Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3
Date: 2022-03-11 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3001
GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (25mm, 10.41 g, 12h). Struck circa 16-10 BC. Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown, and head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath, back to back / Chained crocodile standing right; palm and filleted wreath behind; palms on either side of stem base. RPC I 523; RIC I 157. Fine, even dark green patina, edge chipped. Countermarked AVG and IMP on reverse. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex. Lincoln W. Higgie c. 1968 @ $50.The above is a fine representative of the coinage of the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern Nimes. The colony was founded in order to settle veteran troops who had served in the armies of Octavian and Agrippa - thus their portraits on the obverse (Agrippa's rostral crown recalls his victories as admiral of Octavian's fleet). The crocodile is a reference to the conquest of Egypt
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3002
GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (24mm, 14.90 g, 11h). Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown, and head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath, back to back / Chained crocodile standing right; palm and filleted wreath behind; palms on either side of stem base. RPC I 524; RIC I 158. VF, earthen green-brown patina. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Superior c. 1972 @ $75.The above is a fine representative of the coinage of the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern Nimes. The colony was founded in order to settle veteran troops who had served in the armies of Octavian and Agrippa - thus their portraits on the obverse (Agrippa's rostral crown recalls his victories as admiral of Octavian's fleet). The crocodile is a reference to the conquest of Egypt
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3003
GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (25mm, 13.65 g, 12h). Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown, and head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath, back to back / Chained crocodile standing right; palm and filleted wreath behind; palms on either side of stem base. RPC I 524; RIC I 158. VF, green patina, some roughness, deep cuts on obverse. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Walter Sheridan @$35.The above is a fine representative of the coinage of the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern Nimes. The colony was founded in order to settle veteran troops who had served in the armies of Octavian and Agrippa - thus their portraits on the obverse (Agrippa's rostral crown recalls his victories as admiral of Octavian's fleet). The crocodile is a reference to the conquest of Egypt
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3004
GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (25mm, 10.84 g, 12h). Head of Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown, and head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath, back to back / Chained crocodile standing right; palm and filleted wreath behind; palms on either side of stem base. RPC I 525; RIC I 160. Fine, brown surfaces, minor flan crack. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Coin Show c.1958 @ $5.The above is a fine representative of the coinage of the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern Nimes. The colony was founded in order to settle veteran troops who had served in the armies of Octavian and Agrippa - thus their portraits on the obverse (Agrippa's rostral crown recalls his victories as admiral of Octavian's fleet). The crocodile is a reference to the conquest of Egypt
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3005
GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Cut Æ As (28mm, 7.34 g, 1h). Struck circa AD 10-14. [Heads of Agrippa, wearing rostral crown and wreath, to left,] and Augustus, laureate, to right, back to back / Crocodile right chained to palm tree with long vertical fronds; wreath with long ties above, palm fronds below. RPC I 525; RIC I 160. VF, dark green patina, few old scratches. Cut in antiquity to make "change". From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex CNG 329, lot 237, 2014 @ $76.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3006
PONTUS, Amasia. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (34mm, 21.93 g, 12h). Dated CY 189 (AD 185/6). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Commodus on horse riding right, brandishing spear; below, lion advancing right, head upturned left, with spear in jaws; ЄT PΠΘ (date) below. RPC IV online 5447; RG 31. Good, rough brown surfaces. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Walter Sheridan in 2003 for @ $40.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3007
LYDIA, Maeonia. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (28mm, 12.53 g, 6h). Laureate bust right, oval counterstamp of Nike on neck / Athena standing right holding Nike in outstretched right hand, leaning on shield at left. RPC Online Vol. IV.2, 1300 (temporary). Near VF, brown surfaces, light roughness, scratches. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Lincoln W. Higgie c.1985 for @$10.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3008
LYDIA, Sardis. Germanicus, with Drusus. Caesar, 15 BC-AD 19. Æ (26mm, 11.89 g, 12h). Originally struck circa 23-26 AD. Restruck circa AD 28-29 by Asinius Pollio, Proconsul. Drusus and Germanicus seated left in curule chairs / Legend in wreath; new legend in countrmark around. RPC I 2995; BMC Lydia pg. 252, 106; SNG Copenhagen 518. Fine, green-brown patina, rough surfaces. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex. Walter Sheridan @ $25.This appears to be an original issue, but in actuality, it is an earlier issue that is restruck with two intricate 'countermarks.' The 'countermarks' were ring-shaped punch restrikings of the legends that surround the obverse and reverse designs. While the obverse 'countermark-legend' is the same as that which appeared on the original striking, the reverse legend has been totally replaced by a new 'countermark-legend.'
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3009
LYDIA, Thyateira. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (42mm, 31.54 g, 6h). Laureate bust of Commodus right; c/m: at edge with oval incuse / Hephaestus seated left on wreathed cippus, putting finishing touches with hammer on a new Corinthian helmet set for Achlles, while Athena, standing left, holding spear and shield, touches top of column. BMC Lydia 82; for c/m: Howgego 93. Good, rough brown surfaces. Rare mythological type. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from John Aiello in 2000 for @ $75.As related by Homer (Iliad 18), Achilles' armor was lost when, he allowed his companion Patroclus to wear it while he spurred the Greeks into a battle on the plains below Troy. Overconfident, Patroclus met Hector in single combat. Mistaking Patroclus for Achilles, the Trojan hero Hector brutally killed him and dragged off Patroclus' still-armored corpse as a war prize. Achilles' mother, the sea nymph Thetis, persuaded the god Hephaestus to construct a new set of armor, among which a highly decorated shield was included.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3010
CARIA, Alabanda. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (26mm, 7.88 g, 12h). Laureate and draped bust right; c/m: laureate and draped bust right within oval incuse / Filleted laurel branch with three sprigs. SNG Copenhagen 15; SNG von Aulock 2401 (both from same dies); for c/m see Howgego 84. Good Fine, brown patina, some roughness, metal flaw on reverse. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex coin show purchase before 1967 @ $15.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3011
Lot of three (3) bronze and silver issues of Nero. Includes Phrygia, Lydia, and Cappadocia. PHRYGIA, Acmoneia. Æ 18mm; LYDIA, Maronia. Æ 19mm BMC pl. XIV, 32; and CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia. AR Hemidrachm. RPC I 3646. Fine to VF, some roughness and scratches. From the Ken Bressett collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3012
PHRYGIA, Laodicea ad Lycum. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ (18mm, 6.72 g, 12h). Anton. Polemon, son of Zenon, priest for the 4th time. Struck AD 50-54. Bare head right / Zeus Laodiceus standing left, holding eagle and staff. RPC I 2913; BMC 159; SNG Copenhagen 559. Near VF, dark brown surfaces. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Mrs. Lepere, and Don Hirschhorn, July 1996, for @ $50.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3013
PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Lot of three (3) bronze issues. Includes Herennius Etruscus and Gallienus. Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar AE 21 unlisted in major references; Gallienus AE 10 Assaria, BMC 74; and Gallienus AE 10 Assaria, BMC 72. Good Fine to VF, roughness. From the Ken Bressett collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3014
PISIDIA, Antiochia. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (19mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Caduceus between horns of plenty; ANTIOCH COLONI. RPC VI 6569; SNG 1151; BMC 58. VF, green-brown patina, earthen deposits, cleaning scratches. A rare type, RPC cites just four examples. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Richard Pearlman 2005 @ $82.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3015
PISIDIA, Cremna. Tranquillina. AD 241-244. Æ (28mm, 4.71 g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Apollo standing left, holding branch and leaning on tripod. Von Aulock, Pisidiens 1430-5; Waddington 3713. Good Fine, green and brown patina, light roughness. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Fred Dickfoss in 2010 for @ $8.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3016
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (22mm, 7.63 g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Legend in five lines. Sydenham 575 var. Near VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Sheridan in 2003 for @ $35.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3017
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.21 g, 12h). Dated year 112 of the Caesarian Era; RY 10 (AD 63). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / BIP • I (date) to left, eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head right, with wings displayed; palm in right field. Prieur 89; RPC I 4189. Good VF, lightly toned. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Walter Sheridan 2003 @ $95.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3018
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.52 g, 12h). Struck AD 247. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. McAlee 911; Prieur 374. Good Fine, toned, porous. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1970 @ $5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3019
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ 8 Assaria (27mm, 16.38 g, 5h). Laureate and cuirassed bust of left, wearing balteus, holding spear and shield / Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; above, ram leaping right, head left; Δ-Є and S-C across field, star below. McAlee 1083. Fine, brown surfaces. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex CNG auction 352, lot 352. 2015 @ $132.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3020
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (28mm, 18.63 g, 12h). Dated CY 162 (AD 114/5). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Trurreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; monogram before. RPC III 3795; SNG Copenhagen 344. Near VF, brown patina. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Ch. Wolfe 1982 @ $4.50.Trajan's final campaign was sparked by Parthia's replacement of the pro-Roman king of Armenia with one of their own in 114 AD. Armenia had been a strategic and semi-independent kingdom which served as an important buffer between Parthia and Rome. The last conflict overt this region, during Nero's reign, resulted in a delicate balance that stabilized the situation for over fifty years. The move by Parthia now upset the balance and posed a threat to Rome's wealthy Syrian cities. Trajan's campaign was swift and decisive; by 115 AD, Armenia was restored as a Roman client state
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 6 - Session 3 . 3021
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (28mm, 9.45 g, 1h). Bare head right; c/m: CA? (A? ligate), and CO within rectangular incuse / Distyle shrine containing alter. SNG Copenhagen 359; for c/m: Howgego 581. Fine, brown surfaces, scratches. From the Ken Bressett collection.