| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33267 Price realized: 2,500 USD (Approx. 2,297 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Martinian (July-September AD 324). BI follis or reduced nummus (20mm, 2.83 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, smoothing. Cyzicus, 2nd officina. IM C S MAR MARTINIANVΓ P F AVS (sic), radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Martinian right, seen from front / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter surmounted by eagle in left; eagle standing left, head right with wreath in beak, at feet to left, bound captive right, head left, at feet to right, X/IIΓ in right field, SMKB in exergue. RIC VII 16 (unattested officina). Sharply struck and far scarcer than the Nicomedia issues for this already rare ruler. Ex Naville Numismatics, Auction 60 (27 September 2020), lot 612; Bolaffi, Auction 34 (30 May 2019), lot 561. Licinius I elevated Martinian after his loss to Constantine I at Adrianople on 3 July AD 324, to assist in the ongoing civil war and prevent Constantine from invading Asia. With no time to respond, Crispus, son of Constantine, wiped out Licinius' fleet in the Hellespont and Constantine was able to storm across the continent and crush Licinius at Chrysopolis on 18 September AD 324. Licinius and Martinian were spared, through the intervention of Constantia, Licinius' wife and Constantine's sister, but both were executed soon after on charges of conspiring to raise Gothic troops. All of Martinian's coins are rare and typically have surface issues. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-martinian-july-september-ad-324-bi-follis-or-reduced-nummus-20mm-283-gm-12h-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-smoot/a/3114-33267.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32304 Price realized: 2,300 USD (Approx. 2,140 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Martinian (July-September AD 324). BI follis or reduced nummus (20mm, 2.83 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, smoothing. Cyzicus, 2nd officina. IM C S MAR MARTINIANVΓ P F AVS, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Martinian right, seen from front / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter surmounted by eagle in left; eagle standing left, head right with wreath in beak, at feet to left, bound captive right, head left, at feet to right, X/IIΓ in right field, SMKB in exergue. RIC VII 16 corr. (obv. legend, unattested officina). Note - interestingly all the issues of this type bear a gamma instead of an S at the end of his name in the obverse legend. Sharply struck and far scarcer than the Nicomedia issues for this already rare ruler. Ex Naville Numismatics, Auction 60 (27 September 2020), lot 612; Bolaffi, Auction 34 (30 May 2019), lot 561. Licinius I elevated Martinian after his loss to Constantine I at Adrianople on 3 July AD 324, to assist in the ongoing civil war and prevent Constantine from invading Asia. With no time to respond, Crispus, son of Constantine, wiped out Licinius' fleet in the Hellespont and Constantine was able to storm across the continent and crush Licinius at Chrysopolis on 18 September AD 324. Licinius and Martinian were spared, through the intervention of Constantia, Licinius' wife and Constantine's sister, but both were executed soon after on charges of conspiring to raise Gothic troops. All of Martinian's coins are rare and typically have surface issues. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-martinian-july-september-ad-324-bi-follis-or-reduced-nummus-20mm-283-gm-12h-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-smoot/a/3115-32304.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32305 Price realized: 1,050 USD (Approx. 977 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Martinian (July-September AD 324). BI follis or reduced nummus (20mm, 3.55 gm, 12h). NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5. Nicomedia, 3rd officina. D N M MARTINIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Martinian right, seen from front / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, Victory standing right on globe in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter surmounted by eagle in left; eagle standing left, head right with wreath in beak, at feet to left, bound captive right, head left, at feet to right, X/IIΓ in right field, SMNΓ in exergue. RIC VII 45. Dark green patina with sandy highlights throughout. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-martinian-july-september-ad-324-bi-follis-or-reduced-nummus-20mm-355-gm-12h-ngc-vf-5-5-3-5/a/3115-32305.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31050 Price realized: 14,000 USD (Approx. 12,762 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Gaius (Caligula) (AD 37-41), with Agrippina Senior. AR denarius (19mm, 3.71 gm, 9h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Lugdunum, AD 37-38. C•CAESAR•AVG•GERM•P•M•TR•POT, laureate head of Caligula right / AGRIPPINA•MAT•C•CAES•AVG•GERM, draped bust of Agrippina Senior right, seen from front, hair arranged in ringlets along brow line and gathered into looped plait at back. RIC I 14 (Rome). An exceptional example of a coveted type boasting two stunning portraits of members from the historic Julio-Claudian family. From The Bob Klein History of Money Collection. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3061 (8 January 2018), lot 32087. Most ancient historians agree Agrippina Senior, the granddaughter of Augustus, was a model of rectitude and matronly virtue. She also went beyond the traditional role of a Roman wife in accompanying her husband Germanicus on dangerous military campaigns and foreign postings. The Roman people admired her courage; however she also had an imperious nature that irritated her peers and relations, particularly the Emperor Tiberius. The mysterious death of Germanicus in AD 19 led to further clashes. Agrippina believed Tiberius and/or Livia had a hand in his demise and made no secret of her suspicions. In AD 29 she was charged with treason and banished to a remote island; repeatedly abused and starved, she died four years later. Upon the death of Tiberius, her son Gaius 'Caligula' became emperor and rehabilitated his mother's reputation, ostentatiously placing her ashes to the Mausoleum of Augustus and striking this attractive denarius pairing her portrait with his own. There is scholarly disagreement over the mint location for Caligula's precious metal coinage. C. H. V. Sutherland and R. A. Carson, writing in Vol. I of RIC, state their belief that the early, bare headed coinage of Caligula, like that of Tiberius, was struck in Gaul at the mint of Lugdunum, but that late in AD 37, minting operations were transferred to Rome and continued there for all subsequent issues, identified by a laureate head of the emperor. J. B. Giard, author of the Bibliotech Nationale catalog in Paris, believes all of Caligula's gold and silver issues were minted in Lugdunum, and this view is supported by David R. Sear in "Roman Coins and Their Values." https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-gaius-caligula-ad-37-41-with-agrippina-senior-ar-denarius-19mm-371-gm-9h-ngc-au-5-5-3-5/a/3113-31050.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-12000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33265 Price realized: 1,000 USD (Approx. 919 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Domitius Domitianus, Usurper in Egypt (AD 296-297/8). BI follis or nummus (26mm, 10.04 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5, light smoothing. Alexandria, 3rd officina, AD 298. IMP C L DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG, laureate head of Domitianus right / GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, Genius standing facing, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, head left, patera from which liquor flows in right hand, cornucopia in left; eagle standing left, head right, wings spread at feet to left, Γ in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 20 var. (wreath in eagles beak). Prominent and bold details with a rich walnut patina. The personal history of Domitius Domitianus and the circumstances of his attempted usurpation in Egypt remain obscure. All that is known for certain is that early in Diocletian's Tetrarchy, Egypt attempted to break away from the Empire, perhaps spurred by Roman military setbacks against Persia in AD 296. Historical records name the leader of the revolt as a certain Aurelius Achilleus, but it is uncertain whether this rebel is one in the same as Domitianus, or a supporter of his, or perhaps even a general that instigated the revolt and selected Domitianus as a figurehead ruler. In addition to billon folles such as this one on the regular imperial denominational system, Domitianus also struck coins on the old Egyptian standard, all of them dated "Year Two," suggesting the revolt lasted longer than a year. In any case, Diocletian undertook to crush the rebellion in mid-AD 297 and stormed Alexandria after a bitter siege. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-domitius-domitianus-usurper-in-egypt-ad-296-297-8-bi-follis-or-nummus-26mm-1004-gm-11h-ngc-choice/a/3114-33265.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: 31058 Price realized: 10,000 USD (Approx. 9,116 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Severus Alexander (AD 222-235). AV aureus (20mm, 6.66 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV-ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of youthful Severus Alexander right, seen from front / P M TR P C-OS P P, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys hanging behind, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left. Calicó 3080. RIC IV.II 4. Cohen 203. Biaggi 1318. Delicately minted from pristine dies on a vibrantly lustrous, gleaming flan. From The Bob Klein History of Money Collection. Ex Morris Collection (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3071, 7 January 2019), lot 32186; LHS Numismatik 97, (10 May 2006), lot 55. The reign of Severus Alexander presents the last relatively tranquil interlude before the mid-third century storm swept away the Pax Romana. He was born Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus in AD 208 into a clan of Syrian nobility from the caravan city of Emesa. His maternal grand-aunt, Julia Domna, was married to the Emperor Septimius Severus, making him part of an Imperial family that was largely dominated by a clique of strong-minded and clever women, all named Julia. His grandmother Julia Maesa engineered the Severan dynasty's return to power in AD 218 by fomenting the military coup that placed Alexander's cousin Varius Avitus, known to history as Elagabalus, on the throne. Once ensconced in Rome, however, Elagabalus' behavior grew ever more erratic and outrageous. Fearing for the dynasty's future, Maesa in AD 222 engineered the murder of Elagabalus and his replacement by her other, more docile grandson, Alexander. Handsome and affable, the youth was really never more than a figurehead ruler, first for Maesa and then, after her death in AD 225/6, for his mother Julia Mamaea. As long as the Empire remained at peace, the arrangement worked relatively well; the government functioned smoothly and prosperity reigned. Starting in AD 230, Roman Empire came under attack on two fronts-- from Persia in the East and by the German tribes along the Rhine frontier, a foretaste of the decades to come. Alexander managed to check the Persian offensive, but the loss of a large Roman army exposed the regime's military ineptitude. When his mother tried to buy peace from the Germans rather than fight, his outraged soldiers rebelled and murdered them both, launching 40 years of Great Anarchy that nearly destroyed the Empire. Later generations would view Alexander's reign as the last episode of a Golden Age and gave him all the attributes of an Ideal Prince. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-severus-alexander-ad-222-235-av-aureus-20mm-666-gm-6h-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5/a/3113-31058.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-12000 USD |  |
