Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6
Date: 2025-01-22 16:00:00 (4 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 . 5026
SICILY, Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. AR Didrachm (23.5mm, 8.61 g, 11h). Warrior, nude, riding right, preparing to cast javelin / Forepart of man-headed bull right. Jenkins, Gela, Group Ib, 34A (O11/R15’); HGC 2, 362. Iridescent tone, some weakness to strike, numerous light scratches, die wear on obverse. VF.
Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 76, purchased from Münzhandlung Athena, July 1996.
Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 76, purchased from Münzhandlung Athena, July 1996.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5029
SICILY, Gela. Circa 425-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.28 g, 1h). Nike driving slow quadriga right; wreath above / Forepart of man-headed bull right; below, small heron standing right. Jenkins, Gela, Group VII, 458 var. (O–/R174 [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 2, 351; BMC 46 (same rev. die). Toned, struck with worn obverse die, a little off center and some roughness on reverse. VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5031
SICILY, Katane. Circa 450-445 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.78 g, 12h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right / Laureate head of Apollo right. Mirone 30–3; HGC 2, 566. Toned, some porosity. VF.
Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 81, purchased from Münzhandlung Athena, July 1996.
Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 81, purchased from Münzhandlung Athena, July 1996.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5033
SICILY, Leontini. Circa 455-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.55 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Maltese Period III, 114p (D29/R87 – this coin); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 238 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 1790 (same dies). Deeply toned, much find patina, roughness, scratches and scrapes. VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Migul Muñoz Collection (Part II, Superior, 4 June 1979), lot 1346; Superior (7 December 1972), lot 83.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Migul Muñoz Collection (Part II, Superior, 4 June 1979), lot 1346; Superior (7 December 1972), lot 83.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5036
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.10 g, 9h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIb, 129 (V59/R89); HGC 2, 1306. Toned, cleaning scratches, flan flaw on obverse, die breaks and roughness on reverse. VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6606
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793. C(AR)o/LVS in two lines / mEDOLVS around central ornament. Coupland, Charlemagne 4; Depeyrot 605; M&G 268 corr. (rev. legend); MEC I, 727. Toned, a few scratches. Near VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 708578 (December 1998); W. Subjack Collection (Vecchi 13, 4 September 1998), lot 48.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 708578 (December 1998); W. Subjack Collection (Vecchi 13, 4 September 1998), lot 48.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5037
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.86 g, 10h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIb, 156 (V70/R108); HGC 2, 1306; SNG ANS 44 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 5747007-004, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5.
Ex Amsterdam Collection (Heritage 3088, 6 November 2020), lot 34008.
Ex Amsterdam Collection (Heritage 3088, 6 November 2020), lot 34008.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5038
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.08 g, 1h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series IXa, 197 (V88/R136); HGC 2, 1306. Old cabinet tone, die breaks on reverse. Near VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 145 (9 August 2006), lot 46.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 145 (9 August 2006), lot 46.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5046
SICULO-PUNIC, “The Camp”. Circa 345/38-320/15 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.13 g, 2h). Possibly Entella mint. Wreathed head of Persephone left; QRTḤDŠT (= “Carthage” in Punic) to right / Horse stepping left; palm tree in background. Jenkins, Punic, Series 2a, 58 (O14/R52); CNP 207; HGC 2, 267. Toned, extensive cleaning scratches and marks, some tooling and smoothing, delaminations and roughness. Near VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Migul Muñoz Collection (Part II, Superior, 4 June 1979), lot 1477.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection. Ex Migul Muñoz Collection (Part II, Superior, 4 June 1979), lot 1477.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5047
SICULO-PUNIC, “Ṣyṣ”. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.58 g, 1h). Likely Panormos mint. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; Punic ṢYṢ in exergue / Head of Arethousa right, wearing ampyx; five(?) dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 40 (O11/R34); CNS 339a; HGC 2, 1014 (same dies as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 499 (same dies). Toned, slight iridescence, compact flan, light die rust on obverse, patches of find patina on reverse. VF.
Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 85; G. Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), lot 127.
Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 85; G. Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), lot 127.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5048
CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. AV Tenth Stater (8mm, 0.88 g, 1h). Carthage mint. Palm tree with two date clusters / Head of horse right. Jenkins & Lewis Group III, 136–55; CNP 239; MAA 8; SNG Copenhagen 133. Some tiny marks, slight doubling on obverse, a little off center on reverse. VF.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
From the Henry A. Sauter Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin.
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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 . 6111
AI Rec
Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.79 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 202. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / LAETITIA above, TEMPORVM below, ship with mast and sail in center of circus; above, four quadrigae driven left; below, ostrich, lion, zebra, bear and stag right, bull butting left, bear right, head left. RIC 274; RSC 253. Toned. VF. Rare circus scene.
Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 502.
After the victory over the Parthians, seven-day games were held in the Circus Maximus. A ship was set up in the middle of the arena and a hundred exotic animals were released from its belly every day. The reverse picture shows different sections of the festivities. The chariot races can be seen in the upper area, the ship in the middle, and the wild animals below.
Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 502.
After the victory over the Parthians, seven-day games were held in the Circus Maximus. A ship was set up in the middle of the arena and a hundred exotic animals were released from its belly every day. The reverse picture shows different sections of the festivities. The chariot races can be seen in the upper area, the ship in the middle, and the wild animals below.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 6112
Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.21 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head left / VICTO[R]IAE, AVGG in exergue, Victory in biga, galloping right, holding whip and reins. RIC IV 299 var. (head right); Calicó 2559a. Holed twice, wavy flan, scratches, deposits, edge marks. Near VF. Rare with head left.
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.93 g, 6h). Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; HP monogram to inner left, crescent in exergue. Thompson 47; Müller 401; HGC 3, 1750b. Toned, underlying luster. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5057
KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 17.32 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to inner left, monogram above crescent. Thompson 61 var. (monogram); Müller 392; HGC 3, 1750b; SNG BN 2545. Toned, underlying luster, deposits. Good VF. Fine style portrait.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 503 (3 November 2021), lot 93.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 503 (3 November 2021), lot 93.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5058
KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.08 g, 12h). Magnesia on the Maeander mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram to inner left. Thompson 113; Müller 552; HGC 3, 1750e. Toned, underlying luster, minor marks, small bump on edge. Good VF.
Ex Malter (6 December 1971), lot 296.
Ex Malter (6 December 1971), lot 296.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5060
KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.09 g, 6h). Pella mint. Struck 286/5-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to inner left, monogram in circle above arm, monogram below. Thompson 244 var. (monogram above arm); Müller –; Auctiones SA 7, lot 107 var. (monogram; same obv. die [example of Thompson 244]); CNG E-366, lot 407 (same dies); A. Hess (18 March 1918), lot 284 = J. Hamburger (17 June 1908), lot 414 (same dies). Lightly toned. Near EF. Fine style. Rare.
From the Pythagoras Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern.
From the Pythagoras Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern.
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Hephthalites. Anonymous. Circa 484/8-560. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.23 g, 9h). Half-length bust of chieftain left, with hand on hip, holding drinking cup / Sasanian-style bust imitating Vahrām (Bahram) V left; small X to right. Cf. Vondrovec [Göbl, Hunnen] Type 287A-B; cf. Alram, Schatfund 47-8; cf. Göbl, Dokumente pl. 84, E25; cf. Zeno 330455 and 337654 (all refs for type). Iridescent toning, deposits, obverse die breaks. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5062
MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 370 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.35 g, 11h). Olynthos mint. Laureate head of Apollo left / Kithara. Robinson & Clement Group K, 51 (A36/P47); HGC 3, 497. Lightly toned, struck with somewhat worn obverse die. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5064
MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 365 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.24 g, 1h). Olynthos mint. Laureate head of Apollo left / Kithara. Robinson & Clement Group L, 66–71 var. (A46/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 497. Toned, some porosity and pitting, traces of find patina on reverse. Good VF.