Triton XXVI - Session 3
Date: 2023-01-10 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 716
Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul (Vienna?). Struck circa April to late autumn AD 68. SER • GALBA • IMP, Galba, in military attire, on horseback galloping right, extending right hand / HISPANIA, bareheaded and draped bust of Hispania right; to left, two javelins above round shield; to right, two stalks of grain. RIC I 86 var. (Galba brandishing javelin); RSC 76a; BMCRE 207-8; BN –. Toned, minor scratch, some cleaning marks. Good VF. By AD 68, Servius Sulpicius Galba had governed Hispania for nearly eight years with a single Roman legion, VI Victrix, under his command. In April of that year, with Nero's support crumbling, Galba proclaimed himself as representing the Senate and People of Rome, not Nero, thus taking the first steps that would lead to his brief, chaotic reign as emperor. However, the final collapse of Nero's regime took several months, during which the Roman coinage reflected the uncertain political climate. This rare issue, struck in the name of Galba at an uncertain Gallic mint, refrains from depicting Galba's portrait, instead showing a female profile personifying the province he governed, Hispania, while the reverse depicts him as a victorious Roman general (imperator) astride his steed.
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Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.02 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/ OB/ C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287; BMCRE 34 corr. (not laureate); BN 76-7. Colorful iridescent toning, a few scratches under tone. Near EF. Bold portrait. From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 97 (12 December 2016), lot 94.
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Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.42 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck circa June-August AD 68. SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, laureate head right / Roma seated left on cuirass, foot on helmet, holding spear and resting arm on shield; two greaves and bow to right. RIC I 244; ACG 251 (A138/P36). Dark brown patina, some roughness. Good VF. Ex Naville Numismatics 66 (27 June 2021), lot 397.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 719
Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 24.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa October AD 68. SER GALBA • IMP • CAESAR AVG TR P •, laureate and draped bust right / S P Q R/ O B/ CIV SER in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC I 405; ACG 186 (A94/P138); BMCRE p. 327, note *; BN –. Dark brown patina, a hint of smoothing. Good VF. Portrait of fine style. Ex Heinrich Peter Rudolf Collection; Hirsch 269 (23 September 2010), lot 2722.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 720
Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. [IMP] M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECVR I TAS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 8; Muona Group 1, Type 4B, Portrait Type A; RSC 17; BMCRE 17-8; BN 10. Iridescent toning, areas of minor roughness, trace of die rust on the obverse, hairline flan crack. EF. A beautiful example. Rare in this condition. Ex Rauch 99 (8 December 2015), lot 119; Giessener Münzhandlung 84 (13 October 1997), lot 5799; Giessener Münzhandlung 82 (29 April 1997), lot 257.
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Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.19 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECV RI TΛS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 8; Muona Group 1, Type 4B, Portrait Type A; RSC 17; BMCRE 17-8; BN 10. Iridescent tone. Near EF. Well centered on a round flan. Bold portrait. From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 332 (31 May 2017), lot 102.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.18 g, 6h). Spain (Tarraco?) mint. Struck circa January-June. A • VITELLIVS • IMP GERMANICVS, laureate bust left, globe at point of neck / LIBERTAS RESTITVTA, Libertas, draped, standing right, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta (liberation rod) in left. RIC I 9; CSB 28; Calicó 564; BMCRE 88; cf. BN 3 (Denarius); Biaggi 280. Minor deposits. In NGC encapsulation 6158333-001, graded VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, scuffs. Very rare. Ex Harmers 2 (27 September 2021), lot 98; Heritage 3076 (5 September 2019), lot 30269.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.57 g, 6h). Tarraco mint. Struck circa January-June. A • VITELLIVS • IMP • GERMANICVS , laureate head left, globe at point of neck / CLEMENTIA IMP GERMAN, Clementia, draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and long, vertical scepter in left. RIC I 18 var. (obv. legend); CSB 4; RSC 10; BMCRE p. 384, note †; BN 1; ACIP 4235a (this coin); S 2189 var. (this coin illustrated). Attractive light toning, a few faint scratches. EF. Exceptional. Ex Lanz 150 (13 December 2010), lot 249; David Dougherty Collection (Part I, Ponterio 141, 12 January 2007), lot 1641; John Whitney Walter Collection (Stack's, 29 November 1990), lot 33, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 18 August 1986.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.39 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck January to June. Λ VITELLIVS IMP GERMΛN, laureate bust of Vitellius left, globe at point of neck, small palm frond in front / VICTORIΛ ΛVGVSTI, Victory, draped, flying left and holding shield inscribed SP/QR in two lines. RIC I 35; Calicó 576; Biaggi 284; BMCRE 91 var. (lacking palm frond); BN 12 var. (same); Adda –; Hunter 51; Jameson –; Mazzini –. In NGC encapsulation 4684161-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style, edge marks. Extremely rare. Ex George C. Hopkins Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 114, 6 May 2019), lot 631; Lanz 154 (11 June 2012), lot 317.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. [A V]ITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head right / Victory, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC I 71; RSC 121; BMCRE 4-5; BN 37. Iridescent tone with luster around devices, a few minor scratches. Near EF. With an attractive portrait. Ex Künker 168 (12 March 2010), lot 7702; A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 280; Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 492.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Λ VITELLIVS GERM IMP ΛVG TR P, laureate head right / CONCOR [DIΛ P] R, Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC I 90; RSC 18; BMCRE 20-1; BN 52. Attractive toning, traces of die rust, reverse slightly off center. EF. Outstanding portrait. From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex New York Sale XXXIV (6 January 2015), lot 554; Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 420.
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Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Λ VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right / XV VIR SΛCR FΛC, tripod-lebes surmounted by dolphin right; below, raven perched right. RIC I 109; RSC 111; BMCRE 39-40; BN 77. Attractive cabinet tone, a couple of tiny deposits. Superb EF. Ex Rauch 100 (18 April 2016), lot 4; Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 396.
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P, laureate head rightq / COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna, draped, standing left, dropping right hand to touch prow on ground to left, and holding cornucopia in left. RIC II.1 1104; Lyon 1 (unlisted dies); Calicó 602; BMCRE 373; BN –; Biaggi –. Lustrous, faint hairlines, edge marks. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 729
Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 27.05 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAE A CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, cradling parazonium in left arm; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 167; Cayon 95; Hendin 6534; BMCRE 543; BN 497-8. Brown surfaces, minor pitting. VF. From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, January 2005.The Roman victory in the Jewish War (66-73 CE) became a keystone of the numismatic propaganda deployed on the Judaea Capta coins in gold, silver, and bronze struck by both Vespasian and Titus. This Judaea Capta sestertius is part of this series. The figure of Judaea is shown slumped in abject defeat, head in hand, while the triumphant Vespasian is shown in standing a general's armor, uncaring of her suffering. Such brutal images helped consolidate Vespasian's hold on power and made Romans forget the disastrous civil wars of AD 68-69.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 730
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP CΛESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate head left / COS VIII in exergue, Vespasian, in military dress, standing left, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, crowned by Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC II.1 936; Calicó 625; BMCRE 205; BN 183; Adda 55; Biaggi 318 (same rev. die); Hess-Divo 336, lot 97 (same dies). Lustrous, faint hairlines. EF.
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right; eagle inset of the d'Este family behind head / ANNONA AVGVST, S C across field, Annona, draped, seated left, holding open on her lap a bag of grain ears, the ends held in her hands. RIC II 987; BMCRE 730 (this coin illustrated); BN 768. Even brown surfaces. Host coin VF, inset Good VF. Rare. From the DMS Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, January 2003. Ex Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part II, Glendining, 16 November 1950), lot 1173; Theodor Prowe Collection (28 November 1904), lot 2391; D'Este Collection, formed initially by Leonello d'Este (1407-1450), Marquis of Ferrara.For many centuries, numismatists and scholars have debated the attribution of the distinctive eagle collector's mark, found on the obverse of a small number of predominantly Greek and Roman coins. Attribution has been generally divided between two Italian noble families: the Gonzag's, rulers of Mantua, which proclaims itself as the birthplace of the poet Virgil, and the Este family of Ferrara in northern Italy, who could trace their ancestry back to the 10th century. Much of the confusion stems from the intermingling of the Gonzaga and Este family collections in the 17th century. During the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631), the Gonzaga coin collection was used as collateral by the embattled Duke Charles II Gonzaga of Nevers (1609-1631). It was during this tumultuous time in late Renaissance Italy that the Este family acquired the Gonzaga collection. The Gonzaga's subsequently failed to recover their collection from the Este's. Leonello d'Este (1407-1450) Marquis of Ferrara, initially formed what grew into a massive generational collection that was passed down through the Este family for centuries. Leonello began his collection with mostly bronze coins, such as the example offered here. Leonello acquired these earliest coins as a young man prior to 1430. Ercole I d'Este (1431-1505), Leonello's half-brother, and Duke of Ferrara from 1471-1505, owned a collection of 437 gold coins by 1494. Some were notably acquired from the collection of Pope Paul II (d. 1471). Ercole's son, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara from 1505-1534, enlisted the assistance of the lauded artist Raphael (painter of the famous The School of Athens in the Vatican library) to help him track down "antique medals, heads and figures." A rough catalogue of the d'Este family collection was compiled between 1538-1541 under the direction of Ercole II d'Este (1508-1559), Duke of Ferrara from 1534-1559. The 1541 catalogue lists 783 ancient gold coins in the collection.The collection continued to expand and reached its zenith under Alfonso II d'Este (1533-1597), Duke of Ferrara from 1559-1597.Some of the gold coins that are known today that feature the eagle inset appear in the 1541 manuscript. The absence of some of the coins that today bear the eagle inset supports a date for the inset's application sometime after 1541. Enea Vico (1523-1567), who directed acquisitions for the d'Este family, referenced the collection in a 1563 writing that makes no mention of the inset. This again supports a slightly later date post 1563. A good possibility for the catalytic event that resulted in the inset's application to these coins is an exhibition prepared by the famous artist and architect Pirro Ligorio (c.1510-1583). Ligorio, author of a number of famous manuscripts, worked under the patronage of the d'Este family in Ferrara between 1568 and 1574. It was while he worked for the d'Este's, organizing the duke's collections in his Antichario, that he compiled many of his famous manuscripts. Ligorio also served as the Vatican's Papal Architect under Popes Paul IV and Pius IV.From this evidence, scholars have concluded that the eagle inset did indeed belong to the Este family and was likely applied sometime between 1563-1614, perhaps during the tenure of Pirro Ligorio's employment from 1568-1574. Later, in 1647, the Este's recovered 710 pawned aurei with the eagle inset. Additionally, out of the 12,000–15,000 coins which at one time constituted the collection in its entirety, only around 1,500 were chosen to bear the eagle inset, applied in either silver or gold. Bronze coins, such as this one, are less commonly found from the d'Este collection wearing the eagle inset. Portions of the d'Este collection made their way into collections and museums in Milan, Modena, and Paris, as well as in Queen Christina of Sweden's (1626-1689) personal cabinet of Roman coins. Apart from those collections, the remaining coins featuring the inset irregularly and infrequently appear on the market, such as this example which has been in sales since 1904. This is a rare chance to own a rare coin from a verifiable, famous, and coveted 15th century collection.
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 69-70. IMP • CAES VESPAS • AVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIΛ ΛVG, Ceres seated left on ornate, high-backed chair, holding poppy and grain ears in right hand and cornucopia in left; sideways (Φ) in exergue. RIC II.1 1400 (this coin cited and illustrated); RPC II 809; RSC 65c; cf. BMCRE 434A. Light iridescent tone. Choice EF. Struck from dies of artistic merit. Rare. Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1117; Gorny & Mosch 126 (14 October 2003), lot 2325.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 733
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head right / AVG/ E(PHE) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; RSC 40; BMCRE 452; BN 341. Lustrous, faint hairlines. EF. Beautifully centered and well struck. Exceptional. From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex Goldberg 80 (3 June 2014), lot 3129; Künker 143 (6 October 2008), lot 518.When Vespasian's reign began, he was supreme general in the eastern provinces leading the Roman army against the Jewish rebels in Judaea. The established eastern mints of Antioch and Ephesus were employed to strike coins in his name to pay the legions needed to challenge for the throne and complete the Judaean war. The production of denarii and aurei at Ephesus continued after he secured power until circa AD 76, including this specimen dated to 71. Ephesus having a long history of coinage, portraiture and overall quality were equal or superior to the mint of Rome, while retaining a distinctive style.
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Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. DIVO/ AVG/ VESP in three lines in upper right field, S P Q R in exergue, radiate statue of of Vespasian seated right on ornate stool, holding long scepter in right hand and Victory, holding palm frond and wreath, in extended left hand, set on ornate cart drawn by four elephants, each with its own mahout / IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII around large S • C. RIC II.1 257 (Titus) (same dies); BMCRE 222 (Titus); BN 231 (Titus). Green patina, some minor smoothing, minor marks and deposits. VF. From the DMS Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack's Bowers and Ponterio 174, 12 January 2013), lot 6121.The unusual obverse of this sestertius likely depicts a scene from Vespasian's funeral cortege, showing his radiate effigy being pulled behind a quadriga of elephants. Another variety depicts a closer view of the statue, which appears to be considerably larger than life-sized. As the first emperor successful enough to have merited deification since Claudius, his funeral was surely a major public event, and the mourning for the stability he brought was likely sincere. The funerals of deified Roman emperors typically ended with the waxen effigy being burned atop an enormous tiered pyre, from which an eagle is released to symbolized his spirit's ascent to the heavens.
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Diva Domitilla Senior. Died before AD 69. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Domitian, AD 82-83. DIVΛ DOMITILLΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust right, hair in long plait / FORTVNA ΛVGVST, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC II.1 157 (Domitian); RSC 3; BMCRE 137 (Titus); BN 102 (Titus). Toned, porosity and scratches on reverse, area of edge chipping. Good VF. From the S & S Collection. Ex Russel Bement, Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 1258.A vexing problem of Flavian numismatics is the identity of a woman named Domitilla, who died sometime before the family rose to power and was deified and honored on coinage struck under Domitian. Vespasian's wife, the mother of Titus and Domitian, was named Flavia Domitilla and was long regarded as the most likely candidate. However, Vespasian's daughter, the sister of Titus and Domitian, bore the same name and also predeceased Vespasian's rise to power in AD 69; some numismatists, notably Carradice and Buttrey in the revised RIC II (London, 2007) assign the Diva Domitilla coinage to her. A 2010 article by Susan Wood in the American Journal for Archaeology Online, again makes the case for the senior Domitilla: "Her purely symbolic but significant role in the official propaganda contrasts with the living women of Domitian's principate [his sister, Julia Titi, and his wife, Domitia], both of whom held the title of Augusta and were perceived to be rivals for power."
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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.05 g, 7h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, cradling parazonium in left arm; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 422; Hendin 6553; BMCRE 631-2; BN 618. River patina, smoothing and minor tooling. VF. Powerful portrait. From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection; Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 94, 22 November 1999), lot 348.