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 . 5106
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 490-450 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.03 g, 5h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right [within incuse square]. Ravel Period II, unlisted dies; Pegasi 68; BCD Corinth 51; HGC 4, 1821. Lightly toned, overstruck on uncertain type. Good VF.


Ex Coin Galleries (10 April 1985), lot 109.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.67 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right; to left, hand left, holding torch; boukranion to lower right. Ravel Period IV, – (P200/T288 [unlisted die combination]); Pegasi 115 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1833 corr. (illustration numbered 1834). Toned over lustrous surfaces, some die rust on obverse. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5108
SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 370-360/40 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.05 g, 2h). Chimaera advancing left, forepaw raised; below, laureate head of Apollo left / Dove flying left; A above tail, Γ below; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 214 (same obv. die); HGC 5, 194. Lightly toned, with some iridescence, test cut on obverse, small flan flaw on reverse. VF.


From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Lloyd Taylor Collection; Berk BBS 186 (21 August 2013), lot 117.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5109
SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 335-330 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 12.05 g, 8h). Chimaera standing left; wreath above, ΣE below (only traces visible) / Dove flying left; N to left; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 218; HGC 5, 201. Iridescent tone, some minor scratches. VF.


From the Henry A. Sauter Collection.
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ELIS, Olympia. 82nd Olympiad. 452 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.40 g, 5h). Eagle flying right, holding serpent in its talons and beak / Thunderbolt with wings above and volutes below; all within incuse circle. Seltman, Temple 49 (dies AG/αξ); BCD Olympia 28 (same rev. die); HGC 5, 300. Toned, much find patina, granular surfaces, roughness, smoothing. Fine.
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ELIS, Olympia. 96th Olympiad. 396 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.82 g, 4h). Eagle standing left, grasping coiled snake with beak and talons; all on round shield with raised rim / Flaming thunderbolt with tendrils above and volutes below; all within incuse circle. Seltman, Temple 165 (dies BV/δη); BCD Olympia 89 var. (form of thunderbolt; same obv. die); HGC 5, 354. Toned, a little off center, roughness and porosity on obverse. Good Fine.


Ex Berk BBS 39 (29 October 1985), lot 82.
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ELIS, Olympia. 113th Olympiad. 328 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.69 g, 7h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing right; upright thunderbolt to left, coiled serpent to right. Seltman, Temple 209 (dies CT/επ); cf. BCD Olympia 161; HGC 5, 392; BMC 133 (same dies). Toned, rough and granular surfaces, some light scratches. Near VF. Rare.


Ex Elsen 155 (16 June 2023), lot 142; Auctiones 26 (16 September 1996), lot 183.
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ARKADIA, Alea. Circa 380-370 BC. AR Obol (13mm, 0.85 g, 3h). Head of Artemis right / Bow. BCD Peloponnesos 1346; HGC 5, 808. Toned, numerous cleaning marks, die breaks on reverse. Near EF.


Ex James Gilman Collection; Kirk Davis FPL 55 (Spring 2009), no. 27.
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ARKADIA, Stymphalos. Circa 370-350 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.85 g, 12h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Head of water bird without crest right. BCD Peloponnesos 1694; HGC 5, 1025. Toned, granular surfaces, a few marks. Good VF. Very rare.
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CRETE, Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 11.36 g, 12h). Europa seated right within tree branches / Bull standing right, head reverted. Svoronos, Numismatique 58; Le Rider, Crétoises, pl. IV, 22 and pl. XIII, 20–4 (same dies); BMC 8. Toned, granular and lightly rough surfaces, harshly cleaned. Good Fine.
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CYCLADES, Paros. Early 480s-485 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 5.93 g). Goat kneeling right / Quadripartite incuse square. Sheedy Class D, Group 2, 138–40 var. (O77/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 6, 656. Deeply toned, slight granularity, areas of roughness. Near VF.


From the CJR Collection.
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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.70 g, 1h). Pergamon mint. Dated year 205, month 1 BE (October 93 BC). Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; star-in-crescent to left; to right, EΣ (year) above monogram; A (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ p. 10, obv. die D25; HGC 7, 338; DCA 688; SNG BN 792 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 1355 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, minor marks. VF.


From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Bolaffi 35 (28 November 2019), lot 30..
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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.08 g, 6h). Aiginetic standard. Phageta–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; aphlaston to left / Sea-eagle on dolphin left; ΦΑΓΕ[ΤA] below wings. RG 31; HGC 7, 391. Old cabinet tone, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF.


Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 13 January 2023), lot 26235; Numismatic Fine Arts IX (10 December 1980), lot 228.
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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Siglos or Drachm (18mm, 5.02 g, 6h). Persic standard. Agreos, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left. RG 34; HGC 7, 399. Iridescent tone. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5120
PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Siglos or Drachm (19mm, 5.05 g, 5h). Persic standard. Phageta–, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle on dolphin left; ΦΑΓΕ[ΤA] below wings. RG 34; HGC 7, 399. Attractive iridescent tone. EF.


Ex Leu Numismatik AG 7 (24 October 2020), lot 1222; UBS 61 (16 September 2004), lot 4324; Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 99; Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 615.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5121
KINGS of BITHYNIA. Prousias I Cholos. Circa 228-182 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 16.89 g, 12h). Nikomedeia mint. Struck circa 210/00-182 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Stephanephoros standing left; to inner left, thunderbolt above two monograms. RG 9b; HGC 7, 614. Faintly toned, a few minor deposits, marks. VF.


The historical record of Prousias I begins well into his reign, in 220 BC, when he defeated the forces of Byzantion, capturing their territories on the Asian side of the Thracian Bosporos; all the while his enemies, Attalos I of Pergamon and Adaios, the Seleukid general in Thrace, were supporting Prousias’ uncle as an usurper to his kingdom. Subsequently, circa 218 BC, Attalos encouraged the Galatians, who had previously murdered Prousias’ father, Ziaëlas, to invade Bithynia in order to weaken Prousias’ position, but they were decisively defeated. Prousias then allied with Philip V of Macedon during the First Macedonian War (214-205 BC), and attacked the territories of Attalos I, forcing the latter to withdraw his support from the Romans. In the aftermath of that conflict, Philip and Prousias jointly campaigned against Pergamon in the First Cretan War (205-200 BC). During the confilct, the Pergamene-controlled cities of Kios and Myrleia were destroyed, and upon their ruins Prousias founded the cities of Prousias by the Sea and Apameia, respectively. Over the next 12 years, Prousias stayed out of the region’s major conflicts, until a territorial dispute led to renewed conflict between the Attalids and Bithynians (187-183 BC). During this conflict, Prousias gave the famous Carthaginian general, Hannibal, asylum, for which the latter served as a military advisor to the Bithynian king. At the same time, Prousias expanded his kingdom by attacking the territory of Herakleia Pontike, but this venture came to a premature end when Prousias was injured in battle. This injury led to his epithet, Cholos (“the lame”). In 183 BC, the Attalid king, Eumenes II, decisively defeated the Bithynians, forcing Prousias to give up his territories in Phrygia and turn over Hannibal to the Romans (an event that the Carthaginian escaped by committing suicide). Prousias died the following year.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.32 g). Head of tunny right; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald III 7.2; Von Fritze I 7; Boston MFA 1392 = Warren 1586; SNG BN –. In NGC encapsulation 6827607-001, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 225 (13 January 2010), lot 119; Goldberg 135 (18 June 2023), lot 1553.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6 . 5123
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.04 g). Head of lion left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; Greenwell 115; Boston MFA 1414 = Warren 1537; SNG BN 178. Hairlines. Good VF. Well centered.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17.5mm, 15.85 g). Ram lying left, head reverted; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 47; Boston MFA 1419 = Warren 1555; SNG BN –. A couple of minor edge splits. Near VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19mm, 16.07 g). Head of goat with long beard left; to right, tunny upwards / Quadrapartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 48; Greenwell 134; Boston MFA 1421 = Warren 1560; SNG BN 186. Edge split. Near VF.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 15.83 g). Forepart of boar left; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I 44a = Giessener Münzhandlung 58, lot 363 = Sternberg XXV, lot 118; CNG E-468, lot 74; CNG E-191, lot 13; Roma 8, lot 598; otherwise, unpublished. Edge splits, a little off center. Fine. Extremely rare wingless boar forepart type.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 539 (31 May 2023), lot 144..