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 . 254
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.31 g, 11h). Uncertain mint 23, imitating Ptolemaïs (Ake). Dated RY 32 (254/3 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram above ΛΕ; to right, AB above Θ. CPE 700; Lorber, Mint 6; Svoronos 776; SNG Copenhagen –. Underlying luster, a few light scratches on obverse. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 255
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Tetrobol (37.5mm, 51.01 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5F, struck circa 219-205/4 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle, wings spread, standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; Ω between legs; c/m: cornucopia within incuse rectangle. CPE B519 (this coin referenced, illustrated [erroneously] as B515); Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Earthen brown surfaces. VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives, nor CPE; only three noted in CPE (all in the market). Ex WCM Collection; A European Ptolemaic Collection (VAuctions 218, 18 December 2008), lot 86.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 256
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.01 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis, wearing laurel wreath with small atef crown above his forehead, and Isis, wearing grain ear wreath with miniature horned disc above her forehead / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted double cornucopia over shoulder, no control marks. CPE 934; Svoronos –; Landvatter Group 4, 86 (O26/R75); SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned, some faint cleaning marks. Near EF. Very rare Sidon issue without control marks, only eight noted by Landvatter, one additional in CoinArchives (Nomos 20, lot 287 [hammer 11,000 CHF]).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 257
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.09 g, 12h). Alexandreia or an uncertain mint in Phoenicia. Struck circa 199/7 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left, wings closed, on thunderbolt; AP monogram to left, spearhead to right. Svoronos 1250; Carlen, Spearhead, Group 1, 13–4 (O3/R7); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 53–4. Slight weakness to strike, cleaning scratches. VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 258
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.14 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Struck circa 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; NI to right, ΔI between legs. Svoronos 1297; Olivier 2877–9 (D4/R77); SNG Copenhagen –; Pozzi 3250 (same dies). Lightly toned, trace deposits, faint cleaning marks, die break on obverse. Near EF. High relief portrait. Very rare, only six examples noted by Olivier, four additional in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 259
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. Æ Drachm (44mm, 65.60 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Filleted double cornucopia; Φ to left. Svoronos 1640; Asolati 82; Buttrey, Coins 74; SNG Copenhagen –. Dark red-brown patina, some roughness, a hint of smoothing, area of weak strike. VF. Ex WCM Collection; Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 221.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 260
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ Obol – 40 Drachmai (20mm, 7.92 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; SNG Copenhagen 422–4. Earthen black surfaces, some tooling. Near VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 261
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 7.84 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields. BMC 237; SNG Copenhagen 1237. Light marks, areas of find patina. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 262
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.57 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; to upper left, serpent coiled left; monogram to upper right. BMC 243–5; SNG Copenhagen 1239. Minor roughness. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 263
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.66 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; monogram to upper left, crab to upper right, KY-PA across lower field. BMC 255; SNG Copenhagen 1243 var. (control marks in lower fields). Lightly toned. VF. Struck on a broad flan.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 264
KINGS of NUMIDIA or MAURETANIA. Uncertain. 1st century BC. Æ Unit(?) (26mm, 8.77 g, 1h). Head of male left / Head of female right. MAA 39; Mazard 101; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown surfaces. Near VF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 265
MAURETANIA, Lixus. Circa 50-1 BC. Æ Half Unit (21mm, 4.33 g, 1h). Male head right, wearing tall bonnet with hanging cord / Two grape bunches. MAA 174; Mazard 642; SNG Copenhagen 704 var. (head left). Green and brown patina, some encrustation and roughness, edge chip. VF. Rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 266
MAURETANIA, ŠMŠ. Circa 50-1 BC. Æ Half Unit (21.5mm, 5.86 g, 10h). Facing head of Baal-Melkart / Star between grape cluster and grain ear. MAA 179; Mazard 645 (Lixus); SNG Copenhagen 707–11 (Lixus). Dark green-brown patina. Near EF. From the D.M.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 267
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Boccus I and successors. 118-33 BC. Æ Half Unit(?) (18.5mm, 2.90 g, 1h). Tingi mint. Bearded head right / Two grain ears; pellet between. MAA 48; Mazard 600 (Tingi civic); SNG Copenhagen 728 (same). Earthen brown patina. VF. Very rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 268
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Boccus I and successors. 118-33 BC. Æ Half Unit(?) (20.5mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Tingi mint. Bearded head right / Three grain ears. MAA 49; Mazard 607 (Tingi civic); SNG Copenhagen 728 (same). Rough green-brown patina. VF. Very rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 269
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Boccus I and successors. 118-33 BC. Æ Half Unit (18mm, 5.29 g, 9h). Sala mint. Bearded head right / Grain ear and grape bunch; pellet-in-crescent above. MAA 51; Mazard 650 (Sala civic); SNG Copenhagen 715–6 (same). Dark green-brown patina, slightly off center, light smoothing. VF. Very rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 270
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II, with Kleopatra Selene. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.44 g, 4h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 6 (20/19 BC). Diademed head of Juba left; date in legend to left / Head of Kleopatra Selene left. Spoerri-Butcher Group 1.b, – (unlisted dies); Mazard 357; MAA 114; SNG Copenhagen 546. Find patina, some porosity and a little roughness. VF. Very rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.Juba II was born about 50 BC, the son of King Juba of Numidia who lost his kingdom and his life following Caesar's victory over the Pompeians at Thapsus in 46 BC. The child was brought to Rome to adorn the dictator's triumph and then remained in the capital, where he received his education and was later granted Roman citizenship. During this time, he became a close friend of Octavian, thirteen years his senior. In 25 BC, Octavian, now Rome's first emperor under the name of Augustus, granted his friend Juba the North African Kingdom of Mauretania, which had been annexed by the Romans following the death of Bocchus III in 33 BC. About five years later, Juba II married the 20-year-old Kleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Antony and Queen Kleopatra VII of Egypt, who had been brought up by the emperor's sister, Octavia, following her parents' suicide in Alexandria in 30 BC. Their rule over Mauretania was benevolent, and quite prosperous, though there were constant border security problems. Juba survived to an advanced age and was eventually succeeded by Ptolemy, his son by Kleopatra Selene, in AD 24.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 271
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II. 25 BC-AD 24. Æ Half Unit (21mm, 4.47 g, 12h). ŠMŠ mint. Diademed head right / Bearded head facing. MAA 238; Mazard 396; SNG Copenhagen 632. Dark green-brown patina, some smoothing. VF. Very rare. From the D.M.K. Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 272
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Kleopatra Selene. Queen, wife of Juba II, 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.45 g, 2h). Caesarea mint. Diademed and draped bust left / Bull, head surmounted by globe, standing right. MAA 109; Mazard 393; SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, light porosity, scratches and marks. VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. From the D.M.K. Collection.Kleopatra Selene, along with her brothers Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphos, were brought to Rome following Octavian's victory at Actium. Kleopatra's hand was given to Juba II, Augustus' loyal client king of Mauretania, sometime between 26 and 20 BC. She reigned in Mauretania alongside Juba II and is frequently depicted with him, and rarely by herself, on the kingdom's silver coinage. The date of her death is a matter of debate, possibly occurring sometime around AD 4 or as late as AD 17. Her brothers presumably died in childhood, either naturally or by assassination.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 273
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Ptolemy. AD circa 20/1-40. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 2.11 g, 12h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 1 (circa AD 20/1 or 21/2). Diademed and draped bust right / Palm tree. MAA 248; Mazard 414; SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, light roughness, faint cleaning scratches, indications of undertype on reverse. VF. Very rare, only one example in CoinArchives (Triton XXIV, lot 35). From the D.M.K. Collection.Ptolemy of Mauretania was the last independent king of North Africa and the final ruler who could plausibly claim descent from Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt. The son of Juba II and Lleopatra Selene, the daughter of the famous Egyptian queen Kleopatra VII, Ptolemy seems not to have been as strong a leader as his revered father or grandmother. After inheriting the throne in AD 20, increasing restiveness among the native tribes led to the outbreak of several revolts, which he could not quell. Ptolemy was called to Rome for consultations with the unstable Gaius Caligula in AD 40, where he was treacherously murdered. Mauretania was formally annexed to the empire in AD 44, and the revolts were brutally crushed by Roman legions. The run of 22 silver denarii struck by this last Ptolemaic king offered herein is the largest ever entered in a single auction.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 274
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Ptolemy. AD circa 20/1-40. Æ Half Unit (22.5mm, 6.81 g, 7h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 1 (circa AD 20/1 or 21/2). Diademed and draped bust right / Draped bust of Africa right, wearing elephant headdress; barley grain to right. MAA 353; Mazard 497; SNG Copenhagen 664. Dark green patina, some encrustation, cleaning scratches. VF. Very rare, one in CoinArchives (CNG E-477, lot 214 [hammer $900] = CNG 100, lot 1618). From the D.M.K. Collection.