Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Göttingen. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. 1752-1840. Æ Medal (50.5mm, 64.53 g, 12h). On the 50th Anniversary of His Doctorate. By G. Loos and H. Gube. Dated 1825. (rosette) I. FR. BLUMENBACH NATO GOTHAE D. 11 MAII 1752 DOCT. CREATO GOTTINGAE D. 19 SEPT. 1775, draped bust left / (rosette) NATURAE INTERPRETI OSSA LOQUI IUBENTI PHYSIOSOPHILI GERMANICI D. 19 SEPT. 1825, three human skulls, as classified by Blumenbach: Caucasian, Ethiopian, and Mongolian; G LOOS DIR H. GUBE FEC. below. Medicina in Nummis 398; Brettauer 125. EF, hint of verdigris. Lot also includes a cliche of the reverse.Ex UBS 69 (25 January 2007), lot 2427.
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ZEUGITANA, Paterna". Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ "Sestertius" (40.5mm, 35.72 g, 8h). Bare head left; [lituus before]; c/ms: large C• within incuse circle and incuse IE / Hermes, wearing winged petasus, seated left on rocky outcropping, holding kerykeion (caduceus). For coin: RPC I 758; MAA 93; for c/ms: Howgego –. Fine, dark brown surfaces, some minor encrustation."
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Gordian III, AD 238-244. Æ (26mm, 12.19 g, 6h). Beroea mint. Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing crested Attic helmet [with griffin on the bowl] / Two tetrastyle temples in perspective; B between; prize crown above. AMNG III 788. Good VF, brown surfaces, some green, smoothing.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Lanz 134 (28 November 2006), lot 99.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Augsburg (Stadt). Brass Ulrichskreuz (37x44mm, 5.97 g, 12h). Manufactured in the 17th century. Corpse of St. Digna in repose right within wreath; in crossbars around (from top) corpses of St. Witerpus, St. Adelbero, St. Thosso, and St Nigarius; each saint is named / Battle scene; above, angel left holding cross suspended from ribbon; vade retro satana below. See Teutoberger 69, lot 4054 (for another example). VF, light brown surfaces. With original hole for suspension .Ex Meister & Sonntag 12 (17 November 2011), lot 970.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ (21mm, 9.66 g, 1h). Bare head right / Artemis Tauropolus right. RPC I 1632. VF, natural green patina, a few deposits on obverse.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Lanz 135 (21 May 2007), lot 504.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Hamburg (Stadt). AR Hochzeitsmedal (56mm, 60.56 g, 12h). By Johan Christoph Reteke. Manufactured in the 17th century. DES ALLERHŒCHSTEN GNADENHAND GESEGNE UNSERN STAND, bride and bridegroom standing on opposite sides of the wedding table with drawn curtains framing them; above, tetragrammaton and hands appearing from clouds / (heart) SEY GETREW BIS IN DEN TODT SO WILL ICH DIR DIE KRON DES LEBENS GEBEN, clasped right hands, emerging from clouds, over crowned heart set on crossed spade and scythe; additional clouds above; below, skull-and-crossbones set on ground and surrounded by flowers; I R to left. See Künker 308, lot 2803 (for another example). EF, toned, deposits in devices, some minor marks, evidence of chasing.Ex Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 50 (10 February 2009), lot 2101.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ (20.5mm, 8.85 g, 1h). Veiled and draped bust right, wearing stephane / Artemis Tauropolus right. RPC I 1634. VF, dark green surfaces.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 183 (5 March 2008), lot 120.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Hamburg (Stadt). AR Medal (31.5mm, 12.12 g, 12h). By Christian Wermuth. Manufactured in the 17th century. (rosette) OMNIS DIES OMNIS HORA QUAM NIHIL SUMUS OSTENDIT, Father Time, holding clock, standing to right; to left, skeleton (as Death) advancing left; sun between / DISCO MORI CHRISTO, pelican feeding young; above, banner inscribed NAM CHRISTI MORS MEA VITA EST; above, hand emerging from clouds, holding skul. Brettauer 5018; see https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/09428/urn_nbn_de_hbz_061_1_95426.html (for manuscript rendition of obv.). Near EF, toned.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ (23mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Artemis standing left, holding torch and branch; to right, shield set on ground. RPC II 339. Fine, brown surfaces.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Pecunem 28 (1 February 2015), lot 234.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Köln (Stadt). CU Membership Medalet (26.5mm, 5.49 g, 9h). Freemasonry issue. Dated 1682. Large drafting compass; below, skull above gauge; date across field / Inscribed Mattheis/Halffer in two lines on blank field. Weiler 1240. VF, brown surfaces.Ex Monasterium 21 (4 December 2006), lot 856 (there listed as a guild token).
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (19.5mm, 5.82 g, 6h). Trajan standing left, raising hand and holding parazonium / Artemis Tauropolus right. RPC III 644. VF, brown surfaces, some green, cleaning marks.From the Belgica Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 284 (26 September 2012), lot 2820.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Krefeld (Stadt). Silvered Æ Medal (31mm, 11.01 g, 12h). "Sicher wie Jold" Artist Association issue. Manufactured in the 19th century. DEM VERDIENSTE DIE KRONE · SEIDENSEKTION KREFELD ·, half-length facing bust, wearing cap, smoking pipe, and holding object over shoulder / SICHER WIE JOLD, skull-and-crossbones within laurel wreath. EF, toned, original suspension loop missing.Ex Monasterium 21 (4 December 2006), lot 867 (with original suspension loop still attached).
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Æ (20mm, 6.97 g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Artemis standing left, holding torch; to right, shield set on ground. RPC III 656. VF, green and brown surfaces. Rare.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (5 December 2011), lot 89.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Nürnberg (Stadt). AR Rectangular Funerary Medalet (13x12.5mm, 0.86 g, 12h). Manufactured in the 17th century. gedenck an mich (in Fraktur), skull-and-crossbones / ver/giß/mein/nicht in four lines in Fraktur. Good VF, toned. Very rare and unusual.Purchased from Baldwin's, 26 January 2009 for £500.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (23mm, 7.62 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Tyche enthroned left, holding phiale and resting arm on throne back. RPC Online 4232. Good VF, attractive dark green and brown patina.From the Belgica Collection.
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Preußen. Karl Asmund Rudolphi. 1771-1832. Æ Medal (43mm, 36.86 g, 12h). On His Death, 29 November 1832. By Koenig and Loos. Dually dated 1771 and 1832. (rosette) C. ASMVND. RVDOLPHI M. DR. ET PROF. BEROL. R. BOR. A CONS. SECR. REI MED. ORD. AQ. RVBR. EQ., bust left; NAT. HOLMIAE to left; D. 14 IVL. 1771 to right; KOENIG FEC on truncation of neck; LOOS DIR. below / Ten-line legend, including date of death within floral wreath emerging form eye sockets of skull; above, butterfly flanked by five stars. Storer 3085. EF, brown surfaces, a few minor deposits.Ex Münz Zentrum 145 (3 September 2008), lot 6129.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (23mm, 8.73 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Tyche enthroned left, holding phiale and uncertain object. RPC Online 9389. VF, thick dark green and brown patina.From the Belgica Collection.
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GERMANY, Kaiserreich. Paul von Hindenburg. 1847-1934. AR Medal (30.5mm, 17.72 g, 12h). By RK. Dated 1914. Head slightly left / WELT KRIEG 1914, eagle, with wings folded, standing left on skull. Edge: 990. Zetzmann 2080. Near EF, lightly toned, numerous light scratches.Ex Leipziger 71 (12 March 2011), lot 218.
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ (18mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Bare head right, wearing slight beard / Artemis standing left, holding torch and branch. RPC Online 4236; SNG 193 corr. (attributed to Lucius Verus). Good VF, green and brown patina, some edge deposits.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 158 (14 February 2007), lot 168 (there misattributed to Lucius Verus).
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Mors In Nummis – Selections from the HJR Collection
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GERMANY, Weimarer Republik. 1918-1933. Uniface Cast Iron Plaquette (145x90mm, 239.00 g, 12h). "The Hunt for Happiness". By H. Moshage. Cast by the Lauchhammer Art Foundry. Dated 1927. Individuals running right across portion of globe, attempting to catch the bits that Happiness scatters before them as she, too, flies, standing on a globe; above, skeleton in hat and caftan facing, head left, holding hour glass and scythe; MH monogram to left of globe; hammer within circular border separating date / Blank, but for inventory number (49) and mounting. See Leipziger 73, lot 463 (for another example). EF, toned. An intriguing piece of ironic art.Purchased from Michael Agathe, 8 February 2013.
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