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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Anonymous. Circa 269-266/4 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.29 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Apollo left; ROMANO to left / Horse galloping right; star with sixteen rays above. Crawford 15/1b; Burnett, Second 6; Sydenham 4; RSC 6a; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 19-20; Kestner 12; RBW 9. Toned, with iridescence, find patina, scratches and edge scrape. Near EF.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn [83], with A. Hess Nachf., 17 July 1933), lot 16.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn [83], with A. Hess Nachf., 17 July 1933), lot 16.
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Romanus III Argyrus. 1028-1034. AR Miliaresion (24.5mm, 2.65 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1030. + ΠΑΡΘЄΝЄ CΟΙ ΠΟΛVΑΙΝЄ, the Theotokos Hodegetria, wearing tunic and maphorion, standing facing on suppedion, holding the Holy Infant with left hand and resting right hand on breast; M and Θ, both with macron above, flanking across upper field / ΟC ΗΛΠΙΚЄ ΠΑΝ ΤΑ ΚΑΤΟPΘΟΙ, crowned facing figure of Romanus, standing facing on suppedion, wearing loros, holding long patriarchal cross in right hand and patriarchal globus cruciger in left. DOC (3b.1); SB 1822. Toned, flan crack, scratches and marks. Good VF. Very rare.
Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1194.
Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1194.
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BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Circa 344-318 BC. AV Tenth Stater (10mm, 0.74 g, 7h). Head of eagle left, holding serpent in its beak; OΛ above / Vertical winged thunderbolt. Spinelli Period I, Group II.4, 21 (this coin, illustrated); HN Italy 2346; SNG ANS 498; SNG Copenhagen 1857 (same obv. die); Jameson 447; Pozzi 795 (same dies). Trace deposits, area of weak strike, slight double strike on obverse. Good VF. Rare.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex James A. Ferrendelli Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 36; George & Robert Stevenson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXVI, 11 June 1993), lot 15; Classical Numismatic Group 28 (8 December 1993), lot 26; Numismatica Ars Classica A (28 February 1991), lot 1161; Münzen und Medaillen AG 68 (15 April 1986), lot 79.
Lokroi Epizephyrioi was founded by Dorian settlers in the eighth or seventh century BC. Its location in southern Italy was ideal for an agricultural center, and the city soon flourished. The nearby city of Rhegion became its chief rival, and the two poleis engaged in warfare on many occasions. In the fifth century, Lokroi sought and gained a powerful ally, Syracuse, who supported them militarily and financially in their efforts against Rhegion. This alliance impacted the development of coinage at Lokroi, who adopted the silver stater standard that was commonly used in the robust trade between Syracuse and Corinth. In the late fifth century, Lokroi reciprocated the support it had received from Syracuse by supporting the latter’s defense against the Athenian Expedition. The close relationship between the two cities continued, and the Syracusan tyrant Dionysios I gave Lokroi the nearby cities of Hipponion and Kaulonia after his forces conquered them in the early fourth century. In 282 BC, however, Lokroi received a Roman garrison, which proved so unpopular that the city quickly allied with Pyrrhos in his campaign against Rome in 280 BC. Following the cessation of hostilities, and Pyrrhos’ subsequent departure from the region, the Romans reestablished control over Lokroi. This new status quo remained until the Second Punic War, when the Lokrians again allied themselves with the enemy of Rome, this time the Carthaginians under their leader, Hannibal. Unfortunately, the Lokrians again chose the losing side, and in 205 BC, the Romans decimated the city, which had served as Hannibal’s final stronghold.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex James A. Ferrendelli Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 36; George & Robert Stevenson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXVI, 11 June 1993), lot 15; Classical Numismatic Group 28 (8 December 1993), lot 26; Numismatica Ars Classica A (28 February 1991), lot 1161; Münzen und Medaillen AG 68 (15 April 1986), lot 79.
Lokroi Epizephyrioi was founded by Dorian settlers in the eighth or seventh century BC. Its location in southern Italy was ideal for an agricultural center, and the city soon flourished. The nearby city of Rhegion became its chief rival, and the two poleis engaged in warfare on many occasions. In the fifth century, Lokroi sought and gained a powerful ally, Syracuse, who supported them militarily and financially in their efforts against Rhegion. This alliance impacted the development of coinage at Lokroi, who adopted the silver stater standard that was commonly used in the robust trade between Syracuse and Corinth. In the late fifth century, Lokroi reciprocated the support it had received from Syracuse by supporting the latter’s defense against the Athenian Expedition. The close relationship between the two cities continued, and the Syracusan tyrant Dionysios I gave Lokroi the nearby cities of Hipponion and Kaulonia after his forces conquered them in the early fourth century. In 282 BC, however, Lokroi received a Roman garrison, which proved so unpopular that the city quickly allied with Pyrrhos in his campaign against Rome in 280 BC. Following the cessation of hostilities, and Pyrrhos’ subsequent departure from the region, the Romans reestablished control over Lokroi. This new status quo remained until the Second Punic War, when the Lokrians again allied themselves with the enemy of Rome, this time the Carthaginians under their leader, Hannibal. Unfortunately, the Lokrians again chose the losing side, and in 205 BC, the Romans decimated the city, which had served as Hannibal’s final stronghold.
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Theodora. 1055-1056. PB Seal (36mm, 39.03 g, 12h). + ЄMMΛ NOVHΛ, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, draped and nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; IC XC, both with macron above, flanking / + ΘЄOΔωPΛ ΛVΓ OVCTΛ H ПOPΦV, half-length facing bust of Theodora, wearing ornate crown and jeweled loros, holding jeweled cruciform scepter with tendril ornament in right hand and resting left hand on breast. BLS I 82 var. (rev. legend); DOCBS 6, –. Even tan patina. Good VF. Extremely rare. Very clear and wonderfully complete. An excellent and impressive imperial seal of the venerable Theodora.
From the Jonathan Kern Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 238; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 541.
From the Jonathan Kern Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 238; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 541.
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ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 408/4-380/66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 15.12 g, 7h). Leos, magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; ΛEOΣ above, olive branch to left, monogram and ΣA below; all within shallow incuse square. Barron Class X, 133–4 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 6, 1218; Hecatomnus 45 = CNG E-399, lot 190 = Lanz 26, lot 250 (same dies?); Hirsch 1530; Weber 6305. A touch of porosity, some die wear. Near EF. Rare with this magistrate.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 404.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 404.
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BRUTTIUM, Carthaginian occupation. Circa 215-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Wreathed head of Tanit-Demeter left / Horse standing right; palm tree in background, tiny Γ above. Jenkins, Some, pl. C, L1; Robinson, Second, p. 52, 1; HN Italy 2019. Light iridescent toning over lustrous surfaces, minor die wear. EF. Well struck on a broad flan.
Ex Tradart (16 November 1995), lot 126.
Ex Tradart (16 November 1995), lot 126.
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TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Crown (42mm, 29.59 g, 6h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601-1602. Crowned and draped bust (9A) left, wearing ruff, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Barr/Cooper dies B/2a; BCW 1-1/1-a1; North 2012; SCBC 2582. Toned, minor marks, scratches, hairlines. Good VF.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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SATRAPS of CARIA. Hekatomnos. Circa 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 15.09 g, 3h). Chian standard. Mylasa mint. Struck circa 380 BC. Zeus Labraundos standing right, wearing chiton and himation wrapped around his left arm, holding labrys in right hand, left hand on staff set on ground to right / Lion at bay right; EKATOMNΩ above; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 49 (A6/P20); Konuk, Identities 15; Babelon, Perses –; HN Online 223; SNG von Aulock 2354; SNG Kayhan 868–9; Traité II 82. Old cabinet tone. Good VF. Exceptional for issue.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, 13 April 1985.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, 13 April 1985.
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SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 425-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.58 g, 9h). Athena, wearing long chiton, holding reins in both hands, driving galloping quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, presenting to Athena an open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, heron flying left / Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; retrograde KAMAPI[NA-ION] to left. Westermark & Jenkins 138 (O32/R8 – this coin); HGC 2, 520 (same dies as illustration); SNG Lloyd 864–5 (same dies); BMC 9 (same dies); Gulbenkian 172 (same dies); Hirsch 326 (same dies); Hunterian 3 (same dies); McClean 2153 (same dies); Rizzo pl. V, 8 (same obv. die). Toned, some horn silver, cleaning scratches, some delaminations on reverse. VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 9 December 2011.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 9 December 2011.
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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.29 g, 12h). Ameinias, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with bud to right; POΔION above; to left, prow right; AMEIN-IAΣ flanking stem. Ashton 212; HN Online 387; HGC 6, 1432; SNG von Aulock 2799; SNG Copenhagen 759; SNG Keckman 542; Boston MFA 2054. Lightly toned. Good VF. Exceptional strike in high relief from the finest dies of this period.
Ex Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), lot 4080; Sunrise Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 363.
Ex Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), lot 4080; Sunrise Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 363.
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AUSTRIA, Austrian Empire. Franz Josef I. 1848-1867. AR Doppeltaler (41mm, 12h). Commemorating the opening of the Vienna-Trieste railroad. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 1857 A. Laureate head right / Tower; steam engine and paddlewheel steamship flanking; below each, two coats-of-arms within floral sprays. Herinek 821v; Davenport 20; KM 2246.1. In NGC encapsulation 3593726-001, graded AU 58.
Though discussions of a rail connection from the capital to the Empire’s main seaport of Trieste were begun as early as 1829, the initial work would not begin until 1839. The line would ultimately be completed in 1857 with the construction of the final section through the Karst Plateau.
Though discussions of a rail connection from the capital to the Empire’s main seaport of Trieste were begun as early as 1829, the initial work would not begin until 1839. The line would ultimately be completed in 1857 with the construction of the final section through the Karst Plateau.
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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 42-38 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.94 g, 1h). Massilia (Marseilles) mint; Q. Nasidius, commander of the fleet. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; trident to right; below, dolphin right; NETVNI to left / Galley with bank of rowers right, under full sail, helmsman steering rudder, hortator standing on prow; star to upper left; Q • NASIDIVS below. Crawford 483/2; CRI 235; Sydenham 1350; RSC 20 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 21; Kestner 3697-8; RBW 1698. Toned, with light iridescence, a few minor marks. Good VF.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Cahn 75 (30 May 1932), lot 751.
Sextus Pompey came of age during the ascendancy of his father, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), as the leading general of Rome and the most powerful man in the Republic. After Pompey’s defeat by Julius Caesar at Pharsalus in August of 48 BC, and his treacherous murder in Egypt later that year, Sextus joined the Pompeian resistance to Caesar in Spain. Caesar’s assassination on March 15, 44 BC brought a brief revival of Senatorial control, during which Sextus relocated to Massalia in southern Gaul. In April of 43 BC, the Senate appointed him commander of the Roman fleet. Although the promotion was rescinded three months later, Sextus wasted no time in seizing Sicily and spent the next months building an impregnable power base on the island even as Rome fell under the sway of Caesar’s political heirs, the Triumvirs Antony, Octavian and Lepidus.
This denarius belongs to the brief interval between Caesar’s murder and Sextus’ appointment as Praefect of the Fleet, during his sojourn at the Gallic port city of Massilia. The obverse portrait is clearly recognizable as Pompey the Great, although the legend identifies him as “son of Neptune” (an epithet won by Magnus after his defeat of the Cilician Pirates, and later claimed by Sextus himself) and provides him appropriate attributes - a dolphin and trident. The warship on the reverse appears to be a hemiola, a fast ramming vessel with two banks of oars totaling 52 a side. Interestingly, Sextus himself is not named; instead the moneyer is identified as Quintus Nasidius, a loyal Pompeian commander of naval forces who backed Sextus in his early career, only to later defect to Mark Antony.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Cahn 75 (30 May 1932), lot 751.
Sextus Pompey came of age during the ascendancy of his father, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), as the leading general of Rome and the most powerful man in the Republic. After Pompey’s defeat by Julius Caesar at Pharsalus in August of 48 BC, and his treacherous murder in Egypt later that year, Sextus joined the Pompeian resistance to Caesar in Spain. Caesar’s assassination on March 15, 44 BC brought a brief revival of Senatorial control, during which Sextus relocated to Massalia in southern Gaul. In April of 43 BC, the Senate appointed him commander of the Roman fleet. Although the promotion was rescinded three months later, Sextus wasted no time in seizing Sicily and spent the next months building an impregnable power base on the island even as Rome fell under the sway of Caesar’s political heirs, the Triumvirs Antony, Octavian and Lepidus.
This denarius belongs to the brief interval between Caesar’s murder and Sextus’ appointment as Praefect of the Fleet, during his sojourn at the Gallic port city of Massilia. The obverse portrait is clearly recognizable as Pompey the Great, although the legend identifies him as “son of Neptune” (an epithet won by Magnus after his defeat of the Cilician Pirates, and later claimed by Sextus himself) and provides him appropriate attributes - a dolphin and trident. The warship on the reverse appears to be a hemiola, a fast ramming vessel with two banks of oars totaling 52 a side. Interestingly, Sextus himself is not named; instead the moneyer is identified as Quintus Nasidius, a loyal Pompeian commander of naval forces who backed Sextus in his early career, only to later defect to Mark Antony.
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COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Crown. Blondeau’s mint, Drury House, London. Dies by Thomas Simon. Dated 1658/7. Lessen E12; Bull 240; ESC 10; SCBC 3226. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6898643-005, graded AU 53.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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AUSTRIA, Nostitz-Rieneck (County). Anton Johann. 1683-1736. AR Taler (41mm, 29.26 g, 12h). Nürnberg mint. Dated 1719. Armored bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms with griffin supporters, surmounted by swan with wings spread, head left. Davenport 1191; KM 6. Old cabinet toning with hints of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6928237-003, graded AU 55. Rare.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Vekhssere I. Circa 450-430/20 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.50 g). Uncertain mint (Telmessos?). Figure of Herakles, nude but for lion skin headdress hanging behind him, advancing left, head right, holding club over shoulder in right hand / Triskeles; WEXSSERE in Lycian around, diskeles to lower left; all in dotted square border within incuse square. MAL I Type VII, 27 (D2/R1); Müseler V, 19–20 (same rev. die); Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 434 (same dies); BMC 116 (same dies); Traité II 427. Attractively toned, a few faint cleaning marks in field on obverse. Good VF. Artistic obverse type. Very rare, one of only three in CoinArchives.
Ex A. F. Collection (Roma XVI, 26 September 2018), lot 315 (hammer £4200).
Ex A. F. Collection (Roma XVI, 26 September 2018), lot 315 (hammer £4200).
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AUSTRIA, Salzburg (Prince-Archbishophric). Matthüas Lang von Wellenberg. 1519-1540. AR 2 Guildiner (47mm, 52.91 g, 12h). Dated 1538 (in Roman numerals). Bust left, wearing biretta and cowl / Coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero; crossed scepter and crozier in background. Zöttl 192; Probszt 201; Davenport 8164. Old cabinet toning, a few scattered marks and edge marks. Near EF.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. AR Stater (25.5mm, 9.64 g, 9h). Forepart of lion right / Head of Mithrapata left; MITHR-A-P-ATA in Lycian around, triskeles to lower right; all within incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 6 (dies 3/5); Podalia 60–7 (A3/P5); Müseler VII, 71 (same dies); Falghera –; Reuter 98–9; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 472 (same dies); Boston MFA Supp. 229 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 658 (same dies). Lightly toned, some die wear on obverse. EF. Well centered. Excellent portrait.
The portraits on coins in the later Lycian series are among the finest of the Classical period. Among the earliest to attempt depictions of their rulers on coinage, the Lycians' first portraits in the later 5th century BC were innovative, but static, idealized forms lacking individual characterization. Over the next half-century, however, the style progressed significantly toward realism, culminating in the issues of the dynasts Mithrapata and Perikles in the early-mid 4th century BC. The coins of Mithrapata came first, depicting on their reverse the profile portrait of a man with distinctive elderly features. Through the relative chronology established in L. Mildenberg's die study, one can even see the portrait become more aged as time progressed, reflecting the realism that had been captured in these issues. The coins of Perikles, Mithrapata's successor, continue this trend, but also have two innovations that set them at the pinnacle of classical portraiture. First, the portrait is moved to the obverse of the coin, emphasizing the importance of the individual. Second, and most prominently, the portrait is not in the traditional profile, but in a dramatic facing state. Obviously influenced by Kimon's facing Arethusa-head coinage at Syracuse, these depict Perikles looking out from the surface of the coin with a serene countenance and his hair flowing around him as if blown by the wind. This depiction captures the essence of the earlier idealized portraits, conveying to the viewer a sense that Perikles was more than a mere man, but retaining the realism in its individualized features. Interestingly, both Mithrapata and Perikles are depicted without any sort of satrapal headgear, which was always included in earlier Lycian portraits, perhaps indicating that they had declared their independence from the Persian king. Unfortunately, these astonishing developments in portraiture came to an abrupt end in Lycia when Maussollos of Caria invaded the region circa 360 BC.
The portraits on coins in the later Lycian series are among the finest of the Classical period. Among the earliest to attempt depictions of their rulers on coinage, the Lycians' first portraits in the later 5th century BC were innovative, but static, idealized forms lacking individual characterization. Over the next half-century, however, the style progressed significantly toward realism, culminating in the issues of the dynasts Mithrapata and Perikles in the early-mid 4th century BC. The coins of Mithrapata came first, depicting on their reverse the profile portrait of a man with distinctive elderly features. Through the relative chronology established in L. Mildenberg's die study, one can even see the portrait become more aged as time progressed, reflecting the realism that had been captured in these issues. The coins of Perikles, Mithrapata's successor, continue this trend, but also have two innovations that set them at the pinnacle of classical portraiture. First, the portrait is moved to the obverse of the coin, emphasizing the importance of the individual. Second, and most prominently, the portrait is not in the traditional profile, but in a dramatic facing state. Obviously influenced by Kimon's facing Arethusa-head coinage at Syracuse, these depict Perikles looking out from the surface of the coin with a serene countenance and his hair flowing around him as if blown by the wind. This depiction captures the essence of the earlier idealized portraits, conveying to the viewer a sense that Perikles was more than a mere man, but retaining the realism in its individualized features. Interestingly, both Mithrapata and Perikles are depicted without any sort of satrapal headgear, which was always included in earlier Lycian portraits, perhaps indicating that they had declared their independence from the Persian king. Unfortunately, these astonishing developments in portraiture came to an abrupt end in Lycia when Maussollos of Caria invaded the region circa 360 BC.
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STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Shilling (30mm, 5.96 g, 2h). First hammered issue. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck November 1660-October 1661. Crowned bust left / Coat-of-arms over short cross moline. Bull, Silver 272; ESC 1010; North 2762; SCBC 3308 . Iridescent toning, a few faint scratches. EF. With a finer strike and portrait than the specimen in Cope Part I (hammer 4750 CHF).
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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SICILY, Messana (as Zankle). Circa 500-493 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 5.19 g). Dolphin left; DANKLE below; all within sickle-shaped harbor / Nine-part incuse square with scallop shell in center. Gielow Group 4, 62 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 766; SNG ANS 302; SNG Lloyd 1076; Basel 359; Boston MFA 285; Kraay & Hirmer 49; Rizzo pl. XXV, 4–5. Iridescent tone, traces of find patina, edge split, granular surfaces. VF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1213.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1213.
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CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 390-385 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.18 g, 12h). Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; barley grain to left / Herakles wrestling with the Nemean Lion; M[AΛ] and club to left. Casabonne Type 7; SNG BN 398; SNG Levante Supp. 24 = Waddington 4358 (same rev. die); SNG von Aulock 5718 (same dies); Gillet 1165 (this coin); Pozzi 2825 (same dies); Weber 7566 (same dies). Toned, some die wear and marks, a little off center on reverse. Good VF.
Ex Leu 76 (17 October 1999), lot 211; Charles Gillet (†1972) Collection.
Ex Leu 76 (17 October 1999), lot 211; Charles Gillet (†1972) Collection.
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HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1751 and RY V. QVARTO. Old head. Bull 1671; ESC 128; SCBC 3690. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6904463-003, graded MS 63. Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.