Triton XXVII - Session 2
Date: 2024-01-10 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 485
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.13 g, 12h). Struck under Claudius. NЄPωNOC KAICAPOC ΓЄPMANIKOY, bareheaded and draped bust right / ∆I∆PAXMON, simpulum and lituus. McAlee 272; RPC I 4171; Prieur 70. Lightly toned, trace deposits, light cleaning marks, slightly off center. Near EF. An excellent example of the type.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 486
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.33 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 and year 112 of the Caesarean Era (AD 63/4). NEPΩN KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ BIP • I (dates), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings displayed; palm frond in right field. McAlee 265a; RPC I 4188; Prieur 89. Lightly toned, lustrous, slight roughness in the fields, sharply struck. Choice EF. A superb specimen.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 487
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). AYTOKPATωP ΓΑΛBAC KAICAP CЄBACTOC, bare head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left; between eagle's legs, crescent; ЄTOYC B (date) in exergue. McAlee 309; RPC I 4198A; Prieur 100A. Lightly toned, small scratches on obverse, minor die flaws. Good VF. Extremely rare, one recorded in RPC, two in CoinArchives. The third and finest known.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 488
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.13 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). AYTOKPATωP CЄPOYIOC ΓΑΛBAC CЄBACTOC, bare head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, ЄTOYC B (date) in exergue. McAlee 310; RPC I 4197 corr. (on thunderbolt); Prieur 99. Toned, lustrous with traces of iridescence, minor marks, peripheral weakness. Good VF. Excellent portrait.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 489
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Otho. AD 69. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.36 g, 1h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). AYTOKPATωP • M • OΘωN KAICAP CЄBACTOC, laureate head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm branch to left, crescent between legs, ЄTOYC A (date) below. McAlee 316; RPC I 4199; Prieur 101. Lightly toned, trace deposits, minor porosity. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 490
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.89 g, 11h). Dated "New Holy Year" 2 (AD 69/70). AYTOKPAT KAIΣA OYEΠAΣIANOY, small bust of Vespasian left, with slight drapery; below, eagle standing left with one wing extended / T ΦΛAYI OYEΣΠ KAIΣ ETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY, laureate head of Titus right; lituus to left, barred B (date) to right. McAlee 331; RPC II 1944; Prieur 109. Light iridescent tone with underling luster, trace deposits, slight double strike of reverse portrait. Near EF. Rare. Superior to any illustrated in RPC or CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 491
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.30 g, 12h). Dated "New Holy Year" 2 (AD 69/70). AYTO KPA KAICA OYЄCΠACIANOY, laureate head right / ETOYC NЄOY IЄPOY B (date), Eagle standing left on club, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm branch to left, crescent between legs. McAlee 351; RPC II 1961; Prieur 127. Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor marks and scratches, slight doubling of obverse portrait, area of weakness on reverse. EF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 492
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.33 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. ΓЄTAC KAICAP, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / VΠATOC TO • A •, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings displayed and holding wreath in beak. McAlee 716; Prieur 204. Lustrous, a couple of small marks. Choice EF. Superb portrait of the young Geta. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 493
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. AD 209-211. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.04 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 211. AYT • KAI • ΓЄTAC • CЄ • B •, laureate head right / • ΔHMAPX • Є • Ξ • VΠATOC • TO • B •, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; stars flanking head. McAlee 720; Prieur 213. Lustrous, minor marks, a couple of small scratches on reverse. Choice EF. Exceptional portrait of the 22 year old Geta, struck in the year of his assassination.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 494
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.87 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 205-207. AYT • KAI CЄOYHPOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • YΠATTOC • Γ •, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 5 (this coin illustrated); McAlee, Severan, Group I, –; Prieur 1119 (this coin). Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, lustrous. Choice EF. Superb portrait and bust, carved by a master die cutter. Very rare, only five noted by Prieur, eleven in CoinArchives. This, the finest known. Ex Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 707; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 91.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 495
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.67 g, 6h). Struck AD 205-207. KAICAP • • ΓЄTAC, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right with gorgoneion on breastplate, slight drapery on left shoulder / VΠATOC TO • A •, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 20; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 11; Prieur 1135. Lustrous. Choice EF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, three in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 496
PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.13 g, 11h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT • K • M • A • AV AN TΩNЄINOC • (retrograde), laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, large shield over left shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull's head right. Prieur 1235. Lustrous, light roughness. EF. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, one in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 497
PHOENICIA, Berytus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.85 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTωNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHM • APX ЄΞ [YΠATO TO Δ], eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, grain ears above dolphin-entwined trident right. Prieur –; cf. CNG 79, lot 675 var. (two grain ears). Lustrous, light doubling in legends, slightly off center. EF. Extremely rare, unpublished.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 498
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.02 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT • KAI AN TωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠTOC Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, wine jar in crude style. Meshorer, Aelia 89b var. (rev. legend); Prieur 1629 var. (same). Lustrous, minor marks, small area of weakness on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare and unpublished variety, none on CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 499
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 12.82 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT ωNЄINOC C B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing on vine branch with three grape bunches, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, wine jar. Meshorer, Aelia 91; Prieur 1634; Sofaer 81. Lightly toned with traces of luster, minor marks. VF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives. Possibly the fourth known.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 500
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.54 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANTω NЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, mask of Silenus left; wine jar in exergue. Meshorer, Aelia 94a var. (obv. legend); Prieur 1620; Sofaer –. Lightly toned with some luster, obverse double struck. Near EF. Extremely rare, two known to Prieur, none in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 501
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.74 g, 11h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT ωNЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, vine leaf. Cf. Meshorer, Aelia 94/95 (for obv./rev.); cf. Prieur 1618/1617 (same); Sofaer –. Lightly toned with residual luster, light marks and scratches. Good VF. Very rare and unpublished variety.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 502
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.01 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT ωNЄINOC C B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, panther seated right with paw on wine jar. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur –; Sofaer –; Roma XIII, lot 520 (same dies; hammer £2,600). Lightly toned, areas of weak strike. VF. Extremely rare. Unpublished and the second known.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 503
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Macrinus. 217-218 CE. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 10.99 g, 12h). AVT K M OΠΛ C MAKPINOC C B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠTOC ΠΠ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, wine jar. Meshorer, Aelia 96 var. (obv. legend); Prieur 1639 var. (same). Lightly toned with luster, minor marks and scratches, light porosity, peripheral roughness. EF. Extremely rare. Unpublished legend variety.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 504
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Macrinus. 217-218 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.73 g, 6h). AVT K • M OΠΛ • C • MAKPINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠTOC ΠΠ, Eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, wine jar, ivy leaf in exergue. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1643 var. (obv. legend); CNG 99, lot 509 (same dies; hammer $4,250). Lightly toned, lustrous, numerous scratches, peripheral weakness, slightly off center. Good VF. Extremely rare, the third known.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 505
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Macrinus. 217-218 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.00 g, 12h). AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPIN[OC ЄCB], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX Є VΠATOC, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, uncertain object. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1644 corr. (legends); Sofaer –. Lightly toned with some luster, graffito on reverse, slight roughness. Near EF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, one more in CoinArchives, this is the third known. Bellinger purchased his piece in the bazaar of Damascus and did not assign it to any particular mint. Based on stylistic links to coins of Diadumenian, Prieur placed the issue at Jerusalem.