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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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 119-circa 120. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN H ADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right with bare chest, slight drapery / P M TR P COS III, Aeternitas, draped, standing facing, head left, holding up head of Sol in right hand and head of Luna in left. RIC II.3 215; Strack 108; RSC 1114; BMCRE 162. Even light toning, underlying luster. Choice EF. Exceptional.
Ex Collection of a Perfectionist (Numismatica Ars Classica 106, 9 May 2018), lot 620.
Ex Collection of a Perfectionist (Numismatica Ars Classica 106, 9 May 2018), lot 620.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 119-circa mid 120. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HA DRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right with bare chest, slight drapery / PONT M A X T R POT COS III, S C in exergue, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on pile of arms, right foot on helmet, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left; shield at side to right. RIC II.3 254; Strack 534; Banti 605; BMCRE 1148-9. Attractive enamel-like green patina, some smoothing. Near EF. A wonderful bronze.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 425; Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 222.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 425; Tkalec (22 April 2007), lot 222.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS • AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III, Mars, in military dress, cloak over left arm, wearing crested helmet, standing facing, holding reversed vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground to right. RIC II.3 319; Strack 94γ1; Calicó 1312; BMCRE 109; Adda 149; Biaggi 634; Mazzini 1071. Minor marks and small scratches. VF.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late AD 121-123. IMP CΛESΛR TRΛIΛN HΛDRIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III, Hercules, naked, seated facing, holding club in right hand and distaff in left; shields to left, round shield in middle, cuirass to right. RIC II.3 508 (same rev. die as illustration); Strack 86γ1; Calicó 1318 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 97 var. (break in obv. legend; same rev. die); Biaggi 636 (same rev. die). Toned. Good VF.
Ex Triton XXII (7 January 2019), lot 1072; Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 731.
Ex Triton XXII (7 January 2019), lot 1072; Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 731.
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Hadrian, with Divi Trajan and Plotina. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.98 g, 1h). Dynastic issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rejuvenated, bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / DIVIS PAREN TI BVS, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trajan right confronting draped bust of Plotina left, wearing stephane and hair in queue; each with star above. RIC II.3 1419; Beckmann, Gold dies b15/DP1, e (this coin); Strack 354Δ0; Calicó 1417 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 603 (same dies); Biaggi 567 (same dies); Mazzini 2 (same dies). Polished, hairlines, marks consistent with use in jewelry, flan slightly bent. Near VF. Very rare.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc78377 (ND); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5035; Hausman Collection.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc78377 (ND); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5035; Hausman Collection.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 28.80 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – Army / exercitus type. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust right / DISCIPLIN A[VG/ S] C in two lines in exergue, Hadrian advancing right, holding baton in left hand and leading a line of four soldiers, carrying vexillum between two signa. RIC II.3 1910 (R2); Strack 657ζ0; Banti 239 (this coin); BMCRE 1484. Brown patina, some pitting. VF. Rare.
Ex Gadoury (16 November 2018), lot 106 (hammer €1500); Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 26 June 1950), lot 430.
Ex Gadoury (16 November 2018), lot 106 (hammer €1500); Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 26 June 1950), lot 430.
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Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 133-135. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust right, hair falling in plait down neck: hair waved at back and rises on top in crest over stephane above diadem / VES TA, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left on throne, holding palladium on extended right hand and transverse scepter in left. RIC II.3 2545; Strack 375b; RSC 81; BMCRE 917 (Hadrian). Lightly toned and lustrous, die wear on reverse. EF. Wonderful portrait.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XXVII (9 January 2024), lot 761; Berk BBS 113 (22 July 2003), lot 360.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XXVII (9 January 2024), lot 761; Berk BBS 113 (22 July 2003), lot 360.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 138. IMP T AEL CΛES HADRI ANTONINVS, bare head right / ΛVG PIVS • P M TR P COS DES II, Pietas, draped, standing right, holding acerra in left hand, raising right hand over lighted and garlanded altar to right. RIC III 13; Strack 19δ0; Calicó 1469 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 28; Adda 173; Biaggi 697 (same dies). Minor deposits, light marks. Good VF.
Ex Numismatik Naumann 113 (6 February 2022), lot 665; Dr. Hans Krähenbühl Collection (Leu Numismatik AG 8, 23 October 2021), lot 307.
Ex Numismatik Naumann 113 (6 February 2022), lot 665; Dr. Hans Krähenbühl Collection (Leu Numismatik AG 8, 23 October 2021), lot 307.
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Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.77 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head left / Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, both togate, seated left on curule chairs on platform, each extending right hand, attended by two lictors on ground to left, looking right, and to right, looking left, respectively of the platform, each holding wand in right hand and fasces in left. RIC III –; Calicó 1734/1467a (for obv./rev. dies); BMCRE –; Adda -; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Some underlying luster, faint hairlines, a few edge marks. Good VF. The anepigraphic reverse exhibits an artistic composition. Unique with laureate head left. None in CoinArchives.
This unique aureus features a heretofore unknown issue, struck from dies previously known for two separate aurei. The obverse die is from the rare issue that celebrates the association of Antoninus Pius with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (Calicó 1734) dated to AD 140. The reverse is known only from a unique aureus in a private collection dated tentatively to AD 140-143. With the addition of this new unique aureus, the Calicó 1467a coin (unlisted in Cohen, BMCRE, and RIC) can more accurately be dated to AD 140, as it almost undoubtedly was struck alongside the Pius and Aurelius as Caesar issues, since they share die links. Thus, this unique aureus, alongside the Calicó 1467a coin, should be placed with the Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius as Caesar aurei section of Calicó 1719-1735. Together, they constitute two supreme rarities with artistically composed anepigraphic reverses. Furthermore, these two coins are now better understood as deriving from the aurei emission of AD 140 and can be appropriately placed in that context.
This unique aureus features a heretofore unknown issue, struck from dies previously known for two separate aurei. The obverse die is from the rare issue that celebrates the association of Antoninus Pius with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (Calicó 1734) dated to AD 140. The reverse is known only from a unique aureus in a private collection dated tentatively to AD 140-143. With the addition of this new unique aureus, the Calicó 1467a coin (unlisted in Cohen, BMCRE, and RIC) can more accurately be dated to AD 140, as it almost undoubtedly was struck alongside the Pius and Aurelius as Caesar issues, since they share die links. Thus, this unique aureus, alongside the Calicó 1467a coin, should be placed with the Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius as Caesar aurei section of Calicó 1719-1735. Together, they constitute two supreme rarities with artistically composed anepigraphic reverses. Furthermore, these two coins are now better understood as deriving from the aurei emission of AD 140 and can be appropriately placed in that context.
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.43 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / SA LVS AVG, S C across field, Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand a serpent coiled around and rising from altar at left and holding vertical scepter in left hand. RIC III 635; Strack 854δ; Banti 340; BMCRE 1303. Brown patina. Near EF.
Purchased by the consignor from Saslow Rare Coins, 1983.
Purchased by the consignor from Saslow Rare Coins, 1983.
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AI Rec
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate and cuirassed bust right / TR PO T COS IIII, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, holding palladium on extended right hand and vertical spear in left; round shield at side. RIC III 147d var. (bust type); Strack 143; Calicó 1658 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 561 (same obv. die); Biaggi 766 (same dies); Mazzini 937 v. (same dies). Light reddish tone, minor edge marks. Near EF.
Ex George W. La Borde Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 105, 9 May 2018), 32; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 906; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1014; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 426; Künker 27 (27 September 1994), lot 544; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 728.
Ex George W. La Borde Collection (Part III, Numismatica Ars Classica 105, 9 May 2018), 32; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 906; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1014; Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 426; Künker 27 (27 September 1994), lot 544; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 728.
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AI Rec
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery on both shoulders / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177e var. (bust type); Calicó 1503; BMCRE 650; Adda 176; Biaggi 703; Gorny & Mosch 190, lot 499 (same dies). Edge marks. Near EF. High-relief portrait struck from dies of artistic merit.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA47C; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 445.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA47C; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 445.
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AI Rec
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 20.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery / TEMPORVM FELICITΛS, S C across lower field, COS II[II] in exergue, crossed cornucopias from which a grape bunch flanked by two grain ears hang, surmounted by busts of two boys, vis-à-vis. RIC III 857; Strack 1026δ; Banti 411; BMCRE 1827. Glossy dark green patina, smoothed, details strengthened. Near EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex William H. Whetstone Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 915; Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 514.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex William H. Whetstone Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 915; Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 514.
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AI Rec
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 150-151. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, laureate head right / LAETITIA CO S IIII, on left, Ceres, draped, standing right, holding two grain ears in right hand; on right, Proserpina, draped, standing facing, head left, holding pomegranate in left hand. RIC III 199c; Strack 224δ; Calicó 1556 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 725; Biaggi 731 (same dies). Attractive light tone, lustrous. Near EF.
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AI Rec
Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. DIVVS ΛNTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRΛTIO, Funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 436 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27/4-10 (Aurelius); RSC 164; BMCRE 58-9. Lightly toned, underlying luster, traces of deposits. Choice EF. Well centered and struck with fresh dies.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Thomas A. Palmer Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 920, purchased from Rick Ponterio, August 1989.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Thomas A. Palmer Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 920, purchased from Rick Ponterio, August 1989.
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AI Rec
Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 147-148. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, bare head right / TR POT II COS II, Minerva, helmeted and draped, standing facing, head right, holding long scepter in right hand and resting left on shield set on ground to right. RIC III 438b (Pius); RSC 608; BMCRE 636-8 (Pius). Toned. Choice EF. Artistic portrait.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 755; Edward Waddell Inventory 52248; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker 257, 10 October 2014), lot 8537.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 755; Edward Waddell Inventory 52248; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker 257, 10 October 2014), lot 8537.
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AI Rec
Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVG P II F, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT XIIII COS II, Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak at back, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC III 481b (Pius); Calicó 1975 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 994, note (Pius); Biaggi 894 (same obv. die). Lustrous, minor scrape on obverse. Near EF.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1891.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1891.
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 149. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls at back of head / IV NO, Juno, diademed and draped, seated left on low seat, holding with right hand a child on her right knee and holding transverse scepter in left hand; to left, stands a child right, holding up two grain ears in right hand. RIC III 504 (Pius); Beckmann, Faustina, Group I (dies fa7/JS1); Calicó 2060 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 1043 (same obv. die); Biaggi 930 (same obv. die). Tiny marks on obverse, minor edge marks. EF. Beautiful portrait, the same obverse die as the coin on the cover of Martin Beckmann’s book Faustina the Younger: Coinage Portraits, and Public Image.
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.19 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛV REL VERVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, each holding volumen in left hand. RIC III –; MIR 18, 4-12/10; Calicó 2110 (same dies as illustration); Adda 332 (this coin); Biaggi 948 (same dies). Lustrous. Superb EF. Boldly struck with fresh dies, a beautiful coin.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 February 1993), lot 13; Victor A. Adda (†1965) Collection (as Property of a Lady, Christie's, 9 October 1984), lot 80; Prince Waldeck Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 8, 22 March 1937), lot 810.
Hadrian, childless and without either a successor or heir, chose Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his adopted son in AD 136, and renamed him as Lucius Aelius Caesar. Aelius was sent to the Roman province of Pannonia to serve as governor, where he died of tuberculosis in AD 138. Hadrian now made his second choice for his heir, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus. Hadrian actually wanted Marcus Aurelius to succeed him on the throne, but realized that Aurelius was far too young, so instead he went with the highly respected Antoninus. As a condition of his adoption, and to ensure an orderly line of succession, Antoninus Pius adopted both his nephew, Marcus Aurelius, and Aelius Caesar’s son, Lucius. The relatively young Lucius would change his name to Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, but he would later drop Commodus and add Verus after ascending to the throne, along with his adoptive brother and co-ruler Marcus Aurelius. The present type depicts the two “brothers” and co-rulers clasping hands with an inscription noting the “harmony” between the two Augusti.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 February 1993), lot 13; Victor A. Adda (†1965) Collection (as Property of a Lady, Christie's, 9 October 1984), lot 80; Prince Waldeck Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 8, 22 March 1937), lot 810.
Hadrian, childless and without either a successor or heir, chose Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his adopted son in AD 136, and renamed him as Lucius Aelius Caesar. Aelius was sent to the Roman province of Pannonia to serve as governor, where he died of tuberculosis in AD 138. Hadrian now made his second choice for his heir, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus. Hadrian actually wanted Marcus Aurelius to succeed him on the throne, but realized that Aurelius was far too young, so instead he went with the highly respected Antoninus. As a condition of his adoption, and to ensure an orderly line of succession, Antoninus Pius adopted both his nephew, Marcus Aurelius, and Aelius Caesar’s son, Lucius. The relatively young Lucius would change his name to Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, but he would later drop Commodus and add Verus after ascending to the throne, along with his adoptive brother and co-ruler Marcus Aurelius. The present type depicts the two “brothers” and co-rulers clasping hands with an inscription noting the “harmony” between the two Augusti.
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.32 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, REX ΛRMEN/ DΛT in two lines in exergue, Lucius Verus, in military dress, seated left on curule chair set on raised daïs; to left, a soldier, holding spear in right hand over right shoulder, looking left; on right, an officer standing left; in front of daïs to left, the Roman-appointed Armenian king, Sohaemus, standing left, raising right hand to head. RIC III 511 (Aurelius; same rev. die as illustration); MIR 18, 92-12/37; Calicó 2151; BMCRE 300-301 var. (bust type; Aurelius and Verus); Adda 340 var. (bust type; same rev. die); Biaggi 956 var. (bust type; same rev. die); Mazzini 157 v. (same rev. die). Traces of deposits, edge marks. EF.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 150.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 150.
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.18 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII • IMP II COS II, Victory, half draped, standing right, placing shield on palm tree inscribed VIC/ΛVG in two lines. RIC III 525 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 94-12/37; Calicó 2177 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 296, note (Aurelius and Verus); Adda 344 (same dies); Biaggi 960 (same dies); Jameson 142 (same dies); Mazzini 247 v. and 247 v.* (same dies) . Lustrous. Superb EF.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 151; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts [I], 20 March 1975), lot 367.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12 June 1993), lot 151; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts [I], 20 March 1975), lot 367.