Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4

Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)

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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 969
ROMANIA, Kingdom. Ferdinand I, with Maria. 1914-1927. AV 25 Lei (29mm, 8.06 g, 12h). Coronation. Dated 1922. Crowned and mantled bust of Ferdinand left / Crowned bust of Maria right. MBR 89; KM (X) M2; Friedberg 12. In NGC encapsulation 6890893-004, graded MS 63. Top Pop.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (42mm, 27.18 g, 11h). Krasny (Red) mint. Dated 1705 (in OCS numerals). Armored bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; crown above. Diakov 4; Bitkin 798; KM 122.2. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6928246-003, graded VF Details, cleaned.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (42mm, 12h). Kadashevsky mint. Dated 1707 H (in OCS numerals). Laureate, draped, and armored bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; crown above; ҂АѰЗ (date) below. Diakov 2; Bitkin 184; KM 130.1. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6906866-005, graded AU 53.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (40mm, 28.32 g, 12h). Kadashevsky mint. Dated 1719 (in OCS numerals). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle holding sword and globus cruciger; crown above. Diakov 16; cf. Bitkin 311-5; KM 157.3 (this coin illustrated). In NGC encapsulation 6931384-001, graded AU Details, cleaned.


From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Paul A. Dahlman Estate (Kurt R. Kreuger, 27 November 1986), lot 1345.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Ivan VI Antonovich (Ioann III). 1740-1741. AR Rouble (40mm, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1741 СПБ. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast; crown above. Diakov 6; Bitkin 21; KM 207.2. Toned with hints of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6906892-001, graded AU 58. Rare.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.

Diakov notes that Ivan’s successor, Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth), “considered the destruction of Ioann III coins to be one of her objectives.” 665,000 roubles of Ivan’s coins were returned and melted or restruck. (Diakov p. 123)
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RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Pattern AR Rouble Novodel (37mm, 19.87 g, 12h). Bank (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1801 СПБ AI. Б · · АЛЕКСАНДР I ИМІІ ИСАМОД · ВСЕРОСС, bare head right; СПБ below / МОНЕТА · РȢБЛЬ · 1801, Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast; crown above; A I flanking tail. Edge: plain. Bitkin H645; cf. KM Pn52. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6917299-001, graded UNC Details, rev spot removed.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Ex Irving Goodman Collection (Superior, 11 February 1991), lot 700.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. AR Poltina (26mm, 10.22 g, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1810 СПБ ФГ. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast; crown above / Crowned denomination within wreath. Bitkin 141; KM (C) 129. In NGC encapsulation 6906684-009, graded MS 61. Rare.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai I Pavlovich. 1825-1855. AR Rouble (35mm, 20.40 g, 11h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1842 СПБ АЧ. Crowned double-headed eagle with wings spread, collared coat-of-arms on breast, coat-of-arms on wings, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Crown above denomination and date within wreath. Bitkin 196; KM (C) 168.1. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6928246-006, graded MS 64+.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai I Pavlovich. 1825-1855. Proof AR Poltina (28mm, 10.36 g, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1855 СПБ HI. Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast, additional coats-of-arms on wings; crown above / Crowned denomination and date within wreath. Bitkin 235 (Nikolai I) and 49 (Aleksandr II); KM (C) 167.1. Iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6906684-011, graded PF 64. Top Pop.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.

This identical type continued to be struck under Aleksandr II until 1858.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich. 1881-1894. AR Rouble (33mm, 20.02 g, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1894 АГ. Bare head right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast, coats-of-arms on wings; crown above. Bitkin 78; KM (Y) 46. Light golden toning with underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6928246-002, graded MS 64.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. 1894-1917. AR Rouble (34mm, 12h). Commemorating the Unveiling of the Alexander II Memorial in Moscow. St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1898 АГ. Bare head of Aleksandr II left / View of the Moscow memorial. Bitkin 323; KM (Y) 61. Iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6929381-001, graded MS 65 PL. Rare. A stunningly high grade example, with only one graded higher by NGC.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.

The Aleksandr II memorial in Moscow was completed in 1898 to honor the late Tsar Aleksandr II Nikolaevich, who was assassinated in 1881 by a socialist bomb. The monument would be demolished by Stalin in 1931, before ultimately being restored in 2005.
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RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. 1894-1917. AR Rouble (33mm, 12h). St. Petersburg mint. Dated 1910 ЭБ. Bare head left / Crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger; collared coat-of-arms on breast, coats-of-arms on wings. Bitkin 64; KM (Y) 59.3. Iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6928237-005, graded AU 58.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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SAUDI ARABIA, Kingdom (Sa'ud). temp. 'Abd al-'Aziz. AH 1350/1-1373 / AD 1932-1952. AV 4 Pounds (31mm, 31.96 g, 12h). Philadelphia mint. Struck 1945-1946. Facing eagle with shield on breast / Weight and fineness in three lines. KM 34; Friedberg 190. In NGC encapsulation 6906596-004, graded MS 61. 0.9419oz AGW.


From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Stack’s (21 September 1994), lot 1227; Bowers & Merena (26 March 1984), lot 3035 (part of).
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Felipe II el Prudente. 1556-1598. AR 8 Reales (40mm, 12h). Segovia mint; mm: aqueduct. Dated 1586. Crowned coat-of-arms. PILIPPVS in legend / Quartered coat-of-arms of Spain within polylobe. Calicó y Trigo 173; ME 3961. In NGC encapsulation 6972001-001, graded AU 55. Extremely rare variety misspelling the King’s name.


Ex Spink 251 (27 March 2018), lot 709.
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Felipe III (II of Aragon) el Piadoso. 1598-1621. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 28.10 g, 11h). Zaragoza mint. Dated 1610 CA. Crowned coat-of-arms; VIII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms surmounted by cross. Calicó y Trigo – (but cf. 203-4 for 1611 date); ME – (cf. 4891-2 for same); KM – (cf. 18.1-.2 for same). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6917303-013, graded XF 45. Extremely rare. An unrecorded date for the series. Top Pop.


From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection.
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Felipe IV el Grande. 1621-1665. AR 8 Reales (41mm, 27.24 g, 12h). Segovia mint; mm: aqueduct. Dated 1632 R. Crowned coat-of-arms / Quartered coat-of-arms of Spain within polylobe. Calicó y Trigo 570; ME 6285; KM 111. Toned, hairlines. AU.
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SPAIN, Kingdom. Amadeo I. 1871-1873. Proof AR 5 Pesetas (36mm, 24.95 g, 6h). Madrid mint. Dated 1871 SDM (18 71 en estrellas). Bare head left / Crowned coat-of-arms flanked by Pillars of Hercules. Calicó y Trigo 5; ME 17447; KM 666 (no proofs listed). Deep blue-gray toning. In NGC encapsulation 6898643-007, graded PF 62. Extremely rare in proof.


From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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SWEDEN. Erik XIV. 1560–1568. AR 3 Mark (42mm, 30.78 g, 7h). Stockholm mint. Dated 1562. Crowned coat-of-arms / View of Stockholm; above, radiant scepter descending from clouds. Delzanno 19; Antell 521; Davenport 8703. Toned, deposits, edge marks. Good VF. Popular city view type.


From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex C. Whyte 14 (15 August 1986), lot 396.
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SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. CU 2 Daler Plate (23x22.5cm, 2.3 kg). Avesta mint. Dated 1710. Center stamp: (lis) 2 (lis)/ DALER/ Sölf : Myt/ (crossed arrows). Four stamps in corners: (rosette) CAROLUS · XII · D : G : SVE : GOT : WAN : REX · around crown below, 1710 ·. Delzanno 155; Tingström, Plate p. 275, A/1; KM PM 43. Brown patina with some green. EF.
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SWEDEN. Fredrik I. 1720–1751. CU 2 Daler Plate (18x17.5cm, 1.5 kg). Avesta mint. Dated 1729. Center stamp: 2 / DALER/ SILF : MYNT/ (crossed arrows). Four stamps in corners: Crowned FRS, 1729 below. Delzanno 239; Tingström, Plate p. 300, A/10; KM PM71. Brown and green surfaces, some deposits and corrosion indicative of sea salvage. Near EF.
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SWEDEN. Fredrik I. 1720–1751. CU 4 Daler Plate (21.5x22cm, 3.1 kg). Avesta mint. Dated 1740. Center stamp: 4 / DALER/ SILF : MYNT/ (crossed arrows). Four stamps in corners: Crowned FRS, 1740 below. Delzanno 217; Tingström, Plate p. 296, A/21; KM PM74. Brown surfaces. Good VF.