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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Trajan.
AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 24.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 103-104. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C in exergue, view of the Circus Maximus, showing a colonnaded front, with arch, indicating gateway, surmounted by facing quadriga, on right, and, behind it, higher up, a similar arch with quadriga, and another arch, surmounted by quadriga facing right at extreme left: the sides of the Circus are not seen but the back is indicated by a sweep of colonnades: in the interior is the great obelisk in center; to left and right smaller obelisks. RIC II 571 var. (bust type); Woytek 175b; Strack 391α; Banti 273; BMCRE 853 note; BN 223. VF, dark green patina, minor pitting, some cleaning marks. Well struck Circus. Rare.
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Trajan.
AD 98-117. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 103-107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / S • P • Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Trajan standing left in slow triumphal quadriga left, holding branch in right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in left; on side of car, figures of Victory and Dacian(?). RIC II 207 var. (bust type); Woytek 195cB (same rev. die); Strack 78 var. (same); Calicó 1101a (same obv. die); BMCRE 248; BN 194 var. (same); Biaggi 535 var. (same). VF, toned. Extremely rare variety of a very rare reverse type. Apparently the finest known with this reverse and bust type.
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Nerva.
AD 96-98. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. IMP NERVA CΛES ΛVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head right / ΛEQVITΛS ΛVGVST, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC II 25; RSC 9; BMCRE 52; BN 38. EF, dark cabinet tone, small pit on obverse under tone.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 599 (August 1996), no. 29.
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Nerva.
AD 96-98. Æ Dupondius (27mm, 12.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 96. IMP NERVΛ CAES AVG • P M TR P COS II P P, radiate head right / FORTVNA ΛVGVST, S C low across field, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and coruncopia in left. RIC II 61; BMCRE 93; BN 78-9. Good VF, dark green patina, some red and tan. Artistic dies.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 358.
Nerva assumed power in AD 96, continuing use of only one of Domitian’s coin reverse types; namely, that of Fortuna. Nerva changed the reverse legend from FORTVNA AVGVSTI to FORTVNA AVGVST. This example is intriguing, because it seems to have been struck from an actual reverse die for Domitian, changed to a die of Nerva by removing much of the final letter of the legend.
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Nerva.
AD 96-98. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 96. IMP NERVΛ CΛES ΛVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right / FORTVNΛ ΛVGVST, Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding rudder with right hand, cradling cornucopia with her left arm. RIC II 4; Calicó 963; BMCRE 10 note; Biaggi –. Good VF, toned, underlying luster. Boldly struck. Rare.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Status International Auction (I.S. Wright, 2 December 1998), lot 3062.
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Nerva.
AD 96-98. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.40 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 96. IMP NERVΛ CΛES ΛVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right / CONCORDIA • EXERCITVVM •, clasped right hands. RIC II 2; Calicó 954; BMCRE 4-5; Biaggi –. Good VF, underlying luster. An attractive specimen, and rare as such.
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Domitian.
AD 81-96. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 86. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI, laureate head right / IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P, Minerva standing right on capital of rostral column, brandishing spear with right hand and holding shield in left; to lower right, owl standing right, head facing. RIC II 446; BMCRE 96; RSC 204c. Choice EF, toned, underlying luster.
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Domitian.
As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.23 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 75. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVT, Spes walking left, holding flower with her right hand, lifting hem of her chiton with her left hand. RIC II 787; Calicó 912; BMCRE 154; Biaggi 426. Choice VF, toned, underlying luster, small rim bruise on reverse at 11.
Ex Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), lot 3524.
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Titus.
AD 79-81. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.19 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head left / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, female(?) African elephant standing left. RIC II –; Calicó 776; BMCRE –; Biaggi 376. VF. Rare variety with Titus’ head left.
The elephant on the reverse appears to be a female with teats depicted by the celator. African female elephants do have large tusks while their counterparts from the Asian species (
Elephas maximus
) have very small tusks or none at all.
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Titus.
As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-8. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIΛNVS, laureate head right / COS VI in exergue, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated right on two oval shields, right foot advanced, left foot drawn back and set on helmet, holding spear in left hand, right hand on lap; to left and right, eagle flying; on ground to right, she-wolf and twins. RIC II 954 (Vespasian); Calicó 738a; BMCRE 223 (Vespasian); BN 199 (Vespasian–same dies); Biaggi 364. VF, toned, scratches.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 1503; Numismatica Ars Classica M (20 March 2002), lot 2652.
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Titus.
As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.21 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. T CAES IMP VESP CENS, laureate head right / PONTIF TRI POT, Titus, togate, seated right, feet on footstool, holding scepter in right hand and branch in left. RIC II 555 (Vespasian); Calicó 753; BMCRE 114-5 (Vespasian); BN 95/96 (Vespasian, same obv./rev. dies); Biaggi 371. Good VF, scrape on obverse, traces of deposits, a few minor edge marks.
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Vespasian.
AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.23 g, 6h). ‘Judaea Capta’ commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 79. IMP CΛESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate head right / TR POT X COS VIIII, Victory, draped, right leg bare, stepping left and setting round shield on trophy, below which sits a captive left, veiled, mourning, with head propped on right hand. RIC II 1067; Hendin 1470 corr. (COS number); Calicó 684; BMCRE 245; BN –. Good Fine, toned. Extremely rare, the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris does not have an example, and Calicó uses only a line drawing, rather than a photo to illustrate this issue.
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Vespasian.
AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.29 g, 5h). ‘Judaea Capta’ commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. IMP CAESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, trophy; to right, Judaea, veiled and draped, seated right on ground in attitude of mourning, knees drawn up, head resting on left hand which is propped on knees, right arm in lap. RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226; BMCRE 36-7; BN 23-5. Near EF, toned, a few shallow cleaning marks under tone, tiny flan flaw on reverse. Well struck from artistic dies.
From the J. Eric Engstom Collection.
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Vitellius, with his children.
AD 69. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck citca late April-20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head / LIBERI · IMP · GERM · AVG ·, draped busts of Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Junior and Vitellia, vis-à-vis. RIC I 101; Jucker 11; BMCRE 28; BN –; RSC 4; Pecunem 30, lot 437 (same rev. die). EF, dark toning with traces of golden iridescence in the devices, hint of deposits at outer edges, a couple of small marks under tone. Exquisite pugnacious portrait of Vitellius and detailed portraits of his children. Difficult to find in high grade and fine style.
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Vitellius.
AD 69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. [A VIT]ELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR [SACR F]AC, Tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right; below, raven perched right. RIC I 86; RSC 114; BMCRE 17-8; BN 46-7. Good VF, handsome cabinet tone, a few minor marks, shallow edge test.
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Vitellius.
AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. [A V]ITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head right / Victory, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC I 71; RSC 121; BMCRE 4-5; BN 37. Good VF, dark, old cabinet tone, shallow cleaning marks under tone.
From the J. Eric Engstom Collection.
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Vitellius.
AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / LIBERTAS RESTITVTA, Libertas, draped, standing right, holding pileus in right hand and
vindicta
in left. RIC I 104; Calicó 562a (same dies); BMCRE 30; BN 63-6; Biaggi 279. Good Fine, toned, marks typical of an ex-jewelry coin. Rare.
From the Dr. Wolfgang Krämer Collection. Ex G. Hirsch XLVIII (22 June 1966), lot 28.
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Vitellius.
AD 69. Æ As (29mm, 12.99 g, 6h). Spanish (Tarraco?) mint. Struck circa January-June. A • VITELLIVS IMP • GERMAN, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / LIBERTAS RESTITVTA, S C across field, Libertas, draped, standing right, holding pileus in right hand and vertical
vindicta
in left. RIC I 43; CSB 50; BMCRE 105; BN 19. Good VF, dark brown patina, some very minor cleaning marks.
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Otho.
AD 69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECVRI TAS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 10; RSC 15; BMCRE 19; BN 11. Good VF, toned, minor flan flaw on obverse, a couple shallow marks.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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Otho.
AD 69. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / PAX ORB IS T ERRARVM, Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and caduceus in left. RIC I 3; Calicó 524; BMCRE 1-2; BN 2; Biaggi 270. Near VF, a few shallow marks. Rare.
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Galba.
AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36.5mm, 27.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa August-October AD 68. IMP • SER • SVLP • GALBA • CAES • AVG • TR • P , laureate and draped bust right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, S C across field, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and
vindicta
in left. RIC I 309; ACG – (Officina E; dies unlisted); BMCRE 71; BN 147-150. VF, even brown surfaces, some red. Struck on a broad flan.