Auction 103
Date: 2016-09-14 00:00:00
Lots: 231
Total starting: $ 210,540.00
Total realized: $ 469,758.00 (+123.12%)
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 762
Allectus.
Romano-British Emperor, AD 293-296. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 5.05 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing left, holding signum in each hand; S-P//C. RIC V 69; Burnett,
Coinage
126. Good VF, dark green patina.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 1220.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 696
Aelius.
Caesar, AD 136-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Bare head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II 435 (Hadrian); RSC 55. Near EF, bright surfaces.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Rauch 89 (5 December 2011), lot 1575.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 683
Nero.
AD 54-68. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65-66. Laureate head right / Salus seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera. RIC I 60; RSC 314. Near EF, toned, areas of light porosity.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Ponterio 145 (11 January 2008), lot 272.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 788
Eugenius.
AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (16mm, 1.58 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; TRPS. RIC IX 106d; RSC 14a. Good VF, toned, some porosity.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Künker 136 (10 March 2008), lot 1292.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 689
Domitian.
AD 81-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 82-83. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head left, wings spread. RIC II 144; RSC 320. EF, areas of light golden toning, some hairlines.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Lanz 144 (24 November 2008), lot 455.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 890
Gratian & Valentinian II (?).
AD 375-383. Æ Coin Weight (15.5mm, 3.94 g, 12h). Carthage mint. DD NN OI, two diademed and draped busts, vis-à-vis / PEΓ EX CARTAG, Carthage standing facing, holding fruits in both hands. Cf. Bendall,
Weights
2–3 (for obv. type). VF, dark green-brown patina. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 825
Titus.
AD 79-81. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.52 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 79. Laureate head right / Captive kneeling right, hands bound behind, in front of trophy. RIC II 1; Hendin 1486; RSC 334a. Near EF, toned, ‘N’ graffito in field on reverse. Boldly struck. Rare first issue of Titus as Augustus.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Roma 10 (27 September 2015), lot 771.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 815
Nero.
AD 54-68. Æ As (27mm, 8.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right / Garlanded Temple of Janus, with closed doors right. RIC I 309; WCN 289. Good VF, attractive dark brown surfaces.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 943133 (Feburary 2013); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5606 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 892
Arcadius.
AD 383-408. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck AD 395-402. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated right, holding scepter and Victory on globe, foot on prow; Z//CONOB. RIC X 7; Depeyrot 55/1. EF, lustrous, a few light scratches and marks.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 847
Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.51 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 157-159. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius, veiled and draped, standing left, holding volumen and dropping incense on lighted tripod to left. RIC III 794; Banti 528. Good VF, green and brown patina, traces of red, small flan flaw on obverse.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 841
Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ΛNTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / S C across field, ITALIA in exergue, Italia, wearing
tutulus
, seated left on globe with zones and stars, holding cornucopia in right hand and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC III 746a; Strack 836δ; Banti 193; BMCRE 1643. EF, dark green and brown patina, minor smoothing in fields, a few pits on reverse.
From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Sotheby’s New York (19 December 1998), lot 38.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 891
Theodosius I, with Arcadius and Honorius.
AD 379-395. Æ Exagium Solidi Weight (20.5mm, 4.14 g, 11h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 402-408. DDD NNN GGG, diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, Theodosius, and Arcadius respectively / EXAGIVM SOLIDI, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bendall,
Weights
8; RIC X, p. 8. VF, dark brown patina, red earthen deposits. Rare.
During the later Roman Empire, coin weights began appearing with the legend
exagium solidi
, a phrase which has often been translated as “the weight (or weighing) of a solidus”, in order to deal with the practice of clipping.
Exagium
derives from the Latin
exigere
(lit. “to drive out”). However, extant examples of these weights vary and some weigh much less than the 4.5 g of a full-weight solidus. These lighter weights are thought to possibly represent the lowest acceptable weight for aurei, and were used to withdraw under-weight solidi from circulation and thereby maintain an acceptable weight standard minimum for solidi to circulate at full value.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 803
Augustus.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / Bull butting left. RIC I 169; Lyon 21; RSC 141. EF, lustrous, some hairlines.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 186 (8 March 2010), lot 1858.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 894
Theodosius II.
AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 425-430. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Theodosius II standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; star to left; TESOB. RIC X 362; Depeyrot 51/1. Near EF, lustrous.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 543.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 673
Tiberius Gemellus(?).
Caesar, AD 35-37. Æ (16mm, 2.91 g, 9h). Philadelphia (as Neocaesarea) in Lydia mint. Bare head right / Thunderbolt. LS 24 (under Tiberius Gemellus; same obv. die as illustration); RPC I 3017/1 (under Tiberius; same obv. die as illustration); Vagi 480 (under Tiberius Gemellus; same obv. die as illustration). Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Among the finest known. Rare.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 841.
The attribution of this coin is complicated by the celator’s recutting of the single obverse die used to strike this issue. While it is possible that the letter traces could read CEBACTON, the authors of RPC note that this reading, as well as the identification with Tiberius Gemellus, is uncertain.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 771
Licinius I to Constantine.
Lot of sixteen (16) folles of the Licinian & Constantinian Dynasties. Includes:
(a)
Licinius I. 308-324 AD. Æ Follis (20mm, 2.87 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 320 AD. Helmeted and cuirassed bust right / Two captives seated at base of banner inscribed VOT/XX; S-F//•TS•A•. RIC VII 76 //
(b)
Licinius II. Caesar, AD 317-324. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 321. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/•/V in three lines within laurel wreath; RQ. RIC VII 235 //
(c)
Constantine I. As Caesar, AD 306-309. Æ Follis (28mm, 10.51 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 295-6. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; –/*//KΓ. RIC VI 26b //
(d)
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.64 g, 7h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 326-328. Laureate head right / Camp-gate with no doors and two turrets, star above; •//SMTSЄ. RIC VII 153; LRBC 829 //
(e)
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 2.86 g, 6h). Ticinum mint. Struck AD 322-325. Laureate head right / VOT/XX in two lines within wreath; (crescent)//ST. RIC VII 167 //
(f)
Helena. Augusta, AD 324-328/30. Æ Follis (16mm, 1.75 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Posthumous issue, struck AD 337-341. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right / Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter; •//CONSЄ. RIC VIII 33 //
(g)
Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 323-324. Laureate head right / VOT/X within wreath; STR. RIC VII 431 //
(h)
Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (18mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 323-324. Laureate head right / VOT/X within wreath; STR. RIC VII 433 //
(i)
Constans. AD 337-350. Æ (18mm, 3.01 g, 5h). Siscia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 348-350. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Constans standing left on galley, holding Victory on globe and labarum; at stern sits Victory, steering the ship; ЄSIS(symbol). RIC VIII 199; LRBC – //
(j)
Constantius Gallus. Caesar, AD 351-354. Æ (17mm, 2.30 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 4th officina. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Soldier spearing fallen horseman to left; ∆SIS. RIC VIII 351; LRBC 1219 //
(k)
Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (17mm, 2.42 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyons) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 332. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Two signa between two soldiers, each holding spear and shield; (pellet within crescent)PL[G]. RIC VII 254 //
(l)
Delmatius. Caesar, AD 335-337. Æ (16mm, 1.53 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 336-337. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two soldiers standing facing, each looking toward one another and holding spear and shield; signum between; CONSI. RIC VII 141; LRBC 1032 //
(m)
Jovian. AD 363-364. Æ (20mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/V in two lines within wreath; CONSPA. RIC VIII 178 //
(n)
Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (16mm, 2.41 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-331. Helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinople left, holding scepter / Victory standing facing, head left, holding scepter and round shield, with foot on prow to left; •PLG. RIC VII 246 //
(o)
Fausta. Augusta, AD 324-326. Æ Follis (18mm, 3.58 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 326. Draped bust right / Salus or empress standing facing, head left, holding two infants in her arms; STR(pellet–in–crescent). RIC VII 483; LRBC 37 //
(p)
Theodora. Died before AD 337. Æ (16mm, 1.58 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 337-340. Laureate and draped bust right / Pietas standing right, holding infant; TRS(branch). RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. Good VF to EF, all with dark brown patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Sixteen (16) coins in lot.
From the Korwin Collection. Coin c: Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 20 (10 October 2006), lot 420; Coin o: Ex Barry Feirstein Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 42, 20 November 2007), lot 433.
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Didia Clara.
Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus. Draped bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond set on ground and cornucopia. RIC IV 10 (Didius Julianus); RSC 3. VF, toned. Rare.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2410.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 889
Valens.
AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Consular issue. Nicomedia mint. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and scepter / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, each nimbate and in consular robes, and holding mappa and scepter; in exergue, two bound captives vis-à-vis; N-N-M. RIC IX 16b, 8; cf. Depeyrot 19/2 (S-N-A mintmark); Biaggi 2268 var. (S-MN-N mintmark). VF, graffito “X” on Valens’ neck, a few light scratches. Rare.
From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Dürr & Michel (16 November 1998), lot 249.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 820
Vespasian.
AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.19 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / VIC TO RIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 221; Hendin 1508. VF, dark green-brown patina, brassy highlights, some roughness.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 851
Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.73 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 152-153. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Minerva, helmeted and draped, seated right, holding vertical spear with right hand and with left, drawing out aegis on breast; round shield rests against seat. RIC III 1309b (Pius); Strack App. 4, 58; Banti 329; BMCRE 1938 (Pius). Good VF, delicate green patina flaking around the edge, some obverse roughness.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG 46 (2 April 2008), lot 585 (hammer 4250 CHF).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 103 - 821
Vespasian.
AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.11 g, 5h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / VI CTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 221; Hendin 1508. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness.