Auction 126 - Session 1
Date: 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Lots: 328
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 1
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.08 g, 12h). Kroisbach type. Mint in Burgenland or Western Slovakia. Diademed, beardless head right, with "boxer's nose" and pronounced jaw line / Rider on horseback left, showing only his torso, hair bound with diadem and tied into a topknot with three trailing curls; below, torque. OTA 749; Lanz 744; CCCBM I 154; KMW 1391. Richly toned. Choice EF. An exceptional piece with superb strike, detail, and metal quality.
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EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Audoleon of Paeonia. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.34 g, 7h). Uncertain mint in the lower Danube region. Laureate head of Zeus right / Helmeted warrior on horseback right; pellet below raised foreleg. OTA 402/1; Lanz 704-6; CCCBM I 114 (same dies); KMW 1320-4. Deeply toned, punch mark on reverse below horse as is normal for this issue. Good VF. Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection.
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CENTRAL EUROPE, Noricum (West). Circa 170-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.17 g, 10h). Kugelreiter type. Wreathed, diademed, and beardless head left / Rider on horseback left, with headdress decorated with three balls (kugeln). Göbl, Noricum A1, 1 (dies 1/1); Lanz 107; KMW 782-3. Toned, worn and slightly rusted dies, fingerprint. Good VF.
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GAUL, Northwest. Veneti. 3rd century BC. AV Quarter Stater (12mm, 1.90 g, 10h). Celticized head right, ornamented with pearl strings flowing around / Devolved charioteer, holding reins and long branch connected to vexillum-like device to right, driving biga led by androcephalic horse right; below, rose within pelleted annulet. D&T 2136; Depeyrot, NC 197; de La Tour 6903. Toned, light scratches, struck from worn dies. VF. Well centered. Very rare.
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GAUL, Northwest. Uncertain tribe. 3rd century BC. AV Quarter Stater (13mm, 1.91 g, 7h). Celticized head right, with traces of laurel wreath / Celticized horse right, being crowned by Victory flying right; hippocamps below and to right. P.-M. Guihard, "La série «aux monstres marins» rattachable au groupe de Normandie," in Cahiers Numismatiques 169 (September 2006), Class II, fig. 9; D&T S 2066D; Depeyrot, NC VIII 40; de La Tour –. VF. Very rare.
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GAUL, Northwest. Uncertain tribe. 1st century BC. AR Quarter Stater (13mm, 1.81 g, 2h). Celticized head of Apollo right / Devolved charioteer, holding reins, driving biga led by androcephalic horse right; below, boar standing left. Unpublished in the standard references. EF. Very rare. This rare coin does not appear to have any exact parallel in the references. The obverse style most closely resembles the billon staters of the Riedones, particularly in the hair, eyes, and lips, while the reverse with a boar below is known for several tribes.
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GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. Circa 58-55 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 6.19 g). Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue. Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse right; ornaments around; solid exergue line above pellets-in-crescents. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 240; Van Arsdell 52-1; ABC 16; SCBC 11. Light scratches on obverse. VF. Ex Dr. Thomas Daily Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 7.
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GAUL, Northeast. Parisii. 2nd century BC. AV Stater (22mm, 7.41 g, 4h). Class IV ("au nez retroussé"). Celticized head of Apollo right; ornament before / Celticized horse galloping left; the charioteer devolved into a fan shape with checkerboard design, rosette below. CdB fig. 14, 3 (same dies); D&T 81; Depeyrot, NC V, 187; de la Tour 7792; Triton XVI, lot 625 (same dies in later state). Small scuff on obverse, edge splits. EF. Well struck. Very rare. Same dies as Triton XVI example cited above, though in an earlier state, this coin is exceptional for the quality of strike and considerable original luster in devices. Much of the Celtic gold coinage consisted of stylized derivatives of the ubiquitous gold staters of Philip II type. Originally copied faithfully by Celtic tribes along the Danube, these types of Apollo and chariot slowly spread westward among the coinage of the central and western European tribes, who continually modified their appearance and often added subsidiary symbols that apparently held local significance. The Parisii made their staters into works of art, their coins being among the finest of all Gallic issues. The extraordinarily rich artistic treatment of the horse is characterized by a curvilinear triangular formation above it, the so-called 'wing', containing square compartments, each enclosing a pellet, perhaps representing the canopy of heaven. According to Caesar's De Bello Gallico (VI 3), the capital of the Parisii was the village of Lutetia on a marshy island in the Seine. The Parisii sided with Vercingetorix against the Romans, and the Celtic chieftain sent a force under his lieutenant, Camulogenus, to secure the area. Camulogenus and his men were soon defeated near Melun, and the region came under Roman control. Lutetia was thoroughly Romanized, and although it flourished, the town was of minor importance compared to Agedincum, the capital of its province, Lugdunensis Senona. The town was renamed Paris, after the Celtic tribe, in the third or fourth century, but remained relatively small until the Merovingian Clovis made the city his capital in the early sixth century.
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ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 20 Asses (20mm, 8.15 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; [X : X (mark of value) below] / Blank. EC Group XII, Series 58.11 (O31 – this coin, illustrated); HN Italy 152; SNG BN 6–7 (same die); SNG Lockett 40 = Bement 19 (same die). Toned, light scratches under tone on reverse. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Dr. P. Vogl Collection (Leu Numismatik 7, 24 October 2020), lot 1075; Leu 57 (25 May 1993), lot 1.
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ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 20 Asses (21mm, 8.27 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; X X (mark of value) below / Blank. EC Group XII, Series 59.45 (O36 – this coin, illustrated); HN Italy 152; BMC 12 (same die); SNG Fitzwilliam 62 (same die). Toned, traces of find patina, minor spots of roughness, a little die wear, some light scratches under tone. VF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Peus 433 (1 November 2022), lot 1009; Gorny & Mosch 141 (10 October 2005), lot 26; Künker 97 (7 March 2005), lot 87; Münzen und Medaillen GmBH 4 (19 March 1999), lot 1; Ahlström 51 (8 April 1995), lot 1534.
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APULIA, Teate. Circa 225-200 BC. Æ Quadrunx (25mm, 13.87 g, 2h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Lion standing right; club above, star of eight points below, •••• (mark of value) in exergue. HN Italy 704; SNG ANS 753. Attractive dark green patina, with some patches of red. Near EF. Exceptional for issue.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 465-455 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 8.09 g, 4h). Phalanthos, arms extended, riding dolphin left; cockle shell below / Hippocamp left. Fischer-Bossert Group 7, 116 (V61/R78); Vlasto 133; HN Italy 827. Toned, area of weak strike, minor die flaws. Near EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 19 (11 November 2015), lot 20.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 390-385 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Nude youth on horse galloping right; tiny Λ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding akrostolion, riding dolphin right; tiny Λ below. Fischer-Bossert Group 28, 398d (V175/R307' – this coin); Vlasto 375 (same dies); HN Italy 870. Old collection tone, a little off center and light scuff under tone on obverse. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Matthew Curtis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 112, 11 September 2019), lot 15; Monetarium 57 (Spring 1992), no. 3; Monetarium 55 (Spring 1991), no. 5; Auctiones AG 20 (8 November 1990), lot 53; Ars Classica XIII (27 June 1928), lot 37.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 340-335 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.72 g, 2h). Nude youth, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; Φ to right; below, nude youth removing stone from horse's hoof / Phalanthos, nude, shield on arm, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; E and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 50, 696e (V262/R543 – this coin); Vlasto 510 (same obv. die); HN Italy 818; BMC 183 (same dies); SNG München 637 (same dies); Jameson 141 (same dies); de Luynes 294 (same dies); Nanteuil 99 (same dies). Lightly toned, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Dr. G. W. Collection (Gorny & Mosch 269, 9 March 2020), lot 84; Monetarium 54 (Autumn 1990), no. 9.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 6.41 g, 3h). Reduced standard. Warrior on horseback right, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third; ΓΥ to upper left, API/ΣTI/Π in three lines below / Phalanthos, nude, holding bow and arrow, riding dolphin right; below, elephant standing right. Vlasto 712; HN Italy 999. Toned, minor lamination on obverse. VF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt, 16 March 2020. Ex Berk BBS 179 (24 May 2012), lot 86; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 1 (22 April 1983), lot 36.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 6.35 g, 3h). Nude youth crowning horse he rides right; ΦI to left, ZΩΠ-YPO-Σ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding cornucopia and trident, riding dolphin left; bee to right. Vlasto 855–6; HN Italy 1029. Iridescent tone, underlying luster, traces of find patina, minor flan flaws on obverse, small knock on reverse. EF.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 6.38 g, 11h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding filleted palm frond, on horse leaping right; monogram to left, APICTIΠ[ΠOC] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos, on dolphin left; monogram to right. Vlasto 947–8; HN Italy 1056; Pozzi (Boutin) 385 (this coin). Old cabinet tone, small nicks, edge marks. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Tom McKenna FPL 88-1 (January 1988), no. 11; Claudius Côte Collection (R. Ratto, 28 January 1929), lot 566; S. Pozzi Collection (not in Naville I sale).
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.45 g, 9h). Reduced standard. Dioskouros, head facing, raising hand and holding rein, on horse stepping left; monogram and pileos to right; [Ξ]E-NOKPA/[T]-HΣ in two lines below / Phalanthos, nude, head and torso facing, holding trident over shoulder and lifting drapery, riding dolphin left; to right, monogram above cuttlefish; waves below. Vlasto 960 (this coin); HN Italy 1058. Deeply toned, with some iridescence, compact flan, some flatness to strike on reverse. Good VF. Ex Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. inventory CC19547 (ND); Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection; A. Sambon (11 December 1899), lot 81.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.51 g, 11h). Reduced standard. Warrior, holding Nike, who crowns him, on horse rearing right; monogram behind, KAΛΛIKP[A]/THΣ in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding Nike, who crowns him, and cradling trident in left arm, riding dolphin left; ligate NE to right. Vlasto 963–6; HN Italy 1059. Darkly toned, traces of find patina, spot of flat strike on reverse. EF. Well centered on typically compact flan. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part I, Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1240; Birkler & Waddell 2 (11 December 1980), lot 8.
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.77 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone held in right hand; EY to right / Herakles standing facing, torso right, strangling the Nemean Lion to right; [|-HPAKΛ-EIΩN above, AΠOΛ] and club to left, oinochoe below. Work 46 (same dies); Van Keuren 51 (same obv. die as illustration); HN Italy 1378; Bement 138 (same dies); McClean 825 (same dies). Iridescent tone, slight die wear. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Roma Numismatics, 6 December 2013. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 495.
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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 330/25-281 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.75 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Herakles standing left, holding club and bow, lion skin draped over arm; to upper left, Nike flying right, crowning him; AΘA to left, oinoechoe to right. Van Keuren 83; HN Italy 1384. Deeply toned, slightly compact flan, area of weak strike and die break on obverse. Near EF. From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 19 (8 May 2021), lot 33.