Auction 121 - Session 1
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 106
SICILY, Eryx. Circa 330-260 BC. Æ Onkia (11mm, 1.50 g, 2h). Head of female right / Octopus. Campana 55a; CNS 24; HGC 2, –; Rosen 46 (this coin). Dark green patina. Good VF. Very rare. From the Otrera Collection. Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection; Birkler & Waddell I (7 December 1979), lot 38.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 107
SICILY, Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 8.62 g, 7h). Warrior, nude, riding right, preparing to cast javelin held aloft in his right hand / Forepart of man-headed bull right; CE-Λ-A below. Jenkins, Gela, Group Ib, 7 (O4/R4); HGC 2, 362; SNG ANS 4; SNG Lloyd 956; SNG Newham Davis 50 (same dies); Basel 279; Kraay & Hirmer 155 (same rev. die); Rizzo pl. XVII, 6. Attractively toned, few minor hairlines in field. Superb EF. Well centered and struck. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 44; Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 7; Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 68.Situated on the Gela river on the southern coast of Sicily, Gela was founded in 688 BC by Cretans and Rhodians. Although the city had a Creto-Rhodian foundation, the name of the river is of local Sikanian origin, meaning very cold, as the water runs from the Heraei mountains to the north. Its coinage is among the earliest in Sicily and began with a prolific series of didrachms. Gela had been known for its adept cavalry, and the obverse type is likely an allusion to that asset of the polis. On the reverse, the rather brutal half-length figure of the man-faced bull swimming right is based on the 'father of all rivers', Acheloös, and is clearly identified by the ethnic Gelas as the personification of the river rushing to its mouth, where the city Gela stood. It was defined by Virgil (Aen. 3, 702) as 'immanisque Gela fluvii cognomina dicta' (and Gela called by the nickname of its monstrous stream).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 108
SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.65 g, 11h). Charioteer, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands; palmette with tendrils in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull left; CEΛAΣ above. Jenkins, Gela, Group IV, 363 (O71/R146); BMC 40 (same dies); Hunterian 16 (same dies); Jameson 584 (same dies). Toned, struck from worn obverse die. VF. Rare. From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 208; Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 45.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 109
SICILY, Katane. Circa 415/3-404 BC. AR Litra (12.5mm, 0.72 g, 3h). Bearded head of Silenos left, hair in wide band decorated with ivy wreath / Winged thunderbolt; two shields flanking, KATAN-[AIΩN] around. Boehringer, Kataneische Li 7; Mirone 90; HGC 2, 590; SNG Lloyd 913; Rizzo pl. XIV, 20. Attractive deep gray find patina, with toned silver highlights, small edge chip. EF. Artistic style. Rare. From the Pythagoras Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 110
SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.00 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Apollo right / Head of roaring lion right; three barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 54 (same dies); HGC 2, 688 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG ANS 258 (same dies); Basel 352 = Kraay & Hirmer 25 (same dies); Gulbenkian 214 (same dies); Jameson 633 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 23 (same dies). Toned, traces of find patina. Near VF. Rare. From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Astarte 11 (12 December 2002), lot 219.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 111
SICILY, Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.29 g, 10h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LE-O-N-TI-N-ON around; barley grain above, to left, and below; leaf to right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671; SNG ANS 229-30 (same obv. die); Rizzo, pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Toned, flan a little irregular, minor die break on obverse (characteristic for this die). EF. Well struck for issue. From the JTB Collection. Ex Allan Smith Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 18 May 2016), lot 109.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 112
SICILY, Leontini. Circa 415-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 9h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; ΛEO-NT-IN-O[N] and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 67 (same dies); HGC 2, 677 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 248 (same dies); SNG Lockett 804 (same obv. die); Gillet 450 (same dies); Gulbenkian 220 (same dies); Jameson 635 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 26 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 15 (same dies). Toned, usual die break on obverse, a few light scratches on reverse. VF. Powerful lion's head. From the JTB Collection. Ex Pythagoras Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 113
SICILY, Lilybaion (as 'Cape of Melkart'). Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.77 g, 5h). Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands; [R]ŠMLQ[RT] ("Raš Melqart" in Punic) in exergue / Head of Arethousa right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 69 (O24/R52); CNP 344; HGC 2, 743; BMC 4 (same dies); Hirsch 821 (same dies); de Luynes 925 (same dies). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4373911-003, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Ex Heritage 3091 (6 May 2021), lot 32015; Lanz 60 (11 June 1992), lot 72.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 114
SICILY, Lilybaion. Circa 200-150 BC. Æ Hemilitron (21mm, 5.57 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Kithara. Campana 1B/a; BAR Issue 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 749; Laffaille 171 (this coin). Green-brown surfaces. Near EF. Rare in this condition. Ex Maurice Laffaille Collection (Münzen und Medaillen 76, 19 September 1991), lot 171.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 115
SICILY, Messana. 478-476 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.40 g, 8h). Charioteer driving slow biga of mules right; laurel leaf in exergue / Hare springing right. Caltabiano Series IIB, 81 (D42/R40); HGC 2, 779; SNG ANS 318 (same dies); SNG Manchester 422 (same dies). Old collection tone, minor die wear. Good VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 14 (16 April 2004), lot 570.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 116
SICILY, Messana. 425-421 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.33 g, 12h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow biga of mules right; above, Nike advancing right on reins, crowning mules with open laurel wreath held in both hands; olive leaf and berry in exergue / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right; MEΣ-Σ-A-N-IO-N around. Caltabiano Series XIII, 488 (D199/R199); HGC 2, 787; Bement 408 (same dies); Dewing 652 (same dies); Hunterian 10 (same dies). Even deep golden tone with dark iridescence around the devices. In NGC encapsulation 4284629-001, graded Choice AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style. Well centered and struck. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XLIV.2 (Summer 2019), no. 494989; Escalade Collection (Nomos 9, 20 October 2014), lot 52.The designs of ancient Greek coins were carefully chosen to advance the image and civic pride of the issuing city. Messana, located on the northwest corner of Sicily and the third most populous city on the island, chose as its civic badges a chariot pulled by a pair of mules (biga) and a leaping hare. The symbolism of the mule biga is obvious: In 484 or 480 BC, a mule team from Messana won the Olympic Games in the event known as the anape (mule biga race); naturally, civic pride prompted the Messenians to advertise the victory on their coinage. The two dolphins nose-to-nose below the chariot probably refer to Messana's military alliance with Syracuse. As for the leaping hare, this animal was sacred to the god Pan, who had a temple in Messana and was widely worshipped there. The dolphin below the hare harkens back to the original name of Messana, Zankle ("sickle"), so named for its crescent-shaped harbor, of which the leaping dolphin's arched shape became a visual allegory.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 117
SICILY, Messana. 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.33 g, 3h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in right hand and fillet in left; in exergue, two dolphins confronted / Hare springing left; above, dove flying left; below, grain stalk left; MEΣΣANIΩN in exergue. Caltabiano Series XVA, 624 (D223/R250); HGC 2, 801; SNG Fitzwilliam 1081 (same dies). Toned, flan flaw on obverse, die shift on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 118
SICILY, Messana. 317-311 BC. Æ (25mm, 10.74 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Messana left, hair in thin band / The nymph Messana, holding palm and reins, driving biga of mules standing right; ∆ in exergue. Caltabiano Series XVIII, 799–804 var. (unlisted dies); CNS 18; HGC 2, 831. Brown patina, some green encrustation, a few scratches on obverse. Good VF. From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 112.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 119
SICILY, Morgantina. The Sikeliotes. Circa 214-213 BC. AR 8 Litrai – Didrachm (22.5mm, 6.44 g, 8h). Wreathed head of Persephone left; leaf to right / Nike, wearing long chiton, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga right; monogram above. Erim & Jaunzems Group II; BAR Issue 3; Campana 12; HGC 2, 910. Toned, light scratches, a little die wear, trace deposits. EF. Ex Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 50, 23 June 1999), lot 483.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 120
SICILY, Morgantina. Circa 339/8-317 BC. Æ Litra (24.5mm, 18.10 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right; behind neck guard, [retrograde Γ] above owl / Lion right, devouring head of stag; monogram below. Erim & Jaunzems Group 6, 7 (O3/R6); CNS 1; HGC 2, 904; SNG ANS 466 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 473 (same dies); SNG München 745 (same dies); McClean 2455 (same dies). Dark green-brown patina, some minor roughness. Good VF. From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 97.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 121
SICILY, Panormos (as Ziz). Circa 340-320 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.68 g, 9h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, star and Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; Punic ṢYṢ in exergue / Wreathed head of Arethousa left; four dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 72 (O19/R59); CNP 326b; HGC 2, 1022; SNG Fitzwilliam 1119–20 (same dies); BMC 16 (same dies). Toned with some darker patches, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXI (18 March 1993), lot 55.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 122
SICILY, Piakos. Circa 420-400 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (14mm, 2.37 g, 9h). Dies by the Maestro della Foglia (Master of the Leaf). Laureate head of river god left; three pellets (mark of value) interspersed within ΠIAK to left / Hound attacking stag right; acorn to left, leaf to right. Boehringer, Frühen 4; CNS 2; HGC 2, 1101; Rizzo pl. 60, 14. Dark brown patina, edge split. EF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 123
SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 8.89 g). Selinon leaf; two tiny pellets in upper field / Incuse square divided into ten sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 2; HGC 2, 1209. Attractive iridescent tone, underlying luster, tiny flan flaw on obverse. Good VF. From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000. Ex Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 248.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 124
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.57 g, 9h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIc, 338 (V166/R236); HGC 2, 1307; BMC 23 (same dies); Randazzo 507–9 (same dies). Toned, slightly off center and minor die wear on obverse, mark on reverse. Good VF. From the D.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 125
SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.41 g, 9h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIc, – (V168/R237 – unlisted die combination); HGC 2, 1307; Randazzo 510 (same dies). Toned, with golden iridescence around the devices, underlying luster, minor die wear on obverse, struck on a compact flan. Good VF. From the North River Collection. Ex Stack's (2 December 1997), lot 492.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 1 . 126
SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.35 g, 3h). Struck circa 466-460 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, hoop earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins and ΣYRAKOΣIO-N around. Boehringer Series XIVa, 483 (V257/R346); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 151; SNG Lloyd 1315; BMC 74; Bement 466; Jameson 760; Kraay & Hirmer 83; McClean 2653; Pozzi 575; Rizzo pl. XXXVII, 2 (all from the same dies). Toned, a few minor flan flaws, a light scuff on obverse, some small marks on reverse. Good VF. Struck from artistic dies. From the JTB Collection.