Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 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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GERMANY, Sachsen (Duchy & Electorate). Friedrich August III. Elector, 1763-1806. AV August d’or – 5 Taler (23mm, 6.64 g, 12h). Dresden mint. Dated 1778 EDC. Head right / Two wreathed coats-of-arms; elector’s cap above. Kahnt 1038 var. (mintmark); KM –; Friedberg 2876. In NGC encapsulation 6931384-008, graded AU 58. Extremely rare. Only one example of this date in CoinArchives. Top Pop, with none other graded at either NGC or PCGS.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Harmer & Rooke (7 June 1989), lot 122.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Harmer & Rooke (7 June 1989), lot 122.
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GERMANY, Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach (Duchy). Johann Ernst I. 1633-1638. AR Taler (41mm, 29.09 g, 5h). Coburg mint. Dated 1636 EFS. Armored bus right, wearing ruff, holding baton and plumed helmet / Coat-of-arms surmounted by six ornately crested helmets. KOR 338.1; Davenport 7437 (Saxe-Gotha); KM 169 (Saxe-Old-Gotha). In PCGS encapsulation 49713783, graded AU Details, cleaned.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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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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GERMANY, Schwarzenberg (Principality). Johann Adolf. 1646-1683. AR Taler (44mm, 29.00 g, 12h). Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 1682. Armored and draped bust right / Collared coat-of-arms surmounted by elector’s cap. Davenport 7699; KM 5. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2156453-001, graded MS 63. Rare.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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GERMANY, Württemberg-Öls (Duchy). Silvius Friedrich. 1664-1697. AR Taler (46mm, 28.33 g, 12h). Öls mint. Dated 1674 SP. Armored and draped bust right / Coat-of-arms surmounted by four ornately crested helmets. Davenport 7887; KM 11. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2156453-002, graded AU 58.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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GERMANY, German Empire. General issues. AR Mark (23mm, 5.51 g, 12h). Stuttgart mint. Dated 1905 F. Crowned eagle facing with head left, wings spread; collared coat-of-arms on breast / Denomination and date within wreath. Jaeger 17; KM 14. In NGC encapsulation 6931384-010, graded UNC Details, removed from jewelry. Extremely rare. A key date for the modern German series. Only a handful struck.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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GERMANY, Saarland Protectorate. 1947-1956. Essai AV 100 Franken (24mm, 11.39 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and wing. Dated 1955. Coat of arms over stylized gear / Denomination. Jaeger 804; Friedberg –; KM E7. In NGC encapsulation 6924407-008, graded MS 67+. Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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GREECE, First Hellenic Republic. Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias. Governor, 1828-1831. Pattern CU 10 Lepta (34mm, 15.81 g, 6h). Aegina mint. Dated 1828. ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ★ ★ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ αωχα, phoenix rising from flames, head upturned to left, with wings spread; rays to upper left, long cross above / ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΗΣ Ι · Α · ΚΑΠΟΙΣΤΡΙΑΣ · 1828 ·, 10/ ΛEΠTA within wreath of palm frond and oak branch. Chase 161b-A.a; Divo –; Karamitsos –; KM Pn4. In NGC encapsulation 6917299-002, graded MS 64 BN. Extremely rare variety with five-pointed stars in legend. Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
This coin, bearing five-pointed stars on the obverse rather than the usual six, is considered to be an extremely rare pattern, struck for presentation to Kapodistrias and the National Assembly for their approval. It is so rare as to be termed “uncollectable” by Chase.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
This coin, bearing five-pointed stars on the obverse rather than the usual six, is considered to be an extremely rare pattern, struck for presentation to Kapodistrias and the National Assembly for their approval. It is so rare as to be termed “uncollectable” by Chase.
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GUATEMALA, Republic. 1839-pres. AR Quetzal (39mm, 33.30 g, 6h). Philadelphia mint. Dated 1925. Scroll surmounted by quetzal left over rifles crossed in saltire; all within wreath / Column surmounted by quetzal left. Stickney 261; KM 242. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6906596-015, graded MS 61.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Lipót I. 1657-1705. AR Taler (43mm, 28.08 g, 12h). Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz) mint. Dated 1661 KB. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; coat-of-arms to left, Madonna holding infant Christ in clouds to right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding sword and scepter, crowned and collared coat-of-arms on breast. Huszár 1367; Davenport 3255; KM 170.1. Deeply toned, hairlines, spot of discoloration. EF.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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INDIA, Medieval (Southern Deccan). Chalukyas of Kalyana. Uncertain ruler. Circa 973-1068 or later. AV Pagoda (14.5mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Boar/Temple type. Caparisoned boar standing left within ornate frame / Elaborately decorated temple entrance. Cf. Mitchiner, South I, 267 (Jayashima II; for type, but uninscribed); Adams –; Album 32, lot 1757. Lightly toned, hint of deposits, struck with rusty dies, hint of clipping. Good VF. Extremely rare type with the boar left.
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INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Malwa. 'Ala al-din Mahmud I. AH 839-873 / AD 1436-1469. AV Tanka (29.5mm, 11.07 g, 9h). Hadrat Shadiabad mint. Dated AH 841 (AD 1438/9). al-sultan al-‘zam legend / sikandar al-thani legend. CIS M21; Rajgor Type 3064. In NGC encapsulation 6922485-013, graded MS 63.
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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AR Rupee (18mm, 10.63 g, 11h). Zodiac Type (month of Tir), Class A. Ahmadabad mint. Dually dated AH 1027 and RY 13 (22 June-23 July AD 1618). Constellation of Karkata/Kalakang (Cancer the Crab): crab, seen from above; radiate sun behind; stars flanking lower legs; sanat 13 (regnal year 13) in Persian in exergue / dar Ahmadabad ra dad zewar Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (at Ahmadabad received as ornament from Jahangir Shah [son of] Akbar Shah) in Persian; AH date in exergue. Liddle Type S-184; BM 370-1; IMC (Wright) 633; Hull 1475; SACPM (KM) 150.10. In NGC encapsulation 6929824-005, graded Fine Details, edge filing. A rare and popular type.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (24mm, 10.94 g, 1h). Surat mint. Dated Azar Ilahi year 2 (23 November-21 December AD 1628). Kalima, mint formula, Ilahi month and year, and mint formula / Couplet citing Shah Jahan. M.K. Hussain, “Gold Coins of Shahjahan from River Bordi,” JNSI Vol. 1, Part II (December 1977), 3; Wright –; Hull –; KM 255.6; CNG 91, lot 1302 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6931384-004, graded MS 63.
From the Drewry Family Collection, purchased from William B. Warden, Jr., 1992..
From the Drewry Family Collection, purchased from William B. Warden, Jr., 1992..
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INDIA, Independent States. Mysore. Tipu Sultan. AH 1197-1202 / AD 1787-1799. AR Haidari – Double Rupee (35mm, 22.80 g, 12h). Patan (Seringapatan) mint. Triply dated RY 8, cyclic year 38, and AH 1198 (AD 1788). Couplet citing the religion of Ahmad being illumined by the victory of Haidar; mint formula, cyclical date and AH date below / Couplet citing titles of Tipu Sultan; RY year below. Henderson 41; Moin Type 1; KM 127. In NGC encapsulation 6929824-004, graded AU 55.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
Tipu succeeded his father Haidar Ali in 1782, and in 1784 concluded a peace treaty with the British, on unusually favorable terms. Tipu had been one of the very few Indian commanders to defeat a British army in the field, but he realized he needed more time to build up his army. In the same year he declared himself Sultan, ending the pretense of supporting the figurehead Wodeyar monarch. Tipu was only buying time until he felt himself strong enough to confront the British, and in 1789 he broke the peace by invading Travancore. The Mysore armies once again proved no match for European troops, and Lord Cornwallis defeated Tipu at Seringapatam in 1792, forcing Tipu to cede half his kingdom. Hostilities commenced again in 1799, with the British bringing more troops fresh from the Egyptian campaign, and Tipu was killed at the second battle of Seringapatam May 4 1799. Despite his eventual defeat, Tipu offered the strongest native opposition to British expansion in India.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
Tipu succeeded his father Haidar Ali in 1782, and in 1784 concluded a peace treaty with the British, on unusually favorable terms. Tipu had been one of the very few Indian commanders to defeat a British army in the field, but he realized he needed more time to build up his army. In the same year he declared himself Sultan, ending the pretense of supporting the figurehead Wodeyar monarch. Tipu was only buying time until he felt himself strong enough to confront the British, and in 1789 he broke the peace by invading Travancore. The Mysore armies once again proved no match for European troops, and Lord Cornwallis defeated Tipu at Seringapatam in 1792, forcing Tipu to cede half his kingdom. Hostilities commenced again in 1799, with the British bringing more troops fresh from the Egyptian campaign, and Tipu was killed at the second battle of Seringapatam May 4 1799. Despite his eventual defeat, Tipu offered the strongest native opposition to British expansion in India.
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INDIA, Princely States. Kishangarh. Yaghyanarayan Sing. 1926-1938. AV Mohur (18mm, 10.94 g, 11h). Citing George V King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, 1911-1936. qaiser-e-hind King George V in Persian / Maharaja Yaghyanarayan Singh Bahadur in Persian and Jhar. SACPM (Y) 8. In NGC encapsulation 6929824-003, graded MS 61.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1651-1835. Proof AR Rupee Pattern denomination set. Benares mint. Dually dated AH 1229 and RY 17/49 (Struck 1815). All coins: Persian couplet citing Shah 'Alam II; fish (with barbels) and sun symbols, no differentiating marks / Mint and RY date formula; flower symbol. Edge: \\. Includes the following:
1) Proof AR Rupee Pattern (27mm, 11.34 g, 12h). CEEIC 7.142; Pridmore 291; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-013, graded PF 65.
2) Unfinished Proof AR Half Rupee Pattern (21.5mm, 5.67 g, 12h). CEEIC 7.143; Pridmore 292; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-014, graded PF 64.
3) Unfinished Proof AR Quarter Rupee Pattern (21.5mm, 2.83 g, 12h). CEEIC 7.144; Pridmore 293; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-015, graded PF 65. All NGC graded.
From the Drewry Family Collection. E Stack’s (22 October 1985), lot 1650.
1) Proof AR Rupee Pattern (27mm, 11.34 g, 12h). CEEIC 7.142; Pridmore 291; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-013, graded PF 65.
2) Unfinished Proof AR Half Rupee Pattern (21.5mm, 5.67 g, 12h). CEEIC 7.143; Pridmore 292; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-014, graded PF 64.
3) Unfinished Proof AR Quarter Rupee Pattern (21.5mm, 2.83 g, 12h). CEEIC 7.144; Pridmore 293; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-015, graded PF 65. All NGC graded.
From the Drewry Family Collection. E Stack’s (22 October 1985), lot 1650.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Madras Presidency. AR Milled Rupee specimen denomination set. Mughal type. In the name of 'Alamgir II (AH 1167-1173 / AD 1754-1759). Madras mint. Dually dated AH 1172 and RY 6 (Struck 1807). All coins: Persian couplet citing Alamgir II; AH date above / Mint and RY date formula; lotus symbol. Edge: /////. Includes the following:
1) AR Double Rupee (40mm, 24.04 g, 12h). CEEIC 3.338; Pridmore 245; KM 404.2. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-001, graded MS 64. Overstruck on a Spanish Colonial 8 Reales. Top Pop.
2) AR Rupee (26mm, 12.08 g, 11h). CEEIC 3.344; Pridmore 247; KM 403. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-002, graded MS 65. Top Pop.
3) AR Half Rupee (22mm, 5.99 g, 11h). CEEIC 3.348; Pridmore 248; KM 401. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-003, graded MS 64. Top Pop.
4) AR Quarter Rupee (17mm, 3.03 g, 12h). CEEIC 3.350; Pridmore 249; KM 400. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-004, graded MS 65. Top Pop.
5) AR Eighth Rupee (16mm, 1.47 g, 12h). CEEIC 3.351; Pridmore 250; KM 408. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-005, graded MS 64. Top Pop. All NGC graded and Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Ex Fred Pridmore Collection (Part II, Glendining, 18 October 1982), lot 410.
1) AR Double Rupee (40mm, 24.04 g, 12h). CEEIC 3.338; Pridmore 245; KM 404.2. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-001, graded MS 64. Overstruck on a Spanish Colonial 8 Reales. Top Pop.
2) AR Rupee (26mm, 12.08 g, 11h). CEEIC 3.344; Pridmore 247; KM 403. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-002, graded MS 65. Top Pop.
3) AR Half Rupee (22mm, 5.99 g, 11h). CEEIC 3.348; Pridmore 248; KM 401. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-003, graded MS 64. Top Pop.
4) AR Quarter Rupee (17mm, 3.03 g, 12h). CEEIC 3.350; Pridmore 249; KM 400. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-004, graded MS 65. Top Pop.
5) AR Eighth Rupee (16mm, 1.47 g, 12h). CEEIC 3.351; Pridmore 250; KM 408. In NGC encapsulation 6898664-005, graded MS 64. Top Pop. All NGC graded and Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Ex Fred Pridmore Collection (Part II, Glendining, 18 October 1982), lot 410.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Madras Presidency. 1653-1835. AR Half Pagoda (36.5mm, 21.27 g, 12h). Second issue. Madras mint. Struck 1808-1812. Gōpuram (temple porch or entrance) set on ground; nine stars to left, nine to right; all within buckled garter inscribed HALF PAGODA and nim hun phuli (half a flower, or star, pagoda) in Persian / Vishnu, holding sword in hand, standing facing, rising from lotus; floral and pellet design to left and right; all surrounded by triple-pelleted border; star above; all within swallowtail banner inscribed arai pu vara kun in Tamil and ara pu vara hun (half a flower, or star, pagoda) in Telegu; no stop in legend. CEEIC 3.124 (dies J/VIII); Pridmore 171A; KM 353. In NGC encapsulation 6924407-011, graded AU 53.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-1901. AV Mohur (25mm, 12h). East India Company Type II, Variety 1 issue. Calcutta mint. Dated 1841 (but struck 1850/1). VICTORIA QUEEN, young head left; date below, no serif on crossbar of 4; incuse W. W. on truncation of neck / EAST INDIA COMPANY, lion advancing left; palm tree behind; in exergue, ONE MOHUR above, yek ashrafi (= one ashrafi) in Persian. UCI 3.7; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1595a. In NGC encapsulation 4863667-080, graded MS 62.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-1901. Restrike Proof AV Mohur (25mm, 11.66 g, 12h). East India Company Type II, Variety 1 issue. Calcutta mint. Dated 1841 (but struck 1850/1). VICTORIA QUEEN, young head left; date below, no serif on crossbar of 4; incuse W. W. on truncation of neck / EAST INDIA COMPANY, lion advancing left; palm tree behind; in exergue, ONE MOHUR above, yek ashrafi (= one ashrafi) in Persian. UCI 3.8; Pridmore 23; Friedberg 1595b. In NGC encapsulation 6903643-014, graded PF 63.
From the Samuel K. Clark Collection.
From the Samuel K. Clark Collection.