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.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 743 Numistats ref: 673232

Postumus Authority
Aureus Denomination
- Year
RIC ric.5.post.4 RIC 4 References
Roman Imperial Category
Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Denarius (19mm, 2.28 g, 12h). Trier mint. 8th emission, circa early-circa mid AD 268. POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Postumus right, seen from front, with fold of drapery on left shoulder, jugate with the laureate head of Hercules / HERCVLI INVICTO, Hercules, nude, standing left, holding club in left hand, lion skin over left arm, right foot on Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons) lying on the ground, taking her girdle from right hand. RIC V.4 373/12 (this coin cited); Schulte 143 (dies Av 83/Rv 98); RSC 123. Darkly toned, porous surfaces, deposits, hairline flan crack. VF. Very rare. This coin shares a reverse die with the aureus of the same type (RIC V.4 374/1).


Ex Peus 417 (2 November 2016), lot 613 (hammer €17,000).

The Ninth Labor of Hercules required him to obtain the golden, magic girdle of Ares, worn by Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Various versions of the story exist, but the most generally accepted version is that Hercules, after defeating the Amazons, killed Hippolyta, removed her girdle (symbol of her power), thus completing his assigned task.

On the reverse of this coin the legend HERCVLI INVICTO is found, meaning “To the unconquered Hercules.” This same legend is found on other Hercules types of Postumus, such as the Cretan bull and the Nemean lion.
Description
VF Grade
4314.38 EUR Starting
7190.63 EUR Estimate
- Realized
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Para estimar un precio máximo de compra para la moneda en cuestión, consideraremos varios factores:

1. Precio de salida: 4314.38 euros. Este es el precio inicial que se establece para la subasta.
2. Precio medio de salida: 3595.32 euros. Este es el promedio de precios de salida de monedas similares en el pasado.
3. Conservación: La moneda tiene una conservación de 75 (VF - Very Fine), lo que indica que está en una buena condición, pero no es la mejor posible (FDC sería 110).
4. Veces que se ha subastado en el pasado: 0. Esto sugiere que no hay datos históricos directos sobre esta moneda específica, lo que puede hacer que su valor sea más incierto.
5. Veces que se subastará en los próximos días: 2. Esto indica que hay interés en la moneda, lo que podría aumentar su precio.

Dado que la conservación es buena y hay interés en la subasta, el precio podría estar por encima del precio medio de salida, pero no necesariamente alcanzará el precio de salida inicial, especialmente si no hay antecedentes de ventas.

Teniendo en cuenta estos factores, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría situarse entre el precio medio de salida y el precio de salida, considerando la conservación y el interés en la subasta.

Por lo tanto, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría ser alrededor de 4000 a 4500 euros. Esto refleja un balance entre el interés en la moneda y su condición, sin llegar al precio de salida inicial.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 744 Numistats ref: 673233

No match
Roman Imperial Category
Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Denarius (19mm, 2.60 g, 12h). Trier mint. 8th emission, circa early-circa mid AD 268. POSTVMVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate head of Postumus left, jugate with the head of Hercules / HERCVLI ROM, Hercules, nude, seen from behind, head left, holding club (whose tip is resting on the ground) in right hand, lion skin over left arm, facing the tree of the Hesperides; at left, three Hesperides, draped, fleeing to the left. RIC V.4 380/3 (this coin cited); Schulte 149c (this coin cited); RSC 135 var. (busts right). Darkly toned, light porosity, flan crack. VF. Very rare. This coin shares an obverse die with the following aurei: (RIC V.4 352/1, 361/1, and 366/1).


Ex Jacquier 42 (16 September 2016), lot 584 (hammer €16,000); Dr. Theodor Voltz Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 81, 18 September 1995), lot 313.

Because he had been assisted in completing some of his earlier tasks, Hercules was compelled to undergo two more labors. The first of these, labor eleven, was to steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who lived in a grove at the far western edge of the world. Hercules tricked the Titan Atlas, whose task it was to hold up the heavens, to retrieve the apples in return for holding up the heavens while he did so. Having accomplished the task, Atlas was reticent to give up his freedom, and told Hercules that he would take back the apples to Mycenae. Once again, Hercules tricked the Titan, requesting that Atlas hold the heavens, while Hercules adjusted his cloak to be more comfortable.

On the reverse of this coin the legend HERCVLI ROM, “To the Roman Hercules”: Hercules stands by the tree laden with the golden apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who were known as daughters of the evening, three of whom stand near him.
Description
VF Grade
4314.38 EUR Starting
7190.63 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 745 Numistats ref: 673234

Tacitus Authority
Antoninianus Denomination
- Year
RIC ric.5.tac.163 RIC 163 References
Roman Imperial Category
Tacitus. AD 275-276. Antoninianus (20.5mm, 4.86 g, 6h). Ticinum mint, 6th officina. 2nd emission, early-June AD 276. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas, draped, standing left, legs crossed, placing right hand on head and resting left arm on column to right; Ч. RIC V Online 3381; RIC V 163; BN 1708-9. In NGC encapsulation 6830026-001, graded MS★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.


Ex Brian Henry Grover Collection (Roma E-Sale 72, 25 June 2020), lot 1359, purchased from B. Carter, 1964.
Description
- Grade
575.25 EUR Starting
958.75 EUR Estimate
- Realized
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Para estimar un precio máximo de compra para la moneda en cuestión, podemos considerar varios factores basados en los datos proporcionados:

1. Precio de salida: 575.25 euros. Este es el precio inicial que se establece para la subasta.

2. Historial de subastas:
- Se ha subastado 9 veces en el pasado.
- Se ha vendido 8 de esas veces, lo que indica una buena tasa de venta (aproximadamente 89%).
- Solo una vez no se ha vendido, lo que sugiere que hay interés en esta moneda.

3. Precios históricos:
- El precio medio de salida en subastas anteriores es de 133.4 euros.
- El precio medio de remate es de 93.93 euros. Esto indica que, en general, las monedas de esta referencia tienden a venderse por un precio significativamente más bajo que el precio de salida actual.

4. Conservación: No hay información sobre la conservación de esta moneda, lo que puede dificultar la estimación. Sin embargo, la falta de información puede hacer que los postores sean más cautelosos, lo que podría afectar el precio final.

Dado que el precio de salida es considerablemente más alto que los precios históricos de remate, y considerando que la conservación es desconocida, es razonable suponer que el precio de remate podría estar más cerca del promedio histórico.

Estimación del precio máximo de compra:
Podríamos considerar un rango entre el precio medio de remate (93.93 euros) y un porcentaje del precio de salida. Dado el interés en la moneda y la tasa de venta alta, un precio máximo de compra podría situarse en torno a 150-200 euros, dependiendo de la competencia en la subasta.

Por lo tanto, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría ser 200 euros.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 746 Numistats ref: 673235

Probus Authority
Aureus Denomination
- Year
RIC ric.5.pro.916 RIC 916 References
Roman Imperial Category
Probus. AD 276-282. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 6.36 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 2nd emission, AD 280. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE, Victory in triumphal quadriga left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left; AVG/ A in two lines in exergue. RIC V 916; Pink VI/1, p. 40; Calicó 4224; Adda 525 (same obv. die); Biaggi 1629 (same obv. die); Jameson 294 (same obv. die). Minor marks. EF.


From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink London 1238, 13 April 2000), lot 57; Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 641.

Marcus Aurelius Probus was one of a series of tough Balkan military men who rescued the Roman Empire from certain destruction in the late third century. He was the son of a peasant gardener who entered the army as a teenager and rose steadily through the ranks. By AD 276, he had achieved command of the Roman field armies in Syria and Egypt and was well-positioned to seize the throne when the elderly emperor Tacitus died. His reign was one of constant, frenetic military activity, racing from one frontier to the other to confront and defeat enemy invaders or internal usurpers.
Description
EF Grade
5752.5 EUR Starting
9587.51 EUR Estimate
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Para estimar un precio máximo de compra para la moneda en cuestión, consideraremos varios factores:

1. Precio de salida: 5752.5 euros. Este es el precio inicial que se establece para la subasta.
2. Historial de subastas: La moneda ha sido subastada una vez en el pasado y se ha vendido en esa ocasión. Esto indica que hay interés en la moneda.
3. Precio medio de salida: 8179.59 euros. Este es el promedio de precios de salida de monedas similares, lo que sugiere que el precio de salida actual está por debajo de la media.
4. Precio medio de remate: 18414.37 euros. Este es el precio promedio al que se han vendido monedas similares, lo que indica que hay un potencial significativo de aumento en el precio de remate.
5. Conservación: La moneda tiene una conservación de 90 (EF), lo que es considerado un estado de conservación bastante bueno.

Dado que el precio de salida es significativamente más bajo que el precio medio de remate y considerando la buena conservación de la moneda, se puede estimar que el precio máximo de compra podría ser considerablemente más alto que el precio de salida.

Teniendo en cuenta todos estos factores, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría situarse entre 12,000 y 15,000 euros, dependiendo del interés de los postores y la competencia en la subasta.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 747 Numistats ref: 673236

No match
Roman Imperial Category
Divus Nigrinian. Died circa AD 284. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission of Carinus, mid November AD 284. DIVO NIGRINANO, radiate head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread; KAA. RIC V 472; Pink VI/2, p. 38. Dark olive-brown patina with some verdigris. Near EF. A very attractive example in hand.


Ex MACM inventory MMoCA170C, purchased from Ian Roper Coins and Antiquities, 26 June 2009; Baldwin’s 57 (23 September 2008), lot 201; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 178.
Description
Near EF Grade
575.25 EUR Starting
958.75 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 748 Numistats ref: 673237

Julian of Pannonia Authority
Antoninianus Denomination
- Year
RIC ric.5.jul_i.5 RIC 5 References
Roman Imperial Category
Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORI A AVG, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm; S|A//XXI. RIC V 5; Pink VI/2, p. 49; Venèra 4397. Attractive dark olive brown-green patina, area of deposits. Good VF.


Ex MACM inventory MMoCA210C; Baldwin’s 57 (23 September 2008), lot 202.

Marcus Aurelius Sabinus Iulianus, was a corrector in Northern Italy under Carus. In AD 284, during the struggles surrounding the succession between Carinus and Diocletian, Julian usurped imperial authority in Pannonia for a brief period and began issuing coins from Siscia. Carinus marched from his base in Britain to deal with the usurpation, dispensing with Julianus early in AD 285 near Verona.
Description
Good VF Grade
1150.5 EUR Starting
1917.5 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 749 Numistats ref: 673238

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Roman Imperial Category
Diocletian. AD 284-305. Antoninianus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. Struck under Carausius, circa AD 286-circa 293. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / VICTO R I A AVGGG, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and palm frond held in left arm; S|P//C. RIC V.5 3591 (forthcoming); cf. RIC V 29 (for similar issue); Bourne 143. Dark brown patina, a couple of die breaks, spot of minor cleaning scratches. EF. Description
EF Grade
431.44 EUR Starting
719.06 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 750 Numistats ref: 673239

No match
Roman Imperial Category
Diocletian. AD 284-305. Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.16 g, 7h). ‘C’ mint. Struck under Carausius, circa AD 286-circa 293. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / VIRTV S AVGGG, Virtus, helmeted and nude but for chlamys draped over shoulders, standing right, holding reversed spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground to right; S|P//C. RIC V.5 3593 (forthcoming); RIC V 30 var. (bust type); Bourne 147. Attractive even dark olive brown-green patina, minor pit. EF. Extremely rare. Description
EF Grade
431.44 EUR Starting
719.06 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 751 Numistats ref: 673240

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Roman Imperial Category
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 5.30 g, 6h). Consular issue. Antioch mint. Struck circa AD 296-circa 299/302. DIOCLETIA NVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / CONSVL VI P P PROCOS d, Diocletian standing left, laureate and togate, holding globe in outstretched right hand and short scepter in left; d|–//SMA(Σ retrograde). Cf. RIC VI 13 and 22 (for similar issues of COS VI and COS VII respectively); cf. Lukanc p. 225, 15 and 18 (same); cf. Depeyrot 12/1 and 16/1 (same); cf. Calicó 4440 and 4441 (same); cf. Biaggi 1699 and 1700 (same); Mazzini –. Some luster. Near EF. Extremely rare and unpublished variety.


Ex MACM inventory MMoCA52C; Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 1062.

While the mint mark with the star at end of the legend paired with SMAΣ is known for Diocletian during his sixth consulship (RIC VI 13), the addition of the star in the left field (RIC VI 22) is known only for the seventh consulship. On this coin, one finds the far rarer mint mark of RIC VI 22 paired with the reverse legend of Diocletian’s sixth consulship of AD 296-297.
Description
Near EF Grade
3451.5 EUR Starting
5752.5 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 752 Numistats ref: 673241

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Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.54 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 4th emission, mid-late AD 295. MAXIMI ANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVTI AVG•G•, Hercules, nude, raising club held in right hand and grasping the Erymanthian boar by the scruff in his left hand and holding it slung over his left shoulder; PT. RIC VI 25; Zanchi & Estiot 78b (MAX 24/R 36 – this coin); Depeyrot 1D/7; Calicó 4755; Biaggi –; Mazzini –. Lightly toned, lustrous, a few minor marks. Near EF. Extremely rare. An outstanding example of this issue that is rarely seen at auction. A total of seven examples known, of which four are in museum collections. The first-cited Cohen coin derives from a line drawing in Caylus (1760, no. 1028), the whereabouts of which are unknown.


Ex Peus 355 (27 April 1998), lot 1043; Tkalec (25 October 1996), lot 261.

During his rule, emperor Maximianus adopted the sobriquet ‘Herculius’ or ‘Hercules’ and consequently associated himself with the Demigod, utilizing Herculean iconography throughout his reign while his senior partner Diocletian associated himself with Jupiter and did likewise on his coinage. On this impressive run of seven aurei of Maximianus, one finds three of the twelve labors of Hercules depicted on the reverse in vivid detail in addition to other Herculean iconography such as the lion skin headdress. Represented on these aurei are the 1st, 3rd, and 4th labors. Additionally, Hercules’ battle with the centaur Nessus is also recounted. This battle would ultimately result in Hercules’ death. As Nessus was ferrying Hercules’ wife Deianeira over the river Evenus, he assaulted her, sparking a battle between the Centaur and the Demigod. Hercules slew Nessus with an arrow tipped with the poisonous blood of the Lernaean Hydra from his second labor. As he was dying, Nessus convinced Deianeira to take some of his blood, infected with the Hydra’s poison. With this blood, Deianeira later accidentally killed Hercules upon growing suspicious of his faithfulness to her by lacing his robe with it, not realizing its fatal potency.

Five of these seven aurei are extremely rare examples. Furthermore, some of them are the finest known specimen of these very difficult and desirable issues. This selection of aurei affords a rare opportunity to acquire outstanding specimens of these wonderful Hercules reverse types of Maximianus Hercules.
Description
Near EF Grade
5752.5 EUR Starting
9587.51 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 753 Numistats ref: 673242

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Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 5.19 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck March AD 302. MAXIMI ANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / HERCVLI CON SERVATORI, head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin; TR. RIC VI 46; Depeyrot 7A/1; Calicó 4654 (this coin illustrated); Beaurains 255 = Biaggi 1813 = A. Baldwin Brett, “The Aurei and Solidi of the Arras Hoard” in NC 1933, p. 311, 90 (3) (this coin); Mazzini –. Attractively toned, a few light marks. EF. Extremely rare, six examples noted by Depeyrot in his inventory for the type (though erroneously noting this example twice).


From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000), lot 78; Numismatic Fine Arts XVI (2 December 1985), lot 536; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection; Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part II, Glendining, 16 November 1950), lot 1983; R. Ratto (2 April 1923), lot 398; 1922 Arras – Beaurains Hoard.
Description
fine Grade
11505.01 EUR Starting
19175.01 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 754 Numistats ref: 673243

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Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 5.27 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck 20 November AD 303. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / HERCVLI CONSER AVGG ET CAESS NN, Hercules, nude but for quiver strapped across right shoulder and lion skin draped over left shoulder, standing facing, head left, resting right hand on club set on ground to left and holding bow in left hand; TR. RIC VI 43; Depeyrot 10B/4; Calicó 4651 (same dies as illustration); Beaurains 348 (this coin); Biaggi 1783 (same dies); Mazzini 234 (same dies). Wonderful deep golden orange toning, a few light scratches and a tiny scuff on reverse. Near EF.


Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG XIX (5 June 1959), lot 260; 1922 Arras – Beaurains Hoard.
Description
Near EF Grade
4314.38 EUR Starting
7190.63 EUR Estimate
- Realized

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 755 Numistats ref: 673244

Maximian Authority
Aureus Denomination
- Year
RIC ric.5.dio.500 RIC 500 References
Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.01 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 287. V IRTVS MAXIMIANI AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed half-length bust right, holding hasta in right hand and two spicula in left; shield on left shoulder; gorgoneion aegis on cuirass / VIRTVS AVGG, Hercules, nude, standing right, strangling the Nemean lion to right with both hands; his club set on ground to left. RIC V 500; Depeyrot 4A/5 corr. (also without rev. legend break); Calicó 4733 (no illustration); Biaggi –; Mazzini –. Toned, marks, a pair of small digs. Good VF. Extremely rare. The fourth known.


This extremely rare early pre-reform aureus featuring a magnificent martial bust of Maximianus is known from precious few specimens. The corpus of which is as follows:

1) BM 1900,1105.3 (same dies) [this coin also illustrated on pl. XII, 2 of Alföldi, Festival and in Ute Schillinger-Häfele, Consules • Augusti • Caesares. Datierung von römischen Inschriften und Münzen, pl. 7, 58].

2) Heritage NYINC Signature Sale 3071 (6 January 2019), lot 32234; Paul Tinchant Collection [“Richard J. Graham”] (J. Schulman, 4 June 1966), lot 2219; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 1834; 1922 Arras – Beaurains Hoard (no. 140).

3) The present specimen. Triton XXVIII, lot 755.

4) RIC V 500 = Cohen 591 = Caylus (1760) no. 1029 (illustrated from a line drawing of the reverse with the VIRTV S AVGG legend break).

The present coin was struck from the same dies as the BM example, though from a later die state. These two coins feature an unbroken reverse legend whereas the Beaurains coin and the presumed Caylus specimen (whereabouts unknown) have a reverse legend break of V - S.

Maximianus’ elaborate suit of armor and weaponry displayed on the obverse portrait of this remarkable aureus illustrate the revolution in Roman arms and tactics that had rescued the empire from destruction in the later third century AD. The Roman army had suffered numerous catastrophic defeats between AD 232 and 268, both to the rampant Sasanian Persians in the east and the Germanic tribes along the Rhine-Danube frontier, that had caused the Empire’s dismemberment and a death-spiral of usurpation and civil war. Starting with the Battle of Naissus in AD 268 or 269 under Gallienus or Claudius II (the historical record is oddly unclear for such an important event), the Roman army swiftly regained the initiative, enabled by a newfound tactical flexibility and a spate of technological innovations in armor and weaponry. On this aureus, Maximian wears a metal cuirass with a scaly adornment evoking the protective aegis of Athena. He carries a thrusting spear or hasta in his right hand; on his left shoulder he sports an oval cavalry shield, and in his left hand he clutches two lightweight javelins with barbed heads. This type of hand-thrown missile was called a spiculum and augmented or replaced the heavier pilum which had been a staple of Roman arms for more than four centuries. Roman soldiers also carried smaller fletched and weighted darts called plumbata clipped to their inside of their shields. Both infantry and cavalry also received archery training. Thus, on command, the Romans could fill the air with deadly missiles, forcing their enemies to duck and cover and softening them up for a decisive charge. Heavy cavalry also began to play a much greater tactical role than in previous centuries, serving as a kind of quick reaction force. The new emphasis was on speed, maneuverability, and striking power at a distance. These innovations are often credited to the era’s “Soldier Emperors” themselves, but they were surely the work of the larger professional officer class, many hailing from the Danubian provinces that had become the Empire’s prime recruiting grounds. The military reform movement gained momentum during the troubled reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268) and came into full fruition under his successors, Claudius II (AD 268-270), Aurelian (AD 270-275), and Probus (AD 276-282). By the early joint reign of Diocletian and Maximian, Rome’s enemies had been pushed back, its breakaway states restored to central rule, the Germanic raiders ejected, and the frontiers mostly secured, gaining the Empire a new centuries-long lease on life.
Description
Good VF Grade
2876.25 EUR Starting
4793.75 EUR Estimate
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Para estimar un precio máximo de compra para la moneda en cuestión, consideraremos varios factores:

1. Precio de salida: 2876.25 euros. Este es el precio inicial de la subasta y puede ser un buen indicador del valor de la moneda.

2. Conservación: La moneda tiene una conservación de 75 (Good VF), lo que indica que está en un estado bastante bueno. Las monedas en mejor estado suelen alcanzar precios más altos en subastas.

3. Historial de subastas: Aunque no hay datos de subastas anteriores para esta moneda específica, el hecho de que se subastará en los próximos días sugiere que hay interés en ella.

Dado que el precio de salida es de 2876.25 euros y considerando que la conservación es buena, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría ser un 20-30% más alto que el precio de salida, dependiendo del interés de los coleccionistas y la demanda en el momento de la subasta.

Por lo tanto, un precio estimado máximo de compra podría estar en el rango de:

3450 a 3750 euros.

Este rango tiene en cuenta la posibilidad de que algunos postores estén dispuestos a pagar más por una moneda en buen estado y con un precio de salida atractivo.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 756 Numistats ref: 673245

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Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 5.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 293-294. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules, nude, seated facing on rocks, head slightly right, holding lion skin draped across waist in left arm and resting right arm and left hand on club set on ground to left; to right, quiver with arrows and bow; PR. RIC VI –; Depeyrot 5B/6; Calicó 4681 (same dies as illustrated example); Biaggi 1793 (same dies); Mazzini –. Toned, with underlying luster, graffiti, hairlines on reverse. EF. Rare.


Ex Gorny & Mosch 195 (7 March 2011), lot 483 (hammer €12,500); Rauch 85 (26 November 2009), lot 908; Rauch 83 (14 November 2008), lot 426; Leu 53 (21 October 1991), lot 329; Deceased Nobleman (Sotheby’s Zurich, 28 November 1986), lot 122.
Description
EF Grade
4314.38 EUR Starting
7190.63 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 757 Numistats ref: 673246

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Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 5.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 294. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRT VS AVG G, Hercules, nude, standing right, restraining the Ceryneian Hind, struggling to right, with his left knee placed upon its lowered hind quarters and grappling it by the antlers in both hands; his club resting on ground by his right foot; PR. RIC VI –; Depeyrot 6/11 (this coin cited); Calicó 4735a (this coin cited and illustrated); Beaurains 157 (this coin); Biaggi –; Mazzini –. Vibrant old collection toning. VF. Extremely rare.


Ex Münz Zentrum 66 (26 April 1989), lot 1445 (illustrated on the cover); Münzen und Medaillen AG 44 (15 June 1971), lot 125; Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part IV, Santamaria, 23 October 1950), lot 523; J. Schulman (17 May 1938), lot 1557; 1922 Arras – Beaurains Hoard.
Description
VF Grade
2876.25 EUR Starting
4793.75 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 758 Numistats ref: 673247

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Roman Imperial Category
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 5.44 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 294. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIR TVS AVG G, Hercules, nude but for lion skin draped across left shoulder, standing right, grabbing the centaur Nessus by the hair with his left hand and brandishing club in right hand; Nessus struggling against Hercules to right; PROM. RIC VI –; Depeyrot 9/15; Calicó 4740 (this coin cited and illustrated); Adda 549 (this coin); Biaggi –; Mazzini –. Toned, a few faint marks. Near EF. Extremely rare. Only one cited by Depeyrot. This coin the second known. A wonderful reverse composition recounting Hercules’ battle with Nessus.


Ex Rauch 90 (4 June 2012), lot 883 (hammer €32,000); Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica, 16 November 1994), lot 752; Victor A. Adda (†1965) Collection (as Property of a Lady, Christie's, 9 October 1984), lot 147, purchased from E. Bourgey; possibly 1922 Arras – Beaurains Hoard (not recorded in Bastien and Metzger; however, purchased from Bourgey [who owned a portion of the hoard] along with other aurei and multiples confirmed to be from Beaurains).
Description
Near EF Grade
5752.5 EUR Starting
9587.51 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 759 Numistats ref: 673248

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Roman Imperial Category
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (24.5mm, 3.29 g, 7h). Londinium (London) mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / MARS V LTOR, Mars, helmeted and wearing military attire, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield on left arm; B|E//WLXXI. RIC V.5 2100 (forthcoming; this coin cited and illustrated); RIC V 89 (this coin cited; cites Webb); P. Webb, “The Reign and Coinage of Carausius” in NC 1907, 115 (this coin cited; cites Selborne); CHRB III, 20150 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 7) = Lord Selborne, “On a Hoard of Roman Coins Found at Blackmoor, Hants” in NC 1877, p. 144, 75 and pl. I, 14 (this coin). Dark brown patina, light roughness. VF. Unique. The only example noted in RIC V.5.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from David Miller, 16 February 2012. Ex Blackmoor Hoard of Third Century Roman Bronze Coins (Christie’s, 9 December 1975), lot 204; Blackmoor, Selborne, October 1873 Hoard (IRBCH 914).

The ‘M’ in the usual MLXXI mint mark was accidentally inverted on the die that was used here. This coin is one of only twenty-four to be illustrated in Selborne’s original 1877 article with a line drawing out of the entire hoard of 29,802 coins.

The first group from this outstanding collection appeared in Triton XXVII followed by highlight selections in CNG 126 and 127 as well as Electronic Auctions. This is a subsequent offering of coins from this very impressive collection of British issues which includes a plethora of outstanding examples and incredible rarities of the Romano-British usurpers Carausius and Allectus. These coins are almost exclusively extremely rare or very rare. Furthermore, many unique coins are being offered here as well. Consequently, headers denoting rarity have been forgone in this section. Classical Numismatic Group would once again like to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Sam Moorhead for the updated forthcoming RIC V.5 reference numbers and rarity information for these coins.
Description
VF Grade
431.44 EUR Starting
719.06 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 760 Numistats ref: 673249

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Roman Imperial Category
Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.42 g, 12h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ADVE N T VS AVG, Carausius, wearing military attire, on horseback riding left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in left; bound seated captive to lower left; RSR. RIC V.5 26 (forthcoming); RIC V 535; RSC 5; Shiel p. 99, 4. Toned, slight die wear, minor old scratches and marks. Good VF. Very rare. Eleven examples noted in RIC V.5.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 835.
Description
Good VF Grade
2301 EUR Starting
3835 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 761 Numistats ref: 673250

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Roman Imperial Category
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.
Description
VF Grade
1725.75 EUR Starting
2876.25 EUR Estimate
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 762 Numistats ref: 673251

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Roman Imperial Category
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.
Description
Good VF Grade
1725.75 EUR Starting
2876.25 EUR Estimate
- Realized