Triton XXVIII – Sessions 5 & 6
Fecha: 2025-01-22 16:00:00 (en 4 semanas)
Lotes: 1402
Total salida: $ 322,887.00
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Resumen de la subasta
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 . 5295
BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Lysias Aniketos. Circa 130-125 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 2.44 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin / Nude Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with right hand, holding club, palm, and lion’s skin in left; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 4B; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 240. Iridescent toning. Near EF.
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Philoxenos Aniketos. Circa 125-110 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 9.76 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / King right on horseback; monogram below. Bopearachchi 3J; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 267. Lightly toned with iridescence, porosity, horn silver. Good VF.
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Philoxenos Aniketos. Circa 125-110 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 9.66 g, 12h). Diademed, helmeted, and draped bust right / King right on horseback; Σ and monogram below. Bopearachchi 5B; SNG ANS 1182; HGC 12, 268. Lightly toned with iridescence, porosity, horn silver. Good VF.
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INDIA, Mauryan Empire. Late 4th century-circa 175 BC. AR Karshapana (18x15mm, 2.76 g). G&H Series V. Struck circa 320s-175 BC. Quadrate flan with various punchmarks, including line through three ellipses, bull right, sun symbol, and six-armed symbol, each struck from individual punch / Blank. G&H –; cf. ATEC 4082, 4099 and 410. Bright surfaces. VF.
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INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Punjab). Vemaka. Rudravarma. Late 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.27 g, 3h). Elephant standing left; compound trident to left / Zebu standing right; lotus to lower right. Pieper, Ancient 1587; AICR 1148; HGC 12, 836. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, peripheral weakness, a couple of hailine die breaks. VF.
From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Spink 389 (11 May 2023), lot 168.
From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Spink 389 (11 May 2023), lot 168.
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INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Punjab). Kunindas. Amoghabuti. Circa 150-80 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.18 g, 12h). Stag standing right; vase symbol above rump, pair of ‘cobra’ symbols above antlers; to right, Lakshmi standing facing on lotus flower, holding lotus / Six-arched hill; triratana above, to left, swastika above Indra-dhvaja; to right, parasol within railing; serpent or wave symbol below. Kumar Type II, Class 1; Pieper, Ancient 1212; AICR –; HGC 12, 850. Light iridescent toning, deposits in devices, roughness. Good VF. Rare variety.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises. Circa AD 113-127. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.94 g, 12h). Bilingual series. Main mint in Baktria. Diademed and crowned half-length bust of Vima Kadphises right on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand; tamgha to left; legend begins at 1 o’clock / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, head left, holding composite trident with ax in right hand, he-goat skin draped over left arm; tamgha to left, Buddhist triratana (Three Jewels) to left. MK 20/10 (O5a/R29); ANS Kushan 270 (same dies); Donum Burns –. Toned, deposits in devices, edge knock, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. VF. Extremely rare.
Ex Spink 21155 (16 December 2021), lot 8292.
Ex Spink 21155 (16 December 2021), lot 8292.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20.5mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Siva standing left, pouring water from flask and holding vajra (thunderbolt), trident, and he-goat; tamgha to left. MK 37 (O13/R2 [an unlisted die combination); ANS Kushan 371-2; Donum Burns 119-21. Traces of deposits in devices, slight scrape on obverse, slight double strike on reverse, traces of underlying luster. Near EF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 124 (19 September 2023), lot 399.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 124 (19 September 2023), lot 399.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Hemidrachm (18.5mm, 1.72 g, 3h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 2c, circa AD 226/7-228/30. bust right, wearing diadem (type G) and Parthian-style tiara decorated with pellets and star / Fire altar (flames 2b) with diadems (type G); no attendants. SNS type IIa(3a)/3a(2b); Saeedi –; Sunrise –. Toned. VF. Very rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. Æ Unit (27mm, 11.87 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Phase 3b, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust of Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflaps, vis-à-vis beardless male bust left, wearing diadem (type R) and tiara with earflaps; taurus symbol between crowns / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R). SNS type VIII(5)/3a(2b); Sunrise 727 (listed there as a tetradrachm); E. Shavarebi, “The so-called ‘Thronfolgerprägungen’ of Ardashīr I reconsidered,” in Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Numismatics, pp. 627-30; Zeno 26770. Black-green and dark brow patina, earthen encrustation. Good VF. Extremely rare with the taurus symbol on obverse .
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.30 g, 3h). Style A/c. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; in korymbos, fravahr above triple pellets / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; taurus symbol to left of flames. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a), Style A/c, and pl. 7, 30; Sunrise 758 var, (taurus symbol to right of flames). Iridescent toning, areas of find patina, deposits, cleaning marks. Good VF. Extremely rare with fravahr on korymbos .
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.22 g, 3h). Style A/c. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; fravahr in korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown;fravahr to right of flames. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a), Style A/c; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, areas of deposits, minor porosity, scratches. .
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.81 g, 3h). Style I. ‘Balkh’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; korymbos decorated with two sets of triple pellets / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; pellets flanking flames. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a), Style I; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, areas of deposits and corrosion, minor porosity, flan flaws. Good VF. Very rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (26.5mm, 4.09 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar's head / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames, triple pellets to right. SNS type III(1)/(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Bright surfaces, cleaning and tooling marks. Good VF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27.5mm, 4.43 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning. Near EF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27.5mm, 4.35 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, slight porosity. Near EF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.35 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, deposits, slight double strike on reverse. Near EF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28.5mm, 4.30 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, slightly double struck. Near EF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.39 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, slight double strike on reverse. Near EF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Obol (13mm, 0.69 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Struck 309-320s. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right in flames; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown, both with korymbos; l'st in Pahlavi on altar shaft. SNS type Ia/3a; Sunrise –. Bright surfaces, hint of roughness and double strike. EF. A wrll-struck example.
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I Kushanshah. Circa AD 245-270. AR Obol (13mm, 0.76 g, 1h). Investiture issue. HLYDY (Herat) mint. Crowned bust right / Peroz standing right, holding investiture wreath over altar in right hand and raising left hand in gesture of benediction to Anahita rising left from throne, holding investiture wreath in raised right hand and scepter in left. MK –, but cf. 1030 (AR drachm) = Alram –; ANS Kushan –; Zeno –. Find patina, worn at high points, edge mark. VF. Extremely rare.