Triton XXVI - Session 1
Date: 2023-01-10 00:00:00
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.10 g, 6h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, Punic 'MMḤNT below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 3a, – (O54/R164 [unlisted die combination]); CNP 267; BAR Issue 4; HGC 2, 284; SNG Lloyd 1636 (same obv. die). Attractive cabinet tone. EF. Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.08 g, 3h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, Punic MM below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 3b, 214 (O64'/R186); CNP 265a; BAR Issue 4; HGC 2, 287; de Luynes 1464 (same obv. die). A little off center on obverse, minor die wear on reverse. EF.
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.36 g, 6h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, [Punic 'MHMḤNT below]. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5a, 290 (O93/R238); CNP 271; HGC 2, 293 corr. (varying legend); McClean 3047 (same dies). Lightly toned, underlying luster, compact flan. Choice EF.
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.64 g, 10h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; palmette with long tendrils in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull right; CEΛAΣ above. Jenkins, Gela, Group IV, 342 (O66/R133); HGC 2, 343; Hermitage Sale I 50 (same dies); de Luynes 952 (same dies); Prospero 124 (this coin). Toned, light scratches under tone. VF. Ex Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 124, purchased from Spink & Son, 19 November 1985; Sotheby's (22 April 1970), lot 50.
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 415-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.06 g, 9h). Nike, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga right; above, heron flying right / Forepart of man-headed bull advancing left from reeds, before which stands a heron right; above, barley grain above sŬE˝; olive spray with berry to upper right, emanating from the rump of the bull's forepart behind the reeds; to lower left, fish upward; altar to right. Cf. Numismatica Ars Classica 114, lot 44 = Numismatica Ars Classica 9, lot 155 = Schweizerischer Bankverein Zürich 1, lot 52; cf. Numismatica Ars Classica 132, lot 191; otherwise, unpublished. Toned, minor pitting, some redeposited silver, minor double strike and slightly off center on reverse. VF. Extremely rare issue with this reverse type, one of three known. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from Classical Cash, 7 April 2000.This remarkable tetradrachm is part of an issue that was unknown to Jenkins, all with a similar reverse type depicting the forepart of a man-headed bull emanating left from reeds, with a heron and altar in the foreground, and grain ear and fish in the field. The previously known examples (cited above) were struck with Jenkins's obverse die O96, securely placing the issue within his Group IX, which comprises the last tetradrachm coinage at Gela, struck from arguably the finest style dies. The present piece is struck from a different obverse die, unknown to Jenkins, which is similar to O96, but has no ethnic, and the flying eagle is replaced with a flying heron. The reverse die is also slightly different, depicting the reeds over the midsection of the forepart, giving an even more artistic depiction of the scene, where the bull is emerging from within the reeds.
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SICILY, Himera. Circa 425-409 BC. Æ Hemilitron or Hexonkion (25mm, 18.46 g). Gorgoneion / Six pellets (mark of value). Kraay, Bronze 1a; CNS 24; HGC 2, 472; SNG ANS 180; McClean 2306; Virzi 1029. Green-brown patina, minor roughness. VF. From the Pythagoras Collection.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 476-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.49 g, 9h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands / Head of roaring lion right; retrograde ΛEO-NT-I-N-O and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 4 (same dies); Randazzo 80 (this coin); HGC 2, 660 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 201 (same dies); SNG Lloyd –; Basel 347 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 272 (same rev. die); cf. Rizzo pl. XXII, 8/7 (same obv./rev. die). Toned. Near EF. Rare early issue. Ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich Collection (Triton XVIII, 5 January 2015), lot 362; Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 75; Randazzo/Sicily, 1980 Hoard (CH VII, 17).
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.40 g, 3h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LEO-N-T-I-[N]O-N and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 41 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 222–4 (same obv. die); Jameson 629 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 1 (same dies). Lightly toned. EF. Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 253.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.94 g, 12h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LE-O-N-TI-N-ON around; barley grain above, to left, and below; leaf to right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 257 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1063 (same obv. die); Basel 353 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Toned, underlying luster, typical die break on obverse at an early state. Superb EF. From the North River Collection. Ex C. G. Collection (Triton XI, 7 January 2008), lot 44; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 95.
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SICILY, Lilybaion (as 'Cape of Melkart'). Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.10 g, 12h). Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands; [RŠ]MLQ[RT] ("Raš Melqart" in Punic) in exergue / Head of Arethousa right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 48 (O17/R37); CNP 318; HGC 2, 741; SNG Lloyd 1599 (same dies); Sartiges 97 (same dies). Attractively toned over lustrous surfaces, some blue iridescence around the periphery. Near EF. Well centered. Impressive. From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 122.
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SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.21 g, 10h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules right; MEΣΣ-ANA above and before / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right; MEΣΣ-A-NI-O-N around. Caltabiano Series XIV, 518 (D206/R215); HGC 2, 792; SNG ANS 356 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1097 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 399 (same obv. die); McClean 2394 (same dies). Lightly toned, underlying luster, slightly weak strike on obverse. Near EF. From the North River Collection. Ex W. B. and R. E. Montgomery Collection (Triton XI, 7 January 2008), lot 48; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 97.
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SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.27 g, 3h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules right; retrograde MEΣ-ΣANA counterclockwise from right, two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing right; MEΣ-ΣA-N-I-ON around; below, dolphin right. Caltabiano Series XIV, 533 (D210/R227); HGC 2, 792; SNG ANS 362; Pozzi 490 (same dies). Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, minor die wear. Superb EF. Well struck on a broad flan. Ex CNG inventory 525515 (@ $19,500); Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 57 (hammer CHF 13,000).
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SICILY, Syracuse. The Gamoroi. Circa 500-490/86 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.94 g, 5h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; SVRA above / Head of Arethousa left in incuse circle in center of quadripartite incuse square. Boehringer Series I, 23E (V17/R13); HGC 2, 1302; Bement 442 (same obv. die); Regling, Antike 261 (same dies); Traité I 2248, pl. LXXIV, 2 (same rev. die). Deep collection tone with some iridescence, light scratch in field on obverse. Near EF. Ex JTB Collection; Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 146; Galerie Numismatique Drouot 13 (21 November 1980), lot 946.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.16 g, 9h). Struck circa 460-450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring, and necklace; Σ-V-RAKOΣ-I-ON and four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIVa, 469 (V252/R338); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 144–5 (same rev. die); SNG München 1008 (same dies); Dewing 787 (same obv. die); Gillet 560 (same dies); Jameson 761 (same obv. die); Pozzi 574 (same obv. die); Randazzo 532 (this coin). Lightly toned, a little off center and double struck on obverse. Good VF. From the D.K. Collection.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (35mm, 41.88 g, 1h). Reverse die signed by Euainetos. Struck circa 405-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line, [military harness], shield, greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; [AΘΛA below] / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ΣΥ-ΡΑ-Κ-Ο-ΣΙΩΝ behind hair, four dolphins swimming around, EY-[AI]NE along lower edge. Gallatin dies R.III/C.IV; Scavino 11 (D4/R8); HGC 2, 1299; SNG ANS 363 = Pozzi 615 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 421–2 (same obv. die); Dewing 876–8 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 104 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1248 (same obv. die); Regling, Antike 583 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 5785794-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, Fine Style. Ex Gorny & Mosch 280 (11 October 2021), lot 105; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 91.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (13.5mm, 5.78 g, 3h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with a star, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; ΣYPAKOΣION to left, pellet flanking neck / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group III, 15.10 (D11/R8 – this coin); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 329 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1421 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 985 (same dies); Hunt IV 115 (same obv. die); Jameson 814 (same obv. die); Pozzi 605 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6158586-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. Ex Heritage 3048 (11 August 2016), lot 32011; Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part III, Triton XIX, 6 January 2006), lot 2018; Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 110; Spink 32 (30 November 1983), lot 11; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 375.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 50 Litrai – Dekadrachm (11mm, 2.89 g, 4h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of young male (Anapos?) left; ΣYPAKO-ΣIΩN around / Horse prancing right on exergue line [inscribed ΣYPAKO-ΣIΩN]; all within shallow incuse square. Bérend 2 (D1/R2); HGC 2, 1281; SNG ANS 341; SNG Delepierre 688; SNG Fitzwilliam 1269; SNG Lloyd 1425; BMC 170; Dewing 927–8; Sartiges 126 (all from the same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6290614-015, graded VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Some luster remains, minor marks. Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AV Hemistater – Drachm (16mm, 4.26 g, 1h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath; tiny retrograde Σ below / Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving galloping biga right; triskeles below, ΣYP-AK-OΣ-IΩN around. Bérend, l'or, pl. 9, 1; BAR Issue 1; HGC 2, 1276; SNG ANS 550; SNG Lloyd 1472–3 var. (obv. control mark); Dewing 934 var. (same); Gulbenkian 327 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 1883232-013, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.19 g, 5h). Struck circa 310-306/5 BC. Head of Kore right, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; [KOP]AΣ to left / Nike standing right erecting trophy to right; [AΓA]ΘOKΛEO[Σ] to left, monogram between, clockwise triskeles to lower right. Ierardi 99 (O20/R60); BAR Issue 23; HGC 2, 1536; SNG ANS –; SNG München 1267 (same dies); Gulbenkian 335 (same dies); Sartiges 147 (same dies). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6556066-002, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, lt. smoothing, scratches.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 2½ Litrai (14mm, 2.25 g, 9h). In the name of the Syrakosioi. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Female standing facing, head left, holding scroll in extended right hand, and filleted palm frond in left; sUrÅ˚os5o@ to left, E to right. CCO 69–74 and 82–4 var. (unlisted dies); Burnett, Enna 44; BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554. Deeply toned, some minor chips around edge, a couple of small delaminations, minor scuff at edge on reverse. Good VF. Rare. From the GTP Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 54.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.40 g, 2h). Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled head left; star to right / BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ ΦIΛIΣTIΔ[OΣ], Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving fast quadriga right; crescent above, KI[Σ] to right, grain ear below. CCO 80 (D19/R53); Burnett, Enna 41 (same dies); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554; BMC 550 (same obv. die). Light iridescent tone around the devices, some minor die wear, small edge chip on reverse. EF. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 246.