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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 . 723
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / VOT DECEN TR P COS II, Pertinax, veiled and draped, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod to left, and holding volumen in left hand at side. RIC IV 13a; Lempereur Type 11, 642 (D240/R332); RSC 56; BMCRE 24. Toned, shallow file mark on edge. Near EF. Well struck for the issue. Exceptional portrait.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 724
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Grade: Near EF
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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 725
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: XF
Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.85 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. In NGC encapsulation 2412974-015, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 726
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.27 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENERI • VICTR, Venus Victrix, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding apple in extended right hand and in left, palm frond sloped upward to left. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); Calicó 2641; BMCRE 48 (Wars of Succession; same obv. die); Adda 412 (same obv. die); Biaggi 1155; Jameson 173 (same obv. die); CNG 127, lot 564 (same dies). Attractively toned. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 727
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: EF
Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.40 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 200-207. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres, draped, seated left, holding grain ears in right hand and long torch in left. RIC IV 546 (Septimius); RSC 14; BMCRE 10-13 (Septimius and Caracalla). Die breaks and minor flan flaws on the reverse. Superb EF.


From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Rome on the Euphrates Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 948.

Displayed at “Villa to Grave” Roman exhibit at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art September 2003-August 2005.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 728
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.18 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 199-201. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IVVEN TA IMPERII, Caracalla, in military dress, with cloak falling over left arm, standing left, holding Victory on globe right in extended right hand and reversed spear in left; to left, captive, wearing peaked cap and long robe, seated left on the ground,propping head on right hand, right arm bent and resting on right knee. RIC IV –; Calicó 2685 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE –; Biaggi 1178 (this coin). Small scrape on reverse. Near EF. Wonderful high-relief portrait. Very rare.


From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 161; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection; Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part II, Glendining’s, 16 November 1950), lot 1709; Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection (Naville III, 16 June 1922), lot 95, acquired in Egypt, 1905.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 729
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: VF
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.23 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 205-206. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / FELICIA above, TEMPORA in exergue, the Four Seasons, dancing and showing their attributes: from left to right, Spring carries a basin on his head, Summer holds a sickle in right hand above his head, Autumn holds a hare and a tray full of fruit, Winter wears a hood over his head and holds a bird which he has just captured, probably a wild duck. RIC IV 126; Calicó 2672 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE p. 207, note *; Adda –; Biaggi 1176 var. (bust type); Jameson –; Mazzini –. Scratch on obverse. VF. Extremely rare. None in CoinArchives, missing from most collections.


From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Spink America 8232 (7 December 1995), lot 2215.

This charming reverse depicts Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter in the guise of young boys at play, with each season bearing some symbol of its gift to mankind. Although a common motif in Roman sculpture and painting, its appearance on coinage is rare, recurring from time to time on issues from the 2nd century until the Tetrarchic period.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 730
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 731
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Geta. AD 209-211. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.52 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate and bearded bust right, slight drapery / LIB • AVGG • VI • ET • V, distribution scene: Caracalla and Geta, togate, seated left on on curule chairs on platform, extending right hands, to left stands Liberalitas, draped, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left; to left, citizen, togate, standing right, setting one foot on steps to platform and holding out fold of toga with both hands. RIC IV 87 corr. (rev. legend) var. (bust type); Calicó 2889 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 64 var. (same); Adda –; Biaggi 1250 var. (same); Jameson 198 var. (same); Mazzini 70 var. (same). Faint hairlines, minor marks. Near EF. Very rare with slight drapery.


From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink London 1238, 13 April 2000), lot 16; Sternberg XIX (18 November 1987), lot 729.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 732
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.45 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 220-221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Elagabalus, laureate and togate, standing in triumphal quadriga left, holding up branch in right hand and transverse scepter in left; small star, high in left field. RIC IV 35c; Thirion 159; Calicó 3011 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 182 (same obv. die); Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Lustrous. Near EF. Rare, missing from most collections.


From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000), lot 18 (reverse illustrated on front cover); Sternberg XIX (18 November 1987), lot 741.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 733
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Good VF
Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Antioch. Struck AD 219-220. IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / COS I II P P, eagle, wings spread and head left, standing half-right on thunderbolt before Stone of Emesa, holding wreath in beak; five stars above. RIC IV 176; Thirion 336; RSC 26; BMCRE p. 584, * = Arnold 252; Triton XXI, lot 798 (same dies). Toned, slightly granular surfaces, shallow cleaning marks, hairline flan crack. Good VF. Very rare. Only three others in CoinArchives.


At the age of fourteen, Varius Avitus Bassianus (Elagabalus) inherited the office of high priest of the sun-god Elagabalus at Emesa in Syria. The cult of his sun god was represented by a sacred stone, and in AD 219 when he moved from Emesa to Rome, he took the stone, probably a meteorite, with him. This coin type commemorates this event. During his reign, Elagabalus devoted his efforts to the promotion of his cult god, building a lavish temple to house the stone.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 734
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Grade: EF
Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.48 g, 5h). Rome mint. 1st emission, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P C OS P P, Salus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding from patera in right hand serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left, and resting left arm, elbow bent, on side of throne. RIC IV 13; BMCRE 32; Calicó 3085; Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; Gorny & Mosch 207, lot 666 (same rev. die). Lustrous, minor hairlines. EF. Very rare and missing from most collections.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 735
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: -
Orbiana. Augusta, AD 225-227. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special marriage emission of Severus Alexander, AD 225. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CONCORDI A AVGG, Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopia in left. RIC IV 319 (Alexander); BMCRE 287-9 (Alexander); RSC 1. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 8209274-015, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.


Ex Brian Henry Grover Collection (Roma E-Sale 72, 25 June 2020), lot 1204 (hammer £1900).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 736
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: -
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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 737
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: VF
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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 738
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Grade: EF
Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 18.63 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 12th emission, mid-late AD 243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM, Mars, wearing helmet and military attire, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield in left; S C across lower field. RIC IV 333; Banti 53. Beautiful dark brown patina, some doubling, gentle smoothing. EF. An incredibly bold strike with magnificent detail.


Ex MACM inventory MMoCA77C; Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 1242.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 739
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Grade: VF
Jotapian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. Antoninianus (21mm, 4.37 g, 12h). Nicopolis in Seleucia mint. IMP M F RV IOTAPIANVS, radiate and cuirassed bust right / VIC TORIA AVGV, Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 2c; Bland, Jotapian 3 (dies I/ii); RSC 2. Toned, typical rough surfaces, some deposits. VF. Well struck for the issue. Excellent portrait.


Jotapian († AD 249) led a short-lived revolt in Syria while Philip I was still emperor. Little is known of Jotapian’s background. It was said that he boasted of a relationship to Severus Alexander, and his unusual name, although otherwise unknown for a man, is attested in its feminine form “Jotape” in the royal houses of Commagene and Emesa. The revolt was brief, and the crude style proves that the revolt was geographically confined, for Jotapian plainly did not control a major Roman mint. His head was brought to Rome and shown to Trajan Decius “as was customary, although Decius had not asked for it” (Aur. Vict., Caes. 29.4).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 740
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Double Sestertius (31.5mm, 25.30 g, 11h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 2nd-3rd emissions, late AD 249-mid 250. [IMP] C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / V[ICT]O[RIA AV]G, S C across field, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 126a; Banti 29 (this coin illustrated); Gnecchi III 6, pl. 161, 4. Dark green-brown patina, chipping at edge. Near EF.


Purchased by the consignor from Harlan J. Berk.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 741
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: Near EF
Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.66 g, 12h). Trier mint. 4th emission, circa mid AD 262-mid 263. IMP C POSTV MVS • P • F • AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / HERC DEVS ONIENSI, Hercules, nude, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left hand holding lion skin and long club which rests on rock. RIC V.4 195/5 (this coin cited and illustrated); Schulte 37 (dies Av 24/Rv 25 [unlisted die combination]); Calicó –; Adda 513 (same rev. die). Lustrous, a few marks, light edge marks. Near EF. Extremely rare.


Ex Leu Numismatik AG 1 (25 October 2017), lot 341.

By AD 260, Rome had divided her military forces between the eastern deserts, where Valerian campaigned against the Sasanians, and the forests of Germania, where Gallienus was engaged with Alemanni, Franks, and Jugunthi. While the war in the east went poorly for the Empire, the army met with success in the north as Postumus and his troops crushed a Jugunthian army returning from raiding Italy. The troops were ordered to deliver the spoils to the emperor, but refused, raising Postumus to the purple. Rather than claiming the entirety of Roman dominion as his own, the usurper instead consolidated his territory and focused his efforts on controlling Germania, Gaul, Britain, and Hispania. This tactic proved successful. Postumus reigned in Gaul for eight years, duplicating Roman governmental structures such as the senate and the office of consul and securing his borders from both barbarians and Rome until 269, when he was assassinated at Mogontiacum (Mainz) amidst internal unrest.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 742
2025-01-14 (2 weeks from now)
Grade: VF
Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Denarius (19mm, 2.81 g, 12h). Trier mint. 8th emission, circa early-circa mid AD 268. POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Postumus right, seen from front, with fold of drapery on left shoulder, jugate with the laureate head of Hercules / HERCVLI PISAEO, Hercules, nude, standing left, seen from behind, brandishing long-handled ax with both hands; water jar (for cleansing the Augean stables) at his feet to left. RIC V.4 362 (this coin cited and illustrated); cf. Schulte 135 (for rev. type); RSC 134 var. (bust left). Darkly toned, pososity, flan crack. VF. Unique. This coin shares a reverse die with the aureus of the same type (RIC V.4 364/1).


Ex Jacquier 42 (16 September 2016), lot 583 (hammer €9,000).

Hercules, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, endured the jealousy and hatred of Hera, the sister and wife of Zeus. Hera made Hercules insanely mad, leading him to kill his wife, six of his own children, and two of his brothers, mistaking them for his enemies. Overcome with remorse, Hercules went to Delphi and sought guidance from the Oracle. Aware that Hera wanted nothing more than to kill Hercules, the Oracle required that Hercules serve Eurystheus, King of Mycenae, for twelve years. The king demanded that Hercules complete a series of impossible labors, sometimes called the “twelve impossible tasks,” to make atonement for his actions and be rewarded with immortality. The Twelve Labors of Hercules required extraordinary physical strength and clear mental acumen to achieve.

Cleansing the Augean Stables was the Fifth of the Twelve Labors of Hercules. For decades the stables of King Augeas had gone uncleaned, building up filth upon filth. His task was to clean these vast stables. Hercules diverted waters of two nearby rivers, effectively cleaning all the stables in a single day.

On the reverse of the coin celebrating this feat is the legend HERCVLI PISAEO, “To the Pisan Hercules”: Hercules called Pisan from Pisa, the name of the area around Olympia where he was especially worshipped.