Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 787
Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.23 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 205. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P XIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in extended right hand, scepter in left; to left below, eagle standing left, head right. RIC IV 468; Calicó 2508; BMCRE 469; Biaggi 1090 (same obv. die). Choice EF, lustrous.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 788
Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Caracalla, laureate and togate, standing left and facing Geta, bareheaded and togate, who is standing right; both holding between them, Victory standing facing on globe, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 330A; Calicó 2436 (R2–same dies as illustration); BMCRE 50*; Biaggi 1064 var. (obv. legend). Choice EF, lustrous. Very rare type with BRIT in the obverse legend.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 789
Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.03 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 200-211. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / I-V-NO, Juno standing left, holding scepter in right hand, patera in left, from which she feeds peacock standing left, to left below. RIC IV 559; Calicó 2617; BMCRE 37; Biaggi 1140–1 (same obv. die). EF, light iridescent red tone. Ex Vinchon (1 April 1999), lot 85; Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 471.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 790
Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211-215. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / IVNO, Juno standing left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left; at feet, peacock standing left, head turned upward; S-C across field. RIC IV 584 (Caracalla); BMCRE 206-7 (Caracalla); Banti 18. EF, green patina, minor die shift on reverse. Wonderful surfaces.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 791
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 198-199. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IVVEN TA IMPERII, Caracalla standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand, reversed spear in left; to left, captive seated left on the ground. RIC IV 20 (same obv. die as illustration [Montagu 506]); Calicó 2684 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 115 note; Biaggi 1177 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 792
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery over far shoulder / VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory seated left on shield, right hand holding shield propped on knee, left arm cradling palm frond. RIC IV 174 corr. (bust type); Calicó 2831 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 519 (same dies); Biaggi –. Choice EF, lustrous. Apparently only the second specimen recorded. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1011; Classical Numismatic Review XXVII (Summer 2002), no. 77; Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1068.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 793
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 6.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P, Pluto seated left, wearing polos on head, holding scepter and placing hand over the three-headed dog, Cerberus, to left. RIC IV 242; Calicó 2717; BMCRE 96 (same dies); Biaggi 1189. Good VF, underlying luster, smoothing marks at edge around periphery. Well centered on a broad flan. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 794
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 217. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right / P M TR P XX COS IIII P P, Diana or Luna in galloping biga of bulls left. RIC IV 284d; RSC 395; BMCRE 185. EF, toned. Exceptional. From the Dr. Allan Smith Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell. Ex Sternberg [1] (30 November 1973), lot 235; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 3, Leu & Münzen und Medaillen AG, 2 November 1967), lot 1404.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 795
Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (28mm, 14.69 g, 6h). Zela (Pontus) mint. Dated CY 142 (AD 205/6). AY KAI M AYP-H A[NTωNINOC], laureate head right / ZHΛI-TωN TOV [ΠONT], tetrastyle temple with central arcade containing NЄI/Kω/CIN/ OI KY/PIOI in five lines; ЄT PMR (date) in exergue. DRA 74a, pl. VI = W. Weiser, "Römische Stadtmünzen aus Bithynia et Pontus: Addenda und Corrigenda zum Recueil Géneral, " RSN 68 (1989), 24, pl. IV (this coin). VF, even brown surfaces. Seemingly unique with legend within temple. From the A.K. Collection. Ex Aufhäuser 5 (5 October 1988), lot 348.The central reverse legend proclaims a pending victory for the emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. Weiser concluded that this must be a general acclamation alluding to their continued success in military affairs, rather than an allusion to a specific, forthcoming campaign.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 796
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.20 g, 12h). Carrhae (Mesopotamia) mint. Struck AD 215-217. • AVT • K • M • A • • ANTΩNЄINOC C-ЄB, radiate head right / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • VΠA • TO • Δ •, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star in left field, crescent between legs, [• • in exergue]. Prieur. Choice EF, underlying luster.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 797
Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.20 g, 11h). Laodicea mint. Struck AD 198-200. L • SEPTIMIVS • GETA • CAES, bare headed and draped bust right / FELICIT A S T EMPOR, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in extended right hand, cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC IV 95; Calicó 2882; BMCRE 682 (same rev. die); Biaggi 1249 (same rev. die). Superb EF, lustrous. Very rare, only 2 in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 798
Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 219-220. IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / COS I II P P, eagle, wings spread and head left, standing half-right on thunderbolt before Stone of Emesa, holding wreath in beak; five stars above. RIC IV 176; Thirion 336; RSC 26; BMCRE p. 584, * = Arnold 252. Superb EF, toned. Extremely rare, and the finest of the handful known. Ex Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 512 (hammer CHF 28,000).At the age of fourteen, Varius Avitus Bassianus (Elagabalus) inherited the office of high priest of the sun-god Elagabalus at Emesa in Syria. The cult of his sun god was represented by a sacred stone, and in AD 219 when he moved from Emesa to Rome, he took the stone, probably a meteorite, with him. This coin type commemorates this event. During his reign, Elagabalus devoted his efforts to the promotion of his cult god, building a lavish temple to house the stone.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 799
Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.29 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 26d; BMCRE 100 var. (no break in obv. legend); Calicó 3092 var. (same); cf. Biaggi 1322. EF, underlying luster.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 800
Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.35 g, 12h). Rome mint. 14th emission, AD 231. IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/VICEN/NALI/BVS in four lines within wreath. RIC IV 260; Calicó 3146a; Cohen 595; BMCRE 818; Biaggi –. Choice EF, lustrous. Well centered on a broad flan. Extremely rare, apparently the third known of this reverse type and the second known of this variety. RIC references Cohen who, along with BMCRE, cites the piece in Vienna. There are none in CoinArchives, and the type is absent from all the following collections: (public) ANS, BM, BN, Boston MFA, Fitzwilliam, Hunterian, Milan, Princeton, Torino, and Uppsala; (private) Bahrfeldt, Bement, Biaggi, Brand, Cantoni, Caruso, Echt, A.J. Evans, Garrucci, Giorgi, Hunt, Jameson, Levis, Magnaguti, Mazzini, Montagu, Piancastelli, Platt-Hall, Ponton d'Amecourt, de Quelen, Roth, Sartiges, Signorelli, and Trau. Cf. Calicó 3146 for the unique aureus with the same reverse type, but a different bust type. This extremely limited issue produced in AD 231 to celebrate Severus Alexander's vicennalia poses some interesting questions for numismatists. The year previous, types commemorating Alexander's decennalia were minted, and were evidently intended to mark a decade since Alexander had been installed as Caesar by Elagabalus. Although Melville Jones suggests that coins commemorating vows could be struck several years ahead of time (the emperor Valens, for example, celebrated his vicennalia despite only reigning for fourteen years), striking an issue an entire decade in advance seems rather unusual. One possibility is that the issue in AD 230 was to commemorate the discharge of Alexander's first set of vows, which were then renewed the following year, at which point another special issue was struck. In this sense the two issues would be the precursor of the "VOT X MULT XX" types seen so frequently from the fourth century onwards. This coin lacks the "SIC" or "MULT" wording common in later issues, however, and the lapse in time between the decennalia and vicennalia types suggests that they were not conceived as two halves of the same issue.
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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.11 g, 12h). Rome mint (for Alexandria). Dated RY 7 (AD 227/8). A KAI M AVP CЄOVHP AΛЄΞANΔPOC ЄVCЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Alexander right / L ЄBΔO-MOV, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 62.97 (this coin cited); Emmett 3133 (R4); Kellner p. 122, Fig. 19 (this coin). VF, flan crack. Very rare. From the A.K. Collection. Ex Sternberg X (25 November 1980), lot 494; Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 1076.
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Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.00 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Dated RY 14 of Severus Alexander (AD 234/5). IOV MAMAIA CЄB MHTЄ CЄB K CT[PA], draped bust of Mamaea right, wearing stephane / Jugate busts of Helios, radiate, and Selene, with crescent at head, right; L IΔ (date) behind, palm frond before. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4487; K&G 64.124; Emmett 3206 (R4); Kellner p. 123, Fig. 28 (this coin). Good VF. Nice surfaces. From the A.K. Collection, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1963.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 803
Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.71 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Dated RY 14 of Severus Alexander (AD 234/5). IOV MAMAIA CЄB MHTЄ CЄB K CTPA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / Two captives, both with hands bound behind their backs, seated at base of trophy; palm frond to lower left, L-IΔ (date) across field. Köln 2544; Dattari (Savio) 4536; K&G 64.129; Emmett 3229; Kellner p. 123, Fig. 29 (this coin). Good VF. Rare. From the A.K. Collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg, 1972. Reportedly ex Hans Hermann Gutknecht collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 804
Collection of Imperial silver of Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Antoniniani and Denarii. Includes the following: 8 Antoniniani and 70 Denarii. Various types. Mostly Rome mint. Seventy-eight (78) coins in lot. Near VF-EF, toned. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. From the A.K. Collection.The A.K. Collection of the coins of the Roman Empire was carefully assembled over several decades with a great deal of thought and commitment. The present selection consists of 471 silver and bronze pieces, mostly from the reigns of Elagabalus, Severus Alexander, Maximinus I, Maximus, Balbinus, Pupienus and their wives, sisters, mothers, and aunts, including both Imperial and Provincial issues. Within the lots of provincial coins and ancient imitations, there are also coins of Trajan, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Geta, Macrinus, and Diadumenian.The quality of the coins ranges from Fine to Extremely Fine. This interesting collection includes some very rare coins as well as pieces from important collections such as Dattari, Naegeli, Niggeler, Prinz W(aldeck), Rosen, Steger, Stöcklin, and Voirol. Most of the coins are provenanced from auctions or lists or were bought directly from stock such as those of J. Schulman, Amsterdam; Münzhandlung Basel; Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel; Dr. Wruck and Habelt, Berlin; W. Winkel, Bielefeld; Frankfurter Münzhandlung E. Button, later Schweizerischer Bankverein, and B. Peus, Frankfurt; H.P.R. Frey, Freiburg; Lanz, Graz; Rigö Münzenhandlung, Konstanz; Naville, Geneva; Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, Mannheim; Ars et Nummus, Milan; E. Beckenbauer, G. Hirsch, Münchner Münzhandlung, K. Kress, and L. von Ohlendorf, Munich; A. Malloy, New York; Seaby, London; E. Bourgey, Maison Florange, Maison Platt, and J. Vinchon, Paris; L. de Nicola, Rome; H.-W. Müller, Solingen; G. Neider, Stadtbergen; H.H. Kricheldorf, Stuttgart; G. Bernardi, Trieste; H.D. Rauch, Vienna; Bank Leu and F. Sternberg, Zurich.A separate, fully illustrated catalog of the complete collection has been compiled, containing the photos and full description of all the coins in each lot. This catalog will be available during the Triton lot viewing at the Grand Hyatt New York, but you may also request that a catalog be sent to you. Additionally, this catalog will be available online (see individual lots below for details).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 805
Collection of Imperial silver of Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarii. Includes a diverse selection of types. Ninety-four (94) coins in lot. Good Fine-EF, toned. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. From the A.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 806
Collection of Imperial bronzes of Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertii, Dupondii, and Asses. Includes the following: 33 Sestertii, 3 Dupondii, and 5 Assses. Various types. All Rome mint. Forty-one (41) coins in lot. Fine-VF. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. From the A.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXI Sessions 3 & 4 . 807
Collection of Imperial silver of Severan women. AR Antoniniani and denarii. Includes the following: 4 Denarii of Julia Paula, 1 Denarius of Aquilia Severa, 2 Denarii of Julia Soaemias, 1 Antoninianus of Julia Maesa, 11 Denarii of Julia Maesa, 11 Denarii of Julia Mamaea, and 1 Denarius of Orbiana. Various types. Thirty-one (31) coins in lot. Fine-Near EF, toned. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. From the A.K. Collection.