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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LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). West Friesland. 1581-1795. AR Piedford Dukaton (46mm, 65.52 g, 11h). Dated 1666. Knight on horseback galloping right, holding sword and reins; coat-of-arms below / Crowned coat-of-arms within leonine supporters. P&W Wf28.1; CNM 2.46.38; Delmonte, Argent 1019a; Davenport A4939; KM P11. Iridescent toning, slightly double struck, hairlines. EF.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Jean de Valette. Grandmaster, 1557-1568. AR 4 Tarì (32mm, 10.85 g, 7h). Fort St. Angelo (Birgu) mint. Coat-of-arms / St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding long cross; to right, agnus Dei standing right, head left. Gatt 06-4T-38X26; Restelli & Sammut 9-10; Schembri 3. Richly toned, flan cracks, scratches. Near EF. Rare.
Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
Jean Parisot de Valette, after whom the capital of the Knights of Malta was named, served the Order both on Rhodes, when he was a young man, and was the 6th Grandmaster of the Knights of Malta. He was a man of considerable military skill and daring. From his appointment in 1537 as Governor of Tripoli to his time as a galley slave to the Barbary pirates, Valette demonstrated his abilities and, in 1557, was appointed Captain General of the Order’s galleys, a prestigious post. In this office, he earned a reputation as one of the great Christian commanders of the age. Described as a “very handsome man, speaking several languages fluently including Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic and Turkish,” Vallette’s reign was spent in almost continuous warfare with the Ottomans. During the Great Siege of Malta (1565), he ordered the defense of the city, holding out successfully against the Ottomans (including the Janissaries) until relief arrived. This victory increased the renown of the Order in Europe (thereby gaining new recruits), but Vallette refused to accept a cardinalship from the Pope, preferring to retain the Order’s sovereignty. The following year, Vallette began the construction of his new capital on the site of the former Fort St. Elmo. He died, however, before the work was completed.
Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
Jean Parisot de Valette, after whom the capital of the Knights of Malta was named, served the Order both on Rhodes, when he was a young man, and was the 6th Grandmaster of the Knights of Malta. He was a man of considerable military skill and daring. From his appointment in 1537 as Governor of Tripoli to his time as a galley slave to the Barbary pirates, Valette demonstrated his abilities and, in 1557, was appointed Captain General of the Order’s galleys, a prestigious post. In this office, he earned a reputation as one of the great Christian commanders of the age. Described as a “very handsome man, speaking several languages fluently including Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic and Turkish,” Vallette’s reign was spent in almost continuous warfare with the Ottomans. During the Great Siege of Malta (1565), he ordered the defense of the city, holding out successfully against the Ottomans (including the Janissaries) until relief arrived. This victory increased the renown of the Order in Europe (thereby gaining new recruits), but Vallette refused to accept a cardinalship from the Pope, preferring to retain the Order’s sovereignty. The following year, Vallette began the construction of his new capital on the site of the former Fort St. Elmo. He died, however, before the work was completed.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Quarter Dinar (13mm, 1.99 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. ÞΔO(retrograde h)A(retrograde h)OÞAO O OhÞKI KOÞA(retrograde h)O, diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand and goad in left / NAИA to left, Nana, nimbate, wearing fillet and crescent, standing right, holding scepter and box; tamgha to right. MK 314 (O40/R32); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 281 (same dies); Zeno –. Struck with worn reverse die. EF. Rare.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Quarter Dinar (13mm, 1.94 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Middle phase. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO B αζOα hOÞα (retrograde h) O, Vasudeva, nimbate, helmeted, and diademed, standing facing, head left, holding trident, sacrificing over altar to left / Oh(retrogradeÞ)O to right, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, diadem and trident; tamgha to left. MK 505 (O11/R1); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno #244725 (this coin). Toned, deposits in devices, flaw at edge of reverse. VF. Very rare.
Ex Roma E-Sale 82 (15 April 2021), lot 829; Roma E-Sale 68 (27 February 2020), lot 829.
Ex Roma E-Sale 82 (15 April 2021), lot 829; Roma E-Sale 68 (27 February 2020), lot 829.
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MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Emmanuel de Rohan. Grandmaster, 1775-1797. AV 10 Scudi (15mm, 8.32 g, 6h). Valetta mint. Dated 1778. Armored bust right / Crown over two coats-of-arms. Gatt 27-10A-10N/11; KM 310; Friedberg 44. Lustrous, a few faint scratches and hairlines. AU.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (24 February 1984), lot 812.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (24 February 1984), lot 812.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.11 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Susa mint. Struck under Aspesias, Satrap of Susiana, circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in left field; below throne, AI above strut, monogram below. Price 3857. Underlying luster, slight doubling. Superb EF. Impressively high relief and fine style.
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MONACO. Louis II. 1922-1949. Piedfort AV Essai de 10 Francs (25mm, 26.84 g, 1h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and wing. Dated 1946. Uniformed bust left / Crowned, collared, and mantled coat-of-arms with supporters; flanked by upright olive branches. KM PE4. In NGC encapsulation 6917297-006, graded MS 63. Extremely rare – mintage of only 16 examples. Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Ex Palace Collections of Egypt (King Farouk – Sotheby’s, 24 February 1954), lot 1108 (part of).
From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Ex Palace Collections of Egypt (King Farouk – Sotheby’s, 24 February 1954), lot 1108 (part of).
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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.87 g, 10h). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Struck circa 291-290 BC. Diademed and horned head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, draped from the waist, seated left on rock, holding aphlaston in extended right hand and grounded trident in left; M to inner left. Newell 135, dies CXXXII/– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 3, 1013; Jameson 1006 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, underlying luster, minor marks, tiny spot of die rust on obverse. EF.
Ex Heritage 3088 (6 November 2020), lot 34029.
Ex Heritage 3088 (6 November 2020), lot 34029.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.47 g, 12h). Reduced Attic standard. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 171-168 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; ΘE monogram above, AY monogram to right, AN monogram between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 219f (O46/R201 – this coin); Mamroth, Perseus 25; HGC 3, 1094; SNG Ashmolean 3276 (same dies). Faintly toned, typical minor marks. EF.
Ex Peus 434 (24 April 2023), lot 165; Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 1338.
Ex Peus 434 (24 April 2023), lot 165; Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 1338.
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PARAGUAY, Republic. 1811-pres. Pattern CU Peso (37mm, 19.99 g, 6h). Buenos Aires(?) mint. Dated 1888. REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, star within wreath; 1888 below / * PAZ Y JUSTICIA * UN PESO 9 DOS FINO, lion seated facing with liberty cap on pole behind. KM Pn39. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6924486-001, graded PF 63 RD. Extremely rare.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (42mm, 27.18 g, 11h). Krasny (Red) mint. Dated 1705 (in OCS numerals). Armored bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; crown above. Diakov 4; Bitkin 798; KM 122.2. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6928246-003, graded VF Details, cleaned.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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AKARNANIA, Anaktorion. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.52 g, 5h). Pegasos flying left; civic monogram below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with neck guard; ΛYΣI above; tiny Λ, civic monogram, and thymiaterion to right. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens –; Pegasi 70 corr. (tiny ¬ not noted; same obv. die); BCD Akarnania 106 var. (no tiny ¬); HGC 4, 763. In NGC encapsulation 6290626-009, graded Ch XF★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XXVI (10 January 2023), lot 149; Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4218.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XXVI (10 January 2023), lot 149; Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4218.
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BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 395-387 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.25 g). Boeotian shield / Amphora; above, club right; BO-IΩ across field. BCD Boiotia 17; HGC 4, 1163; SNG Copenhagen 169; BMC 45. In NGC encapsulation 6290616-003, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, flan flaw.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4237.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4237.
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Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / VOT DECEN TR P COS II, Pertinax, veiled and draped, standing front, head left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod to left, and holding volumen in left hand at side. RIC IV 13a; Lempereur Type 11, 642 (D240/R332); RSC 56; BMCRE 24. Toned, shallow file mark on edge. Near EF. Well struck for the issue. Exceptional portrait.
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CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian, with Sabina. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.74 g, 1h). Struck AD 128-136. AYT KAI ΘE TPA ΠAP YI ΘE NEP YI TPAI AΔPIANOC CE, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right, club below; to right, ΠΠ monogram / CABEINA CEBACTH AΔPI TAPC MHTPOΠOΛEOC, draped bust of Sabina right, wearing stephane; A Y across field. RPC III 3275A; SNG BN –; Prieur –. Toned, light roughness, trace deposits. Near EF. The second known specimen. Two fine portraits.
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SAUDI ARABIA, Kingdom (Sa'ud). temp. 'Abd al-'Aziz. AH 1350/1-1373 / AD 1932-1952. AV 4 Pounds (31mm, 31.96 g, 12h). Philadelphia mint. Struck 1945-1946. Facing eagle with shield on breast / Weight and fineness in three lines. KM 34; Friedberg 190. In NGC encapsulation 6906596-004, graded MS 61. 0.9419oz AGW.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Stack’s (21 September 1994), lot 1227; Bowers & Merena (26 March 1984), lot 3035 (part of).
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Stack’s (21 September 1994), lot 1227; Bowers & Merena (26 March 1984), lot 3035 (part of).
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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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SPAIN, Kingdom. Felipe II el Prudente. 1556-1598. AR 8 Reales (40mm, 12h). Segovia mint; mm: aqueduct. Dated 1586. Crowned coat-of-arms. PILIPPVS in legend / Quartered coat-of-arms of Spain within polylobe. Calicó y Trigo 173; ME 3961. In NGC encapsulation 6972001-001, graded AU 55. Extremely rare variety misspelling the King’s name.
Ex Spink 251 (27 March 2018), lot 709.
Ex Spink 251 (27 March 2018), lot 709.
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Amadeo I. 1871-1873. Proof AR 5 Pesetas (36mm, 24.95 g, 6h). Madrid mint. Dated 1871 SDM (18 71 en estrellas). Bare head left / Crowned coat-of-arms flanked by Pillars of Hercules. Calicó y Trigo 5; ME 17447; KM 666 (no proofs listed). Deep blue-gray toning. In NGC encapsulation 6898643-007, graded PF 62. Extremely rare in proof.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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AI Rec
Divus Caracalla. Died AD 217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.12 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-219. DIVO ANTONINO MAGNO, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on globe, head right, with wings spread. RIC IV 717 (Severus Alexander); Thirion 500; RSC 32; BMCRE 7 (Elagabalus). Toned, slightly granular surfaces. Near EF. Rare and attractive for issue.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 803.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 803.
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SWEDEN. Erik XIV. 1560–1568. AR 3 Mark (42mm, 30.78 g, 7h). Stockholm mint. Dated 1562. Crowned coat-of-arms / View of Stockholm; above, radiant scepter descending from clouds. Delzanno 19; Antell 521; Davenport 8703. Toned, deposits, edge marks. Good VF. Popular city view type.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex C. Whyte 14 (15 August 1986), lot 396.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex C. Whyte 14 (15 August 1986), lot 396.