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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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.61 g, 12h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS AVG, laureate and trabeate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand / CONCORDIA MI LITVM, Concordia, draped, standing right, holding long vertical scepter in left hand, clasping right hands with Carausius, wearing military attire, standing left, holding spear in left hand; RSR. RIC V.5 63 (forthcoming; this coin cited and illustrated); RIC V –; RSC –; Shiel –. Toned, find patina, slight roughness, minor area of weakness. VF. Unique. The only example noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 15 February 2005.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 15 February 2005.
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.24 g, 6h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CAR[AVSIVS P F] AV, laureate and draped bust right / EXPECTATE VENI, Britannia, draped, standing right, holding standard in left hand and clasping right hands with Carausius, wearing military attire and holding spear in left hand, standing left; RSR. RIC V.5 68 (forthcoming); RIC V 555; RSC 37; Shiel p. 105, 35. Toned, a few minor old marks and scratches under tone, die shift on obverse. Good VF. Very rare. Eleven examples noted in RIC V.5. The die shift causing the middle portion of the obverse legend to be somewhat blundered.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s 7 April 2003.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s 7 April 2003.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.22 g, 5h). Light coinage, portrait type. London mint; Æthelweard, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. ·+· Θ·FFA ·: R :· E·X + :·, diademed heart-shaped bust right / ·Є∂· ·:IL:· VA ·L∂:, divided by four jewel-like lobes; the inner circle contains a cross botonnée with four petals in saltire. Chick 10d = SCBI 30 (American), 187 = SCBI 20 (Mack), 562 (this coin); North 310; SCBC 905. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1995. Ex E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 1175; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXIX.11 (November 1971), no. 10434; R.P. Mack Collection; V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining, 22 January 1952), lot 614; A. Mann Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 29 October 1917), lot 133; J. Cove Jones Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge 6 February 1911), lot 284; T. Thomas Collection (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 23 February 1844), lot 134.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1995. Ex E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 1175; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXIX.11 (November 1971), no. 10434; R.P. Mack Collection; V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining, 22 January 1952), lot 614; A. Mann Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 29 October 1917), lot 133; J. Cove Jones Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge 6 February 1911), lot 284; T. Thomas Collection (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 23 February 1844), lot 134.
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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.80 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 5, year 210 BE (February 87 BC). Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY/EYΠATOPOΣ in two lines below; star-in-crescent to left; to right, HΣ (year) above monogram; E (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ p. 12, dies D62/R3, a (this coin); HGC 7, 338; DCA2 555. Toned, area of slightly weak strike, slight die shift. Near EF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, 1988. Ex Christie’s New York (8 June 1988), lot 65; Sternberg VIII (16 November 1978), lot 89.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, 1988. Ex Christie’s New York (8 June 1988), lot 65; Sternberg VIII (16 November 1978), lot 89.
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 1h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVS INVICTVS A, laureate and draped bust right / EXPECTATE V INI, Britannia, draped, standing right, holding standard in left hand and clasping right hands with Carausius standing left, holding scepter in left hand; RSR. RIC V.5 75 (forthcoming; this coin cited and illustrated); RIC V – but cf. 554 (for similar issue); RSC – but cf. 39 (same); Shiel – but cf. p. 104, 30 (same). Toned, light cleaning scratches. Good VF. Unique. The only example noted in RIC V.5. With a very interesting obverse legend.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Áureo & Calicó 361 (18 February 2021), lot 167.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Áureo & Calicó 361 (18 February 2021), lot 167.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 10h). Cross-and-wedges type. Canterbury mint; Eaba, moneyer. Struck 805-circa 810. + COENVVLF REX m, diademed bust right / + EABA mONETA, cross pattée with wedges in angles. Naismith C25c (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 135; North 344; SCBC 915. Deeply toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1747.
Coenwulf, King of Mercia (796-821), son of the leading Merican noble Cuthberht and a distant kinsman of Offa, succeeded to the throne when Offa’s only son Ecgfrith prematurely died after a reign of only six months. He reasserted Mercian control over Kent and restored Archbishop Aethelheard to his see of Canterbury.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1747.
Coenwulf, King of Mercia (796-821), son of the leading Merican noble Cuthberht and a distant kinsman of Offa, succeeded to the throne when Offa’s only son Ecgfrith prematurely died after a reign of only six months. He reasserted Mercian control over Kent and restored Archbishop Aethelheard to his see of Canterbury.
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.70 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. I (N retrograde)P CARAV[SIV]S P A, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [...]I(N retrograde)IVS AG [sic], Carausius on horseback riding left, wearing military attire, raising right hand and holding scepter in left, trampling captive with hands bound behind his back below. RIC V.5 223 (forthcoming; this coin cited and illustrated); RIC V –; RSC –; Shiel –. Toned, marks, residual find patina. Good VF. Unique. The only example noted in RIC V.5. The reverse appears to be an ADVENTVS AVG derivative.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Timeline Auctions (14 March 2013), lot 74.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Timeline Auctions (14 March 2013), lot 74.
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TROAS, Dardanos. 5th century BC. AV Hemistater – Half Daric (12mm, 3.90 g). Persic standard. Parallel lines across field / Cross-hatch pattern. Unpublished. Trace deposits, faint cleaning marks, edge loss. As made. Unique.
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.2 (Summer 2020), no. 539239; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 324; Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 146.
This archaic issue had originally been offered as an electrum coin, but a recent thorough metal analysis of the coin by ANSTO in Australia has conclusively shown that it has a gold content of approximately 91.7% (this analysis is included with this lot). A connection to Dardanos had been proposed since the coin appeared, based on the cross-hatch pattern on the reverse, an unusual feature that is only known on an archaic issue that has been attributed to Dardanos featuring a cock on the obverse (cf. SNG Ashmolean 1119). This attribution has been strengthened by the metal analysis, which has found a minute amount of the rare element iridium, which has also been found in silver coins of Dardanos, but not in Lydian gold, which was the main source for gold coinage at the time. Although the weight of the coin is a little low for a Persic hemistater, there is clear evidence of some edge loss, which could account for the discrepancy of 0.2–0.3 grams. Interestingly, the cross-hatch silver coins, of which there is a unit (~0.65 grams) and half (~0.32 grams), appear to also have been struck on the 5th century Persic standard (with the silver siglos increased to 5.55 grams), equating to 1/8th and 1/16th sigloi, respectively. If this is correct, it implies a slightly later dating to the silver than the traditional late 6th/early 5th centuries, but if this gold coin is linked to the silver, a 5th century date would be more plausible.
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.2 (Summer 2020), no. 539239; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 324; Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 146.
This archaic issue had originally been offered as an electrum coin, but a recent thorough metal analysis of the coin by ANSTO in Australia has conclusively shown that it has a gold content of approximately 91.7% (this analysis is included with this lot). A connection to Dardanos had been proposed since the coin appeared, based on the cross-hatch pattern on the reverse, an unusual feature that is only known on an archaic issue that has been attributed to Dardanos featuring a cock on the obverse (cf. SNG Ashmolean 1119). This attribution has been strengthened by the metal analysis, which has found a minute amount of the rare element iridium, which has also been found in silver coins of Dardanos, but not in Lydian gold, which was the main source for gold coinage at the time. Although the weight of the coin is a little low for a Persic hemistater, there is clear evidence of some edge loss, which could account for the discrepancy of 0.2–0.3 grams. Interestingly, the cross-hatch silver coins, of which there is a unit (~0.65 grams) and half (~0.32 grams), appear to also have been struck on the 5th century Persic standard (with the silver siglos increased to 5.55 grams), equating to 1/8th and 1/16th sigloi, respectively. If this is correct, it implies a slightly later dating to the silver than the traditional late 6th/early 5th centuries, but if this gold coin is linked to the silver, a 5th century date would be more plausible.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (21mm, 1.32 g, 12h). First Portrait type. Canterbury mint; Osmund, moneyer. Struck circa 844-849. + E·ÐELV·VLF RE, diademed and draped bust right / + OSMVHD MO(HE)TΛ, cross pattée over cross pattée in saltire. Naismith C116.1b = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 136 (this coin); North 612; SCBC 1047. Old cabinet toning, minor deposits. VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712907 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 396; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 136; A.S. Napier Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 3 August 1916), lot 87.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712907 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 396; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 136; A.S. Napier Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 3 August 1916), lot 87.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (22mm, 1.27 g, 3h). DORB/CANT type. Rochester mint; Manning, moneyer. Struck circa 849-854. + EÐEL+VVLF + REX, DOR–B– arranged in circle / + MANINC MO(NE)TA, CANT– monogram. Naismith R35c corr. (photos for R36 swapped with R35) = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 131 (this coin); North 614; SCBC 1049. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex J. Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1261; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part I, 13 June 1985), lot 46, purchased from Spink, May 1980; H.C. Curwen Collection (Glendining, 30 September 1959), lot 84; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part III, Glendining, 4 November 1958), lot 2694; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 62; Frank McClean [“Astronomer”] Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 June 1906), lot 143; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 471; W. Brice Collection (purchased en bloc by H. Montagu, 1887); J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 140.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex J. Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1261; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part I, 13 June 1985), lot 46, purchased from Spink, May 1980; H.C. Curwen Collection (Glendining, 30 September 1959), lot 84; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part III, Glendining, 4 November 1958), lot 2694; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 62; Frank McClean [“Astronomer”] Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 June 1906), lot 143; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 471; W. Brice Collection (purchased en bloc by H. Montagu, 1887); J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 140.
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Magnentius. AD 350-353. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.63 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 1st emission, 18 January-27 February AD 350 . IM CAE MAGN ENTIVS AVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA ‘ AVG ‘ LIB ‘ ROMANOR, Victory, draped, cradling palm frond in left arm, standing right, and Libertas, draped, holding transverse vindicta in left hand, standing left, both draped and together holding a trophy set on long staff between them with their right hands; TR. RIC VIII 247; Bastien 7; Depeyrot 8/1; Biaggi 2197; Mazzini 46v. Toned, with some luster, minor scratches and marks. Good VF.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Berk BBS 185 (9 July 2013), lot 32.
Born around A.D. 303 to a British father and Frankish mother, Flavius Magnus Magnentius showed enough talent to rise high in the Roman army. In the 340s, the western emperor Constans appointed Magnentius as commander in his personal guard. Whatever Magnentius’ merits, gratitude was not among them, for in January AD 350, he staged a successful coup deposing his benefactor. Constans, who had made himself unpopular with the army, attempted to flee to his brother Constantius II, emperor of the East, but was captured and executed. After securing control of Italy, Magnentius attempted to negotiate with Constantius, but the eastern emperor would hear none of it. Taking a year to marshal his forces, Constantius struck in the summer of AD 351, but Magnentius defeated his initial thrust into Italy and went on the offensive, seizing the strategic town of Siscia and forcing a major engagement in the Balkans. The clash at Mursa on September 28, AD 351 proved one of the costliest battles in Roman history, leaving the ground strewn with 55,000 dead. Magnentius fared much the worse and retreated into Gaul. Constantius took his time in pursuit, invading Italy the following year and methodically tightening the noose around Magentius, who was forced to take refuge in the city of Lugdunum. Rather than surrender, Magnentius fell on his sword in August of AD 353. Although a usurper, Magentius had a long-lasting impact on the Roman Empire through the agency of his young widow, Justina, who later married Valentinian I and became a lynchpin in future dynastic politics.
From the Ramrodivs Collection. Ex Berk BBS 185 (9 July 2013), lot 32.
Born around A.D. 303 to a British father and Frankish mother, Flavius Magnus Magnentius showed enough talent to rise high in the Roman army. In the 340s, the western emperor Constans appointed Magnentius as commander in his personal guard. Whatever Magnentius’ merits, gratitude was not among them, for in January AD 350, he staged a successful coup deposing his benefactor. Constans, who had made himself unpopular with the army, attempted to flee to his brother Constantius II, emperor of the East, but was captured and executed. After securing control of Italy, Magnentius attempted to negotiate with Constantius, but the eastern emperor would hear none of it. Taking a year to marshal his forces, Constantius struck in the summer of AD 351, but Magnentius defeated his initial thrust into Italy and went on the offensive, seizing the strategic town of Siscia and forcing a major engagement in the Balkans. The clash at Mursa on September 28, AD 351 proved one of the costliest battles in Roman history, leaving the ground strewn with 55,000 dead. Magnentius fared much the worse and retreated into Gaul. Constantius took his time in pursuit, invading Italy the following year and methodically tightening the noose around Magentius, who was forced to take refuge in the city of Lugdunum. Rather than surrender, Magnentius fell on his sword in August of AD 353. Although a usurper, Magentius had a long-lasting impact on the Roman Empire through the agency of his young widow, Justina, who later married Valentinian I and became a lynchpin in future dynastic politics.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (21mm, 1.26 g, 3h). Inscribed Cross type. Canterbury mint; Wærmund, moneyer. Struck circa 854-858. + ΛEÐELVVLF REX, draped bust right / + VERMV ND MO N E T Λ arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith C148c = SCBI 20 (Mack), 718 (this coin); North 618; SCBC 1051. Toned. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712659 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 399; Spink Numismatic Circular XCI.2 (March 1983), no. 1040; R.P. Mack Collection, purchased from Spink, 1955; Duke of Argyll Collection.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712659 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 399; Spink Numismatic Circular XCI.2 (March 1983), no. 1040; R.P. Mack Collection, purchased from Spink, 1955; Duke of Argyll Collection.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (20mm, 1.49 g, 12h). Two-line (’Guthram’) type (BMC xiv). Winchester dies; Æthelræd, moneyer. Struck circa 880-899. ΛEL FRE D REX, small cross pattée / ÆÐER/ED MO in two lines; three crosses between. SCBI 26 (East Anglia), 66 (same dies); North 639; SCBC 1067. Richly toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, August 1975. Ex Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, 22 March 1944), lot 1011; J.G. Murdoch Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1903), lot 90; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 560; R.W. Marsham-Townsend Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 150.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, August 1975. Ex Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, 22 March 1944), lot 1011; J.G. Murdoch Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1903), lot 90; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 560; R.W. Marsham-Townsend Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 150.
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IONIA, Ephesos. Phanes. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.33 g). Forepart of stag right, head left / Incuse square with raised lines within. Fischer-Bossert, Phanes 20α (O14/R17αL); Weidauer –; Linzalone LN1103 (same obv. die). Lightly toned. Near EF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Numisfitz 2 (4 June 2023), lot 252.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Numisfitz 2 (4 June 2023), lot 252.
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Contorniates. Late 4th century AD. Æ Contorniate (35mm, 28.16 g, 12h). Bust of Omphale left, wearing Hercules’ lion skin, resting club on raised right arm / Hercules, nude, standing right, restraining the centaur Nessus with his left knee placed upon Nessus’ lowered hind quarters and grabbing him by the hair with his left hand while brandishing club in right hand; Nessus struggling against Hercules to right with his left hand raised; tree to left. Cf. Alföldi, Kontorniat pp. 86-7, 66 and pl. 23, 9-11 (for type and similar Omphale obverses) and pl. 19, 3 (for similar reverse). Dark brown surfaces with some green and red, scratches, tooling on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. A wonderful pairing with an equally interesting obverse and reverse composition.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 726 (hammer CHF 7,500 – there Omphale misidentified as Hercules).
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 726 (hammer CHF 7,500 – there Omphale misidentified as Hercules).
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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 123-119 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.40 g, 12h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane and single-pendant earring, hair drawn together and tied in the back, bow and quiver over shoulder / Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesos facing, arms outstretched horizontally at sides, fillet hanging from each; E-Φ across upper field, thymiaterion to inner right. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 = BM 1896,0601.67 = Montagu I 567 (same dies); Head p. 69, 2–6 var. (control mark); Gulbenkian 985 var. (same); CNG E-460, lot 242 (same dies); Münzen und Medaillen AG 41, lot 191 (same dies). Obverse struck with evenly worn die. Good VF. Rare.
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Libius Severus (Severus III). AD 461-465. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.42 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 462-465. D N LIBIVS SEVERV S PERPETV (AV)G, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIΛ ΛVGGG, Severus, wearing crown and military attire, standing facing, placing right foot on human-headed serpent coiled below, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe left in left hand; Victory holding palm frond in right arm and wreath in left hand; M|D//COMOB. RIC X 2723; Toffanin 523/2; Lacam Type A, Variety A and pls. XCIV (first and second illustrations) and 17, 47 and 52 (same dies); Depeyrot 27/3; Biaggi 2372 (same rev. die); Mazzini –. Toned, slight die wear, minor edge mark, tiny die breaks on reverse. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Wayne Scheible Collection.
From the Wayne Scheible Collection.
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IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-546 BC. EL Stater (22.5mm, 14.06 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch, containing three pellets connected in Λ shape and a quadruped standing left, flanked by two punches containing, respectively, a stellate pattern and the head of a stag right. Hilbert Phase 2, S41.3 (dies A22/Hk8-F15-X3 – this coin); Weidauer 126 = Traité I 18 = BMC 2 (same die and punches); ANS inv. 1957.138.1 (same die and punches). Minor flan flaws, light scratches and cleaning marks. VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 729965 (January 2002).
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 729965 (January 2002).
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LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 445-420 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 7.97 g, 5h). Poseidon, bearded and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; retrograde ΠOMES downward to right / Bull standing left; retrograde ΠOMES above; all within circular incuse. HN Italy 1116; SNG Lloyd 436 (same obv. die); SNG München 1058. Deep old cabinet tone, with some iridescence, slight die wear on reverse. Near EF. Lovely style.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Massachusetts Historical Society/John Quincy Adams Family Collection (Part I, Stack’s, 5 March 1971), lot 46.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Massachusetts Historical Society/John Quincy Adams Family Collection (Part I, Stack’s, 5 March 1971), lot 46.
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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (30.5mm, 7.57 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; VM in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828–44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Bement 213; Dewing 406–7; Gillet 215. Attractively toned, with slight golden iridescence around the devices, traces of find patina, ragged edge, a hint of granularity, natural void in flan, a couple of nicks in field on obverse. EF. Well centered and struck.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Spink, March 1998.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Spink, March 1998.
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LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.33 g, 1h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; Δ above visor, [Φ before neck] / Lion standing right; above, pentagram between Φ and I; YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams Period VII, 424 (O210/R300); HN Italy 1306; SNG ANS 1367 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1580 (same dies); SNG Lockett 566 (same dies); BMC 102 (same dies). Lovely old cabinet tone, some hairlines, small scrape and test cut on edge. Near EF. Perfectly centered. A very attractive coin in hand.
Ex G. Hirsch 204 (5 May 1999), lot 98.
Ex G. Hirsch 204 (5 May 1999), lot 98.