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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GERMANY, Saarland Protectorate. 1947-1956. Essai AV 100 Franken (24mm, 11.39 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and wing. Dated 1955. Coat of arms over stylized gear / Denomination. Jaeger 804; Friedberg –; KM E7. In NGC encapsulation 6924407-008, graded MS 67+. Top Pop.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.38 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; torch to inner left, star on throne. Thompson 43; Müller 381; HGC 3, 1750b; SNG BN 2538–9 (same obv. die). Gorgeous iridescent tone, trace of find patina, a few minor marks. EF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIII.2 (Fall/Winter 1998), no. 28; Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 153.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIII.2 (Fall/Winter 1998), no. 28; Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 153.
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GUATEMALA, Republic. 1839-pres. AR Quetzal (39mm, 33.30 g, 6h). Philadelphia mint. Dated 1925. Scroll surmounted by quetzal left over rifles crossed in saltire; all within wreath / Column surmounted by quetzal left. Stickney 261; KM 242. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6906596-015, graded MS 61.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.51 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; in inner left field, ΠY monogram above bee; EM monogram in exergue. Thompson 146 (same dies as illustration); Meadows, Earliest 43b, dies A10/P27 (this coin); Müller 429; HGC 3, 1743e; Rhousopoulos 696 (same dies). Underlying luster, minor marks. Good VF. Rare.
Ex Lanz 34 (25 November 1985), lot 118.
Ex Lanz 34 (25 November 1985), lot 118.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ Obol – 40 Drachmai (21mm, 9.40 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed and draped bust right / BACIΛICCHC KΛEOΠATPAC, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, M to right. Svoronos 1872; SNG Copenhagen 422–4; BMC 6–11; Boston MFA –; Noeske 383; Weiser 184. Beautiful dark red-brown surfaces. Good VF. An exceptional example of the type, with a bold portrait of Kleopatra.
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KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 475-435 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.82 g, 12h). Silphion plant / Head of Zeus-Ammon right; KVPA to right; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Cf. Buttrey, Coins, Period II, Group 2, 96 (didrachm); Müller, Afrique 119; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 41b = Boston MFA 1308 = Warren 1340 (same obv. die). Some granularity, test cut and some weakness to strike on obverse. Good VF.
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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36.5mm, 25.61 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 66. IMP • NERO • CAESAR • AVG • PONT • MAX • TR • POT • P • P •, laureate head right; globe at point of neck / ADLOCVT COH in exergue, S C across field, Nero standing left with praetorian prefect on low platform to right, addressing three soldiers to left, standing right, the first two holding signa; the praetorian camp in the background. RIC I 490; WCN 437; Lyon 176/1a (D390/R412); BMCRE 304 var. (bust type); BN 132 var. (same); cf. Elkins, Monuments Figure 80 (for rev. type). Attractive dark green patina, smoothing, details enhanced. Good VF. Very rare architectural type on reverse, showing the Praetorian camp.
The Praetorians were an elite unit of soldiers stationed in a purpose-built fortress in Rome. Composed of nine enlarged cohorts of 1,000 men apiece, for a total theoretical strength of 9,000, the Praetorian “Guard” served as the emperor’s personal fighting force both in Rome and on campaign. Praetorians received triple the pay of ordinary soldiers and had to serve only 16 years instead of the 20 required for regular legionaries. They were consequently greatly resented both by the regular soldiery and by the civilians of Rome, who they were often called upon to suppress. Estimates of their fitness as a fighting force in the field vary; they seem to have accounted themselves well enough in the campaigns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus, but when called upon to fight regular units in Rome’s numerous civil wars, they almost always suffered defeat.
The Praetorians were an elite unit of soldiers stationed in a purpose-built fortress in Rome. Composed of nine enlarged cohorts of 1,000 men apiece, for a total theoretical strength of 9,000, the Praetorian “Guard” served as the emperor’s personal fighting force both in Rome and on campaign. Praetorians received triple the pay of ordinary soldiers and had to serve only 16 years instead of the 20 required for regular legionaries. They were consequently greatly resented both by the regular soldiery and by the civilians of Rome, who they were often called upon to suppress. Estimates of their fitness as a fighting force in the field vary; they seem to have accounted themselves well enough in the campaigns of Trajan, Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus, but when called upon to fight regular units in Rome’s numerous civil wars, they almost always suffered defeat.
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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 525-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.13 g). Attic standard. Lion attacking right, biting into the hindquarter of a bull kneeling left, head right, biting the leg of the lion; Θ above, three ground lines below, the middle composed of pellets; floral ornament in exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux 69–79 (unlisted dies); AMNG III/2, 5; HGC 3, 383; SNG ANS 10 var. (bull head left); SNG Spencer 109; SNG Lockett 1282; Boston MFA 520 = Warren 536. Attractive light toning, deposits on reverse. Good VF. Well struck on a broad flan.
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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.07 g, 8h). Thraco-Macedonian standard. Lion attacking right, biting into the hindquarter of a bull kneeling left, head raised / AKA-N-ΘIO-N in shallow incuse around quadripartite square, the quarters raised and granulated. Desneux 117 (D113/R105); AMNG III/2, –; HGC 3, 391; Boston MFA 529 (same dies). Lightly toned. Good VF. Very rare early Thraco-Macedonian standard issue.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 435; RAJ Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 118.
Akanthos was founded on the easternmost “finger” of the Chalcidice in the seventh century BC. Huge silver deposits were discovered in close proximity during the sixth century BC, leading to Akanthos becoming a prolific mint, with its coinage circulating widely in northern and mainland Greece. Of the Archaic Greek coinages, the imagery of Akanthos is one of the most influential, depicting a lion attacking a bull. Lions still prowled the hinterlands of Thrace and Macedon in this era. Herodotus recounts an episode in The Histories when the baggage camels of the army of the Persian King Xerxes was set upon by lions during its march from Asia Minor into Greece proper (Herodotus 7.125-126).
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 435; RAJ Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 118.
Akanthos was founded on the easternmost “finger” of the Chalcidice in the seventh century BC. Huge silver deposits were discovered in close proximity during the sixth century BC, leading to Akanthos becoming a prolific mint, with its coinage circulating widely in northern and mainland Greece. Of the Archaic Greek coinages, the imagery of Akanthos is one of the most influential, depicting a lion attacking a bull. Lions still prowled the hinterlands of Thrace and Macedon in this era. Herodotus recounts an episode in The Histories when the baggage camels of the army of the Persian King Xerxes was set upon by lions during its march from Asia Minor into Greece proper (Herodotus 7.125-126).
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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.37 g, 11h). Thraco-Macedonian standard. Lion attacking right, biting into the hindquarter of a bull kneeling left, head raised; AΛEΞIΣ in exergue / AKA-N-ΘIO-N in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square with stippled quarters in relief. Desneux 147–8 var. (D139/R– [unlisted rev. die]); AMNG III 29; HGC 3, 391; SNG ANS 15; SNG Copenhagen 14 (same obv. die); BMC 25 (same obv. die). In NGC encapsulation 5771750-005, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style.
Ex Edward H. Merrin Collection (noted on NGC tag); Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 106.
Ex Edward H. Merrin Collection (noted on NGC tag); Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 106.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. 369/8 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.51 g, 5h). Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / AMΦ-IΠO-ΛIT-EΩN on raised linear square enclosing race torch; all within shallow incuse square. Lorber 55 (Od3/Rd2); HGC 3, 413; SNG Soutzos 271 (same dies); SNG Stockholm 873 = SNG Lockett 1301 = Bement 672 (same dies); McClean 3207 (same dies). Faintly toned, trace of find patina, typical light granularity. Good VF.
Ex Spink 212 (28 March 2012), lot 21; Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 139.
Ex Spink 212 (28 March 2012), lot 21; Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 139.
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MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 383/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.45 g, 12h). Olynthos mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Kithara; X-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN around; all within incuse square. Robinson & Clement Group H, 26–7 var. (A22/P– [unlisted rev. die]); AMNG III/2, 5; HGC 3, 498; SNG ANS 474 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 242 (same obv. die). Bright surfaces, even light die wear on obverse. EF.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom and Ireland, 1837-1901. AV Mohur (25mm, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1862. VICTORIA QUEEN, crowned younger bust left; no V at truncation of bust / ONE/MOHUR/–/INDIA/1862 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 4.1; Pridmore 1; Friedberg 1598. In NGC encapsulation 2007973-011, graded MS 61.
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. George V. King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, 1910-1936. AV 15 Rupees (22mm, 12h). Bombay mint. Dated 1918. GEORGE V KING EMPEROR, crowned bust left / 15/RUPEES/–/INDIA/1918 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 8.1; Pridmore 25; Friedberg 1608. In NGC encapsulation 4861262-054, graded MS 63.
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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.94 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, cradling parazonium in left arm; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 422 (Vespasian); Hendin 6553; BMCRE 631-2 (Vespasian); BN 618 (Vespasian). Dark brown patina. In NGC encapsulation 4632936-001, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, lt. smoothing. The “Judaea Capta” issues of Titus are considerably rarer than those of his father Vespasian.
Ex New York Sale XXX (9 January 2013), lot 288; Spink 25 (24 November 1982), lot 197.
Ex New York Sale XXX (9 January 2013), lot 288; Spink 25 (24 November 1982), lot 197.
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ITALY, Kingdom of Italy. Vittorio Emanuele III. 1900-1946. AR 5 Lire (35mm, 6h). Rome mint. Dated 1914 R. Uniformed bust right / Italia standing left in quadriga rearing left, holding olive branch and round shield. MIR 1136a; KM 56. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2903210-004, graded MS 61.
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LIECHTENSTEIN, Principality. Joseph Wenzel. 1748-1771. AR Taler (41mm, 28.05 g, 11h). Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 1758. Armored and collared bust right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms with cherub supporters. Davenport 1579; KM (C) 2. Toned with underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6898643-002, graded MS 62. An attractive example with significant eye appeal.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
Joseph Wenzel was an extremely successful general across several wars. He participated in the Austro-Turkish War alongside Prince Eugene of Savoy and also took part in the War of Polish Succession again alongside Prince Eugene. He was made Generalissimo of Italy during the War of Austrian Succession and resoundingly crushed the combined French and Spanish armies during the Battle of Piacenza in 1746. He also reorganized the Austrian artillery service and served as a diplomat for various Austrian missions. He assumed the position of regent in 1745 for an heir who was only eight years of age and took over as Prince of Lichtenstein in 1748 and ruled until his death in 1772.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
Joseph Wenzel was an extremely successful general across several wars. He participated in the Austro-Turkish War alongside Prince Eugene of Savoy and also took part in the War of Polish Succession again alongside Prince Eugene. He was made Generalissimo of Italy during the War of Austrian Succession and resoundingly crushed the combined French and Spanish armies during the Battle of Piacenza in 1746. He also reorganized the Austrian artillery service and served as a diplomat for various Austrian missions. He assumed the position of regent in 1745 for an heir who was only eight years of age and took over as Prince of Lichtenstein in 1748 and ruled until his death in 1772.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.60 g, 6h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 330/25-324/3 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike, wearing long chiton, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, coiled serpent left. Price 2532; ADM I Series III, 15 (same dies); SNG Berry 166; SNG Copenhagen 649. Underlying luster, minor marks, small scrape on reverse. Near EF.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.89 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. ÞA[ON]ANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞAN[O], Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / MA(retrograde h)AOBAΓO to left, Manaobago, nimbate and helmeted, with lunar horns at shoulders, seated facing on raised stool, cushioned and with curving legs, feet on footstool, head right and with four arms: lower right on hip, upper right holding coins or fruit, upper left holding mace-scepter, and lower left holding torque; tamgha to right. MK 59 (O13/R2); ANS Kushan 385; Donum Burns 129; Triton XXIII, lot 554; Spink 248 lot 124; CNG 100, lot 1662; Baldwin’s 91, lot 3831; Goldberg 75, lot 2541 = Goldberg 69, lot 3206; Heritage 3020, lot 25059 (same rev. die, but later die state). Toned, deposits in devices, evidence of prior mounting. VF. Extremely rare, Göbl cites four examples, eight in CoinArchives (including this coin).
Ex Spink 248 (25 September 2017), lot 124 (hammer £6,000).
Ex Spink 248 (25 September 2017), lot 124 (hammer £6,000).
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Quarter Dinar (13.5mm, 1.96 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. ÞΔO(retrograde h)A(retrograde h)OÞA[O] OOhÞKI KOÞ[α(retrograde h)O], diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and goad / CK A(retrograde h)ΔO KO M A PO BIZAΓ O, Skando-Komaro and Bizago, both nimbate, standing facing, heads vis-à-vis; Skando-Komaro holding spear in right hand, left hand on hilt; Bizago with right hand on hip, holding spear in left hand; tamgha between. MK 166 (O22/R3); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno –. Lightly toned. EF. Very rare.
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Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 90-91. DOMITIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / GERMANICVS COS XV, Minerva, helmeted and draped, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand and left hand on left hip, arm bent . RIC II.1 698; Calicó 839; BMCRE 173; BN 162; Biaggi 404; NAC 67, lot 142 (same dies). Some luster remains, some shallow scratches and faint hairlines on reverse. Good VF. Rare.
Ex Roma XXVIII (5 July 2023), lot 571.
Ex Roma XXVIII (5 July 2023), lot 571.