Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)
Lots: 1152
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 368-364 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 12.29 g). Arka–, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora, two ivy leaves on each handle; AP-KA across central field; all within concave circle. BCD Boiotia 537; Hepworth 14; Myron Hoard –; HGC 4, 1332; BMC 117-9; Traité III 267. Lightly toned. EF. Struck from fresh dies.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 208.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 208.
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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 364-362 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.21 g). Epa(minondas), magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; EΠ-ΠA across central field; all within concave circle. BCD Boiotia 540 = Hepworth, Epaminondas pl. 3, 2 (this coin); HGC 4, 1332; SNG Lockett 1755. Toned, minor flan crack, slight die shift on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 540.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 540.
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BOEOTIA, Thespiai. Early-mid 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (16.5mm, 2.91 g). Boeotian shield / Head of Aphrodite Melainis right; to right, vertical crescent facing left; ΘEΣ below. BCD Boiotia 607 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 1400; BMC 10 (same rev. die); SNG Copenhagen 404 (same rev. die); Weber 3316 (same rev. die). Underlying luster, light graffito in field on reverse. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan.
Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 137.
Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 137.
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EUBOIA, Chalkis. Circa 180-146 BC. AR Oktobol (20mm, 5.35 g, 1h). Aristeides, magistrate. Head of the nymph Chalkis right / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on serpent coiling upward to right; XAΛKI to left, APIΣTEIΔHΣ to right. Picard Em. 61, dies 1/A, 1 = BCD Euboia 240 (this coin); HGC 4, 1472. Toned, light roughness and porosity, faint cleaning scratches. VF. Apparently unique with this magistrate; this coin the only example known to Picard, and in CoinArchives.
Ex Noble 133 (25 July 2023), lot 3636; BCD Collection (Lanz 111, 25 November 2002), lot 240, purchased from Alex G. Malloy; Knobloch FPL 33 (April 1968), no. 828; J. Schulman 239 (5 April 1965), lot 1310; Gustav Philipsen Collection (J. Hirsch XXV, 29 November 1909), lot 930.
Ex Noble 133 (25 July 2023), lot 3636; BCD Collection (Lanz 111, 25 November 2002), lot 240, purchased from Alex G. Malloy; Knobloch FPL 33 (April 1968), no. 828; J. Schulman 239 (5 April 1965), lot 1310; Gustav Philipsen Collection (J. Hirsch XXV, 29 November 1909), lot 930.
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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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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.16 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B, 199 (O171/R188); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 10, 9 (same dies); HGC 4, 1596; Kraay & Hirmer 360–1. Faintly toned, a couple of tiny bumps on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Well centered on a broad flan.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.11 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B, unlisted dies; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 10, 3–8; HGC 4, 1596; Kraay & Hirmer 360–1. Lightly toned, minor marks under tone, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF.
From the JTB Collection.
From the JTB Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.18 g, 12h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B, unlisted dies; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 10, 3–8; HGC 4, 1596; Kraay & Hirmer 360–1. Lightly toned, underlying luster, some die rust on obverse. Near EF.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.21 g, 2h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1’–3’; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; Dewing 1593; Gulbenkian 518. Lightly toned, underlying luster, slight die wear on obverse, trace deposits on reverse. Near EF. Well centered. Early post-454 issue.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.18 g, 2h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1’–3’; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; Dewing 1593; Gulbenkian 518. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Well centered. Early post-454 issue.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.20 g, 4h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, AΘ[E] to right; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1’–3’; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; Dewing 1593; Gulbenkian 518. Edge split, slightly off center on reverse. Near EF. Early post-454 issue.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.18 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1’–3’; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; Dewing 1593; Gulbenkian 518. Faintly toned, underlying luster, a little die wear on obverse. EF. Well centered. Early post-454 issue.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.20 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31; Dewing 1611–22; Gulbenkian 519–21. In NGC encapsulation 6555701-006, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Ex Roma XXV (22 September 2022), lot 236.
Ex Roma XXV (22 September 2022), lot 236.
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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (17.5mm, 12.31 g, 4h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 437; SNG Copenhagen 517; SNG Delepierre 1535–40; Boston MFA 116; Dewing 1683; Gillet 948; Jameson 1200; Pozzi 1635. Old cabinet tone, with some iridescence. Near EF.
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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 350-338 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.19 g, 7h). Ni–, magistrate. Tortoise with segmented shell; A–I flanking / “Thin skew” incuse pattern; N-I in upper incuses, dolphin in lower left. Milbank p. 51, a; cf. HGC 6, 445 (drachm); SNG Copenhagen 526; SNG Lockett 1998; BMC 190; Hunt II 433; Pozzi 1639. Attractively toned, with light golden hues around the devices, a little die wear. Near EF.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 525/10-490 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 7.91 g). Pegasos flying left; koppa below / Quadripartite incuse square with swastika pattern. Ravel Period I, 89 (P63/T61); Pegasi 39 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth 3; HGC 4, 1815; BMC 18 (same dies). Toned, a little die rust on obverse. VF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1059.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1059.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 490-450 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.66 g, 3h). Pegasos flying right; koppa below / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, within incuse square. Ravel Period II, Class 2 or 3 (unlisted dies); Pegasi 75; BCD Corinth 22; HGC 4, 1825. Attractively toned, underlying luster, compact flan, some die wear. Good VF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection; Friend of a Scholar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1390, purchased from Maison Platt, October 1987. Reportedly also ex Comte de la Closerie des Lilas Collection.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection; Friend of a Scholar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1390, purchased from Maison Platt, October 1987. Reportedly also ex Comte de la Closerie des Lilas Collection.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 8.46 g, 10h). Pegasos flying left; koppa below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with neck guard; to right, hound seated right. Ravel Period IV, Series 2, 412 (P202/T304); Pegasi 135; BCD Corinth 65; HGC 4, 1832; Sartiges 278 (same dies). Deep iridescent tone, minor cleaning marks in field on obverse. EF.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.46 g, 1h). Pegasos flying left; koppa below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; to right, forepart of horse right. Ravel Period IV, Series 3, 432 var. (P211/T– [unlisted rev. die]); cf. Pegasi 142 (text, not photos); cf. BCD Corinth 54; HGC 4, 1832; Pozzi 1665 (same obv. die). Toned, a little die wear and off center on obverse. EF. Fine style head of Athena. Rare variety.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Pegasos Collection (Nomos 25, 20 November 2022), lot 134.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Pegasos Collection (Nomos 25, 20 November 2022), lot 134.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.59 g, 10h). Pegasos flying left; koppa below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; Δ-I flanking; to right, Zeus seated right, hurling thunderbolt held aloft in his right hand; all within concave circle. Ravel Period V, 1075; Pegasi 450; BCD Corinth 131; HGC 4, 1848. Attractive deep iridescent tone. Superb EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 174.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 174.
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SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 431-400 BC. AR Stater (25.5mm, 12.13 g, 10h). Lion standing right, raising forepaw; bow above, ΣE below / Dove flying right; Σ above and I below tail; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 194 (same dies); HGC 5, 189; Traité III 797, pl. CCXXI, 21 = Pozzi (Boutin) 4064 (same dies). Faint iridescent tone, slight die shift on obverse, a touch off center. Near EF. Very rare, and finer than the BCD Peloponnesos example.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 147; BCD Collection (not from previous BCD sales).
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 147; BCD Collection (not from previous BCD sales).