Auction 121 - Session 3
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 309
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 684
SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (2424mm, 7.36 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 2, circa AD 260-27. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN ya in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and ribbons; pellets to left of diadem tie and shoulder / nwr'zy in Pahlavi to left, [š]hpwhr[y] in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group b; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV4 var. (no pellets on rev.); Sunrise 739 var. (same). EF. Well struck and rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 685
SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.04 g, 3h). Mint VI? ("Sakastan"?). Phase Ic, circa AD 251-258. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN ya (in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; korymbos decorated with alternating annulets and triple pellets; annultes on shoulders; crescent to upper right / nwr'zy (in Pahlavi) to left, šhpwhr y (in Pahlavi) to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown with ribbons and korymbos and holding staff surmounted by pellet-in-crescent; pellet-in-crescent on altar shaft. SNS type IIc/2b, style L; Göbl type I/1; Paruck –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; CNG 117, lot 391 (same dies); CNG 112, lot 412 (same dies); Heritage 3054, lot 30179 (same dies, but later die state); Roma E-45, lot 383 (same dies, but later die state); Lanz 164, lot 105. Light die rust, minor edge bruise. Near EF. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 359.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 686
SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.32 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Light iridescence. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 644.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 687
SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Drachm (24mm, 4.01 g, 3h). Style A/1. Ctesiphon mint. Phase 1. Bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in single group / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns, the left with korymbos; fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames. SNS type Ia/1a, Style A/1; Sunrise 802-3. Toned, minor deposits. Near EF. Ex Bellaria Collection (Triton VII, 12 January 2004), lot 605; Spink Numismatic Circular XC.6 (July 1982), no. 5625 (and illustrated on cover).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 688
SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) V. AD 420-438. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.06 g, 3h). GW (Gurgān) mint. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent, and ribbons / Fire altar with head of Bahram right on shaft; flanked by two attendants. SNS III Type Ia/2, and pl. 63, A17; Sunrise –. Deep iridescent toning, tiny flan crack. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 247 (12 January 2011), lot 213.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 689
SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. AD 457/9-484. AV Heavy Dinar (20mm, 4.83 g, 3h). BBA (Court) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder; illegible inscription around / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames; illegible inscription on left, mint signature on right. SNS type IIIb/1c (pl. 85, A22-3); Göbl type III/1; Mochiri 251; Saeedi AV77-8; Sunrise 939. Light reddish deposits in devices, lamination on reverse. Near EF. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 360.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 690
KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. Circa AD 330-365. AV Dinar (32mm, 7.87 g, 11h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Struck under Kidarite king Peroz, circa AD 345-350. bogo oorohro k oo ozorkokoshokoshoho in Kushano-Bactrian, Vahram standing left on ground line, wearing ram's horn crown with ribbons and surmounted by artichoke, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; symbol to left of standard; to right, symbol below tamgha / borzoo onooo in Kushano-Bactrian, Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left. MK –; ANS Kushan –; cf. Carter 34 (for type); cf. Cribb, Kidarites 3C (same); Donum Burns –; Zeno – . Deposits in devices, areas of die rust. Good VF. Extremely rare with this combination of control marks, none in CoinArchives. Ex Archytas Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 691
KINGS of BOSPORUS. Eupator, with Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. AD 154/5-circa 172/3. AV Stater (20mm, 7.73 g, 12h). Dated Bosporan Era 461 (AD 164/5). Diademed and draped bust of Eupator right / Bareheaded and draped bust of Marcus right vis-à-vis bare head of Verus left; spear between; AΞY (date) below. MacDonald 471/3; RPC IV.1 Online 3745; Frolova Pl. XXVII, 16. Flan crack, a few scratches, deposits. VF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 133 (20 December 2004), lot 100.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 692
IONIA, Ephesus. Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 12.16 g, 1h). Head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath; lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers; M • ANTONIVS • IMP • COS • DESIG • ITER ET TERT around / Draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents with heads erect; III • VIR • R • P • C • around. RPC I 2201; CRI 262; Sydenham 1197; RSC 2. Toned, a hint of porosity, some light marks. Good VF. Shortly after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, cracks began to appear in the Second Triumvirate. Antony's affair with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, and his designs on Rome's eastern holdings, prompted Octavian to formulate a binding agreement that would buy him time. At Brundisium a pact was signed, bringing about a reconciliation and some semblance of peace. As a condition of this reconciliation, Antony was married to Octavian's widowed sister, Octavia. She stayed with him in Athens while he continued to prepare for a war against Parthia, and where, in 39 BC, he was associated with the "New Dionysus". In 37 BC, she helped negotiate the Pact of Tarentum, which renewed the triumvirate until 33 BC. Antony, by this time, however, had renewed his affair with Cleopatra. He remained in the East, where he married the queen, and subsequently fathered several children. In 32 BC, as a renewal of civil war became imminent, Antony divorced Octavia. In the aftermath of Antony's death, Octavia, known for her loyalty and nobilty, brought Antony's surviving children to Rome to live with her.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 693
CILICIA, Irenopolis-Neronias. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (31mm, 21.16 g, 1h). Dated CY 175 (AD 225/6). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; c/m: laureate head right within oval incuse / Helios standing facing in spread quadriga, raising right hand, holding whip in left; ЄOP (date) in exergue. Karbach, Eirenopolis 128; SNG BN –; RPC VI Online 6885; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5595. For c/m: Howgego 105. Dark green patina with earthen highlights. Host and c/m VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 694
CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Diva Faustina Senior, with Galerius Antoninus. Died AD 140/1 and before AD 138, respectively. Æ As or Dupondius (28mm, 12.69 g, 12h). Dies likely produced in Rome. Struck AD 140/1. Veiled and draped bust of Diva Faustina right / Bareheaded and draped bust of Galerius Antoninus right. Overbeck, Galerius 9-16 (Vs:9/Rs:1); Parks 22; RPC IV.3 Online 8345. Dark brown patina, light roughness, some smoothing. VF. Rare. From the Conti Collection, purchased from Wayne C. Philips.Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus was the son of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. He died in infancy or childhood, before Antoninus became emperor in AD 138; a sepulchral inscription for him is in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. This provincial issue is the only coin naming him.Of the sixteen specimens illustrated in RPC, half of the museum pieces are casts or outright forgeries, illustrating how difficult it was for the major museums to acquire authentic specimens for their permanent collections.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 695
ARMENIA MINOR, Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (27.5mm, 14.62 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 and CY 43 (AD 114/5). Laureate and draped bust right / Armenia seated left on shields, in attitude of mourning; trophy of arms to left; MΓ (date) in exergue. Dalaison, Nicopolis 31; RG –; RPC III 2945. Brown patina. Well centered on a broad flan. In NGC encapsulation 6159179-002 graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface 3/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 696
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Mark Antony & Cleopatra VII of Egypt. 36 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.16 g, 1h). BACIΛICCA KΛЄOΠATPA ΘЄA NЄωTЄPA, diademed bust of Cleopatra right, wearing earring, necklace, and embroidered dress / ANTωNIOC AVTOKPAT[ωP TRITON TPIωN ANΔPωN], bare head of Antony right. McAlee 174; RPC I 4094; Prieur 27; HGC 9, 1361. Toned, some porosity, a few scratches, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Exceptional portraits. This remarkable silver tetradrachm was probably struck at Antioch during the Parthian / Armenian campaign of 36-34 BC to honor perhaps the most famous "power couple" of all time. The attribution to Antioch remains uncertain and other mint sites in the Levant have been proposed; it is also possible they were struck at a mint moving with the army. The talented die engraver has taken particular care to give Cleopatra a powerful, almost masculine profile to complement Antony's pugnacious portrait. Ancient historians note that Cleopatra was not incomparably beautiful (although none suggest she was anything less than pleasing to gaze upon), but her remarkable mind, her musical voice, and the vast wealth of her kingdom made her irresistible to two of the most powerful men of the age: Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. The titles display Cleopatra's dominance in the relationship, depicting her on the obverse and touting her as "Queen Cleopatra, new (or "young") goddess," while Antony remains only a mortal "victorious general and Triumvir."
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 697
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.47 g, 1h). Dated "New Holy Year" 1 or 2 (AD 68 or 68/9). Laureate head right; star before / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings displayed; palm frond to left; [date in legend]. Cf. McAlee 305 and 307; cf. RPC I 4196 or 4196B; cf. Prieur 96 or 98. Toned, a few scratches, very minor deposits. Good VF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 413.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 698
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.33 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). Bare head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, ЄTOYC B (date) in exergue. McAlee 310; RPC I 4197; Prieur 99. Toned, light scratches, scrapes on reverse. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 699
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Otho. AD 69. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on wreath, with wreath in beak and wings displayed; palm frond to left; ЄTOYC A (date) in exergue. McAlee 315; RPC I 4200; Prieur 102. Scattered light marks. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 700
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 15.62 g, 12h). Dated "New Holy Year" 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, crescent between legs, ЄTOVC A (date) in exergue. McAlee 342; RPC II 1956; Prieur 119. Numerous fine scratches. Good VF. Expressive portrait.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 701
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.85 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 208-209. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 34a; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 25; Prieur 1149. Lustrous. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 702
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.53 g, 1h). Struck AD 209. Bareheaded and draped bust right, wearing light beard / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 43; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1158. Lustrous, a few scratches, reverse slightly off center. Near EF. Rare. Only one cited by Prieur, several in CoinArchives. This is the only bearded portrait of Geta as Caesar issued at Laodicea, certainly struck shortly before he became Augustus late in AD 209. All known coins are struck with the same obverse die.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 703
DECAPOLIS, Abila. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (29mm, 18.72 g, 12h). Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Lighted altar within hexastyle temple with arched central bay set on steps; pediment surmounted by figure of Nike; on either side, crenellated multistory towers, each with arched entryway; BΠ C (date) above. Spijkerman 25; SNG ANS 1128; Sofaer 22 var. (date); cf. Price & Trell fig. 288. Earthen dark green surfaces. Good VF. An impressive architectural type.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 704
DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (28mm, 21.26 g, 1h). Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΠΟΜΠΗΙΕωΝ ΓΑΔΑΡΕωΝ ΒΠC (date), galley left, with eight oarsmen and navigator at stern, standard-bearer at prow; all within wreath. Spijkerman 88; Rosenberger 80; SNG ANS 1330 var. (date); Sofaer 96. Earthen brown patina. Near VF. Rare. From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.