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 . 64
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.72 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; ΔI to left / Barley ear with leaf to left; amphora above leaf, tiny |-A below. Johnston Class D, 3.10 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HN Italy 1619; SNG ANS 509 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 787–8 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone, a little porosity. EF. From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 63; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 109.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 65
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 7h). Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing tainia and lion skin tied at neck; club over far shoulder / Barley ear with leaf to right; META upward to left; to right, kantharos above leaf, B[I] below. Johnston Class D, 4.1 corr. (control letters on rev.; same dies); HN Italy 1621 corr. (same); CNG 109, lot 18 = Nomos 13, lot 115 (same dies); Leu 61, lot 38 (same obv. die). Deep iridescent toning. Superb EF. Well struck from dies of fine style. Very rare issue with left facing Herakles. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Antiquarium Group (Classical Numismatic Group 112, 11 September 2019), lot 47; Gasvoda Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 49; M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 17, purchased from NAC in 1994.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 66
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.80 g, 7h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace; [ΔI to left] / Barley ear of six grains, leaf to right; META to left; above leaf, star above two amphoras, Φ[I] below. Johnston Class D, 4.16 (same dies); HN Italy 1625; SNG ANS 517 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 790–2 (same dies). Lustrous, slightly compact flan. EF. Ex Gorny & Mosch 273 (19 November 2020), lot 33; LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 122.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 67
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; Π behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to left; pig standing right on leaf, ΦI below. Johnston Class D, 4.19 (same dies); HN Italy 1625; Auctiones 18, lot 515; Leu 61, lot 39; NAC 29, lot 44 (same dies); Sternberg X, lot 10. Deeply toned, flan crack, light scrape and cut on obverse. EF. Very rare issue, missing from most public collections. From the JTB Collection. Ex Lampasas Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021), lot 34; Asher D. Atchick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 459, 8 January 2020), lot 22; Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436, 23 January 2019) lot 27; Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51918 (August 2015).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 68
LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (14.5mm, 2.88 g, 4h). Attic standard. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ΛEYKIΠΠ[OΣ] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; [M]-E across outer fields, ΣI between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. Underlying luster. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 7.Demonstrating the usual flair shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 BC, depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631), are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 69
LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (13.5mm, 2.74 g, 11h). Attic standard. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ΛEYKIΠΠ[OΣ] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; [M]-E across outer fields, ΣI between. Johnston G5.3 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404; Basel 153 = Gillet 202; Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72 (same dies); Jameson 1867. Underlying luster, scratches, minor edge marks. Good VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 146 (6 March 2006), lot 32.Demonstrating the usual flare shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631) are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 70
LUCANIA, Metapontion. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC. AR Half Shekel – Drachm (20mm, 3.48 g, 11h). Robinson, Second, p. 50, 3; HN Italy 1634. Lovely iridescent tone over fully lustrous surfaces, minor die break on obverse, delamination and a few hairlines on reverse. EF. From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (19 February 1998), lot 58; Stack's FPL (Summer 1997), no. 5; Stack's (3 December 1996), lot 465.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 71
LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 7.24 g, 12h). Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; MOΠ to left / Incuse of obverse type, but trident and ethnic is in relief; MOΠ to right. Gorini 5 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1107; SNG ANS 615 (same dies); SNG München 5 (same dies). Minor doubling, area of weak strike, slight roughness. Near EF. Good metal for this typically porous issue. From the JTB Collection. Ex Gemini X (13 January 2013), lot 7; Manhattan Sale I (5 January 2010), lot 14.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 72
LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Nomos (17mm, 7.80 g, 9h). Poseidon, bearded and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; Θ to left, [ΠOΣEIΔA to right] / Bull standing left; retrograde ΠOMEIΔAN above; all within circular incuse. Noe, Group 23f = Jameson 335 (this coin); HN Italy 1127; SNG ANS 679 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 221 (same dies); de Luynes 531 (same dies); Locker Lampson 26 = Weber 817 (same dies). Attractive cabinet tone, oblong flan, die break on obverse, light scratches under tone on reverse. Near EF. Artisitc rendering of Poseidon. From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient. Ex Sternberg VI (25 November 1976), lot 9; Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1913); Arthur J. Evans Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 73
LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 446-440 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.65 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on the bowl with a laurel wreath / Bull standing right, head left; ΣYBAPI in exergue. HN Italy 1750; SNG ANS –; SNG Ashmolean 858. Lightly toned, some porosity, minor roughness in spots. Good VF. Very rare. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 (Winter 2021), no. 561908; Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 228.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 74
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 410-400 BC. AR Dinomos – Distater (26mm, 15.71 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla scanning, and on its neck guard with griffin advancing right / Bull butting right, ligate VE on its hind quarter; ΘOYPIΩN above, IΣTOPOΣ on ground line; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian B6 (same dies); HN Italy 1781; de Luynes 581 (same dies); Naville V, lot 551 (same dies); E.S.G. Robinson, "Coins of Thurium from the Collection of the Marchese Ginori" in NC 1927, 4 (same dies). Toned, small mark in field on obverse, minor die shift on reverse. EF. Boldly struck in high relief. From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, 10 February 2019. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 24 (22 June 2016), lot 112.Kaulonia was founded in the 7th century BC by Achaean Greeks. The location, on the underside of Italy's "toe," has long since disappeared beneath the waves, but underwater archaeologists have located more than 100 fluted columns, likely for a large shrine to Apollo, the deity depicted on the city's beautiful coinage. On this exceptional piece, Apollo's nude body is shown striding to right, with a small winged daimon on his left arm; to his right stands a stag, sacred to both Apollo and his sister Artemis. The unusual fabric of this piece follows a style peculiar to Greek southern Italy in the archaic period: A broad, thin flan, obverse depicted in relief, the reverse repeating the obverse motif but incuse, and reversed. The reasons for the popularity of this fabric are poorly understood; some scholars have postulated a connection to the mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras, who was active in Italy during this period.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 75
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.48 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla brandishing a spear held aloft in her right hand / Bull butting right; ΘOYPIΩN above, ivy leaf below; thick exergual line decorated with a crenellated geometric pattern; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1787; SNG ANS 1035–6; SNG Ashmolean 944. Attractive iridescent tone, hairline flan crack, some light scratches and a few minor metal flaws. Near EF. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Pythagoras Collection; Property of a Lady (Spink 124, 18 November 1997), lot 1504.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 76
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.81 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone / Bull butting right; HPA above; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1862; SNG Lockett 519. Beautiful deep iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, a hint of die rust on reverse. Near EF. From the North River Collection. Ex Stack's (2 December 1998), lot 32; Numismatica Ars Classica H (30 April 1998), lot 1093.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 77
LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.70 g, 9h). Head of Athena left, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla pointing and holding rudder; TIMO behind neck / Bull butting right; above, star and Nike flying right, crowning bull. Cf. HN Italy 1831/1879 (for obv./rev.); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Light golden tone, some roughness on reverse. EF. Rare, one of twelve in CoinArchives. From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 72; Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 14.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 78
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.56 g, 11h). Philistion group. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a dolphin; Φ on neck guard / Lion standing right; above, Φ-I flanking ornate trident head right. Williams Period VII, 509 (O255/R357); HN Italy 1312; SNG ANS 1387; SNG Lloyd 529 (same rev. die); SNG Ashmolean 1373–4 (same dies). Lovely old collection tone, underlying luster, minor die wear, a couple of tiny laminations on obverse. Superb EF. From the North River Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 48; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 671.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 79
LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.52 g, 5h). IE Group. Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet decorated with griffin; A before crest, [Φ before neck], IE within incuse square behind neck guard / Lion attacking stag left. Williams Period IX, 571 (O280/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Italy 1318; SNG Ashmolean 1403 (same dies). Attractively toned, traces of find patina, small delamination on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 80
BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.85 g, 10h). Second Punic War issue. Diademed and draped bust of Nike right; star to left / Dionysos, nude but for drapery over left arm, standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and scepter; to right, thymiaterion above Λ. Arslan dies 47/65'; Scheu S13; HN Italy 1959; SNG ANS 17 (same dies); Ars Classica XVI, lot 291 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, a few minor marks under tone. Near EF. From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 81
BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (30.5mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; KAVΛ to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 10 (same dies); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; SNG ANS 146 (same dies); Boston MFA 172 = Warren 138 (same dies); Jameson 408 (same dies). Attractive old collection tone, minor die rust on obverse. Choice EF. A splendid example of archaic Greek artistry. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.1 (Winter 2020), no. 526710; Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 560; Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 58.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 82
BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.13 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; on left arm, small daimon, holding branches, running right; retrograde KAVΛO downward to left; to right, heron flying right, and stag standing right, head reverted / Incuse of obverse, but daimon and ethnic in relief, and no heron. Noe, Caulonia, Group C, 42 (same dies); HN Italy 2037; SNG Fitzwilliam 727 (same dies); SNG Lockett 466 (same dies). Toned, areas of roughness. VF. Good metal for issue. From the Jim Gilman Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis, 4 April 2013.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 83
BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 475-425 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 8.26 g, 1h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; small daimon running left on Apollo's left arm; to right, stag standing right, head reverted / Stag standing right; laurel branch to right. Noe, Caulonia, Group F, 93 (same dies); HN Italy 2046; SNG München 1404 (same dies); Jameson 411 (same dies). Near EF. Well struck from early die state. From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 45.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 84
BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.57 g, 1h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; to right, small stag standing right on basis / Stag standing left; leaf to left. Noe, Caulonia, Group H, 133c = SNG Lockett 589 (this coin); HN Italy 2058; McClean 1619 (same dies). Deep cabinet tone, a few old scratches under tone. VF. Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part I, Glendining, 25 October 1955), lot 474; Münzhandlung Basel IV (1 October 1935), lot 361.