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.

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CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.78 g, 12h). Struck circa 370 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated right, head and torso facing, holding grain ear and grape bunch, cradling eagle-tipped scepter in arm; thymiaterion in background; all within crenellated wall / Ana, nude, standing right, extending hand and pointing at the head of Tarkumuwa, standing left, wearing chlamys, leaning on staff and raising hand; thymiaterion between; all within square dotted border in linear border. Casabonne Series 3; Moysey Issue 5; SNG BN 294 = de Luynes 2841. Lightly toned, traces of find patina, minor deposits, light doubling on reverse. Good VF.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (17mm, 1.20 g, 9h). Light coinage, non-portrait type. Canterbury mint; Peohtweald, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. +O FF AR EX in angles of long cross botonnée with small lobe in each angle / PE (HT) VA LD in angles of a Celtic cross with long cross fleury on limbs, small saltire in center. Chick 130b (this coin); SCBI 2 (Glasgow), 323; North 277; SCBC 904. Porous, slightly ragged edge. EF.


From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIII.1 (Winter 1998), no. 150.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (18mm, 1.20 g, 12h). Heavy coinage, non-portrait type. Canterbury mint; Ealhmund, moneyer. Struck circa 792/3-796. ·: m :·/ :+: ◊F:F:A/ · REX in three lines / :+: E·A:L:H:mVN∂, small Celtic cross with pellets at center and in angles. Chick 205a (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 105; North 328; SCBC 908. Toned, some porosity. Near VF.


From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, May 1998. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CV.10 (December 1997), no. 5498.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.93 g, 12h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter; TR (in Aramaic) to lower left, M (in Aramaic) below throne / Lion attacking bull left. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG BN 335. Reflective surfaces, some die wear on obverse. EF.


Ex Glendining’s (9 December 1987), lot 57.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (20mm, 1.28 g, 6h). Portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Lul, moneyer. Struck circa 800-821. + COENVLF REX m, diademed bust right / + L V L within angles of long cross fourchée, with pelleted rosettes in each outer angle. Naismith E10.2d (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 198-9; North 363; SCBC 919. Find patina, small chip, slight bend and minor porosity. Good VF.


From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 1855; Numismatic Circular XCVIII.4 (May 1990), no. 2743.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelstan I. Circa 827-845. AR Penny (20mm, 1.29 g, 10h). Early Non-portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Torhthelm, moneyer. Struck circa 830-837/8. + EÞEL’STΛ’И’I, large barred A / + T◊RHTELM, cross pattée with pellets in angles. Naismith 36.1e (same dies); SCBI 67 (BM), 865-871; North 440; SCBC 950. Toned, edge bend and chip. Good VF.


From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from M. Vosper, November 2000.
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CYPRUS, Salamis. Evagoras I. Circa 411-374/3 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.17 g, 2h). Herakles seated right on rock draped with lion's skin, leaning on club and holding cornucopia / Ram couchant right; Δ above; all within incuse square. Cf. McGregor K.AR.I for type; otherwise, unpublished. Underlying luster, area of weak strike. Good VF. Very rare.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.97 g, 3h). Rome mint; M. Durmius, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Lion bringing down stag left. RIC I 318; RSC 431a. Toned, scratch on obverse, hairlines, struck slightly off center. Good VF.


Ex Roma II (2 October 2011), lot 560.
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CYPRUS, Salamis. Evagoras I. Circa 411-374/3 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 11.13 g, 6h). Herakles seated right on rock draped with lion's skin, leaning on club and holding cornucopia / Ram couchant right. McGregor Group K.AR.I.a; Zapiti & Michaelidou 1 var. (legend on rev.); Tziambazis –; CNG E-531, lot 300 (same dies; hammer $4750). Weakly struck. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.23 g, 7h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint II. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Athena, brandishing spear overhead in right hand, shield on left arm, in quadriga of elephants right; anchor above, AB monogram and IΣ in exergue. SC 130.24b var. (position of controls); HGC 9, 18a; Triton XIX, lot 280. Toned, traces of find patina. EF.


Ex BLS Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 476, 9 September 2020), lot 132; Classical Numismatic Review XLI.2 (Summer 2016), no. 431934; Heritage 3046 (14 April 2016), lot 29137.
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 50 Cash (56mm, 97.98 g, 12h). Type 6. Fúzhōu mint in Fújiàn province. Cast circa 1853-1855. Xian Feng Tong Bao in Hànzì characters / Wu Shi (Fifty) in Hànzì characters above and below hole; boo fu in Manchu script to left and right; cai chopmark in lower margin. Hartill 22.782. Brown surfaces, large casting void on edge, small crack at central hole, a few scratches, some smoothing. VF.
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Zhílì province. AR Dollar (37mm, 12h). Běiyáng Arsenal (Tiānjīn) mint. Dated RY 24 of Dézōng (Guāngxù) (AD 1898). Legend in Hànzì characters and Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 449; KM (Y) 65.2. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 50670830, graded VF Details, cleaned.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.10 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / The Dioskouroi, holding reins and couched lances, on horses rearing left; to right, TPY above monogram above ΣTA; OP (date) below; all within wreath of laurel, ivy, roses, and grain ears. SC 2000.3b; HGC 9, 1032; DCA2 118. Minor flan crack. Good VF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.44 g, 12h). Tarsos mint, “Royal workshop”. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; two monograms to outer left. SC 2156.2b; Houghton, Second, Group D, dies A4/P8 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 1117a; ANS inv. 1944.100.74243 (same obv. die); BnF inv. R 2249 (same obv. die); SNG Berry 1395 (this coin); SNG Spaer 2203 (same obv. die). Old collection tone, with faint iridescence, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF.


Ex Numismatic Art & Ancient Coins 3 (30 July 1982), lot 68; Burton Y. Berry Collection.
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CHINA, Republic of China. General issues. 1912-1949. AR 2 Jiǎo – 20 Cents (23mm, 12h). Tiānjīn Central mint. Dated year 15 of the Republic (AD 1926). Dragon and phoenix atop symbol of longevity / Denomination in wreath. L&M 82; KM (Y) 335. In NGC encapsulation 6525380-014, graded AU 55.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 14.38 g, 12h). Dated CY 28 (99/8 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, HK (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 99 var. (letter between legs); HGC 10, 357; DCA2 946. Patches of find patina, a few minor die breaks on obverse. Near EF.


Ex Robert Winegar Collection; Pars Coins inventory PCW-G6471 (December 2018).
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 13.82 g, 12h). Dated CY 33 (94/3 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΓΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 119; HGC 10, 357; DCA2 946. In NGC encapsulation 4164834-002, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (12.5mm, 8.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Faintly toned, some weakness to strike, a few minor marks. VF.


From the Henry A. Sauter Collection.
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FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois). 1328-1350. AV Écu d’or à la chaise (28mm, 4.48 g, 10h). Authorized 1 January 1337. Philippe enthroned facing, holding sword and resting hand on coat-of-arms to right; all within tressure of arches / Ornate cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil at center and leaves in quarters; all within quadrilobe with arches ending in trefoils. Duplessy 249; Ciani 282; Friedberg 270. A few minor marks and scratches. Near EF.
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FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois). 1328-1350. AV Écu d’or à la chaise (28mm, 4.49 g, 10h). Authorized 1 January 1337. Philippe enthroned facing, holding sword and resting hand on coat-of-arms to right; all within tressure of arches / Ornate cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil at center and leaves in quarters; all within quadrilobe with arches ending in trefoils. Duplessy 249var; Ciani 282 var. (rev. legend stops); Friedberg 270. In NGC encapsulation 2144571-028, graded AU 58.
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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (26.5mm, 8.25 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; VM above / Incuse of obverse, but reversed and no ethnic. S&S Class A, pl. XLVIII, 1-2; HN Italy 1729. Old collection tone, slightly irregular edge, a little off center. VF.


Ex Numismatica Ars Classica D (2 March 1994), lot 1145.