Electronic Auction 397

Date: 2017-05-17 00:00:00

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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 477 Numistats ref: 1577775

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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.75 g, 12h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax), holding scepter and olive branch, seated right on chair, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Good VF, toned. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 869 Numistats ref: 1578032

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temp. HANOVER. Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield. 1694-1773. Æ Medal (54.5mm, 65.85 g, 12h). By J.A. Dassier. Dated 1743 (in Roman numerals). PHILIPPUS STANHOPE, bust left / COMES/ DE/ CHESTERFIELD/ MDCCXLII within ornate border. MI 582/222; Eimer 580. EF.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 632 Numistats ref: 1664304

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Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.70 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-220. Draped bust right / Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding scepter. RIC IV 268 (Elagabalus); Thirion 412; RSC 36. EF, lightly toned, clashed reverse die. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 90 Numistats ref: 1577521

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THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.98 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / ΛΑΡΙΣ-ΑΙΩΝ, horse crouching right, preparing to roll. Lorber, Hoard L-III; BCD Thessaly I 1154-5; BCD Thessaly II 315-9; HGC 4, 454. Good VF, flan crack, light graffito on the cheek.From the BCD Collection. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 479 Numistats ref: 1577777

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Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. Æ Dupondius (28.5mm, 12.97 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. Draped bust of Antonia right / Claudius, veiled and togate, standing left, holding simpulum. RIC I 92 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 59. VF, brown surfaces.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12253. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 870 Numistats ref: 1578033

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HANOVER. Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland. 1721-1765. Æ Medal (42mm, 16.54 g, 6h). Battle of Culloden. Dated 1746. WILL : DUKE CUMBERLAND, William on horseback riding left, raising sword; cityscape in background; BORN · 15 · AP · 1721 in exergue / REBELION · JUSTLY · REWARDED, battle scene; in exergue, floral scroll above CULLODEN 16 AP./1746 in two lines. MI 612/277; Eimer 605. VF, dark brown surfaces, minor rim nicks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 633 Numistats ref: 1664305

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.85 g, 12h). Rome mint. 8th emission, AD 228. Laureate and draped bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 73; BMCRE 453-5; RSC 332. Near EF, lightly toned, small flan flaw on reverse. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 91 Numistats ref: 1577522

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THESSALY, Larissa. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / ΛΑΡΙΣ-[ΑΙΩΝ], horse right, preparing to lie down; Ξ below. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 339; HGC 4, 514. VF, toned.From the BCD Collection. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 480 Numistats ref: 1577778

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Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ Dupondius (28.5mm, 12.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Germanicus driving triumphal quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter and reins / Germanicus standing left, raising hand and holding aquila. RIC I 57 (Gaius). VF, brown surfaces, minor pitting.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12379. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 871 Numistats ref: 1578034

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HANOVER. temp. George III. 1760-1820. AR Medal (59mm, 71.22 g, 12h). The Relief of Gibraltar. By L. Pingo. Triply dated 21 June 1782, 13 September 1782 and 2 February 1783 (in Roman numerals). BY/ A ZEALOUS/ EXERTION OF PATIENCE/ PERSEVERANCE AND INTREPIDITY/ AFTER CONTENDING WITH. AN UNPARALLELED SUCCESSION OF/ DANGERS AND DIFFICULTIES/ IN THE DEFENsE OF/ GIBRALTAR/ DURING A BLOCKADE AND SIEGE OF/ ALMOST FOUR YEARS/ THE GARRISON/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/ GEORGE III/ TRIUMPHED OVER/ THE COMBINED POWERS OF/ FRANCE AND SPAIN; below, lion holding coat-of-arms of Gibraltar; all within wreath; in cartouche below, BLOCKADE/ COMMENCED JUNE XXI MDCCLXXIX/ SIEGE/ TERMINATED FEBRUARY II MDCCLXXXIII / View of the Harbor at Gribralter; above, banner inscribed BATTER SHIPS DESTROYED; in cartouche below, SEPTEMBER XIII/ MDCCLXXXII. BHM 253; Eimer 801; Eimer, Pingo 62. EF, toned, a few scratches and rim bumps. Rare.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Purchased from Seaby, January 1972.Hoping to take advantage of British involvement in the American War of Independence (1775-1782), Spain and France fought to retake the island of Gibraltar. Known as the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1782), it was numerically one of the largest actions fought during that time, and the longest siege endured by British armed forces. Gibraltar is a rugged peninsula, located on the coast of Spain, it was considered to be one of the Pillars of Hercules, the ancient gateway between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. During the War of the Spanish Sucession (1701-1715), a combined English and Dutch fleet captured Gibraltar from the Spanish. Under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), Gibraltar was ceded to the British, who subsequently fortified it as a naval base in the Mediterranean, making its name synonymous with an impregnable fortress. In 1727, the Spanish tried unsuccessfully to lay siege to it, and again, during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748), when their plans to establish nearby trenches was thwarted by the strengthening of the British squadron there by Admiral Vernon, fresh from his victory at Portobello (see lot 1624 for a Portobello medal of Admiral Vernon). In 1779, a combined French and Spanish operation once again laid siege to Gibraltar, as part of each country's attempt to help the other recover territory lost to Britain.At the time of the siege, British forces on Gibraltar were under the command of George Augustus Eliott, its governor from 1770 until his death in 1790. A veteran of the Royal Engineers, he once served in the Prussia Army under Friedrich Wilhelm I, and was an Aide-de-camp to George II, Eliott distinguishing himself during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). He was second-in-command at the capture of Havana in 1762. A few years before his appointment to Gibraltar, Eliott was made a Privy Counsellor and temporary governor of Londonderry. Anticipating the siege, Eliott applied his experience in the Engineers by shoring up Gibraltar's fortifications. Prior to the Grand Assault of 13 September 1782, the Spanish attempted to starve the British garrison. Eliott, ever an abstemious individual, in a letter posted during the initial period of the siege (late September 1779), stated simply, Nothing new. G.A.E.."On 13 September 1782, the combined French and Spanish forces launched their great attack against Gibraltar. Known as the Grand Assault, ten newly engineered "floating batteries", as 18 ships-of-the-line, 40 gunboats and 20 bomb-vessels, were tasked to destroy the fortifications. Once this was completed, a combined land force of 35,000 Spanish and 7,000 to 8,000 French troops, as well as 86 cannon, would assault those same fortifications once they had been demolished. Over 80,000 spectators occupied the adjacent hills over the Spanish border, among whom were members of the Spanish aristocracy, hoping to watch, "the British flag trailed in the dust." (R. Chartrand and P. Courcelle, Gibraltar 1779-1783: The Great Siege [Gibraltar: 2006], p. 65). But, when the guns of the floating batteries opened fire, the British garrison replied with red-hot shot to set fire to and sink them. Among the three floating batteries that blew up as a result of this red-hot shot was the Pastora, commanded by Rear-Admiral Buenaventura Moreno. To commemorate this, badges, possibly manufactured within the fortress and hand engraved with a design of the event and the names of the recipients, were presented to the members of the actual battery that sank the ship (see lot 1627). " Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 634 Numistats ref: 1664306

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.60 g, 12h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Sol standing slightly right, head left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 102; BMCRE 631-3; RSC 391a. EF, toned. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 92 Numistats ref: 1577523

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THESSALY, Larissa. 3rd century BC. Æ Dichalkon (16mm, 6.42 g, 6h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left / [Λ]ΑΡ-Ι-Σ-ΑΙΩ-[Ν] (partially retrograde), warrior, holding spear, on horse rearing right. BCD Thessaly I 1171.1 var. (monogram on rev.); BCD Thessaly II 393.1; HGC 4, 531. VF, black patina.From the BCD Collection. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 481 Numistats ref: 1577779

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Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ As (29mm, 10.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-43. Bare head right / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 106 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 79. VF, green patina, cleaning marks and roughness.From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.12314. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 872 Numistats ref: 1578035

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HANOVER. temp. George III. 1760-1820. WM Medal (44mm, 27.35 g, 12h). By J. Reich. Dated 1783. SIC HOSTES CONCORDIA INVGIT AMICOS, allegorical figures clasping hands, holding olive branch and cap on pole; MAHO to left, GIB to right; to either side, forts shelling ships; in exergue, PRVDENTIA & FATIS over city view / ENSIBVS EX MERTIS LVX PACIS LAETA RESVRGIT, Pax standing facing, holding olive branch and cornucopia, atop fallen Mars; harbor in background; above, angel flying right, blowing trumpet with legend FIAT PAX, among clouds and radiant sun; in exergue, OPE VVLCANI/ 1783. BHM 255; Eimer 804; Betts 610. Good VF. Rare.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Baldwin's. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 635 Numistats ref: 1664307

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Severus Alexander, in military dress, standing left, foot on helmet, holding globe and reversed spear. RIC IUV 226; BMCRE 648; RSC 586a. Superb EF, toned. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 93 Numistats ref: 1577524

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THESSALY, Larissa Kremaste. 4th century BC. Æ Trichalkon (16mm, 6.00 g, 3h). Head of Achilles left / ΛΑΡΙ, Thetis, holding shield of Achilles, seated left on hippocamp. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 403.1; HGC 4, 13. VF, dark green patina.From the BCD Collection. Ex Hooper Collection (Sotheby's, 9 March 1989), lot 519 (part). Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 482 Numistats ref: 1577780

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Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.81 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. AGRIPPINA • M • F • MAT • C • CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right / S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines high in left field, carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures at the corners, and with ornamented side; six spokes in wheel. RIC 55 (Gaius); Trillmich Group I. Good Fine, dark brown patina. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 873 Numistats ref: 1578036

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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Æ Medal (48mm, 53.19 g, 12h). Victories of the Year. By C. H. Küchler. Dated 1798. GEORGIUS · III · D : G · M · BR · FR · ET H · REX ·, draped and cuirassed bust left, wearing medallion / MARI VICTRIX TERRAQUE INVICTA, Britannia seated right by trophy of arms, holding small statue of Victory; AVITUM TRANSCENDIT/HONOREM/MDCCXCVIII in three lines in exergue. BHM 458; Eimer 897. Superb EF, wonderful dark brown surfaces, light edge nick at 3h.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex a California Collection of British Historical Medals (Classical Numismatic Group 85, 15 September 2010), lot 1605. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 636 Numistats ref: 1664308

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.01 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate and draped bust right / IOVI PRO PVGNATORI, Jupiter in fighting stance left, head right, hurling thunderbolt and holding eagle. RIC IV 239; BMCRE 825 var. (break in rev. legend); RSC 84. Superb EF, lightly toned.The reverse shows Jupiter Propugnator, the defender of the emperor, brandishing a thunderbolt. Description
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 397 . 94 Numistats ref: 1577525

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THESSALY, Magnetes. Circa 168-140 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.04 g, 7h). Demetrias mint. Head of Poseidon right, wearing oak wreath; monogram to left / ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ, Artemis, holding bow, seated left on prow left; to left, dolphin downward; star surmounting akrostolion; two monograms to right. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 415.2; HGC 4, 58. Good VF.From the BCD Collection. Description
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