| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30063 Price realized: 2,400 USD (Approx. 2,188 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients SASANIAN KINGDOM. Shapur I the Great (AD 240-272). AV dinar (22mm, 7.35 gm, 3h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed. Mint I ("Ctesiphon"), Phase II, ca. AD 260-272. Draped bust of Shapur I right, wearing mural tiara with korymbos and long ear flap / Fire altar flanked by two attendants standing facing, turned outwards, wearing mural crown, grounded scepter in outer hand. Sunrise 739. SNS type IIc/1b. Göbl type I/1. Delicate apricot toning throughout. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Pars Coins, private sale (21 April 2018). The second Sasanian ruler, Shapur I's long and energetic reign raised Persia to glories it had not known since the heyday of the Achaemenid Kingdom. He captured and sacked Antioch, the third greatest city of the Roman Empire, and then defeated the Roman army and captured the Emperor Valerian alive, the greatest feat of arms yet by a Sasanian monarch. His military exploits enriched the treasury and enabled him to engage in stupendous building projects. A devout Zoroastrian, he was nevertheless tolerant of other faiths and is warmly mentioned as a just king in Jewish writings. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/oriental/ancients-sasanian-kingdom-shapur-i-the-great-ad-240-272-av-dinar-22mm-735-gm-3h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-3-5-br/a/3113-30063.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 2000-3000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24036 Price realized: 750 USD (Approx. 704 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (20mm, 4.43 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 2/5, brushed, slight bend. Rome, 1st officina, AD 547-549. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTOR-I-A AVGGG A, Angel standing facing, grounded long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; star with six points in right field; CONOB in exergue. Sear 289. Ex Künker, Auction 182 (14 March 2011), lot 1018. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-solidus-20mm-443-gm-6h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-2-5-brushed-slight/a/61386-24036.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61357 | Auction date: 14 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 22003 Price realized: 400 USD (Approx. 365 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV tremissis (17mm, 1.46 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, clipped. Constantinople. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I right, seen from front / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right, head left, with globus cruciger in outstretched left hand, wreath in outstretched right; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 145. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-tremissis-17mm-146-gm-6h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-4-5-clipped/a/61357-22003.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61357-01142024 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: 30020 Price realized: 10,000 USD (Approx. 9,116 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.61 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime-early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 330-320 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls, another curl at temple, and two more over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; vertical thunderbolt in outer left field. Price 164. Bold and satiny, the delicate details on the portrait are exquisite, while Nike stands gracefully on the reverse. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Freeman & Sear, private sale (26 May 2007), lot G8476. Undeniably one of the most influential figures in history, Alexander the Great redefined the geopolitical landscape with his expansive conquests and military prowess. His monumental impact, however, extended beyond the battlefield and into the domain of economics, particularly coinage. Under Alexander's directive, an extensive series of gold staters and tetradrachms, in multiples and fractions, circulated across his empire. Struck by nearly one hundred mints located from Macedonia to Babylonia and beyond, they were instrumental in standardizing currency across his territories, and were of remarkably consistent weight and metal content, enhancing their acceptability and use. These coins, distinguished by their striking iconography and the superb level of detail, were not merely instruments of trade, but also potent symbols of Alexander's far-reaching authority and power. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-av-stater-19mm-861-gm-9h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-/a/3113-30020.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 6000-8000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24016 Price realized: 480 USD (Approx. 451 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (20mm, 4.44 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, graffito, clipped. Constantinople, 5th officina, ca. AD 545-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGGG Є, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 140. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 232152 (29 December 2021), lot 65303. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-solidus-20mm-444-gm-6h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-3-5-graffito-clipp/a/61386-24016.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24017 Price realized: 725 USD (Approx. 680 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (21mm, 4.45 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, edge bends. Constantinople, 10th officina, ca. AD 545-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGGG I, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 140. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-solidus-21mm-445-gm-7h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-2-5-edge-bends/a/61386-24017.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
