Auction 123 - Session 3
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 671
Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.14 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 4th emission of Philip I, AD 245. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Philip standing right, holding spear and globe. RIC IV 255a; Banti 10. Even dark brown surfaces. Good VF. Excellent portrait. From the Richard McAlee Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 1107.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 672
Jotapian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. Antoninianus (21mm, 4.19 g, 6h). Nicopolis in Seleucia mint. IM C M F R IOTAPIANVS A, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICT OR I A AV G, Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 2a(n); Bland, Jotapian 9.10 (dies XII/ix); RSC 1a var. (obv. legend); CNG 114, lot 967 (same dies). Toned, deposits. VF. Rare. Jotapian († AD 249) led a short-lived revolt in Syria while Philip I was still emperor. Little is known of Jotapian's background. It was said that he boasted of a relationship to Severus Alexander, and his unusual name, although otherwise unknown for a man, is attested in its feminine form "Jotape" in the royal houses of Commagene and Emesa. The revolt was brief, and the crude style proves that the revolt was geographically confined, for Jotapian plainly did not control a major Roman mint. His head was brought to Rome and shown to Trajan Decius "as was customary, although Decius had not asked for it" (Aur. Vict., Caes. 29.4).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 673
Aemilian. AD 253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 2.23 g, 12h). Rome mint. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand, palm frond over left shoulder. RIC IV 11; RSC 53. Toned with areas of luster, slight porosity, small scratch and flan flaw on reverse. Good VF. From the DFA Collection.
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Valerian I. AD 253-260. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 253-254. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory standing left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand, palm frond cradled in left arm. RIC V –; MIR 36, 30a (same dies as illustration); Calicó 3447a; Biaggi –. Light hairlines, some luster remains. Near EF. Extremely rare, only two in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 675
Gallienus. AD 253-268. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.04 g, 12h). Siscia mint. 3rd emission, AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia cradled in left arm. RIC V.1 23 var. (Rome mint, bust type); MIR 36, 1423c (same dies); Calicó 3461 var. (Rome mint, bust type). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6030426-005, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine late portrait of Gallienus. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 700; Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1210; Heritage 3071 (6 January 2019), lot 34115.It is interesting that, as the economic and military crises of the third century worsened, the Romans chose different forms of debasement for their silver, bronze and gold currency to stretch their waning supply of precious metals. The traditional bronze denominations disappeared almost entirely, while the silver content of the denarius and its eventual replacement, the antoninianus, rapidly declined to less than 5%, with the remainder mainly copper. The gold coinage was kept essentially pure, rather than cut with silver as other cultures had done, but the aureus denomination declined precipitously in weight from the second century norm of 7.5 grams to less than a third of that weight at the depths of the crisis, circa AD 268. The weights of individual aurei struck during this period fluctuated so wildly that it appears they were essentially treated as bullion, with scales employed to weigh out a certain value as in pre-coinage days. This aureus, struck circa AD 266-267, weighs in at 4.04 grams, but a quick survey shows that other aurei struck from the same mint (Siscia), in the same time span, can weigh as little as 1.95 grams and as much as 4.75 grams.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 676
Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (23mm, 2.64 g, 8h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 3rd emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory running right, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC V 9; CGE 532; Gilljam 106A (dies XXX/16); AGK 1c. Glossy brown patina. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan. Rare and exceptional for issue. The Gallo-Roman usurper Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus was apparently a high-ranking officer under Postumus at the city of Moguntiacum (modern Mainz, Germany) on the Rhine, home base of Legio XXII Primigenia. In February or March of AD 269, his legion proclaimed him emperor in revolt against Postumus. His family name of Ulpius suggests a distant connection to the Spanish imperial line of Trajan, perhaps supported by his use of Hispania as a reverse type on one of his gold aurei. His revolt against Postumus apparently came after his soldiers repulsed a German invasion, and may have had the tacit support of the legitimate Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus. Postumus, however, quickly placed Moguntiacum under siege and Laelianus was soon killed by his own soldiers, but Postumus was himself slain when he refused to let his soldiers plunder the city. The turmoil led to a rapid turnover of rulers in the Gallo-Roman realm and the loss of Spain to the central Roman Empire. An unresolved mystery of his brief "reign" lasting, at most, two months, is the location of his mint: Laelianus' rare coinage is neatly engraved and struck, with excellent portraiture, suggesting it was produced at a regular mint. Mainz, however, had no mint facilities, and if his coinage was produced at Colonia Agrippensis (Colonge) or Treveri (Trier), his revolt must have extended to those cities as well as Mainz.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 677
Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. [S] ZЄNOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO RЄGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left; at feet to left, peacock standing left, head right; star to left; H. RIC V Online 3129 (this coin referenced); Cf. RIC V 2; Bland, Coinage 30h (dies 50/v – this coin); BN pl. 86, 289 = Leu 48, lot 408 (same dies); MIR 47, 360b (same dies). Rough surfaces, smoothed. VF. Extremely rare. Not suitable for encapsulation. From the Conti Collection. Ex Ronald J. Hansen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 1082; Noble 91 (21 July 2009), lot 3741; Gordon S. Parry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17 September 2008), lot 1202; Aufhäuser 10 (5 October 1993), lot 577.The widow of Odenathus, the ruler of the rich eastern trade center Palmyra, and the mother and regent of Vaballathus, Septimia Zenobia became a powerful regional ruler in her own right. Granted de facto power in the East by the emperor Gallienus to counteract the Persian advance, Odenathus used the opportunity to establish his own separatist kingdom. When Odenathus was murdered in AD 267, Zenobia used the moment to advance her son Vaballathus. Since he was still in his minority, Zenobia took over as regent, using the confusion following the death of Gallienus to offset her position between Rome and Persia and expand Palmyrene power. In AD 269 the Palmyrenes seized control of Egypt and with it, the Roman grain supply. To bolster her position, Zenobia began to lay claims to an illustrious ancestry, including Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the legendary Dido of Carthage.Aurelian, initially taken with concerns in the west, pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vaballathus' rule in the East. Eventually, though, the situation was stabilized in the West, allowing him to vigorously campaign against them in AD 272. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vaballathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. She was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian's triumph in AD 274, bound in gold chains. According to later tradition, Aurelian, impressed by her beauty and dignity, later freed her, and granted her a villa in Tibur, where she spent the rest of her life.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 678
Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.51 g, 1h). Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 284-286. DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IOVI CO NSERV ATORI AVG, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. RIC VI 298; Depeyrot 14/1; Calicó 4514 . Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. High relief, and perfectly centered. Extremely rare, such that Calicó only has a line drawing of this issue. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Monaco Collection (Heritage 3094, 19 August 2021), lot 32075; Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 717.Diocletian's tetrarchy ('rule of four') was devised to replace the unstable system of family dynasties which was greatly responsible for the military chaos of the previous century. Central to this system was the founding of two imperial houses, each with an Augustus and Caesar, which would oversee respective portions of the empire. Diocletian modeled the imperial houses upon the Romans' religious pantheon. As the senior Augustus and Caesar, Diocletian and Galerius comprised the 'Jovian' house, and thus enjoyed the protection of Jupiter, the chief deity of the Roman pantheon. This aureus of Diocletian thus depicts Jupiter, Protector of the Augustus. Maximianus and Constantius were the members of the 'Herculian' house, and had the protection of Hercules, who was the right-hand lieutenant to Jupiter.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 679
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ Medallion (40mm, 46.96 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 297-298. VIRTVS MAXIMIANI AVG, laureate and cuirassed half-length bust left, breastplate adorned with Medusa's head facing. He holds the horse by the bridle and carries a shield, on which the she-wolf left, head right, nurses Romulus and Remus / MONETA AVGG, the Tres Monetae standing left, each holding scale over pile of coins in right hand, cornucopia in left. Gnecchi II p. 129, 18, pl. 127, 6. Dark green-brown patina, scratches. VF. Rare with this fascinating bust type. From the D.K. Collection. Ex Rauch 82 (23 April 2008), lot 591 (hammer €12,000).The Tres Monetae, female personifications of the metals of gold, silver, and bronze used to strike coins, regularly appear on Imperial medallions during the economic crisis of the second half of the third century and reflect the efforts of a series of emperors to revive the economy through monetary reform. By the time of the Tetrarchy, massive inflation had crippled the economy and Diocletian implemented dramatic economic reforms, which included the introduction of the silver argenteus and bronze follis in AD 294/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 680
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AR Argenteus (17mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina. 1st emission, late AD 295-296. Laureate head right / The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; SMNΓ. RIC VI 19b; Gautier, Argent 2; RSC 552b. Deeply toned, flan crack. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 681
Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (19mm, 2.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st unmarked emission, late AD 294-early 295. Laureate head right / The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. RIC VI 29b; Gautier, Argent 58; RSC 219a. Beautifully toned with iridescence, lustrous. Choice EF. Perfectly centered on a broad flan.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 682
Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Denarius (18mm, 2.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 293-294. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Prince standing right, holding spear and globe. RIC V 708 var. (bust type). Partial silvering toned gray and green. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 683
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (17.5mm, 1.26 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 315. Laureate bust left, wearing trabea, holding Victory on globe / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe; T|F//PLG. RIC VII –; Lyon 554. Green patina with some earthen deposits. Near EF. Extremely rare bust type.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 684
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.44 g, 12h). Sirmium mint. Struck AD 320. CONSTANT INVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIB AVGG ET CAESS NN, Victory seated right on cuirass, holding shield inscribed VOT/ XX in two lines; to right, trophy and captive seated right, looking left, raising left hand to head; SIRM. RIC VII 10; Alföldi 631; Depeyrot 2/7; Biaggi 2026. Light marks. Near EF. Very rare. Only two other examples in CoinArchives. Ex Dr. Albrecht Ullrich Collection (Künker 365, 4 April 2022), lot 5435; Giessener Münzhandlung 50 (24 September 1990), lot 704; Peus 271 (25 November 1969), lot 409.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 685
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 335. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory, draped from her waist, seated right on shield and cuirass, holding shield with left hand, inscribing VOT/XXX in two lines with stylis held in her right hand; to right, Genius standing left, supporting shield with both hands. RIC VII 178; Alföldi 616; Depeyrot 44/2; Biaggi 2017 var. (officina); Jameson –; Mazzini 615/a var. (same). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, light marks. Exceptional strike from fresh dies. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 661; Dipl.-Ing. Christian Gollnow ["Friend of the Romans"] Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 92, 22 November 2002), lot 304; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 573 (March 1994), no. 53; Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 566 (June 1993), no. 35; Numismatic Fine Arts XXIX (13 August 1992), lot 438.Constantine I "the Great" was one of only three Roman Emperors to ever celebrate a Tricennalia marking 30 years of rule, an event celebrated by the issuance of this gold solidus type from the mint of Nicomedia in AD 335. Constantine had completely revolutionized the Roman world during his long and eventful reign, reunifying the empire after decades of internal division, moving the imperial capital to his own city Constantinople (the renamed Byzantium), and, most importantly, changing Christianity from a small, persecuted sect to the most favored religion of a huge multinational state. Even the visual iconography of coinage saw radical change: here Constantine adopts an elaborate jeweled diadem in place of the former simple wreath worn by Roman rulers, and his long, carefully arranged hair presages the coiffeurs of medieval kings to come. However, Constantine was at pains to show some adherence to Roman tradition: the figure of Victory accompanied by a small winged Genius on the reverse does show continuity with the pagan past.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 686
Constantine II. AD 337-340. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 5h). Antioch mint. CONSTAN TINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO RIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding grounded trophy and palm frond; *|LXXII//SMAN•. RIC VIII 3; Depeyrot 1/1; Biaggi 2007 (this coin). Underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-002, graded AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3085 (5 August 2020), lot 30058; Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage 3032, 10 April 2014), lot 23659; Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000), lot 157; Ceresio [I] (26 September 1987), lot 339; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.The LXXII in the right field indicates that 72 solidi were struck from a pound of gold, one of the few times a statement of value can be found on Roman gold coinage.Flavius Claudius Constantinus, second son of Constantine I the Great, was about one year old when he was first proclaimed Caesar in AD 316, along with his adolescent half-brother, Crispus. The younger Constantine was one of three sons from his father's marriage to Fausta, whose intrigues on behalf of her boys eventually led to the execution of Crispus in AD 326, followed by her own death a few months later. Thus at the age of 10, Constantine II found himself both motherless and senior heir to the Roman Empire. His brothers Constans and Constantius II were soon also raised to the rank of Caesar, though as eldest Constantine retained preeminence. He underwent years of military and governmental training, primarily at the Western provincial capital of Trier on the German frontier, accompanying his father on several campaigns. In AD 335, the elder Constantine redrafted the succession, bringing in two nephews to create an unwieldy five-way split of the empire. But when Constantine died in AD 337, the three brothers arranged for the execution of the nephews and divided the empire between them. Despite his seniority, Constantine II emerged with only Britain, Gaul, Germany and Spain under under his control, perhaps the poorest and least populous regions of the Empire. Incensed at this treatment, Constantine insisted on his own seniority and demanded more territory from his brothers, leading Constans and Constantius to form an alliance against him. A three-way conference in June of AD 338 failed to resolve their differences. In April of AD 340, Constantine launched an invasion of Italy while Constans was away in the Balkans. Expecting little or no resistance, Constantine must have been shocked when his army was ambushed by a strong force near Aquileia. During the skirmish, a chance arrow struck Constantine, killing the 24-year-old emperor. Constans' soldiers threw his body into a nearby river, but it was later retrieved and given an honorable burial. Due to the brevity of his reign, his gold coinage is much rarer than that of his namesake father or his more successful brothers.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 687
Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.64 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XX between them; TR. RIC VIII 135; Depeyrot 6/3; Biaggi 2123. Fully lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-003, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Perfectly centered on a broad, round flan. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 510902 (August 2019); Dr. Klaus Berthold Collection (Künker 318, 11 March 2019), lot 1940; Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 421.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 688
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 337-347. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on cuirass, holding shield inscribed VOT/ XV/ MVLT/ XX in four lines; shield also supported by small Genius; shield set on ground behind Victory; SMANA. RIC VIII 25; Depeyrot 5/3. Areas of luster. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 689
Jovian. AD 363-364. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITA S REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis, with right foot on prow and holding scepter in left hand, enthroned facing, the latter turned to left, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/ V/ MVL/ X in four lines; ANTZ. RIC VIII 222; Depeyrot 18/1; Biaggi 2225 var. (officina); Mazzini 8 var. (same). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-006, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Rare and exceptional for issue. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1017; Rauch 102 (7 November 2016), lot 564; Künker 273 (14 March 2016), lot 957; Hess-Divo 326 (28 May 2014), lot 120; Numismatica Ars Classica 75 (18 November 2013), lot 345; Classical Numismatic Review XXI.2 (Fall 1996), no. 65; Vinchon (24 April 1996), lot 117; Hermann Vogel Collection (A. Hess 194, 25 March 1929), lot 964.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 690
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 3rd officina. Struck mid AD 373-April 375. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian and Valens enthroned facing, each with right hand on a globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm between; TROBT. RIC IX 17b.6; Depeyrot 43/1; Biaggi 2237. Lustrous, hairlines and minor deposits, small die flaw on reverse. Choice EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 152526 (April 2004).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 691
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, consular bust left, wearing pearl-diadem and imperial mantle, holding mappa and scepter / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, both nimbate, each holding a mappa and scepter; bound captive to left and right; *CONS(wreath). RIC IX 29a; Depeyrot 22/1; DOCLR 190; Biaggi 2244; Mazzini 68. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-008, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Exceptional. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 194; Mark Poncin Collection (Triton X, 8 January 2007), lot 801; William H. Williams Collection (Triton VI, 14 January 2003), lot 1111; Numismatic Fine Arts XXII (1 June 1989), lot 150.