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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Constantine III.
AD 407-411. AV Solidus (21mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 407-409. D N CONSTAN TINVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIΛ ΛΛΛVGGGG, Constantine, diademed and in military attire standing facing, head right, left foot on bound captive, holding labarum in right hand and Victory standing left on globe in left; L-D//COMOB. RIC X 1506; Lyon 244c-c1; Depeyrot 20/3; Biaggi 2339. VF, slightly wavy flan, light clipping, scattered scuffs and scratches, scrape across top of head repaired.
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Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 156-157. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛNTON ΛVG P II F, bare head right / TR PO T XI COS II, Apollo, laureate and draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and lyre at side in left. RIC III 469a (Pius); Calicó 1957; BMCRE 890 note (Pius); Biaggi 887. Good VF, a few minor marks, traces of deposits on reverse.
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Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 155-156. ANTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right / TR POT XI X COS IIII, Victory, winged and draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond upright in left. RIC III 255a; Strack 299δ; Calicó 1670; BMCRE 862; Biaggi 771. Near EF, lustrous, a small de-lamination on obverse.
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Augustus.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / Round shield inscribed S • P • Q • R/ CL • V in two lines. RIC I 42a; RSC 294; BMCRE 333-4 = BMCRR Gaul 128-9; BN 1311-5. EF, dark tone. Well centered and struck.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Nomos FPL 3 (Winter/Spring 2010), no. 99; Gorny & Mosch 180 (12 October 2009), lot 346; Pilartz 6 (27 February 1964), 12.
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Augustus.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head left, wearing oak wreath / DIVVS • IVLIVS across field, comet with eight rays and tail. RIC I 37b; RSC 97; BMCRE 326-7 = BMCRR Gaul 138-9; BN 1298-304. Near EF, gray and iridescent toning.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 738.
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Constans.
AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck May AD 337 - January AD 339. FL IVL CONSTANS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE, Securitas standing right, left leg crossed over right, resting left arm on column, right hand resting on top of head; TR. RIC VIII 3; Depeyrot 1/3; Biaggi 2111 (this coin). Near EF, a few edge scrapes and bumps.
Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 2111; Münzen und Medaillen AG XI (23 January 1953), lot 168; Sir Arthur Evans Collection (Naville III, 16 June 1922), lot 200.
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Gordian III.
AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.15 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. Special emission, AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Apollo, naked to waist, seated left, holding olive branch in right hand and resting left elbow on lyre set on seat. RIC IV 102; Calicó 3221a; Hunter –; Biaggi 1366. Good VF, lightly toned, very minor obverse marks.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 363 (HSA 1001.1.22111).
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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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Trajan.
AD 98-117. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.07 g, 6h). “Parthia Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck after 20 February–circa autumn AD 116. IMP • CAES NER • TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO, laureate heroic bust right, wearing aegis / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, PΛRTHIΛ CΛPT[Λ] in exergue, two captives, seated on ground to left and right, back to back, with trophy between them: each captive is seated on a shield, dressed in a garment with long sleeves and ending in breeches, and rests head on hand, which is propped on knee: in front of each captive, bow in bow-case erect: trophy consists of helmet, shields, cuirass, greaves, and cloaks. RIC II 325 var. (globe below bust); Woytek 560tt1 var. (same–same rev. die); Strack 247ε (same rev. die); Calicó 1037; BMCRE 606 var. (same); BN 864 var. (same–same rev. die); Biaggi 498. VF, toned. Rare.
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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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Majorian.
AD 457-461. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.40 g, 6h). Ravenna (or Rome) mint. D N IVLIVS MAIORIANVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. RIC X 2611 (probably Ravenna); Depeyrot 23/1 (Ravenna; this coin referenced); Lacam Pl. LXXX, 1 (Rome); DOCLR –; Biaggi 2368 (this coin). VF, toned, traces of deposits in devices, small delamination on obverse at 11-12 o’clock, edge wrinkled. Rare.
Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 2368; Santamaria (24 January 1938), lot 1090.
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Valentinian I.
AD 364-375. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.47 g, 12h). Aquileia mint. Struck September AD 364. D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, Valentinian, diademed and in military attire, standing left, head right, holding labarum in right hand and Victory standing left on globe in left; SMAQ. RIC IX 2a1; Paolucci 611; Depeyrot 12/1; Biaggi –. Choice EF. Rare.
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Valentinian I.
AD 364-375. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.38 g, 12h). Consular issue. Nicomedia mint, 5th officina. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and scepter / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, each nimbate and in consular robes, and holding mappa and scepter; in exergue, bound captive vis-à-vis; S N Є. RIC IX 16a var. (officina); Depeyrot 19/1(officina unlisted); Biaggi 2243 (this coin). Good VF, deep red toning in devices, a couple of die breaks at 12 o’clock on obverse. Very rare with officina E.
Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 2243.
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Nepotian.
Usurper, AD 350. Æ (24mm, 4.65 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. Struck 350. FL NEP CONST ANTINS AVG (
sic
), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; annulet at top of reath / VRBS ROMA, Roma enthroned left, shield at side, holding in right hand Victory, standing right on globe and holding wreath, and scepter in left; RЄ. RIC VIII –; Bastien,
Émissions
, –; LRBC –; Gemini XII, lot 437 corr. (there legend read as CONST-ANTINVS; same dies). VF, even hard brown surfaces. Extremely rare, only the second example known.
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Constantius II.
As Caesar, AD 324-337. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 326. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / PRINCIPI IV VENTVTIS, Constantius, in military attire, standing right, holding spear in right hand and globe in left; TR. RIC VIII 501; Depeyrot 32/5; Biaggi 2155. Near EF, some die rust.
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Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus.
AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.66 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT COS, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, flanked by two stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11; BMCRE 4-5; BN 3-8. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XIX.3 (Third Quarter 1994), no. 384.
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Anthemius.
AD 467-472. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck shortly after 12 April AD 467. (retrograde C) N PROC ANTH ITMIVS P T AV(quadrate C), rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI Λ ΛVCCC, Anthemius standing facing, right foot on human-headed serpent, holding long cross in right hand and Victory standing left on globe in left; R-V//COMOB. RIC X, p. 416; Depeyrot 26/1 (citing an electrotype in the BM); Lacam –; DOCLR –; Biaggi 2379 (this coin). Good VF, toned, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. Extremely rare.
Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 2379.
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Augustus, with Agrippa.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.77 g, 9h). Rome mint; C. Sulpicius Plaetorinus, moneyer. Struck 13 BC . CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / M AGRIPPA PLATORINVS III VIR, bare head of Agrippa right. RIC I 408; RSC 3; BMCRE 112; BN 533. Near EF, lightly toned, small banker’s mark on cheek, slightly off center on reverse. Very rare.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 715; Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica / Spink Taisei, 16 November 1994), lot 171.
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Augustus.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck 19-18 BC. Head right, wearing oak wreath / CAESAR above, AVGVSTVS below, two laurel branches (or trees) upright. RIC I 33a; RSC 47; BMCRE 318-20 var. = BMCRR Gaul 144-6 var. (head left); BN 1283-1284. EF, toned, a few shallow marks on obverse under tone.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 81 (18 September 1995), lot 193; Leu 13 (29 April 1975), lot 379.
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Diva Faustina Senior.
Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVGV STA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch in right hand and scepter in left. RIC III 356a (Pius); Beckmann dies df1/CA12; Strack 469; Calicó 1763a; BMCRE 395 and 397 (Pius); cf. Biaggi 812. Good VF, underlying luster.