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 . 86
SICULO-PUNIC, "The Camp". Circa 345/38-320/15 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.00 g, 8h). Possibly Entella mint. Wreathed head of Arethousa left; shell below chin, four dolphins around / Horse stepping right; palm tree in background. Jenkins, Punic, Series 2d, 134 (O45/R120'); CNP 199a; HGC 2, 282. Toned, a few light marks under tone, delamination on reverse. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Stack's, Bowers and Ponterio 185 (5 August 2014), lot 251; Golden Gate Collection (Coin Galleries, 14 April 1993), lot 198; Classical Numismatic Auctions III (29 April 1988), lot 97.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 87
SICULO-PUNIC, "The Camp". Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.45 g, 3h). Possibly Entella mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, 'MHMḤNT ("People of the Camp" in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5a, 309 (O97/R252); CNP 271; HGC 2, 293 corr. (varying legend). Attractive old collection tone, minor die break and spot of die rust on obverse. Near EF. Ex Gorny & Mosch 261 (4 March 2019), lot 124.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 88
SICULO-PUNIC, "The Camp". Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.62 g, 12h). Possibly Entella mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; kerykeion to left, palm tree to right, MHSBM ("Paymasters" in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 329–31 var. (O107/R– [unlisted rev. die; kerykeion unlisted with O107]); CNP 272c; HGC 2, 295. Some weakness to strike, some porosity, a few light marks. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 89
SICULO-PUNIC, "The Camp". Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.72 g, 6h). Possibly Entella mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; pellet to left, palm tree to right, MḤSBM ( "People of the Camp" in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 343 (O110/R281 – this coin referenced and illustrated); CNP 272b; BAR Issue 5; HGC 2, 293 corr. (varying legend). Old collection tone, a couple of tiny spots of die rust on obverse. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 103 (hammer $2500); Kirk Davis FPL 39 (Summer 2002), no. 22; Kirk Davis FPL 35 (Summer 2001), no. 16; Numismatica Ars Classica L (18 May 2001), lot 1276; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 396; G. K. Jenkins Collection ('Collection Y' cited in Jenkins).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 90
SICULO-PUNIC, "The Camp". Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 6h). Possibly Entella mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; kerykeion to left, palm tree to right, MHSBM ("Paymasters" in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 350 (O112/R285); CNP 272c; HGC 2, 295; de Luynes 1456 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6557502-004, graded XF★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 121 (6 October 2022), lot 103.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 91
SICULO-PUNIC, "Cape of Melkart". Circa 350-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.88 g, 10h). Probably Lilybaion mint. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer; [RŠ]MLQRT ("Raš Melqart" in Punic) in exergue / Head of female right, wearing sphendone; three dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 6 (O5/R5); CNP 315; HGC 2, 731. Lightly toned, minor flan flaws on obverse. Good VF. Very rare early type, and only three examples known with this die combination (one in the ANS, noted by Jenkins, two additional in CoinArchives). Ex Ponterio 97 (10 November 1998), lot 326; Kirk Davis FPL [12] (Fall 1995), no. 32.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 92
SICULO-PUNIC, "Cape of Melkart". Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.01 g, 3h). Probably Lilybaion mint. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer; RŠ[MLQRT] ("Raš Melqart" in Punic) in exergue / Wreathed head of Arethousa right; three dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 49 (O18/R31); CNP 311; HGC 2, 741; BMC 15 (same dies). Lightly toned, usual compact flan. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 118 (13 September 2021), lot 62; David Wray Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 18 May 2016), lot 113.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 93
SICULO-PUNIC, "Cape of Melkart". Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.33 g, 6h). Probably Lilybaion mint. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; [RŠMLQRT ("Raš Melqart" in Punic) in exergue] / Wreathed head of Arethousa right; three dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 69 (O24/R52); CNP 344; HGC 2, 743; BMC 4 (same dies); Hirsch 821 (same dies); de Luynes 925 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 4935331-003, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 94
SICULO-PUNIC, "Ṣyṣ". Circa 405-380 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.17 g, 3h). Likely Panormos mint. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; Punic ṢYṢ and [shell(?)] in exergue / Head of female right; four dolphins around. Jenkins, Punic 21 (O4'/R19); CNS 347a; HGC 2, 1004. Deep old collection tone, minor scratches under tone, edge marks. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 95
CARTHAGE. Circa 300 BC. AR Shekel (19mm, 7.20 g, 3h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; palm tree to left in background, star to right. Jenkins & Lewis pl. 26, 15–7; CNP 166; MAA 36 Variante; SNG Copenhagen 141–2. Lightly toned. Good VF. From the Mesogeios Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 96
CARTHAGE. Circa 290-270 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing necklace with ten pendants / Horse standing right on exergue line; four pellets (in diamond shape) on exergue line behind forelegs. Jenkins & Lewis Group VI, 332 var. (number of pendants; same rev. die); CNP 2.6l var. (same); MAA 13; SNG Copenhagen –. Hairline flan crack, tiny deposits, a few marks, light scrape at edge on reverse. VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 574; Virginia Collection (Stack's, 6 September 1973), lot 260.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 97
CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. BI Shekel (22.5mm, 7.54 g, 11h). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Lion standing right; Punic M above. Carradice & La Niece 1; CNP 433b; MAA 53; SNG Copenhagen 239–43. Toned, some weakness to strike, struck with worn obverse die. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Spink, October 1991.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 98
CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-215 BC. Æ Trishekel (30mm, 19.47 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; palm tree in left background; Punic A to right, Punic B below. CNP 164a; MAA 84c; SNG Copenhagen 344 var. (no letters). Brown surfaces, minor scratch in field on reverse. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Künker 341 (1 October 2020), lot 5360 (hammer €1300); Hauck & Aufhäuser 20 (16 October 2007), lot 221; Jacquier FPL 10 (Autumn 1989), lot 108.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 99
MOESIA, Istros. Circa 313-280 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 5.90 g). Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 4; AMNG I 417; HGC 3, 1802. Underlying luster, a little die rust on obverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 100
MOESIA, Istros. Circa 280-256/5 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 5.84 g). Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; A below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup V, 3, pl. XVIII, 5 (same dies); AMNG I 416; HGC 3, 1803. Lightly toned, underlying luster, a couple of tiny flan flaws, minor die flaws on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 101
THRACE, Abdera. Circa 500-475 BC. AR Oktadrachm (27.5mm, 29.46 g). Griffin seated left, raising left foreleg; grape bunch and Δ to left / Quadripartite incuse square. May, Abdera, Period II, Group XVIII, 38 (A32/P36); AMNG II 13; HGC 3, 1126; Berlin 1 (same obv. die); Sartiges 159 (same dies); CNG 102, lot 177 (same dies); CNG 97, lot 56 (same dies). Toned, rough surfaces, minor cleaning scratches. Near VF. Ex Numismatik Naumann 111 (5 December 2021), lot 89; Numismatik Naumann 107 (3 September 2021), lot 61.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 102
THRACE, Abdera. Circa 475-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.49 g). Mega–, magistrate. Griffin with curved wing seated left, raising left forepaw; MEΓA to left / Quadripartite incuse square. May, Abdera, Group III, 101 var. (A87/P– [unlisted rev. die\); AMNG II 25; HGC 3, 1133; Berlin 3 (same obv. die). Toned, faint granularity on reverse. Good VF. Well centered. Very rare issue with this magistrate. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt, June 2017. Ex Berk BBS 201 (13 July 2017), lot 69.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 103
THRACE, Abdera. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.93 g, 5h). Melanippos, magistrate. Griffin with straight wing leaping left; kantharos above / Magistrate name around raised quadripartite incuse square; all within shallow incuse square. May, Abdera, Period IV, 161 var. (A127/P– [unlisted rev. die]); AMNG II 55; HGC 3, 1136; Jameson 1033 (same obv. die); NAC 126, lot 85 (same obv. die; hammer CHF 26,000). Toned, minor deposits on obverse, some doubling and weakness to strike on reverse. Good VF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 104
THRACE, Abdera. Circa 336-311 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.68 g, 3h). Ipponax, magistrate. Griffin lying left, raising right forepaw / Laureate head of Apollo right; [E]ΠI IΠΠΩ-NAKTOΣ at sides, shell below. C-N 126–35 (obv. die 2); May, Abdera 543; AMNG II 153; HGC 2, 1211h. Toned, a little off center. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Molard Collection (Nomos 15, 22 October 2017), lot 42; Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 410; Roma III (31 March 2012), lot 179.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 105
THRACE, Ainos. Circa 403/2-402/1 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.69 g, 6h). Persic standard. Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; grain ear on long stalk to right; AINION above; all within incuse square. Unpublished issue, but struck from May, Ainos, obverse die A151, with a reverse symbol used for May's Group 39; cf. HGC 3, 1269. Toned, a few small test cuts on edge. Near EF. Apparently unique. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Gorny & Mosch, 16 January 2020. Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2019), lot 406.The appearance of this issue requires a revision to the relative chronology of May's Period II. Tetradrachms of this period were struck on the Persic standard, and feature the profile head of Hermes on the obverse. This coin was struck with an obverse die from May's Period II, Group 29, but the reverse suggests that this issue was struck much later. Significantly, the reverse here uses the full ethnic AINION, rather than the usual AIN or AINI that appears on all the other Period II tetradrachms. The full ethnic is canonical for the succeeding period III tetradrachms, which were struck on the Chian standard and feature a facing head of Hermes. Moreover, the symbol here, a grain ear on a long stalk, is the symbol that appears on the first tetradrachms of May's Period III (Group 39). As such, this coin must be from an unpublished final group of May's Period II, and by virtue of the obverse die link, May's Group 29 should immediately precede this issue.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 1 . 106
THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 260-245 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.49 g, 11h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; ΣI to inner left. Marinescu Issue 23, 58 (O27/R55); Müller –; HGC 3, 1374. Light graze on reverse. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin Gallery, April 2015. Ex Sayles & Lavender inventory 12215 (ND); Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 155.