Auction 121 - Session 4
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 246
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1029
Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (18.5mm, 2.19 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, second officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; LVGPS. RIC IX 46; Lyon 230; RSC 18A. Light steel-gray toning, minor porosity, die flaw on obverse. EF. Rare. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXX.2 (October 2012), no. RM4660; 2010 Gussage All Saints Hoard (PAS Ref. DOR-A1CCB1; NC 171 [2011], no. 54)..The coinage of Eugenius marks a return to individualistic portraiture not seen since the reign of Julian II 30 years before. Like Julian, Eugenius appears on his coins with a long beard. Although nominally a Christian, Eugenius wore his beard in honor of the great philosophers of the past. This was taken as a visible sign of sympathy by the Pagan aristocracy of Rome, which had seen its position fade to that of a persecuted minority under the zealous Catholic Theodosius I, emperor of the East. To bolster support in Rome, Eugenius made overtures to followers of the old religion, who responded enthusiastically. Unfortunately for them, this provided exactly the casus belli sought by Theodosius, who invaded Italy and suppressed the rebel regime.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1129
Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (29.5mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1049-1053. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; crescents in upper quarters of nimbus / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 3; Füeg II 3.B.5/8; SB 1830. Lightly toned, slightly double struck. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1030
Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.52 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 397-402. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Honorius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; M|D//COMOB. RIC IX 35c = RIC X 1206a; Toffanin 486/2; Depeyrot 16/2; Biaggi 2320. Lustrous, some light marks on edge. EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 993.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1130
Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (19mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Theodora, holding jeweled scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 2.1; Füeg II 2.y; SB 1838. Lightly clipped. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1031
Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 402-406. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Honorius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 1287; Depeyrot 7/1; Biaggi 2319. Lustrous. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 397 (17 May 2017), lot 685.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1131
Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + mIXAHL AЧτOCRAτ, Michael, bearded, standing on footstool, wearing crown, saccos and loros, and holding long cross and akakia / Facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. DOC 2.4; Füeg II 2.y; SB 1841. Lustrous. Near EF. Very rare. Michael served in the office of logothetes tou stratiotikou (approximately a comptroller for military finances) and his elevation to the throne after the death of Theodora was a rather sly maneuver by court grandees to take control of the government. The church, the aristocracy, and the army all took a dim view of this, and the hapless Michael proved unable to win them over. When the general Isaac Comnenus revolted in June 1057 Michael quickly acceded to his demands for power sharing, but a few months later a conspiracy amongst the factions in Constantinople forced Michael's complete abdication.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1032
Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 11h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 403-408. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter and Victory on globe; star to left; A//CONOB. RIC X 30; Depeyrot 57/2; Biaggi 2316. Lustrous. Choice EF. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex El Medina Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 17 September 2020), lot 742 (hammer $2750); James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1815.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1132
Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Isaac standing facing, holding labarum and sword in sheath. DOC 1; Füeg II 1; SB 1844. Scratch on reverse, lustrous. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1033
Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter and Victory on globe; star to left; Δ//CONOB. RIC X 201; Depeyrot 73/1; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1133
Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Isaac standing facing, wearing loros, holding sword, hand on hilt. DOC 2; Füeg II 2.B.x; SB 1843. Lightly toned, die break on reverse. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 1005; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby's, 21 June 1991), lot 589 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1034
Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 402/8-450/5. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star in right field; CONOB. RIC X 213 and 249; Hahn 45; Depeyrot 70/1; Biaggi 2305. In NGC encapsulation 2401342-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton XVI (7 January 2013), lot 1214.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1134
Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Isaac standing facing, wearing loros, holding sword, hand on hilt. DOC 2; Füeg II 2.C.x; SB 1843. Underlying luster, scratches and die shift on reverse. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1035
Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter and Victory on globe; star to left; A//CONOB. RIC X 202; Depeyrot 73/2; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, faint scratches on obverse. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1135
Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; pellet on shaft. DOC 1; Füeg II 1.A; SB 1847. A few light marks, slightly double struck. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1036
Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and Victory on globe; to left at feet, prow of galley; star in left field; Δ//CONOB. RIC X 202; Depeyrot 73/2; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous. Superb EF. A spectacular example. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Phoibos Collection (Künker 333, 16 March 2020), lot 1608.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1136
Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum with no pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. DOC 1a.6; Füeg II 1.A1; SB 1847. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1037
Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 420-423. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross; Γ//CONOB. RIC X 219; Depeyrot 74/2; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1137
Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. DOC 1b.1; Füeg II 1.C; SB 1847. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1038
Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 443-450. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated left, left foot on prow, holding globus cruciger and scepter; round shield at side, star to left; COMOB. RIC X 286; Depeyrot 84/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous, slight double strike, thin reverse die breaks. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1138
Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding globus cruciger, being crowned by the Virgin Mary; M Θ in field. DOC 2; Füeg II 2 (unlisted reverse die); SB 1848. Underlying luster. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1039
Aelia Eudocia. Augusta, AD 423-460. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.49 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, circa AD 430-440. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right / Cross within wreath (ties 7) with central medallion; CONOB*. RIC X 252; Depeyrot 72/2; Biaggi 2359. Lustrous, light marks, thing reverse die break. EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex William Subjack Collection (Part III, Vecchi 14, 5 February 1999), lot 1325.Aelia Eudocia started life as Athenais, born in Antioch to a prominent Pagan professor of rhetoric. Raised on the classics, she blossomed into a beautiful young woman who was an accomplished poet and orator. When her father died and her brothers cut her out of any inheritance, she traveled to Constantinople in AD 420 to seek redress from the emperor Theodosius II. But the scholarly young emperor was in the market for a wife and he was immediately smitten with Athenais. His sister, the devout Pulcheria, insisted that she convert to Christianity before any marriage, terms she readily accepted, taking the name Eudocia. The new Empress quickly became an advocate for universal education and tolerance, particularly toward Jews and other persecuted sects. She also sought to blend Classical Hellenism and Christianity. This placed her at odds with Pulcheria, who began to denigrate the sincerity of her conversion. To prove her devotion, Eudocia made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in AD 438, but soon after returning she was accused of adultery and banished from the court. Theodosius still loved her, however, and the terms were not severe. She was able to retire to Jerusalem where she continued her writing and charitable work until her death in AD 460.