Triton XXIII - Session 1
Date: 2020-01-14 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXIII - Session 1 . 1
IBERIA, Malaka. 2nd century BC. Æ Unit (23mm, 12.35 g, 12h). Bearded head of Hephaistos left, wearing conical cap; tongs to right; all within laurel wreath / Radiate facing head of Helios. ACIP 790; SNG BM Spain 374–7. Dark green patina with flecks of red, brown in areas on edge. Near EF. Excellent for issue. From the Jack A. Frazer Collection. Ex David Herman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 73, 13 September 2006), lot 8; Vico [99] (with Pliego, 20 November 2002), lot 102.
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IBERIA, Turiasu. Early 1st century BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.09 g, 1h). Bare bearded head right; Iberian ka to left, tu to right, s below / Warrior, holding couched spear in right hand, on horse galloping right; Iberian tuŕiasu below. Gozalbes 68b (this coin); ACIP 1720; SNG BM Spain 959–68; MHBNF 1145–8. Deep cabinet tone. EF. Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Vico 131, 9 October 2012), lot 447 (ANS 1001.1.12500).
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CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.17 g, 1h). Artemi(os), moneyer. Head of nymph right, hair restrained in wide band, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, statue of Artemis Phosphoros standing facing; APTEMI below / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull with open laurel wreath held in both hands; N below; NEΩΠOΛITΩ[N] in exergue. Sambon 460b; HN Italy 579; SNG ANS 342; SNG BN 779. Darkly toned, minor double strike, faint cleaning marks at edge on reverse. Near EF. From the San Vicente Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos (25mm, 8.00 g, 9h). Taras, nude, extending left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin left; retrograde Π to left, octopus below / Nude youth, holding rein in right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding horse galloping left; TA-RAΣ to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 13, 193b (V94/R138) = Gillet 68 = Vlasto 273 (this coin); HN Italy 847; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd 146 var. (no legend); SNG Copenhagen 800 var. (same). Attractive old collection tone, some light porosity, slightly off center, minor double strike on obverse, overstruck on uncertain type. Good VF. Extremely rare variety with ethnic on the reverse; one of only three recorded by Fischer-Bossert, and this is the only example in CoinArchives. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1035; Spink Numismatic Circular C.10 (October 1992), no. 7207; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby's New York, 19 June 1991), lot 12; Leu 18 (5 May 1977), lot 23; Charles Gillet Collection; Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection, 273.The city of Tarentum was founded in the late 8th century BC by Spartan colonists on the north coast of the gulf of the same name, on a rocky islet at the entrance to the only secure harbor. It was Sparta's only colony and maintained close relations with the mother city. The official founder of the city was believed to be the Spartan leader Phalanthos. Ancient tradition, however, tells how Taras, the son of Poseidon and a local nymph, Satyra, was miraculously saved from a shipwreck by his father, who sent a dolphin on whose back he was carried to shore, at which spot he founded a city.Blessed with fertile land, Tarentum became famous for olives and sheep. It possessed a fine harbor, great fisheries and profitable exports of wool, purple, and pottery. It adopted a democratic form of government circa 475 BC, and thereafter became the leading Greek city in southern Italy. Its success led to continual difficulties with its neighbor cities, though, and on four occasions Tarentum required expeditions from Greece to help overcome its aggressors. The last of these expeditions was led by the famed Epeirote, Pyrrhos. Following his withdrawal from the city, Tarentum was occupied by the Romans.It was not until late in the 6th century that Tarentum felt the need to produce coinage. It did so by copying the broad, thin fabric with incuse reverse type already in use by Metapontum, Sybaris, Poseidonia, Kaulonia, and Kroton. Tarentum quickly grew in power and wealth. As with many cities that began coinage at the time, the types depicted relate to the city's foundation, both in its historical and mythological forms. Taras' prosperity is exemplified by its vast coinage, which was continuous from circa 510 BC until the end of the Second Punic War.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 425-415 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 8.16 g, 4h). Taras, nude, extending left hand and holding octopus in his right, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below / Taras as Oikistes, his torso bare, wearing himation from his waist, seated left on stool, spindle balanced on extended right hand, left hand holding aryballos and strigilis. Fischer-Bossert Group 18, 278 (V127/R211); Vlasto, Taras, Type 53A; Vlasto 254 = Weber 537 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG ANS 860 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 142 (same dies); BMC 80 (same dies); de Luynes 288 (same dies). Medium iridescent tone, minor die wear, small delamination at edge on reverse. Good VF. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 20.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 400-390 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.77 g, 7h). Nude youth, holding goad in right hand and reins in left, riding horse galloping right / Phalanthos, nude, holding akrostolion in extended right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ below. Fischer-Bossert Group 26, 351d (V162/R274) = Gillet 75 = Vlasto 333 (this coin); HN Italy 850; SNG ANS 881 (same dies); BMC 118 (same dies). Attractive deep toning, some porosity, slightly off center on reverse. Good VF. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 March 2013), lot 24; Herbert A. Cahn Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA VII, 27 November 2012), lot 99 (part of); Charles Gillet Collection; Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection; Charles Seltman Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 385-380 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.94 g, 11h). Nude youth on horse standing left, holding rein in left hand, raising right hand to crown horse with wreath; Λ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; below, P above TAPAΣ. Fischer-Bossert Group 31b, 457n (V200/R348) = Nanteuil 94 (this coin); Vlasto 414 (same dies); HN Italy 880; SNG ANS 914–5 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 164 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 106 (same dies). Deep cabinet tone, with slight iridescence around the devices, small die break at edge on reverse. EF. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Hess-Leu [9] (2 April 1958), lot 8; Henri de Nanteuil Collection; J. Hirsch XXXIV (5 May 1914), lot 28; J. Hirsch XXX (11 May 1911), lot 110; 1908 Ionian Shore, Bruttium Hoard (IGCH 1916).
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 385-380 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.99 g, 7h). Nude youth on horse standing left, holding rein in left hand, raising right hand to crown horse with wreath; Λ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; below, P above TAPAΣ. Fischer-Bossert Group 31b, 461b (V200'/R352) = Vlasto 415 (this coin, illustrated in Fischer-Bossert); HN Italy 880; SNG ANS 914–5 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 164 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 106 (same obv. die). Lovely old collection tone, slightly off center on obverse, a couple light scratches in field on reverse. EF. Struck from artistic dies. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Kirk Davis 33 (January 2001), no. 10; Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 221; Münzen und Medaillen AG 53 (29 November 1977), lot 4 (noting incorrect hoard); Münzen und Medaillen AG XIX (5 June 1959), lot 311; Münzen und Medaillen AG VIII (8 December 1949), lot 711; Michael Panely Vlasto Collection; 1908 Ionian Shore, Bruttium Hoard (IGCH 1916).
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 344-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 8.03 g, 10h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding rein in right hand, spear and shield in left, on horse trotting left; Δ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding trident over shoulder in right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; TAPA-Σ to right; below, K above waves. Fischer-Bossert Group 47, 663 (V253/R514) = Vlasto 443 (this coin); HN Italy 870; SNG ANS 932–3 (same obv. die, the latter = Bement 78); SNG Delepierre 202 (same dies); BMC 193 (same dies); Gulbenkian 28 (same obv. die). Deeply toned. EF. Fine style. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Leu 76 (27 October 1999), lot 2; R.P. Pflieger Collection (Vinchon, 13 April 1985), lot 14; Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection; Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury Collection (Part 1, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 15 June 1896), lot 91b.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 344-340 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.95 g, 9h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, wearing shield on left arm and holding rein in right hand, on horse galloping right; |- below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ to right; below, Π above waves. Fischer-Bossert Group 48, 672a (V256/R521) = S. Garaffo, "Per la cronologia dei "cavalieri tarantini" dei periodi I-IV Evans" in RIN LXXXIV (1982), pl. 1, 5 (this coin); Vlasto 448 (same obv. die); HN Italy 870; SNG ANS 936 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 171 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 168 = Pozzi 116 (same obv. die). Deep iridescent tone, a couple light marks, overstruck on stater of Corinth (of type Ravel 933). EF. Fine style. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 20.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 340-335 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.84 g, 11h). Nude youth on horse standing right, holding rein in left hand, raising right hand to crown horse with wreath; Φ to right; below, nude youth crouching right, removing stone from horse's hoof / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and trident and shield in left, riding dolphin left; TAP-AΣ to right, E and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 50, 697b (V262/R544) = Vlasto 515 (this coin); HN Italy 818; SNG Lockett 176 (same obv. die); Gillet 32 (same obv. die); Jameson 141 (same obv. die); McClean 590 (same obv. die). Rich old collection tone. Good VF. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Peus 380 (3 November 2004), lot 6 (hammer €2300); Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 330-325 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.89 g, 4h). Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding rein in right hand and crowning horse with wreath in left; to left, small Nike flying right, crowning youth with open wreath held in both hands; ΣIM below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ to right, |-HP and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 62, 785 (V308/R609); Vlasto –; HN Italy 886; SNG Copenhagen 823 (same dies); SNG Lockett 174 (same obv. die). Wonderful deep toning with golden hues around the devices, minor die break on obverse. EF. Well struck. From the Matthew Curtis Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.90 g, 12h). Nude youth on horse galloping right, holding rein in left hand, raising right hand to crown horse with wreath; ΣA below / Phalanthos, nude, extending right hand and cradling filleted palm frond in left arm, riding dolphin left; helmet to right; below, ΣYM above TAPAΣ. Fischer-Bossert Group 67, 807 (V319/R626); Vlasto 651 (same dies); HN Italy 941; SNG ANS 1023 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 194 (same dies); Boston MFA 74 = Warren 44 (same dies); McClean 612 (same dies); Sartiges 22 (same dies). Deep iridescent tone, underlying luster. EF. Well struck and choice for issue. From the Matthew Curtis Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.87 g, 10h). Warrior, nude but for helmet, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, nude, holding arrow in right hand and bow with two arrows in left, riding dolphin right; TAPAΣ to left, |-HP and HP monogram below. Fischer-Bossert Group 68, 810c (V321/R628 – this coin, illustrated); Vlasto 626 (same dies); HN Italy 938; BMC 223 (same dies); Jameson 157 (same dies); Pozzi (Boutin) 342 (same dies). Toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Well centered on a broad flan. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Sternberg XXVII (7 November 1994), lot 59.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.94 g, 11h). Warrior, nude but for helmet, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling trident in left arm, riding dolphin left; to left, Ω above arm, Σ below; TAPAΣ to right; below, small dolphin left. Fischer-Bossert Group 73, 888c (V347/R690 – this coin); Vlasto 615 (same obv. die); HN Italy 937; SNG ANS 1003 (same dies); Bement 88 (same dies); BMC 229 (same dies). Attractively toned. Superb EF. Well centered and struck. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CI.10 (December 1993), no. 8329.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.88 g, 8h). Warrior, nude, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; monogram to right, API below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling rudder in left arm, riding dolphin left; A to upper left, TA-PAΣ to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 74a, 901a (V347/R690) = Vlasto 642 (this coin, illustrated in Fischer-Bossert); HN Italy 939. Dark toning. Near EF. Well struck from fresh dies. Exceptional detail on horse. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 68 (15 April 1986), lot 21; Auctiones AG 3 (4 December 1973), lot 78; Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection; Pierce Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.91 g, 2h). Nude youth, crowning himself with wreath held in right hand, left hand holding rein, on horse stepping right; below, ΣA above Ionic capital / Phalanthos, nude, holding serpent in extended right hand, whip in left, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ to right, KON below. Fischer-Bossert Group 75, 962 (V375/R741); Vlasto 655 (same obv. die); HN Italy 942; SNG ANS 1026 = Bement 91 (same dies); Pozzi 125 (same dies). Lightly toned, minor die wear, faint scratches under tone on reverse. EF.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.94 g, 2h). Warrior, nude but for helmet, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; ΔAI below / Phalanthos, nude, holding trident over shoulder in right hand, and shield decorated with hippocamp in left, riding dolphin left; ΦI to left, TAPAΣ to right, conch shell below. Fischer-Bossert Group 77, 1035 (V394/R799); Vlasto 596; HN Italy 935; SNG Copenhagen 846 (same obv. die). Attractive cabinet toning, minor deposits. Good VF. Well centered. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 46 (hammer $1800).
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 290-281 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.81 g, 5h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding two spears in right hand, shield adorned with dolphin on left arm, on horse rearing left; A-Z-A in upper fields, AΠH below / Phalanthos, nude, right hand resting on dorsal fin, cradling distaff in left arm, riding dolphin left; COI to left, ornate trident head downward to right, TAPAΣ below. Fischer-Bossert Group 81, 1137 (V421/R879); Vlasto 648 (same dies); HN Italy 940; SNG ANS 1022 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 858 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 286 (same dies); de Luynes 297 (same dies). Fully lustrous under tone. Superb EF. Exceptional example struck from fresh, artistic dies. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 792021 (at $12,500); LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 75.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.91 g, 5h). Warrior, nude, preparing to cast spear held aloft in right hand, holding two spears and shield with left hand, on horse rearing right; ΣI to left, ΔEINOKPATHΣ below / Phalanthos, holding dolphin in extended right hand, riding dolphin left; TAPAΣ to right. Vlasto 692–3; HN Italy 967; SNG ANS 1066. Attractive iridescent tone. EF. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. From the M.J.W. Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 155.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.85 g, 2h). Nude youth, shield on left arm, right hand on mane, preparing to dismount horse rearing left; EY to right, [NIK]ΩИ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding grain stalk in extended right hand, supporting himself with his left, riding dolphin left; API to left, TAPAΣ to right; below, spearhead right. Vlasto 701–2; HN Italy 969; SNG ANS 1078; Jameson 165 (same dies). Toned, underlying luster. Superb EF. Well struck, in high relief, on a broad flan. From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 19.