Auction 121 - Session 1
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 309
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 1
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 10.93 g, 5h). Dachreiter type. Uncertain mint in the Pannonian region. Celticized head of Zeus left / Horseman riding left; ΠΛΛΛ and pellet in annulet above, pellet in annulet within box to left. OTA 460–1; Flesche 569 (this coin); Lanz 738; CCCBM I –. Toned. Good VF. Rare. Ex Christian Flesche Collection; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 35.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd-1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.00 g, 5h). Zweigreiter type. Mint in the Banat region. Celticized head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Figure on horse riding right; wreath to upper left, branch below. OTA 44A var. (rev. type left); Flesche 662; Lanz –; CCCBM I S24; KMW 1029-30. Toned, minor deposits. Good VF. Broad flan. Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.68 g, 6h). Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin / Zeus Äetophoros seated left; head left to left. OTA –; Flesche 728 (this coin); Lanz –; CCCBM I –. Nicely toned with iridescence at the periphery. Good VF. Well struck. Ex Christian Flesche Collection; Gorny & Mosch 151 (12 October 2009), lot 6.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Audoleon of Paeonia. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.34 g, 7h). Uncertain mint in the lower Danube region. Laureate head of Zeus right / Helmeted warrior on horseback right; pellet below raised foreleg. OTA 402/1; Lanz 704-6; CCCBM I 114 (same dies). Deeply toned, punch mark on reverse below horse as is normal for this issue. Good VF. Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection.
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CENTRAL EUROPE, Helvetii(?). Early-mid 3rd century BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.58 g, 12h). Imitating Philip II of Macedon. Gamshurst type. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; KA monogram below. Cf. Le Rider 620 (official issue); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. A few surface marks, two scuffs on reverse. Good VF. Very rare variety, apparently unpublished.
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GAUL, Northwest. Aulerci Eburovices. Late 3rd-early 2nd century BC. AV Hemistater (19mm, 2.90 g, 1h). Celticized head of Apollo left; below, boar standing inverted right on jaw of Apollo / Celticized horse galloping right; birdlike charioteer above, pellet-in-rosette to right; below, boar standing right. Scheers, Eburovices, Series Id, Class II, 34; Depeyrot, NC V, 136; D&T 2401. Toned, flan cracks, light scratches. VF.
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GAUL, Northeast. Treviri. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 6.19 g, 3h). Stylized head of Zeus right, devolved into an eye-like device; stars to right / Celticized horse prancing left; V-like ornament above, pellet-in-annulet within pelleted circle below and before, stars around. Depeyrot, NC VII, 73; D&T 173 (Remi); de la Tour 8799. Toned, deposits, pit on obverse, struck from a worn reverse die. VF. Ex Kesling Collection (his collection ticket included).
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GAUL, Northeast. Veliocassi. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 5.90 g, 5h). Celticized head of Apollo right / Celticized horse left; stars above and below. Scheers Series 25, Class II; Depeyrot, NC V, 230; D&T 273; de la Tour 7235. Toned, minor patch of roughness on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 9
ISLANDS off IBERIA, Ebusus. 2nd century BC. Æ Quarter Unit (16.5mm, 3.44 g, 11h). Bes standing facing, holding mace and snake / Bull charging left. ACIP 719; SNG BM Spain 318-21. Red-brown patina, tiny edge split. Good VF. Well struck.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 10
GAUL, Massalia. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.69 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; AB monogram to right. F&P DRM-37-6. Lustrous, small area of weak strike, a couple of minor flan flaws. Good VF.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 2.64 g, 7h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; H between hind legs, A (over prior letter in die) below belly. F&P DRM-41-20. Edge split, slightly off center, flan flaw and a couple of light scratches on obverse. EF.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.73 g, 6h). Light standard. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left; Φ to left, Δ below belly, A between hind legs. F&P DRM-42-1. Reverse a little off center. EF. Attractive style.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 2.66 g, 5h). Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, AZ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-2. Attractive iridescent tone, underlying luster, a couple of minor marks. EF.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.81 g, 3h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, AΛ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-6. Underlying luster, small edge flaw, a few scratches, some die wear. EF.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.82 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, AΞ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-9. Underlying luster, a little off center on obverse, die wear on reverse. Near EF.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 90-50 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver over shoulder, B below chin / Lion standing right; K to right, EΛK in exergue. F&P DRM-56-4; Depeyrot, Marseille 55/25. Lightly toned, underlying luster. EF.
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CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 300-275 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.40 g, 8h). Head of female right, hair in band; four dolphins around / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning it with wreath; ΘE below. Sambon 457; HN Italy 576. Light iridescent tone, some minor cleaning marks, slight roughness and a hint of smoothing on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Good metal for issue. Stuck from artistic dies. From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 269 (9 March 2020), lot 79; G. Hirsch 348 (8 May 2019), lot 28; R.P. Collection, purchased from Aes Rude, before 2011 (lot includes Aes Rude inventory ticket).
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CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 275-250 BC. Æ (18mm, 4.36 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left; kithara to right / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull. Cf. Taliercio IIIa; cf. HN Italy 589; SNG ANS 465. Dark green patina. Good VF. Rare. From the North River Collection. Ex Alexandre de Barros Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 75, 23 May 2007), lot 11; New York Sale V (16 January 2003), lot 1.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.85 g, 3h). Taras riding dolphin right, both arms outstretched; cockle shell below / Oikistes seated left, holding distaff and scepter. Fischer-Bossert Group 12, 171 (V83/R120); Vlasto 185 (same obv. die); HN Italy 845; McClean 552 (same dies). Toned, some weakness to strike. VF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.The city of Tarentum was founded in the late 8th century BC by Spartan colonists on the north coast of the gulf of the same name, on a rocky islet at the entrance to the only secure harbor. It was Sparta's only colony and maintained close relations with the mother city. The official founder of the city was believed to be the Spartan leader Phalanthos. Ancient tradition, however, tells how Taras, the son of Poseidon and a local nymph, Satyra, was miraculously saved from a shipwreck by his father, who sent a dolphin on whose back he was carried to shore, at which spot he founded a city.Blessed with fertile land, Tarentum became famous for olives and sheep. It possessed a fine harbor, great fisheries and profitable exports of wool, purple, and pottery. It adopted a democratic form of government circa 475 BC, and thereafter became the leading Greek city in southern Italy. Its success led to continual difficulties with its neighbor cities, though, and on four occasions Tarentum required expeditions from Greece to help overcome its aggressors. The last of these expeditions was led by the famed Epeirote, Pyrrhos. Following his withdrawal from the city, Tarentum was occupied by the Romans.It was not until late in the 6th century that Tarentum felt the need to produce coinage. It did so by copying the broad, thin fabric with incuse reverse type already in use by Metapontum, Sybaris, Poseidonia, Kaulonia, and Kroton. Tarentum quickly grew in power and wealth. As with many cities that began coinage at the time, the types depicted relate to the city's foundation, both in its historical and mythological forms. Taras' prosperity is exemplified by its vast coinage, which was continuous from circa 510 BC until the end of the Second Punic War.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 20
CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-375/0 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.89 g, 5h). Nude youth, holding shield, dismounting from horse rearing left; Π below / Phalanthos, nude, holding ball of wool, riding dolphin left; A below. Fischer-Bossert Group 33, 494j (V210/R373) = Sartiges 15 (this coin, illustrated); Vlasto 428 (same dies); HN Italy 876. Old cabinet tone, slightly off center, minor flan flaw on obverse, a couple die breaks on reverse. Good VF. Ex Vicomte de Sartiges Collection.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 344-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.72 g, 5h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding shield, on horse galloping left; |- below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; below, K above waves. Fischer-Bossert Group 47, 660 (V252/R512); Vlasto –; HN Italy 870. Lightly toned, some die wear on obverse. Good VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 280 (8 February 2012), lot 4030.