Triton XV Session 5 Virtual Catalog

TRITON XV • SESSSION 5 Presented in CNG Electronic Auction 271

January 11, 2012 Starting at 10am

CNG Electronic Auction 271 An Internet Sale Closing Electronically on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 10 AM (ET)

Property of Princeton Economics Acquired by Martin Armstrong

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Order of Sale and Beginning Closing Times on January 11, 2012 Greek Coinage....................................................................................1-25...............................10:00:20 AM Oriental Greek Coinage....................................................................26-27...............................10:08:40 AM Roman Republican Coinage.............................................................28-46...............................10:09:20 AM

Roman Imperial Coinage..................................................................47-98............................... 10:15:40 PM Byzantine Coinage..........................................................................99-146............................... 10:33:00 PM World Coinage..............................................................................147-184...............................10:49:00 PM

British Coinage.............................................................................185-200............................... 11:01:40 PM

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GREEK COINAGE Ex Moretti and Virzi

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SICILY, Adranon. 354/3-345/4 BC. Æ Hemilitron (29mm, 27.67 g, 4h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Kithara.

Castrizio Series I, 1 (D2/R2 [unlisted die combination]); CNS 1; Puglisi 4; Campana 2; SNG ANS 1151; SNG Lloyd 782; Basel 245 = Virzi 521 (this coin). Good VF, green and brown patina. Rare. ($3000) Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 245; Tom Virzi Collection.

Finest Known

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SICILY, Agyrion. 339-336 BC. Æ Hemilitron (29mm, 15.36 g, 5h). 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; [Å˝Ur5@]Å5W@ in exergue. Castrizio Series V, 1 (D1/R2); CNS 12; Puglisi –; Campana 12; SNG ANS 1167 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 853 (same dies); Basel 249 (this coin). EF, green-brown patina. Very rare and the finest known. ($3000) Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 249.

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SICILY, Kimissa. Circa 339-336 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.98 g, 10h). Head of Homonoia right, wearing diadem, single-pendant earring and pearl necklace; oµo@o5Å to right / Lit altar with laurel garlands, surmounted by two horns; palms flanking, ˚5µ5ss-Å5W@ around. Rizzo pl. LIX, 22 (same dies); Campana 1a (this coin referenced); SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; Basel 346 (this coin); Jameson 559 (same dies). EF, toned. Extremely rare. ($4000) Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 346.

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From the Orme Lewis Sr. Collection, Ex Phoenix Art Museum

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SICILY, Messana (as Zankle). Circa 500-493 BC. AR Drachm (22mm, 5.72 g). Dolphin left within sickle-shaped harbor; Îånk63 below dolphin / Nine-part incuse square with scallop shell in center. Gielow 62; Rizzo pl. XXV, 4-5; SNG ANS 302; SNG Lloyd 1076; Basel 359 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 285; Kraay & Hirmer 49. Near EF, attractively toned. Great metal and strike. ($10,000) Ex Phoenix Art Museum Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 188; Orme Lewis Sr. Collection.

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SICILY, Morgantina. The Sikeliotes. Circa 214/3-213/2 BC. AR 8 Litrai (20mm, 6.89 g, 3h). Head of Persephone right, veiled and wearing wreath of grain ears; leaf to right / Nike, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving fast quadriga right; [` above], %5˚E¬5WtÅ@ in exergue. Erim & Jaunzems II; BAR Issue 3; Campana 12; SNG ANS 1168 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1578 (same dies); Gulbenkian 362 = Bement 557 (same obv. die); Jameson 885. EF, lightly toned, reverse slightly off center. Very rare. ($1500) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 285.

Extremely Rare Mercenary Issue

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SICILY, Mytistratos. 354/3-344 BC. Æ Hemilitron (28mm, 34.26 g, 3h). Bearded head of Hephaistos right, wearing pilos / ¨µ and six pellets within laurel wreath. Castrizio Series I, 1 (D2/R2); CNS 1; Puglisi –; Campana 2; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; Basel 380 (this coin); Pozzi 1133. Good VF, green patina. Overstruck on an uncertain type. Extremely rare mercenary issue. ($3000) Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 380.

Mytistratos, probably located near modern Marianopoli, was a city in the interior of Sicily. It was settled by mercenaries, possibly from Lucania, who had served under Timoleon. All of its coins are bronze and are overstruck on other coin types, usually Syracusan types.

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Seldom Offered Petra Hemilitron

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SICILY, Petra. 354/3-344 BC. Æ Hemilitron (29mm, 29.65 g, 4h). Bearded head right; [πEtr5@W@ to right] / Aphrodite, wearing chiton, seated right on dyphros, holding dove in extended left hand. Castrizio Series I, 1 (D1/R1); CNS 1; Puglisi 261; Campana 1 (this coin referenced); SNG ANS 614 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1164 (same dies); Basel 395 (this coin).

VF, dark brown patina. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 395.

From the Collections of Niggeler, Jameson, and Evans

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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron II. 478-466 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.31 g, 11h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Horseman riding right / Head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl diadem and necklace; s¨‰åKos5-o-˜ around; all within incuse circle.

Boehringer 357.3 (V177/R250 [this coin, illustrated]) = Jameson 749 (this coin); SNG ANS 114 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1299 (same dies); Weber 1572 (same dies). EF, attractive old cabinet toning. Rare and of fine style. ($3000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 225; Münzen und Medaillen AG 68 (15 April 1986), lot 148; Walter Niggeler Collection (Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, 3 December 1965), lot 145; Robert Jameson Collection, no. 749; Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon. 344-339/8 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.58 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; sUrÅ-kos5W@ to right. Pegasi 2; SNG ANS 503 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1442; Basel 498. Superb EF, lightly toned. ($1000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 260.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. 344-317 BC. Æ Dilitron (25mm, 19.72 g, 1h). Timoleontic Symmachy coinage. 2nd series, circa 339/8-334 BC. Head of Zeus Eleutherios left, wearing laurel wreath; [zEUs E¬]EUQEr5os around / Horse rearing left; sUrÅ-k-os5[W˜] around. Castrizio Series II, 1; CNS 80; Puglisi 306; SNG ANS 533-41; SNG Lloyd 1456-7; Basel 500 (this coin). VF, attractive green patina. Struck from artistic dies. ($1000) Ex Athos D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 500.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.56 g, 12h). Struck circa 317-306/5 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin on the bowl and pearl necklace / Pegasos flying left; triskeles below, sUr-Åk-os5W-@ around. Pegasi 9; BAR Issue 3; SNG ANS 557 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1481 (same rev. die); Basel –. EF, very minor edge flaw. Well centered. ($1000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 262.

From the Collections of Jameson and Philipsen

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SICILY, Syracuse. Hiketas II. 287-278 BC. AR 15 Litrai – Tridrachm (23mm, 12.63 g, 6h). Head of Kore left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace; bee to right / Nike, holding kentron in extended right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; star of eight rays above, [s]UrÅkos5W@ in exergue. BAR Issue 37 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 754 (Fourth Democracy); SNG Lloyd 1524 var. (obv. symbol); SNG Lockett 1008 (same dies); Basel 517 var. (obv. symbol); Gulbenkian 346-7 (same dies); Jameson 872 (this coin). Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 271; Robert Jameson Collection, no. 872; Gustav Philipsen Collection (J. Hirsch XV, 29 November 1909), lot 1252.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.57 g, 11h). Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Au-, mintmaster. Struck circa 173-171 BC. Head right, wearing diadem / ∫Å%5-¬EW% ∏Er-%EW%, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; Í above, Q to right, Y below; all within oak wreath; below, plow right.

Mamroth, Perseus 19b; SNG Berry 382. EF, lightly toned. Rare issue. ($1500) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 338; Numismatic Fine Arts Summer BBS (9 September 1993), lot 89.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.30 g). Wappenmünzen type. Wheel of four spokes / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, αα; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG München 17. Good VF, toned, minor roughness. Rare denomination. ($750) Ex Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 182.

Ex Antilebanon Hoard

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 510-500/490 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.29 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with small spiral and earring / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig behind, ¡qE (barely visible) downward to right; all within incuse square. Seltman Group L (unlisted dies, but probably the same hand as A223 and P284); Asyut Group III; BMC 17 and 24; SNG Copenhagen –; Antilebanon 15 = E. Pászthory and S. Hurter, “Metallurgische Untersuchungen an archaischen Münzen aus Athen,” SM 124 (1981), 20 (this coin). Near EF, toned, struck from a worn reverse die, area of find patina on edge. Rare Seltman group, of fine style. ($5000) Ex Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 185; 1978 Antilebanon Hoard (CH 6, 4 = CH 7, 12[?] = CH 8, 45).

From the Warren Collection, Ex Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.69 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves above visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl, earring, and necklace / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig behind, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 13; SNG Copenhagen 53-6; SNG München 77-82; Dewing 1606-8; Boston MFA 1071 = Warren 843 (this coin). Near EF, some roughness. ($750) Ex Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 194; Boston Museum of Fine Arts Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts VIII, 6 June 1980), lot 167; Edward P. Warren Collection, no. 843.

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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 11.96 g). “Proto-tortoise” with shell divided into thirteen segments / Incuse square of “Union Jack” pattern. Holloway, Archaic, group C, dies 9/– (unlisted rev. die); Asyut Group V, 512 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; HGC 6, 427; SNG Lockett 2635 = Pozzi 1632 (same obv. die); Selinus Hoard 123-4 (same obv. die); HGC 6, 427. Good VF, flan a little compact, slightly granular surfaces, light graffiti and minor scuff on reverse. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 378.

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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 12.00 g, 4h). Sea turtle, head in profile, shell with line of pellets down center / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Milbank pl. I, 15; SNG Copenhagen 507; SNG München 548-9; Dewing 1674-8; Gulbenkian 523; Kraay & Hirmer 336; HGC 6, 435. Near EF, toned. Well centered for issue. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 380.

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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 5.53 g, 8h). Sea turtle, head in profile, shell with line of pellets down center / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Milbank –; SNG Copenhagen 508; SNG München 550; Dewing –; SNG Delepierre 1527; Winterthur 2032; ; HGC 6, 442. EF, dark toning. Rare denomination. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 382.

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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.62 g, 12h).

Pergamon mint. Dated 209 BE (89/8 BC). Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; ∫Å%5¬EW% and Q% (date) above, starin-crescent to left, Õ to right; Â5QrÅdÅtoU/EU∏Åtoro% in two lines below; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.

Callataÿ dies D55/R27; SNG von Aulock 7; SNG BM Black Sea 1034-5; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Lockett 2646 (same obv. die); SNG Tübingen 2073 (same obv. die); Davis Collection 185 (same dies). EF, dark iridescent toning, minor obverse die wear. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 405.

Among the Earliest Representations of a Ship on Coinage

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LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 550 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.88 g). Prow of galley left, terminating in a forepart of a boar / Rough incuse punch. Cf. Heipp-Tamer series 1. EF, toned. Apparently unique. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 448.

This piece, with the prow in schematic style and a plain, rough incuse, clearly belongs to Heipp-Tamer’s first series. Only right-facing prow types had been previously known for this earliest phase of the mint (and Heipp-Tamer only knew of two coins - a stater and a drachm - for the entire series!).

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PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). Ozbaal. Circa 394-352 BC. AR Shekel (26mm, 13.21 g, 9h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion’s head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, Zo above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull left; lBG klM l oBZo (barely visible) above. Betlyon 14 var. (no letters on obv.); Rouvier –; SNG Copenhagen 132; HGC 10, 133. EF, minor double striking on reverse. Well centered. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 488.

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From the Orme Lewis Collection and the Phoenix Art Museum 23.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.50 g, 1h).

In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Arados mint. Struck circa 320/19-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ŬE$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; 1 in left field. Price 3426; SNG München 745; SNG Alpha Bank –; SNG Saroglos 592 (all attributed to Byblos mint). Choice EF, lightly toned. Fine style. ($1000) Ex Phoenix Art Museum Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 327; Orme Lewis Sr. Collection.

Ex Brand Collection 24.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AV Hemidrachm (10mm, 1.52 g, 12h). Attic standard. Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222 BC. Bust right, wearing stephane and veil / ∫Å%5¬5%%˙% ∫ErE@5˚˙%, filleted cornucopia. Svoronos 983, pl. XXXV, 15 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske 115; Boston MFA –; Dewing –; BMC 15. Good VF, minor die deterioration, tiny nick on neck and scratch before bust, metal flaws on reverse. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 534; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 3, Sotheby’s, 9 June 1983), lot 183; H.C. Hoskier Collection (J. Hirsch XX, 13 November 1907), lot 456.

This Attic-weight hemidrachm is part of a multidenominational series of gold and silver coins in the name of Berenike featuring a veiled and draped female bust right on the obverse and a cornucopia bound with a fillet on the reverse. Depending on the issue, either stars or the piloi of the Dioskouroi flank the cornucopia. The coins of this series raise a number of important numismatic and historical questions: what mint issued them, upon which weight standard were they struck, which Berenike does the series commemorate, and for what purpose were the coins issued?

Around 310 BC, the Ptolemies reduced the weight of their tetradrachms from the Attic standard 17.2 grams to about 15.7 grams, and then, circa 290 BC, to 14.4-14.2 grams. This “Ptolemaic standard” allowed for the new coinage to conform to the already-existent Phoenician standard in the region. This Ptolemaic/Phoenician standard remained in use until the first century BC. The coins of the Berenike series, however, present a possible anomaly in this system, as the series apparently comprises denominations struck on both the Ptolemaic (large silver pentakaidekadrachms) and Attic (all other gold and smaller silver) standards. The series also conflicts with the traditional view that mints used only a single standard for any particular series. The answer to this problem lies in the historical context of the issue.

The series has traditionally been attributed to Berenike II, the daughter of Magas of Kyrene and wife of Ptolemy III Euergetes. In his book, Ptolemaic Coins: An Introduction for Collectors (Toronto: Kirk & Bentley, 1995), Hazard has proposed instead that it honored Berenike Syra, the sister of Ptolemy III and widow of the Seleukid king Antiochos II Theos. Hazard argued (pp. 4-5) that the coins were struck in Syria from locally-acquired silver – no mention is made of the source for the gold – to pay the Ptolemaic army deployed there to press the claim of Berenike’s child to the Seleukid throne, though the two had been murdered in the interim, and that, as pay, these coins were carried back to Egypt by the soldiers. The use of the long-discontinued Attic standard, he argued, implies a provincial mint rather than Alexandreia. While Hazard’s placement of the series in an historical context is plausible, he assumed the entire series was struck on the Attic standard, which had been the traditional view since Svoronos’ time, so he does not address the question of the two standards.

A passage from Polyainos (8.50) provides a possible explanation. According to him, Ptolemy III continued to suppress the news regarding the death of his sister and his nephew – going so far as to forge letters in her name – until he had gained the nominal support of governors in the border territories of the Seleukid Empire – areas as far west as Tarsos and as far east as the Euphrates. As funds would be required to consolidate their support, the Attic weight Berenike gold denominations would make perfect sense, since some of these areas still employed that weight standard, and gold would be a perfect diplomatic medium. The coinage struck on the Ptolemaic/Phoenician standard then, would have been meant for payment to those Ptolemaic forces or allies in the Levant, where such a weight system was already in place. Thus, it is possible that the concurrent issues of two different weight standards could have been struck at the Alexandreia mint. Given the city’s size and central importance in the Ptolemaic Empire, the mint there could have easily handled the task and seems the most likely candidate for the series’ production. If such coins were struck at cities under Ptolemaic control in the Levant, however, the mints there could have easily produced fine style dies to rival Alexandreia’s craftsmen.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.06 g, 12h).

Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 217-215/0 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis and Isis / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, d5 between legs. Svoronos 1124; SNG Copenhagen 197-8; Noeske 139; Boston MFA 2284; SNG Berry 1488; Dewing 2760. EF, attractive gray toning. Exceptional strike.

($5000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 538.

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 the 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).

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ORIENTAL GREEK COINAGE

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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.81 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / ∫Å%5¬EW% QEoU Å@t5ÂÅcoU, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand, filleted palm in left; Í to inner right. Bopearachchi 1A; MIG type 124f; Bopearachchi & Rahman 173-4; SNG ANS 274-5. Superb EF, lustrous. ($5000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 595.

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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear / ∫Å%5GE∑% ÂE˝Å¬oU above, EU˚rÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi on horseback rearing right, each holding palm frond and spear; Í to lower right. Bopearachchi 6E; MIG Type 177ee; Bopearachchi & Rahman 204-42; SNG ANS 465. Superb EF, golden tone around the devices, underlying luster. ($1500) Ex K.-D. Walkhoff-Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 604; Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), lot 251.

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Anonymous. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Triens (38mm, 50.90 g, 4h). Semi-Libral standard. Rome mint. Head of Juno right, wearing crescent-shaped diadem, hair falling in tight rolls onto shoulders; scepter over left shoulder, •••• (mark of value) to left / Hercules fighting Centaur right: Hercules holding Centaur’s hair with left hand, about to strike him with club held in right; •••• (mark of value) to right, rOÂa in exergue. Crawford 39/1; Sydenham 93; Kestner 183-4; BMCRR RomanoCampanian 113-5. Good VF, two-tone green patina. ($1500)

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Anonymous. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Sextans (29mm, 25.93 g, 8h). Semi-Libral standard. Rome mint. She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; •• (mark of value) in exergue / Eagle standing right, holding flower in its beak; •• (mark of value) behind, rOÂa before. Crawford 39/3; Sydenham 95; Kestner 188-9; BMCRR RomanoCampanian 120-4. Good VF, dark green patina, occasional scratch. ($1000) 30.

Anonymous. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Uncia (24mm, 13.74 g, 7h). Semi-Libral standard. Rome mint. Radiate and draped facing bust of Sol; • (mark of value) to left / Crescent; above, two stars and • (mark of value); rOÂa in exergue.

Crawford 39/4; Sydenham 96; Kestner 190-3; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 125-34. Good VF, mottled bluish-green and dark green patina. ($750)

The Only Issue in the Name of Caius Antonius

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Special issues. C. Antonius. January-March 43 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.05 g, 8h). Apollonia in Illyricum mint.

C • ANTONiuÍ • prO • COÍ, draped bust of the Genius of Macedonia right, wearing causia / Emblems of the pontificate: two simpula and a securis; pONTiFex below. Crawford 484/1; CRI 141; Sydenham 1286; RSC 1; A.H. Baldwin Collection (Glendining, 20 November 1969), lot 18 (same dies); UBS 78, lot 1122 (same rev. die). EF, toned. Very rare and of great historical interest. ($30,000) Ex Lanz 92 (4 June 1999), lot 347.

Late in 44 BC, Caius Antonius (the younger brother of Marcus [Mark Antony] and the older brother of Lucius), was granted the office of pronconsul of Macedonia, a territory being occupied by Marcus Junius Brutus. The appointment was soon nullified, however, as a shift in senatorial support gave the proconsulship to Brutus. It would appear that this revocation did little to phase Caius, who proceeded to take his province by force. His efforts did not get him far and Caius was besieged at Apollonia by Brutus and captured in March after being deserted by his armies. He was treated well for nearly a year - despite Cicero’s repeated warnings to Brutus that he was too dangerous an opponent to live - before being killed in revenge for Mark Antony’s proscription and execution of the great orator.

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 8h). Uncertain mint in Sicily. [Â]Ag • piuÍ • iÂp • iTer, bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right / Neptune standing left, holding aplustre in right hand, resting right foot on prow, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, carrying their parents on their shoulders; pr‰F above, CLAÍ • eT • Or‰ • /ÂAriT • ex • Í • C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great). EF, lustrous. ($2000) Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 1257.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-April 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 5h). Uncertain mint, possibly Utica. DiCT • iTer COÍ • TerT, head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, capis, and lituus; Augur above, pONT • ÂAx below, Â (munus = gift) to right. Crawford 467/1b; CRI 57a; Sydenham 1024; RSC 4. EF, attractively toned, a few minor marks. ($750) Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 88, 23 November 1998), lot 759.

A parallel issue carries a “D” (donativum = largess) in place of the “M”. Both were struck as payment to Caesar’s veterans.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.41 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed and draped bust of Venus left, wearing earring; small Cupid on shoulder; lituus to left, scepter to right / Trophy consisting of Gallic arms and carnuces; to left, bound Gallic captive kneeling left, head upturned right; to right, Gallia seated left, in attitude of mourning; CAeÍAr in exergue. Crawford 468/2; CRI 59; Sydenham 1015; RSC 14. EF, toned.

($1000) Purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.87 g, 2h). Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. CAeÍAr • DiCT [perpeTuO], laureate head right / Winged caduceus and fasces crossed in saltire; globe, clasped hands, and securis in three angles; L • BuCA in fourth. Crawford 480/6; Alföldi Type XIII, 25, 28, 30-2, and 34-6 (A4/ R8); CRI 103; Sydenham 1063; RSC 25. EF, lustrous, struck slightly off center. ($7500) Ex Sternberg XXXII (28 October 1996), lot 508.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. CAeÍAr DiCT perpeTu, laureate head right / Venus standing left, lowering head and holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left; L • BuCA to right. Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 28 (A5/R4); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23. Good VF, darkly toned. Well centered and struck. ($5000) Ex Sotheby’s London 6395 (7 March 1996), lot 140.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. March-April 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 4h). Rome mint; M. Mettius, moneyer. CAeÍAr iÂper, laureate head right / Venus standing left, lowering head and holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left, resting elbow upon round shield set upon globe; A to left, Â ÂeTTiuÍ to right. Crawford 480/17; Alföldi Type XVI, (A1/R4 [unlisted die combination]); CRI 101; Sydenham 1055; RSC 35. Good VF, darkly toned. ($3000)

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.49 g, 3h). Rome mint; L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Laureate head right / Rudder, cornucopia set upon globe, winged caduceus, and pileus; L • ÂuÍÍiDiuÍ • LONguÍ above. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; RSC 29. Good VF, toned, a few minor marks, flan somewhat ragged.

($2000) Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 88, 23 November 1998), lot 787; Rauch 20 (7 June 1977), lot 224.

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The Caesarians. Divus Julius Caesar. 40 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.71 g, 9h). Rome mint; Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. Laureate head right; lituus to left, Diui iuLi to right / Bull calf standing left; œ uOCONiuÍ above, uiTuLuÍ in exergue. Crawford 526/2; CRI 329; Sydenham 1132; RSC 46. Near EF, obverse struck slightly off center. ($3000) Ex Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 392; Aufhäuser 8 (9 October 1991), lot 313.

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The Caesarians. Octavian and Agrippa, with Divus Julius Caesar. 38 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 2h).

Military mint traveling with Agrippa in Gaul or Octavian in Italy. DiuOÍ iuLiuÍ [D]iui F, laureate head of the deified Julius Caesar right, vis-à-vis bare head of Octavian left / Â • AgrippA • CO[Í]/DeÍig in two lines. Crawford 534/2; CRI 306; Sydenham 1330; RSC 129. VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare. ($3000) Ex Leu 71 (24 October 1997), lot 271; Numismatic Fine Arts FPL 36 (Spring 1989), no. 87; Gotha Collection (Monnaies et Médailles XIX, 5 June 1959), lot 177.

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The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in the East; L. Sestius, proquaestor. L • ÍeÍTi • prO, veiled and draped bust of Libertas right; p to left / œ • CAepiO • BruTuÍ • prO • COÍ, tripod; securis to left, simpulum to right. Crawford 502/2; CRI 201; Sydenham 1290; RSC 11. Good VF, underlying luster. ($1500) Purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group.

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The Republicans. Brutus. Early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.85 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus in Lycia. C • FLAu • heÂiC • Leg • prO • pr, draped bust of Apollo right; lyre to right / Trophy composed of helmet, cuirass, shield with incurved sides and two swords, being crowned with wreath by Victory standing left, cradling palm frond in left arm; œ • CAep • in exergue, BruT • to right, iÂp • to left. Crawford 504/1; CRI 205; Sydenham 1294; Kestner 3774; BMCRR East 55-6; RSC 7. EF, toned, very light green deposits, minor areas of striking weakness. ($2000) Ex Sternberg XXIX (30 October 1995), lot 418.

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The Republicans. Cn. Domitius L.f. Ahenobarbus. 41-40 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.08 g, 1h). Uncertain mint along the Adriatic or Ionian Sea. Bare head of Ahenobarbus right; AheNOBAr to right / Prow right surmounted by military trophy; CN • DOÂiTiuÍ • iÂp below. Crawford 519/2; CRI 339; Sydenham 1177; Domitia 21. EF, toned, slightly irregular flan. Rare this nice. ($3000) Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1313; Numismatica Ars Classica 1 (29 March 1989), lot 750.

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Less Than Five Known

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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn-early winter 39 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.60 g, 12h). Military mint traveling in Cilicia or northern Syria; P. Ventidius, imperator.  • M i • iii • u • r • p [• C], bare head right; lituus to left / [p] ue¸iDi pO¸ iÂp, Jupiter standing right, holding scepter in right hand, olive branch in left. Crawford 531/1b; CRI 265; Sydenham 1175; RSC 63. Near VF, toned, two bankers’ marks on the obverse. Extremely rare, with less than five known.

($7500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 228.

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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavia. Late summer-autumn 38 BC. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 22.68 g, 2h). Fleet coinage. Uncertain mint in the Peloponnese; L. Sempronius Atratinus, auger and consul designatus. Â • ANT • iÂp • Ter • COÍ • DeÍ • iTer • eT • Ter • iii • uir • r • p • C, bare head of Mark Antony right, vis-à-vis draped bust of Octavia left / L • ATrATiNu[Í • Augur • COÍ • DeÍig], embracing couple (Antony and Octavia as Poseidon and Amphitrite) in quadriga of hippocamps right; hÍ to left, d and astragalos below. Amandry, “Le monnayage de L. Sempronius Atratinus revisité,” AJN 20 (2008), 2 (D1/R1 [this coin, illustrated]); Amandry, Bronze series II.1.A; RPC I 1453; CRI 279; Sydenham 1261. VF, green and brown patina. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 230.

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The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar. 38 BC. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 19.97 g, 6h). Southern Italian mint(?). Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard; Diui • F behind, star of eight rays before / DiuOÍ/iuLiuÍ in two lines within laurel wreath. Crawford 535/2; Alföldi & Giard 40 (D4/R4); CRI 309; Sydenham 1336; Kestner 3829; BMCRR Gaul 108-10. Good VF, dark green-brown patina, lightly smoothed. ($2000)

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ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.68 g, 5h). Emerita mint; P. Carisius, legatus propraetore. Struck 25-23 BC. IMP CAESAR AVGVST, bare head right / P · CARISIVS · LEG · PRO · PR, round shield; spearhead to left, machaera (curved sword) to right. RIC I 2a; RSC 400. EF, attractively toned. Great metal. Rare. ($4000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 242.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.72 g, 6h). Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head left / OB · CIVIS above, SERVATOS below, oak wreath with ties facing upward. RIC I 40b; RSC 211. Near EF, lightly toned, small nick on neck. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 1397.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. AVG[VSTV]S DIVI · F, bare head right / Bull butting right; IMP · X in exergue. RIC I 167a; Lyon 19; RSC 137. EF, attractively toned.

($1000) Ex Leu 71 (24 October 1997), lot 285.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head right / Diana standing slightly left, head right, holding spear in left hand and bow in right; to left, hound standing left; IMP· X across field; SICIL· in exergue. RIC I 173a; Lyon 23; RSC 146. Near EF, lightly toned. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 1408.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.86 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 12 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head right / Capricorn right, with globe between hooves; IMP · XI below. RIC I 174; Lyon 29; RSC 147. EF, golden tone around the devices, with underlying luster. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 268.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 10 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head right / Bull butting right; IMP · XII in exergue. RIC I 176a; Lyon 33; RSC 153. EF, golden tone around the devices, with underlying luster. ($1500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 270.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.76 g, 12h). Rome mint; L. Aquillius Florus, triumvir monetalis.

Struck 19-18 BC. L AQVILLIVS FLOR V[S III VIR], radiate head of Sol right / CAESAR AVGVSTVS, slow quadriga right, leading modius-shaped carriage containing flower; S C in exergue. RIC I 303; RSC 357. EF, light tone. Rare. ($2500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 248.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.97 g, 10h). Rome mint; M. Durmius, triumvir monetalis. Struck 1918 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, crowning Victory flying right; below, M[ · DVRMIVS] III · VIR. RIC I 319; RSC 432. Good VF, toned, bankers’ marks. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 250.

The reverse type of this rare and interesting coin immediately recalls Greek types of Campania and presumably was intended to proclaim the ethnic origin of the otherwise unknown moneyer Marcus Durmius. Gary Farney (Ethnic identity and aristocratic competition in Republican Rome [Cambridge, 2007], p. 211) notes: “...one must wonder what Roman noblemen of the traditional aristocracy thought of how the moneyer chose to present his Campanian identity… Campanians were often accused of excessive pride in their origin...with this in mind, other Romans might have attributed this issue to Durmius’ innate arrogance, particularly because the coins recall the ‘independent’ history of Campania.”

In addition to the light it sheds on a transforming aristocracy under the early empire, this issue is an excellent demonstration of the acute Roman awareness of Greek numismatic history. Indeed, Suetonius (Aug. 75) hints that Augustus himself might have been a collector of “coins of every device, including old pieces of the kings and foreign money”.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 11.66 g, 12h). Rome mint; C. Cassius Celler, triumvir monetalis.

Struck 16 BC. AVGVSTVS/ TRIBVNIC/ POTEST in three lines within laurel wreath / C • CASSIVS • CELER • IIIVIR • A • A • A • FF around large S • C . RIC I 375; BMCRE 166-8; BN 399-406. EF, brown patina, obverse double struck. ($500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 263.

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Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 9h). Rome mint; C. Sulpicius Platorinus, triumvir monetalis. Struck 13 BC. CAESAR [A]VGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / M AGRIPPA PLATORINVS III VIR, bare head of Agrippa right. RIC I 408; RSC 3. VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse. Rare. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 34 (6 May 1995), lot 285.

Ex Platt Hall Collection

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Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 11.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Restitution issue struck under Titus, AD 80-81. IVSTITIA, diademed and draped bust of Livia as Justitia right / Large S · C; IMP · T · CAES · DIVI · VESP · F · AVG · P M around outer ring, TR · P · P · P COS · VIII · RESTITVIT around inner. RIC II 405 (Titus); BMCRE 290 note (Titus - this coin, pl. 55, 6); Cohen 10. VF, greenish-brown patina, some very light rougness. Rare. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 16. Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part I, Glendining’s, 19 July 1950), lot 868 (part of); E. Bourgey (16 December 1913), lot 31.

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Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 22.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 40-41. AGRIPPINA • M • F • MAT • C • CAESARIS • AVGVSTI, draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing her hair in waves and knotted in a club at the back, a single lock of hair falls free down neck / S • P • Q • R/MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in three lines above and in left field, carpentum drawn left by two mules: the tilt rests on standing female figures, one at each of the three corners; the side shows four compartments with figures dancing(?) in the two lower, and stars in the two upper, wheel of eight spokes. RIC I 55 (Gaius); Trillmich Group I (unlisted dies); BMCRE 86-7 (Caligula); BN 128-9. Near EF, attractive green patina with some areas of red. ($4000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 290.

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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERMANICVS • P • M • TP • POT, PIETAS in exergue, Pietas seated left on stool, holding patera in extended right hand and resting left forearm on small draped figure standing facing on basis / DIVO-AVG and S-C across field, Gaius, togate, standing left, holding patera in right hand over garlanded altar, raising hem of toga with left hand; victimarius holding bull for sacrifice and attendant holding a patera standing on either side; garlanded hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus in background; pediment decorated with sacrificial scene; quadriga and Victories as acroteria; statues of Romulus and Aeneas along roof line. RIC I 36; BMCRE 41; Cohen 9. Good VF, reddish-brown and green patina, areas of light roughness. Fine style. ($1000) This coin commemorates the dedication of the temple of Divus Augustus, completed in AD 37, and carries a remarkable scene of Caligula leading the sacrificial ceremonies in his role as pontifex maximus.

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Gaius (Caligula) & Drusus. AD 37-41 & Caesar AD 19-23, respectively. Fourrée Denarius (18mm, 2.60 g, 7h). C CAESAR AVG PON M TR POT III COS III, laureate head of Caligula right / NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head of Drusus left. Unpublished in the standard references, but apparently known to Vaillant. Fine, toned, scratches some breaks in the plating on portrait of Caligula. An interesting plated hybrid. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 1732.

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Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.49 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right / SPES AVGVSTA, S-C across field, Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting dress. RIC I 99; von Kaenel Type 55; Cohen 85. Good VF, hard natural green find patina, small pit and dusty overtones on obverse, scattered deposits on reverse. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica (15 (18 May 1999), lot 295.

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Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.79 g, 7h). Thracian mint. Struck AD 51-54. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERMANICO COS DESIGN, bareheaded and draped bust right / EQVESTER/OR DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT in four lines on shield; vertical spear behind. RIC I 108; von Kaenel, Thrakien Type A, N4, pl. 25, 38 (this coin, illustrated); BMCRE p. 195 note, pl. 37, 4; Cohen 99. VF, green patina. Extremely rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 1742; Sternberg 12 (18 November 1982), lot 543.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.48 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right, with globe at tip of neck / Three-quarter view of triumphal arch: risers decorated with battle scenes and façades with captives; rounded entrance, garlanded and flanked by Victories flying inward; side niche displays statue of Mars; roof surmounted by facing quadriga, flanked by Victory and Pax, with Nero at front, Victories below, and warrior at edges of platform; S C across field. RIC I 432; WCN 422; Cohen 307. EF, lovely dark green patina with the occasional spot of red. Well centered and struck. Impressive. ($5000 Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 313.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (38mm, 29.90 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 63. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left / ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES, Annona standing right, resting right hand upon hip and holding cornucopia in left; to right, Ceres seated left, holding grain ears in extended right hand and torch in left; between, modius set upon garlanded altar; in background, prow right. RIC I 99; WCN 77; Cohen 25. VF, dark brown patina.

Well centered on a broad flan. Rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 1744.

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 18.10 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 66. IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P P P, radiate head right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath in extended right hand and parazonium in left; three round shields behind, S-C across field, ROMA in exergue. RIC I 344; WCN 233; Cohen 279. EF, appealing red and green patina. Well struck on a broad flan. ($3000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 317.

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Clodius Macer. Usurper, AD 68. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.64 g, 12h). Carthage mint. L CLODIVS · MACER, bare head right; C S across field / PRO/PRAE above, AFRICAE below, galley right, with eleven pairs of oars and seven oarsmen.

Manhattan Sale 3 (3 January 2012), lot 173 (same obv. die); cf. RIC I 34-7 (for type); BMCRE p. 285 note; cf. A. Gara, “La Monetazione di Clodius Macer,” RIN (1970), p. 67, 7 and plate 1, 11-12 (for type); cf. Hewitt 50-7 (unpublished dies); RSC 13a. Near EF, toned. Great metal for issue. Exceptional portrait. Extremely rare, particulary with the “S C” reversed.

($50,000) Clodius Macer served as legatus Augusti propraetore Africae under Nero. As opposition to the emperor grew and the power of the central government dwindled, Macer acted as little more than a pirate, sweeping the north African coast in an attempt to increase his power by cutting into the grain supplies of Rome. Following Nero’s suicide in early June, he began striking denarii in his own name. All of Macer’s coins are of rather crude style, an indication of the lack of skilled die engravers and the haste in which they were produced. K.V. Hewitt (“The coinage of L. Clodius Macer (AD 68),” NC [1983], pp. 64-80) estimated the output of Macer’s coinage to have been in the range of 1 to 1½ million denarii. The vast majority of coins, however, would have been melted down in antiquity, and Hewitt knew of only 71 total denarii in the name of Macer at the time of his study.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 1186.

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Clodius Macer. Usurper, AD 68. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.34 g, 5h). Carthage mint. L CLODIVS MACER, bare head right; S C below neck / PRO/PRAE above, AFRICAE below, galley right, with twelve pairs of oars and seven oarsmen. RIC I 35 corr. (number of oarsmen) and 36; Hewitt group G/5, 53 var. (O-/R35 [unlisted obv. die]) = BMCRE 1; RSC 13. Fine, toned, numerous scratches on both sides, a few deeper scuffs on obverse. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Münzen & Medaillen Basel 86 (3 June 1998), lot 144; Auctiones 10 (12 June 1979), lot 581.

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A Small Offering of Denarii from the Civil War Series The civil wars at the end of Nero’s reign began with the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, probably around the beginning of March of AD 68. Vindex offered the leadership of the revolt to Servius Sulpicius Galba, then governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, who was hailed imperator by the Spanish legions at Carthago Nova in April of the same year. The title was cautiously refused, but Galba did declare himself the legatus of the senate and people of Rome. Just a month later, Galba’s confidence would be shaken by the crushing defeat of Vindex near Besançon by the general Lucius Verginius Rufus, governor of Germania Superior. By 9 June Nero was dead, having taken his own life. Galba began his march to Rome, and his brief reign was underway.

Coinage, of course, was needed during these precarious months of revolt and without an emperor to strike in the name of (save for that in honor of the “model emperor” of Roman history, Augustus [see lots 73 and 74]) the coinage was struck with messages suiting the political climate.

The coinage under Vindex possesses a more aggressive air (see, for example, lot 69) that underscores the militant nature of his revolt, while Galba’s tends to be more constitutional and optimistic in tone (lot 68). Lots 75 and 76 were struck after Galba’s accession, perhaps under Fabius Valens, commander of pro-Vitellian forces.

68.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.33 g, 8h). Uncertain mint in Spain. BON EVENT, filleted head of Bonus Eventus right / ROM RENASC, Roma standing right, holding crowning Victory in right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in left. RIC I 9; AM 52; RSC 396. VF, toned, porous. Rare. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 832.

69.

Civil War. AD 68-69. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 2.09 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in Gaul. HERCVLES ADSERTOR, laureate head of Hercules right / FLORENTE FORTVNA PR, Fortuna standing left, holding wreath in right hand and corcucopia in left. RIC 49; AM 9 (same dies as illustration); RSC 365. VF, scratches under old tone, plating broken on reverse. The fourth known and the only held privately. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 1496.

70.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.85 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma right, wearing mural crown; ROMA to right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 59; AM 17; RSC 372. VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1488.

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71.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.33 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Gaul. SALVS GENERIS HVMANI, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left / S P Q R within oak wreath. RIC I 72; AM 77; RSC 420. VF, toned, some minor porosity and roughness. ($1500) Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 76 (22 April 1996), lot 403.

72.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.62 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in Gaul. · SALVS GENERIS HVMANI, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left / S P Q R within oak wreath. RIC I 73a; AM 77; RSC 421. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. ($1000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 833.

73.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Spain or Gaul. Bare head of Augustus right; lituus to left / Capricorn right, with globe between hooves; cornucopia behind; AVGVSTVS below. RIC I 82 var. (no lituus); AM A2 var. (same); RSC 21a var. (same). Good VF, toned, some cleaning marks. Unpublished and possibly unique. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1489.

74.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.93 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in Spain or Gaul. CAESAR [A]VGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / S · P · Q · R/ CL · V in two lines; two palm fronds below; all set upon round shield. RIC I 108; AM A34; RSC 295. Good VF, a few minor marks under dark tone. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 834.

75.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.50 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in Southern Gaul. Struck circa AD 69. IO M CAPITOLINVS, diademed heroic bust of Jupiter Capitolinus left, with slight drapery / VESTA P R QVIRITIVM, Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera in left hand and torch in right. RIC I 125b; AM 96; RSC 432 var. (palm frond to left of Jupiter). Near EF, toned. ($4000)

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76.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.19 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Southern Gaul. Struck circa AD 69. IO M CAPITOLINVS, diademed heroic bust of Jupiter Capitolinus left, with slight drapery / VESTA P R QVIRITIVM, Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera in left hand and torch in right. RIC I 125b; AM 96; RSC 432 var. (palm frond to left of Jupiter).

Good VF, toned, minor porosity. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 835.

From the Collection of George III, Ex British Museum

77.

Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.38 g, 9h). Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck April-December AD 68.

GALBA IMP, Galba on horseback left, raising right hand and holding reins with left / HISPANIA, laureate and draped bust of Hispania right; two javelins behind, two grain ears before, shield below. RIC I 2; BMCRE 162 (this coin, illustrated); RSC 77.

VF, toned, minor roughness and scratches. Rare and with a highly desirable pedigree. ($1500) Ex Britsh Museum Collection (George III Gift, 1923); King George III Collection.

Ex Gonzaga/Este Collection

78.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Quadrans (15mm, 2.19 g, 3h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP VESP AVG COS VIII, winged caduceus between crossed cornucopia / S C within laurel wreath; below SC, inlaid silver Gonzaga countermark in the form of an eagle in an oval field . RIC II 1017; BMCRE 741; BN 911. VF, dark green-brown patina. An important and historical collectible. ($1000) Purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group; Fürsten d’Este Collection.

The silver eagle collector’s mark found on the obverse of this and a number of other Roman imperial coins has generated much speculation regarding its owner. Originating with Cavedoni (Atti e Memorie Accademia di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti [1825]), who based his assumptions on an earlier statement of Maffei and the vague assertion of Eckhel, this mark was assigned to the d’Este family, a wealthy and powerful Renaissance family from the Emilia-Romana region of Italy, whose badge included an eagle. Such an attribution contradicted earlier numismatists, including Spanheim (Dissertationes de praestantia et usu Numismatum antiquorum [1717]), who asserted it was the mark of the Gonzagas, the rulers of Mantua, a city with an important ancient Roman connection (it had been the poet Vergil’s birthplace). In 1433, the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund granted Gian Francesco Gonzaga (1395-1444), the first Marquis, with the privilege of new coat-of-arms, which contained an imperial eagle badge. This device was included on the town’s silver coinage for the next two centuries.

Simonetta and Riva (QT VIII [1979]) revisited the controversy, concluding the mark was that of the Gonzaga family. Such a mark served to inventory the piece to their collection, which, from the extant inventory, included a number of important Roman coins. Beginning in 1628, these coins were dispersed in order to fund the family’s political and territorial ambitions.

In their follow-up article (QT XII [1983]), Simonetta and Riva presented a heretofore unknown 1653-1654 French narrative (Voyage d’Italie curieux et nouveau [Lyons, 1681]), as further evidence of the Gonzaga connection. Writing of his visit to Mantua, the author, Jean Huguetan, speaks of the coin collection having already been dispersed; these coins, however, can be recognized “by a small eagle with which they have been stamped (à une petite aigle dont on les avoit marquées). This statement supports Spanheim’s later one regarding similar coins (ex insculpta in iis, Gonzagarum insigni, Aquila) in the possession of the d’Este dukes of Modena. While the d’Este had since married into the Gonzaga and had acquired specimens in early dispersal of the Mantuan collection, they have no specific association with this collector’s mark.

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Affordable Colosseum Sestertius

79.

Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 80. View of the Flavian Amphitheater (The Colosseum) from the southeast, seen from aerial perspective and containing imperial box; Meta Sudans to left, porticus of the Baths of Titus to right / [IMP T CA]ES VESP AV[G P] M TR P P P COS [VIII], S C across field, Titus seated left on curule chair, left arm across lap, holding branch in outstretched right hand; around, helmets, shields and cuirass. RIC II 184; Elkins Type C, 6 (A4/P6); BMCRE 190; Küthmann & Overbeck 52; Cohen 400. Near Fine/Fair, tan-brown patina. Very rare and of great historical interest. ($1000) This sestertius offers a bird’s eye view of the most famous landmark of ancient Rome. Construction on the Colosseum began in AD 71 during the reign of Vespasian, and dedication ceremonies were held in 75 after the completion of the first three stories. In 80, the remaining two stories were completed, and new dedication ceremonies were conducted in June, celebrated on this sestertius of Titus. Elkins, in his recent article on these pieces, argues that they were commemorative pieces distributed by Imperial munificence at games held in the Colosseum.

80.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Medallion (40mm, 39.46 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 140-144. ANTONINVS AVG PI[VS] P P, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT COS III, Italia seated left on globe, wearing mural crown, holding cornucopia in right hand and scepter in left; ITALIA in exergue. Gnecchi II, p. 12, 29 and pl. 45, 10 var. (bust laureate and undraped); Banti -; Cohen -. Good VF, light green patina, a few minor patina issues. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 2002.

81.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.28 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M, laureate head right / VICT AVG TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, Victory standing right, holding trophy in both hands; at feet to right, bound Armenian captive seated right; S C across field. RIC III 890 var. (signum and shield on the rev.); MIR 18, 95-6/30 corr. (Victory advancing right; no captive); Banti 486. Good VF, attractive green patina. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 1542.

Marcus modestly refused the title Armeniacus when it was given to Lucius Verus at the end of AD 163, instead waiting until the following year to accept it.

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Unique and Unpublished

82.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Semis (20mm, 6.33 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 171. IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right / COS III, Salus seated left on throne, holding in right hand a patera from which she feeds a serpent rising from altar. RIC III -; MIR 18, -; Cohen -. EF, attractive light green patina. Unpublished and apparently unique.

($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 376.

83.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.52 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 176-177. M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI, laureate head right / IMP VIII COS III P P, S-C across field, DE SARMATIS in exergue, pile of arms consisting of cuirass, shields, helmet, vexillum, carnyces, and spears. RIC III 1190; MIR 18, 373-18/30; Banti 67.

Good VF, attractive brown patina, short edge split. Rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 378.

Very Rare and of Great Historical Interest

84.

Commodus. AD 177-192. Bimetallic Medallion (44mm, 71.70 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck November-December AD 192. L · AELIVS · AVRELIVS · COMMODVS AVG PIVS FELIX, head of Commodus as Hercules, wearing lion skin headdress / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG P M TR P XVIII COS VII P P, Commodus as Hercules left, standing slightly left, seen from behind, before wall of stones covered with both a boar’s and lion’s skin; bow and quiver leaning against wall to left of Commodus, club leaning to right. Gnecchi II, p. 55, 33; Toynbee pl XLIII, 3 var. (obv. to right); MIR 18, 1165-1/73; Cohen 209; Banti 112 (this medallion). VF, dark brown patina, scratches before portrait on obverse, rough patch in upper right field of reverse. Very rare and impressive. Of great historical interest. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 346; V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Glendining’s, 2 April 1952), lot 2647.

On the 10th of December AD 192, Commodus entered his 18th Tribunician year. Coins carrying this tribunician date are excessively rare.

Medallions bearing this date are known with this or one of five other reverse types, all of which show Commodus as Hercules. All of the medallions are very rare; Toynbee recorded only thirty-nine total specimens of the six types. These medallions were evidently prepared ahead of time to be given out as gifts, either on the 10th of December or the 1st of January. Commodus, however, would not see the new year, as he was murdered on the evening of December 31st. As Toynebee notes (p. 74-5) , if the latter date is favored, it is quite possible that some of the recipients of these medallions received them along with the news that Commodus had been murdered!

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The Circus Maximus

85.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 213. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVI IMP II above, COS IIII P P/S C in two lines in exergue, Circus Maximus: the front consists of an arcade of arches and a large arch on right; just behind on left, driver and quadriga right on arch, uncertain objects left and right of spina, three quadrigae driving left, spectators in gallery; in background, on left, temple, colonnade of three tiers of arches, in which is a quadriga. RIC III 500a; Banti 46; BMCRE 251; Cohen 236. Near VF, dark green patina, light overall roughness. Very rare. ($1000) The Circus Maximus is portrayed on this coin as seen from the nearby Forum Boarium.

86.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ As (26mm, 9.75 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 216. M AVP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P, S C in exergue, radiate lion advancing left, holding thunderbolt in jaws. RIC IV 564c; BMCRE 305 note; Cohen 371. Near EF, attractive green patina. Very rare obverse legend variety - the BMCRE note expresses doubt whether this variant even existed. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 960.

Very Rare Bimetallic Medallion of Gordian III

87.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Bimetallic Medallion (38mm, 51.50 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and eagle-tipped scepter in left / PONTIFEX MAX TR P IIII, COS II PP in exergue, Gordian, holding palm in right hand and scepter in left, and Victory, holding wreath with which she crowns the emperor in right hand and palm frond in left, standing facing within quadriga being led by Mars and Roma. Gnecchi II, p. 91, 36; Banti 90; Cohen 292. Good VF, dark green and brown patina, light depsoits, portion of outer ring missing. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 992.

This interesting medallion was probably distributed during Gordian’s procession through Rome on the occasion of his second consulate in 241.

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88.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.96 g, 6h). IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRIT ORBIS, Securitas seated left, holding scepter in right hand and propping head on left. RIC IV 48a (R3); RSC 214 (£450). Fine, toned, some metal flaws. Rare denomination for ruler. ($1000)

Exceptional High Relief Portrait

89.

Probus. AD 276-282. Æ Medallion (36mm, 26.54 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 281-282. IMP C PROB VS PF AVG, laureate bust left, wearing slight drapery and cuirass with aegis, holding globus surmounted by Victory standing right, holding wreath / MONETA A VG, the Three Monetae standing left, each holding scales above pile of coins in right hand and cornucopia in left. Gnecchi II, p. 118, 26; Pink VI/1, p. 47; Cohen 379. Superb EF/VF, encrustation, a good bit of silvering remaining. Artistic portrait in high relief. Very rare. ($30,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 451.

The “Three Monetae” medallions of Probus must have been struck in substantial numbers, although they are quite rare today. Like his coinage they feature an impressive array of bust types, albeit produced with the highest artistry. The portrait on the current piece is exceptional, with the details of the protruding upper forehead, deep set eyes, sunken cheeks, and weak jaw of a man in his fifties doing nothing to impede the success of what was truly the goal of the portrait - to show the embodiment of imperium.

90 91 90.

Carus & Carinus. AD 282-283. Antoninianus (22mm, 2.53 g, 12h). Lugdunum mint, 1st officina. 3rd emission, March AD 283. CARVS ET CARINVS AVGG, jugate busts of Carus and Carinus right, both radiate and cuirassed / VICTO RIA AVGG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in raised right hand and palm frond in left; A. RIC V 143 (R3); Pink VI/2, p. 18; Cohen -. Good VF, dark green patina, some cleaning marks. Very rare. ($1500) 91.

Numerian. AD 283-284. Æ Medallion (31mm, 15.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MO-NETA A-VGG, the Three Monetae standing left, each holding scales above pile of coins in right hand and cornucopia in left. Gnecchi II p. 122, 5 and pl. 123, 6; Cohen 379. Near VF, dark brown and red patina, some smoothing. ($1000) 32

The Usurper Julian of Pannonia

92.

Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (21mm, 4.24 g, 1h). Siscia mint, 3rd officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PAN NONIA E AVG, the two Pannoniae standing facing, each with heads turned outward and left arm outstretched, that on the left holding signum; S// XXIΓ. RIC V 4; Cohen 6; Venèra 4399. EF, dark brown patina. Rare. ($5000) 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.

93.

Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ Double Antoninianus (25mm, 5.69 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 5th officina.

Struck AD 295-296. IMP C MA MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right / CONCORDIA MI LITVM, prince standing right in military dress, receiving small Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, leaning on scepter; KЄ//•. RIC VI 13. Good VF, mottled green and gray patina, traces of roughness. Extremely rare. ($4000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 468.

94.

Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Pattern of 1½ Solidi (25mm, 6.10 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 330. CONSTAN TINOPOLI, turreted and draped bust of Constantinopolis left, wearing elaborate neckless / Victory standing facing between two shields set on ground, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left; CONS. RIC -; Ntantalia -; Kent -; Gnecchi -. Good VF, dark green patina, some red, minor roughness and smoothing. Unique. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 489.

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TRIVMFATOR GENTIVM BARBARVM

95.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AR Light Miliarense (24mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck circa AD 340350. FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TRIVMFATOR GENTIVM BARBARVM, Constantius standing left, wearing military attire, holding signum in right hand and shield set on ground in left; TES. RIC VIII 89; Cohen 192; RSC -. Good VF, toned, flan crack. Rare. ($1500) Ex Münzen & Medaillen Basel 81 (18 September 1995), lot 357.

96.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AR Heavy Miliarense (24mm, 5.16 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint. DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONSTANTIVS AVG, four signa. RIC III 244; Cohen 8; RSC 8†a. VF, toned, flan cracked, a few very minor scratches. Rare. ($1000) Ex Spink 124 (18 November 1997), lot 1702.

The Usurper Nepotian

97.

Nepotian. Usurper, AD 350. Æ (22mm, 5.38 g, 6h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. Struck 3-30 June. FL NEP CONST ANTINVS AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VROS (sic) ROMA, Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe in extended right hand and spear in right; shield at side; RS. RIC VIII 203 var.; LRBC 644 var. Near VF, brown surfaces, scratches. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 2379; Münzhandlung Basel 1 (28 June 1934), lot 2197.

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.

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98.

Festival of Isis. Mid 4th century AD. Æ (19mm, 2.51 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 360-363. ISIS F ARIA, draped half-length facing bust of Isis, wearing hem-hem crown / [V]OTA P V BLI CA, Isis, holding sistrum in right hand and scepter in left, seated on the back of the Sothis dog, bounding right. Alföldi, Festival pl. VII, 4; Vagi 3391. VF, green patina, holed. Rare. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 503.

BYZANTINE COINAGE

99.

Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.18 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN PP AVC, Justin and Justinian seated facing, each wearing nimbus crown and chlamys, and holding globus; cross between; CONOB / VICTORI A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long cross; star to right; Δ// CONOB. DOC 5b (same rev. die); MIBE 1d (same rev. die as illustration; this coin cited); SB 120 var. (seated on throne); Metalf, Joint 11 = Berk 41 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, light scratch near the edge on the obverse. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 65.

100

101

100.

Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dated RY 5 (578/9). ∂m TIЬ CONS TANT PP AVI, cuirassed facing bust, wearing crown with pendilia and holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif / VICTORI A AVCC, cross potent set upon four steps; Π (date)//CONOB. DOC -; MIBE NNN14 (same dies as illustration; this coin cited); SB 468 (as Ravenna); M. O’Hara, “A Sixth Century Hoard of Solidi of the Fabric of the Mint of Ravenna,” SM XXIX (August 1979), no. 7 (this coin). EF. Rare. ($2000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 134; Bonhams 3 (3 December 1980), lot 60; Michael Dennis O’Hara Collection; reportedly from the Sermide Hoard, found circa 1959.

101.

Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 4 (605/6). DN FOCAS PERP AVG +, crowned and curiassed facing bust, wearing medium beard and holding globus cruciger / VICTORI A AVCC, Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and staff surmounted by Staurogram; D (date)//CONOB. DOC 126c; MIBE 45c; Ranieri 1204; SB 698. Choice EF. ($2000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 186.

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102.

Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. Æ Decanummium (18mm, 3.55 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated fixed IY 14 (610). ∂m ҺЄRACLIO CONSЧLII, facing busts of Heraclius and the Exarch Heraclius, each wearing slight beard and consular robes; cross between / Large I; cross above, A/N/N/O X/IIII (date) across field; KYΠ. DOC p. 208; MIBE 19 (this coin illustrated); SB -. Near EF, dark brown patina, minor roughness on the reverse. Extremely rare. ($3000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 191; Sternberg VIII (16 November 1978), lot 821.

103.

Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.47 g, 7h). Uncertain military mint in the East. Dated fixed IY 11 (summer 608). DN ЄRACLIO CONSVLI BA, facing busts of Heraclius and the Exarch Heraclius, each wearing slight beard and consular robes; cross between / VICTORIA CONSAB, cross potent set upon four steps; IA (date)//CONOB. DOC 11; MIBE 3; SB 719; Berk 112 (this coin illustrated). Good VF. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 189.

104.

Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.41 g, 6h). In the name and types of Maurice Tiberius.

Uncertain military mint in the East. Struck mid-late 610. D N TIЬЄ RI PP AV, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius right / VICTOR TIЬЄR AVς, cross potent; CONOB. DOC -; MIBE 8 (same dies as illustration); SB -; Berk 113 (this coin illustrated). EF, lustrous, minor flan waviness and deposits. Extremely rare. ($1500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 190.

105.

Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AR Hexagram (23mm, 6.70 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 637-641. Heraclonas, Heraclius, wearing long beard, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger / ∂ЄЧS A∂IЧτA ROmANIS, cross potent set upon globus set upon three steps.

DOC 68; MIB 146; Yannopoulos 374-89; Ranieri 1500; SB 803. Near EF, toned. Exceptional for issue. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 585.

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Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dated IY 3 (644/5). ∂N CONSτAN τNЧS PP AVς, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / VςCTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; K to right; Γ (date)//CONOB. DOC 10a (under Heraclonas); MIB 112.1 (same dies as illustration); SB 1117. EF. ($1500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 282; Bonhams 3 (3 December 1980), lot 155.

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Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Ravenna mint, 8th officina. Struck 642-647. ∂N CONτ AτNVIOC AV, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / VICTORI A AVCCC, cross potent set upon three steps; IΓ across field; H//CONOB. DOC -; MIB 126 (this coin cited and illustrated); Ranieri 670 (this coin illustrated); SB 1132D. VF, some areas of striking weakness, a few dings on the reverse. Very rare. ($1500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 283; Bonhams 3 (3 December 1980), lot 209.

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Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 681685. D CONS A N*S PP A, plume-helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif / VICTORA AVςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; Ө//CONOB. DOC 12e var. (obv. legend); MIB 10; SB 1157. Superb EF, fully lustrous, some light die rust. Exceptional early medieval portraiture. ($1000) Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 84 (13 October 1997), lot 6168.

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Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.02 g, 7h). Light weight isue of 22 siliquae. Syracuse mint. Struck IY 3 (674/5). ∂N CONST[A TI]NS ςЧ PP A, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA A VςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; to left and right, respectively, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger; Γ·// CONOB:·. DOC 56 var. (obv. legend); MIB 31; Anastasi 222; SB 1202. Near EF, a few minor marks in the fields on the obverse and on the edges. ($2000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 311; Bonhams 3 (3 December 1980), lot 207.

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Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 674680/1. IҺS CRISτOS RЄX RЄςNANτI*M, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / D IVSτINI ANЧ S SЄRЧ CRISτI, Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding akakia and cross potent se upon two steps; ς//CONO B. DOC 7e.bis; MIB 8a; SB 1248. Superb EF, fully lustrous, traces of strike doubling. Exceptional portraiture of Christ. ($5000) Ex Superior (8 December 1995), lot 1015.

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Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.19 g, 6h). Light weight issue of 23 siliquae. Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 685-687. IЧSTINIA NЧS PЄ AV[C], crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA [A]VςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; star to right; H//CONOB. DOC 2b var. (officina); MIB 10 (same dies as illustration); SB 1250. EF, lustrous, some minor striking weakness. Very rare. ($1500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 320; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York 6055, 5 December 1990), lot 448.

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Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 687692. D IЧSTINIA NЧS PЄ AVC, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 5i; MIB 6; SB 1246. Choice EF. ($2000)

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Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. D LЄO N PЄ AV, crowned facing bust, wearing medium beard and loros, and holding globus cruciger and akakia / VICTOR[IA A]VςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; Δ//CONOB. DOC 1d; MIB 1; SB 1330. Near EF. ($1500) 114.

Leontius. 695-698. AV Semissis (17mm, 2.09 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. D LЄO N PЄ AV, crowned facing bust, wearing medium beard and loros, and holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent set upon globus. DOC 3; MIB 4; SB 1332. Near EF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 340; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York 6055, 5 December 1990), lot 469.

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Tiberius III (Apsimar). 698-705. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. D τIЬЄRI ЧS PЄ AV, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, wearing slight beard and holding spear forward and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif / VICTOR[I]A AVςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1g; MIB 1; SB 1360. Superb EF. ($1000)

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Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / ∂N IЧS TINIA NЧS MЧLTЧS A, crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing beard and loros, and holding globus cruciger inscribed PAX and cross potent set upon three steps. DOC 1 var. (rev. legend); MIB 1; SB 1413. Choice EF. ($2500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 359; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York 6055, 5 December 1990), lot 599.

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Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / DN IЧSTINIAN ЧS ЄT TIЬЄRI[ЧS PP A’], crowned facing busts of Justinian, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and Tiberius, wearing chlamys; cross potent [set upon two steps] held between. DOC 2b; MIB 2b; SB 1415. Superb EF, lustrous. ($3000) Ex Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 371.

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Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Semissis (18mm, 2.14 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / ∂[N IЧS] TINIA NЧS MЧLTЧS A’, crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing beard and loros, and holding globus cruciger inscribed PAX and cross potent set upon globus. DOC 3; MIB 3; SB 1416. Good VF, minor flan waviness. Rare. ($1000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 363; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York 6055, 5 December 1990), lot 503.

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Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind head / DN IЧSTINIANЧS ЄT TIЬЄRIЧS PP A’, crowned facing busts of Justinian, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and Tiberius, wearing chlamys; cross potent [set upon two steps] held between. DOC 6b; MIB 6b; SB 1421. EF, lustrous. ($1500) Ex Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 372.

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Philippicus (Bardanes). 711-713. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.35 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. ∂N FILЄPICЧS MЧL TЧS AN, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding eagle-tipped scepter and globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set upon three steps; A//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; SB 1447. EF, scratch in reverse field.

Rare. ($2000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 515.

121.

Philippicus (Bardanes). 711-713. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂N FILЄPICЧS MЧLT ЧS AN, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding eagle-tipped scepter and globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent; CONOB. DOC 6 var. (obv. legend); MIB 6; SB 1452. Choice EF. ($1500) Ex Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 373.

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Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. ∂N APTЄMIЧS A NASTASIЧS MЧL, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent set upon three steps; Δ//CONOB. DOC 2c var. (obv. legend); MIB 2; Füeg 2.D.1; SB 1463.

EF, light scratch in the field on the obverse. ($2000) 123.

Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Semissis (17mm, 2.13 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. ∂N APTЄMIЧS ANASTASIЧS MЧL, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent set upon globus. DOC 4; MIB 5; SB 1465; Berk 209 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, a few minor marks. Rare. ($1000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 379.

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Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. AV Semissis (17mm, 2.19 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. [∂Ч T]ҺЄO∂O SIЧS MЧL A’, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding akakia and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent set upon globus. DOC 3; MIB 3; SB 1489; Berk 212 (this coin illustrated). EF, minor flan waviness. Fine style portrait. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 385.

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Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. ∂N TҺЄO∂O SIЧS MЧL A, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding akakia and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent; CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.1 (this coin illustrated); SB 1487. EF, lustrous. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 517.

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Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂Ч TҺЄO∂O [SIЧS MЧL A], crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding akakia and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross / VICTORIA AVςЧς, cross potent; CONOB. DOC 4.1-2 (same obv. die); MIB 4; SB 1490; Berk 213 (this coin illustrated).

Near EF. Obverse struck with a semissis die. ($2000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 386.

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Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo III. 741-775. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.22 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and globus cruciger / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys and holding akakia and cross potent. DOC 17; Anastasi 431-3; SB 1567. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1500) Ex Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 374.

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Nicephorus I. 802-811. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 802-803. nICI FOROS ЬASILЄ’, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and cross potent / IҺSЧS XRIS τЧS nICA X, cross potent set upon three steps. DOC 1b; Füeg 1.B; SB 1603. Good VF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 528.

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Leo V the Armenian, with Constantine. 813-820. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. · LЄ On ЬASILЄЧ’, crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and cross potent / COnSτ Anτ’ ∂ЄSP’ Є, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys and holding akakia and globus cruciger. DOC 2a; Füeg 2.B.1; SB 1627; Berk 240 (this coin illustrated). Choice EF, superbly lustrous, minor area of striking weakness. Rare. ($5000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 430.

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Michael II the Amorian. 820-829. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 820/1-822. ᚮ mIX AHL ЬASILЄЧ’, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and cross potent / mIXAH L ЬASILЄЧ’ Є, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 1 (same obv. die); Füeg 1.A (same dies as illustration); SB 1639. EF, a few minor marks. Extremely rare. ($15,000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 431; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York 6055, 5 December 1990), lot 640.

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Theophilus. 829-842. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 829-830. ᚮ ӨЄOFI LOS ЬASILЄ’, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger / CVRIЄ ЬOHӨH τO SO ∂OVLO ᚮ Є, patriarchal cross set upon three steps. DOC 1a.2 (same obv. die); Füeg 1.A.1; SB 1655; Berk 248 (this coin illustrated). EF, a very slight spot of striking weakness near the center. ($2000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 442.

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Theophilus, with Constantine. 829-842. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.39 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 830-831. ᚮ ӨЄOFI LOS ЬASILЄ’, crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding akakia and patriarchal cross / + COnSτAnτ’ ∂ЄSPOτI’ X, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing loros and holding cruciform scepter and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross. DOC 2; Füeg 2.A.1; SB 1654. Good VF, minor edge knock. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1122.

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Michael III “the Drunkard”, with Theodora and Thecla. 842-867. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 842-circa 850. + ӨЄO∂O RA ∂ЄSPVn’ A, facing bust of Theodora, wearing crown with pendilia and loros, and holding cruciform scepter and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross / · mIXAHL S Ө ЄCLA, facing busts of Michael, wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger, and Thecla, wearing crown with pendilia and loros and holding patriarchal cross. DOC 1d.3; Füeg 1.C.1 (this coin illustrated); SB 1686; Berk 262 (this coin illustrated). VF, light traces of overstriking. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 461.

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Michael III “the Drunkard”. 842-867. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 856-867.

IҺSЧS X RISτOS ᚮ, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / + mI XAHL ЬASILЄ’, crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding labarum. DOC 3; Füeg 3.A (same obv. die as illustration); SB 1688. VF. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 537.

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Leo VI the Wise. 886-912. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 886-908. + mARIA +, halflength facing bust of the Theotokos, orans, wearing pallium and colobium; barred (MHR) ӨЧ across field / LЄOИ ЄИ X·ω ЬASILЄЧS ROmωИ, crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing long beard and chlamys with tablion, and holding globus surmounted by patriarchal cross. DOC 1a; Füeg 1; SB 1723; Berk 270 (this coin illustrated). Near VF. Extremely rare. ($7500) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 475.

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 921-circa 923. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM ᚮ, Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne; behind, cross within nimbus crown / ROmAn’ ЄT COnSτAnτ’ AЧςς’ Ь’, crowned facing busts of Romanus, wearing slight beard and loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys; patriarchal cross held between. DOC 4; Füeg 4; SB 1746. Choice EF, struck on a compact flan. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 541.

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 6h).

Constantinople mint. Struck circa 923-924. + XЄ ЬOHӨЄI ROmAnω ∂ЄSPOτH, 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 Gospel book / COnSτAnτ’ Єτ XPISτOF’ Ь’ R’, crowned facing busts of Constantine, wearing slight beard and loros, and Chrstopher, wearing slight beard and chlamys; patriarchal cross held between. DOC 6; Füeg 6; SB 1743; Berk 275 (this coin illustrated). VF, scrape on the obverse through the head of Romanus. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 482.

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Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AV Histamenon Nomisma (20mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 965-967. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; behind, cross within nimbus crown / + ӨЄOTOC’ ЬHӨ’ nICHF’ ∂ЄSP’, half-length facing busts of the Theotokos, wearing nimbus crown, stola, and maphorium, and Nicephorus, wearing medium beard, crown with pendilia, and loros; between them they hold patriarchal cross; barred M Ө to left. DOC 2; Füeg 3.B.2; SB 1777. Choice EF, toned. ($1000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 545.

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Constantine VIII. 1025-1028. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.08 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, bust of Christ Pantokrator facing; behind, cross within nimbus crown / + CωnSτAnτIn ЬASILЄ*S Rωm, bust facing, wearing crown with pendilia, long beard, and jeweled loros, and holding akakia and globus cruciger. DOC 4; SB 1817. EF, a few light marks. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 510; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York 6055, 5 december 1990), lot 752.

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Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (17mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IhS XIS RЄX RЄNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; behind, cross within nimbus crown / + Cωn Λnτ nOSIΛЄm, facing bust of Constantine, wearing crown with pendilia, medium beard, and jeweled chlamys, and holding globus crucger and labarum. DOC 6.5 var. (obv. legend); SB 1833. Good VF, lightly toned. ($1000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 560.

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Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, Christ Pantokrator standing facing on dais; behind, cross within nimbus crown / + ӨЄOΔωPA AVΓOVCTA, Theodora, wearing crown with pendilia, divitision, and loros, and the Theotokos, wearing nimbus crown and maphorion, standing facing, holding labarum between them; barred M Ө to right. DOC 1a; SB 1837. EF. Rare. ($3000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 562.

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Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (17mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; behind, cross within nimbus crown; barred IC XC across field / + ӨЄOΔω AVΓOC, facing bust of Theodora, wearing crown with pendilia, saccos, and loros, and holding globus cruciger and jeweled scepter. DOC 2.8; SB 1838. EF. ($2500) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 563.

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Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; behind, cross within nimbus crown / + mIXA HL AЧ τOCRAτ, Michael standing facing, wearing crown with pendilia and jeweled chlamys, holding globus cruciger, and being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing to right, wearing nimbus crown, pallium, and maphorium; barred MӨ between. DOC 1a; SB 1840; Berk 310 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, minor edge scuff and a few small scratches. Extremely rare. ($15,000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 530.

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Isaac I Comnenus. 1057-1059. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20mm, 4.08 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + I*S XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; behind, cross within nimbus crown / + ICAAKIOC BACIΛЄVC PM, Isaac standing facing, wearing crown with pendilia, medium beard, armor, and cloak, and holding scabbard and globus cruciger.

DOC 3; SB 1845. EF, scrape across Isaac’s leg on the reverse. ($1000) Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 566.

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Nicephorus III Botaniates. 1078-1081. EL Tetarteron Nomisma (19mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; behind, cross within nimbus crown; barred IC XC across field / + NIKHF ΔЄCΠ Tω BOTANIATI, Nicephorus standing facing on dais, wearing crown with pendilia, slight beard, and loros, and holding globus cruciger and labarum. DOC 5a; SB 1884A; Berk 337 (this coin illustrated). VF, flan crack. Rare. ($1000) Ex Sotheby’s New York 7214 (2 November 1998), lot 559.

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John V Palaeologus, with John VI (as Regent). First Reign, 1342-1357. AR Basilikon (20mm, 1.15 g, 6h).

Uncertain provincial mint. Struck 1347-1352. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne; behind, cross within nimbus crown; barred IC XC across upper field, B B across middle field / John VI, wearing medium beard, and John V standing facing, each wearing crown with pendilia and loros, and holding labarum; akakia held between. DO p. 185, 10 = S. Bendall, “Another New Silver Basilikon of John V and VI, 1347-1352,” NumCirc CVI.3 (April 1998), p. 102, 1; LPC -; SB -. EF, lustrous. Extremely rare, especially in this condition. ($1500)

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BRITISH GUIANA, Colonial (as Demerary & Essequibo). George III. King of Great Britain, 1760-1820. AR 3 Guilders. Authorized 9 December 1808. Countermarks: (1) Serrated circular central hole; (2) Oval counterstamp with E· & ·D/3·G·L in two lines and within pelleted border (on obverse). Host coin: AR 8 Reales of Mexico. (40mm, 21.68 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1793-FM. • CAROLUS • IIII • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate, draped, and armored bust of Carlos IV right; 1793 below / • HISPAN • ET IND • REX • Mo • 8R • F • M •, crowned coat-of-arms between banner-entwined Pillars of Hercules. Pridmore 2; KM -. Countermark: Near EF, Host Coin: VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Paul Karon Collection (Part II, Spink 128, 7 October 1998), lot 458; John Work Garrett Collection (Part I, Numismatic Fine Arts/Leu, 16 May 1984), lot 1208; Ferdinand David Collection (Part I, Jacques Schulman, 11 March 1930), lot 561.

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BRITISH GUIANA, Colonial (as Demerary & Essequibo). George III. King of Great Britain, 1760-1820. AR 3 Guilders (35mm, 23.35 g, 12h). London mint. Dated 1816. GEORGIUS III D Ḧ G Ḧ BRITANNIARUM REX, laureate and draped bust right / UNITED COLONY OF DEMERARY & ESSEQUIBO, crowned 3 (denomination) within oak wreath; 1816 below. Pridmore 5; KM 15. Choice EF, attractive original color, with underlying luster. Rare. ($2000) Ex Paul Karon Collection (Spink 128, 7 October 1998), lot 460.

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CHILE, Colonial. Fernando VI. King of Spain, 1746-1759. AV 8 Escudos (36mm, 27.04 g, 12h). Santiago mint.

Dated 1751-J. FERDINANDUS • VI • D • G • HISP • REX, draped and armored bust right, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; ḥ I75I ḥ below / NOMINA MAGNA SEQUOR, crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; below, ḥ So ḥ to left, ḥ J ḥ to right. ME 10871; Calicó 72; Friedberg 5; KM 3. Choice EF, lustrous. ($2500) Ex Spink 114 (9 July 1996), lot 264.

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COLOMBIA, Colonial. Carlos IV. King of Spain, 1788-1808. AV 8 Escudos (36mm, 27.12 g, 12h). Popayán mint.

Dated 1805-JT. CAROL • IIII • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R •, armored and draped bust right, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; •1805• below / • AUSPICE • DEO IN • UTROQ • FELIX •, crowned coat-of-arms; 8 S across field; all within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; •P• to lower left, •JT• to lower right. ME 14596; Calicó 86; Friedberg 62; KM 52.2.

AU. ($1500) Ex Ponterio 80 (29 March 1996), lot 536.

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DOMINICA, Colonial. George III. King of Great Britain, 1760-1820. AR Dollar. Type IV. Authorized circa 17701772. Countermark: Heart-shaped central hole, with patterned border on sunken rim on both sides. Host coin: AR 8 Reales of Mexico. (40mm, 23.36 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1771/0-FM. ḯ CAROLVS • III • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned coat-of-arms; •/F/M/ḯ to left, ḯ/8/ḯ to right / ḯ VTRAQUE VNUM ḯ, crowned western and eastern hemispheres between crowned and banner-entwined Pillars of Hercules; all set upon waves; below, ḯ I77(I/0) ḯ between Mo mintmarks. Pridmore 16; KM 20 (as Martinique). Countermark: EF, Host Coin: Good VF, attractively toned. Rare, especially in this condition. ($2000) Ex Paul Karon Collection (Part II, Spink 128, 7 October 1998), lot 464; John Work Garrett Collection (Part I, Numismatic Fine Arts/Leu, 16 May 1984), lot 1168 (purchased privately from Jacques Schulman, 6 March 1923, for $30).

152.

DOMINICA, Colonial. George III. King of Great Britain, 1760-1820. AR 16 Bitts. Authorized August 1813.

Countermarks: (1) Serrated and beveled circular central hole; (2) Dome-shaped counterstamp 16 surmounted by crown (on obverse and reverse). Host coin: AR 8 Reales of Mexico. (40mm, 23.36 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1785-FM. • CAROLUS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate, draped, and armored bust of Carlos III right; 1785 below / • HISPAN • ET IND • REX • Mo • 8R • F • M •, crowned coat-of-arms between banner-entwined Pillars of Hercules. Pridmore 24; KM 8.2. Countermark: VF, Host Coin: Near VF, toned. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Paul Karon Collection (Part II, Spink 128, 7 October 1998), lot 466; John Jay Ford Jr. Collection (Glendining, 16 October 1989), lot 92.

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ITALY, Papale (Concilio di Pisa). Joannes XXIII (Baldassarre Cossa). Antipope, 1410-1419. AV Ducato (22mm, 3.50 g, 2h). Bologna mint. ƪɢƌğ˴ Ḧ P P • VƪŷğҩƪȎV˴ Ḧ ΋ğrýƪV˴, coat-of-arms / • ˴ • Pğ΋rV˴ • ¥ Pɠ˴΋ɠLV˴, S. Pietro stading facing, wearing nimbus crown and holding key and Gospel book. CNI X 2 var. (obv. legend); Muntoni 11 var. (same); Serafini 39 var. (legends); Berman 258; Friedberg 319; Biaggi 377. Good VF. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1010; Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramon Collection (Bourgey, 15 June 1914), lot 61.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Martinus V (Oddone Colonna). 1417-1431. AV Bolognino (21mm, 3.52 g, 8h).

Bologna mint. • Ȏ¥r΋ƪɈV˴ • P Ḩ P • ʠVƪɈ΋V˴ •, coat-of-arms / • ˴ • Pğ΋rV˴ • ¥ Pɠ˴΋ɠLɠ •, S. Pietro standing facing, wearing nimbus crown and holding key and Gospel book; to left, two keys crossed in saltire; coat-of-arms to right. CNI X 8; Muntoni 42 var. (rev. legend); Serafini 79 var. (rev. legend); Berman 280; Friedberg 321; Biaggi 379. VF. Very rare.

($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1011.

155.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Eugenius IV (Gabriele Condulmer). 1431-1447. AR Grosso (30mm, 3.82 g, 5h).

Rome mint; mm: whip. ĚVŷĚɈƪVs • P P • ʠV⍔r⍆ɠ, Eugenius seated facing on leonine throne, wearing miter and stola, raising hand in benediction, and holding cruciform staff / ๘ rɠȘ⍔ ý⍔PV⍆ • ȘVɈēƪ • s • P • ʠ • r •, two keys crossed in saltire; coat-of-arms above. CNI XV 17-8 var. (obv. legend); Muntoni 9; Serafini 13; Berman 303; Biaggi 2152. Good VF, darkly toned. Rare. ($1500) Ex Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 574; Count Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part XI, Santamaria, 4 June 1956), lot 39.

156.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere). 1471-1484. AV Ducato (24mm, 3.50 g, 6h).

Rome mint. • SIXTVS • P P Ⴝ Ⴝ QVARTVS •, coat-of-arms / • S • PETRVS • S • PAVLVS •, Ss. Pietro, holding key and Gospel book, and Paolo, holding sword and Gospel book, standing facing, each wearing nimbus crown; •ROMA• in exergue. CNI XV 53; Muntoni 6; Serafini 12; Berman 447; Friedberg 25; Biaggi 2209. VF, very light deposits on obverse. Rare. ($1500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1022; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 104.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Alexander VI (Roderic Llançol i Borja). 1492-1503. AV Doppio fiorino di camera (25mm, 6.71 g, 10h). Rome mint. ⍿ ALEXANDER ⍿ ⍿ VI ⍿ PONT ⍿ MAX ⍿, coat-of-arms / • • ⍿ Ⴝ • SΛNCTVS • ⍿ • PETRVS • ⍿ • ALMA • ⍿ • ROMA, S. Pietro in boat left, wearing nimbus crown and raising fishing net. CNI XV 5; Muntoni 4; Serafini 1; Berman 527; Friedberg 30; Biaggi 2228. Good VF. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1028; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 125.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici). 1513-1521. AV Da due e mezzo ducati (28mm, 8.64 g, 9h). Rome mint. LEO • X • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS •, bust left, wearing mantum / LVX • VERA IN • TENEBRIS • LVCET, the three Magi on horseback left, each holding gift and reins, and looking upward to left toward Star of Bethlehem; in exergue, ⍿ROMA⍿ above mintmaster’s mark. CNI XV 1; Muntoni 1; Serafini 1; Berman 628; Friedberg 43.

Good VF. Very rare. ($20,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1035.

159.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici). 1513-1521. AR Quarto di ducato – Triplice giulio (33mm, 9.76 g, 7h). Rome mint. ⍿ LEO ⍿ DECIMVS ⍿ PONTIF ⍿ MAX ⍿ IMVS Ⴡ, bust left, wearing mantum / PACEM ṃ MEAM ṃ DO ṃ VOBIS ṃ ṃ ṃ, Christ standing right, wearing nimbus crown and blessing the Twelve Apostles kneeling left; mintmaster’s mark to outer right; ṃROMAṃ in exergue. CNI XV 54; Muntoni 18/1; Serafini 14-5; Berman 636 (this coin illustrated). VF, a few marks under old cabinet tone. Extremely rare. ($10,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1037.

160.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clemens VII (Giulio di Giuliano de’ Medici). 1523-1534. AV Ducato (23mm, 3.42 g, 12h). Modena mint; mm: leaf/-. • CLEMENS • VII • PONT • MAX •, bust left, wearing mantum / ⍿ S • GEM ⍿ MVT INEN ⍿ EPS ⍿, S. Gimignano seated facing on throne, wearing nimbus crown and miter, raising hand in benediction, and holding crozier; two coats-of-arms in exergue. CNI IX 1; Muntoni 111 var. (rev. legend); Serafini 193; Berman 882; Friedberg 406 (this coin illustrated). VF, minor flan waviness. Rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1051.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Paulus III (Alessandro Farnese). 1534-1549. AV Doppio fiorino di camera (25mm, 6.76 g, 3h). Rome mint. • PAVLVS • III • PONT • MAX •, bust left, wearing zucchetto and mantum / Ḧ SANCTVS • PETRVS ALMA • ROMA, S. Pietro in boat left, wearing nimbus crown and raising fishing net; mintmaster’s mark below. CNI XV 44; Muntoni 2 var. (rev. legend); Serafini 1-2 var. (same); Berman 900; Friedberg 62. EF, fresh surfaces. Very rare. ($25,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1052.

162.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Paulus III (Alessandro Farnese). 1534-1549. AV Fiorino di camera (20mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. • PΛVLVS • • III • PO • M • •, coat-of-arms / • SΛN • PETRVS • ΛLMΛ • ROMΛ, S. Pietro in boat right, wearing nimbus crown and raising fishing net. CNI XV 46; Muntoni 4/1; Serafini 4; Berman 902; Friedberg 64. EF. Rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1053; Leu 34 (11 October 1983), lot 187.

163.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clemens VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini). 1592-1605. AV Quadrupla (30mm, 13.34 g, 11h). Rome mint. Dated 1598. CLEMENS • VIII • PONT • M •, bust left, wearing zucchetto and mantum / • DEOSCVLATA SVNT •, Justice standing right, holding sword and scales, and shaking hands with Peace standing left, holding olive branch; in exergue, mintmaster’s mark between 15 98. CNI XVI 41; Muntoni 1; Serafini -; Berman 1433; Friedberg 92.

Good VF. Extremely rare. ($50,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1089; Ex John Work Garrett Collection (Part II, Numsimatic Fine Arts/Leu, 16 March 1984), lot 1201; Jacques Schulman (11 November 1928); Prince Waldeck Collection.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Paulus V (Camillo Borghese). 1605-1621. AV Quadrupla (31mm, 13.40 g, 12h).

Rome mint. Dated RY 3 (1608/9). • PAVLVS • V • PONT • A • III •, bust left, wearing zucchetto and mantum / S • PAVLV S • AL MA • ROMA •, S. Paolo seated slightly left, head right, wearing nimbus crown and holding reversed sword; mintmaster’s mark to lower left. CNI XVI 132; Muntoni 2/1; Serafini 564; Berman 1537; Friedberg 100; KM 49. EF for issue, lustrous.

Extremely rare. ($30,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1091; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 389.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Gregorius XV (Alessandro Ludovisi). 1621-1623. AV Scudo (18mm, 3.34 g, 11h). Rome mint. Dated RY 2 (1622/3). GREG[O]RIVS Ⴝ XV Ⴝ P Ⴝ MA Ⴝ, bust right, wearing zucchetto and mantum; •A•II• below / • SVB • TVVM PRÆ[SI]D •, The Virgin Mary standing facing on crescent, head lowered left, wearing nimbus crown of stars; all within mandorla; mintmaster’s mark to lower right. CNI XVI 6; Muntoni 8; Serafini 4 var. (rev. legend); Berman 1645; Friedberg 109; KM 104. VF. ($1500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1095.

166.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi). 1655-1667. AV Quadrupla (32mm, 13.26 g, 5h).

Avignon mint. Dated 1659. ALEXANDER Ⴝ VII Ⴝ PON Ⴝ MAX Ⴝ, bust right, wearing zucchetto and mantum; coat-ofarms and uncertain mintmaster’s mark below / Ⴝ FLAVIVS • CARD Ḧ GHISIVS • LEGAT • AVEN • I659, coat-of-arms.

Unpublished and possibly unique. Superb EF. ($40,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1110; Numismatic Ars Classica Autumn Sale (26 October 1995), lot 1013.

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167.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Beatus Innocentius XI (Benedetto Odescalchi). 1676-1689. AV Quadrupla (32mm, 13.40 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 1 (1676/7). INNOCEN • XI • PONT • MAX • AN • I •, bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / SVB • TVVM • • PRÆSIDIVM, The Virgin Mary seated facing within portico, holding Holy Infant on lap, who is raising hand in benediction and holding globus cruciger; around, Ss. Lorenzo, Agostino, Stefano, and Francesco d’Assisi; all wearing nimbus crown; in exergue, coat-of-arms between RO MÆ. CNI XVI 6; Muntoni 5/1; Serafini 5; Berman 2069; Friedberg 153; KM 395. EF. Very rare. Wonderful style. ($50,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1123; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 515; Count Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part XI, Santamaria, 4 June 1956), lot 255.

Treaty of Rijswijk Commemorative – Ex Martinori Collection

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocentius XII (Antonio Pignatelli). 1691-1700. AV Doppia (25mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 6 (1696/7). INNO • XII • P • M • A • VI •, bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / Ḝ NVNTIA Ḝ PACIS Ḝ, Noah’s Ark left upon sea; mountain peak to right; above, dove flying left, holding olive branch in beak.

CNI XVI 92; Muntoni 3; Serafini 4-5; Berman 2213; Friedberg 175; KM 603. EF. Rare. ($7500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1147; Schulman 271 (17 November 1980), lot 2952; Eduardo Martinori Collection (Santamaria, 22 November 1913), lot 3438.

This issue was struck in commemoration of the treaty between the Rijswijk Netherlands and the Netherlands, England, France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clemens XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani). 1700-1721. AV Doppia (25mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually-dated RY 1 and 1700 in Roman numerals. CLEMENS • XI • PONT • M • A • I, bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / CLAVSIT • ANNO IVBILEI • MDCC, frontal view of the Porta Sancta. CNI XVII 1; Muntoni 5; Serafini 3; Berman 2344; Friedberg 185; KM 656. EF. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1156; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 624; Prof. Angelo Signorelli Collection (Part IV, Santamaria, 25 January 1954), lot 486.

170.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocentius XIII (Michelangelo Conti). 1721-1724. AV Scudo (20mm, 3.34 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 3 (1724). INNOC • XIII • P • M • A • III, bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / MAGNARVM • ALARVM, eagle standing facing, head left; small crown above. CNI XVII 23; Muntoni 1; Serafini 1-2; Berman 2515; Friedberg 220; KM 869. EF. Exceptional. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1180; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 685; M. Ratto (8 May 1953), lot 1454.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clemens XII (Lorenzo Corsini). 1730-1740. AV Scudo (19mm, 3.08 g, 6h).

Rome mint. Dually-dated RY 6 and 1735. CLEM • XII • P • M • A • VI, bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / LABOR/ADDITVS/1735 in three lines; all set upon decorative cartouche. CNI XVII 88; Muntoni 11; Serafini 18; Berman 2610; Friedberg 220; KM 869. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1185; Kunst und Münzen XXI (14 May 1980), lot 712.

172.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Leo XII (Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga). 1823-1829. AV Doppio zecchino (22mm, 7.49 g, 1h). Rome mint. Dually-dated RY 5 and 1828. LEO • XII • PON • MAX • ANNO • V •, bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / SVPRA ᚬ FIR MAM ᚬ PETRAM, The Church standing facing, head left, wearing nimbus crown and holding goblet and long cross; to right, agnus Dei seated right upon column, head upturned left. CNI XVII 16; Muntoni 3; Serafini 1; Berman 3253; Pagani 126; Friedberg 252; KM 1089.

AU, lustrous mirrored fields, with frosted devices, a few light marks. Exceptional and rare. ($3000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1223.

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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Beatus Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti). 1846-1878. AV 50 Lire (28mm, 16.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dually-dated RY 24 and 1870. PIVS IX PONT. MAX. A. XXIV, bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / STATO PONTIFICIO, 50/LIRE/1870 in three lines; all within wreath. CNI 274; Muntoni 39b; Serafini 401-2; Berman 3331; Pagani 525; Friedberg 279; KM 1388. UNC, a few tiny marks. ($2500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 14 (9 October 1998), lot 1241.

174.

JAMAICA, Colonial. George II. King of Great Britain, 1727-1760. AR Dollar. Authorized 1758. Countermark: Circular counterstamp with floriate G·R (on obverse and reverse). Host coin: AR 8 Reales of Mexico. (40mm, 27.04 g, 12h).

Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1753-MF. ḯ FERDND • VI • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned coat-of-arms; •/M/F/ḯ to left, ḯ/8/ḯ to right / ḯ VTRAQUE VNUM ḯ, crowned western and eastern hemispheres between crowned and banner-entwined Pillars of Hercules; all set upon waves; below, ḯ I753 ḯ between Mo mintmarks. Pridmore 4; KM 8.2. Countermark: Good VF, struck from rusty dies, Host Coin: Good VF, attractively toned. Rare. ($1500) Ex Paul Karon Collection (Part II, Spink 128, 7 October 1998), lot 469.

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MEXICO, Colonial. Felipe V. King of Spain, first reign, 1700-1724. Cob AV 8 Escudos (30mm, 27.06 g). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1713-J. Crowned coat-of-arms / Coat-of-arms within polylobe. ME 9940; Calicó 106; Friedberg 6; KM 57.1. EF. Well struck for issue. ($5000) Ex Ponterio 80 (29 March 1996), lot 760; Recovered from the ‘Plate Fleet,’ sunk 1715.

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MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AV 8 Escudos (37mm, 27.00 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1783-FF. CAROL • III • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R •, armored and draped bust right, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; •1783• below / • AUSPICE • DEO • FF • • Mo • IN • UTROQ • FELIX •, crowned coat-of-arms; 8 S across field; all within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. ME 12947; Calicó 103; Friedberg 33; KM 156.2. EF, a few adjustment marks, underlying luster. ($1500) Ex Ponterio 83 (21 September 1996), lot 266.

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MEXICO, Colonial. Fernando VII. King of Spain, 1808-1833. AV 8 Escudos (37mm, 26.97 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1809-HJ. FERDIN • VI • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R •, armored and draped bust right, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; •1809• below / • AUSPICE • DEO IN • UTROQ • FELIX •, crowned coatof-arms; 8 S across field; all within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; •Mo• to lower left, •HJ• to lower right. ME 16366; Calicó 44; Friedberg 47; KM 101. Near VF. ($1250) Ex Ponterio 80 (29 March 1996), lot 771.

178.

PERU, Colonial. Felipe V. King of Spain, first reign, 1700-1724. Cob AV 8 Escudos (30mm, 26.74 g, 1h). Lima mint. Dated (1)712-M. Coat-of-arms / Crowned Pillars of Hercules; crown above; L 8 M/P V A/7 1 2 in three lines across field.

ME 9933; Calicó 7; Friedberg 6; KM 38.2. EF, matte surfaces. ($5000) Ex Ponterio 80 (29 March 1996), lot 806; Recovered from the ‘Plate Fleet,’ sunk 1715.

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SPAIN, Castile & León. Pedro I el Cruel (the Cruel). 1350-1369. AV Dobla de 35 Maravedís (27mm, 4.50 g, 7h).

Sevilla (Seville) mint. ๘ PĿtrVs Ḧ ēĿƪ Ḧ ŷr^ Ḧ rĿҡ c^stĿLLĿ Ḧ Ŀ LĿŷŷƪɢɇƪs, crowned and mantled bust left / ๘ PĿtrVs Ḧ ēĿƪ Ḧ ŷr^ Ḧ rĿҡ c^stĿLLĿ Ḧ Ŀ LĿŷƪɢɇ, coat-of-arms; s in fourth quarter. ME 1276; Friedberg 105. EF.

($3000) Ex Stacks (3 December 1996), lot 1509.

SPAIN, Castile & León. Juan II. 1406-1454. AV Dobla de la banda (33mm, 4.60 g, 3h). Sevilla (Seville) mint. ภ ƪɢƌ^ɇĿs Ⴝ ēĿƪ Ⴝ ŷr^ýƪ^ Ⴝ rĿҢ Ⴝ LĿŷƪɢɇ Ⴝ, coat-of-arms / ภ ƪɢƌ^ɇĿs Ⴝ ēĿƪ Ⴝ ŷr^ýƪ^ Ⴝ rĿҢ Ⴝ ý^stĿL, coat-of-arms; s above. ME 1515; Friedberg 112. Near EF, some doubling. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000) 180.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1712.

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SPAIN, Castile & León. Enrique IV el Impotente (the Impotent). 1454-1474. AV Enrique – Castellano (24mm, 4.54 g, 6h). Sevilla (Seville) mint. ภ Ŀɇrƪýмs Ⴝ ēĿƪ Ⴝ ŷr^ýƪ^ Ⴝ rĿҢ Ⴝ, three-towered castle façade; s below; all within double-bordered polylobe / ภ Ңʁs Ⴝ мƪɇýƪ΀ Ⴝ Ңʁs Ⴝ rĿŷɇ^΀ Ⴝ, crowned lion rampant; all within doublebordered polylobe. ME 1577; Friedberg 113. EF, some minor die rust. ($3000) Ex Stacks (10 June 1996), lot 970.

182.

SPAIN, Castile & León. Fernando V & Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos - the Catholic royals). 1474-1504. AV Doble excelente (29mm, 7.06 g, 3h). Toledo mint. Struck 1497-1504. ภ FERNANDVS ↘ET ↘HELISABET ↘DEI ↘GRATIA ↘REX ↘, crowned and mantled busts of Fernando and Isabel facing one another; above and between, cross above T / SVBVNBRA ↘ALARVM ↘ TVARVM ↘PROTEGE ↘NOS, crowned coat-of-arms; behind, forepart of eagle left, wearing nimbus crown, with wings spread. ME 2941; Calicó 98; Friedberg 130. Good VF, surfaces slightly granular. Excellent portraiture and of refined style. ($3000) Ex Vecchi 1 (1 February 1996), lot 1566.

183.

SPAIN, Castile & León. Fernando V, with Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos - the Catholic royals). As King of Valencia and Mallorca, 1474-1516. AV Excelente (23mm, 3.46 g, 7h). Valencia mint. ພ ŝĩr ėƪɕAɕėVs ᚤ ĩLƪsAâĩͿ ᚤ rĩ қ ᚤ C, crowned busts of Fernando and Isabel facing one another; crown between, ᚤ sƭs ᚤ below / ພ VALĩɕCƪĩ ᚤ ȘAƪɢrƪCArVȘ ᚤ, crowned coat-of-arms. ME 2887; Calicó 154; Friedberg 82. VF, minor doubling. Rare. ($2000) Ex Vecchi 2 (12 September 1996), lot 2091.

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SPAIN, Reino de España. Fernando VII. Second reign, 1813-1833. AV 320 Reales (36mm, 26.98 g, 12h). Madrid mint. Dated 1823-SR. • FERN • 7° POR LA G • DE DIOS Y LA CONST, bare head right; •1823• below / REY DE LAS ESPAÑAS •, crowned coat-of-arms; 320 Rs across field; all within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; •(crowned M)• to lower left, S•R• to lower right. ME 16510 Calicó 37; Friedberg 319; KM 566. EF, lustrous, typical weak strike at the highest points, some copper stains near the rims. Very rare. ($10,000) Ex Stacks (3 December 1996), lot 1526.

BRITISH COINAGE

185.

CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). VEP. Circa AD 5-15. AV Stater (18mm, 5.15 g, 9h). Third coinage, Corieltauvian N. Struck circa AD 12-15. Wreath crossed by bar with crescent at each end; ring of pellets within each crescent / Disjointed horse left; trefoil below tail, [V]EP above, [C]ORF below. SCBI 3 (Coritani), 100 (same dies); Hobbs 3302-3; Van Arsdell 960-1; Mack 459; ABC 1854; SCBC 410; CCI 97.1786 (this coin). Good VF. Rare. ($1500) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 124; Christie’s London (4 October 1977), lot 70; Found at Hemingborough, Selby 1977.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 730-740. AR Sceat (12mm, 1.02 g). Series S, type 47. Mint in Essex.

Centauress standing left, head right, holding palm frond in each hand / Four heads of wolves in clockwise circle, each with tongue forming whorl. Abramson S100; Metcalf p. 540; North 121; SCBC 831. Superb EF. ($1000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1241.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Ecgberht. Circa 780. AR Penny (17mm, 0.97 g, 7h). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Udd, moneyer. ฾ ®żåBĩRHT, ℞ within beaded circle / ⃉њĄĄ⃉ between two beaded bars; above and below, small cross pattée, with pellet in each angle and within floral scroll. Chick 87f (this coin); SCBI 1 (Cambridge), 428 (same dies); BMC 1 (same dies); North 200 (same dies as illustration); SCBC 874. EMC 2001.0779 (this coin). VF, toned, minor edge split.

Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 245; C. J. Firth Collection; Gilbert Creswick Drabble Collection, lot 340; possibly found at Stamford Hill, Middlesex, 1906, along with SCBI 1, 428; includes three collector’s tickets which may add further to this pedigree.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Baldred. Circa 823-825. AR Penny (20mm, 1.30 g, 9h). Non-Portrait type (Group II). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Sigestaef, moneyer. Ýĩǹĕʼĩĕ ʼĩҟ ù©ñ, small cross pattée / ๘ ӲƩŭĩӲ΍ĩŊ, small cross pattée. SCBI -; Blunt, Coinage Ba 12b = J. Evans, “On a Hoard of Early Anglo-Saxon Coins Found in Ireland,” in NumCirc II (1882), p. 63, no. 5 (this coin); BMC -; North 213; SCBC 880; IBCH 117 (for hoard; this coin cited). Choice EF, find patina. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 249; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVII.9 (November 1989), no. 5888; T. W. J. D. Dupree Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1989); Clonterbrook Trust Collection (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 2; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Part X.iv, 26 April 1960), lot 3549; Right Hon. Lord Grantley Collection (Part II, Glendining, 28 January 1944), lot 890; Sir John Evans Collection; Delgany Hoard, County Wicklow, Ireland (deposited circa 835, found 1874).

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (19mm, 1.40 g, 9h). Heavy coinage. Non-Portrait type. Lundene (London) mint; Ludaman, moneyer. Struck 792/3-796. .฾.M;฾;/;ℽŊŊA1//;ʼĩx in three lines divided by two beaded bars / P.⍶/₈/ℽ/⍵;ℽ;.⍶. in two lines divided by beaded bar with fleur at each end. Chick 210a (this coin cited and illustrated); SCBI -; BMC -; North 327 (moneyer read as Winoth); SCBC 907. Good VF, toned. Great metal for issue. Extremely rare type and moneyer. ($3000) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 295; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVI.4 (May 1988), no. 2855; Found near Scopwick, Lincolnshire, 1988 (EMC 1999.1006).

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (21mm, 1.33 g, 12h). Cross Moline type (Group IVg.iii). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Oba, moneyer. Struck circa 815-821. ๘ ùɭĩɕѝѝǹŊ ʼĩҟ m, diademed bust right / ๖ ɭÝA ๖ mɭɕ ๖ ĩ΄A, short cross moline over short cross in saltire. SCBI 1 (Fitzwilliam), 399-400; Blunt, Coinage, Cn 66 = BMC 76 corr. (no crosses in rev. legend; same dies); North 348; SCBC 916. EF, attractively toned. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1254.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Wiglaf. First reign, 827-829. AR Penny (20mm, 1.45 g, 6h). Portrait type.

Lundene (London) mint; Oellhun, moneyer. ⎻ ѝѝƩŻȀAŊ ˌĩҟ m, bare head right / ⎩ ℽĩ ⎩ ll ⎩ Ɛѝ ⎩ ѝɕ, cross crosslet.

SCBI 20 (Mack), 598 = Blunt, Coinage, 1a (this coin) = Rev. R. Ruding, “Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain and its Dependencies from the Earliest Period of Authentic History to the Reign of Victory,” Vol. I (1840), p. 119 (this coin cited) = E. Hawkins, The Silver Coins of England Arranged and Described with Remarks on British Money Previous to the Saxon Dynasties (1841), p. 30 (this coin cited); BMC -; North 400; SCBC 933; IBCH 123 (for hoard; this coin cited). VF, toned.

Struck from a worn obverse die. Extremely rare, and possibly unique. ($10,000) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 319 (includes ticket); Albert E. Bagnall Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1964); Cmdr. Richard Paston Mack Collection (includes ticket); V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part I, Glendining, 28 June 1950), lot 640; Lars Emil Bruun Collection (Sotheby’s, 18 May 1925), lot 30; Prof. Arthur Sampson Napier Collection (Sotheby, 3 August 1916), lot 9; George Jonathan Bascom Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 15 June 1914), lot 8; Evelyn William Rashleigh Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 21 June 1909), lot 57; James Dodsley Cuff Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 8 June 1854), lot 297; George Dewdney Collection; Dorking Hoard, Surrey County, England (deposited circa 865/6, found 1817).

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Eadwald. Circa 796-798. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 2h). Eadnoth, moneyer. ฾ĩḪAḪĕḪ©ḪAḪ¬ĕ ʼĩ, cross pattée, with three pellets in each angle / Long beaded cross, with ĩ Aĕ ⍶ ℽĕ in angles; all within quatrefoil. Cf. Blunt, Coinage 1 (for rev. type); SCBI -; BMC -; North 433/1; SCBC 947A. Near EF, toned.

Extremely rare. ($7500) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 339; Christie’s London 4132 (10 October 1989), lot 457; Found at Brandon, Suffolk (EMC 1989.1001).

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Aethelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (20mm, 1.14 g, 6h). Cross Crosslet type (BMC xi/Brooke class 7). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Deor, moneyer. Phase II, circa 843-848. ๘ ĩ†ĩǹѝѝǹŊ ʼĩҟ, diademed bust right / ๘ ēƩ©ʼ ȵɠɕƩ΍©, cross crosslet. SCBI -; BMC 43 var. (rev. legend); North 610; SCBC 1047. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($4000) Ex Spink 128 (7 October 1998), lot 314; Joseph P. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2347; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Part X.iv, Glendining, 26 April 1960), lot 3618.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Aethelberht. 858-865/6. AR Penny (20mm, 1.22 g, 12h). Inscribed Cross type (BMC i). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Beagmund, moneyer. Struck circa 858-862/4. ๘©ĩ†ĩǹÝĩ©ʼí ʼĩҟ, diademed bust right / ๘ Ýĩ©Ɛȓ/ѝë ȓɠ/ɕ ĩ ΍ © in and around the arms of a beaded cross. SCBI 1 (Fitzwilliam), 533; BMC 4; North 620; SCBC 1053. EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($3000) Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1263; Joseph P. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2349.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Aethelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (22mm, 1.63 g, 2h). Circumscription Cross type (BMC v). Eoferwic (York) mint; Ragnaldr, moneyer. ๘ ĩ†ĩȀ̆Ӳ΄©ɕ ʼĩҟ ΄o ÝʼƧl, small cross pattée / ๘ʼĩ⍩Ƀ©Ǻĕ șO ĩŊὸʼPƧዜ, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan pl. X, 234 var. (legends); SCBI 11a (Copenhagen), 49 (same dies); BMC 7-9 var. (legends); North 672; SCBC 1093. EF, attractively toned. Scarce. ($1500) Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1267.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadred. 946-955. AR Penny (21mm, 1.46 g, 12h). Two Line type (BMC i/ Horizontal [HR 1]). Uncertain mint in the North Midlands; Agtard, moneyer. ĩ©ĕʼĩĕ ʼĩҟ, small cross pattée / Ḛ/©Ŷ˶_ʼ/๘ ๘ ๘/ĕĩӲ ȵɭ˶/Ḛ in five lines. CTCE 112; SCBI 34 (BM), 596 = BMC 10 (same obv. die); North 707; SCBC 1113. EF, attractively toned. ($1500) Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1268.

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TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Half Angel (20mm, 2.37 g, 9h). Second issues. London mint; im: eglantine.

Struck 1574-1578. ELIZABETH Ḧ D’ • G’ • ANG’ • FR’ • ET HI’ • REGINA, St. George standing facing, head right, wearing nimbus crown and spearing dragon to lower right with cruciform spear / A • DNO Ḧ FACTVM Ḧ EST • ISTVD ET EST Ḧ MIRA’ •, ship bearing coat-of-arms; above, cross between E and eglantine. Brown & Comber D7; Schneider 771; North 1992/1; SCBC 2517. Good VF, rare thus. ($2000) Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1309.

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STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Double-crown (30mm, 4.87 g, 5h). Second coinage. London mint; im: escallop.

Struck 1606-1607. • IACOBVS D’ • G’ • MAG’ • BRIT’ • FRAN’ • ET • HIB’ • REX, crowned and mantled bust right / • HENRICVS • ROSAS • REGNA • IACOBVS •, crowned coat-of-arms; I R across field. Schneider 33 (same dies); North 2087; SCBC 2622. VF, toned. ($1500) Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1312.

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STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AV Double-crown (26mm, 4.54 g, 3h). Second issue. London mint; im: crown/-.

Struck April-October 1662. CAROLVS • II • D • G • MAG • BRIT • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX, laureate, draped, and armored bust left; X (denomination) to right / • FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA •, crowned and garnished coat-of-arms; C R across field. Schneider 414, dies O2/R4; North 2756; SCBC 3305. Near VF, flan slightly irregular. Rare. ($2000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1319.

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SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (20mm, 1.35 g, 5h). Class III. Edinburgh mint; Derlag, moneyer.

Period A, struck 1136-circa 1142. ຋ ăÄїƬă Ḧ [˂]⌓ Ḧ, crowned bust right; scepter before / ຋ ă⌓˂[ǫƬ]ŧ Ḧ ɱȻ Ḧ ⌓ăɱȻ Ḧ, cross moline, with inward-facing fleur in each quarter. W. J. Andrew, “A Remarkable Hoard of Silver Pennies and Halfpennies of the Reign of Stephen, Found at Sheldon, Derbyshire, in 1867,” in BNJ 7 (1910), p. 46, 71, and pl. II, 26 (this coin); Burns p. 24; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), -; SCBC 5003; IBCH 329 (for hoard; this coin cited [see note 9]). VF, toned, some areas of striking weakness. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s London 9443, 22 April 1999), lot 679; T. W. J. D. Dupree Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1989); Sheldon Hoard, Derbyshire County, England (deposited circa 1142, found 1867).

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