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 . 127
EPEIROS, Ambrakia. Circa 404-360 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.37 g, 8h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right, A on helmet bowl; to left, AP[AT] above Arachtos seated right on facing head of bull. Ravel, Colts 116 (A53/P78); Pegasi 74; HGC 3, 205; McClean 5105 (same dies). Lightly toned, some light porosity and granularity. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 128
THESSALY, Magnetes. Circa 168-140 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 4.02 g, 12h). Demetrias mint. Laureate head of Zeus right; monogram to left / Artemis, holding bow, seated left on prow left; monogram to right. BCD Thessaly II 407 (this coin); HGC 4, 58. Lightly toned, small chip at edge on reverse. VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 407.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 129
THESSALY, Methylion. Circa 465-460 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.99 g, 11h). Forepart of horse left, emerging from rock / Sprouting wheat grain within incuse square. Cf. Heyman 1 (drachm); cf. Franke, Geschicte 16 (drachm); BCD Thessaly 462; HGC 4, 685. Compact flan, minor pits. VF. Extremely rare as a hemidrachm.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 130
THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 470s-460s BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.97 g, 8h). Forepart of horse right / Sprouting wheat grain within incuse square. Franke, Geschicte 7 var. (horse emerging from rock); BCD Thessaly II 22.2 (same dies); HGC 4, 197 var. (horse emerging from rock). Lightly toned, granular surfaces. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 131
AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 350-320 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.31 g, 3h). Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena right; kerykeion to left. Pegasi 94; Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens –; BCD Akarnania 221; HGC 4, 823. Lightly toned. Near EF. Perfectly centered. From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 436.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 132
BOEOTIA, Haliartos. Circa 475-450 BC. AR Stater (17mm, 11.94 g). Boeotian shield / Square incuse with counterclockwise mill-sail pattern; refined aspirate in center. BCD Boiotia 157; HGC 4, 1194. Deeply toned. Near VF. Very rare. Ex Matthew Curtis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020), lot 188.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 133
BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 364-362 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.05 g). Epa(minondas), magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora within concave circle. Hepworth, Epaminondas, pl. 3, 2; Hepworth 34; BCD Boiotia 540; HGC 4, 1333. Lightly toned, some porosity, scratches. VF. From the GTP Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 249 (11 October 2017), lot 234.There are times when some of us wonder what the world would be like today if Alexander the Great had lived to a ripe old age. The same kind of "What if ..." thinking could be applied to Epaminondas. His premature death on the battlefield of Mantineia in 362 BC deprived Thebes of its greatest statesman and soldier, signalling the start of Thebes' rapid decline into obscurity. If Epaminondas had lived to reap the benefits of his Mantineian victory he would have undoubtedly proceeded to unite all Greece under his leadership. The next step would be to turn to the North and face Philip who, instead of finding a divided Greece ready for the taking, would think twice before attempting to invade Thessaly. Whether then there would be a clash between the two emerging superpowers or a truce between them, is anybody's guess. Perhaps Philip would remember the years he spent as a hostage in Thebes and his respect for the Theban statesman would prevail. The conquest of Asia might then materialize sooner and in a more permanent manner than it did. But, like many great soldiers, Epaminondas inspired his men by leading them into battle and, instead of capitalizing on his genius, Thebes paid the price for his bravery.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 134
BOEOTIA, Thespiai. Early-mid 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (16.5mm, 2.91 g). Boeotian shield / Head of Aphrodite Melainis right; to right, vertical crescent facing left. BCD Boiotia 607 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 1400; BMC 10 (same rev. die); SNG Copenhagen 404 (same rev. die); Pozzi 1460; Weber 3316 (same rev. die). Light graffito in field on reverse. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan. From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 137.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 135
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Hemiobol (6.5mm, 0.42 g). "Wappenmünzen" type. Wheel with four spokes / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, αα; Svoronos, Monnaies, –; HGC 4, 1675. Old cabinet tone, light porosity. VF. Ex Judy Day Frink Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 17 September 2020), lot 132, purchased from Owl, Ltd (John Barton).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 136
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.70 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left; all within incuse square. Starr Group V; HGC 4, 1664 corr. (photo is duplicate of 1665). Lightly toned, minor porosity. Near EF. Well centered. From the Tiny Art Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 137
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.14 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, underlying luster, a couple of minor flan flaws on obverse. EF. Well centered.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 138
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 400/390-353 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.13 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 15a-b; HGC 4, 1598 corr. (not pi-style). Lovely old collection tone, with some iridescence, slight die wear on obverse, traces of find patina on reverse. Near EF. Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack's Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4263.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 139
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 16.52 g, 1h). New Style coinage. Struck 165-149/8 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; monograms flanking, piloi of the Dioskouroi to lower right; all within wreath. Thompson 64a–b (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602; Dewing 1638 (same obv. die). Toned, patches of find patina. In NGC encapsulation 6557272-008, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 140
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.83 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Struck 165-150/149 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; monogram to left, aphlaston and monogram to right, uncertain letter on amphora, retrograde ΣΦ to lower left; all within wreath. Cf. Thompson 252 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602. Attractively toned, some weakness of strike at periphery. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 141
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.00 g, 11h). New Style coinage. Dorothe-, Dioph-, and Nikodo– magistrates. Struck 132/1 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates' names in fields; to right, forepart of lion right; H on amphora, ΣΦ below; all within wreath. Thompson 388d var. (letters below amohora; same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602. Lightly toned, edge split. EF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 344.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 142
ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.33 g, 2h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 437. Lightly toned, minor marks. EF. Ex Roma XIX (26 March 2020), lot 349.The loss of Aegina's sea power probably occasioned the replacement of the maritime turtle with the terrestrial tortoise as the emblem of the city, and it was also at this time that she formed the reverse "skew" pattern in a more rectangular five-part incuse punch, finally including letters and symbols within each sunken section. Subsequently in 431 BC, the Aeginetans were expelled from their homeland by the Athenians, only returning after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 143
ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 350-338 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 12.25 g, 1h). Ni–, magistrate. Tortoise with segmented shell; A–I flanking / "Thin skew" incuse pattern; N-I in upper incuses, dolphin in lower left. Milbank p. 51, a; cf. HGC 6, 445 (drachm); SNG Copenhagen 526; SNG Lockett 1998; BMC 190; Hunt II 433; Pozzi 1639. Attractively toned, a touch of porosity, a little off center on obverse. Near EF. Ex Father & Son Collection; Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 781 (hammer €12,000). Reportedly ex inventory of Dr. Hans Nussbaum († January 7, 1939), circa 1902.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 144
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.43 g, 5h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; palmette to right. Ravel Period IV, 353 (P181/T276); Pegasi 111; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1832; Naville IV, lot 566 (same dies). Lightly toned, a little die wear. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 145
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.36 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right; to left, hand left, holding torch. Ravel Period IV, 363 (P186/T285); Pegasi 115 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1833 corr. (illustration numbered 1834); ANS inv. 1944.100.36725 (same dies). Lightly toned, a little off center, minor porosity, slightly weak strike. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 146
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.09 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; Phrygian helmet to right. Ravel Period IV, 373 (P188/T293); Pegasi 120; BCD Corinth 50; HGC 4, 1832; BMC 134 (same dies); Pozzi 1667 (same dies). Toned, minor die wear, light scratch on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 1 . 147
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 8.57 g, 2h). Pegasos flying left; tiny H bellow belly / Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, forepart of horse right. Ravel Period IV, 423 (P205/T313); Pegasi 141; BCD Corinth 54; HGC 4, 1832. Lightly toned, die wear on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. EF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 22 (6 March 2022), lot 218.