Triton XXVI - Session 2
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 590
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (37mm, 26.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). AYT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄYC, laureate head right / Herakles and the Stymphalian Birds – Herakles standing right, wearing lion's skin over his head and down his shoulders, quiver over his right shoulder, drawing arrow back in bow and pointing it slightly upward; before, two of the Stymphalian birds falling from the sky; L ΔЄKATOY (date) around. Köln 1538; Dattari (Savio) 2587 (same dies); K&G 35.353; RPC IV.4 13980; Emmett 1543.10. Brown and green patina, some cleaning scratches and smoothing, minor deposits, small pit on reverse. Good VF. Rare. The Stymphalian Birds were man-eating birds that had claws of brass, sharp metallic feathers they could launch at their victims, and highly toxic dung. Driven to the heavily wooded area around Lake Stymphalia by a pack of wolves, they bred quickly and took over the countryside, destroying local crops and fruit trees. They were also favorites of Ares. To complete this Labor, Athena and Hephaestos assisted Herakles by forging crotala, or large bronze clappers, by which the birds could be frightened into flight; then, Herakles shot them down with his arrows, as depicted on the coin type.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 591
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 28.79 g, 11h). Dated RY 13 (AD 149/50). AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / The Dioscuri on horseback facing each other, both holding a spear and wearing pileus, star above each; L TPIC KAIΔ (date) above and below. Köln 1636; Dattari (Savio) 8401 (same dies); K&G –; RPC IV.4 Online 14910; Emmett 1492.13. Mottled green-brown patina. Good VF. Rare. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 113.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 592
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.74 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/4). AYT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Nilus reclining left on crocodile, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left, from which emerges an infant Genius; to left, two genii standing right of domed shrine inscribed Iς (for 16 cubits); L IZ (date) above. Köln 1711; Dattari (Savio) 2764 var. (one genius); K&G 35.604; RPC IV.4 13801; Emmett 1622.17. Brown patina, small flan crack. Good Fine. Rare reverse type, only known for year 17 of Pius.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 593
EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Drachm (32mm, 19.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 164/5). Λ AVPHΛIOC OVHPOC CЄB, laureate bust left, slight drapery / Nike seated left on cuirass, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and palm frond in left; L Є (date) before. Köln 2166; Dattari (Savio) 3737; K&G 39.126; RPC IV.4 Online 14086; Emmett 2400.5. Green-red patina, flan crack, smoothing, reverse flan flaws. Good VF. Bold portrait.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 594
EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.83 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). A K M AN ΓOPΔIANOC CЄM AΦP ЄYCЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Zeus enthroned left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, long scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head right; L A (date) to upper left. Köln 2605 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 4663; K&G 68.17; RPC VII.2 3640; Emmett 3351.1. Brown patina, minor porosity. VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 595
EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Tetradrachm or Hexadrachm (21mm, 9.71 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). ΔOMITI ANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Serapis left, wearing kalathos; L B (date) in fields. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10820; K&G 126.8; Emmett 4243.2. Red-brown patina, minor roughness. Near EF. Extremely rare, only two recorded in CoinArchives. From the S & S Collection.The revolt of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt destabilized a vitally strategic region by interrupting the grain supply to Rome and opening the possibility of a Sasanian invasion. For almost a year, Domitius Domitianus controlled Alexandria and its mint, striking aurei and folles, as well as a series of pre-reform provincial denominations. Diocletian regained control of Alexandria in March, 298 and ended the long tradition of provincial coinage. From this point forward, only imperial denominations were struck at Alexandria until the fall of the Roman empire.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 596
CYRENAICA, Cyrene. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.01 g, 6h). Struck AD 100. AYT KAIΣ NEP TPAIA N ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate head right / ∆HMAPX EΞ YΠAT Γ, horned head of Zeus-Ammon right. Ganschow, Münzen X21a; RPC III 3; Sydenham, Caesarea 178. Lovely light cabinet toning, minor flan crack. EF. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 927.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 597
Anonymous. Circa 270 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (67mm, 319.00 g, 12h). Libral standard. Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo right; | (mark of value) above; all on raised disk / Diademed head of Apollo left; | (mark of value) above; all on raised disk. Crawford 18/1; ICC 33; HN Italy 279; RBW 20. Green patina, light roughness, minor deposits, edge casting flaw. VF. Impressive cast in high relief. Rare. Ex Peus 420 (1 November 2017), lot 28; Numismatica Ars Classica 7 (2 March 1994), lot 307.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 598
Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (64mm, 249.2 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of bearded Janus; – (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; | (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; Sydenham 71; HN Italy 337; ICC 74; Haeberlin pl. 10, 1–16; BMCRR Rome (Aes Grave) 1–9; Kestner 112–3; RBW 83. Earthen green patina. Good VF. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 599
Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AV 60 Asses (14mm, 3.35 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; mark of value to left / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; ROMA below. Crawford 44/2; Sydenham 226; Bahrfeldt 4a; Biaggi 3; BMCRR Rome 185-6; Kestner 285-6; RBW 160–1. In NGC encapsulation 4938385-042, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Ex Hess-Divo 298 (22 October 2003), lot 1098.The Roman Republic's earliest large-scale issue of gold coins was part of the massive overhaul of Rome's coinage system circa 211 BC, at the height of the Second Punic War against Carthage. A whole new system of coinage replaced the old one based on the silver didrachm, or quadrigatus, and clumsy cast Aes Grave. At the top end of the value scale, three gold coin denominations were now issued, all marked with their value in copper asses. All gold coins bore the same design: A helmeted head of Mars on the obverse, and an eagle standing on a thunderbolt on the reverse (the eagle represented Jupiter and was one of the identifying standards carried into battle by the legions). These included a gold 60-as piece, weighing about 3.4 grams, marked with a ↓X (VI times X); a 40-as piece (XXXX), and a 20-as piece (XX). A comparison of the weights of values of the precious metal denominations indicates the relative ratio of silver to gold at this time was about 12 to one. The gold for this considerable issue likely came from Rome's capture and sack of Syracuse in 212 BC. Unlike the accompanying silver denarius and bronze denominations that were introduced during this reform, the gold issues were discontinued after a few years, and Rome would not resume any coinage in gold for another century and a half.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 600
Cn. Blasio Cn.f. 112-111 BC. Æ Quadrans (19mm, 7.57 g, 7h). Rome mint. Bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, club over right shoulder / Prow of galley right; [CN • (BLA)SIO above], ••• (mark of value) to right, ROMA below. Crawford 296/4; Sydenham 562b; BMCRR Rome –; Kestner –; RBW –. Rough brown surfaces. Fine. Extremely rare. Only five examples in CRRO (4 in Paris, 1 in London). No specimen tracked in the auction market.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 601
L. Sulla. 84-83 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; to right, Cupid standing left, holding palm frond in right hand; L • SVLLΛ below / Capis and lituus between two trophies; IMPER above, ITERV below. Crawford 359/2; Sydenham 761a; Cornelia 30; BMCRR East 4; Kestner 3141; RBW 1364. Attractive cabinet tone with hints of iridescence. EF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 551; Asta del Tatino 33 (14 June 2009), lot 130.This coin is from the first issue of Sulla, struck in his army camp while marching toward the allies of his nemesis, Marius, in Rome. He is the first of the great imperatores of Rome to issue his own personal coinage without the authority of the Senate, the majority of whose members were allied to the Republican-minded Marius. The iconography of this issue is telling of the self-promotion of Sulla, as the types and legends only refer to himself rather than some ancestor as was typical of the Republican coinage up to that time. Venus appears as she is the patron of Sulla, whom he regards as responsible for his successes for which he received his two acclamations of imperator by his troops. These two acclamations are commemorated by the reverse; the legend and the two trophies are overt references. The jug and lituus, though, are more subtle, but also probably symbolic of his claim to imperium rather than a reference to his holding a position in one of the priestly colleges in Rome. This issue, which transformed Roman coinage into a form of overt propaganda for the issuer (rather than his family), set a precedent which was followed by all the later imperatores and directly led to the development of the imperial coinage.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 602
C. Poblicius Q.f. 80 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (20mm, 4.09 g, 10h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Roma right, wearing helmet ornamented with griffin's head, and at each side a feather; D above, ROMA to left / Hercules, naked, standing left, and strangling the Nemean Lion; club on ground at his feet, bow case to left, P above left, C • POBLICI • Q • F to right. Crawford 380/1; Sydenham 768; Poblicia 9; Kestner –; BMCRR Rome 2899; RBW –. Light iridescent toning, traces of deposits and die rust, tiny hairline flan crack. Choice EF. Bold reverse. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1998), lot 113.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 603
L. Rustius. 74 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.95 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of young Mars right; mark of value below chin / Ram standing right. Crawford 389/1; Sydenham 782; Rustia 1; BMCRR Rome 3271; Kestner 3266; RBW 1423. Old cabinet tone, light iridescence. Good VF. From the S & S Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 42753 (early-mid 1990s).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 604
C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. 64 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.09 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; III VIR downward to left, GETA downward to right / Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog; C HOSIDI C F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; Sydenham 903; Hosidia 1; BMCRR Rome 3388; Kestner 3317–8; RBW 1456. Lightly toned, some luster at the high points, slight delamination flaw on reverse. Choice EF. A superb example of the type. Ex Count Emery Hutten Czapski Collection (Spink 374, 16 January 2022), lot 434.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 605
L. Torquatus. 58 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Sibylla right, wearing ivy wreath; [SIBYLLA below]; all within border of dots / Tripod surmounted by amphora between two stars; L • TORQAT downward to left, III • VIR upward to right; all within ornamented torque. Crawford 411/1b var. (border of dots); Sydenham 836; BMCRR Rome 3514; Manlia 12a; RBW –. Lustrous, a few tiny spots of encrustation. EF. From dies of fine style. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 67 (11 July 2019), lot 288.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 335
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. First satrapy, 321-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.26 g, 6h). In the name of Philip III of Macedon, types of Alexander III. Uncertain Mint 6A in Babylonia. Struck circa 320-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram on shield; monogram below throne. SC Ad39.1; Taylor Series I, 8–9 (A8/P8); Price P165 (Marathos); HGC 9, 11a; CNG 61, lot 486 (same dies). Lightly toned, minor double strike on reverse. Good VF. Very rare, only ten examples noted by Taylor, two additional in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 606
Servius Sulpicius. 51 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; SER downward to left, S(VL)P upward to right / Ornate naval trophy, consisting of a central vexillum atop prow of galley set on base, and decorated with rudder, palm frond, anchor, apluster and prow; to left, draped figure standing facing, head right; to right, naked Macedonian captive standing facing. Crawford 438/1; Sydenham 931; Sulpicia 1; RBW 1553. Old collection tone, scrapes on obverse. Good VF. Very rare. Ex Marti Hervera (19 March 1998), lot 115; I. Vecchi 4 (5 December 1996), lot 14.The moneyer, and the reverse of this rare type, remain somewhat enigmatic. He was clearly a member of the prestigious Sulpicia gens, perhaps the son of Servius Sulpicius Rufus, consul in 51 BC. The reverse seems to show the auction of captive slaves following a Roman naval victory. Which event the reverse commemorates, however, is uncertain. Pompey's defeat of the pirates has been suggested as the key event, but this occurred in 67-66 BC, well before the issue was struck. Additionally, that victory involved none of the Sulpicii. Crawford suggests that it refers to the victory of C. Sulpicius Paterculus (possibly a direct ancestor of the moneyer), who prevailed in 258 BC over the Carthaginian admiral Hannibal Gisco in the First Punic War. Another alternative is that the reverse refers to the victory achieved by P. Sulpicius Galba Maximus over Macedon's navy in 209/8 during the Second Punic War.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 336
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.07 g, 3h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck from circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram in left field, ΘE below throne. SC 13.1c; Le Rider, Antioche 22–5 var. (A7/P– [unlisted rev. die]); WSM 909, pl. XVI, 6 (same obv. die); HGC 9, 16c; Meydancikkale 2748 (same obv. die). Toned, underlying luster, slight die shift on reverse. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 607
Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.03 g, 11h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right, wearing long, disheveled hair; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) to left / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, laureate, wearing long hair falling down her shoulders and long flowing robes, holding spear in left hand and stag by its antlers in her right; SASERNA upward around left, L • HOSTILIVS downward to right. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4; BMCRR Rome 3996-8; Kestner 3541; RBW 1570. Nicely toned with light iridescence, minor porosity, obverse slightly off center. Near EF. From the S & S Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 42717 (early-mid 1990s).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 2 . 337
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.54 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a serpent / BA-ΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; below left wing, pellet above MI; monogram in wreath below right wing. SC 81.2; Price 3748; HGC 9, 3a; SNG Saroglos 166–8. In NGC encapsulation 3763549-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style.