Triton XIX Sessions 1 - 2
Date: 2016-01-05 00:00:00
Lots: 235
Total starting: $ 1,188,180.00
Total realized: $ 2,225,425.00 (+87.30%)
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Septimius Severus.
AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.14 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 193. IMP CAE • L • SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate bust right / LEG XIIII • GEM • M • V •, TR P COS in exergue, legionary aquila between two signa; forepart of capricorn on the shaft of each signum. RIC IV 14; Calicó 2472a; Biaggi 1073; BMCRE 18. Choice EF, lustrous. Well centered on a broad flan. Very rare, only three examples of two varieties in CoinArchives.
This very rare and important aureus is one of only four recorded gold types in the extensive ‘legionary’ series issued by Severus at the very outset of his reign. According to Dio Cassius (
XLVI
, 46, 7), he paid an accession donative of 250 denarii (ten aurei) per man and in all likelihood the legionary coinage was specially struck for this purpose.
Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix
received special honors from the new emperor as he had been the commander of this unit at the time of his elevation to imperial status. Originally formed by Octavian, this legion had participated in the invasion and conquest of Britain under Claudius and had gained its additional epithet of
Martia Victrix
for the vital role that it played in the defeat of the Icenian revolt led by Boudicca in 60 AD
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Clodius Albinus.
AD 195-197. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.82 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd series. IMP CΛES D CL[O] SEP ΛLB ΛVG, laureate head right / FI[DES L]EG ION COS II, clasped right hands holding aquila. RIC IV 20b, pl. 2, 19 (same dies); Lyon 23/3 (D49/R50); RSC 24; BMCRE 284, pl. 12, 16 (same dies). EF, handsome, dark cabinet tone, small flan flaw on obverse.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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Crispina.
Augusta, AD 178-182. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 178-182. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PVDI-CITIA, Pudicitia standing facing, head left, drawing fold of veil with right hand and holding fold of skirt in left. RIC III 285; MIR 18, 15-2a; Calicó 2374 = Biaggi 1031 (same obv. die); BMCRE 43. EF, underlying luster. Rare.
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Commodus.
AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 27.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 183. M COMMODVS AN TONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate head right / PROV • AVG • TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P • P, S C low across field, Providentia, draped, standing left, holding vertical scepter in left hand and wand in right hand over globe on ground to left. RIC III 379; MIR 18, 594-6/30; Banti 335 var. (break in obv. legend); BMCRE 502A. Near EF, dark green patina, some red, a few minor rough spots, shallow cleaning marks on reverse.
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Lucilla.
Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.65 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, circa AD 164-169. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right / PIETAS SC, Pietas standing left, holding accerum and sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 1755 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-2(a); Banti 35; BMCRE 1209. Choice EF, dark green patina, great surfaces. Beautiful and sympathetic portrait. First class bronze.
Ex Tradart (18 December 2014), lot 347.
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Lucilla.
Augusta, AD 164-182. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.90 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLΛE ΛVG ΛNTONINI ΛVG F, draped bust right, hair waved and knotted low at back in chignon / VOTΛ/ •/ PVBLI/CΛ in four lines within laurel wreath. RIC III 790 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 22-2(a); Calicó 2219; BMCRE 328 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 980 (same dies). Near EF, some luster.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.29 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 167. L VERVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / TR P VII • IMP IIII COS III, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding up wreath in right hand and palm frond sloped at left shoulder in left. RIC III 572 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 149-12/15; Calicó 2196 (same dies); BMCRE 449 note (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 970 var. (bust type). FDC, lustrous. In NGC encapsulation, graded Ch MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 166. L VERVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ΛVG TR P VI COS II, Victory, turreted, winged, and draped, flying left, holding open diadem in both hands. RIC III 551 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 134-12/37; Calicó 2207; BMCRE 424 corr. (flying right), pl. 60, 20 (same obv. die); Biaggi 973. EF, small deposit on reverse near edge.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate head right / TR P V IMP III COS II, Lucius Verus, in military dress, on horse galloping right, brandishing javelin in right hand; below horse, prostrate foeman on knees right, turning his face upwards. RIC III 545; MIR 18, 111-12/30; Calicó 2185 var. (break in obv. legend); BMCRE 390 var. (same); Biaggi 965 var. (same). Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster, a few shallow marks.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.65 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P V • IMP II COS II, Victory, winged, draped from her waist down, standing right, holding stylus in right hand, with left supporting a shield inscribed VIC/ΛVG in two lines on a palm tree. RIC III 534; MIR 18, 106-12/37; Calicó 2179; BMCRE 383; Biaggi 962 var. (no drapery, same obv. die as 960). EF, toned, lustrous.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.10 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P III • IMP II COS II, ARMEN in exergue, Armenia, wearing cloak and breeches to ankles, and pointed cap, seated left, on ground, in attitude of mourning, propping head on right hand, right elbow bent and resting on right knee, left hand on bow and quiver; to right, behind her, trophy. RIC III 499; MIR 18, 61-12/17; Calicó 2103; BMCRE 236; Biaggi –. VF, scratch on obverse.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust left / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR TR P II, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, facing each other, clasping right hands, each holding
volumen
in left hand. RIC III 470 var. (bust type); MIR 18, 29-12/27; Calicó 2121 (same obv. die); BMCRE p. 411, note †; Biaggi 951 (same obv. die). EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Extremely rare variety with a draped and cuirassed bust left. A particularly artistic portrait.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.96 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands, each holding a volumen. RIC III 451; MIR 18, 15-12/30; Calicó 2112 (same dies); BMCRE 32 note (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 950-1 var. (bust type). FDC, lustrous. In NGC encapsulation, graded Gem MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, facing each other, clasping right hands, each holding
volumen
in left hand. RIC III –; MIR 18, 4-12/10; Calicó 2110 var. (break in obv. legend); BMCRE p. 390, note *; Biaggi 948 var. (same). Choice EF, lustrous. Rare.
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Diva Faustina Junior.
Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 23.65 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 175-176. DIVA FAV-STINA PIA, draped bust right / A[ETERNI]TAS, Faustina, holding scepter, seated left on throne, with canopy, and carried by two veiled females; S C in exergue. RIC III 1697 var. (throne without canopy on reverse, and S C across field); BMCRE 1568 var. (same); MIR 18, 54-6a; Banti 7. VF, dark green patina with touches of red. Very rare variety.
From the A.K. Collection. Ex Kress 164 (November 1975), lot 1141.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.45 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum balanced in left hand and on left knee. RIC IV 704 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 25-2(c); Calicó 2071; BMCRE 132-3 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 934. Choice EF, lustrous, minor deposits on reverse.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTΛE, Salus, draped, seated left on throne, resting elbow on arm of throne and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-2(b); Calicó 2073a; BMCRE 151-2 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 935. Good VF, lustrous.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.70 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / SΛECVLI FELICIT, pulvinar, draped and ornamented, on which are two infant boys (Commodus and his brother Antoninus), each with star over his head. RIC III 709 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-2(a); Calicó 2072; BMCRE p. 403, note 136 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi –. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster, scratch on obverse. Extremely rare dynastic reverse. None in CoinArchives.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / HIL Λ R ITΛS, Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 684 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 15-2(b); Calicó 2057; BMCRE 98 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 929. Superb EF, lustrous, tiny deposit on reverse.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 161. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust left, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / DIΛNΛ LVCIF, Diana Lucifera, wearing crescent on head, draped, standing left, holding transverse, lighted torch in both hands. RIC III 673 (same rev. die); MIR 18, 7-2/20a, pl. 4 (same obv. die); Calicó 2051 (same rev. die); BMCRE 86 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 926 (same rev. die). Near EF, underlying luster, traces of earthen deposits on obverse, some marks on edge.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, wearing hair fastened in bun at back of head / CONCOR DIA, dove standing right. RIC III 503a (Pius); Strack 507; Calicó 2045a (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 923; BMCRE 1089 (Pius). Near EF, lightly toned, underlying luster.