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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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.88 g, 7h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck 17-16 BC. S • P • Q • R • IMP CAESARI, bare head right / QVOD • VIAE • MVN • SVNT •, double triumphal arch placed on a viaduct; on arch, Augustus standing right in a biga of elephants, holding branch in right hand, crowned by Victory, who stands behind him. RIC I 140; Bahrfeldt 190/5 (same dies); Calicó 263 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 432 = BMCRR Rome 4462 (same dies); BN 1261 (same dies); Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; CNR IV 165/1 (this coin). Lovely reddish tone, mount marks on edge. Near VF. Very rare and missing from most collections. An interesting countermark on the obverse, perhaps from the renaissance era, that lost its silver inlay, possibly from the Gonzaga/Este Collection.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich, 10 November 1972), lot 234; Joseph Grafton Milne Collection; H. Osborne O’Hagan Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 July 1908), lot 57; Sir Edward Bunbury Collection.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich, 10 November 1972), lot 234; Joseph Grafton Milne Collection; H. Osborne O’Hagan Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 July 1908), lot 57; Sir Edward Bunbury Collection.
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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (18mm, 16.72 g). Babylon mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; ΛY to left, [M to lower right] / Patterned incuse punch. Nicolet-Pierre 1; cf. Babelon, Perses 120 (daric); cf. Traité II 768 (same); EHC pl. II, 29; SNG Berry 1455. Minor flan flaw on obverse, edge marks. VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, February 1987.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, February 1987.
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THRACE, Abdera. Circa 346/5-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm – Double Siglos (24mm, 11.40 g, 1h). Persic standard. Polykrates, magistrate. Griffin couchant left on linear ground line; ABΔHPI above / Figure of Artemis standing facing on high base, wearing kalathos, holding laurel spray in right hand, bow in left; behind, stag standing left, nibbling at branch; EΠI ΠOΛYKPATO[Σ] flanking; all within shallow incuse square. May, Abdera, Period VII, 461 (A306/P365); AMNG II 136; CN Online Type 6019; HGC 3, 1209; Gillet 836 var. (no basis; same obv. die). Attractive light toning, slightly off center, a couple of light scrapes at edge on obverse. EF. Very rare.
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GERMANY, Nürnberg (city). AV Dukat Klippe (18x18mm, 12h). Dated 1700 (in chronogram), though a 1755-1764 restrike. Three coats-of-arms surmounted by eagle standing left with wings spread, head right / Agnus dei advancing left, holding banner. Kellner 74; KM 258; Friedberg 1886. In NGC encapsulation 6648582-006, graded MS 64.
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GERMANY, Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg (Duchy). Georg Wilhelm. 1672-1675. AR 1¼ Taler (53mm, 33.86 g, 12h). On his death. Brieg (Brzeg) mint. Dated 21 November 1675. Armored and draped bust facing slightly right / Biographical legend in 16 lines. Davenport 488; KM 536. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6898663-001, graded MS 62. Rare.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 435 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.13 g, 5h). Alliance issue with Euhesperides. Silphion plant; [E]-V across field / Head of Zeus-Ammon right; KVPA to right; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Buttrey, Coins –; Müller, Afrique 334A; SNG Copenhagen 1182 var. (position of ethnic on obv.); BMC 60c–d var. (same). Lightly toned, minor marks, slightly weak strike, a little off center on obverse. Good VF. Attractive Classical style. Very rare alliance issue.
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Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.67 g, 5h). Rome or Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 61-62. NERO • CAESAR • AVG • IMP, bare head right / PONTIF • MAX • TR • P VIII • COS IIII • P • P •, EX S C across field, Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, cloak over shoulders, standing left, right foot on helmet among shields, holding parazonium resting on right knee in right hand and long spear in left. RIC I 31; WCN 15; Lyon 31; Calicó 432; BMCRE 33-4; BN 42 (Lyon); Biaggi 235. Minor marks on obverse, edge scrape. Good VF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 671; Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), lot 343.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 671; Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), lot 343.
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Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-9; Adda 31; Biaggi 225-6; Mazzini 118; CNG 111, lot 667 (same dies). Good VF. Wonderful violet-red toning, characteristic of aurei from the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895.
This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years AD 64-65 defined the subsequent reputation of Nero as a cruel and self-indulgent ruler. His "excesses" resulted in a conspiracy to overthrow and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among the conspirators were many high-ranking members of Nero's court including Seneca the Younger, the poet Lucan, and Petronius, who called himself Nero's "arbiter of elegance." To Nero, the failure of a conspiracy made up of those so close to him could have been achieved only through divine intervention. As the king of the Gods oversaw the security of the Roman state, Nero believed it was Jupiter the Guardian (Custos) who had saved him from harm.
This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years AD 64-65 defined the subsequent reputation of Nero as a cruel and self-indulgent ruler. His "excesses" resulted in a conspiracy to overthrow and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among the conspirators were many high-ranking members of Nero's court including Seneca the Younger, the poet Lucan, and Petronius, who called himself Nero's "arbiter of elegance." To Nero, the failure of a conspiracy made up of those so close to him could have been achieved only through divine intervention. As the king of the Gods oversaw the security of the Roman state, Nero believed it was Jupiter the Guardian (Custos) who had saved him from harm.
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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Diademed and helmeted heroic bust left, seen from behind, brandishing spear in right hand / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY around, EYKPATIΔOY in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; monogram in lower right field. Bopearachchi 8B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 255; MIG Type 179a; SNG ANS 485; HGC 12, 132. Deeply toned, with traces of iridescence, some porosity, possible shroff mark or potential piercing on obverse, edge marks and evidence of possible prior mounting. Good VF.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 379.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 379.
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Strato I Soter. Circa 105-85/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 9.83 g, 12h). BAΣIΛEΩΣ EΠΦANOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΣTPATΩNOΣ, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / Maharajasa pracachasa tratarasa Stratasa in Kharosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 28A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 430-1; MIG Type 332a; SNG ANS –; Zeno 321221 (this coin); HGC 12, 335. Light iridescent toning, slight double strike and slightly off center on reverse. EF. Rare.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 297 (9 October 2023), lot 383.
Like most Indo-Greek rulers, Strato I is unknown to history apart from his coins, which suggest his rule encompassed Gandhara and the Punjab. His earliest coins show a youthful bust conjoined with that of a woman named Agathokleia, possibly his mother. His solo portraits show a somewhat older visage, some sporting a broad-rimmed helmet like that of Eukratides. Athena appears in several poses on the reverses of his coins, here in the traditional stance of Athena Alkidemos, preparing to hurl a thunderbolt.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 297 (9 October 2023), lot 383.
Like most Indo-Greek rulers, Strato I is unknown to history apart from his coins, which suggest his rule encompassed Gandhara and the Punjab. His earliest coins show a youthful bust conjoined with that of a woman named Agathokleia, possibly his mother. His solo portraits show a somewhat older visage, some sporting a broad-rimmed helmet like that of Eukratides. Athena appears in several poses on the reverses of his coins, here in the traditional stance of Athena Alkidemos, preparing to hurl a thunderbolt.
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Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 76-77. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / COS IIII, cornucopia, upright, tied round with ribbons which hang down on left and right. RIC II.1 918 (Vespasian); Calicó 817a; BMCRE 196-7 (Vespasian); BN 175 (Vespasian; same dies); Adda 71; Biaggi 395; Jameson 79; Mazzini 46 (same rev. die). Near EF. Lustrous.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 111; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 414.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 111; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 414.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 119-circa mid 120. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HA DRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right with bare chest, slight drapery / PONT M A X T R POT COS III, S C in exergue, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on pile of arms, right foot on helmet, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left; shield at side to right. RIC II.3 254; Strack 534; Banti 605; BMCRE 1148-9. Attractive enamel-like green patina, some smoothing. Near EF. A wonderful bronze.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 425; Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 222.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 425; Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 222.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late AD 121-123. IMP CΛESΛR TRΛIΛN HΛDRIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III, Hercules, naked, seated facing, holding club in right hand and distaff in left; shields to left, round shield in middle, cuirass to right. RIC II.3 508 (same rev. die as illustration); Strack 86γ1; Calicó 1318 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 97 var. (break in obv. legend; same rev. die); Biaggi 636 (same rev. die). Toned. Good VF.
Ex Triton XXII (7 January 2019), lot 1072; Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 731.
Ex Triton XXII (7 January 2019), lot 1072; Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 731.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate and cuirassed bust right / TR PO T COS IIII, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, holding palladium on extended right hand and vertical spear in left; round shield at side. RIC III 147d var. (bust type); Strack 143; Calicó 1658 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 561 (same obv. die); Biaggi 766 (same dies); Mazzini 937 v. (same dies). Light reddish tone, minor edge marks. Near EF.
Ex George W. La Borde Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 105, 9 May 2018), 32; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 906; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1014; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 426; Künker 27 (27 September 1994), lot 544; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 728.
Ex George W. La Borde Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 105, 9 May 2018), 32; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 906; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1014; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 426; Künker 27 (27 September 1994), lot 544; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 728.
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVG P II F, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT XIIII COS II, Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak at back, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC III 481b (Pius); Calicó 1975 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 994, note (Pius); Biaggi 894 (same obv. die). Lustrous, minor scrape on obverse. Near EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1891.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1891.
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ROMANIA, Kingdom. Ferdinand I, with Maria. 1914-1927. AV 50 Lei (39mm, 16.13 g, 12h). Coronation. Dated 1922. Crowned and mantled bust of Ferdinand left / Crowned bust of Maria right. MBR 90; KM (X) M3; Friedberg 11. In NGC encapsulation 6890893-003, graded MS 62.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 149. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls at back of head / IV NO, Juno, diademed and draped, seated left on low seat, holding with right hand a child on her right knee and holding transverse scepter in left hand; to left, stands a child right, holding up two grain ears in right hand. RIC III 504 (Pius); Beckmann, Faustina, Group I (dies fa7/JS1); Calicó 2060 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 1043 (same obv. die); Biaggi 930 (same obv. die). Tiny marks on obverse, minor edge marks. EF. Beautiful portrait, the same obverse die as the coin on the cover of Martin Beckmann’s book Faustina the Younger: Coinage Portraits, and Public Image.
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CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Divus Augustus, with Divus Julius Caesar. Died AD 14. AR Didrachm (24.6mm, 6.97 g, 1h). Struck circa AD 32-65 (Tiberius to Nero). DIVVS AVG, radiate head of Divus Augustus right / [...] CAES, laureate head of Divus Julius Caesar right; below left, star. Ganschow, Münzen –; RPC I –; Sydenham, Caesarea –. Unpublished. Lightly toned, some porosity, minor marks and scratches, edge filing, banker’s mark. Near VF. Overstruck, undertype not visible but most likely on the Artaxias/Germanicus type.
This unique didrachm combines two divus types not previously known; not just unrecorded for Caesarea, but unrecorded in the entire Roman provincial series. It is unique for a number of reasons: the Divus Augustus types at Caesarea are all left facing, are only known as drachms, and they all use the longer AVGVSTVS form of his name. A coin, of any denomination, is not known for Divus Julius Caesar from Caesarea struck by any emperor. We can date this coin with certainty from the reign of Tiberius to Nero; all of the Divus Augustus coins were struck by Tiberius in the name of Germanicus but in the smaller drachm denomination. The first didrachms struck in Caesarea are dated by Ganschow as early as Tiberius’ Germanicus issues (AD 32-34) whereas the last divus types were Nero’s Divus Claudius didrachms (AD 63-65).
This unique didrachm combines two divus types not previously known; not just unrecorded for Caesarea, but unrecorded in the entire Roman provincial series. It is unique for a number of reasons: the Divus Augustus types at Caesarea are all left facing, are only known as drachms, and they all use the longer AVGVSTVS form of his name. A coin, of any denomination, is not known for Divus Julius Caesar from Caesarea struck by any emperor. We can date this coin with certainty from the reign of Tiberius to Nero; all of the Divus Augustus coins were struck by Tiberius in the name of Germanicus but in the smaller drachm denomination. The first didrachms struck in Caesarea are dated by Ganschow as early as Tiberius’ Germanicus issues (AD 32-34) whereas the last divus types were Nero’s Divus Claudius didrachms (AD 63-65).
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Felipe III (II of Aragon) el Piadoso. 1598-1621. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 28.10 g, 11h). Zaragoza mint. Dated 1610 CA. Crowned coat-of-arms; VIII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms surmounted by cross. Calicó y Trigo – (but cf. 203-4 for 1611 date); ME – (cf. 4891-2 for same); KM – (cf. 18.1-.2 for same). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6917303-013, graded XF 45. Extremely rare. An unrecorded date for the series. Top Pop.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.31 g, 10h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet and round earring / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, [A]ΘE to right; all within incuse square. Seltman Group E, unlisted dies; Asyut Group VI; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 2, 10; HGC 4, 1591. Faintly toned, minor porosity. Good VF. Well centered obverse, showing full crest.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Warden Numismatics inventory 6176K6552C75 (ND); Bucephalus 7 (30 September 2022), lot 136.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Warden Numismatics inventory 6176K6552C75 (ND); Bucephalus 7 (30 September 2022), lot 136.
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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.
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.