Auction 126 - Session 2
Date: 2024-05-29 00:00:00
Lots: 316
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 499
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradachm (25.5mm, 14.36 g, 5h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, mask of Silenus left; wine cup in exergue. Meshorer, Aelia 94 var. (obv. legend); Prieur 1620A; Sofaer –. Slight roughness. Good VF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and five in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 500
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.81 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, wine jar in good style. Meshorer, Aelia 89; Prieur 1630; Sofaer –. Lightly toned with hints of luster, areas of flatness. VF. Very rare, only one known to Prieur, six in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 501
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradachm (26mm, 12.00 g, 11h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing on vine branch with three bunches of grapes, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1633; Sofaer –. Lightly toned with underlying luster, small obverse die flaw, slight reverse die shift. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 502
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Diadumenian. As Caesar, 217-218 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.63 g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Meshorer, Aelia 99a; Prieur 1646 var. (rev. legend); Sofaer 96. Lustrous, minor marks, obverse edge chip. Near EF. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, four in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 503
JUDAEA, Ascalon. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.56 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, dove right with olive branch in beak. Prieur 1654; Sofaer 177. Lightly toned with hints of luster, obverse scrapes. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 504
JUDAEA, Neapolis(?). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.58 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI M ANTWNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMPX ЄΞ YΠATOCTO Δ, eagle standing left atop garlanded altar, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, pellet-in-annulet; below, serpent-entwined torch. Kropp –; Prieur –. Unpublished. Struck from worn dies, minor marks. VF. Extremely rare. This coin shows traits of two different mints. The eagle on altar is prevalent on the coins of Neapolis (reattributed to Neapolis by Kropp, Byblus in Prieur), although the eagle is facing the opposite direction and is lacking the K or other field marks. The pellet-in-annulet and serpent-entwined torch is a common feature on the tetradrachms of Caesarea Maritima, but the altar reverse is not known for this city. None of this type are found in CoinArchives yet the die wear on the coin shows there must have been a significant number of these coins made. The attribution to which city is uncertain.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 505
ARABIA, Bostra. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tridrachm (23mm, 11.53 g, 12h). Struck AD 111. Laureate bust right, drapery on shoulder / Arabia standing left, holding branch and bundle of cinnamon sticks; behind, camel standing left. Ganschow, Münzen X12b; RPC III 4051; Sydenham, Caesarea 182; Metcalf, Tell Kalak 2. Light cabinet tone, minor surface marks, edge chip. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Roma E-Live Auction 6 (25 March 2023), lot 96; Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 983; Roma E-Sale 77 (26 November 2020), lot 739; Peus 386 (26 April 2006), lot 738; Müller 55 (12 June 1987), lot 162.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 506
MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Ma'nu VIII, Philoromaios, with Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 167-169. Diademed and draped bust of Lucilla right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC IV.3 9619. Toned, light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, the second known. Edessa was the capital of the client state of Osrhoene and became a Roman colony in the first century BC. While it aided Rome in their campaigns against the Parthians on several occasions, in AD 116, the Romans quelled an uprising which put an end to Osrhoene's independence. But in 123, Hadrian restored the client kingdom under Ma'nu VII. Marcus Aurelius subsequently expanded the forts and city walls and stationed a garrison at Nisibis.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 507
MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.87 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, with gorgoneion on breastplate / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, shrine with pediment. Prieur 843. Lustrous, light porosity, minor marks and scratches. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 508
MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 13.37 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, shrine with pediment. Prieur 845 (same obv. die). Lustrous, light obverse roughness, small flan cracks. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 509
EGYPT, Alexandria. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (27mm, 19.33 g, 11h). First series, struck circa 30-28 BC. Bare head right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, Π (mark of value) to right. Köln 1; Dattari (Savio) 2; K&G 2.5; RPC I 5001; Emmett 1. Dark brown patina with light earthen highlights. Good VF. Rare, one of the finest known specimens. The first coinage of the new province of Egypt was a direct copy of the bronze coinage of Cleopatra, the last Ptolemaic ruler, with the portrait of Augustus replacing the Queen's. Egypt, wealthy and a vital source of grain for the empire, was to be never allowed again as a potential leaping-off point for a rival emperor. The new province was held under tight control by the emperor. Its governor was to be an equestrian prefect answerable to Augustus, with a legion under his direct command. The Senate would have no say in the administration of the province, and in fact, senators were forbidden to travel there without permission.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 510
EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.82 g, 1h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Nilus seated left on crocodile, holding reed and cornucopia; pile of rocks below; L I ς (date) in left field. Köln 1056 var. (date arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 1794 = RPC III 5791.68 (this coin); K&G 32.519; Emmett 1016.16. Brown patina, edge chips with flan crack, spot of verdigris. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, 19 January 2020. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 114, 6 May 2019), lot 684 (hammer CHF 3000).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 511
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 25.34 g, 12h). Labor of Herakles type. Dated RY 4 (AD 140/1). Laureate head right / Herakles standing left, lion's skin over left shoulder, holding club overhead in right hand, in left hand the right arm-tentacle of the anthropomorphized Lernaean Hydra; L TЄTA PTOV (date) around. Köln 1347 (same dies); Dattari (Savio) 8487 (same rev. die); K&G 35.89; RPC IV.4 248; Emmett 1545.4 (R5). Brown surfaces, light porosity, flan flaw on reverse. Near VF. Very rare, six recorded in RPC, two in CoinArchives. A very rare and interesting depiction of the Lernaean Hydra.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 512
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 20.27 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2). Laureate head right / The Abduction of Persephone – Hades standing slightly right, head left, in quadriga right, holding the limp body of Persephone with his right hand and the reins of the quadriga with his left; above, Eros flying right, below, rocks designating the cave entrance to the underworld; L Є (date) above. Köln 1410; Dattari (Savio) 8851 = RPC IV.4 444.5 (this coin); K&G 35.158; Emmett 1525.5 (R5). Brown surfaces, some roughness. Fine. Extremely rare. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (Naville Numismatics 69, 14 November 2021), lot 216.Hades fell in love with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, and asked Zeus for permission to marry her. Fearing to offend his eldest brother by a downright refusal, but also knowing that Demeter would not forgive him if Persephone were committed to the underworld, Zeus diplomatically answered that he could neither give nor withhold his consent. This act emboldened Hades to abduct Persephone as she was picking flowers in a meadow and carry her away in his horse-drawn chariot to the underworld.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 513
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 24.08 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2). Laureate head right / Jugate busts of Serapis and Hermanubis right, both wearing calathus; Serapis draped, Hermanubis draped left shoulder; palm frond to right; L Є (date) below. Köln 1413; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC IV.4 534; Emmett 1655.5 (R5). Brown surfaces, light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, three known to RPC.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 514
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 26.95 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / Jupiter in Pisces – Bust of Zeus (Jupiter) right, wearing taenia and draped on left shoulder, transverse scepter across right shoulder; star of eight rays before; fish right and left below; L H (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2981; K&G 35.260; RPC IV.4 837; Emmett 1692.8. Earthen green patina, bare metal exposed. Near VF. The Great Sothic Cycle was a calendrical cycle based on the heliacal rising in July of the star Sirius (known to the Greeks as Sothis) and lasting approximately 1460 years. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, in a Golden Age, the beginning of the flooding of the Nile coincided exactly with the rising of Sirius, which was reckoned as the New Year. Only once every 1460 years did Sirius rise at exactly the same time. Thus, the coincidence of this along with the concurrent beginning of the flooding of the Nile gave the event major cosmological significance by heralding not just the beginning of a new year, but the beginning of a new eon. This event also was thought to herald the appearance of the phoenix, a mythological bird which was reborn every 500 to 1000 years out of its own ashes. According to one version of the myth, each new phoenix embalmed its old ashes in an egg of myrrh, which it then deposited in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis. So important was the advent of the new Great Sothic Cycle, both to the realignment of the heavens and its signaling of the annual flooding of the Nile, that the Egyptians celebrated it in a five-day festival, which emphasized the important cosmological significance.In the third year of the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 139/40), a new Great Sothic Cycle began. To mark this event, the mint of Alexandria struck an extensive series of coinage, especially in large bronze drachms, each related in some astrological way to the reordering of the heavens during the advent of the new Great Sothic Cycle. This celebration would continue throughout Pius' reign, with an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of his reign in Egypt, which included this coin type, part of the Zodiac series.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 515
EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.5mm, 22.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/8). Laureate and draped bust right / Barge of Sarapis: Sarapis enthroned left on the middle of a galley left, holding long scepter and extending right hand over Cerberus, seated at his feet left, on the throne back is Nike crowning him with a wreath; to the left; Isis Pharia standing left, holding billowing sail; to the right, Demeter, veiled, standing facing, head left, holding grain ears; [L KA (date) in exergue]. Köln 1871 (uncertain bust and year); Dattari (Savio) 2860; K&G –; RPC IV.4 1965.1 (same rev. die); Emmett 1673.21 (R5). Brown surfaces, pitting, flan flaw. VF. Extremely rare, the second known and superior to the ANS specimen.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 516
EGYPT, Alexandria. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Potin Tetradrachm (19mm, 6.50 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Vabalathus (March - June AD 272). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing stephane / Elpis advancing left, holding flower and lifting hem of skirt; L Є (date) across field. Bland, Coinage 56; Köln 3065; Dattari (Savio) 5511; K&G 108.1; RPC X Online 75756; Emmett 3911.5. Red-brown surfaces with spots of verdigris, light roughness. Near VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 517
EGYPT, Antinoöpolis. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. PB Tessera (19.5mm, 4.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Antoninus Pius (?) (AD 138/9). Confronted busts of Antinous, draped and wearing hem-hem crown, and Isis, draped and wearing headdress; L B (date) flanking / Nilus reclining left on hippopatumus, holding cornucopia and reeds. Wilding 1; Milne –; Dattari (Savio) –; Köln 3567-8 corr. (Isis on obverse, not Horus). Gray patina. Good VF. Rare. The finest of its type in CoinArchives. Ex Leu Numismatik AG 4 (25 May 2019), lot 534 (hammer 1900 CHF).Denise Wilding provides the first comprehensive examination of the lead tokens of Antinoüs, cataloging a number of otherwise unpublished types. Noting that they appear most often with the years 2, 4, 6, and 8, she suggests that the pieces were a continuation of the bronze coinage in the name of Antinoüs issued under Hadrian in years 19 and 21, with the lead pieces bearing regnal dates of Antoninus Pius. The tokens were likely issued in connection with biennial festivities of the cult of Antinoüs. For more information, see: Wilding, Denise. "Tokens of Antinous from the Province of Roman Egypt," in Tokens: Culture, Connections, Communities. (London: Royal Numismatic Society, 2019).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 518
SYRTICA, Sabratha. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (23.5mm, 9.89 g, 9h). Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 8-14. Head of Serapis left, wearing calathus; Neo-Punic "GD RS" in front / Radiate head of Divus Augustus left; lituus before. RPC I 820; MAA 43c; Müller –. Dark green and red patina, light porosity. VF. Very rare, excellent for the type.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 519
EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right; L A (date) below chin / AΛEΞAN ΔPIA, draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. Köln 245; Dattari (Savio) 324; K&G 18.1; RPC I 5358; Emmett 182.1 (R2). Deeply toned, minor marks and scratches, reverse die shift, reverse slightly off center. VF. An excellent example. From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 1 August 2018. Ex The New Orleans Collection.