Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 460
CARIA, Stratonicaea. Septimius Severus, with Julia Domna. AD 193-211. Æ (34mm, 19.34 g, 12h). Flavius Leon Lena, archon. Struck circa AD 205-209. [AY] KAI CЄY[HPOC] IOYΛI[A ΔOMNA], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius vis-à-vis draped bust of Domna; c/ms: helmeted head of Roma within circular incuse, and ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / ЄΠI ΦΛ ΛЄONTOC ΛЄN A APX CTPATO[NIKЄΩN], Hecate standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; at feet left, dog standing left, looking right. BMC 54; SNG von Aulock 2675. For c/ms: Howgego 188; 536. Dark brown patina with green highlights, minor marks. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 204
AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.64 g, 12h). Pegasos flying right; Λ below / Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue; T-P-[I]-H (mark of value) around; all within incuse square. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 12; BCD Akarnania –; HGC 4, 848; Traité IV 94. Lightly toned, granular surfaces, slightly off center. EF. Exceptional for issue. Extremely rare early issue, missing from the BCD Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 462
CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Plautilla. AD 198-217. Æ (37.5mm, 27.06 g, 12h). Claudius Nikephoros, son of Dionysios, prytanis. Struck circa AD 202-203. AY K AN KAI ΘЄ CЄB NЄ ΠΛAYTIΛΛAN, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla vis-à-vis draped bust of Plautilla; c/ms: helmeted head of Roma within circular incuse, and ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / ЄΠI TΩN NЄΠ ΠЄP TB KΛ ΔIOИYCIO И CTPATOИЄIKЄΩИ, Hecate standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; at feet left, dog standing left, looking right. Cf. BMC 65 (different magistrate, same obverse); cf. CNG E-563, lot 461 (same magistrate, different obverse). For c/ms: Howgego 188 and 536. Dark brown patina with green highlights, minor marks and scratches, slight die shift on reverse. VF. Presently unique.
Three Carian cities - Alinda, Alabanda, and Stratonicaea - commemorated the marriage between Caracalla and Plautilla by issuing coins with dual portraits proclaiming the young empress as “the new goddess Hera.” As Ken Harl notes (Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East: A.D. 180-275 [Berkeley, CA: University of California Press], p. 41): “By implication, Caracalla was envisioned as a youthful Zeus, so that the imperial marriage became a symbolic reenactment of the celestial one.”
The obverse die used for this coin is known for a similar type struck by the grammateus Tiberius Claudius Dionysios, but not Claudius Nikephoros. Another unique feature of this coin is the reverse legend beginning at 10:00 o’clock, the legend typically begins at 7:00.
Three Carian cities - Alinda, Alabanda, and Stratonicaea - commemorated the marriage between Caracalla and Plautilla by issuing coins with dual portraits proclaiming the young empress as “the new goddess Hera.” As Ken Harl notes (Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East: A.D. 180-275 [Berkeley, CA: University of California Press], p. 41): “By implication, Caracalla was envisioned as a youthful Zeus, so that the imperial marriage became a symbolic reenactment of the celestial one.”
The obverse die used for this coin is known for a similar type struck by the grammateus Tiberius Claudius Dionysios, but not Claudius Nikephoros. Another unique feature of this coin is the reverse legend beginning at 10:00 o’clock, the legend typically begins at 7:00.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 465
CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (38mm, 22.61 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Flavius Leon Lena, archon. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 205-209. AY KAI MAP AY AИ TΩИ[...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla vis-à-vis [bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta]; c/ms: helmeted head of Roma within circular incuse, and ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / ЄΠI APXON ΛЄONT OC ΛЄ CTPATONIKЄ/И-Ω, Hecate standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; at feet left, dog standing left, looking right. SNG von Aulock 2686 var. (legends); Sternberg 10, lot 467 (same dies). For c/ms: Howgego 188, 536. Brown patina with green highlights, minor marks, edge bump. Good VF. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla’s damnatio memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 467
CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (34mm, 17.69 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Iason, son of Cleoros, grammateus. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 205-209. AY KAI MAP AY AИ[...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla vis-à-vis [bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta]; c/m: ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / ЄΠI ΓPA IACON[OC TOY KΛЄOPOY] CTPATON[IKЄΩN], Zeus Panamaros, draped, on horseback right, holding transverse scepter in left hand; at feet right, lighted altar. SNG von Aulock 2685. For c/m: Howgego 536. Brown patina, light roughness, spots of verdigris. Good VF. Rare. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla’s damnatio memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 727
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Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.40 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 200-207. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres, draped, seated left, holding grain ears in right hand and long torch in left. RIC IV 546 (Septimius); RSC 14; BMCRE 10-13 (Septimius and Caracalla). Die breaks and minor flan flaws on the reverse. Superb EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Rome on the Euphrates Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 948.
Displayed at “Villa to Grave” Roman exhibit at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art September 2003-August 2005.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Rome on the Euphrates Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 948.
Displayed at “Villa to Grave” Roman exhibit at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art September 2003-August 2005.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 484
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Hemidrachm (27mm, 13.52 g, 11h). Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Pharos of Alexandria surmounted by two Tritons, each blowing a buccinum (trumpet), lantern surmounted by statue holding situla in right hand and scepter in left, entryway at bottom right; L EN∆E KATOV (date) around. Köln 975; Dattari (Savio) 1932 & 7856; K&G 32.423; RPC III 5673; Emmett 1103.11 (R3). Brown surfaces, some roughness and scrapes, smoothing. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 492
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (25.5mm, 9.29 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 62/3). NEPΩ KΛAY KAIC CEB ΓEP AYTO, laureate head right / Eagle standing right on palm frond, head left, with wings displayed; L ЄNA TOY(date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6663; K&G –; RPC I 5272A; Emmett 150.9 (R5). Green patina, edge chip. Good VF. Extremely rare, only one recorded in RPC. The second and finest known.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 10 July 2014.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 10 July 2014.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 494
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (25.5mm, 10.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 67/8). NEPΩ KΛ[AY KAIΣ Σ]EB ΓEP AV, laureate head right / Apis bull standing right, crescent on flank, solar disk between horns; before, lighted altar; L IΔ (date) above. Köln 209; Dattari (Savio) 293; K&G 14.122; RPC I 5323; Emmett 146.14 (R3). Brown patina, slight weakness on reverse. VF. Very rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 21 December 2009.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 21 December 2009.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 238
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.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 496
EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. Æ Hemidrachm (30.5mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). AYTOK MAPK OΘΩNOΣ KAIΣ ΣEB, laureate head right / Bust of Nilus right, wearing taenia, slight drapery on left shoulder; cornucopia behind his right shoulder; L A (date) to right. Köln 257; Dattari (Savio) 336 = RPC I 5364.1 (this coin, illustrated); K&G 18.13; Emmett 189.1 (R4). Red-brown patina, light porosity, scratches, edge splits. VF. Extremely rare, one of only four recorded in RPC. Rare denomination for Otho.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 29, 26 February 2017) lot 363.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 29, 26 February 2017) lot 363.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 501
EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Hemidrachm (30mm, 15.23 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 69/70). AYTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY, laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing headdress of solar disk and horns; L B (date) to right. Köln 280-1 (diobol); Dattari 378 (same); K&G 20.20 (same); RPC II 2420; Emmett 210.2 (R5). Red-brown patina, scratches, patches of encrustations. VF. Very rare as a hemidrachm.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 13 November 2008. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb A6 (29 September 2008), lot 5799.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 13 November 2008. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb A6 (29 September 2008), lot 5799.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 506
EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Diobol ( 24mm, 8.59 g, 11h). Dated RY 14 (AD 110/1). AYT TPAIAN C ЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, laureate head right / Eagle standing right with wings gathered, L IΔ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 7300; K&G –; RPC III 4561; Emmett 651.14 (R5). Brown patina with light earthen highlights, minor roughness. VF. Very rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, 16 July 2015.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, 16 July 2015.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 507
EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Obol (18mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 110/1). AYT TPAIAN C ЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, laureate head right / Elephant standing right, L IΔ (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1205 = RPC III 4565.5 (this coin); K&G 27.363; Emmett 672.14 (R5). Green-brown patina, light porosity. VF. Very rare and the finest of six recorded by RPC.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numisatics 26, 23 October 2016), lot 143.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numisatics 26, 23 October 2016), lot 143.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 509
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (25mm, 10.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CЄB, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Bull butting right; L ENΔEKA TO V (date) above and around. Köln 977; Dattari (Savio) 2046; K&G 32.428; RPC III 5675; Emmett 1116.11. Dark brown patina. Near EF.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 730494 (4 May 2002).
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 730494 (4 May 2002).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 510
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Dichalkon (14mm, 1.44 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Canopus of Osiris left; [L] IA (date) across field. Köln 953 var. (canopus right); Dattari (Savio) 7588; K&G 32.441 var. (same); RPC III 5694.2 (this coin); Emmett 1175.11 var. (same) (R5). Dark brown patina, slight porosity. VF. Very rare, especially with a left facing canopus.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 110.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 110.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (24mm, 10.49 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Isis enthroned right, wearing crown of solar disc, horns, and plumes, on knee, young Harpocrates, crowned with pschent and holding lotus, raising right hand; to left, oinochoe; to right, palm frond; L Iς (date) across field. Köln 1045; Dattari (Savio) 1750; K&G 32.530; RPC III 5815; Emmett 1138.16. Brown patina, minor marks, metal flaws on reverse. Good VF.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 954597 (July 2013); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5347 (part of).
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex CNG inventory 954597 (July 2013); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5347 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 768
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (19.5mm, 3.86 g, 12h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AV, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ADVENTVS AVG, Carausius on horseback riding left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in left; RSR. RIC V.5 586 (forthcoming; this coin cited and illustrated); RIC V –. Dark green patina, light roughness and cleaning scratches. VF. Unique. The only example noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear MBS 8 (5 February 2003), lot 482.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear MBS 8 (5 February 2003), lot 482.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 512
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (24mm, 11.03 g, 11h). Dated RY 21 (AD 136/7). AVT KAIC TPAIA A∆PIA[NOC CЄB], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Serpent Uraeus coiled and erect right, wearing crown of solar disk and horns; L K A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2051 = RPC III 6241.4 (this coin); K&G – Emmett 1146.21 (R5). Brown patina, minor marks. VF. Very rare.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 26, 23 October 2016), lot 163.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 26, 23 October 2016), lot 163.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 513
EGYPT, Alexandria. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Æ Hemidrachm (29.5mm, 14.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 of Hadrian (AD 131/2). CABINA [CЄBACTH], draped bust right, wearing stephane / Pharos of Alexandria surmounted by two Tritons, each blowing a buccinum (trumpet), lantern surmounted by statue holding situla in right hand and scepter in left, entryway at bottom right; L Iς (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2072; K&G 33.8; RPC III 5809; Emmett 1343.16 (R5). Brown patina, some roughness, weakness on obverse. Good Fine. Extremely rare, only three recorded by RPC.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 31 March 2010.
From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 31 March 2010.
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.79 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate and draped bust right / ADVENTVS AVG, Carausius on horseback riding left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in left; to lower left, bound captive seated left, head right; SCC. RIC V.5 2979 (forthcoming); cf. RIC V 190 (for reverse type). Dark green patina with some toned residual silvering, slight roughness, faint scratches, minor die wear on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. Only two examples noted in RIC V.5. The reverse well struck.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 3 July 2006.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 3 July 2006.