Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6

Date: 2025-01-22 16:00:00 (3 weeks from now)

Lots: 1402

Total starting: $ 322,887.00

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Auction Summary

La subasta "Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6" se llevará a cabo el 22 de enero de 2025, y contará con un total de 1402 lotes de monedas. Entre las piezas más destacadas se encuentran varias monedas de oro y plata que reflejan la rica historia numismática de diversas civilizaciones. Por ejemplo, el AV Aureus de Julio César, datado en el 46 a.C., es notable no solo por su antigüedad, sino también por su diseño que incluye emblemas del augurato y el pontificado, lo que lo convierte en un objeto de gran interés para los coleccionistas. Otro ejemplar destacado es el AV 5 Guineas de George II, que aunque presenta reparaciones, sigue siendo una pieza valiosa por su historia y rareza. Además, el AV Stater de Ptolemy I Soter, que es extremadamente raro, añade un atractivo especial a la subasta. Las monedas de la época de los Seleúcidas también son notables, con varias tetradracmas que muestran la influencia de Alejandro Magno. En general, esta subasta promete ser un evento emocionante para los entusiastas de la numismática, con una variedad de monedas que abarcan desde la antigüedad clásica hasta el periodo medieval.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5421
EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Obol (19mm, 3.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 50/1). Laureate head right / AVT [OKPA], Right hand holding two stalks of grain and three poppies; L IA (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 151; K&G 12.73; RPC I 5184; Emmett 89.11. Red-brown patina, minor smoothing, date struck from a clogged die. Near VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs, 14 September 2006.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5422
EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Diobol (25mm, 10.08 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 52/3). Laureate head right / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head left, wings closed; L IΓ (date) across field. Köln 105; Dattari (Savio) 156; K&G 12.79; RPC I 5193; Emmett 80.13. Brown patina with spots of green verdigris, reverse off center. VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex John A. Seeger Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007), lot 3150.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5423
EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Obol (20mm, 4.06 g). Obverse brockage. Laureate head right / Incuse and reverse of obverse. Brown patina with some red. VF. Rare and seldom encountered Alexandrian Brockage .


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 20 June 2008.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5424
EGYPT, Alexandria. Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Diobol (25mm, 11.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 of Claudius (AD 51/2). Draped bust right, wearing grain wreath / ΕΥΘH NIA, draped bust of Euthenia right, wearing grain wreath, two grain ears to lower right; L IB (date) across field. Köln 109; Dattari (Savio) 178-80; K&G 13.1; RPC I 5188; Emmett 103.12. Red-brown patina, reverse roughness. Near VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from John Lavender, 10 December 2004.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5425
EGYPT, Alexandria. Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Diobol (25mm, 11.21 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 of Claudius (AD 52/3). Draped bust right, wearing grain wreath / ЄYΘH NIA, draped bust of Euthenia right, wearing grain wreath, two grain ears to lower right; L I IΓ (blundered date) across field. Köln 110-2 var.; Dattari (Savio) 179 var.; K&G 13.4 var. (all with correct form of date); RPC I 5194.7 (this coin); Emmett 103.13. Brown patina, slight porosity. VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 278 (25 April 2012), lot 240.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5426
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Dichalkon (15.5mm, 2.00 g, 1h). Dated RY 8 (AD 61/2). Laureate head right / Trophy containing helmet and cuirass, holding spear and shield; below, bound captive kneeling right; L H (date) across field. Köln 150; Dattari 285; K&G 14.69; RPC I 5265; Emmett 167.8. Green-brown patina with light earthen highlights. Good Fine.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 18 June 2001. Ex Henry Clay Lindgren Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5427
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (25mm, 9.99 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (AD 62/3). Laureate head right / Hawk standing right, wearing skhent; L ЄNA TOV (date) around. Köln –; Dattari –; K&G 14.75; RPC I 5272; Emmett 151.9 (R5). Brown patina with green deposits, smoothing and cleaning marks. Near VF. Extremely rare, only two recorded in RPC.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 21 December 2009.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5428
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Obol (20mm, 5.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 63/4). Laureate head right / Hawk standing right, wearing skhent; AYTOKPA around, L I (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari 296 = RPC I 5277.1 (this coin); K&G 14.80; Emmett 157.10 (R5). Green and brown patina, slight roughness. VF. Extremely rare, one of four recorded in RPC. A popular Egyptian motif.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 26 (23 October 2016), lot 129.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5429
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (26.5mm, 9.58 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). Laureate head right / Eagle standing right; AYTOKPA around, L IΓ (date) to right. Köln 192; Dattari (Savio) 6658-9; K&G 14.102; RPC I 5304; Emmett 148.13 (R3). Brown and green patina, some roughness, edge split, cleaning marks. VF. Rare.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 25 February 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection; Berk BBS 70 (16 March 1992), lot 670.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5430
EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Diobol (26mm, 10.28 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 67/8). Laureate head right / Vase with garland, handle to left; L IΔ (date) across field. Köln 211; Dattari (Savio) 287 = RPC I 5322.5 (this coin); K&G 14.123; Emmett 153.14 (R4). Brown and green patina, roughness, edge flaw. Near VF. Rare, nine known to RPC, four from the Dattari collection.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 29 (26 February 2017), lot 361.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5431
EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Diobol (26mm, 10.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing taenia and crown of solar disk and horns; L B (date) to right. Köln 241-2 & 3451; Dattari (Savio) 320 = RPC I 5351.1 (this coin); K&G 17.26; Emmett 179.2. Brown patina with green deposits, area of weakness. VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Praefectus Coins, 14 November 2017. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 31, 14 May 2017), lot 188.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5432
EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Diobol (24mm, 10.24 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). Laureate head right / Bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos, draped left shoulder; L B (date) to right. Köln 244; Dattari (Savio) 323; K&G 17.27; RPC I 5350; Emmett 180.2. Red-brown patina with patches of verdigris, light porosity. Good VF. Rare, one of the finest known.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs, 18 June 2001. Ex Henry Clay Lindgren Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5433
EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. Æ Hemidrachm (29mm, 11.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing wreath of grain ears. Köln 254-5; Dattari (Savio) 332; K&G 18.12; RPC I 5365; Emmett 188.1 (R3). Brown surfaces, porosity, deposits, flan crack with edge splits. Good Fine. Very rare, with only five examples recorded in RPC.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Jyrki Muona Collection (Gemini XIII, 6 April 2017), lot 159.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5434
EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. Æ Diobol (26mm, 9.15 g, 1h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing headdress of solar disk and horns; L A (date) to right. Köln 256; Dattari (Savio) 334; K&G 18.14; RPC I 5368; Emmett 190.1. Red-brown surfaces with green, porosity, trace deposits. Near VF. Rare.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 25 August 2000.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5435
EGYPT, Alexandria. Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Obol (19mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Canopic jar of Osiris right, ornamented and wearing Atef crown; L A (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 6684-5; K&G 19.7; RPC I 5378; Emmett 201.1 (R4). Brown patina, some roughness, edge splits. Near VF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Praefectus Coins, 26 December 2014.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5436
EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Obol (20.55mm, 5.28 g, 1h). Dated RY 5 (AD 72/3). Laureate head right / Hawk standing right, wearing skhent; L E (date) to left. Köln 295; Dattari (Savio) 415-6; K&G 20.41; RPC II 2440; Emmett 222.5. Dark brown patina, peripheral weakness. VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Dmitry Markov, 8 November 2013.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5437
EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Diobol (26mm, 9.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 74/5). Laureate head right / Bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos, draped left shoulder; L Z (date) before. Köln 302; Dattari (Savio) 402; K&G 20.50; RPC II 2444; Emmett 218.7. Dark brown patina, edge splits. VF. Struck on an oversized flan. Rare.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 20 June 2008.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5438
EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Obol (18mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 75/6). Laureate head right / ΔIKAI[OΣYNH], Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and scepter; L H (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari 376; K&G 20.60; RPC II 2455; Emmett 220.4 (R4). Brown patina, light roughness. Near VF.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 30 (2 April 2017), lot 219.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5439
EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Diobol (26mm, 10.31 g, 11h). Dated RY 3 (AD 83/4). Laureate head right / ETOVΣ TPITOV (date), draped bust of Serapis right, wearing ornate kalathos. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 528; K&G 24.22; RPC II 2489; Emmett 297.3. Brown patina. VF. Rare.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs, 15 September 2009.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5440
EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Obol (19mm, 3.29 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 (AD 86/7). Laureate head right; L ϛ (date) to right / Griffin seated right, with left forepaw on wheel. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 606; K&G 24.64; RPC II 2534; Emmett 315.6 . Brown patina, trace deposits, small edge splits, obverse off center. VF. Rare.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Dmitry Markov, 28 April 2007.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5441
EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Diobol (25mm, 8.63 g, 11h). Dated RY 10 (AD 90/1). Laureate bust right, aegis on left shoulder / Bust of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing ram’s horn and crown of solar disc and uraei; L I (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC II –; Emmett 299.10 (R5). Brown and green patina, porosity. Near VF. Extremely rare and unique. Unpublished in the major references.


From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Beast Coins, 10 December 2009. Ex Keith Emmett Collection, purchased from M&R, August 1995.