Ancient Coins: TBD: Test
Ancient Coins: TBD: test gold
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Ancient Coins: TBD: Valentinian III, 425-455 A.D.
AV Solidus. 4.37g. 20mm. Struck c. 230-455 AD. Ravenna mint. D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Rv. VICTORIA AVGGG;COMOB in ex. Emperor std. and facing hld. long cross in r. hand and Victory on globe in l. hand; his r. foot tramples human-headed serpent; R-V in fields to l. and r. RIC X,2019.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: TBD: Sebaste, Julia Maesa.
Ancient Coins: TBD: Sepphoris, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 C.E. R-8
Ancient Coins: TBD: Sicily, Syracuse- ex: Virzi and Jameson
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: CelticBritain, Atrebates tribe, Verica, 10-40 A.D.
AV Stater, 5.33g. 17mm. VIRI. Vine leaf. Rev. C O F. Horseman with spear and shield to right. van Arsdell 520. Exceptional quality and among the finest surviving examples.
Verica was the son of Commius, as noted on the reverse, and ruled the Atrebates tribe as a client King of Rome. His tribe was conquered by Caratacus and he was deposed c.40 A.D. This gave Claudius an excuse for invading Britain in 43 A.D. on the pretext of restoring Verica.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kunker, W.R. collection, Auction 312, 2018, lot 1688(illustrated on front cover)
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, private purchase November, 1991.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Gaul(Normady), Caletes, unique ?
AV 1/4 Stater. 1.97g. 14 mm. Imitation of Philip II. late 3rd-early 2nd centuries B.C. "Type with 2 marine monsters". Laureate head of Apollo to right wearing necklace with volute ornament; floral oranment below. Rev. Hippocamp with a triple finned tail driving a bridled horse to right; skorpion or crocodile/scorpion combination with curved tail below; curvlinear oranaments with volutes in exergue; decorative curved lines in field to right. Flesche 206(this coin). Delestre/Tache, Supplement 2066B(this coin). Cf. Castelin 204(half-stater). A few minor marks. A very rare type in a half stater and possibly unique as a quarter stater; fantastic reverse illustrating the whimsical nature of some Celtic art.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 95, October 25, 2005, lot 417.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 206 and full page enlargement on pl 95.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Helvetii(Swiss), ex: Ars Classica, 1923 et al.
AV 1/4 Stater, 1.97g. 17mm. Philip II imitative; mid 2nd century B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Charioteer with single horse to right; rosette below; barbarized inscription for "Philip" in exergue. Allen, SNR 53, 1974, 119(this coin). Castelin 932. D/T 3057. Flesche 127(this coin). A few minor marks. Very rare with most examples of this type residing in museums; attractive on an unusually large flan. The reverse shows an interesting devolution from the biga that appeared on the staters of Philip II to a single horse chariot here. Lovely reddish toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction V, 1923, lot 41
Ex: Hess, Lucerne, Auction 252, 1982, lot 7.
Ex: Hess, Lucerne, Auction 257, 1986, lot 14
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 83, 2002, lot 500.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 127.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Germany, Vindelici(southern Germany)
AV 1/4 stater, 1.86g. 11mm. Rainbow cup type. c.175-100 B.C. Stylized head with large eye. Rev. Cross. Flesche 334(this coin). Rare.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 9.
Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 5.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 334.
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Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Germany, Vindelici
AV Stater, 6.88g. 17mm. 1st century B.C. "Rainbow cup" type. Bird's head to left with pellet above and below beak; torc in the form of a wreath around. Rev. Torc around four pellets. Flesche 294var(4 pellets). Sterber, pl. 3,37var. Exceptionally well struck and with an attractive reddish tone.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Southern Gaul, imitation of Rhoda, Spain
AR Drachm, 4.85g. 15mm. 3rd century B.C. Imitation of Rhoda, Spain. Stylized head to left. Rev. Stylized rose. Villaronga 148. Flesche 137(this coin). Rare and toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 137.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Gaul, Elusates(Aquitane-mid Pyrenees)
AR Drachm, 2.96g. 18mm. 2nd century B.C. Sylized head to left. Rev. Stylized Pegasus standing to left. Flesche 157(this coin). Attactive old collection toning and exceptionally well centered for this type.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Rev. E. Picot collection, Christie's London, Aucition, March 26, 1968, lot 15(part, as attested by Leu in 2003).
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 86, 2003, lot 166.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 157.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Gaul, Sotiates (Sos)
AR Drachm, 3.00g. 12x17mm. c.100 B.C. Styllized head to left. Rev. Central cross with crescents and pellets. Flesche 153(this example). Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CGB, Paris, Mail Bid Sale 31, 2007, lot 753.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 153.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Gaul, Sotiates (Sos)
AR Drachm, 3.55g. 15mm. 1st century B.C. Floral ornament around central pellet. Rev. Central cross; crescents in three of the sections and an axe in one. Flesche 154(this coin). De La Tour 3351. Scare and with fine toning.
The Sotiates were conquered by Rome during Ceesar's Gallic Wars in 56 B.C. under the command of P. Licinius Crassus
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CGB, Paris, Mail Bid Sale 29, 2007, lot 690.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 154.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Britain, Cunobelin, c.20-40 A.D.
AR Unit, 1.25g. 12mm. Draped bust of Victory to right. Rev. Sphinx seated to left. Van Arsdell 2057-1. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Pegasi, MBS 29, Ann Arbor, November 5, 2013, lot 12
Ex: Gemini, Auction 14, Chicago, April 18, 2018, lot 36
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Noricum (Austria)
AR Tetradrachm, 11.98g. 25mm. c.200-100 B.C. Kugelreiter type. Sytlized head of Apollo to left with a wide laurel wreath. Rev. Stylized rider to left wearing helmet decorated with three pellets. Fleische 512. Lanz 107ff. Lightly toned with underlying luster.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Pannonia, Croatia
AR Tetradrachm, 13.06g. 24mm. c.3rd-2nd century B.C. Dreieckhals type. Stylized head of laureate Zeus to right. Rev. Stylized rider wearing a long crested helmet and holding a lance to left; wheel in field to left; local script legend above. Flesche 587. Lanz 662. Lovely dark toning
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Vladimir Lisic collection, Croatia, 1952 , published: Bilic and Falileyev, "Iron Age coinage in southwestern Pannonia," in NZ, 2021, p. 13, fig. 2.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Pannonia
AR Tetradrachm, 13.14g. 22mm. 3rd-2nd century B.C. imitating Philip II tetradrachm, Helmschweifreiter type. Stylized and laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Stylized rider to left with body composed of globules resembling a bunch of grapes; plumed helmet above; circle with pellet to left; sylized eye to right. Gobl, Ostkelten, 165-166 var. Kostial_. A highly stylized horeman and rider on the reverse that is struck within a deep incuse and in superb quality; lovely blue-gray toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: J.J. Grano collection, NGSA, Geneva, Auction 5, 2008, lot 9.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 330, 2016, lot 24.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Pannonia 2nd known, ex: Aufhauser 2007
AR Obol, 1.02g. 10mm. c.3rd century B.C. Laureate head to left. Pegasus walking to left. Flesche 534(this coin). Extremely rare with only one other published example(Flesche 533 in inferior condition). Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 17.
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 534.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Noricum, Croatia
Billon Tetradrachm, 9.47g. 23mm. c.1st cent. B.C. Samobar A type. Stylized head of Apollo to left wearing laurel wreath. Rv. Horse walking to left. Kostial, Lanz 160(obverse die). Gobl, TKN, p. 22,10. hairline flan crack at 2:00 o;clock rev.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Danubian
AR Tetradrachm, 12.95g. 22mm. c.2nd-1st centuries B.C. "Audoleon-monogram" type. Stylized laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Rider to right; plant below; zig-zag ornaments around. Kostial 723. Göbl, Ostkelten 429/1.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Numismatik Naumann, Munich, Auction 50, 2017, lot 33
Ex: Kunker, Auction 318, Osnabruck, March 11, 2019, lot 12
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Uncertain mint
AE 15, 2.97g. 1st century B.C. Stylized Celtic head to right. Rev. Man-headed Pegasus; two serpents and torque around. Scheers_. De LaTour_ Castelin_. Delestree/Tache 2357. Superb green patina and an exceptional type.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 312, Osnabruck, October 8, 2018, lot 1972
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Gaul, Belgica, Remi
Cast potin, 4.35g. 20mm. c.100-50 B.C. Bucranium with floral ornament above. Rev. Bear standing to right. Delestree/Tache 221. Flesche 241(this coin). Light brown patina and exceptionally well preserved for this crude type.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Flesche collection, Munich, published 2010, no. 241
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Suessiones
Cast Potin 17 mm, 2.78g. c. 100-50 B.C. Abstract head to right; S-shaped ornaments around. Rev. Stylized boar to right; circular ornament and pellets below. De la Tour 7905var. Scheers, Traite, p. 778, 198 and pl. XXIV,695. Rudd, Ancient British Coins 85(Gallic Import, Extremely Rare) Castelin 293-5. Dark brown patina and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzzentrum, Köln, Auction 103, June 23, 2000, lot 2.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic Northwest Gaul, Suessiones
Cast Potin 18 mm, 3.83g. c. 100-50 B.C. Abstract head to right with two eyes; S-shaped ornaments around. Rev. Stylized boar to right; circular ornament and pellets below. Scheers, Traite, pp. 778-779, 198 and pl. XXV, 697.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 312, Osnabruck, October 8, 2018, lot 1898
Ex: Jean Elsen, Auction 125, Brussels, 2015, lot 205
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Suessiones
Cast potin unit, 5.44g. 22mm. c.50-30 B.C. Male bust to right with hair formed by string of pearls; annulet border. Rev. Sytlized horse galloping to left; volutes, pellets, and annulets around. DT 215.
Ancient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Suessiones
AE 27, 2.27g. c.60-25 B.C. Head of Janus; volutes below; annulets to left and right. Rev. Lion standing to left; annulets above and below. DT 563. De La Tour 8106. Fine green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: T, Voltz collection, Auctiones, Basel, Auction 25, June 19, 1995, lot 1400.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: CELTIC GOLD: Celtic, Helvetti
Potin Cast Unit, 3.07g. 17mm. Zurcher type. early 1st century B.C. Thunderbolt. Rev. Goat standing to left. DT 3280. SLM 905ff. Dark brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Obolos, Zurich, Auction 13, November 15, 2015, lot 3.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Ionia, Phokaia
EL Hekte, 2.54g. 10mm. c.625-522 B.C. Head and neck of bull to right with head turned back; seal to left. Bodenstedt 28. SNG von Aulock 3122. Exceptional full centering
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Celtic Northwest Gaul, Aulerci Eburovices
AV Hemistater, 3.15g. 17mm. c.2nd-1st centuries B.C. "au sanglier" type. Celticized male head to left with a boar on his neck. Rev. Horseman to right; boar below. Castelin 250. Lengyel 284.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Gaul, Senones
AV Stater, 7.07g. 11.5mm. Gallo-Belgic bullet type. c.100-60 B.C. Cross with flourishes on ends. Rev. Torque. Sills 535. Scheers, p. 308, type 15. Rare type with torque on reverse; the common types have plain reverses.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Italy, Etruria, Populonia, ex: Glendining, 1977
AV 25 Asses, 1.35g. 11mm. c.300-250 B.C. Male head to right in high relief wearing necklace; XXV behind. Rev. Blank. Vecchi, Etruscan Coinage,28.66(this coin) SNG France 33. SNG Lockett 43. SNG Oxford 11(obv. die).
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Glendining, London, Auction June 15, 1977, lot 139.
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Auction 18, March 31, 1987, lot 3.
Ex: Bank Leu Zurich, Auction 53, October 21, 1991, lot 1.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Italy, Etruria, Populonia
Ex: Spink, London, Auction 82, March 27, 1991, lot 379.
Ex: Larry Adams collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Very rare from the Jameson collection
Italy, Etruria, Populonia AV 10 Asses, 0.61g. 8mm. c.300-250 B.C. Male head to right; X behind. Rev. Blank. Vecchi 31.1(this example). HN, Italy 136. Toned. Fine style in high relief
Ex: Strozzi collection, Sangiorigi, Rome, Auction, April 15, 1907, lot 535 and plate I.
Ex: Jameson collection, Paris, published 1913, # 19.
Ex: Moretti collection, Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 7, March 1, 1994, lot 43
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 23, 2002, lot 1043.
Ex: NY Sale, Jan. 5, 2016, lot 797.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Sicily, Syracuse, Hiketas, c.288-278 B.C.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 52, May 15, 1991, lot 29
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Extremely Fine $12,000.location: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
Ex: Dr. Walter Stoecklin collection, Amriswil, Switzerland, acquired from Adolf Hess, Frankfurt, c. 1930's with old collector ticket.
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Extremely Fine/about Extremely Fine $5,500. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 136, 2004, lot 127.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, (Philip II), pedigree to 1999
AV Stater, 8.61g. 18mm. c.323-315 B.C. Pella mint. Posthumous issue for Philip II, struck under Philip III- Kassander. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Charioteer driving biga to right; bukranium below. LeRider, Pella Group IIIA, 522(same dies). SNG ANS 179. Fine style and fully lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Harlan Berk, Chicago, Buy/Bid Sale 110, September 8, 1999, lot 10.
Ex: Nomos, Winter-Spring 2008, 100 Distinctive Coins, # 20.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Alexander III, 336-323 B.C. 1/4 Stater
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AV 1/4 Stater, 2.15g. 10mm. Amphipolis mint, c.330-320 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena to right. Rev. Club and bow; vase above. Price 169. Scarce and with unusual full centering.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 2, 2008, lot 92.
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction XX, 2017, lot 110.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Philip III, c.323-319 B.C.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, (359-336 B.C.)
AV Stater, 8.57g. 18.5mm. Issued under Philip III, c.323-317 B.C. Kolophon mint Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Charioteer driving biga to right; caduceus and spear point below. Thompson in Studia Paulo Naster Oblata p. 58, 9. Lustrous, fine style, and high relief head.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Stacks, NY, Auction 113, Jan. 8, 2013, lot 75.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AV 1/4 Stater, 2.12g. 12mm. Pella mint, c.340-328 B.C. Struck under Philip II or posthumously under Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Bow and club; monogram below. LeRider pl 85,128. Lustrous and of fine style.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 73, 1988, lot 123.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Macedonian Kings, Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283
AV Stater, 8.57g. 19mm. Pella mint, c.293-292 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena to right. Rev. Nike standing to left holding wreath and stylis; monograms below. Newell 71. small scrape over Athena's ear. Very rare with the name of Demetrios instead of the usual Alexander.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 16, 2018, lot 73.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Mysia, Kyzikos
EL Hekte, 2.75g. 10mm. c.450-330 B.C. Head of Attis to right wearing Phrygian headdress; tuna fish below. Rev. Incuse square. Von Fritz 142. Boston 1523. Exceptionally well centered and complete.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Harlan J Berk, Mail Bid Sale 154, 2007, lot 11.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Mysia, Kyzikos
EL Hekte, 2.64g. 10mm. c.550-500 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena to left; tuna fish below. Rev. Incuse. von Fritze 67. SNG von Aulock 1184. Unusually well centered.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 581, Nov/Dec, 1994, no. 58.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Mysia, Kyzikos
EX: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 240, 2016, lot 210
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Mysia, Kyzikos
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Mysia, Kyzikos, gorgon hekte
EL Hekte , 2.68g. 10mm. c.500-450 B.C. Gorgon; tuna fish below; two small counterstamps. Rv. Incuse. von Fritze 129(stater).
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Mysia, Kyzikos, Poseidon hekte
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 54, April 28, 1992, lot 119.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Lesbos, Mytilene
Ex: EJW, Ltd inventory, 1980's.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Lesbos, Mytilene
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Lesbos, Mytilene
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Lesbos, Mytilene
EL Hekte, 2.53g. 10mm. c.377-326 B.C. Head of Dionysos to right wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Facing satyr head. Bodenstedt 90.
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EL Hekte, 2.56g. 10 mm c. 400 B.C. Female head (Artemis or Kore?) to right with hair in netted sphendone at back of neck. Rv. Archaic style head to left, possibly a mask. Bodenstedt 68. Boston 1697.
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EL Hekte, 2.53 g. 10.5mm. c. 439 B.C. Female head (Persephone ?) to right with hair in rolls behind neck. Rv. Head and neck of a roaring lion to right. Bodenstedt 49a and plate 20,5 = Traite II. 2169 and pl. 160,3 (same obverse die, but this coin before the heavy die rust and breaks on the Paris example). Boston _. SNG von Aulock 7724. Wonderful Classical style and a rare type.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Roma. London, Auction 10, 2015, lot 445
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EK Hekte, 2.55g. 10mm. c.377-326 B.C. Diademed young male head(river-god?) to right with narrow horn at tip of diadem; straight hair combed down over forehead. Rev. Nymph head to right wearing sphendone within shallow incuse square. Bodenstedt 85. Exceptionally fine style with the obverse struck in high relief.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Ionia, Phokaia
EL Hekte, 2.59g, 10mm. c.521-518 B.C. The head of a warrior to left wearing a crested Ionian helmet decorated with spiral devices; seal below. Rev. Incuse. Bodensteadt 30. Boston 1895.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex:CNG 105, May 10, 2017, lot 309.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Ionia, Phokaia
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Lydia, Alyattes-Kroisos, c.620-539 B.C.
EL Hemihekte (1/12 Stater), 1.18g. 7.5mm. Sardes mint. Lion head to right. Rev. Incuse. Weidauer, Group XVI,90. SNG von Aulock 2871-2. Toned with old collector envelope from 1969.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 71, October 24, 1997, lot 223.
Ex: Tom Cederlind, Portand, Auction 117, September 28, 1999, lot 604.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Achaemenid Empire, Daric, ex: Hess/Leu 1971
AV Daric, 8.37g. 16mm. Achaemenid Empire, Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II, c.420-375 B.C. Sardes mint.
Persian King running with scepter and bow; quiver on his back. Rev. Crude incuse. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Fine style with excptionally sharp and complete facial detail.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess/Leu, Lucerne, Auction 49, April 27, 1971, lot 289.
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Egypt, Arsinoe II, AV Octodrachm, pedigreed
Ex: Grabow, Rostock, Auction 15, 1940, lot 9, Robert Ball collection and possibly a Berlin Museum duplicate. A 1939 Otto Helbing ticket with the coin indicates a Berlin Museum inventory number.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: Carthage
Ancient Coins: GREEK GOLD and ELECTRUM: North Africa, Carthage
EL Stater, 7.43g. 18mm. c.310-270 B.C. Head of Tanit to left wearing wearing necklace and triple-pendant earring; corn ears in her hair. Rev. Horse standing to right.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Fall mail bid sale, 1990, lot 130.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Republic, 60 Asses
AV 60 Asses, 3.34g. 14 mm. c.211-207 B.C. Helmeted head of Mars to right; mark of value behind head. Rv. ROMA. Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt. CR 44/2. Syd. 4. Bahrfeldt 4. Lustrous and of exceptionally fine style
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction: 9, 1996, lot 567.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D. ex: Hess-Divo 1970
AV Quinarius, 3.83g. 16mm. Lugdunum, 23/24 A. D. TI DIVI F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Rev. TR POT XXV. Victory holding wreath and seated to the right on a globe. RIC 19. Giard, Lyon, 129.8(this coin). Rare and especially in this quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Hess/Leu, Zurich, Auction 45: 1970, lot 469.
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 243, 2013, lot 4756.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. ex: Montagu et al
AV Aureus, 7.32g. 20mm. Rome, 75 A.D. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. PAX AVGVST. Pax seated to left holding branch and scepter. RIC 770. BMC 280. A few light hairline scratches in field above head on obv. Exceptional veristic potrait of the best Roman style; lustrous and with an important pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Ponton d'Amecourt, Rollin and Feuardent, Paris, Auction,April 24,1887, lot 145 (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2668)
Ex: Montagu, Rollin and Feuardent, Paris, Auction, March 27, 1896, lot 1988 (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2669)
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 48 , May 10,1989, lot 333.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 92, November 22, 2002, lot 51.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
AV Aureus, 7.40g. 20mm. Rome, 148-149 A.D. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Bare head of Pius to right. Rev. COS IIII. Aequitas standing to left holding scales and cornucopia. RIC 177a. BMC 646. Calico 1498. Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 49, 1971, lot 370(dies). Elegant portrait struck in high relief; the reverse is also of fine style and in high relief; lovely surfaces with full luster.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Phoibos collection, Munich, c.1960-1980.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, 139-161 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D. ex: Bally-Herzog
AV Aureus, 7.28g. 20mm. Struck in 168 A.D. M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX. Laureate head of Aurelius to right. Rev. TR P XXII IMP V COS III. Aequitas seated to left holding cornucopia and scales. RIC 228, 189. BMC 450, 462. Szaivert 112, 165. Exceptional qualtiy with luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Arthur Bally-Herzog (1849-1912) collection, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 93, December 16, 2003, lot 178 and acquired from the firm of Brüder Egger in Vienna on March 4, 1902. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2339)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.
AV Aureus, 7.34g. 19mm. Rome, 165 A.D. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Verus to right. Rev. TRP V IMP III COS II. Emperor on horseback to right spearing a fallen enemy. RIC 544. BMC 391. Calico 2184.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 64, 1984, lot 260.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 54, April 28,1992, lot 261.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
AV Aureus, 7.27g. 21mm. Rome, 178 A.D. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Commodus to right. Rev. TR P III IMP II COS P P. Castor is standing to left holding horse by bridle with his right hand and holding a spear in his left hand. RIC 648(Aurelius). BMC 774(Aurelius). Calico 2337b(dies). Exceptional quality; struck from fresh dies on both sides and with full luster
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis SA, Geneve, Auction 5, December 2, 2008, lot 250.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Septimius Severus and Caracalla, c.201-202 A.D.
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 4, April; 4, 1963, lot 211
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 54, April 28,1992, lot 272.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 41, 2007, lot 115.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 84, 2015, lot 1064.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Gallienus, 253-268 A.D.
AV Aureus, 2.88g. 18.5mm. Rome, 262 A.D. GALLIENVS AVG. Laureate head of Gallienus to right. Rev. LAETITIA AVG. Laetitia standing to left holding wreath and anchor. RIC 54var. Calico 3532(this coin). MIR 479c. ; area with a weak strike at 6:00. Lustrous and of excellent quality for these crudely produced issues.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Munzen und Medaillen , Basel, Auction 66, 1984, lot 825.
Ex Numismatics Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Auction XXVI, 1991, lot 292.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Aurelian, 270-275 A.D. pedigree to 2004
AV Aureus, 4.11g. 21mm. Milan mint, c.271-272 A.D. IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVSP F AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right. Rev. VIRTVS AVG. Mars walking to right carrying spear and trophy; captive below. Calico 4048; Estiot, Aurelien (1999), 60. CBN 429 ff.; MIR 127 q. RIC 15. High relief portrait and virtually as struck
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction O, May 13, 2004, lot 2098
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 216, Oct. 8, 2012, lot 1233.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Carus, 282-283 A.D.
Lustrous, nearly mint state, and with an unusually ornate cuirass.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 27, 2004, lot 489.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Maximianus I, 285-305 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constantine I, 307-337 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constantine II, 337-340 A.D. ex: Bastien, RRR
AV Solidus, 4.41g. 22mm. Aquileia, 337 A.D. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate, roseatte-diademed, and cuirassed bust of Constantine to right. Rev. GAVDIVM POPVLI ROMANI. Victory seated to right on a cuirass supporting a shield inscribed VOT XX MVLT XXX; Genius standing to left also supporting the shield; SMAQ in exergue. RIC 4. Depeyrot 1/1(this coin illustrated). Bastien, Numismatica 2, 1961, fig. 2(this coin illustrated). Cohen_. Extremely rare and possibly the second known example; unusual bust style and mint. Lustrous and nearly mint state.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Pierre Bastien collection, purchased from Jean Vinchon, Paris, in 1960(scan of Bastien's inventory card for this coin available).
This coin published: Depeyrot 1/1(this coin illustrated).
Bastien, Numismatica 2, 1961, fig. 2(this coin illustrated).
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constans, 337-350 A. D. Trier mint, 2nd known
AV Solidus, 4.52g. 21.5mm. Trier mint, 343-344 A.D. FL IVL CONSTANS F F AVG. Laureate and rosette diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constans to right. Rev. VICTORIA DD NN AVGG; TR in exergue. Victory standing to left holding palm and trophy. RIC VIII, 123. Depeyrot_(See 4/4 for obv. type and 4/3 for rev. type)
Extremely rare; the reverse is the usual type for Constantius II, but here used for Constans and of elegant style. This is possibly the second known example.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constans, 337-350 A.D. Aquileia mint
AV Solidus, 4.55g. 21mm. Aquileia, c.340-350 A.D. FL IVL CONSTANS P F AVG. Draped and cuirassed bust of Constans to right wearing rosette diadem. Rev. OB VICTORIAM TRIVMFALEM; SMAQ in exergue. Two Victories holding wreath inscribed VOT X MVLT XV. RIC VIII, 318,39. Depeyrot 3/1.
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Ex: Pierre Bastien, acquired from Jean Vinchon, Paris in 1960.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constantius II, 337-361 A.D. RR
AV Solidus, 4.56g. Trier mint, 353 A.D. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Cuirassed and draped bust of Constantius to right wearing jeweled diadem. Rev. VICTORIA AVG NOSTRI; TR in exergue. The emperor standing to left wearing cuirass and holding globe and spear; Victory with spread wings advancing to left holding palm and wreath. RIC 331. Depeyrot 14/2(2 examples listed). Very rare with only two examples listed in Depeyrot. Lustrous mint state with some light die corrosion on the obverse
This very rare type was struck during the final days of Magnentius when the city of Trier had revolted in favor of Constantius II.
The solidi of this rare issue are heavier than usual with this one weighing 4.56 rather than the usual 4.45g.; some examples are at an even higher weight. Kent notes in RIC that these may have been issued to contrast with the light weight solidi of Magnentius at this time and to show the stability of the legitimate ruler.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constantius II, 337-361 A.D. ex:Pierre Bastien
AV Solidus, 4.46g. 20mm. Thessalonika, c.340-350 A.D. CONSTANTIVS AVGVSTVS. Draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius to right wearing pearl diadem; wreathed border. Rev. D D N N AVGG. Two Victories holding wreath inscribed VOT XX MVLT XXX; TES in exergue; wreathed border. RIC VIII, 408,63. Depeyrot 6/2. Some minute marks on obverse, but as struck. Rare and with the portrait in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 159, 1959, lot 388
Ex: Pierre Bastien collection.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constantius II, Semissis, ex: Biaggi, Mazzini,
AV Semissis, 2.28g. 17mm. Siscia mint, 340-350 A.D. CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Roseatte-diademed, cuirassed, and draped bust of Constantius to right. Rev. OB VICTORIAM TRIVMPHALEM. Two Victories holding a wreath inscribed VOT XV; SIS in exergue. RIC VIII, 358,126. Depeyrot 9/3(this coin). Extremely rare and in exceptional quality; Depeyrot knew of only 2 examples including this coin.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Sotheby, London, Auction, July 6-7, 1921, lot 132. This auction is cataloged as the property of a well known collector who was most likely Ernest John Seltman, the father of the famous numismatist John Theodore Seltman(1886-1957) as attested by Spring and Manville.
Ex: Sir Arthur Evans, Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction XVII, 1934, lot 1936. The catalog lists this coin as coming from the Montagu collection which was sold in Paris in 1896, but this coin does not appear in the Montagu catalog. Perhaps this was a private purchase outside the auction by Evans from Feurdant in Paris who handled the Montagu collection of Roman gold.
Ex: Münzhandlung Basel, Auction 6, March 18, 1936, lot 2034.
Ex: Mazzini collection, 148, published, Milan, 1958.
Ex: Biaggi collection, 2154.
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis SA, Geneva, Auction 8, November 24, 2014, lot 158.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Constantius II, 337-361 A.D.
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 224, 2014, lot 696.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Julian II, 360-363 A.D. pedigreed to 2005
AV Solidus, 4.41g. 22mm. Constantinople, struck c. 361-363 A.D. FL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Julian to right; small die break in hair. Rev. VIRTVS EXERCITVS ROMANORVM; CONS SP and two branches in exergue. Soldier advancing to right dragging captive whose hands are tied and holding trophy over his shoulder. RIC VIII, 157. Depeyrot 8/1. Hunter 43. Lovely reddish toning with underlying luster. Fine style portrait; exceptional detail on the Roman soldier's armor and the captive.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 31, October 26, 2005, lot 161.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Jovian, 363-364 A.D. ex: Biaggi
Ex: Biaggi collection, 2228.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Valens, 364-378 A.D. Consular bust,1953 pedigree
AV Solidus, 4.42g. 22mm. Nicomedia, Consular issue 368 A.D. D N VALENS P F AVG. Pearl- diademed bust of Valens to left; he wears consular loros and holds mappa in right hand and scepter in left hand. Rev. VOTA PVBLICA; S-MN-N in exergue. Valentinian and Valens enthroned and facing; they are both nimbate, wearing consular loros costumes, and holding mappas; two captives in exergue. RIC IX, 254, 16b.6. Depeyrot 22/2. Pierre Bastien, "Le Solidi Des Vota Publica De Valentinien I A Theodose I," in Numismatica E Antichita Classiche, Quaderni Ticinesi, 1985, p. 332, 27h(this coin). Exceptional quality from fresh dies and with an impressive pedigree
Provenance, Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction XI, 1953, Jan. 23, 1953, lot 197.
Ex: Leo Biaggi collection( 1906-1979), # 2268.
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneva, Auction VIII, Nov. 24, 2014, lot 170.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Gratian, 367-383 A.D. ex: Hall and Bastien
AV Solidus, 4.55g. 21mm. Thessalonica, c.378-383 A.D. DN GRATIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gratian to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG; TESOB in exergue. Two emperors enthroned and holding globe between them; Victory with spread wings behind. RIC 34a. Depeyrot 34/1. Lustrous with an excellent strike and an important pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: H.P. Hall collection, Glendining, London, Auction, November 16-21, 1950, lot 2072.
Ex: Pierre Bastien collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Gratian, 367-383 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.47g. 21.5mm. Trier mint, late 371-early 372 A.D. DN GRATIANVS P R AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gratian to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG; TROB pellet in exergue. Two emperors enthroned holding globe between them; half-length victory above. RIC IX, 17,17f. Depeyrot 40/4. Fine style and nearly as struck
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Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection, Munich, 1941-2015.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Valentinian II, 375-395 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Theodosius I, 379-395 A.D. Aquileia, ex: Bastien
Ex: Pierre Bastien collection, purchased from Jean Vinchon, Paris, in 1954 (scan of Bastien's inventory card for this coin available).
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Theodosius I, 379-395 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.43g. 22mm. Constantinople, 379-383 A.D. DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Roseate-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Theodosius to right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGG; CONOB in exergue. Constantinopolis enthroned holding globe and scepter; her right foot is resting on the prow of a ship. RIC 44c.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 84, May 20, 2015, lot 1266.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Arcadius, 383-408 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.48g. 21.5,mm Constantinople, struck c.384 A.D. Small, childlike bust of Arcadius to right, draped and cuirassed, and wearing rosette diadem. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGGGG H. Constantinopolis seated and facing holding scepter and globe; prow of ship at feet. RIC IX, 46g. DO, LRC 2-3. Scarce early issue with juvenile bust.
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 15, 1985, lot 832.
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Lustrous and near mint state
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 18, 2004, lot 634
Ex: Rauch, Vienna, Auction 99, 2015, lot 389.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Theodosius II, 402-450 A.D. Thessalonica
AV Solidus, 4.43g. 21mm. Thessalonica mint, c.408-420 A.D. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Bust of Theodosius facing slightly to the right; he wears pearl-diademed helmet and cuirass; he holds spear and shield emblazoned with horeseman spearing fallen enemy scene. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGG; TESOB in exergue. Constantinopolis enthrroned and facing; she holds Victory on globe and scepter; her right foot rests on the prow of a ship; eight-pointed star in field to left. RIC X, 358. Hahn 54b. Depeyrot 49/4. Rare variety. This die is unusually well engraved; note the fine detail in the emperor's fingers and shield as well as on the garb of the personification on the reverse. Fully lusrous.
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Ex: Stoecklin collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg in Zurich in 1962
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Valentinian III, 425-455 A.D. ex: Garrett et al
Ex: Garrett and Johns Hopkins collections, Bank Leu and NFA, Auction, Zurich, Part II, October 16-18, 1984, lot 363.
Ex: Vierordt collection, Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Auction, March 5, 1923, lot 2909(20 Florins)
Ex: Gnecchi collection as attested by Garrett.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Marcian, 450-457 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.47g. 21mm. Constantinople. D N MARCIANVS P F AVG. Helmeted bust of Marcian facing with head slightly to right; he wears cuirass and carries spear and shield with a horseman device. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG; CONOB in exergue. Victory standing to left holding long, jeweled cross; star in field to right. RIC 107. Depeyrot 87/1.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 203, March 5, 2012, lot 495.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Leo I, 457-474 A.D.
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneva, Auction 6, 2010, lot 220.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Leo I, 457-474 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Basiliscus, 475-476 A.D. ex: Bank Leu
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 36, 1985, lot 368.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Basiliscus, 475-476 A.D. ex: Hugh Goodacre
Ex: Hugh Goodacre collection, Christie’s London, April 22, 1986, lot 57.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Zeno, 2nd Reign, 476-491 A.D. Thessalonica
AV Solidus, 4.44g. 20mm. Thessalonica mint. D N ZENO PERP AVG. Facing bust of Zeno with head turned slightly to the right wearing crested helmet and cuirass divided into two panels; he holds spear over right shoulder and carries a shield emblazoned with a horseman device on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG; CONOB in exergue. Victory standing to left holding a long jeweled cross with "X" at cross-bar; stars in fields to left and right. RIC X, 941. MIRB 19. DO, LRC 666. Metcalf 228. Scarce mint and fully lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sincona, Zurich, Auction 37, 2017, lot 62.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN GOLD: Basiliscus and Marcus, 475-476 A.D.
AV Soiidus, 4.48g. 20mm. Constantinople. Three-quarter facing and helmeted bust of Basiliscus wearing cuirass and holding spear and shield. Rev. SALVS REIPVBLICAE H; CONOB in exergue. Basiliscus and Marcus, as Caesar, enthroned and facing; they hold a globe between them; cross and star behind; insignificant flan defect below globe. RIC X, 1022. Depeyrot 1041. Excellent quality for this scarce issue and fully lustrous.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Uncertain Germanic Tribes
AV Solidus, 4.44g. 21mm. Uncertain Germanic Tribes, in the name of Theodosius II( 402-450 A.D.) of Constantinople mint. DH THEOO S(retrograde) IV S(retrograde) P F AVG. Three-quarter facing bust of Theodosius wearing cuirass and plumed helmet; he carries shield emblazoned with horseman device and spear over shoulder. Rv. IIP XXXXII COS XVII PP; CONOB in ex. Constantinopolis seated to left holding globus cruciger in right hand and scepter in left hand; shield to right and star in field to left. Cf. CNG 72: 2006, 2266. Cf. Hunter V, 483,18 ("rough work"). An interesting early imitative issue by one of the Germanic tribes; the crudity of the style and particularly of the inscriptions marks this as a non-Imperial issue. The exact tribal attribution from this period of migration is still uncertain
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction: XIII, November 17, 1983, lot 1075.
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AV Solidus, 4.46g. 18.5 mm. Uncertain Germanic Tribes, in the name of Leo I (457-474 A.D.) Imitation of a Leo I solidus of Constantinople with barbaric style and degraded legends. OY LEO OE OOITAY(sic). Facing bust wearing cuirass, diadem, and plumed helmet; he carries spear and shield. Rev. VITORIA AYCCC(sic). Victory standing to left holding jeweled cross; star in field to right. CONOB in exergue. RIC_. Faegerlie_. BMC_. Lacam_. Collection N.K_ Cf. MEC I, 335 for a possibly related issue in the name of Zeno. Small scratch on reverse by Victory's waist; lustrous and nearly as struck. An interesting early imitative issue by one of the Germanic tribes; the crudity of the style and particularly of the inscriptions marks this as a non-Imperial issue. The exact tribal attribution from this period of migration is still uncertain.
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Uncertain Germanic Tribe
AV Tremissis, 1.29g. 13.5mm. In the name of Zeno, 474-491 A.D. DN ZHNO PH PP IV. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. B(retrograde)ONOB in exergue. Cross within wreath. cf. MEC 1, 57-60.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Michel Dürr and Roland Michel, Geneve, Auction November 8,1999, lot 252..
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AV Tremissis, 1.43g. 13 mm. In the name of Zeno, 474-491 A.D. DN ZHNO PERP AVC Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. CN C(retrograde) in exergue. Cross within wreath. cf. MEC 1, 57-60; small scrach on jaw.
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Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 93, May 24, 2016, lot 1347.
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AV Tremissis, 1.43g. 13mm. In the name of Zeno, 474-491 A.D. DN ZENO PERP AVG Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. COMOB in exergue. Cross within wreath. cf. MEC 1, 57-60.
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Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 93, May 24, 2016, lot 1349.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Ostrogoths, Theoderic, 493-526 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.44g. 20mm. Rome mint. Theoderic in the name of Anastasius. D N ANASTASIVS P F AVG. Facing bust, slightly turned, wearing cuirass and helmet and carrying spear and shield. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCCA; COMOB in exergue. Victory standing to left holding a long jewelled cross; star in field to right. MEC 112. MIB 9. Lustrous and nearly as struck.
The types for Theodereric continue the basic Eastern types of Leo I but with a much finer Italian style and now in the name of Anastasius. They are also distinguished by the obverse legend normally ending in P F AVG instead of the PERP AVG or P P AVG on the Constantinopolitan issues(See: Grierson, MEC, pp. 35-36).
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 138, 2023, lot 892.
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Ostrogoths, Theoderic, 493-526 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.44g. 19mm. Rome mint. Theoderic in the name of Anastasius. D N ANASTASIVS P F AVG. Facing bust, slightly turned, wearing cuirass and helmet and carrying spear and shield. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCC theta; CONOB in exegue. Victory standing to left holding jeweled cross; star in field to right. Metlich 6 var. Fagerlie 691ff var. A few light scratches or graffiti in fields and some minor edge marks.
This is an unpublished variant with a theta at the end of the reverse inscription indicating Theoderic, but without the usual Rome monogram in the field. Lustrous and with an exceptionally detailed Victory. Possibly unique.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Burgundians, Gundobald, 473-516 A.D. Ex: Garrett
AV Tremissis, 1.45g. 13mm. Lyon mint. In the name of Anastasius with GVB monogram in reverse field. DN ANASTASIVS P R AVC. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. IVCTORIA AVCVTOVM; CONOB in exergue. Victory walking to right carrying palm and wreath. MEC I, 337v. Tomasini 103(obv. die). Very rare and of unusually good quality
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: John Work Garrett Collection. Johns Hopkins University, Part II, Bank Leu and Numismatic Fine Arts, Zurich, Auction October 16, 1984, lot 652 (purchased from Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, May 5, 1925) (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2245)
Ex: Dr. Lawrence Adams collection
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Merovingian France, Orleans
AV Tremissis, 1.24g. 11mm. c.620-640 A.D. moneyer: Angiulfus. Diademed head to right. Rev. Anchor cross on globe. Belfort 530=Prou 636. MEC 1, 461. Lustrous
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction Feb. 29, 2008, lot 556.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 335, Dec. 6, 2018, ;pt 187.
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Visigoths, in the name of Libius Severus
Ex: Dr. Murray Gell-Mann collection(nobel laureate in Physics, 1969).
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Visigoths, in the name of Libius Severus
AV Tremissis, 1.40g. 14mm. Toulouse mint (?) , in the name of Libius Severus, c. 461-470 A.D. D N SEVERVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Libius Severus to right. Rv. VICTORIA AVGGG; COMOB in exergue. Victory standing to left holding jeweled cross. RIC 3761( R 4). Depeyrot, p. 140,5 and plate 7,5 var. small scratch behind head. This issue has a unique barbaric reverse instead of the imperial cross within wreath; nicely toned and excellent strike.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 72, May 12, 1998, lot 590. .
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Merovingian, 530-580 A.D. Ex: Cahn, 1932
AV Tremissis, 1.47g. 15mm. Pseudo-Imperial issue, In the name of Justinian; c.530-580 A.D. D N IVSTINIANVS. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVS, CONOB in exergue. Victory advancing to right holding wreath and small cross; star in field to left. Belfort 5283 var(obv. legend).
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Cahn, Frankfurt, Auction 79, December 14, 1932, lot 946, from the collection of the Fürstenberg family of Donaueschingen, Prince Karl Egon II(1804-1854) and Prince Karl Egon III (1820-1892)
Ex: Jean Elsen, Brussels, Auction V, 1986, lot 741.
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 123, May 30, 2005, lot 1163.
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Merovingian, Uncertain mint
AV Tremissis, Uncertain mint. 1.37g. 11mm. c.620-640 A.D. Uncertain legend. Crude diademed head to right. Rv. AMINOMDOM (?). Large cross. Prou_. Belfort_. Depeyrot_. Possibly unpublished
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE GOLD: Italy, Lombards, Beneventum solidus
Ex: Nadia Kapamadji collection, Bourgey, Paris, Auction October 27, 1992, lot 758.
Ex: Larry Adams collection, CNG, Auction 100, 2015, lot 415.
about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $3,750. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Anastasius, 491-518 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.48g. 20mm. Constantinople, officina B. c.498-518 A.D. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG. Three-quarter facing bust of Anastasius wearing cuirass, shield with horseman device, and plumed helmet; he holds spear over shoulder. Rv. VICTORIA AVGGGB; CONOB in exergue. Victory standing to left holding long staff with reversed chrisma device; star in field to left; die breaks in exergue on reverse. DO 7b. Sear 5. Lustrous and exceptionally well struck.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Justin and Justinian, April 4-August 1, 527 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Justin I, 518-527 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.49g. 20.5mm. Constantinople mint. Bust of Justin turned slightly to the right wearing cuirass and helmet; she holds spear and shield. Rev. Victory standing to left holding reversed staurogram; star in field to left. DOC 1h. Sear 55. some light scratches in reverse field; lustrous
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Justinian I, 525-565 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Justin II, 565-578 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602 A.D. Ravenna, Dated
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.47g. 19mm. Carthage mint. Dated (in both obverse and reverse legends, year 14= 595/596 A.D.) DN MAVRIC T PP AN I(delta). Facing bust of Maurice wearing cuirass and crown with cross; he holds globus cruciger. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG I(delta); CONOB in exergue. Victory standing and facing holding globus cruciger and abbreviated chrisma on long staff. DOC 228. MIB 25b. Sear 549.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Focas, 602-610 A.D. Consular robes
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Focas, 602-610 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Heraclius,610-641 A.D.
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 180, 2009, lot 490.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Heraclius, 610-641 A.D.
Ex: Leu Numismatics and Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction, May 26, 1993, lot 516.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Constans II, 641-668 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Justinian II, 1st Reign, 685-695 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Leontius, 695-698 A.D.., Semissis. 2013 pedigree
AV Semissis, 2.19 g. 17mm. Constantinople. D LEON PE AV. Facing bust of Leontius wearing loros and crown with cross; he holds globus cruciger in his right hand. Rev., VICTORIA AVGUS. Cross potent on globe. DOC 3. Sear 1332. Scarce denomination and of unusually good quality with luster
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 236, October 7, 2013, lot 1350
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 336, May 27, 2019, lot 383.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Justinian II, 2nd Reign,705-177 A.D.
AV Semissis, 2.15g. 16mm, Constantinople mint. DN IHS REX REGNANTIYM. Facing bust of Christ with cross behind head; He holds book of Gospels in left hand and raises right hand in benediction. Rev. DN IYSTINIANYS ET TIBERIUS PPA. Half-length busts of Justinian on left and Tiberius on right; they both wear chlamys and crowns with crosses; they hold cross potent on globe between them. DOC 4b. Sear 1418. MIB 4b. Small scrape on edge and slight bend to flan. Scarce denomination; lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzzentrum, Köln, Auction 51, 1984, lot 704.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Philippicus, 711-713 A.D.
Ex: Triton VI, New York, January 14, 2003, lot 1203.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Theodosius III, 715-717 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Leo III and Constantine V, 735-741 A.D.
AV. Tremissis, 1.34g. 15mm. Syracuse mint. d NO LE[ON P A]. Crowned bust of Leo facing wearing chlamys; he holds globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left hand. Rev. d N CO [NSTA] NTINY. Crowned bust of Constantine wearing chlamys; he holds globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left hand. DOC 51. Sear 1528A.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Constantine V, 741-775 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.47g. 21mm. Constantinople mint. Issue with Leo III and Leo IV, struck c. 750-756. Busts of Constantine on the left and Leo IV on the right each wearing chlamys and crown with cross; cross between heads. Rev. Facing bust of Leo III wearing loros and crown with cross; he holds cross potent on base in right hand. DOC 2d. Fueg Series A4.6. Sear 1551. Toned and of exceptional quality for this issue.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 49, September 11, 2000, lot 788.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Leo V with Constantine, 813-820 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.43g. 20mm. Constantinople mint. LEON BASIL EYS. Leo facing wearing crown with cross and chlamys; he holds cross potent in his right hand and akakia in his left hand. Rev. CONSTANT "delta" ESP'X. Constantine facing wearing crown with cross and chlamys; he holds globus cruciger in his right hand and akakia in his left hand. DOC 2b. Sear 1627; a few small areas of reddish encrustation. Superb portraits, lustrous, and virtually as struck.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Theophilus, 829-842 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Basil I, 867-886 A.D.
AV Solidus, 4.45g. 18mm. Constantinople, c.868-879 A.D. +IhS XPR REX REGNANTIYM. Christ enthroned and facing wearing nimbus, pallium, and colobium; He raises right hand in benediction and holds Book of Gospels in left hand. Rev. bASILIOS ET CONSTANT AVGGB. Facing busts of Basil on left wearing loros and crown and Constantine on right wearing chlamys and crown; they hold a patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2. Sear 1704.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Purchased from Schenk-Behrens in Essen in November, 1969.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Manuel I, 1143-1180 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE GOLD: Manuel I, 1143-1180 A.D.
EL Aspron Trachy, 4.57g. 34mm. Constantiople mint. Christ enthroned holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right hand in benediction. Rev. The emperor wearing jeweled loros and divitision and holding akakia in right hand and the Virgin standing and facing; they hold long patriarchal cross between them. DOC IV, 3a. Sear 1958. Exceptional full types and weight without the usual heavy double striking or clipping and on a deeply scyphate flan.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 326, October 7, 2019, lot 1886
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Pannonia
AR Tetradrachm, 14.53g. 24mm. 3rd-2nd century B.C. imitating Philip II tetradrachm. Baumreiter mit Bartkranzavers type. Styized and laureate head of Zeus to right; stylized wreath below. Rev. Stylized horseman with crested helmet riding to left and carrying branch-type object; plant in field to left. Gobl, Ostkelten 129. Kostial 416.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Münzentrum, Solingen, Auction 160, 2011, lot 299.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Danubian, Ex: Pozzi and Cahn
AR Tetradrachm, 13.56g. 23mm. c.2nd century B.C. "Audoleon type". Stylized laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Stylized horseman to right wearing plumed helmet; pellet below; counter-stamp of triskeles below horse. Pozzi (Boutin) 100 (this coin). Kostial 704-705. Fine Celtic style and lovely old cabinet toning. The reverse die is particularly well detailed with even the horse's teeth being visible in the open mouth.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Pozzi collection, Naville, Lucerne, Auction 1, March 14, 1921, lot 30.
Ex: Adolph Cahn, Frankfurt, Auction 60, July 2, 1928, lot 2229.
Ex: Adolph Cahn, Frankfurt, Auction 75, May 30, 1932, lot 235.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Spain, Turiasu, late 2nd-early 1st cents. B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.30g. 18mm. Bearded male head to right. Rv. Horseman riding right holding spear. CNH 34. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Spain, Bolskan, late 2nd-early 1st cents. B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.57g. 17mm. Bearded male head to right; monogram behind. Rev. Helmeted horseman with spear to right; Oscan inscription below. SNG COP 24.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Spain, Bolskan; ex: Flesche collection
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Christian Flesche collection, published in Bernward Ziegaus, Kelten Geld, Munich, 2010, # 83 and full page enlargement on p. 53.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Redones
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Suessiones
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 163, 1989, lot 44.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Southwest Gaul, Volcae Tectosages
Ex: Eugene Wankmüller collection, Hirsch, Munich, Auction 159, 1988, lot 33.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Southern Gaul, Elusates
AR Drachm, 3.08g. 16.5mm. c.125-50 B.C. Celticized head to right. Rev. Stylized horse walking to left; triangular ornament above and square ornament below. De La Tour 3587. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 117, 2003, lot 26.
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Ex: Eugene Wankmüller, Munich
Ex: Geissener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 32, 1985, lot 20.
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good Very Fine $4,000. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Pannonia
Ex: Eugene Wankmüller, Munich
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Pannonia
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Pannonia- RR pedigreed
Ex: Ernst Lejeune collection, Frankfurt, Peus, Auction 250, 1954, lot 2157.
Ex: Eugene Wankmüller collection, Munich
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic, Vindelici/Rhineland
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Celtic Germany
AR Quinarius, 1.64g. 13mm. c.100-50 B.C. Celtic head to right. Rev. Man-headed bird to left holding torque. Castelin 1113ff. Dark patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Künker, Auction 243, November 21, 2013, lot 4379.
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Ex: Stoecklin collection, Switzerland, prior to 1975 with old ticket.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Danubian Celts, Alexander III type; ex: Lanz
Ex: Hermann Lanz collection
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 56, May 31, 1991, lot 12.
Exhibited at the Staatlichen Münzsammlung , Munich, 1997 in conjunction with the International Numismatic Congress in Berlin
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Gaul, Massalia
AR Obol, 0.72g. 10.mm. c.400 B.C. River-god Lacydon to right. Rev. M in one quadrant of wheel. Chevillon and Lillamand 2e(obv. die). Lovely style and fine dark toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Gaul, Massalia
AR Hemiobol, 0.59g. 8mm. Auriol type. Calf's head to right. Rev. Incuse. Furtwangler S-27. Lovely dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Montecristo collection, France and acquired from Bank Leu, Zurich in 1992.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Etruria, Populonia; pedigreed
AR 20 Asses, 8.40g. 18x23mm. 3rd cent. B.C. Facing head of diademed Metus; XX below. Rv. Fragments of inscription "poplv"(?). . Vecchi, Etruscan Coins, Series 37.220(this coin). Attractive toning
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Triton, New York, Auction III, November 30, 1999, lot 20.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Etruria, Populonia
Ex: Lord Colin Renfrew
Purchased from Baldwins on December 23, 1955 and bought by Baldwins in Paris from old ticket information.
Very Fine $2,200.location: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Etruria, Populonia, ex: Burgan, 1995
AR 10 Asses, 4.17g. 17mm. c.300-250 B.C. Laureate male head to left; X behind. Rv. Blank. Vecchi 70.60(this coin). Exceptionally well struck and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Burgan, Paris, Auction 38, 1995, lot 3.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Etruria, Populonia, ex: Ars Classica, 1929
AR 10 Asses, 4.17g. 18.5mm. c.300-250 B.C. Laureate male head to left; X behind. Rv. Blank. Vecchi 70.55(this coin illustrated). Rutter, HN 1, 168. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction 14, July 2, 1929, lot 1.
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 5, December 2, 1975, lot 5.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 75, December 4, 1989, lot 9.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 594, 1996, no. 1.
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 168, March 12, 2010, lot 7040.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Campania, Cumae
AR Didrachm, 7.34g. c.420-385 B.C. Female head to right. Rev. Mussel shell; corn-grain above. Rutter 164. Historia Nummorum I, 532. Small old scuff on shell. Toned. Scarce and unusually well centered for the issue.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 130, 1982, lot 803.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Campania, Hyria- ex: Hermitage Museum
Ex: Hermitage Museum duplicate, Schlessinger, Berlin, Auction, February 4, 1935, lot 27.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Campania, Neapolis, ex: Leu 2009
AR Didrachm, 7.03g. 22mm. c.300-275 B.C. Head of nymph to right wearing elaborate diadem, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; astragalos behind. Rev. Man-headed bull standing to right being crowned by flying nike with wreath; monogram below. HN 1, 579. Sambon 478var(monogram). Fine style, high relief, and attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: LHS Numismatic, Zurich, Auction 103, May 5, 2009, lot 8.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Ex: EJ Waddell, 2002
AR Didrachm, 7.40g. 21mm. c.275-270 B.C. Diademed head of nymph to left; she wears necklace and triple-pendant earring; anchor behind head. Rev. Man-headed bull walking to right while being crowned with wreath by a flying nike. Sambon_. SNG BN__ SNG ANS_. SNG Fitzwilliam 170. Rare symbol and exceptionally well struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJ Waddell, Ltd, E Auction 54, June 27, 2002, lot 12.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Campania, Phistelia
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, ex: Vlasto
AR Hemilitron, 0.26g. 6.5mm. c.470-450 B.C. Shell. Rev. Female head to right. Vlasto 1178. HN, Italy, 841. Dark toning.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, fixed price list 552, March, 1992, item 1.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 307, 2007, lot 1015.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Ex: Ponterio, Auction 141, NY, Jan. 12, 2007, lot 1378
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Auction V, Richard von Every collection, February 23, 1975, lot 12
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 88, May 17, 1999, lot 15.
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 2, May 18, 2010, lot 13.
Ex: Matthew Curtis collection, San Diego
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, ex: Sir Arthus Evans
AR Stater, 7.95g. 20mm. c.315-281 B.C. Horseman charging to right and thrusting downward with spear; he carries two additional spears and a large round shield. Rev. Taras riding dolphin to left holding kantharos and rudder. Fischer-Bossert 924.f(this coin). SNG ANS 1014. Fine style and lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sir Arthur Evans, British Museum photofile 139(Fischer-Bossert)
Ex: Christies, London, Auction November 12, 1985, lot 2.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, Pedigreed to 2010
AR Stater, 7.81g. 21mm. c.281-272 B.C. Nude youth riding horse to left holding round shield in his left hand. Rv. Taras astride dolphin to left holding nike on outstretched right hand; waves below. Vlasto 686. Lovely old cabinet toning
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
AR Stater, 7.76g. 20mm. c.340-335 B.C. Nude jockey riding to right; horse groom below examing horse's hoof. Rev. Taras riding dolphin to left holding trident and shield; waves below. Fischer-Bossert 702e (this coin.). Vlasto 512. light grafitti in obv. field to right. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 413, July 1979, lot 1.
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AR Stater, 6.54g. 19mm. c.272-240 B.C. Helmeted warrior riding to right carrying large round shield and spear. Rev. Taras astride dolphin to left and turning his head forward; he hold chlamys draped over his left arm and a trident in his right hand; nike crowns him with wreath from above. Vlasto 894ff. Luster under attractive toning with amber highlights.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 159, 2007, lot 15.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, ex: Vlasto
AR Obol, 0.56g. 10 mm. c.280-228 B.C. Kantharos. Rev. Kantharos. Vlasto 1626{(this coin). Light scratch in rev. field. HN, Italy 1076. Toned.
Ex: Vlasto collection, 1076.
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AR Obol, 0.71g. 9mm. c.280-228 B.C. Scallop shell. Rev. Dolphin swimming to right. Vlasto 1517var.(dolphin to left). HN 1073. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Rockefeller University collection, Gemini, NY, Auction VII, January 9. 2011.
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Ex: EJW Ltd, Inv. # 37044, November, 2001.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 29, May 11, 2005, lot 26
Ex: Matthew Curtis collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, ex: Jameson
Ex: Jameson collection, Paris, 1913-1932, # 205.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 54, 1978, lot 36.
Ex: Triton, New York, Auction 4, 2000, lot 36.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, ex: Weber
AR Half-Shekel, 3.87g. 20mm. Hannabalic occupation, c.212-209 B.C. Warrior holding palm riding to right. Rev. Taras on dolphin to left holding trident and kantharos; eagle in field to right. Vlasto 984. Weber 690(this coin). Some traces of overstriking. Toned and with an exceptional pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sir Herman Weber( 1823-1918), published 1922, no. 690 (For bio see: https://coin.com/indexes/?find=2243)
Ex: Naville Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction IV, 1922, lot 55.
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 36, 1968, lot 20.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 384, 2005, lot 25.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Heraklea
Ex: Dr. Athos D. Moretti collection, Bellinzona Switzerland, prior to 1998.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, ex: Swiss Credit 1993
AR stater, 8.22g. 27mm. c.540-510 B.C. Eight-grained barley ear. Rev. Incuse barley ear. Noe, Class 1, 14. HN I, 1459. This is from the earliest Metapontum issues with an excellent strike in high relief and with attractive collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Swiss Credit Bank, Zurich, Auction 33, 1993, lot 65.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
AR Triobol, 1.39g. 12mm. MET. Ear of barley with six grains. Rev. Incuse bucranium. Noe 275. HN Italy 1487. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction B, Feb.25, 1992, lot 1055.
Ex: CNG, Auction 111, May 29, 2019, lot 23.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
AR 1/3 Stater, 2.76g. 17.5mm. c.540-510 B.C. Ear of barley in relief. Rev. Ear of barley incuse. Noe , Class 1, 32-33. Gorini 5. HN Italy 1460. SNG ANS 176. Toned and from the earliest period of coinage at Metapontum.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 216, October 1961, no.6.
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory # 29499, c.1995.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction O, 2004, lot 1469.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
AR Stater, 8.05g. 28mm. c.510 B.C. META. Barley ear. Rv. Incuse barley ear. Noe 126 (obverse die). HJN 1479. Collection de Hirsch 148 (dies); some light scratches under toning in fields and a rim bump at 12:00 obv. This example with lovely old cabinet toning is exceptionally well struck and in high relief.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 33, 1983, lot 200
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AR Obol, 0.43g. 8mm. c.540-510 B.C. No legend. Barley ear. Rev. Barley ear incuse. Noe 60ff. HN I, 1469. Lovely dark patina and rare in this quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Schenk-Behrens, Essen, Auction 67, 1994, lot 20.
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Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 8, 1903 , lot 788.
Ex: Pozzi collection, Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction 1, 1921, lot 197.
Ex: Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction XVII, 1934, lot 60.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, 1994, lot 51
Ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 95, 2005, lot 467.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction March 27, 1956, lot 22.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 274, October 29, 1970, lot 1511.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 79, October 31, 2000, lot 264.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
AR Stater, 7.98g. 20mm. c.400-340 B.C. Female head to left wearing hoop earring and pearl necklace; her hair is held by a net at the back of the head. Rev. Barley ear with leaf in field to right. Noe 519(dies). Fine style with excepetional detail and lovely surfaces; among the finest known examples .
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 6, March 11, 1993, lot 35.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 25. June 25, 2003, lot 25.
Ex: Triton XVII, January 7-8, 2014, lot 15.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction: 63, 2005, lot 33.
Ex: William Rudman, Boston.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, ex: MM, Sternberg
AR Stater, 7.86g. 19mm. c.330-290 B.C. Head of Demeter to left wearing wreath of grain. Rev. Barley ear; griffin in field to left. Johnston C 6. SNG ANS 489. The head of Demeter is executed by a master engraver with delicate facial details and struck in high relief. Attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 521, 1989, no. 15
Ex: Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XXXI, 1996, lot 162.
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 201, 1998, lot 31.
Ex: Trad'Art, Geneva, 2011.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
AR Didrachm, 7.67g. 24mm. Signed by KPI.. c.400-340 B.C. Head of Demeter to right; minute letters KPI behind neck. Rev. Ear of barley. Noe 502. HN Italy 1528. SNG Lloyd 363. Some slight surface roughness and die breaks on obverse. Fine style and attractive dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 86, 2003, lot 236 with ticket.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 165, 2008, lot 1062.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, Hannabalic issue
Ex: Spink, London, Auction 183, September 26, 2006, lot 541.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Sybaris
AR Obol, 0.42g. 8mm. c.510-475 B.C. Bull standing to right with head reverted. Rev. Acorn within incuse. HN I, 1742. SNG Ashmolean 852. Scarce and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 88, May 17, 1999, lot 34.
Ex: Dr. Paul Peter Urone collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, ex: Hess/Leu, 1966
AR Stater, 8.02g. 29.5mm. c.550-510 B.C. Bull standing to left with head reverted; abbreviated ethnic inscription in exergue. Rev. Bull standing to right with head reverted; all incuse. Gorini 2. DeLuynes 552. Dewing 406-7. HN Italy, 1729; typcial irregular but natural flan. Well struck and toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess/Leu, Lucerne, Auction 31, Dec. 6-7, 1966, lot 58.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 91, May 10-11, 2004, lot 41.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, ex: CNA, 1987
AR Stater, 7.86g. 30 mm. c.550-510 B.C. Bull standing to right with head reverted; abbreviated ethnic in exergue. Rv. Bull standing to right incuse. SNG COP 1388. SNG Munich 1154. Gorini, p. 11,5. An unusually large flan and in high relief; toned..
Ex: Classical Numismatic Auctions, II, New York, November 7, 1987, lot 19
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AR Stater, 7.93g. 21mm. c.350-300 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with Skylla hurling stone to right.; "sigma"" I on helmet flap. Rev. Bull charging to right; torch in exergue; traces of uncertain undertype in fields. SNG ANS 1092. Historia Nummorum, Italy 1840. Fine style and attractive dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Prospero collection, Baldwins, New York, Jan. 4, 2012, lot 86; acquired from Spink, August 30, 1985.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Thurium
Ex: CNG, Lancaster, Auction XXXIII, March 19, 1995, lot 101.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Lucania, Velia, ex: Ratto, MM, Leu
AR Drachm, 3.88g. 17x11mm.. c.510-465 B.C. Forepart of a lion to right devouring a stag's leg. Rev. Incuse square. Williams 16a(this coin). Lightly toned. An unusually well struck example in high relief and with the clearly defined prey that the lion is devouring.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Rudolfo Ratto, Lugano, October 9, 1934, lot 35, collection of an anonymous American
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 36, May 7, 1985, lot 28
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 76, September 19, 1991, lot 665.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Bruttium, the Bretti, ex: Leu 1998
AR Drachm, 4.30g. 20mm. Struck during the Second Punic War, c.216-214 B.C Veiled bust of Hera Lakinia to right; scepter over shoulder; fly behind. Rev. Zeus standing to left holding scepter; his right foot stands on an Ionic capital; eagle with wreath in field to left. SNG Fitzwilliam 703(dies). HN, Italy 1970; some light die breaks on obverse. Fine style and lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 72, May 12, 1998, lot 40.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bruttium, Kaulonia, overstruck on Akragas
AR Stater, 8.10g. 22mm. c.475-425 B.C. Apollo standing to right holding branch; stag in field to right. Rev. Stag standing to right; laurel branch to right. Noe 98(dies). HN Italy 2046. This coin is overstruck on a didrachm of Akragas with the undertype of a crab on the obverse and an eagle in profile on the reverse. The Akragas undertype is from their first series of didrachms struck c.510-470 B.C.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: CNG, Auction 72, June 14, 2006, lot 137.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Bruttium, Kroton; ex: Naville 1926
AR Stater, 7.64g. 28mm. c.530-500 B.C. Tripod on ornamented base with feet terminating in lion's feet; three handles; two snakes rising from bowl. Rev. Incuse tripod with the snakes, handles, and base rendered in relief. SNG ANS 233. HN, Italy 2075. Antike Kunst , 1967, pl. 52,450 (this coin). Fine old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Naville, Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction XII, October 18, 1926, lot 560.
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction XIII, September 23, 1963, lot 27.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, published in Gorini
AR Stater, 7.98g. 23mm. c.490-480 B.C. Tripod and ethnic inscription. Rev. Eagle flying to right incuse. SNG Lockett 608. Gorini, 21,6 and enlargement p.154(this coin). Light toning and an exceptionally full strike.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 10, April 9, 1997, lot 72.
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AR Triobol, 1.08g. 11mm. c.425-350 B.C. Tripod; grain ear to right; archaic ethnic inscription to left. Rev. Octopus. Attianese 80. SNG ANS 414. Slight metal roughness. Scarce in this excellent quality and in high relief for the type.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction March 16, 1991, lot 29.
Ex: Dr. Paul Peter Urone collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Bruttium, Kroton
AR Stater, 7.47g. 21mm. c.480-450 B.C. Tripod; crab in field to right.; ethnic inscription in field to left. Rev. Incuse tripod; dolphin swimming downward in relief in field to left; ethinic inscription incuse in field to right. SNG ANS 282 (dies). HN Italy 2100. Attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kirk Davis, California, List 55, 2009, no. 10.
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AR Stater, 7.77g. 22.5mm. c.480-430 B.C. Tripod with lion feet; heron standing to left.; ethnic inscription to right. Rev. Incuse tripod. Gorini 20. HN Italy 2102. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Triton II, New York, Auction December 1, 1998, lot 121.
Ex: CNG MBS 90, Colin Pitchfork collection, May 23, 2012, lot 322.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Bruttium, Kroton
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 65, 1996, lot 64.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 82, 2015, lot 81.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Italy, Bruttium, Kroton
AR Stater, 7.88g. 23mm. c.425-350 B.C. Eagle alighting to left flapping his wings and with head raised. Rev. Tripod with fillet decoration. SNG Munich 1449. Exceptional obverse detail and attractive toning.
Ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 100, April 23, 2007, lot 143.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 398, April 28, 2009, lot 40.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Siciliy, Abakainon
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 23, 2002, lot 1075
Ex: NAC 33, 2006, lot 58.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Akragas
AR Didrachm, 8.86g. 22mm. c.510-495 B.C. Eagle standing to left; archaic ethnic around. Rev. Facing crab. Westermark 34.3(this coin listed). Dewing 549(dies). SNG Lockett 687(dies) This is the earliest coin type from Akragas and from the first issue. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Auction 274, 1982, lot 4009.
Ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 95, October 25, 2005, lot 489.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auciton 46, April 2, 2008, lot 177.
Ex: Moretti collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Akragas, Pentokion
AR Pentonkion, 0.17g. 6mm. Eagle standing to left. Rv. Five pellets for the denomination. SNG ANS 996. Dark toning. Scarce denomination
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Artemide, San Marino, Auction 37, December 8, 2012, lot 22.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Akragas
AR 1/4 Shekel, 1.73g. 15mm. Punic occupation, 213-211 B.C. Head of Triptolemos to right wearing wreath of grain. Rev. Horse galloping to right; Punic inscription below. HGC 2, 173. Toned.
Ex: CNG 49, March 17, 1999, lot 770.
Ex: CNG 88, September 14, 2011, lot 22.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Entella
AR Tetradrachm, 16.73g. 26mm. c.300-289 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Horse's head to left; knucklebone in front; palm tree behind. Jenkins O 115/ R 286. Lovely old cabinet toning and choice style
Ex: CNG, Lancaster, MBS 61, 2002, lot 388.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Gela, ex: Hess-Leu
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction, April 14, 1954, lot 47.
Ex: Hess-Leu. Lucerne, Auction, March 27, 1956, lot 92.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Himera, ex: Jameson, et al.
AR Drachm, 5.83g. 21mm. c.550-515 B.C. Cock standing to left; raised vertical ridge to left. Rev. Windmill pattern incuse. Light die rust in the obverse field. Excceptionally well struck for this issue. Kraay, Himera 53((this coin).
This and two other dies in the series have an unusual raised ridge to the left of the cock. Kraay suggests that this may be due to damage on the dies where the damaged section was smoothed down below the face of the bacground field. The missing border dots were then re--engraved onto the repaired section.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Virzi collection, Jacob Hirsch, Munich, Auction XIX, November 11,1907, lot 162 and plate V.
Ex: R. Jameson collection, Paris, 1913, no. 603 (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2670)
Ex:H. de Nanteuil collection, Paris, 1925 no. 286
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 31, 1966, lot 101
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen AG 68, Basel, 1986, lot 111
Ex: Triton IV, New York, 2000, lot 87
Ex: Triton IX, New York, 2006, lot 689
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Himera
AR Litra, 0.52g. 8mm. c.475-450 B.C. Head of a bearded warrior to right wearing a crested Attic helmet. Rev. Attic helmet. SNG Lloyd 1029. Lovely old toning with luster and a fine archaic head.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 21, 2001, lot 79.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Himera
AR Ltra, 0.68g. 11mm. c.470-450 B.C. Head of Ares to right wearing attic helmet. Rev. Anepigraphic. Corinthian helmet to right. SNG Munich 356var(hemiobol). HGC 2, 446. Toned and a scarce variant.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 336, 1993, lot 16.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Himera
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Kamarina, ex: Niggeler, Lloyd, et al.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Katane
Ex: Freeman and Sear, Mail Bid Sale, November 23, 2004, lot 14.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Katane
Ex: Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Bern, Auction 3, April 19-20, 1985, lot 105.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Katane, pedigreed litra
Ex: Jean Elsen, Brussels, Auction 94, 2007, lot 104
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Katane
Ex: NAC 64, 2012, lot 676.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Leontini
AR Didrachm, 8.69g. 22mm. c.475-470 B.C. Nude horseman holding goad and reins riding to right. Rev. Lion's head with open mouth and protruding tongue to right; four barley corns and ethnic inscription around. Rizzo, pl. 22,11(obv. die). SNG ANS 207(obv. die). Boehringer, Leontini, 11-13. Rare in this quality with lovely old toning and an unusually good strike.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 92, June 4, 1999, lot 143.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Messana as Zankle ex: Hess/Leu 1964
AR Drachm, 5.32g. 22mm. c.515-493 B.C. Dolphin leaping to left within sickle-shaped harbor; border of dots around; ethnic inscription below. Rev. Shell within center of incuse. Gielow, "Die Silberprägung von Dankle-Messana", in MBNG, Group IV. Rizzo, pl. 25,5. A worn reverse die as is typical for the issue. Attractive old collection toning and an exceptionally well detailed dolphin in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 34, 1964, lot 53
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 54, 1978, lot 100.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Messana, 2010 peditgree
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Messana
This scarce type identifies the charioteer on the obverse as the nymph Messana with an overt inscription.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 54, 2010, lot 41.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Naxos, ex: Leu, Sternberg, MM
AR Tetras, 0.20g. 7mm. c.420-403 B.C. Krater; pellets around. Rev. Bunch of grapes on vine. Cahn 103. HGC 2, 979. Dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 406, 1978, lot 46.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 13, November 17, 1983, lot 84 and illustrated on enlargement plate LXV.
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 72, May 12, 1998, lot 88.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Piakos
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction Q, 2006, lot 1223
Ex: A.D.M. Collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Segesta, ex: Hirmer/Kraay plate coin
AR Didrachm, 8.64g. 22mm. c.455-440 B.C. Hound wearing collar standing to left. Rev. Head of the nymph Segesta to right with hair tied in taenia; ethnic inscription around. Hurter, Segesta 94.b(this coin listed). SNG ANS 621 dies. Kraay and Hirmer, Greek Coins, plate 70, 198(this coin); a few minor marks. Lovely old cabinet toning, an unusual full strike, and with an impressive pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 31,May 6,1912, lot 190, Woodward collection.
Ex: Glendining, London, Auction January, 1951, lot 71
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 3, 1956, lot 138
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction VIII, 1959, lot 30
Ex: Max Hirmer collection, published, Kraay and Hirmer, Greek Coins, plate 70, 198.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Segesta
Ex: CNG E 206, March 11, 2009, lot 27.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Selinus
Ex: CNG, MBS 78, May 14, 2008, lot 215, Semon Lipcer collection.
about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $14,000.location: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Selinos
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hillis, Auction XXXIII, May 3, 1994, lot 56.
Ex: Freeman and Sear, Mail Bid Sale 12, October 28, 2005, lot 33.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, pedigreed to 1975
AR Tetradrachm, 17.29g. 24mm. c.480-475 B.C. Charioteer driving quadriga to right; nike crowning lead horse with a wreath from above. Rev. Diademed head of Arethusa to right; four dolphins around; large die break behind head obscures one dolphin. Boehringer 266(dies). Fine old collection toning and with some interesting archaic letter forms in the ethnic inscription for Syracuse.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 288, 1975, lot 93.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse
AR Litra, 0.52g. 9mm. c.485-466 B.C. Head of Arethusa to right wearing olive branch. Rev. Wheel with four spokes. Boehringer 392-407. Fine dark patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 96, June 7, 1999, lot 57.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, ex: Kricheldorf 1959.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.21g, 24mm. c.485-470 B.C. Male charioteer holding reins in left hand and goad in right hand drives quadriga to right; the reins extend down the inside front of the chariot; nike crowns the lead horse with a wreath. Rev. Diademed head of Arethusa with a very prominent archaic eye surrounded by four dolphins and ethnic inscription. Boehringer 172. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, List 22, 1959, no. 65.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, ex: MM, Basel, 1966
AR Tetradrachm, 17.23g, 23.5mm. c.480-475 B.C. Charioteer driving quadriga to right; flying nike crowning the lead horse. Rev. Diademed head of Arethusa to right with long plaited hair and wearing a broad headband; ethnic inscription and four dolphins around. Boehringer 218(dies). Boston 350(rev. die). Hirsch 16, Dec. 6, 1906, 261(dies). Attractive old collection toning and a lovely early style Arethusa head.
Provenance and Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 32, October 20, 1966, lot 52.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, ex: Lockett, Hirsch 1913 et al.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.28g. 23.5mm. c.475-470 B.C. under Hieron I. Male charioteer holding reins in left hand and goad in right hand drives quadriga to right; nike with open wings crowns the lead horse with a ribbon. Rev. Diademed head of Arethusa wearing single pendant earring and neclace to right surrounded by four dolphins and ethnic inscription; die break on top of head. Boehringer 350.3 and plate 14(this coin). SNG Lockett 909(this coin). Lovely old collection toning and an exceptionally full strike.
Publications:
Erich, Boehringer, Die Münzen Von Syrakus, Berlin, 1929, # 350.3 and plate 14(this coin)
SNG Lockett, London, 1939, # 909.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 253,2007, lot 2056
about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $3,350. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 1, 1989, lot 97
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 337, 1993, lot 55.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse,
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, ex: De Ciccio, 1907
Ex: De Ciccio collection, Sambon, Paris, Auction December, 1907, lot 444
Ex: Vinchon, Paris, Auction February, 1956, lot 283
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, ex: Leu 1998
AR Hemidrachm, 1.94g. 15mm. Period of Timoleon, 344-317 B.C.
Three-quarter head of Athena facing wearing a crested helmet. Rev. Horseman riding to right; star and grain ear in field to left. SNG ANS 522. SNG Lloyd 1450. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 74, 1998, lot 109.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles, 317-289 B.C.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 66, Oct. 22, 1984, lot 47.
Ex: Trad Art, NY, Auction Dec. 18, 2014, lot 47.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, Queen Philistis, 275-215 B.C.
AR 16 Litrai, 13.29g. 25.5mm. Struck c.240-215 B.C. Diademed and veiled head of Queen Philistis to left; grain ear to right. Rev. Nike driving spirited quadriga to right; she holds reins in both hands; crescent above; grain ear below. HGC 2, 1554. Lustrous and with exceptionally sharp detail.
Ex: Triton, NYC, Auction II, 1998, lot 278.
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AR 16 Litrae, 13.59g. 26mm. c.218-215 B.C. Diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left; star behind. Rev. Nike driving quadriga to right. SNG ANS 880. Attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG Review, Fall 2000, no. 15.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Sicily, Syracuse, Hieronymos, 215-214 B.C.
AR 5 Litra, 4.26g. 18mm. Diademed head of Hieronymos to left. Rev. Winged thunderbolt; "Xi" A and "of King Hieronymos" in Greek above and below. Holloway 60(dies). Scarce denomination; Holloway only lists 6 examples all from the same set of dies in this series. Lightly toned and in excellent quality for this issue.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: A.D. M. Collection, NAC, Zurich, Auction P, May 11, 2005, lot 1284.
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AR Tetradrachm, 16.80g. 25.5mm. c.320-300 B.C. Head of Arethusa/ Persephone to left with her hair wreathed with corn; she wears pearl necklace and triple-pendant earring; four dolphins around. Rev. Spirited horse head to left; palm tree behind; Punic inscription below. Jenkins 142, this coin listed. SNG Lloyd 1631(obverse die). Fine style and on an unusually full flan; toned and with an impressive pedigree
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Professor L. White King, Sotheby, April 22, 1909, lot 262 and plate III (purchased by the well known Parisian dealer Feurdent for 14/10 GBP
Ex: Ars Classcia, Lucerne, Auction XIV., July 2, 1929, lot 150.
Ex: Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction XVI, July 3, 1933, lot 921.
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 57, September 15, 2003, lot 344.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 396, November 5, 2008, lot 190.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Siculo-Punic, Entella, pedigreed to 2003
AR Tetradrachm, 17.40g. 26mm. c.320-300 B.C. Head of Arethusa to left wearing corn wreath, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; dolphins around. Rev. Horse head to left; palm tree behind; Punic inscription below. Jenkins 192. SNG Lockett 1052(dies). Fine style with a particularly well struck horse in high relief; attractive toining
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Edward J Waddell, Ltd. E Auction 79, December 10, 2003, lot 22 and published in illustrated brochure
Ex: Harlan Berk, Buy/Bid Sale 171, October 27, 2010, lot 77.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Siculo-Punic
Ex: Schweizerischer Bankverein, Zurich, Auction 25, 1990, lot 63.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, The Mygdones or Krestones
AR Diobol, 0.91g. 10mm. c.475--470 B.C. Goat kneeling to right with head reverted; pellet below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Lorber, Goats 15. SNG COP 27(Aegaea). Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Nov. 28, 2005.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Akanthos
Ex: Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, Los Angeles, June 9, 1980, lot 69.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Amphipolis, Ex: Hirsch 1910, Niggeler, et
AR Drachm, 3.53g. 14x15mm. c.369-368 B.C. Three-quarter facing head of Apollo to right wearing laurel wreath. Rev. Torch within square containing the ethnic inscription. Lorber, 148, 61i (this coin), AMNG III/2, 10 and pl. VIII, 19 (these dies). . McClean 3206 (these dies). This is one of the finest style Apollo heads on an Amphipolis drachm with lovely toning and a fine craquelure.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction XXVI, May 23,1910, lot 142; from duplicates of the Berlin Museum acquired from the collection of Arthur Löbbecke of Braunschweig.
Ex: Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, December 3-4, 1965, lot 215, Walter Niggeler collection.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction, XXIV, November 19, 1990, lot 47
Ex: New York Sale, Auction XXVII, January 4, 2012, lot 270, Prospero collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Amphipolis, pedigreed
AR Drachm, 3.14g. 14x15mm. c.369-368 B.C. Three-quarter facing head of Apollo to right wearing laurel wreath. Rev. Torch within square containing the ethnic inscription. Lorber 59; some light crystallization. Rare and of excellent style dies with the obverse in high relief.
Ex: Coin Galleries, New York, August 2009, lot 4058.
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AR Diobol, 0.98g. 9mm. c.480-470 B.C. Goose standing to right with head reverted. Rev. Incuse. SNG ANS 272. Demeester 47var. Lovely iridescent toning and struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, private sale, January, 14, 2006.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Berge, Siris or Lete, ex: Leu 1995
AR Stater, 9.94g. 18mm. c.530-520 B.C. Ithyphallic satyr grabbing the right arm of a fleeing nymph; three pellets in fields to right and left. Rev. Rough diagonally divided incuse separating three sunken and one partially raised section. AMNG III, 67,4 and pl. XIV, 19. Kraay, ACGC, pl. 29, 515var. Kagan, "An Archaic Greek Coin Haord from the Eastern Mediterranean and Early Cypriot Coinage", in NC, 1994, 29,8 and pl. 1,8. Smith Group 2a. A robust archaic style with expressive faces from the early period of this issue; toned with a fine craquelure surface.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 61, May 17, 1995, lot 99.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thraco-Madedonian Tribes, The Derrones
AR Tetrobol, 1.82g. 16mm. c.480 B.C. Bull standing to right with head reverted; floral ornament above. Rev. Corinthian helmet to left. Svoronos, plate II, 15. SNG ANS 932. A few light scratches in reverse fields. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 182, March 14, 2011, lot 159.
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AR Diobol (?), 0.93g 9mm. c.500 B.C. Diademed female head to right; bull's head jugate in background. Rev. Incuse. Rosen 165. SNG ANS_. Svoronos 68,4a and plate VI,8(Dionysiens). Fine style archaic head in high relief; toned and with a with a light craquelure surface.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Herbert Cahn, Basel (1915-2002), NGSA, Geneva, Auction VII, 2012, lot 103(part and illustrated).
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Neapolis, ex: Sotheby 1914
AR Drachm, 3.76g. 15.5mm. c.375-350 B.C. Gorgon. Rev. Laureate head of nymph to right. SNG ANS 429. Kunstfreunde 192. Fine style and lovely toning. This larger denomination is much rarer than the more commonly seen hemidrachm.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: L. D. Schlessinger Y. Guzman collection, Sotheby's, London, Auction July 20, 1914, lot 79 and illustrated on plate IV(purchased by Feuardent of Paris for £4/10.)
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Neapolis
AR Drachm, 3.79g. 15 mm. c.375-350 B.C. Gorgon. Rev. Laureate head of nymph to right. SNG ANS 429. Kunstfreunde 192. Fine style and lovely toning. This denomination is much rarer than the more commonly seen hemidrachm.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sotheby's London Auction March 7, 1996, lot 79 and enlargement on plate III.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Olynthos
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 102, 2000, lot 143.
Ex: Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 372, 2002, lot 159.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Olynthos
AR Tetrobol, 2.44g. 13mm. c.450-432 B.C. Horse running to right with a trailing rein. Rev. Eagle clasping snake and abbreviated ethnic inscripiton within shallow incuse square. SNG ANS 466. Lightly toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, private sale, 2005.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Olynthos(Chalkidean League)
AR Diobol, 1.11g. 10mm. c.350 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Tripod. Robinson pl. XIII, Pa. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory #42944 and acquired from Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, May 12, 2004.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Olynthos(Chalcidean League)
AR Diobol, 1.11g. 10mm. c.370-360 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Tripod. Robinson pl.XIII, Pa. Fine style and toned. Rare.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory # 42944 and acquired from Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, May 12, 2004.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Olynthos(Chalcidean League), ex: Ratto,et
AR Tetradrachm, 14.51g. 23mm. magistrate: Polyxenos. c.364-348 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Lyre. Robinson/Clement 100. BMC 68,9. small flan defect on reverse. Toned.
Ex: Ratto, Genoa, Auction April 26, 1909, lot 1309.
Ex: Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction V, 1923. lot 1309. This sale includes duplicates from the British Museum.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Skione, pedigreed to 1990
AR Tetrobol, 2.28g. 11mm. c.480-470 B.C. Male head to right. Rev. Eye within shallow incuse. AMNG III/1,2. SNG ANS 708. Ophthalmologia XIII.8({this coin).
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Dr. Jay Gaulst collection, Harlan Berk, BBS 63, August 29, 1990, lot 59.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Skione
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 55, 1991, lot 1488.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Terone- pedigreed
AR Tetrobol, 2.76g. 15mm. c.424-422 B.C. T-E. Oinochoe. Rv. Incuse square. SNG ANS 751. small scrape on reverse edge. Vase in high relief and with attractive toning.
Ex: Gorny/Mosch, Munich, Auction 159: 2007, lot 88
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AR Tetrobol, 2.76g. 15mm. c.424-422 B.C. T-E. Oinochoe. Rv. Incuse square. SNG ANS 751. small scrape by reverse edge. Vase in very high relief and with fine irridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Gorny/Mosch, Munich, Auction 159: 2007, lot 88
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Thermae
AR Tetrobol, 2.36g. 14mm. c.500-480 B.C. Pegasos flying to right; akanthos flower below. Rev. Qudripartite incuse square. SNG ANS 761(dies). Svoronos pl. XIV, 14. AMNG Macedon, pl, XXVI,25. SNG Berry 51(dies). small flan cracks. Rare and among the finest known examples. Wonderful old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 85, April 11, 1997, lot 54
Ex: NGSA, Geneva, Auction 6, 2010, lot 45.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Uncertain mint
AR Obol, 0.53g. 7mm. c.500-480 B.C. Crab. Rev. Incuse. Svoronos pl. XV,16. Attactive dark toning.
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Ex: Classical Numismatic Auctions, Auction 9, New York, December 7, 1989, lot 204.
Ex: CNG, Auction 42, May 29, 1997, lot 204.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, Berge or Siris
AR Stater, 9.48g. 21mm. c.520-485 B.C. Ithyphallic satyr grabbing arm of struggling nymph; three pellets around. Rev. Early incuse square divided diagonally. SNG ANS 958. Dewing 1022. Svoronos, pl. VIII,6. Struck in high relief with deep old toining.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Martini collection, Rudolph Kube, Berlin, Auction 2, 1907, lot 1688.
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 151, June 30, 2011, lot 23.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Perdiccas II, 451-413 B.C.
AR Heavy Tetrobol, 2.48g. 15mm. c.437-431 B.C. Horseman wearing petasos and carrying two spears to right. Rev. Forepart of lion; caduceus above; all within shallow incuse square. SNG ANS 56. Toned
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, private sale, 2005.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Archelaus, 413-399 B.C.
AR Hemioibol, 0.38g. 7mm. Head of Herakles wearing lion's skin to right. Rev. Head of lion to right; club behind. SNG ANS 75. SNG München 31. Rare
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, MD, 2005-2006
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.47g. 27mm. Pella mint, c.342-336 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Jockey holding palm and riding horse to right; thunderbolt below. LeRider 294. Fine style lifetime issue with old cabinet toning.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: EJW, Ltd, inventory # 34970, June, 2001.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.42g. 24mm. Amphipolis mint, c.342-328 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Nude jockey riding horse to right and carrying a palm branch; ship's prow below horse. Fine style and lightly toned.
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AR Tetradrachm, 14.49g. 25.5mm. Pella mint, c.336-328 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Jockey holding long palm riding horse to right; kantharos below. LeRider 344. SNG ANS 401. Small ancient test cut in hair. Fine style and toned .
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AR Tetradrachm, 14.39g. 23 x 26mm. Pella mint, struck c.323-315 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Nude jockey riding horse to right holding a long laurel branch in his right hand and the reins in his left hand; serpent below; Boeotian shield in exergue. LeRider, Pella, Group III, pl. 22, 530. Lovely iridescent toning and virtually as struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 388, 2006, lot 151.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.30g. 23mm. Pella mint, struck under Philip III, c.323-315 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Nude jockey riding horse to right and carrying palm branch; serpent and shield below. LeRider 530. Superb style; lovely toning with underlying iridescent luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 78: 2014, lot 235.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Philip II, 359-336 B.C. ex: Jameson, Benson, etc.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.44g. 23mm. Pellla mint, struck under Alexander III, c.336-326 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Nude jockey riding horse to right holding a long laurel branch in his right hand and the reins in his left hand; a pennant with trailing tie hangs from the horse's ear and a fillet from the jockey's head; star and uncertain round object with three small protrusions below. LeRider, Pella IIa, 367(9this coin illustrated). Jameson 2451(this coin). Le Rider knew of only this example from the obverse die and two others from the same reverse die. This coin is struck in the finest style and with lovely old cabinet toning. The attachment of the pennant on the horse's ear is a special indication of victory in the race.
Ex: John William Trist collection as attested by Benson, Sotheby, June 20, 1895, lot 108.
Ex: Frank Sherman Benson collection, Sotheby, Feb. 3, 1909, lot 422 and plate XV.
Ex: Jameson collection, Paris, 1913-1932, 2451.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 30, 1982, lot 86.
Ex: Matthew Curtis collection, privately purchased from E J Waddell in 2001.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm, 16.42g. 35.5mm. Posthumous issue struck at Aeolis, Temnos c.188-170 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; oinochoe and grapes in field to left. Price 1678. Toned.
Ex: CNG E auction 260, 2011, lot 224.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
AR Tetrobol, 2.56g. 15mm. Amphipolis mint, c.323-315 B.C. Head of Apollo to right wearing taenia. Rev. Nude rider on horse to right; monogram below. LeRider, pl. 44,12.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, private sale, July 8, 2006
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.20g. 26mm. Amphipolis mint, c.307-297 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; torch in field to left; star below. Price 474. Luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Auction 1, 2017, lot 55.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip II, 359-366 B.c.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
Ex: EJW, List 61, 1993, lot 61.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.24g. 25mm. Amphipolis mint. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; large crescent in field to left. Price 89. Lightly toned and lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 36, 1989, no. 22.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
ex: Stoecklin collection, Switzerland, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen, Basel in 1963 with old ticket.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm, 16.46g. 32mm. Posthumous issue struck at Karia, Alabanda, dated year 5= 163/162 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; Pegasus in field to left; E(year 5) under throne. Price 2464. Cohen, Dated Coins 311; some die wear on the reverse.
Ex: CNG, E Auction 303, 2013, lot 49.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonain Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, dated issue
AR Tetradrachm, 16.42g. 32mm. Posthumous issue struck at Lycia, Phaeselis, dated year 10= 209/208 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; date and "phi" in field to left. Price 2847. Heipp-Tamer 218ff. Müseler, plate 9,18{this coin); light scratch in exergue on rev. Lovely toning
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münz Zentrum, Köln, Auction 88,1997, lot 137.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 360, April 27, 1999, lot 132.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.48g. 32mm. Posthumous issue, struck in Alabanda, Karia, c.173-167 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; pegasos symbol in field to left; E below. Price 2464. Attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, USA, January 14, 2006.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.27g. 27mm. Sikyon mint, c.225-215 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; dove and nude youth(athelete) running with prize ribbon in field to left. Price 721. Lovely iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory # 53090, 2016.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.25g. 27mm. Byblos, Phoenicia mint, c.330-320 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus seated to left holding scepter and eagle. Price 3426.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, private sale , 11/18/02, inventory # 38697
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III(336-323 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm, 17.12g. 30mm. Rhodes mint, Stasion magistrate, c.201-190 B.C. Head of Herakles wearing lion's skin to right. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; "STASSION" to left and "PO" below the throne( the ethnic abbreviation for Rhodes); rose in field to left. Price 2517. Luster under medium gray toning and scarce in this high quality.
Price notes that the Rhodes mint issues were of limited production with several of the magistrates sharing the same obverse die. Stasion's name also appears on the autonomous Rhodian coinage of the period and must have been from one of the wealthy Rhodian families.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 27, 1956, lot 274
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 289, June 1968, no. 18.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283
AR Tetradrachm, 17.25g. 28mm. Pella mint, struck c.294-293 B.C. Nike blowing trumpet and alighting on the prow of a vanquished ship. Rev. Poseidon striding to left and hurling trident. Newell 68. Lustrous
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd. Inv. # 19799, 1995 with old ticket
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip III, c.323-319 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.27g. 17mm. Kolophon mint. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; spear point in field to right; corn grain in field to left. Price 1750. This is an exceptional ecample with beautiful old toning; the reverse is of fine style and struck deeply concave.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom Cederlind, March, 1990 with collector's ticket
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.14g. 27mm. Byblos mint, c.320-315 B.C. Head of Herakles wearing lion's skin to right. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; monogram in field to left. Price 3426. High relief with attractive toning and exceptional style.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory # 47468, March, 2009.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283
AR Tetradrachm, 17.19g. 27.5 mm. Pella mint, struck c.294-293 B.C. Nike blowing trumpet and alighting on the prow of a vanquished ship. Rev. Poseidon striding to left and hurling trident; star and dolphin in field to right; monogram in field to left. Newell 68. Lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory # 46713, December, 2011.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283
AR Tetradrachm, 17.09g. 29mm. Tyre mint, c.305-290 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; monograms to left and below. Price 3539. Fine style
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Colin Pitchfork collection, from Spink, December 1997.
Ex: CNG 108, 2018, lot 118.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Kassander, c.317-298 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.91g. 26.5mm. Alexander III types struck under Kassander. Uranopolis mint. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; star on cone (symbol of Aphrodite Urania) in field to left. Price 513. Wonderful quality and style; lovely deep toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Walter Weise collection, purchaed from Rudiger Kaiser, Frankfurt, 1986.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip III, c.323-317 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.17g. 16mm. Miletus mint. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; monogram in field to left. Thompson 89.
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Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 42, 1987, lot 201.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 81, 2001, lot 184.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon under the Romans, pedigreed
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 97, May 22, 2000, lot 212.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thraco-Macedonian region, Berge
AR Trihemiobol, 1.16g. 8x10.5mm. c.525-480 B.C. Crouching satyr to right. Rev. Incuse. Toned. SNG ANS 969var(as Lete). Svoronos 12-13.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory # 42051, January 27, 2006.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Roman period ex: Pozzi et al.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.80g. 34mm. Aesillas, Quaestor, c.90 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right. Rev. Club, cista, sella, and Q within wreath. SNG Lockett 1542(this coin). Bauslaugh, Group III, 15A/85, 13d(this coin). Fine style with lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Allatani collection, Sotheby, London, Auction May 9, 1904, lot 153 and plate III
Ex: Hoskier collection, Hirsch, Munich, Auction XX, 1907, lot 226
Ex: Pozzi collection, Naville, Lucerne, Auction 1, 1921, lot 1004 (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2242)
Ex: Lockett collection, Glendining, London, Auction, February 12, 1958, lot 1408 (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2673)
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip V, 221-179 B.C.
AR Didrachm, 8.22g. 22.5mm. mintmaster Zoilos. Diademed head of King to right. Rev. Club and monograms within oak wreath. SNG Alpha Bank 1055( dies). Boston 787. Lightly toned and with a high relief portrait.
Ex: CNG 30, June 11, 1994, lot 78.
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AR Drachm, 4.28g. 18mm. Lampsakos mint. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; snake, crescent and A in field to left. Price P-16var. Lustrous with light toning and of fine style.
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AR Didrachm, 8.49g. 25mm. Diademed head of King to right. Rev. Club and monograms within oak wreath. SNG Lockett 1530. Lightly toned
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory #20717, 1996.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Abdera
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 89, 1999, lot 85.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Philip III, 323-317 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.25g. 18mm. Abydos mint. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; owl in field to left; horse's leg beneath throne. Price P21. Demeester, Les Animaux Et La Monnaie Grecque 53(this coin). Toned and with scarce symbols.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 82, 2015, J. Falm collection: Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage Depicting Animals, lot 110.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283
AR Tetradrachm, 17.19g. 27 mm. Pella mint, struck c.294-293 B.C. Nike blowing trumpet and alighting on the prow of a vanquished ship. Rev. Poseidon striding to left and hurling trident; star and dolphin in field to right; monogram in field to left. Newell 67. Lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG 72, 2006, lot 477.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedonian Kings, Perseus, 179-168 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, Attic standard, 16.88g. 33mm. Diademed head of Perseus to right. Rev. Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; oak wreath around; plow below. Mamroth 5. Toned and exceptionally well centered.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 289, 1968, no. 20.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Demetrios Poliorketes, 306-283 B.C. ex: Benson, et
AR Tetradrachm, 17.17g. 26mm. Salamis mint, c.300-295 B.C. Nike alightlng on the prow of a defeated galley of Ptolemy and blowing a trumpet. Rev. Poseidon hurling trident to left; monograms in fields to left and below. Newell 23(this coin listed). Lovely old cabinet toning. This is of the finest style and with a stellar pedigree.
This is an early issue from Salamis near where the referenced naval engagement was fought and very different from the common later ordinary style issues from Pella and Amphipolis.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Durefle collection, Sotheby, May 28, 1900, lot 213, bought by Raedy for £18/5
Ex: Frank Sherman Benson collection, Sotheby, Feb. 3, 1909, lot 432, bought by Dr. Hirsch for £19/10
Ex: Vicomte Sartiges collection, published in Paris, 1910, no. 209.
Ex: Niggeler collection, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, December 3, 1966, lot 243.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Ainos, pedigreed to 1995
AR Diobol, 1.30g. 12mm. c.429-426 B.C. Head of Hermes to right wearing petasos. Rev. Goat standing to right; club to right. May 154(obv. die). SNG Oxford 3526. Lovely old collection toning and with the reverse of exceptionally fine style.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 25, June 19, 1995, lot 367
Ex: EJW Ltd. inventory #19834.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Ainos, ex: Imhoof-Blumer, 1909 ex al.
Ex: Imhoof-Blumer collection, von Fritze, " Die autonomen Münzen von Aions," in Nomisma, Berlin, March, 1909, plate I, 5(this coin).
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, 1994, lot 215.
Ex: Triton VIII, Auction, New York, 2005, lot 240.
ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 102, 2008, lot 108.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Islands, Thasos
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 23: 1993, lot 56.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Roman Embassy, ex: Nanteuil
AR Tetradrachm, 16.84g. 28mm. c.148-147 B.C. Roman Embassy to Macedonia issue during the Republic. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right with bow and quiver on her shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield. Rev. Hand holding olive branch to left above club; oak wreath around. MacKay, Macedonian Studies, Series 1,3c. AMNG 63,194. High relief head of fine style and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Henri de Nanteuil, Paris, published 1925, no. 833.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 42, 1987, lot 207.
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneva, Auction VI, 2010, lot 55.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Dicaea
AR Trihemiobol, 0.76g. 10mm. c.490-475 B.C. Rooster standing to right. Rev. Abbreviated ethnic within shallow incuse square. Schönert-Geiss_. Traite_. SNG COP_. BMC_. SNG Klein_. Cf, Gemini, NY, Auction XI, Jan 12, 2014, lot 21var. Toned and unpublished in the major references.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Private sale, January 28, 2006.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Roman Period
AR Tetradrachm, 16.95g. 33mm. 1st Meris, c.167-149 B.C. Head of Artemis to right in center of a Macedonian shield; bow and quiver on her shoulder. Rev. Club sourrounded by oak wreath. Fine style and toned on a large flan.
Proveneance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan. 8, 2014
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Chersonesos
AR Hemidrachm, 2.46g. 13mm. c.386-338 B.C. Forepart of lion to right with his head reverted. Rev. Caduceus and monogram within sunken incuses. BMC 42. Weber 2421. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 66, 1995, no. 43.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Islands, Thasos
Ex: EJW, Ltd inventory # 43158, 2004.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Islands, Thasos
AR Tetradrachm, 16.79g. 33mm. c. 148-80 B.C. Head of Dionysos to right wearing ivy wreath and of distinctive style with three upright and two downward ivy leaves; hair swept back with three trailing locks on the neck. Rev. Herakles standing to left with club and lion's skin; monogram in field to left. SNG COP 1048. BMC 67. The obverse is struck in unusually high relief; attractive cabinet toning.
Ex: Swiss Credit Zurich, Monetarium List 56, 1991, #50.
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AR Tribol, 2.92g. 14mm. c.398-385 B.C. Forepart of horse to left. Rev. Bunch of grapes. Schönert-Geiss 189. Attractive old cabinet toning; early issue without magistrate's initials.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd, E Auction, April 30, 2001, lot 12 and inventory # 36948.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, ex: Hirsch 1905
Ex: Rhousopoulos collection, Hirsch, Munich, Auction XIII, 1905, lot 713.
Ex: Brand collection, Sothebys, London, 1984, lot 89
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, fpl 466, 1984, lot 3.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 309, 2008, lot 34.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.13g. 27.5mm. Magnesia ad Maendrum, c.297-281 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike on outstretched hand; monogram in field to left. Thompson 113. Extraordinary quality with full strike from fresh dies and virtually flawless surfaces; lovely old cabinet toning.
Ex: Dr. Matthew Curtis collection, San Diego.
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AR Tetradrachm, 17.20g. 30mm. Lysimachea mint, c.297-281 B.C. Diademed head of Alexander to right wearing horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding nike, spear, and shield. Monogram and lion's head in field to left; monogram on throne. Muller 46. Pozzi 1168var. Thompson_. Cf. Triton IV, December 5, 2000, lot 196(dies). Scarce issue for Lysimachos; lovely cabinet toning and an exceptionally sharp portrait with a prominent eye.
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AR Tetradrachm, 16.89g. 28.5mm. Lysimachia, c.297-281 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike on outstretched hand; monograms in field to left and in exergue; minute edge scrape at 7:00 rev. Thompson 14var( monogram in exergue which could be missing on the coin quoted by Thompson). Expressive portrait in high relief. Attractive collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 66, 1995, no. 44.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.00g. 29mm. Lysimacheia mint, c.297-281 B.C. Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great to right wearing horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding nike in outstretched right hand and resting left arm on a shield decorated with a lion's head; lion's head in field to left; monogram beneath throne. Thompson 16. Winzer 33.3(this coin). Hairline flan crack at 11:00 rev. Struck in high relief and with old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Robert Ball, Berlin, Auction Feb. 9, 1932, lot 110
Ex: Gorny and Mosch,Munich, Auction 55, 1991, lot 119.
Ex: Kunker, Osnabrück, Auction 304, 2018, lot 246.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.90g. 26.5 mm. Lampsakos mint, c.297-281 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike on outstretched hand; eight- pointed star on throne; torch in field to left. Thompson 43. SNG Oxford 3722. Fine style and lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedgiree:
Ex: EJW LTD, inventory # 40806, private sale, Nov. 7, 2003.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.98g. 30mm. Lysimacheia mint, c.280-270 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike on outstretched hand; lion's head and monogram in field to left; monogram in exergue. Muller 47var. Thompson_. Attractive old cabinet toning with the obverse struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Vinchon, Paris, Auction, March 14, 1989, lot 95.
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 10, 2015, lot 20.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.10g. 29mm. Lampsakos mint, c.297-282 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great to right wearing diadem and horn of Ammon. Rev. Athena seated to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike on outstretched hand; long torch in field to left; star below. Thompson 43. SNG Oxford 3722. Fine style and high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Monetarium, Zurich, List 59, 1993, no. 43
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 328, 2015, lot 26.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, posthumous, Byzantion
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Kings, Lysimachos, 305-281 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.28g. 18.5mm. Ephesos mint, c.305-281 B.C. Types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; bee and E- "phi" in field to left. Price 1877. Fine toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kunker, Osnabrück, Auction 257, 2014, lot 8160.
Ex: CNG, MBS 106, 2017, lot 101.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Maroneia
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thrace, Maroneia
AR Tetrobol, 2.82g. 16mm. c.398-385 B.C. Forepart of horse to left with magistrate's initials around. Rev. Vine branch with bunch of grapes. Schönert-Geiss 225. Boston 815(obv. die). Spirited horse of the finest style in high relief and with an exceptionally detailed grape vine; lovely old cabinet toning.
Maroneia is located near Mt. Ismaros which was known for its grape harvest. The city may be the same as that of Ismaros mentioned in the Odyssey. According to Homer, the chief priest Maron who was spared by Odysseus when his men plundered the city presented him with a gift of wine in a goatskin. Odysseus later used this wine to intoxicate the Cyclops Polyphemus.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 64, 2012, lot 802
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 431, 2022, lot 3088.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Islands, Thasos
AR Stater, 9.46g. 21mm. c.500-463 B. C. Ithyphallic satyr running to right and grasping nymph who raises her hand in protest. Rev. Incuse. SNG COP 1009. Toned and with excellent detail on both faces.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Schweizerischer Bankverein, Zurich, Auction 29, 1992, lot 95.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thracian Islands, Thasos, ex: Jameson collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Paeonian Kings, Lykkeios, c.358-335 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 12.86g. 23mm. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Herakles clubbing lion to left; sword and scabbard below. SNG ANS 1019. Alpha Bank, Hellenic 82.
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AR Hemidrachm, 2.81g. 11.5mm. c.360's-350's B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to left. Rev. The hero Phemios standing to right hurling spear and holding petasos; sideways "phi" in exergue identifying Phemios, the hero and early mythicial Kinig of the Ainianes. SNG Munich 1. Lovely old collection toning and among the finest known examples.
Provenance/Pedgiree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1011.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Herakleia Trachinia, ex: Weber
AR Obol, 0.95g. 10mm. c.370 B.C. Lion's head to right. Rev. Club; ivy leaf below. BMC 1. Traite IV, 447. Rare and the best quality example from the BCD collection.
Herakleia was founded by Sparta in 426 and passed in and out of Spartan control until it was ceded by Jason of Pherai to the Oitaians during a conflict. The nearby town of Trachis was re-named Herakleia and probably absorbed by Herakleia around the time of the foundation of that city by the Spartans.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sir Hermann Weber collection, # 2812 and noted as purchased from Jean P, Lambros in 1887 (see Weber bio: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2243, Lambros bio: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2338)
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 1, 1989, lot 152.
Ex: BCD Collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1060.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Larissa, Ex: BCD collection
AR Obol, 0.99g. 11mm. c.462-460 B.C. Forepart of bull to left. Rev. Bridled horse head to right within shallow incuse square. Hermann Group III. Slight crystallization and minute scartch in reverse field. Toned and with the bull in very high relief; rare in the quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1105.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Larissa
AR Drachm, 6.07g. 18 mm. c. 370-360 B.C. Head of Aleuas facing wearing a conical helmet the bowl of which is decorated with palmettes and zig-zags; cheek pieces and chin strap. ; double axe and inscription, Greek inscription, "ALEY" to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; ethnic inscription to right; Greek inscription, "ELLA" to left. BMC 29,52. BCD 85. Gulbenkian 473. Lightly toned and rare
This remarkable coin is among the finest known examples of this rare type and with the obverse in very high relief. All of the known examples of this type are struck from the same dies indicating a special issue that was only produced for a short time before returning to the usual facing nymph heads.
Alaeus who is identified by the inscription next to his head was the ancestral founder of the Thessalian royal family of the Aleuads and the earliest Tagos of Thessaly; the double axe was the badge of the Tagos.
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 100, 2005, lot 19.
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AR Drachm, 6.26g. 18mm. c.400-370 B.C. The nymph Larissa three-quarter facing wearing ampyx. Rev. Horse grazing to right. Lorber, "Facing Drachms of Larissa", in Florilegium Numismaticum, Studia in Honorem U. Westermark. Type 19,50(obverse die). Lightly toned with some amber hues.
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AR Obol, 0.99g. 11mm. c.462-460 B.C. Head and neck of bull facing to left. Rev. Head of horse to right within shallow incuse. Hermann Group III.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1105.
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See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lokris, Lokri Opuntii
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction Oct.24, 2003, lot 88.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Phalanna, ex: BCD, 2011
AR Drachm, 5.60g. 19mm. c.360-340 B.C. Youthful male head(Ares?) to right. Rev. Bridled horse trotting to right with free rein and curled tail. BMC 1. BCD 1250(obv. die). Lovely style head in high relief; attractive light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May10, 2011, lot 1428.9
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AR Hemidrachm, 2.98g. 12x15mm. c.450 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmeted decorated with three serpents; she wears single-pendant earring. Rev. Horse head to right within incuse square. Lavva 3. Scarce variety with the three serpents adorning Athena's helmet.
Provenacne/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1277.
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AR Hemidrachm, 2.41g. 15 mm. late 3rd century B.C. Three-quarter facing head of Artemis to right. Rev. Poseidon seated to left of a rock hoding dolphin and trident. SNG COP 253. Very rare in this quality; toned with amber and blue highlights.
Pedigrees/Provenance:
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 71, May 3, 1995, lot 216
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1341.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Thesalian League, ex: BCD collection
AR Hemidrachm, 2.94g. 12x16mm. c.470-460 B.C. Forepart of house emerging from a rock to right; "lambda" (?) on horse's torso. Rev. Wheat grain within incuse. SNG COP 236var. The horse emerging from a rock probably represents Skyphios, the first Thessalian horse and the father of all horses created by Poseidon.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 92, June 4, 1999, lot 226.
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011,lot 1004
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Thessalian League
AR Drachm, 4.17g. 18mm. Mid-late 2nd century B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Helmeted Athena striding to right with spear and shield. BCD Thessaly 891.2 HGC 4, 213. Multi-hued toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 552, March, 1992, lot 13
Ex: CNG 78, May 14, 2008, lot 484.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Thessaly, Trikka, ex: Sternberg and BCD
AR Hemidrachm, 2.87g. 15mm. c.440-400 B.C. Thessalos wearing cloak and petasos restraing bull to right. Rev. Forepart of a horse within shallow incuse square. Boston 933. Fine style and lovely toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction VI, November 25, 1976, lot 42.
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1353.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Illyria, Damastion
Ex: Dr. Maly (Nomos), Kriens, Switzerland, purchased June 1, 1975.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Illyria, Dyrrhachium
AR Drachm or Victoriat, c.120-70 B.C. magistrates: Pankrates and Diodoros. Cow suckling calf to right; serpent-staff below. Rev. Double floral pattern within square. BMC 69,61. Scarce symbol.
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Ex: Herbert Cahn collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Epeiros, Ambrakia
Ex: Dr. Albert Siegel, NY, 1980's
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Epeirote Republic
AR Drachm, 4.67g. 19mm. c.238-168 B.C. Head of Zeus Dodonos to right wreathed with oak; monogram behind. Rev. Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; all within an oak wreath. Franke, Epeiros, p. 176,163 and plate 25, V91/R114 (this coin). Fine style and toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Ratto, Lugano, Auction, April 4, 1927, lot 1110.
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 11, Oct. 9, 2015, lot 85.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon
AR Stater, 8.47g. 21mm. c. 360-330 B.C. Pegasos flying to left; A below. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena to left; crested Corinthian helmet in field to right. Pegasi II, 526,11. BMC 9. Old collection toning and an exceptionally well detailed helmet symbol.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 43, 1990, no. 46.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Akarnania, Akarnanian League, pedigree to 2003
AR Stater, 9.89g. 28 x 25 mm. c.250-200 B.C. magistrate: Lykourgas. The river-god Acheloos represented as a man-headed bull to right. Rv. Apollo seated to left holding bow; monogram to left; EY in ancient graffito in field below Apollo's arm BMC 6. SNG COP 418. BCD 18(dies).small die break on reverse. Attractive old cabinet toning and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: EJW, Ltd. E Auction 79, December 10, 2003, lot 32.
Ex: Baldwins, New York Auction 20, January 7, 2009, lot 30.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Akarnania, Leukas, pedigreed to 1986
AR Stater, 8.56g. 22mm. c.320-280 B.C. Pegasus flying to right; lambda below. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena to right; herm, caduceus, and lambda behind head. Pegasi II, 419,102. BMC 130,63. Beautiful dark collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 24, 1986, no.102
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Boeotia, Federal Coinage
AR Obol, 0.87g. 11mm. c.395-340 B.C. Boeotian shield. Rev. Club above kantharos. BCD, Boiotia 46, HGC 4, 1169. Finely toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mirian Sinton collection, CNG Auction 53, March 15, 2000, lot 329.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Boeotia, Orchomenos, pedigreed to 2011
AR Hemiobol, 0.40g. 8mm. Late 5th cent. B.C. -364 B.C. Half-grain wheat sprouting; ivy leaf to left and right. SNG Fitzwilliam 2878 var. (one leaf). Weber 3215-3216 var. (one leaf). BCD Boiotia 211a-b var. (one leaf). BMC 31var. (one leaf). Lovely multi-hued toning and among the finest known examples.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: CNG, Lancaster, PA, MBS 87, May 18, 2011, lot 439.
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AR Hemiobol, 0.35g 6mm. c.480-460 B.C. Half of a Boeotian shield. Rev. Greek "theta" wihin an incuse. BCD Boiotia 356. HGC 4, 1362. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Kovacs, CA, MBS VII, June 15, 1987, lot 55
Ex: CNG 75, May 23, 2007, lot 221
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Boeotia, Thespiai, ex: Malter 1998
AR Obol, 0.86g. 10mm. c.400-350 B.C. Beotian shield. Rev. Crescent and abbreviated ethnic inscription. BCD Boetia 598. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Joel Malter, Encino, CA, Auction 73, November 22, 1998. lot 79 with coin ticket
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Euboea, Histiaia
AR Tetrobol, 2.22g. 15mm. 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Head of the nymph Histiaia to right; she wears a wreath of grapes and vines in her curly hair; she wears single-pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. The nymph Histiaia is seated to right on the stern of a galley decorated with a wing; she holds stylis or mast with her left hand. BCD, Euboia 399(this coin). Toned and of unusually fine style.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Schweizerischer Bankverein , Zurich, Auction 38, Sept. 12, 1995. lot 158.
Ex: BCD collection, Lanz, Munich, Auction 111, Nov. 25, 2002, lot 399.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Euboea, Histiaia
AR Tetrobol, 2.68g. 15mm. c.350-300 B.C. Head of nymph Histiaia to right wearing a decorated sakkos, ivy wreath with grape bunches, pearl necklace, and single pendant earring. Rev. The nymph Histiaia seated to right on prow of galley and holding mast. Gulbenkian 510. BCD 366. Cf. Triton XIX, 2016, lot 131. Some light scratches under toning on cheek. Fine style in high relief and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. E auction 34, June 20, 2001, lot 49.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, wappenmünzen
AR Obol, 0.66g. 8mm. c.545-515 B.C. Wheel with four spokes and struts. Rev. Incuse square. Agora 4. Seltman pl. IV,5. Svoronos pl. I, 60(rev. die). Dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 472. November/December, 1984, no. 49.
Ex: Dr. Paul Peter Urone collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, Wappenmunzen
AR Obol, 0.62g. 8mm. c.545-515 B.C. Wheel with four spokes and struts. Rev. Incuse square. Seltman pl. IV,v. Svoronos pl. I, 60-61. SNG COP 9(rev. die). Dark toning and well struck on a full flan.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 45, 1988, lot 160.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, new type after Marathon, RR
AR Tetradrachm, 17.21g. 20 x 21.5mm. c.475-470 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet adorned with four olive leaves; the crest is decorated with chevrons and dots. ; small die break. Rev. Owl standing; two olive leaves with berry hanging behind head; small crescent moon; minute striking defect on owl's right eye. Starr, Group 1, cf.4. Svoronos, pl. 8,5. Seltman, Group N,411. Wartenberg, After Marathon, 55. Toned and in exceptional quality for this significant and rare issue.
This is the first new issue by Athens after the Battle of Marathon with the addition of the four olive leaves to the helmet and the crescent moon on the reverse. These iconographic elements have traditionally been interepreted as symbols of victory after Marathon. They also set a new standard design with minor alterations for the massive issues of tetradrachms to follow.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XVIII, Nov. 20, 1986, lot 102; illustrated on both enlargement and color plates.
Ex: Harald Salvesen collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Athens
AR Drachm, 4.24g. 13x15mm. c.353-274 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena with profile eye to right. Rev. Owl standing to right; olive sprig and crescent moon behind. Svoronos, pl. 21, 37-40. HGC 4, 1632. Toned.
Ex: Tom Cederlind, c. 1990's with ticket.
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AR Obol, 0.68g. 8.5mm. c.454-404 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena to right. Rev. Owl standing to right; olive sprig behind. SNG München 77ff. Svoronos, pl. IX, minute flan crack at 11:00 obv. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Nicholas Jamgochian collection, Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 340, 1994, lot 249.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, pedigreed hemiobol
AR Hemiobol, 0.34g. 7mm. c.450-430 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet. Rev. Owl; olive sprig to left. Svoronos Pl. XIII, 42. SNG COP 61; some small bits of encrustation on obv. Toned and with a nearly perfectly centered and well struck obverse in high relief; an exceptional example for this denomination.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Swiss Credit Corp, Basel, Auction 17, January 277, 1987, lot 42
Ex: Harold Salvesen collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, AR Drachm, ex: Leu 2004
AR Drachm, 4.28g. 15mm. c.460-455 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with olive leaves. Rev. Owl standing to right; olive sprig behind. Svoronos, pl. IX,31. Toned, high relief, and well centered.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 91, 2004, lot 140.
Ex: Manhattan Auction, New York, Auction II, 2011, 46, Peter Gruber collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, AR Drachm
AR Drachm, 4.26g. 15mm. c.454-404 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with olive leaves. Rev. Owl standing to right; olive sprig behind. SNG COP 41-43. Dewing 1600. Lightly toned and well centered.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG Auction 94, 2013, lot 356.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, pedigreed
Ex: EJW, Ltd, Frederick, MD, E Auction 107, February 26, 2007, lot 18(illustrated brochure).
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens
AR Tetradrachm, 17.17g. 25mm. c.454-404 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with olive leaves. Rev. Owl standing to right; olve sprig and crescent moon behind. SNG COP 33ff. Ancient banker's counterstamp in the form of a crescent in the obverse field. Lovely old collection toning.
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AR Tetradrachm, 17.15g. 24mm. c.435-420 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with olive leaves. Rev. Owl standing to right; olve sprig and crescent moon behind. Svoronos, pl. 14,5. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gitta Kastner, Munich, Auction 10, May 18, 1976, lot 33.
Ex: Baldwins, NY Auction XXV, 2011, lot 54.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, pedigreed to 2000
AR Tetradrachm, 17.21g. 24mm. c.454-404 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet decorated with olive leaves. Rev. Owl standing to right; olve sprig and crescent moon behind. SNG COP 33ff. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 49, Sept. 11, 2000, lot 120.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens
Ex: Dr. Albert Siegel collection, New York, 1960's.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Attica, Athens, new style drachm
AR "New Style " drachm, 4.40g. 17mm. c.135-134 B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing triple-crested helmet. Rev. Owl standing and facing on an overturned amphora; serpent staff in field to left. Thompson 357 g-h. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hills, Winter Mail Bid Sale, 1989, lot 181.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Aegean Islands, Aegina
AR Stater, 12.15g. 20mm. c.480-457 B.C. Sea turtle with "T back" design on shell. Rev. Incuse skew pattern. SNG Lockett 1969. SNG COP 510. Millbank, Period III. This coin is struck in extremely high relief in the manner of the earlier sea turtles; exceptional quality and nicely toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 137, August 1954, no.39.
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Aegean Islands, Aegina
AR Stater, 12.33g. 21mm. c.456-431 B.C. Tortoise. Rev. Skew-pattern incuse. SNG COP 517. Milbank, pl II, 12. Cf. Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 11, 2022, lot 886= Hirsch XXXI, May 6, 1912, lot 303(same obverse die). Some light die rust around edges of shell. Unusually complete and with attractive toning.
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Ex: Harlan J Berk, Ltd. Buy Bid Sale 64, January 16. 1997, lot 176.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Corinth, archaic stater, ex: Spink
Ex: Spink, London, Numismatic Circular, April, 1994, lot 2001. with original ticket.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Corinth
AR Trihemiobol, 0.43g. 8.5mm. c.500-450 B.C. Corinthian helmet. Rev. Large "T" for the denomination. BCD Corinth 38. HGC 4, 1890. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 8, 2012, lot 235.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Corinth
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Corinth
AR Stater, 8.56g. 22mm. c.345-307 B.C. Pegasus flying to left; archaic koppa below. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena to left; nike carrying bow behind head.; I in front. Ravel 1030. Pegasi 420. Lovely toning and elegant symbol.
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AR Stater, 8.59g. 20mm. c.375-300 B.C. Pegasus flying to left; archaic koppa below; die break below Pegasus Rev. Helmeted head of Athena to right; kantharos and N behind. Pegasi I, 379. small edge nick at 2:00 obv. Nicely toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Davisson, MN, Auction 7, Aug. 21, 1996, lot 69.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Corinth
AR Stater, 8.58g. 22mm. c.345-307 B.C. Pegasus flying to left; archaic koppa below. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena to left; Medusa head within aegis behind; A-P below. Pegasi I, 427. Ravel 1009. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 38, June 6-7, 1996, lot 299.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Corinth- chimera symbol
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Achaean League, Elis
AR Hemidrachm, 2.34g. 17mm. c.45-30 B.C. magistrate: Kallippos. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Achaean League monogram; FA in field to left for Elis; winged thunderbolt below; wreath around. BCD Peloponnesos 691. HGC 5,541. Lovely old cabinet toning; excellent style and struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 50, September 24, 1990, lot 307.
Ex: CNG, Lancaster, Auction 91, September 19, 2012, lot 203.
Ex: Matthew Curtis collection, San Diego
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Achaean League, Epidauros
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Achaen League, Megara
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 28, 1984, lot 234.
Ex: Numismata, Milan, Dieter Klein collection, Auction 3, 1999, lot 223.
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 18, 2004, lot 115.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Achaean League, Patrai
AR Hemidrachm, 2.53g. 15mm. c.31 B.C. . Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Inscritption within wreath. BCD collection 534. Hoover 58. Old collection toning
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phokis, Federation
AR Hemidrachm, 2.93g. 13mm. c.449-447 B.C. Facing bull's head. Rev. Archaic head of Artemis to right. Williams 213. BCD 241. Lovely old collection toning and with the obverse in very high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 171, September 25, 1991, lot 215
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 104, October 9, 2000, lot 322.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Arcadia, Mantineia
Ex: Robert Myers, New York, Auction 13, 1978, lot 153.
Ex: BCD collection, LHS, Zurich, Auction 963, 2006, lot 1459.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon
AR Hemidrachm, 2.84g. 15.5mm. c.330-280 B.C. Chimera walking to left. Rev. Dove flying to left. BCD 294. HGC 213. SNG COP 62var. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 372, 2002, lot 213.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Sikyonia, Sikyon
AR Hemidrachm, 2.33g. 17mm. c.100-60 B.C. magistrate: Polykrates(?). Dove flying to left. Rev. Large "sigma" and magistrate inititals within a shallow incuse square. HGC 215. BCD_. Fine multi- hued toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 195, 1997, lot 211.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Argolis, Argos
AR Triobol, 2.66g. 15mm. c.260's-250's B.C. Forepart of wolf to left. Rev. Large A; eagle and harpa below; all within shallow incuse square. SNG COP 36. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 2, 1985, lot 53.
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 68, 1994, lot 144.
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 195, 2011, lot 188.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
AR Stater, 11.96g. 22mm. 408 B.C. for the 93rd Olympiad. Unsigned work by the engraver DA... Head of eagle to left; white poplar leaf below. Rev. Winged thunderbolt flanked by abbreviated ethnic inscription. Seltman 154(dies). BCD collection, Leu 90, 2004, lot 77(dies). Seltman, "Masterpieces in Greek Coinage," 25 and cover. This is an unsigned work by the same engraver who produced a very similar obverse die that is signed "delta-A" on the leaf( see BCD, lot 77). Rare and with an impressive eagle head that is remarkably well centered for the issue.
Ex: Stacks, New York, Auction, January 14, 2008, lot 2212, Lawrence Stack Collection
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Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction A, 1991, lot 1408.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
Ex: Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, 1980's with original ticket
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
AR Hemidrachm, 2.67g. 15mm. 336 B.C., 111th Olympiad. Laureate head of Zeus to left. Rev. Eagle standing to right; snake to right. SNG COP 391. SNG Lockett 2412. SNG Delepierre 2164(dies). Toned and scarce
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: BCD Collection, Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 90, 2004, lot 157
Ex: Robert Myers, New York, list November 1977, no. 90.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
AR Drachm, 4.88g. 18mm. c.244-208 B.C. Eagle flying to right grasping hare. Rev. Winged gorgon head within center of thunderbolt. Schwabacher Group IV,42(dies). BCD Olympia 266(this coin). This is a very rare and unusual type with the gorgon within the thunderolt. This example was the sole piece appearing in the extensive published BCD collection of Olympia. It also appears to be the only use of a gorgon on the coinage of Olympia.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD Olympia collection, Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 90, May 10, 2004, lot 266
Ex: CNG, Auction 73, Sept. 13, 2006, lot 278.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
AR Hemidrachm, 2.17g. 14mm. c.265-240 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Thunderbolt within wreath. BCD Olympia 229(dies). SNG Delepierre 2217(dies). SNG Lockett 2437. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG 103, 2004, lot 60.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Sparta, ex: Lockett. Ratto, et al
AR Triobol, 2.29g. 16mm. c.90-50 B.C. Diademed head of Herakles to right. Rev. Serpent entwined around amphora; caps of the Dioskouri to right and left. Grunnauer Group 8, Series 16,93(this coin). SNG Lockett 2491(this coin). Fine toning and well struck with details of the serpent still visible on the amphora.
Ex: Rudolfo Ratto, Lugano, Auction 4, April 4, 1927, lot 1572.
Ex: Lockett collection, Glendining, London, May 27, 1959, lot 1987.
Ex: BCD collection, LHS, Zurich, Auction 96, 2006, 874.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Sparta, ex: BCD and Sternberg
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Peloponnesos, Sparta
AR Hemidrachm, 2.30g. 14mm. Achaean League issue. c.85-80 B.C. Lauraete head of Zeus to right. Rev. Monogram; caps of the Dioscouri. BCD, Peloponnesos 865.1 SNG COP 322. Toned.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Gortyna, ex: NAC and Leu
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, April 15, 1996, lot 330.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 83, May 6, 2002, lot 273.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Gortyna, ex: Lockett
AR Stater, 11.58g. 27mm. c.330-270 B.C. Europa seated in tree to right. Rev. Bull walking to right and looking backwards. Svoronos 57(same obv. die). SNG COP 440. SNG Lockett 2558=LeRider, plate XII,3 (this coin). Toned and exceptionally well struck for this type which is usually obscured by the over-striking.
This coin is over-struck on a stater of Lyttos.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Lockett collection, Glendining, London, Auction May 27, 1959, lot 203 (for bio see: https://coin.com/indexes/?find=2673)
Ex: Robert Ebert collection, Stacks, NY, Auction Jan. 12 2013, lot 5536.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Gortyna, Ex: Hermitage museum
AR Stater, 11.71g. 27mm. c.300 B.C. Europa seated to right in tree; she props up her head with her hand. Rev. Bull standing to right with head turned back; fragments of retrograde ethnic inscription to right. Svoronos 52 and pl. XIII, 24. LeRider 33d and pl. XVI,4(this coin). Old collection toning, well struck for the type, and with an important pedigree.
This coin is overstruck on a tetradrachm of Kyrene or Barke with remnants of the silphium plant visible on the reverse in the field to the right of the bull.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Duplicates sold by Schlessinger, Berlin Auction 13, February 4, 1935, lot 1049.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 272, January 1967, no.18.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 79, October 31, 2000, lot 598.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Gortyna, pedigreed
Ex: Trad Art, Auction 2, NY, December 12, 1983, lot 120.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Gortyna with countermarks
AR Drachm, 4.77g. 21mm. c.250-230 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right with countermark of bull to right. Rev. Europa riding bull to right with countermark of laureate head of Apollo to right. Svoronos 116. Mionnet II, 280, 178. Scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex Jonathan Kern. Lexington, KY, USA, Price list 8, 1991, no. 29.
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AR Stater, 11.31g. 24x27g. c.350-300 B.C. Europa seated in tree to right raising her peplos. Rev. Bull walking to right and looking backwards; dolphin below; traces of over-striking. Svoronos pl. XV,16(dies). BMC 40,26. Toned.
Ex: Edward J Waddell, Ltd., New York, Auction II, September 12, 1987, lot 188.
Ex: Uncertain English old handwritten ticket with a price of £30/
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Itanos
Ex: Edward J Waddell, Ltd, fixed price list 63, 1994, lot 98.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Crete, Gortyna
AR Drachm, 3.07g. 19mm. c. 98-94 B.C. Diademed head of Zeus to right. Rev. Warrior standing to left holding spear and shield; A in field to left. Svoronos 147 and plate XVI, 11(obv. die). Traces of undertype legend to the left of Zeus's head. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, private purchase, Jan. 7, 2012
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cycladic Islands, Paros
AR Didrachm, 7.67g. 22mm. c.250-200 B.C. magistrate: Teisenor. Female head (Artemis or Demeter?) to right wearing taenia. Rev. Goat standing to right. John Tully, The Island Standard, Numismatic Studies 28, ANS, p. 79, Di2.A, 1d(this coin listed). SNG Berry 881. Attractive light cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess, Lucerne, Auction 254,1983, lot 189.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 73, 1988, lot 165
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Black Sea, Pantikapaion
AR Hemidrachm, 2.62g. 14mm. c.370-355 B.C. Bearded head of Pan facing slightly to left wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Lion attacking stag to right with the the lion biting the stag's head. SNG BM Black Sea 860. SNG Stancomb 536. MacDonald 42. Cf. Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auktion 133, 2004, Los 96 (same obv. die). Very rare, excellent style, and among the finest known examples. Toned.
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AR Hemidrachm, 2.61g. 15mm. c. 370-355 B.C. Head of Pan facing slightly to the left wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Facing lions scalp. SNG BM Black Sea 865. SNG Stancomb 551. MacDonald 44. Rare and unusually well struck and centered for this issue.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Black Sea, Pantikapaion
AR Diobol, 1.35g. 14mm. c.400-375 B.C. Lion head facing. Rev. Abbreviated ethnic within qudripartite incuse square. SNG BM Black Sea 844. SNG Stancomb 524. MacDonald 21/1. Toned.
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AR Drachm, 3.18g. 17mm. c.340-325 B.C. Bearded head of Pan facing three-quarter to left. Rev. Bull's head to left. SNG BM 880. SNG Stancomb 548. MacDonald 57. Exceptional quality for this scarce issue; attractive multi-hued toning with a light craquelure surface.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 416, April 28, 2016, lot 90.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Pontic Kings, Mithradates VI, 120-63 B.C.
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, New York, Auction XI, 1982, lot 148.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 95, 2004, lot 42.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika
Ex:Dr. Walter Stoecklin collection, Amriswil, Switzerland, pre 1975; with collector ticket
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bithynian Kings, Prusias II, 183-149 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.90g. 33mm. Diademed and winged head of King to right with short beard. Rev. Zeus standing to left holding scepter and wreath; eagle standing on a winged thunderbolt and monogram in field to left. BMC 210, 2. SNG von Aulock 6882var(monogram); a couple minute scratches in rev. field. Excellent style bold Hellenistic portrait
Ex: CNG, Auction 69, 2005, lot 345.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bithynian Kings, Nikomedes III, ex: Glen, 1957
AR Tetradrachm, 16.42g. 35mm. Dated year 205=94-93 B.C. Diademed head of Nikomedes to right. Rev. Zeus standing to left holdiing wreath and scepter; eagle on thunderbolt in field to left. Recueil II, 591. de Callatay, Guerres, pl. 56 D60/R2(this coin). Exceptional high relief portrait and attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Glendining, London, Auction March 7-8, 1957, lot 256, Sale of a Foreign Ambassador.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bithynian Kings, Nikomedes IV, 94-74 B.C. ex: Leu
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 64, October 11, 1993, lot 125.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 86, May 5, 2003, lot 389.
Ex: Stacks, New York, Cornelius Vermeule collection, Auction, January 11, 2010, lot 148
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Mysia, Lampsakos
AR Diobol, 1.25g. 11mm. c.500-450 B.C. Forepart of winged Pegasus to left. Rev. Incuse. SNG COP 180-181. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 253, March 5, 2018, lot 191.
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AR Diobol, 1.29g. 11mm. c.500-450 B.C. Forepart of winged Pegasus to left. Rev. Incuse. SNG COP 180-181. BMC 5. SNG BN 1118. Toned.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Pergamon, Philetairos, c.269-263
AR Tetradrachm, 16.63g. 29.5mm. Struck under Antiochos I in the name of the Seleukid vassal Philetairos. Diademed head of the deified Seleukos I to right. Rev. Athena seated to left holding spear and shield; ivy leaf in field to left and bow in field to right. Newell, Pergamum 14(dies). BMC Mysia 114,28(dies) SC 309.5a Rare and with an excepetional high relief portrait of Seleukos I. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: MNL collection
Ex: CNG, Auction 109, 2018, lot 214.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Pergamon, Philetairos, c.269-263
AR Tetradrachm, 16.73g. 26mm. Struck under Antiochos I in the name of the Seleukid vassal Philetairos. Diademed head of the deified Seleukos I to right. Rev. Athena seated to left holding spear and shield; ivy leaf in field to left and bow in field to right; monogram in exergue. Newell, Pergamum 13(obv. die). Imhoof-Blumer, Pörtraitkopfe auf antiken Münzen, 1885, plate I.3(obv. die) SC 309.4b. A few light cleaning marks under old toning. The portrait style is very rugged and expressive; this is the same style as the example illustrated on the cover of Seleukid Coinage by Houghton and Lorber.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NFA, New York, Auction IX, December 10, 1980, lot 239
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 38, May 13, 1986, lot 102
Ex: CNG, Auction 114, 2020, lot 241
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Pergamon, Eumenes I, 263-241 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.92g. 31 mm. Diademed head of Philetairos to right Rv. Athena seated to left holding wreath and spear; bow in field to right; ivy leaf and A in field to left. Westermark V. LIII/R I. SNG France 1610. This is the finest and most dramatic of the Philetairos portrait styles. Toned, struck in very high relief, and with exceptional surfaces for this normally heavily marred type.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 72, 1997, no. 54
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Pergamon, Eumenes I, 263-241 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.25g. 29.5 mm. Head of Philetairos to right wearing diadem intertwined with laurel. Rv. Athena seated to left holding wreath and spear; bow in field to right; ivy leaf and A in field to left. Westermark Group IV a. SNG France 1610v. Some minor pitting and contact marks on the reverse. Expressive portrait in high relief; old collection toning.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 54, 1978, lot 269.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Pergamon, Eumenes I, 263-241 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.16g. 30 mm. Diademed head of Philetairos to right Rv. Athena seated to left holding wreath and spear; bow in field to right; ivy leaf in field to left; A and small sphinx seated on throne. Westermark Group II. SNG France 1605. Toned and struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Coin Galleries, NY, MBS, April 15, 1992, lot 199.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Troas, Kebren, pedigreed to 2000
AR Obol, 0.54g. 8mm. c.500-450 B.C. Ram's head to left. Rv. Incuse. Demeester 94(this coin). Klein 312. Weber 5350. Lovely dark toning and among the finest known examples.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Troas, Neandria
AR Hemiobol, 0.28g. 6mm. Early 5th century B.C. Crested Corinthian helmet. Rev. Amphora. SNG Kayhan 1137; some minor corrosion on obv. Very rare in this quality. Toned and with the obverse in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Hauck and Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 14, October 6, 1998, lot 76.
Ex: Denyse Berend collection, Paris
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Troas, Neandria, pedigreed to 2011
AR Obol, 0.68g. 4th cent. B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rv. NEAN. Ram standing to right within shallow incuse. SNG von Aulock 7628 var. Klein 318 var. Dark toning and exceptional quality for this issue.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 151, June 30, 2011, lot 433
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Troad Islands, Tenedos, Tetradrachm, pedigreed
Ex: Sotheby's, New York, Auction, December 8-9, 1992, lot 53.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Aeolis, Aegae
AR Tetradrachm, 16.81g. 32mm. c.160-150 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Zeus standing to left holding eagle and scepter; monogram in field to left; oak wreath around. SNG von Aulock 1594. SNG COP 6. Attractive style and toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 17, 1980, lot 62.
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 153, March 14, 2009, lot 8308
Ex: CNG, E Auction 271, January 11, 2012, lot 272.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Aeolis, Kyme
AR Hemiobol, 0.30 g. 6x7mm. c.500-450 B.C. Horse head to right. Rv. Incuse. Klein 332. Dark toning.
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AR Tetradrachm, 16.99g. 31mm. c.155-143 B.C. Diademed head of Amazon to right; minor die breaks on face. Rev. Horse standing to right with a raised foreleg; cup below; all within wreath. SNG COP 104(obv. die). Jameson 1460(o. die). Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Davissons, MN, 1997
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Aeolis, Myrina
AR Tetradrachm, 16.72g. 33mm. c.155-145 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Apollo Grynius walking to right holding patera and laurel branch with two fillets; omphalos and amphora below. Sacks, ANSMN 30. issue 30. Fine style and exceptionally well struck in high relief. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Phoibos collection, Munich, c.1950's-1980's
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AR Drachm, 4.06g. 18mm. c.150 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right with two plaits of hair falling down the nape of his neck. Rev. Apollo of Gryneium standing to right holding a laurel branch with two fillets and a patera; omphalos and amphora below to right; all within laurel wreath. Sacks, "The Wreathed Coins of Aeolian Myrina," in ANS Museum Notes, 30, 1985, p. 38, issue 29, but only listing tetradrachms. Fine style, very rare issue, and among the finest known Myrina drachms; luster under light toning and virtually as struck
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 20, October 16, 2007, lot 85.
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Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XXV, 1991, lot 129.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Ephesos
AR Drachm, 3.23g. 17mm. c.500-420 B.C. Bee with spiral decorations in the fields and E-"phi". Rev. Incuse square. Karweise 55(Series VI, type 2B). Toned with light craquelure.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 392, 2007, lot 4342.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Herakleia ad Latmon
AR Tetradrachm, 17.15g. 32mm. c.140-135 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena to right; forepart of five horses and pegasus on helmet. Rev. Club within wreath; monograms and nike holding wreath. SNG von Aulock 1978v. Fine old toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd. E Auction 79, December 10, 2003, lot 42 and illustrated brochure.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Klazomenae
AR Diobol, 1.37g. 11mm. c.500 B.C. Winged boar to right. Rev. Incuse square. SNG von Aulock 1983. SNG Munich 453. Fine old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Blaser-Frey, Fribourg, Auction 2, 1955, lot 1140.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Kolophon
AR Hemiobol, 0.40g. 6mm. c.530-500 B.C. Head of Apollo Klarios to left. Rev. Incuse square. SNG Kayhan 342. SNG von Aulock 1808. Toned and a lovely archaic head of Apollo.
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AR Tetartemorion, 0.23g. 6.5mm. c.450-410 B.C. Facing head of Apollo Klarios. Rev. Monogram T-E for the denomination within a shallow incuse square. SNG COP 133. SNG Kayhan 356. Some light deposits around edges. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 376, 2003, lot 371.
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AR Tetradrachm, 16.95g. 30.5mm. c.190-180 B.C. magistrate: Pausanius, son of Pausanius. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right; bow and quiver on shoulder. Rev. Apollo standing to left leaning on tripod and holding laurel branch with fillets; meander pattern below; wreath around. SNG von Aulock 7922. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Phoibos collection, Munich, c.1950's-1980's
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Phokaia
AR 1/12 Stater(hemihekte), 1.30g. 10mm. c.521-510 B.C. Head of nymph or goddess to left wearing diadem and saccos, earring composed of four rosettes, and pearl necklace. Rev. Incuse square. SNG Kayhan 522var(rev.punch). An exquisite archaic head in extremely high relief and with lovely toning.
The style of the archaic head is very close to that for the electrum hekte issue, Bodenstedt 31, and may well have been engraved by the same artist.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Teos
Ex: Matthew Curtis collection, San Diego
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Teos, ex: Aufhaüser, 1985
AR Hemidrachm, 2.95g. 13mm. late 6th-early 5th centuries B.C. Grffin seated to right. Rev. Incuse. Balcer 52a(dies). Weber 6198(dies). High relief; fine toning with blue and amber highlights.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 2, October 21, 1985, lot 98.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 376, October 29, 2003, lot 392.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Smyrna
AR Tetradrachm, 16.57g. 37mm. c.150-143 A.D. Head of Tyche to right wearing diadem decorated with city walls. Rv. Ethnic inscription and monogram within wreath. SNG von Aulock 2182(same obverse die). Gulbenkian 995. An exceptional medallic quality specimen in high relief and on a very broad flan; attractive old cabinet toning.
ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 33, 1986, lot 184.
ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 138, 2005, lot 118.
ex: Dieter Grunow, Berlin, collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionia, Smyrna, ex: Antiqua, CA, 2008
AR Tetradrachm, 16.56g. 33mm. c.150-143 B.C. Head of Tyche to right wearing diadem decorated with city walls. Rv. Ethnic inscription and monogram within wreath. Milne, NC, 1914, pl.VI, A (obv. die). Toned
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Antiqua, CA, 2008
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionian Islands, Chios, ex: MM 1977
AR Drachm, 3.67g. 13mm. c.431-412 B.C. Sphinx seated to left; amphora and bunch of grapes in field to left. Rev. Incuse square. Baldwin, Chios 80-81. SNG COP 1546. Lovely old cabinet toning and struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 391, July 1977, no. 11.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionian Islands, Samos, ex: Sir Herman Weber et al.
AR Drachm, 3.52g. 13mm. c.510-500 B.C. Forepart of winged boar to left. Rev. Facing lion's head within shallow incuse square. Barron 39a(this coin). An excellent archaic coin of unusually good qualtiy; lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Sir Herman Weber collection, published London, 1926, #6296
Ex: Robert Carfrae collection, Sotheby, London, Auction July 8, 1901, lot 30(multiple lot attested by Weber).
Ex: Edward J Waddell, Ltd. List 25, 1986, lot 37.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ionian Island, Samos
AR Diobol, 1.12g. 10mm. c.398-365 B.C. Facing lion's scalp. Rev. Prow of ship (Samaina) to right. Barron, pl. XXII, 1. Weber 6307. The Samaina is a bireme ship designed and employed by Samos that is distinguished by an upturned ram in the shape of a boar's head, abbreviated here.
Rare with lovely toning and among the best known examples.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 196, 2011, lot 1717.
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AR Hemiobol, 0.56g. 8mm. c.400-350 B.C. Forepart of boar to right. Rev. Male head to right. Winzer 13.2. SNG Kayhan 754. Scarce and toned.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Kaunos
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Knidos, ex: Boston Museum et al.
AR Trihemiobol, 1.72g. 11.5mm. c.500-490 B.C. Lion's head facing to right. Rev. Diademed head of Aphrodite to right within incuse. Cahn 4.3(this coin).
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: E.P. Warren, collection, 1906, Berlin, no. 1167.
Ex: Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1979.
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hills, Auction VIII, 1980, lot 274
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 549, Nov/Dec, 1991, no. 96.
Ex: Denyse Berend collection, Paris.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Knidos
AR Drachm, 6.27g. 17mm. c.465-449 B.C. Forepart of lion to right. Rev. Diademed head of Aphrodite to right; die break beneath bust. Cahn 78.2(this example). Lovely old cabinet toning and fine style. This coin is struck from the same dies as the Kunstfreunde example, Leu & MM, 1974, lot 163 and NAC 146, lot 2224.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction November 17-18, 1955, lot 557.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Knidos
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction K, March 30, 2000, lot 1330.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Knidos, 1992 pedigree
AR Tetrobol, 2.55g. 13mm. magistrate: Kydosthenes, c.250-210 B.C. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right; bow and quiver behind. Rev. Tripod. SNG COP 291(dies). Attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 23, 1992, lot 130.
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 131, November 27, 2006, lot 234.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Knidos, ex: Jameson, Warren, et al
Ex: Warren collection, Sotheby's, London, Auction May 2-3,1905, lot 73 (purchased by Dr. Hirsch for £50).
Ex: Jameson collection, 1535
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hills, Auction IV, March 24, 1977, lot 300
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hills, Winter MBS, 1987, lot 345.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Stratonikeia
AR Hemidrachm, 1.67g. 16mm. 1st century B.C. Magistrate: Sosandros Zoilos. Laureate head of Hekate to right. Rev. Nike walking to right with wreath and palm within shallow incuse square. Dark patina. Meadows, NC, 2002, Group 4B. BMC 7.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hauck and Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 18, October 5, 2004, lot 265.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karia, Uncertain Local Dynast, ex: Sternberg 1980
AR 1/8 Stater, 1.41g. 12mm. c.450-400 B.C. Forepart of winged man-headed bull to right. Rev. Female head to right within shallow incuse. HN online 1395. BMC 16,75var(as Lykia). Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction X, 1980, lot 153
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 334, 1992, lot 458
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 360, 1999, lot 124.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karian Dynast, Hekatomnos, 392-377 B. C. 2000 ped,
AR Tetrobol, 4.22g. 16mm. Mylasa mint. Forepart of lion to left. Rev. Star pattern within circular incuse. SNG Keckman 274. SNG COP 588. Exceptional quality and struck in high relief; beautiful old collection toining with purple and amber highlights.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February 29, 2000, lot 147.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karian Islands, Rhodes
AR Drachm, 4.08g. 21mm. c.88 B.C.-14 A.D. magistrate Zenon. Radiate head of Helios turned slightly to the right. Rev. Full-blown rose. HGC 6, 1456. Attractive iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG, Auction 47, September 16, 1998, lot 504, El Medina collection.
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Ex: EJW, Ltd, E Auction 81, 2004, lot 49.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karian Islands, Rhodes, 1989 pedigree
AR Tetradrachm, 13.48g. 26.5mm. c.229-205 B.C. magistrate: Eukrates. Facing head of Helios. Rev. Rose with bud to right and thunderbolt to left. SNG COP 754. SNG Keckman 547. Attractive toning and struck in high relief on both sides.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Historical Coin Review, May/June, 1989, lot 47.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karian Islands, Rhodes
AR Drachm, 3.12g. 16.5 mm. c.150-125 B.C. Radiate head of Helios to right. Rev. Rose; rooster in field to left. Jenkins, in Kraay Morkholm Essays Group C, 82.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Auction 86, May 5, 2003, lot 414
Ex: Triton, New York, Auction X, January 9, 2007, lot 367
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karian Islands, Rhodes, 1999 pedigree
AR Drachm, 2.87g. 18mm. c.125-83 B.C. Magistrate: Antaios. Radiate head of Helios to right. Rev. Rose; radiate sun below. Jenkins, in Kraay Morkholm Essays Group D, 1288. Iridescent toning with blue highlights.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 203, February 24, 1999, lot 347.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Karian Islands, Rhodes, ex: Tkalec
AR Diobol, 0.86g. 11mm. Radiate head of Helios to right. Rev. Rose; caduceus symbol to right. SNG Keckman 698. Beautiful iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec and Rauch, Zurich, Auction 4, 1989, lot 141.
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AR Drachm, 2.94g. 15mm. c.188-170 B.C. Diademed head of Helios to right. Rev. Rose; tripod to left; all within incuse square. SNG Finland 621ff var. Toned
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory # 33213, 2000.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lydia, Sardes, Kroisos, c.564-539 B.C.
AR Stater, 10.60g. 20x15mm. Foreparts of a lion and a bull confronting. Rev. Two incuse punches. SNG von Aulock 2873. Rosen 662. Lightly toned and well struck
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zürich, Auction 114, May 6, 2019, lot 1208
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lydia, Sardes, Kroisos, c.564-539 B.C.
AR Half Stater, 5.00g. 14x13mm. Foreparts of a lion and a bull confronting. Rev. Incuse punch. SNG von Aulock 2877. Toned; some light porosity.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zürich, Auction 114, May 6, 2019, lot 1210
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Pisidia, Selge; ex: Niggeler et al.
AR Stater, 10.78g. 26mm. c.380-370 B.C. Two wrestlers engaged; astragalos below. Rev. Slinger standing to right; triskelis in field to right. SNG BN 1924(dies). Natural flan split from striking. Well struck and in high relief on both sides; fine old toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Walter Niggeler collection, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Zurich, Auction, December 3, 1965, lot 33. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2672)
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 20, April 25, 1978, lot 145.
Ex: Swiss Credit, Zurich, fixed price list 27, December, 1978. lot 110.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 1, March 29, 1988. lot 231.
Ex: Matthew Curtis collection, San Diego.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykia, Uncertain Dynast
AR Stater, 8.52g. 22x19mm. c.500-480 B.C. Forepart of boar to left. Rev. Incuse. SNG von Aulock 4054. Test cut on reverse.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 355, April 27, 1998, lot 724.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 407, November 7, 2012, lot 676.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykia, Uncertain Dynast, ex: Leu
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich: Auction 72, 1998, lot 287.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykia, Dynast Mithrapata, c.390-370 B.C.
AR Diobol, 1.36g. 13mm. Facing lion's head. Rev. Triskelis; astralagos in field. Müesler VII,82(this coin). Attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 79, 1996, lot 253
Ex: Dr. Kaya Sayar( 1933-2024) collection, Munich
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykia, Dynast Tnnemi, ex: Rosen and Leu
Ex: Rosen collection, 732.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 28:1981,176.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykian Dynast, Ddenevele, Ex: Sternberg
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykia, Kragos
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Lykia, Phaselis
AR Stater, 10.34g. 22mm. 4th century B.C. Prow of galley to right; dolphin on raised fighting platform. Rev. Stern of galley and abbreviated ethnic inscription. Heipp-Tamer S6var. Toned and of exceptional quality
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton XIX, 2016, lot 260.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Pamphylia, Aspendos
Ex: Dr. Albert Siegel from William Donner, August 8, 1962.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Pamphylia, Perge, 2011 pedigree
AR Drachm, 4.14g. 18mm. 3rd century B.C. Laureate head of Artemis to right; bow and quiver on shoulder. Rev. Artemis standing to left holding a wreath and scepter; stag at her feet. SNG France 332. Toned and scarce in this quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 196, March 7, 2011, lot 1824.
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AR Stater, 10.64g. 23mm. c.370-350 B.C. Helmeted Athena Parthenos standing to left holding nike, spear, and shield emblzoned with the head of Medussa; pomegrante in field to left. Rev. Apollo standing to left holding scepter and laurel branch and sacrificing over altar; raven at feet. SNG France 648. Atlan, Side 118. Lovely iridescent toning and of exceptional quality and completeness for the type.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 174, 2010, lot 398
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 403, 2011, lot 126.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Pamphylia, Side
AR Drachm, 4.21g. 18.5mm. 3rd-2nd centuries B.C. Head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet. Rev. Nike walking to left holding wreath; pomegranate in field to left. Seyrig, Side 5. SNG BN 721ff; faint scratches in upper left reverse field. Magnificent obverse style in high relief and very rare in this quality. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 117, May 19-20, 2021, lot 246.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Pamphylia, Side
AR Tetradrachm, 16.55g. 29mm. c.145-125 B.C. Helmeted head of Athena to right. Rev. Nike walking to left holding wreath; pomegranate in field to left. SNG BN 677. Fine old collection toning.
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AR Obol, 0.72g. 10.5mm. 4th cent. B.C. Veiled and draped female bust facing. Rev. Head of Herakles to left wearing lion's skin. SNG Levante 220. SNG France 480. Attractive dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 13, 1997, lot 226.
Ex: Dr. Kaya Sayar( 1933-2024) collection, Munich
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cilicia, Mallos, ex: von Aulock and Levante
AR Stater, 10.75g. 20mm. c.425-385 B.C. Winged male deity holding a solar disc. Rev. Swan flying to right. SNG France_. BMC_. Weber_. Grose_. Traite_. SNG Berry_. SNG Lockett_. SNG COP_. SNG Levante 126(this coin). SNG von Aulock 5706(this coin). Very rare type with the swan flying.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hans von Aulock collection( 5706)
Ex: Edoardo Levante collection (126)
Ex: Dr. Kaya Sayar( 1933-2024) collection, Munich
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cilicia, Mallos
AR Obol, 0.74g. 8.5mm. c.425-385 B.C. Facing head of Silenos. Rev. Swan to left within incuse. SNG Levante 145. SNG France_. Rare and toned with a bold head of Silenos.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG and NAC, New York, Auciton 40, December 4, 1996, lot 1068.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cilicia, Mallos
AR Obol, 0.92g, 9mm. c.385-333 B.C. Astragalos. Rev. Swan to left. SNG Levante 165. Rare and toned
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 242, 2005, lot 2204.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cilicia, Tarsos, Datames 378-372 B.C.
AR Obol, 0.73g. 10mm. Diademed and draped female head to right wearing necklace and earring. Rev. Helmeted head of Ares to right. SNG Levante 81. SNG France 278. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 192, 1996, lot 272.
Ex: Dr. Kaya Sayar( 1933-2024) collection, Munich
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cyprus, Salamis, pedigree to 1978
AR 1/3 Stater, 3.27g. 14mm. Evagoras I , c.411-373 B.C. Herakles seated to right on a rock draped with lion's skin; he holds club and large conrnucopia; Cypriote inscription for "Evagoras" around. Rev. Goat recumbant to right; Cypriot inscription, "King" and delta. Demeester 147(this coin) BMC 57. Attractive old collection toning and an impressive pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 54, October 26, 1978. lot 347.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 13, November 17, 1983, lot 244.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 82, May 20, 2015, lot 213.
This coin published: Anne Demeester, Les Animaux Et La Monnaie Grecque, 147 and enlargement plate 23.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cappadocian Kings, Ariarthes VI, c.118-105 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.17g. 19mm. Dated year 11=117/116 B.C. Diademed head of King to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding nike, palm branch, and shield. Simonetta 23. Toned and with an unusually high relief portrait.
Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 318, 15 January 2014), lot 263
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cappadocian Kings, Ariarthes IX, 101-87 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.08g. 18mm. Dated year 5= 96/95 B.C. Diademed head of King to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding palm branch, nike, and shield. Simonetta 12.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 341, October 1, 2020, lot 5017
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cappadocian Kings, Arirobarzanes I, 96-63 B.C.
AR Drachm, 3.70g. 17mm. Dated year 13=83/82 B.C. Diademed head of Ariobarzanes to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding nike, palm branch, and helmet. Simonetta 20. Magnificent realistic portrait in high relief; fine old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: InAsta, San Marino, Auction 80, March 23, 2019, lot 32
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Cappadocian Kings, Arirobarzanes I, 96-63 B.C.
AR Drachm, 4.28g. 18mm. Dated year 13=83/82 B.C. Diademed head of Ariobarzanes to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding nike, palm branch, and helmet. Simonetta 21. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 341, October 1, 2020, lot 5019
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phoenicia, Sidon, Baalsillem II, c.401-366 B.C.
AR Double Shekel, 25.76g. 30mm. Phoenician war galley to left; Phoenician numbers above. Rev. Persian King and driver in chariot to left; Sidonian King walking behind in Egyptian attire. Elayi and Elayi 1977(dies). Toned.
Ex: Dr. Albert Siegel, New York, 1960's.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phoenicia, Sidon, Baalsillem II, c.401-366 B.C.
AR Double Shekel, 27.92g, 28.5 mm. Phoenician war galley to left on zigzag double row of waves; oars and rudder below; row of shields on deck; helmeted armed warrior on bow perhaps as a figurehead. Phoenician "B" in field above. Rev. Persian King and driver in chariot to left; King of Sidon in Egyptian dress holding long scepter behind. Betylon 18. SNG COP 194. Elayi and Elayi 546(this coin). Attractive toning.
This is a spectacular depiction of a Phoenician war galley. It is among the finest known obverses for a notoriosly poorly struck issue; even the detail of the armed warrior on the bow is unusually visible.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG, Auction 41, March 19, 1997, lot 699
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 3, October 15, 1998, lot 115.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phoenicia, Tyre "Shekel"
AR Shekel or Tetradrachm, 14.20g. 31mm. Dated year 35 = 92/91 B.C. Laureate bust of Melkart to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on prow of ship; club and palm in field to left. BMC 126var. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. Inventory # 36591, March 19, 2001
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phoenicia, Tyre, "Shekel"
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phoenicia, Tyre
AR Shekel or Tetradrachm, 14.23g. 28.5mm. Dated year 25 = 102/101 B.C. Laureate bust of Melkart to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on prow of ship with palm over shoulder; club and date in field to left; monogram to right. BMC 110-11var. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. List 68, 1996, no. 67.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Seleukos I, 312-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.38g. 24mm. Susa mint, c,305-295 B.C. Bust of Alexander the Great to right with the features of Seleukos; he wears panther skin helmet with the ear and horns of a bull; panther skin tied around neck. Rev. Nike crowning trophy of arms and armor with a wreath; monograms below. SC 173.4.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton, Auction XV, 2012, lot 1281.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Seleukos I, 312-281 B.C.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Seleukos I, 312-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.25g. 26mm. Ekbatana mint, c.311-295 B.C. Types of Alexander the Great; head of Herakles to right with lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and eagle; horned horse head and forepart of a grazing horse in field to left; solar symbol beneath throne.
Unpublished in the standard references.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton XIV, 2011, lot 357
Ex: CNG, Auction 115, Sept. 16, 2020, lot 273.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukos I, 312-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.08g. 28mm. Seleukia in Pieria mint, c.300 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and wreath-bearing nike; K P below; monogram in field to left; Greek inscription, "King Seleukos" SC 29.1b. WSM 893. Houghton 401. Fine style and struck in high relief. Toned.
Seleukos founded the port city of Seleukia in Pieria on April 23, 300 according to a 6th century chronicle by Jophn Malalas. The city was later the site of Seleukos' tomb and posthumous cult ( See SC, vol. 1, p. 23).
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Spink, Zurich, Auction 20, October 6, 1986, lot 334.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukos I, 312-281 B.C. 1952 pedigree
AR Tetradrachm, 17.02g. 25mm. Ekbatana mint, c.295-281 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding eagle and scepter; forepart of horse and anchor in field to left; monograms to left and below. Newell, ESM 487. SC 204.3 Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 119, 1952, no.2.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Seleukos I, 312-281 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.13g. 27mm. Susa mint, c.295-281 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Athena driving biga of elephants to right; spear point above. SC 177.3.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Antiochos II, 261-246 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 17.09g. 27mm. Sardes mint, c.261-264 B.C. Diademed head of the deified Antiochos I to right. Rev. Apollo seated to left on omphalos holding a bow and arrow; monograms below. SC 518d. Newell, WSM 1387 and pl. LVI,2(same dies). Hirsch, Munich, Auction XVIII, 1907, lot 2502(dies). Magnificent sculptural portrait of the elderly Antiochos I in high relief and with fine toning; probably the finest known example.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: E. J. Waddell, E Auction, May 4, 2005, lot 12.
Ex: Manhattan Sale II, New York, Peter Gruber collection, Auction January 4, 2011, lot 69.
Ex: William Rudman collection
Ex: Lebanese family collection, c.1900.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Demetrios I, 162-150 B.C.
Ex: EJW Ltd. E Auction 81, 2004, lot 55.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Tryphon, c.142-138 B.C. pedigreed
AR Tetradrachm, 16.99g. Antioch mint. Diademed head of Tryphon to right. Rev. Macedonian helmet decorated with ibex horn; oak wreath around. SC 2031.1 Newell, Antioch 264. A wonderful example of this rare type in high relief and with an exceptional strike; among the best known examples.
Ex Freeman & Sear. Los Angeles, FPL 11, Spring/Summer 2006, lot 60.
Ex Arthur Houghton Collection.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Kleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII
AR Tetradrachm, 16.68g. 28mm. c.125-121 B.C. Antioch mint. Jugate busts of Kleopatra wearing diadem, veil, and stephanos and Antiochos wearing diadem, both to right. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left. SC 2262. SNG Spaer 2437; minute metal inclusion on obverse. Lovely toning and excellent strike.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Stack's, New York, Auction January 6, 2012, lot 303.
Ex: MNL collection
Ex: EJW, inventory 49711. Feb/ 2012.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Antiochos VIII, 121-96 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.63g. 31mm. Ake-Ptolemais, Phoenicia mint, c.121-113 B.C. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right Rev. Zeus Uranius standing to left holding scepter; star and crescent in fields. SC 2336.2a. Newell, LSM 35. Toned
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Elvira E Clain-Stefanelli Collection, Stack's, New York, Auction, August 12, 2015, lot 33052.
Ex: MNL collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Antiochos VIII, 121-96 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 15.70g. 29mm. Ake-Ptolemais, Phoenicia mint, c.121-113 B.C. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right Rev. Zeus Uranius standing to left holding scepter; star and crescent in fields. SC 2336.2. Newell, LSM 35. Lightly toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Antiochos VIII, Pedigreed to 2003
AR Tetradrachm, 16.71g. 30mm. Damaskos mint, dated year 195= 118/117 B.C. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right. Rev. Zeus Ouranios standing to left holding scepter and star; lunar crescent above. SC 2322.5; die break on reverse. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 29. June 121-13, 2003, lot 749.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 17, October 4, 2005.lot 1228
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Antiochos IX, 114-95 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.55g. 28mm. Damascus mint, Dated Seleukid Era year 200= 113/112 B.C. Diademed head of King to right within bead and reel border. Rev. Athena standing to left holding spear, shield, and wreath-bearing nike; monograms in field to left; date("sigma") in exergue; all within a laurel wreath border. SC II, 2381.2. SNG Spaer 2755. Newell, LSM 106(obverse die) Lovely old collection toning and exceptionally sharp
Ex: Gemini , NY, Auction IX, January 9, 2012, lot 162.
Ex: E J Waddell, inventory # 49694 with ticket
Ex:MNL collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Seleukos VI with head of Ant. VIII
AR Tetradrachm, 15.13g. 28.5mm. c.96-94 B.C. Seleukia ad Kalykadnum mint. Diademed head of King to right. Rev. Athena standing to left holding spear, shield, and wreath bearing nike. There is an uncertain plant to the left which E. Levante has suggested may be reeds that grow on the banks of the Calycadnus river(see: Houghton, Kraay/Morkholm Essays, p. 81). SC II, 2404.9. SNG Spaer 2782, but obverse die of 2779. Toned and with some light crystallization. Rare
The portrait is that of Antiochos VIII with his distinctive curly hair arrangement and long nose. The die was probably re-used from a Cilician issue of Antiochos VIII. There is not an extant die match with an Antiochos VIII issue, but the portrait style is clear. See: Houghton: SC II, p. 556.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 54, March 24, 2010, lot 136.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Seleukid Kings, Philip I, 95-83 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 15.63g. 26mm. Antioch mint, c.87-83 B.C. Diademed head of Philip to right. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding nike and scepter. SEC 2463.3. SNG Spaer 2807. Newell, SMA 448. Attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Monetarium, Zurich, List 40, 1983, no. 58.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 888, 1999, lot 305.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Phoenicia, Sidon, Abd
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 8, 1978, lot 365.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Baktria, Demetrios I, c.200-185 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.78g. 33mm. Diademed and draped bust of Demetrios to right wearing elephant skin headdress. Rev. Herakles standing and facing; crowning himself and holding club and lion's skin. SNG ANS 188. Boperachi 1c. Small scrape in reverse field. Lightly toned.
Ex: CNG 66, May 19, 2004, lot 946.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bactria, Apollodotus I, 180-160 B.C. 1972 pedigree
AR Drachm, 2.46g. 14mm. Panjhir mint. Elephant to right. Rev. Zebu to right. Boperachi 190, 43-54. Mitchiner II, Type 207b. Toned and unusually well struck. Rare to find with an early pedigree
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kress, Munich, Auction 155, 1972, lot 470.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Bactria, Antimachos I, c.174-165 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 16.83g. 32mm. Diademed and draped bust of Antimachos to right wearing kausia. Rev. Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and long palm branch≠; monogram in field to right. Boperachi Series 1A. Mitchiner 124f.; some light die rust on obv. Exceptionally sharp portrait in high relief and struck from fresh dies on both obverse and reverse; lightly toned.
Ex: CNG 54, June 14, 2000, lot 948.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Baktria, Eukratides I, 170-155 B.C. pedigreed
AR Drachm, 4.23g. 22mm. Baktra mint. Draped bust of Eukratides to right wearing crested helmet decorated with a bull's horn and ear. Rev. The Dioskouri riding to right. BN, Baktria Series 7,i. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek 178c. High relief portrait of exceptional quality and struck on a large flan with full beaded border; lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münz Zentrum, Köln, List 38, December, 1987, lot 1301(4,000 DM).
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Baktria, Eukratides I, 170-155 B.C. ex: Sternberg
AR Drachm, 4.24g. 20mm. Balkh mint. Draped bust of Eukratides to right wearing crested helmet decorated with a bull's horn and ear. Rev. The Dioskouri riding to right. BN, Baktria Series 7,j. Mitchiner, Indo-Greek 178d. Attractive old collection toning and with an excellent pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 27, 1994, lot 36 and color plate A; from Frank Sternberg's private collection.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Indo-Greek, Hippostratus, c.65-55 B.C.
Ex: EJW Ltd, E Auction 108, October 1, 2007. lot 26 and published brochure
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I as satrap, 323-305 B.C.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 15.64g. 29mm. Memphis mint(?), c. 306-303 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great wearing elephant skin headdress and aegis to right. Rev. Athena striding to right with spear and shield; eagle and monograms below. SNG COP 23. Svoronos 139. CPE 89. Typical graffiti and a scratch in reverse field to right. Lightly toned and with an exceptionally well centered obverse.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd. List 48, c.1990, no. 45.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C., ex: Hess, 1929
AR Tetradrachm, 13.94g. 25.5mm. Alexandria, c.294 B.C. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right. Rev. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram in field to left. Svoronos 256 and pl. IX, 12. File marks on edge from an old mounting and hairline flan crack at 6:00 obv. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Peditgree:
Ex: Adolph Hess, Frankfurt, Auction March 25, 1929, lot 462.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.26g. 28 mm. Alexandria, Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right. Rev. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monograms in field to left. Svoronos 249. SNG COP 75. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Peditgree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, MD. private purchase January 7, 2012.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.37g. 26 mm. Alexandria. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right; small delta behind ear. Rev. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram in field to left. Svoronos 235. SNG COP 70. A couple minute scratches in reverse field to right. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gemini, Chicago, Auction V, 2009, lot 686.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C
AR Tetradrachm, 15.59g. 30mm. Alexandria mint, c. 306-300 B.C. Deified head of Alexander the Great wearing elephant skin headdress and aegis to right. Rev. Athena striding to right with spear and shield; eagle, helmet, and monogram in field to right. Svoronos 162. CPE 69. Nicely centered and toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory # 48007, private sale Sept. 24, 2005.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.26g. 28 mm. Alexandria. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right; small delta behind ear; small counterstamp behind head and in field to right. Rev. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monograms in field to left; small counterstamp in field to right. Svoronos 255. SNG COP 70. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 59, 2011, lot 1701.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy I, 305-282 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.28g. 27mm. Alexandria, c.294 B.C. Diademed head of Ptolemy to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on winged thunderbolt; monograms in field to left. Svoronos 256. SNG COP 70. Lorber 154. Fine old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 38, June 6-7, 1996, lot 556.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ptolemy II, 285-246 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.17g. 27mm. Sidon mint, dated year 37= 249/8 B.C. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left. Lorber 539. Svoronos 751. some light marks.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ptolemy II, 285-246 B.C. Gaza mint
Ex: Jeremy Stone collection(President of Federation of American Scientists, 1970-2000)
Ex: Brian Kritt, private sale, December, 1995.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy III, 246-221 B.C. pedigreed
Ex: Triton VII, New York, January 13, 2004, lot 378 and color plate VI.
Ex Freeman & Sear, Los Angeles, FPL 12, Winter 2007, lot 103
Ex: Triton XVI, New York, January 8, 2013, lot 598
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Egypt, Ptolemy IV , 221-205 B.C. ex:Naville, 1926
Ex: Naville/ Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction XII, 1926, lot 2604.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 7, 1973, lot 304.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy V, 204-180 B.C.
AR Tetradrachm, 14.31g. 28mm. Alexandria mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right wearing aegis; a few small die breaks on neck. Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1231. Attractive old collection toning, excepiontally sharp, and on a full flan.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 475, March, 1985, no. 3.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Ptolemaic Kings, Kleopatra III and Ptolemy IX
AR Tetradrachm, 14.77g. 25mm. 117-107 B.C. Alexandria mint. Dated year 8= 110/109 B.C. Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1669. SNG COP 352. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NFA, New York, Auction VII, December 6, 1979, lot 352.
Ex: CNG, Auction 41, March 19, 1997, lot 1086, El Medina collection.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Carthage, Second Punic War
AR Quarter Shekel, 1.91g. 15mm. c.220-205 B.C. Head of Tanit to left wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring. Rev. Horse standing to right. SNG COP 335. CNP 25. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Moretti Collection, Auction O, May 13, 2004, lot 1014.
Ex: Matthew Curtis Collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Numidia, Juba I, c.60-46 B.C.
AR Drachm, 3.89g. 18mm. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Juba to right; scepter over shoulder. Rev. Punic legend. Octastyle temple. Mazard 379. SNG COP 523. Attractive toning and with the portrait struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG 91, September 19, 2012, lot 410.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Mauretania, Juba II, 25 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denar, 3.06g. 18mm. Diademed head of Juba to right. Rev. Elephant walking to right; small metal flaw in field. Mazard 135. SNG COP 577. Lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneva, Auction 2, 2002, lot 72.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Numidia, Juba I, c.60-46 B.C.
AR Drachm, 3.99g. 20 mm. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Juba to right; scepter over shoulder. Rev. Punic legend. Octastyle temple. Mazard 84. SNG COP 523; some minor green encrustation. Attractive toning and with the portrait struck in unusually high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Proschowsky collection, Rasmussen, Copenhagen, Auction 245, 1970, lot 937
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XXI, 1988, lot 204.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Mauretania, Juba II, 25 B.C.- 23 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.43g. 19mm. REX IVBA. Diademed head of Juba to right. Rev. Eagle standing on thunderbolt with spread wings; scepter to right, Mazard 204. SNG COP 583. Rare and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Blaser-Frey, Fribourg, Germany, Auction 15, 1966, lot 1453.
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AR Denarius, 3.32g. 19mm. Dated year 35= 10/11 A.D. REX IVBA. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion’s skin. Rev. RXXX V. Lion’s skin draped over club; flanked by bow and arrow. SNG COP 562. Mazard 1788. Magnificent iridescent toning
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Naville Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction IV, June 16, 1922, lot 1027.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Mauretaina, Juba II, 25 B.C. -23 A.D.
AR Drachm, 2.55g. 17mm. Diademed head of Juba to right. Rev. Crossed scepter and cornucopia; small crescent above. Mazard 241. Fine old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Swiss Bank Corp, Zurich, Auction 28, 1991, lot 293.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 376, 2003, lot 821.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Mauretaina, Juba II with Cleopatra Selene
AR Denarius, 3.07g. 17mm. 25 B.C.-24 A.D. Diademed head of Juba II to right. Rev. Crocodile to left. Mazard 340. SNG COP 592. Lovely old collection toning.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 357, October 28, 1998, lot 385
Ex: CNG, Auction 49, March 17, 1999, lot 774.
Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Kings of Mauretania, Juba II and Cleopatra Selene
AR Denarius, 3.38g. 16mm. 25 B.C.-23 A.D. REX IVBA. Diademed head of Juba to right. Rev. Greek inscription, " Queen Cleopatra." Star in crescent. Mazard 299. SNG COP 567. Unusually choice quality and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Fixed Price List 4, 1992, 100.
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AR Denarius, 2.38g. 15.5mm. Dated Year 15= 35/36 A.D. REX PTOLEMAEVS. Diademed head of Ptolemy to right. Rev. [R]A XV. Palm tree and date; a few verdigris deposits. SNG COP 643var(year) Mazard 420var(year). The date is unlisted in Copenhagen or Mazard and may be unpublished; lovely dark cabinet toning.
Ptolemy was the grandson of Marc Antony and the son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene.
Ex: EJW, Ltd List 57, Autumn, 1992, lot 90.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, AR Didrachm, Wolf and Twins
AR Didrachm, 7.25g. 20mm. c.275-265 B.C. Neapolis mint(?). Diademed head of Hercules to right; lion's skin and club on shoulder. Rev. ROMANO in exergue. Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf to right. CR 20/1. Sydenham 6. RBW 23. Fine old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Adolph Cahn, Frankfurt, Auction 80, Feb. 27, 1933, lot 529.
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, AR Didrachm- Mars/Horse
AR Didrachm, 6.46g. 20mm. c.241-235 B.C. Head of Mars to right wearing helmet decorated with a running griffin. Rev. ROMA. Horse head to right; sickle behind. CR 25/1. Syd. 34. RBW 38.; small scratch in reverse field. Old collection toning and scarce
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, Quadrigatus, Ex: EJW, c.1980
AR Quadrigatus or Didrachm, 6.70g. 20mm. c.225-214 B.C. Laureate head of Janus. Rv. ROMA on tablet in relief in exergue. Jupiter holding scepter and thunderbolt being driven to right by Victory in quadriga. CR 28/3. Fine style on a large flan and with old collection toning
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: EJW, Ltd. inventory # 5528, c.1980.
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AR Quadrigatus or Didrachm, 6.70g. 24mm. c.225-214 B.C. Laureate head of Janus. Rv. ROMA on tablet incuse in exergue. Jupiter holding scepter and thunderbolt being driven to right by Victory in quadriga. CR 28/3. RBW 67. Lustrous with light toning and on a large flan.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, Quadrigatus
AR Quadrigatus or Didrachm, 6.52g. 20mm. c.225-214 B.C. Laureate head of Janus. Rv. ROMA on tablet in relief in exergue. Jupiter holding scepter and thunderbolt being driven to right by Victory in quadriga. CR 28/3. Lovely irridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: EJW Ltd, E Auction 108 and illustrated brochure, October 1, 2007, lot 30.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, Quadrigatus
AR Quadrigatus or Didrachm, 6.56g. 20mm. c.225-214 B.C. Laureate head of Janus. Rv. ROMA in relief on tablet below. Jupiter holding scepter and thunderbolt being driven to right by Victory in quadriga. CR 28/3. Toned
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AR Quadrigatus or Didrachm, 6.76g. 20mm. c.225-214 B.C. Laureate head of Janus. Rv. ROMA in exergue. Jupiter holding scepter and thunderbolt being driven to right by Victory in quadriga. CR 28/3. Syd,64 Lightly toned with luster
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, Auction: 304, March 16, 1982, lot 197
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, Victoriatus
Ex: John Barton, Owl, 1980’s.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, AR Victoriatus
AR Victoriatus, 3.33g. 17mm. c.211-208 B.C. Rome. Laureate head of Jupiter to right. Rev. ROMA in ex. Victory crowning trophy. CR 44/1. Lightly toned.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Annonymous, AR Quinarius, Luceria mint
AR Quinarius, 2.06g. 16mm. Luceria mint. c.214-212 B.C. Head of Roma to right wearing a Phrygian helmet; V behind and L below bust. Rev. ROMA. The Dioscuri galloping to right. CR 98 A/3. Syd. 176a. RBW 433. Hairline flan crack at 11:00 obv. Toned
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli collection, died 2001, former curator of coins at the Smithsonian.
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AR Sestertius, 1.05g. 12mm. c.211-208 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to right; IIS behind. Rev. ROMA on tablet in exergue. The Dioscuri charging to right; stars above their heads. CR 44/7. Syd. 143. Hairline flan crack at 11:00 reverse and some light roughness. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNA Ltd, Auction IX, December 7, 1989, lot 228 with ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, Victoriatus, Ex: Leu, 1977, E. Nicolas
AR Victoriatus, 3.26g. 15mm. Luceria mint, c.211-208 B.C. Laureate head of Jupiter to right. Rev. ROMA in exergue. Victory decorating trophy with wreath to right; L below. CR 97/1a. Fine old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: E. Nicolas collection, Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 17, May 3, 1977, lot 51.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 48, May 10, 1989, lot 279.
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 47, July 29, 2002, lot 174.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: AR Victoriatus-Apulia- Q Series
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous
AR Denarius, 4.21g. 20mm. after 211 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X behind. Rev. ROMA in exergue. The Dioscuri riding to right; stars above their heads. CR 54/1. RBW 197. Small scrape at 12:00 obverse. Scarce and toned with the reverse in high relief.
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AR Quinarius, 2.05g. 15mm. after 211 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to right; V behind. Rev. ROMA in exergue. The Dioscuri riding to right; stars above their heads. CR 47/1a. Syd. 192. RBW 182. Hairline flan crack at 7:00 reverse.
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AR Denarius, 4.34g. 20mm. c.194-190 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. ROMA on tablet in exergue. The Dioscuri riding to right; large crescent between their heads. CR 137/1. Syd. 352. RBW 610. Lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC Zurich, Auction L, May 18, 2001, lot 1441.
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Ex: CNG, Auction XXXIII, March 15, 1995, lot 594.(with auction ticket)
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Publius Sulla, 151 B.C.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous
Ex: John Barton, Owl, 1980’s.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, Central Italian mint, knife series
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Scribonius, 154 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 19.5mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X behind. Rev. C SCR ROMA. The Dioscuri charging to right. CR 201/1. Syd. 380. RBW 864. Nearly as struck and with lustrous light toning
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction VII, November 24, 1977, lot 2593
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 73, November 18, 2013, lot 48, Student and Mentor collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Scribonius, 154 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.63g. 18mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X behind. Rev. C SCR; ROMA in exergue. The Dioscuri riding to right. CR 201/1. Attractive dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Köln.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Saufeius, 152 B.C
AR Denarius, 3.32g. 18mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; helmet decorated with eagle head ornament. Rev. L SAV; ROMA on tablet in exergue. CR 204/1. Syd. 384. Note the unusually well defined helmet ornament; fine toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 326, 2019, lot 1004
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Pinarius Natta, c.149 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Pinarius Natta, c.149 B.C.
Ex: Tom McKenna, c.1980
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C Terentius Lucanus, 147 B.C.
Ex: Duke of Northumberland collection, Sotheby's, London, Auction March 4, 1982, lot 241(part).
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Cn. Gellius, 138 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.48g. 18.5mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right within wreath; X behind. Rev. CN GEL. Mars and captive in quadriga to right. CR 2321. Syd. 434. RBW 962.
Crawford notes that the moneyer may be the contemporary historian, Cnaeus Gellius. He published a massive Roman history in the form of yearly annals from the founding of Rome to his day. The work only remains in fragmentary form.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 71, Osnabruck, March 12, 2002, lot 540
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Rennius, 138 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Baebius Tampilus, 137 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.02g. 19mm. TAMPIL. Helmeted hear of Roma to right; X in front of chin. Rev. ROMA, M BAEBI Q F in exergue. Apollo holding bow and branch in quadriga to right. CR 4361a. Syd 489. Magnificent irrisescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sotheby's, London, Auction June 9, 1983, lot 198
Ex: Tkalec-Rauch, Vienna, April 14 1986, lot 249.
Ex: Rauch, Vienna, Auction 66, 2000, lot 67.
Ex: EJW, Ltd. private sale, 8/13/01, inventory # 35949.
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Baebius Tampilus, 137 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.02g. 19mm. TAMPIL. Helmeted hear of Roma to right; X in front of chin. Rev. ROMA, M BAEBI Q F in exergue. Apollo holding bow and branch in quadriga to right. CR 4361a. Syd 489. Magnificent irrisescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. private sale, 8/13/01, inventory # 35949
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Sextus Pompeius Fostlus, 137 BC
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Sextus Pompeius Faustulus, 137 BC
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 20; mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; jug behind.; X in front. Rev. FOSTLVS SEX PO; ROMA in exergue. She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus; the shepherd Faustulus, who found the twins, standing to left; one bird(woodpecker?) on trunk of tree and two birds perched in the branches. CR 235/1c. Syd. 461a. Lustrous with light toning and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 40, 2007, lot 424
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Sextus Pompeius Faustulus, 137 BC
AR Denarius, 3.76g. 19 mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; jug behind.; X in front. Rev. FOSTLVS SEX PO; ROMA in exergue. She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus; the shepherd Faustulus, who found the twins, standing to left; one bird(woodpecker?) on trunk of tree . CR 235/1c. Syd. 461a. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Ti. Vetturius, 137 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.04g. 18.5mm. TI VE. Helmeted bust of Mars to right. Rv. Oath scene: two warriors extending swords to touch pig held by kneeling figure between them. CR 244/1. Syd. 527. Lightly toned and unusually well struck for this issue.
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Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 101, 2000, lot 653.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Ti. Vetturius, 137 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.74g. 19mm. TI VE. Helmeted bust of Mars to right. Rv. Oath scene: two warriors extending swords to touch pig held by kneeling figure between them. CR 244/1. Syd. 527. Irregular, but natural flan. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1990.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Cn. Lucretius Trio, 136 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.00g, 19mm. TRIO. Helmeted head of Roma to right wearing beaded necklace; X in front. Rev. CN LVCR; ROMA in exergue. The Dioscuri riding to right. CR 237/1a. Syd. 450. RBW 978. Fully lustrous with superb surfaces.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 54. 2010, lot 173.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Marcius, 134 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.01g. 18.5mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; modius behind. Rev. MARC ROMA. Victory driving biga to right. CR 2451. Syd. 500. Lovely old collection dark toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Ti. Minucius, Augurinus, c.134 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Aburius Geminus, 132 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: P. Maenius Attiaticus, 132 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 19mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value behind. Rev. P MAE ANT; ROMA in exergue. Victory holding wreath driving quadriga to right. CR 249/1. Syd. 492. Toned with amber and blue highlights and underlying luster.
Provenace/Pedigree:
Ex: Alba Longa collection and CNG Web, Feb. 2019.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Anonymous, "elephant head type" , c.128 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Caecilius Metellus, 127 B.C. ex: Haeberlin
AR Denarius, 3.93g. 19mm. ROMA. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. M METELLVS Q F. Macedonian shield emblazoned with elephant's head and surrounded by a laurel wreath. CR 263/1a. Sydenham 480. RBW 1064. Exceptional quality with luster under old toning; from one of the most important Republican collections.
The elephant head refers to a victory of the moneyer's ancestor L. Caecilius Metellus(Cos. 251) over Hasdrubal in 250 which included the capture of Hasdrubal's elephants. The Macedonian shield and laurel wreath commemorate the victory of the moneyer's father, Q.Caecilius Metellus, in Macedon.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Ernst Justus Haeberlin collection, Cahn and Hess, Frankfurt, Auction July 17, 1933, lot 571.
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AR Denarius, 3.84g. 18mm. ROMA Q MAX. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. Conucopiae; thunderbolt behind; wreat around. CR 265/1. Syd. 478. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton collection, 1914-2005 (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q Fabius Maximus, 127 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 18.5mm. ROMA Q MAX. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. Conucopiae; thunderbolt behind; wreath around. CR 265/1. Syd. 478. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG E-456, 2019, lot 315.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Cassius, 126 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.93g. 19mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; voting urn behind head. Rev. C CASSI ROMA. Libertas holding staff and pileus driving quadriga to right. CR 266/1. Syd. 502. BMCRR 1032. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Caecilius Metellus, 125 B.C.
The type commemorates the defeat of Hasdrubal and the capture of his elephants by the moneyer's ancestor L. Caecilius Metellus(Cos. 251 B.C.) at a battle at Panormus in 250 B.C.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Man. Acilius Balbus, c.125 B.C.
Ex: Kunst und Münzen, Lugano, Auction 15, December 8, 1975, lot 305.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Furius Philus, 119 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 21mm. M FOVRI L F. Janus. Rev. ROMA PHILI. Roma crowning a trophy surmounted by a boar's head; carnyx and shield on either side. ; star above. CR 281/1. Syd. 529. Lovely iridescent toning and on an unusually full flan with the complete type visible.
This type commemorates the just completed victories in 120 over the Gallic tribes of the Allobroges and the Averni.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Licinius Crassus, Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus,
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Fonteius, c.114-113 B.C. ex: Haeberlin
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 20mm. Laureate Janiform head; control marks to right and left. Rev. C FONT. ROMA. Galley to left with pilot and three rowers CR 290/1. Syd. 555. BMCRR, Italy 597. This is one of the finest depictions of a Roman war galley with a full depiction of the aplustre, rudder, and triple battering ram. Fine old collection toning and an important pedigree.
Ex: Ernst Justus Haeberlin collection, Cahn and Hess, Frankfurt, Auction July 17, 1933, lot 632.
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AR Denarius, 3.63g. 20mm. Laureate Janiform head; control marks to right and left. Rev. C FONT. ROMA. Galley to left with pilot and three rowers CR 290/1. Syd. 555. BMCRR, Italy 597. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1990.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Marcius Philippus, 113-112 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.98g, 19mm. Head of the Macedonian King Philip V to right wearing diadem and helmet with goat's horns; monogram above, "phi" below. Rev. L PHILIPPVS on raised plague. Horseman to right holding large laurel branch; flower below. CR 293/1. Syd. 551. Delicate old collection toning with blue and amber highlights.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NFA, Auction 27, New York, 1991, lot 383
Ex: Alba Longa collection, Aureo and Calicao, Madrid, Auction 319, 2018, lot 468.
This coin published: Sear, Roman Silver Coins and Their Values. London, 2000, No. 170.
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AR Denarius, 3.79g, 18mm. Head of the Macedonian King Philip V to right wearing diadem and helmet with goat's horns; monogram above, "phi" below. Rev. L PHILIPPVS on raised plague. Horseman to right holding large laurel branch; flower below. CR 293/1. Syd. 551. Scarce; attractive collection toning with areas of deep blue and amber.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom Cederlind, Portland, OR, List 90, 1990, no. 122
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Aurelius Cotta, 105 B.C. rare variety
AR Denarius, 3.59g. 19mm. Draped bust of Vulcan to right wearing laureate cap; tongs and star behind; all within wreath. Rev. L COT. Eagle standing to left on a thunderbolt; all within wreath. CR 314/1a. RBW 1163. This is an extremely rare variety without control marks. Crawford notes only one die pair for this issue. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Graham collection, purchased from Spink in 1987.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Appius Claudius Pulcher et al. c.111-110 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.85g. 17.5mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. AP CL T MA Q VR. Victory in triga to right. CR 299/1a. Syd. 570. Lovely toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory, 2019.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Caesius, 112-111 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.93g. 19.5mm. Diademed bust of Apollo assimilated with Jupiter to left hurling thunderbolt; monogram(for Apollo?) in field to right. Rev. L CAESI in exergue. Rev. The Lares Praestities each holding a staff with a dog between them; small figure of Vulcan with tongs above; monograms for LA and PRE in fields. CR 298/1. Syd. 564. RBW 1140. Some marks on the obverse and a minute scrape by the ear, but unusually sharp for this type particularly on the reverse. Attractive cabinet toning and with an old collector ticket marked December 4, 1911.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Proff. Fritz Hommel collection, Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 422, 2018, lot 144.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Herrenius, c.108-107 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 18mm. PIETAS. Diademed head of Pietas to right. Rev. M HERRENNI. One of the Catanaean brothers carrying their father. CR 308/1b. Syd. 567a. Fine style and attractive toning.
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Auktion 34, 1983, Los 129.
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AR Denarius, 3.96g. 20mm. PIETAS. Diademed head of Pietas to right. Rev. M HERRENNI. One of the Catanaean brothers carrying their father. CR 308/1b. Syd. 567a. Toned.
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AR Serrate denarius, 3.94g. 20mm. Draped bust of Vulcan to right wearing laureate cap; tongs over shoulder; star behind; all within wreath. Rev. L COT. Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; wreath around; I in field to right. CR 314/1c. Syd. 577a. RBW_. Luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 4, 1991, lot 204
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, 1996, lot 629
Ex: Aureo and Calico, Barcelona, Auction 319, Alba Longa collection, lot 151
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Thorius Balbus, 105 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.06g. 20mm. Head of Juno Sospita to right wearing goat's skin; I S M R behind. Rev. L THORIVS BALBVS. Bull charging to right; F above. Toned. CR 316/1. Syd. 598. RBW 1168.
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AR Denarius, 3.93g. 20mm. Head of Juno Sospita to right wearing goat's skin; I S M R behind. Rev. L THORIVS BALBVS. Bull charging to right; O above. Toned. CR 316/1. Syd. 598. RBW 1168. Attractive old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNA Ltd, NY, Auction IX, Dec. 7, 1989, lot 258 with ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q Minucius Thermus, 103 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.90g. 19mm. Head of Mars to left wearing plumed helmet. Rev. Two warriors fighting with swords and shields; the one on the left protects a fallen soldier. CR 319/1. Syd. 592. Attractive toning.
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AR Denarius, 3.90g. 18mm. Head of Mars to left wearing plumed helmet. Rev. Two warriors fighting with swords and shields; the one on the left protects a fallen soldier. CR 319/1. Syd. 592. Wonderful old cabinet toning. Excellent strike and relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Lucilius Rufus, 101 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: A. Postumius Albinus, 96 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.99g. 19mm. ROMA. Laureate head of Apollo to right; star behind; X in front. Rev. A ALBINVS S F. The Dioscuri watering their horses at the fountain of Juturna in the Forum; crescent in field above. CR 335/10a. Syd. 612.
The reverse alludes to an ancestor of the moneyer, A Postumius Albus, who was dictator and comander of the Roman army against the Latins at the Battle of Lake Regulus c.496 B.C. The Dioscuri were said to have intervened to assist the Roman calvary in their victory. The commander had promised to build a temple to the Dioscuri in Rome in exchange for their assistance; this was built near the Juturna pool in the Forum.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Artemide, San Marino, Auction XLVI, 2016, lot 168.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: D. Silanus, 91 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 18mm. Head of Silenus to right; plow below; torque on border. Rev. D SILANVS L. F. Victory in biga to right holding palm; carnyx below. CR 3371a. Syd. 644a. Toned and struck on a full flan.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope.(For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: D. Silanus, 91 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.90g. 17mm. SALVS. Head of Salus to right; P in front; border of torques. Rev. D SILANVS in exergue. Victory with palm in biga to right; grasshopper below. CR 337/f. Toned. Interesting symbol.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Piso Frugi, 90 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.05g. 18mm. Laureate head of Apollo to rightl star behind; P in front. Rev. L PISO. Horseman with palm riding to right; M above. CR 349/1; old edge bang at 4:00 obv. Attractive old collection toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: D Silanus, 90 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.02g. 18mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; I behind. Rev. D SILANVS ROMA. Victory driving biga to right. CR 337/3. Syd. 646. Toned
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Vibius Pansa, 90 B.C
AR Denarius, 3.98g. 20mm. PANSA. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. C VIBIVS C F. Minerva holding spear driving a quadriga to right. CR 342/5b. Syd. 684. Toned with underlying luster
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C Vibius Pansa, 90 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 18mm. PANSA. Laureate head of Apollo to right; H below. Rev. C VIBIVS C F in exergue. Minerva with trophy and spear in quadriga to right. CR 342/5b. Syd. 684b. Fine style and lustrous.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Alba Longa collection, Aureo and Calico, Madrid, Auction 319, 2018, lot 729.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Vibius Pansa, c.90 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.91g. 18mm. PANSA. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. C VIBIVS C F in exergue. Minerva holding spear and trophy in quadriga to right. CR 342/5b. Lightly toned with luster
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: E. E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Titurius Sabinus, 89 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.90g. 19mm. SABIN. Head of the Sabine King Tatius to right; palm in field to right. Rev. L TITVRI. Two soldiers burying Tarpeia in their shields. CR 344/2b. Luster under toning.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction February, 2008, lot 98.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Titurius Sabinus, 89 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.99g. 18mm. SABIN. Head of King Tatius to right; monogram in front. Rev. L TITVURI in exergue. The Rape of the Sabines: two Roman soldiers abducting Sabine women. CR 344/1a. Sydenham 698. Attractive old toning with underlying luster.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Titurius Sabinus, 89 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 18mm. SABIN. Head of King Tatius to right; monogram in front. Rev. L TITVURI in exergue. The Rape of the Sabines: two Roman soldiers abducting Sabine women; CR 344/1a. Sydenham 698. Banti 2/17(this coin) An exceptional strike in high relief; fine dark toning with underlying luster. This is among the finest known examples for the type.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Banti, Tituria, 2/17, archives of Prof. L. De Nicola, prior to 1982.
Tkalec/Rauch, Zurich, Auction April 25, 1989, lot 207.
Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 46, 1998, lot 213.
Kurpfälzische Münzhandlung, Mannhiem, Auction 73, 2007, lot 53.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Titurius Sabinus, 89 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 19mm. SABIN. Head of King Tatius to right; monogram in front. Rev. L TITVURI in exergue. The Rape of the Sabines: two Roman soldiers abducting Sabine women; CR 344/1a. Sydenham 698. Lovely old toning with amber and purple highlights; superb obverse style and struck in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 410, 2013, lot 242.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Social War, Marsic Confederation, c.89 B.C.
AR Denarius, Bovianum (?), Italy. 3.86g. 19mm. Laureate head of Italia to left; "VITELIU" in retrograde Oscan letters behind. Rev. Soldier standing to right holding spear and resting his foot on a Roman standard; recumbent bull to right; Oscan letter in exergue. Sydenham 627. Campana 132a(this coin and illustrated on plate 7). Historia Numorum, Italy 407. Lovely old cabinet toning; exceptionally complete and well struck.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 52, June 19, 1975, lot 326.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Social War, Marsic Confederation, ex: Sambon, 1927
AR Denarius, 3.79g. 21mm. c.89 B.C. ITALIA. Laureate head of Italia to right, X in field to right. Rev. Italia seated to the left on a pile of shields being crowned by Victory with a wreath; uncertain letter in exergue. Campana 105(this coin listed). Syd. 623. RBW_. Exceptional quality and probably the finest known example; luster under wonderful multi-hued toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sambon, Paris, Auction June 27-30, 1927, lot 13.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 320, 2011, lot 300.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Social War, Marsic Confederation, ex: Nicholas etc
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 17, 1977, Nicholas collection, lot 286.
Ex: Credit Suisse, Zurich, Auction 1984, lot 382
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 61, 2011, RBW collection, lot 1213.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Social War, Marsic Confederation, 89 B.C.
AR Denarius, Bovianum (?), Italy. 3.91g. 20mm. Laureate head of Italia to left; "VITELIU" in retrograde Oscan letters behind. Rev. Soldier standing to right holding spear and sword and resting his foot on a Roman standard; recumbent bull to right; Oscan letter in exergue. Sydenham 627. Campana 124(dies). Historia Numorum, Italy 407. Lawrence collection, Glendining, London, Auction December 7, 1950, lot 125(same dies). Lovely old cabinet toning and spectacular strike on a full flan; among the finest known examples.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, 1994, lot 5.
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 83, 2003, lot 603.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 51, 2009, lot 18.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Social War, Marsic Confederation, c.90 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 20mm. Mint moving with C. Paapius in Campania. Helmeted head of Mars to left; retrograde Oscan inscription below," mutil embratur= Mutilus Imperator." Rev. Oath taking scene with two soldiers flanking a kneeling youth holding a sacrificial pig; retrograde Oscan legend, c paapi" in retrograde; minute flan defect at 1:00 reverse. Campana 94. Sydenham 640a. RBW 1226. Historia Nummorum, Italy 428. Toned. Scarce and with a remarkably complete inscription for the name of C. Paapius C.F, Mutilus Imperator, one of the leading generals in the Italic war against Rome.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Triton III, NY, 1999, lot 897
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 4, 2009, lot 88, Lynn collection.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Cn. Cornelius Lentulus,88 B.C. Ex:Clain-Stefanelli
AR Quinarius, 1.95g. 14.5mm. Head of Jupiter to right. Rv. CN LENT. Victory standing to right crowning trophy of arms and armor. CR 345/2. Syd. 703. Dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: E. E. Clain-Stefanelli collection
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Gar, Ogul, Ver, 86 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.65g. 19mm. Lauraete head of Apollo to right. Rev. Jupiter in quadriga to right. CR 350a/2. Syd. 723.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Iulius Bursio, c.85 B.C. bird on branch symbol
AR Denarius, 3.50g. 17.5mm. Male head with the attributes of Apollo, Mercury, and Neptune to right.; trident and bird on branch symbol behind. Rv. I IVLI BVRSIO in exergue. Victory driving quadriga to right. CR 352/1a. Syd. 728. Attractive symbol and lightly toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Licinius Macer, 84 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.86g. 19mm. Diademed head of Vejovis to left hurling a thunderbolt. Rev. LICINIVS L F MACER in exergue. Minerva with spear and shield in quadriga to right. CR 354/1. Syd. 732. Lustrous with light toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Roberto Russo collection, NFA, Beverly Hills, Auction XXVII, December 4, 1991, lot 417.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Norbanus, 83 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Antonius Balbus, 83-82 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.83g. 18mm. Laureate head of Jupiter to right; S C behind. Rev. Q ANTO BALB P R. Victory driving quadriga to right; she holds wreath and long palm branch. CR 364/1d. Syd. 742b. Luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hills, Auction, October 18, 1990, lot 1927
Ex: Kurpfälzische Münzen, Mannheim, Auction 69, 2005, lot 246.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Antonius Balbus, 83-82 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.98g. 19 mm. Laureate head of Jupiter to right; S C behind. Rev. Q ANTO BALB P R. Victory driving quadriga to right; she holds wreath and long palm branch. CR 364/1d. Syd. 742b. Fine toning.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Publius Crepusius, 82 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.96g. 18.5mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right; scepter and C behind. Rev. P CREPVSI in exergue. Warrior with spear charging to right; CXXVI behind. CR 361/1c. Syd. 738a. Lovely deep iridescent toning and exceptional strikes in high relief.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February 19, 2001. Tkalec notes that this coin is Ex: Virgil Brand, Sotheby's London, February 2, 1984, lot 344, unillustrated in Brand catalog.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Sulla imperator, L. Manlius Torquatus, 82 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.89g. 18mm. L MANLI PRO Q. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. L SVLLA IMP in exergue. Sulla driving quadriga to right and being crowned by Victory from above. CR 367/5. Syd. 757. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Publius Crepusius, 82 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.89g. 17mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right; scepter and N behind.; branch in front. Rev. P CREPVSI in exergue. Warrior with spear charging to right; CXXVI behind. CR 361/1c. Syd. 738a. Lovely iridescent toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Sulla imperator, L. Manlius Torquatus, 82 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.77g. 18mm. L MANLI PRO Q. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. L SVLLA IMP in exergue. Sulla driving quadriga to right and being crowned by Victory from above. CR 367/5. Syd. 757. Toned with luster under the toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Mamilius Limetanus, 82 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Marcius Censorinus, c.82 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Marcius Censorinus, 82 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.00g. 16mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Marsyas carrying wine-skin over shoulder standing left; column with statue behind. CR 363/1d. Syd. 737. Lovely iridescent cabinet toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Marcius Censorinus, 82 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.00g. 16mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. L CENSOR. Marsyas carrying wine-skin over shoulder standing left; column with statue behind. CR 363/1d. Syd. 737. Lovely iridescent cabinet toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Annius and L. Fabius Hispaniensis, 82-81 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.97g. 19.5mm. C ANNI T F T N PRO COS EX S C. Diademed and draped female bust to right; caduceus behind; scales in front. Rev. L FAVI L F HISP in exergue. Victory with palm in quadriga to right of spirited horses. CR 366/1a. Syd.748. Some faint hairlines, Lightly toned with underlying luster.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Marius Capito, 81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.68g. 19mm. CAPIT CXII. Draped bust of Ceres wearing wreath of corn ears to right; Roman short sword below chin. Rev. C MARI C F S C in exergue; CXII above. Plowman with two oxen to left. CR 378/1c. Syd. 744b. Banti, Maria 10/33(this coin). Lovely old cabinet toning and interesting symbol.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Ratto, Milan, List 1, 1969, no. 206.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction Spring 2021, lot 1058.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Marius Capito, 81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.87g. 18mm. CAPIT T. Draped bust of Ceres wearing wreath of corn ears to right; anchor below chin. Rev. C MARI C F S C; control number above. Plowman with two oxen to left. CR 378/1c. Syd. 744b. Toned and of excellent quality with visible faces on the plowman and oxen.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton, New York, Auction 1, 1997, lot 1178
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 367, 2022, lot 7782.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: A Postumius Albinus, c.81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.88g. 20mm. Bust of Diana to right with bow and quiver over shoulder; bucranium above. Rev. A POST A F S N A BIN. Togate figure standing to left on rock and holding a sprinkler over a bull; lighted altar in center. CR 372/1. Syd. 745. Lovely cabinet toning.
Ariadne Galleries/Galerie des Monnaies of Geneva, New York 9. December 1981, Nr. 355.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: A Postumius Albinus, c.81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.88g. 20mm. Bust of Diana to right with bow and quiver over shoulder; bucranium above. Rev. A POST A F S N A BIN. Togate figure standing to left on rock and holding a sprinkler over a bull; lighted altar in center. CR 372/1. Syd. 745; area of weakness from die defect on the lower body of the togate figure. Lovely old collection toning with underlying luster. Unusually well struck and complete.
The reverse represents the sacrifice to Diana for Rome to become caput rerum.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1990.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: A. Postumius Albinus, c.81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.58g. 19mm. HISPAN. Veiled head of Hispania to right. Rev.A POST A F S N A BIN. Togate figure standing to left and raising hand between legionary eagle and fasces. CR 372/2. Syd. 746. Lovely iridescent toning and an exceptional strike.
According to Crawford, the obverse may reference the moneyer's ancestor L Postumius Albinus who was praetor in 180 B.C. and had a successful military campaigns in Spain against the Vaccaei and Lusitani tribes. The reverse with the togate figure may allude to military(eagle standard) and civilian(fasces) imperium.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Hess, Lucerne, Auction 249, November 13, 1979, lot 276.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: A. Postumius Albinus, c.81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 4.03g. 20mm. HISPAN. Veiled head of Hispania to right. Rev.A POST A F S N A BIN. Togate figure standing to left and raising hand between legionary eagle and fasces. Lovely toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: A. Postumius Albinus, c.81 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 4.03g. 20mm. HISPAN. Veiled head of Hispania to right. Rev.A POST A F S N A BIN. Togate figure standing to left and raising hand between legionary eagle and fasces. Lovely toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Naevius Balbus, 79 B.C.
Ex: Aurelia collection, Owl Ltd. and Thomas McKenna, c.1982, lot 189.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Papius, 79 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.71g. 19mm. Head of Juno Sospita to right; aspergillum behind. Rev. L PAPI in exergue. Griffin leaping to right; simpulum below. CR 384/1; symbols 63. Syd. 773. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münz Zentrum, Köln, Auction 2, 1969, lot 137.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Papius, 79 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.96g. 19mm. Head of Juno Sospita in goat headdress to right; hand wearing caestus behind. Rev. L PAPI in exergue. Griffin leaping to right; torch below. CR 384/1; symbols 63(symbols 55) Syd. 773. Toned and with a scarce obverse symbol.
The caestus was a group of straps worn on a boxer's hands.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Volteius, 78 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.63g. 17mm. 78 B.C. Laureate head of Jupiter to right. Rev. M VOLTEI M F. Capitoline temple. CR 385/1. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: E J Waddell, Ltd, inventory 39414, 1990s with old ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Cassius Longinus, c.78 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.96g. 17mm. Head of Liber to right wearing ivy wreath; thrysus over shoulder. Rv. L CASSI Q F. Head of Libera to left wearing vine wreath. CR 386/1. Sydenham 779. Lovely old cabinet toning and of exceptional quality
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Cassius Longinus, c.78 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.81g. 18mm. Head of Liber to right wearing ivy wreath; thrysus over shoulder. Rv. L CASSI Q F. Head of Libera to left wearing vine wreath. CR 386/1. Sydenham 779. Old collection toning
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Cassius Longinus, c.78 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 17mm. Head of Liber to right wearing ivy wreath; thrysus over shoulder. Rv. L CASSI Q F. Head of Libera to left wearing vine wreath. CR 386/1. Sydenham 779. Lovely old cabinet toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Cassius Longinus, c.78 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 19mm. Head of Liber to right wearing ivy wreath; thrysus over shoulder. Rv. L CASSI Q F. Head of Libera to left wearing vine wreath. CR 386/1. Sydenham 779. Fine old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1990.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: P. Satrienus, 77 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.13g. 17mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. ROMA P SATRIENVS. She-wolf walking to left. CR 388/1b. Syd. 781a. Wonderful iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Rutilius Flaccus, c.77 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.85g. 19mm. FLAC. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rv. Victory holding wreath and galloping to right in biga. CR 387/1. Syd. 780. Lovely style and old toning on a large flan.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Rutilius Flaccus, 77 B.C
AR Denarius, 3.85g. 19mm. FLAC. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rv. Victory holding wreath and galloping to right in biga. CR 387/1. Syd. 780. Lovely style and old toning on a large flan.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Cn. Lentulus, 76-75 B.C. ex: Cincinnati Art Museum
Ex: Cincinnati Art Museum display, 1994-2008, no. 132.
Ex: Gemini, NY, Auction V, 2009, lot 232.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Cn. Lentulus, 76-75 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.83g. 20mm. Spanish mint. G P R. Bust of Genius Populi Romani draped to right with scepter over shoulder. Rev. EX SC CN LEN Q. Scepter with wreath and rudder flanking central globe. CR 393/1a. Attractive dark toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 318, 2019, lot 900.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Lucretius Trio, 76 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.86g. 19mm. Laureate head of Neptune to right; trident on shoulder; control mark VIII behind. Rev. L LVCRETI TRIO. Winged boy riding dolphin to right. CR 390/2. Syd. 784. Conrol mark only listed for 2 examples(Paris and Vienna) in Hersch unpublished MS (ANS). An exceptional quality example and with fine old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 366, 2000, lot 1198.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Lucretius Trio, 74 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 18mm. Laureate head of Neptune to right; trident behind; XIIII above. Rev. LUCRETI TRIO. Winged genius riding dolphin to right. CR 390/2. Syd. 784. Lustrous, nearly mint state, and struck from fresh dies in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG, April 2008, Inv # 810442
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Postumius, 74 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.70g. 188mm. Draped bust of Diana to right with bow and quiver on shoulder. Rev. Hound running to right; spear below. CR 394/1a. Syd. 785. RBW 1434. Fine style and toning and an exceptional strike.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 14, 1964, lot 225.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 72, 2013, JD collection, lot 466.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Aquilius, 71 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 3.78g. 20mm. VIRTVS III VIR. Helmeted and draped bust of Virtus to right. Rev. SICIL MN AQVIL MN F AN N. Roman soldier lifting up female figure. CR 401/1. Syd. 798. Old collection toning with underlying luster and some minor red deposits.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1990.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Aquilius, 71 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 4.03g. 20mm. VIRTVS III VIR. Helmeted and draped bust of Virtus to right. Rev. SICIL MN AQVIL MN F AN N. Roman soldier lifting up female figure. CR 401/1. Syd. 798. Lightly toned with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 47, 1990, no. 50
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Fufius Calenus, and Mucius Cordus, 70 B.C.
Ex: Jonathan Rosen collection.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Fufius Calenus, and Mucius Cordus, 70 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 4.02g. 20mm. HO VIR [KALENI]. Jugate heads of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, helmeted, to right. Rev. Italia on left and Roma on right clasping hands; winged caduceus in field to left; IA-RO in fields to left and right. CR 403/1. Syd. 797. Lovely multi-hued toning with highly reflective surfaces.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Jonathan Rosen collection and EJW Ltd, 2019.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: T. Vettius Sabinus, 70 B.C.
AR Serrate Denarius, 4.01g. 19.5mm. SABINVS S C. Head of the Sabine King Tatius to right; TA monogram below chin. Rev. IVDEX T VETTIVS. Togate figure driving biga to left; he hold magistrate's staff in his left hand; corn-ear behind. CR 404/1. Syd. 905.
The interpretation of the reverse type is uncertain, but with the IVDEX inscription and the magisterial staff, there is an allusion to a judge or a magistrate performing some judicial function. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Hosidius Geta, 68 B.C. no spear variety RR
AR Denarius, 4.10g. 16mm. III VIR GETA. Diademed and draped bust of Diana to right; bow and quiver on her shoulder. Rev. C HOSIDI C F in exergue. Hound attacking boar to right. CR 407/2 note. Syd. 903a. RBW 1457. Rare variety without the usual spear in the boar; lustrous with light toning and an exceptional strike.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 77, May 11, 2000, lot 442.
Ex: Aureo and Calico, Barcelona, Auction 319, 2018, Alba Longa collection, lot 392.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C Piso Frugi, 67 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.99g. 17mm. Head of Apollo to right with hair band; fraction symbol behind. Rev. C PISO L F FRV. Horseman holding large palm to right; uncertain curved symbol above. CR 408/1a. Hersch(symbols MS), 336. Syd. 851k. BMC Roman Republic 3694. Lovely blue and amber toning with underlying luster and with the obverse in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 77, 2000, lot 461.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 67 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 17mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right; arrow behind. Rev. C PISO L FRVG. Rider galloping to right holding whip; helmet with plume above. CR 408/1a. Syd. 850c. Some hairline scratches in obv. field. Lightly toned with the obverse in very high relief.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 406, 2012, lot 217.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Calpurnius Frugi, 67 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.97g. 17mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right; cornucopia behind. Rev. C PISO L FRVG. Rider galloping to right holding whip; strigel above. CR 408/1a. Syd. 865c. RBW_. Hersch, NC, 1976, #70 for symbols. Magnificent style with a very high relief obverse; iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 77, 2000, lot 450.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 46, 2008, lot 385.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Plaetorius Cestianus, 67 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.85g. 18.5mm. CESTIANVS S C. Helmeted and draped bust to right with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia in field to right; Rev. M PLAETORIVS M F AED CVR. Eagle on thunderbolt to right. CR 409/1. Syd. 809. Attractive toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.99g. 18mm. Diademed head of Apollo to right; lyre key behind. Rev. Q POMPONI MVSA. Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, standing to right and playing a lyre which rests on a column. CR 410/2b. Syd. 812. Fine old cabinet toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.84g. 18mm. Diademed head of Apollo to right; wreath behind. Rev. Q POMPONI MVSA. Polymnia, the muse of Rhetoric, standing to right wearing long tunic and peplum. CR 410/10a. Syd. 817. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 68, 1996, no. 80.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C. Banti plate coin
This coin published: Banti, 1982, Pomponia, 189, # 13(this coin, private collection A.B.)
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C. ex: NAC 1, 1989
AR Denarius, 4.08g. 18mm. Q POMPONI MVSA. Diademed head of Apollo to right. Rev. HERCVLES MVSARVM. Hercules standing to right playing lyre. CR 410/1. Syd. 810. Fine style and with lovely gray-blue toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 1, 1989, lot 657.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponius Musa, c.66 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.98g. 17mm. Q POMPONI MVSA. Laureate head of Apollo to right; star behind. Rev. Urania standing to left; she holds a rod pointing to a globe on a tripod. CR 410/8. Syd. 823. Lovely cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: MM, Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 12, 1993, lot 464.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Roscius Fabatus, 64 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 18mm. Head of Juno Sospita to right wearing goat's skin; mallet behind head. Rev. Female figure standing to right feeding serpent; piercer behind. CR 412/1. Syd. 915. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Lucius Cassius Longinus, 60 B.C. Voting scene
AR Denarius, 4.07g. 19mm. Veiled and diademed bust of Vesta to left; kylix in field to right; control mark S in field to left. Rev. LONGIN III V. Voter standing to left dropping ballot marked "V" into cista. CR 413/1. Syd. 935. Luster under light toning and among the finest known examples.
The types refer to the passing of the Lex Cassia tabellaria by an ancestor of the moneyer, Lucius Cassius Ravilla in 137 B.C. The law was part of a series that introduced secret ballots for popular assembly voting; in this case for jury decisions with the exception of treason. The ballot marked "V" is an abbreviation for VTI ROGAS , a formula for a vote in the affirmative. The laws were debated by Cicero in his De Legibus.
Provenance//Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February 29,2008, lot 179.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Scribonius Libo, c.62 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Scribonius Libo, c.62 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 19mm. LIBO BON EVENT. Diademed head of Bonus Eventus to right. Rv. PVTEAL SCRIBON. The Puteal Scribonial, decorated with garlands and two lyres; minting hammer on base. CR 416/1a. Lightly toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Lucius Cassius Longinus, 60 B.C. Voting scene
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 19mm. Veiled and diademed bust of Vesta to left; cup in field to right. Rev. LONGIN III V. Voter standing to left dropping ballot marked "V" into cista. CR 413/1. Syd. 935. Fine toning with underlying luster
The types refer to the passing of the Lex Cassia tabellaria by an ancestor of the moneyer, Lucius Cassius Ravilla in 137 B.C. The law was part of a series that introduced secret ballots for popular assembly voting; in this case for jury decisions with the exception of treason. The ballot marked "V" is an abbreviation for VTI ROGAS , a formula for a vote in the affirmative. The laws were debated by Cicero in his De Legibus
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus, 58
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 18mm. M SCAVR ES S C. AED CVR. King Aretas of Nabatea, holding palm branch and reins, kneeling before camel. Rev. P HVPSAE C HVPSAE COS AED CVR PREIVE; scorpion in field to left. CR 422/1b. Attractrive dark toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marcus Junius Brutus, 54 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.15g. 20mm. BRVTVS. Head of L Junius Brutus to right. Rev. AHALA. Head of C Servilus Ahala to right. CR 433/2. Syd. 907. Fine style and toning with a particulary individualistic portrait of Junius Brutus.
This issue celebrates Brutus' ancestors. It was struck by the principal assassin of Julius Caesar when he held post of a mint official early in his career.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 18, 1989, lot 269
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 362.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: M. Plaetorius Cestianus, c.57 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.07g. 18mm. CESTIANVS S C. Helmeted female bust to right with attributes of Minerva, Isis, Victory, and Diana; cornucopia in front. Rev. M PLAETORIVS M F AED CVR. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. CR 409/1. Lustrous and toned
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Stoecklin collection, Switzerland, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen, Basel before 1975; with old collector ticket.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Marcius Philippus, 56 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.93g. 19mm. ANCVS. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius to right; lituus behind head. Rev. L PHILIPPVS. Equestrian rider on aquaduct to right; flower below. AQVA MAR within arches of the aquaduct. CR 425/1. Syd. 919. Lovely multi-hued toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L Marcius Philippus, 56 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.83g. 18mm. ANCVS. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius to right; lituus behind head. Rev. L PHILIPPVS. Equestrian rider on aquaduct to right; flower below. AQVA MAR within arches of the aquaduct. CR 425/1. Syd. 919. Light toning with amber highlights and brilliant luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 112, Sept. 11, 2019, lot 530.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Cassius Longinus, c.55 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.08g. 18mm. Q CASSIVS VEST. Veiled head of Vesta to right. Rev. Temple of Vesta with curule chair inside; ballot urn in field to left; voting tablet to right inscribed A(Absolvo) and C (Condemno). CR 428/1. Syd. 917. The type refers to the trial in 113 of three Vestal Virgins.
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AR Denarius, 4.11g. 18mm. Q CASSIVS VEST. Veiled head of Vesta to right. Rev. Temple of Vesta with curule chair inside; ballot urn in field to left; voting tablet to right inscribed A(Absolvo) and C (Condemno). CR 428/1. Syd. 917.
This type refers to the moneyer's ancestor, Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla. He was responsible for a law while tribune in 137 which allowed voting by secret ballot for all trials before the Assembly with the exception of treason. He was also the judge in 113 for a trial of three Vestal virgins, Aemilia, Marcia, and Licinia, who were accused for being unchaste and condemned.
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AR Denarius, 4.22g. 17.5mm. Q CASSIVS VEST. Veiled head of Vesta to right. Rev. Temple of Vesta with curule chair inside; ballot urn in field to left; voting tablet to right inscribed A(Absolvo) and C (Condemno). CR 428/2. Syd. 918
This type refers to the moneyer's ancestor, Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla. He was responsible for a law while tribune in 137 which allowed voting by secret ballot for all trials before the Assembly with the exception of treason. He was also the judge in 113 for a trial of three Vestal virgins, Aemilia, Marcia, and Licinia, who were accused of being unchaste and were condemned.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Cassius Longinus, 55 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 19mm. Head of Genius to right with scepter over shoulder. Rev. Q CASSIVS. Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt; lituus in field to left ; jug in field to right. Crawford 428/3. RBW 1535. Sydenham 916. Lovely iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton XXI, January 9, 2018, lot 642.
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction September 26, 2016, lot 364
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: P. Fonteius Capito, 54 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.74g. 18,mm. P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR. Helmeted head of Mars to right; trophy over shoulder. Rev. MN FONT TR MIL. Horseman spearing warrior below who is holding a shield and thrusting a sword toward a captive; helmet and shiled in field to right. CR 429/1. Syd. 900.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 2, 1990, lot 422
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auciton 12, 1996, lot 358.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: P. Fonteius Capito, 54 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.03g. 18mm. P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR CONCORDIA. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia to right; some light die breaks in fields. Rev. T DIDI IMP VIL PVB. The Villa Publica with gates attached to the columns. CR 429/2b. Syd. 901a. Banti, Fonteia 34/1(this coin illustrated). Lovely old collection toning and exceptionally complete.
The Villa Publica was originally built c.435 B.C. on the Campus Martius to be used for taking the census. The Villa was enlarged in 194 B.C. and was used for the levies of the army, inspection of arms, and still for the census. Generals returning to Rome were also housed in the Villa while they awaited a decision of the Senate if a triumph was to be declared. (See: L. Richardson Jr, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, pp. 430-431.
The moneyer is probably a relative of the T.Didius, consul in 98 B.C., who restored the Villa Publica. The moneyer may also have been a friend of Cicero as mentioned in Crawford.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 52, June 19, 1975, lot 394.
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 359.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marcus Junius Brutus, 54 B.C.
This is an issue of the chief assassin of Julius Caesar from the time when he was a mint magistrate.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Pomponeius Rufus, 54 B.C.
Ex: CNG MBS XXXIII, March 15, 1995, lot 655
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marcus Junius Brutus, 54 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.91g. 19.5mm. LIBERTAS. Head of Libertas to right wearing earing and necklace with pendants. Rev. BRVTVS. The consul L . Junius Brutus processing to left between two lictors carrying fasces with axes; the procession is lead by an accensus. CR 433/1. Syd. 906. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd E Auction 73, August 6, 2003, lot 47 and published in an illustrated brochure.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marcus Junius Brutus, 54 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 19mm. LIBERTAS. Head of Libertas to right wearing earing and necklace with pendants. Rev. BRVTVS. The consul L . Junius Brutus processing to left between two lictors carrying fasces with axes; the procession is lead by an accensus. CR 433/1. Syd. 906. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd List 47, 1990, no. 51.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Coelius Caldus, c.51 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.03g. 17.5mm C COEL CALDVS COS. Head of Caldus to right; standard inscribed HIS behind. Rev. C CALDVS IMP AN X in columns; L CALDVS VII VIR EP V on table. Table with figure behind preparing epulum; trophies of arms and armor to left and right. CR 437/2a. Syd. 894. A few light scratches under toning in obv. field. Lovely old cabinet toning
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Coelius Caldus, 51 B.C., ex: Knobloch
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 17.5mm C COEL CALDVS COS. Head of C. Coelius Caldus to right; standard inscribed HIS behind; boar below. Rev. C CALDVS IMP AN X in columns; L CALDVS VII VIR EP V on table. Table with figure behind preparing epulum(sacred banquet); trophies of arms and armor to left and right. CR 437/2a. Syd. 894.
The type commemorates the military victories of the moneyer's ancestor who was Consul in 94 B.C. and is a superb late Republican realistic portrait.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ex: Frederick Knobloch collection, Stacks, New York, May 3, 1978, lot 502 with Stacks envelope.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Sicinius, 49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 17mm. FORT P R. Diademed head of Fortuna Populi Romani to right. Rev. Q SICINIVS III VIR. Winged caduceus and filleted palm branch crossed; wreath above. CR 440/1. Syd. 938. Banti, Sicinia 8/7(this coin). Fine style and lovely iridescent toning.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 8, 1995, lot 577.
Ex: Mario Ratto, Milan, List 3, 1967, lot 168.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Sicinius, 49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 17mm. FORT P R. Diademed head of Fortuna Populi Romani to right. Rev. Q SICINIVS III VIR. Winged caduceus and filleted palm branch crossed; wreath above. CR 440/1. Syd. 938. Sear, Imperators 1. Banti, Sicinia 8/7(this coin). Fine style and lovely iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 8, 1995, lot 577.
Ex: Mario Ratto, Milan, List 3, 1967, lot 168.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Acilius Glabrio, c.49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.83g. 20mm. SALVTIS. Laureate head of Salus to right. Rev. MAN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV. Valetudo standing to left resting left arm on column and holding snake in right hand. CR 442/1a. Syd. 922. Sear, Imperator 16. Exceptional quality and lovely old cabinet toning.
The types may relate to the claim of the Acilia family of having introduced the first physician to Rome. Mommsen, as referenced in Sear "Imperators" above , mentions that the Greek physician Archagathus came to Rome in 219 B.C. and established his practice at a locale near the Acilia family home.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Acilius Glabrio, c.49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.86g. 18mm. SALVTIS. Laureate head of Salus to right. Rev. MAN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV. Valetudo standing to left resting left arm on column and holding snake in right hand. CR 442/1a. Syd. 922. Sear, Imperator 16. Lightly toned with underlying luster.
The types may relate to the claim of the Acilia family of having introduced the first physician to Rome. Mommsen, as referenced in Sear "Imperators" above , mentions that the Greek physician Archagathus came to Rome in 219 B.C. and established his practice at a locale near the Acilia family home.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Acilius Glabrio, c.49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.97g. 18mm. SALVTIS. Laureate head of Salus to right. Rev. MAN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV. Valetudo standing to left resting left arm on column and holding snake in right hand. CR 442/1a. Syd. 922. RBW 1556. Sear, Imperator 16. Nearly mint state with luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 78, 2014, lot 700.
The types may relate to the claim of the Acilia family of having introduced the first physician to Rome. Mommsen, as referenced in Sear "Imperators" above , mentions that the Greek physician Archagathus came to Rome in 219 B.C. and established his practice at a locale near the Acilia family home.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Acilius Glabrio, c.49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.97g. 18mm. SALVTIS. Laureate head of Salus to right. Rev. MAN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV. Valetudo standing to left resting left arm on column and holding snake in right hand. CR 442/1a. Syd. 922. RBW 1556. Sear, Imperator 16. Wonderful old collection dark toning with underlying luster with some light deposits.
The types may relate to the claim of the Acilia family of having introduced the first physician to Rome. Mommsen, as referenced in Sear "Imperators" above, mentions that the Greek physician Archagathus came to Rome in 219 B.C. and established his practice at a locale near the Acilia family home.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom Cederlind, Portland, OR, c.1990.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Mn. Acilius Glabrio, 49 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.87g. 18mm. SALVTIS. Laureate head of Salus to right. Rev. MAN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV. Valetudo standing to left resting left arm on column and holding snake in right hand. CR 442/1a. Syd. 922. RBW 1556. Sear, Imperator 16. Lovely old collection toning with underlying luster.
The types may relate to the claim of the Acilia family of having introduced the first physician to Rome. Mommsen, as referenced in Sear "Imperators" above, mentions that the Greek physician Archagathus came to Rome in 219 B.C. and established his practice at a locale near the Acilia family home.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 114, 2019, lot 1556.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Vibius Pansa, c.48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.89g. 18mm. PANSA. Mask of Pan. Rv. C VIBIVS C F C N IOVIS AXVR. Laureate Jupiter seated to left holding scepter and patera. CR 449/1a. Syd. 947. Sear, Imperators 20. Fine style and toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Credit de la Bouirse, Paris, Auction, April 19, 1995, no. 1108.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Vibius Pansa, 48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.03g. 18mm. PANSA. Mask of Pan. Rev. C VIBIVS C F C N IOVIS AXVR. Jupiter Anxurus enthroned to left holding patera and scepter. CR 449/1a. Syd. 947. Sear, Imperators 20. Lovely old cabinet toning. Exceptional quality with an expressive Pan head and finely excecured detail on Jupiter.
Both Crawford and Sear note that the reverse type of a youthful Jupiter refers to a temple and cult of this god at the southern Italian city of Terracina whose ancient name was Anxurus. The obverse type is a pun on the moneyer's name.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Pompey the Great and Terentius Varro,, ex: Bement
AR Denarius, 3.98g. 18mm. 49 B.C. Military mint moving with Pompey in Greece or the Illyrian coast. VARRO PRO Q. Terminal bust of Jupiter to right; some evidence of overstriking behind the bust. Rev. MAGN POR COS. Scepter between dolphin and eagle. CR 447/1a. Syd. 1033. Sear, Imperators 8. Woytek, p. 558. Lovely old cabinet toning and an impressive pedigree.
The reverse type alludes to Pompey's dominion over land and sea with his victories over the pirates and Mithradates of Pontos.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Clarence Bement collection of Philadelphia, Naville Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction VIII, June 25, 1924, lot 373.
Ex: Lawrence collection, Glendining, London, Auction, December 7, 1950, lot 245.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction XIX, June 5, 1959, lot 120.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Metellus Pius Scipio, 47-46 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.77g. 17mm. Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Q METELL SCIPIO IMP. Laureate head of Africa to right wearing elephant headdress; plow below; corn in field to right. Rev. EPPIVS LEG F C. Hercules standing and facing resting arm on large club draped with lion's skin. CR 461/1. Sydenham 1051. Sear, Imperators 44. Attractive light toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February 29, 2008, lot 244.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Q. Metellus Pius Scipio, 47-46 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.45g. 17.5mm. Military mint in Africa. Q METEL PIVS. Laureate head of Jupiter to right. Rev. IMP SCIPIO. Elephant walking to right. CR 459/1. Syd. 1046. Old cabinet toning with amber highlights.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Hostilius Saserna, 48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.03g. 18mm. Bust of Gallia to right with long hair; carnyx behind. Rev. L HOSTILIVS SASERNA. Ephesian Artemis facing and holding a spear; stag to left. CR 448/3. Syd. 953. Sear, Imperators 19. Lovely cabinet toining with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. E Auction 86, June 28, 2004, loot 53.
Ex: Asta del Tatino, Lugano, Auction 33, June 14, 2009, lot 130
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: T. Carisius, 46 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.92g. 17mm. Rome mint. Head of Sibyl Herophile wearing a jeweled diadem to right. Rev. T CARISIVS III VIR. Sphinx seated to right. CR 464/1. Syd. 983. Sear, Imperatorial 69. Lovely iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzhandlung Ritter, Düsseldorf, List 97, 2015, no. 410.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 49-48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.01g. 18mm. CAESAR. Spanish military mint. Elephant walking to right; serpent below. Rev. Priestly implements. CR 443/1. Syd. 1006. Well struck on a large flan and lightly toned.
Ex: Karl Kress, Munich
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AR Denarius, 3.93g. 17mm. CAESAR. Spanish military mint. Elephant walking to right; serpent below. Rev. Priestly implements. CR 443/1. Syd. 1006. A few light cleaning scratches on reverse; hairline flan crack at 10:00 obv. Lovely old cabinet toning with blue and amber highlights and an exceptionally sharp strike.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd. List 74, 1999, no. 71.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 49-48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.67g. 19mm. CAESAR. Spanish military mint. Elephant walking to right; serpent below. Rev. Priestly implements. CR 443/1. Syd. 1006. minor flan flaw rev. Old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Zander Klawans collection from Tom Cederlind, Portland, Oregon, March 1990.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 49-48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.69g. 18mm. CAESAR. Spanish military mint. Elephant walking to right; serpent below. Rev. Priestly implements. CR 443/1. Syd. 1006. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Purchased in Germany in 1975 for 920 DM with collector envelope.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 49-48 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.97g. 19mm. CAESAR. Military mint travelling with Caesar. Elephant walking to right; dragon beneath. Rev. Priestly implements; simpulum, aspergillum. axe surmounted by a wolf's head, and apex CR 443/1. Syd. 1006. Sear, Imperators 9. Luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 68, 1996, no.82.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar and A. Alliienus, 47 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 48-47 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 48-47 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, c.46 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.97g. 17mm. Utica mint(?). COS TERT DICT ITER. Head of Ceres to right wearing barley wreath. Rev. AVGVR PONT MAX. Priestly implements. CR 467/1b. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 88, May 17, 1999, lot 412.
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 55, September 16, 2002, lot 1856.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, c.46-45 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.80g. 19mm. Spanish mint. Diademed bust of Venus to right; small Cupid behind head. Rev. CAESAR. Two Gaulish captives seated beneath trophy of arms and armor. CR 468/1. Syd. 1014.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Spink London, Numismatic Circular, July, 1982, lot 5649.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, ex: Hirsch, 1914 and Alfoldi plate
AR Denaius, 4.04g. 19mm. Julius Caesar with L. Aemilius Buca, Rome, Feb-March 44 B.C. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO. Wreathed head of Caesar to right. Rev. L BVCA. Crossed caduceus and fasces; clasped hands, globe, and axe in quadrants. Alfoldi, Caesar, pl. XCII,3(this coin). CR 480/6. Sydenham 1063. Sear Impeators 103. RBW 1680. Stunning and expressive lifetime portrait; lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Jacob Hirsch, Munich, Auction XXXIV, May 5, 1914, lot 859(described as mint state)
This coin published in Andreas Alfoldi, Caesar in 44 B.C.,Bonn,1974. vol. 2, plate XCII,3.
Ex: Swiss Bank Corp, Zurich, Auction 28, September 17, 1991, lot 366.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, 44 B.C. Ex: Tolstoy collection
AR Denarius, 3.63g. 20mm. Julius Caesar and L. Aemilius Buca. CAESAR IM(Imperator) Wreathed head of Caesar to right; crescent behind flanked by P- M( Pontifex Maximus). Rev. L AEMILIVS BUCA. Venus standing to left holding scepter and victory. CR 480/4. Sydenham 1060. Lovely old cabinet toning and superb portrait.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Count Tolstoy, St. Petersburg, Hess, Frankfurt, Auction, March 11, 1912, lot 706.
Count Ivan Ivanovitch Tolstoy, 1858-1916, was an attorney and well known numismatist in St. Petersburg. His most important work was Byzantine Coins , the first part of which was published in 1911 and still considered a major work on the series(see: Spring, p. 119) His own collection of Roman Republican and Imperatorial coins of which this coin was a part was of great significance.
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AR Denarius, 3.63g. 20mm. Julius Caesar and L. Aemilius Buca. CAESAR IM(Imperator) Wreathed head of Caesar to right; crescent behind flanked by P- M( Pontifex Maximus). Rev. L AEMILIVS BUCA. Venus standing to left holding scepter and victory. CR 480/4. Sydenham 1060. Lovely old cabinet toning and superb portrait.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Count Tolstoy, St. Petersburg, Hess, Frankfurt, Auction, March 11, 1912, lot 706.
Count Ivan Ivanovitch Tolstoy, 1858-1916, was an attorney and well known numismatist in St. Petersburg. His most important work was Byzantine Coins , the first part of which was published in 1911 and still considered a major work on the series(see: Spring, p. 119) His own collection of Roman Republican and Imperatorial coins of which this coin was a part was of great significance.
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AR Denarius, 4.06g. 17mm. Rome mint. Issue with moneyer P. Sepullius Macer. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO. Laureate and veiled head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. P SEPVLLIVS MACER. Venus Victrix standing to left holding small Victory in right hand and spear in left hand; shield below. CR 480/13. Syd. 1074. Attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: CNG 111, 2019, lot 633.
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AR Denarius, 3.60 g, 22mm. struck under L. Flaminius Chilo, Rome, August 43 B.C. Wreathed head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. Pax standing to left holding caduceus and scepter. Crawford 485/1. Sydenham 1089. Sear, Imp. 113. Two light scratches in obverse field under toning and some deposits on reverse edge. Lovely old cabinet toning and an exceptional portrait.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gemini, New York, Auction X, January 13, 2013, lot 288.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, d.44 B.C. ex: Salton collection
AR Denarius, 4.10g. 19mm. Moneyer, L. Mussidius Longus, Rome, 42 B.C. Wreathed head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS. Rudder, cornucopia, caduceus, and apex around central globe. CR 494/39a. Syd. 1096a. Sear, Greek Imperators 116. Spectacular portrait of Caesar and of superb quality.
The portrait of the now divine Julius Caesar on the obverse was a powerful propaganda image for the forces of Octavian and Antony who were pursuing his assassins. The reverse type symbolizes Rome's control over the globe(land and sea) with cornucopia and rudder, Caesar's office as Pontifex Maximus with the apex, and the happiness of the Roman people with the caduceus.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. ( For bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Julius Caesar, d.44 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.91g. 20mm. Rome, 42 B.C. magistrate: Ti. Semponius Gracchus. Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right. Rev. TI SEMPRONIVS GRACCVS Q DESIG S C. Standard, aquilia, plow, and measring rod. CR 525/3. Syd 1128. Lightly toned; ancient banker's marks in obv. fields.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, October, 1990.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony, April-May 44 B.C
AR Denarius, 3.72g. 16mm. Rome. Issue with P. Sepullius Macer. Veiled head of Antony to right; jug behind; lituus in front. Rev. P SEPVLLIVS MACER. Horseman holding whip riding to right; a second horse behind for the Desultor feat of leaping from one horse to another; wreath in field to left. CR 480/22. Syd. 1077. Sear, Imperator 142. Evidence of possible over-striking behind Antony's head. Attractive old cabinet toning and an important pedigree.
This is the earliest portrait of Antony struck just after the assassination of Caesar; the bearded and veiled portrait was a sign of mourning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Don Manuel Vidal Quadras Y Ramon (1818-1894), Barcelona; published in 1894 and Etienne Bourgey, Paris, Auction, November 4-5, 1913, lot 752 and plate VIII.
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
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AR Denarius, 4.01g. 20mm. C Cassius and Lentulus Spint. Military mint, probably Smyrna. C CASSI IMP LIBERTAS. Diademed head of Libertas to right. Rev. LENTVLVS SPINT. Jug and lituus. CR 500/3. Syd. 1307. Sear, Imperators 221. RBW 1762. Exceptionally sharp strike on a full flan and with wonderful iridescent toning. This is among the finest examples of the coinage for one of the principal assasins of Julius Caesar.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Alba Longa collection, Barcelona
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Cassius, 43-42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.96g. 20mm. C Cassius and Lentulus Spint. Military mint moving with Cassius and Brutus, probably at Smyrna. C CASSI IMP LIBERTAS. Veiled head of Libertas to right. Rev. LENTVLVS SPINT. Jug and lituus. CR 500/5. Syd. 1305. Sear, Imperators 223. RBW 1764; some slight roughness in field behind head. Exceptionally sharp strike on a full flan and in high relief with old toning. This is an excellent example of the coinage for one of the principal assassins of Julius Caesar.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Schweizerischer Bankverein, Zurich, Auction 33, 1993, lot 597.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marcus Junius Brutus, 43-42 B.C. ex: Haeberlin
AR Denarius, 3.91g. 18mm. Issue with Pedanius Costa. Mint moving with Brutus and Cassius in Greece or Western Asia Minor. LEG COSTA. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. IMP BRVTVS. Trophy. CR 506/2. Syd. 1296. Sear Imperators 209. RBW 1778. Lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Haeberlin collection, Cahn-Hess, Frankfurt, July 1933, lot 2861.
Ex: Niggeler collection, Münzen und Medaillen and Bank Leu, Basel, Auction October 21, 1966, lot 951. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2672)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Valerius Acisculus, 45 B.C.
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1980's.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Valerius Acisculus, 45 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.72g. 18mm. ACISCVLVS. Diademed head of Apollo to right; pick-axe(acisculus) behind; star above; some die wear on edge. Rev. L VALERIVS. Europa riding bull to right. CR 474/1a. Syd. 998. Attractive light toning.
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Ex: Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22847.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: L. Papius Celsus, c.45 B.C.
Ex: E. E. Clain-Stefanelli collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony and Divus Julius Caesar, 43 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.95g. 17.5mm. Gaul mint, April 43 B.C. M ANTON IMP. Head of Marc Antony to right; lituus behind. Rev. CAESAR DICT. Laureate head of Julius Caesar to right; jug behind. CR 488/1. Syd. 1165. Sear, Imperator 118. RBW 1708. Evidence of overstriking on both sides. Toned.
This is the first issue of Antony with his name on a coin. He depicts the recently assasinated Caesar on the reverse to align himself politically with Caesar.
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AR Denarius, 3.82g. 19mm. P ACCOLEIVS. LARISCOLVS. Draped bust of Diana to right. Rev. Triple cult statue of Diana, Herkate, and Selene; cypress trees behind. CR 486/1. Syd. 1148. Sear, Imperators 172. Lovely old cabinet toning.
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Ex: Peus, Auction 420, Frankfurt/Main, November 1, 2017, lot 128
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Brutus Imperator and Pedanius Costa, 42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 18mm. Marcus Junius Brutus issue with Pedanius Costa, military mint in Asia Minor. COSTA LEG. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. IMP BRVTVS. Trophy of arms and armor. CR 506/2. Sydenham 1296. Sear, Imperators 209. Fine old toning and exceptionally well struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, 1994, lot 445.
Ex: Künker, Osnabruuck, Auction 71, 2002, lot 646.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marcus Junius Brutus, c.43-42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 4.18g. 17mm. Military mint traveling with Brutus in Lycia. LEIBERTAS. Head of Libertas to right. Rv. CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS. Lyre, quiver, and laurel branch tied with fillet. CR 501/1. Syd. 1287. Sear, Imperators 199. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 51, March 5, 2009, lot 109.
Ex: Spink Circular, London, November, 1986, item 7521.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Brutus Imperator and Pedanius Costa, 42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.84g. 18mm. Issue with Pedanius Costa, military mint in Asia Minor. COSTA LEG. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. IMP BRVTVS. Trophy of arms and armor. CR 506/2. Sydenham 1296.
Ex: Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Brutus Imperator and Casca Longus, 42 B.C.
The reverse type clearly symbolizes the Republicans' ideals with Victory holding a broken diadem and crushing a scepter as a hopeful representation of victory over the tyrannical Caesareans. Neptune on the obverse probably refers to Casca who commanded Brutus' fleet.
Ex: August Voirol collectioin, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 38, December 6, 1968, lot 273
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 22, 1971, lot 179.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 72, May 16, 2013, lot 512.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: P. Clodius Turrinus, 42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.66g. 19mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right; lyre behind. Rev. P CLODIVS M F. Diana standing and facing, holding two long torches. CR 494/23. Syd. 1117. Sear, Imperators 192. Lovely multi-hued toning.
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Ex: Stacks,New York, Auction, April 22, 2009, lot 1308.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February, 2008, lot 274.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: P. Clodius Turrinus, 42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.66g. 19mm. Laureate head of Apollo to right; lyre behind. Rev. P CLODIVS M F. Diana standing to right holding two torches. CR 494/23. Syd. 1117. Exceptionally fine obverse style and lovely old cabinet toning
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C. Vibius Varus, 42 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.60g. 17mm. Head of Bacchus to right wearing ivy wreath. Rev. C VIBIVS VARVS. Panther leaping to left toward garlanded altar with mask of Pan; thrysos behind with fillet. CR 494/36. Syd. 1138. small scrape on edge. Toned.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 17, 1986, lot 519.
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AR Denarius, 3.70g. 19mm. Head of Bacchus to right wearing ivy wreath. Rev. C VIBIVS VARVS. Panther leaping to left toward garlanded altar with mask of Pan; thrysos behind with fillet. CR 494/36. Syd. 1138. Sear, Imperators 192. Iridescent toning and an exceptional strike.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Petillius Capitolinus, c.41 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.69g. 18mm. PETILLIVS CAPITOLINVS. Eagle standing to right on a thunderbolt. Rev. Hexastyle temple with decorated roof and hanging fillets. CR 487/2. Syd. 1150. There are a few light cleaning scratches on the reverse under the toning. Attractive dark toning
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AR Denarius, 3.87g. 19mm. PETILLIVS CAPITOLINVS. Eagle standing to right on a thunderbolt. Rev. Capitoline temple with 6 columns, decorated roof, and hanging fillets. CR 487/2a. Syd. 1150. Sear, Imperators 174. Exceptionally sharp and complete. Lustrous with light toning.
The original Capitoline temple to Jupiter with four columns burned in 83 B.C. and was rebuilt in 69 B.C. It is the second temple that is depicted on this issue.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Trtion, New York, Auction VI, 2003, lot 781
Ex: Lynn collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 4, 2009, lot 151.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Sextus Pompey, c.42-40 B.C. ex: Trau collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Dn. Domitius Calvinus, 39 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.44g. 19mm. Osca, Spain. OSCA. Head of Hercules to right. Rv. DOM COS ITER IMP. Simpulum, aspergillum, axe, and apex. CR 532/1. Syd. 1358. Lovely iridescent toning with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction: 10, June 12, 1979, lot 444.
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AR Denarius, 3.26g. 18mm. Rome. Issue with P. Sepullius Macer. Veiled head of Antony to right; jug behind; lituus in front. Rev. P SEPVLLIVS MACER. Horseman holding whip riding to right; a second horse behind for the Desultor feat of leaping from one horse to another; wreath in field to left. CR 480/22. Syd. 1077. Sear, Imperator 142. Alfoldi, Caesar in 44 v. Chr,(this coin, type XXI and illustrated on plate CXLIII,1.) Fine old cabinet toning and an important pedigree.
This is the earliest portrait of Antony struck just after the assassination of Caesar; the bearded and veiled portrait was a sign of mourning.
Ex: Walter Niggeler collection, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Zurich, Part 2, October 21, 1966, lot 967.
Ex: Tkalec and Rauch, Zurich, Auction April 25, 1989, lot 230.
Ex: Student and His Mentor Collection, NAC, Zurich, Auction 73, November 18, 2013, lot 213.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc and Lucius Antony, 41 B.C., ex: Leu 1998
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony, c.38 B.C.
Ex: Rauch, Vienna, Auction 86, 2010, lot 543.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony, c.32-31 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.33g. 17mm. Eastern military mint. ANT AVG III VIR R P C. Praetorian galley to right; scepter tied with a fillet on the prow. Rev. LEG IX. Legionary eagle and standards. CR 544/23. Syd. 1227. Attractive old collection toning.
Ex: Baldwins, New York Sale III, 2000, lot 606.
Ex: Triton V, New York, 2002, lot 18540
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony, 31 B.C.
This is the final portrait issue of Antony before his defeat and death. The obverse legend on this coin proclaims Antony's third consulship of 31 B.C. However in reality he had been deleted from the consulship roles the previous year by the Senate; the actual consuls for 31 were Octavius and Valerius Messala. The legend also lists an uncertain fourth imperatorship. The titles here seem to indicate a hopeful outcome at Actium. Further the magistrate, Decimus Turullius, who signs in a small monogram on the reverse was one of the last surviving assassins of Julius Caesar; he switched sides to Antony after Philippi.
Ex: E. E. Clain-Stefanelli collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony, 31 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.78g. 19mm. Cyrene mint. Issue with L. Pinarius Scarpus. M ANTO COS III IMP III. Head of Jupiter Ammon to right. Rev. ANTONIO AVG SCARPVS IM. Victory standing to right with wreath and palm; P in field behind. CR 546/2a. Syd. 1280.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Sextus Pompey, c.42-40 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.91g. 19mm. Sicilian military mint. MAG PIVS IMP ITER. Pharos(lighthouse) of Messana surmounted by a statue of Neptune; galley below with a legionary standard on the prow and a filleted scepter on the stern. Rev. PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C MAR. Scylla brandishing rudder. CR 511/4a. Sear, Imperatorials 335. Syd. 1348. Lovely iridescent toning.
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Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 19, 2006, lot 250.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Sextus Pompey, c.37-36 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.78g. 18mm. Sicilian military mint. MAG PIVS IMP ITER. Pharos(lighthouse) of Messana surmounted by a statue of Neptune; galley below with a legionary standard on the prow and a filleted scepter on the stern. Rev. PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C MAR. Scylla brandishing rudder. CR 511/4a. Sear, Imperators 335. Syd. 1348. Attractive dark toning.
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Ex: Triton XIX. 2016, lot 408.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Marc Antony, Legionary denarius
AR Denarius, 3.66g. 16mm. 32-31 B.C. Military mint. ANT AVG III VIR R P C. Galley to right. Rev. LEG XIII. Eagle and legionary standards. CR 544/27. Syd, 1232a. Dark toning.
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AR Denarius, 3.96g. 18mm. Military mint in Italy. IMP CAESAR DIVI F III VIR ITER R P C. Head of lightly bearded Octavian to right in high relief. Rev. COS ITER ET TER DESIG; DIVO IVL on pediment. Veiled figure standing within tetrastyle temple of Divus Julius; star in pediment; lighted altar on left. CR 540/2. Syd. 1338. Sear, Imperator 315. RBW 1829. Old cabinet toning and with an exceptional portrait in high relief.
Ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 103, 2009, lot 216.
Ex: Santamaria, Rome, Auction May 4,1961, lot 181
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Octavian, 32-31 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.90g. 20mm. Italian mint. Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. CAESAR DIVI F. Pax standing to l. holding branch and cornucopia. RIC 252. BN 26. Toned
Ex: Tom McKenna, Colorado, 1980's
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AR Denarius 3.50g. 18mm. Legionary type. Military mint, Patrae(?). ANT AVG III VIR R P C. Galley to right. Rev. LEG IV. Eagle and legionary standards. CR 544/17. Syd, 1219; minute banker's mark in reverse field. Fine old toning.
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AR Denarius, 3.77g. 21mm. Rome or Italian mint. Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. CAESAR DIVI F. Pax standing to left holding branch and cornucopia. RIC 252. Sear, Imperators 399. Ancient bankers marks on neck and field to left on obverse. Toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.75g. 19mm. Uncertain Italian mint, perhaps Rome. Diademed head of Pax to right; olive branch to right. Rev. CAESAR DIVI F. Octavian in military garb walking to right; he holds scepter and extends hand. RIC 253. Sear, Imperators 253. BMCRR Rome, 4329. Elegant style head of Pax and an exceptionally well detailed figure of Octavian. Lightly toned.
The fine style of this issue foreshadows the Neo-Classical art style that the later Augustus would pursue.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection with his ticket
Ex: Astarte, Lugano, Auction XXII, May 15, 2010, lot 164.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Octavian, 29-27 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.88g. 18mm. IMP. Helmeted head of Mars to right. Rv. CAESAR. Shield decorated with eight-rayed star at center in front of crossed spear and sword. BMC 644. RIC 274. Lovely old toning and an exceptionally well detailed reverse.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Octavian, 30-29 B.C.
AR Denarius, 3.96g. 20mm. Uncertain Italian mint. Anepigraphic. Bare head of Octavian to right. Rev. IMP CAESAR. Actian arch surmounted by a triumphal quadriga. RIC 267. A die break under arch on reverse. Magnificent style and fine old collection toning.
Dio Cassius records that arches celebrating the victory at Actium were to be erected in Rome and Brundisium; presumably for a victory triumph. There are no certain remains of the arch although there is a block of Parian marble found in the Forum in the 16th century said to come from the arch with a declaration of public honors to Octavian and dated to 29 B.C. (See: Richardson, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, p. 28)
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9, 2008, lot 1235, acquired from Bourgey, Paris per collector note.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: Octavian, 28 B.C. ex: UBS and Munzhandlung Basel
AR Denarius, 4.03g. 20mm. Italian mint, Brundisium or Rome. CAESAR COS VI. Bare head of Octavian to right; lituus behind. Rev. AEGYPTO CAPTA. Crocodile walking to right. RIC 275a. BMCRE 650. Sear, Imperators 430. Lovely old toning and an exceptionally detailed example of this historic coin which commemorates Octavian's victory over Cleopatra and Antony at Actium and the annexation of Egypt.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9, 2008, lot 1230; privately purchased from Münzhandlung Basel in the 1930's.
Ex: Michael Gasvoda collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D. ex: Niggeler collection,
AR Cistophorus, 11.87g. 30mm. Ephesus, c.25-20 B.C. IMP CAESAR. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. AVGVSTVS. Two deer standing in front of an altar decorated with garlands, wreaths, and festoons. RPC 2215. Banti/Simonetti 331(this coin). Sutherland 371a and plate IX(this coin). Some double striking and possible evidence of over-striking. Fine style and toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: H. Otto collection, Hess, Lucrne, Auction 207, 1931, lot 919.
Ex: Niggeler Collection, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction part 2, October 21-22, 1966, lot 1026 (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2672)
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 7, 1977, lot 657.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus,27 B.C.-14 A.D. Comet type
Augustus, AR Denarius, 3.75g. Spanish mint. c.19-18 B.C. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Laureate head of Augustus to right. Rev. DIVVS IVLIVS. Comet. RIC 37a. BMC 323. Luster under attractive toning; the superb centering on the comet is exceptional for this issue
A comet appeared a few months after the assassination of Julius Caesar and was associated with his divination. It appears here to proclaim the close connection between Caesar and Augustus.
Ex: Baldwins, NY Sale III, Dec. 7, 2000, lot 618.
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AR Denarius, 3.87g. 19mm. Spanish mint, c.19-18 B.C. Head of Augustus to right wearing an oak wreath. Rev. CAESAR AVGVSTVS S P Q R. Shield inscribed CL V flanked by laurel branches; small die break on shield. RIC 36a. BMC 354. BN 1335. Vogel collection, Hess, Lucerne, Auction 194, 1929, lot 676(same dies). Magnificent portrait in high relief and with wonderful multi-hued cabinet toning.
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AR Denarius, 3.84g. 19x21 mm. Rome, 17 B.C. magistrate: M Sanquinius. M SANQVINIVS III VIR. Laureate head of the deified Julius Caesar to right; comet above. Rev. AVGVSTVS DIVI F LVDOS SAE. Herald of the Saecular games standing to right; he wears a long robe and a feathered helmet; he holds a winged caduceus and a shield ornamented with a star. RIC 340. BMC 70. minute ancient banker's marks in field. Fine toning and excellent strike.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan. 6, 2009.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.78g. 17.5 mm. Spanish mint, c.18 B.C. S P Q R PARENT CONS SVO. Elaborate toga picta over tunica palmata; aquilia on left and wreath on right. Rev. CAESARI AVGVSTO. Slow quadriga advancing to right; the two side panels of the cart are decorated with victories; a miniature quadriga above. RIC 97. BMC 397. Banti and Simonetti V,90,440(this coin). Remarkable strike and lovely toning; among the finest known examples.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Simonetti, Florence, List 6, 1967, no. 96
Ex: Gerhard Himmel, Graz collection, Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 243, 2013, lot 4731.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Augustus, AR Denarius, 3.85g. 18mm. Colonia Patricia mint, Spain, c.18 B.C. CAESARI AVGVSTO. Laureate head of Augustus to right. Rev. SPQR. A triumphal chariot car with legionary eagle and miniature quadriga within a round tetrastyle temple. RIC 115. BMC 385. Fine style and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Ex: Leu Numismatics,Zurich, Auction 86, May 5-6, 2003, lot 750
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 4, October 14, 2009, lot 215
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 257, October 10, 2014, lot 8455
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.c. -14 A.D. Rv. Tarpeia
The reverse refers to the legend of Tarpeia from early Roman myth. According to Livy, during the siege of Rome by the Sabine King Tatius, a Roman vestal virgin and daughter of the Roman commander, Tarpeia, offered the Sabines a secret entry to the city. She did this in exchange for what they wore on their left arms(i.e. jewelry). However, the Sabines not respecting any traitor buried her in their shields which were also carried on their left arms. Her body was then hurled from a section of the Capitoline Hill that became known as the Tarpeian rock and the site of later Roman executions.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 343, 1995, lot 346.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D. Rv. Kneeling Parthian
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 114, 2002, lot 210.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Ex: Professor Robert Samuel Rogers, died 1968.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.63g, 21.5mm. Spanish mint, c.19-18 B.C. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to left. Rev. S P Q R CL V inscribed on the center of a shield. RIC 42b. BMC 335. Fully struck on a large flan; toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. ( For bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.78g. 20mm. Spanish mint, c.19 B.C. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. OB CIVIS SERVATOS. SPQR CL V on shield surrounded by oak wreath. RIC 79a. BMC 381. BN 1144. Virtually as struck with luster under iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction April 26, 1954, lot 155.
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9, 2008, lot 1307.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.85g. 17mm. Colonia Patricia, c.18 B.C. CAESARI AVGVSTO. Laureate head of Augustus to right. Rev. S P Q R. Triumphal chariot car, four miniature horses, and standard within domed tetrastyle temple. RIC 119. BMC 385. BN 1210. Fine style and lovely old cabinet toning.
The temple depicted is that of Mars Ultor constructed on the Capitoline in 20 B.C. The temple held the standard lost by Crassus to the Parthians in 53 B.C. and recovered by Augustus. The triumphal chariot contains the standard. The standards were later moved to a temple of the same name that was constructed in the Forum of Augustus. ( see: Carandini and Carafa (eds). The Atlas of Ancient Rome, pp. 170-171.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzhandlung Basel, Auction 10, March 15, 1938, lot 523.
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 86, May 5, 2003, lot 750.
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 4, October 14, 2009, lot 215, Lynn collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.81g. 18mm. Spanish mint, c.18 B.C. SPQR PAREN CONS SVO. Toga picta over tunic palmata; eagle standard to left; wreath to right. Rev. CAESARI AVGVSTO. Quadriga with decorative cart to right; small ornamental quadriga above. RIC 97. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd. inventory # 24393. Feb. 12, 1999.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.70g. 18mm. Spanish mint, c.19 B.C. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. SIGNIS RECEPTIS S P Q R. Two aquilia flanking central shield inscribed CL V. RIC 86a. Hairline flan crack at 6:00 obverse. Attractive toning and fine style portrait.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd List 44, 1990, no.95.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D. ex: MM, 1977
AR Denarius, 3.82g. 19mm. Uncertain Eastern mint, c.17 B.C. CAESAR. Bare-head of Augustus to right surrounded by an oak wreath. Rev. AVGVST. Candelabrum ornamented with rams ' heads and crescent; patera and bucrania within wreath. RIC 540. BMC 684. The portrait is struck in very high relief and with unusually good centering; attractive light toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 53, November 29, 1977, lot 253.
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AR Denarius, 3.81g. 18.5mm. Uncertain Spanish mint, c.17-16 B.C. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. AVGVSTVS. Capricorn to right holding globe and rudder. RIC 126. BMC 346. Magnificent portrait of fine style in high relief and with a wonderfully detailed reverse; attractive light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 21, May 17, 2001, lot 356
Ex: Alba Longa collection, Aureo and Calico, Barcelona, Auction 339, November 14, 2019, lot 1164.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.78g. 18mm. Lugdunum mint, 15 B.C. DIVI F AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. IMP X. Bull charging to left. RIC 169. Giard 21. Fine style and attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: John Barton, Owl Ltd, 1980's.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D. ex: Hirsch 1907 et al.
AR Denarius, 3.76g. 19mm. Struck under L. Mescinius Rufus, Rome, 16 B.C. Laureate head of Augustus to right; some small die breaks. Rev. L MESCINIVS RUFVS. Mars standing to left holding spear and parazonium on podium inscribed S P Q R V PR RE CAES. RIC 351. BMC 86. CN 331. Scarce and with wonderful deep old cabinet toning; fine style sculptural portrait.
The reverse refers to the departure of Augustus on a military expedition to Gaul. The legend on the podium expands to Senatus Populusque Romanus Vota pro Reditu Caesaris, "The Senate and the Roman people offer vows for Caesar's [safe] return."
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction XX, November 13, 1907, lot 515, collection of H. C. Hoskier of South Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: Glendining, London, Auction March 9, 1931, lot 259
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 53, October 21, 1991, lot 194.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.77g. 20mm. Lugdunum, 15 B.C. DIVI F AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. IMP X in exergue. Bull butting to right. RIC 167a. BMC 451. Giard 19. graffiti in field to left on rev. Fine style and excellent strike in high relief; old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Walter Stoecklin collection, Amriswil, Switzerland, pre 1975, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 14, 2017, lot 318.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D. Rev. Aug. and Agrippa
AR Denarius, 3.94g. 18mm. Rome, 13 B.C. magistrate: C. Sulpicius Platorinus. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Bare head of Augustus to right. Rev. C SVLPCIVS PLATORINVS III VIR. Augustus and Agrippa seated to left on platform ornamented with rostra below; long staff or spear to left. RIC 407. BMC 114. BN 537. Ancient bankers' marks on obverse. Rare and toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dr. Neussel; purchased from Bourgey in Paris, October 1959.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.77g. 19.5mm. Lugdunum, 15-16 A.D. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Rev. TR POT XVI; IMP VII in exergue. Tiberius driving slow quadriga to right; he holds laurel branch and eagle-tipped scepter. RIC 4. Toned and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 44, 1990, no. 97.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D. ex: Sternberg
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 6, 1976, lot 438.
Ex: Credit Suisse, Bern, List 24, December, 1977, lot 24.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
AR Denarius, "Tribute Penny" type. 3.77g. 18.mm. Lugdunum mint. [TI CAESAR] DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Rev. MAXIM PONTIF. Female figure(Livia?) seated to right holding scepter and laurel branch. RIC 30. BN 33. BMC 48. Old cabinet toning. The reverse is of exceptionally fine style especially for this massive issue and in high relief; it is possible that an aureus die may have been used.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia
AR Drachm, 3.67g. 21mm. Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Rev. Sol standing atop Mt. Argaeus holding scepter and globe. RPC 3620. Sydenham 42. some light graffiti or hairline scratches in obv. field; Exceptional style with lovely multi-hued toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Kunker, Osnabrück, Auction 312, October, 2018, lot 2766.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Nero Claudius Drusus, c.41-45 A.D.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, 1996, lot 816.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction , October 23, 1998, lot 124.
Ex: Terner collection, Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, Auction 80, 2014, lot 3113.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Caligula, 37-41 A.D.
Ex: Habelt, Berlin, 1956.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Claudius/Agrippina, ex: Knobloch collection
Ex: Knobloch collection, Stacks, New York, Auction: May 1, 1980, lot 168.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Claudius, 41-54 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Nero, 54-68 A.D. Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch
Ex: Michael Prieur, Paris, collection
This coin published: Michel and Karin Prieur, The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms And Their Fractions from 57 BC to AD 253, 2000, # 89 and illustrated on the front cover
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Nero, 54-68 A.D. As Caesar under Claudius
AR Denarius, 3.67g. 18mm. Struck as Caesar under Claudius, 50-54 A.D. Lugdunum mint. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN. Bare-headed and draped bust of the young Nero to right. Rev. EQVESTER ORDO PRINCIPI IVVENT on shield with spear behind. RIC 79. Von Kaenel, Type 53; small flan flaw at 7:00 reverse by edge. Scarce and with an unusually full legend.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hess-Divo, Auction 329, Zürich, November 17, 2015, lot 144
Ex: DNW, Auction A3, London, September 27, 2007, lot 2551
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Nero, 54-68 A.D. Rev. Temple of Vesta
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Nero and Agrippina Jr, 54-68 A.D.
AR Didrachm, 7.10g. 21.5mm. Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia, c.58-60 A.D. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI. Laureate head of Nero to right. Rev. AGRIPPINA AVGVSTA MATER AVGVSTI. Draped bust of Agrippina to right. RPC I, 3632. RIC 607. Sydenham, Caesarea 73. Fine style and scarce in this quality; toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Swiss Bank Corp, Zurich, Auction 25, September 19, 1990, lot 405.
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9, 2008, lot 1474.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Civil War, March-May, 68 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.61g. 17mm. Gaul. MARS VLTOR. Helmted and draped bust of Mars to right. Rev. P R SIGNA. Aquilia between two standards; altar below. RIC 51. BMC Galba 39. Martin 60. Rare and with lovely iridescent toning.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Gasvoda collection, NAC, Zurich, Auciton 86, 2015, lot 138.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Civil War, Rhine Legions, May/June 68 A.D.
AR Denariuis, 3.46g. 17mm. SALVS GENERIS HVMANIS. Victory holding wreath and plam standing left on globe. Rev. S P Q R within wreath. Martin 77. BMC 34. RIC 72. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 9, 2014, lot 221
Ex: Christian Gollnow collection, Leu, Zurich, Auction 9, 2021, lot 1088.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Civil War, Rhine Legions, May- December 68 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.56g. 18mm. ROMA RESTITVTA. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. IVPPITER LIBERATOR. Jupiter seated to left holding scepter and thunderbolt. Martin 20. RIC 62. BMC 19. A few light scratches. Toned and rare.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Christian Gollnow collection from Harlan Berk in 1993, Leu, Zurich, Auction 9, 2021, lot 1148.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.45g. 18mm. Rome mint. IMP SER GALBA AVG. Bare head of Galba to right. Rev. SPQR within wreath. RIC 167. Fine style portrait; iridescent old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 123, May 30, 2005, lot 471.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A.D. ex: Schulman
Ex: Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Auction 258, June 10, 1974, lot 1601.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.52g. 19mm. Rome, c. July 68-January 69 A.D. IMP SER GALBA AVG. Laureate head of Galba to right. Rev. SALVS GEN HVMANI. Female figure standing left holding rudder in left hand and with her right foot on a globe; she sacrifices with patera over altar. RIC 171. BMC 39. BN_. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 23, March 19, 2002, lot 1500.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A. D. ex: Glendining, 1953
AR Denarius, 3.42g. 20mm. Rome, c. July 68-January 69 A.D. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG. Laureate head of Galba to right. Rev. ROMA RENASC. Helmeted Roma walking to right holding spear and trophy. RIC 199. BMC 25. Deep old toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Rashleigh collection, Glendining, London, Auction January 14, 1953, lot 505.
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Auction 71, 1997, lot 321.
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 333, 2017, lot 148
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A.D.
Ex: Vecchi, London, Auction 8, 1997, lot 237.
Ex: Triton VIII, New York, 2005, lot 1108.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galba, 68-69 A.D. ex: Hess, 1913
Ex: Joachim Scheyer collection, Hess, Frankfurt, Auction:
December 1, 1913
Ex: Hess, Frankfurt, Auction: December 18, 1933, lot 418.
Ex: Dr. Walter Stoecklin collection, Amriswil, Switzerland, purchased from Hess, Luzern pre 1975; with collector ticket
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Otho, 69 A.D. ex: Tkalec
AR Denarius, 3.49g. 18mm. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Bare head of Otho to right. Rev. SECVRITAS P R. Securitas standing to left holding wreath and scepter. RIC 8. BMC 17. BN 10. Fine style and light iridescent toning.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 10. April 9, 1997, lot 594.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, February 19, 2001, lot 263.
Ex: Classical Numismatic Review, Summer, 2001, lot 93.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Otho, Jan. 15- Mid April, 69 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.45g. 17mm. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Bare head of Otho to right. Rev. SECVRITAS P R. Securitas standing to left holding wreath and scepter. RIC 8. BMC 18. BN 10. Fine style and with deep old collection toning. This coin is from one of the most important collections of portrait denarii ever assembled.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Baldwin collection, Glendining, London, Auction November 20-21, 1969, lot 56 (sold then for £230).
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Otho, 69 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.63g. 19.5mm. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Bare head of Otho to right. Rev. PONT MAX. Ceres standing to left holding grain ears and cornucopia. BMC 9. BN 25. The portrait is in exceptionally fine style with delicate modeling of the features; lovely toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Jyrki Muona collection
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AR Denarius, 3.05g. 17mm. Ephesus mint(?), 76 A.D. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. Domitian on rearing horse to left and holding a scepter. RIC 1480. Lightly toned and extremely rare.
Provenance/Pedgiree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction February, 2012, lot 168.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Perfectly struck from fresh dies; luster under light toning. This is a rare early issue for Vespasian just after being proclaimed emperor.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 24, 2003, lot 234.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Ex: Victor England, December, 1988.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Ex: Evan Salholm collection, from M Rasmussen, Aug. 20, 2008.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Ex: Fountainhead of Fine Coins, New York, March, 1983
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auciton 11, 1981, lot 606.
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction 18, 2015, lot 1047
Ex: Zurich Money Musuem
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Divus Vespasian, Rev. Judaean victory commem
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Divus Vespasian (69-79 A.D.)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitilla the Younger, ex: MM, Basel, 1962
AR Denarius, 3.36g. 20.5mm. Rome, 82-83 A.D. under Domitian. DIVA DOMITILLA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Domitilla to right with hair in long plait at back of neck. Rev. FORTVNA AVGVST. Fortuna standing to left with cornucopia and rudder. RIC 157(Domitian). BMC 137(Titus). Rare and with old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 25, November 17, 1962, lot 595.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 25, April 23, 1980, lot 279.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.91g. 17mm. Rome, 80 A.D. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P. Tripod with fillets; dolphin above. RIC 128. BMC 78. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 291, 1977, lot 580.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.56g. 18mm. Rome, struck as Caesar 72-73 A.D. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. NEP RED. Neptune standing to left with foot on globe; he holds acrostolium and scepter. RIC 366(Vesp.) Fine style and lovely toning.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D. Judaea victory type
AR Denarius, 3.41g. 17 mm. Antioch mint, struck as Caesar under Vespasian, 72/73 A.D. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Titus to right. Rev. No legend. Titus as triumphator holding palm branch and eagle-tipped scepter driving quadriga to right. RIC 1563. BMC 521. Hendin 1493. RPC 1935. Lightly toned; there is a partial raised circular line in front of the horses which is the mark from the engraver's compass to aid in composing the scene.
Proveance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kenneth Brattle colleciton, Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, Auction 30, September 20, 2005, lot 3922,
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.60g. 18mm. Rome, 80 A.D. IMP TITVS CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII. Dolphin entwined around anchor. RIC 112. A few spots of light encrustation. Attractive light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd. inventory 36417, January 31, 2001.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D.
Ex: NFA, Beverly Hills, Auction 25, 1990, lot 369.
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection, Munich, 1941-2015.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.52g. 19mm. Rome, 79-80 A.D. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. BONVS EVENTVS AVGVSTI. Bonus Eventus standing to left with corn ears and poppy. RIC 89. Lightly toned with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Harlan J Berk, Chicago, Buy/Bid Sale 202, 2017, lot 179.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Julia Titi, daughter of Titus, 80-81 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.42g. 19.5mm. IVILIA AVGVSTA TITI AVGVSTI F. Draped and diademed bust of Julia to right with hair in a long plait. Rev. VENVS AVGVSTA. Venus standing to right, leaning on column, holding helmet and spear. RIC 388(Titus). BMC 141-3(Titus). BN 106-7(Titus). Wonderful irridescent toning and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction October 27, 2011, lot 164
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 748, 2014, lot 902.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Nerva,, 96-98 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.53g. 18mm. Rome, 79 A.D. struck as Caesar under Vespasian. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS. Salus leaning on column to right and feeding a snake from a patera. RIC 1084(Vespasian). BMC 265. BN 237. Exceptionally sharp portrait and lovely multi-hued toning with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton, New York, Auction XXV, 2022, lot 859.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.61g. 18.5mm. Rome, c.82-83 A.D. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. IVPPITER CONSERVATOR. Eagle standing to l with spread wings on a winged thunderbolt. RIC 144. Luster under fine toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction May 7, 2009, lot 130.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitian, 81-96 A.D. Rev. Wolf and twins
AR Denarius, 3.49g. 18.5mm. Struck as Caesar under Vespasian, 77/78 A.D. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. COS V. Wolf standing to left and suckling Romulus and Remus; boat in exergue. RIC 961. BMC 240. Luster under fine toning; exceptional quality and among the finest known examples; as struck and nearly FDC
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Paul Tinchant collection, Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Auction 243, June 8, 1966, lot 1693.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 1, November 30, 1973, lot 93.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection, Munich, 1941-2015.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 23, 1992, lot 252.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 23, 1998, lot 146
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.25g. 19.5mm. Rome, 114-116 A.D. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust of Trajan to right. Rev. P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R / FORT RED. Fortuna seated to left holding cornucopia and rudder. RIC 318. BMC 578. Woytek 526v. Nicely toned and on a full flan; unusual small bust.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Köln, Auction 14, 1974, lot 142.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.31g. 20mm. Rome, c.107 A.D. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate head of Trajan to right with drapery on far shoulder. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Spes walking to left holding flower and skirt. RIC 127. BMC 319. Woytek 266b. Luster under light toning and struck on a broad flan.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 147, 2009, lot 316.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.26g. 18mm. Rome, 102 A.D. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM. Laureate bust of Trajan to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III P P. Victory standing to right on prow holding palm and wreath; serpent below. RIC 59. Woytek 123b. Lovely toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Goldberg, Los Angeles, Auction 80, June 3, 2014, lot 3147.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan, 98-117 A.D. Via Traiana
AR Denarius, 3.27g. 20mm. Rome, 112-114 A.D. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P. Laureate and draped head of Trajan to right. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI; VIA TRAIANA in exergue. Personification of the Via Traiana reclining to left; she holds wheel and branch and rests her left arm on rocks. BMC 487. RIC 266. Woytek 398b. flan crack from striking at 6:00 obverse. Luster under toning. The reverse celebrates a new road built under Trajan that extended the Via Appia from Rome to Beneventum, near Naples.
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AR Denarius, 3.46g. 19mm. 113-114 A.D. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS III P P. Draped bust of Trajan to right. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Trajan's column. RIC 292. BMC 452. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 193, September 26, 2011, lot 667.
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AR Denarius, 3.32g. 19mm. 113-114 A.D. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS III P P. Draped bust of Trajan to right. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Trajan's column. RIC 292. BMC 451. Woytek 425b.1 Toned.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan, 98-117 A.D. ex: Sternberg
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction III, 1974, lot 69.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust of Trajan to right. Rev. P M TR P COS VI PP S P Q R. Virtus standing to right holding spear and parazonium. RIC 355. Lovely iridescent toning.
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Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, March 26, 1991, lot 277.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.37g. 19mm. Rome, August- December 117 A.D. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC. Laureate and slightly draped bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P; PAX in exergue. Pax standing to left holding branch and conucopia. RIC 21. Shallow metal fault and some encrustation on rev. Rare issue from the first months of Hadrian's reign.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.31g. 18.5mm. Rome, 117 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right with slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev. P M TR P COS DES II; CONCORD in exergue. Concordia seated to left holding patera and resting arm on small figure of Spes; cornucopia under throne. RIC 79. Iridescent toning with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction 29, Orlando ANA Auction, August 13, 1992, lot 370.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. Galley reverse
AR Denarius, 3.55g. 19mm. Rome, 121-123 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III. Galley to left. RIC II.3. 525. This coin has an incredibly detailed portrait of fine style as well as a superb reverse; attractive toning with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Classical Numismatic Auctions, NY, Auction IX, December 7, 1989, lot 416
Ex: Ried Redlich collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.16g. 18mm. Rome, 121 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III SAL AVG. Salus seated to left feeding snake rising from altar. RIC II.3.378. BMC 316. Toned with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Empire Coins, New York, Auction 10, May 6, 1989, lot 236
Ex: Ried Redlich collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.23g. 19mm. Rome, c.126-127 A.D. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. COS III. Veiled Pudicitia standing to left. RIC 846. small die defects in reverse fields. Lovely iridescent toning with an exceptionally fine style and well detailed depiction of Pudicitia.
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AR Denarius, 3.65g. 19mm. Rome, 121-123 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III; CONCORD. Concordia seated to left holding patera and resting arm on small figure of Spes. RIC 551. Superb style; toned with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Reid Redlich collection, Harlan Berk, B/B Sale March 1994, lot 539.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.46g. 19mm. Rome, 121-123 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right with drapery on his far shoulder. Rev. P M TR P COS III. Roma standing to left holding victory and spear. RIC II/3.597. BMC 147. Luster under fine toning.
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Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 122, 2003, lot 2120.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. Rev. AEGYPTO
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collectioin
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. Rev. Germania
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. Rev. Galley
AR Denarius, 3.41g. 19mm. Rome, 121-123 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III. Galley to left. RIC 525. Fully struck from fresh dies; fine style and high relief; luster under light toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. Rev. REST. GALLIAE
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 93, 2003, lot 159, Bally-Herzog collection(1849-1912) ; the coin is noted in the MM catalog as having been purchased from Spink in London on February 24, 1909. It is probably a private purchase before publication from an extensive offering of Roman Imperial denarii that appeared in the Spink Circular from 1908-1909.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. REST. GALLIAE
AR Denarius, 3.20g. 18mm. Rome, 130-138 A.D. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. RESTITVTORI GALLIAE. Hadrian on left wearing toga and extending his hand to the kneeling Gallia. RIC II.3 1573v. BMC 880v. Exceptional quality for this scarce issue and with a particularly clear head of Hadrian on the reverse which is struck in high relief. Normally the emperor holds a small scroll in his left hand, but that is not shown on this die.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 55, September 16, 2002, lot 1935
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 87, October 8, 2015, lot 250.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. AEGYPTOS
AR Denarius, 3.35g. 18mm. Rome, c.130-133 A.D. Hadrian's Travel Series. HADRIANVS AVG COS IMP PP. Bare head of Hadrian to right. Rev. AEGYPTOS. Egypt recling to left holding sistrum and leaning on corn basket; ibis on left. RIC 1482. BMC 797.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 27, September 27, 1994, lot 534
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AR Denarius, 3.61g. 20mm. Rome, c.120-121 A.D. CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III. Victory standing to right holding trophy. RIC 398. BMC 217. Attractive old collection toning.
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AR Denarius, 3.29g. 18mm. Rome, c.126-127 A.D. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. COS III. Victory seated to left holding wreath. RIC 858. BMC 426. Fine style large head of emperor and with multi-hued old cabinet toning.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.41g. 18mm. Rome, 119-123 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III. Emperor standing to left holding baton over globe and rudder. RIC vol. II,3 567. BMC 237 note. Lovely irridescent toning and superb strike
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kunker, Osnabrück, Auciton 288, 2017, lot 539.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. ex: Sternberg
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction III, 1974, lot 75.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.60g. 19mm. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. Star within crescent. RIC 864.
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AR Denarius, 3.50g. 19mm. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III ; SAL AVG in exergue. Salus seated to left feeding snake from a patera. RIC 75. BMC 314.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinet, Auction 14, 1974, lot 153
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 267, 2019, lot 3633.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Sabina, 117-138 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.23g. 17mm. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP. Draped bust of Sabina to right. Rv. CONCORDIA AVG. Concordia seated to left holding patera. BMC 895. RIC 398. Magnificent style and lovely old cabinet toning with violet and amber highlights.
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AR Denarius, 3.51g. 18mm. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. Diademed and draped bust of Sabina to right. Rev. IVNONI REGINA. Juno standing to left holding scepter and patera; a few light die breaks in reverse fields. RIC 401a. BMC 908. Fine style and toning
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AR Denarius, 3.35g. 18mm. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP. Draped bust of Sabina to right with diadem, stephane, and braided hair down her neck. Rv. CONCORDIA AVG. Concordia seated to left. RIC 2501. Fine style and lovely toning.
Ex: Baldwin's, London, Auction 47: 2006, lot 192.
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Ex:Numismatica Ars Classica:29, Zurich, May 11, 2005, lot 546
Gemini VIII and Heritage, Chicago, April 14, 2011, lot 334
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Divus Antoninus Pius(138-161 A.D.)
AR Denarius, 3.67g. 17mm. Commemorative coin struck under Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D. DIVVS ANTONINVS. Bare- head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. DIVO PIO. Altar. BMC 71. Toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.45g. 17mm. Commemorative coin struck under Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D. DIVVS ANTONINVS. Bare- head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. DIVO PIO. Altar. RIC 441. BMC 71. Toned.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Divus Antoninus Pius(138-161 A.D.)
AR Denarius, 2.87g. 18mm. Commemorative coin struck under Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D. DIVVS ANTONINVS. Bare- head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. DIVO PIO. Altar. RIC 441. BMC 71. Toned with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG inventory 91754(Summer 1996)
Ex: CNG 458, 2019, lot 384.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Diva Faustina I, c.141 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Diva Faustina I, c.141 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Diva Faustina I, c.141 A.D. rev. Temple
AR Denarius, 3.40g. 17mm. Struck under Antoninus Pius. DIVA FAVSTINA. Diademed and draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. AED DIV FAVSTINAE. Hexastyle temple containing a statue of Faustina; decorative figures on the roof and pediment. RIC 343. hairline flan crack at 7:00 obv. Lightly toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.31g. 17mm. Struck under Antoninus Pius. DIVA FAVSTINA. Diademed and draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. AED DIV FAVSTINAE. Hexastyle temple containing a statue of Faustina; decorative figures on the roof and pediment. RIC 343. see Nash, pp. 26-27 for temple. Toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.61g. 19mm. Rome, 152-153 A.D. struck as Caesar. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG P II FIL. Bare head of the young Aurelius to right. Rev. TR POT VII COS II. Genius standing to left holding patera over altar and standard. RIC 458(Pius). Lightly toned with underlying luster.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.49g. 18.5mm. 168 A.D. VERVS AVG GERM PARTH MAX. Laureate head of Verus to right. Rev. TRP VIII IMP V COS III. Aequitas seated to left holding scales and cornucopia. RIC 595(Aurelius). Toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.10g. 18mm. 167-168 A.D. L VERVS AVG GERM PARTH MAX. Laureate head of Verus to right. Rev. TRP VIII IMP IIII COS II. Aequitas standing to left holding scales and cornucopia. RIC 578(Aurelius). Lustrous
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Ponterio, Auction 89,199, lot 355
Ex: CNG E-455, 2019, lot 304.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.20g. 17mm. Rome, 163/164 A.D. L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS. Bare head of Verus to right. Rev. TRP IIII IMP II COS II. Helmeted Mars with spear and shield standing to right. RIC 515. BMC 282. Toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.49g. 18mm. Rome, 166 A.D. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX. Laureate head of Verus to right. Rev. PAX AVG TR P VI COS II. Pax standing to left holding cornucopia and olive branch. RIC 555. BMC 420. Fine style high relief portrait; luster under attractive toning.
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AR Denarius, 3.55g. 18mm. Rome, 165-166 A.D. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX. Bare head of Verus to right. Rev. PAX AVG TR P VI COS II. Pax standing to left holding olive brachn and cornucopia. RIC 555 (Aurelius). BMC 420(Aurelius).
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AR Denarius, 3.28g. 18mm. Rome, c.164-169 A.D. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F. Draped bust of Lucilla to right with hair arraved in waves and knotted at back in a chignon. Rev. CONCORDIA. Concordia seated to left holding patera. RIC 757. BMC 306.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Crispina, wife of Commodus, 178-192 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.71g. 18mm. CRISPINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Crispina to right with hair arranged in waves and knotted in a chignon at back of head. Rev. VENVS. Venus standing to left holding apple. RIC 399,286. Lovely dark toning and an exceptionally sharp portrait.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Crispina, wife of Commodus, 178-192 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.74g. 18mm. Rome, 178-182 A.D. CRISPINA AVG. Draped bust of Crispina to right with hair arranged in waves and knotted in a chignon at back of head. Rev. CONCORDIA. Clasped hands. RIC 279a. BMC 29. Light die break on reverse. Attractive toning.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 269, 2020, lot 1094.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 147-175 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.60g. 18mm. Struck c.161-164 A.D. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Faustina to right with three strands of ribbons in her hair. Rev. FECNDITAS. Fecunditas standing to right holding scepter and infant. RIC 677(Aurelius and Verus). Lightly toned and of exceptional quality
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 147-176 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.35g. 18mm. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Faustina II to right. Rev. SAECVLI FELICIT. The infants Commodus and Antoninus seated on a draped throne. RIC 711. BMC 136. Lightly toned.
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AR Denarius, 3.12g. 17.5mm. c.161-164 A.D. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Faustina to right with her hair tied behind her head with a beaded cord. Rev. FECVND AVGVSTA. Faustina standing holding two infants; two children at her feet. RIC 676. BMC 90. MIR 10-4/10a. Fine style portrait in high relief; lustrous with highlights of light amber toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Auction 253, Munich, March 5, 2018, lot 639
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 147-176 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.43g. 18mm. c.161-164 A.D. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Faustina to right with her hair tied behind her head with a beaded cord. Rev. FECVND AVGVSTA. Faustina standing holding two infants; two children at her feet. RIC 676. BMC 90. MIR 10-4/10a. Toned with amber highlights.
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Ex: Spink, 2010.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus, 193 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.30g. 17mm. DIDIA CLARA AVG. Draped bust of Didia Clara to right with hair elaborately waved and coiled on the back of her head. Rev. HILAR TEMPOR. Hilaritas standing to left holding palm branch and cornucopia. RIC 10. Scarce and with attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 66, October 23, 1984, lot 680.
Ex: Credit Suisse, Monetarium, List 43, March 1985, lot 152.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Pertinax, 193 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D. Divus issue
AR Denarius, 3.59g. 19mm. Divus issue, struck under Caracalla, c.211 A.D. DIVO SEVERO PIO. Head of Septimius to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO. with wreath and footstool. Empty throne with wreath and footstool. RIC 191E. BMC 423, 25. Rare and with exceptional detail on a full flan. Brilliant
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 609.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.
AR Tetradrachm, 13.48g. 26mm. Laodicea Ad Mare. c.205-207 A.D. Laureate and cuirassed bust with aegis of Septimius to right. Rev. Eagle standing and facing with head to right; star below. Prieur 1119(dies)=Triton XXVII, 494. This is of the finest style and part of Prieur's "Presentation Group" from this mint. This is a gem of immaculate quality with toning and underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XXVI, 1992, lot 360 and featured on an enlarged color plate.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Divus Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.14g. 20mm. Struck under Caracalla, c.211 A.D. DIVO SEVERO PIO. Bare head of Septimius to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO. Eagle standing to left on globe. RIC IV/1, 239,191c. Lightly toned
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Caracalla, Aigeai, Cilicia, 215-216 A.D.
AR Tetradrachm, 13.31g. 29mm. Struck in Aigeai, Cilicia, Dated: year 262=215/216 A.D. Diademed bust of Asclepius to right; serpent staff to right. Greek inscription," The Antonine City of Aigeai." Rev. Asclepius standing to left holding serpent staff; Telesphorus to left and goat to right. Greek inscription," Of noble and Macedonian origin."
Florian Haymann, Untersuchungen Zur Geschichte und Identitätskonstruktion von Aigeai im Römischen Kilikien (20 v.-280 n. CHR) , 101a.1(this coin listed)= Prieur 723 = SNG Levante 1741 (this coin). H. Bloesch, "Caracalla in Aigeai," in Congresso internazionale di numismatica Roma, 1961, vol. 2: Atti (Rome: 1965), pp. 307-8, pl. 23, 1 var. (date format)= Winterthur museum, G 4535. Gitta Kastner, Munich, Auction 4, November 27, 1973, lot 165 (this coin now in the British Museum= London, 1975, 0930.2 )
The sanctuary of Asclepius in Aigeai was already widely known by the 2nd century and mentioned by Serenus Sammonicus in his Liber Medicinalis. It was considered to be a triad with the Asklepions in Pergamon and Epidauros. Serenus was a tutor to Caracalla and Geta, but he was murdered in 211 during the purge of Caracalla. (Cf. Hayman, p. 157 and note 1085). Caracalla who suffered ill health visited the Askelpion in Pergamon in 214 and perhaps may have visited Aigeai on the same journey giving rise to an occasion for striking this issue.
An unusual and spectacular coin, being the finest of three known and the only example in private hands; attractive collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Auction 16, December 2, 1985, lot 496
Ex: Edoardo Levante collection, published SNG Levante 1741.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Caracalla, 198-217 A.D., Phoenicia, Aradus
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 33, 1983, lot 99.
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 102, 2001, lot 67.
This coin published: Michel and Karin Prieur, The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms And Their Fractions from 57 BC to AD 253, 2000, # 1229.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Caracalla, 198-217 A.D., Judaea, Neapolis
Extremely rare; Prieur only notes one other inferior example of this type in the Biblioiteque National Museum in Paris
Ex: Michael Prieur, Paris, collection, purchased from Harlan Berk in 2005.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Caracalla, 198-217 A.D. Rev. Lion
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.56g. 19mm. Rome, 206 A.D. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II. The emperor riding to the right carrying a spear. BMC 503. RIC 84. Cohen 427. Scarce and virtually FDC.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Plautilla, wife of Caracalla
AR Denarius, 4.17g.(sic). 19mm. Laodicea mint, c. 202 A.D. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE. Draped bust of Plautilla to right with hair arranged in plaits. Rev. CONCORDIAE. Concordia seated to left holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC 370. BMC 734. Lustrous with light toning and of extraordinary quality
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 106, 2018, lot 703
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Geta, 209-212 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.53g. 19mm. Struck as Caesar, 198-209 A.D. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT. Bare- head, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta to right. Rev. FELICITAS AVGG. Felicitas standing to left holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC 8. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom Cederlind, Oregon, List 87, 1990, no. 223.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Julia Domna under Caracalla, 211-217 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
AR Denarius, AR Denarius, 3.33g. 20mm. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right with cropped beard. Rev. FELICITAS TEMPORVM. Felicitas standing to left holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC 59. Exceptional portrait struck from fresh dies; lovely deep toning with blue and amber hightlights.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction V, 1975, lot 175
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 28, 1994, lot 253
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 318, 2019, lot 1454.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.27g. 20mm. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI. Nude Jupiter standing to left holding thunderbolt and scepter; die break at 11:00. RIC IV,2 73. Attractive toning.
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AR Denarius, 2.89g. 21mm. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P COS PP. Fides standing and holding two standards. RIC IV,2, 22a. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D. Stone of Emesa in quad.
The stone was probably a meteorite as described by Herodian(v.3.5) as having come down from Zeus. This stone was worshipped in a temple at Emesa by Elagabalus as a symbol of the sun-god and then carried to Rome in 219 and placed in a temple on the Palatine.
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Elagabalus, Stone of Emesa, ex: Mazzini
AR Denarius, 3.61g. 19.5mm. Antioch, c. 219-220 A.D. IMP ANTONINVS AVG. Laureate and draped bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. COS III P P. Eagle with wreath in beak standing on thunderbolt in front of the Stone of Emesa, a large conical stone inscribed with five stars. RIC IV, pt. 2, 176. BMC p. 584= Arnold collection example, Glendining, London, Auction Nov. 21, 1984, lot 252= Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 41, April 24-25, 1969, lot 375. C 26. Lightly toned with luster and struck from fresh dies on both sides with the reverse in very high relief. This is the finest known example of a great rarity.
The stone was probably a meteorite as described by Herodian(v.3.5) as having come down from Zeus. The stone was worshipped in a temple at Emesa by Elagabalus as a symbol of the sun-god. It was then carried to Rome in 219 and placed in a temple on the Palatine.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Mazzini collection, Elagabalus 26(RRR), published Milan, 1957.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 28, May 5, 1981, lot 512
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.73g. 19mm. Rome, 219 A.D. IMP ANTONINVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. P M TR P II COS II P P. Pax walking to left carrying olive branch and scepter. RIC 21. Lustrous
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AR Denarius, 2.63g. 18mm. IVLIA PAVLA AVG. Draped bust of Julia to right with elaborately waved hair in rows and fastened into a braid in back. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGG. Concordia seated to left holding double cornucopia and patera. RIC IV, pt 2, 216. Attractive toning and unusually fine metal quality for this issue.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Diadumenian, 218 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.14g. 19mm. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN. Draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian to right. Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS. Diadumenian standing to left holding scepter; two standards to right. RIC 108. Lovely old toning and excellent surfaces.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Florange, Paris, March, 1959
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AR Denarius, 3.22g. 20 mm. M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES. Draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian to right. Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS. Diadumenian standing to left holding scepter; two standards to right. RIC 102. BMC 87. Exceptional style portrait and struck from fresh dies on both sides; toned with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 5, 1992, lot 534.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 78, 2014, lot 1063.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximinus I, 235-238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.75g. 19mm. Rome, 236-237 A.D. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG. Providence standing to left holding cornucopia in left hand and wand in right hand over a globe. RIC 75. Lightly toned with luster
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AR Denarius, 3.46g., 19.5mm, April-late 235 A.D. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right. Rev. P M TR P PP. Emperor standing and facing to left; he holds standard and spear. RIC 1. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Schenk-Behrens, Essen, Auction, 1982, lot 288
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Diva Paulina, wife of Maximinus I, 235-238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.74g. 21mm. DIVA PAVLINA Veiled and draped bust of Diva Paulina to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO. The apotheosis of Paulina astride a peacock; she carries a scepter in her left hand and raises her right hand.. BMC 127. RIC 2. Nearly as struck on a full flan and exceptional; luster under attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Hans Krähenbühl, Bern(1924-2010) and acquired from Bank Leu, Zurich, June 29, 1966.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximus, 235-238 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximus, 235-238 A.D.
Ex: Hannelore Scheiner collection, 1936-2015.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximus, 235-238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.69g. 19 mm. IVL VERVS MAXIMVS CAESAR. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus to right. Rv. PIETAS AVG. Sacrificial implements. RIC 154,1. BMC 118(Maximinus). Lustrous and nearly as struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Auction 114, Zürich, May 6, 2019, lot 784
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximus, 235-238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.38g. 19mm. MAXIMVS CAES GERM. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus to right. Rv. PRINC IVVENTVTIS. Maximus standing to left holding baton and spear; standards to right. RIC, Maximinus 1. BMC, Maximinus 211-212. Dark toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Gordian I, 238 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Gordian I, Africanus, 238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.05g. 20mm. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS P P. Emperor standing to left holding branch and parazonium. BMC 1. RIC 1. Attractive toning with underlying luster and excellent metal quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hillis, Auction XX, March 9, 1988, lot 334.
Ex: Superior, Los Angeles, Auction, August 13, 1995, lot 911.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Balbinus, 238 A.D.
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction October 25, 1996, lot 217
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Balbinus, 238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 2.78g. 20mm. IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Balbinus to right. Rv. P M TR P COS II P P. Emperor standing to right holding blanch and parazonium. RIC 5. BMC 26. Old collection toning and excellent metal quality
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, September 9-10, 2008, lot 1829.
Ex: Münzhandlung Basel
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Balbinus, 238 A.D.
AR Denarius, 3.34g. 19.5 mm IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Balbinus to right. Rv. P M TR P COS II P P. Emperor standing to left holding blanch and parazonium. RIC 5. BMC 26. Toned and with a fine style portrait.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory # 13152, 1992
Ex: Reid Redlich collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, c.241 A.D.
AR Antoninianus, 3.64g. 23mm. SABINA TRANQVILLINA AVG. Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina to right on a crescent. Rv. CONCORDIA AVGG. Gordian and Tranquillina clasping hands. RIC IV/3, 250 (obverse die). Superb style and strike on a huge flan and with attractive toning; very rare and one of the finest extant examples.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: A. Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, October 28, 1994, lot 277.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 29, May 11, 2005, lot 613
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneve, Auction IV, November 12, 2006, lot 215.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, 243 A.D.
AR Antoninianus, 4.33g. 23mm. SABINA TRANQVILLINA AVG. Diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina to right on a crescent. Rv. CONCORDIA AVGG. Gordian and Tranquillina clasping hands. RIC IV/3, 250. Kent-Hirmer 451. Giacosa, Women of the Caesars, plate LI Rare and lightly toned
Ex: Monetarium, Zurich, List 59, Sprint, 1993, lot 182 and cover coin
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 92, 2002, lot 193.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 80, 2014, lot 175.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Philip I, 244-249 A.D. Ex: Sternberg
AR Antoninianus, 3.76g. 23mm. Rome, 248 A.D. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. SAECVLARES AVG;; II in exergue. RIC 15. This type commemorates the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 24, 1990, lot 311.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Philip I, 244-249 A.D. Wolf and twins reverse
AR Antoninianus, 4.26g. 22mm. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirsassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. SAECVLARES AVGG; II in exergue. Wolf and twins. RIC 15.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Trajan Decius, 249-251, Divo Tito commemorative
AR Antoninianus, 3.98g. 23mm. c.250-251 A.D. Commemorative issue for Titus. DIVO TITO. Radiate head of Titus to right. Rv. CONSECRATIO. Altar. RIC 82b. Exceptional quality with luster under old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 1, November 30, 1973, lot 345 (realized 1400 CHF)
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AR Antoninianus, 3.21g. 21mm. DIVO HADRIANO. Radiate head of Divus Hadrian to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO. Eagle with spread wings. RIC 87. Rare and of unusually good quality for this issue.
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Ex: Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 367.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, 249-251 A.D.
Ex: Rauch, Vienna, Auction 85, 2009, lot 802.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Aemilian, 253 A.D.
AR Antoninianus, 3.36 g. 21mm. IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Aemilian to right. Rev. DACIA AVG. Dacia standing to left holding scepter and branch. RIC 195,8. Luster under fine toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: L. Herold collection, Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 324, 2013, lot 64.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Postumus, 259-269 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Laelianus, 269 A.D.
Ex: Stoecklin (d. 1975) collection, Zurich from Dr. Naegeli.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Zenobia, 272 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Probus, 276-282 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Probus, 276-2882 A.D.
AR Antoninianus, 3.61g. 23mm. Rome mint. IMP PROBVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVG. Victory walking to left carrying Victory and wreath. RIC V, pt. 2, 40,215. Nearly full silvering.
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AR Antoninianus, 3.78g. 23mm. Cyzicus mint, 280 A.D. IMP C PROBVS AVG. Radiate bust of Probus to left wearing consular attire and holding an eagle-tipped scepter. Rev. SOL INVICTO; C M below; XXIT in ex. Sol in facing chariot holding globe and whip. RIC V, 911. Full heavy silvering and nearly as struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Schulten & Co, Köln, Auction, November 2, 1983, lot 779
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Probus, 276-282 A.D.
AE Antoninianus, 4.09g. 24mm. Serdica mint. PERPETVO IMP C PROBO AVG. Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus to left holding spear and shield. Rev. VIRTVS PROBI AVG. Emperor riding to right spearing fallen enemy; shield beneath horse. RIC V, Pt. II, 884var.(officina). Minor hairline flan crack at 7:00 obv. Scarce and with partial silvering
Ex: Victor England, c.1980's with original ticket.
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AE Antoninianus, 3.75g. 22mm. Rome mint. PROBVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus to right. Rev. VICTORIA GERM. Two captives seated below trophy, R-A flanking thunderbolt in exergue. RIC 223. Brown patina and nearly as struck.
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AE Antoninianus, 4.10g. 21mm. Rome mint. IMP PROBVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus to right. Rev. FIDES MILITVM; R-E flanking a wreath in exergue. Fides standing and facing holding two standards. RIC V, pt. 2, 36, 169. patial silvering.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Numerian, 283-284 A.D. ex: Sternberg
AE Antoninianus, 3.80g. 22mm. Rome, 283 A.D. IMP NVMERIANVS AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Numerian to right. Rev. VNDIQVE VICTORES; KAS in exergue. Emperor standing to left holding globe and scepter. RIC 196,423. Exceptional quality; lovely reddish-brown patina with traces of silvering. The reverse legend ("Victory everywhere") is used here for the first time to proclaim victory over Persia.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 26, 1992, lot 428.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Divus Nigrinian, 283-285 A.D.
Ex: Hannelore Scheiner collection, Germany
Ex: Marian Sinton collection, Triton III, New York, 1999, lot 1170.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus, 283-285 A.D.
Ex: Dr. Neussel collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Julian of Pannonia, 284-285 A.D. ex: Bank Leu
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 61, 1995, lot 299.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Diocletian, 284-305 A.D.
AR Argenteus, 3.07g. 20mm. Ticinum mint, c.295 A.D. DIOCLETIANVS AVG. Laureate head of Diocletian to right. Rev. VICTORIA SARMAT. The four tetrarchs sacrificing over a tripod in front of camp gate. RIC VI, 16a. Hairline flan crack at 5:00 rev. Beautiful multi-hued toning with underlying luster.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG 432, 2019, lot 766.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximianus, 286-310 A.D. Rome mint
AR Argenteus, 3.32g. 18mm. Rome mint, Summer - Autumn 307 A.D. . IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Larureate head of Maximianus to right. Rv. VIRTVS MILITVM; R S in exergue. Camp gate. RIC VI, 192 (R3). Drost 61c/11(this coin illustrated). Scarce issue from the Rome mint; dark old collection toning
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Monetarium, Credit Suisse, Zurich, List 48, September, 1987, lot 142.
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Cologne, Auction 26, 1988, lot 247.
Ex: Monetarium, Credit Suisse, Zurich, List 51, Spring, 1989, lot 224.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Maximianus, 286-310 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Galerius, 305-311 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Carausius, 286-293 A.D.
AR Antonininaus, 4.54g. London mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Cauarusius to right. Rev. SAECVLI FELICITA. Carausius in military garb standing to right holding spear and shield. RIC V, pt. 2, 153. Some light corrosion spots on obverse. Scarce with nearly full silvering and toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: DNW, Auction 146, London, April 25, 2018, lot 65
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Carausius, 286-293 A.D.
AE Antonininaus, 4.54g. . IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Cauarusius to right. Rev. PAX AVG S C. Pax standing to left, RIC V, II,482. Dark brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Allectus, 293-296 A.D.
AE Antoninianus, 4.80g. 22mm. Camulodunum mint. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Allectus to right. Rev. PROVID AVG; S-P in fields. RIC V, 94. Green and brown patina with partial silvering. Exceptional quality, fully struck from fresh dies
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AE Quinarius, 3.15g. 19.5mm. IMP C ALLECTVS AVG. London mint. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Allectus to right. Rev. VIRTVS AVG; Q(qunarius)) L(London) in exergue. Galley with five rowers to right. RIC V/II, 563,55. Attractive medium-brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantius I, 293-305 A. D. as Caesar
AR Argenteus, 3.58g. 20mm. Siscia mint. CONSTANTIVS NOB C. Laureate head of Constantius to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM; star and SIS in exergue. Camp gate with three turrets. RIC VI, 67a. Luster under multi-hued toning and virtually as struck
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction XIV, 2011, lot 819.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantine I,307-3377 A.D. pedigreed to 1968
AR Argenteus, 3.52g. 18x20mm. Rome mint, Summer-Autumn 307 A.D. as Caesar. CONSTANTINVS NOB C. Laureate head of Constantine to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM; R T in exergue. Camp gate. RIC VI, 370, 154. Lovely iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sir Charles Oman collection, Christies, London, Auction November. 12, 1968, lot 239
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 45, 1988, lot 278
Ex: E J Waddell, Ltd. List 70, 1997, no. 140.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantine I, 307-337 A.D. ex: Knobloch
AR Argenteus, 3.82g. 19mm. Rome mint, Summer-Autumn 307 A.D. as Caesar. CONSTANTINVS NOB C. Laureate head of Constantine to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM; R T in exergue. Camp gate. RIC 154. Drost 63a//3(this coin illustrated) Fine old toning and a particularly scarce issue from the Rome mint; most of Constantine's argenti are from the Trier mint.
Ex: Knobloch collection, Stacks, May 5, 1984, lot 1277.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 46, 2008, lot 706.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantine I, 307-337 A.D.
AR Half Argenteus, 1.86g. 15mm. Trier, 307-308 A.D. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM; TR in exergue. Camp gate with four turrets. RIC 758. Rare and of spectacular quality; old collection toning.
Ex: Dr. Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 45, November 23, 1987, lot 741.
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AR Half Argenteus, 1.60g. 16mm. Trier, 307-308 A.D. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM; TR in exergue. Camp gate with four turrets. RIC 758. Rare and of spectacular quality; luster under loevely multi-hued toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantine I, the Great, 307-337 A.D.
AR Half Argenteus, 1.60g. 16mm. Trier, 307-308 A.D. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM; TR in exergue. Camp gate with four turrets. RIC 758. Rare and of spectacular quality; luster under loevely multi-hued toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constans, 337-350 A.D. RRRR
AR Heavy Miliarense, 5.33g. 26mm. Siscia mint, c.337-340 A.D. FL IVL CONSTANS P F AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constans to right. Rv. CONSTANS AVG; SIS in exergue. Four military standards. Cohen_. Gnecchi_. RIC VIII, 353, 50=Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 35, 1967, lot 143 (same dies). This appears to be only the second published example of this medallic heavy miliarense type and far superior in quality to the RIC/MM example which has a large flan crack. Spectacular quality and with lovely toning.
This type with four standard on the reverse is very unusual for the Constantinian coinage. Three standards or three palm branches are known for Constans. It is speculated in the MM catalog that the type may refer to the four sons of Constantine the Great. The fact that the two known examples are from the same set of dies would indicate a limited and special issue.
Ex: Numismatica Genevensis, Geneva, Auction 8, 2014, lot 151
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantius II, 337-361 A.D. ex: Niggeler
AR Light Miliarense, 4.31g. 22mm. Sirmium mint, 351-354 A.D. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantius to right. Rev. FELICITAS ROMANORVM; SIRM in exergue. Constantius and Constantius Gallus in military attire standing under an arch constructed with spiral decorated columns. RIC VIII, 13; minute scrape on edge at 9:00 obv. Beautiful old cabinet toning, an exceptional strike, and an important peidgree.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 8, 1949, lot 976
Ex: Walter Niggeler collection part 3, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction, November 2-3,1967, lot 1530 (For bio see: https://coin.com/indexes/?find=2672)
Ex: L. Herold collection, Hess/Divo, Zurich, Auction324, 2013, lot 111.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Consantius II, 337-361 A.D. ex: Sotheby, 1924
AR Siliqua, 3.78g. 21 mm. Siscia, c.337-340 A.D. CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Laurel and rosette diademed bust of Constantius to right wearing cuirass and drapery. Rev. CONSTANTIVS AVG; SIS* in exergue. Three palm branches; star above. RIC 64. Cohen 10. The three branches represent the three young Augusti; Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans( Cf. RIC VIII, p. 340). Rare, among the finest known examples, and with lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Sotheby, London, December 2, 1924, lot 265; Colonel R. H. Morcom collection
Ex: Brian Grover collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantine I, AR Commemorative series
AR 1/3 Siliqua, 0.92g. 12mm. c.330 A.D under Constantine I. Constantinopole mint. Draped bust of Constantinopolis to right wearing pearl diadem with semicircular extension and pearl necklace. Rev. Large K . Bendall, "Anonymous silver", RN 158 (2002), Type 4. Cohen 287 (Constantine II). Ramskold, Coins and medallions (2011), p. 144, fig. 11A (this coin). Faint hairline flan crack at 1:00 obv.
The K is the Greek letter "kappa" for Constantinople. This type was struck for celebrations at Constantionple during the reign of Constantine I but may have continued for some time. These coins were probably distributed to the crowds.
Lovely dark toning and an exceptional example.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Lars Ramskold collection, Stockholdm
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction IV, Dec. 5, 2000, lot 704
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantius II, as Casear, 324-337 A.D. ex: Knoblo
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Auction 10, 1981, lot 411.
Ex: Frederick S. Knobloch collection, Stacks, New York, Auciton May 5, 1984, lot 1326.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantius II as Caesar, 324-337 A.D.
AR Siiqua, 3.00g. 19mm. Constantiniople, c.333 A.D. No legend. Diademed head of Constantius II with upward gaze. Rev. CONSTANTIVS CAES; CONSS in exergue. Victory walking to left with palm and wreath. RIC VII, Adendum, p. 719, 127a variant(form of mintmark). Lars Ramskold, "The Silver emissions of Constantine I from Constantinopolis, and the celebration of the millennium of Byzantion in 333/334 CE," in Jahrbuch für Numismatik and Geldgeschichte, vol. 68, 2018, p.177, figure 11M, this coin. Luster under light toning. Very rare
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 154, June11, 2012, lot 517
Ex: Dr. Lars Ramskold collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantius II, 337-361 A.D.
Ex: Triton, New York, Auction 1, December 2, 1997, lot 1708(with original ticket).
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Roman commemorative series
AR 1/3 Siliqua, 1.00g. Constantinople, 1/3 Siliqua, 1.00g., 13mm, Commemorative Series, c.4th-5th century B.C., Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. Large P. Bendall, "Anonymous Silver", RN 158 (2002), Type 7 and pl. XII, fig. 15. Cohen VII, p. 327, 3. Trau 3982.
The P is the Greek letter "rho" for Roma. This type was struck for celebrations at Constantionple during the reign of Constantine I but may have continued for some time. These coins were probably distributed to the crowds. Attractive toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 225, October 14, 2014, lot 2488.
Ex: Collection of Dr. Lars Ramskold, Stockholm.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Magnentius, 350-353 A.D.
AR Reduced Miliarense(formerly siliqua), 3.50g. 20 mm. Trier, c.350 A.D. IMP CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Magnentius to right. Rv. VIRTVS EXERCITI. Soldier standing to right holding spear and shield; TR in exergue. RIC 305. Bastien 160,18. Fine old collection toning, an exceptionally sharp strike, and none of the usual cracking and damage.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NFA, West Hollywood, Auction XVIII, April 1, 1987, lot 579.
Ex: Tkalec and Rauch, Zurich, Auction, November 16, 1987, lot 502.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Julian II, 360-363 A.D.
AR Reduced Miliarense(formerly siliqua), 1.75g. 17mm. Lugdunum mint. FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Julian to right. Rv. VOTIS V MVLTIS X within wreath; S LVG below. RIC 227. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Julian II, 360-363 A.D.
AR Siliqua, 1.97g. 17mm. Lugdunum, 360-361 A.D. FL IVLIANVS P P AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Julian to right. Rev. VICTORIA DD NN AVG. Victory standing to left holding wreath. RIC VIII, 212. Lyon 459. Hairline flan crack at 5:00 obv. Wonderful iridescent toning with blue and amber highlights and nearly as struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 366, 2000, lot 1554
Ex: CNG, Auction 60, 2002, lot 1927
Ex: CNG E Auction 456, 2019, lot 522.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Valens, 364-378 A.D.
AR Reduced Miliarense(formerly siliqua), 2.12g. 19mm. Constantinople, 364-367 A.D. D N VALENS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valens to right. Rev. VOT V within wreath; CPB in exergue. RIC 13b. Toned
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 100, 2017, lot 2017.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Procopius, 365-366 A.D. ex: Niggeler
Ex: Niggeler collection, Bank Leu and M�nzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction, November 2-3, 1967, lot 1551.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Gratian, 367-383 A.D.
AR Reduced Miliarense(formerly siliqua), 2.00g. 20mm. Aquilea, c.375-378 A.D. IMP GRATIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gratian to right. Rev. VRBS ROMA; AQPS in exergue. Roma seated to left on cuirass; she holds spear and victory on globe; star in field to right. RIC 15b. Lovely iridescent toning and spectacular quality
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Valentinian II, 375-392 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Theodosius I, 379-395 A.D.
AR Reduced Miliarense(formerly siliqua), 2.11g. Trier, c.379-383 A.D. 18mm. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Theodosius to right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGGG; TRPS in exergue. Constantinopolis seated on elaborate throne and facing with her foot on a prow; head to right with elaborate turreted crown; she hold scepter and cornucopia. RIC 55a. Wonderful iridescent toning and an exceptionally detailed reverse with a more elaborate throne and headdress on Constantinopolis than is normally seen. The reverse is an outstanding example of late Roman art.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction100, 2017, lot 2021
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Magnus Maximus, 383-388 A.D.
AR Siliqua, 2.12g. 19mm. Trier mint. D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus to right. Rv. VIRTVS ROMANORVM; TRPS in exergue. Roma enthroned to left holding scepter in left hand and globe in right hand. RIC IX, 29, 84b. Fully struck on an unusually large flan and with lovely old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: P. Tinchant, Brussels, 1930's
Ex: Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 324, 2013, lot 132, Herold collection.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Magnus Maximus, 383-388 A.D.
Ex:Stoecklin collection, Switzerland, purchased from Dr. Naegeli in Zurich prior to 1975.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Flavius Victor, 387-388 A.D.
AR Reduced Miliarense(formerly siliqua), 1.99g. 17mm. Trier mint. D N F L VICTOR P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Flavius to right. Rev. VIRTVS ROMANORVM; TRPS in exergue. Roma enthroned and facing with head left holding globe and scepter. RIC IX, 84d.1. Light die break in obv. field. Lovely dark toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Eugenius, 392-394 A.D.
Ex: Paul Rynearson, 1985
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Eugenius, 392-394 A.D.
AR Siliqua, 1.94g. 18mm. Trier mint. D N EVGENIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. VIRTVS ROMANORVM; TRPS in exergue. Roma seated to left on cuirass; she holds spear and victory on globe. RIC IX, 33,106d. Fine old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 6, 1993, lot 542
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction XVIII, 2015, lot 1261.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL SILVER: Constantine III, 407-411 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Etruria, Volaterrae
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 2, 1972, lot 320.
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 45, 1998, lot 30.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 25, 2003, lot 230.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Etruria, Volaterrae, ex: Garrett collection
Ex: Garrett collection, Johns Hopkins University, NFA and Bank Leu, Beverly Hills, Auction 1984, lot 619.
Ex: Spink, London, sold privately to Garrett in 1927 for $389.
Published: Edward A. Sydenham, Aes Grave, a study of the cast coinage of Roman and central Italy, London, 1926, p. 128,# 313 and plate 24,2.
Very Fine $4,000. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Italy, Umbria, Tuder- frog sextans
Ex: Harlan Berk, Buy Bid Sale 52, February 22, 1988, lot 272
Ex: CNG E Sale 439, lot 1, Fay Wendig collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Italy, Apulia, Luceria
AE Cast Quatrunx, 30.88g. 30mm. c.217-212 B.C. Thunderbolt. Rev. Club, L, and four pellets. Vecchi 346. T.V 282. Haeberlin pl. 71. HN Italy 677b. Wonderful olive patina and of exceptional quality
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auciton 46, 2008, lot 321.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Italy, Apulia, Luceria
Ex: Rauch, Vienna, Auction 66, October 2, 2000, lot 60.
Ex: CNG, E Auction 439, lot 3, Fay Wendig collection
good Very Fine $700. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Italy, Apulia, Luceria
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 2, 1998, lot 367
Very Fine $1,350. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Apulia. Luceria.
Cast AE Teruncias, 23.86g. 28mm. c. 217-212 B.C. Six-rayed star. Rev. Dolphin and L. ; three pellets as mark of value above. T/V 283. Vecchi 347. Dark green patina .
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 388, November 1, 2006, lot 775.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous struck series
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, April 16, 1996, lot 572.
about Extremely Fine $1,000. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast As
Cast AE As, 259.68g. 61mm. Libral Series. Rome, c. 225-217 B.C. Janus head; mark of value below. Rev. Prow of ship to right; mark of value above. CR 35/1. RBW 83. T/V 513. Italian Cast Coinage 75. Green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 43, 1970, lot 65.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Semis, Libral Series
AE Semis, 114.11g. 53 mm. c.225-217 B.C. Laureate head of Saturn to left; S below. Rev. Prow of ship to right; S above; faint inked collector's number under the prow. T/V 52. Vecchi 76. CR 35/2. Green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Classical Numismatic Auctions(CNA), Pennsylvania, Auction 16, August 16, 1991, lot 338.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: C. Marcius Censorinus, c.88 B.C.
Crawford believes the reverse may represent ship sheds at Ostia. Fuchs also considers the reverse type to relate to Ostia. The port was said to be founded by Ancus Marcius who is depicted on the obverse and the reputed ancestor of the moneyer.
Ex: Vinchon, Paris, Auction, April 23, 1976, lot 4.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Italy, Apulia, Luceria, pedigreed to 2000
AE Quincunx, 37.98g. 33mm. c.217-212 B.C. Four wheel spokes. Rv. Four wheel spokes; five pellets and L within quadrants. Vecchi 345. T/V 281. Light greenish-blue patina and exceptional quality for the issue
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG, Lancaster, Auction 53, March 15, 2000, Lot 1263.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous
Cast Triens, 75.33g. 47mm. c.280 B.C. Winged thunderbolt and four pellets. Rev. Dolphin and four pellets. CR 14/3. T/V 3a. Vecchi 27. Green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, List 350, October, 1973, no. 35.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Uncia
Ex: DNW, London, Auction 3, 2007, lot 2366.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Semis
Ex: Galata Coins, London, February, 1977.
Very Fine $2,200. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Uncia
Ex: David Herman, Florida, November, 1989.
good Very Fine $400. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast As; Apollo/Apollo
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 7, 1994, lot 307.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome- thunderbolt/ dolphin
AE Cast Triens, 83.24g. 45mm. c.240 B.C., Thunderbolt and four pellets. Rev. Dolphin to right; sickle above; four pellets below. CR 25/6. Vecchi 50. T/V 38. Scarce type with sickle symbol and of choice quality. Fine green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, April 16, 1996, lot 457.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome- thunderbolt/dolphin and sickle
AE Cast Triens, 87.58g. 47mm. c.240 B.C., Thunderbolt and four pellets. Rev. Dolphin to right; sickle above; four pellets below. CR 25/6. T/V 38. Vecchi 50. Scarce type with sickle symbol and of choice quality. Green patina with some encrustation
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: EJW, Ltd, inventory, May, 1996.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome- hand/barley corn, sickle series
Cast AE Quadrans, 80.60g. 43mm. c.240 B.C. Open hand; three pellets to left; sickle to right. Rev. Two barley-corns; three pellets between. CR 25/7. T/V 39. Vecchi 51. Brown patina and of exceptional quality
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, April 16, 1996, lot 458.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome- shell club series sextans
Cast AE Sextans, 43.00g. 34mm. c.235 B.C. Cockle shell; two pellets and club below. Rev. Interior of shell; club below. CR 27/9 T/V 27. Vecchi 62. . Lovely green patina and of extraordinary quality.
Ex: Credit Suisse Bern(SKA), Auction 4, New York, Dec. 3, 1985, lot 263.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast AE Sextans- shell/Caduceus and sickle
Ex: Victor England, June 1987.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast As-Janus/prow libral standard
Ex: Schweizerischer Bankverein, Zurich, Auction 23, 1989, lot 166.
Very Fine $3,000. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast As-Janus/prow libral standard
Cast AE As, 277.31g. 62mm. Libral Series. c.225-217 B.C. Janus. Rev. Prow of ship to right; I above. CR 35/1. T/V 51a. Vecchi 75. Green patina and of fine style.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 340, November 2, 1994, lot 639.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast As- Janus/Prow libral standard
Cast AE As, 249.08g. 66mm. Libral Series. c.225-217 B.C. Janus. Rev. Prow of ship to right 1 above. CR 35/1. T/V 51a. Vecchi 75. Dark green and brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Semis, Libral Series
AE Semis, 146.05g. 53mm. c.225-217 B.C. Laureate head of Saturn to left; S below. Rev. Prow of ship to right; S above. T/V 52. Vecchi 76. CR 35/2. Lovely green patina with hints of blue and of excellent style.
Ex: Credit Suisse, Bern(SKA), Auction 2, April 27, 1984, lot 370.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Sextans, Libral Series
Ex: EJW, Ltd. inventory, September, 1984.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Quadrans
AE Cast Quadrans, 76.02g. 42mm. Rome, c.240 B.C. Sickle series. Hand; three pellets as mark of value to left; sickle to right. Rev. Two barley grains and three pellets. CR 25/7. T/V 39. Italian Cast Coinage 51. RBW 44. Dark olive-green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Stacks, NY, Frederick Knobloch collection, May 3, 1978. lot 6.
Ex: Triton, Auction XX, January 9, 2017, lot 488.
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Sextans
AE Cast Sextans, 46.69g. 33mm. Rome, c.230 B.C. Wheel Series. Tortoise. Rev. Six spoked wheel with two pellets as mark of value. CR 24/7. Sydenham 63. T/V 35. Italian Cast Coinage 71. RBW 37var. Olive green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Baranowsky, Rome, Collections of Joseph Martini(Rome) and Valerio Traverso(Genoa), Feb. 25th, 1931, lot 35.
Ex: Ratto, Milan, List XXI(1939), no. 22.
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 29, March 3, 1975, lot 221.
Ex: CNG, Auction 105, May 10, 2017, lot 656( no pedigree listed).
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Post Semi-Libral Series
AE Cast As, Post -Semi-Libral Series, 97.56g. 47mm. c.215-212 B.C. Janus head. Rev. Prow to left; I above. CR 41/5a. T/V 70. Vecchi 105. Brown patina and cast in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Laurens Schulman, Hilversum, Netherlands, Auction 15, November 6, 1995, lot 1708.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Post Semi Libral Series
Ex: EJW, Ltd, List 47, 1990, lot 7.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Cast Post Semi-Libral Series
AE Cast Semis, 25.26g. 29mm. c.215-212 B.C. Head of Saturn to left. Rev. Prow to left; S above. T/V 71. Vecchi 107. CR 41/6. Dark brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: EJW LTD, List 56, May 1985, lot 50.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 9, 1996, lot 465.
good Very Fine/Very Fine $1,350. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Cologne, Auction 18, 1976, lot 77.
Very Fine $1,550. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Struck Litra
Ex: Adolf Hess, Lucerne, Auction, February 15, 1934, lot 550.
Very Fine $550. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, Struck Uncia
AE Uncia, 12.07g. 24mm. c.217-215 B.C. Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing; pellet in field to left. Rev. ROMA. Crescent with two stars and pellet above. CR 39/4. Syd. 39/4. RBW 108. Attractive brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom Cederlind, Portland,OR, September 1990 with collector's ticket.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, Struck Sextans
AE Sextans, 23.26g. 29mm. Anonymous, Semilibral struck bronze, c.217-215 B.C. Head of Mercury wearing winged petasus to right; two pellets above. Rev. Prow of ship to right; two pellets below. CR 38/5. Syd. 85. RBW 96-97; Lovely green patina and of exceptional quality
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, September 8, 2008, lot 193.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, Struck Sextans
AE Sextans, 24.16g. 29mm. Anonymous, Semilibral struck bronze, c.217-215 B.C Head of Mercury wearing winged petasus to right; two pellets above. Rev. Prow of ship to right; two pellets below. CR 38/5. Syd. 85. RBW 96-97; some minor patina chipping on edges. Lovely green patina
Ex: EJW Ltd, Inventory # 6053, c.1981 with original ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, AE Struck Uncia
AE Uncia, 15.74g. 26mm. Anonymous, Semilibral struck bronze. c.217-215 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to left; pellet behind. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; pellet below. CR 38/6. Sydenham 86. RBW 98-99. Lovely green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd. List 24, 1986, lot 72
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, Struck Uncia
AE Uncia, 14.53g. 25mm. Anonymous, Semilibral struck bronze. c.217-215 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to left; pellet behind. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; pellet below. CR 38/6. Syd. 86. RBW 98-99. Lovely green patina.
Ex: EJW inventory # 12321, 1991 with original ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, AE Struck Semuncia
AE Semuncia, 4.93g . 20mm. Semilibral struck bronze. c.217-215 B.C. Head of Mercury wearing petasus to right. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right. CR 38/7. Sydenham 87. RBW 101. Some minor patina chipping around rev. edge. Olive green patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, AE Struck Quartuncia
AE Quartuncia, 3.34g. 16mm. Semi-libral struck bronze. c.217-215 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right. CR 38/8. Syd. 88. RBW 103. Dark green and brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Struck Sextans- Wolf and Twins
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, Struck Uncia
AE Uncia, 11.29g. 25mm. Anonymous, Semilibral struck bronze. c.217-215 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to left; pellet behind. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; pellet below. CR 38/6. Syd. 86. RBW 98-99. Lovely green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XXVII, 1994, lot 255.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, struck uncia
AE Uncia, 11.29g. 25mm. Anonymous, Semilibral struck bronze. c.217-215 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to left; pellet behind. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; pellet below. CR 38/6. Syd. 86. RBW 98-99. Lovely green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XXVII, 1994, lot 255.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Luceria, struck sextans
AE Sextans, Luceria 1st heavy series, 15.51g. 27mm. c.214-212 B.C. Draped bust of Mercury to right; two pellets above. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; two pellets and "L" below. CR 43/4. Sydenham 128. RBW 155. Green and brown patina with some light encrustation. Very rare and in outstanding quality. Crawford only lists one example from Turin.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction, Feb. 29, 2008, lot 348.
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Sicily, Anonymous, AE Struck Quadrans
AE Struck Quadrans, 11.87g. 27mm. Sicilian mint; c.214-212 B.C. Anonymous; Corn series. Head of Hercules to right wearing boar’s skin; three pellets behind. Rev. ROMA. Bull charging to right; snake below; three pellets and corn ear above. CR 42/2. Sydenham p. 10 note. RBW 140. Dark brown patina; some light cleaning. Some weaknesses, probably from an over-strike as is typical for this type, but unusually complete and good metal.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNA (Classical Numismatic Auctions), Pennsylvania, Auction VIII, September 27, 1989, lot 290, with original ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Anonymous, AE Struck Uncia, Sicily
AE Uncia., 7.55g. 20mm. Sicilian mint, c.214-212 B.C. Helmeted head of Roma to right; pellet behind. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; CR 42/4. RBW 144.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNA, Auction VIII, September 27, 1989, lot 291 with ticket.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Struck Semunica, Corn series
Ex: EJW, Ltd. List 66, 1995, lot 111.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Post Semi-Libral Series
Ex: EJW, List 8, Feb. 1984, lot 31.
good Very Fine $1,350. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Struck Semis
Rome. AE Semis, 188.88g. 27mm. after 211 B.C. Laureate head of Saturn to right. . Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; S above. CR 56/3. Syd. 143a. RBW 203-204; a few small marks Olive patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNA, Auction IV, September 21, 1988 with original ticket.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Sardinia, Anonymous, AE Struck Sextans
AE Sextans, 1.85g. 15.5 mm. Sardinian mint (?). after 211 B.C. Head of Mercury to right wearing petasus; two pellets above. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; two pellets below. CR 56/6var. RBW 213var. McCabe Group H-1. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Victor England, Pennsylvania, 1980’s with original ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Post Semi-Libral Series
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 13, 1983, lot 506.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Struck Semunica
Rome. AE Semuncia, 2.02g. 15mm. after 211 B.C. Head of Mercury to right wearing petasus. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right. CR 56/8. Syd. 143f. RBW 216. Green patina and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: EJW Ltd. List 62, 1994, lot 133.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Struck As, Valerius, c.169-158 B.C.
AE As, 23.78g. 32mm. Laureate head of Janus; I as mark of value above. Rev. VAL; ROMA in exergue. Prow of ship to right; 1 as mark of value in field to right. CR 191/1. Brown and green patina and unusually well struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction September 8, 2008, lot 243.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous Struck Uncia, Luceria mint
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Anonymous, Struck As, Luceria mint, ex: Sternberg
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Central Italy Anonymous, AE Triens, ex: RBW
AE Struck Triens, 18.84g. 30mm. Central Italy, c.208 B.C. Staff and club series. Helmeted head of Minerva to right; four pellets as mark of value above. Rev. ROMA. Prow of ship to right; staff above; four pellets below. CR 106/6a. RBW 483(this coin). Sydenham_. BMCRR, Italy, v. II, 162,71 and plate lxxx,8. Fine light green patina and of exceptional quality for this issue.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 8, 1995, lot 684.
Ex: RBW collection, NAC, Zurich, Auction 61, 2011, lot 477
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Rome, Struck Triens
AE Triens, 8.50g. 20mm. c.169-158 B.C. PT or TP Series. Helmeted head of Minerva to right; four pellets as mark of value above. Rev. ROMA in exergue. Prow of ship to right. PT monogram above. CR 177/3. Syd. 353b. RBW 749. Light brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Jesus Vico, Madrid, Auction 136, November 7, 2013, lot 267.
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Struck As, D. Iunius Silanus, 91 B.C.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: Roman Republican Spanish imitation struck semis
Ex: EJW, Ltd. inventory # 6284, c.1980.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: C. Curatius Trigeminus, 135 B.C.
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction II, 2009, lot 463(part).
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: L. Hostilius Tubulus, 105 B.C. Ex: Tolstoi et al.
AE Struck Uncia, 3.87g. 11mm. Helmeted head of Roma to right; pellet as mark of value behind. Rev. L H TVB within wreath; ROMA below. CR 315/1. Syd._ RBW 1166. Red and brown patina with green encrustation. Scarce and with an exemplary pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Count Ivan Ivanovich Tolstoi collection(1858-1916), Adolph Hess, Frankfurt, Auction March 11, 1912, lot 670 (For bio see: https://coin.com/indexes/?find=2711)
Ex: Virgil Brand collection(1861-1926), Sotheby's, Zurich, Auction October 25, 1984, lot 478(part)
Ex: Goodman-Schaefer collection, Triton, New York, Auction 1, December 2, 1997, lot 1134
Ex: Gemini, New York, Auction X, January 13, 2013, lot 156.
Ex: Andrew McCabe collection.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE: C. Marcius Censorinus, 88 B.C. ex: Hamburger 1932
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Gaul, Nemausus, Augustus and Agrippa
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Lead tessera, 7.33g. 29mm. Rome, c.27-17 B.C. Bare head of Augustus to right; lituus in front. Rev. OB CIVIS SERVATOS. Wreath and two laurel branches. Gobl, Antike Numismatik, 1978, #119 and plate 9(this piece). Dark patina and of exceptional quality and size for lead tessera of this period. The reverse is copied from sestertii associated with the moneyers of the period.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Oertel collection, Cahn, Frankfurt, Auction March 17. 1913, lot 1006.
Ex: Mabbot collection, Hans Schulman, NY, Auction Oct. 27, 1969, lot 4789.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Ex: Professor Robert Samuel Rogers, died 1968.
about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $1,500. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Divus Augustus
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 54, 2010, lot 309.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
AE Quadrans, 3.30g. 15mm. Magistrate L. Aelius Lamia, Rome, 9 B.C. LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS. Lituus and simpulum. Rev. III VIR A A A F F around large S C. RIC 421. BMC 201. BN 580. Dark green and brown patina.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 26.49g. 35mm. Rome, 36-37 A.D. Triumphal quadriga to right without driver; the cart is decorated with a Victory erecting a trophy in the center, captive behind, and wreath in front; another trophy at rear of cart. Rev. CAESAR DIVI F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXIIX around large S C. RIC 66. BMC 130var(captive). Tiber and brown patina. Exceptional detail on the cart decoration.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 11, 1980, lot 399.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
AE As, 11.50g. 30mm. Rome mint, struck as Caesar under Augustus, 10-11 A.D. TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT. Bare head of Tiberius to right. Rev. PONTIFEX TRIBVN POTESTATE XII around large S C. RIC 469(Augustus). BMC 271 (Augustus). BN 878(Augustus). Dark brown patina with some light encrustation on reverse.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 145, 1985, lot 231
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Tiberius, 14-37 A.D., ex: Voirol and Pr. Waldeck
AE As, 11.44g. 28mm. Rome, 35-36 A.D. TI CAESAR DIVI F AVGVST IMP VIII. Laureate head of Tiberius to left. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT XXXVII S C. Rudder across large banded globe; small globe below. RIC 58. BMC 117. BN 109. Attractive brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: August Voirol(1884-1967) collection, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 38, 1968, lot 346.
Ex: Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont(1744-1798) collection, Münzhandlung Basel, Auction 3, 1935, lot 151.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Caligula, 37-41 A.D.
AE As, 10.42g 30mm. Rome, 37-38 A.D. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR P. Bare head of Caligula to left. Rev. VESTA S C Vesta seated to left. RIC 38. BMC 46. Lovely green patina and untouched surfaces.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: E J Waddell, Ltd, inventory, 1982-1983
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Caligula, 37-41 A.D.
AE As, 10.86g. Rome, 37-38 A.D. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR P. Bare head of Caligula to left. Rev. VESTA S C Vesta seated to left. RIC 38. BMC 46.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Claudius, 41-54 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 27.51g. 34mm. Rome, 41-42 A.D. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP. Laureate head of Claudius to right. Rev. EX SC OB CIVES SERVATOS within wreath. BMC 115. RIC 96. BN 152. von Kaenel, type 54. Fine style and attractive Tiber patina
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AE As, 12.07g. 29mm. Rome, struck under Claudius, 50-54 A.D. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N. Bare head of Germanicus to right. Rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S C. RIC 106(Claudius). BMC 215(Claudius). Lovely green patina with some light encrustation.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 27.93g. 37mm. Rome, 66 A.D. IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR PPP. Laureate head of Nero to left. Rev. ROMA S C. Helmeted Roma seated to left on a cuirass and holding a spear; shields on ground behind; she holds wreath-bearing Victory on outstretched arm. RIC 334; insignificant flan flaw on obv. Fine Roman style portrait of the mature Nero; attractive warm brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Dr. Jay Gaulst collection, NY, purchased March 1982.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE Semis, 3.79g. 17mm. Rome, c.62-68 A.D. NERO CAES AVG IMP. Laureate head of Nero to right. Rev. CERT QVINQ ROM CO S C. Urn and wreath on table; shield below; S for denomination above. RIC 237. Fine green patina.
The reverse legend is an abbreviation for certamen quinquennale. This refers to games that were established in 60 by Nero and scheduled to be repeated every five years but there is no evidence of them continuing beyond his death in 68. The games consisted of musical, athletic, and equestrian events.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: EJW Ltd, List 74, 1999, no. 107.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 11, 1998, lot 386.
Ex: NAC 59, 2011, lot 927, Paulo Leitao collection
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D. AE Dupondius, pedigreed
Nero, AE Dupondius, 14.22g. 30mm. Lugdunum, c.66 A.D. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PPP. Laureate head of Nero to right; globe at tip of bust. Rv. VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C. Victory advancing to left holding small palladium in right hand and palm brach in left hand. RIC 522. BMC 353. Lovely green patina and exceptional style with original surfaces.
Ex: UBS, Zurich, Auction 73: 2007, lot 364
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AE Dupondius, 16.29g. 29mm. Rome, 64 A.D. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Radiate head of Nero to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C; II(mark of value) in exergue. Victory flyiing left holding palm and wreath. RIC 196. WCN 2. Some old corrosion areas on the reverse. Brown patina and fine style.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frederick Knobloch collection, Stack's, New York, Auction May 1, 1980, lot 225.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE As, 11.61g. 29mm. Rome, 65 A.D. NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP. Laureate head of Nero to right. Rev. PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S C. Temple of Janus with closed doors. RIC 306. BMC 227. Fine style with attractive brown patina
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AE Sestertius, 27.16g. 34mm. Lugdunum, 65 A.D. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Laureate head of Nero to right with globe at tip of bust. Rev. PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S C. The temple of Janus with closed doors. RIC 438. BMC 319. Attractive brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mark Salton (born Max Schlessinger) collection, Frankfurt and NY, 1914-2005, with collector's old ticket and envelope. (For bio see https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2485)
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D. Macellum dupondius
AE Dupondius, 15.00g. 30 mm. Lugdunum mint, c.64-67 A.D. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP PP. Laureate head of Nero to left. Rv. MAC AVG S C. Frontal View of the Macellum Magnum with a large domed central building (tholos) with winged two- story porticos; male statue in central intercolumniation above flight of steps; decorative columns in the shape of fish flanking the steps. BMC 336. RIC 400. Light green patina with some roughness and minor patina flaking.
The Macellum Magnum (large market) was built by Nero on the Caelian Hill and dedicated in 59 A.D. It was rebuilt or refrubrished after the fire in 64 A.D. The central domed area or tholus is designated for the sale of fish in a typcial Macellum and would have contained a water source and drains. The flanking porticos would have contained a variety of shops on two levels. (See: Richardson, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, pp.240-242 and Caradini, The Atlas of Ancient Rome, p.348.)
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Auction 232, Munich, October 5, 2015, lot 414
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE As, 9.19g. 26mm. Rome, 63 A.D. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS. Radiate head of Nero to right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT IMP P P. Nero, as Apollo, walking to right and playing lyre. RIC 123. BMC 256. WCN 259. Some natural roughness. Attractive reddish-brown patina and fine style reverse.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction N, June 26, 2003, lot 1742.
Ex: E J Waddell, Ltd. inventory # 40073, 2003.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 12.90g. 28.5mm. Lugdunum mint, c.67 A.D. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P. Laureate head of Nero to left with globe at tip of bust. Rev. SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C. Securitas seated to left holding scepter; altar to right. RIC 597. BMC 347. BN 196. NAC 144(Cope collectin), lot 1041(same obv. die). Attractive reddish-brown patina and with an exceptionally sharp portrait.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW Ltd On-line Aucton 86, June 30, 2004, lot 78.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nero, 54-68 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Galba, 68-69 A.D.
AE As, 10.22g. 29mm. IMP SER SVLP GALBA CAES AVG T R P. Laureate head of Galba to right. Rev. S C. Legionary eagle on thunderbolt between two standards. RIC 152. BMC 329. BN 157. Superb portrait with all the fine detail in the hair fully struck and a ruggedly modeled face; green and brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Galba, 68-69 A.D. Antioch
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. "Judaea Capta" type
AE Sestertius, 26.34g. 34mm. Rome, 71 A.D. IMP CAES VESPASIAN P M TR P PP COS III. Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C. Victory standing to right and inscribing shield attached to a palm tree; seated Judaea captive below. RIC 221. Hendin 6538. some slight roughness around reverse edges. Natural reddish-brown patina
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Jay Gaulst collection, New York
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 24.05g. 32mm. Rome, 71 A.D. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS III. Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rv. FORTVNAE REDVCI S C. Fortuna standing to left holding olive branch and rudder resting on globe in her right hand and cornucopia in her left hand. BMC 529. RIC 230. BN 484. Bold portrait and an exceptionally fine style reverse with intricate drapery; lovely green patina and virtually as struck.
Provenance/Pedigrees
This coin published: M. Bendenoun, "Coins of the Ancient World, A Portrait of the JDL collection, " Geneve, 2009, #54.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 50, April 25, 1990, lot 290
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 13.49g. 29mm. Rome, 71 A.D. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III. Radiate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. ROMA S C. Roma seated to left on pile of armor holding wreath in her right hand and parazonium in her left hand. RIC 279. BMC 591. BN 569. Light area of roughness below nicek and some light double striking on reverse. Attractive medium brown patina. Expressive portrait of the best Roman style.
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AR Sestertius, 26.23g. 34.5mm. Rome, 71 A.D. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P PP COS III. Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. PAX AVGVSTI S C. Pax standing to left holding cornucopia and branch. RIC 243. BMC 554. a few minute metal defects in fields. Attractive brown patina and bold portrait.
Pedigree/ Provenance:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 76, 1991, lot 864.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Titus, 79-81 A.D. Judaea victory type
AE As, 10.09g. 26mm. Rome, struck as Caesar under Vespasian, 73 A.D. T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT III COS II. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C. Victory standing to right holding a palm and placing a wreath on trophy. RIC 572(this coin cited). BN_. Very rare with a green and brown patina
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 79, October 14, 1996, lot 556
Ex: Josef Samel collection, (d. 2005), Munich, inv. #596.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Aelius, 136-138 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 27.80g. 31mm. AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head of Aelius to right. Rev. T R POT COS II S C; CONCORD in exergue. Concordia seated to left holding cornucopia and patera. RIC 2650(Hadrian). Banti 2(this coin). Fine style high relief portrait and with a lovely brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction XXXI, 1912, lot 1342.
Ex: Naville, Lucerne, Auction II, 1922, lot 780.
Ex: Ratto, Lugano, Feb. 8, 1928, lot 2852
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Titus, 79-81 A.D. Judae Capta type
AE As, 11.07g. 27mm. Lugdunum mint, struck under Vespasian as Caesar, 77/78 A.D. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR. Laureate bust of Titus to right with globe at tip of bust. Rev. IVDAEA CAPTA S C. Judaea seated to right beneath palm tree; captured arms, armor, and standard to left. RIC 1268. Hendin 1562. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 335.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Domitian as Caesar, 69-81 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 12.70g. 29mm. Uncertain Thracian mint or Rome, 80-81 A.D. CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. CERES AVGVST [S] C. Veiled Ceres standing to left holding scepter and corn grains. RIC 512(Titus). RPC II, 508. Wonderful green patina and virtually as struck.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nerva, 96-98 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 26.96g. 34mm. Rome, 97 A.D. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TRP II COS III P P. Laureate head of Nerva to right. Rev. FORTVNA AVGVST S C. Fortuna standing to left holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC 83. BN 98. BMC 108. Reddish-brown patina and bold portrait.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 114, May 26, 2003, lot 347.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 28.77g. 33mm. c. 104-111 A.D. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIAANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP. Laureate bust of Trajan to right with aegis. Rv. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C. The emperor riding to right and spearing a fallen enemy. RIC 543 v. Woytek 317b. Lovely dark brown patina
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 12.61g. 27mm. Rome, c.104-107 A.D. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Radiate head of Trajan to right with aegis on far shoulder. Rev. SPQR S C. Trajan riding right and spearing fallen enemy. RIC 538. Woytek 208b. AttactivelLight brown patina with some minor encrustations.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 78, 2014, lot 2199.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 15.13g. 28mm. Rome, 116-117 A.D. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI PP. Radiate and draped bust of Trajan to right. Rev. SENATVS POPVLVSQUE ROMANVS S C. Trajan standing in military attire and holding spear between two trophies. BMC 1052. RIC 676. Wonderful green patina
The obverse shows the remains of a compass line around the legend that would have been lightly engraved by the die cutter as an aid in his composition.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Trajan, 98-117 A.D. ex: Sternberg, Bank Leu
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction IX, 1979, lot 82.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 50, 1990, lot 302.
Ex: Leu Numimatik, Zurich, Auction 65, 1996, lot 363.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Hadrian, 1177-138 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 14.49g. 28mm. Rome, 119-120 A.D. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III. Radiate bust of Hadrian to right with drapery on far shoulder. Rev. SALVS PVBLICA S C. Salus standing to left holding rudder and patera; her right foot is standing on a globe. A few faint scratches in rev. field. RIC 276. Olive green patina
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Aelius, 137 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Antoninus Pius, 1388-161 A.D. Rev. Tiber
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 11, 1980, lot 462.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
This type refers to the British victory of Q. Lollius Urbicus over the Brigantes. Pius was awarded his second Imperatorial acclamation as a result of this victory.
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, Beverly Hillis, Auction XII, 1983, lot 276.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 22.18g. 31mm. Rome, 151/152 A.D. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP. Laureate head of Pius to right. Rv. TR POT XV COS IIII ANNONA AVG S C. Annona seated to left holding corn ears in right hand over modius and cornucopia in left hand. RIC 891. Dark green and brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D. Rev. ASIA
AE Sestertius, 26.28g. 31mm. Rome, c.139 A.D. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. COS II S C; ASIA below. Personification of Asia standing to left wearing a mural crown; she holds wreath in right hand and a long anchor with left hand; prow of ship below to left. BMC 1184. RIC 579. Cohen 65(40 Fr). Scarce reverse type and with a lovely reddish-brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 9, October 7, 1992, lot 324.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Divus Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.)
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 10, 1980, lot 393. It is noted in the Sternberg catalog that this specimen is the example from the British Museum(BMC 880), perhaps acquired in trade, but there is no corroborating evidence and the coin is unillustrated in the British Museum catalog and on-line.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Diva Faustina I and Galerius Antoninus,
AE Dupondius, 11.33g. 28mm. Uncertain mint, possibly Rome, c.147-150 A.D. Diademed and draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Draped bust of Marcus Annius Galerius Antoninus to right. Cohen 2. Vagi 1517. Mazzini pl. XCI, 2var. Niggeler, part III, 1967, 1316(dies). Some encrustation and some scattered light cleaning marks. Green patina. Rare and in exceptional quality for this normally heavily worn issue.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 25.67g. 33mm. 166 A.D. M AVREL ANOTNINVS AVG GERM. Laureate head of the emperor to right. Rev. TR POT XX IMP IIII COS III S C. Victory inscribing shield VIC PAR on palm tree. RIC 931. Lovely green patina.
The portrait very strongly resembles that of Lucius Verus, but with the legend for Aurelius. Perhaps there was a mixup at the mint with coins for both rulers being produced at this time.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 161-176 A.D.
AE Sesterius, 23.74g. 31.5 mm. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Faustina to right; her hair is arranged in waves with a small knotted bun at back of head. Rev. FECVND AVGVSTAE S C. Fecunditas standing to left holding two children; two other children below reaching toward Faustina. BMC 902 and plate 73,1(same obverse die). RIC 1635; insignificant hairline crack at 2:00 obv. Superb green patina and exceptional portrait with great detail.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, 161-176 A.D.
AE Sesterius, 23.74g. 31.5 mm. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust of Faustina to right; her hair is arranged in waves with a small knotted bun at back of head. Rev. FECVND AVGVSTAE S C. Fecunditas standing to left holding two children; two other children below reaching toward Faustina. BMC 902 and plate 73,1(same obverse die). RIC 1635. MIR 18, 10-6a; insignificant hairline crack at 2:00 obv. Lovely green and brown patina; exceptional portrait with great detail.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 100, 2017, lot 523.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 23.04g. 30mm. Rome, 178 A.D. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III. Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. LIBERTAS AVG IMP II COS PP S C. Libertas standing to left holding scepter and liberty cap. RIC 1588(Aurelius). BMC 1684. Dark olive patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Rauch, Vienna, Auction 91, 2012, lot 420
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 106, 2018. lot 1563.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 22.74g. 30mm. Rome, 187-188 A.D. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT. Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V. Salus seated to left feeding serpent from patera. RIC 512. Green and brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Didius Julianus, March 28- end of May, 193 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 198-217
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Geta, 209-211 A.D. ex: Hess-Leu and Ratto
AE Sestertius, 29.02g. 32mm. Rome, 211 A.D. P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. Laureate head of Geta to right. Rev. FORT RED TR P III COS II PP S C. Fortuna seated to left holding rudder on globe with right hand and cornucopia in left hand. BMC 427, 40. RIC 168a. Superb style portrait on a full heavy flan and attractive brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Erich von Schulthess-Rechberg (ESR) collection, Hess-Leu, Lucern, Auction 17, March 23, 1961, lot 273.
Ex: Ratto, Auction January 19, 1956, lot 218.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Geta, 209-211 A.D.
AE As, 10.21g. 25mm. Rome, 211 A.D. P SEPTIMIUS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT. Laureate and draped bust of Geta to right. Rev. FORT RED TR P III COS II S C. Fortuna seated to left holding rudder and globe with her right and and cornucopia in her left hand.; wheel beneath throne. RIC IV, 175b. BMC 276. Dark green patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: EJ Waddell, List 71, July 1997, lot 131.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
AE Dupondius, 10.35g. 24mm. Rome, 231- 235 A.D. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG. Radiate head of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. IOVI PROPVGNATOR S C. Jupiter standing to right hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding eagle on left hand. RIC 636. Green patina with some red areas
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dr. Klaus Berthold collection, Munich, 1941-2015.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Maximinus I, 235-238 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 23.38g. 32mm. Rome, 235-236 A.D. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVG S C. Victory walking to right holding palm and wreath. RIC 67. Brown and green patina; struck on a full round flan.
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AE Sestertius, 23.38g. 32mm. IMP MAXIMINVS PIUS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVG S C. Victory walking to right carrying palm branch and wreath. RIC 145,67. Reddish-brown and green patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Maximus, 235-238 A.D. ex: Leu
AE Sestertius, 19.80g. 30mm. MAXIMVS CAESAR GERM. Bare head, draped bust of Maximus to right. Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS S C. Maximus standing to left holding spear and baton; two military standards to right. RIC 13. BMC 213. Attractive reddish- brown patina
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 28, May 5-6, 1981, lot 527.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Gordian I, Africanus, 238 A.D.
Ex: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, London, Auction, Mackerell collection, May 16, 1906, lot 297 and plate X. Purchased by Spink for £3/10.
Ex: Count Tyszkiewicz collection as attested in Mackerell catalog.
Ex: Ars Classica, Lucerne, Auction XVIII, 1938, Vicomte de Sartiges collection, lot 387.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pupienus, 238 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 16.97g. 30mm. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Pupienus to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGG S C. Victory standing to left holding palm branch and wreath. RIC 175, 23a. BMC 255, 58. Excellent strike with an attractive green patina and completely natural un-cleaned surfaces.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 4, February 27, 1991, lot 433
Ex: Baldwins, NY Auction XXIII, January, 6, 2010, lot 202.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pupienus, 238 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 19.60g. 29mm. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. Larueate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Pupienus to right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGGG S C. Concordia seated to left holding patera and cornucopia. BMC 43. RIC 20. Excelent portrait and lovely dark reddish-brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 288, Osnabruck, March 13, 2017, lot 238
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.,
AE Sestertius, 20.81g, 28mm. Rome, c. 240-243 A.D. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. LAETITIA AVG N S C. Laetitia standing to left holding anchor and wreath. RIC 300a. Attractive brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 18.76g. 28mm. Rome, 241-243 A.D. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. P M TR P V COS II P P S C. The emperor advancing right holding spear and globe. RIC iv, part 3, 49,307a. Attractive brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Philip I, 244-249 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 16.26g. 28mm. Struck in 246 A.D. IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. ANNONA AVG S C. Annona standing to left holding corn grains and cornucopia; moidus at her feet; hairline flan crack at 6:30 obv. RIC 168. Green patina with some light encrustation and virtually as struck
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 96, Lancaster, PA, May 14, 2014, lot 854
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Philip I, 244-249 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 28mm. IMP M PHILIPPVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. FIDES EXERCITVS SC. Military standards. RIC 171a. 16.95g. Brown patina.
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AE Sestertius, 15.58g. 28mm. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. TRANQVILLITAS AVGG S C. Tranquilitas standing to left holding capricorn and scepter. RIC 156.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Hostilian, 250-251 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 18.28g. 30mm. Struck as Caesar, 250-251 A.D. C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C. Bare-headed and draped bust of Hostilian to right. Rev. PRINCIPI IVVENTVVTIS S C. Hostilian standing to left holding standard and spear. RIC 216a(Trajan Decius). Fine style portrait in high relief; lovely green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 1, May 6, 2009, lot 162.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Diva Mariniana, wife of Valerian, 253-260 A.D.
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 6, 1989, lot 547.
Ex: Collection of Hannelore Scheiner, 1936-2015.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Valerian II, 253-255 A.D., ex: Tinchant and Conte
AE Sestertius, 11.91g. 27mm. Commemorative coin struck after his death, 258 A.D. DIVO CAES VALERIANO. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO S C. Funeral monument decorated with swags and figures and surmounted by a quadriaga. RIC 35. Gobl, MIR 43, plate 25,264o. Very rare; green and brown patina with some light smoothing in the fields and on reverse.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tinchant collection, Brussels, c.1930-1965
Ex; UBS, Zurich, Auction 78, 2008, lot 1884.
Ex: William Conte collection, NAC, Zurich, Auction 52, 2009, lot 561.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Postumus, 259-268 A.D.
AE Double Sestertius, 17.67g. Cologne, c.261 A.D. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right. Rv. P M TR P COS II PP S C. The emperor in military dress standing to left holding globe and spear. Bastien 63. RIC 106. Excellent style for this issue and with an attractive brown patina
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Postumus, 259-268 A.D.
AE Sestertius, 22.90 g. 31mm. Lugdunum, c.261 A.D. IMP C POSTVMUS P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right. Rv. VICTORIA AVG S C. Victory walking to left holding wreath and palm; captive below. RIC 170. Bastien 94. Brown and green patina; Excellent style and strike for Postumus
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AE Sestertius, 29.36g. 30mm. Cologne mint. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right. Rev. LAETITIA AVG. River fleet galley to right. RIC 144. Bastien 85. The weight is among the heavier recorded examples for either a sestertius or double sestertius for Postumus. Dark brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Postumus, 259-268 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Constantine I, the Great, 307-337 A.D.
AE Follis, 6.32g. 26mm. Trier, 307-308 A.D. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laurate and cuirassed bust of Constantine to right. Rev. MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI S-A; PTR in exergue. Helmeted Mars holding spear and shield and standing to right. RIC VI, 772a. Brown patina with toned silvering and nearly as struck.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Fausta, wife of Constantine I
AE Follis, 2.83g. 19mm. Sirmium mint, c.324-325 A.D. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG. Draped bust of Fausta to right with cascading waved hair tied at the back. Rev. SALVS REIPVBLICAE; SIRM in exergue. Fausta holding two children. RIC VII, 475,55. Toned with full silvering and with an exceptional portrait.
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AE Follis, 3.41g. 18mm. Thessalonica, c.318-319 A.D. HELENA N F. Rev. 8 pointed star within wreath. RIC VII, 505, 50; hairline flan crack at 1:00 obv. Rare type and of exceptional quality; grayish-brown patina.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Maxentius, 306-312 A.D.
AE Follis, 7.00g. 27mm. Rome mint, 308-309 A.D. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maxentius to right. Rev. CONSERV VRB SVAE; RBP in exergue. Roma within hexastyle temple; wreath in ornamented pediment. RIC VI, 376, 198a. Drost 308, 90a. Reddish-brown patina; old British ticket
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Maxentius, 306-312 A.D.
AE Follis, 3.03g. 24mm. Aquileia, 307-310 A.D. IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS II. Laureate head of Maxentius to right wearing imperial mantle and holding scepter. Rev. CONSERV VRB SVAE; AQS in exergue. Roma enthroned in hexastyle temple; crescent in pediment. RIC VI, 326,125. A few areas of hard green encrustation. Brown patina. Scarce
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dr. Neussel, purchased from H.Pilartz in Cologne in 1967.
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AE Follis, 5.64g. 24mm. Aquileia, 308-309 A.D. IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS II. Laureate head of Maxentius to right wearing imperial mantle and holding an eagle tipped scepter. Rev. CONSERV VRB SVAE; AQS in exergue. Roma enthroned in hexastyle temple; crescent in pediment. RIC VI, 326,125. Drost 29b. Dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 18, December 18, 2021, lot 3681.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Maxentius, 306-312 A.D.
AE Follis, 6.24g. 25mm. Ostia, 308-309 A.D. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maxentius to right. Rev. AETERNITAS AVG N; MOST A in exergue. Dioscuri with their horses; She-wolf with Romulus and Remus below. RIC 16. Droost, Third emission, 23a; small hairline flan crack at 1:00 rev. Reddish-brown patina with traces of silvering and nearly as struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: MünzZentrum, Köln, Auction 1989, lot 1471.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Maximinus II, 310-313 A.D.
AE Follis, 7.44g. 24mm. Alexandria mint. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. Laureate bust of Maximianus to right. Rev. GENIO IMPERATORIS; ALE in exergue. Genius standing to left holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI, 678, 105c. Brown patina with partial silvering.
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AE Follis,6.64g 25mm. Alexandria mint. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. Laureate bust of Maximianus to right. Rev. GENIO IMPERATORIS; ALE in exergue. Genius standing to left holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI, 678, 105c. Brown patina with partial silvering.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Licinius I, 308-324 A.D.
AE Follis, 3.96g. 21mm. Siscia mint, 313 A.D. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Licinius to right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI; SIS in exergue. Jupiter standing to left holding scepter and victory; eagle below to left; B in field to right. RIC 233a; hairline flan crack at 7:00 obv. Dark brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Licinus II, 317-324 A.D. RR
AE Follis, 3.29g. 18mm. Rome, 318-319 A.D. LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES. Laureate,. draped, and cuirassed bust of Licinius to right. Rev. SAECVLI FELICITAS P R R T. Wreath inscribed AVG on decorated cippus. RIC VII,315,162. Rare and among the best preserved examples of this significant historical type; dark green and brown patina.
This type celebrates a short-lived peace treaty between Constantine I and Licinius I, proclaiming a "Happy Age." The treaty took place on March 1, 317 at Serdica. At that time Crispus, Constantine II, and Licinius II who were the sons of Constantine and Licinius were elevated to the rank of Caesar. ( See RIC VII, pp. 67 and 280.)
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Licinius II, 317-324 A.D.
AE Silvered Follis, 2.89g. 20mm. Herakleia, 317 A.D. D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C. Laureate bust of Licinius to left in consular attire; he wear cuirass and holds a mappa in his right hand and a scepter over his left shoulder. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; MHT "delta"' in exergue. Camp gate. RIC 19; hairline flan crack at 11:00 obv.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Divus Maximianus under Constantine I, 317-318 A.D.
AE 1/4 Follis, 2.26g. 15mm. DIVO MAXIMIANO SEN FORT IMP. Rome mint. Laureate, and veiled head of Maximianus to right. Rev. MEMORIAE AETERNAE; R T in exergue. Lion walking to right; club above. RIC 120. Scarce and unusually nice for the type; glossy brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Martinian, 324 A.D.
AE Follis, 2.44g. 21mm. Nicomedia mint. D N MARTINIANO P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Martinian to right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI; SMNB in exergue. Jupiter standing to left holding Victory on globe and scepter; eagle with wreath in beak to left; bound captive seated to right; X/II"gamma" in field to right. RIC VII, 608, 46. C 3. Dark brown patina. Very rare and of exceptional quality for the issue.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 114, 2019, lot 867.
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Martinian, 324 A.D. pedigreed to 1975
AE Follis, 4.08g. 21mm. Nicomedia mint. D N MARTINIANO P F AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Martinian to right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI; SMNB in exergue. Jupiter standing to left holding Victory on globe and scepter; eagle with wreath in beak to left; bound captive seated to right; X/II"gamma" in field to right. RIC VII, 608, 46. C 3. Dark brown patina. Rare, especially in this quality. Dark green and brown patina.
During the second civil war in 324 between Constantine and Licinius, Martinian was appointed as a co-Augustus by Licinius and briefly held territory in Asia Minor. After the final defeat of Licinius, both emperors surrendered in Nicomedia and were promised to be spared by Constantine due to the intercession of Constantia, the wife of Licinius and half-sister of Constantine. Martinian was exiled to Cappadocia, but was later assassinated on orders from Constantine.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 52, 1975, lot 762
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts, New York, Auction XXV, 1990, lot 488
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 38, 2007, lot 229
Ex: Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, Auction February 5, 2013, lot 4218.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Constantine II as Caesar, 316-337 A.D. ex: Mazzini
AE Follis, 1.91g. 18mm. Cyzicus mint, 326 A.D. No legend. Laureate, draped, and curiassed bust of Constantine II to left. CONSTANTINVS CAESAR SMKC in four lines; star above. RIC 32. Medium brown patina with some light encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mazzini (188.3-1961) collection, volume 5, plate XXXVI, 83
Ex: Harlan J Berk, MBS 211, June 30, 2020, lot 301.
Ex: Dr. Lars Ramskold collection, Stockholm
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Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Constantius II as Caesar, 324-337 A.D.
AE Follis, 2.28g. 20mmm. Trier, 325- 326 A.D. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantius to left. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; STR and crescent in exergue. Camp gate. RIC 464. Dark brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Magnentius, 350-353 A.D.
AE Double Maiorina, 8.91g. 28mm. Trier mint. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG. Draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius to right. Rev. SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES. ; TRP in exergue. Large christogram flanked by "alpha"- "omega" RIC 318. Brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peus, Auction 420, Frankfurt/Main, November 1, 2017, lot 525
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Magnentius, 350-353 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Magentius, 350-353 A.D.
AE Follis or Maiorina, 5.29g. 22mm. Trier mint. IM CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG. Draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius to right. Rev. FELICITAS REIPVBLICAE; A in field to right; TRP in exergue. Emperor standing to left holding Victory and labarum emblazoned with a Christogram. RIC VIII,264. Bastien 24. Attractive brown patina and nearly as struck.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mülller, Solingen, Auction 117, 2016, lot 559.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Decentius, 350-353 A.D.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Helena, mother of Constantine I
AE Follis, 3.29g. 18.5mm. Trier, 327-328 A.D. FL HELENA AVGVSTA. Diademed and draped bust of Helena to right. Rev. SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; STRE in exergue. Veiled and draped Securitas holding branch to left. RIC VII, 212, 508. Fine dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 61, 1982, lot 1047.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Nepotian, c. June 3-30, 350 A.D.
AE Follis, 4.97g. 22.5 mm. Rome mint. FL POP NEPOTIANVS P F AVG. Draped and cuirassed bust of Nepotian to right. Rv. VRBS ROMA; R S in exergue. Roma enthroned to left holding spear in left hand and victory on globe in right hand. RIC VIII,266,202. P. Bastien, Les émissions de Népotien à Rome et la date d'élévation de Décence au césarat, CIN Rome, 1961, Actes II (1965), 408 . Exceptional quality and fine style for this rarity which normally is seen in heavily worn condition; green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Herold Collection, Hess-Divo, Zurich, Auction 324, October 23, 2013, lot 115.
In 350, Nepotian and a small number of followers tried to regain control of Rome after Magnentius had murdered the emperor Constans and usurped power. They were successful in wresting control for a short period having killed Magnentius' praetorian prefect Anicetus and forced the urban prefecnt Titanus to withdraw from the city. Nepotian seized power and struck coins in gold and bronze at the city. However, his reign lasted for only 28 days until Magnentius countered by sending a force against him under the command of Marcellinus. The rebels were crushed and Nepotian as well as his mother Eutropia, a half-sister of Constantine, and other supporters were killed in a violent purge.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Julian II, 360-363 A.D.
AE 29, 8.89g. Antioch mint. D N FL IVLIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Julian to right. Rev. SECVRITAS REIPVB; ANT"delta" in exergue. Bull standing to right; two stars above. RIC VIII, 216. Dark green and brown patina with some roughness and added dirt for contrast.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG E Auction 528, 2022, lot 454.
Ancient Coins: ROMAN IMPERIAL BRONZE: Jovian, 363-364 A.D. ex: Sternberg
AE Maiorina, 8.57g. 30mm. Constantinople mint. DN IOVIANVS P F AVG. Pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed but of Jovian to right. Rev. VICTORIA ROMANORVM; CONSP "gamma" in exergue. Emperor standing to right holding standard and Victory on globe. RIC 465,175. C 22. Dark brown patina with some light encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction VII, November 24, 1977, lot 1119.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Celtic Britain, Cunobelin, 8-41 A.D.
Ex: Professor Grasmann collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Spain, Emerita, Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
Ex: E. E. Clain-Stefanelli collection with old ticket
Ex: Naville auction 25, lot 155.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Celtic Northwest Gaul, Belgica,Bellovaci
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Celtic Northwest Gaul, Belgica,Bellovaci
AE 19, 2.38g. c.100-50 B.C. Imitative head of helmeted Roma to right; triskeles with serpentine decoration and lyre in field to right. Rev. Stylized cock with bearded human face wearing pearl necklace to right; abstract ornamentation in fields. Lovely dark green patina and extremely rare. Scheers, Traite, p. 588,118var and plate XVII, 469. . De La Tour_. . Slg. Flesche_. Lengyel_ Castelin_. Very rare. Dark green patina. This is an exquisite example of Celtic numismatic art that is remarkably complete and in exceptional quality.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Celtic, Northwest Gaul, Suessiones
Potin 20mm. 5.86g. c.110-50 B.C. Vertical branch with pellets, swirls, and circlets; dotted border around. Rev. Horse standing to left with abstract symbols around; ring of circlets around. De La Tour 8636. Scheers 190, Class 3, Type B var. Dark brown patina and of exceptional quality.
Ex: Münzzentrum, Cologne, Auction 1660, 2011, lot 108(cover illustration).
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Etruria, ex: Tronnier
AE 5 Units, 2.44g. 15mm. Central Etruria, late 4th-3rd century B.C. Male head to right wearing a Phrygian helmet. Rev. Incuse six-pointed star; die break on reverse. Vecchi 14.7(this example). HN, Italy 88. Very rare with only seven examples recorded by Vecchi.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Campania, Capua
Ex: Greenpoint collection, CNG MBS 91, Sept. 19, 2012, lot 38.
Very Fine/about Extremely Fine $650. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Campania, Neapolis
Ex: Moretti collection
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 25, 2003, lot 6.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 64, 2012, lot 617.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Apulia, Venusia
AE Semis, 3.41g. 16.5mm. c.205-200 B.C. Draped bust of Hermes to right wearing winged petasos. Rev. VE. Winged boot; caduceus and S (Semis) to left. HN, Italy, 726. SNG ANS 770. Small patina scrape on reverse. Rare and among the best known examples. Fine green patna with some light encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 40, May 16, 2007, lot 209.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Lucania, Metapontum
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Lucania, Poseidonia
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Lucania, Venusia
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 21, 2001, lot 18.
Ex: Triton, New York, Auciton 18, 2015, 312 and Zurich Money Museum
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League
Ex: Jean Elsen, Auction 119, December 7, 2013, lot 23.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Kroton, ex: Virzi
Ex: Thomas Virzi collection, # 226.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Petelia
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XX, 1988, lot 155.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XX, 1988, lot 157.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bruttium, Rhegion
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Rhegium
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Italy, Bruttium, Rhegium
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 20, 1990, lot 116(part).
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Eryx
AE Onkia, 1.50g 11mm. c.330-260 B.C. Female head to right. Rev. Octopus. Calciati 24. Rosen 46(this coin). Rare and with a lovely green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Birkler and Waddell, New York, Auciton 1, December 7, 1979, lot 38.
Ex: Jonathan Rosen collection, 46.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Gela
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XX, April 20, 1988, lot 221; color plate enlargement and rear cover(realized 1500 CHF).
Ex: Jean Elsen, Brussels, Auction 102, September 12, 2009, lot 44.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Himera
AE Hemilitron, 1.67g. 12mm. c.410-400 B.C. Three-quarter facing nymph's head wearing diadem. Rev. Shrimp to left; six pellets above. Calciati 36. Laffaille 151. Dark green patina and fine style
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: New York Sale, I, December 3, 1998, lot 38.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, "Kainon" issue, Alaesa(?) ex: ADM, NAC 13
Ex: A.D.M. Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 13, 1998, lot 309.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Kamarina
AE Tetras, 2.92g. 13mm. c.420-405 B.C.. Head of Athena to left wearing crested helmet with wing decoration. Rev. Owl holding lizard to left in its talons; three pellets below. SNG ANS 1230. Brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Kamarina
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Kamarina
Ex: Hauk and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 181, 1994, lot 56.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Kamarina
AE Onkia, 1.31g. 11.5mm. c.410-405 B.C. Head of Athena to left wearing crested helmet. Rev. Owl holding lizard in its talons to left; single pellet below. SNG Morcom 551. Dark green patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Kamarina
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 48, October 21, 2008, lot 27.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Kenturipae
Ex: Bernard Terletzki collection, Spink, London, Auction 5014, 2005, lot 31.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Leontini
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 76, 1991, lot 169.
Ex: Maurice Laffaile collection
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Mamertini
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Morgantina
Ex: Popkin collection, Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 133, 2007, lot 7218
about Extremely Fine $300. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysos I, 405-367 B.C.
Ex: D. Alighieri collection, CNG, EA 209, April 22, 2009, lot 22.
Very Fine $275. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Syracuse, Period of Timoleon, 344-317 B.C
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 121, 2003, lot 39.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Tauromenion, Campanian mercenaries
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 8, 1991, lot 25.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Syracuse
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Siicly, Syracuse, Time of Timoleon, 334-336 B.C.
AE Litra, 32.70g. 31mm. Helmeted head of Athena to left. Rev. Two dolphins around starfish. CNG COP 720. Dark green and brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles, 317-285 B.C.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Tauromenion
Ex: Titiano, San Marino, Auction 7, 2001, lot 74.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 64, 2012, lot 2154.
Extremely Fine/Very Fine $1,800.location: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sicily, Tauromenion, ex: Freedman
Ex: David Freedman collection, Triton V, New York, 2002, lot 272.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Islands off Sicily, Kossura
Ex: MM Germany, Stuttgart, James Joy collection, Auction 2007, lot 222
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 64, 2012, lot 2157.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Islands off Sicily, Lipara
AE Hexas of Dionkion, 14.95g. 22mm. c.425 B.C. Head of Aiolos to right. Rev. Ethnic inscription and two pellets as mark of value. Zagami 45. Dark green and brown patina with some small areas of green encrustation. Rare.
Aiolos was the god of the winds mentioned by Homer and who was believed to have lived on the island of Lipara as part of the Aiolian Islands between Italy and Sicily. There is a 6th century B.C. inscription AIO[lamba OY] excavated on the island which probably alludes to a cult to Aiolos(see: Inventory of Ancient and Classical Poleis, Oxford, p. 212)
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton, NY, Auction VI, January 14, 2003, lot 131
Ex: CNG, Auction 84, May 5, 2010, lot 130.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Islands Off Sicily, Punic City, Lodadusa(?)
AE 16, 5.13g. 2nd century B.C. Crab; punic letter below. Rev. Crab; Punic letter below. CNP 514c var. SNG Morcom 933 var. Dark brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, Feb. 28, 1994, lot 136
Ex: F. Popken Collection, Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 133, Oct. 11, 2007, lot 7201.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Islands off Sicily, Melita(Malta)
AE 16, 3.45g. c.218-175 B.C. Veiled female head to right. Rev. Ram and Punic inscription. Coliero, Numismatic Chronicle, 1971, #5. Viola, CNP 494. Rare in this quality; dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: David Freedman collection, Triton V, New York, January 15, 2002, lot 290.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Islands off Sicily, Melita(Malta)
AE 16, 3.05g. 2nd-1st centuries B.C. Veiled female head to right. Rev. Tripod and Punic inscription. Coliero, Numismatic Chronicle, 1971, #7c Viola, CNP 772. Rare in this quality; green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Virzi collection, Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 6, May 8, 1973, lot 299.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Sardinia, Uselis(?), M. Atius Balbus, praetor
AE 23, 2.66g. c.38-36 B.C. M [ATIVS] BA[LBV]S PR. Bare head of the praetor M. Atius Balbus to left. Rev. SARD[VS] [PA]TER. Feather-crowned head of Sardus Pater to right; spear behind. RPC 625. SNG COP 1112. Grant 1969. Reddish-brown patina.
Sardus Pater is the eponymous god of the island and was influced by the Phoenician god Baal. His temple has been discovered in Antas in Southern Sardinia.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction L, 2001, lot 1522.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Attica, Athens, ex: Pozzi collection
Ex: Pozzi collection, Boutin 3596.
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 33, 1978, lot 214.
Ex: Kölner Münzkabenett, Köln, Auction 86, 2006, lot 95.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Attica, Athens, Svoronos plate coin
Ex: Svoronos plate 90,2(J Anderson collection), published in Athens in 1923.
Ex: Auctiones, Basel, Auction 17, 1988, lot 189.
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Köln, Auction 86, 2006, lot 97.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Corinthia, Corinth
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Moesia, Marcianopolis, Caracalla and Julia Domna
AE Pentassarion, 13.62g. 28mm. 198-217 A.D. magistrate: Quintilianus. Confronting busts of Caracalla and Domna. Rev. Triumphal arch surmounted by four figures. AMNG 695. Varbonov 1041. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Stacks, NY, Auction Jan. 11, 2010, lot 250.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Moesia, Nicopolis, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 26, 11.44g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabablus to right. Rev. City gate; facing quadriga(?) above. AMNG 2003. Green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, July 22, 2008.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Moesia, Tomis, Philip II, 244-249 A.D.
AE 27, 10.95g. Confronting busts of Philip and Zeus Serapis. Rev. Hygeia standing to right and feeding serpent from patera. AMNG 3600. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedgiree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Anchialos, Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.
AE 28, 11.85g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Prize vase and pam branch on table with inscription for games honoring local nymphs BMC 10. Old scratch on reverse. Black patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Anchialos, Gordian III and Tranquillina
AE 26, 10.86g. 238-244 A.D. Confronting busts of Gordian and Tranquillina. Rev. City gate, SNG COP 450. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan, 6, 2011.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Kallatis
AE 19, 4.09g. 2nd century A.D. Laureate head of Herakles to left. Rev. Kybele seated to left. AMNG 293. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 71, Osnabruck, March 12, 2002, lot 126
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Augusta Traiana, Commodus,177-192 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Deultum, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D. pedigree
AE 25, 10.54g. Laureate and cuirassed bust of the mature Caracalla to right. Rv. Zeus standing to right holding scepter and thunderbolt.. Jurukova 7. Die break on obverse; green and brown patina. Exceptional quality and virtually as struck.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 16, October 16, 2001, lot 375.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE 32, 16.42g. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. Asklepius, Hygeia, and Telesphorus. Cf. SNG COP 580. Green and brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, 218 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Pautalia, Marcus Aurelius. 161-180 A.D.
AE 18, 4.27g. Bare headed and draped bust of Aurelius to right. Rev. Infant Dionysos seated to right in a lattice-work cradle holding a thrysos. RPC IV, on-line, 8790var,(bust). RPC only publshes one example. Light brown patina. A very rare depiction of a Roman cradle.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Pegasi, Buy/Bid Sale 14, July 13, 1999, lot 157.
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AE Pentessarion, 16.23g. 31mm. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Coiled serpent rising between two trees; a few light scratches or adjustment marks on reverse. Varbanov 4652(dies). Rare and of exceptional quality. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 88, September 14, 2011, lot 750.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Philippopolis, Domitian, ex: Vermeule
AE 37 Large bronze, 23.99g. Domitian, 81-96 A.D. Dated 88/89 A.D. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. The river-god Hebros reclining to right; he rests his right arm on an overturned vase and holds palm in left hand; long palm branch behind. Tyche standing to left holding patera and grain ears. RPC II, 351. Moushmov 3. Dark green patina with some light smoothing in fields. Interesting type with a Latin obverse legend and a Greek reverse legend.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Triton VI, Auction, New York, 2003, lot 555
Ex: Cornelius Vermeule, 1925-2008( past curator of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) , Stacks, New York, Auction, Jan. 11, 2010, lot 255 with ticket
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Philppopolis, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Philippopolis, Elagabalus, 218-222
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 59, 2011, lot 1071
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Philippopolis, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 35, 20.95g. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. Perspective view of an octastyle temple. Varbanov 1659. Some light smoothing. Dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG 88, 2011, lot 780.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Serdica, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Tomis, Philip II, 247-249 A.D.
Ex: I-Nummis, Paris, Mail Bid Sale 6, November 7, 2008, lot 399.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thrace, Traianopolis, Septimius Severus, 193-211
AE 30, 13.92g. magistrate: Statilius Barbarus. Laureate head of Septimius to right. Rev. The river god Hebrus reclining to left with left arm on an overturned amphora; the three graces standing behind. Schönert-Geiss, Die Münzprägung von Augusta-Traiana and Traianopolis 27(dies). Imhoof-Blumer, Nymphen und Chariten, p.188, 502 and pl. XII, 4(Naples museum). Hairline flan crack at 3:00 obv. Lovely enameled green patina and very rare. Schönert-Geiss only lists two examples.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 88, 2011, lot 786.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Macedon, Aphytis, ex: Weber, Lambros, Bement
The obverse type derives from the myth of Zeus Ammon appearing to the Spartan commander Lysander who was besieging the city in 403 B.C. Lysander abandoned the siege of the city as requested by the god. The Aphytians thereafter adopted the god as their patron and erected a temple to him.
Ex: Sir Herman Weber collection, # 1919, acquired from Paul Lambros in 1883
Ex: Clarence Bement collection(1843-1923); purchased from Bement by R.K. Morcom as attested in an inventory by Christopher Morcom.
Ex: Christopher Morcom collection
Ex: CNG MBS 76, Sept. 12, 2007, lot 260.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Macedon, Thessalonica, Philip I, 244-249 A.D.
AE 25, 10.12g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. Apollo leaning on snake entwined column to left; he holds bow in left hand; tripod and prize crown to left; Greek abbreviated inscription,"Pythi" in field referring to the Pythian games. SNG ANS 888. Remarkable quality.
The Pythian games referenced here on the reverse originated at Delphi in honor of Apollo whose temple and oracle were located there. Other cities copied these games and referred to them on their coins.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gemini VI, NY, Auction, January 9, 2011, lot 816
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Macedonian Kings, Kassander, 305-298 B.C.
AE Unit, 6.33g. 18mm. Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Tripod. HGC 3.1 993. Black patina
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 186, 2010, lkot 1291.
Ex: CNG MBS 106, 2017, lot 210.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Macedonian Kings, Perseus, 179-168 B.C.
AE 24, 8.61g. Head of the hero Perseus to right wearing a winged helmet decorated with a griffin's head ; harpa behind head. Rev. Eagle standing to left on plow; palm branch to left. AMNG Makedonia und Paionia, 196,6 and plate XXXVI, 4. Lovely turquoise patina and of exceptional quality
Ex: CNG 69, June 8, 2005, lot 202.
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AE Unit, 4.18g. 18mm. Uncertain Karian mint. Helmet. Rv. Spear point. HGC 3.1 999. Dark gray patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG 82, 2009, lot 443
Ex: CNG 121, 2022, lot 206.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.
AE 19, 5.95g. Uncertain Asia Minor mint, c.323-310 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Club and bow-case; torch in field to left. Price 2800. Lovely black patina and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 46
Ex: CNG, 87, 2011, lot 379.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thracian Kings, Seuthes III, 320-295 B.C.
AE 18, 3.72g. Seuthopolis mint, c.317-305 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus or Seuthes to right. Rev. Rider to right; star below. HGC 3,II, 1714. Lovely jade green patina; portions of an uncertain undertype are visible on both sides
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thessaly, Larissa
AE Dichalkon, 3.94g. 16mm. Late 4th-early 3rd cents. B.C. Head of nymph Larissa to right wearing triple pendant earring. Rev. Horse grazing to left. BMC 92. BCD II, 390var(horse to right). Dark brown and green patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Korkyra, Roman Republican Administration
AE 19, 7.42g. Roman Republican administration, c.229-49 B.C. magistrate: Philon. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin. Rev. Prow of ship to right; magistrate's name and monogram above. SNG Evelpidis 1976–80. SNG Copenhagen 237; HGC 6, 8. Olive patina with some light encrustation deposits on reverse
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG, Mail Bid 39, March 30, 1994, lot 113.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phokis, Delphi, Faustina Sr. d.141 A.D.
AE 23, 7.74g. Diademed and draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Agonistic(games) table for the Pythian games with vase, laurel wreath, five apples, and a crow. BMC 35. Svoronos, "Coinage of Delphi," in Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, XX, 1896, p. 47, 91 and plate XXX,4. RPC on-line 4602. Dark Brown patina. Scarce and superior in quality to most published examples.
The reverse type with the games award table and the inscription commemorate the Pythian games which originated at Delphi in honor of Apollo whose temple and oracle were located there. Other cities copied these games and referred to them on their coins.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex Kölner Münzkabinett, Köln, Auction 80, November, 5, 2003, lot 366
Ex: BCD collection, NAC, Zurich, Auction 55, October 8, 2010, lot 411
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cycladic Islands, Naxos
AE 11, 1.81g. 4th century B.C. Head of Dionysos to left wearing ivy wreath with clump of berries at end. Rev. Kantharos, bunch of grapes above. SNG COP 709. Reddish-brown patina and fine style.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 50, June 23, 1999, lot 784.
Ex: CNG, Auction 91, Sept. 19, 2012, lot 213.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Scythia, Pantikapaion
AE 20, 7.76g. c.310-303 B.C. Horned head of Pan to right. Rev. Forepart of griffin to left; sturgeon below. SNG BM 869ff. Brown patina.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thessaly, Gyrton
AE Dichalkon, 4.39g. 17mm. c.340-330 B.C. Head of the hero Gryton and the head of a bridled horse to right. Rev. Head of nymph Grytona to right. SNG COP 55-56var. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011, lot 1051.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Thessaly, The Oitaioi
AE Dichalkon, 4.73g. 17mm. Struck during Oitaioi's membership in the Aetolian League in Herakleia Trachinia c.279-168 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Monogram between spear and jawbone of the Kalydonnian boar; bunch of grapes to left. SNG COP 182. Dark green-brown patina and with an exceptionally well detailed reverse.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011. lot 1435.18
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Kings of Bosporus, Polemon I, Eusebes c.38-37 B.C.
AE 18, 4.65g. Lion leaping to right; star above. Rev. Monogram. MacDonald 230. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG, Auction 299, March 27, 2013, lot 82.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Kings of Bosporus, Kotys I for Eunice, c.68 A.D.
AE 27, 9.77g. Pentastyle temple on base. Rev. Monogram for Kotys' wife Eunice. RPC 1931. MacDonald 337/1.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Auctiones E-Auction 55, Bern, March 19, 2017, lot 63
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontos, Amisos, Mithradates VI, c.95-90 B.C.
AE 11, 1.17g. Time of Mithradates VI. Head of Herakles to right. Rev. Club and bow case. Receuil. p. 65,23a. Dark brown patina with some encrustation.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontus, Amaseia, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AE 22, 3.72g. Dated year 208=206/207 A.D. Radiate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. Serpent on altar to left. Dalaison 418(rev. die). (1 example listed). Very Rare Dark brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontos, Amaseia, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A..D.
AE 36, 25.49g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus to right. Rev. Altar; tree on left; eagle with spread wings on altar; Helios in facing quadriga above. BMC 39. SNG von Aulock 6710. Exceptional quality and with remnants of gilding.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction May 9, 2011, lot 255.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontos, Amisos
AE 24, 12.65g. c.100-70 B.C. Helmeted head of Perseus to right. Rev. Pegasus walking to left; ethnic inscription and two monograms below. SNG BM 1213var. Reddish-brown patina.
Ex: Dr. Hagen Tronnier collection, Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 94, 2004, lot 945.
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AE 21, 8.68g. c/85-65 B.C. Head of Dionysos to right wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Cista mystica, panther skin, and thyrsos. SNG BM 1204. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dr. Dieter Klein collection, Nomismata, Milan, Auction 3, 1999, lot 234.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontos, Komana, Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.
AE 29.5, 16.38g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Tetrastyle temple containing stautue of nike standing on a cippus. Recueil 11. BMC 3.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG mail bid sale XIV, Lancaster, PA, March 20, 1991, lot 370
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontos, Neokaisareia, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE 29, 16.54g. Laureate, draped, and curirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. Two prize crowns with palm branches on altar inscribed "AKTIA" for the Aktian games. SNG von Aulock 6761. reddish-brown patina.
Ex: Fontana collection, Finarte, Milan, Auction, November 26-27, 1996, lot 666.
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 618.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pontus, Uncertain mint
AE 27, 20.55g. Time of Mithradates VI, c.130-100 B.C. Uncertain male head to left wearing leather cap; three countermarks: Macedonian crested helmet, winged thunderbolt, and a gorgon. Rev. Star; bow in filed. SNG BM 972-3. SNG Stancomb 648. Rec. gen. Supp. M, 11. Attractive brown patina and exceptional countermarks.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Paphlagonia, Amastris- Homer portrait
AE 23.5. 7.48g. 1st-3rd centuries A.D. Draped and filleted bust of Homer to right; Greek inscription, "Homer of Amastris" around. Rev. Tyche of Amastris as Aphrodite wearing turreted crown seated to left holding nike and scepter; rose in field to left; A beneath throne. Rec. gen. 171*, 43. BMC _. SNG von Aulock_. SNG COP_. Weber_ Very rare and missing from most major collections and of excellent quality.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 41, 1970, lot 341.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 309, 1984, lot 53
Ex: Kölner Münzkabinett, Köln, Auction 96, 2011, lot 57.
The Homer portraits on coins of Amastris with their identifying inscriptions have been utilized by art historians to identify a class of sculptural portraits based on a Greek original of c.300 B.C. This class of portraits referred to as the Apollonios of Tyana type are distinguised by a wide fillet, open eyes, and a long beard with "S" shaped strands as on the coins (see: Gisela Richter, The Portraits of the Greeks, v1, pp. 48-49.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Paphlagonia, Germanicoplis, Julia Domna
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Koinon of Bithynia, Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
Ex: Geissener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 64, 1993, lot 439.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Apamea, Triumviral period
AE 16, 2.21g. Triumviral period, c.42-31 B.C. Head of Hermes to right wearing winged cap. Rev. C I C A (=Colonia Iulia Concodia Apamea) D D. Winged caduceus. RPC 2001 and illustrated in RPC on-line. Rec. gen. 32. BMC 18. Dark green and brown patina with some light cleaning. Scarce Imperatorial issue; this issue is the first one from the city which was planned and/or founded by Caesar and Antony.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 123, May 30, 2005, lot 220
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AE 24, 12.96g. c.100-80 B.C. Head of the hero Perseus to right wearing a Phrygian helmet decorated with stars. Rev. Pegasus to right. Green and brown patina; Scarce. Rec. gen_. BMC_. SNG Stancomb_. SNG COP_. Cf. Rauch, Vienna, Auction 92, 2013, lot 1085.
Ex: Pecunem, Munich, Auction 36, 2015, lot 137.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Nikomedia, Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D.
AE 31, 17.28g. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Aurelius to right. Rev. Galley under sail to left. RG 103var(beardless). RPC IV on-line 6090var. Rare Brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 8, June 29, 2019, lot 635
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Nicaea, Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Nicaea, Elagabalus, Rev. Herakles labor
Ex: Nomos, Auction 6, May 8, 2012, lot 185
Ex: Künker, Auction 94, September 27, 2004, lot 1986
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Nicaea, Gallienus, 253-268 A.D.
AE 25, 5.74g. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev. Dionysos pouring libation in quadriga of elephants to left. RG 836v. SNG von Aulock 724-5var. Dark brown patina with some light smoothing.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Nomos, obolos 13, July 2, 2019, lot 519
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Nicaea, Macrianus, 260-261 A.D.
AE 8 Assaria, 7.47g. 24mm. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Macrianus to right. Rev. The city walls, portions of which are still standing. Weiser 263. Dark brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 273, 2016, lot 908.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Bithynia, Tium, Gallienus, ex: Aufhauser 1992
AE 21, 7.08g. c.253-268 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev. Asklepios standing to left with serpent staff. SNG von Aulock 1042(dies). Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 9, October 7, 1992, lot 438
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Astyra, Tissaphernes, 400-395 B.C.
AE 11.5, 1.87g. Head of Tissaphernes to right; Greek inscription,"TISSA" below. Rev. Cult statue of Artemis Astyrene facing. Winzer 6.2 SNG Klein 253. An exceptional example of a pre-Hellenistic portrait of a living ruler. Dark green and brown patina.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Attaia, Sabina, wife of Hadrian, 117-138
AE 23, 11.91g. Diademed and draped bust of Sabina to right. Rev. River-god Makestos reclining to left holding reeds; overturned vase of water at his feet; tree to left. BMC 8. SNG von Aulock 1074. RPC III, 1760. Dark gray patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 645
Ex: Peter Vogl collection
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auciton 14, October 6, 1998, lot 335.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Hadrianeia, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AE 36, 28.02g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the young Caracalla to right. Rev. Hermes standing to left holding purse and caduceus; ram at his feet; river-god Rhyndakos reclining to right under a tree with large fruit or leaf tufts. von Fritze 162,464 var. and pl. VIII,7. Dark brown patina. Very Rare
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: "River-god collection," Helios, Munich, Auction 3, April 29, 2009, lot 350.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Kyzikos, Gallienus, 253-268, ex: Sternberg
AE 27, 9.20g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev. Dionysos seated to left under grape vine; he pours wine from kantharos with his right hand and leans left arm on an overturned oinochoe; panther leaping below. BMC_. SNG COP__. SNG von Aulock_. SNG France_. Mionnet_. Very rare with only one other example in coinarchives and none in the standard references. Glossy dark brown patina.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction XI, Nov. 20, 1981, lot 262.
Ex: CNG, Auction 88, Sept. 14, 2011, lot 873.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Kyzikos, Valerian I, 253-260 A.D.
AE 25, 8.07g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right. Rev. Athena standing to right wearing cuirass and holding spear and shield. SNG Paris 857(dies). SNG von Aulock_. SNG COP_. BMC_. SNG Leypold_. Imhoof-Blumer, KLM_ SNG Hunterian_. Grose_. Dark green and brown patina; very rare and with an unusual style Athena
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Auction 5, October 27, 2019, lot 259
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AE 24, 9.16g. c.253-268 A.D. Strategos Lok Severos. Diademed head of the founder Kyzikos to right. Rev. Inscription within wreath. Lindgren 227(dies). BMC_. SNG France_. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_. von Fritze_. Aufhauser 8, lot 263(same reverse die for a coin struck under Gallienus). The inscription mentions the second neocorate, so it may have been struck in 258 after the death of Valerian II (Burrell, Neokoroi, p. 97.) Very rare and with a dark brown and olive patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 8, October 9, 1991, lot 100.
Ex: Dr. Vogt collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 649.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Parion, Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
AE 31, 17.38g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. Emperor galloping to right holding spear. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG France__. SNG von Aulock _. KLM_. RPC on line 3689(Severus Alexander). Possibly unpublished. Brown patina
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 5, September 23, 2018, lot 481
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AE 20. 7.30g. after 133 A.D. Laureate head of Asklepios to right. Rev. Serpent coiled around omphalos; monogram in field to left. SNG France 1803var (monogram). Green patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 280, February 8, 2012, lot 4302.
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AE 17. 7.02g. 2nd-1st cents. B.C. Laureate head of Asklepios to right. Rev. Serpent coiled around omphalos; monogram in field to left. SNG France 1804. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tom Cederlind, Portland, OR, December, 1990.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Pergamum
AE 16, 3.77g. c.133 B.C.-Augustus. Magistrate: Asklepiades. Laureate bust of Hygeia to right. Rev. Serpent coiled around omphalos. BMC 163. SNG France 1938. Scarce and in exceptional quality; lovely dark green patina
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Pergamon and Ephesus in alliance
AE 31, 19.71g. Gallienus, 253-268 A.D. Laureate and draped head of Gallienus to right. Rev. Asklepios and Ephesian Artemis standing. SNG von Aulock 1426. Some light cleaning scratches in fields. Dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, July 22, 2008.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mysia, Pitane
AE 17, 3.47g. c.300-200 B.C. Facing head of Zeus Ammon with ram's horns. Rev. Pentagram; snake to left. SNG BN 2343. SNG COP 536. Rare. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Münz Zentrum, Auction 105, January 10, 2001.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Alexandria
AE 18, 4.39g. 3rd cent. A.D. Draped bust of Tyche with turreted crown to right. Rev. Eagle to right landing on bull's head. Bellinger A-490. Dark brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree.
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 8, 1991, lot 108
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Munich
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 678.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Alexandria, Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Alexandria, Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Alexandria, Valerian I, 253-260 A.D.
AE 20, 5.42g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right. Rev. Eagle standing and facing on bull's head. Bellinger A 441. Attractive brown patina and exceptional quality.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Alexandria, Gallienus, 253-268 A.D.
AE 22, 4.46g. Laureate head of Gallienus to right. Rv. Horse grazing to right. SNG COP 205. Light brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 313, September 23, 2015, lot 3020
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AE 12, 1.56g. c.350-241 B.C. Three-quarter facing head of Sibyl Herophile to right wearing laurel wreath and pendant necklace. Rev. Sphinx seated to right. BMC 9. SNG Klein 309. Beautiful green patina and exceptional qualtiy.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Ilium(Troy), Faustina II, 147-175 A.D.
AE 23, 7.58g. Draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Helmeted head of Hector to right. Bellinger T 160. RPC IV on-line 96(3 examples). Some corrosion. Rare
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 4, June 24, 2018, lot 491
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Ilium(Troy), Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.
AE 18, 5.07g. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Verus to right. Rev. Athena Ilias standing to right; she holds spear in her right hand and spindle in her left hand; shield at her feet. Bellinger T 156. BMC 58. Dark brown patina. Rare
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Italo Vecchi, London, Auction 7, October 27, 1997, lot 1339 with original ticket.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Ilium(Troy), Commodus, Caesar, 174-180 A.D.
AE 26, 8.22g. Draped bust of Commodus to right. Rev. Bust of Athena to right wearing aegis and crested helmet. RPC online, IV.2, 3138. SNG COP 407. Bellinger_ . Dark brown and green patina. Rare and probably the finest known example; RPC only lists 2 examples, both in museum collections.
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Ex:Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 186, March 8, 2010, lot 1588.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Ilium(Troy)), Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AE 23, 5.81g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of young Caracalla to right; illegible counter-stamp in field to right. Rev. The river-god Skamandros reclining to left with reed and overturned amphora. Bellinger T 245. BMC 94.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 8, June 29, 2019, lot 642
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Ilium, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
AE 22. 6.94g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. River- god Skamander recling to left holding reeds and pouring water from a jug. Bellinger T 273. Some light cleaning in fields. Reddish-brown patina and in exceptional quality for the issues depicting Troy's river.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex :Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 357.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Ilium(Troy), Salonina, wife of Gallienus
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Kebren
AE 9, 1.16g. c.350 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Ram's head to right. BMC 23. SNG von Aulock 7625. Dark green patina.
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AE 20, 8.55g. c.350-300 B.C. Ram's head to right; eagle below. Rev. Laureate head of Apollo to r. SNG COP 266. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG. Lancaster, PA, E auction 320, February 12, 2004, lot 188.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Pionia, Julia Domna, 246-248 A.D.
AE 22, 4.73g. Draped bust of Domna to right; counter-stamp of male head to right. Rev. Serpent on base of altar. SNG von Aulcok 1568(this coin). Imhoof-Blumer, KM 509,1. Dark brown patina. Scarce city issue
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Skepsis, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
AE 35, 23.69g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus to right. Rev. Nike crowning emperor to left. RPC VI on line 4115(only 2 examples listed). Somewhat rough surfaces, but very rare.
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Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 669
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Troas, Thymbra
AE 17, 5.12g. 4th century B.C. Laureate head of Zeus Ammon to left. Rev. Star; abbreviated ethnic inscription and monogram. BMC 4. Dark brown and green patina with some light encrustation. Exceptional quality for this unusual issue.
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Ex: Munzzentrum, Solingen-Ohligs, Auction 160, 2011, lot 394.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Aeolis, Aegae, Claudius, 41-54 A.D.
AE 19, 5.17g. magistrate, Apollodoros. Laureate head of Claudius to right. Rev. Apollo standing to right holding taenia and laurel branch. RPC I, 2429. Black patina.
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Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Online Auction 271, May 29, 2020, lot 470
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Aeolis, Grynion
AE Dichalkon, 3.70g. 18mm. c.4th-3rd cents. B.C. Laureate head of Apollo facing three-quarters to left. Rev. Mussel shell. BMC 1. SNG COP 202. SNG von Aulock 7689. Dark brown patina.
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Ex: Lanz, Munich, AUction 117, Nov. 24, 2003, lot 304
Ex: Triton X, Jan. 9, 2007, lot 279.
Ex: Dr. Paul Peter Urone collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Aeolis, Kyme, Faustina II, 161-175 A.D.
AE 26, 7.06g. struck under magistrate Lollianos. Draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Isis Pharia on ship to right holding sail. RPC Online IV.2, 2604. Rare.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 398, April 28, 2009, lot 672.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Aeolis, Temnos, C. Asinius Gallus, 6-5 B.C.
AE 16, 4.32g. C. Asinius Gallus, proconsul of Asia under Augustus, 6-5 B.C. magistrate: Apollas, son of Phainios. Bare head of Gallus to right. Rev. Head of Dionysos to right with ivy wreath. RPC I, 2447. SNG COP 276. Green patina. Scarce proconsular portrait and well struck
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 4, October 7, 1987, lot 94.
Ex: Dr. P. Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 701
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Ephesos
AE 17, 3.90g. c.200-190 B.C. magistrate:Menokritos. Bee and ethnic abbreviation surrounded by laurel wreath. Rev. Stag standing to right; quiver above. Kinn, NC,1999, p. 95, Type E and pl. 16,11. Imhoof-Blumer, KlM, p. 52,31. Brown and green patina
Ex: Prof. Peter Robert Franke collection, Grun, Hiedelberg, Auction 64,, 2014, lot 871
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AE 18.5, 4.60g. c.48-27 B.C. Magistrates: Demetrios, Kokos, and Sopatros. Draped bust of Artemis to right with hair tied in a knot at the back of her head; she carries bow and quiver on her shoulder. Rev. Long torch between two stags. SNG Klein 384(this coin). SNG COP 342. SNG Tubingen 2802; light metal break on reverse. Lovely green patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dieter Klein collection
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Ephesos, Hadrian and Sabina, 117-138 A.D.
AE 21, 7.45g. Laureate head of Hadrian to right confronting diademed and draped bust of Sabina to left. Rev. Victory with wreath and palm walking to left. RPC III, 2079(4 examples cited). Brown patina.
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Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 4, June 24, 2018, lot 493
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Ephesos, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
AE 33, 22.04g. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. Decorated carpentum being driven to the right by four horses. SNG München 134 (rev. die). Weber 5877(dies). RPC on line IV.2 2380.10(this coin). Dark green patina.
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Ex: Triton XV, 2012, lot 1388.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Ephesos, Geta, 209-211 A.D.
AE 36mm. 19.25g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta to right. Rev. Cow standing to right suckling calf. SNG von Aulock 1904. BMC_. SNG Munich_. SNG COP_. some light cleaning in rev. fields. Brown patina. Very Rare.
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Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Web auction 8, 2019, lot 647.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Kolophon
AE 11, 1.09g. c.285-190 B.C. Magistrate: Telegonos. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. Forepart of horse to right. Milne, Colophon 160. Green patina.
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Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 407, November 7, 2012, lot 540.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, Nero, 54-68 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Miletus
AE19, 4.22g. c.39-17 B.C. Apollo of Didyma standing to right holding small stag and bow. Rev. Lion to right looking back; star above; N to right. Deppert-Lippitz. Period VII, 997-1002. Lovely green patina
Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 110.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Smyrna, Nero and Agrippina Jr. , 54-68 A.D.
AE 19, 3.94g. magistrate: Aulus Gessius Philopatris, 54-59 A.D. Confronting busts of Nero and Agrippina Jr. Rev. Winged Nemisis walking to right holding winged caduceus. RPC 2478var. Klose, Series XXXIII/A. Brown and green patina.
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Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Online Auction 271, May 29, 2020, lot 503
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Smyrna, Julia Domna, 193-217 A.D.
AE 25.5mm, 6.69g. magistrate: Marcus Aurelius Geminus. Draped bust of Julia to right with her hair arranged in rows. Rev. Two Nemesis facing; the one on left holds a bridle and the one on the right holds a cubit-rule; wheel at feet. Klose, Smyrna, 279,39(dies). BMC 384. Tan and green patina.
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Ex: Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland, Auction 32, May 26, 2010, lot 236
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionia, Smyrna, Gallienus, 253-268 A.d.
AE Tetrassarion, 9.79g. 26mm. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev. Two Nemesis facing; the one on left holds a bridle and the one on the right holds a cubit-rule; wheel at feet. Klose, 317,11(dies). BMC 465. SNG COP 1414. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 384, November 2, 2005, lot 846.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ionian Islands, Samos, Otacilia Severa, 244-249
AE 30, 9.75g. Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia to right. Rev. Samian Hera facing. BMC 321. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock _. Rare Green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 384, November 2, 2005, lot 847.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karia, Aphrodisias, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE 24, 8.21g. Struck under Gordian III, 238-244 A.D. Laureate bust of the Senate to right. Rev. Prize crown inscribed "Gordian" in Greek atop decorated table. SNG Munich 125. MacDonald 194(dies). Dark brown patina. A scarce and exceptional games related type
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 760.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karia, Aphrodisias, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE 35 Large bronze, 21.86g. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. Cult statue of Aphrodite standing to right flanked by a seated priestess and a fountain; erotes standing on pedestals and holding torches to right and left. RPC VII.1. 618(this coin illustrated). MacDonald type 180. Dark brown patina. Very rare and the finest of only five coins listed in RPC on-line.
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Ex: David Simpson collection, Triton, NY, Auction V, January 15, 2002, lot 170.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karia, Attuda, Caracalla, 211-217 A.D.
AE 37, 25.79g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. Emperor wearing cuirass charging to right; two fallen enemies below(Parthians according to von Aulock). SNG von Aulock 2504(dies). . BMC_. Grose_. Hunterian_. SNG Winterthur_. SNG Righetti_. SNG COP_. Inhoof-Blumer, KLM_. Dark brown-black patina. This coin shares an obverse die with von Aulock 2724(Tabai). Rare and with a fine style portrait in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 193, September 26, 2011, lot 866.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Caria, Halikarnassos, Sept. Severus, 193-211 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karia, Nikopolis ad Harpasum, Marcus Aurelius
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karia, Stratonikeia, Septimius Severus, 193-211
AE 37.5mm, 23.83g. Facing busts of Septimius and Julia Domna; counterstamp with head of Caracalla below. Rev. Zeus Panamaros holding scepter and riding to right. BMC 55. SNG von Aulock 2668. Hoegego 84 for counterstamp. Brown patina.
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Ex: Münzen Auktion Essen, 1994, lot 317.
Panamara was a dependecy of Stratonikeia and contained an important temple to Zeus. Labienus and the Parthians in 40/39 B.C. unsuccesfully attempted to capture both Stratonikeia and Panamara. They were foiled at Panamara by an intervention of Zeus. (See: Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, 1976.). This manifestation of Zeus is depicted on the reverse of the coin.
A dedicatory inscription probabably for a sculptural group was found at Panamara and relates the details of Zeus' aid during the siege. The Parthians fist attempted a surprise attack at night but Zeus illuminated the sky with lightining to alert the Panamarian defenders. During a subsequesnt attack, Zeus enveloped the attackers in fog and a severe storm which caused great confusion within their ranks but allowed the defenders to be hidden in the fog with a resulstant slaughter of the attackers. (See: Georgia Petridou, "Crossing Physical and Cultural Borders in the Battlefield: Amorphous Epiphanies and Divine Bilingualism" pp. 155ff. in Borders, Terminologies, Idiologies, and Performances, Annette Weissenrieder(ed), 2016.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karia, Stratonikeia, Caracalla and Geta, 209-211
The bust of Geta was erased on this coin as a damnatio following his murder by Caracalla in 212 A.D.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karian Islands, Rhodes, ex: MM, 1970.
AE 35 or Drachm, 29.39g. c.40-25 B.C. Magistrate: Zenon. Facing head of Helios. Rev. Rose in bloom surrounded by an oak wreath. SNG von Aulock 2842. Ashton/Weiss, "The post-plinthophoric silver drachms of Rhodes," in Numismatic Chronicle, 1997, plate 16,A(this coin). The largest bronze denomination of Rhodes; rare in this quality, and with a brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Munzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 41, June 18, 1970, lot 238.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Karian Islands, Rhodes
AE 16, 3.37g. c.31 B.C.-60 A.D. Head of Dionysos to right wreathed with ivy. Rev. Nike standing to right on prow of ship holding palm and aphlaston; amphora in field to right. RPC 2768. Scarce and unusually well preserved Dark green and brown patina.
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 138.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Uncertain satrap, Gamerses, c.400-350 B.C.
AE 14, 1.69g. Head of Gamerses(?) to right wearing short hair with long braid, earring, and necklace. Rv. Zeus standing to left; star in field to left. Klein 563. Excellent portrait and fine green patina.
Gamerses is otherwise unknown except for his coinage. His name appears on the reverse of this coin and it is likely that it is his portrait on the obverse.
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Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 257, October 10, 2014, lot 8234
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AE 18, 5.95g. c.200-150 B.C. Macedonian shield with five stars. Rev. Club and ethnic inscription. SNG Munchen 32. Green and brown patina.
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 7, 1990, lot 206
Ex: H.H. Gutknecht collection, MM, Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 17, 2005, lot 898.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Bageis
AE 21, 3.74g. Archon Gaius under Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D. Laureate and draped bust of Demos to right. Rev. River god Hermos reclining to right holding long reed and resting arm on an overturned amphora. SNG COP 43. Dark brown patina and of exceptional quality.
Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 143.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Hierokaisareia. under Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE 16, 3.29g. Struck under Nero and the high priest: Kapito, 54-68 A.D. Draped bust of Artemis Persica to right; bow and quiver on shoulder. Rev. Forepart of a stag to right. RPC 2389( this example illustrated in RPC on-line). BMC 2. Dark greenish-black patina. Scarce and of exceptional quality
According to Imhoof Blumer and Head, the original name of the city was Hierakome. The city was renamed Hierocaesarea(Sacred Caesarea) by Tiberius after an earthquake in 17 A.D.
Ex: Hauck and Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 19, 2006, lot 171.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Daldis, Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.
AE 33, 23.84g. archon Artemidoros. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Apollo seated on left playing lyre and Kybele seated on right playing tympanum. Cf. Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 41, 1970 , lot 415, otherwise probably unpublished. Dark brown patina with some areas of light corrosion. Rare with less than 10 known examples.
The magistrate Artemidoros is probably the contemporary author known as Artemidoros of Daldis who wrote a treatise, still substantially extant, on the interpretation of dreams. He lived in Ephesus, but his mother was from Daldis.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Hypaepa, Nero, 54-68 A.D.
AE 21, 6.65g. Laureate head of Nero right. Rv. Dionysos standing left holding thrysus and cantharus. RPC 2550. Dark brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Gordus-Julia, Commodus, 177-181 A.D.
AE 24, 9.90g. Struck as Caesar, 177-181 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Commodus to right. Rev. Athena standing to right holding spear and shield. RPC on line, vol. IV.1, 10214.1(this coin). Rare; RPC only records two examples inclusive of this coin. Dark brown patina; some very light cleaning rev. fields.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 41, 1970, lot 41
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 12, 1982, lot 644
Ex: Tkalec and Rauch, Zurich, Auction Nov. 16, 1987, lot 324
Ex: Tradart, Geneva, Auction 1, 1991, lot 334.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Hypaepa, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 29, 16.30g. magistrate: Aurelius Dionysos Charixenos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagagalus to right. Rev. The mythical Lydian King Torrhebos seated to left holding a scepter in his left and and a figure of Artemis Anaitis in his right hand; he rests his left arm on lyre on base. Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische Stadtmünzen 82,18. Altinoluk, Hypaipa, Type 141. BMC-. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_. Very rare with dark brown and green patina. The Lydian King Torrhebos is credited with creating the Lydian key, an ancient Greek musical mode.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 276, April 19, 2021, lot 276.
Ex: Peter Weiss, Kiel Germany, collected 1967-2015.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Hypaepa, Plautilla, 202-205 A.D.
AE 29, 15.62g. Draped bust of Plautilla to right; counter-stamp with cult statue of Artemis. Rev. Cult statues of Artemis and Zeus standing side by side. SNG COP 198. Howgego 233 for counter-stamp. Rare and with a bluish-green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 800
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Maeonia, Julia Mamaea, 222-235 A.D.
AE 29, 9.49g. magistrate Aurelius Zenon. Diademed and draped bust of Julia to right. Rev. Cult statue of Kore; poppy on left and grain ear on right. RPC on line, VI, 4465. Green and brown patina.
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Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 20, July 10, 2020, lot 351
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Philadelphia
AE 17, 3.06g. c.100-150 A.D. Laureate head of Herakles to right with lion's skin tied around neck. Rev. Bunch of grapes. BMC 36. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_. KlM_. some light cleaning marks in field. Dark brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Mastaura, Philip I, 244-249 A.D.
AE 35, 19.89g. magistrate: Loukinios, son of Kletos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right. Rev. City hero with double axe standing to right holding the horn of a sacrificial bull that he is about to strike. RPC VIII Online, unassigned id 20371(this coin). Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische Stadtmünzen _. Inv. Waddington_. Mionnet_. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_ Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Grecques_. KLM_. SNG Fitzwilliam_. SNG München_. Weber_. SNG Righetti_. Possbily unique with only this example listed in RPC.
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Ex: Solidus, Munich, Auction 13, March 25, 2017, lot 183.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Nacrasa, Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE 20, 4.38g. Laureate head of Trajan to right. Rv. Artemis walking to right with bow and quiver within a tetrastyle temple. SNG Munich 344. Price and Trell 466. Dark green patina.
Ex: Cornelius Vermeule collection, Stacks, New York, January 11, 2010, lot 273
Ex: Lanz, Munich, Auction 117, November, 2003, lot 694. Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 82, 1997, lot 198.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Nakrasa, Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE 19, 4.38g. Laureate head of Trajan to right. Rev. Cult statue of Artemis holding bow standing to left within a tetrastyle temple. SNG Munich 344(dies). Dark brown patina.
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Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 4, October 7, 1987, lot 286.
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 286.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Philadelphia, Caligula, 37-41 A.D.
AE 18, 4.43g. magistrate: Epikrates. Bare head of Caligula to right. Rv. Jugate heads of the Dioscuri to right. RPC 3022.
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Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 257, October 10, 2014, lot 8465
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Philadelphia, Plotina, wife of Trajan
AE 18, 5.51g. Diademed and draped bust of Plotina right. Rv. Ethnic inscription within wreath. BMC 68. SNG COP 382. Dark green patina. Scarce and with an excellent portrait
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Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, March 7, 2011, lot 196
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Philadelphia, Rev. Aphrodite
AE 25, 7.39g. archon: Ladikos Severos under Marcus Aurelius, c. 161-162 A.D. Draped bust of the Senate to right. Rev. Aphrodite standing to left within two-columned arch. RPC on line IV.2.1382.5(this coin illustrated). Dark brown patina with some light cleaning in fields. Scarce; RPC only records five examples including this piece.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 21, March 17, 2009, lot 174.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Sala, Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.
AE 25, 6.55g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Zeus standing to left with scepter and eagle. BMC 41. SNG COP 443. Attractive light brown patina and choice.
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Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 840.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Sala and Bagis, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AE 35. 21.36g. Alliance issue between Sala and Bagis. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. Tyches of Sala and Bagis each holding scepters and clasping hands. Brown patina; small flan defect at 12:00 obv. and scratch in reverse field. Rare. Inv. Waddington 6464.
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Ex: CNG, Auction 88, Sept. 14, 2011, lot 908.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Aezanis
AE 25, 9.82g. Time of Gallienus, 253-268 A.D. Diademed and draped bust of Boule to right. Rev. Eagle standing on column; lighted altar to left; tree to right. BMC 45. Green and brown patina. Scarce and of exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Web Auction 4, June 24, 2018, lot 520
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Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 20, 2007, lot 151.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Apameia, Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AE 20, 5.67g. Laureate bust of Hadrian to right wearing aegis. Rev. The river-god Marsyas recling to left in a rocky cave; he holds cornucopia in right hand and double-flute in left hand; beneath is an overturned vase with running water repreenting the mountain river Marsyas; shipping chests above. BMC 155-6. RPC III, 2586.
This reverse depicts two aspects of the city; the important river Marsyas whose source was in the mountains and the chests which relate to the importance of Apameia as a trading and shipping center.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Peter Weiss, Kiel, 1967-2015.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Apameia, Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 15, March 21-22, 2000, lot 306.
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 900.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Laodikeia ad Lykos
AE 15, 4.55g. magistrate: Zeuxis Philalethes. c.15 B.C. Bare head of Augustus to right; lituus behind. Rev. Serpent staff of Asklepios. RPC 1, 2895. SNG von Aulock 3837; small scrape in hair. Dark brown patina.
The magistrate Zeuxis Philalethes is most likely the physician who founded a school of medicine at the temple of Men Karou outside of Laodikeia as mentioned by his contemporary Strabo(Geog.12,88, 50.) During Starbo's lifetime, there were two directors of the medical school, Zeuxis and Alexander Philalethes. The reverse type with the serpent staff of Asklepios further supports the association. (See: Ramsay, Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia, p. 52.)
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peter Weiss, Kiel Germany, collected 1967-2015.
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 276, April 19,2021, lot 388.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lydia, Tralles
AE 18, 5.98g. 2nd-1st cents. B.C. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Thunderbolt within wreath. SNG Kayhan 1010. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG Munich_. Dark brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Apameia, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 26, 9.41g. magistrate: L. Ma. Sev(erus), Grammateus. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. Helmeted Athena standing to left holding scepter and patera. RPC on-line VI, 5698(this coin illustrated)
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Akmoneia, Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Bruzus, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.,
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Hierapolis and Ephesos in alliance
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Hyrgaleis, Severus Alexander, 222-235
AE 28, 10.67g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus to right. Rev. Apolllo standing to right holding lyre resting on tripod with left hand and plectrum in right. He faces Artemis standing to left holding bow in left hand and arrow in right hand; stag at feet. SNG von Aulock 376-7. RPC on line, vol. VI, 5662.3 (this coin illustrated and the only example listed outside of museums). Attractive medium brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Hirsch, 175, Sept. 23,1992, lot 1199.
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios 5, 2010, lot 933.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Kadoi, pedigreed
Ex: Tkalec and Rauch, Vienna, Auction November 16-17, 1987, lot 125.
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 935.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Laodikea ad Lycum. Philip II, 247-249
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Prymnessos, Midas
AE 15, 2.13g. c.138-192 A.D. Draped bust of King Midas to right wearing a Phrygian cap; Greek legend, "MIDAS". Rev. River-god reclining to right holding reed and resting arm on an overturned amphora. von Aulock, Münzen und Städte Phrgyia II, 858ff. RPC on line IV.2,1919. SNG COP 659. This is a very rare denomination and type for the Midas coinage of Prymnessos. RPC on-line lists 12 examples, but all are in museums. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 216, October 8, 2012, lot 456.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Themisonium, Maximinus I, 235-329 A.D.
AE 37, 24.42g, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right. Rev. Herakles standing in center with club and lion’s skin; Apollo Lykeios with horse to left and Hermes wiht purse to right. BMC 10. SNG von Aulock 4020. Encrusted green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 968l Dr. Peter Vogt collection.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phrygia, Tiberiopolis, Geta as Caesar, 198-209 A.D
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Lykia, Rhodiapolis, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Sagasassos, Valerian II, 256-258 A.D.
AE 22, 10.70g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right. Rev. Pine cone or mountain(?); star and crescent above. SNG BN 1848(rev. die). Dark brown patina. Scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan. 28, 2009.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pamphylia, Side, Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
AE 34, 23.20g, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. Athena hurling spear to right with aegis draped over her arm. SNG von Aulock 4821(dies). SNG France_. Light green and brown patina with some encrustation. Rare as are most large module provincial bronzes for Macrinus
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 757
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pamphylia, Side, Valerian I, 253-260 A.D.
AE 31, 14.34g. Alliance with Alexandria. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right. Rev. Athena of Side standing to right and holding a spear facing Isis of Alexandria who holds a situla; they clasp sistrum between them. SNG France 876= Inv. Waddington 3481. Peter Weiss, "Auxe Perge", in Chiron 21, 1991, no. 372 Very rare alliance issue and with a green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Peter Weiss, Kiel, Germany ( collected, 1967-2015)
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pamphylia, Side, Gallienus, 253-268 A.D.
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 1016.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pamphylia, Side, Gallienus, 253-268 A.D.
AE 10 assarion, 17.20g. 30mm. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right; I in field to right. Rev. Galley sailing to left; long branch with pomegranates to right. SNG BN 885(dies). BMC 116. The significance of the pomegranate branch on the reverse is that the fruit was the badge of Side and appears on its archaic coins. Dark brown and green patina withe some encrustation on the obverse.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG, Lancaster, PA, Auction 467, May 6, 2020, lot 275
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Antioch, Pseuo-Imperial
AE 13, 1.66g. Time of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D. Draped bust of the god Men to left. Rev. Cock walking to right. RPC IV, online 7353. Green patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisida, Antioch, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE 32. 23.89g. 32 mm. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rv. Two victories inscribing shield SR on palm tree; two captives below. SNG BN 1236. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Munzen & Medallion Deutschland, Auction 40, June 4, 2014, lot 359
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Antioch, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
Ex: MM, Duetschland, Stuttgart, Auction 11, December 7, 2002, lot 110.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Etenna, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
AE 30, 13.22g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus to right. Rev. Female figure with snake and smaller male figure standing; overturned vase in field to left and sheep in field to right; some light scratches or adjustment marks in field. von Aulock, Pisidia II, 584. RPC on-line, vol. VI, 6035. Very rare variety and possibly the second known piece. The recently published RPC on-line only lists one heavily corroded example. Green patina with some encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, USA, private purchase, January 8,2015
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Kremna, Aurelian, 270-2755 A.D.
AE 33. 16.00g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right. Rev. Apollo standing to right shooting arrow. von Aulock, Pisidia II, 1665, reverse die. Green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 186, lot 1664.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Sagalassos, Gordian III, 2nd known
AE 36 Large bronze, 28.76g. Gordian III, 238-244 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. Demeter driving biga of winged serpents to right over waves; she holds a long torch. RPC on-line VII.2, 20406 (this coin illustrated). Dark green and brown patina. Very rare; only one other considerably inferior example in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston is listed by RPC.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 30, April 28, 1982, lot 433
Ex: E J Waddell, Auction II, New York, September 12, 1987, lot 376.
Ex: James Fox collection, CNG, Auction 40, December 4, 1996, lot 1633.
Ex: Triton XV, New York, January 3, 2012, lot 1415.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Pisidia, Tityassus, Trajan Decius, 249-251 A.D.
AE 22, 7.21g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Decius to right. Rev. Tetrastyle temple; snake in pediment. SNG von Aulock 8642(dies) von Aulock, MSP II, 2263(dies). RPC 963. Dark green and brown patina. Very rare city and type with only two recorded examples of this type.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münz Zentrum, Köln, Auction 64, April 15, 1988, lot 635.
Ex: CNA, Auction . 26, June 11, 1993, lot 590
Ex: Waddell, List 64, December 1994, lot 104.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Adana
AE 21, 6.04g. after 164 B.C. Draped bust of Tyche with turreted crown to right. Rev. Horse standing to left. SNG France 1859ff. SNG Levante 1218ff. Lovely light green enameled patina.
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auctin 1, 2008, lot 162.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Anazarbus, Domitian and Domitia, 81-96
AE 22, 8.33g. Year 112=93/4 A.D. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. Draped bust of Domitia to left. RPC II, 1749. Ziegler 962. SNG France 2019. a few light scratches in obv. field. Dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 94, October 6, 2016 lot 189, Mike Gasvoda collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Anazarbus, Trajan and Marciana, 113/114
AE Trihemiasarion, 9.33g. 23mm. Dated year 232=113/114 A.D. Laureate bust of Trajan to right. Rev. Draped and diademed bust of Marciana to right. SNG Levante 1382. SNG France 2022. flan flaw on neck on obv. Dark brown and green patina. Exceptional quality for this scarce issue and among the finest known specimens.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 211, March 4, 2013, lot 490
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AE 23. 11.50 g. Dated year 249= 230/1 A.D. Diademed and draped bust of Julia to right. Rv. Temple with seven columns; star in pediment. SNG Levante 1477 (dies). Dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 233, October 6, 2015, lot 2072
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AE 19, 3.31g. Dated year 2 of Macrinus=218 A.D. Bare head of Diadumenian to right. Rev. Helmeted bust of Athena to right. SNG Levante Supplement 116(dies). SNG Paris_. Ziegler_. Dark green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Aufhäuser, Munich, Aution 7, October 9, 1990, lot 557.
Ex: P. Vogl collection, Munich
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ciliciam Anazarbus, Valerian, 253-260 A.D.
AE 28, 15.03g. Dated year 272= 253/4 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right. Rev. Dionysos holding thrysos and riding on back of panther to right. SNG Levante 1517. Ziegler, Kilikiens, 1184. Green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Brian Kritt, Maryland, July 22, 2008.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Anemurium, Maximinus I, 235-238 A.D.
AE 32, 16.23g. Dated year 1= 235/6 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right. Rev. Constellation Leo; lion leaping to right with head reverted; star and crescent in field to left. RPC online, VI, 7011, this coin illustrated. SNG France 711(dies). BMC 6(reverse only illustrated; same dies). SNG Levante_. Ziegler 74. Attractive brown patina; spectacular qualtiy and among the finest known.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton XIII, January 5, 2010, lot 330.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Anemurium, Valierian I, 253-260 A.D.
AE 26, 10.04g. Year 3= 255/6 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right. Rev. Ethnic inscription and date within wreath; small kantharos at top of wreath. SNG Levante 516. Ziegler 225-6. Green patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 4, October 7, 1987, lot 438 (with original ticket)
Ex: Dr. P. Vogt collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Kelenderis, Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
AE 23, 9.00g. Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. Demeter in bigas of winged serpents. SNG von Aulock 5469/5460. Flan crack at 4:00 reverse. Dark green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton V, 2002, lot 1747.
Ex: David Simpson collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Irenopolis, Domitian, 87-96 A.D.
AE 23, 6.64g. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. Hygeia standing to right holding serpent and branch; star in field to left. RPC II, 1763. SNG Levante 1600. Ziegler 1324. A couple minor scrapes on obv. Brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Seleukia Ad Kalykadnum, Gallienus
AE 26, 7.77g. 253-268 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right. Rev. Draped bust of Athena to left wearing crested helmet. SNG BN 1068. Green patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 30, May 28, 2009, Lot 1168.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Irenopolis, Septimius Severus, 193-211
AE 26, 10.36g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Draped bust of Hygeia to right holding serpent; BMC 7. SNG Levante_. SNG Paris_ a few light cleaning marks. Dark bluish-green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 2, May 11, 2018, lot 520
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Kestros, Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D.
AE Diassarion, 7.13g. 23mm. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Verus to left. Rev. Eagle standing to left on ox head. SNG Levante 471. RPC IV on-line 5794.4(this coin). Rare with RPC only recording 4 examples; green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 5, October 5, 1988, lot 322.
Ex: Dr. P. Vogl collection, Munich
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Kelenderis, Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
AE 28, 10.78g. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right. Rev. Poseidon standing to left holding trident and dolphin. Cf SNG Levante Supplement 136/133 for obv and rev types; otherwise unpublished. Very rare. Lovely dark green and brown patina with some earthen deposits.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 117, October 14, 2002, lot 403.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Kolybrassos, Valerian II, 256-258 A.D.
AE 29, 11.96g. Draped bust of Valerian to right; eagle with spread wings below. Rev. Athena within tetrastyle temple. SNG Levante 349. Ziegler_. Dark gray patina with some metal flaws.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Athena, Munich, Auction 3, May 15, 1990, lot 505
Ex: Dr. P. Vogl collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Mopsos, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
AE 37, 27.93g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. Artemis and Apollo standing side by side. Weber 7175. SNG Levenate _. SNG France_. RPC on line VI, 7168, this coin illustrated. Green patina with some encrustation. Extremely rare; RPC only lists two examples including this coin with the other in the British Museum.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Grün, Hiedelberg, Auction 49, May 20, 2008, lot 95
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Ninica Claudiopolis, Maximinus I
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Ninica Claudiopolis, Maximinus I
AE Tessarion, 12.52g. 27mm. 235-338 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right; counterstamp on emperor's neck. Rev. Ploughing scene to right. RPC VI on-line 610. Ziegler 341-2var. Howgego 669 for counterstamp.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Seleukia Ad Kalykadnum, Diadumenian 218
AE 27, 10.39g. Bare-headed and draped bust of Diadumenian to right. Rev. Labor of Herakles. Herakles holding the Erymanthian boar and club. SNG BN Cilicia_. SNG Levante_. Ziegeler_. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_. Brown patina and struck from fresh dies on both sides. Very rare.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 117, 2002, lot404.
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 215, 2013, lot 963.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Seleukia Ad Kalykadnum, Treb. Gallus
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Syedra, Maximus, 235-238 A.D.
AE 23, 7.62g. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus to right. Rev. Ares standing to left. SNG BN 652. SNG Levante_. Dark green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 241, October 10, 2016, lot 1950
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Syedra, Salonina, wife of Gallienus
AE 11 Assaria, 16.43g. 29mm. Diademed and draped bust of Salonina to right. Rev. Gymnasiarch. Water basin with three cups and palms. SNG France 672. SNG Levante 444. Green patina with some encrustation on the reverse.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 41, 1988, lot 147.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Tarsus, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
AE 31, 17.25g. Laureate head of Pius to right. Rev. Demos seated to left holding wreath; star below. SNG Levante 1013. SNG France 1442.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: CNG, E auction 477, September 23, 2020
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Tarsus, Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
AE 34, 19.79g. Bust of Commmodus to right wearing the crown and robes of the demiourgos. Rev. Decastyle neocorate temple(one of two in the city).; the name of Commodus on the lintel and eagle on the pediment. SNG Paris 1463. SNG Levante _. Green and brown patina with some encrustation on the obverse.
This temple for the Imperial cult has remains indicating that it was massive and constructed from Proconnesian(Marmara) marble.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: LHS, Zurich, Auction 95, October 25, 2005, lot 825.
Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 6, May 8, 2012, lot 157
Ex: J. P. Righetti collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Tarsus, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AE 34, 21.51g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. The nymphaeum of Tarsus; fountain in each side niche; quadriga of elephants atop central arch; figure leading horses atop side arches; Skylla above. SNG Levante Supplement 265var. Ziggeler 698. Dark brown patina. Exceptionally sharp and complete for this type which is normally found in very worn condition.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Mabbott collection, Hans Schulman, NY, June, 1969, lot 2225
Ex: Peter Weiss collection, Kiel, Germany( collected, 1967-2015)
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Tarsos, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 31, 16.21g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. Crown of Cilicia with imperial portraits and prize crown on altar. SNG Levante 1078. Ziegler 722. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Online Auction 271, May 29, 2020, lot 834
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cilicia, Tarsus, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
AE 36, 20.55g. struck c.231-235 A.D. Bust of Severus Alexander as demiourgos to right; uncertain countermark on neck. Rev. Galley under sail to left; two dolphins in exergue with prize crown between them. SNG Levante 1059. SNG Paris 1577= Inv. Waddington 4656. Green and brown patina.
Ex: J.P. Righetti collection with his ticket
The reverse legend honors the emperor for a grain distribution and names him as a high priest of the city. Severus passed through Tarsus on his way to fight a Persian campaign in 231 and probably provided grain to alleviate the strain on the city from billeting the army.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Galatia, Ancyra, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
AE 29, 15.45g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. Helmeted Athena standing to right holding scepter and nike. SNG Paris 2493 var(bust type). SNG von Aulock 6168 var(bust type). BMC_. Hairline flan crack at 8:00 obv. Dark green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 880
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Galatia, Tavium, Titus, 79-81 A.D.
AE 25, 8.88g. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. Bull standing to left. BMC 7. RPC II, 1625. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 881
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia.
AE 10, 1.81g. Time of Archelaos(?), c.36 B.C.-17 A.D. Horse head with reins to right. Rev. Palm branch tied with a fillet. Simonetta_ Hoover_. Ganschow_. Cf. Lanz, Munich, Auction 160 2015, lot 247. Dark brown patina. Rare
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 43, February 26, 2016, lot 112.
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AE 22, 6.71g. Time of Archelaos, 36 B.C.-17 A.D. Dated year 25=12/11 B.C. Head of Herakles with lion's skin and club to right. Rev. Temple with four columns and three figures on pediment. RPC 3613. RPC on line 3613.14(this coin). BMC 3. Reddish-brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hauck and Aufhaüser, Munich, Auction 19, March 21, 2006, lot 199.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cappadocia, Caesarea, Claudius, 41-54 A.D.
AE 16, 2.82g. Dated year 3=43/44 A.D. Diademed head of Apollo to right with bow and quiver. Rev. Tripod. RPC I Supplement S-3658A. Dark brown patina and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 229, March 10, 2015, lot 1530.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Cappadocia, Tyana, Time of Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE 15mm, 2.26g. Humped bull standing to right. Rev. Zeus seated to left. Lindgren I, 1733. Lovely green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Numismatik Naumann 48, Munich, November 20, 2016, lot 292
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Commagene, Antiochos IV, 38-72 A.D.
AE 17, 4.04g. Armenian tiara. Rev. Capricorn; star above. RPC I, 3862(this coin illustrated on-line). BMC 7. Brown patina. Scare and probably the finest known example.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch,Antiochos IV, 175-164
AE AAA or decachalcon, 80.28g. 47mm. Laureate head of Zeus to right. Rev. Eagle standing on thunderbolt to right. SC 1412. Newell, SMA 58. Houghton CSE 117. LeRider , BCH 1994, p. 19. Babelon, Rois de Syrie, 580 and plate XIII, 14(Paris example). ANS_. A very rare size and denomination and superior in quality to the major published examples; dark brown patina.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 53.1991, lot 132.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Germany, Auction 17, 2005, lot 1026.
This coin is of the normal types for Antiochos IV, but a very rare denomination. There are two smaller relatively common denominations that are about half or less the size of this coin. It is in fact one of the heaviest recorded examples with the range listed by Houghton in SC as 58-83 grams and 32-45mm. The denomination is based on a 1994 article by LeRider and affirmed by Houghton in SC and referred to as AAA with corresponding smaller denominations of AA and A. Babelon refers to the three denominations as a decachalcon, octochalcon, and a pentachalcon.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Otho, 69 A.D.
AE 24 or Semis. 7.68g. Dated year 117= 69 A.D. Legate issue with Syrian governor Gaius Licinius Mucianus. IMP M OTHO CAE AVG. Laureate head of Otho to right. Rev. Inscription naming Mucianus within wreath. RPC I 4317( this coin illustrated on-line). McAlee 318. RPC only lists 4 examples for this dated legate type. Lovely green patina and of exceptional quality for this very rare issue
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Syria, Damascus, Cleopatra VII, 51-30 B.C.
AE 21, 8.09g. Dated Seleukid era 280=33/32 B. C. Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra to right. Rev. Tyche seated to left on rock; river-god Chrysorrhoas swimming below. RPC I, 4783. Svoronos 1893. Scarce. Reddish-brown patina with some green highlights.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 207, March 25, 2009, lot 239.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Syria, Palmyra
AE 16, 4.81g. 2nd-3rd cents. A.D. Head and neck of bull to right; crescent below. Rev. Caduceus between two crossed cornucopia. De Saulcy 65,3 = Mionnet, vol. 6, 653, 286(Uncertain mint). BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG Munich_. Scarce and with an attractive brown patina.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Seleucis and Pieria, Gabala, Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE 22, 8.71g. dated year 152=105/106 A.D. Laureate head of Trajan to right. Rev. Seated Astarte holding ears of corn and poppy in right hand and scepter in left hand; two sphinxes below. Weber 7979. RPC III, 3809var.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Roman Syria, Antioch, Philip II, 247-249 pedigreed
Ex: Tom Cederlind, October, 2009.
about Extremely Fine/good Very Fine $250. Soldlocation: ../
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phoenicia, Berytos, Macrinus, ex: Sir Arthur Evans
AE 24, 11.43g. Macrinus, 217-218 A.D. Laureate head of Macrinus to right. Rv. Poseidon holding trident and dolphin standing in the center of a hexastyle temple; two dolphins and a statue decorate the pediment; stairs lead to the temple. BMC 167. Brown patina. An exceptional style portrait in remarkable quality.
This coin has an unquestionable attribution to the collection of Sir Arthur Evans. Evans' coins were sold in many auctions, but generally as part of larger sales where lots from his collection were not specified. In this case, the 1934 Naville sale groups Evans' Roman coins into a designated section of the catalog.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Hirsch, Munich, Auction 33, November 17, 1913, lot 1369, “collection of a well-known English archaeologist."
Ex: Naville, Lucerne, Auction 17, October 3, 1934, lot 1599., Collection of Sir Arthur Evans with a forward to the section of the sale with Evans’ Roman coins by Leonard Forrer.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phoenicia, Berytos, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.
AE 28, 14.47g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. Cult figure of Astarte within tetrastyle temple; Posiedon abducting Beroe on pediment; lion below. SNG COP 123. Dark green and brown patina. Exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Cornelius Vermeule; Stacks, Auction Jan. 11, 2010, lot 123.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phoenicia, Sidon, Elagabalus, 218-222, Ex: Garrett
AE 25, 10.46g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. Europa on bull to right. BMC 229-230. Rouvier 1504. Attractive brown patina. Rare in this high quality and with an important pedigree.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Garrett collection Part 1, Numismatic Fine Arts and Bank Leu, Beverly Hills, May 16, 1984, lot 850, purchased from Wayte Raymond on October 1, 1923. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2245)
Ex: CNG, Auction 93, May 22, 2013, lot 997
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Phoenicia, Sidon, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 30, 24.60g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. Rev. Three standards. RPC on line, v.6, 8400.9(this coin). Brown patina and struck on a heavy flan. Exceptional quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG 85, 2010, lot 676.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Antioch on the Orontes
AE 25, 8.77g. Domitian, 81-96 A.D. Laureate head of Domitian to left. Rv. SC within wreath. RPC 2023. BMC 245. Dark brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Italo Vecchi Ltd., London, Auction 14, February 5,1999, lot 768.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Mesopotamia, Carrhae, Macrinus, 217-218 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Arabia Petraea, Bostra, Antoninus Pius, 138-161
AE 31, 14.88g. Laureate head of Pius to right. Rev. Head of Zeus Ammon to right. Kindler 19. Repatinated.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Baktria, Demetrios I, c.200-185 B.C.
AE 27, 11.98g. Elephant head to right with bell around neck. Rev. Caduceus; monogram below. Boperachi Series 5E. SNG ANS 209. Mitchiner 108b. Reddish-brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 195, 2011, lot 304
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 140, 2023, lot 179.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Ptolemy III, 246-222 B.C.
AE Drachm, 72.15g. 42.5mm. Alexandria mint. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia in field to left. Svoronos 964. SNG COP 171-2. Reddish-brown patina with some areas of encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Freeman and Sear, Los Angeles, Mail Bid Sale 15, June 27, 2008, lot 224.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ptolemy III, 246-222 B.C., 1991 pedigree
AE Dichalkon, 2.68g. 15.5mm. Paphos, Cyprus mint. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right. Rev. Cult figure of Aphrodite standing; she holds lotus flower to breast with her right hand and poppy or myrtle branches in her left hand. Lorber B450. SNG COP 647. Svoronos 1008. Wieser 108. Lovely green patina and possibly the finest known example of this scarce issue.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 8, October 9, 1991, lot 278
Ex: CNG 87, 2011, lot 702.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Ptolemy V, 204-180 B.C.
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 38, 1997, lot 198.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Ptolemy V, 205-180 B.C.
AE Tetrobol, 18.96g. 30mm. Alexandria. Draped bust of Isis to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. SNG COP 247. Svoronos 1234. Weiser 130. shallow flan crack at 2:00 reverse. Brown patina
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Ptolemy VI, 180-145 B.C.
AE Tetrobol, 16.52g. 27mm. Alexandria. Draped bust of Isis to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt. SNG COP 279. Svoronos 1384. Brown patina and scarce.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: CNG E Auction 259, July 6, 2011, lot 171.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Nero, 54-68 A.D.
BI Tetradrachm, 13.50g. 24mm. Dated year 13= 66/67 A.D. Radiate head of Nero to left. Rev. Galley under sail to right on waves; two dolphins in water. Dattari 263. Geissen 184. BMC 177. Exceptional quality with much of the silvering intact.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction 8, 1978, lot 488.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Nero and Poppaea, 54-68 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm, 13.69g. 25mm. Dated year 10= 63/64 A.D. Radiate head of Nero to right. Rev. Draped bust of Poppaea to right. Köln 157-9. RPC I, 5275. Toned brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Spink, London, Auction 135, October 6, 1999, lot 139.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Alexandria, Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
AE Diobol, 7.41g. 24mm. Dated year 3= 84/85 A.D. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. Draped bust of Alexandria to right wearing elephant skin headdress. Köln 334. RPC 2491. Dattari(Savio) 465. Green and brown patina. Virtually as struck and an amazing untouched Alexandrian bronze.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 81, May 20, 2009, lot 868.
Ex: CNG, Auction 115, Sept. 16, 2020, lot 462.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Trajan, 98-117 A.D. ex: Dattari
AE Drachm, 23.98g. 34mm. Dated year 12= 108/9 A.D. Laureate head of Trajan to right. Rev. Trophy of arms and armor with two captives below; one seated and one standing. Dattari/Savio 7242(this coin). Geissen_. RPC 4338.4.5(this coin) Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dattari collection, Dattari/Savio 7242
Ex: Kunst und Münzen, Lugano, Auction XXII, 1981, lot 288.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Xoite Nome, Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AE Dichalkon, 1.83g. 13mm. Dated year 11=126/127 A.D. Laureate head of Hadrian to right with drapery on left shoulder. Rev. Ram standing to right; solar disc above. RPC III, 6436(this coin illustrated). Dattari 6402. Brown and green patina and of extraordinary quality.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Michel Durr, Geneva, Auction, November 16, 1998, lot 803
Ex: Jacquier, Kiel, Germany, Auction 38, September 13, 2013, lot 278.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Hadrian 117-138 A.D.
AE Hemidrachm, 8.63g. 24mm. Dated year 16=131/132 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. Isis seated to right and suckling Harpokrates. Geissen 1046. BMC 762. Dattari 1749. Reddish-brown patina with some green deposits; die break on obverse.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 170, October 13, 2008, lot 1834
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 54, March 24, 2010, lot 1118.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Hadrian, ex: Dattari
Ex: Dattari collection 1820 and plate XX (this coin).
Ex: Herr Mavtens, Saarbrücken, 1974.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. ex: Heifetz
Ex: Jascha Heifetz collection, Superior Coin, New York, Auction, December, 1989, lot 3240.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. Ex: Dattari
AE Drachm, 25.56g. 34mm. Dated year 18=133/134 A.D. Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. Triptolemos wearing elephant headdress driving biga of winged serpents to right; he holds grain for sowing in the fold of his chiton. Köln 1143. RPC 5920.10(this coin). Dattari-Savio, pl. 91, 1849(this coin). Brown patina. The details on the reverse including the grain and the elephant headdress are unusually clear.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dattari collection, 1849.
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AE Drachm. 22.14g. 34mm. Dated: Year 19= 134/5 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. Zeus enthroned to left holding scepter and thunderbolt; eagle below. Koln_. Dattari 1876. Dark brown patina. Scarce
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Col. James Curtis collection
Ex: Hans Schulman, New York, Auction June 20, 1961, lot 1109.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Hadrian,117-138 A.D. ex: Cahn, 1931
Ex: Cahn, Frankfurt, Auction 71, 1931, lot 1162.
Ex: Frank Sternberg, Zurich, Auction X, 1980, lot 381.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Sabina, wife of Hadrian
Billon Tetradrachm, 12.96g. 24mm. Dated year 15= 130/131 A.D. Diademed and draped bust of Sabina to right. Rev. Sabina seated to the left holding grain ears and scepter. Dattari 2061. Geissen 1039. RPC 5773.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Aelius, 137 A.D.
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 1161.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, Rv. Aries, ex: Dattari
AE Drachm, 27.76g. 34mm. Dated year 8= 144/145 A.D. Zodiac series, Mars in Aries. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. Ram leaping to right with head reverted; helmeted and cuirassed bust of Ares(Mars) and star above. Dattari 2958(this coin). Geissen 1898. Fine brown patina. Rare and among the finest known examples. This coin was photographed in the 1901 edition of the Dattari collection to illustrate the Zodiac type; very few coins were illustrated from the massive collection in the original edition to illustrate the types.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dattari collection, 2958 and plate XXVI in the 1901 edition.
Ex: Münz Zentrum, Köln collection and published, Ludwig Lehr, "Beschreibung und Bedeutung der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen auf den Grossbronzen von Alexandria unter der Regierung des Antoninus Pius" in Helvetische Münzenzeitung, Thun 1971, page 7(reverse illustrated).
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
AE Drachm, 23.05g. 33mm. Dated regnal year 9= 145/146 A.D. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. Nilus reclining to right holding cornucopia with genius and reeds; crocodile below. Köln 1890. Dattari-Savio 8631. Brown patina and in remarkable condition.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NFA, Los Angeles, Auction 11, 1982, lot 444.
Ex: CNA, NY, Auction 13, 1990, lot 104, Wetterstrom collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
Ex: CNG 87, 2011, lot 908.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, . ex: Dattari
Ex:CNG MBS 85, Sept. 15, 2010, lot 720.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Marcus Aurelius, ex: Niggeler
AE Drachm, 23.13g. 34.5mm. Dated year 14= 150/151 A.D. and struck as Caesar under Antoninus Pius. Bare head, draped, and cuirassed bust of Aurelius to right. Rev. Zeus seated to left holding scepter; eagle below. Dattari 3212. Geissen_. Brown patina. Scarce.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Walter Niggeler collection, Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen, Auction, Basel, October 21, 1966, lot 29.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Faustina II, Rev. Lighthouse, ex: Datt
AE Drachm, 26.90g. 35mm. Dated year 12 under Antoninus Pius = 148/149 A.D. Diademed and draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Isis Pharia holding sail and sistrum; Pharos(lighthouse) to right. Dattari/Savio, plate 172,9114(this coin). Köln_. BMC 1338, but unillustrated. Brown patina with some reddish deposits. Rare.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Dattari collection, 9114.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Commodus, 177-192 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm, 11.28g. 25mm. Dated year 30 = 189/90 A.D. Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. Head of Selene to left; crescent moon in front. Köln 2252. Dattari 3889. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Triton, Auction XXI, New York City, 2009, lot 650
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 409, 2013, lot 949.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm, 12.48g. 23mm. Dated: Year 11= 231/232 A.D. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus to right. Rev. Alexandria standing to left wearing short chiton and peplos and elephant headdress; she holds three corn ears in her right hand and a military standard in her left hand; branch in field to left. Köln 2465. BMC 1687. Dattari 4263. Attractive dark gray collection toning.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Alexandria, Numerian, 283-284 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm, 7.15g. 20mm. Dated year 3= 284 A.D. Laureate and draped bust of Numerian to right. Rev. Eagle standing to right with wreath in beak. Geissen 3197. Dattari 5615.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Alexandria, Diocletian, 284-305 A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm, 8.21g. 20mm. Dated year 8=291/292 A.D. Laureate head of Diocletian to right. Rev. Harpocrates of Pelusium standing to left holding pomegranate and hand of nude pygmy(?). Dattari/ Savio pl. 283, 5696(only one example). Emmet 4062.8(R3). Geissen_. Scarce and with an attractive brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Domitius Domitianus, ex: Dattari
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Hermopolites Nome, Hadrian, 117-132 A.D.
AE Obol, 5.49g. 19.5mm. Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. Draped and diademed bust of Hermes-Thoth to right wearing hem-hem crown; ibis in field to right. Köln 3399. RPC III, 6286. Scarce and of exceptional quality; reddish-brown patina with green highlights
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Jacquier, Kehl am Rhein, Germany, Auction 38, September 13, 2013, lot 275, Stein Eversen collection.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Egypt, Alexandria, Oxyrhynchite Nome
AE Drachm, 22.66g. 34mm. Antoninus Pius, dated year 8= 144/145 A.D. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. Thoeris-Athena standing to right holding double-headed axe and Victory. RPC IV.4.790.19(this coin). Emmit 1811.3. Dattari(Savio) 6340. Köln 3441. BMC 91. Dark brown patina. Scarce and with the name of Oxyrhynchus where an incredible group of papyrii were discoverd in the late 19th century and are still being studied and published. They range from late Ptolemaic to Byzantine and were found in a rubbish heap.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction XXI, June 26, 1992, lot 558
Ex: Thomas Beniak collection
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Alexandria, Pelusion Nome, Hadrian, 117-138 A.D.
AE Obol, 5.68g. 19mm. Dated year 11= 126/7 A.D. Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. Head of young Horus of Mount Kasion-Zeus Kasios to right wearing diadem and hem-hem crown. Köln 3418. Dattari 6346. RPC online III 6532.40(this coin). Emmett 1231.11. Dark brown patina with some encrustation on the obverse. This coin is among the finest known examples and the one that is used for the primary RPC on-line illustration.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kerry Wetterstrom collection, CNA, New York, Auction XIII, December 4, 1990, lot 270.
Ex: EJW Ltd inventory # 14282, 1990.
Ex: Thomas Beniak collection.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: North Africa, Syrtica, Sabratha, Tiberius 14-37
Sabratha was a Carthaginian settlement from the fifth century B.C, but only struck coinage during the period of Augustus and Tiberius. The type is bilingual with the name of the city and magistrates in Punic on the obverse and the Latin inscription CAESAR on the reverse. The issues for both Augustus and Tiberius use the portrait of Augustus, but there are varying Punic letters and magistrate names following the ethnic inscription that identify the reign.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 2, 1972, lot 357.
Ex: CNG, Auction 63, 2003, lot 1105
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 72, 2013, lot 588.
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Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Kyrenaika, Kyrene, A. Pupius Rufus, c.34-31 B.C.
AE 27, 10.28g. Head of Zeus Ammon to right. Rev. Sella castrensis(folding military camp seat) flanked by fasces. RPC 920.26(this coin). BMC 117,27. Pierre Strauss, Collection of Maurice Laffaille, Bale, 1990, #630(this coin). SNG COP 1314. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Laffaille collection, Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 76, 1991, lot 630.
Ex: Righetti collection, Auctiones, Basel, Auction 29, 2003, lot 389.
Ancient Coins: GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL BRONZE: Kyrenaika, Kyrene, Trajan, 98-117 A.D.
AE 28, 20.68g. Struck c.103-111 A.D. Laureate bust of Trajan to right with drapery on far shoulder. Rev. Head of Zeus-Ammon to right. RPC I,5, this coin listed. Dark green and brown patina with some light cleaning scratches in reverse field and some light encrustation. Exceptional quality for this issue and of fine Roman style.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 88, Sept. 15, 2010, lot 735.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Justinian, 527-565 A.D.
Ex: Classical Numismatic Auctions, VI, March 1, 1989, lot 677(with original ticket)
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Justinian I, 527-565 A.D.
AE Pentanummium, 2.35g. 15mm. Antioch mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justinian to right. Rev. Large E with central cross; star to right. DOC 271. Sear 244. Dark brown patina.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Justin II, 565-575 A.D.
AE Follis, 14.83g. 30mm. Nicomedia mint, year 4= 568/9 A.D. Justin and Sophia seated and facing. Rev. Large M;cross above; year 4; officina A, DOC 94a. Sear 369. Unusually well struck details on the imperial throne and regalia.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Tiberius II, 578-582 A.D.
AE Follis, 16.42g. 35mm. Constantinople mint, dated year 6=579/80 A.D. Bust of the emperor facing in consular attire; he wears crown with cross and pendilia and loros; he holds mappa and eagle-tipped scepter. Rev. Large M; CONA below; cross above; date. DOC 12a. Sear 430. Green patina and unusual full strike
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Maurice Tiberius, 582-602 A.D.
AE Follis, 17.80g. 31mm. Dated year 6= 587/8 A.D. Nikomedia mint. Crowned and cuirassed bust of Maurice facing holding globus cruciger. Rev. Large M; ANNO and date; NIKO in exergue; officina A; cross above. DOC 96a. S-512. Reddish-brown patina.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Revolt of the Heraclii, 608-610 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Constans II, 641-668 A.D.
AE Follis, 7.75g. 30x21mm. Syracuse mint, 654-659 A.D. Constans(on left) and Constantine IV standing and facing. Rev. Large M; monogram above; SCL below. DOC 180. MIB 209. Sear 1109. This coin is overstruck on DOC 178, a single portrait of Constans, with the reverse of DOC 180 struck over the obverse of DOC 178. Dark green and brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kunst und Münzen, Lugano, List 72, December 1996, no. 550.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Tiberius III, 698-705 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Constantine VII and Romanus I, 913-959 A.D.
AE Follis, 3.92g. 24mm. Constantinople. Constantine VII struck over Romanus I. Crowned bust of Constantine wearing loros and holding globus cruciger. Rev. Four lines of legend. Sear 1761 struck over Sear 1760. Reddish-brown patina.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Anonymous issue, John I, 969-976 A.D. rotated die
AE Follis, 6.73g. 25mm. Anonymous Type A1. Constantinople. Facing bust of Christ, nimbate and holding book of Gospels. Rev. Greek inscription, "Jesus Christ, King of Kings" Sear 1793. Dark brown and green patina. Interesting rotated die double strike.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Anonymous, Basil II-Constantine VIII, 976-1025
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Andronicus I, Comnenus, 1183-1185 A.D. ex: Bendall
AE Tetarteron, 2.57g. 20mm. Thessalonica, July/August 1185. Half-length figure of St. George facing holding spear and shield inscribed with a lis. Rev. Andronicus standing wearing loros; he holds labarum and globe surmounted by a patriarchal cross; hand of God crowns him from upper right. DOC 7, Sear 1988.
This very rare issue was struck during the siege of Thessalonica by the Normans and possibly slightly prior in preparation. The siege was August 6-24., 1185. The prior tetarteron obverse type of the Virgin was replaced with the warrior saint Theodore. The lis on Theodore's shield is the first time that this symbol appears on Byzantine coinage (see DOC IV, part 1, p. 344).
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Simon Bendall collection
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE BRONZE: Andronicus I, Comnenus, 1183-1185 A.D.
AE Tetarteron, 2.75g. 19mm. Thessalonica, July/August 1185. Half-length figure of St. George facing holding spear and shield inscribed with a lis. Rev. Andronicus standing wearing loros; he holds labarum and globe surmounted by a patriarchal cross; hand of God crowns him from upper right. DOC (7)var(legend variant), BMC 19-20. Sear 1988v. Cf. CNG 473, 2020, lot 406. Green and brown patina and extremely rare; only one other example appears in coin archives.
This very rare issue was struck during the siege of Thessalonica by the Normans and possibly slightly prior in preparation. The siege was August 6-24,1185. The prior tetarteron obverse type of the Virgin was replaced with the warrior saint Theodore. (see DOC IV, part 1, p. 344).
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Carolingian, Charles the Bald, 840-871
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Austria,Salzburg, Heinrich IV as King, 1009-1024
AR Denar, 1.32g. 19mm. Blundered legend for HEIN REX. Bust of King to right wearing crown. Rev. Central cross with pellets, triangle, and circle in quadrants. Hahn, Wofgang, Moneta Radasponensis, 94(obverse type XII/reverse A4). Lovely old collection toning and scarce
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: France, Strassburg, Heinrich II, 1002-1024 A.D.
AR Denar, 1.39g. 20mm. Crowned bust of Heinrich to right. Rev. ARGEN TI NA. Dannenberg 918. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bernard Schulte collection, M&M Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 28, October 30, 2008, lot 235
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Aachen, Albrecht I, 1298-1308 A.D.
Albrecht I of Austria, 1298-1308 A.D. AR Grosspfenning, 1.09g. 18mm. King enthroned holding lily scepter and globe. Rev. Marienmünster Abbey church. Menadier 77. Toned
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 314, Osnabruck, October 9, 2018, lot 4928
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Aachen, Wilhelm I, 1356-1361 A.D.
AR Double Sterling, 1.95g. 24mm. Imitative issue of Edward I of England. Crowned facing bust. Rev. Long cross with triple pellets and eagle and quadrants. Menadier 86b. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Anhalt, Bernhard of Saxony, 1170-1212 A.D
Ex: Tietjen and Co., Hamburg, Auction 22, 1977, lot 3828a
Ex: Heinz Thormann collection, 1923-2016, with collector ticket.
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Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Anhalt, Albrecht II, 1260-1298
AR Brakteat, 0.43g. 23mm. Jessen mint. Visored helmet and two towers under gable with cross. Thorman 128a. Toned and rare
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Heinz Thormann collection, 1923-2016, purchased from H. Schwänke, Hamburg, July, 1978.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Brandenburg, Albert the Bear, 1150-1170
AR Bracteate, 0.81g. 27mm. Mints of Wegeleben, Ballenstedt, or Aschersleben. Helmeted and curiassed margrave holding sword and banner. Berger 1751. Thormann 12. Cahn, Auction 70, 1931, lot 4. Toned. Rare and of exceptional quality
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Schnuhr collection, Galerie de Monnaies, Dusseldorf, Auction 30, 1985, lot 13, with old collector ticket
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Brandenburg, Otto II, 1184-1205
AR Bracteate, 0.45g. 21mm. Salzwedel mint. A large crenellated tower between two domed towers; key within a central arch below. Berger 1690. Cabinet toning with a blue periphery.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Gemany, Brandenburg, Heinrich von Gardelegen,
AR Bracteate, 0.52g. 12mm. Salzwedel mint. 1184-1192. Bust of Margrave holding sword and banner between two towers; key within double arch below. Berger 1703. Scarce and of excepitonal quality; nearly as struck and brilliant.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Gemany, Brandenburg, Heinrich von Gardelegen,
AR Bracteate, 0.80g. 20mm. Salzwedel mint, 1184-1192. City gate with three towers; key above central tower; hand of God blessing from above. Berger 1693. Lovely old cabinet toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Collection of Axel Esmer, Berlin, (1926-2019)
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Brandenburg
Johann I and Otto III, 1220-1266 A.D. AR Denar, 0.64g. 17mm. Margrave riding to left holding falcon. Rev. Coat of arms between two towers. Dannenberg 67. Toned
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Cologne, Friederich III, 1371-1414 A.D.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Cologne, Herman IV von Hessen, 1480-1508
AV Gulden, 3.22g. 23mm. Bonn mint, c. 1480. St. Peter holding keys and bible; arms below. Rev. Coat of arms. Fb 802. Noss 467.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Bankhaus Partin, Bad Mergentheim, 1985.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Halberstadt, Ulrich von Reinstein
AR Brakteate, 0.82g. 26.5mm. 1149-1160. St. Stephen seated holding crozier and book; the stones of his martyrdom in fields. Berger 1263. Bonhoff 457.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Bishopric of Hildesheim, Berno, 1190-1194
AR Brakteate, 0.75g. 29mm. Bishop enthroned between two domed towers; he holds crozier and long double cross. Berger 1103. Mehl 76. Bonhoff _. Toned and of exceptional quality
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Bishopric of Hildesheim
Adelog von Dorstadt, 1170-1190 A.D. AR Brakteat, 0.77g. 31mm. Uncertain inscription; Bishop enthroned holding crozier and open book. Berger 1075. Mehl 51. Bonhoff 232. Dark toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Konstanz Bishopric
AR Bracteate, 0.51g. 22mm. Konrad II of Tegerfelden, 1209-1233; struck c.1230. Bishop seated holding crozier in right hand and book in left hand; another crozier in field to right. Rev. Incuse of obverse; small flan defect on edge at 9:00 obverse Rutishauser 79. Lovely collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), privately acquired at the Basel coin fair on 27 January 1990.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Köthen, Heinrich I, 1212-1244 A.D.
AR Brakteate, 0.61g. 21mm. Heinrich seated with sword. Berger 1779. Thorman 256. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Heinz Thormann collection
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Lindau
AR Bracteate, 0.49g. 20mm. Anonymous city issue, c.1250-1270 A.D. Cross on globe between two blooming linden branches. Berger 2522. Die Münzen vom Bodensee, 225. Lovely old cabinet toning and exceptional.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Lubeck
AV Goldgulden, 3.53g. 20mm. Imitating a Florentine florin. St. John the Baptist standing; double eagle in field to left. Rev. Lily. Friedberg 1472. Behrens 66e. Lustrous and with an excellent strike.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Lüchow, Ulrich II, c.1188 A.D.
AR Brakteate, 0.73g. 21mm. Armored and helmeted bust of Ulrich holding sword shield and banner. Berger 1738. Toned and scarce
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Heinz Thormann collection
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Mainz, Adolph I von Nassau, 1373-1390
AV Goldgulden, 3.49g. Bingen mint, struck c.1385-1386. St. John Baptist standing and holding long cross. Rev. Coats of arms. Fb. 1606.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Mainz, Adolph I von Nassau, 1373-1390
AV Goldgulden, 3.51g. Bingen mint, struck c.1373-1377. Archbishop enthroned holding crozier. Rev. Coats of arms. Fb. 1605.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 357, 1998, lot 3288..
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Mecklenberg
AR Bracteate, 0.29g. 15mm. c.1280-1325 A.D. Bull's head facing. Berger 303.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Quedlinburg Abbey
AR Bracteate, 0.86g. 31mm. Beatrix II von Winzenburg, 1138-1160. Abbess seated and facing; she holds a lily in her right hand and raises her left hand in blessing; tower on either side; two nuns below with lily between them. Berger 1409. Bonhoff 516. Cabinet toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Otto , 976-982 A.D.
AR Denar, 1.34g. 21mm. Moneyer ECCIO. OTTO DUX. Cross with four pellets in the quadrants. Rev. REGINA CIVITAS ECCIO. Temple surmounted by cross. Hahn, Wofgang, Moneta Radasponensis, 17c1. Toned and with an exceptionally clear strike.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 314, Osnabruck, October 9, 2018, lot 5701
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Heinrich II, 2nd Reign,985-95
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Heinrich IV, the Holy
AR Denar, 1.56g. 21mm. Struck as King, 1002-1024. Moneyer ECCHO. HENIRIC REX. Crowned bust of Heinrich to right. Rev. RNGSV ECCHO. Cross with pellets, circle, and triange within the quadrants. Hahn, Wofgang, Moneta Radasponensis, 29b2. Toned and scarce
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 314, Osnabruck, October 9, 2018, lot 5757
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Regensburg, Heinrich III, 1039-1042 A.D.
AR Denar, 1.22g. 18mm. 2nd period, 1039-1042 A.D. HENI RI...C. Crowned bust of Heinrich to right. Rev. Legend around central cross. Hahn, 38.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Künker, Auction 314, Osnabruck, October 9, 2018, lot 5793
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Heinrich IV, the Holy
AR Denar, 1.31g. 21mm. Struck as Herzog, 995-1002. Moneyer ENC(retrograde). HENRICVS DVX. Cross with four pellets in the quadrants. Rev. REGINA CIVITAS ENC. Temple surmounted by cross. Hahn, Wofgang, Moneta Radasponensis, 25c6. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Heinrich IV, the Holy
AR Denar, 1.61g. 21mm. Struck as King, 1002-1024. Moneyer IICIC(retrograde). HENRICVS DVX. Cross with three pellets, circle, and two triangles in the quadrants. Rev. REGINA CIVITAS IICIC. Temple surmounted by cross. Hahn, Wofgang, Moneta Radasponensis, 27b1 Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Konrad II and Heinrich III
AR Denar, 1.14g. 21mm. 1027-1039; struck c.1032 A.D. Blundered HE-IN-RIC-REX within quadrants of cross; CHVONRADUS IMP around. . Rev. RADISPONA(mint) and temple surmounted by cross. Hahn, Wofgang, Moneta Radasponensis, 35a Lovely old collection toning.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Regensburg, Heinrich III, 2nd period
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Salzwedel, Otto II, 1184-1205
AR Dunnpfenning, 0.41g. 20mm. Crowned bust of Otto to left holding lily and sword. Rev. City gate with three towers; star below. Dannenberg 1. Bonhoff 818. Excetionally clear strike.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kricheldorf, Stuttgart, Auction 28, 1974, lot 749
Ex: Heinz Thormann collection
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Wittenberg, Bernard of Saxony, 1170-1212
AR Brakteat, 0.65g. 27mm. BERNARDVS DVX V. Head of Bernard to left. Berger 1817. Bonhoff 865. Thormann 179. Toned and of exceptional quality
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Heinz Thormann collection
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Wittenberg, Albrecht II, 1260-1298 A.D..
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Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Germany, Wittenberg, Rudolph I, c.1298-1356
AR Denar, 0.40g. 13mm. Margrave standing and holding two chalices. Rev. Stag standing to left. Dannenberg AS 73(this example mentioned from an Osnabruck private collection). Thormann 159. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Thormann collection, Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 320, March 14, 2019, lot 5634.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Italy, Padua, Cavino medal
AE Struck medal by Giovanni da Cavino, 32.25g. 40.5mm. 1540. Marcantonio Contarini, 1485-1548. M ANTONIVS CONTARENVS. Draped bust to left. Rev. PATAVIVM; MDXL in exergue. Personification of Padua holding cornucopia and scales; she is seated to the left on a curiass and shields; her right foot rests on a helmet. Cessi 11. Lawrencee 88. Toderi and Vannel 939. Basel I.6 var.(smaller diameter). Choice original example with fine dark brown patina.
Marcantonio Contarino was from a noble Venetian family and was called the "Philosopher". He was podesta of Vicenza from 1527-1530 and later of Padua in 1540 when this medal was struck. He was also an ambassador under Charles V and and Pope Paul III. He was named Duke of Candia in Crete in 1548.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Morton and Eden, London, Auction 68, June 10, 2014, lot 511.
Ex: CNG, Auction 100, Oct. 15, 2015, lot 2355. collection of A Roth, 1943- 1992.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Italy, Padua, Cavino medal
AE Struck medal by Giovanni da Cavino, c.1550. 14.96g. 29mm. Diademed bust of Homer to right. Rev. River-god reclining to right with overturned water jug and reed; lyre above. Basel 112, 1.6. Cessi_. Some areas of light corrosion. Reddish- brown patina.
This type is copied from a Greek bronze coin of Amastris.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 241, 2016, lot 2980.
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Knights of St. John of Rhodes
Helion de Villeneuve, 1319-1346. AR Ggliato, 3.91g. 27 mm. The Grand Master kneeling to left in front of a large patriarchal cross on base. Rv. Ornate cross. Metcalf 1172 ff. Schlumberger pl. IX,17. Lovely dark toning and exceptional quality.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Papal, John VIII, 872-882 A.D.
AR Denaro, 1.25g. 22mm. Rome, struck with Charles the Bald(875-7) and Charles the Fat (881-2). KAROLVS MP around monogram for John. Rev. SCS PETRVS. Bust of St. Peter holding long cross. MEC I, 1053. Muntoni 1. short hairline flan crack at 7:00 obv. Attractive old cabinet toning and excellent metal. Old collector ticket.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Italy, Papal States, Innocent XII, 1691-1700
Ancient Coins: MEDIEVAL: Switzerland, Zurich, Hermann I, 926-949 A.D.
AR Denar, 1.65g. 21mm. +HERIMANNVS around central cross. Rev. TV RE CV DC around gabled cross. HMZ 1-592 Rare, unusually complete strike, and with attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Bernard Schulte collection, Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland, Stuttgart, Auction 28, 2008, lot 291.
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 65, 2012, lot 2200
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Phoenicia, Tyre "Shekel"
AR Shekel or Tetradrachm, 14.20g. 31mm. Dated year 35 = 92/91 B.C. Laureate bust of Melkart to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on prow of ship; club and palm in field to left. BMC 126var. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. Inventory # 36591, March 19, 2001
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Phoenicia, Tyre
AR Shekel or Tetradrachm, 14.23g. 28.5mm. Dated year 25 = 102/101 B.C. Laureate bust of Melkart to right. Rev. Eagle standing to left on prow of ship with palm over shoulder; club and date in field to left; monogram to right. BMC 110-11var. Lightly toned.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: EJW, Ltd. List 68, 1996, no. 67.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Phoenicia, Tyre, "Shekel"
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Jewish War, Shekel, year one, ex: Samel
AR Shekel, 14.09g. 23mm. Year one= 66/67 A.D. Hebrew inscription,"Shekel of Israel." Ritual chalice with year one above. Rev. Hebrew inscription," Jerusalem the holy". Branch with three pomegranates. Meshorer, Treasury 189. Hendin 1353. Deutsch, pl. 2, 22, dies 8/16. Lovely old collection toning and with an important pedigree. See: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2461
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Josef Samel collection, (d. 2005), Munich, inv. 523.
Ex: Kunker, Osnabrück, Auction 341, 2020, lot 6227
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba, year3= 134/135 A.D.
AR Sela, 14.03g. 25mm. Hebrew inscription, "Shimon." Facade of the Temple of Jerusalem; shewbread table or Ark of the Covenant in center; wavy line above. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "For the freeedom of Jerusalem." Lulav and etrog. Mildenberg 91. Hendin 1413. Lightly toned and with an exceptionally detailed temple.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: CNG 84, May 5, 2010, lot 730.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba, Hybrid year 1/2 Zuz. ex: Samel et al.
AR Zuz, 3.13g. 18mm. Year 2= 133/4 A.D. "Hebrew inscription, "Shim" within wreath. Rev. Hebrew inscription,"Eleazar the priest"; One-handled jug and palm branch. Midenberg 3.10(this coin). Treasury, 247,234. Hendin 1384. Overbeck/Meshorer 384(this coin). This hybrid issue combines a reverse die used for the dated year one issues with a new obverse die. Spectacular quality and with fine old toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 384.
Ex: Hess-Leu, Lucerne, Auction 36, April 17, 1968, lot 352.
Ex: Superior, Beverly Hills, Dowdy collection, Auction June 15, 1976, lot 150.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba, year 2 = 133/4 A.D. o/s on Vespasian
AR Zuz, 3.38g. 18mm. year 2= 133/4 A.D. Hebrew inscription, "Shimon", Bunch of grapes. This coin is overstruck on a denarius of Vespasian with the profile and CAES VES visible. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "Year two of the freedom of Israel."Lyre. Mildenberg 47.30(this coin). Treasury 248,242. Hendin 1396. Overbeck/Meshorer 391 (this coin). Toned and with an unusually clear under-type. Please note rotated photo on right which shows the undertype in correct position.
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 391.
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AR Zuz, 2.77g. 17mm. Year two= 133/4 A.D. Hebrew inscription, "Shimon" within wreath. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "Year two of the freedom of Israel."Upright palm branch. Mildenberg 17. TJC 245. Hendin 1390. Virtually as struck
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Kenneth Brattlie collection
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba Revolt
Ex: Eberhard Link collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg, Zurich, July 15, 1994.
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kochba, Zuz, ex: Pozzi and Mildenberg plate
AR Zuz, 3.11g. 19mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Paleo-Hebrew, "Simon" within wreath. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." One-handled fluted jug to right. Mildenberg 78.3(this coin illustrated). Hendin 1418. Toned and with exceptional detail on the reverse in high relief.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Pozzi collection, Naville, Geneva, Auction 1, March 14, 1921, lot 3088.
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AR Zuz, 3.34g. 18mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Paleo-Hebrew, "Simon" within wreath with traces of undertype. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." One-handled fluted jug to right. Mildenberg 134. Lightly toned and as struck
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AR Zuz, 3.31g. 18mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Paleo-Hebrew, "Simon" within wreath with undertype inscription FORT RED. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." One-handled fluted jug; laurel branch to right; undertype showing partial inscription and head of Trajan to right. Mildenberg 133.13(probably this coin listed). Hendin 1427. Lovely old collection toning. This coin is overstruck on a Trajan denarius with reverse legend FORT RED (Fortuna seated).
Ex: Leu Numismatik, Zurich, Auction 91, May 10, 2004, lot 389.
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AR Zuz, 3.20g. 18mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Heberw inscription, "Shimon" within wreath; Trajan's head and a partial Greek inscription are visible as the under-type. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Palm branch with traces of underlying inscription. Mildenberg 63.9(this coin). Treasury 253,979b. Hendin 1416. Overbeck/Meshorer 455(this coin). This coin is struck on a Trajan Arabian drachm with the reverse type of the personification of Arabia standing . Please note rotated photo on right which shows the undertype in correct position. .
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 455.
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AR Zuz, 3.30g. 19mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Overstruck on a denarius of Vitellius(?). Paleo-Hebrew, "Simon" within wreath . Rev. Paleo-Hebrew, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." One-handled fluted jug; laurel branch to right. Mildenberg 104.7(this coin listed). Hendin 1422. Meshorer 283a. Toned.
This is quite an unusual overstrike. On the reverse there is the typical low relief under-type showing the outline of a head. In addition there is a high relief and well defined eye, nose, mouth, and chin that is under the ribs of the vase. The host coin was probably struck twice or with a glancing blow in order to have the under-type visible in two reliefs. The undertype appears to be a denarius of Vitellius, but it is not a certain attribution.
Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 466. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2461)
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba, Zuz overstrike on Trajan
AR Zuz, 3.57g. 17mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Heberw inscription, "Simon" within wreath. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Lyre; an outline of Trajan's head is visible as the under-type. Mildenberg 130. Meshorer 272c. Hendin 1429.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba Revolt, o/s Trajan drachm
AR Zuz, 3.38g. 18mm. Undated, attributed to year 3= 134/5 A.D. Hebrew,"Shimon" within wreath. Rev. Hebrew, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Palm branch. Mildenberg 136. Hendin 1425. Lustrous This coin is overstruck on a drachm of Trajan with a partial Greek inscription visible on both sides.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Coin Galleries, New York, Mail Bid Sale, November 6, 1996, lot 287.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba Revolt, o/s on Trajan denarius
AR Zuz, 3.90g. 20mm. Undated, attributed to year 3= 134/5 A.D. Hebrew,"Shimon". Bunch of grapes. PARTHICO visible from the reverse of the undertype. Rev. Hebrew, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Lyre. NER TRAIANO visible from the obverse of the undertype. Mildenberg 186. Hendin 1435. TJC 274. Exceptional quality and with spectacular iridescent toning.
This coin is struck over a Trajan denarius with "PARTHICO" reverse with substantial portions of the underlying legends visible on both sides. There are a couple reverse types for Trajan with this legend, but even the partial identification of both obverse and reverse undertypes is unusual.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Malter Galleries, Encino, CA, Auction, November 24, 1996, lot 462 with ticket.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba, Zuz, ex: Samel and Mildenberg plate
AR Zuz, 3.73g. 19mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Heberw inscription, "Shimon". Bunch of grapes. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Lyre with three strings. Mildenberg 173.2(this coin illustrated). Treasury 252, 274a. Hendin 1435. Overbeck/Meshorer 438(this coin). Toned and a scarce die combination; Mildenberg only lists three examples including this coin.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 438. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2461)
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba, Zuz, overstrike on Trajan
AR Zuz, 3.29g. 19mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Heberw inscription, "Shimon". Bunch of grapes. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Two trumpets. Trajan's profile is clearly visible under the type. Mildenberg 167. Treasury 277. Hendin 1431. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Joel Malter, Encino, CA, Auction November 24, 1996, lot 463.
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Bar Kokhba Revolt, Zuz
AR Zuz, 3.28g. 19mm. Undated, attributed to year 3=134/135 A.D. Heberw inscription, "Shimon". Bunch of grapes. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "For the freedom of Jerusalem." Two trumpets. This coin is overstruck on a Trajan denarius with portions of the legend visible on both sides. Mildenberg 167. Treasury 277. Hendin 1431. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 28, 1981, lot 298
Ex: DNW, London, Auction, 2011, lot 2013.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Judaea, Neapolis, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
Extremely rare; Prieur only notes one other inferior example of this type in the Biblioiteque National Museum in Paris
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Ptolemy II, 285-246 B.C. Gaza mint
Ex: Jeremy Stone collection(President of Federation of American Scientists, 1970-2000)
Ex: Brian Kritt, private sale, December, 1995.
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL SILVER: Titus, 79-81 A.D. Judaea victory type
AR Denarius, 3.41g. 17 mm. Antioch mint, struck as Caesar under Vespasian, 72/73 A.D. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Titus to right. Rev. No legend. Titus as triumphator holding palm branch and eagle-tipped scepter driving quadriga to right. RIC 1563. BMC 521. Hendin 1493. RPC 1935. Lightly toned; there is a partial raised circular line in front of the horses which is the mark from the engraver's compass to aid in composing the scene.
Proveance/Pedigree:
Ex: Kenneth Brattle colleciton, Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, Auction 30, September 20, 2005, lot 3922,
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch,Antiochos IV, 175-164
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, Auction 53.1991, lot 132.
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Germany, Auction 17, 2005, lot 1026.
This coin is of the normal types for Antiochos IV, but a very rare denomination. There are two smaller relatively common denominations that are about half or less the size of this coin. It is in fact one of the heaviest recorded examples with the range listed by Houghton in SC as 58-83 grams and 32-45mm. The denomination is based on a 1994 article by LeRider and affirmed by Houghton in SC and referred to as AAA with corresponding smaller denominations of AA and A. Babelon refers to the three denominations as a decachalcon, octochalcon, and a pentachalcon.
Antiochos IV was the Seleukid King who oppressed the Hashmoenean Jews by trying to force them to adopt the Hellenistic culture and religion. This resulted in a revolt of the Jews known as the Revolt of the Maccabees.
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Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Herod the Great, 40-4 B.C.
AE Prutah, 2.01g. 17mm. Jerusalem, 37-4 B.C. Abbreviated Greek inscription, " King Herod." Anchor. Rev. Small caduceus in the center of a double conrnucopia. Treasury 223, 59c. Hendin 1188. Overbeck/Meshorer 96(this coin). Exceptional quality with a natural brown and red patina
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no.96.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Agrippa II, struck under Titus Caesar, 75-76 A.D.
AE As, 12.22g, 25mm. Caesarea Paneas mint, Year 26= 75//6 A.D. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. Victory standing to right holding wreath and palm; crescent in upper right field. TJC 160c. Hendin 1284b. Natural brown patina with some red encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Gemini, New York, Auction IX, January 9, 2012, lot 466. Harry Sneh collection
Ex: Kenneth Brattlie collection
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Agrippa II, struck under Domitian
AE 18, 7.28g. Caesarea Paneas, dated year 24= 83/84 A.D. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. Inscription within wreath. Treasury 236,51. Hendin 1316. RPC II,2263.4(this coin). Meshorer,Ancient Jewish Coins. vol II, 1982, plate 13,23(this coin). Overbeck/Meshorer 178(this coin). Dark brown natural patina.
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 178.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Agrippa II, struck under Domitian
AE 14, 3.89g. Caesarea Paneas, dated year 35=94/95 A.D. Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. Inscription and date within wreath. Treasury 240, 182. Hendin 1300. Overbeck/Meshorer 205(this coin). RPC II, 2299.6(this coin). Natural dark brown patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 205
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Bar Kokhba, year1=132/133 A.D.
Large Bronze, 23.25g. 29.5mm. Hebrew inscription, "Year one of the redemption of Israel." Amphora. Rev.. Hebrew inscription, "Shimon, prince of Israel." surrounded by olive wreath. Mildenberg 9(only 3 examples listed from these dies). Hendin 1376. Rare original dark brown patina with some light encrustation.
Provenance/Pedigree
Ex: Dr. Jay Gaulst collection, 1993.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Bar Kokhba, Year 2 =133/134 A.D.
AE Medium Bronze, 9.73g. 24.5mm. Hebrew inscription, " Year two of the freedom of Israel." Vine leaf. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "Simon." Palm tree with date bunches. Mildenberg 91. Hendin 6436. Natural brown patina; traces of the understypes.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: E. Hrycyna collection, Darmstadt, purchased from R. Kaiser, Frankfurt with ticket.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Bar Kokhba, Year 2 =133/134 A.D. Mildenberg plate
AE Medium Bronze, 11.88 g. 25 mm. Hebrew inscription, " Year two of the freedom of Israel." Vine leaf. Rev. Hebrew inscription, "Simon." Palm tree with date bunches. Mildenberg 64(this coin illustrated). Hendin 6436. Brown and green patina.
Provenance/Pedigree:
This coin published: Leo Mildenberg, The Coinage of the Bar Kokhba War, 1984,p.312, no. 64.1 and illustrated.
Ex: Bank Leu, Zurich, 1975 stock.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Bar Kokhba, year 3= 134/5 A.D.
AE Medium Bronze, 13.63g. 27.5mm. Hebrew inscription," For the freedom of Jerusalem." Vine leaf. Rev. Hebrew inscription,"Simon". Hendin 1437. Mildenberg 111; hairline flan crack at 5:00 obverse. There are traces of a portrait head facing to the left from the undertype behind the vine leaf. Dark brown patina and unusually well struck on the leaf.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gemini and Heritage, Chicago, Auction VIII, April 14, 2011, lot 110.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. "Judaea Capta" type
AE Sestertius, 26.34g. 34mm. Rome, 71 A.D. IMP CAES VESPASIAN P M TR P PP COS III. Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C. Victory standing to right and inscribing shield attached to a palm tree; seated Judaea captive below. RIC 221. Hendin 6538. some slight roughness around reverse edges. Natural reddish-brown patina
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Dr. Jay Gaulst collection, New York
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Titus, 79-81 A.D. Judaen victory type
AE As, 10.09g. 26mm. Rome, struck as Caesar under Vespasian, 73 A.D. T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT III COS II. Laureate head of Titus to right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C. Victory standing to right holding a palm and placing a wreath on trophy. RIC 572(this coin cited). BN_. Very rare with a green and brown patina
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 79, 1996, lot 556
Ex: Josef Samel collection, (d. 2005), Munich, inv. #596. (for bio see: https://www.coin.com/indexes/?find=2461)
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Titus, 79-81 A.D. Judae Capta type
AE As, 11.07g. 27mm. Lugdunum mint, struck under Vespasian as Caesar, 77/78 A.D. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR. Laureate bust of Titus to right with globe at tip of bust. Rev. IVDAEA CAPTA S C. Judaea seated to right beneath palm tree; captured arms, armor, and standard to left. RIC 1268. Hendin 1562. Brown patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Josef Samel collection, published by Meshorer and Overbeck, Das Heilige Land. Antike Münzen und Siegel aus einem Jahrtausend jüdischer Geschichte, Exhibition catalog, Staatliche Münzsammlung München in cooperation with the Israel Museum Jerusalem, Munich 1994. no. 335.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Decapolis, Dium, Geta, Caesar, 198-209 A.D.
AE 25, 13.40g.; Dated Year 270 = 207/8 A.D..Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta to right. Rx: War god standing facing, wearing kalathos and horns, holding eagle-tipped scepter and Victory; recumbent bull on either side below. Spijkerman pl. 24, 7a (same obverse die). Sofaer 6-8var.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gemini, New York, Auction VI, Jan. 10, 2010, lot 702
Ex Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection.
Ancient Coins: JUDEAN/BIBLICAL BRONZE: Judaea, Caesarea Panias, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.
AE 30.. 18.56g. Dated year 221=218 A.D. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right with gorgonion on breastplate. Rev. The sanctuary of Pan, the Paneion. Pan leaning against a tree and standing within rocky grotto; he plays syrinx; fenced altar below. Rosenberger 40. Meshorer, Caesarea 35. SNG ANS_. Sofaer_. Natural brown patina. Very rare and of exceptional quality for the issue.
Panias was located at the foot of Mt. Hebron near the Golan Heights. The spring waters located here form one of the source tributaries of the Jordan river.
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Dr. Jay Galst collection
Ex: Shraga Qedar
Ex: CNG, Auction XXXII, December 7, 1994, lot 275.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Justinian, 527-565 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Constans II, 641-668 A.D.
Ex: Triton New York, Auction XVIII, 2015, lot 1313.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Heraclius, 610-641 A.D.
Ex: Classical Numismatic Auctions XI, May 3, 1990, lot 393(with original ticket)
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Michael I and Theophylact, 811-813 A.D.
Ex: Seaby, London, June, 1980.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Michael II 820-822 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Michael II and Theophilus, 820-829 A.D.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Michael III, 842-867 A.D.
Ex: Baldwins, London, June, 1980.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Leo VI and Constantine VII, 908-912 A.D.
Ex: Baldwins, London, May, 1974.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Leo VI and Constantine VII, 908-912 A.D.
Ex: Stoecklin collection, Switzerland, prior to 1975.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Constantine VII, Romanus I, and Christopher
AR Miliaresion, 2.91g. , 25mm. Constantinople. Greek inscription, "Jesus Christ conquers." Cross potent on base and three steps; large pellet below. Rev. Greek inscription," Romanus, Constantine, Christopher, in Christ, pious, emperors of the Romans." DOC 17. Sear 1753. Attractive old collection toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Baldwins, London, May, 1974.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Constantine VII and Romanus II, 945-959 A.D.
Ex: Stoecklin collection, Switzerland, prior to 1975.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Constantine IX, 1042-1055 A.D.
AR 2/3 Miliearesion, 2.20g. 25mm. Constantinople, Facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing tunic and maphorium; monograms resolving as "Mary, mother of God" in fields to right and left. Rev. Six line inscription with name of emperor and titles. DOC 8a. Sear 1835. Scarce and in unusually choice condition without the typical damages and cracks. Toned.
This image of the Virgin is known as the Blachernitissa and is identified as such in the obverse legend. It is named after a monastery in Constantinople in which a marble statue of the Virgin praying in a similar gesture was described in the 10th century. The statue was in the Imperial bath area and holy water flowed from her outstretched hands. A painted icon of the Virgin Blachernitissa also was carried into military campaigns. (See: Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium p, 2170.)
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Alexius I, 1081-1118 A.D.
Ex: Giessener Münzhandlung, Munich, Auction 69, Nov. 1994, lot 752.
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Theodore I, 1208-1222 A.D.
AR Trachy, 3.90g. 32mm. Magnesia mint. Christ enthroned holding Book of Gospels in left hand. Rev. Emperor standing on the left and St. Theodore standing on the right; they hold a long shaft surmounted by an eight-pointed star between them. DOC, vol. 4, pt. 2, 457, 2.3-2.4. Sear 2064. slight edge clip. Toned.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Theodore I, 1208-1222 A.D.
AR Trachy, 4.43g. 35mm. Magnesia mint, Kingdom of Nicaea. Christ enthroned holding Book of Gospels in left hand. Rev. Emperor standing on the left wearing jeweled loros and crown with pendillia; St. Theodore standing on the right in miliatry cotume; they hold a long shaft surmounted by an eight-pointed star between them. DOC, vol. 4, pt. 2, 457, 2.3-2.4. Sear 2064. Sommer 69.3.2. Toned with luster and of unusually full weight.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Tkalec, Zurich, Auction October 25, 1996, lot 334.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: John V and Anna of Savovy, 1341-1347, ex: Hunt
Ex: Sotheby's, NY, December 5-6, 1990, Hunt collection, lot 961(part).
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Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: John VII, 1390-1402
AR 1/2 Stavrata, 3.69g. 19mm. Constantinople, 1399-1403. Facing bust of Christ holding book of Gospels; two stars as sigla above legend. Rev. Facing bust of John VII wearing crown and nimbus; pellet to left and right. Sear 2562. DOC, Vol. 5. p. 227, table 30,1 for sigla and pl. 71,1328 var(sigla). Sommer 89.1 Toned and rare. The silver coinage of John VII is distinguished by a legend varinat, a different pattern of surrounding pellets, weight variation, and sigla from the much more common issues of John VIII.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 134, 2004, lot 3336.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: John VIII, 1423-1448 A.D.
AR Stavraton, 6.97g. 24 mm. Constantinople, 1425-1428. Facing bust of Christ holding book of Gospels; two stars as sigla above legend. Rev. Facing bust of John VIII wearing crown and nimbus; pellet to left and right. Sear 2563. DOC 1721-1727. Sommer 90.1.2, Toned and with a particularly well struck bust of Christ.
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 100, 1999, lot 650.
Ancient Coins: BYZANTINE SILVER: Trebizond, John II, 1280-1297 A.D.
AR Asper, 2.73g. 20mm. The emperor standing wearing loros and crown with pendilia; he holds labarum and globus cruciger; hand of God crowning emperor. Rev. St. Eugenius, nimbate and standing, holding a long cross. Sear 2609. Toned and with some flecks of verdigris.
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE SILVER: Ostrogoths, Theoderic, 493-526 A.D.
Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 121, 2007, De Witt collection, lot 106.
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE SILVER: Theoderic, 493-526 A.D.
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction 3, 1990, lot 146.
Ex: Hubert Lanz, Munich, Auction 70, 1994, lot 280.
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE SILVER: Queen Amalasuntha, 534-535 A.D.
AR Quarter Siliqua, 0.74g. 11mm. Ravenna mint. In the name of Justinian. Diademed and cuirassed bust to right. Rv. Monogram of Theoderic within wreath. MEC I, 138. Mettlich 64 (Witigis). BMC, Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Lombards 9 (Witigis). Exceptional quality and among the finest known examples; lovely iridescent toning.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction, Autumn, 1995, lot 731.
There are some differing opinions with regard to the attribution of this coinage. Upon the death of Theoderic in 526, he was succeeded by his grandson Athalaric. However, since Athalaric was only a child, his mother Amalasuntha acted as regent. She was well educated, a patron of the arts, and continued a pro-Byzantine policy until the death of Athalaric in 534. She then shared power with her cousin Theodahad, but within a few months was deposed, exiled, and murdered.
The reverse monogram on this coin is the usual one for Theoderic, but he died just prior to the ascent of Justinian who is named on the obverse. Grierson in Medieval European Coinage, vol. 1 believes that Amalasuntha issued this type with the revived monogram of her father during her brief joint reign with Theodahad. Metcalf puts the issue to the next ruler, Witigis. However Witigis has silver coinage with his own name on the reverse continuing the concept introduced by Athalaric and would seem less likely to have reverted back to the monogram of Theoderic.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE SILVER: Queen Amalasuntha, 534-535 A.D.
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 121, De Witt Collection, 2007, lot 122.
There are some differing opinions with regard to the attribution of this coinage. Upon the death of Theoderic in 526, he was succeeded by his grandson Athalaric. However, since Athalaric was only a child, his mother Amalasuntha acted as regent. She was well educated, a patron of the arts, and continued a pro-Byzantine policy until the death of Athalaric in 534. She then shared power with her cousin Theodahad, but within a few months was deposed, exiled, and murdered.
The reverse monogram on this coin is the usual one for Theoderic, but he died just prior to the ascent of Justinian who is named on the obverse. Grierson in Medieval European Coinage, vol. 1 believes that Amalasuntha issued this type with the revived monogram of her father during her brief joint reign with Theodahad. Metcalf puts the issue to the next ruler, Witigis. However Witigis has silver coinage with his own name on the reverse continuing the concept introduced by Athalaric and would seem less likely to have reverted back to the monogram of Theoderic.
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE SILVER: Vandals, Gelimer, 530-534 A.D.
Ex: Dr. Murray Gell-Mann collection(nobel laureate in Physics, 1969).
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE SILVER: Gepids
AR Quarter Siliqua, 0.77g. 14mm. c.518-540 A.D. Sirmium mint. Struck in the name of Anastasius(491-518 A.D.) Diademed and cuirassed bust to right. Rev. Blundered legend around monogram of Theoderic. Metlich, p. 43, figure 22. Toned.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 84, May 20, 2015, lot 1320.
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Vandals, Semi Autonomous Coinage of Carthage
AE 21 Nummi, 7.95g. 23mm. c.480-533 A.D. KARTHAGO. Soldier standing. Rv. Horse head to left; XXI in exergue. MEC I, 45-47. MIB I, 23. BMC, Vandals, 17. Exceptional quality for these crudely produced issues; dark green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Jean Elsen, Brussels, Auction 86, December 10, 2005, lot 735.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Vandals, Semi Autonomous Coinage of Carthage
Ex: Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 121, 2007, De Witt collection, lot 95.
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Ancient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage of Rome, ex: Subjack
AE 40 Nummi, Heavy Series, 14.60g. 28mm. Rome, c.493-553 A.D. INVICTA ROMA. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Rv. Romulus and Remus suckling she-wolf; XL above; IIII and two pellets in exergue. Metlich 82a(this coin illustrated) MEC 1, 93-94. MIB I, 70. BMC, Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Lombards, p. 104,26-7. Dark brown patina. A choice example on a full flan of this normally heavily worn and crudely produced type; one of the finest known examples.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Sotheby's, London, Auction, March 30, 1995, lot 1319.
Ex: William Subjack collection, Italo Vecchi, London, Auction 16, October 9, 1999, lot 575.
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage of Rome
AE 20 Nummi, 4.40g. 20mm. Rome, c.493-553 A.D. INVICTA ROMA. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Rv. She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus christogram and two stars above; XX in exergue. Metlich 84b. MIB I, 71c. Kraus 29. Dark brown patina; a little old cleaning on obv.
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage of Rome
AE 40 Nummi, Light Series, 10.05g. 23mm. c.493-553 A.D. IM(sic)VICTA ROMA. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Rv. Eagle standing to left; XL in field to left; MEC I, 101var. BMC, Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Lombards, p. 102,9. Metlich_. Some light roughness and two areas of old corrosion on the reverse. Green patina
Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Auction 93, Zürich, May 24, 2016, lot 1116
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostgrogoths, Athalaric, 526-534 A.D. ex: Subjack
AE Decanummium, 3.72g. 17mm. Rome mint. INVICTA ROMA. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Rv. DN ATHALRICVS REX within wreath. MEC I, 133. Mettlich 86. MIB I, 78. Exceptional quality and wonderful apple-green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: William Subjack collection
See more detailed imageAncient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostgrogoths, Athalaric, 526-534 A.D.
AE Decanummium, 3.52g. 18mm. Rome mint. INVICTA ROMA. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right. Rv. DN ATHALRICVS REX within wreath. MEC I, 133. Mettlich 86. MIB I, 78. Dark green patina
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Ex: Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction Autumn, 1995, lot 728.
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage of Ravenna, Subjack
AE Decanummium, 2.57g. 15mm. c.536-554 A.D. FELIX RAVENNA. Bust of draped Tyche to right. Rv. Monogram for Ravenna within wreath. MEC I, 145. BMC, Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Lombards. p.107, 38. MIB 72a. Lovely green patina and among the finest known examples
Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Autumn Auction, 1995, lot 737.
Ex: William Subjack collection
Ancient Coins: DARK AGE BRONZE: Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage of Ravenna
AE Decanummium, 2.57g. 15mm. c.536-554 A.D. FELIX RAVENNA. Bust of draped Tyche to right. Rv. Monogram for Ravenna; cross above; all within wreath. MEC I, 150. MIB 72b. Lovely green patina.
Provenance/Pedigrees
Ex: Numismatic Ars Classica, Zurich, Auction Autumn, 1995, lot 738.
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