Triton XXVII - Session 3
Date: 2024-01-09 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 774
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES M ΛVREL ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORD ΛVGVSTOR TR P XV; COS III in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands, and both holding a volumen in left hand. RIC IV 8 var. (rev. legend); MIR 18, 15-2/10 var. (same); Calicó 1826 (same dies); BMCRE 7 var. (same); Biaggi 842 (same dies). Lightly toned with some luster, light scratches. VF. A rare variety with the shorter CONCORD rather than the more often encountered CONCORDIΛE. The Calicó specimen from a 1933 Ars Classica sale is the same as the Biaggi coin. However, since then, additional examples have been noted in auction records.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 775
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. IMP M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTOR TR P XVII, COS III in exergue, Salus, draped, standing left, holding scepter in left hand, and feeding out of patera in right hand a snaked coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 77; MIR 18, 54-2/17; Calicó 1915 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 226-7; Biaggi 867 (same obv. die as illustration). Lightly toned, considerable luster, hairlines. Good VF. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 135 (21 November 2022), lot 303 (hammer CHF 9,000); Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 566.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 776
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (39.5mm, 56.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168/9. M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P XXIII IMP V COS III, Faustina, draped, seated left on throne, gesturing right hand and holding scepter in left; to left, two winged Geniuses advancing right, holding large cornucopia between them. Gnecchi II 56 and pl. 63, 6; MIR 18, 1045-1/37; Banti 478. Dark green patina, some light smoothing, a couple spots of bare metal showing at edge. Good VF. Extremely rare. From the Ellison Collection. Ex Marti Hervera & Solar & Llach 1120 (20 July 2021), lot 151.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 777
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.16 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 169. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG TR P XXIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITΛS ΛVG COS III, Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and scepter in left. RIC III 201; MIR 18, 180-2/37; Calicó 1850a; BMCRE 489; Biaggi 847; Mazzini 177. Toned and lustrous, a few light scratches. Superb EF. Ex Heritage 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 33077; Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 669.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 778
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (38.5mm, 52.07 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 172/3. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion aegis on cuirass / IMP VI COS III; VICT GERM in exergue, Victory in triumphal quadriga left, holding reins in right hand and palm frond in left. Gnecchi II 57 and pl. 63, 7; MIR 18, 1056-1/36; Banti 495. Dark brown-red patina, roughness, smoothing. Good Fine. Very rare. From the Ellison Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 375 (22 September 2022), lot 1431; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 18 (18 December 2021), lot 2798.This and the following medallion mark the ongoing campaigns of Marcus Aurelius against Germanic tribes beyond the Danube, AD 169-180. The Romans celebrated many victories during these Marcomannic Wars, but victory on the battlefield did not readily translate into a satisfactory conclusion to the war.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 779
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (37.5mm, 50.68 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 173/4. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII, laureate and cuirassed bust right / IMP VI COS III; VICT GERM in exergue, Victory in triumphal quadriga left, holding reins in right hand and palm frond in left. Gnecchi II 58 and pl. 63, 8 (same die); MIR 18, 1059-1/36; Banti 496 (same dies). Dark brown patina. In NGC encapsulation 4884860-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style, edge bump. From the Ellison Collection. Ex Heritage 3075 (15 August 2019), lot 32054; John F. Sullivan Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 1486; Geissener Münzhandlung 87 (2 March 1998), lot 621; Geissener Münzhandlung 76 (22 April 1996), lot 463; Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1996; Gorny & Mosch 107, lot 440; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVI (14 August 1991), lot 255.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 780
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (38.5mm, 47.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 174/5. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion aegis on cuirass / IMP VII COS III, Victory, draped at waist, seated right on pile of shields, holding palm frond in right hand and supporting shield inscribed [VIC/ AVG] in two lines with left hand and left knee; to right, trophy. Gnecchi II 14; MIR 18, 1063-1/36; Banti 156. Dark green patina, light smoothing and pitting. Good VF. Rare. From the Ellison Collection. Ex Marti Hervera & Solar & Llach 1120 (20 July 2021), lot 150.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 781
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 174. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IMP VI COS III, S C in exergue, Jupiter, draped at waist, seated left on throne, holding Victory on extended right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC III 1098; MIR 18, 266-6/37; Banti 128; BMCRE 1471. Attractive green patina, a few tiny marks. EF. A wonderful portrait. Ex Nomos 22 (22 June 2021), lot 309 (hammer CHF 7500); Tradart (15 February 2018), lot 138.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 782
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 23.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 175. M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARMATICVS, laureate head right / TR P XXIX IMP VIII COS III, S C across field, Annona, draped, standing front, head left, holding in right hand grain ears over modius with grain ears and holding cornucopia in left hand. RIC III 1154; MIR 18, 313–6/30; Banti 479; BMCRE 1513. Dark green-brown patina, lightly smoothed. Near EF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. (their ticket included).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 783
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (37.5mm, 47.47 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 177-178. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXII, laureate and cuirassed bust right / IMP VIIII COS III P P, Marcus Aurelius, bareheaded and wearing military attire, standing facing, holding spear in left hand and placing right hand on top of trophy to his left; two captives seated at base of trophy flanking. Gnecchi II 23 and pl. 60, 9; MIR 18, 1073-1/36; Banti 192. Dark brown-green surfaces, smoothed and tooled. Good Fine. Extremely rare, three recorded by Gnecchi. From the Ellison Collection.
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161-164. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTVΛ, draped bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTΛE, Salus, draped, seated left on throne, resting left arm on throne and feeding from patera held in extended right hand a serpent coiled around and raising from altar set on ground at feet to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); Beckmann, Faustina dies fm27/SA11; MIR 18, 30-2/b; Calicó 2073a (same obv. die); BMCRE 152-4; Biaggi 935. Toned with some underlying luster, light edge mark. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 785
Diva Faustina Junior. Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 28.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, after AD 176. DIVA FAV STINA PIA, veiled and draped bust right / AETERNITAS, female, veiled and draped, standing front, head left, with right hand drawing veil from head and holding torch in left hand. RIC III 1691 (Aurelius); MIR 18, Fa 50-6/19; Banti 1 (same dies); BMCRE 1560-2. Dark green patina, light smoothing. Good VF. Ex Áureo & Calicó 391 (1 June 2022), lot 1050.
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. L • VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / TR P V IMP III COS II, Lucius Verus, wearing military attire, on horseback galloping right, trampling and thrusting spear held in right hand at fallen enemy to lower right, kneeling right, head left. RIC III 545; MIR 18, 111-12/30; Calicó 2185 (same obv. die); BMCRE 390 var. (obv. legend break); Biaggi 965 (same obv. die). Toned. Good VF. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 135 (21 November 2022), lot 310 (hammer CHF 12,000).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 787
Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 25.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 166. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / TR POT VI IMP IIII COS II, Victory, draped at waist, standing facing, head right, left foot on helmet, placing right hand on shield inscribed VIC/ PAR in two lines set on palm tree to right and holding palm frond in left hand; S C across lower field. RIC III 1456-7 var. (bust type); MIR 18, 142-16/32; BMCRE 1308-9 var. (same); Banti 142 (this coin cited and illustrated). Green-brown patina, flan crack, smoothing. Near EF. Extremely rare. The only example known to Banti. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc72752 (ND); Vinchon (15 November 1965), lot 172.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 788
Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 29.23 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right, hair waved and coiled at back of head / VENUS, S C across field, Venus standing left, holding apple in right hand and scepter in left. RIC III 1763 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 16-6/2a; Banti 39; BMCRE 1167 (Aurelius and Verus). Red-brown and green patina. Choice EF. A superb portrait. Ex Gemini IX (8 January 2012), lot 498; Astarte XXII (12 June 2010), lot 183.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 789
Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 181. M • COMMODVS ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITΛS PVBLICΛ TR P VI IMP IIII, COS III P P in exergue, Securitas, draped, seated right, resting head on right hand and holding transverse scepter in left. RIC III 23 var. (not cuirassed); MIR 18, 514-2/37; Calicó 2325 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 54 var. (same; same rev. die); Biaggi 1011 var. (bust type); Mazzini 700 v. (same obv. die). Some luster, light scratch. EF. The sole reign of Commodus, AD 180-192, is often viewed as the tipping point where The Roman Empire's long decline began. Commodus has thus been featured in novels, plays, and feature films, usually as a villain, most recently in the cinema epics "Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964), portrayed by Christopher Plummer, and "Gladiator" (2001), portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix. His actual persona, and the events of his 12-year sole reign, are far more complex and fantastical than depicted in either film. The son of the greatly revered "Philosopher Emperor" Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), Commodus was born "in the purple" in AD 161 and was raised in an almost monastically austere environment. Marcus made him co-Augustus in AD 177, and the following year he accompanied Marcus to the Danubian front on a strenuous military campaign against the Germanic tribes. Worn out by his exertions, Marcus died on 17 March AD 180, commending Commodus to the legions as his successor. Freed of his dutiful father's control, Commodus cut a deal with the Germans and abandoned all further plans of military conquest. Returning to Rome, he plunged into sensual pursuits and left governing to a succession of favorites who, for the most part, plundered the public purse and aggrandized themselves. His lax rule soon led to plots against the regime, which were ruthlessly suppressed; one ended in the exile and executions of his sister Lucilla and wife Crispina. Rejecting the intellectuality of his father, Commodus favored the physicality of the Arena and fancied himself as a great athlete, hunter and gladiator. The Roman people seemed largely to enjoy his antics; however his close advisors began to fear for their own lives and ultimately arranged his death by strangulation at the hands of his wrestling instructor. The damage done by his 12 years of listless, corrupt rule was deep and lasting.While Commodus continued and worsened the debasement of Roman silver coinage begun by his father, the gold coinage remained of high purity, weight and artistry. This beautiful aureus, struck early in his sole reign, depicts him as a young man very much in the image of his father. The historians Dio and Herodian both describe him as exceptionally handsome, a picture borne out by his coin portraits and sculpture. The reverse evokes the "Security of the Public" in an uncertain age.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 790
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (39mm, 45.32 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184-185. M COMM[O]DVS [ANTO] NINVS AVG PIVS [BRIT], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / BRITANNIA P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Britannia seated left on a rock, holding a signum in right hand and transverse spear in left, resting left arm on shield set on a helmet. Old countermark on edge. Gnecchi II, p. 51, 2, pl. 78, 2; MIR 18, 1109-1/38; Banti 21 (this coin). Green-brown patina, red/green encrustations, a few marks on edge. VF. Extremely rare. Old countermark of star applied to edge. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Sotheby's (5 October 1989), lot 163. Ex Platt Hall Collection (Part II, Glendining's, 16 November 1950), lot 1629; Frederick A. Walters Collection (A. Hess 211, 9 May 1932), lot 1046.This reverse commemorates the victories in Scotland of the governor Ulpius Marcellus in AD 184/5, which were in retribution for a major barbarian invasion several years earlier which resulted in major damage to Hadrian's Wall, which had been temporarily overrun, and the defeat and death of an unknown governor.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 791
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 29.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate head right / TR P VIIII IMP VI COS III P P, Fides standing right, holding two stalks of grain in right hand and raising plate of fruits with left. RIC III 413; MIR 18, 598-6/30; Banti 478. Dark brown patina. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 902141 (August 2011).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 792
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 25.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. M COMMODVS AN TON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head right / TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII; VICT BRIT in exergue, Victory, draped at waist, seated right on two shields, supporting shield with left hand and left knee and inscribing it with stylus held in right hand; S C across lower field. RIC III 440; MIR 18, 653-6/30; BMCRE 551 var. (obv. legend break); Banti 484; SCBC 648. Dark brown patina with some red and green, smoothing. VF. From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind, 1 April 2004.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 793
Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 189. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AET ERNAE; C V P• P• in exergue, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on shield, holding Victory in extended right hand and reversed spear in left. RIC III 195a; MIR 18, 763-2/37; Calicó 2320 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 238; Biaggi 1010 (this coin). Lightly toned, minor mark. Superb EF. Ex Roger Wolf Collection, purchased from Gorny & Mosch, 19 January 2009; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 296, purchased from Leu, 1965.Commodus attained many prestigious titles starting at a young age. For example, he was made Caesar at age five and, breaking with tradition, adopted the title Pater Patriae or Father of the State at a very early state in his coinage. Later in his reign, such as when this issue was struck, the evidence of this early titles remained apparent. Here, the legend in the exergue on the coin's reverse reads C V P• P•. The P P stands for the aforementioned title Pater Patriae while the C V refers to Commodus' fifth consulate.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 794
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (38mm, 47.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 191-192. L AELIVS AVRELIVS COM MODVS AVG PIVS FELIX, jugate heads right of Commodus, laureate, draped, and cuirassed and female (Roma, Minerva, or Marcia?), cuirassed and wearing crested helmet / TEMPORVM FE/LICITAS in two lines in exergue, the Four Seasons, dancing and showing their attributes: from left to right, Spring carries a basin on his head, Summer holds a sickle in right hand above his head, Autumn holds a hare and a tray full of fruit, Winter wears a hood over his head and holds a bird which he has just captured, probably a wild duck. Gnecchi II, p. 67, 137, pl. 87, 4 corr. (obv. legend); MIR 18, 1157-1; Banti (Commodus and Marcia) 9 (this coin); Froehner p.140. Green and brown patina, smoothing, minor pitting. VF. Extremely rare. From the Libertas Collection. Ex Hess-Leu 49 (27 April 1971), lot 389.The obverse of this massive medallion has a martial look, showing the armored bust of Commodus conjoined with that of a helmeted and cuirassed goddess, likely Roma or Minerva. But the overall theme is essentially peaceful: The passing of seasons from one to the next, and the overall happiness of the age (TEMPORVM FELICITAS). Surprisingly, the twelve years of Commodus' sole rule were relatively peaceful despite his neglect of the frontiers.