Auction 124 - Session 3
Date: 2023-09-19 00:00:00
Lots: 278
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 636
Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Semis (18mm, 3.41 g, 12h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Eastern mint (Thrace?). Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Palm tree; to left, Judaea, veiled and draped, seated left, in attitude of mourning; shields below tree; to right, two upright spears, helmet, and yoke. RIC II.1 504; Hendin 6629; RPC I p. 137 (attributed to Rome). Earthen brown surfaces, cleaning marks, porosity. Good Fine. Very rare denomination in the Judaea Capta series. Ex Gemini XI (12 January 2014), lot 415; Classical Numismatic Group 76 (12 September 2007), lot 1432.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 637
Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Garlanded and lighted altar. RIC II.1 266 (Titus); RSC 397a. Lovely light toning, lustrous, minor marks. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 638
Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Pulvinar (throne) of Minerva: crested Corinthian helmet set on draped square seat. RIC II.1 271 (Titus); RSC 399a. Lightly toned, underlying luster, light scrape on reverse. EF. Ex San Vicente Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 639
Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.83 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 82. IMP CΛES DOMITIΛNVS ΛVG P M, laureate head right / TR POT IMP II COS VIII DES VIIII P P, cuirassed bust of Minerva left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis; transverse scepter over right shoulder. RIC II.1 137; Calicó 936. Minor marks, some luster remains. Good VF. Excellent portraits. Very rare. From the Libertas Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 640
Trajan, with Trajan Pater. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.17 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa mid AD 112-spring 113. IMP TRAIANVS AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trajan right / DIVVS • PATER • TRAIANVS, bareheaded and draped bust of Trajan the Elder right. RIC II 763; Beckmann, Early, Group I (dies a3/P2); Woytek 408f3 (same dies); Strack 214 (same dies as illustration); Calicó 1135; BMCRE 505-8; BN 691-2 (same dies); Biaggi 460; Jameson 98; Mazzini 2 (this coin). Minor marks. Good Fine. Rare. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Lanz 34 (25 November 1985), lot 533; Giuseppe Mazzini Collection (publ. 1957).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 641
Plotina. Augusta, AD 105-123. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-summer 114. Draped bust right, wearing hair bunched high in front and held in position by a double stephane, hair elaborately waved at back and falls down in a queue / Vesta seated left on chair without back, holding palladium and scepter. RIC II 730 (Trajan); Woytek 705-1; RSC 3. Toned, minor porosity, deposits in recesses. Near VF. Rare. From the CJR Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 1448.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 642
Matidia. Augusta, AD 112-119. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-117. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Pietas standing left, placing hands on heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, who stand on either side, raising hands to her. RIC II 759 (Trajan); Woytek 729; RSC 10. Lightly toned, edge split, light porosity and marks. Near VF. From the CJR Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 643
Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.75 g, 12h). "Travel series" issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Bareheaded and draped bust left / AFRICA, S C in exergue, Africa, wearing elephant skin headdress, reclining left on rock, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of grain ears at feet. RIC II.3 1612; Banti 93. Green-brown patina, light marks. VF. Very rare with left facing bust, only three known to Banti, two in CoinArchives. From the Libertas Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 644
Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.82 g, 6h). "Travel series" issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Laureate head right / BRITANNIA, S C in exergue, Britannia seated slightly left on rocks, drawing hood of her birrus Britanicus and holding spear over her knee; her right foot set on rocks; to right, a large shield with spike at center rests against her. RIC II.3 1631; Banti 115; SCBC 637. Brown patina, roughness at the periphery. Near VF. Very rare, only four known to Banti, three in CoinArchives. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Sotheby's (5 October 1989), lot 155; Glendining's (11 December 1974), lot 231.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 645
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 138. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Pietas standing left, raising hand over altar set on ground to left and holding acerra (incense box). RIC III 14b; Calicó 1478 (same obv. die as illustration); Biaggi –. A few light marks, residual luster. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 646
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter, naked, standing facing, holding vertical scepter and thunderbolt. RIC III 72c; Calicó 1552 (same dies as illustration); Biaggi –. Small lamination flaw on reverse. Near EF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 647
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. Bare head right / Antoninus Pius, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, extending right hand and holding volumen in left; to left, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; on ground to left, citizen, togate, standing right, holding out fold of toga with both hands to receive distribution. RIC III 141a; Calicó 1570 (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 739 (same dies as illustration); Adda 195 (same dies as illustration). Underlying luster, small edge chip. Near EF. From the Libertas Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, December 1986.The scene in which the emperor makes liberal distributions to citizens is known as a congiarium. This distribution can be thought of as an ancient version of the modern "stimulus check," as recently offered by the U.S. government in the form of pandemic relief.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 648
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 154-155. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius standing left, holding globe and volumen. RIC III 241; Calicó 1531a; Biaggi 721. Edge marks. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 649
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 159. Laureate bust right, draped left shoulder / Fortuna standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; to left, rudder set on prow. RIC III 286b; Calicó 1540 (same dies as illustration); Biaggi –. Minor marks, residual luster. Near EF. Extremely rare, only one specimen in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 650
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 143-144. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / Hexastyle Temple of Diva Faustina on five steps; in center above, facing quadriga; on corners, sculptures. RIC III 406B (Pius); Beckmann dies daf25/T– [unlisted rev. die]; Calicó 1741 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 51, ǁa; Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Minor marks. VF. Very rare. None in Coin Archives and the reverse die not represented in Beckmann's exhaustive study. From the Libertas Collection, purchased 4 April 1984.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 651
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / Juno standing left, raising hand and holding scepter. RIC III 365 (Pius); Beckmann dies df11/AG2; Calicó 1769a (same rev. die as illustration). Some scratches. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 652
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Vesta standing left, holding long torch and palladium with shield. RIC IV 1151 (Pius); Banti 101. Dark green patina, minor smoothing. VF. From the Libertas Collection. Ex H. C. Levis Collection (Ars Classica XI, 18 June 1925), lot 599.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 653
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 150-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETE R NITAS, Aeternitas standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and rudder set on ground in left. RIC III 348; Beckman dies Df31/AB6; Calicó 1747 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 359 (Pius); Adda 239; Mazzini 5. Fully lustrous and fine style, some insignificant scratches and very small dig on reverse. Superb EF. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Tauler and Fau 50 (5 February 2020), lot 234; Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1168; Triton XXII (8 January 2019), lot 1101; Numismatica Ars Classica 106 (9 May 2018), lot 964; PML Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 100, 29 May 2017), lot 504.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 654
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.19 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-late 150s. Draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / Aeternitas seated left, holding phoenix on globe and scepter. RIC III 1103A (Pius); Banti 7 var. (arrangement of obv. legend). Dark brown and green patina, smoothing in fields. Near EF. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 570; Leu 20 (25 April 1978), lot 327 (hammer CHF 2100).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 655
Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.27 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. Bare head right / Emblems of the pontificate: secespita, aspergillum, guttus, lituus, and simpulum. RIC III 1234a (Pius); Banti 230. Attractive, mottled green and brown patina. Near EF. Portrait of artistic merit. Ex Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 656
Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.33 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC III 1352Aa (Pius); Banti 383. Brown patina, minor roughness, some shallow cleaning marks. Good VF. From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Gemini VIII (with Heritage, 14 April 2011), lot 350.