| 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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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32003 Price realized: 1,800 USD (Approx. 1,675 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients ETRURIA. Populonia. Ca. 425-400 BC. AR 10 asses (21mm, 8.09 gm). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. Head of Metus facing as Gorgoneion, tongue protruding, hair bound with diadem; X X (mark of value) below / Blank. Vecchi 60.93. HN Italy 117. HGC I -, cf. 109 (20 asses). Rare early gorgoneion issue and denomination. Perfectly centered and cabinet-toned piece. 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. Renowned in the ancient world for its unique approach to numismatics, Populonia crafted an intriguing variety of uniface or single-sided 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. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-etruria-populonia-ca-425-400-bc-ar-10-asses-21mm-809-gm-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-4-5/a/3115-32003.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61388 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 23019 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Ancients MACEDON. Acanthus. Ca. 5th-4th centuries BC. AR tetrobol (16mm, 2.41 gm). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Forepart of bull facing left, head reverted; Π, tetraskelion, and olive leaf with berry above, dotted border / Shallow quadripartite incuse square with granulated interior. McClean 3134-3145. SNG ANS -. SNG Copenhagen -. HGC 3, 392. Gorgeous charcoal cabinet toning throughout. Rare combination of control marks. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 246 (15 December 2010), lot 29. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedon-acanthus-ca-5th-4th-centuries-bc-ar-tetrobol-16mm-241-gm-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/a/61388-23019.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61388-05142024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33150 Price realized: 975 USD (Approx. 896 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients PAMPHYLIA. Perga. Ca. 3rd century BC. AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.78 gm, 1h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, die shift. Laureate head of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind / APTEMIΔOΣ-ΠEPΓAIAΣ, Artemis standing facing, head left, wreath in raised right hand, grounded scepter in left; forepart of stag standing left behind, head looking up towards the goddess. SNG Copenhagen 299. SNG von Aulock -. SNG France -. Wintry surfaces with an imposing and bold portrait of the goddess on the obverse. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-pamphylia-perga-ca-3rd-century-bc-ar-tetradrachm-29mm-1678-gm-1h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-3-5-die-shif/a/3114-33150.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30067 Price realized: 14,000 USD (Approx. 12,762 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Anonymous. Ca. 211-208 BC. AV 60 asses (14mm, 3.36 gm, 5h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Head of Mars right, bearded, wearing crested Italo-Corinthian helmet pushed back on head; VIX (VI ligate, mark of value) behind / ROMA, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread. Crawford 44/2. Bahrfeldt 4a. Sydenham 226. Excellently struck and centered on a gleaming flan. A fantastic example in hand with an abundance of eye appeal. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich; UBS, Auction 61 (14 September 2004), lot 4467. Rome's capture and plundering of Syracuse in 212 BC and successes in Spain around this time provided the gold for the first extensive Roman coinage in that metal, circa 211 BC. Gold pieces in three denominations, with numerals setting their values at 60, 40, and 20 copper asses, were introduced alongside the silver denarius, quinarius, quadrigatus, and sestertius. Although the overall coinage reform proved lasting, the gold denominations were only struck for two or three years and soon disappeared from circulation. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-anonymous-ca-211-208-bc-av-60-asses-14mm-336-gm-5h-ngc-auand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3113-30067.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33010 Price realized: 2,400 USD (Approx. 2,205 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients BRUTTIUM. Rhegium. Ca. 450-420 BC. AR tetradrachm (25mm, 17.32 gm, 2h). NGC XF 3/5 - 4/5. Ca. 450-445. Lion scalp mask facing, within dotted border / RECI-NOS, Iocastus seated left, grounded scepter in right hand, left hand resting on chair; all within olive wreath. SNG ANS 636. HN Italy 2477. A fantastic example of an earlier issue from this rare and popular series. Softer dies, yet the piece received a great deal of detailing and dimensionality resulting in an almost sculptural coin. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-bruttium-rhegium-ca-450-420-bc-ar-tetradrachm-25mm-1732-gm-2h-ngc-xf-3-5-4-5/a/3114-33010.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
