Auction 123 - Session 3
Date: 2023-05-23 00:00:00
Lots: 250
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 818
John V Palaeologus, with Anna of Savoy (Regent). 1341-1391. AR Basilikon (19mm, 0.86 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1341-1347. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; IC - XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / Anna standing facing to left, holding trefoil scepter, and John, standing facing to right, holding akakia and cruciform scepter. DOC 1103–44; LPC p. 132, 2; PCPC 277; SB 2503. Lightly toned, some usual weakness. Near EF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik 7 (24 October 2020), lot 1972.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 819
John V Palaeologus, with John VI. 1341-1391. AR Basilikon (21mm, 1.29 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1347-1353. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; sigla: B(retrograde) | B / Crowned facing figures of John VI, to left, holding labarum, and John V, to right, holding labarum scepter, each wearing loros and holding akakia between them. DOC V.1 p. 185, 10; LPC –; PCPC –; NumCirc CVI.3 (April 1998), p. 102, 1; SB –. Attractively toned, some usual doubling, minor areas of weakness. Good VF. Extremely rare. From the S & S Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 820
John V Palaeologus, with John VI. 1341-1391. AR Basilikon (19mm, 1.37 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1347-1353. Christ Pantokrator standing facing within mandorla / Crowned facing figures of John V, to left, holding cruciform scepter, and John VI, to right, holding cruciform scepter, each wearing loros and holding long cross between them. Cf. DOC V.1 p. 184, 2 (for obv. type); cf. LBC 850 (for similar type); cf. LPC p. 140, 3 (for obv. type); cf. PCPC 288 (for similar type); NumCirc CVI.3 (April 1998), p. 102, 2 (same); cf. SB 2529A (same). Lightly toned, areas of weakness, light scratches. Near VF. Extremely rare. Presently only known from this example. From the Iconodule Collection.This interesting Basilikon features the two emperors holding cruciform scepters rather than the more prevalent labarum on similar types. Additionally, whereas the type with the rulers each holding a labarum features the two rulers holding a staff between them, on this example one finds a long cross similar to the one illustrated in LPC p. 140-1, 4. Finally, while the most similar types place John VI on the left and John V on the right, on this example, John V appears on the left as in the NumCirc example.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 821
John V Palaeologus. 1341-1391. AR Stavraton (23.5mm, 8.22 g, 6h). Class IIb. Constantinople mint. Struck 1379-1391. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC - XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / Crowned and nimbate facing bust of John; sigla: • | •. DOC 1273-5 (same rev. die); PCPC 306 (sigla 3); SB 2510. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6558569-013, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, light scuff. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Iconodule Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 1081.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 822
Manuel II Palaeologus. 1391-1425. AR Eighth Stavraton (14.5mm, 0.88 g, 12h). Light (Class II) Coinage. Constantinople mint. Struck 1403-1425. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC - XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ; sigla: C | Π / Crowned facing bust of Manuel; sigla: • | •. DOC 1543-1588; PCPC 335.4-5 (sigla 63); SB 2553. Toned, holed. Good VF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Italo Vecchi Collection (Roma E-Sale 75, 15 October 2020), lot 1006.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 823
Constantine XI Palaeologus (Dragases). 1448-1453. AR Stavraton (21mm, 6.77 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC - XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / [KωNCTANTINOC ΔЄCΠOTHC O ΠAΛЄOΛOΓ] / [ΘV XAPITH] BACIΛЄV[C POMЄON], crowned facing bust of Constantine. DOC 1787 var. (sigla); Bendall, Coinage 93 (this coin); LBC 1095 var. (same); PCPC –; SB –. Attractively toned. In NGC encapsulation 6558565-001, graded AU, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 5/5. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma XX, 29 October 2020), lot 761, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 16 July 1990; Constantine XI hoard (1991).Constantine XI, a member of the last Byzantine dynasty, the Palaeologan, was a heroic figure despite being fated to be the terminal Byzantine ruler. One of the younger sons of Emperor Manuel II, Constantine distinguished himself during the siege of Constantinople in 1422 during the last days of Manuel II's rule. After Manuel suffered a stroke and became incapable of governing, Constantine's older brother, future emperor John VIII, took the reins of the government on behalf of his father. However, John's first priority was to seek to rally support for the Byzantine state against the ascendant Ottomans. In pursuit of this objective, he embarked on a tour of Western Europe. In his stead, he left his younger brother Constantine as regent and granted him the title of despot. Constantine effectively administered what was left of the shrinking Byzantine State in his brother's absence, but John's quest to enlist western support for Byzantium was ultimately unsuccessful.Once John assumed the imperial mantle upon the death of Manuel II, Constantine was tasked with governing one of the few remaining possessions of the once-illustrious Byzantine Empire-the Depostate of Morea. Constantine again proved himself a capable ruler and administrator, using the limited resources he had at his disposal to recover Morea from the Franks who had occupied the Peloponnesos since the Fourth Crusade. Ultimately, Constantine's Morea encompassed the entire Pelponnesos and, along with Epirus, constituted the bulk of Byzantine possessions outside of Constantinople which was itself quickly shrinking into a city-state as more and more territory was lost to the Ottomans.When John died in 1448 without issue, Constantine was designated as his successor and called to assume the fateful position of emperor. Crowned at the citadel at Mystras, Constantine traveled from Morea to Constantinople in a hired Catalan galley-a succinct representation of how miserably Byzantine power had dwindled by the mid 15th century. All Constantine could do as emperor was prepare for the inevitable attack by the Ottomans. He worked to repair the city walls and recruit and muster as many soldiers as possible to mount his final defense of the city. As part of that effort, coins such as this rare example were minted to pay the mostly hired soldiers.The attack came in late May of 1453. Constantine himself manned the ramparts and fought valiantly during the city's final defense. He was ultimately killed upon the city walls and his corpse mutilated by the invaders. Thus ended the Byzantine Empire, an institution that lasted nearly a millennium and outlasted its parent Western Roman Empire by five centuries.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 824
Constantine XI Palaeologus (Dragases). 1448-1453. AR Eighth Stavraton (12mm, 0.60 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holding Gospels in both hands; IC - XC, each with macron above, flanking head of Christ / Crowned facing bust of Constantine; K/I | T/N flanking. DOC 1789; Bendall, Coinage 105-6 var. (sigla); LBC –; PCPC –; SB –. In NGC encapsulation 6057866-005, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Two outstanding portraits for issue. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 33123.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 825
LOMBARDS, Tuscany. Municipal coinage. Circa 700-750. AV Tremissis (27mm, 1.45 g, 6 or 12h). Lucca mint. + (inverted F)L · AV · IA · LV · CA, stellate symbol within circle / VIVIVIVIVIVIVIVI, cross potent. Bernareggi, Tremissi –; Bernareggi, Moneta –; Bernareggi 204 var. (obv. legend); Arslan –; BMC Vandals –; MEC 1, –; CNI XI –; MIR –; Bellesia, Lucca, 2/D (this coin illustrated). Light toning in devices. EF. Extremely rare. Ex Triton XX (8 January 2017), lot 1128.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 826
MEROVINGIANS, Clermont-Ferrand. Circa 560-585. AV Tremissis (11mm, 1.2312 g, 12h). Uncertain moneyer. [...] (horizontal S)OVIC[...], diademed and draped bust right / + [...] OИ[...]Λ[...], Victory standing right, holding spear; star to left. Cf. NM 1 ([Childebert II] for type); cf. Belfort 327 (same); Prou –; MEC 1, –; cf. CNG 94, lot 1565; cf. Hess-Divo 313, lot 313 = Bruun Rasmussen 774, lot 5291 (same). Toned, struck with worn and rusty dies. Near VF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 827
MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Dutta, moneyer. XIXVVICO(horizontal S) +, diademed head right; two pellets below / + OVTTΛ ΛΛOVETΛ, cross pattée; ΛXΛ below. NM 9; Lafaurie, VVic, Type IXc, 83-5; 87-8 (same obv. die); Belfort 2198; Prou 1141; EMC 2011.0127 = Coin Register 2011, 47 (this coin). Earthen deposits in devices, obverse struck with rusty die. Good VF. Found near Ipswich, 2011.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 828
CAROLINGIANS. Pépin 'le Bref' (the Short). King of the Franks, 754/5-768. AR Denier (16mm, 0.95 g, 11h). 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). Iridescent toning, struck on a slightly ragged flan. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 829
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21mm, 1.51 g, 3h). Class 3. Mogontia[cum] (Mainz) mint . Struck 793/4-812. + CΛRLVS REX FR, Karolus monogram / + MOGONTIΛ, cross pattée set on three steps. Coupland, Charlemagne 7b/12; Depeyrot 577; M&G 91; MEC 1, 742. Iridescent toning. VF. Rare. Ex Gordon Andreas Singer inventory 132487750 (ND).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 830
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.64 g, 6h). Type A. Metullo (Melle) mint. + CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + METVLLO, Karolus monogram. Depeyrot 606; M&G 1063; MEC 1, 924. Deep iridescent toning, slight edge loss. EF. Ex Gordon Andreas Singer inventory 12131275 (ND).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 831
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (20mm, 1.71 g, 4h). Class 2. Lugduni Clavati (Laon) mint. Struck 864-877 and later. + GRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + LVGDVNI CLΛVΛTI, cross pattée. Depeyrot 482; M&G 794; MEC 1, 869. Iridescent toning, tiny green deposit, a couple of die breaks, slightly wavy flan. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 832
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.71 g, 12h). Class 2. Cinomanis (Le Mans) mint. Struck 864-877. + GRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + CIN◊MΛNIS CIVITΛS, cross pattée. Depeyrot 559; M&G 905; MEC 1, 872-4. Iridescent toning, small die break on obverse, slightly wavy flan. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 833
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (20mm, 1.71 g, 4h). Class 2. Rotumacus (Rouen) mint. Struck 864-877 and later. + GRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + ROTVM · ΛCVS CIVII, cross pattée. Depeyrot 878; M&G –; MEC 1, 893. Deep iridescent toning, slightly wavy flan. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 834
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (20mm, 1.72 g, 4h). Class 2. S[an]c[t]i Dionysii (St. Denis) mint. Struck 864-877 and later. + GRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + SCI ΔIONVSII M, cross pattée. Depeyrot 896; M&G 843; MEC 1, 897. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 835
CRUSADERS, Antioch. Levon I of Armenia. 1198-1219. BI Denier (19mm, 0.82 g, 6h). Sis mint, but struck for use in Antioch. + LЄO DЄI GRTIA (sic), cross pattée / + RЄX ARMЄИIOR, crowned facing head; crown with pendilia. AC 281 var. (obv. legend); CCA 9 var. (same); MAC 33 var. (same); CCS 133a var. (same); CNG 115, lot 823 (same rev. die); CNG 85, lot 100. Lightly toned, deposits, light porosity, areas of weak strike, tiny edge chip. Good VF. Extremely rare. When Levon was granted the title of king of Armenia, he took the assumption that this entitled him to the crusader principality of Antioch as well. Despite two assaults on the city in 1203 and 1208, Levon was never able to capture it and enforce his claim against Bohémond IV. These rare western-style deniers were most likely struck at Sis for circulation in the Antiochene territory that Levon did hold.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 836
CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. temp. Sybelle. 1186-1190. BI Denier (19mm, 1.04 g, 12h). Struck during the siege of Jerusalem, 1187. (retrograde D)I(retrograde D)[...] (retrograde S)I(retrograde R)VT + (sic), Tower of David / +[SEP]V[LCHRVM DO]MINI, view of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Metcalf, Crusades, p. 77; cf. C.J. Sabine, "Numismatic iconography of the Tower of David and the Holy Sepulchre," NC 1979, pl. 17, 3; N. du Quesne Bird, "Two deniers from Jerusalem, Jordan," NumCirc LXXIII.5 (May 1965), p. 109; Slocum 288; CCS 51. Iridescent toning, light porosity, areas of peripheral flat strike. VF. Great metal for issue. Very rare.