CNG 109 Virtual Catalog

Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

CNG Auction 109

An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Closing Wednesday, September 12, 2018

CNG Auction 109 An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Closing Electronically on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from 10AM (ET)

Bids submitted by mail, phone, fax, and email accepted until Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 5PM (ET) Featuring: Diverse Selections from the Gasvoda, Rosenberg, and WRG Collections Iconic Herakles Stater from Stymphalos Kroisos Prototype Gold Stater The MNL Collection of Seleukid Coinage, Part 2 Jewish War Year 1 Prototype Shekel Three Rare & Important Dinars of the Kidara Shahis The New Orleans Collection of Alexandrian Coinage A Diverse Selection of Roman Gold Coins, including a Pedigreed IMPER RECEPT Aureus of Claudius Roman Tesserae and Erotic Spintriae from the Gasvoda Collection Extremely Rare TR P XVIII Medallion of Commodus The Gasvoda Collection of Coin Dies and Counterfeiting Implements Rare Gold 5 Tomans of Fath ‘Ali Shah The Dr. William E. Triest Collection of English and Scottish Coinage British Medals from the Gasvoda Collection

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AUCTION TERMS 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 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 and mail bid sale with an automated electronic close, conducted by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (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 at 10AM 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.

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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 supercede 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 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.

All written, fax, email and phone bids must be received by 5PM (ET) September 11, 2018.

The Electronic Close starts at 10AM ET on September 12, 2018. 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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Order of Sale and Beginning Closing Times (ET) on 12 September 2018

Greek Coinage..................................................................................................1–382...................10:00 AM

Celtic Coinage...............................................................................................383–388................... 12:07 PM

Oriental Greek Coinage................................................................................389–402................... 12:09 PM Central Asian Coinage..................................................................................403–406................... 12:14 PM Roman Provincial Coinage...........................................................................407–531................... 12:15 PM Roman Republican Coinage.........................................................................532–577................... 12:57 PM

Roman Imperial Coinage..............................................................................578–745..................... 1:12 PM

The Gasvoda Collection of Coin Dies and Counterfeiting Implements.......746–759..................... 2:08 PM Byzantine Coinage........................................................................................760–775..................... 2:13 PM Early Medieval & Islamic Coinage...............................................................776–799..................... 2:18 PM World Coinage..............................................................................................800–850..................... 2:26 PM United States Coinage...................................................................................851–863..................... 2:43 PM British Coinage...........................................................................................864–1065..................... 2:48 PM British Medals...........................................................................................1066–1092..................... 3:55 PM Miscellaneous...........................................................................................1093–1094..................... 4:04 PM All lots in this auction were in the possession of CNG in CNG’s Lancaster, Pennsylvania office no later than 13 July 2018. This information is provided for the protection of buyers who may need to establish the date of US presence for import or export purposes.

NOTICE OF EXHIBITION

Auction lots may be viewed by appointment only at our Lancaster office from August 13, 2018 to September 12, 2018 during office hours (Monday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM), unless they are on exhibition at the showing below.

American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money Pennsylvania Convention Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hall D – Booths 1451 and 1453 Tuesday-Saturday, August 14-18, 2018 1-5 PM Tuesday, 10 AM-5:30 PM Wednesday-Friday, & 10 AM-4 PM 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 TRITON XXII • 8–9 January 2019 A Public Auction Consignment Deadline: 15 September 2018

CNG 111 • May 2019 An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Consignment Deadline: 15 January 2019

In our Lancaster Office, contact Victor England, 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 Punic Coinage After The First Punic War

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IBERIA, Punic Iberia. Circa 237-209 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (14mm, 1.86 g, 12h). Laureate male head left; club over shoulder / Elephant standing right. MHC 45–58; ACIP 555; SNG BM Spain 102. EF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($2500) In the wake of its defeat in the First Punic War, Carthage modified its coinage, with its extensive gold and electrum series replaced by debased silver and bronze. In contrast, the Carthaginians in Iberia enjoyed access to the rich gold and silver mines on the peninsula, which allowed the Barcids to develop a coinage that served their military and political needs. The obverse and reverse types chosen for this coinage were purely Carthaginian in character, often featuring Tanit on the obverse and a horse, often with palm tree or uraios, on the reverse. In addition to these traditional types, some new, albeit Punic, types were introduced: the god Melkart, laureate, sometimes bearded, and with club, was added to the obverse, while an elephant, sometimes with mahout, and a ship’s prow were placed on the reverse. Perhaps the most controversial new types, though, were those that featured a beardless male portrait, sometimes wearing a royal diadem. The initial tendency of numismatists was to view these portraits as being those of the Barcids, but the modern consensus is that the bareheaded portrait is almost certainly a rendition of a young Melkart. A comparison of three different varieties of Melkart in SNG BM Spain (nos. 97, 98, and 103) is demonstrative of their nearly identical features. The diademed portrait, though, is still an enigma, for, unlike depictions of Melkart, these have a distinct aspect of realism to their features, and the diadem itself is difficult to reconcile with the traditional depictions of Carthaginian deities. Although there are numerous series of Punic coinage in Iberia, their specific chronology is uncertain, typically being placed in the period circa 237-209 BC. Likewise, the place of their minting is also unknown, although some, if not most, must be from the capital at Carthago Nova.

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ISLANDS off IBERIA, Ebusus. 2nd century BC. Æ Quarter Unit (16mm, 2.85 g, 10h). Bes standing facing, holding mace and serpent / Bull butting left. ACIP 719; SNG BM Spain 318–21. EF, brown patina with patches of green and red. Well centered and struck. Choice for issue. ($500)

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APULIA, Luceria. Circa 217-212 BC. Æ Aes Grave Quincunx (34mm, 40.41 g). Four wheel spokes on a raised disk / Four wheel spokes; ••••• (mark of value) in one quarter, 6 in opposite; all on a raised disk. ICC 345; HN Italy 677a. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. ($400) 4.

APULIA, Luceria. Circa 217-212 BC. Æ Aes Grave Teruncius (27mm, 19.78 g). Star of eight rays on a raised disk / Dolphin right; ••• (mark of value) above, & below; all on a raised disk. ICC 347; HN Italy 677c. Good VF, dark green patina.

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The Incuse Coinage of Magna Graecia Beginning around 550 BC and continuing for more than a century, a number of Greek cities of Magna Graecia minted their coins in an incuse form. Although some minor incuse issues are known from a few other cities, the primary cities that struck them were Metapontion, Sybaris, Poseidonia, Kroton, and Kaulonia. Founded mainly by settlers from Achaia in the Peloponnesos, these cities employed common numismatic features. Most minted on the same weight standard using thin, broad flans struck with the obverse in relief and the reverse in the negative, or ‘incuse’, almost always using virtually identical designs on both sides. The production of these coins required a sophisticated technique: large, well-executed, dies that were carefully positioned before striking to align the matching designs. It has even been suggested that hubs were used to produce “large numbers of virtually identical dies” (see Rutter, Greek, p. 18). This theory, however, remains controversial, particularly in light of the noticeable slight differences between the obverse and reverse designs. Over time, the fabric of the coinages changed from thin, broad flans to thick, short flans (traditionally called ‘dumpy’), though the weight standard was generally maintained. Though there was no monetary union that existed between these mints, hoard evidence suggests that the incuse technique may have been chosen to encourage the retention of the coins within the region, since these incuse coins are rarely found outside Southern Italy. By the middle of the 5th century BC, all of these cities developed double-relief coinages, likely to facilitate trade beyond their immediate region, into neighboring areas where double-relief coinage had become the norm.

Metapontion was among the most important cities of Magna Graecia. Little is known of the city from the contemporary literature and its archaeological remains, and thus its coinage helps to fill the evidentiary lacunae. The coinage is some of the most recognizable and beautiful of the Greek world. The ear of barley, well-centered on the die, served as the distinctive symbol of the city from the introduction of coinage around 550 BC. Each kernel is carefully executed and the awns are each depicted as a series of pellets. The city was prosperous, and the ear of barley was symbolic of the wealth derived from the rich surrounding farmland. So great was the importance of barley to the Metapontine economy that the citizens sent a ‘golden harvest’ (i.e. grain ears in gold) to be dedicated at Delphi (Strabo 6.2.15). The coinage, first studied in depth by Sydney Noe, reveals its long and well-defined development. In addition to the incuse type nomoi (of which approximately 100 obverse dies have been recognized), the presence of drachms and obols indicates a diverse economy served by a rich and well-articulated coinage (Rutter, op. cit., p. 28).

Like Metapontion, Sybaris was an important city in Magna Graecia that amassed its wealth through farming and its large port facilities.

Among the rest of the Greeks, the inhabitants of Sybaris became so infamous for their lavish and hedonistic lifestyle that the terms sybarite and sybaritic came to mean anyone or anything excessively self-indulgent. At the height of its power, Sybaris ruled over a number of its neighbors.

It also maintained relations with the Etruscans to the north, as well as with the cities of Ionia, especially Miletos. Sybaris even founded its own colonies, including Laos, Skidros, and Poseidonia. Beginning around 550 BC, Sybaris struck an incuse coinage of nomoi and drachms, which featured a bull standing left on a series of lines and the first two letters of the ethnic. The use of the bull as a design may be a tauriform representation of the river-god, a type that appears elsewhere in the region. The incuse coinage of Sybaris largely ceased after the destruction of the city by Kroton in 510 BC, though a very rare issue of incuse coinage that had traditionally been thought to be the final issue of the orignial Sybaris may actually be a limited striking after the refounding of the city, circa 510-475 BC. Poseidonia, known in the later Greek period as Paistos and Roman period as Paestum, was another important trading center in Lucania. It began minting incuse nomoi and drachms around 530 BC, like its founding city, Sybaris. These coins show Poseidon preparing to hurl his trident, as well as the ethnic. While these issues of Poseidonia can trace their technical origins to Achaian Sybaris, these issues were struck on a local standard, known as Phokaian, and used by the neighboring Phokaians of Velia. Their incuse coinage was much more modest in scale than the other cities, and short-lived, ending around 500 BC. Kroton was one of the most flourishing cities in Magna Graecia, producing not only a number of Olympic victors and physicians, but was also the home of Pythagoras, who founded his school there around 530 BC. The early coinage of Kroton is the most numismatically complex.

Featuring an ornate tripod, symbol of Apollo and allusion to his role in the city’s foundation. Subsidiary symbols, such as a heron or crab, periodically appear as subsidiary symbols. One other intriguing feature, unlike the other incuse coinage cities, is the appearance of an incuse eagle flying, or a helmet, replacing the tripod on the reverse. It has been suggested that these reverses may represent subsidiary mints within the region in the vicinty of Kroton: the eagle for Hipponion, the helmet for Temesa.

Kaulonia was the last of the Achaian cities to issue incuse type coinage, beginning around 525 BC. The nomoi and drachms employ an intriguing type – Apollo standing right, holding a laurel branch and supporting on his outstretched arm a small nude figure, running and holding a branch in each hand. In the right field, a stag stands right on a ground line with its head left. Unlike Kroton, the connection between Apollo and Kaulonia is not so obvious. Here the imagery refers to the events following the slaying of Pytho when the god went to the Vale of Tempe to purify himself with laurel before establishing his oracle at Delphi. Etymologically, the name of Kaulonia was originally Aulonia, and AYΛ(ON) appears on a single small denomination of Kaulonia’s coinage. Meaning valley or gorge, this is a subtle reference to the Vale of Tempe. Therefore, it not only associates Kaulonia with the mythological spot of Apollo’s establishment as a major Olympian deity, but also demonstrates Kaulonia’s devotion to Apollo (Rutter, op. cit., pp. 30-31).

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Ear of barley with eight grains; 7eT down left field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class I, 3; HN Italy 1459; Kraay & Hirmer 288 (same dies).

VF, toned, some die wear and light scratches under tone on obverse. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Varesi 66 (29 April 2015), lot 7.

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Pedigreed to 1994

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 8.18 g, 1h). Ear of barley with eight grains; 7eT down left field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class I, 14; HN Italy 1459; SNG ANS 166; SNG Ashmolean 648; SNG Fitzwilliam 166; Naville V, lot 428 (all from the same dies). EF, toned, slight die shift. Excellent metal. An attractive issue from early in the mint’s production. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex New York Sale XXX (9 January 2013), lot 8; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 54; Münzen und Medaillen AG 79 (1994), lot 41.

From the consignor: There are many subtle differences to the incuse coinage of Metapontum. Beside the obvious legend style and location, there are the number of pellets on the barley ear, the width of the barley ear, the presence or absence of awns at the barley base, and the style of both the obverse and reverse border. It remains uncertain if these differences relate to specific engraving styles and talents or if they are natural transitions that work better for coin production. Here the image is of the spread design and the borders are of large dots (obverse) and large rectangular separations (reverse).

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Sixteenth Nomos – Obol (6.5mm, 0.43 g, 6h). Ear of barley with five grains / Incuse ear of barley with five grains. Noe Class III, 62; HN Italy 1469. Near EF, deeply toned. Excellent metal.

Exceptional for issue. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51879 (February 2015).

Gorini Plate Coin Pedigreed to 1954

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 7.85 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7eTA down left field, grasshopper upward to right / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains; incuse dolphin upward to left. Noe Class V, 104 (same obv. die); Gorini 11 (this coin illustrated, enlarged on p. 137); HN Italy 1472; SNG ANS 207 = Jameson 259 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 58 = Locker-Lampson 18 (same obv. die); Traité I pl. LXVI, 9 (same obv. die). Good VF, deep cabinet tone, a few scratches, minor die break on obverse. Very rare. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 12; A. D. Moretti Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 613; Münzen und Medaillen AG XIII (17 June 1954), lot 998.

From the consignor: The most interesting type of the incuse coinage of Metapontum certainly must be the issues which have the locust (or grasshopper) design detail, as here. There are a number of varieties with the locust/grasshopper detail. Here it is paired with a well detailed incuse dolphin. The locust would have been a serious threat to the agricultural community and likely the dolphin relates to Apollo who would have been seen as the God who eliminated a plague of these insects in the year this coin was struck. Exceedingly rare with only two examples in CoinArchives.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (26.5mm, 6.43 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. Noe Class VI, 113; HN Italy 1459. VF, toned. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 85340 (February 1995).

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 6.84 g, 12h). Ear of barley with eight grains; 7EtA up right field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class VI, 117; HN Italy 1479. EF, attractive even gray tone with golden hues around the devices. Well centered on a broad, round flan. ($2500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (9 January 2015), lot 10; Coin Galleries (18 August 2009), lot 4012; Lanz 54 (21 November 1990), lot 43; Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 12.

From the consignor: In contrast to the ear of barley on lot 6, above, here the design is compact and the borders are much more intricate. While I think the borders on this type are more refined, and the spread design of the barley ear on lot 6 looks more natural.

Pedigreed to 1970

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 8.10 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7eTAπ down left field / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. Noe Class VII, 137 (same dies); HN Italy 1481; SNG ANS 218; SNG Lloyd 305; BMC 12 (same dies); Basel 131 (same dies); Triton XX, lot 24 (same dies). Near EF, toned, traces of find patina, light scratches on reverse. Rare legend variant. ($4000) Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 41 (18 June 1970), lot 8.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Incuse ear of barley with six inner and five outer grains. Noe Class IX, 187; HN Italy 1482. VF, toned, die break on obverse. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 284 (8 August 2012), lot 18.

From the consignor: This die pair is fascinating. The obverse die has a serious cud developing and surely must be at the end of its life. It is a barley ear design with seven pellets. Here it is clearly mismatched with a reverse die with fewer pellets. One must assume the reverse of the original pair failed and the celator was trying to get extended life out of the obverse die by matching it to an available reverse die. This is a most unusual pairing for this series and quite rare as such.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Eighth Nomos – Triobol (11.5mm, 0.92 g, 6h). Ear of barley with five grains / Incuse boukranion. Noe 266; HN Italy 1487. VF, toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 293 (25 September 2013), lot 2040.

Signed by Aristoxenos Numismatically Interesting Reverse Die

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.74 g, 8h). Obverse signed by the artist Aristoxenos. Head of Demeter left, hair in ampyx and ornamented sphendone; År5sto on neck truncation (traces visible) / Barley ear with six grains and leaf to right; ethnic to right, the first letter in linear form, the latter three in dotted form.

Noe 433/436 (same obv./rev. dies); HN Italy 1521. VF, toned, slightly off center on obverse. Very rare and numismatically interesting. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection.

The present coin is numismatically interesting for details on both of its sides. The obverse die used on this piece was signed by the artist Aristoxenos. K. Rutter, in HN Italy, noted that “[t]he dies signed by Aristoxenos are among the finest in the whole Metapontine series.” Coins struck from this die are known from many important collections, such as Bement, Jameson, and McClean, but nearly all of them do not note the signature, as its placement along the truncation, a high point in the relief, rendered it unreadable, if not wholly missing, on most examples.

Interestingly, the present coin represents the latest use of this particular obverse die, which had only been known previously from examples of Noe 433 and 434.

Regarding the reverse, in his description of type 436, Noe suggested that the dotted letters were possibly indicative of the manner in which the letters of the ethnic were cut. However, Noe incorrectly thought all of the letters were engraved in this manner, whereas the first letter was not; it was engraved in the traditional manner, where dots were used for each end of a line within the letter. With this in mind, one cannot suggest anything other than that the engraver was using his “artistic license” in crafting this die. In fact, one may also observe the use of larger pellets along the awns of each barley grain. Using dots along the awns was canonical at Metapontion, but here they are enlarged to an equal size as the pellets within the epigraphy.

Ex M.L., Moretti, and Jameson Collections

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.57 g, 6h). Bare head of Demeter left / Barley ear, leaf to right; ^˙r and murex shell above leaf. Noe 526 (same dies); HN Italy 1547; SNG Lloyd 365 (same dies); Jameson 2398 (this coin); Prospero 70 (same dies). VF, attractive cabinet tone, minor porosity. Fine style. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 15; A. D. Moretti Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 625; Robert Jameson Collection, 2398.

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Ex Weber and Von Schiller Collections

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.72 g, 8h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, veil, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Barley ear with leaf to left; mouse above leaf, f below.

Johnston Class A, 8.8 (this coin illustrated); HN Italy 1570; SNG ANS 419 (same obv. die); BMC 122 = Weber 775 (this coin).

Near EF, deep cabinet tone. Lovely style and with a fantastic pedigree. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51793 (January 2015); Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 486; Sir Hermann Weber Collection, 775; Friedrich von Schiller Collection [Artist Collection] (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 July 1899), lot 12.

From the consignor: Occasionally a lot description includes the words “old cabinet tone.” This coin has the classic look of a coin that has been held in a collection for a long time. The toning matches the pedigree! A stunning coin.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.88 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Barley ear with leaf to left; Artemis-Hekate carrying long torch above leaf, ¬U below. Johnston Class C, 7.6 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1590; SNG Ashmolean 757 (same dies). Good VF, deep cabinet tone. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex iNumis 30 (13 October 2015), lot 3.

From the consignor: An unusual design composition on the obverse with the hair extending behind and to the front of the neck of Demeter.

Wonderful old cabinet tone.

Exquisite Art

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.95 g, 3h). Head of Herakles left, wearing tainia, lion skin around neck; club over far shoulder / Grain ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ up left field; kantharos above leaf, ∫5 below. Johnston Class D, 4.1 corr. (control letters on rev.; same dies); HN Italy 1621 corr. (same); Leu 61, lot 38 (same obv. die). EF, deeply toned, minor edge split. Very rare with head left, and among the finest known. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 13 (7 October 2016), lot 115.

From the consignor: The artistic head of Herakles is executed in perfect style and must be the work of the master engraver of the mint at this time. The rarity of this coin cannot be overstated. This is certainly one of the highlights of the many great coins I have owned from Metapontion.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 5h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, veil, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; π behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to left; pig standing right on leaf, f5 below. Johnston Class D, 4.19 (same dies); HN Italy 1625; Auctiones 18, lot 515; Leu 61, lot 39; NAC 29, lot 44 (same dies); Sternberg X, lot 10. EF, deep cabinet tone, flan crack, light scrape and cut on obverse. Very rare issue, missing from most public collections. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51918 (August 2015).

Pyrrhos of Epeiros Expedition to Italy and Sicily

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (13mm, 2.83 g, 5h). Attic standard. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ¬EU˚5ππ[os] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; Â-E across outer fields, s5 between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. Good VF, underlying luster, slight die wear. ($4000) Demonstrating the usual flare shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631) are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC. AR Half Shekel – Drachm (18mm, 3.76 g, 7h).

Helmeted head of Athena right / Barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, owl right, head facing, with wings spread. Robinson, Second, p. 50, 3; HN Italy 1634. EF, toned, underlying luster. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 328 (22 May 2015), lot 7; Spink 183 (26 September 2006), lot 540.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (15mm, 1.77 g, 11h).

Wreathed head of Demeter right / Two barley ears; crossed torch to right. Robinson, Second, pl. VI, 9; HN Italy 1636. Superb EF, attractively toned, underlying luster. ($1500) Ex Berk BBS 102 (27 May 1998), lot 122; Berk BBS 94 (16 January 1997), lot 88.

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Bold Archaic Style

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LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 6.43 g, 12h). Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over his arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; 7oπ to left / Incuse of obverse type, but trident is in relief and Poseidon is bearded; πo7 to right. Gorini 3 var. (orientation of ethnic on rev.); HN Italy 1107; SNG ANS 604–5 var. (same; same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 427 var. (same); Regling, Antike 239 var. (same); Kraay & Hirmer 219 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, overstruck on uncertain incuse-type issue. Bold archaic style, and with a particularly detailed incuse design. Interesting juxtaposition of a beardless and bearded Poseidon. Very rare variety. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 39.

From the consignor: There are two distinct representations of Poseidon found on the incuse coinage: the youthful clean shaven face and the archaic bearded face. I have always felt that these two representations were created at different times, although which came first remains uncertain. This would thus be a very important transitional piece, which mates the youthful Poseidon on the obverse with a bearded “archaic” Poseidon on the reverse. The reverse incuse Poseidon is struck with unusually good detail for this series.

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LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR 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. ($7500) 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, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.33 g, 12h). Poseidon advancing right, naked but for chiton draped over arms, preparing to throw trident he holds aloft; πoÂ-E around; double-pelleted border / Incuse of obverse, but πoÂ-E retrograde and in relief, double-ribbed border. Gorini 10 (same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 1108; SNG ANS 625 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 433 = Jameson 332 (same dies); Basel –; Gulbenkian –; Dewing 397; De Luynes 527 = Traité pl. LXVIII, 16 (same dies); Weber 810 (same dies); Winterthur 395 (same dies). Near EF, light toning. Excellent metal. Very rare. ($3000) Ex BRN Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1030.

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LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 410-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.86 g, 5h). Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over shoulders, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; to right, dolphin downward / Bull standing left; tiny cuttlefish below; all within incuse circle. Kraay, Stateri 6 (same dies); HN Italy 1134; SNG ANS 688–9 (same dies). VF, toned. Rare type with cuttlefish. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51785 (February 2015); Paul H. Gerrie Collection (Triton XII, 6 January 2009), lot 43; Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 30; Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 30.

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 7.51 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ above / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class A, pl. XLVIII, 1–3; Gorini 3; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 817–27; SNG Lloyd –; Basel 167; Dewing 405; Kraay & Hirmer 212. Good VF, toned. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex RR Collection (Triton XVII, 6 January 2014), lot 22 (hammer of $4400); CNG Inventory 752554 (January 2005); Phil Wallick Collection; Classical Numismatic Review XXVI.1 (Summer 2001), no. 7; Goldberg 8 (16 February 2001), lot 2831.

From the consignor: The Sybaris incuse type with ethnic above the bull is somewhat rarer than the normal type with the ethnic below the exergue line. This coin is also notable for its clean strike with an absence of any major double striking that plagues this series and, in my opinion, detracts from the beauty of the design. It also appears to have traces of an undertype.

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (28.5mm, 8.17 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; Dewing 406–7. Near EF, deep cabinet tone, minor die wear, trace deposits. ($4000)

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2:1 3:1 2:1 29.

LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.53 g, 8h). Bull standing left, head right; [¨µ in exergue] / Large µ above ¨; pellets at corners. S&S Class B, pl. 48, 12; HN Italy 1739. EF, toned. Exceptional for issue, among the finest known. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51750 (January 2015); LHS 103 (5 May 2009), lot 39 (hammer CHF 2700).

From the consignor: The treatment of the ethnic for Sybaris has always been a mystery. On the Nomos it is normally written backwards (retrograde) with the sigma turned sideways. On this and the following fraction the ethnic is shown with a large sideways sigma over a smaller upsilon. Perhaps it was a better use of the available space.

2:1 30

2:1 31

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Hemiobol(?) (10mm, 0.25 g, 3h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨[µ] in exergue / Large µ above ¨. Cf. S&S Class B, pl. 48, 12 (obol); cf. HN Italy 1739 (obol). VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma (4 February 2014), lot 42 (‘obol’).

Although this reverse type is only known on obols, and no hemiobols are previously known with this type, the weight is very low for the theoretical weight of 0.40 grams for an obol at this time. There are also no apparent pellets in the field on the reverse, which are canonical on the obols.

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 510-475 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.50 g, 10h). Bull standing right, head left / Incuse acorn.

Kraay, Coinage, pl. IV, 3 (Laos); HN Italy 1742. VF, deeply toned. Very rare, one of only five in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51874 (February 2015); Elsen 99 (28 March 2009), lot 1204; Elsen 94 (15 December 2007), lot 88.

From the consignor: This is an extremely rare fraction. Kraay indicates it is from Laos while HN calls it a coin of Sybaris. Whichever the case, there are only five listed in CoinArchives.

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LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 510-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (11mm, 0.14 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right / Incuse bull standing right, head left. Unpublished. Good VF, toned. Good metal. ($300) This issue was previously unknown, but quite a few have sold at auction over the last two years, though cataloged as obols struck during the first period at Sybaris, circa 550-510 BC. However, the lack of an ethnic suggests the second period, where the obol has a bull on the obverse and an incuse acorn on the reverse, and both sides lack an ethnic. Moreover, the small fractions of the first period are known, and although the bull obverses have no ethnic, their reverse types are the letters of the ethnic in relief.

Exceptional Pedigreed Velia Nomos

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LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 465-440 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 8.00 g, 5h). Lion at bay right on double exergue line; Å above / Head of the nymph Hyele right; ¨-E-¬-˙ around; all within incuse circle. Williams 71a (O54/R50) = C. Kraay, “A mid-fifth century hoard from South Italy” in SNR 66 (1987), p. 29, 1 (this coin); HN Italy 1264. EF, toned. Fine style.

Rare. ($10,000) Ex Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 29; Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 25; Leu 2 (25 April 1972), lot 46; 1971 ‘S. Giovanni Ionico’ Hoard (CH IX, 599).

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LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 465-440 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.94 g, 4h). Head of nymph right / Owl standing right on olive branch; E to right. Williams 88 (O63/R63); HN Italy 1265; SNG Lockett 539 = Weber 917 (same dies); BMC 10 (same dies). VF, old collection tone, trace of granularity, minor die break on reverse. Well centered. Attractive early Classical style.

($1500)

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BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. Æ Quartuncia (17mm, 2.37 g, 10h). Head of sea-goddess (Amphitrite?) left, wearing crab headdress / Crab. Pfeiler p. 22, 3; Scheu, Bronze 29; HN Italy 1944. Good VF, attractive dark green patina. ($500)

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BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.57 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand; small daimon running right on Apollo’s extended left arm; ˚å¨Ò to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted / Incuse of obverse, but no daimon. Noe, Caulonia Group A, 15 (same rev. die); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; Boston MFA 169 = Warren 135 (same rev. die); GPCG pl. 6, 13 (same rev. die); Jameson 408 (same rev. die). Good VF, toned, old cleaning marks under tone. Rare without daimon on reverse. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Daniel Koppersmith Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 25; Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 190.

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BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 475-470 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 8.04 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch; small daimon running right on Apollo’s left arm; to right, stag standing right, head reverted / Incuse of obverse, but no daimon and, to right, heron in relief standing right. Noe, Caulonia, Group D, 60 (same dies); HN Italy 2043. VF, toned. minor flan flaw at edge. ($500) 15

Ex Elisabeth Washburn King Collection

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (27.5mm, 7.83 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; JRo to left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths and serpents in relief. Gorini 4; Attianese 1; HN Italy 2075; SNG ANS 232; SNG Lloyd 592; Bement 272; Dewing 492–3; Jameson 1879; de Luynes 701; Washburn King 19 (this coin). EF, lovely old cabinet tone, minor mark in field on obverse. Well centered and struck. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 955015 (June 2013); Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 34; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 83; Elisabeth Washburn King Collection, gifted to Bryn Mawr College, 1951 (Christie’s, 11 December 1992), lot 619.

From the consignor: This is an important example to try to untangle the mystery of how these incuse die pairs were created. The die pair seen here was clearly intended to be mated together – notice the top of the tripod being proportionally out of level as an exact obverse/reverse match. Yet the reverse (incuse) die has the tripod slightly larger than the raised obverse. This flaw in compatibility surely caused the dies to wear too quickly as they competed with each other during striking. Were these dies created by hubbing a completed (obverse or reverse die) into a die blank to create the die mate? It seems the only logical explanation.

The Elisabeth Washburn King Collection was made up of 141 Greek coins at the time of her donation to Bryn Mawr College, the collector’s alma mater, in 1951. Though modest in size, the quality of the collection was outstanding, featuring excellent examples of many of the most sought out Greek types. The collection was published in its entirety by noted art historian and future curator of classical antiquities at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, C. C. Vermeule, in 1956, while still a professor at Bryn Mawr.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 7.78 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising from the bowl and between feet; orJ to left, crab to right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths and serpents in relief, no serpents between legs; crab to left, orJ to right. Gorini –; Attianese 22; HN Italy 2078; SNG ANS 244–7 var. (position of ethnic and crab on rev.); SNG Lloyd 593 var. (same); SNG Lewis 247; McClean 1647 (same dies). VF, toned, slight doubling on reverse. Rare variety. ($2500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (6 January 2014), lot 27; Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 25.

From the consignor: This is a second interesting example of the incuse Kroton coinage. Note the misalignment of the two dies here. US Chief Engraver John Mercanti speculated that the incuse coinage dies were aligned by simply placing marks on the dies, which were hand aligned prior to striking (the US mint still does this to test new die designs). If this was done here, the celator truly “missed his marks.” This is a rarer variety, perhaps because of early die failure due to continued misalignment?

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; JRo to left; to right, heron standing left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief; JRo to left; to right, heron standing left. Gorini 11; Attianese 19; HN Italy 2081; SNG ANS 248–9; SNG Ashmolean 1467; SNG Lloyd 596; Hunt II 212 (this coin). Good VF, attractive dark iridescent tone. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51305 (August 2014); Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1355; Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 453; UBS 45 (15 September 1998), lot 102; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990), lot 212.

From the consignor: This is an interesting coin on two levels. Once again the reverse (incuse) design is larger than the obverse, which surely led to a shortened die life. It also has the reverse heron and ethnic on opposite sides to how they appear on the obverse die. My suspicion is this is a mismatched pair of dies that were not intended to be used together.

Gorini and Attianese Plate Coin

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.99 g, 9h). Medium incuse issue. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; JRo to left / Incuse eagle flying right, leg in relief. Gorini 6 (this coin illustrated); Attianese 8 (this coin illustrated); HN Italy 2095; SNG ANS 288 var. (orientation of ethnic); SNG Lloyd –; SNG Lockett 608. EF, toned. Exceptional strike. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 50692 (2013).

From the consignor: This is the finest coin I have encountered of this type. The engraving style surely indicates a master engraver was involved with both dies on this issue. Note the incuse eagle reverse is of a perfect size and completely spans the tripod obverse allowing for the obverse design to be fully struck up.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.99 g, 4h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; orJ to right / Incuse eagle flying right, leg in relief. Gorini 27; Attianese 54; HN Italy 2108; SNG ANS 294–7: SNG Lloyd 601 var. (ethnic); Dewing 500 (same obv. die); McClean 1667 (same dies).

Good VF, toned. Bold eagle. Well centered strike. ($2500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 955016 (18 June 2013); Classical Numismatic Group 57 (4 April 2001), lot 57.

From the consignor: This second example of the incuse eagle design is a later version of the preceding lot. The eagle is incredible yet the obverse die is of just average talent, and worn from use. Die wear on the reverse border shows the degradation seen with this difficult die combination.

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Ex Comte Chandon de Briailles Collection Extremely Rare Issue

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.52 g, 3h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; notorJ to left; to right, heron standing left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief. Gorini –; Attianese –; HN Italy 2102 var. (ethnic); SNG ANS –; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Lloyd –; Dewing –; Jameson –; Weber –. VF, toned, possibly overstruck. Extremely rare with this form of ethnic. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 293 (25 September 2013), lot 2057; Auctiones AG 13 (23 June 1983), lot 66; Comte Chandon de Briailles Collection (Part I, Bourgey, 17 June 1959), lot 84.

From the consignor: I am a big fan of trying to understand minting techniques for the incuse coinage. Here is a most unusual example of a die pair that was rotated 90 degrees at the time of striking. As this happened during the “dumpy” period (when the flans got smaller and thicker), the die alignment may not have been as critical as was the case for earlier “spread flan” minting. The dumpy flan period allowed for the use of other cities’ coins to be used directly as undertypes – as was the case here.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 6.97 g, 11h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; to left, heron standing right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but [wreaths in relief]. Cf. Gorini 29; Attianese 45; HN Italy 2102. Near VF, dark iridescent tone, typical compact flan. ($200) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 284 (8 August 2012), lot 27.

From the consignor: This is another dumpy nomos with mismatched and rotated dies. [See previous lot]

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 430-420 BC. AR Diobol (9mm, 0.79 g). Tripod / Thunderbolt between two annulets.

Attianese 93; HN Italy 2134; SNG ANS 333. VF, toned. Rare. ($200) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51904 (February 2015).

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.71 g, 5h). Eagle standing right on Ionic capital; olive branch to right / Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; barley grain to left, E in exergue.

Attianese 100; HN Italy 2143; SNG ANS 338. VF, deep cabinet tone, minor double strike on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex iNumis 30 (13 October 2015), lot 5.

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Ex Hermitage Museum Collection

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.53 g, 7h). Eagle with closed wings standing left, head right, on the head of a stag right / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths, legs terminating in lion’s feet; ivy leaf to left, Jro to right. Attianese 104; HN Italy 2146; SNG ANS 352 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 607 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 183 (same obv. die); Gillet 231 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 127 = Sartiges 64 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 188 (this coin); Kraay & Hirmer 269 = Bement 282 (same dies). Good VF, deep cabinet tone, usual minor die breaks on obverse. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 49586 (August 2013); G. Hirsch 166 (16 May 1990), lot 48; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 487 (April 1986), no. 2; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXVIII (19 June 1964), lot 29; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13, 4 February 1935), lot 188.

From the consignor: Following the incuse eagle series, Kroton embarked on an extensive series of Eagle/Tripod coinage of the typical raised design on both sides. For the next 75 years this generic type would be the dominant theme for Kroton. Many eagle arrangements are seen and are collectible as a subtype for this series.

Pedigreed to 1939

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.98 g, 1qh). Eagle standing right, head left, on the edge of a cornice (in the form of a double exergue line) with dentils below; skull of goat(?) to right / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths, legs terminating in lion’s feet; Jro to left, olive spray to right. Attianese 109; HN Italy 2147; SNG ANS 340; Basel 201 = Jameson 425 = Consul Weber 466; Boston MFA 184 = Warren 150; Kraay & Hirmer 268 = Regling, Antike 372; McClean 1699 (all from the same dies). Near EF, attractive cabinet tone, slightly off center. ($2500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 11 (9 October 2015), lot 22; Dr. Eugen Nitsch Collection (A. Hess 236, 3 April 1939), lot 177.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.21 g, 8h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreath, legs terminating in lion’s feet; ˚ro to left, filleted laurel branch to right.

Attianese 144 var. (orientation of ethnic); HN Italy 2177; SNG ANS 400 (same dies); SNG Gale 1097 (same rev. die). Good VF, attractive gray tone with slight iridescence around the devices, slightly off center on reverse. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 31; Sternberg XXIV (19 November 1990), lot 10.

From the consignor: Late in the 4th century BC Kroton switched to the head of Apollo on the obverse, which seems rather logical since the tripod design related to Apollo since the beginning of the city’s coinage. A great variety of “Apollo heads” would appear on this series of coinage and all are quite collectible.

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BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300-250 BC. AR Oktobol or Half Nomos(?) (15mm, 3.12 g, 4h). Head of male (Herakles or river-god?) right, wearing tainia / Owl standing left, head facing, on grain ear left. Attianese 151 (same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 2195; SNG ANS 421; Jameson 436. Near EF, toned, minor die wear on obverse. Well centered. Rare. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (January 2015), no. 8; Nomos 6 (8 May 2012), lot 9; Lanz 20 (13 April 1981), lot 41.

From the collector: The head on the obverse is curious; could it be that of a young Herakles or of a river god (though one who seems to lack the usual horn)? However, his athletic physique might indicate that he represents the famous Olympic wrestling victor, Milo of Kroton, one of the city’s most renowned citizens.

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BRUTTIUM, Carthaginian occupation. Circa 216-211 BC. EL Three-eighths Shekel (13.5mm, 2.82 g, 12h).

Janiform female heads, each wearing grain ear wreath / Zeus, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left, standing in quadriga right, driven by Nike, who stands beside him, holding reins. Robinson, Second pl. V, 3 (Capua); Jenkins & Lewis 487 (Capua); HN Italy 2013; SNG ANS 146 (Capua); SNG Copenhagen 357. VF, toned, a few scrapes. ($2000)

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SICILY, Akragas. Circa 495-480/78 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 8.29 g, 9h). Sea eagle standing right / Crab within incuse circle. Jenkins, Gela, Group III; HGC 2, 96; SNG ANS 932 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, die break on obverse. ($1000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVI (11 June 1993), lot 204.

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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 407-398 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.88 g, 5h). Forepart of horse left; above, Nike flying left, crowning horse with wreath held in both hands; grain ear to left / Palm tree with two date clusters; [†] ceJ†eQ (QRTHDŠ[T] in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic 32 (O8/R31); CNP 641; HGC 2, 262; SNG Fitzwilliam 1473 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1607 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1432 (same dies). Good VF, toned, slightly off center. ($5000) Ex Noble 64A (12 July 2000), lot 2426; Vecchi 16 (9 October 1999), lot 84.

In the final decade of the fifth century BC, the Carthaginians launched a series of invasions of Sicily, conquering much of the western half of the island and bringing devastation to many formerly flourishing Greek communities. The Punic presence lasted for a century and a half, until Rome’s victory in the First Punic War obliged the Carthaginians to withdraw. During their time of occupation, the Carthaginians struck an extensive coinage in Sicily for the purpose of financing their military operations and the maintenance of garrisons. The obverse and reverse types of the series are mostly influenced by Sicilian prototypes, particularly those of Syracuse, except for the later series with the head of Herakles on the obverse, which was obviously influenced by the well-recognized coinage of Alexander the Great. While a few of the series are struck at cities with established mints, such as Motya and Panormos, these are often viewed as minor or campaign mints that operated for a short duration. The location of the primary Punic mint (or mints) on Sicily, responsible for the large issues studied by G.K. Jenkins (‘Carthage’ series I-V), has been the subject of great debate. More recently, I. Lee surveyed the existing literature and took a fresh look at the full spectrum of evidence, persuasively concluding that this mint was located at Entella (“Entella: The Silver Coinage of the Campanian Mercenaries and the First Carthaginian Mint 410-409 BC” in NC 160 [2000], pp. 1-66).

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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.73 g, 3h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; astragalos to left, palm tree to right, MBß∆M (Punic MHSBM) below. Jenkins, Punic – (O115/R286 [unlisted die combination]); CNP 272d; HGC 2, 295. EF, toned, struck from worn reverse die. Well centered. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 388.

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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.25 g, 3h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, MBß∆M (Punic MHSBM) below. Jenkins, Punic 385 (O119/R315); CNP 272; HGC 2, 295. Near EF, deep cabinet tone, light scratch under tone on reverse. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, October 1994.

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SICILY, Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 8.60 g, 1h). Horseman riding right, preparing to cast javelin / Forepart of man-headed bull right within circular incuse. Jenkins, Gela, Group Id, 81 (O25/R40); HGC 2, 363; BMC 955 (same dies); Winterthur 639 = Pozzi 434 (same dies). Near EF, old cabinet tone, off center on obverse, die break on reverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1364; Rockefeller University/Dr. Alfred E. Mirsky Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 99.

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SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 410-405 BC. AR Litra (12mm, 0.88 g, 5h). Head of Kamarina left, hair in sphendone / Swan left, wings spread, on waves; below, fish left. Westermark & Jenkins Period 3, 171 (O1/R2); HGC 2, 537; SNG ANS 1210 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 878 (same obv. die); BMC 25 (same dies); Jameson 529 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, a touch of porosity. Fine style. ($300) Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 1141.

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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.20 g, 1h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of lion right; four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 36 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 231 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXII, 26. Good VF, toned, minor porosity and a few pits. ($2000) Ex Robert and Julius Diez Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 294, 16 January 2013), lot 49; Egger XLV (12 November 1913), lot 288.

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SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.83 g). Selinon leaf; pellets flanking stem / Incuse square divided into twelve sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 2/3 var. (for obv./rev., no pellets); Selinus Hoard 34 (same dies); HGC 2, 1211. Near EF, toned, a few die breaks on obverse. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 216.

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SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (24.5mm, 8.97 g). Selinon leaf / Incuse square divided into twelve sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 3; Selinus Hoard 42 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 1208. Superb EF, lustrous, minor edge split. Well centered on a broad flan. ($2000) Ex Waddell 58 (Winter 1993), lot 21; ANA Centennial Sale of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVI, 14 August 1991), lot 24; Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 43.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.45 g, 7h). Struck circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, single-pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIId, 346 (V170/R244); HGC 2, 1307; SNG ANS 110–1 (same obv. die) and 112 (same rev. die); BMC 45 (same dies); Dewing 776 (same rev. die); Randazzo 516 (same dies). Good VF, attractively toned, a little die wear on obverse. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Friend of a Scholar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1279, purchased from Maison Platt, February 1998.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. Æ Trias (17mm, 4.45 g). Obverse die signed by E– (Euainetos?). Struck circa 410-405 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sphendone decorated with star; [E behind neck] / Star of eight rays within incuse circle in center of quadripartite incuse square. Holloway, Further, Series 2; CNS 16; HGC 2, 1481.

Good VF, dark green-brown patina, some light smoothing. Attractive for issue. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3040 (9 April 2015), lot 31015.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. Æ Trias (14mm, 2.22 g, 10h). Struck circa 405 BC. Head of nymph facing slightly left, wearing necklace / Octopus. Holloway, Further, Series 3; CNS 29; HGC 2, 1432. Choice EF, even dark green-brown patina. Fine style, and well struck. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Eckenheimer Collection (Roma IX, 22 March 2015), lot 118.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.19 g, 11h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins around, @5 below neck / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; counterclockwise triskeles above, sUrÅkos5W@ and [ in exergue. Ierardi 19c (O3/R11 – this coin); BAR Issue 2; HGC 2, 1348; Hermitage Sale II 377 (same dies); Ward 316 (same dies). EF, attractive old toning, with an underlying dark iridescence. ($5000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 185 (8 March 2010), lot 44; John Glas Sandeman Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 June 1911), lot 71 (purchased by Serrure for £13).

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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.98 g, 4h). Struck circa 310-306/5 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right / Nike standing right erecting trophy to right; triskeles to lower left. Ierardi 178 (O46/R118); BAR Issue 23; HGC 2, 1536. Near EF, toned. ($1000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 111; Classical Numismatic Group 35 (20 September 1995), lot 75.

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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai – Hemistater (14mm, 3.54 g, 4h). Struck circa 306/5 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; lamp to right / Tripod. Jenkins, Electrum, Group B, dies O12/R18; BAR Issue 10; HGC 2, 1294.

Near EF, some die wear on obverse. ($1500) 67.

SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai – Hemistater (14.5mm, 3.50 g, 9h). Struck circa 306/5 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left; long torch to right / Tripod; ∏ to inner left. Jenkins, Electrum, Group C, dies O31/R40; BAR Issue 10; HGC 2, 1294. Near EF, a hint of die rust on obverse, slight die wear on reverse. ($1500) From the MM Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 249 (11 October 2017), lot 117 (hammer €2310).

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SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 437-410 BC. Cast Æ (68mm, 112 g, 1h). Facing gorgoneion / Sea eagle flying right, wings spread, holding in its talons a dolphin right. Karyshkovskij p. 395, Таб. III=C, 2; Frolova & Abramzon 156–8; Anokhin 168; HGC 3, 1881. Good VF, earthen green patina, two short cuts on reverse. ($1500)

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THRACE, Apollonia Pontika. Late 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.86 g, 9h). Facing gorgoneion; spiral ornament below / Upright anchor; A and crayfish flanking; all in circular incuse. Topalov, Apollonia 44 corr. (sides reversed); HGC 3, 1324. EF. Well centered on a broad flan, rare thus. ($300)

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THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 275/50-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.84 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in outer left field, Corinthian helmet right above @. Karayotov I 37 (O14/R37); Black Sea Hoard 111–7 (OC/R5); Price 977; HGC 3, 1567. EF, toned, light graze on reverse. Well centered and struck. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.05 g, 10h). Sestos 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; to inner left, dolphin left; § on throne. Thompson 24; Müller –; HGC 3, 1750 corr. (mint missing from list). Superb EF, attractive dark iridescent tone. ($2000) Ex Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), lot 3108.

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.22 g, 1h). 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; to inner left, M above crescent. Thompson 61; Müller 392; HGC 3, 1750b; SNG BN 2546. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($2000)

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.25 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Ephesos mint. Struck circa 295/4-289/8 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, E-f flanking bee. Thompson –; Price 1877; Müller 1017. Near EF, beautifully toned. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 271.

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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.26 g, 6h). 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; bow and quiver to inner left. Thompson 171; Müller 296. EF, dark iridescent tone. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 375.

Elegant and Artistic Bisaltai Oktadrachm

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THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Bisaltai. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Oktadrachm (31mm, 27.91 g). Horse walking right, bridle held by nude warrior in background, walking right, wearing petasos and holding two spears, 15s-Ål-t5k-W˜ around / Quadripartite incuse square. Peykov A3060 (second illustration); Topalov 33; HPM pl. XI, 6 var. (distribution of ethnic); AMNG III/2, 4 var. (same); HGC 3, 274. Near EF, toned, very minor porosity. Excellent detail for issue. Rare, and unusually artistic rendering of the horse, with its head raised rather than canted downward. ($30,000) Ex UBS 72 (5 September 2007), lot 203; Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 126; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 447.

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.

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Three Distinct Portrayals

The lion and bull design is common to the tetradrachms of Akanthos from the sixth to the early fourth century BC. The earliest tetradrachms are characterized by thick, dumpy flans, a variable style of incuse, and the head of the lion in three-quarter perspective. Subsequent issues, however, have a flan that is relatively thinner and broader, an incuse of a more regularly quadripartite style, and the head of the lion in profile.

The floral symbol in the exergue, which first appeared in some of the earliest tetradrachms, became more stylized in these subsequent issues, as well. Subsequently, a pellet-in-annulet appeared above the lion in the upper field of the obverse, followed by the addition of a subsidiary letter, and, finally, letter combinations and symbols to distinguish later issues in this large series.

Most of these tetradrachms show a stylistically archetypal lion attacking the bull, evidenced by its thick mane and bold joints and lines.

However, two groups of tetradrachms (Desneux Types C and G) have felines that are represented with much finer lines, smooth joints, and a subdued, evenly constructed mane that Desneux identified as depictions of lionesses. Some dies show the lioness decorated with spots, leading some to suggest that it may be a panther, but the scene is certainly a representation of the archetypal lion and bull motif that was imported to Macedon from the east (Persia), and is found on many coinages of the period.

The lion and bull motif appears frequently in art of the ancient Near East and ancient Greece. See Willy Hartner, “The Earliest History of the Constellations in the Near East and the Motif of the Lion-Bull Combat,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24 [1965], pp. 1-16, who identified its earliest representation on a prehistoric Elamite seal of the fourth millennium BC. For its appearance in Greek art, see the KY Painter in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens [Accession Number 12688] and Desneux, p. 55. Reliefs from the Persian capital at Persepolis depicting this same type and the Lydian coinage of this same period, though they do not show this type specifically, are surely a conscious echoing of this theme.

Why then the use of a lioness, rather than a lion on this particular type? Herodotos may provide a possible clue. According to him (7.125126), the Persian army was attacked by lions (οἱ λέοντες) while bivouacking on the eastern fringes of Greece and Macedonia. Accordingly, although lions were rare or nonexistent in most of Greece by the classical period, we know that they still roamed areas near Akanthos. Artists (including die cutters) knew the characteristics of both male and female from direct observation, which has apparently been reflected on the coin designs.

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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.14 g). Attic standard. Lioness right, biting into the hindquarter of a bull crouching left, with head right; floral ornament in exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux Type G.2, unlisted dies; AMNG –; HGC 3, –; CNG 91, lot 105 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare type, with only four examples recorded in the ANS photofile, but none without a subsidiary symbol above the lioness on the obverse. ($3000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 111.

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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.43 g). Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; Q above; floral ornament in exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux 48–68 (unlisted dies); AMNG III/2, 4; HGC 3, 383; SNG ANS 10; SNG Copenhagen 2; BMC 3. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. ($3000) 78.

MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.40 g, 2h). Attic standard. Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; in exergue, fish left / Å˚Å-n-Q5o-n in shallow incuse around quadripartite square in relief. Desneux 97 (D94/R87); AMNG III/2, 21; HGC 3, 385. Good VF, toned, very slight die shift on obverse. Well centered. ($3000) 27

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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Tetrobol (15.5mm, 2.32 g). Forepart of bull left, head right; πE above / Quadripartite incuse square. AMNG III/2, 34; HGC 3, 392. Choice EF, toned. ($500)

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MACEDON, Amphipolis. 369/8 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.76 g, 5h). Heavy (Chian) standard. 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 broad shallow incuse square. Lorber 62c (O8/R6) = SNG Berry 13 (this coin); HGC 3, 417; SNG ANS 79 (same dies); Gulbenkian 406 (same dies). Good VF, toned, traces of find patina, tiny flan flaws on obverse. Rare, only 14 examples noted by Lorber for these heavy drachms. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 85; Star Collection (LHS 102, 19 April 2008), lot 123; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 139; Burton Y. Berry Collection, 13. Probably ex Aidhonokhorion Hoard, circa 1936 (IGCH 364).

From the consignor: Most of us will never own this style tetradrachm from Amphipolis. Fortunately, the same design is found on the drachm, as here. The facing head is delicately engraved and the torch rendering on the reverse has an exceptional 3D effect. Although even the drachm is rather scarce, it is within the reach of many budgets.

Ex Hanberry and Knoepke Collections

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MACEDON, Mende. Circa 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.35 g, 3h). 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; to right, crow perched right on bush with two flowers / µE@-dÅ-5-o@ around vine of five grape clusters; all within shallow incuse square. Noe, Mende 74 (same dies); cf. AMNG III/2, 21; SNG ANS 340–3; HGC 3, 545. EF, toned. ($10,000) Ex Shirley Hanberry Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1570, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 1991; Leu 52 (16 May 1991), lot 51; Olga Knoepke (Glendining’s, 10 December 1986), lot 140; Hess-Leu 24 (16 April 1964), lot 124.

The city of Mende, located on the Pallene Peninsula on the eastern shore of the Thermaic Gulf, was founded by Eretria in the 8th century BC (Thucydides 4.123.1). It later founded colonies of its own: Neapolis on the eastern coast of Pallene, and Eion at the mouth of the river Strymon near Amphipols. Mende’s wealth is indicated by the high amounts of tribute paid to the Delian Confederacy: eight talents until 451-450 BC, and then amounts ranging form five to nine talents after 438-437 BC. During the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), Mende originally sided with Athens, but then, on the urging of the oligarchs, went over to the Spartan general Brasidas. It eventually returned to the Athenian side, but is not mentioned in connection with the Peace of Nikias. From 415-414 BC, Mende again appears in the Athenian Tribute Lists, but by the fourth century the city was only minting copper coins.The Dionysiac types of Mende proclaim it as a famous wine producing city, as attested by its amphoras that have been found throughout the Mediterranean. On this delightful coin Dionysos, who rules wine and winemaking, is shown being carried home drunk from a symposium, a representation of careless joy which links the world of men with the Olympians – at least until the morning.

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MACEDON, Terone. Circa 424-422 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.32 g). Oinochoe / Quadripartite incuse square.

Hardwick Group IV, 13; HGC 3, 696. Good VF, toned. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 14.47 g, 3h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 348/7-343/2 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth on horseback right, holding palm and reins; rose below raised foreleg. Le Rider Group IIA, 222–4 var. (D103/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 863. Near EF, toned. ($1500)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.31 g, 1h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; d below throne. Price 1354; ADM II Series V. Superb EF, lustrous, slightly off center on obverse. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.31 g, 7h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; ∂ below throne. Price 1356; ADM II Series V. Choice EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.27 g, 1h). Abydos mint.

Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Hermes standing left, holding kerykeion; ◊ below throne. Price 1503; ADM II Series I. Choice EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($300) 29

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Abydos mint.

Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of Pegasos left; s below throne. Price 1505; ADM II Series II. Superb EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint. Struck under Menander, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of ram right. Price 1932 var. (position of symbol); Hersh, Additions 27 = Hersh & Troxell pl. 5, 2.1c (same rev. die); CNG 108, lot 67 (same rev. die); Pecunem 31, lot 81 (same rev. die). EF, lustrous. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.31 g, 12h). Miletos mint.

Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, star below throne. Price 2089; ADM I Series I. Choice EF, lustrous. Well centered and struck. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Miletos mint.

Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Choice EF, lightly toned, lustrous. Well struck. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.32 g, 12h). Miletos mint.

Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Superb EF, lightly toned, lustrous, slight die shift on reverse. ($300) 30

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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.57 g, 9h). 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, Ô below left wing. Price 182. Good VF, lightly toned. ($2000)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.18 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Athena Promachos right. Price 109; Troxell, Studies, Issue G2. Good VF, even dark gray tone, with iridescence around the devices, light graffiti in fields on reverse. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from RARCOA.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.24 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, bee right on rose. Price 206; Moore 23-43. Superb EF, light golden toning, a little off center on reverse. Bold strike. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3040 (9 April 2015), lot 29039.

From the consignor: It just seems like every collection needs to have one of these. The obverse of this coin is beautifully engraved. The reverse is similarly delicate, particularly on the head of Zeus, which often comes rather muted or indistinct. Even though the reverse is off center, I just felt this was the example I wanted for my collection.

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Features of Alexander the Great

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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. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.32 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, 1 above bee. Price 2576; ADM I Series XI. Choice EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.25 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; 4 in left field, rose below throne. Price 2585; ADM I Series XII. Superb EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.31 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ´ above torch. Price 2589; ADM I Series XII. Choice EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.28 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Ñ above bee. Price 2595; ADM I Series XIII. Superb EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.27 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Ñ in left field. Price 2597; ADM I Series XIII. Superb EF, lustrous, a couple tiny die breaks. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.29 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Ñ above torch. Price 2599; ADM I Series XIII. Superb EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.29 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Ñ in left field, torch below throne. Price 2600; ADM I Series XIII. Superb EF, lustrous. ($300)

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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.97 g, 2h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Â in left field, ¬U below throne. Price 3692. Good VF, slight die wear. Well centered. ($500) 33

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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.31 g, 10h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond and rein, on horseback right; dolphin below, À below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 9 & 19; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 331–2; HGC 3, 988. EF, lightly toned, a couple tiny flan flaws. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XV.1 (First Quarter, 1990), no. 32.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. 277/6-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.93 g, 8h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 274/1-260/55 BC. Horned head of Pan left, lagobolon over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield decorated with aegis, preparing to cast thunderbolt; crested Macedonian helmet to inner left, Ò to inner right. Panagopoulou Period I, Group 37, 126–36 var. (O10/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 1042. Good VF, deep iridescent tone. Well centered on a broad flan. ($1000) Lot includes an old German dealer’s ticket priced at DM 1200.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.78 g, 12h). Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, mintmaster. Struck circa 174-173 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; g (mintmaster’s monogram) above, Â5 to right, f between legs; all within oak wreath; below, plow right.

Mamroth, Perseus 8; HGC 3.1, 1091. Good VF, darkly toned, light scratches under tone. ($500) Ex Coin Galleries (18 July 1990), lot 61.

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MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.73 g, 12h).

Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Q to left / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath.

Bauslaugh Group II, dies O7/R38; HGC 3, 1110. EF, deeply toned, some die wear on obverse, slight die shift on reverse.

Struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (13 November 2002), lot 101.

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.83 g, 6h). 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; NBRM Paeonia 32 (same dies). EF, iridescent tone. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 2005.

From the consignor: I happened to be in Harlan Berk’s office when he had just gotten in a large group of these coins. I had my pick. The reverse design was engraved too large for the flan, and I chose this one as it was closest to being complete from the group he had.

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KINGS of PAEONIA. Patraos. Circa 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.54 g, 12h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Warrior on horse rearing right, thrusting spear held in his right hand at enemy below who defends with shield on his left arm. Paeonian Hoard 493–9 (same dies); Peykov E2160 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 3, 148. EF, typical slight die wear. Well struck on a broad flan. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, August 1986.

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KINGS of ILLYRIA. Monounios. Circa 305/0-280/75 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.31 g, 9h). Dyrrhachion mint. Cow standing right, looking back at suckling calf standing left below; above, jawbone of boar right / Double stellate pattern, divided by line, in double linear square border; d above, U below, ∫Å15¬EW1 Âo@oU@5oU to either side; all within linear circle border.

Gjongecaj Emission 3, 199 (same rev. die); Paškvan 2a (same rev. die as illustration); Maier 88 var. (longer ethnic); Meadows, CH (forthcoming) 208 (this coin); HGC 3, 68 var. (longer ethnic). Good VF, slightly off center. Very rare. ($1000)

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THESSALY, Pherai. 4th century BC. AR Trihemiobol (13mm, 1.14 g, 3h). Forepart of wolf right, in three-quarter perspective, bone(?) in its jaws / Thessalian cavalryman, preparing to throw spear, on horse prancing right. BCD Thessaly I 1437.3 corr. (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 595 corr. (this coin); HGC 4, 287 corr. (all as Phaloreia[?] mint); Solidus Numismatik Online Auction 8, lot 94 (with clear ethnic of Pherai). Good Fine, lightly toned, granular surfaces. Extremely rare, one of four known (one in each BCD sale, two subsequently in CoinArchives). ($500) Ex BCD Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 595.

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LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.17 g, 12h). Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword in left hand, shield decorated with coiled serpent on right arm, advancing right on rocks; olive sprig between legs. H&D Group 5, 64c (O10/R16 – this coin); BCD Lokris 16 (same dies); HGC 4, 989; SNG Fitzwilliam 2801 (same rev. die). Good VF, toned, slight die wear and tiny mark on obverse. ($3000) Ex Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 93.

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PHOKIS, Delphi. Early 5th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.85 g). Tripod / Omphalos or phiale within incuse square. Svoronos, Delphi 1 and 21; BCD Lokris 370–1; HGC 4, 1129. VF, toned, some porosity, die break on reverse.

Rare. ($2000) Ex Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 230.

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BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 425-400 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 12.27 g). Boeotian shield / Amphora; Q-E across lower field; all within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 386–7; HGC 4, 1325. Good VF, typical die wear. Well centered. ($500) 115.

BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 379-368 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 12.23 g). Onas-, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; o@-Å[s] across field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 79; BCD Boiotia 520; HGC 4, 1331. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple minor marks on obverse, faint graffito in field on reverse. Rare. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3015 (7 September 2011), lot 23083; Triton XIII (4 January 2010), lot 1189.

From the consignor: Now that the BCD examples are on the market, the Thebes Shield coins are rather common. I chose this example for the perfectly centered shield.

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EUBOIA, Chalkis. Circa 500 BC. AR Tetrobol or Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.67 g). Eagle flying left, holding serpent in its beak / Wheel with four spokes within incuse triangle. Picard –; BCD Euboia 115 (this coin); HGC 4, 1459 (this coin illustrated). Near VF, toned, porous. Extremely rare with eagle left; the only published example. ($1000) Ex BCD Collection (Lanz 111, 25 November 2002), lot 115.

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.56 g). “Wappenmünzen” type. Facing gorgoneion / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, υ; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. I, 66–7; HGC 4, 1655. Near VF, lightly toned, some porosity. ($500)

Two Attractive Class IV Transitional Tetradrachms

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.20 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group IV, unlisted dies; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 8–12; HGC 4, 1595; SNG Lockett 1837; Rhousopoulos 1970. Good VF, toned, underlying luster. ($3000) 119.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.18 g, 7h). Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group IV, unlisted dies; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 8–12; HGC 4, 1595; SNG Lockett 1837; Rhousopoulos 1970. Good VF, toned, underlying luster. ($3000) 37

Bold Class V.B Transitional Tetradrachm

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.10 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B, unlisted dies; HGC 4, 1595. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple light bruises on obverse. Well centered. ($2000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.16 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.

Near EF, toned, light mark on obverse. ($2000) The particular style of the palmette on Athena’s helmet, and the narrow, deep incuse of the reverse suggests that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the early-mid 5th century issues (“Starr groups”).

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.15 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.

VF, toned, minor flan flaws on obverse. ($1000)

Exceptional Small Head and Full Crest

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.18 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.

EF, dark iridescent tone, underlying luster. Wonderful compact portrait style, showing full crest. Rare thus. ($2000) 38

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.18 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.

Superb EF, toned, underlying luster. Well centered on a broad flan. ($2000)

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.13 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.

Good VF, toned. Well centered. ($1500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 822 (July/August 1987), no. B127.

Exceptional Emergency Issue

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 406/5 BC. Fourrée Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.33 g, 2h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll, Piraeus 1–2; Kroll pp. 7–8; HGC 4, 1689. EF, plating broken in spots. Exceptional. ($500) In 405 BC, the Athenian playwright Aristophanes wrote The Frogs (οἱ Bάτραχοι), and in 392 BC, he wrote The Assemblywomen (αἱ Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι). Both plays contain pertinent references to the monetary situation in Athens resulting from the Peloponnesian War. In The Frogs, ll. 725-726, the Chorus complains that the current employment of less-than-honorable citizens and foreigners in positions of civic leadership is similar to the city-state’s recent use of gold issues and so-called “grievous coppers” (πονήροις χαλκίοις) as currency, and in The Assemblywomen, ll. 815-822, one man complains how a decree of 394 BC, declaring these fourrées suddenly worthless, left him quite literally “holding the bag.”

The “grievous coppers” mentioned in Aristophanes were interpreted as official fourrées, struck when the supply of silver was exhausted by 406/5 BC. Numismatists have subsequently attempted to distinguish this specific issue from those fourrées which were fabricated privately.

The 1902 discovery of a sizeable hoard of plated tetradrachms and drachms at the Athenian port city of Piraeus provided the largest single piece of evidence in support of the theory that the fourrées Aristophanes mentioned were official issues, and not private fabrications. Reexamining the issue in 1996, John H. Kroll (Essays Oeconomides, pp. 139-42) argued that while the direct evidence was not conclusive that the “grievous coppers” of Aristophanes were “official” fourrées, no plausible alternative hypothesis existed, and that the identification of the 1902 Piraeus Hoard with the emergency coinage struck in 406/5 BC was very persuasive.

The style and fabric of the present coin are identical to other official issues of the late 5th century, apart from the fact that the present coin is plated, and so indicates that this is indeed an official issue.

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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 370 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 12.14 g, 5h). Land tortoise with segmented shell; c/m: uncertain design in oval incuse / Incuse square of thin skew pattern and no control markings. Milbank pl. II, 14; HGC 6, 438. In NGC encapsulation, 3990701-009, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, countermark. ($750)

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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 400-375 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.50 g, 11h). Pegasos walking left / Helmeted head of Athena right; palmette to left, dolphin to right. Ravel 795 (P345/T443); Pegasi 296 var. (Pegasos standing); BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1837. Near EF, toned, a couple die breaks on obverse, a little off center on reverse. ($1000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter in December 1992. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVII.4 (Fourth Quarter 1992), no. 102; Auctiones AG 22 (16 June 1992), lot 243; Sternberg XII (18 November 1982), lot 168.

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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.55 g, 5h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; ˝ below chin; to right, dove flying left within wreath. Ravel 1029; Pegasi 419; HGC 4, 1848; BCD Corinth 110 = SNG Lockett 2094. EF, deep gray tone with iridescence around the devices, a couple minor flan flaws, small deposits. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk Inventory cc58434 (January 2010); Italia Numismatica Vol. 11, No. 5 (May 1960), no. 267.

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SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 330/20-280 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.86 g, 4h). Chimaera standing left; %5 below / Dove flying left; d above tail. BCD Peloponnesos 298 (same dies); HGC 5, 213. EF, attractive cabinet tone. ($500)

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ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 270-260/50 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.59 g, 11h). Forepart of wolf at bay left; Q above / Large Å; d-E across upper field; below, eagle standing right on harpa right; all within incuse square. BCD Peloponnesos 1109–10; HGC 5, 670. In NGC encapsulation, 4244061-001, graded MS(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface 5/5. An essentially perfect specimen, well centered and struck, with underlying mint luster. ($500) 40

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ARKADIA, Arkadian League. Circa 460-450 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12.5mm, 3.01 g, 8h). Tegea mint. Zeus Lykaios seated right on throne, holding scepter; eagle alighting right from his hand / Head of Kallisto, wearing tainia, facing slightly right within incuse square. Williams, Confederate, Period III, 203 (O136/R126); BCD Peloponnesos (Tegea) 1715 var. (distribution of ethnic); HGC 5, 1036; BMC 42 (same dies). VF, lightly toned, slight granularity. Rare. ($500) From the BCD Collection.

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ARKADIA, Heraia. Circa 380-350 BC. Æ (15mm, 2.81 g, 2h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Large ˙ with curved sides; to left, hound seated right, head left; bow to right. BCD Peloponnesos 1365.4; HGC 5, 838; Pozzi (Boutin) 4335 (this coin); Traité III 1022 (this coin referenced and illustrated). VF, dark green patina, a couple old patina chips along edge.

Extremely rare, only the BCD example in CoinArchives. ($500) Ex Prof. S. Pozzi Collection (not in Naville I sale).

Iconic Stymphalos Stater

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ARKADIA, Stymphalos. Circa 350 BC. AR Stater (24.5mm, 11.91 g, 11h). Head of Artemis right, hair tied in bun behind her head, wearing laurel wreath, ornate earring with rosette, crescent, and five pendants, and pearl necklace / Nude Herakles striding left, lion skin around left arm, holding bow in left hand, preparing to strike with club held aloft in his right hand; stUµfŬ5W@ to left, so between legs. BCD Peloponnesos 1705 (same dies); HGC 5, 1022; BMC 6 = PCGS Period III.B, 50 = ACGC 320 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 1269 = Regling, Antike 665 = Warren 957 (same dies); Gulbenkian 560 = Jameson 1267; Kraay & Hirmer 514. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare, approximately 25 known, of which 15 are in museums. ($40,000) The reverse design of this stater suggests that the artist had in mind a different approach to the myth of the Sixth Labor of Herakles when he engraved the die. According to the traditional rendering of the myth, Herakles, with the assistance of the gods Athena and Hephaistos, destroyed the Stymphalian Birds by shooting them down with his arrows once they took flight. Generally, this is the rendering of the event depicted on the coins – Herakles drawing his bow to take aim at the birds in flight. Such an active scene, however, when depicted on the coinage, results in a compact and often dense image. The engravers at Stymphalos, however, chose to employ a more novel and somewhat subtler design. Rather than adopting a literal interpretation, they chose to depict the hero in a more vigorous pose. Here, Herakles strides forth to do battle, lion skin flowing over his left arm behind him, while he holds his bow in his left hand (the only overt reference to the myth). His club, held in his raised right hand, is poised to strike. What he is about to strike, however, is the ethnic which curves upward in flight before him and serves as surrogate birds.

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CRETE, Gortyna. Circa 330-270 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 11.98 g, 11h). Europa seated half-right in tree, her hands raised, holding onto branches / Bull standing left, its head turned right, warding off fly from one of its rear hooves. Svoronos, Numismatique 65 (same obv. die as illustration); Le Rider, Crétoises, p. 26, 128 (hoard citation), p. 75, 49e, and pl. XVII, 21 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 15 (same dies). VF, toned, overstruck on an issue of Kyrene with types silphion plant / head of Ammon. ($2000) Ex Elsen 88 (10 June 2006), lot 108; 1953 Phaestus region Hoard (IGCH 152), no. 128.

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CYCLADES, Keos. Karthaia. Circa 540-520/15 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.61 g). Kantharos / Incuse square.

Sheedy Series I, 12–4 var. (unlisted dies); Papageorgiadou-Banis 9–10 and 12; HGC 6, 549. Good VF, find patina. Very rare. ($300)

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KINGS of BITHYNIA. Nikomedes III Euergetes. 127-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34.5mm, 16.62 g, 11h).

Nikomedeia mint. Dated BE 171 (127/6 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Stephanophoros standing left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above ÷ above Åor (date). Callataÿ p. 53, dies D8/R1, a = Hermitage Sale II 1124 (this coin); HGC 7, 645. VF, toned, minor die break on obverse. ($750) Ex J. Schulman 239 (5 April 1965), lot 1429; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13, 4 February 1935), lot 1124.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.36 g). Head of tunny left; below, headless tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald III 12.2; Von Fritze I –; Boston MFA –; cf. SNG BN 165 (hekte); Rosen 416 = SNG von Aulock 7262. Good VF, slightly soft strike. Very rare, two noted by Hurter & Liewald, three in CoinArchives (including the present piece). ($200) From the MM Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 40 (28 October 2017), lot 201.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.66 g). Lion at bay left, head forward, standing on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald II 84; cf. Von Fritze I 84 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA –; cf. SNG France 182 (stater); Rosen 461. EF, minor die rust. Very rare denomination. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik AG 1 (25 October 2017), lot 78.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.68 g). Forepart of lion left, head reverted; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald II 40; cf. Von Fritze I 40 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA 1418; SNG BN –. VF, lightly toned, struck from slightly worn dies. Extremely rare as hekte, apparently the sixth known. ($750) From the MM Collection. Ex Daniel Koppersmith Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 418.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.36 g). Forepart of lion left, head reverted; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald III p. 15, 40; cf. Von Fritze I 40 (unlisted denomination); cf. Boston MFA 1418 (hekte); SNG BN –. VF, light scuff, struck from worn die. Extremely rare, only two noted by Hurter & Liewald, one additional in CoinArchives (CNG 93, lot 346). ($300) From the MM Collection. Ex Savoca 6 (27 December 2015), lot 230.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.72 g). Winged male mythological creature running-kneeling left, head right, holding tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 123; Boston MFA 1459; SNG BN 272. VF. Well struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the MM Collection. Ex Ploil Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 100, 29 May 2017), lot 1114.

While the identification of this creature, certainly of local significance, is unknown today, it has traditionally been referred to as “Phobos” or “Daimon.” In his catalog of the Gulbenkian collection, Jenkins sees an Egyptian or near-Eastern influence, while Bivar, in his article on Mithra (“Mithra and Mesopotamia,” Mithraic Studies [Manchester, 1975], pp. 275-89), suggests that the creature corresponds to the Mithraic Areimanios (Ahriman). One also may see an assimilation of the ubiquitous Persian lion-headed griffin, adapting the head, wings, and tail to a human body. Although some references note the head as being that of a wolf, other examples clearly show a mane that is directly influenced by the lion heads on the common early Lydian electrum, supporting Bivar’s (and others’) contention that it is a lion head. At the same time, the ear is not fully visible on most examples, but on some, such as the present piece, it clearly is that of a griffin (compare to its depiction on the coins of Teos and Abdera). The wings and posture of the creature are mythological archetypes, commonly found on displays of various deities and creatures on pottery and coins. An excellent example of an archaic representation of a local deity of Asia Minor.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16.5mm, 16.16 g). Nude male kneeling left, holding in his extended right hand a tunny fish by the tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 112; Greenwell 86; Boston MFA 1487 = Warren 1502; SNG BN 253; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Myrmekion –; cf. Rosen 488 (hekte); Weber –. VF, lightly toned, underlying luster, minor edge split. ($3000) 43

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.64 g). Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 161; cf. Boston MFA 1493–4 (stater); cf. SNG BN 308–9 (stater). Good VF. Very rare as a hekte, only one in CoinArchives. ($1000)

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KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes I. 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.02 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 XXXI; SNG BN 1612. Good VF, lightly toned, a few marks. ($750) Ex Gorny & Mosch 195 (7 March 2011), lot 210.

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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.54 g, 6h). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of roaring lion right; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 15; HGC 6, 940. Superb EF, lightly toned around the devices. ($2000) From the MM Collection. Ex Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 298 (hammer £4200).

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WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.37 g, 12h).

Stephanophoric type. Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears and triple-pendant earring / Two Kabeiroi, nude but for cloak tied at their necks, standing facing, each wearing laurel wreath and holding staff in outer hand; QEW@ kÅ∫E5rW@ at sides, sUr5W@ below, ˚ to lower right; all within wreath. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry dies D4/R– (unlisted rev. die; Syros); HGC 6, 709 (Syros); A. Hess 253, lot 214 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare. ($3000) 44

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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 500-420 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 3.31 g). Bee with curved wings and coiled tendrils / Quadripartite incuse square. Karwiese Series VI, Group 1A; SNG Kayhan 119 var. (linear border). Good VF, toned, slight granularity. Choice for issue. ($300) From the MM Collection. Ex G.S. Collection (Gorny & Mosch 251, 15 October 2017), lot 4444; G. Hirsch 220 (21 February 2002), lot 1305.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 15.19 g, 12h). Simalion, magistrate. Struck circa 370360 BC. Bee with straight wings / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, s5ÂŬ5W@ to right. Pixodarus Class D, obv. die unlisted; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; CNG 35, lot 282 (same rev. die). VF, toned. Very rare issue. ($750) Ex RAJ Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 93, 22 May 2013), lot 376.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.85 g, 11h). Demokrates, magistrate. Struck circa 350-340 BC. Bee with straight wings / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, d˙Âo˚rÅt˙s to right. Pixodarus Class G, obv. die unlisted; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; Prospero 504; Rhousopolos 3669. Near EF, toned, slightly off center on obverse. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale IV (8 January 2013), lot 52 (hammer $4500).

From the consignor: This type is rather common but becomes significantly rarer when the body of the bee is full or nearly so, as here. The relief is so high that coins were either not fully struck up, or wore so fast during use that the bee suffers. Although slightly off center, this is a nicer example for the issue.

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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 behind, 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, lightly 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)

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g). Head of lion left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 13. EF, toned. Well centered. ($750) From the MM Collection. Ex Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 303.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.70 g). Head of lion left; [small seal below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 13. Good VF, minor edge split. Very rare, only four recorded by Bodenstedt, seven in CoinArchives. ($300) From the MM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 194.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 30. Near EF. Well centered and struck. ($1000)

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Head of young male left, wearing Silenos mask on top of his head; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 70. Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 225.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet; [to right, small seal upward] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 91. VF, lightly toned, minor scuff on reverse. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1496.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g). Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; [below, seal left] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 111. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1497. Reportedly from a private Australian Collection, purchased 1999.

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite – Thrid Stater (12mm, 4.74 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Globular surface with cluster of pellets / Two incuse squares. Weidauer –; Traité I 3; Elektron –; Rosen 253; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 7761; Boston MFA 1749; Pozzi 2350. As made. Rare. ($2000) 159.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite – Thrid Stater (12mm, 4.64 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Globular surface with cluster of pellets / Two incuse squares. Weidauer –; Traité I 3; Elektron –; Rosen 253; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 7761; Boston MFA 1749; Pozzi 2350. As made. Rare. ($2000)

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (11mm, 4.66 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of ram left / Two incuse squares. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan 1536 = ATEC 130 = Triton VI, lot 387 = Rosen 255 (same die and punches); cf. Linzalone LN 1137 = ATEC 131 (hemihekte). VF, slightly off center. Extremely rare, apparently the second known. ($1500)

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.73 g). Phokaic standard. Forepart of lion right / Incuse square. CNG 73, lot 418; Pecuneum 30, lot 93; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. EF, graze on obverse. Extremely rare, possibly the third known. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 318.

In previous appearances, this coin has been attributed to Ionia or Caria, but the Phokaic weight standard points to a northern Ionian (or possibly Mysian) origin.

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater(?) (9mm, 2.07 g). Uncertain standard. Head of ram left / Incuse square. CNG 108, lot 213 (same die and punch); CNG E-423, lot 174; CNG E-417, lot 243; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Well centered. Extremely rare. ($1000) The ram is a relatively common type on early electrum, but the style and weight standard of the present piece are significantly different than the usual types depicting a ram.

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater(?) (10.5mm, 2.19 g). Uncertain standard. Halflength figure facing, head left, holding linear object across waist / Incuse punch. Rosen 264 (same die and punch); otherwise unpublished. Near EF. Extremely rare, apparently one of two known. ($2000) From the MM Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 155; Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (21 May 2015), lot 652; Leu 76 (17 October 1999), lot 165.

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.72 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with four rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XV, 67; SNG Ashmolean 748. Near EF, underlying luster, a couple light marks. ($2000)

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KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13.5mm, 4.70 g). Sardes mint.

Confronted heads of roaring lions (only the left fully visible), “sun” on foreheads; ©e√©å√ (WALWEL in Lydian) downward between, read from the right; all on plain background / Two square punches. Weidauer Group XVII, 91–2; SNG Ashmolean –.

VF. Well centered with a clear legend. ($2000) The lion head/incuse coinage is among the earliest firmly attributed to the Lydian kingdom. While most of the coins are anepigraphic, a small number of them bear the inscription Walwel or Kukalim in Lydian. Although these names likely equate to Alyattes and Gyges, respectively, hoard studies have shown that these coins were not only contemprary with one another, but also with the anepigraphic issues. Thus, while Walwel may refer to the king, Kukalim most likely refers to another member of the royal family or some other high official.

All trites and hektes with the inscription Walwel or Kukalim are struck from obverse dies that are much larger than the respective denominations require. These dies contain two opposing lion heads with the Lydian inscription between, and the coin blanks were struck off-center, in such a way that only one of the lion heads would be visible with the inscription. On the right edge of the obverse of the present coin, one may see the nose and tip of the jaw of the opposing lion head.

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (11.5mm, 4.74 g).

Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with multiple rays on forehead / Two square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. Near EF, small mark on obverse. Well centered. ($1500)

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Prototype Stater: World’s First Gold Coin

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 10.77 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint.

Prototype issue. Confronted foreparts of lion, with “sun” on forehead, and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 1; Konuk & Lorber fig. 25 = CH VIII, pl. I, Hoard 7, no. 40 = Triton XV, lot 1243; Athena Fund I 58; McClean 8635; NAIM-BAN 6; Ward 723.

VF, underlying luster. Rare. ($20,000) The ‘Kroisos’ type coinage is one of the most recognizable of all ancient Greek coinage. All of the issues in the bimetallic, gold and silver, series feature the same confronted lion and bull foreparts on the obverse, and two incuse punches (or a single punch in the case of small denominations) on the reverse. The series began on a ‘heavy’ standard, with gold and silver staters of equal weight, around 10.6-10.7 grams, which was later reduced to about 8.17 grams for the gold. Recent studies have shown that coins of both standards circulated together, but that the heavy standard was only used for a relatively short time compared to the light standard, which continued to be used into the Persian period.

The Kroiseids have also traditionally been broken down into two stylistic groups, ‘realistic’ and ‘stylized’, with hoard evidence suggesting that the former belonged to the time of Kroisos, while the latter were of the time of the Persians. The present coin, however, is from an issue that constitutes a third group that has a more archaic style, which has features that suggest it is the first issue of Kroisos’ bimetallic coinage.

This prototype issue was first noted and analyzed in an article by Paolo Naster in 1964 (“Une série aberrante de Créséides” in BSFN 19 (1964), pp. 364–5, reprinted in P. Naster, Scripta Nummaria: Contributions à la méthodologie numismatique [Louvian-la-Neuve, 1983], pp.

76–7). The archaic character of the type is most evident in the bull, where the fine waves of hair on the later coinage are here represented as a series of pelleted lines emanating from a solid arc that forms the animal’s neckline. At the same time, antecedents of the style of the lion can be seen in the earlier electrum coinage, particularly the hemihektai of Weidauer’s Group XVI. The most significant feature linking this issue to the electrum, though, is the appearance of the small pellet or protuberance on the head of the lion. This feature, usually featuring rays emanating from it, is canonical on all the earlier electrum coinage from the time of Ardys until the early part of Kroisos’ reign. It is a feature that is totally lacking on the bimetallic coinage of the ‘realistic’ and, later, ‘stylized’ character. A final unusual feature particular to this issue is the depiction of the arms of the lion and bull, which are shown bent nearly 90 degrees at their midpoint, rather than in a straight line from shoulder to paw and hoof.

The rarity today of these early style staters also suggests that the issue was short-lived, perhaps a trial run before the style was standardized.

Martin Price also studied this unusual emission of staters (“Croesus or Pseudo-Croesus?” in Festschrift Mildenberg, p. 221, n. 25), and, like Naster, placed them between the electrum and the gold of standard style.

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 10.76 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint.

Regular issue. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 2; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 2; Traité I 396; SNG Ashmolean 759; SNG von Aulock 2873–4; BMC 30; Boston MFA 2068–9; Gulbenkian 756. EF, underlying luster, slightly weak strike on bull. ($20,000)

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.78 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint.

Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Walburg Group III; Berk 7; Traité I 400 = de Luynes 2800; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG von Aulock –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Gulbenkian –. Near EF, lustrous. ($3000) 49

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 8.05 g). Light standard. Sardes mint.

Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 3; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 8; Traité I 401–3; SNG von Aulock 2875; BMC 31; Boston MFA 2073; Gulbenkian 757. Choice EF, lustrous. Well centered and struck. ($10,000)

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twelfth Stater (6mm, 0.67 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Walburg Group VI; Berk 10–3; Traité I –; Gulbenkian 759. VF, underlying luster. ($1000) 172.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.57 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 19; Traité I 407–8; SNG von Aulock 2873–4; SNG Lockett 2980 = Pozzi 2730; SNG Lockett 2981 = Bement 1566 = Weber 6773; Alpha Bank, Hellenic 6; BMC 37; Boston MFA 2070; Rosen 662; Zhuyuetang 12. Good VF, toned, a touch of granularity. ($3000)

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 8.07 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, slightly off center. ($7500)

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Siglos – Half Stater (15.5mm, 5.31 g).

Kroiseid type. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares. Berk 22; SNG Ashmolean 762–71. Good VF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($1000)

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CARIA, Halikarnassos. Circa 500-495 BC. AR Hekte (10mm, 1.63 g). Milesian standard. Head of ketos left / Incuse square with geometric pattern. Ashton & Konuk 32–74 (uncertain dies); HNO 213; SNG Keckman 920 (uncertain mint). EF, toned. ($200) From the MM Collection. Ex H.B. Stearns Collection (Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 40, 4 June 2014), lot 248, reportedly acquired in 1966.

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 250-229 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 6.83 g, 12h). Agesidamos, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; Å˝˙s5dÅÂos above; to left, Artemis, holding torch, running left. Ashton 206; HGC 6, 1439. EF, attractively toned. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Bank Leu, 22 July 1988.

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.58 g, 12h). Ameinias, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; prow to left, ÅÂE5@5-Å% flanking stem.

Ashton 212; HGC 6, 1432. EF, minor die shift on reverse. ($2000) Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (10 August 2016), lot 20089; Heritage 3037 (4 January 2015), lot 30059; Stack’s Bowers Galleries (5 August 2014), lot 319.

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.46 g, 12h). Ameinias, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; prow to left, ÅÂE5@5-Å% flanking stem.

Ashton 212; HGC 6, 1432. EF, toned, slight die wear on obverse. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 7756 (September 1989).

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.26 g, 12h). Eukrates, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; anchor to left, EU˚rÅt˙% above. Ashton 226; HGC 6, 1448. EF, iridescent tone. Well centered. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 14 August 1991.

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 2.84 g, 12h). Gorgos, magistrate.

Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; ˝or˝o% above, bow-in-bow case to left. Ashton 288; HGC 6, 1453. EF, toned. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 26 February 1993.

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 188-150/88 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 0.98 g, 12h). Plinthophoric type. Radiate head of Helios right / Rose with bud to left; cornucopia to right. SNG Keckman –; SNG Tübingen 3598; HGC 6, 1465. Good VF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 804890 (May 2008).

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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 88/42 BC-AD 14. AR Drachm (20.5mm, 4.03 g). Attic standard.

Radiate head of Helios facing slightly left / Rose seen from above; grain ear above, palm frond below. Ashton & Weiss 103 (this coin, illustrated); HGC 6, 1456. Near EF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 December 2005), lot 90; 1987 or early 1988 Unknown Findspot Hoard (CH VIII, 546).

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LYCIA, Uncertain. Circa 520-470/60 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 9.01 g). Head of lion left / Incuse square with lines radiating from center. Müseler I, 3; Falghera Appendix Type B var. (head right); SNG von Aulock 4042; SNG Copenhagen –; Rosen 680. EF, toned. Well centered and struck. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 249 (11 October 2017), lot 317; Helen Mancee Collection.

Two Exceptional Early Aspendos Staters

184.

PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 465-430 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.75 g). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, advancing right, holding shield and spear / Triskeles within incuse square. SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock 4483 var. (ethnic); SNG Copenhagen 175. Near EF, toned. Well centered and struck. Exceptional for issue. ($2000)

185.

PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 465-430 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 10.89 g, 2h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, advancing right, holding shield and spear; tortoise between legs / Lion left within the legs of central triskeles; tortoise to upper right; all within incuse square. SNG BN 12–3 var. (no tortoises); SNG von Aulock 4484 (same dies). Good VF, toned.

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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 330/25-300/250 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 10.42 g, 1h). Two wrestlers grappling; ∏o between, below / Slinger in throwing stance right; to right, forepart of horse right above laurel wreath; all within dotted square border. Tekin Series 5; SNG BN 110 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 4571 var. (symbol below horse); SNG Copenhagen 246.

Good VF, toned. Perfectly centered. ($1000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 307; Lanz 40 (25 May 1987), lot 351.

Ex John Ward Collection and Metropolitan Museum of Art

187.

CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.70 g, 1h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right / Goat kneeling right, head left. Casabonne Type 4; SNG BN 66; Ward 734 (this coin). Good VF, toned, some die wear, die flaw on reverse. Well centered. ($1000) Ex John Ward Collection – Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby’s Zürich, 4 April 1973), lot 624.

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CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.74 g, 10h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus tipped scepter; zRtL`b (B’LTRZ in Aramaic) to right / Bearded male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Attic helmet; wzbnRp (FRNBZW in Aramaic) to left, kLh (HLK in Aramaic) to right. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2, 1-27; SNG BN 251; SNG Levante 72. VF, toned, slightly off center. ($400) 189.

CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.90 g, 6h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter; tr (Aramaic TR) to lower left, M (Aramaic M) below throne / Lion attacking bull left; å below. Casabonne Series 2, Group C; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 106. EF, toned, with underlying luster, slightly off center. Excellent details. ($750) From the WRG Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 3 (10 December 1996), lot 272.

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Unpublished Type

190.

ASIA MINOR, Uncertain southern mint. 5th century BC. AR Stater (19mm, 10.77 g, 6h). Crenelated city wall with three towers / Forepart of bull advancing right; symbol (monogram or Greek koppa) to lower right; all within incuse square. Apparently unpublished. Good VF, toned. Well centered. ($1500)

Salome, Daughter of Herodias Cited by Josephus Antiquities 18.5

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KINGS of ARMENIA MINOR. Aristobulus, with Salome. AD 54-92. Æ (22mm, 5.35 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). [∫]å45¬EW4 år54to∫[oU¬o]U Et [5˝], diademed and draped bust of Aristobulus left / ∫å45¬54-4˙4 4[å¬oÂ˙4], diademed and draped bust of Salome left. Meshorer 365 corr. (date); Hendin 1257a; Kovacs 300; RPC I 3840 corr. (same).

Near VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare, apparently the tenth known. ($20,000) Salome is described in the Gospels (Matthew 14 and Mark 6) only as the daughter of Herodias, who asked Herod Antipas for the head of John the Baptist in return for her daughter’s risqué dance for the king. Salome’s name is supplied by Josephus in Antiquities 18.5, where he also informs us that she grew up to marry her great-uncle Philip the Tetrarch and, after Philip’s death, her cousin Aristobulus, who is featured on the obverse of this coin and with whom Salome had three sons. Aristobulus was the son of Herod V of Chalkis and great grandson of Herod I, and was appointed king of Armenia Minor in the first year of Nero’s reign.

The present issue was struck in 66/7 CE (year 13 of Aristobulus’ reign), the first year of the Jewish war and around 40 years since the execution of John the Baptist, which has been tentatively dated to some time between 25 and 29 CE. Hendin (5th ed., p. 275) suggests that Aristobulus struck this issue for propagandistic and political purposes, in the first year of the war, as a show of loyalty to Rome and his patron Nero.

When RPC was published, citing three known examples of this type, the date was off the flan on two pieces and the one example with partial date had been tentatively read as date Α or Η (RPC p. 570). Frank Kovacs subsequently discovered an example with a clear date 13 (Hendin p. 275, pl. 24, same obverse die as the present coin), and Kovacs’ opinion was that other reported dates were most likely mis-readings of that date. The publication of additional specimens has since confirmed Kovacs’ opinion, and it is now clear that all coins of this type are dated year 13.

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SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. 78/7-17/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.66 g, 12h). Dated CY 24 (58/7 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; d˚ (date) to inner left, monogram below throne, ˚Å in exergue; all within wreath. Mørkholm, Autonomous 14a; HGC 9, 1398; DCA 558. VF, toned, some porosity, slightly off center on reverse. ($300) Ex George Bernert Collection.

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Selections From the MNL Collection Part 2 More than a decade has passed since the inception of the MNL collection, and as coins are meant to circulate, this collector is passing them on to the next generation of Seleukid enthusiasts. After the death of Alexander the Great in Babylon, his successors – including Seleukos I – spent the next 40 years fighting among themselves for their piece of what was once one of the world’s largest kingdoms, stretching 2 millions square miles. Every ancient saga has winners and losers, heroes and villains, the ambitious and the indolent, times of peace and – more often – times of war. These coins have paid soldiers and merchants, taxes and tribute. Their study will reward the patient far beyond their value in the past.

I hope you enjoy their history as much as I have. [MNL]

CNG is proud to present another selection of coins from the MNL Collection, perhaps the finest collection of coins of the Seleukid kings to be offered since the dispursal of the Arthur Houghton Collection in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This offering includes coins from many important collections, most notably Houghton, but also Abramowitz, Bement, Charrin, Niggeler, Petrowicz, Pozzi, Seyrig, and Weber, among others. In addition to containing many pedigreed examples, this collection is also notable for the quantity of published examples it contains, as well as the many rarities and unpublished varieties that will inevitably be included in future additions to the Seleucid Coins catalog.

Published in CH

193.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Struck circa 281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Z in left field. SC Ad45 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, 29a; Seleucus I Hoard 1010 (this coin). EF, slightly soft strike on reverse.

Extremely rare, one of approximately eight known. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex BRN Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 318, 15 January 2014), lot 269; 2005 Unknown Findspot (“Seleucus I”) Hoard (CH 10.265).

This coin is from an extremely rare drachm issue, with only about eight known, all from the same dies, and all from the 2005 Commerce (“Selucus I”) Hoard (CH X, 265). These unpublished coins were determined to be the most ‘fresh’ in the context of the hoard, and as they were coins of Seleukos, were judged to be the latest coins of the hoard. They were likely struck at a mint in western Asia Minor, just prior to the battle of Korupedion between Seleukos and Lysimachos.

Referenced in Price

194.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Unit (17mm, 2.79 g, 9h). Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Club and quiver-over-bow; ü to left, ˙ to right. SC 84; Price 3705 (this coin referenced [Sicurella]); A. Spaer, “A New Type of Alexander the Great?” in INJ 5 (1981), 1; HGC 9, 70. VF, find patina, some light cleaning marks. Extremely rare, one of only two published. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 489.

Previous authors have noted the denomination of this rare issue as 1/5th tetradrachm or 1/5th stater, based on the Macedonian standard used from Archelaos through Philip II. However, the weights of the two published pieces, 3.19 g and 2.79 g, do not comport well with this idea.

The fact that this type is only known in the far eastern mint of Babylon also makes such a weight standard doubtful. Unfortunately, the weights of these two pieces also do not comport well with the local Babylonian standard. Until more pieces come to light, their standard and denomination remain unknown.

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Ex Sir Herman Weber Collection

195.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Stater – Double Shekel (23.5mm, 16.07 g, 7h).

Babylon II mint. Struck 311-305 BC. Baal seated left, holding scepter / Lion walking left; anchor above. SC 88.2; HGC 9, 67a; Weber 2802. Good VF, toned. Well struck for issue. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Davissons 33 (30 January 2014), lot 64; Sir Herman Weber Collection, 8202.

Ex Robert M. Harlick Collection

196.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (19mm, 17.10 g, 5h). Seleukeia on the Tigris I mint. Struck circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; J in left field.

SC 117.4a var. (monogram); ESM 22 var. (same; A26/P–); HGC 9, 12i; Meydancikkale 2878 var. (monogram; same obv. die).

Good VF, lightly toned, minor scratch on chin under tone. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Robert M. Harlick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 311, 25 September 2013), lot 837; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 160 (14 March 2007), lot 73.

Referenced in SC and Published in HGC

197.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.48 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris I mint(?). Struck circa 296/5-281 BC BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Nike advancing right; Å(?) to right. SC Ad76 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 57 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 387, 30 November 2016), lot 213; Künker 111 (18 March 2006), lot 6300.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.15 g, 11h). Seleukeia on the Tigris II mint. 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, [% to right], B in exergue. SC 130.7b; ESM 36 (dies A35/P105); HGC 9, 18a. Good VF, off center on reverse. ($1000)

Ex Houghton Collection 199.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.19 g, 7h). Seleukeia on the Tigris II mint. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena standing right in quadriga of elephants, brandishing spear and shield; Q behind Athena, anchor and Ä before her. SC 131.5c; HGC 9, 32a; CSE 923 (this coin). VF, deeply toned, slightly off center. Good metal for issue. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Heritage 3035 (3 September 2014), lot 29110; Arthur Houghton Collection.

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

The portrait on the obverse has long been the subject of debate, with numismatists identifying him as Dionysos, Alexander, or Seleukos. The arguments for each identification have merit, and indeed they are probably all correct; the image is an assimilation of all three into a singular portrait, as Iossif argues. In contrast to the reverse, which relates to the western victory of Seleukos, the obverse portrait relates to Seleukos’ eastern victory and ties his mythology to that of both Dionysos, the first conqueror of India, and Alexander, the second conqueror of India.

Thus, this issue celebrates the totality of Seleukos’ victories in the east and west, solidifying his new empire, and also further establishes his dynastic heritage by tying his exploits to that of the great conqueror, Alexander, in an effort to legitimize Seleukos’ right to rule over these vast lands.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.21 g, 7h). 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; t5 to lower left, d5 in lower middle field. SC 173.10–1 var. (lower left control); ESMS Tr.50 var. (A37/P–; same); Marest-Caffey 1.6–7 var.

(A18/P–; same); HGC 9, 20. Good VF, a few cleaning marks. ($2000)

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.84 g, 6h). 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; ˙ to lower left, Åc in lower middle field. SC 173.12; ESMS Tr.65 (A47/P4); Marest-Caffey Group 1.9, 123 (A19/P54); HGC 9, 20. Near EF, toned. Well centered. ($7500)

202.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.06 g, 8h). 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; År to lower left, Z in lower middle field. SC 173.15; ESMS Tr.106 var. (A63/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Marest-Caffey Group 1.11, 178–80 (A25/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 20. Superb EF, attractive light toning, slightly off center on obverse. Extremely rare issue, only three examples published. ($10,000)

203.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.19 g, 8h). 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; År to lower left, Z in lower middle field. SC 173.15; ESMS Tr.106 var. (A63/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Marest-Caffey Group 1.11, 178–80 (A25/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 20. EF, a touch of granularity at edge on obverse. Extremely rare issue, only three examples published. ($7500) 58

Published by Marest-Caffey

204.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.67 g, 12h). 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; Boeotian shield in lower middle field, ˝ to lower right. SC Ad86 (this coin referenced and illustrated); ESMS –; Marest-Caffey Group 4.6, 276 corr. (monogram; A9/P9 – this coin); HGC 9, 49. VF, find patina. Extremely rare with these control marks. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 369 (24 February 2016), lot 211; Gorny & Mosch 142 (10 October 2005), lot 1620.

Published in SC and CSE

205.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.08 g, 11h). Susa mint.

Struck circa 295-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena, brandishing spear and shield, in biga of elephants right; anchor above; to right, i above bee. SC Ad89 (this coin referenced and illustrated); ESMS 41 (A12/P1); HGC 9, 18c; CSE II 78 (this coin). Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Arthur Houghton, November 2009. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 2005; 2005 Unknown Findspot (“Seleucus I”) Hoard (CH 10.265).

Pedigreed to 1925

206.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.08 g, 3h). Susa mint. Struck circa 295/4-291 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, facing radiate head of Helios above s; below throne, Â above strut, År below. SC 165.1a; ESMS Al.33 (A16/P5) = ESM 299α (this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 12j. Good VF, deep cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Shirley Hanberry Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1767; Ars Classica X (15 June 1925), lot 756.

207.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.41 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Drangiana.

Struck during coregency with Antiochos I, circa 294-281 BC, or later. Crude 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 in both hands a wreath(?) that she places on trophy to right. SC 228.1; A. Houghton, “Notes on the Early Seleucid Victory Coinage of ‘Persepolis’” in SNR 59 (1980), p. 12, 20–5; HGC 9, 60. VF, toned, edge chip, spot of corrosion on the reverse, worn dies.

Crude and barbarous style. Rare. ($200) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 357 (12 August 2015), lot 148.

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Illustrated in SC and CSE

208.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.11 g, 5h). Uncertain Mint 11 in Drangiana or western Arachosia. Struck circa 294-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; § in left field, ö below throne. SC 232 (this coin referenced and illustrated); SCB p. 45 (this coin illustrated); HGC 9, 29j; CSE 1305 (this coin). VF, toned. Apparently unique. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Heritage 231445 (6 November 2014), lot 61031; Arthur Houghton Collection.

2:1 210

209

209.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.40 g, 12h). Local imitation.

Uncertain mint in eastern Arachosia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; two concentric circles below throne, no legend. SC Ad14 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Miller, East 61 (this coin); cf. HGC 9, 10 (for prototype). VF, traces of find patina. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Russ Milleson, May 2011, who acquired it from Frank Kovacs, 2002. Ex East Arachosia (Quetta) Hoard, 2002 (CH X, 275).

Extremely Rare Baktrian Obol 210.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.56 g, 4h). Uncertain Mint 19, in Baktria (Baktra?). Struck circa 288/7-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena in biga of horned elephants right, brandishing spear and shield; anchor above, no control marks. SC –; SMAK MAO-2; HGC 9, –. VF, toned, some roughness. Extremely rare, only two obols of this issue are published. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Dmitry Markov, April 2014.

2:1 212

211

211.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 1.33 g, 6h). Indian standard. Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 285-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena in biga of horned elephants right, brandishing spear and shield; ò above elephants, ∏ below. SC 282.2; SMAK S1HDI-9 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 9, 48. VF, toned, struck from a worn obverse die. Rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400 (28 June 2017), lot 308.

212.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.66 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ŬE$Å@droU (blundered), Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Ú in left field, uncertain control below throne. SC –; Price 3795 corr. = BM 2002,0101.928 (control marks, Karrhai[?] mint); cf. HGC 9, 53; CNG E-407, lot 62. VF, toned. Extremely rare, only two examples previously published. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 17 (25 April 2015), lot 194.

Price 3791-5 were omitted from SC, but the style of the tetradrachms is identical to SC Ad10, which has the same control marks as Price 3792 (and 3793, but that is an erroneous entry in Price), suggesting that the issues in the name of Alexander were likely earlier issues under Seleukos I from whatever mint issued Ad10 (as is seen at other mints). The attribution to a mint in the far east of the Seleukid empire seems to have been predicated on the style of the SC Ad10 example, which was poorly preserved, and the fact that that coin was found in a far eastern hoard.

In contrast, the style of the coins in Alexander’s name is quite refined, suggesting a mint located in the central or western regions, although none are attributable to any known hoards. Interestingly, there is no information regarding Price’s placement of this group among the issues he tentatively assigns to Karrhai.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.88 g, 12h). In the name of Seleukos I, 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; oval below throne. SC 308d; HGC 9, 125a. Good VF, toned, slight porosity. Rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Apollo Numismatics Inventory 0010937 (November 2010).

Struck Under Philetairos of Pergamon

214.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.63 g, 11h). In the name of Philetairos of Pergamon, as Seleukid vassal. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 269/8-263 BC. Diademed head of Seleukos I right / f5¬EtÅ5roU, Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and long chiton, enthroned left, extending right hand to hold shield decorated with gorgoneion to left, left arm cradling long scepter and resting on throne back in the form of a small sphinx seated right; ivy leaf above arm, bow to outer right. SC 309.5a; Ingvaldsen, Philetaerus 7, dies IVc/14; Newell, Pergamene 14, dies XVb/33; HGC 9, –; BMC Mysia p. 114, 28 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear Inventory G5587 (February 2005).

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.

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Artistic Dies

215.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.62 g, 12h). Magnesia ad Sipylum mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion skin, placing right hand on club set on ground to left, left hand on rock; ) and A in exergue. SC 318c; WSM 1456, dies A1/P– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 129. Good VF, lightly toned, light surface roughness. Struck from highly artistic dies. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 323; Gorny & Mosch 169 (12 October 2008), lot 137; Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 936; Lanz 125 (28 November 2005), lot 448.

In WSM, Newell notes (p. 273) that the engraver of this splendid obverse die, known to Newell from just a single example, was surely the same artist who engraved a small number of superb portraits at Smyrna (WSM 1493-4). Newell further points out that this is one of the earliest issues of the weary Herakles type, which was introduced toward the close of Antiochos I’s reign. The significance of the design is uncertain but may reflect the personal situation of the aging Antiochos, resting like Herakles after many labors.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 6.30 g, 5h). Europos (Doura) mint. Horned and bridled head of horse right / Bow; · to lower right. SC 367; HGC 9, 152. VF, earthen brown surfaces. Very rare, and choice for issue. ($750) From the MNL Collection, acquired 29 May 2014 via Ebay.

Ex Pozzi Collection

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.14 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Û to outer left, ü to outer right. SC 379.3b; ESM 152γ = Pozzi 2933 (this coin); HGC 9, 128g. VF, wonderful old cabinet tone. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Gert Boersema, April 2015. Ex Auctiones AG 24 (23 June 1994), lot 326; Numismatica Ars Classica A (28 February 1991), lot 1473; S. Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), lot 2933.

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Ex Houghton Collection Referenced in SC and Publshed in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.94 g, 10h). In the name of Seleukos I Nikator. Susa mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Å in left field, Y below throne. SC 399.3b (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 125c; CSE 1038 (this coin). Good VF, toned. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 356; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale, 12 October 1988), lot 393; Münzen und Medaillen AG 41 (18 June 1970), lot 280.

Referenced in SC and Published in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.51 g, 8h). In the name of Seleukos I Nikator. Susa mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ö in left field, a below throne. SC 399.7b (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 125c; CSE 1039 (this coin). VF, old collection tone, a few minor scratches in field. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Auctiones GmbH E-Sale 3 (19 February 2012), lot 70; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 603 (Christmas 1998), no. 98; Auctiones AG 27 (10 December 1996), lot 379; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 548 (October 1991), no. 3; Arthur Houghton Collection (Auctiones AG 18, 21 September 1989), lot 828; Kricheldorf XXVIII (18 June 1974), lot 132; Peus 280 (30 October 1972), lot 211.

Published in SMAK

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.05 g, 4h). Aï Khanoum mint.

Struck circa 280-271 BC. Diademed head right / Horned and bridled head of horse right; 2 to right. SC 432.3a var. (monogram); SMAK A1DH-16 (A7/P9 – this coin); HGC 9, 136. Good VF, lightly toned, minor double strike, slight die wear.

Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Künker 295 (25 September 2017), lot 362; Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 380.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.65 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 271-266 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ò to inner left. SC 438.1a; SMAK A1TA-32 (A14/P23 – this coin); HGC 9, 128i. Good VF, lightly toned, slightly off center on reverse. Exquisite portrait. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs via Richard Pearlman, September 2011. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 772.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.56 g, 7h). Aï Khanoum mint.

Struck circa 271-266 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 2 to inner left. SC 438.1 var. (monogram); SMAK A1TA-39 (A17/P32 – this coin); HGC 9, 128i. VF, toned, patches of find patina. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from CGB, June 2017. Ex Elsen 82 (11 December 2004), lot 197; Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 773.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. Æ (18mm, 7.09 g, 1h). Aï Khanoum mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; c/m: anchor within oval incuse. SC 453 corr. (some without border); SMAK Type 9; HGC 9, 190. Good VF, earthen green patina. Very rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, August 2015.

Discovery Coin

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.15 g, 6h). Uncertain Mint 26, associated with Aï Khanoum (Kritt’s ‘Mint C’). Struck circa 281 BC. Diademed and horned head of Seleukos I right / Horned and bridled head of horse right; ‘ to right. Cf. SC 472 (for type); cf. HGC 9, 135 (for type). Near VF, toned, small edge chips.

Unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400 (28 June 2017), lot 314.

This discovery coin further corroborates Brian Kritt’s theory that an Ekbatana magistrate (see SC 807b for a subsidiary monogram from Ekbatana very similar to the monogram on this coin) participated “in the coinages of the new Bactrian mints: At Aï Khanoum for the Seleucus I transitional drachms; at Mint C at the beginning of the reign of Antiochus I...” (SMAK, pp. 26-7).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.89 g, 11h). Lysimacheia mint.

Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, head of lion right above /. SC 482 var. (unlisted with this monogram); Le Rider, Lysimachie, dies D1/R– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 236a. Near EF, deeply toned, slight die wear on obverse. Apparently unique. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 6 (20 November 2016), lot 595.

Apparently Unique Istros Mint Antiochos II Published in “Black Sea” Hoard

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.03 g, 12h). Istros mint.

Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; / to inner left, 5s in exergue. Cf. SC 485; HGC 9, 236b; Black Sea Hoard 413 (this coin, illustrated). Good VF, toned, some die wear, minor marks on obverse. Apparently unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Vilmar Numismatics, January 2013. Ex “Black Sea” Hoard, 414.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint. Head right, wearing winged diadem / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; â to outer left, û to outer right; in exergue, horse grazing right. SC 491.1; HGC 9, 238e. Good VF, lightly toned, a few marks, nick on obverse. Rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from B. Franceschi, March 2016.

Ex Raymond and Houghton Collections SC and CSE Plate Coin

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.94 g, 11h). Phokaia mint.

Diademed head of Antiochos I right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion skin, placing right hand on club set on ground to left, left hand on rock; no control marks. SC 510.2 (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 665 (this coin); HGC 9, 241d. Good VF, attractive deep iridescent tone. Very rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y02759 (December 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Robert Hecht, 1974; Kastner IV (27 November 1973), lot 186.

Published in SC and CSE Among Houghton’s First Collection Coins

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.00 g, 12h). Phokaia mint.

Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion skin, placing right hand on club set on ground to left, left hand on rock; to outer left, head of griffin left above die erasure above d(?). SC 511.2 (this coin referenced); CSE 623 (this coin); HGC 9, 241d. VF, toned, a few light scratches under tone. Very rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eucratides Ancient Numismatics, November 2009. Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG (via Pierre Strauss), 4 May 1963; G. Hirsch XXXIV (21 February 1963), lot 1309a.

Arthur Houghton remarked to MNL that this coin was among the very first that he purchased for his collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.02 g, 12h). Ephesos or Miletos mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing bow and placing hand on omphalos, upon which he is seated left; A to outer left. SC 547.1; HGC 9, 239. VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 September 2011), lot 3991 (misattributed); Giessener Münzhandlung 24 (14 March 1983), lot 99.

Ex Charrin and Houghton Collections Published in CSE and ex Tarik Darreh

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.58 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. Struck circa 261-253 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and pearl necklace / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm; ¿ below left wing, † below right wing. SC 560.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 955 = A. Houghton, “The Tarik Darreh (Kangavar) Hoard” in MN 25 (1980), 2 (this coin); HGC 9, 227. Good VF, toned, a few light marks. Extremely rare. ($7500) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (Parsy, 26 November 2013), lot 7; Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 444; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 526; Tarik Darreh Hoard (CH II, 70 = CH VII, 78).

Published in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.90 g, 1h). Tarsos mint.

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ` and £ in exergue. SC 561; CSE 454 (this coin); HGC 9, 238n. Good VF, toned, slight die wear on obverse, a little off center on reverse. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale I (5 January 2010), lot 92; W.B. and R.E. Montgomery Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, June 1980.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 7.36 g, 5h). Antioch on the Orontes mint.

Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod; å to outer left, ò to outer right, horizontal anchor below. SC 575.1b; HGC 9, 253c.

Good VF, red-brown patina, slightly off center on reverse. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 41 (11 December 2014), lot 98.

Referenced in SC and Published in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.85 g, 9h). Uncertain mint 33, probably in the far east. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and holding grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; [d5 to outer left]. SC 615.1 (this coin referenced); CSE 666 (this coin); HGC 9, 236i. Good VF, toned, slight granularity, a few marks under tone. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex George Bernert Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 106, 13 September 2017), lot 464; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 61, 25 September 2002), lot 813.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.60 g, 12h). Teos mint(?).

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to inner left, dove flying left. SC 644 var. (control mark; obv. die used on examples of 644.1–2); HGC 9, 303j. Good VF, toned. Apparently unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Roma VII (22 March 2014), lot 819.

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Illustrated in SC

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.05 g, 12h). Teos or Ephesos mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; palm frond(?) to inner left. SC Ad137 (this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 303j. Good VF, toned, minor double strike on reverse. Apparently unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Lanz 151 (30 June 2011), lot 528; Lanz 146 (25 May 2009), lot 252; Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), lot 449; Numismatica Ars Classica N (26 June 2003), lot 1378.

Ex Rubin and Houghton Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.21 g, 1h). Smyrna mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to inner left, 7 above P. SC 647.2 (this coin referenced); CSE 539 = Seyrig, Trésors, 1.28 (this coin); HGC 9, 303d. EF, wonderful iridescent tone. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1771; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 302; G. Hirsch XXXV (25 June 1963), lot 470; Asia Minor or North Syria, 1970 Hoard (CH I, 74).

Ex Montgomery and Houghton Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.82 g, 12h). Smyrna mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to outer left, , above P. SC 649.3 (this coin referenced); CSE 540 (this coin); HGC 9, 303d. Good VF, dark gray tone with slight iridescence, small chip at edge on reverse. Rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear inventory KCR056 (January 2010); W.B. and R.E. Montgomery Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection; J. Schulman FPL 207 (October 1976), no. 36.

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Ex Bement and Consul Weber Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.39 g, 12h). Smyrna mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to inner left, C above ». SC 650 (this coin referenced, same dies as illustration); WSM 1647 = Bement 1673 = Consul Weber 4041 (this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 303e. EF, toned, minor porosity. High relief. Extremely rare, one of two known. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, December 2015. Ex Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VII, 23 June 1924), lot 1673; J. Hirsch XXXIV (5 May 1914), lot 502; Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XXI, 16 November 1908), lot 4041.

One of Two Known for Issue

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Uncertain Mint 40A, probably in Commogene or Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; Z to inner left. SC Ad166.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Houghton, Coin, p. 27, Group 2, 5 (this coin); HGC 9, 303z. Good VF, lightly toned, minor roughness. Extremely rare, one of two known for this issue. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G4630 (February 2011); “Seleucus III” Hoard (CH X, 272).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.90 g, 9h). Uncertain Mint 44, probably in Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; v to outer left. SC C742.5 (this coin illustrated); HGC 9, 303dd. Good VF, die rust on obverse, slight die shift on reverse. Rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G4049 (March 2011); “Seleucus III” Hoard (CH X, 272).

Ex Glover and Houghton Collections 242.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.95 g, 11h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow, standing left, leaning on tripod to right; to inner left, Æ above head of horse left; Ø to outer right. SC 811.2; CSE 1153 (this coin); HGC 9, 303mm. VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 264), lot 105; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale, 12 October 1988), lot 411, purchased from Robert Hecht, May 1974.

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Ex Bernert and Houghton Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.57 g, 10h). Parion mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow and holding grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; in exergue, [head of Pan right] and bull butting right. SC 836.3 (this coin referenced); Seyrig, Parion 28 (dies III/D’); CSE 657 (this coin); HGC 9, 403a. VF, toned, some roughness in spots. Rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex George Bernert Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 106, 13 September 2017), lot 66; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 61, 25 September 2002), lot 816.

Ex Tan Collection

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.95 g, 11h). Parion mint.

Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ® and O in exergue. SC 836.7; Seyrig, Parion 30 (dies V/F); HGC 9, 403a. Choice EF, lightly toned. Fine style. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 566.

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SC, CSE, and HGC Plate Coin Ex Machtens and Houghton Collections Published in ‘Lampsacus’ and Les Monnaies de l’Antiquiteì

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.95 g, 1h). Lampsakos mint. Diademed and draped bust of Antiochos II right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; tripod in exergue. SC 855.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Houghton, Lampsacus, Series 6, Group B, dies A15/P38, pl. 8, 5 = CSE 655 = M.-M. Bendenoun, Les Monnaies de l’Antiquiteì. Splendeurs et teìmoignages (Geneva, 2006), no. 86 (this coin); HGC 9, 401 (this coin illustrated).

Choice EF, attractively toned. Of the finest style. ($7500) From the MNL Collection. Ex 51 Gallery (13 November 2015), lot 39; Leu 59 (17 May 1994), lot 148; Arthur Houghton Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.76 g, 11h). Lysimacheia mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; A and , in exergue. SC 857 var. (monograms, but same obv. die as illustration); CSE 675 var. (same; same obv. die); HGC 9, 399d. Good VF, toned, light scratches and scrapes under tone, light die rust on obverse. Unpublished variety of a very rare issue. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 540.

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Ex Deyo Collection, Published in WSM Pedigreed to 1925

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.77 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint. Head right, wearing winged diadem / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; | to outer left, ! below name, horse grazing in exergue. SC 875.4; WSM 1517γ (this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 399g. Good VF, toned, a few deposits. ($2500) Ex Deyo Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 659; Christie’s New York (2 May 1989), lot 742; Naville X (15 June 1925), lot 894.

Ex Houghton Collection and the Athena Fund

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint. Series II, Group B. Head right, wearing winged diadem / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@-t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; à to outer right; in exergue, horse grazing left and â (cut over Ç). SC 882.1; WSM 1590 (same dies); HGC 9, 399g; Athena Fund II 839 = CSE 645 (this coin).

Good VF, toned, a couple faint marks. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 285; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 213; Giessener Münzhandlung 71 (3 May 1995), lot 392; Lanz 68 (6 June 1994), lot 247; Athena Fund (Part 2, Sotheby’s Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 839; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XX, 9 March 1988), lot 767.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.00 g, 11h). Phokaia mint.

Diademed head of Antiochos II right; no border / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; in exergue, seal left; no border. SC 894 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, 400g. Good VF, toned. Well centered and struck. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 416.

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Referenced in SC and Published in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.04 g, 12h). Smyrna or Sardes mint(?). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5-ocoU (sic), Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; P to outer left, 7 to outer right . SC 898.2 (this coin referenced); CSE 541 (this coin); HGC 9, 403f. Near EF, toned, minor die break on obverse. High relief. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Manhattan Sale I (5 January 2010), lot 95; W.B. and R.E. Montgomery Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Paolo Giardi, 30 May 1969.

Ex Niggeler, Magnaguti, and Petrowitz Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.93 g, 12h). Smyrna or Sardes mint(?). Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; , and 1 in exergue. SC 899.2; WSM 1432α (this coin); HGC 9, 403f. Good VF, toned, slight die wear on obverse. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Franceschi et fils, October 2014. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 52 (19 June, 1975), lot 209; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 1, Leu & Münzen und Medaillen AG, 3 December 1965), lot 459; Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part I, Santamaria, 12 October 1949), lot 76; Ars Classica X (15 June 1925), lot 934.

Published in SC, CSE, and HGC

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.16 g, 1h). Magnesia on the Maeander mint(?). Diademed head of Antiochos II right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, drapery around legs, seated left on omphalos, testing bow in right hand, resting left hand on omphalos; 5 to outer left, : to outer right. SC 909 (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 620 (this coin); HGC 9, 408 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, deep gray tone with slight iridescence, hairline flan crack, a few marks and light deposits. Extremely rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 34 (18 February 2017), lot 117; Arthur Houghton Collection (Leu 45, 26 May 1988), lot 262; Kastner 6 (26 November 1974), lot 175.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.86 g, 12h). Tralleis mint(?). Diademed head of Antiochos II right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ω to outer left, + to outer right. Cf. SC 910 (for similar style); cf. HGC 9, 400. Good VF. Apparently unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Pecunem 9 (3 November 2013), lot 293.

254.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.8mm, 16.69 g, 1h). Uncertain Mint 37, on the coast of eastern Cilicia. Struck circa 227 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, with slight beard / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 3 to outer right, ≤ in exergue. SC 914.1; Mørkholm, Some, dies A8/P– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 404. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Ancient Delights, February 2011.

Two Rare Issues Funding the Asia Minor Campaign of Seleukos III

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.27 g, 1h).

In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Balaneia mint. Dated CY 35 (of Arados, 225/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ŬE$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, 3 (civic monogram) above palm tree; zz[z] zz0Ó t[c] (35 and ŠT [in Aramaic]) in exergue. Unpublished. VF, toned, double struck on reverse. Unique, the first known tetradrachm from this city. ($3000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, November 2013.

This and the following tetradrachm were part of a joint issue of the cities of the Aradian Peraia (Arados, Balaneia, Karne, Gabala, Marathos, and Simyra), that may have been used to help finance Seleukos’ campaign in Asia Minor to recover the Seleukid territories that were lost to Attalos I during the reign of Seleukos II.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.92 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Gabala mint. Dated CY 35 (of Arados, 225/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, o (civic monogram) above palm tree; [zz]zzz0Ó tc (35 and ŠT [in Aramaic]) in exergue. SC 928; Duyrat, Ateliers 1 (same obv. die); Price 3433; HGC 9, –; HGC 10, 161. VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, two noted by Price (in Berlin [the sole piece in Pella] and Vienna), one additional noted by Duyrat (quoting Seyrig [in The Hague]), two in CoinArchives (including the present piece). ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Will Gordon Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 375, 1 June 2016), lot 432.

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Referencd in SC and Published in ‘Soli’ and CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.12 g, 12h). Soli mint. Struck circa 197 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; to outer left, Z above head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; ì to outer right. SC 1019.2a (this coin referenced); Houghton, Soli 15 (A3/P4) = CSE 516 (this coin); WSM 1286; HGC 9, 20; SNG Spaer 654 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned. Rare. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Leu 65 (21 May 1996), lot 241; Numismatic Fine Arts XXXIII (3 May 1994), lot 276; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Paolo Girardi, March 1972; Syria 1971 Hoard (CH II, 81).

Ex Clain-Stefanelli, Van Vleuten, and Fenerly Bey Collections Published in WSM and by Le Rider

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.71 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 223-211/0 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ∑ to outer left, ! to outer right. SC 1042.2; Le Rider, Antioche, Series 1, 110 (A6/P68) = WSM 1053β (this coin); HGC 9, 447u. Near EF, deep cabinet tone, minor die break on obverse. Well centered and in high relief. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex CNG inventory 940299 (December 2012); Elvira Elisa Clain-Stefanelli Collection [sold as the Demarete Collection] (Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 172, 13 November 2012), lot 11692; Van Vleuten Collection (Lampertz, February 1926), no. 455; Dr. Fenerly Bey du Phanar Collection (Egger XLI, 18 November 1912), lot 732.

Ex Houghton Collection Published by Le Rider and in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.89 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 197-192/0 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. SC 1045.5; Le Rider, Antioche, Series 4, 277 (A30/P204) = CSE 81 (this coin); HGC 9, 447u. EF, old collection tone, a couple minor flan flaws on reverse. High relief. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, December 2011. Ex Lanz 40 (25 May 1987), lot 383; Arthur Houghton Collection; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 246 (August 1964), no. 8.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.01 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 192/0-187 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; cornucopia to outer left, ˚ in exergue. SC 1046.3a; Le Rider, Antioche, Series 4, 244–5 var. (A25/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 447u. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare, four noted by Le Rider, one additional in CoinArchives. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Hadrien Rambach, August 2016. Ex George Malcolm Russel Hay Collection. Reportedly exPamphylia Region, 1977 Hoard (CH V, 43).

A Mistake Finally Corrected

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.24 g, 1h). Apameia on the Orontes mint(?). Diademed head right / Elephant standing right; U above, ` in exergue. SC 1065.2 corr. (monogram variety not listed, but known); Houghton, Elephants 106 corr. (monogram; A4/P36); WSM p. 31, 631Aβ (same dies); HGC 9, 453a.

Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, the second known with this monogram in exergue. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 306 (12 February 2015), lot 1891; Gemini XI (12 January 2014), lot 266; Richard P. Miller Collection; Freeman & Sear 7 (22 February 2002), lot 151.

From the time of Newell’s WSM, the exergue monogram on this die has been misread, though he illustrated the Brussels example, which clearly showed a different monogram than he recorded for the two coins that he knew of for this issue. Although A. Houghton also did not notice the mistake when doing his die study, his work shows that the two monogram variations are part of the same issue, as they all share the same obverse die and upper monogram on the reverse. As such, SC 1065.2 should have two varieties, a and b, respectively, for each variation of the exergue monogram.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (13mm, 2.43 g, 12h). Uncertain western mint.

Laureate head of Apollo left / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks visible. SC Ad33 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 564 (this coin). VF, even greenbrown surfaces. Unique. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise, March 2013. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection.

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Illustrated in SC

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.79 g, 12h). ΠA monogram mint, in northern Mesopotamia. Struck circa 192/0-187 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ë to inner left, Ã to inner right. SC 1116.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 447z. Near EF, toned, some find patina on reverse. High relief. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, November 2009. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection.

Published in WSM Pedigreed to 1925

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.56 g, 12h).

Uncertain Mint 68, in northern Mesopotamia. Struck circa 192/0-187 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ås to outer left. SC 1133.4b; WSM 845α (A3/P6 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 447ff. VF, toned, with slight blue iridescence, small area of deposit under tone on reverse. Rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Sincona 17 (21 May 2014), lot 64; Peus 282 (30 October 1973), lot 169; Glendining (9 March 1931), lot 1147; Ars Classica X (15 June 1925), lot 977.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (21mm, 8.05 g, 11h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint, first reign. Struck circa 223-221 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos slightly left / Apollo Delphios, holding kithara, seated right on omphalos; q to outer left, tripod to left, / to outer right. SC Ad34 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 499 (this coin illustrated). Near VF, dark green-brown patina with patches of red, area of flat strike on obverse. Extremely rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04505 (December 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (26mm, 15.70 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint, second reign. Struck circa 220-187 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly left / Apollo standing left, testing arrow and resting left hand on grounded shield; [è to outer left, ú to outer right]. SC 1177; HGC 9, 503. VF, dark green-brown patina, some roughness. Exceptional portrait for issue. Rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Nomos Obolos 3 (15 November 2015), lot 233.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (16.5mm, 4.51 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint, second reign. Struck circa 220-187 BC. Jugate Apollo (in three-quarter profile) and Artemis right / Tripod; uncertain monogram to outer left, thyrsos entwined with serpent to inner right. SC 1189b (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 543 (this coin illustrated). Near VF, brown surfaces, a few light cleaning marks. Very rare. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise, March 2012. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (25.5mm, 12.96 g, 11h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 211-209/8 BC. Diademed head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to inner left, r above head of horse left; s to inner right. SC 1256; HGC 9, 482. VF, earthen black patina, slight roughness. Very rare. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Shick Coins, August 2013.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (31.5mm, 28.80 g, 1h). Ekbatana mint.

Diademed head right / Horse grazing left; t to left, s to right. SC 1264; HGC 9, 463. Near VF, green-brown surfaces.

Exceptional for issue. Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Southern Pathologist Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 342, 14 January 2015), lot 342; Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 663.

270.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. Æ (22mm, 8.95 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint.

Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. SC 1286 (this coin referenced and illustrated); cf. HGC 9, 479 (larger denomination). Near VF, brown surfaces, slightly off center on obverse. Extremely rare. ($200) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise, March 2013. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Barbarous imitation. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. CSE 681 (this coin), otherwise unpublished. VF, old collection tone. Very rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex 51 Gallery (13 November 2015), lot 84; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 122 (7 September 2005), lot 91; Arthur Houghton Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Achaios. Usurper, 220-214 BC. Æ (19mm, 4.48 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Eagle standing right, palm frond over shoulder. SC 955a; HGC 9, 435. Good VF, even dark green-brown surfaces. ($200) From the MNL Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 325 (23 October 2013), lot 233; Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 664.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos IV Philopator. 187-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.42 g, 12h). Uncertain “Wreath” mint, probably Damaskos. Diademed head right; wreath to left / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; &@ in exergue. SC 1329.2c (this coin referenced); Mørkholm, Monnayage 8, dies A1/R– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 580g. Good VF, toned, some light porosity. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 264), lot 124; Numismatic Fine Arts Fall MBS (12 October 1988), lot 435.

Ex Tan Collection and Published by Le Rider

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos IV Philopator. 187-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.58 g, 12h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck circa 180-175 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E-¬EU˚oU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; palm frond to outer left, J to inner left, 5Å in exergue. SC 1331a; Le Rider, Séleucos 85 (D1/R3 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 580h. Near EF, old collection tone. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 97, 17 September 2014), lot 290; Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 499; Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 489; Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 673; Giessener Münzhandlung 96 (7 June 1999), lot 241; Lebanon, 1989 Hoard (CH IX, 507 corr. = SC II App. 3, p. 102).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos IV Philopator. 187-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.92 g, 1h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ω to outer left; to outer right, head of horse left. SC 1352; HGC 9, 580m. Good VF, toned. High relief portrait.

Very rare. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Heritage 3021 (6 January 2013), lot 21266.

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Unique Antiochos Tarsos Mint Tetradrachm Published in SC and HGC

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV. 175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. Diademed head of Seleukos IV right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5-ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; to outer left, sÅ above vertical club; , to outer right.

SC 1365 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 609 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, toned. Unique. ($7500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04025 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

Published by Le Rider and Mattingly

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV. 175 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.21 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; tripod to outer left, : in exergue. SC 1370; Le Rider, Antioche 8 (A1/ P5) = H. B. Mattingly, “The Ma’Aret en-Num’an Hoard, 1980” in Essays Carson-Jenkins 42 (this coin [Le Rider erroneously lists as Ma’aret no. 41]); HGC 9, 611. VF, toned. Very rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex George Bernert Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 406, 27 September 2017), lot 465; Superior (11 June 1986), lot 1276; Girardi FPL 95, no. 19; 1980 Ma’Aret en-Num’an Hoard (CH VI, 37; CH VII, 98; CH IX, 511).

Ex Hanberry Collection

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV. 175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.78 g, 11h). Antioch in Persis mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 4 to outer left, , to outer right. SC 1372 corr. (outer left monogram); HGC 9, 610c. Near VF, toned, a few scratches on reverse. Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Shirley Hanberry Collection (Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017), lot 1773, purchased from Frank Kovacs.

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Unique Antiochos with the Portrait of Seleukos IV

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos, son of Seleukos IV. 175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.57 g, 1h). Antioch in Persis mint. Diademed head of Seleukos IV right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; 4 to outer left, ◊ to outer right. SC –; HGC 9, 610c var. (portrait of the child Antiochos). VF, lightly toned, a little roughness. Unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Zuzim Judaea, July 2010.

This issue is likely Antiochos’ earliest from this mint, as it has the portrait of the previous ruler, his father Seleukos IV, and retains the control marks of Seleukos’ last issue at the mint (SC 1342d).

Published in CSE

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.36 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 2, circa 173/2-169/8 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks.

SC 1396c; Le Rider, Antioche, Series II, 114 (A10/P80) = CSE 99 (this coin); HGC 9, 619. Good VF, toned, minor roughness along edge under toning on obverse. Struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 363 (11 November 2015), lot 191; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Winter Mail Bid Sale, 18 December 1987), lot 423.

Ex Abramowitz and Seyrig Collections Published by Le Rider

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.65 g, 11h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck 168-164 BC. Bearded head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU QEoU E∏5fÅ@oU% @5˚EforoU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1398; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIA, 235 (A23/P167) = Mørkholm Series III, 14, dies A21/P89 (this coin); SMA 63; HGC 9, 620a; CSE 106 = Pozzi 2963 (same obv. die); SNG Spaer 1003 (same dies). Good VF, attractive cabinet tone. Rare. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Abramowitz Family Collection (Superior Galleries, 8 December 1993), lot 303; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXXII (20 October 1966), lot 144; Henri Seyrig (1895-1973) Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.54 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck 168-164 BC. Bearded head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1399; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIA, 266–71 (obv. die A28); HGC 9, 620a. Good VF, lightly toned, a few marks in fields. Rare. ($2000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Heritage 3042 (17 September 2015), lot 29118.

Ex Glover and Houghton Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.62 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck 168-164 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; : to outer left. SC 1400a; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIA, 291 (A31/P202) = CSE 108 (this coin); HGC 9, 620a; BMC 18 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, a few marks. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 264), lot 126; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale, 12 October 1988), lot 441, purchased from Robert Hecht, February 1965.

284.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ (41mm, 63.88 g, 1h). “Egyptianizing” series.

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 169-168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia with Osiris crown at tip / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SC 1412; HGC 9, 642. VF, forest green patina, a few tiny deposits and pits. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (Parsy, 26 November 2013), lot 33 (part of).

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Ex Charrin & Freedman Collections HGC Plate Coin

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ (25mm, 21.48 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 169-168 BC. Head of Isis right, wearing tainia / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt. SC 1414; HGC 9, 644 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, hard dark green-brown patina. Struck on a broad flan. Exceptional for issue. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (CGB e-Monnaies, 15 December 2015), lot 41; David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 551.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.21 g, 12h). Barbarous imitation of Antioch on the Orontes mint issue. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; tripod to outer left. SC 1418A (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 1317 = P. Strauss, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse (2e partie)” in RN 1971, 37 (this coin); HGC 9, 615e. Near VF, toned, some porosity, light scuff marks under tone on reverse. Apparently unique, the only published example. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, November 2009. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased in December 1968; Susiana, 1965(?) Hoard (IGCH 1806).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ (18.5mm, 7.86 g, 1h). Antioch on the Kallirhoe (Edessa) mint. Struck circa 168-164 BC. Radiate and diademed head right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter; + to outer left. SC 1499d (this coin referenced); CSE 894 (this coin); HGC 9, 672. Good VF, dark brown patina. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (CGB e-Monnaies, 28 June 2016), lot 394226; Arthur Houghton Collection.

Ex Raymond and Houghton Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.00 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; Ö in exergue. SC 1505.1 (this coin referenced); CSE 979 (this coin); HGC 9, 615h. EF, deep gray tone, with a slight iridescence around the devices. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04024 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 542.

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Ex Leu 81 ‘Outstanding Collection’, Houghton Collection, and the Susiana Find

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.08 g, 12h). Antioch in Persis mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow, with three pellets on handle, set on ground to right; J to outer left, L in exergue. SC 1526.4a (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 1063 = P. Strauss, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse (2e partie)” in RN 1971, 29 (this coin); HGC 9, 615l. Choice EF, toned. Impressive high relief portrait. Very rare. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Nomos 6 (8 May 2012), lot 106; ‘Outstanding Collection’ (Leu 81, 16 May 2001), lot 335; Numismatic Fine Arts XXXI (18 March 1993), lot 333; Arthur Houghton Collection; Münzen und Medaillen AG 37 (5 December 1968), lot 241; Susiana, 1965(?)

Hoard (IGCH 1806).

Ex Raymond and Houghton Collections Referenced and Published in SC, CSE, and Susiana Hoard Study

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.00 g, 7h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, head of horse left; %År to outer right, d5˚ in exergue. SC 1542.a (this coin referenced); CSE 1212 = Houghton & Le Rider, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” RN 1966, 19 (this coin); HGC 9, 615e. VF, even gray toning, slightly weak strike. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04023 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection; Susiana, 1965(?) Hoard (IGCH 1806).

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Published in Le Rider

291.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos V Eupator. 164-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.76 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ∫ to outer left. SC 1575.2; Le Rider, Antioche 95 (A3/ P37 – this coin); HGC 9, 752. Good VF, attractive cabinet tone. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, July 2015. Ex Pierre Arnaud Collection (Hess-Divo 307, 8 June 2007), lot 1312; Auctiones AG 8 (27 June 1978), lot 346.

Ex Tan and Houghton Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos V Eupator. 164-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.85 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; A to outer left. SC 1575.10 (this coin referenced); Le Rider, Antioche 248 (A21/P182) = CSE 138 (this coin); HGC 9, 752. EF, toned, some roughness under tone. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Patrick H.C. Tan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 84, 5 May 2010), lot 692; Arthur Houghton Collection [further pedigrees cited by Le Rider are erroneous].

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Timarchos. Usurper, 164-161 BC. Æ (32mm, 34.54 g, 2h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; no control marks. SC 1594; HGC 9, 768. Good VF, dark brown/ black patina. Exceptional for issue. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, January 2013.

294.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Timarchos. Usurper, 164-161 BC. Æ (26mm, 16.44 g, 1h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; no control marks. SC 1595; HGC 9, 770. Good VF, earthen dark green patina, a little off center on reverse. Exceptional for issue. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, January 2013.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.67 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 82, probably in Cilicia. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; ¢ to outer left. SC 1620.2; HGC 9, 795d. EF, lightly toned. Well centered. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Benoît Odaert Collection (Bru Sale Live Auction 1, with Wellico Ltd., 21 November 2012), lot 77; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 174 (10 October 2007), lot 62; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 163 (27 April 2007), lot 46.

296.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.72 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck 162-155/4 BC. Diademed head right, with light beard, within laurel wreath / Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; : to outer left (engraved over prior monogram). SC 1637c (this coin referenced); SMA –; HGC 9, 796. Near EF, toned. Well centered. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, January 2012. Ex Freeman & Sear 14 (11 June 2007), lot 275; Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 409; Glendining’s (9 October 1989), lot 134.

Published in SNG Berry

297.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.41 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck 162-155/4 BC. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU, Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter in extended left hand and cradling cornucopia in right arm, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; X to outer left. SC 1638.1g; SMA 95; HGC 9, 795f; SNG Berry 1366 (this coin). Good VF, toned. Well centered. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection; Burton Y. Berry Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. Æ (25mm, 15.15 g, 1h). Uncertain Mint 83, probably in northern Syria. Head of lion left / Head of boar right; ¬ to left. SC 1660d; HGC 9, 823. Good VF, dark green-brown surfaces.

Exceptional for issue. Very rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Pecunem/Numismatik Naumann 43 (1 May 2016), 482.

299.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 8.15 g, 1h). Uncertain Mint 83, probably in northern Syria. Head of the Molossian Hound left / Forepart of lynx right; ⁄ below. SC 1663; HGC 9, 828. Good VF, earthen dark brown patina. Exceptional for issue. Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Kairos Numismatik 1 (12 November 2017), lot 202.

Ex Houghton Collection Published in SC and CSE

300.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.58 g, 1h). Uncertain Mint 84, probably in Mesopotamia. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; ® to outer left. SC 1682 (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 910 (this coin); HGC 9, 797c. EF, light gray tone, with golden hues around the devices. Well centered. Very rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex CGB Monnaies 60 (4 December 2013), lot 9; CGB Monnaies XI (21 January 2002), lot 151; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 346; Hamadan, Turkey, 1977 Hoard (CH X, 306).

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.56 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 161-150 BC. Jugate heads right of Demetrios, wearing diadem, and Laodike, wearing stephanos, within fillet border / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU %Wtr[o%], Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter in extended left hand and cradling cornucopia in right arm, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; L and palm frond to outer left. SC 1686; CSE 991; HGC 9, 799. Good VF, toned, slight granularity, minor metal flaws and slightly off center on reverse. Very rare. ($7500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, November 2011. Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 September 2011), lot 4008; Abramowitz Family Collection (Superior Galleries, 8 December 1993), lot 341; Sotheby’s (18 July 1985), lot 355; Auctiones AG 13 (23 June 1983), lot 359.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.65 g, 11h). Antioch on the Persian Gulf mint. Diademed head right within fillet border / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow with two pellets on grip, seated left on omphalos; † to outer left, ê to outer right. SC 1707.7 (this coin referenced); Mørkholm, Seleucid, dies A8/P9 = CSE 1096 = Houghton & Le Rider, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” RN 1966, 76 (this coin); HGC 9, 790a. Fine, toned, scattered light marks, minor flan flaw on reverse.

Very rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, October 2009. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection; Susiana, 1965(?)

Hoard (IGCH 1806).

Unique Ex Raymond Collection and Published in SC

303.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.75 g, 12h). Uncertain southeastern mint. Diademed head right; no border / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by winged figure running right; no control marks. SC 1719 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 797e corr. (figure below throne). Good VF, toned, scratch below bust. Unique. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04023 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

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Ex Charrin and Houghton Collections Published in SC and CSE

304.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.97 g, 11h). Ekbatana mint. Series 1, circa 162-161/58 BC. Diademed head right; ≠ below chin / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos. SC 1732 (this coin referenced and illustrated); CSE 1244 (this coin); HGC 9, 802c.

EF, attractively toned. Rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (CGB e-Monnaies, 15 December 2015), lot 43; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 559.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 2.51 g, 12h). Imitation struck in Cappadocia, temp. Samos II to Mithradates I, circa 140-70 BC. Diademed head right / Cornucopia; «5 to low inner right.

SC 1768.3i; O. Hoover, “Notes on Some Imitation Drachms of Demetrius I Soter from Commagene” in AJN 10 (1998), dies a24/p27, first example = CSE 555 (this coin); HGC 9, 807. VF, toned, area of flat strike. ($200) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 379 (27 July 2016), lot 164; Arthur Houghton Collection.

306.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.88 g, 11h). Uncertain mint.

Diademed head right within fillet border / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; blundered legend, no control marks visible. Unpublished. VF, toned, granular surfaces. Unique. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Oliver Hoover, August 2013.

The blundered legend and somewhat crude style suggest a barbarous issue, but such anomalous elements are known on official issues from various mints during this reign.

Ex Glover and Houghton Collections

307.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.44 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 164 (149/8 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; î to inner left, d$r (date) and 5 in exergue. SC 1782.3g corr. (monogram; this coin referenced); HGC 875a; DCA 118; CSE 177 corr. (same; this coin).

Good VF, toned, flan crack, slight die wear on obverse. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 264), lot 156; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Paolo Giradi, May 1969.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.77 g, 1h). Uncertain Mint 88, in northern Syria. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1812 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 875d; CSE 559 (this coin). Good VF, toned, minor pitting and short scratch under tone on obverse.

Extremely rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, October 2009. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 950, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, September 1966.

309.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.03 g, 1h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 165 (148/7 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); to right, EΞP (date) above ◊. SC 1835.4a; HGC 9, 883; DCA 123. Good VF, iridescent tone. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, October 2009.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.65 g, 1h). “Antioch on the Persian Gulf” mint. Struck circa 150-145 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; ¤(?) to outer left, 1 to outer right. SC 1866.3 (this coin referenced and illustrated [erroneously labeled 1866.1 on the plate]); Mørkholm, Seleucid, p. 37, dies A3/P3 (third example) = Houghton & Le Rider, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” RN 1966, 100 = CSE 1099 (this coin); HGC 872 (this coin illustrated). VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. Extremely rare, only one of three known for this issue, the other two in museums (Copenhagen and Tehran). ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, October 2009. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection; Susiana, 1965(?)

Hoard (IGCH 1806).

311.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.90 g, 12h).

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ZEr (date) and = in exergue. SC 1885.5b (this coin referenced); Mørkholm, Posthumous – (but obv. die A1); CSE 209 (this coin); HGC 9, 744; DCA 97. VF, toned, flan crack, harshly cleaned. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Eukratides Ancient Numismatics, November 2009. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.82 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; [monogram in exergue]. Cf. SC 1886; Mørkholm, Posthumous –; CSE 213 (this coin); HGC 9, 745; cf. CNG E-172, lot 58 (same obv. die). VF, toned, hairline flan crack. Rare. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Southern Pathologist Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 343, 28 January 2015), lot 237, purchased from Antioch Associates, 3 October 2001. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection.

The CNG E-172 coin, from the same obverse die as the present piece, was from an unpublished issue with an HΓ monogram in the exergue.

Referenced in SC and Published in CSE 313.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.36 g, 11h).

Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed head right within wreath / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; , to inner left, z between legs, ˙$r (date) in exergue. SC 1907.1j (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 957d; DCA 146; Houghton & Le Rider, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” RN 1966, 117 = CSE 217 (this coin). VF, toned, flan crack. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 264, 21 September 2011), lot 169; Arthur Houghton Collection, acquired September 1965; Susiana, 1965(?) Hoard (IGCH 1806).

Ex Raymond Collection Referenced in SC

314.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.69 g, 1h).

Sidon mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; palm frond to outer left, , to inner left, aphlaston between legs, ˙$r (date) and %5dW in exergue. SC 1953 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 957g; DCA 148. Near EF, deep cabinet tone. Very rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04029 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

315.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 14.07 g, 12h).

Phoenician standard. Tyre mint. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond over far shoulder; to left, club surmounted by i (civic monogram); to right, z$r (date) above >. SC 1959.1b; Newell, Tyre 82; HGC 9, 970; DCA 153. Good VF, deeply toned, traces of find patina, minor die break on obverse. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, December 2012. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 2255.

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Published in CSE

316.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Didrachm (22mm, 6.87 g, 12h).

Phoenician standard. Tyre mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond over far shoulder; to left, club surmounted by i (civic monogram); to right, or (date) above >. SC 1963.4b; Newell, Tyre 94; HGC 9, 973; DCA 155; CSE 756 (this coin). VF, darkly toned, some reverse encrustation. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Dennis Rider Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 375, 1 June 2016), lot 68; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 136, 29 March 2006), lot 67.

Unique Gaza Mint Demetrios II Nikator

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.75 g, 11h).

Phoenician standard. Gaza mint. Dated SE 173 (140/39 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / [∫]Å%5¬E[W%] d˙µ˙t[r5oU], eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond over far shoulder; ˝o[r] (date) to left, 6 to right. Unpublished. Fine, a touch of porosity, slight roughness, a few cleaning marks on obverse. Unique and important. ($5000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Zurqieh, June 2016.

318.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.35 g, 1h).

Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 145-July 141 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Tyche, holding scepter and cornucopia, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; ( in exergue. SC 1984.1; HGC 9, 967. Good VF, lightly toned, minor flan flaw on obverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Zuzim Judaea, October 2010. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 828; Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (29 November 1984), lot 184; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXXVII (5 December 1968), lot 253.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.16 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck circa 143-142 BC. Radiate and diademed head right / Panther standing left, holding broken spear in its mouth; %tÅ above. SC 2004; SMA 255; HGC 9, 1040. Good VF, attractively toned, slightly off center on reverse. Very rare. ($750) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (CGB e-Monnaies, 15 December 2015), lot 49, purchased from Pars Coins, 2004.

320.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.94 g, 1h). Apameia on the 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∏ above ˚; Q$r (date) below; all within wreath of laurel, ivy, and grain ears. SC 2010.4c; Houghton, Revolt, Group XIII, – (unlisted dies); HGC 9, 1032. Superb EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, minor marks. Bold portrait. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 449.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 3.71 g, 1h). Apameia on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 168 (144/3 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; grape bunch to outer left, = between legs, ˙$r (date) in exergue.

SC 2011.1d; Houghton, Revolt, 33 (a11/p14 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 1036b; DCA 183. EF, toned, typical hairline flan crack, trace of die wear on obverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 325 (23 October 2013), lot 235; Giessener Münzhandlung 36 (8 April 1987), lot 282.

Published in CSE and Referenced in SC 322.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. Æ (15.5mm, 2.89 g, 10h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 177 (136/5 BC). Head of lion right / Club; d to outer left, zor (date) below. SC 2068.4a (this coin referenced); SMA –; HGC 9, 1096; DCA 208; CSE 282 (this coin). Good VF, dark green-brown patina, small scrape on reverse. ($300) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (CGB e-Monnaies, 1 March 2016), lot 37; Arthur Houghton Collection.

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Ex Tan and Houghton Collections SC and HGC Plate Coin

323.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.37 g, 12h).

Tarsos mint, “Royal workshop”. Diademed and horned head right within fillet border / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU QEoU @5˚Å-toro%, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, ± above “(?). SC 2154 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Houghton, Second, p. 112, dies A1/P1, pl. 27 = CSE 480 (this coin); HGC 9, 1115 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, dark iridescent toning, graffiti in field on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. Unique. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 97, 17 September 2014), lot 294; Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 585.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.44 g, 12h).

Tarsos mint, “Royal workshop”. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, ± above ±.

SC 2157.1; Houghton, Second, Group D, dies A5/P11; HGC 9, 1117a. Good VF, toned. Well centered and struck. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 389 (18 January 2017), lot 342.

325.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.10 g, 12h).

Tarsos mint, “Royal workshop”. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, ± above f (engraved over a prior control mark). SC 2158 corr. (bottom monogram); Houghton, Second, –; HGC 9, 1128a; SNG Spaer 2204 (same dies); CNG inventory 403602 (same dies). EF, toned, slight die wear, a couple light marks under tone on obverse, a little porosity on reverse. Well centered and struck. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (Parsy, 26 November 2013), lot 57.

The clarity of the lower monogram on this example verifies that this drachm is a fraction of the tetradrachm issue SC 2157.2.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.55 g, 1h).

Damaskos mint. Dated SE 185 (128/7 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; — to outer left, ¢ below throne, E∏r (date) in exergue. SC 2181.5 (this coin referenced); Schwei Group 4, 70 (A11/P41) = CSE 839 (this coin); LSM –; HGC 9, 1116d; DCA 223. Near EF, attractive deep iridescent tone. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04022 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection; Numismatic Art & Ancient Coins 2 (15 May 1981), lot 98.

327.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.66 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right in fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ÷ to outer left, Å5 below throne. SC 2219.4d; SMA 355; HGC 9, 1149d. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only one noted in SMA, one in CoinArchives. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Tkalec (28 February 2013), lot 101 (misattributed).

Sole Reign of Cleopatra Thea

328.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea. Sole Reign, 125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.75 g, 12h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Dated SE 187 (125 BC). Diademed and veiled bust right, wearing stephanos, within fillet border / ∫`%5¬5%%˙% ˚¬Eo∏`tr`% QE`% EUErt˙r5`%, filleted double cornucopia; o to inner right, z∏r (date) and aphlaston below. SC 2258.1b; LSM 7 var. (monogram); HGC 9, 1180; CSE 803; DCA 251. VF, toned, surfaces smoothed, a few marks. Extremely rare. ($15,000) 96

Published in CSE and Referenced in SC

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. Æ (15mm, 2.92 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 191 (122/1 BC). Draped bust of Tyche right, [wearing kalathos] / Tiller on base; to inner left, 5E above Årr (date); aphlaston in exergue. SC 2264b (this coin referenced); SMA p. 91, fig. 19; HGC 9, 1192; CSE 320 (this coin). VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness. Rare. ($200) From the MNL Collection, acquired as a gift from Oliver Hoover, October 2012.

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330.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 8.90 g, 12h). Uncertain Mint 115, probably in northern Syria. Struck circa 122-121 BC. Jugate busts right of Kleopatra, veiled and wearing stephanos, and Antiochos, diademed / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; A to inner left. SC 2265.1a; HGC 9, 1190. Good VF, earthen black patina. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 1742. Reportedly ex Baron A. von Petrowicz Collection.

331.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.39 g, 12h).

Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Undated issue, struck circa 124 BC. Jugate heads right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; † to outer left.

SC 2271.1; LSM 8; HGC 9, 1182g. VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. ($500)

Ex Houghton and Niggeler Collections

332.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.32 g, 12h). Tarsos mint, “civic workshop”, second reign. Series 3, struck circa 112-96 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Sandan standing right on back of horned lion-griffin standing right upon garlanded altar with baldachin; M above @ to outer left. SC 2288.1c; CSE 490 (this coin); HGC 9, 1198. Near EF, attractive old collection tone. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Shick Coins, September 2016. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 384; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 1, Leu & Münzen und Medaillen AG, 3 December 1965), lot 475.

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Ex Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury Collection Pedigreed to 1896

333.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.19 g, 11h). Uncertain Mint 112, in Cilicia. Struck circa 121/0-114/3 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, 5E above g; all within laurel wreath. SC 2291.6; Houghton, Reigns, Series III, Group 2, 7, A1/P2 corr. (this coin (first entry), erroneously listed as illustrated on pl. 1, 7 [that is the Paris example]); SMA 364; HGC 9, 1195.

EF, attractively toned, slightly off center. Extremely rare, only four examples listed by Houghton (including this coin), none in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise inventory Y04009 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection; Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 302; Hess-Leu [9] (2 April 1958), lot 251; A. Hess Aktiengesellschaft (7 March 1935), lot 422; A. Hess 202 (28 October 1930), lot 2628; A.E. Cahn 61 (3 December 1928), lot 169; Ars Classica X (15 June 1925), lot 1437; Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury Collection (Part 2, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 7 December 1896), lot 572.

334.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.35 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. First reign at Antioch, 121/0-113 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding star and scepter; to outer left, 5E above `; small @ to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2298.2e; HGC 9, 1197e. EF. Well centered. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex New York Sale XXXIV (6 January 2015), lot 187.

335.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.65 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 197 (116/5 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding star and scepter; to outer left, %5dW above 5Er above `† above fi; zrr (date) in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2330.2; HGC 9, 1197g; DCA 268. Near EF, toned. Well centered. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, December 2011. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 8 (10 May 2001), lot 204; Classical Numismatic Group 36 (5 December 1995), lot 2066.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.93 g, 12h). Uncertain Mint 119, in western Cilicia. Struck circa 114-113 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, m above ™; all within laurel wreath. SC 2346.1; Houghton, Reigns, Series II, Group 1, dies A1/P1; HGC 9, 1228a. EF, minor roughness along edge. Extremely rare, only one listed by Houghton, this coin is the only example in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 236 (7 July 2010), lot 201.

Unique Variety

337.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.31 g, 12h). EP mint, in Cilicia, west of Tarsos. Struck circa 114-113 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU f5¬o-∏Åtoro%, Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, Er above Q; all within laurel wreath. SC 2347 var. (controls reversed); Houghton, Reigns, Series VI, Group 1 var. (same; obv. die A1); HGC 9, 1228b. EF, toned, a hint of porosity on obverse. Apparently unique variety. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 236 (7 July 2010), lot 202.

Ex Lockett & Pozzi Collections

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.64 g, 1h). Tarsos mint, first reign. Struck circa 114/3-112 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / [∫]Å%5¬EW% Å@ t5ocoU f5¬o∏Åtoro%, Sandan standing right on back of horned lion-griffin standing right upon garlanded altar with baldachin; to outer left, above /. SC 2349.1b; HGC 9, 1230; SNG Lockett 3187 = Pozzi 3028 (this coin). EF, attractive old cabinet tone. Rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex 51 Gallery (13 November 2015), lot 98; Elsen 93 (15 September 2007), lot 378; Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 273; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part IV, Glendining, 21 February 1961), lot 2639; S. Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), lot 3028.

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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.72 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st reign at Antioch, circa 113-112 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, - above `; tiny o to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2363d; HGC 9, 1228i. Choice EF. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex New York Sale XXXIV (6 January 2015), lot 195; Roma VIII (28 September 2014), lot 744.

Ex Abramowitz Family Collection

340.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.99 g, 12h). Tripolis mint. Dated SE 205 (105/4 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, fi above Ï; rose to lower inner right, [˙% (date) in exergue]; all within laurel wreath. SC 2383; HGC 9, 1233; DCA 284. VF, old collection tone, a few marks, area of flat strike. Very rare, SC notes four examples, the present coin is the only example in CoinArchives; the only other example traced to a sale was lot 351 in Leu 15 that sold for 12,000 CHF. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Baldwin’s 80 (8 May 2013), lot 2035; Abramowitz Family Collection (Superior Galleries, 8 December 1993), lot 375.

Rouvier noted an example in his collection (no. 1632) that he thought was undated. The note to SC 2383 explains that this was likely a mistake, that Rouvier’s coin was likely worn or the date was off the flan. The present coin has old toning, and the date is obscured, which suggests, based on the rarity of this issue, that this coin may be the Rouvier example.

341.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.21 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 200 (113/2 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, %5dW above 5Er above `%U above fi; s (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. SC 2384; HGC 9, 1228k; DCA 288. Near EF, toned, minor metal flaws. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, December 2011.

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342.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.37 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in northern Phoenicia(?). Struck circa 111/0 BC. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, A above cornucopia; all within wreath. SC 2389b; LSM 49; HGC 9, 1228m. EF, light graffito on reverse. ($400) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 352; Allan Smith Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 18 May 2016), lot 621; Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 491.

343.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios III Eukairos. 97/6-88/7 BC. Æ (18mm, 4.66 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Radiate and diademed head right / Hermes, holding palm frond and kerykeion, standing left on square basis; [control mark(s) to outer left]. Cf. SC 2456; HGC 9, 1312. Good VF, dark green patina, off center on reverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Russell Bement, Jr. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999), lot 565.

Ex Bernert, Raymond, and Houghton Collections

344.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator. Circa 96-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.45 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Seleukeia on the Kalykadnos mint. Diademed head right within fillet border / Athena Nikephoros standing left; flower to outer left; to inner left, A above Å@. SC 2405.3 (this coin referenced); Houghton, Calycadnus 47 (A11/ P14) = CSE 536 (this coin); HGC 9, 1265. Near VF, toned, slight roughness. Rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex George Bernert Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 406, 27 September 2017), lot 495; Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 647; W.K. Raymond Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection.

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Published in CSE

345.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator. Circa 96-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.13 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 95/4 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, ` above * above `; ` below throne; all within wreath. SC 2415d; SMA 422; HGC 9, 1270; CSE 362 (this coin). EF, toned, with slight iridescence, minor die break on obverse. ($2500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 651; LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 315; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 346; Münzen und Medaillen AG 72 (6 October 1987), lot 698; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased in Beirut, November 1972.

346.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator. Circa 94-88 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.90 g, 12h).

Tarsos mint. Diademed head right within fillet border / Sandan standing right, wearing polos, bow and quiver over his shoulder, holding labrys and flower, on the back of horned lion-griffin right; to outer right, @ above ‡. CNG 99, lot 349 (same dies), otherwise unpublished. Good VF, toned, slightly off center, traces of undertype in field on reverse. Extremely rare, one of two known, and better than the CNG 99 example, which sold for $1500. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Pecunem 23 (5 October 2014), lot 484.

According to the description by Oliver Hoover at www.scaddenda.org (now defunct), which refers to this, the discovery coin: “This is the first coin known for the king at Tarsus. It is especially notable for its use of a pi-control similar to that previously employed by Antiochus IX and Seleucus VI at the city. It is overstruck on a host coin that had this same control, but apparently a different legend. It seems likely that the host is either an unrecorded variety of Antiochus IX drachm or an entirely unknown drachm of Seleucus VI.”

Cited in SC and Published in CSE

347.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator. Circa 94-88 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.60 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint, second reign. Struck 93/2-circa 88 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, , above `; @ below throne; all within laurel wreath. SC 2434.1 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 1288; CSE 379 (this coin). VF, toned, a little porosity. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, August 2011. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale, 12 October 1988), lot 533 (further pedigrees listed are erroneous), purchased from Paolo Girardi, November 1968.

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Ex Kern and Houghton Collections

348.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XI Epiphanes Philadelphos. Circa 94/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.48 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right within fillet border / ∫`%5¬EW[%] `@t5oco[¨] E∏5ƒ`@[o¨%] ƒ52`dE2[ƒo¨], Zeus Nikephoros seated left; to outer left, Ñ above [`]; @ below throne; all within laurel wreath. SC 2441 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 1299; CSE 388 (this coin). VF, toned, slight porosity, off center on reverse. Very rare. ($5000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, August 2011. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Numismatic Fine Arts, December 1977.

349.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XII Dionysos. 87/6-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 15.77 g, 1h).

Damaskos mint. Dated SE 228 (85/4 BC). Diademed head right, with short beard / [∫]¬45¬EW4 ¬@t5oco¨ E∏5ƒ¬@o¨4 ƒ5¬o∏¬toro4 ˚¬¬¬5@5˚o4, Cult image of Hadad, holding grain ear in right hand, standing facing on double basis; two bull foreparts flanking legs; to outer left, ≠above @; ˙˚s (date) in exergue. SC 2472.1 corr. (lower monogram); HHV 9 corr. (same, and unlisted dies); HGC 9, 1324; DCA 309. Good VF, toned, a little porosity. Extremely rare, one of only two examples with this date. ($7500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 552.

This coin will appear in a forthcoming addenda and corrigenda to SC as SC C2472.1, noting the correction to the reading of the lower monogram.

Ex Niggeler Collection

350.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XIII Philadelphos (Asiatikos). 69/8-67 & 65/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.79 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right within fillet border / ∫`%52E[W%] `@t5oco[¨] ƒ5¬`dE¬ƒ[o¨], Zeus Nikephoros seated left; 7 to inner left; all within laurel wreath. SC 2487a; SMA 460; HGC 9, 1340.

VF, toned, some porosity, slightly off center. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (Parsy, 26 November 2013), lot 114; Kricheldorf XXXIV (24 January 1980), lot 220; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 1, Leu & Münzen und Medaillen AG, 3 December 1965), lot 479; Hess-Leu [9] (2 April 1958), lot 253.

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351.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Mazaios (Mazday). Satrap of Eber Nari, 353-333 BC. AR Dishekel (30mm, 25.77 g, 1h).

Dated RY 16 (338/7 BC). Phoenician galley left; zzz zzz 0 b (B 16 = “in the year 16” in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by three horses left; behind, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; ydwM (MZDY in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.6.1.i, 1977–8 (D17/R24); HGC 10, 264; DCA 858. VF, toned, struck from worn dies, a few tiny flan flaws. Rare date, only ten examples noted in E&E-S. ($1500) Ex Dr. Albert Siegel Collection.

352.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28.5mm, 14.34 g, 1h). Dated CY 21 (106/5 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, &˚ (date) above club; Ê to right; å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 61; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Good VF, toned. ($750)

353.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (30.5mm, 14.31 g, 12h). Dated CY 37 (90/89 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, Z¬ (date) above club; 1 to right; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 133 (same dies as illustration); HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Good VF, toned, slight die wear. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 196.

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354.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 7.02 g, 1h). Dated CY 37 (90/89 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, Z¬ (date) above club; ˘ to right, b (B in Phoenician) between legs. DCA-Tyre 761 var. (letter between legs is retrograde); HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Good VF, minor porosity, light marks. Very rare. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVI (7 January 2013), lot 563.

From the consignor: The temple tax for each adult male was a half shekel annually. While shekels are rather common the half shekel is surprisingly seen with much less frequency. This coin served as an exhibit specimen for presentations I made on biblical coinage.

Two Issues from the Time of Christ

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24.5mm, 13.94 g, 12h). Dated CY 144 (AD 18/9). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂd (date) above club; ˚r above … to right, Å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 509; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. VF, lightly toned, some roughness at edge on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 314 (6 November 2013), lot 174.

356.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 14.24 g, 12h). Dated CY 145 (AD 19/20). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂE (date) above club; ˚r above … to right, Å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 517; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. EF, toned, slight die wear on obverse, off center on reverse. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 166.

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Jewish War Year 1 Prototype Shekel One of Four Known Examples

357.

JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.18 g, 11h). Protoype issue. Jerusalem mint. Dated year 1 (66/7 CE). Omer cup; ! (“1” in Hebrew = date) above, pellets flanking, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around, between concentric dotted circle borders / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcrQ 2Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew) around, between concentric dotted circle borders. Deutsch 1 (O1/R1); Meshorer 183 = Kadman 1 = Hendin 1352 (same dies); Bromberg 56 = Shoshana I 20195 (same dies); Sofaer –; Spaer –. EF, professionally cleaned since its last appearance in Triton XXI. Excellent metal. The fourth known, one of which is in a public collection (Jerusalem), and the finest of the three pieces of which photographs have been published. ($100,000) From an American collection.

This is an extremely rare example of the first silver coin struck by a Jewish authority in antiquity. It is a prototype for the famous shekels that were struck for five years beginning in 66/67 AD in Jerusalem during the Jewish War against Rome, also called the First Revolt (66-73 AD).

It is clearly a prototype because all of the four known specimens ([1] Israel Museum, [2] ex. Bromberg/Shoshanna, [3] private collection, and [4] the present coin) were struck from the same die set. This contrasts sharply with the other shekels of the first year, which were struck from at least 10 obverse dies and 27 reverse dies, according to R. Deutsch. Also, the extremely rare Year 5 shekel has at least 4 obverse and 8 reverse dies, yet only 15 examples are known (excluding the Baldwin’s group). In fact, more than 515 obverse and reverse dies were used to strike the shekels and half shekels of the Jewish War. (Another prototype silver coin struck during the Jewish War was the Year 4 quarter-shekel, of which there are either 3 or 4 known, again, all struck from the same die set. That coin was likely created to test a smaller denomination at a time when silver was becoming scarce in Jerusalem under siege. Soon, however, emergency bronze half-, quarter-, and eighth-shekel coins were struck in the fourth year, and the silver quarter shekels were discontinued. The unique Year 5 half-shekel is also struck from a single die set, but one may assume this is because the Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed in the fifth year and normal minting activity was interrupted.)

Thus, the prototype Year 1 shekels were the first silver coins struck by a Jewish mint in Jerusalem. We do not know why this design was not adopted, but the next stage in the development of the Jewish shekel was a slightly awkwardly designed, smooth-lip chalice, flanked by dots and a reverse with a similarly awkward pomegranate bud scepter. Finally, the mint settled on a neater style Year 1 shekel--neater design, neater lettering, neater types. After the first year, the form of the chalice was changed slightly by adding a beaded rim and eliminating the dots flanking it, and the beaded-rim chalice remained on all of the Jewish shekels and half-shekels through Year 5 of the War. The evolution of the preparation of the blanks for the Jewish silver shekels is clear and elucidated by these coins. As Deutsch (Jewish Coinage During the First Revolt Against Rome: 66 – 73 C.E. [Jaffa, 2018]) has noted, “[o]n a number of silver coin-types of Year 1, only partial hammering is evident, and it seems that this treatment only developed as a response to the production of numbers of coins with irregular edges” (p. 55).

My examination in hand of three of the four known specimens of the Year 1 prototype show that these examples have the least-hammered edges of the many hundreds of shekels I have closely studied. The Year 1 large chalice shekels show a bit more hammering, while the later Year 1 shekels with the smaller, neater chalice, are almost completely hammered. However, as I noted in Not Kosher (New York, 2005), the edges of the Year 1 coins “tend toward being ‘flat to slightly rounded’ while the coins of years two through five are generally hammered both above and below so they have more of a convex edge around the perimeter of the coin” (p.30). I also note here, for the first time, that I have also examined several shekels of Year 2, which have been hammered in the same way as the later Year 1 coins. This verifies Deutsch’s conclusion, and establishes the chronology of manufacturing technique for the Jewish War shekels – first they were struck on un-hammered blanks, then they began to edge-hammer the blanks, and eventually they refined the method to the style used in years two through five.

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Regarding the edge hammering, Deutsch also observes that “it seems clear that these edges were hammered as part of the preparation of the blanks, prior to the actual minting.... The coin surfaces are flat across their complete area, and hammering the edges after minting would have resulted in a raised rim, as became clear during our trials. The rims on the blanks were flattened out by the force of the hammer-blows during minting” (p. 54).

In the late 1970s, Shab’an Wazwaz, a dealer in Old City Jerusalem, offered me a group of six shekels. Three were year 2, two were year 3, and the sixth coin was the first known example of the Year 1 prototype. Asking price was $6,000 for all six coins. Mr. Wazwaz was a legitimate dealer, but had a bit of a shady reputation of selling the occasional forgery, and so I rejected the deal and instead offered $4,000 for the five shekels, not including the prototype. At the time, this type had not been published. When Ya’akov Meshorer first saw the coin he believed it was not genuine. I was unable to discuss it with Meshorer at the time, because he was not in the country during my visit. I was a “kid” less than 10 years into my study, and it looked authentic -- but I was in no position to put up $2,000 for a questionable coin. Upon his return from abroad, Meshorer, who was then Chief Curator of Archaeology and Curator of Numismatics at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, re-evaluated the prototype coin and declared it authentic; it was apparently purchased by Abraham Bromberg, who promised to eventually donate it to The Israel Museum.

It is not known to me or to the current Israel Museum curators where the IM acquired their current specimen, designated “unknown provenance” in notes. It has an acquisition number that suggests it was acquired in 1985. The IM’s early photographs of this coin show it was not cleaned when it was acquired, but was subsequently cleaned at the Israel Museum laboratories. Bromberg’s collection was sold in 1991 to benefit the Israel Museum, and it contained the coin I had previously examined in the hands of Mr. Wazwaz in Jerusalem.

The coin offered here was also acquired in an uncleaned state and has now been cleaned and conserved for maximum visibility of the surfaces and the strike. Of the three Year 1 prototypes I have examined, this one is the best centered, and the letters on the left side of the reverse are clearer than either the Bromberg or the Israel Museum specimens.

--David Hendin, author, Guide to Biblical Coins, 5th Edition; Not Kosher; Ancient Scale Weights.

Adjunct curator, American Numismatic Society.

Israel Museum Before Cleaning

Israel Museum After Cleaning

Bromberg/Shoshanna

Present Coin Before Cleaning

Present Coin After Cleaning

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358.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (20mm, 3.02 g, 1h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). o2C (“Shim‘” in Hebrew) within wreath / Flagon with handle; palm frond to right, L!RC¥ RHL @C (“Y(ear) 2 of the Freedom of Israel” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 22 (O5’/R15); Meshorer 250a; Hendin 1391. EF, toned. Overstruck on a denarius of Trajan (his name and part of his head are visible on the reverse). ($1000)

359.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.53 g, 11h). Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above, 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 90 (O17/R70); Meshorer 267; Hendin 1411; Bromberg 121 (same dies); Shoshana I 20366 (same dies); Sofaer 111 (same dies); Spaer 196 (same obv. die). In NGC encapsulation, 2401361-009, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. ($7500)

360.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 2.80 g, 1h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). ∑3o2c (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) irregularly distributed in two lines within wreath / Elongated kithara with three strings; 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 70 (O14/R42); Meshorer 272c; Hendin 1429. EF, toned, softly struck on obverse. Overstruck on a denarius of Trajan (his portrait is visible on the reverse). ($1000)

361.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18.5mm, 2.88 g, 7h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril; 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) around / Elongated kithara; 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg – (O22/R129 [unlisted die combination]); Kaufman I –; Kaufman II –; ; Meshorer 274; Hendin 1435. EF, lightly toned, a little off center. Extremely rare die combination. ($1000) 108

362.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (20mm, 3.40 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril; 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) around / Flagon with handle; palm frond to right; 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 194 (O24/ R125); Meshorer 285; Hendin 1433. EF, toned, double struck on reverse. ($1000)

Mildenberg Plate Coin Ex Bromberg Collection

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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.47 g, 7h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril; 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) around / Elongated kithara; 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 203.20 (O24/R131 – this coin, illustrated); Meshorer 272b; Hendin 1424. In NGC encapsulation, 2401360-004, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface 5/5. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000) Ex Abraham Bromberg Collection (Part II, Superior, 10 December 1992), lot 535; El Fawar 1978 Hoard (Mildenberg no. 26).

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ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. BI Drachm (12.5mm, 2.89 g, 9h). Imitating Athens.

Helmeted head of Athena right, symbol (mark of value?) on cheek / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left. Cf. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, a (tetradrachm); cf. Huth 39 (tetradrachm). VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare. ($500)

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ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. Æ Tetradrachm (20.5mm, 13.71 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). Good VF, earthen black patina. ($1000) 109

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.36Â g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Good VF, underlying luster. ($1500) 367.

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.38Â g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Good VF, underlying luster. ($1500)

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14.5mm, 8.31 g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Good VF, underlying luster. ($1500) 369.

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.32 g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Good VF, underlying luster. ($1500) Struck from the same reverse die as the following lot.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.29 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 A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Good VF, underlying luster. ($1500) Struck from the same reverse die as the previou lot.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 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, underlying luster. ($1500) 110

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 413-401 BC. Fourrée Drachm core (14.5mm, 3.52 g, 12h). Dora mint. Bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress / Owl standing right, head facing; ∫Å to left; all within incuse square. S. Qedar, “Tissaphernes at Dor?” in Studies Mildenberg, Group D; Meadows, Administration 335 = SNG von Aulock 7636 (Sigeium mint). VF, dark green patina, some earthen deposits. Very rare, Qedar notes eleven examples, only two additional in CoinArchives. ($750) The identification of the portrait on this coinage as the satrap Tissaphernes is still debated. Some scholars note a similarity in style between the portrait here and that found on bronze coins of Astyra where the satrap’s name appears below the bust. Others doubt this identification, most notably L. Mildenberg, in his article, “The So-Called Satrapal Coinage” in MIMAA. Nonetheless, the location of the mint is fairly secure, as six of the eleven known to Qedar were found in the Dora excavations. The prior attribution by von Aulock, followed by Meadows, to Sigeion was merely due to his acquisition of his coin there, and the fact that owls appear on issues of that city. Although these coins appear to have been from an issue of bronze, the last of the eleven coins that Qedar saw had silver plating, which appeared him to be original to the coin, leading him to conclude that all were originally fourrée drachms.

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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 16.68 g, 7h). Babylon mint. Baal seated left, holding scepter propped on knee / Lion advancing left; pentagram above.

Nicolet-Pierre 5; SNG Copenhagen 265; Weber 8201. VF, toned, slightly off center. Rare. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coinhunter [Catherine Bullowa] (20 June 1994), lot 322.

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UNCERTAIN EAST. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.65 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing left, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to right; all within incuse square. Cf. CNG 100, lot 1588 = Roma XIV, lot 294, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Near VF, minor porosity, a few deposits. Extremely rare owl-left type with frontal-eye Athena. ($300)

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.18 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 323/2-317/1 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; rose in left field, d5-o below throne. Svoronos –; Zervos Issue 2C, dies 211/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 3971 var. (position of letters on rev.). Near EF, underlying luster. Well struck and high relief. ($1000)

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 14.14 g, 12h).

Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 300-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck; tiny d behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, r above s. Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69. Good VF, attractively toned, a couple light marks in field on obverse, light graffiti in fields on reverse. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell, 20 November 1987.

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285246 BC. AV Half Mnaïeion – ‘Tetradrachm’ (20.5mm, 13.82 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 272-261/0 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; ÅdE¬fW@ above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled; QEW@ above. Svoronos 604; Olivier & Lorber dies 18/50; SNG Copenhagen 133; Adams III 2084; Boston MFA 2275; Dewing 2753-4; Noeske 38. Good VF, underlying luster. ($3000) Ex CNG Inventory 795745 (July 2007).

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Mnaïeion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (28mm, 27.75 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. Svoronos 1242, 1374, and 1498–9; Olivier Group 1, 3369 var. (D5/R– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG Copenhagen 321–2; Boston MFA 2293; Adams III 2095; Dewing 2762; Gulbenkian 1081–2; Hunt II 642–3; Jameson 1815. VF, faint cleaning marks, a couple tiny contact marks. ($7500)

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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Mnaieion – “Oktadrachm” (26.5mm, 27.76 g, 12h). Posthumous issue. Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy IV, 221-205 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. Svoronos 1117; Olivier & Lorber dies 3/8, 56 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 196; Adams III 2101 (same dies); BMC 103 = GPCG 30 (same obv. die); Bement 1851 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2283; Gulbenkian 1076; Jameson 1817; Kraay & Hirmer 803; Noeske 137; Pozzi 3239 (same dies). Near EF, underlying luster, some roughness. ($7500) Ex Pegasi XXIV (5 April 2011), lot 273; Goldberg 59 (1 June 2010), lot 2252.

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KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 490-475 BC. AR Hemidrachm (10mm, 1.93 g, 2h). Attic standard. Silphion fruit / Head of Zeus-Ammon right within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 83; SNG Copenhagen 1169; BMC 26-7.

VF, toned. ($500) 381.

KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 490-475 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.23 g, 9h). Asiatic standard. Two silphion fruits set base-to-base; pellet between, leaves at sides between / Facing head of lion within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 87; SNG Copenhagen 1172; BMC 38. Good VF, toned, a touch of porosity, off center on obverse. Very rare. ($500)

Charon’s obol

382. UNCERTAIN. 5th-1st centuries BC. AV Danake (9mm, 0.22 g). Facing head of Persephone / Incuse of obverse.

VF. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 220 (14 October 2009), lot 216; Classical Numismatic Group 20 (25 March 1992), lot 216.

A variety of thin, uniface disks of this nature are known that have a single obverse type that mimics a coin type. All of these pseudo-coins have no sign of attachment, are too thin for normal use, and are often found in burial sites. In ancient times, it was customary to place coins with the dead during burial so that the deceased could pay the boatman Charon to ferry them across the river Styx. These uniface tokens probably also served this same purpose.

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CELTIC COINAGE COLLECTORS of EASTERN CELTS See lot 746, below, for an obverse coin die of a Dachreiter type tetradrachm.

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GAUL, Northwest. Aulerci Eburovices. Late 3rd-early 2nd century BC. AV Hemistater (17mm, 3.16 g, 4h).

Celticized head of Apollo left, dotted bands with central zig-zag line on cheek; spiral ornaments below / Celticized biga right, with devoloved charioteer above; large X to right; below, wolf with large mouth right. Scheers, Eburovices, Series Ic, Class III, 13; Depeyrot, NC V, 137 (same obverse die as illustration); D&T 2395; de la Tour 7019. Good VF, toned. Rare. ($1500)

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GAUL, Northwest. Veneti. 3rd century BC. AV Quarter Stater (12.5mm, 1.72 g, 9h). Celticized head right, surmounted by boar standing right; pearl strings flowing around / Devolved charioteer driving big 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, 191; D&T 2124 (same dies as illustration [Rennes Museum 29]); de la Tour 6521. Good VF, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare, only eight listed by Depeyrot, seven of which are in museums (BN, Rennes, and Toulouse), none in CoinArchives. ($2000)

Three Very Rare Gallic Coins Found in Britain

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GAUL, Central. Arverni. 3rd century BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.23 g, 9h). Montmorot type. Imitating Philip II of Macedon type struck at Abydos under Philip III. Class 1. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving biga right; 1 and thunderbolt below, grain ear in exergue. Sills 70–2; Depeyrot, NC III, 113; D&T 3002; de la Tour 3614. UKDFD 38946 (this coin). Good VF, a few light marks, two test cuts on obverse, scuffs on edge. Rare. ($1000) Found near Tiptree, Essex, before October 2012.

Unique Prototype Bearded Head Hemistater

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GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. 3rd century BC. AV Hemistater (16.5mm, 4.03 g, 8h). Bearded head type. Imitating Philip II of Macedon types. Prototype class. Laureate head of Apollo left / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving biga right (only one horse visible); geometric symbol below, pseudo-legend in exergue. Cf. Sills 187 (quarter stater); cf. D&T 17 (same); Depeyrot, NC VI, –; de la Tour –. CCI 18.0340 (this coin). Good VF, some light marks. Dies of vigorous style. Unique and unpublished denomination for series. ($4000) Found in Essex, January 2018.

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GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. 3rd century BC. AV Hemistater (15.5mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Bearded head type. Imitating Philip II of Macedon types. Class 1. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving biga right.

Sills 181/182 (for obv./rev. dies); Depeyrot, NC VI, 126; D&T 8; de la Tour 8380. UKDFD 38272 (this coin). VF, light ground marks. Elegant style. Very rare. ($2500) Found in near Tiptree, Essex, before August 2012.

Ex 1991 Fring, West Norfolk Hoard 388.

GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (11.5mm, 6.24 g). Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue.

Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse right; ornaments around. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 238; Van Arsdell 54-1; SCBC 11.

Good VF, lightly toned. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from Chris Martin, August 1992. Ex 1991 Fring, West Norfolk Hoard.

ORIENTAL GREEK COINAGE

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Hekatompylos mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; ~ to right. Sellwood 5.1 (Arsakes II); A&S Type 5, 6 (Arsakes II; same dies); Sunrise 240; Shore 3 (Arsakes II). EF, toned, traces of find patina, obverse struck with worn die. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 103 (14 September 2016), lot 434; Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.11 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; to inner left, palm to outer right. Sellwood 24.5 corr. (monogram); Sunrise 282; Shore 68. EF, flan flaw, cleaning scratches, small deposit on reverse. ($1000) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 422.

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.72 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; palm to outer right, in exergue. Sellwood 24.5 corr. var. (monogram; additional monogram behind archer); Sunrise 283; Shore 68 var. (same). Good VF, toned, minor porosity. A well struck example. ($1000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 103 (14 September 2016), lot 445.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Hyspaosines. Circa 127-124 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.14 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 185 (127 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; ( to outer left; trace of E∏r (date) in exergue. Assar fig. 13 var. (date); Alram 491 var. (date); De Morgan –; BMC –; Sunrise –. Near EF, toned. Excellent metal and strike for issue. Overstruck on an uncertain Seleukid undertype. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 110/09-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 15.18 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 206 (107/6 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; i to outer left; trace of ?% (date) in exergue. Alram 495 var. (date); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; Sunrise –. Good VF, toned, some porosity, traces of find patina. Well centered and struck for issue. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Apodakos. Circa 110/09-104/03 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 15.59 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 210 (103 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club on knee; i to outer left; trace of 5% (date) in exergue. Alram 495 var. (date); De Morgan 2 and pl. XL, 3 var. (same); BMC –; Sunrise –. Near EF, toned, reverse struck with worn die. Well centered strike. Overstruck on uncertain undertype. Very rare date. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Attambelos I. 47/46-25/24 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.61 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 276 (37/6 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; c above arm, I below, ?ä% (date) in exergue. Nicolet-Pierre, Theonèsis, pl. 3, 10, and pl. 4, 11; Hill, Attambelos Type C, 23–4; Alram –; cf.

De Morgan 7 and pl. XL, 8 (for type); BMC 3 var. (date); Sunrise –. Near EF, light deposits on reverse. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jacquier 39 (12 September 2014), lot 192.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Attambelos I. 47/46-25/24 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.24 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 276 (37/6 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; c above arm, ?ä% (date) in exergue. Nicolet-Pierre, Theonèsis, pl. 3, 10 and pl. 4, 11; Hill, Attambelos Type C, 23–4; Alram –; cf. De Morgan 7 and pl. XL, 8 (for type); BMC 3 var. (date); Sunrise –. EF, toned. Obverse struck with worn die. ($300) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Pars Coins.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Attambelos I. 47/46-25/24 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.42 g, 12h). CharaxSpasinu mint. Dated SE 276 (37/36 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; c above arm, ?ä% (date) in exergue. Nicolet-Pierre, Theonèsis, pl. 3, 10 and pl. 4, 11; Hill, Attambelos Type C, 23–4; Alram –; cf. De Morgan 7 and pl. XL, 8 (for type); BMC 3 var. (date); Sunrise –. VF, toned, obverse struck with worn die, minor graffiti in obverse field. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Dmitry Markov.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Attambelos I. 47/46-25/24 BC. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 11.44 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated SE 288 (25/24 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; r above arm, h (retrograde Aramaic he) below, ˙∏[%] (date) in exergue. Cf. Hill, Attambelos, Type C ; Alram –; Sunrise –; cf. Zeno 75219 (for type); cf.

G. Hirsch 326, lot 1825 (for rev.); cf. CNG E-348, lot 383 (for type). Good VF, darkly toned. Apparently unique variety of a very rare type with the Aramaic letter below the arm. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 518.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Thionesios I. Circa 19/8. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 11.84 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint.

Uncertain date. Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; ≥ above arm, 5 below, [date in exergue].

Nicolet-Pierre, Theonèsis –; Alram –; De Morgan –; BMC –; Sunrise –; Zeno –; Pecunem 31, lot 263; Künker 158, lot 353.

VF, toned, porous. Extremely rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Tamco Numismatics.

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Maga(?). Circa AD 215-210. Æ Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.39 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Diademed, crowned, and draped bust right / Bearded head right. Alram 510; BMC 30-5. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness. ($150) From the MNL Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 152 (22 August 2017), lot 186.

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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.46 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard. K&M 3/1 (same obv. die as illustration); Alram 546; DeMorgan, p. 403, 16 (same obv. die as illustration); cf.

BMC 1 (Darius[?]; for type); Sunrise –; MACW –; CNG 108, lot 411 (same dies); Nomos 14, lot 172 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned. Very rare. ($5000)

Extremely Rare Apollophanes Soter Drachm

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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Apollophanes Soter. Circa 35-25 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 1.80 g, 12h).

Helmeted and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; monogram to right.

Bopearachchi 1A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 1687-9; MIG Type 467a; HGC 12, 475; Zeno –. Good VF, find patina. Extremely rare. ($750)

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CENTRAL ASIAN COINAGE Three Rare & Important Dinars of the Kidara Shahis

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INDIA, Post-Kushan (Gandhara). Kidara Shahis. Sri Pravarasena. Circa 6th-early 7th century AD. Base AV Dinar (25mm, 7.61 g, 12h). Siva Pashupati (Lord of the Beasts), nimbate and standing left in classical tribhanga pose, making mudra gesture with right hand and holding filleted trident in left; ganas (attendants) to left and right at feet, each holding vase; MGh, (sri pravarasena) in Brahmi in upper left / Goddess enthroned facing, holding [lotus or filleted investiture garland in left hand] and lotus in right; to left, sankha shell set on vase; ìy (jaya) in Brahmi to right. Cf. Cunningham, Coins of Medieval India 3 (there attributed to Toramana); Todywalla 85, lot 293. Good VF, slight double strike. Extremely rare. ($10,000) This dinar and the following two add further evidence to our knowledge of post-Gupta numismatics in the region of Gandhara. Although these three coins have different obverses, they all share reverse type, whose similarity suggests that they belong to the same source (For additional examples, see CNG 103, lots 485-486). This dinar shares a number of stylistic affinities with the Meghama below, demonstrating a strong cross-cultural synthesis of post-Kushan and post-Gupta influences on the region in which these coins were minted.

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INDIA, Post-Kushan (Gandhara). Kidara Shahis. Sri Tujina. Circa 7th century AD. Base AV Dinar (22mm, 7.31 g, 12h). Kushan style king standing left, sacrificing over [altar] and holding [filleted standard]; filleted trident to left, %Lân ( śri tujina) in Brahmi in upper left, abtract monograms in inner and outer right fields / Goddess enthroned facing, holding [lotus or filleted investiture garland in left hand] and lotus in right; [Kidara monogram to left], ìy (jaya) in Brahmi to right. Cf. Cunningham, Coins of Medieval India 3-4 (there attributed to Toramana); CNG 103, lot 485. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($5000) Noting another example of this coin in the British Museum, Sir Alexander Cunningham (Coins of Medieval India [1894]), erroneously attributed the coin to Toramana. The obverse legend of this coin, however, clearly reads sri tujina in Brahmi, a title not been associated with that ruler. It is not impossible that such gold issues of a Toranama-type were adopted by local rulers. Unlike the ubiquitous bronze drachms struck by the several successor kings, these gold coins have proven to be quite rare, even with the discovery of a small group in Kashmir.

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INDIA, Post-Kushan (Gandhara). Kidara Shahis. Meghama[...]. Circa 7th century AD. Base AV Dinar (22mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Siva Pashupati (Lord of the Beasts), nimbate and standing left in classical tribhanga pose, making mudra gesture with right hand and holding filleted trident in left; behind, lioness or tiger standing left with head right; trace of MGh, (meghama) in Brahmi in upper left / Goddess seated facing on lotus, holding lotus in left and right hand; [Kidara monogram to left], jaya in Brahmi to right. Cf. Cunningham, Coins of Medieval India 3-4 (for rev.); CNG 103, lot 486. Good VF, toned, minor obverse die break. Extremely rare. ($5000) This coin type was completely unknown until a small group of similar examples was dicsovered in Kashmir. It shares a reverse type with the previous lots, but this coin’s obverse, with the figure of Siva Pashupati (Lord of the Beasts), appears quite stylistically similar to earlier Gupta dinars. The obverse Brahmi legend, meghama, has led some scholars to associate this issue with Meghavana, a Gonaddha ruler of Kashmir, mentioned in the twelfth-century Kashmiri history, The Rajatarangini of Kalhana. The legend on all known examples is incomplete, however, making such a definitive conclusion uncertain. Only more research will help to understand this fascinating coinage.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (24mm, 7.33 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”).

Phase Ib, circa AD 244-252/3. !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 / 1wwN (nwr’ in Pahlavi) to right, YRSRMSç (šhpwhry in Pahlavi) to left, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns, each with korymbos, and holding spears. SNS type IIc/2b, style A ou Ater (?); Göbl type I/1 var. (no korymbos on rev.); Saeedi –; Sunrise –; CNG E-391, lot 344 (same dies). EF. ($4000)

ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE

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SPAIN, Ebora. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (31mm, 19.72 g, 1h). Bare head left / Patera, aspergillum, pitcher, simpulum and pontifical knife. ACIP 3417; RPC I 50. VF, dark green surfaces, earthen deposits. Rare. ($1000)

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GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (27mm, 12.16 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 10-14. Heads of Agrippa, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and Augustus, laureate, back to back / Crocodile right, chained to palm frond with wreath at top; two palm fronds at base. RPC I 525; RIC I 159. Good VF, black-brown patina. ($500) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 524.

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MYSIA, Pergamum(?). L. Sempronius Atratinus. Quaestor, circa 42-39 BC. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 12.27 g, 11h). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; ATRA monogram above, Q to left, serpent-entwined thyrsus to right. W. E. Metcalf, “A note on the later Republican cistophori,” SNR 88 (2009), pp. 205-8; Stumpf 3 (M. Antonius M.f.); SNG BN 1766-8 (uncertain quaestor). EF, lightly toned, slight reverse die shift. Bold strike. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3015 (7 September 2011), lot 23113.

See Metcalf for the assignment of this issue to L. Sempronius Atratinus. Cistophori with this monogram carry either a torch or thyrsus symbol in the reverse field. While it would seem logical to assign the former to Ephesus and the latter to Pergamum, obverse die links between the two suggest a single, undetermined mint.

From the consignor: Although the Pergamene kingdom had long before come under control of Rome, the local coins retained their Pergamene designs until the Imperatorial period when the cista mystica was reduced to being a minor symbol, only to disappear altogether under the Roman Empire.

410.

MYSIA, Pergamum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (39mm, 44.96 g, 6h). M. Caepelius Attalus, strategos. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / Three temples, the central temple seen from front and containing statue of Zeus Aetophorus seated right, the outer two seen in perspective. SNG BN 2227-9 var. (Zeus seated left); BMC 327 var. (same); Price & Trell fig. 454 var. (same). VF, red-brown surfaces, obverse double struck, a few cleaning marks. Rare and popular type. ($1000)

411.

CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Tiberius, with Drusus Caesar. AD 14-37. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.30 g, 11h).

Struck AD 33-34. Laureate head of Tiberius right / Bare head of Drusus left. Sydenham, Caesarea 47; RPC I 3622b; RIC I 86-7 var. (rev. legend). VF, toned, obverse die break. ($500)

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Ex Knobloch Collection

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CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Nero, with Divus Claudius. AD 54-68. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.41 g, 12h).

Struck circa AD 63-65. Laureate head of Nero right / Laureate head of Claudius right. Sydenham, Caesarea 68; RPC I 3647 corr. (rev. legend); RIC I 620 corr. (obv. legend). Good VF, toned. Nice metal. ($300) From the WRG Collection. Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 1 May 1980), lot 203.

The Insurrection of Bassus

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. temp. Q. Caecilius Bassus. Proconsul, 46-44 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.61 g, 12h). In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 4 of the Caesarean Era (46/5 BC).

Diademed head of Philip I right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ¨ to inner left, @ below throne, ∆ and winged thunderbolt in exergue; all within wreath. McAlee 5b; Prieur 5; RPC I 4128; SC 2491.2; HGC 9, 1360b. EF, lightly toned, tiny reverse die break. ($300) Struck during the time of Q. Caecilius Bassus’ governorship of Syria. Bassus, a supporter of Pompey, had led an insurrection against Sextus, cousin of Julius Caesar and governor of Syria from 47-46 BC. For two years he fought off attacks from enemy forces, even calling on the Parthians for assistance (Dio 27.5), before finally falling to Cassius, one of the assassins of Caesar.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.82 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 and year 112 of the Caesarean Era (AD 63/4). Laureate bust right, wearing aegis; • below / ETOYΣ BIP • I (date), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; • and palm frond to right. McAlee 264; Prieur 90; RPC I 4190. EF, lightly toned, small green deposits. ($300) From the WRG Collection. Ex Berk BBS 36 (2 April 1985), lot 286.

415.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.84 g, 12h).

3rd officina. First issue, AD 251. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; ••• below / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Γ between legs. McAlee 1172c; Prieur 660. VF, toned, some deposits on reverse. ($150) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Gabala. Elagabalus, with Aquilia Severa. AD 218-222. Æ (30mm, 17.35 g, 7h). Struck AD 220-222. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right / Draped bust of Aqulia Severa right, set on crescent.

BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Hunterian 3245. Near VF, green patina. Extremely rare. ($500)

Two Portrait Issues of Herod IV Philip

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JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip, with Augustus. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (23mm, 10.03 g, 12h). Caesarea Philippi (Panias) mint. Dated RY 5 (1/2 CE). [KAICAPOC CЄ]BACTOY, bare head of Augustus right / ΦIΛIΠΠOV [TЄTPAP]XOV, bare head of Herod Philip right; L-E (date) across field. Meshorer 95; Hendin 1219; cf. Sofaer 117 (year 3?); RPC I 4938. Fine, rough green-brown patina, some deposits. Extremely rare. ($1000) This issue was the first to carry the portrait of a Jewish King. David Hendin (p. 257) notes: “Philip was able to immortalize his face on his coins largely because so few Jews lived in the territories over which he ruled. Jews would have taken this act as an insult and violation of the Mosaic Law against ‘graven images’.”

Philip is repeatedly mentioned in the New Testament (see Matthew 14.3; Mark 6.17-29; Luke 3.1, 3.19).

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JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (18mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Caesarea Philippi (Panias) mint.

Dated RY 5 (1/2 CE). Bare head of Philip right; L-[Є] (date) across field / Tetrastyle temple (the Augusteum of Panias) set on podium with two steps. Meshorer 96; Hendin 1220; Sofaer –; RPC I 4939. Near VF, rough green patina. Clear portrait.

Extremely rare. ($1000) Ex Roma E-Sale 42 (6 January 2018), lot 304 (hammer £3800).

419.

MESOPOTAMIA, Singara. Gordian III, with Tranquillina. AD 238-244. Æ (32mm, 21.17 g, 12h). Confronted busts of Gordian right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Tranquillina left, draped and wearing stephane / Tyche seated left on rocks, holding palm branch; above, centaur leaping left. BMC 8-11; SNG Copenhagen 257. EF, green patina. Choice for type. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group at the Chicago International Coin Fair, 1993.

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Alexandrian Coinage from the New Orleans Collection

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (26.3mm, 12.87 g, 12h).

Second(?) series, struck after 19 BC. Bare head right / Ornamented oinochoe with spout on left. Köln 3; Dattari (Savio) 9; K&G 2.2; RPC I 5005; Emmett 5. Near VF, dark brown patina with traces of green, some roughness. Rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Palladium Numismatics BBS 11 (April 1996), no. 456.

421.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Obol – 20 Drachmai (14.6mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Fourth(?) series, struck circa 10-5 BC or 3/2 BC. Laureate head right / Star above crescent. Köln 8; Dattari (Savio) 11; RPC I 5021; K&G 2.16; Emmett 16. VF, attractive green patina, a bit of roughness. Rare. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Vecchi 9 (4 December 1997), lot 364.

422.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Tiberius, with Divus Augustus. AD 14-37. AR Tetradrachm (24.9mm, 12.64 g, 12h).

Dated RY 20 (AD 33/34). Laureate head of Tiberius right; L K (date) below chin / Radiate head of Divus Augustus left. Köln 55; Dattari (Savio) 86; K&G 5.17; RPC I 5097; Emmett 61.20 (R2). VF, toned, minor roughness. Rare regnal year for the type. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 998.

423.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Obol (21.5mm, 4.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 41/42). Laureate head right / AYTOKPA, bundle of six grain ears; L B (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 143; K&G 12.14; RPC I 5127; Emmett 87.2. VF, dark brown patina with traces of green. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex M&R Coins FPL 195 (November 1995), no. 6198.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Obol (19.8mm, 3.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 41/42). Laureate head right; lituus(?) before / AYTOKPA, bull butting right; L B (date) in exergue. Köln 74; Dattari (Savio) 174; K&G 12.17; RPC I 5126; Emmett 86.2. VF, dark green patina with traces of red, light earthen deposits, minor obverse die break. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 1996), lot 1164.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Obol (20.3mm, 4.22 g, 11h). Dated RY 10 (AD 49/50). Laureate head right / AYTO KPA, hand holding two stalks of grain and three poppies; L I (date) below. Köln 95; Dattari (Savio) 149-50; K&G 12.66; RPC I 5177 var. (number of poppies); Emmett 89.10. VF, brown patina. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Palladium Numismatics BBS 11 (April 1996), no. 460.

426.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Diobol (24mm, 11.38 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 52/53). Laureate head right / AYT[O K]PA, eagle standing right, head left, on thunderbolt; L IΓ (date) across field. Köln 105; Dattari (Savio) 156; K&G 12.79; RPC I 5193; Emmett 80.13. Near VF, brown patina with traces of red and green. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex M&R Coins FPL 195 (November 1995), no. 6197.

427.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Agrippina Junior. Augusta, AD 50-59. Æ Diobol (25mm, 9.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 of Claudius (AD 52/53). Draped bust of Agrippina Junior right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Draped bust of Euthenia right, wearing wreath of grain ears; [Є]YӨH [NI]A/L IΓ (date) across field; two grain ears to lower right. Köln 110-2; Dattari (Savio) 179; K&G 13.4; RPC I 5194; Emmett 103.13. Good VF, dark brown surfaces with traces of red. Exceptional for issue. ($500) From the WRG Collection.

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428.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24.6mm, 12.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 56/57). Laureate head right / ΔΗΜΟΣ ΡΩ ΜΑΙΩΝ, Genius of the Roman people standing facing, head right, holding scepter and cornucopia; L Γ (date) to lower right. Köln 125; Dattari (Savio) 211; K&G 14.3 corr. (obv. legend); RPC I 5204; Emmett 116.3 (R3). VF, toned with patches of find patina. Very rare. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Malloy LVI (March 2000), no. 350.

429.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Claudia. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25.8mm, 12.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 57/58). Laureate head of Nero right / [O]KTAOVIA ΣEBAΣTOV, draped bust of Claudia Octavia right; L ∆ (date) in lower right field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 191; K&G 14.26; RPC I 5222; Emmett 127.4. VF, toned, die shift on reverse. Good metal. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 2009).

430.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero, with Claudia. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (26.1mm, 12.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 58/59). Laureate head of Nero right / [OK]TAOVIA ΣEBAΣTOV, draped bust of Claudia Octavia right; L E (date) below chin.

Köln 138; Dattari (Savio) 192; K&G 14.43; RPC I 5232; Emmett 127.5. VF, find patina. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Aegean Numismatics (December 2011).

431.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.40 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 58/59). Laureate head right / Roma seated left, holding Victory and parazonium; Ρω ΜΗ across field, L E (date) to lower right. Köln 141; Dattari (Savio) 249; K&G 14.49; RPC I 5239; Emmett 132.5. Good VF, toned. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives (CNG E-Sale 122, lot 198). ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1998).

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (26.8mm, 12.99 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 63/64). Radiate head right / Draped bust of Sarapis right, wearing taenia and calathus; L I (date) before. Köln 160–1; Dattari (Savio) 251–2; K&G 14.77; RPC I 5274; Emmett 133.10. VF, toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2002).

433.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. BI Tetradrachm (25.4mm, 13.30 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/69). Laureate head right; L B (date) below chin / Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right, holding spear and shield; star to right. Köln 238; Dattari (Savio) 316; K&G 17.21; RPC I 5340; Emmett 174.2. VF, attractively toned with touches of green and red find patina. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2003).

Seldom Offered Galba Drachm

434.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Drachm (35.6mm, 26.22 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/69). Laureate head right / Draped bust right of Nike; L B (date) to right. Köln 243; Dattari (Savio) 322; K&G 17.22; RPC I 5346; Emmett 175.2. Near VF, brown surfaces, some light scratches. Very rare. ($1500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. (August 2001).

Galba continued Nero’s emphasis on the production of billon tetradrachms at the Alexandrian mint. His bronze coinage, while not quite as rare as Nero’s, is known only from his second regnal year at Alexandria. The authors of RPC cite only seven examples for this type.

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Three Denominations of Otho

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. BI Tetradrachm (23.1mm, 12.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right; L A (date) below chin / Laureate, draped, and veiled bust right of Eirene, caduceus behind right shoulder. Köln 246; Dattari (Savio) 325; K&G 18.3; RPC I 5360; Emmett 183.1. VF, dark brown surfaces, flatly struck in areas. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 1999).

436.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. Æ Hemidrachm (30.4mm, 14.34 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing wreath of grain ears. Köln 254-5; Dattari (Savio) 332; K&G 18.12 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 5365; Emmett 188.1 (R3). VF, dark brown patina with traces of green, some deposits and encrustations.

Very rare, with only one example in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (May 1998).

437.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Otho. AD 69. Æ Diobol (25.5mm, 9.02 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing wreath of grain ears; L A (date) to right. Köln 256; Dattari (Savio) 334; K&G 18.14; RPC I 5368; Emmett 190.1. Good VF, dark brown surfaces, a few minor cleaning scratches. Rare, with only five examples in CoinArchives. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter.

438.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar. AD 69-79. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.46 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right of Vespasian; L A (date) below chin / Laureate and cuirassed bust right of Titus. Köln 269; Dattari (Savio) 343; K&G 20.5; RPC II 2405; Emmett 207.1. Nice VF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (March 1998).

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Obol (17.6mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 91/92). Laureate head right / Dolphin entwined around anchor; [L I]A (date) to either side. Köln 381; Dattari (Savio) 600; K&G 24.167; RPC II 2649; Emmett 308.11. VF, thick reddish-brown and green patina. ($150) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex M&R Coins FPL 195 (November 1995), no. 6206.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nerva. AD 96-98. BI Tetradrachm (23.9mm, 12.79 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 96/97). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing taenia and crowned with disk and horns; L A (date) across field. Köln 434; Dattari (Savio) 634; K&G 26.6; RPC III 4115; Emmett 363.1 (R3). VF, toned, light porosity, pit on reverse. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 604; Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 1153.

441.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Nerva. AD 96-98. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 12.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 96/97). Laureate head right / Draped bust of Sarapis right, wearing taenia and ornate calathus; L A (date) across field. Köln 436; Dattari (Savio) 636-7; K&G 26.8; RPC III 4117; Emmett 365.1. VF, toned, some porosity. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2002).

442.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (33.7mm, 19.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 112/113). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / [EI]PHNH KAI O M ONOIA, Eirene, draped and wearing wreath of grain, holding two grain ears in her left hand, standing right and clasping right hands with Homonoia, standing left, draped and crowned, cradling double cornucopia with her left arm; L Iς (date) between. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 7007; K&G 27.446; SNG BN 1153; RPC III 4715.4; Emmett 450.16. VF, dark brown patina with areas of green and red, some roughness. Rare obverse type for this otherwise common reverse type. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 96 (11 March 1996), lot 177.

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443.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Dichalkon (14.4mm, 1.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 113/114).

Laureate head right / Hippopotamus standing right; L IZ (date) above. Köln 655; Dattari (Savio) 1208; K&G 27.576; RPC III 4818 (see note); Emmett 708.17 (R5). VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights/deposits. Very rare. ($150) From the New Orleans Collection.

Due to the small module size for this denomination (dichalkon), the animal appearing on the reverse is usually difficult to identify with any certainty. The authors of RPC III combine all of the various attributions under one catalog number, and then mention the various animals: elephant, hippopotamus, gazelle, or rhinoceros. They state that “an elephant seems the most likely,” but the animal on the present specimen does resemble a hippopotamus, at least to this cataloguer.

444.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. BI Tetradrachm (25.4mm, 12.40 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 115/116).

Radiate bust right, with aegis; star before / Draped bust of Sarapis right, wearing taenia and ornate calathus; L I Θ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G 27.627 var. (obv. legend); RPC III 4891; Emmett 391.19. VF, toned with areas of find patina. Rare variety with obverse legend ending with ΠΑΡ. ($150) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2002).

445.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (22.9mm, 12.98 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 121/122).

Laureate bust right, slight drapery; crescent moon before / Canopus of Osiris to right; L ς (date) across field. Köln 825; Dattari (Savio) 1321-2; K&G 32.189; RPC III 5312; Emmett 827.6. VF, toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 2006).

Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term “canopic” to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.

446.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.56 g, 11h). Dated RY 10 (AD 125/126).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant headdress; L ∆EKATOY (date) around. Köln 896 var. (arrangement of date on rev.); Dattari (Savio) 1279; RPC III 5565; K&G 32.338; Emmett 805.10. Good VF, toned, light porosity. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex M&R Coins FPL 350 (October 2004), no. 3994.

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447.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (25.3mm, 13.45 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 126/127).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Canopus of Osiris right; L ENΔ EKATOV (date) around. Köln 939; Dattari (Savio) 1327; K&G 32.404; RPC III 5640; Emmett 827.11 (R3). Good VF, attractive find patina. Rare, RPC cites only fourteen specimens. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1998).

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448.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.09 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 127/128).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟC, two clasped right hands; L/IB (date) above and below. Köln 979-80; Dattari (Savio) 1524; K&G 32.459; RPC III 5715; Emmett 848.12. Good VF, attractive find patina. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 1015.

449.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (22.8mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 130/131).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Alexandria standing right, holding vexillum and presenting grain ears to Hadrian standing left, holding scepter; L IE (date) across field. Köln 1026-8; Dattari (Savio) 1268 & 7367; K&G 32.505; RPC III 5768; Emmett 845.15. Good VF, deeply toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex M&R Coins FPL 313 (September 2002), no. 3571.

450.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (34mm, 23.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 130/131).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hadrian standing left, holding scepter, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears and kissing emperor’s extended right hand; L IE (date) across lower field. Köln 1034; Dattari (Savio) 1610 & 7544-5; K&G 32.509; RPC III 5777; Emmett 964.15. Near VF, dark green and brown patina, minor roughness and a bit of smoothing on the reverse. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Huston MBS 148 (25 October 1996), lot 58.

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451.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian, with Sabina. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (23.3mm, 12.55 g, 11h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/132). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right / Draped bust of Sabina right, wearing stephane; L Iς (date) behind. Köln 1040; Dattari (Savio) 1250-1; K&G 32.515; RPC III 5787; Emmett 886.16. VF, deeply toned.

Attractive. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Robinson MBS 57 (August 2003), lot 238.

452.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (25.5mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 131/132).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sarapis enthroned left, holding scepter; at his feet, Kerberos seated left; L I ς (date) across field. Köln 1042-4; Dattari (Savio) 1477-8; K&G 32.514; RPC III 5789; Emmett 892.16. VF, deeply toned, some light earthen highlights/deposits in the devices. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from CNG (November 1999).

453.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Hemidrachm (28.8mm, 11.58 g, 11h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/133).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeus Ammon standing facing, head left, holding scepter and patera; ram standing left at his feet; L IZ (date) to upper left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 7820 var. (placement of date); K&G 32.559 var. (Zeus-Ammon holding patera, not atef crown); RPC III 5849 var. (same as K&G); Emmett 1110.17 (R5). Good VF, olive green and brown patina, minor roughness. Extremely rare, RPC cites six specimens. None on CoinArchives. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from CNG (August 1999).

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Ex Wetterstrom Collection Illustrated in K&G

454.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (25mm, 9.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 132/133). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Canopus of Osiris right; L IZ (date) across field. Köln 1074; Dattari (Savio) 1650 & 758083; K&G 32.566 (this coin illustrated); RPC III 5858; Emmett 1118.17. VF, dark reddish-brown and green patina, some roughness. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex M&R Coins FPL 195 (November 1995), no. 6215; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XII, 26 September 1990), lot 118.

455.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35.3mm, 26.96 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/135).

Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; [L] ЄN NЄAKA (date) around.

Köln 1175; Dattari (Savio) 1689; K&G 32.647; RPC III 5988; Emmett 956.19. Near VF, dark brown surfaces, light roughness, edge splits. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Rob Golan (July 1997).

Sabina as Demeter

456.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.61 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. VF, toned, light porosity. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Kirk Davis FPL 57 (Spring 2010), lot 92.

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.

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457

458

457.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.23 g, 11h). Struck AD 137. Bare head right / ΔHM • ЄΞO V C • VΠAT • B •, Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding a phiale with her right hand over a lighted and garlanded altar to left, and cradling a cornucopia with her left arm. Köln 1271; Dattari (Savio) 2074; K&G 34.2; RPC III 6140; Emmett 1350. VF, toned. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 1996).

In an unusual dating system for the time, this series of tetradrachms was issued carrying Aelius’ titles (and subsequent dates) as tribune and consul, the latter for the second time. Other series from Alexandria generally involved the dating of the coins with respect to the emperor’s regnal year rather than the conventions employed here.

458.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Diobol (23mm, 10.67 g, 12h). Struck AD 137. Bareheaded and draped bust right / ΔHM • ЄΞO V C • VΠAT • B •, Homonoia standing left, holding patera and grain ears. Köln 1272; Dattari (Savio) 2079; K&G 34.6; RPC III 6242; Emmett 1353. Near VF, dark green and brown patina. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (May 1997).

459.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.60 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/139). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINOC ЄVC CЄB, bare head right / Draped bust right of Sarapis, wearing an ornate kalathos; ЄTO VC B (date) around. Köln 1296; Dattari (Savio) 2337 var. (obv. legend); K&G 35.8; Emmett 1426.2. VF, toned. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 2009).

460.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24.2mm, 12.75 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 140/141). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped and veiled bust of Demeter right, wearing modius; torch behind her left shoulder; L ∆ (date) before. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2182; K&G 35.63; Emmett 1374.4. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (July 1998).

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K&G Plate Coin

461.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Hemidrachm (28.8mm, 12.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 140/141). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Isis Pharia sailing right, holding a sistrum with her right hand and a billowing sail with both of her hands; L ∆ (date) to lower left. Köln 1353 (same obverse die); Dattari (Savio) 2661; K&G 35.101 (this coin illustrated); Emmett 1724.4. Near VF, dark brown patina with traces of green. Hemidrachms, in general, are scarce from Alexandria. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Rob Golan FPL 17 (May 1998), no. 18; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 92.

Unpublished Pius Tetradrachm

462.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (22.6mm, 13.39 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 143/144). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sarapis (or Antoninus Pius–the head is mostly off the flan) driving quadriga left, saluting uncertain bust, which is facing right, above the horses; L Z (date) in exergue. Unpublished in the standard references, but see note below. VF, attractive find patina with traces of green. Extremely rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (February 2007).

Emmett does list a type for regnal year 7 (no. 1432) of “Sarapis Standing l. in Quadriga,” which he cross-references to Milne 1751. However, Milne 1754 is the same basic type as 1751, but listed with Nike flying right above the horses. A similar coin, but clearly not the present type.

463.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.3mm, 25.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (AD 143/144).

Laureate head right / Radiate and draped bust of Sarapis-Pantheos right, wearing kalathos and the horn of Ammon; before, cornucopia of Nilus; over his right shoulder, trident of Poseidon entwined with serpent of Asklepios; L Z (date–Z retrograde) to upper right. Köln 1450; Dattari (Savio) 8729 (same dies); K&G 35.221 (same dies as illustrated coin); Emmett 1676.7 (R4) = Milne 1773a. Good Fine, brown surfaces, light marks and scratches. Very rare. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Rob Golan FPL 17 (May 1998), no. 19.

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Herakles’ Eleventh Labor The Apples of the Hesperides

464.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32.7mm, 24.17 g, 12h). Labors of Herakles series.

Dated RY 10 (AD 146/147). Laureate head right / Herakles and the Apples of the Hesperides – Herakles standing right, lion’s skin and club over his left shoulder, holding club with his left hand and reaching with his right hand for the Apples of the Hesperides hanging from branch of tree to right; the serpent Ladon coiled around the tree’s trunk; L ΔЄKA TOV (date) around.

Köln 1545 (same dies); Dattari (Savio) 2604 (same dies) & 8495-6; K&G 35.354; Emmett 1554.10. Good Fine, reddish-brown surfaces, some light smoothing on the obverse. Rare. Emmett lists this types as being struck for three of Pius’ regnal years: 5, 6, and 10. ($1500) Because he had been assisted in completing some of his earlier tasks, Herakles was compelled to undergo two more labors. The first of these was to steal the Apples of the Hesperides, nymphs who lived in a grove at the far western edge of the world. Herakles tricked the Titan Atlas, whose task it was to hold up the heavens, to retrieve the apples in return for holding up the heavens while he did so. Having accomplished the task, Atlas was reluctant to give up his freedom, and told Herakles that he would take back the apples to Mycenae. Once again, Herakles tricked the Titan, requesting that Atlas hold the heavens, while Herakles adjusted his cloak to be more comfortable.

465.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (31.8mm, 29.27 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (AD 152/153). Laureate and draped bust left / Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L I ς (date) across field. Köln 1692; Dattari (Savio) 2882; K&G 35.564; Emmett 1685.16. Near VF, dark brown patina with traces of green and red, some light earthen highlights/deposits. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Rob Golan FPL 23 (May 1999), no. 16.

466.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.08 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Isis Pharia standing right, holding sistrum and billowing sail; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1694; Dattari (Savio) 2260; K&G 35.578; Emmett 1403.17. VF, toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 932.

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467.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Bust of Nilus right, wearing taenia, slight drapery; before, cornucopia; L I Z (date) across upper field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2287; K&G 35.581; Emmett 1412.17 (R3). VF, toned. Rare type for this regnal year. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (July 2007).

468.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24.4mm, 13.03 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/158). Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, wings open and head right. holding wreath in beak; L KA (date) above. Köln 1788; Dattari (Savio) 8069 var. (placement of date); K&G 35.728 (this coin illustrated); Emmett 1355.21.

VF, toned, traces of verdigris. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2002).

469.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.98 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 157/158). Laureate and draped bust right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; L KA (date) to lower left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2273 var. (obv. bust type and legend); K&G 35.741 var. (same); Emmett 1411.21 (R5) = Milne 2349a var. (same). VF, toned. Rare, a one-year reverse type for Pius. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 50, 23 June 1999), lot 1173.

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Attractive Sarapis and Isis Type

470.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (24.9mm, 12.94 g, 11h). Dated RY 23 (AD 159/160). Laureate and draped bust right / Draped busts vis-à-vis of Sarapis and Isis; Sarapis wearing taenia and ornate kalathos and Isis wearing headdress of two plumes on a solar disk with a horn to either side; L below, K above, and Γ to right (L KΓ).

Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2377; K&G 35.817; Emmett 1434.23 (R3). VF, toned. Well centered. Very rare, with only five specimens appearing on CoinArchives, incuding the Staffieri coin, which this is comparable to for eye appeal. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (March 1998). Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2409.

472

471

471.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. BI Tetradrachm (23.7mm, 13.75 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 of Antoninus Pius (AD 148/149). Bare head right / Nilus reclining left on crocodile right, holding a reed with his left hand and a cornucopia from which emerges a Genius with his right hand; the Genius is crowning Nilus with a wreath; Iς above; L ΔωΔЄ (date) to left, KATOV below. Köln 1909; Dattari (Savio) 3167; K&G 37.16; Emmett 1856.12. VF, toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 2005).

472.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 25.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 of Antoninus Pius (AD 148/149). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sarapis enthroned left within distyle temple, holding scepter, Kerberos at his feet; temple pediment decorated with disk [flanked by two uraei]; ΔωΔЄ (date) to left, KATOV to right, L in exergue. Köln 1915 var. (placement of date); Dattari (Savio) 3219; K&G 37.22; Emmett 1897.12. VF, dark brown patina with traces of green and red, some light smoothing. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (January 2005).

473.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. BI Tetradrachm (25.2mm, 12.67 g, 11h). Dated RY 19 of Antoninus Pius (AD 155/156). Bareheaded and draped bust right / Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopia; L I Θ (date) across field. Köln 1933 var. (placement of obv. legend and rev. date); Dattari (Savio) 3155 var. (same); K&G 37.82; Emmett 1839.19 (R2). VF, toned, some light scratches and porosity. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (July 1999).

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474.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. BI Tetradrachm (25.8mm, 12.11 g, 12h). Dated RY 22 of Antoninus Pius (AD 158/159). Bareheaded and draped bust left of Marcus Aurelius / Draped bust right of Faustina Junior; K to left, B to right, L in exergue (L KB). Köln 1937; Dattari (Savio) 9003; K&G 37.99; Emmett 1846.22 (R3). VF, toned. Rare. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 2000).

475.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (23.8mm, 11.87 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 (AD 161/162). Laureate and draped bust right / Nike standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm frond; L B (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett 2068.2 (R5) = CNA II, lot 250 (this coin). VF, toned. Extremely rare type for this regnal year. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1999). Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions II (7 November 1987), lot 250.

476.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (2.8mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 163/164). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Draped bust of Selene right, wearing crescent moon headdress; torch behind left shoulder; L ∆ (date) before. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett 2082 but unlisted regnal year for type. Good VF, dark brown surfaces. Extremely rare, Emmett only lists year 8 for this type for Aurelius, and gives it an R4 rating. Dattari had four examples, all from regnal year 8. ($400) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Hermanubis Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 105, 10 May 2017), lot 604.

477

478

477.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (22.8mm, 11.52 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 164/165). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Nilus seated left on rocks, holding reed and cornucopia; crocodile below; before him, Euthenia standing right, crowning cornucopia with wreath; L Є (date) to either side of Euthenia. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3368 var. (obv. legend and placement of date); K&G 37.228 var. (same); Emmett 2074.5 (R2). VF, find patina. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 2001).

478.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.63 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 of Antoninus Pius (AD 152/153). Draped bust right / Nilus reclining left, holding a reed with his left hand and a cornucopia from which emerges a Genius with his right hand; the Genius is crowning Nilus with a wreath; below, crocodile to right; L Iς (date) to upper left. Köln 1968; Dattari (Savio) 9100; K&G 38.79; Emmett 1955.16 (R4). VF, toned. Very rare. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1997).

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479 480 479.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Drachm (34.2mm, 25.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/154). Draped bust right / Roma (or Athena) enthroned right, holding spear and Nike; Nike facing left, holding wreath and palm frond; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1974; Dattari (Savio) 3293; K&G 38.94; Emmett 1998.17 (R4). Good Fine, dark brown surfaces, minor roughness. Very rare. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1999).

480.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. BI Tetradrachm (25.1mm, 13.99 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 165/166). Draped bust right / Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; L ς (date) across field. Köln 2115; Dattari (Savio) 3608; K&G 38.21; Emmett 2276.6 (R3). VF, toned. Rare. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1292.

481

482

481.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Drachm (30.5mm, 19.95 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 161/162).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right with a wreath in its beak; L B (date) to either side of eagle’s head. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9528; K&G 39.31 var. (eagle’s head right with wreath in beak); Emmett 2375 but unlisted regnal year for type. Fine, dark brown patina with light green highlights/deposits. Extremely rare. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Antioch Associates BBS 37 (December 2001), lot 142.

482.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (23.2mm, 12.10 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 (AD 163/164). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Nike advancing right, holding a wreath with both hands; L ∆ (date) to right.

Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 9409; K&G 39.71 var. (obv. legend); Emmett 2350.4. Near VF, toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (August 2009).

483.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. BI Tetradrachm (22.2mm, 13.76 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 163/164).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L Δ (date) to upper left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3677 var. (laureate); K&G 39.82 var. (same); Emmett 2363.4. VF, deeply toned. Attractive. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2010).

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484.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.13 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (AD 165/166). ΛOVKIΛΛA CЄ B ANT C ΘV, draped bust right / Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; L ς (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3816 var. (obv. legend); K&G 40.1 var. (same); Emmett 2473.6 (R5 = Dattari 3816). VF, deeply toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 2009).

485

486

485.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (26.4mm, 13.52 g, 11h). Dated RY 22 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 181/182). Laureate head right / Athena Nikephorus seated left on throne, shield at side, holding spear; KB/L (date) to left. Köln 2207; Dattari (Savio) 3861; K&G 41.29; Emmett 2521.22. VF, deeply toned. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2002).

486.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24.6mm, 12.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 26 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 185/186). Laureate head right / Nike driving quadriga left; L K ς (date) above. Köln 2223; Dattari (Savio) 3876; K&G 41.81; Emmett 2551.26 (R4). VF, attractive find patina. Rare regnal year for this reverse type. ($150) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (February 2007).

488 487 487.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (25.1mm, 12.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 27 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 186/187). Laureate head right / Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing solar disk and horn; L K Z (date) across field. Köln 2225; Dattari (Savio) 3900; K&G 41.84; Emmett 2568.27. VF. Fully silvered, rare as such. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 2009). Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XVIII (3 December 1991), lot 419.

488.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (22.8mm, 11.94 g, 12h). Dated RY 33 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 192). Laureate head right / Sarapis enthroned left, holding scepter; at his feet, Kerberos seated left; L ΛΓ (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3888; K&G 41.141; Emmett 2557.33 (R4). VF, attractive find patina. Very rare type for this regnal year, which is Commodus’ last. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1514.

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489.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. BI Tetradrachm (24.1mm, 12.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 of Commodus (AD 180/181). Draped bust right / Tyche enthroned left, holding rudder and double cornucopia; L KA (date) to upper left; wheel below throne. Köln 2262; Dattari (Savio) 3974; K&G 42.8; Emmet 2629.21. VF, find patina, some earthen highlights/deposits in the devices. Rare. ($2000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 862190 (January 2010).

490.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. Æ Diobol (23mm, 5.91 g, 12h). Dated RY 22 of Commodus (AD 181/182). Draped bust right / Ares (or Arete, or Roma?) standing left, raising hand and holding spear; [L] K [B] (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3976; K&G 42.11; Emmett 2637.22 (R5 = Dattari 3976). Good Fine, brown patina with traces of green and red, minor roughness. Very rare. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 884.

Three Rare Types from the Dattari Collection

491.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Septimius Severus (AD 195/196). Draped bust right / Eusebeia standing facing, head left, holding an incense box with her left hand and sprinkling incense over an altar with her right; L ∆ (date) to upper left. Köln 2279; Dattari (Savio) 9728 (this coin); K&G 50.7; Emmet 2731.4 (R5). VF, toned, some light porosity. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1997). Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 9728.

492.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. BI Tetradrachm (24.8mm, 12.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 22 of Caracalla (AD 213/214). Draped bust right / Nilus seated left on pile of rocks, holding reed and cornucopia, from which emerges a Genius crowning Nilus with a wreath; L KB upward to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4034 (this coin); K&G 50.23; Emmett 2863.22 (R5 – this coin cited). VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 2000). Ex Bill Kalmbach Collection; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 4034.

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493.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Drachm (33.8mm, 26.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 212/213).

Laureate head right / Caracalla, laureate and wearing military attire, standing facing, head right, holding a spear with his right hand and a globe(?) in his left; on his right, Sarapis standing facing, head left, holding a scepter with his left hand and crowning Caracalla with a wreath held in his right; L KA (date) to left. Köln 2284 var. (position of date); Dattari (Savio) 4053 & 9760 (this coin); K&G 51.16; Emmett 2831A.21 (R3). Nice VF, dark brown patina with traces of green, small spot of hard encrustation before nose, otherwise choice surfaces. Very rare, with only one other specimen sold at auction since 2000 (the Staffieri coin in Triton XXI). ($3000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 603; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 9760.

494 495 494.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (23.7mm, 12.15 g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (AD 221/222). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elagabalus standing left in quadriga, raising his right hand in salute, holding scepter with his left; L Є (date) to upper left. Köln 2344; Dattari (Savio) 4096; K&G 56.67; Emmett 2926.5 (R4). VF, dark brown patina with traces of red. Very rare. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex R.S. Speck Collection (Huston MBS 143, February 1996), lot 10; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection.

495.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. Potin Tetradrachm (23.2mm, 14.00 g, 11h). Dated RY 3 of Elagabalus (AD 219/220). Draped bust right / Draped bust of Isis right, wearing crown of disc and plumes; L Γ (date) across field. Köln 2362; Dattari (Savio) 4165; K&G 57.4; Emmett 2978.3. VF, dark brown patina with traces of green.

Scarce. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from CNG (December 1999).

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496.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. Potin Tetradrachm (23.2mm, 10.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Elagabalus (AD 219/220). Draped bust right / Elagabalus standing right and empress (Julia Paula) standing left, each holding scepter, clasping right hands; L Γ (date) across field. Köln 2363; Dattari (Savio) 4158; K&G 57.5; Emmett 2976.3.

VF, reddish-brown patina. Attractive. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions V, 9 December 1988), lot 196.

497.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (22.9mm, 11.82 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/221). Draped bust right / Eagle standing facing with wings spread, head right, holding wreath in beak; L ∆ (date) in upper left field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4213 (this coin); K&G 60.1; Emmett 2990.4. VF, even brown surfaces with areas of light gray. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 884; Bayerische Vereinsbank Münzschätze FPL 15 (September 1977), no. 186; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 4213.

498.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.35 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Elagabalus (AD 220/221). Draped bust right / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopia; L ∆ (date) to upper left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4205; K&G 60.3; Emmett 2989.4 (R5). VF, dark brown patina with patches of red.

Extremely rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 2009). Reportedly ex James W. Curtis Collection, no. 1032.

499.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (24.8mm, 13.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Elagabalus (AD 218/219). IOY MAICA CEB MH(tηρ) CTPA(τοπέδον), draped bust right / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopia; L B (date) to upper left. Köln 2351; Dattari (Savio) 9837; K&G 61.1; Emmett 3049.2.

VF, dark brown patina with traces of green. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex R.S. Speck Collection (Huston MBS 143, February 1996), lot 8.

The obverse legends on nearly all of Maesa’s Alexandrian coinage style her as “mother of the camp” (MH[τηρ] CTPA[τοπέδου]).

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500.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Potin Tetradrachm (23.3mm, 15.02 g, 1h). Dated RY 2 of Elagabalus (AD 218/219). IOY MAICA CEB MH(tηρ) CTPA(τοπέδον), draped bust right / Draped bust of Selene right; crescent moon before; L B (date) behind. Köln 2354; Dattari (Savio) 4231 var. (obv. legend); K&G 61.5; Emmet 3066.2 (R3).

Nice VF, dark gray surfaces. Rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1236.

501

502

501.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 11.48 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/231). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΠЄΡΙ/ΟΔΟС/ΔЄΚΑ/Τ Η in four lines across field; all within wreath. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4402 & 9980; K&G 62.126; Emmet 3143.10. VF, black surfaces. Emmett gives this type a R1 rating, but with only this example appearing in CoinArchives since 2000, it is much rarer than his estimate. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 737.

502.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23.9mm, 12.36 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 234/235). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; palm frond above, L IΔ (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari 4418 & 9992-3; K&G 62.214; Emmett 3142.14. VF, dark brown patina. Attractive. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Amphora–David Hendin (May 2002).

503.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.14 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 of Severus Alexander (AD 224/225). Draped bust right / Tyche reclining left on lectisternium (couch), holding rudder, resting elbow on pile of pillows and propping head on hand; L ∆ (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10084; K&G –; Emmett 3231.4 (R5 = Curtis 1139). VF, brown patina with patches of red, natural flan pit on obverse. Extremely rare. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (September 2009).

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Regnal Year 8 Tetradrachm for Julia Mamaea

504.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23.4mm, 10.70 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 of Severus Alexander (AD 228/229). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Helmeted bust of Athena Parthenos right, wearing aegis; L H (date) to right. Köln – ; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Curtis 1122 (this coin) = Emmett 3195.8 (R5). VF, dark brown surfaces with touches of red, die flaw on aegis. Extremely rare if not possibly unique. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1998). Ex James W. Curtis Collection, no. 1122.

Alexandrian coinage for Julia Mamaea from Severus Alexander’s regnal year 8 is extremely rare, with only three tetradrachm types reported

by Emmett (Athena bust right, Nike flying left, and Tyche standing left; all R5). Severus’ year 8 coinage is also extremely rare with only seven types reported by Emmett. Obviously, the Alexandrian mint was barely active during this particular regnal year.

505

506

507

505.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Potin Tetradrachm (23.3mm, 12.30 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 of Severus Alexander (AD 234/235). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Severus Alexander on horseback left, holding eagle-tipped scepter, right hand raised in salute; palm frond to left, LI∆ (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4455 & 10020: K&G 64.125; Emmett 3204.14 (R2). VF, dark brown patina, minor roughness. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Colosseum Coin Exchange Auction 92 (21 November 1996), lot 247.

506.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (23.1mm, 12.90 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 235/236). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Radiate and draped bust of Helios right; L B (date) to right. Köln 2554-5 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 10111; K&G 65.13; Emmett 3280.2. Good VF, attractive dark brown patina, lamination flaw on reverse. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 1075.

507.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (23.1mm, 12.63 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 235/236). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Homonoia seated left, holding double cornucopia and raising hand; L B (date) to left. Köln 2556; Dattari (Savio) 4578; K&G 65.14; Emmett 3285.2. Good VF, attractive brown patina. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (April 2002).

508.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.6mm, 13.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 236/237). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Draped bust of Selene right; crescent moon before; L Γ (date) behind.

Köln 2575; Dattari (Savio) 4600 var. (obv. legend); K&G 65.48; Emmett 3300.3. VF, dark brown patina with traces of green, minor roughness. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics (January 2005).

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509.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.3mm, 11.13 g, 11h). Dated RY 3 of Maximinus I (AD 236/237). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bust of Zeus-Ammon right, slight drapery, wearing crown of disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L Γ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4651 & 10148; K&G 67.10; Emmett 3339.3 (R3). Good VF, brown patina. Attractive with nice surfaces. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1997).

510.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.9mm, 11.85 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing left, holding a wreath with her extended right hand and a palm frond with her left; L A (date) to lower left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4658; K&G 68.8; Emmett 3345.1 (R3). VF, reddish-brown patina with traces of green, minor roughness. Rare. ($1000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 1239.

511.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23.2mm, 13.83 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield set on ground; L A (date) across field. Köln 2609; Dattari (Savio) 4680; K&G 70.3; Emmet 3371.1. VF, dark brown surfaces, some roughness. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (January 2000).

512.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (23.3mm, 12.72 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Homonoia standing facing, head left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L A (date) to lower left. Köln 2611 var. (obv. legend ends EV); Dattari (Savio) 4683 var. (same); K&G 70.7 var. (same); Emmett 3374.1 (R4). VF, brown surfaces with traces of green. Very rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (August 2001).

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513.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.9mm, 12.36 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing left, holding a wreath with her extended right hand and a palm frond with her left; L A (date) to lower left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4684; K&G 70.9; Emmett 3375.1 (R3). Good VF. Very rare, particularly with such excellent silvering. ($1500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (January 1998).

514.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Pupienus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.2mm, 11.99 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak; L A (date) across field. Köln 2606; Dattari (Savio) 4679 var. (obv. legend); K&G 71.1; Emmett 3363.1. Good VF. Fully silvered and rare as such. ($1500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (January 1998).

515.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Pupienus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.7mm, 12.40 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Homonoia standing facing, head left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L A (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4675-6; K&G 71.4; Emmett 3364.1. VF, dark brown patina with touches of red. Rare, with only three examples in CoinArchives. ($500)

516.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Pupienus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (21.1mm, 11.13 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and palm frond; L A (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4673; K&G 71.7; Emmett 3366.1 (R3). VF, brown surfaces, a few spots of verdigris, some reverse porosity.

Rare. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (May 1997).

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517 518 517.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22.4mm, 11.78 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 of Balbinus & Pupienus (AD 238). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Homonoia standing facing, head left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L A (date) to lower left. Köln 2617 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 10183; K&G 72.7; Emmett 3383.1 (R2). VF, a few metal flaws and minor porosity. Fully silvered and rare as such. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (December 2009). Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2473.

518.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (22.2mm, 13.31 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 240/241). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia; L Δ (date) to upper left. Köln 2650 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 10229; K&G 72.98 var. (same); Emmett 3429.4 (R2). VF. Fully silvered and rare as such. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex R. S. Speck Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 39, 18 September 1996), lot 1083; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection.

519.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Tranquillina. Augusta, AD 241-244. Potin Tetradrachm (24.3mm, 14.06 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Gordian III (AD 242/243). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Nilus reclining left on rocks, holding reed and cornucopia; L ς (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4833; K&G –; Emmett 3455 (unrecorded for this regnal year). VF, dark brown patina with traces of green. Very rare type for this regnal year. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 1999).

520.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.48 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/247).

A K M IOV ΦΙΛIΠΠΟC ЄVCB (sic), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Conjoined busts of Nilus, wearing grain ear wreath and with cornucopia before, and Euthenia, draped and wearing grain ear wreath, right; L ∆ (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4904-5 var. (obv. legend); K&G 74.68-9 var. (same); Emmett 3502.4 (R3). VF, dark brown patina, minor roughness.

Very rare. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Amphora Coins FPL 72 (November 1999), lot 200.

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521.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (22.2mm, 11.41 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 (AD 246/247).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Radiate and draped bust of Sarapis-Pantheos right, wearing kalathos with a horn to either side, and the horn of Ammon; before, cornucopia of Nilus; over his right shoulder, trident of Poseidon entwined with serpent of Asklepios; L ∆ (date) across field. Köln 2732; Dattari (Savio) 4916; K&G 74.73; Emmett 3510.4. Near VF/VF, obverse flan flaw. Fully silvered and rare as such. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 1029.

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, he is depicted with the radiate crown of Helios, his own kalathos, the ram’s horn of Ammon, the cornucopia of Nilus, and the trident of Poseidon entwined with the serpent of Asklepios.

523

522

522.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (25.2mm, 12.29 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 248/249).

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, wings spread and head right, holding wreath in beak; L ς (date) across lower field. Köln 2747; Dattari (Savio) 4939; K&G 74.95; Emmett 3481.6. Near EF, dark brown patina. ($150) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (17 July 2002), lot 375 (part of).

523.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Potin Tetradrachm (23.3mm, 9.89 g, 11h). Dated RY 3 (AD 255/256).

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm frond; L Γ (date) to lower left.

Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 5163; K&G 88.20; Emmett 3715.3. VF, brown surfaces with a few spots of verdigris. ($150) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (August 1997).

524.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Potin Tetradrachm (22.8mm, 10.08 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (AD 261/262). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm frond; L to right, ЄNATOY (date) upward to left. Köln 2910; Dattari (Savio) 5252; K&G 90.58; Emmett 3823.9. Near EF. Fully silvered and rare as such. ($500) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind (ANA Atlanta, August 2001).

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526 525 525.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. Potin Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 10.36 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 of Gallienus (AD 266/267). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Elpis standing left, holding lotus blossom and raising a fold of her skirt; palm frond before, I∆/L (date) behind. Köln 2979; Dattari (Savio) 5333; K&G 91.45; Emmett 3856.14. EF, brown patina. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex R. S. Speck Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 39, 18 September 1996), lot 1096.

526.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. Potin Tetradrachm (21.8mm, 11.51 g, 11h). Dated RY 7 of Valerian I & Gallienus (AD 259/260). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak; L Z (date) across field. Köln 3005; Dattari (Savio) 5377; K&G 93.8; Emmett 3776.7. VF, dark green-brown patina.

Scarce. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1332; Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 1045.

527

528

529

527.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Quietus. Usurper, AD 260-261. Potin Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 10.40 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 260/261). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, wings open, wreath in its beak; L A (date) to lower left.

Köln 3013-4; Dattari (Savio) 5382; K&G 95.1; Emmett 3788.1. Good VF, light brown surfaces, some porosity. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (August 1997).

528.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Quintillus. AD 270. Potin Tetradrachm (21.2mm, 10.93 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 270). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing right with wreath in its beak; palm frond behind, L A (date) across field. Köln 3050; Dattari (Savio) 5420 (this coin); K&G 105.2; Emmett 3906.1. VF, dark brown surfaces with tan highlights. ($300) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Spartan Numismatics (December 1997).

529.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Aurelian, with Vaballathus. AD 270-275. Potin Tetradrachm (20.4mm, 10.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 of Aurelian & RY 5 of Vaballathus (AD 271/272). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right; L B (date) across field / Laureate, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Vaballathus right; L Є (date) across field. Köln 3063; Dattari (Savio) 5425 corr. (obv. legend); K&G 106.72; Emmett 3914. Good VF, brown surfaces, rough area on Vaballathus’ head. ($200) From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. (September 2000).

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Rare Domitius Domitianus Ex Dattari Collection

530.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Octadrachm(?) (21.3mm, 12.03 g, 12h).

Dated RY 2 (AD 297/298). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sarapis standing right, wearing kalathos, raising his right arm in salute, holding transverse scepter with his left hand and arm; palm frond to left, L B (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10842 (this coin); K&G 126.3; Emmett 4241.2. EF, brown patina with traces of green. Exceptional surfaces for the issue. Rare with bust draped and cuirassed. ($5000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 722955 (December 2000); Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 10842.

Ex Dattari Collection

531.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Potin Tetradrachm(?) (17.3mm, 6.34 g, 11h).

Dated RY 2 (AD 297/298). Laureate head right / Nike standing facing, head left, holding a wreath with her extended right hand and a palm frond with her left; L B (date) across field. Köln 3370; Dattari (Savio) 10817 (this coin); K&G 126.4; Emmett 4246.2. VF, tan surfaces with blue-green deposits, some silvering. Rare. ($2000) From the New Orleans Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 626; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 10817.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINAGE Vecchi Plate Coin

532. Anonymous. Circa 280 BC. Æ Aes Grave Quadrans (44mm, 82.6 g). Rome mint. Right hand; ••• (mark of value) to left / Two barley grains; ••• (mark of value) between. Crawford 14/4; ICC 29 (this coin illustrated); HN Italy 271. Good VF, natural earthen green patina. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 40 (4 June 2014), lot 427 ($3269); Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 7 (27 April 1987), lot 372.

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533. Anonymous. Circa 280 BC. Æ Aes Grave Sextans (37mm, 55.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Scallop shell; • • (mark of value) below / Caduceus; • • (mark of value) across field. Crawford 14/5; ICC 30; HN Italy 272. Good VF, green patina. High relief obverse. Choice for issue. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 40 (4 June 2014), lot 428 (hammer €1900); Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 280.

534. Anonymous. Circa 235 BC. Æ Aes Grave Uncia (26mm, 21.39 g). Rome mint. Knucklebone seen from outside; club below / Knucklebone seen from inside; club below. Crawford 27/10; ICC 63; HN Italy 323. VF, natural earthen green patina. ($300) From the MM Collection. Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection (Peus 420, 1 November 2017), lot 62, purchased from Dr. Kurt Deppert, Frankfurt, 8 June 1959 (his ticket included).

535. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (67mm, 288.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Janus; – (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow right; i (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; ICC 74; HN Italy 337. EF, attractive green and red-brown patina. Impressive. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 280.

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536. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (63mm, 269.82 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Janus; – (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow right; i (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; ICC 74; HN Italy 337. VF, attractive green-brown patina. ($2000)

Rare 20 Asses from the Adams Collection

537. Anonymous. 211-210 BC. AV 20 Asses (10mm, 1.10 g, 7h). Mint in Sicily. Bearded head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; cc (mark of value) to left / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; rOÂA and grain ear below. Crawford 72/2; Sydenham 234; Bahrfeldt 6b; Adams III 2181 (this coin); Biaggi 5 var. (no grain ear); RBW 303-4. Good VF, underlying luster. Rare. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 4 January 2016), lot 2181, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, June 1990.

538. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (17.3mm, 3.45 g, 7h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right. crowning trophy. Crawford 90/2 = Crawford, Early 190; Schaefer & Friedman Fig. 24; Sydenham 83; RSC –; Kestner –; BMCRR Italy –; RBW –. EF, lustrous, edge splits. Very rare. ($1000) See lot 747, below, for a counterfeiter’s obverse die of a Republican period anonymous type denarius.

539.

Pinarius Natta. 149 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.15 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) to left / Victory, holding reins and whip, driving biga right. Crawford 208/1; Sydenham 390; Pinaria 1; RBW 891. Near EF, dark iridescent toning. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 499.

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541 540 540.

C. Maianius. 153 BC. AR Denarius (17.6mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) to left / Victory, holding reins and whip, driving biga right. Crawford 203/1a; Sydenham 427; Maiania 1; RBW 870. EF, iridescent toning. Well centered. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex 51 Gallery Sale (19 October 2017), lot 53; Giessener Münzhandlung 89 (5 May 1998), lot 361.

541.

L. Sempronius Pitio. 148 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.88 g, 11h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) below chin / Dioscuri on horseback riding right. Crawford 216/1; Sydenham 402; Sempronia 2; RBW 926.

EF, deeply toned. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 28 (22 January 2017), lot 444; E. E. Clain Stefanelli Collection.

542

543

542.

L. Antestius Gragulus. 136 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; • (mark of value) below chin / Jupiter, holding thunderbolt and scepter, in quadriga driven right by Victory. Crawford 238/1; Sydenham 451; Antestia 9; RBW 980. Superb EF, lustrous. ($500) 543.

C. Aburius Geminus. 134 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.93 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; • (mark of value) below chin / Mars, holding trophy, spear, shield, and reins, driving quadriga right. Crawford 244/1; Sydenham 490; Aburia 1; RBW 1006. Superb EF, attractively toned. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 176.

544

545

544.

C. Aburius Geminus. 134 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.95 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; • (mark of value) below chin / Mars, holding trophy, spear, shield, and reins, driving quadriga right. Crawford 244/1; Sydenham 490; Aburia 1; RBW 1006. Choice EF. ($500) 545.

M. Marcius Mn.f. 134 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; modius to left, • (mark of value) below chin / Victory, holding whip and reins, driving biga right; two grain ears below. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500; Marcia 8; RBW 1009. EF, very minor roughness on helmet. ($400)

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C. Claudius Pulcher. 110-109 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.98 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right / Victory, holding reins, driving biga right. Crawford 300/1; Sydenham 569; Claudia 1; RBW 1143. Superb EF, lightly toned.

Struck on a broad flan. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 507; Classical Numismatic Review XXXIX.2 (Summer 2014), no. 981933; Goldberg 80 (3 June 2014), lot 3014; Nomisma 37 (4 October 2008), lot 77.

547.

D. Silanus L.f. 91 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 2h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; T to left / Victory, holding reins, driving biga right; uii above. Crawford 337/3; Sydenham 646; Junia 15; RBW 1233 var. (control marks). EF, light golden toning. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Tkalec AG (17 May 2010), lot 72.

548

549

548.

L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.10 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bearded head of the Sabine king Tatius right; ë to right / Two soldiers facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1a; Sydenham 698; Tituria 1; RBW –. EF, light golden toning around devices. ($400) 549.

C. Norbanus. 83 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.99 g, 3h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right; Lxxxi to left / Fasces between grain ear and caduceus. Crawford 357/1b; Sydenham 739; RSC 2; RBW 1363 var. (numeral on obv.). EF, lightly toned. ($400)

550 551 550.

Q. Antonius Balbus. 83-82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (17.9mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; D(?) below chin / Victory, holding wreath, palm frond, and reins, driving quadriga right. Crawford 364/1c; Sydenham 742a; Antonia 1b; RBW 1373 var. (no control mark on obv.). EF, deep iridescent toning. ($300) From the MM Collection. Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection (Peus 420, 1 November 2017), lot 93.

551.

Q. Antonius Balbus. 83-82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19.8mm, 3.80 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory, holding wreath, palm frond, and reins, driving quadriga right; F below. Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1; RBW 1374 var. (control mark). EF, lovely iridescent toning. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Tkalec AG (7 May 2009), lot 100.

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Ulysses Returns

552.

C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (1919mm, 3.92 g, 9h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; to left, Â above caduceus / Ulysses walking right, holding staff and extending hand toward his dog, Argus. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6; RBW 1370 var. (letter on obv.). Good VF, toned, slightly off center. ($300) The reverse of this type depicts the return of Ulysses to his home on the island of Ithaca. His aged dog Argus, overjoyed at the sight of master after so many years, died on his arrival.

See lot 748, below, for an counterfeiter’s obverse die of the above issue of C. Mamilius Limetanus.

553.

Cn. Egnatius Cn.f. Cn.n. Maxsumus. 76 BC. AR Denarius (1818mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bust of Cupid right, with bow and quiver over shoulder / Jupiter and Libertas standing facing within distyle temple; x to left. Crawford 391/2; Sydenham 788; Egnatia 3; RBW 1428 var. (numeral on rev.). VF, lightly toned. ($300)

554.

Mn. Aquillius Mn.f. Mn.n. 65 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted and draped bust of Virtus right / Mn. Aquillius standing right, holding shield and raising up kneeling figure of Sicily. Crawford 401/1; Sydenham 798; Aquillia 2; RBW 1443. Superb EF, attractive golden toning. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, 1990.

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L. Scribonius Libo. 62 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.96 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Bonus Eventus right / Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian wellhead) decorated with garland and two lyres; hammer at base. Crawford 416/1a; Sydenham 928; Scribonia 8a; RBW 1500. EF, slightly off center. ($300)

556.

C. Piso L.f. Frugi. 61 BC. AR Denarius (17.9mm, 3.97 g, 7h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, hair bound with taenia; I:Σ behind / Horseman, holding palm frond and reins, galloping right; below, fish to right. Crawford 408/1b (O44/R62); Hersh, Piso 129 (O200/R2160); Sydenham 851j; Calpurnia 24; RBW 1461 (same obv. die). EF, beautiful deep toning. High relief. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Tkalec AG (7 May 2009), lot 107.

From the consignor: Here is a common type but in great condition with old cabinet toning that made me sure it was from an old time collection.

Very pretty in hand.

557.

L. Roscius Fabatus. 59 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (17.7mm, 3.88 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress; uncertain symbol(s) (column and ?) to left / Female standing right, feeding serpent to right; uncertain symbol (bench?) to left. Crawford 412/1 (symbols 16, not described); Sydenham 915; Roscia 3; RBW 1492 var. (symbols). EF, light iridescent toning. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Tkalec AG (17 May 2010), lot 128.

From the consignor: I purchased this coin to support an article I was writing for The Celator discussing whether the Julius Caesar elephant coinage was indeed trampling a serpent. The image here is virtually identical to the Caesar coinage. I had the chance to review an email from the late Rick Witschonke, which he sent as I was completing that article. In his email, Rick commented: “This type is thought to represent an annual ceremony at Lanuvium, where a virgin is selected and sent into the grotto sacred to Juno Sospita to feed her sacred snake. If the woman selected is chaste, she survives; otherwise not.”

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Three Musa Denarii

558 559 558.

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17.8mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; tortoise behind / Terpischore, the Muse of Dancing, standing right, holding plectrum at her side and tortoise shell lyre. Crawford 410/7a; Sydenham 819a; Pomponia 18a; RBW –. Good VF, deeply toned, some minor encrustation. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (Part I, 23 May 2016), lot 345.

Crawford Corrected 559.

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17.4mm, 3.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; flower on stem behind / Erato, the Muse of Epic Poetry, standing right, holding plectrum at side and flat-bottomed kithara. Crawford 410/7d corr. (rev. type); Sydenham 820a corr. (same); Pomponia 17a (same); RBW –. VF, attractive cabinet toning, banker’s mark on Apollo’s neck. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex “Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor” Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 83, 20 May 2015), lot 364.

From the consignor: This type is called “Terpsichore” by Crawford;, however, I believe Phil Davis is correct when he identifies this coin type as Erato, based on the obverse flower symbol. A complete discussion of this subject can be found in the article Phil wrote for the Festschrift honoring the late Rick Witschonke (FIDES pp. 389-401). The logic is very sound and will make completing a set of Muses much easier as the previously rare, known from a single die, Erato is now shown to be just a die variety.

560.

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18.4mm, 4.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; star of eight rays to left / Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, standing left, touching with wand held in right hand globe set on base.

Crawford 410/8; Sydenham 823; Pomponia 22; RBW 1488. EF, attractively toned, obverse struck slightly off center.

($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex JD Collection of Roman Republican Coins (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 72, 16 May 2013), lot 472 (hammer 5500 CHF); Claude Collection (Triton VIII, 10 January 2005), lot 900.

561.

P. Licinius Crassus M.f. 55 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Venus right / Soldier standing left, holding spear and leading horse by bridle; cuirass and shield below. Crawford 430/1; Sydenham 929; Licinia 18; RBW 1539. Near EF, toned. Nice metal. ($500) From the MM Collection. Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection (Peus 420, 1 November 2017), lot 112.

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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.81 g, 3h). 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 biga right: one driving, holding whip and reins, and the other, facing backwards, holding shield and brandishing spear. Crawford 448/2a or 448/2b; CRI 18; Sydenham 952 or 952a; Hostilia 2 or 2a; cf. RBW 1569. Good VF, iridescent tone. Nice metal. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, 1985. Ex Glendining (5 March 1970), lot 190.

563.

The Pompeians. Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great). Spring 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.01 g, 6h).

Uncertain Greek mint; Cn. Calpurnius Piso, pro quaestor. Head of Numa Pompilius right, wearing diadem inscribed NuÂA / Prow of quinquereme right. Crawford 446/1; CRI 7; RSC 4; RBW. Good VF, toned, reverse slightly double struck. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 88, 23 November 1998), lot 738.

564.

The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 42-38 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.45 g, 3h). Massilia (Marseilles) mint; Q. Nasidius, commander of the fleet. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; trident to right, dolphin below / Galley with bank of rowers right, under full sail, helmsman steering rudder, hortator standing on prow; star to upper left. Crawford 483/2; CRI 235; Sydenham 1350; RSC 20 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1698. VF, lightly toned. Well struck galley. ($1500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, February 1985.

565.

The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19.3mm, 3.60 g, 8h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right / Neptune standing left, holding aplustre 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. Near EF, deeply toned on a broad flan. ($1500) From the MM Collection. Ex 51 Gallery Sale (19 October 2017), lot 68.

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566.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; RBW 1557. EF, toned. ($1500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Kurt Spanier, 14 March 1982.

567.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 5h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; RBW 1557. EF, lightly toned, reverse slightly off center. ($1000)

568.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.60 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; RBW 1557. In NGC encapsulation, 3818923-007, graded Ch XF(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. ($750)

569.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.11 g, 2h). Rome mint; L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAeÍAr • DiCT downward to right perpeTuO upward to left / Fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; clasped hands to left, globe above, axe below, L • BuCA upward to right. Crawford 480/6; Alföldi Type XIII, 36 (A4/R8); CRI 103; Sydenham 1063; RSC 25; RBW 1680. Good VF, toned, scattered marks. Wellcentered. ($4000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (20 May 2015), lot 1695.

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570.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.62 g, 8h). Rome mint. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAeÍAr downward to right [DiC]T perpeTuO upward to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; L • BuC[A] downward to right. Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 62–3, 67, and 69 (A13/R22); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23; RBW 1683. Near EF, lightly toned, some die wear. Exceptional for issue. ($3000)

571.

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 4.00 g, 2h). Rome mint; L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex. Crawford 494/39b; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096c; RSC 29; RBW 1742 var. (rev. legend placement). Good VF, toned. ($2000) Ex CNG Inventory 823175 (October 2008).

572.

The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. Diademed head of Libertas right / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/3; CRI 221; Sydenham 1307; RSC 4a; RBW 1762. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries.

573.

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Early 41 BC. AR Denarius (18.4mm, 3.91 g, 11h). Military mint traveling with Antony in Asia Minor. Bare head right / Fortuna Redux standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; at feet to left, stork standing left. Crawford 516/2; CRI 241; Sydenham 1174; RSC 77; RBW 1795. EF, deep iridescent tone, scratches on obverse. Rare. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.

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L. Munatius Plancus, Founder of Lyon and Basel

574.

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Early summer 40 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.04 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Antony and Plancus in central Greece. Lituus and capis; Â • ANTON • iÂp • AuG • iii • uir • around / Sacrifical jug with handle between winged thunderbolt and winged caduceus; L • pLANCuÍ • iÂp • iTer around. Crawford 522/4; CRI 255; Sydenham 1191; RSC 22; RBW 1806. Good VF, lightly toned, minor surface roughness. Struck on a broad flan.

Extremely rare. ($1000) This issue may have been struck as Antony and L. Munatius Plancus were moving their forces across Greece toward the coast of Epirus.

Plancus was a supporter of Antony until the triumvir’s failed Parthian campaign, at which time he shifted his allegiance to Octavian (Suetonius [Aug. 7] informs us that it was at Plancus’ suggestion that Octavian took the name Augustus).

Remarkably, Plancus’ tomb, built atop Mount Orlando at the seaside town of Gaeta, Italy, has survived. The tomb’s inscription recounts the greatest achievements of his career: Lucius Munatius Plancus, son of Lucius, grandson of Lucius, great-grandson of Lucius, consul, censor, twice imperator, septemvir epulonum, having triumphed over the Raetians, built the temple of Saturn from the spoils; parcelled out land in Italy at Beneventum; and in Gaul, founded the colonies of Lugdunum (Lyon, France) and Raurica (Basel, Switzerland).

Sear (CRI p. 256) suggests that the tall vessel on the reverse “may relate to his [Plancus’] membership of the priestly college of the Epulones whose function was to supervise certain sacred banquets.”

575.

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavia. Summer-autumn 39 BC. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 12.02 g, 12h).

Ephesus mint. Conjoined heads right of Mark Antony, wreathed, and Octavia / Dionysus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, standing left on cista mystica flanked by interlaced serpents. CRI 263; Sydenham 1198; RSC 3; RPC I 2202. VF, toned, minor deposits on obverse. ($1000)

See lots 749 and 750, below, for counterfeiters’ obverse dies of two denarii of Mark Antony.

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The First Portrait of Octavian

576.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. April-July 43 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Cisalpine Gaul. Bare head right / Equestrian statue of Octavian left, his right hand raised. Crawford 490/1; CRI 131; Sydenham 1318; RSC 246; RBW –. Good VF, attractively toned, minor die breaks. The first appearance of Octavian’s portrait. ($1000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 April 1991), lot 330.

577.

The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 11h). Italian (Rome?) mint.

Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, ploughing right with yoke of oxen, holding whip. CRI 424; RIC I 272; RSC 117. Good VF, toned, banker’s mark on each side. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 April 1991), lot 343; Coin Galleries (18 July 1990), lot 477.

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578

579

578. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?).

Struck 19-18 BC. Head right, wearing oak wreath / Two laurel branches (or trees) upright. RIC I 33a; RSC 47. VF, attractive cabinet tone, a few minor scratches under tone. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from Harlan Berk.

579. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.70 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86a; RSC 265. Good VF, deeply toned, find patina. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Ponterio 68 (14 April 1994), lot 438.

580. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86a; RSC 265. Near EF, richly toned. ($750) 164

581

582

581. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.70 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. VF, toned, banker’s mark on reverse. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from Allan Davisson, February 1986.

582. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / Augustus seated left on curule chair set on daïs, extending hand toward two soldiers, each carrying parazonium and presenting laurel branches. RIC I 165a; Lyon 13; RSC 133. Good VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, 1982.

583. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, standing left, holding plectrum and lyre. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; RSC 144. Near EF, lightly toned, scratch on obverse. ($750) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter.

This reverse type celebrates Augustus’ victory at the battle of Actium.

584.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (25mm, 11.09 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa 10-7 BC. Laureate head right / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by stylized male figures; to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another. RIC I 230; Lyon 73. Good VF, natural brown surfaces. ($1000) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 968.

585. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.68 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 8 BC. Laureate head right / Caius Caesar on horseback, galloping right, holding sword and reins; to left, an aquila between two signa. RIC I 199; Lyon 69; RSC 40. VF, darkly toned, traces of deposits, a few minor marks on reverse under tone. ($500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from Empire Coins, November 1984.

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586. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.86 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 4. CΛESΛR ΛVGVSTVS DIVI F PΛTER PΛTRIΛE, laureate head right / ΛVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT around, C L CΛESΛRE[S] in exergue, Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shields and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above. RIC I 206; Lyon 81; Calicó 176a; BMCRE 513-8; BN 1648-50; Biaggi 93. VF, lightly toned, a few surface and edge marks. ($3000)

587. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.83 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 4. 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. RIC I 207; Lyon 82; RSC 43. EF, lightly toned. ($750)

588. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.19 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 10-14. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right / ROM ET AVG in exergue, the Altar of Lugdunum: altar enclosure with panels decorated with corona civica flanked by figures holding laurel branches; decoration along roofline; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond in left hand over left shoulder and wreath in right hand. RIC I 231a; Lyon 95 (unlisted dies); BMCRE 565; BN 1695-1706. Good VF, dark brown surfaces, minor porosity. Very rare, especially in this condition. ($5000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XX (25 March 1992), lot 645; Classical Numismatic Auctions XVIII (3 December 1991), lot 619; ANA Centennial Sale of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVI, 14 August 1991), lot 207.

We are told that the Altar of Rome and Augustus at Lugdunum and the cult activities surrounding it were established by Drusus in 12 BC amidst uprisings in Gaul (Dio 43.32; Livy, Epit. 138-9). The sanctuary where the altar stood, easily accessible since Agrippa’s road network was laid out, served as the assembly place for the tribal representatives of the Tres Galliae. Convening annually, the provincial assembly effectively gave the local Gallic communities a voice while uniting them under the backdrop of the imperial cult. It also provided tribal leaders an opportunity to compete on a larger stage. Among the activities at the assembly were the elections of the cult’s officers and the annual high priest. The latter was the highest office one could hope to obtain in Gaul and brought great prestige to both the priest and his community.

589. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.23 g, 12h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Six-rayed star above large crescent. RIC I 300; RSC 495. VF, toned, obverse flan flaw, some scratches and marks. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 November 1983), lot 35.

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590. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.80 g, 1h). Rome mint; M. Durmius, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Lion bringing down stag left. RIC I 318; RSC 431a. VF, lightly toned, a couple of bankers’ marks on obverse. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Berk BBS 90 (17 April 1996), lot 249.

591. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.80 g, 3h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 18 BC. Ivy-wreathed head of Liber (or Bacchus) right / Augustus standing in biga of elephants advancing left, holding laurel branch and scepter. RIC I 283; RSC 479. Near EF, dark cabinet tone. Rare. ($2000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (13 February 1991), lot 239.

592. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.94 g, 8h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 18 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Feronia right / Parthian kneeling right, presenting signum with X-marked vexillum attached. RIC I 288; RSC 484. EF, iridescent tone, a few scratches under tone. ($1000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, November 1991.

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593. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 18 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Feronia right / Parthian kneeling right, presenting signum with X-marked vexillum attached. RIC I 288; RSC 484. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 1839.

594.

Augustus, with Divus Julius Caesar. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.70 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). EF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse, smoothing marks under tone, small edge chip not affecting the design. Rare. ($1000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Stack’s (10 June 1996), lot 477.

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Augustus Reinstates the Ludi Saeculares

595.

Augustus, with Divus Julius Caesar. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.63 g, 12h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. Herald of the secular games standing left, holding winged caduceus and round shield / Youthful, laureate head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, a comet with four rays and a tail. RIC I 340; RSC 6 (Julius Caesar). VF, toned, some marks at edge on obverse. Rare. ($1000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 3 (10 December 1996), lot 324.

The Ludi Saeculares or Century Games had been celebrated in Rome since the 4th century BC. The disturbed times did not permit them to be held in 46 BC, and they were not reinstated by Augustus until 17 BC, when the first coins marking the event were struck.

See lot 751, below, for an official coin die used to strike an Æ Dupondius/As of Augustus.

Ex Sydenham Collection

596. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.91 g, 8h). Rome mint; C. Marius C.f. Tro(mentina tribu), tresvir monetalis. Struck 13 BC. Bare head of Augustus right; AuguÍTuÍ before; behind, lituus to left / C∑ÂAriuÍ∑TrO [iii∑ui]r, draped bust of Diana Julia the Elder, as Diana, right, wearing taenia decorated with jewel; quiver over shoulder. RIC I 403; RSC 1 (Julia and Augustus) = BMCRE 104 = BMCRR Rome 4651 (same rev. die); BN 522-5; CNR 1; Triton XI, lot 795 (same dies). VF, toned, light scratches under tone, area of flat strike on head of Julia. Very rare. ($3000) From the DSV Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 971; Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 370 (March 1949), no. B866; Rev. Edward A. Sydenham Collection (Glendining, 24 November 1948), lot 516. Reportedly ex Greece hoard (RRCH 533).

Julia, the only child of Augustus, was born to him by his second wife, Scribonia. While still an infant, Julia was betrothed to Mark Antony’s son Antyllus, whom Augustus (still as Octavian) had executed in 30 BC. She was married in 25 BC to Marcellus, the son of Augustus’s sister, Octavia, but when Marcellus died in 21 BC, Julia was then married to Agrippa, Augustus’s second-in-command and the victor of Actium. By Agrippa Julia had five children; her oldest sons, Caius and Lucius, were groomed to succeed Augustus upon his death. Julia’s third marriage, following Agrippa’s death in 12 BC, was to Tiberius, Augustus’s stepson, who then had been taking over some of Augustus’s military duties.

This third marriage proved to be an unhappy one for Julia, who began to engage in various extramarital affairs, and for Tiberius, who, having been forced to give up his previous (and happy) marriage in order to marry Julia, became increasingly unhappy by Julia’s actions and withdrew to Rhodes in 4 BC. Augustus’s banishment of Julia in 2 BC, as well as the deaths of Caius in AD 4 and Lucius in AD 2 necessitated a rapproachment between Tiberius and Augustus, with Tiberius’s recall from Rhodes and appointment as heir in AD 4.

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Agrippa Receives the Rostral Crown

597. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.78 g, 2h). Rome mint; C. Sulpicius Platorinus, moneyer. Struck 13 BC. AVGVSTVS CAESAR, bare head right / C • SVLPICIVS PLATORIN, Augustus and Agrippa, bareheaded and togate, seated side by side, facing slightly left, on a bisellium, placed on a platform which is ornamented with three rostra; on left, staff or spear. RIC I 407; BMCRE 115; RSC 529. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 86 (8 October 2015), lot 75; A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 220; Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 1494.

The prows on the reverse commemorate the occasion on which Agrippa received the rostral crown, the battle of Naulochus.

From the consignor: The coinage of moneyer C. Sulpicius Platorinus focused entirely on Marcus Agrippa, closest friend, advisor, and confidant of Augustus. Agrippa had been elevated to a role similar to the emperor and was intended to be the heir to the throne. This rare reverse type showing Augustus and Agrippa on equal footing was minted just a year before Agrippa’s untimely death, setting back the dynastic desires of Augustus for the first time, but not the last. A rare type for an important historical period.

598.

Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 10h). Rome mint; C. Sulpicius Platorinus, moneyer. Struck 13 BC. Bare head of Augustus right / Bare head of Agrippa right. RIC I 408; RSC 3 (Agrippa and Augustus).

Good VF, toned, some minor marks, banker’s mark and deposits on reverse. Rare. ($2000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 44 (April 1990), no. 96; Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Coin Galleries, 28 March 1977), lot 711.

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600

599. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Rome mint; C. Antistius Reginus, moneyer. Struck 13 BC. Bare head right / Sacrificial implements: simpulum and lituus above tripod and patera. RIC I 410; RSC 347. Good VF, toned, natural edge flaw. ($1000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (18 July 1995), lot 2268.

600. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Pergamum mint. Struck 27 BC. Bare head right / Heifer standing right. RIC I 475; RSC 28. VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse, scratches and marks under tone. No flan crack.

Rare. ($500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 7, Sotheby’s, 25 October 1984), lot 495.

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601. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 12.05 g, 12h). Pergamum mint. Struck circa 19-18 BC. IMP • IX • TR • PO V, bare head right / COM • ASIAE across central field, hexastyle Temple of Rome and Augustus set on five-tiered base; pediment surmounted by acroteria; ROM ET AVGVST on entablature. RIC I 506; Sutherland Group VIIβ, 533 (O48/ R52); RPC I 2219; RSC 86; BMCRE 705–6 = BMCRR East 312–3; BN 986–8. EF, toned. Well struck. ($3000)

602.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 11.84 g, 12h). Pergamum mint. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Temple of Mars Ultor: circular, domed, tetrastyle temple set on five-tiered base; a signum within. RIC I 507; Sutherland Group VIIγ, 565 (O63/R29); RPC I 2220; RSC 202; BMCRE 704 = BMCRR East 311; BN 989–91. Near EF, lightly toned, a few scratches, and minor marks. ($2000)

603. 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, toned.

Well centered and struck. ($3000)

604.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.83 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 25-20 BC. Bare head right / Garlanded and filleted altar decorated with stags standing vis-à-vis. RIC I 482; Sutherland Group VIγ, 417 var. (O–/R70 [unlisted obv. die]); RSC 33; RPC I 2215; BMCRE 694 = BMCRR East 262; BN 922-6. VF, toned, a few marks. ($1000) Ex Kallman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 641: Richard Prideaux Collection (Triton XI, 8 January 2008), lot 684; Dr. J.-P. G. Collection (Vinchon, 3 March 1975), lot 98.

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605. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.76 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 25-20 BC. Bare head right / Six stalks of grain tied in a bundle. RIC I 494; Sutherland Group VIβ, – (unlisted dies); RPC 2214; RSC 32b; BMCRE 697 = BMCRR East 264; BN 918–217. EF, obverse struck off center, touch of porosity. ($1500)

606.

Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ As (30mm, 10.37 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 22-30.

Radiate head left / Altar-enclosure with double panelled door. RIC I 81 (Tiberius). Good VF, dark brown patina, minor porosity. ($500) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 977.

607.

Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.32 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. Ornamented carpentum drawn right by two mules / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 51 (Tiberius). Good VF, brown surfaces. ($2000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Coinhunter [Catheine Bullowa] (14 June 1997), lot 176.

First Gold Issue of Tiberius as Augustus

608. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.80 g, 9h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 14-15. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / TR POT XVI, IMP VII in exergue, Tiberius driving slow quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, laurel branch in right. RIC II 1 (same rev. die as illustration; Lyon 120 (D18/R14); Calicó 307 = Biaggi 171 (same dies); BMCRE 1; BN 3 (same obv. die). VF, a few marks, hint of die rust, traces of underlying luster.

The first gold issue of Tiberius as Augustus. ($5000) See lot 752, below, for an official coin die used to strike Tiberius’ Tribute Penny type denarii.

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The Gasvoda Collection of Roman Tesserae From the consignor: Tesserae had several possible uses in ancient Rome. The most common proposal is that they were used as gaming pieces, although the specific game, or games, where they would have been employed remains uncertain. The numbered pieces are traditionally thought to have been used for seating assignments at various theatres or arenas, while the erotic pieces (spintriae) were thought to have been related to use in brothels--a theory that is now generally discarded as wishful speculation. The tesserae are numbered I through XVI, so if they were used for seating assignments one can speculate how an arena or theatre might have been divided into sections allowing for these pieces to pass as the “ticket” of the day. In fact, seating tiers that survive often still show the remnants of row numbering. In contrast to this theory, most surviving theatres have been thoroughly excavated by archaeologists and these tessera should have been found in great numbers in and around these excavations, but they have not.

What is clear from the numbered examples below is that they were engraved in good style by someone who clearly had a degree of talent in the field. They also were struck uniformly, something which can’t even be said for the smaller Roman bronze coins of the time. They almost always have on the obverse the head of an emperor surrounded by a linear border, in turn usually surrounded by a wreath. In contrast, the reverse almost always has the number of the piece surrounded by a beaded border, also usually surrounded by a wreath. Building a numbered set takes time as these pieces, although not excessively rare, don’t come up for sale all that often.

609.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (20mm, 3.76 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Laureate head of Augustus (or Tiberius?) right within plain border / XI within plain border. Buttrey 2/XI; Cohen –; Kestner, Tesseren –.

VF, green and red-brown patina, smoothed, areas of fill. Rare. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 1470; Gorny & Mosch 147 (7 March 2006), lot 2503.

Ex Levis, Lambros, and Kopf Collections

610.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (22mm, 5.48 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Laureate head of Augustus right; FEL below; all within plain border and wreath / XIII within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 5/XIII; Cohen 85; Kestner, Tesseren –; Göbl, Antike 85 (this piece cited and illustrated); Bernhart, Handbuch zur Münzkunde der Römischen Kaiserzeit (Halle, 1926), pl. 32, 6 (this piece illustrated). Good VF, dark green patina, gently smoothed in areas.

Rare and attractive. ($750) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 595; Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1351; Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 1629; Sternberg 35 (29 October 2000), lot 437; Dr. Meyer-Coloniensis Collection (Münz Zentrum 64, 15 April 1988), lot 58, purchased from L. Grabow, 1964; Münzen und Medaillen FPL 180 (June 1958), no. 56; H.C. Levis Collection (Naville XI, 18 June 1925), lot 1063; Naville II (12 June 1922), lot 1867; Jean P. Lambros Collection (J. Hirsch XXIX, 9 November 1910), lot 1583; Prof.

Kopf Collection (J. Hirsch XII, 17 November 1904), lot 435.

611.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (19mm, 3.86 g, 10h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Radiate head of Augustus right within plain border / VIIII within pearl border and wreath. Cf. Buttrey 6/VIIII (unlisted combination, radiate only); Cohen –; Kestner, Tesseren –; cf. NAC 40, lot 650 (same obv. die; different numeral). Good VF, green and redbrown patina, some smoothing. Very rare and interesting bust type. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 37 (19 September 2017), lot 465; ArtCoins Roma 19 (11 November 2015), lot 491; Naville Numismatics 12 (18 January 2015), lot 141; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 2097.

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612 613 612.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (19.5mm, 3.34 g, 10h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Bare head of Tiberius (or Augustus?) left within plain border and wreath / X within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey – (but cf. 7 for Augustus left); Cohen –; Kestner, Tesseren –; CNG E-382, lot 357 (same obv. die?). VF, brown surfaces, some roughness, flan crack. Rare. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 1471; Künker 124 (16 March 2007), lot 8786.

613.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (20.5mm, 3.94 g, 4h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Radiate head of Augustus left within plain border / IIII within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 9/IIII; Cohen 24; Kestner, Tesseren 4 var. (rev. numeral). VF, rough brown surfaces with patches of green encrustation. Rare. ($200) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 1473; Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 120, 10 August 2005), lot 46.

614.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (22mm, 3.88 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Radiate head of Augustus left within plain border / VII within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 9/VII; Cohen 37; Kestner, Tesseren 4 var. (rev. numeral). Good VF, earthen green surfaces, thin flan crack. Rare. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 215 (13 October 2013), lot 642.

Ex Benz and Mabbott Collections

615.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (20mm, 4.97 g, 4h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Radiate head of Augustus left within plain border and wreath / VIII within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 9/VIIII; Cohen 53; Kestner, Tesseren –. Good VF, green-brown patina. A few cleaning marks. Rare. Exceptionally preserved and struck on a thick flan. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Jacquier 39 (12 September 2005), lot 320; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 2099; Künker 124 (16 March 2007), lot 8789; Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 94, 22 November 1999), lot 131; Numismatic Fine Arts II (25 March 1976), lot 375; Thomas Olive Mabbott Collection (Part II, Hans M. F. Schulman, 27 October 1969), lot 5256.

616.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (21mm, 4.92 g, 7h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Laureate head of Tiberius left within plain border / VIII within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 14/VIII; Cohen –; Kestner, Tesseren –.

VF, dark green-brown patina, cleaning marks in fields. Rare. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Alberto Campana Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 72, 17 May 2013), lot 1095.

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617.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera ( 22mm, 4.37 g, 4h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Cuirassed bust (of Germanicus?) right, seen from behind; spear over left shoulder; all within plain border and wreath / III within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 17/III (this piece cited); Cohen 6 (Tiberius); Kestner, Tesseren –. VF, dark green patina, earthen deposits, scratches. Rare. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 862; Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 1423; H. Frey (24 September 1954), lot 698.

618.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (23mm, 5.43 g, 10h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Cuirassed bust (of Germanicus?) right, seen from behind; spear over left shoulder; all within plain border and wreath / V within pearl border and wreath. Buttrey 17/V (this piece cited); Cohen 11 (Tiberius); Kestner, Tesseren –. VF, dark green patina, light roughness, thin flan crack. Rare. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 596; Künker 115 (25 September 2006), lot 406; Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 314; J. Hirsch XXXIII (17 November 1913), lot 1506.

Two Erotic Tesserae From the Same Obverse Die

619.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (21mm, 5.00 g, 2h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Erotic scene with a male figure lying face down on a couch, resting on left elbow and looking back at female (?) partner behind him / XIIII within pearl border and wreath. Campana, Spintriae, Series 11, obv. die 24/XIII (this piece cited); Simonetta & Riva 13/D; Buttrey 7/XV. VF, even brown-green surfaces, pierced in antiquity. ($2000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 529.

620.

Anonymous issues. temp. Tiberius, AD 14-37. Æ Tessera (21.5mm, 5.28 g, 2h). Struck circa AD 22/3-37. Erotic scene with a male figure lying face down on a couch, resting on left elbow and looking back at female (?) partner behind him / XV within pearl border and wreath. Campana, Spintriae, Series 11, obv. die 24/XV; Simonetta & Riva 13/D; Buttrey 7/XV. VF, green patina, chip in patina on reverse. Very rare. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 592.

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621.

Tiberius & Germanicus Gemellus. AD 19-37/8 and 19-23/4, respectively. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.78 g, 6h).

Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. Crossed cornucopias, each surmounted by bareheaded bust of boy, vis-à-vis; vertical winged caduceus between / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 42 (Tiberius). VF, handsome red-brown and green patina. A choice example with a little wear. ($1500) From the WRG Collection, purchased from C. J. Martin, March 1993.

622.

Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 27.79 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. AGRIPPINA • M • F • MAT • C • CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right / S • P • Q • R • above, MEMORIAE/ AGRIPPINAE in two lines high in left field, carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures at the corners, and with ornamented side; six spokes in wheel. RIC 55 (Gaius); Trillmich Group II; BMCRE 81-5 (Caligula); BN 131-32 (Caligula). Good VF, handsome brown patina. ($3000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, January 1991.

623.

Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.61 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11. VF, lightly toned. ($1500)

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624.

Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.63 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint.

2nd emission, AD 37. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / DIVVS • ΛVG PΛTER PΛTRIΛE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right. RIC I 10; Lyon 160 (unlisted dies); RSC 3; BMCRE 10; BN 9-10.

Good VF, deeply toned, minor mark on obverse, patches of find patina on reverse. Well centered. ($3000)

625.

Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.77 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, AD 37. Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 12; Lyon 165; RSC 4. Good VF, toned, bankers’ marks on obverse, a few minor marks. ($2500)

The Sisters of Caligula

626.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 27.52 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR AVG • GERMANICVS • PON M TR POT, laureate head left / AGRIPPINA on left, DRVSILLA above, IVLIA on right, S • C in exergue, Gaius’ three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Securitas) leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing hand on Drusilla (as Concordia), holding patera and cornucopia; on right, Julia (as Fortuna) holding rudder and cornucopia.

RIC I 33; BMCRE 36-7; BN 47-9. VF, green patina. Rare. ($3000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 130 (8 March 2004), lot 2008.

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Medallic Sestertius for the Dedication of the Temple of Divus Augustus

627.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ “Medallic” Sestertius (36mm, 30.18 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C • CAESAR • AVG • GERMANICVS • P • M • TR • POT • around, PIETAS in exergue, Pietes, veiled and draped, seated left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and resting left arm on small facing figure, draped, on basis / DIVO AVG, S C in two lines across field, 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; BMCRE 41-3; BN 51. Near EF, hard green patina, a few very minor cleaning marks in field. Rare. ($5000) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 989.

This coin commemorates the dedication of the temple of Divus Augustus, completed in 37 AD, with a remarkable scene of Gaius Caligula in his role of pontifex maximus leading the sacrificial ceremonies.

628.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 28.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head left / Legend in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 37. Good VF, brown patina, minor surfaces smoothing, and details lightly strengthened. ($2000)

629.

Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ As (29mm, 10.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Bare head left / Vesta seated left on ornamental throne, holding patera and scepter. RIC I 38. Near EF, green patina, minor roughness. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Waddell 65 (January 1995), lot 88; Münzen und Medaillen AG 79 (28 February 1994), lot 462; Lanz 62 (26 November 1992), lot 528; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 576 (June 1994), no. 31; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 497 (1 March 1987), no. 44.

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Claudius’ Remarkable Accession Ex Bement, Earle, and Steiner Collections

630. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.70 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P, laureate head right / IMPER RECEPT across top of front wall, view of the Castra Praetoria: in front is a wall with two small arched openings below and five battlements on top; above and behind it stands a soldier on guard looking left, holding spear in right hand; aquila to left; behind him is a pediment in which is a crescent, on two pillars, flanked left and right by walls, each with a battlement above and an arch below. RIC I 7; von Kaenel Type 2, 28 (V14/R19) = Lyon 5, 3a (D13/R12) = CNR XIV 76 (this coin, illustrated in von Kaenel and CNR); Calicó 359a (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 5; BN 23; Biaggi 205. EF. A handsome and historically important coin. ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 94 (6 October 2016), lot 102 (hammer 60,000 CHF); C.K. Collection (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 645 (hammer $70,000); Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 1525; Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 526; Leu 2 (25 April 1972), lot 364; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VIII, 25 June 1924), lot 620; G. H. Earle Collection (Chapman, 25 June 1912), lot 511; P. Steiner Collection (Sangiorgi, 11 April 1894), lot 177. …[Claudius] became emperor in his fiftieth year by a very surprising turn of fortune. When the assassins of Caius [Caligula] shut out the crowd under the pretense that the emperor wished to be alone, Claudius retired to an apartment called the Hermaeum; and soon afterwards, terrified by the report of Caius being slain, he crept into an adjoining balcony, where he hid himself behind a curtain. A common soldier, who happened to pass that way, spying his feet and desirous to discover who he was, pulled him out; when immediately recognizing him, he threw himself in a great fright at his feet and saluted him by the title of emperor. He then conducted him to his fellow-soldiers, who were all in a great rage and irresolute what they should do. They put him into a litter, and as the slaves of the palace had all fled, took their turns in carrying him on their shoulders and brought him into the camp, sad and trembling; the people who met him pitied him, as if the poor innocent man was being carried to execution. Being received within the ramparts, he spent his night among the sentries on guard, recovered somewhat from his fright, but in no great hopes of the succession. For the consuls, with the senate and civic troops, had taken possession of the Forum and Capitol with the determination to assert the public liberty. When he too was summoned to the Senate House by the tribunes of the commons to give his advice on the situation, he sent word that “he was detained by force and compulsion.” But the next day, the senate being dilatory in their proceedings and worn out by divisions amongst themselves, while the people who surrounded the Senate House shouted that they would have one master, naming Claudius, he allowed the soldiers assembled under arms to swear allegiance to him, promising them fifteen thousand sestertii a man; he being the first of the Caesars who purchased the submission of the soldiers with money.

– Suetonius, Claud. 10.1-4.

This type commemorates the “reception of the emperor” (imperator receptus) at the Praetorian Camp and the protection the Praetorian Guard afforded Claudius in the days following the assassination of Caligula. The barracks were located to the northeast of Rome beyond the Servian Wall between the Porta Viminalis and the Porta Collina (part of the structure was later incorporated into the Aurelian Wall and can still be seen today). Issued over a number of years in both gold and silver, this type was no doubt struck to serve as part of the annual military payments the emperor had promised the Guard in return for their role in raising him to the throne.

631. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.74 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 46-47. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P M • TR • P • VI IMP • XI, laureate head right / PACI ΛVGVSTΛE, Pax-Nemesis, winged, draped, advancing right, with right hand she pulls out a fold of her robe below the neck, holding in left hand a winged caduceus pointed downward at a snake gliding right with head erect. RIC I 39 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 24 (unlisted dies); Lyon 47 (unlisted dies); RSC 58; BMCRE 40-1; BN 51. EF, lightly toned. Excellent silver quality. Wonderful portrait. ($5000) 178

Choice Dynastic Issue

632.

Claudius, with Nero as Caesar. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.57 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 51. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • GERM • P M • TRIB POT • P P, laureate head of Claudius right / NERO CLAVD CAES DRVSVS GERM PRINC IVVENT •, bareheaded and draped bust of young Nero left. RIC I 83 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 51 (unlisted dies); Lyon 85/1a (D402/R420); RSC 5; BMCRE 80-1 (Rome); BN 89-90; Bourgey (16 December 1913), lot 75 (same dies). Good VF, old cabinet tone. Rare. ($5000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Delta Collection (Coin Galleries, 13 November 1991), lot 485; Spink & Galerie des Monnaies (15 February 1977), lot 292.

633. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 22.70 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding up flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC I 99; von Kaenel Type 55. VF, brown surfaces, some smoothing in fields, details slightly strengthened. ($1000)

634.

Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ As (28.5mm, 11.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 42-43. Bare head left / Libertas standing right, holding pileus and extending left hand. RIC I 113; von Kaenel Type 77. Near EF, olive green-brown patina. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 13 (25 August 2006), lot 409.

See lot 753, below, for a forger’s copy of a Rome mint As of Claudius.

635. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.67 g, 1h). Rome 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 41; von Kaenel Type 26, unlisted dies; RSC 87; BMCRE 45–7; BN 59–60. Near EF, lightly toned, slightly off center. Attractive portrait style. ($3000) 179

636. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Cistophorus (24mm, 10.70 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 41-42. Bare head left / COM ASI across field, distyle temple of Roma and Augustus, enclosing standing facing figures of Claudius, holding scepter, being crowned by Fortuna, holding cornucopia; ROM ET AVG on entablature. RIC I 120 (Pergamum); RPC I 2221; RSC 3. VF, dark find patina, small scrape on reverse under tone. Rare. ($1500) From the WRG Collection. Ex Beta Collection (Coin Galleries, 14 April 1982), lot 197.

637. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.57 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / ANNON A AVGVSTI CERES around, S C in exergue, Annona on left, draped, standing right, resting right hand on hip and holding cornucopia with left, facing Ceres on right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding grain ears in right hand and torch in left, her feet on a stool; between them, modius with grain ears on garlanded altar; behind, ship’s stern. RIC I 431; WCN 423; Lyon 114; BMCRE 307; BN 78. EF, green-brown patina, surfaces slightly granular. Excellent portrait. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 41 (20 November 2007), lot 51.

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Very Rare Dynastic Aureus

638.

Nero, with Agrippina Junior. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.54 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 55. NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS, jugate bareheaded busts right, of Nero, a fold of cloak on back of neck, and of Agrippina, draped / AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, EX S C in field above elephants, Divus Claudius, radiate, holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand and Divus Augustus, radiate, holding patera in right, scepter in left, driving quadriga of elephants left. RIC I 6; WCN 3; Calicó 397; BMCRE 7; BN 10-12; Biaggi 218. Near EF, toned with underlying luster. Two finely engraved portraits struck in high relief. Very rare. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 94 (6 October 2016), lot 114 (hammer 47,500 CHF); Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 1116 (hammer 55,000 CHF).

From the consignor: This rare type with conjoined busts of Nero and Agrippina was struck from a number of different obverse dies. This, the last of the Nero types which included Agrippina, must have been “called in” for recoining after Agrippina fell out of favor. Less than a dozen specimens are recorded in CoinArchives.

Protection from the Pisonian Conspiracy

639. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-21; Biaggi 226 (same dies). VF, lightly toned. ($3000) Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 583.

This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years 64-65 AD 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.

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Nero Port of Ostia Sestertius

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Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / AVG VSTI above, S POR OST C below, Port of Ostia: seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharus surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder in right hand and dolphin in left; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips. RIC I 181; WCN 105; BMCRE 134; BN 290 (same rev. die as BN 291). Good VF, dark brown and green patina. Finely detailed reverse of this highly desirable type. ($10,000) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVI (11 June 1993), lot 439.

While Julius Caesar recognized the value of expanding Rome’s port facilities at Ostia, it was Claudius who actually began building in AD 42. As part of the construction, one of Caligula’s pleasure galleys was scuttled and filled with cement; above it was constructed a lighthouse surmounted by a statue of Neptune. Although the actual date of completion is not certain, it must have occurred shortly before this sestertius was minted. A further expansion of the facilities was required under Trajan and Hadrian. By the fourth century, however, the port’s importance began to diminish as a result of silting. Soon the region became a breeding ground for malaria and was abandoned.

Three Civil War Denarii

641.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Divus Augustus type. Tarraco mint. Group 1, AD 69.

DIVVS AVGVSTVS, radiate head right, globe at point of neck / SENΛTVS P • Q • ROMΛNVS, Victory advancing left, holding round shield inscribed VI/ΛV in two lines. RIC I 116; CSB D-A.1-4; AM A26; RSC 254; BMCRE 59; BN 68. Good VF, toned, a little porous. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives (NAC 106, lot 908). ($2000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIV (6 May 1995), lot 284.

Part of an extensive issue of denarii struck by the various factions contending for power after the death of Nero, Galba struck pieces before he declared as Emperor. The rebel Vindex in Gaul issued others. Forces in Germany and Africa may have been responsible for smaller outputs.

The “Augustus” types, harkening back to the glorious early days of the empire, originated in Spain and Gaul. Although the great number of types indicates a sizable issue, all types are rare. Presumably most were withdrawn at the conclusion of the conflict.

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642.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.68 g, 3h). Augustus, with Divus Julius type. Uncertain mint in Spain or Gaul. Struck AD 68. CΛESΛR ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / DIVVS IVLIV[S] across field, comet of eight rays. RIC I 92; CSB –; AM A10; RSC 98a; BMCRE 49-50; BN –. VF, toned, a few minor marks under tone. Very rare. ($750) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, December 1987.

643.

Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.78 g, 7h). Group II (’Revolt of Vindex’ group). Vindebona (Vienna) mint. Struck March-May AD 68. SALVS GENERIS [HVMANI], Victory standing left [on globe], holding wreath and palm frond / S P/Q R in two lines within oak wreath. RIC I 69; AM 87; RSC 428; BMCRE, p. 298 note; BN 43. VF, lightly toned, some porosity, off center on obverse. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($750) 182

644. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.49 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 - January AD 69. Bare head right / S P Q R/ O • B/ C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287. EF, dark cabinet tone, a few minor marks under tone, banker’s mark on reverse. Bold portrait. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, July 1984.

645. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 - January AD 69. Bare head right / S P Q R/ O • B/ C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287. EF, lightly toned, minor flan flaw on obverse. Excellent portrait. ($1000)

646. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.51 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 - January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG P M, laureate head right / ROMA RENASCES, Roma, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and transverse eagle-tipped scepter in left. RIC I 229; RSC 208; BMCRE p. 313, note †; BN 103. Near EF, light golden tone, some marks and minor scratches on obverse. A wonderful, forceful portrait of Galba. Better than examples of this issue in CoinArchives. ($2000)

647.

Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late summer AD 68. IMP • SER • SVLP • GALBA • CAES • AVG • TR • P, laureate and draped bust right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, S C across field, Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus in extended right hand, cradling vindicta in left arm. RIC I 309; ACG officina E (unlisted dies); BMCRE 71; BN 147. VF, attractive river patina, minor die break on reverse, light field marks. ($3000) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 592.

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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Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 9 March-mid April. Bare head right / Ceres standing left, holding two grain ears and cornucopia. RIC I 20 (Aureus) note; RSC 11. VF, iridescent cabinet tone. ($1000) From the Collection of a Texas Wine Doctor, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, March 1988. Ex G. Hirsch 156 (25 November 1987), lot 449.

649. Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 25.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate and draped bust right / Mars, helmeted and in military dress with parazonium at side, advancing left, holding Victory and trophy over shoulder. RIC I 115. VF, green patina, some brown, cleaning marks and minor roughness. ($2000) From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor, purchased from Dr. Paul Rynearson, 4 December 1992.

650.

Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81.

Laureate head right / Foreparts of two capricorns, left and right, back to back, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globe below. RIC II 357 (Titus); RSC 497. EF, lustrous, light toning, area of weak strike on reverse. ($300)

651. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ As (27.5mm, 11.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. Laureate head right / Victory standing right on prow, holding palm frond over shoulder and wreath. RIC II 1035 (Vespasian); Hendin, p. 412. Near EF, attractive green patina, a few faint scratches on reverse. Exceptional for issue. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 409; Numismatic Fine Arts XX (9 March 1988), lot 149; Numismatic Fine Arts XII (23 March 1983), lot 227.

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Julia Titi. Augusta, AD 79-90/1. AR Denarius (15mm, 3.19 g, 7h). Rome mint. IVLIA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right, hair in long plait down back / DIVI TITI FILIA, peacock standing facing, tail ‘in splendor’. RIC II p. 314, n. 72 = RIC II (1st ed.) 218 (Domitian); RSC 7; BMCRE 250 note (Domitian); BN –; Mazzini 7 (Domitian) = Benz Collection (Lanz 94) 366 (same dies). Good VF, dark iridescent tone, holed. Extremely rare. ($3000) The aurei of this issue are well known, but the denarii have had a mixed history. At the time of the first edition of RIC II in 1926, the type was cataloged alongside the aurei, without question. By the time the second volume of BMCRE appeared in 1930, though, there apparently were doubts about the authenticity of the denarii, as the footnote referencing them simply stated, “authority?” Nonetheless, the issue was revisited in the second edition of RIC II in 2007, in which the authors state: “Such denarii were previously doubted (modern forgeries of this issue exist, e.g. Becker, also ancient plated copies) though the presence of a denarius for the parallel Domitia issue suggests denarii of this type may be possible.”

653. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 7677. Laureate head right / Pegasus standing right, left foreleg raised. RIC II 921 (Vespasian); RSC 47. Choice EF, gray tone with light golden hues around the devices, underlying luster. ($500)

See lot 754, below, for counterfeiter’s obverse hub for a denarius of Domitian as Caesar.

Unique Thracian Mint Judaea Capta Sestertius for Domitian

654. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 24.18 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” issue. Uncertain mint in Thrace.

Struck AD 80-81. CAES · DIVI · AVG · VESP · F · DOMITIAN · COS · VII, laureate head right / IVD CAP/ S C in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated left, in attitude of mourning, on pile of arms; to right, male captive standing right, head left, with hands bound behind back; helmet and yoke to far right on ground. RIC II 508/501 (obv./rev.); Hendin –; BMCRE –; BN –; RPC II 504/503 (same). Near Fine, smooth brown surfaces. Unpublished type for Domitian as Caesar from this mint. ($500)

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655. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 21.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 90-91. Laureate head right / Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter. RIC II 702. Good VF, deep green and brown surfaces. Excellent portrait. An attractive and typical cleaning from the pre-war era. ($1000) Ex Sternberg XXVIII (with Freeman & Sear, 30 October 1995), lot 62.

656. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 93-94. Laureate head right / Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield in left. RIC II 761; RSC 283b. Choice EF. ($300) Ex Lanz 156 (2 June 2103), lot 292.

See lot 755, below, for counterfeiter’s obverse hub for a denarius of Domitian as Augustus.

657. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.00 g, 7h). Mint in Thrace. Struck AD 82. Laureate head right / Mars, with cloak over shoulders, advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC II 838; RPC II 531. Good VF, green patina, small area of fill on reverse. Rare. ($1000)

658.

Nerva. AD 96-98. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / Clasped right hands. RIC II 26; RSC 22. Near EF, trace of deposit near neck, a hint of die rust. An attractive portrait coin. ($400) 186

659. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.27 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIA N HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II, ORIENS in exergue, radiate and draped bust of Sol right. RIC II 43b; Strack 37η; Calicó 1294 var. (stops in rev. legend); BMCRE 75 var. (break in obv. legend); Biaggi 626. Good VF, toned, a few surface and edge marks, traces of deposits. ($5000) Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5009; Sternberg XXI (14 November 1988), lot 403.

660. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ As (26mm, 9.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-128. Laureate and draped bust right / Galley right with five rowers; gubernator at stern. RIC II 673. VF, brown surfaces. Attractive, well centered strike. ($500) Ex Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 87, 18 May 2011), lot 2108.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / Modius containing four grain ears and one poppy. RIC II 230; RSC 172. Near EF, lightly toned, minor flan split. ($300) 662. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.43 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134138. Bare head right / ALEX A NDRIA, Alexandria standing left, holding sistrum and basket with snake emerging. RIC II 300; RSC 154. EF. ($500)

663.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate head right / Diana standing left, holding arrow and bow. RIC II 777; Banti 710. EF, dark green patina, some minor roughness. ($1000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Bill Warden, 10 March 1990.

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664. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.15 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 131-135. Diademed and draped bust right / Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. RIC II 410 (Hadrian); Abdy, Chronology, New Group 4; RSC 81. EF, toned. ($750) Ex Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 930.

665.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.46 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / Tiber reclining left on overturned urn from which water flows, hand resting on boat, holding reed. RIC III 642a; Banti 414. VF, brown patina, hairline flan crack, slight roughness. Attractive portrait. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 1007; Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 1616.

666.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.14 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 obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 650 var. (same); Biaggi 707 (same obv. die). EF, lustrous. ($5000)

667.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius standing left, sacrificing with patera over lighted tripod-altar and holding volumen. RIC III 183; RSC 304. Choice EF, hint of iridescence in devices. Fine style. ($300)

668.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 150-151. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head right / TR POT XIIII COS IIII, PAX in exergue, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC III 200a; Strack 229; Calicó 1588 note; BMCRE 726; Biaggi 744 var. (no break in obv. legend).

EF, lustrous, surface marks in obverse field before head. Fine style portrait. ($5000) Our indication of surface marks is NGC’s reference to altered surface when the coin was submitted to them for encapsulation, Under high magnification, a small area before the mouth on the obverse appears to have been smoothed at some point in the past.

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669.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER NITΛS, Hexastyle temple on podium of four steps; fencing in front; in center, Faustina I, draped, seated left, holding patera(?) in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left; uncertain figures in pediment; above, in center, facing quadriga; on corners, winged Victories standing facing, with both hands holding round shields above their heads. RIC III 354; Beckman dies df26/ T4; Strack 443α (Pius); Calicó 1755 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 383 (same rev. die); Biaggi –. Near EF, small scrape on reverse. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Morton & Eden 64 (5 June 2013), lot 118.

670.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVΛ FΛV STINΛ, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / ΛVG VS TΛ, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and rudder on globe in left hand. RIC III 372 (Pius); Beckman dies df118/AF34; Strack 465; Calicó 1761a; BMCRE 447-8 (Pius); Biaggi 836. Near EF, toned. ($4000)

671.

Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls / AVGV STA, Ceres standing left, holding torch in each hand. RIC III 357a (Pius); Beckmann dies df38/CB27; Strack 471α (Pius); Calicó 1758b; BMCRE 403 (Pius) var. (breaks in rev. legend); Biaggi 807-8. EF, lustrous. ($7500) Ex Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 750; Spink Numismatic Circular CV.4 (May 1997), no. 2129.

672.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 147-148. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG P II F, bareheaded and draped bust right / TR • POT • II COS • II, Fides, draped, standing right, holding two grain ears downward in right hand, and basket of fruit on raised left hand. RIC III 440b (Pius); Calicó 1926; BMCRE 641 (Pius); Biaggi 873. Near EF, underlying luster, shallow edge mark. ($7500) 189

673.

Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.17 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / SALVTI AVGVSTAE, Salus seated left, leaning left arm on chair, holding in right hand a patera from which she feeds a serpent coiled around altar. RIC III 717 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-5b; Calicó 2074; BMCRE 154 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 935 var. (no stephane). EF, toned, underlying luster. ($7500) Ex Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 764.

674.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR TR P, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands, each holding a volumen. RIC III 450 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 15-12/10; Calicó 2111; BMCRE 31 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 949 var. (obv. legend break). EF, underlying luster. ($10,000) Ex Künker 280 (26 September 2016), lot 655; Numismatica Ars Classica 87 (8 October 2015), lot 274; UBS 53 (29 January 2002), lot 207.

675. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.23 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, mid-AD 164. LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera in extended right hand, left arm resting on head of statue of Spes to right, standing left, holding flower in extended right hand and hem in left; cornucopia below chair. RIC III 755; MIR 18, 25-2/10; Calicó 2210; BMCRE 332; Biaggi 974. EF, underlying luster. Struck on a broad flan. ($7500) Ex Rauch 102 (7 November 2016), lot 101; Numismatica Ars Classica 31 (26 October 2005), lot 61.

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Extremely Rare TR P XVIII Issue and of Great Historical Interest

676. Commodus. AD 177-192. Bimetallic Medallion (44mm, 71.70 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 10-31 December AD 192. L · AELIVS · AVRELIVS · COMMODVS AVG PIVS FELIX, head of Commodus as Hercules left, wearing lion skin headdress / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG P M TR P XVIII COS [VII] P P, nude Hercules, with features of Commodus, standing slightly left, seen from behind; in background, rocks covered with boar and lion skin; at feet to left of Hercules, bow and quiver leaning against rocks; club to right. Gnecchi II, p. 55, 33 and pl. 80, 5; Toynbee pl XLIII, 3 var. (obv. to right); MIR 18, 11651/73; Cohen 209; Banti 112 (this medallion). VF, dark brown patina, scratches before portrait on obverse, rough patch in upper right field of reverse. Extremely rare and impressive. Of great historical interest. ($10,000) Ex Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 271, 11 January 2012), lot 84; Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 346; V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Glendining’s, 2 April 1952), lot 2647.

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

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

677. Pertinax. AD 193. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 20.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG, laureate head right / OPI • DIVIN TR • P COS • II, Ops seated left, holding grain ears in right hand and resting left hand on seat. RIC IV 20; Banti 18. Good VF, green patina, some roughness on reverse. Bold portrait. Rare. ($3000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 17 August 1991. Ex Vinchon (23 April 1976), lot 103; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXVIII (19 June 1964), lot 389.

678.

Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right / CONCORD MILIT, Concordia, draped, standing left, holding aquila in right hand and vexillum in left.

RIC IV 1; RSC 2; BMCRE 2. Near EF, lightly toned. Wonderful portrait. ($4000) Ex Nomos 7 (15 May 2013), lot 171.

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679.

Manlia Scantilla. Augusta, AD 193. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus.

MANL SCAN TILLA • AVG, draped bust right, wearing hair waved in two ridges and large bun at back / IVNO R EGINA, Juno, veiled, draped, wearing stephane, standing left, holding patera in right hand over peacock to left, and holding vertical scepter in left hand; peacock stands left and turns head back right. RIC IV 7a (Didius), pl. I, 16 (same dies as illustration); Woodward, Didius, dies 1/A, pl. VI, 9; Calicó 2400a (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 10 (Didius), pl. 3, 13 (same dies); Biaggi 1052 var. (placement of legends). VF, light cabinet tone. Very rare. ($20,000) Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 779.

British Reference Sestertius

680.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 28.41 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. L SEPT SEVE RVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / VICT BRIT P M TR P XIX COS III P P, S C in exergue, two Victories standing vis-àvis, holding round shield between them and fixing it on palm tree, at base of which are two seated captives. RIC IV 808 note (Cohen is not in error); Banti 165. Good VF, attractive, hard green patina. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, 30 March 1996. Ex Ponterio 80 (29 March 1996), lot 351 and front cover coin.

In AD 208, Septimius Severus, together with the entire imperial family (his wife Julia Domna and their sons Caracalla and Geta), set out for Britain where the situation on the northern frontier demanded urgent attention. He was to spend the last two and a half years of his life in the island province and was destined never to return to Rome. Together with his elder son, the co-emperor Caracalla, he campaigned vigorously beyond the imperial frontier, penetrating far into Scotland. The line of their marching-camps can still be detected today by aerial photography.

Severus also restored Hadrian’s Wall, the northern frontier of the province, which was in serious need of renovation now that more than eighty years had elapsed since its original construction. Little is known of the success of these military operations, though they were to bring peace to the area for the remainder of the third century, and an extensive issue of coinage in all metals was produced to commemorate the British victory.

681.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 22.63 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211-215. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right / IVNONEM, S C across field, Juno standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; at feet to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC IV 585b var. (head of peacock not turned right); Banti 21; BMCRE 210 (Caracalla). Good VF, dark brown and green patina. Banti records only one example with peacock’s head turned right. ($500) Ex White Mountain Collection (Triton XII, 6 January 2009), lot 674.

From an issue unusual in its rendering of Juno’s name in the Latin accusative case.

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682.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.38 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 215-217. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Luna, with fold of drapery floating around and above head, driving biga of horses left. RIC IV 379a (Caracalla); RSC 106. EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 2010.

Julia Domna was associated with Luna Lucifera, “the light-bearing Moon”, while Septimius Severus associated himself with Sol, god of the Sun. The concept of identifying themselves with Sun and Moon speaks of the eternal nature of the imperial house.

683. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 20.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Mars advancing left, holding branch and trophy. RIC IV 450b; Banti 88. VF, dark brown patina, traces of red, minor die shift on obverse, small flan flaw on central reverse. Rare. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 871916 (January 2010).

684.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Salus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding from patera in right hand a snake coiled around and rising from altar to left, resting left arm on side of throne. RIC IV 31; Calicó 3094 var. (no break in obv. legend); BMCRE 116; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous, some scratches, traces of deposits. ($7500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, 24 October 2006.

685.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Providentia (or Annona) standing left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius to left. RIC IV 250; BMCRE 875-8; RSC 501b. EF, lightly toned. Struck on a broad flan. ($200) 193

686.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (22mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate and draped bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of dress. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 896; RSC 543. EF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan. ($200)

687.

Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.60 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 490-1 (Alexander); Banti 7. Near EF, green and red-brown patina. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Coin Galleries, 2 May 1982.

688.

Diva Paulina. Died before AD 235. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.26 g, 5h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Veiled and draped bust right / Peacock standing facing, head left, tail spread. RIC IV 1 (Maximinus); BMCRE 135 (Maximinus); RSC 1. EF, toned, small spot of verdigris on reverse. Well struck for issue. ($750) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 22 (16 June 1992), lot 653.

689. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.84 g, 6h). Rome mint. 3rd emission of Maximinus I, late AD 236-237. Draped bust right / Maximus standing left, holding baton in right hand and transverse spear in left; two signa to right. RIC IV 3; RSC 10. EF, lightly toned. Struck on a broad flan. ($500) Ex Dr. Walter Stoecklin Collection.

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690.

Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M T R P COS P P, Gordian I, togate, standing left, holding up branch in right hand and wearing parazonium. RIC IV 1; BMCRE 1-3; RSC 2. EF, lightly toned, slightly granular surfaces, small flan flaw on obverse. Rare. ($3000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 1 September 1990.

691.

Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding wand over globe set on ground to left and cradling cornucopia in left arm and leaning on column.

RIC IV 1; BMCRE 19-20; RSC 5. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($3000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVI.2 (Second Quarter 1991), no 165 and back cover; Ceresio 1 (26 September 1987), lot 306.

692.

Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.01 g, 11h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORIA AVGG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in extended left hand and cradling palm frond in right arm. RIC IV 2; RSC 12; BMCRE 28. Near EF. ($3000) Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 869.

693. Balbinus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 23.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia and wand over globe at her feet to left. RIC IV 19; Banti 8. Near EF, attractive dark green patina, some minor cleaning marks. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Lucien Birkler, 24 September 1989.

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694. Balbinus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.62 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopia in left; S C in exergue. RIC IV 22; Banti 1. Near EF, black patina, slightly irregular flan. Bold portrait. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 1017.

695. Pupienus. AD 238. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 10.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ DECENNA/LIBVS/ S C in four lines within wreath. RIC IV 19; BMCRE 17. Good VF, dark green and red-brown patina, some smoothing on reverse. Extremely rare, only one other in CoinArchives (CNG 63, lot 1496) and the first since 2003. ($1000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Seaby, 2 June 1984.

696. Pupienus. AD 238. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5,72 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Clasped right hands. RIC IV 10b; RSC 3. EF, deeply toned. ($1000)

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697.

Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission of Balbinus & Pupienus. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum.

RIC IV 1; BMCRE 62-3 (Balbinus & Pupienus); RSC 182 corr. (no patera). EF, toned, traces of deposits. Rare. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.

698.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (19mm, 4.80 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. Special emission, early AD 239.

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse scepter. RIC IV 23; Calicó 3213; Biaggi 1362. Good VF, some scratches. ($3000)

699.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 4.74 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, early 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 –. EF, underlying luster. Rare. ($5000) Ex Rauch MBS 11 (12 September 2006), lot 977.

700.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.04 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission, mid AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Gordian III, veiled and togate, standing left, holding parazonium in left hand, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar to left. RIC IV 43; Calicó 3216; Biaggi 1364. EF, lustrous. ($4000) 197

Classis Flavia Moesica

701. temp. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Epistolary copy (two tablets, 90 x 67mm, 123.20 gm and 125.20 gm). Dated 25 February AD 241 (in Roman calendrical and consular formats). Completely intact pair of tablets, engraved on one side only.

FIRST TABLET:

TRANSLATION:

ATTIVS PVDENS LEG · LEG · I · ITA·L · GOR DIAN·AE · A V P AVRE LIO PYRRO MIL CL FL · MOESIC GORDIA NAE LIB DIANAE

(I) Attius Pudens, legatus of the Legio I Italica Gordiana, acting on behalf of the praeses (i.e. governor), to Aurelius Pyrr(h)us, soldier of the classis Flavia Moesica Gordiana of the Liburna Diana

M C M TABVLAS SVB SCRIPSI DIEM QVIN TVM · KAL · MARTIAS IMP · D N · GORDIANO AVG · II · ET POMPEIA NO COS

1900 tabulae have cosigned on the fifth day before the Kalends of March (25 February) while our lord, the emperor Gordian, Augustus for the second time, and Pompeianus were consuls (AD 241).

SECOND TABLET:

TRANSLATION:

See F. Matei-Popescu, The Roman Army in Moesia Inferior (Bucharest 2010), pp. 77-123 (for the Legio I Italica) and pp.

245-255 (for the Classis Flavia Moesica). As made, green and brown patina with some natural deposits and earthen deposits to highlight the lettering. An extremely rare and historical document from antiquity. ($5000) This document is apparently a private copy of a letter from Attius Pudens, legate of Legio I Italica Gordiana, to Aurelius Pyrrhus, an ordinary soldier of the liburna (patrol vessel) Diana in the fleet Flavia Moesica Gordiana. The Classis Flavia Moesica was the Roman fleet patrolling the lower Danube and the northwest Black Sea coast.

The original letter would have been on a wooden tablet and may have then gone to a military archive. This copy was presumably commissioned

by Aurelius Pyrrhus to record an apparently exceptional mission he undertook under direct orders from the legion commander. It must have been unusual for a common soldier to receive an order directly from such a high ranking officer. The nature of the 1900 tablets – a very large number – is uncertain. Perhaps it was an administrative notice or order for general distribution.

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702.

Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ Dupondius (23mm, 8.74 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 3rd emission of Philip I, AD 244. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Pietas standing left, extending hand and holding acerrum. RIC IV 208c (Philip I). EF, green patina. Wonderful portrait. Far superior to any Otacilia Severa Dupondii in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 19 September 1999.

703.

Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Double Sestertius (33mm, 31.92 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 3rd emission, AD 250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS SAECVLI, S C across field, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 115a; Banti 9; Hunter 46 var. (bust also draped). Near EF, dark green patina, some earthen deposits. Well struck. ($3000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Carl Subak, 1 November 1969, who purchased it from Münzen und Medaillen AG at the 1969 Berne Antique Fair.

704.

Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. Æ As (25mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 5th emission of Trajan Decius, AD 251. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Fecunditas standing left, holding cornucopia and hand over child standing right with hands raised. RIC IV 135b (Decius). Good VF, attractive green patina, some roughness. Rare. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica K (30 March 2000), lot 2031.

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705. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.89 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission of Trajan Decius, AD 251. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Apollo seated left, holding branch and leaning arm on lyre. RIC IV 215 (Decius); Banti 3. Near EF, dark green-brown patina, some red, reverse double struck. Choice portrait. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Victor England, 3 January 1989.

706.

Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.23 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission, AD 255-256. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing left, resting hand on shield set on ground and holding palm frond. RIC V 180; MIR 36, 77h; Banti 26. Good VF, brown patina. Excellent portrait. ($1000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 15 April 1994. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XII (23 March 1983), lot 413; Vinchon (23 April 1976), lot 162.

Spectacular Postumus Sestertius

707. Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (32mm, 15.86 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint.

3rd bronze emission, AD 261. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LAETITIA, AVG in exergue, galley right, with four rowers and a steersman. RIC V 143 (Lugdunum); Mairat 190-3; Bastien, Postume 87; Banti 29. Superb EF, brown patina. One of the finest known large bronzes of Postumus. ($5000) Ex Roma VII (22 March 2014), lot 1223 (hammer £16,000).

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Laelianus – Usurper

708. Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (19mm, 2.68 g, 7h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 3rd emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory running right, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC V 9; Gilljam dies IV/84; Mairat 231; AGK 1c. Good VF, hairline flan crack, traces of silvering. ($750)

709. Aurelian. AD 270-275. Æ As (26mm, 9.01 g, 12h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 275. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Severina and Aurelian, holding scepter, standing facing one another and clasping right hands; above, radiate head of Sol right. RIC V 80 corr. (no officina in photo on pl. VII, 109); BN 298. Good VF, dark green and brown patina. ($500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 878241 (September 2010).

Zenobia – Usurper

710. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20.5mm, 3.30 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. 2nd emission, March-May AD 272. S ZЄNOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; at feet, peacock standing left, head right; star in left field. RIC V 2 corr. (star not noted); Bland, Coinage 29, e–k, dies 45/Jun ii; Carson, Zenobia 3 (same dies); MIR 47, 360b/0; BN 1267a. Good VF, earthen dark brown surfaces, traces of silvering. Rare. ($5000) Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 901.

While a nominal ally of Rome, Odenathus, ruler of the wealthy eastern trade center of Palmyra and husband of Septimia Zenobia, took advantage of Rome’s internal and external conflicts to expand his territories. The circumstances surrounding the assassination of Odenathus around 267 are uncertain, but we do know that Zenobia soon after took the title of Augusta and bestowed on her infant son Vaballathus the title of Augustus. Zenobia continued to expand the Palmyrene kingdom, seizing control of Egypt in 269 and, with it, the Roman grain supply. To further bolster her position, Zenobia claimed to be the descendent of such illustrious figures as Cleopatra VII of Egypt and legendary Queen Dido of Carthage.

When Aurelian rose to the purple in 270, he pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vaballathus’ rule in the east while he concerned himself with stabilizing the situation in the west. By 272, he was prepared to campaign against the usurpers. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vabalathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. Zenobia was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian’s triumph in 274. According to a later tradition, Aurelian, impressed by her beauty and dignity, later freed her and granted her a villa in Tibur, where she spent the rest of her life.

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Extremely Rare

711. Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.78 g, 6h). London mint. Struck circa AD 286-287. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax standing facing, head left, holding signum in each hand. RIC V 914 = Webb 1015 = Selborne, “On a Hoard of Roman Coins found at Blackmoor, Hants.” in NC 1877, no. 106 = R. Bland, Coin Hoards From Roman Britain, Volume III, The Blackmoor Hoard (London, 1982), 20448. Good VF, brown patina. Second known. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 812054 (April 2008); Dr. J. S. Vogelaar Collection (Spink 194, 26 March 2008), lot 1157.

712.

Galeria Valeria. Augusta, AD 293(?)-311. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.68 g, 6h). Heraclea mint, 4th officina. Struck circa AD 309-310. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Venus standing left, holding up apple and drawing drapery over left shoulder; HTΔ. RIC VI 43. EF, green-brown patina, some cleaning marks. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Pegasi, 11 March 2007.

See lot 756, below, for group of terracotta counterfeiter’s molds used to cast coins of Maximinus II.

713.

Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Solidus (21mm, 5.48 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Nicomedia mint; 4rd officina. Struck AD 317-318. LICINIVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IOVI CONS LICINI AVG, Jupiter Optimus Maximus enthroned left on basis inscribed SIC X/SIC XX, holding Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; at feet, eagle standing left, head right, with wings folded, holding wreath in beak; -/(wreath)//SMNΔ. RIC VII –, but cf. 19 (for wreath in right field); Depeyrot 26; Calicó –; Biaggi –. EF, areas of light toning, underlying luster. Extremely rare, none on CoinArchives. ($7500)

714.

Licinius I. AD 308-324. AV Solidus (20mm, 5.36 g, 12h). Decennalia issue. Nicomedia mint; 4rd officina. Struck AD 317-318. LICINIVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IOVI CONS LICINI AVG, Jupiter Optimus Maximus enthroned left on basis inscribed SIC X/SIC XX, holding Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; at feet, eagle standing left, head right, with wings folded, holding wreath in beak; SMNΔ. RIC VII 20 corr. (obverse legend); Depeyrot 28 corr. (Jupiter seated facing); Calicó 5100; Biaggi 1942 var. (no officina letter). Near EF, a few minor marks, one rim bump. ($5000) 202

An Unusual Medallion

715.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Medallion (21mm, 4.21 g, 5h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck circa AD 326. D N CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / B in center of blank field with circular pearled border. RIC VII –; R. Münsterberg. “Einseitige Goldmünzen Constantins und seiner Söhne” NZ 56 (1923), p.

26 (referencing an example in Vienna); Alföldi –; Gnecchi –; Depeyrot –. Good VF, two holes, gold eyelet attached to edge, a few light marks. Extremely rare, the only other known example is in Vienna. ($2000) Ex ArtCoins Roma 24 (22 June 2016), lot 938; ArtCoins Roma 15 (27 April 2015), lot 792; Marc Poncin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 1778.

This medallion is one of a series of extremely rare medallic issues of Constantine I and his sons. The reverse consists of either only a pellet, a letter, or a mintmark. To date, the only letters recorded are B and V, and those with mintmarks were struck at Trier, Aquileia, Thessalonica, and Siscia. Ranging in weights from 3.10 grams to 4.06 grams, these medallions appear to have been struck over a significant period of time, especially as issues are known for Constans and Constantius II as Caesars and Augusti. All known examples have been pierced for suspension, with some, like our example, having the addition of a contemporary mount. That these medallions do not follow the general pattern normally associated for currency issues of this period suggests that they are specific non-monetary issues. The fact that they are also in some way adapted for wearing confirms that supposition and suggests that they may be some special presentation award, possibly for the legions or their federated allies. The obverse legend on this example, attributed by style to Trier, would place its issue in AD 326. This was an important year for the Constantinian dynasty. The imperial success of Constantine I, with his heir, Crispus, and the anticipation of his vicennalia, or twenty year anniversary of having been proclaimed Augustus, promised a long period of stability. These hopes, however, were tempered that same year with Constantine’s subsequent execution of Crispus and the empress Fausta. Now in dynastic crisis, a new arrangement needed to be implemented. These medallions may have been issued, in part, to secure the loyalty of the troops.

716.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.29 g, 12h). Siscia mint. Struck AD 311-313. IMP CONST ANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI C ONS ERVATORI, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding thunderbolt in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; at feet, eagle standing left, head right, with wings folded, holding wreath in beak; SIS. RIC VII 1 var. (legend breaks); Alföldi –; cf. Depeyrot 14 and note (type unlisted); Calicó, 5168 = Biaggi 1979 var. (legends). Near EF, light scratches, lightly rubbed across high points. Extremely rare variety, none in CoinArchives.

($5000)

717.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.29 g, 12h). Serdica mint. Struck AD 313. CONSTAN TINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSER VATORI AVGG, Jupiter Optimus Maximus standing left, holding Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; at feet, eagle standing left, head right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; -/N//• SER •. RIC VII 2; Alföldi –; Depeyrot 11/1; Calicó, 5174 = Biaggi 1979. EF, lustrous, minor marks. Extremely rare. ($10,000) 203

718.

Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 330/1. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA CO NSTANTINI AVG, Victory advancing left, holding trophy set on ground and palm frond; MTS. RIC VII 174; Alföldi 565; Depeyrot 14/1; Calicó –; Biaggi 2011. EF, some light marks, traces of luster. ($5000)

719. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Decennnalia issue. Aquileia mint. Struck AD 347.

CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, rosette-and-laurel diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; all within border consisting of wreath [with large central jewel] / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX in four lines; SMAQ; all within border consisting of wreath with large central jewel. RIC VIII 45; Depeyrot 5/1; Paolucci 377 (same dies as illustration); DOC –; Biaggi –; Triton XVIII, lot 1247 (same dies). Choice EF. Fine style. Rare. ($2000) From the George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales).

720. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.61 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 337-340. FL IVL CON STANS P F AVG, laurel-and-rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVM, Constans standing facing, head left, wearing military attire, holding a trophy mounted on a spear with his right hand and a shield on the ground with his left; a captive seated to either side at his feet, the one on the left with his hands bound, and the one on his right holding his head with his left hand, both are looking upward at the emperor; TES. RIC VIII 34; Depeyrot 4/7; DOC –; Biaggi 2126.

Superb EF, small hairline flan crack, traces of underlying luster. An exceptional example. ($5000) From the George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales).

721 722 721.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.39 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 360-361. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; LVG. RIC VIII 214; Lyon 258; RSC 259a. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

722.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AR Siliqua (16.5mm, 2.33 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 360-361. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ XXX/ MVLTIS/ XXXX in four lines within wreath; LVG. RIC VIII 216; Lyon 260; RSC 342-3a. EF, deeply toned. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

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723.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AR Siliqua (18mm, 2.06 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 353355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ XXX/ MVLTIS/ XXXX in four lines within wreath; SCON. RIC VIII 207 and 253; Ferrando 1015; RSC 342-3c. VF, dark tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

724.

Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Antioch mint, 10th officina. Struck AD 355-361. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma, head facing, and Constantinopolis, head left, seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX in four lines; SMANI •. RIC VIII 162; Depeyrot 9/1 corr. (citation to Montagu Collection [Rollin & Feuardent, 20 April 1896, lot 891] incorrect); DOC –; Biaggi –. Choice EF, hint of deposits on reverse. Fine style. Extremely rare mintmark. ($3000) From the George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales).

726 725 725.

Julian II. As Caesar, AD 355-360. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.82 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 3rd officina. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ V/ MVLTIS/ X in four lines within wreath; TCON. RIC VIII 264; Ferrando 1372; RSC 154b. Near EF, deep iridescent tone, traces of deposits. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

726.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (16.5mm, 2.21 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 360-361. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X in four lines within wreath; LVG. RIC VIII 218; Lyon 261; RSC 163†a. EF, deep tone, some find patina. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

727 728 727.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (18mm, 2.02 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 360-361. Rosettediademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ V/ MVLTIS/ X in four lines within wreath; LVG. RIC VIII 219; Lyon 261d-i; RSC 163†c. EF, deep iridescent tone, traces of find patina, flan crack. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

728.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (19mm, 2.25 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ V/ MVLTIS/ X within wreath; TR(palm frond). RIC VIII 365; RSC 157†b. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

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730 729 729.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (18.5mm, 2.24 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 361.

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ V/ MVLTIS/ X in four lines within wreath; PLVG. RIC VIII 227; Lyon 268; RSC 163†b. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

730.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (16mm, 2.20 g, 11h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 360-361.

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ V/ MVLTIS/ X within wreath; SCON. RIC VIII 295; Ferrando 1376; RSC 161†. EF, deep iridescent tone, a couple of shallow scratches on obverse. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

731.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.05 g, 7h). Decennalia issue. Arelate (Arles) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 362-363. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bearded bust right / VOTIS/ X/ MVLTIS/ XX in four lines within wreath, eagle in medallion at top of wreath; SCONST. RIC VIII 309; Ferrando 1388; RSC 148†e. Near EF, deep iridescent tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

732.

Julian II. AD 360-363. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 361-363. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Soldier standing right, head left, holding trophy over shoulder and hand on head of captive crouching right; (palm)CONSP(palm). RIC VIII 157; Depeyrot 8/1. Good VF, removed from mount. Rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (Part II, 24 May 2016), lot 2489.

733

734

733.

Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.65 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 364-367. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing right, holding labarum with plain shaft and Victory on globe; SLVG. RIC IX 6a; Lyon 12; RSC 18-19†c. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

734.

Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.18 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 364-367. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/ V/ MV•LT/ X in four lines within wreath; RB. RIC IX 10a.1; RSC 70†f.

Good VF, deep iridescent tone, die break on reverse. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

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736

735.

Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AR Siliqua (20mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 364-367.

Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/ V in two lines within laurel wreath; CONSPA. RIC IX 11a.1; RSC 69†c. Near EF, toned. ($300) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 295 (30 January 2013), lot 63.

736. Valens. AD 364-378. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.98 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 367-375. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe and scepter; TRPS•. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

See lot 757, below, for a lead counterfeiter’s mold used to cast siliquae of Valens.

737

738

739

737. Valens. AD 364-378. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.76 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 364-367.

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valens standing right, holding labarum with cross on shaft, and Victory on globe; SLVG•. RIC IX 6g; Lyon 29; RSC 28†c. EF, darkly toned, some find patina. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

738. Valens. AD 364-378. AR Argenteus – Pre-reform Siliqua (22mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Quinquennalia issue. Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/·/V in three lines within wreath with large central jewel; CONSB. RIC IX 11h; RSC 87†c; Solidus 19 (23 September 2017), lot 733 (same dies). Good VF, a few light marks.

Attractive, well centered strike on a broad flan. Rare. ($300) 739. Gratian. AD 367-383. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.93 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 367-375. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe and scepter; TRPS•. RIC IX 27f.1; RSC 86†a. EF, deeply toned. Struck on a round flan. ($300) Ex 1887 East Harptree, Somerset Hoard (IRBCH 1424).

740.

Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.43 g, 12h). Uncertain northern Italian mint. Struck AD 380381. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Theodosius I and Gratian, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding a globe between them; above throne, Victory facing with wings spread, palm below; COM. RIC IV 5f (Mediolanum); Depeyrot 1/3.

EF, hint of deposits, a few marks, traces of underlying luster. ($1000) 207

741. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g, 1h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 395-402. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Arcadius standing right, foot on captive, holding labarum with right hand and Victory on globe in left; M-D//COMOB. RIC IX 35b = RIC X 1205; Depeyrot 16/1. In NGC encapsulation, 1883624-005, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($2000)

742.

Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Constantinople mint, 6th officina.

Struck AD 430-440. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / VOT XXX MVLT XXXX, Constantinopolis seated left on throne, foot on prow, holding globus cruciger and scepter; shield to right side of throne; star to right; S//CONOB. RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1; DOCLR 382; Biaggi –. Choice EF. ($1000) From the George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales).

743. Marcian. AD 450-457. Æ Nummus (11mm, 1.05 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Pearl–diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross above monogram of Marcian, all within wreath; CON. RIC X 545; LRBC 2250. Good VF, green patina. Exceptional for issue. ($200) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.

744. Anthemius. AD 467-472. AV Tremissis (11.5mm, 1.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross within wreath; COMOB. RIC X 2849; Lacam type 2, variété 3, 127; cf. Depeyrot 71/5. Good VF, minor flan crack. Rare. ($1500) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex Marc Poncin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 1947.

745. Zeno. Second reign, AD 476-491. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. 3rd emission.

Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; H//CONOB. RIC X 910; Depeyrot 108/1. EF, trace of deposit and ‘X’ graffiti on reverse. Choice portrait. ($750) 208

The Gasvoda Collection of Dies and Counterfeiting Implements CNG is pleased to present the Gasvoda Collection of Coin Dies and Counterfeits. This collection, which includes extremely rare official, as well as more common unofficial (i.e. forger’s) dies, covers a broad period of time, from the Celts to the modern era.

From the collector: For as long as there has been money there have been counterfeiters. Generally, we know this from the numerous examples of counterfeit coins that have survived. Less frequently, we have the opportunity to examine the tools of the counterfeiter – his dies. It has been estimated that there are around 100 surviving counterfeiter’s dies from ancient times. Many of these are locked away in museums and longtime collections. Rarely do any appear at auction.

The collection includes: an iron faced Celtic die; two Roman Republican dies, both with exceptional die faces; a pair of imperatorial legionary denarii dies under Marc Antony, with one again having an exceptional die face; a set of dies for an Augustan as or dupondius; a Tiberius die which may be an official Roman mint die; two hubs for Domitian denarii; a unique mold pair for a siliqua of Valens; and an exceptional die for a histamenon nomisma of Romanus II Agyros. [Note: a reverse die of a Demetrios I tetradrachm from this collection will be offered in Triton XXII in January 2019.]

Individually, the dies are all fantastic. As a group, they offer a rare look into the work of the counterfeiter during ancient times. Here can be found examples of many of the ways a forger created his counterfeits. To add to our understanding, the collection also includes a cast forgery of a Claudius As after casting, but before being refined and trimmed to be passed as currency. To complete the collection, there is a nice set of dies and obverse hub from the Karl Goetz medal “bank fraud.” Here are found both the obverse hub as well as the obverse and a pair of reverse dies created from the hubs. This set also includes a silver medal of the type struck from the dies as well as an oversized bronze medal of the same design.

746.

CELTIC, Eastern Europe. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 3rd century BC. Iron Die for AR Tetradrachm.

Dimensions: overall length, 20mm; diameter, 52 mm at face, tapering to approximately 50mm at base. Of cylindrical form.

Weight: 94.05 grams. Iron face with intaglio of obverse of Dachreiter type tetradrachm from a mint in the Pannonian region. Cf. KMW 1106 (for obv. type). Intact, some corrosion, but in an overall excellent state of preservation. Special mint-association marking in outer margin of die face. ($2500) Ex Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 811.

747.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN, Counterfeiters’ Dies. temp. Anonymous. Circa 209-195 BC. Iron die for AR Denarius.

Dimensions: overall length, 21mm; diameter, 24 mm at face, increasing to approximately 26mm at base. Of cylindrical form.

Weight: 70.89 grams. Bronze face of cast impression of obverse of denarius depicting Roma, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with gryphon’s head, the visor in three pieces and peaked; X (mark of value); mounted to iron shank. Cf. Crawford pp. 560–2; cf. N. Lupu, “Aspekte des Münzumlaufs im vorrömischen Dakien” in JNG XVII (1967), pl. 6-7; cf. W. Malkmus, “Addenda to Vermeule’s catalog of ancient coin dies: Part 1” in SAN XVII.4 (September 1989), p. 82, Catalogue number 7x. EF, gray-green patina on die face, iron shank rusted and corroded, die intact. Exceptionally well preserved die face. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (6 January 2014), lot 518.

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Counterfeiter’s Die for Limetanus Denarius

748.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN, Counterfeiters’ Dies. temp. C. Mamilius Limetanus. Circa 82 BC. Iron die for AR Denarius. Dimensions: overall length, 20mm; diameter, 33 mm at face, tapering to approximately 27mm at base. Of cylindrical form. Weight: 94.05 grams. Bronze face of cast impression of obverse of denarius (Mamilia 6) mounted to iron shank. Cf. Crawford pp. 560-562; cf. N. Lupu, “Aspekte des Münzumlaufs im vorrömischen Dakien,” JNG XVII (1967), pl. 6; cf. C.C. Vermeule, “Some notes on ancient dies and coining methods,” NumCirc LXI.10 (November 1953), Die Representation No. 2; cf. W. Malkmus, “Addenda to Vermeule’s catalog of ancient coin dies: Part 1,” SAN XVII.4 (September 1989), p. 82. Good VF, iron shank rusted and corroded, die intact with traces of serrated edge of the coin visible. Exceptionally well preserved die face. Extremely rare. ($4000) Ex Triton XVI (7 January 2013), lot 771.

749.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN, Counterfeiters’ Dies. temp. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. Brass die for AR Denarius. Legionary issue. Dimensions: overall length, 15mm; diameter, 18mm at face, expanding to approximately 22mm at base. Of cylindrical form with central tang. Weight: 22.08 grams. Brass face of cast impression of reverse of legionary denarius of Mark Antony (cf. Crawford 544/9). Cf. Crawford pp. 560-562; cf. N. Lupu, “Aspekte des Münzumlaufs im vorrömischen Dakien,” JNG XVII (1967), pl. 6; cf. C.C. Vermeule, “Some notes on ancient dies and coining methods,” NumCirc LXI.10 (November 1953), Die Representation No. 2; cf. W. Malkmus, “Addenda to Vermeule’s catalog of ancient coin dies: Part 1,” SAN XVII.4 (September 1989), p. 82. Good VF, corrosion and deposits on the reverse. Well preserved die face. Extremely rare. ($4000) Ex Randy Haviland Collection (Gemini X, 13 January 2013), lot 467.

750.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN, Counterfeiters’ Dies. temp. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. Iron die for AR Denarius. Legionary issue. Dimensions: overall length, 32mm; diameter, 21mm at face, tapering to approximately 19mm at center, and expanding to 21mm at base. Of cylindrical form with central tang. Weight: 87.20 grams. Brass face of cast impression of reverse of legionary denarius of Mark Antony (cf. Crawford 544/19). Cf. Crawford pp. 560-562; cf. N. Lupu, “Aspekte des Münzumlaufs im vorrömischen Dakien,” JNG XVII (1967), pl. 6; cf. C.C. Vermeule, “Some notes on ancient dies and coining methods,” NumCirc LXI.10 (November 1953), Die Representation No. 2; cf. W. Malkmus, “Addenda to Vermeule’s catalog of ancient coin dies: Part 1,” SAN XVII.4 (September 1989), p. 82. VF, typical rust and corrosion on iron shaft, face shows wear from striking. Extremely rare. ($4000) Ex Randy Haviland Collection (Gemini X, 13 January 2013), lot 473; Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 299.

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Dies for a Dupondius or As of Augustus

751.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Official Dies. temp. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Iron dies for Æ Dupondius or As. Issue of the moneyer Cn. Piso Cn. f. Dimensions of obverse die: die face 31 mm in diameter and die shank 37 mm. Weight: 148.40 grams.

Bronze face of cast impression of reverse of dupondius (RIC I 381) or as (RIC I 382) for the moneyer Cn. Piso Cn. f. mounted to iron shank. Dimensions of reverse die: die face 30 mm in diameter; die shank 39 mm at the face, tapering to 30 mm in diameter at mid point and widening to 42 mm at the base. Weight: 320.20 grams. Bronze face of cast impression of reverse of dupondius (RIC I 381) or as (RIC I 382) for the moneyer Cn. Piso Cn. f. mounted to iron shank. Cf. N. Lupu, “Aspekte des Münzumlaufs im vorrömischen Dakien,” JNG XVII (1967), pl. 7; cf. C.C. Vermeule, “Some notes on ancient dies and coining methods,” NumCirc LXII.2 (February 1954), pp. 53-4; W. Malkmus, “Addenda to Vermeule’s catalog of ancient coin dies: Part 1,” SAN XVII.4 (September 1989), –. VF for type, die faces well-preserved with green and light olive patina, worn from striking. Extremely rare set with both obverse and reverse die. ($10,000) Ex Triton XIII (4 January 2010), lot 309.

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Official Die of Tiberius

752.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Official Dies. temp. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Brass die for AR Denarius. Dimensions: overall length, 15mm; diameter, 23mm at face, expanding to 30mm at widest point, then tapering to 12mm at base. Of typical form for this type of die. Weight: 161.20 grams. Brass face with obverse of a Lugdunum mint Group 1 “Tribute Penny” type denarius of Tiberius (RIC I 26). Cf. Crawford pp. 560-562; cf. N. Lupu, “Aspekte des Münzumlaufs im vorrömischen Dakien,” JNG XVII (1967), pl. 6; cf. C.C. Vermeule, “Some notes on ancient dies and coining methods,” NumCirc LXI.10 (November 1953), Die Representation No. 2; cf. W. Malkmus, “Addenda to Vermeule’s catalog of ancient coin dies: Part 1,” SAN XVII.4 (September 1989), p. 82. Intact, a few minor scratches. In presentation box. Extremely rare. ($15,000) Ex Stack’s (22 April 2009), lot 1400; Heritage 3015 (7 September 2001), lot 23297.

From the consignor: While a number of forger’s dies have survived from Roman times, only a handful of “official” coin dies are currently known to exist. French numismatists Jean-Baptist Giard and J. Lafaurie have surveyed surviving examples and determined that 12 coin dies can be confirmed as official mint products; interestingly, 11 of these are from the important imperial mint of Lugdunum (modern Lyon) in France. Six dies were unearthed in Auxerre in 1799, four of which are now in the Bibliothèque Nationale coin cabinet; the other two reside at the Musee de la Monnaie in Paris. Four more were found in 1863 at Paray-le-Monial and also now reside in museums. One was found at Vertault; our specimen comes from an old collection in Poule-les-Echarmaux, in the same area.

The die is of identical fabric and metal composition to the other known examples, confirming that it is an official die. The presence of a silver denarius in the obverse indicates that during the course of striking, a denarius became lodged in the reverse die and caused the striking of an indeterminate number of brockages (a mint error in which the obverse or reverse of a coin is repeated, in relief and incuse, on both sides of the coin). The flattening around the edges of the denarius indicates that a fair number of brockages were struck in this fashion, driving the coin ever deeper into the reverse die. When attempts to dislodge the coin failed (indicated by gouges before the portrait), the die was discarded and possibly secretly removed by a mint worker as a souvenir. Thus, we have an exceedingly rare opportunity to acquire an official Roman coin die, while at the same time demonstrating how brockages were produced in ancient times!

753.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Counterfeiters’ Products. temp. Claudius. AD 41-54. Ancient Cast Forgery of an Æ As (55x50mm, 34.26 g, 12h). Cast of a forger’s copy of a Rome mint Libertas reverse as of Claudius with sprue and casting flash still attached. Cf. RIC I 113 (for prototype). As made, earthen green patina. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 357 (12 August 2015), lot 371.

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Two Counterfeiters’ Hubs

754.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Counterfeiters’ Hubs. temp. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. Bronze counterfeiter’s obverse hub for denarius set in iron shank (20x29mm, 47.43 g). Manufactured circa AD 80 or later. Dimensions: overall length, 29mm; diameter, 19 mm at face, tapering to 17mm at base. Of cylindrical form. Weight: 46.02 grams. Cast of denarius of Domitian, showing obverse with legend CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, mounted to iron shank. Cf. RIC II 266 (for coin). Good VF, some rust and deposits. Extremely rare. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 1303.

755.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Counterfeiters’ Hubs. temp. Domitian. AD 81-96. Iron counterfeiter’s hub (20x12mm, 27.34 g). Manufactured circa AD 94 or later. Dimensions: overall length, 12mm; diameter, 20 mm at face, increasing to 21mm at base. Of cylindrical form. Weight: 27.34 grams. Silver denarius of Domitian, showing obverse with legend [IMP CAES] DOMIT AV[G] GERM P M TR P XIIII, mounted to iron shank. Cf. RIC II 771 (for denarius). VF, encrusted. Extremely rare. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 334 (3 September 2014), lot 308.

756.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Counterfeiters’ Molds. temp. Maximinus II. Caesar AD 305-309; Augustus, AD 310-313.

Group of three (3) terracotta counterfeiter’s molds of Alexandria and Nicomedia mint issues. Group includes the following: (a) (35mm, 5.66 g). Part of a mold for casting coins, impressed with a coin on both sides; on one side a head of Galerius, on the opposite an Alexandria mint reverse showing Jupiter presenting Victory to emperor // (b) (32mm, 5.29 g). Part of a mold for casting coins, impressed on each side with an Alexandria mint reverse type: Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; K–S/P//ALE // (c) (30mm, 3.82 g). Part of a mold for casting coins, impressed on one side with a Nicomedia mint reverse type: Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; SMNB. Cf. CNG E- 416, lot 618 and RIC VI 66c (for other examples). All molds as made, minor chips around edges. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 314 (6 November 2013), lots 482, 484, and 487.

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757.

ROMAN IMPERIAL, Counterfeiters’ Molds. temp. Valens. AD 364-378. Lead Counterfeiter’s Mold for AR Siliqua. Dimensions: overall dimensions of each section, approximately 49x47x5mm with 54mm at point of connection. Total weight: 261.620 grams. Two lead plates designed for casting, each with impression of one side of a Trier mint siliqua of Valens (cf. RIC IX 27e2). Intact, earthen patina and traces of deposits. Extremely rare. ($7500) Ex Heritage 3021 (6 January 2013), lot 21426. Lot includes presentation case and storage box.

214

Unique Constantinople Mint Histamenon Nomisma Die for Romanus III Argyrus

758.

BYZANTINE, Official Dies. temp. Romanus III Argyrus. 1028-1034. Iron die for AR Histamenon Nomisma.

Dimensions: overall length, 109mm; diameter, 25mm at face, increasing to approximately 55mm at octagonal base. Of cylindrical form with central tang. Weight: 936.60Â grams. Iron face with intaglio of obverse of Constantinople mint histamenon nomisma of Romanus III Argyrus (SB 1819). Cf. CNG 105, lot 1029 (rev. of follis for Justin I [for another official die]). Intact, some minor corrosion, but in an overall excellent state of preservation. Unique for this ruler. ($5000) Ex Rauch 95 (30 September 2014), lot 812.

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Extremely Rare Set of Original Goetz Dies

759.

WORLD, Germany. Weimar Republic. 1919-1933. Steel Hub and Set of Working Dies for AR Medal by Karl Goetz. Banksorge und -freude (Bank Worry and Joy). Dated 1924. Three working dies and one obverse die hub for Goetz’s 1924 satirical medal in silver, Banksorge und -freude (Bank Worry and Joy). All dies steel in format for period and enumerated consistently in white paint on edge. Dies are as follows: (a) Hub of Obverse (604.90g). Marked 305/3 on edge. (b) Working Reverse Die (687.20g). Marked 305/4 on edge. (c) Working Obverse Die (639.00g). Marked 305/6 on edge and 305 on bottom. (d) Working Reverse Die with Iron Collar (1179.34g). Marked 305/5 and 305 on bottom.

Group also includes an original example of the AR Medal, marked BAYER . HAUPTMÜNZAMT · FEINSILBER on the edge, as well as the larger Æ issue marked K · GOETZ on the edge. Translation of reverse: Whether Dollar, whether Pound, whether Lira, whether Franc, these guys are pretty sick now. You Mark however, stay strong and healthy, else the whole of mankind will go under. May you become the Sun for all, the best currency in the whole wide world. See Kienast 305 (for medals). As made, dies with traces of oxidation and rust typical of their age; AR medal toned; Æ medal with grayish deposits in devices. Extremely rare and of particular numismatic interest. ($2000) Ex Leipziger 84 (23 October 2015), lot 950 (for Æ medal).

From the consignor: When the Goetz inventory was sold there were many buyers who wanted a single example of a medal die that might have held some particular interest to them. I felt it was even more interesting to buy a complete set of dies and hubs for a single medal so as to represent the artist’s work on a given piece. I chose the Bank Fraud medal for its interesting place in history, coming as Germany tried to recover from the devastating devaluation of their currency following WW I. Adding the medals in this set later, I felt it was a complete representation for this particularly interesting piece. I asked that it be sold as single lot as I doubt few other dies and hubs will ever be reunited now that they have been disbursed.

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BYZANTINE COINAGE Choice Justin I Solidus

760.

Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 522-527. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, head turned slightly right, holding spear and shield / Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and jeweled cross; star to right; I//CONOB. DOC 2i; MIBE 3; SB 56. Choice EF, lustrous, slightly clipped. Well centered and struck. ($1000) Ex George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales); Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 271 (11 January 2012), lot 558.

761.

Justin I. 518-527. AR Miliarense (21mm, 5.16 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield; star to right; COB. DOC (5) = MIBE 8 = BN p. 39 = Tolstoi 22; SB 59. VF, lightly toned, scratches. Extremely rare, all references citing Tolstoi 22. Perhaps the second and finest known. ($1000)

762.

Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN P P AVG, Justin and Justinian seated facing on square-backed throne, each holding globus; cross between heads; CONOB / VICTORI-A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; Z//CONOB. DOC (4) var. (obv. legend, officina); MIBE 2c; Metcalf, Joint 44 (O24/Z2); SB 119 (but unlisted officina).

Choice EF, lustrous. Rare with this officina, only one other cited by Metcalf and Hahn (in the ANS). ($3000)

763. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.46 g, 8h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 603-607. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; I//CONOB. DOC 5j; MIBE 7; SB 618. In NGC encapsulation, 4244117-110, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500) 218

764

765

764.

Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.36 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 629-631. Crowned and draped busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine facing; cross above / Cross potent set upon three steps; Z (over B)//CONOB. Cf. DOC 26g; MIB 29; SB 749. In NGC encapsulation, 4244117-062, graded MS, 45/5, Surface: 3/5, Edge cuts, crimped. ($500) 765.

Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Dated IY 12 (638/9). Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps; â to left, î (date) to right; Δ//CONOB. DOC 41d; MIB 48; SB 767. In NGC encapsulation, 4243954-063, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500)

766.

Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th(?) officina. Struck 692695. Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing; cross behind / Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding akakia and cross potent set on two steps; [Δ?]//CONOP. DOC 7d; MIB 8a; SB 1248. EF, edge slightly shaved. ($1000)

767.

Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / DN IЧSTINIAN ЧS ЄT TIЬЄRI[ЧS PP A’], crowned facing busts of Justinian, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and Tiberius, wearing chlamys; cross potent [set upon two steps] held between. DOC 2b; MIB 2b; SB 1415. Superb EF, lustrous. ($5000) Ex George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales); Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 271, 11 January 2012), lot 117; Tkalec (23 October 1998), lot 371.

768.

Philippicus (Bardanes). 711-713. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and eagle-tipped scepter surmounted by cross / Cross potent set on three steps; B//CONOB. DOC 1b; MIB 1; SB 1447. EF, lustrous, a couple light marks on reverse. ($2000) 219

Extremely Rare Anastasius II Tremissis Fourth Known?

769.

Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.43 g, 1.436h). Constantinople mint. Struck 713.

Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent; CONOB. DOC 1 = MIB 6 = SB 1466 (“unique”). Good VF, minor flatness in areas. Extremely rare, possibly the fourth known. ($1500) From the earliest issue of Anastasius II, which lacks his given name, Artemius. Artemius was protasekretis, or chief of staff of the imperial court at the time of the overthrow of Philippicus on 3 June 713, and appears to have gained the throne solely due to the lack of another viable candidate. He took the throne name of Anastasius upon his coronation the next day. Judging by their extreme rarity, coins with his throne name alone may have been produced for only a few weeks or even days. The Constantinople mint quickly went over to the standard “Artemius Anastasius” legend, although there appears to have been more flexibility in the western mints. Anastasius II proved an energetic ruler during his brief reign, preparing for the looming conflict with Arab armies in Asia Minor, but the still-disaffected Opsikion troops deposed him after less then two years in favor of Theodosius of Adramytium. Anastasius fled to sanctuary at a monastery in Thessalonica, but in 719 returned to Constantinople at the head of a mercenary army of Bulgars. The fratricidal confrontation between Anastasius and Leo III was ended when the Bulgars betrayed him to Leo, who had him beheaded.

In addition to the Dumbarton Oaks specimen, there are two examples in CoinArchives: Rauch Sommerauktion (2012), lot 1740 (hammer €1800); and Triton IX (2006), lot 1653 (hammer $5000).

770

771

772

770.

Leo III the “Isaurian”, with Constantine V. 717-741. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 721-724. Crowned and draped bust of Leo facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Crowned and draped bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia; S at end of legend. DOC 4 var. (officina); Füeg 4.G; SB 1504.

Good VF, some weakness in legends. ($300) 771.

Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 764-773. 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. DOC 2d.2; Füeg 6.A.3; SB 1551. Good VF. ($500) 772.

Constantine VI & Irene, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV. 780-797. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.31 g, 6h).

Constantinople mint. Struck 787-790. Constantine V, Leo III, and Leo IV seated facing, each crowned and draped / Crowned facing busts of Constantine IV, draped and holding globus cruciger, and Irene, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger; cross above, pellet between. DOC –; Füeg 2; SB 1592. VF, some luster, light marks on obverse, edge slightly shaved. ($1000)

773.

Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 793-797. IRIҺH AΓOVSτI, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter / COҺSτAҺ-τIҺOS ЬAS’ Θ, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 3a; Füeg 5.A; SB 1594. Near EF, luster, some weakness in legends. ($3000)

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774.

Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (29mm, 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.6/6; SB 1830. EF. ($500) From the Douglas O. Roseberg Collection.

See lot 758, above, for an official iron die used to strike the obverse of AR histamenon nomisma of Romanus III Argyrus.

775.

Andronicus IV Palaeologus. Usurper, 1376-1379. AR Basilikon (13mm, 0.41 g, 9h). Constantinople mint. Saint on horseback right / Andronicus standing facing, holding scepter. DOC –; LPC p. 152 note; PCPC (326); SB 2546. VF, toned.

Well struck for issue. Extremely rare and among the finest known. ($1000)

EARLY MEDIEVAL & ISLAMIC COINAGE

776. OSTROGOTHS. temp. Theoderic. 493-526. Æ Decanummium (16mm, 2.97 g, 7h). Municipal issue. Ravenna mint. Struck circa 493-518. FELIX R AVENNA, mantled bust of Ravenna right, wearing mural crown / Monogram of Ravenna with central pellet; all within wreath. COI 78a; Ranieri 260; MIB 72a (Rome); MEC 1, 145-9. Good VF, dark green patina. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 1740; J.P. Righetti Collection, 253.

777.

VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Uncertain king. 417-507. AV Tremissis (13.5mm, 1.43 g, 11h). In the name of Majorian.

Uncertain mint in Gaul. Struck AD 459-461. D N IVLIVS MAIORI ΛNVS P F ΛVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear forward in right hand and shield decorated with cross in left / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. Cf. Reinhart, Münzen 66; RIC X 3747; Lacam pl. 14, 58 (Arles mint); MEC 1, –.

EF, lightly toned, scratch on reverse, minor edge marks. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 879; Gemini VI (10 January 2010), lot 588.

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778.

LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks. 788-806. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.24 g, 7h). Struck 788-792. ๘ űʽƩȵ Ú Ó V©ǮĀ, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Ā⌴ȵ⌽ û ü²ʽ • , cross potent; Ų ʽ across field, pellets flanking base; VƩüÚ. Oddy 444; CNI XVIII 8; BMC Vandals 1; MEC 1, 1098. Near VF, traces of deposits in devices, hairline die break on edge of obverse. ($750) Ex Gemini VIII (14 April 2011), lot 533.

An Intriguing Hybrid

779.

MEROVINGIANS, Marsal(?). Circa AD 620-640. AV Tremissis (11mm, 1.30 g, 11h). Chuldiric, moneyer.

ȵ²ʽ⌽⌴ VƩü[⌴], diademed and draped bust right / üƊVǮĀƩʽƩü⌴ ȵVnƩ˶²ʽƩV, cross set on angled step above globe; e across

field. Cf. NM 18 (for obv.) and Metz 18 (for rev.) ; cf. Belfort 6239 (for obv.) and 2942 (for rev.); cf. Stahl, Metz A4g (for rev.); Stahl, Merovingiens –; MEC 1, –. Good VF, light toning in devices, die rust. ($2000)

MEROVINGIANS, Metz. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.32 g, 12h). Ansoaldus, moneyer. M⍟˶˶Ʃ˞ diademed and draped bust right / ม ¬n⌽⌴¬ǮĆV˞ M⌴n⍟˶, Greek cross with pellets at ends; ⍛ © across field; all within wreath. NM 10; Stahl, Metz A6s (same dies); Belfort 2924 (same dies); MEC 1, –. Good VF, hint of deposits.

Rare. ($3000) 780.

⍛ƩV⍟˶¬˶Ʃ,

Ex Elsen 127 (5 December 2015), lot 595.

781.

MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. temp. Charles Martel – Pépin le Bréf (as Mayor of the Palace), circa 718-750. AR Denier (10mm, 0.57 g, 2h). Large ม ⎁Ʃ[Ʃ]; long bar above / Large Ḧ¬S; long bar above. NM p. 170, 13; Belfort 6636; MEC 1, –; Cf. Chwartz Collection (Crinon-Alde), lot 48 (for type attributed to time of Charles Martel). VF. ($1000) Ex Pegasi Inventory 10951616.

One of the difficulties in attributing issues of this period to specific mints or reigns is because well-recognized types were copied or adapted by other local mints and later issuers. This particular denier type demonstrates this problem, since it appears late in the Merovingian period and is echoed stylistically in the early issues of Pépin le Bref (see Triton XVIII, lot 1369 for obverse). The reverse appears in at least four different forms, either forward, or retrograde, and the normal K in the legend, sometimes appears, as in this case, as two pellets, or with nothing at all (see M. Dhénin, BSFN (March 1980), pp. 663-666 [where the coin is firmly attributed to Metz]). Once attributed to the abbey at Chelles (KAS) during the reign of Pépin le Bref (based on the similarity of the obverse), since the time of Prou, who was the first to make note, type has been assigned to the Merovingians (see Chevalier et al., BSFN (June 1988), 6) with two examples of this particular type (with the K reoplaced by two pellets) being found in the vicinity of Aube. The reading of the obverse is more problematic: Crinon, in his note for the Chwartz coin, argues that the macron on the obverse (which he says is the mint) should be taken with the RI to read (TR)I, rather than RI alone. Only further study may find a more agreeable attribution. Owing to the period in which this denier was struck, a time in which the Merovingian kings divested themselves of their powers to rule, this denier would then fall under the time of Charles Martel or Pépin le Bréf, while the latter was Mayor of the Palace, though there is no firm evidence to conclude that they were the actual issuer.

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Three Deniers of Charlemagne

782.

CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 1.11 g, 9h). Class 2. Lem[ovacium] (Limoges) mint. Struck 771-793/4. ⍛A⌴ǮV•s• in two lines; • in center / Ǯĩȵ across field; ! above, •X• below. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 502; M&G 260 var. (no pellets); MEC 1, 725 var. (same). VF, toned, some light marks. Rare. ($2000)

783.

CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18.5mm, 1.19 g). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. ⍛A⌴/ǮVs in two lines / ȓĩዝ⌴8VS around central ornament.

Coupland, Charlemagne 4; Depeyrot 605; M&G 268 corr. (rev. legend); MEC I, 727 . VF, light porosity. ($2000)

784.

CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21mm, 1.68 g, 9h). Class 3. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck 793/4-812. ส æ²⎁ǮVs ⎁⍟ҟ ś⎁, cross pattée / ส ȵeĕƩ⌴⌦, ü²⎁⌴ǮVs monogram. Coupland, Charlemagne 16; Depeyrot 662F; M&G 212; MEC 1, 743. EF, toned. ($2000) Ex Edward J. Waddell Inventory 45700 (2009).

785.

CAROLINGIANS. Louis ‘le Pieux’ (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.67 g, 7h).

Class 2. Venecias (Venice) mint. Struck 819-822. แ ƊǮVē⌴VVIæVs IȤ, cross pattée / ๘ ѝ⍟n/⍟æI±s in two lines. Coupland, Money –; Depeyrot 1116D; M&G 456; MEC 1, 789. Good VF, toned. ($500) Ex Norman Frank Collection.

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786.

CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Simple (the Simple). As Charles IV, King of West Francia, 898-922. AR Denier (22mm, 1.55 g, 10h). Immobilized issue in the name of Charles the Simple. Metalo (Melle) mint. แ ⌐©ʼ⌦⎍˝ ʼeแ ʼ, cross pattée / ȵe˶/©⌦⌴ in two lines. Depeyrot 629 var. (obv. legend); M&G –; MEC –; Fécamp 8381-7. EF, lightly toned, traces of underlying luster. ($300)

The Siege of Jerusalem, 1187

787.

CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. temp. Sybelle. 1186-1190. BI Denier (17mm, 1.32 g, 11h).

Struck during the siege of Jerusalem, 1187. แ [˶VʽʽIS] ē²VIē, Tower of David / แ ȉɃɠ[...]⌽, view of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Metcalf, Crusades, p. 77; cf. C.J. Sabine, “Numismatic iconography of the Tower of David and the Holy Sepulchre,” NC 1979, pl. 17, 3; N. du Quesne Bird, “Two deniers from Jerusalem, Jordan,” NumCirc LXXIII.5 (May 1965), p. 109; Slocum 288; CCS 51. VF for type. Very rare and of great historical interest. ($2000) ‘Then Balian and the patriarch went and had the tomb edicule of the Sepulchre which was all covered in silver uncovered; and then they had it taken away to be struck into money to give to the knights and sergeants.’ – The Chronicle of Ernoul C. J. Sabine has convincingly argued that these very rare anonymous Deniers were an emergency issue struck during the siege of Jerusalem in September 1187. A small Christian force led by Balian of Ibelin mounted a heroic defence against the armies of Saladin, capitulating on October 2nd after the walls were breached. News of the loss of the Holy City sent shock waves through Western Europe and resulted in the Third Crusade.

788.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Dirham (28mm, 2.84 g, 7h). Shaqq al-Taymara mint. Dated AH 79 (AD 698/9). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illāllāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka la (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā āl-dirham bi-shaqq al-taymara fī sanat tis’ seb’īn (in the name of Allah struck this dirham in Shaqq al-Taymara in the year seven and ninety (after the Hijra)) / Second portion of the kalimat aṭ-ṭaiyibah: muḥammadur rasūlu -llāh (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah) and name of al-Muktafi in three lines; li-’llah above; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): [muḥammadur] rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq līyuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau ka[riha al-mushrikūn] (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it). Klat 201; Album 126; ICV 250.

VF, toned, a few deposits. Rare date from a very rare mint. ($1000) 224

Extremely Rare al-Rayy Mint Tabaristan-Type Issue

789.

ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.99 g, 4h). Issue of Nusayr (or Sa‘d). al-Rayy mint. Dated PYE 133 = AH 168 (AD 784/5). Crowned Tabaristan-type bust right;GDH monogram and ‘pzwt in Pahlavi to left; nsyl in Pahlavi to right; ‘pd and nwk’ in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; b-al-rayy in Arabic (mint) to left; thaman wa sittin wa mi’a (date) in Arabic to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 212.1-3; SICA 1, 352; Album L73; ICV 108. EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare and excellent for issue. ($2000) Album notes that Nusayr has been tentatively identified as Nusayr al-Wasif, chief of intelligence under al-Mahdi.

Extremely Rare Makka (Mecca) Mint Dirham

790.

ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mu’tadid. AH 279-289 / AD 892-902. AR Dirham (21mm, 2.81 g, 3h). Makka (Mecca) mint. Dated AH 283 (AD 896/7). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka la (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, Sura 30 [alrum]:4:4-5:1 li-’llah al-amru min qa[blu wamin ba’du wayaw]ma-idhin yafrahu al-mu’minūna binaṣri al-lahi (To Allah is the will before and after and on that day the believers shall rejoice in Allah’s victory); in inner margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā āl-dirham bi-makka fī sanat thelath wa themānīn wa mi’atain (in the name of Allah struck this dirham in Makka in the year three and and eighty and two hundred (after the Hijra)) / Second portion of the kalimat aṭ-ṭaiyibah: muḥammadur rasūlu -llāh (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah) and name of al-Mu’tadid in three lines; li-’llah above; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): [muḥammadur] rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala aldīn kollihi walau ka[riha al-mushrikūn] (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it). SICA 4, –; Album 242; ICV 422. VF, toned, minor areas of flat strike at periphery, slightly wavy flan. Extremely rare. ($3000)

791.

ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Caliphate. al-Muktafi. AH 289-295 / AD 902-908. AV Dinar (22.5mm, 4.57 g, 12h). Citing the vizier Wali al-Dawla. Filastin mint. Dated AH 291 (AD 903/4). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka la (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; name of Wali al-Dawla below; in outer margin, Sura 30 [al-rum]:4:4-5:1 li-’llah al-amru min qa[blu wamin ba’du wayaw]ma-idhin yafrahu al-mu’minūna binaṣri al-lahi (To Allah is the will before and after and on that day the believers shall rejoice in Allah’s victory); in inner margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā āl-dirham bi-filastin fī sanat ihdā wa tis’īn wa mi’atain (in the name of Allah struck this dirham in Filastin in the year one and ninety and two hundred (after the Hijra)) / Second portion of the kalimat aṭ-ṭaiyibah: muḥammadur rasūlu -llāh (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah) and name of al-Muktafi in three lines; li-’llah above; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): [muḥammadur] rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau ka[riha al-mushrikūn] (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it). AGC I 228Gn; Album 243.2; ICV 425. VF, lightly toned, weakly struck at center, slightly wavy flan. Rare. ($2000) 225

792.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Nur al-Din Muhammad. AH 570-581 / AD 1174-1185. Æ Dirham (28mm, 14.16 g, 5hh). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 571 (AD 1175/6). Angel with right wing raised standing facing, holding serpent; AH date to right and left / Name, title, and genealogy of Nur al-Din Muhammad in five lines; name of Abbasid caliph in left and right outer margins. Whelan Type I, 135-6; S&S Type 9; Album 1821.1; ICV 1181. Near EF, attractive brown surfaces, traces of hard green, old light scratches in field on obverse. Exceptional for type. ($500)

793.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 11521176. Æ Dirham (35.5mm, 15.45 g, 4h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated issue. Diademed and draped male busts, vis-àvis; laqabs of Najm al-Din Alpi above and below; tamgha to lower left / Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing; genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Whelan Type II, 40-41; S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3; ICV 1201. Good VF, brown patina, traces of earthen deposits. ($300)

794.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 11521176. Æ Dirham (32mm, 11.14 g, 6h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 558 (AD 1163/4). Diademed and draped male bust, wearing long hair, facing slightly left; name and titles of Najm al-Din Alpi around / Facing Sasanian style bust; AH date in left and right fields; genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Whelan Type III, 42-3; S&S Type 29.2; Album 1827.4; ICV 1202. Good VF, brown patina. Well centered, attractive example. ($300)

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795.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. AH 572-580 / AD 11761184. Æ Dirham (33mm, 15.26 g, 2h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 579 (AD 1183/4). Two Byzantine-style diademed and draped facing busts, resembling the coins of Heraclius and his son; AH date in margin / Name of Abbasid caliph, partial mint formula and name and pedigree of Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II in five lines across field and in margins. Whelan Type I, 46-7; S&S Type 32.3; Album 1828.2; ICV 1205. EF, attractive brown patina with earthen overtones. Exceptional for type. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 1679; Album FPL 168 (March 2001), no. 107.

Exceptional Rarity

796.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). al-Salih Salih I. AH 712-765 / AD 13121364. Æ Double Fals (27mm, 5.94 g, 10h). [Mardin mint]. Dated AH 73[6(?)] (AD 1179/80). Pair of lions, back-to-back, with heads facing; above, radiant sun flanked by ornaments; [mint formula] and partial AH date in outer margin / Invocation citing al-Salih Salih I in three line; names of Rashidun around. Whelan –; S&S Type 53.1; Album 1840; ICV 1229. VF for type, brown patina. Well centered strike. Very rare and exceptional in this condition. ($750) Ex Album 17 (19 September 2013), lot 593 (hammer $2100); Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 1630.

The cataloger of the coin for the Album sale described this coin as “[o]ne of the loveliest late Mardin copper coins, and a wonderful specimen,” a sentiment with which the current cataloger concurs.

797.

ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Caliphate. Zangids (al-Mawsil). Saif al-Din Ghazi II. AH 565-576 / AD 1170-1180. Æ Dirham (31mm, 15.69 g, 9h). al-Jazira mint. Dated AH 575 (AD 1179/80). Helmeted male head left; Kalima around / Name and title of Saif al-Din Ghazi II in three lines; mint and AH date in margin. Whelan Type II, 177-8; S&S Type 61.1; Album 1861.2; ICV 1243. EF, brown patina. Superb condition and relief for type. ($500) 227

798.

ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AV Dinar (21.5mm, 2.22 g, 12h). Bukhara mint. AH date not visible. Shahada (ā ‘ilāha ‘illā llāh muḥammadun rasūlu llāh) in three lines; mint above; [Quran 9:33 in outer margin] / Chingis qa’/an al-’adil a/l a’zam (Chingiz Khan, the just, the great) in three lines; [mint formula and AH date in outer margin]. Nyamaa –; cf. SNAT XVa 267; Album 1964; cf. ICV 1940. VF, deposits in devices, some areas of weakness. Very rare. ($3000)

93-Day Reign

799.

ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Murad V. AH 1293 / AD 1876. AV 100 Qirsh (22mm, 8.44 g, 12h). Struck under Isma’il, as khedive. Misr (Cairo) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 1 of Murad V (AD 1876). Toughra of Murad V; floral spray to right; 100 sh in Arabic (value) below / zarb/fi/misr in Arabic in three lines; AH date below; RY above be of zarb.

Damalı 33-MS-A1-1; Sultan –; Pere –; KM 272; Friedberg 16. Good VF, a couple of rim bruises. Very rare. ($1000) Upon the deposition of his predecessor and uncle Abdul Aziz, Murad V ruled from 30 May to 31 August 1876, when he was himself deposed on the grounds of mental illness in favor of his younger brother, Abdul Hamid II (31 August 1876-27 April 1909).

WORLD COINAGE

800.

ARGENTINA, Republic. Confederación Argentina. La Rioja. 1831-1861. AV 8 Escudos (34mm, 26.53 g, 6h). La Rioja mint. Dated 1840 R. Mountain over crossed flags, rifles, and cannon; three cannonballs below / Coat-of-arms within wreath surmounted b radiant sun with faces; crossed flags, rifles, and cannon in background. KM 9; Friedberg 8. VF, underlying lustre, light scratch on obverse, minor edge bumps. Very rare. ($4000)

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801.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Erzherzogtum Österreich (Archduchy of Austria). Ferdinand II. Emperor, 1619-1637. AR Taler (42.5mm, 28.25 g, 3h). Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 1630. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing, wings spread, holding two swords, coat-of-arms within collar on breast. Herenik 393; Davenport 3091; KM 599. EF, toned, some deposits. ($500)

802.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty. Circa 650-400 BC. Æ Square Shoulder Spade (49x99mm, 33.92 g). Square shoulder spade with hollow handle; Fei in early zhuànshū Hànzì (seal script) characters in left field. BN Chinoises I; YüCh’üan –; Shanghai I 93; Hartill 2.29. Good VF, green patina with earthen deposits, minor scratches. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection.

Among the earliest of Chinese coins. Issued during the Spring and Autumn period, as Zhou royal authority was declining and the oncesubservient fiefdoms and duchies waxed strong.

From the consignor: Probably the most unusual piece in my collection. I was walking the floor of the 2011 ANA World’s Fair of Money in Chicago and came across four of these in a dealer’s case. I went back to the Chicago Coin Club table and asked Bob Leonard to come take a look at them with me. We picked out the best of the group, I bought it, and then got a nice lesson from Bob about when it was made and how it was used as currency.

803.

CHINA, Foreign Enclaves. Hong Kong. temp. Elizabeth II. Queen of Great Britain, 1952-pres. AR Five Dollar Ingot (53x33mm, 169.2 g). Struck 1970s. Three stamps: circular stamp with crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, reading HONG KONG SHANGHAI SPECIE OFFICE; rectangular stamp reading Zu Yin (pure silver) in Hànzì; scalloped over stamp with V R flanking crown; 999.9 stamped to upper left. KM (X) B13. EF, scattered light marks. ($300) 229

804.

CHINA, Sycee. Shāndōng Province. Píngdù District. temp. Dézōng (Guāngxù), 1875-1908. AR 9 Tael Sycee (72x49mm, 348.8 g). Shandong Zhongbao type. Boat-shaped ingot with three stamps, the top reading, Ping Du Zhou (Píngdù district) in Hànzì, the bottom two reading, Guang Xu Nian Yue (Guāngxù period) in Hànzì. BMC Sycee class XVIII, unlisted.

VF, toned, some casting holes as made. ($300)

805.

CHINA, Sycee. Yúnnán Province. Zhāngyìfēng Bank. Circa 19th-early 20th centuries AD. AR 5.5 Tael Sycee (60x35mm, 192.8 g) (57x34mm, 195 g). Yunnan sanchuo jieding (Yunnan three-stamp remittance ingot) type. Feng, public assayer. Zhang Yi Feng Hao Gong Yi Wen Yin (Zhāngyìfēng Bank, publicly agreed standard fine silver) in Hànzì within three rectangular cartouches; to left and right of center, assayer stamps in Hànzì. BMC Sycee class LXVI, unlisted. Good VF, toned, additional chopmark over center stamp. ($300) Ex Album 22 (14 May 2015), lot 676.

806.

DENMARK. Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth). Circa 958/9-986. AR Halvbrakteat (18mm, 0.36 g, 6h). Imitating class 2 deniers of Charlemagne from Dorestadt. Haithabu (Hedeby) mint. Struck circa 960s-970s. Large crescent flanked by two lines / Four parallel vertical lines; double crescent above. Malmer, Nordiska, Group KG 9b-c; Hauberg 1; Hauberg Collection 1-8. EF, attractive iridescent toning. ($1000) From the BRN Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XL.2 (Summer 2015), no. 407391; Classical Numismatic Review XIX.4 (Fourth Quarter 1994), no. 426.

For a recent analysis of this coinage, and place within the coinage of King Harald, see J. C. Moesgaard, King Harald’s Cross Coinage: Christian Coins for the Merchants of Haithabu and the King’s Soldiers (Copenhagen, 2015).

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Very Rare Viking Penny of Svend Forkbeard

807.

DENMARK. Svend I Tveskæg (Forkbeard). Circa 986-1014. AR Penny (20mm, 2.15 g, 3h). Imitation of an Æthelred II Crux obverse/Intermediate Small Cross reverse types, York mint, moneyer Asketill. Lund(?) mint. Struck circa 997-1014. ส ĩ †ĩǹʼĩē ʼĩҟ ©éǹɭҞ, bust left; scepter before / ส / ɭә//üe˶Ǯ ƩƩ!ɭ eɭŖ⎂ƩƩḦɭ, small cross pattée. Malmer Chain 101, dies 9.1079 = Blackburn, English 5 (dies A/e); SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 1055 (same dies); Hild. 812 (same dies).

VF, darkly toned, some peck marks as usual. Very rare. ($2000) From the BRN Collection.

This coin is struck from official dies taken from the English mint of York, muling the Crux type of Æthelred II on the obverse and on the reverse Æthelred’s Intermediate Small Cross type by the York moneyer Asketill. Malmer’s die study of the Anglo-Scandinavian coinage solidified the view that three geographic groups exist, correlating generally to the medieval kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

These dies are extensively linked to a chain that falls in the ‘southern’ group. It is thought that the coins of this group were likely struck in the Danish kingdom at the mint of Lund, with some possibly belonging to Sigtuna. Although these coins imitating the Anglo-Saxon series were struck until c. 1020, when Cnut the Great was striking his own coinage, this particular type, among the earliest issues, probably did not even last to the end of the reign of Svend Forkbeard.

808

809

808.

DENMARK. Hardeknud (Knud III, the Hardy). 1035-1042. AR Penny (17mm, 0.99 g, 3h). East Danish standard.

Lund mint; Outhinkarl, moneyer. Struck circa 1040-1042. Helmeted and armored bust left, with shield over arm; pellet-inannulet behind / ∂TT ዞnü ʼ ∂n ⌦ዮዝ, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; in each quarter, trefoil on pile. Becker, Coinages, dies H22/162; Hauberg 23 (same dies); Becker Collection 27 (same dies); SCBC 1170. VF, toned, pecks. ($500) From the BRN Collection. Ex Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 16 May 2016), lot 1286; F.J. Shand Collection (Glendining’s, 8 March 1948), lot 348.

809.

DENMARK. Magnus I den Gode (the Good) Olufsen. 1042-1047. AR Penny (17mm, 1.03 g, 1h). East Danish standard. Lund mint; Sumarlith, moneyer. Struck 1042-circa 1044. Helmeted and armored bust left, with shield over arm; pellet-in-annulet behind / ม Ӳዮ ዦዞ ʼ⌦ዞ ዝ∂n, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center. Becker, Coinages, dies M4/162; Hauberg 1 var. (moneyer; same obv. die); Hede II 37 (this coin); cf. Becker Collection 63 (same obv. die); cf. CNG 102, lot 1287 (Penny of Hardeknud, same rev. die). Good VF, toned. ($750) From the BRN Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 102 (16 May 2016), lot 1289; Holger Hede Collection (Part II, Bruun-Rasmussen, 28 September 1991), lot 327.

Becker’s die study of the Lund mint during the reigns of Hardeknud and Magnus revealed that certain reverse dies were used to strike coins of both kings. The present coin is struck from the same reverse die as CNG 102, lot 1287, a penny of Hardeknud..

810.

FRANCE, Provincial. Besançon (archevêché). Hugues II. 1067-1085. AR Denier (20mm, 1.21 g, 9h). Cross pattée / Right hand raised in benediction. Cf. Duplessy, Féodales 3018 (for type); Poey d’Avant 5368 var. (same, but attributed to Hugues III); cf. Roberts 4753 (same). EF, toned. ($300) 231

811.

FRANCE, Provincial. Lorraine (duché). Jean I. 1346-1390. AR Double gros aux deux heaumes – Grand plaque (30mm, 3.78 g, 5h). Nancy mint. Struck before 1372. Sword atop coat-of-arms flanked by helmets surmounted by eagles / Cross pattée. Flon 413, 12; De Saulcy pl. VI, 13; Bodeau 1468. VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($1000) Ex Elsen 130 (10 September 2016), lot 425.

812.

FRANCE, Provincial. Provence (comté). temp. Bérenger V–Charles I d’Anjou. 1209-1266. AR Gros marseillais – 6 Coronats (19.5mm, 1.64 g, 4h). Marseilles mint. Struck after 1218. Bare head left / Castle with three turrets and two towers; cross above. Rolland 17 and 24; Duplessey, Féodales 1614; Poey d’Avant 3955 (Charles I); Garrett Collection II, lot 849 = Goldberg 59, lot 3751 (a specimen in similar grade, hammer $1900). Near EF, toned. Well struck. ($500)

814

813

813.

GERMANY, Altenburg (Kaiserliche und königliche Münzstätte). Friedrich I. 1152-1190. AR Bracteate (33mm, 0.95 g). Friedrich seated facing, holding lis and globus cruciger; annulet to left; legend around / Incuse of obverse. Kestner 2076; Löbbecke 675-8; Bonhoff 1173. VF, attractive cabinet toning with clear legends. ($300) 814.

GERMANY, Halberstadt (Bistum). Gero. 1160-1177. AR Bracteate (28mm, 0.84 g). St. Stephan standing, holding maniple and book / Incuse of obverse. Kestner 1319; Löbbecke 39; Bonhoff 469. Near EF, toned. ($300) Ex Peus 398 (28 April 2009), lot 1459.

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815.

GERMANY, Hamburg (Stadt). AR Klippe Medal (34x34mm, 21.88 g, 12h). Imperial Commission. Dated 1708.

View of the city; above, Eye of Providence / Ao/ 170/ DEN · 13 · MAY ·/ DER HAMERBAU/ EIN GENOMMEN ·/ D · 19 · DIT · DIE HOHE/ Commission BELIEBET ·/ D · 31 · DIT · DIE CREISVOLCKER/ EIN GEZOGEN/ D · 3 · IUNV · EINIGE/ tumultuanten/ incarcerie/ret; at sides, ACH HAMBURG DENCK DARAN VVAS GOTT DIS IAHR GETAHN. Gaedechens 1704; Ruffert 7082. EF, atttractively toned. ($500)

816.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfürstentum). Friedrich August III. 1763-1806. AR Taler (39.5mm, 10h). Dresden mint. Dated 1790 EIC. Bare head right / Nimbate double-headed eagle; coat-of-arms surmounted by Elector’s cap on breast. KM 1023; Davenport 2697. In PCGS encapsulation, 17281454, graded MS 65. ($750)

817.

GERMANY, Trier (Erzbistum). Werner von Falkenstein. 1388-1418. AR Weißpfennig – Groschen (25.5mm, 4.70 g, 11h). Struck 1402-1404. Half-length bust of St. Peter facing, holding key in right hand and Gospel in left; two coats-ofarms above, rosette to lower right, crossed keys below; all within arched Gothic canopy / Coat-of-arms within angled trilobe.

W&N 381. Good VF, toned. With old Spink and Baldwin’s tickets. ($300) Ex A. Thompson Collection.

See lot 759, above, for a steel hub and set of working dies for striking silver medals by Karl Goetz.

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818.

HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Magyar Királyság (Kingdom of Hungary). temp. Mária Terézia–Lipót II. 1740-1792. AR Medal (45.5mm, 26.75 g, 12h). By an uncertain medallist in Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz). Struck mid-late 19th century. St. George on horseback rearing right, slaying dragon to lower right / Christ and two apostles on ship in rough seas.

Huszár, Georgsmünzen 42. EF, toned. ($500) Ex Meister & Sonntag 11 (26 May 2011), lot 714.

Constellation of Mahik/Matsya Pisces the Fish

819.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.99 g, 1h). Zodiac type, Class D. Agra mint. Dually dated AH 1028 (19 December AD 1618 – 7 December AD 1619) and RY 13 (15/24 October AD 1617 – 14/23 October AD 1618). Constellation of Mahik/Matsya (Pisces the Fish): tête-bêche pair of carp; radiate sun behind / Persian couplet citing Jahangir and his father Akbar, and mint; AH and RY dates to left. Liddle Type G-111; BM 358; Wright 582; Hull 1407-8; SACPM (KM) 180.20; Friedberg 773; cf. NGSA 7, lot 1907 (for rev. – same die). Good VF, lightly toned. Overstruck on an Indian mohur of uncertain type. ($500)

820 821 820.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (20.5mm, 11.05 g, 9h). Surat mint. Dually dated AH [107]8 and RY 11 (31 July 1668 – 30 July 1669). Poetic couplet citing name and titles of Aurangzeb; “badar-e munir” in legend; partial AH date to left / Mint formula and RY date. Wright –; Hull 1705; cf. KM 315.45. Good VF, traces of underlying luster. ($750) 821.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (21mm, 11.03 g, 3h). Zafarabad mint. Dually dated AH 1114 and RY 47 (31 July 1704 – 30 July 1705). Poetic couplet citing name and titles of Aurangzeb; “badar-e munir” in legend; AH date above / Mint formula and RY date. Wright –; Hull 1709; KM 315.49. VF, traces of underlying luster, a few shroff marks on edge. ($500) 234

Rare Fath ‘Ali Shah 5 Tomans

822.

IRAN, Qajars. Fath ‘Ali Shah. As Shah, AH 1212-1250 / AD 1797-1834. AV 5 Tomans (40mm, 26.85 g, 12h). Dar al-Sultanat Tabriz mint. Dated AH 1226 (AD 1811/2). al-sultān ibn al-sultān fateh’ali shāh qājār in four lines on floral field; all within ornate floral circular border / zarb dār al-sultānat tabriz sanat 1226 in five lines on floral field; all within ornate floral circular border. Edge: \\\\\. Farahbakhsh 409-1 var. (date); Rabino di Borgomale pl. 42, 37-38 var. (same); Album T2683; KM 746.1; Friedberg 32. Superb EF, lustrous, some mount marks as typical for issue. Rare. ($30,000) Intended as treasury coins, multiple tomans were presented to special recipients on the occasion of Nowruz celebrations.

823 824 823.

ITALY, Milano (Signori). Prima Repubblica. 1250-1310. AR Ambrosino (22.5mm, 2.89 g, 2h). Group E.2. Struck circa 1264-1278/80. Cross pattée with crescents and pellets in quarters / St. Ambrosius seated facing, holding creuzer and raising hand in benediction. MIR 66/4; MEC 12, 574-5; Biaggi 1425. Good VF, toned. ($300) 824.

ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Galeazzo Maria Sforza. 1466-1476. AR Testone – Grossone da 20 soldi (28mm, 9.57 g, 12h). Reform coinage. Struck 1474-1476. Armored bust right; pellet in annulet behind / Crested helmet left above familial coat-of-arms of Sforza; branding irons with buckets to left and right. MIR 201/2; Crippa 6/A; EMC 12, 736; Biaggi 1548. VF, toned. ($300)

235

825.

ITALY, Milano (Arcidiocesi). Carlo Borromeo. 1564-1584. AR Medal (40x46.5mm, 19.90 g, 12h). By Gasparo Cambi(?). B · CAROLVS · BORR · CARD · S · P · ARCH · MLI, radiant bust left, wearing mantum; GASP · M · F below bust / HVMILES ET EXALTAVIT, two cherubs supporting crowned “humilitas”; below, lamb seated right on altar inscribed SOLA GAVDET/ HVMILITATE/ DEVS. Cf. Forrer VI, p. 204 (for medallist); cf. Attwood 113 and 198-200 (for other medals of Carlo Borromeo). EF, toned. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 5 (3 December 2008), lot 802 (hammer 17000 CHF).

826.

ITALY, Modena (ducato). Ercole II d’Este. 1534-1559. AR Bianco da 10 Soldi (24.5mm, 5.03 g, 5h). Armored bust right / Coat-of-arms. MIR 645. EF, toned. ($750)

236

Two Early Papal

827.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Nicholas. 858-867. AR Denaro (21mm, 1.14 g, 11h). nomine Louis II, Holy Roman emperor. Rome mint. แ ˞⍛˞ Pe˶ʽV˞, nƩ⍛⌴Ǯ±V⌽ monogram / แ ǮVዝ⌴VVI⍛V˞ Ȥ, A monogram. CNI XV 1; MIR 44/1; Muntoni 1; Berman 32; MEC 1, 1049 var. (pellet to left of monogram). Good VF, toned. Good metal. ($1500)

828.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). John VIII. 872-882. AR Denaro (221mm, 1.29 g, 117h). nomine Charles II or Charles III, Holy Roman emperor. Rome mint. แ nj²ʼ⌴Ǯ⎍˞ ⍵P, H monogram / ⌽/⌐/⌽ to left, P/e/˶ʽ/V⌽ to right, half-length bust of St. Peter, wearing mantum and stole, facing slightly left, holding cross-tipped scepter. CNI XV 5; MIR 47; Muntoni 2; Berman 36; MEC 1, 1053. Good VF, toned. Good metal for issue. Very rare. ($2000)

829.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). temp. Urban V. 1362-1370. AV Fiorino (21mm, 3.50 g, 8h). Avignon mint; segno: mitre. Ornate Lily of Florence / St. John standing facing, holding cross-tipped scepter decorated with pellet and raising hand in benediction. MIR 223/2 (Anonymous issues); Muntoni 2 (Anonymous issues); Berman 201; Duplessy, Féodales 1782 (Anonymous issues); Poey d’Avant 4140 (John XXII); Friedberg 29. Near EF. ($750) Ex Elsen 76 (13 September 2003), lot 1713.

830.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clement VII. 1523-1534. AV Doppio fiorino di camera (25mm, 6.50 g, 10h).

Rome mint. Coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / St. Peter in boat left, raising fishing net. Muntoni 14; Berman 829; Friedberg 59. Near EF, toned, a few very light marks. Rare. ($4000) Ex ‘Importante serie di monete d’oro dello Stato Pontificio’ (Numismatica Ars Classica 104, 16 December 2017), lot 495.

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831.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Urban VIII. 1623-1644. AV Quadrupla (30mm, 13.01 g, 8h). Avignon mint.

Dated 1629. Bust right, wearing mantum; below, coat-of-arms surmounted by gallero with tassels / Coat-of-arms surmounted by cross fourchée and gallero with tassels. Muntoni 199; Berman 1782; Duplessy, Féodales 1974; Poey d’Avant –; Friedberg 59. Good VF, toned, lustrous. Very rare. ($7500) Ex ‘Importante serie di monete d’oro dello Stato Pontificio’ (Numismatica Ars Classica 104, 16 December 2017), lot 549.

832

833

832.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). temp. Alexander VII. 1655-1667. AR Luigano (20mm, 1.95 g, 6h). Avignon mint; segno: tower. Flavio Chigi, Cardinal Legate. Dated 1666. Bust of Flavio Chigi right / Coat-of-arms surmounted by Papal tiara. Cammarano 18; Muntoni 47; Berman 1959; Duplessy, Féodales 2030; Poey d’Avant –. EF, lightly toned, reverse die break. ($300) 833.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clement X. 1670-1676. AR Testone (32mm, 9.34 g, 12h). Holy Year issue.

Rome mint; Msgr. Giovanni Battista, mintmaster. Dated 1675. Coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / Six pilgrims before Holy Door; in exergue, coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. Muntoni 22; Berman 2012; KM 364. VF, toned. Scarce. ($300) From the John Carlin Ryan Collection.

834

835

834.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XII. 1691-1700. AR Twelfth Ecu (20mm, 1.37 g, 6h). Avignon mint; Card. Pietro Ottoboni, legate, and Msgr. Marco Dolfin, vice legate. Dated 1693. Bust right; on shoulder, Dolfin coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero / Ottoboni coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. Muntoni 126a; Berman 2326; KM 107. Choice VF, toned. Rare. ($300) From the John Carlin Ryan Collection.

835.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Sede Vacante. 1730. AR Giulio (25mm, 3.02 g, 12h). Rome mint; Card. Annibale Albani, camerlango. Umbrella and crossed keys over Albani coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero / Radiant dove over small Bolognetti coat-of-arms surmounted by tassled gallero. Muntoni 4; Berman 2602; KM 834. Near EF, toned.

Rare. ($300) From the John Carlin Ryan Collection.

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836.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Pius IX. 1846-1878. AV 2.5 Scudi (19mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dually dated 1863 and RY 17. Bust right, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / Denomination and date within wreath. Muntoni 6z; Berman 3306; KM 1117; Friedberg 273. UNC. ($500)

837.

ITALY, Sardegna (Regno). Carlo Emmanuelle III. 1730-1773. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Torino mint.

Dated 1744. Crowned eagle facing, head left, wings spread; coat-of-arms on breast; all within collar / The Annunciation Archangel Gabriel flying right, holding branch and raising hand; to right, Virgin standing left, holding hand to breast; above, cloud and ray. MIR 915; KM (C) 27; Friedberg 1112. Superb EF, lustrous. ($2000)

838.

ITALY, Savoia (ducato). Emanuele Filiberto. 1559-1580. BI Viennesse (14mm, 0.70 g, 6h). Type II. Chambéry mint.

Large EP monogram; star above, three annulets around / Four annulets around shield. MIR 559; Simonetti 80. EF. ($300)

839

840

839.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Cornaro. 1709-1722. AR Ducatone da 124 soldi (41mm, 27.33 g, 12h).

Francesco Antionio Paruta or Francesco Antonio Pasqualego, maestro di zecca, attested 1709 or 1717. Lion of St. Mark standing right before doge kneeling left, holding banner between them; F A P in exergue / St. Justina, sword stuck in her chest, holding palm branch; galleys at sea behind. CNI VIII 12; Paolucci 21; KM (DAV) 1531 = Davenport 1531. EF, toned, edge marks. Rare. ($2000) Ex Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 1425.

840.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Alvise IV Giovanni Mocenigo, with the Deupit of Murano. 1763-1779. AV Osella da 3 Zecchini (34mm, 10.01 g, 11h). Murano mint. Dated 1774. Cock standing left within enclosure; three ornate coats-of-arms above, the top most surmounted by corno Ducale / Four coats-of-arms; DEP at center. CNI VI 25 (same dies); Paolucci, Zecca 661. Near VF, pierced, slightly clipped. Very rare. ($2500) 239

841.

JAPAN, National coinage. Tempo Era–Ansei Era. 1830-1860. AR Chogin (32x90mm, 156.5 g). Edo (Tokyo) mint. Struck 1837-1858. Circular Po in Hanji characters within circular stamps to left and right; six other rectangular stamps reading Joze or Ho in Hanji characters, or depicting Daikoku (God of Wealth) / Rough textured surface. Hartill, Japanese 9.50; JNDA 09-68; KM (C) 9b. VF, toned, a few chopmarks. ($300) Ex Album 20 (18 September 2014), lot 2035.

842.

JAPAN, National coinage. Manen Era–Meiji Era. 1859-1912. AV Koban (20x35mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Edo (Tokyo) mint. Struck 1860-1867. Ichi Ryo in Hanji within rectangular panel over Mitsutsugu in Hanji within rectangular panel; paulownia flowers above and below / Three official stamps. Hartill, Japanese 8.26; JNDA 09-23; KM (C) 22d. Near EF. ($500)

843.

JAPAN, Provincial coinage. Akita. AR 9 Momme 2 Bu (56.5x80mm, 34.64 g, 12h). Struck early 1860s. Kyu Momme Ni Bu in Hanji characters; stamps reading kai and Yu / Stamps reading Yu and Aki(ta). Hartill, Japanese 9.90; JNDA 09-71; KM 12. Good VF, toned, slightly wavy. ($300) 240

844

845

844.

LOW COUNTRIES, Holland. Willem V. 1351-1389. AV Goudgulden (22mm, 3.50 g, 11h). Willem standing facing, holding sword; two coats-of-arms flanking / Coat-of-arms within polylobe; broken annulets in spandrels. Delmonte, Or 725; Friedberg 105. Good VF. ($500) 845.

LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Gouden schild – Chaise d’or (29mm, 4.46 g, 3h). 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. Good VF. ($1000)

846.

PORTUGAL, Kingdom. Maria I a Piedosa (the Piteous). 1777-1816. AV Peça – 6400 Réis (32mm, 14.37 g, 12h).

Lisboa (Lisbon) mint. Dated 1793. Crowned bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Gomes 23.04; KM 299; Friedberg 116. EF, light marks. ($1000)

847 848 847.

ROMANIA, Kingdom. Ferdinand I, with Maria. 1914-1927. AV 25 Lei (29mm, 8.07 g, 12h). Coronation. Dated 1922. Crowned and mantled bust of Ferdinand left / Crowned and veiled bust of Maria right. MBR 89; KM (X) M2; Friedberg 12. EF, scratches on obverse. ($1500) 848.

SPAIN, Aragon. Pedro IV el Ceremonioso (the Ceremonius). 1336-1387. AR Croat (24mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Barcelona mint. Crowned and mantled bust left / Long cross pattée; triple pellets and annulets in alternating quarters. MEC 6, 143-4; ME 1866. Good VF, toned, some deposits. ($300)

849.

SPAIN, Castile & León. Pedro I el Cruel (the Cruel). 1350-1369. AV Dobla de 35 Maravedís (26mm, 4.51 g, 6h). First period. Sevilla (Seville) mint. Struck 1350-1366. Castle façade; S below; all within polylobe / Lion rampant within polylobe. MEC 6, 532 var. (legends); ME 1218; Friedberg 108. EF. ($4000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 1979.

241

“Histoire de la République Romaine”

By Dassier & Sons 850. SWITZERLAND. Set of forty-nine (49) Æ Medals. “Histoire de la République Romaine” Series. By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. Minimal duplication. Includes: The Horatii & the Curiatii / The Fall of Alba // Brutus / The Judgement of Brutus // Meeting of the Senate and the Roman People / Creation of the Tribunes // Coriolanus / Entreaty of Veturia and Volumnia before Coriolanus (2) // The Fabians / Recall of Cincinnatus // The Twelve Tablets of the Law / The Death of Verginia // Cato the Censor / Creation of the Censors // Donation of the Roman Women / The Treasury Assumes the Debts of Individuals // The Execution of Manlius’ Son / Papirius Pardons Fabius // Decius Mus and the Priest / Decius Mus the Younger // Creation of the Principal Roads / Creation of Milestones // Pyrrhus / Pyrrhus’ War Against Rome // Pyrrhus Observes a Roman Encampment / Cineas in the Roman Senate // Fabricius and Pyrrhus / Pyrrhus Receives Word from Fabricius of the Plot Against Him // Duilllius’ Victory at Myle / Rostral Column of Duillius // Alliance Between Rome and Hieron / Arrival of Grain from Syracuse at Ostia // Regulus / Regulus Before the Senate (2) // Fall of Saguntum / Roman Deputies Before the Senate of Carthage // Hannibal’s Victories at Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae / Hannibal in Capua // The Battle of Cannae / Varro Receives Thanks from the Senate // Fabius Comes to the Aid of Minucius / Claudius Nero Departs for Metaurus // Hannibal Before the Gates of Rome / The Roman Army Departs for Spain // Marcellus / Marcellus Pardons the Syracusans (2) // Victory of Scipio over Hannibal at Zama / Rome Makes Peace with Carthage // Flaminius / Flaminius Proclaims Liberty to the Cities of Greece // Conquest of Asia Minor / Popilius and Antiochus IV // Scipio Defends his Honor Before the Roman People / Scipio’s Retirement // The Sons of L. Aemilius Paullus in Athens / Triumph of Aemilius Paullus // Scipio Aemilianus and Laelius / The Third Punic War // The Supression of the Revolt of the Gracchi / The Punishment of Jugurtha // Marius / The Defeat of the Cimbri // Sulla / Abdication of Sulla // Cicero / Cicero’s Speech Against Cataline // The First Triumvirate / Allegory of the Conquest of Gaul // Suicide of Mithirdates / Death of Crassus’ Son Publius at the Hands of the Parthians // The Exile of Cicero / The Recall of Cicero // Caesar Crosses the Rubicon / The Flight of the Senate // Brutus / The Death of Caesar (2) // The Second Triumvirate / Partition of the Empire // Antony and Cleopatra / The Battle of Actium // Augustus / The Reign of Augustus // Marcus Agrippa / Maecanas // Virgil / Horace // Ovid and Terence / Catullus, Tibullus, and Propertius. Average EF. 44 of the original 60 types present. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection.

The Dassier family’s didactic “Histoire de la République Romaine” series is comprised of 60 medal types, struck in both silver and bronze, whose subjects are the principal figures and historical events of the Roman Republic. Although our historical sources for the dating of the series are not entirely in agreement, it appears to have been begun in 1740 and, after some delays, completed about 1750. The series was heavily promoted for the time, with the Dassiers publishing an explanatory booklet, Explication des médailles gravées par Jean Dassier & fils, représentant une suite de sujets tirés de l’histoire romaine, as well as translations in Italian, German, and English. The cost of subscription for a set in bronze was 45 livres, while a silver set cost 120 livres.

From the consignor: I had three sets of this important and interesting series – two complete, and this set of remaining duplicates. Although not rare, this set is harder to complete than one might think.

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Selections from Lot 850

243

UNITED STATES COINAGE

851.

1955. Double Die. Lincoln cent. NGC UNC Details, environmental damage. (4701214-001). Key date and classic ‘error’ coin. ($750)

852.

1795. Flowing Hair Dollar. NGC VF 25. (4700179-001). Bolender B-5.

854

853 853.

($3000)

1861. Quarter Eagle. Coronet head. Type 2. NGC MS 62. (4699822-001).

($500)

From the WRG Collection.

854.

1859. Three Dollar. NGC AU 53. (4699822-002).

($1000)

From the WRG Collection, purchased from Stack’s, January 1997.

855.

1891 CC. Eagle. Coronet head. NGC AU 53. (4699828-001).

From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (8 November 1995), lot 3765.

244

($1000)

856.

856

1932. Eagle. Indian head. NGC MS 62. (4699828-002).

857

($1000)

From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (8 November 1995), lot 3788.

857.

1876 CC. Double Eagle. Coronet. Good VF, bag marks. Low mintage of 138,441.

($3000)

From the WRG Collection, purchased from Stack’s, January 1995.

858

859

858.

1889 CC. Double Eagle. Coronet. NGC AU 55. (4699831-001).

($5000)

859.

1904. Double Eagle. Coronet. UNC, bag marks.

($1000)

860.

1908. Double Eagle. St. Gauden’s, no motto. NGC MS 64. (4699828-003).

($2000)

From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (8 November 1995), lot 3859.

245

861.

1927. Double Eagle. St. Gauden’s. NGC MS 64+. (4699828-004).

($2000)

From the WRG Collection.

862.

1893. Quarter. Isabella Commemorative. AU, toned.

($200)

Rare Confederate Restrike From Original Reverse Die

863.

CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA. AR Half Dollar. Dated 1861. Restruck with original reverse die by J.W. Scott, 1879. Liberty seated right, head left, holding cap on pole and shield with banner inscribed LIBERTY; thirteen stars around; 1861 in exergue / CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, shield with cap on pole in background, within wreath of cotton and wheat; HALF DOL below. Breen 8002. In NGC encapsulation, graded UNC Details, cleaned. Rare, only 500 restruck from the original Confederate reverse die on a ground down 1861 Federal half dollar. ($5000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Stack’s (9 September 1987), lot 1295.

The Confederate government officially took control of the New Orleans mint on 28 February 1861, when incumbent officers swore new oaths to the Confederacy. For a time, they continued to strike silver Half Dollars and gold Double Eagles with the the standard Federal types, and it wasn’t until early April that Treasury Secretary C.G. Memminger looked to create new, Confederate dies. Local die sinker and engraver A.H.M. Patterson was given the task of engraving the new design, but only went so far as to produce a single reverse die. This was paired with the current Federal die for 1861, sent from Philadelphia before the secession, and a scant four proof specimens were struck.

No further specimens were made at the time, and any remaining gold and silver bullion was transferred from the mint on 30 April 1861, when the establishment was shuttered. The unique reverse die remained in the possession of the New Orleans mint’s chief coiner, Dr. Taylor, who held them in secret until 1879, when he published his account of the coinage and sold the die to coin dealer Ebenezer Locke Mason Jr. Mason in turn sold it to J.W. Scott, who acquired a group of 500 1861 O half dollars, ground off the reverse, and restruck them with the Confederate die.

246

BRITISH COINAGE

864 865 864.

CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Verica. Circa AD 10-40. AV Stater (12.5mm, 5.29 g, 6h). Warrior (Atrebatic J) type.

Cavella mint. Tablet inscribed COÂ • Fi / Warrior, preparing to hurl spear, on horse leaping right; lituus to lower left; uir above, rex below. Allen & Haselgrove Series C, 35–41 (dies M/m); Bean VERC2-1; Van Arsdell 500–1; ABC 1190; SCBC 120. Good VF, light rose toning, slightly weak strike. ($1000) Ex ArtAncient Inventory 25226.

865.

CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. AV Stater (26mm, 5.27 g). Warrior Series B (Trinovantian N) type. Crossed vertical and curved wreaths with opposed crescents at center; annulets and sprays forming hidden faces in quarters / Warrior, holding carnyx, on horse right; four-spoked wheel above, to left, and in exergue; T-A-Í-C around. Van Arsdell 1732-5; ABC 2565; SCBC 217. In NGC encapsulation, 4165242-003, graded Ch XF(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. ($750)

866.

CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 8-41. AV Stater (18.5mm, 5.35 g, 10h). Wild (Trinovantian U) type. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint. Grain ear without central linear stalk; CA Âu flanking / Horse leaping right; branch and small star above, pellet-in-annulet and CuNO below. Allen, Cunobelin 69–89 var. (unlisted dies); Van Arsdell 1933-7; ABC 2783; SCBC 283. EF. Well centered. ($1500)

867.

CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Volisios Dumnocoveros. Circa AD 35-40. AV Stater (19.5mm, 5.09 g, 3h). Corieltauvian P type. Vertical wreath perpendicularly over three lines, between which is inscribed uO-L[i]/Íi-O[Í]; ring of pellets and three-armed spiral ring in opposite quarters / Lunate horse left; three pellets below head, DuÂ-NOCO-&POÍ around. Van Arsdell 978-1; ABC 1980; SCBC 416. EF. Rare in this grade. ($2000)

868.

CELTIC, Iceni. Ale Scavo. Early 1st century AD. AR Unit (8mm, 1.06 g, 7h). Boar standing right; above, pellet-inannulet between two crescents; AL Fe across lower field / Horse prancing right; pellet-in-annulet and pellets above, ÍCAuO/ [pF] in two lines below. Allen, Coins –; Van Arsdell –; ABC 1705; cf. SCBC 448. Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Extremely rare. ($1500) 247

869.

ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (7mm, 1.18 g, 6h). ‘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 Type II.T.v, unlisted dies; A&W Type V.xxvii; Metcalf 80; SCBI 63 (BM), 23; North 20; SCBC 767. EF, toned, slightly off center on obverse. Rare. ($3000)

870

871

872

870.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Eadberht. 737-758. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.08 g, 4h). Class Fi. York mint.  around central cross pattée in beaded border with pellets in angles / Heraldic quadruped standing right, raising foreleg; triquetra below. Booth, Sceattas, Class Fi, dies A/a; Pirie, Guide 2.1g; SCBI 2 (Glasgow), 136 (same dies); North 177; SCBC 847F. VF, toned. Well centered and struck. ($400) 871.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Aelfwald I. 779/80-788. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.04 g, 7h). Class B. York mint.   ( and second  inverted) read from the outside, from the bottom in two parts, central cross pattée; cross above / Heraldic quadruped standing right, raising foreleg. Cf. Booth, Sceattas, Class B (unlisted variety); Pirie, Guide 2.9a var. (legend); SCBI 69 (Abramson), 873 (same dies); North 181 var. (cross on reverse); SCBC 851. VF, toned, very light porosity. Rare. ($1500) 872.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred I. Second reign, 789-796. AR Sceatt (13mm, 0.88 g, 1h).

Phase Ia. York mint; Cuthgils, moneyer.   around central cross /   at sides of ‘shrine’: cross potent on pelleted triangular base. Booth, Coinage 34–8; Pirie 22; Pirie, Guide, Phase Ia, 3.1f; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 889; North 184; SCBC 857. VF, toned. Very rare. ($750) This exceptional type was once thought to depict the Shrine of St. Cuthbert, based on an interpretation of the reverse legend as SCT CVÐ.

However, current scholarship agrees that the type belongs firmly to the series of small bronze stycas bearing the names of moneyers, and that the legend is more properly interpreted as the CVD CLS, for the moneyer Cuthgils

Pedigreed to 1862 Croydon Hoard

873.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Edmund. 855-869. AR Penny (21mm, 1.34 g, 1h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Beornferth, moneyer. Struck 855-circa 862. ม ⌓¥ĕዦѝnĕ ˌ⌓ҏ ¥/n, cross on base with crosses emanating diagonally from sides / B⌓ɭˌnŊ⌓⌓ˌî Ȳɭ, cross pattée; pellets in angles. Naismith E56.1j corr. (legends; this coin); BMC 46 corr. (same; same dies); North 459; SCBC 955. Good VF, toned, slight doubling on reverse. ($2500) Ex Lord Grantley Collection (Glendining, 27 January 1944), lot 915; William Allen Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 14 March 1898), lot 196; 1862 Croydon Hoard (IBCH 111).

Edmund, the last king of East-Anglia, was martyred by the Vikings in a most gruesome manner in 869. He was later revered as a saint by the descendants of the very Vikings who had killed him as the St. Edmund memorial coinage attests.

The entry for the Croydon Hoard in IBCH notes that the majority of the coins went to the editor of the Croydon Journal, while the Rev. Henry Christmas, who cataloged the find for the Numismatic Chronicle, obtained 12–14 pieces, and William Allen “was given a few.” The present coin was almost certainly one of these “few”, as it was auctioned in the sale of his collection in 1898.

874.

ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Imitations of Alfred the Great. Circa 885-915.

AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 3h). Two-line (’Guthram’) type. Cuthbeorht, moneyer. ม ®ዥ ዟያ ዞዝ ያዞ, small cross pattée / ü©Tዛ/ዞያHዞḪ in two lines; pellet between. SCBI –; BMC –; EMC 2005.0047; North 475/1; SCBC 966. Good VF, attractively toned. Well engraved Danelaw imitation. ($2000) 248

876 875 875.

ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (20mm, 1.33 g, 2h).

Class IIe/Cunneti type. York mint. ⌐ ⌱ ዮ ይ ያ ዞ ส Ḷ arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / ม ⌐ዮ⌱ ส ⌱ዞይ ส ይዢ Ḷ, short cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 304 (same dies); North 501; SCBC 993. Near EF, richly toned, surface flaw on obverse. ($500) 876.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (20mm, 1.15 g, 3h). Saxoniorum / Cross and Wedges type (BMC v). Canterbury mint; Osmund, moneyer. Struck 839-circa 844. ĺƀĺǮѡѡǮś ʽĺḦҟ, cross pattée over cross pattée in saltire / ຝ ɯӲ⍵ѡȷĀ ⍵ɯ⎳˶©, ˯©ҟ/ɯƃƗɯ/ʽѡ⍵ in three lines. Naismith C101q (same dies); North 596; SCBC 1044.

VF, toned, small striking split, some light deposits. Rare. ($1500)

Ex Vatican Hoard

877.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22.5mm, 1.19 g, 12h). Bust Diademed (BD) type (BMC iii). East Anglian imtiation; “Heremod”, moneyer. Late period, phase II, circa 920-924. ม ዞ±ዝዮዮዞ±ያዝ ዞม, diademed bust left / Hዞያüɭ/ዦዞዝ ƟƟ in two lines; three crosses between, trefoil above and below. Vatican Hoard 438 (this coin); CTCE p. 85; SCBI 26 (East Anglia), 398 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die); North 651; SCBC 1084. EF, richly toned, minute striking perforation by rim. Excellent portrait. Rare. ($7500) Ex Baldwin’s 80 (8 May 2013), lot 2181; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining, 22 January 1952), lot 737; Glendining (13 November 1930), lot 44; 1928 Vatican Hoard.

The East Anglia pennies of Edward, typified by the numerous examples found in the 1958 Morely St. Peter hoard (described in detail in SCBI 26), are the products of an irregular mint established in the lands taken by Edward after 920, when he ousted the Danes from East Anglia.

There are extensive die links between the pennies of named moneyers and completely blundered types. Heremod was probably a moneyer at Hereford or Shrewsbury in Mercia.

Extremely Rare Watchet Mint Penny

878.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.12 g, 9h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). Watchet mint; Sigeric, moneyer. Struck circa 985-991. ฾ ®†⌓lʽ⌓ĕ ʽ⌓ҟ ©nü⌦j, diademed and draped bust right; scepter before / ม ӲƗŭ⌓ʽƗü ⍵!ɭ P⌓ü⌓ĕ, manus Dei descending from clouds; flanked by barred © ѽ above pellets. Blackburn, Mint 4 (dies B/b); SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 464 (same dies); Hild. 3888 var. (obv. legend); BMC 336 (same dies); North 768; SCBC 1146. Good VF, richly toned and of lovely style. Extremely rare; one of only two in private hands for this type at Watchet. ($3000) Ex Gordon V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining, 6 October 1987), lot 549.

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879.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.69 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lydford mint; Goda, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. แ ®†⌓ǹʼ®ē ʼ⌓ҟ ©éǹ∂, draped bust left; pellet behind / แ ű∂ Ā© ȵ ቸ∂ ǹ ӅĀ/©, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 552 (same dies); Hild. 3056; North 774; SCBC 1151. Near EF, toned. Rare mint. ($750)

Extremely Rare Torksey Penny

880.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.01 g, 9h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv; Hild. G). Torksey mint; Thorketill, moneyer. Struck 1024-1030. ม /üዧ⎍˶ ያ ዞҟ ©ዧ, bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม TɭያüዞͿ⌦ ɭ⌱ Ϳɭያ, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3879 (same dies); North 787; SCBC 1158. VF, toned. Extremely rare mint. ($3000) The small village of Torksey is situated on the eastern bank of the River Trent at the entrance to the Roman canal system, known in later times as the Foss Dyke, that connects the river to the city of Lincoln some ten miles to the southeast. The strategic importance of Torksey was recognized by the leaders of the Great Heathen Army who chose it as their winter quarters in 872/3. A mint was opened there during the reign of Edward the Martyr but output was very limited and sporadic. The vast flow of coin from nearby Lincoln would have more than satisfied any local demand. Staffed by moneyers usually found striking at Lincoln, Torksey only seems to have been brought into use when the need to raise the massive Danegelds, required to pay off marauding Viking armies, necessitated a huge increase in production across the country. The helmet type of Cnut was the last issue at Torksey.

881 882 881.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (17mm, 1.08 g, 3h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Exeter mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. ม ü⎴⎍Ϳ /ያዞüXḦ, diademed bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / ฾ ⍣⌦ዟPƩ⎴ዒ ɭ⎴ ዞüXḦ, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet in center. Brettell, Exeter 140 (same dies); SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 423–4 (same obv. die); Hild 364; North 790; SCBC 1159. Near EF, attractively toned. ($500) 882.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Thetford mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. ม ü⎴⎍/Ϳ /ያዞüX, diademed bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / ฾ ⍣⌦/ዟPƩ⎴ዒ ɭ⎴ Tዒ ɭ, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet in center. Carson 100; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3771 (same dies); Hild 3453; North 790; SCBC 1159. EF, toned. ($400)

883.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (17mm, 1.02 g, 6h).

Facing Bust/Small Cross type (BMC xiii, Hild. Ac). Northampton mint; Sæwine, moneyer. Struck 1062-1065. ዞ©ዝʼ²ʼዝ ʼዞҟ ©, crowned facing bust / ˞®Pዢnዞ ɭዧ ዡ²⍵, short cross pattée. Wells, “The Northampton and Southampton Mints, Part II,” in BNJ XIX (1927-1928), pl. IV, 15 (this coin illustrated); Freeman 49; SCBI –; BMC –; North 830; SCBC 1183. Near EF, toned. ($600) Ex William C. Wells Collection (purchased en bloc by Baldwin’s, 1949).

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885

884

884.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 9h). Pax type (BMC i).

London mint; Ealdgar, moneyer. ฾ ዡ©ያɭዥዝ ያዞҦ ²ዧŻዥɭḦ, crowned head left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ฾ ⍒ዥዝŻ⍒ያ ($2000) ɠዧ ዥዮዧዝƱ, ዩaX across central field. SCBI 2 (Glasgow), 1198; North 836; SCBC 1186. VF, toned.

885.

NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.41 g, 12h). Paxs type (BMC viii).

Bridport mint; Beorhtwig, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1087. ม ዩƱ⌦⌦ዞ⌦Ȧዞҟ, crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in left hand; trefoil on right shoulder / ม BያዢHͿዩዢ ɭዧ Bያዢዝዢ, cross pattée; letters of ʖ a ҟ ˨ in annulets within quarters. SCBI –; BMC 512; Symonds Collection (Glendining, September 1973), 5 (same dies); North 850; SCBC 1257. VF, toned. Very rare mint. ($1000) Ex Dr. John Hulett Collection.

886

887

886.

NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Gloucester mint; Beorhtnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. ม ዩƱ⌦⌦ዞ⌦Ȧዞҟ, crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped scepter in left hand; trefoil on right shoulder / แ ዛ⎀ƗHͿɠT ɠn g⌦ዞዩዞ, cross pattée; letters of ʖ a ҟ ˨ in annulets within quarters. SCBI 19 (Bristol & Gloucester), 120 (same dies); BMC 678 (same obv. die); North 848; SCBC 1257. VF, toned. ($750) 887.

NORMAN. William II Rufus. 1087-1100. AR Penny (21mm, 1.20 g, 1h). Profile type (BMC i). Lewes mint; Ælfric, moneyer. Struck circa 1087-1089. [ม ዩዢ⌦⌦]ዞ⌦⍵ ያዞม, crowned bust right, holding sword / ม ዢዞዥዓያዢ⌐ ɭዧ ዥዢዞዩ[ዢዞ], cross pattée, with annulet at center; all over cross fleurée in saltire. King 306 (this coin, illustrated); SCBI 42 (Southeastern), 1883 (same dies); North 851; SCBC 1258. Good Fine, deeply toned, small edge crack. ($1000) Ex Glendining (14 October 1985), lot 172; H. H. King Collection.

Flag Type Penny

888.

NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (20mm, 1.04 g). ‘Ornamental’ Group, Flag type. York (Local) mint.

Struck circa 1145-1149. Crowned bust right, holding spear-tipped flag; star to right / Cross moline; lis in quarters. Allen, York, Phase 3, unlisted dies; Mack 217; North 919; SCBC 1313. VF, toned, slight bend with associated surface and flan cracks. Good detail. Rare. ($1500) According to Allen’s new analysis of the York local coinage, the entire series appears to have been a monetary regime of William, count of Aumale and lord of Holderness (d. 1179). He was a commander under Stephen at the Battle of the Standard (1138), and for this service was named earl of York by the king. It is thought that the flag on this issue may refer to the battle, but it may also represent the papal gonfalon that Eugenius III sent to the participants of the Second Crusade (1145-9) before their departure for the Holy Land. The fact that the flag was replaced with a palm frond on some dies, which also may hold an association to the Second Crusade, gives credence to the identification of the flag as the gonfalon of Eugenius. Moreover, the date of issue of the Phase 3 Flag type corresponds to the period of the Second Crusade, and there is evidence that William’s foundation of Meaux Abby in 1150 was in lieu of him participating in the Crusade.

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889.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (33mm, 7.56 g, 8h). Treaty period, group a. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. Half-length figure of Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield decorated with coat-orarms / Ornate cross with lis at ends and large Є in center; crowned lions in quarters; all within tressure of arches with trefoils in spandrels. Cf. Schneider 75; North 1231; SCBC 1502. Good Fine, minor double strike, light scuff on reverse. ($1000)

890.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (26.5mm, 3.78 g, 4h). Treaty period, group a. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. Half-length figure of Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield decorated with coat-or-arms / Ornate cross with lis at ends and large Є in center; crowned lions in quarters; all within tressure of arches with trefoils in spandrels. Cf. Schneider 80; North 1238; SCBC 1506. Near VF, some die wear on obverse. ($1000)

891.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Quarter Noble (20mm, 1.92 g, 7h). Treaty period, group b. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361-1369. Coat-of-arms within double polylobe with lis on cusps / Ornate cross with lis at ends and in center; lion passant in angles; all within double polylobe. Schneider 90; North 1244; SCBC 1511. VF. Struck on a full round flan. ($500) Ex CNG Inventory 761432 (October 2005); Andrew Wayne Collection.

892.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Quarter Noble (19mm, 1.91 g, 6h). Treaty period, group b. Calais mint. Struck 1361-1369. Coat-of-arms; cross-in-circle above; all within double polylobe with lis on cusps / Ornate cross with lis at ends and annulet at center; lion passant in angles; all within double polylobe. Schneider 100 (same dies); North 1246; SCBC 1513. Good VF. Well struck. ($750) Lot includes old A. H. Baldwin stock ticket in the hand of Douglas Mitchell (fl. 1923-86; Eaglen D01D).

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Rare Porcine Issue Noble

893.

PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AV Noble (40mm, 7.73 g, 10h). Type IIC, ‘porcine’ style. Calais mint.

ˆƱý ¨ˆĕ Ḻ ĕĚƱ Ḻ ŷˆ¨ Ḻ ˆĚҞ Ḻ ¨ɀŷǮ Ḻ ĕɀ˫ Ḻ ƌӎB Ḻ Ԥ Ḻ ¨ʠѝƱ˶, Richard standing facing in ship; flag at stern, voided quatrefoil over sail, ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 4/4 / ๘ ƱƌĚ Ḻ ¨ѝ˶Ěȶ Ḻ ˶ˆ¨ɀ˫ƱĚɀ˫ Ḻ PĚˆ Ḻ ȶĚĕƱѝȶ Ḻ ƱǮǮɨˆѝȶ Ḻ ƱB¨˶, ornate cross with lis at ends and small R in center; crowned lion over trefoil in each quarter; all within

double polylobe with trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 155 (same dies); North 1307(1); SCBC 1661. Good VF, small mark on obverse. An excellent example of this rare and distinctive ‘porcine’ type. ($6000) Struck from an obverse die first used at London (cf. Schneider 154), then altered for use at Calais with the addition of a flag.

894.

LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Groat (26mm, 3.26 g, 8h). Type B, muled with reverse of Henry IV. London (Tower) mint. [๘ ƌĚ]ɀˆƱý ᚤ ĕƱ=ᛆ ŷˆ¨=ᛆ ˆĚҞ ᛆ ¨ɀŷǮƱĚ Ḻ ⎜ Ḻfˆ¨ɀýƱĚ=, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps / ʁɨ˫ѝƱ Ḷ [ĕĚѝ]ȶ ᛆ ¨ ĕƱѝ˶ ɨˆ Ěȶ ᛆ ȶĚѝȶ / ýƱѝƱ ˶¨˫ Ḷ ǮɨɃ ĕɨɃ, long cross pattée, three pellets with annulets in quarters. Potter class IIIb, (obv.) die 3; Stewartby p. 324, PIII/B2a; North 1386/1359 (obv./rev.); SCBC 1763. Fine, toned, flan chipped. Very rare. ($750) Ex Lord Stewartby Collection (Part 4, Spink 242, 29 November 2016), lot 1229; John Scaife Collection (Spink 175, 28 September 2005), lot 1179 (hammer £1050).

895.

LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (33.5mm, 1h). 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 (Type B), quatrefoils: 3/3, N type 3 in legend / Ⴀ iƌ=ý ᚨ ¨ѝͿ= ⍿ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS ⍿ ʖEˆ ⍿ MEDiѝM ⍿ iǣǣɨˆѝ= ⍿ iݨͿ, cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, ƌ within quatrefoil; crowned lion passant in each quarter; all within double polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoil (type 2) in all others; N type 4 in legend. Whitton, Heavy 6c; Schneider 282; North 1414; SCBC 1799. In NGC encapsulation, 1756439-007, graded MS 62. ($3000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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896.

YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AV Ryal – Rose Noble (35mm, 7.52 g, 5h). Light Coinage. London mint; im: –/crown. Struck 1466-1468. ED Ѿ¨RD= $ Di ŷR¨= REҞ $ ¨NŷȄ= $ ⎜ $ fR¨Ný $ $ DNS= $ i= $ Ý= $, Edward standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; large rose on hull and banner with large E in stern; no pellet by shield / ՟ iƌý= $ ¨ѝͿ= $ ͿR¨NSiENS $ ʖER $ MEDiѝM ! iǣǣɨRѝM iݨͿ, radiant sun, with rose in center, over cross with lis at ends; crowned lion passant in each quarter; all within polylobe with trefoil on cusps and in each spandrel. Blunt & Whitton type VIII(A); Schneider –; North 1549; SCBC 1951. Near EF, toned. ($3000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

897.

YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Groat (24.5mm, 3.15 g, 2h). Type 1. London (Tower) mint; im: halved sun & rose. ˆiý¨ˆD ⎡ Di ⎡ ŷˆ¨ ⎡ ˆEҢ ¨NŷȄ ⎡ ⎖ fˆ¨Ný, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches / ʖɨSѝi DEѝM ⎡ ¨ DiѝͿɨR E ⎡ MEѝM/ýiѝi Ϳ¨S ǣɨN DɨN, long cross pattée; three pellets in each quarter. Winstanley 1; North 1679; SCBC 2154. Good VF, toned. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, October 1990. Ex Sir Charles Oman Collection (Part III, Christie’s, 31 October 1972) lot 157.

898.

YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Groat (23.5mm, 2.84 g, 4h). Type 2b. London (Tower) mint; im: boar’s head 2. Riý¨RD ⎡ Di ⎡ ŷR¨ ⎡ REҢ ¨NŷȄ ⎡ ⎖ fR¨Ný, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches / ʖɨSѝi DEѝM ⎡ ¨ DiѝͿɨR E ⎡ MEѝM/ ýiѝi Ϳ¨S ǣɨN DɨN, long cross pattée; three pellets in each quarter. Winstanley 8; North 1679; SCBC 2156. EF, toned, slightly double struck on reverse. ($2500)

899.

TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (26.5mm, 2.84 g, 11h). Facing bust issue, class IIIc. London (Tower) mint; im: anchor/lis issuant from rose. Struck 1499. Crowned facing bust; broken quatrefoils flanking neck / Long cross pattée; three pellets in each quarter. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. Good VF, toned, with a darker band of toning on the obverse. Very rare mule of initial marks. ($500) Ex Lord Stewartby Collection (Part 5, Spink 343, 28 March 2017), lot 1494 (part of); Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXIII.3 (March 1975), no. 2042.

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900.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Angel (28mm, 5.13 g, 8h). First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: crowned portcullis with chains. Struck circa 1509-1526. Archangel Michael slaying dragon with spear topped by cross-crosslet / Ship bearing shield and cross; ƌ and rose flanking cross. Whitton p. 187, iii, variant 1; Schneider 561 var. (legends); North 1760; SCBC 2265. VF, toned. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

901.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (26mm, 2.95 g, 11h). First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: crowned portcullis (without chains on reverse). Struck 1509-1526. Crowned bust of Henry VII right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Whitton p. 207, iii, variant 2; North 1762; SCBC 2316. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

902.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Angel (27.5mm, 5.03 g, 4h). Third coinage. London (Tower) mint; im: lis.

Struck 1542-1545. Archangel Michael slaying dragon with spear topped by cross-crosslet; annulet beside head of angel / Ship bearing shield and cross; ƌ and rose flanking cross; no annulet on ship. Whitton, p. 188, variant 2; Schneider –; North 1830; SCBC 2299. VF, some faint scratches and flat spots. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter.

903 904 903.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Crown of the double rose (25mm, 2.86 g, 2h). Third coinage. Bristol mint; im: –/WS monogram. Struck 1546-1547. Crowned double rose; crowned ƌ r flanking / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned ƌ r.

Whitton p. 320, 2; Schneider 640 (same dies); North 1836; SCBC 2310. VF, flan a little wavy. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

904.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AV Crown (19mm, 3.09 g, 1h). In the name of Henry VIII. Tower (London) mint; im: arrow. Struck 1547-1551. Crowned double rose; crowned ƌ r flanking / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned ƌ r flanking.

Schneider 649 var. (stops); North 1867; SCBC 2395. Near VF, weak in parts as usual. Rare. ($1000) 255

905.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Crown (42.5mm, 30.95 g, 1h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: У. Dated 1551. Edward on horseback riding right; 1551 below / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée.

Woodbridge dies F/4; North 1933; SCBC 2478. VF, toned. Well struck for issue. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, March 1990.

906.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Crown (40.5mm, 30.67 g, 1h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: tun. Dated 1552. Edward on horseback riding right; 155Z below / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée.

Woodbridge dies B/12; North 1933; SCBC 2478. Near VF, toned. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

907.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfcrown (35.5mm, 15.43 g, 11h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: У. Dated 1551. Edward on horseback riding right; 1551 below / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée.

North 1934; SCBC 2479. VF, toned. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

908 909 908.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Shilling (31.5mm, 5.92 g, 8h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. London mint; im: tun. 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, toned. Well struck. ($750) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, January 1989.

909.

TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Shilling (32mm, 6.37 g, 7h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. London mint; im: tun. 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, toned, minor scratch under the tone. Great portrait. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 1568.

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910.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Half Pound (31.5mm, 5.48 g, 10h). Second issue. Tower (London) mint; im: cross-crosslet. Struck 1560-1561. Crowned bust left (B&C bust 3C); first stop is triple pellet / Crowned coat of arms; E R flanking; first stop is triple pellet. Brown & Comber G7 var. (stops); North 1982; SCBC 2520. VF, slightly wavy flan. ($3000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (28 April 2010), lot 1062; Stack’s (4 December 1984), lot 280.

911 912 911.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Half Pound (30mm, 5.54 g, 5h). Third & fourth issue. Tower (London) mint; im: coronet. Struck 1567-1570. Crowned bust left (B&C bust 4A); double pellet stop after ET / Crowned coat of arms; E R flanking; double pellet stop after PROTEGET. Brown & Comber G16 var. (stops); North 1982; SCBC 2520B. Near VF, flan a little wrinkled. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

912.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Crown (22mm, 2.61 g, 7h). Third & fourth issue. Tower (London) mint; im: coronet. Struck 1567-1570. Crowned bust left (B&C bust 4C); HI in legend / Crowned coat of arms; E R flanking; double pellet stop after PROTEGET. Brown & Comber H10 corr. (legends); North 1995; SCBC 2522. VF, toned, a little weak along edge. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

913.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Crown (41mm, 29.47 g, 1h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601. Crowned and draped bust (B&C type 9A) left, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb, and wearing elaborate collar / Coat-ofarms over long cross fourchée. Barr dies C/3; BCW 1-1/1-a2 North 2012; SCBC 2582. VF, lightly toned. ($3000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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914.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Halfcrown (34.5mm, 14.75 g, 12h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601. Crowned and draped bust (B&C type 9B) left, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb, and wearing elaborate collar / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. BCW 1-1/1-a1; North 2013; SCBC 2583. VF, lightly toned, small flaw on reverse. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

915.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (29mm, 6h). Milled coinage, small flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Struck 1560-1561. Crowned and ruffed bust left / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Borden & Brown Type 17, dies O1/R1; North 2023; SCBC 2592. In NGC encapsulation, 1753934-017, graded XF 40. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

916.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Unite (36.5mm, 9.47 g, 11h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: cinquefoil. Struck 1613-1615. Crowned and armored half-length bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand and globus cruciger in left (fourth bust) / Crowned coat-of-arms; I R flanking. North 2084; SCBC 2619. VF, some weakness of strike, die break on obverse. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

917.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Unite (36mm, 9.92 g, 11h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: tun.

Struck 1615-1616. Crowned and armored half-length bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand and globus cruciger in left (fifth bust) / Crowned coat-of-arms; I R flanking. North 2085; SCBC 2620. Good VF, underlying luster, areas of weak strike. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

258

918.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Laurel –– Twenty Shillings (34mm, 9.00 g, 9h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1623-1624. Laureate and armored bust left (fourth bust); XX (mark of value) behind / Crowned coat-ofarms. North 2114; SCBC 2638B. VF, water-worn. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

919.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Laurel –– Twenty Shillings (35mm, 8.99 g, 3h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: trefoil. Struck 1624. Laureate and armored bust left (fourth bust); XX (mark of value) behind / Crowned coat-ofarms. North 2114; SCBC 2638B. Good VF, small flan split. ($2000) From the WRG Collection.

920 921 920.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Half Laurel – Ten Shillings (28mm, 4.41 g, 11h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: thistle. Struck 1621-1623. Laureate, draped, and armored bust left (fourth bust); X (mark of value) behind / Crowned coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2117; SCBC 2641A. VF, slightly wavy, small nick on reverse. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

921.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Quarter Laurel – Five Shillings (20.5mm, 2.15 g, 7h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: spur rowel. Struck 1619-1620. Laureate, draped, and armored bust left (second bust); V (mark of value) behind / Crowned coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2118; SCBC 2642. VF, areas of weak strike. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

922.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AR Halfcrown (35.5mm, 14.86 g, 10h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1623-1624. James on horseback right, holding sword over shoulder / Coat-of-arms. North 2122; SCBC 2666. VF, toned, light scratch under tone on obverse. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Lot includes an old, probably mid-20th century, ticket (not in Eaglen), with the date “3/10/47” written on the back.

259

923.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Unite (33mm, 9.08 g, 7h). Group B, class Ia. Tower (London) mint; im: heart (over anchor on obv.). Struck 1629-1630. Crowned bust (2a) left; XX (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms in ornate frame. Schneider, Tower, variety 5; Brooker 55 (same obv. die); North 2148; SCBC 2687. VF, lightly toned. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

925 924 924.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Unite (31.5mm, 9.07 g, 10h). Group D, class IIb. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck 1635-1636. Crowned bust (5a) left; XX (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking.

Schneider, Tower, variety 2; Brooker 95; North 2153; SCBC 2692. VF, toned, slight doubling in portrait, a couple minor die cracks. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

925.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Double-crown (24mm, 4.51 g, 9h). Group D, class IIa. Tower (London) mint; im: bell. Struck 1634-1635. Crowned bust (7a) left; X (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking.

Schneider, Tower, standard type; Brooker –; North 2169; SCBC 2703. VF, toned, some weakness of strike. Rare initial mark for denomination. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Finn FPL 14 (1998), no. 26.

926 927 926.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Double-crown (26mm, 4.51 g, 8h). Group F, class II. Tower (London) mint; im: triangle (over anchor on rev.). Struck 1639-1640. Crowned bust (sixth ‘Briot’s’ bust, bust 10) left; X (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking. Schneider, Tower, standard type; Brooker 175 (this coin); Schneider 211 (same obv. die); North 2177; SCBC 2706. VF, some areas of weakness. Extremely rare, one of three recorded by Schneider. ($2000) Ex Magnus Collection (Spink 212, 28 March 2012), lot 928; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVII.1 (February 1989), no. 122; D. Duprée Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1989); John G. Brooker Collection, 175 (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1986); Richard Cyrill Lockett Collection (English Part II, Glendining, 11 October 1956), lot 2223; Sir Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan Collection (Sotheby & Co., 17 June 1935), lot 113.

Herbert Schneider contended that the Group F Double-crowns with mint mark triangle were struck from a personal ’test die’ of Nicholas Briot and could be regarded as Briot / Tower mules.

927.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Crown (20mm, 2.17 g, 8h). Group D, class I. Tower (London) mint; im: portcullis.

Struck 1633-1634. Crowned bust (5) left, crowned and mantled; V (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking. Schneider, Tower, standard type; Brooker 207; North 2185; SCBC 2715. VF, scattered marks. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

260

928.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (42mm, 29.94 g, 8h). Group Ia. Tower (London) mint; im: cross calvary. Struck 1625-1626. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword / Coat-of-arms on long cross fourchée. Cooper, Silver, II*/VII; Brooker 236 (same dies); North 2190; SCBC 2753. VF, toned. Rare. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 1282; Edward Van Roekel Collection (Spink 156, 15 November 2001), lot 24.

929.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (43mm, 29.69 g, 4h). Group IV. Tower (London) mint; im: eye. Struck under Parliament, 1645. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword / Coat-of-arms within garnished frame. Cooper, Silver, XXIII/XXXIV; Brooker 271 (same dies); North 2198; SCBC 2761. VF, toned, some metal stress marks. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 1283.

930.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (38mm, 15.12 g, 2h). Group II, type 2. Tower (London) mint; im: plume. Struck 1630-1631. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword / Coat-of-arms; C (lis over rose) R above; pellets around. Brooker 298 var. (obv. legend; same rev. die); North 2208; SCBC 2769. VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

261

Ex Marshall Collection

931.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Half Pound (33mm, 59.88 g, 5h). Declaration type. Oxford mint; im: plume (with bands). Dated 1643. 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. ($6000) 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.

932

933

932.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (36mm, 15.20 g, 1h). Oxford mint; im: plume (with bands). Dated 1642. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword; plume to upper right / Declaration in two lines between parallel lines; three plumes above, 1642 below. Morreison, Oxford F/3; Brooker 882 (same dies); North 2412; SCBC 2953. VF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

933.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (37mm, 14.77 g, 2h). Oxford mint; im: plume (with bands). Dated 1643. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword; plume to upper right / Declaration in two lines between parallel lines; three plumes above, 1643 below. Morreison, Oxford A/3; Brooker 885–7 (same obv. die); North 2413; SCBC 2954. VF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

262

935 934 934.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Shilling (32mm, 5.93 g, 2h). Oxford mint; im: plume. Dated 1643. Crowned and mantled bust left; XII (mark of value) behind / Declaration in three lines across field and within three parallel lines; three plumes above; 1643 below. Morreison, Oxford E/–; Brooker 934 (same obv. die); North 2440; SCBC 2972. Good VF, toned, slightly wavy flan. Well struck. Rare. ($750) 935.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (38mm, 14.75 g, 6h). Bristol mint; im: pellet. Dated 1643. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword; plume to upper right / Declaration in two lines between parallel lines; three plumes above, 1643 below. Morreison, Oxford B/4; Brooker 971 (same dies); North 2412; SCBC 3003 var. (mintmark). VF, toned, irregular flan. ($750) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, April 1990.

936.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (40.5mm, 28.88 g, 4h). Exeter mint; im: castle. Dated 1645. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword / Coat-of-arms within garnished frame. Besly dies D/30; Brooker 1045 (same dies); North 2561; SCBC 3062. VF, toned, flan a little irregular. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

937 938 937.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Threepence (18.5mm, 1.11 g, 4h). Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint(?); im: plumelet/–. Dated 1646. Crowned and mantled bust left; plumelet to left, III (mark of value) to right / Declaration in three lines; plumelet and scroll above, 1646 below. Brooker 1134; North 2526; SCBC 3043. VF, toned, some roughness, minor doubling on obverse. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

938.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Shilling (30.5mm, 5.03 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation of Tower mint, Group G, im: anchor. Crowned and mantled bust left; XII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée.

Brooker 1202 (same dies). VF, attractively toned. Very rare. ($400) Ex F. W. Willis Collection (Glendining, 5 June 1991), lot 375 (part of).

263

939 940 939.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Shilling (29.5mm, 4.06 g, 4h). Contemporary imitation of Aberystwyth mint, im: open book. Crowned and mantled bust left; plume to left, XII (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Unpublished as an imitation; for prototype, cf. North 2330 and SCBC 2884. Good Fine, toned, some light marks. Extremely rare. ($500) Ex F. W. Willis Collection (Glendining, 5 June 1991), lot 375 (part of). Reportedly ex V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining, 22 January 1952), lot 1146c; Col. H. W. Morrieson Collection (Sotheby & Co., 20 November 1933), lot 597c.

940.

STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Shilling (34.5mm, 5.88 g, 12h). Dated 1645. Crown; C R flanking, XII (mark of value) below / OBS/NEWARKE/1645 in three lines. Hird 247–8 (same dies); Brooker 1223 (same dies); North 2639; SCBC 3141. Near VF, toned, elements of earlier, off center, strike. Rare. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

941. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Crown (45mm, 29.89 g, 4h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1656/4. Coat-of-arms within wreath / Two coat-of-arms; V (mark of value) above. ESC 9; North 2721; SCBC 3214 . VF, toned. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

942 943 942. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 14.33 g, 12h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1653. Coat-of-arms within wreath / Two coat-of-arms; II VII (mark of value) above. ESC 431; North 2746; SCBC 3215. VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

943. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 15.08 g, 1h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1654. Coat-of-arms within wreath / Two coat-of-arms; II VII (mark of value) above. ESC 434; North 2746; SCBC 3215. VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

264

944. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Shilling (31.5mm, 6.07 g, 5h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1651. coat-of-arms within wreath / Two coats-of-arms; ·XII· (mark of value) above. ESC 984A; North 2724; SCBC 3217. Good VF, attractive toning. Round even strike. ($1500)

1656 Cromwell Halfcrown

945.

COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.78 g, 6h). Dies

by Simon. Blondeau’s mint, Drury House, London. Dated 1656. OLIVAR · D · G · R · P · ANG · SCO · ET · HIB &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left / PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO 16 56, crowned and garnished coat-of-arms. Lessen H25; ESC 446; North 2746; SCBC 3227. Near VF, toned, scratch in reverse field. Very rare. ($4000) Ex Clarendon Collection (Part II, Bonham’s, 17 October 2006), lot 1569; Spink 55 (8 October 1986), lot 99.

Marvin Lessen has suggested that the very rare 1656 Cromwell Halfcrowns were ‘circulated in the sense that they were distributed on a high social level (Parliament?), possibly as an experiment for general circulation.’ (M. Lessen, A Summary of the Cromwell Coinage, BNJ XXXV (1966), pp. 163–72). A much larger issue of silver crowns, halfcrowns, and shillings dated 1658 followed, many of which are commonly available.

946.

STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown (40mm, 29.79 g, 6h). Milled coinage. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1662. Laureate and draped bust right; rose below / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star; interlinked Cs in angles. Broad tie type BC.2; ESC 15; SCBC 3350. VF, toned, small flan flaws on obverse. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

265

947.

STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Crown (39mm, 29.80 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY secundo and 1686. Laureate and draped bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star. ESC 76; SCBC 3406.

Near EF, underlying luster. A little softly struck on obverse as usual. Rare. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

948.

STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Shilling (25mm, 5.74 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1687/6. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central rayed Garter Star. G in MAG over A. ESC 1072/1072A (obv./rev.); SCBC 3410. In NGC encapsulation, 4700796-001, graded AU 58 (incorrectly attributed to ESC 1072). Toned. Rare. ($2000)

949.

STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Sixpence (19mm, 2.93 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1686 (8 over 6).

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central rayed Garter Star. ESC 1525 var. (no overdate); SCBC 3412. In NGC encapsulation, 4700163-002, graded MS 62. Toned. Rare. ($1500)

950.

STUART (ORANGE). William III & Mary. 1688-1694. AR Crown (38mm, 29.79 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY tertio and 1691. Jugate busts of William, laureate and draped, and Mary, draped, right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around arms of Nassau; interlinked WM in angles. ESC 82; SCBC 3433. VF, toned, adjustment marks. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

266

951.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AV 5 Guineas (37mm, 41.55 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY undecimo and 1699. Laureate head right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central arms of Nassau; scepters in quarters. MCE 169; SCBC 3454. Near EF, minor surface marks, lightly polished. Rare. ($7500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

952.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Crown (41mm, 29.78 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY septimo and 1695. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around arms of Nassau. ESC 86; SCBC 3470. Good VF, toned, underlying luster, minor edge bump. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

953

954

953.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Crown (37mm, 29.93 g, 5h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY octavo and 1695. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around arms of Nassau. ESC 87; SCBC 3470. In NGC encapsulation, 4700163-003, graded MS 63+. Toned. ($2500) 954.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 15.15 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY decimo and 1698. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around arms of Nassau. ESC 554; SCBC 3494. EF, underlying luster, weakly struck in center. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

267

955.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Shilling (26mm, 5.98 g, 5h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1700. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around arms of Nassau. ESC 1121; SCBC 3516. EF, peripheral toning, underlying luster. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

956.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.29 g, 6h). Post-Union issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1714.

Draped bust left, with hair tied in fillet / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star; scepters in quarters. MCE 237; SCBC 3574. VF. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

957.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown (38.5mm, 29.92 g, 6h). Pre-Union, VIGO issue. Tower (London) mint.

Dually dated RY tertio and 1703. Draped bust left, with hair tied in fillet; VIGO below / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star. ESC 99; SCBC 3576. Near EF, toned, scratches, adjustment marks. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

958.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown (39mm, 30.04 g, 6h). Post-Union issue. Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY duodecimo and 1713. Draped bust left, with hair tied in fillet / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star. ESC 109; SCBC 3603. Near EF, toned, underlying luster, a few marks. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

268

959.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Two Guineas (30.5mm, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1738. Laureate head left / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 292; SCBC 3667B. In NGC encapsulation, 1811167-007, graded AU 50. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

960 961 960.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.29 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1739. Laureate head left / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 315; SCBC 3676. VF, flan flaw on cheek. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

961.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.39 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1759. Laureate head left / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 332; SCBC 3680. EF, underlying luster. ($2500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

962.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown (40mm, 30.04 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY duodecimo and 1739. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star; roses in angles. ESC 122; SCBC 3687. Near EF, toned, underlying luster. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

963.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown (37mm, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY v. quarto and 1695. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central rayed Garter Star. ESC 127; SCBC 3690. In NGC encapsulation, 3165946-015, graded AU 58. Toned. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Grundy Collection (Heritage 3004, 4 January 2009), lot 21332.

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964

965

964.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Halfcrown (32mm, 15.07 g, 12h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY duodecimo and 1739. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central rayed Garter Star; roses in angles. ESC 600; SCBC 3963. In NGC encapsulation, 4700163-001, graded MS 62. Toned. ($1500) 965.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. CU Half Penny (27mm, 7h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1733. Laureate and cuirassed bust left / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to right. Peck 845; SCBC 3717. In PCGS encapsulation, 14615081, MS 64 BN. ($200) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

966.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. CU Half Penny (27mm, 5h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1753. Laureate and cuirassed bust left / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to right. Peck 883; SCBC 3719. In NGC encapsulation, 3075376-063, graded MS 63 BN. ($200) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

967

968

967.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (25mm, 8.31 g, 6h). Early coinage. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1773. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 378; SCBC 3727. Good Fine, red deposits. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

968.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (24.5mm, 8.36 g, 6h). Early coinage. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1774. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 379; SCBC 3728. EF, underlying luster, marks on face.

($1000) From the WRG Collection.

969.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (24mm, 8.34 g, 6h). Early coinage. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1775. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 380; SCBC 3728. VF, some discoloration. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

270

970.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (24mm, 8.35 g, 12h). Early coinage, ‘spade’ type. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1787. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 391; SCBC 3729. Good VF, some luster. Die break on reverse. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

971 972 971.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Half Guinea (20.5mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Early coinage. Tower (London) mint.

Dated 1776. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. MCE 419; SCBC 3734. EF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Elsen FPL 254 (October –December 2010), no. 829.

972.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Half Guinea (20.5mm, 4.19 g, 12h). Early coinage. Tower (London) mint.

Dated 1806. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Garter. MCE 443; SCBC 3737.

EF. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

973.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Dollar (39mm, 27.03 g, 11h). Emergency issue. Struck 1799. Oval countermark of George III on a Mexican 1795 Mo FM 8 Reales. ESC 129; SCBC 3765A. Countermark EF, toned. Host coin VF. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

974.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Halfdollar (32mm, 13.02 g, 12h). Emergency issue. Struck 1799. Oval countermark of George III on a Spanish 1794 M MF 4 Reales. ESC 611; SCBC 3767. Countermark VF, toned. Host coin Fine. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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975.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Crown (36mm, 28.15 g, 6h). New Coinage. Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY 60 and 1820. Laureate head right / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right; all within Collar of the Order of the Garter. ESC 219; SCBC 3787. In NGC encapsulation, 4700163-005, graded MS 64+. Toned. ($1000)

976.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Half Penny (27mm, 6h). First issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1771.

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to right. Peck 896; SCBC 3774. In NGC encapsulation, 2007227-011, MS 64 BN. ($200) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

977.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Half Penny (27mm, 6h). First issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1772.

Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to right. Peck 899; SCBC 3774. In NGC encapsulation, 3075376-024, MS 64 BN. ($200) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

978.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Proof Pattern Æ Half Penny (31mm, 16.10 g, 6h). Restrike issue. By W. Taylor after Droz. Dated 1790. Laureate head right / Britannia seated left on globe, pointing and holding Union shield and spear. Edge: plain. Peck 1007. AU. Rare. ($500) 272

979.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Penny (34mm, 5h). Second issue, ‘Cartwheel’ type. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1797. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on Union shield, holding olive branch in extended right hand and trident in left; at a distance to left, ship sailing right. Peck 1133; SCBC 3777. In NGC encapsulation, 2805883-001, graded MS 63 RB. ($500) Ex Collection of a Classicist (Classical Numismatic Group 103, 14 September 2006), lot 1206.

980.

HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Crown (36mm, 28.22 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY secundo and 1821. Laureate head left / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right. ESC 246; SCBC 3805. In NGC encapsulation, 4700163-004, graded MS 61. ($1000)

981.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Five Pounds (36mm, 39.92 g, 12h). Jubilee coinage. London mint. Dated 1887. Crowned and veiled bust left / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right. MCE –; SCBC 3864. AU, bag marks. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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Among the Earliest Scottish Coins

982.

SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (20mm, 1.33 g, 10h). Period A. Cross moline (Watford) type in the name of Stephen of England. Carlisle mint; Erembald, moneyer. Struck circa 1136 to beginning of the 1140s. แ S˶ePene ʽeแ Ḧ, crowned bust right; lis-tipped scepter to right / แ eʽeB²ǮĀ Ḧ ⌴n ü²ʽĀ, cross moline; lis in quarters. Burns –; M&C, Carlisle, Scottish group b, fig 7; cf. North 873 (for type); SCBC 5002. VF, toned, minor laminations and porosity on obverse.

Very rare and among the earliest examples of Scottish coinage. ($2500) Ex Spink 223 (26 March 2014), lot 1506.

According to Mattinson and Cherry, the Carlisle coins that copy the Stephen type I were all struck from local dies and are thought to have been issued by the Scots at Carlisle in Stephen’s name. Under the terms of the Treaty of Durham between Stephen and David, David’s son Henry was granted the earldom of Northumberland, which included control of the city of Carlisle.

983

984

983.

SCOTLAND. William I ‘the Lion’. 1165-1214. AR Penny (21mm, 1.45 g, 2h). Second (Crescent & Pellet) coinage, Type I. Edinburgh mint; Adam, moneyer. Struck circa 1174-1180. Crowned head left; cross pattée-tipped scepter to left / Cross pattée crosslet; pellet-in-crescents in quarters. Burns 2 and fig. 30; SCBC 5024. Near VF, toned, ghosting on obverse. Very rare at Edinburgh. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from York Coins (Antony Wilson).

984.

SCOTLAND. William I ‘the Lion’. 1165-1214. AR Penny (21mm, 1.44 g, 1h). Second (Crescent & Pellet) coinage, Type II. Roxburgh mint; Raul Derli(n)g, moneyer. Struck circa 1180-1195. Crowned head left; pommée-tipped scepter to left / Cross pattée crosslet; pellet-in-crescents in quarters. Burns –; SCBC 5025. Near VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink 155 (3 October 2001), lot 454.

985

986

985.

SCOTLAND. William I ‘the Lion’. 1165-1214. AR Penny (18mm, 1.43 g, 9h). Third (Short Cross & Stars) coinage, phase B1. Edinburgh or Perth mint; Hue and Walter, moneyers. Struck circa 1205-1230. Bare head right; scepter to right / Voided short cross; stars in quarters. Burns 19 and fig. 54; SCBC 5029. VF, toned. Rare with head right. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 157353 (April 2005); Dix Noonan Webb 55 (8 October 2002), lot 616.

986.

SCOTLAND. William I ‘the Lion’. 1165-1214. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.45 g, 6h). Third (Short Cross & Stars) coinage, phase B2. Edinburgh or Perth mint; Hue and Walter, moneyers. Struck circa 1205-1230. Bare head left; scepter to left / Voided short cross; stars in quarters. Burns 13 and fig. 49; SCBC 5029. VF, toned, areas of weakness. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 1951.

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Rare Alexander II in the Name of William

987.

SCOTLAND. Alexander II. 1214-1249. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.47 g, 2h). In the name of William I. Short Cross & Stars coinage, phase C. Roxburgh mint; Peris and Adam moneyers. Struck circa 1230-1235 or later. Crowned head right; pellet behind crown, scepter to right / Voided short cross; stars in quarters. Burns 6b and fig. 67A (William); SCBC 5034. Near VF, once cleaned. Rare. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike Vosper.

988 989 988.

SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (18mm, 1.40 g, 4h). First coinage, type III. Aberdeen mint; Alex, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Crowned bust left; cross-tipped scepter before / Voided long cross; stars in quarters.

Burns 47 and fig. 135; SCBC 5043. VF, toned. ($200) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

989.

SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.44 g, 9h). First coinage, type VII. Roxburgh mint; Andrews, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Crowned bust right; cross-tipped scepter before / Voided long cross, stars in quarters. Burns 22 and fig. 96; SCBC 5047. VF, toned. Lot includes old collection ticket. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper.

990 991 990.

SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Farthing (13mm, 0.37 g, 2h). Second coinage. Berwick(?) mint. Struck circa 1280-1286. Crowned bust left; cross-tipped scepter before / Long cross pattée; voided mullets of six points each in quarters. Burns 1 and fig. 1691; SCBC 5063. VF, toned, minor edge chip. A well centered and struck example. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

991.

SCOTLAND. John Baliol. 1292-1296. AR Penny (19mm, 1.41 g, 1h). First coinage. Berwick(?) mint. Crowned bust left; cross-tipped scepter before / Long cross pattée; voided mullets of six points each in quarters. H&S, Baliol, Group Ba, dies 4/ai; Burns 8 and fig. 231; SCBC 5065. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Patrick Finn Memorial List (2001), no. 339 (with his ticket).

992.

SCOTLAND. Robert Bruce. 1306-1329. AR Penny (20mm, 1.23 g, 11h). Class I. Berwick (?) mint. Struck circa 1320-1329. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / Long cross pattée; mullets in quarters. H&S dies 12/O; Burns 1 and fig. 225; SCBC 5076. VF, toned, minor porosity, a couple of scratches. Rare. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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994

993

993.

SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Groat (29mm, 4.16 g, 2h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Struck 13571367. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; all within tressure of six arcs / Long cross pattée, mullets in quarters. Burns 12 and fig. 259; SCBC 5091. VF, toned, some weakness in legends. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

994.

SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Halfgroat (23mm, 2.14 g, 3h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1357-1367. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; all within tressure of six arches / Long cross pattée; mullets of five points in quarters. Cf. Burns 9 and fig. 269 (for type); SCBC 5105. VF, attractively toned, minor flan split. Well centered and struck example. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Finn FPL 18 (January 2000), no. 347.

995 996 995.

SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Penny (20mm, 1.08 g, 10h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1357-1367. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; all within tressure of six arches / Long cross pattée; mullets of five points in quarters. Burns 1 and fig. 266; SCBC 5114. VF, attractive cabinet tone, minor flan split. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb (8 October 2002), lot 681 (part of).

996.

SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Groat (29mm, 4.29 g, 8h). Second coinage. Aberdeen mint. Struck 13571367. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; all within tressure of seven arcs / Long cross pattée, mullets in quarters. Cf. Burns 15b 16 and figs. 257 and 258 (for type); SCBC 5104. VF, a couple of scrapes and minor cleaning marks, some doubling on reverse. Rare. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper.

Very Rare Aberdeen Penny

997.

SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.14 g, 10h). Second coinage, Type B. Aberdeen mint. Struck 1367-1371. Crowned larger young bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / Long cross pattée; mullets in quarters. Stewart pl. III, 45; Burns 9 note; SCBC 5122. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare; the only Aberdeen penny we have handled. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1486.

998.

SCOTLAND. Robert II. 1371-1390. AR Halfgroat (24mm, 1.85 g, 8h). Perth mint. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; star at base of scepter / Long cross pattée, mullet in each angle. Burns 9 and fig. 320; SCBC 5150. VF, attractive cabinet tone. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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999.

SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Groat (27mm, 2.51 g, 5h). Heavy coinage, First issue. Edinburgh mint.

Struck 1390-circa 1403. Crowned facing bust within tressure of seven arcs, triple pellets at end of each arc / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Burns 10 and fig. 353; SCBC 5164. VF, iridescent toning. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper.

1000.

SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Groat (28mm, 2.79 g, 5h). Heavy coinage, First issue. Edinburgh mint.

Struck 1390-circa 1403. Crowned facing bust within tressure of nine arcs, triple pellets at end of each arc / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Burns 30 and fig. 355; SCBC 5164B. VF, deep cabinet toning. Rare variety with nine arcs, especially so with lis stops in the legends. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.1 (February 2004), no. SH0144; Spink 166 (12 November 2003), lot 122; Mrs Joan E L Murray Collection (Baldwin’s 26, 9 May 2001), lot 1883; H.A. Parsons Collection (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 716 (part of); ‘Sheriff’ Mackenzie; Fortrose Hoard.

1001 1002 1001. SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Groat (26mm, 2.47 g, 5h). Heavy coinage, Second issue. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1390-circa 1403. Crowned facing neat bust within tressure of seven arcs without pellets / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Burns 34 and fig. 380; SCBC 5166. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 761432 (December 2002); Dix, Noonan, Webb (8 October 2002), lot 707 (part of).

1002. SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Groat (26mm, 2.83 g, 5h). Heavy coinage, Second issue. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1390-circa 1403. Crowned facing neat bust within tressure of seven arcs without pellets / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Burns 37 and fig. 381; SCBC 5166. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper. Ex Dr James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 385; purchased from Daniels, 25 August 1921 for 4/6.

1003.

SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Penny (18.5mm, 0.91 g, 5h). Heavy coinage (?). Edinburgh mint. Struck 1390-circa 1403. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; trilobes in quarters. Cf. Burns 1-2 and figs. 338-9; cf. SCBC 5180-1 (debased silver issue). Good VF, toned. Remarkably good metal for issue. Very rare. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper.

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Ex Beresford-Jones Collection

1004. SCOTLAND. James I. 1406-1437. AV Demy (23.5mm, 3.35 g, 11h). Type III. Edinburgh mint; im: crown/cross pattée. ՟ ƩaýɱÏѝ˫ Ḽ ĕEƩ ŷʽaýƩ Ḽ ʽEҢ ˫ Ḽ, coat-of-arms within lozenge / ๘ ˫Ȅѝѝ⍴ Ḻ Ŗaý PɱPѝȄѝ⍴ ჭ ˶ѝѝ⍴ ჭ ƩP, St. Andrew’s Cross, pellet above, lis to left, lis and pellet to right; all on tressure of six arches, each arch ending in lis; in each external void, quatrefoil with small central pellet. Burns 25 and fig. 483; SCBC 5192. VF, toned. Well struck. Very rare variety with SLVVm in reverse legend. ($3000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink 166 (12 November 2003), lot 124; R. D. Beresford-Jones Collection (Spink 108, 7 March 1995), lot 476.

1005. SCOTLAND. James II. 1437-1460. AV Demy (25mm, 3.33 g, 9h). First coinage, Type IVb/IVa mule. Edinburgh mint; im: crown/cross pattée. Struck 1437-1451. ՟ ƩaýɱÏѝ˫ Ḻ ĕEƩ ŷʽaýƩa Ḻ ʽEҢ ˫ý, coat-of-arms within lozenge / ๘ ˫aȄѝ⍴ Ŗaý PɱPѝȄѝ⍴ Ḽ ˶ѝѝ⍴ Ḽ ĕƩƩE Ḽ ჭ, St. Andrew’s Cross, flanked by lis to left and right, pellet below, cross below right lis; all on tressure of six arches, each arch ending in lis; in each external void, quatrefoil with large central pellet. Cf. Burns 7 and fig. 513 (for type); SCBC 5219/5217 (obv./rev.). VF, worn obverse die. Rare mule. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1006. SCOTLAND. James II. 1437-1460. AR Groat (27mm, 3.75 g, 9h). Second coinage, second issue, Type II. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1451-1460. Crowned facing bust within tressure of nine arcs; trefoil at end of each arc / Long cross pattée; triple pellets with annulet in first and fourth quarters; crown in second and third. Cf. Burns 19b and fig. 532 (for type); SCBC 5233. Good VF, toned, two hairline striking splits. Rare in this state of preservation. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb (8 October 2002), lot 718.

1007. SCOTLAND. James II. 1437-1460. AR Groat (26mm, 3.25 g, 1h). Second coinage, second issue, Type III. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1451-1460. Crowned facing bust within tressure of nine arcs; trefoil at end of each arc; saltires flanking neck / Long cross pattée; triple pellets with annulet in first and fourth quarters; crown in second and third. Burns 24b and fig. 538; SCBC 5236. Near VF, toned. Rare. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1008. SCOTLAND. James III. 1460-1488. AR Groat (25mm, 2.92 g, 3h). Main issue, Type IV. Aberdeen mint. Struck 1484-1488. Crowned three-quarter facing bust; annulet on border to left / Long cross pattée; crowns in second and third quarters, pellets and annulets in first and fourth. Burns 55 and fig. 646; SCBC 5291. Fine, lightly toned, hairline flan crack.

Very rare. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper. Ex Dr. James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 433 (expertly conserved since).

1009.

SCOTLAND. James IV. 1488-1513. AV Half Unicorn (20.5mm, 1.93 g, 3h). Type I. Edinburgh mint. Ḻ Ʊ¨ýɨÏ⎍˫ ĕEƱ ŷʽ¨ýƱ¨ ʽEҢ ˫ýɨ , unicorn standing left, holding coat-of-arms, crown around neck / Ḻ EҢʽ⎍ŷ¨˶ ĕ˫ E˶ ĕƱ˫ƱP˶ ƱɀƱ⍴ƱE, large twelve-rayed star over cross fleurée. Burns 4 and fig. 663; SCBC 5322. Good VF, traces of toning in devices, usual slight double strike on obverse, minor laminations on reverse. Rare.

($3000)

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Joan E. L. Murray Collection (Baldwin 26, 9 May 2001), lot 1968; Spink 40 (6 December 1984), lot 812.

1010. SCOTLAND. James IV. 1488-1513. AR Groat (25mm, 2.21 g, 3h). Second (light coinage) issue, class III. Edinburgh mint. Struck circa 1496-1513. Crowned bust facing within tressure of nine arcs; trefoil at end of each arc; mullets flanking neck / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets and mullets in alternating quarters. Burns 15b and fig. 675a; SCBC 5342.

Good VF, toned. Fine style. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXI.I (February 2003), no. SH0111; Sotheby (2 May 2001), lot 765.

1011.

SCOTLAND. James V. 1513-1542. AR Groat (26mm, 2.49 g, 2h). Second coinage, type III. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1526-1539. Crowned bust right; triple pellets to left; triple pellet stops / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; triple pellet stops. Burns 3 and fig. 706 var. (no triple pellets behind); SCBC 5378. Good VF, attractive iridescent toning. ($750) 279

1012.

SCOTLAND. James V. 1513-1542. AR One-third groat (18mm, 0.83 g, 5h). Second coinage, type IV. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1526-1539. Crowned bust right; colon stops / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; colon stops. Burns 3 and fig. 711; SCBC 5380. VF, toned. Rare denomination. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1013.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (28mm, 6.13 g, 11h). First period, Group IIIa. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1556. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Burns 7 and fig. 786 (for type); SCBC 5404. VF, toned. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1014 1015 1014.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (26.5mm, 5.93 g, 1h). First period, Group IIIa. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1557/1556. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Cf. Burns 16 and fig. 7912 and 7 and fig. 786 (for obv. and rev); SCBC 5404. VF, toned. A rare mule. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dr James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 448.

1015. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (28mm, 6.02 g, 6h). First period, Group IIIa countermarked for revaluation of 1578. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1557. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; annulets below / Jerusalem cross; c/m: crowned thistle. For host coin: Burns 16 and fig. 791; SCBC 5404; for c/m: SCBC, vol. 2, p. 76. Host coin VF, c/m Good VF, toned, minor flan split. Lot includes old collection ticket. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1016.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (27mm, 5.81 g, 5h). First period, Group IIIb. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1558. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; no annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Cf. Burns 27 and fig. 799 (for type); SCBC 5406. Near VF, toned, areas of weakness. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1017. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Half Testoon (24mm, 2.75 g, 10h). First period, Group III. Edinburgh mint.

Dated 1558. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; no annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Cf. Burns 13 and fig. 802 (for type); SCBC 5413. VF, attractively toned. Well struck. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dr James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 451.

1018. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (30mm, 5.96 g, 8h). Second period, Francis and Mary, Type I. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1558. Crowned arms of Francis and Mary over cross potent / Crowned FM monogram; Lorraine cross flanking; lis above crown. Burns 1 and fig. 877; SCBC 5416. Good VF, darkly toned, a little weak in date. ($500) From the WRG Collection.

1019. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (30mm, 6.07 g, 12h). Second period, Francis and Mary, Type I. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1558. Crowned arms of Francis and Mary over cross potent / Crowned FM monogram; Lorraine cross flanking; lis above crown. Burns 1 and fig. 877; SCBC 5416. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple of minor scratches under tone.

Well struck. Lot includes old collector’s ticket. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dr James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 453.

1020. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Half Testoon (25mm, 3.07 g, 3h). Second period, Francis and Mary, Type I. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1558. Crowned arms of Francis and Mary over cross potent / Crowned FM monogram; Lorraine cross flanking; lis above crown. Burns 2a and fig. 880A; SCBC 5419. VF, darkly toned, slightly irregular flan. Rare. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper.

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1021 1022 1021. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (29mm, 6.12 g, 4h). Second period, Francis and Mary, Type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1560. Crowned arms of Francis and Mary over cross potent; Greek cross and St. Andrew’s cross flanking / Crowned FM monogram; crowned lis and crowned thistle flanking. Burns 8 and fig. 881; SCBC 5417. VF, toned, some die rust. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1022.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (29.5mm, 6.20 g, 3h). Second period, Francis and Mary, Type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1560. Crowned arms of Francis and Mary over cross potent; Greek cross and St. Andrew’s cross flanking / Crowned FM monogram; crowned lis and crowned thistle flanking. Burns 8 and fig. 881; SCBC 5417. VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper.

Attractive Pedigreed Mary Portrait Testoon Ex Brodie and Dundee Collections

1023.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (29mm, 6.07 g, 2h). Third period, First widowhood. Edinburgh mint.

Dated 1561. · MARIA · DEI · GRA · SCOTORVM · REGINA ·, bust left; date in tabula ansata below / · SALVVM · FAC · POPVLVM · TVVM · DOMINE ·, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Ms flanking. Burns 4 and fig. 897; SCBC 5422. VF, deeply toned, some light due rust on obverse. Struck on a broad flan. Very rare and iconic type. ($7500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXI.I (February 2003), no. SH0113; Norman Brodie Collection (Dix, Noonan, Webb, 8 October 2002), lot 58; Dundee Collection (Spink/Bowers & Ruddy, 19 February 1976), lot 203.

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Very Rare Mary Portrait Half Testoon

1024. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Half Testoon (27mm, 2.86 g, 10h). Third period, First widowhood countermarked for revaluation of 1578. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1561. · MARIA · DEI · GRA · SCOTORVM · REGINA ·, bust left; date in tabula ansata below; c/m: crowned thistle / · SALVVM · FAC · POPVLVM · TVVM · DOMINE ·, crowned coatof-arms; crowned Ms flanking. For host coin: Burns 2 and fig. 902; SCBC 5423; for c/m: SCBC, vol. 2, p. 76. Host coin Near VF; c/m VF, toned, creased and associated minor edge split. Very rare. ($2500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex UBS 58 (27 January 2004), lot 2339.

1025.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Ryal (43mm, 30.24 g, 8h). Fourth period, Mary and Henry Darnley. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1566. Crowned coat-of-arms of Scotland; thistles flanking / Crowned palm tree, upon which tortoise climbs; scroll across field inscribed DAT GLORIA VIRES. Burns 6 (fig. 905); SCBC 5425. Near VF, toned. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1026. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Rider (29mm, 5.03 g, 12h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1593. Armored figure of James riding right on richly caparisoned horse, holding sword in raised hand; · 1593 · in exergue / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 2-3 and fig. 954; SCBC 5458. VF, trace of deposits and light scratch on reverse.

Rare. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1027.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Rider (30mm, 5.02 g, 5h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil.

Dated 1599. ḯ · IACOBS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM ·, armored figure of James riding right on richly caparisoned horse, holding sword in raised hand; · 1599 · in exergue / ḯ · SPERO · MELIORA ·, crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 9-10 and fig. 954; SCBC 5458. Good VF, traces of deposits in devices, hairlines and trace of graffiti in left field of reverse. ($3000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dr. James Davidson Collection (Part I, Dix, Noonan, Webb 59, 7 October 2003), lot 905, purchased from Daniels.

1028.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Sword & Scepter Piece (29.5mm, 5.05 g, 3h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1601. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I60I · below. Burns 1 and fig. 956; SCBC 5460. Good VF, a little water worn, traces of underlying luster. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1029 1030 1029. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Sword & Scepter Piece (27mm, 4.89 g, 3h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1602. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I602 · below. Burns 3 and fig. 956; SCBC 5460. Good VF, polished, ex jewelry. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1030. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Sword & Scepter Piece (29mm, 4.92 g, 3h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1603. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I603 · below. Burns 5 and fig. 956; SCBC 5460. Good VF, lightly toned, deposits in devices. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Patrick Finn, 18 December 1997.

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1031 1032 1031. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Unite (38mm, 9.90 g, 9h). Tenth coinage, Type II. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck 1609-1625. Half-length crowned and armored bust right, holding sword over shoulder in right hand, globus cruciger in left / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame; arms of Scotland in first and fourth quarters; I R flanking.

Burns 4 and fig. 990; SCBC 5464. Good VF, obverse slightly double struck with worn die, some weakness of strike on reverse, traces of underlying luster. ($2000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1032. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Britain crown (21mm, 2.39 g, 5h). Tenth coinage, Type II. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck 1609-1625. Crowned bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms; arms of Scotland in first and fourth quarters; I R flanking. Burns 54 and fig. 991; SCBC 5468. VF, toned, slightly wavy flan. Rare. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Robinson Collection (St. James’s 1, 13 October 2004), lot 269.

1033.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal (43mm, 30.44 g, 4h). First coinage, “Sword Dollar” issue countermarked for revaluation of 1578. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1567. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XXX (mark of value); 15 67 across field; c/m: crowned thistle. For host coin: Burns 1 and fig. 921; SCBC 5472; for c/m: SCBC p. 70. Host coin Near VF; c/m Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1034.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal (43mm, 30.22 g, 4h). First coinage. “Sword Dollar” issue. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1570. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XXX (mark of value); 15 70 across field. Cf. Burns 5 and fig. 921 (for type); SCBC 5472. VF, lightly toned. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1035.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal (43mm, 30.10 g, 7h). First coinage. “Sword Dollar” issue. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1571. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XXX (mark of value); 15 71 across field. Cf. Burns 6 and fig. 921 (for type); SCBC 5472. VF, toned, slight double strike, flan irregularity on edge of reverse. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mark Rasmussen.

1036

1037

1036. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Two-thirds ryal (38mm, 19.95 g, 2h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint.

Dated 1568. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XX (mark of value); 15 68 across field. Cf. Burns 3 and fig. 922 (for type with c/m); SCBC 5474. Good VF, toned.

Rare date. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1037.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half merk (32mm, 6.58 g, 11h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1580. Crowned coat-of-arms; numerals 6 and 8 flanking / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters; thistles in first and fourth quarters. Cf. Burns 12-13 and fig. 924 (for type); SCBC 5478. VF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1038. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Thirty shillings (38mm, 22.08 g, 12h). Fourth coinage. Edinburgh mint.

Dated 1582. IACOBVS • 6 • DEI • GRATIA • REX • SCOTORVM •, crowned and armored bust left, holding sword / HONOR • REGIS • IVDICIVM • DILIGIT • 158Z •, crowned royal coat-of-arms; I R and (XXX in triangle) S (mark of value) across field. Burns 2 and fig. 933; SCBC 5487. Good VF, attractive iridescent tone, flan crack, trace of roughness in legends. Superb portrait. ($2500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 733463 (December 2002; Dix, Noonan, Webb (8 October 2002), lot 765; Revd.

W. L. Gantz Collection (Part II, Glendining, 23 June 1941), lot 1559.

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1039 1040 1039. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Twenty shillings (34mm, 15.04 g, 5h). Fourth coinage. Edinburgh mint.

Dated 1583. Crowned and armored bust left, holding sword / Crowned royal coat-of-arms; I R and XX S (mark of value) across field. Burns 3 and fig. 935; SCBC 5489. Near VF, toned, flan split. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1040.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Balance Half merk (30mm, 4.52 g, 11h). Sixth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: voided cinquefoil. Dated 1591. Crowned coat-of-arms; thistle to left and right / Balance over raised sword. Burns 1-2 and fig. 937; SCBC 5491. VF, attractive cabinet tone, slight double strike. ($600) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1041.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ten shillings (31mm, 6.08 g, 1h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1598. Bareheaded and armored bust right / Crowned thistle with three flowers. Burns 4 and fig. 939; SCBC 5493. VF, deeply toned. Well struck for issue. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1042. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Five shillings (25.5mm, 2.97 g, 1h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1593. Bareheaded and armored bust right / Crowned thistle with three flowers. Burns, p. 380 note; SCBC 5494. Good VF, toned. Exceptional for issue. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1043.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Twelve pence (16.25mm, 0.60 g, 10h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1594. Bareheaded and armored bust right; pellet to right / Crowned thistle with three flowers. Burns, p.

381; SCBC 5496. VF, toned. Rare and exceptional for issue. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1044.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Thirty shillings (36mm, 15.13 g, 11h). Ninth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck 1604-1609. James, crowned and wearing armor, right on caparisoned horse, holding raised sword and reins / Coatof-arms; shield in ornate frame. Burns, p. 418 and fig. 9734; SCBC 5503. VF, toned. ($400) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1045. SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Unite (36mm, 9.94 g, 6h). Third (Briot’s) coinage. Class I. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle and B. Struck 1637-1642. CAROLVS ◊ D ◊ G ◊ MAG ◊ BRITAN ◊ FRAN ◊ ET ◊ HIB ◊ REX ◊, crowned and armored half-length bust right, holding scepter and orb; quadrate stops / HIS ◊ PRÆSVM ◊ VT ◊ PROSIM, crowned coatof-arms; crowned C R above quadrate stop across fields; quadrate stops. Burns 3 and fig. 1032 (same obv. die); SCBC 5531.

Near EF, light red toning in devices, traces of underlying luster. ($5000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Marian A. Sinton Collection (Triton III, 30 November 1999), lot 1639.

1046.

SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Britain halfcrown (17.5mm, 1.25 g, 8h). Third (Briot’s) coinage. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1637-1642. Crowned bust left; B below bust / Crowned coat-of-arms; C R, each with ◊ below, flanking shield. Burns 8 and fig. 1037; SCBC 5538. EF, traces of deposits in devices, minor flan crack and lamination on reverse. ($1500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex late Patrick Finn Stock (Baldwin’s 38, 4 October 2004), lot 13 (lot includes his inventory ticket).

1047. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Thirty shillings (36mm, 14.70 g, 6h). Third (Briot’s) coinage. Class I. Edinburgh mint; im: B and flower. Struck 1637-1642. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Burns 6 and fig. 1006; SCBC 5553. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1048.

SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Twelve shillings (31.5mm, 5.65 g, 6h). Third coinage, first (Briot’s) issue.

Class I. Edinburgh mint; im: · B ·. Struck circa 1637-1642. Crowned bust left; XII (mark of value) to right; · B · at end of legend / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking’ · (horizontal B) · at end of legend. Burns 7 and fig 1007; SCBC 5558. Near EF, iridescent tone. Well struck. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1049

1050

1049. SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Twelve shillings (31mm, 5.67 g, 9h). Third coinage, third (Falconer’s first) issue. Class III. Edinburgh mint; im: F. Struck circa 1638. Crowned bust left; XII (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms, shield in ornate frame; crowned C R, each with ◊ below, flanking shield; horizontal F above crown. Burns 24 and fig. 1017; SCBC 5560. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1050. SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Twelve shillings (32mm, 5.99 g, 6h). Third coinage, third (Falconer’s anonymous) issue. Class V. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck circa 1638. Crowned bust left; XII (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms, shield in ornate frame; crowned C R flanking shield. Burns 54; SCBC 5564. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1051 1052 1051.

SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Six shillings (27mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Third coinage, third (Falconer’s second) issue. Class IV. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle and F. Struck circa 1638. Crowned bust left; VI (mark of value) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms, shield in ornate frame; crowned C R, each with ◊ below, flanking shield; horizontal F above crown. Burns 55; SCBC 5571. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex late Patrick Finn Stock (Baldwin’s 38, 4 October 2004), lot 468 (lot includes his inventory ticket).

1052.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Four merks (41mm, 26.35 g, 9h). First coinage, Type I. Edinburgh mint; mm: thistle. Dated 1664. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; thistle above / Cruciform coats-of-arms around LIII/4 (mark of value); crowned monogram in quarters. Murray, Scottish 1; Burns 1 and fig. 1048; SCBC 5604. Good Fine, toned, small die flaw on cheek. Rare. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1053. SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Four merks (41mm, 25.91 g, 12h). First coinage, Type III. Edinburgh mint; mm: F and thistle. Dated 1674/3. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; F and thistle below bust / Cruciform coatsof-arms around LIII/4 (mark of value); crowned monogram in quarters. Murray, Scottish 5; Burns 4 and fig. 1048; SCBC 5606.

Fine, toned, small edge flaw. Rare. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1054. SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Dollar (39mm, 26.14 g, 6h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1676. Laureate and draped bust left / Cruciform coats-of-arms around interwined Cs; thistles in quarters. Murray, Scottish 34b; Burns 1 and fig. 1054; SCBC 5618. Fine, toned, minor rim bump. Rare. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1055. SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Dollar (39mm, 26.34 g, 6h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1679. Laureate and draped bust left / Cruciform coats-of-arms around interwined Cs; thistles in quarters. Murray, Scottish 35; Burns, p. 499; SCBC 5618. Fine, toned, adjustment marks on reverse. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.1 (February 2004), no. SH0241.

1056. SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Dollar (39mm, 26.21 g, 6h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1682. Laureate and draped bust left / Cruciform coats-of-arms around interwined Cs; thistles in quarters. Murray, Scottish 38; Burns 3 and fig. 1054; SCBC 5618. Fine, minor rim bump. Rare. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1057.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Half dollar (35mm, 12.94 g, 6h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1675. Laureate and draped bust left; small F before bust / Cruciform coats-of-arms around interwined Cs; thistles in quarters.

Murray, Scottish 39; Burns 1 and fig. 1055; SCBC 5619. Fine, toned. ($500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1058. SCOTLAND, Stuart. James VII, as James II of England. 1685-1689. Sixty shillings (41.5mm, 26.34 g, 6h).

Matthew Young restrike. Dies by J. Roettiers. Dated 1688, but struck 1828. IACOBVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate and draped bust right; 60 below / · MAG · BR · FRA ET · HIB · REX · 16 88, crowned coat-of-arms within garter of the Order of the Thistle. Burns 1 and fig. 1064; SCBC 5634. EF, toned, edge marks. ($2500) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Colin Cooke.

Although the dies were engraved in 1688 by Roettiers, no specimens are known to have been struck at that time. All extant examples were struck by the celebrated coin dealer Matthew Young in 1828. Young presented the dies to the British Museum in 1829.

1059.

SCOTLAND. William & Mary. 1689-1694. AR Sixty shillings (39.5mm, 27.51 g, 2h). Edinburgh mint. Dually dated RY tertio and 1692. Conjoined busts of William, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Mary, draped, left; 60 (mark of value) below busts / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 2 and fig. 1065; SCBC 5642. Good Fine, dark cabinet tone. Rare. ($1000) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

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1060 1061 1060. SCOTLAND. William & Mary. 1689-1694. AR Forty shillings (35.5mm, 18.39 g, 1h). Edinburgh mint. Dually dated RY tertio and 1692. Conjoined busts of William, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Mary, draped, left; 40 (mark of value) below busts / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 5 and fig. 1066; SCBC 5650. VF, darkly toned, lightly chased in fields, minor edge bump. Rare. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1061.

SCOTLAND. William II (III of England). 1694-1702. AR Forty shillings (35mm, 18.33 g, 12h). Edinburgh mint.

Dually dated RY octavo and 1696. Laureate and draped bust left; 40 (mark of value) below / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 5 and fig. 1074; SCBC 5681. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1062

1063

1062.

SCOTLAND. William II (III of England). 1694-1702. AR Forty shillings (35mm, 18.38 g, 12h). Edinburgh mint.

Dually dated RY nono and 1697. Laureate and draped bust left; 40 (mark of value) below / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 6 and fig. 1074; SCBC 5682. VF, toned, lightly chased. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1063. SCOTLAND. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Five shillings (20mm, 2.20 g, 12h). Before Union issue. Edinburgh mint.

Dated 1705/4. Draped bust left, with hair tied in fillet; 5 (mark of value) below bust / Crowned thistle with three flowers. Burns 2 and fig. 1084; cf. SCBC 5703. EF, once cleaned, now retoning, minor adjustment marks and hairline die break in legend on obverse, cleaning marks on reverse. ($300) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.

1064 1065 1064.

SCOTLAND. James VIII. Pretender, 1688-1766. Pattern AR Guinea (27mm, 7.71 g, 6h). Matthew Young restrike.

Dies by J. Roettiers. Dated 1716, but struck 1828. Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central Order of the Thistle over crossed scepters. Burns 1 and fig. 1064; SCBC 5634. VF, toned. ($750) From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.1 (February 2004), no. SH0270; Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 2440.

Although the dies were engraved in 1688 by Roettiers, no specimens are known to have been struck at that time. All extant examples were struck by the celebrated coin dealer Matthew Young in 1828. Young presented the dies to the British Museum in 1829.

1065. IRELAND. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Groat (25.5mm, 2.78 g, 1h). Class V, ‘Cross and Pellets’ coinage. Dublin mint; im: pierced cross double fichée. Struck 1465. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps, pellet in lower spandrel / Long cross pattée, triple pellets in quarters. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), –; D&F 122; SCBC 6291.

Good VF, toned. ($750) 292

BRITISH MEDALS

1066.

STUART. Anne. Queen consort, 1603-1619. AR Medal (28mm, 7.26 g, 12h). Coronation. Struck 1603/4. · ANNA · D’ · G’ · REGINA · MAG’ · BRIT’ · FR’ · ET · HIB’ ·/FILIA & SOROR REGV · D(AN)IÆ ·, bust facing slightly left, wearing jeweled headdress and elaborate collar / ASTVTIA · FALLAX ; TVTIOR · INNOCENTIA +, crowned coat-of-arms. MI 192/12; Eimer 81. Good VF, toned, a few scratches under tone. Very rare. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2013), no. 114.

The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark, Anne married James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) in 1589 at the age of 14. Interested in political affairs while queen consort in Scotland, her concerns turned more toward social and artistic endeavors in England.

She was the hostess for many masquerades as well as a patroness of arts, commissioning such artists as Paul von Somer, Isaac Oliver, and Daniel Mytens. Growing more distant from her husband later in life, she died at Hampton Court Palace at the age of 44, her son Prince Charles ever-present there during her illness.

1067. STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Medal (61mm, 89.00 g, 12h). The Beheadings of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, June-July 1685. Of Dutch manufacture. By R. Arondeaux. Dated 1685. IACOBVS II D • G • MAG • BRI • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, head left, set on scepters of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; all set on ornate pedestal decorated with crowned coat-of-arms and base inscribed ARAS ET SCEPTRA TVEMUR; ships and Neptune in sea-chariot in background / Justice, holding sword and scales balance against treason standing on pedestal inscribed AMBITIO/MALESUADA/RUIT; decapitated corpse at her feet on either side; behind to left, severed head of Duke of Monmouth on block inscribed IACOBUS/DE/MONT/MOUT.; behind to right, severed head of Earl of Argyll on block inscribed ARGHI./BALD/D’AR/GYL; in background, soldiers in flight in storm, and fortified city wall with two heads on pikes; radiant sun above. Van Loon III 307; MI 615/27; Eimer 281. EF, toned, minor marks in obverse field. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Jonathan H. Kagan Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 1530.

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1068. STUART (Orange). temp. William III & Mary. 1688-1694. Gilt AR Box Medal (49mm, 42.77 g). Allied Victory Against the French Fleet at La Hogue. Of Dutch manufacture. By P.H. Müller. Dated 1692 (in chronograph). NON ILLI IMPERIVM; SED MIHI SORTE DATVM •, Neptune toppling Louis XIV, holding trident, from his sea-chariot; naval battle in background; GULIELMO • III • M • BRIT • R •/OB IMPERIUM MARIS/ASSERT •/P • H • M • in four lines in exergue.

Edge: * CONCASTIGATVS GALLORVM FASTVS ET ASTVS FLVCTIBVS, ET PVGNA FRACTVS ATROCE FRAGOR • (FK) / SE CONDET IN UNDAS •, Victory left on ornate galley; to right, cherubim holding crowned arms of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic; in background, sun setting over shipwrecks. Cf. Van Loon IV 98; cf. MI 55/251; cf. Eimer 347 (all refs. for medal). EF, toned, lacking paper inserts. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Jonathan H. Kagan Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2017), lot 1536, purchased from A.H. Baldwin’s & Sons Ltd.

1069.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (35.5mm, 15.74 g, 2h). Accession. By J. Croker. Struck 1702. ANNA · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REGINA ·, crowned and draped bust left / ENTIRELY · ENGLISH, heart surrounded by crowned wreath of laurel and oak branches; all set on pediment inscribed ATAVIS/REGIBVS in two lines. MI 227/1; Eimer 388. EF, deep iridescent tone, old scratch in reverse field. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection.

From the consignor: John Croker began his employment as a British mint engraver in the late 1600’s. He was the chief engraver at the Tower of London (Royal Mint) from 1705 to 1741. During his long tenure he created many medals for King George I, Queen Anne, and King George II. These medals were struck at the Tower Mint but produced privately by Croker. The number of medals is quite large given the demands on his time fulfilling his duties as the chief engraver. Most were struck in bronze, silver and gold, the latter being quite rare. This series is reminiscent of the propaganda efforts of ancient Roman emperors. This period covered the time of the War of Spanish Succession and the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Most important victories were recorded by Croker through his medal designs. It is within reason to attempt completing a set of these medals in either bronze or silver, although finding them in a high state of preservation, as most are here, is more difficult.

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1070.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (35mm, 12h). Coronation. By J. Croker. Dated 23 April 1702 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REGINA ·, draped bust left / VICEM GERIT · ILLA · TONANTIS ·, Anne (as Pallas-Athena) standing right, holding shield and hurling thunderbolt at two-headed and four-armed serpentine monster (James ‘III’ and Louis XIV) to right, holding rocks and clubs; in two lines in exergue, INAVGVRAT · XXIII · AP/ MDCCII ·. MI 228/4; Eimer 390. In NGC encapsulation, 3349829-003, graded Medal AU 58. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 27549.

1071. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (35mm, 15.26 g, 12h). Coronation. By J. Croker. Dated 23 April 1702 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REGINA ·, draped bust left / VICEM GERIT · ILLA · TONANTIS ·, Anne (as Pallas-Athena) standing right, holding shield and hurling thunderbolt at two-headed and four-armed serpentine monster (James ‘III’ and Louis XIV) to right, holding rocks and clubs; in two lines in exergue, INAVGVRAT · XXIII · AP/MDCCII ·. MI 228/4; Eimer 390. EF, toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. With an old George Bauer ticket, indicating the piece was purchased for $3.50 on 18 July 1945.

1072. STUART. Anne, with Prince George. 1702-1714. AR Medal (42mm, 36.70 g, 12h). Prince George, Lord High Admiral. By J. Croker. Struck 1702. ANNA · D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET : HIB · REGINA ·, diademed and draped bust of Anne left, wearing earring and necklace / GEO : DAN : PR : M : ADM : ET DVX · SVP : ANGLIÆ ·, draped and armored bust of George left. MI 233/14; Eimer 392. EF, attractive cabinet tone. ($750) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 1619.

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1073. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. Æ Medal (37mm, 17.86 g, 12h). Expedition to Vigo Bay. By J. Croker. Dated 12 October 1702 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · DEI · GRA · MAG : BR : FRA : ET · HIB : REGINA ·, crowned and draped bust left / CAPTA · ET · INCENSA · GAL · ET · HISP : CLASSE ·, view of Vigo harbor, with burning Spanish and French vessels within and under attack by British and Dutch vessels under sail right at its mouth; two forts to right; in two lines in exergue, AD · VIGVM · XII · OCT :/MDCCII ·. MI 236/18; Eimer 395; Betts 97. Choice EF, attractive red-brown surfaces, with underlying luster. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 1620.

From the consignor: The 1702 battle at Vigo Bay was one of opportunity for the British forces who had learned of the return of the Spanish fleet from the new world laden with precious metals and trade goods. The fleet of British Admiral Rooke soundly defeated the French and Spanish forces but recovered little in the way of precious metals as they had already been off loaded to shore. What little metal that did get captured was coined with the “Vigo” inscription and these coins are quite desired today.

1074.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (42mm, 12h). Cities Captured by the Duke of Marlborough. By J. Croker.

Dated 1703. ANNA · D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET · HB : REGINA ·, diademed, draped, and mantled bust left, wearing necklace / SINE · CLADE VICTOR, the Duke of Marlborough on horseback trotting left, holding scepter in right hand and receiving three keys placed upon salvor from civic deity kneeling right; in three lines in exergue, CAPTIS · BONNA · HVO ·/ LIMBVRGO ·/1703 ·. MI 246/35; Eimer 400. In NGC encapsulation, 1527719-014, graded Medal AU 55. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 27550.

From the consignor: The Duke of Marlborough captured the cities of Bonn, Huy, and Limbourg in 1703 laying the foundation for a move into northern France as part of the War of Spanish Succession. Although these victories are commemorated here, setbacks followed and prevented the planned invasion of France for some time to come. It would not be until the citadel at Lille was captured that this initial plan would move forward.

1075.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (35mm, 11h). Battle of Blemheim. By J. Crocker. Dated 1704 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REG ·, draped bust left / DE · GALL : ET · BAV : AD · BLENHEIM, Britannia seated right on globe, holding spear and Victory; Union shield to left, to right, bound captive seated facing, head left, atop pile of cannon and flags; in exergue, CAPT : ET · CÆS : XXXM ·/ SIGN · RELAT · CLXIII ·/ MDCCIV ·. MI 256/49; Eimer 409. In NGC encapsulation, 3349829-009, graded Medal AU 58. Toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 27551.

From the consignor: This critical battle, fought on August 13, 1704, was a major blow to the French plans to eliminate the Austrian participation in the Grand Alliance. Once again the troops under the Duke of Marlborough came to the aide of the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold. Not only was Austria defended but the French Commander Marshall Tallard was captured and sent to England while an estimated 38,000 French soldiers were lost.

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1076. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (33mm, 12h). Barcelona Relieved. By J. Croker. Dated 1 May 1706 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB : REG ·, draped bust left / BARCELONA · LIB · GALLIS · FVG ·, view of the harbor of Barcelona; above, the sun being eclipsed; I · MAII · MDCCVI · in exergue. MI 280/86; Eimer 418. In NGC encapsulation, 3349828-007, graded Medal AU 55. Toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 27552.

From the consignor: Barcelona had been captured by the Grand Alliance. Spanish King Philip V laid siege to the city in an attempt to retake it. This lasted from April 3 through 17, 1706 but was broken when a large British fleet under the command of John Leake arrived and forced a hasty Spanish retreat. Barcelona would remain in the hands of the allies until 1714.

1077.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. Æ Medal (44mm, 39.86 g, 1h). Capture of the Citadel of Lille. By J. Croker. Dated 1708 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET · HIB : REG :, crowned and draped bust left / INSVLÆ · CAPTÆ · MDCCVIII ·, Victory standing facing, head right, holding palm frond and coat-of-arms of Lille above plan of its fortifications. MI 338/169; Eimer 435. EF, warm red-brown surfaces. ($200) From the Gasvoda Collection.

From the consignor: The citadel at Lille was a heavily fortified French stronghold that was eventually captured after a long siege under forces of Prince Eugene, of Savoy, and the Duke of Marlborough. This 1708 offensive lasted 120 days and exacted heavy casualties on both sides.

With the victory, northern France was opened to new British military advances.

1078.

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. Æ Medal (59mm, 74.04 g, 16h). Peace of Utrecht. By J. Croker. Dated 1713 (in Roman numerals). · ANNA · D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET · HIB : REG :, laureate, draped, and mantled bust left / COMPOSITIS · VENERAN TVR · ARMIS ·, Britannia seated slightly left upon hilltop, holding olive branch and spear; Union shield to right; in background to left, three ships under sail right on sea; to right, another ship under sail right on sea and men plowing and sowing seeds; MDCCXIII in exergue. MI 399/256; Eimer 458. EF, brown surfaces, a few minor marks. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 172 (15 January 2013), lot 4448.

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1079. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (34.5mm, 15.59 g, 12h). Peace of Utrecht. By J. Croker. Dated 1713 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G · MAG · BRI FR : ET · HIB : REG ·, laureate and draped bust left / COMPOSITIS · VENERANTVR · ARMIS ·, Britannia standing left, holding olive branch and spear; in background, ships under sail right and pastoral scene; MDCCXIII in exergue. MI 400/257; Eimer 460. EF, toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection.

From the consignor: The 1713 “Peace of Utrecht” was the conclusion of the War of Spanish Succession. By preventing the unification of Spain and France, the result was a maintenance of the balance of power throughout Europe. This was a victory for the British, Dutch, and Portuguese governments.

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STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Medal (34mm, 15.63 g, 12h). Battle of Ramillies. By J. Croker. Dated 1706 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G · MAG : BR · FR : ET · HIB : REG ·, draped bust left / GALLIS ·AD · RAMELLIES · VICTIS · XII · MAII · MDCCVI ·, two Fames holding trumpets and map displaying the conquered provinces; in two lines in exergue, FLANDR : ET · BRABANT/RECEPT ·. MI 284/92; Eimer 419. EF, attractively toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection.

From the consignor: This important 1706 battle against the French forces of Louis XIV was won under the direction of the Duke of Marlborough, himself widely lauded on medals of the period. The outcome of this battle changed the course of the war and placed the British forces in a newfound position of strength.

Dominion of the Seas

1081. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Medal (67mm, 102.89 g, 12h). Arrival in England. By J. Croker. Dated 18 September 1714. GEORGIVS · D : G · MAG : BRI · FRA · ET HIB REX · F · D ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust right; ·I·C· below / RECTOR · MARIVM ·, George (as Neptune) approaching the coast of England in sea carriage pulled by four sea horses, heralded by three merfolk and two cherubs; ADVENTVS · REGIS ·/IN · BRITANNIAM ·/18 · SEPTEMB :/1714 · in four lines in exergue. MI 422/6; Eimer 466. Near EF, toned. ($750) Ex California Collection of British Historical Medals (Classical Numismatic Group 85, 15 September 2010), lot 1592.

Considered essential to the British monarchy, the dominion of the seas is depicted on this medal through the portrayal of the newly-anointed king George, an elector of Hanover and the closest protestant relative of Anne, as Neptune and bearing the legend rector marium (lord of the seas).

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Spanish Fleet Destroyed

1082.

HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. Æ Medal (44mm, 44.21 g, 12h). Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro. By J. Croker. Dated 1718. GEORGIVS · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REX · F : D :, laureate, draped, and armored bust right / SOCIORVM · PROTECTOR ·, statue of George (as Neptune) left atop rostral column amidst captured naval trophies; in three lines in exergue, CLASSE · HISP : DELETA ·/AD ORAS · SICILIÆ ·/1718. MI 439/42; Eimer 481. EF, underlying red. ($300)

1083. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Medal (45mm, 12h). Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro. By J. Croker. Dated 1718. GEORGIVS · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REX · F : D :, laureate, draped, and armored bust right / SOCIORVM · PROTECTOR ·, statue of George (as Neptune) left atop rostral column amidst captured naval trophies; in three lines in exergue, CLASSE · HISP : DELETA ·/AD ORAS · SICILIÆ ·/1718. MI 439/42; Eimer 481. In NGC encapsulation, 3349829-010, graded Medal MS 63. Toned. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 24206.

From the consignor: In a prelude to the War of the Quadruple Alliance, one of the Spanish fleets was caught unaware off the coast of Sicily. It was defeated under the leadership of British Admiral Byng on August 11, 1718. The entire Spanish fleet was eventually captured. Four months later the alliance would formally declare war against Spain. In 1720, Spain accepted the terms of the Alliance ending the war.

1084. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Medal (35mm, 18.3 g, 1h). Coronation. By J. Croker. Dated 11 October 1727 (in Roman numerals). GEORGIVS · II · D : G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust left / VOLENTES · PER · POPULOS ·, George seated right on throne, being crowned by Britannia standing left, cradling cornucopia in elbow and leaning upon fasces to right; in two lines in exergue, CORON · XI · OCTOB ·/MDCCXXVII ·. MI 479/4; Eimer 510. In NGC encapsulation, 3350126-015, graded Token AU 58. Toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 27565.

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1085. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Medal (34mm, 19.17 g, 12h). Coronation. By J. Croker. Dated 9 October 1727 (in Roman numerals). GEORGIVS · II · D · G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust left / VOLENTES · PER · POPULOS ·, George seated right on elaborate throne, holding scepter and orb and being crowned by Britannia standing left, holding cornucopia and leaning upon fasces to right; in two lines in exergue, CORON · XI · OCTOB ·/MDCCXXVII ·. MI 479/4; Eimer 510. Choice EF, toned and lustrous. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton 16 (8 January 2013), lot 1621.

1086. HANOVER. Caroline. Queen consort, 1727-1737. AR Medal (32mm, 12h). Coronation. By J. Croker. Dated 11 October 1727 (in Roman numerals). CAROLINA · D : G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REGINA ·, mantled bust left, wearing bandeau / HIC · AMOR HÆC · PATRIA ·, Caroline standing facing, head lowered slightly left; to left, Religion standing right, holding Bible; to right, Britannia standing left, holding spear and Union shield; in two lines in exergue, CORON · XI · OCTOB ·/MDCCXXVII. MI 480/8; Eimer 512. In NGC encapsulation, 1753723-010, graded Medal MS 63. Toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 213), lot 24219.

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Dassier’s Kings and Queens

Selections from Lot 1087 1087. temp. HANOVER. Complete set of thirty-five (35) Æ Medals. The ‘Kings and Queens of England’ series. By J. Dassier. Struck 1731 and 1820. All medals: Bust of royal figure / Scene with biographical information. Includes: William I // William II // Stephen // Henry II // Richard I // John // Henry III // Edward I // Edward II // Edward III // Richard II // Henry IV // Henry V // Henry VI // Edward IV // Edward V // Richard III // Henry VII // Henry VIII // Edward VI // Mary // Elizabeth I // James I // Charles I // Oliver Cromwell // Charles II // James II // Mary // William III // Anne // George I // Caroline // George II. Eimer 526 (see note for wooden box). Lot also includes the 1820 Death of George III medal, by J. Marrian, BHM 997. EF. In original green wood and green velvet case (scratched and missing key). All medals original to case, with the exception of the Richard I and George III, the latter evidently added by the collection’s 19th century owner. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 172 (15 November 2012), lot 10447.

From the consignor: I have seen three sets of these medals in their original cases. Two I purchased (one remains in my collection). While the historical interest in the medals themselves remains high, the true value here lies in the rarity of the original case. I chose to leave it un-curated as the lacquer, felt liner, and hardware are all original to the time of issue. An interesting example of manufacturing technology for the era.

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Trial Strike from Unfinished Dies

1088.

HANOVER. temp. George III. 1760-1820. Trial Æ Medal (48mm, 46.3 g, 12h). Staffordshire Agricultural Society – Prize Medal. By C.H. Küchler. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Struck circa 1800. Britannia seated left on lion, raising hand, holding overflowing cornucopia; lion resting paws on Union shield / Wreath. Pollard, J.G, “Matthew Boulton and Conrad Heinrich Küchler,” in NC 1970, 21 note. In NGC encapsulation, 3298525-001, graded PF 63 BN. Extremely rare. ($400) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 172 (15 November 2012), lot 10450.

The Great Waterloo Medal 1089. HANOVER. George III, with Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia, and Wilhelm III of Prussia. 17601820. Gilt Electrotype CU Medal (141mm, 819.5 g, 12h). The Battle of Waterloo. By B. Pistrucci. Manufactured 1849.

Conjoined laureate and draped busts left of the allied sovereigns: George III, King of Great Britain, Franz II, Emperor of Austria, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, and Wilhelm III, King of Prussia; around, allegorical and mythological allusions to the Treaty of Peace, which resulted from the Battle of Waterloo: above, Apollo driving quadriga left, restoring the day; to upper right, the rainbow Zephyr and Iris following to right; to upper left, Gemini indicating the month in which the battle occurred; to right, Hercules seated right upon rock, suppressing the Furies within the Cimmerian caverns below; to left, Themis, the protector of the Just, seated left; to lower left, the Fates spinning the future, indicating that human actions will be governed by Justice alone; below, Night, the mother of the Fates, receding into darkness / Two equestrian figures, in classical attire and with the features of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher, being guided to the battle by Victory; around, the Battle of the Giants, being silenced from above by the thunder of Jupiter, driving facing quadriga. BHM 870; Eimer 1067a; Bramsen 2317; Julius 3368. EF. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baldwin’s Military Sale 5 (23 June 2015), lot 72.

The night of the 16th/17th of June saw the hurried retreat of Wellington’s forces from Quatre Bras to the ridge at Waterloo, which the Duke had noted during his inspection of the countryside in the autumn of 1814. The French forces were by this move forced into a frontal attack up the slopes toward a line of fortified farms. The allies numbered some 63,000 men and 156 guns. Late in the morning of the 18th, the French attacked the flanks of the allied position, the Chateau of Hougoumont on the right and the fortified farm of La Haye Sainte in the middle. The allies were outnumbered in both men and guns, and in the face of a fierce artillery barrage, Wellington moved his troops further back over the ridge. Marshal Ney advanced his troops and fully expected to overrun the British lines but such was the fierceness of the allied musket fire that virtually none of the enemy came within bayonet distance. By six o’clock in the evening, Ney’s efforts were too late, since the Prussians under Field-Marshal von Blücher had arrived and were harassing the flanks of the French troops. After a final, ineffectual attack by Ney, Wellington ordered his cavalry to attack and utterly routed the French; the final pursuit was left to the Prussians who harried the fleeing French throughout the night. By Blücher’s timely appearance on the field of battle, Wellington’s victory was the more complete and the Prussian Field-Marshal became popular in England as a result of it. The City of London conferred the freedom of the city on him and Oxford made him a D. C. L. In 1816, Pistrucci was invited to submit designs for this medal, which it was intended to strike in gold and give to the allied sovereigns, their ministers and generals. In August 1819, Treasury authority was given for the work to begin on the preparation of models. Unfortunately, due to a disagreement between Pistrucci and the Master of the Mint over the office of the Chief Engraver, the work proceeded very slowly. Pistrucci thought that the office, which had been given to William Wyon (who had been performing those duties for some time) should have gone to him. Pistrucci held the office of Chief Medallist to the King for which he received a salary of £300 a year plus another £50 for the instruction of a pupil, but nevertheless felt disgruntled at not being given the more senior position. In 1832, Lord Auckland, the then Master of the Mint, remonstrated with Pistrucci over the delay in producing the medal and Pistrucci requested an assurance that if he completed the medal his connections with the Mint would not be terminated. Lord Auckland would not give such an undertaking and once more the work lapsed. To make matters worse, the additional £50 that Pistrucci had been receiving as part of his salary was withdrawn. Further queries were raised with Pistrucci in 1842, but again, arguments over the matter of salary delayed work. It was not until August 1844 that agreement over the salary was reached, whereby it was raised from £300 to £350 a year and work upon the medal was resumed. In 1849, the Master of the Mint was able to report that the dies were complete, but by this time each of the four allied sovereigns depicted on the obverse (and no doubt many of the other intended recipients of the medal) were dead.

Because of the difficulty of hardening dies of the size required to strike the medal, Pistrucci made each die in two parts, an outer ring which was fitted around a central die of 71mm diameter. Each of these was to be hardened separately. Despite his suggestions, the dies were never hardened and only gutta-percha impressions and electrotypes were made. These sometimes occur joined together and the gutta-percha impressions are found in a black japanned metal case. The wax model for the medal is in the Mint Museum in Rome and the dies are in the Royal Mint Museum, London. (from BHM) From the consignor: This electrotype shows up from time to time but is notorious for having corrosion problems. This is one of the most impressive I have seen. In hand, one must wonder how Pistrucci ever thought the technology of the day would have allowed it to be struck – which, of course, it wasn’t. An incredible piece of great historical significance.

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1090. temp. HANOVER. Matthew Boulton, manufacturer and founder of the Soho Mint. 1728-1809. Æ Medal (63mm, 111.8 g, 12h). Tenth Anniversary of Boulton’s Death. By G. Pidgeon. Dated 1819 (in Roman numerals). MATTHAEVS BOVLTON, bust right / INVENTAS/AVT QVI VITAM/EXCOLVERE PER ARTIS in four lines; all within laurel wreath.

Edge: PATRIS AMICIS M. R. B. MDCCCXVIII (dedicated by Matthew Robinson Boulton (Boulton’s son) to the friends of his father). BHM 976; Eimer 1114. Choice EF, rich mahogany surfaces, a few scratches, spot of corrosion on reverse. Includes original gilt-interior shell casings, weighing 31.88 g. Extremely rare – reportedly one of ten known. ($750) Pieces bearing the edge inscription and found in gilt-interior copper cases were presented to members of the Boulton and Watt families by Matthew Robinson Boulton, Matthew Boulton’s son.

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1091.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Æ Medal (79.5mm, 249.0 g, 12h). Golden Jubilee. By A. Scharff. Dually dated 1837 and 1887. Jugate crowned busts of young and old Victoria left / Britania standing facing, holding sword and trident, in biga drawn by two lions being led by Genius, bearing torch; to left, Justice standing facing, head right, holding scales; to right, Prudence standing facing, head left, holding glove and mirror. BHM 3284; Eimer 1732. Superb EF, rich mahogany brown surfaces. Impressive. ($600) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Tony Terranova Collection (Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 185, 7 August 2014), lot 1082.

From the consignor: Although this medal fell outside the collection of Croker pieces, it was so impressive I decided to add it to my collection of the period. A simply outstanding piece that needs to be seen to be fully appreciated.

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“Dr. Livingstone, I Presume”

1092. WINDSOR. David Livingstone. 1813-1873. Æ Medal (36.87 g, 12h). London Missionary Society, Livingstone Memorial on the Centenary of His Birth. By Allan Wyon. Dually dated 1813 and 1873, but struck 1913. DAVID · LIVINGSTONE · BORN · BLANTYRE · 1813 · DIED · ILALA · 1873, head facing slightly right; ALLAN WYON SC. below / Areopagus Sermon (Acts 17:16-34): St. Paul standing right before altar inscribed [AΓ]NΩΣTΩ/ΘΕΩ in two lines, preaching to four adults – including Dioysius the Areopagite and Damaris – and one child, either sitting or standing around; seated figure to left of Paul, holds scroll inscribed ‫( אלהים‬elohim = G-d in Hebrew); behind, large lighted tripod and Doric colonnade; EIΣ TON KOΣMON/AΠANTA (all things to Heaven) in two lines in exergue. BHM 2959; Eimer 1626. EF, attractive original mahogany brown surfaces. Comes in original case of presentation stamped LIVINGSTONE/CENTENARY/1913 with logo of Allan Wyon on interior silk. ($300)

MISCELLANEOUS

British Museum Electrotype

1093.

MACEDON, Amphipolis. 364/3 BC. Electrotype “Tetradrachm” (24mm, 13.87 g, 1h). British Museum electrotype

by Robert Ready (marked RR on edge). Laureate and draped bust of Apollo facing slightly right / Ethnic around raised linear square enclosing race torch; A to inner right. Head, Guide, Period III.B., 7-8. For prototype, cf. Lorber 18b = BMC p. 43, 1.

As made, attractively toned. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 363 (11 November 2015), lot 542.

From the consignor: The only electrotype in my Greek collection, this piece was just something I wanted to have. The British Museum specimen of the Amphipolis tetradrachm is simply unsurpassable. The talent of the engraver is simply wonderful. I knew I would never find, or afford, a genuine example. This was the next best thing and I was happy to have it in my collection.

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An Eclectic Collection of Cloth Seals

Selections from Lot 1094 1094.

A collection of two-hundred and thirty (230) lead seals. Mostly English, circa 16th-17th centuries. An interesting array of late medieval and early modern merchant seals, mostly cloth seals for marking textiles, although lot also includes a couple Dutch butcher’s seals with Hebrew inscriptions (one with a chicken bone still attached!). The majority of the lot is comprised of English seals, many of which were reportedly found along the River Thames between Southwark Bridge and the vicinities of Bull Wharf and Brooks Wharf. Also represented are a number of Dutch and Spanish seals, as well as a smattering of Russian, French, and eastern European, among others.

In addition, lot includes the collector’s detailed notes and his personal inventory of the collection (with Egan numbers when applicable), as well as the following references on the subject: Baart, Jan, et al. Opgravingen in Amsterdam: 20 jaar stadskernonderzoek. (Haarlem: Fibula-Van Dishoek, 1977).

Egan, Jeff. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. (London: Dept. of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum, 1995).

Girling, F.A. English merchants’ marks. (London: Oxford University Press, 1964).

Harvey, P.D.A, and McGuinness, Andrew. A guide to British medieval seals. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996).

Sullivan, John. Russian cloth seals in Britain: Trade, textiles, and origin. (Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2012).

Average seal is Fine to VF, although a number are significantly better. Many are damaged or broken in some way, as is typical considering their soft metal. Books with some minor damage to spines and/or jackets. An excellent lot for the academicallyminded collector. ($3000) From Egan (p. vii): “Stamped lead seals were widely used in the European textile industry during the late-medieval/early-modern period. They were attached to individual cloths as part of a system of industrial regulation and quality control. In England seals of this type were current from at least the late fourteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. The survival of large numbers of the seals, many dating from the period that was crucial to the development of the new draperies, was not widely appreciated until recently, even among textile historians. Excavation and chance finds...have provided a great deal of new information, from which it is possible to learn significant details about the commodity which became England’s single most important manufacture.”

The marking of textiles with seals was a somewhat complex process: first, the maker would mark his own product and, subsequently, an inspector would mark the product to indicate that it had met certain established criteria. Other markings might be added as well, for example, to signal the payment of taxes or the modification of the product by another craftsman (e.g., a fuller or dyer). Egan (p. 4) notes that “a single cloth might, theoretically, have upwards of half a dozen seals by the time it reached the market stall.”

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