Auction 124 - Session 2
Date: 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Lots: 314
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 287
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Gabala mint. Dated CY 35 (of Arados, 225/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ΓB (civic) monogram above palm tree; 35 (date in Aramaic) and ŠT (in Aramaic) in exergue. SC 928; Duyrat, Ateliers 1 (same obv. die); Price 3433; HGC 9, –; HGC 10, 161. A little off center on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, two noted by Price (in Berlin [the sole piece in Pella] and Vienna), one additional noted by Duyrat (quoting Seyrig [in The Hague]), three in CoinArchives. Better than the CNG 109, lot 256 example that hammered at $7000. This coin was part of a joint issue of the cities of the Aradian Peraia (Arados, Balaneia, Karne, Gabala, Marathos, and Simyra), that may have been used to help finance Seleukos' campaign in Asia Minor to recover the Seleukid territories that were lost to Attalos I during the reign of Seleukos II.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 543
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. Lightly toned, reverse struck slightly off center, light scratch under tone on reverse. EF. A pair of excellent portraits.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 288
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.96 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 204-197 BC. Diademed head right (Type Cii) / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monogram to outer left. SC 1044.1; Le Rider, Antioche, Series III-IV, 1–18 (obv. die A1); HGC 9, 447u. Lightly toned, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Well struck and high relief.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 544
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. Deeply toned with some iridescence, trace deposits, trace die rust and some faint hairlines on reverse. Good VF. A pair of excellent portraits. From the St. George Collection. Ex CNG inventory 823541 (August 2008).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 289
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 116.83 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 204-197 BC. Diademed head right (Type Cii) / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monogram to outer left. SC 1044.1; Le Rider, Antioche, Series III-IV, 1–18 (obv. die A1); HGC 9, 447u. Toned, traces of find patina. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 545
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. Toned, some minor scratches on obverse. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 290
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.55 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck 168-164 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to outer left. SC 1400a; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIB, 288–309 (obv. die A31); HGC 9, 620a. Toned, traces of find patina. Near EF. From the Weise Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 4 December 1998.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 546
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.90 g, 11h). Athens mint. Bare head of Mark Antony right; M • ANTONIVS • M • F • M • N • AVGVR • IMP • T II RT around / Head of Octavia right, her hair tied in a knot behind with one long plait arranged as a loop on top of her head; COI • DII SIG • ITIIR • IIT • TIIRT • III • UIR • R • P • C around. Crawford 533/3b; CRI 268a; Bahrfeldt 91; Calicó 116; Sydenham 1201; BMCRR East 145; RBW –. Lightly toned, underlying luster, trace deposits on obverse, small ink collection mark on reverse. Near VF. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 291
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.74 g, 11h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck 168-164 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to outer left. SC 1400a; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIB, 321–51 (obv. die A33); HGC 9, 620a. Lightly toned, minor marks, slightly off center. Good VF. From the St. George Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 909.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 547
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 38 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.92 g, 5h). Athens mint. Mark Antony, veiled, and wearing the priestly robes of an augur, standing right, holding lituus / Radiate head of Sol right. Crawford 533/2; CRI 267; Sydenham 1199; RSC 13a; RBW 1820. Lightly toned, some weakness on obverse. Good VF. From the Shetland Sheepdog Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 335 (24 September 2014), lot 443.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 292
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos V Eupator. 164-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.57 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to outer left. SC 1575.2; Le Rider, Antioche 192 (A11/P142) = Hunt Sale IV 592 (this coin); HGC 9, 752. Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, die erasure in exergue on reverse. Near EF. From the James Fox Collection. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby's, 19 June 1991), lot 592.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 548
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 38 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Athens mint. Mark Antony, veiled, and wearing the priestly robes of an augur, standing right, holding lituus / Radiate head of Sol right. Crawford 533/2; CRI 267; Sydenham 1199; RSC 13a; RBW 1820. Toned. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 293
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos V Eupator. 164-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.50 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to outer left. SC 1575.6; Le Rider, Antioche 227–227A (A17/P168); HGC 9, 752. Iridescent tone, a little off center. Good VF. From the St. George Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 491; Leu FPL (Autumn 1998), no. 91.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 549
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Autumn 34 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Alexandria mint(?). Bare head of Mark Antony right; Armenian tiara to left / Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right; at point of bust, prow right. Crawford 543/1 note; CRI 345; Sydenham 1210 var. (rev. legend); RSC 1c; RBW –. Toned, hairline flan crack, obverse struck slightly off center, die wear and porosity on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 294
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. Æ (25.5mm, 17.17 g, 1h). Uncertain Mint 83, probably in northern Syria. Head of lion left in fillet border / head of boar right; monogram to left. SC 1660b; HGC 9, 823. Earthen green surfaces. Good VF. Rare and attractive for issue.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 550
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Autumn 34 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.72 g, 1h). Alexandria mint(?). Bare head of Mark Antony right; Armenian tiara to left / Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right; at point of bust, prow right. Crawford 543/1 note; CRI 345; Sydenham 1210 var. (rev. legend); RSC 1b; RBW –. Toned. Near VF. From the CJR Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 295
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.00 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed head right within wreath / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; palm frond to outer left, monogram to inner left, ZΞP (date) and monogram in exergue. SC 1906.5a; HGC 9, 957d; DCA 146. Flan crack, a couple of light scratches, minor doubling on reverse. Near EF. From the David Welsh Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 551
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 32 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.85 g, 12h). Athens mint; M. Junius Silanus, proconsul. Bare head right; small P (engraver's signature) in hair behind ear / M • SILANVS • AVG/ Q • PRO • COS in two lines. Crawford 542/1; CRI 346; Sydenham 1208; RSC 71; RBW 1830. Lightly toned, off center, area of weakness on obverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 296
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.78 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed head right within wreath / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monograms to inner left and between legs, HΞP (date) in exergue. SC 1907.1c; HGC 9, 957d; DCA 146. Lightly toned. EF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Russell Bement, Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 534; Classical Numismatic Group XXXIV (6 May 1995), lot 188.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 552
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 32 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.65 g, 3h). Athens mint. Bare head right; small P (signature) in hair below ear / ANTONIVS/AVG • IMP • III in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; Sydenham 1209; RSC 2; RBW 1831. Lightly toned with some luster, struck slightly off center, light hairlines on reverse. Near EF.