Triton XXVI - Session 2
Date: 2023-01-10 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 524
SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.38 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; one pellet above and two pellets below diadem ties / nwr'zy in Pahlavi to right, šhpwhry in Pahlavi to left, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group d/1; Saeedi AV5; Sunrise 740. Hint of deposits, tiny metal flaw on obverse, light marks. Near EF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Style A/a. 'Ctesiphon' mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr'n MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yz[d'n] in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; y'yt' nšt (= who has rendered the empire 'just') in Pahlavi in second line behind crown / nwr' zy in Pahlavi to left, wrhr'n in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the one on the left wears crown with korymbos, the other wears mural crown; on altar shaft, fravahr surrounded by three pellets. SNS type I(2)/1ab(1a) and pl. 4, A1 = Saeedi AV 11 (same dies); Sunrise –; Zeno –. Lightly toned, some slight hairlines, contact mark on obverse, traces of underlying luster. Near EF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.97 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr'n MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MN yzd'n in Pahlavi, jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head, left, holding fravahr / wrhr 'n in Pahlavi) on left, nwr 'zy in Pahlavi) on right, fire altar; flanked by Bahram, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and queen, wearing kolah and holding ring; fravahr to left of flames. SNS II Type VIIa(1)/5a(1a), Style A; Paruck 158; Saeedi 168; Sunrise 789. Hint of iridescent toning, deposits, and die rust; slightly crystallized surfaces. Good VF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II. AD 276-293. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Style I. 'HWPY/HRPY' (Herat?) mint. Phase I. Blundered mzdysn bgy wrhr'n MRK' 'yr'n MN yzd'n in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing winged crown with korymbos; : above ribbons / Blundered nwr 'zy (in Pahlavi) on left, blundered wrhr 'n (in Pahlavi) on right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the right wearing mural crown; fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames; triple pellets on altar shaft. SNS type I(1)/1(1a), style I (unrecorded as a dinar); Göbl type I/1; –; Sunrise –; Classical Numismatic Group 120, lot 604 (same dies); Zeno 218938 = Gorny & Mosch 261, lot 430 (same dies); Zeno 163923 = New York Sale XXXVII, lot 422 var. (no pellets; same rev. die); Triton XXIII, lot 569 (same dies); Zeno 229225 = Classical Numismatic Group 112, lot 414 var. (no pellets; same rev. die); Zeno 172466 = Album 26, lot 59 var. (no pellets; same rev. die); VAuctions - Pars Coins Sale 1, lot 209 (same dies). Underlying luster, hint of deposits on obverse. EF. Very rare with the two pellets above the ribbons.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.22 g, 3h). Style I. HWPY (Herat) mint. bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar's head; pseudo-Pahlavi legend around / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; hw py in Pahlavi flanking flames; pseudo-Pahlavi legend to left and right. SNS type III(1)/1(1a), Style I and pl. 24, 64; Saaedi –; Sunrise –; Triton XXV, lot 6283. Iridescent toning, slight wave at edge. EF. Rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.11 g, 3h). Style I. HWPY (Herat) mint. Busts of Bahram and queen Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, queen wearing kolah ; pseudo-Pahlavi legend around / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; hw py in Pahlavi flanking flames; pseudo-Pahlavi legend to left and right. SNS type IV(1)/1(1a), Style I and pl. 24, A804; Saaedi 158; Sunrise 779. Iridescent toning, edge chip. EF. Very rare.
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) (I–II). Circa AD 230-245. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.89 g, 12h). Imitating Kushan king Vasudeva I. Uncertain mint in Baktria. Early series. Þ OO(retrograde h)O(retrograde h)OÞO BO ZOhO VO(retrograde Þ)α(retrograde h)O], Vasudeva standing left, flames on shoulder, holding filleted standard, sacrificing over altar to left; filleted trident to left; O on altar; tamgha to right / OhÞO to right, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident with O on shaft; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to upper left; triple pellets below Nandi's head; additional pellet to left of rear leg. MK 642; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 460 var. (pellet to left of tamgha). Reddish toning in devices, a few edge marks, possibly having been placed in a bezel. EF. Attractive example. Ex Tamco Numismatics inventory (includes ticket).
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) (I–II). Circa AD 230-245. AV Dinar (24mm, 12h). Imitating Kushan king Vasudeva I. Uncertain mint in Baktria. Early series. s OOnOnOsO [O bÅz OÅnO KOsÅnO], Vasudeva standing left, flames on shoulder, holding filleted standard, sacrificing over altar to left; filleted trident to left; O on altar; [0 to right] / OIsO to right, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident with o on shaft; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; : to upper left; ≥ below Nandi's head; • to left of rear leg. MK 651 (Vasudeva II) var. (additional pellet to left of tamgha); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –. Superb EF. Ex Heritage 3091 (7 May 2021), lot 32126.
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THRACE, Byzantium. Marc Antony(?). Circa mid-1st century BC. Æ (20mm, 3.90 g, 1h). Bare male head (Marc Antony?) left / BY ZAN/TI ΩN, trophy of arms set on prow, between crossed rudder and anchor. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1888 (V1/R3); RPC I 1770.10 (this coin); Varbanov . Green-brown patina, slight roughness, reverse flan flaw. VF. Rare. Ex Hannelore Scheiner Collection.
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THRACE, Perinthus. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Pentassarion (31mm, 20.54 g, 1h). NЄPΩN KAIΣAP ΣЄBAΣTOΣ, laureate head right / ΠEPINΘIΩN, Herakles standing right; leaning on club with right hand and holding bow with left; to right, tree with coiled serpent, head left. Schönert, Perinthos 241; RPC I 1757.2 (this coin); Varbanov 17 (this coin). Red-brown patina, some smoothing. VF. Extremely rare, only the second known specimen. Ex Lanz 123 (30 May 2005), lot 469.
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THRACE, Perinthus. Claudia Octavia. Augusta, AD 54-62. Æ (26mm, 10.46 g, 12h). Struck under Nero, circa AD 59-63. OKTAOYIA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust right, wearing stephane / HPA ΠEPINΘIΩN, cult statue of Hera Samios standing left. Schönert, Perinthos 255; RPC I 1755; Varbanov 3694. Mottled red-brown patina, small die break on obverse, scratches, roughness, reverse slightly off center. Good VF. From the S & S Collection.
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MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon. Time of Caracalla to Severus Alexander. Circa AD 212-244. AV Medallion, in the weight of a half aureus or hemistater (13.5mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Beroia(?) mint. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, locks curled to resemble the horn or Ammon, hair flowing behind / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background. Seemingly unique, unpublished except for its previous auction appearances. Some luster, scratches, minor deposits. EF. Based on the types of Lysimachos. Extremely rare. Ex Nomos 23 (30 November 2021), lot 239; Tkalec (26 November 2014), lot 131.The image of Alexander appeared regularly on the coinage of the Koinon of Macedon, his likeness used as a symbol of their city's history and homage to their favorite son. A large series of coins was struck without imperial portraits during the third and fourth centuries but gold struck there is incredibly rare. This medallion was likely struck as a prize at one of the many local games or a donative for distinguished members of society.
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MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.82 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. MA[KЄΔONΩN], head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Θ to left / AESILLAS, Q, money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath, Ā above. Bauslaugh Group II, obv. die O7; HGC 3, 1110. Deeply toned with iridescence, minor scratches. Near EF. From the S & S Collection, purchased from Joel L. Malter.
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MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.84 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. MAKЄΔONΩN, head of the deified Alexander the Great right; below chin, B monogram / AESILLAS, Q, money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath, [B at lower knot of wreath]. Bauslaugh Group III, obv. die O14; HGC 3, 1110. Minor scratches. EF.
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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.25 g, 7h). Struck under Domitian, AD 82. DOMITIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in long braids with single looped plait at back / VENVS AVG, Venus Victrix, seen half from behind, naked to the hips, standing right, resting elbow on column, holding scepter in left hand and helmet in right. RPC II 870; RIC II 847 (Domitian); RSC 19. Lightly toned, minor deposits. Good VF. Very rare, with a portrait in fine style. Ex Gorny & Mosch 257 (15 October 2018), lot 611; Künker 280 (26 September 2016), lot 574.Domitia Longina was the daughter of the famous Roman general Corbulo, and the mistress of Domitian before the two were married in AD 71. A boy was born to the couple, but died very young and was deified upon Domitian's accession as emperor in AD 81. Domitia was acclaimed as Augusta shortly thereafter, but the marriage was a tempestuous one and she was exiled from the palace for a time in AD 83. By the following year she had returned, and the couple seems to have arrived at a modus vivendi for the rest of Domitian's reign. The historian Cassius Dio claims Domitia had a role in her husband's assassination in September of AD 96. However, she continued to refer to herself as "Domitia, wife of Domitian" for the rest of her long life. She died peacefully sometime between AD 126 and 130.
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ACHAEA, Fleet coinage. Uncertain mint. Mark Antony, with Octavia. Summer 37 BC. Æ "Sestertius" (27mm, 12.22 g, 4h). 'Fleet coinage' issue. Light series. Uncertain naval base mint (Tarentum?); L. Sempronius Atratinus, consul designatus. Â ANT iÂp [Ter COÍ DeÍ iTer eT Ter iii uir r p C], bare head of Mark Antony and draped bust of Octavia, vis-à-vis / L ATr[ATiNuÍ Augur C]OÍ DeÍig, Mark Antony and Octavia in quadriga of hippocamps right, lituus above; hÍ to left; d and astragalus below. Amandry, Bronze I, Series II.2.A, 8 (D3/R–, unlisted reverse die); RPC I 1459; CRI 291; Sydenham 1261; BMCRR East 151. Brown surfaces, flan adjustment marks. VF. Very rare. The curious "fleet coinage" of Mark Antony was struck at several mints over the course of 37/6 BC, probably commencing after Antony and Octavian signed the Pact of Tarentum, which renewed their triumval powers and partnership. Octavia, Antony's wife and Octavian's sister, was instrumental in the negotiations and frequently appears on the coins, including this rare specimen. The coins are all bronzes of a range of denominations that anticipate the ones in use during the empire -- sestertius, dupondius, as, etc. Three Antonian admirals are named as moneyers, including L. Sempronius Atratinus, as seen here. All coins feature nautical themes, hence the term "fleet coinage." Although Roman denominations and legends are employed, many of the numerals, including marks of value, are Greek, indicated they were intended for use in the east, where many were struck. The evidence points to an early experiment in a revolutionary new universal coinage system that was ahead of its time, but was later taken up, tweaked, and fully implemented by Augustus.
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KINGS of BOSPORUS. Sauromates I, with Hadrian. AD 93/4-123/4. AV Stater (19.5mm, 7.82 g, 12h). Dated Bosporan Era 416 (AD 119/20). BACIΛЄωC CAYPOMATOY, diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right / Laureate head of Hadrian right, globe at point of bust; ςIY (date) below. Frolova p. 109 and pl. VI, 21 (rev. die; obv. die unrecorded); MacDonald 390/2; Anokhin 409; RPC III 814. Toned, slight deposits, reverse off center. VF. Rare.
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MYSIA, Pergamum. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (24.5mm, 11.94 g, 12h). Struck 27-26 BC. IMP • CAESAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath. Sutherland Group IV 129a (O4/R7); RPC 2211; SNG von Aulock 6568 (same obv. die); RIC 493; RSC 16. Attractive old cabinet tone, patch of iridescence, struck on a compact flan. EF. Wonderful portrait in high relief. The capricorn represents Octavian's birth sign and appeared often as a coin type during his reign. Adding the cornucopia, or horn of plenty, to the back of the capricorn symbolizes the prosperity brought about through his efforts, and his victories are symbolized by the laurel wreath.
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IONIA, Ephesus. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 10.80 g, 6h). Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAES • AVG, bare head left / COM ASI across field, distyle temple of Roma and Augustus, enclosing standing facing figures of Augustus leaning left, holding spear in right hand, being crowned by Fortuna, holding wreath in right hand and cornucopia in left; ROM • ET AVG on entablature. RPC I 2221; RIC I 120; RSC 3. Old cabinet tone with hints of iridescence, light scratches. Good VF. Nicely centered with a superb portrait. Ex Rauch 109 (11 November 2019), lot 302.
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IONIA, Ephesus(?). Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Cistophorus (29mm, 11.51 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAES • AVG, bare head left / DIAN EPHE across field, temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RPC I 2222; RIC I 118 corr. (obv. type); RSC 30; BMCRE 229-30; BN 298-301. Deep cabinet tone. VF. Struck on a large flan with full circle border, rare thus. From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, August 2005.
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IONIA, Ephesus. Statilia Messalina. Augusta, AD 66-68. Æ (19.5mm, 6.30 g, 11h). M. Acilis Aviola, proconsul; Aichmokles, magistrate. Struck under Nero, AD 65-66. MECCA[ΛINAN], draped bust right / AIXMOKΛHΣ EΠ ABIOΛA, PΩMH, EΦE, Roma standing facing, head right, holding scepter in right hand and statue of Artemis Ephesia in left. Karwiese, MvE 5 87; RPC I 2632. Brown surfaces, roughness. VF. Rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1724 (hammer $1400).