Triton XXVI - Session 3
Date: 2023-01-10 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 971
John Comnenus-Ducas. As emperor of Thessalonica, 1237-1242. BI Trachy (22mm, 1.61 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator holding scroll in left hand, one pellet in bars of nimbus, IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; • | • / [...] OAΓ[IOC ΔMIT], half-length figures of John, wearing loros, and St. Demetrius, wearing military tunic, standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC –; cf. Bendall, Notes, Type 3; SB –. Green-brown surfaces, scratches. Near VF. Unpublished in the standard references and apparently unique. Ex Roma 88 (9 September 2021), lot 1552.
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Liberos. sebastos, 13th century. PB Seal (39mm, 42.99 g, 12h). Daniel in the Lions' Den: Daniel standing facing, orans; lion standing on either side at feet; O/(ΠP)/OΦI/TH/C to left; Δ/A/NI/HΛ to right / +/KPITHC ΔA/ИIHΛ KAI ΓP/AΦω(ИИ)VИΠ/PO(CT)TA(TH)C TЄΛЄI/CEBA(CT)(OY)ΛIBP(OY)/(ΠP)AξЄIC KPI/ИWИ (triple pellets) in eight lines. BLS –; DOCBS –; Dumbarton Inv. BZS.1951.31.5.2. Earthen brown and gray patina, minor surface break on reverse. EF. In a very good state of preservation, with all details visible and sharp.
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John V Palaeologus. 1341-1391. AR Basilikon (18.5mm, 1.23 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1341-1347. IωA[...], half-length figure of John V, holding cross potent and globus cruciger, above figure of Christ with hands outstretched; IC [XC], each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / TIMΔ ANΔPONIK, St. Demetrius, holding cross before chest, and Andronicus, orans, standing facing; Γ/O/A between. DOC 944; LBC 846; LPC p. 120, 7 var. (legend; Andronicus III); SB 2474 (Andronicus III). Toned. Good VF. Very rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Triton V (16 January 2002), lot 2318.
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John V Palaeologus, with Anna of Savoy (Regent). 1341-1391. AR Basilikon (19.5mm, 0.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1341-1347. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / ANNA [...]NXω, Anna standing facing to left, holding trefoil scepter in right hand, and John, standing facing to right, holding akakia in left hand and cruciform scepter in right; [...]ω between. DOC 1109–13; LBC 847; LPC p. 132, 2; PCPC 277; SB 2503; S. Bendall, "A Hoard of Silver Basilika of Andronicus III and John V" in CH III, 10 (this coin). Toned. Good VF. From the S & S Collection. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1961; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby's New York, 5 December 1990), lot 959; Chios, Greece, 1975 Hoard (CH III, 254).
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John V Palaeologus. 1341-1391. AR Stavraton (25mm, 8.32 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1379-1391. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; sigla: lis | lis / [...]AVT OKPATOPΘVXAPITIBACIΛ, crowned facing bust of John. DOC 1278-1285; LBC 895-897; PCPC 327.1-2; SB 2510. Near EF. Well struck and good metal. From the Iconodule Collection.
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John VI Cantacuzene. Second reign, 1353-1354. AR Basilikon (17.5mm, 0.75 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; K to left, И to right / John, raising hands in adoration, and St. Demetrius, holding cross, standing slightly facing one another; KTKZN downward to left, Γ/ Ο/ Δ between, Δ(ΗΜ)[TP] to right. DOC 1205 var. (sigla); LPC p. 148, 1 var. (same); PCPC 301 var. (same); SB 2540. Bright surfaces, double struck on reverse. EF. Rare.
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John VI Cantacuzene, with Matthew. Second reign, 1353-1354. AR Half Basilikon (13.5mm, 0.48 g, 6h). Uncertain Thracian (Adrianople?) mint. Struck 1355(?). Half-length facing bust of the Archangel Michael, holding palm frond and sword set in scabbard, set above city walls; X M above; to right, uncertain holy figure standing left, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; (T[retrograde P]) in field between / Matthew, crowned and wearing loros. standing facing, holding cross-tipped scepter; ACNC to left. KTKξN to right. Cf. DOC p. 190-191 (for discussion); G&F 4a (same obv. die); S. Bendall, "A New Coin of Matthew Asen Cantacuzenus," NumCirc XCV.2 (March 1987), p. 40, fig. 1; PCPC 304; LBCA –; SB 2543. Toned, slightly ragged edge, some light scratches. VF. Extremely rare, with six currently known. From the Iconodule Collection.
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Manuel II Palaeologus. 1391-1425. AR Stavraton (24.5mm, 8.04 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1391-1394/1395. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; sigla: lis | C / [M]ANOVHΛ ЄNX[...] (retrograde) / [...]TOKPATOP ΘV A[...] (retrograde), crowned facing bust of Manuel. DOC 1305 var. (arrangement of sigla); LBC 903 var. (same); LPC p. 160, 1; SB 2548. Near EF. Well struck. From the Iconodule Collection.
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Constantine XI Palaeologus (Dragases). 1448-1453. AR Stavraton (21.5mm, 6.54 g, 1h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC X[C], each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; sigla: – | – / [KωNCTANTINOC ΔЄCΠOTHC O ΠAΛЄOΛOΓ] / [ΘV XAPITH BACIΛЄVC POMЄON], crowned facing bust of Constantine XI. DOC 1787 var. (sigla); Bendall, Coinage 97 (this coin); LBC 1095 var. (sigla); PCPC –; SB –. Toned, traces of find patina, some scratches, areas of weak strike, slightly off center on obverse. EF. Very rare. From the S & S Collection. Ex Constantine XI hoard (1991).By the time the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI, succeeded his brother John VIII on the throne, the Byzantine Empire consisted of a small parcel of land in Morea and the city of Constaninople. When the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II finally decided to eliminate what had become a minor nuisance to the Turks, the final result was inevitable. Constantinople was taken by siege, and Constantine died fighting at the battlements, rejecting the pleas of his courtiers to flee to safety. His heroic and gruesome death (his body was so mutilated that it was only identifiable by his clothing) led to a popular legend that Constantine had never died, and would return at some point in the future to free Greece from her conquerors. These last coins of the Byzantine Empire are especially rich in history. Several contemporary sources specifically tell us that Constantine ordered sacred vessels to be removed from churches and melted down to strike coins as payment to his soldiers (Bendall pp. 140-141).The Constantine XI hoard, published by Simon Bendall in 1991, consisted of 158 late Palaeologan silver issues. Over half of the hoard was attributable to Constantine XI, the last Byzantine ruler. Before 1974, when the first coin of Constantine XI appeared on the market, the coinage of Constantine XI was only known from historical sources. This hoard significantly improved and developed the numismatic understanding of the last coinage produced by the Byzantine Empire. A rare offering of a critically important former hoard coin essential to any late Palaeologan or Byzantine collection.
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VISIGOTHS, Spain. Chindaswinth, with Recceswinth. 642-653. AV Tremissis (18.5mm, 1.52 g, 12h). Ispali (Seville) mint. Struck 649-653. + RECCE S I (NT)S RE, diademed and draped bust left; S of legend on drapery / + C(HIDA) SVINΘVS RE, ISPALI monogram. CNV 434; Pliego 568a; Miles, Visigoths 348a; Chaves 287 corr. (cross-referenced to Miles 348b); MEC 1, –; ME 374. Lightly toned, deposits in devices. EF. Very rare.
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BURGUNDIANS. Sigismund. 516-524. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Imitating a 10th officina Constantinople mint issue of the Byzantine emperor Justin I. Uncertain (Lugdunum [Lyon]?) mint. D N IVSTI NVS P P ΛVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly left, head right, holding spear over shoulder with right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTOR I Λ ΛAVCCC, Victory standing left, holding staurogram cross in right hand; star to right; IS//CONOB. J. Lafaurie, "Le trésor de Gourdon (Sâone-et Loire)," Bulletin de la Société nationale des antiquaires de France (1958), pp. 61-76; Belfort 5154; MEC 1, 340 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 5785799-003, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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MEROVINGIANS, Strasbourg. Adalbert. Duke of Alsace, 683-723. AR Denier (15.5mm, 1.00 g). ADALBERT(quadrate O), heart-shaped symbol set within V-shaped curve and surmounted by cross / Uncertain ornate design or monogram. NM p. 35 (Basel); Belfort 804 (Basel); MEC 1, –; HMZ 1 –; de Wit I 581. Iridescent toning, tiny flan crack, edge chips. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Sincona 70 (19 May 2021), lot 3172.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 983
CAROLINGIANS. Pépin 'le Bref' (the Short). King of the Franks, 754/5-768. AR Denier (18mm, 1.10 g, 3h). Uncertain mint, possibly St. Denis. Large R : P; above, pelleted macron; pellet below R; triple pellets below P / (ΛVT)/ TOΔ ••/N◊ in three lines between two pelleted bars. Cf. Depeyrot 892/2; cf. M&G 47; cf. Gariel, pl. I, 1-7; cf. Prou 2-4; MEC 1, 720 (all refs. for type). In NGC encapsulation 2883255-001, graded AU 55. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 1047.
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CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 0.90 g, 12h). Class 2. Lem[ovacium] (Limoges) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LUS in two lines / LEM across field; long bar and triple pellets above; below, cross flanked by pellet on either side. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 502; M&G 260 var. (pellet after ⌽); Gariel –; cf. MEC 1, 725 (for type). Find patina, minor roughness, struck on a slightly ragged flan. VF. Rare. Ex Künker 205 (12 March 2012), lot 1399.
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CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.27 g, 1h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/·/LVS in three lines / mEDOLVS around central ornament; L with hook. Coupland, Charlemagne 4; Depeyrot 605; M&G 268; Gariel 91; MEC I, 727. Iridescent toning. Good VF.
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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.81 g, 5h). Class 2. Aquitania (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée / AOVI/TANIA in two lines; cross above and below. Coupland, Money, –; Depeyrot 178; M&G 390; MEC 1, 763-764. Iridescent toning. Near EF. Ex Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1392; purchased from Wade Hinderling, 5 April 2010.
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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.78 g, 8h). Class 2. Bituriges (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée / BITV/RIGES in two lines; • between. Coupland, Money, –; Depeyrot 177; M&G 410; MEC 1, 766-767. Iridescent toning, slight bend in flan. Near EF. Ex Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1391; purchased from Wade Hinderling, 10 October 2009.
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CAROLINGIANS. Louis 'le Pieux' (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (20mm, 1.63 g, 9h). Class 2. Venecias (Venice) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS I(MP), cross pattée / +VEN/ECIAS in two lines. Coupland, Money –; Depeyrot 1116D; M&G 456; MEC 1, 789. Iridescent toning, slight ghosting on reverse. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 1481.
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CAROLINGIANS. Carloman. King of West Francia, 882-884. AR Denier (23mm, 1.63 g, 9h). Lemov[acium] (Limoges) mint. + CΛRLOMΛN REX, cross pattée / + LIMOV X CIVIS, Karolus monogram. Depeyrot 509; M&G 1201; MEC 1, –. Light toning in devices, some very light ghosting on reverse otherwise very well struck on a large flan. EF. Very rare especially so fine.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 3 . 990
CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Imitation Bezants. 11th-12th centuries. AV Bezant (24.5mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir. Acre mint. First phase, struck before 1148/59. al-imam/al-mansur in two lines across field; in two lines across field; in inner and outer margins, neatly inscribed illegible inscriptions; three annulets in inner margin; wide band between legends / al/ghaya in two lines across field; in inner and outer margins, neatly inscribed illegible inscriptions; wide band between legends. Balog & Yvon 26a; Metcalf, Crusades –; CCS 1. Lightly toned, traces of deposits in devices, a few hairlines, slight die rust, minor peripheral weakness. EF. Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich 14 (20 November 2021), lot 67.
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Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Medallion (40mm, 51.00 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161-165. IMP ANTONINVS AVG COS III IMP VERVS AVG COS II, confronted bareheaded busts of Marcus Aurelius right and Lucius Verus left, both with slight drapery / Jupiter, half-nude and draped to the waist, seated facing on a high-backed throne, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a long scepter in his left; on his left, Juno seated facing holding short scepter with her left hand and offering a patera to Jupiter with her right; on his right, Minerva seated facing, holding scepter with her left hand and raising her right to adjust her helmet. Gnecchi II 7, pl. 71, 5; MIR 18, 1009-2/12-22; Banti 7. Green and red-brown patina, slightly rough surfaces. VF. Extremely rare. An impressive medal showing the Capitoline Triad. Ex Nomos 23 (30 November 2021), lot 224.The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities; namely, Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. They were worhiped within the Capitolium, the temple on the Capitoline Hill that was devoted to this sacred Triad. Though appearing together infrequently upon Roman coinage, the Triad remained an important part the Roman pantheon and was often celebrated on medallions such as this one, struck jointly by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, as a handout to loyal officers, dignitaries, and high officials.