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 . 381
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 331-322 BC. AV Tenth Stater (7.5mm, 0.88 g, 11h). Jason, magistrate. Head of Kyrene right / Head of Apollo Karneios left. Naville 42 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen –. Lustrous, die breaks on reverse, edge marks. Near EF. Well centered and struck. Very rare, only three noted by Naville, one in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 638
The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar. 38 BC. Æ Sestertius (or Dupondius?) (31mm, 21.97 g, 11h). Southern Italian(?) mint. Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard / Laureate head of Divus Julius Caesar right. Crawford 535/1; Alföldi & Giard 9 (D3/R7); CRI 308; Sydenham 1335; RPC I 620; RBW 1822. Natural brown surfaces, adjustment marks, minor pitting, edge mark. Good VF. A well struck example for this issue. Ex Michael Weller Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 984 (hammer $3,750); Freeman & Sear FPL 11 (Spring/Summer 2006), no. 87.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 382
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. AV Tenth Stater (7mm, 0.86 g, 12h). Chairis, magistrate. Head of Ammon left / Head of the nymph Kyrene facing slightly right. Naville 114 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1213 (same dies); BMC 139 (same dies). Underlying luster. Good VF. Well centered and struck. Exceptional for issue.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 639
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.02 g, 3h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Bare head left / Venus standing right, seen from the back and with drapery covering only her thighs, holding transverse scepter in left hand and helmet in right, resting left elbow on column to left; to left, shield with star motif set on ground, leaning against column; CAESAR DIVI • F across field. CRI 396; RIC I 250b; RSC 63; BMCRR Rome 4334 = BMCRE 601; BN 24–5; CNR V 414 (this coin). Lightly toned with iridescence, light porosity and hairlines. Near EF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1222 (hammer CHF 7000); Münzen und Medaillen AG XVII (2 December 1957), lot 348.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 383
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Bogud. 49-38 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Caesarea mint. Griffin left, attacking recumbent stag left / Griffin standing right; winged solar disk above, thunderbolt below. Mazard 104; MAA 57; SNG Copenhagen 536 (same dies). Toned, porous. VF. Very rare, four in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 640
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.98 g, 10h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Diademed head of Venus right / Octavian advancing left, extending arm and holding spear. CRI 397; RIC I 251; RSC 70. Lightly toned, minor flan flaw on obverse, faint hairlines. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Alberto Campana Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 64, 17 May 2012), lot 2354; Rauch 65 (10 April 2000), lot 192.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 384
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II, with Ptolemy. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.70 g, 1h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 31 (AD 6). Diademed and draped bust of Juba right / Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy right. Spoerri-Butcher Group 4.a, dies H1/R– (unlisted rev. die); Mazard 377; MAA 133; SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, some find patina, minor roughness and porosity, a few faint scratches. VF. Well centered. Very rare, only eight examples recorded by Spoerri-Butcher, two additional in CoinArchives (Roma E-60, lot 106 [hammer £2600], and Roma XVII, lot 340 [hammer £4200]).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 641
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.08 g, 9h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Bare head right / Mercury or Apollo seated right on rock, playing lyre; petasus slung on his back. CRI 401; RIC I 257; RSC 61. Attractive toning, traces of die rust. Near EF. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 50869 (9 January 2014); Künker 243 (21 November 2013), lot 4713; A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 196; Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1449.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 385
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.61 g, 4h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 45 (AD 20/1). Diademed head right / Hippocamp right, cornucopia on shoulder; globe to right. Spoerri-Butcher Group 49.a, 525–34 var. (unlisted dies); Mazard 217; MAA 185; SNG Copenhagen 597. Toned, edge chip, scratches, areas of roughness, stress cracks at edge on obverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 642
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 31-summer 30 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 3h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Winged bust of Victory right / Octavian, as Neptune, standing left, foot set on globe, holding apluster and scepter. CRI 409; RIC I 256; RSC 60. Toned, faint hairlines, pits and marks on reverse. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 840 (May 1989), no. C250.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 386
KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.19 g, 11h). Hekatompylos mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; A to right. Sellwood 5.1 (Arsakes II); A&S Type 5, 11 (Arsakes II; same dies); Sunrise 240; Shore 3 (Arsakes II). Iridescent toning, obverse struck with worn die. EF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 123 (33 May 2023), lot 297.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 643
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, holding whip and plow-handle, plowing right with yoke of oxen. CRI 424; RIC I 272; RSC 117. Lightly toned with peripheral iridescence, underlying luster. Near EF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Sovereign Rarities, September 2018. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 106 (9 May 2018), lot 840.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 387
KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates I. 165-132 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.34 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 141/0 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, within bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓ AΛO Y APΣA KOY ΦIΛEΛΛH NOΣ, diademed and beardless young Herakles standing left, holding skyphos in extended right hand and cradling club in lion skin-draped left arm; monogram in exergue. Sellwood 13.2; Sunrise 260; Shore 35. Toned with iridescence, slight porosity and hint of double strike, scratches on reverse. Good VF. Rare and attractive example. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 500.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 644
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 3h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Laureate bust of Octavian, as Jupiter Terminus, right; winged thunderbolt to left / Octavian seated left on curule chair, holding Victory. CRI 427; RIC I 270; RSC 116. Faint hairlines, traces of deposits on reverse. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Solidus 17 (18 May 2014), lot 161; Gitbud & Naumann 9 (3 November 2013), lot 417 (hammer €1700).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 388
KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 124-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.33 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated SE 207 (106/5 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; monogram to outer left; ZΣ (date) in exergue. Alram 495 var. (date); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; Sunrise –; DCA 481. In NGC encapsulation 6557964-002, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 645
The Triumvirs. Octavian. 36-35 BC. AR Quinarius (113mm, 1.67 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Galley with rowers sailing right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath, palm frond, and rudder. CRI 315A; Sydenham 1339; King 83; RSC 94. Toned, porosity. VF. Very rare, only five in CoinArchives. Purchased by the consignor from Marcantica, 5 December 2015.Although Crawford assigned this issue to the period after Actium, Octavian's titles are consistent with the earlier 30s BC. The strong naval theme clearly alludes to a naval engagement. Sydenham believed it to have been struck to commemorate Agrippa's victory at the Battle of Naulochus in September of 36 BC.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 389
KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 124-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.33 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated SE 207 (106/5 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; monogram to outer left; ςΣ (date) in exergue. Alram 495 var. (date); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; Sunrise –; DCA 481. In NGC encapsulation 6826440-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Overstruck on an Antioch on the Orontes mint tetradrachm of Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) (SC 2061.2).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 646
The Triumvirs. Octavian. 28 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.72 g, 12h). "Aegypto Capta" commemorative. Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Bare head right; lituus behind neck / Crocodile standing right with jaws open; AEGVPTO above, CAPTA below. CRI 430; RIC I 275a; RSC 2. Toned with iridescence, light porosity, scratches. Good VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma XX, 29 October 2020), lot 489 (hammer £15,000); Ernst Ploil Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 101 (24 October 2017), lot 49; Peus 366 (25 October 2000, lot 1268; Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica/Spink Tasei, 16 November 1994), lot 131; Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 308.Following the decisive battle of Actium, in August of 30 BC Octavian invaded Egypt and founded the Prefecture of Egypt, leaving intact the Ptolemaic structures in culture and administration. Octavian struck this issue to commemorate the event; the reverse depicts a crocodile, which was the symbol of the country and, locally, an important deity.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 390
KINGS of PERSIS. Baydād (Bagadat). Early 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.69 g, 12h). "Coronation" type. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind / Baydād enthroned left, holding scepter and cup; standard to inner left; 'lhy' in Aramaic up left, bgdt prtrk' (Baydad frataraka) in Aramaic down right. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 511/514 a (same obv. die as illustration); K&M 2/1; Alram 511; Sunrise 557. Light iridescenct toning, slight porosity/die rust, cleaning marks/minor smoothing, k'm in Aramic graffiti on obverse. Good VF. Overstruck on a Babylon I mint tetradrachm of Seleukos I (second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC) in the name and types of Alexander III (SC 82.5).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 391
KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.68 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed head right, wearing kyrbasia / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right being crowned with wreath by Nike standing behind; bow set on ground before; standard to right; wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue. Cf. van't Haaff Type 533/535/538; cf. K&M Nachtrage 2/18 (for a similar overstrike); Alram –; Sunrise –; Zeno –. In NGC encapsulation 6557964-001, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Overstruck on an uncertain mint in western Asia Minor tetradrachm of Alexander III of Macedon.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 392
KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.46 g, 10h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard; ' in Aramaic to inner right; traces of additional legend in exergue. van't Haaff, Persis Type 546a (same obv. die as illustration) K&M 3/1 var. (no legend on rev. - same obv. die); Alram 546 var. (no legend on rev.); DeMorgan, pl. XXVIII, 7 and 10 var. (same); cf. BMC 1 (Darius[?]; for type); Sunrise –; MACW –; Roma XXI, lot 306 (same obv. die); Leu Web Auction 14, lot 648 (same obv. die); Nomos 14, lot 172 (same obv. die); VAuctions 354/Pars Coins 10, lot 111 = VAuctions 350/Pars Coins 7, lot 169 (same dies); CNG 111, lot 441 (same obv. die). Deposits, hairline die break on reverse. EF. Ex Hess-Divo 341 (13 December 2023), lot 43; Triton XXVI (9 January 2023), lot 456; Gorny & Mosch 228 (9 March 2015), lot 180.