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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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 181 Numistats ref: 672672
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Greek
Category
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 7.82 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Magnesia on the Maeander mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath, with the features of Alexander III / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; cornucopia below. Thompson, Philip 6 (same dies as illustration); Le Rider p. 278, 24; SNG ANS 316 (same dies). Scrapes and marks, edge filed (likely to fit a bezel). Good VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Description
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Description
Good VF
Grade
2301 EUR
Starting
3835 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 182 Numistats ref: 672673
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.12 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field, ΔI below throne. Price 2949 (Side[?] mint); ANS inv. 1944.100.33295 (same dies). Lovely iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, tiny die break on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. EF. High relief with excellent detail throughout. A wonderful coin in hand.
Description
EF
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 183 Numistats ref: 672674
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.53 g, 3h). In the types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛI-ΠΠOY, Nike, wearing long chiton, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; wheel and monogram below left wing. Price P193 var. (position of wheel); CNG 90, lot 468 (same dies); Lanz 144, lot 156 (same dies). Underlying luster. EF. Very rare variety.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 157; Semon Lipcer Collection; CNG Inventory 783950 (January 2007). Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 157; Semon Lipcer Collection; CNG Inventory 783950 (January 2007). Description
EF
Grade
1725.75 EUR
Starting
2876.25 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 184 Numistats ref: 672675
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.11 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Susa mint. Struck under Aspesias, Satrap of Susiana, circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field; below throne, AI above strut, monogram below. Price 3857. Underlying luster, slight doubling. Superb EF. Impressively high relief and fine style.
Description
fine
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 185 Numistats ref: 672676
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.23 g, 1h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, nude youth, holding palm frond in left hand and rein in right, on horseback right; aphlaston below, pellet-in-Π below raised foreleg. Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; Le Rider pl. 46, 17–8; HGC 3, 988; SNG ANS 738-46. Lustrous, a little die rust on obverse. EF.
Description
EF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 186 Numistats ref: 672677
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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, right foot propped on rock, holding trident in left hand, right arm resting on leg; monograms to inner left and outer right. Newell 115, dies CV/196; HGC 3, 1014b. Old collection tone with slight iridescence, light scuff and minor doubling on obverse. Near EF.
Description
Near EF
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 187 Numistats ref: 672678
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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.87 g, 10h). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Struck circa 291-290 BC. Diademed and horned head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, draped from the waist, seated left on rock, holding aphlaston in extended right hand and grounded trident in left; M to inner left. Newell 135, dies CXXXII/– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 3, 1013; Jameson 1006 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, underlying luster, minor marks, tiny spot of die rust on obverse. EF.
Ex Heritage 3088 (6 November 2020), lot 34029. Description
Ex Heritage 3088 (6 November 2020), lot 34029. Description
EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 188 Numistats ref: 672679
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Greek
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Antigonos II Gonatas – Demetrios II Aitolikos. 246/5-229 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.02 g, 12h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Head of Poseidon right, wearing wreath of marine plants / Apollo, testing bow in extended right hand, seated left on prow left inscribed BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY; monogram below. TEA Period III, Group 44, 220 (O33/R210); HGC 3, 1051 (Antigonos Doson); SNG Alpha Bank 1047 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 1257 (same obv. die); SNG München 1123 (same obv. die). Attractively toned, slight die wear, minor marks. Near EF.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Warden Numismatics inventory 1923W3978D4 (2002).
Antiogonos Gonatas was the son of Demetrios Poliorketes and grandson of Antigonos Monophthalmos (“one-eyed”). During the wars of succession, he participated with his father on campaign in Greece and Macedon. Upon his father's death in 283 BC, Antigonos assumed the royal title and resolved to retake the Macedonian throne. Before he was able to invade Macedonia, in 279 BC, a huge wave of Galatians moved into the region from the north and ravaged as far south as Delphi. In 277 BC, Antigonos took his army north and decisively defeated the Celts in a victory that brought him recognition and acclaim across the Aegaean. Antigonos now seized the empty Macedonian throne and reigned successfully for nearly 30 years. Description
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Warden Numismatics inventory 1923W3978D4 (2002).
Antiogonos Gonatas was the son of Demetrios Poliorketes and grandson of Antigonos Monophthalmos (“one-eyed”). During the wars of succession, he participated with his father on campaign in Greece and Macedon. Upon his father's death in 283 BC, Antigonos assumed the royal title and resolved to retake the Macedonian throne. Before he was able to invade Macedonia, in 279 BC, a huge wave of Galatians moved into the region from the north and ravaged as far south as Delphi. In 277 BC, Antigonos took his army north and decisively defeated the Celts in a victory that brought him recognition and acclaim across the Aegaean. Antigonos now seized the empty Macedonian throne and reigned successfully for nearly 30 years. Description
Near EF
Grade
2301 EUR
Starting
3835 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 189 Numistats ref: 672680
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson. 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.04 g, 11h). In the types of Antigonos II Gonatas. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 271/68-260/55 BC. Horned head of Pan left, lagobolon over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing left, shield decorated with aegis on left arm, preparing to cast thunderbolt held aloft in right hand; crested Macedonian helmet to inner left, TI to inner right. TEA Period IV, Group 7, 33 (O11/R31); HGC 3, 1042; SNG Berry 359 (same dies). Lightly toned, trace deposits, indications of undertype. Good VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin. Description
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin. Description
Good VF
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 190 Numistats ref: 672681
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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. Description
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. Description
fine
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 191 Numistats ref: 672682
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Greek
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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.47 g, 12h). Reduced Attic standard. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 171-168 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; ΘE monogram above, AY monogram to right, AN monogram between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 219f (O46/R201 – this coin); Mamroth, Perseus 25; HGC 3, 1094; SNG Ashmolean 3276 (same dies). Faintly toned, typical minor marks. EF.
Ex Peus 434 (24 April 2023), lot 165; Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 1338. Description
Ex Peus 434 (24 April 2023), lot 165; Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 1338. Description
EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 192 Numistats ref: 672683
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Greek
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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.
Description
EF
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 193 Numistats ref: 672684
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Greek
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ISLANDS off ILLYRIA, Pharos. Pharos. Circa 350-320 BC. Æ (24mm, 14.01 g, 8h). Bearded head of Zeus left, wearing laurel wreath / Goat standing left; coiled serpent to left, [ΦAPIΩN in exergue]. Visonà, Greek-Illyrian Ph9 (same dies); HGC 6, 18; SNG Morcom 949 (this coin). Dark green-brown patina. Near VF. Very rare.
From the John Morcom Collection. Description
From the John Morcom Collection. Description
VF
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 194 Numistats ref: 672685
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Greek
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KINGS of ILLYRIA. Monounios. Circa 280-270 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.64 g, 3h). Dyrrhachion mint. Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; monogram of Monounios above / Double stellate pattern divided by two lines, all in double linear square; Δ-Y-P and club around; all within linear circle. Meta Series II, dies D104/R161; Meadows, CH (forthcoming), 187 (this coin); Gjongecaj em. 1, 165-8 (same dies); Maier –; HGC 3, 66 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 425 (same dies); BMC 21 (same dies); Weber 2977 (same dies). Slight die wear, a touch off center on obverse. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 160. Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 160. Description
Good VF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 195 Numistats ref: 672686
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Greek
Category
EPEIROS, Federal coinage (Epirote Republic). Circa 148-50 BC. AR Drachm (21.5mm, 5.05 g, 7h). Bearded head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; monogram to left / Eagle, with closed wings, standing right on thunderbolt; AΠEI-PΩTAN at sides; all within wreath. Franke Group II, Series 2, 52–3 var. (V–/R38 [unlisted obv. die]); HGC 3, 171; BM 1866,1201.1458 (same rev. die). Bright surface, minor flan flaw on reverse. Superb EF.
Description
EF
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 196 Numistats ref: 672687
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Greek
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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. Description
Ex Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 172. Description
Near EF
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 197 Numistats ref: 672688
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Greek
Category
THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.16 g, 11h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Mare standing right; below, in background to right, foal standing right; ΛΑΡ[Ι]-ΣΑΙΩ[N] above and below. L&S Series 6, Type C, dies O22/R1; BCD Thessaly II 297; HGC 4, 444; SNG Blackburn 599 (same dies); Jameson 1093 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6290605-018, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4218. Description
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4218. Description
fine
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 198 Numistats ref: 672689
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Category
THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 365-356 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.07 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing linear necklace / Horse standing left, preparing to lie down; ΣAIΩN/ΛAPI above and below. Lorber, Beginning, Series 6, Head Type 10, dies O20/R2; BCD Thessaly II 312 (this coin); HGC 4, 452; ANS inv. 1944.100.16971–2 (same dies). Attractive light toning, slight die shift on reverse. EF. Well centered strike from dies of fine style.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Rauch 105 (16 November 2017), lot 77; BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 312. Description
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Rauch 105 (16 November 2017), lot 77; BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 312. Description
fine
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 199 Numistats ref: 672690
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Greek
Category
THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 12.20 g, 11h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing necklace / Bridled horse prancing right; ΛAPI-Σ-[AIΩN] around. L-S Type 2, Series A, dies O3/R4; BCD Thessaly II 306 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 409; Jameson 1092 = Rhousopoulos 1320 (same dies). Iridescent tone, traces of horn silver, some minor scratches, flaw on reverse. Near EF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, 1987. Description
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, 1987. Description
Near EF
Grade
1725.75 EUR
Starting
2876.25 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 200 Numistats ref: 672691
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Greek
Category
THESSALY, Pharsalos. Late 5th-mid 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 3.07 g, 5h). Obverse die signed by Telephantos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with raised cheek guard; behind neck, tiny T above I Π / Head of horse right; Φ-A-P-Σ (partially retrograde) around; all within incuse circle. Lavva 121b (V57/R69 – this coin); BCD Thessaly II 668.3 (same dies); HGC 4, 635. Lovely old iridescent tone, slight double strike on reverse. Near EF.
Ex Tradart (12 December 1991), lot 108. Description
Ex Tradart (12 December 1991), lot 108. Description
Near EF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized