| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 387 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,557 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: UNCERTAIN. 4th-1st centuries BC. AV (16mm, 0.75 g). Imitating Ephesos type. Bee; E-Φ flanking / Incuse of obverse. Cf. CNG 75, lot 376. Trace deposits, a few hairlines. EF. From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Heritage (17 February 2021), lot 63115. A variety of thin, uniface disks of this nature are known that have a single obverse type that imitates a known coin type (see, e.g., CNG 75, lot 376,with the obverse of coins of Ephesos [as here]; CNG 55, lot 359, [the reverse type of New Style Tetradrachms of Athens]; and CNG 55, lot 1866, [the reverse type of Sikyon staters]). Numerous coin issues could have influenced the type chosen here; among the most popular are facing heads of a satyr or Silenos. All of these pseudo-coins have no sign of attachment, are too thin for normal use, and are often found in burial sites. In ancient times, it was customary to place coins with the dead during burial so that the deceased could pay the boatman Charon to ferry them across the river Styx. These uniface tokens probably also served this same purpose. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30007 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 5,014 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients GAUL. Treveri Or Remi. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AV stater (17mm, 6.22 gm, 10h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Celticized eye in profile; three stars to right, pellets around / Celticized horse prancing left; V-like ornament in pelleted frame above, pellet-in-annulet within pelleted circle below, stars around. Depeyrot, NC VII, 73. Delestrée-Tache 173 (Remi). De La Tour 8799 (Treveri). Dr. Jay M. Galst and Peter G. Van Allen, The History of Ophthalmology–The Monographs (13): Ophthalmologia Optica & Visio in Nummis, 17 (this coin). A superb example of this unusual type. Attractively toned with plenty of "eye appeal". From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 118, 13 September 2021), lot 635; Harlan J. Berk, private sale; Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 46 (24 June 1998), lot 13. The Treveri and Remi tribes hold considerable importance in ancient Gaul's history. The Treveri, reportedly skilled horsemen, dwelt near the Moselle River, in the area correlating to present-day northeastern France and Luxembourg. Their societal structure, heavily influenced by the nearby Germanic tribes, displayed marked sophistication as exhibited in their prosperous cities, such as Augusta Treverorum, known today as Trier. On the other hand, the Remi were based in the Aisne, Vesle, and Suippe river valleys, with their territory encompassing the modern Marne and Ardennes and parts of the Aisne and Meuse regions. By the middle of the first century BC, the Remi were situated in northern Gaul, particularly around the area of Reims. They were known for their horses and cavalry, and their capital was at Durocortum, present-day Reims in France. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/celtic/ancients-gaul-treveri-or-remi-late-2nd-mid-1st-centuries-bc-av-stater-17mm-622-gm-10h-ngc-au-4-5-4-5/a/3113-30007.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 3000-5000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 109 Price realized: 325 USD (Approx. 306 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol(?) (8mm, 0.69 g, 7h). Laureate head of Apollo left / Kantharos; Z-P flanking base. Roma E-17, lot 224 var. (rev. in square incuse); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references, but cf. SNG Arikantürk 535 for a this type on obols of Temnos. Lightly toned, some find patina, minor die wear. VF. Very rare. Ex Leu Web Auction 15 (27 February 2021), lot 608. The letters on the reverse are ostensibly an ethnic, as the T-A on the simiarl issue at Temnos, but a Z-P does not fit any known coin-issuing mint (it is not listed in Leschhorn). Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 128 Price realized: 18,000 USD (Approx. 16,486 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.48 g, 6h). Ephesos mint. Struck circa 294-287 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to inner left, E Φ flanking bee. Thompson 164; Müller 420; HGC 3, 1743f; SNG Berry 443; Anadol 58. Underlying luster, hairline in field on obverse. Choice EF. From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Ancient Art. Ex Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 813; Gorny & Mosch 125 (13 October 2003), lot 88. Alexander the Great's meteoric 13-year career of conquest left the classical world profoundly transformed by the time of his premature death in 323 BC. In the aftermath, Alexander's generals carved up his immense new empire into spheres of influence. Territorial disputes soon led to civil wars, with the rival diadochi (successors) contending for supreme power. Chief among these was Lysimachos, who at various times controlled Thrace, Macedon and much of Asia Minor. For the obverse of his gold and silver coinage, Lysimachos claimed the mantle of Alexander by choosing the image of the conqueror himself, now shown as a god wearing the ram's horn of the Greco-Egyptian deity Ammon. The image is one of the earliest true portraits to appear on a coin, and one of the finest. Struck at a host of mints throughout the Hellenstic world, Lysimachos-type staters, tetradrachms and drachms exhibited a variety of engraving styles and continued to be struck for decades after their creator's death. The die engravers of Ephesos, which produced this beautiful gold stater, are regarded as among the finest. The reverse design, depicting Athena enthroned, likewise proved extremely influential throughout history, forming the archetype for the figure of Britannia on modern English coins. Ever the warlord, Lysimachos fought ceaselessly against his rivals until he finally fell in battle at age 79 against Seleukos I Nikator in 281 BC. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30009 Price realized: 9,250 USD (Approx. 8,432 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients ETRURIA. Populonia. Ca. 3rd century BC. AV 25-asses (13mm, 1.47 gm). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Head of roaring lion right with protruding tongue; X-XV (mark of value) below and left, dotted border / Blank reverse. HN Italy 128. SNG Copenhagen 36. SNG ANS 2. Excellently centered and strongly struck on a harvest wheat flan with wisps of orange toning. A handsome example of this attractive early issue. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Marian A. Sinton Collection (Triton III, 30 November 1999), lot 17; Stevenson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Auction XXVI, 11 June 1993), lot 2. Located on the western coast of Italy, the ancient Etruscan city of Populonia held a unique position in the annals of numismatics. Famed as the only Etruscan city-state with direct access to the sea, Populonia prospered as a pivotal center of iron production and trade, attributes inextricably linked to its distinctive coinage. As the largest and most important mint in Etruscan society during the late 5th and 4th centuries BC, it produced a considerable volume of coins, primarily struck in silver and bronze, but also a small quantity in gold. The silver coinage, often featuring depictions of facing heads of divinities or mythical creatures on the obverse, was drawn mainly from the Greek drachma system, while the bronze coinage showcased imagery of animals, local symbology, or mythological narratives inspired intrinsically from Etruscan culture. Renowned in the ancient world for its unique approach to numismatics, Populonia crafted an intriguing variety of uniface or single-sided coinage, including rarely seen ones in gold. In contrast to the more prevalent silver and bronze coins, these gold uniface coins were evidently minted in much smaller quantities, suggesting they were likely used for significant transactions or ceremonial purposes. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-etruria-populonia-ca-3rd-century-bc-av-25-asses-13mm-147-gm-ngc-ms-5-5-3-5-brushed/a/3113-30009.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 5000-7000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 24 Price realized: 27,500 USD (Approx. 25,187 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (30mm, 8.13 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; KAVΛ to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 2p (this coin); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; SNG ANS 141 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 571–2 (same dies); Bement 265 (same dies); Gillet 279 (same dies); Locker-Lampson 43 (same dies); Morgan 92 (same dies); Rhousopoulos 208 (same dies). Beautiful old cabinet tone, with a faint iridescence, usual spot of die rust on obverse (diagnostic for die). EF. A lovely example of this issue, with an outstanding pedigree. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 126, 17 November 2021), lot 6 (hammer CHF 34,000); Patrick H.C. Tan Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 60; Millenia Collection (Goldberg 46B, 26 May 2008), lot 5; de Guermantes Collection (Leu 86, 5 May 2003), lot 255; J. Hirsch XVII [FPL] (February 1907), no. 291; J. Hirsch XVI (5 December 1906), lot 159. Kaulonia was founded in the 7th century BC by Achaean Greeks. The location, on the underside of Italy's "toe," has long since disappeared beneath the waves, but marine archaeologists have located more than 100 fluted columns, likely for a large shrine to Apollo, the deity depicted on the city's beautiful coinage. On this exceptional piece, Apollo's nude body is shown striding right, with a small winged daimon on his left arm; to his right stands a stag, sacred to both Apollo and his sister Artemis. The unusual fabric of this piece follows a style peculiar to Greek southern Italy in the archaic period: a broad, thin flan, obverse depicted in relief, the reverse repeating the obverse motif but incuse, and reversed. The reasons for the popularity of this fabric are poorly understood; some scholars have postulated a connection to the mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras, who was active in Italy during this period. Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
