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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Divus Nigrinian. Died circa AD 284. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission of Carinus, mid November AD 284. DIVO NIGRINANO, radiate head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread; KAA. RIC V 472; Pink VI/2, p. 38. Dark olive-brown patina with some verdigris. Near EF. A very attractive example in hand.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA170C, purchased from Ian Roper Coins and Antiquities, 26 June 2009; Baldwin’s 57 (23 September 2008), lot 201; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 178.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA170C, purchased from Ian Roper Coins and Antiquities, 26 June 2009; Baldwin’s 57 (23 September 2008), lot 201; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 178.
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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.
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GUATEMALA, Colonial. Fernando VII. King of Spain, 1808-1833. AR 2 Reales Medal (27mm, 7.39 g, 12h). Proclamation of the Constitution of Cádiz in Guatemala. Nueva Guatemala mint. Dated 24 September 1812. (star) POR LA CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LAS ESPAÑAS, JUSTICIA and EQUIDAD in radiant open book / (star) LA CIUD · DE GUATEM · 24 · DE SEPT · DE 1812 ·, crowned coat-of-arms of Guatemala. Stickney M33; Prober 210. Iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6928251-008, graded MS 63. Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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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).
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).
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SWEDEN. AV Medal (26mm, 20.30 g, 12h). Nobel Nominating Committee – Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences. By G. Svenson-Lundqvist. Dated 1968, this medal struck 1975. SVERIGES RIKSBANK TILL ALFRED NOBELS MINNE 1968, bare head of Alfred Nobel left; cross cornucipias below / KUNGLIGA VETENSKAPSAKADAMIEN, radiant star surrounded by three crowns with larger crown above. All on textured surface. Edge hallmarks: SPORR 23K A10. In NGC encapsulation 4624989-003, graded MS 67.
This medal was presented to members of the nominating committee for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics. The prize in 1975 was won by Drs. Leonid Kantorovich and Tjalling C. Koopmans, for contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resources.
This medal was presented to members of the nominating committee for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics. The prize in 1975 was won by Drs. Leonid Kantorovich and Tjalling C. Koopmans, for contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resources.
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CRETE, Lyttos. Circa 320-270 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 10.82 g, 4h). Eagle flying left / Head of boar left; ΛYTTI/IΛO in two lines above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Svoronos, Numismatique 36 var. (ethnic); Le Rider, Crétoises, pl. VII, 16; BMC 12 var. (same). Toned, smoothed. VF. Rare variety.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Superior (26 July 1979), lot 1896.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Superior (26 July 1979), lot 1896.
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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.42 g, 12h). Bearded head of satyr facing slightly left / Head of ox left; Π-A-N around. Anokhin 1034; MacDonald 57; HGC 7, 87; SNG BM Black Sea 880; SNG Stancomb 548; SNG Copenhagen 321. Toned, much find patina, some roughness. Good VF.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.13 g, 5h). Light coinage, non-portrait type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. O F ℞ m in angles of a beaded long cross with limbs terminating in As, saltire at center / Є Θ B A in angles of long cross with limbs terminating in triangles, saltire with pellets at center. Chick 103c = SCBI 20 (Mack), 550 (this coin); North 261; SCBC 904. Deeply toned, flan crack, slightly irregular flan. VF. Exceptionally good metal for an Offa penny. Extremely rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIV.1 (Fall/Winter 1999), no. 131; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 269; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3573; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 22.
Offa, King of Mercia (757-796), one of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon Kings, made Mercia the leading power among the English kingdoms. He is remembered for the construction of Offa’s Dyke to mark the border with the Welsh. Offa’s pennies, among the most beautiful of the Anglo-Saxon coinage, promote the king as a veritable Roman emperor.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIV.1 (Fall/Winter 1999), no. 131; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 269; R.P. Mack Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3573; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 22.
Offa, King of Mercia (757-796), one of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon Kings, made Mercia the leading power among the English kingdoms. He is remembered for the construction of Offa’s Dyke to mark the border with the Welsh. Offa’s pennies, among the most beautiful of the Anglo-Saxon coinage, promote the king as a veritable Roman emperor.
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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 6.12 g). Aeginetic standard. Head of sea-eagle left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, K in one unfilled quarter. RG 11; HGC 7, 388 corr. (pellets not always present); SNG von Aulock 6837 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, compact flan. EF. Well centered.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 2.71 g). Tail of tunny right on raised disk / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Hurter & Liewald III 27.1 (hemihekte); cf. Von Fritze I 18 (unlisted denomination); Greenwell –; Boston MFA –; SNG BN –; Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 19, lot 996. Irregular flan. VF. Extremely rare, apparently the second known hekte of this issue.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR Penny (21mm, 1.20 g, 12h). Lunette type. London mint; Wine, moneyer. Phase IIa, struck circa 858/60-866. + BVRGRED RE+, diademed and draped bust right / + VVINE across central field; MON ETA in lunettes above and below. MacKay H1.34 (dies O2/R2; this coin); cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 629 (for similar); North 426; SCBC . Old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712662 (Febraury 2000); L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 331.
Burgred, King of Mercia (852-874), son-in-law of King Aethelwulf of Wessex, faced internal rebellions, raids by the Welsh, and the invasion of the Viking Great Army in 867. He was rescued by his brother-in-law Aethelred I of Wessex. In 874, Burgred, driven into exile by the Vikings, abdicated and retired to Rome. His successor Ceolwulf agreed to partition the kingdom with the Viking invaders.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712662 (Febraury 2000); L. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 331.
Burgred, King of Mercia (852-874), son-in-law of King Aethelwulf of Wessex, faced internal rebellions, raids by the Welsh, and the invasion of the Viking Great Army in 867. He was rescued by his brother-in-law Aethelred I of Wessex. In 874, Burgred, driven into exile by the Vikings, abdicated and retired to Rome. His successor Ceolwulf agreed to partition the kingdom with the Viking invaders.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.44 g). Bearded head of male left, wearing helmet, of archaic style / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. Trace deposits, slightly compact flan. Near EF. Apparently unique.
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 257 (15 October 2018), lot 456 (attributed to Phokaia).
This intriguing hekte was attributed to Phokaia by Gorny & Mosch based on a similarity of type with issues of Bodenstedt emission 44. However, the style of the helmeted head is quite consistent across all of the dies identified by Bodenstedt, and the style here is quite dissimilar. Moreover, though, the type of incuse on this example is an exact match for issues at Kyzikos. The type is not known, but, as evidenced by the articles by Hurter & Liewald, new types of Kyzikene coins have been coming to light.
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 257 (15 October 2018), lot 456 (attributed to Phokaia).
This intriguing hekte was attributed to Phokaia by Gorny & Mosch based on a similarity of type with issues of Bodenstedt emission 44. However, the style of the helmeted head is quite consistent across all of the dies identified by Bodenstedt, and the style here is quite dissimilar. Moreover, though, the type of incuse on this example is an exact match for issues at Kyzikos. The type is not known, but, as evidenced by the articles by Hurter & Liewald, new types of Kyzikene coins have been coming to light.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR Penny (20mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Lunette type. London mint; Berhthelm, moneyer. Phase III, struck circa 868/70-874. BVRGRED RE m, diademed and draped bust right / BERHT(HE)L across central field; MOH ETΛ in lunettes above and below. MacKay H11 (dies –/R2; unrecorded obv. die); SCBI –; North 423; SCBC 942B. Old cabinet toning. Near EF. Rare moneyer.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, July 1969.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from Spink, July 1969.
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (24.5mm, 3.99 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONSERVATOR AVG, Neptune seated left on rock, holding anchor set on ground to left in right hand and cradling trident in left arm; C. RIC V.5 2329 (forthcoming); cf. RIC V 214 (for similar issue). Dark brown patina, light roughness. Good VF. Extremely rare. Only three examples noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from David Miller, 16 February 2012.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from David Miller, 16 February 2012.
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IBERIA, Punic Iberia. Circa 237-209 BC. AR Shekel (21mm, 7.28 g, 1h). Bare head of male left / Horse standing right; palm tree in background. MHC – (dies 88/121 [unlisted die combination]); ACIP 603; SNG BM Spain 104–5; CNG 102, lot 1 (same rev. die). In NGC encapsulation 6559216-002, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, edge chip.
Ex Goldberg 133 (31 January 2023), lot 2153; David Karpeles Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 33.
Ex Goldberg 133 (31 January 2023), lot 2153; David Karpeles Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 33.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.63 g). Boar standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 90; Greenwell 135; Boston MFA 1465 = Warren 1561; SNG BN 225-6. Lightly toned, minor edge splits, tiny deposit on obverse. Near EF.
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ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AR 20 Asses (20mm, 8.37 g). Youthful head of Herakles facing, wearing lion skin; [X X (mark of value) flanking neck] / Club. EC Series 66, 11 (O2/R1 – this coin, illustrated); Vicari 72; Sambon 62; HN Italy 156; SNG BN 38 = SNG Delepierre 106 (same dies); BMC 1 (same dies); Hunterian 3 (same dies); Pozzi 40 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, struck with worn obverse die, off center on reverse. VF. Rare.
Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 95; Rauch 81 (21 November 2007), lot 24; La Galerie Numismatique 14 (15 May 2010), lot 1; David Herman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 73, 13 September 2006), lot 10; Artemide Aste (4 September 2003), lot 7.
Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 95; Rauch 81 (21 November 2007), lot 24; La Galerie Numismatique 14 (15 May 2010), lot 1; David Herman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 73, 13 September 2006), lot 10; Artemide Aste (4 September 2003), lot 7.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (18mm, 1.45 g, 5h). Class VIc/‘Mirabile fecit’ type. York mint. + MIRΛBILΛ FECIT, cross pattée; pellets in first and fourth quarters / + EB ·: RAI :· C :· EC :·:, inverted patriarchal cross, four pellets around upper crossbar. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 393 (same dies); BMC 1060 var. (rev. legend ornaments); North 512; SCBC 1000. Old cabinet toning, scrape. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 775, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 775, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.65 g). Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 161; Greenwell 69; cf. Boston MFA 1493–4 (stater); cf. SNG BN 308–9 (stater). Minor marks. Good VF. Very rare as a hekte, only three in CoinArchives.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Hemidrachm (27.5mm, 17.42 g, 12h). Dated RY 18 of Antoninus Pius (AD 154/5). M AVPHΛIOC KAICAP, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nike, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond and reins with left, driving galloping biga right; L I H (date) above and below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9053 = RPC IV.4 1739.1 = Figari & Mosconi 824 (this coin); K&G –; Emmett 1907.18 (RY18 not recorded). Brown patina, some peripheral roughness, die flaw on obverse. Near VF. Extremely rare, presently unique.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Malter Galleries, 12 February 2006. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Malter Galleries, 12 February 2006. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Diobol (23mm, 8.85 g, 11h). Dated RY 8 (AD 199/200). [AYT K Λ] CЄΠ CЄYH ЄYCЄ ΠЄPT CЄB APA AΔI [ΠAP MЄΓ], laureate head right / Eagle standing right, head left, with wings displayed, wreath in beak; L H (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9724 = Emmett 2724.8 (this coin, R5); K&G –. Brown patina with green, edge flaws. VF. Extremely rare, the finest of two known.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 216 (27 July 2021), lot 592; Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1227; Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1298; Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 353; Giovanni Dattari Collection.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 216 (27 July 2021), lot 592; Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1227; Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1298; Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 353; Giovanni Dattari Collection.