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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IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.99 g). Griffin seated right, raising left forepaw, on ground line; below forepaw, head of female right; T-H-O-N clockwise around from lower left / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Cb1; Balcer –; Mattingly, New 1 (same dies); CH VIII, pl. V, Hoard 47, 1 (same dies); Triton XIX, lot 236 (same dies); CNG 88, lot 354 (same dies). Light iridescent tone, area of flat strike, some light scratches on reverse. Near EF.
From the Hesiod Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 539 (31 May 2023), lot 170; Lady’s Winged Horse Collection (Roma XXIII, 24 March 2022), lot 275; VAuctions 335 / Triskeles 27 (15 March 2019), lot 48; Pegasi Numismatics XXXIV (24 May 2016), lot 178; iNumis 25 (3 June 2014), lot 38.
From the Hesiod Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 539 (31 May 2023), lot 170; Lady’s Winged Horse Collection (Roma XXIII, 24 March 2022), lot 275; VAuctions 335 / Triskeles 27 (15 March 2019), lot 48; Pegasi Numismatics XXXIV (24 May 2016), lot 178; iNumis 25 (3 June 2014), lot 38.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.39 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group II, 6–8; Artemision 29; Elektron II 11–2; Traité I 12; SNG Kayhan 680. Light scuff on reverse. Good VF.
From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 238.
From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 238.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (8mm, 2.42 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group II, 6–8; Artemision 29; Elektron II 11–2; Traité I 12; SNG Kayhan 680 (same punches); Boston MFA Supp. 161 (same punches). VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 273.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 273.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.30 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Incuse square. Weidauer Group II, 9; cf. Artemision 29 and 4 (hekte and myshiemihekte); Elektron II 13–4; Traité I 13; SNG Kayhan 681. Trace deposits. Near EF.
From the MM Collection. Ex Heritage 231923 (6 June 2019), lot 81034.
From the MM Collection. Ex Heritage 231923 (6 June 2019), lot 81034.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.16 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Incuse square. Weidauer Group II, 9; cf. Artemision 29 and 4 (hekte and myshiemihekte); Elektron II 13–4; Traité I 13; SNG Kayhan 681. Tiny nick on edge. Good VF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Heritage 3098 (18 January 2022), lot 33130.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Heritage 3098 (18 January 2022), lot 33130.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.64 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Globular surface with cluster of pellets / Two incuse squares. Weidauer –; Artemision –; Elektron –; Traité I 3; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 7761; Boston MFA 1749; Pozzi 2350; Rosen 253. Minor edge splits. As made.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.58 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Globular surface with cluster of pellets / Incuse rectangle. Weidauer –; Artemision –; Elektron –; Traité I 3 var. (incuse); SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 7761 var. (same); CNG 127, lot 222 (same die and punch). Minor edge splits. As made.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-625 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13.5mm, 4.77 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Pegasos walking left / Two incuse squares. Fischer-Bossert, Horses, Series II, 3b (dies P3/P3-P4) = Prospero 501 (this coin); Weidauer 149; Linzalone 1129; SNG Kayhan 1560. Some marks, die wear on obverse. VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Prospero Collection (The New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 501; Sternberg XXI (14 November 1988), lot 124.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Prospero Collection (The New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 501; Sternberg XXI (14 November 1988), lot 124.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.15 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides / Quadripartite incuse square with a pellet in the center; each quarter contains a diagonal line radiating from the central pellet. McFadden 3; Elektron –; Traité –; Zhuyuetang 4; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Kayhan 699–700. Toned. Near EF.
From the MM Collection. Ex L. Shea Collection (Triton XX, 9 January 2017), lot 290; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 330 (9 July 2014), lot 74.
From the MM Collection. Ex L. Shea Collection (Triton XX, 9 January 2017), lot 290; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 330 (9 July 2014), lot 74.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Thunderbolt / Two incuse squares. Linzalone 1143 = CNG 66, lot 465; CNG 99, lot 246; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF. Extremely rare.
From the MM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 344.
From the MM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 344.
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Schematic head of lion right / Rough incuse square. Weidauer 119; cf. Elektron II 24 (hemihekte); Traité –; SNG von Aulock –; cf. SNG Kayhan 708–10 (myshemihektai); SNG Berry 1029. Trace deposits, minor die wear. Good VF. Rare.
From the MM Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 199 (10 October 2011), lot 25 (hammer £2200).
From the MM Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 199 (10 October 2011), lot 25 (hammer £2200).
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ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 600-570 BC. EL Stater (21.5mm, 17.27 g). Mosaic of varying bulges / Two parallel incuse rectangles. Konuk, Electrum, Type 1; Barron pl. XXX, 1; Weidauer 196; HGC 6, 1164. Trace deposits. Good VF. Extremely rare.
From the MM Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter/Spring 2016), no. 419160 (priced $17,500); Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 594.
From the MM Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter/Spring 2016), no. 419160 (priced $17,500); Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 594.
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ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 408/4-380/66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 15.12 g, 7h). Leos, magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; ΛEOΣ above, olive branch to left, monogram and ΣA below; all within shallow incuse square. Barron Class X, 133–4 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 6, 1218; Hecatomnus 45 = CNG E-399, lot 190 = Lanz 26, lot 250 (same dies?); Hirsch 1530; Weber 6305. A touch of porosity, some die wear. Near EF. Rare with this magistrate.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 404.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 404.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Confronted heads of roaring lions, “sun” on foreheads (die positioned to feature the left side lion); traces of letters to left / Two incuse squares. Cf. Weidauer Group XVII (for other signed issues, but letters between lion heads); otherwise, unpublished. Tiny scuff on obverse. Near EF. Apparently unique.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.00 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 3; Kurth G51; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 8; Traité I 401–3; SNG von Aulock 2875; BMC 31; Boston MFA 2073; Gulbenkian 757. Minor deposits, some die wear and a few marks on obverse. VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Superior, 27 May 1986.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Superior, 27 May 1986.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twelfth Stater (7mm, 0.87 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two square punches. Walburg Group V; Berk 9; Kurth G55. Weakly struck on obverse. Good VF. Rare.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (17mm, 5.26 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 23; Kurth S3; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Kayhan 1024–6; Boston MFA –; Rosen 665. Typical granular surfaces, a few minor marks. Near EF. Exceptional for issue, with complete type visible on the flan.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (14mm, 3.49 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; Kurth S5; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period); Boston MFA 2071 = Warren 1291; Rosen 666. Typical light granularity, minor scuff on obverse. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.78 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period); SNG Lockett 2982 = Bement 1569; Boston MFA –; Rosen 667. Faintly toned. Near EF. Well centered on excellent metal.
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CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 450-430 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 11.80 g, 12h). Winged female figure, wearing long chiton, in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion in right hand and wreath in left / Baetyl(?); clusters of pellets around; all within incuse square. Konuk Period III, 86 (O30/R27); HN Online 787; SNG Ashmolean 37 = ACGC 994 (same obv. die); SNG Delepierre 2784 (same obv. die). Toned, granular surfaces. Near EF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 239; Lanz 153 (12 December 2011), lot 277.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 239; Lanz 153 (12 December 2011), lot 277.
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CARIA, Knidos. Circa 350-330/20 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.01 g, 12h). Chian standard. Timasiphron, magistrate. Head of Aphrodite right, hair tied in the back, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / Forepart of lion right; ΤIMAΣIΦPΩN above, KNI below. Unpublished, but cf. Ashton, Late 5–6 (for an issue of similar style). Attractive light iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, die wear and a couple of minor scratches on obverse. Good VF. Wonderful Hellenistic style.
Ex Künker 236 (7 October 2013), lot 98; Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 340.
An important city which comprised settlements on both the mainland and an adjoining island that was bridged by a causeway, Knidos was a partner in the Dorian Hexapolis, a federation of six regional cities of Doric colonization, which included Kos, Halikarnassos, Lindos, Ialysos, and Kamiros. Because of its connection with the trading routes along the Ionian coast, Knidos became an important and affluent trading center, and the city was adorned with numerous impressive public buildings, both within the city itself and in the surrounding countryside. Among these buildings were the Temple of the Triopian Apollo, where the members of the Hexapolis met and whose symbol was the lion; hence, the use of the lion as one of the civic badges on the coinage.
Because Knidos had been originally settled by Phoenicians prior to its Doric colonization, it also possessed a large temple dedicated to Aphrodite Euploia – the Phoenician Asherar-yam. As a result of the godessess’s importance to the city, the head of Aphrodite was included on the coinage. Because of the city’s connection with Aphrodite, in the fourth century BC, Knidos acquired a cult-statue of the goddess by the sculptor Praxitiles. After it was rejected by the citizens of Kos – for whom it had been commissioned – because it showed Aphrodite nude for the first time, Knidos purchased the statue, erecting it in an open air temple so that it could be viewed from all angles. As a result, it became a popular tourist attraction and the subject of numerous tales of all types.
Ex Künker 236 (7 October 2013), lot 98; Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 340.
An important city which comprised settlements on both the mainland and an adjoining island that was bridged by a causeway, Knidos was a partner in the Dorian Hexapolis, a federation of six regional cities of Doric colonization, which included Kos, Halikarnassos, Lindos, Ialysos, and Kamiros. Because of its connection with the trading routes along the Ionian coast, Knidos became an important and affluent trading center, and the city was adorned with numerous impressive public buildings, both within the city itself and in the surrounding countryside. Among these buildings were the Temple of the Triopian Apollo, where the members of the Hexapolis met and whose symbol was the lion; hence, the use of the lion as one of the civic badges on the coinage.
Because Knidos had been originally settled by Phoenicians prior to its Doric colonization, it also possessed a large temple dedicated to Aphrodite Euploia – the Phoenician Asherar-yam. As a result of the godessess’s importance to the city, the head of Aphrodite was included on the coinage. Because of the city’s connection with Aphrodite, in the fourth century BC, Knidos acquired a cult-statue of the goddess by the sculptor Praxitiles. After it was rejected by the citizens of Kos – for whom it had been commissioned – because it showed Aphrodite nude for the first time, Knidos purchased the statue, erecting it in an open air temple so that it could be viewed from all angles. As a result, it became a popular tourist attraction and the subject of numerous tales of all types.