Triton XXVII - Session 2
Date: 2024-01-10 00:00:00
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27 mm, 4.29 g, 3h). Style I. HWPY (Herat) mint. mzdysn wrhr'n wrhr'n MRK'N MRK' in blundered Pahlavi, bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar's head / wrhr 'n in blundered Pahlavi to left, nwr 'zy in blundered Pahlavi to right, ire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; hw py in Pahlavi flanking flames. SNS type III(1)/1(1a), Style I and pl. 24, 64; Saaedi –; Sunrise –; Triton XXV, lot 6283. Deep iridescent toning, tiny edge split, cleaning marks, slight tooling. Near EF. Rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.22 g, 3h). Style I. HWPY (Herat) mint. mzdysn wrhr'n wrhr'n MRK'N MRK' in blundered Pahlavi, bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar's head / nwr 'zy in blundered Pahlavi to left, wrhr 'n in blundered Pahlavi to right, ire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; hw py in Pahlavi flanking flames. SNS type III(1)/1(1a), Style I and pl. 24, 64; Saaedi –; Sunrise –; Triton XXV, lot 6283. Spotty iridescent toning, porosity, tooled. VF. Rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.22 g, 3h). Uncertain style. Uncertain mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr'n MRK' 'yr'n MN yzd'n in blundered Pahlavi, bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar's head; tamgha or blundered taurus symbol between / NWRA ZY in blundered Pahlavi to left, wrhr'n in blundered Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing mural crown crown, the right wearing crown with korymbos. SNS type III(1)/1(1a), diverse and indeterminate styles; SNS Schaaf –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; Zeno –. Toned with slight iridescence, some roughness and double strike, crystallization along edge. VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) II. AD 379-383. AV Dinar (21.5mm, 7.28 g, 3h). Mint I ("Kabul"). mzdysn bgy MR in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing plain crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons; MRK'n MRK in blundered Pahlavi to left and right of flames. SNS III type Ib/2 and pl. 23, A4-5; Saeedi AV59; Sunrise 871 = New York Sale XXXVII, lot 531; Triton VII, lot 624. Toned, die rust, some doubling, slight smoothing and tooling, edge marks. EF. Well struck. Very rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) III. AD 383-388. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 7.13 g, 3h). Mint IX ("Merv"). šhphr MRK'N M' in blundered Pahlavi, bust right, wearing flat-topped crown with korymbos / nwr in blundered Pahlavi on right, šh in blundered Pahlavi on left, fire altar with ribbons. SNS type Ib1/2 and pl. 32, N2 = Zeno 20845 = Triton VII, lot 626 (same dies); Göbl type I/4; Saeedi AV61 (same dies); Sunrise –. Tiny test cut on edge. EF. Extremely rare; the third, and finest, recorded example. Ex Nisa Collection (Triton XXI, 9 January 2018), lot 594.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Bōrān. AD 630-631. Æ (25mm, 3.31 g, 9h). WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 630). GDH monogram and 'pzwt' in Pahlavi to left, bwl'n in Pahlavi to right, bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; star behind crown, star in crescent before; traces of star-in-crescents in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; 'ywky (date) in Pahlavi to left, wyhc (mint) in Pahlavi to right; traces of star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek & Curtis 164-6; Mochiri fig. 704; SC Tehran –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –. Brown surfaces, deposits, slight doubling on obverse, areas of peripheral weakness, small edge split. Good VF. Attractive high-grade example for issue. Rare.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) IV or V. AD 631-637(?). AR Drachm (33mm, 4.09 g, 9h). WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 5 (AD 636/7). GDH monogram and 'pzwt' in Pahlavi to left, hwslwy in Pahlavi to right, bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and two wings surmounted by star-in-crescent; fillet over each shoulder, crescent over right shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; hwms' (date) in Pahlavi to left, wyhc (mint) in Pahlavi to right. Mochiri, Monnaies 33 var. (date); Mochiri 495; Malek, Late, p. 492 (date for this mint unlisted) SC Tehran –; SNS Schaaf 655 var. and corr. (RY date; attributed to Husrav [Khosrau II]); Saeedi –; Sunrise –. Deposits, die break and die rust on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 118 (13 September 2021), lot 697; Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 877; Gorny & Mosch 237 (2 March 2016), lot 1582.
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. Circa AD 245-270. AV Dinar (28mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early series. (pi)rozo oozo rko koshano shahro in Kushano-Bactrian, Peroz standing left on ground line, nimbate, wearing Vasudeva II-style crown, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar; pellet to right of altar; between legs, pellet above swastika; triple pellets below left arm; pi in Brahmi to right of left leg; tamgha to right / oorzo-omoo oozo-o in Kushano-Bactrian, Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident with O on shaft; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; star below Siva's left arm. Cf. Carter 24 (for type); cf. Cribb 1 (same); cf. MK 702 (same); ANS Kushan –, but cf. 2156 (same); Donum Burns –; Zeno –. Lightly toned, slightly double struck. EF.
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. AV Dinar (32mm, 7.74 g, 12h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Early series. ohromozoo oozo orko koshano shahro in Kushano-Bactrian, nimbate Ohrmazd standing left on ground line, wearing lion-head crown with ribbons and surmounted by artichoke, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; pellet to right of altar; between legs, pellet above swastika; triple pellets below left arm; tamgha to right / oorzoookooo oozoo in Kushano-Bactrian, Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; trace of pellet in outer margin to left and in exergue. MK 707; ANS Kushan 2206; Carter 26; Cribb 3; Donum Burns 815. Lightly toned, minor edge split. Good VF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Archytas Collection (Triton XXV, Session V, 25 January 2022), lot 5198.
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. AV DinarAV Dinar (32mm, 7.74 g, 12h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Late series. ohromozoo ooz orko koshano shahr in Kushano-Bactrian, Ohrmazd standing left on ground line, wearing lion-head crown with ribbons and surmounted by artichoke, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; pellet to right of altar; between legs, pellet above swastika; triple pellets below left arm; to right, tamgha and βοχλο (mint signature) in Bactrian / oorzoookooo oozoo in Kushano-Bactrian, Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; trace of pellet in outer margin to left and in exergue. MK 747; ANS Kushan –; Carter 27; Cribb 4; Donum Burns 827-8. Lightly toned, small edge split. EF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Archytas Collection (Triton XXV, Session V, 25 January 2022), lot 5200.
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) II. Circa AD 303-330. AV Dinar (31mm, 7.90 g, 12h). Mint in Baktria (Balkh?). bogo (pi)rozo ooz orkokoshonohsh in Kushano-Bactrian, Peroz standing left on ground line, wearing crown with ribbons and surmounted by pomegranate set on crescent, pomegranates at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; pellet to right of altar; between legs, pellet above swastika; triple pellets below left arm; tamgha to right / oorzoo omoo cozooo in Kushano-Bactrian, Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; six pellets in outer margin. MK 712 var. (additional letter below tamgha); ANS Kushan 2342; Carter 29 var. (same); Cribb 6 var. (same); Donum Burns –; Triton XXI, lot 602 var. (two pellets on reverse). Deposits in devices, some doubling, hint of die rust, tiny edge split. EF. Extremely rare.
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Hephthalites. Anonymous. Circa 484/8-560. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.19 g, 3h). Hephthalite Prince type. ηβοo oκο o ηoo in Kushano-Bactrian, mustachioed half-length bareheaded bust of prince facing, head left, holding drinking cup / Sasanian style bust imitating Vahrām (Bahram) V right; tamgha to right. Vondrovec [Göbl, Hunnen] Type 287B; cf. Alram & Pfisterer, p. 32; cf. Alram, Schatzfund 47; cf. Zeno 88664 = CNG 85, lot 575. Iridescent toning, hint of deposits, slight doubling. Near EF. Extremely rare.
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Hephthalites. Anonymous. Circa 484/8-560. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.17 g, 9h). Hephthalite Prince type. ηβο/ο-z-ο o-oβο in Kushano-Bactrian, mustachioed half-length bareheaded bust of prince facing, head left, holding drinking cup / Sasanian style bust imitating Vahrām (Bahram) V right; tamgha to left. Vondrovec [Göbl, Hunnen] Type 287C; cf. Alram & Pfisterer, p. 32; cf. Alram, Schatzfund 47-8; Zeno –. Iridescent toning, double strike on reverse with weakness at the high points, obverse struck with broken and rusty die. Near EF. Extremely rare.
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SPAIN, Bilbilis. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ As (32mm, 12.53 g, 9h). L. Aelius Sejanus, praetorian consul. Struck AD 31. TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / (MVN) • (AV)GVSTA BILBILIS above, • TI • CÆSARE • V • L • [ÆLIO • SEIANO] below, laurel wreath containing COS. ACIP 3024a; RPC I 398; Burgos 284; Add to refs: D. Calomino, Defacing the Past, pp. 41–5. Dark green patina, cleaning scratches, peripheral roughness. Good VF. The name of Sejanus erased as part of his damnatio memoriae. From the D. K. Collection.Lucius Aelius Sejanus came from an up-and-coming equestrian family. Early in his career, Sejanus served with Augustus' grandson Gaius in the east, and may have accompanied Drusus Caesar north to quell the mutinies that broke out upon Augustus' death. He was made praefectus praetorio (commander of the Praetorian Guard) along with his father Lucius Seius Strabo, but when Strabo was promoted to the post of praefectus Aegypti, Sejanus took sole command of the Guard. As head of a force of 12,000 loyal soldiers, he used his position to gain influence over Tiberius.In AD 23, upon the death of Drusus Caesar, Sejanus proposed marrying Drusus' widow Livilla, with whom he was allegedly having an affair. So indispensable had he become in maintaining order in the capital that Tiberius called him "the partner of my labors," a position that Sejanus carefully built upon following the emperor's retirement to Capri in AD 26. Using the emperor's absence to his advantage, Sejanus imprisoned Germanicus' widow, Agrippina Senior, her sons Nero and Drusus, and their supporters on charges of treason. In AD 31, Sejanus served as consul with Tiberius – the first step, he hoped, in acquiring tribunician power and becoming the imperial heir. Although Sejanus' position seemed unassailable, Tiberius became aware of Sejanus' machinations and condemned his consular colleague in a letter to the Senate. Sejanus and his children were executed, reprisals followed against his adherents, and the Senate issued a damnatio memoriae.
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THRACE, Anchialus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (37mm, 35.55 g, 6h). Labor of Herakles type. AYT K M ANT AYΓ ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with eagle / OYΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN, Herakles and the Cerynean Hind – Herakles standing left, lion's skin draped over his shoulders, grasping the antlers of the Cerynean Hind with both hands and leaning on its back with his right knee; below, club. Tachev, Anchialos 14 (O4/R7) = RPC VII.2.6 (this coin); AMNG 622; Varbanov 639; Voegtli Type 3j; Stoll, Herakles –. Dark green and brown surfaces, some light smoothing and tooling. Near EF. Very rare. Ex Benito Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 502; Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 433.For his third labor, Herakles was required to capture the Cerynean hind, with its brazen hooves and golden horns, alive and bring it from Oenoe to Mycenae. Herakles chased the stag for one full year before it finally tired, and then he captured it – as shown on the coin type.
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MACEDON, Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-148 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.80 g, 3h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 174/3-158 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents, •• between each set / Club right; HP monogram and MAKEΔONΩN above, ΠPΩTHΣ and N below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group I.A, 87 (O24/R69, this coin); AMNG III 167; HGC 3, 1103. Attractively toned, hairline flan cracks, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF. Ex Gorny & Mosch 121 (10 March 2003), lot 103.
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MACEDON, Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-148 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.05 g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 149/8-2nd half of 2nd century BC. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield ornamented with stars within crescents, •• between each set / Club right; AP monogram and MAKEΔONΩN above, ΠPΩTHΣ below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group I.B, 175 (O47/R147); AMNG III 159; HGC 3, 1103. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence and luster, small scrape on reverse. Near EF. From the DFA Collection.
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa AD 120-140/50. Æ (30mm, 16.31 g, 9h). Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing necklace and aegis; all within laurel wreath / AΘ H, The naming of Athens: Poseidon, on left, advancing right, brandishing trident; on left, Athena advancing left, raising right hand and holding spear and shield in left; between them, olive tree entwined by serpent, in the branches, owl facing right. Kroll 174; RPC IV.1 8191; Svoronos, Athenes 89.3 (same dies as illustration); BMC 710. Dark green patina with light earthen highlights, minor cleaning marks. Good VF. Well struck on a full flan and in an exceptional state of preservation. According to legend, the city of Athens had been built by the serpent-god Cecrops and named Cecropia. He ruled the prospering city but the Olympian gods became jealous as the city never paid tribute to them. Athena and Poseidon both desired to be the patron deity of the fledgling city and Zeus declared a contest, the people of the city gathered to watch the spectacle. Poseidon moved first and struck the top of the Acropolis with his trident, the earth shook and water poured from the hole like a geyser, this gift meant the citizens would never face drought. But they soon realized that the water was saltwater and became angry as the city had close proximity to the sea. Athena laughed and knelt a few feet away, she planted something in the ground. A few moments later an olive tree grew to full maturity; she demonstrated the fruit it bore could be used as food and oil, and the tree could be used as a source of lumber. The tree had multiple uses. Athena proved that she was the goddess of wisdom, thus, the city was named Athens and the temples of the Parthenon were erected in her honor. Poseidon, in anger, cursed the land to be arid and the lakes dried. There is an alternate story where Poseidon struck the rock and the first horse sprung forth, a scene that was depicted on the west pediment of the Parthenon. An olive tree still stands today at the spot of the battle, the current tree is believed to have been planted around WWII.
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KINGS of PONTUS. Polemo II, with Britannicus(?). AD 38-64. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.49 g, 7h). Dated RY 18 of Polemo II (AD 55/6). BACIΛЄωⳞ ΠOΛЄMωNOⳞ, diademed head of Polemo II right / Laureate and draped bust of Britannicus(?) right; ЄTOYC HI (date). RG 36; RPC I 3837; SNG BN 845-6. Toned, short flan crack, scuff on obverse and other minor marks. Near EF. Very rare, only six in RPC. This specimen superior to any in RPC or CoinArchives.
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MYSIA, Adramyteum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (35mm, 29.37 g, 6h). Homonoia with Ephesus. Markianos II, grandson of Menemachos, magistrate. AYTOKP KAI M AYPH ANTΩNЄINOC AYΓ, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, breastplate decorated with a gorgoneion / ЄΠI CTP MAPKIANOY ·B· AΔPAMYTH/NΩN K ЄΦЄCIΩN; Γ NЄ/ΩKO/P/Ω/N/O/MO/NOI/A in center, Cult statue of Artemes Ephesia standing facing, wearing calathus, with supports; to right, Zeus Idaios standing left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left. S&B 151; Franke & Nollé 15 (VA/R15); SNG BN 59; von Fritze, Mysiens 148. Dark brown patina, slight smoothing. Good VF. Very rare, superior to the specimens illustrated in Franke & Nollé. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 756; Freeman & Sear 8 (5 February 2003), lot 322.
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MYSIA, Pergamum. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (43mm, 36.23 g, 6h). Homonoia with Ephesus. P. Aelius Pius, magistrate. Struck circa AD 180-182. AV KAI M AVPH KOMOΔOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / EΠI ⳞTP Π AI ΠIOV KOINON OMONO ΠEPΓAMHNΩN KAI EΦEⳞIΩ, Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing, wearing calathus, with supports; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff to left, gathering himation with right. Weisser –; Franke & Nollé 1545 (VsH/Rs17); Kampmann, Homonoia, 18 corr. (V10/R18); RPC IV.2 11337.3 (this coin). Dark brown patina, light reverse roughness, obverse double struck. Good VF. Extremely rare, only five known to RPC, this the finest recorded. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 759; Freeman & Sear 6 (10 June 2000), lot 521; Waddell I (9 December 1982), lot 156; Sternberg 7 (24 November 1977), lot 684.