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 . 705
PHOENICIA, Berytus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (20.5mm, 7.08 g, 1h). P. Quinctilius Varus, legatus Syriae. Struck 6-4 BCE. Bare head right / Two legionary aquilae between two signa. Sawaya Series 18 (D67/R–); RPC I 4535. Dark green patina, earthen highlights. VF. Up until his final battle, Publius Quinctilius Varus was one of the most celebrated of Augustus' generals. He had been consul in 13 BC (along with the future emperor Tiberius), governor of Syria from 7-4 BC, where he had sent two legions into Judaea to quell local unrest after the territory was converted to a Roman province, and subsequently governor of Germania.By AD 9, Augustus had decided to straighten (and thereby shorten) Rome's borders by conquering the vast region of Germania beyond the Rhine. He assigned Varus to develop the region without war, but the mixed Gauls and Germans living there were not prepared to accept Romanization. The Cherusci, along with other allies, ambushed Varus in the Teutoburg Forest of northwest Germany, and there annihilated the XVII, XVIII, and XIX legions in a battle that lasted for three days. Varus, sensing doom, committed suicide, and when Augustus heard of the disaster, he tore his clothes and screamed, "Varus, give me back my legions." No further attempts were made to subdue the Germans beyond the Rhine until the reign of Domitian, and Varus was blamed for the collapse of imperial policy in Germany.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 706
JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (17mm, 3.73 g, 1h). Caesarea Philippi (Panias) mint. Dated RY 5 (1/2 CE). Bare head of Philip right; L E (date) across lower field / Tetrastyle temple (the Augusteum of Panias) set on podium with two steps. Meshorer 96; Hendin 6251; RPC I 4939; Sofaer –. Dark brown patina with earthen red highlights. Near VF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 707
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (33mm, 31.30 g, 11h). IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL AELI CAPE, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Meshorer Aelia 61 corr. (bust described as laureate); Kadman Aelia 72 var. (obv. legend and bust type); Rosenberger 40 var. (same); RPC IV.3 Online 3611; SNG ANS -. Dark green surfaces, earthen highlights. VF. Struck in high relief. Extremely rare, only two specimens listed in RPC. From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 708
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.35 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; vine leaf between legs. Meshorer, Aelia 95 var. (rev. legend); Prieur 1617 var. (same); Sofaer –. Underlying luster, minor deposits on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 709
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.60 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; grape bunch between legs. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1623; Sofaer –. Lightly toned. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 710
JUDAEA, Ascalon. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.04 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, dove right with olive branch in beak. Prieur 1654; Sofaer 177. Minor deposits, cleaning scratches. Good VF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 711
JUDAEA, Neapolis. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.38 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. ΛVT KΛI ΛN TΩNINOC CЄ, laureate head of Caracalla right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; altar to upper right. Prieur 1699 = BN Inv. 1965.1117 (same rev. die); Bellinger –; Bellinger, Dura-Europos –; Sofaer –; Triton XXII, lot 743 var. (obv. legend; same rev. die). Toned, porosity, some flan flaws. VF. Extremely rare obverse legend variety, only one cited by Prieur (in the Bibliothèque Nationale).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 712
ARABIA, Philippopolis. Divus Julius Marinus. Died before AD 244. Æ (24mm, 9.16 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck under Philip I, circa AD 247-249. Bareheaded bust of Julius Marinus right, slight drapery on far shoulder, supported by eagle standing right with displayed wings / Roma or Allat standing left, holding patera and spear, with shield at side; S C across field. Butcher, Two, pl. 25, 11; Spijkerman 2; RPC VIII Online 2243; Sofaer 2. Dark brown patina with earthen highights, even light roughness. VF. Excellent for issue. The father of Philip I, Julius Marinus hailed from a small town in the province of Arabia (modern day Shuhba, Syria; the original name of the ancient town is unknown). Following the death of Marinus, Philip deified his father and had a temple to him built in his newly aggrandized hometown – now renamed Philippopolis and elevated to the rank of colonia.The neat fabric of the city's coins is quite out of place for Arabia. This, combined with die links between the coins of Philippopolis, Zeugma, and Antioch, point to production at a central location, with Antioch being the likeliest candidate.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 713
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Dichalkon (14mm, 1.84 g, 12h). Pelusion nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Pomegranate; ΠHΛOV and L IA (date) around. Köln 3419; Dattari (Savio) 6348; K&G N40.3; RPC III 6533; Emmett 1321.11. Dark brown patina. Good VF. Exceptional for type. Rare. From the DFA Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 714
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35mm, 25.51 g, 12h). Labors of Hercules series. Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNЄINOC C ЄB ЄVC, laureate head right / Hercules and the Apples of the Hesperides: Hercules standing right, lion's skin and club over his left shoulder, holding club with his left hand and reaching with his right hand for the Apples of the Hesperides hanging from branch of tree to right; the serpent Ladon coiled around the tree's trunk; L ΔЄKA TOV (date) around. Köln 1545; Dattari (Savio) 2604 & 8495-6; K&G 35.354; RPC IV.4 Online; Emmett 1554.10. Brown and red patina, some cleaning marks, minor tooling and smoothing. Good VF. Rare. Emmett lists this type as being struck for three of Pius' regnal years: 5, 6, and 10. Because he had been assisted in completing some of his earlier tasks, Hercules was compelled to undergo two more labors. The first of these was to steal the Apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who lived in a grove at the far western edge of the world. Hercules tricked the Titan Atlas, whose task it was to hold up the heavens, to retrieve the apples in return for holding up the heavens while he did so. Having accomplished the task, Atlas was reticent to give up his freedom, and told Hercules that he would take back the apples to Mycenae. Once again, Hercules tricked the Titan, requesting that Atlas hold the heavens, while Hercules adjusted his cloak to be more comfortable.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 715
EGYPT, Alexandria. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 6.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Vaballathus (AD 272). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Elpis advancing left, holding flower and lifting hem of skirt; L Є (date) across field. Bland, Coinage 56; Köln 3065; Dattari (Savio) 5511; K&G 108.1; Emmett 3911.5. Brown patina, earthen deposits, minor roughness. VF. Rare. While a nominal ally of Rome, Odaenathus, ruler of the wealthy eastern trade center of Palmyra and husband of Septimia Zenobia, took advantage of Rome's internal and external conflicts to expand his territories. The circumstances surrounding the assassination of Odaenathus around 267 are uncertain, but we do know that Zenobia soon after took the title of Augusta and bestowed on her infant son Vabalathus the title of Augustus. Zenobia continued to expand the Palmyrene kingdom, seizing control of Egypt in 269 and, with it, the Roman grain supply. To further bolster her position, Zenobia claimed to be the descendant of such illustrious figures as Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the legendary Queen Dido of Carthage.When Aurelian rose to the purple in 270, he pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vabalathus' rule in the east, while he concerned himself with stabilizing the situation in the west. By 272, he was prepared to campaign against the usurpers. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vabalathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. Zenobia was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian's triumph in 274. According to a later tradition, Aurelian, impressed by her beauty and dignity, later freed her and granted her a villa in Tibur, where she spent the rest of her life.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 716
EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Octadrachm (23mm, 12.15 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). Radiate head right / Sarapis standing right, wearing kalathos, raising his right arm in salute, holding transverse scepter with his left hand and arm; palm frond to right, L B (date) to left. Köln 3367 var. (date arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 10830; K&G 126.1; Emmett 4241.2. Earthen green patina, some scratches on obverse. VF. Rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 1184; Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 264.The revolt of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt destabilized a vitally strategic region by interrupting the grain supply to Rome and opening the possibility of a Persian (Sasanian) invasion. For almost a year, Domitius Domitianus controlled Alexandria and its mint, striking aurei and folles, as well as a series of pre-reform provincial denominations.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 717
EGYPT, Antinoöpolis. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. PB Tessera (22mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Dated year 2 of Antoninus Pius (?) (AD 138/9). Draped bust on Antinoüs right, wearing hem-hem crown; L B across fields / Nike advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling palm in left arm. Wilding 2 var. (no letters to left of bust); Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 11655; Milne –; CNG E-353, lot 362. Gray-brown patina, light roughness. VF. Very rare. From the D.K. Collection.Denise Wilding provides the first comprehensive examination of the lead tokens of Antinoüs, cataloging a number of otherwise unpublished types. Noting that they appear most often with the years 2, 4, 6, and 8, she suggests that the pieces were a continuation of the bronze coinage in the name of Antinoüs issued under Hadrian in years 19 and 21, with the lead pieces bearing regnal dates of Antoninus Pius. The tokens were likely issued in connection with biennial festivities of the cult of Antinoüs. For more information, see: Wilding, Denise. "Tokens of Antinous from the Province of Roman Egypt," in Tokens: Culture, Connections, Communities. (London: Royal Numismatic Society, 2019).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 718
Anonymous. Circa 280 BC. Æ Aes Grave Triens (52mm, 108.3 g, 3h). Heavy series. Rome mint. Thunderbolt; •• •• (mark of value) across field / Dolphin swimming right; •••• (mark of value) below. Crawford 14/3; ICC 27; HN Italy 270; RBW –. Dark brown patina, roughness, minor deposits. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from James Beach, January 2005.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 719
Anonymous. Circa 270 BC. Æ Aes Grave Triens (52mm, 117.1 g, 1h). Heavy series. Rome mint. Head of horse right; •••• (mark of value) below / Head of horse left; •••• (mark of value) below. Crawford 18/3; ICC 35; Sydenham 17; HN Italy 281; RBW –. Brown patina with earthen deposits, roughness, some cleaning scratches. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 720
Anonymous. Circa 265 BC. Æ Aes Grave Sextans (36mm, 45.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. Scallop shell seen from outside; • • (mark of value) across lower field / Scallop shell seen from inside. Crawford 21/5; ICC 45; Sydenham, AG 65; HN Italy 292; RBW –. Brown patina, minor hard green deposits. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 721
Anonymous. Circa 264-255 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.63 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of beardless young Hercules right, wearing lion skin around neck; club on shoulder / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus); ROMANO in exergue. Crawford 20/1; Sydenham 6; RSC 8; RBW 23. Lightly toned, faint porosity. Good VF. From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Freeeman & Sear, 2003.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 722
Anonymous. Circa 235 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse rearing left. Crawford 26/1; Sydenham 27; RSC 37; RBW 47–8. Old cabinet tone, small metal flaw on obverse, hairlines. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.2 (Second Quarter 1993), no. 153; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 179.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 723
Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (63mm, 216.63 g, 12h). Libral cast series. Rome mint. Head of bearded Janus; no mark of value; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; I (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; ICC 75; Sydenham 72; HN Italy 337; RBW 84–5. Green and red-brown surfaces. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, August 2008.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 724
Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (53mm, 133.3 g, 1h). Libral cast series. Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn left; S (mark of value) horizontally below; all on raised disk / Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; all on raised disk. Crawford 35/2; ICC 76; Sydenham 73; HN Italy 338; RBW 86. Green-brown patina with light earthen deposits, roughness, casting void on reverse. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Pegasi XXI (24 November 2009), lot 369.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 725
Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (25mm, 6.59 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, two small annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory; ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; RBW 65–6. Toned, small flan crack, edge lightly chipped. Good VF. From the Brian Holland Collection.