Auction 126 - Session 2
Date: 2024-05-29 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 520
EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.21 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 82/3). Laureate head right / ETOYΣ ΔEYTEPOY, bust of Nilus right, drapery on left shoulder, lotus on right shoulder. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 440 corr. (legends); K&G 24.4; RPC II 2477; Emmett 245.2 (R4). Toned, slight roughness, small edge chip. Good VF. Extremely rare, only four known to RPC, one more in CoinArchives. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 521
EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.99 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 105/6). Laureate head right / Trajan, laureate and in military attire, galloping on horseback left, raising right hand, chalmys billowing behind; L ENAT OY (date) below. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III 4182.2 (this coin); Emmett 380.9 (R5). Brown patina, slight porosity. VF. Extremely rare, one of two known. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 11 January 2007. Ex Marcel Jungfleisch Collection (Part II, Sotheby's, 9 March 1972), lot 51 (part of).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 522
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.08 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 117/8). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Herakles standing facing, head right, holding club set on ground with his right hand, lion's skin draped over his left arm; L B (date) in field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1386; K&G 32.20; RPC III 4998.2 (this coin); Emmett 855.2 (R5). Toned, light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, the second known. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 523
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 117/8). Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; star before / Diademed head of Herakles right; L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC III 5083.2 (this coin); Emmett 854.2 (date unrecorded). VF. Extremely rare, the second known. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 524
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.83 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (AD 124/5). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Isis Pharia standing right, holding billowing sail with both hands; ЄT ЄN AT (date) around. Köln 3463; Dattari (Savio) 1404; K&G 32.302; RPC III 5506; Emmett 868.9 (R5). Toned, small lamination flaw. Good VF. Very rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 1 (16 September 1997), lot 523.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 525
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 124/5). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus standing facing, head left, holding eagle in right hand, long scepter in left; ЄT ЄNAT (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1513; K&G 32.314; RPC III 5520; Emmett –. Toned, light porosity, edge chip, small flan flaw on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, only two known to RPC. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 526
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.25 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 125/6). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Athena advancing left, holding spear in right hand, round shield in left; below, serpent left; L ΔEK ATOV (date) around. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1309bis = RPC III 5573.3 = Figari & Mosconi 229 (this coin); K&G 32.342; Emmett 820.10 (date unrecorded). Gray patina with residual luster. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of three known specimens. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 16 (16 October 2001), lot 331; Kress 154 (21 March 1972), lot 337.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 527
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian, with Sabina. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.00 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind / CABЄINA CЄBACTH, draped bust of Sabina right, wearing stephane; L Iς (date) behind. Köln 1040; Dattari (Savio) 1250; K&G 32.515; RPC III 5787; Emmett 886.16. Toned with considerable luster. Good VF. Excellent portraits. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Smythe, 8 April 2000.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 528
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.39 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mummiform Osiris (Ptah-Sokar-Osiris) standing right, holding scepter tipped with jackal-head; L IZ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 1446 corr. (date given as L Z); K&G 32.535; RPC III 5823; Emmett 883.17 (R5 = Dattari 1446). Toned, some porosity. Good VF. Very rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 529
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.08 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Apollo Didymeus standing left, holding stag in left hand and bow in right; L ЄNΔЄ KATOV (date) around. Köln 1564 var. (legend arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 2145; K&G 35.387; RPC IV.4 1033; Emmett 1359.9 (year unrecorded). Toned, porosity, spots of verdigris. VF. Very rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 28 April 2012.The cult center of Apollo Didymeus near Miletos achieved a high level of fame throughout the ancient world. The 26th Dynasty pharaoh Necho II (610-595 BC) won two great battles in Syria, and dedicated his armor to the shrine of Apollo (Herodotus ii, 159). Its oracle was second in popularity only to that of Delphi. His influence played a significant role in initiating Diocletian's persecution of the Christians in the fourth century. His popularity continued until 314 when Constantine I declared Christianity the only official religion of the Roman empire. The temple of the Oracle at Dydima was sacked and its pagan priests tortured–many to their deaths. Soon after, a Christian church was built on its foundation.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 530
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.32 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 (AD 156/7). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Serapis standing facing, head right, wearing calathus, and holding taenia(?) in lowered right hand; on either side, Dioscuri, standing facing, heads turned to him, each holds a whip, star above each; L K (date) above. Köln 1772; Dattari (Savio) 2379 var. (bust); K&G 35.710; RPC IV.4 1843; Emmett 1430.20 (R5). Brown and gray patina, roughness, flan crack. VF. Rare one year issue. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 23 April 2010.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 531
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.44 g). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/8). Laureate and draped bust right / Draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant's skin headdress; L A/K (date) above. Köln 1788 var. (date arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 2131; K&G 35.728; RPC IV.4 1925; Emmett 1355.21. Toned, light roughness. Good VF. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 1174.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 532
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 11.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 23 (AD 159/60). ANTƱNINOC CЄB ЄVCЄB, radiate bust right, traces of drapery on left shoulder / Radiate and draped bust of Serapis-Pantheos right, wearing calathus and horn of Ammon; cornucopia over left shoulder, dolphin-entwined trident to right, L K Γ (date) across upper field. Köln 1847 var. (laur. bust left); Dattari 2380 var. (laur. bust right); K&G 35.819 var. (laur. bust left); RPC IV.4 2147 var. (laur. bust left); Emmett 1435.23 (R5). Dark gray patina, light roughness. VF. An unpublished variety of an already extremely rare type. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.Serapis was a syncretic god, a combination formed from Hellenistic Greek and Egyptian religious concepts. His name is of Egyptian origin and derives from a synthesis of Ausar (Greek, Osiris), the Egyptian god of the Underworld, and Hapi (Greek, Apis), a manifestation of the god Ptah. Under the Ptolemies, Serapis became the chief tutelary god and the subject of a royally-sponsored cult, whose emphasis on an afterlife made the worship of Serapis one of the more popular mystery cults. His immense popularity soon promoted his creation as Serapis-Pantheos, a hybrid deity incorporating other divine elements. In Alexandria, a large temple complex called the Serapeum was constructed that remained highly patronized well into the fourth century AD. Shortly after the imperial decree of AD 391, officially ordering pagan temples closed, the Serapeum was besieged, plundered, and destroyed.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 533
EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 11.77 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 161/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind / Draped bust of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing ram's horn, crown of solar disc and uraei; L B (date) across fields. Köln 1999 var. (obv. bust type & legend); Dattari (Savio) 3406 var. (obv. legend); K&G 37.124 var. (obv. legend); RPC IV.4 2311; Emmett 2090.2. Toned, short flan crack. Good VF. Rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 27 September 1997. Ex Lucius S. Ruder Collection (Coin Galleries, 19 August 1987), lot 367.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 534
EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.11 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 161/2). Laureate and draped busts of Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, vis-à-vis / ЄIPHNH, Eirene seated left, holding patera, resting forearm on chair back; cornucopia at side; L A (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9146; K&G 37.418; RPC IV.4 2269; Emmett 2041 (R3). Toned, roughness, trace deposits. VF. Rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 4 April 1997.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 535
EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 162/3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing facing each other, clasping hands, the emperor on left (Marcus Aurelius?) holds a scroll; L Γ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC IV.4 2406; Emmett 2343.3 (R5). Toned, light porosity, deposits. VF. Very rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 2 September 2020. Ex Empire Coins 2 (30 September 1984), lot 137; The New Orleans Collection; Capers Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 536
EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.05 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 (AD 163/4). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Helmeted bust of Athena right, wearing aegis; L Δ (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9397 = K&G 39.64 = RPC IV.4 2594.1 = Figari & Mosconi 904 (this coin); Emmett 2332.4 (R5). Lightly toned, lamination flaw on reverse, edge chip. VF. Extremely rare and presently unique. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts [XXIV] (18 October 1990), lot 2420; Auctiones AG 7 (7 June 1977), lot 456.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 537
EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 177). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; IZ/L (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 14.10; RPC IV.4 3325.4 (this coin); Emmett 2487.17 (R5). Dark brown surfaces, minor marks and scratches. VF. Very rare first issue after Commodus' elevation to Augustus. Only four known to RPC. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 105, 10 May 2017), lot 606.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 538
EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 12.93 g, 11h). Dated RY 24 (AD 183/4). M A KO ANTω CЄB ЄYCЄ B, radiate head right / Commodus, in military dress, standing left, holding scepter in right hand, raising Alexandria kneeling right, wearing elephant's skin cap and holding grain ears: L/K Δ (date) across field. Cf. Emmett 2539 (RY 25 and 26, RY 24 unrecorded); otherwise, unpublished. Deeply toned, reverse deposits. VF. Spectacular radiate bust. Apparently unique. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 19 April 2018. Ex New Orleans Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 539
EGYPT, Alexandria. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 of Commodus (AD 180/1). Draped bust right / Tyche enthroned left, holding rudder in right hand and double cornucopia in left; wheel below throne; L KA (date) to upper left. Köln 2262; Dattari (Savio) 3974; K&G 42.8; RPC IV.4 3384; Emmett 2629.21. Toned with some iridescence, edge roughness, some silvering remains. Near VF. All of the coinage of Crispina from Alexandria is extremely rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Triton IV, 5 December 2000), lot 371 (hammer $1300); Classical Numismatic Auctions IV (21 September 1988), lot 306; Empire Coins 3 (5 May 1985), lot 237.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 540
EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.91 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Septimius Severus (AD 193/194). Draped bust right / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; L B (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Curtis 911 = Emmett 2728.2 (R5); CNG E-Sale 355, lot 400 (same obv. die). Dark brown patina, light porosity, reverse metal flaw. VF. Very rare. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 8 January 2010.