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 . 6152
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (24mm, 4.88 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa late AD 309. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe; PLN. RIC VI 114; RML 520 (forthcoming); C&T 6.01.004. Dark brown patina, some gentle smoothing. Near EF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Lee Toone Collection (Spink 231, 22 September 2015), lot 80 (hammer £700).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6153
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Genius standing left, holding wreath and cornucopia; */T|*/F//PLN. RIC VI 129; RML 259 (forthcoming); C&T 6.03.003 (this coin cited and illustrated). Dark brown patina, a touch of die wear and porosity. Near EF. Extremely rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Lee Toone Collection (Spink 231, 22 September 2015), lot 81 (hammer £1,600).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6154
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (21.5mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Constantine I on horseback riding left, raising hand and holding spear, trampling seated captive with hands bound behind his back to lower left; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 143; RML 291 (forthcoming); C&T 7.01.021. Toned partial silvering and dark brown patina, a touch off center. EF. Very rare and in excellent grade.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6155
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.77 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Helmeted and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 155; RML 315 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.014. Toned partial silvering and dark brown patina, slight die wear, reverse die breaks. Near EF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 1201.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6156
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (25mm, 4.07 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, balteus across shoulder, holding spear and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 175 corr. (bust type); RML 332 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.029; Lord Stewartby, “Coins of the Mint of London from the Boursies Hoard” in RN XXXVI (1994), pl. XIII, 26 (same obv. die). Dark green and brown patina, slight roughness, flan crack. Good VF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Spink, 15 March 2005.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6157
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23.5mm, 4.61 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 177; RML 339 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.036. Dark olive brown patina. EF.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 2 November 2007.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6158
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23.5mm, 4.34 g, 5h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate, helmeted, and trabeate bust left, holding Victory on globe right / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 174 corr. (bust type); RML 343 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.040 (same obv. die as illustrated example). Dark brown patina, die wear, some gentle smoothing. Near EF. Very rare. All of the known example of this issue and of C&T 7.08.009 appear to share the same obverse die.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 15 December 2010.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6159
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 344 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.041 (this coin cited); Huvelin, Deux 53a corr. (Sarzeau not Boursies; this coin cited, illustrated on pl. 8); H. Huvelin, “Le Trésor de Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau” in Trésor Monétaires II (1980) 3242 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XXII). Green patina, die wear, light cleaning scratches. Good VF. Very rare issue. Extremely rare with this obverse legend break. The only example cited by Huvelin.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 428; 17 February 1976 Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6160
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.15 g, 7h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 344 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.032 (this coin cited and illustrated). Dark brown surfaces, some die wear. Near EF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Lee Toone Collection (Spink 233, 2 December 2015), lot 662.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6161
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 186; RML 354 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.049. Dark brown patina, slight porosity. Near EF.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 19 December 2007.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6162
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (24mm, 4.74 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, balteus across shoulder, holding spear and shield decorated with Victory flying left / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 361 (forthcoming); C&T 7.03.058. Dark brown and green patina, minor die wear, light smoothing. Good VF. Very rare. From the same obv. die as the illustrated examples of 7.03.058 and 7.03.058 (2) though with a different reverse die than both.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6163
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.52 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate and trabeate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter / Concordia standing left, holding a signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 377 (forthcoming; this coin cited and illustrated); C&T 7.04.007 (this coin cited; same obv. die as illustrated example). Dark brown patina with some verdigris at edge, a touch of die wear. Near EF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 1157.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6164
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (26mm, 4.61 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding ‘scepter’ over shoulder and shield / Concordia standing left, holding a signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 204; RML 398 (forthcoming); C&T 7.04.027; Huvelin, Deux 91. Olive brown-green patina, reverse die wear. Good VF. Very rare. Struck on a broad flan.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection.

Huvelin made a distinction between the dies on this issue that have the spear point and those that do not making the spear resemble a scepter. C&T does not differentiate between the two. RML does allow for a distinction, but recognizes that the ‘scepter’ is intended as a spear.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6165
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate and trabeate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter / Concordia standing left, holding a signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 402 corr. (forthcoming; concordance numbers for 401-403); C&T 7.04.030 (2) (this coin cited and illustrated). Dark brown-green patina with verdigris, some weakness. Near EF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Lee Toone Collection (Spink 233, 2 December 2015), lot 666; Art Coins Roma 5 (14 May 2012), lot LC 59.

The ‘LC’ in the Art Coins Roma pedigree refers to an individual coin within a special offering of a large London Mint Collection offered as a single lot in the sale. Lot 766 specifically.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6166
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (24mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Concordia standing left, holding a signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 208; RML 405 (forthcoming); C&T 7.04.032. Dark brown patina, gentle smoothing. Good VF. Rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6167
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23.5mm, 3.56 g, 12h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 312-313. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, holding branch and globe; *|–//PLN. RIC VI 246; RML 534 (forthcoming); C&T 7.09.008. Toned partial silvering and olive brown-green patina, areas of rub. Good VF. Rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6168
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 312-313. Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield; helmet with high crest / Mars, helmeted and wearing military attire, standing right, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield set on ground to right; *|–//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 554 (forthcoming); C&T 7.10.014 (this coin cited). Pale green patina. Good VF. Very rare issue, with the high crested helmet variety being even rarer.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex CNG inventory 151290 (12 December 2003).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6169
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23mm, 3.67 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 312-313. Laureate and trabeate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter / Mars, helmeted and wearing military attire, standing right, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield set on ground to right; *|–//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 559 (forthcoming; this coin cited in footnote 129); C&T 7.10.016 (this coin cited). Dark brown-green patina, light cleaning scratches. Good VF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 1502.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6170
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 312-313. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, holding branch and globe; *|–//PLN. RIC VI 272; RML 583 (forthcoming); C&T 7.12.005. Dark brown patina, light cleaning scratches. Near EF. Very rare. An especially difficult issue.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Collection (Spink 196, 24 September 2008), lot 119 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6171
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23mm, 4.86 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 312-313. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Securitas standing left, legs crossed, resting hand on head and leaning on column to right; *|–//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 589 (forthcoming); C&T 7.13.002. Dark brown-green patina. Near EF. Very rare.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6172
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (20.5mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 314. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mars, helmeted and wearing military attire, standing right, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield set on ground to right; S|F//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 628 (forthcoming); C&T 8.02.008. Dark green-brown patina, light cleaning scratches. Near EF. Very rare and exceptionally heavy for this issue struck at a theoretical weight of 3.36 g. The heaviest example known to this cataloger.


From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper, 11 May 2011.