Auction 121 - Session 4
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 930
Dryantilla. Augusta (Usurper), AD 260. AR Antoninianus (19mm, 2.34 g, 2h). Carnuntum mint. Struck under Regalianus. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Juno standing left, holding uncertain object and scepter. RIC IV 2; MIR 43, 1722a (same obv. die as illustration); RSC 1. Toned, roughness, some edge loss, wavy flan. Near VF. Overstruck on a denarius of Severus Alexander. Extremely rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Phil Peck (Morris) Collection (Heritage 3071, 6 January 2019), lot 32221.Sulpicia Dryantilla was the wife of of the usurper Regalianus. Little is known about her other than that she was the daughter of Sulpicius Pollio, an officer and senator under Caracalla, and Claudia Ammiana Dryantilla, a possible descendent of the Lycian senator Claudius Dryantianus. Shortly after her husband's usurpation, she was given the title of Augusta. She was most likely killed along with her husband following his defeat.
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Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (33mm, 23.45 g, 12h). Mint I (Treveri [Trier]). 3rd emission, AD 261. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; captive at feet to left. RIC V 169; Mairat 200; Bastien, Postume 102; Banti 64. Brown surfaces, some green, gray, and red deposits, double struck on reverse, short flan cracks. VF. From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 716.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 932
Aureolus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 268-269. Antoninianus (20.5mm, 2.93 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint, 2nd officina. Struck in the name of Postumus, 5th emission, August AD 268. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus right / Statue of the Farnese Hercules right, with lion skin and club set on rock pile; S. RIC V (Postumus) 389; Mairat -; AGK (Postumus) 113; RSC (Postumus) 443. Even brown patina. EF. Well struck and choice for issue. From the DFA Collection.Aureolus was an extraordinarily capable general who served under Valerian and Gallienus. Around AD 258, Gallienus stationed a new cavalry unit at Mediolanum that was to serve as a quick reaction force against any new invasions along the frontier of the central empire. Aureolus was given command of this unit. In AD 260-261 his forces defeated the armies of the usurpers Ingenuus and Macrianus, and recovered the province of Raetia. Following these victories, Gallienus and Aureolus led a Roman army against the breakaway Gallic provinces under Postumus. Gallienus was forced to leave the field after being injured in battle and left the campaign in the hands of Aureolus. Aureolus ended the campaign shortly thereafter, and while the reason is uncertain, the historical record suggests it was due to either his incompetence or else treachery (he had come to a secret agreement with Postumus). While the former seems unlikely, given Aureolus' record, the latter is possible, as there are indications that he had been preparing for a revolt as early as AD 262. Regardless, at some point in AD 267, Aureolus revolted and established his base at Mediolanum, where Gallienus besieged him in AD 268. The details of the revolt are unclear, but it appears that Aureolus first appealed to Postumus for aid, and, failing to gain the Gallic Emperor's support, declared himself emperor. About the same time, Gallienus was murdered, and was succeeded by Claudius II Gothicus, who continued to beseige Mediolanum. Soon, though, it appeared that an agreement was reached, and Aureolus emerged from the city to meet Claudius. Any such concord, however, was simply a ruse, as Aureolus was taken into custody and executed.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 933
Aurelian. AD 270-275. AV Aureus (21mm, 4.40 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 3rd emission, autumn AD 271-autumn 272. IMP C L DOM AVRE LIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / V IRTVS AVG, Virtus advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy in left hand over left shoulder; to right, captive squatting right. RIC V Online 1484; RIC V 15 (Rome); BN 427 (same dies); Toffanin 400/2 (same rev. die as illustration); Calicó 4050b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1589. Underlying luster, minor marks. EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 17 (26 October 2018), lot 302.
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Aurelian. AD 270-275. Denarius (18mm, 2.43 g, 11h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 11th emission, early-September AD 275. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, bound captive seated left, head right; A. RIC V Online 1848; RIC V 73; MIR 47, 139e1; BN 238-40, 242-5. Nearly fully silvered over underlying brown patina. EF. Rare and excellent for issue. From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 98 (12 December 2016), lot 1413; Goldberg 80 (3 June 2014), lot 3231; New York Sale XX (7 January 2009), lot 445; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1413.The venerable silver denarius had all but disappeared by the AD 260s, driven out of circulation by its inflationary cousin, the increasingly debased "silver" antoninianus. As part of his overall coinage reform, Aurelian reintroduced a laureate "silver" denomination, undoubtedly a denarius, in circa AD 275. As with its companion, the improved antoninianus, the silver content was stabilized at close to 5% and production standards tightened up to produce a more attractive coin. Denarii were produced in some quantities for Aurelian and his wife, Severina, but the denomination was discontinued again by his successor, Tacitus.
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Aurelian. AD 270-275. AV Heavy Aureus (23mm, 6.46 g, 12h). Siscia mint. 9th emission, autumn AD 274-spring AD 275. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / ORI EN S AVG, Sol, radiate, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulders, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; IL. RIC V Online 2345; RIC V 188 var. (stop in mint mark); MIR 47, 218b; Estiot 150a; BN 887 (same obv. die); Calicó 4015. Lustrous, a few shallow marks and faint hairlines. Choice EF. Extremely rare, only one in RIC V online. Ex Gorny & Mosch 265 (14 October 2019), lot 1500.After decades of disaster and dissolution, the reign of Aurelian (AD 270-275) witnessed a remarkable revival in Roman fortunes. A formidable general, Aurelian led the legions to victories over barbarian foes and secessionist states alike, restoring the empire's unity and military reputation. Aurelian also paid close attention to the coinage and, circa 273-275, instituted changes that he hoped would stabilize the economy. The gold aureus, which had fallen in weight to below 4 grams under previous rulers, was stabilized and given a stylistic makeover. In addition to the laureate "standard" aureus of about 4.5 to 5 grams, radiate gold pieces were issued on a somewhat heavier standard of 6 to 8 grams. It has been proposed these were intended to circulate as double aurei or "binios," but there are also laureate aurei that approach this weight and it is perhaps safest to refer to them as "heavy aurei." The formula IL in the exergue indicates this issue was struck at a theoretical 50 to the Roman pound ("50 to one"), about 6.45 grams, comporting well with its actual weight of 6.46 grams.
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Severina. Augusta, AD 270-275. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 11th emission of Aurelian, January-September AD 275. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Concordia standing left, holding a signum with each hand; -|B//XXIR. RIC V 4; BN 221-3. Lightly toned, fully silvered. EF.
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Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. [S] ZЄNOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO RЄGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left; at feet to left, peacock standing left, head right; star to left; H. RIC V Online 3129 (this coin referenced); Cf. RIC V 2; Bland, Coinage 30h (dies 50/v – this coin); BN pl. 86, 289 = Leu 48, lot 408 (same dies); MIR 47, 360b (same dies). Gray patina, some green and brown, rough surfaces. VF. Extremely rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Ronald J. Hansen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 1082; Noble 91 (21 July 2009), lot 3741; Gordon S. Parry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17 September 2008), lot 1202; Aufhäuser 10 (5 October 1993), lot 577.The widow of Odenathus, the ruler of the rich eastern trade center Palmyra, and the mother and regent of Vaballathus, Septimia Zenobia became a powerful regional ruler in her own right. Granted de facto power in the East by the emperor Gallienus to counteract the Persian advance, Odenathus used the opportunity to establish his own separatist kingdom. When Odenathus was murdered in AD 267, Zenobia used the moment to advance her son Vaballathus. Since he was still in his minority, Zenobia took over as regent, using the confusion following the death of Gallienus to offset her position between Rome and Persia and expand Palmyrene power. In AD 269 the Palmyrenes seized control of Egypt and with it, the Roman grain supply. To bolster her position, Zenobia began to lay claims to an illustrious ancestry, including Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the legendary Dido of Carthage.Aurelian, initially taken with concerns in the west, pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vabalathus' rule in the east. Eventually, though, the situation was stabilized in the west, allowing him to vigorously campaign against them in AD 272. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vaballathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. She was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian's triumph in AD 274, bound in gold chains. According to 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 4 . 938
Carinus. AD 283-285. Æ Medallion (35mm, 26.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 283. IMP CARINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TRI P COS P P, Carinus and Carus, each togate and raising right hand in salutation, standing right in garlanded carrus, drawn by a triumphal quadriga of horses right; S C in exergue. Gnecchi pl. 161, 10 (same dies). Brown and green patina, edge split, some smoothing and strengthening of detail. VF. Very rare. This medallion likely commemorates the raising of Carinus to the rank of Augustus.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 939
Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.70 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORI A AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand, and palm frond in left arm; S|A//XXI. RIC V 5; Venèra 4397. Dark brown patina. EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex KD Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 843; Gemini VI (10 January 2010), lot 570; Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 829.Marcus Aurelius Sabinus Iulianus, was a corrector in Northern Italy under Carus. In AD 284, during the struggles surrounding the succession between Carinus and Diocletian, Julian usurped imperial authority in Pannonia for a brief period and began issuing coins from Siscia. Carinus marched from his base in Britain to deal with the usurpation, dispatching Julianus early in AD 285 near Verona.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 940
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 3rd emission, mid AD 294. DIOCLETIA NVS P AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONS ERVAT, Jupiter seated facing, holding thunderbolt and scepter; to left, eagle standing left, head right; PT. RIC VI 17; Zanchi & Estiot (O8/R17); Depeyrot 1B/3; Calicó 4455a; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, graffiti on reverse. Good VF. Bold portrait struck in high relief. Extremely rare.
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Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.25 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck 298-299. DIOCLETI ANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, city gate seen in perspective with three forward turrets; behind, two turrets between two towers; PR. RIC VI 7a; Depeyrot 12B/1; Calicó 4582. Lustrous. NGC photo certified 6556107-002, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 942
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.38 g, 7h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 294. DIOCLETIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSE RVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left; SMN. RIC VI 5a; Depeyrot 2/4; Calicó 4506. NGC photo certified 56088266-003, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 943
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.41 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 303. DIOCLETIA NVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / XX/DIOCL/ETIAN/I AVG in four lines; SMN below; all within laurel wreath. RIC V 13; Depeyrot 7/2; Calicó 4593. Underlying luster, some weakness of strike. EF. From the Father & Son Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 944
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.51 g, 1h). Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 284-286. DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IOVI CO NSERV ATORI AVG, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. RIC VI 298; Depeyrot 14/1; Calicó 4514. Lustrous. Near EF. High relief. Perfectly centered. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Monaco Collection (Heritage 3094, 19 August 2021), lot 32075; Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 717.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 945
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.38 g, 11h). Consular issue. Antioch mint. Struck AD 296-297. DIOCLETIA NVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / CONSVL VI P P PROCOS, Diocletian, laureate and wearing consular toga, standing left, holding globe and short scepter; *|–//SMAΣ (Σ retrograde). RIC VI 13 var. (without star in field); Lukanc p. 226, 15 var. (same); Depeyrot 12/1 var. (same); Calicó 4440 var. (same). Lustrous. NGC photo certified 6556104-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Very rare, unpublished variety. This configuration of mint markings is known for this type for Diocletian during his 7th consulship (RIC VI 20).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 946
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.41 g, 11h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 298. DIOCLET IANVS AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CO N SERAVSS, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; -|*//ALE. RIC VI 4 var. (obv. legend break); VanHorn Emission 5; Depeyrot 6/1; Calicó 4454 corr. Underlying luster. Wonderful high relief portrait. In NGC encapsulation 6556106-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, scratch. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 947
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 295-305. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVS AVGG, Hercules standing right, leaning to left, arms wrapped around head of Nemean lion, who climbs up his forward leg; club to left, P R in exergue. RIC VI –; Depeyrot 6/12; Calicó 4732 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 1801 (this coin); Jameson 319. Pleasing satiny surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 4936351-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Powerful portrait in high relief. Very rare. Ex Dr. Michael Rogers Collection; Edward J. Waddell inventory 47657 (ND); Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 435, purchased from L.S. Forrer, 1952.Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) was a Swiss sugar magnate and sportsman whose fascination with ancient Rome led to the creation of one of the world's greatest collections of Roman gold coins. Born in Genoa to a Swiss-Italian diplomat and a French mother, he became active in the Red Cross after 1943 and, with his father, he repeatedly helped Jews in Italy escape persecution in the later years of World War II. In 1961, he received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his services. His collection focused on Roman gold from the Republic to late Empire, ultimately comprising over 2,000 specimens. The gold collection was purchased en bloc by Bank Leu (Zurich) in 1978, and slowly sold off to collectors over the next few decades. More than 500 ex-Biaggi coins were sold by Numismatica Ars Classica in their Auction 49 in 2008. The Biaggi pedigree remains highly prized among collectors of Roman gold.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 948
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.28 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 294. MAXIMIAN VS P F AVG, laureate head right / HERCVLI VICTORI, laureate Hercules standing facing, head right, leaning on club to left, and holding lion's skin in right; SMN. RIC VI 3; Depeyrot 3/1; Calicó 4667a. Lustrous, grafitti in reverse field. Near EF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 949
Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.35 g, 1h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 294. CONSTA NTIVS N C, laureate head right / C OMIT A TVS AVG G, Constantius and Maximianus on horses galloping left, raising their right hands, the nearer emperor holds a scepter; PT. RIC VI 8; Calicó 4811; Depeyrot 1E/4; Biaggi –. Minor marks, small area of smoothing on obverse, lightly grazed on high points of reverse. VF. High relief portrait. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 950
Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 4.99 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 295. CONSTAN TIVS NOB C, laureate head right / IOVI CONS ERVATORI, Jupiter enthroned left, holding thunderbolt in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; PTR. RIC VI –; cf. 19 (obv. legend, PT in exergue); Calicó 4847b (this coin illustrated); Pink, Goldprägung, p. 318; Depeyrot 2B/4 (this coin referenced). Slight reddish toning over lustrous surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 4936351-002, graded Ch MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. High relief portrait in exemplary style. Extremely rare, one of only two coins inventoried by Depeyrot (the other in a public collection [Vienna]). Ex Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 835; Leu 61 (17 May 1995), lot 302.Flavius Valerius Constantius was a native of Naissus in modern Serbia. He found escape from his low social standing in the Roman army and rose steadily through the ranks. Along the way, he took a local barmaid named Helena as his common-law wife and she bore him a son, Constantine, probably in AD 273 or 274. By AD 284, Constantius had been made military governor of Dalmatia. He supported Diocletian's bid for power and was rewarded with a series of important posts in the new regime. In March of AD 293, Diocletian and Maximian appointed him Caesar of the West and charged him with restoring Britain and northern Gaul, then under the separatist rule of the usurper Carausius, to Roman control. Constantius spent three years in careful preparations and launched his invasion in mid-AD 296, achieving complete surprise and total victory. He won the reputation of a just and compassionate ruler during his years as Caesar. With Diocletian's retirement in AD 305, Constantius became Augustus of the West and technically the senior ruler, but Galerius was clearly dominant. Constantius had to implore Galerius to release his son Constantine, serving in the eastern court, so that the young officer could assist in a projected British campaign. The two were reunited in early 306 and campaigned jointly against the Picts, winning Constantius the title "Britannicus Maximus." But Constantius fell seriously ill that summer and died on July 25. The army immediately acclaimed Constantine as Emperor, launching the career of one of Rome's greatest rulers.