Triton XXVII Online Sessions - Session 5
Date: 2024-01-17 00:00:00
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 330/25-281 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.74 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Herakles standing facing, holding club, bow, and arrow, with lion's skin draped over left arm; AΘA to left, aryballos above arm. Van Keuren 84; HN Italy 1384. Lightly toned, some porosity and roughness, area of delamination on obverse, cleaning marks on reverse. VF.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.74 g, 6h). Ear of barley with six grains; META upward to right / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class XI, 237 (same dies); HN Italy 1485; SNG Tübingen 446 (same dies); de Luynes 457 (same dies). Lightly toned, faint scratches, light cleaning marks on reverse. Good Fine. From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Berk BBS 197 (27 April 2016), lot 38; Bowers & Ruddy (30 January 1975), lot 1791.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.78 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Demeter left; ΔAMATHP to upper left, cross-torch to lower left, [K to right] / Grain ear with leaf to left; crab above leaf, [AP]XIΠ below. Johnston Class A, 6.12 (same dies); HN Italy 1564; SNG ANS 611 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 390 (same dies). Attractive old collection tone, with iridescence around the devices and underlying luster, a few faint scratches under tone on obverse, minor test cut on reverse. Near EF. Lovely style. Rare. From the David Freedman Collection. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 77.
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 7.81 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; to left, lion head right; monogram below chin / Grain ear with leaf to left; club above leaf, AMI below. Johnston Class B, 2; HN Italy 1575. Toned, compact flan, a little porosity, faint cleaning marks. Good VF.
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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (27.5mm, 7.88 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; VM in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828–44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Bement 213; Dewing 406–7; Gillet 215. Light golden tone, near full border. Good VF.
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LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.90 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla scanning on the bowl and palmette on the neck guard / Bull butting right; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1783; SNG ANS 1052 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6558877-011, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, edge marks.
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LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.65 g, 12h). Reverse die signed by Molossos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla scanning / Bull standing right on thick exergual line inscribed MOΛOΣΣOΣ, head lowered; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1784; SNG ANS 1025 (same dies). Deep iridescent tone, struck with clashed obverse die, minor die wear on reverse. VF.
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LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 334-300 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.29 g, 3h). Kleudoros group. Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet decorated with griffin / Lion standing left; Φ above, monogram below. Williams Period VI, 297 (O165/R228); HN Italy 1289; SNG Ashmolean 1233 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1553 (same dies); BMC 60 (same dies). Old collection tone, area of flat strike, minor cleaning marks. VF.
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BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 4.48 g, 8h). Second Punic War issue. Veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; scepter and fly over shoulder / Zeus standing left, holding scepter, right foot resting on Ionic column; to left, eagle flying left, holding wreath in talons. Arslan dies 20/33'; HN Italy 1970. Toned, struck with worn dies, tiny flan flaw on obverse, double struck and off center on reverse. VF. Ex Davissons 32 (6 June 2013), lot 26; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 291 (21 November 2012), lot 8.
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BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 211-208 BC. Æ Double – Didrachm (26mm, 21.15 g, 1h). Fourth coinage. Head of Ares left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; thunderbolt below / Athena advancing right, holding shield with both hands, spear leans against her; boukranion to right. Scheu, Bronze 41; HN Italy 1987. Even brown surfaces. VF. A well centered example. From the W. Hansen Collection. Ex JMG Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 52; CNG inventory 713357 (June 1999); Lanz 92 (4 June 1999), lot 120.
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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.64 g, 6h). Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing stephanos / Young Herakles, holding cup and club, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock; bow and serpent below. HN Italy 2167; SNG ANS 371 (same dies). Toned, with some iridescence, struck with worn dies, minor flan flaws on reverse. VF. From the JTB Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 92 (20 November 1998), lot 59.
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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.56 g, 9h). Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion's feet / Incuse eagle flying right, leg in relief. Attianese 55; Gorini 26–7 var. (position of ethnic); HN Italy 2108. In NGC encapsulation 6054906-092, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, brushed. Ex Heritage 232116 (21 April 2021), lot 64021 (hammer $720).
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BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 450-445 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.26 g, 4h). Head of lion facing / Iokastos (or Aristaios?) seated left, holding scepter, within laurel wreath. Herzfelder 3b (D1a/R2 – this coin); HN Italy 2477; SNG ANS 636 (same dies). Old collection tone, struck with worn obverse die, minor flan flaw and slight die shift on reverse. VF. Ex Künker 273 (14 March 2016), lot 115; Künker 83 (17 June 2003), lot 78; Angelo Signorelli Collection (Part I, Santamaria, 25 October 1951), lot 274 (incorrect weight listed).
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BRUTTIUM, Carthaginian occupation. Circa 215-205 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (12mm, 1.76 g, 7h). Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (Lokris?). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right. Jenkins, Some L2; Robinson, Second p. 53, 3; CNP 23; HN Italy 2020. In NGC encapsulation 6057807-005, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Ex Heritage 232133 (18 August 2021), lot 63017 (hammer $720).
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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 480/78-470 BC. AR Didrachm (21.5mm, 8.65 g, 7h). Sea eagle standing right / Crab; A below. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group IV, 238 (O83/R161); HGC 2, 97; BMC 32 = Jenkins pl. 37, 20 (same dies, with clashing). Lightly toned, edge split, some die wear, struck with clashed obverse die (see Westermark vol. I, p. 56). Good VF. From the Pythagoras Collection.Colonists from Gela founded Akragas circa 580 BC on a plateau overlooking the sea. Under the tyrants Phaleris and Theron, it quickly grew into one of the most prosperous and populous Greco-Sicilian cities. In 473 BC, the people overthrew Theron's son and established a democracy. From its earliest coinage circa 510 BC, Akragas featured an eagle, sacred to Zeus, backed with an overhead view of a crab, harvested as a delicacy in the region. After the coming of democracy, the crab design was augmented with a number of other attributes.
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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 465/0–445/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.35 g, 4h). Sea eagle standing left; AKRAC-ANTOΣ (partially retrograde) around / Crab within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period II, Group II, 364 (O11/R45); HGC 2, 77; SNG ANS 978 (same obv die); SNG München 70 (same dies); BMC 39 (same obv. die); McClean 2017 (same dies); Pozzi 378 (same dies). Minor porosity, light scratches, area of weak strike. VF. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 (16 July 2022), lot 293.
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.77 g, 8h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; grain ear to left, palm tree to right, Punic 'MHMḤNT below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5a, 308 (O97/R256); CNP 271; HGC 2, 293. Old iridescent tone, a couple of die breaks, spot of die rust on obverse, light scratches in field under tone on reverse. Good VF. Ex Artemide XXXIII (2 July 2011), lot 30.
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.00 g, 8h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; astragalos to left, palm tree to right, Punic MḤSBM below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 352 (O112/R287); HGC 2, 295. Toned, with some iridescence around the devices, small area of flat strike on obverse, indications of undertype at edge on reverse. Good VF. Ex Cederlind 155 (24 June 2010), lot 36.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 476-466 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.31 g, 11h). Nude horseman riding right / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 13 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 2, 679. Dark find patina, some roughness and smoothing. Good VF. From the Gil Steinberg Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin Co.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.15 g, 3h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 45 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 2, 667; SNG Lloyd 1056 (same obv. die); Gillet 443 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 8 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, pitting and delaminations around periphery of obverse. Good VF. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica R (17 May 2007), lot 1074.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.07 g, 5h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 52 var. (lion head left; same obv. die); HGC 2, 669 var. (same; same obv. die as illustration); SNG ANS 238 (same obv. die); Gillet 447 (same dies); Gulbenkian 213 (same obv. die); Weber 1382 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 21 (same obv. die). Toned, some areas of light roughness. VF. Well centered. Ex Nomos Obolos 23 (12 June 2022), lot 150.