| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 684 Price realized: 11,000 USD (Approx. 10,075 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 51-52. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • XI • IMP • P • P COS V, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Nemesis, winged and draped, advancing right, her right arm is bent upwards and with right hand she pulls out a fold of her robe below the neck, holding in left hand a winged caduceus pointed downwards at a serpent gliding right before her. RIC I 62; von Kaenel Type 44, 752 (V638/R655); RSC 68; BMCRE 69; BN 71 (Lugdunum). Beautiful deep and iridescent toning. Choice EF. Perfectly centered on both sides. A very attractive coin. Ex G.W. Trow Collection; New York Sale XXXIV (6 January 2015), lot 532; C.K. Collection (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 648; Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 765. Nemesis is the goddess who enacts divine retribution on those who display hubris, or arrogance before the gods. By Roman times she is usually depicted as a winged woman holding out a fold of her garment before her, expressing aversion by spitting upon her bosom (supposedly humans could avoid her anger by making the same gesture). From early in his reign, Claudius employed on his coins a version of Nemesis sharing some features with Pax (Peace) along with the legend PACI AVGVSTAE ("the Emperor's peace"). Claudius's Nemisis coinage starts in AD 43 and probably refers to his invasion and subsequent conquest of Britain, with Rome meting out "divine retribution" on the arrogant British tribes. "The Emperor's peace" presumably refers to Britannia being brought within the Pax Romana, albeit by force of arms. Nine decades later Hadrian would employ a similar reverse as a reference to the Bar Kochba conflict. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 680 Price realized: 8,000 USD (Approx. 7,327 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.56 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 43-44. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • III, laureate head right / IMPER RECEPT across top of front wall, view of the Castra Praetoria: in front is a wall with two small arched openings below and five battlements on top; above and behind it stands a soldier on guard looking left, holding spear in right hand; aquila to left; behind him is a pediment in which is a crescent, on two pillars, flanked left and right by walls, each with a battlement above and an arch below. RIC I 20; von Kaenel Type 18 (V –/R292 [unlisted obv. die]); Lyon 35 (D –/R135 [unlisted obv. die]); RSC 42a; BMCRE 21 (same rev. die); BN –; CNR XIV, 290 (this coin). Toned, some roughness, traces of deposits, scratches along edge . VF. From the CLA Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, 25 July 1992. Ex Münz Zentrum XX (24 April 1974), lot 18. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 683 Price realized: 1,800 USD (Approx. 1,649 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ As (28.5mm, 10.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 42-43. TI • CLAVDIVS • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IMP • P • P •, bare head left / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, S C across field, Constantia, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, raising right hand and holding long spear in left hand. RIC I 111; von Kaenel Type 76 (unlisted dies); BMCRE 199-201; BN 226-9. Dark green patina, gently smoothed. Near EF. Ex Leo Benz Collection (Lanz 94, 22 November 1999), lot 215; Lanz 26 (5 December 1983), lot 465; Naville II (12 June 1922), lot 278. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 679 Price realized: 10,000 USD (Approx. 9,159 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.79 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 43-44. TI • CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M TR • P • III •, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin with right hand and holding in left hand a winged caduceus pointing down at serpent gliding right with head erect. RIC I 21; von Kaenel Type 19, 356 (V289/R297); Lyon 36/1 (D156/R167); Calicó 364; BMCRE p. 167, note †; BN 37 (same dies); CNR XIV 108 (this coin). Scratches and hairlines. Good VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 963; M. Ratto FPL 1969.2 (April-June), no. 4. Estimate: 5000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 678 Price realized: 4,000 USD (Approx. 3,664 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.75 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P, Laureate head right / EX • S • C/ OB • CIVES/ SERVATOS in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 16; von Kaenel Type 8; Lyon 17; RSC 35. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, a few faint scratches. Good VF. The reverse of this attractive denarius depicts the Corona Civica or "Civic Crown," the second highest military decoration of the Republic, which took the form of a chaplet of oak leaves woven into a wreath. It was awarded to a citizen who had saved the lives of his fellow citizens by defeating or slaying an enemy of the state. The recipient was required to wear the wreath at any public gathering. Julius Caesar won the award for his actions during the Siege of Mytilene in 81 BC, which gained him immediate entry into the Senate. Augustus was voted the honor by the Senate for ending the destructive Roman civil wars. Caligula was granted the honor for "saving" Rome from the tyranny of Tiberius. Ironically, Claudius was bestowed the Corona Civica for saving Rome from the tyranny of Caligula. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 681 Price realized: 6,500 USD (Approx. 5,953 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.65 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 49-50. TI CLAVD CAESAR AV[G P M] TR P VIIII IMP XVI, laureate head right / DE BRITANN on architrave of triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies. RIC I 45; von Kaenel Type 31, 813 (V558/R572); Lyon 61/4a (D293/R313); RSC 19; BMCRE 50; BN 62. Toned, some porosity. VF. From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 593. Thanks to the Dr. Malcom Lyne and other featured collections, Triton XXVII is remarkably rich in coinage relating to, or struck in, Roman Britain (Provincia Britannia). Beginning with two exploratory probes by Julius Caesar in 55-54 BC, Roman interest and influence in Britannia grew throughout the next three centuries. Many emperors were personally involved in campaigns, which were often commemorated on their respective coinages. During the reign of Claudius, Verica, king of the Atrebates and ally of Rome, was forced into exile by invasions of the Catuvellauni, a neighboring tribe to the east. This served as the pretense for the Claudian invasion of Britannia in AD 43, led by general Aulus Plautius, who subsequently served as governor of the region (the future emperor Vespasian also ranked among the commanders). While Claudius had some participation in the campaigns–bringing reinforcements and elephants to Camulodunum–and received a triumph after his return to Rome, he refused the title Britannicus. The success of the invasion was commemorated on various issues. This denarius depicts the triumphal arch erected by the Roman Senate in honor of "Britannia conquered" (DE[victa] BRITANNIA). So momentous was the establishment of Roman rule in Britain that Claudius celebrated it even on a provincial issue from the far eastern mint in Cappadocia. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
