Auction 121 - Session 5
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 287
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1155
VISIGOTHS, Spain. Swinthila. 621-631. AV Tremissis. Emerita (Mérida) mint. + SVINTHILA REX, facing bust / EMERI T Λ PIVS, facing bust. CNV 327; MEC 1, –. In ANACS encapsulation 6210403, graded MS 62. Ex Heritage 231817 (26 April 2018), lot 64306.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1156
MEROVINGIANS, Marsal. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.30 g, 5h). Gisloaldus, moneyer. + mARSALLO VICO, diademed and draped bust right / (star) GISLOALDVS mONET, Latin cross; C and Λ flanking; all within pelleted border. NM 9; Belfort 2419; Prou 966; Sutherland 4 (same obv. die); MEC 1, –. EF, softly struck, small metal flaw on obverse. Well centered. Rare. From the Londinium Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1157
MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.27 g, 12h). Anglus, moneyer. VICVS FIT +, ΛNCCO mONET, cross set on base decorated with +. Cf. NM 17; cf. Lafaurie, VVic, Type VIIIa; cf. Belfort 4977; MEC 1, –. Some deposits in devices, light marks. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1158
MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.34 g, 9h). Duccelenus and Baudegisilus, moneyers. + DVCCELENO FICI, head right / + B(AV)DEG[ISI]LO, cross pattée; five-rayed stars in quarters. NM –; Belfort 1832; cf. Prou 2551 (for type); cf. E&S p. 344, first note; MEC 1, –. Toned, light deposits. Near EF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1159
CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Jerusalem Pilgrim Coinage. 12th century. BI Denier (17mm, 0.75 g, 6h). + (horizontal retrograde S)ΛN ΛCΛRC[Λ] (sic), cross pattée / Medieval façade of the al-Aqsa Mosque: façade with three arched entries; above; central pedimented tower surmounted by cross; on either side, sphere surmounted by pellet-in-crescent. Metcalf, Crusades, pp. 78-9; Slocum 284; Schlumberger –; CCS 49. Porous and crystallized surfaces. Fine. Very rare. Associated with the pilgrim traffic in Jerusalem and the Crusaders, especially the Knights Templar, who oversaw the local Christian holy sites there, this very rare denier most likely served as a token coinage used specifically on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The obverse legend, here crudely rendered, referred to the s(a)n(cta) aerea, or "holy area", which was the Haram esh-Sharif, or Temple Mount. At the time, this area was dominated by three Umayyad structures: the Qubbat al-Sakhrah, or Dome of the Rock; the Qubbat al-Silsilah, or Dome of the Chain; and the al-Masjid al-'Aqṣā, or the al-Aqsa Mosque. It is this last structure that is represented on the reverse of this denier. Following the capture of Jerusalem in 1099, the mosque was renamed as the Templum Solomonis, or Solomon's Temple, to distinguish it from the Dome of the Rock, now known as the Templum Domini, or Lord's Temple. First converted into a palace and stable, the al-Aqsa Mosque was transformed in 1119 into the headquarters of the Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici, or Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. More commonly known as the Knights Templar, they were a Christian military order, their mission, as stated by the Order's founder, Godfrey de Saint-Omer, was to provide protection for Christian pilgrims on their journey in the Holy Land. Initially a very poor order, which relied largely on donations, the Templars soon grew to be a wealthy and powerful organization, largely through the advocacy of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Within a decade of their founding, the Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom and, by papal bull, could cross its borders unhindered and were exempted by papal bull from taxation and all authority except that of the Pope. When the Muslims under Saladin retook Jerusalem in 1187, following the Battle of Hattin, the Templars were forced to evacuate their headquarters on the Temple Mount and flee northward. This withdrawal initiated the loss of Templar control in the Holy Land and their eventual destruction by Pope Clement IV and the French king, Philip IV, in 1307.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1160
CRUSADERS, County of Tripoli. Imitation Bezants. 11th-12th centuries. AV Bezant (22mm, 3.22 g, 8h). Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir. Tripolis (Tripoli) mint. Third phase, after 1187-1260 or later. Kalima in four lines, ali above; pellet and crescent in inner margin; mint formula and AH date in outer margin / Name and titles of al-Mustansir in three lines, ma'ad above; pellet and crescent in inner margin; "Second Symbol" (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin. Balog & Yvon 7; Metcalf, Crusades, –, but cf. 487; CCS 4a. Lightly toned, flan crack. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1161
AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Archduchy of Austria. Leopold V. Archduke, 1619-1632. AR Taler (41mm, 12h). Hall mint. Dated 1632, but struck under Archduke Ferdinand Karl, circa 1646. Crowned and armored half-length bust right, holding scepter and resting hand on hilt of sword / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. Moser & Tursky 508 (same obv. die as illustration); Davenport 6338B; KM 629.4. In NGC encapsulation 2800496-006, graded AU 58. Ex Schulman 352 (28 January 2017), lot 782.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1162
AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Archduchy of Austria. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. AR Taler (41mm, 12h). Hall mint. Dated 1704. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. Moser & Tursky 760; Herenik 652 var. (overdate not noted); KM 1303.4 var. (same); Davenport 1003. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2432011-001, graded AU 55. From the Richard Basler Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1163
CHINA, Republic of China. Provincial issues. 1912-1949. AR Tael (40mm, 37.87 g, 12h). Yunnan province. Mint in French Indochina (Hanoi?). Struck 1943. Small stag's head left / Legend in three lines in Burmese and Hànzì characters. L&M 435; Kann 939; KM X3. Peripheral toning. In NGC encapsulation 6470543-004, graded MS 63.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1164
COLOMBIA, Colonial. Felipe IV. King of Spain, 1621-1665. AV 2 Escudos (19mm, 6.78 g). Nuevo Reino (Santa Fé de Bogotá) mint. Struck 1628-1655. Crowned coat-of-arms / Cross potent within ornate double linear quadrilobe. KM 4.1. Minor doubling, date off flan. Good VF. Ex Norman Frank Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 106, 13 September 2017), lot 958; Baldwin's 24 (10 October 2000), lot 240.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1165
COSTA RICA, Republic. 1848-pres. AV 20 Colones (27mm, 15.42 g, 6h). San José mint. Dated 1899. Bust of Christopher Columbus right / Coat-of-arms. KM 141; Friedberg 19. Good VF. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 651 (November 1972), no. G1841.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1166
DENMARK. temp. Svend I Tveskæg (Forkbeard)–Knud II den Store (the Great). Circa 986-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.57 g, 10h). Imitation of an Æthelred II Long Cross type. Lund mint(?). Struck circa 997-1023. Draped bust left; pellet behind / Voided long cross, with triple-crescent ends. Malmer chain 105, dies 114/1126. Slightly double struck on obverse. VF. Rare. Ex G.W. de Wit Collection (Part III, Künker 137, 11 March 2008), lot 3075; Tietjen 38 (10 March 1981), lot 943.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1167
FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois. 1328-1350. AV Pavillon d'or (31mm, 5.06 g, 8h). Authorized 8 June 1339. Philippe, holding lis-tipped scepter, seated facing on throne decorated with lions and within draped pavilion decorated with lis / Arched cross fleurée over voided short arched cross, with voided quatrefoil at each limb; quatrefoil at center; all within quadrilobe, with inward-facing lis in each angle and crown in each spandrel. Duplessy 251; Ciani 270; Friedberg 266. Small edge split. Lustrous. Near EF. The king and pavillon well struck up.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1168
FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois. 1328-1350. AV Lion d'or (30mm, 4.86 g, 11h). Authorized 31 October 1338. PҺ' : DЄI : GRΛ · · FRΛnC : RЄX · (annulet and triple annulet stops), Philippe seated facing within Gothic portico, holding lis-tipped scepter in each hand; at feet, lion seated left, head facing / + : XP'C : VIИCIT: XP'C : RЄGИΛT : XP'C : IИPЄRΛT (triple annulets), cross quadrilobée, feuillue, and fleurdelisée; quadrilobe in center of cross; all within quadrilobe, arcs ending in trefoils; crowns in spandrels. Duplessy 250; Ciani 290; Friedberg 265. Light orange tone with flashes of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6458806-001, graded MS 61. A very well struck up example with excellent detail to king and lion–rare thus. Conservatively graded by NGC in our opinion.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1169
FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Mouton d'or (30mm, 4.72 g, 5h). Authorized 17 January 1355. Agnus Dei standing left, head upturned right; behind, banner flying from ornate cruciform staff; all within tressure of fourteen arcs / Cross tréflée and feuillue, and fleurdelisée; in center of cross, cinqefoil within angled quadrilobe; lis in quarters; all within angled quadrilobe; in spandrels, lis flanking angles. Duplessy 291; Ciani 354; Friedberg 280. Some luster, a few hairlines. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1170
FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Franc à cheval (29mm, 3.76 g, 1h). Authorized 5 January 1360. Jean, crowned and in full armor, left on caparisoned horse, holding sword / Cross tréflée and feuillue; in center of cross, • within quadrilobe; all within quadrilobe, trefoil fleurée at end of each arc; trilobe in spandrels. Duplessy 294; Ciani 361; Friedberg 279. Areas of weak strike, some light scratches. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1171
FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Franc à cheval (28mm, 3.86 g, 5h). Authorized 5 January 1360. Jean, crowned and in full armor, left on caparisoned horse, holding sword / Cross tréflée and feuillue; in center of cross, • within quadrilobe; all within quadrilobe, trefoil fleurée at end of each arc; trilobe in spandrels. Duplessy 294; Ciani 361; Friedberg 279. Some luster, a few hairlines. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1172
FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (27mm, 3.76 g, 2h). Authorized 20 April 1365. King standing facing within Gothic arch; semée of seven lis to left and right, holding sword, and main de Justice / Cross tréflée; in center of cross, pellet within angled quadrilobe; lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Duplessy 360; Ciani 457; Friedberg 284. Lustrous surfaces, slight ghosting. EF. Fine style.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1173
FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (28mm, 3.70 g, 2h). Uncertain provincial mint. Struck after 1368. King standing facing within Gothic arch; semé of seven lis to left and right, holding sword with annulet pommel, and main de Justice / Cross tréflée; in center of cross, pellet within angled quadrilobe; lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Duplessy 360A/360 (obv./rev.); Dieudonné 792; Ciani –; Friedberg 284. Some luster. EF. A crisp strike.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1174
FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (28mm, 3.75 g, 10h). Uncertain provincial mint. Struck after 1368. King standing facing within Gothic arch; semé of seven lis to left and right, holding sword with annulet pommel, and main de Justice / Cross tréflée; in center of cross, pellet within angled quadrilobe; lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Duplessy 360A/360 (obv./rev.); Dieudonné 792; Ciani –; Friedberg 284. EF. Struck on a broad flan with excellent surfaces.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1175
FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AV Écu d'or au soleil (26mm, 3.39 g, 1h). First period. Lyon mint; différent: clover and point under 12th letter. 3rd emission, authorized 21 July 1519. Crowned coat-of-arms; soleil above / Cross fleurée with quatrefoil at center; alternating lis and Fs in quarters. Duplessy 775; Ciani 1073; Friedberg 342. Light scratch. Near EF.