medallion, which shows the prizes awarded to the victors in the various athletic, equestrian and artistic contests, all arrayed on and around a table. The laurel wreath enclosing the name “Olympia” was likely for the winner of the premier event of the games, possibly the “stadion” foot race. The A in the upper field of this coin commemorates Pergamum as the first city to be honored as the first thrice neokorate.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 406.
By the mid second century BC, Pergamum had become the most important center of sport and physical education in the Hellenistic east. Its Nikephoria games, held every three years, had nearly the prestige and appeal of great Panhellenic games, including the Olympics, upon which they were modeled. By the second century AD, the Olympic name had even been “franchised,” in a manner still poorly understood, for use at sporting contests far removed from the original quadrennial festival still held at the ancestral home of Olympia. The contests at Pergamum now honored the Roman emperors and bore the name Olympic, as attested by the reverse of this remarkable medallion, which shows the prizes awarded to the victors in the various athletic, equestrian and artistic contests, all arrayed on and around a table. The laurel wreath enclosing the name “Olympia” was likely for the winner of the premier event of the games, possibly the “stadion” foot race. The A in the upper field of this coin commemorates Pergamum as the first city to be honored as the first thrice neokorate.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai I Pavlovich. 1825-1855. AR Rouble (35mm, 20.40 g, 11h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1842 СПБ АЧ. Crowned double-headed eagle with wings spread, collared coat-of-arms on breast, coat-of-arms on wings, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Crown above denomination and date within wreath. Bitkin 196; KM (C) 168.1. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6928246-006, graded MS 64+.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 360-350 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 12.12 g, 6h). Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword in right hand, shield decorated with palmette and griffin on left arm, advancing right on rocks; OΠONTIΩN to left, Λ and broken spear below. H&D Group 16, 131b (O20A/R44) = BCD Lokris 456.4 (this coin); HGC 4, 992; BMC 32 (same dies). Old collection tone, with iridescence around the devices, die rust on obverse. Good VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 456.4; Spink & Gallerie des Monnaies (10 October 1977), lot 177.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 456.4; Spink & Gallerie des Monnaies (10 October 1977), lot 177.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich. 1881-1894. AR Rouble (33mm, 20.02 g, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1894 АГ. Bare head right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast, coats-of-arms on wings; crown above. Bitkin 78; KM (Y) 46. Light golden toning with underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6928246-002, graded MS 64.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.60 g, 12h). Rome mint. IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right / RECTOR ORBIS, Didius Julianus, togate, standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and volumen in left. RIC IV 3; RSC 15; BMCRE 7-8. Toned, shallow scrape on obverse under tone. Near EF. An attractive example for issue.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA182C; A. Lynn Collection (Manhattan Sale I, 5 January 2010), lot 332; Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 1612.
Didius Julianus was born to a wealthy family in AD 137, probably in Milan. He had a prominent government career, including several provincial governorships, in the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Though successful, he did not earn the respect of his fellow senators, who regarded him as a sensualist and a spendthrift. When the Emperor Pertinax was killed by the Praetorians after only a three-month reign on March 28, AD 193, no ready successor was at hand. Pertinax’s father-in-law, Flavius Sulpicianus, entered the Praetorian camp and tried to get the troops to proclaim him emperor, but he met with little enthusiasm. Sensing an opportunity, Didius Julianus rushed to the camp and began to make cash promises to the soldiers from outside the wall. Soon the scene became an auction, with Sulpicianus and Julianus striving to outbid each other for the favor of the troops. When Sulpicianus reached 20,000 sesterces per soldier, Didius Julianus upped the bid by a whopping 5,000 sesterces, signaling with hand gestures. The emperorship was sold. Julianus was allowed into the camp and the Praetorians proclaimed him emperor. Confronted by the Praetorian swords, the Senate approved his elevation, but could not hide its disgust. Disturbances broke out throughout the city, and a crowd at the Colosseum loudly called for Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria, to march on Rome. Niger was not the only alternative. Two other provincial governors also declared themselves emperor: Clodius Albinus in Britain, and Septimius Severus in Pannonia. Severus, closest to Rome, immediately marshaled his troops and invaded Italy. Julianus at first tried negotiations, then sent assassins to kill Severus, to no avail. Julianus next tried to fortify Rome but the results were ineffective and ludicrous. With Julianus’ authority in Rome rapidly deteriorating, Severus sent messages to the Praetorians, who renounced their allegiance to Julianus. Seeing their cue, the Senators proclaimed Severus emperor and passed a death sentence on Julianus. On June 1, AD 193, a Praetorian officer found the cringing Julianus hiding in the palace and dispatched him, ending his pathetic 65-day reign.
The reverse of this attractive silver denarius depicts Julianus with the grandiose title “Rector Orbis,” or ruler of the world. In reality, his authority never extended far beyond the immediate environs of Rome.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA182C; A. Lynn Collection (Manhattan Sale I, 5 January 2010), lot 332; Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 1612.
Didius Julianus was born to a wealthy family in AD 137, probably in Milan. He had a prominent government career, including several provincial governorships, in the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Though successful, he did not earn the respect of his fellow senators, who regarded him as a sensualist and a spendthrift. When the Emperor Pertinax was killed by the Praetorians after only a three-month reign on March 28, AD 193, no ready successor was at hand. Pertinax’s father-in-law, Flavius Sulpicianus, entered the Praetorian camp and tried to get the troops to proclaim him emperor, but he met with little enthusiasm. Sensing an opportunity, Didius Julianus rushed to the camp and began to make cash promises to the soldiers from outside the wall. Soon the scene became an auction, with Sulpicianus and Julianus striving to outbid each other for the favor of the troops. When Sulpicianus reached 20,000 sesterces per soldier, Didius Julianus upped the bid by a whopping 5,000 sesterces, signaling with hand gestures. The emperorship was sold. Julianus was allowed into the camp and the Praetorians proclaimed him emperor. Confronted by the Praetorian swords, the Senate approved his elevation, but could not hide its disgust. Disturbances broke out throughout the city, and a crowd at the Colosseum loudly called for Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria, to march on Rome. Niger was not the only alternative. Two other provincial governors also declared themselves emperor: Clodius Albinus in Britain, and Septimius Severus in Pannonia. Severus, closest to Rome, immediately marshaled his troops and invaded Italy. Julianus at first tried negotiations, then sent assassins to kill Severus, to no avail. Julianus next tried to fortify Rome but the results were ineffective and ludicrous. With Julianus’ authority in Rome rapidly deteriorating, Severus sent messages to the Praetorians, who renounced their allegiance to Julianus. Seeing their cue, the Senators proclaimed Severus emperor and passed a death sentence on Julianus. On June 1, AD 193, a Praetorian officer found the cringing Julianus hiding in the palace and dispatched him, ending his pathetic 65-day reign.
The reverse of this attractive silver denarius depicts Julianus with the grandiose title “Rector Orbis,” or ruler of the world. In reality, his authority never extended far beyond the immediate environs of Rome.
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CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (33.5mm, 20.50 g, 11h). [AYT KAI M AYP CЄYHPOC] ANTΩNЄINOC, Π Π, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ANTΩNIANHC CЄYH AΔP MYT TAPCOY; A/M/K|Δ/ЄZ/K, Artemis kneeling right, grabbing stag by its antlers with her knee in its back, about to plunge a dagger into its throat. SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG Tahberer 1508. Brown patina, slight roughness, edge flaws. Near VF. Extremely rare.
Ex Roma 7 (22 March 2014), lot 875 (hammer £4,000).
Ex Roma 7 (22 March 2014), lot 875 (hammer £4,000).
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CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Diva Faustina Senior, with Galerius Antoninus. Died AD 140/1 and before AD 138, respectively. Æ As or Dupondius (27mm, 10.56 g, 12h). Dies likely produced in Rome. Struck AD 140/1. ΘЄA ΦAYCTЄINA, veiled and draped bust of Diva Faustina right / M ΓAΛЄPIOC ANTωNINOC AYTOKPATOPOC ANTωNINOY YIOC, bareheaded and draped bust of Galerius Antoninus right. Overbeck, Galerius 9-16 (Vs:9/Rs:1); Parks 22; RPC IV.3 Online 8345. Brown patina, smoothing. EF. Very rare.
Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus was the son of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. He died in infancy or childhood, before Antoninus became emperor in AD 138; a sepulchral inscription for him is in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. This provincial issue is the only coin naming him.
Of the sixteen specimens illustrated in RPC, a third of the museum pieces are casts or outright forgeries, illustrating how difficult it was for the major museums to acquire authentic specimens for their permanent collections. Of the remaining sales records, most have been tooled to some degree. While this coin shows evidence of smoothing there are no signs of tooling; this is the finest known example.
Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus was the son of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. He died in infancy or childhood, before Antoninus became emperor in AD 138; a sepulchral inscription for him is in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. This provincial issue is the only coin naming him.
Of the sixteen specimens illustrated in RPC, a third of the museum pieces are casts or outright forgeries, illustrating how difficult it was for the major museums to acquire authentic specimens for their permanent collections. Of the remaining sales records, most have been tooled to some degree. While this coin shows evidence of smoothing there are no signs of tooling; this is the finest known example.
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Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS AVGG, Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding scepter in right hand, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. Toned. In NCG encapsulation 4277292-001, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
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Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus, helmeted and in military attire, standing left, resting right hand on shield set on ground to left and holding reversed spear in left. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 30; RSC 14. Toned. NGC photo certification 4165633-003, graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5.
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JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.53 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN TωNЄINOC C, laureate bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX Є Ξ VΠATOCTO Δ, laureate head of Caracalla right above eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed; to right, filleted thyrsos. Meshorer, Aelia 87a corr. (bust, rev. legend); Prieur 1613 corr. (same); Sofaer –. Lightly toned, light porosity, minor marks and scratches. Good VF. Extremely rare, two known to Bellinger and Prieur.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 525/10-490 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 7.91 g). Pegasos flying left; koppa below / Quadripartite incuse square with swastika pattern. Ravel Period I, 89 (P63/T61); Pegasi 39 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth 3; HGC 4, 1815; BMC 18 (same dies). Toned, a little die rust on obverse. VF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1059.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1059.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 490-450 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.66 g, 3h). Pegasos flying right; koppa below / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, within incuse square. Ravel Period II, Class 2 or 3 (unlisted dies); Pegasi 75; BCD Corinth 22; HGC 4, 1825. Attractively toned, underlying luster, compact flan, some die wear. Good VF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection; Friend of a Scholar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1390, purchased from Maison Platt, October 1987. Reportedly also ex Comte de la Closerie des Lilas Collection.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection; Friend of a Scholar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1390, purchased from Maison Platt, October 1987. Reportedly also ex Comte de la Closerie des Lilas Collection.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 26.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). AYT KAIC TPAIAN • AΔPIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind / Beardless sphinx standing left on serpent, wearing crown of solar disk, horns and feathers, crocodile emerging from its chest, with Uraeus tail; on its back, griffin seated left, right paw on wheel; L IH (date) above. Köln 1132; Dattari (Savio) 2004; K&G 32.597; RPC III 5912; Emmett 1056. Brown patina, minor deposits, scrapes and minor metal flaws on reverse. Good VF. Very rare beardless sphinx variety. RPC notes the variety but does not separate them from the others of this entry, only one beardless variety recorded.