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 . 6089
Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 79, to 24 June. Laureate head right / Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. RIC II.1 1087 (Vespasian); RSC 378. Toned. Good VF.


From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Baldwin’s.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6090 AI Rec
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 14 September AD 88–13 September 89. Laureate head right / Minerva standing right on captial of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl standing to right. RIC II.1 668; RSC 253. Attractive golden iridescence on the obverse, hairlines. Near EF.


From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 127 (8 December 2014), lot 2038 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6091 AI Rec
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.52 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck 14 September-31 December AD 89. Laureate head right / Minerva advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC II.1 685; RSC 257. Lightly toned, faint hairlines. Near EF.


From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6092 AI Rec
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-13 September AD 90. Laureate head right / Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield set on ground to right. RIC II.1 691; RSC 260. Attractive iridescent toning, faint hairlines. Good VF.


From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Baldwin’s, 29 November 2013.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6093
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.72 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 95-96. Laureate head right / Minerva Victrix flying left, holding spear and shield. RIC II.1 791; RSC 294. Toned, minor marks, flan flaws. VF.


From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 123 (11 June 2014), lot 42, purchased from Spink, June 2002.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6094 AI Rec
Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 100. Laureate head right / Vesta, veiled, seated left, holding patera and torch. RIC II 40; Woytek 81a; RSC 214. In NGC encapsulation 2491177-004, graded Ch AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6095
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck late AD 121-123. Laureate head right / Galley left. RIC II.3 525; RSC 1174. Iridescent toning on the obverse, a couple of minor scratches, faint hairlines, a couple of deposits. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6096
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.92 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Bare head right / ALEX A NDRIA, Alexandria standing left, holding sistrum and basket with serpent emerging. RIC II.3 1502; RSC 154. Wonderful iridescent toning, granular surfaces. Near EF. Attractive in hand.


From the CLA Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6097
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.61 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Laureate head right / AS IA, Asia standing left, foot on prow, holding reaping-hook and rudder. RIC II.3 1506; RSC 189. Lightly toned, some find patina on obverse. EF.


Ex CNG inventory A91012 (ND).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6098
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.10 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Bare head right / HISPANIA, Hispania reclining left, holding olive branch and resting arm on rock; to left, rabbit right. RIC II.3 1535; RSC 822. Iridescent toning, small flan flaw on obverse. Good VF. Well struck with fresh dies.


Ex CNG inventory 713601 (July 1999).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6099
Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.77 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 136. Laureate head right / Felicitas standing left, holding branch and long caduceus. RIC II.3 2255; Banti 324. Dark green patina, smoothing, area of slight flatness of strike on reverse, light porosity. Good VF.


Ex Noble 129 (29 March 2022), lot 3440; Heritage 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 34228.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6100
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.05 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ΛNTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS IIII, bare head right / Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left, holding palladium on extended hand and vertical spear; oval shield set on ground to right. RIC III 159; Calicó 1454. Wavy flan, marks, edge filing, edge cuts, ex jewelry. Near VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6101 AI Rec
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / PVELLAE [FAVSTIN]IANAE, official seated left on a platform, leaning forward to hand rolled document to a young girl being held aloft toward him by a man standing before the platform; second official standing left behind the first, pointing toward the document; directly below the officials, second citizen bending to lift up second girl in order to present her to the officials. RIC III 399a (Pius); RSC 262. Toned, trace deposits and some shallow cleaning scratches on the obverse. Near VF. Very rare.


From the CLA Collection. Ex Pegasi Auctions X (5 May 2004), lot 464.

The reverse of this piece commemorates the Girls of Faustina, a young women’s charity established by Antoninus in memory of his late wife.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6102
Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 20.57 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 153-154. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Minerva standing left, holding owl and spear; shield leaning against spear to right. RIC III 1314 (Pius); Banti 333. Dark green patina, minor marks. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6103 AI Rec
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Laureate head right / Providentia standing left, holding scepter and wand over globe at her feet. RIC III 912; MIR 18, 118-6/30; Banti 421. Brown patina, some porosity and marks. Good VF.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 531 (26 January 2023), lot 1134.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6104
Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. Laureate and draped bust right / Concordia seated left on low seat, holding patera and resting elbow on statuette of Spes; cornucopia under seat. RIC III –; MIR 18, 18-14/33; RSC 21c. In NGC encapsulation 4162264-005, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Slight damage to slab.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6105 AI Rec
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / Pax seated left, holding olive branch and cornucopia. RIC III 405; MIR 18, 622-6/30; Banti 259. Dark gray surfaces, heavily smoothed and tooled. Not suitable for encapsulation. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6106 AI Rec
Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Laureate head right / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and scepter. RIC IV 4a; Lempereur Type 8, 377 (D140/R213); RSC 20. Lightly toned, couple of flan cracks. Good VF. Bold portrait.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6107
Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.52 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Didius Julianus standing left, holding globe and volumen. RIC IV 3; RSC 15. Toned, deposits. Near VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6108
Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 1.90 g, 1h). Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PE SC NIGER IVST AV, laureate head right / INVISTO IMPERATOR [sic], trophy with arms at base. Cf. RIC IV 34a ; cf. RSC 33. Toned, granular surfaces, some cleaning scratches. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6109 AI Rec
Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.56 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Laureate head right / Salus standing right, holding snake in her arms; lighted altar to right. RIC IV 77; RSC 68. In NGC encapsulation 4165452-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5.