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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 221 Numistats ref: 672712
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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. Description
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. Description
Near EF
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 222 Numistats ref: 672713
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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. Description
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. Description
EF
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 223 Numistats ref: 672714
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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. Description
Ex Roma XXV (22 September 2022), lot 236. Description
BC
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 224 Numistats ref: 672715
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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.
Description
Near EF
Grade
1725.75 EUR
Starting
2876.25 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 225 Numistats ref: 672716
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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.
Description
Near EF
Grade
2301 EUR
Starting
3835 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 226 Numistats ref: 672717
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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. Description
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 297B (10 October 2023), lot 1059. Description
VF
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 227 Numistats ref: 672718
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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. Description
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. Description
Good VF
Grade
1150.5 EUR
Starting
1917.5 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 228 Numistats ref: 672719
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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.
Description
EF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 229 Numistats ref: 672720
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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. Description
From the JTB Collection. Ex Pegasos Collection (Nomos 25, 20 November 2022), lot 134. Description
fine
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 230 Numistats ref: 672721
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Category
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. Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 174. Description
EF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 231 Numistats ref: 672722
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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). Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 147; BCD Collection (not from previous BCD sales). Description
Near EF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 232 Numistats ref: 672723
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ELIS, Olympia. 87th Olympiad. 432 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.70 g, 1h). Eagle, wings spread, standing left on serpent that strikes upward; [F]=A across central field; c/m: quadruped(?) at bay right within incuse circle / Upright winged thunderbolt, with volutes below; F-A across upper field; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. Seltman, Temple 124 (dies BH/βχ); BCD Olympia 49 (same dies); HGC 5, 333 (same dies as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 363 (same dies); SNG Delepierre 2081 (same dies); BMC 25 (same dies); McClean 6609 (same dies); Pozzi 1829 (same dies). Lightly toned, compact flan, some granularity, light scratches struck with somewhat worn obverse die. Near VF. Very rare.
Description
VF
Grade
862.88 EUR
Starting
1438.13 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 233 Numistats ref: 672724
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ELIS, Olympia. 89th-90th Olympiad. 424-420 BC. AR Stater (24.5mm, 12.03 g, 10h). Obverse die signed by Da–. Eagle, wings spread, standing right on, and holding the neck of, a serpent, while the serpent strikes at its head; Δ-A across central field / Upright thunderbolt, with wings above and volutes below; F-A across central field; all in dotted circle within shallow incuse circle. Seltman, Temple 140d (dies BN/γκ) = Jameson 1228 (this coin); BCD Olympia 58 (same dies); HGC 5, 341 (same dies as illustration); Boston MFA 1202 = Warren 918 (same dies). Lovely old cabinet tone, with a hint of iridescence, slightly off center on obverse. Good VF.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4310 (hammer $46,000); Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1913); J. Hirsch XVI (5 December 1906), lot 557.
Located near the northwestern coast of the Peloponnesos, the sacred shrine of Olympia became established as the site of the most important Greek festival of athletics in the eighth century BC. The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC, consisting solely of a foot race, or stadion, won in that year by Koroibus of Elis. As time went on, more events were added, including wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus, and chariot races. The contests became so important that Greek cities at war would declare a truce for the duration. Soon a permanent complex was built to house the games, and a magnificent temple of Zeus containing a statue ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of the World was completed in 463 BC. The first coins of Olympia date to the games of 468 BC, and new types were issued at four year intervals (to coincide with the games) thereafter. Three basic types were struck, depicting a head of Zeus, Hera, or an eagle. The finest die engravers were employed in their production and coins of Olympia rank as some of the greatest masterpieces of Greek coinage. Description
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4310 (hammer $46,000); Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1913); J. Hirsch XVI (5 December 1906), lot 557.
Located near the northwestern coast of the Peloponnesos, the sacred shrine of Olympia became established as the site of the most important Greek festival of athletics in the eighth century BC. The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC, consisting solely of a foot race, or stadion, won in that year by Koroibus of Elis. As time went on, more events were added, including wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus, and chariot races. The contests became so important that Greek cities at war would declare a truce for the duration. Soon a permanent complex was built to house the games, and a magnificent temple of Zeus containing a statue ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of the World was completed in 463 BC. The first coins of Olympia date to the games of 468 BC, and new types were issued at four year intervals (to coincide with the games) thereafter. Three basic types were struck, depicting a head of Zeus, Hera, or an eagle. The finest die engravers were employed in their production and coins of Olympia rank as some of the greatest masterpieces of Greek coinage. Description
Good VF
Grade
11505.01 EUR
Starting
19175.01 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 234 Numistats ref: 672725
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Category
ELIS, Olympia. 91st-94th Olympiad. 416-404 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.86 g, 4h). Head of eagle left; leaf below / Thunderbolt with volutes above and wings below; F-A across field; all within wreath. Cf. BCD Olympia 79 (hemidrachm); BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II 2221; HGC 5, –; SNG Copenhagen 370. Toned, granular surfaces. VF. Very rare.
Description
VF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 235 Numistats ref: 672726
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ELIS, Olympia. 134th-143rd Olympiad. Circa 244-208 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.73 g, 10h). Eagle flying right, tearing at hare held in its talons / Vertical thunderbolt with volute above, wings below; F-A flanking. Elis Hoard Group I, 1 (same dies); BCD Olympia 231 (this coin); cf. SNG Copenhagen 426; Dewing 1902; Pozzi 4145. Toned. Good VF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 235; BCD Collection (Leu 90, 10 May 2004), lot 231. Description
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 235; BCD Collection (Leu 90, 10 May 2004), lot 231. Description
Good VF
Grade
431.44 EUR
Starting
719.06 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 236 Numistats ref: 672727
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Greek
Category
ARKADIA, Pheneos. Circa 360-350/40 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 11.95 g, 2h). Head of Demeter to right, wearing grain wreath, elaborate disc and crescent earring with pendants, and pearl necklace / Hermes, nude but for his petasos and for a cloak over his shoulders, partially facing and moving to the left, holding a kerykeion in his right hand; his head is turned back to right to gaze at the infant Arkas, whom he holds on his left arm with his left hand and who raises his right hand towards Hermes’ face; Θ between Hermes’ legs, ΦΕ-ΝΕ-ΩΝ around lower right edge. Schultz 2 (V2/R1); BCD Peloponnesos 1615 (same dies); HGC 5, 975; Boston MFA 1266 (same dies); Du Chastel 243 (same dies). Toned, trace deposits on reverse. Choice EF. Very rare. A magnificent, sharply struck coin of great freshness and beauty, one of the finest known examples.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Cabinet W (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1013, purchased privately from the BCD Collection in 2005.
The stater coinage of Pheneos was likely a rather limited series, being struck from only three obverse and seven reverse dies, with the first obverse die breaking almost immediately. These coins were probably created to pay mercenaries in the tumultuous years around 360 BC, when war raged across Greece. The beautiful, artistic style and fine engraving highlights the civic pride that was core to the design and production of classical Greek coinage. Here, the head of Demeter is rendered in particularly elegant style, accentuated by the remarkable strike and preservation of the present example. On the reverse, the figure of Hermes with the infant Arkas is reminiscent of the famous Hermes of Praxitiles, carved around 343 BC in nearby Olympia. Description
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Cabinet W (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1013, purchased privately from the BCD Collection in 2005.
The stater coinage of Pheneos was likely a rather limited series, being struck from only three obverse and seven reverse dies, with the first obverse die breaking almost immediately. These coins were probably created to pay mercenaries in the tumultuous years around 360 BC, when war raged across Greece. The beautiful, artistic style and fine engraving highlights the civic pride that was core to the design and production of classical Greek coinage. Here, the head of Demeter is rendered in particularly elegant style, accentuated by the remarkable strike and preservation of the present example. On the reverse, the figure of Hermes with the infant Arkas is reminiscent of the famous Hermes of Praxitiles, carved around 343 BC in nearby Olympia. Description
fine
Grade
172575.13 EUR
Starting
287625.21 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 237 Numistats ref: 672728
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Greek
Category
ARKADIA, Stratos(?). Mid 5th century BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (9mm, 0.97 g, 9h). Hydria / Kantharos or kylix within incuse square. NAC 133, lot 80; Nomos 26, lot 297; Nomos 33, lot 1158; otherwise, unpublished. Faintly toned, light roughness. Good VF. Well centered. Extremely rare, apparently the fourth known.
The attribution of this issue is uncertain, with the suggestion of possibly Stratos based on a private comment by BCD (see the note on the Nomos 26 example). Description
The attribution of this issue is uncertain, with the suggestion of possibly Stratos based on a private comment by BCD (see the note on the Nomos 26 example). Description
Good VF
Grade
575.25 EUR
Starting
958.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 238 Numistats ref: 672729
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Greek
Category
ARKADIA, Thelpusa. Circa 370-350 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 0.75 g, 3h). Bare head of Demeter Erinys right, wearing single-pendant earring; Θ below chin / The horse Areion prancing right; EPIΩN above, Θ below. BCD Peloponnesos 1757; Traeger, Arkadien 679; HGC 5, 1083; Traité III 935; Pozzi 1961. Toned, minor deposits, a few marks, flan flaw on reverse. VF. Very rare.
Description
VF
Grade
287.63 EUR
Starting
479.38 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 239 Numistats ref: 672730
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Greek
Category
CRETE, Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (25.5mm, 11.42 g, 3h). Europa seated half-right in tree, lifting her veil in her right hand, left hand resisting an eagle as it ravages her / Bull standing right, head reverted. Svoronos, Numismatique 83 (same dies as illustration); Le Rider, Crétoises pl. V, 16 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 443 (same obv. die); BMC 29; Dewing 1022 (same obv. die). Toned, underlying luster, traces of find patina, overstruck on uncertain type as usual, cleaning marks. EF. Well centered and struck for type.
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1399 (conserved since).
While the myth of Europa as one of Zeus’ numerous trysts is well-known and has been the subject of literature and art since at least the fifth century BC, certain portions of the entire episode received more attention than others. What occurred when Zeus brought Europa to Crete is one such part. According to the later authors Theophrastos (371-ca. 287 BC) and Pliny the Elder (AD 23-79), Zeus consummated his abduction of Europa in a plane-tree (ἡ πλάτανος), an event commemorated on a series of silver and bronze issues from the Cretan city of Gortyna, traditional site of that event.
According to the traditional account, Europa was the daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre, the sister of Kadmos, the legendary founder of Corinth, and Kilix, for whom Cilicia was named, and was a descendant of Io, one of Zeus’ numerous other mortal female trysts. Europa, too, attracted the eye of Zeus, who, transforming himself into a white bull, seduced the young girl, carrying her across the Aegean Sea to the region of Gortyna on Crete, where she was made the first queen of Crete. Gortyna’s special involvement in this myth - it was claimed the plane-tree was still extant centuries after the event - made its depiction on the civic coinage an important reminder of the city’s role in Crete’s early history. Description
From the Columbus Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1399 (conserved since).
While the myth of Europa as one of Zeus’ numerous trysts is well-known and has been the subject of literature and art since at least the fifth century BC, certain portions of the entire episode received more attention than others. What occurred when Zeus brought Europa to Crete is one such part. According to the later authors Theophrastos (371-ca. 287 BC) and Pliny the Elder (AD 23-79), Zeus consummated his abduction of Europa in a plane-tree (ἡ πλάτανος), an event commemorated on a series of silver and bronze issues from the Cretan city of Gortyna, traditional site of that event.
According to the traditional account, Europa was the daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre, the sister of Kadmos, the legendary founder of Corinth, and Kilix, for whom Cilicia was named, and was a descendant of Io, one of Zeus’ numerous other mortal female trysts. Europa, too, attracted the eye of Zeus, who, transforming himself into a white bull, seduced the young girl, carrying her across the Aegean Sea to the region of Gortyna on Crete, where she was made the first queen of Crete. Gortyna’s special involvement in this myth - it was claimed the plane-tree was still extant centuries after the event - made its depiction on the civic coinage an important reminder of the city’s role in Crete’s early history. Description
EF
Grade
5752.5 EUR
Starting
9587.51 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 240 Numistats ref: 672731
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Greek
Category
CRETE, Knossos. Circa 360-320 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.80 g). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and [necklace]; KN below neck truncation / Cruciform labyrinth, with pellet in center, within dotted circle border. Svoronos, Numismatique 44 (same dies as illustration); Le Rider, Crétoises pl. VII, 8 (same dies). Old collection tone, minor cleaning marks. Good VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
According to the Greek myth, Minos was the first king of Crete. Although he gave the island its first constitution, ordered the construction of the palace at Knossos, and was the first to build a navy, he was a cruel tyrant and imperialist. One of his subject cities was Athens. He demanded from its citizens as payment every nine years seven youths and seven virgins. Minos would feed them then to the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull who was held in the Labyrinth, a large walled maze. To stop this brutal tribute, the Athenian hero, Theseus, had himself sent as part of the required tribute. With the assistance of Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, Theseus was able to navigate the Labyrinth successfully and kill the Minotaur. Description
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
According to the Greek myth, Minos was the first king of Crete. Although he gave the island its first constitution, ordered the construction of the palace at Knossos, and was the first to build a navy, he was a cruel tyrant and imperialist. One of his subject cities was Athens. He demanded from its citizens as payment every nine years seven youths and seven virgins. Minos would feed them then to the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull who was held in the Labyrinth, a large walled maze. To stop this brutal tribute, the Athenian hero, Theseus, had himself sent as part of the required tribute. With the assistance of Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, Theseus was able to navigate the Labyrinth successfully and kill the Minotaur. Description
Good VF
Grade
2876.25 EUR
Starting
4793.75 EUR
Estimate
-
Realized