CNG Auction 111

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC

CNG Auction 111 Closing Wednesday, May 29, 2019

CNG Auction 111 Closing Electronically on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 10AM (ET)

Bids submitted by mail, phone, fax, and email accepted until Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 5PM (ET) Featuring: Greek, Roman, Early Medieval, and British Coins from the Ealing Collection Further Selections from the Gasvoda Collection Pedigreed Carthage Dekadrachm The Siren Collection of Early Electrum Coinage Continued Offerings from the MNL Collection of Seleukid Coins Jewish War Year 4 Shekel Further Selections from the Michel Prieur Collection of Syro-Phoenician Silver Coinage The Brexit Collection of Roman Gold Coins, including an Aureus of Pertinax and the First Portrait of Commodus in Gold Very Rare Procopius Solidus Impressive Wu Zhu Mold from the Arthur B. Coole Collection Selections from the RAJ Collection of World Medals Stunning 1907 Wire Rim Indian Eagle Important Early Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins The G.W.K. Roberts Collection of British Milled Coinage

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Common Abbreviations

AD Anno Domini BE Bithynio-Pontic Era IY Indictional Year Æ Bronze BI Billon MBS Mail Bid Sale AE Actian Era CE Common Era mm Mintmark AH Anno Hegirae Cf. Confer (compare) PB Lead AR Silver c/m Countermark p.

Page AV Gold CY Civic Year (Era) pl.

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BBS Buy or Bid Sale EL Electrum RPE Roman Provincial Era BC Before Christ FPL Fixed Price List RY Regnal Year BCE Before the Common Era g Gram SE Seleukid Era

See Bibliography on our website, www.cngcoins.com, for a complete list of reference abbreviations.

Classical Numismatic Group, LLC is a United States limited company.

United Kingdom Registration No. FC035702, Branch No. BR020787.

All lots in this auction were in the possession of CNG in CNG’s Lancaster, Pennsylvania office no later than 29 April 2019. This information is provided for the protection of buyers in the event that US import restrictions are introduced subsequent to that date on any of the types of coins and antiquities that are included in this auction.

Notice Regarding “Slabs”

Coins that have been encapsulated (“slabbed”) by a grading and/or authentication service may not be returned for any reason, including authenticity, if they have been removed from the encapsulation (“slab”).

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AUCTION TERMS on behalf of all electronic bidders. Subject to reserves and opening prices, all electronic bids will be executed by the electronic software at one bidding increment (approximately 10%) over the next highest bid. All written, fax, email and phone bids received before 5PM the day prior to the sale date will be uploaded to the CNG website no later than the day prior to the sale date. These bids will not be subject to the minimum required bid cited on the website at the time of the upload. Any written, fax, email and phone bids received after the deadline or with special instructions will be executed at CNG’s complete discretion and will be subject to the next bid required by the website. In the case of identical written, fax, email and phone bids, the earliest bid received wins. An electronic bid has priority over any identical written, fax, email or phone bid. Bid by lot number. No lot will be broken. Bidders are responsible for errors in bidding.

Check your bids carefully. Electronic bidders may check their bids under User Services at www.cngcoins.com.

This is an internet/mail bid sale with an automated electronic close, conducted

by Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (CNG). Bidding in the auction constitutes acceptance of the following terms: 1. The property listed in this catalogue is offered for sale by CNG for itself and as agent for various owners and other consignors. We reserve the right to reject any bid, to determine the opening price, to set bidding increments, to vary the order of the auction, to reopen bidding in the case of a dispute, to withdraw any lot, to bid on behalf of CNG, to bid on behalf of the consignor, and to permit the consignor to bid on his own lots. CNG may loan or advance money to consignors or prospective bidders, and may have an interest other than commission charges in any lot. CNG may bid on its own account as an “insider” with information not available to the public.

2. Lots will be sold in the order listed in the catalogue. The first lot will close electronically at www.cngcoins.com in the morning Eastern Time on the sale date, with subsequent lots closing every 20 seconds thereafter. All written, fax, email and phone bids must be received by 5PM Eastern Time, on the day prior to the sale date. Electronic bids may be placed by approved bidders up until the closing time of each lot. The electronic clock on the website represents the official closing time for each lot. Bidders intending to bid electronically must first register at www.cngcoins.com. New website registrations are processed for approval Monday through Friday 9AM-5PM Eastern Time only. No new registrations will be approved on the sale date.

8. A word on Reserves. CNG may place a reserve on any lot. However, no reserve will be higher than the estimate, and ordinarily lots are reserved at 60% of estimate.

9. Bidders personally guarantee payment for their successful bids, including bidders executing commission bids from other parties and bidders representing corporations or other entities. Buyers accepting commission bids from other parties do so at their own risk and remain responsible for payment under these Auction Terms.

10. In the event a successful bidder fails to make full payment within 30 days of the auction date, CNG reserves the right to deem the sale incomplete and to resell the material, and the bidder agrees to pay for the reasonable cost of such a sale and also to pay any difference between the resale price and the previously successful bid. CNG reserves all rights that it is entitled to under the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial Code, including the right to offset any sums due from a successful bidder against any future consignment or purchase or monies or goods in possession of CNG.

3. A 22.5% Buyer’s Fee will be added to the hammer price of all successful written, fax, email and phone bids. A 20% Buyer’s Fee will be added to the hammer price of all successful electronic bids directly placed on www. cngcoins.com.

4. All coins are guaranteed genuine. Attribution, date, condition and other descriptions are the opinion of the cataloguer, and no warranty is expressed or implied. Please note that an auction sale is not an approval sale. Lots examined prior to the sale and lots purchased by floor bidders (including bidders executing commission bids on behalf of other parties) may not be returned for any reason except lack of authenticity. All claims of misdescription and all claims of return, except claims regarding authenticity, must be made within 5 days of receipt of material. Any claim of lack of authenticity must be made in writing by the original purchaser immediately after discovery that an item is not authentic, and upon making such a claim the original purchaser must immediately return the lot to CNG in the same condition as at the time of the auction. Coins that have been encapsulated (“slabbed”) by a grading and/or authentication service may not be returned for any reason, including authenticity, if they have been removed from the encapsulation (“slab”). If payment is made by credit card, rights of return are governed by these Auction Terms which supersede any rights of return promulgated by the card issuer. Estimates are intended as a guide only and not as a statement of opinion of value.

11. Sales tax, postage, handling and insurance are the responsibility of the buyer and are added to all invoices where appropriate. For buyers in the European Union, CNG may import lots into the United Kingdom prior to shipment and charge buyers the import Value Added Tax. On any tax not paid by the purchaser which should have been paid, even if not invoiced by CNG, the purchaser agrees to pay the same on demand together with any interest or penalty that may be assessed. It is the responsibility of the buyer to comply with foreign customs and other regulations.

12. Prices realized are published and are mailed with CNG’s next publication.

Prices realized are posted at www.cngcoins.com and successful electronic bidders are notified by email after the last lot of the sale closes.

13. Bidders hereby waive any claim for incidental, consequential or exemplary damages arising from this auction. The sole remedy that any participant in the auction shall have for any claim or controversy arising out of the auction shall be a refund, without interest, of all or part of the purchase price paid by the participant.

5. Invoices are due and payable immediately upon receipt. Interest and late fees of 2.0% per month, or at the highest rate permitted by law, whichever is less, from the date of the auction, shall be payable on invoices not settled within 30 days of the auction date. Payment may be made by check or bank wire. Credit cards (Visa or MasterCard) will be accepted; credit card payments will not be accepted more than 14 days after the sale date. Payment by credit card for printed sale auctions will be charged a 2.5% handling fee. Payment by check must be made in either US dollars ($) drawn on a US bank or British sterling (£) drawn on a British bank. All successful bidders outside North America and the United Kingdom will be charged an additional $20 fee for bank charges that are the result of international wire transfer fees; this fee will be deducted for credit card or check payment as described above. CNG may reduce or compromise any charge or fee at its discretion.

14. All rights granted by CNG or otherwise available to bidders and purchasers, under these Auction Terms or otherwise, are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise. No third party may rely on any benefit or right conferred by these Auction Terms. Bidders acting as agents must disclose the agency in writing to CNG prior to the auction; otherwise rights are limited to the agent and are not transferable to the undisclosed principal.

15. Any dispute regarding this auction shall be governed by the laws of Pennsylvania and shall be adjudicated only by the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas or the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; all bidders submit themselves to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for this purpose, consent to service of process by registered or certified mail, and waive any contrary provisions of Articles 14 or 15 of the French Civil Code and any similar provisions in any jurisdiction. All bidders consent to the confidentiality of consignors’ identities and waive any right to require disclosure of the name of the consignor or owner of any auction lot, whether such right is based on New York GOL §5-701(a) or any other provision in any jurisdiction. In any dispute regarding this auction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorney fees.

6. Bidders not known to us must provide satisfactory credit references or pay a deposit as determined at CNG’s discretion before bidding. Minors are not permitted to bid without written consent of a parent guaranteeing payment.

CNG may require payment in full from any bidder prior to delivery of lots.

Title does not pass until lots are paid in full. Upon receipt of lots, the buyer assumes full responsibility for loss or damage. Delivery to the buyer’s address of record shall constitute receipt by the buyer regardless of the identity of the person accepting delivery.

7. Estimates are in U.S. dollars ($) and bids must be made in even dollar ($) amounts. The CNG website, www.cngcoins.com, will execute electronic bids

All written, fax, email and phone bids must be received by 5PM (ET) May 28, 2019.

The Electronic Close starts at 10AM ET on May 29, 2019. Lots close every 20 seconds.

To participate in this sale electronically you must be registered and approved to bid on www.cngcoins.com.

Please read the auction terms for new information regarding bidding, buyer’s fees, and payment of invoices.

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Meet the Team

Mike Gasvoda

Victor England

Eric McFadden

Dave Michaels

Steve Pruzinsky

Bradley R. Nelson

David Guest

Paul Hill

Ken McDevitt

D. Scott VanHorn

Bill Dalzell

Kerry Wetterstrom

Julia TrocmĂŠ-Latter

Caroline Holmes

Jeffrey B. Rill

Travis Markel

Managing Director Lancaster Office

Chief Financial Officer Lancaster Office

Numismatist Sale Development Lancaster Office

Numismatist London Office

Consulting Director Lancaster Office

Consulting Director London Office

Managing Numismatist Cataloging Staff Lancaster Office

Managing Numismatist London Office

Numismatist Lancaster Office

Numismatist Lancaster Office

Numismatist London Office

Numismatist Lancaster Office 4

Director Shows & Consignments Lancaster Office

Managing Numismatist London Office

Numismatist Lancaster Office

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Meet the Team

Jessica Garloff Photographer and Graphic Designer Lancaster Office

Karen Zander

Alexandra Spyra

Office Manager Lancaster Office

Office Manager London Office

Tina Jordan Accounting London Office

Additional Support

Marlene Rice Office Staff Lancaster Office

IT Consultant: A.J. Gatlin Printing Control: Robert A. Trimble Auctioneers: Herbert L. Kreindler (License No. 820339)

Jeffrey B. Rill (License No. 2079118-DCA)

Julia Motter

Office Staff Lancaster Office

Christina “Tina” Jordan has announced her retirement after 24 years at CNG’s London office.

I met Tina and her husband John about 1990 when they were living in the San Francisco Bay area and were enthusiastic members of the San Francisco Ancient Numismatic Society. It was always a pleasure to see them, but little could I have guessed that our future paths would take parallel courses.

CNG opened its London office in 1991, and I moved from Los Angeles to London. It was not long before the happy coincidence that John’s work took him and Tina to London as well. Tina had a background in bookkeeping, and we were pleased that she agreed to join CNG as our London bookkeeper in 1995. I am sure she did not realize that she would still be with us over 20 years later. When John retired, he and Tina decided to remain in London, and so CNG had the good fortune that Tina has stayed with us, persevering from the days of handwritten accounts and faxes to the days of ledgers housed on the company servers.

But everyone who has worked in our office -- and many of those who have visited -- will know that Tina has not only been our reliable and hardworking bookkeeper. She has also been the person who always arrives with a smile and a good word, and retains her sunny disposition regardless of the press of work or the inevitable stresses of a busy office. She has combined her conscientious commitment to work with her gentle, kind, and occasionally quirky outlook on life, and has contributed greatly to CNG’s success while at the same time being simply a pleasure to work with.

We send Tina and John our heartfelt thanks and best wishes for the future, and we will hope to see them as often as their own travel schedules and busy lives permit.

Eric McFadden

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Order of Sale and Beginning Closing Times (ET) on 29 May 2019

Greek Coinage..................................................................................................1–419...................10:00 AM

Celtic Coinage...............................................................................................420–434................... 12:20 PM

Oriental Greek Coinage................................................................................435–467................... 12:25 PM Central Asian Coinage..................................................................................468–474................... 12:36 PM Countermarked Coins from the Richard Baker Collection...........................475–493................... 12:38 PM Roman Provincial Coinage...........................................................................494–604................... 12:44 PM Roman Republican Coinage.........................................................................605–643..................... 1:21 PM

Roman Imperial Coinage..............................................................................644–838..................... 1:34 PM

Byzantine Coinage........................................................................................839–891..................... 2:39 PM Early Medieval & Islamic Coinage...............................................................892–910..................... 2:57 PM World Coinage.............................................................................................. 911–994..................... 3:03 PM World Medals..............................................................................................995–1005..................... 3:31 PM United States Coinage...............................................................................1006–1023..................... 3:35 PM British Coinage......................................................................................... 1024–1166..................... 3:41 PM Antiquities................................................................................................. 1167–1168..................... 4:29 PM

NOTICE OF EXHIBITION

Auction lots may be viewed by appointment only at our Lancaster office from April 15, 2019 to May 29, 2019 during office hours (Monday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM), unless they are on exhibition at the showings below.

Central States Numismatic Society Convention

Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center – Schaumburg, Illinois Tables 1605 and 1606, near the World & Ancient Section Wednesday-Saturday, April 24-27, 2019 3-6 PM Wednesday, 10 AM-7 PM Thursday, 10 AM-6 PM Friday, & 10 AM-5 PM Saturday

Whitman Baltimore Summer Expo

Baltimore Convention Center – Baltimore, Maryland Halls A-C – Table 1145 Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, 2019 12-6 PM Thursday, 10 AM-6 PM Friday & Saturday Enlargements of all single lots and selected multiple lots may be viewed on the internet at the following websites: www.cngcoins.com – www.numisbids.com – www.sixbid.com We are sorry, but photographs of individual coins in multiple lots cannot be provided.

Future Sales and Consignment Deadlines CNG 112 • 11 September 2019 An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Consignment Deadline: 15 June 2019

Triton XXIII • 14–15 January 2020 A Public Auction Consignment Deadline: 15 September 2019

In our Lancaster Office, contact Victor England, Ken McDevitt, Bill Dalzell, or David Michaels.

In our London Office, contact Eric McFadden or David Guest.

CNG would like to thank Jan Moens (jan.moens@bvdmc.com) for creating and providing the Numismatica Medievalis font used in this sale.

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GREEK COINAGE

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IBERIA, Punic Iberia. Circa 237-209 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (14mm, 1.86 g, 12h). Laureate head of Melkart left; club over shoulder / Elephant standing right. MHC 45 (dies 30/44); ACIP 555; SNG BM Spain 102. Good VF, toned.

($1500)

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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 475-440 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.56 g, 6h). Archaic head of Apollo, wearing tainia and krobylos, left / Crab; M below. F&P OBM-1c; A. Furtwängler, “Monnaies grecques en Gaule: Nouvelles trouvailles (6eme5eme s. av. J.-C.)” in La monetazione dei Focei in Occidente (Rome: 2002), pl. XI, 8-9; de la Tour 511. VF, lightly toned.

Rare. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 19.

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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Obol (8.5mm, 0.87 g). Head of male right, wearing helmet decorated with four-spoked wheel / Wheel with four spokes. F&P OBM2c; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 2; SNG Blackburn 1. VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 262238 (July 2005).

Pedigreed to 1956

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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 125-90 BC. AR Tetrobol (15.5mm, 2.68 g, 5h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing left; ¬ below, ÅQ in exergue. F&P DRM-44-4; Depeyrot, Marseille 44/4; SNG Copenhagen –; Dewing 22. Good VF, attractively toned, light deposits on obverse. ($300) From the Johnson Family Collection. Ex Leo A. Young 18th CSNA Convention Sale (20 April 1956), lot 1660.

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ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AR 20 Asses (20.5mm, 8.27 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; c / ≈ (mark of value) below / Crude inscription (possibly reading poplv in Etruscan). EC Group XII, Series 37, dies O1/R1; HN Italy 142; SNG ANS 79 (same dies). Good VF, toned, trace deposits, some roughness and granularity on reverse. ($2000) 6.

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 490-480 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 8.02 g, 9h). Taras, nude, riding dolphin right, holding cuttlefish, left hand extended / Hippocamp right; cockle shell below. Fischer-Bossert Group 3, 56 (V24/R44); Vlasto 117 (same dies); HN Italy 827. VF, toned, some porosity, scrape on reverse. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Vecchi 15 (15 June 1999), lot 22.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 8.09 g). Taras, nude, raising hand, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below / Wheel of four spokes. Fischer-Bossert Group 4, – (unlisted dies); Vlasto 83; HN Italy 833. VF, toned, flan flaw on obverse. ($750) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, February 1998.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 465-455 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.95 g, 10h). Taras, nude, both arms outstretched, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below / Hippocamp left. Fischer-Bossert Group 7, 109l (V56/R71 – this coin); Vlasto 133 (same dies); HN Italy 827. Good VF, toned, some porosity, a few small pits on obverse. ($750) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Lennox Gallery, October 1996. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 37.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 1h). Nude youth, holding shield, on horse rearing left; [s5 to right], f5¬o˚¬˙s below / Phalanthos, holding wreath, riding dolphin left; ¬U below. Vlasto 688–90; HN Italy 965. Good VF, toned, underlying luster. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 51; Giessener Münzhandlung 87 (2 March 1998), lot 40.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.32 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla / Owl standing right, head facing, on olive branch; @EUÂ5@5os to left, År5 to right.

Vlasto 1062; HN Italy 1015. Near EF, attractive cabinet tone. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby, 3 April 1956.

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.43 g, 2h). Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding filleted palm frond, on horse leaping right; 1 to left, År51t5ππ[o1] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos, on dolphin left; N to right. Vlasto 947–8; HN Italy 1056. Good VF, toned, slightly off center. ($500) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Chris Martin, February 1996.

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LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.86 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right; E behind neck / Herakles standing left, holding club and bow, lion skin draped over arm; to upper left, owl standing right; År5s to left. Van Keuren 87; HN Italy 1385. VF, toned, a little off center on obverse. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Lennox Galleries FPL 4 (December 1996), no. SM4.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 8.07 g, 12h). Ear of barley with eight grains / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class I, 21 (same dies); HN Italy 1459. VF, toned, a few light scratches. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Numismatic Circular CII.10 (December 1994), no. 7693.

Ex Otto Collection

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Third Nomos (17.5mm, 2.40 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. Noe Class I, 31 (same dies); HN Italy 1468. VF, deep cabinet tone with hints of iridescence. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection. Ex H. Otto Collection (A. Hess 207, 1 December 1931), lot 61 (includes Hess auction ticket, the back of which notes: “L. Hamburger 5.8.25 lot 37,” but no Hamburger sale was on that date, and the coin is not in any of their 1925 sales).

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Third Nomos (18.5mm, 2.59 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. Noe Class I, 33 = SNG ANS 177 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1480. Good VF, toned. ($750) Ex Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 19.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Sixteenth Nomos – Obol (10mm, 0.47 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; no ethnic / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class I, 36; HN Italy 1462. VF, toned. Well centered. Rare early fraction. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (18 December 2007), lot 28.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Third Nomos (17.5mm, 2.53 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; ÂEtA up right field / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class III, 83 (same dies); HN Italy 1480; SNG ANS 194 (same dies); SNG München 942 (same dies); Pozzi 161 (same dies). Good VF, toned, traces of find patina, some porosity, few minor edge splits. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 8 (3 February 2014), lot 33.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Third Nomos (17.5mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; ÂEtA down left field / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class III, 84 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1480; Egger XL, lot 155 (same obv. die). VF, toned, porous, struck with worn reverse die. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell (inv. 52099). Ex Varesi 56 (3 June 2010), lot 9.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.20 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7e down left field, tA up right / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. Noe Class IV, 88 (same dies); HN Italy 1470; SNG ANS 195; Bement 154. VF, toned, slight roughness, light scuffs on reverse. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 225 (14 October 2014), lot 1067.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. Fourrée Nomos (26.5mm, 6.43 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. For prototype, cf. Noe Class VI, 113; cf. HN Italy 1459. In NGC encapsulation, 4681120-001, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, edge cut. Breaks in plating visible under magnification. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 109 (12 September 2018), lot 9; CNG Inventory 85340 (February 1995).

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (24mm, 7.92 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class IX, 182 (same dies); HN Italy 1482. Good VF, toned, light cleaning scratches. ($750) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from S. Mygind, February 1998.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 8.07 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; head of ram to left / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class X, 221 (same dies); HN Italy 1485. Good VF, toned. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 30.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Triobol (12mm, 1.39 g, 6h). Ear of barley with six grains; 7et up right field / Incuse head of ox. Noe 275 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1487; SNG Evelpidis 218 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 319 (same obv. die); McClean 910 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex B. in B. Collection (Nomos 8, 22 October 2013), lot 12; Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1055.

Pedigreed to 1956

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.51 g, 8h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Apollo, nude, standing left, holding small laurel tree and bow. Noe 314 (same dies); HN Italy 1496; SNG ANS 277 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1185 (same dies). VF, toned, some minor pitting. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1096; Dr. Richard P. Ariagno Collection (Part II, Bowers and Ruddy, 9 June 1980), lot 21; Hess-Leu [3] (27 March 1956), lot 18.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Obol (6.5mm, 0.41 g). Ear of barley with four grains; no ethnic / Large annulet (mark of value). Noe 362.5; HN Italy 1503; SNG Ashmolean 685. VF, deep cabinet tone. Very rare, the only example in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51899 (2015); Elsen 116 (16 March 2013), lot 22.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.44 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Ear of barley with six grains; 7E up left field. Cf. Noe 362; HN Italy 1501. Good VF, deep cabinet tone. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51920 (2015); Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 28.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.55 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Apollo Karneios right / Ear of barley with eight grains and leaf to left. Noe 335 (same dies); HN Italy 1508; SNG ANS 286–7 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1187 (same obv. die). VF, toned, graffito on obverse. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 130; Numismatica Ars Classica K (30 March 2000), lot 1049.

Ex Santa Barbara Museum of Art

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.34 g, 7h). Head of Demeter right, hair in sphendone; OΔYΛ in tiny letters below hair to left / Ear of barley with six grains and leaf to left. Noe 477 (same dies); HN Italy 1539; SNG ANS 361 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 355 (same dies). Good VF, toned, minor delamination on obverse, light graffito in field on reverse. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1099; Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Numismatic Fine Arts Auction I, 20 March 1975), lot 15.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. Fourrée Nomos (20.5mm, 6.73 g, 4h). Head of Demeter right, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace / Barley ear with leaf to right at base; ÂEtÅπ[o] up left field, poppy and ˚Ŭ above leaf. Noe 542 (same dies); cf. HN Italy 1530; Hirsch 162 (same dies). Good VF, dark iridescent tone, plating broken in spots, light graffiti on reverse. Rare as a fourrée. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 22 (24 May 2007), lot 1203.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.85 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Zeus right; E¬EU[QEr5os] to right, d to left / Barley ear with seven grains and leaf to left; to left, crouching Silenos above leaf, d below.

Johnston Class A, 2.1 corr. (control letter on rev.; same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1557 var. (same); SNG ANS 451 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 373 (same obv. die); SNG München 988 (same obv. die); SNG Manchester 202 (same dies). VF, toned, struck from worn obverse die. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 41.

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LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Half Nomos – Drachm (20mm, 3.27 g, 12h). Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; πoÂ-Eß around; double-pelleted border / Incuse of obverse type, but ßE-Â◊P in relief, double-ribbed border. Gorini 7 = Traité I 2129, pl. LXVIII (same dies); HN Italy 1108; SNG ANS 626 var. (ethnic on rev.; same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 432 (same obv. die); SNG Lewis 192 (same dies). VF, deeply toned, slight roughness, a few edge nicks, a couple light scuffs on reverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell (inv. 51055). Ex Numismatica Ars Classica L (18 May 2001), lot 1081.

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LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Half Nomos – Drachm (22mm, 3.67 g, 12h). Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over shoulders, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; √ßß to left, ßeµoP to right / Incuse of obverse, except trident and legend in relief. Selinus Hoard 3 (this coin); Gorini 8; HN Italy 1108; SNG ANS 629 var. (legend); SNG Lloyd –; Jameson 333 var. (same); Pozzi 205 var. (same). Good VF, toned, delamination and some roughness on obverse, die flaw on reverse. Excellent metal for issue. Very rare with this legend, only this example in CoinArchives. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 21; Numismatica Genevensis VII (27 November 2012), lot 128; Selinunte, Sicily, 1985 Hoard (CH VIII, 35).

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 8.19 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828–44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Bement 213; Dewing 406–7; Gillet 215. Superb EF, lightly toned, minor double strike. An exceptional example. ($3000)

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (27.5mm, 7.66 g, 1h). Bull standing left, head right / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729. VF, toned, minor edge flaw. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XIX, 3 (1994 Third Quarter), no. 23; Numismatica Ars Classica D (2 March 1994), lot 1146.

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 453-448 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.43 g, 10h). Poseidon, nude, in throwing stance right, holding [trident] overhead in right hand; ¨Â-BÅ flanking / Bird standing right; O (mark of value) above. HN Italy 1745; SNG ANS –; SNG Ashmolean 857; SNG Gale –; SNG Lloyd –; Klein –; McClean –; Pozzi –; Traité –; Weber –. VF, deeply toned.

Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives, missing from most public collections. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 874229 (August 2010).

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 446-440 BC. AR Triobol (11.5mm, 1.18 g, 7h). Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over both shoulders, in throwing stance right, holding trident overhead in right hand / Bull standing right; Å∫¨Â above. HN Italy 1748; SNG ANS 872; SNG Lloyd 454 (same dies); SNG München 1169. VF, deeply toned, a few marks. Very rare. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 237 (7 March 2016), lot 1068; Kölner Münkabinett 16 (3 April 1975), lot 43.

Ex Novak, Otto, and Riche Collections

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LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Double Nomos – Distater (29.5mm, 15.22 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla scanning; 5d behind neck guard / Bull butting right; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian F30c (this coin); HN Italy 1803; SNG Lloyd 486 (same obv. die); BMC 29 (same dies); Dewing 430 (same obv. die); Gillet 230 (same dies). VF, toned, slightly off center. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000) Ex Dr. Frank J. Novak Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXXII, 7 December 1994), lot 85; H. Otto Collection (A. Hess 207, 1 December 1931), lot 77; Glendining & Seaby I (1 December 1927), lot 540; Riche Collection (R. Ratto, 12 May 1925), lot 548.

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LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.19 g, 9h). Philistion group. Helmeted head of Athena right, f5¬5stW[@os] on base of helmet crest, bowl decorated with Nike driving quadriga right, and horseman right on neck guard / Lion standing left, head facing, holding spear(?) in its jaws; above, crowning Nike flying left and small f5; waves below. Williams Period VII, 407 (O201/2/R288); HN Italy 1303; SNG ANS 1358 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 1312–3 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 528 = Weber 930 (same dies). Good VF, toned, some light roughness, minor scuff on obverse. ( $1000) 39.

LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.37 g, 6h). IE Group. Helmeted head of Athena left, helmet decorated with griffin; Å before crest, f before neck, 5E within incuse square behind neck guard / Lion attacking stag left.

Williams Period IX, 549–50 var. (O277/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HN Italy 1318; SNG ANS 1407 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 116 (same obv. die). VF, toned, a few light marks. ($300) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from S. Mygind, February 1995.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (28.5mm, 8.24 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising from the bowl, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; orJ to right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths and serpents in relief; incuse of ethnic to left. HN Italy 2075; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, area of flat strike. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell (inv. 50756). Ex Künker 104 (27 September 2005), lot 60; Auctiones AG 24 (23 June 1994), lot 25.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.75 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising from the bowl, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted / Incuse tripod as obverse. Gorini 3 = Basel 194; Attianese 5; HN Italy 2075. Near VF, toned, graffiti in field on obverse. ($500) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, October 1995.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Forty-eighth Nomos(?) (8mm, 0.15 g, 12h). Spread incuse type.

Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; retrograde orJ to right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but no wreaths. Roma XV, lot 35; Roma XIV, lot 38; Roma XII, lot 50; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned.

Very rare. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52103 (August 2015); Heidelberger Münzhandlung 64 (20 November 2014), lot 37.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.77 g, 12h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; to left, heron standing left; retrograde orJ to right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief. Gorini 20; Attianese 45; HN Italy 2102; SNG ANS 259–60; SNG Ashmolean 1473 (same rev. die). Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 929911 (August 2012); Colin E. Pitchfork Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 322; Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 121.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Third Nomos – Drachm (16mm, 2.71 g, 11h). Dumpy incuse type.

Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; Jro to left; to right, heron standing left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief. Gorini –; Attianese 63; HN Italy 2105; SNG Ashmolean 1495; SNG Copenhagen 1757. Good VF, find patina, a few light marks, double struck on reverse. Good metal for denomination. Rare. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 11 (9 October 2015), lot 20; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 605 (December 2000), no. 9.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Sixteenth Nomos – Obol (7.5mm, 0.37 g, 9h). Dumpy incuse type.

Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; Jro to left / Incuse eagle flying right. Gorini –; Attianese 28; HN Italy 2110; SNG Gale 1050 var. (position of ethnic); SNG Lloyd 603 var. (same). VF, toned. Very rare. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51880 (February 2015).

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 430-420 BC. AR Triobol (11.5mm, 1.21 g, 3h). Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; Jr to left / Pegasos flying left; J below (very faint). Attianese 72 var. (longer ethnic, Pegasos right); HN Italy 2127; SNG ANS 324 var. (ethnic); SNG Lloyd 612 var. (same). VF, find patina. Rare legend variety. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52105 (February 2015); Continental Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 327, 28 May 2014), lot 275.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 430-420 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 0.86 g, 2h). Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet / Hare springing left; o above and below (mark of value). Kraay, Propos, type D; Attianese 78 var. (ethnic and hare on obv.); HN Italy 2133 var. (hare right); SNG ANS 332 var. (same). VF, toned, some porosity. Very rare variety. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51881 (February 2015).

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 8.09 g, 5h). Eagle standing left, head right, on stag’s head / Tripod; ivy leaf to left. Attianese 104 (same obv. die as illustration); HN Italy 2146; SNG ANS 352 (same obv. die).

Good VF, toned, minor die wear on obverse. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex MM Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 105, 10 May 2017), lot 13; Bolaffi 27 (2 December 2015), lot 524.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.63 g, 8h). Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing [necklace] and stephanos decorated with two annulets between three palmettes / Herakles Epitrapezios: young Herakles, nude, holding cup in extended right hand and club in left, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock; ˚ro-tW@5-ÅtÅ@ around, [bow below]. Attianese 135 corr. (no signature, same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2167; SNG ANS 371 = Locker Lampson 47 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 1521 = ACGC 636 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 616 (same dies); Basel 198. VF, toned, a little off center, minor die break on obverse (typical for die), a trace of find patina at edge on reverse. Fine style. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 14.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300-250 BC. AR Oktobol or Half Nomos(?) (16mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Head of male (Herakles or river-god?) right / Owl standing left, head facing, on grain ear left. Attianese 153; HN Italy 2195 corr. (some without tainia). Near EF, toned, die break on obverse, slight roughness on reverse. ($1000) 51.

BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Circa 350-275 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.76 g, 6h). Pegasos flying left; thunderbolt below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet. Pozzi Paolini Group II, g; Pegasi 13; HN Italy 2342.

Near EF, light cabinet toning. ($750) Ex CNG inventory 990880 (January 2015); Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 168.

Ex American Numismatic Society and Newell Collections

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BRUTTIUM, Terina. Circa 420-400 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.58 g, 5h). Head of the nymph Terina right; tiny P behind neck / Nike seated left on plinth, holding out hand upon which a small bird alights. Regling, Terina 64 (dies EE/γγγ); Holloway & Jenkins 62 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2629; SNG ANS 840 (this coin). VF, toned, a few light cleaning marks under tone on reverse. ($2000) Ex Duplicates from the American Numismatic Society Collection (Gemini V, 6 January 2009), lot 326; ANS accession no. 1944.100.8142 (from the 1944 Edward T. Newell Bequest); Edward T. Newell Collection.

The Face of Akragas

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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 488/5-480/78 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 8.80 g, 6h). Sea eagle standing left / Crab, with carapace in the form of a human face, within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group III, 164 (O68/R111); Jenkins, Gela, Group III; HGC 2, 94; SNG Copenhagen 28 (same dies); SNG Forbat 94 (same dies); SNG Lockett 703 (same dies); Rizzo pl. I, 4 (same dies [only rev. shown]). Good VF, even light gray tone with some iridescence around the devices, a touch of die wear on the obverse. ($2000) Ex CNG inventory 156350 (January 2005).

From the earliest issues of the coins of Akragas, there are instances where the engraver of a reverse die appears to have synthesized a human face into the features of the carapace of the crab, as here. In fact, Westermark notes many examples, and agrees with the observations of others that even the likenesses of various animal heads are likewise occasionally engraved in the design. She also agrees that the most likely interpretation is that the human-like face is that of the river god Akragas, displayed within the features of the very emblem that is meant to represent him on the city’s coinage. This phenomenon continued to recur on silver issues of the city throughout the fifth century, culminating in the spectacular issue of rare drachms in the third period of coinage, where the features of the carapace are totally transformed into a stark human face peering out from the reverse (cf. Kraay-Hirmer 183).

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Ex Lockett and Lloyd Collections – Jenkins Plate Coin

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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 488/5-480/78 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.81 g, 3h). Sea eagle standing left / Crab; below, bird standing left; all within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group III, 188.5 (O71/R130) = SNG Lockett 706 (this coin); Jenkins, Gela, Group III, 11 (this coin illustrated); HGC 2, 94; Comiso 39 (same rev. die); SNG ANS –; SNG Lockett 706 (same dies). Good VF, attractive cabinet tone, some die wear on obverse. Well struck. ($1000) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby, 3 April 1956. Ex Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part 1, Glendining, 25 October 1955), lot 590; A.H. & M.E.H. Lloyd Collection (Helbing, 8 November 1928), lot 3500; Santamaria (27 March 1928), lot 85.

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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 480/478-470 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 8.47 g, 10h). Sea eagle standing right / Crab within shallow incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group IV, 253 (O86/R174); HGC 2, 99; SNG Copenhagen 30 (same dies); Comiso 76–8 (same dies). VF, toned, minor porosity. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Deyo Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 335; Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 137.

Very Rare Anepigraphic Issue

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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.15 g, 5h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right. Jenkins, Punic 378 (O117/R308); CNP 269; HGC 2, 295 var. (with epigraphy); SNG Copenhagen 93 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Very rare anepigraphic issue. ($1500)

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SICILY, Himera. Circa 530-520/15 BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 5.54 g). Cock standing left / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border. Kraay Group III, – (O32/R29 [unlisted die combination]); HGC 2, 421. VF, toned, granular surfaces, graffito in field on obverse. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002), lot 162.

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SICILY, Himera. Circa 530-520/15 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.46 g). Cock standing left; ¨6 to left / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border. Kraay Group IVc, 105 (D74/R62); HGC 2, 421; SNG Lockett 779 = Pozzi 448 (same obv. die). EF, attractively toned, hairline flan crack, slight die wear. Well centered, high relief. ($2000) 18

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SICILY, Himera. Circa 530-520/15 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.85 g). Cock standing right; 6¨ to right / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within linear border. Kraay Group IV, – (unlisted dies, but cf. 279, cock left with same letters); HGC 2, 426 corr. (some with legends). Good VF, dark find patina. Extremely rare cock right with legend. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51726 (August 2015).

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SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 425-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.46 g, 7h). Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet and long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, preparing to crown Athena with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, two amphorai dividing ˚ÅÂ-Å-r5@Å / Beardless head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress tied at neck; bow to left. Westermark & Jenkins 152 (O10/R19); HGC 2, 526; SNG Fitzwilliam 945 (same dies); SNG Stockholm 431 = Pozzi 400 (same dies); Athena Fund I 1 (same dies); BMC 13 (same dies); Gillet 368 = Rizzo pl. V, 15 (same dies); Jameson 525a (same dies); Weber 1246 (same dies). Good VF, toned, a little off center. ($7500) Ex Hess-Divo 307 (8 June 2007), lot 1055; Münzen und Medaillen AG 66 (23 October 1984), lot 25.

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SICILY, Katane. Circa 435-412 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.32 g, 4h). Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga of horses right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath / Laureate head of Apollo right.

Mirone 47; HGC 2, 568; SNG ANS 1252; SNG Lloyd 896; Basel –; Dewing –; Gillet 386; Gulbenkian 183; Rizzo pl. XI, 2 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, slightly off center, light scuff on obverse. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CX.5 (October 2002), no. GK0700.

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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 476-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.14 g, 8h). Charioteer driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 2 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 661; SNG ANS 199 (same obv. die); Dewing 619 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, die wear on obverse. ($1500) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 177.

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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.40 g, 8h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of roaring lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 41 = Hirsch 441 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 222 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, area of roughness on reverse. ($1500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 133.

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Ex Platt Hall, Weber, and Bompois Collections Nearly 140 Year Old Pedigree

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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.25 g, 12h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; 6Eo-˜t5˜-o˜ and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 52 var. (lion head left; same obv. die); HGC 2, 669 var. (same; same obv. die as illustration); Weber 1382 (this coin – reverse photo switched with 1381). Good VF, old cabinet tone. ($5000) Ex Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part I, Glendining & Co., 19 July 1950), lot 44; Sir Hermann Weber Collection, 1382; Ferdinand Bompois Collection (Hoffman, 16 January 1882), lot 426 (possibly 425: Weber lists 426, but that coin is listed at 16.70 grams, while 425, of the same type, is at a closer weight of 17.20 grams).

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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 430-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.32 g, 6h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Head of lion right; three barley grains around, kithara below. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 56 (same dies); HGC 2, 672. Good VF, toned, some roughness, old scuff under tone on obverse. ($1500) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 182.

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SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.60 g, 10h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron and reins, driving slow biga of mules left; two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing left; below, grain ear left.

Caltabiano Series XIV, 511 (D205’/R212); HGC 2, 790; SNG ANS 372; SNG Copenhagen 403; SNG Lockett 823; BMC 42; Rizzo pl. XXVI, 8 = Kraay & Hirmer 55 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, slightly granular. ($1000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.

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SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.25 g, 6h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron and reins, driving slow biga of mules left; two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right.

Caltabiano Series XIV, 514 (D205’/R213); HGC 2, 791; SNG ANS 366 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 1076 (same dies). EF, toned, underlying luster, edge split. ($2500) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 24 January 2004. Ex Ponterio 129 (16 January 2004), lot 356.

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SICILY, Messana. 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.17 g, 4h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron and reins, driving slow biga of mules left; two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing left; above, dove flying left; grain ear below. Caltabiano Series XV A, 620–1 var. (D220/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 2, 800; SNG ANS 378; SNG Lloyd 1105; McClean 2398; Rizzo pl. XXVII, 5 (all from the same obv. die). Good VF, toned, flan a little irregular. ($1500) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Ponterio 129 (16 January 2004), lot 357.

Pedigreed to 1958

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SICILY, Panormos (as Ziz). Circa 405-380 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.81 g, 1h). Charioteer, holding kentron in left hand, reins in both, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath she holds with both hands; in exergue, ketos right and 8$8 (Punic ṢYṢ) / Head of female left, hair in ampyx, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; three dolphins around. Jenkins, Punic 31 (O7/R27 – this coin referenced); CNP 299; HGC 2, 1010; SNG ANS 538 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1583 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmoleon 2137 = ACGC 867 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl.

LXIV, 27; Jameson 689 (same obv. die); Sartiges 114 (same dies). Good VF, toned, small die break on obverse (diagnostic for die). ($5000) Ex Hess-Leu 45 (12 May 1970), lot 81; Hess-Leu [9] (2 April 1958), lot 112.

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SICILY, Panormos (as Ziz). Circa 340-320 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.15 g, 8h). Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike, wearing long chiton, flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath she holds with both hands; in exergue, two confronted dolphins flanking 8$8 (Punic ṢYṢ) / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins swimming around.

Jenkins, Punic 78 (O21/R65); CNP 326; HGC 2, 1022; Boston MFA 326 (same dies); Hirsch 824 (same dies). Good VF, old cabinet tone. ($3000) Ex Hess-Leu 36 (17 April 1968), lot 115.

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SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (24.5mm, 8.90 g). Selinon leaf / Incuse square divided into twelve sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 3; Selinus Hoard 42 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 1208; CNG 109, lot 60 (same dies).

Good VF, toned, slightly off center on obverse, double struck on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 727094 (December 2001).

Pedigreed Late Archaic Syracuse Tetradrachm

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SICILY, Syracuse. The Gamoroi. Circa 500-490/86 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.24 g, 3h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; I¨RA above / Head of Arethousa left in incuse circle in center of quadripartite incuse square. Boehringer Series I, 23 (V17/R12); HGC 2, 1302; Bement 442 (same dies). Good VF, toned.

Great metal. ($20,000) Ex Hermann Robinow Collection (Morton & Eden 51, 24 October 2011), lot 48; Leu 7 (9 May 1973), lot 76.

73.

SICILY, Syracuse. Gelon I. 485-478 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.17 g, 6h). Struck circa 480-478 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands / Head of Arethousa right, wearing tainia and pearl necklace; four dolphins and s¨-∞~˚-os-5o˜ around. Boehringer Series IV, 62.8 (V32/R41) = Locker Lampson 85 (this coin); HGC 2, 1306; SNG ANS 15 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 1175 (same dies); SNG Lockett 876 (same dies); Boston MFA 337 = Warren 308 (same dies).

Good VF, wonderful old cabinet tone. Excellent surfaces lacking any hint of porosity. ($7500) Ex Godfrey Locker Lampson Collection 85; Ionides Collection.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.30 g, 10h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses / Diademed head of Arethousa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIId, 344 (V169/R242); HGC 2, 1307. VF, toned, slightly off center. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 207; Classical Numismatic Group Auction 49 (17 March 1999), lot 129.

75.

SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.39 g, 5h). Struck circa 450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with [wreath]; in exergue, ketos right / Diademed head of Arethousa right, hair bound in thick band; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XV, 514 (V270/R365); HGC 2, 1311. VF, toned, typical compact flan. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 39 (8 October 2001), lot 64395.

Among the Rarest Syracusan Gold

76.

SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AV Dilitron (12mm, 1.71 g, 11h). Obverse die signed by the artist IM– (here as MI–). Struck circa 406/5 BC. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a coiled serpent and a spiral palmette on the bowl; s¨rÅ˚os5W@ to left, Â5 below (only traces visible) / Aegis with facing gorgoneion in center. Boehringer, Münzprägungen, p. 66, pl. 1, 5 = Boehringer, Ehrenrettung, pl. 2, 7 = Boehringer, Finanzpolitik, pl. 38, 12 = Boehringer, Bronze, p. 55, n. 24, fig. E13 (same obv. die as illustration); Fischer-Bossert, Coins, p. 68, n. 119; HGC 2, –.

Good VF, toned, minor deposits. Well centered for issue. Extremely rare, one of eight known (see below). ($3000) The artist who signed this issue was among the many “signing artists” who engraved coins in Syracuse from the late Second Democracy to the reign of Dionysios I. He is better known from his signed tetradrachms (Fischer-Bossert, Coins [Tudeer] 67), but also a rare issue of small bronze (CNS 29 fr2). This issue should not be confused with the slightly later issue of AV litrai of the same types, which are quite common and unsigned.

This issue is known from eight examples, struck from 1 obverse and 4 reverse dies: 1. Dies 1/A (a) Stack’s, 14 January 2008, lot 2112 = Triton VII, lot 89 = NAC 10, lot 144 = Hess-Leu, 27 March 1956, lot 210. (b) Hess-Leu, 2 April 1958, lot 92.

2. Dies 1/B (a) NAC 9, lot 219 = CNG 26, lot 27 = Leu 36, lot 693.

3. Dies 1/C (a) Manhattan Sale I, lot 28 = Antiqua XIV, no. 104.

4. Dies 1/D (a) Roma E-Sale 45, lot 128 = Roma XI, lot 114 (b) Nomos Obolos 10, lot 17 (c) Nomos 2, lot 27 (d) Present coin.

77.

SICILY, Syracuse. Fifth Democracy. 214-212 BC. AR 8 Litrai (21mm, 6.79 g, 11h). Reverse die signed by the artist Ly(sid)–. Struck circa 213-212 BC. Wreathed head of Kore left; behind neck, owl standing left, head facing / Nike driving fast quadriga right; / above, &5 below, small ¬U on exergue line. Burnett, Enna 53 (same dies); BAR issue 88; HGC 2, 1417; BM 658 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1395 (same dies); Jameson 894 (same obv. die). Good VF, a few marks, double struck on reverse. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Giessener Munzhandlung 95 (9 March 1999), lot 132.

The ¬U on the exergual line is the signature of the artist ¬U15d. His longer form signature can be found on other dies of this type (cf. Basel 541).

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Pedigreed Carthage Dekadrachm

78.

SICILY, Uncertain Punic mint. First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. AR 5 Shekels – Dekadrachm (40mm, 37.84 g, 12h). Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring / Pegasos flying right; 6Í®`∫ (Punic B’RŠT = “In the land”) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 6, 452 (O5/R21 – this coin referenced); Jenkins & Lewis pl. 27, 2; CNP 350; HGC 2, 1664; SNG Lloyd 1665; SNG Stockholm 663 (same obv. die); Hirsch 1866 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 211.

In NGC encapsulation, 2087781-001, graded XF(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. Well centered, with full legend visible. ($50,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 143; Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 126; Classical Numismatic Review XXIII.2 (Fall/ Winter 1998), no. 17; Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 132; Harmer, Rooke (19 January 1978), lot 121 (and front cover).

Although since the late 6th century BC relations between Rome and Carthage had always been maintained on a friendly basis, Rome’s growing influence in Magna Graecia in the early decades of the third century BC led inevitably to an increasing rivalry between the two powers. The Italian state was being drawn inexorably into the bitter politics of the centuries-old dispute between Greeks and Carthaginians in Sicily. This magnificent medallic piece was issued at about the time of the outbreak of the First Punic War which, after almost a quarter of a century of fighting, was to bring about the end of the Carthaginian presence on the island. Find spots for these coins have been exclusively Sicilian, and they were presumably struck for military purposes. Although horses had always been popular on Carthaginian and SiculoPunic issues, the depiction of the winged Pegasos represented a departure from tradition. The influence of the Corinthian coinage and that of her colony Syracuse seems obvious. The typically enigmatic Punic inscription translates “in the land,” and the Carthaginian stronghold of Panormos on the north coast of western Sicily has been suggested as the mint for this impressive series.

Enlargement of Lot 79

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Two Superb Carthaginian Staters

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80 79. CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 9.37 g, 10h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring, and necklace with seven pendants / Horse standing right; three pellets to right of forelegs.

Jenkins & Lewis Group IIIh, 77; MAA 4; CNP 1.5f; SNG Copenhagen –. Superb EF, lustrous. Fine style. ($15,000) 80. CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 9.36 g, 4h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring, and necklace with ten pendants / Horse standing right; three pellets to right of rear hooves.

Jenkins & Lewis Group IIIi, 106 (same rev. die); MAA 4; CNP 1.5s; SNG Copenhagen –; Hunterian 25. Superb EF, lustrous, a little die wear. Fine style. ($15,000)

81.

CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. BI Shekel (23mm, 7.16 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in northern Africa. Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Lion standing right; M (Punic M) above. Carradice & La Niece 1; CNP 433b; MAA 53; SNG Copenhagen 239. Good VF, lightly toned, struck from worn dies, overstruck on an uncertain issue (see below).

Excellent metal for type, unusually well centered and complete on a broad flan. ($1000) Ex Parsy (28 October 2017), lot 140.

This type is normally found on clearly billon flans, but this coin appears to be struck on a much higher quality metal. There are traces of an undertype visible, what appears to be the tail and hind legs of a horse standing right, with an unclear control mark between the legs, but none are distinct enough to suggest a particular issue, though it is almost certainly Carthaginian.

111 Year Old Pedigree

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THRACE, Abdera. Circa 336-311 BC. AR Tetradrachm (18.5mm, 10.23 g, 1h). Persic standard. Dionysados, magistrate. Griffin couchant right; Å∫d˙>r5tEW@ above and below / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; E∏5 d5o@UsÅdos at sides. C-N Period IX, 169c (D2/R9 – this coin); HGC 3, 1211i; McClean 4032 (same dies). Good VF, toned, some die wear and granularity. ($2000) Ex Bourgey (15 December 1908), lot 88.

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First Lysimachus Stater Issue at Byzantion

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THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 270-early 260s BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.58 g, 5h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% 2U%5;ÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; Î to inner left, ∏ on throne, ˚ in exergue.

Marinescu, Early, Issue VII, 10 (dies E/i); Thompson 241 (Pella); Müller –; HGC 3, 1373 var. (no control marks). EF, tiny mark on reverse. Very rare first gold of Lysimachos type issued at Byzantion. ($7500) Ex Leu 36 (7 May 1985), lot 95; Hess-Leu [7] (16 April 1957), lot 158.

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THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 260-245 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.45 g, 11h). In the name and types of Lysimachos.

Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; d5 to inner left. Marinescu Issue 30, 73 (O33/R69); Müller –; HGC 3, 1374. Near EF, struck from worn dies, tiny scratch at edge on obverse. Very rare. ($1500)

Ex Hermitage Museum Collection 85.

THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 175-150 BC. AV Stater (21mm, 8.50 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos.

Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; â to inner left, ornate trident left in exergue. Marinescu Issue 123, 359a (O157/R342) = Hermitage Sale II 537 (this coin, illustrated in both); cf. Müller 223 (tetradrachm); HGC 3, 1382. Good VF, edge marks on reverse from prior bezel. Extremely rare. ($2000) Ex Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13, 4 February 1935), lot 537.

86.

ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Forty-eighth Stater or Quarter Obol (6.5mm, 0.17 g).

Reduced standard. Dolphin left; two pellets below / Quadripartite incuse square. Nomos Obolos 6, lot 270; Lanz 102, lot 124; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. EF, toned. Extremely rare. ($300) See Agora Auctions 56, lot 14, for a similar issue with two dolphins left above two pellets.

87.

KINGS of THRACE, Odrysian. Hebryzelmis. Circa 386-383 BC. Æ (18mm, 4.72 g, 10h). Bare head of bearded male left / Forepart of lion right, head facing, within incuse circle. Peykov B0420; Topalov 84; Youroukova 44; HGC 3, 1692.

Good VF, lovely deep green patina. Well struck. ($500) 26

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.59 g, 12h). Lysimacheia mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to inner left, head of lion left; 0 on throne. Thompson 16; Müller 51; HGC 3, 1750a. Near EF, lightly toned, golden hues around the portrait, minor metal flaw and deposits on obverse. ($1000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 2006.

89.

KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.26 g, 1h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 299/8-297/6 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Pegasos forepart left above lion forepart left; torch below throne. Thompson 35; Price L11; Müller 24; ADM II N–R; HGC 3, 1752b; SNG BN –. EF, deep iridescent tone, slight die shift. ($300)

90.

KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; torch to inner left, star on throne. Thompson 43; Müller 381; HGC 3, 1750b; SNG BN 2538-9. Good VF, toned, small flat spot on obverse. ($500) Ex Peus 388 (1 November 2006), lot 155.

91.

KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.35 g, 1h). Ephesos mint.

Struck circa 294-287 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; tripod to inner left, %55 in exergue. Thompson 170 var. (control in exergue); Müller 335 var. (nothing in exergue); HTC 3, 1753d; CNG E-351, lot 66 corr. (exergue control; same dies); M&M AG FPL 220, no. 14 (same dies). EF, toned, underlying luster. Very rare variety. ($500) This example has the clearest exergue control of the published specimens, which shows that the first letter is a sigma rather than a zeta, as had been previously thought.

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.25 g, 7h). Ephesos mint.

Struck circa 294-287 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; kithara to inner left, Å on throne. Thompson 174; Müller 355; HGC 3, 1753d. Near EF, lightly toned. ($500)

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.09 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 288/7-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; kerykeion to inner left, ! to outer right. Thompson 191; Müller 106 var. (handle on kerykeion); HGC 3, 1750l. EF, toned with underlying luster, minor edge scrape, double struck on reverse. Well centered, with an attractive portrait. ($3000)

Ex Bauer Collection

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.20 g, 6h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 288/7-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; ∑ to inner left, º to outer right, M in exergue.

Thompson 207; Müller 539 var. (outer right monogram); HGC 3, 1750l. Near EF, lovely old cabinet tone, a few minor marks around edge, hairline flan crack on obverse. ($1000) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Numismatic Fine Arts (Edward Gans), 5 February 1959. Ex George J. Bauer Collection (portion sold privately through E. Gans); Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 1713.

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95.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Bisaltai. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Oktadrachm (32mm, 28.31 g). Horse walking right, bridle held by nude warrior in background, walking right, wearing petasos and holding two spears, [...]-Å-˝-t-5-k-W˜ around / Quadripartite incuse square. Peykov A3020–60 var. (distribution of ethnic); Topalov 33; HPM pl. XI, 1–8 var. (same); AMNG III/2, 4 var. (same); HGC 3, 274; Kraay & Hirmer 385 var. (same). Good VF, lightly toned, test cut. ($4000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.

The Bisaltai were a tribe of Pelasgian or Thracian origin and occupied the territory between the rivers Echedoros and Strymon, including the metalliferous mountains, which separate the territory of the Bisaltai from the territory of the Krestonioi and Mygonia on the west (Herodotos 7, 115). At the time of the invasion of Xerxes in 480 BC, the Bisaltai were governed by a Thracian ruler who was independent of Macedonian influence, and refused to assist the Great King of Persia when his army crossed Thrace to invade mainland Greece. At some point after the Persian retreat, Alexander I of Macedon, who was in the service of Persians as early as 492 BC, annexed the territory as far as the Strymon valley. Capturing its rich silver mines, he issued the first regal Macedonian coinage, which is indistinguishable from the Bisaltian but for the placing of his own name. The absence of Bisaltai oktadrachms in the Asyut hoard led Price and Waggoner to suggest a mintage date of circa 475-465 BC. This coinage was terminated about the same time as the disaster at Drabeskos in 465/4 BC, in which the Athenian colonists of Ennea Hodoi (later Amphipolis) were exterminated by the native Thracians, though it is unknown whether this coinage is directly related to the Bisaltai’s involvement in this conflict.

Extremely Rare Drachm in the Name of the Bisaltai

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THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Bisaltai. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.90 g, 9h). Horseman, wearing petasos and holding two spears, standing right beside his horse standing right in foreground / ∫5sÅ-¬t-5˚o-@ in shallow incuse square, around quadripartite square in relief. Peykov A3120 (same dies); Topalov –; HPM pl. XI, 18 var. (in name of Mosses; same obv. die); AMNG III/2, pl. XII, 11 (“forgery”); HGC 3, –; McClean 3105 (same dies); Raymond pl. VI, a (same dies). VF, toned. Extremely rare drachm in the name of the Bisaltai. ($1000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Vecchi 15 (15 June 1999), lot 133.

97.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Diobol(?) (9mm, 0.73 g, 11h). Scorpion / Dolphin right. Tzamalis 6; Rosen 400 (Asia Minor); SNG von Aulock 6664 (Asia Minor); SNG Copenhagen 377 (Asia Minor). Good VF, find patina. ($200)

98.

MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 525-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.04 g). Lion right, attacking bull crouching left; floral ornament in exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux 9 (D8/R3); HGC 3, 381; SNG ANS 4 (same dies); SNG Lockett 1280; Boston MFA 516; Traité I 1056. Good VF, toned, minor die break on obverse, scratches under tone on reverse. ($5000) Ex Dr. Hans Nussbaum inventory (c. mid-1930s, his ticket, marked “128”, included).

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Ex Brand and Fenerly Bey Collections

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MACEDON, Amphipolis. 369/8 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.48 g, 1h). Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / ÅÂf-5πo-¬5t-EW@ on raised linear square enclosing race torch; all within shallow incuse square. Lorber 56d (Od4/Rd3); HGC 3, 413; Hermitage Sale II, 582 (same rev. die); Hirsch 962 (same dies); Jameson 1943 = Weber 1967 (same dies); de Luynes 1563 = Traité IV 1098a, pl. CCCXX, 18 (same dies). Good VF, toned. ($3000) Ex Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 3, Sotheby’s Zurich, 9 June 1983), lot 54; Dr. Fenerly Bey du Phanar Collection (Egger XLI, 18 November 1912), lot 330; Egger [XVIII] (10 December 1906), lot 262.

100.

MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 382-379 BC. AR Tetrobol (13.5mm, 2.40 g, 6h). Olynthos mint. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Kithara; c-Å-¬-˚5d-EW@ around; all within incuse square. Robinson & Clement Group I, 93 (A61/P61); HGC 3, 502; SNG ANS 534–5; BMC 17 (same obv. die); Ars Classica X, lot 402 (same rev. die); Triton XVII, lot 123 (same dies). EF, underlying luster. Excellent metal. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s.

101.

MACEDON, Mende. Circa 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.96 g, 1h). Inebriated Dionysos, wearing chiton draped from his waist, holding in right hand a kantharos propped on his right knee, reclining left on the back of an ass standing right / µE@-dÅ-5-o@ within linear square around vine of six grape clusters within linear square; all within shallow incuse square. Noe, Mende 84 (same dies); AMNG III/2, 20; HGC 3, 547; SNG ANS 346 = SNG Berry 36 (same dies); Dewing 1055 (same dies); Gulbenkian 412 (same rev. die); Jameson 1967 (same rev. die). Good VF, attractively toned, minor double strike on reverse. ($7500) Ex Stack’s (6 December 1995), lot 75; Spink Numismatic Circular CXIII.2 (April 2005), no. GK1521 (illustrated on front cover).

102.

MACEDON, Neapolis. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 9.52 g). Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Quadripartite incuse square. AMNG III/2, 6; HGC 3, 583. Good VF, toned, a little porosity, traces of find patina. ($2000) 30

103.

KINGS of MACEDON. Archelaos. 413-400/399 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.73 g, 7h). Aigai mint. Group II, Series 2. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Horse standing right, foreleg raised, wearing bridle with trailing rein, within incuse square. Westermark, Staters, Group II, Series 2, dies O75/R90; HGC 3, 795. EF, lightly toned, weakly struck and minor doubling on reverse. ($1500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1276.

104.

KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip II – Alexander III. Circa 340/36-328 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.58 g, 10h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer driving biga right; thunderbolt below.

Le Rider 123A (D59/R94 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 3, 846 corr. (reference); SNG ANS 135 (same rev. die). Good VF, underlying luster, a few light marks. ($2000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 422.

Probable Lifetime Distater

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Distater (20.5mm, 17.15 g, 8h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing necklace, single-pendant earring, and triplecrested Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent / ŬE$Å@droU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; kantharos in left field. Price 167; Troxell, Studies, Group A, 534. Good VF, minor edge marks. ($10,000)

106.

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 11h). Lampsakos mint.

Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; conjoined horse foreparts in left field, ∂ below left wing. Price 1358; ADM II Series V. Near EF, lustrous, scratch on reverse. Well centered. ($2500) 31

First Gold of Alexander Type

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 8.56 g, 5h). Tarsos mint.

Struck under Balakros or Menes, circa 332/1-327 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, griffin on helmet / Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; kerykeion below right wing. Price 3458 (Sidon, same obv. die as illustration); Newell, Dated 2, obv. die H (Sidon). Near EF, lustrous, small nick and scuff on reverse. From the earliest series of staters of Alexander. Very rare. ($2000) This issue was originally given to Sidon by Newell, along with seven other issues of staters (and two distaters) that lacked the mint signature and/or date that is found on nearly all other issues at Sidon. Newell later doubted the attribution, and suggested they may belong to an early mint at Damaskos (cf. G.F. Hill, “Alexander the Great and the Persian lion-gryphon,” JHS 43 [1923], p. 159). While Price retained Newell’s original attribution, he, too, remained skeptical (Price, p. 436). Le Rider, in his recent review of the coinage of Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great: Coinage, Finances, and Policy [Philadelphia, 2007]), recounted the various arguments, but also assimilated more recent research, and convincingly argues that these eight issues of gold actually were the first issues of Alexander type staters at the mint of Tarsos (Le Rider, op. cit., pp. 134–9).

The reattribution to Tarsos has a significant effect on the importance of these staters. It is generally thought that Alexander began issuing his new coinage, staters of Athena/Nike type and tetradrachms of Herakles/Zeus type, shortly after his capture of Tarsos in 333 BC. Recognizing the importance of this mint for Alexander, supported by the state of the evidence at the time, Newell originally attributed a large series of staters to the early period of Alexanders at Tarsos (E.T. Newell, “Tarsos under Alexander,” AJN 52 [1918]). Later research, however, moved nearly all of these issues to a mint in Macedon (cf. Price p. 371, and Troxell, Studies, pp. 99–110). This void of gold coinage is therefore filled with the reattribution of the eight issues from Sidon, resulting in these being not only the first issue of Alexander staters from Tarsos, but the first issues of Alexander’s new stater coinage anywhere.

108.

KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.60 g, 2h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; kantharos in left field. Price 168; Troxell, Studies, Series 2, dies O16/C– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 3, 893a.

EF, a couple of tiny flan flaws on obverse. ($2000) Ex Goldberg 23 (25 January 2004), lot 3636.

109.

KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.59 g, 10h).

In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; trident head downward in left field. Price 172; Troxell, Studies, p. 125. Near EF, underlying luster.

Well centered. ($2000)

110.

KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.58 g, 3h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; trident head downward in left field. Price 172; Troxell, Studies, p. 125. Near EF, lustrous, a couple of light nicks on obverse. ($2000) 32

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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 324/3-320 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.24 g, 3h). In the name of Alexander III. Arados mint. Struck under Menes or Laomedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Û below throne. Price 3309; Duyrat Group IV, Series 1, 108 (D24/R41); SNG Blackburn 481 (same dies). Near EF, toned. Bold strike. ($500) From the Belgica Collection. Ex CGB e-monnaies (13 December 2016), lot 13.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.11 g, 9h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Phrygian cap in left field. Price 112; Troxell, Studies, Issue H2. Good VF, old cabinet tone, double struck on obverse. ($300) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby, 3 April 1956.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.34 g, 3h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon, circa 318-317 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Youth, holding branch, on horseback right; shield below, π below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 6; Troxell, Studies, Group 8, 318; SNG ANS 688–90. EF, deeply toned. ($2000)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.59 g, 10h). In the types of Philip II. Abydos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; star and O below.

Thompson, Philip 25 var. (additional control mark); ADM II Series VII, 97 (same dies); SNG ANS 299–300 var. (same). EF, lustrous. ($3000)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 10h). In the types of Philip II. Abydos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; star and erasure mark below.

Thompson, Philip 25 = ADM II Series VI, 101 = SNG ANS 300 (same dies, but with monogram still in die); CNG 84, lot 277 (same dies). EF, lustrous. ($3000) This exceptional piece is notable for the fact that the monogram that usually appears to the right of the star has been erased in the die.

Interestingly, the obverse die used for this issue was also used to strike staters at Lampsakos (see ADM II p. 47 and n. 24).

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.48 g, 3h). In the types of Philip II. Abydos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; star and w below, horse leg in exergue.

Thompson, Philip 27; ADM II Series VII, 106 (but obv. die of 101 and 102); SNG ANS 301–3. EF, lustrous. ($3000) Struck from the same obverse die as the previous lot. Interestingly, the obverse die used for this issue was also used to strike staters at Lampsakos (see ADM II p. 47 and n. 24).

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.54 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; SNG Alpha Bank 260 = Alpha Bank, Hellenic 72 = Alpha Bank, Macedonia 26 = Alpha Bank, Alexander 57 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 2456; Kraay & Hirmer 565. Superb EF, underlying luster, some smoothing and cleaning marks on the face (thus not suitable for NGC encapsulation), slight nick behind head. Struck from fresh dies. ($15,000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 76 (12 September 2007), lot 281, where it hammered for $15,000; Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 144.

This beautiful gold stater belongs to the period following the death of Alexander the Great when his half-brother, Philip III Arrhidaios, was the nominal head of state together with the conqueror’s infant son by Roxane, Alexander IV. The gem-like delicacy of the engraving of these extraordinary dies singles this issue out as belonging to one of the mints of the Ionian coastal region of western Asia Minor, an area which, of course, was not controlled by the Macedonian monarchy in the time of Philip II. Kolophon is the city to which it is tentatively attributed, the tripod symbol linking it to an issue in the name of Philip III (cf. Price P41).

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.56 g, 1h). In the name of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 320-318/7 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; below left wing, f5 above s∫. Price 2957 (Side(?) mint); ANS 1944.100.33216 (same dies). EF, compact flan, underlying luster. Very rare, only three in Pella, two in CoinArchives. ($2500)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 5h). Babylon mint.

Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; ¬U below left wing, µ below right wing. Price P178. Near EF, a hint of die shift on reverse. Well centered. ($2000)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.57 g, 11h). Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; µ in left field, ¬U below left wing. Price P180. Near EF, lustrous, a few tiny marks. ($2000)

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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 4.26 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; QE below throne. Price 2781. Near EF, toned, die breaks on reverse. ($200) 122.

KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or king, 305-298 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.61 g, 1h).

In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing pearl necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent / ŬE$Å@droU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, trident head horizontally left. Price 175; Troxell, Ants, Issue 3. EF, underlying luster, edge bruise, minor die wear on reverse. ($5000) Ex Dr. Hans Nussbaum inventory (c. mid-1930s, his ticket included).

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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or king, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.14 g, 12h). Uranopolis mint(?). Struck under Alexarchos, circa 310-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, star-on-cone above c; ~ below throne. Price 515; Ehrhardt –. Good VF, iridescent tone, slight die shift. ($500) From the Belgica Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 327.

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Choice Demetrios in the Name of Alexander

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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.96 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tyre mint. Struck circa 290-286 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; . in left field, ç below throne. Price 3534; Hersh, Tyrus 17 (dies VII/- [unlisted rev. die]). EF, lightly toned. ($750) From the Belgica Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 362.

In the Name of Antigonos – Panagopoulou Plate Coin

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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. 277/6-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.09 g, 7h). Pella mint.

Struck circa 276-274 BC or after 272 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; i in left field. Panagopoulou Period I, Group 2, 3a (O1/R3 – this coin, illustrated); cf. Mathisen pl. 21, 29 = Troxell, Peloponnesian, pl. XIX, 1 (same obv. die); Price pl. CLVIII, E (same obv. die); cf. AMNG III p. 179, 3; HGC 3, 1041; Triton IX, lot 830 (same obv. die). VF, toned, edge cut, light scratch under tone on obverse. Very rare issue in the name of Antigonos. ($1000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink 119 (with Christie’s, 4 March 1997), lot 395; Ritter FPL 19 (November 1983), no. 163.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip V. 221-179 BC. AR Didrachm (23mm, 8.39 g, 12h). Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, magistrate. Struck circa 184-179 BC. Diademed head right / Club; g (mintmaster’s monogram) above, 6 and : below; all within oak-wreath; star to outer left. Mamroth, Philip 25; HGC 3, 1059. VF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 33 (16 July 2001), lot 63370.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.41 g, 12h). Pella or Amphipolis mint; Au-, mintmaster. Struck circa 173-171 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; 9 above, Q (mintmaster’s monogram) to right, J between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow right. Mamroth, Perseus 38; HGC 3, 1094. Good VF, toned. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Gemini VIII (14 April 2011), lot 36; Harry Alderman Collection.

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MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.82 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club; π and µÅkEdo@W@ above, ∏rWt˙%, ∂, and ` below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver 454 (O91/R3356); HGC 3, 1103. Good VF, lovely old cabinet tone. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection.

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MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.79 g, 12h).

Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right / Money chest, club, and chair within wreath. Bauslaugh Group I, dies 3/11, c (this coin); HGC 3, 1110. Near EF, old collection tone, small patch of find patina on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. Excellent style for series, and in high relief. ($500) Ex CNG inventory 84150 (October 1994); Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 1500.

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.91 g, 8h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Zeus right / Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion; bow and quiver to right. Paeonian Hoard 63 (same obv. die); Peykov E1000; AMNG III/2, 8; HGC 3, 142. EF, typical slight die wear on obverse, small cut on cheek. ($1000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 7 June 1996.

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.84 g, 7h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Zeus right / Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion; bow and quiver to right. Paeonian Hoard 63 (same obv. die); Peykov E1000; AMNG III/2, 8; HGC 3, 142. EF, toned, typical slight die wear on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000)

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.75 g, 4h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Zeus right / Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion; bow and quiver to right. Paeonian Hoard 63 (same obv. die); Peykov E1000; AMNG III/2, 8; HGC 3, 142. EF, toned, typical slight die wear on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. ($1000) 37

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.04 g, 6h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Apollo right with short hair / Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion; bow and quiver to right. Paeonian Hoard 66; Peykov E1030; AMNG III/2, 6; HGC 3, 140 (same dies as illustration). EF, slightly off center. ($750) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Noble 51 (7 March 1996), lot 51.

Portrait of Patraos?

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Patraos. Circa 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.90 g, 9h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Head of male right, wearing tainia / Warrior on horse rearing right, thrusting spear at enemy lying below who defends with shield. Paeonian Hoard 73 (same dies); Peykov E2260; AMNG III/2, 2; HGC 3, 148 var. (obv. type). Good VF, toned, slightly off center on obverse, minor striking flaw on reverse. Rare. ($1000) The obverse head on this particular issue is quite unlike the standard appearance of Apollo on most of Patraos’ issues, leading to speculation in most references that it is actually a portrait of the king. There is also a parallel within the coinage of Patraos’ predecessor, Lykkeios, where a few known tetrobols have a portrait generally regarded to be that of the king rather than Apollo (see AMNG III/2, p. 201, 13).

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AKARNANIA, Leukas. temp. Sulla. Circa 87 BC. AR Didrachm (21.5mm, 8.23 g, 11h). Leon, magistrate. Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing right, holding aphlaston; in background, stag standing right; to left, eagle standing right and long scepter surmounted by dove standing right; all within laurel wreath / Prow right, decorated with laurel wreath; [¬] EU˚Åd5W@>¬EW@ D in two lines above, î to right. Callataÿ, Late – (O23/R11 [unlisted die combination]); Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens –; BCD Akarnania 303–4; HGC 4, 857. Good VF, iridescent old cabinet tone, struck with worn obverse die.

Excellent metal for issue. ($500) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection; Collection of a Southern Pathologist (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 503, purchased from C. H. Wolfe, 15 November 1989.

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LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 360-350 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.46 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Persephone left / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword and shield decorated with coiled serpent, advancing right on rocks; below, broken spear and crested Corinthian helmet left. H&D Group 11, 113 (O15/R35); BCD Lokris 43 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 990 (same obv. die as illustration). VF, toned, patch of granularity and minor delaminations at edge on obverse, flaw on reverse. Well centered. ($2000)

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Very Rare “Wappenmünzen” Obol

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.61 g). “Wappenmünzen” type. Scarab beetle / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, μ; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. I, 39–40; HGC 4, 1649. Good VF, deeply toned, a little off center, edge split. Very rare. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex I. Vecchi 15 (15 June 1999), lot 232.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Obol (7.5mm, 0.55 g). “Wappenmünzen” type. Wheel with four spokes / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, ρ; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. I, 54–6; HGC 4, 1654; Rosen 192 (this coin). VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Chris Martin, October 1999. Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection; Malter XIV (8 June 1980), lot 69.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.58 g). “Wappenmünzen” type. Facing gorgoneion / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, υ; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. I, 66–7; HGC 4, 1655. VF, lightly toned, some porosity. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 276.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 510-500/490 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.59 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left; all within incuse square. Seltman Group L, ηη; HGC 4, 1657. VF, toned, minor porosity. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 213.

Ex Hunt, Boston MFA, and Perkins Collections Seltman Plate Coin

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.90 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with tiny spiral on the bowl (behind her ear) / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Seltman Group M, 404a (A266/P343) = Hunt IV 264 = Boston MFA 1059 = Perkins 286 (this coin); Asyut Group IV; HGC 4, 1590. VF, toned, some die wear on reverse. Well centered on a broad flan. ($3000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Numismatic Circular CVII.4 (May 1999), no. 1936; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby’s, 19 June 1991), lot 264; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts VIII, 6 June 1980), lot 154; Catharine Page Perkins Collection (acquired from Perkins for Boston MFA in 1900, by E. P. Warren).

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ATTICA, Athens. Early 5th century BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.25 g, 4h). Contemporary imitation. Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with tiny spiral on the bowl (behind her ear) / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, dQE to right; all within incuse square. Cf. Seltman pl. XXIII, 12 = Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 2, 38. Good VF, toned, minor roughness. Rare archaic period imitation. ($3000) 143.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.15 g, 2h). Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, legs parallel and connected; olive sprig to left, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group II.B (unlisted dies); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 3; HGC 4, 1593. Good VF, lightly toned, a few minor flan flaws. Well centered. Rare. ($5000)

From the Dekadrachm Issue

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.19 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, legs parallel; olive sprig to left, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group II.C, unlisted dies; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 8, 18–22; HGC 4, 1593. Good VF, toned. Well centered and struck from high relief dies. From the same issue as the famous Athenian Dekadrachms. ($3000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.15 g, 10h). Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, legs and tail feathers spread; olive sprig to left, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group III, 96 var. (O82/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 6 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 1594. Good VF, a few minor flaws. Rare. ($3000) 40

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.19 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig to left; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B (unlisted dies); HGC 4, 1596. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, a couple edge splits, struck with slightly worn obverse die. ($2000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.15 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig to left; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B (unlisted dies); HGC 4, 1596. Near EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, small die break on obverse. ($2000) 148.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.13 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, lightly toned. ($1500) The style of this piece suggests that it was struck very early in the long classical period production that lasted from circa 454-404 BC.

Exceptional Athens Tetradrachm

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.17 g, 10h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1591–7; Gulbenkian 519–21; Kraay & Hirmer 362. Choice EF, fully lustrous.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.19 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, lustrous. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.09 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, lightly toned, slight die wear on obverse, a few marks. Attractively styled owl. ($1500)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.18 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, lustrous. Well centered on a broad flan. ($1000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.20 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, toned, underlying luster. Well centered on a broad flan. ($1000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.21 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. In NGC encapsulation, 4377469-139, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($1000) 155.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.19 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. In NGC encapsulation, 4377469-190, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($1000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.17 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, iridescent tone. Full crest visible. ($2000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.18 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, light iridescent tone. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Beast Coins (Zach Beasley) inventory C0683 (2010); Mark Drazak Collection; Freeman & Sear inventory G7503 (October 2006).

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.05 g, 2h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 27 August 2011.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 400/390-353 BC. AR Three-eighths Obol (6mm, 0.26 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Eleusis-ring. Kroll –; HGC 4, 1684 (‘Hemiobol’, circa 339–8 BC). VF, toned, some porosity. Rare. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 347.

For a discussion of the reverse type, and the dating and denomination of this issue, see J. Kroll, “The Reminting of Athenian Silver Coinage, 353 B.C.” in Hesperia 80 (2011), pp. 252–3.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11.5mm, 2.10 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / Owl standing facing between olive branches. Kroll 19c–h; HGC 4, 1642. VF, deeply toned.

Well centered. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 174; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 5 (18 April 1986), lot 177.

161.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 353-294 BC. AR Tritartemorion (7mm, 0.50 g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Ethnic framed by three crescents. Kroll 21; HGC 4, 1668. VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (4 April 2001), lot 331.

Referenced by Thompson

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.82 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Metrodoros, Demosthen(es), and Eukra(tes), magistrates. Struck 115/4 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; grape bunch on vine to right; 5 on amphora, %o below; all within wreath. Thompson 642a (this coin referenced); HGC 4, 1602. VF, attractive cabinet tone. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Marcell Silton, 14 February 1969. Ex Edmund Zygman Collection.

163 164 163.

ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 12.34 g, 3h). Sea turtle, head in profile, with ‘T-back’ design on shell / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa; Milbank Period III, pl.

I, 15; HGC 6, 435. VF, toned, a hint of porosity, slightly off center on obverse. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXVI.2 (April 2008), no. GK2435.

164.

CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 8.25 g). Pegasos flying left / Incuse square with swastika style pattern. Ravel 38 (P31/T29); Pegasi 17/3 (same dies); BCD Corinth 3; HGC 4, 1815. VF, toned, a little die wear.

Well centered. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CII.3 (April, 1994), no. 2001.

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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 480-400 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.63 g, 2h). Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square. Ravel Period 3, Class 2, – (unlisted dies); Pegasi 82 and 85; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1825.

VF, dark iridescent tone, struck from worn obverse die. ($1500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVII.10 (December 1999), no. 4935.

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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-375 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.48 g, 11h). Pegasos flying left; J and ˙(?) below / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; to left, forepart of horse left. Ravel 420 (P205/T299); Pegasi 140; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1833; Nanteuil 941 (same dies). VF, light iridescent toning, slightly off center. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CV.6 (July 1997), no. 3396.

167.

CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.45 g, 4h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; 5 below chin; to right, Nike flying left, holding fillet. Ravel 1030; Pegasi 420; BCD Corinth 111; HGC 4, 1848.

VF, toned, some granularity, struck with worn obverse die. ($300) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from S. Mygind, September 1994.

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SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 431-400 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 11.74 g, 7h). Lion at bay right; bow above, sE below / Dove flying right; s above tail, 5 below; all within olive wreath with ties to right. BCD Peloponnesos 194 (this coin); HGC 5, 189 corr. (control marks; this coin illustrated). VF, toned, some porosity. Rare type with lion instead of chimaera. ($750) Ex BCD Collection (LHS 96, 8 May 2006), lot 194, purchased from Spink, 1986. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 96 (October 1950), lot 11.

169.

LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Areus I. 309-265 BC. AR Obol (11.5mm, 0.71 g, 5h). Struck circa 265 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin / Club; six-rayed stars flanking. Grunauer Group II, Series 1, 8 var. corr. (V–/ R7 [unlisted obv. die, number of rays]); BCD Peloponnesos 839–40; HGC 5, 610. VF, toned, chipped flan, typical granular surfaces. Very rare. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Künker 280 (26 September 2016), lot 194; Elvira Elisa Clain-Stefanelli Collection (Naville Numismatics 22, 1 May 2016), lot 57.

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CRETE, Kydonia. Circa 320-270 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.66 g, 6h). Wreathed head of Artemis Diktynna left / Kydon standing left, stringing bow, in pellet border within shallow circular incuse. Svoronos, Numismatique 24; Le Rider, Crétoises, pl. X, 1–6; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Fizwilliam 3929; BMC 4. VF, toned, traces of find patina, area of flat strike.

Good metal for issue. ($1000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 239.

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CRETE, Rhaokos. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.63 g, 3h). Poseidon, nude, standing right, holding trident and rein of horse standing right in background / Trident head within incuse square. Svoronos, Numismatique 1 (same rev. die as illustration); Le Rider, Crétoises, p. 106, 2, pl. XXVI, 14 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 1–2; de Luynes 2835. VF, toned, somewhat granular and lightly rough surfaces. Well centered. ($1000) Ex Coin Galleries (19 April 2006), lot 70.

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CYCLADES, Keos. Karthaia(?). Late 6th century BC. AR Stater (16mm, 8.86 g). Kantharos / Quadripartite incuse square with pellet in each quarter. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, flan cut in antiquity. ($500)

173.

CYCLADES, Melos. Circa 475-460 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 14.06 g). Oinochoe with handle to right; 5¬-åM at sides / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Sheedy Series III, Group A, 11 (O9/R9); HGC 6, 786; Traité I 1954, pl. LXII, 9 (same dies). VF, toned. Very rare. ($3000)

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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Nymphaion. Circa 400 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.65 g, 3h). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Grape bunch on vine within incuse square. Frolova, frühe, Type I, 2–5 var. (unlisted dies); Anokhin 949; MacDonald 86; HGC 7, 13. VF, toned, some porosity. Very rare. ($1500) 175.

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Nymphaion. Circa 400 BC. AR Hemiobol (6mm, 0.37 g, 9h). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Grape bunch on vine within incuse square. Frolova, frühe, Type I, 6–8 var. (unlisted dies); Anokhin 950; MacDonald 87; HGC 7, 14. VF, toned, slight granularity. Very rare, only 16 examples cited by Frolova, 12 of which are in public collections; only five in CoinArchives. ($750)

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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 370-355 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.60 g, 10h). Wreathed head of satyr facing slightly left / Facing lion head. Anokhin 1014; MacDonald 44; HGC 7, 67. EF, toned. Exceptional metal and surfaces for this typically porous issue. ($1000)

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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. AV Stater (22.5mm, 9.11 g, 11h). Head of Pan left, wearing ivy wreath / Griffin, holding spear in its mouth, standing left, head facing, forepaw raised, on grain ear; ∏-Å-@ around.

Anokhin 1021; MacDonald 54; HGC 7, 20; SNG BM Black Sea 864; Gulbenkian 587 = Locker-Lampson 123; cf. Kraay & Hirmer 440. Choice EF, lustrous. Well centered and struck. ($75,000) Pantikapaion was founded by Greek colonists from Miletos in the late seventh century BC. Situated on the west side of the Cimmerian Bosporos, in what is now called the Crimea, it achieved great prosperity through its exploitation of the abundant fisheries of the straits and the export of wheat from the Crimea. This wealth is attested by its splendid gold coinage, which commenced in the mid-4th century BC, and by the magnificently furnished rock tombs of its principal citizens in the same period. Later, it was to become a regional capital of the kingdom of Mithradates VI of Pontos (120-63 BC) and later still the seat of the kings of Bosporos (first century BC – fourth century AD). The coinage of Pantikapaion seems to have commenced with silver issues in the latter part of the fifth century BC, but it is for its beautiful gold staters that the mint is chiefly noted. They depict the head of the god Pan (a pun on the name of the city) and on the reverse the griffin that Herodotos describes as being the guardian of the remote sources of gold.

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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 9.07 g, 5h). Head of Pan left, wearing ivy wreath / Griffin, holding spear in its mouth, standing left, head facing, forepaw raised, on grain ear; ∏-Å-@ around.

Anokhin 1021; MacDonald 54; HGC 7, 20; SNG BM Black Sea 864; Gulbenkian 587 = Locker-Lampson 123; cf. Kraay & Hirmer 440. In NGC encapsulation, 4281412-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style, marks. ($50,000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 195 (7 March 2011), lot 93 (hammer €35,000 [= $49,050 at that time]).

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CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, The Sindoi. Circa 400 BC. AR Diobol (13mm, 1.54 g, 7h). Gorgippa mint. Youthful head of Herakles (or Skythes) right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse right within incuse square. Frolova, frühe, Type II; Anokhin 1196; MacDonald 80; HGC 7, 2. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Rare. ($500)

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KINGS of BOSPOROS. Pharnakes II. Circa 63-46 BC. AV Stater (21.5mm, 8.23 g, 12h). Pantikapaion mint.

Dated Bosporan Era 246 (52/1 BC). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∫Å%5¬E-W@ ÂE˝Å¬oU fÅr@Å˚oU, Apollo seated left on lion-footed throne, holding branch in extended right hand, left arm resting on kithara; tripod to left; to right, 4Â% (date) above i (only traces visible). Frolova & Ireland § 5, unlisted dies; G&K 9 var. (unlisted dies); MacDonald 185/2; Anokhin 1305; HGC 7, 198; DCA 446. Near EF, underlying luster, a few marks. ($10,000) Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G4412 (May 2004).

Pharnakes was awarded the Bosporan Kingdom by Pompey, for the betrayal of his father Mithradates VI, King of Pontos. Little is known of his 16-year reign except for its ending. During the Civil War between Pompey and Julius Caesar, Pharnakes tried to recapture his father’s former territories in Pontos. He won a victory over Caesar’s general, Domitius Calvinus, and ordered Romans in the region castrated or put to the sword. In response, Caesar launched a rapid five day war against Pharnakes in 47 BC, culminating in the battle of Zela. Caesar emerged victorious, prompting him to report back to the Senate with the now famous dictum, “Veni, Vidi, Vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered).

181.

KINGS of BOSPOROS. Asander. As king, circa 43-16 BC. AV Stater (20mm, 8.22 g, 1h). Dated RY 7 (41/0 BC).

Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å%Å@droU, Nike, holding wreath in extended right hand, palm frond in left, standing left on prow left; to inner left, Z (date) above i. Frolova & Ireland § 6, 12 corr. (monogram); Natwoka 7a; Anokhin 1322; MacDonald 197; RPC I 1849; HGC 7, 201; DCA 447. EF, underlying luster, tiny die break on reverse. Very rare. ($15,000) Ex Tkalec (9 May 2005), lot 56.

After defeating Pharnakes II in 47 BC, Asander hoped that Caesar would recognize him as king of Bosporos. Instead, in 46 BC Caesar appointed Mithradates of Pergamon, the illegitimate son of Mithradates VI Eupator and a personal friend. Asander, however, subsequently defeated and killed Mithradates. To support his claim to the throne, Asander married Dynamis, the daughter of Pharnakes II, but for the first four years of his reign, he claimed the title ‘archon’ only, rather than that of ‘basileus.’ The reason for this may be that as Rome had formally recognized the archon Pharnakes II as king, Asander was hoping they would do the same on his behalf – a hope confirmed by Octavian in 43 BC. Consequently, all of Asander’s regnal dates are reckoned from his first year as archon (circa 47/6 BC).

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KINGS of BOSPOROS. Asander. As king, circa 43-16 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (32/1 BC). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å%Å@droU, Nike, holding wreath in extended right hand, palm frond in left, standing left on prow left; 45 (date) to inner left. Frolova & Ireland § 6, 28 (O12/R18) = Natwoka 13a = Bertier, Materials 27 (2) = Giel 60 (this coin, illustrated in both references); Anokhin 1330; MacDonald 205/2; RPC I 1853; HGC 7, 201; DCA 447. VF, some die wear, light scrape and graffiti in field on reverse. Very rare, one of only four examples noted by Frolova & Ireland. ($5000) Ex Goldberg 91 (7 June 2016), lot 1836; Stack’s (18 July 2007), lot 518; Münzen und Medaillen AG 41 (18 June 1970), lot 118; Virgil Brand Collection (Hess-Leu 31, 6 December 1966), lot 384; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 522; Ars Classica XIII (27 June 1928), lot 828; Khristian Khristianovich Gil´ Collection (c. 1893).

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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.74 g, 1h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 2, 208 BE (November 90 BC). Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; star-in-crescent to left; to right, ˙s (year) above Ú; B (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ p. 11, dies D41/R4; HGC 7, 338; DCA 688; SNG Ashmolean 200 (same obv. die); SNG BN 797 (same dies). VF, toned, a couple minor marks on obverse.

Well centered. ($1000)

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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.37 g, 12h). First Mithradatic War issue. In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Kallatis mint. Struck circa 88-86 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left; A monogram to inner left, ˚Ŭ on throne; in exergue, ornate trident left. Callataÿ p. 140, dies D4/R2; HGC 3, 1824. EF, underlying luster, a hint of the usual die wear. ($1500) Ex Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 79.

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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.24 g, 12h). First Mithradatic War issue. In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Istros mint. Struck circa 88-86 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left; d5 to inner left, 5% on throne; in exergue, ornate trident left. Callataÿ p. 139, dies D1/R1; HGC 3, 1799. EF, slight die shift and some die wear on obverse. ($1000) 49

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KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AV Stater (20.5mm, 8.30 g, 1h). First Mithradatic War issue. In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Tomis mint. Struck circa 88-86 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left; QE; to inner left, to on throne; in exergue, ornate trident left. De Luca dies D3/R13; Callataÿ p. 141, dies D4/R2; HGC 7, 1931. EF, underlying luster, typical minor die wear on obverse. ($1000)

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PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 5.05 g, 5h). Persic standard. Dioy–, magistrate.

Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; d5oU below eagle’s wings. RG 25; HGC 7, 399; SNG BM Black Sea 1484. Near EF, toned, slightly off center on obverse. ($500) 188.

PAPHLAGONIA, Sinope. Circa 330-300 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 5.00 g, 7h). Persic standard. Dio–, magistrate.

Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos / Sea-eagle standing left, wings spread, on dolphin left; d5o below eagle’s wings. RG 25; HGC 7, 399; SNG BM Black Sea 1484–5 var. (magistrate). Near EF, toned. ($300)

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

More controversially, Yuri Pokras (“A New Iconography for the Electrum Coins of Kyzikos,” The Celator November 2000, pp.18-26) has tried to argue that Athens invested Kyzikos with the status of subsidiary mint, and that the presence of specific types parallels each city-state’s inclusion into an alliance with Athens.

The orator Aristotelis, in the second century BC, stated the following in his speech regarding the people of Kyzikos: “It is enough for one just to glance at the location and the nature of this city to immediately understand that the name ‘blissful’ given to it by God was factual, so convenient is its land and its sea. As it is built in front of Asia Minor and since its dominion extends from the Black Sea to the Hellespont, Kyzikos joins the two seas together or rather all the seas that man navigates. Thus, ships continuously pass by or arrive at the harbor or depart from the harbor. Justly it should be called ‘blissful’ just as is Corinth because, as it is built in the mid part of the seas, it joins, as if it was the center of the world, all men who sail the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Kolchis at the far side of the Black Sea.”

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.09 g). Eagle left, wings closed and head down, holding tunny left in its talons / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. VF. Possibly unique. ($5000) From the Siren Collection.

Not to be confused with the Von Fritze I 94, a later issue with similar types. This stater may be associated with the early hekte of type Von Fritze I 21, with an eagle standing right on the back of a tunny.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 15.88 g). Ketos left; tunny above / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 52; Boston MFA 1407; SNG BN –. VF, double struck on obverse. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

191.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.14 g). Head of lion left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; Boston MFA 1414 = Warren 1537; SNG BN 178. VF. Well centered. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19mm, 16.08 g). Forepart of lion left, devouring prey; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 41; Greenwell 109; Boston MFA 1416 = Warren 1534; cf. SNG BN 181 (hekte); BMC 46; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2163; Myrmekion –; cf. Rosen 436 (hekte); Weber –. VF. Rare. ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

Unrecorded for this Denomination

193.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.37 g). Head of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Hurter & Liewald I 45a (unlisted denomination); otherwise unpublished. Near EF. Well centered. Apparently unique as a hemihekte, none in CoinArchives. ($500)

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.10 g). Ram seated left, with head turned back; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 47; Greenwell 131; Boston MFA 1419 = Warren 1555; SNG BN –; BMC 48; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2167; Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber 5016. Good VF. Perfectly centered on a broad flan.

Rare. ($5000) From the Siren Collection.

195.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.09 g). Head of goat with long beard left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 48; Boston MFA 1421 = Warren 1560; SNG BN 186. VF. Well centered. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16mm, 15.97 g). Forepart of sphinx left; below, tunny diagonally / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 71; Greenwell 102; Boston MFA 1427 = Warren 1525; SNG BN 198; BMC 35; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –. Good VF, small punch on obverse. Well struck and centered on a broad flan. Rare, with only five examples listed in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.08 g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 63; Boston MFA –; SNG BN –. VF. Very rare with this helmet variety. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 16.05 g). Forepart of winged stag to left; below, tunny diagonally left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 102; Boston MFA 1434; SNG BN -. Good VF. Rare, only seven in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 15.97 g). Forepart of horse left; below, tunny diagonally left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Hurter & Liewald I 40 (hekte), otherwise unpublished. Near VF, banker’s mark on obverse. Extremely rare, one of four known. ($1500) From the Siren Collection.

200.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (23mm, 16.08 g). Forepart of winged lioness left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 96; cf. Boston MFA 1438 (hekte); SNG BN 237. Good VF. ($2500) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 16.07 g). Forepart of winged boar left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 61; Boston MFA 1440 = Warren 1453; SNG BN 192. VF, irregular flan.

Rare. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.10 g). Harpy standing left, holding tunny by its tail with its right hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 74; Greenwell 97; Boston MFA 1441 = Warren 1518; cf. SNG BN 203–4 (hektes); BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; cf. Jameson 1402 (hemihekte); Weber –. Good VF. Well centered and struck.

Very rare as a stater, only five in CoinArchives (some offered multiple times). ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

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Well Struck von Frtize 129

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16mm, 16.10 g). Facing gorgoneion, her mouth opened with tongue protruding from between her teeth, six coiled serpents rising from her head and another two from below her ears; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 129; cf. Greenwell 75 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA 1445 = Warren 1492; SNG BN –; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2191 = Weber 4972; Myrmekion –; Rosen –. EF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($10,000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 16.03 g). Helmeted head of Athena left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 67; Greenwell 25; Boston MFA 1446 = Warren 1443; cf. SNG BN 195 (hemihekte); BMC 19; Gillet 1053 = Kunstfreund 5 = Jameson 2171 = Weber 4971 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 609; Kraay & Hirmer 701; Myrmekion –; Rosen –. Good VF. ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.08 g). Corinthian helmet with large crest to left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 81; Greenwell 171; Boston MFA –; SNG BN –; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –. VF. Very rare, only three examples in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.04 g). Half length bust of winged female figure (Harpy?) facing right, touching her chin with her left hand, and holding a tunny in her right / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 75; Greenwell 98; Boston MFA 1448 = Warren 1519; SNG BN 205; Gillet –; cf. Gulbenkian 612 (hekte); Jameson –; Myrmekion 2; Rosen 454; Weber –. Good VF. Well centered. ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 16.00 g). Winged sphinx crouching left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 72; Greenwell 100; Boston MFA 1450 = Warren 1522; SNG BN 200; BMC –; Jameson 1399; Gillet 1057; Gulbenkian –; Myrmekion 36; Rosen –; Weber –. VF. Well struck on a broad flan. ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

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Rare Double-Bodied Sphinx Stater

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.05 g). Double-bodied sphinx, with one head facing, wearing ouraios, atop a tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 128 (unlisted denomination); cf. Greenwell 101 (same); Boston MFA –; cf. SNG BN 280 (hekte); BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –; Triton XX, lot 224; CNG 105, lot 149. EF. Well centered and struck. Rare as a stater. ($10,000) From the Siren Collection.

Extremely Rare Eagle Type

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.06 g). Eagle standing left, wings spread and head down, holding tunny left in its talons / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 94; Greenwell 151; Boston MFA 1454 = Warren 1576; SNG BN –; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –. Good VF, small area of flat strike on obverse. Extremely rare, two in CoinArchives, and only the Boston piece noted in the standard references. ($10,000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.07 g). Satyr kneeling left, holding in his extended right hand a tunny by the tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 122; Boston MFA 1461; SNG BN 270 (hekte). VF. Rare denomination for type. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (23mm, 16.27 g). Hound standing left, raising right forepaw; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 93; Greenwell 138; Boston MFA 1469 = Warren 1564; SNG BN 230; cf. BMC 91–2 (hektai); Gillet –; Gulbenkian 624; cf. Jameson 1406 (hekte); Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –. Good VF, irregular flan. ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

Europa and the Bull

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 15.99 g). Europa riding bull left, holding its horns with her right hand, left hand resting on its hindquarters; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 108; Greenwell –; Boston MFA 1477 = Warren 1426; SNG BN 250; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; cf. Jameson 1411 (hekte); Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Weber –. VF, light scuff across obverse, small test cut on edge. Well centered. Rare. ($10,000) 54

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.34 g). Nude male kneeling left, holding a tunny by the tail in his extended right hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 112; Greenwell 86; Boston MFA 1487 = Warren 1502; SNG BN 253; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; cf. Rosen 488 (hekte); Weber –. VF. Well centered. ($3000) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.62 g). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian headdress; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 142; Boston MFA 1523; SNG BN 292–3. VF, a couple light marks and a hint of die rust. Well centered. ($1000) From the Siren Collection.

The portrait on this particular issue is thought to be Attis, the consort of Phrygian Kybele. The androgynous Kybele/Agdistis was castrated by the gods. From the severed parts grew an almond tree from which Attis sprang. Attis appears infrequently in Greek art, but he was raised in status when the Romans adopted the cult of Kybele.

The Delphic Omphalos

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.68 g). Two eagles standing facing each other on ornamented omphalos; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald II 220 = Münzen und Medaillen AG 54, lot 266; Von Fritze I 220 (only staters noted); cf. Boston MFA 1535 (stater); cf. SNG France 348 (stater). In NGC encapsulation, 3817834-001, graded Choice AU, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare. ($6000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 387 (hammer $9,000).

This extremely rare hekte type depicts the legend of the omphalos (navel) stone, which marked the sacred precinct of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi as the physical center of the earth. According to tradition, two eagles, which had been released by Zeus, one flying from the east, and the other from the west, met exactly at the site of Apollo’s sanctuary. This spot was marked for all to see by the stone omphalos, and designated as the center of the earth. The omphalos was a white stone ornamented with stripes of various kinds, and upon it were the representations of the two eagles (as seen on this coin type – the tunny fish below is the city-badge of Kyzikos). This scene was frequently represented in vase-paintings, but is extremely rare on coinage. The omphalos probably stood on the sacred hearth, which was in the center of the temple.

While the same design is also found on full staters, only two other hektes of this type are recorded in CoinArchives.com. One was sold by Tradart S.A. on 18 December 2014 for 26,000 Euro ($31,925) hammer, and the second by Roma Numismatics Ltd. on 26 September 2018 for £11,000 ($14,500) hammer.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.64 g). Laureate head of Zeus right; [below, tunny right] / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I 1b; otherwise unpublished. VF, slightly off center. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives, only one noted by Hurter & Liewald. ($300) From the Siren Collection.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 170-150 BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.58 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right / Tunny left within oak wreath; ≤ above. Von Fritze II 35 var. (monogram also below on rev.); SNG BN –; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG von Aulock –; Klein –; Winterthur –. VF, toned, some cleaning scratches. Very rare denomination for stephanophoric coinage at Kyzikos, one of only two in CoinArchives. ($300) Ex Lanz 153 (12 December 2011), lot 241.

Portrait of Seleukos I

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KINGS of PERGAMON. Philetairos. 282-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Pergamon mint.

Struck circa 269/8-263 BC. Diademed head of Seleukos I right / Athena, holding shield decorated with gorgoneion to left, and cradling spear, seated left on throne with back in the form of a small sphinx seated right; ivy leaf above arm, v on throne, bow to right. Ingvaldsen, Philetaerus 8, dies VII/21; Newell, Pergamene 15, dies XVIII/39; SC 309.5b; SNG BN 1601; Pozzi 2249 (same dies). Good VF, a few marks. Well centered on a broad flan. Excellent portrait. ($2000) When Lysimachos established the mint of Pergamon, he entrusted its treasury to the eunuch Philetairos. Philetairos changed his allegiance to Seleukos I, probably shortly before the Battle of Korupedion in 281 BC, where Seleukos defeated Lysimachos. Although Seleukos was assassinated the following year, Philetairos struck a series of Alexander-type issues in the name of Seleukos. Philetairos continued to acknowledge Seleukid primacy for some time, but soon struck a coinage in his own name. This coinage featured Athena Nikephoros on the reverse, similar to the reverses of Lysimachos. Perhaps because this move might have been viewed as a threat by his Seleukid overlord, the obverse of the first issues of these coins featured the portrait of Seleukos I. Houghton & Lorber (SC), citing Le Rider and Newell, assign this coinage to the aftermath of Antiochos I’s victory over the Galatians, circa 269/8 BC. Near the end of Philetairos’ reign, in the mid-late 260s, the portrait of Seleukos was replaced with the portrait of the Pergamene king, noting a final break from Seleukid authority. Similar to what was done in Ptolemaic Egypt, all of the subsequent kings of Pergamon continued to use these types on the coinage, and even kept Philetairos’ name. Distinguishing the issues between the various rulers has been difficult for numismatists. Westermark’s die study of the coinage, however, provided the key necessary for understanding the series, although more recent hoard evidence has refined Westermark’s assignment of the issues.

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KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes I. 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 17.03 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 255/0-241 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, elbow resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf to outer left, v to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group IVA, obv. die XLIV:A; SNG BN 1612. EF, toned, light marks. High relief portrait. ($1000) 56

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TROAS, Skepsis. 5th century BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.61 g, 11h). Forepart of Pegasos right / Palm tree in square linear and pellet borders; all within shallow incuse square. SNG Ashmolean –; SNG von Aulock 7643; SNG Copenhagen 470; SNG München 322 var. (N on rev.); Dewing 2223 (same dies); Triton XVII, lot 275 (same dies). Near EF, toned, light porosity.

Rare. ($1000)

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AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.52 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; , to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 20, obv. die 20; SNG Copenhagen 223. Near EF, die breaks on obverse. ($750) 222.

AEOLIS, Temnos. Circa 188-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.50 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: laureate head of Zeus right, Å @ flanking, within incuse circle / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to left, two monograms above oinochoe beneath vine tendril. Price 1680. VF, toned. Well centered. Rare. ($300) From the Richard Baker Collection.

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 10h). Forepart of bull left; µ below mouth / Incuse head of lion right; rectangular punch to right. Bodenstedt Em. 2; HGC 6, 927 corr. (M not noted). Good VF. Well centered. ($500) 224.

LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 12h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf right; rectangular punch to left. Bodenstedt Em. 13; HGC 6, 938. Near EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 335.

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g, 11h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left, pecking at the ground / Incuse head of lion roaring right; rectangular punch to left. Bodenstedt Em. 16; HGC 6, 941. Near EF. Well centered. ($500) 57

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.54 g, 8h). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963. Near EF. Well centered. ($1000) From the Siren Collection.

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.53 g, 6h). Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Tripod tied with fillet within linear square. Bodenstedt Em. 91; HGC 6, 1017. Near EF, toned, a couple light marks. Well centered. ($750) From the Siren Collection.

The Coinage of Phanes

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IONIA, Ephesos. Phanes. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.34 g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square. Cf. Weidauer 36–7 (twelfth stater); Linzalone 1103; CNG 105, lot 291; CNG E-423, lot 165 (same dies). Good VF. Well centered. ($3000)

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IONIA, Ephesos. Phanes. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.33 g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square. Cf. Weidauer 36–7 (twelfth stater); Linzalone 1103; CNG 105, lot 291; CNG E-423, lot 165 (same dies). VF. ($2000) From the Siren Collection.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Phanes. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.16 g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square. Weidauer 36-7; Boston MFA 1816 = Warren 1731; Head p.

15, 5 = Traité pl. II, 20. VF. ($1000) From the Siren Collection.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Phanes. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (4.5mm, 0.28 g). Head of stag right / Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square. Weidauer –; SNG von Aulock 7788. Good VF. Rare denomination. ($500) From the Siren Collection.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 202-150 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.12 g, 1h). Ekatokles, magistrate. Bee / Stag standing right; palm tree in background, EKATOKΛHΣ to right. Kinns, Attic, p. 86 for magistrate, obv. die 12; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 7826 (same dies). Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CIV.9 (November 1996), no. 5219.

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IONIA, Erythrai(?). 6th century BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.33 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Rosette with central pellet and eight petals / Incuse rectangle. SNG Kayhan –; cf. SNG von Aulock 7786 (trite); SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA –; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité –; cf. CNG 106, lot 368 (trite); Aufhäuser 20, lot 103 (hemihekte). VF. Extremely rare. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 154; Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (20 May 2015), lot 1534; Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 March 2013), lot 336.

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IONIA, Herakleia ad Latmon. Circa 140-135 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.90 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type.

Helmeted head of Athena right / Club; below, Nike walking left, holding wreath in right hand, flanked by ñ and V; all within oak wreath. Lavva, Silberprägung, Group II.B, 11–2 var. (V7/R– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG Keckman II 235 (same obv. die).

Good VF, toned, struck from worn obverse die. ($1000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection; Noble 105 (24 March 2014), lot 4058.

The Earliest Drachm of Kolophon Published by Langlotz

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IONIA, Kolophon. Circa 480-450 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 5.49 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right, with frontal eye / Kithara within incuse square. Milne, Colophon –; E. Langlotz, Studien zur nordgreichischen Kunst (Mainz, 1975), pl. 6, 11 (this coin). Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity, some die wear on obverse. Interesting archaizing style with frontal eye Apollo, extremely rare thus. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVIII.1 (February 2000), no. 32; Leu 61 (17 May 1995), lot 139; Münzen und Medaillen AG 41 (18 June 1970), lot 197.

Milne did not distinguish between the form of the eye on Apollo in his description of his Period II drachms, but clearly there are rare examples that have a frontal eye, as here (see, e.g., CNG E-245, lot 144). It is likely that these represent the earliest issues for this period. The cataloger of the Leu 36 sale called this coin “the earliest known drachm of Kolophon.”

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IONIA, Kolophon. Circa 310-294 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.05 g, 5h). Reduced Rhodian standard. Moiras, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Kithara; µo5rÅ% to right. Kinns –; Milne, Colophon –; SNG Copenhagen –; Leschhorn p. 693 = Peus 403, lot 105 = Giessener Münzhandlung 96, lot 179; CNG E-434, lot 90. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare with this magistrate. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 502.

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.83 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Pausanias, son of Pausanias, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; ∏ÅU%Å@5Å% ∏ÅU%Å@5oU to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 16; SNG Copenhagen 844. EF, light iridescent tone, die break and small nick on obverse, light double strike on reverse. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 35 (20 September 1995), lot 287.

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.92 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type.

Pausanias, son of Pausanias, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; ∏ÅU%Å@5Å% ∏ÅU%Å@5oU to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 17; SNG Copenhagen 844. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($1000)

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20mm, 16.92 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type.

Erasippos, son of Aristeos, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, left elbow resting on tall tripod to right, holding in right hand a branch tied with fillet; ErÅ%5∏∏o% År5%tEoU to left, ;Å˝@˙tW@ to right, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 26; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 2042; Hunterian 7 (same obv. die). EF, toned, tiny die break on obverse. Impressive. ($3000) Ex CNG inventory 876128 (July 2010).

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34.5mm, 16.54 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Aristokrates, son of Andronos, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, elbow resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; År5%to˚rÅt˙% Å@dro@o% in two lines to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die unlisted; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; J. Hirsch XXV, lot 2158. Near EF, toned, a couple light marks, minor flan flaw and area of flat strike on obverse, minor doubling on reverse. Very rare with this magistrate, only one noted by Jones, two in CoinArchives. ($750) 60

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Oktobol (22mm, 5.51 g, 12h). Euphemos, son of Pausanias, “magistrate”. Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse rearing right; d (mark of value) below / Bull butting left; EUf˙Âo% ∏ÅU%Å@5oU in two lines in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern border. Kinns, Two 17 (O15/R5) = Naville XIII, lot 865; Triton XXII, lot 249; CNG E-439, lot 77; CNG E-436, lot 219; CNG E-431, lot 198 (all from the same dies); otherwise unpublished. EF, toned, underlying luster, light double strike on reverse. Very rare with this magistrate. ($1000) 242.

IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetrobol (16.5mm, 2.78 g, 1h). Euphemos, son of Pausanias, “magistrate”. Warrior, holding couched lance, on horse rearing right; ∫ (mark of value) below / Bull butting left; EUf˙Âo% ∏ÅU%Å@5oU in two lines in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern border. Kinns, Two 18–21 var. (magistrate); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. EF, toned, underlying luster. Extremely rare. ($500)

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 125-120 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.38 g, 12h). Euphemos, son of Pausanias, “magistrate”. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephanos, hair drawn together and tied in the back, bow and quiver over shoulder / Nike, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga of horses right; ÂÅ˝@˙tW@ above, EUf˙Âos ∏ÅUsÅ@5oU in two lines below. CNG 106, lot 376; Heritage 3096 (3 August 2017), lot 30066 (same dies); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Near EF, some die rust. ($7500) The name on this issue is the same as that on an issue of stephanephori that was struck circa 150-140 BC. Whether these two issues name the same individual is uncertain. In his study of the stephanephoroi of Magnesia, Jones connected that individual with the neokoros of the temple of Artemis Leukophryene named in an inscription dated to 112/1 BC (IC III iv 9). If this is correct, then it would be reasonable to assume that this individual was also responsible for the present issue of staters. It is also possible that these similarly-named individuals were two members of the same family, such as a grandfather and grandson.

The appearance of this previously unknown issue at Magnesia adds another city of western Asia Minor to the list of those that struck a gold coinage in the late Hellenistic period. Previously, such issues were known at Ephesos, Miletos, Smryna, and Tralles. Until Jenkins’ study of the Ephesos staters in 1987 (see Jenkins, Hellenistic), all of these were previously thought to have been issues struck in celebration of Mithradates VI’s liberation of the cities from Roman control. With the exception of Smyrna and a discrete portion of the issues of Ephesos, all are now known to have been struck in the mid-late 2nd century BC, as there are direct parallels between the staters and various cistophori struck in their respective cities. All of these staters are civic in nature, featuring the patron deity of the city on the obverse, and reverses referencing aspects of each city’s particular civic identity.

The fact that Magnesia did not strike cistophori is one aspect that separates the present issue from the other cities’ gold. Thus, the dating of the issue relies upon the assumption that the “magistrate” named is the same as that found on the stephanophoroi, as noted above. The reverse design also distinguishes this issue. While the obverse is unexceptional, featuring the same profile portrait of Artemis found on the stephanephoroi and later bronze issues, the reverse with Nike driving a fast biga is quite perplexing, as it does not apparently represent an aspect of the civic mythology or identity, but rather an actual event. The type likely commemorates some victory that had a local significance, but our knowledge of Magnesia’s history in the second century BC is scant. There are no political or military actions that are known for the period, but the type may be related to the games of the Leukophryena, which was an important panhellenic festival in honor of Artemis Leukophryene. If the “magistrate” named on the coin is the individual who held the position of the temple neokoros in 112/1 BC, then such a connection is quite likely.

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IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.29 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame / Two square punches containing, respectively, floral and stellate designs. Hilbert H17.1 (A56/ LH7-X14 – this coin); Weidauer 130 var. (designs in punches); Elektron I 64 var. (geometric, not floral design in one punch); SNG Kayhan 443. Good VF. Lacking the usual heavy die wear, rare as such. ($1500) From the MM Collection. Ex Lanz 163 (7 December 2016), lot 110.

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IONIA, Miletos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Eighth Stater (9mm, 1.55 g). Facing head of lion within dotted square / Stellate pattern in linear square with rays around; all within incuse square. SNG Kayhan 455–60; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Keckman II 262. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Lennox Galleries FPL 4 (December 1996), no. G230.

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IONIA, Miletos. Circa 340-325 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 3.51 g, 11h). Diopompos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion standing left, head right; star above, s (civic monogram) to left, ¬ÅÂπ5s in exergue. Cf. D-L 207–10 (V11/R– [unlisted rev. die, obv. die unlisted for magistrate]); Marcellesi 3; BMC 59–60. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CIII.1 (February 1995), no. 19.

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IONIA, Miletos. Circa 295/0-275/0 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.26 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; s (civic monogram) in left field.

Marcellesi 29; Price 2151; SNG Saroglos 779. EF, dark iridescent tone. ($300) 248.

IONIA, Miletos. Circa 295/0-275/0 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.24 g, 10h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; s (civic monogram) in left field.

Marcellesi 29; Price 2151; SNG Saroglos 779. EF, deeply toned. ($300) From the Belgica Collection.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.59 g). Head of seal left / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 2.2. VF. ($300) 250.

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Ninety-sixth Stater (4.5mm, 0.16 g). Head of seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 2.2. VF. Well centered and struck. Rare. ($300) 62

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.56 g). Head of griffin left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 12. Near EF. Well centered. ($750) 252.

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.64 g). Head of griffin left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 12. Near EF, lightly toned. Well centered, the seal usually off the flan on this denomination. ($500) From the MM Collection.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.66 g). Head of griffin left; [to right, small seal downward] / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 12. Near EF, toned. ($500)

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.58 g). Head of bull left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 48. EF. Rare. ($750) 255.

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. AR Hemihekte (9mm, 1.33 g). Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Copenhagen (Cyprus, etc.) 389–94; SNG Kayhan 522. Near EF, toned. Well centered and excellent metal for issue. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 156183 (January 2005).

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer 4; Karwiese, Artemision, Type I.1; Elektron I 4; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan 674.

As made. ($1000) 257.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Plain globular surface / Two incuse squares. Weidauer 4; Karwiese, Artemision, Type I.1; Elektron I 4; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan 674.

As made. ($1000)

258 259 258.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.46 g). Phokaic standard. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Weidauer –; Karwiese, Artemision, Type II.7; Elektron II 53; Rosen 314; Traité I 117-8; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 1777. EF. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 287.

259.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.67 g). Phokaic standard.

Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite square punch. Karwiese, Artemision, Type II.7; Traité I 237; Elektron I 44; SNG Kayhan 702 var. (swastika counterclockwise). EF, toned. ($300) 63

260 261 262 260.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.29 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Schematic head of lion right / Incuse square. Weidauer 125; Traité I –; cf. SNG Kayhan 708–10 (twenty-fourths). Good VF. ($300) 261.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.72 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Facing head of lion or panther within triangular incuse on a raised area / Two square punches with raised lines within. Weidauer 158–9; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; Traité I 28; Triton XI, lot 248; CNG 91, lot 301. Good VF. Very rare denomination, much rarer than the hekte and hemihekte of this type. ($2000) 262.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.37 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Facing lion head / Incuse square. Weidauer 162–5; Elektron II 45 = Rosen 370; Traité I 32; SNG Kayhan 712. Good VF. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 253 (5 March 2018), lot 202.

263 264 263.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.33 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of lion(?) left, pellet (sun?) on forehead / Two incuse squares with irregular lines within. Weidauer –; Traité I –; Elektron –; SNG Kayhan –; Linzalone 1108 (seal); CNG 102, lot 489; CNG E-428, lot 180. Good VF. Very rare. ($750) 264.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.17 g). Lydo-Milesian standard.

Head of lion(?) right, pellet (sun?) on forehead / Incuse square with irregular lines within. Weidauer –; Traité I –; Elektron –; SNG Kayhan –; Linzalone 1109 (seal). Good VF. Very rare. ($500)

Extremely Rare Scarab Trite

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.71 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Carapace of scarab beetle / Two incuse squares with geometric designs. Weidauer –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan 673; Linzalone 1110 (“ram”, same incuse punches). VF. Extremely rare denomination for type. ($2000)

266 267 266.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.67 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of cock right / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Traité I 111; SNG Kayhan –; Rosen –; Triton XIV, lot 310; Gemini VI, lot 166; CNG 69, lot 432. EF. Very rare. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Lanz 165 (9 December 2017), lot 116 (hammer €2400).

267.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.66 g). Phokaic standard.

Lion seated right / Incuse square punch. Triton XVII, lot 320; CNG 85, lot 438; CNG E-281, lot 117; Gemini VI, lot 161; otherwise unpublished in the standard references, but cf. Gulbenkian 724 and SNG von Aulock 1776 for the hekte of this type.

Good VF. Extremely rare. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 215.

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268.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.73 g). Phokaic standard. Pegasos advancing right / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 7792; Rosen 318. VF, light deposits. Rare. ($500) From the MM Collection.

269.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.64 g). Phokaic standard.

Head of eagle left / Incuse punch. Weidauer –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan 720 = Rosen 331. Near EF, toned. Very rare. ($300) 270.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.67 g). Phokaic standard. Fibula on convex circle (shield?) / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Traité I –; Boston MFA 1791; cf. Rosen 338–9 (myshemihektai); cf.

SNG Kayhan 1556 (myshemihekte); SNG von Aulock –. Good VF. Rare as a hekte. ($750) From the MM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 412 (17 January 2018), lot 223.

This lot is part of a group of previously unpublished EL fractions that reached the market over the past decade, all struck on the Phokaic standard, featuring designs placed on raised roundels or shields. It is possible, though not certain, that these coins may all be from the same mint, unified by the shield theme and the common weight standard. Further research is called for to identify other types in this series and to search for any links in the reverse punches.

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (8mm, 2.08 g). Uncertain standard. Head of lion turned right, as if looking back / Uncertain symbol or letter within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. ($750) From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 490.

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IONIA (or CARIA), Uncertain. Late 6th - early 5th centuries BC. AR Hemistater or Drachm(?) (16mm, 5.92 g).

Uncertain standard. Facing head of lion within dotted square in linear frame / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, some porosity, minor flan flaws. Apparently unique. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 160 (hammer CHF 2500); Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 58 (both sales attributing to Samos).

The obverse type is found among the archaic fractions at the Ionian cities of Miletos (cf. SNG Kayhan 455–61) and Samos (cf. Barron p.

175, 1 [there called a panther]). The style is nearly identical in both instances, and both are enclosed in a dotted square border. The weight of the present coin, however, does not fit the standard used at either city during the time those issues were struck. Also, both of these cities had established reverse types for their silver coins when those issues were struck, so the use of a typeless incuse here is unlikely if the coin was from either issue. The weight of this early issue is more consistent with an Aeginetic drachm, which suggests a possible attribution to a Carian mint, although it is also found at the Ionian mint of Teos.

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ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.70 g, 5h). Forepart of winged boar right / Lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square. Barron Class A i, 10–5 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 6, 1177. VF, deeply toned, slightly off center and die break on obverse. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.4 (August 2004), no. GK1340.

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ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 510-500 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.33 g, 12h). Forepart of winged boar right / Lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square. Barron Class B, 77–99 and 105–13 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 6, 1193 corr. (illustrated as 1192). VF, toned, light porosity. Well centered and struck for issue. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 35 (3 May 2017), lot 237 (hammer £950).

275.

ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 485/0-478/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 13.07 g, 4h). Samian standard.

Lion scalp facing / Head of ox right within incuse square. Barron, Silver, Class II, 13 (A10/P13); HGC 6, 1185. Good VF, toned, irregular flan, slight granularity, a few light marks, slight die wear. ($3000)

Very rare KUKALIṂ Hemihekte

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.14 g).

Sardes mint. Head of lion right; traces of legend(?) to right / Incuse punch. Weidauer Group XVIII (unlisted denomination); cf.

Wallace, KUKALIṂ, pl. I, 2 (trite; same punch as that on left in photo); cf. Triton XX, lot 296 (trite; same punch as that on left in photo); ANS 1969.156.1 corr. (same rev. punch; incorrect Weidauer numbers [but correct Group]); ANS 1944.100.48853 corr. (incorrectly attributed to Weidauer Group XV). Good VF. Very rare KUKALIṂ hemihekte. ($500) From the Ealing Collection.

278 277 277.

KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13.5mm, 4.72 g).

Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with four rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XV, 67–8; SNG Ashmolean 748. Good VF, typical soft strike. ($1000) 278.

KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.58 g). Sardes mint. Paw of lion / Incuse punch. Karwiese Series I, Type 3 (Ephesos); Karwiese, Artemision, Abb. 100–101; SNG Kayhan 1016. VF. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 206.

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.73 g).

Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. Good VF. ($1000) 66

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.72 g).

Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. Good VF. Well centered. ($1500)

281.

KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.71 g).

Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. VF, toned, banker’s mark on edge. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Lennox Galleries FPL 4 (December 1996), no. G27.

282 283 282.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 1.79 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Walburg Group III; Berk 7; SNG Ashmolean –; Traité I 400 = de Luynes 2800. Good VF, lustrous. ($2000) 283.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twelfth Stater (6.5mm, 0.67 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Walburg Group VI; Berk 10–3; SNG Ashmolean –; Gulbenkian 759. Good VF. ($1000)

284 285 284.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.65 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 19; SNG Ashmolean 760. Near EF, toned. Excellent metal for this typically granular issue. ($3000) 285.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.48 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 19; SNG Ashmolean 760. Near EF, toned, edge split, a hint of granularity. ($3000)

286.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.70 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Near EF, slightly granular.

Well centered. ($300) 67

First Persian Gold Coinage

287.

KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.06 g). Kroiseid type.

Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Carradice pl. XI, 8; Berk 4; SNG Ashmolean 761; SNG von Aulock 2876; SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG Lockett 2984; Boston MFA 2077 = Regling 1287; Sunrise 15. EF, underlying luster. Well centered. ($10,000)

288 289 288.

KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Siglos (16.5mm, 5.31 g). Kroiseid type.

Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 22; SNG Ashmolean 762–71. Good VF, toned.

Good metal for issue. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex William N. Rudman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002), lot 775.

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.31 g). Kroiseid type.

Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 22; SNG Ashmolean 762–71. VF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Edward Gans (NFA).

Very Rare Chersonesos Stater

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CARIA, Chersonesos. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 11.90 g, 6h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of ox right within incuse square. Cahn X12 var. (unlisted dies); HNO –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 1. VF, toned, some porosity, a few marks on reverse. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives (of a different variety [= Rosen 626]). ($2000)

291 292 291.

CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.92 g, 2h). Winged female figure in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion and wreath / Baetyl(?); ∂ ˝ (K B in Carian) across upper field; all within incuse square. Konuk Period V, 101 (O42/R42); Konuk, Coin M26; HNO 220; SNG Ashmolean 38 = ACGC 994 (same dies); SNG Keckman 826. Good VF, toned. ($1500) 292.

CARIA, Uncertain. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.93 g, 8h). Lion springing right / Crested Corinthian helmet right within incuse square. E.S.G. Robinson, “A Find of Archaic Coins from South-West Asia Minor” in NC 1936, 13 = Künker 248, lot 7263; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Near VF, toned, crude strike. Extremely rare and possibly the second known example. ($1000) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Triton VIII (10 January 2005), lot 1881 (part of, not noted in description).

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. 4th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (6.5mm, 0.20 g, 10h). Radiate head of Helios facing / Rose within incuse circle. CNG E-377, lot 130 = Pecunem 39, lot 386; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, some porosity. Extremely rare. ($300)

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PHRYGIA, Laodikeia. Circa 160-145 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.18 g, 12h). Cistophoric standard. Lion’s skin draped over club; all within wreath / Grape bunch on vine; to lower right, wolf standing right above head of Tyche right.

Kleiner & Noe Series 4, unlisted denomination, but obv. die 1 from Series 1 didrachms; HGC 7, 734. VF, toned, a few scratches. Well centered. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($500) 295.

LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.37 g, 3h). Prow of galley right / Stern of galley left; fÅs˙ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 103, lot 323 (same dies); CNG 102, lot 539 (same dies). EF, toned, minor die shift. ($1000)

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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 465-430 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 10.63 g, 12h). Warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear / Triskeles; Es above; all within incuse square. SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock 4483 var. (ethnic); SNG Copenhagen 175. VF. ($300) 297.

PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 465-430 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.94 g, 8h). Warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear / Triskeles; E-stVd5 above; below, lion standing left above ∏f; all within incuse square. SNG BN 12 = Traité II 870, pl. XXIII, 21 (same rev. die); SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –. VF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($500)

298.

CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.42 g, 1h). Two female heads, left and right, their faces overlapping / Crowned head (of Artaxerxes III?) left; Et˚ to left. Winzer 3.5 = Brindley 470 = Künker 304, lot 602; CNG E-429, lot 183; Künker 182, lot 330; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. EF, toned. Extremely rare, possibly the fourth known. ($300)

299.

KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.86 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; f to inner right, › on rock; all within wreath. Kovacs 71.1; SCADA Group 4, dies A42/P131; M&D 27; CAA 20; AC 34. Good VF, toned, some die rust, light mark on obverse. ($1500) 69

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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.02 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; v to inner right, M on rock; all within wreath. Kovacs 74.1; SCADA Group 1, dies A14/P114; M&D 2; CAA 17; AC 30. Good VF, toned, die flaw and light cleaning marks on obverse. ($2000)

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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.62 g, 1h). Tigranocerta mint.

Struck circa 80-68 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; on rock, é above ·; all within wreath.

Kovacs 75.1; SCADA Group 7, dies A53/P17; M&D 9; CAA 33; AC 37. VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. ($1500)

302 303 302.

KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.13 g, 12h). Official imitation struck under Antiochos I of Commagene. Samosata mint(?). Struck circa 69-56 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; p to inner right; all within wreath. Kovacs 123; SCADA Group 6, dies A48/P5; M&D 49; CAA 24–5 and 40–1; AC 35. VF, toned, some porosity, a few marks, light deposits. ($1000) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased 27 November 1968.

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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.09 g, 11h). Official imitation struck under Antiochos I of Commagene. Samosata mint(?). Struck circa 69-56 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with star between two eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; p to inner right; all within wreath. Kovacs 123; SCADA Group 6, dies A48/P13; M&D 49; CAA 24–5 and 40–1; AC 35. VF. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000)

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CYPRUS, Soloi(?). Uncertain king. Early 5th century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 9.09 g, 4h). Head of roaring lion right / Gorgoneion facing. Zapiti & Michaelidou 1; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC p. 68, 1. VF, rough surfaces. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($2000) 70

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CYPRUS, Uncertain (Kourion?). Circa 500-480 BC. AR Third Stater (12mm, 3.77 g, 4h). Head of roaring lion right / Head of bull right in dotted square within incuse square. Cf. Zapiti & Michaelidou 3 (stater); cf. Asyut 815 (stater); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, some die wear. Extremely rare. ($300) For the possible attribution of this type to Kourion, see J. Kagan, “The Archaic and Early Classical Coinage of Kourion” in Cahier du Centre d’Études Cypriotes 29 (1999).

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CYRRHESTICA, Bambyke–Manbog. Abdhadad. Circa 340-335 BC. AR Didrachm or Shekel (20.5mm, 8.36 g, 1h). Draped bust of Atargatis left, wearing turreted headdress; h†`R†` (Atarateh in Aramaic) to left, crescent and annulet to right / Great King and driver in quadriga of mules left; DDhDb` (Abdhadad in Aramaic) above; c/m: X within incuse square.

Andrade Series 4, 28 (O2/R5); HGC 9, 1342. VF, toned, some roughness as usual. Very rare, nine noted by Andrade, one additional in CoinArchives. ($2000)

Ex Ward Collection

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. As satrap, 321-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.32 g, 12h). In the name of Philip III of Macedon, types of Alexander III. Uncertain Mint 6A (in Babylonia). Struck circa 320-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; 2 in left field, ˝ below throne. SC Ad39.3; Price P162 (Marathos); HGC 9, 11a; Ward 339 (this coin). VF, toned, slightly off center, a few scratches on reverse. ($300) From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Spink, 10 December 1998. Ex John Ward Collection – Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby’s Zürich, 4 April 1973), lot 339.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.06 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Antigoneia or Seleukeia in Pieria mint. Struck circa 300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; v in left field. SC 27; Le Rider, Antioche 2 (A1/P2); WSM 1, dies A1/P1; Price 3191; HGC 9, 9a; Weber 2134 (same dies). VF, attractively toned, patches of find patina on reverse. Very rare issue in the name of Alexander with Zeus Nikephoros. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 48805 (December 2010).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.28 g, 10h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Karrhai mint. Struck circa 310-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, collared head of dog left; A below throne. SC 42.6; HGC 9, 12a. Superb EF, bright surfaces, light cleaning marks, minor double strike on reverse. Very rare. ($500)

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.56 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; ü below left wing, Â5 below right wing. SC 81.1; Price 3745; HGC 9, 3a. Near EF, underlying luster, edge marks, slightly off center, a little die wear and lamination on obverse. ($2000)

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.09 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ¶ in left field, Â5 below throne. SC 82.5b; Price 3747; HGC 9, 10f. EF, slightly off center and some die wear on obverse. ($1000) 312.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint II. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, brandishing spear, shield on left arm, in quadriga of elephants right; anchor above, 5d∫ in exergue. SC 130.1 var. (position of controls); ESM 29 var. (same); HGC 9, 18a. VF, toned. Unpublished variety, extremely rare thus. ($1000)

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.94 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint II. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, brandishing spear, shield on left arm, in quadriga of elephants right; anchor and ± above. SC 130.25a; WSM 1626; HGC 9, 18a. VF, toned. Rare. ($1000)

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.79 g, 5h). Susa mint.

Struck circa 300-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, holding wreath that she places on trophy to right; À to lower left, d5 in lower middle field. SC 173.10; ESMS Tr.48 (A37/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Marest-Caffey Group 1.7, 106 var. (A18/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 20. VF, toned, a few scratches on obverse. Extremely rare issue, only one noted by ESMS and MarestCaffey (in the ANS). ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Shirley Hanberry Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1763.

315.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.08 g, 5h). Uncertain mint 18, in Areia, Margiana, or Baktria. Horned and bridled head of horse right / Anchor. SC 256.2; ESM 752; HGC 9, 40; Sunrise 179 = Triton XVIII, lot 134 (same dies). Good VF, toned, minor roughness and marks. Very rare. ($4000)

Very Rare Drangiana Drachm

316.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. Joint reign with Seleukos I, 294-281 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.15 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Drangiana. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right erecting trophy; pseudo-legend at sides. SC 226a; Houghton, Notes, pl. 2, 2; HGC 9, 36; cf. Senior A14.1D (listed as an imitation). Near EF, toned, typical compact flan. Very rare. ($1000)

317.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.97 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Pergamon mint. Struck under Philetairos, circa 280 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophorus seated left; in left field, helmeted head of Athena right; crescent below throne. SC 307.2 var. (star below throne; same obv. die as illustration); Price 1471 var. (same); HGC 9, 123; Black Sea Hoard 334 (this coin). VF, lightly toned. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Will Gordon Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 392, 1 March 2017), lot 326; “Black Sea” Hoard, 334.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.10 g, 5h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ° to outer left, ¢ to outer right. SC 379.6a; HGC 9, 128g. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Numismatic Fine Arts – Edward Gans, 5 May 1959.

319.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.24 g, 6h). Ekbatana mint.

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing three arrows and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to inner left, é above and Ö below arm; at feet, forepart of horse grazing left. SC 409.2e1; ESM –; HGC 9, 128h. EF, lightly toned. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Berk BBS 171 (27 October 2010), lot 169.

320.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.66 g, 7h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 280-271 BC. Diademed head right / Horned and bridled head of horse right with horn-like forelock; ò to right. SC 430.2c; SMAK A1TH-15–8 var. (A6/P– [unlisted rev. die]; HGC 9, 132. Fine, toned, a little off center on obverse.

Very rare. ($2000)

321.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.41 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; d to inner left below arrow. SC 436.6; SMAK A1SA-20 var. (A16/P– [unlisted rev. die]); ESM 704; HGC 9, 122. Near EF, slightly weak strike on obverse, small die break at edge on reverse. Very rare. ($7500) 74

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.44 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / [∫]Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; d to inner left. SC 436.6; SMAK A1SA-18 var. (A14/P– [unlisted rev. die]); ESM 704; HGC 9, 122. Good VF, small scratch and light scrape on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Very rare. ($5000)

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ∞ to inner left. SC 439.1b; SMAK A1DA-4 var. (a3/p– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 134c. VF, toned, a touch of porosity, minor graze on reverse. Very rare. ($300) 323.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ò to inner left, 3 in exergue. SC 439.2; SMAK A1DA-11 (a9/p11); HGC 9, 134c. Good VF, lighty toned, softly struck, a few minor marks. Very rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 393.

325.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.15 g, 12h). Sardes mint.

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 5 and [D] in exergue. SC 519 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 238h. Near EF, light golden tone, slightly off center on reverse. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives (one misidentified). ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 293 (25 September 2013), lot 2428.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.75 g, 4h). Alexandreia in Areia (Artakoana) mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing two arrows and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ∫Å to outer left, Q in exergue. SC 612.2 corr. (number of arrows); Ehling, Seleukidische 2 corr. (V1/R2; monogram); HGC 9, 236h. Good VF, toned, minor flaw on obverse. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 1 (15 September 2010), lot 41 (misattributed to Antiochos I).

327.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint.

Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to inner left, star above arm, ⁄ below. SC 619 (same dies as illustration); SMAK A2A1D-3 (a1/p2); HGC 9, 246e. VF, toned, rough surfaces. Extremely rare, only three examples noted in SMAK, all in museums (ANS, BM, and Hermitage), none in CoinArchives. ($300)

Unique

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.92 g, 7h). Uncertain mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; K to outer left, ( to outer right. Cf. HGC 9, 236 for type, otherwise unpublished. Near EF, toned, light deposits, some die wear and slight die shift. Apparently unique. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Heritage 231723 (8 June 2017), lot 62032.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Arados or barbarous mint. Diademed head right, of “barbarous” style / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos adorned with geometric pattern between horizontal bands; i and eagle standing left in exergue.

SC 844b; Houghton, Lampsacus, Group A, dies A3/P– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 405b. Good VF, toned, a few marks. Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1564.

330.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.75 g, 12h). Ilion mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, M above owl standing right, head facing; u to inner left. SC 866.2; HGC 9, 399f. VF, lightly toned. Well centered.

Rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection, acquired April 2013. Ex New York Coin Exchange (11 July 1991), lot 854.

331.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.59 g, 10h).

Uncertain mint 44, probably in Mesopotamia or Commagene. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 7 to outer left, 8 and wr to outer right. SC Ad197; HGC 9, 413.

Near EF, lightly toned, struck from worn obverse die. Very rare. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, May 2015.

Unique

332.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.01 g, 12h).

Uncertain mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; M to outer left (engraved over prior mark?), z to outer right. Unpublished, but cf. HGC 9, 447 for type. VF, lightly toned. High relief. Apparently unique. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Amphora 98 (undated [December 2010]), no. 169.

The portrait is extremely similar to that found on many dies at Antioch on the Orontes, but the style of the reverse is not consistent with issues from that mint.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.84 g, 1h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck circa 168-167 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; palm frond to outer left, l to inner right, A in exergue. SC 1475 var. (monogram; same obv. die as illustration); Mørkholm 4, dies A3/P– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 620c. Near EF, toned, a few marks, slightly off center. ($2500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, November 2011.

Ex Houghton Collection

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.36 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cilicia or Northern Syria. Diademed head right within wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; Â to outer left. SC 1624 (this coin referenced; same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 795e; CSE 147 (this coin). Good VF, deeply toned, die break on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. Very rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Suffern Numismatique, Nantes, via Ebay, April 2015. Ex Gemini XII (11 January 2015), lot 203 (misattributed); Arthur Houghton Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.75 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck 162-155/4 BC. Diademed head right, with light beard, within laurel wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; : to outer left. SC 1637c; SMA –; HGC 9, 796. Near EF, toned, slight die wear on obverse. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, May 2011.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.74 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 158 (155/4 BC). Diademed head right within wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; to outer left, √ above A; ˙@r (date) in exergue. SC 1641.3b; SMA 104; HGC 9, 798; DCA 109. Near EF, lightly toned. Excellent portrait. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, 13 January 2017.

337.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.12 g, 6h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 160 (153/2 BC). Diademed head right / Cornucopia; below, √A above $r (date). SC 1641.5a; SMA 13; HGC 9, 806; DCA 111. EF, dark find patina. Well centered on a broad flan. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Apollo Numismatics, February 2014.

338.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.70 g, 9h). Susa mint.

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; fi to outer left, d in exergue. SC 1711.3 corr. (control marks); Le Rider, Suse, pl. VI, C (same dies); HGC 9, 790c. Good VF, toned, some die wear, a hint of porosity. Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, August 2011.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.90 g, 4h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, crested helmet left. SC 1735.5; HGC 9, 803a. Good VF, toned, a touch of porosity on reverse. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, November 2013.

340.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.25 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck 147/6 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ú and 8 in exergue. SC 1785.13 var. (secondary monogram not noted); HGC 9, 887a. Near EF, toned, hairline flan crack. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 309 (7 May 2015), lot 272.

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Rare and Intriguing Seleukeia Mint Tetradrachm

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.74 g, 4h). Seleukeia in Pieria mint. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Head of Zeus right, with full beard and hair arranged in long curls of archaizing form, wearing laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% ŬE$Å@droU, thunderbolt; 4$r (date) and ‹ above, » and Ä below; all within laurel wreath with ties to right. SC 1798; Houghton, Tetradrachm, dies A1/P3; HGC 9, 874; DCA 124; SNG Fitzwilliam 5686 (same dies); CSE 409 (same obv. die); Getty Museum 78.NB.374 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 1711 (same obv. die); Pozzi 2980 (same dies). Good VF, toned, slight roughness, tiny delamination in field on obverse, double struck on reverse. Very rare. One of approximately fifteen known examples, of which at least seven are in museums. ($3000) This tetradrachm struck by Alexander Balas is among the most intriguing of the Seleukid series. Unlike the usual royal tetradrachm issues that dominate the series, this coin employs types that are directly related to the city in which it was struck. Seleukeia was well noted for its cult of Zeus Casios, and there are also reports that a thunderbolt cult existed there (Appian, Syr. 58). Moreover, the idealized, Pheidian-influenced portrait of Zeus and the winged thunderbolt had been types struck on municipal bronze issues of Seleukeia from the establishment of the city under Seleukos I. This novel issue is likely a reflection of the prominence of the city under Alexander. At the beginning of his reign, immediately following his overthrow of Demetrios I, Seleukeia was the first city in northern Syria under his total control. In contrast, Antioch refused to accept him, and struck a series of posthumous coins in the name of Antiochos IV. Without having control of the Antioch mint, Alexander was forced to begin striking coinage at Seleukeia, which had been only a peripheral mint in earlier reigns. Although there is no known event in SE 166 that would give rise to such a special coin issue, the purely civic nature of the types strongly suggests that the city retained a level of high prominence during the later years of his reign.

Fewer than ten examples have appeared at auction in the past 20 years.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Laodikeia in Phoenicia (Berytos) mint. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond behind; to left, ˝$r (date) above €; trident to right. SC 1824.2; Sawaya 23-4 (D7/R12); HGC 9, 881; DCA 121. Near EF, light surface marks. Rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 665.

343.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 12.68 g, 12h). Tyre mint.

Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by i; to right, z$r (date) above >. SC 1835.6b; HGC 9, 883; DCA 123. Near EF, underlying luster, a few cleaning marks. ($500) 80

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 3.92 g, 11h). Uncertain mint.

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. Cf. HGC 9, 887 for type. VF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack. Struck on a broad flan. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, August 2016.

There are two varieties of unmarked drachms like this one, SC 1785.1p and 1813, but examples of those issues have a markedly different style.

345.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.22 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; star to outer left, ˜ to inner right, = between legs, ˙$r (date) in exergue. SC 1908.6a; SMA 214; HGC 9, 976d; DCA 156. EF, lightly toned, struck from worn dies. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, 19 August 2016.

346.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.20 g, 2h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 8 between legs, or (date) and %t[Å] in exergue. SC 2002.2g; SMA –; HGC 9, 1036a; DCA 182. Choice EF, slightly off center, traces of find patina. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, 19 August 2016.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.41 g, 1h). Apameia on the Axios (Orontes) mint. Dated SE 169 (144/3 BC). Radiate and diademed head right; star to left / The Dioskouroi riding left, holding couched lances; thyrsos to left; to right, trU above 5> and f; Q$r (date) below; all within wreath of laurel, ivy, and grain ears. SC 2010.4e; Houghton, Revolt, Group XV, 62 (A10/P29); HGC 9, 1032. Near EF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack, reverse a little off center. Rare issue with star on obverse. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 695.

The significance of the star on the obverse, which only appears on issues of Antioch and Apameia dated SE 169, is unknown.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. Æ (21mm, 7.39 g, 1h). Probably Apameia on the Axios (Orontes) mint. Radiate and diademed head right / Kantharos; ƒ to low inner right. SC 2015.1h2; HGC 9, 1044. Near EF, heavy earthen black patina. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Tom Miller, March 2016.

349.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.21 g, 1h). Phoenician standard. Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; grain ear in background; L OP (date) to left, õ (mint monogram) to right, 6 between legs. SC 2022.2 var. (monogram between legs); HGC 9, 1033; DCA 179. Near EF, lightly toned, rough surfaces on obverse. Well centered. Rare date for type.

Unpublished variety. ($500) 81

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Tryphon. Circa 142-138 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.95 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint.

Diademed head right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat’s horn above visor; % to inner left.

SC 2033b; SMA 265a; HGC 9, 1060. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, minor pitting, die break on obverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics, August 2015.

Unique 351.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. Æ (12mm, 0.99 g, 12h). Laodikeia in Phoenicia mint. Diademed head right / [∫Å%]5¬EW% Å@t5o, dolphin entwined around trident. Unpublished. VF, dark green and brown patina, some roughness. Unique. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 350 (6 May 2015), lot 278.

This reverse type was previously only known for Alexander I Balas (SC 1827, HGC 9, 942), but that reverse is anepigraphic with monograms to either side of the dolphin-entwined trident. The coin has been shown to A. Houghton, O. Hoover, M. Lannin, and Z. Sawaya, all of whom confirm that the coin is previously unknown.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Tarsos mint, Royal Workshop. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, “ above %; all within wreath. SC 2055.8; HGC 9, 1067c. Near EF, a couple short hairline flan cracks. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. Very rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Rauch Sommerauktion 2013 (18 September 2013), lot 341.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.00 g, 12h). Tarsos mint, Royal Workshop. Diademed head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to outer left, ± above ä.

SC 2056.5 var. (lower monogram); HGC 9, 1080a. EF, deeply toned, minor flan flaw on obverse, minor die break and slightly off center on reverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, October 2015.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.86 g, 12h).

Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Dated SE 186 (127/6 BC). Diademed and horned head right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, M above µ; 4∏r (date) to right. SC 2204.2; HGC 9, 1124; DCA 231. VF, find patina, some porosity. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives. ($2000) 355.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.62 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; % to outer left, @ on boss below throne. SC 2217.1; HGC 9, 1149d. Good VF, lightly toned, slightly off center on obverse, fine cleaning marks. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 321 (26 February 2014), lot 198.

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Two Rare Hemidrachms

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 1.87 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Bare head right / Cornucopia; unclear monogram to outer left, Å to inner left. SC 2225 var. (unlisted controls); SMA –; HGC 9, 1158. VF, toned, hairline flan crack, some roughness, light cleaning marks, small scuff on reverse.

Unpublished variety of a very rare type. ($200) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 380 (10 August 2016), lot 317.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.73 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Bare head right / Cornucopia; O to outer left, Å5 to inner left. SC 2225.2 var. (unlisted secondary control); SMA 337 var. (same); HGC 9, 1158; cf. ANS 1944.100.76745 (same obv. die). VF, toned, struck off center, harshly cleaned.

Extremely rare variety of a very rare type. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Musa Numismatics, January 2016. Ex William Raymond Collection.

The primary control mark is off the flan on the ANS specimen noted above, but the obverse die match strongly suggests that it is the same as that on the present coin.

Well Struck Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.67 g, 12h).

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 122-121 BC. Jugate busts right of Kleopatra, wearing diadem, veil, and stephane, and Antiochos VIII, wearing diadem / [∫Å]%5¬5%%˙% ˚2Eo∏ÅtrÅ% ˚Å5 ∫Å%-52EW% [Å]@-t5ocoU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; 5E to outer left, Å below throne. SC 2262.1d; SMA 359; HGC 9, 1182c. Good VF, toned. Well struck. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 49711 (February 2012); Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 163 (6 January 2012), lot 303.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.62 g, 12h).

Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck circa 121/0-113 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Ouranios, nude, standing left; Â to outer left; all within wreath. SC 2335.2a; LSM 28; HGC 9, 1196g. EF, attractively toned, slightly off center on obverse. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Herakles Numismatics, June 2010. Ex Henry Hall Wilson Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.54 g, 12h). EP mint, in Cilicia, west of Tarsos. Struck circa 114-113 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, Q above Er; all within laurel wreath. SC 2347; Houghton, Reigns, Series VI, Group 1, dies A1/P1; HGC 9, 1228b; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 1182. Good VF, toned, a few deposits. Well centered. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, May 2014.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.59 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. First reign at Antioch, circa 113-112 BC. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, - above `; tiny o to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2363d; SMA 385; HGC 9, 1228i. EF, underlying luster, minor die break on obverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, March 2014.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator. Circa 96-94 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.77 g, 1h).

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 95/4 BC. Diademed head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; ≈ above Å to outer left, 1 below wing to lower right. SC 2417b; SMA 426 var. (monogram); HGC 9, 1274. Good VF, toned, a little roughness. Rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Hadrian Rambach, September 2016.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator. Circa 94-88 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.07 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. First reign at Antioch, 94 BC. Diademed head right, no sideburn / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; © above ` to outer left, @ below throne; all within wreath. SC 2429.1c; SMA 430; HGC 9, 1287 corr. (without sideburn).

EF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex iNumis 14 (25 March 2011), lot 130.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator. Circa 94-88 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.64 g, 1h).

Antioch on the Orontes mint. First reign at Antioch, 94 BC. Diademed head right / Tyche standing left, holding scepter and cornucopia; to outer left, monogram above A. SC 2430; HGC 9, 1289. VF, toned, some porosity, reverse slightly off center.

Very rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 390 (1 February 2017), lot 204.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XIII Philadelphos (Asiatikos). First reign, 69/8-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; 7 to inner left; all within laurel wreath. SC 2487a; SMA 460; HGC 9, 1340. Good VF, toned, some minor porosity. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives. ($2000)

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PHOENICIA, Sidon. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4. AR Shekel – Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.28 g, 12h). Dated CY 81 (31/0 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right / Eagle standing left on ram of galley left; palm frond in background; l &∏ (date) across upper field, 7 to right. Levy p. 330, Aa; RPC I 4555; HGC 10, 277; Prieur 1346 (this coin); CCE 78 (August 1994), lot 52 (same dies). Good VF, find patina, a few scratches, slightly off center on obverse. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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PHOENICIA, Sidon. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4. AR Half Shekel – Didrachm (22.5mm, 6.53 g, 1h). Dated CY 106 (6/5 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right / Eagle standing left on [ram of galley left]; palm frond in background; l 4r (date) across upper field, ˙*r to left. Levy p. 332; RPC I 4559; HGC 10, 279; Prieur 1350 (this coin). VF, toned, off center strike. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Uncertain king. Circa 425-394 BC. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 12.98 g, 2h). Spread flan type. Deity, holding reins and bow, riding hippocamp right; two lines of waves below, dolphin right in exergue / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background. E&E-T Group II.1.1.1.a, 306 (O32/R35); HGC 10, 315; de Luynes 3216 (same dies).

VF, dark find patina, faint scratches on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000) 369.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Uncertain king. Circa 425-394 BC. AR Shekel (22mm, 12.35 g, 12h). Spread flan type. Deity, holding reins and bow, riding hippocamp right; two lines of waves below, dolphin right in exergue / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background. E&E-T Group II.1.1.1.a, unlisted dies; HGC 10, 315. VF, dark find patina, some roughness. ($1000)

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29.5mm, 14.42 g, 11h). Dated CY 35 (92/1 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, E¬ (date) above club; d to right, b (B in Phoenician) between legs. DCA-Tyre 122; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Near EF, lightly toned. Well centered. ($1500) Ex Roma XV (5 April 2018), lot 286.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (32.5mm, 14.33 g, 12h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ZÂ (date) above club; ] to right, b (B in Phoenician) between legs. DCA-Tyre 168; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Good VF, toned, light deposits, a few marks on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. Rare date. ($500) 372.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29.5mm, 14.09 g, 1h). Dated CY 55 (72/1 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, E@ (date) above club; d to right, b (B in Phoenician) between legs. DCA-Tyre 193; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Good VF, lightly toned, a few deposits, off center on obverse. Rare date. ($500)

Prieur Plate Coin

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 7.12 g, 12h). Dated CY 87 (40/39 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ∏Z (date) above club; Z to right, b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 296; RPC I 4681A (this coin referenced); HGC 10, 358; DCA 921; Prieur 1443 (this coin). Good VF, toned, a little off center. Rare with this monogram. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex J.-P. Righetti Collection (Part 8, Münzen & Medaillen GmbH 20, 10 October 2006), lot 878; Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1544.

Illustrated in DCA-Tyre

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20mm, 7.13 g, 1h). Dated CY 163 (AD 37/8). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$˝ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ∫&; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 888 (this coin illustrated); RPC I Supp. 4695A; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Good VF, toned, typical compact flan. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 516; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 334.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 6.83 g, 12h). Dated CY 168 (AD 42/3). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$˙ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above "; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 899; RPC I 4700; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. VF, toned, typical compact flan. ($400) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 518; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 336.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (19.5mm, 6.50 g, 12h). Dated CY 169 (AD 43/4).

Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$œ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above "; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 903; RPC I 4701; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922.

VF, toned, typical compact flan, some porosity, a few marks. ($300) 377.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (18mm, 7.13 g, 12h). Dated CY 170 (AD 44/5). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro (date) above club; to right, ˚r above "; Å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 904 (this coin illustrated); RPC I Supp. 4701A; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Good VF, toned, typical compact flan, slight die shift on obverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 519; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 337.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 13.57 g, 1h). Dated CY 172 (AD 46/7). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro∫ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above E˘; b (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 645; RPC I 4672; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Good VF, minor roughness and light double strike on reverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 608.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.26 g, 1h). Dated CY 176 (AD 50/1). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro? (date) above club; to right, ˚r above E õ; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 660 (same obv. die as illustration); RPC I 4675; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; Prieur 1436 (this coin). Good VF, toned, typical compact flan. Sharp date. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex A.K. Collection (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 558, no. B049; Sternberg [VI] (25 November 1976), lot 727.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.24 g, 1h). Dated CY 177 (AD 51/2). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, roZ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above E õ; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 664 (same dies as illustration); RPC I 4676; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; Prieur 1437 (this coin). Good VF, toned, typical compact flan, slight roughness. Sharply struck. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (23mm, 12.56 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE).

Omer cup; @c (“Y[ear] 2” in Hebrew = date) above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 96 (O7’/R91); Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 63–4; Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 5–8; Spaer 167–8. Near EF, toned. ($4000)

Year Four Shekel

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JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.12 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 4 (69/70 CE).

Omer cup; rc (“Y[ear] 4” in Hebrew = date) above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch – (O–/R25); MCP FJR 10, dies O8/ R13; Meshorer 207; Kadman 27; Hendin 1364; Bromberg 72; Shoshana I 20212 = Shoshana II 20124; Sofaer 36; Spaer 178.

Near EF, die flaws on obverse. ($15,000) Year 4 shekels are decidedly rarer than those of Years 1-3, reflecting the deteriorating military and political situation of the Judean rebels.

While surviving shekels of each of the first three years number in the hundreds, fewer than 50 survive for Year 4. The Jewish forces, increasingly confined to the environs of Jerusalem, were suffering severe shortages of everything from precious metals to foodstuffs, meaning there was far less silver available to strike coins, and very little in the way of goods for them to be spent buying. The dies used for striking coins also show signs of haste in preparation. This specimen appears to have a noticeable metal defect, or “delamination,” in the obverse field left of the chalice; however, this same “metal flaw” appears on the only other known specimen struck from this obverse die (sold in Heritage 3005, May 2009, lot 20062), indicating it is a raised area in the die itself. Normally such a die flaw would have been abraded and polished away before striking, but here it was apparently overlooked or not viewed as important enough to correct, all indications of mounting difficulties at the mint.

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Outstanding Siege Half Shekel

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JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Æ Half Shekel (26mm, 15.22 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 4 (69/70 CE). Etrog flanked by two lulav bunches; ¥ßH o@RF ¡3c (“year four half” in Hebrew) around / Palm tree with two date bunches, flanked by baskets of dates; 3X¥ß ¡L!GL (“to the redemption of Zion” in Hebrew) around. MCP FJR 13, dies O1/R– (unlisted rev. die); Meshorer 211; Kadman 32; Hendin 1367; Bromberg 74 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20214–5; Sofaer 39; Spaer 179–80. Good VF, earthen dark green-brown patina, minor flan flaw on obverse. Excellent fields. Very rare, and among the finest examples known. ($5000)

By Year 4 of the Jewish War (69/70 CE), the Romans had gained the initiative and the rebellion was in dire straits. The Jews of Jerusalem were desperately short on supplies and engaged in bloody internecine battles for political control of the remaining rebel forces. The shortage of precious metals witnessed a severe drop in the number of silver shekels and their fractions from the temple mint (see previous lot). It also resulted in what has been called the world’s first issue of “siege coins.” This consisted of bronze coins intended to circulate along with the silver shekels, inscribed “half” and “quarter,” along with a much smaller denomination without a value that is surely an eighth-shekel. The large half-shekels are, by far, the rarest of these, with surviving specimens numbering in the mid thirties. The symbolism of the bronzes is distinct from that of the silver shekels, emphasizing Feast of Tabernacles on the holy day of Sukkot. Here the obverse depicts two lulavs (bound palm branches) and an etrog (citron fruit), while the reverse depicts a seven-branched palm tree (perhaps symbolizing the Menorah) flanked by two date baskets. The Paleo-Hebrew reverse inscription “to the redemption of Zion” marks a departure from previous coin slogans calling for the “freedom of Zion,” perhaps indicating awareness that the flame of freedom would soon be snuffed out by the Romans, and that any salvation would be more spiritual than physical.

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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Askalon(?). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.61 g, 4h). Head of female right, with ‘oriental’ hairstyle / Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. Gitler & Tal III.3D var. (letters in rev. field); HGC 10, 495 var. (same). VF, toned, some roughness, struck with worn obverse die. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection. Lot includes an old Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin entry for this coin from the 1950s-60s.

The reverse of this issue copies that of the famous Athenian dekadrachms, underscoring the impact of the design even as far as the southern Levant. Although the style of this issue closely resembles that of similar types at Askalon, the issues attributed to that city all have a portion of the ethnic in the field on the reverse. Thus, this could be an issue from one of the other cities in the region.

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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Azotos (Ashdod). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.48 g, 2h). Janiform bearded male head left and female head right / Forepart of couchant bull right; d (Aramaic daleth) to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal II.7D; HGC 10, 473. Near VF, toned, some roughness, test cut, die break on reverse.

Extremely rare. ($3000) 386.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20mm, 17.11 g, 9h).

Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent (in form of Aramaic shin[?]) to left; all within incuse square. CNG 94, lot 767, otherwise unpublished.

Good VF, compact, folded flan, small banker’s mark on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Extremely rare, perhaps the second known. ($1000) 89

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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.52 g, 11h). Imitating Athens obverse. Helmeted head of Athena right / Boar standing right; palm tree(?) below; all within incuse circle. Gitler & Tal XIII, unlisted variety; HGC 10, –. VF, toned, some roughness, off center on reverse. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($200) 388.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.79 g, 7h). Head of female right / Owl standing facing, wings closed; olive leaves in upper field, †M(?) (MT[?] in Aramaic) across lower field; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XIV.31O; HGC 10, –. VF, toned, rough surfaces. Extremely rare. ($2000)

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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (12.5mm, 3.08 g, 5h). Bearded head left / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette, two birds confronted within volutes; below, dolphin right and y (Aramaic yod); all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.3D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 39 (Ashdod); cf. HGC 10, 604.

VF, toned, test cut, some porosity. ($1000) 390.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (12.5mm, 2.32 g, 8h). Bearded head left / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette, two birds confronted within volutes; below, dolphin left; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.3De corr. var. (no letter on rev.; dolphin right); Fischer-Bossert, Notes 39 (Ashdod); cf. HGC 10, 604. VF, toned, test cut, a few small green deposits. ($750)

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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (10.5mm, 2.63 g, 10h).

Bearded head right / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette, two birds confronted within volutes; below, dolphin right; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.6D; Fischer-Bossert, Notes 39 var. (obv. head left; Ashdod); cf. HGC 10, 604. VF, toned, struck from worn obverse die. Rare without test cut. ($1000)

Second Known Silver Issue for Type

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NABATAEA. Anonymous. Mid 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.66 g, 11h). Petra(?) mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath; to left, upward-facing crescent above ¬. Cf. Barkay, Earliest, Group 3 (for type in bronze); cf. HCG 10, 671 (same); CNG E-321, lot 229 corr. (also Group 3, not 2 as cataloged). Fine, thick earthen black find patina, hairline surface crack on obverse, small dig on reverse, scuff on edge (clearly revealing silver). Extremely rare, apparently the second known silver issue for this Anonymous series. ($1000) 90

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NABATAEA. Malichos I. 60-30 BC. AR Quarter Shekel – “Drachm” (15mm, 3.46 g, 12h). Petra mint. Dated RY 26 (35/4 BC). Diademed head right / Ar¬m uklm (MLKW MLK’ in Nabataean = Melko the King), eagle standing left; palm frond to left; to right, o (Nabataean S) above l ˚4 (date) above h (Nabataean Ḥ). Schmitt-Korte II 11; Hoover & Barkay 15 var. = Barkay, Silver 1 var. (rev. legend); Meshorer, Nabataea –; HGC 10, 681 var. (same); DCA 957 var. (same). VF, lightly toned, struck from worn obverse die. Excellent metal for issue. Extremely rare, possibly the second known of this variety, none in CoinArchives. ($5000)

Dramatic Double Strike

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NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. 30-9 BC. AR Half Shekel – “Didrachm” (22mm, 6.06 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 2 (29/8 BC). Jugate diademed and draped busts of Obodas and Hagaru right; h (Nabataean Ḥ) to lower right / eT∫n r¬m Ar¬m tr ∫a (‘BDT MLK’ MLK NBṬW in Nabataean = Obodas the King, King of the Nabataeans), eagle standing left; z¬trt tn! (ŠNT TRTYN in Nabataean = year two [date]) across central field; o (Nabataean S) to lower left, h (Nabataean Ḥ) to upper right. Barkay, King 3; Meshorer, Nabataea –; HGC 10, –; DCA 962 corr. (QE 20 is actually dated RY 4). VF, toned, some roughness, great double strike on obverse, giving appearance of three inline busts. Extremely rare, possibly the second known (marked as ‘unique’ in Barkay). ($3000)

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NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. 30-9 BC. Æ (17.5mm, 4.52 g, 12h). Pre-reform coinage. Petra mint.

Dated RY 7 (24/3 BC). Jugate diademed busts of Obodas and Hagaru, draped, right / Eagle standing left; date at end of legend. Barkay, King 22; Meshorer, Nabataea 27 (Obodas III); DCA –. VF, earthen dark green patina, slightly off center on reverse. ($500) 396.

NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ – “Drachm” (19mm, 4.63 g, 12h). Post-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 10 (21/0 BC). Jugate head of Obodas, diademed, and bust of Hagaru, veiled and draped, right / Diademed head of Obodas right; date at end of legend to left. Barkay, King 27; Meshorer, Nabataea 29 (Obodas III); DCA 965. VF, toned, a few cleaning marks, minor double strike on reverse. Rare. ($500)

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NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ – “Drachm” (16mm, 4.32 g, 12h). Post-reform coinage. Petra mint. Dated RY 16 (15/4 BC). Jugate head of Obodas, diademed, and bust of Hagaru, veiled and draped, right / Diademed head of Obodas right; [date at end of legend to left]. Barkay, King 35 (same rev. die as illustration); Meshorer, Nabataea, Sup. 3 (same rev. die as illustration); DCA 965. Good VF, lightly toned, slight die shift and a couple small scuffs on obverse, off center and deposits on reverse. ($750) 398.

NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ – “Drachm” (16.5mm, 4.67 g, 12h). Post-reform coinage.

Petra mint(?). Uncertain date (prob. before RY 17). Laureate head of Obodas right, of unusual style / Diademed and veiled head of Hagaru right; “date” across field. Barkay, King, Sup. IA (same dies as illustration), otherwise unpublished. VF, toned, some roughness. Extremely rare, possibly the second known with this “date” in the field, only one noted by Barkay. ($1000) Barkay noted the unusual style of this issue, and suggested that it was either due to an inexperienced die engraver or, perhaps, the product of a different workshop than that which produced the bulk of Obodas’ coinage.

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NABATAEA. Obodas II, with Hagaru I. 30-9 BC. AR Sela’ – “Drachm” (16mm, 4.60 g, 1h). Post-reform coinage.

Petra mint. Uncertain date. Jugate head of Obodas, diademed, and bust of Hagaru, veiled and draped, right / Diademed head of Obodas right; [date at end of legend to left]. Cf. Barkay, King 75–6 for similar style; cf. DCA 965 for type. Good VF, find patina, die breaks and off center on reverse. ($750)

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ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. Æ Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.05 g, 9h). Imitating Athens.

Schematic head right, two upward crescents on cheek / Schematic owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, d; Huth 40 var. (single crescent on cheek). VF, brown surfaces, some earthen encrustation. ($1000)

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.34 g).

Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Good VF, minor flan flaw on obverse. ($1500)

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (16mm, 8.33 g).

Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Good VF. ($1500)

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.38 g).

Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Good VF. ($1500)

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.35 g).

Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Good VF, scuff on edge. ($1500)

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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Mazakes – Bleitor. Satraps of Mesopotamia, circa 331-316 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.20 g, 8h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left, Å5˝ to right. Van Alfen, Mechanisms, Group III.E.2, fig. 24; BMC Attica 271; MIG Type 13 c. VF, toned, area of flat strike, deposits. ($300)

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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Mazakes – Bleitor. Satraps of Mesopotamia, circa 331-316 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.02 g, 12h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye / Owl standing right, head facing; [olive sprig] and crescent to left, Å5˝ to right. Unpublished, but for tetradrachm of this issue, cf. Van Alfen, Mechanisms, Group III.E.2, fig. 24; cf. BMC Attica 271; cf. MIG Type 13 c. VF, toned, some roughness, a few light cleaning marks, area of weak strike and small flan flaw on reverse. Extremely rare as a drachm. ($500)

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The Double Darics of Babylon The mint, date of issue, and purpose for the distinctive “Archer” double darics have been long debated. The types are drawn from the later series of Persian darics, which showed a running figure (often referred to as the Great King) holding a spear and bow on the obverse. In the double daric design, however, the King’s robe has a border of beading along the bottom, and the reverse features a somewhat symmetrical wavy design. Since the late nineteenth century, numismatists who have studied this coinage have generally agreed that they were struck after the death of the last Persian Great King, Dareios III, in 330 BC, based on the commonality of the control marks on these coins that also appear on Alexandrine issues from the Babylon mint. The ending date, at the beginning of the reign of Seleukos I, has not been controversial.

These conclusions remained unchallenged until H. Nicolet-Pierre re-examined the series in her 1999 article, “Argent et or frappés en Babylonie entre 331 et 311 ou de Mazdai à Séleucos” in Travaux Le Rider. There, she argued that, in conjunction with a series of silver staters that shared control marks, as well as the coins’ style and manufacture, she concluded that the double darics were struck in Babylon. The metal analysis of the double darics, however, showed a distinct difference from that of the Alexander type staters struck there, which suggested that they were not intended to circulate together, nor were they struck for the same purpose. Nicolet-Pierre also departed from the prior conventional wisdom that these coins were struck from the time of Dareios’ death, placing their issuance after the death of Alexander in 323 BC. In a more recent study, G. Le Rider (in Alexandre le Grande: Monnaie, Finances et Politique [Paris, 2003]) challenged Nicolet-Pierre’s revised dating of the series. Her revised dating was based on an earlier study of a hoard of eastern Athenian imitations that she co-authored with M. Amandry. In that study, the co-authors had concluded that the ΣTA MNA found on some of the tetradrachms, also found on some of the double darics, were two names, with the second perhaps being a patronym. As possible candidates for the ΣTA they considered three individuals: Stamenes, the satrap of Babylon from 328-323 BC; Stasanor, the satrap of Drangiana from 328-321 (and Areia from 323), and then satrap of Baktria and Sogdiana from 321-circa 317; and, finally, Stasander, the satrap of Areia and Drangiana from 321 (he disappears from the historical record after 317). Since Nicolet-Pierre thought the double darics marked M-ΛY were the first issue, which must be after Alexander’s death, this eliminated Stamenes of Babylon, and Stasanor during his tenure in Drangiana and Areia. Le Rider, while accepting the possibility of her dating, focused on the MNA portion of the inscription, which he thought may be associated with the same MNA found on the Athena-Eagle coins that traditionally had been assigned to Sophytes and dated from before Alexander’s death. If correct, this would preserve the earlier chronology that favored a series of issues struck by the satraps of Babylon from Mazaios to Seleukos.

The question of the beginning of the series remained open until the recent analyses of the coinage of Sophytes by B. Kritt (in The Seleucid Mint of Aï Khanoum [Lancaster, 2016]) and S. Jansari (“The Sophytes Coins: From the Punjab to Bactria and Back Again” in NC 178 [2018]), convincingly placed all of the Sophytes coinage after 323 BC. As such, it appears that the later chronology proposed by Nicolet-Pierre is correct. However, her designation of the M-ΛY issue as the earliest is based on a subjective interpretation of the relative chronology of all the issues, some of which do not share exact control marks as they are on any Alexandrine issues, and these, in Le Rider’s view, may be earlier.

With little doubt, the double darics were struck in Babylon, circa 328/3–311 BC, alongside a series of silver staters with which it was connected through the use of common control marks and struck on a local, Persic standard. These control marks also find parallels among the Alexander type coinage, but their different metal content and weight standard suggest that they are products of either different mints or officinae in Babylon. Nicolet-Pierre suggested that the Alexander coinage and the staters and double darics were struck at separate mints (Nicolet-Pierre, p. 302). Such a division of the mint into two workshops under Seleukos I was already identified by the authors of SC (SC I pp. 39-40 and 43–5). As noted by Nicolet-Pierre (with which Houghton and Lorber concur), the mint (or workshop) that produced the coins on the local Persic standard had a special connection to the satrap, which was explicit under Seleukos, whose personal badge, an anchor, became a constant symbol on the coinage produced there. The fact that the coins were struck on the local standard suggests they were meant for some element of the local population, whereas the Alexandrine issues from the “imperial” mint (or workshop), struck on the Attic standard, were meant for payments that circulated in the west, as evidenced by the fact that most of these coins are found in western hoards.

Alexander’s use of distinctly Persian types would seem to be counterintuitive, since it is generally assumed that he would impose his own types and convert the local economy to the Attic standard on his conquered territories. Modern studies of Alexander’s policies, however, show that Alexander was conservative in the way he administered his conquered territories by preserving local customs and norms as much as possible. With few exceptions, local coinages continued to be used for local transactions throughout his empire, and darics remained the common gold currency for the rare cash transactions of this region. The precise reason that a double daric denomination was created, though, remains a mystery. Nonetheless, by using a Persian type featuring Greek letters and monograms, the issue is a visual representation of the marriage of Eastern and Western influences in Alexander’s empire.

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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (18.5mm, 16.65 g). Babylon mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; ¬U to left, Â to right / Patterned incuse punch. Nicolet-Pierre 1; cf. Babelon, Perses 120 (daric); cf. Traité II 768 (daric); SNG Berry 1455. Near EF, underlying luster. Well centered. Very rare. ($10,000) 408.

PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (17mm, 16.73 g). Babylon mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; ± and o to left / Patterned incuse punch. Nicolet-Pierre 3; Babelon, Perses 113; Traité II 754; SNG Berry 1454. Near EF, underlying luster. Very rare. ($10,000) 409.

PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (18mm, 16.68 g). Babylon mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; to left, f above ¬ / Patterned incuse punch. Nicolet-Pierre 7 (same obv. die as illustration); Babelon, Perses 119 = de Luynes 2817; Traité II 761; BMC 3 (same obv. die); Dewing 2676.

Good VF, underlying luster. Rare. ($7500) 410.

PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (19mm, 16.79 g). Babylon mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; satrapal bonnet to left / Patterned incuse punch. Nicolet-Pierre 12; Babelon, Perses –; Traité II –; Consul Weber 4406; Sunrise 259. Good VF, underlying luster, small die break in field on obverse. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives (Nomos 10, lot 58 [hammer 38,000 CHF]). ($7500) 94

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Remarkable Achaemenid Imitation of Athens

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EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. temp. Artaxerxes III Okhos – Sabakes. Circa 343/2-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 16.99 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with profile eye, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with pi-style palmette / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; ÅQE to right; all within incuse square. Unpublished.

Good VF, attractively toned, a hint of die wear, light scratch under tone on reverse. Excellent metal. ($750) From the Ealing Collection.

This remarkable Athenian type tetradrachm combines an obverse of the earliest pi-style type with the reverse of the classical period types, but with the A of the ethnic placed high in the upper right corner, a characteristic that defied convention at Athens since the early 5th century.

On closer examination, the style of the obverse die is a perfect match to those used from the Type III tetradrachms of Artaxerxes III through the Type III tetradrachms of Sabakes struck in Egypt (cf. Van Alfen pl. 7, 121–35, and Van Alfen, Fourth, pl. 50, 39-41). The style of the owl is also consistent with that found on those pieces, and the flan is of similar thick composition. The sole difference is that this coin bears the ethnic of Athens, and the reverse type is in an incuse square. While it is tempting to suggest that this may be the earliest of the imitations struck under Artaxerxes, the relative chronology of the dies in the Persian series does not support such a placement. An attractive alternative is that this coin was part of a parallel series struck under the Achaemenid administration that retained the city ethnic, perhaps to satisfy the requirements of the intended recipient of this coinage.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.56 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 318/7 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with serpent, single-pendant earring, and necklace / Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; thunderbolt in left field, d5 below left wing. CPE 29; Svoronos 11; Zervos Issue 82, dies 745/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 3975; SNG Copenhagen 643 (same obv. die); CNG 108, lot 386 (same dies). Near EF, slight bend at edge, scattered light marks on obverse. Well centered on a broad flan. ($2500)

413.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC, or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 15.65 g, 1h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin / Athena Alkidemos advancing right; P to left; to right, Corinthian helmet right, d5, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 73; Svoronos 177; Zervos Issue 33, dies 534/ – (unlisted rev. die); Boston MFA 2258 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 3394 (same obv. die). Good VF, attractively toned, a little off center, slight die shift on obverse. ($1500) From the PRB Collection.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.28 g, 12h).

Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny d behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, r above O. CPE 168; Svoronos 255; SNG Copenhagen 70–1. Good VF, old collection tone. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, April 1998.

415.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.12 g, 12h).

Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, tiny d behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, r above O. CPE 168; Svoronos 255; SNG Copenhagen 70–1. Good VF, lightly toned, some roughness on reverse. ($750) From the Johnson Family Collection. Ex H. Schulman (28 February 1959), lot 2778.

416.

PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Mnaieion – “Oktadrachm” (28.5mm, 27.76 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy VI, circa 180-145 BC. Head right with ram’s horn, veiled and wearing stephanos; lotus-tipped scepter in background, ˚ to left / År%5@o˙% f5¬ÅdE¬foU, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. Cf. Svoronos 1242, 1374, and 1498–9; Olivier Group 2, unlisted rev. dies (but prob. from the same hand as D10/R17); SNG Copenhagen –. Good VF, toned, edge marks, minor double strike. ($7500) From the PRB Collection.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Mnaieion – “Oktadrachm” (25mm, 27.76 g, 12h). Posthumous issue under Ptolemy IV. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, radiate and filleted cornucopia; d5 below. CPE 888; Svoronos 1117; Olivier & Lorber dies 3/11, 112 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 196; Noeske 137; Boston MFA 2283; Kraay & Hirmer 803 (same obv. die). Near EF, a couple tiny die breaks and usual light die rust on obverse. ($7500) From the PRB Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 615 (hammer $8000); Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1317.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). 116-107 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.12 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 2 (116/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; l∫ (date) to left, ∏Å to right. Svoronos 1660; SNG Copenhagen 348; DCA 60. Good VF, deep cabinet tone. Well centered. ($300) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from David E. Welsh, 15 February 1965.

419.

KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II, with Kleopatra Selene. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.58 g, 6h). Caesarea mint. Struck circa AD 11-23. ∞Ec 5¨∫Å, diademed head of Juba right / ∫Å15¬511Å ˚¬(o∏ÅtrÅ, draped bust of Kleopatra Selene left. Mazard 361; MAA 108; SNG Copenhagen 566. Near EF, attractively toned, light scratches. ($3000) Ex CGB e-Monnaies (1 March 2016), lot 67.

Juba II proved himself one of Rome’s most loyal client kings, and in AD 11 Augustus honored him with marriage to Kleopatra Selene, the daughter of Kleopatra VII and Mark Antony. The resulting son, Ptolemy, succeeded Juba II in AD 24, and was the last of the Ptolemaic line.

CELTIC COINAGE

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CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (24mm, 16.33 g, 12h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Head of male right, wearing wreath, within ornate border / Horseman, holding sword and branch, riding right within ornate border. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 764–6; KMW 617–8 (all from the same dies). Near VF, toned, some porosity, scratches. ($1500) 421.

CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (24mm, 16.91 g, 11h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Head of male right, wearing wreath, within ornate border / Horseman, holding sword and branch, riding right within ornate border. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 764–6; KMW 617–8 (all from the same dies). Near VF, toned, a little off center, scratches. ($1000)

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CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (26mm, 16.71 g, 11h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Head of male right, wearing wreath, within ornate border / Horseman, holding sword and branch, riding right within ornate border. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 764–6; KMW 617–8 (all from the same dies). Near VF, toned, some roughness, scratches, die wear. ($1000) 423.

CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (30mm, 17.19 g, 3h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Head of male right, wearing wreath, within ornate border / Horseman, holding sword and branch, riding right within ornate border. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 764–6; KMW 617–8 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, deposits, irregular flan. ($750)

424.

CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (26mm, 17.09 g, 9h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare head of male right within wreath / Horseman, holding [sword] and shield, riding right. Göbl, Hex., XIV-2(1)/13; Paulsen 758–63; KMW 609–13 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, off center, struck from worn dies. Rare.

($3000)

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CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Devil. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (26mm, 16.94 g, 1h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare head of male right / Horse prancing right. Göbl, Hex., IX-1/16; Paulsen 779–81; KMW 621–3 (all from the same dies). Near VF, deep cabinet tone, struck from worn dies. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($1500) 426.

CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Devil. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (24mm, 17.23 g, 9h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare head of male right / Horse prancing right. Göbl, Hex., IX-1/16; Paulsen 779–81; KMW 621–3 (all from the same dies). Near VF, toned, harshly cleaned. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($1000)

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GAUL, Central. Bituriges Cubi. 2nd century BC. AR Unit (16mm, 3.07 g, 10h). Head right / Warrior, holding shield, on horseback right; floral ornament below. Depeyrot, NC IV, 44; D&T 3346; LT 4446 var. (ornament; Pictones). Good VF, toned, granular surfaces. ($750) 428.

GAUL, Central. Bituriges Cubi. 2nd century BC. AR Unit (15mm, 3.41 g, 7h). Head right / Two horses running right; ornament above and below. Depeyrot, NC IV, 46; D&T 3355; LT 5986 (Carnutes). VF, toned. Well centered for issue.

Rare. ($750) 99

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GAUL, Central. Bituriges Cubi. 2nd century BC. AR Unit (16mm, 3.27 g, 11h). Head left / Horse running right; wolf seated right on horse; triskeles below. Depeyrot, NC IV, 61; D&T 3363; cf. LT 6017 (Carnutes). VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. ($400) 430.

GAUL, Northwest. Aulerci Diablintes. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 6.49 g, 2h). Celticized head right; ornaments around / Celticized biga right, charioteer devolved into creature above, horse with human head; ‘vexillum’ to right; below, fallen male holding torso or vase. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 161; D&T 2170; de la Tour 6493. VF, toned, compact flan as usual. ($750)

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GAUL, Northwest. Osismii. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Quarter Stater (15mm, 1.61 g, 8h). Stylized head left, hair flowing around / Devolved charioteer driving biga led by androcephalic horse left, holding reins and long branch connected to vexillumlike device to left; hippodrome fence below. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 250; D&T 2221; de la Tour –. VF, toned. Rare. ($500)

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GAUL, Northwest. Veneti. 3rd century BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 7.62 g, 7h). Celticized head right, set on ornate basis; pearl strings flowing around, terminating in human heads / Devolved charioteer driving biga led by androcephalic horse right, holding reins and long branch connected to vexillum-like device to right; below, winged figure flying right. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 201; D&T 2109 (same obv. die as illustration); de la Tour 7879 (Aulerci Cenomani). Good VF, softly struck, slight doubling, a few very light marks. Considerable luster. ($3000)

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GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 6.20 g). Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue.

Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse right; ornaments around; solid exergue line above pellets-in-crescents. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 238; Van Arsdell 52-1; ABC 16; SCBC 11. EF, light marks on obverse. ($500) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, January 2011.

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GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 6.15 g). Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue. Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse right; ornaments around; dotted exergue line above pellets-in-crescents. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 238; Van Arsdell 54-1; ABC 16; SCBC 11. Near EF, toned. ($500) 100

ORIENTAL GREEK COINAGE

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.01 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / ∫Å%5¬EW% to left, ;E˝Å¬o¨ above, År%Å˚o¨ to right, E∏5fÅ@o¨% below, archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; to inner left, palm to outer right. Sellwood 24.5 corr. (monogram); Sunrise 282; Shore 68. EF, lightly toned, broad flan. ($3000) Ex Nomisma 48 (26 October 2013), lot 66 (hammer of €5400 / $7448).

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates III. Circa 70/69-58/7 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Rhagai mint. Struck circa 62 BC. Diademed facing bust, wearing necklace with medallion / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; Ç below bow. Sellwood 35.7; Sunrise 330-1; Shore 165. EF, toned, a couple of tiny marks, traces of deposits, slight double strike on reverse. ($2000) Ex Spink 198 (19 March 2009), lot 339.

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates III. Circa 70/69-58/7 BC. Æ Dichalkon (15.5mm, 2.25 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. Diademed facing bust, wearing necklace with medallion / ∫ÅE5¬EWE>;E˝Å¬*¨ above, År%Å˚*¨ to right, [œE*∏]Åt*r*%>E¨Er˝Et*¨ below, ∏5fÅ@*¨%>˚>Å5 f5¬E¬¬˙@*[%] below, horse standing right. Cf. Sellwood 35.15 (Darius?) [there listed as a tetrachalkon and horse walking right]; Sunrise –; Shore –; cf. PDC 3762 (tetrachalkon). Good VF, earthen green patina. ($300)

The Final Parthian King 438.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos VI. Circa AD 216-224. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint.

Diademed and draped bust left, wearing tiara with ear flap; R⁄ (’r in Parthian script) to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; + below bow. Sellwood 89.1 (Artabanos IV); Sunrise 461; Shore 464 (Artabanos IV). Superb EF, areas of light toning. Well centered. ($500) 101

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KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires III, with Anzaze. Circa 82/1-73/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.10 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Dated SE 232 (81/80 BC). Conjoined busts of Kamnaskires III, diademed and draped bust and wearing long beard and torque, and Anzaze, draped and wearing stephane and necklace, left; anchor symbol to right / 5G45GE∑4 above, [˚]G;@G4˚5ro[U] to right, ˚G5 5G45G544˙4 to left, 2@Z2Z554, Zeus-Belos enthroned left, holding in outstretched right hand right hand Nike, standing right and holding wreath, and scepter in left; ;G˚Ed@ to inner left; ∫2% (date) in exergue. Cf. van’t Haaff Type 7.1 (for type); Alram 454 var. (date unlisted); DCA 519 var. (same). EF, lightly toned, minor hint of weakness in date. Attractive surfaces without the heavy cleaning or smoothing often encountered with this type.

Extremely rare date. ($5000)

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KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires V. Circa 54/3-33/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.16 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Dated SE 266 (47/6 BC). Diademed bust of Kamnaskires left; to right, star above anchor / Diademed male bust left; S$? (year) in exergue. van’t Haaff 9.1.1-3a; Alram 463; Sunrise 479; DCA 524. EF, minor iridescence, cleaning marks in fields. ($2000)

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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.87 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of AhuraMazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, trace of bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard; †[w] ([p]t = “f(ra)t(arakā)” in Aramaic) to right of altar. K&M 3/1 var. (bow on rev.; same obv. die); Alram 546; DeMorgan, p. 403 and pl. XXVIII, 7 (same obv. die as illustration); cf. BMC 1 (Darius[?]; for type); Sunrise –; MACW –; CNG 109, lot 401 var. (bow on rev.; same obv. die); Nomos 14, lot 172 (same obv. die). Near EF, some deposits, minor hairline die breaks, fields smoothed. Very rare without the bow. ($3000)

442.

KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.65 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of AhuraMazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, trace of bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard; traces of legends to left of Vādfradād and to right of altar. K&M 3/1 var. (no legend on rev.); cf. DeMorgan, p.

403 and pl. XXVIII, 8 (for obv.); Sunrise 574 var. (same); cf. MACW 736 (drachm; wtprdt only); cf. Triton XXII, lot 442 and CNG 106, lot 544 (tetradrachms with partial Aramaic legends). Good VF, toned. ($3000) 102

443.

BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Didrachm (18mm, 7.76 g, 6h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Helmeted head of Athena right; º to left / Owl standing right, head facing; to upper left, prow of galley right above grape bunch. SMAK pp. 64-70; cf. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 47/48 (for obv./rev. dies); cf. Bopearachchi, Sophytes, Group 1A and pl. I, 8 (tetradrachm); SNG ANS 4; HGC 12, 3. Good VF, toned, some minor roughness. ($500)

444.

BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 280/78-270 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.62 g, 6h). Attic standard.

Uncertain mint in the Oxus Regios. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing on cheek piece; ; or horizontal % on truncation of neck / %WfUtoU down right, cock standing right; kerykeion to left. Cf. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 3 (hemidrachm); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SMAK pl. 30 = Triton XV, lot 1343; SNG ANS 21-24; cf. MIG Type 29b; HGC 12, 14. EF, toned. ($3000)

445

446

445.

BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 280/78-270 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.47 g, 6h). Attic standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus Regios. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing on cheek piece; ; or horizontal % on truncation of neck / Cock standing right; kerykeion to left. Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SMAK –; SNG ANS 26; MIG Type 32a = C. Kirkpatrick, “Some new coins of Sophytes,” in NumCirc LXXXI.10 (October 1973), no. 4; HGC 12, 17. Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($1000) 446.

BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 285/3-280/78 BC. AR Obol (8.5mm, 0.55 g, 6h). Attic standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Head of Kybele or Tyche right, wearing mural crown / Eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread; grape bunch to lower right. Cf. SMAK p. 70 and pl. 30 (for rev.); Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, –; Triton XIV, lot 409 = CNG 66, lot 928; CNG 69, lot 780; CNG 61, lot 789. VF, toned, minor porosity, some marks. ($1000)

447.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos I Soter. Circa 255-235 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.31 g, 6h). In the name of Antiochos II of Syria. Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Diademed head right / ∫å%5GEW% down right, Å@t5o≈oU down left, Zeus Bremetes, seen from behind, advancing left, aegis draped over outstretched left arm, and brandishing thunderbolt in right hand; in inner left field, @ above eagle standing left. Kritt, New, A7, Style 1; cf. Holt Series A, Group 7 (tetradrachm); Bopearachchi –; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; SC 629.1 (Antiochos II of Syria) var. (same); cf. HGC 9, 233. EF, underlying luster. Rare without the typical test cut. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 449.

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448.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos I Soter. Circa 255-235 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.37 g, 6h). In the name of Antiochos II of Syria. Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Diademed head right / Zeus Bremetes, advancing left, aegis draped over arm, brandishing thunderbolt; in inner left field, @ above eagle standing left. Kritt, New, A7, Style 1; Holt Series A, Group 7 (tetradrachm); Bopearachchi –; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; SC 629.1 (Antiochos II of Syria); HGC 9, 233. Good VF, polished, typical test cut. ($2000)

449.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos I Soter. Circa 255-235 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.38 g, 6h). In the name of Antiochos II of Syria. Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Diademed head right / ∫å%5GEW% down right, Å@t5o≈oU down left, Zeus Bremetes, seen from behind, advancing left, aegis draped over outstretched left arm, and brandishing thunderbolt in right hand; in inner left field, wreath above eagle standing left. Kritt, New, A8, Style 2; Holt Series A, Group 8; Bopearachchi 1A; SC 630; HGC 9, 234 (Antiochos II). EF, underlying luster, die shift on obverse and reverse. Rare without the typical test cut. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 452.

450

451

450.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos I Soter. Circa 255-235 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.59 g, 6h). In the name of Antiochos II of Syria. Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Diademed head right / Zeus Bremetes, advancing left, aegis draped over arm, brandishing thunderbolt; in inner left field, I above eagle standing left. Holt Series A, Group 6; Bopearachchi 2E; SC 631; HGC 9, 244 (Antiochos II). VF, toned, light marks. ($750) 451.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.76 g, 12h). Mint B (“Baktra”). Struck circa 210-206 BC. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club set on rocks; } to right of rock. Kritt B14; Bopearachchi 9A; HGC 12, 42. EF, minor areas of porosity, some light scratches. ($1500)

452.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.25 g, 12h). Mint B (“Baktra”). Struck circa 206-202 BC. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock outcropping, leaning on it and holding club set on thigh; no monogram. Kritt B21 (same dies as illustration); Bopearachchi 16A; HGC 12, 51; M&M AG FPL 332 (March 1972), no. 3 (same dies). VF, toned, a little rough. Very rare. ($300) 104

453.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.87 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress / Herakles standing facing, crowning himself, holding club and lion skin; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 1F; cf. Bopearachchi & Rahman 124 (fourrée); SNG ANS 190; MIG Type 103c; HGC 12, 63. Good VF, toned. ($2000)

454.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.94 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Zeus standing facing, holding scepter and figure of Hekate; who holds torch in each hand; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 1D; Bopearachchi & Rahman 149 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 230; MIG Type 137a; HGC 12, 81. Good VF, toned, minor die breaks on obverse. Good metal. ($2000)

455.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 17.01 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm frond; à to inner right. Bopearachchi 1E; Bopearachchi & Rahman 179; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 124a; HGC 12, 106. Near EF, toned, mark on obverse. ($2000)

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456.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.84 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm frond; ¶ to inner right. Bopearachchi 1D var. (monogram); Bopearachchi & Rahman 176–8 var. (same); SNG ANS 276 var. (same; same obv. die); MIG Type 124b var. (same); HGC 12, 106. Near EF, areas of light toning, light marks. ($2000)

457 458 457.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.97 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm frond; K to inner right. Bopearachchi 2B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 183; SNG ANS 280-281; MIG Type 125a; HGC 12, 109.

Good VF, toned, deposits, rough surfaces. ($1000) 458.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.90 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within beadand-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% ÂE˝ÅGoU around, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; T in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6W; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 469-71; MIG Type 177f; HGC 12, 131. EF, a hint of porosity. ($2000)

459.

BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within beadand-reel border / The Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; à in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6X; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 472; MIG Type 177e; HGC 12, 131. EF, lightly toned, minor scuff and area of porosity on obverse. Well struck and detailed reverse. ($1000)

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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.87 g, 12h). Dynastic pedigree issue. ∫å%5GEU% ÂE˝Å% around, EUkrÅt5d˙% in exergue, bust of Eukratides right, wearing helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / ˙G5okGEoU% above, kÅ5 GÅod5k˙% in exergue, conjoined draped busts of Heliokles and Laodike, wearing tainia, right; D to left; all within bead-and-reel border. Bopearachchi 15A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 263; SNG ANS 526-527; MIG Type 182a; HGC 12, 133. Good VF, light deposits and pitting, hint of smoothing in obverse fields. ($3000)

461.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Lysias Aniketos. Circa 130-125 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.46 g, 12h).

Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and cradling club and palm frond in arm draped with lion skin; Ö to inner left, % to inner right. Bopearachchi 7A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 442; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 263a; HGC 12, 243. Near EF, toned, earthen deposits, minor die rust and small lamination on reverse. ($1000)

463

462

462.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios Soter, with Kalliope. Circa 105-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 9.36 g, 12h). Conjoined busts of Hermaios, diademed and draped, and Kalliope, draped and wearing stephane, right / Hermaios on horse rearing right, bow in bow case and spear attached to saddle; 3 to lower right . Bopearachchi 1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG Type –; HGC 12, 287. Good VF, toned, roughness on reverse. Excellent portrait coin. Rare. ($1000) 463.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Hermaios Soter, with Kalliope. Circa 105-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 9.25 g, 12h). Conjoined busts of Hermaios, diademed and draped, and Kalliope, draped and wearing stephane, right / Hermaios on horse rearing right, bow in bow case and spear attached to saddle; 3 to lower right . Bopearachchi 1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG Type –; HGC 12, 287. Good VF, spotty toning, traces of porosity, cleaning marks. Rare. ($1000)

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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Strato I Soter. Circa 105-85/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 9.49 g, 12h).

Diademed and draped beardless bust right; one diadem tie angled / Athena Alkidemos standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; h to inner left. Bopearachchi 13A; Haughton, Silver 4; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 324; HGC 12, 324. VF, toned, rough surfaces. Very rare. ($2000)

465.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Artemidoros Aniketos. Circa 100-80 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.36 g, 12h). ∫å%5GE∑% å@5k˙toU årtEÂ5doroU, draped bust right, wearing helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear / srDM;A sthˇpA sjrhm (Maharajasa apadihatasa Artemidorasa in Kharosthi), Nike standing left, holding wreath in both hands; monogram to inner right. Cf. Senior H9-6D = HGC 12, 365 (for obv.; same obv. die as illustration); Bopearachchi Série 4/6B (obv./rev.); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; cf. MIG Type 401 (for obv.). VF, find patina, worn at high points, earthen deposits in devices. Extremely rare. ($1000)

466.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Heliokles II Dikaios. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 9.55 g, 12h).

Draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with pelt and wing / Zeus, radiate, standing facing, holding thunderbolt and scepter; H to inner left. Bopearachchi 3A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 290; HGC 12, 378. VF, toned, light marks on reverse. Rare. ($1000)

467.

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Epander Nikephoros. Circa 80/75 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 2.28 g, 12h).

Diademed and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; : to lower right.

Bopearachchi Série 1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 494; SNG ANS 1255; MIG Type 301; HGC 12, 412; CNG 95, lot 851 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned. ($2000)

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468.

INDO-SKYTHIANS. Maues. Circa 125-85 BC. Æ (23mm, 8.76 g, 12h). Maues right on horseback, holding whip; monogram to lower right / Athena advancing right, holding shield, spear and torque; at feet to right, owl standing left, head facing; Md (dami in Kharosthi) in upper right field. Senior 21.1; MIG Type 719; HGC 12, 548. VF, earthen dark green patina, a few light cleaning scratches. ($400)

469.

INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Punjab). Taxila (local coinage). Circa 185-168 BC. Æ (24mm, 8.58 g, 6h). Hiranyasami type. Horse standing left; above, crescent above three-arched hill; to left, Ms/[U]rƒ (hira[nya]/sami in Kharosthi) above six-arched hill / Elephant standing facing; to left, crescent above three-arched hill, above voided cross; railed palm tree to right. AICR 1105 var. (doyakadesa in Kharosthi); MIG Type 153; HGC 12, 826. VF, red and dark green patina. Rare. ($1000)

470.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Dinar (21.5mm, 8.01 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Vasudeva, nimbate, standing facing, head turned left, flames on shoulder, holding standard in his left hand, sacrificing over altar to left; trident with ribbon to left, 0 to right; o on altar / Ithyphallic Siva, nimbate, standing facing, holding wreath in his right hand, trident in left; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; to upper left, • ^ •; to lower left, •• below Nandi’s head. MK 641 (Vasudeva II; dies unlisted); ANS Kushan –; cf. Donum Burns 458 (Vasudeva I; for type). EF. ($500) Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 690.

471.

INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya. Circa AD 413-455. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 8.22 g, 12h). Horseman type. Kumaragupta right on horseback / The goddess Lakshmi seated left on basket, holding fillet and lotus; ajitamahendra in Brahmi to right. Kumar Class I Variety C.1; BKB 151 (same dies); BMC Guptas 207-9 and p. 71, –; Altekar Class I, Variety C; Bayana 1396-1432. Good VF, toned, slight double strike. ($2000) 109

472.

SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (24mm, 144 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. !U RM UKiX WNM L!RL! !0M L!LLM 00 j˚π j!U $ N†UiRM (mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN ya in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / ‚j1RWN (nwr’zy in Pahlavi) to left, KjKoj ([š]hpwhr[y] in Pahlavi) to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; > on altar shaft.

SNS type IIc/1a, style A, group indéterminé; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi –; Sunrise –. Good VF, roughness in fields. ($3000)

473.

SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.35 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”).

Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. !000 NM 000X 0NM N! 00!!00M NN000 ÁRRjRRj! 4 †0000µ (mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yzd’n in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; three pellets in field to left / bj100N (nwr’zy in Pahlavi) to right, )00jµjç (šhpwhry in Pahlavi) to left, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; > to left of flames; two pellets to right of altar. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group b; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV5 var. (no pellets); Sunrise 740 var. (same). EF, slight double strike on reverse. Well centered. ($4000)

474.

SASANIAN KINGS. Kavād (Kavādh) I. Second reign, AD 499-531. Æ Drachm (30mm, 4.07 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Crowned bust of Kavadh I right, ribbons over right and left shoulders; stars to left of crown; AWk (kw’ in Pahlavi) to right / Diademed bust right, raising right hand; A2d:U (wldt’ in Pahlavi) to left, [...];2ç (stl[...] in Pahlavi) to right; [...]jUg;A2dAU[...]Ugkç;[...] (lskwy[...]y’dt’lwyh[...] in Pahlavi) in outer margin. SNS Type Ib/3a; M.I. Mochiri, “Les monnaies de Kavad I à double effigie,” Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Iranian Studies, 11-15 September 1995 (1998), 1/5 (obv./rev.); cf. Göbl II/4 and pl. 11, 192 = Alram 902 = De Morgan p. 711, 187 (Émission Satrapale); Paruck –; MACW – cf. Sunrise 969 (for type); Triton IX, lot 1234 . Near VF, earthen dark green patina, some cleaning marks.

Extremely rare. ($1000)

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475

476

475. SPAIN. Æ (27mm, 12.96 g). Countermark applied early 1st century AD. Eagle head shaped countermark applied twice on a bronze as of Tiberius from Graccuris. ACIP c/m 9; Pangerl 6. Host Near VF, c/m VF, brown patina. ($200) Purchased from Ancient Numismatic Enterprise.

476.

GALLIA LUGDUNENSIS. Æ As (31mm, 11.02 g). Struck during the Civil War or early in the reign of Vespasian, AD 69. U (= VESPA) in rectangular countermark on an as of Nero. Pangerl 35. Host Good VF, c/m Good VF, dark brown patina. Both the countmark and the host coin well struck and well preserved. ($200) Purchased from Arnie Saslow, early 1990s. Reportedly ex Virgil M. Brand Collection.

477

478

477.

GALLIA LUGDUNENSIS. Æ Dupondius (31mm, 16.22 g). Struck during the Civil War or early in the reign of Vespasian, AD 69. U (= VESPA) in rectangular countermark on a dupondius of Nero. Pangerl 35. Host VF, c/m VF, tan-brown patina. ($200) Purchased from Empire Coins, April 1986.

478.

GALLIA LUGDUNENSIS(?). Æ Sestertius (36mm, 24.93 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Nero, AD 54-68(?). PROB(atvm) in a rectangular countermark on a bronze sestertius of Claudius. Pangerl 23. Host VF, c/m Good VF, green and brown patina. ($250) Purchased from Edward J. Waddell, June 1984.

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479.

GERMANIA SUPERIOR. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 29.43 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Nero, AD 5468, or the Flavians, AD 69-96. TI å in rectangular countermark on a sestertius of Claudius. Pangerl 54. Host Near VF, c/m VF, brown patina. ($250) Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1992), lot 408.

Very Rare Countermark of C. Numonius Vala Legate of Quinctilius Varus 480.

GERMANIA INFERIOR. C. Numonius Vala, legate. Æ As (26mm, 10.19 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Tiberius, AD 14-37(?). C VAL in rectangular countermark on an as of Augustus from Lugdunum. Pangerl 45. Host Good Fine, c/m VF, brown surfaces. Very rare. ($500)

482

481

481.

GERMANIA INFERIOR. Æ As (26mm, 10.12 g). Countermarks applied during the reign of Tiberius, AD 14-37. u (= VAR[?]) and AVG in rectangular countermark on an as of Augustus. Pangerl 52 and 8 (applied in Gallia Narbonensis).

Host Fine, c/ms VF, brown patina. ($200) This countermark is traditionally attributed to P. Qunctilius Varus, Augustus’ infamous general and governor of Germania, who suffered a devastating defeat when legions under his command were annihilated in the Battle of Teutoberger Forest. However, Martini (Pangerl p. l [for English version]) notes the existence of one example of this countermark applied over a Tiberian TIB stamp from Gaul, indicating that this type must date to after the defeat of Varus. Other suggested interpretations of the monogram include LAP (Legatus Augusti [pro] Praetori), AVR(elius), or V(ictoria) A(ugusta) R(omana), or that it does indeed refer to Governor Varus, but as some sort of posthumous commemorative. None of these explanations are particularly convincing. See Pangerl p. xlvii-li for a detailed discussion of the countermark and its context.

482.

GERMANIA INFERIOR. Æ As (25mm, 8.02 g). Countermarks applied during the reign of Tiberius, AD 14-37. u (= VAR[?]) in rectangular countermark on an as of Augustus. Pangerl 52. Host Fair, c/m VF, rough brown surfaces, several small cuts. ($200)

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484

483

483.

PANNONIA. Legio XI Claudiana. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 23.18 g). Countermark applied during the Civil War, circa August AD 69. (Legio) XI (Claudiana) in square countermark on sestertius of Nero. Pangerl 82; MacDowall, “Two Roman Countermarks of AD 68,” in NC (1960), pl. VIII, 1, 2, and 4 (read as barred X). Host VF, c/m VF, brown surfaces, flan crack, several cuts on reverse. ($500) Purchased from Empire Coins, April 1983.

MacDowall describes this type as a barred X, and gives it to Legio X Gemina. Pangerl follows Kos, reading the countermark as XI for Legio XI Claudia. In the late summer of AD 69, that legion was stationed at Poetovium in Pannonia, where a number of these coins have been found.

484.

PANNONIA. Legio XI Claudiana. Æ Dupondius (29mm, 14.28 g). Countermark applied during the Civil War, circa August AD 69. (Legio) XI (Claudiana) in square countermark on sestertius of Nero. Pangerl 82; MacDowall, “Two Roman Countermarks of AD 68” in NC (1960), pl. VIII, 1, 2, and 4 (read as barred X). Host VF, c/m VF, green patina. ($200) Purchased from Frank Kovacs, February 1996.

486 485 485.

UNCERTAIN WESTERN EUROPE. Æ As (31mm, 12.68 g). Countermark applied late 1st century AD. PR countermark on an as of Nero. Pangerl – (but cf. 87 for an example in a rectangular countermark); CNG E-438, lot 346. Host VF, c/m VF, green and brown patina, some roughness, stress crack. Rare countermark on a well preserved host coin. ($200) Purchased 2003.

Refining the Chronology of NCAPR 486.

MOESIA & THRACE. Æ Sestertius (38mm, 26.31 g). Countermarks applied during the reigns of Nero to Vespasian, circa AD 54-79(?), and Galba, April–June AD 68. NCAPR (Nummus Caesare Augusto PRobatus?) and GALBA in rectangular countermarks on a sestertius of Agrippina Senior. For NCAPR: Pangerl 60 (applied in Italy). For GALBA: Pangerl 86; Martini 1.4006-11, 2.1429-33. Host Fine, c/m’s VF, green patina. A rare and important combination of countermarks. ($300) Purchased from Hermes Coins.

This important coin provides further refinement to the chronology of the NCAPR countermark. Previously believed to be applied during the reign of Nero, an example in the Pangerl collection appears on an as of Vespasian, necessitating a later date for the series. The present example, however, bears a GALBA countermark that was clearly stamped at a later date. This indicates that the NCAPR countermark was applied continuously from before the Civil War into the reign of Vespasian.

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487.

MOESIA & THRACE. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 25.31 g). Countermark applied under the Flavians, AD 69-81.

Capricorn right over rudder and globe(?), all in square countermark on a sestertius of Claudius. Pangerl 94; Martini 1.406878, 2.1443-9. Host Near VF, c/m VF, rough brown surfaces. ($250) Purchased from Plamen Arsoff, circa 1997.

488

489

490

488.

IONIA, Ephesus. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.50 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian, AD 74-79.

Sv• K retrograde in rectangular countermark on a Roman Republican denarius of M. Volteius (Crawford 385/5). Howgego 839 var. (legend); Pangerl 100 var. (same). Host Fine, c/m VF, toned, a few scratches. Very rare undertype. ($200) 489.

IONIA, Ephesus. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian, AD 74-79.

L • VS in rectangular countermark on a Roman Republican denarius of Mark Antony, Legio II (Crawford 544/14). Howgego 839; Pangerl 100. Host Fine, c/m VF, toned, minor edge split. ($200) 490.

IONIA, Ephesus. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.22 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian, AD 74-79. l • VS in rectangular countermark on a Roman Republican denarius of Mark Antony, Legio VI (Crawford 544/19). Howgego 839; Pangerl 100. Host Near Fine, c/m VF, toned, flan crack, banker’s mark. ($200)

491

492

493

491.

IONIA, Ephesus. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.37 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian, AD 74-79.

L VS in rectangular countermark on a Roman Republican denarius of Mark Antony, Legio X(?) (Crawford 544/24?). Howgego 839; Pangerl 100. Host Near Fine, c/m Fine, toned. ($200) 492.

IONIA, Ephesus. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.48 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian, AD 74-79. l VS in rectangular countermark on a denarius of Augustus (RIC I 120). Howgego 839; Pangerl 100. Host Near VF, c/m Good VF. A well struck countermark. ($300) 493.

IONIA, Ephesus. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.70 g). Countermark applied during the reign of Vespasian, AD 74-79. l VS in rectangular countermark on a denarius of Augustus (RIC I 169). Howgego 839; Pangerl 100. Host Near VF, c/m VF, toned, some roughness. ($200)

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ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE

494.

MOESIA INFERIOR, Tomis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 10.97 g, 12h). Radiate head right / Emperor, right hand raised in salute, on horseback right: ∆ (mark of value) behind. AMNG I/II 2902; BMC 23; Varbanov 4934.

EF, dark brown patina, thin flan crack. ($500) Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 14 (6 October 1998), lot 392; Giessener Münzhandlung 87 (2 March 1998), lot 332.

The Actian & Pythian Games

495.

THRACE, Perinthus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (34.5mm, 23.34 g, 6h). Actian and Pythian Games.

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Agonistic table with two victory crowns on top, two palm fronds between; below, five apples and amphora. Varbanov 197; Schönert-Geiss, Perinthos 495; BMC 31; Mionnet Supp. II p. 413, 1258. Good VF, dark green and brown surfaces, small flan crack. ($500) Originally founded as one of four Panhellenic Games during the sixth century BC, the first Pythian Games were said to have been held by Apollo in penance for the killing of Python at Delphi. With gymnastic, athletic, music, and poetry competitions, the games evolved to display the very best of Graeco-Roman culture and traditionally drew visitors from across the empire. Illustrated on the reverse of this coin is the agonistic table showing the victors’ prizes: two victory crowns, representing the Action and Pythian Games, the two local contests held in the city of Perinthus. Traditionally made of bay leaves, which were sacred to Apollo, the leaves for the crowns were taken from the sacred tree in the Vale of Tempe in Thessaly. Between them are two palm fronds, and below, apples and an amphora.

Wonderful Portraits

496.

CRETE, Koinon of Crete. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 2.70 g, 12h). Uncertain mint, possibly Gortyna. Γ • KAIΣAP ΣEB • ΓERM • APX • MEΓ • ΔHM EKOY • YΠA, bareheaded bust of Caligula right, slight drapery, with scepter over shoulder / Radiate head of Divus Augustus left; seven stars around. Svoronos, Numismatique 4; RPC I 965. EF, lightly toned, a few scratches and some light smoothing. Rare, with two exceptional portraits. ($3000) 115

497 498 497.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Sauromates II, with Septimius Severus. Circa AD 174/5-210/1. EL Stater (20mm, 7.82 g, 12h). Dated BE 496 (AD 199/200). Diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right / Laureate head of Septimius right; trident to right, ςPV (date) below. Frolova dies B/a (unlisted combination); MacDonald 507; Anokhin 1824 (this coin cited and illustrated). EF, struck slightly off center. ($750) Ex Goldberg 36 (29 May 2006), lot 3510; Gorny & Mosch 146 (6 March 2006), lot 347.

498.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Caracalla. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (18.5mm, 7.76 g, 12h).

Dated BE 509 (AD 212/3). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right / Laureate head of Caracalla right; trident before, ΘΦ (date) below. Frolova dies A/a; MacDonald 552/3 (this coin illustrated); Anokhin 1909. Good VF. Date re-cut from 508 to 509 (Θ recut over H?). ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 156289 (January 2005).

499 500 499.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Caracalla. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (19mm, 7.73 g, 12h). Dated BE 511 (AD 214/5). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right / Laureate head of Caracalla right; trident before, AIΦ (date) below. Frolova dies D/b; MacDonald 554/4; Anokhin 1916. Good VF. Date re-cut from 509 to 511 (A recut over possible Θ?). ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 156286 (January 2005).

500.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Caracalla. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (19mm, 7.72 g, 12h). Dated BE 513 (AD 216/7). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right; trident before / Laureate head of Caracalla right; ΓIΦ (date) below. Frolova dies D/d; MacDonald 556/3; Anokhin 1926. Good VF, gently grazed on reverse. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1045.

Caracalla is depicted beardless on Bosporan staters from this date (BE 513) forward, whereas his imperial portraits at this time are always bearded.

501 502 501.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Elagabalus. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (20mm, 7.62 g, 12h).

Dated BE 515 (AD 218/9). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right; sword before / Laureate head of Elagabalus right; ЄIΦ (date) below. Frolova pl. XLVII, 3 (same obv. die, presumably die F, not listed in corpus; rev. die unlisted); MacDonald 558/1 (this coin illustrated); Anokhin 1932. Good VF. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 156357 (January 2005).

502.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Severus Alexander. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (20mm, 7.60 g, 12h). Dated BE 520 (AD 223/4). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right; sword before / Laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander right; KΦ (date) below. Frolova dies unlisted; MacDonald 563/3 corr. (rev. bust type; this coin illustrated); Anokhin 1946. Good VF, metal flaw on reverse. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 156353 (January 2005).

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503.

KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Severus Alexander. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (19mm, 7.54 g, 12h). Dated BE 521 (AD 224/5). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right / Laureate head of Severus Alexander right; star before, AKΦ (date) below. Frolova dies B/– (unlisted rev. die); MacDonald 564/3; Anokhin 1948 var. (rev. bust type).

Good VF, a touch of porosity. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 156287 (January 2005).

Selections from the Michel Prieur Collection

504.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.99 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 8 (AD 76/7). Laureate head left / Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding patera and scepter, with eagle perched on wrist. Prieur 1561A; Parks 16b; RPC II 1801. VF, lightly toned, a touch of porosity, cleaning scratches. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 660 (since cleaned); Kunst und Münzen FPL 53 (January 1984), no. 303.

505.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.21 g, 11h). Struck AD 215-217.

Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on grain ear, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1580A. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Very rare, five known to Prieur, and five in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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Rare Commemorative for Galerius Antoninus

506.

CYPRUS, Uncertain. Diva Faustina Senior, with Galerius Antoninus. Died AD 140/1 and before AD 138, respectively. Æ (27mm, 12.15 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 147. Veiled and draped bust of Diva Faustina Senior right / Bareheaded and draped bust of Galerius Antoninus right. Overbeck, Galerius 14; Parks 22; RPC IV Online 8345. Good VF, dark green and reddish-brown patina, smoothed. Rare. ($3000) Ex Lanz 109 (27 May 2002), lot 486 (since smoothed).

Hierapolitan Cult Statues of Atargatis and Haddad As Described by Lucian of Samosata

507.

CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.74 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cult figures of Haddad, seated on bulls, and Atargatis, seated on lions, between which is a semeion surmounted by a pigeon; all supported by eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; between eagle’s legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 925; Bellinger p. 42, fig. 2. Fine, toned, porosity. Extremely rare and important type, only four known to Prieur, and two in CoinArchives. ($2000) Lucian of Samosata describes in detail the Hierapolitan cult images of Haddad and Atargatis (whom he refers to as Zeus and Hera) in his De Dea Syria (31-33), a “guidebook” of sorts to the deities’ temple in Hierapolis and the cult practices taking place there. His description of the statues of Atargatis, Haddad, and the mysterious “symbol” comports wonderfully with the figures as they appear on this type: The great temple is open to all; the sacred shrine to the priests alone and not to all of these, but only to those who are deemed nearest to the gods and who have the charge of the entire administration of the sacred rites. In this shrine are placed the statues, one of which is Hera, the other Zeus, though they call him by another name. Both of these are golden, both are sitting; Hera is supported by lions, Zeus is sitting on bulls...between the two there stands another image of gold, no part of it resembling the others. This possesses no special form of its own, but recalls the characteristics of other gods. The Assyrians themselves speak of it as a symbol (Greek σημεῖον), but they have assigned it no definite name. They have nothing to tell us about its origin, nor its form: some refer to it as Dionysus; others to Deukalion; others to Semiramis; for its summit is crowned by a golden pigeon, and this is why they allege it is the effigy of Semiramis.

508 509 508.

CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.61 g, 12h). Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing left. Prieur 944 var. (obv. bust not cuirassed; eagle’s head and tail right, lion advancing right). EF, toned, underlying luster. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 29 (12 June 2003), lot 813; Münzen und Medaillen AG 86 (3 June 1998), lot 96.

509.

CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.24 g, 11h).

Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 946. Good VF, lightly toned, metal flaws on obverse. Scarce. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 179 (2 January 2008), lot 158.

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Aulus Gabinius, Legate to Pompey

510.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Aulus Gabinius. Proconsul, 57-55 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.34 g, 12h).

In the name and types of Philip I Philadelphus. Diademed head right / Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; [thunderbolt above], monogram of Gabinius to lower inner left, monogram below throne; all within laurel wreath. Prieur 1; McAlee 1; RPC I 4124; HGC 9, 1356. EF, toned, some encrustation on reverse. ($300) By the time Aulus Gabinius became tribune of the plebs in 67 BC, Cilician pirates had overrun the eastern Mediterranean as the major dynasties that had ruled over the territory since the death of Alexander the Great fell into decline. Although Rome saw steep inflation and even faced famine as a result, the Senate was reluctant to assign any one commander to deal with the issue as the senators feared this would grant too much power to a single individual. With unrest against the Senate reaching a tipping point, the tribune Aulus Gabinius was able to push through his Lex Gabinia de piratis persequendis, which authorized Pompey to wage war on the pirates, effectively placing the commander in control of the East.

Gabinius subsequently served as legate to Pompey and was integral in mediating in affairs in Mesopotamia and Judaea. He became pronconsul of Syria in 57 BC, during which time he reorganized Judaea and rebuilt a number of cities, while quashing revolts led by Aristobolus and Alexander Jannaeus and reinstating Hyrcanus II as high priest. In 55 BC, Pompey instructed Gabinius to lead his troops to Egypt to restore Ptolemy XII, an ally of the Romans, after the king was expelled and replaced by his sister Berenice. This move would prove fateful, as he left Syria for Egypt by order of Pompey but without the consent of the Senate. As a result, he was charged with treason, but was acquitted.

The Senate did, however, find him guilty of extortion for his acceptance of 10,000 talents from Ptolemy as payment for restoring him to the Egyptian throne. Gabinius’ was sent into exile, but was recalled by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. He died of illness in circa 47 BC at Salona (modern Solin, Croatia, a short distance from Split).

511.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.15 g, 12h). Dated year 44 of the Actian Era and year 63 of the Caesarean Era (AD 14). Laureate head right / Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; ∆M (Actian Era date) above; in right field, ΓΞ (date) above monogram (=ANTIOXIEΩN?). Prieur 59 (this coin); McAlee 189; RPC I 4160; DCA 401. Good VF, a few light marks and scratches. Extremely rare, only three known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 185 (15 February 1995), lot 689.

512.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AR Didrachm (18mm, 6.93 g, 12h). Struck under Claudius, AD 50-54. Bareheaded and draped bust right / ∆I∆PAXMON, simpulum and lituus. Prieur 70; McAlee 272 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4171. VF, toned, couple spots of verdigris on the reverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1813.

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513 514 513.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.97 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 and year 109 of the Caesarean Era (AD 60/1). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm branch to left, retrograde Z and ΘΡ (dates) to right. Prieur 81; McAlee 257/2 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4181.

Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 134 (11 October 2004), lot 2118.

514.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.75 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 and Year 111 of the Caesarean Era (AD 62/3). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ AIP • Θ (dates), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 86 (this coin); McAlee 262; RPC I Suppl. 4185/2 (this coin cited and illustrated). Good VF, lightly toned, a few minor marks. Very rare, only seven known to Prieur, and three in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 48 (2 April 1990), lot 566.

515 516 515.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.01 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 and year 112 of the Caesarean Era (AD 64). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis; • below bust / ETOVΣ BIP [• I] (dates), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; • and palm frond to right. Prieur 90 (this coin); McAlee 264; RPC I 4190.

Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Superior Galleries (6 December 1991), lot 640.

516.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.49 g, 12h). Dated year 116 of the Caesarean Era (AD 67/8). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOYC ςIP (date), eagle standing left on wreath, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left. Prieur 92; McAlee 268/1 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4192. Good VF, toned, some porosity. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Empire Coins 3 (5 May 1985), lot 183.

Bold Portrait

517.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (30mm, 15.17 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Large S•C within laurel wreath. McAlee 312; RPC I 4314. EF, earthen green-brown patina, a few minor scratches, tiny natural pinhole on reverse. Excellent portrait. ($750) 120

518.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.67 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 1 (AD 68). Laureate head right; star before / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to left.

Prieur 96; McAlee 305; RPC I 4196. Good VF, toned, deposits. ($750) Ex Abdo Ayoub Collection (CGB eMonnaies, 1 March 2016), lot 87.

519.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.11 g, 12h). Dated year 2 (AD 68/9). Bare head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, ЄTOYC B (date) in exergue. Prieur 100; McAlee 308 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4198/6 (this coin cited). Good VF, toned, a few light marks and scratches. Attractive portrait. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 637; Hess-Leu 41 (24 April 1969), lot 126; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 212 (June 1961), no. 24.

521

520

520.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.93 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 82/3). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY B, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 143; McAlee 396; RPC II 1976. Good VF, toned. Fine style portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

521.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.39 g, 6h). Struck AD 98-99.

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1492 (Tyre); McAlee 436 (this coin illustrated); RPC III 3522/1 (this coin cited). Good VF, toned, with areas of find patina. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives, and four specimens cited by the authors of RPC, including this coin. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXIV (Fall/Winter 1999), no. 104; Giessener Münzhandlung 96 (7 June 1999), lot 380.

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522.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tridrachm (26.5mm, 10.21 g, 7h). Struck AD 100.

Laureate head right / Laureate bust of Melqart-Hercules right, with lion skin tied around neck. Prieur 1483 (Tyre); McAlee 476; RPC III 3566. VF, toned, a few scratches, reverse metal flaw. Well centered on a large flan. Rare, eight known to Prieur, and ten in CoinArchives, including this coin. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Künker 124 (16 March 2007), lot 9075; G. Hirsch 195 (5 May 1997), lot 701; G. Hirsch 192 (27 November 1996), lot 517; Classical Numismatic Group XXXI (9 September 1994), lot 1297; Elsen FPL 59 (September 1983), no. 19.

523.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 7.66 g, 6h). Struck AD 100.

Laureate head right / Eagle standing left, palm frond over shoulder; club downward to left. Prieur 1484 (Tyre); McAlee 484; Sydenham, Caesarea 181; RPC III 3578. Good VF, toned, minor roughness on obverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 130 (8 March 2004), lot 1898.

524.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.42 g, 5h). Struck AD 109/110.

Laureate head right set on eagle standing right; club to right / Laureate bust of Melqart-Hercules right, with lion skin tied around neck. Prieur 1513A (this coin; Tyre); McAlee 459, note 339 (this coin discussed); RPC III 3536. EF, toned with underlying luster. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives (CNG 76, lot 3145). ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

McAlee, on p. 202, note 339, states: “Prieur 1513A is a unique variant of unusual style, with club in r. field (as on 455 and earlier issues).

Although known to be from a hoard, it may be an ancient counterfeit.”

525.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.38 g, 6h). Struck AD 112. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on club left, head and tail left, with wings spread; palm frond to right.

Prieur 1505 (Tyre); McAlee 440; RPC III 3541.20 (this coin cited). EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, small metal flaw on reverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Cisjordania Hoard I, no. 18 (1996).

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McAlee Plate Coin

526.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.23 g, 11h). Struck AD 178-179. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread; five-rayed star to lower left; in exergue, ram’s head right. Prieur –; McAlee 580A (this coin cited and illustrated); RPC IV Online –. Good VF, minor porosity, obverse struck off center. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and there are none in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

Four Rare Commodus Tetradrachms

527.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 10.94 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 175. KOMMOΔƱ KAI CЄB VIƱ, bare head left / ΓЄPMAN CAPMATI, eagle standing left on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, with wings spread. Prieur 164; McAlee 628 (this coin illustrated); RPC IV Online 7164/4 (this coin cited). VF, toned, areas of porosity. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives (CNG 60, lot 1314). ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

528.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.94 g, 5h). Struck AD 179. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head and tail left, with wings spread; ram’s head right to upper left, six-rayed star to upper right. Prieur 175 (this coin); McAlee 631; RPC IV Online 7167/3 (this coin cited).

Good VF, toned, some light marks and scratches. Very rare, only six known to Prieur, none in CoinArchives, and five to the authors of RPC Online. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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Unpublished Variety

529.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.09 g, 11h). Struck AD 179. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak; five-rayed star to upper right; in exergue, ram’s head right. Prieur –; McAlee –; RPC IV Online –. Good VF, toned, light scratches in right obverse field. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and this coin is the only specimen in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1437.

530.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.99 g, 11h). Struck AD 179. Laureate and draped bust right / Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy heads with right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right, head left; six-rayed star to upper left, ram’s head left to upper right. Prieur 176A (this coin); McAlee 630A (this coin illustrated); RPC IV Online 9842/1 (this coin cited). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, one in CoinArchives (CNG 102, lot 747, which hammered at $5500), and only this coin cited by the authors of RPC Online. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased from Crippa, 1966.

The Prieur Pescennius Niger Tetradrachm Pedigreed to Leu 36 (1985) & M&M 47 (1972)

531.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.02 g, 12h).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΠPONOIA ΘЄωN, eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail right, with wings spread. Prieur 180 (this coin); McAlee 652 (this coin cited and illustrated). VF, toned, some roughness. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives (CNG 81, lot 813, which hammered at $6500). ($3000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex M&M Numismatics 1 (7 December 1997), lot 253; Leu 36 (7 May 1985), lot 290; Münzen und Medaillen AG 47 (30 November 1972), lot 516.

Pescennius Niger was proclaimed emperor by his troops while serving as governor of Syria in AD 193, and issued coins primarily from the mint of Antioch, though coins also exist from Alexandria and some provincial mints. At the same time as it was manufacturing denarii and aurei, the Antioch mint also did double-duty and issued tetradrachms. In his book, Prieur noted only one example of this particular type; only one other piece has been sold at auction since (CNG Mail Bid Sale 81, 813). Niger did not have long to issue coins of any denomination: in 194, Niger was defeated by Severus and died of his wounds. The Historia Augusta says that his head was put on a pike and sent to Rome, his wife and children were murdered, and his estates confiscated.

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532.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 12.89 g, 12h).

Struck circa AD 202-204. Laureate head right / Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy heads with right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right, head left. Prieur 185 (this coin); McAlee 656.

VF, toned, graffiti in right reverse field. Well centered on a large flan. Very rare, six known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives (CNG 102, lot 748, which hammered at $750). ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

533.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.08 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 202-204. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread. Prieur 186; McAlee 658. Good VF, toned. Rare, eight known to Prieur, and five in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 1205.

534.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.59 g, 11h). Struck AD 204. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread.

Prieur 190 (this coin); McAlee 664. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Excellent young portrait. Extremely rare, two known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 1991.

535.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.59 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak. Prieur 202; McAlee 667. EF, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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536

537

536.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 13.15 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 208-212. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak. Prieur 208; McAlee 671 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

537.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.01 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 208-212. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak. Prieur 214 (this coin); McAlee 674. EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

538

539

538.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.20 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 208-212. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak; palm frond to right. Prieur 215 (this coin); McAlee 675. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Very rare, five known to Prieur, and three in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Ceresio 2 (26 September 1988), lot 222.

539.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.49 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 214-215. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak. Prieur 221 (this coin); McAlee 679. EF, toned, some porosity. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

540.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.32 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 216-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak; Δ-Є flanking head. Prieur 226 (this coin); McAlee 682. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, flan flaw. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 5 (18 April 1986), lot 471.

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541.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.45 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on club, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak; star between its legs. Prieur 232 (this coin); McAlee 685. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, some minor roughness. Very rare, six known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 16 (1 October 1986), lot 214.

542.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.68 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak; between its legs, star above cornucopia. Prieur 242; McAlee 693. EF, lightly toned, some minor deposits. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased from Malter Galleries, 2011.

As pointed out in Prieur and McAlee, this issue is of notably Laodicean style.

543.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.69 g, 11h). Struck AD 204. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail right, with wings spread. Prieur 193; McAlee 712. Good VF, lightly toned, a touch of porosity. Extremely rare, three known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($500)

544.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.52 g, 6h). Officina O. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; O below beak; between legs, radiate and draped bust of Shamash left. Prieur 1004. EF, lustrous, reverse die break. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 1214; Coin Galleries (13 February 1991), lot 460; Jess Peters 114 (INS Sale, Philadelphia, 19 January 1984), lot 133.

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Five Uranius Antoninus Tetradrachms

545.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.35 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C below wings, ЄMICA in exergue. Baldus 8; Prieur 1029 (this coin); RPC IX 1866/2 (this coin cited and illustrated).

VF, find patina. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, and two in CoinArchives, including this coin. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 710.

The little that is known about the usurper Uranius Antoninus comes entirely from his coinage. He came to power in the East in AD 253 during a period of great crisis and upheaval for the Roman Empire. At this time, the Sasanian king Shapur I made many incursions into Roman territory, even capturing the great city of Antioch, apparently just to show that he could: his armies burned and pillaged the communities in their path and took people and plunder back to their own territory. It may be that Uranius Antoninus came to power in order to defend his community from attack rather than out of any anti-Roman antipathy. He issued coins from the mint at Emesa, some of which feature the sacred stone of El-Gabal, which might indicate that Uranius was part of the Emesene royal family of priest-kings. The coins are dated in accordance with the Seleucid dating system, which is reflective of the region’s historical status as part of the Seleucid Empire. As with many usurpers, Uranius Antoninus’ reign did not last long, and he fell from power before Valerian I came eastward in AD 254.

546.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.79 g, 12h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C below wings; ЄMICA in exergue. Baldus – (dies III/2 [unlisted die combination]); Prieur 1030 = Kovacs FPL 25 (June 1986), no. 145; RPC IX 1876/1 (this coin cited and illustrated). VF, dark brown surfaces with traces of green, minor encrustation. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and one, this coin, in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 971.

547.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.35 g, 12h). Radiate and cuirassed bust left, wearing balteus, holding spear with right hand over shoulder, shield on left shoulder; shield ornamented with Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C below wings; ЄMICA in exergue. Baldus 14-15; Prieur 1043 (this coin); RPC IX 1872/4 (this coin cited). Good VF, silvering, some roughness, flan crack. Extremely rare, only four known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), lot 741 (since partially cleaned).

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548.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.09 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Baldus 24 (dies XVII/22); Prieur 1045; RPC IX 1888. VF, dark green patina, light earthen highlights, a hint of gentle smoothing. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and two in CoinArchives. ($2000)

549.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.00 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Baldus 18; Prieur 1049; RPC IX 1892. VF, find patina with some silvering showing, minor porosity.

Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Superior Galleries (11 June 1986), lot 1972 (realized $1045).

Unpublished and Unique

550.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Gabala. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.50 g, 11h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown, thyrsus before; all set on eagle standing right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Unpublished, but cf. Prieur 1089 (for obv. die by the same celator). Good VF, lightly toned, some porosity, reverse slightly double struck. Unique. Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and one example, this coin, in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 741 (realized $1700 hammer).

551.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.64 g, 12h). Radiate head right; ΦΙ below chin / Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right; CI(?) below. Prieur 1102; RPC I 4382. VF, toned, light marks and scratches. Extremely rare, only three known to Prieur, none in CoinArchives, and four specimens cited by the authors of RPC. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased from Kricheldorf in 2001.

This may be RPC 4382, no. 4 as described by the authors of RPC, with perhaps the letters CI below the bust. The weight is given as 13.61, very close to the present coin, but the pedigree given is erroneous: MMAG 38 (1984), lot 355.

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Unique Caligula Tetradrachm

552.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.26 g, 12h). ΓAIOY KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY ΓEPMA[...], laureate head right; B to left, ΦΙ to right / [IOYΛ]IEΩN TΩN KAI ΛAOΔIK[EΩN], veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right; I∆ below. Prieur –; RPC Supp. 2, S2-I-4382A (this coin).

VF, toned, rough surfaces, scratches and marks. Unique. Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, one example, this coin, in CoinArchives, and this is the only specimen known to the authors of RPC. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Marcel Burstein Collection (Peus 366, 25 October 2000), lot 1117 (hammer 2400 DM), purchased from Frank Kovacs, August 1990.

553

554

553.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.06 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-209. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1140; Prieur & Amandry Group II, 22; McAlee, Severan, Group 2, 16. Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Aufhäuser 10 (5 October 1993), lot 454.

Ex Prieur, Hindamian, & Allotte de la Fuÿe Collection 554.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.93 g, 11h).

Struck AD 205-207. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur 1131 (this coin); Prieur & Amandry Group I, 11 (obv. of this coin illustrated on pl. XV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 7 (this coin cited). Good VF, toned, a few deposits. Excellent style portrait. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Y. E. Hindamian Collection (Ciani & Vinchon, 6 February 1956), lot 632; Allotte de la Fuÿe Collection (Florange-Ciani, 17 February 1925), lot 1000.

555.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.19 g, 1h).

Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1179. Choice EF, deep iridescent toning, small spot of verdigris on obverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 586; Owl Ltd. (John Barton) BBS 4 (1 August 1984), lot 58.

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556.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 12.69 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur 1133 (this coin); Prieur & Amandry Group I, 16 (this coin illustrated on pl. XV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 13. Good VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Excellent style portrait. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives (CNG E-Sale 356, lot 357–same dies as this coin). ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münz Zentrum 53 (13 November 1984), lot 1946.

557.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.02 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. Bare head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1157; Prieur & Amandry Group III, 42; McAlee, Severan Group 3, 29. EF, lightly toned, minor pitting on obverse. Very rare, nine known to Prieur, and four in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Carlo Fontana Collection (Finarte Casa D’Aste 995, 26 November 1996), lot 1083, purchased from G. De Falco, 1965.

559 558 558.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.25 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-211. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1170 (this coin); Prieur & Amandry Group III, 44; McAlee, Severan Group 3, 36. Near EF, lightly toned.

Extremely rare, only three known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1590.

Rare Herod of Chalcis 559.

COELESYRIA, Chalcis ad Libanum. Herod. AD 41-48. Æ (27mm, 14.36 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 43/4). Diademed head right / KΛAVΔI/Ω KAIΣA/PI ΣEBAΣ/TΩ ET Γ (date) in four lines within a circle within wreath. Meshorer 362; Hendin 1252; RPC I 4778. Fine, dark green to black patina, earthen highlights. Rare. ($2000) Continued Herodian support of the Romans allowed the dynasty to extend its influence beyond Jewish territories. Herod V, the grandson of Herod the Great, was granted the kingdom of Chalkis by Claudius in 41 upon the request of Agrippa I, and all of Herod’s rare coins name the emperor. His friendship with and loyalty to the emperor continued to benefit him; following the death of Agrippa in 44, Claudius granted Herod authority over affairs at the Temple in Jerusalem, a right he retained until his death some four years later.

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560.

COELESYRIA, Damascus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.20 g, 11h). Struck AD 215-217.

Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, ram’s head left. Prieur 1204; Bellinger 219. Superb EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($300)

561 562 561.

DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (33.5mm, 22.29 g, 12h). Dated CY 224 (AD 160/1). AYT KAIC MAYP ANTωNЄINOC, laureate head right / ΓAΔAPЄωN/THCKATAIΓ[Y]/NAYMA, quinquereme with eight oarsmen sailing left; standing figure holding on to bowsprit under sail; gubernator at stern; ΔKC (date) in exergue. Lichtenberger pp. 191-3 and pl. 19, 7 = Sofaer 36 (same dies); Spijkerman –; SNG ANS –; Meshorer, CityCoins 218 (same rev. die). VF, black patina with earthen highlights. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives (CNG 81, lot 823; hammer $7000). ($3000) 562.

DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.35 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding scepter with right hand over shoulder, shield on left shoulder; shield ornamented with Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond, pellet to either side / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, the Three Graces within wreath. Prieur 1600A (this coin); Sofaer 81 var. (obv. legend). VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, only three known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

563.

PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.36 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217.

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Radiate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing right atop bull’s head right. Prieur 1231. Near EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($750)

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PHOENICIA, Aradus. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.08 g, 12h). Radiate and draped bust right / ΔHMA[PX] ЄΞ [YΠAT]A, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, head of bull right. Prieur 1254 var. (eagle head and tail left); cf. Bellinger 248. Good VF, underlying luster, a touch of porosity, flan flaws. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype. Extremely rare if not unique, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and this coin is the only specimen in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 672.

565.

PHOENICIA, Berytus. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.56 g, 6h). Laureate bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; three grain ears between legs, dolphinentwined trident right in exergue. Prieur 1299. VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives (CNG 81, lot 834, which realized $1750 hammer). ($500)

566.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 12.80 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 215-217.

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, Europa riding bull right. Prieur 1357. Superb EF, lustrous. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Superior Galleries (11 June 1986), lot 1927 (realized $550).

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PHOENICIA, Sidon. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.22 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 215-217.

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; carriage of Astarte between legs. Prieur 1362. EF, toned with underlying luster, thin surface crack on obverse, a few spots of verdigris. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

568.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.16 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-212. Laureate head right / Laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1529. Near EF, lightly toned.

Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and one, this coin, in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 802 (hammer €810).

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569.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.42 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 215-217.

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on club right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1546A (this coin). EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

570.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 12.72 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on club right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1549.1 (this coin). EF, toned with underlying luster, minor deposits on the reverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

Extremely Rare Herod Philip Bronze

571.

JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (18mm, 4.41 g, 12h). Caesarea Philippi (Panias) mint.

Dated RY 5 (1/2 CE). Bare head of Philip right; L E (date) across lower field / Tetrastyle temple (the Augusteum of Panias) set on podium with two steps. Meshorer 96; Hendin 1220; Sofaer –; RPC I 4939. VF, dark green patina with touches of red, earthen highlights/deposits, some light smoothing. Clear portrait. Extremely rare. ($3000)

572.

JUDAEA, Procurators. Pontius Pilate. 26-36 CE. Æ Prutah (17mm, 2.73 g, 10h). In the names of Roman emperor Tiberius and Julia Augusta. Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 16 of Tiberius (AD 29/30). Simpulum facing right; date in legend / Three grain ears bound together. Meshorer 331 var.; Hendin 1341 var.; RPC I 4967 var.; Bromberg –; Shoshana I 20192 var.; Sofaer 34–6 var.; Spaer 274 var. (all with simpulum facing left). Near VF, black surfaces, earthen deposits, a couple tiny spots of verdigris. Extremely rare, perhaps the second known (Triton XIX, lot 369). ($200) 134

573 574 573.

JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.00 g, 5h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, mask of Silenus left; wine cup in exergue. Prieur 1620A (this coin); Meshorer –; Sofaer –. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and three in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

574.

JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.29 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs, grape bunch in exergue. Prieur 1640; Meshorer, Aelia 96a; Sofaer 90. VF, toned, some light porosity, a few deposits. Very rare, only four known to Prieur, and nine in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex New York Sale XX (7 January 2009), lot 316; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 398 (March 1978), no.

8; Sternberg VII (24 November 1977), lot 737.

575.

JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.09 g, 11h).

Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on serpent-entwined torch, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1681; Sofaer –. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, some obverse die wear. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec & Rauch (14 April 1986), lot 369.

576.

JUDAEA, Gaza. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (30mm, 21.46 g, 12h). Dated CY 193; Epidemia 4/3 (132/3 CE).

Laureate and draped bust right / Artemis, drawing arrow and holding bow, standing right, and Marnas, holding cornucopias, standing left; all within distyle temple; floral element in pediment; Δ EΠI ΓЧP (partially ligate) (date) in exergue. Meshorer, City Coins 56 (same obv. die); Sofaer 53 (same obv. die); RPC III 4028. VF, dark green surfaces, earthen deposits, a few adjustment marks. Choice for issue. ($300)

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577.

MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.14 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing right on head of bull, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; • to each side of bull’s head. Prieur 826. Choice EF, toned with underlying luster, a few minor deposits. Fine style. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Jean-Baptiste Forestier/Millon & Associés (14 November 2007), lot 72; Tradart (12 December 1991), lot 369.

578 579 578.

MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.77 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / Eagle standing right on head of bull, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; • to each side of bull’s head. Prieur 827. Choice EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, a few deposits on obverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Stack’s (6 December 1995), lot 365.

579.

MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.50 g, 11h). Contemporary imitation(?). Struck circa AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T • Δ, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 1720 (this coin; ‘Atypical Coins: Edessa Type’); cf. Prieur 850-1 for regular type. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, and none in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 997.

While some of the Edessan types listed by Prieur under his “Atypical Coins” chapter are clearly barbarous (see Prieur 1724), some are die linked (Prieur 1723) or show a very close similarity in style to his official issues (this coin–Prieur 1720).

580.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 88/89).

Laureate head right / Athena Nikephorus standing facing, head left, holding Nike in her extended right hand, leaning on grounded shield with her left; L H (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 435bis; K&G 24.77; RPC II 2548; Emmett 237.8 (R5).

VF, toned, some roughness, a few old scratches, area of find patina. Extremely rare, RPC cites only four specimens with none in CoinArchives. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1266.

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581.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/135).

Laureate bust of Hadrian left, slight drapery / Bust of Nilus right, wearing taenia, slight drapery; cornucopia behind his right shoulder; L Є NNЄAKΔ (date) around. Köln 1148; Dattari (Savio) 1430-1 & 7449; K&G 32.619; RPC III 5941; Emmett 875.19. EF, deep cabinet toning. Excellent portrait. ($1000)

Sabina as Demeter

582.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.18 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 130/131). CABINA CЄBACTH, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CABЄINA CЄBACTH, Sabina, as Demeter, seated left, holding two grain ears with her extended right hand and a long scepter with her left; L IE (date) in upper left field. Köln 1263-4; Dattari (Savio) 2061; K&G 33.2; RPC III 5773; Emmett 1334.15. Near VF, toned. Attractive surfaces for issue. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection.

The reverse of this scarce issue depicts Sabina as Demeter (or perhaps Isis-Demeter if she is wearing an Isis crown instead of a stephane). It is also interesting to note the difference in the spelling of her name between the obverse and reverse (CABINA versus CABЄINA), which clearly indicates a lack of consistency among the engravers.

Sarapis-Pantheos Dattari Plate Coin

583.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 23.08 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC [ЄV]CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Radiate and draped bust of Sarapis-Pantheos right, wearing kalathos and horn of Ammon; before, trident of Poseidon entwined with serpent of Asklepios; L Є (date) across field. Köln 1412 (same dies); Dattari (Savio) 8725 (this coin); K&G 35.163; Emmett 1676.5; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 119 (this coin). Good VF, attractive tan and dark brown surfaces. Very rare. An exceptional Alexandrian type. ($5000) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 120, purchased from Dr. Piero Beretta, Milan, October 1972; Dr. Piero Beretta Collection (Milan); Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 8725.

Sarapis was a syncretic god, combining Hellenistic Greek and Egyptian religious beliefs. His name is of Egyptian origin and derives from a synthesis of Ausar (Greek, Osiris), the Egyptian god of the Underworld, and Hapi (Greek, Apis), a manifestation of the god Ptah. Under the Ptolemies, Sarapis became the chief tutelary god and the subject of a royally-sponsored cult, whose emphasis on an afterlife made the worship of Sarapis one of the more popular mystery cults. His immense popularity soon extended to his creation as Sarapis-Pantheos, a hybrid deity incorporating other divine elements. In the case of the present specimen from the Staffieri collection, he is depicted with the radiate crown of Helios, his own kalathos, the ram’s horn of Ammon, and the trident of Poseidon entwined with the serpent of Asklepios. In Alexandria, a large temple complex, called the Serapeum, was constructed and remained highly patronized well into the fourth century AD. Shortly after the imperial decree of AD 391, officially declaring pagan temples closed, the Serapeum was besieged, plundered, and destroyed.

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“Venus in Libra” Ex Wetterstrom and Garrett Collections

584.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33mm, 26.22 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/145). Laureate head right / Venus (Aphrodite) in Libra: Diademed and draped bust right of Aphrodite; before her, star of eight rays and male figure (Libra) standing facing, head left, lower half of his body draped, holding scales with his right hand and fold of drapery with his left; to lower left, L H (date). Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 8831; K&G –; Emmett 1452.8 (R5) = Milne 1818 var. (obv. legend); Carlson, “Rarities 3–The Zodiac Series,” SAN Journal 1972/3, Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 48 (this coin illustrated). Near VF, dark brown patina with traces of green. Extremely rare, one of only three known for this variety with Libra in the more traditional standing position versus the more common “swimming” position. ($2000) Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 166; Garrett Collection, Part I (NFA/Leu, 16 May 1984), lot 1010 (part of).

The Great Sothic Cycle was a calendrical cycle based on the heliacal rising in July of the star Sirius (known to the Greeks as Sothis) and lasting approximately 1460 years. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, in a Golden Age, the beginning of the flooding of the Nile coincided exactly with the rising of Sirius, which was reckoned as the New Year. Only once every 1460 years did Sirius rise at exactly the same time.

Thus, the coincidence of this along with the concurrent beginning of the flooding of the Nile gave the event major cosmological significance by heralding not just the beginning of a new year, but the beginning of a new eon. This event also was thought to herald the appearance of the phoenix, a mythological bird which was reborn every 500 to 1000 years out of its own ashes. According to one version of the myth, each new phoenix embalmed its old ashes in an egg of myrrh, which it then deposited in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis. So important was the advent of the new Great Sothic Cycle, both to the realignment of the heavens and its signaling of the annual flooding of the Nile, that the Egyptians celebrated it in a five-day festival, which emphasized the important cosmological significance.

In the third year of the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 139/40), a new Great Sothic Cycle began. To mark this event, the mint of Alexandria struck an extensive series of coinage, especially in large bronze drachms, each related in some astrological way to the reordering of the heavens during the advent of the new Great Sothic Cycle. This celebration would continue throughout Pius’ reign, with an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of his reign in Egypt, which included this coin type, part of the Zodiac series.

Unique Marcus Aurelius Tetradrachm?

585.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 11.24 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 166/167). Μ AVΡΗΛ[IOC] ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC C, laureate bust left, slight drapery / L ЄB∆/OMOY (date) in two lines within laurel wreath. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; RPC IV Online –; Emmett –. VF, toned, a few tiny spots of verdigris.

Extremely rare, if not unique. None in CoinArchives. ($300) This reverse type, with the regnal year spelled out (ЄB∆OMOY = 7), is known only for Lucius Verus (Emmett 2366.7 [R5], where he cited the Demetrio 2236 specimen, and Dattari also owned the type for Verus–no. 9432). The only parallel for Marcus Aurelius is the usual type with the date as L Z within a laurel wreath (cf. K&G 37.303-5).

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586 587 586.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 161).

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / ΡΩΜΗ, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in her extended right hand, and a short scepter with her left; L A (date) and a shield to lower left. Köln 2124 var. (arrangement of rev. legend, without shield); Dattari (Savio) 9396 var. (obv. bust type); K&G 39.10 var. (same); Emmett 2356.1 (R4); Curtis 769 (this coin). VF, lightly toned, a few spots of verdigris. Well centered on a nice flan. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Bill Kalmbach Collection.

587.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. BI Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.54 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (AD 166/7). ΛOYKIΛΛA CЄ-B ANT CЄ ΘV, draped bust right / Tyche reclining left on lectisternium, holding rudder; L Z (date) above. Köln 2196; Dattari (Savio) 3817; K&G 40.2 (this coin illustrated); Emmett 2475.7 (R3). VF, toned, some roughness. Rare. ($750) From the New Orleans Collection.

588 589 588.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.44 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 193/194). Laureate head right / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head left, holding scales with her right hand, cradling cornucopia with her left arm; L B (date) to upper left. Köln 2266; Dattari 3989; K&G 49.2; Emmett 2664.2. Near VF, toned, some porosity. Rare, with better silver content than most Septimius tetradrachms. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection.

589.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.03 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Septimius Severus (AD 193/194). Draped bust right / Athena Nikephorus seated left on shield, holding Nike in her extended right hand and spear with her left; L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4018 var. (placement of date); K&G 50.1; Emmett 2724.2 (R4) = BMC 1464. VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare, with better silver content than most Domna tetradrachms. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1229.

590 591 590.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. As Caesar, AD 222. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.72 g, 11h). Dated RY 5 of Elagabalus (AD 221/222). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Serapis standing facing, head right, holding scepter; L Є (date) across field. Köln 2398; Dattari (Savio) 4247; K&G 62.11; Emmett 3082.5. VF, dark brown patina with traces of green and red. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

Very Rare Orbiana Tetradrachm 591.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Orbiana. Augusta, AD 225-227. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 of Severus Alexander (AD 226/227). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Eagle standing left, wings closed, head right with wreath in beak; L S (date) across field. Köln 2499 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 12356; K&G 63.4 var. (same); Emmett 3267.6 (R3); Curtis 1116 (this coin). VF, brown surfaces with traces of green, some roughness. Very rare. ($750) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 604.

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592 593 592.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 of Severus Alexander (AD 230/231). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΠЄΡΙ/ΟΔΟС/ΔЄΚΑ/Τ Η in four lines across field; all within wreath. Köln 2512; Dattari (Savio) 4534 & 10088; K&G 64.37; Emmett 3233.10 (R3–obv. of this coin illustrated on p. 157). Good VF, dark brown patina with touches of red. Very rare, only this coin in CoinArchives. This reverse type commemorates the Decennalia of Severus Alexander. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 58 (2010), no. 113; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 742; Frederick S. Knobloch FPL No. 32 (January 1968), lot 418.

593.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 235/236). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bust of Nilus right, slight drapery; L B (date) to left, cornucopia to right. Köln 2558; Dattari (Savio) 4586; K&G 65.18; Emmett 3292.2. Good VF, dark brown patina with traces of silvering. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

594 595 594.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 12.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 236/237). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Conjoined busts of Helios, draped and wearing radiate crown, and Selene, draped and crescent-moon before, right; L Γ (date) to right. Köln 2571; Dattari (Savio) 4575; K&G 65.37; Emmett 3281.3 (R3). Good VF, dark brown patina, small obverse die break. Very rare, only one example in CoinArchives. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

595.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.69 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 236/237). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bust of Hermanubis right, slight drapery, wearing modius; L Γ (date) to left, caduceus surmounted by palm frond to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4576; K&G 65.38; Emmett 3282.3. VF, dark green to black patina with traces of red, small lamination flaw on reverse. Rare. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 887.

596 597 596.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Philip I (AD 245/246). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Radiate and draped bust right of Helios; L Γ (date) across field. Köln 2764; Dattari (Savio) 4979; K&G 75.27; Emmett 3550.3 (R3). Good VF, dark brown patina with green deposits, traces of red. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

597.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 11.76 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Philip I (AD 248/9). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust of Athena Parthenos right; L ς (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4963 (this coin); K&G 75.59; Emmett 3539.6 (R3); Kellner p. 129, pl. 13, Abb. 28 (this coin). Good VF, dark brown surfaces. ($300) Ex A.K. Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 775, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1977. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 4963.

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598 599 598.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.02 g, 12h).

Dated RY 2 of Trajan Decius (AD 250/251). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma standing facing, head left, raising right hand, holding scepter with left; L B (date) to lower left. Köln 2827; Dattari (Savio) 5107; K&G 81.2; Emmett 3656.2. VF, dark brown patina with traces of green, flaw on obverse. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

599.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. Potin Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.31 g, 12h).

Dated RY 2 of Trajan Decius (AD 250/251). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Caesar on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear at fallen enemy below horse; L B (date) to upper left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 5104 & 10505; K&G 81.4; Emmett 3655.2 (R5). VF, dark brown patina with traces of green. Extremely rare, with none in CoinArchives. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XXI (26 June 1992), lot 531.

600 601 600.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Trajan Decius (AD 250/251). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Laureate bust right of Zeus, slight drapery; L B (date) across field. Köln 2830; Dattari (Savio) 5109; K&G 82.3; Emmett 3661.2. VF, toned, a couple light scratches. Fully silvered, and rare as such. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

601.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.43 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 (AD 256/257).

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L Δ (date) across field. Köln 2866; Dattari (Savio) 5165; K&G 88.26; Emmett 3713.4. VF, lightly toned. Fully silvered, and rare as such. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

602.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Valerian II. Caesar, AD 256-258. Potin Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 12.41 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 256/257). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Serapis left, wearing ornate calathus; L ∆ (date) across upper field, scepter behind. Köln 2995; Dattari (Savio) 5364 (Saloninus); K&G 92.6; Emmett 3769.4 (R5). VF, dark brown surfaces, some porosity. Extremely rare, with one example in CoinArchives. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection.

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603.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Potin Tetradrachm (21mm, 8.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 272). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Homonoia standing facing, head left, raising her right hand upward, holding a double cornucopia with her left; L Є (date) across field. Köln 3064; Dattari (Savio) 5510; K&G 109.2; Emmett 3910.5 (R2).

VF, dark brown surfaces with traces of green and red, some porosity. Rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection.

Ex Philip DeVicci Collection

604.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Octadrachm (22.5mm, 11.27 g, 12h).

Dated RY 2 (AD 297/298). Radiate head right / Serapis standing right, raising right arm, holding scepter with left; palm frond to left, L B (date) to right. Köln 3367; Dattari (Savio) 10822-3 & 10826-7; K&G 126.2; Emmett 4241.2. VF, dark green and brown patina, a few old cleaning scratches. Rare. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1248.

The revolt of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt destabilized a vitally strategic region by interrupting the grain supply to Rome and opening the possibility of a Persian (Sasanian) invasion. For almost a year, Domitius Domitianus controlled Alexandria and its mint, striking aurei and folles, as well as a series of pre-reform provincial denominations.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINAGE

605. Anonymous. Circa 225-214 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (22.5mm, 6.60 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus; curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven by Victory; rOÂa incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; RSC 23; HN Italy 334; RBW 65–6. Choice EF, attractive old cabinet toning, flan crack. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2014; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 522.

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606. Anonymous. Circa 225-214 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (23mm, 6.68 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus; curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven

by Victory; rOÂa incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; RSC 23; HN Italy 334; RBW 65–6. VF, toned, a couple of small flan flaws. ($500) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, July 2010.

Financing the Second Punic War

607.

Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AV 60 Asses (14mm, 3.40 g, 8h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; çc (mark of value) to left / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; rOÂA below. Crawford 44/2; Bahrfeldt 4a; Sydenham 226; Biaggi 3; RBW 160–1. EF, lustrous, reverse somewhat weakly struck. ($5000) Ex Stack’s (10 June 1996), lot 48.

Rome’s military successes in the later stages of the Second Punic War, especially the capture and sack of Syracuse, enabled her to undertake a fundamental reform of the coinage in 211 BC. This included the introduction of a series of three small gold denominations valued at 60, 40, and 20 asses. The types were identical in each case: a bearded head of Mars, god of war, on the obverse, and an eagle on thunderbolt (representing Jupiter) on reverse. The issue extended over a period of about three years and Rome seems to have been the principal mint.

608. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (17mm, 3.36 g, 2h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right. crowning trophy; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 90/2 = Crawford, Early 190; Schaefer & Friedman Fig. 24; Sydenham 83; RSC –; Kestner –; BMCRR Italy –; RBW –. EF, lustrous, edge split. Very rare. ($1000)

609

610

609.

Ti. Veturius. 137 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted and draped bust of Mars right; X (mark of value) to left / Oath-taking scene: youth kneeling left, head right, between two soldiers, each of whom holds a spear and sword that touches a pig held by the youth. Crawford 234/1; Sydenham 527; Veturia 1; RBW 969. Near EF, toned. ($500) Ex Emporium Hamburg 68 (15 November 2012), lot 139.

610.

C. Sulpicius C.f. Galba. 106 BC. Æ As (30mm, 32.54 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above / Prow of galley right; C • SV(LP)I above, [palm frond] before. Crawford 312/2; Sydenham 573; RBW 1156.

VF, dark green-brown patina, some minor smoothing, two ancient cuts beneath patina on the obverse. Extremely rare, only one specimen (the RBW coin) in CoinArchives. ($500) 143

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L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.00 g, 7h). Rome mint. Bareheaded and bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; ë (for Tatius) to right / Two soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1a; Sydenham 698; Tituria 1; RBW –. Good VF, toned, deposits on reverse. ($300) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, January 2011.

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L. Julius Bursio. 85 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.22 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate, winged, and draped bust of Apollo Vejovis right, with trident over shoulder; shield behind / Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins and wreath. Crawford 352/1a; Sydenham 728; Julia 5; RBW 1347 var. (symbol). EF, deeply toned with some iridescence. Well struck from dies of fine style. ($500)

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L. Censorinus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Marsyas standing left, raising hand and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by statue of Minerva(?) standing right. Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737; Marcia 24; RBW 1372. Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. Well struck, with excellent detail on the figure of Marsyas. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd.

Sulla’s Triumph

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L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Military mint moving with Sulla.

Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring and pendant necklace / Sulla driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins, being crowned by Victory flying left. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757; Manlia 4; RBW 1386 var. (rev. legend). Superb EF, light iridescent toning. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 30072.

As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain.

In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this denarius was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla’s claim to be acting in Rome’s best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire, the celebration of a triumph at Rome.

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L. Farsuleius Mensor. 76 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Libertas right; xxxt above pileus to left, Í • C to right / Roma in biga, holding spear and reins, assisting togate figure into chariot; scorpion below horses. Crawford 392/1a; Sydenham 789a; Farsuleia 1; RBW 1430 var. (control number). Good VF, toned, some iridescence, shallow scratch on obverse under tone. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Stoecklin Collection (Nomos 14, 17 May 2017), lot 248, acquired from a Herr Hase in Berlin, December 1946.

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C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. 64 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.96 g, 4h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder / Calydonian Boar standing right, pierced by spear and harried by hound below.

Crawford 407/2; Sydenham 903; Hosidia 1; RBW 1456. EF, attractive iridescent toning, minor flaw on obverse. ($300)

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L. Furius Cn.f. Brocchus. 63 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears, lock of hair falls down neck; stalk of grain to left, single grain to right / Curule chair between fasces.

Crawford 414/1; Sydenham 902a; Furia 23a; RBW 1495. EF, attractive iridescent toning. ($500) 618.

L. Marcius Philippus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.85 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus to left / Equestrian statue rearing right on aqueduct; flower below horse. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28; RBW 1524. EF, lightly toned, tiny test cut on edge. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Sierra Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 88, 14 September 2011), lot 1166; New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 202.

Hercules Musagetes, Conductor of the Muses Pedigreed to 1936

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Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo right, wearing hair in ringlets / Hercules Musagetes, Conductor of the Muses, standing right, wearing lion skin and playing lyre; club to right; HERCVLE[S] downward to right, MVSARVM downward to left. Crawford 410/1; Sydenham 810; Pomponia 8; BMCRR Rome 3602-4; RBW –. EF, attractively toned, off center, scratches, flaw at obverse edge. ($1500) Ex August Voirol Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 38, 6 December 1968), lot 182; Münzhandlung Basel VI (18 March 1936), lot 1437.

Although the moneyer Q. Pomponius Musa is unknown to history, his choice of Hercules Musagetes and the nine Muses as coin types is remarkable and clearly connected to his cognomen.

The reverses of this series – Hercules playing the lyre and the Muses, can be none other than the celebrated statue group by an unknown Greek artist, taken from Ambracia and placed in the Aedes Herculis Musarum, which was erected by M. Fulvius Nobilior in 187 BC after the capture of Ambracia in 189 BC (Plin. NH xxxv.66; Ov. Fast. vi.812). By the second century BC, Rome had overrun most of Greece and was captivated by Hellenic art and culture, not the least of which was its sculpture. Fulvius is said to have taken the statues to Rome because he learned in Greece that Hercules was a musagetes (leader of the Muses). Remains of this temple have been found in the area of the Circus Flaminius close to the southwest part of the circus itself, and northwest of the porticus Octaviae. An inscription found nearby, ‘M. Fulvius M. f. Ser. n. Nobilior cos. Ambracia cepit’ may have been on the pedestal of one of the statues. The official name of the temple was Herculis Musarum Aedes, which Servius and Plutarch called Herculis et Musarum Aedes.

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C. Memmius C.f. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.95 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate and bearded head of Quirinus right / Ceres seated right, holding torch and three stalks of grain; erect serpent to right. Crawford 427/2; Sydenham 921; Memmia 9; RBW 1532. Near EF, toned, patches of find patina on reverse. ($300) 621.

Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.56 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bare head of L. Junius Brutus right / Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30; RBW 1543. Near EF, lightly toned, slightly off center, a couple minor metal flaws. ($750) From the Fay Beth Wedig Collection. Ex Lanz 54 (12 November 1990), lot 389.

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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Gallic captive (Vercingetorix?) right, wearing hair flowing back and long, pointed beard, and a chain around his neck; Gallic shield to left / Two warriors in galloping biga right: one driving, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, and the other, facing backward, [holding shield in left hand] and brandishing spear in right. Crawford 448/2a; CRI 18; Sydenham 952; Hostilia 2; RBW 1569. Near EF, toned, reverse struck slightly off center. ($2000) From the Fay Beth Wedig Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 1074; Marian A. Sinton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1326.

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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Gallic captive (Vercingetorix?) right, wearing hair flowing back and long, pointed beard, and a chain around his neck; Gallic shield to left / Two warriors in galloping biga right: one driving, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, and the other, facing backward, holding shield in left hand and brandishing spear in right. Crawford 448/2a; CRI 18; Sydenham 952; Hostilia 2; RBW 1569. Good VF, lightly toned, bankers’ marks on obverse. ($1500)

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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius Varus. 42 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Venus, half nude and seen from behind, standing left beside a column, looking at herself in mirror; C • uiBiuÍ upward to left, uAruÍ upward to right. Crawford 494/34; CRI 190; Calicó 33; Sydenham 1137; BMCRR Rome 4300; RBW 1738. Good VF, slightly wavy flan, some minor marks, light scrape across Apollo’s brow. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection.

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.74 g, 11h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Diademed and bearded head of Neptune right; trident over left shoulder / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and apluster in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base. Crawford 511/2a; CRI 333; Sydenham 1347; RSC 1a; RBW 1784 corr. (Crawford reference; same obv. die). Choice EF, beautifully toned, a touch off center. Struck from fresh dies of wonderful style. ($3000) Ex Molard Collection (Nomos 15, 22 October 2017), lot 211.

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right / Neptune standing left, holding apluster and resting foot on prow between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1785. EF, lustrous, struck slightly off center, a couple marks on reverse. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Randy Haviland Collection (Gemini X, 13 January 2013), lot 364; Berk BBS 124 (3 January 2002), lot 394; Berk BBS 118 (17 January 2001), lot 345; Berk BBS 116 (17 October 2000), lot 430.

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 5h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right / Neptune standing left, holding apluster and resting foot on prow between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders.

Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1785. In NGC encapsulation, 4282921-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Well struck and deeply toned. ($3000) Ex Künker 280 (26 September 2016), lot 431 (hammer of €4600).

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 40-39 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.64 g, 4h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right / Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3b; CRI 334a; Sydenham 1345; RSC 18 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1785 var. (rev. legend). Good VF, iridescent toning. Struck on a large flan with good detail. ($2000) Ex Berk BBS 194 (9 July 2015), lot 1

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 8.10 g, 5h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor.

Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ • Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A • hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 24 (D1/R208–this coin); CRI 56; Calicó 36; Sydenham 1018; BMCRR Rome 4052; RBW 1635. Near EF, a few light marks and scratches. Struck from an obverse die of fine style. ($7500) Ex Hess-Leu 49 (27 April 1971), lot 314.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 8.19 g, 7h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor.

Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 56-62 (D2/R209); CRI 56; Calicó 36; Sydenham 1018; BMCRR Rome 4052; RBW 1635. Good VF, some light marks and scratches. Struck from an obverse die of fine style. ($7500)

631.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-April 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.97 g, 9h). Utica(?) mint. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus; M (munus = gift) to right. Crawford 467/1b; CRI 57a; Sydenham 1024; RSC 4; RBW 1638. EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($750) Ex Triton XII (5 January 2009), lot 503.

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.72 g, 10h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Draped bust of Venus left, wearing stephane; small Cupid at point of bust; lituus to left, scepter to right / Trophy of Gallic arms, holding a shield and carnyx in each hand; on left, kneeling bearded male captive seated left, looking right; on right, seated female captive right, resting head in hand. Crawford 468/2; CRI 59; Sydenham 1015; RSC 14; RBW 1640. Superb EF, toned, light scratches. Exceptional strike and silver quality. ($2000) 148

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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.06 g, 9h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and scepter; shield set on ground to right. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, unlisted dies; CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. In NGC encapsulation, 4681475-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5, attractively toned. Dies are not listed in Alföldi; rare as such. ($5000)

Ex Rich and Doheny Collections

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The Caesarians. Divus Julius Caesar. 40 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.85 g, 11h). Rome mint; Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. Laureate head right; lituus to left / Bull-calf walking left. Crawford 526/2; CRI 329; Sydenham 1132; RSC 46; RBW –. EF, attractive cabinet tone, small test cut on edge. Excellent portrait. ($5000) Ex Matthew Rich Collection (Triton XXI, 8 Januaury 2018), lot 670 (hammer $7000); Spink Australia 15 (27 March 1985), lot 962; Spink Australia (19 November 1981), lot 1569; Patrick A. Doheny Collection (Sotheby’s, 20 June 1979), lot 181.

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The Caesarians. Divus Julius Caesar. 40 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Rome mint; Q. Voconius Vitulus, moneyer. Laureate head right; lituus to left / Bull-calf walking left. Crawford 526/2; CRI 329; Sydenham 1132; RSC 46; RBW –. Good VF, toned, small nick and banker’s mark on obverse, trace of porosity. ($2000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 954; Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 972.

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The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece; Pedanius Costa, legate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Trophy composed of cuirass, crested helmet, oval shield with incurved sides, and two crossed spears. Crawford 506/2; CRI 209; Sydenham 1296; RSC 4; RBW 1778. In NGC encapsulation, 4373250-001, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. ($2000) Ex Roma VIII (28 September 2014), lot 903; Roma II (2 October 2011), lot 529.

Superb Mark Antony & Octavian

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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (23mm, 3.78 g, 12h).

Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. Superb EF, fully lustrous, minor die break on reverse. Well struck on a broad flan. ($2000) The fraught relationship of Mark Antony and Octavian underwent numerous permutations during their 13-year joint domination of the Roman state. This denarius, struck in mid-41 BC in the eastern half of the Empire ruled by Antony, puts the political situation in stark terms, with Antony and Octavian, still sporting youthful long sideburns, on opposite sides. While Antony occupies the dominant obverse, Octavian calls himself by the potent name Caesar, soon to become a title for future Roman emperors.

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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.96 g, 12h).

Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. Good VF, small flan flaw on obverse, die break on reverse. ($750)

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The Triumvirs. Lepidus and Octavian. November-December 43 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy. Bare head of Lepidus right / Bare head of Octavian right. Cf. Crawford 495/2a, and 495/2c; CRI 140; Sydenham 1323; cf. RSC 2-2a; RBW 1752. Good VF, struck off center, banker’s mark on obverse, some porosity on reverse. ($1000) 150

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring-early summer 36 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.08 g, 6h). Southern or central Italian mint. Bareheaded and bearded head right / Tetrastyle temple of Divus Julius: statue of Julius Caesar as augur standing within temple; DIVO • IVL on architrave, star within pediment, figures along roof line; lighted altar to left. Crawford 540/2; CRI 315; Sydenham 1338; RSC 90 (Augustus); RBW 1829. Good VF, weakly struck in centers, metal flaw and a few scratches on reverse. ($750) Ex Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased from CGB Numismatique, 2015. Ex Robert Couet Collection.

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 31-summer 30 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.43 g, 3h). Italian (Rome?) mint.

Winged bust of Victory right / Octavian, as Neptune, standing left, foot set on globe, holding apluster and scepter. CRI 409; RIC I 256 (Augustus); RSC 60 (Augustus). Good VF, underlying luster, a couple die breaks. Struck from dies of artistic merit. ($500)

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 2h). Mint in Italy, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Naval and military trophy facing, composed of helmet, cuirass, shield, and crossed spears, set on prow of galley right; crossed rudder and anchor at base. CRI 419; RIC I 265a (Augustus); RSC 119 (Augustus). Good VF, toned.

Well struck. ($1500) Ex Heritage 3000 (29 May 2008), lot 50097 (hammer $4750).

Nicopolis’ Boundary Marked

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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.06 g, 7h). Italian (Rome?) mint.

Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, veiled and wearing priestly robes, plowing right with yoke of oxen, holding whip in outstretched left hand and plow-handle in right. CRI 424; RIC I 272; RSC 117. Good VF, lightly toned, slightly off center, a few light scratches, small test cut at reverse edge. Dies of artistic merit. ($1000) This issue refers to the foundation of Nicopolis in Epiros by Octavian during the Actian campaign. This scene, in which the founder is plowing with oxen, refers to the Roman custom of fixing a boundary for a new city by marking it with a pomerium, or sacred furrow.

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644. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Emerita mint; P. Carisius, legatus pro praetore. Struck circa 25-23 BC. Bare head left / Bird’s-eye view of town, with gateway, in which are two doors and on which are three battlements in front and walls around and behind; EMERITA inscribed above doors. RIC I 9b; RSC 398. EF, lightly toned, flan flaw and scratch on obverse. ($2000)

645. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?).

Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Oak wreath with the two ties drawn up across center. RIC I 40a; RSC 210. Near EF, struck on a compact flan. ($750)

646. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.66 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / OB/ CIVIS/ SERVATOS in three lines within oak wreath with wreath ties drawn upward. RIC I 77a; RSC 208. Near EF. ($750)

647. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.87 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. Aquila, toga picta over tunica palmata, and wreath / Slow quadriga right; the car is ornamented at front and on side with Victory and palmette design, surmounted by four miniature horses galloping right. RIC I –; RSC 80a; BMCRE 402.

Near EF, struck on a compact flan. Excellent silver quality. ($1000) This denarius type is usually attributed to Colonia Patricia (modern Cordoba) in Spain. The obverse depicts the elaborate regalia (ornamenta triumphalia) of a successful general that is awarded to him on the occasion of his procession through the streets of Rome as triumphator. The toga picta was an elaborate dress based on the attire of the Etruscan kings and is shown being worn over the tunica palmata, a tunic decorated with representations of palm leaves. On either side are seen a legionary eagle, symbolic of the Roman army, and a triumphal wreath, or corona triumphalis. This was worn by the triumphator as he paraded through the streets of the capital in the elaborately adorned chariot, which is depicted on the reverse.

In 19 BC, Augustus returned to Rome after a three-year absence in Greece and Asia, and this reverse type probably relates to the celebration of the military successes of this period, especially Tiberius’ activities in Armenia and the restoration of the standards that the Parthians had captured from Crassus in 53 BC.

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648. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g, 8h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck 1716 BC. Bare head right / Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; cornucopia above its back.

RIC I 126; RSC 21. Near EF, underlying luster, traces of die rust on obverse. ($2000)

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649. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.80 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / IMP • X, bull butting left, lashing his tail. RIC I 169; Lyon 21; RSC 141. Near EF, lustrous, areas of slightly flat strike. ($750) 650. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, lituus right, and on right, simpulum left. RIC I 210; Lyon 85; RSC 43c. Good VF, toned, a few cleaning scratches, banker’s mark on reverse. ($300) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, January 2011.

The Deified Julius Caesar

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Augustus, with Divus Julius Caesar. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.31 g, 8h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. Bare head of Augustus right / Youthful, laureate head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, a comet with four rays and a tail. RIC I 338; RSC 1 (Julius Caesar and Augustus). Good VF, toned, surface marks and light porosity. ($1000) The idealized head on the reverse has been variously identified as a deified and rejuvenated Julius Caesar, Augustus himself, or a male personification of the dawning Golden Age. The presence of a comet above the head, likely intended as the “Julian star” that appeared shortly after Caesar’s death, argues for the first identification.

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652. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.97 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 25-20 BC. IMP • CAE SAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath. RIC I 477; Sutherland Group V, – (unlisted dies); RPC I 2213; RSC 16; BMCRE 696 = BMCRR East 263; BN 916–7. Near EF, deeply toned with some iridescence. Well centered, good metal. ($3000) The cistophoric tetradrachm was introduced by the Attalid kings of Pergamum in the 190s BC, and was intended for circulation only within a closed economic region in western Anatolia. Its name derives from the cista, or sacred basket containing serpents, that appeared on the obverse of the first issues. The Pergamene Kingdom was later bequeathed to Rome in 133 BC as Asia Province and the coinage continued, with the local design gradually supplanted by portraits of Roman rulers. It was theoretically a tetradrachm (4-drachm piece) on the reduced Asian standard of about 3 grams per drachm; however, its weight was also equivalent to three Roman denarii, so it could also have passed current in the western provinces as a triple denarius piece. Whether cistophori were used in the west in this fashion is a matter of ongoing debate.

653. Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As (28mm, 11.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Head left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident. RIC I 58 (Gaius). Good VF, attractive brown and green patina. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Review (Vol. XXV, Summer/Fall 2000), no. 78; Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 517.

654. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.78 g, 12h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding scepter and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. EF, toned, some light scratches. ($1000)

655. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.67 g, 10h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding scepter and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Near EF, lightly toned, slightly flatly struck on the high points on obverse. ($1000) Ex Leu Numismatik 2 (11 May 2018), lot 231.

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Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. Draped bust right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Two vertical, long torches linked by ribbon. RIC I 68 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 15 (unlisted dies); RSC 5. VF, lightly toned, a few minor marks. Rare. ($1000)

657. Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 15.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 3741. Germanicus, bareheaded and draped, standing right in chariot, holding eagle-tipped scepter and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right; chariot decorated with figure of Victory advancing right / Germanicus, bareheaded, wearing cuirass and short tunic, standing left, right leg bent at knee and drawn back behind left, cloak over left arm, cradling aquila in left arm and extending right hand in gesture of command. RIC I 57 (Gaius). Near EF, handsome river brown patina. ($2000) Ex Leu 38 (13 May 1986), lot 232; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 375.

658. Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ As (27mm, 10.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 40-41. Bare head left / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 50 (Gaius). Good VF, even brown patina. Obverse struck with die of artistic merit. ($500) Ex Harry Strickhausen Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 1388.

659.

Nero & Drusus Caesar. Died AD 31 and 33, respectively. Æ Dupondius (28.5mm, 15.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Nero and Drusus Caesar on horseback riding right, cloaks flying behind them / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 34 (Gaius). EF, wonderful brown patina with patches of green and red, a hint of smoothing in field on obverse. Well struck for issue. ($2000) Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1389.

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Nero & Drusus Caesar. Died AD 31 and 33, respectively. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 15.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 39-40. Nero and Drusus Caesar on horseback riding right, cloaks flying behind them / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 42 (Gaius) corr. (rev. legend). EF, attractive brown patina. A well-struck example. ($2000) Ex CNG Inventory 718529 (August 2000).

Caligula as Pontifex Maximus

661.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.70 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C · CAESAR · AVG · GERMANICVS · P · M · TR · POT, Pietas seated left, holding patera and resting arm on small draped figure standing facing on basis, PIETAS in exergue / DIVO AVG S C, Gaius standing left, holding patera over garlanded altar; 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. Good VF, dark green patina, some minor roughness. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA I (27 November 2000), lot 142; Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 994.

Despite being among the worst of all Roman emperors, Caligula issued coinage that was both innovative and attractive. On the reverse of this sestertius, issued early in his reign (AD 37-38), he is shown in his role as Pontifex Maximus, performing a sacrifice before the temple of his deified maternal grandfather, Divus Augustus. The architectural details visible on this rendering are quite instructive, from the fluted Ionic columns of the portico, to the sacrificial scene on the architrave frieze mirroring the foreground scene, to the row of statues along the roof line. Caligula properly wears his toga drawn up over his head and holds the curved knife he will use to sacrifice the bull being brought to the altar behind him. The propaganda message is double-barreled: Gaius is as pious and dutiful as his forebears, one of whom is now among the immortals.

662. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 7.74 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 46-47. TI CLAVD CAESAR · AVG · P · M · TR · P · VI · IMP · XI, laureate head right / S P Q R/ P • P/ OB C S in three lines within oak wreath.

RIC I 40; von Kaenel Type 26, – (unlisted dies); Lyon 50 (unlisted dies); Calicó 379a; BMCRE 42-4; BN 58; Biaggi 211; Jameson –; Mazzini 86. In NGC encapsulation, 2078980-005, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($5000) Ex Gadoury (16 November 2018), lot 50.

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663.

Claudius, with Agrippina Junior. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.62 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 50-51. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head of Claudius right / AGRIPPINAE ΛVGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing wreath of grain ears. RIC I 80; von Kaenel Type 50, 787 (V670/R688); Lyon 82; Calicó 396b; BMCRE 72-4; BN 76-81; Biaggi 215-6; Jameson 45; Mazzini 3. Near EF, underlying luster, reverse struck slightly off center. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection.

This die combination is known for a Denarius from Münzen und Medaillen AG 3 (5 March 1935), lot 179

664. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 13.10 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right, globe at point of neck / Securitas seated right on throne, resting elbow on back of chair, propping head on hand, and holding scepter; lighted and garlanded altar to right, against which leans lighted torch. RIC I 445; WCN 515. Good VF, green patina, some red, surfaces gently smoothed. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 213 (1 July 2009), lot 398.

Found in Monmouthshire From a Period of Engaging History

665. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.68 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 56-57. NERO • CAESAR • AVG • IMP •, bare head right / PONTIF • MAX • TR • P • III • P P •, EX • S C within oak wreath. RIC I 11; Calicó 421; BMCRE 12-3; BN 18; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Good VF, brushed, some marks and a small metal flaw on obverse. Handsome, youthful portrait. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 574; Found near Usk, Monmouthshire in the late 1990s and recorded by Rodney Hudson at Newport Museum (with ticket in his hand).

In circa AD 55 the Twentieth Legion, Valeria Victrix, was moved to Burrium, (present day Usk) to control the restive local tribe, the Silures.

Burrium was the first Roman fortress in Wales. While stationed there the Twentieth took part in the defeat of the Ordovices tribe and the invasion of the island of Anglesey, the center of British Druidism. Subsequently, detachments from the Legion fought at Watling Street in the great battle that brought to a bloody end the revolt of Boudica. In AD 66, the Twentieth was sent to Viroconium (Wroxeter) and Burrium was abandoned.

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666. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 13.66 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Radiate head right / Victory flying left, holding wreath and palm frond; II (mark of value) in exergue. RIC I 196; WCN 205. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness. ($300) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 824.

Protection from the Pisonian Conspiracy

667. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-9; Biaggi 225-6; Jameson –; Mazzini 118. Near EF, some surface marks, minor edge bruise. ($7500) Ex Goldberg 25 (31 May 2004), lot 3141.

This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years AD 64-65 defined the subsequent reputation of Nero as a cruel and self-indulgent ruler. His “excesses” resulted in a conspiracy to overthrow and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among the conspirators were many high-ranking members of Nero’s court including Seneca the Younger, the poet Lucan, and Petronius, who called himself Nero’s “arbiter of elegance.” To Nero, the failure of a conspiracy made up of those so close to him could have been achieved only through divine intervention. As the king of the Gods oversaw the security of the Roman state, Nero believed it was Jupiter the Guardian (Custos) who had saved him from harm.

668. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.30 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65-66. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / VESTA above, hexastyle temple of Vesta with domed roof, on podium of four steps; within, statue of Vesta seated left, holding patera in right hand and long scepter in left. RIC I 62; RSC 335; BMCRE 104-6; BN 230.

EF, toned. Wonderful portrait and details on the temple of Vesta. ($3000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 666.

Central to the prosperity of the Roman state was the Temple of Vesta, one of the oldest and most sacred temples in Rome. Its distinctive, circular architecture was reminiscent of the fact that the worship of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, originally took place in the privacy of the home. Never officially consecrated, the temple housed the sacred, undying fire, upon which the fate of Rome lay and, within the inner sanctum, “sacred things that may not be divulged” purportedly including the Palladium, brought from Troy by Aeneas, as well as important state documents. Tended to by the Vestal Virgins, whose purity and dedication was seen to guard the city from danger, it was said that if the fire were to be extinguished it would be interpreted as “an omen that portends the destruction of the city.” Ironically perhaps, the temple was destroyed by fire and subsequently rebuilt on numerous occasions, including after the great fire of AD 64, supposedly started by Nero himself.

Historical accounts, including that of Ovid, state that there had previously been no cult statue within the temple and earlier coins depicting the temple appear to corroborate this, such as the denarius of Q. Cassius Longinus and the rare dupondius of Augustus. Although it is possible that the newly built temple did contain a statue, such as is depicted here, Philip Hill suggests that the more likely explanation is that this reverse shows the Aedicula Vestae on the Palatine Hill, a small shrine erected near the house of Augustus in 12 BC which, although also destroyed and rebuilt after the great fire, incorporated a new shrine of Vesta within it.

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669. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.28 g, 8h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa April-late AD 68. Galba on horseback riding left, raising hand / Laureate and draped bust of Hispania right; two javelins to left; shield below; two stalks of grain to right. RIC I 2; CSB 21; RSC 77. VF, toned, light porosity. Rare type. ($500) From the Richard Baker Collection.

670. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.57 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 - January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/ O • B/ C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287; BMCRE 34 corr. (head described as laureate); BN 76-7. Near EF, iridescent tone. ($3000) Ex New York Sale I (3 December 1998), lot 242.

Very Rare Galba Head Left Denarius

671.

Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 - January AD 69. Laureate head left / Virtus, naked, standing facing, hiolding parazonium and spear. RIC I 183; RSC 344a. In NGC encapsulation, 3820701002, graded VF(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style. Very rare with head left, only one in CoinArchives. ($750)

672.

Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Laureate head right / Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC I 81; RSC 48. Near EF, attractively toned. ($3000) According to A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins by John Melville Jones, the vindicta which Libertas carries was “the rod with which a slave was touched during the ceremony of manumission or liberation.”

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (17mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish (Tarraco?) mint. Struck AD 70. IMP CAESΛR VESPASIANVS ΛVG, laureate head right / COS ITER TR POT, Pax, draped, seated left, holding olive branch in extended right hand and cradling winged caduceus in left. RIC II 1311 (R2); CSB Au-8; Calicó 607; BMCRE 354; BN 17 (Rome); Biaggi 308; Jameson 60; Mazzini –. In NGC encapsulation, 4277722-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($3000) Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR E-Auction 32 (11 January 2016), lot 737.

674. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 71. IMP CAES VE SP AVG P M, laureate head right / TRI PO T II COS III P P, Pax, draped, seated left, holding olive branch in extended right hand and winged caduceus in left. RIC II 40; Calicó 688b (this coin as illustrated); BMCRE 60 var. (breaks in legends); BN 42-3 var. (break in rev. legend); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Near EF, underlying luster. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 67 (22 September 2004), lot 1354; Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 833.

Ex Trau Collection

675. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Dupondius (27mm, 14.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Radiate head right / Concordia seated left, holding cornucopia and patera over lighted altar to left. RIC II 265. Near EF, brown patina, slightly porous surfaces.

Struck with dies of artistic merit. ($1500) Ex Franz Trau Collection (Gilhofer & Ranschburg–A. Hess, 22 May 1935), lot 652.

For a short history of the Trau Collection, see lot 721, below.

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DE IVDAEIS

676. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.09 g, 7h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint.

Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P IIII P P COS IIII, laureate head right / DE IVDAEIS, trophy, consisting of a crested helmet with cheek-pieces, cuirass, spear, and one rectangular shield on arm left, spear and round shield on one rectangular shield on arm right, spear, greaves, and round and rectangular shields on ground. RIC II 1179; Hendin 1476 (same dies as illustration); Lyon 55/1a (D134/R139); Calicó 627a; BMCRE 402; BN 305-6 (same dies); Biaggi 316; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Good Fine. Rare. ($7500) The coinage series celebrating the Flavian dynasty’s success in the Jewish War circa AD 66-73 was the broadest and most diverse issue of coins celebrating a Roman victory issued up to that time, comprising coins of every metal, denomination, and mint. They formed an important part of the overall propaganda campaign establishing the legitimacy of the regime, which had itself come to power as the result of a destructive civil war. The Gallic mint of Lugdunum, modern Lyon, produced this aureus with the inscription DE IVDAEIS (the DE abbreviating DEVICTA – “Judaea conquered”), from mid AD 72 to 73. During this period the last stronghold of the Judaean rebels, the mountaintop citadel of Masada, was placed under siege by the Roman governor of Judaea, L. Flavius Silva, leading Legio X Fretensis. After a titanic effort in constructing an immense siege ramp (with most of the labor provided by captive Jews), the Romans broke into the fortress on April 16, AD 73 only to find the defenders had committed mass suicide. Nevertheless, the Romans erected a trophy composed of enemy arms and armor, as on the reverse of this aureus, to commemorate their last victory of the long, bloody conflict.

Extremely Rare Vespasian Judaea Capta Restitution Aureus of Trajan

677. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 6.89 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” Restitution issue of Trajan. Rome mint.

Struck circa AD 107 or 112/113. IMP • CAESAR • VESPASIANVS • AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / IMP • CAES • TRAIAN • AVG GER • DAC • P • P • REST, Jewish captive kneeling right, hands bound behind; trophy above . RIC II 827; Woytek 861–2 (same dies as illustration); Komnick 64.0; Calicó 706; BMCRE p. 145, 13; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –.

Good Fine, toned. Extremely rare. ($7500) According to Curtis Clay, the primary purpose of restored coins was to provide substitutes in circulation for coin types that had become familiar, but that the emperor was calling in, melting down, and restriking, because the originals were worn out and sometimes also because they contained more precious metal than current coins, so the Roman state could make a profit. When selecting the types for the restored coins, however, a secondary purpose kicked in: to present a full picture of earlier Roman coinage, and to honor worthy earlier emperors, even if the earlier coins in question were not actually being called in and restruck, either because they were so old that they were no longer in circulation, or because they were so recent that they were still in excellent condition and contained no more bullion than the mint’s current production.

This secondary purpose explains Trajan’s restoration of both a Republican didrachm, though such didrachms were certainly no longer in circulation, and of aurei of Nerva and Divus Nerva, though Nerva’s aurei were only a decade old so didn’t need restriking because of wear.

It explains why Trajan Decius’ restored antoniniani included coins for Divus Augustus, whose original denarii had long since disappeared from circulation. And finally it explains why Titus’ restored bronzes included coins for Galba, whose original bronzes were also only a dozen years old.

As Mattingly wrote regarding Titus’ selection of emperors for restoration: “The list of persons whose coins were to be restored was evidently drawn up with deliberate care. Tiberius, Claudius, and Galba were included, Caligula, Nero, Otho, and Vitellius omitted. The list is something like a roll of honour of the early Empire, preserving all memories that deserved to be remembered” (BMC II, p. lxxviii).

Relative to dating Trajan’s restored coins, the traditional dating of AD 107 is based on Eckhel’s theory linking the restitution coinage with the general recoinage that Dio places after Trajan’s return from the Second Dacian War. Bernhard Woytek disagrees, and places their issue in AD 112/113, surmising that the appearance of Divus Nerva in this coinage must be contemporary to his appearance on an aureus securely dated to that period. Clay, however, pleads for the traditional dating of recoinage which, according to Dio, began circa AD 107. Curtis states that “If the restored coinage was connected with the recoinage, and the recoinage began circa AD 107, how likely is it that Trajan would have waited until AD 112-3 to issue the restored coins resulting from that recoinage?”

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Rare Divus Vespasian Judaea Capta Aureus

678.

Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.11 g, 5h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. DIVVS ΛVGVSTVS VESPΛSIΛNUS, laureate head right / EX S C in exergue, slow quadriga left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple, showing front, with pediment and one side; in front, standing figure; on roof, quadriga in center, wreath-bearing Victories to left and right; on side, two standing figures (Mars and Minerva?). RIC II 360 (Titus – R2); Hendin 1580; Calicó 629; BMCRE 118 (Titus); BN 92-3; Biaggi –; Jameson –; cf. Mazzini 146 (Denarius); Heritage 3041, lot 32069 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation, 4277273-002, graded Ch VF(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style.

Rare. ($5000) Ex CGB e-Monnaies 3 (30 June 2015), lot 111.

679. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.27 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 76. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN, laureate head right / COS V above, heifer standing left. RIC II 859 (Vespasian); Calicó 736; BMCRE 190 (Vespasian); BN –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous, small deposit and light cleaning marks on obverse. Rare with heifer left. ($10,000) Ex F. Martin Post Collection (Freeman & Sear 13, 25 August 2006), lot 456.

The reverse of this aureus is strongly reminiscent of aurei of Augustus, which also featured a standing bull (RIC I 538 and 166), and as such might be considered an attempt by the Flavians to link their rule with that of the first emperor. It has also been proposed that the cattle on these coins, as well as on the coins of Augustus, are based on a sculptural group in bronze by the 5th century sculptor Myron. In 28 BC, Augustus brought the group from Greece and installed them in front of his Temple of Apollo on the Palatine in order to commemorate his victory over Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. Vespasian moved the statues to the Temple of Pax, and the bull features on his aurei and that of Titus, as in this example. This version, with the bull facing left, is particularly rare; only four appear in CoinArchives.

680.

Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 75. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVT, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower in right hand and with left raising hem of skirt. RIC II 787 (Vespasian); Calicó 913; BMCRE 154-5 (Vespasian); BN 132 (Vespasian – same rev. die); Biaggi 426; Jameson 78; Mazzini 374. Good VF, small flaw and minor die breaks on obverse. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection.

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Ex Biaggi de Blasys and Ryan Collections

681. Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.56 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 82. IMP CΛES DOMITIΛNVS ΛVG P M, laureate head right / TR POT IMP II COS VIII DES IX P P, cuirassed bust of Minerva left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis, showing breast and shoulders; transverse scepter over right shoulder. RIC II 138 (R2); Calicó 938 (same coin as illustration); BMCRE 33 (same rev. die); BN 36-7; Biaggi 438 (this coin); Jameson –; Mazzini 609 (same dies). Good VF, minor marks. Rare. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 168; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 20 February 1951), lot 1715.

Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) was a Swiss sugar magnate and sportsman whose fascination with ancient Rome led to the creation of one of the world’s greatest collections of Roman gold coins. Born in Genoa to a Swiss-Italian diplomat and a French mother, he became active in the Red Cross after 1943 and, with his father, he repeatedly helped Jews in Italy escape persecution in the later years of World War II. He was also alleged to have knowingly aided in the escape of high-ranking Nazis, a notion dismissed by his friends and relations. In 1961, he received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his services. His collection focused on Roman gold from the Republic to late Empire, ultimately comprising over 2,000 specimens. The gold collection was purchased en bloc by Bank Leu (Zurich) in 1978, and slowly sold off to collectors over the next few decades. More than 500 ex-Biaggi coins were sold by Numismatica Ars Classica in their Auction 49 in 2008. The Biaggi pedigree remains highly prized among collectors of Roman gold.

Valentine John Eustance Ryan (1882-1947) was a wealthy Irish landowner who divided his time between his homeland, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. His early passion for coins benefited from his association with Herbert Seaby, and in 1926 he was instrumental in establishing B.A. Seaby Ltd. in London. A founding member of the British Numismatic Society, his interests spanned British, Scottish and ancient coins.

His collection was sold posthumously by Glendining’s 1950-1952, with the fourth sale devoted to Roman gold aurei and solidi. His coins consequently found their way into other important European and American collections, including Biaggi, Stack, Vermeule, Ebert, and de Wit.

682. Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.72 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 83. IMP CΛES DOMITIΛNVS ΛVG P M, laureate head right / TR POT II COS VIIII DES X P P, Minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding round shield in left. RIC II 161 (R2); Calicó 932; BMCRE 39; BN –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Good VF, lightly toned, traces of deposits. Rare. ($5000)

683. Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.14 g, 6h). Uncertain Asian mint. Struck under Domitian, AD 82. Draped bust right / Venus, seen half from behind, naked to the hips, standing right, resting elbow on column, holding scepter and helmet. RIC II 847 (Domitian); RPC II 870 (Domitian); RSC 19. VF, toned, small lamination and contact mark on obverse. ($500) 163

Woytek Plate Coin

684. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107-108. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / S • P • Q • R • OPTIMO PRINCIPI, front view of octastyle temple on podium of three steps: togate figure standing in the center of the columns; in pediment, seated figure between reclining figures; on roof, five standing figures; S C in exergue. RIC II 575; Woytek 302bD (this coin referenced and illustrated); Strack 392; Banti 290; BMCRE 859-62; BN 312. Near EF, attractive green patina, lightly smoothed in isolated areas. A handsome architectural type. ($1500) Ex Lanz 109 (27 May 2002), lot 403.

685. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 31.07 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107-110. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Trajan on horseback riding right, thrusting spear at fallen Dacian below. RIC II 543; Woytek 317b; Banti 200.

Near EF, green patina, some light roughness. ($1000) Ex New York Sale XI (11 January 2006), lot 292.

The Via Traiana

686. Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-113. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / S • P • Q • R • OPTIMO PRINCIPI, VIA • TRAIANA in exergue, Woman (Via Traiana) bare to waist, reclining left, head turned back to right, holding wheel with six spokes on right knee and resting left arm on rocks, branch in left hand. RIC II 266 var. (bust type); Beckmann, Early, Group III, 4 (dies a30/V2); Woytek 397f1 (same rev. die as illustration); Strack 179β; Calicó 1129 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 484 (same rev. die); BN 656 (same dies); Biaggi 549 (same rev. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 647 var. (wheel with eight spokes).

Near EF, small flan flaw on obverse, repair in field on reverse, some hairlines, traces of deposits. ($3000) At 205 miles long, and running from Brindisium to Beneventum, the Via Traiana was one of the great super highways of the Roman empire, replacing the Via Appia which had been built in 312 BC as the principal route between southern Italy and beyond. Despite being two miles longer than the Appian way, the Via Traiana was substantially less arduous to traverse and, according to Strabo, cut an entire day off the journey. One of a number of large municipal projects undertaken by Trajan during his rule, and paid for at the emperor’s own expense, the construction of this super highway took place between AD 109 and 113 and was most likely undertaken by the Roman legions in what was a period of relative peace within the empire. As the adage goes, “all roads lead to Rome”, and this was no exaggeration. At the peak of the empire the road system stretched for more than 250,000 miles with 29 of these great highways radiating from the capital. They proved vital for the infrastructure of the empire, allowing for the high-speed transport of trade and communications as well as armies, officials and civilians.

Such was the success and durability of these roads that a substantial number survived well into the modern day, with many still being used as the basis for modern transportation links.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (17mm, 5.90 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P • COS II, CONCORD in exergue, Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in extended right hand and resting left arm on statuette of Spes; cornucopia below throne. RIC II 39a; Strack 33η; Calicó 1205; BMCRE 59; Biaggi 581; Jameson –; cf. Mazzini 252. VF, toned, edge rounded. ($3000) 688. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 7.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-125. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right / P M T R P COS III, Hercules, naked, standing front, head right, between two women, who stand, draped, right and left, looking toward him, each raising right hand, in distyle temple; Hercules, holding club set on ground in right hand and apple in left; the temple has a flat roof and steps leading up to it; below left, a fish; below right, head of Jupiter right. RIC II 60; Strack 90Δ; Calicó 1322 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 99 note, pl. 48, 20 (same rev. die); Biaggi 638 (same obv. die); Jameson –; cf. Mazzini 1086 (same obv. die). VF. Very rare. ($3000)

689. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-125. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III, Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on low seat, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC II 64; Strack 93; Calicó 1304c var. (break in obv. legend); BMCRE 108; cf. Biaggi 630-1; Jameson –; Mazzini 1060. EF, toned. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 991 (hammer 16,000 CHF).

690 691 690. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-125. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR • P • COS • III • around, GEN P R across field, Genius, naked to waist, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC II 123; Strack 66η; Calicó 1267a (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 273; Biaggi 611 var. (altar to left; same obv. die); Jameson 101; Mazzini 796 (same rev. die). VF, flan crack. ($3000) 691. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.15 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust right / AD VEN TVS • AVG, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated right on cuirass, left foot on helmet, holding spear in left hand and clasping right hands with Hadrian, togate, who stands left, facing her; to left of Roma, round and oval shield. RIC II 224; Strack 221ζο; Calicó 1179 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 580 (same dies); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. VF. ($3000) 165

Artistic Portrait

692.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / G EN I O • P • R, Genius of the Roman People standing left, cradling cornucopia in left arm, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC II 249; Strack 244θο; Calicó 1269 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 656; Biaggi 612 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini 800. Near EF, toned. Fine style portrait. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 87 (8 October 2015), lot 245; Lanz 50 (27 November 1989), lot 627.

693.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SPES P • R, Spes, draped, standing left, holding up flower in right hand and cornucopia in left, resting left arm on rudder set on globe. RIC II 275; Strack 273βο; Calicó 1378 (same dies as illustration); cf. BMCRE note; Biaggi 658-9 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini 1409 var. (bust type). Good VF. ($5000)

Victory in Judaea

694. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust right / VICTOR IA AVG, Victory, naked to waist, advancing right, head left, holding up wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC II 283; Strack 279ζο, pl. VI, 279 (same dies as illustration); Calicó 1393 var. (bust type; same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 764 var. (bust type; same rev. die); Biaggi 763 var. (same; same rev. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 1453 var. (same; same rev. die). VF, a few light marks. Rare with this bust type. ($4000) According to Strack (pp. 132–9) and Mattingly (BMCRE p. cxlvi), the various Victory reverses on such late issues refer to the Roman victory in the Bar Kochba War in Judaea (AD 132-135).

695. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / VOT PVB, the Genius of the Senate, togate, standing right, holding out right hand and holding transverse scepter in left; facing him, the Genius of the Roman people, naked to waist, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over lighted altar in center and holding cornucopia in left. RIC II 288; Strack 286δο; Calicó 1401 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 775 note; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. VF. Rare. ($4000) 166

696. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.09 g, 12h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust left / HISP ANIA, Hispania, draped, reclining left, holding up olive branch in right hand and resting left arm on rock; to left, rabbit right. RIC II 305h; Strack 3031/ζο; Calicó 1274 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 844 var. (not draped; same rev. die); Biaggi 615 var. (same; same rev. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 828 var. (same; same rev. die). Near EF, mount marks. ($4000) Ex Berk BBS 132 (14 May 2003), lot 9.

ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE

697. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 24.30 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bareheaded and draped bust right / ADVENTVI AV[G I]VDAEAE around, S C in exergue, Hadrian standing right, togate, raising right hand and holding scroll in left, facing Judaea standing left, holding patera in right hand and cup in left, at her feet, youth standing left before her, one behind her, each holding a palm frond; between them, lighted altar, behind which is a sacrificial bull lying left. RIC II 890; Banti 37; Hendin 1604a. VF, brown patina, some roughness. Rare. ($2000) Ex Karel de Geus, Muntveilinger BV 45 (23 April 2018), lot 1797, reportedly from a Dutch collection formed between the 1960s and 1980s.

Hadrian made a brief visit to Judaea circa AD 130, during his second great provincial tour of AD 129-132. Prior to his arrival, rumors spread among the Jews that he intended to rebuild Jerusalem and the great Temple, destroyed during the Jewish War of AD 66-73, so he was at first warmly welcomed. However, Hadrian decided to rebuild the city as the Roman veteran colony of Aelia Capitolina, with a temple to Jupiter replacing the one once dedicated to Jehovah. This ultimately sparked the bloody Bar Kokhba Revolt of AD 132-135, which devastated the province and darkened Hadrian’s final years. The rare coinage issued to mark his visit, with the legend ADVENTVS AVG IVDAEA (”the Emperor Enters Judaea”) depicts Hadrian being greeted by a female personification of the province and two children bearing palm branches.

Although these coins are usually dated to AD 134-138, there is no suggestion of a military conflict in the design and the province is clearly named Judaea, which suggest it was struck before the conflict concluded in 135. Judaea was renamed Syria Palaestina in response to the Bar Kochba conflict, though precisely when this occurred is not known.

698. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ As (26mm, 12.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate head right / Salus seated left, resting arm on chair and feeding from patera serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC II 833.

Near EF, attractive green patina, scratch on reverse. ($300)

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Antoninus Caesar

699.

Antoninus Pius. As Caesar, AD 138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.86 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 138. IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TRI • POT COS DES • II around, CONCORD in exergue, Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on statuette of Spes set on base; cornucopia under throne. Cf. RIC II 458 (Hadrian); Strack 414βο (Hadrian); Calicó 1486 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 1019 (Hadrian), pl. 67, 19 (same dies); Biaggi 699 var. (bust type; same rev. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 128 var. (bust type; same rev. die). Near EF, underlying luster. ($5000) Following an abortive attempt at naming an heir who predeceased him (Aelius Caesar), the aging Emperor Hadrian settled on a capable senator and ex consul of Gallic ancestry, T. Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Antoninus, as his intended successor. After a show of reluctance, the 52-year old Antoninus accepted his adoption on February 25, AD 138. Hadrian also impelled the suicides of two kinsmen whom he suspected of having designs on the throne, causing Hadrian’s popularity to sink along with his health. Antoninus quickly gathered the reins of power and, when Hadrian died on July 10, his accession was uncontested. However, his formal request for Hadrian’s deification was soundly rejected by the Senate. Only by threatening to resign and plunge the empire into chaos did Antoninus force the Senate to grant his request. In grudging respect for his filial loyalty, the Senate granted him the title of Pius, which appears on his coinage from late AD 138.

This aureus, which conspicuously lacks the title of Augustus, is generally assigned to the five-month period of Antoninus’s Caesarship under Hadrian. Hill, however, places it after Hadrian’s death and during Antoninus’s dispute with the Senate, during which he renounced the title of Augustus.

Extremely Rare Dynastic Issue

700.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (17mm, 6.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 140. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P •, laureate head left / TR POT in exergue, COS III above, Antoninus Pius, holding scepter in right hand, accompanied by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, standing left in quadriga prancing left. RIC III 93 var. (bust type); Strack 671/δ (unlisted bust type for this issue); Calicó 1494-5 var. (same); BMCRE 239 var. (same); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –.

Good VF, underlying luster. Extremely rare dynastic issue. ($5000) After his own adoption by Hadrian in February of AD 138, Antoninus in turn adopted two other young men, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. It is widely assumed that Hadrian induced Antoninus to make these adoptions and thus secure the succession for another generation.

Like Hadrian, Marcus was of an aristocratic Roman family of Spanish origin and distantly related to Trajan. Lucius was the son of Aelius Caesar, Hadrian’s first adoptive heir, who predeceased him. After Hadrian’s death, Antoninus made some adjustments in the future succession, giving Marcus every preferment (including his daughter’s hand in marriage), while shoving Lucius into the background. This aureus, struck in AD 140, still puts the two imperial heirs on fairly equal terms, showing both youths accompanying Antoninus in a processional quadriga.

Within a year, Verus disappears from the coinage, while Marcus is clearly marked out as Caesar and primary heir to the throne.

701.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ As (26.5mm, 11.82 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 140. Laureate head right / Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak on left arm, holding spear and shield, descending right through the air toward Rhea Silvia, who is reclining asleep on the ground, left, her drapery falling to her waist, her hands behind her head. RIC III 694a. Good VF, dark brown and red patina, some green, lightly smoothed. ($1000) Ex John Bitner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 84, 5 May 2010), lot 1029; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 1365.

In Roman mythology, Mars and Rhea Silvia were the parents of Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of Rome.

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702.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / VICTORIΛ/ AVG in two lines in exergue, Victory, winged, draped, standing in quadriga galloping right, holding whip in right hand and reins in left. RIC III 101 var. (bust type); Strack 102 var. (same); Calicó 1693 var. (same); BMCRE 254 var. (same), pl. 6, 15 (same rev. die); Biaggi 778; Jameson –; Mazzini 1079 var. (bust type; same rev. die). Near EF, a few minor marks. Extremely rare with aegis. ($7500)

703.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 29.54 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius seated left on sella castrensis on raised daïs, extending hand; to left and right, lictor standing, holding rod. RIC III 628; Banti 374. Near EF, attractive dark brown patina. Struck on a broad, medallic flan with dies of artistic merit. ($2000)

704.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.66 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, laureate head right / Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left on low seat, holding palladium on extended right hand and vertical spear in left; at side to right, shield with head of Gorgon and a central dot. RIC III 159c; Strack 153δ; Calicó 1455 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE p. 84, note 590; Biaggi 787; Jameson –; Mazzini 1150 (same obv. die). Superb EF, lustrous, a few faint hairlines on reverse. Wonderful portrait. An attractive example of this anepigraphic reverse type. ($7500)

Calicó Plate Coin – Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection

705.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / C OS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177 var. (no aegis); Strack 190; Calicó 1504 (same coin as illustration); BMCRE 650 var. (same); Biaggi 707 (this coin); Jameson –; Mazzini 235 var. (bust type). EF, lustrous. Portrait in high relief. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 248.

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706.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 6.96 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 156-157. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right / TR POT X X COS IIII, Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm frond in left. RIC III 266a; Strack 316δ; Calicó 1675 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 888, pl. 19, 2 (same obv. die); Biaggi 774; Jameson 118 (same obv. die); Mazzini 1013. Near EF, lustrous. ($5000)

707.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.63 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 158-159. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head right / VOTΛ SOL DEC II around, COS IIII in exergue, Antoninus Pius, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod-altar to left and holding volumen in left hand; beside altar, prostrate bull. RIC III 291a; Strack 341δ; Calicó 1701; BMCRE 944-5; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Good VF, lustrous, light graffiti on obverse. ($3000)

Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection – Illustrated in Calicó

708.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 159-160. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head right / PIETATI ΛVG COS IIII, Pietas, draped, standing left, holding globe on right hand and child on left arm; at her sides, both left and right, a child standing left and raising right hand. RIC III 302a; Strack 848δ; Calicó 1602 (same coin as illustration); BMCRE 984; Biaggi 748 (this coin); Jameson –; Mazzini 622. Near EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 255 (hammer 6,250 CHF), purchased from H. Cahn in 1950 for 525 CHF.

709.

Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.75 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 161. DIVVS ΛNTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRΛTIO, funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands and statues, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 435 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 272/10; Calicó 1491 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 55 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 792 (same obv. die); Jameson 119; Mazzini 163, first coin (same dies). Good VF, underlying luster. ($5000)

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710.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. DIVA AVGVS TA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / PIE TAS AVG, Pietas, veiled and draped, standing left, holding acerrum in left hand and with right hand dropping incense on lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 394c(a) (Pius); Beckmann dies daf7/PA12; Strack 412 (Pius); Calicó 1794 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 334; Biaggi 826 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini 232 (same dies). EF, underlying luster. ($5000) Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 357.

Pristine Faustina Senior Aureus

711.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-151. DIVA FAV STINA •, draped bust right, with hair in tight coil atop head and bound in pearls / AETER N ITAS, Fortuna, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical rudder set on ground in left. RIC III 349a(a) (Pius); Beckmann dies df42/AC31; Calicó 1743a var. (obv. legend break; same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 368 (same dies); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini 2v. and 5. Superb EF, fully lustrous. Boldly struck from fresh dies.

An essentially perfect specimen in sculptural high relief. ($10,000)

712.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVG V STA, Venus, draped, standing left, extending right hand and with left, raising hem of dress. RIC III 367 (Pius); Beckmann dies df8/AG4; Strack 466; Calicó 1767; BMCRE p. 61, note ‡ (Pius); Biaggi 814; Jameson –; Mazzini –; Leu 50, lot 316 (same dies). Good VF, scratches. ($3000) 171

713.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. Bare head right / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: secespita, aspergillum, guttus, lituus, and simpulum. RIC III 424a (Pius); RSC 451. Near EF, a few light marks. ($500) Struck between 140-144 AD, while Marcus Aurelius was Caesar, the reverse of this coin dwells on the responsibilities of the Pontifex Maximus, leader of the four great Roman priesthoods and the most prominent and influential of priests within the Roman Empire. Originally a position chosen by popular vote, it wasn’t until the reign of Augustus that the role of Pontifex Maximus was merged with the other priesthoods to become a position held by the reigning emperor. The two main priestly colleges were those of the Augurs and Pontificate, whose emblems are displayed on the reverse we see here. The sacrificial knife or secespita, used for opening the body of the sacrificial victim, the aspergillum, used for sprinkling either blood or water. The guttus, a sacrificial jug with a narrow neck from which liquid could be poured in drops, the lituus, a distinctively crooked staff used by augurs for the divination of the heavens and finally, the simpulum, a small vessel, or ladle with a long handle used at sacrifices to make libations or for pouring onto the head of the sacrificial victims. All of these emblems would have been highly symbolic, signifying the immense power the Pontifex Maximus held, as such they formed part of a commonly used motif, frequently employed by emperors during the early imperial period.

714.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 146-147. ΛVRELIVS CΛE SΛR ΛVG P II F •, bare bust left, slight drapery on left shoulder / TR POT COS II, Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left on round shield set on ground to right. RIC III 435 (Pius – var. [bust type]); Calicó 1924 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 614 (Pius); Biaggi 871 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 595 (same obv. die). Good VF, underlying luster. ($5000)

Ex Moretti Collection

715.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 151-152. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG P II FIL, bare head left / TR POT VI COS II, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on extended right hand and parazonium in left. RIC III 452d (Pius); Calicó 1942; BMCRE 773 (Pius); Biaggi 876; Jameson –; Mazzini 643 (same obv. die). Superb EF, toned, underlying luster. Attractive high relief portrait. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatics Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 132; A. Moretti Collection (Numismatics Fine Arts XXII, 1 June 1989), lot 66.

Dr. Athos D. Moretti (1907-1993) was the director of a major Swiss pharmaceutical company who initially collected paintings. In the 1950s, at the urging of his wife, he switched to coins, and in time built up significant collections of Greek silver, Roman gold and Milanese coins of all eras. A generous patron of art and scholarship, he made his collections widely available for study and financed the publication of several important references. His gold collection was bought en bloc by Numismatic Fine Arts and sold anonymously at auction between 1989 and 1991. Very discrete during his lifetime, Moretti possessed a keen eye for quality and his collection pedigree has become highly prized since his passing.

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716.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.90 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 152-153. ΛVRELIVS CΛE SΛR ΛVG P II FIL, bare head right / TR POT VII COS II, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on extended right hand and parazonium in left. RIC III 457 (Pius); Calicó 1945 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 799 (Pius); Biaggi 877 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 660 var. (bust type). EF, underlying luster, a hint of die rust on obverse. ($6000)

Two Different Issues from the Same Obverse Die

717.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 158-159. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVG P II F, bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / TR POT XIII C OS II, Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, with cloak, standing right, left foot set on helmet, holding reversed vertical spear in right hand and parazonium upright in left. RIC III 480a (Pius) var. (no slight drapery); Calicó 1970 var. (same); BMCRE 962 (Pius) var. (same), pl. 21, 10 (same obv. die); Biaggi 892 var. (bust type – same rev. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 747v.* (same dies). Near EF, underlying luster. Very rare with this bust type. ($6000)

718.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.77 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVG P II F, bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / TR POT XIIII C OS II, Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak at back, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC III 481a (Pius); Calicó 1973; BMCRE 994 (Pius; same obv. die); Biaggi 893; Jameson –; Mazzini 752, pl. CV, 747v.* (same obv. die). Near EF, lustrous. ($6000)

719.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aurelius (17.5mm, 6.78 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES M ΛVREL ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR TR P XV around, COS III in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, each holding volumen in left hand. RIC III 10; MIR 18, 15-2/30; Calicó 1821; BMCRE 7-9 var. (bust type); Biaggi 841; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous. ($7500) On the death of Antoninus Pius in AD 161, Marcus Aurelius created Lucius Verus co-emperor with tribunician power. For the first time the imperial powers, except for the position of pontifix maximus, were fully shared between two persons. The reverse type of this issue, employed on coins of both Aurelius and Verus, commemorates the union of these two emperors and the concord that their joint rule would bring to the empire.

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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. IMP M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTOR TR P XVII, COS III in exergue, Salus, draped, standing left, holding scepter in left hand, and feeding out of patera in right hand a snaked coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 77; MIR 18, 54-2/17; Calicó 1915; BMCRE 226-7; Biaggi 867; Jameson –; Mazzini 560. Near EF, lightly toned. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection.

Ex Trau Collection

721.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate head right / TR P XXII • IMP V COS III, Aequitas, draped, seated left on low seat, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 189; MIR 18, 165-2/30; Calicó 2005 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 465, pl. 61, 19 (same rev. die); Biaggi 900 (same dies); Jameson 131 var. (bust type – same rev. die); Mazzini 898 (same dies). Superb EF, toned with underlying luster. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Rauch 106 (10 April 2018), lot 224 (hammer €11500); Franz Trau Collection (Gilhofer & Ranschburg–A. Hess, 22 May 1935), lot 1635.

The Trau Collection was formed and maintained by three generations of an Austrian family from circa 1870 to the 1930s. Carl Trau (18111887) was a chemist in Vienna who branched out into importing tea and other luxury goods from the Orient. A founding member of the Austrian Numismatic Society, his collecting interest focused on Medieval coinage. His son Franz Sr. (1842-1905) carried on the family business and refocused the numismatic collection on ancient coins, particularly Roman Imperial issues. Franz Jr. (1881-1931) oversaw the first Trau auction of about 2,300 coins, medals and books by Egger in January 1904 and continued to build the collection over the next two and half decades. The greater part of the collection was sold by Adolph Hess, with Gilhofer and Ranschburg, at two auctions in 1935 and 1936. The Traus were quite eclectic and systematic in their collecting, acquiring Roman coins in all metals and denominations, including great rarities seldom offered before or since.

722.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.18 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 174. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII, laureate and cuirassed bust right / IMP VI C O S III, Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, on horse pacing right, raising right hand. RIC III 295; MIR 18, 264-2/35; Calicó 1870; BMCRE 590 var. (bust type); Biaggi 855; Jameson –; Mazzini 303. Good VF, toned. ($5000) 174

723.

Divus Marcus Aurelius. Died AD 180. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Barbarous imitation. Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left. Cf. RIC I 207 (Augustus – for similar rev. type); cf. Lyon 82 (Augustus – for similar rev. type); RSC 43 (Augustus – for similar rev. type). VF, toned, flan crack, some porosity and scratches. Extremely rare. ($500)

724.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust left / CONCORDIA, dove standing right. RIC III 503b (Pius); Calicó 2044c; BMCRE 1090 (same rev. die); Biaggi 922; Jameson 138; Mazzini 60 (same rev. die). Near EF, lustrous.

Attractive youthful portrait. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 43 (12 November 1970), lot 366.

Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger was born in about AD 129 to Antoninus Pius and his wife, Faustina the Elder. In AD 138, the emperor Hadrian arranged for her betrothal to Lucius Verus, also about eight. After Antoninus inherited the throne, he broke the engagement and instead betrothed her to his other adoptive son, Marcus Aurelius. The couple were wed in AD 145 to great rejoicing. Faustina was named Augusta in AD 147, replacing her late mother. Her coinage commences that year and continues for the next three decades, showing her passage from a fresh-faced princess to a mature matron, and providing a pageant of Roman feminine hairstyles over that span.

725.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL •, draped bust right, hair in plaits drawn into tight chignon at back of head, held by band of pearls / VE NVS, Venus standing left, holding apple in right hand, rudder entwined by dolphin in left.

RIC III (Pius) 517b; Calicó 2097d (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 1063 (same obv. die); Biaggi 940; Jameson 135 (same obv. die); Mazzini –. VF, residual luster. Struck from dies of fine style. ($2500)

726.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.80 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / SALVTI AVGVSTAE, Salus enthroned left, resting left arm on throne back, and feeding from patera held in her right hand a snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-2b; Calicó 2073a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 151-2 (Aurelius); Biaggi 935 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 198. Good VF, lustrous. ($3000) 175

MATRI MAGNAE

727.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.45 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum balanced in left hand and on left knee. RIC IV 704 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 25-2(c); Calicó 2071; BMCRE 132-3 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 934; Jameson 140 (same dies); Mazzini 168. Choice EF, lustrous, minor deposits on reverse. ($10,000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 103 (14 September 2016), lot 858.

The cult of Cybele, known by a variety of names including ‘The Great Mother’, was brought to Rome in the late third century BC, where she was worshipped in the form of a sacred stone. Her rituals were characterized most notably through ecstatic rituals where her worshippers became insensitive to pain and her priests castrated themselves in homage to her mythical lover Attis. Cybele’s role as life-giver and sustainer made her especially attractive to women, and she first features on coins of the Imperial women, beginning with Diva Faustina. Cybele is often shown riding in a chariot pulled by lions or, as on this example, sitting on a throne flanked by lions.

Lucius Sets Out

728.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROFECTIO ΛVG TR P II, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus, in military attire, on horseback right, holding hasta pura to fore. RIC III 480 var. (bust only cuirassed); MIR 18, 40-12/17; Calicó 2145 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 200 note, pl. 57, 3 (same rev. die); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Near EF, lustrous outer fields. Listed in Calicó as S5 (very scarce) but appears to be much rarer than that, with no other examples in CoinArchives. ($7500) This reverse type depicts Lucius Verus setting out for war against the Parthians. He appears to be holding a transverse spear, but it lacks a point and may therefore be a hasta pura, a blunted spear given as an award for saving the life of a fellow citizen.

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A King Restored

729.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.91 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, bare head right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, REX ΛRMEN/ DΛT in two lines in exergue, Lucius Verus, in military dress, seated left on curule chair set on raised daïs with attendant standing on either side; in front of daïs, the Roman-appointed Armenian king, Sohaemus, standing left, raising hand to head. RIC III 512 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 92-12/10; Calicó 2154 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 300-1 note, pl. 58, 9 (same obv. die); Biaggi 956 (same dies); Jameson 143 (same dies); Mazzini 158 (same dies). EF, lustrous surfaces, a few marks confined to reverse. With a portrait of exceptional style. ($10,000) The reverse records the re-installation of Gaius Julius Sohaemus as king of Armenia. Sohaemus, a member of the royal household of the Syrian caravan city of Emesa, was originally crowned as king by Antoninus Pius in AD 144, an event also recorded on that emperor’s coins.

In AD 161, the Parthians invaded Armenia and drove him into exile. An offensive led by Verus cleared out the Parthians and re-established the pro-Roman regime of Sohaemus, who is seen here receiving his crown. The exceptional artistry of the obverse portrait, together with the complex reverse composition, marks this as a special issue celebrating Verus’ feat of arms.

730.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.07 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands, each holding a volumen. RIC III 451 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 15-12/30; Calicó 2112; BMCRE 32 note (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 949-50 var. (bust type); Jameson –; Mazzini –. Near EF, light toning over residual luster. ($7500) Hadrian, childless and without either a successor or heir, chose Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his adopted son in AD 136, and renamed him as Lucius Aelius Caesar. Aelius was sent to the Roman province of Pannonia to serve as governor, where he died of tuberculosis in AD 138.

Hadrian now made his second choice for his heir, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus. Hadrian actually wanted Marcus Aurelius to succeed him on the throne, but realized that Aurelius was far too young, so instead he went with the highly respected Antoninus. As a condition of his adoption, and to ensure an orderly line of succession, Antoninus Pius adopted both his nephew, Marcus Aurelius, and Aelius Caesar’s son, Lucius. The relatively young Lucius would change his name to Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, but he would later drop Commodus and add Verus after ascending to the throne, along with his adoptive brother and co-ruler Marcus Aurelius. The present type depicts the two “brothers” and co-rulers clasping hands with an inscription noting the “harmony” between the two Augusti.

Captive Armenia

731.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII • IMP II COS II, ARMEN in exergue, Armenia, wearing cloak, breeches and pointed cap, seated left in attitude of mourning, propping head on right hand, left hand on bow and quiver; to right, behind her, trophy. RIC III 508 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 68-12/15; Calicó 2107; BMCRE 297 note (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 947; Jameson –; Mazzini 7. Near EF, lustrous. Rare variety with cuirassed bust only; only one other example in CoinArchives. ($7500) Immediately after Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been installed as joint emperors, the Parthians tested the new regime by breaking a long-standing peace treaty and invading the buffer state of Armenia in AD 161, ejecting its pro-Roman king. In response, Lucius led a large Roman expeditionary force eastward and launched a counter-offensive, ejecting the Parthians from Armenia in AD 163. This initial Roman victory is celebrated on the reverse of this aureus, which gives Verus the title Armeniacus.

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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (17.6mm, 6.56 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. L VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P V IMP II COS II, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, advancing left, holding up Victory in right hand and trophy cradled in left arm. RIC III 535 (Aurelius) corr. (rev. legend); MIR 18, 103-12/37; Calicó 2181 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 379 (Aurelius and Verus; same rev. die); Biaggi 963 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini 268 (same dies). Good VF, compact flan. Rare. ($5000)

Lucilla the Daughter of Antoninus Augustus

733. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-169. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.32 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLΛE ΛVG ΛNTONINI ΛVG F, draped bust right, hair arranged in parallel plaits drawn into small chignon at nape of neck / PIETΛS, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, holding acerrum (incense box) in left hand, extending right hand over lighted altar to left. RIC III 774 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-2a; Calicó 2214 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 316 (Aurelius and Verus; same obv. die); Biaggi 976 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 49. Near EF, lustrous fields. Enchanting, youthful portrait in high relief. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection.

The second of six daughters born to Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior, Lucilla grew up as an imperial princess, with the strange mix of power and helplessness such a position entailed in ancient Rome. In AD 161, at the age of 12, she was betrothed to Lucius Verus, her father’s co-emperor, who was 18 years her senior and had many years earlier actually been betrothed to her mother. This lovely aureus was likely struck shortly after her marriage to Verus in AD 164, with a longer form of obverse legend identifying her as “daughter of Antoninus Augustus” (Marcus Aurelius). Later coins shorten this to simply “Lucilla Augusta.” Lucilla lost the title of Augusta after the sudden death of Verus in AD 169 and her subsequent forced marriage to the elderly senator Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus. The loss of status led her into an unsuccessful plot against her brother Commodus in AD 182, with fatal results for her.

First Portrait of Commodus in Gold

734. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.29 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 175. COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PR INC • IVVENT, Commodus, wearing military tunic and cloak, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and grounded reversed spear in left, trophy of arms to right. RIC III 600 (Aurelius; corr. omits bust cuirassed); MIR 309-12/17; Calicó 2314 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 637 (Aurelius and Verus; corr. omits bust cuirassed); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –.

Near EF, underlying luster. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Palombo 16 (21 October 2017), lot 50 (realized 30,000 CHF); Vinchon (30 November 1993), lot 40; Vinchon (23 April 1976), lot 250.

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Commodus At War – Ex Price Collection

735.

Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.18 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, AD 179. L • AVREL • COM MODVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII IMP III COS II P P, Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy, over left shoulder, in left. RIC III 659 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 450-12/37; Calicó 2339; BMCRE 795 (Auelius and Commodus); Biaggi 1015; Jameson –; Mazzini –; NAC 52, lot 484 (same obv. die). Choice EF, lustrous. High relief portrait of exquisite style. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Michael F. Price Collection (Stack’s, 3 December 1996), lot 206.

This aureus was struck in AD 179, during the closing stages of the Marcomannic War, in which Commodus accompanied his father Marcus Aurelius to the front to ingratiate himself with Rome’s soldiery. The obverse depicts the young, smooth-faced Commodus dressed for war, while the reverse image of a striding Mars alludes to the conflict, which had occupied much of his father’s reign. Marcus Aurelius wished to “tame” the Germanic tribes and create two new Roman provinces on the far side of the Rhine-Danube frontier, a task requiring enormous expenditures in blood, money and manpower. The exertion led to the death of Marcus in March of the following year. His generals tried to convince Commodus to continue the war until his father’s vision was achieved. But the young emperor had endured enough of a soldier’s rough life, patched up a quick peace with the tribes, and returned to Rome in Autumn AD 180.

Ex Bement Collection – Banti Plate Coin

736. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 26.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 190. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding cornucopia and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar to left. RIC III 561; MIR 18, 797-6/30; Banti 86 (this coin referenced and illustrated). Good VF, green-brown patina, light smoothing. ($1000) Ex Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VIII, 25 June 1924), lot 1112.

Clarence Sweet Bement (1843-1923) was a manufacturing magnate in Philadelphia, PA whose outside interests spanned minerals, books, and historical coins. In each of these spheres, he assembled legendary collections that either became the core of important national holdings (his mineral collection now resides with the American Museum of Natural History in New York) or highly sought-after pedigrees for latterday collectors. Bement’s coin collection included United States, foreign and ancient coins; in the ancients category, they included all types of Greek and Roman coinage. He was a keen observer of European auctions and private dealers, and not afraid to spend what were then considered enormous sums to acquire coins of outstanding beauty and rarity. His ancients collection was sold in Naville VIII in June, 1924, a sale that became a benchmark of high-quality cataloguing for later generations.

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Legendary Beauty with a Swan-Like Neck

737. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.30 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, AD 178182. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair braided and waved along browline and pulled into large, elaborate chignon at back of head / VENVS • FELIX, Venus, draped, seated left, holding scepter in left hand and in right hand Cupid, who holds diadem and scepter; below chair, dove standing left. RIC III 287 (Commodus) corr. (Cupid, not Victory); MIR 18, 21-2a; Calicó 2377a corr. (same; same dies as illustration); BMCRE 47-9 (Commodus) corr. (same; same rev. die); Biaggi 1034-6; Jameson 153 (same obv. die); Mazzini 39. Near EF, underlying luster. Struck on a broad flan. ($15,000) Bruttia Crispina was the daughter of Gaius Bruttius Praesens, an influential Roman nobleman from Lucania. Her marriage to the teenaged Commodus was arranged in AD 178 by his father, Marcus Aurelius, to shore up support among the Roman gentry in the wake of the abortive rebellion of Avidius Cassius. Crispina was a legendary beauty but this probably had little effect on the egocentric Commodus, who took a succession of lovers of both sexes. Her inability to produce an heir led Commodus to tire of her; accordingly, she was charged with adultery and banished to the island of Capri in AD 188, where she was later executed. It is sometimes asserted she died much earlier in the reign, after the conspiracy of Lucilla in AD 182, but this is due to a faulty reading of the main sources for the era, the Historia Augusta and Cassius Dio. Indeed, inscriptions record her as still being empress in the late AD 180s. Her coinage is not as extensive as that of previous empresses, probably due to her husband’s indifference. The portraiture, however, depicts a graceful young lady with a long, swan-like neck, as seen here.

Pertinax: Galba Redux

738. Pertinax. AD 193. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-28 March AD 193. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN • AVG, laureate head right / LAETITIA • TE MPOR COS II, Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding wreath in lowered right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC IV 4a; Woodward, Pertinax, dies 7/E; Calicó 2383; BMCRE 7; Biaggi 1039; Jameson –; Mazzini 18; Gorny & Mosch 240, lot 527 (same rev. die); NAC 33, lot 515 (same rev. die). EF, a few faint scratches and edge imperfections. Rare. ($30,000) From the Brexit Collection.

The 89-day reign of Pertinax was, in many ways, a rerun of Galba’s transient principate 125 years before. Like Galba, Pertinax was considered a distinguished elder statesman who could manage affairs after the collapse of a long-established dynasty. Like Galba, Pertinax tried to impose strict economy after a period of extravagance. And, when he tried to discipline the mutinous Praetorians, he met Galba’s fate.

Pertinax’s gold aurei are struck from an extraordinary number of dies, given the brevity of his reign. Thirteen obverse dies and 41 reverse dies have been recorded, indicating an almost frenzied output of the Rome mint during this period, perhaps attempting to keep up with his promised payments to the Praetorians. Though uniformly of high quality, the portraits vary greatly in detail and are clearly produced by many engravers.

The obverse die seen here shows a distinctive three-pointed beard that was later adopted by his eventual successor, Septimius Severus.

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739 740 739.

Manlia Scantilla. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.95 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus.

Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and vertical scepter; at feet to left, peacock standing left with head right.

RIC IV 7a (Julianus); RSC 2. VF, lightly toned. Attractive portrait. Struck on a broad flan with complete legends, very rare thus. Exceptional for issue. ($1500) 740.

Manlia Scantilla. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus.

Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and vertical scepter; at feet to left, peacock standing left with head right.

RIC IV 7a (Julianus); RSC 2. VF, lightly toned. Good portrait. Rare. ($1000)

741.

Didia Clara. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus.

Draped bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV 10 (Julianus); RSC 3. VF, toned, some minor deposits, thin obverse die break. Rare. ($1000)

An Offering of Pescennius Niger Denarii

742.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.10 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PESEN NIGER IVST ΛV, laureate head right / BONI E VENTVS, Bonus Eventus (or Fides) standing left, holding up plate of fruit with right hand and two grain ears. RIC IV 5e var. (obv. legend); RSC 10e var. (same); BMCRE 299 (Wars of the Succession) var. (same). Good VF, small flan flaw on obverse, light porosity. ($2000) Following the death of Pertinax in AD 193, and the “sale” of the Roman throne by the Praetorian Guard to Didius Julianus, the legions of Syria hailed their governor, Pescennius Niger, as emperor. Septimius Severus, who had been proclaimed emperor by the Danubian legions at about the same time, first secured his power by subduing Rome, then marched to encounter Niger. In the ensuing battles, Severus proved to be the stronger adversary and Niger was overtaken as he attempted escape to Parthia. He was executed and his head was sent to Severus, who then ruthlessly slaughtered the rest of Niger’s family.

743.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.36 g, 6h). Antioch mint. [IMP CAE]S C PESC NIG ER IVS AVG COS II, laureate head right / FORTVNA E REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 26e; RSC 28e. Good VF, minor roughness, short flan crack. ($2000)

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744.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.46 g, 12h). Antioch mint. [IMP CAES] C PESC NIGE R IVS AVG COS II, laureate head right / VICTOR I V ST AVG, victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 81f; RSC 76a. Good VF, light deposits on reverse. Excellent silver quality. ($2000)

745.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.42 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP CΛES C PESC NI GER IVST ΛVG, laureate head right / VIC TO RIΛ E, Victory standing left, writing AV/G in two lines on round shield set on column to left. RIC IV 83b; RSC 72a; BMCRE 316 note (Wars of the Succession). VF, lightly toned, slightly off center.

Excellent silver quality for issue. Very rare. ($3000)

746.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.91 g). Obverse brockage. Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST ΛV, laureate head right / Incuse of obverse. VF, some porosity. ($1500)

747.

Clodius Albinus. AD 195-197. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.67 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 196197. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and scepter. RIC IV 15 var. (bust type); Lyon 2 var. (same); RSC 13 var. (same). EF, toned, faint deposits. ($750)

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Superb Severus Aureus

748.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 193-194. IMP CAE • L • SEP • SE V • PERT AVG, laureate head right / VIRT • AV G • TR P • COS, Virtus, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory on right hand and reversed spear in left. RIC IV 24; Calicó 2570; BMCRE 32 (Wars of the Succession; same obv. die); Biaggi 1114 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini 751. Superb EF, sharply struck and fully lustrous. ($15,000) This early aureus of Severus still employs the name Pertinax, which he assumed after seizing the throne in mid-AD 193. Helvius Pertinax had been a close friend and mentor of Severus as he rose in the Roman Senate, and he naturally hoped to do well when the elderly Pertinax became emperor following the murder of Commodus. But Pertinax was himself killed by the Praetorians after only 89 days, sparking Severus’s own bid for power, during which he posed as the old man’s avenger. A few years later, Severus discarded the name Pertinax after he retroactively adopted himself into the family of Marcus Aurelius, thus becoming the “brother” of Commodus, whom Pertinax had replaced.

749.

Septimius Severus, with Julia Domna. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.40 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 202-205. Laureate head of Septimius Severus right / Draped bust of Julia Domna right. RIC IV 273; RSC 3. EF, flan crack, light deposits, flaws on reverse. Very rare. ($1000)

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Extremely Rare Parthian Victory Aureus Published in 1985 750.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 204. SEVERVS PIVS AVG P M TR P XII, laureate head right / VICTORIA PARTHICA MAXIMA, Victory, winged and draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm frond in left. RIC 195B var. (bust type); Calicó 2569 (not pictured, this coin referenced); BMCRE p. 248, † var. (bust type); Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; J. R. Cayón, Compendio de las Monedas del Imperio Romano vol. I (Madrid, 1985), p. 723, 22 (this coin). EF, light iridescent toning over lustrous surfaces. Well struck from dies of fine style. Extremely rare. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection.

This would appear to be the only recorded example of this aureus type, recorded in the 1985 Spanish publication of Juan R. Cayón and subsequently noted by Calicó in 2003, but otherwise unpublished. RIC records an example with the same obverse legend and reverse type, but with a draped and cuirassed bust instead of the laureate head seen here. The dated obverse inscription, the exquisite engraving of the dies, and the exceptionally well-centered strike would seem to mark this as a special, limited issue, perhaps explaining its extreme rarity.

Pacifier of the World 751.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 208. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / PACATOR ORBIS, radiate and draped bust of Sol right. RIC IV 282; Calicó 2487a (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 353; Biaggi 1082; Jameson 164; Mazzini 355; CNG 61, 1868 (same rev. die). Near EF, minor peck mark and small flan flaw on obverse. Rare. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Hess-Divo AG 307 (7 June 2007), lot 1647; Münzen und Medaillen AG 64 (30 January 1984), lot 268.

The legend PACATOR ORBIS may be translated as “Pacifier of the World.” It is seen for the first time on a Roman coin with this issue of AD 207-208, accompanied by the radiate bust of Sol Invictus, whose worship within the Roman Empire began its rise to prominence in the reign of Severus. The cult likely was brought back by the legions of Severus after his campaigns against the Parthians circa AD 197. Solar worship was well established among the Persic peoples of the East, and the cult of Mithras (also associated with Sol) was already popular among the legions. Within a few decades the solar cult would become quasi-monotheistic and the last great rival of Christianity within the Roman Empire.

Ex Williams Collection 752.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIAE, AVGG in exergue, Victory, winged, draped, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, driving galloping biga right. RIC IV 299; Calicó 2559; BMCRE 369; Biaggi 1109; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Superb EF, lustrous, edge marks, obverse die break. Well struck on a broad flan, and of fine style. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 545; William H. Williams Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 31, 26 October 2005), lot 68.

753.

Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Caracalla, laureate and togate, standing left and facing Geta, bareheaded and togate, who is standing right; both holding between them, Victory standing facing on globe, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 330A; Calicó 2436 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 50*; Biaggi 1064 var. (obv. legend); Jameson 162 (same dies); Mazzini –. Choice EF, lustrous. Very rare type with BRIT in the obverse legend. ($15,000) Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 788.

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754.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.62 g, 12h). British Victory issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath. RIC IV 332; RSC 727; SCBC 651. Good VF. Well struck for issue. ($200) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 890639 (April 2011).

Septimius Severus waged his last military campaign against the Caledonians on the northern border of Britain, where he himself died at his campaign headquarters at York in February AD 211. Among those who accompanied him on the campaign were his wife Julia Domna, as well as his sons Caracalla and Geta. Septimius and Caracalla commanded this campaign, with Caracalla becoming sole commander after his father had fallen ill. The two often did not agree on matters of strategy and we are told that at one point that Caracalla became so enraged that he appeared ready to stab his father in the back before the entire army. Upon Severus’ death at York in February AD 211, Caracalla made peace with the Caledonians on less-than-favorable terms, which required the Romans retreat to the agreed border of Hadrian’s Wall

755.

Divus Septimius Severus. Died AD 211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.78 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211. Bare head right / Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head left. RIC IV 191B (Caracalla); RSC 82.

Near EF, slight porosity, some deposits on reverse. ($500)

756.

Divus Septimius Severus. Died AD 211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.01 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211. Bare head right / Garlanded funeral pyre surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC IV 191F (Caracalla); RSC 89. Near EF, underlying luster, minor deposits, a couple light scratches on reverse. ($500)

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Extremely Rare Dynastic Denarius

757.

Julia Domna, with Geta as Caesar. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Laodicea mint. Struck AD 200-202. Draped bust of Julia Domna right / Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta right. RIC IV 571 (Septimius; Rome mint); RSC 1; NAC 25, lot 513. Good VF, lightly toned, small deposit on reverse. Extremely rare. One example in CoinArchives from an eastern mint. ($1000) Even the G. R. Arnold Collection of silver coins of the Severan Dynasty, sold by Glendining’s (21 November 1984), did not have an example of this rarity.

Ex J. Pierpont Morgan Collection

758. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 200-201. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RECTOR ORBIS, Caracalla (as Sol), radiate, naked except for cloak falling over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and vertical reversed spear in left.

RIC IV 39a; Calicó 2804b (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 163; Biaggi 1214; Jameson 179 (same obv. die); Mazzini 541; Morgan 159 (this coin). EF, a few minor marks. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 102 (24 October 2017), lot 533; Freeman & Sear 12 (28 October 2005), lot 584; J. Pierpont Morgan Collection (Stack’s, 14 September 1983), lot 91.

J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was among the greatest American bankers and industrial magnates of the nineteenth and early twentiethth centuries. Starting during the U.S. Civil War, Morgan’s shrewd dealings placed his family banking company in a dominant position in all major industries, including railroads, steel production, and shipping. His wealth grew to legendary proportions by 1890, when his wide collecting interests began to proliferate. They included art and sculpture, gems, autographs, early manuscripts, and rare coins. He employed trusted dealers as agents to seek out works of rarity and beauty the world over. His impressive coin collections included ancient Greek and Roman pieces in silver and gold, including eight of the famous Aboukir gold medallions found in Egypt in 1902, and more than 200 gold aurei, including this specimen. The Morgan family retained his collection long after his death, publishing a portion of the holdings in 1953. Many of his coins have been subsequently sold at auction, including the Stack’s sale of 1983.

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Victory Over Parthia – Ex Huntington Collection

759. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.00 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 202. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT • PART • MAX , Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding up wreath in extended right hand, and cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC V 144a; Calicó 2843 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 295; Biaggi 11225 (same obv. die); Jameson –; Mazzini –. Superb EF, light reddish toning over lustrous surfaces. Well struck on a broad flan, with an artistic, youthful portrait. ($20,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 71, 16 May 2013), lot 256 (HSA 1001.1.30066) (hammer 36,000 CHF).

This aureus celebrates the second Parthian campaign of Septimius Severus, circa AD 197-198. Severus raised three new Roman Legions for the purpose, I, II and III Parthica; he took I and III with him and left II Parthica in Italy to keep watch on Rome in his absence. Moving with great speed, Severus caught the Parthians unprepared. His passage to the Parthian capital of Cestiphon was nearly uncontested, and the city was duly attacked and plundered, yielding a vast trove of gold and gems, as well as 100,000 captives, who were sold into slavery. On January 28 AD 198, Severus accepted the title Parthicus Maximus and raised his eldest son Antoninus, known to history by his nickname Caracalla, to the rank of co-Augustus.

Ex Biaggi de Blasys Collection

760. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.38 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 203. ANTON • P • AVG PON TR P VI COS, laureate adolescent bust right, wearing aegis / VIR TVS AVGG, Caracalla, in military attire, standing left, holding crowning Victory and reversed spear; to right, Virtus, helmeted and holding reversed spear, standing left, crowning him with laurel branch. RIC IV 73 corr. (misdescribed as denarius); Calicó 2845 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE p. 241, † corr. (same); Biaggi 1227 (this coin); Jameson 181 var. (bust type; same rev. die); Mazzini 668 v. var. (same: same rev. die). EF, underlying luster, small flaw on cheek. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 327, privately purchased in 1952.

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Pedigreed to 1934

761. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.02 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 205. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PONTIF TR P VIII COS II, Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak on left shoulder, standing left, right foot on helmet, holding branch in right hand and reversed, vertical spear in left. RIC 80a; Calicó 2777a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 476-7; Biaggi 1205; Jameson 183; Mazzini 419 (same obv. die).

EF, toned. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Maison Palombo 17 (20 October 2018), lot 87 (hammer 15000 CHF); J. C. S. Rashleigh Collection (Part I, Glendining & Co., 14 January 1953), lot 63; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), 889 (reportedly from the R. Burrage Collection in that sale).

762. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Caracalla (as Virtus) standing left, cradling parazonium in right arm, left hand holding reversed spear set on ground, right foot on leg of captive seated right below. RIC IV –; Calicó 2714 (same dies as illustration = Triton VI, lot 1012); BMCRE –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; NAC 99, lot 24 (same dies).

EF, underlying luster, scratch in field on obverse. Extremely rare. ($15,000) Ex Freeman & Sear inventory R4269 (May 2004).

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Everlasting Security – Ex Williams Collection

763. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 212-213. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / SECVRITATI PERPETVAE, Securitas, draped, seated right on throne, resting head on right hand, propped on throne, and holding scepter in left; garlanded altar to right. RIC IV 229a; Calicó 2813; BMCRE 101 (same rev. die); Biaggi 1218; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, high-relief portrait in fine style. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex William H. Williams Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 31, 26 October 2005), lot 75; Classical Numismatic Review XXII.2 (Spring / Summer 1997), no. 18; Giessener Munzhandlung 81 (3 March 1997), lot 758.

The Roman populace would certainly have welcomed the restoration of “Everlasting Peace and Security” proclaimed on the reverse of this attractive aureus, issued by Caracalla circa AD 212. Its issue came soon after Caracalla’s murder of his younger brother and co-emperor, Geta, and the bloody purge of his supporters, which had filled the capital with chaos and dread. Awful as these events were, they finally settled a horrific sibling rivalry, which had threatened to tear the Roman Empire apart, and allowed at least a semblance of order and prosperity to return.

The Last Portrait of Caracalla

764. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 6.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 217. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XX COS IIII P P, Serapis, wearing polos on head, draped, standing front, head left, holding wreath downward in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC IV 289b; Calicó 2761 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 186 note; Biaggi 1200 (same dies); Jameson 191; Mazzini –.EF, light scratches. Struck with dies of artistic merit. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Maison Palombo 13 (13 December 2014), lot 93 (hammer 27,000 CHF).

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Extremely Rare Dynastic Aureus for Geta

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Geta, with Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.46 g, 12h). Dynastic issue. Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-205. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, jugate busts right of Septimius Severus, radiate and draped, and Julia Domna, draped, wearing stephane set on crescent. RIC IV 7b; Calicó 2927 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p.

196, note *; Biaggi 1244 (same dies); Jameson 200 (same dies); Mazzini pl. XLIII, manca (same dies); Ars Classica XV, lot 1754 (same dies); Hirsch 258, lot 2614 (same dies). Near EF. Extremely rare. ($20,000) Ex Phil Peck (“Morris”) Collection.

Born in March, AD 189 to Severus and his wife Julia Domna, Publius Septimius Geta was only 11 months younger than his brother and was said to closely resemble his father’s coloring and temperament. After Caracalla was named co-Augustus with his father in A.D. 198, Geta was made Caesar, or junior emperor, unintentionally highlighting his second-class status within the dynastic hierarchy. This perhaps contributed to an intense sibling rivalry between Geta and Caracalla, which, after the boys reached their teens, threatened to tear the family and indeed the empire apart. Despite dynastic propaganda, which portrayed a close-knit ruling family, including this rare aureus depicting the young Geta with his parents, each brother cultivated a circle of friends and sycophants, which quickly turned into armed gangs that frequently clashed in the streets of Rome.

766 767 766. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.81 g, 5h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, AD 217-218.

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC IV 15; Clay Issue 2; RSC 55a.

Near EF, minor deposit on reverse. ($300) 767. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 2nd emission, AD 217-218.

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Annona seated left, holding cornucopia and two grain ears over modius set on ground to left. RIC IV 19; Clay Issue 2; RSC 56. EF. Well centered and struck. ($300)

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Published Military Diploma 768.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Military Diploma (single tablet 108 x 145mm) and Fragment (470 x 566mm).

Dated 7 January AD 226. Mostly intact, engraved, tablet and fragment of a single diploma.

INTERIOR OF THE TABLET: [...] AD · VII · IDVS IANVARII/ [SEV]ERO ALEXANDO II MARCELLO II / [C]OH · II · PR SEVERIANA P(ia) V(index) / [A]VRELIO M F VLP(io) [hole for sealing the document] VALENTI / MARCIANOPOLI · / [blank line with hole for sealing the document] / DESCRIPT(um) ET RECOGNIT(um) EX TABVLA AEREA QVA(E) / FIXA EST ROM(A)E IN MVRO POS(t) / TEMPLVM / DIVI [Augusti] / AD MINERVAM TRANSLATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE TABLET: (Dated) the seventh day before the Ides of January while the emperor Severus Alexander for the second time and (C. Aufidius) Marcellus for the second time were consuls (7 January AD 226). Cohors II Praetoria Severiana Pia Vindex – For Aurelius Ulpius Valens, son of Marcus at Marcianopolis. A transcribed copy from the bronze tablet which has been affixed at Rome to the wall behind the Temple of the Divus [Augustus] by Minerva.

EXTERIOR OF THE TABLET: AVRELI · MA[...]

IVLI · IVLIA[NI] M · TVLLI · [hole for sealing the document] VALEN(tis) M · VLPI · BATAVI · C · VALERI · MVCIANI · [hole for sealing the document] C · AELI · SATVRNINI · T · I · FLAVI · HERACLIDES · TRANSLATION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TABLET: (Seal of) [...] Aurelius Ma[...]

(Seal of) [...] Iulius Iulia[nus] (Seal of) Marcus Tullius [hole for sealing the document] Valens (Seal of) Marcus Ulpius Batavius (Seal of) Caius Valerius Mucianus [hole for sealing the document] (Seal of) Caius Aelius Saturninus (Seal of) Tiberius Flavius Heraclides EXTERIOR OF THE FRAGMENT: [...] COS / [...] A P(ia) V(index) · / [...] VALENTI · / [MARC]IANOPOLI / [...] [REC]OGNITVM EX TABVLA AE /[RE RO]MAE IN MVRO POS[T] TEMPLVM / [AV]G AD MINERVAM · TRANSLATION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE FRAGMENT: [...] consuls (7 January AD 226). [Cohors II Praetoria Severian]a Pia Vindex [– For Aurelius Ulpius] Valens, [son of Marcus at Marc]ianopolis. A transcribed copy from the bronze tablet [which has been affixed at Ro]me to the wall behind the Temple [of the Divus Au]g(ustus) by Minerva.

INTERIOR OF THE FRAGMENT: IMP CAES [DIVI ANTONINI MAGNI PII FI]/ L DIVI S[EVERI PII NEPOS] M AVRE AVG P / NOMI[NA MILITVM QVI MILITAVERVNT IN COHORTIBVS] PR(aetoris) S(everianis) [decem I II III IIII V VI VII] VIII [VIIII V Piis Vindicibus QVI PIE ET FOR] / TIT[ER MILITIA FACTI SVNT etc. ...]

TRANSLATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE FRAGMENT: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix, son of the Divus Antoninus Magnus Pius (Caracalla), grandson of the Divus Septimius Severus Augustus, [Pontifex Maximus, holding tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the third time, Pater Patriae]. The names of the soldiers who served in the ten cohortes praetoriae Severianae piae vindices – I II III IIII V VI VII VIII VIIII X – who loyally and bravely performed their military service etc. ...

RMD III 195a-b (this diploma). As made, green patina, tablet missing upper left and upper right sections, exterior showing where seal cover (now lost) was attached, both tablet and fragment with cracks. Housed in a specially made clear plastic holder. A fine extant military diploma from the 3rd century, and especially rare, as it belongs to a praetorian soldier and notes his place of final deployment on the northern frontier. ($5000) 192

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Founder of Rome

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.49 g, 7h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE XAND AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P VIIII CO S III P P, Severus Alexander, as Romulus, in military dress, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC IV 103; Calicó 3121 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 620; Biaggi 1330 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini –. FDC, lustrous, light earthen deposits. Needle-sharp detail. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection.

This reverse type depicting Severus Alexander as Romulus can be seen to have both past and future iconographic significance when it was struck circa AD 230. Since he was required to conduct campaigns against both the Sassanians and Germanic tribes for the well-being of the empire, a likening to Romulus is obvious. As the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of the city lay only 17 years away, however, a similar reference to Rome’s legendary founder also seems appropriate.

Jupiter the Defender

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21.5mm, 6.46 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IOVI PRO PVGNATORI, Jupiter, naked except for cloak over shoulder, standing facing, head right, holding up thunderbolt in right hand and eagle on left hand. RIC IV 234; Calicó 3061a; BMCRE 824; Biaggi 1307-8; Jameson –; Mazzini 75. EF. Struck on a broad flan. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection.

In sharp contrast to his predecessor, Severus Alexander embraced the traditional Roman pantheon of deities and celebrated them on his coinage. He chose Jupiter as defender (Propugnator) of the regime, as exemplified on this attractive gold aureus. This was certainly a deliberate policy to distance himself from his cousin, whose close attachment to the Emesan solar deity Elagabalus (by which name later generations called the young emperor) alienated the Roman populace and army.

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Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 23.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. 9th emission of Severus Alexander, AD 228. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Felicitas standing left, legs crossed, holding caduceus and resting arm on column. RIC IV 676 (Alexander); BMCRE 487-9 (Alexander); Banti 7. Near EF, dark red-brown patina. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1206.

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Diva Paulina. Died before AD 235. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.25 g, 8h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Veiled and draped bust right / Diva Paulina, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock flying right. RIC IV 2 (Maximinus); BMCRE 127-8 (Maximinus); RSC 2. EF, lightly toned. ($500) 194

774 773 773. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum.

RIC IV 1; BMCRE 118 (Maximinus I); RSC 1. EF, lightly toned, shallow scratch on obverse, some deposits and die rust on reverse. ($500) 774. Pupienus. AD 238. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. IMP CAES PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CARITAS MVTVA AVGG, clasped right hands. RIC IV 10b; BMCRE 87-91; RSC 3. EF, toned. Struck on a broad flan, with attractive surfaces. ($500) If nothing else, the high quality of portraiture seen on coins of the ephemeral emperors Gordian I, Gordian II, Balbinus and Pupienus, none of whom reigned more than three months, points to the remarkable adaptability of the Roman mint during this tumultuous period. During the year AD 238, die engravers created effigies for no fewer than seven different rulers (Maximinus I, Maximus, the two Gordians, Balbinus, Pupienus, and Gordian III) in rapid succession, yet each portrait is distinctive and, from the evidence of surviving portrait busts, surprisingly true to the unique physiognomy of each emperor.

An Offering of Gordian III Aurei Gordian III’s six year reign was an island of relative tranquility in the turbulent mid-third century AD. This and the following seven coins, all with different reverse types, represent a remarkable representative offering of gold aurei from this transitional reign.

Gordian was the grandson of Gordian I Africanus, patriarch of an immensely wealthy and influential family, who in AD 238 was proclaimed emperor in revolt against the cruel Maximinus I Thrax. The regime collapsed almost immediately, and, through an improbable series of events, the 13-year-old Gordian III was eventually saluted as emperor, the only one of AD 238’s six Roman rulers to survive the year. Due to his youth, he was at first dominated by his mother and a board of senators, who had to walk a tightrope to avoid the fate of previous short-lived regimes.

In AD 241, Gordian appointed as Praetorian Prefect the capable Timesitheus, whose daughter Tranquillina became his bride. Timesitheus became a beneficent mentor who kept Gordian’s weak government on an even keel. But in the same year, the Sasanian Persians under Shapur I crossed Rome’s desert frontier and threatened Antioch, forcing young Gordian to take up arms. His army engaged Shapur at Rhesaena in Syria in won a signal victory early in AD 243. But the death of Timesitheus that winter brought Roman progress to a grinding halt. Supplies dwindled, and the new prefect, Philip, blamed the shortage on Gordian’s incompetence. The soldiers grew rebellious. Gordian reportedly offered to abdicate in Philip’s favor, but Philip instead simply seized the throne and had Gordian quietly murdered early in AD 244. Sadly, his youth and gentle nature had proven unsuited to the demands of hard times.

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Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.04 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS PP, Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding long scepter in right hand, thunderbolt and his mantle in his left, over small figure of Gordian at his feet to left. RIC IV 21; Calicó 3211; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Choice EF, lustrous. ($5000)

776.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 4.74 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, AD 239.

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Pax standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and scepter in left. RIC IV 22; Calicó 3215; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, underlying luster, strike a touch soft on reverse. Rare. ($4000) Ex Rauch MBS 11 (12 September 2006), lot 977.

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777.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.0 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 3rd emission, AD 240. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC IV 40; Calicó 3183; Biaggi 1349; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini 21 var. (obv. legend; same rev. die). EF, lustrous. ($5000)

778.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.02 g, 7h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 7th emission, AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS P P, Gordian III, in military attire, on horseback left, raising right hand, holding scepter in left. RIC IV 80; Calicó 3220; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; PCR 777 (same dies). EF, lustrous, some light scratches. Well struck. ($5000)

779.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 4.83 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emission, AD 240243. IMP • GORDIANVS PIVS • FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AETER N ITATI AVG, Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. RIC IV 97; Calicó 3186a var. (break in rev. legend); cf. Hunter 41. EF, very minor deposits. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection.

780.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.11 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 8th-11th emissions, AD 240-early 243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LAETITA AVG N, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath in right hand, left hand placed on grounded anchor to right. RIC IV 101; Calicó 3202a; Biaggi 1359; Hunterian 54; Jameson –; Mazzini 119. EF, lustrous. ($5000) 196

781.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.80 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 8th-11th emissions, AD 240-early 243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules, naked, standing right, resting right hand on hip, holding lion skin and club set on rock in left hand. RIC IV 108; Calicó 3242; Biaggi 1373–4; Hunterian 69; Jameson –; Mazzini 401. Choice EF, lustrous. ($5000) The model for this reverse type is the famed marble Farnese Hercules statue that was discovered in the excavations of the Baths of Caracalla in 1546. It stood for over 200 years in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, from whence it gained its name, and was moved to Naples in 1787, where it is now displayed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale. The statue is thought to be an enlarged copy sculpted in the early 3rd century AD

by Glycon based on an original by Lysippus dating to the 4th century BC. The statue depicts Hercules at rest after completing his Labors: he is shown standing with his club, draped in the skin of the Nemean Lion, set upright on a rock, propped under his left arm supporting the weight of his muscular frame, his head slightly nodding forward in a weary attitude, and he holds the apples of the Hesperides behind his back in his right hand. The sculpture was apparently well-liked by the Romans, and copies have been found in Roman palaces and gymnasiums.

782.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.85 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P IIII COS II PP, Gordian, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globus in left. RIC IV 105; Calicó 3222; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous. ($5000)

783.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.41 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission, AD 246. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Annona standing left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius to left. RIC IV 168a; Banti 9. EF, attractive green patina, some earthen deposits, areas of light roughness on reverse. ($300) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection (Noble 105, 24 March 2014), lot 4273; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 1606.

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Rare Philip II Caesar Aureus

784.

Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. AV Aureus (21mm, 4.76 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Philip I, AD 245.

M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, bareheaded and draped bust right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip standing right, holding spear in right hand, globe in left. RIC IV 216a; Bland, Gold 22 (dies 9/7); Calicó 3276; Biaggi 1390; Jameson –; Mazzini –; Hunterian 4 (same dies). EF, underlying luster, a few light marks mainly confined to reverse. Rare. ($20,000) From the Brexit Collection.

Born in AD 237, Marcus Julius Severus Philippus was seven years old when his eponymous father, the emperor Philip I, had him proclaimed Caesar early in AD 244. Philip I thus hoped to form something the Roman Empire had lacked since the Severan era: a stable dynasty. This aureus was struck shortly thereafter, showing the young Caesar as “Prince of Youth” on the reverse. Due to the increasing shortage of precious metals during the reign, aurei of both Philips are quite rare. Such shortages forced the regime to be parsimonious in its handouts to soldiers, meaning their loyalties were always highly suspect. This ultimately led to the downfall of the dynasty less than five years after its inception.

785.

Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. AV Aureus (19mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission of Trajan Decius, early-mid AD 250. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand and holding transverse scepter in left. RIC IV 59a (Decius); Calicó 3308; Biaggi 1403; Hunterian 9; Jameson 240; Mazzini 18. Good VF, short flan crack, scratches. Rare. ($5000)

RCV Plate Coin

786.

Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.29 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, AD 251-252. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC IV 114a; Banti 21; RCV 9674 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, green patina, somewhat rectangular flan. ($400) According to A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins by John Melville Jones, the vindicta which Libertas carries was “the rod with which a slave was touched during the ceremony of manumission or liberation.”

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787 788 787. Aemilian. AD 253. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aemilian standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted tripod and holding spear; signum between Aemilian and tripod.

RIC IV 18; RSC 33a. EF, some deposits. ($300) 788. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Antoninianus (24mm, 4.57 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 11th emission, AD 275.

Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Sol advancing right, holding branch and bow, treading down an enemy; Γ-//XXIR. RIC V 64; BN 192-4. EF, full silvering. ($200) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 1125.

The Usurper Zenobia

789.

Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (21mm, 2.52 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. 2nd emission, AD 272.

S ZENOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO R E GINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; at feet, peacock standing left with head right; star in left field. RIC V 2 corr. (star not noted); Bland, Coinage 29r, dies 47/Jun iii; MIR 47, 360b/0; BN 1267a. VF, green-brown surfaces, some roughness. Very rare. ($5000)

“Peace Everywhere”

790. Probus. AD 276-282. AV “Heavy” Aureus (21mm, 6.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. 6th emission, AD 281-282. IMP PROB VS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over far shoulder with left hand / V B IQVE PAX, Victory, holding olive branch in right hand and reins in left, driving fast biga right. RIC V 139; Pink VI/1, p. 59, series 6; Calicó 4209; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous, edge marks and contouring from prior bezel, some striking imperfections, a few field marks. Struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Nomisma 57 (18 May 2018), lot 204 (realized €15,000); Baldwin’s 99 (4 May 2016), lot 34; New York Sale XXV (5 January 2011), lot 238.

The reverse of this impressive aureus refers to “Peace Everywhere” (VBIQVE PAX), which Probus had seemingly achieved in AD 281 after years of relentless campaigning. In that year he celebrated a well-deserved triumph in Rome, where this piece was struck. The relative calm reportedly prompted Probus to express hope for such a universal peace that his armies could be disbanded. Word of this remark got back to his soldiers, who were being employed in land reclamation and other public works to keep them from being idle. Early in AD 282, while Probus was en route to the Danube frontier, a rebellion broke out among the disgruntled legionaries that rapidly spread through the ranks. The emperor was trapped in a guard tower near Sirmium and butchered by his own soldiers. So dangerous were the times that even an emperor as successful as Probus could not escape an undeserved death.

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Carinus as Caesar

791. Carinus. As Caesar, AD 282-283. AV Aureus (19mm, 4.67 g, 12h). Siscia mint. 1st emission, AD 282. M AVR CARINVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman riding left, spearing fallen enemy / MARS V LTOR, Mars advancing right, holding spear in right hand, shield in left.

RIC V 188; Pink VI/2, p. 42; Calicó 4349; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Choice EF, reddish tone, tiny deposits on reverse. Very rare. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection.

Carinus is either one of Rome’s most depraved emperors, or one of its most unfairly maligned. The view of him as a despoiler of women and corrupter of youth likely stems from the effective propaganda of his successor, Diocletian. In reality, Carinus would seem to have had little time in his brief reign to engage in the kind of debauchery assigned to him by the notoriously unreliable Historia Augusta. The evidence provided by his coinage depicts him as a typical military man of the age, always en route to, engaging in, or celebrating victory in battle. This rare aureus depicts Carinus in a fully military pose, holding a shield and spear as if to confront Rome’s enemies head-on. The reverse shows Mars, god of war, on the march with shield and spear, probably reflecting Carinus’s departure for the Gallic frontier in mid AD 282.

792. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (18mm, 2.89 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 294. Laureate head right / Four tetrarchs sacrificing before city gate with six turrets. RIC VI 27a; Jelocnik 40a; RSC 516†e. EF, attractive iridescent tone, light scratch in margin on obverse. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 81 (20 May 2009), lot 1128.

Diocletian (284-305 AD) was one of the most important reformers in the history of the Roman Empire. Following decades of transition, as well as significant political and economic upheaval during the middle part of the third century, Diocletian set about stabilizing the Empire. His solution was to form a diarchy, with himself taking control of the eastern Empire while his colleague Maximian (286-305 AD) took control of the west. After several years, Diocletian saw the need to expand this arrangement further and in AD 293 the diarchy became a tetrarchy. Each senior Augustus took a junior Caesar to assist with matters in their respective half of the Empire: a senior and junior colleague in the West (Maximian and Constantius Chlorus), and a senior and junior colleague in the East (Diocletian and Galerius). Four tetrarchic capital cities of the Roman Empire were established to help ensure further administrative stability: Nicomedia (the seat of Diocletian) and Sirmium (the seat of Galerius) in the east, and Mediolanum (the seat of Maximian) and Augustus Treverorum (the seat of Constantius Chlorus) in the west.

Diocletian’s new system also ensured a smoother process for the succession than had been seen earlier in the third century and, when he and Maximian retired in AD 305, Galerius and Constantius were raised to the senior rank of Augustus and each took new junior Caesars: Severus II in the West, and Maximinus in the East. The tetrarchy proved to be a strong arrangement, providing the immediate stability that the Empire needed; it lasted until around AD 313 when Constantine took control of the West and Licinius the East.

793. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 4.63 g, 6h). Pre-reform issue. Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 284-286. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS ERVA TORI ORBIS, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand, scepter in left. RIC V 299; Lukanc 14; Depeyrot 2/3; Calicó 4524; Biaggi 1729 var. (breaks in rev. legend); Hunterian 56; Jameson –; Mazzini –; Tkalec (29 February 2012), lot 243 (same obv. die). EF, lustrous, a few minor marks on obverse. ($7500) 200

794. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.41 g, 7h). Post-reform issue. Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 286-287. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSE RVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left; S C in exergue. RIC V 297; Lukanc 12; Depeyrot 5/6; Calicó 4500; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous, scuff on cheek repaired, with beard detail restored. Struck on a broad flan. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Heritage 3015 (7 September 2011), lot 23373.

During the reigns immediately prior to Diocletian, the weight of the gold aureus fluctuated wildly, from as heavy as 6.90 grams to as light as 4 grams, and seemed to vary almost arbitrarily from mint to mint. This irregularity continued into the first years of the new regime (see previous lot), but between AD 286 and 290, Diocletian stabilized the aureus at 60 to the pound, or about 5.46 grams of gold, throughout the Roman Empire. This aureus, struck about a year later and almost 20 percent heavier than the previous lot from the same mint of Cyzicus, bears evidence of this early reform. This set the stage for his complete revamping of the Roman monetary system, which commenced with the introduction of two new denominations, the silver argenteus and the billon follis, circa AD 293.

Maximianus, Partner In Power

795. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.50 g, 12h). Post-reform issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 286. IMP M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CO NSE R VAT AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and grounded vertical scepter in left. RIC V 492; Depeyrot 2C/2; Calicó 4688; Biaggi 1796; Hunterian 2; Jameson –; Mazzini 348. EF, fully lustrous, tiny field mark on obverse.

Struck from dies of excellent style. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 614 (“from a private American collection”).

Like Diocletian, Maximian rose through the ranks of the Roman Army during the war-torn later third century. Once Diocletian was installed as emperor, he soon offered to share power with his old friend, whom he trusted implicitly. Though less of a thinker than Diocletian, Maximian was a better soldier, a fact Diocletian understood and even appreciated. Maximian thus became Hercules to Diocletian’s Jupiter, the man of action following the lead of a great planner and organizer. The partnership worked remarkably well, and in AD 293 the diarchy was expanded to a Tetrarchy with the addition of two subordinate rulers. Imperial portraiture during the early years of the joint reign, particularly at western mints, could achieve a semblance of the realism and individuality seen in previous generations, as exemplified by this handsome aureus portrait of Maximian. Within a few years, such representations were replaced by a hard “generic” look that stressed the uniformity of the four rulers making up the unique regime.

796 797 796. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AR Argenteus (18.5mm, 3.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 294.

Laureate head right / The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. RIC VI 27b; Jeločnik 57a; RSC 622e. EF, gunmetal gray toning with some blue iridescence. ($750) Ex William Whetstone Collection.

797.

Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 5.13 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 286. IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVA TORI AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; Σ-//SMA. RIC V 620 corr. (location of Σ); Depeyrot 3/7 corr. (same); Calicó 4705; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; NAC 52, lot 584 (same rev. die). Good VF, a few edge and field marks. Rare. ($3000) 201

798.

Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Æ Follis (25mm, 10.29 g, 11h). Alexandria mint, 2nd officina.

Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; to left, eagle standing left, head right; B//ALE. RIC VI 20. VF, brown surfaces, cleaning marks, smoothed. ($1000)

Fine Style Portrait

799.

Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 4.91 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 303-305.

CONSTAN TIVS NOB C, laureate head right / HERCVLI CONSER AVGG ET CAESS N N, Hercules standing facing, head left, nude but for lion skin draped over shoulder, resting right hand on grounded club, holding bow in left hand, and wearing quiver; TR. RIC VI 45; Depeyrot 10B/7; Calicó 4836; Biaggi 1850; DOC 20 (same dies); Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini dopo 146 (same dies). Near EF, attractive deep reddish iridescent toning. High relief portrait of fine style. ($15,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Peus 357 (28 October 1998), lot 884; Lanz 50 (27 November 1989), lot 807.

Flavius Valerius Constantius was a native of Naissus in modern Serbia, scene of a great Roman victory over the Goths in AD 268. Like many later emperors, he found escape from his low social standing in the Roman army and rose steadily through the ranks. Along the way, he took a local barmaid named Helena as his common-law wife and she bore him a son, Constantine, in AD 273 or 274. By AD 284, Constantius had risen to become military governor of Dalmatia. He supported Diocletian’s bid for power and was rewarded with a series of important posts in the new regime. In March of AD 293, Diocletian and Maximianus appointed him Caesar of the West. He chose as his capital the fortress city of Treveri, modern Trier in western Germany, where this remarkable gold aureus was struck. The local mint possessed at least one die engraver of exceptional talent, who continued to produce gold coins with high quality portraiture, typically in high relief on compact flans as seen here, well into the reign of Constantine I. This coin gives every evidence of coming from the famous Arras-Beaurains Hoard of 1922, which contained between 200 and 300 gold coins, and at least 40 huge medallions, of the Tetrarchy and early Constantinian era. It is not published in the 1977 corpus of the hoard by Pierre Bastien, although 23 other aurei of the exact same type are recorded, many with similar distinctive toning. However, the hoard was dispersed immediately after its discovery and reconstructing it, in the words of B.A. Baldwin, “will for ever be impossible in an exact sense.”

800. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (18mm, 3.66 g, 6h). Ticinum mint. Struck circa AD 294. laureate head right; outer wreath tie curved upward / Tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. RIC VI 15b; Jelocnik 30 var. (wreath ties); RSC 220a. EF, attractive light gray toning. ($500)

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Seeking Jupiter’s Aid

801.

Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.21 g, 6h). Siscia mint. Struck AD 316. LICINI VS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSER VATORI AVG, Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and grounded scepter in left; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; X//SIS. RIC VII 20; Depeyrot 12/1; Calicó 5119; Biaggi 1937; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, light hairlines and a few minor marks. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 8 (4 February 2014), lot 715 (hammer €20,000).

This aureus was struck at Siscia (modern Sisak, Croatia) during the brief border war of AD 316 between the rival emperors Licinius, in the East, and Constantine I, in the West. The reverse invokes the protection of Jupiter, traditional head of the Roman pantheon, for his champion Licinius in his struggle against Constantine, who had forsaken the old gods of Rome to embrace Christianity. The subtle use of the singular ending AVG, instead of the plural AVGG, on the reverse indicates Licinius invokes Jupiter’s aid for himself and not his erstwhile colleague.

802.

Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.34 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 315-316. LICINIVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / VICTORIAE AVGG NN, Victory standing right, half-draped, inscribing VOT X MVLT XX onto shield set on banded column to right; SMANЄ. RIC VII 10; Depeyrot 19/1 (this coin cited in inventory volume); Calicó 5138; Biaggi 1949 (same dies); Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. EF, lustrous, a few marks. Very rare. ($10,000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 610; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 146.

Licinius is depicted here in the full-blown “Tetrarchic style,” which anticipates Art Deco in its use of angular outlines, smooth contours, and uniform regularity over distinct and individual detail.

Martinian: Temporary Emperor

803. Martinian. Usurper, AD 324. Æ Follis (21mm, 3.05 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. D N M MARTINIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONS ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left; to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in its beak; to right, bound captive kneeling right; X/IIΓ//SMNB. RIC VII 45. VF, brown patina, some roughness. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Nomos 11 (9 October 2015), lot 220.

Proof that history does repeat itself can be found in the sad tale of Martinian, a puppet ruler installed by the Eastern Roman Emperor Licinius in the midst of his second civil war against Constantine I “the Great.” Martinian was of obscure origins, but by the mid AD 320s he had risen to become the chief minister of Licinius, just as it became apparent that a final clash with Constantine was imminent. Though Licinius had a bigger army, Constantine was much the better general and inflicted a heavy defeat on his rival in Thrace on July 3, AD 324. Crossing to Chalcedon, Licinius declared Constantine deposed and raised Martinian to the office of Augustus, with instructions to prevent Constantine from crossing into Asia Minor. Constantine easily evaded Martinian’s blocking force, landed in Asia and cornered Licinius at Nicomedia.

Having no choice, Licinius surrendered on terms brokered by his wife (and Constantine’s sister) Constantia. Martinian went into exile in Cappadocia, but was executed a few months later when Licinius was detected plotting a return to power. Seven years before, under virtually identical circumstances, Licinius had appointed Valerius Valens to a similar role, with almost identical results.

Like those of Valerius Valens, coins of Martinian are quite rare and limited to a single issue from the mint of Nicomedia. Surviving examples tend to be heavily worn or damaged, but this specimen is in an exceptional state of preservation. The reverse evokes “Jupiter the Protector,” Licinius’ patron deity, who notably failed to protect him and Martinian from the wrath of Constantine and his Christian god.

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Constantine Defeats the Franks

804.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (17.5mm, 4.18 g, 6h). Trveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 310-313.

CONSTAN TINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / GAVDIVM ROMANORVM, FRANCIA in exergue, Francia seated left on ground line, in attitude of mourning, wearing pointed cap and resting head on right hand, left hand placed on grounded bow; tilted trophy in background. RIC VI 824; Depeyrot 18/4 (this coin cited in inventory volume); Alföldi 153; Biaggi 1962 (this coin); Hunterian 34 var. (obv. legend break); Jameson 351 var. (same); Mazzini 168 var. (same). Near EF, compact flan, edge nicks, file marks. Very rare. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 461; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 148; Gotha Collection (A. Hess [239], 9 May 1951), lot 278.

The dating on this issue, which for the first time depicts Francia, personification of the Franks, is an open question. The authors of RIC VI suggest it was struck AD 310-311 to celebrate Constantine’s recent victory over the Franks. Depeyrot assigns it to AD 312-313, with the proviso that it could be post-AD 315 as no examples appeared in the Arras-Beaurains Hoard assigned to that date.

Rare Ticinum Mint Solidus

805.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Ticinum mint. Struck AD 320. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / CONCORD-I-A AVGG NN, Concordia seated left, holding caduceus in right hand, cradling cornucopia in left arm; SMT. RIC VII 101; Alföldi 13a; Depeyrot 17/1; Calicó –; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini 65 var. (obv. legend break). EF, underlying luster, a few minor marks. Very rare, only one listed by Depeyrot (in Vienna), three in CoinArchives. ($7500) Constantine I “the Great” imposed radical and important reforms to all parts of the Roman currency system during his reign, one of the most significant of these being his replacement of the gold aureus with the lighter gold soldius, a new gold denomination, weighing approximately 4.50 grams, that would survive well into late Antiquity. While, in the East, the aureus continued to be struck by Maximinus II and Licinius into the 320s, the production of the solidus began early in Constantine’s reign in the West of the Empire. The fractional denominations of the new solidus were the gold semissis (half solidus), and the gold 9-siliqua (or 1½ scripulum) piece, which would later be discarded in favour of the tremissis (one-third solidus). Constantine also abandoned Diocletian’s silver argenteus, and toward the end of the 320s introduced the lighter silver siliqua (although it might have continued to be called the argenteus by contemporaries), as well as the heavier silver miliarensis. The miliarensis weighed the same as a solidus, but was worth 1/18th of the gold coin, whereas a silver siliqua was worth ¾ of the miliarensis. Both of these silver denominations also proved to have longevity, continuing to be used well into the early Byzantine period. The billon coinage steadily decreased in size and weight throughout Constantine’s reign, and he finally abandoned the follis as a denomination in around AD 318/9. With Licinius’s defeat in the East in AD 324, the mints there came under Constantine’s control, meaning that his new coinage would finally be produced uniformly throughout the Empire.

Third Known

806.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Nine Siliqua – 1½ Scripulum (15.5mm, 1.62 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 335. Rosette-diademed head right, eyes to God / VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, holding a shield inscribed VOT/ XXX in two lines; to right, small winged Genius (or Cupid) supporting the shield with both hands; SMN. Depeyrot 46/4, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. EF, lustrous, some light scratches on obverse. Extremely rare, the third recorded example. ($10,000) Depeyrot cites one example in a public collection in Trier. The second recorded example was sold in Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 838 (hammer $15,000) and subsequently sold by Numismatica Ars Classica 102 (24 October 2017), lot 583 (hammer 15,000 CHF).

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807 808 807. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 342-343. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two Victories standing, vis-à-vis, holding wreath inscribed VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XV between them; TR. RIC VIII 124; Depeyrot 4/4 var. (spelling of rev. legend). EF, bend in flan, some scratches and minor edge marks. ($1000)

Second Known 808.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Semissis (16mm, 2.21 g, 1h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 355-361.

CONSTAN TIVS AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory seated right on cuirass, grounded shield behind; on her knee she supports a shield inscribed VOT/ XXXX in two lines; to right, a small winged Genius supports the shield with both hands; CONS. Triton XX, lot 878 corr. (references and rarity); otherwise unpublished.

Good VF, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare, apparently the second known. ($1000) Weighing in at 2.21 grams, this piece is clearly a half-solidus or semissis, which stood in rather awkward relation to another gold fraction, the 1.5 scripulum or 9-siliqua piece, typically weighing about 1.6 grams. Constantius II seems to have struck the semissis infrequently and none are recorded in RIC or other reference works for Constantinople.

809

810

809.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Tricennalia issue. Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina.

Struck AD 351-355. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Roma, holding spear and head facing, and Constantinopolis, head left, holding scepter and foot on prow, seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/ XXX/ MVLT/ XXXX in four lines; SMNT. RIC VIII 74; Depeyrot 5/2. Good VF, toned, area of light edge smoothing. ($1500) 810.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Vicennalia issue. Antioch mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left, foot on prow, each holding scepter, supporting shield between them inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANΓ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3. Superb EF, lustrous, a few minor marks. ($2000)

Two Rare 1½ Scripula

811 812 811.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Nine Siliqua – 1½ Scripulum (15.5mm, 1.61 g, 11h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, left shoulder raised / Victory seated right on cuirass, to left is a shield set on ground; on her knee she supports a shield inscribed VOT/ XXX in two lines; to right, a small winged Genius supports the shield with both hands; SMAN. RIC VIII 97 (nine-siliqua piece); Depeyrot 8/5 (fraction of 1.5 scrupule). EF, lustrous, minor roughness on obverse, traces of die rust on reverse. Rare. ($2000) 812.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Nine Siliqua – 1½ Scripulum (14.5mm, 1.64 g, 11h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 355-361. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on cuirass and shield, holding stylis with which she inscribes VOT/ XXXX on shield set on her knee; to right, a small winged Genius, standing left, supports the shield with both hands; SMAN. RIC VIII 179; Depeyrot 14/3. Near EF, a few light marks. Rare. ($1500) 205

Ferrando Plate Coin

813.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.28 g, 12h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 362-363. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XX in four lines within wreath; SCONST. RIC VIII 309; Ferrando 1388 (rev. of this coin illustrated); RSC 148†e. Good VF, toned, a few light scratches and deposits. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 1226.

814.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 10th officina. Struck AD 361-363. FL CL IVLIA NVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCI TVS ROMANORVM, soldier advancing right, head left, holding trophy in left hand and dragging bound captive with right; ANTI. RIC VIII 195; Depeyrot 15/1; Biaggi 2221 var. (officina); Hunterian 50 var. (same); Jameson –; Mazzini 79 var. (same). Near EF, light scratches and edge scrapes. ($5000)

Rare Jovian Solidus of Sirmium

815. Jovian. AD 363-364. AV Solidus (30mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. D N IOVIA NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Jovian standing left, in military attire, holding globe in left hand and vexillum with chi-rho banner in right; Persian captive seated on ground to left, looking right; *SIRM•. RIC VIII 110; Depeyrot 23/1; Biaggi 2228; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini 16. Superb EF, lustrous, faint roughness on cheek, small edge scuff. Rare. ($7500) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 333 (30 November 2017), lot 221; Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (26 May 2017), lot 682; Numismatica Genevensis SA 6 (3 November 2010), lot 205 (hammer CHF 20,000).

Flavius Jovianus commanded Julian II’s household guard (Comes Domesticorum) and accompanied the emperor on his ill-fated invasion of Persia in AD 363. The Roman force was soon trapped without supplies deep in Persian territory, and on June 26 Julian died in battle. The following day, the deeply split leadership of the Roman army met to select a new emperor, settling on Jovian as a compromise choice. He wasted little time in signing a humiliating peace treaty with the Persians, handing over to them most of Roman Mesopotamia, even though the Romans had won every major engagement in the war. Returning to Antioch, Jovian tried to paint the debacle as a Roman victory, but few were fooled. His coins clearly indicate Christianity’s return to official favor. After a brief stay in Antioch, Jovian set out for Constantinople early in AD 364, stopping at Dadastana in Bithynia for a banquet. The following morning, February 17, he was found dead in his bedroom, apparently the victim of poisonous fumes from a smoking brazier.

This attractive gold solidus was struck at the Balkan mint of Sirmium, not far from Jovian’s birthplace. The reverse, stressing the “Security of the Republic,” mendaciously depicts a Persian captive bound at the emperor’s feet.

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816. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck mid-AD 373-April AD 375. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian I and and Valens seated facing, each holding with right hand a globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm frond upright on exergual line between; TROBC. RIC IX 39a1; Depeyrot 45/1. EF, lustrous, minor marks on obverse. ($1500) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Pierre Bastien Collection, privately purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG in 1965.

817. Valens. AD 364-378. AR Light Miliarensis (22mm, 4.56 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 364-367.

Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTRVM (sic), Victory standing right, foot on globe, inscribing VOT/ V/ MVLT/ X in four lines on round shield set on cippus; RQ. RIC IX 8b.4 var. (rev. legend); RSC 60†d var. (same).

Good VF, toned, minor deposits. ($1500) Ex Lanz 42 (23 November 1987), lot 774; Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 685; Lanz 36 (21 April 1986), lot 891; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt FPL 52 (January 1988), no. 639.

818. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.48 g, 11h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 364-367. D N VALEN S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, half-length bust left, wearing toga picta, holding mappa in right hand and scepter in left / SALVS REI P, Valens standing facing, head right, right foot on bound captive, holding labarum in right hand and Victory, standing left on globe, in outstretched left; */*//SMTES. RIC IX 3b.2; Depeyrot 31/2. Near EF, light scuff on obverse. ($2000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Goldberg 70 (4 September 2012), lot 3419 (hammer $5000); Künker 191 (22 June 2011), lot 5051.

The garment Valens wears in this pose is the Toga Picta, worn by Roman consuls and generals on triumphal parade. While the elaborate embroidery may seem a late Roman feature, depictions of the Toga Picta on coins of Augustus show similar embellishments (see lot 647, below).

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Procopius: Julian’s Choice?

819. Procopius. Usurper, AD 365-366. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck September–end of AD 365. D N PROCO PIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / REPARATI O FEL TEMP, Procopius, in military dress, standing facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, resting left hand on shield set on ground; CONS. RIC IX 2a.1; Depeyrot 14/4; Biaggi 2271 (same dies); DOC –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Kent & Hirmer 699; Mazzini dopo 5; PCR –. EF, lustrous, a couple of minor marks. Very rare. ($40,000) Procopius was the last member of the house of Constantine to don the diadem. A maternal cousin of Julian II, Procopius had a successful career as a civil servant and was made a comes, or count, after Julian won the throne in AD 361. When Julian prepared his invasion of Persia a year later, he placed Procopius in command of a 30,000-man force intended to hook up with the allied Armenian army and join Julian’s legions in Mesopotamia. Procopius later claimed that his cousin also gave him a purple cloak, along with instructions to take over as emperor should Julian be killed in battle. At any event, Procopius failed miserably in his role, contributing to the defeat of Julian’s main force and his death in battle on June 27, AD 363. When the army chose Jovian as emperor, Procopius made no protest and took Julian’s body back to Tarsus for burial. But when Jovian abruptly died a few months later and the brothers Valentinian I and Valens took over, Procopius decided to make a try for the throne. While Valens was away from the capital, Procopius re-emerged at Constantinople on September 28, AD 365, wrapped in Julian’s purple cloak. The garrison proclaimed him emperor, and Procopius quickly established control of western Asia Minor. But he showed little strategic sense and soon some of his best officers and soldiers began defecting back to Valens. Meanwhile, Valens built his own forces and maneuvered Procopius into a decisive battle at Nicolea, Phrygia in May of 366. Procopius suffered a crushing defeat and was summarily executed in the aftermath, ending his eight-month usurpation.

The gold coinage of Procopius carries on the Constantinian tradition of fine portraiture and crisp execution. The exceptional portrait on this issue shows him wearing a close beard, probably a symbol of sympathy and mourning for his kinsman Julian II. His beard and the lack of any Christian symbolism on the reverse also hint at possible Pagan sympathies. The solidi of Procopius are particularly rare, with only 14 examples sold at auction since 1996.

820. Gratian. AD 367-383. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.82 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 375-378. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; TRPS. RIC IX 45c.2; RSC 86†b. Near EF, toned. ($200) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, August 2001.

821. Gratian. AD 367-383. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Uncertain northern Italian mint. Struck AD 380-381. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Theodosius I and Gratian, nimbate, seated facing, each holding with right hand a globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm frond upright on exergual line between; COM. RIC IV 5d (Mediolanum); Depeyrot 1/1 (Italie du nord). Choice EF, lustrous, slight rub on cheek. Well struck. ($2000) From the Brexit Collection.

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822.

Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.55 g, 11h). Aquileia mint. Struck AD 379-381. D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR IA AVGG, Theodosius I and Gratian, nimbate, seated facing, each holding with right hand a globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread; palm frond upright on exergual line between; AQOBF. RIC IX 21c; Paolucci 774; Depeyrot 17/2; Biaggi –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –.

Superb EF, lustrous, a few light marks on obverse. Boldly struck, with a well-modeled portrait. Very rare. ($3000) From the Brexit Collection.

823.

Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AV Semissis (16mm, 2.20 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 388-392. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on cuirass, inscribing VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XV in four lines on shield held on knee; staurogram in field to right; CONOB. RIC IX 74 (1½ Scripulum); Depeyrot 49/1. In NGC encapsulation, 4276624-008, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($1000)

824.

Anonymous issues. temp. Theodosius I, AD 379-395. AR Half Siliqua (13.5mm, 0.83 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint.

Struck circa AD 394(?). Helmeted and draped bust of Roma left / Large XV within wreath with large central jewel; TR. RIC IX 110; Bland, Anonymous 2; Bendall, Anonymous –. VF, toned, some porosity, hairline flan crack. Extremely Rare.

($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXI.1 (February 2003), no. RM1276. Reportedly found near the Ridgeway Compton, Berkshire.

The fifth known specimen, the other four being: the British Museum (North Mendip Hoard); the Ashmolean (ex Sir Arthur Evans, cf. NC 1915, p. 473, also North Mendip Hoard, one third broken and missing); Vienna (ex Herzfelder Collection); and Spink (bought February 1992).

Arguing that these anonymous issues were struck between AD 367 and AD 394 and that the numerals on the reverse of these anonymous issues – the XV on this coin and other examples of the same type, as well a similar contemporary issue with the X – may refer to specific vota, Bland suggested two more specific late-fourth-century struck dates for these coins, as well as a possible occasion for their issue. As for the date, Bland noted that only twice during the late fourth century did a contemporary decennalia and a quindecennalia exist: for Theodosius I and Valentinian I in AD 388/9, or for Arcadius and Theodosius I in AD 392/3 (which he seemed to prefer).

Since these coins were struck at two mints only – Trier and Aquileia – Bland noted the three-month interregnum following the suicide of Valentinian II in May 392 and before his magister militum, Arbogast, appointed the “usurper” Eugenius as a possibility. Arbogast disliked Theodosius, and would not have struck any issue in honor of that emperor, as Bland rightly noted. He suggested that a more plausible occasion for this issue was Theodosius’ victory over Arbogast and Eugenius at the Battle of the Frigidus in early September AD 394, since Aquileia was within the vicinity of the battlefield, and Trier, the imperial capital of the Diocese of Gaul, and one of Eugenius’ main mints.

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825 826 825. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 397-402. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Arcadius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; M-D//COMOB. RIC IX 35b = RIC X 1205; Toffanin 500/2; Depeyrot 16/1. EF, a few light scratches. ($750) From the Brexit Collection.

There appears to be a small dot following the mintmark COMOB, but this is almost certainly a spurious feature, due to the appearance of similar dots in the fields.

826. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 395402. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated right, holding scepter and Victory on globe, foot on prow; Θ//CONOB. RIC X 7; Depeyrot 55/1. Good VF, a few minor scratches. ($1000) Ex New York Sale III (7 December 2000), lot 792.

828 827 827. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 404-416. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Honorius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; R-M//COMOB. RIC X 1252; Depeyrot 34/2. In NGC encapsulation, 4278260-027, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($1000) 828. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.42 g, 12h). Ravenna mint. Struck AD 402-406. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Honorius standing right, spurning captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe; R-V// COMOB. RIC X 1287d; Ranieri 11; Depeyrot 7/1. VF, scratch on obverse, edge scrape on reverse. ($500)

829.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 425-430. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Theodosius II standing facing, in military attire, holding labarum and globus cruciger; star to left; TESOB. RIC X 362; Depeyrot 51/1. EF, lustrous. ($750) From the Brexit Collection.

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831

830.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 430. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated left, holding globus cruciger and scepter, foot on prow; star to right, shield at side of throne; TЄSOB. RIC X 366; Depeyrot 52/1 corr. (star to right, not left). EF, lustrous. Struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the Brexit Collection.

Thessalonican mint solidi of Theodosius II are often referred to as rare. In general they are not, in fact, particularly rare; Dr. Metcalf records 130 specimens. However, there are four substantive types, and this particular type is indeed rare with Metcalf (1988) recording just six specimens and Depeyrot (1996) recording nine.

831.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 443-450. Pearldiademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated left, holding globus cruciger and scepter, foot on prow; shield to right; star to left; COMOB. RIC X 292; Depeyrot 84/1. EF, lustrous, a few light marks. ($750)

832.

Aelia Eudocia. Augusta, AD 423-460. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 423-429. AEL EVDO CIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right; crowned by manus Dei (the hand of God) above / VOT XX MVLT XXX, Victory standing left, holding long cross in right hand; star in upper left field; CONOB. RIC X 228; Depeyrot 75/2; Biaggi –; DOCLR –; Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; PCR 1594. EF. ($5000) Ex Triton XVII (6 January 2014), lot 814 (hammer $19000).

833.

Aelia Pulcheria. Augusta, AD 414-453. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.79 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 420-429. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing necklace and earring / Cross within wreath; CONS*.

RIC X 383 (Theodosius II); RSC 10a; PCR 1591. VF, toned, some roughness and metal flaws. Very rare. ($500)

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The Formidable Pulcheria

834.

Aelia Pulcheria. Augusta, AD 414-453. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 423-429. AEL PVLCH ERIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, crowned by manus Dei (the hand of God) above / VOT XX MVLT XXX, Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in right hand; star to upper left; I//CONOB. RIC X 226; Depeyrot 75/3; Biaggi –; DOCLR 438–9 var. (officina); Hunterian –; Jameson –; Mazzini –; PCR –. EF, lustrous, a few faint scratches. Rare. ($5000) From the Brexit Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1892.

The early to mid fifth century AD witnessed both halves of the Roman Empire under the control of powerful women. In the West this was Gallia Placidia, mother of Valentinian III. Her counterpart in the East was the formidable Aelia Pulcheria, depicted on this gold solidus. Born circa AD 398 to Arcadius and Aelia Eudoxia, she had a far more forceful personality than her timid younger brother, Theodosius II, who was left in nominal charge of the East at age 7 in AD 408. In AD 414, the Senate declared her Augusta, or Empress, whereupon she dismissed the courtiers who had been controlling the government and took over the regency herself. She declared her intent to remain a virgin, possibly to avoid a political marriage, and devoted herself to church and state. Her coinage, extensive for an empress of this era, depicts her being crowned by the hand of God reaching down from above. When Theodosius was killed in a riding accident in AD 450, Pulcheria briefly ruled as sole empress before bowing to demands that she marry and thus select a suitable man to rule as Augustus. She wisely chose the lowborn but capable Marcian. Pulcheria died in AD 453, having kept her vows of virginity and defense of her dynasty for a half-century.

835.

Constantine III. AD 407-411. AR Siliqua (14mm, 1.46 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon). Struck AD 407-408. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on stylised cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; LDPV. RIC X 1526 (R4); King, Fifth p. 286, pl. 22, 1; Lyon 246b-e; RSC 7aSt. VF, toned, some roughness on obverse. Very rare. ($750)

837 836 836. Marcian. AD 450-457. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck AD 450-457.

Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding long, jeweled cross; star to right; Z//CONOB. RIC X 510; Depeyrot 87/1. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1000) From the Brexit Collection.

837.

Leo I. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 462 or 466. Pearldiademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; B//CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1. EF, lustrous. ($750)

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First King of Italy

838. Odovacar. King, AD 476-493. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.44 g, 6h). In the name of Zeno. Mediolanum (Milan) mint.

Struck AD 476-491. D N ZENO P ERP åG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent within wreath; COMOB. RIC X 3614; Toffanin 545/6; Lacam 159; Depeyrot 43/8; DOCLR 681; MEC 1, 58-60. EF. Rare. ($3000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 755.

Traditionally, the reign of Flavius Odovacar (AD 476-493) has been seen as the end of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of the Middle Ages in the West. A member of the foederati – allied Germanic tribes who served in the Roman army in return for land – Odovacar was appointed their leader in Italy in AD 475 by the magister militum Orestes, who promised in return a third of the Italian peninsula if Odovacar and his Germans would assist Orestes’ revolt against the western emperor, Julius Nepos. Following the defeat of Nepos, Orestes elevated his son, Romulus, to the rank of Augustus, and immediately set about revoking his earlier arrangement with the foederati. Now, Odovacar revolted against Orestes, who was defeated, captured, and executed. Subsequently, Odovacar was proclaimed rex Italiae and, on 4 September AD 476, he compelled the young Romulus to abdicate, sending the imperial insignia to Constantinople, and thus ending Roman imperial rule in the West. During his reign, he provided his foederati with lands in Italy and made them beneficiaries of a special tax. He retained the Roman administration, senate, legal institutions, and tax system – all of which gained him the support of the senate and people. This popularity, along with Odovacar’s military successes against the Vandals and his alliances with the Visigoths and Franks, prompted Zeno, the Roman emperor in the East, to remove Odovacar from power. In AD 488, Zeno called on the Ostrogothic king, Theoderic, to overthrow Odovacar. Over the next five years, Theoderic slowly pushed Odovacar back to the old Roman capital at Ravenna where, after a protracted siege, in AD 493, Odovacar surrendered. Under the terms of the peace, Theoderic and Odovacer would share the rule of Italy. At the banquet arranged to celebrate this treaty, however, Theoderic killed Odovacar with his own hands.

BYZANTINE COINAGE

839.

Anastasius I. 491-518. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 507-518. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; A//CONOB. DOC 7a; MIBE 7; SB 5. Superb EF, lustrous, clipped. ($750)

840 841 840.

Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.48 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 518-522. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Victory standing left, holding long staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; B//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIBE 2; SB 55. EF, lustrous. ($500) 841.

Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 522-527. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; I//CONOB. DOC 2i; MIBE 3; SB 56. EF, lustrous. ($500) Ex Berk BBS 137 (31 March 2004), lot 18.

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842.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 542-552. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; Δ//CONOB. DOC 9d; MIBE 7; SB 140. EF, a few marks, slightly ragged edge.

Struck on a broad flan. ($300)

Rare Rome Mint Solidus

843.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. Struck circa 537-542. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; A//CONOB. DOC 318b; MIBE 29; SB 289; Berk, Roman 51 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, some minor marks. Very rare. ($1500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 75 (18 November 2013), lot 485; William J. Conte Collection (“An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins,” Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 83.

Ravenna Mint Justinian

844.

Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Ravenna mint, 6th officina. Struck 552-565. D N IVSTINI ANVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTOR IA AVCCC, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by christogram in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field; S//CONOB. DOC (333b); MIBE 375 = Monte Judica Hoard 68 (same dies); Ranieri 321 (same dies as illustration); SB 312. EF, a few minor hairlines. Well struck on a broad flan. ($1000) Ravenna, the fifth century capital of the Western Roman Empire, passed under the control of Odovacer in AD 476 and was captured by Theodoric the Ostrogoth a decade later, becoming the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom. During the Gothic Wars, Justinian I’s great general Belisarius recaptured the city for the Empire in AD 540, employing the ruse that he accepted a Gothic invitation to have himself proclaimed Emperor of the West. Once occupying the city, Belisarius renounced all claim to the title and handed Ravenna over to Justinian, who commenced striking coins in his name at the city’s long-established mint. Ravenna remained the Byzantine capital of Italy until it finally fell to the Lombards in AD 751.

845.

Justinian I. 527-565. AR Half Siliqua (14mm, 0.73 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck 552-565. Diademed and cuirassed bust right / Stars flanking staurogram on globe; all within wreath. DOC 339; MIBE 78; Ranieri 361; SB 320. Near EF, toned. ($300) 214

846.

Justin II. 565-578. AR Miliarense (22mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing pearl-diademed and crested helmet; all within border of large pellets / Justin II, nimbate and in military attire, standing facing, head right, holding spear and globus cruciger; star to right; all within border of large pellets. DOC 16.1; MIBE 28; SB 354. Good VF, toned, some marks, weakly struck in centers. Extremely rare, only three cited in MIBE. ($2000)

847.

Justin II. 565-578. AR Third Siliqua (11mm, 0.74 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck circa 567-578. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large Staurogram; star to left and right; all within wreath. DOC 215 (Half Siliqua?); MIBE 41; Ranieri 427 (R 3 – Half Siliqua); SB 412 (Half Siliqua?). EF, toned. Rare. ($500)

848.

Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 579. Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-and-cross-tipped scepter / Cross potent set on four steps; CONOB. DOC 2; MIBE 2; SB 420. Near EF, lustrous, clipped, graffiti on reverse. ($1500)

849 850 849.

Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AR Light Siliqua (21mm, 1.93 g, 8h). Ceremonial coinage. Constantinople mint. Struck 583/4-602. Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right; all within double pelleted border / Cross potent set on globe; all within double pelleted border. Cf. DOC 19; MIBE 54a; SB 491. VF, toned, peripheral deposits and roughness. Very rare. ($2000) 850. Phocas. 602-610. AR Light Siliqua (18mm, 1.68 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 602-607. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent between two palm fronds. DOC –; MIBE 54; SB 638A. Good VF, toned, rough in areas. Rare. ($1500)

851. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.28 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 607-609. Draped and cuirassed facing bust, wearing crown without pendilia and holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; Z//CONOB. DOC 10g; MIBE 9; SB 620. EF, lustrous, minor obverse die rust. ($500) 215

852

853

852. Heraclius. 610-641. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 610-613. Draped and cuirassed facing bust, wearing plumed helmet and holding cross / Cross potent on base set on three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 3b; MIB 5; SB 731. EF, lustrous, clipped. ($300) 853. Heraclius. 610-641. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 610-613. Draped and cuirassed facing bust, wearing plumed helmet and holding cross / Cross potent on base set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 3d; MIB 5; SB 731. EF, lustrous, some peripheral weakness, minor obverse die rust. ($400)

854

855

854.

Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.44 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck circa 613-616. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 8j; MIB 8a; SB 734. EF, matte surfaces, earthen deposits, die break on reverse.

Struck on a broad flan. ($500) 855.

Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 651/2-654.

Crowned and draped facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; Δ//CONOB. DOC 19d; MIB 23; SB 956. EF, lustrous, some peripheral weakness. ($400) Ex Freeman & Sear 10 (11 February 2004), lot 503.

856.

Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina.

Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set upon three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 25j; MIB 26; SB 959. EF, lustrous, a few light marks, lightly clipped. ($400) Ex Freeman & Sear 10 (11 February 2004), lot 507.

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Syracuse Mint Solidus Unique Variety

857.

Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 659-661. ∂ N CONSτA–NЧS CONSτANЧV, crowned facing busts of Constans, with long beard, and Constantine, beardless, each wearing chlamys; Constans holding globus cruciger; cross above / VICTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set on three steps; Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger, standing facing on either side; to outer right, Γ with pellet below; CONOB. DOC –; BN –; MIB 94 var. (no globus on obv.); Anastasi 171 var. (IΓ at end of rev. legend); Spahr –; SB –; Roma XIII, lot 1042 var. (same; same obv. die). EF, lustrous. Apparently unique variety. ($2000)

858

859

858.

Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Class II. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck circa 669-674. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Cross potent set upon three steps; to left and right, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each holding a globus cruciger; A//CONOB. DOC 6a; MIB 4C; SB 1153. EF, minor hairline die break on reverse, lightly clipped, lustrous. ($500) 859.

Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Class II. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck circa 669-674. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Cross potent set upon three steps; to left and right, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each holding a globus cruciger; A//CONOB. DOC 6a; MIB 4C; SB 1153. EF, a few tiny die flaws on reverse. ($400) Ex Freeman & Sear 13 (25 August 2006), lot 813.

Fine Style Constantine Pogonatus

860.

Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Class IV. Constantinople mint, 1st officina.

Struck 681-685. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / Cross potent set on three steps; A//CONOB. DOC (15a); MIB 10; SB 1157. EF, lustrous. ($750)

861.

Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. Æ Follis (18.5mm, 2.81 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 21 or 22 (705/6 or 706/7).

Crowned facing bust, holding cross potent and globus cruciger / Large M; [cross above], [date across field]; [R]AV. Cf. DOC 23 (RY 21); cf. MIB 54 (RY 21); Ranieri 789 or 792; cf. SB 1445 (RY 21). VF, brown and green patina. Very rare. ($200) 217

862.

Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Tremissis (16.5mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint.

Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing busts of Justinian, wearing slight beard, and Tiberius, beardless, holding cross potent between them. DOC 6b; MIB 6b; SB 1421. EF, lustrous. ($750)

863 864 863.

Leo III the “Isaurian”, with Constantine V. 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 721-724. Crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Crowned and draped bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia; Є at end of legend. DOC 4 var. (officina); Füeg 4.F; SB 1504.

Near EF, graffiti on each side. ($500) Ex Freeman & Sear 13 (25 August 2006), lot 819.

864.

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 750-756. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV; cross above, • between / Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. DOC 2a.1; Füeg 4.B.3; SB 1551. Good VF, surface cracks. ($500)

865 866 867 865.

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 750-756. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV; cross above, • between / Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand; Θ at end of legend. DOC 2c.4 var. (rev. legend ends PAMΘ); Füeg 4.A.3; SB 1551. Good VF, flatly struck in areas. ($500) 866.

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 750-756. Crowned facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV, each wearing chlamys; between, cross above • / Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent. DOC 2c.1-3; Füeg 4.A.5; SB 1551. Good VF, traces of die rust on obverse. ($500) 867.

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 756-764. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV; cross above, • between / Crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. DOC 2d.2 var. (obv. legend ends NE); Füeg 5.A.5 var. (same); SB 1551 var. (same). Good VF, minor deposits, die breaks on the reverse. A rare unpublished variant with the obverse legend ending NE instead of NEO or the normal NEOS. ($500)

868.

Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 790-792. Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each crowned and draped / Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, draped and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; cross above, • between. DOC 1; Füeg 2 (C.2.6/Ir.3.1); SB 1593. Good VF, weakly struck in areas. ($1000) 218

869.

Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.44 g, 6h).

Constantinople mint. Struck 792-793. Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each crowned and draped / Crowned facing busts of Constantine VI, draped and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding cruciform scepter; cross above, • between. DOC 2; cf. Füeg 4 (Ir.4.2/C.4); SB 1591. Good VF, weakly struck in areas. ($1000)

870.

Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 793-797. IRInH AΓOVSτI, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand and cruciform scepter in left / COnSτAn τInOS ЬAS´ Θ, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 3a; Füeg 5.A; SB 1594. Choice EF, toned, lustrous, a few minor marks. ($5000)

871 872 871.

Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803811. Crowned and draped facing bust of Nicephorus, holding cross potent and akakia / Crowned and draped facing bust of Stauracius, holding globus cruciger and akakia; Θ at end of legend. DOC 2b.3; Füeg 2.A.1; SB 1604. Near EF, scratch on obverse, areas of flat strike. ($500) 872.

Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803811. Crowned and draped facing bust of Nicephorus, holding cross potent and akakia / Crowned and draped facing bust of Stauracius, holding globus cruciger and akakia; X at end of legend. DOC 2c.7; Füeg 2.A.2; SB 1604. EF, a few minor marks, slight bend in flan. ($750)

873 874 873. Theophilus. 829-842. AV Solidus (17mm, 3.82 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 830-831. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, holding cross potent / Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DOC 24; Anastasi 530; SB 1670. EF, lightly toned. ($500) Ex Goldberg 32 (20 September 2005), lot 3962.

874.

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 924-931. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing busts of Romanus, wearing loros, and Christopher, draped, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 7; Füeg 7.A.1; SB 1745. Good VF, a few light marks. ($400) 219

875.

Constantine VIII. 1025-1028. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding labarum and akakia; without pellet on shaft of labarum.

DOC 1; Füeg II 1.A.6; SB 1815. Near EF. ($750)

876 877 876.

Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint.

Struck 1046-1049. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 2c; Füeg II 2.C; SB 1829. Near EF. ($500) 877.

Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint.

Struck 1049-1053. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding long cross and globus cruciger. DOC 3; Füeg II 3.A; SB 1830. Near EF, minor obverse die breaks. ($500)

Ex Zacos Collection

878.

Constantine Leichoudes. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1059-1063. PB Seal (39mm, 32.50 g, 12h).

The Theotokos enthroned facing, holding the Holy Infant / + KωNT APXI/ЄПICKΟΠω ΚωN/CTANTIN_ΠΟΛЄ/NЄAC PωΜHC S/[O]IK_MЄNIKω/ΠΡΙ APXH in six lines; – • – below; breathing mark above KωN, macron above ΠΡΙ. BLS II 16b (this seal). VF, tan patina, rubbed on high points. ($1500) From the Gert Boersema Collection. Ex George Zacos Collection (Part 1, Spink 127, 7 October 1998), lot 19.

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The Ekdikoi of the Hagia Sophia

879.

Ekdikoi of the Hagia Sophia. Circa 12th century. PB Seal (54mm, 100.35 g, 12h). [+VΠЄPA]ΓIA ΘЄOTOKЄ ROHΘ[ЄI], The Theotokos and Justinian I supporting model of Church of Hagia Sophia between them; –/A above, Γ/C/O/ Φ/I’ below model / + TOIC ΘЄ/OCЄRЄCTA/TOIC ΠPЄC/RVTЄPOIC/I ЄKKΛHCЄ/K ΔIKOIC in six lines. BLS II 64. VF, tan patina, a few scrapes. ($1500) The ekdikoi were a college of priests responsible for the administration of holy sites, and had a further judicial function, in that accused criminals who sought asylum in churches would be judged by them. The office was established by Justinian I, but did not acquire a real presence in the administration of church affairs until the eleventh century.

880.

Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. EL Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Michael, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. DOC 2d; SB 1868. EF, lightly clipped. The rarer variety with pellets in upper field to left and right on obverse. ($500) Ex Freeman & Sear 13 (25 August 2006), lot 858.

881.

Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. Æ Half Follis (23mm, 4.67 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Michael, holding labarum with pellet at base and globus cruciger. DOC 15; SB 1880A. Good VF, dark green patina. Very rare, particularly so this nice. ($1500)

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882

883

882.

Theodore Megalommates. 1150-1250. PB Seal (34mm, 22.03 g, 12h). St. Theodore, wearing military attire, standing facing, holding spear and shield / + MЄΓA/ΛOMMAT_/TAC ΓPAΦAC/ΘЄOΔωP_ THPI/[Z]E ΘЄOΔωPЄ/ MAPTVP KΛ/[ЄOC] in six lines. Wassiliou-Seibt, Corpus, 1418; BLS I –; DOCBS –; Seyrig –; Vatican –; Orghidan –; Jordanov –; Seibt & Zarnitz 4.1.8. VF, tan patina. ($750) From the Gert Boersema Collection.

Illustrated in DOC 883.

Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus. 1195-1203. Æ Tetarteron (20mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 1195-1197(?). Half-length facing bust of St. George in military attire, holding spear and hilt of sword / Alexius standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC (5c) (this coin, illustrated – “Private collection”); SB 2015. VF, brown surfaces. Very rare. ($500)

884 885 884.

Demetrius Comnenus-Ducas. Despot of Thessalonica, 1244-1246. BI Trachy Nomisma (26.5mm, 2.75 g, 6h).

Thessalonica mint. Barred IC XC/ O Є/MM/A NY/HΛ across field, facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / Archangel Michael standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC pl. XLIV, B.1a.1; SB 2225. Near VF, minor porosity, flan split and edge chip. Very rare. ($1000) Ex Numismatik Naumann 62 (4 February 2018), lot 955 (hammer €1000).

885.

Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1208-1222. AR Aspron Trachy Nomisma (33.5mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Type B. Nicaea mint. Struck 1208-1212(?). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Theodore and St. Theodore standing facing, each holding sheathed sword and supporting between them a staff topped by eight-pointed star. DOC 2.3; SB 2064.

Good VF, toned, flan crack, deposits and light graffiti on obverse. ($500) Ex Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), lot 1049.

886 887 886.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AR Aspron Trachy Nomisma (33mm, 2.54 g, 6h).

Magnesia mint. Three-quarter-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion / John III on left and St. Theodore on right standing facing, holding between them a sheathed sword, point downward, resting on two shields. Cf. DOC IV 48, pl. XXXIII, 48; cf. SB 2102. Good VF, toned, breaks in flan. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Naumann 62 (4 February 2018), lot 958 (misdescribed as uncertain).

887.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron (25.5mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers; Å k flanking / Emperor kneeling slightly right, being presented by Archangel Michael to Christ enthroned slightly left, holding scroll. DOC –; PCPC 4, sigla 38; SB 2242. Near EF, typical edge clipping, some graffiti. ($500) Ex Freeman & Sear 13 (25 August 2006), lot 631.

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888 888.

Michael VIII Palaeologus. 1261-1282. AR Trachy (28.5mm, 2.17 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator K | K flanking / Michael, supported by St. Michael the Archangel, kneeling facing before Christ Pantokrator enthroned slightly left. DOC 43; Bendall & Donald 1; SB 2244; CNG E-229, lot 494. VF, toned, pierced for suspension.

Extremely rare. ($750)

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889.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. Group of six (6) AV Hyperpyra. Constantinople mint.

Struck circa 1303-1320. All coins: Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with four towers; sigla flanking / Christ standing facing, crowning Michael and Andronicus kneeling to either side. Lot includes the following sigla combinations: (1) (24.5mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Sigla B | Θ. DOC –; PCPC 128 (sigla 128); SB 2396. Typical edge split.

(2) (25mm, 3.73 g, 6h). Sigla •/Γ | (triple pellets)/•/Θ.DOC –; PCPC 128 (sigla 131 var. [triple pellets not listed]); SB 2396. Flan crack.

(3) (25mm, 4.09 g, 6h). Sigla Δ | (retrograde B). DOC 471; PCPC 128 (sigla 153); SB 2396. Minor edge split.

(4) (23.5mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Sigla C• | •-in-P. DOC –; PCPC 128 (sigla 156); SB 2396. Flan crack.

(5) (23mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Sigla (HT) monogram | B. DOC –; PCPC 128 (sigla 169); SB 2396.

(6) (24mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Sigla (HT) monogram | [B?]. DOC –; cf. PCPC 128 (sigla 169); SB 2396. Minor edge splits.

Coins Fine to Good VF, with noted conditions.

($1000)

890 891 890.

Andronicus II Palaeologus. 1282-1328. AR Trachy (25mm, 1.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1320-1325.

Half-length figure of St. Michael the Archangel, holding spear; at base, lis to either side; trace of labarum to upper right / A/И/ΛN/KO/IЄ (sic) to right, ΔЄ/CП/OП/OI/CT (sic) to left, Andronicus, with single wing to left, standing facing, holding lis-tipped scepter and patriarchal cross. DOC –; cf. LPC 48:20 (Andronicus II; for rev. [there listed as obv.]); cf. SB 2345 (for rev.). VF, toned, flan crack. Extremely rare in this metal. ($300)

First Issue of the Joint Reign of Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Andronicus III 891.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Andronicus III. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (24mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1325/6. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with four towers; Γ | M flanking / Christ standing facing, crowning Andonicus II and Andronicus III kneeling to either side. DOC –; Bendall, Note 3 (this coin); PCPC 185 (sigla 25); SB 2461. VF, toned, typical edge clips. ($500) 223

EARLY MEDIEVAL & ISLAMIC COINAGE

892.

AXUM. Endubis. Circa 295-310. AV (15mm, 2.70 g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, between two grain ears; pellet-in-crescent above / Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, between two grain ears; pellet-in-crescent above.

Hahn, Aksumite 1; Munro-Hay Type 1; BMC Axum 1; SACAM 1. Near EF, toned. ($750) From the PRB Collection.

The Kingdom of Axum was the only sub-Saharan African state to issue its own independent coinage in ancient times. Despite flourishing for about 350 years, so little is known about this kingdom that it is not possible to date most of the kings with any accuracy. It is only through the unstinting efforts of a handful of scholars who have been studying the civilization and its coinage over the last few decades that an order for their respective reigns has now been tentatively arrived at. Indeed, the only evidence we have for the existence of many of the kings is their coinage. Aksum is particularly noteworthy for being only the second state (Armenia was the first) to make Christianity its official faith, and was almost certainly the first to feature the Christian cross on its coins. It also introduces a totally novel feature to its coinage – gilding, hand applied, in the central portions of features of some of the silver and bronze issues.

893.

AXUM. Endubis. Circa 295-310. AV (16mm, 2.63 g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, between two grain ears; pellet-in-crescent above / Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, between two grain ears; pellet-in-crescent above.

Hahn, Aksumite 1; Munro-Hay Type 1; BMC Axum 1; SACAM 1. Near EF, slightly wavy. ($500) From the PRB Collection.

894.

AXUM. Aphilas. Circa 310-early 320s. AV (7mm, 0.33 g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth; pellet-increscent before / AΦI/ΛAC BACI/ΛEY in four lines. Hahn, Aksumite 6; Munro-Hay Type 8; BMC Axum 10; SACAM 27.

EF. ($500) From the PRB Collection.

895.

OSTROGOTHS. Theoderic. As king of the Goths, 474/5-493, or ruler of Italy, 493-526. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.47 g, 6h). In the name of Anastasius I. Rome mint. Struck 491-518. D N ANASTA SIVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVCVSTORVM, Victory advancing right on ground line with pellet at each end, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right; COMOB. COI 14; MIB 10; MEC 1, 115. EF, toned. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink 160 (9 October 2002), lot 958.

896.

OSTROGOTHS. Theoderic. 493-526. AR Quarter Siliqua (11mm, 0.55 g, 6h). In the name of Justin I. Ravenna mint. Struck 518-526. pearl-diademed and mantled bust right / Theodericus monogram; cross above; all within wreath with large central jewel. COI 55; Ranieri 258; MIB 49 (Rome); MEC 1, 121 (Ravenna or Milan). Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink 155 (3 October 2001), lot 226.

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897 898 897.

OSTROGOTHS. Athalaric. 526-534. AR Quarter Siliqua (11mm, 0.64 g, 6h). Struck in the name of Justin I. Ravenna mint. Struck 526. D N IVSTI [NVS P F AVC], pearl-diademed and mantled bust right / D N/ATHAL/ARICVS/REX in four lines within wreath. COI 59; Ranieri 282; MIB 54; MEC I, 127. VF, toned. ($200) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink 155 (3 October 2001), lot 228.

898.

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VISIGOTHS, Spain. Swinthila. 621-631. AV Tremissis (19mm, 1.43 g, 6h). Ispali (Seville) mint. ๘ ⌽VƩn˶ƊƩǧ • facing bust / ๘ Ʃ⌽ʊ©⌦Ʃ ʊƩV⌽, facing bust. CNV 289.7; Miles, Visigoths 228c; MEC 1 –. Near EF. ($500)

From the PRB Collection.

Found in England

899.

MEROVINGIANS, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Circa 500-580. AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.42 g, 12h). Imitating a Visigothic issue of a tremissis of Anastasius I to Justinian I. Uncertain mint. Diademed and draped bust right; two pellets to either side; cross to right; pseudo-legend consisting largely of vertical stroke and single pellet around / Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; pseudo-legend around. EMC 2018.0412 (this coin); cf. Tomasini 658; MEC 1 –. Near VF, a few light scratches, die rust. Rare. A heavy weight example with an English find spot. ($1500) Found near Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire, 2018.

900.

MEROVINGIANS, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. temp. Clovis I-Clotaire I. 481-560. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g, 6h).

In the name of Anastasius I. First phase, group 1. Uncertain mint. Struck AD 491-518. D N ΛNΛSTΛ SIV S P P ΛVC, pearldiademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI Λ ΛVCCC, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; Λ//COMOB. NM –; Belfort 5035 var. (Γ//COMOB); MEC 1, 343. VF, riverine surfaces, graffiti in obverse field. Very rare. ($4000)

Reportedly Found in Kent

901.

MEROVINGIANS, Banassac. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.25 g, 9h). Diademed head right; to right, cross pattée with pellet above and below / P©nnƩ©üƩ©ü⌴ śƩƩ˶, chalice surmounted by cross. Cf. NM 17 (for obv.) and 12 (for rev.); cf. Belfort 673 (for obv.) and 693 (for rev.); cf. MEC 1, 424 (for rev.). Good VF, light cleaning marks. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000) Reportedly an old find from Kent.

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902.

MEROVINGIANS, Orléans. AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.25 g, 6h). Angiulfus, moneyer. ˞Ʃn¬Ʃ⎁V¬ (read outward counter-clockwise), diademed head right; ๘ below / ¬V ๘ VǮŖV˞, cross ancrée set on globe; Ǯ in legend inverted. NM 11; cf.

Belfort 535 (for type); MEC 1, 461-3; cf. CNG 100, lot 463. EF. ($3000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 885.

903.

MEROVINGIANS, Senlis. Circa 620-640. Pale AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.17 g, 9h). Bettone, moneyer. ˝Ʃ˶ce[©...] (read outward counter-clockwise), diademed and draped bust right / ม Be˶˶⌴ne ȵ⌴n, cross ancrée set on globe. NM –; Belfort –; cf. Prou 1092-4 (for moneyer); MEC 1 –; http://oiseateliersmonnaie.free.fr/senlis.htm (18th example [coin in the Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie de Senlis]; same dies). Good VF, toned, deposits. Very rare. ($1000)

904.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Dirham (25mm, 2.66 g, 1h). Kaskar mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). Klat –, but cf. 537 (AH 79); Album 126 (only AH 79 and 97 recorded); ICV –; Zeno –. Near VF, toned, corrosion and deposits, cleaning marks, some edge damage. An apparently unpublished date from this extremely rare Umayyad mint. ($1000) Ex Morton & Eden 85 (27 April 2017), lot 20.

905.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Marwan II ibn Muhammad. AH 127-132 / AD 744-750. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 4.26 g, 4h). Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. Dated AH 131 (AD 748/9). AGC I 43; SICA 2 321; Album 141; ICV 225. EF, lustrous. ($500)

906.

ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AV Dinar (19mm, 4.16 g, 5h).

Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. AH 132 (AD 749/50). AGC I 51; SICA 3, 1-3; Album 210; ICV 374. Good VF, a few light marks, slight double strike. Extremely rare. ($7500) 226

907

908

907.

ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mu’tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AV Dinar (19mm, 2.94 g, 12h). San‘a mint. Dated AH 283 (AD 896/7). AGC I 211El; SICA 10, –; Album 1056; ICV 420. EF, underlying luster. ($400) 908.

ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Almoravids (al-Murabitun). ‘Ali ibn Yusuf. AH 500-537 / AD 11071142. AV Dinar (26mm, 3.97 g, 8h). Isbiliya (Seville) mint. Dated AH 520 (AD 1126/7). Hazard 219; Lavoix 579; Album 466.1; ICV 690. EF, lustrous. ($750) From the PRB Collection.

909.

ISLAMIC, Fatimids. al-Mustansir billah. AH 427-487 / AD 1036-1094. AV Dinar (22mm, 3.85 g, 10h). Third standard type. Tarablus mint. Dated AH 446 (AD 1054/5). Nicol 2001; SICA 6, –; Album 719A; ICV 837. EF, lustrous, a few minor marks. ($500)

Genghis Khan Dinar with Clear Mint Name and Date

910.

ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AV Dinar (25mm, 3.71 g, 5h). Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Dated AH 618 (AD 1221/2). Kalima and name of Abbasid caliph in four lines, floral ornament above and to left; Umayyad “Second Symbol” (al-Quran Sura 9:33) in outer margin / Name and titles of Chingiz Khan in four lines, floral ornament to left and right; mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Spengler 16-18; CNR XXI, 1 (Spring 1996), 245-30-35; Album 1964; ICV 1940; Triton XXI, lot 951 (same dies). Good VF, hint of deposits in devices, minor weakness at periphery that does not affect the reading of the mint or AH date. Well struck for issue. ($3000)

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WORLD COINAGE

911.

AUSTRALIA, Commonwealth. George V. 1910-1936. AV Half-Sovereign (19mm, 4.00 g, 12h). Perth mint. Dated 1918 P. Bare head right / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right.

KM 28; SCBC 4008; Marsh, Half 534; Friedberg 43. In NGC encapsulation, 4729548-001, graded MS 62. Lot includes a letter of authenticity from the Royal Mint, 13 May 1976. ($4000)

912.

CARRIBEAN TERRITORIES, British West Indies. George IV. King of Great Britain, 1820-1830. AR Half Dollar (32.5mm, 13.43 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1822. Crowned anchor; IIs flanking stock; date in exergue / Coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Pridmore 8; KM 4. Good VF, attractively toned. ($750) ‘Anchor money’ circulated throughout the British Empire from Canada, to Mauritius, and to the British West Indies.

Photos reduced 914 913 913.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Jìn. Early 4th century BC. Æ Pointed Shoulder Spade (137x63mm, 25.32 g). Anepigraphic pointed shoulder spade with long, hollow handle. BN Chinoises I 66; Yü-Ch’üan pl. VI; Shanghai I 3; Hartill 2.182. VF, original thick earthen deposits with green patina. ($500) 914.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Jìn. Early 4th century BC. Æ Pointed Shoulder Spade (140x67mm, 27.75 g). Anepigraphic pointed shoulder spade with long, hollow handle. BN Chinoises I 66; Yü-Ch’üan pl. VI; Shanghai I 3; Hartill 2.182. VF, green and brown patina with some earthen deposits on handle. ($500) 228

Photos reduced 915.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Jìn. Early 4th century BC. Æ Pointed Shoulder Spade (120x56mm, 19.15 g). Anepigraphic pointed shoulder spade with long, hollow handle. BN Chinoises I 66; Yü-Ch’üan pl. VI; Shanghai I 3; Hartill 2.182. VF, green and brown patina with some earthen deposits, chip on one point, other leg bent, handle slightly corroded. ($300)

916.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Wèi. City of Yu. Circa 400-300 BC. Æ Arched Foot Spade (54x41mm, 13.35 g). Yu yi jin (One jin of Yu) in early zhuànshū Hànzì (seal script) characters. BN Chinoises I 172; Hartill 3.38; Yü-Ch’üan –. Good VF, green patina with minimal encrustation. ($2000) Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (30 March 2015), lot 10137.

917.

CHINA, Xīn dynasty. Wáng Măng. AD 7/9-23. Æ Qi Dao Wubai – Value 500 Knife (29x76 mm, 17.44 g). Cast AD 7-9. Qi dao wu bai (Inscribed knife 500) in early zhuànshū Hànzì (seal script) characters. BN Chinoises II 427-8; Hartill 9.13. Good VF, green patina, some encrustation and deposits on reverse. ($300) 229

Impressive Wu Zhu Mold Pedigreed to Arthur B. Coole (1900-1978)

Photos reduced 918.

CHINA, Eastern Hàn dynasty. temp. Guāngwŭdì (?). AD 25-57. Æ Mold for Wu Zhu (228x78mm). Bronze mold for production of Wu Zhu coins. Impressions for casting twelve coins, with deep central casting channel, peg and sockets for aligning the reverse mold on the face and flanges for gripping on the back. Cf. Thierry, Wu Zhu 44-5; cf. BN Chinoises II 541-2 (for similar style Wu Zhu); cf. Shanghai VIII 277-273 (for similar Wu Zhu molds). Intact, emerald green patina with dappled corrosion. In custom wooden storage box. Very rare. ($15,000) Ex Album 31 (17 May 2018), lot 2768; Lynn Knight (12 June 2011), lot 2580; Spink-Taisei 3 (11 February 1988), lot 69; Jack Klausen inventory, c. 1964-1988; Arthur B. Coole Collection (1900-1978).

Bruce W. Smith, who cataloged this piece and others in its 2011 auction appearance, provided the following pedigree information to the E-Sylum (Volume 14, Number 18, 1 May 2011): “The well-known collector of Chinese coins, Arthur B. Coole (1900-1978), sold his collection of Chinese coins and paper money to Kansas City coin dealer Jack Klausen in 1964. In the fall of 1963 he prepared an inventory of the collection, and published about 15 copies for Klausen and various friends. Coole asked Klausen to agree not to break up the collection -- that is, if Klausen sold it he should sell it intact.

Klausen agreed and hoped to sell the collection to a museum. He was unable to do so, and during 1977-1978 sold the collection to Taiwan coin dealer, J. S. Lee. Years later it turned out that Lee did not buy all of the collection. There were some parts on which apparently they could not agree on a price.

In 1988 Klausen consigned the coin trees, coin molds, and paper money printing blocks and seals to a Taisei sale, but they did not sell (despite published prices realized for those lots). I believe he consigned them to a different sale in the early 1990’s (perhaps Pacific Coast Auctions).

Whether they sold at that time or not is unclear, but the material was donated to a museum in Texas, either by the 1990’s buyer or by Klausen’s estate after his death in 2006.”

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919.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Rénzōng (Jiāqìng). AD 1796-1820. Æ Wen ‘Mother coin’ (26mm, 4.89 g, 12h). New Branch of the Board of Works (Běijīng) mint. Cast 1796-circa 1798. Jia Qing tong bao in Hànzì characters / Boo chiowan in Manchu script. Hartill 22.481. Near EF, brown surfaces, adjustment marks, a few scratches. ($300)

920.

CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Wénzōng (Xiánfēng). AD 1851-1861. Æ 100 Wén (69mm, 159.7 g, 12h). Type 2. Fúzhōu mint in Fújiàn province. Cast circa 1853-1855. Xian Feng Tong Bao in Hànzì characters / Yi Bai (Fifty) in Hànzì characters above and below hole; boo fu in Manchu script to left and right. Hartill 22.783. Good VF, brown patina. ($500) Ex HLT Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 339, 19 November 2014), lot 584.

921.

CHINA, Tàipíng Rebellion. AD 1851-1864. Æ Wen (23mm, 3.32 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Cast circa 1861-1864.

Tai Ping Tian Guo (Taiping Heavenly Kingdom) in Hànzì characters / Sheng bao (Sacred currency) in Hànzì characters. Hartill 23.18. VF, slightly rough brown patina. Rare. ($300) In the early 1840s, failed civil service candidate Hong Xiuquan read a religous pamphlet given to him by a Protestant missionary. He came to the realization that he was, in fact, Jesus Christ’s Chinese brother, sent by God to rid the nation of the Manchus. Hong studied the Bible, blending it with elements of Daoism and Confucianism, developing his own sect called the God Worshipping Society. By 1851 the Society was in open rebellion against the Manchu Qīng dynasty. Hong declared a new dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and took for himself the title Heavenly King. The Taipings would successfully resist the central government for over thirteen years, at times even capturing the Qīng capital at Běijīng. The Taiping Rebellion would result in an estimated 20-70 million casualties, making it one of the bloodiest conflicts in world history.

922.

COLONIAL AFRICA, British. Gold Coast. George III. King of Great Britain, 1760-1820. AR Half Ackey (25mm, 6.81 g, 12h). Dated 1818. Laureate head right / Coat-of-arms of the African Company of Merchants with native supporters; all standing on arabesque base with head at center. KM 8. In NGC encapsulation, 4726275-001, graded PF 63. Richly toned. ($1000) Ex Herbert M. Lingford Collection, acquired August 1945 (lot includes his ticket).

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923

924

Key Rarity in the British Colonial Series 923.

COLONIAL AFRICA, British. Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone Company. 1791-1807. AR Dollar (36.5mm, 28.51 g, 12h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1791. SIERRA LEONE COMPANY, lion advancing slightly left, head facing; AFRICA in exergue / ONE DOLLAR PIECE, clasped hands; 1 above and below; date in exergue. Vice FT.1; KM 7. Near EF, toned with underlying brilliance, minor cabinet wear on high points, a few light circulation marks. Very rare, especially in this grade. ($2000) The striking of a mere 800 silver dollars for the Sierra Leone Company was, as David Vice relates, Matthew Boulton’s ‘first undertaking in the field of coining precious metals. The sole reason for the Soho Mint accepting such a small and unprofitable order was to gain experience in this sphere of operations. Copious notes were made of the costs incurred and the lessons gleaned for striking the Company dollar. This information proved invaluable in later years.’ Very few examples of this issue have survived in high grade.

924.

COLONIAL AFRICA, British. Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone Company. 1791-1807. Proof AR Dollar (36.5mm, 6h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1791 (but struck between 1793 and 1799). SIERRA LEONE COMPANY, lion advancing slightly left, head facing; AFRICA in exergue / ONE DOLLAR PIECE, clasped hands; 100 above and below; date in exergue.

Vice FT.2A; KM 6. In NGC encapsulation, 4726278-001, graded PF 63. Toned. Very rare. ($5000) Vice cites only 40 proof examples struck for Matthew Bolton’s customer between 1793 and 1799.

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925.

FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois). 1328-1350. AV Royal d’or (27mm, 4.20 g, 3h). Authorized 2 May 1328. ๘ ი Pƌ=˫ ი ʼĚҞ ი ი fʼ¥= ი ýɱʼ= ი, Philippe standing facing under gothic dais, holding scepter / ๘ ҞP=ý ი ⎍ƱNýƱ˶ ი ҞP=ý ი ʼĚŷɃ¥˶ ი ҞP=ý ი ƱዦPĚʼ¥˶, ornate cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil at center and leaves in quarters; all within quadrilobe with arches ending in trefoils. Duplessy 247; Ciani 269; Friedberg 271. EF. Rare in such nice condition. ($4000) Ex Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 1303.

926.

FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois). 1328-1350. AV Écu d’or à la chaise (28mm, 4.47 g, 7h). 2nd emission, 10 April 1343. Philippe enthroned facing, holding sword; coat-of-arms to right; all within tressure of arches / Ornate cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil at center and leaves in quarters; all within quadrilobe with arches ending in trefoils.

Duplessy 249A; Ciani 283; Friedberg 270. Good VF, trace of deposits, minor marks on obverse. ($1500) Ex CNG inventory 930645 (July 2012); Credit de la Bourse (17 November 1994), lot 598.

927 928 927.

FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Mouton d’or (30mm, 4.65 g, 4h). Authorized 17 January 1355. Agnus Dei standing left, head upturned right, wearing nimbus crown and cradling banner on long cross fleurée; IOn’ RЄX below; all within polylobe / Voided cross fleurée over short voided cross potent; at center, cinquefoil within polylobe; lis in each angle; all within polylobe, with lis in each spandrel. Duplessy 291; Ciani 354; Lafaurie 294; Friedberg 280. Near EF, traces of underlying luster, hairline die break on obverse. ($2000) Ex CNG inventory 932122 (September 2012).

928.

FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Franc à cheval (29mm, 3.83 g, 7h). Authorized 5 December 1360. Jean, crowned and in full armor, left on caparisoned horse, holding sword / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; at center, pellet within quadrilobe; all within quadrilobe, with fleur at end of each arc; trilobe in spandrels.

Duplessy 294; Ciani 361; Friedberg 279. Good VF, traces of underlying luster, minor weakness at periphery. ($1500)

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929

930

929.

FRANCE, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (29.5mm, 3.77 g, 3h). Authorized 20 April 1365. Charles standing facing within portico, holding sword and scepter surmounted by Hand of Justice; seven lis to left and right / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; at center, pellet within polylobe; lis and crown alternating in angles; all within polylobe, with lis in each spandrel. Duplessy 360; Ciani 457; Friedberg 284. Good VF, reverse slightly off center.

($750) 930.

FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. AV Écu d’or à la couronne (28.5mm, 3.89 g, 1h). La Rochelle mint. 3rd emission, 11 September 1389. Crowned coat-of-arms; pellet below 9th letter / Cross fleurée, with star in center and inward-facing lis in each angle; all within double polylobe, with crown in each spandrel; pellet below 9th letter. Duplessy 369B; Ciani 487; Friedberg 291. EF, much luster. ($750) Ex Trésor de la Guerre de Cent Ans (Parsy, 30 June 2009), lot 147.

931.

FRANCE, Provincial. Aquitaine. Charles, Duc de Berry. 1469-1472. AV Hardi d’or (30mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Bordeaux mint. Ⴀ Ṅ Nj¥rɱLVs Ⴒ dVҞ Ḝ _ʠVƩ˶_ɃƩĿ Ḝ, crowned half-length figure of Charles facing, holding sword in left hand and pointing at it with his right, within tressure of arches / Ⴀ Ṅ Ҟʁý Ḧ ⎍ƟɃýƟͿ Ḧ Ҟʁý Ḧ ʼĿgƟƟaͿ Ḧ Ҟʁ=ý Ḧ ƟMʁĿʼaͿ, cross fleurdelisée et feuilluée; ý within central quadrilobe; lis and leopard passant in quarters; all within decalobe with pellet at end of each arc. Cf. Duplessy, Féodales 1149 (for type); Poey D’Avant 3145 (same); Boudeau 519. Good VF, minor doubling and trace of die rust. ($5000)

932.

FRANCE, Provincial. Phalsbourg et Lixheim (principauté). Henriette de Lorraine. 1629-1660. AR Teston (29mm, 8.66 g, 6h). Lixheim mint. Dated 1633. (Lorraine Cross) HENRA · A · LOTH · PRIN · PHAL · ET · LIX, bust right / MONETA · NOVA · LIXEI · CVSA, crowned coat-of-arms; date above crown. Flon 808/1; Poey D’Avant 6277 corr. (date).

VF, toned, minor flan flaw on reverse. Very rare. ($2000)

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FRANCE, Provincial. Dauphins de Viennois. Humbert II. 1333-1349. AV Florin (20mm, 9h). ๘ ƌ= / VĕPƌ large ornate lily / / S / Ʃ⌴n¥ nneS / B / Ḁ (mitre with lappets), St. John the Baptist standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding cruciform-tipped scepter. Cf. Duplessy, Féodales, 2431; cf. Poey D’Avant 4864; cf. Gamberini 697 (all refs for type). In NGC encapsulation, 4427899-014, graded MS 62. ($1000) 933.

VƩenS,

Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (12 January 2017), lot 2365.

934.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfürstentum and Herzogtum). Friedrich August I (August II der Starke [the Bold]. 1694-1733. AR Taler (45mm, 29.08 g, 4h). Vicariate issue. Dresden mint. Dated 1711 ILH (date in Roman numerals). August mounted on horseback right; coat of arms below / Two sets of crowns and scepters on draped tables; titles above and on third draped table within laurel wreath. Kahnt 283; Schnee 1011; Davenport 2655. In NGC encapsulation, 4917481-001, graded AU 55. ($500) From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Coin Kingdom.

Defender of Martin Luther

935.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Ernestinische Linie. Friedrich III der Weise (the Wise). 1485-1525. AR Breiter Guldengroschen (49mm, 29.30 g, 6h). In the name of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Dies by Ulrich Ursenthaler of Innsbruck. Undated, but struck 1508-1519. FRID’ · DVX SAX (shield) ELECT’ · IMPER (shield) QVE · LOCVM · TEN (shield) E’S · GENERA’ (shield), armored bust right, wearing snood; breastplate inscribed IHS : MARIA / (symbol) MAXIMILIANVS (symbol) ROMANORVM (symbol) REX · Ⴛ · SEMPER Ⴛ AVGVST, nimbate heraldic eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; electoral arms on breast. Keilitz 70.2; Schnee 37; cf. Davenport 9699. Superb EF, toned, traces of underlying luster. ($10,000) Ex J.S. Moser Collection Friedrich the Wise was the first ruler of modern Saxony. He founded the University of Wittenburg in 1502, and in 1508 he appointed Martin Luther to a professorship in Philosophy. Later on, Friedrich was instrumental in protecting Luther from the wrath of the Church by refusing to enforce the Papal bull, which required Luther’s writings be burned and the reformer be sent to Rome. When, in 1521, Luther was placed under the imperial ban by the diet at Worms, Friedrich had him brought to his castle for protection.

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936.

INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. Muhammad bin Tughluq. AH 725-752 / AD 1325-1351. AV Tanka (21mm, 11.04 g, 9h). al-mujāhid type. Dar al-Islam mint. Dated AH 727 or 729 (AD 1326/7 or AD 1329/30). fī-zaman legend / Shahāda; mint and AH date in outer margin. CIS D341; Rajor Type 1203. EF, toned. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

937

938

939

937.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.88 g, 9h). Burhanpur mint. Dually dated AH [103]8 and [RY 2] (19 January/14 February-20 August AD 1629 ).

Kalima, mint formula, and Ilahi month; trace of AH date below / Couplet citing Shah Jahan. Wright –; Hull 1561 var. (date); KM 255.2. EF. ($1000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

938.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (19.5mm, 10.89 g, 9h). Patna mint. Dated RY 14 (19 January /14 February AD 1641 – 18 January/13 February AD 1642). Shahada within knotted frame; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and title of Shah Jahan within knotted frame; continuation of legend and mint formula in outer fields. Wright 857 var. (RY date); Hull 1572; KM 260.14. Near EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

939.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (20mm, 10.88 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Dated AH 1[0]46 (5 June AD 1636-25 May AD 1637). Shahada within knotted frame; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and title of Shah Jahan within knotted frame; continuation of legend and mint formula in outer fields. Wright –; Hull –; KM Type 260. EF, lustrous. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

941 942 940 940.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (19mm, 10.92 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. Dated AH [10]49 (4 May AD 1639-22 April AD 1640). Shahada within knotted frame; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and title of Shah Jahan within knotted frame; continuation of legend and mint formula in outer fields. Wright –; Hull –; KM Type 260. EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

941.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (19mm, 10.94 g, 4h). Multan mint. Dually dated AH 1067 and RY 31 (19 January /14 February 1658 – 31 July 165 ). Shahada within knotted frame; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and title of Shah Jahan within knotted frame; continuation of legend and mint formula in outer fields. Cf. Wright 1011 (rupee); Hull 1571 var. (date); KM 260.13. Good VF. Lot include’s collector’s ticket. Last year of issue from this very rare gold mint for Shah Jahan. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

942.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 11.01 g, 3h). Ahmadnagar mint. Dually dated AH 1100 and RY 32 (31 July AD 1689 – 30 July AD 1690).

Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1674; KM 315.2. EF, lustrous. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

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944 943 943.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.96 g, 8h). Ahsanabad mint. Dually dated AH 1115 and RY 48 (31 July AD 1705 – 30 July AD 1706). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright 1120; Hull 1675 var. (date); KM 315.3. EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

944.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 11.10 g, 10h). Allahabad mint. Dually dated AH 1107 and RY 40 (31 July AD 1697 – 30 July AD 1698). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright 1122 var. (date); Hull 1679; KM 315.9. Superb EF. ($1000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

945.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (19.5mm, 11.06 g, 8h). Allahabad mint. Dually dated AH 1117 and RY 50 (31 July AD 1706 – 3 March AD 1707).

Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull –; KM 315.12. EF. ($1000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

946 947 946.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.94 g, 3h). Islamabad mint. Dually dated AH 1107 and RY 41 (31 July AD 1699 – 30 July AD 1700). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1689; KM 315.21. Choice EF. ($1000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

947.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.97 g, 2h). Multan mint. Dually dated AH 1073 and RY 5 (16 August AD 1662 – 30 July AD 1663). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1698; KM 315.36. EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

949 948 948.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.93 g, 1h). Multan mint. Dually dated AH 1073 and RY 5 (16 August AD 1662 – 30 July AD 1663). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1698; KM 315.36. EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

949.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (20mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Zafarabad mint. Dated RY 18 (31 July AD 1675 – 30 July AD 1676). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1709; KM 315.49 (date unlisted). EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

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950.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (21mm, 11.02 g, 2h). Zafarabad mint. Dually dated AH 1099 and RY 31 (31 July- 25 October AD 1688). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1709; KM 315.49. EF, small edge nick. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

951 952 951.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’azzam Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I). AH 1119-1124 / AD 1707-1712. AV Mohur (21mm, 10.98 g, 3h). Dar al-Sarur Burhanpur mint. Dually dated [AH 1119] and RY ‘ahd’ (19 June AD 1707– 18 June AD 1708). Persian couplet citing Shah Alam Bahadur / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright 1650 var. (date); Hull 1832; KM 356.3.

EF, a couple of shroff marks on edge. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

952.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’azzam Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I). AH 1119-1124 / AD 1707-1712. AV Mohur (21mm, 11.02 g, 5h). Dar al-Sarur Burhanpur mint. Dually dated AH 1121 and RY 4 (11 January AD 1710 – 10 January AD 1711). Persian couplet citing Shah Alam Bahadur / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright 1650 var. (date); Hull 1832; KM 356.3.

EF. ($750) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

953.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’azzam Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I). AH 1119-1124 / AD 1707-1712. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.97 g, 6h). Ahmadnagar mint. Dually dated AH 1124 and RY 6 (9-27 February AD 1712). Persian couplet citing Shah Alam Bahadur / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright 1654 var. (date); Hull –; KM Type 356. Superb EF, minor die breaks, a couple schroff marks on edge. ($1500) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

954 955 954.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’izz al-Din Jahandar Shah. AH 1124 / AD 1712-1713. AV Mohur (19.5mm, 10.95 g, 12h). Mustaqir al-Mulk Akbarabad mint. Dually dated AH 1124 and RY 1 (27 February/29 March AD 1712-27 January AD 1713).

Persian couplet citing Jahandar Shah / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright 1709; Hull 1894; KM 364.3. EF. ($1000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

955.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’izz al-Din Jahandar Shah. AH 1124 / AD 1712-1713. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.92 g, 6h).

Dar al-Khalifat Shahjahanabad mint. Dually dated AH 1124 and RY 1 (27 February/29 March AD 1712-27 January AD 1713).

Persian couplet citing Jahandar Shah / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1900-1; KM 369.5. EF. ($1000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

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956.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Mu’izz al-Din Jahandar Shah. AH 1124 / AD 1712-1713. AV Mohur (20mm, 11.00 g, 11h). Dar al-Sarur Burhanpur mint. Dually dated AH 1124 and RY 1 (27 February/29 March AD 1712-27 January AD 1713).

Persian couplet citing Jahandar Shah / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull 1895; KM 364.3. EF, traces of underlying luster. ($1500) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection.

An Apparently Unique Furrukhsiyar/Muhammad Shah Qanauj Mule

957.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Furrukhsiyar. AH 1124-1131 / AD 1713-171. AR Rupee (23mm, 9.17 g, 4h). Shahabad Qanauj mint. Dually dated [11]29 AH and RY 21 of Muhammad Shah. Persian couplet citing Furrukhsiyar / Mint and RY date formulas. Wright –; Hull –; KM –; Zeno 196804 (this coin). VF, toned, traces of deposits, shroff mark on reverse. An apparently unique mule. ($1000)

958.

INDIA, Independent States. Farrukhabad. temp. Ahmad Khan Bagash. AH 1164-1185 / AD 1750-1771. AR Rupee (25mm, 11.06 g, 12h). In the name of Alamgir II. Farrukhabad mint. Dually dated AH 11[6...] and RY ‘ahd’ (AD 1755). Persian couplet citing Alamgir II; sahib qiran in couplet; aziz al-daula below name / Mint and RY date formulas. Cf. KM 4 (for rev.). VF, toned, traces of deposits, weakness at periphery, shroff marks and test cuts. Very rare. ($2000)

960 959 959.

INDIA, Princely States. Kutch. Pragmalji II. VS 1917-1932 / AD 1860-1875. AV 100 Kori (29mm, 18.75 g, 6h).

Bhuj mint. Dually dated VS 1922 and AD 1866 (in Eastern Arabic numerals). Name and title in Devanagari and VS date; trisul, crescent, and knife above; all within circular Devanagari legend / Mint formula and couplet in Persian; date below; all within ornate border. Shah 185.1; KM 19; Friedberg 1277. EF. ($1000) 960.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901. AV Mohur (25mm, 11.66 g, 12h). East India Company Type II, Variety 1 issue. Calcutta mint. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India. Dated 1841 (but struck 1850/1). Young head left; W · W · on truncation of neck; date below, no serif on crossbar of 4 / Lion advancing left; palm tree behind; value in English and Persian in exergue. UCI 3.7; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1595a. Good VF, circulation marks, some hairlines, traces of underlying luster. ($1500) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection.

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961 962 961.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 1876-1901.

AV Mohur (26mm, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1888. VICTORIA EMPRESS, crowned bust left; V in relief / ONE/MOHUR/–/ INDIA/1888 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 6.15; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1604. In NGC encapsulation, 4701328-007, graded MS 61. Field marks on obverse. ($3000) UIC lists a total mintage for this date of 15, 073 specimens.

962.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 1876-1901.

AV Mohur (26mm, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1888. VICTORIA EMPRESS, crowned bust left; V in relief / ONE/MOHUR/–/ INDIA/1888 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 6.15; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1604. In NGC encapsulation, 4701328-008, graded MS 61. Field marks on obverse. ($3000)

964 963 963.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 1876-1901.

Proof Restrike AR Rupee (31mm, 11.68 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1901. Crowned bust left; 3.5 panels in jabot; no V / ONE/ RUPEE/–/INDIA/1901 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UCI 6.159 (die combination listed as currency); cf. Pridmore 139; KM 492. Proof, attractively toned, reflective fields, minor hairlines. An early and attractive restrike. ($500) Ex H. M. Lingford Collection, acquired December 1948 (lot includes his ticket).

964.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 18761901. Proof Restrike AR Half Rupee (24.5mm, 5.83 g, 12h). Mumbai (Bombay) mint. Dated 1897. Crowned bust left; 4 panels in jabot / HALF/RUPEE/–/INDIA/1897 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UCI 6.232; cf. Pridmore 305; KM 491.

Proof, uneven toning, reflective fields, minor hairlines. An early restrike. ($500)

965 966 965.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 18761901. Proof Restrike AR Quarter Rupee (20mm, 2.89 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1901. Crowned bust left; flower to left in bottom panel of jabot / ¼/RUPEE/–/INDIA/11901 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UCI 6.345; cf. Pridmore 404; KM 491. Proof, uneven toning, reflective fields, a few very light hairlines. An early restrike. ($400) 966.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 18761901. Proof Restrike AR Twelfth Anna (20mm, 2.67 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1893. Crowned bust left; flower to left in bottom panel of jabot / 1/12/RUPEE/–/INDIA/11901 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UCI 6.646; Pridmore, p. 195; KM 483b. Proof, some iridescence, reflective fields, once cleaned, some hairlines. Rare. ($500)

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967.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. temp. Victoria. 1837-1901. Seal Matrix. Seal of judge Shar’ Nabi Mir Fateh Allah.

Probably for use in Sind, Balochistan, or Punjab. Dated AH 1260 (AD 1844) . Circular seal engraved al-mutawakkil ‘ali llāh 1260/ afawwidh amri illa allah/qadi shar’ nabi mir fateh Allah (al-mutawakkil ‘ali llāh 1260 [after the Hijra]/my affair I leave to Allah [Qur’an 40:44] /shar’ nabi mir fateh Allah judge) in three lines; all within double linear and pelleted border; middle line within ornate mihrab. Seal is set in silver-plated bronze cylindrical mounting with semi-spherical top. Dimensions: overall length, 95mm; 41mm at face of seal, 25mm at widest points of base. Total weight: 366.90 g. Intact, but with plating split in several spots, revealing non-magnetic core beneath, top appears to have been repaired at some point. Toned. An interesting item of local administrative use. ($300) The cataloger thanks Stephen Album for his assistance in translating the inscription.

Proof Bombay Rupee – Ex Pridmore Collection

968.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Edward VII. King of the United Kingdom, and Emperor of India, 1901-1910.

Proof AR Rupee (10mm, 11.65 g, 12h). Mumbai (Bombay) mint. Dated 1903. Head right / Value in English and Urdu in four lines; floral sprays flanking; crown above; date in exergue. UIC 7.21; Pridmore p. 194. In NGC encapsulation, 4726275-002, graded MS 62. Attractively toned. Very rare. ($1000) Ex Fred Pridmore Collection (Part III, Glendining, 17 October 1983), lot 132 (his ticket included).

969.

IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah. AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. AV 2 Tomans (23.5mm, 6.88 g, 9h). Tughra type. Masshad mint. Dated AH 1281 (AD 1864/5). Rabino di Borgomale pl. 24, 632; C&M –; Album 2924; KM 864; Friedberg 48; CNG 106, lot 987 (same dies). EF, area of weak strike and die break on obverse. Rare. ($1000)

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Lustrous Ducato

970.

ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Galeazzo Maria Sforza. 1466-1476. AV Ducato (24mm, 3.49 g, 4h). (head of At. Ambrogio) G3 M SF VICECOS DVX MLI V, armored bust right; tick stops / + P P ANGLE Q3 CO AC IANVE D , crested helmet left above familial coat-of-arms of Sforza; branding irons with buckets to left and right; G3 (tick stop) (tick stop) M across field; tick stops. CNI V 20; Morosini 5a; Crippa 5; MIR 200/6; Friedberg 688. EF, lustrous, minor doubling in legends.

Handsome portrait. ($3000)

971.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). temp. Clement VI to Gregory XI. 1342-1378. AV Florin (21mm, 3.48 g, 3h).

Avignon mint. Փ S¥Ƀ˶ Pe˶ʽƊ=, large ornate lily / / S / Ʃ⌴Ɗ¥ ɃɃeS / B / (mitre with lappets), St. John the Baptist standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding cruciform-tipped scepter. Muntoni 2; Berman 201; Gamberini 647 (all refs.

Urban V); Duplessy, Féodales, 1782 and note (milieu du XIVe siècle). Good VF, traces of deposits in devices. ($750)

973 972 972.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Leo X. 1513-1521. AR Bianco (27.5mm, 3.73 g, 1h). Bologna mint. Bust right, wearing piviale / Lion rampant left, head facing, holding Crusader banner in both front paws; at edge of legend, Medici arms surmounted by galero. CNI X 42; Muntoni 111; Berman 692. Good VF, toned. Clear strike on both sides. Rare. ($1500) 973.

ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Tollero (42mm, 27.27 g, 6h). Livorno (Leghorn) mint. Dated 1704/3. COSMVS · III · D · G · MAG · DVX · ETRVRIAE · VI, crowned and cuirassed bust right; ḣ 1704/3 ḣ below bust / ḣ ET FAVET ḣ ET PATET, view of Livorno Harbor. Cf. CNI XI 75 (overdate unlisted); cf. MIR 64/19 (same); cf. Davenport 1498 (same). Superb EF, blue iridescence, light hairlines. ($2000) The lighthouse, called the Fanale dei Pisani, was originally built by the inhabitants of nearby Pisa in 1303 upon a rock emerging from the sea. Comprised of two main embattled cylindrical constructs, the tower’s distinct shape is clearly represented here. The great-grandfather of Cosimo III, Grand Duke Ferdinando I de’ Medici, ordered the construction of warehouses in the tower’s basement in 1584, expanding its use.

The original edifice, however, was destroyed near the end of World War II in 1944 by German troops. Following the war, a new Fanale was built, according to the plans of its predecessor and using even material recovered from the rubble.

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974

975

974.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Andrea Dandolo. 1342-1354. AV Ducato (21mm, 3.54 g, 6h). St. Mark standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them; crescent below Doge / Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. Cf. CNI VII 38/39; cf. Papadopoli 1; cf. Paolucci 1 (all refs. for type, but without additional crescent on obv.). Good VF, die rust. ($250) From the PRB Collection.

975.

LOW COUNTRIES, Brabant (hertogdom). Johanna van Brabant. 1355-1405. AV Pieter d’or (28mm, 4.01 g, 4h). Leuven (Louvain) mint. Struck 1355-1383. Half-length bust of St. Peter facing, holding Gospels and keys; all with tressure of nine arches; each arch ending in lis; trefoils in spandrels / Voided ornate cross fleurée, with central rosette, and each crossbar ending with quadrilobe surmounted by lis-tipped staff flanked by tendrils. Delmonte, Or 45; Delmonte, Brabant 199; De Mey 225; Friedberg 11. Good VF, toned, minor earthen deposits. ($1500) Ex Spink 203 (24 June 2010), lot 614.

Franco-Dutch War Siege Issue

976.

LOW COUNTRIES, Groningen. AR Rijksdaalder Klippe (34.5x35mm, 28.61 g). Siege issue. Dated 1672. · IVRE · · ET · TEMPORE · 1672 ·, crowned coat-of-arms; 50 and ST (mark of value) flanking shield / Blank, but with later engraving of the Siege of Groningen by Christoph Bernhard Freiherr von Galen, Bishop of Münster, 17 August 1672. Van der Wis type 3; P&W Go17.1; Delmonte, Argent 736; Mailliet 5; Lasser 1214; CNM 2.20.2. Good VF, toned. ($1000)

977.

LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Gouden schild – Chaise d’or (30mm, 4.43 g, 9h). Gand (Ghent) mint. Struck 1370/2-1384. Lodewijk enthroned facing, holding sword and resting hand on coat-of-arms; all within tressure of eight arcs, with trefoils in spandrels; saltire and double saltire stops / Ornate cross fleurée in ornate quadrilobe; rosettes in spandrels; double annulet stops. Elsen 38; Delmonte, Or 466; De Mey, Flanders 205; Friedberg 163. Near EF, lightly toned, trace of deposits. Evenly struck on a broad flan. ($2000) Ex Spink 213 (27 June 2012), lot 299.

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978 979 978.

LOW COUNTRIES, Bourgondische tijd (Burgundian Netherlands). Filips de Stoute (the Bold). 1384-1477.

AV Gouden nobel – Noble (35mm, 7.68 g, 7h). Uncertain (Brugge, Gand [Ghent], or Mechelen) mint. Struck 1388. ʖƌS DEƩ Ḻ ŷˆ¨ Ḻ DVҞ Ḻ BVˆŷ Ḻ ýɨȵES ᛆ ⎜ ᛆ DNS Ḻ fǣ¨ND, Filips standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield / ๘ Ʃƌý Ḻ ¨VͿEM Ḻ Ϳˆ¨NSƩENS Ḻ ʖEˆ Ḻ MEDƩV Ḻ iǣǣɨˆѝM Ḻ iݨͿ, ornate cross fleurée and lisée; p within central angled quadrilobe, each angle ending in trefoil; in quarters, crown above lion passant; all within tressure of eight arcs; trefoils in spandrels. Vanhoudt G 2632; Delmonte 474; De Mey, Flanders, 260; De Mey, Or 821; Friedberg 169. Good VF, golden tone, a little soft on Duke’s face. Rare. ($3000) Ex Spink 213 (27 June 2012), lot 300.

979.

LOW COUNTRIES, Bourgondische tijd (Burgundian Netherlands). Filips de Goede (the Good). 1419-1467.

AV Gouden rijder – Cavalier d’or (29.5mm, 3.57 g, 9h). Gand (Ghent) mint. Struck 1434-1437. Knight in full armor and brandishing sword, right on galloping caparisoned horse; ᛆ fȄ⍒ĕ ᛆ below / Coat-of-arms over cross fleurée; each bar ending in pinecone. G&H 1-2; Delmonte 487; Martiny (Elsen) 628. VF, slightly wavy flan. ($1500) Ex Bru Sale 7 (12 April 2012), lot 68.

980.

MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Jean Parisot de Valette. Grand Master, 1557-1568. AR 4 Tarì (34mm, 11.27 g, 8h). Severed head of Baptist on oval charger / Coat-of-arms. Restelli 27; Schembri 2. Good VF, toned. Well struck on good metal. ($300)

981.

PERU, Colonial. Carlos IV. King of Spain, 1788-1808. AV Escudo (19mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Lima mint. Dated 1802/1 (LIMÆ) IJ. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. ME 14096; KM 89. VF, toned, traces of underlying luster. ($500)

982.

PERU, Colonial. Fernando VII. King of Spain, 1808-1833. AV 8 Escudos (27mm, 26.99 g, 12h). Lima mint. Dated 1809 (LIMÆ) JP. Bareheaded, draped, and armored bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. ME 16365; KM 107. Good VF, underlying luster, traces of earthen deposits on reverse. ($3000) Ex Philip H. Ward, Jr. Collection (Stack’s, 30 April 1964), lot 414.

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983.

PERU, Colonial. Fernando VII. King of Spain, 1808-1833. AV Medio Escudo (14.5mm, 1.68 g, 12h). Lima mint.

Dated 1818 L JP. Laureate bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. ME 16116; KM 125. Good VF, toned with some underlying luster. ($750)

Very Rare Barbuda

984.

PORTUGAL, Kingdom. Fernando I o Formoso (the Handsome). 1367-1383. BI Barbuda (27mm, 4.04 g, 1h).

Lisboa (Lisbon) mint. Crowned, helmeted, and armored bust left; Ȅ to right / Cruciform coat-of-arms over pelleted circle; castles in quarters. 48.01; Vaz Fe.60. VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare. ($1000)

985.

RUSSIA, Kievan Rus. temp. Yaroslav I the Wise to Mikhail Vsevolodovich. 1019-1246. Cast AR Grivna Ingot. Cast hexagonal ingot. Dimensions: 18mm expanding to 38mm then back to 18mm in width; 80mm in length; and 10mm in thickness.

Weight: 160.6 g. Spassky Fig. 43; cf. Kaim p. 55. As made, traces of casting deposits, marks and scratches. ($2000)

986.

RUSSIA, Novgorodskaya Feodal’naya Respublika (Novgorod Republic). State coinage. 12th-15th centuries.

Cast AR Grivna - Rouble Ingot (14x13x142mm, 189.15 g). Cast ingot linear marks scratched veritically and crossways across fave. Spassky Fig. 44 = Kaim 4 (second example with additional markings). As made, areas of casting deposits, marks and scratches. ($1000) 245

987.

RUSSIA, Tsardom of Rus. Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov. 1645-1676. AR Polupoltinnik – Quarter Rouble (35mm, 7.97 g). Dated Creation Era 7162 (AD 1654). Alexei on horseback right / Legend in six lines. Kaim 1601; Spassky fig. 91, 10; KM –. Good VF, toned with some minor deposits, multiple strikes. Overstruck on a quartered European taler. Very rare. ($2000)

988.

RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (43mm, 28.57 g, 12h).

Dated 1707 (in eastern Arabic numerals). Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; imperial eagle on breastplate / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb; imperial crown above. Diakov 4; Bitkin 187; Uzdenikov 0505. In NGC encapsulation, 4726275-003, graded XF Details. Cleaned. ($1500) From the RAJ Collection. Ex Stephen Harvey FPL (August ), no. 471.

989 990 989.

RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (41mm, 27.53 g, 12h).

Kadashevsky mint. Dated 1718 (in OCS numerals). Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; arabesque on breastplate / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb; imperial crown above; L on eagle’s tail. Diakov 4; Bitkin 199; Uzdenikov 0557. VF, toned, minor edge flaw on reverse. ($500) From the RAJ Collection, purchased from World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen).

990.

RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (41mm, 28.66 g, 12h).

Kadashevsky mint. Dated 1721 (in OCS numerals). Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; arabesque on breastplate / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb; imperial crown above. Diakov 11; Bitkin 463; Uzdenikov 0598. Good VF, once cleaned. ($1000)

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991.

SPAIN, Castile & León. Fernando V & Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos - the Catholic royals). 1474-1504. AV Dobla excelente (28.5mm, 6.96 g, 4h). Sevilla (Seville) mint. Struck after 1497. Crowned busts of Fernando and Isabel vis-àvis; pellet between; above, star surrounded by four pellets; S below / Nimbate eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed, supporting crowned coat-of-arms. MEC 6 –; ME 2933 var. (star without additional pellets); NE 69; Friedberg 129. Good VF, toned, polished, slight double strike on reverse, edge marks. ($750) From the PRB Collection.

992.

SPAIN, Reino de España. Carlos III. 1759-1788. AV 8 Escudos (36mm, 26.93 g, 12h). Madrid mint. Dated 1774 (crowned M) PJ. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. ME 12863; KM 409.1. VF, circulation marks, ex mount. ($750) From the PRB Collection.

993.

SWEDEN. Karl IX. 1604–1611. AR 4 Mark (42mm, 19.74 g, 4h). Stockholm mint. Dated 1605. Bareheaded and armored half-length bust left, holding sword, set on crowned coat-of-arms; date across field / Radiate ‫( הוהי‬yhwh in Hebrew).

Antell 371; SM 35. EF, toned, a few minor flan flaws and hairlines. Rare. ($500) From the RAJ Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XLIII (14 May 2003), lot 272.

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Last Issue

994.

SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. AR Riksdaler (42mm, 29.22 g, 12h). Stockholm mint; Lorentz Careelberg, mintmaster. Dated 1718 LC. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right / Crowned royal coat-of-arms with crowned leonine supporters; all set on ornate base. SM 29a; Davenport 1716. In NGC encapsulation, 4726275-004, graded MS 61. Attractive cabinet tone. ($1500) From the RAJ Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XVI (16 November 1989), lot 342.

WORLD MEDALS

995.

ANCIENT THEMES. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Brocakge Æ “Sestertius” (39mm, 17.41 g). Paduan type. By Giovanni da Cavino, 1500-1570. Incuse of reverse / CIVITATIBVS ASIAE RESTITVTIS, Tiberius seated left, holding long scepter and patera; S C flanking. Johnson & Martini 1287-1294; Klawans 4. Near EF, brown patina with golden highlights. An interesting struck Cavino and reverse brockage. ($500) From the Richard Baker Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 45; Superior (10 December 1989), lot 3140; Superior (7 June 1982), lot 685; Franz Trau Collection (Gilhofer & Ranschburg & A. Hess, 22 May 1935), lot 297 (all described as an official sestertius).

Large and Impressive “Judenmedaille” Type

996.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Rudolf II to Ferdinand III. 1576-1657. Cast AV Medal (51.5mm, 20.33 g, 12h). So-called “Judenmedaille” type. Praha (Prague) mint. Dated 1231 (in Roman numerals), but cast early 17th century. ĿLƩS£BĿ˶£ / ōƩLƩ£ / £ɀĕˆ / rĿŷ / чɀŷ£ˆ / ɭBƩ˶ / ȶ£rB / £ɀ ȶææҢҢҢƩ ), crowned and veiled bust of St. Elizabeth of Hungary facing slightly left within tressure of seventeen arches; each arch ending in triple pellets; annulets in spandrels / ส ĕƩSPĿrSƩ˶ / ĕĿĕƩ˶ / P£чP Ḧ ƩчS˶ Ḧ ĿƩчS / ȶ£ɀĿ˶ / Ʃɀ / SĿæчL Ḧ SĿæчLƩ , view of the Elizabethkirche in Marburg within tressure of seventeen arches; each arch ending in triple pellets; annulets in spandrels. Cf. Hoffmeister 4; cf. Bernhart 21; cf. Klein B 21; cf. Prince Alexander 3; cf. Nomos 5, lot 52 (all refs. for example in silver). EF, chased, a few minor scratches in field, edge marks, stress crack on bust resulting in a perforation, as made. Rare in gold. ($2000) 248

Selections from the RAJ Collection of Medals A number of simultaneous conflicts occurred during the early eighteenth century in Europe as various nation-states vied with one another for control of territories and right-of-ways. Some of these conflicts were part of a long-standing period of expansion, as was the case with the Ottoman Empire’s push into Europe, while others, most notably, the war between Sweden and Russia, were between expanding states bumping up against each other. CNG is pleased to present a selection of medals from the RAJ Collection covering this tumultuous period, when grand alliances shifted back-and-forth, and grand coalitions sided on opposite ends of the battlefield. Among this selection, the medals associated with the Great Northern War (1700-1721) are especially interesting, since this conflict pitted the Swedish Empire against Tsarist Russia, for supremacy in northern, central, and eastern Europe.

The Treaty of Passarowitz (Požarevac), signed on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman Empire and the allied forces of Austria and the Venetian Republic, resulted in the loss of Venetian influence in the Peloponnesus and the Aegean, and in the restoration of Austrian control over those sections of Serbia that they had lost to the Ottomans during the Great Turkish War (1683-1699). This control, however, did not last long, since the Ottomans regained these Austrian-held territories as a result of the Treaty of Belgrade in 1739.

Treaty of Passarowitz (Požarevac)

997.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Karl VI. Emperor, 1711-1740. AR Medal (44mm, 27.21 g, 12h). On the Treaty of Passarowitz (Požarevac). By Vertner. Dated 1718 (in chronogram). CAROLVS VI · D · G · ROM · IMP · SEMP · AVG ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; small V below / PARCET SVBMISSIS DEBELLABITQVE SVPERBOS. (adapted from Aeneid 6.853), eagle flying left above countryside; INDVCIAE CVM TVRCIS ·/D. 21. IVLII. in two lines in exergue.

Julius 1325; Montenuovo 1528. EF, attractive iridescent toning. Rare. ($300) From the RAJ Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XIX (13 June 1991), lot 7.

The Treaty of Rastatt

998.

GERMANY, Baden (Markgrafschaft). Ludwig Georg Simpert, with Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg. 1707-1761. AR Medal (35mm, 14.60 g, 12h). On the Treaty of Rastatt. By Vertner. Dated 1714 (in chronogram). ᛨ LVDOVICVS MARCHIO BAADENSIS ᛨ FRANCISCA SIBYLLA AVG : GUBERNATRIX, half-length busts of Franziska Sibylle Auguste, veiled, and Ludwig Georg, each within ornate frame, set vis-à-vis on table; floral design between; above Dove of the Holy Spirit holding olive wreath in beak; below, conjoined oval coats-of-arms, each within ornate frame and joined by ornate chain; crown above; above all, DABO PACEM IN FINIBVS VESTRIS Levi : 26 / PAX RASTADII IN ARCE COMPOSITA EST, view of the entrance to the marchional palace of Rastatt; angel above; below, oval tablet inscribed ET IN LOCO ISTO/DABO PACEM; all in ornate frame. Schulman, Pax 467; Wielandt/Zeitz 53. Good VF, toned. ($200) From the RAJ Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XX (14 November 1991), lot 106.

Concluded on 7 March 1714 in the Baden city of Rastatt, this treaty brought an end to the conflict between France and Austria during the larger and multi-fronted War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Sparked by the death of the childless Carlos II of Spain, this conflict sought to check once more the expansionist policies of Louis XIV, which had created much of the European warfare of the later seventeenth century.

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The Great Northern War (1700-1721) The Great Northern War, fought between Swedish Empire (and its allies) and the Tsardom of Russia (and its allies) for supremacy in northern, central, and eastern Europe and especially, the Baltic. The alliances of each side were complex, and demonstrate the increasing concerns about the rise of Russia in European affairs. Over the course of the war, alliances shifted. One of the most notable, was Great Britain, which was allied first with Sweden, then Russia, then back to Sweden. Prior to the reign of Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great), Russia had limited interest in dealing with Europe. Under the new tsar, who had traveled to the Dutch Republic incognito to learn the art of ship building, this changed. His construction of the new capital at St. Petersburg was designed to provide access to the Baltic and a sea route west. Hoping to check Sweden, which had become a regional power following the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) and was now being ruled by the Karl XII (1697-1718), Russia, along with its allies – Denmark-Norway and Saxony-Poland-Lithuania – decided to attack first. Karl, however proved to be a capable leader and, by 1706, had thoroughly defeated his enemies. With Russia being his only remaining threat, Karl decided to march on Moscow. Although this maneuver met with initial success – the Battle of Holowczyn (1708) was a rounding Swedish victory – the tide of battle turned and he and his forces suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Poltava (1709). Following surrender at Perevolochna after Poltava, when the Swedish army was annihilated, Karl fled to exile, where he remained until 1714, for several of those years under house arrest, due to his scheming. During this period, Russia and Poland regained and expanded the borders they had lost, including the Russian occupation of Finland. Sweden’s former allies, such as Great Britain and Prussia, either defected or took advantage of the king’s absence to attack Sweden’s external holdings. Upon his return from exile, Karl found Sweden facing a defensive war. His plan was to invade Norway to attack the Danish-controlled towns there. This move proved unsuccessful due to the Swedish lack of heavy artillery, and costly, because, during the siege of Fredriksten in 1718, Karl was killed by a bullet to the head. Following his death, Sweden unsuccessfully tried to continue the war. As a result, the Russian fleet conducted actions against the civilian population on Sweden’s eastern coast. Known as the Rysshärjningarna (Russian Pillage of 1719-1721), such encounters as these continued until the Treaty of Nystad in 1721, formally ending the Great Northern War.

Trusting in Hope for Success

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RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Medal (70mm, 117.10 g, 12h).

Trusting in Hope for Success. By O. Kalashnikov. Dated 1713. ΠETP_CЪ · ПEPBЫИ · БОЖIЕЮ · MIΛOCTIЮ : IMПEPATOPЪ · POCIИCKIИ :, laureate, draped, and armored bust right; imperial eagle on breastplate; · O · К · on truncation of arm / ส IMҌЯ HAДЕД_ HAБОГА ЖЕΛАЕМЪ ΠΟΛ_ЧITИ 1713, Russian warship, viewed from stern surmounted

by Neptune holding trident, sailing into open water to upper left; rocks to right; additional ships in background; above, sun breaking through partly cloudy sky. Diakov 42.2-3. Near EF, hairlines and light field marks. Very rare. ($2000) From the RAJ Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XXXVI (18 November 1999), lot 431.

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Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy Commanding the Allied Fleet at the Battle of Bornholm, 5–14 August 1716

1000.

RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. Restrike WM Medal (54mm, 50.47 g, 12h). Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy Commanding the Allied Fleet at the Battle of Bornholm, 5-14 August 1716. Dated 1716.

Laureate and draped bust of Petr I right, set on ornate base inscribed ПЕТРЪ/ВЕЛИКIИ/BCEPOCCI/ИCKIИ in four lines set on ground; behind captured Swedish arms and banners; trees in background; below entablature, 1716 · ГОДА / ВΛАДЫЧЕСТВ_ЕТЪ ЧЕТЫРМЯ ·, Netune, wearing flowing cape, right on waves in ornate biga of seahorses, holding trident bearing imperial Russian flag and holding reins; chariot also holds banners of the Allies – Great Britain, Denmark, and the Dutch Republic; ПРИБОРНГОЛМЕ in exergue. Diakov 50.1 (metal unlisted). EF, minor surface flecking, hairline die break on reverse. ($200) From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Stephen Harvey.

List of Swedish Victories in the War With Poland-Lithuania

1001. SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. AR Medal (44mm, 36.51 g, 12h). List of Swedish Victories in the War With Poland-Lithuania. By G. Hautsch. Dated 1703. CAROLVS · XII · D : G : REX SVECIÆ, half-length bust facing slightly right, head slightly left, holding baton and hilt of sword; below, QVO NON PRÆSTAN/TIOR ARMIS in two lines within ornate frame / TESTES VIRTUTIS ET PRUDENTIÆ in banner, three crowns set on laurel branch and sword in saltire; MOSC :/ POLO : in two lines below; around, six oval tablets, each within ornate frame, denoting Swedish victories over PolandLithuania; ELBING/· 1703 · 11 · XҌI. Hildebrand I 78; IMEANS 1674. Good VF, toned, a few minor marks. ($750) From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Universal Stamp & Coin, NYINC.

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The Victories of Karl XII

1002. SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. AR Medal (41mm, 26.14 g, 12h). On the King’s Victories. By G. Hautsch.

Undated, but struck 1703-1706. CAROLVS XII D G REX SVECIAE, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; script H · on truncation of arm; tick stops / PAR ANIMO ROBVR, lion pouncing left, head right; countryside in background; below, crowned coat-of-arms within medallion decorated with palm fronds and laurel branch. Hildebrand I 109; IMEANS 1672.

Good VF, toned. ($500) From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Künker, ANA Chicago.

The Treaty of Altranstädt between Karl XII and Augustus II the Strong

1003.

SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. AR Medal (52mm, 53.48 g, 12h). On the Treaty of Altranstädt between Karl XII and Augustus II the Strong, 14 September 1706. By A. Karlsteen. Dated 1706. CAROLVS · XII · D · G · REX · SVECIAE ·, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right; (AK) below / FECIT · PAX · AVREA · NODVM ·, three oval shields, each decorated with arms of Saxony, Sweden, and Poland, hanging by ribbons tied to a single bow from column set on ground; countryside in background; DOMITIS · IRIS · ALTRAN-/STADAE · A · 1706 · /D · 14 · SEPT · in three lines in exergue. Hildebrand I 96; Schulman, Pax 403; IMEANS –. EF, light hairlines. Very rare. ($1000) From the RAJ Collection. Ex Künker 183 (14 March 2011), lot 2133.

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The Battle of Poltava and the Flight of Karl XII to the Ottoman Empire

1004. SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. AR Medal (44.5mm, 28.44 g, 12h). On the Battle of Poltava (27 June 1709 OS) and the Flight of Charles XII to the Ottoman Empire. By P.-H. Müller. Undated, but struck 1709. CAROLVS XII D G REX SVE, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; P · H · M · on truncation of arm; tick stops / PER AMICA SILENTIA LVNAE, sleeping lion left on ground; overhanging tree to right; in background, country building and mountains; above, night sky with crescent moon, stars, and clouds; OCVLIS DORMI =/TAT APERTIS in two lines in exergue. Hildebrand I 147; IMEANS 1684. EF, toned, a few field marks. ($500) From the RAJ Collection. Ex Künker 194 (26 September 2011), lot 2628.

The Death of Karl XII

1005. SWEDEN. Karl XII. 1697–1718. Oval AR Medal (24x32.5mm, 7.63 g, 12h). On His Death, 11 December 1718.

By G.W. Vestner. Dated 1718. CAROLVS · XII · D · G · SU · G · V · REX ·, bareheaded, draped, and armored bust right, seen from behind; V · on truncation of arm; OB · 11 · DEC : 1718 : below / FORTITVDO ET IMMORTALITAS, personifications of Fortitudo and Immortalitas standing side-by-side on ground and gazing at one another; Fortitudo placing hand on broken column to left. Hildebrand I 217; IMEANS 1694. EF, iridescent toning. ($300) From the RAJ Collection. Ex Leu 85 (23 October 2002), lot 496.

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UNITED STATES COINAGE Iconic Trio of 1907 St. Gaudens Double Eagles

1006

1007

1008

1006. 1907 St. Gaudens High Relief Wire Rim Double Eagle – $20. NGC MS 62. (642344-001). Truly a lovely coin with incredibly clean surfaces that seem to merit a much higher grade than the holder indicates. Struck in high relief and simply gorgeous! ($10,000) 1007.

1907 St. Gaudens High Relief Flat Rim Double Eagle – $20. NGC MS 64. (416640-001). Another example of the high relief design with surfaces that would indicate a higher grade is warranted. An extremely clean coin that is most attractive in hand and worthy of a strong bid. ($20,000) 1008. 1907 St. Gaudens Double Eagle – $20. PCGS MS 65. (3545974). The final design for the 1907 issues with the lower relief, which would become the standard for succeeding issues. A touch of orange highlights the devices on this coin, making it most attractive to view in hand. ($2000)

60 to 80 Known!

1009.

1858 San Francisco Coronet Eagle – $10. NGC AU 58. (1744539-003). NGC “Top Pop” – one of 11 at this grade at NGC. One of the great dates in the $10 Liberty head series is the 1858-S. There are reportedly 60 to 80 known examples in all grades. Neither NGC nor PCGS have graded a single coin in mint state. The PCGS price guide stops at AU-55. This AU58 example is clearly among the finest surviving examples for the issue. ($10,000) 254

Stunning 1907 Wire Rim Indian Eagle

1010.

1907 Indian Head Wire Rim Eagle – $10. NGC MS 65. (448401-002). A lovely coin with matte surfaces that are almost perfectly uniform. This coin is two hidden obverse bag marks from perfection. The fields are virtually mark free. A wonderful coin in hand! ($50,000)

1011

1012

Key Date 1911-D Half Eagle 1011. 1911 Denver mint Indian Head Half Eagle – $5. NGC MS 61. (1802691-012). A nice mate to the following quarter eagle, this coin exhibits minor surface marks mostly limited to the obverse fields, leaving the design largely intact and unaffected. The key coin in the set! ($7500)

Key Date 1911-D Indian Head Quarter Eagle 1012. 1911 Denver mint Indian Head Quarter Eagle – $2½. NGC MS 64. (952620-001). Without a doubt the key to completing any Indian Head quarter eagle set is the 1911-D. The coin hits a wall at the MS 64 grade level. Anything above climbs quickly in price while the grades below are consistently near the price for the MS 64. We think this coin is solid for the grade and worthy of an attempt either at upgrade or a CAC sticker. ($10,000) 255

1013.

1908 Philadelphia mint Indian Head Quarter Eagle – $2½. VF, enameled. High quality enameling. ($300)

From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection.

1795 Two Leaves

1014. 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar. PCGS XF40. (50150984). BB 21; B 1. A beautiful example of the flowing hair two leaves 1795 dollar. Extremely clean surfaces are found on both sides of this coin with just light golden peripheral toning. A very attractive coin in hand. ($10,000)

Pair of 1797 Draped Bust Dollars – Stars 9x7, Large Letters

1015.

1797 Draped Bust Dollar. PCGS XF40. (29896342). BB 73; B 1. A nice clean example of the Bust, 9x7 stars small eagle reverse dollar. This coin has beautiful gray and blue toning on the obverse and a blend of gray, gold, and blue toning on the reverse. Quite clean and free of major marks. Solid for the grade. ($10,000)

1016.

1797 Draped Bust Dollar. NGC VF 35. (4191391-003). BB 73; B 1. A solid coin for the grade with a blend of gold, orange, and blue patina mixed throughout both obverse and reverse. ($5000) 256

1017.

1799 Draped Bust Dollar. VF, light hairlines, minor marks. BB 158; B 16.

($1000)

1018. 1800 Draped Bust Dollar. PCGS AU50. (28772057). BB 196; B 17. A nice clean example of the Bolender 17 variety of this Bust dollar. The obverse has light golden toning while the reverse has peripheral ice blue toning. Both sides are virtually free of any distracting marks. A pretty coin in hand. ($7500)

1019. 1803 Draped Bust Dollar. NGC XF 40. (3333318-002). BB 255; B 6. . Wonderful iridescent toning and some remaining luster are seen on this early US Bust dollar. Only the smallest of scattered marks can be found suggesting the grade on this coin is a match between market and true grade. A lovely coin that would make a nice addition to an early dollar set or US type set. ($5000)

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Key Date in the Series

1020. 1872 Carson City Seated Liberty Dollar. NGC AU 55. (2831236-001). One of the truly rare coins in the Seated Liberty dollar series. Beautiful toning with only the slightest touch of wear. Two small obverse marks prevent this coin from reaching a higher grade. It can be argued the quality of this coin in hand equals or exceeds many certified MS 63 examples.

Certainly worth a strong bid. From an European collection type set and fresh to the U.S. market! ($5000)

A Selection of Private Mint California Gold Issues

1021.

1868 G Octagonal California Coronet Dollar. NGC MS 63 DPL. (1800384-001) BG 1105.

($1000)

1022. 1881 Octagonal California Indian Head ½ Dollar. PCGS MS65. (219176061). BG 952B. A wonderful prooflike appearance is seen on both sides of this little gem. A great piece of American gold rush history! ($1000)

1023. 1884 H (Herman Brand or Herman Kroll) Octagonal California Miner Charm. VF, deposits. (11.5x11.5mm, 0.21Â g, 12h). BG, pp. 96-116. ($150) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection.

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BRITISH COINAGE

1024

1025

1024. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 75-30 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 6.32 g). Westerham South (Atrebatic A) type. Southern mint. Struck circa 75-60 BC. Devolved head of Apollo right / Celtic horse left; block of pellets above; below, crescent above pellet; zigzag pattern in exergue. Bean A2; Van Arsdell 202-1 var. (direction of wreath ties on obv.); ABC 482 (same obv. die as illustration); SCBC 21. Near EF. ($750) Ex Rudd FPL 130 (July 2013), no. 9.

1025.

CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Commius. Circa 50-25 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 5.48 g). Commios Muzzles (Atrebatic C) type. Southern mint. Struck circa 30-25 BC. Devolved head of Apollo right, with two ‘hidden face’ motifs / Celtic horse right; block of pellets above; below, crescent above pellet; zigzag pattern in exergue. Bean COMM1-3; Van Arsdell 350-1; ABC 1022; SCBC 65. VF. ($750)

1026 1027 1028 1026. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Commius. Circa 50-25 BC. AR Unit (11mm, 1.01 g, 5h). Commios Ladder Head Lazy E (Atrebatic C) type. Southern mint. Struck circa 30-25 BC. Head left with ladder-like hair; ornaments around, small phallic face in front / Horse standing left; wheel above, ornaments around. Bean COMM1-9; Van Arsdell 355-3; ABC 1040 (this coin, illustrated); SCBC 69. VF, a few light marks. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Rudd FPL 16 (June 1995), no. 5; William H. Pheatt Collection (Part I, Buckland, Dix, & Wood 12, 21 March 1995), lot 405, purchased October 1988.

1027. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Tincomarus. Circa 30 BC-AD 10. AR Unit (11mm, 1.25 g, 9h). Tincomarus Cernunnos (Atrebatic D) type. Southern mint. Struck circa 10-1 BC. Facing horned head / Bull leaping left, head facing. Bean TIN2-5; Van Arsdell 370-1; ABC 1109; SCBC 86. Good VF, toned. ($400) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper, November 1995.

1028. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Eppillus. Circa 10 BC-AD 10. AR Unit (13mm, 1.26 g, 10h). Eppillus Grapevine (Atrebatic D) type. Calleva mint. Struck circa 10 AD. Male head right; all within grapevine border / Boar right. Bean EPP4-2 var.; Van Arsdell 416-1 var. ; ABC 1163 var.; SCBC 100 var. (all with F below boar). VF, toned. Well struck boar. Very rare variety. ($400) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Rudd FPL 108 (November 2009), 24; Dr. William F. Blank Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 81, 20 May 2009), lot 1327; Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 55, 13 September 2000), lot 1784; Classical Numismatic Auctions IX (7 December 1989), lot 187.

1029.

CELTIC, Cantii. Uninscribed. Circa 50-20 BC. AR Unit (13mm, 0.94 g, 10h). Facing Heads type. Two confronted heads; stylized bull’s head above and below / Horse leaping left; yoke (?) above, uncertain symbol below. Van Arsdell –; ABC 216; SCBC –. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack. Very rare. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Rudd FPL 89 (September 2006), no. 9. Found in Darenth Valley, Kent, 2006.

This very rare type would possibly later serve as the prototype for Type 37 sceattas. See L. Sellwood and D.M. Metcalf, “A Celtic Silver Coin of Previously Unpublished Type from St. Nicholas at Wade, Thanet: The Prototype for Anglo-Saxon Sceattas of BMC Type 37?,” in BNJ 56 (1986), p. 181-2.

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1030 1031 1030.

CELTIC, Cantii. Dubnovellaunus. Circa 20 BC-20 AD. AV Stater (17mm, 5.52 g). Serpent (Cantian K) type. Plain field with slight banding / Horse leaping right; bucranium above, serpent below. Van Arsdell 169-1; ABC 303; SCBC 177. VF, light reddish toning. Well centered. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Rudd FPL 129 (May 2013), no. 12; Timothy Taylor Collection; Chris Hamlyn Collection.

1031.

CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Uninscribed. Circa 60-20 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 5.54 g). Middle Whaddon Chase (Trinovantian E) type. Devolved head of Apollo right in the shape of crossed wreaths, one curved, opposed crescents at center / Horse leaping right; solid crescents and pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. Van Arsdell 1493-1; ABC 2445; SCBC 32; CCI 981889 (this coin). Good VF. Rare. ($750) Ex Alan Harrison Collection; Dix, Noonan, Webb A10 (22 June 2011), lot 1264.

1032. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. AR Unit (12mm, 1.16 g, 9h).

Tasciovanus Bull (Trinovantian O) type. Laureate head right / Bull butting left. Kretz E1; Van Arsdell 1794-1; ABC 2643; SCBC 235. Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($750) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Vosper FPL 130 (Winter 2006), no. 4.

1033 1034 1033.

CELTIC, Durotriges. Uninscribed. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. AR Stater (5.79 g, 4h). Cranborne Chase (Durotrigan E) type.

Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; pellets above, pellet below, pellet in lozenge above tail, [zigzag and pellet pattern between two parallel exergue lines]. Van Arsdell 1235-1; ABC 2157; SCBC 366. EF. Well centered. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XIII (4 January 2010), lot 5; Isle of Wight Hoard.

The Isle of Wight hoard was discovered by metal detectorists near the town of Brighstone on 19 October 2005. Consisting of 967 Durotrigan silver staters, most of the hoard were of the Cranborne Chase type (Van Arsdell 1235-1). All of the coins were recorded and photographed by the British Museum before being returned to the finders and landowner. Many have gone to market since. See, e.g., Coin News, February 2006, p. 32, for further details.

1034. CELTIC, Belgae(?). Uninscribed. Circa 60-20 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 5.12 g). Cheritan (Durotrigan D) type.

Stylized head of Apollo right, highly devolved, with large crescent face / Disjointed horse left, highly devolved; pellets around.

Van Arsdell 1215-1 (Durotriges); ABC 755; SCBC 24. Good VF, attractive deep coppery red rose gold. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 16.

1035. CELTIC, Belgae(?). Uninscribed. Circa 60-20 BC. AR Unit (12mm, 1.11 g, 10h). Old Basing type. Head right, small horse and trefoil before / Horse leaping left; radiant pellet-in-annulet above, pellet-in-anullet below. Van Arsdell –; ABC 836; SCBC –; CCI 02.1053 (this coin). Good VF, toned, light scratches on cheek. Rare. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Rudd FPL 79 (January 2005), no. 37. Found in Hampshire.

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1036. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 50 BC - AD 20. AV Stater (19mm, 5.31 g).

Kite (Corieltauvian G) type. Devolved head of Apollo right, with four-spoked wheel containing four pellets / Lunate horse left; above, diamond containing three pellets; to left, four-spoked wheel containing four pellets. Cf. Van Arsdell 828-9 (fourrée); ABC 1761; SCBC 392. VF. Very rare variety with three pellets in ‘kite’ on reverse. ($750) Ex Rudd FPL 99 (May 2008), no. 38.

1037. ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12mm, 1.14 g, 4h). ‘Two Emperors’ type. Mint in Kent(?). Diademed and draped bust right; pseudo legend around / Two small busts facing, holding two orbs between them; above, Victory with wings enfolding the figures; three pellets to each side of Victory’s head. Sutherland 32-42 (unlisted dies); A&W Type V.xxvii; Metcalf 79–80; SCBI 63 (BM), 23-5; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 11-13 var. (number of rev. pellets); North 20; SCBC 767. VF, edge chip. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink 202 (25 March 2010), lot 9.

Imposing Pada Thrymsa

1038. ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (13mm, 1.29 g, 5h). ‘Pada’ series (Rigold P IA). Mint in Kent. Helmeted bust right; annulets flanking helmet;   clockwise around from lower left / Standard inscribed ᛈᚪᛞᚪ (PADA in Runic); below, tufa flanked by two Vs; IAm above. EMC 2018.0372 (this coin); Abramson 1.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 31 var. (placement of tufa); SCBI 69 (Abramson), 16 (same dies); North 151; SCBC 770.

Good VF, a few light marks. A pleasing example with high gold content. Extremely rare. ($5000) Found Aylesham, Kent, 7 October 2018.

1039. ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12mm, 1.16 g, 12h). ‘Pada’ series (Rigold PIIA). Mint in Kent. [...] , diademed bust right / ᛈAᛞA (PADA in Runic, A’s retrograde), with three pellets below, in beaded circle; tufa and Ȯ[]Ȯ around from left. EMC 2017.0015 = PAS DENO-B53B63 (this coin); Abramson 1.30; SCBI 63 (BM), 33 var. (retrograde Runic A’s); SCBI 69 (Abramson), 20; North 154; SCBC 769. Good VF, a few light marks, patches of find patina. Rare. ($1500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink 246 (28 April 2017), lot 89. Found in Foxley, Norfolk, 2003.

1040. ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (13mm, 1.13 g, 6h). ‘Pada’ series (Rigold PIIA). Mint in Kent. [...] , diademed bust right / ᛈAᛞA (PADA in Runic, A’s retrograde), with three pellets below, in beaded circle; tufa and ȮȮ around from left. Abramson 1.30; SCBI 63 (BM), 33 var. (retrograde Runic A’s); SCBI 69 (Abramson), 20; North; SCBC 769. Good VF. Bold style. Rare. ($1500) 261

1041.

ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 675-680. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.19 g, 10h). Vanimundus series (Rigold VB, Type 55). Mint in Essex. OTΛ ΛVß, diademed and draped bust right, staff over left shoulder; annulet before face / + TmVßN[VmV]C, cross pattée within double beaded circle. Abramson 2.10; SCBI 63 (BM), 41; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 25-9; North 12/1 note; SCBC 774. VF. Rare. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink 227 (17 December 2014), lot 472.

1042 1043 1042. ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 680-700. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.20 g, 12h). Series A3, variety 2a. Mint in Kent. Radiate bust right, wearing pendilia; behind, A-like ornament flanked by annulets / ‘Standard’ with TOT II; fantail with pellets above, cross below. Abramson 3.40; SCBI 63 (BM), 61 (same dies); SCBI 69 (Abramson) 36-8; North 157; SCBC 775. Near EF, toned. ($300) 1043. ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 700-710. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.17 g, 2h). Series C imitation(?). Mint in Kent(?). [Radiate] head right; annulet and A to left, epa in Runic to right / Standard with degraded TOT II legend around; [crosses?] in margins. EMC 1986.8686 (same rev. die); Abramson 4.70; SCBI 63 (BM), –; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 93; cf. North 41; cf. SCBC 779. Good VF, attractive bluish toning, die break on reverse. ($400) From the Ealing Collection. Reportedly found in South Humberside (not recorded in EMC).

The cited EMC specimen shares an obverse die with SCBI 69 (Abramson) 93, linking the fine style bust of this coin with a remarkably crude bust.

Head of Christ?

1044.

ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 715-720. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.30 g, 6h). Series Z, type 66a(i). Mint in East Anglia or Mercia. Facing head of Christ (?) with curled mustache and forked beard; ˫ ᛫ ᛫ ᛫ ˧ above, xL to left, p¨ to right / Quadruped standing right, tail between legs; l¬5˛ above, l between legs, ˝ to lower right. Abramson 102.20; SCBI 63 (BM), –; cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 119 (for type); North 145; SCBC 782. Near EF, toned, areas of find patina. Very rare. ($2000)

Extremely Rare Mule

1045. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 715-740. AR Sceatt (11mm, 1.21 g). Series E / SEDE (type 89) mule. Uncertain ecclesiastic mint in southeast England (poss. London). ‘Porcupine’ right, containing pellet and three lines / Central cross with pellet-in-annulets at ends;  in quarters. Naismith, Money, Group 3B, a = Abramson 93.30(2) = Coin Register 2008, 127 = EMC 2007.0330 (this coin); otherwise unpublished. VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of two recorded by Naismith, and the sole example with the porcupine facing right. ($500) Found in East Marden, by 2007.

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1046.

ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.03 g). Series H, type 39. Hamwic mint.

Bird pecking right; beaded foliage (vine-scroll) around; trefoil of pellets below foot / Voided Celtic cross with central rosette and rosette-in-annulet in each quarter. Cf. Hamwic 22-30; Abramson 46.10; cf. SCBI 63 (BM), 458-9; cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 354-6; North 96; SCBC 801. Near EF, attractive toning, reverse slightly off center, a few light deposits. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Finn FPL 18 (February 2000), lot 52.

1047.

ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (11mm, 0.89 g, 5h). Series H, type 49. Hamwic mint. ‘Wodan’ head within pelleted border; around, seven pellets-in-annulets with pellet between them; three pellets below / Bird standing right; two pellet-in-annulets and a pellet around. Cf. Hamwic 76-7; Abramson 48.720720; cf. SCBI 63 (BM), 464; cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 362; North 108; SCBC 801A. Good VF, light deposits. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Finn FPL 18 (February 2000), lot 53.

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1049

1048. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 725-745. AR Sceatt (13mm, 1.03 g, 7h). Series QIF, type 71. Mint in East Anglia (Ely?). Figure standing facing, holding cross scepter in each hand; pellets around / Bird standing left; pellets around. Abramson 63.80; SCBI 63 (BM), 615; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 621; North 115; SCBC 808B. Near EF, very slight doubling on obverse. Very rare. With a ticket in the hand of Derek Chick. ($1000) 1049. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 725-745. AR Sceatt (13mm, 0.73 g, 10h). Series QIID. Mint in East Anglia (Ely?). Quadruped stepping left, with trefoil tail; pellets around / Bird, with forked wing, standing left, trampling serpent; cross to left, pellets around. Abramson 64.110; SCBI 63 (BM), –; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 636; North –; cf. SCBC 809.

Good VF, attractive old cabinet toning. Rare. ($500)

1050. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 735-745. AR Sceatt (13mm, 0.85 g). Series S, type 47. Mint in Essex. Female centaur standing left, torso facing, holding palm frond in each hand / Four wolves’ heads in clockwise circle, tongues forming whorl. Abramson 68.40; cf. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 770-5; SCBC 814. Near EF, toned, slightly off center.

Excellent metal for this issue. Rare thus. ($1000)

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1051.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Aldfrith. 685-705. AR Sceatt (11.5mm, 1.15 g, 10h). York mint. around central pellet-in-annulet / Quadruped with forked tail standing left. Booth, Sceattas 1–7 var. (unlisted dies); Chapman 1-8; Metcalf, Coinage 21 (this coin); Pirie, Guide 1.2; Abramson 69.10 (same dies); SCBI 63 (BM), 757; North 176; SCBC 846. VF, toned. Boldly struck on good metal. Rare. ($1000) ม AȁčŊˎƩčћ˟

From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XL.2 (Summer 2015), no. 407412; Spink Numismatic Circular CIV.1 (February 1996), no. 119.

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1052. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Eadberht. 737-758. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.92 g, 7h). Class Bi. York mint. Г around central cross pattée in beaded border with pellets in angles / Heraldic quadruped standing left, raising foreleg. Booth, Sceattas Class Bi, dies B/b; Chapman 23-4; Pirie, Guide 2.1b var. (direction of quadruped); SCBI 63 (BM), 759; North 178; SCBC 847. Near EF, attractive dark toning with some hard green on the edge. ($400) 1053. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Eadberht. 737-758. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.92 g, 12h). Class E. York mint. Г counterclockwise around central cross pattée in beaded border with pellets in angles / Heraldic quadruped standing left, raising foreleg; cross in curve of tail, triquetra below. Booth, Sceattas Class E, 5 (dies C/c) = Booth & Blowers 9 (this coin); Chapman 60 (same obv. die); SCBI 63 (BM), 766 (same obv. die); Pirie, Guide 2.1e (same obv. die as illustration); North 178; SCBC 847. Good VF, toned. ($400) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Numismatic Circular CXI.4 (August 2003), no. HS1300; David B. Feather Collection (Sotheby’s, 6 November 1997), lot 412. Found Newbald, East Yorkshire (formerly ‘Sancton’), between October 1979 and September 1982.

A Key Rarity in the Northumbrian Series

1054. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelwald Moll, with Archbishop Ecgberht. 759-765. AR Sceatt (13mm, 1.06 g, 12h). York mint. hb around central cross pattée in beaded border with pellets in angles / h . SCBI –; BMC –; Pirie –; Pirie, Guide 2.4; Beowulf 1446 (same obv. die); North 193 note (Alchred); SCBC 853. Good VF, dusky find patina, some hard green deposits. Extremely rare, the finest of only four known specimens. ($7500) Found Yapham, East Riding, Yorkshire 2018.

For over 150 years, only a single, chipped specimen of this extremely rare coinage was known. Found in Richmond, Yorkshire in 1832, the legend was initially read as EDIIHALD, and correctly given to Æthelwald Moll. Grantley (“On a unique Styca of Alchred of Northumbria and Archbishop Ecgberht,” in NC [1893]) interpreted it as an issue of Alchred, assuming that the final two letters were retrograde AL, a view which predominated until Stewart (“A Northumbrian Coin of King Ethelwald and Archbishop Ecgberht,” NC [1991]) returned again to the original reading, arguing that the whole legend should be read retrograde and outwards. Since then, three further specimens have been discovered, confirming the reading by Stewart. The attribution to Æthelwald Moll is no longer in doubt (See James Booth, “Notes on the Keith Chapman Collection of Northumbrian Silver Sceattas: c. 700-c. 788,” in: T. Abramson, ed., Studies in Early Medieval Coinage 2 [London, 2011], p.

193).

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1055 1056 1055. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred II. First or second reign, 841-843/4 and 843/4-849/50. Æ Styca (12mm, 1.14 g, 12h). Phase II, Group A. York mint; Wihtræd, moneyer.  C around central cross pattée /   around central cross pattée. Cf. Pirie, Guide 3.10q; cf. Pirie 298-300; North 188; SCBC 865. Choice EF, glossy black patina with light earthen deposits. Interesting variety with eth at end of obverse legend. ($300) 1056. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred II. Second reign, 843/4-849/50. Æ Styca (12mm, 1.13 g, 9h). Phase II, Group Ci. York mint; Eardwulf, moneyer.    around central cross pattée within linear circle /   around central five-pointed star within linear circle. Pirie, Guide 3.34j; cf. Pirie 734–74; North 190; SCBC 868.

EF, glossy black patina. An exceptional specimen. ($300)

1057 1058 1057.

ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of York. Eanbald II. 796-circa 830/3. AR Sceatt (14mm, 0.94 g, 3h). York mint; Æthelweard, moneyer.    K   (read from outside-in) around central cross pattée /   around central cross pattée. Pirie –; Abramson –; cf. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 123 (for obv. type); cf. EMC 1997.0430 (same); cf. North 194; cf.

SCBC 861. VF, toned, slight die shift. Extremely rare variety with this obverse type, only the SCBI and EMC pieces published, none in CoinArchives. ($300) 1058.

ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of York. Wigmund. 837-849/50. Æ Styca (12mm, 1.33 g, 6h). Phase II, Group A. Coenred, moneyer. Struck circa 837-849/50.    around central cross pattée /   around central cross pattée. Pirie, Guide 3.12; Pirie 411; North 196; SCBC 870. EF, mottled toning. ($300)

1059. ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Wulfred. 805-832. AR Penny (22mm, 1.34 g, 3h). Large portrait type. Canterbury mint; Sæberht, moneyer. Struck circa 810-822/3. Tonsured facing bust; two pellets to left, three pellets to right / ม Ӳ¥ዞዛዞʼHͿ ዦɭnዞͿ©, Dorobernia Civitas monogram. Naismith 46.2x; SCBI 67 (BM), 756-7 var. (pellets); North 240; SCBC 888. Good VF, find patina, a few light marks. Rare. ($4000) Ex Maj.-Gen. A. Lyons Collection (‘Property of a Genlteman,’ Spink 219, 24 September 2013), lot 67, purchased from Mike R. Vosper, November 2004.

Believed to have come from a family of landholders in Middlesex, Wulfred’s name first appears as a member of Aethelheard’s staff on historical records in 803. He later became Archdeacon of Canterbury before succeeding Archbishop Aethelheard in 805. Evidently of high status, Wulfred initially enjoyed good favour with Coenwulf. Unlike his predecessors, his coins are the first to make no reference to the King, thus ending the recognition of a Mercian overlord on archepiscopal coins. Instead they depict a tonsured head of the archbishop himself, presumably influenced by the Carolingian-style silver denarii, which had recently been adopted by Pope Hadrian I (cf. CNG 61, lot 2185).

Wulfred was a considerable benefactor to his Church, and a strenuous assertor of its rights, spending many years reforming his own cathedral community at Christ Church and granting land in exchange for assurances that his reforms would be maintained. It was this dedication which lead to the relationship between King and Archbishop souring considerably from 817 onward when Coenwulf stated his intention to release control of the monasteries from the clergy, which had been the custom for centuries, to laymen and local noble families. Concerned over a potential decline in pastoral standards, a bitter argument ensued and was evidently of such seriousness that according to historical sources, Wulfred ceased to exercise his office and at one point was threatened with exile unless he yielded to Coenwulf’s demands. A settlement was finally imposed before Coenwulf’s death in 821, but the quarrel rumbled on, continuing under his successor Coelwulf in 823 before finally being resolved in Wulfred’s favor in 825 under the new Mercian King Beornwulf. According to the Canterbury obituary lists Wulfred died on the 24th March 832, leaving the bulk of his estates in trust for his community at Christ Church, Canterbury.

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1060. ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Ceolnoth. 833-870. AR Penny (21mm, 1.27 g, 12 or 3h).

Inscribed Cross type. Canterbury mint; Hebeca, moneyer. Struck circa 854-864. Tonsured and draped facing bust / ม Hዞዛዞ Ḧ/ ü¥ ዦɭ n ዞ Ϳ ¥ arranged in limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith C154i = SCBI 30 (North American), 224 = EMC 1030.0224 (this coin); North 245; SCBC 894. EF, toned, minor edge loss. Rare. ($2500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXIII.2 (April 2005), no. HS2000; Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 1239; John Work Garrett Collection (Part II, Numismatic Fine Arts & Leu, 16 October 1984), lot 772, purchased from St. Louis Coin & Stamp, 21 October 1923.

1061. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (17mm, 1.14 g, 1h). Light coinage, portrait type.

Canterbury mint; Peohtweald, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. Draped bust right / ዩዞ HͿ ⎍¥ ⌦č in angles of a Celtic cross with a long cross fleurée over small saltire cross of petals. EMC 2010.0110 (this coin); Naismith, Coinage 40 = Chick 128; SCBI –; North 294; SCBC 905. VF, light porosity, some edge loss. ($1000) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Timeline Auctions, February 2010. Found Tilbury, Essex, 2007.

Naismith notes that “[t]his coin is of noticeably finer style than the other two surviving specimens of Chick 128.”

1062.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (18mm, 1.30 g, 11h). Cross-and-wedges type.

Canterbury mint; Wærheard, moneyer. Struck 805-circa 810. Diademed and draped bust right / ม ѧĩ⎀⎳¥⎀ăƗ mɭɉͻ±, cross pattée with wedges in quarters. Naismith C28d; SCBI 11 (Reading), 8; North 344; SCBC 916. Good VF, toned, hairline edge split. Rare. ($2500)

1063. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (22mm, 1.36 g, 8h). Large portrait type.

Canterbury mint; Swefheard, moneyer. Struck circa 810-821. Diademed and draped bust right / ม Ӳ⎍⎍ŖHዞʽዞዝ ዦɭዧዞͿ©, cross fourchée with pellets in angles. Naismith C43e; SCBI 68 (Lyon), 571; North 353; SCBC 916. Good VF, dark find patina, some earthen deposits, slightly wavy flan. Sharp portrait. Rare. ($4000) Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 136 (8 June 2016), lot 570.

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1064. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 9h). Large portrait type.

Canterbury mint; Tidbeorht, moneyer. Struck circa 810-821. Diademed and draped bust right / ม ͿƗĕB⌓⎀h mɭɉͿ¥, cross pommée over quatrefoil with pellet in angles. Naismith C44.1d (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 173; North 350; SCBC 915 (2010 ed., this coin illustrated). Good VF, toned, small rim chip. Attractive portrait. ($2000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIX.5 (June 1991), no. 3560; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVI.8 (October 1988), no. 6302.

1065. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). St. Edmund memorial coinage. Circa 895-918. AR Penny (18mm, 1.39 g, 6h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Adrad, moneyer. Large ¥ / ม ⍒ዝያ⍒ዝќ˞ ќќɭዢዒ, cross pattée.

SCBI 26 (East Anglia), 1078; North 483; SCBC 960. Good VF, richly toned. ($500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Vosper FPL 128 (Winter 2005), no. 173.

Ex Ryan Collection

1066. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 895-900. AR Penny (19mm, 1.15 g). York mint. ม ˨ዢዞዟያዞዝ⎍˨ ያዞҟ, cross crosslet / ม ዞዛ ዢ²ዢ üዞü ዢ⎍ዢ, cross pattée with trefoil at each quarter.

L&S Class Ig; SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 197 (same dies); North 493; SCBC 980. VF, attractively toned, slightly wavy flan.

Rare. ($2000) Ex V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Gendining, 22 January 1952), lot 673.

1067. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (20mm, 1.35 g, 6h).

Class Is/Ebraice Civitas type. York mint. Small cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters / Inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in lower angles; reversed R in upper limb. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 217 (same dies); North 489; SCBC 991. EF, attractively toned. Very rare variety with reversed R in limb of Patriarchal cross. ($1000) 267

1068. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). St. Peter coinage. Circa 905-919. AR Penny (19mm, 1.13 g, 1h). Swordless type, heavy issue. York mint. Struck circa 905-circa 910. ⌽⌐ƩƩƩ/˶ʼƩƩƩ in two lines; crescent above, pellets between, two pellets below / Small cross pattée. Cf. SCBI 29 (Merceyside), 414–21 (for type); North 553; SCBC 1006.

Near EF, toned. ($1500) Ex Alan Williams Collection; Davisson 8 (10 April 1997), lot 513.

1069. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Ecgberht. 802-839. AR Penny (21mm, 1.28 g, 10h). Large Portrait type.

Canterbury mint; Oba, moneyer. Struck 825/6-circa 828. Diademed and draped bust right / ม ɭB© ዦɭHe˶© Ḩ, Dorob C monogram. Naismith 85; SCBI 67 (BM), 1040-1046; North 573; SCBC 1035. Good VF, toned, internal flan crack in king’s name. Rare. ($2000) From the Ealing Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, January 2013. Ex Baldwin’s stock, purchased by A.H. Baldwin, 27 November 1945 (ticket included). Reportedly ex Glendining’s (6 June 1934), lot 720; Col. Mainwaring Collection (Glendining’s, 24 March 1926), lot 225.

1070. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Eadgar. 959-975. AR Penny (20mm, 1.53 g, 3h). Reform Small Cross (RSC) type. Norwich mint; Branting, moneyer. Struck circa 973-975. Crowned bust left / ฾ Ûʼ©ɞ΍Ʃɞù Ș/ɭ ɞɭʼ† /, short cross pattée. SCBI –; North 752; SCBC 1141; EMC 2009.0129 = Coin Register 2010, 214 (this coin). Good VF, minor porosity. A previously unrecorded moneyer for this very rare type. ($3000) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Collection of an Underwriter (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 2377. Found in Norwich, 2009.

1071. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.12 g, 9h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Canterbury mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1029. Draped bust left, wearing pointed helmet; quatrefoil-tipped scepter before / ม ⌦/ዞɭዟዧɭTɭዧ üዞዧͿ, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 151 (same dies); North 787; SCBC 1158. Near EF. Attractive portrait. ($400) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 905088 (September 2011).

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1072. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (20mm, 1.71 g, 6h).

Expanding cross type, heavy issue (BMC v, Hild. E). London mint; Eadræd, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. Diademed bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม ዞዝʼዞዝ ɭn ⌦⎍nዝዞ Ḧ, voided short cross with expanding limbs and circle around pellet-in-circle in center. Freeman 305; SCBI 20 (Mack), 1194; North 823; SCBC 1177. Near EF, toned. ($750) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased 18 February 1965.

1073. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.65 g, 4h).

Expanding cross type, heavy issue (BMC v, Hild. E). Winchester mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. Diademed bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม ⌦ዢōዢnü ɭn ዩዢnüዞ˨Ϳʼዞ, voided short cross with expanding limbs and circle around pellet-in-circle in center. Harvey 1633 (dies A/a); Freeman 235; SCBI –; North 823; SCBC 1177. Good VF, attractively toned. Full mint signature. ($500)

1074. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (18mm, 1.313 g, 11h). PAX type (BMC i, Hild. A). Lincoln mint; Ælfgreat, moneyer. Crowned head left; scepter before / ม ®⌦ōŻዞ¨˸ ∂n ⌦ዢnü∂ዢ, ዩ¨ҟ across central field. Mossop pl. LXXX, 8 (dies A/a); SCBI 27 (Lincolnshire), 794 (same dies); North 836; SCBC 1186. VF, toned, a few light marks. ($3000) Ex Spink 251 (27 March 2018), lot 326.

1075.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.41 g, 9h). PAX type (BMC i, Hild.

A). York mint; Hrossketill, moneyer. Crowned head left; scepter before / ม ያɭ⎄üዞͿዞ ɭn ዞɭዟዞያ, ዩ¨ҟ across central field.

SCBI 48 (Northern), 1095 (same dies); North 836; SCBC 1186. VF, toned, areas of weakness. ($2000)

1076. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 129h). PAX type (BMC i, Hild. A). York mint; Ulfketill, moneyer. Crowned head left; scepter before / มዮ⌦ዟüዞͿዞ⌦ ɭn ዞɭ, ዩ¨ҟ across central field.

SCBI 1 (Fitzwilliam), 981 (same dies); North 836; SCBC 1186. VF, some light marks. Lightly toned. ($1500) 269

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1077. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.30 g, 11h). Profile Left type (BMC I). Canterbury mint; Eadweard. Struck 1066-circa 1068. Crowned and draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter to left / ม ዞዝዩዞዢዢዩዝ ɭn üዢዢ, cross fleury; pellet in center. SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1716 (this coin); North 839; SCBC 1250. VF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($1500) Ex Baldwin’s 83 (24 September 2013), lot 4303; Kent Numismatic Society Collection.

1078. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.23 g, 6h). Profile Left type (BMC I).

Stamford mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck 1066-circa 1068. Crowned and draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter to left / ม ⌦ዞɭōዩዢnዞ ɭn ˨ͿÁ, cross fleury; pellet in center. SCBI –; BMC 43 (same dies); North 839; SCBC 1250. VF, minute edge chip. Rare. ($2000) Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 144 (21 February 2018), lot 190.

1079.

NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.36 g, 9h). Two Stars type (BMC V). London mint; Eadwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1074-1077. Crowned facing bust; stars flanking / ม ዞዢዢዝዩዢ ɭn ⌦ዢዢnዝ, cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. SCBI –; BMC 340; North 845; SCBC 1254. VF, toned. ($1000)

1080.

NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.27 g, 6h). Sword type (BMC VI). Lewes mint; Oswold, moneyer. Struck circa 1077-1080. Crowned facing bust, holding sword over shoulder / ม ɭSዩɭ⌦ዝ ɭn ⌦ዢዞዩSዢ, cross pattée; all over quadrilateral, with incurved sides and fleur in each quarter. King –; SCBI –; BMC – (but cf. 414, for Winræd, moneyer); North 846; SCBC 1255. VF, toned. Extremely rare. One of only two known for this type at Lewes. ($1500) Ex St. James’s 12 (5 November 2009), lot 375.

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1081.

NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.24 g, 9h). Profile Right type (BMC VII).

London mint; Eadwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1080-1083. Crowned bust right, holding scepter / ม ዞዝዩዢ ɭn ⌦ዢዢnዝnዢ, cross pattée, with annulet at center and voided trefoil in each quarter. EMC 1994.0240; SCBI –; North 847; SCBC 1256. Good VF, toned, tiny edge crack. ($1500)

1082. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. AR Penny (20mm, 1.37 g, 3h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Leicester mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand; annulet on shoulder / ม gɭዝያƗ⌐ ɭዧ ዥዒHያዒ, cross pattée; letters of ዩ ¨ Ң S in annulets within quarters. SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1823 (same dies); North 848; SCBC 1257. Good VF, richly toned, slight weakness in legends. ($750)

1083. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.36 g, 3h). Paxs type (BMC VIII).

Salisbury mint; Osbern, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand; trefoil on shoulder / ม ɭSዛɭʼn ɭn S®ʼዛ, cross pattée; letters of ዩ ¨ Ң S in annulets within quarters. SCBI 11 (Copenhagen), 114 (same dies); North 850; SCBC 1257. Good VF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($750)

1084.

NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.36 g, 10h). Paxs type (BMC VIII).

Southwark mint; Leofweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand; trefoil on shoulder / ม ⌦ዢōዩɭ⌦ዝ ɭn SዢዢTዞዩ, cross pattée; letters of ዩ ¨ Ң S in annulets within quarters. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 152 (same dies); North 848; SCBC 1257. VF, toned, die break, areas of weak strike, small areas of roughness. ($500) From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Jess Peters, 1964.

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‘Welsh’ Obverse Die

1085. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.31 g, 7h). Paxs type (BMC VIII).

Winchcombe mint; Goldwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand; trefoil on shoulder / ม Żɭ⌦ዝዩዢɉ ɭn ዩዢü⌦, cross pattée; letters of ዩ ¨ Ң S in annulets within quarters. Clarke –; cf.

SCBI 19 (Bristol & Gloucester), 192 (same rev. die); cf. BMC 1065 (same rev. die); North 850; SCBC 1257. Good VF, toned, hairline crack in center, minor pinhole. A unique issue of considerable interest from a very rare mint. ($2000) Ex Baldwin’s FPL (Winter 2012-2013), no. AS058 (£3000); Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.2 (April 2004), no. HS1589.

The NumCirc offering notes that “[t]his remarkable coin is struck from a reverse die of London work (BMC 1065 - same die), and a local obverse die. The obverse die is reminiscent of, but not identical to, the ‘Welsh’ workmanship found at Cardiff (BMC 581-3) and ‘Devitun’ (BMC 883-90). It is quite unrecorded at Winchcombe.”

1086 1087 1086. NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (16mm, 1.28 g, 9h). Pax type (BMC iii). Southwark mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1103. Crowned facing bust; annulet and trefoil flanking neck / ม ⌦ዢዓዩዢዧዒ ɭዧ ˨ƗƗî, ʖ⍒ม between two parallel lines across central field; two annulets above and below. EMC 2010.0362 = Coin Register 2011, 118 (this coin); SCBI –; North 859; SCBC 1264. Good VF, toned, double struck on reverse. Apparently unique for this moneyer. ($1000) Found near Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, by 2010.

Per the Coin Register entry, this is the first instance of this type for Leofwine at Southwark. There have been none added to the EMC since, nor have any appeared in CoinArchives.

1087. NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (17mm, 1.28 g, 6h). Pax type (BMC iii). Thetford mint; Stanheard, moneyer. Struck circa 1103. Crowned facing bust; annulet and trefoil flanking neck / ม S˶ዞn¥ያዝ ɭn ዝ˶ዟዢ, ʖ⍒ҟ between two parallel lines across central field; two annulets above and below. Carson –; SCBI –; North 859; SCBC 1264. Good VF, toned, legend weak in part. Unrecorded moneyer for this issue. ($1500) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 430674 (July 2016).

Unique and Challenging Mule

1088.

NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (19mm, 1.29 g, 1h). Voided Cross and Fleurs/Quatrefoil with Piles type mule (BMC v/vii). Rye mint; Ailwacher, moneyer. Struck circa 1111. Crowned facing bust, scepter over shoulder; star to right / ม ዒ⌦ዩ²⌐Hዒያ / ɭዧ Ḧ ያዢ²(?), cross pommée in saltire, with annulet at center; all over quatrefoil. EMC 2019.0055 (this coin); SCBI –; cf. North 861/863; cf. SCBC 1266/1268. Good Fine, toned, official edge nick, small perforation on inner circle, soft on king’s face. The earliest known coin for the Rye mint, and a unique mule of types for Henry I. ($2000) Found northeast Norfolk, 2018.

This remarkable coin is the earliest known issue of the excessively rare mint of Rye. Furthermore, it is the only recorded mule of an obverse of BMC type V and a reverse of type VII for the reign of Henry I. According to the currently accepted ordering of Henry’s 15 known types, our coin is an extraordinary four type mule. The existence of such a mule might arguably stretch the bounds of credibility in the current accepted sequence. It is only conceivable if production at Rye was so limited and sporadic that none of the intervening types were struck there, and the obverse die was brought back into production perhaps as much as eight to ten years after it was first issued.

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A New Type for the Pembroke Mint

1089. NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 10h). Star in Lozenge Fleurée type (BMC xiii).

Pembroke mint; Gillepatrick, moneyer. Struck circa 1121. Crowned bust left, holding scepter / ม ŻƟዥዥዒዩ²ͿያƟ⌐ Ḧ ɭዧ / ዩ²ዥ, lozenge with incurved sides; star at center, fleur at each end, and trefoil of annulets in each quarter. Hancock –; EMC 2018.0306 (this coin); SCBI –; North 869; SCBC 1274. Good VF, find patina. Well struck. Previously unrecorded type for this extremely rare Welsh mint. ($5000) Found near Horncastle, Lincolnshire, 2018.

Arnulf of Montgomery founded Pembroke as a stronghold in 1093 during the Norman invasion of South Wales following the death of Rhys ap Tewdwr, the last king of Deheubarth. The castle was entrusted to the brilliant warrior Gerald of Windsor (c.1075–1135), who successfully defended it against a series of Welsh assaults that regained much territory that had been lost to the Normans. During Gerald’s command, a mint was established at Pembroke and the Pipe Roll of 1129-30 records ‘the moneyer Gillopatrick’ rendering accounts. Very few coins are known today for Pembroke.

Gerald of Windsor married Nest, the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, a much celebrated beauty of her age. As a young woman Nest had been a hostage in the Norman court and became a concubine of the future Henry I, bearing him a son. The children of Gerald and Nest would become the progenitors of several of the great Anglo-Norman and Anglo-Irish dynasties. Many famous people can claim descent from ‘the sons of Nest’ including John F. Kennedy!

Richmond Castle Mint

1090.

NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Cross moline (Watford) type (BMC i). Richmond Castle mint; Bertoaldus, moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1145. Crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / [ม ዛዒያͿ]ɭዥዝ Ḧ ɭዧ ያ Ḧ [...], cross moline. Mack 8 corr. (mint); SCBI 48 (Northern), 1174; North 873; SCBC 1278. VF, toned, area of weak strike, a few bends at edge. Very rare. ($1000) Ex Alan Williams Collection; Coin Galleries (15 November 1989), lot 1100.

This issue was previously thought to have been the product of the Castle Rising mint until a lead striking from Bertold’s dies was discovered on the river bank below Richmond Castle in 1987 (cf. M. Allen, “The mints and moneyers of England and Wales, 1066-1158” in BNJ 82 [2012], p. 114, n. 686).

1091.

NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (18mm, 1.19 g, 6h). Cross moline (Watford) type (BMC i). Worcester mint; Wulfric, moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1145. Crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / [ม ዩዮ]ዥዓያƟ⌐ Ḧ ɭዧ Ḧ ($750) ዩƟያ[ዒ⌐], cross moline. Mack 41c; SCBI –; North 873; SCBC 1278. VF, toned. Good portrait.

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1092. PLANTAGENET. Edward I. 1272-1307. AR Penny (18mm, 1.39 g, 12h). New coinage, class 1c. London mint.

Struck May-December 1279. Crowned and draped facing bust / Long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. SCBI 39 (North), 27 var. (obv. legend); North 1012; SCBC 1382. Good VF, toned. Well struck on a broad flan. ($400) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 949441 (May 2013).

Choice Edward III Noble

1093.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (35mm, 7.71 g, 1h). Fourth coinage, Treaty B period, Group b. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. ი Ŀ dѾ⍒ʼd Ḻ dĿƩ Ḻ ŷʼ⍒ Ḻ ʼĿҞ Ḻ ⍒NŷL= Ḻ dNS Ḻ ƌӎÝ # ⎜ # ¥ʠ ˶=, Edward standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; ornaments –11–11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 4//3, lis 1-2-1 / ๘ iƌ=ý Ḻ ¨VѝͿEM Ḻ Ϳˆ_NSiENS Ḻ ʖEˆ Ḻ MEDiV Ḻ iǣǣɨˆVM Ḻ iÝ_Ϳ, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, Ě within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Lawrence 2; Schneider –; North 1232; SCBC 1503. EF. Well struck on a full flan. Lovely fresh surfaces. Rare thus. ($7500) Ex Spink 211 (13 December 2011), lot 81.

1094. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Léopard d’or (28.5mm, 3.65 g, 2h). Bordeaux mint. Third issue, authorized July 1357. ๘ Ěd⎍⎍ªˆd⎍S ḭ dĚƱ ḭ ŷˆª ḭ ªnŷǭƱĚ ḭ fˆªnýƱĚ ḭ ˆĚX, crowned leopard passant left, head facing, within tressure of ten arcs; quatrefoils at end of each arc and in spandrels / ๘ ҢP=ý ḭ ⎍ƱȺýƱ˶ ḭ ҢP=ý ḭ ˆĚŷnª˶ ḭ ҢP=ý ḭ Ʊ⍵PĚˆª˶, cross fleurée with ornate central rosette within angled quadrilobe; leopards passant in quarters, quadrilobes in spandrels. Beresford-Jones, Anglo-Gallic 25/36; AGC 44 1/b; Elias 39a; Schneider –; SCBC 8039. Good VF, toned, obverse slightly off center. Rare. ($6000) Ex Arthur M. Fitts III Collection (Dix Noonan Webb 102, 18 September 2012), lot 2371.

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1095.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Guyennois d’or (33mm, 3.81 g, 3h). La Rochelle mint. Third type, struck after 1362. Ěዝ ዝ= ŷƩ¨ ˆĚҞ ¨ ŷ ዶ Ě ዝɭ=´ ¨ʠ⎍ዢ˶, Edward standing right, holding sword and shield, within Gothic arch; below, opposed leopards; ʽto upper right / ๘ ŷǭ¨ ḭ ƱN ḭ ģҞģǭæƱS ḭ ዝģɭ ḭ ģ˶ ḭ ƱN ḭ ˶ģˆˆ¨ ḭ P¨Ҟ ∂ ƌɭƱዛ⎍S, cross fleurée and chênée with central quadrilobe; lis and leopard in alternating quarters; all within tressure of sixteen arches; pellet at end of each arc. Beresford-Jones, Anglo-Gallic –; AGC 54A 2/d; Elias 48; Schneider –; SCBC 8045. Good VF. Even, round flan. Rare. ($10,000) Ex Baldwin’s FPL (Summer 2012), no. GAL002.

1096.

PLANTAGENET. Edward the Black Prince. As Prince of Aquitaine, 1362-1372. AV Noble Guyennois – Pavillon d’or (32mm, 4.40 g, 1h). Second issue. Bordeaux mint. ḣ Ěd ḭ ʁɨ ḭ ŷNS ḭ ˆĿŷƩ ḭ ⍒NŷL= ḭ ʁ=NýS ḭ ⍒ʠƩ, Edward standing facing on lion passant right, holding sword; feather to right and left; all within ornate Gothic portico / แ dNS ḭ ⍒Ʃ⎍˶ɨ ḭ Ӧ ḭ ʐ˶ĿýƩɨ ḭ MĿ ḭ ƩƩʁɨ ḭ Sʁ⍒⎍Ʃ˶ ḭ ýɨˆ ḭ MĿ⎍M ḭ Ù, cross fleurée and quernée; Ŀ at center; leopards and lis in alternate quarters; all within arced quatrefoil over quadrate; rosettes in arcs; trilobes in spandrels. Beresford-Jones, Anglo-Gallic –/213; AGC 161A 5/a; Elias 154b; Schneider –; SCBC 8123. VF, light crease. Rare. ($4000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 2675; Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 2023.

1097. PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AV Noble (34mm, 7.62 g, 5h). First issue, Type 1b. Tower (London) mint. ი ˆƱý ¨ˆĕ⎡ ĕ Ḻ ŷ Ḻ ˆĚҞ Ḻ ¨ɀŷL= # ⎜ # fˆ¨Ný⎡ ĕ Ḻ ƌƱB # ⎜ # ¨ʠ=, Richard standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; ornaments 1–1–1–1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 5/4, lis 1-2-1 / ส iƌ=ý Ḻ ¨ѝͿEM Ḻ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS Ḻ ʖEˆ Ḻ MEDiѝM Ḻ iǣǣɨˆѝM Ḻ iݨͿ Ḻ, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, ˊ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 126 var. (no stop at end of rev. legend; same obv. die); North 1302; SCBC 1654. Good VF, light reddish gold tone. Good portrait. ($5000) Ex CNG inventory 910039 (October 2011); Marion A. Sinton Collection (Triton III, 30 November 1999).

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Henry IV Noble Ex Magnus, Dupree, Lockett, & Roth

1098.

LANCASTER. Henry IV. 1399-1413. AV Noble (34mm, 7.03 g, 3h). Second (Light) coinage, Primary series Pb(ii) (type V). Tower (London) mint. ƌ ENˆiý= # Di Ḻ ŷˆ¨= # ˆEҞ # ¨NŷȄ= # ⎜ # fˆ¨Ný= # DN=S Ḻ ƌiÝ= # ⎜ ი ⍒, Henry standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; ornaments 1–11–1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 3/3, lis 2-1; cross below second lis on hull / แ iƌ=ý Ḻ ¨ѝͿEM Ḻ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS Ḻ ʖEˆ Ḻ MEDiѝM Ḻ iǣǣɨˆѝ Ḻ iݨͿ, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, ƌ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Stewartby p. 318; Schneider –; North 1355; SCBC 1715. Good VF, slight weakness on king’s face, otherwise unusually well struck on a broad flan. Rich golden tone. Very rare and with an excellent pedigree. ($7500) Ex Magnus Collection (Spink 212, 28 March 2012), lot 842; Duprée Collection (acquired by Spink in 1989); R. C. Lockett Collection (English Part V, Glendining, 17 October 1961), lot 4288; Bernard Roth Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 19 July 1917), lot 192. Found at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, 6 July 1901.

LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AV Noble (32.6mm, 6.95 g, 11h). Class C. Tower (London) mint. ƌ ENˆiý= Henry standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; rosette to left of hand; ornaments 11–11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 3/3, lis 1-2-1; annulet on rudder; broken annulet on hull / ม iƌ=ý # ¨ѝͿEM Ḻ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS Ḻ ʖEˆ Ḻ MEDiѝ⎡ iǣǣɨˆѝ⎡ iݨͿ, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, ƌ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 226; North 1371; SCBC 1742. Good VF, a little weak in center of reverse and parts of legends. Good portrait. ($4000) 1099.

# Di= # ŷˆ¨= # ˆEҞ # ¨NŷȄ= # ⎜ Ḻ fˆ¨Ný= # DN=S Ḻ ƌһÝ= #,

Ex Morton & Eden 52 (29 November 2011), lot 3.

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Emaciated Bust Groat

1100.

LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Groat (27.5mm, 3.71 g, 2h). Class A. Tower (London) mint; im: pierced cross/cross pattée. 2 ƌĚɀˆƩý= น ĕ=Ʃ Ḻ ŷˆ¨ # ˆĚҢ # ¨ɀŷǭƩĚ # ⎜ # fˆ¨ɀý=, crowned ‘emaciated’ facing bust within double polylobe with fleurs at cusps / ม ʁɭ⎄ѝƩ น ĕĚѝ⍴ # ¨ĕƩѝͿɭˆĚ ⍴ Ḻ ⍴Ěѝ⍴/ ýƱѝƱ Ʊ˶¨⎄ Ḻ ǣɨN DɨN Ḻ, long cross pattée, with trefoil in each angle. Harris, Transitional, dies A-2/R.A-4; Potter Type VIb; North 1385; SCBC 1759. Near EF, toned, small edge split and some light marks. An unusually high grade example of this distinctive rarity. ($4000)

1101.

LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34.5mm, 6.94 g, 12h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1422-1427. ƌ ENˆiý= ჭ Di= $ ŷˆ¨= $ ˆEҞ $ ¨NŷȄ= $ ⎜ $ fˆ¨Ný= $ DN=S $ ƌһÝ=, Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1–1–1; quatrefoils: 3/3; f type 2 and N type 4 / Ⴀ iƌ=ý ᛌ ¨ѝͿ= ი Ϳˆ¨NSiENS ი ʖEˆ ი MEDiѝM ი iǣǣɨˆѝ= ი iݨͿ, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, ƌ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet and trefoils in spandrels; N type 41 and ʁ type 2. Whitton, Heavy –; Schneider –; North 1414; SCBC 1799. Good VF, a few minor marks. Struck on a broad flan. ($4000) Ex CNG inventory 911199 (November 2011).

1102. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Salut d’or (27mm, 3.48 g, 9h). Saint-Lô mint; im: lis.

Arnoulet Rame, mintmaster. Second issue, authorized 6 September 1423. ჭ ƌEɃˆiýVs Ḧ DEi Ḧ ŷˆA Ḧ fˆAýɨˆ⎍ Ḧ Ӧ Ḧ AŷLiE ḦˆEX, the Annunciation: the Virgin, standing facing, receiving tablet inscribed _⎍ģ from the Archangel Gabriel standing left; heavenly light above, two coats-of-arms below / ჭ XPý Ṅ ViɃýi˶ Ṅ XPý Ṅ ˆEŷɃA˶ Ṅ XPý Ṅ iMPEˆA˶, Latin cross; lis to left, lion passant to right; ƌ below; all within tressure of ten arcs; lis at point of each arc. Beresford-Jones, Salutes 12; AGC 387A 2/a-b var. (normal N in legends); Elias 271; Schneider –; SCBC 8164. EF, light scratch on reverse, lustrous. ($1500) Ex CNG inventory 902732 (October 2011); Elsen 109 (18 June 2011), lot 768.

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1103. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (28mm, 3.50 g, 1h). Rosette-mascle issue. Calais mint; im: cross patonce/plain cross. Struck 1430-1431. Crowned facing bust within double polylobe with trefoils at cusps; rosette stops / Long cross pattée, triple pellets in quarters; additional annulets in second and third quarters, double saltire and rosette stops. Whitton, Heavy 26a; North 1446; SCBC 1859. Good VF, light iridescent tone. Attractive portrait. ($400) From the Ealing Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLII.2 (Spring 2017).

1104. YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AR Groat (25mm, 3.02 g, 1h). London mint; mm: cinquefoil. Struck 1480-1483. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps, rose on breast / Long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. Blunt & Whitton Type XXI, rev. var. 6; North 1631; SCBC 2100. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Ealing Collection. Ex CNG inventory 858321 (November 2009).

Ex Archbishop Sharp Collection

1105.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Shilling (33mm, 6.40 g, 9h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. Tower (London mint); im: У. Struck 1551-1553. Crowned bust facing slightly left; rose to left, XII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1938; SCBC 2482. Good VF, rich old tone. ($1000) Ex Morton & Eden 91 (7 December 2017), lot 201; Archbishop Sharp Collection (1644-1714).

Dr. John Sharp (1644-1714) was a clergyman who rose through the offices of the Church of England to become Archbishop of York in 1691.

Sharp started collecting coins in 1687 and focused his energies primarily on the issues of the British Isles, acquiring many highly important rarities. Sharp was in contact with several other leading numismatists of his age, including Ralph Thoresby, to whom he addressed his manuscript, Observations on the Coinage of England, published in 1785. The great 19th Century numismatist, Rogers Ruding, regarded this work as, “the first systematic treatise ever composed on the subject.” On Sharp’s death, the collection was left to his son and was kept together for some 250 years by his descendants. Two dispersals were made in the 1960s: Sotheby, 14 March 1966 (European, Spanish American, together with miscellaneous coins and medals) and Glendinings, 5 October 1977 (British, Charles I to Queen Anne). On 7 December 2018, Morton and Eden sold the coins from Anglo-Saxon times through to James I and some medals. In the words of the late Harry Manville, “Sharp pedigrees are among the oldest available in British numismatics.”

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Little Tudor Rarity

1106. TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfpenny (11mm, 0.36 g, 2h). Third period. Tower (London mint); im: escallop. Struck 1551-1553. Rose / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Withers V 2; North 1947; SCBC 2476. VF for issue, lightly toned. A pleasing example of this very rare little coin. ($1000) Issued as a halfpenny but circulated as a farthing.

1107. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (29.5mm, 6.20 g, 6h). Milled coinage, small flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Struck 1560-1561. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Borden & Brown Type 16, dies O3/R3; North 2023; SCBC 2592. Good VF, lightly toned, a few light marks in fields. ($1000)

1108.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Half Pound (33mm, 59.88 g, 5h). Declaration type. Oxford mint; im: plume (with bands). Dated 1643. (plume) CAROLVS : D : G : MAGN : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX ·, Charles, holding reins with left hand and sword in right, on horseback left, trampling arms below; plume to right / EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI ·:·, RELIG : PROT : LEG/ANG : LIBER : PAR’ in two lines between parallel lines; three plumes and • X • (mark of value) above, 1643 below. Morrieson, Oxford A/1 (same dies as illustration); Brooker Appendix I, 15 (same dies); North 2404; SCBC 2945A. Good VF, toned, small flan flaw on reverse. Excellent metal and strike. An outstanding example. ($5000) Ex Clearwater Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 312, 9 October 2013), lot 36; Marshall Collection (Spink 167, 31 March 2004), lot 131; Spink Numismatic Circular L.11 (November 1942), no. 16831.

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1109. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Shilling (31mm, 5.94 g, 11h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1651. (sun) · THE · COMMONWEALTH · OF · ENGLAND ·, coat-of-arms of England within wreath of palm and laurel / GOD · WITH · VS · I65I ·, coat-of-arms of the Commonwealth; ·XII· (mark of value) above. ESC 984A; North 2724; SCBC 3217. EF, lightly toned with much iridescence, slight weakness on mint mark otherwise, an attractive coin on a full round flan. Superb surfaces. ($2500)

British Coins from the G.W.K. Roberts Collection

1110. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AV Two Guineas (31mm, 16.62 g, 6h). Tower (London) issue. Dated 1664.

Laureate first bust right; below, elephant left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central design of four interlocked monograms; scepters in quarters. MCE 32; SCBC 3334. Good Fine, lightly toned, a few light circulation marks, small flan flaw in center of obverse. ($1500) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 545 (October 1963), no. G2146 (lot includes ticket).

1111. STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AV Five Guineas (38mm, 41.57 g, 6h). Dually dated 1688 and RY quarto.

IACOBVS · II · DEI · GRATIA, second laureate bust left / MAG · BR · FRA · ET HIB · REX 16 88 ·, Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms; scepters in quarters. MCE 1192; SCBC 3397A. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-002, graded XF 40. Attractive reddish tone with some luster. ($7500) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 545 (October 1963), no. G2148 (lot includes ticket).

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1112.

STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AV Five Guineas (38mm, 41.57 g, 6h). Dually dated 1688 and RY quarto. Second laureate bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms; scepters in quarters. MCE 1192; SCBC 3397A. Near Fine, sweated surfaces, evidence of mounting. ($1500) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 547 (December 1963), no. G2577 (lot includes ticket).

1113. STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AV Two Guineas (32mm, 16.37 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1688/7.

Second laureate bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms; scepters in quarters. MCE 122; SCBC 3399. Near Fine. Very rare. ($1500) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 545 (October 1963), no. G2149 (lot includes ticket).

1114.

STUART (ORANGE). William III & Mary. 1688-1694. AV Five Guineas (36mm, 41.65 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated 1694 and RY sexto. GVLIELMVS · ET · MARIA · DEI · GRATIA, jugate busts of William and Mary right / · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX · ET · REGINA · 16 94, crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 142; SCBC 3422. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-001, graded AU Details, reverse spot removed, cleaned. ($6000) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 633 (May 1971), no. G649 (lot includes ticket).

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East India Company Five Guineas

1115.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Five Guineas (38mm, 41.70 g, 7h). East India Company issue. Tower (London) mint. Dually dated 1729 and RY tertio. GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate head left; E · I · C below / · M · B · F · ET · H · REX · F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · J7 29, crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Edge; TERTIO. MCE 279; SCBC 3664. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-003, graded AU 50. Traces of luster. ($10,000) From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 545 (October 1963), no. G2168 (lot includes ticket).

1116 1117 1118 1116.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.38 g, 12h). ‘Spade’ type. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1791. Laureate fifth bust right / Crowned spade-shaped coat-of-arms. MCE 395; SCBC 3729. VF, toned, fleck in obverse field, some underlying luster. ($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1117.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.37 g, 12h). ‘Spade’ type. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1795. Laureate fifth bust right / Crowned spade-shaped coat-of-arms. MCE 399; SCBC 3729. Good VF, toned, a few light marks. ($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1118.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.37 g, 12h). ‘Spade’ type. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1795. Laureate fifth bust right / Crowned spade-shaped coat-of-arms. MCE 398; SCBC 3729. Good Fine, toned. ($300) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

282

An Extensive Offering of William IV

1119.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AV Two Pounds (28mm, 15.73 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1831. Head right / Crowned and mantled coat-of-arms with Collar of the Order of the Garter. Edge: plain. W&R 258; SCBC 3828. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-005, graded PF 61 Cameo. Rare. ($7500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, May 1980 (lot includes ticket).

1120.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AV Two Pounds (28mm, 15.91 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1831. Head right / Crowned and mantled coat-of-arms with Collar of the Order of the Garter. Edge: plain. W&R 258; SCBC 3828. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-004, graded PF 60 Cameo. Rare. ($5000) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, August 1979 (lot includes ticket).

Pattern 1830 Sovereign

1121.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.67 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1830. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Edge: plain. W&R 260; Bentley 394; SCBC 3829B. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-006, graded PF 61 Cameo. Very rare. ($6000) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Bahama Coin & Stamp Ltd, 28 Sept. 1977. Lot includes an old French ticket dated “Paris 1936,” price 175 Francs with later annotations in English and price of 45/- (lot includes tickets).

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1122

1123

1122.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.93 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1831. First head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 16; Bentley 25; MCE 489; SCBC 3829. Near VF, lightly toned, a few light marks. Rare. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1123.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.97 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1832. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh –; Bentley 26; MCE 489; SCBC 3829B. Good VF, some light marks. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1124

1125

1124. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.95 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1832. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh –; Bentley 26; MCE 489; SCBC 3829B. VF, some light marks. ($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, August 1980 (lot includes ticket).

1125. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.96 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1832.

Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh –; Bentley 26; MCE 489; SCBC 3829B. Near VF. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

1126

1127

1126.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.94 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1833. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 18; Bentley 29; MCE 491; SCBC 3829B. Near VF. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B.A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

1127.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.90 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1833. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 19; Bentley 963; MCE 492; SCBC 3829B. Fine. ($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

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1128

1129

1128. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.97 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1835/3. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 19; Bentley 963; MCE 492; SCBC 3829B. Good VF, a few light marks. ($750) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1129.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.98 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1836. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 209; Bentley 964; MCE 493; SCBC 3829B. Good VF, some light marks. ($750) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1130 1131 1130.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.98 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1836. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 209; Bentley 964; MCE 493; SCBC 3829B. VF, lightly toned, light marks, slight double strike on reverse. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1131.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Sovereign (22.5mm, 7.94 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1836. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh 209; Bentley 964; MCE 493; SCBC 3829B. Fine, lightly toned.

($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, September 1979 (lot includes ticket).

1132. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AV Half-Sovereign (18mm, 3.95 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1831.

Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Edge: plain. W&R 267; Marsh, Half, –; SCBC 3830. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-007, graded PF 61 Ultra Cameo. ($2500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, January 1980 (lot includes ticket).

1134

1133

1133.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (18mm, 4.00 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1834. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 410; MCE 495; SCBC 3830. EF, light scratch above nose. ($750) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1134.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (18mm, 3.98 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1834. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 410; MCE 495; SCBC 3830. Near EF, hairline on face. ($600) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

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1135. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (20mm, 3.99 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1835.

Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 411; MCE 496; SCBC 3831. EF, lightly toned. ($750) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1136 1137 1136.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (20mm, 3.99 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1835. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 411; MCE 496; SCBC 3831. Near EF, light mark on cheek. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, September 1980 (lot includes ticket).

1137.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (18mm, 4.00 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1835. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 411; MCE 496; SCBC 3831. Good VF, areas of light toning, area of scratches in obverse field. ($250) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1138 1139 1138.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (20mm, 3.97 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1835. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 411; MCE 496; SCBC 3831. VF, lightly toned, light marks. ($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

1139.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AV Half-Sovereign (20mm, 3.98 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1837. Second head right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Marsh, Half, 413; MCE 498; SCBC 3831. Good VF, lightly toned. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

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Unique Trial Strike – L&S Plate Coin – Annotated by L. C. Wyon

1140.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Uniface PB Trial Strike for Pattern Crown Reverse (49mm, 11.57 g). Dated 18[...], but struck 1837. Royal coat-of-arms of the United Kingdom / Blank. L&S 13 (this piece). As made, lightly toned with some luster. Struck on a large flan. Around the margin written in L.C. Wyon’s hand – Merlen’s crown good, but too good, too high LCW. ($1000) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith. Ex Auction ’79 (26 June 1979), lot 1830; Herbert M. Lingford Collection (Part 1, Glendining, 24 October 1950), lot 542 (lot includes tickets).

1141.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AR Shilling (24mm, 5.69 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1834. Head right / Value and ornamental bar in three lines; all within laurel and oak wreath; crown above; flat topped 3 in date. ESC 1269; MCE –; SCBC 3835. Proof, darkly toned, a few light hairlines. Rare. ($1000) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, August 1980 (lot includes ticket).

1142.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AR Shilling (24mm, 5.66 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1834. Head right / Value and ornamental bar in three lines; all within laurel and oak wreath; crown above; round top 3 in date. ESC 1270; MCE –; SCBC 3835. Proof, toned, light hairlines. Rare. ($1000) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from Sidney W. Smith, August 1980 (lot includes ticket).

1143. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AR Shilling (24mm, 5.65 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1834. Head right / Value and ornamental bar in three lines; all within laurel and oak wreath; crown above. ESC 1268; MCE 1144; SCBC 3835.

EF, beautifully toned. ($300) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

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1144 1145 1144. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AR Shilling (24mm, 5.66 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1834. Head right / Value and ornamental bar in three lines; all within laurel and oak wreath; crown above. ESC 1268; MCE 1144; SCBC 3835.

EF, traces of underlying luster. ($250) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1145.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AR Sixpence (19.5mm, 2.87 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1831. Head right / Value and ornamental bar in three lines; all within laurel and oak wreath; crown above. Edge: plain. ESC 1672; MCE –; SCBC 3836. Proof, deeply toned, a few very light handling marks. ($400) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

a

b

1146.

HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Lot of two (2) AR Groats (16.5mm, 1.89 g, 12h). London mint. Both coins: Head right / Britannia seated right, holding trident and resting hand on shield. Group includes the following dates: (1) 1836.

ESC 1918; MCE 1153; SCBC 3837 // (2) 1837. ESC 1922; MCE 1154; SCBC 3837. Both coins UNC, toned. Two (2) coins in lot. ($250) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

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b

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d

1147. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Proof AR Maundy Set. London mint. Dated 1831. All coins: Head right / Crowned numeral; date flanking; all within oak and laurel wreath. ESC 2437; MCE –; SCBC 3840. Proof, toned, light deposits on fourpence and threepence. Rare as a proof issue. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1148

1149

1148. HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. AR Medal (33mm, 18.25 g, 12h). Coronation issue. London mint. By W. Wyon, after F. Chantrey. Dated 8 September 1831. WILLIAM THE FOURTH CROWNED SEP: 8 1831, head of William right; W · WYON · S · below / ADELAIDE. QUEEN CONSORT. CROWNED SEP: 8 1831, diademed head of Adelaide right; W · WYON · S · below. BHM 1475; Eimer 1251. As struck, beautifully toned, light finger marks. ($300) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1149.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Two Pounds (29mm, 15.95 g, 12h). Jubilee coinage. London mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee bust left / Pistrucci’s St. George and the Dragon. MCE –; SCBC 3865. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, some very light bag marks. ($750) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

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1150. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (37mm, 28.27Â g, 6h). Young head coinage. Gothic type.

London mint. Dually dated 1847 (in Roman numerals) and RY undecimo. Crowned and mantled bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around Order of the Garter; rose, thistle, and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. L&S 57; ESC 288; SCBC 3883. Proof, some obverse staining, wiped, much underlying brilliance. ($1500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

1151.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Jubilee Currency set. London mint. Dated 1887. All coins: Jubilee bust left / Various reverses of concurrent denominations. Lot includes Jubilee issue gold denominations (Five Pounds to Half-Sovereign) and silver denominations (Crown to Threepence). SCBC PS5. EF. Silver toned. Gold with some hairlines and light marks. In contemporary presentation case. Some damage to hinges of case. Nevertheless, an impressive set. ($2500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

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1152.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Medal (79mm, 162.00 g, 12h). Diamond Jubilee issue. By F, Bowcher for Spink & Son, London . Dated 1897 (in Roman numerals). VICTORIA · DEI · GRA : BRITT : REGINA · FID : DEF : IND : IMP, crowned and laureate bust left; (FB) on truncation of bust; to left, IN COMMEMO-/RATIONEM/ANNI REGNI in five lines; to right, LX over oak branch / Royal coat-of-arms of the United Kingdom; radiate ˻Ɗe ÙrƩ˻ƩSƊ eȶPƩre and A.D. 1897 below; in exergue, four clasped hand, each emanating from a cardinal point; PEACE LOVE AND UNION around; all within circular border, set on pellet with floral design flanking; in two rows around, 55 shields, each inscribed with a territory (including the United Kingdom) within the British Empire; SPINK & SON LONDON in exergue. Edge: SOLID SILVER. W&E 3475A; BHM 3511; Eimer 1816. UNC, attractively toned, light hairlines and a few small marks on obverse. In case. ($300) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection.

1153. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Gilt Æ Medal (77mm, 220.55 g, 12h). On Victoria’s Reign Entering The Twentieth Century. From dies by Emil Fuchs, 1899. Dated 1900. Crowned bust left; VICTORIA/R · I · /1900 in three lines to right; E FUCHS along shoulder / Winged Britannia advancing across globe inscribed AFRI, holding aloft radiant tabula ansata bearing Victoria’s signature; clouds in background; E FUCHS 1899 along edge of globe . W&E 1880; BHM 3658; Eimer 1836. EF, a few light marks. A very rare and attractive medal by this talented artist. ($750) Emil Fuchs (1866-1929) was an Austrian and American sculptor, medallist, painter and author, who worked in Vienna, London, and New York. His portraits of Victoria and Edward VII made him fashionable among London society during the Edwardian period. Beginning in 1905, Fuchs began traveling to the United States, where he began painting wealthy socialites. At the same time, he designed medals for the American Numismatic Society (see CNG 72, lot 2415 for his Hudson-Fulton Commemorative Medal).

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Recovered from the SS Egypt off Ushant in 1932

1154.

SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA. Edward VII. 1901-1910. AV Sovereign (22mm, 7.99 g, 12h). London mint. Dated 1905.

Head right / Pistrucci’s St. George and the Dragon. Marsh 177; Bentley 350; MEC 624; SCBC 3969. EF, sea salvage, rim nick.

In original presentation case with original Lloyd’s of London ticket describing the disaster and rescue operation. ($500)

1155. WINDSOR. George VI. 1936-1952. Proof AV Half-Sovereign (20mm, 3.99 g, 12h). London mint. Dated 1937.

Head left / Pistrucci’s St. George and the Dragon. W&R 442; MCE –; SCBC 4077. Proof. Light hairlines. ($500) From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection, purchased from B. A. Seaby (lot includes ticket).

Enigmatic Issue in the Name of Thymn

1156. IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. temp. Sihtric III Olafsson. Circa 995-1036. AR Penny (19mm, 1.30 g, 12h). Phase I coinage in the name of Thymn. Difelin (Dublin) mint signature; ‘Fienemin,’ moneyer. Struck circa 1010-1020. ๘ †ӃȰȾ ʽⅰĩҟ ȰȾĩ†Ʃ, draped bust right; pellet behind neck / ๘ ŊƩĩ ȾĩȰƩ Ⱦ Ȱ=ⅰ †ӃȰƩ, voided long cross, with triple crescent ends. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 19 (same dies); SCBI 32 (Belfast), 26 (same dies); SCBC 6108. Superb EF, lustrous. Very rare. ($5000)

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1157. IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Sihtric III Olafsson. Circa 995-1036. AR Penny (18mm, 1.25 g, 10h). Phase II coinage. Difelin (Dublin) mint signature; ‘Nirinn,’ moneyer. Struck circa 1018-1035. ๘ ƩɃ˸ʽù ʽĩ⎬ ƩĕƩŊȾƩ, draped bust right; inverted crozier behind neck / ๘ ɃƩ ʽƩɃ ɭȾ ĕŊɃ, voided long cross, with triple crescent ends and pellet in each angle.

SCBI 8 (BM), 80 (same obv. die); SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 88 (same dies); SCBI 32 (Belfast), 110 (same dies); SCBC 6125A. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($2000) Ex Triton XV (4 January 2012), lot 1948.

1158 1159 1158.

IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. temp. Domnall mac Taidc Ua Briain – Brotar mac Torcaill. Early-mid 12th century.

AR Penny (18mm, 0.33 g). Phase VI coinage. Uncertain mint and moneyer. Struck circa 1095/1100-1150. Bust left; croizer before, quatrefoil on neck / Voided long cross; pellets and scepters in opposite quarters. Cf. SCBI 8 (BM), 232-49 (for type); cf. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 282-94 (same); O’S 22; D&F 32; SCBC 6187. VF, toned, flan a little ragged. ($500) 1159.

IRELAND. Edward IV. First/Second reign, 1461-1483. AR Groat (24mm, 2.07 g, 1h). Light ‘Cross and Pellets’ coinage. Limerick mint. Struck 1472-1478(?). Crowned facing bust; cinquefoils flanking; L on breast; all within tressure of nine arches; trefoil at end of each arc / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters; cinquefoil replacing pellet in two of the quarters. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) –; D&F, p. 31; SCBC 6343. Near VF, toned, a couple of marks under tone on reverse, ghosting on obverse. ($500) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIV.3 (April 1985), no. 2432.

1160 1161 1160. IRELAND. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (24mm, 1.77 g, 9h). Late portrait issue, group III. Dublin mint.

Struck circa 1496-1505. Crowned facing bust within pelleted border / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) –; D&F –; SCBC 6464A. VF, toned. Typical style of this late portrait issue. ($300) 1161. IRELAND. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Sixpence (24.5mm, 2.62 g, 11h). Class II. Dublin mint; im: unclear.

Posthumous issue in the name of Henry VIII, struck 1547-circa 1550. Crowned bust facing slightly right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Cf. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 411; D&F 214; SCBC 6486. VF, a few light marks. Toned. ($500)

1162.

IRELAND, The Great Rebellion. Issues of the Lords Justices. 1642-1649. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 15.13 g, 2h).

“Ormonde Money” issue. Struck 1643-1644. Large C R; [small triangle between]; crown above; all within linear and beaded border (R ornamental) / Large II VI; S D above; all within linear and beaded border. Bull 9 (dies C/11); SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 419; D&F 293; SCBC 6545. VF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($500) 292

1163. IRELAND, The Great Rebellion. Issues of the Lords Justices. 1642-1649. AR Halfgroat (14mm, 0.86 g, 12h).

“Ormonde Money” issue. Struck 1643-1644. Large C R; small pellet between with additional pellets flanking; crown above; all within linear and beaded border / Large II with pellet between; D above; all within linear and beaded border. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), 422; D&F 308; SCBC 6550. Good VF, toned. Well struck for issue. Very rare. ($750) Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (11 January 2018), lot 24126; Whyte’s (23 September 2000), lot 365 (lot includes lot tag for Whyte’s and collector’s ticket).

1164. IRELAND. James II. 1685-1691. Æ Crown (33mm, 14.10 g, 1h). ‘Gunmoney’ coinage. Dublin mint. Dated 1690. James on horse left, holding sword and reigns / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central crown. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 433; D&F 366; SCBC 6578. VF, brown surfaces with some green and red, a few minor deposits, light marks on horse’s shoulder and rump, minor flan split. ($400)

1165. ISLE of MAN. James Stanley. Earl of Derby, 1702-1736. Proof AR Penny (28mm, 8.15 g, 4h). Second issue.

Dated 1733. Eagle perched left on swaddled infant set on Cap of Maintenance / Triskelis; I D J in spaces around. SCBC 7406b.

Proof, toned, minor cabinet friction. ($750) Once an independent Viking kingdom, the Isle of Man was granted in perpetuity to Sir John Stanley, first Earl of Derby, by Henry IV in 1406 on the condition that two falcons be rendered to each of Henry’s successors at their coronations. Accepting these conditions, the Stanleys ruled as Kings of Man until 1651 and then as Lords of Man until 1736. The majority of Manx coins issued during this period bore the Stanley family crest and motto on the obverse, with the badge and motto of the island on the reverse. The family motto ‘Sans Changer’ was interpreted locally as ‘short of change’, a sarcastic reference to the scarcity of low denomination coinage, a notorious problem, which had left the island riddled with forgeries and resulted in the Tynwald Act of 1733 rendering all previously produced coinage illegal. The 1733 coinage was struck

by Amos Topping and Samuel Dyall, successors of William Wood, and proved highly popular with the islanders, being described as the most beautiful ever circulated on the island.

1166.

ISLE of MAN. James Stanley. Earl of Derby, 1702-1736. Proof AR Halfpenny (24mm, 6.81 g, 4h). Second issue.

Dated 1733. Eagle perched left on swaddled infant set on Cap of Maintenance / Triskelis; I D ½ in spaces around; 1 written as J. SCBC 7409a. Proof, toned, minor cabinet friction. ($750) 293

ANTIQUITIES Ammonite Seal of Akhbor

1167. Red jasper seal. Ammonite, 8th-7th centuries BC. On one face, bird standing above flower; „rbKol (“to Akhbor”) above. On opposite face, låm†n/nb9rbKol (“of Akhbor, son of Naqamel”) in two lines. Intact. An attractive specimen. ($5000)

Attractive Hellenistic Gold Earrings

1168. A pair of gold earrings. Near East, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-1st centuries BC. Two gold earrings, each with hollow-formed loop decorated with filigree pattern and four teardrop-shaped bezels each holding garnet stone; opposite ends ornamented with a shield set with a small garnet and raised disk. A bronze pin attaches the loops to their pendants, each composed of opposing pattern of triangles decorated with lines of granulation, above an alternating pattern of hollow beads and garnets set within teardrop-shaped bezels. Height: 4.7cm; total weight: 20.84g. Good condition but with some damage and loss, particularly on the pendants. ($5000)

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