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Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61375, Lot 25153
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.42 gm, 11h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a.
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61375, Lot 25166
Ancients
Anonymous. Ca. 248-230 BC. AR didrachm (19mm, 6.21 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, light marks. Rome. Head of youthful Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head; vertical club behind / ROMA, free horse rearing right on short ground line; transverse club above. Crawford 27/1. Sydenham 23. HN Italy 314. Struck from magnificent style dies, expertly centered on blue-violet surfaces. Tied for the finest certified and the sole example to receive a star... | 20 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 227, Lot 415
Roman Republic. Didrachm; Roman Republic; 225-212 BC, Rome, Didrachm, 6.07g. Crawford-28/3. Obv: Laureate head of Janus. Rx: ROMA, Jupiter, holding scepter and preparing to throw thunderbolt, in quadriga driven by Victory.. Toned EF
Estimate: 750 USD... | 14 May 2024 | Upcoming
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SINCONA AG - Auction 89, Lot 503
THE GARRULUS COLLECTION. LUCANIA. Thurium.
Stater c. 400-385 BC. (7.36 g, 6 h) Signed by E.... . Head of Athena to right, wearing necklace and crested Attic helmet adorned with a figure of Skylla (she is human to the hips, but has the tail of a sea serpent and foreparts of two dogs at her waist); to right, here off flan. Rv. Bull charging to right, with lashing tail and head lowered; in exergue, river fish swimming to right. Gulbenkian 88. SNG Lloyd 476. SNG Oxford 930. SNG Lockett 482 (th... | 13 May 2024 | Upcoming
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SINCONA AG - Auction 89, Lot 508
THE GARRULUS COLLECTION. SICILY. Syracuse.
Tetradrachm c. 485-480 BC. (17.33 g, 8 h) Slow quadriga left, the driver, wearing sleeveless, long chiton, holding the reins with both his hands; above, Nike flying left to crown horses. Rv. SVR-AK-OSI-ON Head of Arethusa right, wearing a necklace, the long hair tied up in the neck into a pearl band; around, four dolphins, all within incuse round. Boehringer cf. 126, 73 (R 48, same die) and 128, 80 (V 37, same die). Feiner Stil und aussergewöhnlic... | 13 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31036
Ancients
Anonymous. After 225 BC. AE aes grave as (77mm, 275.88 gm, 12h). Mint State, as cast. Uncertain Italian mint, Libral Series. Head of Minerva facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet / ROMA, bull advancing right, vertical caduceus above. Crawford 37/1c. Sydenham 139. Vecchi 72. HN Italy 331. Thurlow/Vecchi 43a. Extremely rare. No examples in sales archives. Full weight, with complete designs on both sides. Exhibiting a mix of earthy tones from deep green to burgundy. Incred... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31088
Ancients
Commodus, as Augustus (AD 177-192). AV aureus (21mm, 7.23 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 178. L•AVREL•COM-MODVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the youthful, beardless Commodus right, seen from behind / TR P III•IMP II COS•P•P, Castor standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys and pileus, with bridle in right hand, grounded reversed spear in left arm; horse standing left behind, left foreleg raised. Calicó 2337a (same reverse die). RIC III (Marcus Aurelius) 648... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32001
Ancients
NORTHERN GAUL. Aulerci Cenomani. Ca. 150-50 BC. AV stater (20mm, 7.71 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF 3/5 - 4/5. Celticized head of Apollo right, crescent-shaped locks towards the face, and flamed locks towards the back / Devolved warrior advancing to right in chariot pulled by human-headed horse; slain warrior lying right below. De la Tour 6823. Delestrée & Tache 2143. A clear and bold obverse struck on a subtle yellow flan.
The Aulerci Cenomani, also referred to simply as Cenomani, were a G... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32002
Ancients
NORTHERN GAUL. Aulerci Cenomani. Ca. 150-50 BC. AV stater (21mm, 7.54 gm, 1h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, marks. Celticized head of Apollo right, crescent-shaped locks towards the face, and flamed locks towards the back / Devolved warrior advancing to right in chariot pulled by human-headed horse; slain warrior lying right below. De la Tour 6823. Delestrée & Tache 2143. Sharp and bright with a clearly defined portrait on the human-headed horse.
The Aulerci Cenomani, also referred to si... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32057
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.77 gm, 12h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ monogram in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a. At the peak of the grading scale, this bright, sunny piece.
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32058
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (20mm, 8.38 gm, 12h). NGC Gem MS 5/5 - 5/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ monogram in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a. Struck from new dies and shows no perceivable sign of wear. Pleasing toning and lustrous flan.
Ex Heritage Auction... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32059
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (20mm, 8.38 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ monogram in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a. A flashy luster highlights the bold devices.
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32060
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.42 gm, 11h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a. Radiant example with marigold toning.
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32061
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (20mm, 8.47 gm, 11h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft / Eagle with spread wings standing left on scepter, clutching laurel wreath in right talon. RPC I 1701b. Struck on matte, sunflower surfaces.
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32062
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.52 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ monogram in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a. Well-centered on a shimmering goldenrod flan.
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32089
Ancients
PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.26 gm, 12h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Istrus, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on grounded shield, transverse spear beyond; ΔI below right arm, IΣ on throne, filleted trident with pointed base left above pellet in exergue. ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32117
Ancients
IONIA. Ephesus. Ca. 133-88 BC. AV stater (19mm, 8.39 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. First series, ca. 133-100 BC. Draped bust of Artemis right, hair drawn into knot at back of head, wearing stephane and pendant earring, bow and quiver over left shoulder / Ε-Φ, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing, fillet hanging from each hand, lighted torch (or thymiaterion) in inner right field between statue and fillet. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 (dated 123-119 BC). Head p. 69, 4 var. (different ... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32122
Ancients
IONIA. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Ca. mid-2nd century BC. AV stater (18mm, 8.42 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Ca. 155-145 BC, Euphemus and Pausanius, magistrates. Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, hair gathered into knot at back of head, quiver and bow over shoulder / ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ, Nike driving biga galloping right, kentron in right hand, reins in left; ΕΥΦΗΜΟΣ below horses, ΠΑΥΣΑΝΙΟΥ below ground line. BMC Ionia -. SNG Von Aulock -. SNG Copenhagen -. Delightful example wit... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32168
Ancients
COLCHIS. 1st century BC-1st century AD. AV stater (16mm, 4.16 gm, 1h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Stylized head of Athena right; seven pellets around / Stylized Nike standing facing with bucranium style head, wings spread; five pellets to left, one pellet above, and four pellets to right. Cf. De la Tour 9377 (Orichalcum). Matte surfaces.
Colchis, a prolific region within the classical world, is principally recognized for its notable mention in Gr... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32295
Ancients
Julia Maesa (AD 218-224/5). AR denarius (20mm, 3.29 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 5/5. Rome. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust of Julia Maesa right, hair pulled back into a large chignon at back of head / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing facing, head left, patera in outstretched right hand, grounded long caduceus in left; lit altar at feet to left, star in right field. RIC IV.II (Elagabalus) 271. Stunning, bright, and flashy example with a well-centered strike from brand new dies.
Ex... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2025
Calabria, Tarentum.
Stater circa 281-276, AV 18 mm, 8.54 g. Head of youthful Heracles r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Young man (Taras ?) in prancing biga r., holding trident and reins; above, star and below horses, KΛH / dolphin. Vlasto 18 (this coin). McClean 600 (these dies). Fischer-Bossert G20b (this coin illustrated). Historia Numorum Italy 955.
Very rare. A portrait of fine style struck in high relief on a full flan. Extremely fine
Ex M&M 68, 1986, 23 and NAC 9, 1996, 3... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2234
Rhodes.
Hemistater circa 125-88, AV 13 mm, 3.38 g. Radiate head of Helios facing three-quarters r. Rev. P – O Rose with bud l.; above, APXINOΣ and in r. field, palm branch. Jenkins, Essays Kraay-Mørkholm, p. 110, 171. de Luynes 2727. HNO Online 1945 temp.
Extremely rare and an issue of great fascination. Several edge marks, possibly
traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine
From a Distinguished Swiss collection.
In the late second and early first centuries BC, Rhodes struck a regu... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1003
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. Greek Coins. Tauric Chersonesus, Panticapaeum.
Description
Bronze circa 325-300, Æ 21 mm, 5.98 g. Bearded head of Pan r. Rev. Π – A – N Forepart of griffin l.; below, fish l.
Reference
SNG BM Black Sea 870
SNG Stancomb 541
Anokhin 111
SNG Copenhagen 30
Condition
A bold portrait of fine style and a superb dark green patina. Good extremely fine
Provenance
Nomos sale 12, 2016, 33
Estimate: 500 CHF... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1058
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Trajan augustus, 98 – 117.
Description
Sestertius , Roma 107-110, Æ 34 mm, 23.22 g. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Laureate bust r., with drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Trajan on horse prancing r., thrusting spear at fallen Dacian; in exergue, S C.
Reference
C 508 var. (without drapery)
BMC 839
RIC 543 var. (without drapery)
CBN 305
Woytek 317b.
Condition
An... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1076
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Antoninus Pius augustus, 138 –161.
Description
As, Roma 140-144, Æ 30 mm, 10.66 g. ANTONINVS – AVG PIVS P P Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. TR POT – COS III Roma, helmeted, draped, seated r, resting l. arm on chair and holding spear. In exergue, S C.
Reference
C 894
BMC 1373 var. (only laureate)
RIC 697b
Condition
A very attractive portrait and a finely engraved reverse die. A wonderful gr... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1091
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius caesar, 139 – 161.
Description
Assaria, Syedra (Cilicia) circa 161-169, Æ 28 mm, 18.19 g. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. CΥΕΔΡΕΩΝ Dike, draped on the l., leading Ares, moving l., helmeted and in armour, who is tied with a rope held by Hermes, nude and holding his kerykeion, standing left behind him.
Reference
SNG Levante –
SNG France –
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1145
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Philip II caesar, 244 – 246.
Description
Triassarion, Tomis (Moesia) circa 244-246, Æ 25 mm, 13.15 g. ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΛΙΟC ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ Busts of Philip II, on the l., bare headed, draped and cuirassed and Serapis, on the r., draped and with a kalathos on his head, facing each other. Rev. ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩC Asclepius standing facing, head l., holding serpent entwined staff in his r. hand.
Reference
AMNG 3598
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 1
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Didrachm, Neapolis (?) after 276, AR 20 mm, 6.97 g. Head of Hercules r., hair bound with ribbon, with club and lion's skin over shoulder. Rev. She-wolf r., suckling twins; in exergue, ROMANO. Sydenham 6. Crawford 20/1. RBW 23. Historia Numorum Italy 287.
Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly among the finest specimens
known. Light iridescent tone, almost invisible traces of overstriking
on reverse, otherwise extremel... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 2
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Didrachm circa 241-235, AR 19 mm, 6.75 g. Helmeted head of beardless Mars r., bowl decorated with griffin. Rev. ROMA Bridled horse's head r.; behind, sickle. Sydenham 24. RBW 38. Crawford 25/1. Historia Numorum Italy 297.
Rare and in unusually fine condition for the issue. Superb old cabinet tone, almost
invisible traces of overstriking on obverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Gorny & Mosch sale 240, 2016, 360. From a German private colle... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 3
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Didrachm circa 234-231, AR 19 mm, 6.66 g. Laureate head of Apollo r. Rev. Horse prancing l.; above, ROMA. Sydenham 27. RBW 47-48. Crawford 26/1. Historia Numorum Italy 306.
Light iridescent tone and about extremely fine
Ex Leu Fixed Price List 19, 1984, 55 and Gorny & Mosch 240, 2016, 362 sales. Privately purchased from Leu in 1995
Estimate: 2500 CHF... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 208
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. Denarius 81, AR 20 mm, 3.68 g. Diademed head of Pietas r.; before, stork. Rev. Jug and lituus; in exergue, IMPER. All within wreath. Babelon Caecilia 44. Sydenham 751. RBW 1397. Crawford 374/2.
Exceptionally well struck and centred on a full flan. Good extremely fine
Ex Nomos 5, 2011, 219; Ira & Larry Goldberg 80, 2014, 3030 and New York XLII, 2018, 418 sales.
Estimate: 750 CHF... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 303
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
L. Marcius Philippus. Denarius 56, AR 19 mm, 4.32 g. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius r.; behind, lituus and below, ANCVS. Rev. PHILIPPVS Equestrian statue standing on aqueduct; at horse's feet, flower. Below, AQVA MAR ligate within the arches of the aqueduct. Babelon Marcia 28. Sydenham 919. RBW 1524. Crawford 425/1.
Struck on an exceptionally large flan and with a lovely
iridescent tone. Good extremely fine
Ex Nomos sale 1, 2009, 134.
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 561, Lot 627
Nerva. AD 96-98. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 23.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / Palm tree with two clusters of dates. RIC II 82; Hendin 6634b; Banti 17. Rough dark brown surfaces. Good Fine.
David Hendin wrote, in his Guide to Biblical Coins, Sixth Edition, that "In all likelihood (this reverse type) celebrates Vespasian's requirement of 71/2 CE that the annual didrachm Temple Tax, the Fiscus Iudaicus, be paid to Rome rather than to the Jewish Temple. This tax was extended ... | 1 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 204
Ancient coins
Greece
Gaul
Northeast Gaul, The Parisii, Quarter Stater, c. 60-40 BC, Traité de numismatique celtique (J-B. Colbert de Beaulieu), Classe V, fig. 21, BN 7796, LT 7796/7798, SLM 273, 1,54 g - highly detailed, immacuately centered and thus one of the best known examples of this extremely rare and important piece of Celtic art and Parisian history.
Already by the end of the 3rd cent BC, a settlement built on the Île de la Cité was inhabited by a Gallic tribe known as the Parisii. Ju... | 30 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 6
Campania. Neapolis circa 300 BC.
Nomos AR
20 mm, 7,20 g
Diademed head of nymph to right; to left, Artemis running right, holding torch; XAPI below / [NEΟΠΟΛITΩN], Man-headed bull walking right; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head; MY monogram below.
Very Fine, Toned
HN Italy 579; SNG BN 786.
Neapolis Campania, commonly referred to as Neapolis, was an ancient Greek city located in the region of Campania in southern Italy. The name Neapolis translates to "New City" in G... | 28 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 13
Calabria. Tarentum circa 272 BC-AD 240.
Nomos AR
19 mm, 6,33 g
Warrior, nude, holding javelin, on horse running right; |-IΠΠOΔA below / TAPAΣ, Phalanthos, nude, holding distaff and kantharos, riding dolphin left; IΔ to inner right, amphora to outer right.
Very Fine
Vlasto 907; HN Italy 1040.
Tarentum, also known as Taras in Greek and Taranto in Italian, was an ancient Greek city located in southern Italy, specifically in the region known as Magna Graecia. It was founded by Greek colonist... | 28 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 19
Lucania. Velia circa 400-340 BC.
Nomos AR
21 mm, 7,49 g
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin; behind neck guard, T / YEΛHTΩN, lion prowling to right; above, owl flying facing.
Very Fine
HN III 1280; SNG Ashmolean 1173.
Velia, also known as Elea, was an ancient Greek city located in the southern part of Italy, in the region of Campania. It was founded around 540 BCE by Greek colonists from Phocaea, a city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Velia ... | 28 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 119, Lot 1362
Domitian, as Caesar, AV Aureus. Rome, AD 77-78. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head to right / She-wolf to left, Romulus and Remus suckling; COS V above; boat in exergue. RIC II.1 960 (Vespasian); C. 50; BMCRE 237-8 (Vespasian); Calicó 820a. 7.04g, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired from cgb.fr.
The Flavians espoused much the same lofty ideals as Galba, in that they sought to return Rome to a time of peace and prosperity after the tumult of the civil wars. This was heavily propagandised ... | 24 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Spink - Auction 24121, Lot 35
Thrace, Koson, AV Stater, after 54 BC, Roman consul walking left accompanied by lictor either side, KOSON below, rev. eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its talons, 8.50g (Bahrfeldt, Berliner Münzblätter 1912, 366–81; BMC Thrace 208; Iliescu 2; RPC I 1701B; SNG Copenhagen 123), scarce variety without monogram, residually lustrous and well-struck example of a controversial coinage.
Estimate: £2400 - £2800... | 9 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
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Spink - Auction 24121, Lot 36
Thrace, Koson, AV Stater, struck after 53 BC, Roman consual advancing left, accompanied by lictor either side, KOSON in exergue, rev. eagle standing left on sceptre, holding wreath in its claws, 8.33g (RPC 1701A; SNG Copenhagen 123), some underlying lustre, marks of a double-strike to obverse but otherwise a wonderful and detailed example, good very fine or better.
Estimate: £1200 - £1400... | 9 Apr 2024 | 1,500 GBP | |
Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd - Auction 135, Lot 4046
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.26 g), Istrus mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side, to right BASILEWS to left LUSIMACOU, DI below arm, IS on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.285). Extremely fine.
Ex Dr. L.J. Sherwin Collection and from I.S.Wright, Januar... | 9 Apr 2024 | 3,800 AUD | |
Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd - Auction 135, Lot 4047
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.22 g), Istrus mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side, to right BASILEWS to left LUSIMACOU, DI below arm, IS on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.285). Good extremely fine, as struck, with some mint bloom.
Ex Ponterio & Associa... | 9 Apr 2024 | 3,600 AUD | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 996
Aelius (adopted son of Hadrian), as Caesar, Æ 20mm of Bruzus, Phrygia. AD 136-138. Λ ΑΙΛΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, bare-headed and draped bust to right / ΔΗΜΟC ΒΡΟΥΖΗΝΩΝ, laureate head of the youthful Demos to right. RPC III 2595A.2 (this coin, coin type corrected post-publication); Nomos 21, 328 (hammer: 1,800 CHF). 4.12g, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine; some cleaning marks. Extremely Rare; apparently only the second known example.
This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk);
... | 8 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61369, Lot 21004
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.50 gm, 12h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Sarmatia, Olbia. KOΣΩN, Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, ΟΛΒ monogram in left field / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-scythia-geto-dacians-coson-ca-after-54-bc-av-stater-18mm-850-g... | 7 Apr 2024 | 2,700 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61369, Lot 21010
Ancients
PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.32 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Late posthumous issue in name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, Tomis, period of the 1st Mithradatic War, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on grounded shield, transverse spear beyond; ΔIO below right arm, TO on throne, fillet... | 7 Apr 2024 | 2,800 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61369, Lot 21014
Ancients
IONIA. Ephesus. Ca. 133-88 BC. AV stater (21mm, 8.43 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. First series, ca. 133-100 BC. Draped bust of Artemis right, hair drawn into knot at back of head, wearing stephane and pendant earring, bow and quiver over left shoulder / Ε-Φ, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing, fillet hanging from each hand, lit torch (or thymiaterion) in inner right field between statue and fillet. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 (dated 123-119 BC). Head p. 69, 4 var. (different cont... | 7 Apr 2024 | 4,100 USD | |
The Coin Cabinet Ltd. - The Euclidean Collection, Lot 279
Good Very Fine; lightly smoothed fields, attractive portrait and brown patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Marcus Aurelius.
Bronze dupondius, AD 176-177. Rome.
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI, laureate head right. Rev: LIBERALITAS AVG VII IMP VIII COS III, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae; S-C across lower fields.
Good Very Fine; lightly smoothed fields, attractive portrait and brown patina.
Reference: RIC III-1205; BMCRE-1610.
Provenance: from the Euclidean C... | 28 Mar 2024 | 320 GBP | |
The Coin Cabinet Ltd. - The Euclidean Collection, Lot 287
Good Very Fine; smoothed and tooled | ROMAN EMPIRE. Lucius Verus.
Bronze sestertius, AD 163-164. Rome.
Obv: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right. Rev: TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Verus, in military dress, seated left on curule chair, set on low platform; behind him on platform, two soldiers; before him on platform, officer standing right, holding rod; on ground before platform, King Sohaemus of Aremina, raising right hand to his head; S-C across fields, REX ARMEN DAT in exergue.
Go... | 28 Mar 2024 | 200 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 179
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AV Stater. Byzantion, 305-281 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated to left, resting left arm on shield, transverse spear in background; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ crowned by Nike to left, monogram in left field, BY below throne, trident in exergue. Price -; Müller -, cf. 231 (tetradrachm with this monogram); Marinescu Issue 135, 453 (O174/R432); A. Zograph, The Tooapse Hoard, NC 1925, illustration on p.... | 21 Mar 2024 | 7,500 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 435
Domitian AV Aureus. Rome, AD 88. DOMITIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / GERMANICVS COS XIIII, Germania seated to right on shield; broken spear below. RIC II.1 560 (same dies); C. 148; BMCRE 143; Biaggi 407; Calicó 838 (same dies). 7.64g, 20mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; small planchet manufacturing flaw on neck, a marvellous portrait of Domitian. Rare.
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 24, 22 May 2022, lot 404 (hammer: CHF 44,000);
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 41, 20 November 2007, lot 69;
Ex So... | 21 Mar 2024 | 32,000 GBP | |
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 464
CILICIA. SOLOI.
AR-Stater, 385/350 v. Chr.; 9,85 g. Athenakopf r. mit attischem Helm, Greif als Helmzier// Weintraube. SNG France 2, 174 (dort mit Gegenstempel); SNG Levante -.
Min. korrodiert, Schürfstelle auf dem Avers, sehr schön-vorzüglich/sehr schön
Exemplar der Auktion Hirsch Nachf. 189, München 1996, Nr. 338.
In der Sayar Collection gibt es eine umfängliche Sammlung von klassischen und hellenistischen Münzen der Stadt Soloi (Nr. 464-477), die – wenn man sie zu lesen versteht – die G... | 14 Mar 2024 | 1,700 EUR | |
Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG - Auction 402, Lot 484
CILICIA. TARSOS.
Datames, 378-372 v. Chr., Satrap. AR-Stater; 10,71 g. Frauenkopf v. v.//Kopf eines Kriegers r. mit Helm, darauf Palmette. SNG France 2, 270; SNG Levante vergl. 78.
Feine Tönung, Überprägungsspuren (?), gutes sehr schön
Bedeutung und Nachruhm des Datames ergeben sich schon allein daraus, dass ihm der römische Historiker Nepos eine Biographie gewidmet hat. Er war der Sohn eines Karers und einer Paphlagonierin. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters übernahm er dessen kappadokisch-kiliki... | 14 Mar 2024 | 1,400 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 557, Lot 44
SKYTHIA, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Mid 1st century BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.63 g, 11h). Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left / Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath. Hourmouziadis dies C/g; Iliescu 2; RPC I 1701B; HGC 3, 2049 corr. (some without monogram). Small marks and scratches, edge marks. VF.
Estimate: 750 USD... | 6 Mar 2024 | 1,500 USD | |
Numisma SA - Auction 140, Lot 214
Roman - Republic Quadrigatus or Didrachm; 225-215 BC; laureate and beardless head of Janus / Jupiter and Victory riding quadriga, ROMA incuse; RCV 31, RSC 23; 5.86 g; VF
Starting price: 180 EUR... | 27 Feb 2024 | 220 EUR | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - February 2024 World CCO Auction, Lot 74013
THRACE. Geto-Dacians. Koson. AV Stater (8.56 gms), mid 1st Century B.C. NGC MS, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-3.2, 2049; RPC-1, 1701B. Obverse: Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left; Reverse: Eagle, holding wreath, standing left on scepter. A beautiful example of the type featuring a well-centered strike and uncirculated detail. Stunning golden luster radiates throughout the fields on both sides.
Estimate: $1200 - $2000... | 26 Feb 2024 | 1,900 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 72
Lesbos. Mytilene circa 377-326 BC.
Sixth Stater or Hekte EL
11 mm, 2,53 g
Laureate head of Zeus right; to right, serpent coiled right / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Good Very Fine
Bodenstedt 103; HGC 6, 1029.
From a southern German private collection; Ex Leu Auction 5, Lot 129.
Herakles, renowned in Roman mythology as Hercules, stands as an iconic figure embodying unparalleled strength, valor, and resourcefulness in ancient Greek lore. Born to Alcmena and Zeus in Thebes,... | 25 Feb 2024 | 1,700 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 92
Ionia. Phokaia circa 387-326 BC.
Sixth Stater or Hekte EL
10 mm, 2,52 g
Head of Omphale left, wearing lion skin and with club over shoulder; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square.
Nearly Extremely Fine
Bodenstedt 107.
From a southern German private collection; Ex Obolos Auction 3, Lot 215.
Omphale is a figure from Greek mythology, known for her role in the mythological tales involving the hero Heracles (Hercules in Roman mythology). She was a queen of Lydia, a region in ... | 25 Feb 2024 | 1,200 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 103
SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.33 g, 12 h), Olbia. KOΣΩN Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; before, monogram of OΛB. Rev. Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right talon. Iliescu 1. RPC I 1701A. Struck somewhat off center and with areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.
Starting price: 100 CHF... | 24 Feb 2024 | 950 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 1531
Anonymous, circa 310-300 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 7.16 g, 12 h), Neapolis (?). Bearded head of Mars to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; to right, oak spray. Rev. Head of a bridled horse to right on base inscribed [ROMANO]; to left, stalk of grain. Crawford 13/1. HN Italy 266. RBW 3. Sydenham 1. Light scratches and with some doubling on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, Leu 12, 15 May 2022, 1001, from the JD Collection, Part II, Num... | 24 Feb 2024 | 1,500 CHF | |
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 117, Lot 1430
Constans II, with Constantine IV, AR Hexagram. Constantinople, AD 654-659. ∂ N CONSTANTINЧS C CONSTAN, crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine IV; cross in field above / ∂ЄЧS A∂IЧTA ROMANIS, cross potent set on globe on three steps; B in right field. MIB 150; DOC 55; Sear 996. 5.08g, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine; pleasant old cabinet tone.
Acquired from Nomos AG;
Ex Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., Auction 152, 9 September 2022, lot 1142;
Reportedly ex Jean Elsen, Auction 41... | 22 Feb 2024 | 190 GBP | |
Naville Numismatics Ltd. - Auction 87, Lot 301
Egypt, Alexandria Claudius, 41-54 Didrachm circa 42-43 (year 3), billon 18.30 mm., 3.39 g.
ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔ ΚΑΙ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΓΕΡΜ Laureate head r.; in r. field, LΓ. Rev. ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ Crossed cornucopias, each surmounted by Antonia and Octavia facing each other; between them, bust of Britannicus. RPC 5135.5 (this coin illustrated).
Extremely rare, very few specimens known and the only didrachm series issued in Alexandria during the roman Empire, Good Fine.
Privately purchased from Baranowsky. Sold with collector... | 11 Feb 2024 | 850 GBP | |
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles - Auction 137, Lot 1280
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. AE Medallion (40 mm, 51.08 g), AD 161-180 and 161-169 respectively. Rome, AD 161-165. IMP ANTONINVS AVG COS III IMP VERVS AVG COS II, confronted bare-headed busts of Marcus Aurelius right and Lucius Verus left, both with slight drapery. Reverse: Jupiter, half-nude and draped to the waist, seated facing on a high-backed throne, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a long scepter in his left; on his left, Juno seated facing holding short scepter with her ... | 29 Jan 2024 | Unsold | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 5
Macedon. Akanthos circa 380-350 BC. Struck under the magistrate Alexios
Tetradrachm AR
26 mm, 14,24 g
ΑΛΕΞΙOΣ, Lion to right, attacking a bull collapsing to left with head raised / ΑΚΑΝΘΙΟΝ, raised quadripartite square surrounded by inscription; all within shallow incuse square.
NGC graded Ch AU Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5 / Brilliant lustrous mirror like surfaces
Cf. Desneux 150 (unrecorded dies but reverse close to R135); HGC 3.1, 391; SNG ANS -; Tselekas, Period G, 392 var. (O332/R-).
Ex ... | 28 Jan 2024 | 10,000 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 116, Lot 706
Anonymous AR Didrachm (Quadrigatus). Rome, circa 225-214 BC. Laureate head of Janus / Jupiter standing in galloping quadriga driven by Victory to right, holding sceptre and reins, brandishing thunderbolt overhead; ROMA incuse on tablet below. Crawford 28/3; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 78-99; RSC 23. 6.68g, 22mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine; attractive light golden tone.
Acquired from Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG.
Estimate: 1250 GBP... | 18 Jan 2024 | 1,500 GBP | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII Online Sessions, Lot 5573
Anonymous. Circa 300/280-276 BC. AR Didrachm (17mm, 7.52 g, 12h). Uncertain mint (Neapolis?). Helmeted head of Mars left; oak spray to right / Horse's head right, wearing bridle, on base inscribed ROMANO; stalk of grain to left. Crawford 13/1; Burnett (OB/R8); Sydenham 1; RSC 4; HN Italy 266; RBW 3. Attractive deep and iridescent toning. scratches under toned, die wear. Near VF.
Ex Nilus Coins inventory 27505.
Estimate: 400 USD... | 17 Jan 2024 | 700 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII Online Sessions, Lot 6299
Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Double Sestertius (32mm, 18.73 g, 5h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. 3rd bronze emission, AD 261. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing facing, head right, holding signum with each hand. RIC V 123; CGE 129; Bastien, Postume 76; Banti 12. In NGC encapsulation 6290960-009, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
Ex Conti Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 525, 20 October 2022), lot 1258; Dr. Walte... | 17 Jan 2024 | 500 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33034
Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.55 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, scuffs, die shift. Early posthumous issue of Sardes, ca. 323-319 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose, over left shoulder, and upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring, 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... | 16 Jan 2024 | 7,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33053
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.42 gm, 11h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, BR monogram before, KOΣΩN in exergue / Eagle with spread wings standing left on scepter, clutching laurel wreath in right talon. RPC I 1701a (ΟΛΒ monogram for Olbia). Resilient luster radiates from the sun-kissed surfaces.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-scythia-geto-dacians-coson-ca-... | 16 Jan 2024 | 1,950 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33054
Ancients
SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.53 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, edge bend. Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, BR monogram before, KOΣΩN in exergue / Eagle with spread wings standing left on scepter, clutching laurel wreath in right talon. RPC I 1701a (ΟΛΒ monogram for Olbia). Glittering, velveteen surfaces with clear devices.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-scythia-geto-dacians-cos... | 16 Jan 2024 | 2,200 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33080
Ancients
PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.22 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5. Istrus, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on grounded shield, transverse spear beyond; ΔI below right arm, IΣ on throne, filleted trident with pointed base left above pellet in ex... | 16 Jan 2024 | 3,800 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33108
Ancients
IONIA. Ephesus. Ca. 133-88 BC. AV stater (20mm, 8.43 gm, 12h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. First series, ca. 133-100 BC. Draped bust of Artemis right, hair drawn into knot at back of head, wearing stephane and pendant earring, bow and quiver over left shoulder / Ε-Φ, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing, fillet hanging from each hand, lighted torch (or thymiaterion) in inner right field between statue and fillet. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 (dated 123-119 BC). Head p. 69, 4 var. (different ... | 16 Jan 2024 | 4,600 USD | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - January 2024 NYINC Auction, Lot 50076
SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century B.C. AV Stater (8.39 gms), mid 1st century B.C. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.
HGC-3.2, 2049; RPC-1, 1701A. Obverse: Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left; Reverse: Eagle, holding wreath, standing left on scepter. About as robust and wondrous as one can possibly hope to encounter for the type, this stunning example radiates with intense brilliance and supreme eye appeal.
Estimate: $1500 - $2000... | 12 Jan 2024 | 2,000 USD | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - January 2024 NYINC Auction, Lot 50077
SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century B.C. AV Stater (8.48 gms). NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-3.2, 2049; RPC-1, 1701A. Obverse: Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left; Reverse: Eagle, holding wreath, standing left on scepter. A popular type, this Mint State specimen glistens with exceptional brilliance and luster.
Estimate: $1250 - $1750... | 12 Jan 2024 | 1,650 USD | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - January 2024 NYINC Auction, Lot 50078
SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century B.C. AV Stater (8.49), mid 1st century B.C. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-3.2, 2049; RPC-1, 1701A. Obverse: Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left; Reverse: Eagle, holding wreath, standing left on scepter. Emanating from a popular issue, this Mint State specimen glistens with crisp and enchanting brilliance.
Estimate: $1250 - $1750... | 12 Jan 2024 | 1,650 USD | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - January 2024 NYINC Auction, Lot 50079
SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Koson, mid 1st century B.C. AV Stater (8.31 gms). NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-3.2, 2049; RPC-1, 1701A. Obverse: Roman consul accompanied by two lictors advancing left; monogram to left; Reverse: Eagle, holding wreath, standing left on scepter. A well centered and brightly lustrous example of this popular and mysterious issue.
Estimate: $1250 - $1750... | 12 Jan 2024 | 1,700 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 8
CALABRIA, Tarentum. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 276-272 BC. AV Quarter Stater – Triobol (11mm, 2.15 g, 4h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; NK monogram to left / Eagle standing right, wings spread, on thunderbolt; TAPAN[TINΩN] up left field; to right, [ΦI(?) above two stars] above two amphorai; NIKAP in exergue. Fischer-Bossert G58c (V49/R58 – this coin); Vlasto 57 (same dies); HN Italy 986; SNG Copenhagen 837 (same dies); Berlin 28 (same dies). Minor marks, double struck on r... | 9 Jan 2024 | 3,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 120
THRACE, Ainos. Circa 412/1-410/09 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.49 g, 1h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; AIN-I above, kerykeion to right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos, Period II, 259 (A159/P170); AMNG II 288; HGC 3, 1269; Boston MFA 779 = Warren 465; Jameson 1048. Iridescent tone, a few scratches and some porosity on obverse. Near EF.
Ex Sheikh Saud Al-Thani Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 126, 17 November 2021), lot 89; Nomos 3 ... | 9 Jan 2024 | 9,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 219
KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 16.67 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated month 12, year 223 BE (September 74 BC). Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ, stag grazing left; to left, star-in-crescent above ΓKΣ (year); two monograms to right, Σ below, IB (month) in exergue; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Cf. Callataÿ pp. 21–2 (for date, issue and obv. die unlisted); HGC 7, 340; DCA 692; Nomos Obolos 8, lot 260 var. (same o... | 9 Jan 2024 | 7,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 228
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian headdress; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 142; Greenwell 56; Boston MFA 1523; SNG BN 292–3; BMC –; Gillet –; cf. Gulbenkian 644 (stater); Jameson –; Weber –. Light scratches. Near EF.
From the Siren Collection.
The portrait on this particular issue is thought to be Attis, the consort of Phrygian Kybele. The androgynous Kybele/Agdistis was castrated ... | 9 Jan 2024 | 1,500 USD | |
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Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 293
ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 408/7-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 15.35 g, 12h). Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with bud to right; POΔION above; to left, sphinx seated left; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 35a (A23/P30) = Bérend, Tétradrachmes 28 (this coin, illustrated in Bérend); Ashton 4; SNG Keckman –; Karl –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 11; HGC 6, 1417. Iridescent tone, traces of die rust. Good VF. Well centered and in high relief. Ve... | 9 Jan 2024 | 27,500 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 325
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Andragoras. Seleukid governor, circa 280-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.06 g, 6h). Turreted head of Tyche right, wearing single-pendant earring and linear necklace; monogram to left / Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and chiton, standing left, holding owl in extended right hand and resting arm on shield set on ground below to right; transverse spear in background, ANΔPAΓOPOY to right. SC –; Kritt, Andragoras 34 (A9/P15 – this coin, illustrated); Taylor, Birds, Ser... | 9 Jan 2024 | 4,250 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 564
Anonymous. Circa 264-255 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.21 g, 7h). Rome mint. Diademed head of beardless young Hercules right, wearing lion skin around neck; club on shoulder / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus); ROMANO in exergue. Crawford 20/1; Sydenham 6; HN Italy 287; RSC 8; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 28; Kestner 38-9; RBW 23. Toned, minor marks, trace deposits. Good VF.
Ex Peus 337 (3 November 1993), lot 274.
Estimate: 3000 USD... | 9 Jan 2024 | 4,375 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 566
Anonymous. Circa 250-240 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.69 g, 6h). Neapolis(?) mint. Head of Roma (or Diana) right, wearing Phrygian helmet; cornucopia to left / Victory standing right, attaching wreath to long palm frond; ROMANO to left, I to right. Crawford 22/1; Burnett, Romano, pl. I, 10; Sydenham 21; HN Italy 295; RSC 7; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 36 var. (control); Kestner –; RBW –. Toned, minor marks under tone. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 916; Frederick H. Rindge Co... | 9 Jan 2024 | 3,750 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 573
Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (23mm, 6.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, two small annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory, holding reins in both hands; ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 83; Kestner 89–90 and 94; RBW 65–6. Lightly toned, light marks and ha... | 9 Jan 2024 | 1,200 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 574
Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (21mm, 6.62 g, 9h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus, no annulets at top of head, curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in galloping quadriga driven right by Victory, holding reins in both hands; ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64a; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 87; Kestner 88, 92–3, and 95; RBW 65. Lightly toned and lustrous, minor met... | 9 Jan 2024 | 2,250 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 751
Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.47 g, 6h). Restored issue of M. Claudius Marcellus. Rome. Struck circa AD 107 or 112/113. MARCELLINVS downward to right, bare head of the consul M. Claudius Marcellus right; triskeles to left / IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST around, MARCELLVS downward in field to right, COS QVINQ downward in field to left, M. Claudius Marcellus advancing right, carrying trophy held in right hand into tetrastyle temple. RIC II 809 (same dies as illustration); Woytek... | 9 Jan 2024 | 18,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 752
Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.18 g, 6h). Restored issue of Julius Caesar. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107 or AD 112/113. C • IVLIVS • CAES IMP • COS III, bare head of Julius Caesar right / IMP • CAES • TRAIAN AVG GER DAC P P REST, Venus, bare to waist, standing right, leaning left elbow on column, holding helmet in right hand and transverse spear in left; shield on ground to right. RIC II 806; Woytek 851 (same dies as illustration – this coin referenced); Komnick 53.0, 1 (V1/R1); Calicó... | 9 Jan 2024 | 35,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 909
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 327. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, laureate head right / SPES PVBLIC, labarum, with Christogram at top and three medallions on drapery, spearing serpent; A|–//CONS. RIC VII 19. Dark brown-green patina, scratches, smoothing. Good VF. Rare and popular type.
From the J. K. Biblical Collection. Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 358 (hammer CHF 5500).
There has been much speculation regarding thi... | 9 Jan 2024 | 8,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 927
Honorius. AD 393-423. AR Light Miliarense (23mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 408-circa 420. D N HONORI VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Honorius, nimbate, draped and wearing military attire, standing facing, head left, gesturing with raised right hand and holding globe in left; star to left; CON. RIC X 369; RSC 19a. Lightly toned and lustrous, spot of weakness, a few small metal flaws, light porosity, faint scratches. Near EF.
F... | 9 Jan 2024 | 1,300 USD | |
Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd - Auction 60, Lot 26
Sicily, Alontion. Æ (5.83 g), ca. 210-180 BC
Male head (or possibly the head of Roma) to left, wearing Phrygian helmet. Reverse: ΑΛΟΝΤΙΝΩΝ, Man-headed bull standing left, spouting water; in exergue, crab. CNS I 2. HGC 2, 214. Very Rare, especially in this condition. Sharply struck and quite lovely. Extremely Fine. A native Sikel city, Alontion claimed a Greek origin, assigning the city's foundation to Patron of Akarnania, the man who guided Aeneas and the Trojans on their tour of Sicily. The... | 9 Jan 2024 | 800 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30002
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BRITAIN. Corieltavi. Ca. 60-20 BC. AV stater (20mm, 6.15 gm, 9h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5, light scuffs. Uninscribed issues, North East Coast Type, ca. 50 BC. Deconstructed and Celticized head of Apollo right / Celticized horse standing left; remnants of jockey above, lozenge with pellet to left and right, pellet below, zigzag or crescents in exergue. ABC 1722. Van Arsdell 804-1. Spink 29. The generously sized flan provides the canvas upon which design elements of this attractive and detaile... | 8 Jan 2024 | 2,100 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30003
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BRITAIN. Durotriges. Ca. 60 BC-AD 20. EL stater (18mm, 5.81 gm, 4h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase type). Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left with rectangular head; pellets above back, pellet below, pellet in lozenge above tail. Van Arsdell 1235-1. Cf. SCBC 365 (silver stater). Exceptionally well struck and attractive example of this early issue with higher gold content.
From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Classical Numis... | 8 Jan 2024 | 1,150 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30006
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EASTERN GAUL. Ambiani. Ca. mid-1st century BC. AV stater (17mm, 6.12 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Sills Class 3b, Gallic War issue, ca. 56-55 BC. Blank convex surface / M-shaped disjointed horse right; crescent and pellets above and around, exergual corded line with open crescents and pellets. ABC 16. De La Tour 8710. Van Arsdell 54. Spink 11. Scintillating reflective gold with smooth flawless surfaces and sharp, complete exergue decoration. Much superior to the vast majority of thes... | 8 Jan 2024 | 1,700 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30008
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CENTRAL EUROPE. The Boii. Ca. 1st century BC. AV stater (15mm, 6.68 gm, 6h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 3/5, light marks. Minted in the area of western and southwestern Slovakia or northern Burgenland. Irregular convex bulge decorated with a four-fingered hand and a globule / Concave, sea-shell shaped pattern; large crescent below, grain to right. De la Tour 9447-9449. Dembski 530. Flesche 477. Paulsen pl. 18, 378 (same dies). A wonderful example of this intriguing and artistic type. The finest ce... | 8 Jan 2024 | 6,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30024
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SCYTHIA. Geto-Dacians. Coson (ca. after 54 BC). AV stater (21mm, 8.33 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Ca. 44-42 BC. Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus) walking left, accompanied by two lictors fore and aft, BR monogram before, KOΣΩN in exergue / Eagle standing left on scepter, with spread wings, clutching laurel wreath in right talons; pellet below raised foot. RPC I 1701a (ΟΛΒ monogram for Olbia). Luxurious specimen with a bold centered strike on shimmering surfaces.
From the Wetmore Colle... | 8 Jan 2024 | 3,400 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30026
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BOSPORAN KINGDOM. Cotys II (AD 123/4-132/3) with Hadrian (AD 117-138). EL stater (19mm, 7.87 gm, 12h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Dated Bosporan Era Year 423 (AD 126/7). ΒΑCΙΛΕωC KOTYOC, diademed, draped bust of Cotys II right, seen from front / ΓKY (date), laureate head of Hadrian right, globe at point of truncation. MacDonald 425. RPC III 881. Excellently struck with two stunning portraits. Hints of light russet toning.
From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Classical Numisma... | 8 Jan 2024 | 4,400 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30028
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PONTIC KINGDOM. Mithradates VI Eupator (120-63 BC). AV stater (20mm, 8.30 gm, 12h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Istrus, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on grounded shield, transverse spear beyond; ΔI below right arm, IΣ on throne, filleted trident with pointed base left above pellet in ex... | 8 Jan 2024 | 15,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30045
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IONIA. Ephesus. Ca. 133-88 BC. AV stater (19mm, 8.42 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. First series, ca. 122/1 BC. Draped bust of Artemis right, hair drawn into knot at back of head, wearing stephane and pendant earring, bow and quiver over left shoulder / Ε-Φ, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing, fillet hanging from each hand, lighted torch (or thymiaterion) in inner right field between statue and fillet. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. B, 6 (dated 123-119 BC). Head p. 69, 4 var. (diffe... | 8 Jan 2024 | 9,500 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30046
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IONIA. Erythrae(?). Ca. 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (9mm, 1.35 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Rosette of twelve leaves around a central pellet / Deeply incuse quadripartite square punch, the partially filled quadrants separated by sharply pronounced cross ridge. Apparently unpublished. Cf. SNG von Aulock 7786 (trite). Cf. Rosen Collection 272 for same type of rosette (AR diobol). Perfectly centered and a strong strike from fresh dies render crisp details throughout.
From t... | 8 Jan 2024 | 3,800 USD | |
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30049
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IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 477-388 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.55 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Head of nymph left, wearing pendant earring, hair confined by ampyx and ornate sphendone; small seal downward to right / Irregular quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 94. SNG von Aulock 2130. Executed in high-relief, Fine Style dies, the lovely nymph is carefully centered on a nearly round flan. Light toning adds to the appeal.
From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Ele... | 8 Jan 2024 | 1,650 USD | |
