Auction 123 - Session 1
Date: 2023-05-23 00:00:00
Lots: 293
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 1
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.52 g, 12 h). Kroisbach type. Mint in Burgenland or Western Slovakia. Diademed, beardless head right, with "boxer's nose" and pronounced jaw line / Rider on horseback left, showing only his torso, hair bound with diadem and tied into a topknot with three trailing curls; below, torque. OTA 749; Lanz 743; CCCBM I 154; KMW 1391; De la Tour 9901; Allen & Nash -. Deeply toned, patches of hoard patina, minor marks. Good VF.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Larissa. Mid-late 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.42 g, 3h). Apollokopf-Dickscrhötling type. Mint in the central Carpathian region. Facing head of Apollo / Horseman riding right, crowning horse. Cf. OTA 228; KMW –; Lanz –. Toned, minor double strike and flan flaw on obverse. Good VF. Struck in very high relief. Very rare.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Larissa. Mid-late 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (20mm, 13.74 g, 12h). Apollokopf-Dickscrhötling type. Mint in the central Carpathian region. Facing head of Apollo / Plumed horseman riding left; circle of pellets above, branch below. OTA 230; KMW 1128; Lanz 531. Deeply toned, traces of find patina. VF. Well centered. From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 53 (Spring 2008), no. 1; Numismatic Fine Arts VII (6 December 1979), lot 9.
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IBERIA, Bolskan. Circa 150-100 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.19 g, 1h). Bare male head right / Warrior on horse rearing right, holding spear. ACIP 1413. Deep iridescent tone, underling luster, some softness to strike, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF. From the Richard McAlee Collection.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.63 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; A between hind legs, KH to right. F&P DRM-37-3; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 37/3 corr. (letters not in monogram form); SNG Copenhagen 760. In NGC encapsulation 6558557-003, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. The ancient Greek settlement of Massalia, modern Marseilles on the south coast of France, was founded by settlers from Phokaia around 600 BC, becoming the westernmost Greek colony. The trading post soon grew into a thriving port city of more than of 50,000 souls. Massalia flourished and enjoyed good relations with Rome, eventually creating settlements of her own. Her independence ceased abruptly during the Roman civil wars of 49-32 BC, when she was absorbed into the Roman empire as part of Gallia Narbonensis. Nearly all of Massalia's silver drachm coinage features a bust of Artemis, the city's patron goddess, on the obverse, with a reverse depicting a lion prowling right or left.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 2.75 g, 5h). Light standard. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left; Φ to left, Δ below belly, A between hind legs. F&P DRM-42-1; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 42/1; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Stockholm 25. In NGC encapsulation 6558557-020, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.74 g, 5h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, AΘ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-4; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 44/4; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Fitzwilliam 24. In NGC encapsulation 6558557-024, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.71 g, 5h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, AM in exergue. F&P DRM-44-7; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 44/7; SNG Copenhagen 779. In NGC encapsulation 6558557-029, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 2.73 g, 5h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; Λ below, AΞ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-9; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 44/9; SNG Copenhagen –. In NGC encapsulation 6558557-034, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 300-275 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 6.83 g, 6h). Diademed head of female right; four dolphins around / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing, crowned by Nike flying right above; OYIΛ below. Sambon 458; HN Italy 576. Attractively toned, off center on obverse, scratch and light deposits on reverse. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 120 (11 May 2022), lot 11; Pegasi XXV (8 November 2011), lot 21.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos (16mm, 7.80 g). Taras riding dolphin right; cockle shell below / Wheel of four spokes. Fischer-Bossert Group 4, 81 (V41/R55); Vlasto 74 (same dies); HN Italy 833; SNG Ashmolean 204 = Pozzi 111 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 767 (same dies); Boston MFA 47 = Warren 17 (same dies); Jameson 82 (same dies); McClean 529 (same dies). Toned, traces of find patina. Good VF. Well centered.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302-280 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.94 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; ZOP and olive branch to right. Vlasto 1049 (this coin); HN Italy 975. Find patina, hairline flan crack, a few minor marks, minor die break on reverse. Near EF. From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 8 (Fall 2003), no. 23; Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection.
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.68 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; Δ/Κ/Φ to right / Herakles standing facing, upper torso turned right, wrestling with the Nemean Lion; club and ΚΑΛ to left; between Herakles' legs, owl standing right, head facing. Work 39 (same dies); Van Keuren 50; HN Italy 1377; SNG Lloyd 272 (same dies); BMC 28 (same dies); Hirsch 141 (same dies); Pozzi 148 (same dies). Lightly toned, slightly compact flan, faint marks and a little die wear on obverse. Good VF. Fine style.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (30mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Barley ear with eight grains / Incuse barley ear with nine grains. Noe Class III, 55 (same dies); HN Italy 1467. Attractively toned, small area of weak strike, light scratches, die break on reverse. VF. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 63 (Spring 2014), no. 5; Bullowa (20 June 1998), lot 455; Monetarium FPL 27 (Winter 1978/9), lot 5; Auctiones 8 (27 June 1978), lot 25; G. Hirsch 84 (27 June 1973), lot 5.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 7.93 g, 6h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Apollo, nude, standing facing, head left, holding small laurel tree and bow. Noe 314 (same dies); HN Italy 1496; SNG ANS 277 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 677 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1185 (same dies); BMC 47 (same dies); Jameson 266 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 232. Lightly toned, traces of find patina and minor deposits, minor edge split. Good VF. Very rare, and attractive for this difficult issue, notorious for metal problems and very worn dies. Ex Nomos 8 (22 October 2013), lot 13; Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (29 November 1984), lot 19; Schweizerische Bankverein 5 (16 October 1979), lot 29; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 397 (February 1978), no. 5.
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LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Dinomos – Distater (24.5mm, 15.54 g, 2h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla raising left arm to head, and on its neck guard with a griffin standing right / Bull butting right on dotted ground line; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian, Group C, 4 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1803; Jameson 363 (same dies); de Luynes 850 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6029601-004, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style.
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BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (31mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; KAVΛ to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 14; Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; SNG ANS 147 (same obv. die); McClean 1591 (same dies). Wonderful deep old cabinet tone. EF. Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.Kaulonia was founded in the 7th century BC by Achaean Greeks. The location, on the underside of Italy's "toe," has long since disappeared beneath the waves, but underwater archaeologists have located more than 100 fluted columns, likely for a large shrine to Apollo, the deity depicted on the city's beautiful coinage. On this exceptional piece, Apollo's nude body is shown striding to right, with a small winged daimon on his left arm; to his right stands a stag, sacred to both Apollo and his sister Artemis. The unusual fabric of this piece follows a style peculiar to Greek southern Italy in the archaic period: A broad, thin flan, obverse depicted in relief, the reverse repeating the obverse motif but incuse, and reversed. The reasons for the popularity of this fabric are poorly understood; some scholars have postulated a connection to the mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras, who was active in Italy during this period.
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BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 415/0-387 BC. AR Litra (10mm, 0.75 g, 10h). Facing scalp of lion / Olive-spray with two berries. Herzfelder pl. XI, Jβ; HN Italy 2499. Attractively toned, trace deposits. EF. Well struck. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 555.
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SICILY, Abakainon. Circa 410-400 BC. AR Litra (11mm, 0.63 g, 3h). Head of female facing slightly left / Sow and piglet standing left. Campana 23; Bertino 21; HGC 2, 21. Find patina, minor die break on reverse. Superb EF. From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 61.
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.00 g, 8h). Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; wreath above / Forepart of man-headed bull right; [in exergue, goose left]; all within incuse circle. Jenkins Group VI, 399 (O82/R168); HGC 2, 346; BMC 44 (same obv. die); Ars Classica XII, lot 722 (same dies). Lightly toned, some die wear on obverse, a little off center on reverse. VF.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 476-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 1714 g, 1h). Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 8 = SNG ANS 230 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 660. Toned, some porosity, minor marks, minor flan flaw on obverse. Good VF. From the W. Hansen Collection, purchased from ArtAncient, 21 March 2016. Ex Gorny & Mosch 215 (14 October 2013), lot 691.