Auction 124 - Session 1
Date: 2023-09-19 00:00:00
Lots: 279
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 43
BRUTTIUM, Carthaginian occupation. Circa 216-211 BC. EL Three-eighths Shekel (14mm, 2.74 g, 12h). Janiform female heads, each wearing grain ear wreath / Zeus, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left, standing in quadriga right, driven by Nike, who stands beside him, holding reins. Robinson, Second, pl. V, 3 (Capua); Jenkins & Lewis 487–93 (Capua); CNP 290; HN Italy 2013. Light roughness, a couple of minor scrapes on obverse. VF. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 282 (as Capua in Campania).
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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 495-485 BC. AR Didrachm (16.5mm, 7.75 g, 11h). Sea eagle standing left / Crab within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group II, 141 (O57/R87); HGC 2, 93; SNG ANS 926 (same obv. die); SNG Delepierre 520 (same dies); BMC 12 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Well centered. Ex Father & Son Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 118, 13 September 2021), lot 46; Triton XXII (8 January 2019), lot 108.
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.03 g, 3h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, Punic [']MHMḤ[NT] below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5a, 285 (O91/R233); CNP 271; HGC 2, 293. Slightly irregular flan, die break on obverse. Superb EF. High relief.
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SICILY, Gela. Circa 480/75-475/70 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.80 g, 11h). Nude horseman riding right, preparing to cast javelin / Forepart of man-headed bull running right. Jenkins, Gela Group III, 188 (O51/R109); HGC 2, 368. Lightly toned, obverse slightly off center, minor deposits, scratches. VF. Extremely rare – only six examples recorded by Jenkins, plus two further on CoinArchives. Ex Mercury Group Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 500, 22 September 2021), lot 52; Freeman & Sear 8 (5 February 2003), lot 47.
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SICILY, Himera. Circa 530-520/15 BC. AR Drachm (21.5mm, 5.46 g). Cock standing right / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border. Kraay Group II, 31 (O20/R20); HGC 2, 420; Boston MFA 249 = Warren 235 (same dies); Dewing 610 (same dies). Old collection tone, granular surfaces. VF. From the Libertas Collection.
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SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 425-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.42 g, 7h). Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet and long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, preparing to crown Athena with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, two amphorai dividing KAM-A-PINA / Beardless head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress tied at neck; bow to left. Westermark & Jenkins 152 (O10/R19); HGC 2, 526; SNG Fitzwilliam 945 (same dies); SNG Stockholm 431 = Pozzi 400 (same dies); Athena Fund I 1 (same dies); BMC 13 (same dies); Gillet 368 = Rizzo pl. V, 15 (same dies); Jameson 525a (same dies); Weber 1246 (same dies). Toned, minor double strike, minor marks, light scuff on reverse. Good VF.
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SICILY, Katane. Circa 435-412 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.03 g, 6h). Reverse die signed by the "Maestro della foglia". Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga of horses right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; plane leaf to left (signature), KATANAION to right. Mirone –; HGC 2, 572 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 1256; SNG Lloyd 898; Gillet 392; Gulbenkian 185 = Jameson 541; Pozzi 417; Rizzo pl. XII, 11 (all from the same dies). Lightly toned, minor pitting and marks, some light cleaning scratches on reverse. VF. Elegant style. During the second half of the 5th century the design of the Katanian tetradrachms underwent a radical change with the introduction of a racing chariot on the obverse and a head of Apollo on the reverse. While reflecting dramatic stylistic developments, these types were to remain relatively unchanged down to the time of the capture of the city in 404 BC by Dionysios, tyrant of Syracuse, who sold the population into slavery. The "Maestro della foglia" or "Master of the Leaf" is the appellation that Rizzo gave to the master engraver who began the transformation of Katanian coin design. The driver and horses come alive, as if they truly are trying to win the race, rather than merely posing. The face of Apollo begins to carry a hint of a bemused expression, and his locks of hair become more unruly. Over the course of the next decade the successors to this master – Euainetos, Herakleidas, and Choirion – would produce their own unrivaled masterpieces.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.12 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 47 (this coin illustrated); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 244 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 16 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, with slight iridescence on the reverse, minor marks. VF. Ex A. Hess 254 (8 March 1983), lot 77; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 294.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.82 g, 1h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LE-O-N-TI-N-ON around; three barley grains above, to left, and below; leaf behind. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 257 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1063 (same obv. die); Basel 353 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Wonderful cabinet tone. Choice EF. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. Ex Harald Salvesen Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 1990s.This attractive tetradrachm was probably struck about two decades after the initial introduction of the Apollo / Lion type. While early heads of Apollo were rendered in a highly stylized manner, here he appears as an idealized human. Apollo was especially revered at Leontini, as he was at the mother city of Naxos where there was a famous sanctuary of Apollo Archegetes. The lion was the emblem of Apollo but probably also represents a punning allusion to the city name. The surrounding barley-grains are indicative of the exceptional fertility of the Leontine territory and doubtless refer to the local worship of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.55 g, 10h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LE-O-N-TI-N-ON around; three barley grains above, to left, and below; leaf behind. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 257 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1063 (same obv. die); Basel 353 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Beautiful iridescent tone, minor flan flaws. EF. Not suitable for encapsulation. Includes IBSCC certificate of authenticity. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 16 (14 November 2022), lot 9 (hammer CHF 6000); Sincona 1 (29 June 2011), lot 4.
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SICILY, Motya. Circa 400-397 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.37 g, 9h). Head of Arethousa left, hair in ampyx and sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; four dolphins swimming around / Crab. Jenkins, Punic 47 (O6/R9 [but earlier die state of obverse]); Campana 22; CNP 502; HGC 2, 923 (same dies as illustration); Jameson 667 (same dies). Lightly toned, some porosity, minor marks, struck with worn obverse die. VF. In his die study, Jenkins did not notice that the obverse die for this series (O6) was reengraved at some point, which is easily discerned by the absence (early) or presence (late) of small hairs at the crown of Arethousa's head. The two die states are visible in his plate coins for die combinations 46 and 47, respectively.
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SICILY, Naxos. Circa 415-403 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.39 g, 12h). Youthful head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; olive leaf and berry behind neck, NAΞIΩN to right / Silenos, nude and bearded, squatting half-left, holding kantharos in right hand and thyrsos in left; ithyphallic herm to left, ivy branch to right. Cahn 108 (V71/R90); Campana 22; HGC 2, 987 (same dies as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 494 (same dies); Hunterian 10 (same dies); Jameson 680 (same dies); Pozzi 512 (same dies). Toned, minor marks, flan flaw on obverse. VF.
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SICILY, Segesta. Circa 475/0-455/0 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 8.40 g, 8h). Hound scenting right / Head of Aigiste right. Hurter, Didrachmenprägung 40a (V12/R22 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 2, 1113. Lightly toned, porous, some smoothing in fields on obverse. VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 322.
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SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.39 g). Selinon leaf; four pellets around / Incuse square divided into ten sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 2 var. (no pellets); Selinus Hoard 10–7; HGC 2, 1209. Deep old collection tone, deposits, light cleaning scratches on reverse. VF. From the Libertas Collection, purchased 31 January 1984. Ex Coin Galleries (9 March 1956), lot 1525.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.29 g, 10h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series VIIIa, 113 (V51/R78); HGC 2, 1306. Old collection tone, with some iridescence, slightly off center. VF. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts E-Auction 105 (21 October 2021), lot 716.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.29 g, 12h). Struck circa 466-460 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIVb, 489 (V258/R351); HGC 2, 1312; SNG Lockett 927 (this coin); McClean 2656 (same dies); Pozzi 576 (same dies). Old cabinet tone. In NGC encapsulation 4373035-004, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5, lt. graffito, inked collection number. From the Otrera Collection. Ex Goldberg 103 (20 February 2018), lot 2009; Numismatic Fine Arts [XVII] (27 June 1986), lot 114; Johns Hopkins University Collection [inv. 31.1.133] (Part III, Numismatic Fine Arts & Bank Leu, 29 March 1985), lot 120 (second coin); Wolfgang Helbig Collection [inv. 538, donated to Johns Hopkins University, 1888].
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.12 g, 3h). Obverse die signed by Phrygillos. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in ampyx, inscribed Φ[PY], and sphendone, wearing single-pendant earring; ΣVPAKOΣION above, four dolphins around / Charioteer, holding flaming torch in right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in her extended hands; in exergue, grain ear left. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 51 (O18/R30); Tudeer 51; HGC 2, 1335; SNG Fitzwilliam 1246 (same dies); BMC 160 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XLIII, 13 = de Luynes 1216 (same dies); Weber 1604 (same dies). Attractive light toning. VF. The magnificent artistic flowering in Sicily in the 5th century BC has its origins in times of great strife. By the middle of the century, the situation began to resemble that of Renaissance Italy, where local princes engaged in continual warfare among themselves while employing the finest artists and craftsmen of their time. The result was the patronizing of some of the most talented coin engravers in history. In Syracuse, by the late 5th century BC these engravers were proudly signing their work, preserving the names of Kimon, Euainetos, Eumenos, Sosion, Herakleidas, Eukleidas and others for posterity. Their handiwork included several collaborative efforts, including coins with obverse and reverse dies signed by different artists.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. Æ Hemilitron (15.5mm, 4.02 g, 7h). Obverse die signed by Eu- (Eukleidas or Euainetos?). Struck circa 405 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair gathered in amphyx and sphendone; EY on amphyx, grain ear behind / Wheel of four spokes; ethnic in upper quarters, dolphins in lower quarters. Holloway, Further, Series 3; CNS 22; HGC 2, 1479. Brown surfaces. EF. Well struck, and attractive for issue, with a clear signature.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.67 g, 9h). Struck under Timoleon, 344-339/8. Pegasos flying left / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Pegasi 2; HGC 2, 1400. Lightly toned with warm golden luster around the devices. Superb EF. An exquisite, wonderfully detailed example. Ex E. Hyrcyna Collection; Peus 392 (4 May 2007), lot 4206.By the early 4th century BC, Syracuse had become highly factionalized, and the political turmoil was taken advantage of by the Carthaginians. Eventually a delegation was sent by the Syracusans to Corinth to appeal to their mother city for help. Timoleon, from a prominent Corinthian family, was chosen to take control of Syracuse, drive the Carthaginian-backed government from power, and restore tranquility and prosperity to the great Sicilian city. In this endeavor Timoleon was successful, and his rule sparked a cultural and political revival. In contrast to most political strongmen of the age, termed tyrants, Timoleon never abused his power and abided by the limits of the democratic constitution he helped to create. After five years in power, he retired from public life, although his opinion was frequently sought and respected by his successors. His ascendancy is reflected in the city's coinage, including this beautiful silver stater. While superficially mimicking the popular Corinthian "Pegasi" circulating widely in Greece, the style, relief and execution are all uniquely Syracusan.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (24mm, 14.96 g, 11h). Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 1st series, circa 344-339/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right / Upright thunderbolt; to right, eagle standing right. Castrizio series I, 1γ; CNS 72; HGC 2, 1440. Dark green-brown patina, trace deposits, minor edge split. Near EF. From the James Fox Collection. Ex Waddell II (2 September 1987), lot 80.
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SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.97 g, 12h). Attic standard. Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly left; three dolphins around / Horseman riding right; star and grain ear to left, N below. HGC 2, 1370; SNG ANS 522; SNG Lloyd 1450. Toned, edge chip, some granularity along edge. VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 42.