Auction 124 - Session 2
Fecha: 2023-09-20 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 297
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.00 g, 12h). Phoenician standard. Laodikeia in Phoenicia (Berytos) mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond over far shoulder; monogram to left; to right, ZΞP (date) above trident. SC 1952.1a; Sawaya 50–2 var. (D19/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 968; DCA 151. Toned, a few tiny flan flaws on obverse. EF. From the James Fox Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 553
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 32 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.79 g, 12h). 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. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 298
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.39 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / The Dioskouroi, holding reins and couched lances, on horses rearing left; to right, TPY above monogram above ΣTA; OP (date) below; all within wreath of laurel, ivy, and grain ears. SC 2000.3e; HGC 9, 1032; DCA 178. Lightly toned, traces of horn silver on obverse. Good VF. From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 839; Russell Bement, Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 537.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 554
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG II across lower field. Crawford 544/14; CRI 349; Sydenham 1216; RSC 27; RBW 1838. Toned. Good VF. After Mark Antony left his wife Octavia in Greece to resume his liaison with Cleopatra VII of Egypt in 36 BC, full-scale war for control of the Roman world became inevitable between Antony and Octavian, his fellow triumvir and brother of Octavia. A propaganda campaign began as both sides started marshaling forces and producing the money needed to pay the vastly expanded armies. However, their resources were unequal, with Antony possessing the wealthy eastern provinces and Egypt, while Octavian controlled the relatively impoverished west. Consequently, silver and gold coins struck in Antony's name greatly outnumbered those of Octavian even before the legionary series commenced. Antony's coinage of 34 BC, struck after the infamous Donations of Alexandria, stressed his partnership with Cleopatra, but this provided fodder for Octavian's propagandists, who claimed Antony had become the queen's slave and had ceased being a Roman. In 32 BC, Octavian forced Antony's supporters out of the Senate and obtained a declaration of war against Egypt. Antony anticipated this action and had already begun moving his legions to Greece, with the intention of staging up for an invasion of Italy. It was there, probably at Antony's winter quarters in Patrae, that the legionary denarius entered production in the fall of 32 BC, naming the individual units making up his formidable force. Unusually for the era, the coins eschew any portraiture and instead celebrate both the land and naval components of Antony's military force, with the obverse depicting a war galley under oar, and the reverse depicting a legionary eagle (aquila) flanked by two cohort standards (signa). Antony is identified as the issuer by name and his titles, ANT AVG III VIR R.P.C, abbreviating Antonii auguris, tresviri rei publicae constituendae ("Antony, Augur and Triumvir for the Organizing of the Republic"). The reverses name 22 legions (Legiones II - XXIII); all examples naming a "first legion" (LEG PRI) seem to be forgeries of later eras. Three legions, specifically raised by Antony, receive special names along with their numerals, LEG XII ANTIQVAE ("venerable"), LEG XVII CLASSICAE ("of the fleet"), and LEG XVIII LYBICAE ("Lybian"); coins with the same legionary numeral but no epithet were also struck, making it unclear whether these are the same or different units. Several legionary numerals are also rendered in different forms (i.e. IV and IIII, IX and VIIII, XIX and XVIIII). Thus the actual varieties far outnumber the legions represented. Two specialized units also receive coins: The Praetorian Cohorts, Antony's personal guard, and the Speculatores, or scouts, with the latter signified by specially decorated naval standards. Antony's total forces numbered perhaps 200,000, so as many as 30 million legionary denarii were struck to pay them. Tests have shown the silver alloy employed was about 92% pure, slightly more base than that used by the Rome mint (96%). Oddly enough, this ensured that Antony's legionary denarii remained in circulation for centuries after his defeat at the naval battle of Actium, as the government made no special effort to recall and remint them in the Imperial period, as was frequently done with coins of purer silver. Hoards in the late third century AD still contain significant numbers of heavily worn legionary denarii, a testament to Gresham's Law ("bad money drives out good").
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 299
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.50 g, 1h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 192 (120/19 BC). Jugate heads right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; monogram to outer left, AN below throne, B(koppa)P (date) in exergue. SC 2267.2a; HGC 9, 1182e; DCA 253. Iridescent tone, traces of find patina. EF. From the JTB Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 555
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.08 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG II across lower field. Crawford 544/14; CRI 349; Sydenham 1216; RSC 27; RBW 1838. Attractive iridescent toning. Near EF. From the Collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.1 (First Quarter 1993), no. 196; Haeberlin Collection (Cahn, 17 July 1933), lot 3095.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 300
PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). 'Ozba'al. Circa 400-365 BC. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.19 g, 11h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell / Lion attacking bull left. E&E-B Series IV.2.1.c, 516 (O14/R25); HGC 10, 133 corr. (letters on obv. not noted). Lightly toned, die wear, slight doubling on obverse. Good VF. From the Dr. Gary M. Duckett Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 556
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (15mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG III across lower field. Crawford 544/15; CRI 350; Sydenham 1217; RSC 28; RBW 1839. Toned, obverse graffito. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 301
PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (15mm, 3.15 g, 1h). Dated RY 7 (359/8). Phoenician galley left; | ||| ||| (7 in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; 'B (in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.3.b, 1384 (D2/R2); HGC 10, 244; DCA 852. Toned, some granularity, struck with worn obverse die. Good VF. Rare. From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 300.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 557
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.74 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG IV across lower field. Crawford 544/17; CRI 352; Sydenham 1219; RSC 30; RBW –. Toned. EF. Well centered and struck.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 302
PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Dishekel (28.5mm, 25.73 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (357/6). Phoenician galley left; ||| ||| ||| (9 in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; to right, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; 'B (in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.1.i, – (unlisted dies); HGC 10, 242; DCA 849. Iridescent tone, light deposits, struck with worn obverse die, flan flaw on obverse, die shift on reverse. Good VF. Well centered. From the Weise Collection, purchased from Stack's, 3 September 2003.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 558
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG V across lower field. Crawford 544/18; CRI 354; Sydenham 1221; RSC 32; RBW 1840. Toned. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 303
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos). Circa 349-311/0 BC. AR Shekel (20.5mm, 8.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (343/2 BC). Deity, holding reins and arched bow, riding hippocamp right above two lines of waves; below, dolphin right / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background; ||||| O above || (' [for 'Ozmilk] and 7 [date], in Phoenician) in right field. E&E-T Group II.2.1.18, 971 (O23/R33); HGC 10, 349; DCA 918. Underlying luster, minor double strike on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 559
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VI across lower field. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; Sydenham 1223; RSC 33; RBW 1841. Lightly toned, minor edge split. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 304
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27.5mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Dated CY 14 (113/2 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΔI (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 37; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Toned, trace deposits. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 560
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.93 g, 3h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VII across lower field. Crawford 544/20; CRI 357; Sydenham 1224; RSC 34; RBW 1842. Toned, reverse off center. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 305
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29mm, 14.36 g, 1h). Dated CY 39 (88/7 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ΘΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 142; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Attractive iridescent tone, traces of find patina. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 561
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VIII across lower field. Crawford 544/21; CRI 358; Sydenham 1225; RSC 35; RBW –. Lightly toned with some iridescence, reverse struck slightly off center. Near EF. From the Collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex CNG inventory 903520 (circa 1991-3).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 306
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (22.5mm, 6.95 g, 12h). Dated CY 51 (76/5 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, AN (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 791; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. A little off center. Superb EF. Struck from fresh dies. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc30335 (ND).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 562
The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LEG VIII across lower field. Crawford 544/21; CRI 358; Sydenham 1225; RSC 35; RBW –. Toned, reverse struck slightly off center, a few light scratches on reverse. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 307
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24.5mm, 14.21 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 136 (AD 10/11). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΛς (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 488; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Toned, with golden hues around the devices, underlying luster. Good VF. From the James Fox Collection.