CNG 121 Virtual Catalog by Classical Numismatic Group, LLC

CNG Feature Auction 121 October 6-8, 2022

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CNG Feature Auction 121 October 6-8, 2022 To Be Conducted Live Online at the CNG Lancaster Office Featuring: Further Selections from the Father & Son Collection Greek Coins from the Weise Collection A Published Euainetos-Signed Syracuse Dekadrachm Greek and Oriental Greek Coinage from the North River Collection An Exceptional Antony and Cleopatra Tetradrachm of Antioch Roman Coins from the Brian Holland Collection Further Selections from the Paul DiMarzio Collection of London Mint Æs Roman and Byzantine Coins from the Conti Collection Late Roman and Byzantine Gold from the Willamette Valley Collection A Powerful High Relief Portrait Maximianus Aureus from the Biaggi Collection English Hammered Silver from the Collection of Arthur M. Fitts III Norman Coins from the Causeway Collection An Attractive Charles I Oxford Triple Unite The Gainsborough Collection of English Milled Crowns United States Office: PO Box 479, Lancaster, PA 17608-0479, U.S.A. Tel: (717) 390-9194 Fax: (717) 390-9978 Email: cng@cngcoins.com United Kingdom Office: 20 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QA, U.K. Tel: +44 (20) 7495 1888 Fax: +44 (20) 7499 5916 Website: www.cngcoins.com CNGClassicalNumismaticGroup,LLC Pennsylvania License Number AY002406

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Mike Gasvoda Managing Director Lancaster Office Steve Pruzinsky Chief Financial Officer Lancaster Office Victor England Consulting Director Lancaster Office Eric McFadden Consulting Director London Office Dave Michaels ShowsDirector& Consignments Lancaster Office Meet the Team Caroline Holmes Numismatist London Office Daniel Burch Numismatic Intern Lancaster Office Kate Rill Customer Relations Manager Lancaster Office Ken McDevitt Managing Numismatist Sale Development Lancaster Office Lance Hickman Numismatist Lancaster Office Dylan Ossman Office Manager Lancaster Office Steve Lloyd IslamicNumismatistSpecialist London Office Julian Okun-Dubitsky Numismatist Lancaster Office Julia Motter Shipping Lancaster Office Jennifer Ventura Shipping Lancaster Office Jeffrey B. Rill Numismatist Lancaster Office Bill Dalzell Managing CatalogingNumismatistStaff Lancaster Office Christian Ventura Photographer Lancaster Office Travis Markel ITManager&Production Lancaster Office Alexandra Spyra Office Manager London Office Sharon Pruzinsky Accounting Lancaster Office Additional Support IT Consultant A.J. Gatlin Printing Control Robert A. Trimble Auctioneers Jeffrey B. Rill PA License No. AU006206 Brian Callahan PA License No. AU005870 Bradley R. Nelson Senior Numismatist Lancaster Office D. Scott VanHorn Senior Numismatist Lancaster Office David Guest Managing Numismatist London Office Paul Hill Managing Numismatist London Office Tom Mullally Numismatist Lancaster Office

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The Britsh coins and medals (lots 1240-1441) may be viewed at our London office from September 19–22, 2022, by appointment only, and at the CNG table at the London COINEX show from September 23–24, 2022, to he held at:

London Mayfair, Grosvenor Square, London W1K 2HP Location Sale will be conducted live Online from our Lancaster, PA Office Pickup Lots will be mailed from our Lancaster, PA Office subsequent to the sale

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ORDER OF SALE Session One – Thursday Morning – October 6 – 9:00 AM Celtic Coinage .............................................................. 1–8 Greek Coinage (part 1) ..................................................... 9–309 Session Two – Thursday Afternoon – October 6 – 2:00 PM Greek Coinage (part 2) ................................................... 310–599 Session Three – Friday Morning – October 7 – 9:00 AM Greek Coinage (part 3) ................................................... 600–632 Oriental Greek Coinage .................................................. 633–673 Central Asian Coinage ................................................... 674–690 Roman Provincial Coinage ................................................ 691–717 Roman Republican Coinage ............................................... 718–774 Roman Imperial Coinage (part 1) ........................................... 775–908 Session Four – Friday Afternoon – October 7 – 2:00 PM Roman Imperial Coinage (part 2) .......................................... 909–1061 Byzantine Coinage .................................................... 1062–1154 Session Five – Saturday Morning – October 8 – 9:00 AM Early Medieval Coinage ................................................ 1155–1160 World Coinage ....................................................... 1161–1230 World Medals ........................................................ 1231–1236 United States Coinage .................................................. 1237–1239 British Coinage ....................................................... 1240–1440 British Medals ............................................................. 1441

Richard passed away after a brief illness in the Spring of 2022. His collection of Greek, Roman, World and United States coins, and numismatic books, is offered in CNG Feature Auction 121 and will be featured in future electronic auctions on www.cngcoins.com.

Richard Basler Richard Basler was born and raised in San Francisco, California, in 1939. He studied Political Science at UC Berkeley, and served as a Supply officer in the US Navy for 20 years. He worked for over 45 years in Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs in the medical device industry, where he helped develop and bring to market devices that are in daily use in hospitals around the Richardworld.began collecting stamps and coins as a child and continued throughout his life, even having the newsletter from the Ancient Coin Club of America delivered to him on his ship while on deployment. He was an active member of clubs at the local and national level, including the Society for International Numismatics, the American Numismatic Society, the California State Numismatic Association, and the Ancient Coin Club of Los Angeles. His article “An Anglo Saxon Coin and Relic of Superstition” in The California Numismatist won the George Bennett Literary Award in 2004. At the time of his passing, he was collecting information for an article on the history of Roman glassware.

Brian Holland Brian Holland’s journey as a coin collector began early in life. Like many young boys, he became aware of being possessed by a collector “gene” at around 12 years of age as he aggressively sought to fill the holes in his Lincoln cent book. By 1960, the key dates were filled, usually purchased at the local coin shop with help from his father, who found that he too had an interest. With the Lincoln cent collection completed, his interest turned to type coins, and eventually he plunged into US colonials. He joined the C4 club as a charter member in the 1980s, and as a colonial specialist he enjoyed the attention that came with a degree of expertise possessed by few others in this complex subset of US coins, eventually building a collection of over 50 quality pieces. By the 1990s, Brian was introduced to ancient coins, which at first seemed “too awesome to take seriously.” But after obtaining a silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, he was on his way. Eventually, he accumulated over 60 Greek silver and a few gold pieces, but discovered that Roman coins were also “pretty cool” and did more to satisfy his passion for ancient history. The historical names he learned from school were all present on coins -- Julius Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula, Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, and many more. He sought to get at least one coin representing each great Roman from the early Republic through the fourth century AD. Along the way, he also built collections of English and Scottish hammered, British Celtic, and eventually a collection of more than 100 late Roman and Byzantine gold Overcoins.time, he realized that he needed to reduce these collections in part to fund new acquisitions. He also notes: “Having reached my mid 70’s, one has to take account of family who must accept the burden of tending to, or disposing of, hundreds of coins they know almost nothing about. Hence, this collection of 200+ orderly and largely complete assemblage of Roman coins will need to find new owners.” CNG is proud to bring Brian’s Roman collection to market in CNG Feature Auction 121 and future Electronic Auctions on www.cngcoins.com.

In addition to collecting coins, stamps, documents, and antiquities, Richard was actively involved in breeding, raising, training and showing Kerry Blue Terriers for nearly sixty years. An avid gardener, he cultivated iris, orchids, and roses, and was an active member of local and national garden clubs. He served as a judge in the American Iris Society.

Arthur’s commitment to the ANA would continue as he served as an ANA governor (2001-2005), moderator of the Maynard Sundman/ Littleton Coin Company Lecture Series (2008-11), and as an exhibit judge and a mentor for the ANA Numismatic Correspondence Course. He was also a regular columnist (“Medieval Coins”) and contributing editor for The Numismatist Arthur is a three-time recipient of the ANA Presidential Award (1994, 1998, 2009), and has received the Medal of Merit (1998), Glenn Smedley Memorial Award (2000), Lifetime Achievement Award (2001), Exemplary Service Award (2006), Adna G. Wilde Jr. Memo rial Award for Excellence (2010), and the ANA’s highest honor, the Farran Zerbe Award (2012). This last award he shared with his wife, Prue Morgan Fitts, also a noted collector and numismatist.

Arthur’s collections of English hammered gold, Richard III, Charles I and Scottish silver and gold have featured in previous CNG auctions. The present offering is primarily of English hammered silver from the Plantagenets to the Stuarts. A further 300 lots from this collection be offered in electronic auction 527.

Arthur M. Fitts III Arthur M. Fitts III was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, and start ed collecting coins as a young boy. He graduated from Harvard Uni versity in 1959, and then started teaching at an independent boarding school in Newton, Mass., where he established a coin club. He joined the Boston Numismatic Society and was the General Chairman of the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) annual convention held in Boston in 1973.

One of the foremost numismatic couples in the U.S., both Arthur and Prue were regular instructors for many years at the annual ANA Summer Seminar held in Colorado Springs. Arthur is a noted expert on English coins, British medals, and other series, while Prue concentrates on Byzantine coinage. In addition to his volunteer work for the ANA, Arthur was an appointee to the United States Assay Commission in 1975. He served as executive secretary of the Old Timer Assay Commissioner Society from 2003-2012, and is a former president (1982-95) and secretary (1978-81, 1995-99) of the Boston Numismatic Society. Arthur is also a member of the British Numismatic Society, a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society, and the Royal Numismatic Society.

The Willamette Valley Collection

In 1974, Arthur moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to work for the ANA. He would serve as the ANA’s museum curator, assistant execu tive director, and convention director from 1974-78.

The Willamette Valley Collection has been carefully curated by an experienced collector who recently returned to the Late Roman and Byzantine eras. As one will note; aesthetically pleasing, well centered and sharply struck examples define the collection. Many are among the best of their type, difficult to find, pedigreed and problem free. The collection offers some interesting sub-collections, notably a series of annular borders and ‘child em perors’. The collector hopes that the immense enjoyment of assembling these wonderful coins is shared by the bidders.

1. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 10.93 g, 5h). Dachreiter type. Uncertain mint in the Pannonian region. Celticized head of Zeus left / Horseman riding left; Π¬¬¬ and pellet in annulet above, pellet in annulet within box to left. OTA 460-461; Flesche 569 (this coin); Lanz 738; CCCBM I –. Toned. Good VF. Rare. ($2000) Ex Christian Flesche Collection; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 35.

CELTIC COINAGE Ex Flesche Collection

Session 1 – Thursday, October 6, 2022 — 9 AM

3. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.68 g, 6h). Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin / Zeus Äetophoros seated left; head left to left. OTA –; Flesche 728 (this coin); Lanz –; CCCBM I –. Nicely toned with iridescence at the periphery. Good VF. Well struck. ($750) Ex Christian Flesche Collection; Gorny & Mosch 151 (12 October 2009), lot 6.

2. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd-1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.00 g, 5h). Zweigreiter type. Mint in the Banat region. Celticized head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Figure on horse riding right; wreath to upper left, branch below. OTA 44A var. (rev. type left); Flesche 662; Lanz –; CCCBM I S24; KMW 1029-30. Toned, minor deposits. Good VF. Broad flan. ($4000) Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection. Ex Flesche Collection

7. GAUL, Northeast. Treviri. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 6.19 g, 3h). Stylized head of Zeus right, devolved into an eye-like device; stars to right / Celticized horse prancing left; V-like ornament above, pellet-in-annulet within pelleted circle below and before, stars around. Depeyrot, NC VII, 73; D&T 173 (Remi); de la Tour 8799. Toned, deposits, pit on obverse, struck from a worn reverse die. VF. ($750)

6. GAUL, Northwest. Aulerci Eburovices. Late 3rd-early 2nd century BC. AV Hemistater (19mm, 2.90 g, 1h). Celticized head of Apollo left; below, boar standing inverted right on jaw of Apollo / Celticized horse galloping right; birdlike charioteer above, pellet-in-rosette to right; below, boar standing right. Scheers, Eburovices, Series Id, Class II, 34; Depeyrot, NC V, 136; D&T 2401. Toned, flan cracks, light scratches. VF. ($500)

Ex Kesling Collection (his collection ticket included).

5. CENTRAL EUROPE, Helvetii(?). Early-mid 3rd century BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.58 g, 12h). Imitating Philip II of Macedon. Gamshurst type. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; É below. Cf. Le Rider 620 (official issue); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. A few surface marks, two scuffs on reverse. Good VF. Very rare variety, apparently unpublished. ($5000)

8. GAUL, Northeast. Veliocassi. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 5.90 g, 5h). Celticized head of Apollo right / Celticized horse left; stars above and below. Scheers Series 25, Class II; Depeyrot, NC V, 230; D&T 273; de la Tour 7235. Toned, minor patch of roughness on reverse. Good VF. ($1500) 6 7

4. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Audoleon of Paeonia. 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). Deeply toned, punch mark on reverse below horse as is normal for this issue. Good VF. ($1500) Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection.

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9. ISLANDS off IBERIA, Ebusus. 2nd century BC. Æ Quarter Unit (16.5mm, 3.44 g, 11h). Bes standing facing, holding mace and snake / Bull charging left. ACIP 719; SNG BM Spain 318-21. Red-brown patina, tiny edge split. Good VF. Well struck. ($500)

10. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.69 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; J to right. F&P DRM-37-6. Lustrous, small area of weak strike, a couple of minor flan flaws. Good VF. ($300)

11. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 2.64 g, 7h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; ˙ between hind legs, Å (over prior letter in die) below belly. F&P DRM-41-20. Edge split, slightly off center, flan flaw and a couple light scratches on obverse. EF. ($300)

12. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.73 g, 6h). Light standard. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left; f to left, d below belly, Å between hind legs. F&P DRM42-1. Reverse a little off center. EF. Attractive style. ($500)

13. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 2.66 g, 5h). Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; ¬ below, Åz in exergue. F&P DRM-44-2. Attractive iridescent tone, underlying luster, a couple of minor marks. EF. ($500)

14. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.81 g, 3h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; ¬ below, Å¬ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-6. Underlying luster, small edge flaw, a few scratches, some die wear. EF. ($500) 10 11

16. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 90-50 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver over shoulder, ∫ below chin / Lion standing right; ˚ to right, E¬˚ in exergue. F&P DRM-56-4; Depeyrot, Marseille 55/25. Lightly toned, underlying luster. EF. ($500)

17. CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 300-275 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.40 g, 8h). Head of female right, hair in band; four dolphins around / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning it with wreath; QE below. Sambon 457; HN Italy 576. Light iridescent tone, some minor cleaning marks, slight roughness and a hint of smoothing on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Good metal for issue. Struck from artistic dies. ($2000)

15. GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.82 g, 6h). Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left, raising foreleg; ¬ below, Å$ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-9. Underlying luster, a little off center on obverse, die wear on reverse. Near EF. ($300)

From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 269 (9 March 2020), lot 79; G. Hirsch 348 (8 May 2019), lot 28; R.P. Collection, purchased from Aes Rude, before 2011 (lot includes Aes Rude inventory ticket).

18. CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 275-250 BC. Æ (18mm, 4.36 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo left; kithara to right / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull. Cf. Taliercio IIIa; cf. HN Italy 589; SNG ANS 465. Dark green patina. Good VF. Rare. ($300)

From the North River Collection. Ex Alexandre de Barros Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 75, 23 May 2007), lot 11; New York Sale V (16 January 2003), lot 1.

22. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 344-340 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.91 g, 2h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding spear and shield, standing facing, head right, behind horse standing right; ^ to right / Phalanthos, nude, holding trident and shield, on dolphin left; below, Å above waves. Fischer-Bossert Group 48, 680d (V259/R527 – this coin); Vlasto 516–7 (same obv. die); HN Italy 889; SNG ANS 964 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 277 (same dies); Dewing 154 (same dies); Jameson 2390 (same dies). Toned, deposits, overstruck on uncertain type. Good VF. ($750)

Blessed with fertile land, Tarentum became famous for olives and sheep. It possessed a fine harbor, great fisheries and profitable exports of wool, purple dye, and pottery. It adopted a democratic form of government circa 475 BC, and thereafter became the leading Greek city in southern Italy. Its success led to continual difficulties with its neighbor cities, though, and on four occasions Tarentum required expeditions from Greece to help overcome its aggressors. The last of these expeditions was led by the famed Epeirote, Pyrrhos. Following his withdrawal from the city, Tarentum was occupied by the Romans.

21. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 344-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.72 g, 5h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding shield, on horse galloping left; ^ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; below, ˚ above waves. Fischer-Bossert Group 47, 660 (V252/R512); Vlasto –; HN Italy 870. Lightly toned, some die wear on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

It was not until late in the 6th century that Tarentum felt the need to produce coinage. It did so by copying the broad, thin fabric with incuse reverse type already in use by Metapontum, Sybaris, Poseidonia, Kaulonia, and Kroton. Tarentum quickly grew in power and wealth. As with many cities that began coinage at the time, the types depicted relate to the city’s foundation, both in its historical and mythological forms.

20. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 380-375/0 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.89 g, 5h). Nude youth, holding shield, dismounting from horse rearing left; π below / Phalanthos, nude, holding ball of wool, riding dolphin left; Å below. FischerBossert Group 33, 494j (V210/R373) = Sartiges 15 (this coin, illustrated); Vlasto 428 (same dies); HN Italy 876. Old cabinet tone, slightly off center, minor flan flaw on obverse, a couple of die breaks on reverse. Good VF. ($1500) Ex Vicomte de Sartiges Collection.

An Extensive Offering of Tarentine Coinage

The city of Tarentum was founded in the late 8th century BC by Spartan colonists on the north coast of the gulf of the same name, on a rocky islet at the entrance to the only secure harbor. It was Sparta’s only colony and maintained close relations with the mother city. The official founder of the city was believed to be the Spartan leader Phalanthos. Ancient tradition, however, tells how Taras, the son of Poseidon and a local nymph, Satyra, was miraculously saved from a shipwreck by his father, who sent a dolphin on whose back he was carried to shore, at which spot he founded a city.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXIII (3 May 1994), lot 17; Stack’s (14 June 1993), lot 27. 21 22

Taras’ prosperity is exemplified by its vast coinage, which was continuous from circa 510 BC until the end of the Second Punic War.

19. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.85 g, 3h). Taras riding dolphin right, both arms outstretched; cockle shell below / Oikistes seated left, holding distaff and scepter. Fischer-Bossert Group 12, 171 (V83/R120); Vlasto 185 (same obv. die); HN Italy 845; McClean 552 (same dies). Toned, some weakness to strike. VF. ($750) From the JTB Collection. Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection. Ex Vicomte de Sartiges Collection – Referenced by Fischer-Bossert

From the Weise Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 280 (8 February 2012), lot 4030.

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Gasvoda Collection (Triton XXII, 9 January 2019) lot 12; Edward J. Waddell inventory 52174 (ND); Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (21 May 2015), lot 556; Henri de Nanteuil Collection; Sir Hermann Weber Collection; Mayer Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 23 May 1887), lot 6.

25. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Campano-Tarentine series. Circa 281-272 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.26 g, 9h). Diademed head of Satyra left / Youth, nude, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; crescent to upper left; below, dolphin right; tÅ below raised foreleg. Vlasto 1038–41; HN Italy 1098. Attractive collection tone, a few light scratches on obverse. Good VF. ($500)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton X (8 January 2007), lot 33; Spink 165 (8 October 2003), lot 1. 24 25

Fischer-Bossert Group 67, 808b (V319/R627 – this coin); Vlasto 651–2 (same obv. die); HN Italy 941; SNG ANS 1024 (same dies); SNG Lockett 194 (same dies); BMC 113 (same dies). Lovely iridescent tone, light marks, slight die wear on obverse, small test cut on reverse. Near EF. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 164 (17 March 2008), lot 19; Giessener Münzhandlung 71 (3 May 1995), lot 31.

Ex Gasvoda, de Nanteuil, Weber, and Mayer Collections – Pedigreed to 1887

23. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 330-325 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.83 g, 8h). Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding rein in right hand and crowning horse with wreath held aloft in left; to left, small Nike flying right, crowning youth with open wreath held in both hands; s5Â below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm, riding dolphin left; tÅrÅs to right, ^˙r and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 62, 789g (V309/R611) = Nanteuil 98 = Weber 587 (this coin); Vlasto –; HN Italy 886; SNG Ashmolean 275 (same dies); Jameson 140 (same dies). Deep iridescent cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. EF. An exceptional example from artistic dies. ($5000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Kunker 111 (18 March 2006), lot 6033; G. Hirsch 175 (23 September 1992), lot 46.

26. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.92 g, 3h). Nude youth, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; sÅ to left, ÅrE>QW@ in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding tripod, riding dolphin left; 4Ås below. Vlasto 666–7; HN Italy 957. Attractive iridescent tone, some die wear on reverse. Good VF. Well struck on a broad flan. ($750)

24. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.96 g, 10h). Nude youth, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; sÅ below / Phalanthos, nude, holding filleted palm frond, riding dolphin left; helmet to right, sUÂ below.

30. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22`mm, 7.58 g, 10h). Warrior, nude but for helmet, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; Å@Qr[WΠ] below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; EU to left, anchor to right, År below. Vlasto 691 (same rev. die); HN Italy 966. Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, minor die wear, some faint scratches on reverse. EF. ($1500)

29. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.92 g, 11h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, wearing shield on arm and holding spear, on horse prancing left; to left, Nike standing facing, restraining horse; [¬Uk5skos below] / Phalanthos, nude, extending his arm, wearing shield inscribed E and holding two spears, riding dolphin left; zor to left, waves below. Vlasto 679–82; HN Italy 963. Attractive iridescent tone, some die rust on obverse, light porosity on reverse. Good VF. ($1500) From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 382 (26 April 2005), lot 13.

27. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.88 g, 12h). Nude youth, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; sÅ to left, ÅrE>QW@ in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding tripod, riding dolphin left; 4Ås below. Vlasto 666–7; HN Italy 957. Iridescent tone, tiny die break on reverse. Good VF. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Barry Murphy inventory 17057 (ND); Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 52; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 28.

28. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.91 g, 2h). Nude youth, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; sÅ to left, ÅrE>QW@ in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding tripod, riding dolphin left; 4Ås below. Vlasto 666–7; HN Italy 957. Toned with underlying luster, minor die wear, some old scratches under tone. Near EF. ($750)

32. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.80 g, 5h). Nude youth, holding rein, on horse rearing right; EU to left, @5˚odÅÂo[s] below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and distaff, riding dolphin left; zor and gazelle below. Vlasto 704; cf. HN Italy 970/958. Deeply toned, struck with worn dies, a couple of minor marks. Good VF. ($500)

34. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.34 g, 11h). Reduced standard. Nude youth on horseback left; to left, attendant standing right, crowning horse; PU to right, År5>st5>∏ in three lines below / Phalanthos, nude, holding bow and arrow, riding dolphin right; below, elephant standing right. Vlasto 736–8; HN Italy 1000. Iridescent tone, trace deposits, a few minor scratches. Good VF. Fine style. ($500)

35. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.56 g, 9h). Reduced standard. Warrior, nude but for chlamys tied around neck, holding rein and crowning horse he rides right; traces of sWdÅÂos below / Phalanthos, nude but for chlamys draped over arm, preparing to cast trident, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 785 (this coin); HN Italy 1012. Deep old cabinet tone, a few light scratches at obverse edge, some reverse die wear. Good VF. ($500)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 November 2005), lot 209.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 204 (5 March 2012), lot 1033.

33. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.89 g, 3h). Nude youth, holding rein, on horse rearing right; EU to right, EU-År>c5dÅ[s] in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding distaff and lighted torch, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 709; HN Italy 974. Lightly toned with some iridescence around the devices, minor die wear. Good VF. ($500)

31. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.49 g, 12h). Nude youth, shield on arm, hand on mane of horse rearing left; E[U] to right, [@5˚W@ below] / Phalanthos, nude, holding grain ear, riding dolphin left; År5 to left, spearhead below. Vlasto 701–2; HN Italy 969. Lightly toned, minor scratch in field on obverse. Near EF. ($750)

From the Weise Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 233 (12 February 2004), lot 1227; G. Hirsch 227 (8 May 2003), lot 19. Ex Vlasto Collection

From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 396 (5 November 2008), lot 44; Giessener Münzhandlung 95 (9 March 1999), lot 79.

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex CNG inventory 717827 (December 1999); Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection. 31 32 33 34

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex CNG inventory 722140 (December 2000); Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection.

From the Weise Collection. Ex JMG Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 27; Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 221.

37. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 6.51 g, 5h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, crowning self with wreath and holding reins in left, on horseback right; zW to upper left; zÅ¬o and Ionic capital below horse / Phalanthos, nude, holding aphlaston and distaff, riding dolphin left; Å@Q to right. Vlasto 806 (this coin); HN Italy 1014. Old cabinet tone over lustrous surfaces, scraped on obverse, minor reverse die wear. Good VF. ($750)

36. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.05 g, 8h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding rein and crowning horse he rides left; ^5 to right; below, zW5˝ above small Silenos right, holding patera and cornucopia / Phalanthos, nude, holding cornucopia, trident, and shield, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 772 corr. (ethnic, no control mark below on reverse; same dies); HN Italy –. Light iridescent tone, minor doubling and die break on reverse. EF. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives. ($750)

39. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.31 g, 9h). Reduced standard. Warrior, nude, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; d5 to left, År5-sto/˚¬-˙s in two lines below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; to right, head of nymph left. Vlasto 877–81; HN Italy 1033. Toned, underlying luster, traces of find patina. EF. ($750)

From the Weise Collection. Ex LHS 95 (25 October 2005), lot 445. Ex Vlasto Collection

38. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.23 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone / Owl standing right, head facing; @EUÂ5@5[os] to left, πo¬U and olive branch to right. Vlasto 1058; HN Italy 1015. Toned. Good VF. ($750)

Ex Vlasto Collection and 1919 Taranto Hoard

43. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.21 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, raising hand, on horseback right; to upper left, Nike flying right, crowning rider; EU to right, dÅÂo˚r-5[t] below / Phalanthos, nude, holding trident and cornucopia, riding dolphin right; Ë to left. Vlasto 922 (this coin); HN Italy 1043. Deep iridescent tone, numerous scratches, minor roughness on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 16; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 89.

44. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.43 g, 5h). Reduced standard. The Dioskouroi on horseback riding right; @5˚U¬os below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and cradling trident, riding dolphin left; 1 to right. Vlasto 935–7; HN Italy 1046. Ligthly toned with some iridescence around the devices, compact flan, some die wear, hairlines on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Davissons 26 (12 December 2007), lot 13. 40 41

40. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.56 g, 7h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding torch, on horse galloping right; ^˙rÅ˚¬˙5 below / Phalanthos, nude but for chlamys flowing around his far arm, holding dart and two spears, riding dolphin right; î to left; below, diota and v. Vlasto 814–6; HN Italy –. Iridescent tone, underlying luster, minor double strike on reverse. EF. ($500)

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex CNG inventory 717831 (December 1999); Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection; 1919 Taranto Hoard (IGCH 1933).

From the Weise Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 11 (7 November 2002), lot 394; Elsen 3 (5 July 1985), lot 17.

41. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.54 g, 11h). Reduced standard. Warrior, nude, holding javelin, on horse running right; ^5ππ[odÅ] below / Phalanthos, nude, holding distaff and kantharos, riding dolphin left; d5 to inner right, amphora to outer right. Vlasto 904–6; HN Italy 1040. Toned. EF. ($750)

42. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 6.56 g, 11h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, raising hand, on horseback right; to upper left, Nike flying right, crowning youth; EUr to right, d-ÅÂo˚r-5tos below / Phalanthos, nude, holding trident and cornucopia, riding dolphin right; Ë to left. Vlasto 916–23; HN Italy 1043. Toned over lustrous surfaces. Superb EF. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 44.

46. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.49 g, 6h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding filleted palm frond, on horse leaping right; 1 to left, År51t5ππ[o1] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos, on dolphin left; N to right. Vlasto 947–8; HN Italy 1056. Lightly toned, underlying luster. EF. ($750)

45. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.48 g, 5h). Reduced standard. Nude warrior, brandishing javelin, on horse galloping right; wreath to left, o¬UÂπ5s below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and cornucopia, on dolphin left; tripod to right. Vlasto 942; HN Italy 1055. Attractive light gray toning with iridescent hues. Good VF. ($750)

48. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.44 g, 2h). Reduced standard. Dioskouros, head facing, raising hand and holding rein, on horse stepping left; T and pileos to right; $E-@o˚rÅ>t˙-s in two lines below / Phalanthos, nude, head and torso facing, holding trident over shoulder and lifting drapery, riding dolphin left; to right, S above cuttlefish; waves below. Vlasto 959–61; HN Italy 1058. Attractive light tone over lustrous surfaces, slightly off center on reverse. EF. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 29.

47. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 5.91 g, 7h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, crowning horse upon which he rides right; Ą to left, Ó to right; below, f5¬o/˚¬˙s in two lines above dolphin right / Phalanthos, holding rhyton and trident, riding dolphin left; two amphoras to left. Vlasto 953 (this coin); HN Italy 1057. Lovely old cabinet tone, slightly off center. Good VF. ($750) From the Weise Collection. Ex CNG inventory 722141 (September 2000); Michael Pandely Vlasto Collection; J. Hirsch VIII (18 May 1903), lot 774.

From the Weise Collection. Ex LHS 95 (25 October 2005), lot 454. Ex Vlasto Collection

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 18; Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 52; Münzen und Medaillen AG 75 (4 December 1989), lot 60.

49. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.56 g, 9h). Reduced standard. Warrior, holding Nike, who crowns him, on horse rearing right; * to upper left, ˚Å¬¬5˚rÅ>t˙s in two lines below / Phalanthos, nude, holding Nike, who crowns him, and cradling trident, riding dolphin left; “ to right. Vlasto 963; HN Italy 1059. In NGC encapsulation 4684164-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($2000) Ex Heritage 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 34013; ArtCoins Roma 5 (14 May 2012), lot 41. 45 46

51. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Barley ear with seven grains / Incuse barley ear with eight grains. Noe Class VI, 120 (same dies); HN Italy 1479. Toned, graffito in field on obverse. Good VF. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex CNG inventory 718527 (January 2000).

From the Weise Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale I (5 January 2010), lot 12.

53. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.61 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Apollo Karneios right / Ear of barley with seven grains with leaf to left. Noe 334–6; HN Italy 1508. Light scratches, minor die break on reverse. Good VF. ($2000)

50. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Punic occupation. Circa 212-209 BC. AR Reduced Nomos – Half-Shekel (18mm, 3.67 g, 6h). Warrior, wearing full armor, holding filleted palm frond, on horse walking right; sW˚¬@-@¬s below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; to right, eagle standing left, wings spread. Vlasto 984–6; HN Italy 1082. Lightly toned, flan crack, a few light scratches, minor laminations on reverse. EF ($750)

From the Weise Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 November 2011), lot 3086; G. Hirsch 179 (21 September 1993), lot 73; Numismatic Fine Arts X (17 September 1981), lot 13.

52. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 8.08 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class XI, 237 (same dies); HN Italy 1484: de Luynes 457 (same dies). Lustrous, tiny obverse die break. EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 19.

54. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 5.53 g, 12h). Head of female right, wearing sphendone / Ear of barley with six grains with leaf to left. Noe 448 (same dies); HN Italy –; SNG ANS 341 (same dies); BMC 70 (same dies). Toned, light porosity, hairline flan crack, some tiny pits. Good VF. Fine style. ($750) From the Weise Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 46 (Spring 2005), no. 8; Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 131.

55. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.68 g, 1h). Head of Demeter left, hair tied in a thick braid around head; st behind neck / Ear of barley with six grains with leaf to left. Noe 475 (same dies); HN Italy 1527; SNG ANS 360 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 354 (same dies). Attractive cabinet tone, old scratches under tone. Good VF. Fine style head of Demeter. Rare. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 132.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Baldwin’s 44 (2 May 2006), lot 8.

58. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.81 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; Åπ below chin / Grain ear with leaf to left; above leaf, f above mouse. Johnston Class A, 8.16 (same dies); HN Italy 1570; BMC 123 (same dies). Toned. VF. Well centered and struck. ($750)

56. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.73 g, 5h). Head of Demeter right, hair in ampyx and sphendone; ˚r5 behind neck / Ear of barley with seven grains and leaf to left. Noe 499 (same dies); HN Italy 1537; SNG ANS 375 (same dies). Attractively toned. In NGC encapsulation 4375585-007, graded AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. ($4000) Ex Goldberg 122 (15 June 2021), lot 1504.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 10; Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 2026. 54 55

57. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.55 g, 3h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Barley ear with leaf to right; kerykeion and ¬U to left. Johnston Class A, 1.6 (same dies); HN Italy 1556; SNG Lloyd 371 (same rev. die); Gulbenkian 79 = Jameson 311 (same dies). Old collection tone, porous, a few faint scratches under tone. Good VF. Fine style and with a high relief obverse. ($1000)

Ex Brand Collection – Pedigreed to 1913

62. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 7.93 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Barley ear with leaf to left; above leaf, griffin springing right; ÅU below leaf. Johnston Class C, 6.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1589; BMC 108 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone. Near EF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (8 June 1999), lot 56; Giessener Munzhandlung 13 (28 June 1979), lot 23.

59. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.74 g, 1h). Wreathed head of Demeter facing slightly right; [tiny Åπ to lower right] / Barley ear with leaf to right; bucranium above leaf, Å[QÅ] below. Johnston Class C, 2.2 (same dies); HN Italy 1584; SNG ANS 463–4 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 503 (same dies); SNG München 992 (same dies); Dewing 388 (same dies); Jameson 318 (same dies). Minor porosity, a few light marks. VF. Well centered. ($1000)

61. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 10h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Barley ear of seven/six grains, leaf to left; tongs above leaf, [ÅQ]Å below. Johnston Class C, 4.21 (same dies); HN Italy 1583; SNG ANS 460 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 511 (same dies). Lovely cabinet tone, a few small scratches, graffito in field on obverse. Good VF. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Virgil Brand Collection [unnamed] (Hess-Leu 31, 6 December 1966), lot 54; Egger XLV (12 November 1913), lot 156.

60. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 7.81 g, 10h). Wreathed head of Demeter facing slightly right; tiny Åπ to lower right / Barley ear with leaf to right; bucranium above leaf, Å[QÅ] below. Johnston Class C, 2.4 (same dies); HN Italy 1584; SNG ANS 463–4 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 503 (same obv. die); SNG Manchester 208 (same dies); SNG München 992 (same obv. die); Dewing 388 (same obv. die); Jameson 318 (same obv. die). Old cabinet tone, some scratches, minor die wear. Good VF. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 405 (2 November 2011), lot 2067; Peus 301 (25 My 1981), lot 111; Peus 300 (28 October 1980), lot 42.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt. Ex Roma E-Sale 57 (31 May 2019), lot 76; Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 22.

Ex Mercury Group Collection, purchased from David Vagi. Johnston Plate Coin

Exquisite Art

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Antiquarium Group (Classical Numismatic Group 112, 11 September 2019), lot 47; Gasvoda Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 49; M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 17, purchased from NAC in 1994.

64. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.72 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; d5 to left / Barley ear with leaf to left; amphora above leaf, tiny ^Å below. Johnston Class D, 3.10 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HN Italy 1619; SNG ANS 509 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 787–8 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone, a little porosity. EF. ($1000)

65. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 7h). Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing tainia and lion skin tied at neck; club over far shoulder / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ upward to left; to right, kantharos above leaf, ∫[5] below. Johnston Class D, 4.1 corr. (control letters on rev.; same dies); HN Italy 1621 corr. (same); CNG 109, lot 18 = Nomos 13, lot 115 (same dies); Leu 61, lot 38 (same obv. die). Deep iridescent toning. Superb EF. Well struck from dies of fine style. Very rare issue with left facing Herakles. ($15,000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 63; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 109.

63. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.73 g, 11h). Head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of grain ears / Ear of barley with leaf to right; above leaf, cock standing left; ÂEtÅ upward to right. Johnston Class D, 2.2 (same dies); HN Italy 1613; SNG ANS 514 (same dies). Attractive gray tone with iridescence around the devices, a few light marks. Near EF. ($1500)

68. LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (14.5mm, 2.88 g, 4h). Attic standard. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ¬EU˚5ππ[os] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; [Â]-E across outer fields, s5 between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. Underlying luster. Good VF. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 7. Demonstrating the usual flair shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 BC, depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631), are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.

Ex Gorny & Mosch 273 (19 November 2020), lot 33; LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 122.

66. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.80 g, 7h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace; [d5 to left] / Barley ear of six grains, leaf to right; ÂEtÅ to left; above leaf, star above two amphoras, f[5] below. Johnston Class D, 4.16 (same dies); HN Italy 1625; SNG ANS 517 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 790–2 (same dies). Lustrous, slightly compact flan. EF. ($2000)

67. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; π behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to left; pig standing right on leaf, f5 below. Johnston Class D, 4.19 (same dies); HN Italy 1625; Auctiones 18, lot 515; Leu 61, lot 39; NAC 29, lot 44 (same dies); Sternberg X, lot 10. Deeply toned, flan crack, light scrape and cut on obverse. EF. Very rare issue, missing from most public collections. ($1000) From the JTB Collection. Ex Lampasas Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021), lot 34; Asher D. Atchick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 459, 8 January 2020), lot 22; Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436, 23 January 2019) lot 27; Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51918 (August 2015).

69. LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (13.5mm, 2.74 g, 11h). Attic standard. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ¬EU˚5ππ[os] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; [Â]-E across outer fields, s5 between. Johnston G5.3 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404; Basel 153 = Gillet 202; Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72 (same dies); Jameson 1867. Underlying luster, scratches, minor edge marks. Good VF. ($3000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 146 (6 March 2006), lot 32.

70. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC. AR Half Shekel – Drachm (20mm, 3.48 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, owl standing right, head facing, with wings spread. Robinson, Second, p. 50, 3; HN Italy 1634. Lovely iridescent tone over fully lustrous surfaces, minor die break on obverse, delamination and a few hairlines on reverse. EF. ($1000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (19 February 1998), lot 58; Stack’s FPL (Summer 1997), no. 5; Stack’s (3 December 1996), lot 465.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient. Ex Sternberg VI (25 November 1976), lot 9; Robert Jameson Collection (published 1913); Arthur J. Evans Collection.

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 (Winter 2021), no. 561908; Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 228.

71. LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 7.24 g, 12h). Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; ÂoP to left / Incuse of obverse type, but trident and ethnic is in relief; ÂoP to right. Gorini 5 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1107; SNG ANS 615 (same dies); SNG München 5 (same dies). Minor doubling, area of weak strike, slight roughness. Near EF. Good metal for this typically porous issue. ($5000)

From the JTB Collection. Ex Gemini X (13 January 2013), lot 7; Manhattan Sale I (5 January 2010), lot 14. Ex Jameson and Evans Collections

72. LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Nomos (17mm, 7.80 g, 9h). Poseidon, bearded and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; Q to left, [πosE5dÅ to right] / Bull standing left; nÅdßEÂoP above; all within circular incuse. Noe, Group 23f = Jameson 335 (this coin); HN Italy 1127; SNG ANS 679 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 221 (same dies); de Luynes 531 (same dies); Locker Lampson 26 = Weber 817 (same dies). Attractive cabinet tone, oblong flan, die break on obverse, light scratches under tone on reverse. Near EF. Artistic rendering of Poseidon. ($5000)

73. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 446-440 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.65 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on the bowl with a laurel wreath / Bull standing right, head left; sU∫År5 in exergue. HN Italy 1750; SNG ANS –; SNG Ashmolean 858. Lightly toned, some porosity, minor roughness in spots. Good VF. Very rare. ($3000)

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74. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 410-400 BC. AR Dinomos – Distater (26mm, 15.71 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla scanning, and on its neck guard with griffin advancing right / Bull butting right, † on its hind quarter; QoUr5W@ above, 5storos on ground line; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian B6 (same dies); HN Italy 1781; de Luynes 581 (same dies); Naville V, lot 551 (same dies); E.S.G. Robinson, “Coins of Thurium from the Collection of the Marchese Ginori” in NC 1927, 4 (same dies). Toned, small mark in field on obverse, minor die shift on reverse. EF. Boldly struck in high relief. ($7500) From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, 10 February 2019. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 24 (22 June 2016), lot 112.

76. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.81 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone / Bull butting right; ˙rÅ above; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1862; SNG Lockett 519. Beautiful deep iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, a hint of die rust on reverse. Near EF ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 32; Numismatica Ars Classica H (30 April 1998), lot 1093.

75. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.48 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla brandishing a spear held aloft in her right hand / Bull butting right; QoUr5W@ above, ivy leaf below; thick exergual line decorated with a crenellated geometric pattern; in exergue, fish right. HN Italy 1787; SNG ANS 1035–6; SNG Ashmolean 944. Attractive iridescent tone, hairline flan crack, some light scratches and a few minor metal flaws. Near EF. ($2000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Pythagoras Collection; Property of a Lady (Spink 124, 18 November 1997), lot 1504.

80. BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.85 g, 10h). Second Punic War issue. Diademed and draped bust of Nike right; star to left / Dionysos, nude but for drapery over left arm, standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and scepter; to right, thymiaterion above ¬. Arslan dies 47/65’; Scheu S13; HN Italy 1959; SNG ANS 17 (same dies); Ars Classica XVI, lot 291 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, a few minor marks under tone. Near EF. ($750)

79. LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.52 g, 5h). IE Group. Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet decorated with griffin; Å before crest, [f before neck], 5E within incuse square behind neck guard / Lion attacking stag left. Williams Period IX, 571 (O280/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Italy 1318; SNG Ashmolean 1403 (same dies). Attractively toned, traces of find patina, small delamination on reverse. Good VF. ($1000)

77. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.70 g, 9h). Head of Athena left, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla pointing and holding rudder; t5Âo behind neck / Bull butting right; above, star and Nike flying right, crowning bull. Cf. HN Italy 1831/1879 (for obv./rev.); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Light golden tone, some roughness on reverse. EF. Rare, one of twelve in CoinArchives. ($1500)

From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000.

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 72; Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 14.

78. LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.56 g, 11h). Philistion group. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a dolphin; f on neck guard / Lion standing right; above, f-5 flanking ornate trident head right. Williams Period VII, 509 (O255/R357); HN Italy 1312; SNG ANS 1387; SNG Lloyd 529 (same rev. die); SNG Ashmolean 1373–4 (same dies). Lovely old collection tone, underlying luster, minor die wear, a couple of tiny laminations on obverse. Superb EF. ($2000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 48; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 671.

From the Jim Gilman Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis, 4 April 2013.

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81. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (30.5mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; ˚å¨Ò to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 10 (same dies); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; SNG ANS 146 (same dies); Boston MFA 172 = Warren 138 (same dies); Jameson 408 (same dies). Attractive old collection tone, minor die rust on obverse. Choice EF.

A splendid example of archaic Greek artistry. ($15,000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.1 (Winter 2020), no. 526710; Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 560; Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 58. Kaulonia was founded in the 7th century BC by Achaean Greeks. The location, on the underside of Italy’s “toe,” has long since disappeared beneath the waves, but underwater archaeologists have located more than 100 fluted columns, likely for a large shrine to Apollo, the deity depicted on the city’s beautiful coinage. On this exceptional piece, Apollo’s nude body is shown striding to right, with a small winged daimon on his left arm; to his right stands a stag, sacred to both Apollo and his sister Artemis. The unusual fabric of this piece follows a style peculiar to Greek southern Italy in the archaic period: A broad, thin flan, obverse depicted in relief, the reverse repeating the obverse motif but incuse, and reversed. The reasons for the popularity of this fabric are poorly understood; some scholars have postulated a connection to the mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras, who was active in Italy during this period.

82. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.13 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; on left arm, small daimon, holding branches, running right; o¬¨A˚ to left; to right, heron flying right, and stag standing right, head reverted / Incuse of obverse, but daimon and ethnic in relief, and no heron. Noe, Caulonia, Group C, 42 (same dies); HN Italy 2037; SNG Fitzwilliam 727 (same dies); SNG Lockett 466 (same dies). Toned, areas of roughness. VF. Good metal for issue. ($2000)

83. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 475-425 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 8.26 g, 1h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; small daimon running left on Apollo’s left arm; to right, stag standing right, head reverted / Stag standing right; laurel branch to right. Noe, Caulonia, Group F, 93 (same dies); HN Italy 2046; SNG München 1404 (same dies); Jameson 411 (same dies). Near EF. Well struck from early die state. ($1500)

BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.57 g, 1h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; to right, small stag standing right on basis / Stag standing left; leaf to left. Noe, Caulonia, Group H, 133c = SNG Lockett 589 (this coin); HN Italy 2058; McClean 1619 (same dies). Deep cabinet tone, a few old scratches under tone. VF. ($1500)

85. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 7.83 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising from the bowl and the two outer legs below; crab to right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths and lower serpents in relief, no serpents rising from the bowl; crab to right, radiate border. Attianese 31–2 var. (ethnic on rev.); cf. Gorini 15; HN Italy 2078. Toned, minor die break and some weakness of strike on obverse. Good VF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Superior (3 December 1999), lot 1404. Kroton – Temesa Alliance Issue

86. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Alliance issue with Temesa. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.54 g, 12h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; Jro to left, tE to right / Incuse tripod; [Jro to left], t[E] to right, radiate border. Montesanti Series IX, 4; Attianese 46; Gorini 4 and p. 179 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2107; SNG ANS (Part V) 1281 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 632 (same dies). Lightly toned, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($2000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 45. Ex Lockett Collection – Pedigreed to 1935

Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part I, Glendining, 25 October 1955), lot 474; Münzhandlung Basel IV (1 October 1935), lot 361.

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87. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.55 g, 2h). Eagle standing left on, and tearing at, coiled serpent / Tripod, legs terminating in lion’s feet; vine leaf to left. Attianese 107; HN Italy 2152; HGC 1, 1461 (this coin illustrated); SNG ANS 348 (same dies); Prospero 99 (this coin). Attractive iridescent tone, a few small flan flaws. VF. ($1000)

Ex Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 99.

88. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.79 g, 10h). Eagle, with wings displayed and head raised, standing left on olive branch / Tripod with legs terminating in lion’s feet; to right, heron left standing on d. HN Italy 2174; SNG ANS 368 (same obv. die). Old collection tone, some die wear, scratches under tone on reverse. VF. ($750)

89. BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Circa 344-318 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 8.59 g, 11h). Time of Timoleon. Pegasos flying left; kerykeion below / Helmeted head of Athena left. Spinelli Group I, 1b, 16 (same dies); Pegasi 12; HN Italy 2342. Attractive old collection tone, underlying luster, slight die shift on reverse. EF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 74.

90. BRUTTIUM, Medma. 330-317 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.69 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; tiny Â and dot below neck. Gorini, Die, Group II, dies O2/R– (unlisted rev. die); Pegasi 1; HN Italy 2425; SNG ANS 587–9 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, slightly off center and double struck on obverse, small chip at edge on reverse. Near EF. Rare. ($2000) Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.

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92. BRUTTIUM, Terina. Circa 400-356 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.45 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Terina right, wearing triple-pendant earring and [pearl necklace]; tEr5@Å[5W@] to right / Nike seated left on plinth, holding out right hand upon which a small bird alights, left hand resting on plinth. Regling, Terina 83b (dies OO/υυυ) = Weber 1155 (this coin); Holloway & Jenkins 84; HN Italy 2629. Old cabinet tone. In NGC encapsulation 6369736-004, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style, edge marks. ($3000) Ex Naville IV (17 June 1922), lot 195; Sir Hermann Weber Collection; Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (26 March 1888), lot 224.

Ex Weber Collection – Pedigreed to 1888

93. BRUTTIUM, Carthaginian occupation. Circa 215-205 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (13mm, 1.97 g, 10h). Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (or Lokris?). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right. Jenkins, Some L2; Robinson, Second p. 53, 3; CNP 23; HN Italy 2020. Lightly toned, minor die break on obverse. EF. Rare. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 333; Spink 183 (26 September 2006), lot 550.

32 Beautiful Tetradrachm from a Time of War 91. BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 415/0-387 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.76 g, 5h). Lion mask facing / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; olive sprig to left, r˙˝5@o@ to right. Herzfelder 75 (D43/R63); HN Italy 2496; SNG ANS 660; Boston MFA 204 = Warren 174 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 206 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 288 (same rev. die). Toned, minor roughness. Good VF. Well centered and struck. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 578.

This issue of coinage corresponds to quite an eventful period in the history of Rhegion. Around 415/0 BC, the reverse type on the tetradrachms changed from a seated figure to the head of Apollo. It is thought that this significant change was precipitated by a change in regime in the city. In the mid 5th century, Rhegion was a steadfast supporter of Athenian interests in Magna Graecia, especially in 427 BC, when Rhegion provided its port as a base from which Athens could operate. By the time of the Athenian Expedition in 415 BC, however, Rhegion refused to participate, and remained neutral, an act that effectively blocked Athens’ access to the straits. The timing of the beginning of this issue roughly coincides with this event. Rhegion’s ambivalence towards Athens, though, did not translate into support for the interests of Syracuse. Perhaps wishing to distance itself from the turmoil in Sicily, Rhegion allied itself with the other major cities of southern Italy in a coalition against Dionysios I, the tyrant of Syracuse. Unfortunately, this decision proved disastrous, as Dionysios invaded Bruttium, and fought against the cities from 399-386 BC, with the result that Rhegion was reduced to near non-existence until it was refounded by Dionysios II in 360 BC. It seems likely that the bountiful tetradrachm coinage struck during this period was used to finance military activity. In any event, these coins exemplify the high aesthetic standard of the Classical Period that is common to the coins of Magna Graecia at this time. The facing lion head is rendered in a bold, detailed manner, as is the head of Apollo, carefully depicted as a serene deity. What separates these coins from their contemporaries is the depth of the relief, which was extraordinarily high. The effect is particularly striking on the obverse, where the lion head has an unsurpassed exceptional three-dimensional quality.

97. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 465/0–445/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.08 g, 6h). Sea eagle standing left; Å˚RÅ1 sotNÅ around / Crab within incuse circle; spiral floral ornament below. Westermark, Coinage, Period II, Group III, 416 (O16/R80); HGC 2, 79; SNG Lockett 695 (same obv. die); Basel 254 (same dies). Toned, traces of find patina, some faint cleaning marks. Near EF. ($10,000)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 (Winter 2021), no. 563027; Leu Numismatik 7 (24 October 2020), lot 1104.

95. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 485-480/78 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 8.36 g, 11h). Sea eagle standing left / Crab within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group III, 166 (O68/R112); HGC 2, 94; SNG ANS 930 (same dies); SNG München 43 (same dies). Toned, underlying luster, some die wear on obverse. Good VF. ($2000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 57.

94. SICILY, Agyrion. Circa 339/8-317 BC. Æ Hemilitron (28mm, 24.43 g, 11h). Head of young Herakles (or Iolaos?) right, wearing tainia, lion skin tied around his neck / Panther standing right, gnawing on stag’s head held down by his foreclaws. Castrizio Series V, 1 (D1/R2); Campana 12; CNS 12; HGC 2, 50; Rizzo pl. LIX, 11; Virzi 730. Green-brown patina, a few spots of encrustation around edge, lightly brushed. VF. Rare. ($1000)

96. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 480/78-470 BC. AR Didrachm (21.5mm, 8.66 g, 3h). Sea eagle standing right / Crab; below, head of nymph right; all within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group IV, 259 (O87/R178); HGC 2, 99; SNG Ashmolean 1667 (same dies); SNG Lockett 707 (same dies). Lightly toned. EF. ($2500)

101. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.06 g, 12h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, †nJMM` below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 3a, 184 (O53/R162); CNP 267; HGC 2, 284; SNG Fitzwilliam 1481 (same dies); Hunterian 10 (same dies); Weber 1775 (same dies). Attractive old collection tone with some iridescence, minor die shift and die break on reverse. Near EF. ($5000) Ex Roma XVI (26 September 2018), lot 137; Lanz 163 (7 December 2016), lot 148.

99. SICILY, Entella. Elymian issues. Circa 425-410 BC. Æ Hemilitron(?) (18mm, 3.16 g, 2h). Head of female left, wearing sphendone / Bearded male head right, wearing tainia. Campana 5; CNS 1; HGC 2, 240. Dark green-brown patina. Good VF. ($500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 278.

100. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.04 g, 7h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, †nJMM` below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 3a, 150 (O47/R135); CNP 267; HGC 2, 284; SNG Lloyd 1631 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1458 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 1487 (same obv. die). Lightly toned. Near EF. Fine style. ($3000) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 342; Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 125.

102. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.45 g, 9h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; club to left, palm tree to right, MBß∆M (Punic MHSBM) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 339 (O109/R278); CNP 272a; HGC 2, 295; SNG Fitzwilliam 1490 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, with some iridescence. Near EF. ($2000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 69. 9998

98. SICILY, Alontion. Circa 210-180 BC. Æ Trias(?) (17mm, 3.82 g, 6h). Male head left, wearing Phrygian cap / Manheaded bull standing left, spouting water. Campana 14a; CNS 2; BAR –; HGC 2, 214 corr. (crab not always in exergue). Even brown patina. Good VF. Rare in this condition. ($750) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 10 (9 April 1997), lot 99.

104. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.71 g, 3h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; astragalos to left, palm tree to right, MBßJM (Punic MHSBM) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 367–9 var. (O115/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 2, 295. Attractively toned, minor deposits on reverse. EF. Well struck from dies of fine workmanship. ($7500) Ex Father & Son Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 118 (14 September 2021), lot 617; Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 43; Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 388. HGC Plate Coin – Ex Tronnier Collection – Pedigreed to 1965

From the JTB Collection. Ex Hagen Tronnier Collection (Künker 94, 27 September 2004), lot 267; Münzen und Medaillen AG 54 (26 October 1978), lot 85; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 57.

106. SICILY, Eryx. Circa 330-260 BC. Æ Onkia (11mm, 1.50 g, 2h). Head of female right / Octopus. Campana 55a; CNS 24; HGC 2, –; Rosen 46 (this coin). Dark green patina. Good VF. Very rare. ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection; Birkler & Waddell I (7 December 1979), lot 38.

103. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 6h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; kerykeion to left, palm tree to right, MBß∆M (Punic MHSBM) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 350 (O112/R285); CNP 272c; HGC 2, 295; de Luynes 1456 (same dies). Toned. Good VF. ($2000)

105. SICILY, Eryx. Circa 420-416 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.61 g, 9h). Hound stepping right; three grain ears in background / Head of female right, wearing sphendone. Campana 22 (this coin referenced); HGC 2, 308 (this coin illustrated). Old collection tone, struck with worn reverse die, cleaning scratches under tone on reverse, trace of undertype on obverse. VF. Well centered and struck for issue. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 208; Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 45.

36 Ex Thyssen-Bornemisza & Kaplan Collection

107. SICILY, Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 8.62 g, 7h). Warrior, nude, riding right, preparing to cast javelin held aloft in his right hand / Forepart of man-headed bull right; 1E-¬-å below. Jenkins, Gela, Group Ib, 7 (O4/R4); HGC 2, 362; SNG ANS 4; SNG Lloyd 956; SNG Newham Davis 50 (same dies); Basel 279; Kraay & Hirmer 155 (same rev. die); Rizzo pl. XVII, 6. Attractively toned, few minor hairlines in field. Superb EF. Well centered and struck. ($10,000)

108. SICILY, Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.65 g, 11h). Charioteer, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands; palmette with tendrils in exergue / Forepart of man-headed bull left; 1E¬Ås above. Jenkins, Gela, Group IV, 363 (O71/ R146); BMC 40 (same dies); Hunterian 16 (same dies); Jameson 584 (same dies). Toned, struck from worn obverse die. VF. Rare. ($2000)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 44; Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 7; Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 68. Situated on the Gela river on the southern coast of Sicily, Gela was founded in 688 BC by Cretans and Rhodians. Although the city had a Creto-Rhodian foundation, the name of the river is of local Sikanian origin, meaning very cold, as the water runs from the Heraei mountains to the north. Its coinage is among the earliest in Sicily and began with a prolific series of didrachms. Gela had been known for its adept cavalry, and the obverse type is likely an allusion to that asset of the polis. On the reverse, the rather brutal half-length figure of the man-faced bull swimming right is based on the ‘father of all rivers’, Acheloös, and is clearly identified by the ethnic Gelas as the personification of the river rushing to its mouth, where the city Gela stood. It was defined by Virgil (Aen. 3, 702) as ‘immanisque Gela fluvii cognomina dicta’ (and Gela called by the nickname of its monstrous stream).

110. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.00 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Apollo right / Head of roaring lion right; three barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 54 (same dies); HGC 2, 688 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG ANS 258 (same dies); Basel 352 = Kraay & Hirmer 25 (same dies); Gulbenkian 214 (same dies); Jameson 633 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 23 (same dies). Toned, traces of find patina. Near VF. Rare. ($750)

112. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 415-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 9h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; ¬Eo-˜t-5˜-o[˜] and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 67 (same dies); HGC 2, 677 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 248 (same dies); SNG Lockett 804 (same obv. die); Gillet 450 (same dies); Gulbenkian 220 (same dies); Jameson 635 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 26 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 15 (same dies). Toned, usual die break on obverse, a few light scratches on reverse. VF. Powerful lion’s head. ($3000)

From the JTB Collection. Ex Pythagoras Collection.

109. SICILY, Katane. Circa 415/3-404 BC. AR Litra (12.5mm, 0.72 g, 3h). Bearded head of Silenos left, hair in wide band decorated with ivy wreath / Winged thunderbolt; two shields flanking, ˚ÅtÅ@-[Å5W@] around. Boehringer, Kataneische Li 7; Mirone 90; HGC 2, 590; SNG Lloyd 913; Rizzo pl. XIV, 20. Attractive deep gray find patina, with toned silver highlights, small edge chip. EF. Artistic style. Rare. ($2000)

From the Pythagoras Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler.

From the JTB Collection. Ex Allan Smith Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 18 May 2016), lot 109.

From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Astarte 11 (12 December 2002), lot 219.

111. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.29 g, 10h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; 6E-o-n-t5-n-on around; barley grain above, to left, and below; leaf to right. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 55 (same dies); HGC 2, 671; SNG ANS 229-30 (same obv. die); Rizzo, pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies). Toned, flan a little irregular, minor die break on obverse (characteristic for this die). EF. Well struck for issue ($4000)

114. SICILY, Lilybaion. Circa 200-150 BC. Æ Hemilitron (21mm, 5.57 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Kithara. Campana 1B/a; BAR Issue 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 749; Laffaille 171 (this coin). Green-brown surfaces. Near EF. Rare in this condition. ($500) Ex Maurice Laffaille Collection (Münzen und Medaillen 76, 19 September 1991), lot 171.

113. SICILY, Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.77 g, 5h). Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with open wreath held in both hands; [te]Q¬Mß[e] (RŠMLQRT = “Raš Melqart” in Punic) in exergue / Head of Arethousa right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; 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). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4373911-003, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. ($3000) Ex Heritage 3091 (6 May 2021), lot 32015; Lanz 60 (11 June 1992), lot 72. Ex Laffaille Collection

115. SICILY, Messana. 478-476 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.40 g, 8h). Charioteer driving slow biga of mules right; laurel leaf in exergue / Hare springing right. Caltabiano Series IIB, 81 (D42/R40); HGC 2, 779; SNG ANS 318 (same dies); SNG Manchester 422 (same dies). Old collection tone, minor die wear. Good VF. ($1500) From the Weise Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 14 (16 April 2004), lot 570.

116. SICILY, Messana. 425-421 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.33 g, 12h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow biga of mules right; above, Nike advancing right on reins, crowning mules with open laurel wreath held in both hands; olive leaf and berry in exergue / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right; µEs-s-Å-˜-5o-˜ around. Caltabiano Series XIII, 488 (D199/R199); HGC 2, 787; Bement 408 (same dies); Dewing 652 (same dies); Hunterian 10 (same dies). Even deep golden tone with dark iridescence around the devices. In NGC encapsulation 4284629-001, graded Choice AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style. Well centered and struck. ($15,000)

39 Superb Messana Tetradrachm

117. SICILY, Messana. 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.33 g, 3h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in right hand and fillet in left; in exergue, two dolphins confronted / Hare springing left; above, dove flying left; below, grain stalk left; µEssÅn5W@ in exergue. Caltabiano Series XVA, 624 (D223/R250); HGC 2, 801; SNG Fitzwilliam 1081 (same dies). Toned, flan flaw on obverse, die shift on reverse. Good VF. ($3000)

118. SICILY, Messana. 317-311 BC. Æ (25mm, 10.74 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Messana left, hair in thin band / The nymph Messana, holding palm and reins, driving biga of mules standing right; d in exergue. Caltabiano Series XVIII, 799–804 var. (unlisted dies); CNS 18; HGC 2, 831. Brown patina, some green encrustation, a few scratches on obverse. Good VF. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 112. 117 118

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XLIV.2 (Summer 2019), no. 494989; Escalade Collection (Nomos 9, 20 October 2014), lot 52. The designs of ancient Greek coins were carefully chosen to advance the image and civic pride of the issuing city. Messana, located on the northwest corner of Sicily and the third most populous city on the island, chose as its civic badges a chariot pulled by a pair of mules (biga) and a leaping hare. The symbolism of the mule biga is obvious: In 484 or 480 BC, a mule team from Messana won the Olympic Games in the event known as the anape (mule biga race); naturally, civic pride prompted the Messenians to advertise the victory on their coinage. The two dolphins nose-to-nose below the chariot probably refer to Messana’s military alliance with Syracuse. As for the leaping hare, this animal was sacred to the god Pan, who had a temple in Messana and was widely worshipped there. The dolphin below the hare harkens back to the original name of Messana, Zankle (“sickle”), so named for its crescent-shaped harbor, of which the leaping dolphin’s arched shape became a visual allegory.

121. SICILY, Panormos (as Ziz). Circa 340-320 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.68 g, 9h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, star and Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; 8$8 (Punic ṢYṢ) in exergue / Wreathed head of Arethousa left; four dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 72 (O19/R59); CNP 326b; HGC 2, 1022; SNG Fitzwilliam 1119–20 (same dies); BMC 16 (same dies). Toned with some darker patches, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXI (18 March 1993), lot 55.

119. SICILY, Morgantina. The Sikeliotes. Circa 214-213 BC. AR 8 Litrai – Didrachm (22.5mm, 6.44 g, 8h). Wreathed head of Persephone left; leaf to right / Nike, wearing long chiton, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga right; ` above. Erim & Jaunzems Group II; BAR Issue 3; Campana 12; HGC 2, 910. Toned, light scratches, a little die wear, trace deposits. EF. ($1500)

120. SICILY, Morgantina. Circa 339/8-317 BC. Æ Litra (24.5mm, 18.10 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right; behind neck guard, [˝] above owl / Lion right, devouring head of stag; d below. Erim & Jaunzems Group 6, 7 (O3/R6); CNS 1; HGC 2, 904; SNG ANS 466 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 473 (same dies); SNG München 745 (same dies); McClean 2455 (same dies). Dark green-brown patina, some minor roughness. Good VF. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 97.

Ex Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 50, 23 June 1999), lot 483.

122. SICILY, Piakos. Circa 420-400 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (14mm, 2.37 g, 9h). Dies by the Maestro della Foglia (Master of the Leaf). Laureate head of river god left; three pellets (mark of value) interspersed within π5Å˚ to left / Hound attacking stag right; acorn to left, leaf to right. Boehringer, Frühen 4; CNS 2; HGC 2, 1101; Rizzo pl. 60, 14. Dark brown patina, edge split. EF. Rare. ($2000)

From the JTB Collection.

From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000. Ex Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 248.

Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIc, 338 (V166/R236); HGC 2, 1307; BMC 23 (same dies); Randazzo 507–9 (same dies). Toned, slightly off center and minor die wear on obverse, mark on reverse. Good VF. ($2000)

123. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 8.89 g). Selinon leaf; two tiny pellets in upper field / Incuse square divided into ten sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 2; HGC 2, 1209. Attractive iridescent tone, underlying luster, tiny flan flaw on obverse. Good VF. ($1000)

126. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.35 g, 3h). Struck circa 466460 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, hoop earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins and sU∞Å˚os5o-˜ around. Boehringer Series XIVa, 483 (V257/R346); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 151; SNG Lloyd 1315; BMC 74; Bement 466; Jameson 760; Kraay & Hirmer 83; McClean 2653; Pozzi 575; Rizzo pl. XXXVII, 2 (all from the same dies). Toned, a few minor flan flaws, a light scuff on obverse, some small marks on reverse. Good VF. Struck from artistic dies. ($3000)

125. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.41 g, 9h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIIc, – (V168/R237 – unlisted die combination); HGC 2, 1307; Randazzo 510 (same dies). Toned, with golden iridescence around the devices, underlying luster, minor die wear on obverse, struck on a compact flan. Good VF. ($1500)

From the D.K. Collection.

124. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.57 g, 9h). Struck circa 475-470 BC.

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 492.

From the JTB Collection. Cited by Gallatin – Pedigreed to 1928

129. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (36mm, 43.30 g, 6h). Reverse Signed by Euainetos Struck circa 405-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line, [military harness, shield], greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; [ÅQ¬Å below] / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; [sU-rÅ]-k-os-5W@ above, d below chin, four swimming dolphins around, and EU-Å5@E along lower edge. Gallatin dies R.IX/D.II, 37 (this coin); Scavino 33 (D9/ R18a); HGC 2, 1299; SNG Lloyd 1413; Dewing 898–900; Basel 481; BMC 173; Boston MFA 425; Hunterian 53; Rizzo pl. LIV, 5 and pl. LVI, 5 (all from the same dies). Toned, some die rust as usual, small repair on cheek of Arethousa (a lightly filled spot that may be reversed by a professional restorer). Near EF. ($30,000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 360; Golden Horn Collection (Stack’s, 19 January 2009), lot 2123.

127. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Litra (11mm, 0.72 g, 10h). Struck circa 466-460 BC. Diademed head of Arethousa right / Octopus. Boehringer series XIIIb, 421 (O220/R299); HGC 2, 1375. Lightly toned, traces of horn silver. EF. ($1000)

The engraver Euainetos seems to have begun his series of signed dekadrachm dies a few years after Kimon; perhaps he began as an apprentice and “graduated” to master status. His dekadrachm design superseded that of Kimon and became a paradigm for coinage throughout the classical world. His Arethousa is less human and more divine than his predecessor’s vision. The wreath of grain ears woven into her hair symbolizes the agricultural bounty of Sicily. His racing chariot is the essence of action, almost photographically frozen in time, with the charging, rearing horses appearing to levitate above the ground line. The design was widely copied on later coinage of Syracuse, as well as by the Carthaginian forces in Sicily.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient (after repair to cheek). Ex Heritage 3040 (9 April 2015), lot 29017; Frederick J. Woodbridge Collection (Sotheby Zürich, 7 May 1975), lot 60; Ars Classica XIII (27 June 1928), lot 341.

128. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.21 g, 3h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 540 (V275/R378); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 177 (same dies); BMC 85 (same dies); McClean 2663 (same dies). Toned, slightly compact flan, minor pitting, some roughness on obverse. Good VF. ($1000)

43 In the Style of Eukleidas

130. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.61 g, 8h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 405 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; in exergue, dolphin left / Head of Arethousa left, hair in broad band and welling upwards in wavy locks, wearing double hoop earring and linear necklace; sU-rÅ˚-os[5w-@] and four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 96 (V34/R65); Tudeer 96; HGC 2, 1345; SNG Ashmolean 2009; SNG Fitzwilliam 1253; SNG Lloyd 1405; BMC 196; Gillet 665; Hermitage Sale II 354; Jameson 1928 (all from the same dies). Toned, light roughness, slightly off center, minor hairline surface crack on reverse. Good VF. ($4000) From the JTB Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 99 (2005), no. 23.

131. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.10 g, 10h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 405 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; in exergue, dolphin left / Head of Arethousa left, hair in broad band and welling upwards in wavy locks, wearing double hoop earring and linear necklace; s¨-r-[Å-˚-os]-5-W-@ and four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 98 (V34/R66); Tudeer 98; HGC 2, 1345; SNG ANS 299 (same dies); BMC 195 = Rizzo pl XLVIII, 15 (same dies); Dewing 859-60 (same dies); Gulbenkian 297 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, minor scratches under tone, small chip on edge. VF. ($4000) From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 62 (Fall 2013), no. 10; Reeve Schley Sr. Collection, acquired c. 1900.

132. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.29 g, 6h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 400/395-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, dolphin left, its dorsal fin breaking the exergual line / Head of Arethousa left, hair in broad band and welling upwards in wavy locks, wearing double hoop earring and linear necklace with pendant at the front; [sU-rÅ-˚-o-s5-W]-@ and four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 103 (O35/R70); Tudeer 103; HGC 2, 1345; Hirsch 613 (same dies); Hunterian 62 (same dies); de Luynes 1231 (same dies); Morgan 149 (same dies). Toned. Good VF. Struck from artistic dies. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 287.

134. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 50 Litrai – Dekadrachm (10.5mm, 2.86 g, 2h). Struck circa 400370 BC. Head of young male (Anapos?) left; sUrÅ to left / Horse prancing right on exergue line inscribed [sUrÅ]˚os5W[@]; all within shallow incuse square. Bérend 8.9 (D4/R3 – this coin); HGC 2, 1281; SNG ANS 346 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 4936358-009, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style. ($5000) Ex Collection of a Gentleman (Stack’s, 16 August 2021), lot 42048; Numismatic Fine Arts I (20 March 1975), lot 57.

136. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AV Hemistater – Drachm (15mm, 4.31 g, 11h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving galloping biga right; triskeles [below, sUr-Å-˚-[o]-s5W@ around. Bérend, l’or, pl. 9, 1; BAR Issue 1; HGC 2, 1276; SNG ANS 549; SNG Fitzwilliam 1325; Dewing 935; Gillet 715. In NGC encapsulation 2077745-004, graded AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. ($4000)

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Solon Numismatics. Ex Dionysus Collection (New York Sale XLII, 9 January 2019), lot 54; Roma III (31 March 2012), lot 83.

133. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14mm, 5.76 g, 12h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with a star, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; sUrÅ˚os5o@ to left, pellet before neck, star behind / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group V, 37 (D13/R19 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 330 (same obv. die); Dewing 925 (same obv. die); Jameson 825 (same obv. die). Toned, some die rust, light smoothing on cheek and neck of Arethousa. Near EF. ($10,000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 452 (18 September 2019), lot 94; Ariadne Galleries (with Galerie des Monnaies, 9 December 1981), lot 56; Gadoury (1981), lot 103.

135. SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.59 g, 8h). Corinthian standard. Struck under Timoleon, 344-339/8 BC. Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right. Pegasi 2; HGC 2, 1400. Light iridescent tone, slight die shift on obverse. Superb EF. Well centered. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 108.

44 Bérend Plate Coin

139. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.95 g, 5h). Struck circa 310-306/5 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right; ˚orÅs to left / Nike standing right erecting trophy to right; triskeles to lower left. Ierardi 146 (O38/R99); BAR Issue 23; HGC 2, 1536; SNG ANS 674 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 381 (same dies). Light iridescent tone, minor mark on obverse, slightly off center and trace deposits on reverse. Near EF. ($2000)

137. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AV Hemistater – Drachm (15mm, 4.31 g, 4h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving galloping biga right; triskeles and f below, sUr-Å-˚-os5W@ around. Bérend, l’or, pl. 9, 1 var. (no f); BAR Issue 1; HGC 2, 1276 var. (no f); SNG ANS –; BMC –; Dewing –; Gillet –; Jameson –. Some die rust, small scratch in field on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare with f on reverse. ($3000) Ex Gemini XIII (6 April 2017), lot 20; Ernste Collection (Gorny & Mosch 240, 10 October 2016), lot 42.

140. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ Litra (19.5mm, 8.49 g, 7h). Struck circa 308/7 BC. Diademed head of Herakles right; tripod to left / Lion standing right, raising foreleg; club above, race torch in exergue. CNS 151 Ds 110 Rs 50; BAR Issue 24; HGC 2, 1465 (Fourth Democracy). Pale green patina, minor roughness on reverse. Good VF. ($300) From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 145.

138. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.08 g, 11h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins around, f5 below neck / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; counterclockwise triskeles above, sUrÅkos5W@ and [ in exergue. Ierardi 69 (O12/R41); BAR Issue 2; HGC 2, 1348; SNG ANS 640-1 (same obv. die); McClean 2817 (same obv. die). Minor die rust. Near EF. ($3000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 112.

141. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 25 Litrai – Hemistater (14.5mm, 3.69 g, 3h). Struck circa 306/5 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; kantharos to right / Tripod. Jenkins, Electrum, Group B, dies O1/R2; BAR Issue 10; HGC 2, 1294. Toned, trace deposits, minor bruise on cheek. VF. ($1500) Ex Berk BBS 103 (28 July 1998), lot 3; Berk BBS 101 (24 March 1998), lot 3; Berk BBS 99 (25 November 1997), lot 2. 140 141

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 145 (hammer $13,000).

144. SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.05 g, 1h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed and veiled bust left; branch to left / ∫Å%5¬5%%Å% f5¬5%t5d[o%], Nike, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; Å to lower right. CCO 184.4 (D1/R1 – this coin); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1556; de Luynes 1371 (same dies); McClean 2911 (same dies). Lightly toned, a couple minor laminations along edge, slight die wear. EF. Fine style. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 50; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 108.

142. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AV Drachm – Hemistater (16.5mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Struck 218/7-215 BC. Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears and necklace; hippocamp to right / Nike, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga left; ( below, 5ErW@os in exergue. Carroccio 41 (D11/R11); BAR Issue 55; HGC 2, 1539; SNG Fitzwilliam 1389 (same obv. die); BMC 514 (same dies); Gulbenkian 531 = Locker Lampson 108 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 393 (same dies). Lustrous, small edge scuff. Choice EF. ($7500)

143. SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.12 g, 7h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed and veiled bust left; [torch to right] / Nike driving fast quadriga right; E below. CCO 49 (D12/R31); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1554; SNG ANS 884 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 2107 (same dies); Ward 337 (same dies); Weber 1707 (Same dies). Iridescent tone, minor die wear on obverse. EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 102; Rauch 41 (6 June 1988), lot 92. Cited by CCO – Pedigreed to 1965

146. SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon, son of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 8 Litrai – Didrachm (20mm, 6.77 g, 8h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC BC. Diademed head left / Nike driving slow right; Åf above, ∫Å to right. CCO 280 (D5/R8); BAR Issue 66; HGC 2, 1562; SNG ANS 894 (same dies); BMC 532 (same dies); Bement 550 (same dies); de Luynes 1366 (same dies). Lightly toned, some marks, light scrape on reverse. Good VF. ($1500)

148. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieronymos. 215-214 BC. AR 10 Litrai (23.5mm, 8.42 g, 7h). Diademed head right / Winged thunderbolt; Åf above. Holloway 22 (O11/R19); BAR Issue 79; HGC 2, 1567; BMC 221 (same obv. die); Consul Weber 741 (same dies). Iridescent tone, hairline flan crack, some die wear on obverse. EF ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 499.

From the North River Collection. Ex Marion A. Sinton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 136.

150. SICILY, Syracuse. Fifth Democracy. 214-212 BC. AR 12 Litrai (23.5mm, 10.13 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Artemis standing left, drawing bow; at side, hound springing left; UÅ/s to left. Burnett, Enna – (dies 12/r [unlisted die combination]); BAR Issue 84; HGC 2, 1412; BMC 652 (same dies); McClean 2956 (same rev. die). Deep iridescent tone, underlying luster, a couple marks and minor flan flaw on obverse. Near EF. ($1500)

149. SICILY, Syracuse. Fifth Democracy. 214-212 BC. AR 12 Litrai (23.5mm, 10.22 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Artemis standing left, drawing bow; below, hound springing left; Â5 to left. Burnett, Enna 12 (dies 4/g); BAR Issue 84; HGC 2, 1412; de Luynes 1392 (same dies). Lightly toned, underlying luster, slight die wear on reverse. Near EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 500.

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145. SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 5 Litrai – Drachm (18.5mm, 4.51 g, 9h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed and veiled bust left / Nike driving slow quadriga right; ˚ to right. CCO 228 (D1/R1); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1559; SNG Lloyd 1547 (same dies). Iridescent tone, a few old scratches under tone. Good VF. ($750)

147. SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon, son of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 4 Litrai – Drachm (16mm, 3.39 g, 12h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed head left / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; ∫Å to left, ˚ to right. CCO – (D4/R4 – unlisted die combination); BAR Issue 67; HGC 2, 1563. Toned, a few minor marks. Good VF. ($750)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Morton & Eden 100 (2 May 2019), lot 230; Münzen und Medaillen AG 66 (23 October 1984), lot 314; Roger Peyrefitte Collection (Vinchon, 29 April 1974), lot 53.

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 85. 153 154

152. CARTHAGE. Circa 270-264 BC. AV 1½ Shekels – Tridrachm (24mm, 12.50 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace with ten pendants / Horse standing right, head left. Jenkins & Lewis Group IX, 391 (same dies); CNP 76; MAA 26; SNG Copenhagen 181; Basel 569; Gulbenkian 384; Kraay & Hirmer 210. Lustrous, a few light marks. EF. ($20,000)

154. CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-215 BC. Æ Trishekel (30mm, 17.81 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; ) (ligate Punic Ṭ and Š) below; palm tree in left background. CNP 164b; MAA 84b; SNG Copenhagen 341–3. Dark brown surfaces. EF. ($750)

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Solon Numismatics, 2019. Ex Spink 331 (21 March 2017), lot 78.

151. CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 9.21 g, 10h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace with nine pendants / Horse standing right on exergual line; three pellets in triangle to right. Jenkins & Lewis Group IIIg; CNP 1.5m; MAA 4. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 4280066-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($10,000)

153. CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Dishekel (26mm, 12.85 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left; pellet on grain leaf / Horse standing right; palm tree in background, small pellet below. CNP 184c var. (no pellet on obv.); MAA 44a var. (same); SNG Copenhagen 190 var. (no pellets); C. C. Lorber, “A hoard of Punic ‘horse and palm’ billon tridrachms” in CH IX, Group 4, 53. Even brown patina. VF. ($500) Ex Berk inventory cc37667 (ND); 1995 Unknown Findspot hoard (CH IX, 690).

Ex Peyrefitte Collection

Initially attributed to a Spanish mint by Robinson, the discovery of examples in the Enna hoard and other Sicilian hoards (Burnett, SNR 62, pg. 11) makes it more likely that this coin was struck in Carthage for use in the Sicilian campaign of 213-210 BC. Whether the obverse head is to represent the god Melkart or a member of Hannibal’s family is still debated.

156. CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. BI 1½ Shekels (25mm, 8.57 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; pellet above bent foreleg. CNP 103b; MAA 81b; SNG Copenhagen 395. Toned. Good VF. ($500) From the D.K. Collection. Ex Roma XIX (26 March 2020), lot 272.

49 Mint State Second Punic War Issue

157. SKYTHIA, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Mid 1st century BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.64 g, 12h). Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; û to left / Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath; pellet to lower left. Hourmouziadis dies A/a; Iliescu 1; RPC I 1701A; HGC 3, 2049. Underlying luster, light scratch on obverse. EF. Well centered. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 315.

155. CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 3.36 g, 11h). Carthage or Sicilian mint. Struck during the expedition to Sicily, circa 213-210 BC. Head of Melkart left, wearing laurel wreath / Elephant advancing right; a (Punic A) in exergue. MAA –; cf. Visonà 55 (shekel); CNP 447; Burnett, Enna 116–31; Walker 29 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 383 (same dies); SNG Newham Davis 107. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4625082-003, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($10,000) From the WTR Collection. Ex Northern California Collection (Heritage 3061, 7 January 2018), lot 32015; Coin Galleries (14 July 1993), lot 40; Stack’s (9 December 1992), lot 3065; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1991), lot 164.

161. THRACE, Abdera. Circa 360-350 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.83 g, 12h). Molpagores, magistrate. Griffin springing left / Wreathed head of Dionysos left in linear square; Âo[¬]-πÅ-˝o-r˙s around; all within incuse square. May, Abdera, Period VII, 415 (A287/P337); AMNG II 116; HGC 3, 1221 corr. (some with head left); BMC 42 (same dies). Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, a little die rust on obverse. Good VF. ($500) From the North River Collection.

159. MOESIA, Istros. Circa 313-280 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 5.83 g). Facing male heads, the left inverted / Seaeagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; { below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 4; AMNG I 417; HGC 3, 1802. Attractive iridescent tone. Choice EF. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 99; Goldberg 7 (2 October 2000), lot 21.

158. MOESIA, Dionysopolis. Circa 225-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.53 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; grape bunch in left field, Ħ below throne. Price 952; HGC 3, 1770. Lightly toned. Near EF. ($750) Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 14 (Winter 2008/2009), no. 34.

160. MOESIA, Istros. Circa 313-280 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.76 g, 7h). Facing male heads, the left inverted / Seaeagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; { below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 4; AMNG I 417; HGC 3, 1802. Toned, die shift on reverse. EF. ($500) Ex Leo & Paula Gorelkin Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 88.

163. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 410/09-409/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.09 g, 9h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right on uneven ground, nibbling at willow tree to right, from which a pilos hangs; Å5@ above; all within incuse square. May, Ainos, Group XXXII, 269 (A166/P178); AMNG II 285; HGC 3, 1269; SNG Copenhagen 394; Bement 811; McClean 3825; Pozzi 1023. Lightly toned, some porosity and granularity, a couple of light scratches. Good VF. ($3000)

From the Unique Issue of Antiadas 162. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 453/2-451/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.43 g, 12h). Antiadas, magistrate. Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim and inscribed Å5@5 / Goat standing right in linear square; Å@t-5ÅdÅs/ around; to right, Pan standing right on base, cradling lagobolon in right arm and raising left hand; all within incuse square. May, Ainos, Group XVI, 85 (A55/P68); AMNG II 279; HGC 3, 1267; Kraay & Hirmer 421; Jameson 1050 (same dies); McClean 3824 (same dies). Lightly toned, faint porosity, a few light marks under tone, minor obverse die shift. Good VF. Well centered and struck. ($15,000)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 416; Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2016), no. 23; Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 93. As noted by May, the tetradrachms of his Group XVI are “unique among the coinage of Ainos,” in that the ethnic was moved from the reverse and placed on Hermes’ petasos, while the goat was framed by a linear square around which was placed the name of Antiadas and the figure of Pan. Both the placement of the ethnic on the obverse and the addition of a magistrate’s name and symbol to the reverse are unlike all the other silver tetradrachms of Ainos, before and after, and these innovations were probably influenced by similar tetradrachms issued contemporaneously at the mints of Abdera and Maroneia. It is uncertain why these innovations were not continued in the subsequent series, but perhaps the answer lies in the lengthy pause between the end of the present series, circa 451/0 BC, and the beginning of the subsequent one, circa 435/4 BC. May’s Group XVI coinage is also the only instance where a magistrate’s name is found on the coins of Ainos, and this series is arguably the most intricate of all the profile bust tetradrachm series issued there in the early-mid 5th century.

164. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 372/1-370/69 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 15.55 g, 12h). Head of Hermes facing slightly left, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; Å5@5o@ above; to right, crested Corinthian helmet right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos, Group LVII, – (A248/P293 – unlisted die combination); AMNG II 377; HGC 3, 1278; SNG Ashmolean 3552; Traité IV 1509, pl. CCCXLV, 18. Lightly toned, some minor porosity, light scuffs on reverse. VF. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 272. 163 164

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 281.

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168. THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 100-96 BC. AV Stater (22mm, 8.28 g, 12h). 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; û to inner left, ∫U below throne, ornate trident in exergue. Callataÿ Group 2B, p. 142 and pl. 38, O; Müller 171; Seyrig, Monnaies pl. 24, 14. A few light scratches and marks, slight die shift on obverse. Near EF. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 377 (29 June 2016), lot 16.

THRACE, Ainos. Circa 357-342/1 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Head of Hermes facing slightly right, wearing petasos / Cult statue of Hermes Perpheraios on throne; kantharos to left, Å5@5o[@] to right. May, Ainos 440 var. (A268/P – [unlisted rev. die]); AMNG II 365; HGC 3, 1280 (same obv. die as illustration). Lovely old cabinet tone, some scratches on reverse. Near EF. High relief. ($3000)

Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani and Prospero Collections

166. THRACE, Byzantion. Late 260s BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.00 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; Ī to inner left. Marinescu Issue 14, 32 (O19/R29); Müller –; HGC 3, 1393; Hunterian 83 (same obv. die). Trace deposits. Good VF. Very rare, only ten noted by Marinescu. ($1000)

THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 210-195 BC. AV Stater (21mm, 8.55 g, 12h). 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; © to inner left, ∫U below throne, ornate trident in exergue. Marinescu Issue 87, 198 (O75/ R191); Müller 178; HGC 3, 1379. Underlying luster, double struck, minor marks on reverse. Near EF. Extremely rare, only four examples noted by Marinescu, none in CoinArchives. ($2000)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 126, 17 November 2021), lot 92; Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 236.

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169. THRACE, Maroneia. Circa 400-377 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 12.98 g, 7h). Aeginetic standard. Ebesas, magistrate. Horse rearing left; astragalos above / Grape arbor within linear square; ˙∫-˙-sÅ-s and vine leaf with berry around; all within shallow incuse square. Schönert-Geiss Period VI, 163 var. (symbol on rev., unlisted dies); HGC 3, 1528. Iridescent tone, some old scratches under tone, minor die wear on obverse. Good VF. ($1500) From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000.

171. THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 275/50-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.93 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to inner left, helmet above ﬂ. Karayotov I – (catalog no. 127); Topalov, Messambria 13; Price 988; Black Sea Hoard 195 (OF/R28 – this coin). Lightly toned, faint cleaning marks, minor die shift on obverse. Near EF. Very rare issue, none seen by Karayotov, two in Pella, and only five in CoinArchives. ($750) Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G9833 (ND); “Black Sea” Hoard, 313.

172. THRACE, Odessos. Circa 225-200 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.64 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kyrsa–, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to inner left, M above Å; , below throne, ˚UrsÅ in exergue. Topalov, Odesos 60 var. (no letter in left field on reverse); AMNG I 2143 var. (same); Price 1175 var. (same); HGC 3, 1584; Gorny & Mosch 220, lot 1216 (same dies). Toned, a few light scratches and minor marks, minor die wear and die shift on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Extremely rare, only three in CoinArchives, none in ANS photofile. ($750)

173. THRACE, Odessos. Circa 120-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.83 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; QE in left field, y below throne. Callataÿ Group 1, dies D8/R8; Topalov, Odesos 69; Price 1181; HGC 2, 1587. Toned. EF. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 202. 170 171 172 173

THRACE, Maroneia. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.64 g, 12h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Dionysos, nude, standing half-left, holding grapes and cradling narthex stalks; ﬂ to inner left, w to inner right. Schönert-Geiss 1306–15 var. (V93/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 1556. Light golden tone, small flan flaws and a few tiny deposits on obverse. EF. ($750)

175. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 412-404 BC. AR Trihemiobol (12mm, 0.91 g, 12h). Satyr kneeling left, holding kylix / Amphora within incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 27; HGC 6, 351. Dark cabinet toning, a couple of light scratches under tone in field on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. Superb EF ($750)

From the North River Collection. Ex RCM Collection (Triton XVI, 8 January 2013), lot 259.

177. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.56 g, 11h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 299/8-297/6 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / ∫Å%5¬EW% 2U%5;ÅcoU, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; to outer left, forepart of Pegasos left above forepart of lion left; long torch horizontally left below left wing. Thompson –; Müller –; Price L10 (same dies as illustration); ADM II p. 36, T (same dies); HGC 3, 1742 corr. (mint unlisted). In NGC encapsulation 6159335-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, marks. Extremely rare, only one example published (in the BM), none in CoinArchives. ($3000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 108; Tkalec (9 May 2011), lot 45.

176. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.98 g, 1h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Herakles standing left, holding club, lion skin on arm; Â to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group VI, 83 (V F1/R 70); HGC 6, 358; Dewing 1338 (same obv. die); Weber 2534 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1039 (same obv. die). Toned, very light deposits on obverse. Near EF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1095; Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 112; Goldberg 70 (4 September 2012), lot 3102. Extremely Rare

174. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 9.22 g). Satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2; HGC 6, 331. Toned, granular surfaces, a hint of die rust on obverse. Near EF. ($1500)

55 Unpublished as a Drachm

180. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.73 g, 12h). Abydos mint(?). Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% ¬Us5ÂÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, resting left arm on shield set on ground; diagonal spear in background; to inner left, eagle standing right. Thompson –; Müller 342; HGC 3, 1750c; Seyrig, Parion, pl. XLII, B (same obv. die); Boston MFA 839 (same obv. die). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4936316-016, graded AU★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($2000)

178. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.24 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% ¬Us5ÂÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, resting left arm on shield set on ground; diagonal spear in background; ú to inner left. Cf. Thompson 57 (tetradrachm), otherwise, unpublished as a drachm. In NGC encapsulation 6057160-165, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare in this denomination. ($3000)

179. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.00 g, 1h). Abydos mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to inner left, head of griffin left; É in exergue. Thompson 71; Müller 127 var. (position of controls); HGC 3, 1750c. Toned, with some iridescence, light marks. Near EF. ($1500)

181. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.26 g, 12h). Magnesia on the Maeander mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; M to outer right. Thompson 101; Müller 301; HGC 3, 1750e. Slight die shift, light marks. Good VF. ($1000)

182. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 17.05 g, 8h). Uncertain mint in northwest Asia Minor. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC, or slightly later. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; kerykeion to inner left, Ø in exergue. Thompson –; Müller 110; cf. HGC 3, 1750 (for type); Gemini VI, lot 85 var. (same obv. die, monogram reversed); Künker 347, lot 660 var. (slightly different monogram). Toned, trace deposits, some marks. Good VF. ($1000)

184. THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Edones. Getas. Circa 492-464 BC. AR Oktadrachm (32.5mm, 29.09 g). Hermes, nude but for petasos, standing right, between two bulls that he guides right; Åt3˝ [ßo3¬-5-ß]-`∫ no3nod3 `-µßµon clockwise around from right / Wheel with four spokes within shallow incuse square. Tatscheva Type I, 1 = ACGC 483 and p. 139, n. 4 = E.S.G. Robinson, “Dempartment of Coins and Medals” in BMQ 15 (1941–50), pl. XIX, 15 (same dies); Peykov C0050 (same dies as illustration); HPM –; HGC 3, 292; Heritage 3020, lot 24875 = Goldberg 69, lot 3100 = Tkalec, Oct. 2011, lot 25 (same dies). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6555696-001, graded Ch XF★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, flan flaw. Extremely rare, one of three known with this legend. ($30,000) From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Lanz 155 (10 December 2012), lot 83 (hammer €48,000). 182 183

183. KINGS of THRACE, Celtic. Kavaros. Circa 230/25-218 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.87 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kabyle mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing above A erased in die. Draganov 874–5 var. (O5/R– [unisted rev. die]); Black Sea Hoard 14 (OA/R2 – this coin); Price 883; Peykov F2010; HGC 3, 1355. Lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse, short scratch and light die rust on reverse. EF. ($1000) Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G9407 (ND); “Black Sea” Hoard, 14. Extremely Rare Edones Oktadrachm

The kerykeion is a common symbol on Lysimachos’ issues at Amphipolis, but elements of this coin are not consistent with the products of that mint. For one, the portrait style, particularly the short hair on the neck, is not found on any of the published issues from Amphipolis, and is more consistent with the coins from one of Lysimachos’s mints in western Asia Minor, such as Ephesos (cf. Meydancikkale 2659) or Alexandreia Troas (cf. Thompson pl. 20, 163). Also, on the issues at Amphipolis with kerykeion, the secondary controls are always placed in the outer right field, not the exergue, as on this coin. Nonetheless, the kerykeion does appear to be indicative of the mint; it is present on a number of examples with varying monograms in the exergue (in addition to those referenced above, see also CNG 114, lot 101 = CNG 88, lot 66 and Heritage 3091, lot 32042).

This coinage has previously been attributed to Lete and Siris, but S. Psoma has persuasively argued against both of these attributions, and suggests that the city of Berge is the most likely in light of the historical and numismatic evidence. (See S. Psoma, “The ‘Lete’ Coinage Reconsidered” in Agoranomia.)

185. THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Berge. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 9.76 g). Ithyphallic satyr standing right, grasping hand of nymph fleeing right; pellets above, to left, and to right / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Smith Group 5; Peykov A0020; HPM pl. VIII, 4; HGC 3, 531 (“Lete”). Attractive deep iridescent tone. Near EF. Good metal for issue. ($5000)

186. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.40 g, 2h). Attic standard. Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; in exergue, fish left / Å˚Å-n-Q5o-n in shallow incuse around quadripartite square in relief. Desneux 97 (D94/R87); AMNG III/2, 21; HGC 3, 385. Toned, very slight die shift on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. ($7500) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 109 (12 September 2018), lot 78.

187. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.09 g, 1h). Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter;; d5 above, laurel branch in exergue / Å˚Å-n-Q5o-n in shallow incuse around quadripartite square, the quarters granulated. Desneux 104–11 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 3, 385. Toned, minor flan flaws. Good VF. ($3000)

188. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; d5 above, laurel branch in exergue / Å˚Å-˜-Q5o-@ in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square in relief, the quarters granulated. Desneux 106 var. (D103/R– [unlisted rev. die]); AMNG III/2, 23; HGC 3, 391; Traité IV 1058, pl. CCCXIX, 2 (same obv. die). Slight die shift and some die rust on obverse, light scratches on reverse. EF. ($5000)

190. MACEDON, Terone. Circa 424-422 BC. AR Tetrobol (15.5mm, 2.45 g). Oinochoe / Quadripartite incuse square. Hardwick Group IV, 13; HGC 3, 696. Toned, trace deposits. EF. Excellent metal for issue. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 320; Gorny & Mosch 114 (4 March 2002), lot 65.

192. KINGS of MACEDON. Amyntas III. 394/3-370/69 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (15.5mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Aigai or Pella mint. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Eagle standing right, devouring serpent held in its talons. Westermark, Remarks, Type 1 var. (head right); HGC 3, 831 var. (same); SNG München 53. Dark green patina. Near EF. Extremely rare with obverse type left. ($300) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 410.

191. MACEDON, Terone. Circa 424-422 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.44 g). Oinochoe / Quadripartite incuse square. Hardwick Group IV, 13; HGC 3, 696. Attractive cabinet tone. EF. Well centered and struck. ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 761.

193. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.46 g, 12h). Pella mint. Struck circa 342/1-337/6 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5π-πoU, nude youth, holding palm frond in right hand, rein in left, on horseback right; vertical thunderbolt below, @ in exergue. Le Rider Group II.A.2, 201 (D117/R164); SNG ANS 380–2. Attractive iridescent tone, trace deposits, a few minor marks. EF. Fine style. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2018), lot 389; Property of a Gentleman (Spink 221, 2 December 2013), lot 21.

189. MACEDON, Neapolis. Circa 375-350 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 1.82 g, 5h). Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Head of nymph right within circular incuse. AMNG III/2, 13; HGC 3, 586. Toned, a hint of the usual porosity. EF. ($750)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 268.

196. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.32 g, 12h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, legs spread; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Light golden iridescent tone. Choice EF. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 99.

197. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.19 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bow and quiver in left field. Price 110; Troxell, Studies, Issue G3. Toned, tiny scuff and mark on obverse. Good VF. ($500) From the D.K. Collection.

194. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.51 g, 1h). Pella mint. Struck circa 342/1-337/6 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5π-πoU, nude youth, holding palm frond in right hand, rein in left, on horseback right; horizontal thunderbolt below, @ in exergue. Le Rider Group II.A.2, 328 (D178/R264); SNG ANS 400 (same dies). Toned, slight die shift on reverse. EF. Fine style. ($5000) Ex Baldwin’s 99 (4 May 2016), lot 447.

195. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.24 g, 10h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 332-326 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ivy leaf in left field. Price 23; Troxell, Studies, Issue B6. Lightly toned. EF. Well struck. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 87.

198. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.58 g, 3h). In the types of Philip II. Abydos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; star and O below. Le Rider –; Thompson, Philip 101; ADM II series VI, 100 (same dies); SNG ANS 300. In NGC encapsulation 6158871-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, ex-jewelry. ($3000)

Ex Oliver T. Banks Collection (Doyle New York, 19 January 2022), lot 20, purchased from Joel D. Coen, 1990.

199. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.57 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Abydos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, and pearl necklace / Å¬E$Å@droU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, 9 above pentagram; cornucopia below left wing. Price 1524; ADM II Series XI, unlisted dies. Underlying luster, some edge marks. Near EF. ($3000) Exceptional Hellenistic Portrait 200. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.61 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; SNG Alpha Bank 260 = Alpha Bank, Hellenic 72 = Alpha Bank, Macedonia 26 = Alpha Bank, Alexander 57 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 2456; Kraay & Hirmer 565. Underlying luster, minor scuff at edge on reverse. EF. Struck from fresh dies. ($15,000) Ex Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck Collection of Numismatic Portraits. This beautiful gold stater belongs to the period following the death of Alexander the Great when his half-brother, Philip III Arrhidaios, was the nominal head of state together with the conqueror’s infant son by Roxane, Alexander IV. The gem-like delicacy of the engraving of these extraordinary dies singles this issue out as belonging to one of the mints of the Ionian coastal region of western Asia Minor, an area which, of course, was not controlled by the Macedonian monarchy in the time of Philip II. Kolophon is the city to which it is tentatively attributed, the tripod symbol linking it to an issue in the name of Philip III (cf. Price P41).

201. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.66 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Magnesia on the Maeander mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast biga right; bee below, spearhead in exergue. Thompson, Philip 3; SNG ANS 313 (same dies). Underlying luster, very minor die break on reverse. EF. ($5000)

202. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.23 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; ∫ below / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, crowning Nike flying left above ∫ and kerykeion; 2 below throne. Price 3051; Newell, Tarsos 57, obv. die LXIII. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($750)

203. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.58 g, 10h). In the types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, and pearl necklace / ∫Å-s5¬EWs f5¬5ππoU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; ¬U below left wing, µ below right wing. Price P178. Lustrous, minor flan flaw on obverse, small edge bump. EF ($3000)

204. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.30 g, 2h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond and rein, on horseback right; aphlaston below, À below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 17–8; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738–46. Toned. EF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 145.

205. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or king, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.20 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ¬ above torch; monogram below throne. Price 461; Ehrhardt 25. Lightly toned, minor flan flaws. Good VF. ($500) 204 205

207. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.02 g, 10h). Pella mint. Struck circa 294-293 BC. Nike, blowing trumpet and holding stylis, standing left on prow of galley left / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, preparing to throw trident; g to left; to right, dolphin left above star. Newell 68, obv. die LVII; HGC 3, 1012e. Lightly toned, minor die wear on obverse, double struck on reverse. Superb EF. ($4000)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Berk BBS 215 (4 May 2021), lot 63.

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 816.

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 443.

208. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.17 g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 294-293 BC. Nike standing left on prow of galley left, blowing trumpet she holds in her right hand and cradling stylis in her left arm / ∫Å-s5¬E-Ws d˙µ˙tr5oU, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, seen from behind, preparing to throw trident held aloft in his right hand, chlamys draped over extended left arm; tripod to left; to right, z above m. Newell 94 (dies LXXXV/– [obv. die unlisted for issue, rev. die not known]); HGC 3, 1012f; Triton XIX, lot 102 (same dies); Triton XVII, lot 164 (same dies); CNG 106, lot 220 (same dies). Fully lustrous, minor die break on obverse (diagnostic for this die). Superb EF. ($5000)

206. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. 305-298 BC. Æ Unit (18mm, 4.18 g, 2h). Uncertain mint in Caria. Struck under Pleistarchos, circa 301-298/4 BC. Helmet with nose and cheek guards left / Spearhead right. Valassiadis, Contribution 11; HGC 3, 999. Dark green patina. EF. Exceptional for type. ($750)

212. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.16 g, 1h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, foot on rock, holding trident; : to inner left, : to outer right. Newell 123, obv. die CXV; HGC 3, 1014b. Toned. Good VF. ($1500)

211. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.93 g, 2h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 290-289 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident; : to inner left, : to inner right. Newell 116, obv. die CVIII; HGC 3, 1014b. Lightly toned. VF. ($1000)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 397 (17 May 2017), lot 69; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 223 (2 December 2009), lot 76.

209. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.22 g, 8h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 294-293 BC. Nike standing left on prow of galley left, blowing trumpet she holds in her right hand and cradling stylis in her left arm / ∫Å-s5¬E-Ws d˙µ˙tr5oU, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, seen from behind, preparing to throw trident held aloft in his right hand, chlamys draped over extended left arm; tripod to left; to right, z above m. Newell 94 (dies LXXXV/– [obv. die unlisted for issue, rev. die not known]); HGC 3, 1012f; Triton XXIV, lot 482 (same dies); Triton XXIII, lot 223 (same dies); Triton XIX, lot 102 (same dies); Triton XVII, lot 164 (same dies); CNG 106, lot 220 (same dies). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4935338-002, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. ($5000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 159.

From the Richard Basler Collection.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 91; Solidus Numismatik 8 (23 April 2016), lot 75. 211 212

210. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.17 g, 5h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 292-291 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios seated left on rock; to inner left, 5 above z; A to inner right. Newell 100, unlisted dies; HGC 3, 1013b. Minor die break on obverse. EF. ($2000)

63 Mint State Poliorketes Tetradrachm

213. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.28 g, 5h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident; : to outer left, : to outer right. Newell 124, dies CXXIII/259 (this coin referenced); HGC 3, 1014b; Sartiges 210 (this coin). Deep iridescent cabinet tone. Near EF. ($1500)

216. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Antigonos II Gonatas – Demetrios II Aitolikos. 246/5-229 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.12 g, 11h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Wreathed head of Poseidon right / Apollo, testing bow, seated left on prow left; f below. TEA Period III, Group 43, 197 (O32/R188); HGC 3, 1051 (Antigonos III Doson). Light iridescent tone, minor die wear, a few light scratches. Good VF. ($2000) From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 70; Sotheby’s (9 October 1995), lot 75. 215 216

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 67; Vicomte de Sartiges Collection.

214. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Antigonos II Gonatas – Demetrios II Aitolikos. 246/5-229 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 17.07 g, 7h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Horned head of Pan left, lagobolon over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield decorated with aegis, preparing to cast thunderbolt; crested Macedonian helmet to inner left, Ò to inner right. TEA Period III, Group 10, 33 (O08/R32); HGC 3, 1042 (Antigonos II Gonatas). Lightly toned, minor edge marks. EF. ($1500)

215. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Antigonos II Gonatas – Demetrios II Aitolikos. 246/5-229 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.08 g, 12h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Horned head of Pan left, lagobolon over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield decorated with aegis, preparing to cast thunderbolt; crested Macedonian helmet to inner left, ˚t to inner right. TEA Period III, Group 14, 73 (O12/R69); HGC 3, 1042 (Antigonos II Gonatas). Lightly toned, trace deposits, slight die wear. Good VF. Well centered. ($750)

From the North River Collection. Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 436; Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 366.

Ex Vicomte de Sartiges Collection – Referenced by Newell

218. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Antigonos II Gonatas – Demetrios II Aitolikos. 246/5-229 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.11 g, 12h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Wreathed head of Poseidon right / Apollo, testing bow in extended right hand, seated left on prow left inscribed ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5˝o@oU; f below. TEA Period III, Group 44, 222 (O33/R212); HGC 3, 1051 (Antigonos III Doson); SNG Berry 368 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 1527 (same obv. die). Underlying luster, thin die break on reverse. EF. Well centered. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.2 (Summer 2020), no. 531640; Dr. Matthew Curtis Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 227.

219. KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 15.33 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Au-, mintmaster. Struck circa 171-168 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; V above, Q (mintmaster’s monogram) to right, f between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 166–72 var. (O38/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Mamroth, Perseus 18b; HGC 3, 1091. Toned, some die wear on obverse. Near EF. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 103.

217. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Antigonos II Gonatas – Demetrios II Aitolikos. 246/5-229 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.11 g, 12h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Wreathed head of Poseidon right / Apollo, testing bow, seated left on prow left; f below. TEA Period III, Group 43, 211 (O32/R202); HGC 3, 1051 (Antigonos III Doson). Toned, die breaks on obverse, die shift on reverse, light scuff at reverse edge. Good VF. ($1500) Attractive Antigonid Tetradrachm

221. KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Au-, mintmaster. Struck circa 171-168 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; 1 above, Q (mintmaster’s monogram) to right, h between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 290 var. (O60/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Mamroth, Perseus 20b; HGC 3, 1094. Softly struck on obverse. Good VF. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 128.

223. MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.69 g, 8h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club; 3 above, A and ¯ below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group I.A, 118.5 (O36/R97 – this coin); HGC 3, 1103. Lightly toned. EF. Rare with these monograms. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 446. 220 221

222. MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. Transitional bronze issue. Circa 167-165 BC. Æ (24.5mm, 9.40 g, 1h). Facing mask of Silenos, wearing ivy wreath / ÂÅ˚E>do@W@ in two lines, Î above; all within oak wreath. MacKay pl. III, 10; Touratsoglou, Macedonia 25; HGC 3, 1117 corr. (struck date); Psoma, Maroneia M320. Attractive dark green patina, minor flan flaws. Good VF. ($750)

220. KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.44 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Au-, mintmaster. Struck circa 171-168 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; 9 above, Q (mintmaster’s monogram) to right, Y between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow left. De Luca, Tetradrachms 244e (O50/R219 – this coin); Mamroth, Perseus 24; HGC 3, 1091. Lightly toned, minor marks. Near EF. ($1500) Ex Lanz 158 (5 June 2014), lot 107.

226. MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.14 g, 11h). Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Q behind neck / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath. Bauslaugh Group VI, unlisted dies; HGC 3, 1110. Lightly toned, slightly soft strike. Near EF. ($500)

227. KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.61 g, 5h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Herakles standing left, right hand raised to strike the Nemean Lion, which he has in a strangle-hold; bow and quiver to right. Paeonian Hoard 63 (same obv. die); Peykov E1000; AMNG III/2, 8; HGC 3, 142. Lightly toned, underlying luster, typical die wear on obverse. Superb EF. ($2000) From the North River Collection. Ex Richard Winokur Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 173. 225 226

224. MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.69 g, 9h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club; ˘ above, Ÿ and O below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group I.A, 132 (O39/R109); HGC 3, 1103. Lightly toned, slight die shift on reverse. EF. Fine style portrait. Very rare issue, only one die pair and three coins known to Prokopov. ($1000)

225. MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.70 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club; π above, ∂ and ¿ below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group II.A, 516 (O108/R414); HGC 3, 1103. Lightly toned, minor doubling on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 225.

67 Fine Style Portrait

229. ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 375-280 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.90 g, 10h). Cow standing left, looking back at suckling calf standing right below / Double stellate pattern divided by two lines, all in double linear square border; d-U to left and right; above, lizard right; below, club right. Meta Group III, Emission 1, dies D62/R– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 3, 33; Meadows, CH (forthcoming), 185 (this coin). Lightly toned. Good VF. Very rare. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 159.

231. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 404 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.13 g, 7h). Head of the nymph Larissa left / Horse rearing right, trailing rein. Lorber, Profile, dies A2/P6, example i (this coin); BCD Thessaly II 376.6 (same dies); HGC 4, 427; SNG Ashmolean 3873 (same dies). Iridescent tone, slightly off center, some minor weakness on reverse. Near EF. Lovely style. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 228 (9 March 2015), lot 90; Athena Fund (Part II, Sotheby’s Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 467; Numismatic Fine Arts FPL 41 (June 1992), no. 3; Commerce, 1989 hoard (CH IX, 65). Lorber Plate Coin

228. KINGS of PAEONIA. Patraos. Circa 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.62 g, 3h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Warrior on horse rearing right, thrusting spear at enemy lying below who defends with shield; 4 to left. Paeonian Hoard 400–5 (same dies); Peykov E2140; HGC 3, 148. Attractive iridescent tone, die breaks on obverse. Near EF. Well struck. ($750)

229 230

232. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 400-370 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.13 g, 3h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly right / Horse grazing right. L-S Group 4, Head Type 19, dies O75/R1, a = Lorber, Early 51.1(a) = Athena Fund II 489 (this coin, illustrated by Lorber); BCD Thessaly II 238; HGC 4, 430. Lovely iridescent cabinet tone, die break on obverse. EF. Fine style. ($1000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 301; Athena Fund (Part II, Sotheby’s Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 489; Numismatic Fine Arts FPL 41 (June 1992), no. 32; Commerce, 1989 hoard (CH IX, 65).

230. EPEIROS, Dodona. 1st century BC. Æ (25mm, 19.53 g, 12h). Argeades and Menedemos, magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus right; År˝EÅ[d˙%] to right / Draped bust of Artemis right, quiver over shoulder; 5ErEU% to left, [Â]E@Ed˙Âo% to right. Franke Group III, 6–26 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 3, 234. Dark green patina, slightly off center on obverse, light adjustment marks on reverse. VF. Very rare. ($500) Lot includes collector’s ticket indicating “ex Ray Johnson Collection” and “Irv Caroll 1965.”

From the Weise Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 290.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Daniel Koppersmith Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 195; BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 94; Leu 30 (28 April 1982), lot 100. Ex de Nanteuil and Weber Collections – Pedigreed to 1897

235. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 12.19 g, 11h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing necklace / Bridled horse prancing right; ¬År5-sÅ5W@ above and below. L-S Type 2, Series B, dies O11/R3, a & c = Weber 2848 = Nanteuil 843 (this coin); BCD Thessaly II 305 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 409. Attractive old cabinet tone. Near EF. Expressive portrait. ($7500) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLIV.2 (Summer 2019), no. 515345; Nomos 18 (5 May 2019), lot 93; Gorny & Mosch 107 (2 April 2001), lot 139; Hess-Leu 36 (17 April 1968), lot 183; Henri de Nanteuil Collection, 843; Sir Hermann Weber Collection, purchased from J. P. Lambros, 1897. The name Larissa derives from a proto-Greek word for “citadel” or “fortress.” One of the largest cities in Thessaly, Larissa produced a large and varied coinage beginning in the early-fifth century BC, mostly featuring the hero Thessalos wrestling a bull. Starting about 404 BC, inspired by Kimon’s Syracusan facing-head portrait of the spring nymph Arethousa, Larissa introduced a new design also featuring a facing female head, probably intended to represent a local spring nymph bearing the city’s name. The nymph heads feature on nearly all Larissan coinage, including bronzes, tiny fractions, silver drachms (by far the most numerous coins struck and surviving), and staters of two drachms. The larger staters, in particular, are closely modeled on Kimon’s Arethousa, lacking only the dolphins surrounding the portrait on the original.

233. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 380-365 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 6.21 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx and necklace / Thessalos, restraining horse cantering right. L&S Series 3, dies O3/R3; BCD Thessaly II 290 (this coin); HGC 4, 443; Weber 2853 (same dies). Iridescent tone, a few minor scratches and marks, trace deposits on reverse. VF. ($1000)

234. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 6.05 g, 12h). Bull leaping right / Thessalian warrior, holding goad and rein, on horse galloping right. Lorber, Thessalian 101 (same rev. die); BCD Thessaly II 186; HGC 4, 449. Toned, slightly granular surfaces, a few scuffs on reverse. Near EF. ($1000)

240. THESSALY, Thessalian League. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Stater (20mm, 5.62 g, 1h). Nyssandros and Pherekrates, magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear and holding shield; [@¨]%%Å@dr[o¨] above spear, fErE˚rÅt˙% in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 868.4; HGC 4, 209. Attractive dark gray toning with hues of blue and gold, traces of green deposits under tone. Good VF. Very rare magistrate combination. ($300) From the North River Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Triton XVI, 8 January 2013), lot 373; Auctiones 22 (16 June 1992), lot 231.

239. THESSALY, Thessalian League. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.17 g, 1h). Kallistr– and Tima–, magistrates. Laureate head of Apollo right; Ò to left / Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear and holding shield; two stars above spear, t-5/Â-¬ across in inner fields, ˚Å¬¬-5/str-Å in small letters in two lines to inner right. BCD Thessaly 891.2; HGC 4, 213. Iridescent tone, slight die shift on obverse. EF. Rare. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 484; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 552 (March 1992), no. 13.

237. THESSALY, Skotoussa. Late 3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm – Triobol (13.5mm, 2.32 g, 11h). Head of Artemis facing slightly left; [bow and quiver over shoulder] / Poseidon seated left on rock, holding dolphin and trident. BCD Thessaly II 755 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 603. Lightly toned, some porosity, trace deposits. VF. Well struck for issue, of comparable quality as the recent NAC 124, lot 138 example that hammered at CHF 2000. ($500)

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236. THESSALY, Perrhaiboi. Late 2nd-early 1st centuries BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.88 g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Hera seated right, holding scepter. BCD Thessaly 559 (same dies); HGC 4, 155. Toned. Good VF. Very rare. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 426.

Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 207.

238. THESSALY, Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.82 g, 11h). Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band across horns of forepart of bull right / Forepart of horse right within shallow concave circle. BCD Thessaly 767–9 var. (legend); HGC 4, 311. Lightly toned, minor porosity, slight die shift on reverse. EF. ($500)

Pegasi Plate Coin

246. BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 5.07 g, 2h). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and trident; J to inner left. BCD Boiotia 127; HGC 4, 1175. Lightly toned, underlying luster, some die wear on obverse, numerous hairlines on reverse. Good VF. ($500) Ex G. Hirsch 261 (7 May 2009), lot 267. 242 243 244 245

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 212.

243. AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 350-320 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.52 g, 9h). Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena right; ivy leaf and ¬ to left. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 25 var. (no ¬ on rev.); Pegasi 80; BCD Akarnania 217; SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned with underlying luster, tiny flan flaw on reverse. EF. ($1000)

244. AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 320-280 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.46 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left; ¬ below / Helmeted head of Athena left; ¬ and stylis to right, x below. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 44 var. (monogram below Athena); Pegasi 138; BCD Akarnania 269 var. (no letter below Athena); HGC 4, 825. A few light hairlines. Good VF. ($750)

245. AKARNANIA, The Oiniadai. Circa 219-211 BC. Æ (20mm, 6.05 g, 1h). Laureate head of Zeus right; [star to left], z below / Head of river-god Achelӧos right; † to left. MSP I 478; BCD Akarnania 345 var. (monogram on obv.); HGC 4, 899. Attractive green patina. Good VF. Rare, and better than the BCD specimens. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 453.

242. AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 400-360 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.46 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; phiale to right. Pegasi 27; Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens –; BCD Akarnania –; HGC 4, 819. Lightly toned, some roughness on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

From the JTB Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 67 (22 September 2004), lot 524.

From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 63 (Spring 2014), no. 32; JTB Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 93, 22 May 2013), lot 275; Elsen 91 (24 March 2007), lot 47; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 428 (December 1980), no. 17; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 382 (September 1976), no. 15.

241. AKARNANIA, Anaktorion. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.31 g, 9h). Pegasos flying left; J below / Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet decorated with wreath; shell to right. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 33; Pegasi 11/2 (this coin illustrated); BCD Akarnania 80; HGC 4, 755. Lightly toned, minor porosity. Good VF. ($1000)

249. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 368-364 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 12.16 g). Arka–, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; År-˚Å across field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 13; BCD Boiotia 536 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 1332. Attractively toned, with subtle iridescence, a hint of porosity on reverse. VF. Struck from a fresh obverse die. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 649.

250. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 368-364 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.10 g). Klio(n)-, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; ˚Å-¬¬5 across field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 63; BCD Boiotia 555; HGC 4, 1334. Toned, granular surfaces, scratches, light scuff on obverse. VF. Well centered. ($500)

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Athena Numismatics, 10 February 2019.

248. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 390-382 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.02 g). Wast(ias), magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; above, barley grain right; VÅ-st across central field; all within incuse circle. Hepworth 36; BCD Boiotia 494–5; HGC 4, 1330. Toned, a few tiny marks. VF. Well centered. ($500) Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 6 (9 December 2018), lot 156.

251. EUBOIA, Karystos. Circa 235-200 BC. AR Didrachm (23.5mm, 7.10 g, 12h). Male head right, wearing laureate diadem / Nike, holding palm frond and reins, driving galloping biga left; trident head within wreath between Nike and horses. Wallace, Tyrant, Group 2, dies III/3; BCD Euboia 575 (same dies); HGC 4, 1560; Pozzi 1473 (same dies); Sartiges 256a (same dies). Toned, some find patina on reverse. VF. ($750) From the Weise Collection, purchased from Barry Murphy, 13 January 2005. 249 250 251

247. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 425-395 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.10 g). Boeotian shield / Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath, within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 438; HGC 4, 1326. Lightly toned. VF. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Künker 168 (12 March 2010), lot 7276.

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From the North River Collection.

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLVI.1 (Winter 2021), no. 564451; Roma XX (29 October 2020), lot 106 (hammer £9250).

252. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.17 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet and round earring / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Seltman Group E, unlisted dies; Asyut Group VI; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 2, 10; HGC 4, 1591. VF. Wonderful archaic style. Well centered, showing full crest. Choice for issue. ($10,000)

The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr. Full Crest

253. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.12 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1’; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Attractively toned, overstruck on earlier Athenian issue. Good VF. Early post-454 issue. ($1000) Ex Daniel Féret Collection (Vinchon, 25 November 1994), lot 242.

73 Choice Group E Tetradrachm

254. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.10 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Minor die wear on obverse. Near EF. Well centered, showing full crest. ($2000)

260. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 4.17 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1632; SNG Copenhagen 66–7. Toned, light porosity on obverse, find patina on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

257. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.05 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 5771749-010, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, graffito, perhaps an Eastern issue. ($750) Ex Edward H. Merrin Collection (noted on NGC tag).

258. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.24 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 10; HGC 4, 1631. Toned, a couple of minor die breaks. Good VF. Well centered. ($500)

256. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.20 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Toned. EF. Well centered. ($1000)

259. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11.5mm, 2.10 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing facing between olive branches. Kroll 12; HGC 4, 1461. Cabinet tone. VF. Well centered, with nearly full crest visible. ($500) From the Jim Gilman Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell (inventory C35465), 23 March 2003.

255. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.18 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lustrous, a little die rust on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. Superb EF. Perfectly centered. ($2000)

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261. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 4.06 g, 1h). New Style coinage. Glau(kos) and Eche(krates)/ Eche(demos), magistrates. Struck 138/7 BC. Head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names flanking, [letter on amphora]; to right, radiate head of Helios facing; all within wreath. Cf. Thompson 310 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1635; M&M AG 68, lot 243 (same dies); NFA X, lot 139 (same dies); Spink Geneva & Galerie des Monnaies (10 Oct 1977), lot 190 (same dies). Toned, a few minor marks on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. ($1500)

263. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.81 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Antiochos, Karaichos, and Skymnos, magistrates. Struck 131/0 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; to right, elephant standing right; E on amphora, ÂE below; all within wreath. Thompson 397k (same dies); HGC 4, 1635; SNG Copenhagen 212 (same dies [cast of genuine example]). Lightly toned, a hint of porosity and a couple of tiny die breaks on obverse. EF. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 875.

264. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 370 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.05 g, 11h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with thin skew pattern. Milbank pl. II, 14; HGC 6, 438. Attractive collection tone, with blue iridescence, slightly off center. Near EF. ($2000) Ex Oslo Mynthandel 7 (10 October 1981), lot 226.

262. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.35 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Mened(emos), Epigen(es), and Sopha–, magistrates. Struck 135/4 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; to left, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined staff; E on amphora, d5 below; all within wreath. Thompson 351a (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1602. Some roughness, traces of doubling on reverse. Near EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 601. Ravel Plate Coin

269. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 7.81 g, 9h). Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena left; aphlaston to upper left. Ravel Period IV, 637 (P297/R418); Pegasi 163; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1835. Toned, struck from worn dies, minor scratches. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000)

267. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 525/10-490 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 8.03 g). Pegasos flying left / Incuse square with swastika style pattern. Ravel Period I, 79a (P61/T58 – this coin, illustrated); Pegasi 35 (same dies as illustration); BCD Corinth 3; HGC 4, 1815. Toned, minor porosity, a few marks. Near VF. ($2000)

268. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-350/45 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 8.57 g, 2h). Pegasos flying left; tiny ˙ bellow belly / Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, forepart of horse right. Ravel Period IV, 423 (P205/T313); Pegasi 141; BCD Corinth 54; HGC 4, 1832. Lightly toned, die wear on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. EF. ($750) From the JTB Collection.

76 Attractive Aegina Stater

From the JTB Collection. Ex Goldberg 96 (14 February 2017), lot 1661. 266 267 268 269

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 781 (hammer €12,000). Reportedly ex inventory of Dr. Hans Nussbaum († 7 January 1939), circa 1902.

From the JTB Collection. Ex UBS 59 (29 January 2004), lot 4159. Reportedly ex British Museum Collection (as recorded by Ravel, uncertain date of deaccession).

266. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 350-338 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.15 g, 10h). Ni–, magistrate. Tortoise with segmented shell; Å-5 flanking / “Thin skew” incuse pattern; @-5 in upper incuses, dolphin in lower right. Milbank p. 51, a; cf. HGC 6, 445 (drachm). Deep old collection tone, minor encrustation on reverse. Good VF. High relief. ($3000)

265. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 350-338 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 12.25 g, 1h). Ni–, magistrate. Tortoise with segmented shell; Å-5 flanking / “Thin skew” incuse pattern; @-5 in upper incuses, dolphin in lower left. Milbank p. 51, a; cf. HGC 6, 445 (drachm); SNG Copenhagen 526; SNG Lockett 1998; BMC 190; Hunt II 433; Pozzi 1639. Attractively toned, a touch of porosity, a little off center on obverse. Near EF. ($5000)

271. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.62 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left, with laurel wreath on the helmet; Å-r flanking neck truncation, aegis to right. Ravel Period V, 1009a (same dies); Pegasi 427; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1848. Toned, die wear on obverse. Near EF. ($1500)

Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex New York Sale I (3 December 1998), lot 112.

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 590. 272 273

Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.

273. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.53 g, 9h). Pegasos flying left / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; dove-in-wreath to right. Ravel Period V, 1029 var. (˝ on rev.); Pegasi 419 var. (same; same obv. die); BCD Corinth 110 var. (same); HGC 4, 1848. Old collection tone, underlying luster, small flan flaw on obverse, scratches under tone on reverse. Good VF. Well centered and struck. ($750)

274. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 8.57 g, 1h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; 5 below chin, quiver-over-bow to right. Ravel Period V, 1033a (same rev. die); Pegasi 424; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1848. Deeply toned, minor die breaks, some die rust and a few scratches on reverse. Near EF. ($1000)

272. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.60 g, 8h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left, with laurel wreath on the helmet; Å-r flanking neck truncation; to right, plow right. Ravel 1021; Pegasi 439; BCD Corinth 107; HGC 4, 1848. Toned, minor die wear on obverse, a little porosity on reverse. Good VF. ($1500)

270. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.51 g, 2h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; Å r flanking neck truncation; to right, eagle standing left, head right. Ravel Period V, 1008; Pegasi 426; HGC 4, 1848. Faint scratches, minor die shift and some die wear on obverse. Near EF. ($1500)

From the D.K. Collection.

277. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 8.55 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; d-5 flanking neck; to right, Artemis, holding torch, running right. Ravel Period V, 1081; Pegasi 457; BCD Corinth 133; HGC 4, 1848. Toned, minor die wear. Near EF. ($1000)

278. SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 370-340/30 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 0.78 g, 6h). Dove flying right; s5 above tail, Â below / Dove flying right. BCD Peloponnesos 251 (same obv. die); HGC 5, 222. Attractive iridescent tone. EF. Excellent metal. ($500)

From the North River Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 81, 20 May 2009), lot 2080.

276. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.44 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; Å¬ and cuirass to right. Ravel Period V, 1048; Pegasi 410; BCD Corinth 120 var. (position of letters on rev.); HGC 4, 1832. Iridescent tone, a touch off center. VF. ($500) From the JTB Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 18 January 2003.

275. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 350/45-285 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.58 g, 1h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; 5 below chin, star to right. Ravel Period V, 1034; Pegasi 425; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1848. Attractively toned, some die wear and slight doubling on obverse. EF. ($2000)

279. SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 335-330 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 11.75 g, 9h). Chimaera standing left; wreath above, sE below / Dove flying left; @ to left; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 218; HGC 5, 201. Toned, some minor porosity. Near EF. ($2000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 400. 276 277

From the JTB Collection. Ex Heritage 3061 (7 January 2018), lot 29134.

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 325; BCD Collection (LHS, 8 May 2006), lot 1114.

280. ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 270-260/50 BC. AR Trihemiobol (12mm, 1.17 g, 9h). Wolf at bay left; Q above / Crested Corinthian helmet left; π-U flanking. BCD Peloponnesos 1114 (this coin); HGC 5, 674. Iridescent tone. Choice EF. ($1500)

281. ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 90-40 BC. AR Triobol (14.5mm, 2.32 g, 4h). Damosthe–, magistrate. Forepart of wolf at bay right / Large Å; d-Å/Â-o/%QE around, palm frond below; all within incuse square. BCD Peloponnesos 1165 (this coin); HGC 5, 691. Iridescent tone. EF. ($500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 714; BCD Collection (LHS, 8 May 2006), lot 1165; Numismatic Fine Arts VII (6 December 1979), lot 133. 282. CRETE, Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 11.48 g, 4h). Europa seated half-right in tree, lifting her veil in her right hand, left hand resisting an eagle as it ravages her / Bull standing right, head reverted. Svoronos, Numismatique 72 (same dies as illustration); Le Rider, Crétoises, pl. XVIII, 24 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, traces of undertype. VF. Well centered and struck, good metal. ($1500)

283. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. AV Stater (21mm, 9.07 g, 11h). Head of Pan left, wearing ivy wreath / Griffin, holding spear in its mouth, standing left, head facing, forepaw raised, on grain ear; ∏-Å-@ around. Anokhin 1021; MacDonald 54; HGC 7, 20; SNG BM Black Sea 864; Gulbenkian 588–90; Jameson 1361; Pozzi 1150; Sartiges 1580; CNG 117, lot 165 (same obv. die); Triton VII, lot 151 (same obv. die). Lustrous. NGC photo certification 6556103-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, fine style. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($75,000) Pantikapaion was founded by Greek colonists from Miletos in the late seventh century BC. Situated on the west side of the Cimmerian Bosporos, in what is now called the Crimea, it achieved great prosperity through its exploitation of the abundant fisheries of the straits and the export of wheat from the Crimea. This wealth is attested by its splendid gold coinage, which commenced in the mid-4th century BC, and by the magnificently furnished rock tombs of its principal citizens in the same period. Later, it was to become a regional capital of the kingdom of Mithradates VI of Pontos (120-63 BC) and later still the seat of the kings of Bosporos (first century BC – fourth century AD). The coinage of Pantikapaion seems to have commenced with silver issues in the latter part of the fifth century BC, but it is for its beautiful gold staters that the mint is chiefly noted. They depict the head of the god Pan (a pun on the name of the city) and on the reverse, the griffin that Herodotos describes as being the guardian of the remote sources of gold.

Mint State Pantikapaion Stater

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 295 (hammer $32,500); Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 393; Roma VII (22 March 2014), lot 758.

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 562; Gorny & Mosch 199 (10 October 2011), 131. Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, Salvesen, and von Aulock Collections

285. KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.81 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 9, year 208 BE (June 89 BC). Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; ∫Å%5¬EW% above, Â5QrÅdÅtoU>EU∏Åtoro% in two lines below; star-in-crescent to left; to right, ˙s (year) above Ú; œ (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ p. 12, dies D47/R5, a and e = SNG von Aulock 6678 (this coin); HGC 7, 338; DCA 688; Dewing 2120 (same obv. die); Hirsch 1416 (same obv. die); Rhousopoulos 3215 (same obv. die). Deep cabinet tone, minor die shift. EF. Fine style. ($5000)

284. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. Æ (25mm, 11.45 g, 10h). Wreathed head of Pan left / Bow and arrow. Anokhin 1022; MacDonald 59; HGC 7, 106. Dark brown patina. Near EF. ($500)

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Sovereign Rarities. Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 106, 9 May 2018), lot 249; Harald Salvesen Collection; Hans von Aulock Collection; Numismatic Fine Arts IV (24 March 1977), lot 233. Third Known 286. KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AV Stater (21.5mm, 8.39 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 13, year 223 BE (October 74 BC). Diademed head right / Stag grazing left; ∫Å%5¬EW% above, Â5QrÅdÅtoU>EU∏Åtoro% in two lines below; to left, star-in-crescent above ˝˚s (year); to right, n above #; 5˝ (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ Supp. fig. 1 and dies O12/R1; cf. HGC 7, 335 (unlisted date); cf. DCA 691 (unlisted date); CNG 96, lot 372 (same dies); New York Sale IX, lot 84 (same dies). Good VF. Well centered. Extremely rare date, one of only three known. ($20,000)

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287. KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.26 g, 12h). First Mithradatic War issue. In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Kallatis mint. Struck circa 88-86 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear diagonally in background; Ao to inner left, kÅ¬ on throne; in exergue, ornate trident left. Callataÿ p. 139, dies D6/R1; AMNG I 258; HGC 3, 1824. Underlying luster, typical die wear on obverse. Near EF. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 419. Callataÿ Plate Coin – Ex Tronnier Collection – Pedigreed to 1969

289. PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 425-410 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 6.06 g). Aeginetic standard. Head of seaeagle left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square with two opposing quarters filled, pellet with lattice pattern and pellet with ˝ within opposing unfilled quarters. RG 11; HGC 7, 388 corr. (pellets not always present); SNG von Aulock 6834 (this coin). Deep old collection tone, a few light scratches under tone on reverse. EF. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 228; Leu 25 (23 April 1980), lot 132; Hans von Aulock Collection.

290. PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 350/30-300 BC. AR Drachm or Siglos (16.5mm, 4.95 g, 6h). Persic standard. Dionysi(os), magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; d5o@Us[5] below eagle’s wings. RG 34; HGC 7, 399; SNG BM Black Sea 1485. Toned, minor marks on obverse. EF. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 421; Münzen und Medaillen AG 64 (30 January 1984), lot 131.

288. PAPHLAGONIA, Amastris. Circa 285-250 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.47 g, 12h). Head of Mên right, wearing Phrygian cap decorated with laurel branch and star / Aphrodite seated left, holding Nike, who crowns her with wreath, and cradling lotus-tipped scepter; rose to left. Callataÿ, Premier, Group 2, 46a (D18/R24 – this coin); RG 5; HGC 7, 356. Old collection tone, scratches. Good VF. ($1500) Ex Künker 97 (7 March 2005), lot 651; Hagen Tronnier Collection (Künker 94, 27 September 2004), lot 949; Sternberg XIV (24 May 1984), lot 104; Kricheldorf XX (16 May 1969), lot 122. From the von Aulock Collection

294. BITHYNIA, Kios. Circa 345-315 BC. AR Half Siglos – Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.49 g, 12h). Proxenos, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; ˚5Å below / Prow of galley left, decorated with star; πrox>E@os above and below. RG 2; HGC 7, 553. Iridescent tone, slight die shift on reverse. EF. ($300) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 417; Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 388.

292. BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 260-230s BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.33 g, 12h). 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; to inner left, Ĭ above É. Marinescu –; Türkoğlu –; Müller –; cf. HGC 7, 505. Underlying luster, scattered marks. Good VF. Extremely rare, the fourth known; three in CoinArchives, one additional in a public collection (Bucharest). ($2500)

293. BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Circa 260-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.05 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; A in left field, Q below throne; grain ear in exergue. Price 936 (Callatis); Türkoğlu –; HGC 7, 521. Toned. Good VF. Well centered and struck. Rare. ($1000)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 387 (30 November 2016), lot 157.

291. BITHYNIA, Herakleia Pontike. Circa 510-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Quadripartite incuse square. Fischer-Bossert, Electronhekten, Group 21, 141a (V65/R104 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 7, –; Boston MFA 1805 = Warren 1744 (same obv. die). A little die wear on obverse. Good VF. ($500)

The celebrated electrum coinage of Kyzikos began in the first half of the sixth century, and from the beginning the coinage was notable for the variety and inventiveness of its designs. These staters and fractions were regarded as gold coins and circulated throughout a large area along with the gold darics of the Persian Empire. On all of the coins of Kyzikos, large or small, was engraved the tunny-fish (θυννος), which constituted an important product in the Kyzikene economy. The long awaited corpus initiated by the late Friedrich Bodenstedt is now being continued by Maria Kaiser-Raiss. In the meantime, we must rely on the synthesis of material put together by Hans von Fritze in 1914, augmented (and corrected) by the articles by Sylvia Hurter and Hans-Joachim Liewald. Hurter studied the electrum coinage of Kyzikos for some time before her untimely death in 2008. It was her conviction that the arrangement of the coins by Agnes Baldwin Brett in the catalog of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts was the most accurate to date (reflected in the “Editor’s note” at the beginning of the article on the Kyzikene coins in Moscow and St. Petersburg in SNR 2007). Thus, the coinage of Kyzikos below is arranged accordingly.

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 254.

296. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 16.11 g). Head of lion left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; Boston MFA 1414 = Warren 1537; SNG BN 178. Edge splits, minor surface cracks. VF. Well centered. ($3000)

297. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.67 g). Forepart of ram left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; cf. Boston MFA 1420 (stater); SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock 1175 = Jameson 2166. EF. Well centered and struck. ($2000)

84 Electrum of Kyzikos

From the Siren Collection.

The Celator November 2000, pp.18-26) has tried to argue that Athens invested Kyzikos with the status of subsidiary mint, and that the presence of specific types parallels each city-state’s inclusion into an alliance with Athens. The orator Aristotelis, in the second century BC, stated the following in his speech regarding the people of Kyzikos: “It is enough for one just to glance at the location and the nature of this city to immediately understand that the name ‘blissful’ given to it by God was factual, so convenient is its land and its sea. As it is built in front of Asia Minor and since its dominion extends from the Black Sea to the Hellespont, Kyzikos joins the two seas together or rather all the seas that man navigates. Thus, ships continuously pass by or arrive at the harbor or depart from the harbor. Justly it should be called ‘blissful’ just as is Corinth because, as it is built in the mid part of the seas, it joins, as if it was the center of the world, all men who sail the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Kolchis at the far side of the Black Sea.”

From the Siren Collection.

295. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Stater (20.5mm, 16.06 g). Tunny left above tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Hurter & Liewald III 36 (= Von Fritze I 15) for similar fractions with subsidiary symbols; otherwise, unpublished. Edge splits. VF. Very rare. ($2000)

More controversially, Yuri Pokras (“A New Iconography for the Electrum Coins of Kyzikos,”

298. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 15.97 g). Head of Acheloös left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I 11a = Gulbenkian 607; otherwise, unpublished. Double struck. Near VF. Extremely rare, only four in CoinArchives (Triton XXIV, lot 563; Roma XX, lot 209; Roma XVII, lot 469; and Berk BBS 191, lot 1). ($3000)

Ex Siren Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 117, 19 May 2021), lot 178.

300. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.07 g). Forepart of winged stag left; to right, tunny diagonally downward left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 102; cf. Greenwell 128 corr. (obv. type; unlisted denomination); Boston MFA 1434 = Warren 1549; SNG BN –; BMC –; FSD –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2181; Myrmekion –; Rosen 481; Weber –. Minor edge splits, light mark in obverse field. VF. Well centered. ($3000)

From the Siren Collection.

301. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20.5mm, 16.13 g). Forepart of winged lioness left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 96; Greenwell 117; cf. Boston MFA 1438 (hekte); SNG BN 237; BMC –; FSD –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; cf. Rosen 472 (hekte); Weber –. Edge splits. Good VF. Well centered. ($3000)

299. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.06 g). Facing head of Silenos with protruding tongue; at sides, two tunnies upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 77 (unlisted denomination); cf. Greenwell 45 (same); cf. Boston MFA 1424 = Warren 1465 (hekte); cf. SNG BN 208 (hekte); BMC –; cf. FSD SHM 1193 (hemihekte); Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; cf. Rosen 455 (hekte); Weber –; M.J. Price, “1. A Field in Western Thrace” in CH II, 2 = Hess-Divo 325, lot 210 = Sincona 10, lot 113 = Vinchon (24 Nov. 1994), lot 61. In NGC encapsulation 6156324-002, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. ($5000)

Ex Siren Collection.

From the Siren Collection.

305. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 15.86 g). Nude male kneeling left, holding in his extended right hand a tunny fish by the tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 112; Greenwell 86; Boston MFA 1487 = Warren 1502; SNG BN 253; BMC –; FSD –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; cf. Rosen 488 (hekte); Weber –. Toned, edge splits, slightly off center on obverse. VF. ($3000)

From the Siren Collection.

304. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 15.86 g). Wolf at bay left, raising right forepaw, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 93; Greenwell 138; Boston MFA 1469 = Warren 1564; SNG BN 230; cf. BMC 91–2 (hektai); Gillet –; Gulbenkian 624; cf. Jameson 1406 (hekte); Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –. Edge splits. VF. ($2000)

From the Siren Collection.

302. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.08 g). Facing gorgoneion, mouth opened and tongue protruding between her teeth, six coiled serpents rising from her head, another two emanating from below her ears; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 129; cf. Greenwell 75 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA 1445 = Warren 1492; SNG BN –; BMC –; FSD –; Gillet 1085; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2191 = Weber 4972; Myrmekion –; Rosen –. Minor die rust. Good VF. ($5000)

303. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte –Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 2.68 g). Herakles, holding club overhead in right hand and bow in left, in kneeling-running stance right; to left, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 107; Greenwell 65; Boston MFA 1463; SNG BN 249 = de Luynes 2440; BMC –; FSD –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Rosen –; cf.Weber 4979 (stater). Some very light marks. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan. Very rare as a hekte, only two in CoinArchives. ($3000)

307. KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes I. 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.97 g, 1h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 263-255/0 BC. Head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬EtÅ5roU, Athena enthroned left, right hand resting on shield set at her feet, left elbow resting on small sphinx seated right; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf above knee, v on throne, bow to right. Westermark Group III, obv. die V.XXIV; SNG BN 1607; SNG Ashmolean 752; SNG Copenhagen 334; BMC 34; Bement 1390; Hermitage Sale I 282; Jameson 1449 = Rhousopoulos 3336 (all above from the same obv. die); Triton XXI, lot 460 (same dies). Toned, slight die shift and light marks on reverse. Choice EF. Well struck from fresh dies with high relief and exceptional detail. ($4000) Ex Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 321 (hammer $4750).

Lampsakos depended upon the traffic between the Aegean and the Black Sea, and possessed an excellent harbor in a strategic position guarding the eastern entrance to the Hellespont opposite Gallipolis. The city was known to have existed under the name of Pityusa before it received colonists from the Ionian cities of Phokaia and Miletos (Strabo xiii, p. 589). In the sixth and fifth centuries Lampsakos passed successively under Lydian, Persian, Athenian, and Spartan control. Its tribute of twelve talents, as a member of the Delian League, and production of electrum staters in the fifth century, attest to its commercial wealth. Following the example and standard of the Persic daric, Lampsakos was the first Greek city to make regular issues of gold coinage, which enjoyed an international circulation from Sicily to the Black Sea. As at Kyzikos, the quality of engraving was very high, and types changed frequently: approximately forty types were produced in a period of about sixty years. Many of the types contemporary with the present coin feature chthonic deities, those whose powers came from the earth, such as Demeter and Dionysos. The female on the obverse of this coin, though, does not have any characteristics that identify her as a particular deity, and she may simply be the representation of a nymph in the local folklore.

306. MYSIA, Lampsakos. Circa 394-350 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 8.39 g, 11h). Head of female left, wearing triplependant earring and necklace / Forepart of Pegasos flying right within shallow incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos 27; SNG BN 1156 = Traité II 2565 (same obv. die); G.F. Hill, “Greek coins acquired by the British Museum in 1919,” NC 1920, p. 111 and pl. XIV, 6 = Weber 5102 (same obv. die). Underlying luster. Good VF. Struck from artistic dies. Extremely rare, one of only three known, the other two in museum collections (the BN and BM). ($10,000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 318; Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 291; Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 273. Both the BN and BM specimens are struck from the same die pair. The present coin adds a new reverse die to the corpus.

309. KINGS of PERGAMON. Attalos I. 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.96 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 241-235 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / f5¬EtÅ5roU, Athena enthroned left, left elbow resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name with wreath held in her extended right hand; spear in background, palm frond to outer left, H to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group VI:A, dies V.LXXXIX/R.3; F. Imhoof-Blumer, Die Münzen der Dynastie von Pergamon (1884), 19 (same obv. die); SNG BN 1621; BMC 39; Boston MFA 1615 = Warren 1031; Pozzi 2255. Lightly toned, traces of find patina. EF. Powerful portrait. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts VI (27 February 1979), lot 264; Leu 13 (29 April 1975), lot 204. End of Session 1

308. KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes I. 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.01 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 255/50-241 BC. Head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath / Athena enthroned left, elbow resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name with wreath; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf to outer left, v to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group IVA, obv. die XLIX; SNG BN 1610 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, minor marks. EF. Well centered. ($3000) Powerful Portrait – Pedigreed to 1975

313. TROAS, Kebren. Late 6th-early 5th centuries BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.59 g). Phokaic standard. Head of ram left / Incuse square. Cf. SNG von Aulock 7775 (hekte; uncertain Ionia); SNG Kayhan 1565 (uncertain Ionia); cf. CNG 105, lot 225 (hemihekte). Good VF. Well centered and struck. ($500)

311. TROAS, Ilion. Circa 185-50 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 14.54 g, 12h). Metriketes, president of the aonothetai Helmeted head of Athena right / Athena Ilias standing right, holding distaff and filleted spear; at her feet to right, owl standing right; monogram to inner left; Â˙tr5˚EtoU in exergue. Ellis-Evans dies O3/R11; Bellinger T39. Lightly toned, rough surfaces, some scratches in field on reverse, light chipping on edge. VF. Rare. ($1000)

Founded in the seventh century BC by Aeolians on the site of ancient Troy, Ilion prospered and ultimately developed into a successful Hellenistic and Roman city. It possessed a famous temple of Athena (‘Ilias’) which was visited by King Xerxes of Persia and later by Alexander the Great.

Although there are a few electrum Phokaic standard hektai known with a ram’s head (particularly from Mytilene and Phokaia, as well as an uncertain mint in Ionia [see Weidauer 50]), all are distinctly different in style from this coin. At the same time, the style of the ram’s head here is a perfect match to the type found on the early silver issues at Kebren (cf. SNG Ashmolean 1076–7).

312. TROAS, Kebren. Late 6th-early 5th centuries BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.74 g). Phokaic standard. Head of ram left / Incuse square. SNG von Aulock 7775 (uncertain Ionia); cf. SNG Kayhan 1565 (myshemihekte; uncertain Ionia). Softly struck. Good VF. Very rare. ($1000)

310. TROAS, Assos. 5th century BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 3.91 g, 11h). Persic (?) standard. Griffin springing left / Head of lion right within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk –; SNG Ashmolean 1050; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 1. Toned, minor porosity, light deposits. Good VF. Rare. ($500)

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316. AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 151-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.87 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Olympios, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below raised foreleg, o¬Uµπ5o% below; all within wreath. Oakley obv. die 52; Boston MFA 1651 (same obv. die); Pozzi 2302 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, tiny die break on field on obverse. EF. ($1000)

317. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34.5mm, 16.54 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; M to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 19, obv. die 19; BMC 12. Toned, patches of find patina, light scratches under tone, double struck on reverse. EF. ($750) From the D.K. Collection. 318. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.67 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; ò to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 27, dies “2”/a corr. (second and third illustration of dies 2/a on pl. 22 are from a different obv. die; this coin is from this different die); SNG von Aulock –; SNG Ashmolean 1463 = Weber 5556 (same rev. die). Toned, some porosity, a few minor scratches. VF. Rare as a drachm. ($500) 316 317 318 315

314. ISLANDS off TROAS, Tenedos. Circa 100-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (37.5mm, 15.44 g, 12h). Janiform head of a bearded male left, laureate, and female right, wearing stephanos / Labrys; tE@Ed5W@ above, cornucopia and grape bunch on vine flanking handle; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Tenedos –; HGC 6, 390; Triton VII, lot 227 (same obv. die). Toned, light roughness and porosity. Good VF. Very rare. ($7500)

315. AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.50 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Metrophanes, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below raised foreleg, Â˙trofÅ@˙% below; all within wreath. Oakley obv. die 6; SNG Copenhagen 104; Hirsch 1475 (same obv. die); Pozzi 2298 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, with golden iridescence around the devices and underlying luster, a few tiny deposits. EF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 595.

321. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 5h). Forepart of bull left / Incuse head of lion right; rectangular punch to left. Bodenstedt Em. 2 var. (M below head on obv.); HGC 6, 927 corr. var. (M not noted); Triton XXIII, lot 327; CNG E-389, lot 233; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Near EF. Well centered and struck. Very rare without M on obverse, only two in CoinArchives. ($1000)

319. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.08 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; , to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 20, obv. die 19; SNG Copenhagen 223. Lightly toned, a few light scratches at edge on reverse. EF. Fine style. ($2000)

322. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.63 g, 12h). Head of calf left / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch below. Leu Numismatik 7, lot 1247; otherwise unpublished. Edge split. Good VF. Extremely rare, unpublished issue. ($500)

320. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.77 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; Ĉ to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 22, dies 21/h; Bement 1415 = Consul Weber 2670 (same dies). Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, minor die wear. Near EF. ($750) From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000.

323. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.58 g, 9h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf left; rectangular punch to right. Bodenstedt Em. 12; HGC 6, 937. A few hairlines in fields. EF. Well centered and struck. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 446. 321 322

326. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.52 g, 6h). Forepart of boar right / Head of lion right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 41; HGC 6, 967. Trace deposits, minor marks. Good VF. Well centered. ($1000) From the Locksmith Collection.

330. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 6h). Head of Kabeiros right, wearing wreathed cap; two stars flanking / Head of Persephone right within linear square. Bodenstedt Em. 99; HGC 6, 1025. Some light scratches. VF. ($500) Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc26256 (ND; erroneously as Phokaia). 324 325 326 327 328 329

328. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Head of female right, drapery at neck, within linear square. Bodenstedt Em. 95; HGC 6, 1021. A hint of die rust. Near EF. Well centered and attractive. ($750)

329. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.57 g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Forepart of serpent right within linear frame. Bodenstedt Em. 96; HGC 6, 1022. Lightly toned, a touch off center. Good VF. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 445.

324. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.57 g, 12h). Gorgoneion / Incuse head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress; rectangular punch behind neck. Bodenstedt Em. 19.2; HGC 6, 945. Light marks, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF. Well centered. Very rare variety with Herakles’ head facing left on the reverse, only one noted by Bodenstedt, three in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Locksmith Collection.

325. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g, 11h). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963. Trace deposits, light die wear, minor scrape in margin on reverse. Good VF. ($750) From the Locksmith Collection.

327. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.57 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Dionysos right / Head of satyr facing, with no hair, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 90; HGC 6, 1016 corr. (symbols sometimes on rev.). A little off center on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

335. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 15.24 g, 12h). Eoelthon, magistrate. Class F, circa 360-350 BC. Bee with straight wings; E-f flanking head / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, EoE¬QW[@] to right. Karwiese 2, Series 11.1, 318, dies O90/R– (unlisted rev. die); SNG von Aulock 1829; SNG Copenhagen 233 var. (magistrate; same obv. die); Elsen FPL 75, no. 21 = Elsen FPL 69, no. 17 (same dies); McClean 8071. Attractive cabinet tone. Near EF. ($2000) From the North River Collection. Ex collection of a Southern Pathologist (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 607, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin, 28 December 1989.

334. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Drachm (12mm, 3.35 g). Bee / Incuse punch. Karwiese Series V, 10–2; SNG Kayhan 113. Tone, typical light granularity, slight graze on obverse. Near EF. Exceptional for issue, rare thus. ($1000)

332. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.55 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 105; HGC 6, 1031. Lightly toned, trace deposits, a little off center. Good VF. ($750)

331. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.57 g, 3h). Head of Apollo Karneios right, with horn of Ammon / Eagle standing right, head reverted, in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 104; HGC 6, 1030. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Choice EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 247.

333. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.67 g). Bee / Quadripartite incuse square. Karwiese Series III, 0; cf. SNG Kayhan 1221; Roma XX, lot 172. Slightly off center on obverse. Near EF. Extremely rare. ($750)

336. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.15 g, 12h). Antidoros, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background; Å@t5dWro% to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 84, obv. die 27, and Hoard 5, 1 (same dies). Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, faint scratches, slightly off center on obverse. Near EF. Very rare with this magistrate, only four in CoinArchives, all from the same dies. ($500) 332 333

340. IONIA, Kolophon. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.24 g, 1h). Facing head of Apollo with short hair / TE monogram (mark of value) within incuse square. Milne, Colophon 9; SNG Kayhan 356 var. (long hair); SNG Copenhagen 133–4 var. (same). Deep cabinet tone. EF. Well centered and struck, excellent metal. Very rare in this condition. ($500)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 13 (15 August 2020), lot 335.

338. IONIA, Herakleia ad Latmon. Circa 140-135 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.24 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Club; below, Nike walking left, holding wreath, flanked by ñ and V; all within oak wreath. Lavva, Silberprägung, Group II.B, unlisted dies); SNG Lockett 2823 = Pozzi 2452; Jameson 1503. Lightly toned, a few minor marks in field on obverse. Near EF. ($1000) From the D.K. Collection.

337. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.23 g, 12h). Polyainos, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background; ∏o¬UÅ5@o% to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 89, obv. die 34; SNG Copenhagen 297. Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, die rust on obverse, a few minor scratches. Near EF. ($500)

339. IONIA, Klazomenai. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.95 g, 6h). Mnesitheos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left, drapery around neck / Swan standing right, wings spread; Â@˙s5-QEos above and to right, kantharos to lower left. SNG München 464; Weber 5755 var. (position of kantharos). Toned, a little die rust on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. Rare. ($750)

From the Jim Gilman Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics, 18 September 2003. Ex Lewis L. Egnew Collection (Superior, 30 May 1995), lot 7927.

343. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.81 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Pausanias, son of Pausanios, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; ∏ÅU%Å@5Å% ∏ÅU%Å@5oU to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 8; SNG Copenhagen 844. Lightly toned. EF. ($1500)

341. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 350-325 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.16 g, 12h). Rhodian standard. Diopeithes, magistrate. Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse advancing right / Bull butting left; d5oπEQ˙s below; all within circular maeander pattern. SNG Kayhan 410 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone. Good VF. Well centered. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 267.

344. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.64 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Euphemos, son of Pausanios, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; EUf˙Âos ∏ÅUsÅ@5oU to left, ;Å˝@˙tW@ to right, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 13; E-E&E-Ö 65 (same obv. die); SNG Berry 1068. Lightly toned over lustrous surfaces, a couple of scratches. EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 786.

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 613.

342. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 300-200 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.60 g, 11h). Persic standard. Kydrokles, magistrate. Warrior, holding couched lance lance, on horse rearing right; ç below / Bull butting left; grain ear behind, ˚Udro˚¬˙% in exergue; all within circular Maeander pattern. SNG Kayhan –; Winterthur 3452. Iridescent tone. EF. Well centered and struck. Very rare. ($2000)

345. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.91 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Erasippos, son of Aristeos, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; ErÅ%5∏∏o% År5%tEoU to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 34; SNG von Aulock 2042; BMC 37 (same obv. die). Toned, die break on obverse. Near EF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 103 (14 September 2016), lot 254. Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, Garrett, Bement, and Prowe Collections – Pedigreed to 1906

346. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Oktobol (22mm, 5.53 g, 1h). Attic standard. Dionysios, son of Demetrios, “magistrate”. Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse rearing right; d (mark of value [4 diobols = oktobol]) below / Bull butting left; ÂÅ˝@˙tW@ above, d5o@U%5o%/d˙Â˙tr5oU in two lines in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern border. Kinns, Two 15 (O13/R3) = Bement 1458 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 825 = Rhousopoulos 3718. Toned. Superb EF. Struck on a broad flan. ($7500) Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 126, 17 November 2021), lot 228; Nomos 5 (25 October 2011), lot 185; Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 162; Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 267; John Work Garrett/Johns Hopkins University Collection (Part II, 16 October 1984), lot 266, purchased from Chapman, 24 March 1925; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Part II, Naville VII, 23 June 1924), lot 1458; Theodor Prowe Collection (Egger XLVI, 11 May 1914), lot 949; J. Hirsch XVI (5 December 1906), lot 636. 347. IONIA, Miletos. Circa 340-325 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.59 g, 1h). Diopompo(s), magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion standing left, head right; star above, s (civic monogram) to left, d5oπoµπ[o] in exergue. D-L 225–31 var. (unlisted dies); Marcellesi 4; SNG Copenhagen 960; Ward 673. Deeply toned. EF. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex RCM Collection (Triton XVI, 8 January 2013), lot 460.

354. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.58 g). Head of lion left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 13. Slightly off center on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

356. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 10h). Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap; to right, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 31. A little softly struck. Good VF. ($500)

349. IONIA, Phokaia (or Teos). Circa 625/00 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8.5mm, 1.40 g). Head of griffin right / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. E1; Matzke Series 0e3 (Teos?). VF. Well centered. ($750)

353. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.55 g). Head of griffin left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 12. Slightly off center on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

357. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.63 g). Forepart of lion left, devouring prey; above, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 36. Lightly toned, a couple of minor marks on obverse. Near EF. ($2000) From the Locksmith Collection. 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357

351. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.57 g). Head of seal right / Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt Em. 2.1 (dies a/α); SNG von Aulock 1774; BMC 10; SNG Berry 1027 (all from the same die and punch). EF. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1223.

355. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g). Head of river-god as man-headed bull left; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 16. Slight die wear on obverse. Good VF. Well centered. Very rare. ($1000)

348. IONIA, Phokaia (or Teos). Circa 625/00 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.78 g). Head of griffin right / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. E1; Matzke Series 0e2 (Teos?). Good VF. Well centered. Very rare. ($2000)

350. IONIA, Phokaia (or Teos). Circa 625/00 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.71 g). Head of griffin right / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. E1; Matzke Series 0e4 (Teos?). VF. Well centered. ($400)

352. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.60 g). Forepart of bull right, head left; [above, small seal left] / Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt Em. 9. Minor die rust on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

363. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Helmeted head of Athena left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 91. Hairline flan cracks, scratches. EF. Well centered on a broad flan, showing the breadth of the celator’s skill. ($2000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 187 (hammer £5000).

358. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g). Bearded head left, wearing crested helmet decorated with floral motif; below, small seal right / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 44. Lightly toned. Good VF. Very rare. ($2000)

361. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.54 g). Head of goat left; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 51. Lightly toned, a few scratches, faint scrape on obverse. Near EF. Well centered. Rare. ($1000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 478; Barry Feirstein Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 39, 16 May 2007), lot 69.

360. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.54 g). Head of warrior left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with vine tendril on the bowl; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 50. Toned, trace deposits. Good VF. ($750)

From the Locksmith Collection.

362. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g). Forepart of bull left; [above, small seal right] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 58. Lightly toned, a few minor marks. Good VF. ($500) From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000.

359. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Head of bull left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 48. Lightly toned. Good VF. Well centered. ($750)

364. IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 150-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.65 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Menekrates, magistrate. Turreted head of Tyche right / Ethnic and ‚ within laurel wreath. Milne, Silver 3, obv. die C (unlisted for magistrate); Milne, Autonomous 141; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 4. Lightly toned. EF. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex JTB Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 675; Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 93, 22 May 2013), lot 393; Vecchi 14 (5 February 1999), lot 596. 358 359 360 361 362 363

From the Locksmith Collection.

367. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (11mm, 4.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Two incuse squares. Cf. Weidauer Group II (unlisted denomination); cf. Artemision 2 (myshemihekte); Elektron I 3; Rosen –; Traité I 11; SNG Kayhan 673; SNG von Aulock 7762. As made. Among the earliest coins struck. ($3000)

368. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.24 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group I, 4; cf. Artemision 2 (myshemihekte); Elektron I 4; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan 674. Some faint scratches. As made. ($750)

Other than the literary tradition ascribing the origin of coinage to the kings of Lydia, there is little evidence for a more exact chronology of early Greek coinage. The tradition, buttressed by limited archaeological studies, does confirm Asia Minor as the place of origin, most likely Lydia or Ionia, and a date somewhere around 650-625 BC. The alloy used was a mixture of gold and silver known to the Greeks as elektron Although ancient sources indicated that this alloy was a natural ore found in nugget form in many riverbeds in the region, recent studies have concluded that this was actually not the case, and that the electrum used in coinage was, in fact, man-made. The earliest coins were of a globular shape and without design; later, simple striated and punched patterns of squares, rectangles, and swastikas were included. The earliest true types may have developed from the use of personal seals, the most widely known being the stater of Ephesos with a stag bearing the inscription “I am a seal of Phanes”. These devices later took on the characteristics of civic symbols, although it would be unwise to link a specific symbol to a particular city in this early period. The most secure form of classification has been by weight standard, based on two major, and several lesser-used, standards. The Milesian standard, with a stater of roughly 14 grams, saw circulation in Lydia and parts of Ionia. The Phokaic standard of roughly 16 grams was also used in Ionia as well as Mysia. Persic, Aeginetan, and Euboic standards saw scattered use in early coinage, limited in time and extent of circulation. The intrinsic value of the early electrum, even down to the 1/96 stater, was too high for use in everyday commerce, and early coinage must have been used only for the transfer of large sums of money, such as mercantile transactions, payment of government expenses (mercenaries, tribute and such), and donatives, either for services rendered to individuals or the state, or to religious foundations. The Artemision deposits, hoards of early electrum found at the site of the temple of Artemis at Ephesos, are examples of the latter.

365. IONIA, Teos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 12.19 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw; no control marks

366. IONIA, Teos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.93 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Bc1; Balcer Group I; SNG von Aulock 2252. Lightly toned, minor edge splits, light scuff on obverse. Near EF. ($1500) The Beginnings of Coinage

/ Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Group Ca1; Balcer Group I, dies A–/P17 (unlisted obv. die, P17 not listed for Group I); SNG von Aulock 2251. Lightly toned, some die wear. EF. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 532. Balcer’s reverse die 17 is only recorded in his Group V staters, which have a swan as a subsidiary symbol on their obverse.

369. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.32 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group I, 4; cf. Artemision 2 (myshemihekte); SNG Kayhan 674. Some small scratches. As made. ($750) From the Locksmith Collection. 365 366 368 369

371. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group II, 6; Artemision 29; SNG Kayhan 680. Toned, some scratches and marks, nick on edge. VF. ($1500)

From the JTB Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 102 (24 November 2004), lot 20.

370. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.41 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group II, 6; Artemision 29; SNG Kayhan 680. Toned. VF. ($2000)

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From the Locksmith Collection.

372. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (5.5mm, 0.64 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Incuse square. Weidauer Group II, –; Artemision 4; SNG Kayhan 682. Trace earthen deposits. VF. ($1000)

373. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.31 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Uncertain geometric design / Two incuse squares. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Apparently unique. ($2000)

374. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.15 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides / Quadripartite incuse square with a pellet in the center; each quarter contains a diagonal line radiating from the central pellet. McFadden 3; SNG Kayhan 699–700. Some scrapes. Good VF. ($500) From the Locksmith Collection.

375. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.17 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of lion right; [pellet below] / Incuse square, with two pellets. SNG Kayhan 1546 corr. (pellet not noted); Traité I 48A = B.V. Head, “Electrum Coins and their Specific Gravity” in NC 1887, 16 (same obv. die); CNG 78, lot 808 (same obv. die); Lanz 148, lot 48 (hammer $14,000). Edge split, scratch and a little off center on obverse. EF. ($1500)

376. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (6.5mm, 1.16 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Archaic head left / Rough incuse square. Weidauer 174; Artemision 87; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –. VF. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the Locksmith Collection.

From the Locksmith Collection. Apparently Unique

377. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.67 g). Phokaic standard. Head of cock right, with waddle hanging below / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Traité I pl. III, 12; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($750) 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377

101 378. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 550-525 BC. EL Stater (23mm, 14.27 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Forepart of bridled horse left; rosette at breast, floral symbol (lotus?) at nape of the neck / Two incuse squares flanking central rectangular incuse. Fischer-Bossert, Horses, Series I, 2o (dies H2/H1-H3 – this coin); Weidauer 138–9; ACGC 56; Konuk & Lorber fig. 7; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. III, 7; SNG Kayhan 714 (same punches); Traité pl. II, 24. A couple of edge splits, some roughness. Good VF. Well centered and struck for this difficult issue. Rare. ($5000) Ex Hess-Divo 329 (17 November 2015), lot 92 (hammer CHF 8000).

discoveries, though, the subsidiary symbols on the obverse, a flower (lotus?) and rosette, were either not clearly visible or missed by catalogers. Although the configuration and style of the reverse punches suggest a date contemporary to the lion staters of Miletos, the appearance of these symbols casts doubt on such an early chronology, as subsidiary symbols do not commonly appear on electrum until much later. Subsidiary symbols on electrum staters are more common on northwest Anatolian issues of the early 5th century BC. The most prominent examples are the various electrum staters typically given to the time of the Ionian Revolt (cf. ACGC 74), and the early issues at Lampsakos (cf. Kraay & Hirmer 727). A lotus symbol is also found as a subsidiary symbol on electrum staters that may have been issued in Thrace in the late 6th century (cf. Rosen 148–9). Another example is the recently discovered staters featuring a lion lying right with a lotus flower above (cf. Linzalone 1174), typically dated to the early 5th century. Interestingly, this issue has a similar configuration of reverse punches, though they have a more uniform appearance that suggests a date later than the present specimen. The closest parallel with the current stater issue, however, is a stater with a lion lying left with lotus flower above (cf. Rosen 245). The reverse of this issue also has a similar configuration of punches, but appears closer to our piece in style. Unfortunately, that issue is known from just one example, and its date of issue is unknown. Another factor to consider is the combination of rosette and lotus symbols. These two symbols frequently occur together, particularly on silver issues from cities in the region of northern Greece during the period that they were under Persian rule. Both the rosette and lotus are often found in Persian art. At Persepolis, rosettes of the same form as found on this stater adorn a chariot on the north face of the Apadana, they adorn the bridle of a bull fighting a lion, and frame the scene on the stairway façade of Palace H, and can be seen on parts of the façade of Palace G (now moved to Palace H). In Persian art, the rosette is often used to depict a lotus seen from above, and the same Palace G façade also features a column of lotus blossums above the rosettes. E. Herzfeld’s drawings from Persepolis often depict the lotus and rosette used in conjunction (see, e.g., Drawing, “Excavation of Persepolis [Iran]: Apadana, East Side, Ceremonial Staircases: Carvings of Palms,” 19051934, FSA A.6 05.0899, Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Smithsonian Institution). Thus, the rosette and lotus have long connections in Persian art, and are often found in conjunction. Their use is also attested in ancient Egyptian art, but the importation of the symbols on coins in Asia Minor are more likely a result of Persian influence.

379. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 550-525 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13.5mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Pegasos walking left / Two incuse squares. Fischer-Bossert, Horses, Series II, 4 (dies P4/P5-P6); Weidauer 149; Linzalone 1129; SNG Kayhan 1560. Light scratches. VF. Rare. ($1000)

This interesting issue of electrum staters has been known for some time. Noting the similarity of the reverse punches to electrum staters at Miletos with a couchant lion, Kraay suggested it may have been one of many issues from the early period at that city with this form of punch marks, perhaps the earliest, with the city using varying types before settling on a lion as its civic badge. Nevertheless, Kraay also noted that some issues with this form of punchmarking had been attributed to cities in Caria and Lydia, so the identification of the mint as Miletos was Untilspeculative.morerecent

It seems thus that this coin was issued after the Persians conquered western Asia Minor in the mid 6th century, but probably not much later, as the configuration and style of the reverse punches seem closely related to the early staters of Miletos. But what of the interpretation of the design? The rosette and lotus symbols are likely to be interpreted as one, rather than two separate images, simply depicting the flower from the side and above. Their meaning in Persian art is manifold: divinity, light, heaven, or royal authority are often suggested. More perplexing is the primary type, the forepart of a horse. Like the rosette and lotus, horse protomes are well known from Persepolis, particularly as capitals. In essence, the design in total, horse forepart with lotus and rosette, can be viewed as intrinsically Persian, and probably is symbolic of Persian authority.

380. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 550-525 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.58 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Bridled forepart of winged horse left / Incuse square. Fischer-Bossert, Horses, Series II, 21k (O21/P22 – this coin); Weidauer 143; Linzalone Ln1132 (same dies); Rosen 288 (same dies). Lightly toned. Good VF. Well centered. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Superior (3 December 1999), lot 1494. 379 380

381. ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 380-350 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 3.63 g, 6h). Ischima–, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora / Quadripartite incuse square, with striated quarters and thick bands; 5sc5ÂÅ on horizontal band. Mavrogordato 50; HGC 6, 1125. Toned, granular surfaces, minor porosity on obverse, weakly struckvv on reverse. Good VF. Rare magistrate. ($750)

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382. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 512 BC. AR Triobol (10.5mm, 1.63 g, 6h). Samian standard. Head of panther facing within pelleted square / Head of ox left in linear and pelleted border within incuse square. Barron p. 175, 1; HGC 6, 1194 corr. (incorrect page noted in Barron). Lightly toned, granular surfaces. VF. Very rare. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 227.

385. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.38 g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Confronted lion heads; [µ5Ò]åku[k] between / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVIII, 114–5; Kurth G15a; SNG Ashmolean 756. Scrape on obverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($3000)

386. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.75 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 89; Kurth G26; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. Light marks, scratch on reverse. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000) 383 384

384. LYDIA, Tralleis. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.61 g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Struck 155-145 BC. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents; maeander pattern to right. Kleiner & Noe Series 23, obv. die 51; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 13 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 3252 (same obv. die); Hunterian 2 (same obv. die). EF. Well centered and struck. ($500) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 956.

383. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 408/4-380/66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.97 g, 6h). Epikrates, son of Acheloio(s), magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; Eπ5˚rÅt˙s/ÅcE¬W5o in two lines above, laurel branch to left, sÅ below. Barron 157–8 var. (A80/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 6, 1218; BMC 135 (same obv. die); Pixodarus 18–21 (same obv. die). Deeply toned, some roughness and minor flan flaws, a few light scratches under tone. Good VF. Rare magistrate. ($3000)

393. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.41 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk –; Kurth S10; SNG Ashmolean 776–7 (Persian Period). Traces of find patina. Good VF. Well centered and excellent metal for issue. ($300) 390 391 392 393

391. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 1.65 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Good VF. Well centered on excellent metal. Choice for issue. ($500)

389. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.39 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; Kurth S1; SNG Ashmolean 760. Slight roughness and granularity, minor double strike. Good VF. ($2000)

390. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (15mm, 3.35 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; Kurth S5; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). Good VF. Good metal for issue. ($750)

388. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 10.70 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Regular issue. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 2; Kurth G53; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 2; Traité I 396; SNG Ashmolean 759; SNG von Aulock 2873–4; BMC 30; Boston MFA 2068–9; Gulbenkian 756. Underlying luster, a few light scrapes and scratches. Good VF. ($10,000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460 (29 January 2020), lot 256.

387. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.16 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Ephesos mint. Head of boar right / Incuse square. Hilbert, Bermerkungen 7 (A5/P6); Spier p. 332, 5 (A4/P2); Kurth G11 (same die and punch); SNG Kayhan 1011 (same die and punch); Linzalone 1084 (same die and punch). Scratches and marks. VF. Very rare. ($1000)

392. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twelfth Stater (8.5mm, 0.78 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 26–7; Kurth S8; SNG Ashmolean 775 (Persian Period). Underlying luster, slight granularity on reverse and edge. Good VF. Choice for issue. ($400)

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397. CARIA, Halikarnassos. Circa 220-180 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.18 g, 1h). Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Kithara; dw above, Q(o below. Göktürk, Hoard –; HN Online 573 and 2095 var. (letters on rev.); SNG Kayhan 767 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 4632617-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Rare. ($300)

395. CARIA, Halikarnassos. Circa 500-495 BC. AR Hekte (11mm, 2.06 g). Milesian standard. Head of ketos left / Incuse square with geometric pattern. Ashton & Konuk 51 (O40/P45); HN Online 213. Light iridescent tone. Choice EF. Excellent metal. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 325. Hecatomnus Plate Coin

396. CARIA, Halikarnassos. Circa 400-387 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 3.45 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / Eagle standing half-right, wings spread; olive spray to lower right; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 6a (A4/P6 – this coin, illustrated); HN Online 65; SNG Keckman 40 (same obv. die). Iridescent tone, some porosity. Good VF. High relief obverse. ($750)

From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (19 February 1998), lot 150; Berk BBS 97 (12 September 1997), lot 187; Berk BBS 82 (13 July 1994), lot 326; Classical Numismatic Group 28 (8 December 1993), lot 173. Likely ex Hecatomnus Hoard (CH V, 17; CH VIII, 96; and CH IX, 387).

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Morris (Phil Peck) Collection (Heritage 271920, 26 May 2019), lot 40035, purchased from Frank Sternberg.

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394. CARIA, Antioch ad Maeandrum. Early-Mid 1st century BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.11 g, 1h). Diotrephes, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Bull standing left, head facing; d5otrEf˙%/to tr5to@ in two lines in exergue; circular maeander pattern around. Thonemann Group A, 2e (O4/R8); HN Online 2068.9 (this coin). Lightly toned, traces of find patina, some marks. VF. Rare. ($1000) From the JTB Collection.

401. CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 450-430 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.47 g, 12h). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion and wreath / Baetyl(?), granulated patterns resembling birds on either side; all within incuse square. Konuk Period III, 85b (O29/R26) = Rosen 620 (this coin); HN Online 787. Toned, a little off center on obverse. Good VF. ($2000)

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398. CARIA, Iasos. Circa 250-190 BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 5.41 g, 12h). Persic standard. Aglaophon, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Boy holding on to dolphin swimming right; Å˝¬ÅofW@ below. Ashton, Pre-Imperial 2 var. (unlisted dies); HN Online –; SNG Keckman –. Lightly toned, hairline flan crack, a few light marks. Good VF. Extremely rare, this magistrate known on only one example, in the ANS (ANS 1977.158.406). Among the finest known drachms of this series. ($1500)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 248.

From the JTB Collection. Ex R.D. Frederick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 245, 1 December 2010), lot 170; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Münzen und Medaillen 72, 6 October 1987), lot 308; Myers FPL (May 1982), no. 71; Vinchon (25 April 1966), lot 220.

399. CARIA, Iasos. Circa 250-190 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Persic standard. Kydias, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Boy holding on to dolphin swimming right; ˚Ud5Ås below. Ashton, Pre-Imperial 14 (A8/P8) = SNG Keckman 57 (same dies); HN Online 579. Lightly toned, minor flan flaws. Good VF. Extremely rare, this magistrate known on only one example, in the Skopbank, Helsinki (= Keckman example). ($750)

400. CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 490-470 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.57 g, 2h). Winged female figure in kneelingrunning stance right, head left / Griffin standing left, raising forepaw, in dotted square within incuse square. Konuk Period I, 35 (O10/R13); HN Online 432. Iridescent tone. VF. Exceptional for issue. ($1000)

402. CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 450-430 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 11.49 g, 9h). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion in left hand and wreath in right / Baetyl(?), with “handles” at apex; ∂ (K in Carian) to upper left, pelleted fields at sides; all within incuse square. Konuk Period III, 90 (O33/R31); Konuk, Coin M24; Troxell, Winged 25 (same dies); HN Online 69; SNG Keckman 824 (same obv. die). Toned, light granularity, slightly weak strike in spots on obverse. Good VF. Perfectly centered. ($3000)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 73 (Spring 2019), no. 34; Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 844; Lanz 38 (24 November 1986), lot 341. 405 406

From the JTB Collection. Ex Künker 248 (14 March 2014), lot 7269; Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 188.

405. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 6.19 g, 6h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos, within incuse square. Cahn Series IV, 72 (V36/R53); HN Online 609; SNG Keckman 129 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 231 (same dies). Old cabinet toned, cleaning scratches, some roughness. VF. ($1000)

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403. CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 430-410 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 11.62 g, 12h). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion and [wreath] / Baetyl(?); ∂ (K in Carian) to upper left, grape bunches on vine at sides; all within circular incuse. Konuk Period IV, 98 (O40/R39); Konuk, Coin M25; HN Online 927. Deep iridescent tone, a few minor flan flaws. Good VF. ($2000)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Berk BBS 208 (5 September 2019), lot 233; Berk BBS 204 (18 July 2018), lot 96. Reportedly ex Phil Peck (Morris) Collection.

404. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 500 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11mm, 1.75 g, 7h). Head of lion right / Head of Aphrodite right; palmette to upper right, lotus flower to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Cahn Series I, 18 var. (V6/R–[unlisted rev. die]); HN Online 596 (same dies as illustration). Toned, slightly rough surfaces, die break at edge on reverse. Good VF. Very rare with floral symbols. ($500)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 15 (24 May 2020), lot 373 (hammer CHF 900).

From the JTB Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 102 (18 May 2016), lot 508; Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 496; Bowers & Ruddy FPL (Fall 1980), no. 41.

406. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.10 g, 8h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos, within incuse square. Cahn Series IV, 79 (V38/R54); HN Online 609; SNG Copenhagen 233 (same dies); Hirsch 1537 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, minor die wear on obverse. VF. ($1000)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Phil Peck (Morris) Collection (his envelope enclosed); Robert Myers FPL (February 1976), no. 26.

410. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 350-330/20 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.29 g, 1h). Autokrates, magistrate. Head of Aphrodite right / Forepart of lion right; ÅUto˚rÅt˙s above. Ashton, Late 84–123 var. (unlisted dies); HN Online 310. Deeply toned, trace deposits, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. ($1000)

407. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 6.20 g, 3h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos, within incuse square. Cahn Series IV, 83 (V39/R58); HN Online 666; SNG Copenhagen 240–1 (same dies); BMC 14 (same dies); Boston MFA 1985–6 (same dies); McClean 8473 (same dies); Pozzi 2585–6 (same dies); Weber 6470–1 (same dies). Toned, off center on obverse. Good VF. Fine style. ($1500)

411. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 210-185 BC. AR Didrachm (18.5mm, 5.72 g, 12h). Kleitophor, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Forepart of roaring lion right; grain ear to left, ˚¬E5tofW[r] below. Nordbø Series 13; HN Online 1088.2 (this coin, illustrated); SNG Copenhagen 323. Iridescent tone. Good VF. ($500)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Heritage 232043 (21 October 2020), lot 64083; Heritage 3042 (17 September 2015), lot 29098.

Ex Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.

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From the Otrera Collection. Ex Superior (7 December 1972), lot 193.

412. CARIA, Mylasa. Circa 520-490 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 10.95 g). Forepart of lion right / Incuse square divided by band. SNG Ashmolean 322–3; SNG Kayhan 930; HN Online 1380. Toned, slightly compact flan, some die wear, test cut on reverse. EF. Excellent metal for issue. ($1500)

409. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 449-411 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 6.16 g, 5h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right within incuse square. Cahn Series V, 86–91 var. (unlisted dies); HN Online 610. Toned, minor granularity. Good VF. Well centered. ($1500) From the Otrera Collection, purchased from ArtAncient, 16 December 2019.

408. CARIA, Knidos. Circa 449-411 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 6.21 g, 9h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos, within incuse square. Cahn Series V, 87 (V41/R59A); HN Online 610. Lightly toned, minor granularity. VF. Fine style. ($750)

From the JTB Collection. Ex Roma XX (29 October 2020), lot 247. 408 409

413. CARIA, Termera. Tymnes. Tyrant, 480-460 BC. AR Trite – Third Stater (15.5mm, 3.76 g, 5h). Satyr in runningkneeling position right / Head of roaring lion right within incuse square. Konuk, Influences, pl. XXIX, 21; HN Online 2168; BMC 1. Toned, granular surfaces. VF. Very rare. ($300)

416. CARIA, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.66 g, 3h). Gorgoneion with four wings in circular pattern around / Forepart of boar right within incuse square. SNG Ashmolean –; HN Online 2759.1 (this coin, illustrated); Numismatik Naumann 75, lot 250 (same dies). Toned, light granularity. VF. Very rare. ($500)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Morris (Phil Peck) Collection (Heritage 271920, 26 May 2019), lot 40032.

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 75 (15 October 2020), lot 282.

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From the Otrera Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 15 (24 May 2020), lot 379 (hammer CHF 900). Fine Style Apollo

414. CARIA, Uncertain (‘Mint G’). Orou. Local dynast, circa 450-400 BC. AR Quarter Stater (14.5mm, 2.95 g, 2h). Forepart of winged man-headed bull right / Head of female right in dotted square border within incuse square. Konuk, Orou 2.1; SNG von Aulock 1968 and 8473 (Uvug of Lycia); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 4301 (Uvug of Lycia). Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4632613-017, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. ($500)

417. SATRAPS of CARIA. Maussolos. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.14 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Struck circa 370-360 BC. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / ÂÅUssW¬¬o, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys in right hand and grounded scepter in left. Konuk, Identities 21; HN Online 228; Traité II 91; SNG Copenhagen 590; SNG Kayhan 1683; Boston MFA 1995. Lightly toned. EF. Fine style head of Apollo. ($5000) Ex Derek P. B. Warden Collection; Kirk Davis FPL 76 (ND), no. 22; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 550; Lanz 112 (25 November 2002), lot 223. 413 414

415. CARIA, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (11.5mm, 1.87 g, 4h). Gorgoneion with four wings in circular pattern around / Harpy flying right in dotted square within incuse square. SNG Ashmolean –; HN Online 2163.3 (this coin). Toned, light granularity. Good VF. Well struck. Very rare. ($500)

418. SATRAPS of CARIA. Maussolos. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 15.17 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Struck circa 370-360 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery around neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and scepter; small U between leg and scepter. Konuk, Identities 21; HN Online 1397; SNG Ashmolean 358; de Luynes 2910. Lightly toned. VF. Very rare control letter. ($2000)

From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Cederlind 142 (5 April 2007), lot 100. Fine Style

421. SATRAPS of CARIA. Pixodaros. Circa 341/0-336/5 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.91 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right; π5$odÅroU to right. Pixodarus 25h (A3/P11 – this coin); Konuk, Identities 30; HN Online 2216; SNG München 15 (same dies); Weber 6608 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6156139-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style. ($4000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 240; Künker 333 (16 March 2020), lot 823; Gasvoda Collection (Triton XXII, 9 January 2019) lot 270; CNG inventory 995859 (January 2015); Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 318; Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 656; Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 173; Peus 343 (26 April 1995), lot 150; Pixodarus Hoard (CH IX, 421).

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420. SATRAPS of CARIA. Hidrieus. Circa 351/0-344/3 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 0.91 g). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, [drapery around neck] / Stellate pattern. Konuk, Identities 26; HN Online 238. Toned, a hint of porosity on obverse. Good VF. ($300)

419. SATRAPS of CARIA. Hidrieus. Circa 351/0-344/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 15.16 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery around neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and inverted spear; small 5 behind waist. Konuk, Identities 28; HN Online 2208; Boston MFA 2000. Toned, light roughness. Good VF. ($1500)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 273 (19 November 2020), lot 203; Tuck Pittman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 84, 5 May 2010), lot 648.

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 276.

422. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.71 g). Phokaic standard. Crab / Incuse square. Stefanaki Series I, unlisted denomination; HN Online –; cf. HGC 6, 1295 (1/96th stater). Good VF. Well centered. Very rare in this denomination. ($500)

423. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.34 g). Phokaic standard. Crab / Incuse square. Stefanaki Series I, unlisted denomination; HN Online –; cf. HGC 6, 1295 (1/96th stater). Good VF. Well centered. Very rare in this denomination. ($500) 418 419 422 423

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429. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.75 g, 12h). Timotheos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; t5ÂoQEos above, term to left. Ashton 209; HN Online 396; HGC 6, 1439. Attractive iridescent tone, some die rust and a little die wear on obverse. Near EF. Well centered. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 176. 425 426 428 429

425. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Kamiros. Circa 480-460 BC. AR Third Stater(?) (13.5mm, 3.31 g). Fig leaf / Rough incuse square. HN Online 2627; HGC 6, –. Toned, rough surfaces. VF. Extremely rare, only one example noted in HN Online = Roma XXI, lot 239 (the sole example in CoinArchives). ($500)

424. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 170-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 14.35 g, 12h). Nikostratos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Asklepios standing right, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; @5˚o%trÅto% to left. Stefanaki Series XV, Issue 45, 1799–804 (same obv. die); Ingvaldsen 4–8 var. (O1/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 6, 1319; HN Online 2188. Toned, rough surfaces, some pitting on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, only seven examples known, four of which are in museums (Berlin [2], Hunterian, Winterthur), including two in CoinArchives. ($1500)

427. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 305-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.79 g, 12h). Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; thyrsos and EY to left. Ashton 159; HN Online 381; HGC 6, 1435. Lightly toned, minor lamination on obverse. EF. ($750) From the Weise Collection, purchased from Spink, 14 April 1999.

426. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Kamiros. Circa 480-460 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 1.29 g). Fig leaf / Rough incuse square. HN Online 776; HGC 6, 1387. Toned, light roughness. Good VF. Very rare. ($300)

428. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 275-250 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.77 g, 12h). Antipatros, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose, bud to right; Å@t5πÅtros above, grain ear to left. Ashton 186; HGC 6, 1437. Deeply toned, a little die rust on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. EF ($750)

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432. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 150-125 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.12 g, 12h). ‘Plinthophoric’ coinage. Thrasymenes, magistrate. Radiate head fo Helios right / Rose with bud to right; QrÅ%UÂE@˙% above; to left, rooster standing left; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian, Group C, 82; HN Online 171; HGC 6, 1459. Attractive iridescent tone, deposit on reverse. Superb EF. Well centered and struck. ($750)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 367; Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 414.

430. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.56 g, 12h). Ameinias, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; prow to left, ÅÂE5@5-Å% flanking stem. Ashton 212; HN Online 387; HGC 6, 1432. Toned, slightly off center on reverse. Near EF. ($1500)

431. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.85 g, 11h). Reduced standard. Ainetor, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; AINHTΩP above, butterfly to left. Ashton 282; HN Online 863; HGC 6, 1453. Beautiful iridescent tone, compact flan. EF ($500)

434. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes Early 1st century AD. AR Drachm (19mm, 12h). Cistophoric standard. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly left / Rose seen from above; grain ear below. Ashton & Weiss 34–6 var. (A9/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Online 912. In NGC encapsulation 5743828-113, graded Ch AU, brushed. ($400)

From the Otrera Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik 7 (24 October 2020), lot 1292; Leu FPL (Autumn 1998), no. 77.

433. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 88/42 BC-AD 14. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.10 g, 10h). Attic standard. Nikophon, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose seen from above; @5˚ofW@ above; below, owl standing right. Ashton & Weiss 189–91 (A51/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Online 914; HGC 6, 1456. Iridescent tone. EF. ($750) From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.

435. PHRYGIA, Laodikeia. Circa 133/88-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.20 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. Olympiodoros, son of Hermogenes, magistrate. Cista mystica, from which serpent emerges, within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; o¬UÂ∏5odWro%/ErÂo˝E@oU in two lines above, kerykeion to right. HGC 7, 724; SNG von Aulock 8407. Old collection tone, a hint of porosity, slightly off center on obverse. Good VF. ($300)

436. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Khinakha(?). Circa 440/30-400 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 9.96 g). Pegasos flying left; pellet below; all on raised round shield / Triskeles with central pellet in pelleted circle within circular incuse. Müseler IV, 76–7 var. (monogram, not pellet); cf. Falghera 73 (no pellet on obv., rev. type within square incuse); SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; SNG von Aulock 4089. Old collection tone, minor flan flaws, some die wear on obverse. Good VF. ($500) From the D.K. Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 257 (15 October 2018), lot 490; Gorny & Mosch 129 (8 March 2004), lot 166.

From the North River Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 683. 435 436

437. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 7.46 g, 6h). Wehñte (Phellos) mint. Head of Aphrodite left, hair in band and tied in bun at the back; c/m: uncertain geometric design within incuse square / Owl standing left, head facing; efrgE [VfCxt] (xerẽi wehñt in Lycian) at sides; all within incuse square. Müseler VI, 1 (same dies); otherwise, unpublished. Find patina. Good VF. Extremely rare, apparently only the Müseler coin (Roma VII, lot 709 [erroneously attributed to Teththiweibi]) published; none in CoinArchives. ($10,000)

Ex Kleinkunst Collection (Leu Numismatik 6, 23 October 2020), lot 218.

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438. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 8.55 g, 12h). Telmessos mint. Helmeted head of Athena right; between neck guard and crest, t above j (TE in Lycian) / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; efrgE (KHERÊI in Lycian) before, [tf]¬f∫fCECf ([TE]LEBEHIHE in Lycian) behind; all within incuse square. Mørkholm & Zahle II 52 var. = SNG Copenhagen Supp. 451 var. (letters on obv.); Müseler VI, 62 (same dies); Falghera –; Reuter –; SNG von Aulock 4198 var. (same); Sunrise 79 (same dies). Iridescent tone. Near EF. Struck from an early die state on the obverse, rare in this condition. ($2000)

From the Bes Collection.

Second Known

440. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Third Stater (19mm, 2.84 g). Limyra mint(?). Lion scalp facing / Triskeles within incuse circle. Müseler VIII, 47–51; Falghera 217; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 4255. Lightly toned. Near EF. ($300) From the D.K. Collection. Enigmatic Obverse Legend

441. PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 10.91 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; V@ between, ÂE@Et¨s E¬¨fÅ in exergue / Slinger in throwing stance right; EstVEd55Us to left, counterclockwise triskeles to right; all within dotted square border. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 97-8; SNG von Aulock 4568 (same obv. die); Arslan & Lightfoot 92 (same dies); Izmir 195 (same obv. die). Attractively iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, some die wear on obverse, some flatness of strike and trace deposits on reverse. EF ($1000) Ex I. Vecchi 2 (12 September 1996), lot 504. As renderings of athleticism and action, the coins of Aspendos have seldom been matched. Aspendos was a colony of Argos located at the southern coast of Asia Minor on the navigable Eurymedon river, which made it an important emporium and naval base. Its famous wrestler coinage commences circa 410 BC. Wrestling was one of the premier events of Greek sports, practiced at the Olympic Games and at gymnasia throughout the ancient world. Poses of the wrestlers vary greatly. Sometimes, as here, they grasp each other’s arms; in other cases one tries to punch or trip the other. This specimen is notable for the tiny inscription below the wrestlers, which seems to spell out two complete names. They could represent mint magistrates; however, one 19th century scholar postulated that they referred to the wrestlers, naming one as Menetos (”Stalwart”) and the other as Elypsas (”Slippery”).

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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 9.87 g, 11h). Struck circa 380-375 BC. Head of Perikles facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting attitude right, holding sword aloft in right hand, shield on left arm; triskeles to lower right, πjr[E]-˚¬j (PER[I]-KLE in Lycian) around; all within shallow incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 25 (dies 15/20); Podalia 419–25 (A2/P6); Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 478 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 4253 (same obv. die). Attractively toned. Good VF. ($5000) From the JTB Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 303 (hammer $9,000).

The portraits on coins in the later Lycian series are among the finest of the Classical period. Among the earliest to attempt depictions of their rulers on coinage, the Lycians’ first portraits in the later 5th century BC were innovative, but static, idealized forms lacking individual characterization. Over the next half-century, however, the style progressed significantly toward realism, culminating in the issues of the dynasts Mithrapata and Perikles in the early-mid 4th century BC. The coins of Mithrapata came first, depicting on their reverse the profile portrait of a man with distinctive elderly features. Through the relative chronology established in L. Mildenberg’s die study, one can even see the portrait become more aged as time progressed, reflecting the realism that had been captured in these issues. The coins of Perikles, Mithrapata’s successor, continue this trend, but also have two innovations that set them at the pinnacle of classical portraiture. First, the portrait is moved to the obverse of the coin, emphasizing the importance of the individual. Second, and most prominently, the portrait is not in the traditional profile, but in a dramatic facing state. Obviously influenced by Kimon’s facing Arethusa-head coinage at Syracuse, these depict Perikles looking out fvrom the surface of the coin with a serene countenance and his hair flowing around him as if blown by the wind. This depiction captures the essence of the earlier idealized portraits, conveying to the viewer a sense that Perikles was more than a mere man, but retaining the realism in its individualized features. Interestingly, both Mithrapata and Perikles are depicted without any sort of satrapal headgear, which was always included in earlier Lycian portraits, perhaps indicating that they had declared their independence from the Persian king. Unfortunately, these astonishing developments in portraiture came to an abrupt end in Lycia when Maussollos of Caria invaded the region circa 360 BC.

445. CILICIA, Issos. Balakros. Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.88 g, 7h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left; below throne, o above strut, 5 below / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; to upper right, turreted head of Tyche left. Casabonne Series 2, dies D12/ R7 (this coin referenced); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 178 (this coin). Iridescent tone, die wear on obverse. EF. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 375. 447. CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 440-390 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 11.23 g, 9h). Winged male figure advancing right, holding solar disk with both hands / Swan standing left; ÂÅr above, d to left; all within incuse square. Cf. Casabonne Type 2; CNG E-432, lot 88 (same dies); Roma XVI, lot 323 (same dies); otherwise unpublished. Iridescent tone. Good VF. Well centered and struck. Very rare. ($1500) From the JTB Collection. Ex Roma XX (29 October 2020), lot 264. 445 446

442. PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.92 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; @V between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all within dotted square. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 101; SNG Copenhagen 232. Iridescent tone. EF. ($1000)

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From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 97.

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From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 879; Künker 133 (11 October 2007), lot 8205.

443. PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.82 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 15 (207/6 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; 5E (date) in left field. Colin Series 0, Em. 15, dies 2/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 2927; DCA 314. Lightly toned, double struck on reverse. EF. ($500)

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From the North River Collection, purchased from Barry Murphy (inventory no. 16463). Ex I. Vecchi 13 (4 September 1998), lot 418.

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 97 (11 October 1990), lot 463.

444. PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 360-333 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.55 g, 12h). Athena Parthenos standing left, holding shield and spear, and extending hand; to left, Nike flying right, crowning her, above pomegranate; p (Pamphylian psi) to right / Apollo standing left, holding branch and sacrificing out of phiale over altar to left; p (Pamphylian psi) between phiale and altar. Cf. Atlan Group IX, 132; SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; Brindley Collection 120; CNG 94, lot 668; Gorny & Mosch 117, lot 310. Toned. Good VF. Well centered and struck, excellent metal. Very rare with these control letters. ($1500)

446. CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.66 g, 12h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right; t below / Goat kneeling right, head left; Ċ above. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis Series IV, unlisted variety; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; BMC 22 (same obv. die). Deep iridescent tone. EF. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000)

448. CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 400-385/4 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.67 g, 1h). Head of Aphrodite right / Laureate head of Dionysos right. Cf. Göktürk 1; SNG BN 14 var. (ethnic); SNG Levante 3 var. (same). Deep iridescent tone. Near EF. ($300)

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 337.

450. CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.56 g, 8h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter / Helmeted and bearded male head (Ares?) left. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2; SNG BN 252 (same rev. die); SNG Levante 71–2. Toned, underlying luster, minor die wear, some light scratches in margins. Superb EF. ($1500)

452. CILICIA, Tarsos. Balakros. Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.84 g, 8h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left, ∫ and ivy leaf to right, t below throne / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Casabonne Series 2; SNG BN 369 (same rev. die); SNG Levante –. Lightly brushed, a little off center on obverse, traces of find patina on reverse. EF. ($750)

449. CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.54 g, 11h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Head of Arethusa facing slightly left / Helmeted and bearded male head (Ares?) left. Casabonne Series 3; Moysey Issue 3, 27a–c (same obv. die); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5920–1. Dark iridescent toning, slight die wear on obverse. Near EF. ($2000)

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From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 562.

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From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 975.

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 104; Numismatic Fine Arts X (17 September 1981), lot 217.

451. CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 10.82 g, 6h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter; tr (Aramaic TR) to lower left, M (Aramaic M) below throne / Lion attacking bull left; å below. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 106. Lustrous, slight die shift, light scratches, and flan flaw on reverse. Superb EF. ($1500)

453. CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 7h). Head of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / Head of female facing slightly right, with serpent-like locks above and below. Unpublished in the standard references. In NGC encapsulation 5745593-004, graded AU★. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Heritage 232019 (6 May 2020), lot 61111. 454. CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (9.5mm, 0.78 g, 9h). Female head (Arethousa?) facing slightly left, wearing single-pendant earrings and necklace with pendants / Facing head of Bes. Göktürk 44; SNG BN 486; SNG Levante 233. Toned. Good VF. Wonderful head of Bes. ($300) From the Jim Gilman Collection. Ex Cederlind 153 (16 December 2009), lot 107. Extremely Rare Issue 455. ISLANDS off CILICIA, Elaioussa Sebaste. Antiochos IV of Commagene. AD 38-72. Æ Tetrachalkon (21mm, 6.55 g, 11h). Diademed and draped bust right / Male figure, nude but for drapery over arm, standing left on prow, holding aphlaston and scepter. Kovacs 280; RPC I 3721; AC 212; SNG Levante 842. Attractive green patina with spots of brown, slightly off center. Good VF. Exquisite style. Extremely rare, only three cited by RPC, Kovacs estimates fewer than ten known. ($1000) 456. ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Obol(?) (10mm, 0.53 g, 12h). Head of horse left / Bird stepping right; hook-like symbol above (tamgha?), P to right. Unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, double struck on obverse, minor die wear on reverse. VF. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 13 (15 August 2020), lot 394.

457. ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (7.5mm, 0.32 g, 6h). Bearded head facing, wearing kalathos; Aramaic letters(?) to upper left / Sphinx seated left, wearing kalathos, raising forepaw. Troxell & Kagan 20 var. (obv. type); SNG Keckman II 792. Toned, earthen deposits. Good VF. ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 12 (30 May 2020), lot 516.

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458. ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.18 g, 10h). Forepart of boar right / Lion(?) standing left; uncertain letter or symbol above; all in pelleted square within incuse square. CNG E-344, lot 426; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Lightly toned, trace deposits. Good VF. Very rare. ($400) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 15 (24 May 2020), lot 426.

461. KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.18 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; star to inner left, d-˙ across field, Â on rock; all within wreath. SCADA Group 11, dies A65/P15; Kovacs 76.3 (same obv. die as illustration); M&D 31; CAA 29 var. (no star); AC 36 (same obv. die as illustration). A little off center and die break in field on obverse, double struck on reverse. VF. ($1000)

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459. ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 2nd-1st centuries BC. AR Unit (11.5mm, 1.57 g, 12h). Lily; pelleted circle border

/ Uncertain object (possibly a wine flask, a musical instrument, or a gourd used as a rattle in rituals) within wreath of lily blossoms. NAC 124, lot 243 = Nomos 5, lot 206 (Cilicia or Judaea); otherwise, unpublished. Lightly toned, minor roughness, some scratches under tone. VF. Apparently the second known. ($2000)

460. KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.39 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; [M on rock], small Q in right field; all within wreath. SCADA Group 2, dies A16/P1; Kovacs 74.2; M&D 1; CAA 19; AC 30. Toned, minor flan flaws on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. ($1000)

462. CYRRHESTICA, Bambyke–Manbog. Abdhadad. Circa 340-335 BC. AR Didrachm or Shekel (20mm, 7.95 g, 2h). Head of female facing, wearing headdress; [crescent and annulet to left]; h†`R†` (Atarateh in Aramaic) to right / Priest standing left, raising hand and holding object over incense-burner to left; DDhDb` (Abdhadad in Aramaic) to right; all within distyle temple. Andrade Series 5, 33–4 var. (O2/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 1343. Toned, light roughness, some scratches, a little off center on obverse. VF. Extremely rare, only seven noted by Andrade (including the only example in CoinArchives). ($1000)

463. SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Laodikeia. 78/7-16/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.14 g, 12h). Dated CY 24 (58/7 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; d˚ (date) to inner left; D below throne, ˚Å in exergue; all within wreath. Mørkholm, Autonomous 14a (obv. die 22); HGC 9, 1398; DCA 558. Lightly toned, minor scratches on obverse. Good VF. ($500) 462 463

467. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.48 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint II. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, holding spear and shield, in quadriga of elephants right; anchor above, pentagram to left, Q above elephants. SC 130.36c; ESM –; HGC 9, 18a. Some porosity and light roughness. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($750)

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468. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.16 g, 3h). Contemporary imitation of Seleukeia on the Tigris II mint issue. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, holding spear and shield, in quadriga of elephants right; anchor above, pseudo-control marks to right and in exergue. For prototype: cf. SC 130; cf. HGC 9, 18a. Lightly toned, minor scratch on reverse. Good VF. High quality eastern imitation. ($750) 466 467

464. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.10 g, 5h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Seleukeia in Pieria mint. Struck circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Ç in left field, ˚r below throne. SC 29.1b; Le Rider, Antioche 24 (A3/ P10); HGC 9, 16d. Underlying luster, traces of find patina. EF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 994.

465. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Quarter Stater – Half Shekel (14mm, 3.84 g, 5h). Babylon II mint. Struck 311-305 BC. Baal seated left, holding scepter / Lion walking left, head right; anchor above. SC 89a; HGC 9, 69. Toned, some scratches under tone on obverse. Good VF. ($500)

466. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.03 g, 4h). Seleukeia on the Tigris I Mint. Struck circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; á in left field, 6 below throne. SC 117.1c; HGC 9, 12i. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 5771749-014, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500) Ex Edward H. Merrin Collection (noted on NGC ticket).

119 469. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.15 g, 2h). Susa mint. Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E¬EU˚oU, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; År to lower left, Z in lower middle field. SC 173.15; ESMS Tr.106 var. (A63/P–[unlisted rev. die]); Marest-Caffey Group 1.11, 178–80 (A25/P– [unlisted rev. die]); ESM –; HGC 9, 20; Triton XXIII, lot 460 (same dies). Patches of find patina, some deposits. Superb EF. Well struck from fresh dies. ($7500) From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from NBJ Numismatics 1 September 2018.

The Trophy coinage of Susa began circa 300 BC, in the aftermath of the pivotal Battle of Ipsos, ending the Fourth Diadoch War, which saw the final defeat of Seleukos’ most formidable enemy, Antigonos I Monophthalmos, whose power in Asia Minor posed the greatest threat to the nascent Seleukid empire. Traditionally, this coinage was thought to have begun slightly earlier, marking the successful end of Seleukos’ Indian campaign in 305 BC, but a recent analysis of the iconography recognized that the details of the trophy indicated that a Macedonian enemy was defeated; the star on the shield was an Argead device, which clearly identifies the vanquished opponent as the Antigonid enemy that fell at Ipsos (see P. Iossif, “Les monnaies de Suse frappées par Séleucos Ier: Une nouvelle approche” in QT XXXIII [2004], pp. 249–71).

The portrait on the obverse has long been the subject of debate, with numismatists identifying him as Dionysos, Alexander, or Seleukos. The arguments for each identification have merit, and indeed they are probably all correct; the image is an assimilation of all three into a singular portrait, as Iossif argues. In contrast to the reverse, which relates to the western victory of Seleukos, the obverse portrait relates to Seleukos’ eastern victory and ties his mythology to that of both Dionysos, the first conqueror of India, and Alexander, the second conqueror of India. Thus, this issue celebrates the totality of Seleukos’ victories in the east and west, solidifying his new empire, and also further establishes his dynastic heritage by tying his exploits to that of the great conqueror, Alexander, in an effort to legitimize Seleukos’ right to rule over these vast lands.

Published by Marest-Caffey 470. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.21 g, 10h). Susa mint. Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, holding wreath that she places on trophy to right; Â to lower left, Boeotian shield in lower middle field. SC 174.7; ESMS S-36; Marest-Caffey Group 2.6, dies A18/R22, 241 (this coin); HGC 9, 34. Toned, some find patina. Good VF. ($1500) From the Weise Collection. Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005) lot 193. 471. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.48 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ò to inner left. SC 435.1; SMAK A1SA var. (unlisted dies); ESM 695; HGC 9, 122. Slight die wear. EF. ($7500)

474. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.86 g, 12h). Lysimacheia mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, head of lion right above bow, v below; to outer right, ä above unclear monogram. SC 481 var. (unlisted with lower right and left monograms, but obv. die linked to 481); Le Rider, Lysimachie, dies D1/R– (unlisted rev. die with these monograms); HGC 9, 236a. Minor field marks and some light roughness, small stain at edge on obverse. VF. ($500)

Referenced by SC and WSM – Pedigreed to 1935

475. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.06 g, 12h). Myrina mint. Diademed head right / Herakles, holding club set on ground, seated left on rock draped with lion’s skin; amphora to outer left, ÷ to lower right. SC 500.1a; HGC 9, 241b. Toned. VF. Rare mint. ($500)

From the MNL Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. (inventory cc81726).

From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 276 (21 March 2012), lot 209. 474 475

473. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.93 g, 1h). Uncertain mint 26, in Baktria. Diademed and horned head of the deified Seleukos I right / Horned and bridled head of horse right, with flame-like forelock; * to right, ~ in exergue. SC 472.2 (this coin referenced); WSM 788α (this coin); HGC 9, 135. Toned, trace deposits, minor roughness. Good VF. Very rare. ($1500) From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 368 (25 April 2001), lot 272; Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 270; M. Ratto 11 (16 May 1935), lot 51.

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472. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.99 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 271-266 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ò to inner left. SC 438.1a; SMAK A1TA-32 (A10/P23); HGC 9, 128i. Toned, trace earthen deposits, some die rust and die break on obverse. VF. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Klassische Münzen, August 2016.

478. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.94 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; q to outer left, 8 to outer right. SC 587.1c; ESM –; HGC 9, 236g. Lightly toned, a few light marks. VF. Attractive portrait. ($750) Ex Numismatik Naumann 71 (4 November 2018), lot 272.

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481. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.82 g, 12h). Smyrna mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to outer left, , above P. SC 649.3 (this coin referenced); CSE 540 (this coin); HGC 9, 303d. Dark gray tone with slight iridescence, small chip at edge on reverse. Good VF. Rare. ($500)

From the MNL Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear inventory KCR056 (January 2010); W.B. and R.E. Montgomery Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection; J. Schulman FPL 207 (October 1976), no. 36. 476 477 478 479 480 481

480. SELEUKID EMPIRE. “Antiochos Soter”. Circa 246-244 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.90 g). ΔEΛmonogram mint, associated with Antioch. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. SC 641; HGC 9, 295. A few marks. VF. ($500)

476. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.03 g, 12h). Ephesos(?) mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; n to outer left, star in exergue. SC 543.4; HGC 9, 239. Toned, light marks and scratches. VF. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 362 (28 October 2015), lot 202; Gemini XI (12 January 2014), lot 212.

From the MNL Collection. Ex Montgomery and Houghton Collections

479. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.89 g, 11h). Uncertain mint in Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / Herakles, holding club set on ground, seated left on rock draped with lion’s skin; uncertain monogram in exergue. Cf. HGC 9, 238 (for type); otherwise, unpublished. Minor flan flaws, scattered light marks, die break on obverse. VF. ($400) From the MNL Collection. The style of the obverse and reverse is similar to a variety of issues struck at mints in Mesopotamia during the reign of Antiochos II, but no die match to any of them is presently known.

477. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.93 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; [control mark in exergue]. SC 571.6; Le Rider, Antioche, dies A6/P36, 73 = WSM 975 = BMC 6 (same dies); HGC 9, 238o. Lightly toned, a little off center and trace deposits on reverse. Good VF. High relief portrait. Very rare issue, only one example noted by Le Rider (in the BM), none in CoinArchives, nor SCO. ($750)

482. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.59 g, 5h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; _ to inner left, Ç to outer right. SC 764.1 corr. (inner left monogram); Miller Series II, Group 4, 39–41 (obv. die A10); HGC 9, 303jj. Toned, a few metal flaws. Good VF. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Berk BBS 175 (7 July 2011), lot 160.

483. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.50 g, 6h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / [∫Å]%5¬EW% %E¬EU˚oU, Apollo, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; é above arm; below arm, ‘ above forepart of horse grazing left. SC 806A var. (lower monogram); HGC 9, –. See SC 807b for the tetradrachm with these control marks. Even light roughness with tiny marks (waterworn surfaces), edge bruises. VF. Extremely rare gold issue for Seleukos II, and an unpublished variety. ($5000)

484. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.84 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation of an Abydos mint issue. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; long torch to inner left; in exergue, y and eagle standing left. SC 844b; Houghton, Lampsacus, dies A3/P– (unlisted rev. die); WSM 1558ε (same obv. die); HGC 9, 405. Toned, light marks. Good VF. Well centered and struck. ($1000)

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New Stater Issue

485. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.76 g, 11h). Lysimacheia mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; A and , in exergue. SC 857 var. (monograms, but same obv. die as illustration); CSE 675 var. (same; same obv. die); HGC 9, 399d. Toned, light scratches and scrapes under tone, minor die rust on obverse. Good VF. Unpublished variety of a very rare issue. ($5000)

486. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.03 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ∑ to outer left, © to outer right. SC 921.1; Le Rider, Antioche, obv. die A3; HGC 9, 414c; Sunrise 189 (this coin). Iridescent tone, light deposits. EF. ($2000)

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex MNL Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 294; Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 540.

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From the North River Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 145; Freeman & Sear 10 (11 February 2004), lot 221. 487. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.06 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; İ to outer left, © to outer right. SC 921 var. (control mark, obv. die linked to 921.4); Le Rider, Antioche p. 105, Annexe 2, 1–8 var. (control marks; obv. die A1); HGC 9, 414c. Small graffito in field on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, unpublished with these control marks. ($500)

From the MNL Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. (inventory cc80035).

488. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.85 g, 11h). Uncertain Mint 51, in northern Syria or Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; É to outer left, [Ø to outer right]. SC 934; Le Rider, Antioche, p. 108, dies A3/P10 = WSM 1182 = Babylon, Rois 300 = de Luynes 3291 (same dies); HGC 9, 414g. Toned, a couple of light scratches on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, only one example recorded in SC (the de Luynes example), one additional in CoinArchives (CNG E-102, lot 33). ($750) 487 488

New Elephant Drachm Issue

489. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.13 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. Struck circa 223-211 BC. Diademed head right (Type Aii) / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ò to outer left, A to outer right. SC 1025c; HGC 9, 447r. Lightly toned, minor scratch in field on reverse. Near EF. Well centered. ($500)

491. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Struck circa 197-192/0 BC. Diademed head right (Type D) / Elephant standing right; no control marks. SC 1068 var. (Type E portrait); Houghton, Elephants, –; HGC 9, 453b. Lightly toned, small edge chip on reverse. Good VF. Unpublished with this portrait type. ($300)

Previously, the elephant drachms were known to have been struck with portrait types Aii (SC 1065–6), B (SC 1068), and E (SC 1136). This is the first example known with portrait Type D.

492. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.27 g, 3h). Ekbatana mint. Struck 220-187 BC. Diademed head right (Type Ai) / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, O above head of horse left; º to outer right. SC 1230b; HGC 9, 447ss; D.H. Cox, “Gordion Hoards III, IV, V and VII” in MN XII, 98 (same obv. die). Minor die wear, small mark on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

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490. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Apameia on the Orontes mint(?). Struck circa 219-211 BC. Diademed head right (Type Aii) / Elephant standing right; C to right. SC 1065.6; Houghton, Elephants, Type B, obv. die a1; HGC 9, 453a. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($300)

493. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.11 g, 12h). “Rose” mint (Edessa?). Struck circa 213-211 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; rose to outer left, Õ to outer right. SC 1121.2b; ESM 394, die A2/P9; HGC 9, 447bb; ANS inv. 1944.100.73397 (same dies). Lightly toned, minor marks. Good VF. Rare. ($500)

From the MNL Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc80109; 2012 Commerce Hoard.

The monogram on this issue varies slightly in appearance, with some appearing to have a P-Ω combination, while others, as here, appear more like a P-Δ. 492 493

496. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV. 175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; tripod to outer left, , in exergue. SC 1369f; Le Rider, Antioche, dies A1/P19, 34 = CSE 96 (this coin, illustrated in both); HGC 9, 610b. Toned, double struck, a little off center on obverse. VF. Very rare, one of only six noted by Le Rider, two additional in CoinArchives. ($2000)

494. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.85 g, 11h). Contemporary imitation from an uncertain eastern mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; uncertain monogram to outer left; to outer right, uncertain control mark above n. For prototype, cf. HGC 9, 447. Lightly toned, die break on obverse. VF. Interesting imitation. ($500)

From the MNL Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 28 January 2011. Ex Houghton Collection – Le Rider and CSE Plate Coin

495. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos IV Philopator. 187-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Uncertain “Wreath” mint, probably Damaskos. Diademed head right; wreath to left / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; [ in exergue. SC 1329.2b; Mørkholm, Monnayage 7, dies A5b/R– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 580g; CSE 906 (same obv. die). Toned, slight die wear. Near EF. Very rare. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear (inventory G158). Ex Dr. George C. Brauer Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale, 12 October 1988), lot 439; Arthur Houghton Collection.

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The heads of Zeus on these tetradrachms are of two types, one of them sharp featured and slightly archaizing, the other, as here, softer and apparently with the features of Antiochos himself. A number of scholars have taken this as evidence that Antiochos identified himself with Zeus. However, Mørkholm (pp. 58-61), followed by Houghton (JPGMJ 10, p. 157), argues that the resemblance is the result of the tastes or habits of the engravers. Mørkholm furthermore contends that the resemblance of the Apollo heads as well disqualifies the notion of a divine identification. But this is to overlook the essentially syncretic nature of divine kingship, as is symbolized iconographically by coin portraits of Ptolemy III with attributes of three gods. In this context it should also be recalled that Antiochos IV introduced the radiate diadem to Seleukid coinage, a symbol of royal apotheosis that alludes to Helios, and added ΕΠΙΦΑΝΗΣ, (God Manifest), to his royal titles.

500. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Second series, circa 173/2-169/8 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. SC 1403; Le Rider, Antioche, dies A2/P5; HGC 9, 626. Thin flan crack, light scratches, tiny deposit on reverse. Good VF. Rare. ($500)

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497. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV. 175 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.23 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; tripod to outer left, J in exergue. SC 1370; Le Rider, Antioche, dies A1/P1; HGC 9, 611. Lightly toned, minor marks. VF. Rare. ($2000)

499. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.66 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Second series, circa 173/2-169/8 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; J in exergue. SC 1396a; Le Rider, Antioche, obv. die A6; HGC 9, 619. Deep iridescent tone, minor deposits. Good VF. ($500) From the D.K. Collection.

Celebrating Victory Over Egypt

498. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.21 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck 168-164 BC. Bearded head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@ t5ocoU QEoU E∏5fÅ@oU% @5˚EforoU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1398; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIA, 266–71 var. (dies A22/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Mørkholm Series III, 14, dies A23/P– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 620a; Boston MFA 2165 (same obv. die); Dewing 2558 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 1039 (same obv. die); de Luynes 3313 (same obv. die). Toned, a little porosity, some light scratches, small area of weak strike on reverse. Good VF. ($3000) Newell (SMA, p. 30) identifies the tetradrachms with the head of Zeus on the obverse as a special issue for the festival of Daphne. His theory depends heavily on the story that Antiochos IV erected a copy of the celebrated Phidian cult statue at Olympia within the temple of Apollo at Daphne. But this story is now in disrepute (see Lacroix, BCH LVVIII, pp. 165-6). More recent scholarship suggests that this special issue, which introduces to his coinage the epithet NIKHΦOPOΣ (Bearer of Victory), was struck to commemorate Antiochos’ victorious return to Antioch following the conclusion of his second Egyptian campaign.

503. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Timarchos. Usurper, 164-161 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.03 g, 7h). Ekbatana mint(?). Diademed head right; no border / [∫Å%]5¬E[W%] t5ÂÅrcoU, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in right hand, left hand placed on grounded bow to right, seated left on omphalos; no control marks visible; pellet border. ECH 22 (this coin); otherwise, unpublished. Lightly toned, minor die break on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. Excellent metal. Unique. ($5000) Ex Eastern Campaigns Hoard (publication forthcoming).

504. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.40 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck 162-155/4 BC. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; E5 oriented downward in exergue. SC 1638.2e var. (orientation of control); SMA 94 var. (same); HGC 9, 795f. Toned, a few die breaks and some light roughness on obverse. Good VF. ($500)

505. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.78 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 161 (152/1 BC). Diademed head right within laurel wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; to outer left, , above J; Å$r (date) in exergue. SC 1641.6a; HGC 9, 798; DCA 109. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($500)

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502. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.01 g, 11h). Antioch on the Persian Gulf mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; O to outer left, unclear monogram to outer right. SC 1524.1 var. (outer right monogram); Mørkholm, Seleucid, –; HGC 9, 615j. Toned, scratches and die breaks on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. An unpublished variety. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triskeles 9 (24 October 2013), lot 35. Unique

501. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.11 g, 1h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Third series, circa 167-164 BC. Diademed head right; J to left / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; palm frond to outer left, Å˝ in exergue. SC 1476.1b; Mørkholm 7, obv. die A6; HGC 9, 620c. Toned, a few minor scratches in field on obverse. Good VF. ($750)

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508. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Phoenician standard. Tyre mint. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); to right, ?ΞP (date) above ◊. SC 1835.5a; HGC 9, 883; DCA 123. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Superb EF. ($1000) Ex Roma XIX (26 Match 2020), lot 606; Gorny & Mosch 265 (14 October 2019), lot 493.

509. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.8mm, 16.41 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 150-145 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; fragments of erased monogram in exergue. SC 1858.2; HGC 9, 875f. Artificially toned, some light marks and scratches. Near EF. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Heritage 231723 (8 June 2017), lot 62033.

506. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.09 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 164 (149/8 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left; î to inner left, d$r (date) and 8 in exergue. SC 1782.3d; SMA 145; HGC 9, 875a; DCA 118. Toned, some die breaks on obverse. EF. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from D. F. Grotjohann, 23 April 2010.

507. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.01 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond behind; to left, club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); to right, ˝$r (date) above Å1. SC 1835.2c; HGC 9, 883; DCA 123. Lightly toned, some minor porosity. EF. ($750) Ex Grand Haven Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 760, purchased from Civitas Galleries.

512. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.18 g, 1h). Phoenician standard. Sidon mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left; palm frond over far shoulder; to left, ˙$r (date) above w; to right, s5dW above aphlaston. SC 1954.2b; HGC 9, 969; DCA 152. Iridescent tone, tiny die breaks, light scuff on obverse. EF. ($500) From the North River Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, January 2000.

513. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.20 g, 2h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 8 between legs, or (date) and %t[Å] in exergue. SC 2002.2g; SMA –; HGC 9, 1036a; DCA 182. Traces of find patina on reverse. Choice EF. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, 19 August 2016.

From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 456 456.

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510. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.44 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; palm frond to outer left, , to inner left, z$r (date) and = in exergue. SC 1906.5d; SMA 201 corr. (monogram); HGC 9, 957d; DCA 146. Tiny deposit on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Choice EF. ($1500)

511. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.63 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; , to inner left, ™ between legs, ˙$r (date) in exergue. SC 1907.1c; HGC 9, 957d; DCA 146. Lightly toned, a small spot of green verdigris in field on reverse. EF. ($750) Ex Father & Son Collection; Northern California Collection (Heritage 3061, 7 January 2018), lot 29258, purchased from Frank Kovacs, late 1990s.

514. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Tryphon. Circa 142-138 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.81 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat’s horn above visor; caps of the Dioskouroi to inner left. SC 2034.2d; HGC 9, 1055. Glossy dark green surfaces. EF. An exceptional example, well centered and struck. ($500)

516. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.26 g, 12h). Phoenician standard. Tyre mint. Dated SE 183 (130/29 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow right; palm frond in background; to left, õ above club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); to right, &† above ˝∏r (date); > between legs. SC 2109.11b; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198. Lightly toned, some die wear on obverse. Near EF. ($500)

518. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.38 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 184 (129/8 BC). Diademed and bearded head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Œ below throne, d∏r (date) in exergue. SC 2181.2a; Schwei Group 2, 17–25 var. (A4/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 1116d; DCA 223. Iridescent tone, trace deposits on reverse. Good VF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. The two reigns of Demetrios II were separated by nine years spent in comfortable Parthian captivity, during which he grew a long beard, as seen on this tetradrachm of Damaskos. That, along with his marriage to the Parthian princess Rhodogune and the exotic eastern habits he had adopted, led many of his Greek subjects to suspect him of being, in modern parlance, a “Parthian Candidate” with a secret agenda to hand over Syria. Faced with multiple crises, his few supporters quickly abandoned him and he was deposed and summarily executed four years into his second reign. 516 517

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515. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 14.29 g, 12h). Phoenician standard. Tyre mint. Dated SE 177 (136/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow right; palm frond in background; to left, õ above club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); to right, &† above zor (date); > between legs. SC 2109.5a; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198. Lustrous. EF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 677.

517. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.06 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; $d in exergue. SC 2164; Schwei Group 2, dies A1/P2; HGC 9, 1116b. Light roughness, a few scratches. Good VF. Very rare, seven noted by Schwei (including the sole example in CoinArchives), none in SCO. ($1000)

521. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.15 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Second reign at Antioch, circa 112-111/0 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Ouranios standing left; to outer left, ] above &; small ˝ to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2302.1e; HGC 9, 1197e. Toned with golden iridescence around the devices, underlying luster. EF. Well centered. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 389 (18 January 2017), lot 346.

From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 321 (26 February 2014), lot 198.

520. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.47 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 122-121 BC. Jugate heads right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; 5E to outer left; below throne, 1 above ∏. SC 2262.1a; HGC 9, 1182c. Attractively toned, small area of weak strike, a couple of minor marks on reverse. Good VF. ($1000)

522. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.16 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Third reign at Antioch, circa 109-96 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, Ÿ above `; @ below throne; all within laurel wreath. SC 2309.2d; HGC 9, 1200. Attractive even deep gray tone, small deposit in field on obverse. Near EF. ($500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 636.

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519. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.62 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; % to outer left, @ on boss below throne. SC 2217.1; HGC 9, 1149d. Lightly toned, slightly off center on obverse, fine cleaning marks. Good VF. ($500)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 96 (7 June 1999), lot 247.

523. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.68 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 197 (116/5 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding star and scepter; to outer left, %5dW above 5Er above `† above ﬁ; zrr (date) in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2330.2; HGC 9, 1197g; DCA 268. Lightly toned, underlying luster, a few marks. EF. ($500)

524. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.18 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cilica or Northern Syria. Struck circa 114/3-112 BC. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, : above 8; all within wreath. SC 2361.2; Houghton, Reigns, Series IV, Group 2, obv. die A1; HGC 9, 1228f. Die striations on obverse. Near EF. Rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 490. Ex Houghton Collection

525. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.65 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. First reign at Antioch, circa 113-112 BC. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, - above Å; tiny o to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2363d; HGC 9, 1228i; CSE 331 (this coin). Attractive iridescent tone. EF. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 1044.

526. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.21 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 200 (113/2 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, %5dW above 5Er above `%U above ﬁ; s (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. SC 2384; HGC 9, 1228k; DCA 288. Toned, light roughness, minor metal flaws. Near EF. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, December 2011. 523 524

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527. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios III Eukairos. 97/6-88/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.44 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, @ above [Å]; @ below throne. SC 2445; SMA 435a; HGC 9, 1303. Lightly toned, some porosity, minor flan flaws. EF. Rare and exceptional for type. ($5000)

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528. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios III Eukairos. 97/6-88/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.28 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 218 (95/4 BC). Diademed head right / Cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; @ above û to outer left, [˙5D (date) and M in exergue]; all within wreath. SC 2450.7; HHV 36–40 var. (A6/P– [unlisted rev. die]); LSM 119 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 1305. Dark toning, a little off center on reverse. Near EF. Exceptional detail on cult statue. ($1500)

From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 493. Atargatis, also called Derceto, was a fertility goddess worshipped in different forms at shrines in Syria, Phoenicia, and Judaea. In one of her aspects, seen on this tetradrachm, she appears as a mermaid, with the head and arms of a woman and a scaly fish body. A famous cult statue in Askalon depicted her in this guise. On other coins, however, she appears in a form similar to Tyche as a mural-crowned woman flanked by lions.

529. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios III Eukairos. 97/6-88/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.16 g, 11h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 222 (91/0 BC). Diademed head right / Cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; @ above & to outer left, ∫˚D (date) and M in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2451.7; HHV 90 var. (A19/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 1305. Toned. Good VF. ($1000)

From the MNL Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 16 (28 February 2015), lot 241 (hammer £5200). Atargatis – The Mermaid Goddess

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530. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Philip I Philadelphos. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.41 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 128 in Cilicia, probably Tarsos. Struck circa 88/7-76/5 BC. Diademed head right; fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ï to inner left, ù below throne, ñ in exergue; all within laurel wreath. SC 2461.5; HGC 9, 1317. Toned, tiny flan flaws. VF. ($300)

From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, July 2010.

From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 302 (8 May 2013), lot 185 (hammer $2100). Correcting SC and Houghton & Spaer

531. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Philip I Philadelphos. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.29 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Diademed head right; fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks; all within laurel wreath. Cf. HGC 9, 1316–22 (for types); otherwise, unpublished. Toned, light roughness on reverse. Good VF. Excellent metal for issue. Extremely rare. ($1000)

532. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.08 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 226 (86/5 BC). Diademed head right; fillet border / ∫¬45¬EW4 ¬@t5oco¨ E∏5ƒ¬@o¨4 ƒ5¬o∏¬toro4 ˚¬¬¬5@5˚o4, cult image of Hadad, holding grain ear in right hand, standing facing on double basis; two bull foreparts flanking legs; Y to outer left, ª and ?˚% (date) in exergue. SC 2471.1 corr. (date); HHV 1 corr. (same; A1/P– [unlisted rev. die], incorrectly labelled no. 8 on the plate) = Houghton & Spaer 7 corr. (A7/P– [unlisted rev. die]) = LSM 134 corr. (same); HGC 9, 1324; DCA 309. Lightly toned, roughness and smoothing on obverse, some doubling on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($3000)

533. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.12 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 226 (87/6 BC). Diademed head right; fillet border / ∫¬45¬EW4 ¬@t5oco¨ E∏5ƒ¬@o¨4 ƒ5¬o∏¬toro4 ˚¬¬¬5@5˚o4, cult image of Hadad, holding grain ear in right hand, standing facing on double basis; two bull foreparts flanking legs; ª and [?˚s (date)] in exergue. SC 2471.2; HHV 3 var. (A3/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 1324; DCA 309. Deeply toned, a little weakness to strike, slight die shift on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, apparently the fifth known for this issue. ($3000) From the Weise Collection. 530 531

536. PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Half Shekel (16mm, 6.31 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (353/2). Phoenician galley left; ‹‹‹0 (13 in Phoenician [date]) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; Bo (‘B in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.5.2.b., dies D–/R2 corr. (date, king [see below]); HGC 10, 243 (unlisted date); DCA 851 (same). Toned, deposits, a couple of marks on reverse. VF. Extremely rare with this date on a half shekel, and the only example with the date visible. ($750)

The Elayis placed coins with this reverse die under Àbdàštart (Straton) II, but the date on all three examples they recorded had their date obscured or off the flan. The present coin, with a clear date of 13, is an impossible date for Àbdàštart (Straton) II, who ruled for only 10 years. As such, this issue must be reattributed to Àbdàštart (Straton) I, who ruled for 14 years. Issues dated to year 13 were previously known for a variety of his denominations, but not his half shekels.

535. PHOENICIA, Sidon. Uncertain king. Circa 450-435 BC. AR Sixteenth Shekel (9mm, 0.47 g, 12h). Galley with triangular sail left / Three tiered podium of the Temple of ’Ešmun in dotted circle within incuse square. E&E-S Group I.3; HGC 10, 216. Lightly toned, slight granularity, a touch off center. VF. Very rare, only 17 examples noted by the Elayis, but probably fewer are known (see below). ($1000)

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534. PHOENICIA, Arados. Circa 172/1-111/0 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Dated CY 93 (167/6 BC). Bee; Ĳ (date, in monogram form) and Ĵ flanking / Stag standing right; palm tree in background. Duyrat 2740-5 (D41/R40); HGC 10, 63; Dewing 2657 (same obv. die). Attractive light iridescent toning. Near EF. ($1000)

In their die study of the coins of Sidon, the Elayis note 8 individual pieces located in public collections and sales records. The other coins they note are nine pieces in the 1902 Qasr Naba hoard (IGCH 1493; J. Elayi & A.G. Elayi, Tresors de monnaies pheniciennes et circulation monetaire [Paris: Gabalda, 1993], no. XXIII) However, the coins in that hoard were never recorded in detail; there are no photographs or even weights provided in any publication of the find. Thus, some, if not all, of the eight individual coins the Elayis list may be from this find. New Date Corrects Attribution

From the North River Collection. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17 September 2008), lot 430. Very Rare Depiction of the Temple of ’Ešmun

539. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29.5mm, 14.21 g, 12h). Dated CY 45 (82/1 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, EÂ (date) above club; ] to right, b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 163; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Lightly toned. EF. ($1000)

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542. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29.5mm, 14.26 g, 2h). Dated CY 50 (77/6 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, l@ (date) above club; d to right, b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 177; HGC 10, 358; DCA 919. Toned, area of flat strike at reverse edge. EF. ($1000) From the Richard Basler Collection. 538 539 540 541

537. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29.5mm, 14.40 g, 12h). Dated CY 37 (90/89 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, Z¬ (date) above club; ˘ to right, Å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 130; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Iridescent tone, trace deposits, a few minor marks. EF. ($1500) From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 121.

540. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (24.5mm, 7.09 g, 12h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ZÂ (date) above club; . to right, å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 778; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Slightly off center. Good VF. ($750)

541. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (24mm, 7.11 g, 12h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ZÂ (date) above club; d to right, b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 779; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Light iridescent tone, flan crack, a little off center on reverse. Good VF. ($750)

538. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (23mm, 6.81 g, 12h). Dated CY 41 (86/5 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ÅÂ (date) above club; d to right, W (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 770; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Toned, roughness, slightly off center on obverse. VF. ($500)

543. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (30.5mm, 14.33 g, 12h). Dated CY 50 (77/6 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, l@ (date) above club; d5 to right, b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 176 (same dies); HGC 10, 358; DCA 919. Lightly toned, underlying luster, double struck on reverse. Good VF. ($750)

545. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 126 (1 BC/AD 1). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r˚? (date) above club; to right, ˚r above B; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 452; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Light golden tone, minor marks, slightly off center on obverse. Near EF. ($1000) “Crucifixion” Shekel

547. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.42 g, 1h). Dated CY 162 (AD 36/7). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$∫ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ); Å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA Tyre 597; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Toned, compact flan, minor flan flaws on obverse, roughness on reverse. Good VF. Well centered. ($750)

544. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 14.17 g, 1h). Dated CY 123 (4/3 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r˚˝ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above 95; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 444 (same dies as illustration); HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Lightly toned, porous. Good VF. ($1000) “Millennium” Shekel

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According to the traditional chronology, this coin was struck in the year of Jesus’ crucifixion.

546. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.62 g, 12h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 159 (AD 33/4). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r@Q (date) above club; to right, ˚r above l; b between legs. DCA Tyre 376–7; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. In NGC encapsulation 3599936-001, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, lt. smoothing. Clear date. ($1500)

548. JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod I (the Great). 40-4 BCE. Æ Eight Prutot (23.5mm, 6.55 g, 12h). Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?). Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Ornate helmet; palms flanking / Tripod; LΓ (date) to left, monogram to right. A&F Type 1, dies O20/R100; Meshorer 44; Hendin 6204; RPC I 4901; HGC 10, 651; DCA 804. Dark green-brown surfaces, trace deposits, a little off center on obverse. Near EF. Excellent for issue. ($500) 543 544 547 548

138 549. JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod III Antipas. 4 BCE-39 CE. Æ Quarter Unit (15mm, 3.23 g, 12h). Tiberias mint. Dated RY 24 (20/1 CE). Mint in two lines within wreath / Palm frond; l ˚d (date) flanking. K&F dies O1/R– (unlisted rev. die); Meshorer 76; Hendin 6231; RPC I 4919. Earthen dark green-brown surfaces. Near EF. ($1000)

550. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.57 g, 11h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 1 (66/7 CE). Omer cup; ! (“1” in Hebrew = date) above, pellets flanking; L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcrQ 2Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 27 (O8/R21); Kadman 2; Meshorer 187; Hendin 6383; Bromberg 370–1 (same obv. die); Shoshana II 20106–7 (same obv. die); Sofaer 2 (same obv. die); Spaer 163 (same obv. die). Deeply toned, area of roughness on reverse. Good VF. ($5000) Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 235.

In the middle of the first century CE, the Roman Empire ruled Judaea and the entire Levant with a heavy hand. In 66 CE, the people of Jerusalem rose up in revolt and attacked the Roman soldiers and officials who occupied the city. The rebellion spread quickly throughout the Middle East, and thousands of Romans living in the region were either massacred or forced to flee.

The idea of a free and independent Israel did not die, however, and the coins struck during the Jewish War served as an inspiration for later generations who finally made the dream into reality.

The Jewish War

The leaders of the revolt declared Israel an independent nation and began striking coins in silver and bronze. The silver coins were mainly shekels, along with a few half-shekels and quarter-shekels. Since the Jews forbade the depiction of the human face or figure in art, there are no portraits or other “graven images” on these Jewish coins. The obverse shows the Omer Cup, used during Passover, with the Hebrew inscription “Shekel of Israel.” The date, in years from the beginning of the revolt, appears in Hebrew letters over the cup. The reverse shows three pomegranates on a single stem and carries the inscription “Jerusalem the Holy.”

Alas, the rebellion against Rome did not go well for the Jews. The Romans assembled a huge army and invaded Israel under the general Vespasian and his son, Titus. They reoccupied the countryside and forced the rebels to take refuge in Jerusalem, where bloody battles broke out between rival factions. Titus placed Jerusalem under siege in 69 CE, and he slowly battered down the city walls while starvation and disease took a terrible toll on the inhabitants. Jerusalem finally fell in September of 70 CE, and the Romans took horrific revenge, burning down the Temple and slaughtering thousands. A few rebels fled to the mountain fortress of Masada, where they continued to resist for another four years until it, too, fell. All told, more than a million people died in the Jewish War, and thousands more were sold into slavery.

553. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Æ Quarter Shekel (22mm, 7.81 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 4 (69/70 CE). Two lulav branches; o¥@R o@RF ¡3c (“year four, quarter” in Hebrew) around / Etrog; 3X¥ß ¡L!GL (“to the redemption of Zion” in Hebrew) around. MCR FJR-14, dies O1/R2; Kadman 33; Meshorer 213; Hendin 6397; Bromberg 386 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20216; Sofaer 41–3; Spaer 181–2. Earthen green surfaces. VF. ($3000)

552. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; @c (“Y[ear] 2” in Hebrew = date) above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 136 (O9/R29); Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 376; Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 7–8; Spaer 167–8. Superb EF. A gorgeous example of this iconic type. ($7500) Ex J. Samel Collection.

551. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22mm, 14.23 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; @c (“Y[ear] 2” in Hebrew = date) above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 33 (O4/R31); Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 376 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 7 (same dies); Spaer 167–8. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 5770394-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Well struck from fresh dies. ($7500)

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554. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.96 g, 12h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above, 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 56 (O13/ R42); Meshorer 267; Hendin 6439; Bromberg 420 (same dies); Shoshana II 20335 (same dies); Sofaer 107–13; Spaer 193 (same obv. die). Toned, a few small green deposits, minor die break on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. Near EF. ($5000) From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.

Led by the military leader Simon ben Kosiba (known as Simon bar Kochba [Son of the Star]), a brave and harshly meticulous general, Dio writes that the Judaean forces literally fought underground, “occupy[ing] the advantageous positions in the country and strengthen[ing] them with mines and walls so that they would have places of refuge when hard pressed and could communicate with one another unobserved underground; and they pierced these subterranean passages from above at intervals to let in air and light.” Though these tactics were effective in causing great expense to the Roman Empire, particularly as “many Romans...perished in this war,” they were ultimately not enough to avert disaster. “Very few of [the Jews] in fact survived. Fifty of their most important outposts and nine hundred and eighty-five of their most famous villages were razed to the ground. Five hundred and eighty thousand men were slain in the various raids and battles, and the number of those that perished by famine, disease, and fire was past finding out.” Throughout the failed rebellion, the city remained under Roman control and served as a base of operations for the Sixth and Tenth Legions. Aelia Capitolina remained the city’s official name through the end of the Roman and Byzantine era, although Christians and Jews continued to call it Jerusalem. Jews were banned from entering the city except for one day a year, Tisha B’Av, when they were allowed to mourn at the Western Wall. The mint of Aelia Capitolina produced bronze coins until the brief reign of Hostilian (251 CE). As David Hendin notes, Bar Kochba’s historically important coins would mark an end to the minting of Jewish coins in antiquity. Though there was absolutely no financial incentive for the Jews to strike their own coins during the revolt as all of the Bar Kochba coinage was overstruck on a motley mix of coins already in circulation, Judaean coinage from this period played an integral role in the dissemination of political propaganda. As Meshorer notes: “Not only did [Bar Kochba] deface the portraits of despised emperors by this technique [of overstriking], he was also able to depict Jewish symbols and nationalistic inscriptions.” Coins were struck with hopeful slogans, such as: “Jerusalem” and “For the freedom of Jerusalem.” Though these coins were useful for the morale of the rebellion, they still marked a period of extreme economic chaos for the Jewish fighters. They “neither controlled an already established mint, nor possessed a city large enough to support a new one.” The lack of consistency this caused was evident, as “the difference in weight between coins that are ostensibly of the same denomination [could] reach 200%.” This resulted in coins of often unique variety, both material and historical.

555. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.76 g, 12h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above, 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 80 (O12/R45); Meshorer 267; Hendin 6439; Bromberg 116 (same dies); Shoshana I 20350 (same obv. die); Sofaer 108; Spaer 194 (same obv. die). A little off center on reverse. Near EF. Overstruck on a Roman tetradrachm of Antioch (traces of undertype visible on both sides). ($7500) Ex Stack’s (9 January 2015), lot 163 (hammer $9000).

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The Bar Kochba Revolt Though the full extent of its causes are debated, what is certain is that the Bar Kochba Revolt of 132-135 CE was bloody and devastating. Hadrian made a brief visit to Judaea circa 130 CE, during his second great provincial tour of 129-132 CE. Prior to his arrival, rumors spread among the Jews that he intended to rebuild Jerusalem and the great Temple, destroyed during the Jewish War of 66-73 CE, so he was at first warmly welcomed. However, according to the Roman historian Cassius Dio, Hadrian decided to rebuild the city as the Roman veteran colony of Aelia Capitolina, with a temple to Jupiter replacing the one once dedicated to Jehovah. It is also claimed in the Historia Augusta that Hadrian made circumcision a capital offense, although Cassius Dio does not mention this law. A combination of one or both of these factors likely sparked the revolt, which decimated the province of Judaea and darkened Hadrian’s final years.

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560. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (15mm, 3.92 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing crested Attic helmet with pi-style palmette and three olive leaves on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, ÅQE to right; all within shallow incuse square. Gitler & Tal IX.1D; HGC 10, –. Toned, tiny flan flaw on obverse. Near EF. ($1000)

From the Bes Collection.

559. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 3.24 g, 4h). Head of male right, with oriental hairstyle / Head of Bes facing; Z o (’ z in Aramaic) across lower field; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.14D; HGC 10, 552. Find patina, some cleaning scratches, rotated double strike on obverse, test cut on reverse. VF. ($2000)

556. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.46 g, 2h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). ∑3o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) irregularly arranged within wreath / Elongated kithara; 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 94 (O15/R63); Meshorer 272a; Hendin 6451; Bromberg 166 (same dies); Shoshana I 20409 (same dies); Sofaer –; Spaer –. Lightly toned. Good VF. Overstruck on a denarius of Titus. ($750) Ex Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. inventory cc57144 (August 2007).

558. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.65 g, 10h). Janiform head of bearded male, left, and female, right / Owl standing facing between olive sprays; Z o (’ z in Aramaic) across lower field. Gitler & Tal V.6D; HGC 10, 545. Toned, porous, a little off center on obverse. Near VF. ($3000)

557. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Circa 353-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20.5mm, 16.08 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helemted head of Athena right, with profile eye / Owl standing right, head facing; [olive spray] and crescent to left, ˚ (Phoenician Z) and ÅQE to right. Gitler & Tal V.5T; HGC 10, 594. Toned, some granularity, some light scratches. VF. Very rare, and better than the Triton XXV, lot 482 example that hammered at $3000. ($1000)

From the Bes Collection.

564. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (12.5mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Bearded head left / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.2D; HGC 10, 604. Toned, test cut on reverse. Good VF. Rare. ($1000)

562. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Horse heads, conjoined back-to-back, within incuse square. Unpublished, but cf. Gitler & Tal XIII, 17 and XXVII, 8 for similar issues. Toned, some roughness, struck with worn obverse die. VF. Extremely rare. ($5000) From the Bes Collection.

563. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (9.5mm, 0.74 g, 4h). Lion lying right; crenelated city wall with three towers in background; [waves below] / Horse right, restrained by male standing facing in foreground, holding goad; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XV.3O; HGC 10, –. Toned, struck with heavily worn obverse die. VF. ($500) From the Bes Collection.

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565. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 1.84 g, 3h). Bearded head right / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette, two birds confronted within volutes; below, dolphin right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.6D; cf. HGC 10, 604. Lightly toned, double struck and test cut on reverse, scuffs on edge. VF. Underweight specimen. ($1000)

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561. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (13.5mm, 3.71 g, 3h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing crested Attic helmet with pi-style palmette and three olive leaves on the bowl / Owl standing left, head facing; to left, horse upward; to right, olive spray above Q above murex shell; all within incuse square. Unpublished, but cf. Gitler & Tal XII.1–5 for similar. Toned, struck from worn dies. VF. Extremely rare. ($3000) From the Bes Collection. Unpublished

566. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm(?) (13mm, 2.70 g, 5h). Bearded head of male left, with oriental headdress / Forepart of horse left; olive spray below; all in dotted square within incuse square. Cf. Gitler & Tal XXII; HGC 10, –. Toned, test cut on reverse. VF. ($2000)

570. NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. Circa 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 5.89 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 3 (28/7 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right; [h (Nabataean Ḥ) to lower right] / eT∫n r¬m Ar¬m tr∫a (‘BDT MLK’ MLK NBṬW in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans), eagle standing left; o (Nabataean S) to upper left, h (Nabataean Ḥ) to upper right, tbt tn! (ŠNT TLT in Nabataean = year three [date]) across central field. CN 25; Barkay, King 9; Meshorer, Nabataea 89–90; DCA 962. Toned, some roughness, cleaning scratches. VF. Rare. ($1500)

571. NABATAEA. Aretas IV. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. Æ (19.5mm, 3.75 g, 1h). Petra mint. Dated RY 5 (5/4 BC). Laureate head of Aretas right / Turreted female standing right, raising hand; date in legend to right. CN 115 var. (orientation of legend); Meshorer, Nabataea 59 var. (same); DCA 979. Earthen dark green patina, a little off center on reverse. VF. Unpublished variety, very rare thus. ($500)

567. EDOM (IDUMAEA). 4th century BC. AR Quarter Shekel – Drachm (13mm, 4.09 g). Imitating Athens. Blank dome-like surface (degraded head of Athena right) / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left. GTvA 21–33; Hendin 6024; HGC 10, 617. Lightly toned, light marks under tone, trace deposits and little off center on reverse. VF. ($1000)

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568. NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. AR Quarter Shekel – “Drachm” (17mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 26 (35/4 BC). Diademed head right / [wT]∫n klm Aklm uklm (MLKW MLK’ MLK NBṬW in Nabataean = “Malichos the King, King of the Nabataeans”), eagle standing left; palm frond to left; l ˚4 (date) to right. CN 10; Hoover & Barkay 15 = Barkay, Silver 1; Meshorer, Nabataea 12 var. (no palm frond); HGC 10, 679; DCA 957. Toned, some scratches, light scuff on reverse. Good VF. ($3000) CN Plate Coin

569. NABATAEA. Malichos I. Circa 59/8-30 BC. Æ (16mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 27 (33/2 BC). Diademed head right / Palm of hand; 00:d 8 (“Y[ear] 27” [date], in Aramaic) across field. CN 14 (this coin illustrated); Meshorer, Nabataea 17; HGC 10, 685; DCA 966. Dark green patina, a few light cleaning marks. VF. ($1000) From the Dr. Stephen J. Antonello Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 744.

575. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (13mm, 8.34 g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 430 (10 October 2018), lot 220.

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572. NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.42 g, 12h). Petra mint. [Dated RY 7 (3/2 BC)]. Laureate head of Aretas right / Veiled and draped bust of Huldu right, [wearing Isis crown]; [date in legend to left]. CN 124; Meshorer, Nabataea –; DCA 973. Attractively toned, off center on reverse. Near EF. ($1000)

573. ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. Circa 350-250 BC. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.97 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, upward crescent on cheek (= r in Lihyanite) / Owl standing right; olive spray and crescent to left. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, a = BN 1976–71; Huth –. Earthen black patina. VF. Unusually fine style. Very rare earliest issue in the Lihyan series. ($1500)

574. ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. Circa 350-250 BC. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.50 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, upward crescents on cheek (= r in Lihyanite) / Owl standing right; olive spray and crescent to left. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, b = SNG ANS 1453; Huth –. Toned, porous. VF. ($1000)

576. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. In NGC encapsulation 3997742-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. ($1500)

577. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Circa 400-332 BC. AR Tetartemorion (5.5mm, 2h). Kolophon(?) mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Helmeted head of Athena left. Corfù Type 1.1, 1–15; Sunrise 94. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 5745593-004, graded Ch AU★ ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Heritage 232019 (6 May 2020), lot 61110. 573 574

580. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.12 g, 12h). Attic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 316-312/0 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck; tiny d to right of elephant ear / Å¬E$Å@droU, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield on extended left arm; to right, EU and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 47; Svoronos 42; Zervos Issue 18, dies 287/a; SNG Copenhagen 15. Attractive cabinet tone, a few minor marks, a touch of die wear on obverse. Good VF. High relief obverse. ($3000) Ex Jacob K. Stein Collection (Gemini V, 6 January 2009), lot 207 (displayed at Cincinnati Art Museum, 1994-2008, no. 108 of exhibition of 182 coins from his collection), purchased from Cincinnati Coin Exchange, March 1975.

578. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Circa 400-332 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.15 g, 6h). Kolophon(?) mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos. Corfù Type 2, 19–28; Sunrise 95. Lightly toned, slight porosity. EF. Exceptional for issue. Rare. ($500) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Savoca 79 (21 June 2020), lot 371.

581. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.66 g, 12h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny d in scales / Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, (, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 69; Svoronos 162; Zervos Issue 28, dies 503/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG Copenhagen 29. Deep iridescent tone, a few tiny flan flaws. Good VF. ($1500) From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.

579. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Circa 400-332 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.16 g, 5h). Kolophon(?) mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Forepart of horse right. Corfù Type 7, 77–80; Sunrise 101. Deeply toned, granular surfaces. Near EF. Well struck for issue. Very rare. ($400) From the Otrera Collection. Ex Savoca 79 (21 June 2020), lot 374.

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584. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AR Dekadrachm (33.5mm, 34.02 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy II, circa 253/2-250/49 BC. Diademed and veiled head right; lotus scepter in background; ˙˙ to left / År%5@o˙% f5¬ÅdE¬foU, double cornucopia bound with fillet. CPE 349; Svoronos 942; Troxell, Arsinoe, Group 3, p. 44; SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned. NGC photo certification 6156275-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. ($3000) Ex Sheik Saud Al Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 123, 9 May 2021), lot 897; Harry Alderman Collection (Gemini VIII, with Heritage, 14 April 2011), lot 129.

583. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AV Hemistater (14mm, 4.26 g, 1h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kyrene mint; Euphris, magistrate. Struck circa 311–300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / [π]to¬EÂÅ5oU, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; wheel to outer left, EU-fr5 flanking feet. CPE 261 corr. (magistrate’s name); Svoronos 63 corr. (wheel not noted) = Mørkholm, Cyrene 9 = Naville 129b = BMC Cyrenaica 170d (same dies); Svoronos 64 corr. (magistrate’s name) = Mørkholm, Cyrene 8 = Naville 129a = BMC Cyrenaica 170c (same dies); SNG Copenhagen –. In NGC encapsulation 6159335-002, graded Ch AU★, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5, die shift. Extremely rare, only two published, both in museum collections (Athens, The Hague); none in CoinArchives. ($5000)

582. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.29 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny d behind ear / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, r above O. CPE 168; Svoronos 255; SNG Copenhagen 70–1. Iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, small edge split, a couple of minor flan flaws on obverse. Good VF. ($1000) From the North River Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 720. Extremely Rare Kyrene Mint Hemistater

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587. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Triobol (35mm, 26.61 g, 12h).

585. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Mnaïeion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (29.5mm, 27.88 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy VI and/or VIII, circa 204-116 BC. Head right with ram’s horn, veiled and wearing stephanos; lotus-tipped scepter in background, ˚ to left / År%5@o˙% f5¬ÅdE¬foU, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. Olivier Group 7, 3547 (D47/R134 – this coin); Svoronos 1374γ, 1498β–γ, 1499β–γ, and 1841α; SNG Copenhagen 322; BMC 39; Boston MFA 2298; Hermitage Sale II 1577–8. Lustrous, a couple of edge marks, a few scratches. EF. ($10,000) Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G8875 (ND); J. Hirsch XVI (6 December 1906), lot 691.

Alexandreia mint. Series 5B. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EµÅ5oU, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ^ between legs. CPE B395; Svoronos 964; SNG Copenhagen 171–2; Noeske 117–9; Weiser 71. Even dark brown surfaces. EF. An attractive and impressive coin of unusual quality. ($4000)

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586. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. Æ Drachm (42.5mm, 72.03 g, 12h).

Ex Sternberg XXIX (30 October 1995), lot 143; M. Jungfleisch Collection (Glendining, with Spink, 11 December 1975), lot 109.

Alexandreia mint. Series 5B. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ^ between legs. CPE B396; Svoronos 965; SNG Copenhagen 173–5. Dark green and brown patina, some green encrustation. EF. Boldly struck. ($750)

From the North River Collection. Ex Chris Blom Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 73, 13 September 2006), lot 491.

588. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (27mm, 27.80 g, 12h). Posthumous issue under Ptolemy IV. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, radiate and filleted cornucopia; d5 below. CPE 888; Svoronos 1117; Olivier & Lorber dies 4/17; SNG Copenhagen 196; BMC 103; Boston MFA 2283 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 803; de Luynes 3573 (same dies); Noeske 137. Lustrous, light die rust on obverse. Near EF. Well centered. ($15,000)

590. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (26.5mm, 27.78 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 210-205/4 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle with closed wing standing right on thunderbolt; ; to right. CPE 894; Svoronos 1139; van Driessche dies D1/R2, a corr. (not obv. die D1) = Hunt I 512 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; Adams III 2109; BMC p. 65, 33 = GPCG pl. 34, 26 = Kraay & Hirmer 806; Hunterian 12; de Luynes 3578. Some roughness and scrapes. Good VF. Very rare, only eight examples noted by van Driessche. ($30,000)

589. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Tetrobol (37.5mm, 45.87 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E, circa 219-205/4 BC. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle with spread wings standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; %E between legs. CPE B503a; Svoronos 1148; SNG Copenhagen 207–9. Glossy red-brown patina, with spots of green. Good VF. ($750) Ex Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s–70s (his ticket included). Ex Hunt Collection

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From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient. Ex collection of a Northern California Gentleman (Triton XXII, 9 January 2019) lot 421; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1990), lot 512; Numismatic Fine Arts II (25 March 1976), lot 324; Leu 22 (8 May 1979), lot 177. This issue was previously thought to have been a posthumous coinage struck under Ptolemy V, but CPE now places it late in the reign of Ptolemy IV.

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 704.

Thomas Landvatter, in his die study cited above that appeared in the 2012 ANS American Journal of Numismatics (Second Series, Vol. 24, p. 88), suggests that this issue was “carrying a very specific ideological message directed more widely throughout the empire: Ptolemy IV was equating himself and his wife Arsinoe with the divine sibling-spouses Serapis and Isis.” Landvatter also notes that “[t]his was an ideological statement made during wartime, meant to have wide appeal and explicitly associate the Ptolemaic king and queen with two of the most popular deities in the Eastern Mediterranean.” Indeed, the popularity of the Serapis/Isis cult would outlive the Ptolemaic dynasty and continue well into the Roman Imperial period, only to be eventually usurped by the Christian and Muslim faiths.

149 591. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis and Isis / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle with closed wings standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted double cornucopia over shoulder, d5 between legs. CPE 892; Svoronos 1123–4; Landvatter Group 4, 53 (O13/R43); SNG Copenhagen 197-8; Noeske 139; Boston MFA 2284; SNG Berry 1488; Dewing 2760. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6057425-017, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. ($3000) Ex Heritage 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 34148. This type is thought to have been issued in celebration of the Ptolemaic victory over the Seleukids at the battle of Raphia during the Fourth Syrian War. Official propaganda proclaimed that these two deities, Serapis and Isis, had intervened on behalf of the Egyptians, saving them from defeat (see C. Lorber, “The Ptolemaic Era Coinage Revisited,” NC 2007, p. 116, and L. Bricault, “Serapis et Isis, Sauveurs de Ptolémé IV à Raphia,” Chronique d’Égypte LXXIV (1999), pp. 334-43).

593. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.03 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Struck circa 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, club surmounted by i(Tyre monogram); @5 to right, d6 between legs. Svoronos 1297; Carlen & Lorber 13 (A30/P4 this coin); Olivier 2882 (D31/R81); Mørkholm, Portrait, pl. 23, 12 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, hairline flan crack, some light scratches. Good VF. ($1000)

592. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.42 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1231; Olivier 3638–9, obv. die D44; SNG Copenhagen 244–5. Attractively toned over lustrous surfaces, a couple of minor marks at edge on reverse. EF. Well centered. ($750) From the North River Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1997), lot 231; Numismatic Fine Arts XVI (2 December 1985), lot 294.

596. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). 117/6-108/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 8 (110/09 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; l˙ (date) to left, ∏Å to right. Svoronos 1669; Olivier 5565–7 (obv. die D367); SNG Copenhagen 352; DCA 60. Toned, double struck on obverse. Good VF. ($500) From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.

595. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.26 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Dated RY 29 (153/2 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / ∫Å%5¬EW% πto¬EµÅ5oU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; l˚Q (date) to left, ∏Å to right. Olivier 2097–8 (D352/R1181); Svoronos 1441; SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 46. Lightly toned, deposits. EF. High relief portrait of great style. ($1500) Ex Crédit de la Bourse (19 April 1995), lot 1267.

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594. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / ∫Å%5¬EW% πto¬EµÅ5oU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Olivier 4094–102 (obv. die D123); Svoronos 1489β (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 262–8. Toned, light graze and small mark on obverse. Superb EF. ($3000) From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Kallisto Coins.

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597. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ (21mm, 9.66 g, 12h). Tripolis mint. Dated RY 2 (of Kleopatra in Phoenicia, 36/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Nike, holding wreath and palm, standing right on prow of galley; l ∫ (date) to right. Svoronos 1895 corr. (read as RY 22); Olivier & Aumaître dies D5/R8; RPC I 4510 var. (star on rev.); DCA 726. Earthen dark green surfaces. Near VF. ($750)

599. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ (17.5mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Chalkis ad Libanon mint. Dually dated RY 21 (Egyptian) and 6 (Phoenician) of Kleopatra (32/1 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena advancing right, holding wreath and filleted palm frond, within wreath; [dates in legend]. Svoronos –; Olivier & Aumaître obv. die D14; RPC I 4772; HGC 9, 1452; DCA 477. Earthen dark green-brown patina, some smoothing, light cleaning scratches, off center on reverse. VF. ($300) End of Session 2

598. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.31 g, 12h). Orthoseia mint. Dated RY 2 (of Kleopatra in Phoenicia, 36/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Baal of Orthoseia driving biga drawn by griffins right; l ∫ (date) to left. Svoronos –; Olivier & Aumaître dies D1/R1; RPC I 4501; HGC 10, 210; DCA 600. Earthen dark green surfaces. VF. ($500)

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606. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.83 g, 6h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; cornucopia to right. BMC 228–33; SNG Copenhagen 1234–5. Light scratches. VF. ($500) 3 – Friday, October 7, 2022 — 9 AM 603 604 605 606

605. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (18.5mm, 7.58 g, 5h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; no control marks. BMC 227; SNG Copenhagen –. Minor granularity, some light pitting on reverse. VF. In fine style. ($750)

602. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 480-435 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Asiatic standard. Silphion plant / Head of Zeus-Ammon right in dotted circle within concave circle. Buttrey, Coins, Period II, Group 1, 92; BMC 54; SNG Copenhagen 1178. Toned, porosity, scratch on obverse. VF. Very rare. ($1500)

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600. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.92 g). Asiatic standard. Silphion fruit / Incuse square with trellis pattern. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 1A, 46–8; BMC 7–8 var. (incuse); SNG Copenhagen –. Toned, cleaning scratches. VF. Very rare early issue. ($1000)

601. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Drachm (12.5mm, 3.48 g, 9h). Asiatic standard. Two silphion fruits set base-to-base; pellet between, leaves at sides between / Facing head of lion within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 87; BMC 38; SNG Copenhagen 1172. Toned, slightly granular surfaces. VF. Very rare. ($2500)

604. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 7.52 g, 1h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; ä to upper left; to upper right, spearhead right. CNG 120, lot 533 (same dies); otherwise, unpublished. Scattered light marks. VF. Very rare variety. ($750)

603. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, second reign, 312-308 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.28 g, 3h). [...]lian, magistrate. Head of Zeus Karneios left; [...]¬5Å@ to right / Silphion plant. BMC 171 = Bunbury 734 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –. Slightly off center. VF. Very rare. ($1000)

607. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; star to upper right. BMC 234–6; SNG Copenhagen 1236. Minor scratches. VF. ($500)

613. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.66 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; to upper left, serpent coiled left; †5 to upper right. BMC 243a; SNG Copenhagen 1239 var. (head left). Edge slightly chipped. VF. ($750) 607 608 612 613

611. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21.5mm, 7.75 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; – to upper left, star to upper right. BMC 238–41; SNG Copenhagen 1238 corr. (monogram). Light marks. VF. ($750)

612. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.68 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; to upper left, serpent coiled left; 5† to upper right. BMC 243–5; SNG Copenhagen 1239. Light marks. VF. ($750)

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608. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 7.84 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields. BMC 237; SNG Copenhagen 1237. Light marks, areas of find patina. VF. ($1000)

609. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 7.60 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields. BMC 237; SNG Copenhagen 1237. Light scratches. Good VF. ($500)

610. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.60 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields. BMC 237; SNG Copenhagen 1237. Faint roughness, scattered light marks. VF. ($500)

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614. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.79 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; 5† to upper left, serpent to upper right. BMC 245j; SNG Copenhagen 1239 var. (orientation of reverse symbols). Attractively toned. VF. ($1000)

617. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.54 g, 6h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; ä to upper left. BMC 249; SNG Copenhagen 1240. Light marks. VF. ($750)

619. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.68 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; 5u to lower left, ï to lower right. BMC 250; SNG Copenhagen –. Scattered light marks, some roughness at reverse edge. VF. ($500) 618 619

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 735; Münzhandlung Basel 8 (22 March 1937), lot 438.

615. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.67 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; 5† to upper left. BMC 246–7 var. (monogram to right); SNG Copenhagen –. Area of porosity on reverse, light marks. VF. ($750)

616. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.61 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; 5† to upper right. BMC 248; SNG Copenhagen –. Some minor marks. VF. Rare. ($500)

618. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 7.67 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; ä to upper left, quiver to upper right. BMC 249b; SNG Copenhagen 1241. Minor marks. VF. Rare. ($750)

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623. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.74 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; 0 to upper left, crab to upper right, ˚U-rÅ across lower field. BMC 255; SNG Copenhagen 1243 var. (control marks in lower fields). Light marks. VF. Rare. ($750)

621. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.55 g, 6h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; tripod to lower left, 2 to lower right. BMC 252; SNG Copenhagen 1242 –. Light scratches, some minor roughness. VF. ($750)

625. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.46 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; Ķ to lower left, crab to lower right. BMC 257; SNG Copenhagen 1243. Some roughness. VF. Rare. ($750) 621 622620

Rare Symbol Erasure

620. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.60 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; tripod to lower left, 2 to lower right. BMC 251; SNG Copenhagen 1242 var. (controls in upper fields). Light marks. VF. ($750)

624. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.60 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; / to upper left, [crab to upper right (erased from die)]. BMC 256; SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned, minor marks. Near VF. ($750) The monograms and field marks are specific to the magistrates in charge of the mint at the time of these coins’ striking. In rare circumstances, a new magistrate would erase the mark of the previous official. There were often long gaps between issues so there was no need for the new magistrate to add his new mark, which is why erasures are found, but not overstrikes of the new magistrate’s symbol. Although quite rare, the phenomenon of erasures occurs primarily in the transitional period between Archaic and Alexandrine coinage.

622. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.61 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; tripod to upper left, 2 to upper right. BMC 253 corr. (head right); SNG Copenhagen 1242 var. (head left). Minor marks. Near VF. ($500)

626. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.60 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; Ⅴ to lower left, crab to lower right. BMC 258; SNG Copenhagen 1243 var. (monogram). Obverse strike a bit weak. VF. ($750)

627. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (205mm, 7.63 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; no control marks. BMC 258a; SNG Copenhagen 1244. Light marks. Near VF. Wonderful delicate depiction of silphium with wispy leaves. Rare. ($500)

628. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; no control marks. BMC 259 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1244. Deep iridescent tone. Good VF. ($1500) Ex JTB Collection; Sheik Al Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 123, 9 May 2021), lot 910; BHV Collection (Roma Numismatics 2, 2 October 2011), lot 336.

629. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II, with Kleopatra Selene. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.86 g, 5h). Caesarea mint. Struck circa AD 11-23. Diademed head of Juba right / Draped bust of Kleopatra Selene left. Mazard 361; MAA 108; SNG Copenhagen 566. Toned, cleaning scratches. EF. ($2000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 386 (26 April 2006), lot 478. Juba II proved himself one of Rome’s most loyal client kings, and in AD 11 Augustus honored him with marriage to Kleopatra Selene, the daughter of Kleopatra VII and Mark Antony. The resulting son, Ptolemy, succeeded Juba II in AD 24, and was the last of the Ptolemaic line.

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630. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.72 g, 8h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 42 (AD 17/8). Head right, wearing lion skin, club over shoulder / Lion skin draped over upright club; rxxxxii (date) and arrow to left, bow to right. Spoerri-Butcher Group 39.a, dies K26/R5 (unlisted die combination); Mazard –; MAA 169bis; SNG Copenhagen 585 var. (date). Lustrous. EF. Rare. ($1000) From the Weise Collection.

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631. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.64 g, 4h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 43 (AD 18/9). Diademed head right / Draped bust of Africa right, wearing elephant skin; two spears to left, grain ear and rxxxxiii (date) to right. Spoerri-Butcher p. 74; Mazard 132; MAA 174 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –. Lustrous, a little off center on reverse. EF. Extremely rare, only the example that Mazard saw in Algiers is published, but Spoerri-Butcher could not verify its existence. ($1000) Spoerri-Butcher Plate Coin

632. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (15mm, 2.15 g, 1h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 48 (AD 23/4). Diademed head right / Garlanded altar surmounted by rising serpent wearing crescent; r • xL/[uiii] (date) across upper and lower fields. Spoerri-Butcher Group 62.a, dies C37/R3, 581 (this coin, illustrated); Mazard 165; MAA 200; SNG Copenhagen 601. Toned, reverse off-center. VF. Very rare. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 611; G. Hirsch 280 (8 February 2012), lot 4373; Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.9 (November 1991), no. 7015; Superior (4 June 1982), lot 587.

634. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates I. 165-132 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 14.73 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 141/0 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, within bead-and-reel border / ∫Å%5¬EW% ÂE˝ Å¬o U År%Å ˚oU f5¬E¬¬˙ @o%, diademed and beardless young Herakles standing left, holding skyphos in extended right hand and cradling club in lion skin-draped left arm; Q in exergue. Sellwood 13.2; Sunrise 260; Shore 35. Iridescent toning, areas of minor porosity. EF. ($7500) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.1 (Winter 2020), no. 528571. Mithradates I was the first Parthian king to assume the old Achaemenid title King of Kings, an honorific fully justified by his accomplishments. Under Mithradates, the Parthian state grew from a small rebel satrapy into a multi-national empire strong enough to challenge and defeat the other Hellenistic kingdoms. Taking advantage of Seleukid weakness and disunity, in 141 BC he seized the great city of Seleukeia on the Tigris and turned its mint to his own use, producing tetradrachms of purely Hellenistic style bearing a powerful bearded portrait. The reverse image of Herakles, equating the mighty deeds of the demigod with those of Mithradates, is surrounded by legends naming him “Great King Arsakes” (the name of his ancestor and founder of the kingdom) and “Friend of the Greeks,” surely to mollify the Greek denizens of his newly conquered realms.

635. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 15.60 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; t¨ in exergue. Sellwood 24.4 var. (additional palm); Sunrise 284 var. (same); Shore 67 var. (same). Light iridescent toning, traces of deposits. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Peter Corcoran Collection, purchased from Fred Shore, August 2000.

The First Parthian Coin

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633. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Nisa(?) mint. Head right, wearing bashlyk and earring / År%Å˚oU to right, ÅUt o˚rÅtoro% to left, archer (Arsakes I) seated left on backless throne, holding bow. Sellwood 1.1; A&S 1/1 (same dies); Sunrise 234 = Shore 1 (same dies). Deeply toned, traces of iridescence, light granularity. Good VF. Extremely rare. The first Parthian coin. ($7500) Among the Finest Known

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636. KINGS of CHARACENE. Hyspaosines. Circa 128/7-124 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.57 g, 12h). Posthumous issue under Apodakos. Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated SE 191 (122/1 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; 6 to outer left, ÅJr (date) in exergue. Assar fig. 17; Alram 491; De Morgan 1 and pl. XL, 1 var. (date listed as SE 188, but illustration SE 190); Sunrise –; DCA 479. Toned, light marks, slight double strike on reverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($1000) New Date for Apodakos

637. KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 124-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.37 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 197 (116/5 BC). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% to right, Å˝˝odÅ˚oU (sic) to left, Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; i to outer left; ZJr (date) in exergue. Alram 495 var. (year 203); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; DCA –; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, some roughness and porosity. Good VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($500)

638. KINGS of CHARACENE. Theonesios I. Circa 25-19/18 BC. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 13.05 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated 288 SE (25/4 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; ≥ above arm, œ below, ˙∏% (date) in exergue. Nicolet-Pierre, Theonèsis –, but cf. pl. IV, 19-20 (for type); Alram –; De Morgan –; BMC –; Sunrise –; Zeno 23346 = Triton X, lot 443 = DCA 486 illustration. Find patina with light earthen deposits, slight double strike on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, only the Triton specimen in CoinArchives. ($500)

639. KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires III, with Anzaze. Circa 82/1-73/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.16 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Dated SE 233 (80/79 BC). Conjoined busts of Kamnaskires III, diademed and draped bust and wearing long beard and torque, and Anzaze, draped and wearing stephane and necklace, left; anchor symbol to right / Zeus-Belos enthroned left, holding scepter and Nike, who stands right and holds palm fronds; ;¬˚EdW@ to inner left; ˝¬% (date) in exergue. van’t Haaff Type 7.1.1-1-2 (date unlisted); Alram 454 (date unlisted); Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, areas of porosity, some die rust. EF. Lacking the tooling typically seen with this issue, thus very rare. ($1000) 637636

From the Richard Basler Collection.

640. KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires V. Circa 54/3-33/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.48 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Dated SE 264 (49/8 BC). Diademed and draped bust left; to right, star above anchor symbol / Diademed and draped bust left; d$% (date) in exergue. van’t Haaff Type 9.1.1-3 var. (date); cf. Alram 465 (for type); Sunrise –. Light roughness, some minor flan flaws, a few light cleaning marks. Near EF ($500)

641. KINGS of PERSIS. Uncertain king I. 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.10 g, 3h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Head right with close cropped beard and mark on cheek, wearing diadem and kyrbasia surmounted by eagle; no crescent on back of kyrbasia / Fire temple, Ahura-Mazda above; to left, king standing right, holding bow; to right, standard surmounted by eagle. Cf. van’t Haaff Type 547h (Vadfradad II); K&M –; cf. Alram 547; Sunrise –. Light iridescent tone. Superb EF. ($500)

Extremely Rare Monogram Pair for Diodotos II

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642. KINGS of PERSIS. Dārēv (Darios) II. 1st century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.23 g, 3h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing left before fire altar. van’t Haaff Type 564.1-2; K&M 4/4; Alram 564; Sunrise 589. Iridescent toning, a hint of deposits. Superb EF. ($400)

643. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos II Theos. Circa 235-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.53 g, 4h). Mint B (“Baktra”). Struck circa 239/8-230 BC. Diademed head of Diodotos I right / ∫Å%5GEW% to right, [d5odotoU to left], Zeus Bremetes advancing left, brandishing aegis and thunderbolt; € to inner right, traces of z (archaic Z) to outer right. Holt Series F, Group 8.3; Kritt –; Bopearachchi –, cf. 6G (for monograms, but with archaic Z below monogram); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG –; Zeno –; HGC 12, 22. Traces of find patina and deposits, a couple of die flaws. Near VF. Extremely rare monogram pair, none in CoinArchives. Overstruck on an uncertain Hellenistic tetradrachm. ($3000)

647. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. Æ Dichalkon (25mm, 7.80 g, 12h). Bearded bust of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; club over shoulder / Artemis standing facing, holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; @ to inner left. Cf. Bopearachchi 4E ([NK] monogram); MPHB –; cf. HGC 12, 68 (for type); Zeno –. Dark brown surfaces, some minor roughness. EF. Well struck. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($500)

644. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.37 g, 6h). Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Struck circa 225-220/215 BC. Diademed middle-aged head right / ∫å%5GEW% to right, EUQUd˙ÂoU to left, Herakles seated left on rock, holding in left hand a club set on rocks to left, right hand placed on rock; d below rock. Kritt A9; Bopearachchi 5B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 106-7; SNG ANS 1274; MIG Type 89c; HGC 12, –. Minor porosity, slight double strike on reverse, head of Herakles flatly struck. EF. Superb high relief portrait. ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 848.

645. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.52 g, 6h). Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Struck circa 206-200 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club set on rocks; d below rock. Kritt A17; Bopearachchi 11A; MPHB A Group III, 244 (this coin); SNG ANS 141 var. (monogram); HGC 12, 40. Areas of iridescence. Near EF. ($1500)

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From the North River Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1111.

646. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.54 g, 12h). Mint B (“Baktra”). Struck circa 210-206 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% to right, EUQUd˙;oU to left, Herakles seated left on rock, holding in left hand a club set on rocks to left, right hand placed on rock; } to right of rock. Kritt B15; Bopearachchi 10A; MPHB B Group V; SNG ANS 137; HGC 12, 42. Light porosity, minor deposits, small scratch on reverse. EF. ($5000)

649. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos II. Circa 185-180 BC. Æ Trichalkon (28mm, 12.77 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod; D to lower left. Bopearachchi 8A; MPHB dies O1/R – (unlisted rev. die); HGC 12, 79. Black-brown surfaces, light roughness, minor deposits and a few scratches on reverse. EF. Rare denomination. ($500) One of Two Recorded

651. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.94 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Zeus standing facing, holding scepter in left hand, and in right hand a statue of Hekate, who holds torch in each hand; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 1D; MPHB dies O9/R R37; SNG ANS 230; HGC 12, 81. Toned, minor die breaks on obverse. Good VF. High relief portrait. ($4000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 111 (29 May 2019), lot 454 (hammer $7500). 648 649

648. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos II. Circa 185-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.98 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Herakles standing facing, holding wreath in extended hand, cradling club in arm draped with lion skin; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 1D; MPHB Group I, dies 9/35; SNG ANS 217-8; HGC 12, 72. Iridescent toning, some porosity, faint scratches. EF. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 821.

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650. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Pantaleon Soter. Circa 185-180 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / ∫å%5GE∑% to right, ∏Å@tÅ¬Eo@to% to left, Zeus enthroned left, holding scepter in left hand, and in right hand a statue of Hekate, who holds torch in each hand; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 2A = MPHB 1 = MIG Type 158a = HGC 12, 101 = BM Inv. 1922.0424.108 (same dies); SNG ANS –. Lightly toned with traces of find patina, minor flan crack, some faint cleaning scratches. Good VF. The second recorded specimen, and the only one not in a public collection. ($15,000)

652. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.01 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand and cradling filleted palm in left arm; K to inner right. Bopearachchi 1D; MPHB Group III; SNG ANS 276-7; HGC 12, 106. Some light scratches. Near EF. ($1500) From the Father & Son Collection.

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653. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / ∫å%5GE∑% above, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, the Dioskouroi, holding couched spears in right hand, palm fronds in left, on horses rearing right; } in lower right field. Bopearachchi 1B; SNG ANS 431; HGC 12, 130. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Superb EF. An exceptional example. ($5000) Ex Oxus Collection.

Choice Eukratides Tetradrachm

655. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 17.01 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; D in lower right field. Bopearachchi 1D; SNG ANS 432; HGC 12, 130. Toned, some circulation marks. Good VF. ($1000)

657. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.19 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Å to left; I to lower right. Bopearachchi 2C; SNG ANS 439-41; HGC 12, 132. Light iridescent toning, patch of roughness on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Numiscorner, 2 September 2018.

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654. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 16.85 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; D in lower right field. Bopearachchi 1D; SNG ANS 432; HGC 12, 130. Light iridescent toning, a few minor scratches on reverse. Good VF. High relief portrait. ($1500)

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 112; Stack’s (9 June 1998), lot 94.

656. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Drachm (22mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; } in upper left field. Bopearachchi 2B; SNG ANS 437-8 (placement of monogram); HGC 12, 132. Light iridescent toning, obverse struck with worn die. Good VF. Rarer with the monogram to left. ($750)

658. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Í in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465; HGC 12, 131. Toned, traces of deposits. EF. ($1000)

662. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; ä in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6T; SNG ANS 468; HGC 12, 131. Light iridescent toning, traces of deposits, small area of encrustation on reverse. Near EF. ($1000) 659 660 661 662

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659. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Í in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465; HGC 12, 131. Toned, light marks and scratches. EF. ($1000)

From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 622.

660. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.86 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; D in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6O; SNG ANS 467; HGC 12, 131. Toned. Near EF. ($1000)

From the North River Collection. Ex Stack’s (2 December 1998), lot 113; Stack’s (9 June 1998), lot 95.

661. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.93 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; , in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6Q; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 131. Stain on obverse. EF. ($1000)

12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; é in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6W; SNG ANS 469-71; HGC 12, 131. Lightly toned, some underlying luster, minor weakness of strike. Near EF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 404.

665. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.84 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Î in lower left field. Bopearachchi 6Z; SNG ANS 473; HGC 12, 131. Iridescent toning, light porosity, scratches on obverse, some field and edge marks. EF. ($1000)

666. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios II. Circa 150-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.05 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å%5GEW% to right, d˙Â˙tr5oU to left, Athena standing facing, wearing triple crested helmet, holding spear and shield set on ground; , below spear. Bopearachchi 1E; SNG ANS 393-4; HGC 12, 126. Deposits and weakness at high points on reverse, some metal flaws. EF. ($3000)

667. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides II Soter. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Apollo standing left, holding arrow and bow set on ground; U to inner left. Bopearachchi 1H; SNG ANS 619-22; HGC 12, 161. Lightly toned. Near EF. ($1500) 663 664

663. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.02 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; T in lower left field. Bopearachchi 6W; SNG ANS 469-71 var. (monogram to right); HGC 12, 131. Lightly toned with underlying luster, obverse a bit weak. EF. ($1000)

664. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.98 g,

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670. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Nikias Soter. Circa 129-125 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.43 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Nikias standing left, raising hand and holding palm frond; n to left. Bopearachchi 2A; SNG ANS 1264 (same obv. die); HGC 12, 231 (this coin illustrated). Lightly toned. EF. Extremely rare. ($1500) From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 459.

668. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Plato Epiphanes. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 17.38 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right; bead-and-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% E∏5f¬@oU% ∏¬åt∑@o%, Helios standing in facing quadriga, holding long scepter in right hand and reins in left; M to left. Cf. Bopearachchi 1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 288; Qunduz 388; SNG ANS 628; MIG Type 198a (second example illustrated); HGC 12, 165; Triton II, lot 612 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, deposits, tiny flan crack, obverse die flaw. Near EF. Very rare. ($15,000)

669. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Heliokles Dikaios. Circa 145-130 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.91 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Zeus standing facing, holding thunderbolt and scepter; x to inner left. Bopearachchi 1U; SNG ANS 642-8; HGC 12, 169. Light marks. Near EF. ($750)

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Extremely Rare Nikias Soter Drachm

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672. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Lysias. Circa 130-125 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.44 g, 12h). Helmeted, diademed, and draped bust right / Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding club in arm draped with lion skin; L to inner left. Bopearachchi 6B; SNG ANS 1037-9; HGC 12, 242. Slight die rust on reverse. EF. ($750) From the Weise Collection. Ex Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 435.

674. INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azilizes. Circa 85-45/35 BC. Æ (26x24mm, 11.14 g, 12h). Azilises left on horseback, holding spear / Zebu standing left; % and ß (so in Kharosthi) above. Senior 55.1; HGC 12, –; CNG 87, lot 757 (same dies). Earthen green-brown patina, some roughness and cleaning marks, areas of peripheral weakness. VF. Rare and better than the CNG 87 specimen. ($500)

671. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Lysias. Circa 130-125 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.44 g, 12h). Helmeted and diademed heroic bust left, elephant skin on shoulder, brandishing spear / Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and cradling club in arm draped with lion skin; T to inner left. Bopearachchi Série 5 (monogram unlisted), but cf. 4B (for rev.); Bopearachchi & Grigo 1 (this coin); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; HGC 12, 241; Zeno –. Dark find patina, some roughness, a few minor scratches. Good VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($1000)

673. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander II Dikaios. Circa 90-80 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.37 g, 12h). Diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right; helmet covered with scales / Nike, nimbate, advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; 4 to left. Bopearachchi 2A; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 371. Light iridescence, hairline die break on obverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($3000)

CENTRAL ASIAN COINAGE Recut Reverse Die

For more information on the recutting of the dies of Kanishka I, see Joe Cribb’s ONS presentation, “Kushan gold coins using die studies to understand the function of reverse designs,” available on the Oriental Numismatic Society channel on YouTube

A Possible Kushan Vassal

676. INDIA, Kushan Empire. temp. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Quarter Dinar (9mm, 1.02 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Mathura(?). Crowned and draped bearded bust left, holding branch-scepter / Large 8. Sachs 178 (this coin). Toned. Near VF. Apparently unique. ($2000) From the Archytas Collection.

677. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.96 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. saOãÕsaO O OIs˚i ˚OsaÕ, diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand and goad in left / Maãoba g o, Manaobago, nimbate and helmeted, with lunar horns at shoulders, seated facing on raised stool, cushioned and with curving legs, feet on footstool, head right and with four arms: lower right on hip, upper right holding coins or fruit, upper left holding mace-scepter, and lower left holding torque; 7 to right. MK 151 (O16/R3); ANS Kushan 715; Donum Burns 229. Underlying luster, traces of deposits, minor edge marks, slight double strike on obverse. Near EF. Extremely rare. ($15,000)

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675. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.88 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase with Greek legend. ßAcilEyc ßAci lEwn kAnhskoy, Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / OIsO to right, Siva, nimbate, standing left, holding thunderbolt, flask, trident, and horns of goat to lower left; 8 to left. MK 26/37 (obv./rev.); Tanabe 179; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –. Underlying luster, a couple of short scrapes on reverse. Reverse die recut from a Herakles die. Near VF. Extremely rare. ($10,000)

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679. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.92 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. saOãÕsaO OIs˚i ˚OsaÕ, crowned and diademed bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and goad / OIsO to right, Siva, nimbate, standing left, holding thunderbolt, flask, trident, and horns of goat to lower left; 7 to left. MK 308/3 (O37/R58); ANS Kushan 757; Donum Burns 276–8. Lightly toned, hint of deposits. Good VF. ($3000) Ex Archytas Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 117, 19 May 2021), lot 383.

680. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Dinar. Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?).

Middle phase. Vasudeva, nimbate, standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding trident; flame at shoulder; filleted trident to left / Ithyphallic Siva with three heads standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; ≥ to lower left; ^ to upper left . MK 506 (dies 3/– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan 1102; Donum Burns 410 (same obv. die). Die rust. Good VF. ($1000)

681. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Shaka. Circa AD 325-345. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.96 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Shaka, standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding filleted staff; filleted trident to left; U (bhri in Brahmi) below arm; _(śaka in Brahmi) to outer right / Ardoxsho enthroned facing, holding diadem in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; ^ to upper left; pseudo-legend to right. MK 589 (Vasudeva II); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 769-73. Toned, slight double strike on obverse, minor striking fractures on reverse. EF. ($750)

682. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.19 g, 3h). Mint B (“Hamadan”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) / Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type R); pellets flanking second tier of altar base. SNS type VII(4a)/3b(2b); Saaedi 71; Sunrise 710 var. (pellets on base of altar). Light iridescent toning. EF. Attractive example and rarer type for this ruler. ($1000) Ex Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 173 (8 January 2013), lot 282. 680 681

678. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.86 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. sÅonÅ[no]sÅo o[o I]s˚[i] ˚osÅ˜O, nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust of Huvishka left on clouds, flames at shoulders, holding mace-scepter in right hand and filleted spear in left / sÅOrIOrO, Shaoreoro (Ares-Mars) standing left, holding spear in right hand, shield in left set on ground; & to left. MK 239A (O1/R–[unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 254 (same obv. die). Good VF. ($4000) Shaoreoro, like the later Pahlavi Shahrevar, was originally the Hindu Kshathra Vairya, or “Desirable Kingdom.” Like Indra, the chief god of the Rig Veda, Shaoreoro was the genius of Kushan imperial might and the god of the molten metal that was to cover the earth on the Last Day.

686. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.32 g, 3h). Style A. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; > to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Light iridescence. Good VF. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 644.

684. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (2424mm, 7.36 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-27. !U RM UKiX WNM L!RL! !0M L!LLM 00 j˚π j!U 4 0¡dRM (mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN ya in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and ribbons; pellets to left of diadem tie and shoulder / ‚‚1000 (nwr’zy in Pahlavi) to left, 0πj1 ([š]hpwhr[y] in Pahlavi) to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group b; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV4 var. (no pellets on rev.); Sunrise 739 var. (same). EF. Well struck and rare. ($3000)

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685. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.04 g, 3h). Mint VI? (“Sakastan”?). Phase Ic, circa AD 251-258. UK¡X WNM L1RL1 1KE M E1KKo 0˚j U˚µjC 4 0¡dRM (mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW tšry in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; korymbos decorated with alternating ი and ˘; ი on each shoulder; U to upper right / ‚j1KWb (nwr’zy in Pahlavi) to left, ¬ KjKpjÅ (šhpwhry in Pahlavi) to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown with ribbons and korymbos and holding staff surmounted by ¯; ¯ on altar shaft. SNS type IIc/2b, style L; Göbl type I/1; Paruck –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; CNG 117, lot 391 (same dies); CNG 112, lot 412 (same dies); Heritage 3054, lot 30179 (same dies, but later die state); Roma E-45, lot 383 (same dies, but later die state); Lanz 164, lot 105. Light die rust, minor edge bruise. Near EF ($2000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 359.

683. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.33 g, 3h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and mural crown; pellets flanking crown / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G). SNS Type V(4a)/3a(2b) and pl. 13., 190; Sunrise 721 (this coin). Iridescent toning. EF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Sunrise Collection (New York Sale XXXVII, 5 January 2016), lot 373.

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690. KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. Circa AD 330-365. AV Dinar (32mm, 7.87 g, 11h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Struck under Kidarite king Peroz, circa AD 345-350. bo©o oorourA k oo ozorkokosokosduo (bogo oorohro k oo ozorkokoshokoshoho) in Kushano-Bactrian, Vahram standing left on ground line, wearing ram’s horn crown with ribbons and surmounted by artichoke, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; 2 to left of standard; to right, below ) / borz1 on 1o (borzoo onooo in KushanoBactrian), Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left. MK –; ANS Kushan –; cf. Carter 34 (for type); cf. Cribb, Kidarites 3C (same); Donum Burns –; Zeno – . Deposits in devices, areas of die rust. Good VF. Extremely rare with this combination of control marks, none in CoinArchives. ($2000) Ex Archytas Collection.

687. SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Drachm (24mm, 4.01 g, 3h). Style A/1. Ctesiphon mint. Phase 1. Bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in single group / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns, the left with korymbos; > and ö flanking flames. SNS type Ia/1a, Style A/1; Sunrise 802-3. Toned, minor deposits. Near EF. ($500) Ex Bellaria Collection (Triton VII, 12 January 2004), lot 605; Spink Numismatic Circular XC.6 (July 1982), no. 5625 (and illustrated on cover).

688. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) V. AD 420-438. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.06 g, 3h). GW (Gurgān) mint. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent, and ribbons / Fire altar with head of Bahram right on shaft; flanked by two attendants. SNS III Type Ia/2, and pl. 63, A17; Sunrise –. Deep iridescent toning, tiny flan crack. EF. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 247 (12 January 2011), lot 213.

689. SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. AD 457/9-484. AV Heavy Dinar (20mm, 4.83 g, 3h). BBA (Court) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder; illegible inscription around / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames; illegible inscription on left, # (BBA in Pahlavi) on right. SNS type IIIb/1c (pl. 85, A22-3); Göbl type III/1; Mochiri 251; Saeedi AV77-8; Sunrise 939. Light reddish deposits in devices, lamination on reverse. Near EF. ($2000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 360.

ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE

From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 133 (20 December 2004), lot 100.

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693. CILICIA, Irenopolis-Neronias. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (31mm, 21.16 g, 1h). Dated CY 175 (AD 225/6). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; c/m: laureate head right within oval incuse / Helios standing facing in spread quadriga, raising right hand, holding whip in left; ЄOP (date) in exergue. Karbach, Eirenopolis 128; SNG BN –; RPC VI Online 6885; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5595. For c/m: Howgego 105. Dark green patina with earthen highlights. Host and c/m VF. ($300)

691. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Eupator, with Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. AD 154/5-circa 172/3. AV Stater (20mm, 7.73 g, 12h). Dated Bosporan Era 461 (AD 164/5). Diademed and draped bust of Eupator right / Bareheaded and draped bust of Marcus right vis-à-vis bare head of Verus left; spear between; AΞY (date) below. MacDonald 471/3; RPC IV.1 Online 3745; Frolova Pl. XXVII, 16. Flan crack, a few scratches, deposits. VF. ($750)

692. IONIA, Ephesus. Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 12.16 g, 1h). Head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath; lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers; Â • ANTONiuÍ • iÂp • COÍ • DeÍig • iTer eT TerT around / Draped bust of Octavia right above cista mystica, flanked by interlaced serpents with heads erect; iii • uir • r • p • C • around. RPC I 2201; CRI 262; Sydenham 1197; RSC 2. Toned, a hint of porosity, some light marks. Good VF. ($2000) Shortly after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, cracks began to appear in the Second Triumvirate. Antony’s affair with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, and his designs on Rome’s eastern holdings, prompted Octavian to formulate a binding agreement that would buy him time. At Brundisium a pact was signed, bringing about a reconciliation and some semblance of peace. As a condition of this reconciliation, Antony was married to Octavian’s widowed sister, Octavia. She stayed with him in Athens while he continued to prepare for a war against Parthia, and where, in 39 BC, he was associated with the “New Dionysus”. In 37 BC, she helped negotiate the Pact of Tarentum, which renewed the triumvirate until 33 BC. Antony, by this time, however, had renewed his affair with Cleopatra. He remained in the East, where he married the queen, and subsequently fathered several children. In 32 BC, as a renewal of civil war became imminent, Antony divorced Octavia. In the aftermath of Antony’s death, Octavia, known for her loyalty and nobilty, brought Antony’s surviving children to Rome to live with her.

Rare Commemorative for Galerius Antoninus

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694. CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Diva Faustina Senior, with Galerius Antoninus. Died AD 140/1 and before AD 138, respectively. Æ As or Dupondius (28mm, 12.69 g, 12h). Dies likely produced in Rome. Struck AD 140/1. Veiled and draped bust of Diva Faustina right / Bareheaded and draped bust of Galerius Antoninus right. Overbeck, Galerius 9-16 (Vs:9/ Rs:1); Parks 22; RPC IV.3 Online 8345. Dark brown patina, light roughness, some smoothing. VF. Rare. ($1500)

695. ARMENIA MINOR, Nicopolis ad Lycum. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (27.5mm, 14.62 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 and CY 43 (AD 114/5). Laureate and draped bust right / Armenia seated left on shields, in attitude of mourning; trophy of arms to left; MΓ (date) in exergue. Dalaison, Nicopolis 31; RG –; RPC III 2945. Brown patina. Well centered on a broad flan. In NGC encapsulation 6159179-002 graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface 3/5. ($750)

From the Conti Collection, purchased from Wayne C. Philips. Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus was the son of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. He died in infancy or childhood, before Antoninus became emperor in AD 138; a sepulchral inscription for him is in the Mausoleum of Hadrian. This provincial issue is the only coin naming him. Of the sixteen specimens illustrated in RPC, half of the museum pieces are casts or outright forgeries, illustrating how difficult it was for the major museums to acquire authentic specimens for their permanent collections.

696. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Mark Antony & Cleopatra VII of Egypt. 36 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.16 g, 1h). BACIΛICCA KΛЄOΠATPA ΘЄA NЄωTЄPA, diademed bust of Cleopatra right, wearing earring, necklace, and embroidered dress / ANTωNIOC AVTOKPAT[ωP TRITON TPIωN ANΔPωN], bare head of Antony right. McAlee 174; RPC I 4094; Prieur 27; HGC 9, 1361. Toned, some porosity, a few scratches, minor flan flaw on reverse. EF. Exceptional portraits. ($50,000)

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697. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.47 g, 1h). Dated “New Holy Year” 1 or 2 (AD 68 or 68/9). Laureate head right; star before / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings displayed; palm frond to left; [date in legend]. Cf. McAlee 305 and 307; cf. RPC I 4196 or 4196B; cf. Prieur 96 or 98. Toned, a few scratches, very minor deposits. Good VF. ($750)

This remarkable silver tetradrachm was probably struck at Antioch during the Parthian / Armenian campaign of 36-34 BC to honor perhaps the most famous “power couple” of all time. The attribution to Antioch remains uncertain and other mint sites in the Levant have been proposed; it is also possible they were struck at a mint moving with the army. The talented die engraver has taken particular care to give Cleopatra a powerful, almost masculine profile to complement Antony’s pugnacious portrait. Ancient historians note that Cleopatra was not incomparably beautiful (although none suggest she was anything less than pleasing to gaze upon), but her remarkable mind, her musical voice, and the vast wealth of her kingdom made her irresistible to two of the most powerful men of the age: Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. The titles display Cleopatra’s dominance in the relationship, depicting her on the obverse and touting her as “Queen Cleopatra, new (or “young”) goddess,” while Antony remains only a mortal “victorious general and Triumvir.”

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 413.

701. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.85 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 208-209. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 34a; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 25; Prieur 1149. Lustrous. EF. ($500)

699. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Otho. AD 69. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on wreath, with wreath in beak and wings displayed; palm frond to left; ЄTOYC A (date) in exergue. McAlee 315; RPC I 4200; Prieur 102. Scattered light marks. Good VF. ($500)

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702. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.53 g, 1h). Struck AD 209. Bareheaded and draped bust right, wearing light beard / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 43; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1158. Lustrous, a few scratches, reverse slightly off center. Near EF. Rare. Only one cited by Prieur, several in CoinArchives. ($500) This is the only bearded portrait of Geta as Caesar issued at Laodicea, certainly struck shortly before he became Augustus late in AD 209. All known coins are struck with the same obverse die. Exceptional Architectural Issue

703. DECAPOLIS, Abila. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (29mm, 18.72 g, 12h). Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Lighted altar within hexastyle temple with arched central bay set on steps; pediment surmounted by figure of Nike; on either side, crenellated multistory towers, each with arched entryway; BΠ C (date) above. Spijkerman 25; SNG ANS 1128; Sofaer 22 var. (date); cf. Price & Trell fig. 288. Earthen dark green surfaces. Good VF. An impressive architectural type. ($1500) 698 699 700 701

700. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 15.62 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, crescent between legs, ЄTOVC A (date) in exergue. McAlee 342; RPC II 1956; Prieur 119. Numerous fine scratches. Good VF. Expressive portrait. ($500)

698. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.33 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). Bare head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, ЄTOYC B (date) in exergue. McAlee 310; RPC I 4197; Prieur 99. Toned, light scratches, scrapes on reverse. VF. ($500)

From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection. Varus – General at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟC,

705. PHOENICIA, Berytus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (20.5mm, 7.08 g, 1h). P. Quinctilius Varus, legatus Syriae Struck 6-4 BCE. Bare head right / Two legionary aquilae between two signa. Sawaya Series 18 (D67/R–); RPC I 4535. Dark green patina, earthen highlights. VF. ($400) Up until his final battle, Publius Quinctilius Varus was one of the most celebrated of Augustus’ generals. He had been consul in 13 BC (along with the future emperor Tiberius), governor of Syria from 7-4 BC, where he had sent two legions into Judaea to quell local unrest after the territory was converted to a Roman province, and subsequently governor of Germania. By AD 9, Augustus had decided to straighten (and thereby shorten) Rome’s borders by conquering the vast region of Germania beyond the Rhine. He assigned Varus to develop the region without war, but the mixed Gauls and Germans living there were not prepared to accept Romanization. The Cherusci, along with other allies, ambushed Varus in the Teutoburg Forest of northwest Germany, and there annihilated the XVII, XVIII, and XIX legions in a battle that lasted for three days. Varus, sensing doom, committed suicide, and when Augustus heard of the disaster, he tore his clothes and screamed, “Varus, give me back my legions.” No further attempts were made to subdue the Germans beyond the Rhine until the reign of Domitian, and Varus was blamed for the collapse of imperial policy in Germany.

Extremely Rare Herod Philip 706. JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (17mm, 3.73 g, 1h). Caesarea Philippi (Panias) mint. Dated RY 5 (1/2 CE). Bare head of Philip right; L E (date) across lower field / Tetrastyle temple (the Augusteum of Panias) set on podium with two steps. Meshorer 96; Hendin 6251; RPC I 4939; Sofaer –. Dark brown patina with earthen red highlights. Near VF. Extremely rare. ($1500) Extremely Rare 707. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (33mm, 31.30 g, 11h). IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL AELI CAPE, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Meshorer Aelia 61 corr. (bust described as laureate); Kadman Aelia 72 var. (obv. legend and bust type); Rosenberger 40 var. (same); RPC IV.3 Online 3611; SNG ANS -. Dark green surfaces, earthen highlights. VF. Struck in high relief. Extremely rare, only two specimens listed in RPC. ($3000) From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.

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704. DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (28mm, 21.26 g, 1h). Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΠΟΜΠΗΙΕωΝ ΓΑΔΑΡΕωΝ ΒΠC (date), galley left, with eight oarsmen and navigator at stern, standard-bearer at prow; all within wreath. Spijkerman 88; Rosenberger 80; SNG ANS 1330 var. (date); Sofaer 96. Earthen brown patina. Near VF. Rare. ($1500)

710. JUDAEA, Ascalon. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.04 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. Minor deposits, cleaning scratches. Good VF. Very rare. ($500) One of Two Known

711. JUDAEA, Neapolis. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.38 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. ΛVT KΛI ΛN TΩNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; altar to upper right. Prieur 1699 = BN Inv. 1965.1117 (same rev. die); Bellinger –; Bellinger, Dura-Europos –; Sofaer –; Triton XXII, lot 743 var. (obv. legend; same rev. die). Toned, porosity, some flan flaws. VF. Extremely rare obverse legend variety, only one cited by Prieur (in the Bibliothèque Nationale). ($1000) 709 710

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708. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.35 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; vine leaf between legs. Meshorer, Aelia 95 var. (rev. legend); Prieur 1617 var. (same); Sofaer –. Underlying luster, minor deposits on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

709. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.60 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; grape bunch between legs. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1623; Sofaer –. Lightly toned. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives. ($500)

713. EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Dichalkon (14mm, 1.84 g, 12h). Pelusion nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Pomegranate; ΠHΛOV and L IA (date) around. Köln 3419; Dattari (Savio) 6348; K&G N40.3; RPC III 6533; Emmett 1321.11. Dark brown patina. Good VF. Exceptional for type. Rare. ($300) From the DFA Collection. Hercules’ Eleventh Labor – The Apples of the Hesperides

714. EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (35mm, 25.51 g, 12h). Labors of Hercules series. Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNЄINOC C ЄB ЄVC, laureate head right / Hercules and the Apples of the Hesperides: Hercules standing right, lion’s skin and club over his left shoulder, holding club with his left hand and reaching with his right hand for the Apples of the Hesperides hanging from branch of tree to right; the serpent Ladon coiled around the tree’s trunk; L ΔЄKA TOV (date) around. Köln 1545; Dattari (Savio) 2604 & 8495-6; K&G 35.354; RPC IV.4 Online; Emmett 1554.10. Brown and red patina, some cleaning marks, minor tooling and smoothing. Good VF. Rare. Emmett lists this type as being struck for three of Pius’ regnal years: 5, 6, and 10. ($2000) Because he had been assisted in completing some of his earlier tasks, Hercules was compelled to undergo two more labors. The first of these was to steal the Apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who lived in a grove at the far western edge of the world. Hercules tricked the Titan Atlas, whose task it was to hold up the heavens, to retrieve the apples in return for holding up the heavens while he did so. Having accomplished the task, Atlas was reticent to give up his freedom, and told Hercules that he would take back the apples to Mycenae. Once again, Hercules tricked the Titan, requesting that Atlas hold the heavens, while Hercules adjusted his cloak to be more comfortable.

712. ARABIA, Philippopolis. Divus Julius Marinus. Died before AD 244. Æ (24mm, 9.16 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck under Philip I, circa AD 247-249. Bareheaded bust of Julius Marinus right, slight drapery on far shoulder, supported by eagle standing right with displayed wings / Roma or Allat standing left, holding patera and spear, with shield at side; S C across field. Butcher, Two, pl. 25, 11; Spijkerman 2; RPC VIII Online 2243; Sofaer 2. Dark brown patina with earthen highights, even light roughness. VF. Excellent for issue. ($1500) The father of Philip I, Julius Marinus hailed from a small town in the province of Arabia (modern day Shuhba, Syria; the original name of the ancient town is unknown). Following the death of Marinus, Philip deified his father and had a temple to him built in his newly aggrandized hometown – now renamed Philippopolis and elevated to the rank of colonia The neat fabric of the city’s coins is quite out of place for Arabia. This, combined with die links between the coins of Philippopolis, Zeugma, and Antioch, point to production at a central location, with Antioch being the likeliest candidate.

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180 Rare Zenobia Tetradrachm

Domitius Domitianus, Usurper 716. EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Octadrachm (23mm, 12.15 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 297/8). Radiate head right / Sarapis standing right, wearing kalathos, raising his right arm in salute, holding transverse scepter with his left hand and arm; palm frond to right, L B (date) to left. Köln 3367 var. (date arrangement); Dattari (Savio) 10830; K&G 126.1; Emmett 4241.2. Earthen green patina, some scratches on obverse. VF. Rare. ($1000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 1184; Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 264. The revolt of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt destabilized a vitally strategic region by interrupting the grain supply to Rome and opening the possibility of a Persian (Sasanian) invasion. For almost a year, Domitius Domitianus controlled Alexandria and its mint, striking aurei and folles, as well as a series of pre-reform provincial denominations.

Well-Preserved Antinoöpolis

715. EGYPT, Alexandria. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Potin Tetradrachm (20mm, 6.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 of Vaballathus (AD 272). 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; Emmett 3911.5. Brown patina, earthen deposits, minor roughness. VF. Rare. ($1000)

While a nominal ally of Rome, Odaenathus, ruler of the wealthy eastern trade center of Palmyra and husband of Septimia Zenobia, took advantage of Rome’s internal and external conflicts to expand his territories. The circumstances surrounding the assassination of Odaenathus around 267 are uncertain, but we do know that Zenobia soon after took the title of Augusta and bestowed on her infant son Vaballathus the title of Augustus. Zenobia continued to expand the Palmyrene kingdom, seizing control of Egypt in 269 and, with it, the Roman grain supply. To further bolster her position, Zenobia claimed to be the descendant of such illustrious figures as Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the legendary Queen Dido of Carthage. When Aurelian rose to the purple in 270, he pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vaballathus’ rule in the east, while he concerned himself with stabilizing the situation in the west. By 272, he was prepared to campaign against the usurpers. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vabalathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. Zenobia was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian’s triumph in 274. According to a later tradition, Aurelian, impressed by her beauty and dignity, later freed her and granted her a villa in Tibur, where she spent the rest of her life.

717. EGYPT, Antinoöpolis. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. PB Tessera (22mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Dated year 2 of Antoninus Pius (?) (AD 138/9). Draped bust on Antinoüs right, wearing hem-hem crown; L B across fields / Nike advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling palm in left arm. Wilding 2 var. (no letters to left of bust); Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 11655; Milne –; CNG E-353, lot 362. Gray-brown patina, light roughness. VF. Very rare. ($1000) From the D.K. Collection. 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).

720. Anonymous. Circa 265 BC. Æ Aes Grave Sextans (36mm, 45.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. Scallop shell seen from outside; • • (mark of value) across lower field / Scallop shell seen from inside. Crawford 21/5; ICC 45; Sydenham, AG 65; HN Italy 292; RBW –. Brown patina, minor hard green deposits. Good VF. ($2000)

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718. Anonymous. Circa 280 BC. Æ Aes Grave Triens (52mm, 108.3 g, 3h). Heavy series. Rome mint. Thunderbolt; •• •• (mark of value) across field / Dolphin swimming right; •••• (mark of value) below. Crawford 14/3; ICC 27; HN Italy 270; RBW –. Dark brown patina, roughness, minor deposits. VF. ($750) From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from James Beach, January 2005.

719. Anonymous. Circa 270 BC. Æ Aes Grave Triens (52mm, 117.1 g, 1h). Heavy series. Rome mint. Head of horse right; •••• (mark of value) below / Head of horse left; •••• (mark of value) below. Crawford 18/3; ICC 35; Sydenham 17; HN Italy 281; RBW –. Brown patina with earthen deposits, roughness, some cleaning scratches. Good VF. ($2000)

721. Anonymous. Circa 264-255 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.63 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of beardless young Hercules right, wearing lion skin around neck; club on shoulder / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus); rOÂANO in exergue. Crawford 20/1; Sydenham 6; RSC 8; RBW 23. Lightly toned, faint porosity. Good VF. ($3000)

From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Freeeman & Sear, 2003.

Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.2 (Second Quarter 1993), no. 153; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 179.

722. Anonymous. Circa 235 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse rearing left. Crawford 26/1; Sydenham 27; RSC 37; RBW 47–8. Old cabinet tone, small metal flaw on obverse, hairlines. Good VF. ($3000)

723. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (63mm, 216.63 g, 12h). Libral cast series. Rome mint. Head of bearded Janus; no mark of value; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; i (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; ICC 75; Sydenham 72; HN Italy 337; RBW 84–5. Green and red-brown surfaces. VF. ($2000)

From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, August 2008.

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From the Brian Holland Collection. 726. Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (23mm, 6.68 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, two small annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory; rOÂa incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; RBW 65–6. Lightly toned, trace deposits, some marks and scratches, short surface crack on reverse. Good VF. ($1000)

724. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (53mm, 133.3 g, 1h). Libral cast series. Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn left; Í (mark of value) horizontally below; all on raised disk / Prow of galley right; Í (mark of value) above; all on raised disk. Crawford 35/2; ICC 76; Sydenham 73; HN Italy 338; RBW 86. Green-brown patina with light earthen deposits, roughness, casting void on reverse. VF. ($1000)

725. Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (25mm, 6.59 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, two small annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory; rOÂa incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; RBW 65–6. Toned, small flan crack, edge lightly chipped. Good VF. ($1000)

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Pegasi XXI (24 November 2009), lot 369.

727. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (17mm, 3.17 g, 10h). Unmarked series. Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy. Crawford 90/2; Schaefer & Friedman Fig. 24; Sydenham 83; RSC –; RBW –. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Rare. ($750)

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728. Uncertain. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (18mm, 3.22 g, 9h). Uncertain mint. Laureate (large) head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy; o between. Crawford 95/1a; Sydenham 113; RSC 36m; RBW 389. Some luster remains, slightly off center obverse. In NGC encapsulation 4374443-007, graded MS. ($750)

731. M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma left; x (mark of value) below chin / Apollo driving quadriga right, holding branch, reins, bow and arrow. Crawford 236/1c; Sydenham 489; Baebia 12; RBW 975. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 4278707-002, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($750)

729. Anonymous. After 211 BC. AR Victoriatus (19mm, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 53/1; Schaefer & Friedman, Fig. 8 (perpendicular hair, greaves and small base on trophy); Sydenham 83; RSC 9. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 4374477-305, graded MS. ($750) In around 218 BC, at roughly the same time as the appearance of the silver denarius, mints in the Roman Republic began to strike silver coins bearing on the obverse a bust of Jupiter and on the reverse a figure of Victory placing a wreath upon a trophy. Known as a victoriatus in Latin or tropaikon in Greek, this coin was primarily issued to facilitate payments in Greek-speaking southern Italy, where its weight was roughly equivalent to a drachm or half nomos. Rome at this time had a great need for coinage, as the Second Punic War then raged across Italy, and the city needed silver to pay her allies. This function is demonstrated by the hoard evidence, which shows that their circulation was generally limited to southern Italy, and later Cisalpine Gaul and Spain. The victoriatus was generally struck in less pure silver than the denarius, rarely meeting the same 90% standard, yet it generally followed the same overall pattern of debasements. Despite this, it proved to be an important coin for the budding empire. Though the type was discontinued around 170 BC, the coins themselves continued to circulate, eventually becoming worn enough to function in the marketplace as quinarii. Accordingly, even into the early Imperial period, the silver quinarius was also sometimes referred to as a victoriatus

730. Anonymous. After 211 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.34 g, 8h). Unmarked series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback riding right; rOÂa in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 53/2; Sydenham 311; RSC –; RBW 192–3. Iridescent toning, minor metal flaws. Near EF. ($300) From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, June 2007.

732. M. Aburius M.f. Geminus. 132 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.95 g, 2h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; • (mark of value) below chin / Sol, holding reins and whip, driving quadriga right. Crawford 250/1; Sydenham 487; Aburia 6; RBW 1027. Attractive iridescent tone, light scratch on obverse. EF. ($300)

735. D. Silanus L.f. 91 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; O to left / Victory, holding reins, driving galloping biga right; VII above. Crawford 337/3; Sydenham 646; Junia 15; RBW var. (controls). Lightly toned with traces of find patina. EF. ($300)

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733. T. Cloelius. 128 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; wreath to left / Victory, holding reins, driving rearing biga right; stalk of grain below. Crawford 260/1; Sydenham 516; Cloulia 1; RBW 1055. Iridescent cabinet tone. Near EF. ($500)

734. C. Servilius Vatia. 127 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.89 g, 7h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, star on neckpiece of helmet; lituus to left, • (mark of value) below chin / Horseman (M. Servilius Pulex Geminus) galloping left, holding shield inscribed M (Marcus), piercing with spear another horseman, who fights back armed with shield and sword. Crawford 264/1; Sydenham 483; Servilia 6; RBW 1069. Deep cabinet tone. Good VF. ($300) From the DFA collection. Ex Harry Strickhausen Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 1271.

736. L. Julius Bursio. 85 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate, winged, and draped bust of Apollo Vejovis right, trident over shoulder; dagger to left / Victory, holding wreath and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; xxxxi above. Crawford 352/1c; De Ruyter dies 153; Sydenham 728a; Julia 5a; RBW –. Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor pitting on reverse. EF. ($750)

Ex Astarte IX (15 May 2002), lot 338. 740. C. Postumius. 73 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.85 g, 5h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Hound running right; spear below. Crawford 394/1a; Sydenham 785; Postumia 9; RBW 1434. Deep iridescent cabinet tone, a few light scratches. EF. ($500)

741. Pub. Lentulus P.f. L.n. Spinther. 71 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Hercules right / Genius of the Roman People, holding cornucopia and scepter, seated facing on curule chair, right foot on globe, being crowned by Victory to upper right, flying left. Crawford 397/1; Sydenham 791; Cornelia 58; RBW 1438. Toned, flan crack, light scratches. VF. ($500)

186 737. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.67 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in northern Italy. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right / Elephant walking left. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 43; RBW 1396. Attractive toning with light iridescence, a few light scratches, minor die breaks. Near EF. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 560.

738. C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right / Victory, holding reins, driving galloping triga right; xxxxu above. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6; RBW 1410 var. (control number). Lustous, obverse off center, small metal flaw on cheek. EF. ($500)

739. Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 4h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, quiver and bow terminating in stag’s head over shoulder / Victory, holding wreath, reins, and palm frond, driving galloping biga right; Cxxxuii below. Crawford 383/1; Sydenham 770; Claudia 5; RBW –. Old cabinet tone, minor scratches. Near EF. ($300)

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Ex Dr. Richard P Ariagno Collection; Bowers & Ruddy (9 June 1980), lot 269. The End of the Jugurthine War

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 413. Faustus was the son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, the famous general and dictator of Rome (138-78 BC). The coin portrays Sulla’s first great victory, in which he ended the Jugurthine War. Jugurtha, grandson of Massinissa of Numidia, had claimed the entire kingdom of Numidia and divided it between several members of the royal family, in defiance of Roman decrees. Rome declared war on Jugurtha in 111 BC, but for five years the wily king frustrated all efforts to bring him to heel. Finally, in 106 the popular general Marius was assigned command, with Sulla as quaestor in charge of cavalry. Before Marius could take to the field against the enemy, however, Sulla arranged with his ally Bocchus of Mauretania to have Jugurtha ambushed and captured. Sulla was acclaimed for the bloodless end of the war, gaining his first victory and the eternal enmity of Marius.

743. Q. Fufius Calenus and Mucius Cordus. 68 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (20mm, 3.81 g, 7h). Rome mint. Jugate heads right of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet / Italia standing right, holding cornucopia and clasping hands with Roma standing left, with right foot on globe, holding scepter; winged caduceus to left. Crawford 403/1; Sydenham 797; Fufia 1; RBW 1445. Toned. Near EF. ($500)

744. Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, wearing cruciform earring, necklace of pendants, and her hair collected into a knot at back of head, which is decorated with jewels; lituus to left, FAuÍTuÍ downward to right / Sulla, togate, seated left on raised seat; on left, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneeling right, offering an olive branch; to right, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, kneeling left, his hands tied behind him; FeLix downward to upper right. Crawford 426/1; Sydenham 879; Cornelia 59; RBW 1525. Lustrous with light iridescence, banker’s mark on obverse. EF. A superb example. ($3000)

742. Q. Creperius M.f. Rocus. 69 BC. AR Serrate Denarius. Rome mint. Draped bust of Amphitrite right, seen from behind; fish to left, G to right / Neptune, holding reins and brandishing trident, driving sea-chariot drawn by two hippocamps right; G above. Crawford 399/1a; Sydenham 796; Crepereia 1; RBW 1440 var. (control symbol and letter). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 5746634-031, graded Ch XF★ ($1000)

Ex Heritage 3085 (5 August 2020), lot 31107.

746. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus. 48 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Mask of Pan right / Jupiter Axurus seated left, holding patera and scepter. Crawford 449/1a; CRI 20; Sydenham 947; Vibia 18; RBW 1571. Light iridescent tone, small flan crack. EF. ($300) From the Dean Kinzer Collection. Ex CGB (27 October 2020), lot 74; Helios 5 (25 June 2010), lot 177.

Ex Benito Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 468, 20 May 2020), lot 304 (professionally conserved since).

745. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. 50 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.88 g, 3h). Rome mint. Bare head of M. Claudius Marcellus right; triskeles to left / M. Claudius Marcellus advancing right, carrying trophy into tetrastyle temple. Crawford 439/1; Campana, Denaro 167–74 (O13/R13); Sydenham 1147; Claudia 11; RBW 1554. Toned, light iridescence, a couple of light marks. Good VF. ($500)

FFC Plate Coin

747. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair; coiled serpents flanking / Aurora flying right, holding palm frond and conducting four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; Sydenham 959; Plautia 15; RBW 1583. Lustrous, slight areas of weak strike. EF. A wonderful example of the type. ($2000) Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 1207.

748. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair; coiled serpents flanking / Aurora flying right, holding palm frond and conducting four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1b; CRI 29; Sydenham 959a; Plautia 15a; FFC 1003 (this coin illustrated). Toned, slightly off center. EF. Exceptional for the type. ($2000)

Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2019), lot 679; Alba Longa Collection; Marian Sinton Collection (Triton III, 30 November 1999), lot 936.

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749. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Moneta right, one lock of hair on neck / Implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above, tongs and hammer on either side; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a; RBW 1614. Toned, light iridescence on reverse, slightly porous, some scratches. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Leu Numismatik 8 (23 October 2021), lot 272; Dr. Hans Krähenbühl Collection (Schweizerische Kreditanstalt FPL 15, November 1974), lot 149.

751. The Pompeians. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey; C. Coponius, praetor. Diademed head of Apollo right; star below / Club of Hercules surmounted by lion skin, scalp in profile to right; arrow to left, bow to right. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; Sydenham 939; Sicinia 1; RBW 1558. Beautiful toning. Near EF. ($500)

Commemorating the Murder of Caesar

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Ex Signorelli Collection – Pedigreed to 1952 752. The Pompeians. L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. April-June 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.82 g, 11h). Apollonia mint in Illyricum. Head of Apollo right / Jupiter, nude, standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt and eagle; to left, star of eight rays above œ; garlanded altar to right. Crawford 445/2; CRI 5; Sydenham 1030; Cornelia 65; RBW 1563. Toned, small flan crack. Good VF. ($500) From the Dean Kinzer Collection. Ex Marti Hervera and Soler & Llach 1119 (22 March 2021), lot 227; Prof. Angelo Signorelli Collection (Part II, Santamaria, 4 June 1952), lot 723.

750. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius Varus. 42 BC. AV Aureus (20mm, 8.04 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Venus, half nude and seen from behind, standing left beside a column, looking at herself in mirror; C • uiBiuÍ upward to left, uAruÍ upward to right. Crawford 494/34; CRI 190; Sydenham 1137; Bahrfeldt 36; Calicó 33; RBW 1738. Scattered marks. Near VF. ($5000)

Ex Birger Bentsen Collection (Leu Numismatik Web Auction 16, 22 May 2021), lot 59; Kurt Haintz Collection (27 May 2019), lot 61; Künker 111 (18 March 2006), lot 6471. David Sear relates both the head of Apollo on the obverse and the Venus on the reverse to the gens Iulia. The aureus thus commemorates the murdered Caesar, which is certainly related to the struggle of the triumvirs against the assassins of Caesar. The extraordinarily extensive coinage in 42 served to finance this struggle and was made possible by proscriptions and tax collections.

754. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; RBW 1557. Deeply toned, slightly off center. Good VF. ($1000)

190 753. The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.50 g, 2h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Laureate head of Jupiter right / African elephant walking right. Crawford 459/1; CRI 45; Sydenham 1046; Caecilia 47; RBW 1601. Toned, short scuff on reverse. EF. ($500) From the Dean Kinzer Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell. Scipio was Pompey’s colleague in the consulship of 52 BC, and governor of Syria in 49 BC. He commanded the center line of Pompey’s army at Pharsalus, after which he fled to Africa and formed an alliance with Juba I, king of Numidia. Through the influence of Cato, he obtained control of the Pompeian forces but was defeated by Caesar in 46 BC at Thapsus, where, not wanting to be captured, he committed suicide. This coin was struck while Scipio was in Africa.

From the Conti Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear. Aulus Hirtius, friend and confidant of Julius Caesar, was praetor in 46 BC, and thus charged with the distribution of the first truly large issue of Roman gold coins to date. The aurei were for distribution to the general’s successful troops after their final victory over the Pompeians in Africa at Thapsus. Each legionary received 5000 denarii (200 aurei), centurions twice that. Since Caesar had at least 40,000 legionnaires at Thapsus, the amount of coin needed was immense. But the amount of booty collected from Caesar’s many campaigns was also colossal, and Hirtius seems to have been able to supply the need. Hirtius later finished the dictator’s memoirs after his assassination and was himself killed at the siege of Mutina in 43 BC. 756. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.94 g, 11h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled head of female (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis; A • hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 459 (D85/R297); CRI 56; Sydenham 1018; Calicó 37; Biaggi –; BMCRR Rome 4052; RBW 1634. Contact marks. Good VF. Struck with fresh dies. ($5000)

From the Brian Holland Collection. 755. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (20mm, 8.11 g, 1h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled head of female (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis; A • hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 338-9 (D49/R256); CRI 56; Sydenham 1018; Calicó 37; Biaggi –; BMCRR Rome 4052; RBW 1634. Light marks and deposits, off center on reverse. Good VF. ($5000)

191 Finest Obverse Die in the Series

758. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 8.18 g, 3h). Rome mint. Draped and winged bust of Victory right, hair rolled back and collected into a knot behind; C • CAeÍ upward to left, DiC • Ter downward to right / Guttus (single-handled sacrificial jug); L • pLANC upward to left, prAeF • œB downward to right. Crawford 475/1a; CRI 60; Sydenham 1019a; Bahrfeldt 20; Calicó 45; RBW 1663. Lightly toned, a few marks, trace deposits. VF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($3000) Ex Künker 133 (11 October 2007), lot 8431.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 461 (12 February 2020), lot 335. The obverse of this denarius closely copies the reverse of the aureus struck by M. Aquinius, and was probably minted on the occasion of the meeting in Smyrna between Cassius and Brutus. The capis and lituus, symbols of the pontificate, recall Spinther’s election to that college in 57 BC.

759. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Tripod surmounted by cortina and two laurel branches, fillet hanging on either side / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7; RBW 1761. A hint of toning. EF. ($2000)

757. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 8.07 g, 6h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled head of female (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis; A • hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 29-47 (D1/R209); CRI 56; Sydenham 1018; Calicó 37; RBW 1634. Off center. Near VF. Struck from the finest obvesre die in the series. ($7500)

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 205 (25 February 2009), lot 372.

760. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas right / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6; RBW 1764. Lightly toned, hairline flan crack, areas of minor roughness. EF. ($1500)

C. Cassius Longinus was one of the principal conspirators against Julius Caesar. Following the assassination, he moved to the east, where he sought to amass an army. His prior reputation of military success against the Parthians while governing the province of Syria proved invaluable, and by 43 BC his army boasted nearly twelve legions. He was able to stave off Antony’s general Dolabella, secured his base in Syria, and begin preparations for an invasion of Egypt. At the same time, Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus formed the triumvirate, and this posed too great a threat to ignore. Cassius halted his impending invasion of Egypt and moved west to meet up with Brutus’ forces at Smyrna. The two regicides agreed to take joint action against the triumvirs, and began by attacking their allies in Asia. The following year the pair moved into Thrace, and chose a position outside Philippi to meet the approaching army of Antony and Octavian. Brutus moved against Octavian with great success, capturing the young Caesarian’s camp, but Cassius’ army was routed by Antony. Unaware of his partner’s success, Cassius thought the entire cause was lost, and had his freedman Pindarus slay him.

762. The Republicans. Brutus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.76 g, 12h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Emblems of the pontificate: securis, simpulum, and secespita / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/7; CRI 198; Sydenham 1310; RSC 6; RBW 1766. Areas of iridescence, irregular flan. Good VF. ($1500) From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 958.

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761. The Republicans. Brutus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Emblems of the pontificate: securis, simpulum, and secespita / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/7; CRI 198; Sydenham 1310; RSC 6; RBW 1766. Lightly toned with traces of find patina. EF. ($2000)

Unpublished Variety of an Extremely

10h). Ephesus mint; M.

765. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Lucius Antony. Summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.68 g, 11h). Ephesus mint; M. Cocceius Nerva, proquaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; Â ANT • ifYg iii uir • r • p • C Â “ruA • prOœ • p around / Bare head of Lucius Antony right; L • ANTONiuÍ COÍ around. Crawford 517/5a; CRI 246; Sydenham 1185; RSC 2; RBW 1799. Pleasing old tone, hairline flan crack. Good VF. ($3000)

763. The Republicans. Cn. Domitius L.f. Ahenobarbus. 41-40 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.75 g, 7h). Uncertain mint in the region of the Adriatic or Ionian Sea. Bare head of Ahenobarbus right, wearing short beard; AheNOBAr upward to right / Prow right surmounted by a military trophy; CN • DOÂiTiuÍ • iÂp around from lower left. Crawford 519/2; CRI 339; Sydenham 1177; Domitia 21; RBW 1803. Toned, light iridescence, small flan flaw on obverse. Near EF. ($7500)

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Issue 764. The

Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; M • ANT • I(MP) (AV)G III VIR • R • P C M • B • A • RB • AT • Q • P around / Bare head of Octavian right; CAESAR • IMP • PONT • III • VIR • R • P • C • around. Crawford 517/1a var. (pellets in obv. legend); CRI

and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AV Aureus

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Thomas A. Palmer Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 768 (hammer $6500); Classical Numismatic Review XIX. 4 (Fourth Quarter 1994), no. 181.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 654; Nomisma 59 (14 May 2019), lot 139; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 561917; Hans Schulman (14 February 1958), lot 1958. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus commanded a fleet against the Triumvirs, achieving a minor victory in September of 42 BC. But that very day, the Triumvirs won the battle of Philippi, and Ahenobarbus found himself fighting for a lost cause. He became a piratical rogue, terrorizing the ports of the Adriatic like his western counterpart, Sextus Pompey, until he signed the Pact of Brundisium in 40 BC, which reconciled him to Mark Antony. His great-grandson would become the Emperor Nero (AD 54-68). The rare coinage of Ahenobarbus belongs to his stint as a “pirate king” 42-40 BC. This silver denarius bears an appropriately nautical reverse celebrating his victories at sea. The balding, bearded portrait on the obverse remains enigmatic; it may represent Gnaeus himself, or one of his ancestors. Rare Triumvirs. Mark Antony (21mm, 7.77 g, Barbatius 242 var.; Sydenham 1180 var.; Bahrfeldt 77 var.; Calicó 109 var.; Biaggi 66 var.; BMCRR East 98 var.; Kestner 3792 var.; RBW 1797 var. (all with different pellet breaks in obv. legend). Slightly wavy, trace of deposits, some scrapes, edge damage. Good Fine. An unpublished variety of the extremely rare gold issue with BArBAT in obverse legend. ($7500) Ex Heritage 3092 (24 June 2021), lot 38031; Hess-Divo 336 (27 May 2019), lot 64; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 758.

769. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; LeG ui across lower field; TH banker’s mark in upper left field. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; Sydenham 1223; RSC 33; RBW 1841. Lustrous. EF. Well struck. ($500)

768. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Autumn 34 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Alexandria mint(?). Bare head of Mark Antony right; Armenian tiara to left, ANTONi • ArÂeNiA • DeuiCTA around / Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right; at point of bust, prow right; CLeORATrAe re2iNAe • re2uÂ • FiLiOruÂ • re2uÂ around. Crawford 543/1; CRI 345; Sydenham 1210; RSC 1; RBW 1832. Toned, banker’s mark on obverse, die flaw on reverse. Near VF. ($3000)

766. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 40 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71 g, 8h). Uncertain mint (Corcyra?). Bare head right; lituus to left / Caduceus and two cornucopias set on globe. Crawford 520/1; CRI 256; Sydenham 1189; RSC 66a; RBW –. Toned, porosity, scratches and edge scrapes. Good VF. Rare. ($750)

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770. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring-summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.98 g, 9h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. Bare head right, wearing slight beard / Wreath set on inscribed curule chair. Crawford 497/2a; CRI 137; Sydenham 1322; RSC 55; RBW 1756. Attractively toned, a few faint scratches, reverse off center. VF. Struck on a broad flan. ($500) From the Dean Kinzer Collection.

767. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 38 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 5h). Athens mint. Mark Antony, veiled, and wearing the priestly robes of an augur, standing right, holding lituus / Radiate head of Sol right. Crawford 533/2; CRI 267; Sydenham 1199; RSC 13a; RBW 1820. Iridescent cabinet tone. Good VF. ($750) From the Conti Collection. Ex PT Collection (Roma XVI, 26 September 2018), lot 631; Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 658.

773. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.91 g, 9h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Draped bust of Diana Siciliensis right, her shoulders bare, the hair drawn back and coiled into two rolls on top and back of head; behind neck, bow and quiver / Tetrastyle temple containing a naval and military trophy set on prow; in pediment, triskelis; above, at corners, aplustra; iÂp • CAeÍAr on frieze. CRI 418; RIC I 273; Calicó 206; Biaggi 105; BMCRR Rome 4355 = BMCRE 643; BN 91. A few scratches and scrapes, contact marks, and minor deposits. VF. Rare. ($5000)

771. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Early 40 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.39 g, 1h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy; Q. Salvius, moneyer. Bare head right, wearing slight beard; C • CAeÍAr • iii • uir • r • p • C around / Winged thunderbolt; œ • ÍALuiuÍ • i f • COÍ • DeÍig around. Crawford 523/1a; CRI 300; Sydenham 1326b; RSC 514; RBW 1808. Attractive old cabinet tone. EF. ($3000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 83 (20 May 2015), lot 510; Leu 17 (3 May 1977), lot 856.

772. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Summer 37 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.70 g, 2h). Mint in southern or central Italy. Bareheaded and bearded head right; iÂp • CAeÍAr • Diui • F [• iii • uir • iTe]r • r • p • C around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus; COÍ • iTer • eT • Ter • DeÍig around and to right. Crawford 538/1; CRI 312; Sydenham 1334; RSC 91; RBW 1826. Lustrous, area of flat strike at periphery. EF. Excellent portrait of a young Octavian. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 4 (3 March 2018), lot 578; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXI, 9 January 2018), lot 685; Gorny & Mosch 236 (7 March 2016), lot 394.

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774. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.96 g, 3h). Uncertain mint in Italy (Rome?). Bare head right / Octavian’s Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga; iÂp • CAeÍAr on the architrave. CRI 422; RIC I 267; RSC 123. Beautiful old collection tone, a few old scratches under tone, die break on reverse. EF. ($3000)

From the Viggo Collection. Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1235.

Recovery of the Standards 776. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.89 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head right / S • P • Q • R •, triumphal quadriga right, the car ornamented with Victories at front and on side, and in it are an aquila and four miniature horses galloping right; all within line border. RIC I 107a; Bahrfeldt 153/6 (same obv. die); Calicó 275/275a (for obv./rev types); BMCRE 390, note * = BMCRR Rome 4428, note 1; BN 1179; Biaggi 136 var. (rev. legend above; same obv. die). Lustrous, light field and edge marks, reverse slightly off center and lightly scraped. Good VF. Very rare. ($7500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 155 (24 June 2010), lot 213; Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 846; Triton VIII (12 January 2005), lot 1085. This reverse type celebrates the recovery of the standards lost to the Parthians by Crassus in 53 BC at the battle of Carrhae. The return of the standards featured prominently in Augustan propaganda as a diplomatic and military triumph.

Extremely Rare and Unpublished Aureus

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777. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.83 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa 18 BC. CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head right / MART VLTO across field, Temple of Mars Ultor: round-domed, hexastyle temple with acroteria set on podium of three steps; within, aquila between two signa. RIC I –; Calicó 248 var. (laureate head left); BMCRE –; BMCRR –; BN –; CNR IV 146 var. (same); Bahrfeldt –; Biaggi –; Adda –, Jameson –. Lightly toned, minor edge marks and porosity. VF. Apparently unpublished with this reverse legend and head right, missing from most major collections; none in CoinArchives. ($5000)

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Athena Numismatics, January 2015.

775. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head right / S • P • Q • R above, Victory flying facing, with wings spread, holding the clipeus virtutis. Cf. RIC I 62 (Aureus); cf. RSC 287; cf. CNG 490, lot 215 with different obverse. Old cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse, scratches. VF. Apparently unrecorded as a denarius and extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Viggo Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, 2015. This is one of a series of Spanish mint issues honoring Augustus for receiving the clipeus virtutis, or “shield of virtue,” awarded by the Senate for his “courage, clemency, justice and piety” in (provisionally) restoring the Republic. Unlike most other issues in the Clippeus Virtutis series, this particular variety is very rare.

778. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.96 g, 5h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. • TVRPILIANVS III • VIR •, draped bust of Feronia right, wearing pearl necklace and stephane, above which is a row of berries; FE RON below bust / CAESAR AV GVSTVS SIGN RECE, bareheaded Parthian kneeling on right knee right, extending in right hand a signum, to which is attached a vexillum marked with X, and holding out left hand below left knee. RIC I 288; RSC 484; BMCRE 15–7 = BMCRR Rome 4526-8; BN 127–37. Deep cabinet tone. In NGC encapsulation 4936333-008, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. ($4000) Ex Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn-Hess, 17 July 1933), lot 3237. Reportedly also ex Mossberg Collection (1946).

780. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.75 g, 1h). Pergamum(?) mint. Struck 27 BC. Bare head right / Bull standing right. RIC I 475; RSC 28. Toned with hints of iridescence. In NGC encapsulation 3763309-003, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($1000) Ex Heritage 3037 (4 January 2015), lot 30128. 781. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 11h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck circa 12 BC. Youthful, bare head right; all within oak wreath / Candelabrum, ornamented with rams’ heads; all within a floral wreath entwined with two bucrania and three pateras. RIC I 540; RSC 2 (Caius Caesar). Lightly toned with goldern iridescence, minor marks, slightly off center. Near EF. Rare. Struck in good metal. ($2000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Rauch 112 (10 June 2021), lot 792.

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779. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.67 g, 5h). Rome mint; L. Mescinius Rufus, moneyer. Struck 16 BC. Laureate head right / Mars, holding spear and parazonium, standing left on low pedestal inscribed S • P • Q • R/ V • PR RE/ CAES in three lines. RIC I 351; RSC 463a. Iridescent toning, bankers’ marks, shallow flan crack on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

782. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ As (29mm, 11.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 22/23-30. Radiate head left / Altar, with closed, double-panelled door; acroteria above to left and right. RIC I 81 (Tiberius). Green-brown patina, some minor cleaning marks. Good VF. Handsome portrait. ($500) From the DFA Collection.

785. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.76 g, 6h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 2, AD 15-18. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, holding inverted spear in right hand and olive branch in left; ornate chair legs, triple line below. RIC I 27; Lyon 145; Calicó 305; BMCRE 39-41; BN 17. Toned, light deposits, minor marks. Good VF. ($3000) From the Conti Collection.

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783. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 28.03 g, 9h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. Ornamented carpentum drawn right by two mules / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 51 (Tiberius). Dark green and brown patina, light cleaning/smoothing scratches. Good VF. ($1500) From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics.

784. Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As (29mm, 10.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Head left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident. RIC I 58 (Gaius). Green and brown patina, some smoothing. Near EF. ($500)

786. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.82 g, 4h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 6, AD 36-37. Laureate head right; long, parallel ribbons / Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding scepter and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 154; RSC 16a. Lustrous. Near EF. Fine style portrait. ($1000) From the DFA Collection. 783 784

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791. Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.74 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, 2nd phase, late AD 37-early 38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT •, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / GERMANICVS • CAES • P • C • CAES • AVG • GERM, bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; Lyon 172; RSC 2; BMCRE 19-20; BN 28-9. Lightly toned, a few minor marks. VF. Good metal. ($3000) Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 1 (25 June 2017), lot 909. 787 788

787. Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 16.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-43. Draped bust right / Claudius, veiled and togate, standing left, holding simpulum and volumen. RIC I 104; von Kaenel Type 74. Brown and green patina, light roughness, area of minor smoothing on reverse. Good VF. Attractive portrait. ($750) From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide XLIX (28 April 2018), lot 177; Astarte VII (10 October 2001), lot 425.

788. Nero & Drusus Caesar. Died AD 31 and 33, respectively. Æ Dupondius (28.5mm, 15.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Nero and Drusus Caesar on horseback riding right, cloaks flying behind them / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 34 (Gaius). Wonderful brown patina with patches of green and red, light smoothing in field on obverse. EF. Well struck for issue. ($1500) Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1389. Nero and Drusus Caesar were the two elder sons of Germanicus and Agrippina Senior. After the death of Germanicus in AD 19, Tiberius adopted them into his family and made them his heirs, seemingly marking them for future rule. But the brothers were outmaneuvered by Sejanus, the ambitious Praetorian prefect, who charged them with misconduct and saw to their exile and eventual deaths in AD 31 and 33. This cleared the way for their younger sibling, Gaius ‘Caligula,’ to inherit the throne upon the death of Tiberius; he rehabilitated his brothers’ reputation and struck this coin in their memory, along with coins honoring Germanicus and Agrippina.

789. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.79 g, 9h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, after 18 March AD 37. Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two six-pointed stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11. Lightly toned, numerous scratches. Good VF. Rare. ($2000) 790. Gaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Senior. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.07 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, 1st phase, late AD 37. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT •, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / AGRIPPINA • MAT • C • CAES • AVG • GERM, draped bust of Agrippina right. RIC I 8; Lyon 162 (unlisted dies); RSC 4 (Caligula and Agrippina Senior); BMCRE 8; BN 12-13; Mazzini 4 (Agrippina and Caligula). Toned, light roughness, some scratches. Good VF. ($3000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 180 (14 September 2015), lot 115.

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CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin with right hand and holding in left hand a winged caduceus pointing down at serpent before. RIC I 27 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 22, 553 (V356/R–[unlisted rev. die]); Lyon 42 ; Calicó 366; BMCRE 26; BN 40-1; Biaggi 209; Jameson 42; Mazzini 55. Underlying luster, some scratches and contact marks, light die rust and deposits on obverse, edge scuff on reverse. Good VF. ($7500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 126 (22 September 2014), lot 3513. Reportedly found near Tamworth, Staffordshire.

794. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.75 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45. TI • CLAVD •

795. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.76 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin and holding winged caduceus pointing down at serpent before. RIC I 27 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 22, 572 (V339/375); Lyon 42; Calicó 366; BMCRE 26; BN 40-1; Biaggi 209. Some scratches and contact marks, trace deposits. Near VF. ($4000)

792. Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.72 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, 2nd phase, late AD 37-early 38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT •, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / GERMANICVS • CAES • P • C • CAES • AVG • GERM •, bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; Lyon 172; RSC 2; BMCRE 19-20; BN 28-9. Lightly toned, scratches, some pitting. VF. ($3000) Ex Numismatik Naumann 104 (4 July 2021), lot 712 (professionally conserved since).

793. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ As (27mm, 10.77 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 40-41. Bare head left / Vesta seated left on ornamental throne, holding patera and scepter. RIC I 54. Dark green-brown patina, minor smoothing, very minor chipping around edge. Good VF. Well struck for issue. ($750) From the DFA Collection.

796. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.65 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 46-47. Laureate head right / Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin and holding a winged caduceus pointing down at serpent before. RIC I 39 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 24, 609 var. (V–/R405 [unlisted obv. die]); Lyon 47; RSC 58. Lightly toned, some porosity, a few scratches, light scrape on obverse. Good VF. ($2000)

797. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.78 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN, bareheaded and draped bust of young Nero right / EQVESTER/ OR DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT in four lines on a shield; behind it, a vertical spear, pointing upward. RIC I 78 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53, 962 (V820/R1169); Lyon 88 (Claudius); Calicó 407; BMCRE 90-2 (Claudius); BN 94-5 (Claudius); Adda 29; Biaggi 223; Mazzini 96. Shallow scratches and marks, scrape on reverse, some edge scrapes and marks. Good VF. Fine style portrait. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 118 (13 September 2021), lot 984 (hammer $9500); Stack’s (9 December 1991), lot 28. 798. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.63 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51. Young bareheaded and draped bust right / EQVESTER/OR DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT in four lines on a shield; behind it, a vertical spear, pointing upward. RIC I 79 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53 (unlisted dies); RSC 97. Bright surfaces, light marks, obverse die shift, metal flaw on reverse. Near EF. ($1000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XVI (26 September 2018), lot 675. 799. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 60-61. NERO • CAESAR • AVG • IMP, bare head right / PONTIF • MAX • TR • P • VII • COS • IIII • P • P •, EX S C across field, Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on helmet among shields, holding parazonium in right hand resting on right knee, vertical spear in left hand. RIC I 25; WCN 12; Calicó 429; BMCRE 27-8; BN 35-6; Biaggi 233; Mazzini 219; CNR XVI, 157 (this coin). Attractive red toning, characteristic of aurei from Boscoreale. Good VF. ($7500)

From the Weise Collection. Attractive Youthful Portrait

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From the Conti Collection. Ex Berk BBS 176 (8 September 2011), lot 24; Sotheby’s (6 October 1994), lot 25; Varesi FPL 1 (1974), no. 1.

802. Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.10 g, 6h). Group II. Mint in Gaul. Helmeted, draped, and bearded bust of Mars right / Aquila and altar flanked by signum on either side. RIC I 51; AM 60; RSC Galba 406. Darkly toned, scratches on reverse. VF. Very rare. ($1500)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 600; Cederlind BBS 172 (18 December 2013), lot 230 (front cover coin); Cederlind BBS 169 (20 May 2013), lot 254 (front cover coin).

From the Conti Collection. Extremely Rare Civil War Denarius 803. Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.00 g, 6h). Group III (‘Augustus’ series). Mint in Spain or Gaul(?). Radiate head of Augustus right / IMP X in crescent, seven stars in arc above. RIC I 95; AM A15; RSC 142. Dark iridescent tone, porosity, some edge loss, hairline flan crack. VF. Extremely rare. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear Inventory KRP008 (ND).

202 800. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (26mm, 8.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar and holding cornucopia; I (mark of value) in exergue. RIC I 214; WCN 269. Attractive brown river patina. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Sternberg XII (18 November 1982), lot 547.

801. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.32 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-9; Biaggi 225-6; Jameson –; Mazzini 118. Attractive red toning, characteristic of aurei from Boscoreale, underlying luster, a few die breaks on obverse, some shallow scratches. Good VF. ($5000)

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804. Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.64 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa April-late AD 68. GALBA IMP, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta in left. RIC I 22; Calicó 486 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE –; BN –; Hunter 65; Biaggi 260 (this coin). Scattered marks, some digs on the reverse. Good VF. Very rare. Fantastic portrait. ($20,000)

807. Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 9 March-mid April. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / PONT MAX, Vesta, veiled and draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and transverse scepter in left. RIC I 24; RSC 7; BMCRE 11; BN 29. Attractive light toning, some minor scratches, miniscule deposit on reverse. Near EF. Bold portrait. ($3000)

SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust right / S C across field, Victory advancing right, holding palladium and palm frond. Unpublished. Green and brown surfaces, some roughness, die shift. VF. Unrecorded with Victory right, holding palladium. Extremely rare. ($1500)

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Pegasi II (8 June 1996), lot 300.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Berk BBS 189 (25 March 2014), lot 214 (hammer $8500); Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1892; Coin Galleries (21 April 2004), lot 261.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Cabinet of a Connoisseur (Dix Noonan Webb A10, 22 June 2011), lot 1027; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990), lot 691; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection, 260.

805. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.28 g, 5h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa April-late AD 68. Laureate head right, globe at point of neck / Hispania standing left, holding poppy and two stalks of grain in right hand and round shield and two spears in left. RIC I 21; CSB 27; RSC 80. Toned, a few minor scratches. VF. ($2000) Ex Dipl.-Ing Christian Gollnow Collection; Thomas Bentley Cederlind Estate (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 18 May 2016), lot 880. Extremely Rare Galba Sestertius 806. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 24.85 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck circa June-August AD 68.

Rare Dynastic Denarius

VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing left, holding shield inscribed S P / Q R in two lines. RIC I 36 var. (with palm before bust); BMCRE 94 var. (same); RSC 101 var. (same); BN 13 var. (same). Deeply toned, surfaces a little rough. Good VF. Bold portrait. An extremely rare variety. ($3000)

Ex Dipl.-Ing Christian Gollnow Collection; E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 92, 23 May 2016), lot 2123.

Ex Mazzini Collection

810. Vitellius, with his children. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Dynastic issue. Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Laureate head of Vitellius right / Confronted, bareheaded, and draped busts of Vitellius’ son, Vitellius Germanicus, on the left, and daughter, Vitellia, on the right. RIC I 103; RSC 2; BMCRE 29; BN 62. Lightly toned, minor roughness, shallow scratch on reverse. VF. Well centered on a round flan. Rare. ($750) From the D.K. Collection.

811. Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Laureate head right / Vesta seated right, holding scepter and patera. RIC I 107; RSC 72. Toned, small flan flaw on reverse. Good VF. ($1000) From the Conti Collection.

809. Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.28 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP TR P, laureate head right / CONCOR DIA P R, Concordia seated left on draped seat, holding patera in right hand, cornucopia in left. RIC I 89; Calicó 542; Mazzini 17 (this coin). Underlying luster, faint graffito in exergue. In NGC encapsulation 6369735-001, graded Ch VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. ($15,000) Ex Nomos 21 (21 November 2020), lot 305; Roma XVI (26 September 2018), lot 695; Numismatica Ars Classica 106 (9 May 2018), lot 1401; Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 473; Giuseppe Mazzini Collection.

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808. Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.60 g, 7h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck January-June AD 69. A

814. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / COS IT ER T R POT, Pax, draped, seated left, holding olive branch in right hand and winged caduceus in left. RIC II.1 28; Calicó 607; BMCRE 23; BN 17; Adda 51; Biaggi 307-8. Underlying luster, a few marks. Good VF. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 335 (6 December 2018), lot 93; Hess-Divo 320 (26 October 2011), lot 331.

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 980. DE IVDAEIS 813. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.97 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 72. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P IIII P P COS IIII, laureate head right / DE IVDAEIS, trophy, consisting of helmet, cuirass, round shield, spear, and carnyx on right arm, two oblong shields and spear on left arm; greaves, round, and oval shields on ground. RIC II.1 1179; Lyon 55 (unlisted dies); Hendin 6504; Calicó 627c (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 402; BN –; Biaggi 316. Minor obverse die break, small deposits on reverse. Near VF. Rare. ($7500) Ex Gorny & Mosch 280 (11 October 2021), lot 607; Shlomo Moussaieff Collection (New York Sale XLV, 8 January 2019), lot 192, purchased between 1948-1980s. The coinage series celebrating the Flavian dynasty’s success in the Jewish War circa AD 66-73 was the broadest and most diverse issue of coins celebrating a Roman victory issued up to that time, comprising coins of every metal, denomination, and mint. They formed an important part of the overall propaganda campaign establishing the legitimacy of the regime, which had itself come to power as the result of a destructive civil war. The Gallic mint of Lugdunum, modern Lyon, produced this aureus with the inscription DE IVDAEIS (the DE abbreviating DEVICTA – “Judaea conquered”), from mid AD 72 to 73. During this period the last stronghold of the Judaean rebels, the mountaintop citadel of Masada, was placed under siege by the Roman governor of Judaea, L. Flavius Silva, leading Legio X Fretensis. After a titanic effort in constructing an immense siege ramp (with most of the labor provided by captive Jews), the Romans broke into the fortress on April 16, AD 73 only to find the defenders had committed mass suicide. Nevertheless, the Romans erected a trophy composed of enemy arms and armor, as on the reverse of this aureus, to commemorate their last victory of the long, bloody conflict.

205 812. Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.01 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate and draped bust right / S C across field, Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak floating round his waist, holding transverse spear, point upward, in right hand and aquila in left hand over left shoulder. RIC I 121; BMCRE 60; BN 95. Dark brown patina, small flan split, some porosity, minor repair in reverse field. VF. Good portrait. ($4000)

206 815. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 27.81 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree; to left, bound male captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass in attitude of mourning; both figures surrounded by arms. RIC II.1 159; Hendin 6530. Brown patina, minor smoothing, some details strengthened. VF. ($1500)

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 753; Henry T. Hettger Collection (Coin Galleries, 21 July 1982), lot 132. 816. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.10 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP A VG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / VIC AVG, Victory, winged and draped, standing right on globe, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm frond in left over left shoulder. RIC II.1 361; Calicó 699a; Biaggi 345. In NGC encapsulation 6157875004, graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. ($3000) Judaea Capta Aureus 817. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.96 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / Palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, foot on helmet; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting on left hand, left arm propped on knee. RIC II.1 363 (same dies as illustration); Hendin 6494; Calicó 587 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 78 (same dies); BN 64; Biaggi 348 (same dies); Mazzini 644 (same dies). Light marks, banker’s mark and some faint hairlines on reverse, traces of deposits. Good Fine. Rare. ($7500)

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 885. 818. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Vesta standing left, holding simpulum and scepter. RIC II.1 360; RSC 574. Lightly toned. Good VF. With a bold and robust portrait of Vespasian. ($500)

From the Conti Collection, purchased from Thomas Bentley Cederlind. 821 822

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821. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; E(PH)E to lower right. RIC II.1 1431; RPC II 833; RSC 276. Minor roughness. Good VF. ($300)

822. Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / E X across upper field, round shield, inscribed S C, set low on column, on which stands urn; flanked by two laurels. RIC II.1 359 (Titus); RSC 149. Light iridescent toning, minor deposits on obverse. EF. ($750)

Ex Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 688; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXI, 9 January 2018), lot 733; The New York Sale XXIII (6 January 2010), lot 144; Nomisma 1 (20 February 1993), lot 227.

819. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 73. IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head right / PAX ΛVG, Pax, draped, standing left, extending winged caduceus in right hand over follis (purse) lying on tripod to left, holding olive branch in left hand, resting left arm on column. RIC II.1 512; Calicó 659; BMCRE 95; BN 80; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Lustrous, light scratch in field on reverse, some minor hairlines. EF. ($10,000)

820. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.56 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 69-70. Laureate head of Vespasian right / Turreted and draped female bust right; Φ below. RIC II.1 1407; RPC II 813; RSC 291. Toned, slightly granular surfaces, minor metal flaws, reverse slightly off center. Near EF. Exceptional high relief portraits. ($500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XVI (26 September 2018), lot 701; Gorny & Mosch 249 (11 October 2017), lot 565. This reverse type depicts a funerary urn containing Vespasian’s ashes. 823. Diva Domitilla Senior. Died before AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.22 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Domitian, AD 82-83. Draped bust right, hair in long plait / Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC II.1 157 (Domitian); RSC 3; BMCRE 137 (Titus); BN 102 (Titus). Darkly toned, light roughness, a few scratches. VF. Rare. ($2000)

Ex GK Collection; Harry N. Sneh Collection (Gemini IX, 9 Jan 2012), lot 306. Dedication of the Colosseum

826. Julia Titi. Augusta, AD 79-90/1. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Diademed and draped bust right; hair in long plait / Venus, seen half from behind, naked to the hips, standing right, resting elbow on column, holding transverse scepter and crested helmet. RIC II.1 388 (Titus); RSC 14. Iridescent tone, a few scratches. Good VF. ($1000) From the Weise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 1026.

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825. Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Elephant, wearing armor, walking left on exergual line. RIC II.1 115; RSC 303. Toned, light porosity, minor field marks, reverse off center. Good VF. ($750)

827. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 76-77. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / COS IIII across field, cornucopia, upright, tied round with ribbons which hang down on left and right. RIC II.1 918 (Vespasian); Calicó 817. Lightly toned and in fine style. In NGC encapsulation 6156281-007, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. ($7500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2021 (10 May 2021), lot 1263; Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 722.

824. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 75. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN, laureate head right / COS IIII, bull butting right, lashing his tail. RIC II.1 780 (Vespasian); Calicó 731a (same dies). Bold and handsome portrait. In NGC encapsulation 6155922-004, graded Ch XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5. ($7500)

The elephant on this particular issue represents one of the numerous species displayed in the newly constructed Flavian Amphitheater, better known today as the Colosseum, built by prisoners of the First Jewish War on the site of the Domus Aurea of Nero. Opened to the public during Titus’ rule, in AD 80, and commemorated by Martial in de Spectaculis, the Colosseum was welcomed with great fanfare and games. During the opening ceremonies a great number of animals, including elephants, were both exhibited and slaughtered.

830. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107-108. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Trophy of arms set on base, consisting of helmet at top, with three oval shields; above, two curved swords to left and two spears to right; below, two crossed greaves. RIC II 147a var. (number and configuration of arms); Woytek 269b; RSC 99 var. (same). Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor field marks. EF. ($500) The Alimenta Italiae 831. Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS • V • P • P • S • P • Q R OPTIMO PRINC, ALIM • ITAL in exergue, Trajan, togate, standing left, holding volumen in left hand, extending right hand to young boy and girl standing right. RIC II 93 corr. (bust type); Allen Series 43, Type XII.5 (dies –/xii.5 [unlisted obv. die]); Woytek 345f1 (same dies); Calicó 984; BMCRE 378 (same rev. die); Biaggi 462-3. Attractive reddish tone, some faint marks under tone. Near EF. Bold portrait. ($10,000) Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XLV.1, Winter 2020), no. 521308. This type commemorates a welfare program instituted by Trajan to provide aid to Italy’s orphaned and destitute children, specifically in the way of food and subsidized education.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 993.

209 828. Nerva. AD 96-98. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. IMP NERVΛ CΛES ΛVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right / CONCORDIΛ EXERCITVVM, clasped right hands. RIC II 14; Calicó 955; BMCRE 25 note; BN 14; Adda 80; Biaggi 450; Mazzini 19. Minor marks. Good VF. ($15,000)

829. Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck autumn AD 98-end 99. IMP CAES NERVA TRA IAN AVG GERM, laureate head right / P • M • TR • P • COS • II • P • P, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in right hand and parazonium in left; shields to right. RIC II 8; Woytek 59a1 (same rev. die); Calicó 1041a (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 34, †; BN 49 (same obv. die); Biaggi 500. Faint hairlines, a few shallow scratches on reverse. EF. Well struck in high relief. ($10,000) From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Spink 223 (26 March 2014), lot 1143.

832. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.34 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 116. Laureate and draped bust of Trajan right / Radiate and draped bust of Sol right. RIC II 342; Woytek 557v2; RSC 267. Underlying luster, flan crack, patch of minor roughness. EF. ($500)

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837. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.46 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 125-126/7. Laureate head right, slight drapery / Modius with four grain ears. RIC II.3 800; RSC 472a. Lightly toned. Choice EF ($750) Ex Triton VII (12 January 2004), lot 938. 832 833 834 835

835. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.25 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-125. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of dress. RIC II.3 714; RSC 390. Toned with underlying luster, slightly off center and small die flaw on reverse. EF. Detailed portrait in high relief. ($400)

From the Viggo Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, September 2004.

833. Divus Trajan. Died AD 117. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.63 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th emission of Trajan Decius, mid AD 251. Radiate bust right, slight drapery / Lighted altar. RIC IV 86a (Decius); RSC 664a. Underlying luster, small deposit on reverse. EF. ($300) From the DFA Collection.

834. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.45 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck August-December AD 117. Laureate and cuirassed bust right with exposed upper part of breastplate visible, wearing balteus / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II.3 58; RSC 749a. Lightly toned. Near EF. ($300) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Lanz 135 (21 May 2007), lot 654.

836. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 125-126/7. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Minerva standing left, holding spear pointing forward and ornate round shield, decorated with a central boss of a Gorgon’s head and eight rays. RIC II.3 787; RSC 297a. Attractively toned, a few minor flan flaws on obverse. EF. Exceptional detail on reverse. ($500)

839. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 138. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Pietas standing left, raising hand over altar set on ground to left and holding acerra (incense box). RIC III 14b; Calicó 1478 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 31; Biaggi –. Lustrous. VF. ($2000)

840. Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.43 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / Bare head of Marcus Aurelius right. RIC III 417a; RSC 15. Light iridescent tone, underlying luster. Near EF. ($400)

From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.

841. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.52 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / Apollo standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand and lyre in left. RIC III 598; Banti 34. Green-brown patina, smoothed. Good VF. ($500)

Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 13 (15 November 2021), lot 24 (hammer 38,000 CHF); Numismatica Ars Classica 97 (12 December 2016), lot 124; Triton XIV (3 January 2011), lot 716; Ira & Larry Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), lot 3540.

AVGVSTVS P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS III, Hadrian on horseback riding right, raising right hand. RIC II.3 930; Strack 215; Calicó 1221a; BMCRE 503; Biaggi 591 (same dies). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4938386007, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5; Fine Style, light marks. ($20,000)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 729.

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From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Stack’s (18 December 2007), lot 404.

838. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 128-circa AD 129. HADRIANVS

844. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.31 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery on both shoulders / C OS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177f; Calicó 1503 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 703 (this coin).Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 4938385-015, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Portrait in high relief. ($7500) Ex Rauch 102 (7 November 2016), lot 393; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.

845. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.27 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 149-150. Laureate head right / Genius or Bonus Everntus standing left, holding patera and two grain ears. RIC III 189; RSC 219. Toned, underlying luster, a couple of hairline flan cracks. EF. ($200) From the DFA Collection.

Ex Biagi de Blasys Collection – Calicó Plate Coin

842. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145-147. Laureate head right / Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped and surmounted by horizontal winged thunderbolt. RIC III 137; RSC 345. Attractive toning, lustrous. Choice EF. ($300) From the DFA Collection.

843. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.96 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right / TR PO T COS IIII, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, feet on footstool, holding palladium on extended right hand and spear in left; round shield leaning against throne to right. RIC III 147 corr. (palladium not Victory); Strack 143; Calicó 1655; BMCRE 557; Biaggi 764; Mazzini 934. Lightly toned, flan crack, minor marks, scratch and shallow graffiti on reverse. Good VF. ($3000)

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From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton X (8 January 2007), lot 634; New York Sale III (7 December 2000), lot 683.

848. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVGV STA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding torch in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC III 356 (Pius); Beckmann dies df53/CA5; Calicó 1763b; Biaggi 812. Lustrous, light marks. EF. ($5000)

846. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 153-154. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PI VS P P TR P XVII, laureate head right / COS IIII, Antoninus Pius, togate, standing left, holding globe in extended right hand and volumen in left at side. RIC III 233b; Strack 270δ; Calicó 1527 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 813; Adda 183; Biaggi 718 (same obv. die); Mazzini 312 (same obv. die). Lustrous. Superb EF. Sharply struck in high relief. ($7500)

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Born into an aristocratic Roman senatorial family of Spanish descent, Annia Galeria Faustina was distantly related to the Emperor Hadrian. In about AD 115, she married Titus Fulvius Antoninus, a respected senator, and through her connections he was drawn into Hadrian’s inner circle and eventually chosen as his successor, achieving the throne in AD 138. Faustina was acclaimed Augusta, or Empress, and Antoninus honored her extensively on the coinage. Her vivacity and compassion for the poor made her popular with the Roman people. Her distinctive hairstyle, with a tight coil atop her head, was adopted by women throughout the Empire. Only two years into the reign, Faustina died of an unknown illness. The grief-stricken Antoninus secured her deification and issued an immense coinage in her name, the largest for any Roman woman to that point. This attractive aureus falls into the posthumous series.

Ex Grand Haven Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 1093; Heritage 3075 (15 August 2019), lot 32051; Classical Numismatic Review XXVI.1 (Summer 2001), no. 103.

847. Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.15 g, 11h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bare head right / Eagle standing right, head left, on garlanded altar. RIC III 431 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 24-4/10; RSC 155/6. Lustrous. Choice EF. ($300) From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XVI (26 September 2018), lot 736.

Fine Style 849. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVGV STA, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding torch in each hand. RIC III 357a (Pius); Beckmann dies df38/CB27; Strack 471α (Pius); Calicó 1758b; BMCRE 403 (Pius) var. (breaks in rev. legend); Biaggi 807-8; Jameson –; Mazzini 75* (same obv. die). Lustrous. EF. Struck with fine style dies. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 625; Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 750; Spink Numismatic Circular CV.4 (May 1997), no. 2129.

From the DFA Collection.

851. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. Bare head right / Emblems of the pontificate: secespita, aspergillum, guttus, lituus, and simpulum. RIC III 424a (Pius); RSC 451. Small edge split. Choice EF. ($300)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind BBS 153 (16 November 2009), lot 249.

850. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Ceres standing left, holding long torch and grain ears. RIC III 360 note; RSC 78b. Attractive iridescent tone, underlying luster. EF. ($300)

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853. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 7.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 157-158. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛNTON ΛVG PII F, bare head right / TR POT XII COS II, Apollo, laureate and draped, standing left, holding patera and lyre. RIC III 474a (Pius); Calicó 1960; BMCRE 917; Biaggi 890. Lustrous, a few very minor marks, edge slightly shaved. EF. ($5000)

852. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head right / HILA RI TAS, Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 432a (Pius); Calicó 1860 (same obv. die as illustration; same rev. die as Calicó 1860a; BMCRE 606 (Pius); Adda 264; Biaggi 850 (same obv. die). A few minor scratches, thin obverse die breaks. Near EF. ($7500)

854. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES M AVREL ANTONINVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR TR P XV around, COS III in exergue, Marcus Aurelius, laureate and togate, and Lucius Verus, bareheaded and togate standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands, and each holding a volumen in left hand. RIC III 8; MIR 18, 15-2/10; Calicó 1822a (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 7; Biaggi 842. Scattered marks, obverse die wear, metal flaw on reverse, scrape at edge. Good VF. Well centered. ($4000) Ex Künker 347 (22 March 2021), lot 1152; Hess-Divo 336 (27 May 2019), lot 145; Künker 236 (7 October 2013), lot 1085; Künker 182 (14 March 2011), lot 722.

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855. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.65 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. IMP M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTOR TR P XVII, COS III in exergue, Salus, draped, standing left, holding scepter and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III –; MIR 18, 54-2/37; Calicó 1918; BMCRE p. 415, note 226; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous, edge marks. Near EF. Rare with this bust type. ($5000)

856. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. Laureate head right / Mars standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground to right. RIC III 861; MIR 18, 87-6/30; Banti 449. Brown patina, some light smoothing. Near EF. ($2000)

858. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate head right / TR P XXII • IMP V COS III, Aequitas, draped, seated left on low seat, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 189; MIR 18, 165-2/30; Calicó 2005 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 465 (same rev. die as pl. 61, 19); Adda 297 var. (bust type); Biaggi 900 (same dies); Jameson 131 var. (bust type –same rev. die); Mazzini 898 (same dies). Attractive reddish tone, a few minor marks, small repair in field on obverse. Near EF. ($5000)

857. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 23.49 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, raising right hand and holding spear; two signa to left, two signa to right. RIC III 910; MIR 18, 96-6/38; Banti 427. Glossy green-brown surfaces, a few small pits on reverse, flan crack. Near EF. Handsome portrait. ($1500)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 118 (13 September 2021), lot 1083 (hammer $8000, but unpaid); Peter J. Merani Collection; Hess-Divo 314 (4 May 2009), lot 1567 (hammer CHF 9000); Rauch 83 (14 November 2008), lot 276; Coin Galleries (2 August 2006), lot 104 (obverse scratch and contact mark since repaired); Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 358; Numismatic Fine Arts XVI (2 December 1985), lot 468. 856 857

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859. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 23.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 169. Laureate head right / Salus standing left, holding scepter and feeding from patera a serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 964; MIR 18, 182-6/30; Banti 267. Attractive green-brown patina. Near EF. ($2000)

860. Divus Marcus Aurelius. Died AD 180. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, AD 180. Bare head right / Eagle standing right on globe, head left, wings spread. RIC III 273 (Commodus); MIR 18, 481-4/10 (Commodus); RSC 91. Near EF. Well struck on good metal. ($300) From the DFA Collection.

861. Faustina Junior Augusta, AD 147-175. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.18 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 170-175/6. Draped bust right, wearing single circlet of pearls around head / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC III 688 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 17-4b; RSC 120a. Lustrous. EF. Well struck. ($300) From the DFA Collection.

862. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. Bare head right / Mars standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground to right. RIC III 515 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 87-14/10; RSC 229. Lightly toned, minor flan flaw and shallow scratch on obverse, traces of deposits. Near EF. Well struck. ($300) From the DFA Collection.

865. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.46 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Laureate head right / Parthia wearing breeches to ankles, and peaked cap, seated right on ground, hands tied behind back; to right, quiver, bow, and shield. RIC III 540 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 112-14/30; RSC 273. Toned, a couple flan cracks. Near EF. Well centered. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 560.

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Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection – Calicó Plate Coin

866. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 166. Laureate head right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopia. RIC III 561 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 140-14/30; RSC 126. EF. ($300) Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 1132.

863. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. L VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P V IMP II COS II, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, advancing left, right foot drawn behind left, holding up Victory on right hand and trophy, sloped at left shoulder, in left. RIC III 535; MIR 18, 103-12/37; Calicó 2181 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 379; Adda 347 (same rev. die); Biaggi 963 (this coin); Mazzini 268 (same dies). Some scratches, bump in obverse field, light filing on edge. Good VF. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 1179; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 289, purchased in 1952 for CHF 400.

864. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P V • IMP II COS II, Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, holding stylus in right hand and with left placing a shield inscribed VIC/ AVG in two lines on palm tree. RIC III 534; MIR 18, 106-12/37; Calicó 2179; BMCRE 383; Adda 348; Biaggi 962 var. (not draped); Jameson 142 var. (TR P IIII; same obv. die). Lustrous, attractive reddish tone, minor marks on reverse, edge lightly smoothed. EF. ($10,000) Ex Künker 280 (26 September 2016), lot 660.

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The second of six daughters born to Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior, Lucilla grew up as an imperial princess, with the strange mix of power and helplessness such a position entailed in ancient Rome. In AD 161, at the age of 12, she was betrothed to Lucius Verus, her father’s co-emperor, who was 18 years her senior and had many years earlier actually been betrothed to her mother. This lovely aureus was likely struck shortly after her marriage to Verus in AD 164, with a longer form of obverse legend identifying her as “daughter of Antoninus Augustus” (Marcus Aurelius). Later coins shorten this to simply “Lucilla Augusta.” Lucilla lost the title of Augusta after the sudden death of Verus in AD 169 and her subsequent forced marriage to the elderly senator Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus. This loss of status led her into an unsuccessful plot against Commodus in AD 182, with fatal results.

Lustrous Commodus Aureus 869. Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 181. M • COMMODVS ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITΛS PVBLICΛ TR P VI IMP IIII, COS III P P in exergue, Securitas, draped, seated right, resting head on right hand and holding transverse scepter in left. RIC III 23 var. (not cuirassed); MIR 18, 514-2/37; Calicó 2325 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 54 var. (same; same rev. die); Biaggi 1011 var. (bust type); Mazzini 700 v. (same obv. die). Lustrous, minor scratch on reverse, edge lightly grazed. EF. ($20,000)

867. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.30 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLΛE ΛVG ΛNTONINI ΛVG F, draped bust right, hair arranged in parallel plaits drawn into small chignon at nape of neck / PIETΛS, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, holding acerra (incense box) in left hand, extending right hand over lighted altar to left. RIC III 774 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-2a; Calicó 2214 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 316 (Aurelius and Verus; same obv. die); Biaggi 976 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 49. Lustrous fields. Near EF. Enchanting, youthful portrait in high relief. ($10,000) Ex Brexit Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 111 (29 May 2019), lot 733.

868. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.37 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. Draped bust right / Vesta standing left, holding palladium and sacrificing with simpulum over lighted altar to left. RIC III 1779 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 21-6a; Banti 47. Attractive dark green patina, minor roughness. Good VF. ($750)

870. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (39mm, 48.95 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184-185. M COMMODVS ANTO NINVS AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, SALVS in exergue, Salus seated left on a marble seat with a back, on which her elbow rests, adorned with a crouching sphinx carved on its side, Spes above, with her right hand Salus feeds from a patera a serpent rising up from a curious rectangular slab-like object at her feet; on the left is a tall cippus surmounted by a small figure, wearing a short chiton and holding a spear or long scepter; to the left of the cippus is a tall, branching tree. Gnecchi –; Toynbee pl. XXVI, 2 var. (bust type); MIR 18, –; Banti 373 var. (same). Dark brown patina, smoothing, hairline flan crack. VF. Impressive. ($3000) According to Jocelyn M. C. Toynbee in her book Roman Medallions: “This design is closely paralleled by a marble relief found on the site of a villa of Herodes Atticus at Loukon in Thera and now in the National Museum at Athens” (p. 222).

871. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.75 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 189. Laureate head right / Victory flying left, holding open wreath over two shields which are set on a basis inscribed COS V PP. RIC III 552; MIR 18, 767-6/30; Banti 490. Brown patina. VF. Rare. ($750)

219 Elaborate Medallion of Commodus

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 822. Wonderful Portrait 872. Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.09 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 192. L AEL AVREL COM M AVG P FEL, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVII • IMP VIII COS VII P • P, Victory, winged and draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC III 237a; MIR 18, 844-2/37; Calicó 2312 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 327 (same dies); Biaggi 1006 var. (bust type; same rev. die); Jameson 151 var. (same; same rev. die); Mazzini 567 var. (same; same rev. die). Toned, underlying luster, traces of earthen deposits and a few shallow scratches on reverse. EF. Wonderful portrait. ($15,000)

220 873. Divus Commodus. Died AD 192. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.36 g, 1h). Consecration issue. Rome mint, 5th officina. 8th emission of Trajan Decius, mid AD 251. Radiate head right / Eagle standing right, head left, with wings spread. RIC IV 93 (Decius); RSC 1009. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF. Well struck. ($300)

From the DFA Collection. Alexandria Mint Divus Commodus 874. Divus Commodus. Died AD 192. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.68 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 193-195. Laureate head right / Eagle standing left on globe, head right. Class Type 1; RIC III 263b (Commodus); Bickford-Smith pl. I, 11; BMCRE pg. 756 (same obverse die); cf. RSC 61a. Porous. VF. One of the finest examples. Very rare, listed as doubtful by RSC. ($750) From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1522. 875. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, AD 178182. Draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple and drawing up fold of drapery over left shoulder. RIC III 286a (Commodus); MIR 18, 19-4a; RSC 35. Minor metal flaw on reverse. Superb EF. Well struck. ($300) Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 1138. Lempereur Plate Coin 876. Pertinax. AD 193. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.24 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN • AVG, laureate head right / AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC IV 1a; Lempereur Type 7, 60a (D37/R47 – this coin, illustrated); Calicó 2379; BMCRE 13; Adda 380; Biaggi 1038; Mazzini 1. Scattered marks, slightly wavy flan. Fine. Rare. ($7500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Berk BBS 173 (15 March 2011), lot 50.

221 877. Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Laureate head right / Providentia standing left, raising right hand toward star, left hand on breast. RIC IV 11a; Lempereur Type 10, – (D209/R –[unlisted rev. die]); RSC 43. Toned, some underlying luster. EF. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 842. 878. Pertinax. AD 193. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 22.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Laureate head right / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and scepter. RIC IV 17; Lempereur Type 8, 749h (D275/R384 – this coin); Banti 11 (same dies as illustration). Brown patina, a few minor flan flaws. Near VF. Rare. ($1500)

881. Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Didius Julianus standing left, holding globe and volumen. RIC IV 3; RSC 15. Iridescent tone, light roughness, a few shallow scratches. Good VF. ($1500) From the Weise Collection.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Ernst Ploil Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 95, 6 October 2016), lot 305; Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 991.

From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Sovereign Rarities. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 934. 879. Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (17mm, 1.99 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. 2nd emission. Laureate head right / Ops, draped, seated left on throne, holding two grain ears in right hand and left hand on seat of throne. RIC IV 8a; Lempereur Type 9 (unlisted dies); RSC 33a. Iridescent tone, some luster remains. EF. Superb portrait. ($1000) Ex Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 777. 880. Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 2; RSC 10. Slightly double struck, traces of deposits. EF. ($2000)

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883. Didia Clara. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus. Draped bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV 10 (Julianus); RSC 3. Lightly toned. VF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc62487 (ND); UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1731 (professionally conserved since).

882. Didius Julianus. AD 193. Æ Sestertius (26mm, 17.76 g, 11h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 15; Woodward, Didius, dies 6/N, pl. VII, 6; Banti 5. Dark green patina, light smoothing. VF. Strong portrait. ($1000)

884. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.23 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP IIII, laureate head right / VICT AVG T R P II COS II, Victory, winged and draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm frond over left shoulder in left hand. RIC IV 56A var. (Victory left); Calicó 2551 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi –. Minor edge cut. In NGC encapsulation 4529601-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, marks. ($7500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436 (23 January 2019), lot 604; ArtCoins Roma 7 (20 May 2013), lot 669; Münzen und Medaillen AG XV (2 July 1955), lot 801.

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 676.

Calicó Plate Coin – Pedigreed to 1955

885. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 201. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Roma, helmeted, draped to feet, seated left on small, round shield, holding palladium on extended right hand and scepter, nearly vertical, in left, resting feet on stool. RIC IV 288; Calicó 2529a; BMCRE 358; Biaggi 1101; Jameson –; Mazzini –. In NGC encapsulation 4938386-016 graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, edge scuff. ($10,000)

The Augusti on Campaign in Britain 887. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (21.5mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVS AVGVSTOR VM, Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta on horses prancing left, each with right hand raised. RIC IV 305; Calicó 2578. Underlying luster, minor edge marks. Good VF. ($15,000)

The identification of the Stadium of Domitian, also known as the Circus Agonalis, has gained favor in recent years. Situated in the Campus Martius, the Stadium followed the typical layout of a circus, but its smaller size (it could perhaps accommodate 15,000-20,000 spectators) made it suitable for a variety of athletic competitions. Modern visitors to Rome can get a feel of the scale of the stadium by visiting the Piazza Navona (best known as the home of Bernini’s Fountain of Four Rivers), which follows the shape of the stadium’s floor plan.

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Second Known Example 888. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.98 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CΛE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / ROMΛ ΛETERNΛ, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on outstretched right hand and vertical spear in left; shield to right. Calicó 2534, illustrating NGSA 10 (2018), lot 56 = NAC 99 (2017), lot 21 = Triton III (1999), lot 1115 = Lanz 74 (1995), lot 591 (same rev. die); otherwise, unpublished. Lustrous, some die rust, scratch on obverse. EF. Extremely rare; the second known example. ($15,000)

The Stadium of Domitian 886. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 204. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P P above, COS III in exergue, view of building, in the shape of a long loop, open on the left side: in front, left to right, door, three arches on three arches, central door, four arches on four arches, door; in back door on left; the top is ornamented with knobs on pegs (heads?) from back left round to end of front, right; inside, runners, wrestlers, standing figures, and audience members. RIC IV 260; BMCRE 319; Calicó 2518; Biaggi 1097. Two ancient holes above portrait, minor deposits, slightly wavy flan. Fine. The sole Roman issue to depict this structure. Very rare. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 501; Berk BBS 173 (15 March 2011), lot 51 .

This rare and attractive aureus type was struck at Rome early in AD 210 and depicts Severus, Caracalla and Geta on horseback galloping side by side, a military scene commemorating the campaign in northern Britain that was in full swing. This was the first occasion in Roman history when three emperors reigned jointly - Severus’ youngest son Geta having been raised to the rank of Augustus just a few months prior to the issue of this aureus.

This fascinating architectural type has been the subject of much debate. It has variously been identified as the Theater of Pompey (Lanciani), the Circus Maximus (RIC, BMCRE), and the Stadium of Domitian (Castagnoli, Hill, Damsky, Tameanko, Sondermann, Elkins). As the coin depicts athletic contests occurring, the identification of the building as a theater rather than a stadium can be dismissed, and the architectural elements and noticeable lack of an obelisk and spina do not conform with other numismatic representations of the Circus Maximus.

890. Julia Domna, with Geta as Caesar. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 201-205. Draped bust of Julia Domna right / Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta right. RIC IV 571 (Septimius); RSC 1. Toned, minor porosity. VF. Rare. ($500)

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From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 80 (20 October 2014), lot 132; Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 1218. Extremely Rare

892. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.72 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. Draped bust right / LIBERAL AVG, Liberalitas seated left, modius on head, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 627A; RSC 103b. Lightly toned, minor roughness. EF. Wonderful eastern portrait. Extremely rare; none in CoinArchives. ($300)

889. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.97 g, 6h). Laodicea mint. Struck AD 198-200. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia, draped, standing left, holding signum in each hand. RIC IV 502a (same dies as illustration); Calicó 2439 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 653 (same dies); Adda 388 (same dies); Biaggi 1066 (same obv. die); Jameson 163 (same dies). Underlying luster, minor marks, edge scrape and a few scratches on reverse. Good VF. Rare. ($7500) Dynastic Denarius

From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 670.

891. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Antoninianus (22.5mm, 5.37 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 215-217. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Venus Genetrix seated left, extending hand and holding scepter. RIC IV 388a (Caracalla); RSC 211. Lightly toned, underlying luster, scratch on obverse. EF. Well struck. ($300)

894. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.13 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 205. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PONTIF TR P VIII COS II, Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak on left shoulder, standing left, right foot on helmet, holding branch in right hand and reversed, vertical spear in left. RIC 80a; Calicó 2777a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 476-7; Biaggi 1205; Jameson 183; Mazzini 419 (same obv. die). Toned, underlying luster. EF. ($20,000) Ex Roma XVI (26 September 2018), lot 766; Peus 417 (2 November 2016), lot 409; 1909 Gertrudenstraße Hoard.

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The Gertrudenstraße Hoard of approximately 22,500 gold and silver coins, ranging from Claudius to Maximinus I, was found in 1909 during excavation work for the construction of a house on Gertrudenstraße, approximately midway between Wolfstraße and Neumarkt in Cologne, Germany. Many of the coins from this hoard exhibit a distinctive coloration similar to that of the Boscoreale Hoard, derived from the decomposition of the original container. 895. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ As (25mm, 9.00 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 215. Laureate head right / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; globe at his feet to right; S C across field. RIC IV 553a. Black patina, smoothing in fields. EF. ($1000) Rare Britannia Issue for Geta 896. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.88 g, 12h). British Victory issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory seated right on cuirass, holding and inscribing oval shield, balanced on knee; shields lying around. RIC IV 172b; Banti 60; SCBC 663A. Dark green and red-brown patina, light smoothing, flan crack. VF. Rare. ($1500) From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1198. 895 896

Very Rare Diva Julia Domna Sestertius

893. Diva Julia Domna. Died AD 217. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 23.55 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218. Veiled and draped bust right / Peacock flying right bearing Diva Julia Domna heavenward. RIC IV 609; Banti 6; BMCRE p. 589, **. Brown and dark green patina, light roughness, flan crack, minor smoothing. VF. Very rare. ($500) From the Conti Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs. Ex Gertrudenstraße Hoard of 1909

226 897. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.97 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, AD 217-218.

898. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.13 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 3rd emission, AD 218. Laureate and draped bust right, wearing long beard, seen from behind / Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 80; Clay Issue 3; RSC 108 (Antioch). Toned, minor encrustation and shallow scratches on reverse. EF. Choice portrait. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 1461. Calicó Plate Coin 899. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 220-221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Elagabalus, laureate and togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe in extended right hand and short scepter in left; star to left. RIC III 33; Thirion 148; Calicó 3007a (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 181; Biaggi –. Lustrous, a few scratches, die breaks on reverse. EF ($15,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 530; Leu 52 (15 May 1991), lot 229.

Laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing long beard / Fides standing facing, head right, with right foot on helmet, holding signum in each hand. RIC IV 67; Clay Issue 2; RSC 23c. Toned. EF. Well centered on a broad flan, and with a finely detailed portrait. ($750) From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 1107.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 7 (15 May 2013), lot 181. Very Rare Diva Julia Maesa

From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1054.

903. Diva Julia Maesa. Died AD 224/5. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.95 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Special emission of Severus Alexander, AD 225. Draped bust right / Julia Maesa, veiled, holding scepter, seated left on peacock bearing her heavenward. RIC IV 378 (Alexander); BMCRE 217 (Alexander); RSC 3. Toned. EF. Very rare. ($1500)

901. Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.05 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220. Draped bust right / Concordia seated left, holding patera; star to left. RIC IV 211 (Elagabalus); Thirion 452; RSC 6a. Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor obverse die breaks, stain on reverse. Superb EF. Lovely portrait. ($750)

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900. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.31 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 220-221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Elagabalus, seated left on curule chair, holding globe with his extended right hand and a short scepter with his left; above left, six-rayed star. RIC III 33; Thirion 148; Calicó 3007a; BMCRE 181; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 4938385-022, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, scuff. ($15,000) Ex collection of a Retired Banker (Numismatica Ars Classica 111, 24 September 2018), lot 194; Numismatica Genevensis SA 5 (3 December 2008), lot 274; Barry Feirstein Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 42, 20 November 2007), lot 147; Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 330.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 7 (15 May 2013), lot 182. 902. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.27 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220-222. Draped bust right / Felicitas standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar to left and holding long caduceus; star to right. RIC IV 271 (Elagabalus); Thirion 419; RSC 45. Lustrous, very minor die break on obverse, some die scratches on reverse. Superb EF. ($500)

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AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Jupiter standing left, drapery over his shoulders and right arm, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter in his left. RIC IV 18; Calicó 3088; BMCRE 86 var. (bust type). Underlying luster, a few light marks. EF. ($5000) Ex Victor A. Adda Collection

904. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.73 g, 7h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, AD 223. IMP C M

905. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Mars, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and reversed spear in left. RIC IV 21 var. (bust type) corr. (spear vertical, not transverse); Calicó 3089 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 122, note 91; Adda 459 (this coin – conserved since). Lightly toned with underlying luster, scratches. Near EF. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Collection of a California Gentleman (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 774; Property of a Lady (Part II, Christie’s, 8 October 1985), lot 155; Victor A. Adda (†1965) Collection, 459.

908. Orbiana. Augusta, AD 225-227. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.95 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special marriage emission of Severus Alexander, AD 225. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC IV 319 (Alexander); BMCRE 290 (Alexander); RSC 1. Lightly toned, minor flan flaw on obverse, clashed reverse die. EF. ($500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 161 (25 October 2011), lot 215. End of Session 3

907. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Providentia standing left, holding grain ears and cornucopia; modius with grain ears on ground to left. RIC IV 250; BMCRE 875-8; RSC 501b. Lightly toned with considerable luster, a few minor marks. Superb EF. Struck from fresh dies. An exceptional example, virtually as struck. ($500) Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 306 (hammer 1000 CHF).

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Extremely Rare – Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection – Calicó Plate Coin

906. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.57 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission, AD 225. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / VICTO RIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in her extended right hand and palm frond with her left. RIC IV –; Calicó 3141 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE –; Biaggi 1340 (this coin). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4938385-026 graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare as an aureus, the second and finest known (for the other, see Gorny & Mosch 240, lot 550= NAC & Spink Zurich [16 November 1994], lot 650). ($7500) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 813; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1072; Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 790; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.

910. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, aspergillum. RIC IV 1 (Maximinus I); BMCRE 118 (Maximinus I); RSC 1. Lustrous, a couple of tiny deposits. EF. Great portrait. ($750) From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 12 (22 May 2016), lot 178. 911. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 2.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. 3rd emission of Maximinus I, late AD 236-237. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Maximus standing left, holding baton and spear; to right, two signa. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 211-2 (Maximinus); RSC 10. Lustrous. EF. ($750)

From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group (June 2010).

Session 4 – Friday, October 7, 2022 — 2 PM

From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 7 (15 May 2013), lot 188.

909. Diva Paulina. Died before AD 235. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.68 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Veiled and draped bust right / Diva Paulina, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock bearing her heavanward. RIC IV 2 (Maximinus I); BMCRE 127-8 (Maximinus I); RSC 2. Traces of deposits. Near EF. Well struck. ($750) From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide XXXIX (30 November 2013), lot 232.

912. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.32 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission of Maximinus I, late AD 236-237. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Maximus standing left, holding baton and spear; two signa to left. RIC IV 13; BMCRE 213-7; Banti 6. Brown patina, minor die shift. Good VF. ($400)

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914. Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 2.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding shield set on ground to left and holding vertical reversed spear in left. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 30; RSC 14. Attractive iridescent tone, a few shallow scratches under tone. EF. Wonderful portrait. ($5000)

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From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 1657.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2014), no. 56.

913. Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.51 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on throne, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left; oval shield in front of throne. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 8-9; RSC 8. Light roughness, minor staining on obverse. EF. Rare. ($3000)

915. Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. Attractive light tone. Superb EF. A wonderfully sharp portrait. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 9 (21 October 2014), lot 285.

916. Pupienus. AD 238. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 5.67 g, 7h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Clasped right hands. RIC IV 10b; BMCRE 87-91; RSC 3. Lightly toned, minor die shift on reverse. Good VF. ($500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide XLIII (6 June 2015), lot 346.

918. Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.24 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emission, AD 240-243.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AETER N ITATI AVG, Sol Invictus, radiate, naked except for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. RIC IV 97; Calicó 3186a var. (break in rev. legend). In NGC encapsulation 6369736-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, marks. ($5000) Ex Heritage 3049 (8 September 2016), lot 30275. The Roman god Sol began appearing on coins in the Republican period. By the later second century AD he had acquired the epithet Invictus (Unconquered), and during the Severan dynasty his worship became hugely popular in the Roman Legions, both independently and as part of the cult of Mithras. Gordian III’s use of Sol’s image on this aureus probably evokes the upcoming campaign against Persia in the East, where the Mithraic cult originated.

917. Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Quinarius (14mm, 1.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 238. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and cradling palm frond in arm. RIC IV 13; King 16; RSC 361. Lightly toned, minor porosity. VF. Extremely rare, only one specimen in CoinArchives, in much lower grade. ($750)

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919. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 15.47 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 4th emission of Philip I, AD 245. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Philip II standing right, holding spear and globe. RIC IV 257; Banti 11. Dark green patina. some smoothing and cleaning marks. Good VF. ($500) Pacatian, Usurper In Moesia 920. Pacatian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.33 g, 7h). Viminacium mint. 1st emission. IMP TI CL MAR PACATIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PAX AETERNA, Pax, draped, standing left, holding up olive branch in right hand and transverse scepter in left. RIC IV 5a; Szaivert, Beginn 4; RSC 6a. Toned, porosity. VF. Rare. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Very little is known of the usurper Tiberius Claudius Marinus Pacatianus, who seized power in Upper Moesia in AD 248. Most of our information about Pacatian comes from his coinage. Viminacium is the most probable site for his mint, and a comparison with the local bronzecoinage shows remarkable similarity of style. Seven different reverses were used on the antoniniani of Pacatian – Concordia, Felicitas, Fides, Fortuna, Pax, Roma and Victory –- all common themes in the third century. Such a variety of reverse types would suggest a large issue of coins, though today all coins of Pacatian are very rare, with only about 100 specimens of all varieties known.

Jotapian led a short-lived revolt in Syria in the autumn of AD 249 while Philip I was still emperor. Little is known of Jotapian’s background. It was said that he boasted of a relationship to Severus Alexander, and his unusual name, although otherwise unknown for a man, is attested in its feminine form “Jotape” in the royal houses of Commagene and Emesa. The extreme rarity of his coins indicates that the revolt was brief, and the crude style proves that the revolt was geographically confined, for Jotapian plainly did not control a major Roman mint. His head was brought to Rome and shown to Trajan Decius “as was customary, although Decius had not asked for it” (Aur. Vict., Caes. 29.4). In his corpus of Jotapian’s coins, Bland knew of eighteen genuine antoniniani in total, including this coin.

923. Aemilian. AD 253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.62 g, 12h). Rome mint. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 20; RSC 48. Underlying luster, a few shallow scratches. Near EF. ($500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory A13399 (ND).

233 Jotapian, Usurper in Syria – Bland Plate Coin

921. Jotapian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Nicopolis in Seleucia mint. IM C M F RV IOTΛPIΛNVS, radiate and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 2c var. (obv. legend); Bland 6b (Obv. die III/Rev. die iv – this coin); RSC 2. Toned, roughness, deposits, chips on obverse. Near VF. Rare. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind inventory RI5701 (ND); Malloy V (15 March 1975), lot 832.

922. Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. AV Aureus (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission of Trajan Decius, early AD 251. Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, bareheaded and draped bust right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Herennius, in military attire, standing left, holding signum in right hand and vertical reversed spear in left. RIC IV 148a; Calicó 3312 (but with a photograph of a coin of Hostilian in error); Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; Roma XIII, lot 887 (same dies). A few scratches on reverse. Good VF. Charming youthful portrait. Rare. ($3000) Ex George Hopkins Collection (Nomos 19, 17 Novmeber 2019), lot 322; Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 800; Nomos 13 (7 October 2016), lot 282 (hammer CHF 19,000).

Ex Bement Collection – Pedigreed to 1924 925. Gallienus. AD 253-268. AV Aureus (19mm, 3.15 g, 1h). Rome mint. 2nd emission, AD 254-256. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia in right hand and pointing wand over globe set on ground in left. RIC V 89 var. (bust type); MIR 36, 101m; Calicó 3578a. In NGC encapsulation 5610575 graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, edge marks. Rare. ($7500) Ex Collection Imagines Imperatorum (Áureo & Calicó 300, 9 November 2017), lot 173; Áureo & Calicó 241 (8 February 2012), lot 251; Christie’s London (6 October 1987), lot 450; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Ars Classica VIII, 25 June 1924), lot 1405. Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection – Calicó Plate Coin 926. Gallienus. AD 253-268. AV Aureus (19mm, 3.09 g, 12h). Rome mint. 9th emission, AD 265-267. GALLIE NVS P F AVG, head left, wearing grain ear wreath / VBIQVE PAX, Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip. RIC V 72; MIR 36, 691b; Calicó 3598 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 1474 (this coin). Thin flan crack, minor earthen deposits, some edge bruises. EF. An interesting portrait. Rare. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 157 (14 December 2010), lot 269; Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 1305; Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 475; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.

234 Very Rare Cornelia Supera

924. Cornelia Supera. Augusta, AD 253. AR Antoninianus (20.5mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aemilian. C CORNEL S VPERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and transverse scepter in left. RIC IV 30 (Aemilian); RSC 5; Hunter 1. Toned, porous, flan crack. Good VF. Very rare. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 94 (16 December 2003), lot 473. Reportedly ex 1936 Dorchester, Dorset Hoard (IRBCH 470). The Dorchester Hoard of 1936 was composed of 22,121 coins, mostly antoninianii; one of the largest hoards of Roman coins found in Great Britain. Only two of the massive quantity of antoninianii were issues of Cornelia Supera.

It is interesting that, as the economic and military crises of the third century worsened, the Romans chose different forms of debasement for their silver, bronze and gold currency to stretch their waning supply of precious metals. The traditional bronze denominations disappeared entirely, while the silver content of the denarius and its eventual replacement, the antoninianus, rapidly declined to less than 5%, with the remainder mainly copper. The gold coinage was kept essentially pure, rather than cut with silver as other cultures had done, but the aureus denomination declined precipitously in weight from the second century norm of 7.5 grams to less than a third of that weight at the depths of the crisis, circa AD 268. The weights of individual aurei struck during this period fluctuated so wildly that it appears they were essentially treated as bullion, with scales employed to weigh out a certain value as in pre-coinage days. This aureus, struck circa AD 266, weighs in at 4.04 grams, but a quick survey shows that other aurei struck from the same mint (Siscia), in the same time span, can weigh as little as 1.95 grams and as much as 4.75 grams.

235 Fine Portrait of Gallienus

928. Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 2.58 g, 11h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 1st emission of Valerian I and Gallienus, AD 258-260. Radiate and draped bust right / Saloninus standing left, holding baton in right hand and transverse spear in left; two signa to right. RIC V 10; MIR 36, 940z; RSC 61. Struck from a slightly worn reverse die, excellent obverse details. Good VF. ($200) From the DFA Collection. Regalianus, Usurper in Illyricum

929. Regalianus. Usurper, AD 260. AR Antoninianus (18mm, 2.96 g, 7h). Carnuntum mint. [IMP] C P C REGΛL[IΛ] NVS ΛVG, radiate and draped bust right / ORIENS ΛVGG, Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left. RIC V 7; MIR 43, 1713f (same dies as illustration); RSC 4a. Toned, overstruck. VF. Extremely rare. ($7500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 131 (6 July 2004), lot 255. Following the capture of Valerian I by the Persians, a number of usurpations occurred throughout the empire. In Illyricum, one of Valerian’s generals, Cornelius Publius Caius Regalianus, seized power, but was killed by his own troops after a very short reign. All of Regalianus’ coinage has been attributed to a mint in Carnuntum (on the Danube between modern Hainburg in Austria and Bratislava in Slovakia). It was obviously struck in great haste as evidenced by the relatively crude style and the fact that his known coins are all overstruck on other coins.

927. Gallienus. AD 253-268. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.04 g, 12h). Siscia mint. 3rd emission, AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia cradled in left arm. RIC V.1 23 var. (Rome mint, bust type); MIR 36, 1423c (same dies); Calicó 3461 var. (Rome mint, bust type). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6030426-005, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. With a fine late portrait of Gallienus. ($10,000) Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 700; Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1210; Heritage 3071 (6 January 2019), lot 34115.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Phil Peck (Morris) Collection (Heritage 3071, 6 January 2019), lot 32221. Sulpicia Dryantilla was the wife of of the usurper Regalianus. Little is known about her other than that she was the daughter of Sulpicius Pollio, an officer and senator under Caracalla, and Claudia Ammiana Dryantilla, a possible descendent of the Lycian senator Claudius Dryantianus. Shortly after her husband’s usurpation, she was given the title of Augusta. She was most likely killed along with her husband following his defeat.

931. Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (33mm, 23.45 g, 12h). Mint I (Treveri [Trier]). 3rd emission, AD 261. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; captive at feet to left. RIC V 169; Mairat 200; Bastien, Postume 102; Banti 64. Brown surfaces, some green, gray, and red deposits, double struck on reverse, short flan cracks. VF. ($400)

930. Dryantilla. Augusta (Usurper), AD 260. AR Antoninianus (19mm, 2.34 g, 2h). Carnuntum mint. Struck under Regalianus. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Juno standing left, holding uncertain object and scepter. RIC IV 2; MIR 43, 1722a (same obv. die as illustration); RSC 1. Toned, roughness, some edge loss, wavy flan. Near VF. Overstruck on a denarius of Severus Alexander. Extremely rare. ($2500)

932. Aureolus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 268-269. Antoninianus (20.5mm, 2.93 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint, 2nd officina. Struck in the name of Postumus, 5th emission, August AD 268. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus right / Statue of the Farnese Hercules right, with lion skin and club set on rock pile; S. RIC V (Postumus) 389; Mairat -; AGK (Postumus) 113; RSC (Postumus) 443. Even brown patina. EF. Well struck and choice for issue. ($300) From the DFA Collection. Aureolus was an extraordinarily capable general who served under Valerian and Gallienus. Around AD 258, Gallienus stationed a new cavalry unit at Mediolanum that was to serve as a quick reaction force against any new invasions along the frontier of the central empire. Aureolus was given command of this unit. In AD 260-261 his forces defeated the armies of the usurpers Ingenuus and Macrianus, and recovered the province of Raetia. Following these victories, Gallienus and Aureolus led a Roman army against the breakaway Gallic provinces under Postumus. Gallienus was forced to leave the field after being injured in battle and left the campaign in the hands of Aureolus. Aureolus ended the campaign shortly thereafter, and while the reason is uncertain, the historical record suggests it was due to either his incompetence or else treachery (he had come to a secret agreement with Postumus). While the former seems unlikely, given Aureolus’ record, the latter is possible, as there are indications that he had been preparing for a revolt as early as AD 262. Regardless, at some point in AD 267, Aureolus revolted and established his base at Mediolanum, where Gallienus besieged him in AD 268. The details of the revolt are unclear, but it appears that Aureolus first appealed to Postumus for aid, and, failing to gain the Gallic Emperor’s support, declared himself emperor. About the same time, Gallienus was murdered, and was succeeded by Claudius II Gothicus, who continued to beseige Mediolanum. Soon, though, it appeared that an agreement was reached, and Aureolus emerged from the city to meet Claudius. Any such concord, however, was simply a ruse, as Aureolus was taken into custody

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 716.

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Extremely Rare Dryantilla

933. Aurelian. AD 270-275. AV Aureus (21mm, 4.40 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. 3rd emission, autumn AD 271-autumn 272. IMP C L DOM AVRE LIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / V IRTVS AVG, Virtus advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy in left hand over left shoulder; to right, captive squatting right. RIC V Online 1484; RIC V 15 (Rome); BN 427 (same dies); Toffanin 400/2 (same rev. die as illustration); Calicó 4050b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1589. Underlying luster, minor marks. EF. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos 17 (26 October 2018), lot 302.

The venerable silver denarius had all but disappeared by the AD 260s, driven out of circulation by its inflationary cousin, the increasingly debased “silver” antoninianus. As part of his overall coinage reform, Aurelian reintroduced a laureate “silver” denomination, undoubtedly a denarius, in circa AD 275. As with its companion, the improved antoninianus, the silver content was stabilized at close to 5% and production standards tightened up to produce a more attractive coin. Denarii were produced in some quantities for Aurelian and his wife, Severina, but the denomination was discontinued again by his successor, Tacitus. Economic Stabilization – Aureus Struck at 50 to Roman Pound 935. Aurelian. AD 270-275. AV Heavy Aureus (23mm, 6.46 g, 12h). Siscia mint. 9th emission, autumn AD 274-spring AD 275. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / ORI EN S AVG, Sol, radiate, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulders, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; IL. RIC V Online 2345; RIC V 188 var. (stop in mint mark); MIR 47, 218b; Estiot 150a; BN 887 (same obv. die); Calicó 4015. Lustrous, a few shallow marks and faint hairlines. Choice EF. Extremely rare, only one in RIC V online. ($20,000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 265 (14 October 2019), lot 1500. After decades of disaster and dissolution, the reign of Aurelian (AD 270-275) witnessed a remarkable revival in Roman fortunes. A formidable general, Aurelian led the legions to victories over barbarian foes and secessionist states alike, restoring the empire’s unity and military reputation. Aurelian also paid close attention to the coinage and, circa 273-275, instituted changes that he hoped would stabilize the economy. The gold aureus, which had fallen in weight to below 4 grams under previous rulers, was stabilized and given a stylistic makeover. In addition to the laureate “standard” aureus of about 4.5 to 5 grams, radiate gold pieces were issued on a somewhat heavier standard of 6 to 8 grams. It has been proposed these were intended to circulate as double aurei or “binios,” but there are also laureate aurei that approach this weight and it is perhaps safest to refer to them as “heavy aurei.” The formula IL in the exergue indicates this issue was struck at a theoretical 50 to the Roman pound (“50 to one”), about 6.45 grams, comporting well with its actual weight of 6.46 grams.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 98 (12 December 2016), lot 1413; Goldberg 80 (3 June 2014), lot 3231; New York Sale XX (7 January 2009), lot 445; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1413.

934. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Denarius (18mm, 2.43 g, 11h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 11th emission, early-September AD 275. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, bound captive seated left, head right; A. RIC V Online 1848; RIC V 73; MIR 47, 139e1; BN 238-40, 242-5. Nearly fully silvered over underlying brown patina. EF. Rare and excellent for issue. ($500)

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Very Rare Carinus Medallion 938. Carinus. AD 283-285. Æ Medallion (35mm, 26.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 283. IMP CARINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TRI P COS P P, Carinus and Carus, each togate and raising right hand in salutation, standing right in garlanded carrus, drawn by a triumphal quadriga of horses right; S C in exergue. Gnecchi pl. 161, 10 (same dies). Brown and green patina, edge split, some smoothing and strengthening of detail. VF. Very rare. ($4000) This medallion likely commemorates the raising of Carinus to the rank of Augustus.

238 936. Severina. Augusta, AD 270-275. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 11th emission of Aurelian, January-September AD 275. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Concordia standing left, holding a signum with each hand; -|B//XXIR. RIC V 4; BN 221-3. Lightly toned, fully silvered. EF. ($500)

Zenobia – Published by Bland 937. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. 2nd emission, MarchMay AD 272. [S] ZЄNOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO RЄGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left; at feet to left, peacock standing left, head right; star to left; H. RIC V Online 3129 (this coin referenced); Cf. RIC V 2; Bland, Coinage 30h (dies 50/v – this coin); BN pl. 86, 289 = Leu 48, lot 408 (same dies); MIR 47, 360b (same dies). Gray patina, some green and brown, rough surfaces. VF. Extremely rare. ($6000)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Ronald J. Hansen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 1082; Noble 91 (21 July 2009), lot 3741; Gordon S. Parry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 79, 17 September 2008), lot 1202; Aufhäuser 10 (5 October 1993), lot 577. The widow of Odenathus, the ruler of the rich eastern trade center Palmyra, and the mother and regent of Vaballathus, Septimia Zenobia became a powerful regional ruler in her own right. Granted de facto power in the East by the emperor Gallienus to counteract the Persian advance, Odenathus used the opportunity to establish his own separatist kingdom. When Odenathus was murdered in AD 267, Zenobia used the moment to advance her son Vabalathus. Since he was still in his minority, Zenobia took over as regent, using the confusion following the death of Gallienus to offset her position between Rome and Persia and expand Palmyrene power. In AD 269 the Palmyrenes seized control of Egypt and with it, the Roman grain supply. To bolster her position, Zenobia began to lay claims to an illustrious ancestry, including Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the legendary Dido of Carthage. Aurelian, initially taken with concerns in the west, pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vaballathus’ rule in the east. Eventually, though, the situation was stabilized in the west, allowing him to vigorously campaign against them in AD 272. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vabalathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. She was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian’s triumph in AD 274, bound in gold chains. According to later tradition, Aurelian, impressed by her beauty and dignity, later freed her, and granted her a villa in Tibur, where she spent the rest of her life.

Very Rare Depiction: Jupiter Seated Facing

940. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 3rd emission, mid AD 294. DIOCLETIA NVS P AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONS ERVAT, Jupiter seated facing, holding thunderbolt and scepter; to left, eagle standing left, head right; PT. RIC VI 17; Zanchi & Estiot (O8/R17); Depeyrot 1B/3; Calicó 4455a; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, graffiti on reverse. Good VF. Bold portrait struck in high relief. Extremely rare. ($7500)

941. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.25 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck 298-299. DIOCLETI ANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, city gate seen in perspective with three forward turrets; behind, two turrets between two towers; PR. RIC VI 7a; Depeyrot 12B/1; Calicó 4582. Lustrous. NGC photo certified 6556107-002, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare. ($7500)

939. Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.70 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORI A AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand, and palm frond in left arm; S|A//XXI. RIC V 5; Venèra 4397. Dark brown patina. EF. ($3000)

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From the Conti Collection. Ex KD Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 843; Gemini VI (10 January 2010), lot 570; Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 829. Marcus Aurelius Sabinus Iulianus, was a corrector in Northern Italy under Carus. In AD 284, during the struggles surrounding the succession between Carinus and Diocletian, Julian usurped imperial authority in Pannonia for a brief period and began issuing coins from Siscia. Carinus marched from his base in Britain to deal with the usurpation, dispatching Julianus early in AD 285 near Verona.

943. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.41 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 303. DIOCLETIA NVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / XX/DIOCL/ETIAN/I AVG in four lines; SMN below; all within laurel wreath. RIC V 13; Depeyrot 7/2; Calicó 4593. Underlying luster, some weakness of strike. EF. ($7500) From the Father & Son Collection.

945. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.38 g, 11h). Consular issue. Antioch mint. Struck AD 296-297. DIOCLETIA NVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / CONSVL VI P P PROCOS, Diocletian, laureate and wearing consular toga, standing left, holding globe and short scepter; *|-//SMA%*. RIC VI 13 var. (without star in field); Lukanc p. 226, 15 var. (same); Depeyrot 12/1 var. (same); Calicó 4440 var. (same). Lustrous. NGC photo certified 6556104-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Very rare, unpublished variety. ($5000) This configuration of mint markings is known for this type of Diocletian during his 7th consulship (RIC VI 20).

944. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.51 g, 1h). Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 284-286. DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IOVI CO NSERV ATORI AVG, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. RIC VI 298; Depeyrot 14/1; Calicó 4514. Lustrous. Near EF. High relief. Perfectly centered. ($7500) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Monaco Collection (Heritage 3094, 19 August 2021), lot 32075; Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 717.

240 942. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.38 g, 7h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 294. DIOCLETIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSE RVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left; SMN. RIC VI 5a; Depeyrot 2/4; Calicó 4506. NGC photo certified 56088266-003, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($5000)

946. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.41 g, 11h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 298. DIOCLET IANVS AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CO N SERAVSS, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; -|*// ALE. RIC VI 4 var. (obv. legend break); VanHorn Emission 5; Depeyrot 6/1; Calicó 4454 corr. Underlying luster. Wonderful high relief portrait. In NGC encapsulation 6556106-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, scratch. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($10,000)

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Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection – Calicó Plate Coin 947. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 295-305. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVS AVGG, Hercules standing right, leaning to left, arms wrapped around head of Nemean Lion, who climbs up his forward leg; club to left, P R in exergue. RIC VI –; Depeyrot 6/12; Calicó 4732 (this coin illustrated); Biaggi 1801 (this coin); Jameson 319. Pleasing satiny surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 4936351-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Powerful portrait in high relief. Very rare. ($30,000) Ex Dr. Michael Rogers Collection; Edward J. Waddell inventory 47657 (ND); Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 435, purchased from L.S. Forrer, 1952.

Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) was a Swiss sugar magnate and sportsman whose fascination with ancient Rome led to the creation of one of the world’s greatest collections of Roman gold coins. Born in Genoa to a Swiss-Italian diplomat and a French mother, he became active in the Red Cross after 1943 and, with his father, he repeatedly helped Jews in Italy escape persecution in the later years of World War II. In 1961, he received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his services. His collection focused on Roman gold from the Republic to late Empire, ultimately comprising over 2,000 specimens. The gold collection was purchased en bloc by Bank Leu (Zurich) in 1978, and slowly sold off to collectors over the next few decades. More than 500 ex-Biaggi coins were sold by Numismatica Ars Classica in their Auction 49 in 2008. The Biaggi pedigree remains highly prized among collectors of Roman gold.

MAXIMIAN VS P F AVG, laureate head right / HERCVLI VICTORI, laureate Hercules standing facing, head right, leaning on club to left, and holding lion’s skin in right; SMN. RIC VI 3; Depeyrot 3/1; Calicó 4667a. Lustrous, grafitti in reverse field. Near EF. Very rare. ($7500)

950. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 4.99 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 295. CONSTAN TIVS NOB C, laureate head right / IOVI CONS ERVATORI, Jupiter enthroned left, holding thunderbolt in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; to left at feet, eagle standing left, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; PTR. RIC VI –; cf. 19 (obv. legend, PT in exergue); Calicó 4847b (this coin illustrated); Pink, Goldprägung, p. 318; Depeyrot 2B/4 (this coin referenced). Slight reddish toning over lustrous surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 4936351002, graded Ch MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. High relief portrait in exemplary style. Extremely rare, one of only two coins inventoried by Depeyrot (the other in a public collection [Vienna]). ($30,000) Ex Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 835; Leu 61 (17 May 1995), lot 302. Flavius Valerius Constantius was a native of Naissus in modern Serbia. He found escape from his low social standing in the Roman army and rose steadily through the ranks. Along the way, he took a local barmaid named Helena as his common-law wife and she bore him a son, Constantine, probably in AD 273 or 274. By AD 284, Constantius had been made military governor of Dalmatia. He supported Diocletian’s bid for power and was rewarded with a series of important posts in the new regime. In March of AD 293, Diocletian and Maximian appointed him Caesar of the West and charged him with restoring Britain and northern Gaul, then under the separatist rule of the usurper Carausius, to Roman control. Constantius spent three years in careful preparations and launched his invasion in mid-AD 296, achieving complete surprise and total victory. He won the reputation of a just and compassionate ruler during his years as Caesar. With Diocletian’s retirement in AD 305, Constantius became Augustus of the West and technically the senior ruler, but Galerius was clearly dominant. Constantius had to implore Galerius to release his son Constantine, serving in the eastern court, so that the young officer could assist in a projected British campaign. The two were reunited in early 306 and campaigned jointly against the Picts, winning Constantius the title “Britannicus Maximus.” But Constantius fell seriously ill that summer and died on July 25. The army immediately acclaimed Constantine as Emperor, launching the career of one of Rome’s greatest rulers.

949. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.35 g, 1h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 294. CONSTA NTIVS N C, laureate head right / C OMIT A TVS AVG G, Constantius and Maximianus on horses galloping left, raising their right hands, the nearer emperor holds a scepter; PT. RIC VI 8; Calicó 4811; Depeyrot 1E/4; Biaggi –. Minor marks, small area of smoothing on obverse, lightly grazed on high points of reverse. VF. High relief portrait. Very rare. ($5000)

Extremely Rare - Calicó & Depeyrot Plate Coin

948. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.28 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 294.

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From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 403473 (July 2015); Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 819; Künker 257 (10 October 2014), lot 8671.

952. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 5.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 293-294. D N CONSTANTIO NOB C, laureate head right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVT, Constantius, wearing military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left, PROM in exergue. RIC VI –; Calicó – (but same obv. die as illustration of 4865); Depeyrot 9/8; NY Sale XXXII, lot 51 (hammer $12,000). Underlying luster. NGC photo certified 6556106-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare, only three inventoried by Depeyrot, one in CoinArchives. ($7500)

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953. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.36 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 298-299. CONSTAN TIVS CAES, laureate head right / PROVIDEN TIA AVGG, city gate seen in perspective with three forward turrets; behind, two turrets between two towers; PR. RIC VI 6a; Depeyrot 12A/3; Calicó 4869. Underlying luster. NGC photo certified 6556107-001, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare, only four inventoried by Depeyrot, of which three are in museum collections (Berlin, London, Paris); none in CoinArchives. ($7500)

954. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 298-299. CONSTAN TIVS CAES, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, city gate seen in perspective with three forward turrets; behind, two turrets between two towers; PR. RIC VI 8a; Depeyrot 12B/3; Calicó 4882. Underlying luster. NGC photo certified 6556104003, graded XF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5. Very rare. ($5000)

Laureate head right / VICTORIA SARMAT, four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. RIC VI 13a; Gautier, Argent 3i (this coin); Jeločnik 35; RSC 286a. Light iridescent tone, fully lustrous. Superb EF. ($750)

951. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (19mm, 3.28 g, 12h). Ticinum mint. 1st emission, AD 294-295.

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CONSTAN TIVS NOB C, laureate head right / FIDES M I LITVM, Fides standing facing, head right, holding signum in each hand. RIC VI 1; Depeyrot 15/1; Calicó 4826. Lustrous. Attractive portrait. NGC photo certified 6556106-001, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare. ($7500)

955. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.42 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 294-295.

957. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (20.5mm, 3.40 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 295-297. Laureate head right / Four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city gate with six turrets; Z. RIC VI 38b; Gautier, Argent 248; Jeločnik –; RSC 208b. Toned, minor die breaks on obverse. Near EF. ($500)

CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / HERCVLI CONS CAES, Hercules standing facing, head left, leaning on club and holding lion’s skin and Apples of the Hesperides; SMAΣ*. RIC VI 8; Depeyrot 9/4; Calicó 4833. Lustrous. NGC photo certified 6556104-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($7500)

From the Brian Holland Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern.

956. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.34 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 293-295.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2019), lot 802.

958. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.30 g, 11h). Thessalonica mint, 3rd officina. 3rd emission, 1st series, circa AD 300. Laureate head right / Four-turreted city gate with open doors; star above arch; TS •Γ•. RIC VI 8; Gautier, Argent 7 var. (rev. legend break); RSC 22A. Lustrous. Superb EF. ($750)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Gemini 14 (18 April 2018), lot 622.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 80 (20 October 2014), lot 254.

245 959. Galerius. AD 305-311. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.32 g, 12h). Serdica mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 305-306. Laureate head right / Three-turreted city gate; no doors; • SM • SDЄ •. RIC VI 11b; Gautier, Argent 57; RSC 228†a. Lustrous, tiny die break on reverse. Choice EF. Rare issue as Augustus. ($500)

Proof that history does repeat itself can be found in the sad tale of Martinian, a puppet ruler installed by the Eastern Roman Emperor Licinius in the midst of his second civil war against Constantine I “the Great.” Martinian was of obscure origins, but by the mid AD 320s he had risen to become the chief minister of Licinius, just as it became apparent that a final clash with Constantine was imminent. Though Licinius had a bigger army, Constantine was much the better general and inflicted a heavy defeat on his rival in Thrace on July 3, AD 324. Crossing to Chalcedon, Licinius declared Constantine deposed and raised Martinian to the office of Augustus, with instructions to prevent Constantine from crossing into Asia Minor. Constantine easily evaded Martinian’s blocking force, landed in Asia and cornered Licinius at Nicomedia. Having no choice, Licinius surrendered on terms brokered by his wife (and Constantine’s sister) Constantia. Martinian went into exile in Cappadocia, but was executed a few months later when Licinius was detected plotting a return to power. Seven years before, under virtually identical circumstances, Licinius had appointed Valerius Valens to a similar role, with almost identical results. Like those of Valerius Valens, coins of Martinian are quite rare and limited to a single issue from the mint of Nicomedia. The reverse evokes “Jupiter the Protector,” Licinius’ patron deity, who notably failed to protect him and Martinian from the wrath of Constantine.

Martinian the Usurper 960. Martinian. Usurper, AD 324. Æ Follis (20mm, 3.01 g, 11h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. D N M MARTINIANO P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left; to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in its beak; to right, bound captive kneeling right; –|X/IIΓ//SMNB. RIC VII 46; Hunter 1. Green patina, earthen deposits, minor smoothing. VF. Rare. ($3000)

I don’t precisely remember how our connection was made, but apparently Spink’s live bidding option revealed enough information to allow Lee to track me down! Lee has been a fabulous mentor since that day and, I hope you know, co-author with Hugh Cloke of The London Mint of Constantius and Constantine– [herein C&T], the absolute best reference for this coinage and the history behind it. Perhaps the social high point of my collecting life came in 2011, when Lee invited me to York to present my collecting perspective at the Moneta Britannia Conference. I finally got to actually meet Lee and a number of other leading researchers and collectors in this field whom I knew electronically. You can find my paper in The Yorkshire Numismatist 4, published in 2012.

I purchased my first Roman London Æ on June 14, 2001, and my last on January 6, 2021. In the intervening two decades, I acquired 500 more, all of which – in addition to a few dozen related pieces and my reference library – will be offered by CNG across several sales this year. If you love the London coinage as I do, or just happen to collect the Æs of a ruler or two from that period, I think that you will be pleased with the breadth and depth of selections. What you won’t find in the lot listings is a sense of how a “Connecticut Yankee” became obsessed with collecting Roman coins minted in London between the years 297 CE and 325 CE, nor why I’m choosing to disburse my collection at this time.

A Connecticut Yankee in Emperor Constantine’s Court: Further Selections from the Paul DiMarzio Collection of London Mint Æs

The story of my exit is the easiest to convey. As with many serious collectors of the coinage of antiquity, I’ve always felt like more of a caretaker than an owner. I’ve done my best to help push forward the understanding of this period, taken good care of the pieces in my possession, and derived a great deal of enjoyment in the process. But I’m now finding it too difficult to add to my collection within the constraints of my budget – meaning I’ve taken this hobby as far as I can, and it’s time to give the next generation of caretakers a chance to manage these wonderful echoes of the past. The story of my entry into this space is a bit more complicated. As with much of the American youth of my generation, I thoroughly enjoyed the pastime of searching through change and filling my blue Whitman folders. As a young boy, I ran a newspaper route in the Bronx, NY, and would spend hours examining my takings every week. It was still possible at that time to pull a piece of silver, Indian Head cent, or Buffalo nickel from each pile. My interest in foreign coinage evolved through visits to the coin departments that still populated department stores at the time. Every time my parents dragged me to Westchester, NY for a shopping excursion I would frequent these departments, and return home with some interesting examples of small change from far-off lands. Fast-forward to the 1990s, when I was fortunate enough to begin a series of worldwide business trips that would last throughout my career. Each visit to a new country served as a chance to catalog my pocket change against Krause-Mishler and grow my foreign collection considerably. These coins aren’t valuable financially but the joy of collecting, cataloging, and the occasional review is priceless.

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For whatever reason, I always had a fascination with medieval England, and was sure to take time during my trips to London and environs to breathe in that preserved culture. I think it was a tour of Winchester Cathedral that caused me to pick up Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth. Aside from being a great read, that book contained a wealth of monetary images, and what caught my attention was several references to the silver penny, such as: “A full week’s wages on dismissal, that is the custom ... That’s sixpence for the laborer, twelve for the carpenter and each of the masons, and twenty-four pence for me. Sixty-six pence in all.” ... Tom felt a surge of triumph as the silver pennies tumbled out into the sunlight. – Ken Folett. The Pillars of the Earth. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1989. Print.

I was not familiar with English silver pennies, so I ordered a few catalogs from dealers who focused on this material. With a little research and a few more catalogs, I learned of the history between the medieval English silver pennies and their model, the denarii of the Romans who previously occupied that land – and I traveled down some collecting branches in these areas (those pieces now long dispersed). But in this process, I noted the offering of Æ pieces that were actually minted in London. I was fascinated and wanted to understand these pieces better – and so my adventure began! I’d say I became a “more serious” collector during the Spink and CNG sales of the Dr. J.S. Vogelaar collection, an absolutely amazing offering that allowed me to grow my collection. The March 2008 Vogelaar sale also wound up putting me in contact with Lee Toone, owner of Hookmoor Ancient Coins, who had to find out who from the States was bidding on these coins!

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Socially, at the start of this period, the traditional Roman gods were worshipped and featured on the coinage, while Christians were persecuted. By 325 CE, Christianity had become the preferred religion of the Empire and the Roman gods had disappeared from the coinage. And financially, the everyday base metal AE coinage of 297 CE was struck at a standard weight of 1/32lb (10g). By 325 CE, inflation and debasement had radically reduced the weight to 1/96lb (3-1/3g). There you have it – enjoy the sales! – Paul DiMarzio Lee Toone and Hugh Cloke add: “Leading up to the first edition of LMCC, Paul was very generous with his support. He provided full access to his records and images which were to prove extremely useful. He also reviewed sections of the book from a user perspective that helped make it the success that it has become. As we prepare to publish a revised and expanded second edition, we hope the sale of Paul’s collection over the coming year will inspire a new generation of collectors of this series. The second edition of LMCC will be available from late 2023/early 2024 and will again be published by Spink.”

961. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ Follis (26mm, 8.46 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 296. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; –|–//LON. RIC VI 1b; C&T 1.01.002 (this coin cited). Dark green patina, roughness. Good Fine. Rare. ($200)

962. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ Follis (28mm, 10.37 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 296-297. Laureate bust right, wearing trabea/mantle / Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; –|–//–. RIC VI –; C&T 1.03.007. Brown patina, a few flan cracks. Good VF. Rare. ($300)

I am meticulous about documentation and a thorough fan of research – notes on my collection number more than 200 pages – and thought that one day I would publish my collection. But Lee and Hugh were already far along in their efforts to publish LMCC, and it was a great privilege to be able to lend some pre-publication review support as well as photographs of my discovery coins. All of my collection is referenced with the appropriate CT numbers, I’ve worked with CNG to include as many of my notes as possible into the lot descriptions, and many of the available pieces are published in CT. In a sense, the combination of these sales will become the de facto publication of the DiMarzio collection.

I will not attempt to portray the historical context of my collection here – LMCC covers it! – but let me end with just a few points that help summarize my love for collecting this particular period. Although a span of fewer than 30 years might seem to be inconsequential in the long run of Roman history, the events of this period marked a significant shift in Roman life along several Politically,fronts.the Tetrarchic system established by Diocletian was intended to establish an equal sharing of power across the empire, complete with term limits and merit-based succession. By 325 CE, the empire had reverted back to single Augustan rule with hereditary-based succession.

Additional offerings from the DiMarzio Collection will be offered in CNG Electronic Auctions 525 and 529.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Lee Toone (Hookmoor Ancient Coins), 18 March 2018. Ex Dattari Collection (Vico 147, 9 March 2017), lot 275. Unreduced nummi of London struck at 32 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 10.08 g.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Collection (Spink 194, 26 March 2008), lot 1171. Unreduced nummi of London struck at 32 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 10.08 g.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Marvin Lessen Collection (Part 1, Dix Noonon Webb 146, 25 April 2018), lot 128, purchased from Spink, January 1978.

From Lee Toone: “A very rare reverse type for this period. The series of which this coin type is a part was only struck for a month or so at the end of 307 just before Constantine I became Augustus and is thought to celebrate the alliance between Maximian and Constantine.” For further information see C&T pp. 48-49.

966. Severus II. As Caesar, AD 305-306. Æ Follis (28mm, 9.02 g). Londinium (London) mint. Struck 1 May AD 305-26 July 306. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; –|–//–. RIC VI –; C&T 4.02.015. Green-brown patina. Good VF. Rare with this bust type. ($300)

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Barry P. Murphy, 2 May 2007. Unreduced nummi of London struck at 32 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 10.08 g. 964 965

963. Maximianus. Second reign, AD 307-308. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.94 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa November-December AD 307. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mars standing right, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield; –|–//PLN. RIC VI –; C&T 5.03.011 (this coin cited and illustrated). Brown patina. VF. Very rare. ($500)

965. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (26mm, 9.05 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 296.

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964. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (25mm, 9.28 g). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 296. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; –|–//LON. RIC VI 4a; C&T 1.01.008. Brown patina, areas of roughness. VF. Rare. ($300)

Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left; –|–//LON. RIC VI 5; C&T 1.01.011. Brown patina, weakly struck. Near VF. Rare. ($300) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Marvin Lessen Collection (Part 1, Dix Noonon Webb 146, 25 April 2018), lot 135 (hammer £550), purchased from Spink, May 1979.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Lee Toone Collection (Spink 233, 2 December 2015), lot 659, purchased from John Philpotts at the York Coin Fair for £300, 18 January 2013.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Lee Toone Collection (Spink 231, 22 September 2015), lot 97, purchased from Mike Vosper at the Harrogate Coin Fair for £190, March 2009.

From Lee Toone: Extremely rare. A variant of CT 8.07.023, this mintmark MSN is either a conflation of MLN and MSL or a previously unrecorded mintmark. A similar MSN variant is known for CT 8.07.010. Only four other coins with this mintmark are known.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Lee Toone (Hookmoor Ancient Coins), 8 January 2013.

From the 2nd reduction at London struck at 48 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 6.72 g. using dies with a beaded circle 23 mm in diameter. From Lee Toone: One of four I know of – this coin, Museum of Wales, Richard Bourne Collection, and one in a private US collection (ex ArtCoins Roma large lot).

967. Licinius I. AD 308-324. Æ Follis (20.5mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck late AD 314-early 315. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand raised, holding globe in left hand; S|P//MSN. RIC VII –; C&T 8.07.023 (2) (this coin cited and illustrated). Brown patina, weakly struck obverse. VF. ($300)

Extremely Rare Transitional Issue of the Third Reduction

968. Constantine I. As Caesar, AD 306-309. Æ Follis (27mm, 6.38 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa November-December AD 307. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mars standing right, holding spear in right hand and resting left on shield; –|–//PLN. RIC VI –; C&T 5.03.012. Brown patina, roughness. Near VF. Very rare. ($250)

969. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23mm, 4.14 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Sol right. RIC VI –; C&T 6.04.001. Brown surfaces, a bit rough, flan flaw on obverse. VF. Extremely rare. ($300)

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From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 17 (25 April 2015), lot 1017 (hammer £550). About this issue, C&T write: “There are only six known examples of this coin type, all struck from the same reverse die, and the two obverse dies illustrated.”

971. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (23mm, 4.62 g, 5h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311312. Laureate, helmeted bust left, wearing trabea/mantle, holding globe surmounted by Victory in right hand / Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe in right hand and whip in left; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 174; C&T 7.03.040 (same dies as illustration). Brown patina. VF. Extremely rare. The fourth known. ($300) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Paul Munro-Walker Estate (Roma XIII, 23 March 2017), lot 1269. Cloke & Toone Plate Coin

972. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311312. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear forward in right hand and shield on left arm / Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe in right hand and whip in left; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 183 var. (not draped); C&T 7.03.046 (this coin cited and illustrated). Brown patina, minor roughness. VF. Very rare with this bust type. ($200)

250 970. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Adventus type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Constantine I riding left, hand raised, holding spear, on horse pawing seated captive to left; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 145 corr. (obv. legend); C&T 7.01.024. Dark brown patina. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($300) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Paul Munro-Walker Estate (Roma XIII, 23 March 2017), lot 1264.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Lee Toone (Hookmoor Ancient Coins FPL 1), 12 February 2016, who previously purchased it from Clive Eyre, October 2013 (for £175). 971 972

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Shlomo Cohen (Ofek Coins Ltd. on VCoins), 18 January 2007. Reportedly found in Israel. Illustrated in Cloke & Toone 973. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (24mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311312. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear forward in right hand and shield on left arm / Concordia standing left, holding signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; C&T 7.04.019 (this coin cited and illustrated). Dark brown patina, some earthen deposits. VF. Very rare bust type. ($200)

From the 4th reduction at the London mint, struck at 96 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 3.36 g, using dies with a beaded circle 19-20 mm in diameter. 976 977

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Sole Example Cited in Cloke & Toone

From Lee Toone: “The BM (British Museum) has two examples, both poorer than this one. One is an obverse and reverse die match to this coin. I know of one other example, again an obverse and reverse match to this coin, so probably struck from very few dies.” Cloke & Toone Plate Coin 977. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (21mm, 2.93 g, 6h). Adventus type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 314. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Constantine I riding left, right hand raised, holding spear in left; S|F//MLL. RIC VII 21; C&T 8.03.001 (this coin cited and illustrated). Green and brown patina. Good VF. Very rare. ($200)

312. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand over right shoulder and shield on left arm / Concordia standing left, holding signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 204; C&T 7.04.027. Mostly silvered, toned dark gray. Good VF. Rare. ($300)

975. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311312. Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear forward in right hand and shield on left arm / Concordia standing left, holding signum in each hand; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; C&T 7.04.039 (this coin cited and illustrated). Brown patina, thin die break on obverse, some roughness on reverse. Near EF. The sole example cited in LMCC. Very rare. ($300)

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Zach Beasley (Beast Coins), 12 June 2009.

976. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (21mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Adventus type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 314. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand over right shoulder and shield on left arm / Constantine I riding left, right hand raised, holding spear in left; S|F//PLN. RIC VII 2; C&T 8.02.002. Dark green patina, some cleaning marks. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($300)

974. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Simon Shipp (Den of Antiquity), 11 August 2010.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Lee Toone (Hookmoor Ancient Coins), 29 December 2011.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Collection (Spink 196, 24 September 2008), lot 120 (part of).

981. Fausta. Augusta, AD 324-326. Æ Follis (20mm, 2.40 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck under Constantine I, circa AD 325. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, bareheaded and draped bust right / Fausta, veiled, standing left, holding two children in her arms; –|–//PLON. RIC VII –; C&T 10.02.010 (this coin cited and illustrated). Dark green patina. VF. Very rare with this obverse legend. ($150)

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978. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (21mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa late AD 314-early 315. Laureate bust left, wearing trabea/mantle / Sol standing left in spread quadriga, right hand raised, holding globe and whip in left; S|P//MSL. Cf. RIC VII 81 and 84; C&T 8.07.030. Brown surfaces. VF. Rare. ($300) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex VAuctions 126 / Chip Vaughn (24 December 2006), lot 37661; Eden Seminary Collection. From C&T: “RIC VII 81 and 84 are the same coin type and the busts are classed as trabeate here.” The DiMarzio Discovery Coin

979. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 2.71 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 317. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand raised and holding globe in left; S/*|P// PLN. RIC VII –; C&T 8.10.001 (this coin cited and illustrated). Brown patina, scratches, some deposits. Near VF. Extremely rare. One of two confirmed specimens cited by C&T. ($150)

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Victor Clark (Victor’s Imperial Coins on VCoins), 20 July 2014. In C&T we find: “Another example found by a detectorist in Sutton Scotney, Hampshire, UK and now in the Mark Wilson Collection.”

980. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (18mm, 2.23 g, 6h). Wreath on altar type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 319-320. Radiate bust left, wearing trabea/mantle, raising right hand / Two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/PR in two lines, resting on altar inscribed with a wreath; –|–//PLN. RIC VII –; C&T 9.01.019. Green patina, hairline flan crack. VF. Very rare. ($300) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Paul Munro-Walker Estate (Roma XIII, 23 March 2017), lot 1287. Ex Vogelaar Collection – Plated in Cloke & Toone

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Collection (Spink 196, 24 September 2008), lot 133 (incorrect photo in auction catalog, images are incorrectly labeled). 980 981

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 226 (27 January 2010), lot 564 (hammer $410).

983. Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. Æ Follis (21mm, 3.57 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 317-318. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand raised and holding globe in left; (crescent)|*//PLN. RIC VII –; C&T 8.12.008 (this coin cited and illustrated). Brown patina. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($200)

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Zach Beasley (Beast Coins), 8 March 2007. Another Discovery Coin for C&T

984. Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (18mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Lozenge on altar type. Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 319. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/PR in two lines, resting on altar decorated with lozenge; –|–//PLN. RIC VII –; C&T 9.01.015 (this coin cited and illustrated). Dark green patina. Good VF. Extremely rare. The sole example cited by LMCC. ($200)

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, purchased from Lars Ramskold, 19 July 2008. This coin fills a striking gap in the coinage of London. RIC lists several varieties for Constantine I and Crispus in the 319-320 issue, but none at all for Constantine II. This coin shows that coins were struck also for Constantine II in the issue.

The Only Known Example

982. Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 317. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand raised and holding globe in left; S/*|P//PLN. RIC VII –; C&T 8.10.003 (this coin cited and illustrated). Partial silvering toned gray and brown. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($300)

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From Lee Toone: “The only known example of this type/mintmark for Crispus.” DiMarzio Discovery Coin for C&T

985. Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (20mm, 3.47 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 320. Radiate bust left, wearing trabea/mantle / Trophy; to left, captive seated left, to right, captive seated right, looking up at trophy. RIC VII 184 corr. (bust type); C&T 9.02.023. Dark brown patina, thick earthen encrustation. VF. Rare. ($150)

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Marti Hervera and Soler & Llach 70 (27 February 2012), lot 3834. An extreme market rarity, this is the only example Paul DiMarzio has ever seen offered for sale.

986. Lot of four (4) Æ Folles of the Tetrarchs. All coins: unmarked Lugdunum (Lyon) mint invasion coinage. Struck circa AD 296. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. Includes: Diocletian. (27.5 mm, 9.86 g, 6h). RIC VI 14a // Maximianus. (28 mm, 9.09 g, 12h). RIC VI 14b // Constantius I. As Caesar. (26 mm, 10.77 g, 12h). RIC VI 17a // Galerius. As Caesar. (28 mm, 10.32 g, 7h). RIC VI 17b. Some roughness. VF to Good VF. Four (4) coins in lot. ($300) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, further provenance information on each coin’s ticket. Part of Lot 987

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255 987. Lot of twenty-four (24) Æ Folles from Londinium (London) mint. All from the important collection formed by Dr. J. S. Vogelaar. Includes: Constantine I (17). RIC VI 88b; C&T 5.01.008 (2) // RIC VI 89b; C&T 5.01.009 // RIC VI 114; C&T 6.01.004 // RIC VI 133; C&T 7.01.003 // RIC VI –; C&T 7.01.017 // RIC VI 142; C&T 7.01.020 // RIC VI –; C&T 7.04.005 // RIC VI 197; C&T 7.04.011 // RIC VI –; C&T 7.08.007 // RIC VI 241; C&T 7.08.014 // RIC VI 254; C&T 7.10.003 // RIC VI 265; C&T 7.11.003 // RIC VI 266; C&T 7.11.010 // RIC VI 269; C&T 7.12.002 // RIC VI 277; C&T 7.13.001 // RIC VII 18; C&T 8.02.026 // Licinius I (3). RIC VII 35; C&T 8.04.008 // RIC VII 48; C&T 8.05.016 // RIC VII 61; C&T 8.06.015 // Maximianus (4). RIC VI 17; C&T 2.01.007 (2) // RIC VI 23b; C&T 3.01.012 // RIC VI 25; C&T 3.01.013. Good Fine to Good VF. Twenty-four (24) coins in lot. ($750) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection, further provenance information on each coin’s ticket.

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Superb Argenteus 989. Constantine I. As Caesar, AD 306-309. AR Argenteus (19mm, 3.30 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 306-307. CONSTAN TINVS NOB C, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, city gate with four turrets, no door; PTR. RIC VII 638; Gautier, Argent 128; RSC 706a. Deep cabinet tone. Superb EF. Nearly as struck. Rare. ($5000) Ex Brian Grover Collection (Roma XIX, 26 March 2020), lot 940. Upon the death of his father in AD 306, Constantine was acclaimed Augustus by his army while in northern England. Galerius, Augustus in the East and colleague of Constantius, declared Constantine should be elevated to Caesar, which he accepted while at Eboracum (York). Constantine temporarily settled at Treveri where he proceeded to improve and expand the city; building a new imperial palace, elaborate baths, markets, and roads. From here, he commanded one of Rome’s largest armies, stationed along the Rhine frontier. This coin is one of Constantine’s earliest issues in silver.

257 988. Partial Hoard of thirty-two (32) Æ Folles from the mints of London, Lyon, and Trier. Includes: Londinium (London) mint (18). Constantine I (15). RIC VI 121a; C&T 6.02.010 (2) // RIC VI 124; C&T 6.02.014 // RIC VI 195; C&T 7.04.005 // RIC VI 215; C&T 7.06.002 // RIC VI 222; C&T 7.07.003 // RIC VI 234; C&T 7.08.001 // RIC VI 279; C&T 8.01.006 // RIC VI 280; C&T 8.01.007 // RIC VII 6; C&T 8.02.011 // RIC VII 10; C&T 8.02.015 // RIC VII 17; C&T 8.02.025 // RIC VII 90; C&T 8.08.012 // RIC VII 109; C&T 8.09.013 // RIC VII 120; C&T 8.10.006 // Licinius I. RIC VII 3; C&T 8.02.005 // Crispus. RIC VII 144; C&T 8.11.035 (2) // Treveri (Trier) mint. Constantine I (10). RIC VI 859 // RIC VI 862 // RIC VI 866a // RIC VI 893 // RIC VII 102 // RIC VII 105 (2) // RIC VII 132 (2) // RIC VII 135 // Licinius I (3). RIC VI 845b // RIC VII 120 // RIC VII 121 // Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Constantine I. RIC VI 307; Lyon 526. Fine to EF. Includes some rarities. Thirty-two (32) coins in lot. ($750) From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex Professor T. R. Gurr Collection (Triton IX, 11 January 2006), lot 1591; Sotheby’s (30 March 1973), lot 55 (part of); Burton-on-the-Water (Gloucestershire) Hoard (1970). The Burton-on-the-Water Hoard was discovered by a farmer while plowing his field on 22 March 1970. This hoard of over 3000 coins was primarily composed of folles issued from the western mints during the period circa AD 307-318. Over 80 percent of the issues, though, were from Londinium and Treveri, which included a substantial number of unrecorded obverse legends and bust types.

258 Superb Pedigreed Constantine 990. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 335. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory, draped from her waist, seated right on shield and cuirass, holding shield with left hand, inscribing VOT/XXX in two lines with stylis held in her right hand; to right, Genius standing left, supporting shield with both hands; SMNC. RIC VII 178; Alföldi 616; Depeyrot 44/2; Biaggi 2017 var. (officina); Jameson –; Mazzini 615/a var. (same). Lustrous, a few faint hairlines in the field on obverse, traces of deposits. Superb EF. Exceptional strike from fresh dies. ($15,000)

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 661; Dr. Klaus Berthold [“Friend of the Romans”] Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 92, 22 November 2002), lot 304; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 573 (March 1994), no. 53; Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 566 (June 1993), no. 35; Numismatic Fine Arts XXIX (13 August 1992), lot 438. Constantine I “the Great” was one of only three Roman Emperors to ever celebrate a Tricennalia marking 30 years of rule, an event celebrated by the issuance of this gold solidus type from the mint of Nicomedia in AD 335. Constantine had completely revolutionized the Roman world during his long and eventful reign, reunifying the empire after decades of internal division, moving the imperial capital to his own city Constantinople (the renamed Byzantium), and, most importantly, changing Christianity from a small, persecuted sect to the most favored religion of a huge multinational state. Even the visual iconography of coinage saw radical change: here Constantine adopts an elaborate jeweled diadem in place of the former simple wreath worn by Roman rulers, and his long, carefully arranged hair presages the coiffeurs of medieval kings to come. However, Constantine was at pains to show some adherence to Roman tradition: The figure of Victory accompanied by a small winged Genius on the reverse does show continuity with the pagan past.

991. Fausta. Augusta, AD 324-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 318-319. Draped bust right / Eight-rayed star within wreath. RIC VII 51; LRBC 824. Earthen brown surfaces. Near EF. ($500) The coinage of Fausta as Augusta commenced with her elevation to full imperial status in AD 324. Preceding these issues, however, was a remarkable series struck circa AD 318 at the Thessalonica mint on which both Fausta and her mother-in-law, Helena, are accorded the lesser title of Nobilissima Femina (N F). Both ladies had borne this rank for a considerable time, Helena since Constantine’s elevation to imperial status in AD 306, Fausta since her marriage to Constantine in March of the following year. The significance of this anepigraphic reverse remains uncertain, though it presumably contains some reference to divine providence and destiny.

992. Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 335. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PRINCIPI IVVE NTVTIS, Constantine II, in military dress, standing left, holding vexillum with his right hand and scepter with his left; to right, two signa. RIC VII 209 var. (obv. bust with plain diadem); Depeyrot 16/3 var. (same); Biaggi 2082 var. (same). Lustrous, die break and some smoothing on obverse. EF. Unpublished variant with a laureate versus plain diadem bust type. ($3000)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436 (23 January 2019), lot 716; Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 871; Gorny & Mosch 117 (14 October 2002), lot 686.

993. Constantine II. AD 337-340. AR Siliqua (20mm, 2.67 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Rosette-diademed head right, eyes upraised / Victory, winged and draped, advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; C•Є. RIC VIII 15; RSC 70a. A hint of porosity, some light scratches, tiny field mark on reverse. Good VF. ($1500) Ex Weise Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 1154; CNG inventory 182286 (January 2003).

From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton X (8 January 2007), lot 792.

994. Constantine II. AD 337-340. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 5h). Antioch mint. CONSTAN TINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO RIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding grounded trophy and palm frond; *|LXXII//SMAN•. RIC VIII 3; Depeyrot 1/1; Biaggi 2007 (this coin). Underlying luster, a few minor marks, tiny metal flaws on obverse. Near EF. Very rare. ($5000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3085 (5 August 2020), lot 30058; Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage 3032, 10 April 2014), lot 23659; Dreesmann Collection (Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000), lot 157; Ceresio [I] (26 September 1987), lot 339; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection. The LXXII in the right field indicates that 72 solidi were struck from a pound of gold, one of the few times a statement of value can be found on Roman gold coinage.

259 ‘Eyes To God’ Siliqua

Very Rare Constantine II Solidus – Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection

Non-Christians could also look to the similarities to the coins of the Hellenistic kings, whose diademed heads were often shown with similar upraised gaze.

This silver siliqua of Constantine II is closely patterned upon the so-called “eyes to God” coinage of his father, Constantine I “the Great,” who had introduced the new style in AD 324. This new depiction showed the emperor wearing a Hellenistic diadem in place of the old Roman laurel wreath, and with his head tilted back and eyes uplifted toward the heavens. The imagery seems to have been intentionally ambiguous, and could be viewed by various groups within the empire in the context of their own hopes and aspirations. Christians interpreted it as the culmination of God’s plan to defeat the pagans and create a new Christian Roman Empire. Eusebius, in his Vita Constantini (IV.15), specifically mentions these coins as an indication of Constantine’s piety: “... he had his own portrait so depicted on the gold coinage that he appeared to look upwards in the manner of one reaching out to God in prayer.”

995. Constans. As Caesar, AD 333-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 335. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and cradling palm frond in arm; CONS. RIC VII 97; Depeyrot 5/7; Biaggi –; DOC –. Lustrous, light marks, minor scuff on each side. Near EF. ($1500)

998. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.17 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 337-340. D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIA CONSTANTI AVG, Victory seated right on cuirass and round shield; on her left knee she supports a shield inscribed VOT/XV in two lines; to right, winged genius standing left, supporting the shield with both hands; CONS. RIC VIII 4; Depeyrot 1/4; Biaggi 2174 (this coin). Lustrous, tiny obverse die breaks. EF. Very rare and with an excellent portrait. ($3000) Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.

260 996. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.64 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348.

999. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.54 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 340-351. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left, foot on prow, each holding scepter, supporting shield between them inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX in four lines; SMNT. RIC VIII 26; Depeyrot 3/4; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous, small edge bend. EF ($2000)

CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX between them; TR. RIC VIII 135; Depeyrot 6/3; Biaggi 2123. Fully lustrous. Superb EF. Perfectly centered on a broad, round flan. ($3000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 510902 (August 2019); Dr. Klaus Berthold collection (Künker 318, 11 March 2019), lot 1940; Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 421. 997. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 337-340. FL IVL CON STANS P F AVG, pearl-and-rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVM, Constans standing facing, head left, wearing military attire, holding a trophy mounted on a spear with his right hand and a shield on the ground with his left; a captive seated to either side at his feet, the one on the left with his hands bound, and the one on his right holding his head with his left hand, both are looking upward at the emperor; TES. RIC VIII 34; Depeyrot 4/7; Biaggi 2126. Toned with underlying luster, light scratches, traces of deposits and slight double strike on reverse. EF. ($3000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 862; Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 March 2013), lot 677; Bayerische Vereinsbank 1 (4 December 1978), lot 53. Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection

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1000. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.56 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Nicomedia mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 355-361. Pearl-diadmed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Roma, holding spear and head facing, and Constantinopolis, head left, holding scepter and foot on prow, seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX in four lines; SMNC. RIC VIII 74; Depeyrot 5/2; DOC 124 corr. (officina listed as Є); Biaggi 2140 (this coin). Lustrous, a few light marks. Near EF. ($1500) From the Conti Collection. Ex New York Sale IX (13 January 2005), lot 212; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection.

1002. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 347-355.

1001. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.44 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated slightly left on double throne, each holding scepter and supporting shield between them inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANΓ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3 Biaggi –. Lustrous, a couple of marks on obverse. EF. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 441 (3 April 2019), lot 500.

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left with right foot on prow, each holding scepter in left hand, with their right hands supporting shield inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANΘ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3; Biaggi 2137. Lustrous, trace deposits, light marks. Near EF. ($1500)

1003. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 5h). Tricennalia issue. Antioch mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 355-361. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding a spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Roma seated facing, holding spear, and Constantinopolis seated left, holding scepter and resting foot on prow, supporting between them a shield inscribed VOT/ XXX/ MVLT/ XXXX in four lines; SMANΔ. RIC VIII 165; Depeyrot 10/1; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. Near EF. Fine style portrait. ($1500) Ex Dr. Nicholas Lowe Collection (Roma E-Sale 63, 7 November 2019), lot 1041; Titano 62 (24 September 1995), lot 299.

From the Willamette Valley Collection.

AD 350. IM CAE MAGN ENTIVS AVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR, Victory, cradling palm frond in left arm, standing right, and Libertas, holding scepter in left hand, standing left, both with right hand supporting between them a shaft upon which is mounted a trophy; TR. RIC VIII 248; Bastien 4; Depeyrot 8/1; Biaggi

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1005. Decentius. Caesar, AD 350/1-353. Æ Centenionalis (22.5mm, 4.99 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. 5th phase, AD 350-351. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A to left / Two Victories standing facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X in four lines set on short column; FSAR. RIC VIII 165; Bastien 249; Ferrando 1309; LRBC 432. Brown surfaces, spot of roughness on reverse. Choice EF. Well struck on a broad flan. ($300) From the DFA Collection. The Usurper Nepotian

1004. Magnentius. AD 350-353. AV Solidus. Solidus (23mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck January-February

2197. Underlying luster, hairline flan crack, short scratch on reverse. EF. Rare. ($7500)

1006. Nepotian. Usurper, AD 350. Æ Centenionalis (25mm, 5.18 g, 5h). Rome mint, uncertain officina. FL NEP CONST ANTINV[S A]VG, laurel-and-rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe in right hand, spear in left; shield at side; R[...]. RIC VIII 203; LRBC 644. Green-brown patina, edge split. VF. Very rare. ($3000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 126 (19 November 2002), lot 176.

Beginning in AD 350, the western portion of the Roman Empire underwent a period of rebellion and usurpation. Magnentius, a member of the Roman bureaucracy, taking advantage of the troubles of Constantius II with Persia, revolted and murdered Constans, the western emperor. Unable to go west and subdue Magnentius, Constantius II apparently allowed for two “legal” usurpations to occur: that of Nepotian in Rome, and Vetranio in Siscia. After only 28 days of rule, however, Nepotian was captured and executed by troops loyal to Magnentius. The failure of both Nepotian and Vetranio to stop Magnentius prompted Constantius II to appoint his cousin Gallus as Caesar. While Gallus held down the east, Constantius II could then head west to put down the rebellion of Magnentius and restore order

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 940. Exceptional Jovian Solidus – Pedigreed to 1929

1007. Constantius Gallus. Caesar, AD 351-354. AV Semissis (15.5mm, 2.31 g, 11h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 351-354. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on cuirass, behind which is a shield, inscribing VO/ TIS/ V on shield set on knee; to right, small winged Genius standing left, supporting shield; SMAN. RIC VIII 95; Depeyrot 8/3; Biaggi –. Clipped, scratches, minor deposits. VF. Extremely rare. ($1500)

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1008. Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Light Miliarense (22mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 360-361. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Soldier standing facing, head right, holding reversed spear and shield set on ground; to right, eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak; TCONST. RIC VIII 308; Ferrando 1369; RSC 72†a. Toned with golden iridescence on reverse, light scrapes. VF. Very rare. ($2000)

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1017; Rauch 102 (7 November 2016), lot 564; Künker 273 (14 March 2016), lot 957; Hess-Divo 326 (28 May 2014), lot 120; Numistatica Ars Classica 75 (18 November 2013), lot 345; Classical Numismatic Review XXI.2 (Fall 1996), no. 65; Vinchon (24 April 1996), lot 117; Hermann Vogel Collection (A. Hess 194, 25 March 1929), lot 964.

1009. Jovian. AD 363-364. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITA S REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis, with right foot on prow and holding scepter in left hand, enthroned facing, the latter turned to left, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/ V /MVL/ X in four lines; ANTZ. RIC VIII 222; Depeyrot 18/1; Biaggi 2225 var. (officina); Mazzini 8 var. (same). Lustrous. Choice EF. Rare and exceptional for issue. ($7500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide L (3 November 2018), lot 439.

1012. Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 365. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing right, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and Victory on globe; ANTA. RIC IX 2a.ii (unlisted officina); Depeyrot 23/1; Biaggi –. Small edge test, minor die break at reverse edge. Near EF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 989. 1013. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 367. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valens standing right, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and Victory on globe; CONS(wreath). RIC IX 3d.2; Depeyrot 20/2; Biaggi 2254. Light scratches. Near EF ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 102 (18 May 2016), lot 1107.

1010. Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck October AD 367. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with Christogram and crowning Victory on globe; SMTR. RIC IX 14a; Depeyrot 26/1; Biaggi –. Light marks and scratches, attractive toning in the recesses. VF. ($1000) Ex George Bernert Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 406, 27 September 2017), lot 798. Attractive Consular Solidus

1011. Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, consular bust left, wearing pearl-diadem and imperial mantle, holding mappa and scepter / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, both nimbate, each holding a mappa and scepter; bound captive to left and right; *CONS(wreath). RIC IX 29a; Depeyrot 22/1; DOCLR 190; Biaggi 2244; Mazzini 68. Lustrous. EF. Exceptional. ($5000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 194; Mark Poncin Collection (Triton X, 8 January 2007), lot 801; William H. Williams Collection (Triton VI, 14 January 2003), lot 1111; Numismatic Fine Arts XXII (1 June 1989), lot 150.

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1015. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.44 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 5th officina. Struck late AD 366-367. D N VALENS PER F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, Valens standing right, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and Victory on globe; *ANTЄ*. RIC IX 2d.xxxvii.5; Depeyrot 27/3; Biaggi 2255. Underlying luster. Choice EF. Well centered. Sharply struck and attractive. ($4000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 92 (16 December 2021), lot 1083 (hammer £4800).

1016. Gratian. AD 367-383. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 3rd officina. Struck mid AD 373-April

1014. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 10th officina. Struck AD 364. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valens standing right, holding labarum with Christogram on banner and Victory on globe; SMNI. RIC IX 2c.6; Depeyrot 10/2; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, faint scratches. Near EF. ($2000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 782; Roma XVII (28 March 2018), lot 1246; Roma XV (5 April 2018), lot 286; Ambrose Collection (Roma XII, 29 September 2016), lot 693; Künker 204 (12 March 2012), lot 860 (hammer €3800).

Choice Valens Solidus

375. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian I and Gratian enthroned facing, each with right hand on globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm between; TROBT. RIC IX 39c.3; Depeyrot 43/4; Biaggi –. Lustrous, a few scratches and a minor flan flaw on obverse. EF. ($1500) Ex John L. Cowan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1021, purchased from Antiqua.

375. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian I and Gratian enthroned facing, each with right hand on a globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm between; TROBC. RIC IX 39c.1; Depeyrot 43/4; Biaggi –. Lustrous, some minor scratches. EF. ($2000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide XLV (11 June 2016), lot 404.

1017. Gratian. AD 367-383. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. Struck mid AD 373-April

266 Superb Gratian Solidus From the Bastien & Platt Hall Collections

1018. Gratian. AD 367-383. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.55 g, 5h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 378-383. D N GRATIA NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR IA AVGG, Gratian and Valentinian enthroned facing, each with right hand on globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm between; TESOB. RIC IX 34a; Depeyrot 34/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous, a few very minor marks on obverse. Superb EF ($5000)

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 54487 (April 2021); Pierre Bastien Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 111, 24 September 2018), lot 261; H. Platt Hall Collection (Glendining, 16 November 1950), lot 2072 (hammered for $7750).

1020. Valentinian II. AD 375-392. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.51 g, 11h). Quinquennalia issue. Antioch mint. Struck 9 Aug. AD 378 - Aug. 383. D N VALENTINI ANVS IVN P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory seated right on cuirass, inscribing VOT/V in two lines on shield set upon knee; Cristogram to right; ANOBS. RIC IX 39a.1; Depeyrot 42/1; Biaggi 2296. Lustrous, minor obverse die breaks, a few edge marks. EF. Excellent for issue. ($3000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex MDC Monaco 7 (12 June 2021), lot 57.

1021. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 397-402. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Arcadius standing right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, foot on captive; M|D// COMOB. RIC IX 35b and RIC X 1205b; Depeyrot 16/1; Biaggi –. Minor flan flaw and scrape in obverse field. EF. ($1000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 173 (18 March 2014), lot 282.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2019), lot 816; Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 828.

1019. Valentinian II. AD 375-392. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 379. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian II and Gratian enthroned facing, holding a globe between them; above throne, Victory facing with wings spread; palm frond between; TESOB •. RIC IX 34e; Depeyrot 35/4; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, a few scratches. EF. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex New York Sale XXIII (6 January 2010), lot 269.

1022. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Sirmium mint, 10th officina. Struck AD 395-408. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Arcadius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; S|M//I//COMOB. RIC X 1; Depeyrot 32/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous. Near EF. Very rare, Depeyrot records only one specimen of this solidus from officina I. ($1000)

1024. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 395-402.

1023. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 12h). Quinquennalia issue. Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck AD 388-392. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Constantinopolis seated right, foot on prow, holding scepter and shield inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X in four lines; H//CONOB. RIC IX 70c.4; Depeyrot 47/3; Biaggi –. Lustrous, trace deposits. Superb EF. Exceptional for issue. ($1500)

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 83 (6 May 2021), lot 892; Roma Numismatics E-Sale 62 (17 October 2019), lot 1185.

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 520878 (September 2019).

From the Conti Collection. Ex Berk 191 (30 July 2014), lot 8; Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), lot 4629; Kress 130 (30 June 1964), lot 959.

1025. Magnus Maximus. AD 383-388. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 1h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 385-386. D N MAG MA XIMVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR IA AVGG, Theodosius I and Valentinian II enthroned facing, holding a globe between them; Victory above throne, with wings spread; palm frond between legs; TROB. RIC IX 77b; Depeyrot 52/1; Biaggi 2311. Lustrous, tiny die break and a couple of scratches on obverse, scrape at reverse edge. EF. Rare. ($5000)

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D N ARCADI VS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with horseman motif on left arm / CONCORDI A AVGG, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow left, holding scepter in right hand and crowning Victory on globe in left; Θ//CONOB. RIC X 7; Depeyrot 55/1; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. Superb EF. ($3000)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 985. Pedigreed to 1887

1026. Flavius Victor. AD 387-388. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.52 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing, head left, on throne, holding globe and scepter; MDPS. RIC IX 19b; RSC 6Ac. Lightly toned with underlying luster, faint scratch on obverse, minor metal flaw on reverse. EF. Rare. ($750) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXX.2 (October 2012), no. RM4658; 2010 Gussage All Saints Hoard (PAS Ref. DOR-A1CCB1; NC 171 [2011], no. 54).

1028. Eugenius. AD 392-394. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.48 g, 7h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N EVGENI VS P F AVG, pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and cradling palm frond in her left arm; T-R//COM. RIC IX 103; Depeyrot 55/2; Biaggi –. Toned, trace deposits, crimped flan, die wear, lightly scraped. VF. Extremely rare. ($5000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 93 (16 December 2003), lot 301; Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber Collection (J. Hirsch XXIV, 10 May 1909), lot 2793; Vicomte de Ponton d’Ameourt and E. F. Weber Collections (Rollin & Feuardent, 25 April 1887), lot 786.

1029. Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (18.5mm, 2.19 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, second officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; LVGPS. RIC IX 46; Lyon 230; RSC 18A. Light steel-gray toning, minor porosity, die flaw on obverse. EF. Rare. ($1500)

Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXX.2 (October 2012), no. RM4660; 2010 Gussage All Saints Hoard (PAS Ref. DOR-A1CCB1; NC 171 [2011], no. 54).. The coinage of Eugenius marks a return to individualistic portraiture not seen since the reign of Julian II 30 years before. Like Julian, Eugenius appears on his coins with a long beard. Although nominally a Christian, Eugenius wore his beard in honor of the great philosophers of the past. This was taken as a visible sign of sympathy by the Pagan aristocracy of Rome, which had seen its position fade to that of a persecuted minority under Theodosius I, emperor of the East. To bolster support in Rome, Eugenius made overtures to followers of the old religion, who responded enthusiastically. Unfortunately for them, this provided exactly the casus belli sought by Theodosius, who invaded Italy and suppressed the rebel regime.

1027. Flavius Victor. AD 387-388. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.80 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe and reversed spear; TRPS. RIC IX 84d.1; RSC 6Aa. Deep iridescent tone. EF. ($750)

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1031. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 402-406. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Honorius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; R|V// COMOB. RIC X 1287; Depeyrot 7/1; Biaggi 2319. Lustrous. EF. ($750)

1033. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter and Victory on globe; star to left; Δ//CONOB. RIC X 201; Depeyrot 73/1; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. EF. ($750)

1030. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.52 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 397-402. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Honorius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; M|D//COMOB. RIC IX 35c = RIC X 1206a; Toffanin 486/2; Depeyrot 16/2; Biaggi 2320. Lustrous, some light marks on edge. EF. ($1000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 993.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 397 (17 May 2017), lot 685.

1032. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 11h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 403-408. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter and Victory on globe; star to left; A//CONOB. RIC X 30; Depeyrot 57/2; Biaggi 2316. Lustrous. Choice EF. ($2500) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex El Medina Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 17 September 2020), lot 742 (hammer $2750); James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1815.

1035. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, right foot on prow, holding scepter and Victory on globe; star to left; A//CONOB. RIC X 202; Depeyrot 73/2; Biaggi –. Underlying luster, faint scratches on obverse. Near EF. ($500) Exceptional Theodosius II Solidus

From the Conti Collection. Ex Triton XVI (7 January 2013), lot 1214.

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1036. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 408420. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and Victory on globe; to left at feet, prow of galley; star in left field; Δ//CONOB. RIC X 202; Depeyrot 73/2; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous. Superb EF. A spectacular example. ($1000)

1034. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 402/8-450/5. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star in right field; CONOB. RIC X 213 and 249; Hahn 45; Depeyrot 70/1; Biaggi 2305. In NGC encapsulation 2401342-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($750)

1038. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 443-450. Pearldiademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated left, left foot on prow, holding globus cruciger and scepter; round shield at side, star to left; COMOB. RIC X 286; Depeyrot 84/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous, slight double strike, thin reverse die breaks. EF. ($750) 1037 1038

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Phoibos Collection (Künker 333, 16 March 2020), lot 1608.

1037. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 420-423. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross; Γ//CONOB. RIC X 219; Depeyrot 74/2; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. EF. ($750)

Aelia Eudocia started life as Athenais, born in Antioch to a prominent Pagan professor of rhetoric. Raised on the classics, she blossomed into a beautiful young woman who was an accomplished poet and orator. When her father died and her brothers cut her out of any inheritance, she traveled to Constantinople in AD 420 to seek redress from the emperor Theodosius II. But the scholarly young emperor was in the market for a wife and he was immediately smitten with Athenais. His sister, the devout Pulcheria, insisted that she convert to Christianity before any marriage, terms she readily accepted, taking the name Eudocia. The new Empress quickly became an advocate for universal education and tolerance, particularly toward Jews and other persecuted sects. She also sought to blend Classical Hellenism and Christianity. This placed her at odds with Pulcheria, who began to denigrate the sincerity of her conversion. To prove her devotion, Eudocia made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in AD 438, but soon after returning she was accused of adultery and banished from the court. Theodosius still loved her, however, and the terms were not severe. She was able to retire to Jerusalem where she continued her writing and charitable work until her death in AD 460.

1040. Aelia Pulcheria. Augusta, AD 414-453. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Marcian, AD 450-453. AEL PVLCH ERIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing earring and necklace; crowning manus Dei above / VICTORIA A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; CONOB. RIC X 512; Depeyrot 87/3; Biaggi –. Underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6555269-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, lt. smoothing. Rare. ($5000)

1039. Aelia Eudocia. Augusta, AD 423-460. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.49 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, circa AD 430-440. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right / Cross within wreath (ties 7) with central medallion; CONOB*. RIC X 252; Depeyrot 72/2; Biaggi 2359. Lustrous, light marks, tiny reverse die break. EF ($1000) From the Conti Collection. Ex William Subjack Collection (Part III, Vecchi 14, 5 February 1999), lot 1325.

1042. Johannes. Usurper, AD 423-425. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.44 g, 12h). Ravenna mint. D N IOHAN NES P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right, holding wreath in raised right hand and cross in left; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 1906 (same obverse die); Ranieri 55-6 var. (rosette-diademed); Depeyrot 12/3; DOCLR 820-821 var. (same); Biaggi 2345. Minor deposits, light marks, spot of red toning. VF. Extremely rare with pearl-diadem; none in CoinArchives. ($5000)

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1041. Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 444-445. D N GALLA PLA CIDIA P F AVG, pearl-diademed (with four tails) and draped bust right, wearing earring and two pearl necklaces, Chi-Rho on right shoulder; crowned by Manus Dei above / VOT XX MVLT XXX, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross in right hand; star above; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 2012; Ranieri 73; Depeyrot 13/2; DOCLR 827; Biaggi 2333. Lightly toned, minor scratches, grafitti on each side. Good VF. ($5000)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 8 (2 February 2003), lot 497. Extremely Rare Johannes Tremissis

From the Conti Collection. Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind inventory RI5678 (ND).

1046. Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.46 g, 6h). Ravenna (or Rome) mint. Struck AD 440-455. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath with central jewel; COMOB. RIC X 2071 (Rome and/or Ravenna); Depeyrot 47/8 (Rome); Biaggi 2355. Lightly toned, minor edge marks. VF. Rare. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 396 (26 April 2017), lot 590. 1047. Licinia Eudoxia. Augusta, circa AD 439-490. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 450457. AEL EVDO XIA AVG, rosette-diademed and draped bust right; manus Dei above, crowning her / VICTORI A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; CONOB. RIC X 513; MIRB 8a; Depeyrot 87/4; Biaggi –. Toned, a couple of small scratches in obverse field. Good VF. Very rare, only this coin in CoinArchives. ($3000) Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 871; Elsen 132 (11 March 2017), lot 262 (hammer €16,000); Vinchon (9 December 1997), lot 67. 1043 1044 1045 1046

1045. Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 430-445. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent, holding long cross and Victory on globe; R|V//CONOB. RIC X 2018-9 var. (mintmark); cf. Ranieri 98 (for type); Lacam 10; Depeyrot 17/1 var. (mintmark); DOCLR 841-3 var. (same); Biaggi 2349 var. (same). Flan flaws at edges. Near EF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 922.

1043. Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.50 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 426-455. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent, holding long cross and Victory on globe; R|M//CONOB. RIC X 2014; Lacam 12; Depeyrot 46/1; DOCLR 849-50; Biaggi –. Lustrous, minor deposits, areas of weak strike. Good VF. ($750)

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Ex San Vicente Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1034, purchased from Dr. Arnold Saslow, June 2000.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Artemide XXXVIII (22 June 2013), lot 311.

1044. Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck circa AD 430-445. Rosettediademed, draped, and cuirassed large bust right / Valentinian standing facing, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent, holding long cross and Victory on globe; R|V//COMOB. RIC X 2019; Ranieri 99; Depeyrot 17/1; Biaggi –. Lightly toned. EF. ($1000)

Ex Gorny & Mosch 186 (8 March 2010), lot 2406; D. Massey Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 108, 16 February 2005), lot 704.

1049. Marcian. AD 450-457. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck AD 450. Pearldiademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; Z//CONOB. RIC X 510; DOCLR 481; Depeyrot 87/1; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous, minor doubling on reverse. Superb EF. ($1500)

1051. Leo I. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 462-473. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; stars flanking; THSOB. RIC X 618; Depeyrot 59/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous, minor die wear, a couple of light marks. Near EF. ($1000)

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From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3091 (6 May 2021), lot 32207.

1048. Marcian. AD 450-457. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 450. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; CONOB. RIC X 510; DOCLR 476; Depeyrot 87/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous. EF. ($1500)

1050. Marcian. AD 450-457. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 450-457. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield; no jewel on diadem / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; CONOB. RIC X 509 corr. (obv. legend); Depeyrot 87/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous. EF. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind 168 (26 February 2013), lot 367.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 331 (1 Dec 2016), lot 118.

From the Conti Collection. Ex collection of a European specialist (Nomos 8, 22 October 2013), lot 249. 1055. Libius Severus (Severus III). AD 461-465. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.48 g, 6h). Ravenna (or Rome) mint. D N LIB SEVE RVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. RIC X 2709 (Ravenna); Depeyrot 55/5; Lacam 67; DOCLR 897; Biaggi 2373. Reddish tone, some roughness, thin die break and area of flat strike on reverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($5000)

1053. Majorian. AD 457-461. AR Half Siliqua (12mm, 0.70 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Northern Gaul. D N MAIOR[IANVS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear forward in right hand and [shield decorated with Christogram in left] / GG downward to left, VIT downward to right, Victory standing left, holding long cross in both hands; მ • მ . Cf. RIC X 2651; RSC 8†b-c; DOCLR –; Hunter –. Toned, lightly chipped. Good VF. ($1500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 329 (17 Nov 2015), lot 189.

1052. Leo I. AD 457-474. (20mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 462 or 466. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; Γ//CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous. EF ($1500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Gemini XII (11 January 2015), lot 441; Dimitriadis Collection (Stack’s, 13 July 1994), lot 1646.

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From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 56 (8 October 2010), lot 511; Barry Feirstein Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 42, 20 November 2007), lot 256.

1054. Majorian. AD 457-461. Æ (12mm, 1.41 g, 5h). Ravenna mint. Struck 458-461. D N MAIORIANVS P F AV, pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond; RV. Cf. RIC X 2615-8; cf. Ranieri 143-6; LRBC 586. Dark green patina, numerous scratches. VF. Very rare, unpublished obverse legend variety. ($1000)

1058. Basiliscus. AD 475-476. AV Tremissis (13.5mm, 1.44 g, 6h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. RIC X 3314; Ulrich-Bansa, Moneta 173; Toffanin 543/1 corr. (obv. legend); Lacam 13; Depeyrot 43/5 var. (obv. legend); DOCLR 873; Biaggi –. Toned, trace deposits. VF. Rare. ($1000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 17846 (ND); Waddell FPL 64 (1994), no. 13. Basiliscus was the brother of the East Roman Empress Verina, wife of Leo I. In 468, Leo put him in command of an immense task force sent to recover North Africa from the Vandals. The entire costly enterprise came to grief when the Vandals set fire to the fleet while at anchorage, a disaster partly caused by the failure of Basiliscus to take basic precautions. Probably due to Verina’s influence, Basiliscus escaped consequences for the debacle. Upon the death of Leo in AD 474, Verina tried to arrange affairs so she could rule the Empire through her son-in-law Zeno and her infant grandson Leo II. When the boy died and Zeno began to take charge of affairs on his own, Verina hatched another scheme to put her lover, Patricius, on the throne with the help of Basiliscus, who controlled the city garrison. Zeno was induced to flee Constantinople, and Basiliscus seized the throne for himself and enraged his powerful sister by executing Patricius. But Basiliscus proved to be as hapless as emperor as he was as general. After 20 chaotic months, Zeno reentered the capital in August, 476 and deposed Basiliscus in a bloodless coup. Basiliscus and his family were exiled to Cappadocia and starved to death, fulfilling Zeno’s promise not to “shed their blood.”

The anarchy which gripped the Eastern Empire throughout AD 475-476 prevented it from intervening in Western affairs.

1057. Julius Nepos. AD 474-475/480. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.44 g, 5h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 474-475. D N IVL NE POS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross within wreath; COMOB. RIC X 3214; Lacam 69; Depeyrot 40/1; DOCLR 940; Biaggi 2389. Short flan crack, minor obverse die rust, light scrape on reverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($3000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXVII (June 2002), lot 83; Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 1497. Julius Nepos was the last claimant to the western throne, exiled to his native Dalmatia. In 474 AD Nepos, then the governor of Dalmatia, removed the usurper Glycerius from the throne and reasserted Constantinople’s authority in Italy. Between 475-480, Nepos was nominally emperor, but residing again in Dalmatia. The Gothic commander, Odovacar, while proclaiming his loyalty by striking coinage in the names of Zeno, Nepos and Romulus, was the real master of Italy.

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1056. Anthemius. AD 467-472. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.44 g, 5h). Rome mint. D N ANTHEMI VS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross within wreath; COMOB. RIC X 2845; Lacam 129 var. (obv. legend); Depeyrot 71/5 var. (same); Biaggi 2379. Toned, a few minor marks. Good VF. Very rare. ($1500)

From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1727. After the death of Libius Severus, the western half of the Roman Empire was without an emperor for over a year. The de facto power was initially wielded by Ricimer. At the time, Leo was either too preoccupied, or simply did not feel there was a need to nominate an emperor for the West. However, a Vandal incursion into Greece likely served as the catalytic event that prompted Leo to designate Procopius Anthemius as emperor of the western provinces. Anthemius was tasked with dealing with the Vandal menace emanating from Africa under the Vandal king Gaiseric. The expedition against Gaiseric was a total failure from the start, largely due to incompetent leadership from the operation’s joint commander from the East, Leo’s brother-in-law Basiliscus. The failure to defeat the Vandals, coupled with anti-Greek sentiment in Rome resulted in the deterioration of Anthemius’ reputation. Eventually, Olybrius, with the aid of Ricimer, usurped power. Anthemius ultimately met his demise when he was killed by the barbarian soldier Gundobald while attempting to flee Rome.

1060. Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.42 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. D N bASILISCI Eτ MARC P AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Basiliscus and Marcus, each nimbate, enthroned facing, each holding mappa and globe; star over cross above; Δ//CONOB. RIC X 1023; Depeyrot 104/1; DOCLR 621 var. (obverse legend); Biaggi –. Good VF. Very rare, only this coin in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Conti Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Triton IV, 5 December 2000), lot 754.

1059. Basiliscus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross; star to right; CONOB. RIC X 1003; Depeyrot 101/1; Biaggi –. Lustrous, slight wave in flan, minor scratches and marks. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 416 (14 March 2018), lot 487.

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From the Conti Collection. Ex William H. Williams Collection (Triton VI, 14 January 2003), lot 1170.

1061. Zeno and Leo Caesar. AD 476-477. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.47 g, 5h). Contemporary imitation of a Constantinople mint issue. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Zeno right / Victory advancing slightly right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; six-pointed star to right; CONOB. Cf. CNG E-428, lot 434 = Sonntag 23, lot 303 (for another imitation in similar style). For prototype: cf. RIC X 807; cf. Depeyrot 99/2; cf. MIRB 5. Light mark on obverse, trace of double strike. Good VF. Very rare. ($1000)

Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; I//CONOB. DOC 7j; MIBE 7; SB 5. Fully lustrous. Superb EF. Sharply struck on a broad flan. ($1000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Roma XIX (26 March 2020), lot 989; Leu 4 (25 May 2019), lot 837.

1063. Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 498-518.

1062. Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 492-507. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross; star in right field; ς//CONOB. DOC 3f; MIBE 4a; SB 3. Lustrrous, obverse a bit weak, minor scratches. EF. ($500)

Ex Goldman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 946, purchased from Roma Numismatics. Choice Anastasius Solidus

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1064. Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck circa 498518. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star in left field; I//CONOB. DOC 7j; MIBE 7; SB 5. Lustrous, metal flaw on reverse. EF. ($500) Ex Goldman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 967, purchased from Gorny & Mosch, July 2011.

1065. Anastasius I. 491-518. Æ Follis (36mm, 20.09 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 498-518. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; A//CON. DOC 23a; MIBE 27; SB 19. Even brown surfaces, a few minor scratches. Near EF. ($300) From the Iconodule Collection.

278 1066. Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (20mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 519-527. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; A//CONOB. DOC 2a; MIBE 3; SB 56. Clipped. EF. ($500)

Ex Goldman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 986; Berk BBS 177 (15 November 2011), lot 41.

1068. Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 519-527. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; ς//CONOB. DOC 2f; MIBE 3; SB 56. Slightly clipped, some shallow scratches. Choice EF. ($750)

1067. Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 519-527. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; Δ//CONOB. DOC (2d); MIBE 3; SB 56. Some obverse die wear. Near EF. ($500)

1069. Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August, 527. Justin and Justinian, nimbate and seated facing on double throne with uprights and crossbar, each holding globus; cross between heads; CONOB / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; I//CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 2c; Metcalf, Joint, Group IIc, 50-1; SB 118. Scratches and field marks, a few minor edge scuffs. Good VF. Rare. ($1500)

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Ex Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 749.

1070. Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August, 527. Justin and Justinian, nimbate, enthroned facing, each with hand to breast and holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; I/CONOB. DOC 8c var. (no throne); MIB 1d; Metcalf, Joint 26 (same dies); SB 124. Slightly wavy flan, a few marks, graffiti on obverse. Good VF. Rare. ($2000) Justin was an illiterate peasant from Thrace who pursued a military career and acquired the throne through his natural strengths and cunning. However, he understood the value of education, especially for his relatives. His nephew Peter was sent to Constantinople, and when Justin became emperor, Peter, the newly re-named Justinian, was his trusted advisor. When Justin’s health began to fail early in 527, Justinian was readily accepted as co-emperor and the transition of power was uneventful. The coming change was advertised by an extensive series of joint reign solidi, judging by the number of dies used. Presumably these pieces were withdrawn from circulation after the accession of Justinian, which would account for their rarity 1068

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 388 (5 November 2014), lot 544.

1075. Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 567-578. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globe surmounted by Victory and shield / Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, holding scepter and globus cruciger; Γ//CONOB. DOC 4 var. (unlisted officina); MIBE 5; SB 345. Lustrous, some peripheral weakness on reverse. EF. ($500) From the Conti Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 7 (22 February 2002), lot 623. 1074 1075

1072. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 542-552. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; Γ//CONOB. DOC 9c; MIBE 7; SB 140. Slightly weak strike on reverse. Near EF. ($500)

1071. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 527-538. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; ς//CONOB. DOC 3f; MIBE 5; SB 137. Lustrous, obverse a bit weak. EF. Broad flan. ($500)

1073. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 542-552. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus; star in right field; CONOB. DOC 7 (Constantinople); MIBE 22; Metalf, Thess. 309; SB 138 note. Lightly toned with underlying luster, slight edge bend. EF. Fantastic portrait. ($1500)

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Ex Goldman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 1007; Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 2787.

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 92 (16 December 2021), lot 1125 (hammer £2000).

1074. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 3 (539/40). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; Γ (date)//CONOB. DOC 277c; MIBE 254 (same obv. die); Morrisson 29-30 (same obv. die); SB 250. Obverse die break. EF. Rare. ($750) Ex Goldman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 1045; Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1581.

1076. Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Ravenna mint, 1st officina. Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globus and shield decorated with horseman motif / Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, holding scepter and globus cruciger; P//CONOB. DOC 210b2; MIBE 21; Ranieri 407; SB 407. Lightly toned. EF. Perfectly centered on a broad flan, with pronounced annular border ($2000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3091 (6 May 2021), lot 32214.

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1077. Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated RY 6 (579/80). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif / Cross potent set on four steps; ς (date)//CONOB. DOC Type 58b; MIBE 13; SB 462. A few edge marks. EF. Very rare. ($1000) Choice Ravenna Solidus

1078. Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 8 (581/2). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Cross potent set on four steps; H//CONOB. DOC 62a; MIB III (Suppl.), 15.2; Ranieri 438; SB 468. Toned with underlying luster. Superb EF. Well centered on a broad flan, with thick annular borders. Exceptional for issue. ($5000) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3089 (20 January 2021), lot 32238 (where it was in NGC encapsulation 3989025-005, graded MS★, Strike 5/5, Surface: 5/5).

1081. Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 14 (595/6). Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; IΔ//CONOB. DOC 228; MIBE 25b; SB 549. Underlying luster, very minor mark at obverse edge. Near EF. ($1500) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Ed’s Treasures Collection (Heritage 61238, 5 December 2021), lot 99205 (hammer $2400).

1083. Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (29.5mm, 11.27 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Dated IY 14 (610). Facing busts of Heraclius, on left, and his father, the exarch Heraclius, on right, both bareheaded and wearing consular robes; cross above / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//[AΛE]ΞAN∆. DOC 16 (Alexandretta); MIBE 16a; SB 722 (Alexandretta). Orangish earthen dark brown surfaces, some roughness and areas of flat strike. VF. ($500) 1079 1080

1082. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.50 g, 7h). Consular issue. Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck December 603-604. Bust facing, wearing consular robes and crown without pendilia, holding mappa and cross / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; Γ//CONOB. DOC 4 (unlisted officina); MIBE 2; SB 623. Lustrous, areas of flat strike at edges. Good VF. ($750) Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 547.

1080. Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (22.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Consular issue. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 602. Maurice seated facing on jeweled throne, wearing crown and consular robes, and holding mappa and cross / Angel standing facing, holding long staff terminating in staurogram and globus cruciger; A//CONOB. DOC 2a; MIBE 2; SB 474. Underlying luster, weakness at center. Good VF. ($1500)

1079. Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Light weight issue of 23 siliquae. Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 583/4-602. dN mAVRC TIb PP AVC, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger; star to right / VICTORI A AVCC, Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; H//CONOB. DOC 7g; MIBE 11; SB 481. In NGC encapsulation 6056106-154 graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($750)

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1085. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.55 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint (Jerusalem or a mint in Syria?). Struck 613-619. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; IX//CONOB. DOC 187c (Alexandria); Bendall, Jerusalem, Type 4 and pl. XLI, 15 (uncertain eastern military mint) = MIB pl. 4, 77.7 (Cyprus); SB 852 (Jerusalem). Lustrous. EF. Rare. ($750)

ЄRACLIO CONSVLI BA, bareheaded busts of Heraclius the younger, and the exarch Heraclius, both bearded, each wearing consular robes; cross above / VICTORI A AVGG, cross potent set on four steps; Γ//CONOB. DOC 10.1 (same obv. die; Alexandria); MIBE 4 (same obv. die as illustrated coin); SB 718 (Alexandria). Lustrous, trace deposits, some peripheral weakness, a few minor scratches. EF. Extremely rare and choice for the issue. ($10,000)

1084. Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Military mint in the east. Struck 608. D N

1086. Heraclius. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.46 g, 5h). Ravenna mint. Struck 610-613. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent; CONOB. DOC 276; MIB 125b; Ranieri 575; SB 902. In NGC encapsulation 2113106-021, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, edge crimp. ($400) Ex Gadoury (22 October 2021), lot 205.

Beginning in 608, the exarch of Africa and his son, both named Heraclius, began issuing coinage in opposition to that of the unpopular Byzantine emperor Phocas. This coinage named and depicted the Heraclii as consuls (though neither held the title at that time) rather than as emperors, a political move that promoted the Heraclii as champions of the people, not merely rivals to the throne. The revolt culminated with Heraclius the younger’s coup at Constantinople, where he was welcomed by the population, crowned, and saw to the execution of his predecessor in 610.

282 Extremely Rare and Choice Revolt Solidus

1090. Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (10mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 6 (647/8). Crowned facing beardless bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; Θ//ΔΓ//CONOB. Cf. DOC 111 (for type); MIB 56; SB 1029. In NGC encapsulation 3990718-002, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. ($500) Ex Heritage 3053 (17 January 2017), lot 35374. 1091. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.08 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 654-659. Crowned facing busts of Constans, with long beard, and Constantine, beardless, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set on globe set on four steps; to inner right, Γ with pellets to right and below; Θ ΙC •/ CONOB. DOC (160a); MIB 92; Anastasi 145; SB 1081; Triton XVIII, lot 1305. Light scratches, clipped, die break on obverse. VF. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives including this coin. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 875. 1088 1089

1089. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.52 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned busts of Constans and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; A//CONOBI. DOC (26a); MIB 28; SB 960. Lustrous, trace deposits, hairline die break, slight double strike on obverse.

EF. Possibly overstruck on an earlier issue of Constans II. ($750)

283 Superb Heraclius Solidus

1087. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Ravenna mint, 2nd officina. Struck 613-629. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine facing; cross above / Cross potent set on four steps; B//CONOB. DOC 271a; MIB 110d.9; Ranieri 537; SB 896. Lustrous. Superb EF. Nicely centered on a broad flan, with pronounced annular border. Choice for issue. ($1500) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Ed’s Treasures Collection (Heritage 61238, 5 December 2021), lot 99218.

1088. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned busts of Constans and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set upon three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 25e; MIB 26; SB 959. Lustrous, peripheral weakness. EF ($500) From the Conti Collection.

1093. Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 692695. IҺS CRISτOS RЄX RЄςNANτ[IЧM], bust of Christ Pantokrator facing; cross behind / D IЧSτINI AN ЧS SЄRs CҺRISτI, Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding akakia and cross potent set on two steps; A// CONOB. DOC 7a var. (mintmark); MIB 8a var. (same); SB 1248 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 4938331-162, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Extremely rare variety. ($7500) Of the examples of SB 1248 in CoinArchives, only four exhibit the CONOB mintmark. Below we record all examples we could trace with this mark. As the mintmark is frequently off the flan on this issue, other examples may exist. A//CONOB a) This coin Γ//CONOB b) Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 169 (8 August 2012), lot 20527 ς//CONOB c) Stack’s (12 January 2009), lot 3163 Θ//CONOB d) Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 131 (18 January 2006), lot 192 e) Numismatica Ars Classica 124 (23 June 2021), lot 818 1094. Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps; A//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; SB 1330. A few scrapes on obverse. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 746. 1095. Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 1; SB 1330. Lustrous. Near EF. ($1000) Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 551. 1094 1095

284 1092. Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 687692. Crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps; B//CONOB. DOC 5b; MIB 6; SB 1246. Minor scratches. EF. ($750) Ex D. Massey Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 108, 16 May 2018), lot 742, purchased from Pars Coins. Extremely Rare Variety

1096. Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 1; SB 1330. Lustrous, peripheral weakness. EF. ($1500)

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1097. Tiberius III (Apsimar). 698-705. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / Cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 1i; MIB 1; SB 1360. Lustrous, minor marks. EF. ($750)

1099. Leo III the “Isaurian”. 717-741. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 717-720. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set upon three steps; ς// CONOB. DOC 1d; MIB 1; Füeg 2.F.3; SB 1502. NGC photo certification 4375561-075, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, wavy flan. ($1500)

Ex William Oldknow Collection (Goldberg 120, 2 February 2021), lot 1181.

1098. Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 705-711. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing busts of Justinian and Tiberius, each wearing chlamys, holding between them a cross potent set on two steps. DOC 2b; MIB 2a; SB 1414. Areas of weakness. Good VF. ($1500)

Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 552, purchased from Edgar L. Owen.

1103. Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 751-757. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV; cross above, pellet between / Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent. DOC 2d.1; Füeg 4.B.3; SB 1551. Near EF ($500)

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1101. Leo III the “Isaurian”, with Constantine V. 717-741. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 737-741. Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC (7e2); Füeg 7.G.6; SB 1504. Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor edge marks. EF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($1500) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Artemide LIII (2 May 2020), lot 485.

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720. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1e; MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.8; SB 1502. Areas of flat strike, patches of minor roughness. EF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 1048.

1102. Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 741-751. Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 1e.2; Füeg 3.A.5; SB 1550. Some peripheral weakness. Good VF. ($500)

1105. Leo IV the Khazar, with Constantine VI, Leo III, and Constantine V. 775-780. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 778-780. Leo IV and Constantine VI enthroned facing, each wearing crown and chlamys, and holding akakia; cross above / Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V, each wearing loros; cross above, pellet between. DOC 2; Füeg 1.B.2 (Constantine VI); SB 1584. Clipped. Good VF. ($500) 1103 1105

1100. Leo III the “Isaurian”. 717-741. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 717-

1104. Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 751-757. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV; cross above, pellet between / Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent; Θ at end of legend. DOC 2d.4; Füeg 6.B.1; SB 1551. Underlying luster. Good VF. ($500)

Constantinople mint. Struck 790-792. Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each crowned and wearing chlamys / Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding cruciform scepter; cross above, pellet between. DOC 2; cf. Füeg 4 (Ir.4.7/C.4.2); SB 1591. Minor die rust, slightly uneven strike, underlying luster. Near EF. ($1000)

1107. Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.40 g, 6h).

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Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; cross above, pellet between. DOC 1; Füeg 2.12 (C.2.4/Ir.2.14); SB 1593. Underlying luster, area of flat strike on reverse. Good VF. ($750)

1109. Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 792-797. HRHnI AVΓЧτH, bust of Irene facing, wearing crown with cross, pinnacles, pendilia, and loros / CONSτAn τInOS bAS’, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 3c.2; Füeg 5.D; SB 1594. A few minor scratches and marks, traces of earthen deposits. Good VF. ($2500) Ex Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 763.

1106. Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g, 6h).

Constantinople mint. Struck 780-790. Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each crowned and wearing chlamys /

1108. Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 792-797. IRIҺH AΓOVSτI, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand and cruciform scepter in left / COҺSτAҺ-τIҺ[OS] ЬAS’ Θ, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 3a; Füeg 5.A; SB 1594. A few minor marks. EF. ($3000) Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 886.

Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1181.

Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 1089.

1114. Theophilus, with Constantine and Michael III. 829-842. AV Solidus (20.7mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 830/1-840. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross and akakia; star at beginning of legend, Θ at end / Crowned facing busts of Michael and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above. DOC 3e; Füeg 3.H.1.z; SB 1653. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($750)

1113. Michael II the Amorian, with Theophilus. 820-829. Æ Follis (32mm, 8.11 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 821-829. Crowned facing busts of Michael, wearing chlamys, and Theophilus, wearing loros; cross above / Large M; cross above, X/X/X to left, N/N/N to right, Ө below. DOC 10; SB 1642. Dark green patina, minor deposits and cleaning marks. Near EF. Well struck. ($300) From the Iconodule Collection.

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1110. Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (17mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. IPЄҺ AΓOVST, crowned facing bust of Irene, enthroned and wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in left hand / AΓOVSTI, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. DOC 3 var. (legends); Anastasi 452 var. (rev. legend); SB 1601. Toned, minor die rust. EF. Rare. ($3000)

Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 889; Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), lot 596.

1111. Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803-811. Crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / Crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 2c.1; Füeg 2.B.3; SB 1604. Lustrous, slightly off center, a few scratches. EF. ($750)

1112. Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803-811. Crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / Crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 2c.2; Füeg 2.A.2; SB 1604. Near EF ($750)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 420 (9 May 2018), lot 503. 1113 1114

Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1192. Very Rare Solidus of Constantine VII, Romanus I, and Christopher

From the Conti Collection.

1118. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.19 g, 6h).

1116. Basil I the Macedonian. 867-886. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 868-879. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; star at end of legend / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg 3.C.1; SB 1704. Traces of underlying luster. EF. ($1000)

1117. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.39 g, 6h).

Constantinople mint. Struck 921. + KЄ ЬOHӨЄI ROmAnω ∂ЄCPOτH, Romanus standing facing, wearing crown with pendilia, slight beard, and loros, holding globus cruciger, and being crowned by Christ standing to right, with cross behind head, holding Gospels / COnSτAnτ’ Єτ XPISτOF’ Ь’ R’, crowned facing busts of Constantine, wearing slight beard and loros, and Christopher, wearing slight beard and chlamys; patriarchal cross held between. DOC 6; Füeg 6; SB 1743. Lightly clipped. Good VF. Very rare. ($2000)

289 1115. Theophilus. 829-842. AV Solidus (16.5mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 831-842. Crowned bust of Theophilus facing, wearing loros, holding cross potent / Crowned bust of Theophilus facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DOC 24; Anastasi 530; SB 1670. Lightly toned, slight metal flaws. EF. ($500)

Constantinople mint. Struck 921-931. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; rosette at end of legend / Crowned facing busts of Romanus I, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 7; cf. Füeg 7.C4; SB 1745. Lightly toned, slight double strike in legends, hairline die break on obverse. Superb EF ($2500) From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 76 (5 November 2020), lot 1386.

1122. Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; pellet in each arm of cross / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, draped, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 1; Füeg II 1.A; SB 1795. Scrape on obverse, reverse double struck, clipped. Near EF. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 997.

1123. Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (22mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977-989. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, pellet-in-annulet in each arm of cross / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, draped, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2b; Füeg II 2.I; SB 1796. Underlying luster, light scratch and small scuff on obverse. EF. ($750) 1121 1122

1120. Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Facing busts of the Theotokos (Virgin), wearing nimbus crown, stola, and maphorium, and Nicephorus, wearing crown and loros, holding patriarchal cross between. DOC 4; Füeg 3.C.3; SB 1778. Lightly toned, scratch on obverse. Near EF. ($1000)

1119. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. + IҺS XPS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / + COҺSτAҺτIҺOS CЄ RO MAҺЄN Xω Ь’ R’, Romanus and Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger and supporting patriarchal cross between. Cf. DOC 10 (for type); Füeg 10.23; SB 1749. Underlying luster. Good VF. Rare. ($1500)

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Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 419 (25 April 2018), lot 451. 1121. John I Zimisces. 969-976. AV Histamenon Nomisma (20mm, 4.07 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of John, holding patriarchal cross and being crowned by the Virgin Mary to right; manus Dei to upper left. DOC 3; Füeg 4.B; SB 1785. Lightly toned, minor scratches and dig on obverse, slight reverse die shift. Good VF. ($750)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 412 (17 January 2018), lot 739.

1124. Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.42 g, 6h).

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 403 (9 August 2017), lot 663; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 320 (12 February 2014), lot 640.

Constantinople mint. Struck circa 989-1001. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; •|• in rays of nimbus / Crowned facing busts of Basil and Constantine, holding patriarchal cross-crosslet between. DOC 3b; Füeg 3.B; SB 1797. Slight double strike on reverse, small flan crack. Good VF. ($750)

1125. Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h).

Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1005-1025. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; upturned crescent in upper two quarters of nimbus; pellet on nimbus / + ЬASIL Є COҺSτAҺτIҺ R, crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros and being crowned from above by manus Dei, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long cross between them. DOC 4a; Füeg II 6.B1; SB 1800. Lustrous. Choice EF. Fine style portrait of Christ. ($4000)

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From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 937.

1126. Constantine VIII. 1025-1028. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; upturned crescent in upper two quarters of nimbus / Crowned facing bust of Constantine facing, wearing jeweled loros, holding labarum and akakia; pellet on shaft. DOC 2; Füeg II 2.A.6; SB 1815. Light toning in devices, hint of deposits. EF. ($2000)

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1193; Roma XV (5 April 2018), lot 732 (hammer £2600).

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 999.

1127. Romanus III Argyrus. 1028-1034. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Romanus, placing hand on breast and holding globus cruciger, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos; five pellets in loros end; M Θ, each with macron above, in upper field. DOC 1d; Füeg II 1.D.4.z; SB 1819. Minor deposits, a few scratches. Good VF. ($750)

1128. Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; upturned crescent in upper two quarters of nimbus / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding long cross and globus cruciger. DOC 3; Füeg II 3.A.5/7; SB 1830. Scratches in reverse field, underlying luster. Good VF. ($500)

1129. Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (29.5mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1049-1053. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; crescents in upper quarters of nimbus / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 3; Füeg II 3.B.5/8; SB 1830. Lightly toned, slightly double struck. Good VF. ($500)

1130. Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (19mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Theodora, holding jeweled scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 2.1; Füeg II 2.y; SB 1838. Lightly clipped. Good VF. ($2000)

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Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 1005; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s, 21 June 1991), lot 589 (part of).

1134. Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Isaac standing facing, wearing loros, holding sword, hand on hilt. DOC 2; Füeg II 2.C.x; SB 1843. Underlying luster, scratches and die shift on reverse. Near EF. ($750)

1131. Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + mIXAHL AЧτOCRAτ, Michael, bearded, standing on footstool, wearing crown, saccos and loros, and holding long cross and akakia / Facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. DOC 2.4; Füeg II 2.y; SB 1841. Lustrous. Near EF. Very rare. ($5000) Michael served in the office of logothetes tou stratiotikou (approximately a comptroller for military finances) and his elevation to the throne after the death of Theodora was a rather sly maneuver by court grandees to take control of the government. The church, the aristocracy, and the army all took a dim view of this, and the hapless Michael proved unable to win them over. When the general Isaac Comnenus revolted in June 1057 Michael quickly acceded to his demands for power sharing, but a few months later a conspiracy amongst the factions in Constantinople forced Michael’s complete abdication.

1133. Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Isaac standing facing, wearing loros, holding sword, hand on hilt. DOC 2; Füeg II 2.B.x; SB 1843. Lightly toned, die break on reverse. EF ($750)

1135. Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; pellet on shaft. DOC 1; Füeg II 1.A; SB 1847. A few light marks, slightly double struck. Good VF. ($400) 1132 1133

1132. Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Isaac standing facing, holding labarum and sword in sheath. DOC 1; Füeg II 1; SB 1844. Scratch on reverse, lustrous. Near EF. ($750)

1140. Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.09 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Halflength facing bust of the Theotokos, orans / Crowned facing bust, wearing short beard and loros, holding globus cruciger; crown topped with cross and with pendilia. DOC 3; Füeg II 3B; SB 1849. Trace deposits, thin reverse die break, clipped. Good VF. ($750) 1136 1137

1138. Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding globus cruciger, being crowned by the Virgin Mary; M Θ in field. DOC 2; Füeg II 2 (unlisted reverse die); SB 1848. Underlying luster. Near EF. ($400)

1139. Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding globus cruciger, being crowned by the Virgin Mary; M Θ in field. DOC 2; Füeg II 2 (unlisted reverse die); SB 1848. Underlying luster. Near EF. ($400)

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1136. Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum with no pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. DOC 1a.6; Füeg II 1.A1; SB 1847. Good VF. ($400)

1137. Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. DOC 1b.1; Füeg II 1.C; SB 1847. Good VF. ($400)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 1008.

1143. Romanus IV Diogenes, with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius, and Andronicus. 1068-1071. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26.5mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Michael standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, between Constantius and Andronicus, each holding globus cruciger and akakia; dotted exergual band below / Christ standing facing on footstool, crowning Romanus and Eudocia, each holding globus cruciger; IC XC flanking head of Christ. DOC 2.6; SB 1861. Toned, slight die shift, lightly clipped. Good VF. ($500)

1144. Romanus IV Diogenes, with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius, and Andronicus. 1068-1071. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Michael standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, between Constantius and Andronicus, each holding globus cruciger and akakia; dotted exergual band below / Christ standing facing on footstool, crowning Romanus and Eudocia, each holding globus cruciger; IC XC flanking head of Christ. DOC 2.9; SB 1861. Underlying luster, obverse double struck. Near EF. ($500)

1141. Eudocia, with Michael VII and Constantius. 1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Eudocia, holding jeweled scepter, standing facing on footstool, flanked by her sons Michael and Constantius, each holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 1; Füeg II 1.x; SB 1857. A few shallow marks, minor die break on reverse. Good VF. ($1500)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 773.

1142. Eudocia, with Michael VII and Constantius. 1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Eudocia, holding jeweled scepter, standing facing on footstool, flanked by her sons Michael and Constantius, each holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 1.2; Füeg II 1.y2; SB 1857. Underlying luster, minor die rust on reverse, slight double strike on obverse. Good VF. ($1500)

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1147. John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Base AV ‘Brass’ Hyperpyron Nomisma (24mm, 2.98 g, 6h). Variety B. Magnesia(?) mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; triple pellets to left / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Theotokos. Cf. DOC 4; cf. S. Bendall, “An Unusual Hoard of Hyperpyra of John III (1222-1256),” Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum (24 February 2022), 9-21; cf. SB 2073; Nomos Obolos 24, lot 644. Golden brassy surfaces, a couple of small flan cracks. EF ($400) From the Iconodule Collection.

1148. John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Base AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (22mm, 2.83 g, 6h). Variety D. Magnesia(?) mint. Struck circa 1232-1254. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; “grenade” to right / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Theotokos. Cf. DOC 4; cf. S. Bendall, “An Unusual Hoard of Hyperpyra of John III (1222-1256),” Roma Numismatics - Studia Nummorum (24 February 2022), 25-58; cf. SB 2073; Nomos Obolos 24, lot 644 var (triple pellets). Red-brown surfaces. EF. ($400) From the Iconodule Collection.

1146. John Comnenus-Ducas. As emperor of Thessalonica, 1237-1242. BI Aspron Trachy (22.5mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Series I (Large module). Thessalonica mint. The Theotokos enthroned facing, holding head of Holy Infant on lap / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia. Dochev, Trnovo, Table XX, 5 and Pl. 7, 8; S. Bendall, “Notes on the Coinage in the name of John Comnenus-Ducas of Thessalonica (AD 1237-44),” in NC 162 (2002), Series I, Type 6; DOC –, but cf. 28; CLBC 14.18.1; LBC –; cf. SB 2214 (for type). Brown surfaces, flan ragged and perforated. VF. Extremely rare. ($500)

1145. Ekdikoi of the Hagia Sophia. Circa 12th century. PB Seal (56mm, 107.50 g, 12h). The Theotokos and Justinian I supporting between them a model of the domed Church of Hagia Sophia; [+VΠЄPAΓ]IA Θ[Є]O-TOKЄ ROHΘЄI around, H/A/ [Γ/I]/A C/O/Φ/I/A down central field / – • –/+TOIC ΘЄ/OCЄRЄCTA/TOIC ΠPЄC/RVTЄPOIC/ KAI ЄKKΛH/CЄKΔIK’/–• – in eight lines. BLS II 65. Tan-brown patina, some roughness, minor stress crack on reverse. VF. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 780. The ekdikoi were a college of priests responsible for the administration of holy sites, and had a further judicial function, in that accused criminals who sought asylum in churches would be judged by them. The office was established by Justinian I, but did not acquire a real presence in the administration of church affairs until the 11th century. Extremely Rare Series I

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1150. Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. Æ Trachy (27mm, 2.99 g, 6h). Class XXIII. Constantinople mint. The Theotokos enthroned facing / Michael standing facing, holding sword. DOC 109; PCPC 45; SB 2281. Dark brown surfaces, green deposits. Near VF. ($300) Ex Numismatik Naumann 99 (7 February 2021), lot 835.

1151. Andronicus II Palaeologus. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (25mm, 4.09 g, 6h). Class Ia. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1282-1294. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; sigla: ˙|˙ | ˙|˙ / Andronicus, nimbate, kneeling right, being blessed by Christ standing slightly left. DOC 225 (sigla 82C); PCPC 91B (sigla 75 var.); SB 2326. Lightly toned, clipped. Good VF. Very well struck for this difficult issue. ($300) From the Iconodule Collection.

1153. John VI Cantacuzene. Second reign, 1353-1354. AR Double Basilikon(?) (19mm, 2.24 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / KHTI, John and St. Demetrius standing facing; uncertain legend to left. DOC –; SB –; LCP –; PCLC –; cf. CNG 57, lot 1531. Toned, slightly ragged flan. VF. Apparently unpublished. ($1000) From the Porphyrogenitus Collection. 1149 1150 1151 1152

1152. John V Palaeologus. 1341-1391. CU Stamenon (23mm, 2.06 g, 12h). ‘Politikon’ coinage. Class XVI. Constantinople mint. + ΠOΛITIKOИ, cross pattée / John standing facing, holding labarum-tipped scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 1224-5; PCPC 359; LPC p. 180, 4; SB 2574. Earthen dark green patina. VF. ($300) Ex Dara Antiques Museum E-Auction 1 (4 September 2021), lot 846. Unpublished

1149. Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (26mm, 4.21 g, 6h). Class IIa. Constantinople mint. Half-length facing figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; sigla: triple pellets to upper left / Michael facing, kneeling slightly right and being presented by archangel Michael to Christ, seated facing to right and holding scroll; star between. DOC –; PCPC 4 (sigla 24); SB 2242. Lightly toned, a few light scratches. Near EF. Well centered. ($400) From the Iconodule Collection.

298 1154. Manuel II Palaeologus. 1391-1425. AV Stavraton (26mm, 8.17 g, 6h). Class I. Heavy Coinage. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1391-1394/5. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC flanking, three pellets to left, B to right, pellets and stars in margin / MANOVHΛ ΔЄCΠOTIC ΠAΛЄOΛOΓOC/ AVTOKPATOP ΘV XAPITI, crowned and nimbate bust of Manuel facing. DOC V 1306, 1309, and 1310 var. (different obv. sigla; same rev. die); PCPC 332 var. (unlisted variety and sigla); LPC 1; SB 2548. Short flan cracks, minor porosity. Good VF. Well struck for issue, rare variety. ($750) From the Iconodule Collection. EARLY MEDIEVAL COINAGE 1155. VISIGOTHS, Spain. Swinthila. 621-631. AV Tremissis. Emerita (Mérida) mint. + SVINTHILA REX, facing bust / EMERI T Λ PIVS, facing bust. CNV 327; MEC 1, –. In ANACS encapsulation 6210403, graded MS 62. ($750) Ex Heritage 231817 (26 April 2018), lot 64306. 1156. MEROVINGIANS, Marsal. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.30 g, 5h). Gisloaldus, moneyer. ส ȭ¬ʼ⌽¬ǮǮ⌴ VƩü⌴ , diademed and draped bust right / ᛧ ŲƩ⌽Ǯ⌴¬ǮĀV⌽ ȭ⌴ne˶ , Latin cross; ü and © flanking; all within pelleted border. NM 9; Belfort 2419; Prou 966; Sutherland 4 (same obv. die); MEC 1, –. EF, softly struck, small metal flaw on obverse. Well centered. Rare. ($2000) From the Londinium Collection.

1157. MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.27 g, 12h). Anglus, moneyer. VICVS FIT +, ΛNCCO mONET, cross set on base decorated with +. Cf. NM 17; cf. Lafaurie, VVic, Type VIIIa; cf. Belfort 4977; MEC 1, –. Some deposits in devices, light marks. Good VF. ($1000)

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1159. CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Jerusalem Pilgrim Coinage. 12th century. BI Denier (17mm, 0.77 g, 6h). ๘ ˟©ዧ ©⌐©ʼ⌐ [ © ] (sic), cross pattée / Medieval façade of the al-Aqsa Mosque: façade with three arched entries; above; central pedimented tower surmounted by cross; on either side, sphere surmounted by pellet-in-crescent. Metcalf, Crusades, pp. 78-9; Slocum 284; Schlumberger –; CCS 49. Porous and crystallized surfaces. Fine. Very rare. ($1500) Associated with the pilgrim traffic in Jerusalem and the Crusaders, especially the Knights Templar, who oversaw the local Christian holy sites there, this extremely rare denier most likely served as a token coinage used specifically on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The obverse legend, here crudely rendered, referred to the s(a)n(cta) aerea, or “holy area”, which was the Haram esh-Sharif, or Temple Mount. At the time, this area was dominated by three Umayyad structures: the Qubbat al-Sakhrah, or Dome of the Rock; the Qubbat al-Silsilah, or Dome of the Chain; and the al-Masjid al-’Aqṣā, or the al-Aqsa Mosque. It is this last structure that is represented on the reverse of this denier. Following the capture of Jerusalem in 1099, the mosque was renamed as the Templum Solomonis, or Solomon’s Temple, to distinguish it from the Dome of the Rock, now known as the Templum Domini, or Lord’s Temple. First converted into a palace and stable, the al-Aqsa Mosque was transformed in 1119 into the headquarters of the Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici, or Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. More commonly known as the Knights Templar, they were a Christian military order, their mission, as stated by the Order’s founder, Godfrey de Saint-Omer, was to provide protection for Christian pilgrims on their journey in the Holy Land. Initially a very poor order, which relied largely on donations, the Templars soon grew to be a wealthy and powerful organization, largely through the advocacy of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Within a decade of their founding, the Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom and, by papal bull, could cross its borders unhindered and were exempted by papal bull from taxation and all authority except that of the Pope. When the Muslims under Saladin retook Jerusalem in 1187, following the Battle of Hattin, the Templars were forced to evacuate their headquarters on the Temple Mount and flee northward. This withdrawal initiated the loss of Templar control in the Holy Land and their eventual destruction by Pope Clement IV and the French king, Philip IV, in 1307.

1160. CRUSADERS, County of Tripoli. Imitation Bezants. 11th-12th centuries. AV Bezant (22mm, 3.22 g, 8h). Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir. Tripolis (Tripoli) mint. Third phase, after 1187-1260 or later. Kalima in four lines, ali above; pellet and crescent in inner margin; mint formula and AH date in outer margin / Name and titles of al-Mustansir in three lines, ma’ad above; pellet and crescent in inner margin; “Second Symbol” (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin. Balog & Yvon 7; Metcalf, Crusades, –, but cf. 487; CCS 4a. Lightly toned, flan crack. Near EF. ($750) End of Session

1158. MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.34 g, 9h). Duccelenus and Baudegisilus, moneyers. + DVCCELENO FICI, head right / + BåDEG[ISI]LO, cross pattée; five-rayed stars in quarters. NM –; Belfort 1832; cf. Prou 2551 (for type); cf. E&S p. 344, first note; MEC 1, –. Toned, light deposits. Near EF. Extremely rare. ($1500)

1163. g, 12h). Yunnan province. Mint in French Indochina (Hanoi?). Struck 1943. Small stag’s head left / Legend in three lines in Burmese and Hànzì characters. L&M 435; Kann 939; KM X3. Peripheral toning. In NGC encapsulation 6470543-004, graded MS 63. ($3000) Session 5 – Saturday, October 8, 2022 — 9 AM

1161. AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Archduchy of Austria. Leopold V. Archduke, 1619-1632. AR Taler (41mm, 12h). Hall mint. Dated 1632, but struck under Archduke Ferdinand Karl, circa 1646. Crowned and armored half-length bust right, holding scepter and resting hand on hilt of sword / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. Moser & Tursky 508 (same obv. die as illustration); Davenport 6338B; KM 629.4. In NGC encapsulation 2800496-006, graded AU 58. ($500) Ex Schulman 352 (28 January 2017), lot 782.

1162. AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Archduchy of Austria. Leopold I. Emperor, 1658-1705. AR Taler (41mm, 12h). Hall mint. Dated 1704. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. Moser & Tursky 760; Herenik 652 var. (overdate not noted); KM 1303.4 var. (same); Davenport 1003. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2432011-001, graded AU 55. ($400) From the Richard Basler Collection.

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1167. FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois. 1328-1350. AV Pavillon d’or (31mm, 5.06 g, 8h). Authorized 8 June 1339. Philippe, holding lis-tipped scepter, seated facing on throne decorated with lions and within draped pavilion decorated with lis / Arched cross fleurée over voided short arched cross, with voided quatrefoil at each limb; quatrefoil at center; all within quadrilobe, with inward-facing lis in each angle and crown in each spandrel. Duplessy 251; Ciani 270; Friedberg 266. Small edge split. Lustrous. Near EF. The king and pavillon well struck up. ($5000)

1164. COLOMBIA, Colonial. Felipe IV. King of Spain, 1621-1665. AV 2 Escudos (19mm, 6.78 g). Nuevo Reino (Santa Fé de Bogotá) mint. Struck 1628-1655. Crowned coat-of-arms / Cross potent within ornate double linear quadrilobe. KM 4.1. Minor doubling, date off flan. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Norman Frank Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 106, 13 September 2017), lot 958; Baldwin’s 24 (10 October 2000), lot 240.

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1168. FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois. 1328-1350. AV Lion d’or (30mm, 4.86 g, 11h). Authorized 31 October 1338. ი ʖƑ= ḽ ċĿƩ ḽ ŷâ ი ი ŒâNý ḽ ˆĿҘ ი , Philippe seated facing within Gothic portico, holding lis-tipped scepter in each hand; at feet, lion seated left, head facing / ๘ ḽ ҡʖ=ý ḽ ѝƩNýƩ΍ ḽ ҡʖ=ý ḽ ˆĿŷɃa΍ ḽ ҡʖ=ý ḽ ƩɃʖĿâ΍, cross quadrilobée, feuillue, and fleurdelisée; quadrilobe in center of cross; all within quadrilobe, arcs ending in trefoils; crowns in spandrels. Duplessy 250; Ciani 290; Friedberg 265. Light orange tone with flashes of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6458806-001, graded MS 61. A very well struck up example with excellent detail to king and lion – rare thus. Conservatively graded by NGC in our opinion. ($10,000)

1165. COSTA RICA, Republic. 1848-pres. AV 20 Colones (27mm, 15.42 g, 6h). San José mint. Dated 1899. Bust of Christopher Columbus right / Coat-of-arms. KM 141; Friedberg 19. Good VF. ($750) Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 651 (November 1972), no. G1841.

1166. DENMARK. temp. Svend I Tveskæg (Forkbeard)–Knud II den Store (the Great). Circa 986-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.57 g, 10h). Imitation of an Æthelred II Long Cross type. Lund mint(?). Struck circa 997-1023. Draped bust left; pellet behind / Voided long cross, with triple-crescent ends. Malmer chain 105, dies 114/1126. Slightly double struck on obverse. VF. Rare. ($750) Ex G.W. de Wit Collection (Part III, Künker 137, 11 March 2008), lot 3075; Tietjen 38 (10 March 1981), lot 943.

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1169. FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Mouton d’or (30mm, 4.72 g, 5h). Authorized 17 January 1355. Agnus Dei standing left, head upturned right; behind, banner flying from ornate cruciform staff; all within tressure of fourteen arcs / Cross tréflée and feuillue, and fleurdelisée; in center of cross, cinqefoil within angled quadrilobe; lis in quarters; all within angled quadrilobe; in spandrels, lis flanking angles. Duplessy 291; Ciani 354; Friedberg 280. Some luster, a few hairlines. Near EF. ($2000)

1172. FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (27mm, 3.76 g, 2h). Authorized 20 April 1365. King standing facing within Gothic arch; semée of seven lis to left and right, holding sword, and main de Justice / Cross tréflée; in center of cross, pellet within angled quadrilobe; lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Duplessy 360; Ciani 457; Friedberg 284. Lustrous surfaces, slight ghosting. EF. Fine style. ($1500)

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1171. FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Franc à cheval (28mm, 3.86 g, 5h). Authorized 5 January 1360. Jean, crowned and in full armor, left on caparisoned horse, holding sword / Cross tréflée and feuillue; in center of cross, • within quadrilobe; all within quadrilobe, trefoil fleurée at end of each arc; trilobe in spandrels. Duplessy 294; Ciani 361; Friedberg 279. Some luster, a few hairlines. EF. ($1500)

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FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (28mm, 3.70 g, 2h). Uncertain provincial mint. Struck after 1368. King standing facing within Gothic arch; semé of seven lis to left and right, holding sword with annulet pommel, and main de Justice / Cross tréflée; in center of cross, pellet within angled quadrilobe; lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Duplessy 360A/360 (obv./rev.); Dieudonné 792; Ciani –; Friedberg 284. Some luster. EF. A crisp strike. ($1500)

1170. FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Franc à cheval (29mm, 3.76 g, 1h). Authorized 5 January 1360. Jean, crowned and in full armor, left on caparisoned horse, holding sword / Cross tréflée and feuillue; in center of cross, • within quadrilobe; all within quadrilobe, trefoil fleurée at end of each arc; trilobe in spandrels. Duplessy 294; Ciani 361; Friedberg 279. Areas of weak strike, some light scratches. Good VF. ($1000)

1174. FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (28mm, 3.75 g, 10h). Uncertain provincial mint. Struck after 1368. King standing facing within Gothic arch; semé of seven lis to left and right, holding sword with annulet pommel, and main de Justice / Cross tréflée; in center of cross, pellet within angled quadrilobe; lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Duplessy 360A/360 (obv./rev.); Dieudonné 792; Ciani –; Friedberg 284. EF. Struck on a broad flan with excellent surfaces. ($1500) 1171 1172

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FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AR Teston (28mm, 9.55 g, 5h). Second period. Lyon mint; différent: clover and point under 12th letter. Struck 1540-1547. Radiate and armored bust facing, head right / Crowned coat-of-arms within tressure of arches; D below. Duplessy 904; Ciani 1121. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. ($1000)

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1181. FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Charles X. 1824-1830. AR 5 Francs (37mm, 24.94 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: monogram/anchor. Dated 1828 A. Bare head left / Crowned coat-of-arms within wreath. VG 644; KM 728.1. Deep cabinet toning with iridescence and underlying luster on reverse, minor bag marks. UNC. ($400) 1175 1176

1179. FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI. 1774–1793. AV Louis d’or (23mm, 6h). Paris mint; différents: heron/lyre. Dated 1789 A. Head left / Crowned coats-of-arms. Duplessy 1707; Ciani 2183; Friedberg 475. In NGC encapsulation 1915690-018, graded AU 58. ($500) From the Richard Basler Collection.

1177. FRANCE, Royal. Henri IV le Grand (the Great). 1589–1610. AR Quart d’écu du Dauphiné (31mm, 9.52 g, 7h). Grenoble mint. Dated 1605 Z. Crowned coat-of-arms of the Dauphin; II II flanking / Cross fleurée, with quatrilobe at center. Duplessy 1236; Ciani 1518; KM –. Rich iridescent toning, die breaks in obverse field. EF ($500)

1178. FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu (32mm, 13.75 g, 6h). Paris mint; différent: pellet. Dated 1643 A. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms; A below. Duplessy 1462; Ciani 1834; KM 163.1. Attractive cabinet toning with hints of golden luster on reverse. EF. ($500) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern.

1175. FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AV Écu d’or au soleil (26mm, 3.39 g, 1h). First period. Lyon mint; différent: clover and point under 12th letter. 3rd emission, authorized 21 July 1519. Crowned coat-of-arms; soleil above / Cross fleurée with quatrefoil at center; alternating lis and Fs in quarters. Duplessy 775; Ciani 1073; Friedberg 342. Light scratch. Near EF. ($750)

1180. FRANCE, First Republic. Directory. 1795-1799. CU 5 Centimes (27mm, 11.75 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: Artemis and rooster. Dated L’An 7/5 A/R (AD 1798/9). Draped bust of Marianne left, wearing Liberty cap / Date and denomination within wreath. VG 126; KM 640.1. Rich brown surfaces with underlying red. UNC. ($500) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern. An interesting die variety with the year 7 and Paris mintmark A engraved over year 5 and Orléans mintmark R.

1182. FRANCE, Provincial. Orange (principality). Raymond V. 1340-1393. AV Florin d’or (21mm, 3.37 g, 3h). Différent: hunting horn. Ornate Lily of Florence / Saint John the Baptist standing facing, holding cross-tipped scepter decorated with pellet and raising right hand in benediction. Duplessy, Féodales 2072; Poey d’Avant 4523 (Raymond III or IV); Scarfea, Imitatzioni 716 (Raymond III or IV); Friedberg 189. Slight double strike on obverse. Lustrous. EF. ($1000)

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1184. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle (Duchy). Christian Ludwig. 1648-1665. AR 3 Taler – Löser zu 3 Reichstalern (78mm, 96.14 g, 12h). Zellerfeld mint; mm: crossed keys. Dated 1665 HS. Crowned CL monogram within wreath; around, fourteen crowned coats-of-arms on vines / SINGERE · ET · CON STANTER · AO 1665, wildman standing left, holding tree trunk; in background, view of the countryside including miners and woodworkers. Davenport 192; Welter 1501; KM 256.2. Deep old cabinet tone with minor staining, die breaks on obverse, slightly double struck on reverse, traces of prior mount. Good VF. ($15,000)

1183. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle (Duchy). Christian Ludwig. 1648-1665. AR Löser zu 2 Reichstalern – 2 Taler (64mm, 57.35 g, 10h). Clausthal mint. Dated 1659 LW. Crowned CL monogram within wreath surrounded by crowned coats-of-arms / Horse leaping left, monogram on flank; above, arm holding laurel wreath reaching from the clouds; in background, scene of Clausthal countryside; below, mining scene. KM 252.1; Davenport 165. Toned, minor scratches, edge bumps. VF. ($1500) Impressive Wildman Multiple

1186. GERMANY, Regensburg (Free and Imperial City). AV Ducat (22mm, 12h). Commemorating the Peace of Westphalia. Dated 1649. Noah’s Ark left on waves; above, rainbow and dove flying left, holding olive branch in beak; coatof-arms below / Legend in eight lines within wreath. Schulman, Pax 146; KM 119; Freidberg 2469a. In NGC encapsulation 4292849-005, graded MS 64★ ($5000) From the Father & Son Collection.

1188. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. AH 720-725 / AD 1320-1325. AV Mohur (25mm, 11.01 g, 6h). Mulk-i-Tilang mint. Dated AH 72[4 or 5] (Struck AD 1323-1325). ghiyath legend / al-mutawakkil legend; mint and AH date in margin. CIS D303; Rajgor Type 1094. Lightly toned, minor edge marks. Good VF. ($750) Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

1189. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. Muhammad III bin Tughluq. AH 725-752 / AD 1320-1325. AV Tanka (20mm, 10.97 g, 12h). Dated AH 733 (AD 1332/3). fi zaman legend / al-sa‘id legend. CIS D345; Rajgor –. Lightly toned, a few marks. VF. ($750) Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection. 1187 1188 1189

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1185. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). August der Jüngere (the Younger). 1635-1666. AR Löser zu 2 Reichstalern – 2 Taler (63mm, 57.09 g, 11h). Commemorating his 88th birthday. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1666 HS (though struck slightly later). VIRTUTEM FAMA CORONAT AUGVUSTI (sic) AUGUSTAM, bust of August facing, wearing skullcap, two angels above, one crowing August, the other blowing trumpet; all within wreath / A : M : 1666 : ÆTA : 88 : NAT : X APR :, helmet surmounted by arms of Braunschweig facing; ALLES MIT BEDACHT around; all within wreath decorated with fourteen crowned coats-of-arms. KM 482.1; Davenport 87c. Cabinet toning with hints of iridescence, edge nick. EF. ($2000)

1187. GERMANY, German Empire. Bayern (Kingdom). Ludwig II. 1864-1886. AV 5 Marks (16mm, 1.98 g, 12h). München (Munich) mint. Dated 1877 D. Bare head right / Crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head left; collared coatof-arms on breast. Jaeger 195; KM 904; Friedberg 3767. Scratch. EF. ($400)

1190. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur. Aurangabad mint. Dually dated AH 1076 and RY 8 (AD 1666). KM 315.10. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-001, graded MS 67. Top pop. ($1000)

1191. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur. Surat mint. Dually dated AH [10]73 and RY 5 (AD 1663). KM 315.45. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-002, graded MS 65. Top pop. ($1000)

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1192. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’azzam Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I). AH 1119-1124 / AD 1707-1712. AV Mohur (22.5mm, 10.96 g, 2h). Dar al-Khalifat (Shahjahanabad) mint. Dated AH [11]22 (1710/1). IMC (Wright) 1652 var. (dates); cf. Hull 1840; SACPM (KM) 356.12. Toned, light deposits. Near EF. ($1000)

1193. INDIA, Princely States. Baroda. Sayaji Rao III. VS 1932-1995 / AD 1875-1938. Set of four (4) silver issues. Includes:AR Rupee. Dated VS 1948 (AD 1891/2). KM (Y) 36. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-004, graded MS 61. AR Half Rupee. Dated VS 1948 (AD 1891/2). KM (Y) 35. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-005, graded AU 58. AR 4 Annas. Dated VS 1949 (AD 1892/3). KM (Y) 34. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-006, graded AU 55. AR 2 Annas. Dated VS 1949 (AD 1892/3). KM (Y) 33. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-007, graded AU 58. Four (4) coins in lot. ($1000) 1191 1192

1195. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof CU Half Anna (30mm, 12.97 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1862, though an early restrike. Crowned bust left / Denomination and date within ornate floral border. UIC 4.152; Pridmore 579; KM 468. In NGC encapsulation 6461760-001, graded PF 62 BN. ($500)

1196. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof CU Twelfth Anna (16mm, 2.17 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1895. Crowned bust left / Denomination and date within floral border. UCI 6.652; Pridmore p. 196; KM 483. In NGC encapsulation 6461675-001, graded PF 63 BN. ($400)

1197. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof CU Quarter Anna (25mm, 6.47 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1895. Crowned bust left / Denomination and date within floral border. UCI 6.531; Pridmore p. 196; KM 486. In NGC encapsulation 6461675-002, graded PF 61 BN. ($300)

1194. INDIA, Princely States. Bikanir. temp. General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh. VS 1944-1999 / AD 1887-1943. Proof CU Half Pice (21mm, 3.17 g, 12h). In the name of Victoria, Empress of India. Calcutta mint. Dated 1895, though an early restrike. Crowned bust left / Denomination in four lines. Pridmore 1012; KM 70. In NGC encapsulation 6461675-003, graded PF 63 BN. ($300)

1198. INDIA. AV Appliqué (30x33mm, 1.34 g, 12h). Obovate appliqué depicting figure of Hanuman standing facing, head right, holding betel leaf in each hand; additional vegetation around; all within pelleted border / Incuse of obverse. As made, hint of deposit, a few minor striking fractures, slightly wavy, holed at cardinal points for attachment. ($1500) 1194 1195 1196 1197

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308 IRA Memorial 1199. IRELAND. Memorial badge for William O’Connell, IRA. Engraved on a 1918 British florin (28mm, 11.20 g, 12h). Dated 14 October 1920. WM O’ CONNELL/KILLED/IN DUBLIN/14.10.’20 engraved on the obverse. Pierced for suspension. VF. ($500) By 1912, Irish nationalists had succeeded in achieving home rule for Ireland and, in the general election of 1918, Sinn Féin would win a majority of the island’s seats in the British Parliament. Instead of heading to Westminster, they instead assembled the First Dáil Éireann (Irish Assembly). On 21 January 1919, they declared the independent Republic of Ireland. Violence began shortly thereafter. The Irish Republican Army, independent of the Assembly, began targeting members of the Royal Irish Constabulary, which in turn elicited harsh responses from the British. Guerilla fighting and civil disobedience shook the island from 1919-1921, in a conflict now known as the Irish War of Independence.

About 2300 people were killed, including close to 900 civilians. On 6 December 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed, creating the Irish Free State and establishing what would prove to be merely a temporary truce.

1200. ITALY, Milano (duchy). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo scudo (34mm, 16.02 g, 3h). Dated 1588. Armored bust right, wearing ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms. Crippa 26C; MIR 314/7. Richly toned, flan flaws. Good VF. ($750)

1201. ITALY, Napoli (kingdom). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Holy Roman Emperor). 1516-1554. AV Scudo (23mm, 3.38 g, 9h). Napoli (Naples) mint. Struck 1546-1548. Double-headed eagle facing, with wings spread, crowned coat-of-arms on breast; crown above / Ornate cross fleurée with central pellet; flames in angles; A in third quarter. MIR 132/1; PannutiRiccio 11a; Friedberg 835. Good VF. Well struck. ($750)

1202. ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Pius VII. 1800-1823. AV Doppia (23mm, 5.52 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 4 (AD 1803/4). Coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / St. Peter seated facing in clouds, holding keys and raising hand in benediction. Muntoni 1c; Berman 3217; KM 1070; Friedberg 248 (Vatican). VF. ($750)

1203. ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Pius IX. 1846-1878. AV 2.5 Scudi (19mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Scudo coinage. Rome mint. Dually dated RY 16 and 1862 R. Bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / Denomination and date within wreath. Muntoni 6u; Berman 3306; KM 1117; Friedberg 273 (Vatican). EF. ($400) 1202 1203 1200 1201

William O’Connell, born in county Cork in 1899, served in D Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. On 14 October 1920, he participated in an ambush of a weekly payroll shipment. As the IRA men were approaching the Rolls-Royce armored car, one of their guns accidentally discharged. The guards sprang into action, peppering the assailants and nearby civilians with fire from the car’s mounted Vickers machine gun and, though the car was ultimately seized, O’Connell was shot through the head and killed. Military authorities ordered the attendees at his funeral limited to only 50. O’Connell’s death is commemorated on a monument in his hometown of Glantane, county Cork, as well as on a plaque in Phibsborough Road, Dublin.

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1205. ITALY, Savoia (duchy). Carlo I. 1482-1490. AR Testone (29mm, 9.59 g, 7h). Type I. Cornavin mint. Armored and draped bust right, wearing cap and holding sword over right shoulder / Coat-of-arms; knot above, “fe rt” flanking; all within quadrilobe. MIR 227c. Toned, areas of weak strike, scattered marks. VF. Rare. ($1000)

1209. ITALY, Venice. Michele Steno. 1400-1413. AV Ducato (20mm, 4h). St. Mark standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1230. In NGC encapsulation 2631722-002, graded MS 65. ($750) From the Father & Son Collection. 1204 1205

1204. ITALY, Sardegna (kingdom). Carlo Alberto. 1831-1849. AV 20 Lire (21mm, 6.48 g, 6h). Genova (Genoa) mint; mm: anchor. Dated 1849. Bare head left / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms within wreath. MIR 1045ac; KM (C) 115.1; Friedberg 1143. A few very light contact marks. AU. ($750)

1206. ITALY, Trieste (Archbishophic). Anonymous issues. Circa 1195. AR Denaro (23mm, 1.04 g, 6h). Archbishop enthroned facing, holding crozier and gospels / Temple with five columns and two towers; small cross pattée above. Bernardi, Duecento W1, 16 (dies W08/w11); MEC 12, –. Toned. EF. Very rare. ($1000)

1207. ITALY, Trieste (Archbishophic). Giuardo. 1199-1212. AR Denaro (22mm, 1.24 g, 7h). Giuardo enthroned facing, holding crozier and gospels / Temple with single arch and central cupola flanked by two towers. Bernardi, Duecento G2, 45-6 (dies G06/g06); cf. MEC 12, 946 (for type). Toned, minor flan crack at periphery otherwise well struck. EF. ($1000)

Bernardi Plate Coin 1208. ITALY, Trieste. Volrico de Portis. 1234-1254. AR Denaro (21mm, 1.13 g, 8h). Volrico enthroned facing, holding crozier and gospels / Banner set on halberd flanked by two stars. Bernardi, Duecento VA, 779 (dies VA02/va05 – this coin); MEC 12, 949 (same obv. die). Iridescent toning, minor edge split. Near EF. ($500) Ex Finarte (14 May 1992), lot 393.

310 1210. ITALY, Venice. Provisional Government. 1848-1849. AR 5 Lire (36mm, 25.00 g, 6h). Dated 22 March 1848 V Lion of St. Mark standing left, resting paw on gospel / Denomination within wreath. Paolucci, Zecca 1107; KM 804. Hairlines. AU. ($400)

1212. MALAY ARCHIPELAGO, Colonial. Straits Settlements. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof CU Half Cent (22mm, 4.65 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1890. Crowned head left / Denomination. Pridimore 204; KM 15. Traces of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6461693-001, graded PF 63 BN. Extremely rare proof-only issue. ($4000) Apparently the first example to appear at auction since the sale of the Jerry Remick Collection (Part I, Spink 184, lot 482).

1211. LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Holland. 1581-1795. AR Leicesterrijksdaalder (41mm, 28.93 g, 2h). Dated 1587. Laureate and armored half-length bust of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, right, holding sword and bundle of arrows / Coat-of-arms of de Verenigde Provinciën flanked by tendrils. P&W Ho 32; Delmonte 900; Passon 2.18.44; Davenport 8843. Toned, slight double strike on reverse, a few small flan flaws. VF. ($2000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex HLT Collection 90 (23 May 2012), lot 2314. 1890 Proof Half Cent

1216. SERBIA. Stefan II Dragutin. King, 1276-1282. AR Denar (21mm, 2.23 g, 5h). Stefan standing facing, holding scepter; rosettes and over trefoils flanking / Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Jovanovic 4.1; D&D 2.1.5. Toned. VF. Rare. ($300)

1218. SERBIA. Stefan Uros V. As tsar, 1355-1371. AR Denar (18mm, 0.89 g, 9h). Stefan standing facing, holding scepter; monogram of Uros to left; ZP to right / Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Cf. Jovanovic 14 (Dusan; for nearly identical type, but with Dusan’s monogram); cf. D&D 6.1.6 (same). Toned, deposits. Near VF. ($300)

1213. MONACO. Honoré II. 1604-1662. AR Écu (41mm, 26.89 g, 8h). Third emission. Dated 1649. Armored bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. C&C 30; KM 14.1; Davenport 4305. Toned, minor edge marks. VF. ($1500)

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1219. SERBIA. Vukasin Mrnjavcevic. King, 1365-1371. AR Denar (16mm, 0.90 g, 1h). Legend in four lines / Christ Pantokrator standing facing. Jovanovic 11.1; D&D 11.1.8. Toned, edge chip. VF. Extremely rare. ($300) 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219

1214. PERU, Colonial. Felipe V. King of Spain, second reign, 1724-1746. AV 8 Escudo (27mm, 27.10 g, 10h). Lima mint. Dated 1739 L V. Coat-of-arms / Crowned pillars of Hercules set on ocean waves. Calicó 620; KM 38.2; Friedberg 7. Lightly polished, minor deposits, ex mount. Good VF. ($4000)

1217. SERBIA. Stefan Uros IV Dusan. As tsar, 1345-1355. AR Denar (20mm, 1.79 g, 6h). Kotor mint. Stefan enthroned facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger / St. Triphon standing facing within mandorla, holding palm frond and cross. Jovanovic 11 (Kotor); D&D 7.2.1 (Kotor). Toned, areas of weak strike. Near VF. ($500) The city of Kotor at various times fell under the protection of the rulers of Serbia, Hungary, Bosnia, and Venice.

1215. PORTUGAL, Kingdom. Luís I o Popular (the Popular). 1861-1889. AV 10000 Réis (28mm, 17.69 g, 6h). Lisboa (Lisbon) mint. Dated 1882. Bare head left / Crowned and mantled coat-of-arms. Gomes 17.05; KM 520; Friedberg 152. Graffiti ‘300’ in reverse field. EF. ($750)

1221. SPAIN, Castile & León. Fernando V & Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos - the Catholic royals). 1474-1504. AV Ducado. Valencia mint. Struck after 1497. Crowned confronted busts of Fernando and Isabel; crown between; º S | S º below exergue line / Crowned coat-of-arms. ME 2887; Calicó 162; Friedberg 82. In NGC encapsulation 3477600-001, graded AU Details, removed from jewelry. ($800) From the Richard Basler Collection.

1224. SRI LANKA (CEYLON), Colonial. British. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof CU Quarter Cent (13mm, 1.22 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1892. Diademed bust left; meander pattern around / Talipot palm. Pridmore 249; KM 90. Hints of purple iridescent toning on chocolate brown surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 6461675-004, graded PF 65 BN. ($300) 1221 1222

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1220. SPAIN, Castile & León. Fernando V & Isabel I. 1474-1504. AV Doble Excelente (28mm, 6.98 g, 7h). Sevilla (Seville) mint. Struck after 1497. Crowned confronted busts of Fernando and Isabel; star within four pellets and S between / Crowned coat-of-arms on breast of nimbate eagle, head left, with wings displayed. Cf. MEC 6, 772; Calicó 68; ME 2933; Friedberg 129. Areas of weak strike. VF. ($2000) Ex Norman Frank Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 106, 13 September 2017), lot 1030.

1222. SPAIN, Kingdom. Carlos III. 1759-1788. AV 4 Escudo (39mm, 13.46 g, 12h). Madrid mint. Dated 1786 M DV Armored and draped bust right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. ME 12707; KM 418.1a; Friedberg 284. Flan flaws, scratches. EF. ($750) From the Richard Basler Collection.

1223. SRI LANKA (CEYLON), Colonial. British. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof CU 5 Cents (34mm, 18.78 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1892. Diademed bust left; meander pattern around / Talipot palm. Pridmore 182A; KM 93. Blue tone with red around devices. In NGC encapsulation 6461760-012, graded PF 63 BN. Rare. A most attractive proof. ($1000)

1225. SWEDEN. Johan III. 1568–1592. AR Riksdaler (42mm, 2h). Stockholm mint. Dated 1575. Crowned and armored bust right, holding sword and globus cruciger, set atop coat-of-arms / Christ standing facing, holding globus cruciger and raising hand in benediction. AAH 25; Tingström 10; Antell 25; Davenport 8705. Richly toned. In NGC encapsulation 3733367017, graded XF 45. ($3000) Ex DMS Collection; Eric P. Newman Collection (Heritage 3029, 14 January 2014), lot 30260.

1226. SWITZERLAND, Canton of Solothurn. Solodurn. AR Dicken (30mm, 9.30 g, 11h). Struck 16th century. Eagle facing with wings spread, head left, over coat-of-arms; S O flanking / Nimbate and armored bust of St. Ursus right; rosette to left. HMZ 2-823d. Old cabinet toning, tiny edge bump, a few light marks. VF. ($400)

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1227. SWITZERLAND, Canton of Graubünden. Chur AR 10 Kreuzer (29mm, 4.63 g, 12h). Dated 1631. Crowned and armored half-length figure of St. Luke right, holding scepter and globus cruciger; coat-of-arms below / Crowned doubleheaded eagle with wings spread, globus cruciger on breast. HMZ 2-489f; KM 228. Toned. EF. ($400)

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1229. TRANSYLVANIA, Holy Roman Empire. Grand Principality. Ferenc I. Emperor, 1745-1765. AV 5 Dukát (42mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Gyulafehérvár (Karslburg / Alba Iulia) mint. Dated 1753 CA. FRANC · D · G · RO · I · S · A · GE · IER · R · LO · B · M · H · D ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TIN TE DOMINE SPERAVI · 1753 · X, crowned doubleheaded eagle facing, wings spread, holding sword and scepter, crowned coat-of-arms within collar on breast; C A flanking. Herinek –; MBR –; KM –; Friedberg –. Cleaned, removed from mount. Near EF. Apparently unpublished. ($10,000) From the Princeps Collection.

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1228. TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Mihály Apafi I. 1662-1690. AR Taler Klippe (47mm, 28.97 g, 12h). Fogaras (Fogarasch / Făgăraș) mint. Dated 1668 AF, though a later restrike. MICHAEL · APAFI · G · PRIN · TRAN, half-length armored bust right, holding scepter over right shoulder and resting left hand on hilt of sword, wearing short brimmed fur cap with feather; floral spray above / PAR · REG · HVN · DOM · ET · SI · CO · 1668 Ⴅ, crowned coat-of-arms; A F flanking. Cf. Resch (for 2 Taler); MBR 2406a; cf. KM A403 (same; same dies as illustration); Davenport –. Toned. Choice EF. Rare. ($3000) From the Princeps Collection.

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1230. TURKEY, Republic. 1923-present. AV 500 Kurush (40mm, 12h). Monnaie de Luxe. Istanbul mint. Dated 1962 1.0338 oz AGW. Head of Kemal Ataturk left within border of stars and floral pattern / Legend within border of stars and floral pattern. KM 874; Friedberg 94. In NGC encapsulation 6062202-011, graded MS 64. ($1000) WORLD MEDALS

1231. FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIII le Juste (the Just). 1610–1643. Gilt Æ Medal (59mm, 64.74 g, 12h). The Church of Saint Louis. By an uncertain medallist. Dated 1627 (in Roman numerals). PRO · SCEPTRIS · ARAS · DAT · TELLVS · ET · DEVS · ASTRA, nimbate, crowned, and mantled bust of St. Louis right, holding lis-tipped scepter / LVDOVICVS · XIII · D · G · FRANCOR · ET · NAV · REX · FVNDAVIT AN · MDCXXVII, façade of the Church of Saint Louis. Cf. Jones II 342 (for example in bronze). Scratches on reverse, slightly chased, holed. Near EF. Rare in gilt bronze. ($500)

The Church of Saint Louis (Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis) was commissioned for the Jesuits by Louis XIII in 1627. Located in the Rue Saint Antoine, this was the first church in Paris to adopt the new baroque style. The building as seen today, however, differs from what is presented on this medal, as various changes were made to the design before its final completion in 1641.

Important Medallic Document Signed by Napoléon Photos reduced FRANCE. 1812 letter to Napoléon I regarding a collection of gold medals for Marie-Louise. With the emperor’s signature. Written in black and red ink on two sides of a folded 19.7x37cm sheet. Folded. ($1000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Ira & Larry Goldberg.

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A note from the collector: Years ago, I bought a Napoléon initialed document, a budget request to French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte in April of 1812. The request concerned a series of 108 medals struck in gold, issued in honor of his exploits, to be given by Napoléon to his second wife, Marie-Louise, at a cost of 26, 326 Francs, an amazing sum in those days. Napoléon used medals as propaganda to promote his successes, and a real personality cult developed with devoted collectors of all things Napoléon. Over the years, I have bought some of the medals in bronze – not gold– and together they make a nice display. These medals were issued under the authority of M. Denon, director of the French mint in Paris, and later the first director of the Louvre Museum, who had first come to Napoléon’s attention during the Egyptian expedition.

1233. FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AR Medal (51mm, 64.33 g, 12h). Legislative Session of 1869. By Barré. Dated 1869. Presented to Émile Pereire. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head right / * CORPS LEGISLATIF * SESSION DE 1869, ÉMILE/ PEREIRE/ (GIRONDE) within wreath. Collignon –. Once wiped, now retoned. EF. ($300) Émile Pereire served from 1863 to 1869 as a member of the Corps Legislatif for Gironde, but he and his brother Isaac are even more well known for their involvement in France’s financial sector. The brothers’ grandfather was Jacob Rodrigues Pereira, a Spanish Sephardi Jew who moved to France in 1741, where he helped develop French sign language and served as an interpreter for Louis XV. Émile and his brother engaged in a number of successful business ventures in the 1830s, including heavy involvement in financing the construction of France’s railways, and their house was a major competitor of the Rothschilds. In 1852, the brothers founded Crédit Mobilier, continuing their involvement in railroad and other financing. Despite the eventual failure of the bank and a general decline in the family’s fortune, the Pereires were major contributors to France’s internal development during the Second Empire.

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1234. IRAN, Pahlavis. Muhammad Reza Shah. AH 1360-1398 / AD 1941-1979. AV Medal (28mm, 14.84 g, 12h). The Support of the Shah and Shahbanu in the Promotion of Rural Handicrafts and the Development of Agriculture. Rome mint. Dies by S. Giandomenico. Struck 1972. FAO ROME CERES, head of Farah Diba Pahlavi, Shahbanu (Empress) of Iran, facing slightly right, wearing grain-ear accouterments; FARAH/ PAHLAVI to left; legend in Persian to right / Persian rug motif; below, WHO WORKS THE SOILS SINGS NATURE’S LEGEND, legend in Persian above. Edge stamped .917. Matte surfaces. EF. ($5000)

318 1235. ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Pius III. 1503. AR Medal (45mm, 47.87 g, 12h). By G. Paladino. Dated 1503 (in Roman numerals, though an original strike from circa 1664). * M D III PIVS * III * PONT * MAX *, bust left, wearing mantum / SVB · VMBRA · ALARVM · TVARVM ·, Pius enthroned left, raising hand in benediction; throne flanked by two cardinals; before, Cesare Borgia kneeling right, hat and banner at feet. CNORP 182; Mazio 31; Lincoln 420 (bronze). Toned.

In NGC encapsulation 6268028-003, graded AU 55. Very rare original strike. ($2000) Ex Peter Corcoran Collection; RAJ Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 106, 13 September 2017), lot 1046; World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XXIV (18 November 1993), lot 262. 1236. ITALY, Kingdom of Italy. Umberto I. 1878-1900. AV Medal (53mm, 89.75 g, 12h). Exposizione Nazionale, Milan – Prize medal. By Barzaghi & Broggi. Dated 1881. UMBERTO I RE D’ITALIA, bare head left / ESPOSIZIONE NAZIONALE MILANO 1881, wreath with various implements of arts, agriculture, and industry. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 61 PL. ($5000) Ex Bolaffi 31 (29 November 2017), lot 1537 (part of). UNITED STATES COINAGE 1237. 1799 Draped Bust Dollar. BB-168, B-22. Rarity 5. PCGS VF 25. 21497838. Bowers Die State III. A horizontal die crack bisects the reverse, from the right side of the E to the left side of the M. Characteristic of this later die state is the blob at the crack as it touches the upper right of the E of UNITED and a wide crack as it touches the left serif of the M in AMERICA.

The obverse die exhibits a crack from the rim upward between the 1 and 7 of the date. There is a raised die lump in the field to the right of Liberty’s eye, another to the right of star ten near the denticles. BB-168 is among the scarcer die marriages for this 1799 issue. Its illusiveness can be attributed to the heavy bisecting die crack on the reverse which would have caused an early withdrawal of that die from production. ($1500) From the Richard Basler Collection.

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The New Orleans Mint struck 11 eagles from 1888-1906. Compared to the No Motto eagles minted from 1841-1860 and the early With Motto eagles struck from 1879-1883, they were minted in larger quantities and circulated less, making the collecting of examples in higher grades possible and more affordable. Here is an exciting opportunity to acquire a short set that is already complete. j k a b c d e f g h i

1239. The Complete “With Motto” New Orleans Liberty Head Eagle “Short Set”. Includes: 1888-O // 1892-O // 1893-O // 1894-O // 1895-O // 1897-O // 1899-O // 1901-O // 1903-O // 1904-O // 1906-O. A few with minor cleaning marks. AU to UNC. An attractive set. Eleven (11) coins in lot. ($10,000)

1238. 1872 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC UNC Details, obv graffiti. 6461819-001. Light golden toning throughout fields. ($500) New Orleans “With Motto” Eagle Short Set

1241. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. AV Stater (15mm, 5.46 g, 2h). Warrior type (Trinovantian N). Verulamium mint. Crossed vertical and curved wreaths with opposed crescents at center; annulets and sprays forming hidden faces in quarters / Warrior, holding carnyx, on horse right; five-spoked over triple pellets and crescent to right; five-spoked wheel to lower left. Kretz, Second, obv. type A/C3, rev. type IV var. B; Van Arsdell 1732-1; ABC 2562; SCBC 217. Underlying luster. Near EF. Well centered. Rare. ($2500)

1242. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. AV Quarter Stater (12mm, 1.32 g). Quatrefoil type. Crossed vertical and horizontal wreaths with opposed crescents at center; teardrops in angles / Horse leaping right; three horse muzzles(?() above, uncertain motif below. Kretz, Quarter, Type A; Van Arsdell –; ABC 2583; SCBC 220. Toned, obverse slightly off center. Good VF. Rare. ($750)

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1240. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 75-30 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 5.79 g). Selsey Uniface type (Atrebatic B). Blank / Disjointed horse right; ‘arm’ above, wheel below. Bean Q1-6; Van Arsdell 216-1; ABC 488; SCBC 39. Lightly toned, a few minor scratches, flan flaw on obverse. VF. ($750) Ex Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 173 (8 January 2013), lot 13. Well Centered Tasciovanus Stater

1243. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. AR Unit (15mm, 0.77 g, 12h). Warrior type (Trinovantian N). Bearded head left; two pelleted crosses to left / Warrior riding right on horseback, holding raised club; pelleted sun to left. Kretz B1; Van Arsdell 1745-1; ABC 2610; SCBC 230. Attractive gray toning with shades of blue, very light porosity. Good VF. Well centered. Very rare. ($750)

1244. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Andoco. Circa 10 BC-AD 10. AV Quarter Stater (14mm, 1.34 g, 11h). Crescent Wreath type (Trinovantian Q). Two crescents facing back-to-back over crossed wreath motif / Horse prancing left; bucranium above, seven-spoked wheel below. Kretz, Problem, fig. 3; Van Arsdell 1863-1; ABC 2718; SCBC 263. Some very light marks. EF. A sharply struck example. Rare. ($1000)

1245. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 10-43. AV Stater (17mm, 5.29 g, 5h). Wild type (Trinovantian V). Camulodunum (Colchester) mint. Grain ear / Horse leaping right; branch above and star above, pellet-inannulet below. Allen, Cunobelin, Wild Series B, – (dies B/d; unlisted combination); Van Arsdell 1933; ABC 2783; SCBC 283. Hints of luster, light marks. Near EF. ($1500)

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1247. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 10-43. AR Unit (13mm, 1.18 g, 6h). Crescent Horse type (Trinovantian W). CVNOBELIN, Bare head right / TASCIO, horse leaping right; crescent above. De Jersey, Silver, Group D4; Van Arsdell 2055; ABC 2873; SCBC 312. Rich glossy find patina with earthen highlights. EF. An exceptional coin. Very rare in this state. ($1500) ABC Plate Coin

1248. CELTIC, Iceni. Uninscribed. Circa 65-1 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 5.56 g, 6h). Snettisham type (Trinovantian F). Traces of crossed wreaths type / Horse prancing right; pellets-in-annulets above and below, ornaments around. CCI 94.0164 = Coin Register 1994, 24 (this coin); MfT Snettisham die group 2, dies F/8; Van Arsdell 1505-1 (Trinovantes); ABC 1411 (this coin illustrated); SCBC 425. A few light scratches. Good VF. ($2000) Ex Dix Noonan Webb 97 (7 December 2011), lot 146; Chris Rudd FPL 24 (1997), no. 59. Found in Holme Hale, Norfolk, 1994.

1246. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 10-43. AV Stater (17mm, 5.39 g, 9h). Classic (Trinovantian X) type. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint. Grain ear / Horse leaping right; branch above. Allen, Cunobelin, Classic Series A; Van Arsdell 2025-1; ABC 2795; SCBC 288. Die wear, scuffs. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 980. Superb Cunobelin Portrait Unit

1249. ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 665/70-670/5. Pale AV Thrymsa (11.5mm, 1.25 g, 9h). ‘Pada’ series (Rigold PaIA). Mint in Kent. Helmeted bust right; annulets flanking helmet,   clockwise around from lower left / Standard inscribed ᛈᚪᛞᚪ (PADA in Runic); above, cross with annulet terminals flanked by uncertain letters;  to left and right; below, tufa decorated with pellet and two annulets, flanked by ⲱ ⲱ. Sceatta List 1-10; MEC 8 table 3, 31; North 151; SCBC 768. Lightly toned. Good VF. Well centered. Rare. ($4000) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXVI.3 (June 2008), no. HS 3375. With the handsome bust derived from a Constantinian prototype, and the distinctive runic inscription in the center of the standard on the reverse, type PaIA is the earliest, and stylistically the finest, of the enigmatic PADA issues.

1251. ANGLO-SAXON, Continental Sceattas. Circa 715-800/20. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.98 g, 3h). Series X, type 31. Ribe mint. ‘Wodan’ head facing; pellet above, short cross pommées flanking / Fantastic creature left, head right, with tail coiled leftward. Sceatta List 103-10; MEC 8 Series Xa; North 116; SCBC 797. Toned, obverse off center. Good VF. ($500) From the J. de Wilde Collection.

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1250. ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 665/70-670/5. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.99 g, 6h). ‘Vanimundus’ series, Rigold VB, type 55. Mint in East Anglia (Mid-Suffolk). Diademed bust right; staff over left shoulder, annulet before mouth;   clockwise around from lower left / ᛭ , cross pattée within double beaded circle. Abramson 2-10; MEC 8 Series VAb; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 26 (same dies); North 12/2; SCBC 774. Toned, light porosity. Good VF. ($1000)

1252. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 725-730/5. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.06 g). Type 34a. Uncertain mint in the south-east. Diademed and draped bust right; cross-tipped branch to right / Voided Celtic cross with small saltire over plan cross at center; rosetttes in angles. Abramson 27-50; MEC 8 Series VCb; North 76; SCBC 822. Usual porosity for this issue. Hints of luster. Good VF. A very rare and artistic type. ($500)

1253. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 730-735. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.03 g). Type 70. Mint in the east Midlands. Cross in saltire on banner, with pellet in each quarter; tufa above, line to left and right, three pellets below / ‘Standard’ with central annulet, chevrons above and lines below; chevron and crosses at sides. Abramson 13-181; MEC 8 Series SSh; North 55; SCBC 833B. Lustrous, minor deposits. EF. ($400)

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1256. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). Imitations of Edward the Elder. Circa 918-924. AR Penny (26mm, 1.32 g, 6h). Imitating Circumscription cross/Horizontal-Trefoil (HT1) type (BMC ii). Small cross pattée / ዞʼɃ⎍/ ⎍⌦ d ዦɭ in two lines; มมม between. Vatican Hoard 251 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 649; SCBC 1087. Richly toned, once creased with associated cracks. Good VF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Davissons 8 (10 April 1997), lot 490; R.C. Lockett (Part III, Glendining, 4 November 1958), lot 2726; Glendining (13 November 1930), lot 88 (part of); 1926 Vatican Hoard, no. 251.

323 Queen Cynethryth 1254. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Cynethryth. Wife of Offa, 757-796. AR Penny (17.5mm, 1.34 g, 3h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck 784/5. Draped bust right; Ḩ Ḩ ⌓/ℽḨዛ/±/ around / ม üY⌭⌓ D ⎀Y/ D Ḩ ⎀⌓ŻƗn around bM in pelleted circle. Chick 143h (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 657–8 (same rev. die); North 339; SCBC 909. Toned. Good VF. Very rare, the only portrait of an Anglo-Saxon queen. A handsome example of this iconic type. ($15,000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 567515 (April 2021); Baldwin’s 14 (October 1997), lot 597; Glendining’s (8 October 1991), lot 1121 (and front cover). Found at Stanford-in-the-Vale, Oxfordshire, 1991. Cynethryth, the wife of King Offa of Mercia, was the first and only Anglo-Saxon queen to have her name and image placed on coins. While it has been suggested that these coins were inspired by the appearance of the empress Irene on Byzantine issues, the profile portrait harks back to coinage of Roman augustae. Many details of Cynethryth’s life, such as the date of her marriage, are unknown. She appears to have been active in political affairs until Offa’s death. After her husband’s passing, she became abbess of the monastery of Cookham, where she remained until her death sometime after 798. Cynethryth appears in the hagiography of St. Aethelbert, where she is portrayed as a jealous villain who incites Offa to kill the saint. Superb Viking Halfpenny 1255. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). St. Edmund memorial coinage. Circa 895-918. AR Halfpenny (12mm, 0.48 g, 3h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Odulf(?), moneyer. Large ¨ / ม ɭ˶ዝќ c ќ c, short cross pattée. SCBI –; BMC –; North 485; SCBC 962. Glossy find patina with hints of golden luster. EF. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Vatican Hoard

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1259. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (22mm, 1.36 g, 10h). Bust Crowned/ Helmet type (BMC xii). North-Eastern II mint; Aginhard, moneyer. ม ®T ዞ⌦Ӳ˸©ዡ ያዞᛸ , helmeted and draped bust right / ม űዢn©ያዝ ዦɭnዞ˸© , cross-crosslet. Blunt, Aethelstan 411; SCBI 34 (BM), 245; North 686; SCBC 1104. Lightly toned. EF. Characterful portrait. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 808.

1257. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (19mm, 1.36 g, 4h). Class VIc, ‘Mirabile fecit’ type. York mint. ม ዓዞæዢͿ, cross pattée; pellets in first and fourth quarters / /ม ዞ/ዛያ/©ዢ / æዞæ , inverted patriarchal cross, four pellets around upper crossbar. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 395 (same obv. die); BMC 1056; North 512; SCBC 1000. Richly toned with some underlying iridescence. EF. Rare thus. ($2000)

1258. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (18mm, 1.14 g, 4h). Lunettes A type (BMC i). Canterbury mint; Liabinc, moneyer. Struck 871-circa 1875. Small diademed bust right breaking inner circle / ม ⌦ዞ⌃ዛ Ḧ/ across central field; / ዦɭn / / ዞ˸⌃ / in lunettes above and below, respectively. EMC 2022.0138 (this coin); cf. Lyons & MacKay, Lunettes Group 1, Alf1.91, unlisted dies; SCBI –; North 625; SCBC 1057. Die flaw on obverse. Good VF. ($5000) Found at Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, January 2022.

1260. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). York mint; Thorulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / ม T ⎍ ʼ⎍⌦ዟ ዦ=∂ ዞ∂ዟʼ , voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. Gunnarson fig. 3 (same obv. die); SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 313 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Some pecks. Richly toned. Good VF. Very rare. A fascinating coin that links the mints of Dublin, York, and Scandinavia. ($1000)

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1264. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.26 g, 4h). Canopy type (BMC iii). London mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / ม ŷɭዝʼዢü ɭn ⌦ዢዢnዝዞnዞዢ , double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI 18 (Copenhagen), 1326 var. (rev. legend); BMC 198 var. (same); North 843; SCBC 1252. Richly toned, some softness in parts of obverse. Good VF. Rare. ($2500)

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, March 2013. Ex Gerhardt (Spink 215, 4 December 2012), lot 70. Reportedly ex Duke of Argyll Collection, purchased from Spink, 1949.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 1656.

1262. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.22 g, 11h). Bonnet type (BMC ii). Winchester mint; Sigeweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1068-1070. Crowned facing bust / ม SƩʖƩƩʼዝ ɭn ʖƩnü , voided cross, with annulet at center, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. Harvey – (dies A/–; unlisted rev. die); SCBI –; BMC –; North 842; SCBC 1251. Toned, some porosity, surface delaminations. VF. A bold portrait. Rare moneyer for this mint, with only a single specimen recorded by Harvey. ($750)

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, September 2012.

1263. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.20 g, 9h). Canopy type (BMC iii). London mint; Ælfsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / ม ዢዞ⌦ōSዢ ɭn ⌦ዢዢnዝnዞዢ, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI –; BMC 193 var. (legends); North 843; SCBC 1252. Toned, flan crack, worn reverse die. VF. ($1000)

1261. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.28 g, 7h). Profile/Cross Fleurée (BMC i). Winchester mint; Leofweald, moneyer. Struck 1066-circa 1068. Crowned bust left; scepter to left / ม ȄeɭüʖɭȄዝ ɭn ʖinü, cross fleurée, with pellet-in-annulet at center. Harvey 1892b (dies A/a) = SCBI 20 (Mack), 1353 (this coin); BMC 60 (same dies); North 839; SCBC 1250. Toned. VF. ($1500) From the Causeway Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXX.1 (April 2012), no. HS 4471; Spink Numismatic Circular XCV.10 (December 1987), no. 7095; R.P. Mack (Part II, Glendining, 23 March 1977), lot 280, purchased from Spink, 1959.

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Further Norman Coins from the Causeway Collection

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, February 2017. Ex Heritage 3032 (10 April 2014), lot 24857.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from KB Coins, September 2016.

1266. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.35 g, 12h). Two Scepters type (BMC iv). Canterbury mint; Man, moneyer. Struck circa 1072-1074. Crowned facing bust; cross-tipped scepter to left, trefoil-tipped scepter to right / ม ዦዢዢn , cross fleurée, with annulet at center; all over cross botonnée in saltire. SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1742 var. (legends); BMC 228 (same dies); North 844; SCBC 1253. Toned, slightly double struck on reverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($1500) From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, March 2013. Ex Gerhardt (Spink 215, 4 December 2012), lot 71; R.C. Lockett (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 911.

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1267. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 12h). Two Stars type (BMC v). London mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1074-1077. Crowned facing bust; stars flanking / ม ŷɭዝʼዢü ɭn ⌦ዢዢnዝዞዢ, cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. SCBI 11 (Reading), 522 (same dies); BMC 343 var. (legends); North 845; SCBC 1254. Iridescent toning, double struck, pinhole striking perforation. Good VF. ($750)

1268. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Two Stars type (BMC v). London mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1074-1077. Crowned facing bust; stars flanking / ม ŷɭዝዩዢnዞ ɭn ⌦ዢዢn , cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. Cf. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 83 (for type); BMC 346 var. (obv. legend); North 845; SCBC 1254. Lightly toned, small mark on obverse. VF. ($1000) From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Ormonde Coins.

1265. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.32 g, 2h). Canopy type (BMC iii). Wallingford mint; Svartlingr, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / ม Sዩዞዢዢʼ˶⌦ዢnዞ ɭn ዩዢዢዢ , double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 57; BMC 217 var. (rev. legend); North 843; SCBC 1252. Deeply toned, obverse double struck. VF. Rare. ($1000)

1269. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.35 g, 6h). Sword type (BMC vi). Lincoln mint; Ulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 1077-1080. Crowned facing bust, holding sword over right shoulder / ม ዢዢ⌦ō ɭn ⌦ዢnüɭ⌦nዞ, cross pattée; all over quadrilateral, with incurved sides and fleur in each quarter. Mossop pl. LXXXIII, 13 var. (dies –/a; unlisted rev. die); SCBI 21 (Yorkshire), 1213 var. (obv. legend; same rev. die); BMC –; North 846; SCBC 1255. Toned, some minor porosity, hint of double strike. Good VF. Good portrait. ($1500) From the Causeway Collection, purchased from AMR Coins, May 2012. Ex M. Faintich (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1864, purchased from M. Vosper, August 2004.

1270. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.39 g, 6h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Bristol mint; Colblac, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; annulet on right shoulder / ม üɭ⌦ዛ⌦ዢዢü ɭn ዛʼü, cross pattée; letters of ʖ a ҟ ˨ in annulets within quarters. SCBI 19 (Bristol), 53 (same dies); BMC 529; North 848; SCBC 1257. Toned, struck from a worn obverse die. Good VF. ($750) From the Causeway Collection, purchased from L. Bennett, August 2012.

1271. NORMAN. William II Rufus. 1087-1100. AR Penny (19mm, 1.36 g, 12h). Cross Fleurée and Piles type (BMC v). London mint; Wulfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1098-1100. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; star to right / ม ዩዢዢ⌦ōዢ ɭn ⌦ዢዢnዝዢ , cross fleurée, with pile surmounted by pellet in each quarter. P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton, “A Numismatic History of the Reigns of William I. and II. (1066-1100), Part II – The History of the Mints (continued),” BNJ VIII (1911), p. 81 and pl. XXIV, 16 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 856; SCBC 1262. Toned, minute spot of tooling. VF. Boldly struck. Very rare. ($1500)

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From the Causeway Collection, purchased from AMR Coins. Ex Andrew Wayne Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone; H.A. Parsons (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 235; P. W.P. Carlyon-Britton (Part III, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 November 1918), lot 1904 (purchased by Spink for £5/12/6). 1272. NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (18mm, 1.25 g, 9h). Paxs type (BMC iii). Canterbury mint; Agmundr, moneyer. Struck circa 1103. Crowned facing bust; annulet and trefoil flanking neck / ม ዢዢዡŻዦዢዢ ë ɭ ü nͿ, ʖ a ҟ across central field; wo annulets above and below. EMC 2012.0295 = Coin Register 2013, 107 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 859; SCBC 1264. Small edge crack, some porosity. Near VF. Rare. ($750) From the Causeway Collection, purchased from T. Owen. Found at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, November 2012.

1276. PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (19mm, 1.20 g, 8h). Short cross coinage, class Ib2. Northampton mint; Walter, moneyer. Struck circa 1182-circa 1185. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / ๘ Ѿa⌦ͿĚˊ Ḧ ɭn Ḧ nɭˊƌ, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 439; North 963; SCBC 1344. Richly toned. Good VF. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III, purchased from G.A. Singer.

NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (21mm, 1.26 g, 10h). Quadrilateral on Cross Fleurée type (BMC xv). Shaftesbury mint; Sægrimr, moneyer. Struck 1125-1135. Crowned bust facing slightly left, holding scepter / ม S¥Żʼዢዦ Ḧ ɭn Ḧ S¥ōͿዞS, quadrilateral with incurved sides and fleurs at limbs; all over cross fleurée. Allen, Henry 60.1 (dies B/b – this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 871; SCBC 1276. Lightly toned, hairline flan crack. VF. ($500)

1277. PLANTAGENET. Richard I. 1189-1199. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 7h). Short cross coinage, class II. London mint; Raul, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, circa 1189-1190. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / ๘ ˊa⎍⌦ / ɭn / ⌦⎍nዝ , voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 193 (this coin); North 96; SCBC 1345. Slightly crude strike. VF. Rare first issue of Richard. ($250) From the Arthur M. Fitts III. Ex J.P. Mass Collection; 1990 Wainfleet, Lincolnshire Hoard. 1275 1276

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From the Causeway Collection, purchased from J. Mann. Ex P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXVIII.7 (July 1930), no. 98296; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXVI.4 (April 1928), no. 77145; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXIII.3-4 (March-April 1925), no. 38577; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXII.9-10 (September-October 1924), no. 33755; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVIII.9-10 (September-October 1920), no. 85651; R.D. Wills (Glendining, 6 December 1938), lot 382 (part of?); 1901 Bournemouth Hoard.

Flag Type Penny 1274. NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19mm, 0.83 g). Ornamental group, flag type. York mint. Struck circa 1145-1149. Crowned bust right, holding spear-tipped flag; star to right / Cross moline. Cf. Allen, York 21 (for type; unlisted dies); Mack 217; cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 1631 (for type); North 919; SCBC 1313. Toned, hairline flan cracks, areas of weak strike. Good VF. A bold portrait coin. ($2500) From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Silbury Coins.

1275. PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (17mm, 1.15 g, 8h). Cross-and-crosslets (‘Tealby’) coinage; class F1. Ipswich mint; Nicole, moneyer. Struck circa 1174-1180. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / [ ม nዢüɭ⌦ዞ Ḧ ] ɭn Ḧ gዢዩ [ ዞS ], cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. Crafter 50 (dies 35F/N34); Sadler III 1358-1367A (dies O8/R9); North 961/1; SCBC 1342. Deeply toned, flan slightly crimped. Good VF. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Pegasi.

1281. PLANTAGENET. Edward I. 1272-1307. AR Penny (19mm, 1.47 g, 6h). New coinage, class 1d. London mint, for Robert Burgate, Abbot of Reading. Struck May-December 1279. Crowned facing bust, with annulet on breast / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBI 39 (North), 45 (for type); North 1013; SCBC 1384. Toned. Near VF. Rare. ($300)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer.

1282. PLANTAGENET. Edward I. 1272-1307. AR Penny (18mm, 1.41 g, 7h). New coinage, class 3a. London (Tower) mint. Struck circa June 1280–December 1281. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. SCBI 39 (North), 77; North 1016; SCBC 1387. Golden iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6437573-003, graded MS 62. A beautiful penny and rare in this condition. ($750) Ex E.J. Harris (Dix Noonan Webb 56, 11 December 2002), lot 10; E.W. Rashleigh (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 21 June 1909), lot 645 (part of); Henry Webb Collection (1809-1894; with ticket in his hand [Eaglen C72]); John Frederick Neck Collection (circa 1835-1910); 1873 Northampton Hoard. The coin is accompanied by a ticket in the hand of Henry Webb, indicating it originates from the 1873 Northampton Hoard, which was published by John Frederick Neck (“On a hoard of Edward I coins discovered at Northampton, with remarks on the coinage of Edward I, II, and III,” in NC V.2 [1882]). Webb purchased Neck’s collection in the mid 1880s, presumably including this coin. 1278 1279

PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (18mm, 1.43 g, 8h). Short cross coinage, class Vb2. Winchester mint; Bartelme, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1205-1207. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / ๘ Ù¥ˊͿĚ⌦ȵĚ / ɭn / Ѿ, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Harvey 2672 (dies D/e); SCBI 56 (Mass), 1610; North 970; SCBC 1351. Toned. VF. ($250) From the Arthur M. Fitts III. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 2426. 1280. PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (17.5mm, 1.25 g, 7h). Long cross type, class Ia. Struck 1247. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / Voided long cross, with trefoil in each quarter. C&T L5/L13 (for obv./rev.); North 983; SCBC 1358. Toned. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer. Reportedly found in East Anglia. The Brussels hoard contained only five examples of Ia, with none of them combining this exact obverse and reverse.

PLANTAGENET. temp. Richard I – John. 1189-1216. AR Penny (19mm, 1.19 g, 6h). Short cross coinage, local dies. Rhuddlan mint; Simon, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, circa 1190-1215. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / ส Sዢዦɭn / ɭn / ˊ⎍⌦¨, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Brand dies 3335; SCBI 56 (Mass), 2184 (same dies); North 973/1; SCBC p. 167. Toned, struck from rusted dies. VF. ($250) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer.

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1286. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (26mm, 3.74 g, 7h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period, Group a. Tower (London) mint; mm: cross potent. Struck 1361-1369. Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; banner at stern; ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 4/4, lis 4; double saltire stops in legend / Ornate cross with lis at ends and Є in center; crowned lions passant in quarters; all within tressure of eight double arcs; trefoils in spandrels; double saltire stops in legend. Cf. Lawrence 3 (for type); cf. Schneider 80 (same); North 1238; SCBC 1506. Surfaces a little granular, very light edge marks. VF. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction (30 May 2018), lot 758; Arthur M. Fitts III (17 January 2018), lot 1006; May Collection (Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 433 [June 1954]), no. GM2.

1283. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (25mm, 3.48 g, 4h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period, Series A (Transitional). Tower (London) mint . Struck 1361. King standing facing, holding sword and shield, in ship with bowsprit; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 4/3, lis 3, ship’s planks divided / Ornate cross with lis at ends and small Є in center; crowned lions in quarters, lis in second quarter, pellets on corners of central panel. Lawrence dies m/7; Doubleday 187/173 (for obv./rev. dies); Schneider 65 corr. (same dies); North 1223; SCBC 1500. Miniscule flan crack. VF. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 103 (14 September 2016), lot 1184; Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin 629 (January 1971), no. G16. Commonly known as the ‘cursing Half Noble’ on account of the reverse legend which reads, ‘O Lord rebuke me in Thine anger’ due to the erroneous omission of the Latin word NE, which negates the rebuke.

1284. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (25mm, 3.89 g, 7h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period, Series A (Transitional). Tower (London) mint . Struck 1361. King standing facing, holding sword and shield, in ship with bowsprit; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 4/3, lis 3, ship’s planks divided / Ornate cross with lis at ends and small Є in center; crowned lions in quarters, lis in second quarter, pellets on corners of central panel. Lawrence dies m/9; Schneider 61-2/59 (same obv./rev. dies); North 1223; SCBC 1500. Rough, removed from mount. Near VF. ($1000)

1287. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (26.5mm, 3.78 g, 4h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period, group a. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. Half-length figure of Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield decorated with coat-or-arms / Ornate cross with lis at ends and large Є in center; crowned lions in quarters; all within tressure of arches with trefoils in spandrels. Cf. Schneider 80; North 1238; SCBC 1506. Some die wear on obverse. Near VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436 (23 January 2019), lot 1052; Classical Numismatic Group 109 (12 September 2018), lot 890. 12871286

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1285. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (34mm, 7.69 g, 10h). Fourth coinage, Fourth coinage, Treaty period. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. Half-length figure of Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 4/4 / Ornate cross with lis at ends and large E in center; crowned lions in quarters. Schneider 76 (same rev. die); North 1231; SCBC 1502. Lustrous and lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6473211004, graded MS 63. ($10,000)

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1291. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AR Farthing (14mm, 0.26 g, 8h). First coinage, class 8b. Berwick-uponTweed mint. Struck circa 1333-1342. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets and bears’ heads in alternating quarters. Withers II type 6; SCBI 39 (North), 1164 (this coin); North 1094; SCBC 1539. Deeply toned. Near EF. ($750) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 2461; J.J. North Collection.

1290. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Quarter-noble (18mm, 1.33 g, 3h). Contemporary forgery of a Calais mint Treaty Period, Group b issue. Coat-of-arms within tressure of arches; trace of cross-in-annulet above shield / Ornate cross with lions and quatrefoils in quarters, small annulet in center; all in tressure of arches. Cf. Lawrence 2-4; cf. Schneider 99-101; cf. North 1245; cf. SCBC 1513 (all refs for type). Some die rust, a few edge marks. Near VF. Lot includes the Seaby paper flip, and ticket, possibly in the hand of Stephen Mitchell (cf. Eaglen D25-1). ($750) Ex Arthur M. Fitts III (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 412, 17 January 2018), lot 1010; Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 430 (March 1954]), no. G307.

1288. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (28mm, 3.80 g, 7h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period, group a. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. King standing facing, holding sword and shield, in ship with bowsprit; ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 4/2, lis 4 / Ornate cross with lis at ends and small Є in center; crowned lions in quarters, lis in second quarter, pellets on corners of central panel. Cf. Schneider 80; North 1238; SCBC 1506. A few light edge marks. Near EF. Struck on an unusually broad flan. ($5000) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.2 (April 2004), no. HS1599; G. Doubleday (Glendining, 7 June 1972), lot 234.

1289. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Quarter Noble (21mm, 1.89 g, 11h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period. London mint; im: cross potent. Struck 1361-1369. Coat-of-arms; all with double polylobe / Cross fleurée, with lis-inquadrilobe at center; in each angle, lion passant above lis; all within double polylobe. Lawrence 1/1; Schneider 82 (same dies); North 1243; SCBC 1510. Toned. VF. Full flan. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 914247 (January 2012); Spink 210 (6 October 2011), lot 74.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 90 (9 December 2010), lot 429.

1293. PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AR Halfgroat (22mm, 2.25 g, 4h). Type II. London (Tower) mint. Crowned bust within tressure of arches; lis at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. MHG 1/5; North 1322; SCBC 1682. Slight double strike on reverse. Toned. VF. Rare. ($500)

1294. PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AR Halfpenny (15mm, 0.55 g, 12h). London (Tower) mint. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers II type 1l; North 1331b; SCBC 1699. Toned. Good VF. Well struck. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Pegasi.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

1295. LANCASTER. Henry IV. 1399-1413. AR Penny (18mm, 1.16 g, 11h). Heavy coinage. York mint. Struck 13991412. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at center; triple pellets in quarters. North 1351; SCBC 1722. Lightly toned. VF. Rare. ($1000)

332 1292. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AR Farthing (10mm, 0.24 g, 3h). Fourth coinage, post-treaty period. London (Tower) mint. Struck 1369-1377. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers II type 10b; Lawrence 2; North 1298; SCBC 1652. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Well struck. Very rare. ($750)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 369 (February 1949), no. 6197(?); R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; G. Drabble (Glendining, 13 December 1943), lot 1043; E.H. Wheeler (12 March 1930), lot 239; F.A. Walters (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 26 May 1913), lot 186.

1296. LANCASTER. Henry IV. 1399-1413. AR Halfpenny (13mm, 0.66 g, 10h). Heavy coinage. London (Tower) mint. Struck 1399-1412. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at center; triple pellets in quarters. Withers III type 3a; North 1352; SCBC 1723. Weak in part. Richly toned. VF. Rare. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts Collection. Ex Baldwin 42 (26 September 2005) lot 929; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 31 March 1903), lot 315 (part of); H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 483 (part of); W. Brice Collection; G. Wakeford Collection; Highbury Hoard. The Highbury Hoard, discovered 1868, was a notable but unfortunately unrecorded hoard of heavy coinage of Henry IV together with a number of low-grade silver pieces from Venice. (Thompson, J. Inventory of British Coin Hoards, p. xlvi)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Richard A. Jourdan (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 1248; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 914710 (December 2011); Frank Brady (Spink 209, 6 October 2011), lot 78, purchased from Spink.

From the Arthur M. Fitts Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.3 (April 1991), no. 1859; T. W. J. D. Dupree Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1989); R.C. Lockett (English Part II, 11 October 1956), lot 1389; F.A. Walters (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 26 May 1913), lot 264; H. Montague (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 16 November 1897), lot 163; H. Webb (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 9 July 1894), lot 126; R. Sainthill (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 27 April 1870), lot 237 (part of).

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1297. LANCASTER. Henry IV. 1399-1413. AR Penny (17mm, 0.68 g, 2h). Light coinage. London (Tower) mint. Struck 1412-1413. Crowned facing bust; annulet and pellet flanking crown / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, slipped trefoil in legend. North 1363a; SCBC 1732. Toned, a touch wavy. Fine. Very rare. ($750) From the Arthur M. Fitts Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer. Ex G.V. Doubleday (Glendining, 8 June 1988), lot 1083, purchased from L.A. Lawrence; A. Mann (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge 29 October 1917), lot 231A (part of); F.A. Walters (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 26 May 1913), lot 256 (part of). ‘Frowning’ Henry V Groat

1298. LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Groat (25mm, 3.58 g, 5h). Class G. London (Tower) mint; im: pierced cross. Crowned facing bust, with trefoil on breast; all within double polylobe / Long cross pattée, with trefoil in each quarter. North 1388; SCBC 1767. Toned. VF. Rare. ($750)

1299. LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Penny (17mm, 0.83 g, 1h). London (Tower) mint. Crowned facing bust; slipped trefoil on breast, annulet and mullet flanking crown / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1395a; SCBC 1776. Old collection toning, minor ghosting. VF. Struck from an altered obverse die of Henry IV. Very rare. ($2000)

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1302. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34mm, 6.65 g, 10h). Continental imitation of an Annulet issue, Group 2. Im: –/lis. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1–1–1; quatrefoils: 3/3 / Cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, ƌ within quatrefoil; in each angle, crown above lion passant; all within double polylobe; annulet in one spandrel, trefoils in others. Schneider 833 (same dies); North –; SCBC 1801. Slightly wavy flan. Good VF. ($3000)

1301. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34mm, 6.83 g, 11h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: –/lis. Struck 1422-1423. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; lis over stern; ornaments: -11-1; quatrefoils: 3/3 / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, ƌ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet and trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 274 (same obv. die); North 1414; SCBC 1799. Struck on a broad flan. In NGC encapsulation 6470543-001, graded AU 58. ($6000)

1300. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34mm, 6.94 g, 8h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: –/lis. Struck 1422-circa 1430. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; lis over stern; ornaments: 1-1-1; quatrefoils: 3/3 / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, ƌ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet and trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 285 (same dies); North 1414; SCBC 1799. Scrape, slightly wavy flan. EF. ($4000)

1305. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.85 g, 9h). Trefoil issue. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/plain cross. Struck 1438-1443. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoils flanking neck / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1496; SCBC 1908. Toned. Good VF. ($300)

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From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 1250; I. Buck (Spink 176, 30 November 2005), lot 231.

1306. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.87 g, 6h). Trefoil-pellet issue. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/–. Struck 1443-1445. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoils flanking neck, pellets flanking crown / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, extra pellets in first and fourth quarters. North 1501; SCBC 1913. Old cabinet toning. VF. Rare. ($300)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 1251; I. Buck (Spink 176, 30 November 2005), lot 243.

1304. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.89 g, 8h). Pinecone-mascle issue. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/plain cross. Struck 1431-1432/3. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters; ¨ over ɨ in Ϳ¨S . MEG p. 22 (this coin illustrated); North 1465; SCBC 1879. Deep cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare engraver’s error. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex St. James’s 7 (8 February 2008), lot 74; I. Buck (Spink 176, 30 November 2005), lot 179.

1303. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Rosette-mascle issue. Calais mint; im: cross patonce/plain cross. Struck 1430-1431. Crowned facing bust in tressure of arches / Long cross; trefoils in quarters. North 1446; SCBC 1859. Minor die breaks. Toned. Good VF. ($300) Ex Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 393, 15 March 2007), lot 348; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 852030 (September 2009).

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton 16 (8 January 2013), lot 1560. 1308 1309

1307. YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AV Ryal (35mm, 7.78 g, 10h). Light coinage. Type VII. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck 1464-1470. Half-length figure of Edward standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; E on banner on stern, rose on hull / Rose over sun with fleurs, crowns, and lions; small trefoils in spandrels. Blunt & Whitton type VII.1; Webb Ware obv. die 28; Schneider 360 (same rev. die); North 1549; SCBC 1950. In NGC encapsulation 6473211-003, graded MS 63. ($10,000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 968796 (December 2013); K. Smalley (Spink 219, 24 September 2013), lot 240; Sotheby’s (15 October 1998), lot 252.

1308. YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Groat (26mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Heavy coinage, type I. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/plain cross. Struck 1461-1464. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoil on neck, pellets flanking crown / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1529; SCBC 1969. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

1310. YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Halfpenny (13mm, 0.41 g, 9h). Light coinage. London (Tower) mint; im: rose/–. Struck 1468-1469. Crowned facing bust; saltire to left and right / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers IV 4n (heavy); North 1608 (light); SCBC 2067 (light). Toned, slightly off-center. Good VF. Rare. ($500)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III. Ex Davissons 37 (21 February 2018), lot 142; Motcomb (Morton & Eden 78, 17 March 2016), lot 91; R.C. Lockett (English Part II, 11 October 1956), 1559b.

1309. YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Groat (27mm, 3.98 g, 3h). Heavy coinage, type III. London (Tower) mint; im: rose. Struck 1464. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoil on breast, quatrefoils flanking neck / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1532; SCBC 1973. Toned. VF. Well struck. ($500)

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1314. YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AR Groat (26mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Type XVIII. Tower (London) mint; im: pierced cross and pellet. Struck 1477-1480. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoil on breast / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Blunt & Whitton type XVIIIa; North 1631; SCBC 2098. Deep iridescent toning. Good VF. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

1315. YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AR Groat (26mm, 2.93 g, 5h). Type XII. Bristol mint; im: rose. Struck 1471-1472. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; Ù on breast / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Blunt & Whitton type XII; North 1632; SCBC 2101. Richly toned, minor areas of weak strike in legends. VF. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. 1314 1315

Ex Heritage 3061 (7 January 2018), lot 30685.

1313. YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AV Angel (28mm, 5.03 g, 10h). Type XII. Tower (London) mint; im: short cross fitchée. Struck 1471. Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon / Ship bearing shield and cross, Ě and rose flanking cross. Blunt & Whitton type XII; Schneider 452 (same obv. die); North 1626; SCBC 2091. Edge marks, minor graffiti. Near EF. ($2000)

1312. LANCASTER (Restored). Henry VI. Second reign, 1470-1471. AR Halfpenny (12mm, 0.38 g, 9h). London (Tower) mint; im: cross fitchée. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers IV 1; Blunt & Whitton p. 319; North 1624; SCBC 2089. Toned, areas of flat strike. VF. Rare. ($300)

1311. LANCASTER (Restored). Henry VI. Second reign, 1470-1471. AR Halfgroat (19mm, 1.42 g, 7h). London (Tower) mint; im: restoration cross. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. MHG 15 (dies 5/22); Blunt & Whitton 3/2; North 1620; SCBC 2085. Toned, clear initial mark, slightly wavy flan. Good Fine. Very rare. ($750)

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From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer.

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From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex James & Martha Robertson (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1339; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 2247.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Dolphin Coins.

1318. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (26mm, 2.87 g, 2h). Facing Bust issue, class IIIc. London (Tower) mint; im: pansy. Struck 1495-1498. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; crown with one jeweled and one plain arch / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in each quarter. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. Attractive cabinet toning. Good VF. ($500)

1319. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (26mm, 3.02 g, 3h). Facing Bust issue, class IIIc. London (Tower) mint; im: lis issuant from rose. Struck 1498-1499. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; crown with one jeweled and one plain arch / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in each quarter. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Dolphin Coins.

1317. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 3.02 g, 6h). Facing Bust issue, class IIa. London (Tower) mint; im: cinquefoil. Struck 1489-1493. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; crown with two plain arches / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1704; SCBC 2195. Iridescent toning. Good VF. Well struck portrait. ($300)

1316. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AV Angel (28mm, 5.16 g, 9h). Type V. Tower (London) mint; im: pheon. Struck 1504-1509. Archangel Michael slaying dragon to lower right / Ship bearing coat-of-arms; above, cross between Һ and rose. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean) –; Schneider –; North 1698; SCBC 2187. Slightly wavy flan. Good VF. ($4000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 908527 (October 2011); Sotheby’s (6 November 1969), lot 10.

1321. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 3.00 g, 2h). Tentative profile issue. Tower (London) mint; mm: cross-crosslet. Struck 1504-1505. Crowned and draped bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1743; SCBC 2254. Toned, a few minor scratches. VF. ($750) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex C.F. Gilboy (Part II, Spink 16, 9 July 1981), lot 224; W.J.W. Potter Collection.

1322. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Halfgroat (22mm, 1.40 g, 10h). Profile issue. Canterbury mint; mm: martlet. William Warham, archbishop. Struck 1504-1509. Crowned and draped bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1750; SCBC 2261. Rich old toning. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan. An exceptional example. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Dolphin Coins. Ex E.M. Norweb (Part II, Spink 48, 13 November 1985), lot 311; R. Carlyon-Britton Collection.

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1323. TUDOR. Henry VIII, with Katharine of Aragon. 1509-1547. AV Crown of the Double Rose (25mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Second coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1529-1532. Crowned rose; crowned Ƈ k flanking / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Ƈ k flanking. Whitton (iii); cf. Schneider 584 (for type); North 1788; SCBC 2274. In NGC encapsulation 6470543-003, graded AU 58. ($3000) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.4 (August 2004), no. HS1774; Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 516 (May 1961), no. G613.

1320. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Halfgroat (19.5mm, 1.47 g, 8h). Facing Bust issue, class IIIb. Canterbury mint; im: tun/lis. John Morton, archbishop. Struck 1495-1498. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; crown with one jeweled and one plain arch / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in each quarter; ýan ΋ɨr over ǭɨn ĕɨn SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 559/561 (same obv./rev. dies); North 1712; SCBC 2210. Deep iridescent toning. Good VF. Exceptional for the issue, and with a rare re-engraved mint name. ($200) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 848, purchased from Corbitt & Hunter, August 1963.

1326. TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Testoon (32mm, 7.68 g, 4h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1544-1547. Crowned and mantled facing bust / Crowned rose; crowned Ƈ r flanking. Jacob dies O4/R7; North 1848; SCBC 2364. Toned, graffiti on obverse. Near VF. Well struck on good metal. Rare first issue. ($2500)

1325. TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (25mm, 2.44 g, 5h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: arrow. Struck 1526-1544. Crowned bust right (Laker D) / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, with saltire in forks. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. Toned. VF. ($300) Ex George Bernert (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 406, 27 September 2017), lot 948.

340 Tournai Groat

1324. TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (26mm, 2.90 g, 1h). First coinage. Tournai mint; im: crowned τ. Struck 1513-1518. Crowned bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Whitton –; North –; Stewartby p. 437; SCBC 2317. Deeply toned, slightly irregular flan. Good VF. Very rare. ($3000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Davissons 37 (21 February 2018), lot 142; Motby (Morton & Eden 78, 17 March 2016), lot 207; H.A. Parsons (11 May 1954), lot 863. The Belgian town of Tournai (Doornik) was captured by English forces under the young king Henry VIII after a brief siege from 10-23 September 1513. Henry was campaigning in the Low Countries with Emperor Maximilian I in what is today known as the War of the League of Cambrai, one of many theaters in the series of conflicts between the Austrian Hapsburgs and the French Valois. English forces would hold the city until it was returned to the French in the Treaty of London in 1518. A limited series of English-style silver groats would be struck in Tournai during the city’s brief period of Tudor control. Marked with a crowned τ initial mark, the dies for this short-lived coinage would later be repunched with the portcullis mark and pressed into service in London. The issue is today very rare, so much so that R. Carlyon-Britton considered these to be patterns. In addition to English-style groats and halfgroats, two types of French-style gros are known, both extremely rare (Vanhoudt G417-8).

341 1327. TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (25mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Third coinage. Canterbury mint; im: –. Struck 1544-1547. Crowned and mantled bust facing slightly right (Laker D) / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1847; SCBC 2373. The legend a little weak in parts otherwise an attractive portrait coin. Toned. Good VF. Rare. ($1000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 852; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 89509 (November 1995); ‘Agricola’ [R.S. James] (Spink 31, 12 October 1983), lot 133; C.F. Gilboy (Part II, Spink 16, 9 July 1981), lot 256, purchased from Seaby, October 1969. Important Edward VI Pattern Shilling 1328. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Pattern AR Shilling (28mm, 5.71 g, 2h). Tower (London) mint; im: rose. By A. Levens(?). Dated 1547 in Roman numerals Ⴛ EDWARD’ ◊ VI ◊ REX ◊ ANGL ◊ FRANC ◊ HIBER ◊ Z C, crowned and mantled bust right / Ⴛ TIMOR ◊ DOMINI ◊ FONS ◊ VITÆ ◊ M ◊ D ◊ XLVII, garnished goat-of-arms; E R across field. Bispham pl. 2, 1 (same dies as illustration); Potter, Coinage p. 128 (this coin referenced); North 1953; SCBC –. Old collection toning with hints of gold at margins. A tiny attempt at piercing at the end of the obverse legend, some minor surface marks in obverse field and evidence of an old crease. VF. Extremely rare, with very few specimens available on the market. ($10,000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, February 2020. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 858; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXIV.10 (October 1964), no. 5545; H.H. Snellenburg Collection; R.C. Lockett (English Part II, Glendining, 11 October 1956), lot 1882, purchased from Baldwin’s; A.W. Barnes Collection; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 31 March 1903), lot 534; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 856; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 12 February 1889), lot 10. On his accession to the the throne, the nine year old Edward VI inherited a coinage which had reached a nadir in English history. The successive debasements of his father Henry VIII left the majority of the silver in circulation composed of 3 parts alloy to 1 part silver. The vast majority of Edward’s first coinage was struck to the same fineness and bore the name and portrait of his father. The existence of extremely rare pattern shillings dated 1547 in good silver suggests that a major reform of the fineness of the coinage was considered early on in the boy king’s reign. Bispham has demonstrated the stylistic links between the dies for the pattern shilling and the later debased shillings struck at Durham House and suggested that the dies were engraved by a Frenchman, Anthony Levens. An additional interpretation for the existence of the pattern shilling of 1547 is that it can be seen as part of a wider propaganda campaign orchestrated by Archbishop Cramner to promote the fledgling royal and Protestant supremacy. Though still a child, as King and head of the Church of England it was important that Edward’s image was cultivated both at home and abroad. These pattern shillings can therefore arguably be seen in the same context as the magnificent medals associated with Edward’s coronation and presentation strikings such as the double weight fine sovereign of 60 shillings.

1332. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Base AR Shilling (30mm, 5.26 g, 2h). Third period, very base silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lion. Dated 1551 (in Roman numerals). Crowned and mantled bust right / Coat-of-arms. North 1944/1; SCBC 2473. Toned, weak in parts. Excellent surfaces for this base issue. VF. ($750)

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1330. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Base AR Shilling (30mm, 5.22 g, 2h). Second period, second issue. Bristol mint; (TC) over G/(TC). Dated 1549 (in Roman numerals). Crowned bust 3 right / Coat-of-arms. North 1920; SCBC 2467. Attractively toned, weakly struck on crown, minor die rust and die break, slight double strike on reverse. VF. Extremely rare. ($3000)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, September 2021. Ex M. Hughes (Spink 139, 16 November 1999), lot 17; E.M. Norweb (Part II, Spink 48, 13 November 1985), lot 345, purchased from Spink, 1958. This obverse die was originally intended to be used at the York mint, and was initially engraved with the G mark for treasurer George Gale. However, no coins for this issue were ever struck in York, and the initial mark G was over struck for use elsewhere, in this case at the Bristol mint under Thomas Chamberlayne.

1329. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfgroat (19mm, 1.17 g, 6h). First period. Canterbury mint; im: –. Struck April 1547-February 1548. Crowned bust right; EDWARD in legend / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1901; SCBC 2459. Toned with traces of luster, minor areas of weakness. Good VF. Rare with this reading of the king’s name. ($1500)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, August 2021. Extremely Rare Bristol Base Shilling

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, September 2021. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CI.8 (October 1993), no. 7159.

1331. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Base AR Shilling (31mm, 4.99 g, 10h). Second period, second issue. Durham House mint; im: bow. Struck 1549-1550. Crowned bust right / Coat-of-arms. Bispham dies 2/B; North 1925; SCBC 2470. Toned, some weakness on bust, scrape. Near VF. Struck on a broad flan. Rare. ($1000)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLII.2 (July 2017), no. 463882; Baldwin’s of St. James 5 (15 May 2017), lot 1147.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased form G.A. Singer.

1333. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Crown (42mm, 30.76 g, 2h). Third period, fine silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: У. Dated 1551. Edward on horseback riding right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Woodbridge dies A/5; North 1933; SCBC 2478. Toned, slightly double struck, light marks and scratches, flan flaws. Good Fine. ($1000)

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From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Davissons 37 (21 February 2018), lot 149.

1334. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 15.70 g, 10h). Third period, fine silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: tun. Dated 1552. Edward on horseback riding right; no plume on horse / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1935; SCBC 2480. Old cabinet toning. VF. ($2000)

1335. TUDOR. Philip & Mary. 1554-1558. AR Shilling (31mm, 6.08 g, 10h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1554. Confronted busts of Philip, armored, and Mary, veiled; crown above / Crowned coat-of-arms; X II (mark of value) flanking crown. North 1967; SCBC 2500. Toned, scrape across Mary’s face. VF. ($750)

1336. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Angel (29mm, 5.12 g, 3h). Sixth issue, fine gold. Tower (London) mint; im: hand. Struck 1590-1592. Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon / Ship bearing shield and cross, Є and rose flanking cross. Brown & Comber C39; Schneider 790; North 2005; SCBC 2531. Lustrous, tiny striking perforations in obverse legend and a few very light marks. Good VF. ($2500)

1337. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Pound (39mm, 11.03 g, 4h). Sixth issue, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: tun. Struck 1592-1595. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms. Brown & Comber F4; Schneider 798 (same dies); North 2008; SCBC 2534. Has been chemically cleaned with matte surfaces. Light scratch on cheek. Otherwise well struck. EF. ($20,000) Ex Bonhams (13 December 2012), lot 1008 .

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From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) 24 (18 November 1993), lot 192.

1339. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Crown (41mm, 29.86 g, 1h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601-1602. Crowned and draped bust left, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb, and wearing elaborate collar / Coat-ofarms over long cross fourchée. Cooper dies D/6; BCW 1-1/1-a1; North 2012; SCBC 2582. Toned, scattered marks, slight die shift on obverse. VF. ($2500)

345 A Complete Set of Elizabethan Halfpennies

1338. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Set of twelve (12) AR Halfpennies. Sixth and Seventh coinages. Tower (London) mint. Includes the following initial marks: Sixth coinage. None. Struck 1582-1583 // A. Struck 1582-1584 // Escallop. Struck 1584-1586 // Crescent. Struck 1587-1589 // Hand. Struck 1590-1592 // Tun. Struck 1592-1595 // Woolpack. Struck 1594-1596 // Key. Struck 1595-1598 // Anchor. Struck 1598-1600 // Seventh issue. 1. Struck 1601-1602 // 2. Struck 1602. BCW p. 50; North 2018; SCBC 2581 and 2588. Mostly toned. VF and better. A very difficult set to assemble. ($2000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Andrew Wayne Collection; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 768310-768321 (March 2006). The hand and tun ims also ex R. Carlyon-Britton Collection.

1340. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 14.75 g, 2h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601-1602. Crowned and draped bust left, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb, and wearing elaborate collar / Coat-ofarms over long cross fourchée. BCW 1-1/1-a1; North 2013; SCBC 2583. Even attractive toning. Near VF. ($2000)

1341. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (29.5mm, 6.20 g, 6h). Milled coinage, medium flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Struck 1560-1561. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Borden & Brown 16-O3/16-R3; North 2023; SCBC 2591. Lightly toned, a few light marks in fields. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 111 (29 May 2019), lot 1107.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex B.R. Noble (Glendining, 11 December 1975), lot 576.

1344. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Threepence (20mm, 1.63 g, 7h). Milled coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Dated 1564/3. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff; rose to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross pattée. Borden & Brown 47-O1/48-R1; North 2036; SCBC 2605. Toned, wavy flan, roughness and associated straightening marks on reverse. VF. Very rare. ($400) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 867370 (April 2010); St. James’s 3 (3 October 2005), lot 228.

1345. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Pattern AR Groat (25mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Dated 1601. · VNVM · A · DEO · DVOBVS · SVSTINEO (star), crowned facing bust, wearing elaborate ruffled collar / AFFLICTIORVM · CONSERVATRIX, crowned monogram of Elizabeth; 16 01 flanking. North 2050; Peck 8. Lightly toned. Near EF. Rare. ($3000)

1343. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (26mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Milled coinage, small flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Dated 1562. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff; rose to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Borden & Brown 24-O2/24-R2; North 2026; SCBC 2595. Rich iridescent toning, die break and cud on obverse with associated weak spot on reverse. Good VF. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) 24 (18 November 1993), lot 191.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. 1342 1343

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 734685 (April 2003); Classical Numismatic Group inventory 717648 (December 1999); M. Hughes (Spink 139, 16 November 1999), lot 55.

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1342. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (25mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Milled coinage, small flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Dated 1562. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff; rose to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; DEVM A•DIVTORE M in legend. Borden & Brown 21-O2/21-R1; North 2026; SCBC 2595. Deep cabinet toning with flashes of iridescence. Near EF. Well struck. An exquisite example of this rare reverse legend engraving error. ($750)

1348. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Unite (37mm, 9.84 g, 10h). Second coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint: cinquefoil. Struck 1613-1615. Crowned and armored bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter and globus cruciger / Crowned coat-of-arms. Schneider 28; North 2085; SCBC 2620. In NGC encapsulation 6473211-007, graded AU 58 (incorrectly given as SCBC 2619 on ticket). A well struck portrait. ($5000)

1347. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Unite (38mm, 9.89 g, 3h). Second coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: rose. Struck 1605-1606. Crowned and armored fourth bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter and globus cruciger / Crowned coat-of-arms. Schneider 23 (same obv. die); North 2084; SCBC 2619. Toned, slightly wavy flan, light marks, minor edge marks. VF. ($2000)

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1346. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Angel (27.5mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: tower. Struck 1612-1613. (tower) · IACOBVS · D‘· G‘· MAG‘· BRIT‘· FRA‘· ET · HIB‘· REX ·, Archangel Michael slaying dragon lying at his feet to right / (tower) · A · DNO · FACTVM · EST · ISTVD ·, ship bearing coat-of-arms; above, cross between I and rose. Schneider –; North 2081; SCBC 2616. Pierced for use as a touch piece. Good VF. Rare. Lot includes an old Baldwin’s ticket in the hand of Peter Mitchell (Eaglen DO1E-1). ($1500)

1351. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 14.96 g, 5h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: trefoil/trefoil (over lis). Struck 1624. James on caparisoned horse right, holding reigns and sword / Coat-of-arms; plumes above. North 2123; SCBC 2667. Toned. VF. Very rare. ($1500) Ex Dix Noonan Webb 166 (23 January 2020), lot 125; C. Adams (Spink 177, 1 December 2005), lot 63; J.M. Ashby (Spink 145, 12 July 2000), lot 2032, purchased from Baldwin’s, May 1953; E.C. Carter Collection.

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1349. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Double Crown (28mm, 4.91 g, 10h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: tower. Struck 1612-1613. Crowned and mantled bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Schneider –; North 2088; SCBC 2623. Toned. VF. ($2000)

1350. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Unite – Laurel (35mm, 9.00 g, 9h). Third coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint: spur rowel. Struck 1619-1620. Laureate and draped bust left; XX (mark fo value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Schneider 82-3; North 2111; SCBC 2637. In NGC encapsulation 6473211-006, graded AU 58. ($5000)

349 1352. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Triple Unite (44mm, 26.62 g, 6h). Declaration type. Oxford mint; im: plume. Dated 1643. (plumes) CAROLVS · D : G · MAG : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX ·:, crowned and armored half length bust left, holding sword in right hand and olive branch in left; plume to right / EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI ·:·, (continuing into inner field) RELIG : PROT/ : LEG : ANG/ LIBER : PAR on continuous scroll; above, three plumes above III; I643 below. Beresford-Jones dies VI/58; Brooker 838 (same dies); Schneider 295 (same dies); North 2384; SCBC 2727. Richly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6455574-001, graded AU 50. An attractive, well struck specimen. Rare. ($50,000) Ex Künker 316 (31 January 2019), lot 742; T. Bullmore (R. Richardson FPL, Autumn 2014), no. 3 (£75000); M. Rasmussen FPL 9 (Spring 2006), no. 133; Baldwin’s 13 (28 May 1997), lot 1997; D. Mitchell (Glendining’s, 27 April 1949), lot 20.

1355. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Halfcrown (33x35mm, 14.04 g, 12h). In the name of Charles I. Dated 1646. Large crown; C R across field, XXX (mark of value) below / OBS :/ NEWARK/ 1646. Brooker 1222; North 2638; SCBC 3140. Toned. Good VF. ($2500) Ex Brian Dawson (Dix Noonan Webb 157, 21 March 2019), lot 117, purchased from Spink, 1967.

350 1353. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (43mm, 29.96 g, 6h). Briot’s first milled issue. Tower (London) mint; im: в and flower/в. Struck 1631-1632. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking. Brooker 714 (same dies); North 2298; SCBC 2852. Light scratches by horseman under old tone. VF. Well struck on a full flan. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Bonhams (11 July 2006), lot 543.

1354. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Pound (51mm, 119.90 g, 2h). Oxford mint. Dated 1642. (plume) CAROLVS : D : G : MAGNI : BRITANI : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX, Charles on horseback riding left, holding reins and sword; plume to right, pile of arms below / ·:·:· EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI, RELIG · PROT · LEG/ANG · LIBER · PAR in two lines between parallel lines; above, three Oxford plumes above ·XX· (denomination); 1642 below. Morrieson, Oxford, B-2; Brooker 860 (same dies); North 2398; SCBC 2940. Toned, scattered marks, lightly chased, collector’s mark ‘C’ on edge. Fine. ($7500) Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 656 (April 1973), no. 6570.

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1356. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Shilling (31x33mm, 5.38 g, 12h). In the name of Charles I. Dated 1646. Large crown; C R across field, XII (mark of value) below / OBS :/ NEWARK/ 1646. Brooker 1225; North 2640; SCBC 3143. Lightly toned. Near VF. ($1000) Ex Timeline Auctions 122 (2 June 2020), lot 3603. 1357. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Shilling (30x37mm, 5.80 g, 12h). In the name of Charles I. Dated 1646. Large crown; C R across field, XII (mark of value) below / OBS :/ NEWARK/ 1646. Brooker 1225; North 2640; SCBC 3143. Toned, some light scratches. VF. ($1000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

1358. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Ninepence (30x36mm, 3.20 g). In the name of Charles I. Dated 1646. Large crown; C R across field, IX (mark of value) below / OBS :/ NEWARK/ 1646. Brooker 1227; North 2641; SCBC 3144. Toned, mount marks. Near VF. Traces of original plate design evident. Rare thus. ($1000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 138 (12 December 2016), lot 2266.

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Ex Garrett Pontefract Shilling

1360. STUART, Siege money. Pontefract. 1648-1649. AR Shilling (30mm, 4.35 g, 6h). In the name of Charles II. Dated 1648. CAROL’ : II : D : G : MAG : BR · ET : H : REX, crown; below, HANC : DE/VS : DEDIT/I648 in three lines / POST : MORTEM : PATRIS : PRO : FILIO, castle gateway with flag; OBS to left, P C above, cannon protruding to the right. Brooker 1235 (same dies); North 2649; SCBC 3151. Toned, small mark at bottom of obverse. VF. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare. ($5000)

1359. STUART, Siege money. Pontefract. 1648-1649. AR Shilling (30mm, 6.02 g, 12h). In the name of Charles I. Type I. Dated 1648. DVM : SPIRO : SPERO, crowned C·R / Castle gateway with flag; OBS to left, P C above, hand holding sword to right, I648 below. Brooker 1229-30 (same dies); North 2646; SCBC 3148. Toned. Good VF. ($7500)

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 1579; John Work Garrett Collection (Part II, Numismatic Fine Arts & Bank Leu, 16 October 1984), lot 1048 (purchased privately from Jacques Schulman, 10 January 1926).

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 1146; Spink 174 (30 June 2005), lot 119.

1361. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Crown (43mm, 30.02 g, 11h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1653. Coat-of-arms within wreath / Two coats-of-arms; · V · (mark of value) above. Bull 6; ESC 6; SCBC 3214. Some light marks under tone. Good VF. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1362. COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Crown. Dated 1658. Bull 240; ESC 10; SCBC 3226. Deeply toned with some iridescence, a few light marks. Good VF. Very early stage of die flaw and rare thus. ($4000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

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1363. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1662. First bust, rose below, striped cloak. Edge undated. Bull 345 var. (no edge letter); ESC 17 var. (same); SCBC 3350B var. (same). Richly toned with some underlying luster. Good VF. The striped frosting on the cloak clear. Extremely rare. ($2500)

354 Striped Cloak Variety

From the Gainsborough Collection. It has been suggested that the striping on the king’s cloak was a precursor to frosting and may have been used at the mint for die identification. The striped cloak variety with undated edge is not recorded by Bull. The specimen offered here is considerably finer than only three examples of striped cloak Crowns of Charles II in CoinArchives.

1364. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1662. First bust, no rose below. Edge undated. Die axis 12h (en medaille). Bull 348 (R5); ESC 19 var. (die axis); SCBC 3353 var. (same). Toned. Good Fine. Extremely rare. ($1500)

From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CX.4 (August 2002), no. MS2850 (‘the first example seen with no rose of this die axis’).

Very Rare Narrow Bust Variety Pedigreed to 1873

1365. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1663 and XV. Fine style narrow bust with descending wreath ties and frosted cloak. Second reverse. Bull 357; ESC 26; SCBC 3354; A. Barr Collection (Part II, SCMB March 1981), no. 228 (same dies). A few insignificant metal flaws. Lightly toned. Near EF. An exceptional example of this distinctive type. Very rare and with an exceptional pedigree. ($5000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 838 (March 1989), no. G123; H.E.G. Paget (Glendining, 25 September 1946), lot 223; E. Yates Collection; HGC Day Collection; R.C. Lockett (Sotheby’s, 28 April 1927), lot 30; J.G. Murdoch (Part II, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 8 June 1903), lot 570; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 November 1896), lot 781; W. Brice Collection; J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 912. This distinctive coin bears a fine style bust with ‘drooping ties’ to wreath and frosting on cloak more commonly associated with broader flan crowns of the first milled issue with rose below the bust and dated 1662 (ESC type A). The variety was first published by A.J. Broad in the Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin in March 1981; though, as the provenance of this exceptionally high grade specimen clearly shows, it has long been prized by collectors.

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1366. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1664 and XVI. Second bust. Die axis 4h. Bull 362; ESC 28; SCBC 3355. Some cabinet friction. Richly toned. Near EF. Very rare. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Most unusual with 4 o’clock die alignment. See Spink 169, lot 271 for another example.

1367. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1666 and XVIII. Second bust. Bull 366; ESC 32; SCBC 3355. Struck from a worn obverse die. Traces of luster. Good VF. Rare. ($2000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1369. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1668/7 and VICESIMO. Second bust. Bull 376; ESC 37; SCBC 3357. Minor metal flaws on reverse. Some luster with lovely iridescent halo around obverse legend. VF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

356

1368. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1666 and XVIII. Second bust, elephant below. RE·X in rev. legend. Bull 369; ESC 34; SCBC 3356. Toned. Good Fine. Bold elephant. Rare, especially so of the RE·X variety. ($1500) From the Gainsborough Collection.

357

1371. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1680 and T. SECVNDO. Third bust, no stop after HIB. Bull 408; ESC 58; SCBC 3358. Richly toned with some underlying luster. Some adjustment marks on reverse and corresponding weakness in obverse legend. Near EF. Very rare. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex E. Danson (Dix Noonan Webb 75, 26 September 2007), lot 127.

1370. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1669 and V. PRIMO. Second bust. Bull 378; ESC 38; SCBC 3357. Some marks and porosity under dark tone. Good Fine. A very rare date. ($750) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink 190 (27 September 2007), lot 604; F. Willis (Glendining, 7 October 1991), lot 33. With Willis’ ticket stating ‘Extremely rare date. I’ve looked for one for many years.’

1372. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1679 and T. PRIMO. Fourth bust. Bull 405; ESC 57; SCBC 3359. Toned. Good VF. Rare. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

358

Elephant and Castle Crown

1374. STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Crown. Dated 1687 and TERTIO. Second bust. Bull 743; ESC 78; SCBC 3407. A couple of minor die breaks and contact marks on obverse. Some light hairlines. Lustrous. EF. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1375. STUART (ORANGE). William & Mary. 1688-1694. AR Crown. Dated 1691 and TERTIO. G/G and I/E in obverse legend. Bull 821; ESC 82B; SCBC 3433. Small metal flaw on king’s forehead. Light tone. VF. ($1500) From the Gainsborough Collection, purchased from W.A. Nichols, 8 July 2001. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVI.9 (November 1998), no. 6937.

1373. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1681 and T. TERTIO. Fourth bust, elephant and castle below. Bull 415; ESC 63; SCBC 3360. Lightly toned, small scratch below bust. Near Fine. Extremely rare. ($2500) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Roderick Richardson FPL (2005), no. 51 (‘a must for any crown collector’); E. M. Norweb (Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 1486.

1377. STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Crown. Dated 1695 and OCTAVO. First bust, first harp. Bull 991; ESC 87; SCBC 3470. Mauve tone with flashes of green and blue luster, a few very light hairlines. EF. ($2000)

From the Gainsborough Collection. Key Date

1378. STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Crown. Dated 1697 and NONO. Third bust, second harp. Bull 1009; ESC 96; SCBC 3473. Toned. Near Fine. Extremely rare. A key date in the crown series. ($2000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Roderick Richardson FPL (2009), no. 24.

359

1376. STUART (ORANGE). William & Mary. 1688-1694. AR Crown. Dated 1692 (2 over inverted 2) and QVARTO. Bull 823; ESC 84; SCBC 3433. Light mark from Mary’s eye to William’s forehead. Toned with some underlying luster. Good VF. Rare. ($1500) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1380. STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Halfcrown. Dated 1700 and DVODECIMO. Bull 1043; ESC 361; SCBC 3494. Rich gray and blue iridescent toning. In PCGS encapsulation 35788127, graded MS 64. ($1500)

1382. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown. Dated 1705 and QVINTO. First bust. Pre-union reverse with plumes. Bull 1341; ESC 100; SCBC 3577. Sweated surfaces with dark tone. VF. Extremely rare. ($1500) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex St. James’s 10 (6 November 2008), lot 816. 1381 1382

360 1379. STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Crown. Dated 1700 and DVODECIMO. Third bust, third harp. Bull 1010; ESC 97; SCBC 3474. Toned with considerable luster, minor metal flaw on rim. AU. ($2500) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1381. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown. Dated 1703 and TERTIO. First bust, VIGO below. Pre-union reverse. Bull 1340; ESC 99; SCBC 3576. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($2000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1386. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown. Dated 1708 and SEPTIMO. Second bust. Post-union reverse with plumes. Bull 1347; ESC 108; SCBC 3602. Small edge bump. Attractively toned. VF. ($750) From the Gainsborough Collection. 1385 1386

1384. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown. Dated 1707 and SEXTO. First bust. Pre-union reverse with roses and plumes. Bull 1343; ESC 102; SCBC 3578. Minor adjustment marks by date. Blue golden tone. Near EF. ($1500) From the Gainsborough Collection.

361

1383. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown. Dated 1706 and QVINTO. First bust. Pre-union reverse with roses and plumes. Bull 1342; ESC 101; SCBC 3578. Attractively toned. A few light adjustment marks and a hint of cabinet friction on high points. EF. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Lockdale’s (20 September 2009), lot 321.

1385. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown. Dated 1707 and SEPTIMO. Second bust. Post-union reverse. Bull 1344; ESC 104; SCBC 3601. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($750) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1388. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Crown. Dated 1720/18 and SEXTO. Reverse with roses and plumes. Bull 1543; ESC 113; SCBC 3639. Some luster. VF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1390. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Crown. Dated 1723 and DECIMO. SS C in alternating quarters. Bull 1545; ESC 114; SCBC 3640. Tiny rim nicks below bust. Light scratch on cheek under tone. VF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.2 (April 2004), no. MS5816.

1389. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Crown. Dated 1726 and D. TERTIO. Reverse with roses and plumes. Bull 1546; ESC 115; SCBC 3639A. Small metal flaw in field. Toned. VF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1391. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Two Guineas. Dated 1739. Intermediate head. MCE 293; SCBC 3668. Minor edge and surface marks. Good VF. ($2500) 1387 1388 1389 1390

362

1387. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Crown. Dated 1716 and SECVNDO. Reverse with roses and plumes. Bull 1540; ESC 110; SCBC 3639. Attractively toned. VF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Bonhams (20 April 2006), lot 406.

From the Gainsborough Collection.

1394. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1743 and D. SEPTIMO. Old head. Reverse with roses. Bull 1667; ESC 124; SCBC 3688. A few light marks. Near EF. ($1500)

From the Gainsborough Collection, purchased from W.A. Nichols, 30 April 2002.

From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular (June 2002), no. MS2753; E. Van Roekell (Spink 156, 15 November 2001), lot 185, purchased from Spink 16 December 1977.

1393. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1741 and D. QVARTO. Young head. Reverse with roses. Bull 1666; ESC 123; SCBC 3687. Minor cabinet friction on obverse. Toned with considerable luster. Near EF. ($2000)

363

1392. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1736 and NONO. Young head. Reverse with roses and plumes. Bull 1664; ESC 121; SCBC 3686. Some light marks on face. Toned. EF. ($2000)

1396. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1750 and V. QVARTO. Old head. Bull 1670; ESC 127; SCBC 3690. Small metal flaw on king’s cheek. Attractively toned with golden luster. EF. ($2500) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1395. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1746 and D. NONO. Old head. LIMA. Bull 1668; ESC 125; SCBC 3689. Light graffiti on reverse. Toned. Near EF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

364

1397. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown. Dated 1751 and V. QVARTO. Old head. Bull 1671; ESC 128; SCBC 3690. Possibly once cleaned. Uneven light tone. Good VF. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 72 (28 September 2006), lot 291.

1402. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Proof Bronzed CU Halfpenny (28mm, 9.51 g, 12h). Dated 1806, though a later Soho restrike. Edge: grained. Peck 1363; SCBC 3781. Rich purple toning. In NGC encapsulation 6466657-001, graded PF 64+ BN Cameo (incorrectly labeled as Peck 1364). Tied for finest graded example of Peck 1363 at NGC. ($400) 1399 1400 1401 1402

1399. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Dollar. Struck 1799. Oval countermark of George III on a Peruvian 1794 (LIMÆ) IJ 8 Reales. ESC 133; SCBC 3765A. Attractive dark iridescent toning. Good VF. ($750)

365

1400. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Proof AR Dollar. Dated 1804. Bull 1946; ESC 160; SCBC 3768. Finger mark, fields lightly hairlined. Much brilliance. Proof. ($1000)

From the Gainsborough Collection.

1398. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea. Dated 1787. MCE 391; SCBC 3729. Near EF. ($600) Ex Tradewinds Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 1558.

1401. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Dollar. Dated 1804. Bull 1951; ESC 164; SCBC 3768. A few light hairlines. Some luster. EF. ($400) From the Gainsborough Collection, purchased Roderick Richardon, 4 July 2006.

1403. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Sovereign (23mm, 8.05 g, 6h). Dated 1817. MCE 464; SCBC 3785. Lustrous, bagmarks, some rim nicks and small flan flaw before neck. EF ($2000)

366

1407. HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Crown. Dated 1821 and SECUNDO. Bull 2310; ESC 246; SCBC 3805. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-012, graded MS 61. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1405. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Crown. Dated 1818 and LIX. Bull 2009; ESC 214; SCBC 3787. Hairlines. Bluish tone. EF. ($300) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1408. HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Crown. Dated 1822 and TERTIO. Bull 2320; ESC 252; SCBC 3805. Lightly toned with underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-011, graded AU 58. ($750) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1406. HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AV Two Pounds. Dated 1823. SCBC 3798. Lightly toned, minor hairlines. Near EF. ($2000)

1404 1405 1407 1408

1404. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Crown. Dated 1818 and LVIII. Bull 2005; ESC 211; SCBC 3787. Some hairlines. Much underlying brilliance. EF. ($400) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1412. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Five Pounds. Dated 1893. SCBC 3872. Bag marks, wiped. Good($2500)VF. 1410 14121411

1411. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Five Pounds. Dated 1887. SCBC 3864. A few tiny marks in fields. EF. ($2000)

367 Proof 1826 Crown

From the Gainsborough Collection. 1410. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Five Pounds. Dated 1887. SCBC 3864. A few tiny marks in fields. EF. ($2000)

1409. HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1826 and SEPTIMO. Bull 2336; ESC 257; SCBC 3806. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6473211-002, graded PF 61. ($10,000)

1415. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (38mm, 6h). Dated 1847 and UNDECIMO. Bull 2571; ESC 288; SCBC 3883. Attractively toned. In PCGS encapsulation 45208694, graded PR 62. ($5000)

368 Unfinished Die Pattern

1413. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Pattern AR Crown. Dated 1844 and VIII. Unfinished obverse die at back of hair. Star stops. Bull 2561 var. (unfinished obv. die); ESC 338; SCBC 3882. Attractively toned with flashes of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-010, graded AU 55 (variant not noted). Well struck with a medallic quality. Rare. ($1500) From the Gainsborough Collection. High Grade 1845 Crown

1414. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown. Dated 1845 and VIII. Cinquefoil stops. Bull 2564; ESC 282; SCBC 3882. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-013, graded MS 63. ($2000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

369

1418. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1853 and SEPTIMO. Gothic type. Bull 2584; ESC 293; SCBC 3884. Obverse wiped, small edge bump and minor marks otherwise toned with some luster. EF. Very rare. ($15,000) Ex Bonhams (15 October 2008), lot 586.

1417. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (38mm, 6h). Dated 1847 and UNDECIMO. Bull 2571; ESC 288; SCBC 3883. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 5878237-001, graded PF 55. ($3000) 1853 Gothic Crown

1416. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1847 and UNDECIMO. Gothic type. Bull 2572; ESC 288; SCBC 3883. Cabinet toning. In NGC encapsulation 6473211-001, graded PF 58. ($4000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1420. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown. Dated 1891. Bull 2591; ESC 301; SCBC 3921. Pale purple and gold toning. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-005, graded MS 62+. ($300) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1425. SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA. Edward VII. 1901-1910. AR Crown. Dated 1902 and II. Bull 3560; ESC 361; SCBC 3978. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-008, graded MS 63. ($300) From the Gainsborough Collection. 1419 1420 1421 1422 1423 1424

1419. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Florin. Dated 1849. ‘Godless’ type / Bull 2815; ESC 802; SCBC 3890. In NGC encapsulation 6461760-006, graded MS 64. ($750)

1422. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown. Dated 1899 and LXIII. Bull 2607; ESC 317; SCBC 3937. Delicate iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-006, graded MS 63. ($400) From the Gainsborough Collection.

370

1421. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown. Dated 1897 and LX. Bull 2602; ESC 312; SCBC 3937. Most attractively toned with proof like surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-007, graded MS 63. ($400) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1423. SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA. Edward VII. 1901-1910. Matte Proof AV Sovereign (22mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Dated 1902. Edge: milled. W&R 408; SCBC 3969. Tiny mark on neck, faint scratch. Proof. ($750) From the Mildenhall Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, May 1996.

1424. SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA. Edward VII. 1901-1910. Matte Proof AV Half Sovereign (19mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Dated 1902. Edge: milled. W&R 411; SCBC 3974A. Proof. ($500) From the Mildenhall Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, May 1996.

371 Proof 1928 Wreath Crown

1427. WINDSOR. George V. 1910-1936. AR Crown. Dated 1934. Bull 3647; ESC 374; SCBC 4036. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-002, graded AU Details, cleaned. Rare. ($2000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CX.3 (June 2002), no. MS2835.

1428. WINDSOR. George V. 1910-1936. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1935 and XXV. ‘Rocking horse’ type struck in .925 silver. Raised edge lettering. Bull 3655; ESC 378; SCBC 4050. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-004, graded PF 62 Cameo. ($1000) From the Gainsborough Collection.

1426. WINDSOR. George V. 1910-1936. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1928. Bull 3634 (R5); ESC 368A; SCBC 4036. Exceptionally well struck with considerable brilliance in fields. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-009, graded MS 64+, though in our opinion a very rare proof striking. ($2000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink 168 (15 April 2004), lot 300 (there in PCGS encapsulation graded PR64).

VIP Proof 1951 Crown

372

1429. WINDSOR. George VI. 1936-1952. Proof CU-NI Crown. Dated 1951. Frosted with narrow edge lettering. Bull 4025 (R4); ESC 393D; SCBC 4111. Light colorful tone with considerable brilliance to fields contrasting with the frosted design. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-014, graded PF 66 Cameo. Very rare ‘VIP Proof’. ($4000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CX.3 (June 2002), no. MS2835 (’with frosted finish. FDC’).

1430. WINDSOR. Elizabeth II. 1952-present. Specimen AR Crown. Dated 1960. A special fine silver striking from well polished dies. Bull 4337; ESC 393L; SCBC 4143. In NGC encapsulation 6470543-006, graded PL 65. ($1000) Ex E. Burstall Collection. This splendid modern rarity includes two tickets in Dr. Burstall’s hand, reading “given me by Mr HG Stridge [sic] Chief Clerk, Royal Mint 1962. These were especially struck & are very rare. Mr Stride says none were struck in silver – but the Mint say that a few were so done”

373

1431. WINDSOR. Elizabeth II. 1952-present. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1960. A rare ‘VIP Proof’. Bull 4338 (R4); ESC 393M; SCBC 4143. Attractively toned. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-003, graded PL 67+. ($3000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CX.3 (June 2002), no. MS2845 (‘mint state and very rare’).

1432. WINDSOR. Elizabeth II. 1952-present. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1960. A rare ‘VIP Proof’. Bull 4338 (R4); ESC 393M; SCBC 4143. In NGC encapsulation 6458834-002, graded PF 61. Conservatively graded by NGC. ($1000) Ex Goldberg 32 (19 September 2005), lot 3536.

374 Satin Proof Crown With Royal Mint Letter

1433. WINDSOR. Elizabeth II. 1952-present. Satin Proof AR Crown. Dated 1965. Churchill type. Bull 4341 (65); ESC 393O; SCBC 4144. Considerable luster under satiny surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 6473207-015, graded MS 65, though in our opinion (and that of the Royal Mint) a Satin Proof. Very rare. ($4000) From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Bonhams (25 October 2005), lot 707 (hammer £700). Sold with a copy of a letter from Dr. Kevin Clancy of the Royal Mint to John Millenstead of Bonhams discussing the coin. In a letter dated 16 August 2005 addressed to John Millenstead of Bonhams, Dr. Kevin Clancy of the Royal Mint writes of this coin, “We appear not to have any record of Churchill crowns being struck to a superior quality, but we are aware that on the basis of colour and the absence of bag marks the numismatic trade has identified a satin finish variety. There seems to be no completely reliable objective means of identifying these coins but we are told by a leading member of the trade that the coin you recently submitted to us would be generally recognised as falling within this category.” This letter sold with coin.

1434. SCOTLAND. James II. 1437-1460. AV Demy (24mm, 3.40 g, 5h). First coinage, type IVb/IVa. Edinburgh mint; im: crown/cross pattée. Struck 1437-1451. ՟ ƩaýɱÏѝ˫ Ḻ ĕĿƩ Ḻ ŷʽaýƩa Ḻ ʽĿҢ ˫ý , coat-of-arms within ornate lozenge / ๘ ˫aȄѝѝ⍴ Ḽ Ŗaý PɱPѝȄѝ⍴ Ḽ ˶ѝѝ⍴ dN, St. Andrew’s Cross, flanked by lis, within double linear six-arched stellate pattern, each arch ending in lis; quatrefoil with filled center in each external void. Burns 8 (fig. 513); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 635 var. (rev. legend stops; same obv. die); SCBC 5219/5217. Toned. Good VF. Rare. ($5000)

375 1435. SCOTLAND. James II. 1437-1460. AV Lion (25mm, 3.46 g, 4h). Second coinage, second/first issue mule. Edinburgh mint; im: crown/cross pattée. Struck 1451-1460. ՟ Ʃ⌃⌐ɨÙѝS Ḻ ĕĚƩ ⎡ Żˊ⌃⌐Ʃ⌃ Ḻ ˊĚҢ Ḻ Sæɨ˶ɨˊ=Ḻ , crowned coat-of-arms; lis flanking / แ S⌃ ǭ⎑⍴ Ḻ f⌃⌐ ʖɨʖ⎍ ǭ⎍⍴ Ḻ ˶⎑⍴ , St. Andrew crucified on short cross saltire; crowned lis flanking. Burns 1a (fig. 519A [same dies]); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 686 (same dies); SCBC 5221/5220. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6455591-001, graded AU 58. Very rare. ($10,000) 1436. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Britain Crown (21mm, 2.48 g, 9h). Tenth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1609-1625. (thistle) · IA · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX ·, crowned and armored bust right / (thistle) HENRICVS · ROSAS · REGNA · IACOBVS ·, crowned coat-of-arms; I R flanking. Burns 5 (fig. 991, same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1358 (same dies); SCBC 5468 (this coin illustrated, 2015 ed.). In NGC encapsulation 6469605001, graded MS 62. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Loch Ness Collection; L. Lariviere (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 160, purchased from Baldwin’s, 11 October 1984.

1437. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR 5 Shillings (25mm, 2.96 g, 10h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1594. Bareheaded and armored bust right / Crowned thistle. Burns 1 (fig. 940); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1536 (same dies); SCBC 5494. Toned. Good VF. Rare in this quality. ($1500)

1440. ANGLO-GALLIC. Henry VI. 1422-1461. AV Salut d’or (26.5mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Second type. First issue. Rouen mint; im: leopard. Étienne Marcel, mintmaster. Second issue, 1433-1444. The Annunciation: the Virgin standing right, receiving tablet inscribed AVЄ from the Archangel Gabriel standing left; heavenly light above, two coats-of-arms below; pellet-in-annulet under last letter of legend / Latin cross, with lis to left, lion passant guardant to right, and Һ below; all within polylobe, with lis in each point; star stops, pellet-in-annulet under last letter of legend. AGC 386F, 1/b; Beresford-Jones, Salutes, p. 78, 7 and pl. 1, 15; Elias 270c; Schneider 111; SCBC 8164. Underlying luster. EF. ($1500) Ex WRG Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 431, 24 October 2018), lot 631; Classical Numismatic Auctions XII (26 September 1990), lot 1309.

376 1438. SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Sixty Shillings (43mm, 29.80 g, 6h). Third coinage, Briot’s issue, type I. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle and · в ·. Struck 1637-1642. (thistle and · в ·) CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITANN · FRANC · ET HIBERN · REX · (lozenge stops), Charles on horseback left, holding sword and reins / QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO SEPARET · (thistle and · в ·), crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 5 (fig. 1005; same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1424-1426 (same dies); SCBC 5552. A few very minor metal flaws and very light adjustment marks. Toned with hints of luster. Good VF. Rare. ($5000) Ex P. Karon (Spink 129, 17 November 1998), lot 128. 1439. IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Phase I (Sihtric III Olafsson). Circa 995/7-1020. AR Penny (19mm, 0.93 g, 1h). Imitating Cnut Quatrefoil type. Dublin mint. Struck circa 1015/6-1020. Crowned bust left in quatrefoil / ม ዡዞ ዡዞዧ ዢɃዢɭ ʼዢዧ, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center, over quatrefoil. Blackburn, Quatrefoil HN9 (dies H/c); cf. O’S 25 (for type); SCBI 25 (Helsinki), 942 (same dies); D&F 22; SCBC 6121B. Porosity, a few pinholes. VF. Very rare. ($2000)

BRITISH MEDALS

1441. HANOVER. Admiral George Anson. 1697-1762. AR Medal (43mm, 30.84 g, 12h). The Battle of Cape Finisterre and Anson’s Circumnavigation of the Globe. By T. Pingo. Dated 3 May 1747 (in Roman numerals), 1740 and 1744. GEORGE LORD ANSON VICT · MAY III MDCCXLVII, bare head left, behing crowned with wreath by Victory alighting left on prow, holding palm frond / Betts 382; MI 634/325; Eimer 616. Toned, minor marks, rim bumps. Good VF. ($400) 1439 1440 End of Session 5

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