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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Galba.
AD 68-69. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GA LBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head left / DIVA AVGVSTA, Diva Julia Augusta (Livia) standing left, holding patera in outstretched hand and long scepter in left. Cf. RIC I 185 (denarius, but different division of obv. legend) and 187 = BMCRE 11(denarius, but continuous obv. legend); Calicó – ; cf. BN 81 (denarius, but different division of obv. legend); Biaggi –; NAC 64, lot 1131 (same rev. die). VF. An apparently unpublished type with the bust left.
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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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Hadrian.
AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left on serpent-entwined basket and holding sistrum; at feet to left, column surmounted by ibis standing right. RIC II 296h var. (bust type); Calicó 1189a (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 575 var. (bust type); BMCRE 7936 var. (same). VF, a few minor marks. Rare.
Hadrian's extended imperial tour of the provinces lasted for a large portion of his years as emperor. In order to take stock of his inheritance as well as calm the disquiet which had arisen in the later years of Trajan's reign, the new emperor traveled throughout the provinces, reestablishing the Roman order, and reconnecting with local governments, ultimately ensuring the
Pax Romana
for another half-century.
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Nero.
AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-66. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / AVGVSTVS AVGVSTA, Nero, radiate and togate, standing left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left; to right, his wife, Poppaea Sabina, veiled and draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC I 44 and 56; Calicó 401; BMCRE 52-3; BN 199-200; Biaggi 220. VF, underlying luster, a few marks.
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Marcus Aurelius.
AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. IMP M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTOR TR P XVII, COS III in exergue, Salus, draped, standing left, holding scepter in left hand, and feeding out of patera in right hand a snaked coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 77; MIR 18, 54-2/17; Calicó 1915; BMCRE 226-7; Biaggi 867. EF, lightly toned, considerable luster.
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Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.99 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 152-153. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG P II FIL, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT VII COS II, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and parazonium in left. RIC III 457b (Pius); Calicó 1946a (same obv. die); BMCRE 802 (Pius–same obv. die); Biaggi 880-1 (same obv. die). Near EF, some luster remains.
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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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Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141. ANTONINVS PI VS P P TR P COS III, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBERΛLITΛS/ ΛVG II in two lines in exergue, Antoninus, togate, seated left on chair set on low platform in center; to left on platform, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, with both hands emptying coins out of cornucopia into the fold of a toga, held out in both hands by citizen, togate, standing right on the ground. RIC III 74b; Strack 92; Calicó 1560; BMCRE 216 (same dies); Biaggi 734 var. (bust type). Good VF, a few shallow marks. Rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 1254; Münzen und Medaillen AG 53 (29 November 1977), lot 270.
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Severus Alexander.
AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.73 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 224. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBE-RALITAS AVG II, Liberalitas standing facing, head left, holding abacus with her right hand, cradling cornucopia with her left arm. RIC IV 152d; Calicó 3068; BMCRE 211; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous. Rare.
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Magnus Maximus.
AD 383-388. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 383/4. D N MAG MA XIMVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, Maximus, diademed and in military attire, standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand and in left, Victory standing left on globe holding wreath and palm frond; star in left field; pellet in upper right field; SMTR. RIC IX 76; Depeyrot 50/1 corr. (position of star); Biaggi 2309. EF, toned. Rare.
Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 2000; Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part II, Glendining's, 16 November 1950), lot 2082.
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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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Marcus Aurelius.
AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. • M • ΛNTONINVS ΛVG ΛRMEN P M, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, setting round shield, inscribed VIC/ ΛVG in two lines, on palm tree to right. RIC III –; MIR 18, 93-2/37; Calicó 1991; BMCRE p. 422, §; cf. Biaggi 896 (same obv. die). Near EF, significant luster remains. Footnote § in BMCRE p. 422, citing two in the Diarbekir Hoard–one with this bust type, the other without drapery. Extremely rare. Apparently the second known example with this bust type, lacking any illustration in Calicó.
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Hadrian.
AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HΛDRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust right / AFRICA, Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left, placing right hand on neck of lion standing left, and resting left arm on basket; grain ears behind. RIC II 298c; Strack 296ζo; Calicó 1198 (same dies); BMCRE 808; Biaggi 578 var. (bust left). Good VF, toned, a couple hairlines on obverse. Very rare with obverse head right.
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Claudius.
AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.72 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 49-50. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG P • M • TR • P • VIIII • IM[P • XVI], laureate head right / PACI ΛVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis, winged and draped, advancing right, with right hand holding out fold of drapery below chin, with left hand holding winged caduceus, pointing down at erect snake, gliding right. RIC I 46 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 28; Lyon 54; Calicó 369; BMCRE 51 (Rome); BN 61; Biaggi –. VF, lightly toned, edge test cut and a few scratches on edge.
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Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVG P II F, bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / TR POT XIIII C OS II, Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak at back, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC III 481a (Pius); Calicó 1973; BMCRE 994 (Pius–same obv. die); Biaggi 893. Near EF, lustrous, attractive toning.
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Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 148-149. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG P II F, bare head right / TR POT III COS II, Fides, draped, standing right, holding two grain ears in lowered right hand and holding basket of fruit on raised left. RIC III 445Aa (Pius); Calicó 1930 (same dies); BMCRE 692 (Pius); Biaggi 874 var. (bust type). EF, lustrous, a few miniscule marks. Portrait struck in high relief.
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Augustus, with Agrippa.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.62 g, 4h). Rome mint; Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, moneyer. Struck 12 BC. AVGVSTVS COS XI, head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath / • M • AGRIPPΛ • COS TER • COSSVS • LENTVLVS, head of Agrippa right, wearing mural and rostral crown. RIC I 414; RSC 1 (Agrippa and Augustus–same dies); BMCRE 121 = BMCRR Rome 4671 (same dies); BN 550 (same dies); Jameson 26 (this coin). Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, cleaning scratches under tone, edge marks. Very rare.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Barry Feirstein Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 45, 2 April 2008), lot 69; Leu 71 (24 October 1997), 289; collections of Eric von Schulthess-Rechberg (ESR) (Hess-Leu, 23 March 1961), lot 41; R. Jameson Collection (Hess-Leu, 14 April 1954), lot 232.
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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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Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P XII, laureate head right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing left, holding scales in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC III 177d; Calicó 1502; Biaggi 706 var. (bust type); BMCRE 649. Choice EF, lustrous.
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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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Matidia.
Augusta, AD 112-119. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-117. MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE · F ·, draped bust right, wearing double stephane, necklace and elaborate coiffure / PIETAS AVGVST, Pietas standing left, placing hands on heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, who stand on either side, raising hands to her. RIC II 759 (Trajan); Woytek 728.1; Calicó 1157; Biaggi 559; BMCRE 659; BN 910–1. VF, even surfaces. Struck in high relief. Very rare.