CNG Triton XXII by Classical Numismatic Group, LLC

TRITON XXII In Conjunction with the 47th Annual New York International

January 8-9, 2019

TRITON XXII

In Conjunction with the 47th Annual New York International Numismatic Convention

January 8–9, 2019

Empire State Ballroom I, Ballroom Level (B Floor) Grand Hyatt Hotel, 109 East 42nd Street, New York Featuring: Exceptional Greek and Roman Coins from the Gasvoda Collection with an Emphasis on Magna Graecia and Sicily Published Athens Dekadrachm from the Spina Collection Seleukid Coinage from the MNL Collection Extremely Rare and Spectacular Philistian Imitations of the Athenian Dekadrachm Rare Egyptian Coins from the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman Selections of Greek and Roman Coins from the DMS Collection The Michael Prieur Collection of Syro-Phoenician Silver Coinage Roman Republican Coins from the Alan J. Harlan Collection Roman Gold Coins from the Heath Collection Iconic First Year Post-Reform Dinar from Damascus A Date Set of Ummayad Dinars Two Class A Zodiac Type Mohurs – Aries and Pisces Early Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Coins from the Londinium Collection

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AD Anno Domini BE Bithynio-Pontic Era IY Indictional Year Æ Bronze BI Billon MBS Mail Bid Sale AE Actian Era CE Common Era mm Mintmark AH Anno Hegirae Cf. Confer (compare) PB Lead AR Silver c/m Countermark p. Page AV Gold CY Civic Year (Era) pl. Plate BBS Buy or Bid Sale EL Electrum RPE Roman Provincial Era BC Before Christ FPL Fixed Price List RY Regnal Year BCE Before the Common Era g Gram SE Seleukid Era See Bibliography on our website, www.cngcoins.com, for a complete list of reference abbreviations.

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Meet the Team

Mike Gasvoda

Victor England

Eric McFadden

Dave Michaels

Steve Pruzinsky

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Paul Hill

Ken McDevitt

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Kerry Wetterstrom

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Julia TrocmĂŠ-Latter

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Jeffrey B. Rill

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Grand Hyatt Hotel Broadway Room, Conference Level (CC Floor) Sunday, January 6, 2019 - 1 PM until 7 PM Monday, January 7, 2019 - 9 AM until 7 PM Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 8 AM until 6 PM Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 8 AM until Noon

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Auction Location New York City - Grand Hyatt Hotel

Empire State Ballroom I, Ballroom Level (B Floor)

Lot Pickup New York City - Grand Hyatt Hotel

Empire State Ballroom â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Table 100 Friday, January 11, 2019 - 10 AM until 6 PM Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 10 AM until 6 PM

Acknowledgement CNG would like to thank Jan Moens (jan.moens@bvdmc.com) for creating and providing the Numismatica Medievalis font used in this sale.

The Mike Gasvoda Collection of Greek Coinage The Gasvoda Collection has come to auction over the past four years with Mike’s Twelve Caesar Collection being dispersed in 2015 and 2016. The remainder of his ancient coins are being sold through several sales at CNG, with the highlight coins all appearing here in Triton XXII. This sale includes Mike’s coinage of Magna Graecia, Sicily, and the remainder of the Greek world. His focus was primarily on the incuse coinage producing cities of Kroton, Sybaris, Metapontum, Kaulonia, and Poseidonia. The depth of the incuse specimens from each of these locations is outstanding, both from a quality and an academic standpoint. The coins from Sicily span the entire island, but focus mostly on the signed die engravers of Syracuse, with several truly outstanding examples from this city. Mike also had a keen interest in facing head coinage and numerous examples are to be found from his collection in this sale. The facing head tetradrachms of Katana and Syracuse are both wonderful coins of not only great artistic merit, but also of significant rarity. Couple these with the range of facing head coinage of Metapontum, Kaulonia, Ainos, Larissa, Rhodes, and Asia Minor, and the breadth of artistry found in this sale is simply amazing. The partially facing heads of the incredible drachm of Naxos (see back cover) and the similarly beautiful Mende tetradrachm complete the collection of master engravers works for this style. There are coins in extremely high state of preservation throughout this collection. The Katana tetradrachm with the man-headed bull obverse is exceptional for the issue. The Siculo-Punic issues are wonderful, as is the Kamarina and the incredible coin of Aspendos, which has full head detail of each of the three athletes. Finally, the selection of stephanophoric tetradrachms is fairly complete and absolutely beautiful. Other than some fractional issues of Magna Graecia, which will appear in a future CNG sale, this offering concludes the sale of the Gasvoda ancient coin collection.

The MNL Collection of Seleukid Coinage CNG is proud to present the third and final installment of the MNL Collection, perhaps the finest collection of coins of the Seleukid kings to be offered since the dispersal of the Arthur Houghton Collection in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The MNL Collection includes coins from many important collections, most notably Houghton, but also Abramowitz, Bement, Charrin, Niggeler, Petrowicz, Pozzi, Seyrig, and Weber, among others. In addition to containing many pedigreed examples, this collection is also notable for the quantity of published examples it contains, as well as the many rarities and unpublished varieties that will inevitably be included in future additions to the Seleucid Coins catalog. MNL, an accomplished collector and connoisseur of Seleukid coinage – indeed mentored by Arthur Houghton himself – is also an avid wine enthusiast as well as a gourmet cook. The words of MNL convey this dedicated collector’s approach to the numismatic avocation best: More than a decade has passed since the inception of the MNL collection, and as coins are meant to circulate, this collector is passing them on to the next generation of Seleukid enthusiasts. After the death of Alexander the Great in Babylon, his successors – including Seleukos I – spent the next 40 years fighting among themselves for their piece of what was once one of the world’s largest kingdoms, stretching 2 millions square miles. Every ancient saga has winners and losers, heroes and villains, the ambitious and the indolent, times of peace and – more often – times of war. These coins have paid soldiers and merchants, taxes and tribute. Their study will reward the patient far beyond their value in the past. I hope you enjoy their history as much as I have. [MNL]

The Michel Prieur Collection Michel Prieur (1955-2014) was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, and spent much of his childhood in Africa and the Middle East. In 1988, he founded Compagnie Générale de Bourse (cgb.fr), the largest numismatic firm in France. Michel combined a scholarly approach to numismatics with a passion for promoting the hobby. He was a pioneer in ushering numismatics into the digital age, and was extremely proud of his website, which is available in a staggering seven languages and offers a wealth of information for collectors through their archives, blog, and monthly online newsletter Le Bulletin Numismatique. Michel authored numerous articles on French coins and banknotes, and was co-author of the Le Franc, a popular reference modeled on Whitman’s “Red Book.” To collectors of ancient coins, Michel is best known for his publication of A type corpus of the Syro-Phoenician tetradrachms and their fractions from 57 BC to AD 253 (Lancaster, PA, 2000), which he co-authored with Karin Prieur. This corpus built on decades of active research and careful recording of the series, and will long remain the standard reference on this often-complicated series. Michel was always extraordinarily generous with his time and knowledge of this series, and personally assisted this cataloger on a number of occasions. Readers will take notice that many of the following lots from the collection have been cited and/or illustrated in publications, not only in Prieur’s own book but in Roman Provincial Coinage Vol. III and Richard McAlee’s Coinage of Roman Antioch, among others. Bidders are also encouraged to view lots 278, 281, 344, 345, 365, 373, 374, and 376 in the Greek section of this sale for additional coins from the Prieur Collection. Additional coins from the collection will be made available in Triton Session 5 (Electronic Auction 436) and throughout 2019.

The Alan J. Harlan Collection of Roman Republican Coinage Alan J. Harlan was born in Ravenna, Ohio in 1951. He holds B.A and J.D. degrees from The Ohio State University, and currently resides in Dallas, Texas, where he has been practicing law for the past thirty-seven years. Mr. Harlan has two grown daughters and two grandchildren. Like most budding numismatists of his generation, Alan began collecting United States small cents and nickels in blue cardboard Whitman folders, armed with only a copy of the Red Book, at the age of thirteen. Over the years, his numismatic interests broadened to include, at one time or another, U.S. patterns, Colonial issues, Canadian silver dollars, and medals of the United States Assay Commission. His advanced collection of 20th century United States Assay Commission medals was auctioned by Bowers and Merena Galleries, in a sale bearing his name, in December of 2003. While Alan’s general interest in ancient Greek and Roman coins goes back to the late 1970s, he didn’t begin studying them in earnest until near the end of the 20th century. Having inexplicably retained, for a number of years, a dog-eared copy of the NFA 27 auction catalog, which featured many choice and rare Republican and Imperatorial denarii from the collection of Roberto Russo, he not surprisingly gravitated to the silver coinage of the Roman Republic. And while he has since expanded his interests to include Imperial denarii and the coinage of Magna Graecia, the focus of his collection has remained, up to now, Republican and Imperatorial denarii, many of which are featured here in Triton XXII. 9

ORDER OF SALE Session One – Tuesday Morning – January 8 – 9:30 AM Greek Coinage (part 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–379

Session Two – Tuesday Afternoon – January 8 – 2:00 PM Greek Coinage (part 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380–433 Celtic Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434–440 Oriental Greek Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441–471 Central Asian Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472–490 Roman Provincial Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491–777

Session Three – Wednesday Morning – January 9 – 9:30 AM Roman Republican & Imperatorial Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778–976

Roman Imperial Coinage (part 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 978–1170

The A.K. Collection of Roman Coinage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1140–1151

Session Four – Wednesday Afternoon – January 9 – 2:00 PM Roman Imperial Coinage (part 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1171–1191 Byzantine Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1192–1211 Early Medieval & Islamic Coinage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1212–1235

World Coinage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1236–1340 British Coinage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1341–1436 Large Lots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1437–1456

Session 1 – Tuesday, January 8, 2019 — 9:30 AM

GREEK COINAGE

1. IBERIA, Arsaos. Circa 150-100 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.54 g, 11h). Bearded head of male right; two dolphins flanking / Horseman, holding labrys in right hand, riding right;  (ARSAOS in Iberian) on line below. ACIP 1655; CNH 14; SNG BM Spain 923; SNG Copenhagen 335; MHBNF 1076. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($500) 2. IBERIA, Arekorata. Late 2nd century BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.11 g, 1h). Bearded head of male right; pellet-inannulet to left / Horseman, holding couched lance in right hand, riding right;  (AREKORATA in Iberian) on line below. ACIP 1773; CNH 26; SNG BM Spain 982–9; SNG Copenhagen 345; MHBNF 1132. EF, toned. Rare this nice. ($500)

Ex Star Collection

3. CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.43 g, 10h). Artemi(os), moneyer. Head of nymph right, hair restrained in wide band, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, statue of Artemis Phosphoros standing facing; ÅrtEÂ5 below / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull with open laurel wreath held in both hand; @ below; @EWπo¬5tW[@] in exergue. Sambon 460b; HN Italy 579; SNG ANS 342; SNG BN 779 (same dies). Choice EF, wonderful cabinet tone. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51491 (August 2014); Star Collection (LHS 102, 29 April 2008), lot 3; Sotheby (7 July 1996), lot 25, from an unnamed collector who acquired the coin from P. Strauss, 1954.

4. CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 275-250 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.36 g, 12h). Head of nymph left, hair restrained in band, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, Phrygian helmet left / Man-headed bull standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowing bull with open laurel wreath held in both hand; Å below; @Eoπo¬5tW@ in exergue. Sambon 535; HN Italy 586; SNG ANS –; SNG BN –; SNG Lockett 96. Near EF, deep cabinet tone. Well centered on a broad flan. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, June 2001.

From the First Coinage at Tarentum

5. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 510-500 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 8.01 g, 11h). Taras, nude, riding dolphin right, extending left hand, right hand resting on dolphin’s back; ßÅ‰Åt to left, scallop shell below, dot-and-cable border around / Incuse of obverse type; [t]ÅrÅ[ß] in relief to right, radiate border around. Fischer-Bossert Group 1, – (V7/R8 – an unlisted die combination); Vlasto 68 = Kraay & Hirmer 294 (same obv. die); HN Italy 826; SNG BN 1573–4 (same rev. die); SNG Lloyd 108 (same obv. die). VF, even light gray toning, with iridescence around the devices. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Golden Horn Collection (Stack’s, 12 January 2009), lot 2053; Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Stack’s, 14 January 2008), lot 2007. From the consignor: The city of Tarentum was founded in the late 8th century BC by Spartan colonists on the north coast of the gulf of the same name, on a rocky islet at the entrance to the only secure harbor. It was Sparta’s only colony and maintained close relations with the mother city. It was not until late in the 6th century that Tarentum felt the need to produce local coinage. It did so by copying the broad, thin fabric with incuse reverse type already in use by Metapontum, Sybaris, Poseidonia, Kaulonia, and Kroton. Tarentum quickly grew in power and wealth. Blessed with fertile land, it became famous for olives and sheep. It possessed a fine harbor, great fisheries and profitable exports of wool, purple, and pottery. The official founder of the city was believed to be the Spartan leader Phalanthos. Ancient tradition, however, tells how Taras, the son of Poseidon, was miraculously saved from a shipwreck by his father, who sent a dolphin on whose back he was carried to shore, at which spot he founded a city. At some point history and mythology merged.

6. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos (16mm, 8.09 g). Taras, nude, raising left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right; ßÅ‰Åt to left, scallop shell below / Wheel of four spokes. FischerBossert Group 4, 81 (V41/R55); Vlasto 74 (same dies); HN Italy 833; SNG Copenhagen 767 (same dies); Boston MFA 47 (same dies); Gillet 48 (same obv. die); Jameson 82 (same dies). Good VF, toned. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 12; Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 12; Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 66.

7. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 8.12 g). Taras, nude, both arms outstretched, riding dolphin left; ßÅ‰Åt to right, scallop shell below / Wheel of four spokes. Fischer-Bossert Group 4, 89 (V47/R59); Vlasto 94 (same dies); HN Italy 833; SNG Lloyd 111 (same rev. die); Berlin 49 (same dies); Jameson 83 (same rev. die). Good VF, lightly toned, die break on reverse, overstruck on uncertain type. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell (inv. 51057). Ex William N. Rudman Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 9.

Ex M.L., Moretti, Vlasto, and Maddalena Collections Fischer-Bossert Plate Coin

8. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 470-465 BC. AR Nomos (18.5mm, 8.05 g, 7h). Taras, nude, raising left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right; ßÅ‰Åt to left, scallop shell below / Head of nymph (Satyra?) left in linear circle within concave incuse. Fischer-Bossert Group 5, 91b (V41/R60) = Vlasto 140 (this coin, illustrated in both references); HN Italy 838; Berlin 65 (same dies). VF, old cabinet tone, a few marks. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 4; A. D. Moretti Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 575; Hess-Leu [11] (24 March 1959), lot 5; Kricheldorf IV (7 October 1957), lot 26; Münzen und Medaillen AG VIII (8 December 1949), lot 696; Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection; Maddalena Collection (Sambon & Canessa, 7 May 1903), lot 244.

9. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 470-465 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 8.11 g, 7h). Taras, nude, both arms outstretched, riding dolphin left; tÅrÅß to right, scallop shell below / Hippocamp left. Fischer-Bossert Group 5, 103 (V52/R67); Vlasto 134 (same dies); HN Italy 827; Gillet 52; Washburn King 607 (same dies). Good VF, toned, overstruck on uncertain type, area of die rust on reverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 13; Numismatica Ars Classica Q (6 April 2006), lot 1035.

10. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.59 g, 8h). Taras, nude, extending left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding dolphin right upon waves; tÅrÅ to left / Nude youth, holding rein in left hand and supporting himself with his right, riding horse galloping right. Fischer-Bossert Group 11, 148 (V77/R103); Vlasto 258–61 (same obv. die); HN Italy 847; SNG Lloyd 143 (same obv. die); Basel 81 (same obv. die); Berlin 91 = Kraay & Hirmer 302 (same obv. die); Gillet 69 (same dies); Jameson 98 (same obv. die). VF, toned, minor porosity. An extremely rare die combination in a very rare series. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Continental Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 327, 28 May 2014), lot 153.

Ex Rudman and Moretti Collections

11. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 425-415 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 8.19 g, 2h). Taras, nude, extending right hand and holding shield in left, riding dolphin left; scallop shell below / Taras, as Oikistes, his torso bare, wearing himation from his waist, seated left on stool, holding scepter in extended right hand and supporting himself with his left; spindle to lower right. Fischer-Bossert Group 18, 271l (V125/R204 – this coin); Vlasto, Taras, Type 49; Vlasto 237–8 (same dies); HN Italy 844; SNG ANS 858 (same dies); BMC 77 (same dies). EF, dark cabinet tone, a hint of die wear as usual, slightly off center on reverse. Fine style and among the finest of this issue. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 354; William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1039; A. D. Moretti Collection.

Ex Nanteuil, Weber, and Mayer Collections Pedigreed to 1887

12. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 330-325 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.83 g, 8h). Nude youth on horse trotting right, holding rein in right hand and crowning horse with wreath held aloft in left; to left, small Nike flying right, crowning youth with open wreath held in both hands; s5Â below / Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm, riding dolphin left; tÅrÅs to right, ^˙r and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 62, 789g (V309/R611) = Nanteuil 98 = Weber 587 (this coin); Vlasto –; HN Italy 886; SNG Ashmolean 275 (same dies); Jameson 140 (same dies). EF, deep iridescent cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. An exceptional example from artistic dies. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell (inv. 52174). Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (21 May 2015), lot 556; Henri de Nanteuil Collection; Sir Hermann Weber Collection; Mayer Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 23 May 1887), lot 6.

13. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 290-281 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.56 g, 5h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding two spears in right hand, shield adorned with dolphin on left arm, on horse rearing left; [Å]-z-Å in upper fields, [Åπ˙ below] / Phalanthos, nude, right hand resting on dorsal fin, cradling distaff in left arm, riding dolphin left; 4o5 to left, ornate trident head downward to right. Fischer-Bossert Group 81, 1137 (V421/R879); Vlasto 648 (same dies); HN Italy 940; SNG ANS 1022 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 858 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 286 (same dies); de Luynes 297 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned. Interesting issue with an unusual shield with dolphin. Very rare, only two other examples in CoinArchives. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex JMG Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 94, 18 September 2013), lot 18.

14. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.91 g, 6h). Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, wearing shield on left arm and holding spear in left hand, on horse prancing left; to left, Nike standing facing, restraining horse with both hands; [¬Uk5skos below] / Phalanthos, nude, extending his right arm, wearing shield inscribed E on his left arm and holding two spears in his left hand, astride dolphin left; tÅrÅs and zor to left, waves below. Vlasto 680 (same dies); HN Italy 963; SNG ANS 1056-8; SNG Lloyd 197; SNG BN 1874-6; Gillet 107 (same dies); Pozzi 357-8. Choice EF, lovely old cabinet tone. Very well centered and struck for issue. ($5000) Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 315; Numismatica Genevensis SA V (2 December 2008), lot 3; Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 3.

Ex Virgil Brand Collection

15. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 8.10 g, 12h). Ear of barley with eight grains, bracts at base; 7eT down left field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class I, 20–1; HN Italy 1459; SNG ANS 169; SNG Lloyd 293; Locker-Lampson 17. Good VF, toned. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 422773 (January 2016); Byron Schieber Collection; Virgil Brand Collection (Part 7, Sotheby’s, 25 October 1984), lot 12.

16. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.74 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7e up right field, åt down left field / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class IV, 90–1 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1470; SNG ANS 196–7 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 455 (same obv. die); SNG München 923 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, light graffiti in field on reverse. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 23; Nomos Obolos 2 (14 June 2015), lot 22.

17. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Sixteenth Nomos – Obol (8.5mm, 0.49 g, 12h). Ear of barley with five grains; eµ up left field, t in right field / Incuse ear of barley with five grains. Cf. Noe Class IV; cf. HN Italy 1470–1. Near EF, toned. Excellent metal. Unpublished denomination for class. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 8 (3 February 2014), lot 31; ArtCoins Roma 5 (14 May 2012), lot 45.

Ex Moretti and Gillet Collections

18. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28.5mm, 6.89 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7eTå down left field, grasshopper upward to right / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains; outline of dolphin upward to left. Noe Class V, 100 (same dies); HN Italy 1472; SNG ANS 206 (same dies); Basel 130 (same dies); Gillet 132 (this coin); Kraay & Hirmer 229 (same dies). Near EF, toned, die breaks on reverse (diagnostic for die). ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 88; A. D. Moretti Collection; Numismatica Ars Classica 18 (29 March 2000), lot 22; Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 57; Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 46; Charles Gillet Collection. From the consignor: The most interesting type of the incuse coinage of Metapontum certainly must be the issues which include the locust (or grasshopper) design detail, as here. There are a number of variations. Here it is paired with a dolphin in outline. The locust would have been a serious threat to the agricultural community and likely the dolphin relates to Apollo who would have been seen as the God who eliminated a plague of these insects in the year this coin was struck.

19. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 8.13 g, 12h). Ear of barley with eight grains; 7etA up right field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class VI, 125 (same dies, this coin referenced); HN Italy 1479; SNG ANS 215 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 304 (same dies); SNG Dreer 238 (same dies). EF, beautiful light gray toning with golden hues around the devices, minor die break on obverse. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Roma IV (30 September 2012), lot 16; Hess-Divo 320 (26 October 2011), lot 9; Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 432.

20. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28.5mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Ear of barley with eight grains; 7etAπ down left field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class VII, 136 (same dies); HN Italy 1481. Near EF, toned. Very rare, struck from the only Class VII die with an eight grain ear, missing from most collections. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51472 (2014); Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 217.

21. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 8.03 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; teµ up right field / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class IX, 191 (same dies); HN Italy 1482; SNG Ashmolean 657 (same dies); SNG Tübingen 645 (same dies); McClean 900 (same dies). EF, deeply toned. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Albert Hofer Collection (Tradart, 18 December 2014), lot 11.

22. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (24mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; åteµ down right field / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. Noe Class IX, 193 (same dies); HN Italy 1482; SNG Copenhagen 1164 (same dies). Near EF, toned, minor edge split. Interesting fully retrograde legend. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 236 (7 March 2016), lot 11A; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 1544.

23 24 23. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 8.11 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; 7et up left field, lizard up right field, seen from above / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class X, 213 (same dies); HN Italy 1482. EF, lightly toned, die break on reverse. Rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50686 (2013).

24. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.98 g, 12h). Ear of barley with seven grains; ram’s head upward in left field, ÅtEµ up right field / Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Noe Class X, 222 (same dies); HN Italy 1485; SNG ANS 245 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 313 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Great metal. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 14; Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 34.

Ex Moretti, Jameson, and Strozzi Collections Pedigreed to 1907 Fascinating Overstrike

25. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 8.16 g, 6h). Ear of barley with six grains; ÂEtÅ up left field / Incuse ear of barley with five grains. Noe Class XI, 255 (same dies, this coin referenced); Gorini 28 = Jameson 261 (this coin); HN Italy 1484; SNG ANS 256 (same dies). Near EF, toned, overstruck on a Gela didrachm, Jenkins 38 (O13/R16), with much of the undertype visible. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50636 (2013); Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 83; A. D. Moretti Collection; Robert Jameson Collection; Carlo Strozzi Collection (Sangiorgi, 15 April 1907), lot 981.

26. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 8.22 g, 12h). Ear of barley with six grains; grasshopper upward in left field, ÅtEµ up right field / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains; ÅtEµ up left field; to right, outline of dolphin downward. Noe Class XII, 260 corr. (dolphin not noted; same dies); HN Italy 1486 corr. (same); SNG ANS 258 corr. (same; same dies). Good VF, lightly toned. High relief. Very rare. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 954980 (June 2013); Dr. William J. Conte Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 105. The dolphin was not visible on any of the examples seen by Noe, and thus is not noted in his study. Nearly all of the published examples are poorly struck, and thus the appearance of the dolphin was apparently not discovered until this piece and another (CNG E-140, lot 7) were offered in 2006. The dolphin does not appear among the various symbols employed on the dies of this issue; however, it is employed, in an incuse or outline form, on the reverse of a few archaic issues, circa 540-510 BC (cf. HN Italy 1742).

27. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Triobol (12mm, 1.30 g, 6h). Ear of barley with six grains; 7Et up right field / Incuse head of ox. Noe 275; HN Italy 1487; SNG Evelpidis 218; SNG Lloyd 319; McClean 910. EF, toned. Well centered and excellent metal for issue. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51789 (April 2015); Tkalec (9 May 2005), lot 8; Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1095.

28. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.52 g). Ear of barley with five grains; no ethnic / Incuse barley grain; flanked by annulets in relief. Noe 299; HN Italy 1488 (diobol). Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51784 (January 2015); Peus 407 (7 November 2012), lot 86; Künker 52 (29 September 1999), lot 3019.

Ex M. L., Gillet, Jameson, and Evans Collections Noe Plate Coin

29. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Nomos (11.5mm, 7.75 g). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7EtÅ up right field / Star formed of five barley grains around central pellet; 7EtÅπ disbursed between the grains. Noe 310a = Gillet 133 = Jameson 264 (this coin, illustrated in Noe); HN Italy 1490; BMC 45 (same dies); McClean 915 (same dies); Rhousopoulos 139 (same dies). Good VF, attractive old collection tone. Very rare. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 13; Charles Gillet Collection; Robert Jameson Collection; Arthur J. Evans Collection.

30. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Nomos (24mm, 7.76 g, 7h). Ear of barley with seven grains; 7EtÅ up left field / Apollo, nude, standing facing, head left, holding small laurel tree in right hand and bow in left. Noe 316 (same dies); HN Italy 1496; BMC 46 (same dies); de Luynes 465 (same dies); Gillet 135 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 232. Good VF, toned, some porosity. Rare. ($2500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1243.

31. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.37 g, 12h). Ear of barley with four grains; no ethnic / Head of ox facing. Noe 346.2 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1500; SNG Ashmolean 679; Demeester 8 (this coin). Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex J. FALM Collection of Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage depicting Animals (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 72.

32. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Trihemiobol (9mm, 0.59 g). Ear of barley with five grains; no ethnic / Three pellet-in-crescents outwardly arranged around central pellet. Noe 356; HN Italy 1499; de Luynes 517. Good VF, attractively toned. Rare, particularly in this condition, and the only example in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51884 (2015); Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 42.

Ex M. L. and Moretti Collections Century-Old Pedigree

33. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.78 g, 5h). Head of Demeter left, hair in thin band / Barley ear with leaf to right at base; ÂEt up left field. Noe 330f (this coin); HN Italy 1513; SNG ANS 283 (same dies); Gillet 139 = Jameson 283 (same dies); Pozzi 173 (same dies). Good VF, attractive old cabinet tone, minor deposits on reverse. Rare, and possibly the finest of this issue. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 14; A. D. Moretti Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 616; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 146; Naville V (18 June 1923), lot 456; J. Hirsch XXXII (14 November 1912), lot 2; J. Hirsch XXVI (24 May 1910), lot 223. In his 1910 sale, Jakob Hirsch remarked that this piece was a “magnificent cabinet piece of great rarity.” Though the rarity of these has slightly decreased over the subsequent century, the beauty of the present piece is still evident.

Exhibited and Published in Basel

34. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.73 g, 4h). Head of Demeter facing slightly right, wearing wreath of barley ears and necklace with pendants; [sWt˙r]5Å above / Barley ear with leaf to right at base; ÂEtÅ up left field. Noe 449 (same dies); HN Italy 1523; SNG ANS 342 (same dies); ACGC 604; Basel 142 (this coin); Gillet 165 (same dies); Gulbenkian 68 (same dies); Jameson 326 (same dies); McClean 937–8 (same dies). EF, attractive cabinet tone, small die break on cheek. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51462 (2014); Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 39; A. D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 142.

Signed by Aristi–

35. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.63 g, 5h). Obverse die signed by Aristi–. Head of Demeter right, circlet suspended from hair at neck; [soÅt to left], [År]5st5 on truncation of neck / Barley ear with leaf to right; µEt down left field. Noe 503; HN Italy 1529; Hunterian 17; de Luynes 490; McClean 934 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, light cleaning marks, minor flan flaw on obverse. Very rare, only four recorded by Noe, five in CoinArchives. ($3000) Ex Auctiones AG 13 (23 June 1983), lot 49.

36. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.98 g, 11h). Head of Demeter left, hair held in back by net, wearing loop earring and pearl necklace / Barley ear with leaf to right; µEt&π up left field, ivy leaf to right. Noe 519 (same dies); HN Italy 1546; McClean 968/969 (same obv./rev. dies); Pozzi 179 (same dies). Superb EF, lightly toned, insignificant die wear on reverse. Fine style. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex JMG Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 15; Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 25; Numismatica Ars Classica 6 (11 March 1993), lot 35.

37. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.99 g, 8h). Head of Demeter left, hair bound by net, wearing hoop earring and pearl necklace / Barley ear with leaf to right at base; ÂEt& up left field, f above leaf. Noe 520 (same dies); HN Italy 1546; BMC 130 (same dies); McClean 968 (same dies); Prospero 68 (this coin). EF, attractive even light gray tone with golden hues around the devices. Fine style. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 16; Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 68.

Probably the Finest Known

38. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 7h). Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; E¬EUQEr5os to right, d to left / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, crouching Silenos above leaf, [Å]d below; µEtÅ to right. Johnston Class A, 2.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1557; SNG ANS 451 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 373 (same obv. die); SNG München 988 (same obv. die); SNG Manchester 202 (same dies); Gillet 193 (same dies). EF, even gray toning with iridescent hues around the devices. Excellent metal. Very rare, and probably the finest known of this issue. ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Roma VIII (28 September 2014), lot 9; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 15 (enlarged on pl. 1, and in color on pl. D).

40 39. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.69 g, 11h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Barley ear with leaf to left; π-ro up left field, µEtÅ down right. Johnston Class A, 6.1; HN Italy 1560; SNG Gale 626; de Luynes 471; Gillet 182; Prospero 79; Roma 5, lot 13 = NAC 64, lot 2025 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of six known of this issue, all from the same die pair. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51470 (August 2014); William N. Rudman Collection; Gorny & Mosch 146 (6 March 2006), lot 35; Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (18 November 1994), lot 46.

One of Perhaps Five Known 40. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.70 g, 5h). Head of young Dionysos left, turned slightly toward the front, wearing wreath of ivy; ˚Å¬ to lower right / Barley ear with leaf to left; coiled serpent right above leaf, f5¬o[x] downward below; [Â]EtÅ down right field. Johnston Class A, 6.6 corr. (diety); HN Italy 1559 corr. (same); Gulbenkian 70 = Jameson 290; Holloway, Art 5 = Gillet 178 = Kunstfreund 180; Leu 86, lot 240; NAC 106, lot 157 (all from the same dies). VF, even gray tone with iridescence around the devices. Extremely rare, one of apparently five known, all from the same die pair. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica.

Ex American Numismatic Society, Leggett, Jameson, and Hoskier Collections Pedigreed to 1905

41. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.89 g, 2h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, veil, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; tiny f to lower right / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ up left field, f to left of stem; to right, mouse right on leaf, [f below]. Johnston Class A, 8.10 (same dies); HN Italy 1570; SNG ANS 420 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 746 = ACGC 610; SNG Manchester 206; Jameson 313 (this coin). EF, beautiful old cabinet tone. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51463 (August 2014); Duplicates from the American Numismatic Society (Gemini V, 6 January 2009), lot 319; ANS inv. 1997.9.164; John D. Leggett, Jr. Collection (†1997); Robert Jameson Collection, 313; H. C. Hoskier Collection (J. Hirsch XX, 13 November 1907), lot 52; J. Hirsch XIV (27 November 1905), lot 97.

42. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Double Nomos (27mm, 15.63 g, 4h). Head of Leukippos right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with charioteer driving fast quadriga right on the bowl, and tiny hippocamp left on the side; to left, forepart of lion right and Åπ˙ / Barley ear with leaf to left; club above leaf, Åµ5 below; µEtÅπo@t5@W@ to right. Johnston Class B, 1.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1574; SNG ANS 431; Jameson 306 (same obv. die). VF, lightly toned, light marks, minor flan flaw on obverse. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baldwin’s 96 (24 September 2015), lot 3005; Spink Numismatic Circular CXIV.5 (October 2006), no. GK1953.

43. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.71 g, 3h). Head of Leukippos right, wearing Corinthian helmet; ÅÂ5 to left / Barley ear with leaf to right; vertical thunderbolt above leaf, µEtÅ up left field. Johnston Class B, 4.4 (same dies); HN Italy 1574; SNG ANS –; SNG Copenhagen 1214 (same dies). EF, deep old iridescent tone, some die rust and indications of undertype on obverse, small area of flat strike on reverse. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 386 (9 November 2016), lot 25.

45 44. LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Alexander the Molossian. Circa 334-322 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (14mm, 2.61 g, 9h). Achaian standard. Head of Hera right, wearing stephanos ornamented with palmettes, and single-pendant earring / Barley ear of six grains, with leaf to right; bird standing right on leaf, µEtÅπo@ to left. Johnston G1; HN Italy 1578; SNG ANS 395; SNG Lockett 406; Adams III 2009 (this coin); Dewing 377 (same dies); Gillet 203 (same dies). Near EF, toned, underlying luster. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part III, Triton XIX, 6 January 2006), lot 2009; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 19.

45. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.83 g, 6h). Head of Demeter facing slightly right, wearing grain ear wreath, triple-pendant earrings, and necklace; tiny Åπ to lower right / Barley ear with leaf to right; µEtÅ upward to left, bucranium above leaf, ÅQÅ below. Johnston Class C, 2.2 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HN Italy 1584; SNG ANS 463–4; SNG Fitzwilliam 503; SNG München 992; Dewing 388; Jameson 318 (all from the same dies). EF, toned, a few insignificant deposits. Exceptional for issue. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex JMG Collection (Triton XVII, 7 January 2014), lot 20; Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 7.

46. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 11h). Head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; dWr5 below chin / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, pitchfork above leaf, dÅ below; ÂEtÅ upward to right. Johnston Class C, 5.2 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1582; SNG ANS 452 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 756 (same dies). Superb EF, attractive even gray tone with iridescent hues, tiny graze and a hint of die rust on obverse, very slight die shift on reverse. Fine style. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52063 (June 2015); Hess-Divo 310 (22 October 2008), lot 10.

47. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 8h). Head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, pitchfork above leaf, [Å]d below; ÂEtÅ upward to right. Johnston Class C, 5.5 = BMC 112 (same dies); HN Italy 1582. Superb EF, even deep gray tone with golden hues, die break on reverse. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (21 May 2015), lot 559; LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 116.

Ex Bement Collection

48. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.92 g, 11h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ upward to left, ¬U to left of stem, star above leaf. Johnston Class C, 8.16 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1592; SNG Ashmolean 773 (same dies); Bement 198 (this coin). EF, deeply toned, slight die wear on cheek. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50658 (August 2013); Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VI, 28 January 1924), lot 198.

49. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 6h). Head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; [cE]d below chin / Barley ear with leaf to left; lit altar above leaf, U¬ to right of stem, ÅtEÂ to right. Johnston Class C, 10.4 = SNG ANS 503 (same dies); HN Italy 1593; SNG Gale 654 (same dies). EF, attractive cabinet tone, light graffito on cheek. Rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 16, purchased from NAC in 1994.

50. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. AR Diobol (11.5mm, 1.25 g, 7h). Head of Apollo Karneios left; [s] Å below chin / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ upward to left; to right, owl and grasshopper above leaf, π below. Johnston F7.2 = de Luynes 514 (same dies); HN Italy 1601; Demeester 9 (this coin); Weber 750 (same rev. die). EF, deep cabinet tone. A miniature masterpiece. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex J. FALM Collection of Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage depicting Animals (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 73; Leu 59 (17 May 1994), lot 40.

Ex Moretti Collection Published in Johnston

51. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.82 g, 1h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; π behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, head of ram right and ^Å above leaf; ÂEtÅ downward to right. Johnston Class D, 3.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HN Italy 1617; SNG Gale 663 (same dies). Good VF, deep gray tone with iridescent hues, small spot of weak strike on reverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51792 (April 2015); Numismatica Ars Classica P (12 May 2005), lot 1068; A. D. Moretti Collection.

Bold Strike

52. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.91 g, 7h). Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing tainia and lion skin tied at neck; club over far shoulder / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ upward to left; to right, kantharos above leaf, ∫[5] below. Johnston Class D, 4.1 corr. (control letters on rev.; same dies); HN Italy 1621 corr. (same); CNG 109, lot 18 = Nomos 13, lot 115 (same dies); Leu 61, lot 38 (same obv. die). Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. Well struck from dies of fine style. Very rare issue with left facing Herakles. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 17, purchased from NAC in 1994.

53. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.86 g, 3h). Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with laurel branch on the bowl; d5 behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ upward to left; to right, triskeles above ear, f5 below. Johnston Class D, 4.5 = SNG ANS 515 (same dies); HN Italy 1622; Rutter, Greek 90 (same dies). EF, lovely deep gray tone with light iridescence around the devices, small spot of weak strike at high point of reverse, overstruck on uncertain type. Very rare, missing from most collections. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52758 (ND); Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 92; Tkalec (7 May 2009), lot 8; Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 37.

Ex Moretti Collection

54. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.89 g, 11h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; wreath behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEt& upward to left; to right, radiate head of Helios facing above ear, f5 below. Johnston Class D, 5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1627; UBS 56, lot 30 (same dies). Near EF, attractive cabinet tone. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51906 (February 2015); Gorny & Mosch 200 (10 October 2011), lot 1129; Numismatica Ars Classica P (12 May 2005), lot 1071; A. D. Moretti Collection.

55. LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (13.5mm, 2.79 g, 1h). Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ¬EU˚5ππ[os] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; Â-E across outer fields, s5 between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. EF, light red tone, underlying luster. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex New York Sale XXXVII (5 January 2016), lot 797; Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1043. Demonstrating the usual flare shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631) are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.

56. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC. AR Half Shekel – Drachm (18mm, 3.63 g, 2h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Barley ear with leaf to right; ÂEtÅ downward to left; above leaf, owl standing right, head facing, with wings spread. Robinson, Second, p. 50, 3; HN Italy 1634; SNG ANS 549–50; Demeester 10 (this coin); Jameson 329; Weber 779. EF, deep gray tone with iridescent hues. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex J. FALM Collection of Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage depicting Animals (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 74; Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 68.

57. LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.37 g, 12h). Poseidon, beardless and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; 7oπ to left / Incuse of obverse type, but trident is in relief and Poseidon is bearded; 7oP to right. Gorini 3; HN Italy 1107; SNG ANS 604 = Hunt II 200 (this coin); SNG Lloyd 427; Bement 203; Gillet 235–6; Gulbenkian 80; Regling, Antike 239. VF, toned. Fine style and great metal. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 66 (17 October 2012), lot 33; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s, 21 June 1990), lot 5; American Numismatic Society Collection.

Ex Moretti, Mathey, and Nanteuil Collections

58. LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Half Nomos – Drachm (19.5mm, 3.32 g, 12h). Poseidon, bearded and nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; 7oπ to left / Incuse of obverse type, but trident is in relief and Poseidon is beardless; 7oP to right. Gorini 11 = Nanteuil 172 (this coin); HN Italy 1108; SNG ANS 620–4; SNG Lockett 440; Weber 811. VF, toned, slight granularity. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50649 (August 2013); Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 113; A. D. Moretti Collection; Henri de Nanteuil Collection (c. 1925); Paul Mathey Collection (Feuardent Frères, 9 June 1913), lot 23.

Ex Miller, Headlam, and Froehner Collections Pedigreed to 1909 59. LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 420-410 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.81 g, 3h). Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; z to left, πosE5dÅ to right / Bull standing left on double exergue line, the lower dotted; πosE5d[Å] above, ˙ below. Noe, Group 19a (this coin); HN Italy 1127; SNG ANS 677 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1290 (same dies). EF, attractive old collection toning. Fine style. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50691 (ND); Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 40; Hoyt Miller Collection; Naville X (15 June 1925), lot 94; Naville IV (17 June 1922), lot 94; Rev. Arthur C. Headlam Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 8 May 1916), lot 206 (part of); Wilhelm Froehner Collection (R. Ratto, 26 April 1909), lot 855.

60. LUCANIA, Poseidonia. Circa 410-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.85 g, 1h). Poseidon, nude but for chlamys draped over both arms, standing right, preparing to cast trident held aloft in right hand, left arm extended; to right, dolphin right; tiny t below, on exergue line / Bull standing left; πosE5-dÅ@5 above; in central background, urn atop column with tiny t at its base; in exergue, fish left. Kraay, Stateri 4 = SNG Lloyd 440 (same dies); HN Italy 1132 corr. (letter present on obv.); SNG ANS 683 (same dies); Gillet 210 var. (ethnic on obv.; same rev. die); Jameson 342 var. (same; same rev. die); Pozzi 567 var. (same; same rev. die). EF, attractive light iridescent tone, die break at edge on obverse. Fine style. Rare variety. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 19; Leu 54 (28 April 1992), lot 10.

61. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (31.5mm, 7.43 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ above / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class A, pl. XLVIII, 1–3; Gorini 3; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 817–27; Basel 167; Dewing 405; Kraay & Hirmer 212. EF, deeply toned, traces of find patina. Excellent metal. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 20; Sternberg XXIV (19 November 1990), lot 8; Sternberg XXI (14 November 1988), lot 15 (obverse illustrated on color plate A). From the consignor: This Sybaris specimen boasts an extremely high relief strike for this series. Note the doubling visible on the reverse, particularly on the forepart of the bull. This multiple strike format is typical for this issue but it usually results in a shift on the obverse die, resulting in normal relief. Here the reverse die shift is significant, while the obverse die remains close to perfectly aligned. The end result is a coin of very high relief.

62. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 8.70 g, 12h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828–44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Bement 213; Dewing 406–7; Gillet 215. Good VF, attractive even gray toning. Excellent metal. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 834. From the consignor: The incuse reverse of this nomos is perhaps the finest I have ever encountered for this series, in terms of style, die state and overall condition.

63. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.75 g, 11h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4–8; Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828–44; SNG Lloyd 449–50; Basel 168–9; Bement 213; Dewing 406–7; Gillet 215. Choice EF, even gray tone with golden hues around the devices. ($5000) 29

64. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Third Nomos (20mm, 2.66 g, 1h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 10–1; Gorini 4; HN Italy 1736; SNG ANS 847–52; SNG Lloyd 452; Bement 259; Berlin 22; Boston MFA 128–9. Good VF, deep iridescent tone. Excellent metal. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50630 (August 2013); Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 19.

65. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 550-510 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.36 g, 6h). Bull standing left, head right; ¨µ in exergue / Large µ above ¨; pellets at corners. S&S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 12; HN Italy 1739; Berlin 37; McClean 1173–4; Pozzi (Boutin) 601. EF, deeply toned. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51056 (ND); Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 32 (26 May 2010), lot 7; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 607 (November 2001), no. 16.

66. LUCANIA, Sybaris. Circa 453-448 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 8.03 g, 11h). Poseidon, nude, in throwing stance right, holding trident overhead in right hand; `B¨Â to left; to right, bird flying right / Bull standing right on double exergue line; B¨Â in exergue; all within incuse circle. Kraay, Coinage, pl. III, 9 = SNG Fitzwilliam 580 (same dies); HN Italy 1743; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; Dewing –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; McClean –; Pozzi –. Near EF, minor edge split. Excellent metal for issue. Very rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 31; Hess-Divo 309 (28 April 2008), lot 8; Künker 124 (16 March 2007), lot 7831; Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 120.

67. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 443-400 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.89 g, 4h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath; ˝ above visor / Bull standing left, head lowered, on plain ground line; QoUr5W@ above; in exergue, fish right. Jörgensen 15 var. (letter also on rev.); HN Italy 1759 var. (same); SNG Gale 746 var. (same; same obv. die); Gillet 248 = Pozzi 226 var. (same; same obv. die). EF, toned, minor double strike on reverse. Fine style and well centered. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex David Freedman Collection (Roma VIII, 28 September 2014), lot 14 (further pedigree to CNG is erroneous). From the consignor: Thourioi arose out of the ashes of Sybaris, which had been first besieged and destroyed by neighboring Kroton in 510/9 BC. Attempts to refound the city were foiled by Kroton over the next decades, until the refugees from Sybaris appealed to Sparta and Athens for help in gaining back their homeland. Athens sent ships, soldiers and colonists that were able to repel the Krotoniates, allowing the city to be refounded, now as Thourioi, circa 446/5 BC. However, the unhappy Sybarites were again driven out of the new city only a few years later. The new coinage of Thourioi would relate to both the support of Athens and to the foundation history of the original city. The helmeted head of Athena is the obverse type while the butting bull, recalling Sybaris, adorns the reverse. This specimen, perfectly centered and in a wonderful state of preservation, represents one of the earlier coins from the repopulated city.

68. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Double Nomos – Distater (26.5mm, 15.82 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, wearing pearl necklace and crested Attic helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla raising left arm to head, and on its neck guard with a griffin standing right / Bull butting right on dotted ground line; QoUr5W@ above; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian, Group C, 2 (same dies); HN Italy 1803; SNG ANS 958 (same dies); BMC 27 (same dies). EF, light iridescent toning, hairline flan crack. ($7500) Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 40; Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 16.

Fine Style Skylla

69. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Double Nomos – Distater (26mm, 14.26 g, 2h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated on its bowl with Skylla raising left arm, and on its neck guard with a griffin springing right; f above visor / Bull butting right, tiny ’ on rump, on plain ground line above dotted line; QoUr5W@ above; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian, Group B, 2; HN Italy 1781; SNG ANS 957; BMC 26; Boston MFA 139; McClean 1254–5 (all from the same dies). Near EF, deeply toned, slight die shift on reverse. Fine style. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Lanz 78 (25 November 1996), lot 86. From the consignor: This distater is struck from one of the most detailed die pairs for this series and survives with only slight circulation wear. The Skylla on the obverse is very complete, with the creature’s facial features, the two dog heads flanking the body and the spine running down its serpentine tail fully rendered. Both of Skylla’s hands have the individual fingers remaining. The reverse, likewise, displays extraordinary detail. All in all, an extremely artistic piece clear of any detracting marks.

Ex Star and Jameson Collections

70. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.94 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone; Åπ behind neck / Bull butting right; QoUr5W@ and sW above; in exergue, lion right. HN Italy 1820; SNG ANS 1066 corr. (letters on rev.; same dies); SNG Ashmolean 998 (same rev. die); de Luynes 599 (same dies); Holloway, Art, p. 16, 2 and p. 128 = Jameson 2403 (this coin). EF, deeply toned, slight die shift and a little off center on obverse. Fine style. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Star Collection (LHS 102, 29 April 2008), lot 3; Sotheby (7 July 1996), lot 45; Numismatic Ars Classica 10 (9 April 1997), lot 58; Robert Jameson Collection.

Ex Prowe Collection Pedigreed to 1904

71. LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 334-300 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.59 g, 11h). Kleudoros group. Head of Athena left, wearing Phrygian helmet decorated with a centauress recumbent left; 4 behind neck guard / Lion standing left, devouring prey; f between legs, UE¬˙tW@ in exergue. Williams 350b (O181/R253 – this coin); HN Italy 1294; SNG ANS 1339 (same rev. die); SNG München 869 (same rev. die); Hirsch 193 (same rev. die); McClean 1449 (same rev. die); Nanteuil 197 (same dies). VF, deep old cabinet toning, softly struck and slightly off center on reverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex iNumis 30 (13 October 2015), lot 4; CGB Monnaies 57 (20 February 2013), lot 10; J. Hirsch XVI (5 December 1906), lot 150; Theodor Prowe Collection (Part I, Egger XVII, 28 November 1904), lot 125.

Pedigreed to 1927

72. LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.52 g, 4h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and griffin springing right; Å behind neck guard, f before neck / Lion standing right; above, dolphin between 5 and f; UE¬˙tW@ in exergue. Williams 453b (O222/R313 – this coin); HN Italy 1307; SNG Ashmolean 1343 (same dies); SNG München 881 (same dies); de Luynes 637 (same dies); Weber 939 (same dies). Good VF, deep old cabinet toning, small edge split on reverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Antiqua (Steve Rubinger). Ex Gorny & Mosch 133 (11 October 2004), lot 33; Glendining & Seaby I (1 December 1927), lot 544; R. Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 254.

73. LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 300-280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.49 g, 1h). Philistion group. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing; å behind neck guard, f before neck / Lion standing right; above, horizontal grain ear between f and 5; π below, UE¬˙tW@ in exergue. Williams 478 (O238/R337); HN Italy 1309; SNG ANS 1379 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 1353 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1578 (same dies); Pozzi 261 (same dies). EF, deep iridescent tone. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51062; Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 55; Künker 124 (16 March 2007), lot 7832.

74. LUCANIA, Velia. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.34 g, 11h). Head of Athena left, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin springing left; Å above visor, [f before neck], 5E on incuse square behind neck guard / Lion attacking stag left; UE¬˙tW@ above. Williams 551b (O277/R386 – this coin); HN Italy 1318; SNG ANS 1398; SNG Lloyd 534; SNG Ashmolean 1395 (same dies); Basel 122; Gulbenkian 116–7; Dewing 473–4. Near EF, deep cabinet tone, a couple minor marks on obverse, light scuff on reverse. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2015), no. 7; Peus 280 (30 October 1972), lot 35.

Ex Rockefeller University/Mirsky and Morgan Collections

75. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (30mm, 7.92 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; ˚å¨Ò to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 5c = Morgan 91 (this coin); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; SNG ANS 142 (same dies); SNG München 1396 (same dies); Gulbenkian 119 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 163 (same obv. die); Hunterian 2 (same obv. die). Good VF, attractive old cabinet tone. Excellent metal. Fine style. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2013. Ex Rockefeller University/Dr. Alfred E. Mirsky Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 61; J. Pierpont Morgan Collection (not in H. Schulman or Stack’s sales; further pedigree listed for Morgan 91 is erroneous). From the consignor: The incuse coinage of Kaulonia is fascinating to study as it offers a unique perspective into how this form of coinage was actually struck. Of the five cities in Magna Graecia that produced incuse coinage, each has features unique to its location. The coinage of Kaulonia is known for the die bounce that appears in the upper reverse left quadrant of the coins with great regularity. This is seen by the border impressions that appear in the reverse field. This and the following lot are two nearly perfect examples of early nomoi, each exhibiting similar die indentations. This is clearly the result of the method with which the two dies were held in place when the coin was struck. Recreating this consistent die bounce is most easily done by the use of slotted dies. Further study of this fascinating coinage will likely focus on the coins of Kaulonia as they offer the best understanding of the minting process employed in Magna Graecia.

Ex Guber & Benson Collections Pedigreed to 1909

76. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (30.5mm, 8.38 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; ˚å¨Ò to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 5h (this coin); Gorini 3; HN Italy 2035; SNG ANS 142 (same dies); SNG München 1396 (same dies); Gulbenkian 119 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 163 (same obv. die); Hunterian 2 (same obv. die). EF, lovely old collection toning. Excellent metal. Fine style. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 7 (27 November 2012), lot 133; Peter Guber Collection (Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2011), lot 5; Freeman & Sear FPL 11 (Spring/Summer 2006), no. 11; Münzen und Medaillen AG 52 (19 June, 1975), lot 51; Frank Sherman Benson Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 3 February 1909), lot 99 (lot won by Rollin & Feuardent).

77. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 525-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; ˚å¨Ò to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but daimon in outline and no ethnic; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia, Group A, 8d (this coin); Gorini 2; HN Italy 2035; Boston MFA 173 = Warren 139 (same dies); Pozzi 270 (same dies); Weber 982 (same dies). Near EF, attractive old cabinet toning. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 194; J. Hirsch XIV (27 November 1905), lot 127.

78. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Third Nomos – Drachm (16mm, 2.27 g, 11h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon, holding branch in each hand, runs right; oÒ¨`K to left; to right, stag standing right, head reverted; dot-and-cable border / Incuse of obverse, but no daimon and ethnic in relief; radiate border. Noe, Caulonia 205 (same dies); Gorini 10; HN Italy 2039; BMC 15 (same dies); Rhousopoulos 210 (same dies). Good VF, toned, a couple light marks in fields. Excellent metal. Very rare denomination. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Friend of a Scholar Collection (CNG Inventory 403386, April 2008), purchased from Maison Platt, June 1985.

Ex Rudman & Moretti Collections Illustrated by Holloway

79. BRUTTIUM, Kaulonia. Circa 475-425 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 8.08 g, 12h). Apollo advancing right, holding branch aloft in right hand, left arm extended, upon which a small daimon runs right; to left, boukranion facing within the branches of a tree; to right, stag standing right, head reverted on basis; pellet border / Stag standing right; [˚Å¨¬o@5ÅtÅ]-Â around; no border. Noe, Caulonia, Group G, 108 (same dies); HN Italy 2049; SNG ANS 185 (same dies); SNG Lockett 588 = Pozzi 274 (same dies); Holloway, Art, p. 13, 1, p. 48, and p. 117 (this coin); Hunterian 10 (same dies). Near EF, attractive cabinet tone. Rare. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51481 (August 2014); William N. Rudman Collection; Ex A.D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica P, 12 May 2005), lot 1097.

80. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (29mm, 8.21 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising inward from feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; J®o to left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but no serpents. Gorini 1; Attianese 4; HN Italy 2075; SNG ANS 238–41; Boston MFA 176; Jameson 417; Kraay & Hirmer 264. Superb EF, deep iridescent tone. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2013), no. 2; Numismatica Genevensis SA VI (30 November 2010), lot 19. From the consignor: This is an awesome example for the type. The obverse and reverse detail clearly indicates that this was from an early strike for each of the dies. The surfaces are pristine, and the metal is perfectly sound. Probably one of the top survivors for this series.

Ex Moretti Collection – Illustrated in Gorini

81. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (28.5mm, 8.04 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising from the bowl, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; J®o to left / Incuse tripod as obverse. Gorini 3 and p. 152–3 = Basel 194 (this coin); Attianese 5; HN Italy 2075; SNG ANS 229; SNG Lewis 246; de Luynes 701. EF, lovely deep collection toning. Exceptional for issue. Rare with incuse wreaths and serpents on reverse. ($10,000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51476 (2014); A. D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 194.

82. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (27mm, 8.05 g, 12h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; Jro to left; to right, heron standing left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief; Jro to left; to right, heron standing left. Gorini 11; Attianese 19; HN Italy 2081; SNG ANS 249 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 1467; SNG Gale 1023 var. (ethnic on rev.); SNG Lloyd 596; BMC 9; Hunt 212; Traité I 2153. VF, deep old iridescent tone. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 163.

83. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 530-500 BC. AR Nomos (25.5mm, 7.84 g, 11h). Spread incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; o-r-J clockwise around from right, with heron standing right on the o / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief. Gorini 9; Attianese 17; HN Italy 2082; SNG ANS 252 (same obv. die); SNG Ashmolean 1465; SNG Gale 1024; McClean 1651. Near EF, toned, small area of flat strike on obverse. Rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 293 (25 September 2013), lot 2055; Sternberg XXII (20 November 1989), lot 27. From the consignor: The legend is retrograde and disbursed around the tripod: the initial letter J is in the right field, the r is found in the exergue, and the o is in the left field, upon which the heron stands. This is a very unusual legend layout for the entire Kroton coinage. Before 300 BC, the J (koppa) would be replaced with the more familiar K.

Kroton – Temesa Alliance Issue One of Three Known

84. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Alliance issue with Temesa. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (26mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of two lines, the upper dotted; Jro to left / Incuse Corinthian helmet left; broad rayed border. Stazio pl. 21, 4; Gorini 10; Attianese 29; Giesecke pl. 3, 1; HN Italy 2096; ACGC 618; Basel 204; Traité I 2170. VF, toned, minor double strike. Extremely rare, only two examples are published (Attianese and Gorini illustrate the Basel [Moretti] piece, while ACGC, Giesecke, Stazio, and Traité illustrate the example in Berlin). ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Antiqua (Steve Rubinger). Ex Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), lot 3014; “New York Collection” (Nomos 5, 24 October 2011), lot 108; Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 41. From the consignor: Temesa was located on the western side of the Italian peninsula and was known to have producing copper mines. The city had historically been affiliated with, and likely protected by, Sybaris. When Kroton defeated Sybaris in 510 BC, the alliance with Temesa was transferred to Kroton. As was the case with many affiliated cities, Kroton issued coins identifying the relationship. These coins likely were issued by Temesa as well. The city was lost to the Locri around 480 BC, and joint coinage ceases after this date, but resumes sometime after 475 BC (see lot 106, below). This is an extremely rare example of the incuse type for this alliance and probably the finest in private hands.

85. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.90 g, 12h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; crab to left, orJ to right / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief, and serpents in relief rising from middle foot; octopus to left; to right, outline of dolphin upward. Gorini 18 (same dies as illustration); Attianese 35 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2090; SNG ANS 251 (same dies); Hunterian 3 (same dies); Jameson 418 (same dies). Good VF, light iridescent toning. Very rare. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50695 (2013); Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 62. From the consignor: Overall, I think this example is superior to either the ANS or Gorini pieces. The ANS example is sharp, but badly doubled on the obverse, and the Gorini one is very weak on the octopus. A very rare type that is missing from most major collections.

86. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Third Nomos – Drachm (19mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, two serpents rising from the bowl; Jro to left, crab to right, maeander-like pattern in exergue / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief and no serpents; Jro to left. Gorini –; Attianese 26 var. (symbol to left and ethnic to right on rev.); HN Italy 2086 var. (same); SNG ANS 300 var. (same; same obv. die); Gorny & Mosch 212, lot 1067 = Gorny & Mosch 204, lot 1066 var. (form of ethnic). EF, deeply toned. Well centered and good metal for denomination. Extremely rare, and unpublished in the standard references. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gutekunst Collection (Roma VII, 22 March 2014), lot 52; Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 March 2013), lot 43; Gorny & Mosch 199 (10 October 2011), lot 53.

87. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 8.03 g, 12h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted; Jro to left; to right, heron standing left / Incuse tripod as obverse, but wreaths in relief; Jro to left; to right, heron standing left. Gorini –; Attianese –; HN Italy 2093 var. (no ethnic on rev.); cf. SNG ANS 248–9 (spread incuse issue); SNG Ashmolean 1467 (same dies); Pozzi 731. Good VF, toned. Rare as a medium incuse issue. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52221 (August 2015); Sternberg XX (20 April 1988), lot 140.

A Pair of Incuse Eagles

89 88. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.90 g, 3h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of two lines, the upper dotted; Jro-ton at sides / Incuse eagle flying right. Gorini 7; Attianese 14 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2095; BMC 33; McClean 1662 (same dies). EF, deeply toned. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. Rare with ethnic in this orientation. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 219 (10 March 2014), lot 18; Gorny & Mosch 125 (13 October 2003), lot 50.

89. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 7.79 g, 9h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet, set on basis of two lines, the upper dotted; Jro-to at sides / Incuse eagle flying right. Gorini 8 (same obv. die as illustration); Attianese 10 (same obv. die as illustration); HN Italy 2095; SNG ANS 286 = Weber 1003 (same obv. die); Basel 196 (same obv. die); Bement 278 (same dies). VF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 58 (misattributed to spread flan issue); Münzen und Medaillen AG 52 (19 June 1975), lot 56.

90. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.87 g, 7h). Eagle standing left on Ionic capital; Jrot above / Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; barley grain to left, Jrot to right, tiny E in exergue. Attianese 105 var. (control in exergue); HN Italy 2141 var. (same); SNG ANS 336; SNG Gale 1067; Bement 281 (same obv. die); Pozzi (Boutin) 744 (same dies). Good VF, deeply toned, some die wear and a little off center on obverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 50129 (ND); Sternberg XXXI (27 October 1996), lot 306. From the consignor: As Kroton closed out the final phase of incuse coinage, the city began a new “raised detail” design with a series of silver nomoi that showed an eagle in varying poses. Several of these depictions are represented on this and the following three lots. All are extremely artistic, with the eagle portrayed in often dramatic positions. With this transition the tripod, for the first time, is engraved in a threedimensional view. This early full-relief coinage can be viewed as the peak period of artistry for Kroton.

Ex Basso and Castro Maya Collections

91. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.62 g, 8h). Eagle standing left, head right, on head of ram left / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths, legs terminating in lion’s feet; Jro to left, olive spray to right. Attianese 112 var. (letter on obv., position of ethnic and symbol on rev.); HN Italy 2145; SNG ANS 343 (same dies); SNG München 1446 (same obv. die); de Luynes 720 (same dies); McClean 1696 (same dies). Good VF, attractive old collection tone, die break on obverse (typical for issue). ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2014. Ex Attilio Basso Collection (51 Gallery, 30 May 2014), lot 1, purchased from Tradart; Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 64; Raymundo Ottoni de Castro Maya Collection (Bourgey, 18 November 1957), lot 16.

92. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.76 g, 9h). Eagle standing left, head raised and wings spread, on ground line / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths, legs terminating in lion’s feet; ivy leaf to left, Jro to right. Attianese 107 var. (eagle on serpent; same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 2149 var. (eagle on branch); SNG ANS 353 var. (same); SNG Ashmolean 1509 var. (eagle on serpent; same rev. die as illustration); SNG Milan 183 (same dies). Near EF, toned, a few minor marks under tone, a little off center on obverse. Extremely rare with eagle standing on ground line. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Jonathan K. Kern Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 333; Deyo Collection (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1035; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 87.

93. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.70 g, 7h). Eagle standing left, wings spread, on serpent below, tearing at it with its beak / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths, legs terminating in lion’s feet; ivy leaf to left, Jro to right. Attianese 107 (same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 2152; SNG ANS 348 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1782 (same rev. die); SNG Gale 1078 (same rev. die). Good VF, deep iridescent tone, slightly off center on reverse. Rare. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 327 (22 October 2014), lot 2; Numismatica Genevensis SA VII (27 November 2012), lot 136.

94. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Diobol (9.5mm, 0.77 g, 6h). Tripod with high neck, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; ivy leaf to left, Jr to right / Hare springing right; o above and below (mark of value). Attianese 77; HN Italy 2155 var. (different legend and no leaf on obv.); SNG Lockett 625 (same dies); SNG München 1444 (same dies); BMC 60. Good VF, toned. Excellent metal. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 334; Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 44.

95. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 425-350 BC. AR Diobol (10.5mm, 0.71 g, 1h). Tripod with high neck, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet; ivy leaf to left, ˚-r-o at sides and below / Hare springing right; o above and below (mark of value). Attianese –; cf. HN Italy 2155/2566 (for obv./rev. type); SNG Gale 1063 (same obv. die); Demeester 16 (this coin); cf. McClean 1691 (misdescribed?). EF, toned. Very rare, four in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex J. FALM Collection of Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage depicting Animals (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 81; Leu 65 (21 May 1996), lot 64.

96. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-350 BC. AR 5 Tetartemorion (9mm, 0.26 g, 6h). Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths and legs terminating in lion’s feet; J to left / Small t within large P (mark of value). Attianese 176 var. (K instead of J on obv.); HN Italy 2187 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen 1816 var. (same); Catanzaro pl. 46, top coin var. (same). VF, toned. Extremely rare, unpublished with this earlier form of the initial letter of the ethnic. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51903 (August 2015); Roma VII (22 March 2014), lot 55.

97. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.24 g). Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion’s feet / Large ˙ (mark of value). Attianese 87; HN Italy 2188; SNG Gale 1103; Garrucci pl. CX, 14. Good VF, deeply toned. Very rare. ($300) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51894 (February 2015).

The Herakliskos Drakonopnigon 98. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.70 g, 11h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; ˚rotW@5Å-tÅs around / The Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles, nude, crouching facing on rock, head left, strangling a serpent in each hand. Attianese 163 (this coin illustrated and enlarged); HN Italy 2157; SNG ANS 386 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 617–8; Basel 199; Dewing 513; Gulbenkian 132–3; Jameson 433–4; Kraay & Hirmer 271; de Luynes 735 (same dies). EF, light iridescent tone, slightly off center. Fine style. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica. Ex Gorny & Mosch 219 (10 March 2014), lot 19; Giessener Münzhandlung 55 (14 May 1991), lot 30. From the consignor: The reverse type, the infant Herakles strangling two serpents, is highly artistic and was struck during a time of superbly talented engravers working at the main coin-producing cities of Magna Graecia. This is a rare type and certainly among the best survivors of those coins. The father of Herakles was Zeus, who had impregnated Herakles’ mortal mother, Alkmene. Hera was naturally unhappy with the impending birth and had two serpents placed in the crib of the infant Herakles. Being the son of Zeus, the babe easily strangled them.

Herakles Epitrapezios Ex M.L. and Gillet Collections 99. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.63 g, 5h). Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing necklace with pendants and stephanos decorated with palmettes; [d to right] / Herakles Epitrapezios: young Herakles, nude, holding cup in extended right hand, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock; above, crossed bow and club above µd; ˚rot[W] and tripod to left. Attianese 141 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 2164; SNG ANS 382 (same dies); SNG Gale 1085 (same dies); Gillet 237 (this coin); Hunt II 215 (same dies); Pozzi 242 (same dies). Near EF, toned, a little off center (as usual). ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 29; Charles Gillet Collection. From the consignor: The type of Herakles Epitrapezios (“Herakles at the table”) shows the hero reclining in the midst of his labors, enjoying a relaxing cup of wine. Phyllis Lehmann, in Statues on Coins of Southern Italy and Sicily in the Classical Period (New York: H. Bittner & Co., 1946), makes a connection between this coin type and a series of later statues in the manner of Lysippos, linking both to a common source, probably an earlier statue at the temple of Hera Lakinia at Kroton, one of the most prominent sanctuaries in Italy.

100. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.53 g, 2h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths, legs terminating in lion’s feet; filleted laurel branch to left, ˚ro to right. Attianese 143 (same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 2177; SNG ANS 389 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 623; Bement 297 (same dies). EF, wonderful cabinet tone. Well centered and struck. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51480 (August 2014); CNG inventory 157824 (July 2005), purchased from Herb Kreindler.

101. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300-250 BC. AR Oktobol or Half Nomos(?) (16mm, 3.11 g, 4h). Reduced standard. Head of male (Herakles or river-god?) right, wearing tainia; ˚-r-o around neck truncation / Owl standing left, head facing, on grain ear left; ˚ro to right. Attianese 152 (this coin illustrated); HN Italy 2195; Demeester 15 (this coin); de Luynes 738 (same rev. die). Near EF, wonderful old cabinet tone. Very rare with ethnic on obverse. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex J. FALM Collection of Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage depicting Animals (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 82; New York Sale III (7 December 2000), lot 79.

Ex Lockett, Pozzi, and Rhousopoulos Collections Pedigreed to 1905

102. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300-250 BC. AR Triobol (11mm, 1.22 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and necklace; ˚rotW above / Herakles, nude but for lion skin tied at neck, standing right, leaning on grounded club that he holds in both hands; d to left, o5˚5st[Ås] to right. Attianese 167 (this coin illustrated); HN Italy 2195; SNG Copenhagen 1817 (same dies); SNG Lockett 634 = Pozzi 310 = Rhousopoulos 227 (this coin). Near EF, deep old collection tone. Rare. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52100 (August 2015); Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1068; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part 1, Glendining, 25 October 1955), lot 516; Prof. Samuel-Jean Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), lot 310; Athanasios Rhousopoulos Collection (J. Hirsch XIII, 15 May 1905), lot 227.

103. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 280-277 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 6.48 g, 3h). Reduced standard. Eagle standing right, head left, on thunderbolt; Ì to left, wreath to right / Tripod with high neck [surmounted by wreaths], legs terminating in lion’s feet; ˚ro to left; to right, Nike flying left, [placing wreath on tripod]. Attianese 130 corr. (monogram, not K; same obv. die as illustration); HN Italy 2184 corr. (same); SNG ANS 407 (same obv. die); SNG Gale 1100 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 630 (same dies); McClean 1733 (same obv. die). EF, attractive even gray tone with light golden hues around the devices, slight doubling. Overstruck on uncertain type. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 329 (17 November 2015), lot 14; Paul H. Gerrie Collection (Triton XII, 6 January 2009), lot 55; Numismatic Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1067.

Ex Nanteuil Collection Pedigreed to 1910

104. BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 450-445 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.27 g, 4h). Head of lion facing / Iokastos (or Aristaios?) seated left, wearing chlamys draped from his waist and holding in right hand a scepter propped on his knee; ∞E15non at sides; all within laurel wreath. Herzfelder 17a (D10/R15) = Nanteuil 236 = Demeester 17 (this coin); HN Italy 2478; SNG ANS 646 (same dies); SNG Gale 1184 (same dies); SNG München 1575 (same dies); Winterthur 527 (same dies). Near EF, attractive old collection tone. Fine style, and exceptional for issue. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52176 (August 2015); Sternberg XXXV (29 October 2000), lot 188; Leu 45 (26 May 1988), lot 25; Henri de Nanteuil Collection (c. 1925); Merzbacher (15 November 1910), lot 178.

105. BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 415/0-387 BC. AR Litra (10mm, 0.72 g, 6h). Head of lion facing / r˙ within olive sprig. Herzfelder pl. XI, J; HN Italy 2499; SNG ANS 670–4; SNG Lloyd 690–1; SNG Lockett 655 = Weber 1121. EF, deep cabinet tone. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52104 (August 2015).

The Finest of Eight Known

106. BRUTTIUM, Temesa. Circa 475-425 BC. AR Nomos (17.5mm, 8.00 g, 9h). Tripod with high neck surmounted by wreaths and legs terminating in lion’s feet; a pair of greaves flanking / Crested Corinthian helmet right; te7 below. Stazio pl. 21, 10; HN Italy – (see below); Basel 234 (same dies); Garrucci pl. CXVI, 27; Jameson 464 (same dies); CNG 72, lot 170 (same dies); NAC 48, lot 22 = NAC 8, lot 107 (same dies); Peus 407, lot 141 = MuM AG 61, lot 32 (same dies). EF, toned. Remarkable quality for issue. Extremely rare, the finest of approximately 8 known. ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 5; Star Collection (LHS 102, 29 April 2008), lot 54; Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 263. From the consignor: A second example of this famous alliance between Kroton and Temesa, but this time after the brief loss of control to the Lokroi. The raised relief example is nearly as rare as the incuse variety, but here it includes the ethnic below the helmet “TEM.” As recently as the publication of Historia Nummorum Italy (2001), many scholars had dismissed this issue as the product of modern forgers (cf. HN p. 193). This conclusion was primarily founded on the forgery of this type created by Becker in 1828 (Hill 14), combined with the extreme rarity of the extant examples. Nonetheless, a few examples are known that are clearly not pieces from Becker’s dies (e.g. Basel 234). Perhaps most significantly, these scholars overlooked the existence of an example in F. Carelli’s manuscript catalogue of 1812 (C. Cavedoni, Francisci Carellii Numorum Italiae Veteris Tabulas CCII [Leipzig, 1950], pp. iii and 97), which clearly existed at least 15 years prior to Becker’s forgeries. Very little is known today about the history of Temesa (also known as Tempsa) other than that the city was either of Aitolian or Phocaian origin, and is thought to have been linked to the city of Sybaris. Following Kroton’s destruction of Sybaris, Temesa was apparently dominated by Kroton, as evidenced by this coin type. These nomoi feature the tripod, the civic badge of Kroton, and were paralleled by a similar issue at Kroton (see lot 84, above, for information on these issues). From the later fifth century BC, Temesa was conquered by a number of other cities until finally falling under Roman domination. With the chaos of its later history, it is not surprising that this is its sole known coinage.

107. BRUTTIUM, Terina. Circa 420-400 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.82 g, 7h). Head of the nymph Terina left, hair in sakkos, wearing circular earring and necklace with nine pendants; tEr5@Å5o@ to left, π behind neck / Nike seated left on plinth, holding wreath downward in extended right hand, left hand resting on plinth; π to left. Regling, Terina 56 (dies AA/ φφ); Holloway & Jenkins 57; HN Italy 2612; SNG ANS 831 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 747 (same dies); SNG Lockett 670 (same dies); Nanteuil 245 (this coin); Ward 126 (same dies). Near EF, attractively toned, a little die wear, minor doubling on reverse. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (9 January 2015), lot 16; William N. Rudman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 1149; Hess-Leu [9] (2 April 1958), lot 44; Henri de Nanteuil Collection (c. 1925).

108. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Didrachm (16.5mm, 7.75 g, 11h). Sea eagle standing left; å˚∞å above / Crab within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period I, Group II, 141 (O57/R87); Jenkins, Gela, Group IIc; HGC 2, 93; SNG ANS 926 (same obv. die); SNG Delepierre 520 (same dies); BMC 12 (same obv. die). Near EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Well centered. ($1500)

109. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 460s-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.46 g, 10h). Sea eagle standing left; Å˚∞Å1-Å-@ tos around / Crab; floral design below; all within shallow incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period II, Group III, 414 (O15/R79); HGC 2, 79; SNG ANS 982 (same dies); Boston MFA 225 (same dies); McClean 2023 (same dies); Rizzo pl. I, 6 (same dies). Superb EF, attractive even light gray tone with golden hues around the devices. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 6; Hess-Divo 309 (28 April 2008), lot 12 and front cover. Colonists from Gela founded Akragas circa 580 BC on a plateau overlooking the sea. Under the tyrants Phaleris and Theron, it quickly grew into one of the most prosperous and populous Greco-Sicilian cities. In 473 BC, the people overthrew Theron’s son and established a democracy. From its earliest coinage circa 510 BC, Akragas featured an eagle, sacred to Zeus, backed with an overhead view of a crab, harvested as a delicacy in the region. After the coming of democracy, the crab design was augmented with a number of other attributes, here a delicate vine scroll with each end terminating in a flower bud.

110. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 410-406 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.14 g, 7h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning her with laurel wreath held in both hands; inverted crab in exergue / Two eagles standing right on dead hare lying on rock, the eagle in foreground with wings closed and head raised, the other with wings spread and head lowered; nWn-5tnÅ-[˝-Å-r]˚Å around, from lower right. Westermark, Coinage, Period III, 588.6 (O5/R6 – this coin); Seltman, Engravers 6 (dies E/ζ); HGC 2, 84; SNG ANS 5; SNG Lloyd 818 = Pozzi 388; BMC 57; Boston MFA 232; Dewing 561; Hirsch 288 = Rizzo pl. II, 1; Jameson 1889; Kraay & Hirmer 178 = Regling, Kunstwerk 535; de Luynes 859; Ward 139 (all but HGC from the same dies). VF, toned, off center and some roughness on reverse. ($7500) Ex Künker 280 (26 September 2016), lot 79; Hagen Tronnier Collection (Künker 94, 27 September 2004), lot 256; Hess 249 (13 November 1979), lot 58.

111. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 345/38-320/15 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.04 g, 11h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins swimming around / Horse prancing left; palm tree in central background. Jenkins, Punic 141 (O46/R127); CNP 214; HGC 2, 283; Boston MFA 489 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 1477 = Weber 1773 (same obv. die); SNG Lockett 1036 = Locker-Lampson 115 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 365 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1434 (same dies). Superb EF, deep iridescent tone, minor flan flaw at edge on reverse. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2010), no. 27; Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 134; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 167.

112. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.91 g, 7h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins swimming around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, †nJMM` (‘MMḤNT in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic 149 (O47/R134); CNP 267; BAR Issue 4; HGC 2, 284; SNG Ashmolean 1487 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1631 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1458 (same obv. die). EF, toned, minor die break on reverse. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Berk BBS 179 (24 May 2012), lot 92; Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 135.

Ex Bement and Benson Collections Pedigreed to 1909

113. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.29 g, 12h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; grain ear at forward point of neck truncation, palm tree to right, †nJM∆M` (Punic ‘MHMḤNT) below. Jenkins, Punic 291 (O93/R239 – this coin referenced and illustrated); CNP 271b; BAR Issue 5; HGC 2, 293 var. (legend on rev.); SNG Lloyd 1655 (same dies). EF, attractive dark toning. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 196; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 147; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VI, 28 January 1923), lot 578; Frank S. Benson Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, 3 February 1909), lot 800.

114. SICILY, Gela. Circa 480/75-475/70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.31 g, 7h). Charioteer, holding kentron in left hand and reins in right, driving quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands / Forepart of bearded man-headed bull (river god) right; 1E¬Ås above; all within shallow incuse circle. Jenkins, Gela, Group II, 172 (O46/R101); HGC 2, 338; SNG ANS 38 (same dies); SNG Lockett 749 (same dies); Nanteuil 279 (same dies). EF, appealing even gray tone with light golden hues. Well struck on a round flan. One of the finest Gela tetradrachms on the market in recent years. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 207; Tkalec (8 September 2008), lot 11. Situated on the southern coast of Sicily, Gela was founded in 688 BC by Cretans and Rhodians. By the turn of the 5th century BC, it rose to become the most influential state on the island. In 485 BC its ruler, Gelon, seized Syracuse and transferred his capital there, taking with him many of the leading citizens of the city. His brother Hieron, later tyrant Hieron I of Syracuse, was left in charge of Gela. Tetradrachms were first struck at Gela circa 480/75 BC, shortly thereafter becoming the principal denomination of the Geloan coinage, and remaining so down to the time of the destruction of the city by Carthaginian invaders in 405 BC. The ultimate design of the tetradrachms was a racing chariot, borrowed from the Syracusan coinage, and the forepart of a man-headed bull. The rather brutal half-length figure of the man-headed bull is based on the ‘father of all rivers’, Acheloös, and is clearly identified by the ethnic Gelas as the personification of the river Gelas rushing to its mouth, where the city of Gela stood. It was mentioned by Virgil (Aen. 3, 702) as ‘immanisque Gela fluvii cognomine dicta’ (and Gela named after its impetuous river).

115. SICILY, Gela. Circa 480/75-475/70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.23 g, 1h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open laurel wreath held in both hands / Forepart of man-headed bull right; !E¬Ås above. Jenkins, Gela, Group II, 177 (O47/R100); HGC 2, 338; SNG Forbat 111 = Hermitage Sale II 254 (same dies); Bement 371 (same dies); Ward 148 (same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, minor roughness. ($7500) Ex Rauch 94 (9 April 2014), lot 202; Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 177 (13 August 2013), lot 11021.

Among the Finest and of Exquisite Style

116. SICILY, Kamarina. Circa 425-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.46 g, 4h). Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet and long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, preparing to crown Athena with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, two amphorai dividing [˚]ÅÂ-Å-r5@Å / Beardless head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress tied at neck; bow to left. Westermark & Jenkins 152 (O10/R19); HGC 2, 526; SNG Fitzwilliam 945 (same dies); SNG Stockholm 431 = Pozzi 400 (same dies); Athena Fund I 1 (this coin); BMC 13 (same dies); Gillet 368 = Rizzo pl. V, 15 (same dies); Jameson 525a (same dies); Weber 1246 (same dies). Near EF, toned. Struck in high relief from dies of fine style, one of the finest specimens. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 32; Münzen und Medaillen AG 89 (14 June 2000), lot 38; Athena Fund (Part 1, Sotheby’s Zurich, 26 October 1993), lot 1; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 11. Originally founded by settlers from Syracuse in 598 BC, Kamarina was dependent upon its relations with its mother-city for much of its history. A revolt in 553 BC left the city devastated and partly abandoned, until 492 BC, when the expansionist tyrant Hippokrates of Gela was granted the site in return for a peace treaty with Syracuse. Hippokrates re-founded the city a second time with groups of mercenaries from his many wars across Sicily, and Kamarina became a source for new recruits. It is believed that this is the time of the first coinage of Kamarina, with its martial design of a panoply of arms. The first period of coinage ended in 484 BC, when Hippokrates’ successor Gelon forcibly relocated its residents to Syracuse. Kamarina was re-founded a third time in 461 BC, by settlers from Gela and, at least until the 420s BC, the city remained attached to its parent-city. During this period, Kamarina rebuilt its akropolis defenses, public buildings, and road system. At least one athlete from the city, Psaumis, was victorious at the Olympics, a feat celebrated in Pindar’s fourth and fifth Olympian odes. At the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, Kamarina did side with Athens, although a strong pro-Spartan faction remained in the city. In 427 BC, Laches, who had been sent from Athens with a fleet for the purpose of bringing Sicily into the war, tried to elicit the support of Kamarina with a naval treaty, but the stipulation that allowed for only one Athenian ship at a time shows that Kamarina was less than enthusiastic about supporting Athens. During this period, Kamarina had taken Morgantina and in 424 BC received legal right to it as part of a peace treaty with Gela. Two years later, along with Akragas, Kamarina gave Athens a favorable anti-Spartan response when Athens again tried to elicit support in Sicily. Between 422 BC and 415 BC, both Athens and Syracuse pressured Kamarina, which remained neutral, for support. As Syracuse was becoming the leading power on the island, when troops from Sparta arrived there in 413 BC, Kamarina offered 500 hoplites and 300 javelin throwers as support. Soon, however, the Athenian threat was replaced by one from Carthage which, between 409 BC and 405 BC, conquered or destroyed the cities of Selinos, Himera, Akragas, and Gela. While preparing for a defense of Gela and a potential attack on Kamarina, the Syracusans compelled the citizens of Kamarina to evacuate to Syracuse. The city virtually ceased to exist until Timoleon re-founded it a fourth time in 399 BC.

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118 117. SICILY, Katane. Circa 461-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.16 g, 4h). River god Amenanos, in the form of a man-headed bull, crouching right; floral ornament in exergue / Nike advancing left, holding tainia in extended right hand, laurel wreath in left; ˙ to left, ˚åt-å˜-Å-5o˜ around. Mirone 16 (same dies as illustration); Randazzo 74–5 (same dies); HGC 2, 565; SNG ANS 1236; BMC 5 (same dies); Hunt II 226 (same dies); Ognina 83 (same rev. die). EF, toned, a few flan flaws. Rare in this condition. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 31003; Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 94.

118. SICILY, Katane. Circa 450-445 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.36 g, 3h). Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right / Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; ˚ÅtÅ˜Å5-o-˜ around. Mirone 30–3; HGC 2, 566 (this coin illustrated); SNG ANS 1240–6; SNG Lloyd 891–3; Boston MFA Supp. 22 = Pozzi 410 (same dies); Gillet 381 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 35; Rizzo pl. X, 1–14. Near EF, attractive gray tone with golden hues in the devices, minor flan flaw on obverse. ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 236 (7 March 2016), lot 35; Peter Guber Collection (Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2011), lot 59.

119. SICILY, Katane. Circa 450-430 BC. AR Litra (12mm, 0.54 g, 9h). Head of Selinos right / Vertical thunderbolt with wings above and volutes below; two shields flanking, E˜Å-tÅ˚ around. Boehringer, Kataneische, Series II, Li 3; Mirone 28 (same dies as illustration); HGC 2, 587. Good VF, find patina, a couple marks. Fine style. Very rare with head right and retrograde ethnic. ($500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 494986 (August 2015); CNG Inventory 968529 (January 2014).

Ex America, De Guermantes, Gillet, Jameson, Durulfé, and Billoin Collections

120. SICILY, Katane. Circa 405-403/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.18 g, 12h). Obverse die signed by Herakleidas. Head of Apollo facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath; ˙rÅ˚¬E5dÅs to right / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with open laurel wreath held in both hands; Ionic column in right background; in exergue, ˚ÅtÅnÅ5Wn above crawfish right. Mirone 61 (same dies as illustration); HGC 2, 576; SNG ANS 1257 (same rev. die); BMC 33 (same dies); Gillet 400 = Jameson 547 (this coin); cf. Gulbenkian 192/193 (for obv./rev. dies); Hirsch 339 (same dies). Good VF, lovely old collection tone, a few marks under tone. Very Rare. A classic piece from the era of the Sicilian masters with a delightful portrait of Apollo in superb style. ($100,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex America Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 96, 6 October 2016), lot 1014; New York Sale XX (7 January 2009), lot 74; de Guermantes Collection (Leu 86, 5 May 2003), lot 269; Leu 18 (5 May 1977), lot 59; Charles Gillet Collection; Robert Jameson Collection; Gustave Durulfé Collection (not in Rollin et Feuardent sale); Billoin Collection (Rollin et Feuardent, 22 March 1886), lot 184 (not illustrated, but cited by Jameson). Founded about 730/29 BC by the colonists from the neighboring Chalkidian colony of Naxos, the city of Katane was located on the eastern coast of Sicily on the fertile Katanian plain near the southern limits of the lava flows from Mt. Aitna. Like its neighbor to the north, Leontini, the city prospered from its exploitation of the fertile plain for the production of barley. When it began striking coinage in the mid-fifth century BC, Katane included on its issues the local river, Amenanos, which was responsible for the fertility of the soil. Like other contemporary Greek riverine depictions, the river-god is portrayed as a human-headed bull (see lot 117 above). Later issues, however, perhaps influenced by other regional coinages, give the river-god a more youthful and androgynous appearance. Katane’s prosperity attracted the attention of its immediate and more-powerful neighbor Syracuse. In 476 BC, Hieron I expelled the population from Katane, driving them north to Leontini. In turn, Katane was “refounded” with a new body of colonists consisting of Syracusan citizens and Dorian mercenaries. Renamed Aitna, it issued a short-lived and very rare coinage, featuring the head of Silenos on the obverse and either Zeus or his thunderbolt on the reverse. This Syracusan overlordship was short-lived, and in 461 BC the original inhabitants of Katane were restored to the city, while the inhabitants of Aitna were withdrawn to the fortress of Inessa, which they renamed Aitna. To commemorate the reinstatement of its original inhabitants, Katane struck a remarkable series of tetradrachms featuring the river-god Amenanos on the obverse and Nike holding a wreath, diadem, or fillet on the reverse. Several different adjuncts, such as a Silenos or a ketos are included on the obverse as well. Such additions may be evidence of regional influences resulting from Katane’s recent history. Such is the case after about 460 BC when this issue was replaced by one featuring a quadriga similar to that of Syracuse, but without the additional Nike, on the obverse and the laureate head of Apollo, similar to that of Leontini, on the reverse (see lot 118 above). Katane continued to prosper until the late 5th century BC, when the city entered a period when it became continually embroiled in conflicts between other states. In 415 BC, Katane was attacked and captured by Athens, which used the city as the base of operations for the first year of the famous Sicilian Expedition. Later, in 403 BC, Katane fell to Dionysios I of Syracuse, who, like Hieron I before him, re-founded the city, this time with Campanian mercenaries. In the period leading up to this conflict with Syracuse, the coinage of Katane underwent another transformation. By the late 5th century BC, the numismatic art of Sicily had achieved an unparalleled degree of quality in the Greek world. This was due in large part to the great masters whose signatures are boldly displayed on their minute canvasses: Choirion, Euainetos, Eumenos, Exakestidas, Kimon, and others. Most of these artists are known from their work in the Syracusan series, but a few also created masterful works of art at other cities as well. One of these, Herakleidas, created a magnificent facing head type that is a standout among the famed Katanean issues. Certainly influenced by the Kimonean facing-head portraits of Arethusa on tetradrachms at Syracuse, the subject here was the god Apollo, whose profile portrait was featured on the reverse of earlier issues of Katane. Here, the god’s portrait has become the prominent feature of the coin, moving to the obverse and appearing in a nearly frontal aspect. One may sense Herakleidas’ attempt to portray Apollo in a naturalistic form, retaining through his countenance an attitude of an other-worldly god, while introducing a delicacy that conveys the thought of a living being. The hair falls in individual locks reminiscent of Arethusa of Syracuse, but rather than radiating outward, as if in an aquatic environment, they are depicted in a downward splayed fashion, evoking the picture of a woodland entity whose natural appearance would retain a hint of the wild. His laurel wreath is likewise splayed, as though placed upon his head directly from the laurel bush, without any thought of molding or preparation. In contrast, his wide eyes gaze outward with an obvious power that belies his heavenly nature. The viewer has the impression that he is looking into the face of a living god. Herakleidas’ work represented the high point of numismatic artistry at Katane, a period that was cut short by the conquest of the city by Dionysios I. In the early 4th century, Katane’s close relationship with Syracuse made the city a target for the Carthaginians. In 396 BC, they captured Katane, and held it for about 50 years, until it was finally liberated by Timoleon in the 340s BC. When Pyrrhos landed in Sicily in 278 BC, Katane was the first Sicilian city to welcome him, opening its gates and receiving him with great pomp (Diod. 19. 110; 22. 8). By the time of the First Punic War, however, Katane submitted itself to Rome, a friendly arrangement that allowed the city to regain much of its former prosperity. Katane was ravaged a final time, by Sextus Pompey, during the Roman Civil War, but its refoundation as a colony under Augustus resulted in a renewed prosperity as a provincial town.

Among the Finest Known for Issue

121. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.22 g, 12h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; 6Eo-˜t-5-˜o-˜ and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 38 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 228 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1053–4; Basel 349; Rizzo pl. XXIII, 2 (same obv. die). Choice EF, lightly toned. ($10,000) Ex M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 42; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 42.

122. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.20 g, 7h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; 6Eo-n-t-5-no-n and four barley grains around. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 40; HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 230 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1053–4; Basel 349; Rizzo pl. XXIII, 1. Near EF, toned. Of artistic merit. ($5000) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 55; Jonathan K. Kern Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 360; Coin Galleries Numismatic Review IX/5-6 (1968), no. E6.

123. SICILY, Leontini. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.23 g, 12h). Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; 6Eon-t5-non around; all within linear circle surrounded by four barley grains. Cf. Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 51 (same obv. die, but rev. type left with no circle); SNG ANS 233 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1060 (same dies); Athena Fund II 211 (same dies); Gillet 448 = Kunstfreund 92 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 20 (same dies). Good VF, even gray tone with golden hues, a little die rust on obverse. ($2000) Ex Lanz 78 (25 November 1996), lot 147.

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124. SICILY, Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Circa 350-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.93 g, 4h). Charioteer, holding reins in right hand and kentron in extended left, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; eQ¬Mße (RŠMLQRT = “Raš Melqart” in Punic) in exergue / Head of Arethousa right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace with pendants; two dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 22 (O10/R17); CNP 317; HGC 2, 736; Bement 366 (same dies); McClean 3052 (same dies). Good VF, toned, slightly compact flan. ($2000) 125. SICILY, Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.99 g, 1h). Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; †eQ¬Mß[e] ([R]ŠMLQRT in Punic) in exergue / Head of Kore-Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; five dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 65 corr. (O22/ R49; number of dolphins); CNP 304a; HGC 2, 742 corr. (three or five dolphins); SNG Lloyd 1606/1602 (same obv./rev. die); de Luynes 926 (same rev. die). Near EF, toned, die rust on obverse, a hint of porosity on reverse. ($1500) Ex Pegasi XIX (18 November 2008), lot 274; Lanz 60 (11 June 1992), lot 71; Münz Zentrum 53 (13 November 1984), lot 1472.

126. SICILY, Messana. 425-421 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.33 g, 12h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow biga of mules right; above, Nike advancing right on reins, crowning mules with open laurel wreath held in both hands; in exergue, two dolphins confronted / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right; µEs-s-Å-˜-5o-˜ around. Caltabiano Series XIII, 488 (D199/R199); HGC 2, 787; Bement 408 (same dies); Dewing 652 (same dies); Hunterian 10 (same dies). Superb EF, even deep gray tone with dark iridescence around the devices. Well centered and struck. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 9 (20 October 2014), lot 52.

127. SICILY, Messana. 425-421 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.20 g, 3h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with open laurel wreath held in both hands; in exergue, two dolphins confronted / Hare springing right; below, dolphin right; µEs-s-Å-˜-5o-˜ around. Caltabiano Series XIII, 489 (D199/R200); HGC 2, 787; Nantueil 299 (same dies); Ognina 144 (same dies); Ward 209 (same dies). Near EF, attractive deep iridescent tone. ($3000) Ex Peus 416 (28 April 2016), lot 43.

128. SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.31 g, 8h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules left; µEssÅ@-Å above and to right, two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing right; µEs-s-Å˜-5o-˜ around; below, fly right. Caltabiano Series XIV, 516 (D205’/R214); HGC 2, 791; SNG ANS 373 (same dies); SNG Lockett 824 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 1846 (same dies); SNG Lewis 328 (same dies); BMC 43 (same dies); Jameson 650 (same dies); Ward 211 (same dies). EF, toned, underlying luster, light die rust on obverse, die break on reverse. Among the finest known. ($10,000) Ex CNG Inventory 967809 (November 2013); Nomos FPL (Winter–Spring 2010), no. 16; Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Stack’s, 14 January 2008), lot 2091.

129. SICILY, Motya. Circa 400-397 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.08 g, 4h). Head of Arethousa left, hair restrained in an ampyx and open-weave sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; four dolphins swimming around / Crab. Jenkins, Punic 47 (O6/R9); Campana 22; CNP 502; HGC 2, 923 (same dies as illustration); SNG ANS 501 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1138 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 481 (same obv. die); Jameson 667 (same dies); Rizzo pl. LXV, 9. EF, toned, traces of find patina, a touch of die wear on reverse. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 65; Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 86; Lanz 26 (5 December 1983), lot 85; Leu 15 (4 May 1976), lot 140.

Ex Gillet, Vicomte de Sartiges, Berlin Königliches Münzkabinett, and Löbbecke

130. SICILY, Naxos. Circa 461-430 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.32 g, 7h). Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing tainia decorated with an ivy branch / Silenos, nude and bearded, squatting half-left, holding kantharos in right hand and resting his left on his knee, tail behind; ˜-Å-c5-o˜ around; all within shallow concave circular incuse. Cahn 55.1 (V40/R46) = Gillet 484 = Sartiges 110 = H. Dannenberg, Grundzüge der Munzkunde (1912), pl. I, 7 = J. Friedländer, “Die Erwerbungen des Koniglichen Miinzkabinets vom 1. Januar 1877 bis 31. März 1878.” in ZfN 6 (1879), p. 10 and pl. I (this coin); HGC 2, 990; SNG Lloyd 1151 = Weber 1467; Basel 385; SNG Lockett 841 = Pozzi 508; Jameson 674; de Luynes 1063; McClean 2467; Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 13 (all from the same dies). Superb EF, lovely deep cabinet tone. Among the finest examples of the type, with a choice pedigree. ($150,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 44; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 89; Charles Gillet Collection (1972), 484; Vicomte de Sartiges Collection, 110; Duplicates from the Berlin Königliches Münzkabinett (J. Hirsch XXVI, 24 May 1910), lot 81 (acquired by the museum c. 1874); Arthur Löbbecke Collection. In the Hirsch sale of the Berlin duplicates, this coin received a rare lengthy note: Euböische Drachme von wundervollem Uebergangsstil. Cabinettstück ersten Ranges. Avers und Revers einzigartig im Raume stehend. Pracht-exemplar, wohl das schönste der bekannten Exemplare und deshalb von grösster Seltenheit. [Euboean drachm of wonderful transitional style. Choice example of the first order. Obverse and reverse superbly well centered and struck. Magnificent example, probably the finest of the known specimens and therefore of the utmost rarity.] On the day of the sale, the coin hammered at 2225 DM, an exceptional amount for a drachm, and the same price that the Berlin Museum’s Naxos tetradrachm of Cahn 54 type realized in the same sale. Located on the eastern shore of Sicily in the shadow of Mt. Aitna, Naxos was the oldest of the Greek colonies on the island, founded in 735 BC by colonists from Chalkis in Euboia and Ionia. According to Thucydides (1.100), Naxos established its own colony by founding Leontini in 730 BC, which was soon followed by the foundation of a second colony, Aitne, later known as Katane. Taking advantage of the fertility of the surrounding volcanic soil of Mt. Aitna, Naxos developed an economy of viticulture, and along with Leontini and Katane became very prosperous. This wealth attracted the attention of Syracuse, which subjugated Naxos in 476 BC, removing its citizens along with those of Katane to Leontini. Upon the death of Hieron in 461 BC, the Naxians were reinstated to their original city, and formed a close alliance with Leontini and Katane. During the first Athenian Expedition in 427 BC, Naxos actively provided support to the Athenians, who had sent a large fleet to support the allies against Syracuse. In 409 BC, Naxos sided with Syracuse against the Carthaginian threat to Sicily, but in 403 BC, the tyrant Dionysios of Syracuse turned against the Naxians, destroying the city and selling the women and children into slavery. The present issue is composed of multiple denominations in silver, and is dated by Cahn to the first few decades after the refoundation of the city in 461 BC. Some theorize that it was struck upon the refoundation as a celebratory issue, but one wonders whether the city had the resources for such a coinage so soon. It could also have been struck somewhat later, after the city had prospered from its trade ties to Kamarina and Leontini, and could afford the requisite silver for such a large output. The types found on the drachms are the same as that on the famed tetradrachms (Cahn 54), and the styles of both are so close that it is likely they were engraved by the same hand. The obverse features Dionysos, the god of the vine. The reverse is also an allusion to wine and the Dionysiac cult, featuring the satyr Silenos. Half-man, half-goat followers of Dionysos, these satyrs were often depicted in an ithyphallic state as they pursued the god’s female attendants, the mainads. Silenos was the oldest, wisest, and most drunken of the satyrs. According to Euripides’ only surviving satyr-play, the Cyclops, Silenos had been forced to attend to Polyphemos, who dwelled in the region of Mt. Aitna, hence providing another reason for Silenos’ appearance on this coin of Naxos.

Pedigreed to 1911

131. SICILY, Naxos. Circa 430/20-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.34 g, 4h). Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing tainia decorated with an ivy branch / Silenos, nude and bearded, squatting half-left, holding up kantharos in right hand and resting his left hand on his knee, tail hanging to left below; large ivy vine with leaves to left, [˜]Å$5o[˜] to right; all within shallow concave circular incuse. Cahn 101 (V66/R83); Campana 15; HGC 2, 984; SNG Stockholm 485 (same dies); Berlin 591 (same dies); Dewing 663 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 17 (same dies); Sartiges 112 (same dies); Weber 1470 (same dies). VF, lightly toned, minor roughness. ($30,000) Ex B. in B. Collection (Nomos 8, 22 October 2013), lot 46; Hess 253 (8 March 1983), lot 75; Feuardent Freres (9 June 1913), lot 102; Wilhelm Froehner Collection (R. Ratto, 13 May 1912), lot 438; C. Butler Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 3 July 1911), lot 78.

132. SICILY, Naxos. Circa 415-403 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 2.06 g, 1h). Horned head of river god Assinos left, wearing ivy wreath; Åss5no-s around / Silenos, nude and ithyphallic, squatting facing half-right, head left, on rocks, holding kantharos in right hand and two pipes in left; nÅ$5-Wn around. Cahn 115 (V73A/R93); Campana 23; SNG ANS 528; SNG Lloyd 1160; SNG München 764; SNG Delepierre 595; BMC 23; Basel 387 = Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 22; Boston MFA 310 = Warren 278; Jameson 683; Hunterian 11; McClean 2476 (all from the same dies). Good VF, deeply toned with light iridescence around the devices, slightly granular. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52157 (August 2015); M. L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 48; Numismatica Ars Classica 6 (11 March 1993), lot 76.

133. SICILY, Segesta. Circa 416/5-414/3 BC. Æ Onkia (16mm, 3.91 g, 1h). Head of Aigiste right; E˝Es-tÅ5-o˜ around / Hound standing right; pellet (mark of value) below. Bérend, Monnayage, Group B, 25 (same dies as illustration); CNS 14 (same dies as illustration); HGC 2, 1197. EF, dark green patina. Very rare. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 27.

134. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.56 g). Selinon leaf; two pellets flanking stem / Incuse square divided into ten sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I; Selinus Hoard 20 var. (no pellets, same rev. die); HGC 2, 1209; SNG Ashmolean 1888; Bement 435; Pozzi 535. Good VF, toned, some porosity. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 59; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 392 (August 1977), no. 9.

135. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 8.52 g). Selinon leaf; two pellets across upper field, two pellets flanking stem / Incuse square divided into ten sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I; Selinus Hoard 13–5; HGC 2, 1209; SNG ANS 665; SNG München 876; Jameson 717; Leu 25, lot 62 (same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned. ($1000)

136. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 455-409 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.23 g, 2h). Artemis, holding reins in both hands, driving quadriga right; beside her, Apollo standing right, drawing bow; [barley grain in exergue] / River god Selinos, nude, standing facing, head left, holding in extended right hand a phiale over lighted altar, cradling in left arm a laurel branch; before altar, cock standing left; to right, selinon leaf above bull standing left on basis; sE¬-5nont-5-on around. Schwabacher 36 (Q11/S27); Rizzo pl. 33, 1; SNG ANS 700; SNG München 887–8 (same dies); Basel 409; Kraay & Hirmer 189. EF, even gray toning, obverse die wear. Struck from artistic dies. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 215; Semon Lipcer Collection (CNG inventory 783947, January 2007).

137. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 410 BC. AR Hemidrachm (17mm, 1.71 g, 3h). Head of Herakles facing slightly left, wearing lion-skin / Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving galloping quadriga left; selinon leaf above, [sE]¬5@o@t5o@ in exergue. HGC 2, 1228; SNG ANS 713; SNG Lloyd 1268; Pozzi (Boutin) 1195; Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 7. EF, deep even gray tone with golden iridescence around the devices, slight roughness. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51761 (April 2015); Freeman & Sear 12 (28 October 2005), lot 33; Numismatic Fine Arts XXXIII (3 May 1994), lot 56.

The Coinage of Syracuse

138. SICILY, Syracuse. The Gamoroi. Circa 500-490/86 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.17 g, 3h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; I¨RA above / Head of Arethousa left in incuse circle in center of quadripartite incuse square. Boehringer Series I, 31.3 (V22/R15 – this coin); HGC 2, 1302; SNG ANS 5 (same obv. die); Hunterian 1 (same dies); Pozzi 547 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXXIV, 1–2; Sartiges 120 (same obv. die). Good VF, attractive old cabinet toning. Great metal. ($25,000) Ex Collection of a Scholar (CNG inventory 405836, April 2015); Vinchon (13 April 1985), lot 112; Giuseppe De Ciccio Collection (Sambon & Canessa, 19 December 1907), lot 285.

139. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Litra (9.5mm, 0.60 g). Diademed head of Arethousa right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / Wheel with four spokes. Boehringer B28 (“barbarous imitation”); cf. HGC 2, 1371; cf. SNG ANS 116; cf. SNG Lloyd 1301–2; cf. Rizzo pl. XXV, 8. Superb EF, dark find patina. Excellent metal. ( $500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 51768; Numismatica Ars Classica 48 (21 October 2008), lot 48. With the exception of a small group of imitative tetradrachms, which he places at Panormos, Boehringer suggests (pp. 68–72) that the “barbarous imitations” in his corpus were struck at the various cities of the Sikels, such as Henna or Herbessos. However, his assignment of issues to this category appears to have been based strictly on style, and while some issues clearly are foreign in style, others are only marginally different, such that they may, in fact, be official issues of Syracuse. This is particularly evident among the various litrai that Boehringer considered imitations, and, in this cataloger’s opinion, the present piece is likely not imitative.

140. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.44 g, 8h). Struck circa 466460 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, ketos right / Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia, hoop earring, and pearl necklace; four dolphins and sU∞Å˚os5o-˜ around. Boehringer Series XIVa, 483 (V257/R346); HGC 2, 1311; SNG ANS 151; SNG Lloyd 1315; BMC 74; Bement 466; Jameson 760; Kraay & Hirmer 83; McClean 2653; Pozzi 575; Rizzo pl. XXXVII, 2 (all from the same dies). EF, lightly toned, slight double strike. Struck from fresh dies with sharp details. ($7500)

141. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.65 g, 2h). Unsigned dies in the style of Sosion. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands / Head of Arethousa left, wearing ampyx, hoop earring, and necklace; four dolphins and sUrÅ-˚os5o-@ around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 5n (V2/R3 – this coin); Tudeer 5; HGC 2, 1326; SNG Lloyd 1363 (same dies); BMC 154 (same dies); Gillet 603 (same dies); Hunterian 43 = Rizzo pl. XLII, 3 and XLIV, 2 (same dies); Jameson 1915 (same dies); Ward 273 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation, 3762334-006, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style corr. (holder cites an erroneous M&M Basel pedigree). ($2000) Ex Property of a Gentleman (New York Sale XXX, 9 January 2013), lot 47, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 29 June 1983.

The Signing Artists at Syracuse The magnificent artistic flowering in Sicily in the 5th century BC has its origins in times of great strife. When the first colonists from Greece arrived on the fertile island in the 8th century BC, they found competitors in both the aboriginal inhabitants (the Sicels, Sicani, and Elymi) and the Punic colonists who established Carthage at about the same time. The social stresses set up by these conflicts prepared the way for the establishment of tyrannies. Hippokrates of Gela was the first of the well-known tyrants, and his son Gelon founded the greatest of the Sicilian courts at Syracuse in 485 BC. By the middle of the century, the situation began to resemble that of Renaissance Italy, where local princes engaged in continual warfare among themselves while engaging the services of the finest artists and craftsmen of their time in order to promote their standing. Such fighting required significant amounts of money, and the increasing cultural sophistication of the courts encouraged experimentation in all of the arts, including coinage. The result was the patronizing of some of the most talented coin engravers in history. In Syracuse and surrounding cities, the anonymous “Demareteion Master” and the “Maestro della foglia” were followed by their students and successors who proudly signed their work; such artists as Choirion, Euainetos, Eumenos, Exakestidas, Herakleidas, Eukleidas, among others. These masters developed new ways of viewing the world through art, abandoning static representations in favor of new and dramatic methods of portraying motion and life in miniature. Although we find masters working on even the smallest of denominations, the creation of dies for silver tetradrachms preoccupied engravers, as this denomination was struck in large quantities to finance the operations of the Greek hegemons. Most remarkable of all were the large silver dekadrachms of Syracuse, which have become universal symbols of Greek numismatic art.

Signed by Eumenes and Eukleidas

142. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.37 g, 1h). Obverse die signed by Eumenes, reverse die signed by Eukleidas. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; [E]¨µ˙@o¨ in exergue / Head of Arethousa left, wearing hoop earring and pearl necklace; [sUrÅ˚os5os above], E¨˚¬>E5dÅ in two lines on diptych below chin, four dolphins swimming around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 24a (V9/R16 – this coin); Tudeer 24; HGC 2, 1328; SNG ANS 259; SNG Lloyd 1368; BMC 193; Boston MFA 401–2 = Warren 371–2; Gillet 612; Hunterian 60; de Luynes 1207; Ognina 287; Rizzo pl. XLII, 13 (all from the same dies). Near EF, attractive even gray tone with light golden hues around the devices, a little die rust, minor lamination. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 39; Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 53; Künker 226 (11 March 2013), lot 242; Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 722; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 75; LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 88; Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 115.

143. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.26 g, 7h). Dies signed by Eu–. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; E¨ below horses; in exergue, two dolphins confronted / Head of Arethousa left, wearing hook earring and pearl necklace; sUrÅ˚os5o˜ above, E¨ below neck, four dolphins swimming around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 28 (V10/R19); Tudeer 28; HGC 2, 1328; SNG Lloyd 1371 = Virzi Sale 294; Dewing 842; McClean 2706; J. Hirsch XIX, lot 257 (all from the same dies). Good VF, old cabinet tone, slight die wear on obverse. Very rare, only 9 examples noted by Fischer-Bossert. ($5000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Catherine Bullowa. Lot includes an old Spink stock ticket.

Ex Thyssen-Bornemisza–Kaplan, Moretti, and Pennisi Collections

144. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.33 g, 10h). Dies signed by Euthand Eumenes. Struck circa 415-409 BC. Nike as charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving fast quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in her extended right hand; in exergue, dolphin swimming right behind Skylla, holding trident, swimming right, E¨Q before / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, and necklace with lion head pendant; E¨Â below neck; four dolphins and s¨rÅ˚o-s5W@ around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 46e (V15/R28) = Basel 460 (this coin); Tudeer 46; HGC 2, 1334; SNG ANS 273; SNG Lloyd 1381; BMC 153 = Kraay & Hirmer 103; Bement 498 = Gulbenkian 279 = Virzi Sale 330; Boston MFA Supp. 33; Hunterian 45; Jameson 796; de Luynes 1213 = Rizzo pl. XLIII, 11; McClean 2714; Regling, Kunstwerk 592 (all from the same dies). Superb EF, beautiful deep tone around the devices with even light gray fields. ($150,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 15; Numismatica Ars Classica 48 (21 October 2008), lot 47; A. D. Moretti Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 460; Salvatore Pennisi, Barone di Floristella Collection (sold in Switzerland in the 1960s). From the consignor: Perhaps the first school for engraving specifically of coin dies was located at Syracuse. Master engravers abound here from the end of the fifth century BC and there are numerous signed dies each masterful in its own way. Here the engravers Euthydamos (obverse) and Eumenes (reverse) are paired together to create a tetradrachm that is nothing less than breathtaking. Beautifully centered and struck, with a wonderful provenance.

Masterpiece by Kimon

145. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.44 g, 10h). Obverse die signed by Kimon. Struck circa 406-405 BC. Head of Arethousa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx inscribed ˚[5Âo]@, singlependant earring and necklace, sea-swept hair radiating outward; within her locks of hair, four dolphins: on the left, one swims downward while another is just emerging above, and on the right, one swims down toward another that is presenting from behind Arethousa’s neck / Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike advancing right, preparing to crown charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; sUrÅ˚-os5W@ along right edge (faintly visible), stele lying on its side below; in exergue, grain ear lying left. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 81 (O29/R54); Tudeer 81; HGC 2, 1344; SNG ANS 288; SNG Lloyd 1394 = Dewing 847 = Locker Lampson 95; SNG München 1068 = Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 11; ACGC 810 = BMC 208 = Kraay & Hirmer 123; Athena Fund II 248; Bement 514 = Gulbenkian 293; Boston MFA 418 = Warren 368; Dewing 846; Ognina 298 (all from the same dies). EF, toned with underlying luster in the devices. Well centered and struck. ($150,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 55; Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 61 and cover coin. This masterful facing head tetradrachm sets Kimon apart from all of his “signing master” contemporaries in Sicily. His rendition of the nymph Arethousa displays a degree of delicacy and control that set a new precedent in die engraving. The composition’s beautiful three dimensional perspective is augmented by a fluid style that effectively conveys the natural motion of the nymph’s hair in her liquid environment. The nymph’s underwater environment is further emphasized by the placement of the dolphins, who weave themselves within her hair in a playful manner. The serenity of Arethousa’s countenance, with her full, pouting lips and other-worldly gaze from her almond-shaped eyes, conveys a sense of her place aloof from the realm of man, while the entire scene firmly secures her within our natural world. One may sense the pride Kimon took in the completion of his masterpiece, as his name is prominently engraved upon Arethousa’s ampyx. We know that Kimon’s tetradrachm was as revered for its beauty in the ancient world as much as it is today, as it became a model for facinghead issues of other cities, both local, such as Segesta, and around the Mediterranean, such as Larissa in Thessaly and Tarsos in Cilicia.

Lovely Thrice-Signed Dekadrachm

146. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (34mm, 43.23 g, 5h). Dies signed by Kimon. Struck circa 405-400 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line inscribed ˚5ÂW@, a shield, greaves, cuirass, and Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; ÅQ¬Å below / Head of Arethousa left, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace, hair restrained in an ampyx (inscribed ˚) and open-weave sakkos; sUrÅ˚o-s5W behind hair, four swimming dolphins around, the one below neck inscribed ˚5ÂW@. Jongkees 3 (dies A/γ); Scavino 3f (D1/R3 – this coin); HGC 2, 1298; SNG Lockett 988; Basel 479; BMC 202–3; Boston MFA 432 = Warren 355; Dewing 869 = Bement 511; Gillet 645; Gulbenkian 303; Hunt III 27 = Gillet 646; Hunterian 64; Jameson 819; Kraay & Hirmer 118; de Luynes 1243; McClean 2734; Rizzo pl. L, 3; Pozzi 610; Ward 291; Weber 1612 (all from the same dies). EF, lightly toned, only a trace of the usual die rust and hairline die break on obverse. Excellent metal. ($150,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 387; Peter Guber Collection (Manhattan Sale II, 4 January 2011), lot 22; Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 99. The reverse of Kimon’s dekadrachm design features a highly individualized head of Arethousa, clearly modeled on a contemporary GrecoSicilian woman, possibly the same model employed for his remarkable facing-head tetradrachm (see previous lot). The head displays little of the idealization typical of his contemporary master engraver, Euainetos, and the details vary considerably from die to die. Her hair is bound in an elaborate jeweled net and a wide hairband, or ampyx, on which is placed the engraver’s initial K; a full signature is located on the dolphin below her neck. Kimon produced only six signed Arethousa dies for the dekadrachm series; another seven dies are in his distinct style, but without signature.

Signed by Euainetos

147. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (35mm, 43.41 g, 7h). Reverse Signed by Euainetos. Struck circa 405-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line, [military harness], shield, greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; [ÅQ¬Å below] / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; sU-rÅ-k-o-s5W@ above, four dolphins swimming around, and EU-[Å5@E] along lower edge. Gallatin dies R.VI/C.XIV, 3 = Boston MFA 424 (this coin); Scavino 24 (D6/R16); HGC 2, 1299; SNG ANS 369 (same dies); Athena Fund I 13 (same obv. die); Dewing 893–5 (same dies); de Luynes 1249 (same rev. die); Warren 363 (same dies). EF, lightly toned. Exceptional example without the usual die rust. ($50,000) Ex Gutekunst Collection (Roma VIII, 28 September 2014), lot 114; Gorny & Mosch 199 (10 October 2011), lot 96.

Another Signed by Euainetos

148. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Dekadrachm (34mm, 42.69 g, 10h). Reverse Signed by Euainetos. Struck circa 405-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in her extended hands; below heavy exergual line, [military harness, shield], greaves, cuirass, and crested Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; [ÅQ¬Å below] / Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; [sU-rÅ-k-os-5W@ above], d below chin, four swimming dolphins around, and EU-Å5@E along lower edge. Gallatin dies R.IX/D.II; Scavino 33 (D9/R18a); HGC 2, 1299; SNG Lloyd 1413; Dewing 898–900; Basel 481; BMC 173; Boston MFA 425; Hunterian 53; Rizzo pl. LIV, 5 and pl. LVI, 5 (all from the same dies). Near EF, toned, minor porosity, some die rust as usual. ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 233; Berk BBS 148 (29 March 2006), lot 78. The engraver Euainetos seems to have begun his series of signed dekadrachm dies a few years after Kimon; perhaps he began as an apprentice and “graduated” to master status. His dekadrachm design superseded that of Kimon and became a paradigm for coinage throughout the classical world. His Arethousa is less human and more divine than his predecessor’s vision. The wreath of grain ears woven into her hair symbolizes the agricultural bounty of Sicily. His racing chariot is the essence of action, almost photographically frozen in time, with the charging, rearing horses appearing to levitate above the ground line. The design was widely copied on later coinage of Syracuse, as well as by the Carthaginian forces in Sicily.

Dies in the Style of Eukleidas

149. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.33 g, 3h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 400/395-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; grain ear left in exergue / Head of Arethousa left, hair in ornamented sphendone and ampyx decorated with zig-zag line, wearing double earring and linear necklace with pearl pendant; four dolphins swimming around, [sU]rÅ˚os5-w˜ along right edge. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 87i (V32/R59 – this coin); Tudeer 87; HGC 2, 1342; SNG ANS 1379; SNG Ashmolean 2006; SNG München 1069; Boston MFA 419 = Warren 384; Dewing 852–4; Gillet 660; Gulbenkian 296; Hirsch 609; Jameson 1924; de Luynes 1229; Nanteuil 363; Weber 1617 (all from the same dies). EF, beautiful deep tone around the devices with even light gray fields. Lovely style. ($25,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 369; Wolfen Family Foundation Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), lot 4024; Dr. J.H. Judd Collection (Leu 15, 4 May 1976), lot 115.

Signed by Eukleidas

150. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.26 g, 4h). Reverse die signed by Eukleidas. Struck circa 400/395-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in extended right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with laurel wreath held in both hands; dolphin left in exergue / Head of Arethousa left, hair in band ornamented with stars, wearing double earring and linear necklace with pearl pendant; EU˚¬E5 on unrolled scroll below neck, four dolphins swimming around, [sU-r-Å-˚o-s5W]-@ along right edge. FischerBossert, Coins 88j (V33/R60) = Jameson 807 = Rizzo pl. XLVIII, 14 (this coin); Tudeer 88; HGC 2, –; SNG ANS 295; SNG Ashmolean 2007 = ACGC 812; SNG Lloyd 1403; BMC 194 = Basel 474; Gillet 661–2; Kraay & Hirmer 124; de Luynes 1183; McClean 2719 (all from the same dies). EF, deep old collection tone. Among the finest of this issue. ($25,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 502; New York Sale XXX (9 January 2013), lot 56; Leu 36 (7 May 1985), lot 68; Robert Jameson Collection; H. C. Hoskier Collection (J. Hirsch XX, 13 November 1907), lot 161; J. Hirsch XII (17 November 2004), lot 77.

151. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.18 g, 3h). Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Struck circa 400/395-390 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath held in both hands; in exergue, dolphin right / Head of Arethousa left, hair in bands, wearing double-loop earring and plain necklace with frontal pendant; s-U-r-Åk-o-s5W@ and four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins 90e (V33/R62 – this coin); HGC 2, 1345; Du Chastel 117; Gillet 664; Hunt I 109; Sartiges 139 = Rhousopoulos 431 (all from the same dies). Good VF, toned, struck from worn obverse die (as usual). Bold and artistic reverse die. ($10,000) Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 70 (erroneously citing Tudeer 92); Münzen und Medaillen AG 24 (17 November 1962), lot 423; Karl Hollschek Collection (Part XIII, Dorotheum, 26 April 1961), lot 1073; Egger XLV (12 November 1913), lot 396.

Published by Bérend

152. SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV 100 Litrai – Double Dekadrachm (14.5mm, 5.79 g, 3h). Struck circa 400-370 BC. Head of Arethousa left, hair in sakkos adorned with a star, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; sUrÅ˚os5o@ to left, pellet before neck, ÅÄ behind / Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean Lion; rocks below. Bérend Group IV, 26.10 (D15/R15 – this coin); HGC 2, 1275; SNG ANS 331 (same dies); SNG München 1089 (same dies); Gillet 698 (same dies); Hirsch 589 (same dies); McClean 2730 (same dies); Pozzi 606 (same dies); Weber 1609 (same dies). EF, minor die wear. ($10,000) Ex Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 225.

153. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.10 g, 4h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins around, 1 below neck / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; counterclockwise triskeles above, sUrÅkos5W@ and [ in exergue. Ierardi 1 (O1/R1); BAR Issue 2; HGC 2, 1348; SNG ANS 632 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1476 (same dies); Gulbenkian 329 (same dies). Near EF, even gray tone with some iridescence. ($5000) Ex Molard Collection (Nomos 15, 22 October 2017), lot 31; H. K. Collection, acquired from Tradart in 2009.

154. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.15 g, 12h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins around, 1 below neck / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; counterclockwise triskeles above, sUrÅkos5W@ and [ in exergue. Ierardi 8 (O2/R4); BAR Issue 2; HGC 2, 1348; SNG ANS 637; SNG Ashmolean 2064; SNG Lloyd 1477; Boston MFA 458; de Luynes 1318 (all from the same obv. die). EF, wonderful cabinet tone. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 313 (23 September 2015), lot 2012; Hess-Leu 36 (17 April 1968), lot 101. This spectacular tetradrachm was struck during the first phase of the rule of Agathokles, a military strongman who seized control of Syracuse in 317 BC. His early coinage as “Tyrant” closely follows the decadrachm design of Euainetos struck nearly a century before, with the head of Arethousa now moved to the obverse. A triskeles, a symbol closely associated with Sicily, now appears on the reverse above the racing chariot. Although closely following the Euainetos paradigm, the skill of engraving and production standards for this type can vary considerably. This specimen is certainly among the finest surviving examples in terms of style, strike, metal quality and eye-appeal.

Fine Style Early Agathokles

155. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.04 g, 12h). Struck circa 310-306/5 BC. Head of Kore right, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ˚orÅs to left / Nike standing right erecting trophy to right; Å˝ÅQo˚¬Eos to left, triskeles to lower left, 5 in low central field. Ierardi 98 (O20/R59); BAR Issue 23; HGC 2, 1536; SNG München 1267 var. (position of triskeles; same obv. die); Gulbenkian 335/334 (same obv./ rev. dies). EF, lightly toned, slight die shift on obverse. Struck from fresh dies. Fine style. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Northern California Collection (Heritage 3044, 3 January 2016), lot 31007. The Kore tetradrachms of Agathokles were struck following a major victory over Carthaginian forces outside the gates of Syracuse in 310 BC, which prompted him to name himself King of Sicily and adopt the style and trappings of a Hellenistic ruler. The reverse, depicting Nike erecting a trophy, proved highly influential and was widely copied by Greek kingdoms and Romans centuries hence; a near-contemporary issue of Seleukos I Nikator has a similar reverse design, though Nike is more demurely clothed. The Kore tetradrachms are found in two main varieties based on the engraving style, termed “Sicilian” and “African,” although both were probably struck in Syracuse. This piece exemplifies the finest Sicilian style and is clearly the work of a master engraver.

156. SICILY, Syracuse. Fifth Democracy. 214-212 BC. AR 12 Litrai (23mm, 10.19 g, 6h). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, single-pendant earring, necklace, and aegis around neck; 6 to right / Artemis standing left, drawing bow; at side, hound springing left; sW to left, sUrÅkos5W@ to right. Burnett, Enna 14 (dies 5/i); BAR Issue 84; HGC 2, 1412; SNG München 1433 (same obv. die); BMC 651 (same obv. die); Hunterian 8 (same obv. die); Pozzi 663 (same obv. die). Near EF, attractive even gray toning with golden hues around the devices, die rust on obverse. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 102 (18 May 2016), lot 165; Continental Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 327, 28 May 2014), lot 618; ArtCoins Roma 7 (20 May 2013), lot 202; Künker 193 (26 September 2011), lot 92; Baldwin’s 47 (25 September 2006), lot 22.

157. SICILY, Syracuse. Fifth Democracy. 214-212 BC. AR 8 Litrai (22mm, 6.77 g, 9h). Head of Athena left, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, aegis, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin flying on the bowl / Winged thunderbolt; sUrÅkos5W@ above, UÅ/s-¬ in two lines below. Burnett, Enna 30 (dies 10/E); BAR Issue 88; HGC 2, 1414; Gulbenkian 359 (same dies); McClean 2958 (same dies). EF, lustrous. Well centered. ($2000) 65

Spectacular Carthage Dekadrachm

158. SICILY, Uncertain Punic mint. First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. AR 5 Shekels – Dekadrachm (38mm, 37.72 g, 11h). Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring / Pegasos flying right; 6Í®`∫ (Punic B’RŠT = “In the land”) below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 6, 445 (O4/R14); Jenkins & Lewis pl. 27, 2; CNP 350; HGC 2, 1664; SNG Fitzwilliam 1512 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1665 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 211 (same obv. die). EF, minor die rust. Well centered. Spectacular and impressive. ($50,000) Ex Osaka Collection, formed prior to 2000. Although since the late 6th century BC relations between Rome and Carthage had always been maintained on a friendly basis, Rome’s growing influence in Magna Graecia in the early decades of the third century BC led inevitably to an increasing rivalry between the two powers. The Italian state was being drawn inexorably into the bitter politics of the centuries-old dispute between Greeks and Carthaginians in Sicily. This magnificent medallic piece was issued at about the time of the outbreak of the First Punic War which, after almost a quarter of a century of fighting, was to bring about the end of the Carthaginian presence on the island. Find spots for these coins have been exclusively Sicilian, and they were presumably struck for military purposes. Although horses had always been popular on Carthaginian and SiculoPunic issues, the depiction of the winged Pegasos represented a departure from tradition. The influence of the Corinthian coinage and that of her colony Syracuse seems obvious. The typically enigmatic Punic inscription translates “in the land,” and the Carthaginian stronghold of Panormos on the north coast of western Sicily has been suggested as the mint for this impressive series.

159. CARTHAGE. Circa 300 BC. AR Shekel (20mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace / Horse standing right, head left; palm tree to left in background, star to right. Jenkins & Lewis pl. 26, 15–7; CNP 166; MAA 36 Variante; SNG Copenhagen 141–2; Gulbenkian 383. EF, attractive even light gray tone, a hint of die rust. Sharply struck and good metal. ($3000) 66

160. SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 450-440 BC. Cast Æ (70mm, 158.45 g). Paus(a)-, magistrate. Head of Athena left, wearing Attic helmet; to left, dolphin upward / Wheel with four spokes (‘solar disk’); πÅUs within quarters. Karyshkovskij p. 392, Таб. II=B, 1; Anokhin 164; cf. HGC 3, 1883 (smaller denomination); SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Frolova & Abramzon 130–3. VF, thick earthen green patina. Very rare. ($7500)

The Coinage of Ainos

161. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 425/4-423/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.25 g, 4h). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing left, lowering its head to smell a lily plant to left; Å5@ above; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 205 (A120/P142) = Ars Classica XIII, no. 579 corr. (rev. type); HGC 3, 1268. EF, iridescent toning, some porosity. Extremely rare, the second known of this issue, and the only one with clear types. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Friend of a Scholar Collection (CNG inventory 405839); Münzen und Medaillen AG 73 (17 October 1988), lot 42. The previous known example, from Ars Classica XIII, is horribly preserved, with some tooling on the reverse obscuring the bent foreleg of the goat as well as the flower.

162. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 412/1-410/09 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.49 g, 7h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; Å5n5 above, kerykeion to right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 268 (A165/ P177); AMNG II 288; HGC 3, 1269; McClean 3826 (same obv. die); Ars Classica XIII, lot 583 (same dies). EF, lightly toned, small scrape on edge. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, August 2015. Ex Gorny & Mosch 228 (9 March 2015), lot 49.

163. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 372/1-370/69 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 15.69 g, 12h). Head of Hermes facing slightly left, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; Å5@5o@ above; to right, crested Corinthian helmet right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 411–3 var. (unlisted dies); AMNG II 377; HGC 3, 1278; SNG Ashmolean 3552; Traité IV 1509, pl. CCCXLV, 18. EF, deeply toned. Very rare issue. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Friend of a Scholar Collection (CNG inventory 405840); Münzen und Medaillen AG 68 (15 April 1986), lot 204.

164. THRACE, Maroneia. Circa 400-377 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.91 g, 1h). Aeginetic standard. Metrodotos, magistrate. Free horse rearing left / Grape arbor in linear square; Â˙t-ro-dot-os around, ivy leaf to upper left; all within shallow incuse square. Schönert-Geiss Period VI, –; AMNG II –; HGC 3, 1528; Lorber Appendix 3, p. 180, a = M&M AG 73, lot 50 (same rev. die); Lanz 135, lot 111 var. (no leaf). EF, toned, slight die wear on obverse. Extremely rare, one of three known for this magistrate in Period VI. ($2000) From the Londinium Collection.

Ex Jameson Collection

165. THRACE, Maroneia. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.58 g, 1h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing wreath of ivy and berries / Dionysos, nude, standing half-left, holding grapes in right hand, cradling narthex stalks in, and drapery hanging from, left arm; d5o@UsoU sWt˙ros at sides, | to inner left, ‘ to inner right, ÂÅrW@5tW@ below. Schönert-Geiss 1031.1 (V19/R53) = Jameson 1063 (this coin); Pozzi 1056 (same dies); SNG Berry 496 (same dies). Choice EF, deep iridescent toning, light cleaning marks under tone. Very rare issue, only four examples known to Schönert-Geiss. Of the finest style. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Friend of a Scholar Collection (CNG inventory 405841); Olga H. Knopke Collection (Glendining’s, 10 December 1986), lot 120; Hess-Leu (7 April 1960), lot 116; Robert Jameson Collection.

166. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 412-404 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.87 g). Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph; 5 to upper right / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 6 var. (letter on obverse); HPM pl. X, 27–8 var. (same); HGC 6, 334 var. (letter on obv.); Nomos 16, lot 54 (same obv. die); Nomos 3, lot 42 (same obv. die); Pecunem 23, lot 139 (same obv. die); Rauch 101, lot 1306. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare with iota on obverse. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 327 (22 October 2014), lot 10; Lanz 125 (28 November 2005), lot 179.

167. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 17.00 g, 12h). Head of young Dionysos right, diademed and wearing ivy wreath / HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTPOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles, nude, standing facing, head left, right hand placed on grounded club to left, lion skin draped over left arm; Â to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group VI, – (V F2/R 75 [unlisted die combination]); Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; HGC 6, 358. EF, toned. Struck from fine style, high relief dies. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 11 (9 October 2015), lot 47 (incorrect obverse die noted).

168. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.15 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% 2U%5;ÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; torch to inner left, star on throne. Thompson 43; Müller 381; HGC 3, 1750b; SNG BN 2538–9. EF, toned, lustrous. ($2000) 69

169. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.90 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% 2U%5;ÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; herm to outer left, É to inner left. Thompson 55; Müller 89; HGC 3, 1750b; SNG Fitzwilliam 1859 (same obv. die); SNG Klagenfurt 172 (same obv. die); Münz Zentrum FPL 24, no. 10 (same obv. die). EF, toned, slight die wear and a couple light marks on obverse. Well centered. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Antiqua FPL XV (2009), no. 24.

170. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AV Stater (27mm, 8.42 g, 1h). Ephesos mint. Struck circa 295/4-289/8 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% 2U%5;ÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; no control marks. Thompson –; Müller –; HGC 3, –; Pozzi 1164 = Pozzi (Boutin) 2622; CNG 70, lot 157; CNG 67, lot 502 (same obv. die); Pecunem 38, lot 59; Roma E-32, lot 295 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster. ($3000) Although there are no control marks on this issue, the distinct and unusual portrait style here--with the long downswept hair on the forehead, and mostly bare neck--is identical to that found on many tetradrachms of Thompson 166–7 (cf. Bement 897) and their associated drachms (Thompson –, but cf. Triton XVIII, lots 3 and 423). It is likely that the staters of Thompson 165, which also belongs to the same issue as the aforementioned silver, will have a similar obverse style, and possibly a die match, but no examples can be located of that issue (which may be an erroneous entry in Thompson’s listings).

171. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 17.15 g, 5h). Pella mint. Struck circa 286/5-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% 2U%5;ÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; herm to outer left, 7 to inner left, 1 in exergue. Thompson 250; Müller 304 var. (position of monogram); HGC 3, 1750p; Durulfé Collection (Rollin et Feuardent, 9 May 1910), lot 289. EF, even gray tone with golden hues around the devices, underlying luster, minor die shift on reverse. Very rare issue, missing from most collections, only the Durulfé coin in the ANS photofile, three in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 10 August 2001.

Rare Mosses Drachm

172. THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Bisaltai. Mosses. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.04 g, 6h). Heavy ‘Thraco-Macedonian’ standard. Horseman, wearing petasos and holding two spears, standing right beside his horse standing right in foreground; uncertain symbol to upper left / Âo-s-s-E-W in shallow incuse square, around quadripartite square in relief. Peykov C0100; Topalov –; HPM pl. XI, 20 = Traité pl. XLVI, 21; HGC 3, 276. VF, old cabinet toning, just a hint of the usual granularity. Rare. ($1000) Lot includes an old handwritten ticket in English. Based on the style of the coins, Raymond argues that this dynast was not of the Bisaltai (Raymond p. 115, n. 4), but rather an independent tribal chieftain who retained a semblance of autonomy while paying tribute to Alexander I of Macedon. Most references retain the Bisaltai attribution, though, and placement among the Paeonian kings (ANS) is even more conjectural.

Two Rare Thraco-Macedonian Issues

173. THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Orreskioi. Circa 480/75-465 BC. AR Oktadrachm (30mm, 28.02 g). Heavy ‘Thraco-Macedonian’ standard. Herdsman, wearing petasos and holding two spears, guiding two bulls right over dotted ground line; oRR-˙ˆ-˚5-o˙ around / Quadripartite incuse square. Peykov A0550 var. (division of ethnic); Topalov 15; HPM pl. V, 2 var. (same); ACGC 481 var. (same); cf. AMNG III/2, 1–2; HGC 3, 317 var. (same); Kraay & Hirmer 375 var. (same). Good VF, a few scrapes. ($10,000) Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 123; G. Kratochwil Collection (Lanz 161, 7 December 2015), lot 61 (hammer €30.000).

174. THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Tyntenoi. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Oktadrachm (32mm, 28.49 g). Heavy ‘Thraco-Macedonian’ standard. Herdsman, wearing petasos, guiding two bulls right; t¨˜t˜-o-s around / Wheel with four spokes within incuse square. Peykov A2000 var. (ethnic); cf. Topalov 26 (earlier issue); HPM –; cf. ACGC 485 (earlier issue); AMNG –; HGC 3, –. VF, toned, area of flat strike, a little off center. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 122; Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 120 (hammer €14.000).

HGC Plate Coin

175. THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Siris. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 9.69 g). Ithyphallic satyr standing right, right hand grasping right wrist of nymph fleeing right, his left hand supporting her chin; three pellets around (only one visible) / Rough incuse square divided diagonally. Smith Group 5 (Lete); Peykov A0020; HPM pl. VIII, 4; AMNG III/2, 14 (Lete); HGC 3, 531 (‘Lete’; this coin illustrated); SNG ANS 954–61 (‘Lete’); Kunstfreund 40 (Uncertain mint); Traité I 1568 (Lete). Good VF, toned. Fine style. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 266; Numismatica Ars Classica 48 (21 October 2008), lot 59. The satyr and nymph type is one of the more widely occurring designs in early Thraco-Macedonian region. Variations of this type were used at mints from Siris in the northwest to Thasos in the southeast. Similarly, tribes in this region – the Dionysioi, Laiai, Letai, Orreskii, Pernaioi, and Zaielioi – also used this type. They often included their respective ethnic, although some of these tribes replace the satyr with a centaur. Based on the positioning of the figures, there are two major divisions of the satyr-nymph type. The first group, struck primarily at Thasos, shows the nymph held in the arms of the satyr, who carries her off to the right. The other group, struck primarily at Siris, shows the nymph confronted by the satyr. In both cases the appearance of the figures is largely the same: the satyr is presented nude and ithyphallic, while the nymph is dressed in a long chiton with the skirt divided into many long strands. The only stylistic difference between the groups is the appearance of the lower body of the satyr. On the first group, the satyr has the normal legs and feet of a man, while on the second group, in addition to a tail, the satyr has the legs and hooves of a goat. Overall, the artistic style of the scene is wonderfully archaic, and evident not only in the posture of the figures, but also in its minute details. While most of the mints ceased production after about 480/470 BC, Thasos continued to use the type for some time, allowing the scene to transition through an “archaized” phase, and finally taking on a lovely early Classical style by the time production of the type ended there circa 404 BC. Kraay’s view (ACGC pp. 148-9) was that the coins where the satyr and nymph are both standing show the nymph seducing the satyr, while the coins where the nymph is in the satyr’s arms show the nymph protesting her abduction. However, this view is contradicted by a close inspection of the coins themselves. In similar scenes of this event depicted elsewhere, the satyr clearly manhandles the nymph, forcibly grasping one of her arms, while the nymph appears in a posture of apparent flight (see, e.g., HPM pl. VII-VIII). Clearly, in both scenes the nymph is protesting the actions of the satyr or centaur, who, in the role of the wild, libidinous creature that he is, is seizing the nymph for his own purposes, driven by his sexual arousal.

176. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 525-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.28 g). Attic standard. Lioness right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; above, head of roaring lion right; floral ornament in exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux Type G.1, 82 var. (unlisted dies); AMNG III/2, 4 var. (control mark); HGC 3, 383; de Luynes 1536 = Traité I 1678. EF, attractively toned. Well centered and struck. Rare issue with lioness. ($5000) From the sixth to the early fourth century BC, the lion and bull design was common to the tetradrachms of Akanthos, though a few rare issues depict a lioness rather than a lion. The earliest Akanthos tetradrachms are characterized by thick, dumpy flans, a variable style of incuse, and the head of the lion in three-quarter perspective. Subsequent issues have a flan that is relatively thinner and broader, an incuse of a more regularly quadripartite style, and the head of the lion in profile. The floral symbol in the exergue, which first appeared in some of the earliest tetradrachms, became more stylized in these later issues. Subsequently, a pellet-in-annulet appeared above the lion in the upper field of the obverse, followed by the addition of a subsidiary letter, and, finally, letter combinations and symbols to distinguish later issues in this large series. Most of these tetradrachms show a stylistically archetypal lion attacking the bull, evidenced by its thick mane and bold joints and lines. However, two groups of tetradrachms (Desneux Types C and G) have felines that are represented with much finer lines, smooth joints, and a subdued, evenly constructed mane that Desneux identified as depictions of lionesses. Some dies show the lioness decorated with spots, leading some to suggest that it may be a panther, but in any case the design is certainly based on the archetypal lion and bull motif that was imported to Macedon from the east (Persia), and is found on many coinages of the period. The motif appears frequently in art of the ancient Near East and Greece. See Willy Hartner, “The Earliest History of the Constellations in the Near East and the Motif of the Lion-Bull Combat,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24 [1965], pp. 1-16, who identified its earliest representation on a prehistoric Elamite seal of the fourth millennium BC. For its appearance in Greek art, see the KY Painter in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens [Accession Number 12688] and Desneux, p. 55. Reliefs from the Persian capital at Persepolis depict this type and the Lydian coins of this same period, though they do not show this type specifically, are surely a conscious echoing of this theme. Why then the use of a lioness, rather than a lion on this particular type? Herodotos may provide a possible clue. According to him (7.125-126), the Persian army was attacked by lions (οἱ λέοντες) while bivouacking on the eastern fringes of Greece and Macedonia. Accordingly, although lions were rare or nonexistent in most of Greece by the classical period, we know that they still roamed areas near Akanthos. Artists (including die cutters) knew the characteristics of both male and female from direct observation, which has apparently been reflected on the coin designs.

177. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.09 g, 8h). Attic standard. Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; 5d(?) above, in exergue, fish left / Å˚Å-n-Q5o-n in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square in relief. Cf. Desneux Type D1, 102 (unlisted dies); AMNG III/2, 21; HGC 3, 385. EF, toned. Unpublished issue. ($5000)

Exceptional Pedigreed Akanthos

178. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 430-390 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.33 g, 5h). Light ‘Thraco-Macedonian’ standard. Ale–, magistrate. Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; Å¬E above / Å˚Å-˜-Q5o-@ in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square in relief, the quarters raised and granulated. Desneux 138 (D131/R124); AMNG III/2, –; HGC 3, 391. Choice EF, lovely even gray tone with light iridescence around the devices. Very rare issue; only one is noted by Desneux (in The Hague), and the present coin is the only example in CoinArchives. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 36; Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (6 April 2006), lot 114; Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 110; Leu 65 (21 May 1996), lot 132; Tkalec (23 October 1992), lot 56.

179. MACEDON, Amphipolis. 367/6 BC. AR Tetrobol (13mm, 2.52 g, 1h). ‘Thraco-Macedonian’ standard. Head of Apollo facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath / Race torch; Å-Â/f-5 in two lines around; all within wreath. Lorber 66z (this coin); AMNG III/2, 12; HGC 3, 414 corr. (Lorber reference); SNG ANS 82; SNG Copenhagen 40; SNG Lockett 1302 = Bement 673; BMC 8; Berlin 14–5; Boston MFA 541 = Warren 553; Hermitage Sale II 583; de Luynes 1562; Winterthur 1347 (all from the same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, a little granular. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Stack’s (2 December 1997), lot 502; Myers/Adams 6 (6 December 1973), lot 78.

180. MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 383/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.47 g, 3h). Olynthos mint. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Kithara; c-Å-¬-˚5d-EW@ around; all within incuse square. Robinson & Clement Group H, 18 bis (A17/P16); HGC 3, 498; Triton XVII, lot 120 (same dies); Triton XVI, lot 274 (same dies). Superb EF, underlying luster. Well centered. Rare die combination, only one noted by R&C, five in CoinArchives. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 913314 (January 2015).

181. MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 349 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.21 g, 12h). Olynthos mint; Eudorida(s), magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Kithara; c-Å-¬-˚5d-EW@ around, [E]∏5 EUdWr5dÅ in small letters below. Robinson & Clement Group W, 137 (A84/P114); HGC 3, 500; SNG ANS 51 (same dies); SNG Lockett 1315 (same dies). EF, toned, a hint of granularity, light mark on obverse, minor flan flaws on reverse. Extremely rare tetradrachm of Eudoridas, only three noted by R&C (the “commerce” piece is now in the ANS), none in CoinArchives. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 72 (1997), no. 32. Eudoridas is one of the few magistrates named on Chalkidian League gold coins. In fact, his staters are known from two reverse dies, while only one die is known for his tetradrachms.

Wonderful Inebriated Dionysos Ex Claudius Côte Collection

182. MACEDON, Mende. Circa 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.57 g, 11h). Inebriated Dionysos, wearing chiton draped from his waist, holding in right hand a kantharos propped on his right knee, reclining left on the back of an ass standing right; in exergue, kerykeion right and @5 / µE@-dÅ-5-o@ within linear square around vine of six grape clusters within linear square; all within shallow incuse square. Noe, Mende 93 (same dies); AMNG III/2, 20; HGC 3, 547; SNG ANS 350 (same dies); Jameson 1965 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 406 = GPCG pl. X, 12 (same dies); Pozzi 789 (same dies). EF, deep iridescent tone, minor doubling on obverse. Wonderful surfaces. ($30,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA IX, 14 December 2015), lot 38; Numismatica Genevensis SA V (2 December 2008), lot 62; Gorny & Mosch 125 (13 October 2003), lot 102; Claudius Côte Collection (Feuardant Frères, 4 December 1936), lot 30. Reportedly ex Kaliandra Hoard (IGCH 358). The city of Mende, located on the Pallene Peninsula on the eastern shore of the Thermaic Gulf, was, according to Thucydides (4.123.1), founded by Eretria in the 8th century. It later founded colonies of its own: Neapolis on the eastern coast of Pallene, and Eion at the mouth of the river Strymon near Amphipols. Mende’s wealth is indicated by the high amounts of tribute paid to the Delian Confederacy: eight talents until 451-450 BC, and then amounts ranging form five to nine talents after 438-437 BC. During the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) Mende originally sided with Athens, but then, on the urging of the oligarchs, went over to the Spartan general Brasidas. It eventually returned to the Athenian side, but is not mentioned in connection with the Peace of Nicias. From 415-414 BC, Mende again appears in the Athenian Tribute Lists, but by the fourth century the city was only minting copper coins.The Dionysiac types of Mende proclaim it as a famous wine producing city, as attested by its amphoras that have been found throughout the Mediterranean. On this delightful coin, Dionysos, who rules wine and winemaking, is shown being carried home drunken from a symposium, a type of careless joy that links the world of men with the Olympians – at least until the morning.

183. MACEDON, Neapolis. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Hemistater – Drachm (16.5mm, 4.19 g). Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Quadripartite incuse square. AMNG III/2, 7; HGC 3, 584; SNG ANS 420–2; Traité I 1741. Superb EF, lightly toned, typical edge splits, slight granularity on reverse. Perfectly centered, and exceptional metal for issue. Rare denomination. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 52179 (August 2015); Berk BBS 99 (25 November 1997), lot 92.

184. MACEDON, Potidaia. Circa 479-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.02 g). Poseidon Hippios, nude, holding spear forward in right hand and reins in left, riding horse left; below, dolphin left / Quadripartite incuse square, diagonally divided. Alexander Period II, A, a, 1; AMNG III/2, –; HGC 3, 641 (this coin illustrated); Pozzi 798. VF, lightly toned, some die wear. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 83 (hammer £6500); G. Kratochwil Collection (Lanz 161, 7 December 2015), lot 70. In his study of the coinage of Potidaia, J. A. Alexander’s admiration of this issue is clear: “This is one of the most interesting tetradrachms of Potidaea. It stands above all others in artistic quality. The figure of Poseidon is better engraved; the muscles are indicated. The figure of the horse is powerfully represented; it exhibits masterful modelling of the muscles, especially in the head and legs of the animal.”

185. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander I. 498-454 BC. AR Oktadrachm (30.5mm, 28.43 g). Struck circa 492480/79 BC. Horseman, wearing chlamys and petasos, and holding two spears, standing right behind horse advancing right / Quadripartite incuse square. Raymond pl. II, 4; AMNG III p. 49, 7 (Bisaltai); HPM pl. XII, 2 (Bisaltai); SNG ANS 1; Athena Fund I 21 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 617 (Bisaltai); Gillet 739; Pozzi 696 = Rhousopoulos 1006 (Bisaltai). EF, attractive cabinet tone. ($15,000) Ex Osaka Collection, assembled prior to 2000. This coin type had long been ascribed to the Bisaltai, one of the powerful Thraco-Macedonian tribes that struck coinage in the late 6th and early 5th centuries. The weight of the evidence now points to it being the earliest issue of Alexander I, when he was allied with the tribes against the Persians; he presumably struck coins with types that were acceptable to his allies and would, in fact, symbolize their alliance.

186. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.46 g, 7h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 355-349/8 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5π-πoU, Philip II, in military dress, raising right hand and holding rein in left, on horseback left; below, trident head left. Le Rider 69–95 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 3, 861; SNG ANS 468; Weber 2054. Good VF, toned, a hint of die wear on obverse, light deposits on reverse. ($1000)

187. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip II – Alexander III. Circa 340/36-328 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.54 g, 11h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; thunderbolt below. Le Rider 113 (D53’’/R86); HGC 3, 846 corr. (Le Rider reference); SNG ANS 134 (same rev. die). EF, lustrous. Well centered. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 219 (10 March 2014), lot 114.

188. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip II – Alexander III. Circa 340/36-328 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.60 g, 11h). In the name and types of Philip II. Pella mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; thunderbolt below. Le Rider 120 (D57/R91); HGC 3, 846 corr. (Le Rider reference); Locker Lampson 158 (same dies); J. Hirsch XX, lot 239 (same dies). Near EF, toned, trace deposits. ($3000) Ex Phoibos Collection.

189. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.60 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Struck circa 335/25-320 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a serpent / [Å¬]E$Å@droU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; below left wing, eagle standing left. Price 3125; Troxell, New, Group II, 29 (dies 15/– [unlisted rev. die]); Goldberg 53, lot 1613 (same rev. die); CNG 60, lot 329 (same dies). EF, struck from worn dies, slight die shift on reverse. ($3000) Ex Clearwater Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 312, 9 October 2013), lot 1. The reverse die link of this and the CNG 60 coins to the Goldberg 53 piece necessitates a correction to Troxell’s die study. In her study, she thought that the break between Groups II and III occurred between obverse dies 15 and 16. However, this coin is struck from obverse die 15, while the Goldberg coin is from obverse die 16. Thus, the coins struck from obverse die 16 are in Group II, and Group III begins with obverse die 17.

190. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.16 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Struck under Menon or Menes, circa 330-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of ram right; below throne, pellet above and between struts, pellet and dÅ below. Price 3208; Taylor, Damaskos, Series 2.3.6; ANS 1944.100.34399-34401 (same obv. die). EF, some die wear, a little off center on reverse. ($750) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 27 April 2011.

191. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.22 g, 8h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ∫Ås5¬EWs Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Macedonian helmet in left field. Price 113; Troxell, Studies, Issue H3; SNG Saroglos 218–9; ANS 1944.100.28433–6 (same obv. die). Choice EF, attractive light gray tone. Well centered and struck from fresh dies. ($750) From the DMS Collection.

192. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.59 g, 5h). In the types of Philip II. Lampsakos mint. Struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; i below horses, coiled serpent to right of royal name, grain ear in exergue. Thompson, Philip 34 (same dies as illustration); Le Rider pl. 90, 8; ADM II Series VIII, 165 (same dies); SNG ANS 288 (same rev. die); SNG Berry 97. Near EF, underlying luster, slight die wear and minor cleaning marks. ($2000)

193. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.53 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Magnesia on the Maeander mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving biga right; bee below, spearhead in exergue. Thompson, Philip 3; Le Rider –; SNG ANS 312–3 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster, trace deposits, slightly off center on reverse. Struck from fresh dies. ($3000) From the Heath Collection.

Ex Henri de Nanteuil Collection

194. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.19 g, 1h). In the name of Alexander III. Miletos mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; S below throne. Price 2105; ADM I Series V 159e (same dies); SNG München 573; Nanteuil 809 (this coin); Pozzi 903–4 (same obv. die). EF, attractively toned. ($2000) Ex Leu 65 (21 May 1996), lot 143; Leu 15 (4 May 1976), lot 200; Henri de Nanteuil Collection (c. 1925).

195. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.55 g, 7h). Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a griffin springing right / f5¬5ππoU ∫-Ås5¬EWs, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; wheel in left field, ‰ below left wing, Å below right wing. Price P196 corr. (position of control marks); Waggoner 222b–c (same obv. die); ANS 1967.152.309 (same obv. die); Hunterian 1 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster, tiny mark, minor flan flaw, and scuff at edge on obverse. ($2000) Ex Malter 85 (19 June 2004), lot 18.

Ex Hunt Collection

196. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Kassander. Circa 323/2-315 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.58 g, 1h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint(?). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππoU, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; trident head below. Le Rider Group IIIA, 204–6 var. (D92/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Hunt II 357 (this coin); Paeonian Hoard 5 (same obv. die); Weber 2042 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 66 (17 October 2012), lot 33; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s, 21 June 1990), lot 357.

197. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Circa 323-310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.27 g, 8h). Contemporary or early posthumous imitation of Kolophon mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kithara in left field, Å below throne. Price B13 (same dies as illustration). EF, toned. High quality imitation. Extremely rare, Price lists two examples, none in CoinArchives. ($1000) Ex Numismatics Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 117. While there are no tetradrachms for Kolophon mint during this period, the style is clearly imitating the drachms of Price 1769 and P44, which is likely why Price placed this issue under ‘Colophon’ prototypes. The prototypes are dated to the reign of Philip III, but this imitation may have been struck slightly later.

198. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-297 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.13 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬5ππ-oU, nude youth, holding palm in right hand and reins in left, on horseback right; below, ¬ above torch; Ò below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 47, 23; SNG ANS 794; SNG München 137. Superb EF, toned, minor die break on neck. ($3000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1134.

199. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.96 g, 7h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 294-293 BC. Nike standing left on prow of galley left, blowing trumpet she holds in her right hand and cradling stylis in her left arm / ∫Ås-5¬EW-s d˙µ˙tr5oU, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, seen from behind, preparing to throw trident held aloft in his right hand, chlamys draped over extended left arm; z to left, m to right. Newell 98 var. (monogram; obv. die LXXXIX); HGC 3, 1012f; CNG 94, lot 279 (same obv. die). EF, attractively toned, a few minor cleaning marks. Very rare issue unknown to Newell. ($4000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk (inv. cc76931). Ex Lewis L. Egnew Collection (Superior, 30 May 1995), lot 7311; Superior (30 May 1990), lot 6799.

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Magnificent Antigonos Doson 200. KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson. 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 17.09 g, 11h). Amphipolis mint(?). Struck circa 227-225 BC. Head of Poseidon right, wearing wreath of marine plants / Apollo, testing bow in extended right hand, seated left on prow left inscribed ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5˝o@oU; f below. Panagopoulou 157 (O27/R154 [erroneously listed as no. 158 on the plates]); EHC 436; Touratsoglou 52–3; HGC 3, 1051; SNG Fitzwilliam 2309 (same obv. die); SNG Newham Davis 97 (same dies); Boston MFA 715 (same obv. die). Superb EF, wonderful light cabinet tone, a little die rust on obverse. Well centered on a broad flan. ($7500) Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 367; Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 229.

From the Hands of a Master Celator 201. KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34.5mm, 16.85 g, 11h). Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, mintmaster. Struck circa 179-178 BC. Diademed head right; zW5¬o% below neck / ∫Å%5-¬EW% ∏Er-%EW%, eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; „˙ to right; all within oak wreath; star below. Mamroth, Perseus 1 (same obv. die as illustration); AMNG III 1; HGC 3, 1091; SNG Berry 383 (same obv. die); SNG München 1196 (same obv. die); Athena Fund II 452 (same obv. die); Bendenoun 18 (this coin); Consul Weber 1275 = de Sartiges 212 = Kunstfreund 238 = Gillet 811 (same obv. die); de Luynes 1712 (same dies); GPCG pl. 42, 7 = EHC 588 = Boehringer, Chronologie, pl. 7, 5 (same dies). Choice EF, lightly toned. Well centered. ($25,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 79 (with Tradart, 20 October 2014), lot 9; The Numismatic Auction I (13 December 1982), lot 70.

202. KINGS of PAEONIA. Audoleon. Circa 315-286 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 12.55 g, 2h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet and necklace / Horse walking right; ÅUdW¬Eo@-to% above and to right, star below raised foreleg. Cf. Peykov E4340; NBRM Paeonia –; AMNG III/2, 4 var. (star above horse); HGC 3, 151; SNG ANS 1056. Near EF, attractive even light gray tone. Rare issue with star below foreleg, only two others in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex New York Sale XXXIV (6 January 2015), lot 101.

203. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 356-342 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 11.96 g, 12h). Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace / Bridled horse prancing right; ¬År5-s-Å5W@ around. L-S Type 2, Series A, dies O4’/R3, i (this coin, listing incorrect weight); BCD Thessaly 311/310 (for obv./rev. dies); HGC 4, 409; SNG Berry 541 (same dies); Pozzi 1220 (same dies). EF, attractive cabinet tone, some die wear on obverse. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Ambrose Collection (Roma XIII, 23 March 2017), lot 116; Numismatica Ars Classica 48 (21 October 2008), lot 74; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 223; Lanz 52 (14 May 1990), lot 151 (incorrect weight noted).

204. THESSALY, Oitaioi. Circa 360-344 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.97 g, 10h). Herakleia Trachinia mint. Head of lion left, with spear in its jaws / OITA downward to right, IΩN downward to left, Herakles, nude, standing facing, holding club in both hands; o5tÅ-5W@ flanking. Valassiadis 3; BCD Thessaly II 489; HGC 4, 129. Good VF, toned, die break and a little porosity on obverse, light double strike on reverse. Sharp strike on obverse. ($500) Ex BCD Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 290, 7 November 2012), lot 56.

205. THESSALY, Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16.5mm, 2.78 g, 6h). Thessalos, nude but for petasos and cloak tied at neck, standing right, holding band across horns of forepart of bull leaping right / Forepart of bridled horse right within incuse square; @o5Å-˚˚-5rt counterclockwise around from bottom left; all within concave square. BCD Thessaly I 1351 (this coin); HGC 4, 311. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($1000) Ex BCD Collection (Nomos 4, 10 May 2011), lot 1351.

206. AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 350-320 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.73 g, 7h). Pegasos flying right / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet with neck guard; ¬E-U˚-Åd-5 around, decorated fishing hook and small ¬ behind neck. Pegasi 79/1 (same dies); Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 36 (same rev. die as illustration); BCD Akarnania 216 (same dies); HGC 4, 823. Good VF, toned, with some iridescence, minor die breaks and die rust on obverse. Very rare. ($500)

Exceptional Lokri Stater

207. LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 350-340 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 12.86 g, 8h). Head of Persephone right, wearing wreath of grain ears, earring with rosette and five pendants, and pearl necklace / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword in right hand, shield decorated with palmette and griffin on left arm, advancing right on ground line; oπo@ t5W@ flanking; below, spear left. H&D Group 22, 150f (O22/R57) = BCD Lokris 70 (this coin); HGC 4, 991; SNG Lockett 1693 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 495–6 (same obv. die). EF, toned, a little die rust, minor die break on chin. Beautiful style. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 114; Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 808; Antiqua XVI (2011), no. 36; BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 70. The staters of Lokris stand among the finest artistic creations of Classical Greek coinage. The head of Persephone on the obverse is directly influenced by the famous depiction of the same deity by the artist Euainetos on the dekadrachms and tetradrachms of Syracuse. It has been suggested that Lokrian mercenaries served in the wars in Sicily undertaken by Dionysios I of Syracuse, and these warriors returned home with a quantity of Syracusan coins that served as the model. The reverse displays the famous warrior Ajax, who was the leader of the Lokrians in the Trojan War. The refined nature of this coinage seems out of place at such a relatively insubstantial city as Lokris. It has been suggested that these staters began as a monetary contribution, in lieu of soldiers, to Sparta during the latter’s military exploits following the Corinthian War, while Kraay argued that the coinage was produced for military needs during the Sacred War. Regardless of the purpose, this coinage was produced from dies executed by exceptionally skilled engravers, and exemplifies the high art of Classical Greece.

Bold Group IV Tetradrachm

208. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.18 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, [necklace with pendants], and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group IV (unlisted dies); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 8–12; HGC 4, 1595; SNG Lockett 1837; Rhousopoulos 1970. Good VF, toned. A wonderful small owl, neatly presented in the incuse. ($2000) Chester Starr arranged Athens’ coinage from ca. 480 until the mid 5th century into five groups, and his chronology is still widely accepted today (although the dating of his Group V coins is now considered too late). By the time of Starr’s Group IV, production of tetradrachms had steadily increased and the uptick in the number of required dies (and engravers) necessitated a greater standardization of style. On the obverse, the head of Athena changes little from Starr’s Group III – the goddess has a bold profile and retains her “archaic smile”; the hair on her forehead is arranged in two waves, with somewhat greater uniformity than previous periods; and on her helmet, her leaves float above the visor (sometimes referred to as a “laurel wreath,” these leaves were first introduced after the victory over the Persians in 480/79 BC). On the reverse, the owl’s rear leg is often stretched back, and her tail is split into three flared feathers. Owls of this period are generally smaller than those depicted on later issues, as is the size of the letters comprising the ethnic.

209. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.21 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, [necklace with pendants], and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group IV, 126 var. (O–/R119 [unlisted obv. die]); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 8–12; HGC 4, 1595; SNG Lockett 1837; Rhousopoulos 1970. Good VF. ($2000)

Rare Group IV Drachm

210. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.29 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group IV, 145–57 var. (unlisted dies); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 26, 28, and 32; HGC 4, 1629; SNG Berry 677; Boston MFA 1064; McClean 5825. Near EF, lovely deep old cabinet tone, a couple light marks, fine cleaning marks on reverse. Rare. ($4000)

Published by Stannard & Fischer-Bossert From the Spina Collection and North American Collection of Numismatic Masterpieces

211. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 469/5-460 BC. AR Dekadrachm (31.5mm, 43.38 g, 3h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over the visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive sprig to upper left, Å-Q-E clockwise around from upper right; all within incuse square. Fischer-Bossert, Athenian 24a (O14/R23’) = Stannard & FischerBossert pp. 8–18 (this coin); Starr Group II.C (unlisted dies); Seltman 445–52; HGC 4, 1585; SNG Berry 641; BMC 40 = ACGC 188; Gulbenkian 515 = Jameson 2080; Hirsch 1272; Kraay & Hirmer 357–8; Zhuyuetang 31 (same obv. die). EF, attractive deep gray tone, with iridescence around the devices. Superb metal quality for issue, and perfectly centered strike. ($500,000) From the Spina Collection. Ex North American Collection of Numismatic Masterpieces (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 230. The present coin represents a splendid example of this magnificent ancient work of art, with a surface quality far exceeding that of the specimens offered over the past several years. It exhibits clear flow lines, very sharp detail junctures, and a crispness often lacking in such large module ancient coins. Additionally, the aesthetic quality of the reverse is exceptional, an extremely powerful design with a well defined and expressive owl in full glory. The historical context of the Athenian dekadrachms, as well as concomitant tetradrachms and didrachms of the same class, has been the matter of extended debate. Much of the early confusion stems from a passage in Herodotos, who said that Athens paid ten drachms to each of its citizens for surpluses from the Laurion mines (7.144.1). Although this passage appeared to provide easy historical evidence for the dekadrachm issue, not every scholar was convinced. It was Ernest Beulé who first raised the chronological question of the issue, and from whom all subsequent research stemmed. Taken in context, the passage in Herodotos would place such an issue shortly after the victory at Marathon in 490 BC, a date that was accepted for the dekadrachm issue by prominent early numismatists, Babelon (Traité II, col. 769-770) and Head (HN, pp. 370-371), but which subsequent scholarship has shown to be far too early. Although Gardner retained the 490 BC date of issue in keeping with Babelon (A History of Ancient Coinage, 700-300 BC, p. 162), he added to the discussion by recognizing that the Athenian dekadrachms were contemporary with those of Syracuse, which he identified with the Demareteia mentioned in the ancient sources and dated to the immediate period following the battle of Himera in 480 BC. Seltman, in his major work on the pre-Persian coinage of Athens, rejected Babelon’s conclusions. Yet, he also failed to put credence in the views of Gardner and subsequently placed the issue far too early, in the later 480s BC. Almost immediately, this view came under fire. Robinson saw Salamis as the occasion for issue (NC [1924], pp. 338-340), and Regling, in his revised edition of Sallet’s Die antiken Münzen, viewed the combined victories of Salamis and Plataiai as the occasion. It was Kraay (NC [1956], p. 55; ACGC, pp. 66-68) who, paying attention to the evidence of the hoards, noted that Seltman’s chronology was far too early; yet, he failed to convince his critics. Starr, whose own study of Athenian coinage also relied on the evidence of the hoards, confirmed some of what Kraay had argued, and suggested that the occasion for the issue of the dekadrachms was the battle near the river Eurymedon (circa 469/5 BC). The subsequent discovery of the Asyut Hoard (IGCH 1644) in 1968/9 and the Elmalı Hoard (CH VIII, 48) in 1984, confirmed a mid-460s BC date. Various interpretations of the dekadrachms’ purpose have also been proposed. Although Fischer-Bossert suggests that the size of the issue indicates an economic, rather that ceremonial purpose, Head, much of whose work had formed the basis of dekadrachm scholarship, thought they were special, ceremonial issues struck at various times for “the personal gratification of Tyrants or Kings”, and were not part of the actual currency. As seen above, Starr’s survey of the Athenian coinage, and his confirmation of Kraay’s earlier conclusions, rejected this earlier conception. It seems clear that such an exceptional and compact issue must have served some special function. Recent scholars have focused on two key historical events during this period that could have produced sizable quantities of silver for this series: the battle of the Eurymedon River in 467 BC, where the resulting captured Persian booty was enormous and was attested to have been distributed (Plutarch, Vit. Cim. 13.6-8), and the capture of Thasos and its mines in 463/2 BC, where the plunder is assumed to have been substantial (Plutarch, op. cit. 14.2). The dekadrachms stand apart from the typical Athenian coinage not only by their massive size, but the transformation of the reverse type from an owl in profile to one facing the viewer. One cannot fail to notice the power in such a portrayal, which clearly is a representation of the growing Athenian military might that produced the victory over the Persians at the Eurymedon River and the later capture of the bountiful Thasian mines.

Attractive Starr Group V.B

212. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.19 g, 9h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B, Series 4, 198 (O170/R187); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 10, 1–10; HGC 4, 1596; Boston MFA 1066 = Warren 821; Dewing –; Gulbenkian 517; Kraay & Hirmer 360–1; Pozzi 1544 (same dies); Rhousopoulos 1973. EF, toned. ($3000) On Starr’s Group V tetradrachms, Athena’s helmet decoration remains similar in form to his Group IV, but the arrangement of the hair is notably different. The wave has been abandoned, with the hair now falling over the forehead in one long swoop. On the reverse, the lettering is still quite small (although we begin to see a gradual enlargement on some dies). The owl’s tail remains flared, but the treatment of the legs has become more standardized. While earlier groups often rendered the owl with one leg drawn back, the legs on Group V tetradrachms are consistently parallel and a bit more rigid in their execution.

213. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.11 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B (unlisted dies); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 10, 1–10; HGC 4, 1596; Boston MFA 1066 = Warren 821; Dewing –; Gulbenkian 517; Kraay & Hirmer 360–1; Rhousopoulos 1973. Near EF, toned, a few marks on obverse. ($2000)

214. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.21 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, [necklace with pendants], and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B (unlisted dies); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 10, 1–10; HGC 4, 1596; Boston MFA 1066 = Warren 821; Dewing –; Gulbenkian 517; Kraay & Hirmer 360–1; Rhousopoulos 1973. Near EF, lightly toned, with underlying luster. ($2000) 86

215. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.69 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive leaf with fruit to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V, τ-y; Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 42 = Jameson 1192; HGC 4, 1664; SNG Berry 682; Dewing –. Good VF, attractive even dark find patina. Rare. ($1000) Ex Nomos 2 (18 May 2010), lot 77.

216. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.21 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1591–7; Gulbenkian 519–21; Kraay & Hirmer 362. Superb EF, fully lustrous. Fine style and perfectly centered strike. ($3000)

217. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.17 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1591–7; Gulbenkian 519–21; Kraay & Hirmer 362. Superb EF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan. ($3000)

218. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.19 g, 10h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1591–7; Gulbenkian 519–21; Kraay & Hirmer 362. Choice EF, toned. Well centered on a broad flan, with full crest visible. ($3000) 87

Attractive Compact Head with Full Crest

219. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.19 g, 5h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left, AQE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1591–7; Gulbenkian 519–21; Kraay & Hirmer 362. Superb EF, lustrous. Attractive compact portrait, well centered, with full crest visible. ($3000)

220. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Hemiobol (6.5mm, 0.36 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, ÅQE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 14; SNG Copenhagen 27–9. Good VF, toned. Exceptional for issue. ($500) Ex MoneyMuseum, Zürich Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 342, 14 January 2015), lot 388; Vecchi 13 (4 September 1998), lot 207; Hauck & Aufhäuser 15 (21 March 2000), lot 84.

221. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.88 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Mened(emos), Epigen(es), and Epigo–, magistrates. Struck 135/4 BC. Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with the protomes of four horses above the visor, a Pegasos in flight rightward above the raised earpiece, and a curvilinear ornament on the shell / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; Å-œE above ÂE-@Ed>E∏5>˝E@o>E∏5˝o (magistrates’ names) in five lines across field; to left, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined staff; z on amphora, d5 below; all within wreath. Thompson 351b (same dies); HGC 4, 1602; BMC 445 (same dies). Choice EF, lustrous, some toning around portrait. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear inventory G10482 (February 2010).

222. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 12.27 g, 6h). Sea turtle, head in profile, with ‘T-back’ design on shell / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa; Milbank Period III, pl. I, 15; HGC 6, 435; SNG Copenhagen 507; Bement 1139–40; Dewing 1674; Gillet 947; Gulbenkian 523; Jameson 1199. Good VF, deeply toned. Well centered. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 7 (27 November 2012), lot 63; Leu 79 (31 October 2000), lot 578.

Very Rare Profile Head Issue

223. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 12.39 g, 9h). Land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell / Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank pl. II, 13; HGC 6, 437 var. (head not in profile); SNG Copenhagen 517 var. (same); Dewing 1683 var. (same); Gillet 948 var. (same); Jameson 1200 var. (same); Pozzi 1635 var. (same). EF, deeply toned, edge split. Struck on a broad flan. Very rare with head in profile. ($20,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Peter Weiss. Ex Manhattan Sale IV (8 January 2013), lot 46; Sotheby’s (8 July 1996), lot 55. The head of the land tortoise on this massive coinage is typically engraved shown from above, with the tortoise looking forward. Very rarely are they encountered with the head shown in profile. The profile head was canonical on the earlier, sea turtle coinage, thus the land tortoise coins of this variety may represent a short transitional issue at the beginning of this period.

224. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 370 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.26 g, 5h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with thin skew pattern. Milbank pl. II, 14; HGC 6, 438; SNG München 566–9; SNG Delepierre 1545; Dewing 1686. Good VF, toned, minor edge split, small area of flat strike and die break on obverse. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection.

225. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.45 g, 10h). Pegasos flying left; J below / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with neck guard; E and race torch to right. Ravel 992 (same obv. die as illustration); Pegasi 372; BCD Corinth 95; HGC 4, 1848; Bement 1181; McClean 6161. EF, toned. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2013. Ex Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Collection (sold previously as the ‘Demarete Collection’).

226. SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 335-330 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 12.21 g, 9h). Chimaera standing left; wreath above, sE below / Dove flying left; @ to left; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 218; HGC 5, 201; BMC 57; Traité III 776. EF, underlying luster, minor doubling on reverse. Well centered and excellent metal. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (8 January 2016), lot 30076.

227. SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 335-330 BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 12.22 g, 1h). Chimaera standing left, raising left forepaw; wreath above, sE below / Dove flying left; Å before; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 220 (this coin); HGC 5, 201; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Pozzi 1793 (same obv. die); Traité III 775, pl. CCXX, 11. EF, attractive even gray tone with light iridescence around the devices, a little die rust on obverse. ($5000) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 177; BCD Collection (LHS 96, 8 May 2006), lot 220; Sotheby’s (27 March 1987), lot 407.

228. ELIS, Olympia. 87th-90th Olympiad. 432-420 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 11.47 g, 9h). Eagle, wings spread, flying right, tearing at hare that it holds in its talons / Vertical thunderbolt with volutes above and wings below; Å-V flanking. Seltman, Temple, Series XIII, – (dies BL/γδ [unlisted die combination]); BCD Olympia 53 var. (ethnic; same obv. die); BCD Peloponnesos 623 (same rev. die); HGC 5, 337; SNG Copenhagen 364 (same rev. die); McClean 6614 (same rev. die). VF, find patina, a hint of smoothing, a few marks, countermark on obverse. Very rare die combination. ($2000) Ex Auctiones AG 20 (8 November 1990), lot 340 (professionally conserved since).

229. LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Circa 100-90/80 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (16.5mm, 2.50 g, 9h). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing laurel wreath / Amphora; piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking; ¬-Å across upper field, t-5 across lower field; all within laurel wreath. Grunauer Group VIII, Series 7, 29–33 var. (unlisted dies); BCD Peloponnesos 859; HGC 5, 611; SNG Copenhagen 558. Near EF, deep cabinet tone, traces of find patina. Well centered on a broad flan. ($1000) 90

Well Struck Paros

230. CYCLADES, Paros. Circa 500-497/5 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 5.88 g). Goat kneeling right / Rough incuse square. Sheedy Class C, Group 2, – (O41/R52 – unlisted die combination); HGC 6, 653; SNG Delepierre 2444 var. (same obv. die, different incuse); Dewing 1959 var. (same, same obv. die). EF, attractive cabinet tone. Well centered. ($20,000)

231. KINGS of BOSPOROS. Asander. As archon, circa 47-43 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.20 g, 1h). Dated RY 3 (45/4 BC). Bare head right / Årco@to% År%Å@droU [∫]o%∏oroU, Nike, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling palm frond in left arm, standing left on prow left; t) [˝] (sic, date) across upper field, Å to inner left. Frolova & Ireland § 6, 3 (O2/R3); Natwoka 2a; Anokhin 1315 (same dies as illustration); MacDonald 191; RPC I 1844; HGC 7, 199; DCA 447. VF, small area of flat strike on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Antiqua XIII (undated [2005]), no. 39; Berk BBS 114 (23 May 2000), lot 23; Gorny and Mosch 97 (11 October 1999), lot 325.

232. KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.76 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Dated SE month 11, year 212 (August 85 BC). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Â5QrÅdÅtoU EU∏Åtoro%, stag grazing left; to left, star-in-crescent above (; to right, ∫5s (year) above ¬; 5Å (month) below; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit. Callataÿ dies D3/R1, c (this coin); M.J. Price, “Mithradates VI Eupator, Dionysus, and the Coinages of the Black Sea” in NC 1968, pl. I, 6 = RG 16, pl. suppl. B, 12 = Mionnet II 10 (same dies); HGC 7, 338; DCA 688. Superb EF, toned. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Antiqua FPL XVII (2013), no. 37; Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), lot 4073; Superior Stamp & Coin (2 June 1992), lot 4417; Tkalec (26 March 1991), lot 130.

Mysterious Mythological Creature

233. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 16.01 g). Winged male mythological creature runningkneeling left, head right, holding tunny by its tail in left hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 123; Greenwell 57; SNG BN 271; Boston MFA 1457 = Warren 1471; SNG von Aulock 1198 = Kraay & Hirmer 704 = L. Mildenberg, “Über das Münzwesen im Reich der Achämeniden” in AMI 26 (1993), pl. VII, 62; Gulbenkian 617; Jameson 2560; Weber –. Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered, struck from artistic dies. Very rare. ($10,000) While the identification of this creature, certainly of local significance, is unknown today, it has traditionally been referred to as “Phobos” or “Daimon.” In his catalog of the Gulbenkian collection, Jenkins sees an Egyptian or near-Eastern influence, while Bivar, in his article on Mithra (“Mithra and Mesopotamia,” Mithraic Studies [Manchester, 1975], pp. 275-89), suggests that the creature corresponds to the Mithraic Areimanios (Ahriman). One also may see an assimilation of the ubiquitous Persian lion-headed griffin, adapting the head, wings, and tail to a human body. Although some references note the head as being that of a wolf, other examples clearly show a mane that is directly influenced by the lion heads on the common early Lydian electrum, supporting Bivar’s (and others’) contention that it is a lion head. At the same time, the ear is not fully visible on most examples, but on some, such as the present piece, it clearly is that of a griffin (compare to its depiction on the coins of Teos and Abdera). The wings and posture of the creature are mythological archetypes, commonly found on displays of various deities and creatures on pottery and coins. An excellent example of an archaic representation of a local deity of Asia Minor.

234. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.38 g). Winged male mythological creature running-kneeling left, head right, holding tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 123; Greenwell 57; Boston MFA 1459; SNG BN 272; BMC –; FSD SHM –; cf. Gulbenkian 617 (stater); cf. Jameson 2560 (stater); Myrmekion –; Rosen 498–9; Weber –. EF. Well struck from fresh dies. ($4000)

Serene Type

235. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Stater (16.5mm, 15.97 g). Bridled horse standing right, being restrained by male standing right, in background, who holds bridle with his right hand; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 213; Greenwell, Some 2; Boston MFA 1556–7; SNG BN –; BMC –; FSD SHM 1229 = Hermitage (Exhibition) 118; Gulbenkian 666 (same dies); Jameson 2211; Myrmekion –; Rosen –; Traité I 2690; Weber –. Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($15,000)

236. KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes I. 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.02 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 255/50-241 BC. Head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath / f5¬EtÅ5roU, Athena enthroned left, left elbow resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name with wreath held in her extended right hand; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf to outer left, v to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group IVA, obv. die LIII; SNG BN 1610–5; SNG von Aulock 1356–7; SNG Copenhagen 335. EF, toned, tiny edge nick, area of slight roughness on reverse. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 358.

237. AEOLIS, Aigai. Circa 151-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.22 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Apollo Smintheos right, wearing laurel wreath, bow and quiver over shoulder / Zeus standing left, holding eagle in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; U to left, Å5˝Å5EW@ to right; all within oak-wreath. SNG Ashmolean 1252; SNG von Aulock 1595; SNG Copenhagen 6; SNG München 357; Dewing 2227. Near EF, toned, a few light scratches on obverse. Well struck on a broad flan. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex California Collection (Heritage 3037, 4 January 2015), lot 30030. Of all the mints to strike tetradrachms of stephanophoric type, Aigai had one of the smallest outputs, with just four obverse dies known today (cf. U. Westermark, “En tetradrachm från Aigai i Aiolis” in Festscrift Lagerqvist, pp. 471–5).

238. AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 16.47 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Seuthes, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below raised foreleg; ˚UÂÅ5W@ to right, %EUQ˙% below; all within laurel wreath. Oakley obv. die 59; SNG Fitzwilliam 4311 = Pozzi 2301 (same obv. die); McClean 7901 (same obv. die); Winterthur 2829 = Bement 1413 (same obv. die). EF, iridescent tone. ($1500) 93

239. AEOLIS, Kyme. Circa 155-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34.5mm, 16.69 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Demetrios, magistrate. Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia / Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below, ˚UÂÅ5W@ to right, d˙Â˙tr5o% in exergue; all within wreath. Oakley obv. die 63; BMC 76 (same obv. die). Choice EF, toned. Fine style. Rare magistrate. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 327 (22 October 2014), lot 47; Giessener Münzhandlung 59 (10 April 1992), lot 283.

240. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.54 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding phiale in right hand and laurel branch in left; w and ÂUr5@Å5o@ to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 29, obv. die 54; SNG von Aulock 1665 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 222; BMC 7; Weber 5565. Choice EF, toned. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 586.

241. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.56 g, 1h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of cock left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 7; HGC 6, 931; SNG Copenhagen 302; BMC 24; de Luynes 2543–4; Rosen 552 = Pozzi 2319. Choice EF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck. Rare. ($2000) 94

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242. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Two confronted female heads, their faces overlapping, within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 55; HGC 6, 981; Boston MFA 1693; de Luynes 2555. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1433.

243. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.55 g, 12h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing wreath of ivy with berries at the tip / Head of satyr facing in linear square [within in shallow incuse square]. Bodenstedt Em. 90; HGC 6, 1016; SNG von Aulock 1718; SNG Copenhagen 323; BMC 77-8; Boston MFA 1723. Near EF, toned. Expressive satyr head. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1476. Bodenstedt’s emission 90 encompasses a wide array of reverses. While always depicting a satyr, he sometimes has hair, but usually without, and sometimes there are subsidiary symbols in the margins around the satyr’s head.

Published by Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry

244. WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Circa 145-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.60 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears and triple-pendant earring / Two Kabeiroi, nude but for cloak tied at their necks, standing facing, each wearing laurel wreath and holding staff in outer hand; QEW@ kÅ∫E5rW@ at sides, sUr5W@ below, 5 to lower right; all within wreath. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry dies D7/R9 (Syros; this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 6, 709 (Syros); Friedlaender & Von Sallet 268. EF, toned. Very rare, and among the finest known of this coinage. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 406; Tkalec (23 October 1992), lot 105; Numismatic & Ancient Art Gallery 7 (11 April 1991), lot 509. This issue had long been attributed to the island of Syros based on the reverse legend. Recent scholarship, however, has convincingly shown that this attribution is erroneous, as the reverse legend does not contain an ethnic, but names the type: the Divine Syrian Kaberioi. As the issue has long been linked to a rare portrait emission of Eumenes I with the same reverse type, it is clear that it must belong to a mint in the sphere of the kings of Pergamon. Although it is tempting to attribute it to the royal mint at Pergamon, this Attic-standard issue could have been struck at one of several mints under Attalid control. See A. Meadows, “The Closed Currency System of the Attalid Kingdom” in P. Thonemann, Attalid Asia Minor (Oxford, 2013), pp. 184–91 for the most current analysis of this intriguing coinage.

245. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 15.18 g, 12h). Demokrates, magistrate. Struck circa 350-340 BC. Bee with straight wings; E-f flanking head / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, d˙Âo˚rÅt˙s to right. Pixodarus Class G, obv. die 123 (this coin referenced); SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; Prospero 504; Rhousopolos 3669 (this coin (?)); CNG 109, lot 150 (same rev. die). EF, deeply toned, a little off center on obverse. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Antiqua inventory 3031 (January 2013); Lanz 70 (21 November 1994), lot 115; G. Hirsch 161 (22 February 1989), lot 243. Reportedly ex Athanasios Rhousopoulos Collection (J. Hirsch XIII, 15 May 1905), lot 3669 (not illustrated). From the consignor: This type is rather common but becomes significantly rarer when the body of the bee is full or nearly so, as here. The relief is so high that coins were either not fully struck up, or wore so fast during use that the bee suffers. Although slightly off center, this is a nice example for the issue.

246. IONIA, Herakleia ad Latmon. Circa 140-135 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 17.02 g, 2h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos above the foreparts of five galloping horses / Club; ˙rÅ˚¬EWtW@ above; below, Nike walking left, holding wreath in right hand, flanked by ñ and V; all within oak wreath. Lavva, Silberprägung, Group II.B, 12d (V7/R12 – this coin); SNG von Aulock 1978 var. (monograms); SNG Copenhagen 781 var. (same); SNG München 430 var. (same); BMC Ionia 1 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation, 3762335-002, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. ($750) Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 295; Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 294; Giessener Münzhandlung 33 (3 June 1986), lot 178.

247. IONIA, Klazomenai. Circa 499-494 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.62 g). Forepart of winged boar right / Quadripartite incuse square. R. Jameson, “Trouvaille de Vourla. Monnaies grecques des VIe et Ve siècles” in RN 1911, 30 (this coin); SNG von Aulock 1981–2; SNG Copenhagen 1–2; Asyut 615; Gulbenkian 733; Kraay & Hirmer 607; Rosen 563. Choice EF, attractive old toning. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 414; Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 258; Leu 30 (28 April 1982), lot 176; 1910 Vourla Hoard (IGCH 1167). A member city of the Ionian Dodekapolis, Klazomenai was one of the first Ionian cities to issue silver coins. It was the birthplace of the philosopher Anaxagoras, who was responsible for early theories on universal order.

248. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (37mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Erasippos, son of Aristeos, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, left elbow resting on tall tripod behind, holding in right hand a branch tied with fillet; ErÅ%5∏∏o% År5%tEoU to left, ;Å˝@˙tW@ to right, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones dies 30/b; SNG von Aulock 2042 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 37; McClean 8181 (same obv. die); Pozzi 2461; Seyrig, Trésors 24.37 (same dies). EF, lustrous, a couple minor edge splits. Perfectly centered on a broad flan. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Rauch 97 (14 April 2015), lot 176.

249. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Oktobol (21mm, 5.66 g, 12h). Euphemos, son of Pausianias, “magistrate”. Warrior, holding couched lance in right hand, on horse rearing right; d (mark of value) below / Bull butting left; ;Å˝@˙tW@ above, EYΦHMΟΣ ΠAYΣANΙΟΥ in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern border. Kinns, Two 17 (O15/R5) = NFA XIII, lot 865 (same dies); CNG E-431, lot 198 (same dies); otherwise unpublished. Superb EF, lightly toned, lustrous. Very rare with this magistrate, Kinns notes only the NFA example, and only the CNG E-431 coin is in CoinArchives. ($2000)

250. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 30; cf. SNG von Aulock 2119 (fourrée); Boston MFA 1895; BMC 76–7. EF. ($1500) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 270.

251. IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 150-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.45 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Poseidonios(?), magistrate. Turreted head of Tyche right / z;Ur/@Å5W@ and > within laurel wreath. Milne, Autonomous 145; Milne, Silver 2, obv. die A; SNG von Aulock 2161 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; Gulbenkian 996 (same obv. die). Choice EF, toned. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 628.

Münzen und Medaillen Cover Coin

252. IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 11.80 g). Griffin seated right, raising left forepaw, on an ornamented ground line; ivy leaf to left, t-˙-5-o-˜ around / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Cb1; cf. Balcer Group LXVII (trihemiobols); otherwise unpublished. EF, toned, a little porosity. Well centered. Unique example of this issue. ($15,000) Ex Leu 76 [Exceptional Private Collection] (27 October 1999), lot 176; Münzen und Medaillen AG 54 (26 October 1978), lot 296 (and front cover, enlarged on pl. 27).

253. IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.99 g). Griffin seated right, raising left forepaw, on an ornamented ground line; to right, swan standing right / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Cb1; Balcer Group LII, 101 var. (A101/P– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 1939 = Warren 1135 (same obv. die). EF, toned. Well centered. ($10,000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 6 (8 May 2012), lot 92; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 280; Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 157.

254. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.39 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface, with unusual form: two sets of uniformly parallel lines, each perpendicularly bisected by a single line / Two incuse squares. Unpublished, but for similar pieces, cf. Berk BBS 186, lot 2 for a similar hekte, and cf. Heritage 3054, lot 32046 and Gorny & Mosch 199, lot 412 for similar myshemihektai. Good VF, as made. Extremely rare. ($2000) 98

255. ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 380-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.95 g, 9h). Herodotos, magistrate. Sphinx seated left; to left, [grape bunch above] amphora; all on shallow convex surface / Quadripartite incuse square, with striated quarters and thick bands; ˙rodoto[%] on horizontal band. Mavrogordato 49 (unlisted magistrate); Pixodarus 18 = Hurter, Pixodarus 15 = Leu 25, 150 = Gorny & Mosch 244, lot 314; HGC 6, 1116. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare with this magistrate, only the Pixodarus coin recorded. ($3000)

New Denomination for Samos

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256. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 600-570 BC. EL 1/192 Stater (3mm, 0.08 g). Rough surface with irregular markings / Incuse punch with irregular markings around central pellet. Triton XIII, lot 190 (same die and punch [as Ionia, uncertain mint]); otherwise, an unpublished denomination for series, but cf. Konuk, Electrum, Type 1, hemihektai (first two examples = SNG Kayhan 633 and 1511), which have extremely similar forms. VF, as made. Extremely rare, only the Triton XIII coin published. ($750) Ex G. Hirsch 309 (7 May 2015), lot 183 (as uncertain mint in Asia Minor). The 1/192 stater is the rarest, by far, of electrum denominations. A search of CoinArchives finds only five examples of all types.

257. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 408/4-380/66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 15.40 g, 12h). Pythes, magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; πUQ˙s above, olive branch to left, sÅ below; all within shallow incuse square. Barron Class X, unlisted magistrate; HGC 6, 1218 var. (unlisted magistrate); otherwise unpublished. Good VF, toned. Apparently unique example with this magistrate. ($2000) Ex G. Hirsch 263 (24 September 2009), lot 2413. Leshhorn does not list a magistrate Pythes for any issue at Samos. The engraver of the obverse die here is likely the same person who executed Barron’s dies A73 and A74.

Rare KUKALIṂ Hekte

258. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.34 g). Sardes mint. Confronted lion heads; [µ5]Òåk¨[k] between / Two square punches. Weidauer Group XVIII, 114 = Wallace, KUKALIṂ, pl. I, 1 = M. Thompson, “Some Noteworthy Greek Accessions” in MN XII (1966), 1 (same die and punches); Weidauer Group XVIII, 115 = SNG Ashmolean 756; Elektron –; Linzalone –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –; Traité –; Heritage 3064, lot 30141 (same die and punches). VF. Very rare. ($2000) This rare issue, with the nearly full legend KUKALIṂ, has been the object of much scholarly debate. At the time of Weidauer’s study, she argued that the names WALWET and […]KALIL[…] (the full legend was then unknown), are not the names of kings but more likely the names of magistrates. Since Weidauer’s publication, other examples have come to light, allowing the full legend to be discerned as KUKALIṂ, which translates to “I [belong] to Kukaś” (for a detailed linguistic explanation of how this conclusion was reached, see Wallace, KUKALIṂ, p. 38). The Lydian name Kukaś could be transliterated into Greek as Gyges (Γύγης), just as the WALWET could be transliterated into Greek as Alyattes (Ἀλυάττης). Although G.M. Browne (“A new Lydian text,” Kadmos 39 [2000], pp. 178-9) found it attractive to assign those coins with the KUKALIṂ legend to the early Lydian king Gyges (circa 680-644 BC), Wallace has shown on numismatic grounds that this cannot be correct. Observing punch links between hektai with the KUKALIṂ legend (Weidauer Group XVIII) and those with the WALWET legend (Weidauer Group XVII), as well as visible signs of wear and damage on these same punches between the two series, Wallace argues that the WALWET and KUKALIṂ issues were roughly contemporary. Thus, the Kukaś of the KUKALIṂ coinage was a close contemporary of Alyattes named Gyges, rather than the earlier Lydian king of the same name. Most likely this Kukaś was a member of the Lydian royal family, since the design for the anvil die may have derived from a royal seal showing opposing lion heads. Wallace further argues that there are two distinct groupings within the larger Lydian series, which can be attributed to separate mints, with the KUKALIṂ coins belonging to the group he assigns to a subsidiary, or “branch”, mint. If these coins were struck by a subsidiary Lydian mint in one of the territories it controlled (cf. Herodotos 1.6.1), then Kukaś may have been its governor, just as Kroisos had been in Adramytion before he became king of Lydia (Nic. Dam. FGrH. 90, fr. 65). While Wallace’s evidence for the contemporaneity of the WALWET and KUKALIṂ coinage is firmly based, his evidence for the two groupings is speculative, and not convincing. First, he argues that there are two forms of obverse dies, one with two opposing lion heads separated by the signature, and another form that shows only one lion head before which is the signature. An inspection of the published examples, however, shows this is probably incorrect. Whenever there is sufficient space on the dies to show whether there is an opposing head on the die, an opposing head is always present (cf. Weidauer 91-94, 97-98, and 100-102). All other examples do only show a single lion head, but all of these have flans that are too small to see whether another head is opposite the one that is visible (cf. Weidauer 95-96 and 99). It is therefore most likely that all of the trite and hekte dies feature two opposing heads separated by the signature. Wallace also argues that there is a distinct stylistic difference between the two groupings, with the “branch” mint group having a more “primitive and rustic” style. Again, an inspection of the published examples renders this subjective observation moot, as there is a wide variation of style across all of the dies, from which one may discern multiple groupings. What is more likely is that the dies were created by a variety of engravers, whose styles varied somewhat from one another. In sum, the WALWET and KUKALIṂ coinage were all likely struck contemporaneously during the reigns of Ardys or Allyates, at a single mint in the captial Sardes. The translation of the names, WALWET to Allyates and KUKALIṂ to Gyges, is certain, but the identification of these individuals and the reason for their use on this series are as yet unknown.

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259. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 610-546 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (14mm, 4.71 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Ashmolean 749–51; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9; Rosen 655-6. Near EF, lightly toned, a couple minor flan flaws. ($1500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Gemini II (11 January 2006), lot 118.

260. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 610-546 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.72 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Ashmolean 749–51; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9; Rosen 655-6. Good VF. ($1000)

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261. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 10.71 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Regular issue. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 2; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. V, 2; Traité I 396; SNG Ashmolean 759; SNG von Aulock 2873–4; BMC 30; Boston MFA 2068–9; Gulbenkian 756. EF, underlying luster, a few trivial light marks. ($30,000)

262. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.78 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Walburg Group III; Berk 7; Traité I 400 = de Luynes 2800; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG von Aulock –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Gulbenkian –. EF, underlying luster. ($5000)

263. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.59 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 19; Traité I 407–8; SNG von Aulock 2873–4; SNG Lockett 2980 = Pozzi 2730; SNG Lockett 2981 = Bement 1566 = Weber 6773; Alpha Bank, Hellenic 6; BMC 37; Boston MFA 2070; Rosen 662; Zhuyuetang 12. EF, toned. Well centered and struck, good metal for issue. ($7500)

264. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (15mm, 5.28 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 23; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG Ashmolean –; CNG 87, lot 552; CNG E-423, lot 182; Demeester 136 (this coin). Good VF, attractively toned. Exceptional metal for issue. Rare. ($2000) Ex Antiqua inventory 3580; J. FALM Collection of Miniature Masterpieces of Greek Coinage depicting Animals (Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015), lot 203. The rare hemistaters of Kroisos should not be confused with the common later Persian sigloi of Kroiseid type, which are struck at the same weight, but have a highly stylized lion and bull.

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265. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AV Stater (15mm, 8.03 g). Kroiseid type. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Carradice pl. XI, 8; Berk 4; SNG Ashmolean 761; SNG von Aulock 2876; SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG Lockett 2984; Boston MFA 2077 = Regling 1287; Sunrise 15. Superb EF, lustrous. Well centered on a typically compact flan. ($15,000)

266. CARIA, Alabanda (as Antiocheia). Circa 197-190/88 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.78 g, 11h). Struck under the Seleukid king Antiochos III. Menekles, magistrate. Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath / Pegasos ascending right; Å@t5ocEW@ above, ÂE@E˚¬˙% in exergue. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 1, dies O1/R27; Waggoner, New, Series 1; SNG von Aulock 2382 (same dies); SNG Kayhan 748 (same dies); Pozzi 2561 (same dies); Rhousopoulos 3854 (same obv. die). In NGC encapsulation, 2400242-002, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($1000)

267. CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 167/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.66 g, 12h). Dated CY 1. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Pegasos alighting right; Å¬Å∫-Å@dEW@ above, & (date) below. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 4, 3 (A1/ P3); Waggoner, New, Series 4; Karl 57; HNO 451; SNG Keckman 5; SNG von Aulock 8050 (same dies); DCA 361. EF, some luster. ($2000)

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Extremely Rare First Silver Issue

268. CARIA, Antioch ad Maeandrum. Mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.33 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Eunikos, magistrate. Bearded head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Zebu bull standing left, head facing; to left, small female figure, wearing long chiton, standing right; Å@t5ocEW@/tW@ ∏ro% tW in two lines above, ÂÅ5Å@drW[%] to right, E¨@5˚o% in exergue; all within laurel wreath. HN Online 2069.1 (this coin), Leu Numismatik AG 2, lot 107 (same obv. die); Leu Numismatik AG 3, lot 99 var. (same obv. die, name and ethnic reversed); Roma XVI, lot 296 (same obv. die); otherwise unpublished. VF, toned, light porosity, areas of weak strike. Extremely rare. ($2000) The Carian city of Antioch, located near the eastern end of the Maeander valley, was founded on the south bank of the river Maeander, where the river is joined by a major tributary, the Morsynos River, flowing north from Aphrodisias. It was a Hellenistic settlement that was founded by Antiochos I Soter (though some argument has been advanced in favor of Antiochos III), and likely through a synoecism of two villages, Symmaithos and Kranaos (Pliny, NH 5.108). The location was a significant crossing point of the Common Road over the Maeander, between the important cities of Tralles, to the west, and Laodikeia on the Lykon, to the east. Given its important location, surprisingly little is known today about Antioch in the Hellenistic period; there is little mention of the city in contemporary literature and epigraphy, and the site remains unexcavated. In contrast, the city took on a much more important role in the Roman period, when it was fortified, and figured significantly in many emperors’ eastern campaigns. Its strategic location along a major trade route certainly must have enriched the city, which grew to a considerable size by the first century AD, spanning both sides of the Maeander (cf. Strabo 13.4.15). While the Roman provincial coinage at Antioch is quite sizable, the Hellenistic civic coinage is quite rare. All the civic issues date from the 2nd-1st centuries BC, and primarily consists of bronze coins, with very rare issues of silver tetradrachms and drachms. The types are fairly consistent across all denominations, with the obverse featuring the portrait of either Zeus or Apollo, with the reverse featuring a zebu bull or (very rarely) an eagle standing on a thunderbolt. Interestingly, some of the coins bear the name of a magistrate, while others do not. The silver is all traditionally dated to the 2nd century BC, and may have begun with a couple rare issues of Alexander type tetradrachms that M.J. Price (following H. Seyrig) tentatively placed there, circa 190-180 BC, but it is more likely that they are issues of Tabai (cf. Price p. 311). No Seleukid issues are currently attributed to Antioch, but there are many western issues that are unattributed from the reigns of Antiochos I through Antiochos III, so it is possible that some of these issues may actually belong to this city. The present piece is a stephanophoric type tetradrachm – a type known in only four examples for this city. If it was struck alongside the other stephanophoroi in western Asia Minor in the mid-2nd century BC, this tetradrachm may be the earliest of the city’s silver; it notably bears the longer legend “Of the people of Antioch by the Maeander,” rather than the usual “Of the people of Antioch” that is canonical on the all other Hellenistic issues of Antioch.

269. CARIA, Antioch ad Maeandrum. Mid-late 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.59 g, 12h). Diotrephes, magistrate. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; bow and quiver over shoulder / Zebu bull standing left, head facing; Å@t5ocEW@ above, maeander pattern and d5otrEf˙% in exergue. HN Online 1528.3 (this coin); ANS inv. 1992.139.1 (same dies); L. Robert, “Sur des inscriptions de Délos” in BCH Suppl. 1 (1973), fig. 1, center = BN Fonds General 95/inv. M 6746 (same dies); Leu Numismatik AG 3, lot 102. VF, toned, light cleaning marks and porosity. Fine style in high relief. Extremely rare, one of only four examples known. ($7500) 103

270. SATRAPS of CARIA. Pixodaros. Circa 341/0-336/5 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.91 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right; π5$odÅroU to right. Pixodarus 25h (A3/P11 – this coin); Konuk, Identities 30; SNG München 15 (same dies); Weber 6608 (same dies). Choice EF, toned. Fine style. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 995859 (January 2015); Numismatic Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 318; Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 656; Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 173; Peus 343 (26 April 1995), lot 150; Pixodarus Hoard (CH IX, 421).

271. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 280-250 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.95 g, 1h). Moschion, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Crab; ˚W5o@ above, Âo%c5W@ and bow-in-bowcase below; all within dotted square. Requier Group II, Series 1, 20 corr. (D6/R18, spelling of magistrate); Stefanaki Series VII, Issue 17, 781–3 (same dies); HGC 6, 1308; BMC 43 (same dies). Near EF, lightly toned, a couple tiny die breaks, trace deposits. Extremely rare magistrate, only three recorded, the present coin is the only example in CoinArchives. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1506.

Published by Bérend

272. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 404-385 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 15.23 g, 12h). Chian standard. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with grain ear ‘budding’ to left and rosebud to right; rod5o@ above, small d to lower left; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 58 (A38/P47) = Bérend, Tétradrachmes 53 (this coin); Ashton 31; HGC 6, 1418; Triton I, lot 544; Giessener Münzhandlung 24, lot 69 (same obv. die). Near EF, deeply toned. Well centered and struck. Very rare issue, only seven recorded, all from the Marmaris hoard. ($15,000) From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, January 2016. Ex LHS 95 (25 October 2005), lot 684; 1971 Marmaris Hoard (IGCH 1209).

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273. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.48 g, 12h). Chian standard. Ainetor, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with bud to right; Å5@˙tWr above; to left, butterfly flying right. Ashton 262; HGC 6, 1422; SNG Keckman –; SNG Copenhagen –; Karl –. EF. From the final issue of Rhodian tetradrachms. Very rare magistrate, only one in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 804459 (December 2008). Ainetor is better known from the Alexander type tetradrachms that Rhodes issued concurrently with the present civic type.

274. LYCIA, Oinoanda. Circa 200 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.92 g, 12h). Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; Å and lotus-tipped scepter to left / Eagle standing right on winged thunderbolt; o5-@o>&@ in two lines across field. Ashton, Oinoanda 1 (A1/P1), otherwise unpublished. EF, dark iridescent toning. Well centered and sharply struck from the first die pairing of the series. Extremely rare and the finest of the four known from these dies. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 425.

275. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (16.5mm, 8.43 g, 7h). Telmessos mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with spiral palmette and three olive leaves; X (KH in Lycian) between neck guard and crest / Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; efr[gE] (KHER[ÊI] in Lycian) before, tf¬f∫fCECf (TELEBEHIHE in Lycian) behind; all within incuse square. Mørkholm & Zahle II 52 = SNG Copenhagen Supp. 451 (same dies); Falghera –; Reuter –; SNG von Aulock 4198 (same dies). Near EF, toned, a touch of granularity. Struck from fresh dies. ($2000) Ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 682; Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 353.

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Haunting Portrait Ex Prospero and the Podalia Hoard

276. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.84 g, 5h). Phellos mint. Struck circa 380-375 BC. Head of Perikles facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck; to right, dolphin downward / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting attitude right, holding sword aloft in right hand, shield on left arm; VjCxtjz (VEHNTEZ [= Phellos] in Lycian) to left; triskeles, πjrE˚¬j (PERIKLE in Lycian), and shell to right; all within shallow incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 21 (A14/R16); Podalia 398 (A1/P3) = SNG von Aulock 4250 = Prospero 580 (this coin); Müseler VIII 35 (same dies); Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen –; Leu 65, lot 225 (same dies); Leu 30, lot 194 (same dies). Good VF, toned, usual die wear, slight die shift on reverse. Haunting portrait. ($3000) Ex Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 580, purchased from Spink, 31 March 1988; Glendining (20 November 1975), lot 914; Hans von Aulock Collection; 1957 Buçak [Podalia] hoard (IGCH 1262). The portraits on coins in the later Lycian series are among the finest of the Classical period. Among the earliest to attempt depictions of their rulers on coinage, the Lycians’ first portraits in the later 5th century BC were innovative, but static, idealized forms lacking individual characterization. Over the next half-century, however, the style progressed significantly toward realism, culminating in the issues of the dynasts Mithrapata and Perikles in the early-mid 4th century BC. The coins of Mithrapata came first, depicting on their reverse the profile portrait of a man with distinctive elderly features. Through the relative chronology established in L. Mildenberg’s die study, one can even see the portrait become more aged as time progressed, reflecting the realism that had been captured in these issues. The coins of Perikles, Mithrapata’s successor, continue this trend, but also have two innovations that set them at the pinnacle of classical portraiture. First, the portrait is moved to the obverse of the coin, emphasizing the importance of the individual. Second, and most prominently, the portrait is not in the traditional profile, but in a dramatic facing state. Obviously influenced by Kimon’s facing Arethusa-head coinage at Syracuse, these depict Perikles looking out from the surface of the coin with a serene countenance and his hair flowing around him as if blown by the wind. This depiction captures the essence of the earlier idealized portraits, conveying to the viewer a sense that Perikles was more than a mere man, but retaining the realism in its individualized features. Interestingly, both Mithrapata and Perikles are depicted without any sort of satrapal headgear, which was always included in earlier Lycian portraits, perhaps indicating that they had declared their independence from the Persian king. These astonishing developments in portraiture came to an abrupt end in Lycia when Maussollos of Caria invaded the region circa 360 BC.

277. PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.84 g, 11h). Two wrestlers grappling; small ivy leaf between, below / Slinger in throwing stance right; [E]stVEd55[Us] to left; to right, counterclockwise triskeles of legs above eagle standing right; all within dotted square border in shallow incuse square. Tekin Series 4; Arslan & Lightfoot –; Izmir –; SNG von Aulock 4523 (same dies); SNG BN 76–7; SNG Copenhagen 206. Superb EF, toned. Well struck from fresh dies. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 342, hammered fir $12,000; CNG Inventory 90092 (December 1995).

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From the Michel Prieur Collection

278. CILICIA, Aigeai. Circa 47/6-27/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Dated CY 16 (32/1 BC). Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right / Athena standing left, holding crowning Nike in right hand, shield in left, her spear at side; d5 and club to left, Å5˝EÅ5W@ downward to right, 51 and d in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Houghton & Bendall, “A hoard of Aegean tetradrachms and the autonomous tetradrachms of Elaeusa Sebaste,” ANSMN 33 (1988), 4 var. (A3/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Arnold-Biucchi, Trésor 53-83 var. (D4/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Bloesch 111 = SNG Levante 1655 (same obv. die); SNG BN –; Prieur 711; DCA 355; RPC I 4027. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Kovacs XVI (29 September 2004), lot 124; Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 582.

Superb Balakros Stater

279. CILICIA, Soloi. Balakros. Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.86 g, 8h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grapes to left; below throne, s-o below and above strut, respectively / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet. Casabonne Series 2 (D-/R1 [unlisted obv. die]); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 52 (same rev. die [listed as obv.]); Sunrise 145 (this coin). Superb EF, lightly toned, a couple tiny marks in field on obverse. Well centered, struck from fresh dies. ($3000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 58.

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Superb Pharnabazos Stater

280. CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.72 g, 10h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated left, his torso facing, holding lotus-tipped scepter in extended right hand, left hand holding chlamys at his waist; û to left, zRtL`b (B’LTRZ in Aramaic) to right / Bearded head left, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck; wzbnRp (PRNBZW in Aramaic) to left, KLK (KLK in Aramaic) to right. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2, 42b = Mildenberg, Münzwesen 90 = L. Mildenberg, “Notes on the Coin Issues of Mazday” in INJ 11 (19901991), 1 (this coin); SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5930 (same obv. die); Brindley 234. Choice EF, even dark gray tone with deep iridescence around the devices. Very rare with this monogram, Moysey records only two examples, three in CoinArchives. ($7500) Ex Waddell 91 (16 December 2004), lot 12; Hess-Leu 31 (6 December 1966), lot 497; Hesperia Art 6 (ND), no. 34.

281. ISLANDS off CILICIA, Elaioussa Sebaste. Circa 95-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.35 g, 12h). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Goddess (Aphrodite?) standing left, holding tiller(?) in right hand; E¬Å5oUs5W@/ t˙s 5ErÅs to right, kÅ5/ÅUto@oÂoU to left; to outer left, ¶ above aphlaston; 5s5 to inner left; all within laurel wreath. Houghton & Bendall Group 2, 3 (A2/P3); Prieur 723A (citing 7); SNG BN 1152 var. (controls); SNG Levante Supp. 221. VF, toned, a few light scratches on cheek. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 213.

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Spectacular and Enigmatic

282. ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Late 6th-early 5th centuries BC. AR Stater (17.5mm, 9.71 g, 11h). Winged figure (Baal?) advancing left, torso and head facing, arms raised, tail hanging below; uncertain symbol or letter(s) to outer left, star to inner left, [B]oL (L’[B] in Aramaic) to outer right; all on raised circular field [with radiate border] / Herakles, wearing lion skin headdress, holding bow in extended right hand and club raised overhead in left, advancing left; uncertain devices above; to right, forepart of creature left, head reverted; all within incuse square with portions of the sides extending into the inner fields. Rosen 750 = Asyut p. 126, fig. D = Leu 13, lot 293 (same dies); otherwise unpublished, but cf. Mildenberg, Bes 1 (third stater); and cf. CNG 91, lot 344 (sixth stater). EF, deep cabinet tone. Extremely rare, one of two known. ($10,000) This stunning issue was first discovered in a small group of coins found circa 1970 that M.J. Price and N. Waggoner thought was likely another parcel from the Asyut Hoard. The authors suggested the coin was from the Cypriot mint of Lapethos based on an issue of that mint that has roughly similar types (cf. Larnaca Hoard 458-30). The coin was further analyzed by O. Masson in his RN 1982 article, “Notes de numismatique Chypriote” (pp. 14–6), in which he accepted Price and Troxell’s attribution, and suggested that the epigraphy referred to a king named ‘B[D]– (or ‘abd–), for which there are possibilities at various locations on Cyprus. Price and Waggoner had found the inscription “vague”, but suggested that it was perhaps Baal written in retrograde. The coin was again discussed by J.H. Kagan in the context of discussing a hoard of archaic coins that included two staters with a nearly identical obverse type as here, but lacking any legend and paired with a reverse featuring the forepart of a winged, man-headed bull right in an incuse (J.H. Kagan, “An Archaic Greek coin hoard from the Eastern Mediterranean and early Cypriot coinage” in NC 154 [1994], pp. 17–52, at 36 [Kagan also notes that one of these winged-bull staters was present in the archaic Demanhur Hoard (IGCH 1637)]). Kagan accepted an attribution to an uncertain mint on Cyprus, though he was not convinced of the connection to the Lapethos issues noted by Price and Waggoner. Two fractions, a third and a sixth stater, have since come to light that must be associated with the present coin, both featuring obverses with the exact same type as here, but with rough incuse squares on their reverse (see references above). While no legend is visible on the third stater, the sixth stater appears to have the Aramaic letters B’ above, and another B’ in the left field, flanking the lower wing (though the second letter is partially off the flan). The attribution of these issues to a mint on Cyprus, though, is untenable for many reasons. First, the association of the issue with the Lapethos coins is very weak. The obverses are certainly of very different figures, though their poses are somewhat similar. The reverse type is found on many coinages elsewhere – a popular type that was replicated on a number of disparate issues. Second, none of the known provenances for any of these coins is a location on Cyprus – two are in Egypt, Asyut and Demanhur, while the third is thought to be from a site in Cilicia, Syria, or Phoenicia. Third, all of these hoards contained coins from various mints, and none are of exclusively Cypriot composition. Fourth, characteristics of the flan – thick and compact in manufacture – is rather inconsistent with early Cypriot issues. The coins of Euelthon are the most similar, but even these have flans that are consistently more flat and spread. In contrast, many early coins of southern Asia Minor, Syria, and Phoenicia have this type of flan. Fifth, the form of the incuse, with portions of the sides of the square extending into the fields, is not present on any Cypriot issues, but is known on coins of Lycia (cf. Asyut 249–51) and an uncertain mint likely in southern Asia Minor or Syria (cf. Triton XXI, lot 515, and Savoca 19, lot 96). As such, it seems more likely that this coin is an issue from southern Asia Minor, particularly so if the issues with the forepart of a winged, man-headed bull are from the same series, as that reverse type is well known on issues in Caria, Lycia, and Cilicia. Finally, the identification of the types has also probably been incorrect. The figure on the obverse has traditionally been identified as a Gorgon, which would make this issue unique for the fact that it would be the only Greek issue depicting the full figure of a Gorgon, rather than just its head. Admittedly, the facing head with its protruding tongue is identical to the form of Gorgon heads commonly found on early coins, but other characteristics of the figure suggest it is not a Gorgon. For one, the figure has four straight wings, depicted in a style that is the norm for eastern deities, but is unknown for Gorgons. There are rare early vases that do depict Medusa with four wings, but they are quite different in their representation (cf. Attic black figure amphora Paris N1020 or F230, in the Louvre). The most salient feature discounting the figure as a Gorgon has been completely overlooked before – the figure has a tail – a feature that is not a part of any ancient representation of a Gorgon, nor is a Gorgon ever described as having one in ancient literature. It is thus more likely that the obverse depicts a local representation of Ba’al, as noted by the legend on the coins. If this is correct, it is also likely that the reverse type does not depict Herakles, as previously described, but the eastern deity associated with him, Melkart.

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Exceptional Babylon Mint Issue

283. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.11 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ∫Ås5¬EW[s] Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ¶ in left field, ˙ below throne. SC Ad57E; Price 3704 var. (monogram); HGC 9, 10f; Triton XVIII, lot 709; CNG 72, lot 881; CNG 64, lot 373. Superb EF, wonderful cabinet tone. High relief dies of fine style, sharp details. ($5000) Ex Goldberg 67 (31 January 2012), lot 3122.

Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection

284. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.87 g, 2h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E¬EU˚oU, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; ˙ to lower left, Åc in lower middle field. SC 173.12; ESMS Tr.70 (A50/P8) = Marest-Caffey Group 1.9, 121 (A19/P53) = Hunt II 579 (this coin); ESM 417 (A4/P4); HGC 9, 20; BMC 37 (same dies). Good VF, toned, a few marks under tone. ($15,000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 66 (17 October 2012), lot 69; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s, 21 June 1990), lot 579; Leu 15 (4 May 1976), lot 341.

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Among the Finest of the Type

285. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.15 g, 12h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E¬EU˚oU, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; År to lower left, , in lower middle field. SC 173.15; ESMS Tr.106 var. (A63/P– [unlisted rev. die]); Marest-Caffey Group 1.11, 178–80 var. (A25/P– [unlisted rev. die]); ESM –; HGC 9, 20. Superb EF. Of the finest style, perfectly centered, and excellent metal. Very rare issue, only three published, eight in CoinArchives. ($75,000) The Trophy coinage of Susa began circa 300 BC, in the aftermath of the pivotal Battle of Ipsos, ending the Fourth Diadoch War, which saw the final defeat of Seleukos’ most formidable enemy, Antigonos I Monophthalmos, whose power in Asia Minor posed the greatest threat to the nascent Seleukid empire. Traditionally, this coinage was thought to have begun slightly earlier, marking the successful end of Seleukos’ Indian campaign in 305 BC, but a recent analysis of the iconography recognized that the details of the trophy indicated that a Macedonian enemy was defeated; the star on the shield was an Argead device, which clearly identifies the vanquished opponent as the Antigonid enemy that fell at Ipsos (see P. Iossif, “Les monnaies de Suse frappées par Séleucos Ier: Une nouvelle approche” in QT XXXIII [2004], pp. 249–71). The portrait on the obverse has long been the subject of debate, with numismatists identifying him as Dionysos, Alexander, or Seleukos. The arguments for each identification have merit, and indeed they are probably all correct; the image is an assimilation of all three into a singular portrait, as Iossif argues. In contrast to the reverse, which relates to the western victory of Seleukos, the obverse portrait relates to Seleukos’ eastern victory and ties his mythology to that of both Dionysos, the first conqueror of India, and Alexander, the second conqueror of India. Thus, this issue celebrates the totality of Seleukos’ victories in the east and west, solidifying his new empire, and also further establishes his dynastic heritage by tying his exploits to that of the great conqueror, Alexander, in an effort to legitimize Seleukos’ right to rule over these vast lands.

286. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 1.99 g, 1h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E¬EU˚oU, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; ˙ to lower left, Åc in lower middle field. SC 175.3; ESMS S-32; Marest-Caffey Group 3.3, 260 (A4/P5); ESM 419; HGC 9, 49. Good VF, traces of find patina on reverse, countermark and light cleaning marks at edge of obverse. Extremely rare, only seven examples recorded, one additional in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 4 June 2013.

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287. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.63 g, 10h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / [∫Å%5¬EW%] %E¬EU˚oU, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; [˙ to lower left], Åc in lower middle field. SC Ad87; ESMS –; Marest-Caffey Group 4.4, 272 (A6/P6) = Sunrise 177 (this coin); ESM –; HGC 9, 59. Near EF, lightly toned, granular surfaces, some scratches. Extremely rare, one of five recorded. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 132.

288. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.01 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris II (or related) mint(?). Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ∫Ås5¬EWs sE¬EU˚oU, Athena, [brandishing spear overhead in right hand], shield on left arm, in biga of elephants right; anchor above, no control marks. Unpublished, but from the same obverse die as CNG 72, lot 915 (also without controls, but with blundered legends). VF. Struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex CNG inventory 968344; Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 721.

289. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.02 g, 6h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ∫Ås5¬EWs %E¬EU˚[oU], Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, d above horizontal anchor above forepart of horse grazing left, c below throne. SC 204.3; ESM 487δ (same dies); HGC 9, 12k; CSE 1126 (same dies); Pozzi 2915 (same obv. die); A. Spaer, “A Hoard from the Qazvin Area” in CH I, 78 (this coin [?]). EF, deeply toned. High relief. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Akropolis Coins, November 2012. Reportedly ex John J. Slocum Collection (not in 1997 Sotheby’s sale); 1964 Qazvin, Media Hoard (IGCH 1796 = CH I 58).

290. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 2.04 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / [∫Ås5¬EWs] %E¬EU˚oU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, d above horizontal anchor above forepart of horse grazing left, c below throne. SC 214.2; ESM 489; HGC 9, 44c. Good VF, toned, a little off center, some porosity. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Vilmar Numismatics, 5 November 2015.

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Portrait of Fine Style

291. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.79 g, 11h). Smyrna mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; to inner left, , above upright anchor. SC 310.2; WSM 1492 (same dies as illustration [Berlin]); HGC 9, 128a (same dies as illustration). EF, toned. Fine style portrait in high relief. Rare, one of only three in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Lanz 156 (2 June 2013), lot 224 (hammer €6500).

292. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.66 g, 5h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; Û to outer left, ü to outer right. SC 379.3b; ESM 152; HGC 9, 128g; SNG Fitzwilliam 5530; CSE 951 (this coin); Pozzi 2933. EF, deep iridescent tone. ($3000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from John Jencek, 9 December 2011. Ex W. K. Raymond Collection; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased in Beirut, January 1969.

Pedigreed to 1928

293. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.09 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ° to outer left, 1 to outer right. SC 379.6c; ESM 177γ (this coin); HGC 9, 128g; BMC 15; Hunterian 19. Good VF, toned, a couple patches of find patina on reverse. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 13 August 2013. Ex Spink Zurich 20 (6 October 1986), lot 337; G. Hirsch 71 (8 March 1971), lot 262; Ars Classica XIII (27 June 1928), lot 914.

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Two Very Rare Antiochos I Staters

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294. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.42 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / ∫Å%5¬EW% [Å]@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; d to inner left below arrow. SC 436.6; SMAK A1SA-19 (A15/P16); ESM 704; HGC 9, 122. EF, underlying luster, minor double strike on revesre. Very rare. ($10,000) 295. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.44 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / [∫Å]%5¬EW% [Å]@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; d to inner left above arrow. SC 435.3; SMAK A1SA-29 (A24/P24); ESM 703; HGC 9, 122. EF, underlying luster. Very rare. ($10,000)

296. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.10 g, 12h). Temnos mint(?). Diademed head of Antiochos I right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion skin, placing right hand on club set on ground to left, left hand on rock; kantharos to inner left, M in exergue. SC Ad115 (this coin referenced and illustrated); HGC 9, 241a. Good VF, toned. Artistic dies. Apparently unique. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Gemini XII (11 January 2015), lot 180; Freeman & Sear FPL 9 (Spring 2004), no. 42; “Seleucus III” Hoard (CH X, 272).

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297. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.95 g, 11h). Myrina mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right (of ‘rejuvenated’ portrait model) / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion skin, placing right hand on club set on ground to left, left hand on rock; amphora to outer right, ÷ and arrowhead right in exergue. SC Ad116 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, 241b corr. (SC numbers). Good VF, toned, a little porosity. Well centered. Extremely rare, only one other recorded. ($3000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Apollo Numismatics, March 2014.

298. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.55 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@-t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing two arrows in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; D and 5 in exergue. SC 518d var. (one arrow); WSM 1387 var. (one arrow); HGC 9, 236f; Hunterian 27 var. (one arrow; same obv. die). EF, lightly toned. High relief portrait. Apparently unique variety with two arrows. ($5000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Gorny & Mosch, January 2012. Ex G. Hirsch 275 (22 September 2011), lot 3987; Giessener Münzhandlung 36 (8 April 1987), lot 272. Of all the issues of SC 518, 518d is the only one recorded with Apollo testing only one arrow. However, the present piece clearly shows two arrows; apparently the only example known.

Ex Sunrise, Vermeule, and Hunt Collections

299. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.16 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 28, in Syria or Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; f to outer right. SC 577.1; Le Rider, Antioche p. 53, 10-2 (A4/P5); WSM 1142 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, 238p; CSE 418; Sunrise 184 = Hunt IV 449 (this coin). EF, toned. Very rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 139; Cornelius C. Vermeule Collection (Stack’s, 11 January 2010), lot 1068; Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 449; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1991), lot 449.

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300. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.19 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 39, in northern Syria or northern Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E-¬EU˚oU, Apollo Delphios, nude, standing left, testing arrow in his right hand, leaning on tripod with left elbow to right; ∞ to outer left, / to outer right (almost off flan). Peus 372, lot 539 (same dies), otherwise unpublished, but cf. SC 724.5; Le Rider, Antioche, p. 70, 10–11 for tetradrachms with the same left field control mark, and an obverse portrait engraved by the same hand as this piece. Good VF, toned, some minor marks. Extremely rare, one of two known. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Elsen FPL 269 (July/September 2014), no. 55; Elsen 110 (10 September 2011), lot 220; Elsen 105 (12 June 2010), lot 111; Elsen 93 (15 September 2007), lot 340; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 531 (1 April 1990), lot 10.

301 302 301. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos II Kallinikos. 246-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.73 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 40, in Commagene or western Mesopotamia. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E-¬EU˚oU, Apollo Delphios, nude, standing left, testing arrow in his right hand, leaning on tripod with left elbow to right; Z to outer right. SC C727.3; WSM –; HGC 9, 303p; CSE 2, 188 (same dies). EF, a few minor marks. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 5 March 2014. Ex Goldberg 74 (4 June 2013), lot 3467; Stack’s Bowers Galleries 173 (8 January 2013), lot 248; Manhattan Sale 2 (4 January 2011), lot 181.

302. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.81 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; to inner right, long torch above tiny forepart of Pegasos left; q in exergue. SC 848.3b; Houghton, Lampsacus, Series 3, Group A, dies A7/P9; WSM 1554 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, 399c; Boston MFA 269 (same dies). VF, toned. Rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Peus 395 (7 May 2008), lot 190.

Portrait of Fine Style in High Relief

303. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.00 g, 2h). Alexandreia Troas mint, Workshop A. Series I, Group A. Head right, wearing winged diadem / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t-5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ~ to inner right; in exergue, horse grazing left and 5. SC 875.1 var. (monogram in exergue); ESM 1568 var. (same); CSE –; SNG Spaer –; HGC 9, 399g. EF, lightly toned. Lovely high relief portrait. Unpublished variety. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 370.

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Ex Haughton Collection

304. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (36mm, 16.81 g, 12h). Alexandreia Troas mint, Workshop A. Series II, Group A. Head right, wearing winged diadem / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5-ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, I above unclear monogram; in exergue, horse grazing left. SC 877.7–8 var. (monograms); WSM – (but same obv. as illustrations of 1580–4); HGC 9, 405g. VF, toned, cleaning scratches in field on obverse. Extremely rare. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Spink 224 (25 June 2014), lot 93; Major-General H. L. Haughton Collection (Sotheby & Co., 30 April 1958), lot 158.

305. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.91 g, 12h). Aigai mint. Diademed head of “an idealized young king” right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; to inner left, 1 above head of goat left above ,. SC 890.2; Houghton, Aegae, 17–8 (A6/P1); WSM 1516 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, –; SNG Newham Davis 361 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Künker 226 (11 March 2013), lot 541; Peus 372 (30 October 2002), lot 541.

306. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos III Soter (Keraunos). 225/4-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.75 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Laodikeia mint(?). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / [Å¬]E$Å@ droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, dolphin left above ë. SC 926a; Price 3236; HGC 9, 411; SNG Saroglos 561. Near EF, toned. Struck on a wonderfully broad flan. Very rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 717.

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Ex Houghton Collection

307. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.85 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 56, probably in western Asia Minor (Sardes?). Struck circa 223-211 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, elephant walking right; Ù to left, (?) to right. SC 985.1 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Houghton, Elephants, Group 1, 3 (A1/P1) = CSE 1184 = Boehringer, Chronologie, p. 174, 33 (this coin); ESM 628; HGC 9, 453a; SNG Copenhagen 143 (same dies). Good VF, toned, areas of flat strike. Very rare. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 718; Gemini V (6 January 2009), lot 397 (donated by Jonathan Kagan to benefit the ANS); Giessener Münzhandlung 56 (7 October 1991), lot 295; Arthur Houghton Collection, 1184; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 272; Central Asia Minor, 1963 hoard (IGCH 1411; Boehringer, Chronologie 7).

Ex Rider, Wilkinson, Lockett, and Pozzi Collections

308. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.25 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5-ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, S above torch; 1 to outer right, club in exergue. SC 1026.3; WSM 1263ε = SNG Lockett 3115 = Pozzi 2949 (this coin); HGC 9, 447r; Walcher de Molthein 2910 (same dies). VF, toned, a few cleaning marks under the tone. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Dennis Rider Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 375, 1 June 2016), lot 433; Dr. J. S. Wilkinson Collection (Malter 49, 15 November 1992), lot 869; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part IV, Glendining, 21 February 1961), lot 2573; Prof. S. Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), lot 2949.

Ex Houghton Collection – Le Rider Plate Coin

309. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.76 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 4, phase A, circa 197–192/0 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5-ocoU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; bow in bowcase to outer left. SC 1045.2; Le Rider, Antioche 204 (A19/P55) = CSE 79 (this coin, illustrated); HGC 9, 447u; BMC 27 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, minor porosity, slight die wear. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Stephen Glover Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 264, 21 September 2011), lot 169; Arthur Houghton Collection, purchased from Paolo Giardi, 1979.

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310. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos IV Philopator. 187-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Uncertain “Wreath” mint, probably Damaskos. Diademed head right; wreath to left / ∫Å%5¬EW% %E¬EU˚oU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; [ in exergue. SC 1329.2b; Mørkholm, Monnayage 7, dies A5b/R– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 9, 580g; CSE 906 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, slight die wear. Very rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 28 January 2011.

Ex Deyo and Houghton Collections, and 1965 Susiana Hoard

311. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.56 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Second series, circa 173/2-169/8 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU QEoU E∏5fÅ@oU%, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; 5% in exergue. SC 1397b; Le Rider, Antioche 215 (A21/P153) = CSE 105 = Houghton & Le Rider, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” RN 1966, 30 (this coin); HGC 9, 619. Good VF, toned. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Deyo Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 660; Classical Numismatic Group XXXI (14 June 2006), lot 405; Lanz 56 (13 May 1991), lot 237; Lanz 42 (23 November 1987), lot 307; Arthur Houghton Collection, 105; 1965 Susiana hoard (IGCH 1806).

312. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.52 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Third series, 168-164 BC. Diademed head right / [∫]Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU QEoU [E]∏5fÅ@oU% @5˚EforoU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ∫ to outer left. SC 1400d; Le Rider, Antioche, Series IIIB, 457 (A44/P320 – this coin); Mørkholm Series III, 17; HGC 9, 620a. Near EF, toned, a few deposits. The only example of this die pairing. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex CNG inventory 884714 (December 2010); Virgil M. Brand Collection (Hess-Leu 31, 6 December 1966), lot 517.

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313. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (24mm, 15.37 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 173/2–164 BC. Radiate and diademed head right; ä (mark of value) to left / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5o[coU], goddess, wearing polos and holding Nike in extended right hand, seated left on throne; at feet to left, bird standing left. SC 1508; ESM p. 272; HGC 9, 635; CSE 982–3. Near EF, even dark brown surfaces. Exceptional for issue. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, October 2015.

Ex Leu’s ‘Outstanding Collection’

314. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.68 g, 12h). Soloi mint. Struck circa 155/4-150 BC. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU, Tyche, holding baton in extended right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm, seated left on cippus supported by winged Tritoness right; to outer left, 1 above owl standing right, “ to outer right. SC 1611.3 (this coin illustrated); Houghton, Royal 70 (A2/P4) = CSE 527 = O. Mørkholm, “Seleucid Coins from Cilicia” in MN XI (1964), p. 60, Ib (this coin); HGC 9, 795a; Jameson 2349 (same dies). EF, deeply toned. High relief portrait. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Nomos 6 (8 May 2012), lot 107; ‘Outstanding Collection’ (Leu 81, 16 May 2001), lot 336; Leu 50 (25 April 1990), lot 202; Arthur Houghton Collection; Hess-Leu 24 (16 April 1964), lot 239.

Ex Brand, Lockett, and Pozzi Collections

315. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.67 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck circa 162–155/4 BC. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU, Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter in extended left hand and cradling cornucopia in right arm, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; C to outer left. SC 1638.1f; SMA 87; HGC 9, 795f; SNG Lockett 3134 = Pozzi 2972 (this coin). EF, deep cabinet tone. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2011), no. 82; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Hess-Leu 31, 6 December 1966), lot 518; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Greek Part IV, Glendining, 21 February 1961), lot 2593; Prof. S. Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), lot 2972.

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Ex Houghton Collection

316. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck circa 162–155/4 BC. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU %Wt˙ro%, Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter in extended left hand and cradling cornucopia in right arm, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; # to outer left. SC 1640.1b (this coin illustrated); SMA 100; HGC 9, 797b; CSE 148 (this coin); SNG Spaer 1264. Good VF, toned. Exceptionally high relief portrait. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1284; Numismatic Fine Arts XVI (2 December 1985), lot 246; Arthur Houghton Collection, acquired August 1977.

Issue of Demetrios I with Portrait of Antiochos IV

317. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.84 g, 11h). Susa mint. Diademed head of Antiochos IV right / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙Â-˙tr5oU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ä to outer right, Ä in exergue. SC 1710; Le Rider, Suse –; HGC 9, 789 (same dies as illustration); CSE 1066 (same dies). VF, toned, a few marks. Extremely rare, possibly only the second known. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise Inventory Y04016 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection. This must have been the first issue of tetradrachms struck by Demetrios I at Susa, and was apparently struck in urgent circumstances, as the mint reused a die of the previous king, Antiochos IV, rather than cut a new die with Demetrios’ portrait. This obverse die was previously used for Antiochos on tetradrachms of SC 1531 type.

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Ex Houghton Collection and 1965 Susiana Hoard SC Plate Coin

318. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.18 g, 5h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 161/58-150 BC. Diademed head right; to left, ˚ above star / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU %Wt˙ro%, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, head of horse left. SC 1729 (this coin illustrated); HGC 9, 791; CSE 1246 = Houghton & Le Rider, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” RN 1966, 66 (this coin). EF, attractive cabinet tone, slightly off center on reverse. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 325 (23 October 2013), lot 234; Leu 76 (17 October 1999), lot 217; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 342; 1965 Susiana hoard (IGCH 1806).

Ex Houghton Collection SC Plate Coin

319. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.89 g, 1h). Uncertain mint 87, in northern Syria. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å¬E$Å@droU œEo∏Åtoro% EUEr˝EtoU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; A in exergue. SC 1811.2 (this coin illustrated); HGC 9, 875f; CSE 558 (this coin); Seyrig, trésors 24.9 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned. Well centered. ($2000) Ex LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 312; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 337; Arthur Houghton Collection (Leu 42, 12 May 1987), lot 352.

320. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.15 g, 1h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å¬E$Å@droU, eagle standing left, with palm frond over shoulder; 4$r (date) to left; to right, %5dW above aphlaston. SC 1830.5; Rouvier 1232; HGC 9, 882; DCA 122; SNG Spaer 1522 (same obv. die). Choice EF, lightly toned. Well struck. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Civitas Numismatics, June 2017.

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Pedigreed Marriage Commemorative

321. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas, with Kleopatra Thea. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.01 g, 12h). Marriage Commemorative. Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck circa 150 BC. Jugate busts of Kleopatra Thea and Alexander I right; Kleopatra is veiled, diademed, and wearing kalathos with a cornucopia behind her shoulder; Alexander is diademed; & to left / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å¬E$Å@droU QEo∏Åtoro% EUEr˝EtoU, Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike, facing and holding thunderbolt, in extended right hand and scepter in his left. SC 1841 (this coin illustrated); Houghton, Double 16 (A3/P7) = CSE 407 (this coin); HGC 9, 880; SNG Copenhagen 267 (same obv. die); de Clercq 131; Jameson 1715. Good VF, attractive cabinet tone, double struck on reverse. Rare. ($25,000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Goldberg 70 (2 September 2012), lot 3139; Manhattan Sale III (3 January 2012), lot 147; Berk BBS 113 (14 March 2000), lot 174; Berk BBS 100 (29 January 1998), lot 283; Distinguished American Collection (Leu 52, 15 May 1991), lot 119; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 534. This rare issue was struck to commemorate the marriage of Alexander I Balas and Kleopatra Thea in 150 BC, a union that politically united the Ptolemaic and Seleukid Empires. Previously thought to be a special emission of the Seleukeia in Pieria mint, based on the imagery of Nike holding a thunderbolt, it is now attributed to the Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Arthur Houghton, in his die study published in 1988, recorded 19 specimens struck from three obverse and ten reverse dies, which indicates a short-lived and special coinage.

Ex Arnaud Collection and Susiana Hoard

322. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.84 g, 6h). Susa mint. Struck circa 150-147 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å¬E$Å@droU, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; ·(?) to outer left, ‚ in exergue. SC 1867.5; cf. Le Rider, Suse 82,4 (same dies); HGC 9, 872; CSE 1079 (same rev. die); O. Mørkholm, “A Greek Coin Hoard from Susiana” in Acta Archaeologica 36 (1965), 104 (this coin). Near EF, deep iridescent tone, minor edge split. Very rare. ($1500) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, July 2015. Ex Pierre Arnaud Collection (Hess-Divo 307, 8 June 2007), lot 1316; Münzen und Medaillen AG 53 (29 November 1977), lot 145; Susiana, 1958–1959 Hoard (IGCH 1805).

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323. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Posthumous Issues of Antiochos IV. 146/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.89 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU E∏5fÅ@oU%, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1885.1 (this coin referenced); Mørkholm, Posthumous –; HGC 9, 744. EF, deeply toned. Extremely rare issue without date or monogram. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise Inventory Y04019 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection. In the final year of Alexander I Balas’ reign, Demetrios II Nikator, seeking to avenge the death of his father, Demetrios I Soter, advanced on Alexander from Cilicia, supported by troops of Ptolemy VI of Egypt that advanced from Palestine. Alexander fled from Antioch to rally his forces at a chosen location to the east. Between this time and the arrival of Demetrios’ forces, Antioch struck a very short series of tetradrachms and drachms in the name of Antiochos IV. A number of the tetradrachms are dated, confirming this chronology. Although the drachms are undated, they also carry the three-line legend and “older” portrait style of the tetradrachms, both of which are not found in the lifetime issues of Antiochos. While the chronology is certain, the purpose of the issue remains unknown.

324. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.76 g, 12h). Soloi mint. Diademed head right within laurel wreath / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU QEoU f52ÅdE2foU @5˚Åtoro-%, Tyche enthroned left, holding crowning Nike in extended right hand and resting left arm on grounded shield to right; to outer left, Ë above ~ above owl standing right on grape bunch. SC 1892.1 (this coin referenced); Houghton, Royal –; HGC 9, 864. EF, deeply toned, underlying luster, slightly off center. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise Inventory Y04021 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

325. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.04 g, 1h). Mopsos mint. Struck 145-circa 144 BC. Diademed head right / [∫]Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU QEoU f52ÅdEfoU (sic) [@]5˚Åtoro%, Apollo Delphios, nude, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand holding tip of bow set on ground to right, seated left on omphalos; lit fire altar at feet to left, 5 below legend to left, unclear monogram below legend to right. SC 1898.1b (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 864. EF, deeply toned. Extremely rare with this form of the monogram for this issue. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise Inventory Y04028 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

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Ex Jameson Collection

326. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.08 g, 11h). Seleukeia in Pieria mint (probably). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙tr5oU @5˚Åtoro%, upright anchor; { to inner left. SC 1927.2a; HGC 9, 982; de Clercq 166 (same dies); Jameson 1724 (this coin). Good VF, toned, light porosity. Rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Perseus Ancient Coins, July 2015. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 39 (27 November 2013), lot 101; Künker 104 (27 September 2005), lot 219; Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 291; Münzen & Medaillen FPL 266 (July 1966), no. 16; Robert Jameson Collection (c. 1932).

Ex Sunrise Collection and Susiana Hoard – Published by Strauss

327. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.83 g, 4h). Susa mint. Struck 145-144 BC. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% d˙µ˙-tr5oU, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; i to outer left, j to outer right, [uncertain monogram in exergue]. SC 1995.2 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 960; Sunrise 206 = CSE 1083 = P. Strauss, “Un trésor de monnaies hellénistiques trouvé près de Suse,” Revue Numismatique 13 (6th series, 1971), 121 (this coin). VF, toned. Very rare. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 165; Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 577; Arthur Houghton Collection, 1083; Susiana, 1965 hoard (IGCH 1806).

Ex Brand and Rhousopoulos Collections

328. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.62 g, 1h). Antioch mint. Dated SE 169 (144/3 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU EP5fÅ@oU d5o@U%oU, the Dioskouroi on horseback riding left, holding couched lances; to right, trU, –, and %tÅ; Ozr (date) below; all within wreath of lily, ivy, and grain ears. SC 2000.2f; SMA 230 (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 1032; Rhousopoulos 4459 (this coin). Near EF, toned. ($4000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1286; Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 11 (7 November 2002), lot 765; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 3, Sotheby’s, 9 June 1983), lot 142; Anastasios Rhousopoulos Collection (J. Hirsch XIII, 15 May 1905), lot 4459.

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Rare Tetradrachm with Athena Magarsia Referenced in SC

329. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 15.92 g, 12h). Mallos mint. Diademed head right; Â to left / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU EUEr˝EtoU, Cult statue of Athena Magarsia, wearing aegis, standing facing on basis; 7 below left legend, ‘ below right legend. SC 2059.1a (this coin referenced); Houghton, Mallus –; HGC 9, 1072. Good VF, toned, slightly off center on obverse. Extremely rare with this monogram. ($5000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (13 October 2014), lot 351; Gorny & Mosch 159 (8 October 2007), lot 251; Gorny & Mosch 107 (2 April 2001), lot 264. The Temple of Athena at Magarsos, near Mallos, was an important cult sanctuary in the Hellenistic period. The central statue of Athena Magarsia is known only from the handful of coins that have survived, which show a blending of Greek and eastern motifs. The town of Margasos is thought to have been founded in the Hittite era, and R. Lane Fox has recently analyzed the cult site in his book Travelling Heroes in the Epic Age of Homer (pp. 82ff). He believes that the site was established by Sennacherib, king of Assyria, in the aftermath of a naval victory at the mouth of the Pyramos river that flows through the town, who dedicated the shrine to the goddess Anat or Ishtar. The identification of the statue as Athena is thought to have been made by Alexander the Great, who made a sacrifice at the temple just prior to the Battle of Issos in 333 BC.

Remarkable Discovery Coin

330. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.14 g, 11h). Posthumous issue struck under Ariarathes VII Philometor of Cappadocia. Uncertain mint in Cappadocia. Diademed head of Antiochos VII right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU f5¬oÂ˙toro%, Athena Nikephoros standing left; to inner left, µ above ±. Unpublished. VF, thin find patina. Unique. ($1000) In the early 2000s, A. Houghton and C. Lorber determined that large series of tetradrachms that had previously been listed as issues of Antiochos VII Euergetes were actually posthumous issues in his name, struck under Ariarathes VII Philometor in Cappadocia. Further research by E. Krengel and Lorber expanded the series to encompass the Cappadocian kings from Ariarathes VI to Ariobarzanes I. All of these posthumous Antiochos VII issues were of the same types as the present coin, except that the reverses had their types enclosed within a wreath, and featured the name and epithet of either of the two kings. The present coin is unprecedented in that the reverse omits the wreath and, perhaps most importantly, has paired the name of Antiochos with the epithet of Ariarathes. Placing this issue is difficult, as the obverse die is not connected to the other posthumous Antiochos VII issues, nor do these monograms appear together on either king’s coinage (in fact, the upper monogram was not used by either, and the lower monogram only appears on a couple issues of Antiochos at Tarsos). One is tempted to speculate that this may represent an issue of another king, otherwise unknown, called Antiochos Philometoros, but this is unlikely, particularly given the certainty that the obverse portrait is that of Antiochos VII, and that king’s sons named Antiochos never used the epithet Philometor. A truly remarkable discovery!

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331. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander II Zabinas. 128-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.55 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å¬E-$Å@droU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; $ to outer left, d below throne. SC 2220.1b; SMA 347; HGC 9, 1149d; Babelon, Rois 1289. EF, lightly toned, deposits and light cleaning marks on reverse. Rare. ($1000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1536.

332. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.25 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Struck circa 122-121(?) BC. Jugate busts of Kleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII right; Kleopatra is veiled, diademed, and wearing stephanos; Antiochos is diademed / [∫]Å%5¬5%%˙% ˚2Eo∏ÅtrÅ% QEÅ% ˚Å5 [∫]Å%52EW% [Å@]-t5ocoU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Er to lower left; 5%5 in exergue. SC 2259 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 1182a. VF, toned, some horn silver on obverse. Extremely rare, only one example noted in SC (in a private collection), none in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1568.

333. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.23 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. First reign at Tarsos, series 2, struck 121/0-114/3 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / [∫`]%5¬EW% `@t5oco¨ E∏5f`@o¨%, Sandan standing right on back of horned and winged lion standing right upon garlanded altar with baldachin; to outer left, 5 above q. SC 2286a; HGC 9, 1198; BMC 22. EF, deep iridescent tone, a little off center. Rare. ($2000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Jencek Historical Enterprise Inventory Y04020 (November 2012); W. K. Raymond Collection.

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334. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.57 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Second reign at Antioch, 112-111/0 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / ∫`%5¬EW% `@t5oco¨ E∏5f`@o¨%, Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing left, holding star in extended right hand and scepter in left; to outer left, Æ above &; tiny ˚ to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2302.1h; SMA 389; HGC 9, 1197e; SNG Berry 1404 (this coin); SNG Spaer 2532; Babelon, Rois 1422. EF, toned, slightly off center. ($2000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 13 July 2012. Ex Numismatic Art & Ancient Coins 4 (17 April 1986), lot 264; Burton Y. Berry Collection.

335. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.53 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 194 (119/8 BC). Diademed head right within fillet border / ∫`%5¬EW% `@t5oco¨ E∏5-f`@o¨%, Zeus Ouranios, nude, standing left, holding star in extended right hand and scepter in left; to outer left, c above t; drr (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. SC 2322.3b; LSM 94; HGC 9, 1196e; DCA 266; SNG Spaer 2649. Near EF, attractive deep iridescent tone. ($750) From the MNL Collection, purchased from B. Franceschi, 20 May 2015.

336. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Third reign at Antioch, circa 96-95 BC. Diademed, beardless head right; all within dotted border / [∫]`%5¬EW% `@t5oco¨ [f5]¬o∏`toro%, Tyche, wearing kalathos, standing left, right hand on tiller set on ground to left, cradling cornucopia in left arm; to outer left, E above Å above ∏. SC 2370; SMA 419; HGC 9, 1240; CSE 356. Good VF, toned, some porosity, cleaning marks on reverse. Rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex François Charrin Collection (CGB e-Monnaies, March 2016), lot 381946, purchased from Hauck & Aufhäuser.

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337. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114/3-95 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.55 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 200 (113/2 BC). Diademed head right with thin, curly beard; all within fillet border / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å@t5oco¨ f5¬o-∏Åtoro%, Athena Nikephoros standing left; 6 above E% to outer left, % (date) in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2381.2; LSM 106; HGC 9, 1228j. EF, attractive cabinet tone, light deposits. ($1500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Waddell inventory 49694 (February 2012); Gemini IX (8 January 2012), lot 162.

338. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios III Eukairos. 97/6-88/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.28 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 218 (95/4 BC). Diademed head right / ∫¬45¬EW4 d˙;˙tr5o¨ œEo¨ f5¬o∏¬toro[4] 4Wt˙ro4, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; @ above û to outer left, [HIε (date) and M in exergue]; all within wreath. SC 2450.7; HHV 36–40 var. (A6/P– [unlisted rev. die]); LSM 119 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 1305. EF, dark toning, a little off center on reverse. Exceptional detail on cult statue. ($3000) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 493.

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339. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator. Circa 96-94 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 1.74 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 95/4 BC. Diademed head right / [∫]`%5¬EW[%] %E¬EU˚oU @5˚`toro%, cornucopia; Ì to outer left, 1 below. SC 2419 var. (monogram); SMA –; HGC 9, 1276; Münzen und Medaillen AG 72, lot 700 = MMAG FPL 406, lot 101 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, some deposits, minor flan flaw on reverse. Extremely rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 380 (10 August 2016), lot 327.

340. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos VI Epiphanes Nikator. Circa 96-94 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 1.19 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 95/4 BC. Diademed head right / [∫]`%5¬EW[%] %E¬EU˚o[U] E∏5f`@o¨% @5˚`toro%, grain ear; to outer left, ` above *. SC 2423; SMA –; HGC 9, 1280. Good VF, find patina. Very rare. ($500) From the MNL Collection. Ex Nomos 12 (22 May 2016), lot 115.

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Second Known

341. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos XI & Philip I. Circa 94-93 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.75 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Diademed jugate busts right / ∫`%5¬EW[%] `@t5ocoU ˚`5 ∫`%5¬EW% f5¬5∏∏o¨, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; ƒ below throne. SC 2438 (same dies as illustration); HGC 9, 1297 (same dies as illustration); Triton II, lot 484 = Freeman & Sear FPL 5, no. E83 (same dies). Near EF, lightly toned, small repair at edge of obverse. Extremely rare, one of two known for this issue. ($20,000) From the MNL Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 25 August 2011. Upon the death of their older brother, Seleukos VI, in 94 BC, Antiochos XI and Philip I declared themselves joint kings, and sought revenge upon Antiochos X, who they saw as ultimately responsible for their sibling’s murder. At first, the brothers jointly sacked the Cilician city of Mopsos, which had revolted against and subsequently murdered Seleukos and his lieutenants. Afterward, Philip remained in Cilicia while Antiochos XI led a force east to confront Antiochos X in Syria. Although he was initially successful, capturing Antioch for a brief moment, Antiochos XI was soon forced to flee, and he drowned while attempting to cross the Orontes. At the same time, Philip I had been enroute to assist his brother, and thereafter carried on the fight. The very short joint reign of the brothers is only known from five issues of tetradrachms, all struck in Cilicia. Each feature the same portraiture and reverse type, but different control marks. Three of the issues were likely struck at Tarsos, while the other two, which includes the present coin, were struck at a presently unknown mint. All are extremely rare today.

342. PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Dishekel (29mm, 25.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (360/59). Phoenician galley left; ‹‹‹ ‹‹‹ (6 in Phoenician [date]) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; behind, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; bo (‘B in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.1.f, 1283–4 (D14’/R19); HGC 10, 242; DCA 849; Babelon, Perses 1599. VF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck for issue. Very rare, only 8 examples noted for year 6 by E&E. ($2500) 130

343. PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Dishekel (31mm, 25.65 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (357/6). Phoenician galley left; ‹‹‹ ‹‹‹ ‹‹‹ (9 in Phoenician [date]) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; behind, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; bo (‘B in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.1.i, – (unlisted dies); HGC 10, 242; DCA 849; BMC 76; Rouvier 1141. VF, lightly toned, minor roughness. Very rare date, 11 recorded by E&E, but none in CoinArchives. ($1000)

Published by Prieur

344. PHOENICIA, Sidon. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4. AR Shekel – Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 13.63 g, 12h). Dated CY 72 (40/39 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / Eagle standing left on ram of galley left; palm frond in background; l ∫o (date) across upper field, * and U flanking below; %5dW@5W@ t˙% 5Er`% ˚`5 &%U¬oU around. Levy p. 330 (this coin referenced); Rouvier 1318; RPC I 4551; HGC 10, 277; BMC 106; Prieur 1340 (this coin). EF, deeply toned, flan flaw on obverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex CGF Monnaies I (28 December 1996), lot 25.

Published by Prieur

345. PHOENICIA, Sidon. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4. AR Half Shekel – Didrachm (22mm, 6.55 g, 12h). Dated CY 144 (AD 43/4). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / Eagle standing left on ram of galley left; palm frond in background; l d@r (date) across upper field, ∫ E$ across central field; %5dW[@5W@ t˙% 5Er]-`% ˚`5 &%U¬oU around. Levy p. 332 (this coin referenced); Rouvier 1328; RPC I 4561; HGC 10, 278; BMC 116–7; Prieur 1352 (this coin). Good VF, toned, minor porosity, slightly off center. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Spink 71 (11 October 1989), lot 108.

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346. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Uncertain king. Circa 440-425 BC. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 12.74 g, 12h). Dolphin right; nclc (Phoenician ŠLŠN) above, waves and murex shell below / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail over shoulder; all in outline incuse within incuse square. E&E-T Group I.2.1, 45–6 var. (O5/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Rouvier 1775 = BMC 1; HGC 10, 314; AUB 1; Bement 1740; Kraay & Hirmer 681; Jameson 1775 = Rosen 756. EF, toned, traces of find patina, slight roughness. ($5000) Ex Millennia Collction (Goldberg 46, 26 May 2008), lot 52.

The Shekels of Tyre One of the great cities of Phoenicia, Tyre was subject to the Ptolemies and later the Seleucids, being an important mint for both dynasties. In 126/5 BC, Tyre received a grant of autonomy from the Seleukid crown and immediately inaugurated a civic coinage dated to the new era. The civic silver featured an obverse head of the local god Melqart, and the reverse type of an eagle standing on a prow. Tyrian shekels and halfshekels were minted in large numbers for nearly the next two centuries and circulated widely in nearby Judaea, where, due to their attested purity, they were prescribed by the Jewish authorities as the coins used by Jews to pay their annual Temple dues. In 1982, Ya’akov Meshorer speculated that the Tyrian issues after 18 BC, nearly all with a KP mintmark, were actually struck in Jerusalem; this theory has been widely disputed and is now in disfavor, although it is likely the primary purpose for which the Tyrian silver coinage of the early to mid first century CE was struck was payment of the Temple tax. The New Testament “30 pieces of silver” supposedly paid to Judas for betraying Jesus would almost certainly have been Tyrian issues. This and the following 32 lots represent a range of dates from 18 BC to AD 65/6, the last recorded date of their issue.

347. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.13 g, 1h). Dated CY 109 (18/7 BC). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rœ (date) above club; ‰ to right, Å (Phoenician A) between legs; tUroU 5Er`% ˚`5 `%U¬oU around. DCA-Tyre 406; Rouvier –; RPC I 4640; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-002, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Rare with this letter between legs. ($500)

348 349 348. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 14.33 g, 1h). Dated CY 113 (18/7 BC). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r5˝ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Ã; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er`[% ˚`5] `%U¬oU around. DCA-Tyre 416; Rouvier 2084 var. (Phoenician letter); RPC I 4653; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-004, graded AU(star), Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Rare date. ($500) 349. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Dated CY 117 (10/9 BC). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r5Z (date) above club; to right, ˚r above 8; Å (Phoenician A) between legs; tUroU 5Er`% ˚`5 `%U¬oU around. DCA-Tyre 435; Rouvier –; RPC I 4647; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-008, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500) 132

350 351 350. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24.5mm, 14.19 g, 1h). Dated CY 123 (4/3 BC). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r˚˝ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above 95; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5E[r`%] ˚`5 `%U¬oU around. DCATyre 447; Rouvier –; RPC I 4648; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 195. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-008, graded XF(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500)

1 BC / AD 1 351. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 14.17 g, 1h). Dated CY 126 (1 BC/AD 1). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r˚? (date) above club; to right, ˚r above B; Å (Phoenician A) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5Er`% ˚`5 `%¨¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 453; Rouvier 2093 var. (Phoenician letter); RPC I 4650; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-011, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. ($750)

Issues From the Lifetime of Christ

352. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24.5mm, 14.15 g, 1h). Dated CY 131 (AD 5/6). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r¬` (date) above club; to right, ˚r above :; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5Er`% [˚`5 `%¨¬o]¨ around. DCA-Tyre 471; Rouvier –; RPC I 4653; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-014, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. ($500)

353 354 353. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.31 g, 12h). Dated CY 135 (AD 9/10). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r¬E (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ;; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ [5Er`%] ˚`5 `%¨¬o¨ around. DCATyre 484; Rouvier –; RPC I 4654; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-014, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. ($500) 354. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 14.44 g, 1h). Dated CY 136 (AD 10/11). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r¬? (date) above club; to right, ˚r above …; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5E[r`% ˚`5] `%¨¬o¨ around. DCATyre 488; Rouvier –; RPC I Supp. 4654A; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-014, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Rare date. ($500) 133

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355. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 14.18 g, 1h). Dated CY 141 (AD 15/6). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂ` (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ;; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5Er`% [˚`5 `%¨]¬o¨ around. DCATyre 500; Rouvier –; RPC I Supp. 4655A; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-005, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Rare date. ($400) 356. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.97 g, 12h). Dated CY 144 (AD 18/9). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂd (date) above club; to right, ˚r above …; b (Phoenician B) between legs; [t¨ro¨ 5Er`%] ˚`5 `%¨¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 510; Rouvier 2103; RPC I 4657; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 199. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. ($500)

357 358 357. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 14.22 g, 12h). Dated CY 145 (AD 19/20). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂE (date) above club; to right, ˚r above …; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5Er`[% ˚`5] `%¨¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 522 (same dies as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC I 4658; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-008, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. ($750) 358. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.88 g, 1h). Dated CY 147 (AD 21/2). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂZ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above unclear monogram; å (Phoenician A) between legs; t¨ro¨ [5Er`% ˚`5] `%¨¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre –; Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-010, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Very rare date. ($500)

359 360 359. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 14.24 g, 1h). Dated CY 148 (AD 22/3). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂ˙ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above … [?]; no Phoenician letter between legs; t¨ro¨ [5Er`% ˚`5] `%¨¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 535; Rouvier –; RPC I 4660; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 202 var. (monogram). In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-011, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Very rare date. ($500) 360. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.73 g, 1h). Dated CY 149 (AD 23/4). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rÂœ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above unclear monogram; uncertain Phoenician letter between legs; t¨ro¨ [5Er`% ˚`5] `%¨¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 537; Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-012, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Very rare date. ($400) 134

361 362 361. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 14.17 g, 1h). Dated CY 157 (AD 31/2). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r@Z (date) above club; to right, ˚r above (; uncertain Phoenician letter between legs; t¨ro¨ [5Er`% ˚`5 `%¨¬]o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 569; Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-004, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Very rare date. ($500) 362. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.23 g, 12h). Dated CY 158 (AD 32/3). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r@˙ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above 1 [?]; no Phoenician letter between legs; t¨ro¨ 5E[r`% ˚`5 `%¨]¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 572 (same obv. die as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-015, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Struck during the lifetime of Christ. Very rare date. ($500)

“Crucifixion” Shekel

363. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.32 g, 12h). Dated CY 159 (AD 33/4). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r@œ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ); b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5E[r`% ˚`5 `%¨]¬o¨ around. DCA-Tyre 580 (same obv. die as illustration); Rouvier 2107 var. (monogram); RPC I 4663; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 204 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-005, graded Ch XF, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5. Clear date. ($1000) According to the traditional chronology, this coin was struck in the year of Jesus’ crucifixion.

364 365 364. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22mm, 14.34 g, 11h). Dated CY 160 (AD 34/5). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ); b (Phoenician B) between legs; [t¨ro¨ 5Er`% ˚`5 `%¨¬o¨] around. DCATyre 583 (same obv. die as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC I 4664; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-006, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500) 365. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (18.5mm, 7.13 g, 1h). Dated CY 164 (AD 38/9). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$d (date) above club; to right, ˚r above ∫‹; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5E[r&% ˚&5 &%U¬]oU around. DCA-Tyre 890 (same rev. die as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC I 4696; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922; Prieur 1466 (this coin). Good VF, deep collection tone, typical compact flan. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 517; LHS 100 (24 April 2007), lot 335.

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366. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.88 g, 1h). Dated CY 165 (AD 39/40). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$E (date) above club; to right, ˚r above @; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5Er`% [˚`5 `%¨¬o¨] around. DCATyre 613 (same obv. die as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC I 4669; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-011, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. ($500) 367. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 14.28 g, 12h). Dated CY 169 (AD 43/4). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r$œ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above "; b (Phoenician B) between legs; t¨ro¨ 5E[r`% ˚`5 `%¨]¬o¨ around. DCATyre 624 (same dies as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC I Supp. 4669B; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-012, graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500)

368 369 368. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 12.75 g, 11h). Dated CY 170 (AD 44/5). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro (date) above club; to right, ˚r above "; Å (Phoenician A) between legs; tUroU 5E[r`% ˚`5 `%]U¬oU around. DCATyre 630; Rouvier –; RPC I 4670; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-013, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5, flan flaw. ($500) 369. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.05 g, 12h). Dated CY 171 (AD 45/6). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro& (date) above club; to right, ˚r above [; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er&% [˚&5 &%U¬oU] around. DCA-Tyre 636 (this coin illustrated); cf. Rouvier 2116; RPC I 4671; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-014, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. ($500)

370 371 370. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.22 g, 1h). Dated CY 172 (AD 46/7). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro∫ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above o; å (Phoenician A) [?] between legs; [tUroU 5Er&%] ˚&5 [&%U¬oU] around. DCA-Tyre 641 (same obv. die); Rouvier –; RPC I 4672; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; cf. BMC 208. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-015, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. ($500) 371. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 14.30 g, 1h). Dated CY 174 (AD 48/9). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rod (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Eõ; Å (Phoenician A) between legs; [tUroU] 5Er&% [˚&5] &%U¬[oU] around. DCA-Tyre 650; Rouvier –; RPC I 4673; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 209 var. (monogram). In NGC encapsulation, 4282172-002, graded MS(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($750) 136

372. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.18 g, 1h). Dated CY 175 (AD 49/50). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, roE (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Eõ; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er&% [˚&5] &%U¬oU around. DCATyre 654; Rouvier –; RPC I 4674 corr. (date); HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; cf. BMC 210. In NGC encapsulation, 4282172-003, graded MS(star), Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($750)

From the Prieur Collection

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373. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.54 g, 1h). Dated CY 175 (AD 49/50). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, [r]oE (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Eõ; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er&% [˚&5 &%U¬oU] around. DCATyre 652 (same obv. die as illustration = Leu 95, lot 723); Rouvier –; RPC I 4674 corr. (date); HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 210; Prieur 1435 (this coin). Good VF, lightly toned, a hint of porosity, a few light marks on obverse. Rare date. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 610.

374. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.02 g, 1h). Dated CY 181 (AD 55/6). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r∏& (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Eõ; ` (Phoenician A) between legs; [tUroU 5Er&% ˚]&5 &%[U¬oU] around. DCA-Tyre 669 & 669A corr. (letter between legs; same dies as illustrations); Rouvier –; RPC I 4679; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC 211 corr. (letter between legs; same dies); Prieur 1440 (this coin). Good VF, lightly toned, light cleaning marks, small flan flaw on obverse. Extremely rare date, only two recorded, none in CoinArchives, and apparently the only example showing the letters between the eagle’s legs. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

375. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22mm, 13.49 g, 1h). Dated CY 183 (AD 57/8). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r∏˝ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Eõ; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er[&% ˚&5 &%U¬oU] around. DCA-Tyre 673 var. (Phoenician letter); Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357 var. (unlisted date); DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282172-005, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare date. ($400) 137

From the Prieur Collection

376. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20mm, 7.07 g, 1h). Dated CY 184 (AD 58/9). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r∏d (date) above club; to right, ˚r above Eõ; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er&% ˚&5 &%U¬oU around. DCATyre 919 (same dies as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC I 4705; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922; BMC –; Prieur 1475 (this coin). Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan for issue. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Superior (11 June 1986), lot 1423.

377 378 377. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22mm, 13.73 g, 12h). Dated CY 186 (AD 60/1). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r∏? (date) above club; to right, ˚r above 4&; b (Phoenician B) between legs; tUroU 5Er&% [˚&5 &%U¬oU] around. DCATyre 678 (this coin illustrated); Rouvier –; RPC Supp. 4680B; HGC 10, 357 var. (unlisted date); DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282172-006, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Very rare date. ($500) 378. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.48 g, 12h). Dated CY 187 (AD 61/2). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r∏Z (date) above club; to right, ˚r above E[õ]; b (Phoenician B) between legs; [tUroU 5Er&%] ˚&5 &%U¬oU around. DCA-Tyre 680 (same dies as illustration); Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357 var. (unlisted date); DCA 920; BMC –. In NGC encapsulation, 4282172-007, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare date. ($500)

Last Dated Shekel of Tyre Second Known

379. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 14.13 g, 12h). Dated CY 191 (AD 65/6). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rr& (date) above club; to right, ˚r above {; å (Phoenician A) between legs; [tUroU] 5Er&% [˚&5 &%U¬oU] around. DCA-Tyre 684; Rouvier –; RPC –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; BMC –. Good VF, toned, earthen deposits. Extremely rare, the second known (the other in a private collection). ($1000) This is the last recorded year that the shekel of Tyre was struck. Specialists in the coinage of Phoenicia and Judaea have noted that this date coincides with the onset of the Jewish War, when authorities at the Jerusalem Temple began striking their own silver coins for payment of the tax.

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Session 2 – Tuesday, January 8, 2019 — 2 PM

“Ear of God”

380. JUDAEA, Achaemenid Province (Yehud). Anonymous. Circa 375-332 BCE. AR Gerah – Twenty-fourth Shekel (6mm, 0.38 g). Ear (of God?) / Falcon upward, head right, wings spread; [dhy (YHD in Phoenician) to right]. MCP dies O1/R2; Meshorer 18; Hendin 1061; HGC 10, 440; Bromberg–; Shoshana –; Sofaer –; Spaer –. Good VF, find patina. Very rare. ($3000) Lot includes an NGC photo grade certificate, 4282165-002, graded AU, Surface 5/5, Strike 3/5. In his seminal work, A Treasury of Jewish Coins, Y. Meshorer identified the obverse type as God’s ear (pp. 11–2), stating: “In ancient forms of ritual and prayers to various deities, the notable relationship between man and his god was that between supplicant and listener: the supplicant voices his prayer and entreaties to his god, and the god listens and tries to carry out his wishes. Thus the god’s most important organ was his ear that heard the prayer. Indeed, an appeal to the gods and an appeal to the God of Israel was to be directed to their ears, and there are many examples of this in the Bible, including: ‘Incline Thine ear unto me and hear my speech’ (Ps. 17:6); ‘Incline Thine ear unto me and save me’ (Ps. 71:2), and ‘Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and answer me’ (Ps. 86:1).”

381. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.78 g, 11h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 1 (66/7 CE). Omer cup; ! (“1” in Hebrew = date) above, pellets flanking; L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcrQ 2Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 25 (O8/R19); Meshorer 187; Kadman 2; Hendin 1354; Bromberg 59 (same obv. die); Shoshana II 20107 (same obv. die); Sofaer 2–3; Spaer 162–4. EF, toned. ($5000)

382. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (23mm, 14.24 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; @c (“Y[ear] 2” in Hebrew = date) above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 20 (O3/R18); Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 63–4; Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 5–8; Spaer 167–8. In NGC encapsulation, 4282165-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. ($3000)

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383. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22mm, 13.71 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; @c (“Y[ear] 2” in Hebrew = date) above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 62 (O5/R59); Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 63–4; Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 5–8; Spaer 167–8. EF, toned. ($3000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Stack’s (9 December 1992), lot 3144.

384. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.14 g, 1h). Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, cross above, 2LC∑R¥ (“Jerusalem” in Hebrew) at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, L!RC¥ RHL @C (“Y[ear] 2 of the Freedom of Israel” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 17 (O4/ R11); Meshorer 229; Hendin 1387; Bromberg 84 (same dies); Shoshana I 20262 (same dies); Sofaer 31 (same obv. die); Spaer 190. EF, lightly toned, lustrous, a couple minor edge splits. Overstruck on an uncertain issue. ($7500) Ex Antiqua XVII (ND), no. 54.

385. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.39 g, 2h). Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, wavy line above, 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 68 (O14/R53); Meshorer 270 (same obv. die as illustration); Hendin 1413; Bromberg 426 (same dies); Shoshana II 20336 (same obv. die); Sofaer 107-13; Spaer 193-7. EF, slightly crude strike. Overstruck on an uncertain Roman tetradrachm. ($3000) From the WRG Collection. Ex Berk BBS 47 (19 February 1987), lot 214.

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Second and Finest Known

386. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Askalon. Circa 425-400 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.10 g, 6h). Imitating Athens dekadrachm issue. Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing circular earring, linear necklace with ball pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with two Udjat eyes and an olive leaf over the visor, and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive sprig and crescent to upper left, Nå (AN in Aramaic) to upper right; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal III.1Ta = Israel Museum inv. 15279 = W. Fischer-Bossert & H. Gitler, “The Ismailiya Hoard 1983” in INR 5 (2010), 11 = Meshorer & Qedar 40 = L. Mildenberg, “Über die Münzbildnisse in Palästina und Nordwestarabien zur Perserzeit” in C. Uehlinger, ed., Images as Media (Freiburg, 2000), pl. 56, 27 = Durr & Michel (16 November 1998), lot 489 (same dies); Hendin 1004 (illustrating the IM coin); HGC 10, 492 (same). Choice EF, lightly toned, die break on obverse. The second and finest known, in an earlier die state than the Israel Museum specimen. ($75,000) The types of this extremely rare tetradrachm and drachm (see following lot) copy those of the famous dekadrachms of Athens and underscore the enormous impact that Athenian coinage had on the region. The most notable and remarkable difference in the iconography, however, is the presence of udjat (also referred to as wadjet) symbols along the visor of Athena’s helmet, two of which appear on the tetradrachm, one on the drachm. Better known as the Eye of Horus, the udjat was a symbol of protection and, as such, was a frequent amulet type in ancient Egypt. The exact significance of the Eye of Horus symbols on the current lots is uncertain. As an apotropaic device, it was perhaps included to underscore Athena’s role as protectress, or, as Gitler and Tal have suggested, it may relate to the goddess’ epithet Ophthalmitis (“the sharpsighted”). Fischer-Bossert and Gitler have attempted to reconstruct the 1983 Ismailiya Hoard, which is said to have contained the Israel Museum tetradrachm. Based on the coins that can confidently be assigned to this hoard, they date the Philistian issues contained in it to no later than the last quarter of the 5th century.

Discovery Coin

387. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Askalon. Circa 425-400 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.96 g, 12h). Imitating Athens dekadrachm issue. Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing circular earring, linear necklace with ball pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with Udjat eye flanked by olive leaves over the visor, and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive sprig and crescent to upper left, N ` (AN in Aramaic) across upper field; all within incuse square. Unpublished, but from the same series as the tetradrachm Gitler & Tal III.1Ta (see previous lot). VF, toned, some porosity, die break on reverse. Unique. ($20,000) 141

Exceptional Philistian Owl

388. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.56 g, 12h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing facing, wings folded; olive sprigs in upper corners, W o (‘AZ in Phoenician) across lower field; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal V.5T; HGC 10, 532; SNG ANS 6 = SNG Berry 701 = Van Alfen, Two, p. 65, 9 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2203 = ACGC 207 = BMC Palestine pl. 42, 1 = Svoronos, Monnaies pl. 110, 49 (same dies); Künker 280, lot 264 (same obv. die); Mildenberg, Money, pl. 1, 5 (same dies); NAC 64, lot 1528 (same obv. die). VF, toned, slightly weak strike in center. Extremely rare, apparently the sixth known, with only five examples recorded, three of which are in museum collections (ANS, Boston, and Berlin [the latter illustrated by Mildenberg]). ($20,000)

389. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.53 g, 1h). Male head right with eastern hair style / Facing head of Bes in dotted square within incuse square. Cf. Gitler & Tal XVIII (unlisted variety). VF, toned, porous, test cut on reverse. Unique and unpublished. ($5000)

390. ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 10.25 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Schematic head right, two upward crescents on cheek / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left, aQE to right. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, a = Huth 39; cf. SNG ANS 1453–4. Near EF, trace deposits. Exceptional for issue. ($3000)

391. ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. Æ ‘Tetradrachm’ (21mm, 13.16 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Schematic head right, upward crescent on cheek / Schematic owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left, QE to right. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, c-d; cf. Huth 40; cf. SNG ANS 1453–4. Good VF, earthen brown surfaces. ($750) 142

392. ARABIA, Eastern. Mleiha. Uncertain. 1st century BC – 2nd century AD. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 15.14 g, 11h). Imitating Alexander III of Macedon. In the name of ’Abi’el. Stylized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Figure enthroned left, holding scepter in left hand, right hand extended, upon which stands a small horse right; palm tree to left, upward-pointing chevron to inner left, trident-like symbol to inner right, s˚4˚ (’b’l in crude form of Aramaic) to right. Van Alfen, Die, NS 6.1, 130 (O1/R5); Macdonald, Abiel, Group D.1.4.1.a; Huth 132; Potts Class XLVIII, 473–4 (same dies); HGC 10, 689. VF, toned. Well centered and struck. ($1000)

393 394 393. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.36 g). LydoMilesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. EF, underlying luster. ($1500) From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG inventory 152970 (April 2004).

394. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (16mm, 8.42 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneelingrunning stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Near EF. Well centered and struck. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), lot 4093.

Portrait of Tissaphernes?

395. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 413-401 BC. Æ (14.5mm, 3.52 g, 12h). Dora mint. Bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress / Owl standing right, head facing; ∫Å to left; all within incuse square. S. Qedar, “Tissaphernes at Dor?” in Studies Mildenberg, Group D; Meadows, Administration 335 = SNG von Aulock 7636 (Sigeium mint). VF, dark green patina, some earthen deposits. Very rare, and among the finest of 14 known (Qedar notes eleven examples, only two additional in CoinArchives). ($1000) The identification of the portrait on this coinage as the satrap Tissaphernes is still debated. Some scholars note a similarity in style between the portrait here and that found on bronze coins of Astyra where the satrap’s name appears below the bust. Others doubt this identification, most notably L. Mildenberg, in his article, “The So-Called Satrapal Coinage” in MIMAA. Nonetheless, the location of the mint is fairly secure, as six of the eleven known to Qedar were found in the Dora excavations. The prior attribution by von Aulock, followed by Meadows, to Sigeion was merely due to his acquisition of his coin there, and the fact that owls appear on issues of that city. Although these coins appear to have been from an issue of bronze, the last of the eleven coins that Qedar saw had silver plating, which appeared him to be original to the coin, leading him to conclude that these were originally fourrée drachms. Nonetheless, the appearance of this feature on only one of the eleven also could suggest that that one coin was plated at some point by its owner for an unknown reason.

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The Rare and Popular Gold Stater of the Pharaoh Nektanebo II

396. EGYPT, Pharaonic Kingdom. Nektanebo II. 361-343 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.23 g, 12h). Horse prancing right / Hieroglyphic representation of “good gold”: pectoral necklace (nebew = “gold”) crossing horizontally over a windpipe and heart (nefer = “good”). FF-BD 2g (D1/R2 – this coin); SNG Berry 1459 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1 (same dies); ACGC 1064 (same dies); Adams III 2075 (same obv. die); Hunt I 106 (same obv. die); Zhuyuetang 121 (same dies). Near EF, lightly toned, a little off center on obverse. ($75,000) From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Josey Collection (Sotheby’s New York, 8 December 1992), lot 67. One of the great (and very popular) rarities for ancient gold coinage collectors is the gold stater (or daric?) issued by the Egyptian Pharaoh Nektanebo II. The authors of the die study cited above could account for only 42 examples struck from 3 obverse and 3 reverse dies with 5 die combinations. They also listed 5 examples from the Mit Rahineh hoard (IGCH 1658) that they could not examine for their die study. The attribution to Nektanebo II is based primarily on circumstantial historical evidence and not the coins themselves, which do not bear any specific ethnic or monogram. Nekht-har-hebi, or Nektanebo II as he was known to the Greeks, was the nephew of the Pharaoh Tachos (Djedhor). Placed in command of the Egyptian army in Syria during the Satrapal Revolt, he turned his troops against his own king, and uncle, and took Egypt by force. In 351-350 BC, he repelled a Persian invasion but was driven from his throne in 344-343 by a second assault. He then fled Egypt and found refuge in Ethiopia and retained control of Upper Egypt for another few years. Nektanebo most likely would have issued his gold staters to pay the mercenaries in his army. What makes the coinage of Nektanebo stand out is the adoption of a purely Egyptian design. This is the only known ancient coinage to employ a hieroglyph – a purely Egyptian coin.

Artaxerxes III as Pharaoh

397. EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. Artaxerxes III Okhos. As Pharaoh of Egypt, 343/2-338/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.78 g, 7h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, “Artaxerxes Pharaoh” in two-line Demotic B script to right. Van Alfen Type III, 8 (O8/R8) = Price, More 153 = M.J. Price, “New Owls for the Pharaoh” in Minerva Vol. I/1, p. 40, 4 (this coin); O. Mørkholm, “A Coin of Artaxerxes III” in NC 1974, pl. I, 5; SNG Copenhagen 2. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of only three known with these inscriptions. ($3000) From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Leu 71 (24 October 1997), lot 242; Distinguished American Collection (Leu 52, 15 May 1991), lot 125; Syria, 1989 Hoard (CH VIII, 158).

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Sabakes as Satrap of Achaemenid Egypt

398. EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. Sabakes. Satrap, 340-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.15 g, 8h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, “Sabakes symbol” and K)wS (SWYK in Aramaic) to right. Van Alfen Type I, 13c (O8/R11 – this coin); Nicolet-Pierre, Monnaies 11 (D8/R11); SNG Copenhagen 4; BMC 265 (same dies). Good VF, attractively toned, a couple bankers’ marks on reverse. Rare. ($5000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 2009. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA IV (11 December 2006), lot 116 (hammer CHF 7000); Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 2 (27 March 1998), lot 121; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt FPL 27 (December 1978), lot 72; Münzen und Medaillen AG XIX (5 June 1959), lot 431. Sabakes, the penultimate Persian satrap in Egypt, fell in battle against Alexander the Great at Issos. His successor, Mazakes, handed over Egypt to the Macedonians in 332 BC.

399. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.18 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis mint. Struck circa 323-321/0 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; rose in left field, d5-o below throne. CPE 19; Svoronos –; Zervos Issue 2C, dies 206/f; Price 3971 var. (position of letters on rev.). EF, underlying luster, a hint of porosity. ($2000)

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400. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.09 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Memphis or Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 320/19-314/3 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin / Å¬E$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; thunderbolt in left field, , below throne. CPE 33; Svoronos 22; Zervos Issue 13, dies 251/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG Copenhagen 11; Noeske –; Athena Fund I 77 (this coin). EF, lightly toned. Struck in high relief from dies of exemplary style. ($10,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Athena Fund (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich (26 October 1993), lot 77; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 85; Christie’s New York (2 May 1989), lot 760; Kovacs FPL 26 (July 1987), no. 63.

401. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.60 g, 11h). Attic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 312/1-306 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck / Å¬E$Å@dro[U], Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and wearing shield on extended left arm; ¿ to inner left; to right, EU and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 50; Svoronos 44; Zervos Issue 20A (dies 296/e); SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske –; Hess-Leu, April 1957, lot 315 (same dies); Leu 28, lot 216 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned. Well centered and struck. ($2500) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex CNG inventory 965455 (December 2013).

402. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.69 g, 1h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny d in scales / Å¬E$Å@dro[U], Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and wearing shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, (, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 69; Svoronos 162; Zervos Issue 28, dies 472/b (this coin referenced); SNG Copenhagen 29; Noeske 6–7; Naville IV, lot 2914 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned. Well centered and struck. ($2500) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Knobloch FPL 32 (January 1968), no. 405.

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403. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 15.75 g, 1h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck / Å¬E$Å@droU, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and wearing shield on extended left arm; small round shield to inner left; to right, helmet, d5, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 74; Svoronos 176; Zervos Issue 32 (dies 532/a – this coin referenced); SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske –; Künker 111, lot 6343 = Banque Populaire du Nord FPL April 1987, no. 258 (same dies). EF, attractive old collection tone, hairline flan crack, minor area of flat strike at edge on reverse. Extremely rare issue, one of only six noted by Zervos, with one additional in CoinArchives; five are in museum collection (Alexandria [Graeco-Roman Museum], Berlin [Staatliche Museen, 2 coins], New York [ANS], and Paris [BN]). ($1500) Ex Santamaria (24 January 1938), lot A168; Richard Cartwright Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 4, 1 October 1935), lot 949. Lot also includes two old collection tickets.

404. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AV Trichryson – ‘Pentadrachm’ (24mm, 17.77 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, small d behind ear / ∫Ås5¬EWs πto¬EµÅ5oU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; ) to left. CPE 128; Svoronos 196A; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Dewing –; Hunt –; Noeske –; Künker 248, lot 7347 (hammer €8500). Good VF, tiny marks, graffito on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare issue, two noted by Svoronos (both in Alexandria [the only two hoard coins noted in CPE]), only one in CoinArchives, missing from the major collections. ($5000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Dr. A. Saslow, January 1986. Ex Sotheby’s (12 November 1980), lot 18.

405. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AV Tetarte – ‘Triobol’ (10.5mm, 1.78 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / ∫Ås5¬EWs [∏to¬EµÅ5oU], eagle standing left, wings spread, on thunderbolt; f to left. CPE 149; Svoronos 228; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 22; Boston MFA –; Dewing 2741; Hunt –; Noeske –. Good VF, a little off center, die rust on obverse. Rare. ($1000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Jules Furthman Collection (Kosoff, 13 October 1965), lot 73.

406. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AV Tetarte – ‘Triobol’ (11mm, 1.75 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / ∫Ås5¬EWs ∏to¬EµÅ5oU, eagle standing left, wings spread, on thunderbolt; N to left. CPE 155; Svoronos 200; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 48; Boston MFA –; Dewing –; Gulbenkian –; Noeske –. EF, traces of die rust, a couple light marks in fields. Well centered. Rare, and choice for issue. ($3000) 147

Ex Berry Collection – CPE Plate Coin

407. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AV Stater (16.5mm, 7.12 g, 12h). Kyrene mint. Struck under Magas, circa 299-294 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / [∏to]¬EÂÅ5oU [∫]Å%5¬EW%, Alexander, holding thunderbolt in right hand, standing left in chariot drawn by four elephants left; 5ñT in exergue. CPE 272b (this coin referenced and illustrated); Svoronos 152 var. (second monogram); Zervos Type VI, Issue 118, dies 779/a (this coin referenced); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Berry 1462 (this coin). EF, a couple faint marks on obverse, double struck on reverse. Excellent portrait. Apparently unique, the only example of this variety recorded. ($25,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 254; Burton Y. Berry Collection.

408. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285246 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (29mm, 27.72 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 272-261/0 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; ÅdE¬fW@ above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled; QEW@ above. CPE 313; Svoronos 603; Olivier & Lorber dies unlisted; SNG Copenhagen 132; Adams III 2083; Boston MFA 2274; Dewing 2752; Kraay & Hirmer 801; Noeske 37. Good VF, trace deposits, light cleaning marks and a few edge marks. Well centered on a broad, medallic flan. ($7500) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Dr. A. Saslow, April 1986.

Pedigreed to 1906

409. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285-246 BC. AV Half Mnaïeion – ‘Tetradrachm’ (19.5mm, 13.86 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 272-261/0 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; ÅdE¬fW@ above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled; QEW@ above. CPE 314; Svoronos 604; Olivier & Lorber dies 22/66, 302 corr. (this coin, not Benha 25); SNG Copenhagen 133; Adams III 2084; Boston MFA 2275; Dewing 2753-4; Noeske 38. VF, deposits, a few marks and light scratches. ($4000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Jules Furthman Collection (Kosoff, 13 October 1965), lot 82; J. Hirsch XXXIII (17 November 1913), lot 952; J. Hirsch XVI (5 December 1906), lot 690.

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A New Issue Struck under Ptolemy V

410. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285246 BC. AV Half Mnaïeion – ‘Tetradrachm’ (21mm, 13.78 g, 11h). Commemorative issue. Uncertain mint. Struck under Ptolemy V, circa 199/8 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; ÅdE¬fW@ above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled; QEW@ above, star to left. Unpublished. Good VF, even light roughness, a few marks. Unique with star on reverse. ($2000) In 199/8 BC, there were a number of commemorative issues struck at various mints in celebration of the formal deification of Ptolemy V. These issues included gold mnaieia of Ptolemy V (Sv. 1254 and 1257 [Alexandreia]), silver tetradrachms of Ptolemy V (Sv. 1249 [Alexandreia, and prob. Sidon] and 1250 [prob. Tyre]), gold mnaieia of Arsinoe II (Sv. 1159 [Alexandreia]), and, most importantly for the present coin, gold mnaieia of the Theoi Adelphoi type (Sv. 613α and 1229 [Alexandreia], 1247 [prob. Sidon], and 1248 [prob. Tyre]). This new half mnaieion is certainly to be associated with this commemorative coinage, based on the unusual portrait styles, the presence of the star symbol, and the deeper concavity of the reverse—all features that set it apart from the large series struck under Ptolemy II. The question that remains unanswered is, from which mint? Until further evidence appears, though, it remains a mystery, though the style seems to discount any of the standard mints, but many small mints became active during the reign of Ptolemy V, some of which had not previously struck precious metal issues. [CNG thanks Cathy Lorber for providing comments and evidence for this piece, upon which this note is based.]

411. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.15 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / [∫Ås5]¬EWs ∏to¬EµÅ5oU, eagle standing left, wings spread, on thunderbolt; to left, unclear monogram above Q. Unpublished. VF, toned, minor roughness, light cleaning marks, trace deposits. Unique, not recorded in CPE. ($1000)

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Ex Berry Collection

412. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AR Dekadrachm (33mm, 35.65 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy II, circa 253/2-250/49 BC. Head right, with ram’s horn, veiled and wearing stephane; lotus-tipped scepter in background, ÂÂ to left / År%5@o˙% f5¬ÅdE¬foU, double cornucopia with grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. CPE 354 (Ptolemy II); Svoronos 947; Troxell, Arsinoe, Group 3, p. 44 and pl. 7, 7 = SNG Lockett 3415 (same obv. die); SNG Berry 1483 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 26; Boston MFA –; Hermitage Sale II 1583; Ward 889 = Ward Sale 740 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, slight die wear. Excellent metal for issue. ($15,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 261; Burton Y. Berry Collection.

Pedigreed to 1926

413. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (29.5mm, 27.83 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy VI-VIII, circa 180-116 BC. Head right, veiled and wearing stephane; lotus-tipped scepter in background, ˚ to left / År%5@o˙% f5¬ÅdE¬foU, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. Svoronos 1242β (same obv. die); Olivier Group 5, 3472 (D33/R80 – this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Delepierre 3063; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Noeske –. EF, underlying luster, a few light marks in fields. Exceptional style for this later Arsinoe issue. ($15,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Dr. A. Saslow, March 1985. Ex Stack’s (17 September 1980), lot 214; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXV (17 November 1962), lot 497; Ars Classica XII (18 October 1926), lot 2608.

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414. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Mnaieion – “Oktadrachm” (26mm, 27.81 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy IV, 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, radiate and filleted cornucopia; d5 below. CPE 888; Svoronos 1117; Olivier & Lorber dies 1/1; SNG Copenhagen 196; Benha 28 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2283; Kraay & Hirmer 803; Noeske 137. EF, underlying luster, early die state with minimal die rust. Exceptional. ($15,000)

415. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AV Mnaieion – “Oktadrachm” (26.5mm, 27.74 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy IV, 219-217 BC. Bust of the deified Ptolemy III right, wearing radiate diadem and aegis; trident over left shoulder, middle prong ends in a lotus finial / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, radiate and filleted cornucopia; d5 below. CPE 888; Svoronos 1117; Olivier & Lorber dies 3/7; SNG Copenhagen 196; BMC 103 (same dies); Bement 1851 (same dies); Boston MFA 2283; Kraay & Hirmer 803; Nanteuil 452 (same obv. die); Weber 8264 (same obv. die). Near EF, a few small marks, typical die rust and a couple tiny die breaks on obverse. ($10,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Frank Kovacs, January 1986.

416. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AV 2½ Drachms (21mm, 10.69 g, 11h). Attic standard. Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222 BC. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing necklace / ∫Å%5¬%%˙% ∫ErE@5˚˙%, filleted cornucopia; stars flanking. CPE 738; Svoronos 979; van Driessche dies D2/ R4; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Lockett 3418; BMC 3 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2279 (same dies); Consul Weber 4493 (same obv. die); McClean 9790. Good VF, a few small field marks. Very rare, only 13 cited by van Driessche. ($20,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Dr. A. Saslow, January 1986.

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417. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AR Pentadrachm (32mm, 19.45 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222 BC. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing necklace / ∫Å%5¬%%˙% ∫ErE@5˚˙%, filleted cornucopia; laureate piloi of the Dioskouroi flanking. CPE 742; Svoronos 989; van Driessche dies unlisted; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 7; Triton VIII, lot 587 (same dies); Triton VI, 495 (same rev. die). EF, toned, a hint of porosity and die wear. Very rare, only five noted by van Driessche, three in CoinArchives. ($10,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Heritage, May 2011. Ex G. Hirsch 271 (17 February 2011), lot 2115.

418. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AV Pentadrachm (26.5mm, 20.99 g, 12h). Attic standard. Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy III, circa 242/1-222 BC. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing necklace / ∫Å%5¬%%˙% ∫ErE@5˚˙%, filleted cornucopia; stars flanking, small E below. CPE 745; Svoronos 973; van Driessche dies D–/R5 (unlisted obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; Adams III –; Bement 1844; Boston MFA 2279; Hunt III 60. Good VF, light cleaning scratches, a few marks. Very rare, only 12 cited by van Driessche. ($15,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Dr. A. Saslow, January 1986.

419. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AV Tetarte – Sixteenth Mnaïeion (10mm, 1.54 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 32, perhaps Seleukeia in Piereia. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing stephane; lotus scepter in background (tip above bust) / ∫Å%5¬%%˙% ∫ErE@5˚˙%, filleted cornucopia. CPE 806; Svoronos 983; van Driessche dies D1/R1, a (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; Weber 4495 (same obv. die). VF, a little die rust, a few scrapes and marks. Rare, only 16 cited by van Driessche. ($2000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Freeman & Sear, September 2006. Ex Goldberg 26 (6 September 2004), lot 2137; Marian A. Sinton Collection (Triton III, 30 November 1999), lot 664; Leu 25 (23 April 1980), lot 197.

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420. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Berenike II, wife of Ptolemy III. Circa 244/3-221 BC. AR Dekadrachm (34mm, 35.60 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy IV, circa 211/0 BC. Veiled and draped bust right, wearing necklace / ∫Å%5¬%%˙% ∫ErE@5˚˙%, filleted cornucopia. CPE 896; Svoronos 1114; van Driessche dies D1/R7, b = Hunt I 109 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Lockett 3420 (same obv. die); BMC 2 (same obv. die); Friedlaender & Von Sallet 522; Jameson 1820 (same obv. die); Pozzi 3237 (same obv. die). Good VF, old collection tone, minor deposit at edge, small pit on cheek and a few scratches on the reverse. Very rare, one of ten cited by van Driessche, none in CoinArchives. ($20,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex ‘Distinguished American Collection’ (Leu 52, 15 May 1991), lot 56; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1990), lot 109; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 221; Raymundo Ottoni de Castro Maya Collection (Bourgey, 18 November 1957), lot 157.

Ex Hunt Collection

421. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (26.5mm, 27.78 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 210-205/4 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle with closed wing standing right on thunderbolt; ; to right. CPE 894; Svoronos 1139; van Driessche dies D1/R2, a corr. (not obv. die D1) = Hunt I 512 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; Adams III 2109; BMC p. 65, 33 = GPCG pl. 34, 26 = Kraay & Hirmer 806; Hunterian 12; de Luynes 3578. Good VF, some roughness and scrapes. Very rare, only eight examples noted by van Driessche. ($30,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1990), lot 512; Numismatic Fine Arts II (25 March 1976), lot 324; Leu 22 (8 May 1979), lot 177. This issue was previously thought to have been a posthumous coinage struck under Ptolemy V, but CPE now places it late in the reign of Ptolemy IV.

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422. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (40.5mm, 63.29 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5E. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, % between legs. CPE B508; Svoronos 992; SNG Copenhagen 205; Noeske 148–9; Laffaille 611 (this coin); Weiser 61 (Ptolemy III). EF, dark brown patina. Well centered and struck. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2010), no. 91; Maurice Laffaille Collection (Münzen und Medaillen 76, 19 September 1991), lot 611 (as Ptolemy III).

One of Three Known

423. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (26.5mm, 27.65 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint(?). Struck circa 204/3 BC. Radiate, diademed, and draped bust right; spear over shoulder / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, radiate and filleted cornucopia; stars flanking. Svoronos 1254; Olivier 2988 (D1/R1) = Hunt III 61 (this coin); EHC p. 110, 3 and no. 323 = BMC 51; SNG Copenhagen –; Leu 36, lot 217. Good VF, trace deposits, tiny mark on obverse. Extremely rare, one of only three known, none in CoinArchives. ($50,000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part III, Sotheby’s New York, 4 December 1990), lot 61; Numismatic Fine Arts XXX (8 December 1992), lot 180; Münzen und Medaillen AG XLVII (30 November 1972), lot 546. Ascending the throne at the age of 5 or 6 in 204 BC, Ptolemy V Epiphanes faced a kingdom in crisis: A native Egyptian uprising under a rebel Pharaoh controlled much of Upper Egypt, the government of Alexandria was paralyzed by infighting between rival courtiers, and the Seleukid and Macedonian kingdoms launched invasions of Egypt’s outlying provinces. Despite these travails, the young king was honored by a new effusion of coinage that, unusually for the Ptolemaic series, bore his own portrait, rather than that of the dynasty’s founder. This included gold mnaieia (worth 100 silver drachms) with a dramatic radiate portrait of Ptolemy V shouldering a spear. The bust, wearing the solar crown of Helios, recalls a similar portrayal of his grandfather Ptolemy III on gold mnaieons struck during the previous reign, while the spear alludes to the martial temper of the times. The two stars on the reverse may refer to a pair of comets that marked the king’s birth and his ascension to the throne. The extreme rarity of this issue today indicates the gold was struck only sparingly and supplemented by contemporary issues depicting his father Ptolemy IV, his mother Arsinoe III, and a re-issue of the familiar Theoi Adelphoi mnaieons depicting the first four Ptolemaic rulers. In contrast, silver tetradrachms bearing Ptolemy V’s diademed portrait were issued both at Alexandreia and branch mints, primarily Tyre, Phoenicia, in considerable quantities (see next lot).

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424. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.72 g, 1h). Uncertain military mint in Phoenicia. Struck circa 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1300; Olivier 2791–6 var. (D14/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Mørkholm, Portrait, Group XIII, obv. die A15; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; Noeske –. EF, toned, slightly off center, minor die wear on obverse. Very rare issue without control marks, 14 recorded by Olivier, including all five in CoinArchives. ($3000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Dr. A. Saslow, March 1985.

Unique

425. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.10 g, 12h). Soli mint. Struck circa 204-197 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis, wearing laurel wreath and atef crown, and Isis, wearing crown of horns flanking solar disk / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted double cornucopia over shoulder, Âo to left; to right, owl standing left, head facing, above o@. Landvatter Group 7, 96a (O32/R85) = C.C. Lorber & F. Kovacs, “A Ptolemaic Mint at Soli: A Tale of Two Magistrates” in SM 187 (October 1997), 3 (this coin, illustrated in both); otherwise unpublished. EF, toned, some die wear, trace cleaning marks, slight roughness, flan flaw on obverse. Unique example of this issue. ($5000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Frank Kovacs, June 1996. Ex Baldwin’s 4 (3 May 1995), lot 51; Sotheby’s (9 March 1989), lot 622. This exceptional piece is from a very rare series from the mint of Soli, which represents the only group from the large Serapis and Isis coinage that can be definitively dated to the reign of Ptolemy V. This series at Soli is composed of three issues, all of which share a common obverse die and have an MO in the left field of the reverse. Two magistrates, AP and ON, appear in the right field of the reverse. A subsidiary control mark, an owl, appears with both magistrates, though one issue of ON lacks this control. The two studies of this series reconstructed the order of the issues as AP-with-owl, ON-without-owl, and ON-with-owl. However, this was predicated upon an erroneous identification of the state of the common obverse die that was used. While the two coins with AP-owl are clearly of the earliest state, a close comparison of the two ON coins reveals that the die state of the obverse on the ON-without-owl coin (in the ANS) is clearly later than that of the ON-with-owl coin (the present piece). This rearrangement is confirmed by another oversight of the previous studies, that the ON-with-owl coin is struck from the same reverse die as the AP-with-owl coin, but with the ON now re-engraved over the AP. Thus, the correct arrangement of the three issues must be AP-with-owl, ON-with-owl, and then ON-without-owl.

426. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.16 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1231 and 1489; SNG Copenhagen 244–5 and 262–8. EF, attractive find patina, light mark under tone in field on reverse. Well centered and struck. ($1000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex CNG inventory 716894 (November 1999).

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427. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. 180-145 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.10 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated year 116 of an uncertain era (147/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle standing left on winged thunderbolt; r 54 (date) across field. Svoronos 1226; Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 355 var. (A35/P– [unlisted rev. die; Arados]); SNG Copenhagen 561; BMC 34; DCA 76. EF, attractively toned, deposits. ($500) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Freeman & Sear, December 2010. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 214.

Published by Hazzard

428. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.87 g, 12h). Paphos mint. Dated RY 32 (139/8 BC). Radiate, diademed, and draped bust right / ∫Å%5¬EW% ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU, eagle standing left on winged thunderbolt, transverse scepter running below near wing; l ¬∫ (date) to left, ∏Å to right. Olivier 2138 var. (D360/R– [unlisted rev. die]); R. A. Hazzard, Ptolemaic Coins: An Introduction for Collectors (Toronto, 1995), fig. 24 (this coin); otherwise unpublished. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, some roughness on obverse. Extremely rare, the second known of this issue, the other in Paris (BnF 369c). ($5000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Frank Kovacs, 1996. One of the more infamous Ptolemaic rulers, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, nicknamed Physcon (“Pot Belly”), cut a bloody swath to gain and retain the throne of Egypt. One of three children of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Physcon ruled jointly with his siblings in various arrangements, sometimes harmonious but usually contentious, from 170 BC to 145 BC, when his brother Ptolemy VI was killed in battle. To gain absolute power, he tricked his sister Cleopatra II into a very Ptolemaic sibling marriage, then murdered her son and married her daughter, Cleopatra III, creating a rather awkward and tempestuous menage a trois that led to civil war and further familial bloodletting. Circa 139 BC, Physcon took the unusual step of placing his own portrait on silver tetradrachms issued at the mint of Paphos on Cyprus. The bloated radiate portrait recalls similar issues in gold of his namesake Ptolemy III Euergetes, who shared his portly physique. An entertaining dramatization of this deeply decadent reign is available via the 1980s BBC TV series The Ptolemies, watchable on YouTube.

429. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Æ Diobol – 80 Drachmai (27mm, 20.27 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å45¬54˙4 (sic) [˚¬Eo∏]ÅtrÅ4, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left, P to right. Svoronos 1871; SNG Copenhagen 419–21; BMC 4–5; Noske 382; Weiser 183. Good VF, green and brown patina. Outstanding portrait for issue. ($5000) From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Frank Kovacs, August 1997.

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430. KYRENAICA, Barke. Circa 435-331 BC. AV Twentieth Stater (6mm, 0.42 g, 7h). Head of horse right / Head of ram right. Naville 261 = G. F. Hill, “Greek Coins Acquired by the British Museum in 1920” in NC 1921, 29; Adams I 115; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, slightly off center. Extremely rare, apparently the third known. ($750)

431. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 490-475 BC. AR Hemidrachm (9mm, 1.95 g, 8h). Attic standard. Silphion fruit / Head of Zeus-Ammon right within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 83; SNG Copenhagen 1169; BMC 26-7. Good VF, toned. Excellent metal for issue. ($3000) Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 123 (March 1953), no. 20.

432. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.60 g, 11h). Polianthes, magistrate. Nike, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga half-right; ˚UrÅ@Å5o@ above / Zeus Ammon standing half-left, holding phiale in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; thymiaterion to left, ∏o¬5Å@QEU% to right. Naville 91 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1210; BMC 120 (same dies); Bement 1871 (same rev. die); Boston MFA 1325 = Warren 1346; Jameson 1353; de Luynes 3660; Nanteuil 437 = Pozzi 3271 (same rev. die); Rhousopoulos 4601 (same rev. die). VF, slight die wear on reverse. Well centered. ($15,000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 228 (9 March 2015), lot 189; Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 346; Lanz 80 (26 May 1997), lot 217; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 580; Hess-Leu [15] (7 April 1960), lot 271.

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433. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. AV Tenth Stater (7.5mm, 0.72 g, 8h). Sosis, magistrate. Head of Zeus-Ammon left / Upright thunderbolt; } (of magistrate) to left, star to right. Naville 225 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 224; Hermitage Sale II 1609; McClean 9947 = Consul Weber 4652. Good VF, some die rust. Rare. ($750) 157

CELTIC COINAGE An Old Collection of Central European Celtic

434. CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (24mm, 17.17 g, 11h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Head of male right, wearing wreath, within ornate border / Horseman, holding sword in right hand and branch in left, riding right; NONNOÍ between two lines below; all within ornate border. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 764–6; CCCBM III 245; Flesche –; KMW 617–8; Lanz 80; Zurich 1159 (all from the same dies). VF, deep cabinet tone, slightly off center. Rare. ($1000) Lot includes an old cabinet ticket.

435. CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (24.5mm, 16.27 g, 11h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare bust of male left; branch to left / Horseman, holding sword in right hand and branch in left, riding right; NONNOÍ between two lines below; [all within ornate border]. Göbl, Hex., XIV-1A/8; Paulsen 774–7; CCCBM III –; Flesche 490; KMW 614–6; Lanz 85; Zurich – (all from the same dies). VF, deep cabinet tone, slightly weak strike, some porosity, patch of find patina on obverse. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($2000) Lot includes an old cabinet ticket.

Very Rare Denomination

436. CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Nonnos. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.10 g, 8h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare head of male right within wreath / Lion at bay left; ∞o@@o@ below. Göbl, Hex., XIV-2(2)/30; Paulsen 830 (same dies); CCCBM III –; Flesche –; KMW –; Lanz –; Zurich –. VF, deep cabinet tone, a little porosity, slightly off center. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($2000) 158

437 438 437. CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Devil. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (25mm, 17.06 g, 6h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare head of male right / Horse prancing right; [l5¨EÎ above]. Göbl, Hex., IX-1/16; Paulsen 779–81; CCCBM III 248 and S240; Flesche –; KMW 621–3; Lanz –; Zurich – (all from the same dies). VF, deep cabinet tone, struck from worn reverse die. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives. ($2000) Lot includes an old cabinet ticket.

438. CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Devil. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (26mm, 17.12 g, 10h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare head of male right / Lion standing right; DeuiL below. Göbl, Hex., IX-1/20; Paulsen 782–4; CCCBM III –; Flesche –; KMW 624–6; Lanz 76; Zurich 1160 (all from the same dies). Near VF, deep iridescent tone, areas of weak strike (typical for issue). Very rare, only one in CoinArchives. ($2000) Lot includes an old cabinet ticket.

439. CENTRAL EUROPE, Boii. Busumarus. Mid-late 1st century BC. AR Hexadrachm (30mm, 17.06 g, 9h). Mint in soutwestern Slovakia. Bare bust of male left, hair tied in knot; branch to left / Winged centaur standing left, head turned right; BuÍu below. Göbl, Hex., IV-1/28; Paulsen 785–9; CCCBM III 249; Flesche 491; KMW 627–9; Lanz 72–3; Zurich 1161 (all from the same dies). VF, deep cabinet tone, traces of find patina. Very rare, only one in CoinArchives. ($5000) Lot includes an old cabinet ticket.

440. CENTRAL EUROPE, Noricum (East). 2nd-1st centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.98 g, 9h). Frontalgesicht type. Mint in Slovenia. Small head facing, wings at sides, surmounted by three-tiered diadem with crescent ends and wavy hair above / Horse prancing left; spiral ornament above. Göbl, Noricum, Group 6, dies 78/147; CCCBM III S154 (same obv. die, and with same undertype); Flesche 578; KMW 883 (same dies); Lanz 191–2; Zurich 1198. Good VF, deep cabinet tone, a couple minor edge splits, overstruck on Velemer type (OTA 471). ($1500) Lot includes an old cabinet ticket.

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ORIENTAL GREEK COINAGE

441. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.96 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 119-109 BC. Diademed bust left / ∫Å%5¬EW% to left, ;E˝Å¬o¨ above, År%Å˚o¨ to right, E∏5fÅ@o¨% below, archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow. Sellwood 24.9; Sunrise 286; Shore 69. Choice EF, iridescent toning. Well centered and struck. Great metal. ($500) From the DMS Collection.

442. KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.46 g, 10h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard; trace of possible legend behind Vādfradād. K&M 3/1 var. (no legend on rev.); cf. Alram 547 (drachm); cf. DeMorgan, pl. XXVIII, 8 = De Luynes 3518 (Prince A; same obv. die); cf. BMC 1 (Darius[?]; for type); Sunrise –; MACW – cf. Leu 2, lot 168 = CNG 106, lot 544 var. (partial legend on rev; same obv. die, but later die state); cf. Goldberg 84, lot 3107 (same obv. die, but later die state). EF, iridescent toning. Wonderful high relief portrait. Very rare. ($5000)

443. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.88 g, 6h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl; trace of ¥ to left / Owl standing right, head facing; ÅQE downward to right; to upper left, prow of galley right above grape bunch on vine with leaf. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 41 (same dies); Bopearachchi, Sophytes, Group 1A and pl. I, 8; cf. Bopearachchi & Rahman 67 (didrachm); SMAK pl. 30 var. (same); SNG ANS 3; MIG Type 13a var. (no grape bunch); HGC 12, 2. Good VF, lightly toned. Great metal. ($1000)

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Unique Variety

444. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.90 g, 9h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl; trace of ¥ to left / Owl standing right, head facing; ÅQ:E downward to right. Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry –; Bopearachchi, Sophytes, –; Bopearachchci & Rahman –; cf. SMAK pl. 30; SNG ANS –; MIG Type –; HGC 12, –. Near EF, toned, overstruck on another Athenian imitation drachm. Great metal. Unique. ($3000) Ex GMRH Collection; Ars Classica X (15 June 1925), lot 575 (there attributed to Athens).

Extremely Rare Tetradrachm of Sophytes

445. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 280/78-270 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.98 g, 6h). Attic standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus Regios. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing on cheek piece / %WfUtoU down right, cock standing right; kerykeion to left. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 1 = Hirayama; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; cf. SMAK pl. 30 = Triton XV, lot 1343 (drachm); cf. SNG ANS 21-24 (same); cf. MIG Type 29b (same); cf. HGC 12, 14 (same); Zeno 209978 = Roma XVI, lot 421 (same obv. die). Superb EF, delicate light cabinet tone. Great metal. Extremely Rare. Finest Hellenistic art. ($40,000) Apart from the substantial coinage struck on his behalf, little more is known about the local Baktrian dynast Sophytes. An attempt has been made to associate him with the Sopeithes of Diodorus Siculus (17.91-94), named as a northern Indian king who, as a young man, fought against Alexander during the Indian campaign of circa 325 BC. The Sophytes coinage, however, is much later, struck circa 280-270 BC, and inter-connected with two earlier groups: the Athenian imitations of tetradrachms, drachms and hemidrachms, and the Eagle group, both of which were published by Nicolet-Pierre and Amandry. Like the trophy issue of Seleukos I, minted two decades earlier, the Sophytes coins, with his name on on the reverse, show a helmeted portrait. The obvious differences between the two nevertheless belies the similarity in the images they project, suggesting that Sophytes was consciously modeling his own portrait after that of Seleukos I, making it the first Baktrian portrait coin. For a detailed discussion of the coinage of Sophytes, see SMAK chapter 3 – “The Chronology of Sophytes.”

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446. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 246/5-235 BC. AR Didrachm (22.5mm, 8.05 g, 6h). Attic standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus Regios. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing on cheek piece: ; or horizontal % on truncation of neck / %WfUtoU down right, cock standing right; kerykeion to left. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 2 = Alpha Bank Inv. 7461; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; cf. SMAK pl. 30 = Triton XV, lot 1343 (drachm); cf. SNG ANS 21-24 (same); cf. MIG Type 29b (same); cf. HGC 12, 14 (same); cf. Zeno 92518 = Triton XIV, lot 412 (same). Choice EF, deep cabinet tone. Extremely Rare. Finest Hellenistic art. ($10,000)

447. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 280/78-270 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.68 g, 6h). Attic standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus Regios. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath and wing on cheek piece; ;@Å on truncation of neck / %WfUtoU down right, cock standing right; kerykeion to left. Cf. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 3 (hemidrachm); Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SMAK pl. 30 = Triton XV, lot 1343; SNG ANS 21-24; cf. MIG Type 29b; HGC 12, 14. EF, traces of deposits in reverse devices. ($2000) From the Menlo Park Collection, purchased from Frank L. Kovacs.

448. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Diodotos I Soter. Circa 255-235 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.33 g, 6h). In the name of Antiochos II of Syria. Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Diademed head right / ∫å%5GEW% down right, Å@t5o≈oU down left, Zeus Bremetes, seen from behind, advancing left, aegis draped over outstretched left arm, and brandishing thunderbolt in right hand; in inner left field, wreath above eagle standing left. Holt Series A, Group 8; Bopearachchi 1A; SC 630; HGC 9, 234 (Antiochos II). Near EF. Rare without the typical test cut. ($5000) From the Menlo Park Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 2002. The attribution of the Antiochos on this stater has been the subject of much discussion. The name suggests one of the early Seleukid kings of that name, and attempts have been made to associate the Antiochos here with Antiochos II, who is named on the issues of Diodotos I. Jens Jakobsson (“Antiochus Nicator, the Third King of Baktria?”, NC 170 [2010], p. 25), while rightly arguing against Antiochos II as the person commemorated, offered no alternative. Brian Kritt, who recently has revisited the issue (New Discoveries in Bactrian Numismatics, Chapter 5), convincingly suggests Antiochos III as the mostly likely candidate. Antiochos III, whose historical epithet is Megas (the Great), conducted a vigorous series of campaigns in the East, including the subjugation of the Parthians, his victories in Bactria, including the capture of Aï Khanoum, and his subsequent campaigning in India (p. 80). Thus, Antiochos would have been a figure worthy of emulation and with whom Diodotos I would wish to be associated.

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449. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.47 g, 12h). Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Struck circa 220/15-210/08 BC. Diademed middle-aged head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% down right, EUœUd˙;oU down left, Herakles seated left on rock, holding club set on rocks; I below rock. Kritt A11 var. (additional N in exergue); Bopearachchi 5B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 104-105; SNG ANS 131 var. (pelleted border on rev.); MIG Type 85c; HGC 12, 40. Near EF, traces of deposits in devices. Struck on a broad flan. ($1500) From the Menlo Park Collection; purchased from Frank Kovacs, circa 1998-2002.

450. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.06 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress / ∫Å%5¬EW% down right, d˙;˙tr5oU down left, Herakles standing facing, crowning himself, holding club and lion skin; I to inner left. Bopearachchi 1B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 121; SNG ANS 186; MIG Type 103b; HGC 12, 63. Near EF. ($2000)

451. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.87 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress / ∫Å%5¬EW% down right, d˙;˙tr5oU down left, Herakles standing facing, crowning himself, holding club and lion skin; } to inner left. Bopearachchi 1C; Bopearachchi & Rahman 122; SNG ANS 187; MIG Type 103d; HGC 12, 63. Choice EF, areas of tone. ($3000) From the Menlo Park Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, December 1998. The unusual elephant headdress worn by Demetrios recalls that of Alexander on early tetradrachms of Ptolemaic Egypt. The headgear clearly refers to Alexander’s conquests in northern India. Demetrios campaigned in India while serving a long apprenticeship under his father, Euthydemos I, as recorded on a dedicatory stone recently discovered north of Ai Khanoum in Afghanistan. After succeeding to the throne, he launched an invasion of Northern India that extended Greek control into modern Pakistan. The historian Strabo claims “more tribes were subdued by [Demetrios] than Alexander.” He apparently made Taxila in the Punjab his capital, and during his reign the Greco-Baktrian kingdom reached its greatest extent.

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452. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 16.71 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress / ∫Å%5¬EW% down right, d˙;˙tr5oU down left, Herakles standing facing, crowning himself, holding club and lion skin; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 1F; cf. Bopearachchi & Rahman 124 (illustrated example is fourrée); SNG ANS 190; MIG Type 103c; HGC 12, 63. EF, iridescent toning. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 422; Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), lot 320.

453. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. AR Obol (11.25mm, 0.66 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing elephant skin headdress / ∫Å%5¬EW% down right, d˙;˙tr5oU down left, Herakles standing facing, crowning himself, holding club and lion skin; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 3C; Bopearachchi & Rahman 128; SNG ANS 199-200; MIG Type 105d; HGC 12, 65. EF, deposits in devices, minute double strike. Excellent for issue. ($300)

Reverse Die for a Tetradrachm of Demetrios I

454. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. Hardened Æ die for AR Tetradrachm Reverse. Dimensions of reverse die: die face 34 mm in diameter; die shank 39 mm at the face, tapering to 30 mm in diameter at mid point and widening to 40 mm at the base. Weight: 292.70 grams. Coin face is reverse of tetradrachm of Demetrios I with a D monogram (Bopearachchi 1F). O. Bopearachchi, “Deux documents exceptionels en numismatique indogrecque,” Cahiers Numismatiques 48.189 (September 2011), no. II and figs. 2-4 (this die). VF for type, die face well-preserved with brown and earthen patina, broken shank and stress cracks from striking, 1 mm drill hole in shank for metallurgical analysis. Extremely rare. ($7500) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 423.

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Very Rare Control Mark for Pantaleon

455. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Pantaleon Soter. Circa 185-180 BC. Cupro-Nickel Double Unit (23mm, 8.16 g, 12h). Draped bust of Dionysos right, wearing tainia and ivy wreath; thyrsos behind / ∫Å%5¬EW% above, ∏Å@tÅ¬Eo@ to% in exergue, panther standing right on ground line, head facing, wearing bell and with left leg raised; f5 to left. Cf. Bopearachchi 4B; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; cf. SNG ANS 262; cf. MIG Type 160a; HGC 12, 103. EF, a few light cleaning marks, some porosity. Very rare control mark. ($1000) From the Menlo Park Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 947. Pantaleon, whose portrait coinage in silver is exceptionally rare, also struck coins in cupro-nickel. The only place this metal could have come from is China, where it was known as “white copper.” This points to a flourishing trade between Baktria and China. Pantaleon and his contemporaries Euthydemos II and Agathokles are the only rulers to have struck cupro-nickel coinage until the 20th Century.

456. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.71 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å˝ÅQo˚2EoU%, Zeus standing facing, holding figure of Hekate in outstretched right hand, and scepter in left; Hekate holds torch in each hand; } to inner left. Bopearachchi 1C = Aï Khanoum III 124; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 230 var. (monogram); MIG Type 137 (monogram unlisted); HGC 12, 81; Zeno –. Near EF, minor deposits, slight porosity. High relief portrait. Extremely rare, only one example recorded by Bopearachchi. None on CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Menlo Park Collection. Purchased from Palladium Numismatics, 1996-1998. Based on the similarity of coin types, Agathokles was possibly the brother of Pantaleon, or, more probably, Pantaleon’s co-ruler and immediate successor. Aside from his coinage, no other records or accounts of Agathokles’ reign survive. In addition to his portrait coins, he minted an extensive series of “pedigree” coins touting his connection to illustrious rulers of the past, including Alexander, Diodotos, Euthydemos, Demetrios and Pantaleon. His excellent portrait coinage depicts a rather sharp-featured man with a bit of a mad gleam in his eye.

457. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.89 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / ∫Å%5¬EW% Å˝ÅQo˚2EoU%, Zeus standing facing, holding figure of Hekate in outstretched right hand, and scepter in left; Hekate holds torch in each hand; D to inner left. Bopearachchi 1D; Bopearachchi & Rahman 149 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 230; MIG Type 137a; HGC 12, 81. Near EF, toned, traces of deposits. ($2000) 165

Commemorative Issue for Diodotos II Soter

458. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.69 g, 12h). Commemorative issue struck for Diodotos II Soter. d5odotoU down right, %∑t˙ro% down left, diademed head of Diodotos right / ∫Å%5¬EUo@to% down right, Å˝ÅQo˚2EoU% down left, d5˚Å5oU in exergue, Zeus Bremetes, seen from behind, advancing left, aegis draped over outstretched left arm, and brandishing thunderbolt in right hand; in inner left field, wreath above eagle standing left; D to inner right. Kritt, New, p. 81; Bopearachchi 14A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 165-166; SNG ANS 259; MIG Type 144a; HGC 12, 85; CNG 108, lot 416 (same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, traces of deposits, a few light field marks. Very rare and an attractive example. ($5000) From the Menlo Park Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 2002. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 855.

Commemorative Issue for Euthydemos I Theos

459. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.46 g, 12h). Commemorative issue struck for Euthydemos I Theos. EUQUd˙;oU down right, QEoU down left, diademed head of Euthydemos right / ∫Å%5¬EUo@to% down right, Å˝ÅQo˚2EoU% down left, d5˚Å5oU in exergue, Herakles seated left on rocky outcropping, holding club set on knee; D to inner right. Bopearachchi 16B; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 261; MIG Type 145a; HGC 12, 87. EF, areas of light toning, minor green deposits, touch of porosity and minimal hairline flan cracks around edge. ($3000) From the Menlo Park Collection. Ex Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 694.

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460. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.88 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / [∫]Å%5¬EW% QEoU to right, Å@t5;ÅcoU to left, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand and cradling filleted palm in left arm; K to inner right. Bopearachchi 1D; Bopearachchi & Rahman 176–8; SNG ANS 276-7; MIG Type 124b; HGC 12, 106. Good VF, lightly toned. ($1000) From the Menlo Park Collection; purchased from Palladium Numismatics, 1995. Thanks to his coinage, the genial face of Antimachos is more familiar to us than the visages of many Hellenistic rulers, although only a single surviving tax receipt provides any other evidence for his reign. The distinctive head gear he sports is a kausia, a Macedonian sun hat, showing his connection to the distant homeland of his race. The most unusual feature of his nomenclature is the epithet Theos, “God,” unusual even in an era of grandiose titles and egos, and incongruous juxtaposed to the king’s very human portrait. Another mystery is the presence of Poseidon, god of the sea, as Baktria was almost entirely land-locked. Since Poseidon was also the god of earthquakes, his appearance here may be an appeal for protection.

461. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34mm, 17.01 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / [∫]Å%5¬EW% QEoU to right, Å@t5;ÅcoU to left, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident in right hand and cradling filleted palm in left arm; à to inner right. Bopearachchi 1E; Bopearachchi & Rahman 179; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 124a; HGC 12, 106. EF, small scrape on forehead, traces of underlying luster. ($2000)

Commemorative Issue for Euthydemos I Theos

462. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.94 g, 12h). Commemorative issue struck for Euthydemos I Theos. EUQUd˙;oU down right, QEoU down left, diademed head of Euthydemos right / ∫Å%5¬EUo@to% down right, Å@t5;ÅcoU down left, QEoU in exergue, Herakles seated left on rocky outcropping, holding club set on knee; J to inner right. Bopearachchi 10A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 191-192; SNG ANS 297-298; MIG Type 129; HGC 12, 108. Good VF. Very rare, only eight other specimens known. ($3000) 167

463. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right; all within bead-and-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% above, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; d above horse’s tail; à in lower right field. Bopearachchi 1F; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 435; MIG Type 168c; HGC 12, 130. EF, traces of deposits, traces of underlying luster. ($1000)

464. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within beadand-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% ÂE˝ÅGoU around, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Í in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6E; Bopearachchi & Rahman 240-242; SNG ANS 465; MIG Type 177ee; HGC 12, 131. EF, toned. ($1000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex CNG inventory 860221 (December 2009).

465. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 17.09 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within beadand-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% ÂE˝ÅGoU around, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; ä in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6T; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 468; MIG Type 177i; HGC 12, 131. EF, lightly toned. ($1000) 168

466. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.99 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within beadand-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% ÂE˝ÅGoU around, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Î in lower right field. Bopearachchi 6Z; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 473; MIG Type 177l; HGC 12, 131. EF, lightly toned. ($1000)

467. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35.5mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / ∫å%5GE∑% ÂE˝ÅGoU around, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; Î in lower left field. Bopearachchi 6Z; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 473 var. (placement of monogram); MIG Type 177l; HGC 12, 131. EF, lightly toned, a few marks. ($1000)

468. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear, brandishing spear in right hand / ∫å%5GE∑% ÂE˝ÅGoU around, EUkrÅt5doU in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; D in lower right field. Bopearachchi 8B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 255; SNG ANS 485; MIG Type 179a; HGC 12, 132. Near EF, traces of deposits, hint of porosity. ($5000) From the Menlo Park Collection; purchased from Frank L. Kovacs, 1998-2002. True to his self-granted title, Eukratides Megas was undoubtedly greatest of the Greco-Baktrian kings. Reigning circa 170-145 BC, his vast realm was larger than any other Greek-ruled kingdom of the time. Its wealth was stupendous, judging by the number of his surviving coins. Among the most dramatic issues was this remarkable type depicting the king heroically nude, his muscled back turned toward the viewer in a contrapposto pose, brandishing a spear. The portrait, rendered in sculptural high relief, exemplifies the virtuosity achieved by the artisans of this far-flung Greek enclave.

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Two Dynastic Pedigree Issues

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469. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.25mm, 16.94 g, 12h). Dynastic pedigree issue. ∫å%5GEU% ÂE˝Å% around, EUkrÅt5d˙% in exergue, bust of Eukratides right, wearing helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / ˙G5okGEoU% above, kÅ5 GÅod5k˙% in exergue, conjoined draped busts of Heliokles and Laodike, wearing tainia, right; T to left; all within bead-and-reel border. Bopearachchi 13A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS –; MIG Type 182b; HGC 12, 133. EF, light deposits in devices. High relief portraits. An exceptional example. Rare. ($5000) From the Menlo Park Collection. Purchased from Freeman & Sear, 2003.

470. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.25mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Dynastic pedigree issue. ∫å%5GEU% ÂE˝Å% around, EUkrÅt5d˙% in exergue, bust of Eukratides right, wearing helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / ˙G5okGEoU% above, kÅ5 GÅod5k˙% in exergue, conjoined draped busts of Heliokles and Laodike, wearing tainia, right; D to left; all within bead-and-reel border. Bopearachchi 15A; Bopearachchi & Rahman 263; SNG ANS 526-527; MIG Type 182a; HGC 12, 133. EF, light toning in devices. High relief portraits. An exceptional example. Rare. ($5000) On these remarkable “pedigree” tetradrachms, Eukratides pairs a portrait of himself with dual portraits named as Heliokles and Laodike. Heliokles is shown bareheaded, while Laodike appears to wear a royal diadem. The usual interpretation is that these are the parents of Eukratides, although recently it has been suggested Heliokles is one of his sons and Laodike his royal bride. The issue is a puzzling one, and it is not even known for certain which side is the obverse and which the reverse. The bare head of Heliokles indicates he is not a king or co-ruler, while Laodike is clearly royal. Was he a mere satrap or general, and she the daughter of a previous Baktrian king, perhaps Euthydemos or Demetrios I? Or was she a princess of the Seleukid ruling dynasty (the name Laodike being quite common among the women of this house)? Pending the discovery of some parchment of inscription that clarifies his lineage, we cannot but guess.

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Helmet Decorated with Head of Gorgon

471. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Philoxenos Aniketos. Circa 125-110 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.79 g, 12h). ∫å%5GEW% Å@5˚˙toU f5Go$E@oU, diademed heroic bust left, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with head of Gorgon and wing, aegis, and brandishing spear in right hand / snSUf sthˇpA sjrhm (maharajasa apadihatasa philasinasa in Kharosthi), Philoxenos, in military attire, on horse rearing right on ground line; % and N to upper left. Bopearachchi 9C; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; SNG ANS 1198; MIG Type 343c; HGC 12, –; CNG 97, lot 446. Near EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare with the helmet adorned with the Gorgon head and wing. ($3000) From the Menlo Park Collection; purchased from Frank Kovacs circa 1998-2002. Like most Indo-Greek rulers, Philoxenos “The Invincible” is unknown to history aside from his coinage. He struck extremely rare coins on the Attic standard and a much larger bilingual issue on the reduced Indian standard; these are found primarily in the Punjab and Gandhara, where his reign seems to have been centered. The scarcity of his coinage indicates his reign must have been brief. Bopearachchi dates his reign to circa 100-95 BC; HGC 9 dates it somewhat earlier, 125-110 BC. The obverse of this rare issue is clearly modeled on the great “heroic” tetradrachms of Eukratides, with the addition of an elaborate aegis over his lead shoulder.

CENTRAL ASIAN COINAGE Very Rare Lrooaspo Dinar – Extremely Rare Die Pair

472. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. saonanosao ˚a nIs˚i ˚osano, Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / lrooacpo to right, Lrooaspo, diademed and bearded, standing right, holding diadem in raised right hand; behind, caparisoned horse standing right with left foreleg raised; 9 to left. MK 57 (unlisted dies); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 127 (same dies); cf. Zeno 19791. EF, minor traces of deposits, light scratch on reverse. Extremely rare die pair. ($15,000)

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Extremely Rare Ahuramazda Sole Creator God of Zoroastrianism

473. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (20mm, 8.01 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. sÅO˜Å˜OsÅO O˜s˚i ˚OsÅ˜O, diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds or mountain, holding mace-scepter and goad / wrOM down right, Oromzdo (Ahuramazda) standing left, extending right hand and holding scepter in left; & to left. MK 333/1 (O1α/R1) = Cribb & Bracey E.G2iii = FdS 154 illustration = Rosenfield 182 illustration = BM Inv. 1879,0501.10; ANS Kushan –, but cf. 764-5 (for obv.); Donum Burns 287; Zeno –; CNG 102, lot 713 (same dies). Near EF, obverse struck with typical worn die, a couple of light scratches on reverse. Only the second to appear at auction. ($20,000) One of the rarest reverse types in all of Kushan coinage, Ahuramazda (ahura [lord or mighty] and mazda [spirit or intelligence]) was the sole creator of heaven and earth and all life, and the supreme deity in the Zoroastrian pantheon. As the creator and upholder of the concept of asha (truth or right[eousness]), Ahuramazda was the supporter and guardian of justice and ally of the just man. As such, he became the protective divinity of the Achaemenids and the rulers of Persis (where he is depicted as a profile bust set into a quasi-Egyptian winged solar disk), as well as the Sasanian kings, who included him in the obverse legend of their coins (mzd’ysn</> [the Mazda worshipper]). Beginning with the Achaemenids, Ahuramazda became associated with the god Mithra and the goddess Anahita. While Mithra (as Miiro and Mioro) and Anahita (as Ardoxsho) were regularly incorporated into the pantheon of Kushan deities depicted on their coinage, the appearance of Ahuramazda on Kushan coins is rare. Given his hieratic importance, one might expect him to appear more frequently, given his connection to royalty. It is possible, however, that the Kushans were hesitant to include the supreme god on such a secular object as coinage (the same hesitancy occurred with issues of the Buddha), where, as John H. Rosenfield noted (p.83) “less exalted elements of the pantheon would be more congenial.”

Two Repoussé Medallions

474. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Circa 2nd to 3rd centuries AD. AV Repoussé Medallion (27mm, 4.30 g). Diademed and draped facing bust of Ardoxsho, wearing mural crown with ribbon to left [and right], holding lotus in right hand and cornucopia in left / Blank disk. C. Sachs, “Joaillerie kouchane” section of G. Fussman, “L’empire kouchan,” in O. Bopearachchi, ed. De l’Indus à l’Oxus: Archéologie de l’Asie centrale (2003), 181 (this medallion). As made, light toning in devices and wear on high points, minor separation and traces of deposits, reverse punctured in antiquity. Obverse and reverse joined set in ornate bezel with ornate suspension loop. Stunning example of Kushan jewelry. ($5000) 172

475. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Circa 320s-330s. AV Repoussé Medallion (33mm, 7.81 g). Anonymous imitation of Roman Imperial type. æ⌴Ɗ⌽ͿƊƊͿ ˞ Ɗ_Ҡ _ѝæ , rosette-and-laurel-diademed and draped bust of Constantine I right / Incuse of obverse. Cf. MK, pl. 175, 13/1-3 (for obv. type); cf. E. Errington, J. Cribb, and M. Claringbull, eds. The Crossroad of Asia (1992), 146 (same); cf. Triton IX, lot 1156 (for obv.; same die). As made, light hairlines and hint of deposits. Set in ornate bezel with ornate suspension loop. ($5000)

476. INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. Circa AD 380-413. AV Dinar (19mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Archer type, Class III, Variety A. Chandragupta, nimbate, standing left, sword at side, holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at top; behind to left, Garuda standard; C4 (chandra in Brahmi) to inner right; Dv % ,hrjfDrj% [C4Go.] (deva śri maharajadhriajaśri in Brahmi) around / Lakshmī, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding diadem in her right hand, left hand outstretched, holding lotus; ª to left; % V§,. (śri vikramaḥ in Brahmi) to right. Bayana 321; Kumar Class III A.4 (first example – same dies); BKB –; cf. BMC Guptas 83-86; Altekar Class II, Variety A. Good VF, light toning in devices. ($1000)

477. INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya. Circa AD 413-455. AV Dinar (19.5mm, 8.22 g, 12h). Horseman type. Kumaragupta, right on horseback, bow across back, holding hilt of sword and reins / The goddess Lakshmi seated left on basket, presenting grapes to peacock standing before and holding lotus; ajitamahendra in Brahmi to right. Cf. Bayana 1528; Kumar Class III Variety A; BKB 156; BMC Guptas 219-225 and p. 74, –; Altekar Class II, Variety A. Near EF, toned. ($2500)

478. INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya. Circa AD 413-455. AV Dinar (19mm, 8.05 g, 12h). Horseman type. Kumaragupta, left on horseback, bow across back, holding reins and hilt of sword / The goddess Lakshmi seated left on wicker stool, presenting grapes to peacock standing before and holding lotus; ajitamahendra in Brahmi to right. Bayana 1538 = Altekar Class II, Variety B and pl. XI, 6 (same obv. die); Kumar Class III Variety BC (first example – same dies); BKB 166; BMC Guptas 226-230 and p. 76 –. Near EF, toned. ($2500) 173

Well Struck Tiger Slayer

479. INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya. Circa AD 413-455. AV Dinar (20mm, 8.25 g, 12h). Tiger-Slayer type. Kumaragupta, standing facing, head left, drawing bow on tiger to left, falling backward; ku in Brahmi below arm / The goddess Gānga standing left on mākara, presenting diadem to peacock standing before and holding lotus; to left; ajitamahendra in Brahmi to right. Bayana 1708 = BKB 181; Kumar Variety A.2 = BMC Guptas 1 = BM Inv. 1910, 0403.54 (same dies); Altekar Variety A; Triton IX, lot 1196 (same dies). EF, toned. Rare. ($20,000)

480. INDIA, Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Skandagupta Kramaditya. Circa AD 455-467. AV Dinar (20mm, 9.08 g, 12h). Archer type. Skandagupta, nimbate, standing left, sword at side, holding arrow in right hand, left hand holding bow at top; behind to left, Garuda standard; z4 (skanda in Brahmi) to inner right; jyﬁ[ % ,hrjfDrj% [C4Go.] (jayati śri maharajadhriajaśri in Brahmi) around / Lakshmī, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding diadem in her right hand, left hand outstretched, holding lotus; sankh shell and five pellets to left; [§,D5. (kramadityaḥ in Brahmi) to right]. Bayana –; Kumar Class II Variety C (first example – same dies); BKB –; BMC Guptas –; Altekar –. Near EF, minor edge split, reverse slightly off center. Very rare. ($1000)

Extremely Rare Double Dinar of Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I

481. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AV Double Dinar (28mm, 14.99 g, 3h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. AdZY NM YRTXWNM NAW01 1KRM N1KRM RTCSTR1 4 NsYdZM (mzdysn bgy ’rthštr MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yzd’ in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps / YZ 1RWN (NWR’ ZY in Pahlavi) to left, RTåSTR1 (’rthštr in Pahlavi) to right, fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type R). SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a and pl. 8, A14 var. = Göbl pl. 1, 9 var. = Paruck pl. 11, 34 var. = De Morgan pl. 45, 9 var. = Alram 670 var. = BM Inv. 1887, 1201.27 var. (pellet behind korymbos); otherwise, unpublished. Good VF, minor deposits in obverse devices, hint of die rust. Extremely rare, possibly the second known. ($100,000) Between AD 233/4 and AD 238/9, Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I, now undisputed ruler, instituted from his capital at Ctesiphon a new series of coinage, which featured him wearing close-fitting headdress with korymbos and proclaiming him as “king of kings of Iran, descended from the gods. While the majority of this new series consisted of silver drachms and fractions, Ardaxšīr also issued gold coins for the first time. A dinar, its fraction, and a double dinar were all struck in limited quantities. This gold is unusual for, except for the issue of Andragoras and the controversial Parthian and Persis gold issues, these coins were the first to be struck by the the Persians since the time of the Achaemenids. To some extent, the dinar and its fraction would eventually come to serve the same function for the Sasanians that it did with other contemporary states, in transacting large scale payments. However, like other regional states that issued such coinage, gold coins, especially larger denominations such as this double dinar provided opportunities for the ruler to enhance his power and prestige by presenting these coins as gifts to special friends and worthy subjects (see, for example, the gold dekadrachms of Amyntas or the double dinars of Vima Kadphises). Eventually, the presentation pieces might be recalled by the issuing authority, hence the extreme rarity of these larger gold denominations, such as this coin.

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482. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.36 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. !000 NM 000X 0NM N! 00!!00M NN000 ÁRRjRRj! 4 †0000µ (mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yzd’n in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; three pellets in field to left / bj100N (nwr’zy in Pahlavi) to right, )00jµjç (šhpwhry in Pahlavi) to left, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; > to left of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group b; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV5; Sunrise 740; Triton XXI, lot 587; CNG 97, lot 461. EF, minor deposits, traces of underlying luster. ($4000)

483. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II. AD 276-293. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.43 g, 3h). Style G. ‘Marw’ mint. Phase i. YNuXZNP N!Zu! !RRM N!ﬁjLˆ Y$ NsYduµ (mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’ ’yr’n MN yzd’n in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing winged crown with korymbos / bZZZY (blundered nwr ’zy in Pahlavi) on left, ´YºWZZ (blundered wrhr ’n in Pahlavi) on right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the right wearing mural crown; • below altar. SNS type I1/1(1a), style G; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi –; Sunrise 765 (same dies). VF, a few light scratches in obverse field. Extremely rare. ($4000)

Ex Sunrise Collection

484. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) III. AD 383-388. AV Dinar (19mm, 7.32 g, 3h). Sind mint. Bust right, wearing flat-topped crown decorated with palmettes, and korymbos; á and uncertain letter to right; pseudo-legend around / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right in flames; flanked by two attendants, each wearing close-fitting cap with korymbos; pseudo-legends above. SNS III –; Göbl –; Paruck –; Saaedi –: Sunrise 879 (this coin). Good VF, traces of deposits in devices on obverse. Extremely rare. ($3000) Ex Sunsrise Collection (The New York Sale XXXVII, 5 January 2016), lot 540; Triton VI (14 January 2003), 524; Sunrise Collection 879.

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486 485. SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 591-628. AV Light Dinar (23mm, 4.50 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Dated RY 21 (AD 610). 02∑§ G (GDH ’pzwt’ in Pahlavi) to left, AÚM flÚM bÚV˙ (hwslwd mlk’n mlk’ in Pahlavi) to right, bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and two wings surmounted by star-in-crescent; fillet over each shoulder, crescent over right shoulder, crown flanked by star and star-in-crescent / Facing bust of Anahit in flame nimbus; Á2VUK- (y’cwysty [date] in Pahlavi) to left, U2Lfl2Ú§ fl;LA (’yl’n ’pzwt hwytk’ in Pahlavi) to right. Malek, Khusrau, 6-7; Göbl type III/4 (pl. 14, 217); Mochiri 916; Paruck –; Alram 919; Saeedi AV95 (same dies); Sunrise 986. EF, lightly toned, hint of double strike. Rare. ($7500)

Exceptional Herat Mint Investiture Issue 486. KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I Kushanshah. Circa AD 245-270. AR Drachm (25.5mm, 3.83 g, 12h). Investiture issue. HLYDY (Herat) mint. ArdM NA√Kk # UZr0Uµ 4 NtYdYM (mzdztn bgy pylwcy rb’ kwš’n mdw’ in Pahlavi), crowned bust right / 0000 o UYU:Â0 issYYU in blundered Pahlavi (with hlydy mint signature), Peroz standing right, holding investiture wreath over altar in right hand and raising left hand in gesture of benediction to Anahita rising left from throne, holding investiture wreath in raised right hand and scepter in left. Bivar, Kushano-Sasanians 16 = MK 1030 (second example) = Alram 1436 = BM Inv. 1860, 1220.249 var. (x in exergue); ANS Kushan –; Zeno –. EF, light deposits in devices. Extremely rare. An exceptional specimen. ($5000)

487. KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. AV Dinar (31mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Late series. OuromAz! oaz oarko kosano sau (ohromozoo ooozo oorko koshano shahr in KushanoBactrian), Ohrmazd standing left on ground line, wearing lion-head crown with ribbons and surmounted by artichoke, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; • to right of altar; · between legs; ˘ below left arm; to right, τ above 0 and bdcd (mint signature) / oorzoo!! (oorzoooaoao in Kushano-Bactrian), Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; trace of • in outer margin to left and in exergue. MK 745/1 (same obv. die); ANS Kushan 2208 (same obv. die); Carter 27; Cribb 4; Donum Burns –; Triton XXI, lot 601 (same dies). Good VF, traces of deposits in devices, slight double strike and minor die breaks. ($1000)

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488. KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. AV Dinar (29mm, 6.67 g, 12h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Late series. OuromAz! oaz ar ko kosano sauano soo (ohromozoo ooz or ko koshano shohrono shoo in Kushano-Bactrian), Ohrmazd standing left on ground line, wearing lion-head crown with ribbons and surmounted by artichoke, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar; • to right of altar; ( between legs; ˘ below left arm; to right, c above 0 and bdcld (mint signature) / !rzoo ooo ! (oorzoo ooo oo in KushanoBactrian), Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; traces of • in outer margin to left, [to right], and in exergue. Cf. Carter 27 (for type); cf. Cribb 4 (same); MK 747/2; ANS Kushan 2212; CNG 106, lot 597. Good VF, typical poor strike on reverse, a few edge marks. ($1000)

489. HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns. Adomano. Mid-late 5th century. AV Dinar (33mm, 7.14 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Baktria. 1omano MGro zano s1 (adomano miro sano šao in Kushano-Bactrian), Kushano-Sasanian style figure standing left on ground line, wearing crown with ribbons and surmounted by crescent with rosette and ribbons, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard; Q to right / Ardoxsho enthroned facing (largely indistinct). Vondrovec [Göbl, Hunnen] Type 85; Alram, Alchon 29 (Khingila). VF, typical weak strike on reverse. ($1000) Ex Album Inventory 122995 (ND).

490. LOCAL ISSUES, Silk Road Region. 5th-8th centuries AD. AV Bracteate (18mm, 0.39 g, 12h). Imitating an AV solidus of Anastasius I. ChIVIΛSI VS P P ΔVI, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif; design of eight pellets to right / Incuse of obverse. Cf. Göbl, Dokumente pl. 87, B1; cf. Stein (Wang) p. 239 = BM IA.XII.c.1; V. Raspopova, “Gold Coins and bracteates from Pendjikent,” in Coins, Art, and Chronology (New York, 2001), pp. 453-460; cf. A. Juliano and J. Lerner, eds. Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, pp. 271–91; MACW –. As made, traces of deposits, hint of double strike, holed for attachment. An attractive type of cross-cultural interest. ($750)

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ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE Exceptional Portrait of Messalina Pedigreed to 1925

491. CRETE, Koinon of Crete. Claudius, with Messalina. AD 41-54. Æ (22mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 41-43. TI KΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣAP ΓERMA ΣEBA, bare head of Claudius left / OΥAΛEPIA MEΣΣAΛEINA, bareheaded and draped bust of Messalina right. Svoronos 25; BMC 9; McClean 7219; RPC I 1032. Good VF, green patina. Among the finest known, with a delicate and wonderfully preserved portrait of Messalina. ($7500) Ex Numismatic Ars Classica 38 (21 March 2007), lot 21 (CHF 12,000); Leu 30 (28 April 1982), lot 304; “An important collection of portrait coins” (Glendining, 20 November 1969), lot 40; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 1262; H.C. Levis Collection (Naville XI, 18 June 1925), lot 357. Claudius was unlucky in marriage, but his third wife caused him the most scandal. Messalina was only 14 or 15 when she married the emperor, who at the time was about 50 years old. Although she bore Claudius two children (Claudia Octavia and Britannicus), she appears to have felt little attraction to her much older husband and was notoriously promiscuous according to ancient accounts. While the emperor was traveling to Ostia in AD 48, he was informed that Messalina had secretly taken a second husband, a senator named Gaius Silius, who was said to be the handsomest man in Rome. Claudius returned to Rome and swiftly had Silius executed. Messalina was ordered to commit suicide. No Imperial issues with the portrait of Messalina were struck. As for the small number of Provincial issues that carry her portrait, only her coins of Crete and Caesarea in Cappadocia match the artistry of the Imperial coinage.

492. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Cotys II, with Hadrian. AD 123/4-132/3. AV Stater (19mm, 7.78 g, 12h). Dated BE 422 (AD 125/6). BACIΛЄωC KOTVOC, diademed and draped bust of Cotys right / Laureate head of Hadrian right, with small globe at point of bust; BKV (date) below. Frolova A/– (unlisted rev. die); MacDonald 424; Anokhin 473; RPC III 880.4 (this coin). Good VF, minor earthen encrustation. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1028. The Bosporan Kingdom, occupying the northern coastline of the Black Sea and coastal areas around the Sea of Azov, was the longest-lived of all Hellenistic Kingdoms, lasting nearly 800 years from the fifth century BC to the later fourth century AD. With an economy based on trade in precious metals, grain, fish and slaves, the kingdom had a native population mixing a multitude of ethnicities under a veneer of Greek languague and culture. From the later first century BC, the Bosporan Kingdom could be described as a Roman “client state,” but the relationship was less subordinate than symbiotic, with the Bosporan kings requiring Roman assent to rule, and Rome relying heavily on the kings to protect the vulnerable northern frontier from hostile incursions by the Scythians and Sarmatians. Starting with the reign of Polemo I (15/14 BC-AD 9/10), the Bosporan gold coinage typically depicted the Roman Emperor and his relations and/or co-rulers.

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493. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Hadrian. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (19mm, 7.87 g, 12h). Dated BE 430 (AD 133/4). BACIΛЄωC POIMHTAΛKOV, diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right; club before / Laureate head of Hadrian right; ΛV (date) below. Frolova –/– (unlisted dies); MacDonald 439/3; Anokhin 504B; RPC III 914. Near EF, underlying luster, hairline flan crack. Rare. ($2000)

494. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Hadrian. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (20mm, 7.81 g, 1h). Dated BE 431 (AD 134/5). BACIΛЄωC POIMHTAΛKOV, diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right / Laureate head of Hadrian right, with small globe at point of bust; AΛV (date) below. Frolova –/– (unlisted dies); cf. MacDonald 440/2; Anokhin 505a; RPC III 915. EF, underlying luster. ($2500) Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 751.

495. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Eupator, with Antoninus Pius. AD 154/5-circa 172/3. AV Stater (20mm, 7.80 g, 12h). Dated BE 452 (AD 155/6). BACIΛЄωC ЄVΠATOPOC, diademed and draped bust of Eupator right / Laureate head of Pius right, with small globe at point of bust; BNV (date) below. Frolova –/– (unlisted dies); MacDonald 462/2; Anokhin 531a; RPC IV Online 3733. Near EF. ($1500) Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 752.

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496. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Eupator, with Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. AD 154/5-circa 172/3. AV Stater (19mm, 7.79 g, 12h). Dated BE 459 (162/3). BACIΛЄωC ЄVΠATOPOC, diademed and draped bust of Eupator right; club before / Confronted busts of Lucius, draped, and Marcus; • between, ΘNV (date) below. Frolova G/j; MacDonald 461/1; Anokhin 538; RPC IV Online 3742. EF. ($1000) 497. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Sauromates II, with Septimius Severus. Circa AD 174/5-210/1. AV Stater (20mm, 7.66 g, 12h). Dated BE 491 (AD 194/5). BACIΛЄωC CAVPOMATOV, diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right / Laureate head of Septimius right; trident before, APV (date) below. Frolova A/b; MacDonald 502/1 corr. (rev. bust type, this coin illustrated); Anokhin –. Good VF. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1039.

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498 499 498. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Sauromates II, with Septimius Severus. Circa AD 174/5-210/1. AV Stater (19mm, 7.83 g, 12h). Dated BE 493 (AD 196/7). BACIΛЄωC CAVPOMATOV, diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right / Laureate head of Septimius right; trident before, ΓPV (date) below. Frolova A/a; MacDonald 504/3; Anokhin 574б. Near EF. ($1000) 499. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Caracalla. AD 211/2-226/7. AV Stater (20mm, 7.73 g, 12h). Dated BE 508 (AD 211/2). BACIΛЄωC PHCKOVΠOPIΔOC, diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right / Laureate head of Caracalla right; star before, HΦ (date) below. Frolova D/b; MacDonald 551/2 (this coin illustrated); Anokhin 628a. Good VF, light scrape at obverse edge, a few minor marks on reverse. ($1000) Ex CNG Inventory 156280 (January 2005).

Second Known

500. MYSIA, Parium. Cornelia Supera. Augusta, AD 253. Æ (21mm, 4.16 g, 6h). G CORN SVPERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / C G I H P, triumphal arch surmounted by a figure in a facing quadriga between two statues. SNG BN –; RPC IX 385 (citing 1). VF, dark green surfaces, light deposits. Extremely rare, possibly the second known. ($1500)

Unpublished Medallic Geta

501. LYDIA, Bagis. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ (39mm, 39.40 g, 6h). Diogenes Antiochos, principal archon for the second time. AVT KA ΠO CЄΠ ΓЄTAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI ΔIOΓЄNOV ANTIOXOV APX A TO B, ΒAΓHNΩN in exergue, emperor, raising right hand in salutation and holding reins in left, driving galloping quadriga to right; above, Nike flying left, about to crown emperor; below, bound captive kneeling right, head left, about to be trampled by horses. Unpublished in the standard references. Near EF, attractive green patina. Well-centered on a medallic flan. ($3000)

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502. LYCIA, Antiphellus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (29mm, 19.83 g, 12h). AVT KAI M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANTIΦЄΛ-Λ-ЄITωN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopia in left. Von Aulock, Lykien 8-13; BMC 6; Waddington 3021. VF, green patina with earthen highlights. Very rare, 6 specimens cited by von Aulock, 2 in CoinArchives. ($500)

Finest of Four Known

503. PAMPHYLIA, Side. Aemilian. AD 253. Æ 5 Assaria (32mm, 16.93 g, 6h). AVTO K MAP AI AIMIΛIANON ЄYC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; Є (mark of value) to right / CI-ΔH-TΩN, Apollo advancing left, holding patera in right hand and bow in left. RPC IX 1163.4 (this coin); otherwise unpublished. EF, green and red-brown patina. Extremely rare, the finest of 4 cited in RPC. ($1000) Ex Tkalec (23 October 1992), lot 396.

Extremely Rare Pseudo-Autonomous Tetradrachm

504. CILICIA, Aegeae. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Caracalla, AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.65 g, 6h). Dated CY 263 (AD 216/7). AIΓЄAIΩN ATΩNЄINO[Y] (sic) ΠOΛЄΩC (“the A[n]tonine city of Aegeae”), bust of Asclepius right, wearing taenia and with slight drapery; to right, serpent-entwined staff / MAKЄΔONI ЄYΓЄN ΠICTHC ΘЄOΦIΛO (“of noble and Macedonian origin, pious and god loving”), Asclepius standing facing, head left, within hexastyle temple; Γ-Ξ/C (date) across field; in exergue, goat kneeling right. Prieur –; F. Haymann, “Caracalla in Aigeai: ein neues Tetradrachmon,” JNG 60 (2010), Fig. 4 var. (obv. legend reads ...ANTΩNЄINOY...) and 5 (obv. legend indistinct). Near EF, toned, even roughness. Extremely rare. ($2000) As patron deity of Aegeae, which was renowned for its doctors, the appearance of Asclepius is not surprising, but the type must also allude to Caracalla’s well being. The emperor’s health had declined precipitously in the final years of his reign. On his way to campaign in the east in AD 214, he visited the great shrine of Asclepius at Pergamum in hopes of finding a cure. This visit was commemorated with a remarkable series of medallions issued at Pergamum, and around the same time Asclepius was honored on Caracalla’s imperial coinage. The exact circumstances which led to this rare tetradrachm being struck at Aegeae are unknown. It is possible that Caracalla visited the important port town on his journey east. This is perhaps only the fourth known example of the type. The others are: (1) Haymann p. 153, 4 = New York Sale XL, lot 1114 = New York Sale XIV, lot 167; (2) Haymann p. 155, 5 = ANS 1944.10053024; (3) Auctiones GmBH E-43, lot 34.

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The Michel Prieur Collection Michel Prieur (1955-2014) was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, and spent much of his childhood in Africa and the Middle East. In 1988, he founded Compagnie Générale de Bourse (cgb. fr), the largest numismatic firm in France. Michel combined a scholarly approach to numismatics with a passion for promoting the hobby. He was a pioneer in ushering numismatics into the digital age, and was extremely proud of his website, which is available in a staggering seven languages and offers a wealth of information for collectors through their archives, blog, and monthly online newsletter Le Bulletin Numismatique. Michel authored numerous articles on French coins and banknotes, and was co-author of the Le Franc, a popular reference modeled on Whitman’s “Red Book.” To collectors of ancient coins, Michel is best known for his publication of A type corpus of the SyroPhoenician tetradrachms and their fractions from 57 BC to AD 253 (Lancaster, PA, 2000), which he co-authored with Karin Prieur. This corpus built on decades of active research and careful recording of the series, and will long remain the standard reference on this often-complicated series. Michel was always extraordinarily generous with his time and knowledge of this series, and personally assisted this cataloger on a number of occasions. Readers will take notice that many of the following lots from the collection have been cited and/or illustrated in publications, not only in Prieur’s own book but in Roman Provincial Coinage Vol. III and Richard McAlee’s Coinage of Roman Antioch, among others. Bidders are also encouraged to view lots 278, 281, 344, 345, 365, 373, 374, and 376 in the Greek section of this sale for additional coins from the Prieur Collection. Additional coins from the collection will be made available in Triton Session 5 (Electronic Auction 436) and throughout 2019.

505 506 505. CILICIA, Mopsus. Hadrian, with Sabina. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.15 g, 6h). AYT KAI ΘE TPA ΠAP YI ΘE NEP YI AΔPIANOC C, Π Π in field, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right / CABEINA CEB AΔP-I MOΨEATωN ΠOΛEωC, draped bust of Sabina, as Artemis, right, set on crescent, with quiver over shoulder. Prieur –; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; RPC III 3360.6 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 152). VF, lightly toned, some deposits, minor doubling on obverse. Very rare with this obverse legend and crescent on reverse, 1 of 6 cited in RPC. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5138.

506. CILICIA, Mopsus. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Tridrachm (23mm, 10.09 g, 6h). AYT KAI T AIΛ AΔP ANTωNEIN OC CEB Π Π, laureate head right / AΔPIANωN MO-ΨEATωN, Artemis standing facing, head right, drawing arrow from quiver with right hand and holding bow in left; at feet to right, stag standing right, head left. Prieur 731; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; RPC IV Online 9844. VF, toned, some porosity and a few scratches. Very rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 204 (5 March 2012), lot 1844; Lanz 151 (30 June 2011), lot 755. This piece is actually quite nice for the issue, with most specimens being heavily worn.

507 508 507. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (24mm, 9.37 g, 6h). AYT KAI ΘE TPA Π YI ΘE NEP TPA AΔPIANOC CE ΠA Π, laureate bust right, slight drapery / CEΛEYKEΩN TΩN ΠPOC TΩ KAΛYKAΔNΩ, radiate deity on horseback right; lighted and garlanded altar to right. Prieur 732 (this coin illustrated); SNG France 967; SNG Levante 721 = SNG von Aulock 5820; RPC III 3230.5 (this coin). VF, toned. Rare, only 8 cited in RPC. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 36 (5 December 1995), lot 2392.

508. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.33 g, 6h). AYT KAI AΔPIA ANTΩNINOC CЄB, Π Π below neck, laureate head right / CЄΛЄYKЄ-ΩN TΩN ΠPOC TΩ, KAΛYKAΔ/ NΩ in two lines below, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left. Prieur 734 (this coin illustrated); SNG BN 970 corr. (rev. legend); SNG Levante 725 corr. (same); RPC IV Online 4985. VF, toned, some minor porosity. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XII (18 March 1993), lot 616.

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509. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tridrachm (26mm, 7.88 g, 6h). AV KAI Λ CЄ CЄOVHPOC [ΠЄP]T AVΓV, laureate head right / CЄΛЄVKЄΩN TΩ-N Π-POC TΩ KAΛ-VK, AΔ-NΩ C-Є in field, Nike alighting left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. Prieur 739; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 734; BMC 23; Ziegler 423 (this coin). VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Extremely rare, only the British Museum and Levante specimens cited by Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münz Zentrum 129 (7 September 2005), lot 229.

510. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tridrachm (23mm, 8.65 g, 6h). IOVΛIA ΔOM-NAC CЄBACTH, draped bust right / CЄΛЄVKЄΩN TΩN ΠPOC TΩ KAΛ, VKAΔ-N-Ω C-Є in field, Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left. Prieur 740A; SNG BN 981 var. (obv. legend); SNG Levante 740 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 5828. VF, toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare with this obverse legend, only 1 cited by Prieur, this coin 1 of 3 in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 204 (5 March 2012), lot 1847; Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), lot 727.

Ex von Aulock and Levante Collections

511. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tridrachm (24mm, 9.66 g, 12h). ΠOV CЄΠT ΓЄ-TAC KЄCAP, bareheaded and draped bust right / CЄΛЄVKЄΩN TΩN ΠPOC TΩ K-AΛV, KA/ΔNΩ divided between lower field and exergue, radiate deity on horseback right; lighted altar to right. Prieur 746 (this coin illustrated); SNG BN 987-8 var. (arrangement of rev. legend); SNG Levante 749 = SNG von Aulock 5833 (this coin). VF, toned. Very rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Edoardo Levante Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 787; Hans von Aulock Collection. An unusual arrangement of the reverse legend. The engraver seems to have accidentally omitted the second “KA” in “KAΛVKAΔNΩ” and afterward made his spelling correction in the field.

512. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tridrachm (24mm, 8.63 g, 6h). Π CЄΠT ΓЄTAC KAI, bareheaded and draped bust right / CЄΛЄVKЄΩN TΩN ΠPOC TΩ KAΛV, K-A-ΔNΩ in field, Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus in right hand and thyrsus in left. Prieur 747A (this coin, illustrated); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 750 var. (legends). VF, toned. Extremely rare, this coin the only example cited by Prieur for this variety and the only example in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 1024.

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513. CILICIA, Tarsus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.17 g, 12h). Struck circa 1 BC-AD 10. KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head right / MHTPO-ΠOΛEΩΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus swimming right; = to right. Prieur 748 (this coin illustrated); SNG BN 1388; SNG Levante 988; RPC I 4004. VF, light marks on cheek. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 190 (8 May 1996), lot 635.

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514. CILICIA, Tarsus. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.57 g, 12h). AYTO KAI ΘE YI ΔOMITIANOΣ ΣE ΓEP, laureate head right / MHTPO-ΠO-ΛEΩΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus swimming right; TAP to right. Prieur 751; SNG BN 1391 var. (placement of rev. legend, monogram in place of TAP); SNG Levante 989 var. (same); RPC II 1728. VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Markov 11 (3 September 2003), lot 178.

515. CILICIA, Tarsus. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.15 g, 12h). Struck AD 103-111. AYTOKP KAIΣ NEP TPAIANOΣ ΣEBA ΓEPM ΔAKIK, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX EΞ Y[ΠA]TE Π Π MHTPOΠOΛEΩC, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus swimming right; = to right. Prieur 755; cf. SNG BN 1392; SNG Levante 992; RPC III 3257.73 (this coin). Good VF, toned, minor doubling, graffito (“H”) in reverse field. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 246 (19 September 2006), lot 2295; Rauch 61 (6 June 1988), lot 619.

516. CILICIA, Tarsus. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.80 g, 12h). Struck AD 103-111. AYTOKP KAIΣ NEP TPAIANO-C CEB ΓEPM ΔAKIK, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATE Π Π MHTPOΠOΛEΩC, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus swimming right; = to right. Prieur 756; cf. SNG BN 1393-4; SNG Levante 991; RPC III 3257.75 (this coin). Near EF, toned. Attractive high-relief portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec (26 October 2007), lot 166.

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517. CILICIA, Tarsus. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.21 g, 6h). Struck AD 103-111. AYTOKP KAIΣ NEP TPAIANO-C CEB ΓEPM ΔA[KIK], laureate head right / [ΔH]MAPX EΞ YΠATE Π Π MHTPOΠOΛEΩC, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus, wearing ear-shaped headdress, swimming right; = to right. Prieur 757; cf. SNG BN 1393-4; cf. SNG Levante 991; RPC III 3257.79 (this coin). Good VF, toned, minor metal flaws. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 186 (8 March 2010), lot 1648; Gorny & Mosch 133 (11 October 2004), lot 2072; Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 696; G. Hirsch 154 (13 May 1987), lot 438.

518. CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (26mm, 10.26 g, 12h). AYT KAI ΘE TP ΠAP YI ΘE NEP YI TP AΔPIANOC CE, laureate head right / MH-TPOΠOΛEωC, TAP/CEωN in two lines in field, Tyche enthroned left, holding palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus swimming left. Prieur 759; SNG BN 1405-6; SNG Levante –; RPC III 3259.18 (this coin). VF, toned, a touch of porosity, small flan crack on reverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Garth Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 1137.

519 520 519. CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (25mm, 9.77 g, 12h). AYT KAI ΘE TPA ΠAP YI ΘE NEP YI TPAI AΔPIANOC CE, laureate head right / MHTPOΠOΛEΩC TAPCE-ΩN, Tyche enthroned left, holding palm frond in right hand and resting left hand on back of throne; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus, wearing long (mithraic?) headdress, swimming left. Prieur 762 (this coin, illustrated); cf. SNG BN 1401; SNG Levante 998 var. (Cydnus without headdress); RPC III 3261.6 (this coin). Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Extremely rare with headdress on river-god, this coin the sole specimen cited by Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 60 (5 October 1992), lot 406.

520. CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (25mm, 10.03 g, 6h). AYT KAI ΘE TPA ΠAP YI ΘE NEP YI TPAI AΔPIANOC CE, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / [T]APCEΩN MHTPOΠOΛEΩ[C], lion to left, attacking bull. Prieur 766; SNG BN 1398; SNG Levante 997 var. (bust type); RPC III 3265.12 (this coin). VF, toned, a touch of porosity. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Garth Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 1142; Schweizerischer Kreditanstalt 5 (19 April 1985), lot 565; Lanz 28 (7 May 1984), lot 517.

521. CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tridrachm (27mm, 9.61 g, 12h). AYT KAI ΘE TPA ΠAP YI ΘE NEP YI TPAI AΔPIANOC CE, laureate bust right, with balteus and slight drapery / TAPCEΩN MHTPOΠOΛEΩC, Sandan, with quiver and sword over shoulder, extending right hand and holding wreath and bipennis in left, standing right on horned lion to right. Prieur 768 (this coin, illustrated); SNG BN 1407-9 var. (bust type); SNG Levante 996 (this coin); RPC III 3267.4 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 146). VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare with this bust type, 1 of 6 cited in RPC. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1202; Edoardo Levante Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 797.

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522. CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.37 g, 6h). AV KAI ΘЄ TPA ΠAP V ΘЄ NEP V TPA AΔPIANOC CЄ OΛVMΠIOC, Π-Π in field, laureate and draped bust right / AΔPIANΩN TAPCЄΩN MHTPOΠOΛЄΩC, eagle standing facing on harpa, head right, with wings spread. Prieur 774 (this coin illustrated); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 999 (this coin); RPC III 3273.2 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 146). VF, toned. Extremely rare with bust facing right, 1 of only 2 cited in RPC. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Edoardo Levante Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 64, 24 September 2003), lot 692.

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523. CILICIA, Tarsus. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Drachm (22mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 215. IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CЄBACTH, bareheaded and draped bust right / TAPCO-V MHTPOΠO, Nike alighting left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. Prieur 783 (this coin illustrated); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 1030 (this coin). Good VF, deeply toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Edoardo Levante Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 799.

524. CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Didrachm (24mm, 7.83 g, 6h). AV K M AVP CЄOVHP ANTΩNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / TVXH T-APCOV MHTP, AM-K in field, Tyche seated left on rocky outcropping, holding uncertain object in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Cydnus swimming left. Prieur 790 var. (rev. legend); SNG BN 1498 var. (same); SNG Levante 1039 var. (same); CNG E-413, lot 269. VF, toned, some light roughness. Rare, particularly with this reverse legend. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Marcel Burstein Collection (Peus 366, 25 October 2005), lot 1003.

Hercules as Founder of Tarsus

525. CILICIA, Tarsus. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Didrachm(?) (22mm, 5.14 g, 12h). AVT K M OΠ CЄV MAKPINOC CЄ-B, laureate head right / TAP MHTP KTIC-T-H-C, Hercules reclining left on lion’s skin, holding club in right hand and cantharus in left. Prieur 806; cf. SNG BN 1547; SNG Levante 1074. Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1204. The reverse legend names Hercules as ktistes (“founder”) of the city.

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526 527 526. COMMAGENE , Zeugma. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.69 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄIN-OC CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMA[PX] ЄΞ VΠATO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Z-Є/V flanking head and between legs. Prieur 812; Bellinger 128. EF. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 636; Lanz 40 (25 May 1987), lot 737; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 212 (June 1961), no. 57.

527. COMMAGENE , Zeugma. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT [K] M A ANTΩNЄINOC [CЄB], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ [V]ΠATO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Z-Є/V flanking head and between legs. Prieur 818 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 131. EF, lightly toned. Rare, 5 cited by Prieur, 3 additional on CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 461 (November/December 1983), no. 80.

528. CYPRUS, Uncertain. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.94 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-ωT[NЄIN]OC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on grain ear, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur –; Bellinger –; Parks –. VF, toned, some porosity. Apparently unpublished with this bust type. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

529. CYRRHESTICA, Beroea. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.10 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. [AV]T K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, radiate head left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, winged animal flanked by B-Є. Prieur 883 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 83. Choice EF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 812; James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1581.

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530. CYRRHESTICA, Beroea. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.19 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M AV ANTωNЄINOC CЄ-B, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT[O]C TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, winged animal flanked by B-Є. Prieur 885 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned. Extremely rare, this coin the only example cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec & Rauch (14 April 1986), lot 359.

531 532 531. CYRRHESTICA, Beroea. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 11.59 g, 12h). AVT K MA OΠ C-Є MA[KPIN]OC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAP-X ЄΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, winged animal flanked by B-Є. Prieur 889; Bellinger 88. EF, toned, deposits on reverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 676; Lanz 46 (28 November 1988), lot 599; Auctiones AG 17 (7 June 1988), lot 380.

532. CYRRHESTICA, Beroea. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.05 g, 12h). AVT K MA OΠ C-Є MAKPINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMA-PX ЄΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, winged animal flanked by B-Є. Prieur 892 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 85 var. (obv. legend). EF, toned. Only 2 cited by Prieur for this legend variety. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Empire Coin FPL 46 (June 1989), lot 34.

533. CYRRHESTICA, Beroea. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.44 g, 12h). M ΟΠ ΔIAΔ ANTωNINOC K, radiate and draped bust right / ΔHMAP-X ЄΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, winged animal flanked by B-Є. Prieur 897; Bellinger 90. EF, toned. Attractive bust type. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 801; Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 1305; Oslo Mynthandel 23 (7 Ocotber 1989), lot 712.

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534. CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.24 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. AV K M A AN-[TΩ]NINO-C, radiate head left / ΔHMAPX Є-Ξ VΠATO Δ, Zeus Katabaites, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left, seated left on eagle standing right, head left, with wings spread. Prieur 900 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 109. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare, this coin 1 of 2 cited by Prieur, 1 additional in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

535. CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.11 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A AN-TΩNIN-[O]C, laureate head of Caracalla left / [Δ]HMAPX Є-Ξ [V]ΠATO Δ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing facing on [filleted thyrsus], head right, with wings spread. Prieur 902; Bellinger 110. VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare, 3 cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 221 (28 October 2009), lot 443.

536. CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.63 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A ANT[Ω]-NINOC C, radiate and cuirassed bust left, raising right hand, spear and shield over left shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 915; Bellinger 113. EF, toned with a few minor deposits. Wonderful bust type. Rare this nice. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 690; Waddell FPL 38 (undated [1989]), no. 113.

537. CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.54 g, 12h). AVT K M ΟΠЄ ANTΩNINOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Δ[HMAP]X ЄΞ VΠATOC, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 923; Bellinger 127. Good VF, toned. Rare, 5 cited by Prieur, this coin 1 of 3 in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 975; Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 1361.

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538. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.16 g, 2h). Struck AD 215-217. IOVΛIA ΔOMNA AVΓOCTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / ΔHMAPX Є-Ξ VΠ[ATOC TO Δ], Atargatis, wearing tall headdress, chiton and peplos, seated on lion advancing right, holding long scepter in left hand. Prieur 924 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 93; C. van Hoof, “Syrische Tetradrachmenprägung der römischen Kaiserzeit: Ein neuer Schatzfund,” JNG XXXVI (1986), p. 125, 179 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 15). VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare, this coin 1 of 3 cited by Prieur, 1 additional in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Previously from a hoard in trade that was made available to the Institut für Alte Geschichte, Universität des Saarlandes for documentation, and published by Christine van Hoof. A great rarity of the Syro-Phoenician tetradrachm series and one of only a few so-called “presentation issues” to honor Julia Domna. Commenting on this type, Prieur notes: “There is an interesting parallel between the representation of the empress as Selene, with her bust over a crescent, and the newly introduced antoniniani. When Caracalla and Julia Domna left Rome in early 214 for Antioch, they decided upon the creation of the antoninianus...this may explain the use of this obverse for the presentation issue.”

539. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (2524mm, 13.60 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A [ANTΩ]-NЄINOC CЄB, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust, with head to left and chest facing / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-[ΠATOC TO Δ], eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 939; Bellinger 100. EF, lightly toned. Interesting bust type. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 708; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 7 (27 April 1987), lot 914.

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Hierapolitan Cult Statues of Atargatis and Haddad As Described by Lucian of Samosata

540. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 10.58 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. [AVT] K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [ΔH]MAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, cult figures of Haddad, seated on bulls, and Atargatis, seated on lions, between which is a semeion surmounted by a pigeon; all supported by eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; between eagle’s legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 925 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger p. 42, fig. 2. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare and important type, only 4 cited by Prieur, 1 in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 154 (13 May 1987), lot 556. Lucian of Samosata describes in detail the Hierapolitan cult images of Haddad and Atargatis (whom he refers to as Zeus and Hera) in his De Dea Syria (31-33), a “guidebook” of sorts to the deities’ temple in Hierapolis and the cult practices taking place there. His description of the statues of Atargatis, Haddad, and the mysterious “symbol” comports wonderfully with the figures as they appear on this type: The great temple is open to all; the sacred shrine to the priests alone and not to all of these, but only to those who are deemed nearest to the gods and who have the charge of the entire administration of the sacred rites. In this shrine are placed the statues, one of which is Hera, the other Zeus, though they call him by another name. Both of these are golden, both are sitting; Hera is supported by lions, Zeus is sitting on bulls...between the two there stands another image of gold, no part of it resembling the others. This possesses no special form of its own, but recalls the characteristics of other gods. The Assyrians themselves speak of it as a symbol (Greek σημεῖον), but they have assigned it no definite name. They have nothing to tell us about its origin, nor its form: some refer to it as Dionysus; others to Deukalion; others to Semiramis; for its summit is crowned by a golden pigeon, and this is why they allege it is the effigy of Semiramis. The reverse of this coin is also illustrated in enlarged form on the back of the cover page of Prieur’s book.

541. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.61 g, 1h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 929 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 95. EF, lightly toned. Attractive bust. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Grover Collection (Superior, 11 June 1986), lot 1925.

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542. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.19 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ-B, radiate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing right, with wings spread, on lion advancing right. Prieur 933 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –. VF, toned, porous in areas, minor weakness of strike. Extremely rare and apparently unique. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. All tetradrachms of Hierapolis with an eagle standing on a lion (rather than the lion standing between the eagle’s legs) are rare. This is possibly the only known specimen to be paired with this obverse bust type.

Remarkable Bust Type The Bearded Apollo of Hierapolis

543. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.84 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A AN-TΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with gorgoneion on breastplate, holding scepter over shoulder in right hand, large shield suspended by baldric over left shoulder; shield is decorated with a half-length figure of the bearded Apollo of Hierapolis, wearing calathus, holding serpent-entwined spear in right hand and flower in left, set on a pedestal decorated with two eagles / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 935 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 101. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, only 6 cited by Prieur, none in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. A fascinating bust type. This shield Caracalla carries is decorated with a cult image of a local deity, whom Henri Seyrig (“Sur une idole hiérapolitane,” Syria 26 [1949], pp. 17-41) identified as the bearded Apollo of Hierapolis contained within the temple complex of Atargatis and Haddad. The statue is only briefly discussed by Lucian of Samosata (De Dea Syria 35), but Macrobius (Saturnalia I.17.66-67) describes it in much greater detail, informing us that Apollo wore a calathus, pointy beard, and cuirass, and held a lance and flower.

544. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (2526mm, 13.12 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A AN-TΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with gorgoneion on breastplate, holding scepter over shoulder in right hand, large shield suspended by baldric over left shoulder; shield is decorated with a half-length figure of the bearded Apollo of Hierapolis, wearing calathus, holding serpent-entwined spear in right hand and flower in left, set on a pedestal decorated with two eagles / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak, on lion advancing right. Prieur 934 (this coin cited); cf. Bellinger 101/103 (for obv./rev.). VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, only 3 cited by Prieur, none in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 765; Classical Numismatic Auctions XVIII (3 December 1991), lot 352.

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545. CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.66 g, 4h). AVT K M ΟΠ CЄ ANTΩNINOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠ-A[TO]C, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing right. Prieur 945 corr. (obv. legend, this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 764; Classical Numismatic Review XVI.4 (Fourth Quarter, 1991), no. 313.

Antioch, Principal Roman Mint in the East Rome, Alexandria, and Antioch served as the three principal mints throughout much of the history of the Roman Empire. Production at the mint of Antioch, however, is by far the most complex. At various periods under Rome’s rule, Antioch struck aurei, denarii, antoniniani, tetradrachms and their fractions, and a variety of base metal denominations, with much of their “provincial” coinage functioning as regional issues rather than civic (i.e., they lack an ethnic and circulated widely throughout the region). Moreover, Antioch appears to have struck civic coins for other cities in the 3rd century, and other mints participated in the production of “Syrian” tetradrachms that are frequently designated Antiochene. Unraveling productivity at this mint is complex, to say the least, and scholarly advancement is ongoing. For the sake of simplicity, we have kept the following lots under their traditional attribution of Antioch, with commentary on alternative attributions accompanying the descriptions.

Gabinius, Legate to Pompey

546. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Aulus Gabinius. 57-55 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.40 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip I Philadelphus. Diademed head right / [B]AΣIΛEΩ[Σ]/ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY to right, EΠIΦANOVΣ/ [Φ]IΛAΔΕΛΦO[V] to left, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; thunderbolt above, ‚ (monogram of Gabinius) to lower inner left, ù below throne; all within laurel wreath. Prieur 1 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 1; RPC I 4124; HGC 9, 1356. EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. By the time Aulus Gabinius became tribune of the plebs in 67 BC, Cilician pirates had overrun the eastern Mediterranean as the major dynasties that had ruled over the territory since the death of Alexander the Great fell into decline. Although Rome saw steep inflation and even faced famine as a result, the Senate was reluctant to assign any one commander to deal with the issue as they feared this would grant too much power to a single individual. With unrest against the Senate reaching a tipping point, the tribune Aulus Gabinius was able to push through his Lex Gabinia de piratis persequendis, which authorized Pompey to wage war on the pirates, effectively placing the commander in control of the East. Gabinius subsequently served as legate to Pompey and was integral in mediating in affairs in Mesopotamia and Judaea. He became pronconsul of Syria in 57 BC, during which time he reorganized Judaea and rebuilt a number of cities, while squashing revolts led by Aristobolus and Alexander Jannaeus and reinstating Hyrcanus II as high priest. In 55 BC, Pompey instructed Gabinius to lead his troops to Egypt to restore Ptolemy XII, an ally of the Romans, after the king was expelled and replaced by his sister Berenice. This move would prove fateful, as he left Syria for Egypt by order of Pompey but without the consent of the Senate. As a result, he was charged with treason but was acquitted. The Senate did, however, find him guilty of extortion for his acceptance of 10,000 talents from Ptolemy as payment for restoring him to the Egyptian throne. Gabinius’ was sent into exile, but was recalled by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. He died of illness in circa 47 BC at Salona (modern Solin, Croatia, a short distance from Split). In addition to being plated in Prieur’s catalog, this coin is also illustrated on the English Wikipedia page for Aulus Gabinius.

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Cassius, Assassin of Caesar Illustrated in McAlee, RPC, and HGC 9

547. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Gaius Cassius Longinus. 53-51 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.07 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip I Philadelphus. Diademed head right / [BA]ΣIΛE[ΩΣ]/ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY to right, EΠIΦANOVΣ/ ΦIΛAΔΕΛΦOV to left, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; thunderbolt above, ] (monogram of Cassius) to lower inner left, ù below throne; all within laurel wreath. Prieur 3; McAlee 3 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4126/8 (this coin); HGC 9, 1358 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. Rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Empire Coins 4 (9 November 1985), lot 123. Gaius Cassius Longinus took part in the campaign against Parthia that culminated in the Battle of Carrhae, one of Rome’s most humiliating military losses, where he served as quaestor to the general Marcus Licinius Crassus. When Crassus was killed in the battle, Cassius retreated to Syria with the remaining Roman army and assumed the governorship from 53-51, at which time this rare series of tetradrachms was struck. He returned to Rome in 50 BC amidst the growing conflict between Julius Caesar and Pompey, choosing to serve as naval commander for the latter. Caesar eventually pardoned Cassius and even appointed him legate. Despite Caesar’s clemency, Cassius became one of the chief architects in the plot to assassinate the dictator perpetuo in March of 44 BC. Two years later, following his defeat at Philippi, Cassius took his own life with the same dagger that he used to stab Caesar.

548. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. temp. Quintus Caecilius Bassus. 46-44 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.44 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 4 of the Caesarean Era (46/5 BC). Diademed head right / [BA] ΣIΛ[EΩΣ]/ΦΙΛΙΠΠO[Y] to right, EΠIΦANOVΣ/ΦIΛAΔΕΛΦO[V] to left, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; thunderbolt above, dot inside crook of left arm, ¨ to lower inner left, ù below throne, Δ (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Prieur 5; McAlee 5(b)/1 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4128; HGC 9, 1360b. Near EF, toned, minor porosity, small metal flaw on obverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Struck during the time of Q. Caecilius Bassus’ governorship of Syria. Bassus, a supporter of Pompey, had led an insurrection against Sextus, cousin of Julius Caesar and governor of Syria from 47-46 BC. For two years he fought off attacks from enemy forces, even calling on the Parthians for assistance (Dio 27.5), before finally falling to Cassius.

549. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. temp. Gaius Cassius Longinus. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.58 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 6 of the Caesarean Era (44/3 BC). Diademed head right / [BA]ΣIΛE[ΩΣ]/ [Φ]ΙΛΙΠΠO[Y] to right, EΠIΦANOVΣ/ΦIΛAΔΕΛΦO[V] to left, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; [thunderbolt] above, ¨ to lower inner left, ù below throne, ς (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Prieur 7; McAlee 7 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4130; HGC 9, 1360d. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 985.

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550. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. temp. Octavian. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 15.24 g, 12h). In the name and types of Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 19 of the Caesarean Era (31/30 BC). Diademed head right / [B]AΣIΛE[ΩΣ]/[Φ] ΙΛΙΠΠOV to right, EΠIΦANOV[Σ]/[ΦIΛ]AΔΕΛΦ[OV] to left, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; [thunderbolt] above, ¨ to lower inner left, ù below throne, ΘI (date) in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Prieur 13; McAlee 12; RPC I 4136; HGC 9, 1360i. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Struck around the time of the Battle of Actium. This was the first Philip-type tetradrachm struck since 38/7 BC. They would be struck annually from 31/30 BC until 17/6 BC.

Two Tetradrachms of Antony & Cleopatra

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552 551. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Mark Antony & Cleopatra. Circa 36-34 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.03 g, 12h). BACIΛICCA K[ΛЄOΠA]TPA ΘЄA NЄωTЄPA, diademed bust of Cleopatra right, wearing earring, necklace, and embroidered dress / ANTωNIOC AVTOKPATωP TRITON TPIωN ANΔPωN, bare head of Antony right. Prieur 27; McAlee 174/1; RPC I 4094; HGC 9, 1361. Good VF, toned, a few light scratches under tone. Two pleasing portraits. Rare in this condiditon. ($20,000) From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Purchased from Frank Kovacs, May 1993. The obverse legend is usually translated as “Queen Cleopatra, the younger goddess” or “...the newer goddess.” Ted Buttrey (“Thea Neotera,” MN VI [1954], pp. 95-109) read the legend rather differently: “Queen Cleopatra Thea, junior.” Essentially, this would make her Cleopatra Thea II and thus the namesake of the Seleucid queen Cleopatra Thea (ruled 125-121 BC), the daughter of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. Buttrey argued that such tetradrachms of Antony and Cleopatra officially mark Cleopatra as reigning “...not as Egyptian conquerer but as a Seleucid queen.” While traditionally given to the Antioch mint, such an attribution is by no means certain. The authors of RPC (pp. 601-2) doubted this theory and stated “...the portraits might suggest that one should look for a mint further south in Cleopatra’s ‘Phoenician’ kingdom; an alternative explanation might be that they were made on the move by Antony, after wintering in Antioch 37/36.”

552. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Mark Antony & Cleopatra. Circa 36-34 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.90 g, 12h). BACIΛICCA K[ΛЄOΠATPA ΘЄA N]ЄωT[Є]PA, diademed bust of Cleopatra right, wearing earring, necklace, and embroidered dress / ANTωNIOC AVTOKPATωP TRITON TPIωN ANΔPωN, bare head of Antony right. Prieur 27; McAlee 174/1 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4094; HGC 9, 1361. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Excellent portraits. Rare in this condition. ($15,000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Moreira Collection (Part 2, Superior, 10 December 1988), lot 2245; Hess-Leu [7] (16 April 1957), lot 336.

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553. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (2627mm, 14.05 g, 12h). Dated year 27 of the Actian Era and Cos. XII (5/4 BC). KAIΣAPOΣ ΣE-BAΣTOV, laureate head right / ETOVΣ ZΚ (Actian era date) NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of rivergod Orontes swimming right; in right field, i and IB (consular date) above |. Prieur 51; McAlee 181 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4152; DCA 400. Good VF, toned, some minor porosity. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.2 (2nd Quarter, 1993), no. 334.

554. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.50 g, 12h). Dated year 30 of the Actian Era and Cos. XIII (2/1 BC). KAIΣAPOΣ ΣE-BAΣTOV, laureate head right / ETOVΣ Λ (Actian era date) NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, i and IΓ (consular date) above |. Prieur 55; McAlee 185/1 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4156; DCA 400. Good VF, toned. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

555. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 15.37 g, 12h). Dated year 36 of the Actian Era and 54 of the Caesarean Era (AD 6). KAIΣAPOΣ ΣE-BAΣTOV, laureate head right / ANTIOXEΩN MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; ςΛ (Actian Era date) in field above; in right field, ΔN above ¨. Prieur 57; McAlee 187 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4158; DCA 401. Near EF, lightly toned, a couple minor scratches on obverse. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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556. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Tiberius, with Divus Augustus. AD 14-37. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.05 g, 12h). TIBEPIOΣ ΣEBA-ΣTOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head of Tiberius right / ΘEOΣ ΣEBA-ΣTOΣ KAIΣAP, radiate head of Divus Augustus right. Prieur 60; McAlee 211; RPC I 4161. VF, toned, light scuff in field on obverse. Very rare. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 1445.

557. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Gaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Senior. AD 37-41. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.19 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 38/9). ΓAIOY KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBA ΓEPMA, laureate head of Caligula right / AΓPIΠΠ[EINHΣ AN]TIO MHTPO, head of Agrippina right, with hair tied in long braid at back, three strands of hair hanging down neck; in right field, Γ above ET (date). Prieur 67; McAlee 226; RPC I 4168. Good VF, toned. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Heritage 3021 (6 January 2013), lot 21324; Heritage 3020 (6 September 2012), lot 25074; Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 262.

558. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.34 g, 12h). TIBERI[OΣ KΛAV]Δ-IOΣ KAIΣAP, bare head right / ΣEΒAΣTOΣ ΓEPMA-NIKOΣ, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; in left field, ΣΩ above API. Prieur 36 (Antioch’s “secondary mint”); McAlee 232/2 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4113/4 (this coin, uncertain mint). VF, toned, light porosity, metal flaw on reverse. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Lanz 22 (10 May 1982), lot 614. This coin belongs to a class of Julio-Claudian “Zeus tetradrachms” that have been variously attributed. Seyrig (Syria 20 [1939], p. 39) was the first to propose Tarsus as the place where they were struck, but RPC (p. 604) rejected this attribution as other Augustan and Tiberian tetradrachms, of different style and of a higher silver content, specifically carry the TAP ethnic on their reverses (see lot 513 above). It is suggested there that the “Zeus tetradrachms” were perhaps struck at Laodicea in Syria or more likely an uncertain mint in Cilicia. McAlee (p. 128) argues that the attribution to Tarsus should not be dismissed, noting that the mint of Antioch also struck coins of differing style and silver content, while stressing the stylistic similarities between the “Zeus tetradrachms” and bronze coinage of Tarsus.

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559. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.42 g, 12h). TI[BERI]OΣ KΛAVΔ-IO[Σ] KAIΣAP, bare head right / ΣEΒAΣTOΣ ΓEPMA-NIKOΣ, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; in left field, ΣΩ above EΛ. Prieur 41 (Antioch’s “secondary mint”); McAlee, Supplement 234 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4117 (uncertain mint). VF, toned, some porosity, metal flaw on reverse. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased from John Jencek, July 2008.

560. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.87 g, 12h). TIBERIOΣ KΛAV-ΔIOΣ KAIΣAP, bare head right / ΣEΒAΣTOΣ ΓEP[MA]-NIKOΣ, Zeus Nicephorus enthroned left; EP in left field, ΔI in exergue. Prieur 43A = McAlee 242 = RPC Suppl. S-4119A (this coin). VF, toned, reverse double struck. Extremely rare and apparently unique variant. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Finarte 1104 (20 March 1997), lot 323.

561. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero, with Divus Claudius. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.80 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 and year 105 of the Caesarean Era (AD 56/7). NEPΩNOΣ ΚΛAYΔIOY ΘEOY YI KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEB, head of Nero right, wearing oak wreath / ΘEOY KΛAY-ΔIOY, laureate head of Divus Claudius right; in right field, Γ above EP (dates). Prieur 73; McAlee 252; RPC I 4174. Good VF, toned, a few marks. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 215 (2 May 2001), lot 495; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 279 (August 1967), no. 30.

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562. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero, with Agrippina Junior. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.00 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 and year 105 of the Caesarean Era (AD 56/7). NEPONOΣ ΚΛAVΔ[IOY ΘEOY YI KAI]ΣAPOΣ ΣEB, head of Nero right, wearing oak wreath / AΓPIΠΠEINHΣ ΣEBAΣT[HΣ], head of Agrippina right, with hair tied in long braid at back, two strands of hair hanging down neck; in right field, Γ above EP (dates); • below neck. Prieur 74a; McAlee 254; RPC Suppl. 4175. Good VF, toned. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Group CEM (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 602 (further pedigree to Triton IV is erroneous).

Rare Drachm with Denominational Marking

563. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.65 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 and year 105 of the Caesarean Era (AD 56/7). NEPONOΣ KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBA, laureate head right / ΔPA-XMH, tripod with serpent entwined around central leg; above, EP and Γ (dates). Prieur 78 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 278b (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4179. VF, toned, some porosity. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), lot 356.

564. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 and year 108 of the Caesarean Era (AD 59/60). NEPΩNOΣ KAIΣAPO[Σ] ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to left; to right, ς above HP (dates). Prieur 80 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 256b; RPC I 4180. Near EF, toned. Great portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 13 (23 June 1983), lot 336; Auctiones AG 10 (12 June 1979), lot 221; Schweizerischer Bankverein (27 October 1977), lot 438.

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565 566 565. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.71 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 and year 111 of the Caesarean Era (AD 62/3). NEPΩN KAIΣAP Σ-EBAΣTOΣ, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOYΣ AIP • Θ (dates), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; in right field, • and palm frond. Prieur 85; McAlee 261 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4185. Near EF, lightly toned. Excellent portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

566. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.21 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 and year 111 of the Caesarean Era (AD 63). NEPΩN KAIΣAP Σ-EBAΣTOΣ, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOYΣ AIP • I (dates), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; in right field, • and palm frond. Prieur 87; McAlee 263/1 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4186. EF. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVI.4 (Fourth Quarter, 1991), no. 308.

Prieur Cover Coin

567. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.99 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 and year 112 of the Caesarean Era (AD 63/4). NEPΩN KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ BIP • I (dates), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond in right field. Prieur 89 and front cover (this coin illustrated); McAlee 265a; RPC I 4188. EF, attractively toned. Wonderful portrait. Exceptional quality for issue. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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568. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero, with Divus Claudius. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.88 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 63-68. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAES[AR AVG GER], laureate head of Nero right; star in left field / DIVOS CLAVD AVG GERMANIC PATER AVG, laureate head of Claudius right. Prieur 48; McAlee 270/1 (this coin illustrated); Sydenham, Caesarea 65; RPC I 4123 (uncertain mint). Good VF, even find patina. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Malter XXXIII (14 June 1986), lot C279. An unusual Latin legend issue that is frequently attributed to Antioch but which does not quite fit into the Antiochene sequence under Nero. RPC does not specify a mint, but rejects traditional attributions to either Antioch or Caesarea in Cappadocia, tentatively suggesting it could have been struck in Judaea.

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569. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.25 g, 1h). Dated year 116 of the Caesarean Era (AD 68). ΓAΛB[AC AYTOKPA-TΩP CE]BACTOC, laureate head right / ETOYC ςIP (date), eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to left. Prieur 93 (citing 6); McAlee 302; RPC I 4193. Good VF, toned. Rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 905. An excellent early portrait, very likely not working off of an official imago and thus not as severe as the later issues dated by regnal year.

570. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 15.00 g, 1h). Dated “New Holy Year” 1 (AD 68). ΓAΛBAC AYTOKP-ATΩP CEBACTOC, laureate head right; star to right / ETOYC NE[OY IEPOY A] (date), eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to left. Prieur 94; McAlee 303 (same dies); RPC I 4194. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 749; Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 169.

Unique

571. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.05 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). AYTOKPATωP ΓAΛB[AC KAI]CAP CЄBACTOC, bare head right / ЄT[OYC B] (date), eagle standing left on two opposed laurel branches, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, crescent between legs. Prieur 100 = McAlee 309 = RPC Suppl. S-4198A (this coin referenced and illustrated in all). VF, toned. Extremely rare and possibly unique variant with crescent between eagle’s legs. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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572. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Otho. AD 69. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 14.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). AYTOKPATωP M OΘωN [K]AICAP CЄBACT[OC], laureate head right / ЄTOYC A (date), eagle standing left on two opposed laurel branches, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, crescent between legs. Prieur 101 (this coin); McAlee 316; RPC I 4199. VF, lightly toned, obverse double struck, some encrustation on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 126 (13 October 2003), lot 2075.

573. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 14.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). AVTOKPA OVЄCΠACIANOC KAICAP CЄBACTOC, laureate head right / ЄTOVC A (date), eagle standing left on two opposed laurel branches, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left. Prieur 118; McAlee 341; RPC II 1952. VF. Well-centered on a broad flan. Fine style. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Archaeological Center 41 (2 October 2007), lot 144. There is considerable variation in both the style and fabric of Flavian tetradrachms traditionally assigned to Antioch, and scholars have long suspected that multiple mints were participating in their production. Stylistically, Kraay divided them between four possible mints (Antioch, a mint under the influence of Antioch, Tripolis[?], and Tyre); McAlee between five (Antioch, Tripolis[?], Aradus[?], Caesarea Maritima, and Tyre); and Butcher three (Antioch, Caesarea Maritima, and Alexandria). Moreover, these theories beg further questions: were the coins actually struck at the proposed mints, did mint workers from these cities travel to Antioch, or were the dies produced at these mints and sent to Antioch?

574. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.48 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 1 (AD 69). AVTOKPA OVЄCΠACIANOC KAICAP CЄBACTOC, laureate head right / ЄTOVC NЄOV IЄPOV A (date), eagle standing left on club, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left. Prieur 120; McAlee 343; RPC II 1953.11 (this coin). Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Bold portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex UBS 61 (14 September 2004), lot 4522; Auctiones AG 8 (27 June 1978), lot 487.

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576 575 575. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.13 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 69/70). AVTOKPAT KAIΣA OVEΣΠAΣ[IANOV], laureate head of Vespasian right / ΦΛAVI OVEΣΠ [KAIΣ ETOV]Σ NEOV IEPOV, B (date) in field, laureate head of Titus right. Prieur 107A; McAlee 329; RPC II 1941.4 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 86). VF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 60 (5 October 1992), lot 381. The style and fabric of this and the following two lots are quite different than the previous two, and are reminiscent of tetradrachms from Alexandria. McAlee has even published a hybrid coin combining an Alexandrian obverse die and a “Syrian” reverse die (“Vespasian’s Syrian Provincial coinage,” AJN 7-8 (1995-96), p. 134, 17).

576. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.10 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 69/70). AVTOKPAT KAIΣA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate bust of Vespasian left, slight drapery / [ΦΛAVI O]VEΣΠ KAIΣ ETOVΣ NEOV IEPOV, B (date) in field, laureate head of Titus right; star to left. Prieur 108; McAlee 330; RPC II 1942. Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

577. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.94 g, 12h). Dated “Holy Year” 2 (AD 69/70). AVTOKPAT KAIΣA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate head right / ETOVΣ B IEPOV (date), eagle standing left on club, with wings spread. Prieur 112 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 334; RPC II 1945. EF, toned, slight doubling. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Abramowitz Family Collection (Superior, 8 December 1993), lot 152; Hess-Leu 41 (24 April 1969), lot 136.

Illustrated in Prieur, McAlee, and RPC

578. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.83 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 69/70). AYTOKPA OYЄCΠACIANOC KAICAP CЄBACTOC, laureate head right / ЄTOYC NЄOY IЄPOY B (date), eagle standing left on club, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left. Prieur 122 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 345/3 (this coin illustrated); RPC II 1954.29 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 87). Good VF, toned, minor granularity. Fine style. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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579. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.75 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 69/70). AYTOKPATΩP K[AICAP CЄBACTOC OY]ЄCΠACIANOC, laureate head right / [ЄTOY]C NЄOY IЄPOY B (date), eagle standing left on [palm frond], with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; club to left. Prieur 135; McAlee 357; RPC II 1971. Good VF, toned. Attractive bust. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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580. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.06 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 3 (AD 70/1). AYTOKPA OYЄCΠACIANOC KAICAP CЄBACTOC, laureate head right / ЄTO[YC] NЄOY IЄPOY Γ (date), eagle standing left on club, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left. Prieur 124 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 346; RPC III 1955.3 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 87). VF, toned. Fine style. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Lanz 42 (23 November 1987), lot 478.

581. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.59 g, 12h). Dated “Holy Year” 3 (AD 70/1). [AYT]OKP KAIΣ OYECΠAΣI[AN], laureate bust right, wearing aegis / [E]TOYΣ Γ IEPOV (date), eagle standing left on [palm frond], with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; club to left. Prieur 129 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 353; RPC II 1965.1 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 88). Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Attractive portrait. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

Ex McAlee and Niggeler Collections

582. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.62 g, 12h). Dated “Holy Year” 4 (AD 71/2). AVTOKPAT KAIΣA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate head right / ETOVΣ Δ IEPOV (date), eagle standing left on club, with wings spread; palm frond to left. Prieur 116; McAlee 338 (this coin illustrated); RPC II 1950.12 (this coin); McAlee, “Vespasian’s Syrian provincial coinage,” AJN 7-8 (1995-96), 15 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 15). Good VF, toned. Fine Alexandrian-style portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 336 (July 1972), no. 31; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 2, Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen AG, 21 October 1966), lot 667.

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583. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.73 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 5 (AD 72/3). AVTOKPATΩP OVЄCΠACIANOC CЄBA, laureate bust left, slight drapery / ЄTOVC NЄOV IЄPOV Є (date), eagle standing left on garlanded altar, with wings spread, holding caduceus in beak, palm frond in right talon. Prieur 138 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 360/2 (this coin illustrated); RPC II 1975. Good VF, toned, scratches in obverse field. Attractive portrait in high relief. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

The Fall of Jerusalem

584. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.90 g, 12h). Dated “Holy Year” 3 (AD 70/1). AVTOKP TITOΣ KAIΣ OVECΠ, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOYΣ Γ IEPO[Y] (date), eagle standing left on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; club to left. Prieur 140; McAlee 379; RPC II 1967. VF, toned, some porosity. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb (29 September 2007), lot 2338. The date “Holy Year” 3 coincides with the fall of Jerusalem in August of AD 70 to the Romans under Titus’ command. The portraits of Titus for this year are similar to that seen on “Judaea Capta” bronze coins, and it is has been suggested that these tetradrachms were struck at the same mint, probably Caesarea Maritima (see RPC II p. 276; McAlee p. 173; Butcher p. 72).

585 586 585. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.98 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 9 (AD 88/9). AVT KAIΣAP ΔOMITIAN-OΣ ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ NEOV IEPOV ENATOV (date), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 146; McAlee 399 (this coin illustrated); RPC II 1979.5 (this coin). Fine, toned, graffiti in field on obverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 67 (2 May 1994), lot 463.

586. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nerva. AD 96-98. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.54 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 97/8). AVT NEPOVAΣ KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ NEOV IEPOV B (date), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 150 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 420; RPC II 3477.8 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 157). VF, toned, scratches in field on obverse. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXI (18 March 1993), lot 584. All of Nerva’s year 2 tetradrachms from Antioch include the title Germanicus, which he received around November AD 97. Since he died just a few months later at the end of January 98, all coins of this date are rare, with Prieur knowing of only 8 specimens at the time of his publication, compared to 87 for year 1.

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587. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.06 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 1 (AD 98). AVT NEP KAIΣ TPAIA ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ NEOV IEPOV A (date), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 151 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 424 (this coin cited); RPC III 3508.1 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 158). Good VF, toned, some encrustation. Extremely rare obverse legend variant, 1 of only 4 cited in the recent RPC III volume. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 7 (27 April 1984), lot 841. Prieur’s personal notes indicate that the reverse die used to strike this coin was previously used to strike tetradrachms of Nerva. Although the cataloger was not able to confirm this die link, Prieur had access to a wider range of specimens, having for years kept an extensive photo file of Syro-Phoenician tetradrachms and their fractions.

588. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.22 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 2 (AD 98/9). AVT KAIΣ NEP TPAIA ΣEB ΓEPM, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / ETOVΣ NEOV IEPOV B (date), eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 153; McAlee 425; RPC III 3510.5 (this coin). EF, obverse double struck. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

589. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.81 g, 6h). Struck AD 98-99. AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓЄPM, laureate head of Trajan right, set on eagle standing right; palm frond to upper left, club to lower right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠAT B, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1477 (Tyre); McAlee 450/1 (this coin, illustrated); RPC III 3523.16 (this coin). Near EF, toned. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 1031; Vecchi 7 (6 October 1997), lot 1262.

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590. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.68 g, 6h). Struck AD 98-99. AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓЄPM, laureate head of Trajan right, set on eagle standing right; palm frond to upper left, club to lower right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠAT B, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1478 (Tyre); McAlee 450; RPC III 3523.12 (this coin). Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 757139 (July 2005); Numismatica Ars Classica P (12 May 2005), lot 2002; Antiqua FPL V (December 1997), no. 48.

591. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.94 g, 6h). Struck AD 100. AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓЄPM, laureate head of Trajan right, set on eagle standing right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠAT Γ, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1480 (Tyre); McAlee 453; RPC III 3525.1 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 159). Good VF, toned, light roughness on obverse. Fine style. Rare, 1 of only 7 cited in RPC. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 624.

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592. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.69 g, 6h). Struck AD 112-113. AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓЄPM ΔAK, laureate head right set on eagle standing right; club to left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ IZ YΠAT ς, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 1500 (Tyre); McAlee 472; RPC III 3548.5 (this coin). EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

593. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.31 g, 6h). Struck AD 116-117. AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC API CЄB ΓЄPM ΔAK ΠAPΘ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ KA YΠAT ς, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread; palm frond to right. Prieur 1513 (this coin illustrated; Tyre); McAlee 449; RPC III 3561.17 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 161). Near EF, toned, some encrustation in reverse legend. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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594. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.96 g, 6h). Struck AD 119. AYT KAI ΘЄ TPA ΠAP YI NЄP YI TPAI ΑΔ[PIANOC C]ЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠAT Γ (date), eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head left, with wings spread. Prieur 157; McAlee 534 (this coin illustrated); RPC III 3689.7 (this coin). Good VF, toned, granular surfaces. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Classical Numismatic Group XVII (29 September 1993), lot 1301.

Four Rare Antonine Tetradrachms

595. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.38 g, 12h). Struck AD 178-179. AVT KAIC AN-TΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate and draped bust right / ΓЄP CAP ΔHM ЄΞ ΛΓ VΠATOC Γ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; in right field, ram’s head left above star; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 161 = McAlee 576 = RPC IV Online 7018.1 (this coin). VF. Extremely rare, possibly unique, variety. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection.

596. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.51 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 175. KOMMOΔΩ KAI CЄB VIΩ, bare head left, set upon eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread / ΓЄPMANIK CAPMAT, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; above, ram leaping right, head left; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 167; McAlee 626 (this coin illustrated); RPC IV Online 7163. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 4 (Summer 1996), no. D71. From Prieur: “The ram is said to represent Aries, which was the star sign of the month in which the city was founded.”

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Published in Prieur, McAlee, and RPC Online

597. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.50 g, 12h). Struck AD 179. AVT KAIC KO-MMOΔΩ KAI CЄB, laureate head right / ΓЄP CAP ΔHM ЄΞ Δ VΠAT B, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread; to lower left, ram’s head left; star between legs. Prieur 168 = McAlee 636 = RPC IV Online 7172 (this coin). Near EF, toned, minor graze at obverse edge, reverse slightly double struck. Extremely rare and seemingly unique. ($3000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Empire Coins 5 (5 May 1986), lot 131.

598. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.32 g, 12h). Struck AD 179. [AV]T KAIC KO-MMOΔOC CЄB, laureate head right / ΓЄP CAP ΔHM ЄΞ Δ [VΠAT] B, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; to lower right, ram’s head right; star in exergue. Prieur –; McAlee 641 (this coin, illustrated); RPC IV Online –. VF, toned, light graffiti in obverse field. Unique. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Garth Drewry Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 1204; Berk BBS 105 (17 November 1998), lot 817.

599. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.54 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 202-204. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ-B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPXI ЄΞ VΠA Γ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 182 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 656/2 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, toned. Fine style portrait. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sternberg XV (11 April 1985), lot 450.

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600. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.75 g, 12h). Struck AD 202-204. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠA Γ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 187 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 662. EF, toned. Very rare, only 6 cited by Prieur, no additional in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 775; Leu 54 (28 Apiril 1992), lot 275; Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 173.

601. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.18 g, 6h). Struck AD 204. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINO-C CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠ B AΠ, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread. Prieur 189; McAlee 664/2 (this coin, illustrated). EF, toned. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. The end of the reverse legend can be expanded to VΠATOC B AΠOΔЄΔЄIΓMЄNOC, the Greek equivalent of COS II DESIGNATVS (“designated consul for the second time”). See lot 610 below for similar titulature on tetradrachms of Geta.

602. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.43 g, 12h). Struck AD 205207. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINO-C CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX Є-Ξ VΠATO B, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 197 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 666 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, possibly the third known. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex M&M Numismatics 1 (7 December 1997), lot 255; Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 174.

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603. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.93 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO B, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right. Prieur 199 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 665 (this coin cited). Near EF, toned. Extremely rare, only 2 cited by Prieur. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Leu 65 (21 May 1996), lot 422; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 3 (19 April 1995), lot 635; Hess-Leu 45 (12 May 1970), lot 589.

604. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.07 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO B, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 202 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 667. Near EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

605. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.32 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO B, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 202; McAlee 667. EF, attractively toned with iridescence around the devices. Wonderful and distinctive portrait style. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

606. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.41 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 208-211. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINO-C, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO Γ, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 206 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 670. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 13 (23 June 1983), lot 341.

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607. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.83 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 211-212. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ-B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; stars flanking head. Prieur 212 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 673. EF, toned, flaw at obverse edge. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Leu 22 (8 May 1979), lot 303.

608. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.05 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Δ-Є flanking head. Prieur 226; McAlee 682. EF, toned, miniscule flaw in obverse field. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tradart (12 December 1991), lot 360.

609. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.80 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, star above cornucopia. Prieur 242; McAlee 693/2 (this coin illustrated). EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Thomas Lessure Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXXII, 7 December 1994), lot 484; WorldWide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) IX (29 May 1986), lot 300. As pointed out in Prieur and McAlee, this issue is of notably Laodicean style.

610. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.18 g, 12h). Struck AD 204. ΓЄTAC KAICAP, bareheaded and draped bust right / VΠATOC AΠOΔЄΔЄIΓ, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 195 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 714. Good VF, toned, a few light marks. Very rare. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec & Rauch (15 April 1985), lot 132.

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611. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.84 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. ΓЄTAC KAICAP, bareheaded and draped bust right / VΠATOC TO A, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 204 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 716. EF, toned, flaw on reverse. Excellent portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex M&M Numismatics I (7 December 1997), lot 256.

612. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.80 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. ΓЄTAC KAICAP, bareheaded and draped bust right / VΠATOC TO A, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 205 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 717. EF, toned. Fantastic bearded portrait. Rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

613. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 211. AYT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; stars flanking head. Prieur 213 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 720. EF, toned, small flaws on obverse, light graffiti before portrait. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 13 (23 June 1983), lot 342.

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614. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.22 g, 6h). AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Δ-Є flanking head. Prieur 246; McAlee 721. EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 655; P.M.V. FPL 34 (December 1987), no. 30.

615. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.87 g, 12h). KAIC M ΟΠЄΛ ANTΩNЄINOC, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO, eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of animal, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Δ-Є flanking head. Prieur 248; McAlee 744. EF, toned, some minor verdigris. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 682; Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 549.

Tetradrachm Production under Elagabalus Antioch or Emesa?

616. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.94 g, 12h). Struck AD 219. AVT K M A [ANTω]NЄINOC CЄB, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, with right hand raised in salutation / [ΔHMAPX] ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; Δ-Є flanking head, star between legs. Prieur 253 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 773. Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Under Elagabalus, tetradrachm production became, with the exception of some Mesopotamian issues, consolidated at a single location. This mint has traditionally been identified as Antioch, but such an attribution is by no means certain, and Emesa and Laodicea have also been suggested as possibilities. Emesa, as the hometown of Elagabalus and cult center of his patron deity, is a strong candidate; many of Elagabalus’ tetradrachms show stylistic similarities to previous Emesene issues, and it is interesting that Emesa had already served as the principal mint for Macrinus’ tetradrachm production. McAlee also points to the current type, with its unusual left-facing bust type with hand raised, as possible evidence that Elagabalus’ tetradrachms were struck at Emesa; a very similar bust type was replicated on tetradrachms of Uranius Antoninus, whose coinage was certainly struck there.

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617. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Gordian III. AD 238-244. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.53 g, 6h). Struck AD 238240. AYTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOYCIAC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 279; McAlee 862. EF. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

618. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.77 g, 12h). Struck AD 244. AVTOK K M IOVΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing left on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 313; McAlee 893. EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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619. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 10.92 g, 6h). Rome mint for circulation in Syria. Struck circa AD 246. AVTOK K M IOVΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOV CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; B to upper right, S-C flanking body, MON VRB in exergue. Prieur 306; McAlee 901b (this coin, illustrated). EF, toned, hint of porosity. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. The exergual legend can be expanded to MONeta VRBis. Rome was colloquially know as Urbs (“the city”), and Moneta Urbis can be understood as meaning “Roman money” or “Roman mint.” H.R. Baldus was the first to put forth the now widely accepted view that these coins were struck at Rome or, at the very least, the dies were prepared there. McAlee (p. 325) notes: “The use of the genitive case for Philip’s name (meaning ‘of Philip’) may indicate that this was a special issue under Philip’s personal authority, although this seems at odds with the presence of the letters ‘SC’ on the coins, indicating approval by a broader authority (theoretically, at least, the Senate).”

620. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.52 g, 12h). Struck AD 248249. AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠATO Δ, eagle standing right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, ANTIOXIA/S C in two lines. Prieur 422; McAlee 941c. Near EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 4 (5 December 2011), lot 380.

621. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.59 g, 1h). 2nd officina. Struck AD 249. AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with gorgoneion on breastplate; •• at end of legend / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠATO Δ, eagle standing right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, ANTIOXIA/S C in two lines. Prieur 479; McAlee 965/3 (this coin, illustrated). Good VF, toned. Very rare, Prieur knew of only 2 at the time of his publication. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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622. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (2526mm, 12.76 g, 12h). Struck AD 247. MAP ΩTAKIΛI CЄOVHPAN CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠATO Γ, eagle standing left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, ANTIOXIA/S C in two lines. Prieur 386 = McAlee 1099 (this coin, illustrated). EF, toned. Extremely rare, if not unique, variety. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Rauch 53 (28 November 1994), lot 415.

623 624 623. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip II. AD 247-249. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.10 g, 6h). Struck AD 248. MAP IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC KЄCAP, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠATO Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, ANTIOXIA/S C in two lines. Prieur –; McAlee –. EF, toned, faint roughness. Extremely rare variety. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec (9 May 2011), lot 260.

624. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip II. AD 247-249. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.69 g, 6h). Struck AD 248249. AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding shield / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠATO Δ, eagle standing left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, ANTIOXIA/S C in two lines. Prieur 465A = McAlee 1062 (this coin, illustrated). Good VF, deeply toned. Extremely rare and possibly unique. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1638 (as Philip I); James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions II, 7 November 1987), lot 236 (as Philip I). From McAlee (p. 256, note 269): “This is the only known example of a Philip II tetradrachm depicting him as Augustus with a bust with shield.”

625 626 625. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.04 g, 12h). 4th officina. AVTOK K ΓAI MЄ KVIN ΔЄKIOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; •••• below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur –; McAlee 1105d (this coin illustrated). Choice EF, toned, minor deposits. Extremely rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection.

626. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 10.79 g, 6h). 2nd officina. AVT K ΓAI MЄ KV ΔЄKIOC TPAIANOC CЄB, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; •• below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing left on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 516; McAlee 1122b (this coin illustrated). Choice EF, toned. Rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection.

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627. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.59 g, 12h). 2nd officina. AVT K ΓAI MЄ KV ΔЄKIOC TPAIANOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery, with gorgoneion on breastplate; •• below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing right on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 555 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 1144b. EF, toned, small metal flaw on obverse. Struck on a broad flan. Very rare, only 3 known to Prieur at the time of his publication, 1 in Coin Archives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

628. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.07 g, 12h). 4th officina. ЄPЄNNIA TPOVCKIΛΛA CЄB, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; •••• below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing right on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 620; McAlee 1167d. Near EF, toned, light porosity. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

629 630 629. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.97 g, 6h). 1st officina. ЄPЄNNЄ TPOV MЄ ΔЄKIOC KЄCAP, bareheaded and draped bust right; • below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing right on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 629; McAlee 1152a. EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Elsen 88 (10 June 2006), lot 435; Peus 340 (2 November 1994), lot 1076; Münz Zentrum 76 (10 November 1993), lot 258.

630. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.53 g, 6h). 7th officina. Γ OVAΛ OCTIΛIAN MЄ KVINTOC KЄCAP, bareheaded and draped bust right; Z below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing left on palm frond, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. Prieur 652; McAlee 1160e. EF, toned. Extremely rare, only 2 cited by Prieur, this specimen the only example in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec (9 May 2011), lot 262 (CHF 1300). McAlee (p. 376): “Hostilian’s Antiochene provincial coins are the rarest of the emperors of the third century.”

631 632 631. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 11.95 g, 12h). 2nd officina. AVTOK K Γ OVIB TPЄB ΓAΛΛOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; •• below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; B between legs, S C in exergue. Prieur 658 (this coin illustrated); McAlee 1172b. Near EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 271 (25 November 1969), lot 343.

632. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Volusian. AD 251-253. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.15 g, 6h). Hybrid of the 4th and 2nd officinae. AVTOK K Γ AΦIN ΓAΛ OVЄNΔ OVOΛOVCIANOC (sic) CЄB, radiate and draped bust right; •••• below / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; B between legs, S C in exergue. Prieur 696 var.; McAlee 1188b (this coin illustrated). Near EF, toned, earthen deposits. Extremely rare variety. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection. McAlee (p. 387, note 300) points out that this coin “...is a variant with the name misspelled ‘OVOΛOVCIANOC’. In addition, the coin appears to have four dots instead of two on the obverse.”

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633. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.95 g, 12h). Officina A. Struck AD 215-217. IOVΛIA AVΓOCTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / [ΔHMAP]X ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A to upper right; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 950 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Choice EF, toned. Extremely rare and choice for issue. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (29 November 1984), lot 481. Julia Domna is featured prominently on the tetradrachms of Emesa as the city was the empress’ birthplace. The Severan tetradrachms of Emesa carry various letters and symbols that presumably indicate officinae, but whose precise significance is not understood. It cannot be assumed that the “A” marking on this coin indicates that it is the product of the first officina as other letters, particularly “O,” were certainly not intended as numerals (O = 70).

634. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.38 g, 12h). Officina H. Struck AD 215-217. IOVΛIA AVΓOCTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; H to either side of eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 979 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned. Extremely rare variety, this piece the only example known to Prieur with double officina marking. One additional in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 757; Superior (30 May 1990), lot 7229.

635. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.01 g, 6h). Officina H. Struck AD 215-217. IOVΛIA AVΓOCTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; H to lower right; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 981 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned. Very rare variety, only 2 cited by Prieur, several additional in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 461 (November/December 1983), no. 63.

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636 637 636. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.69 g, 11h). Officina O. Struck AD 215-217. IOVΛIA AVΓOCTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; O beneath eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 995; Bellinger 181. Good VF, toned with some iridescence. Fine style bust. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 585; Owl (John Barton) BBS 4 (1 August 1984), lot 59.

637. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.99 g, 12h). Officina Γ. Struck AD 215-217. IOVΛIA AVΓOCTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left and small Γ. Prieur 1021; Bellinger –. Good VF, toned. Apparently a rare officina, only 4 known to Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 719.

638. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.75 g, 12h). Officina A. Struck AD 215-217. AVT [K M A AN]-TωNЄINOC C-Є-B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A beneath eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 956; Bellinger 189. EF, toned, lustrous surfaces. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 733; Numismatic Fine Arts [XXIV] Fall Mail Bid Sale (18 October 1990), lot 2146.

639. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.36 g, 12h). Officina A. Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A AN-TωNЄINOC C-Є-B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A to upper right; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 959; Bellinger 187. EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 643.

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640. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.25 g, 12h). Officina A. Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A AN-TωNЄINOC CЄB, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread / ΔHMAP[X ЄΞ VΠATOC T]O Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A beneath eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 961 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare, 1 of 2 coins cited by Prieur, none in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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641. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.42 g, 1h). Officina A. AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPINOC C-Є-B, laureate bust right, slight drapery / Δ[H]MAPX ЄΞ [VΠATOC Π Π], eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A beneath eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 962 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 199 var. (bust type). EF, toned, some light porosity. Rare with drapery on bust. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXII (2 September 1992), lot 685.

642. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.51 g, 6h). AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPINOC C-[Є-B], laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 972; Bellinger 209. EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 615; Numismatic Fine Arts [XVII] Summer Mail Bid Sale (27 June 1986), lot 931.

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643. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.29 g, 12h). Officina H. AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; H beneath eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 991; Bellinger 202 var. (obv. legend). VF, lightly toned. Attractive bust type. An extremely rare variety, only 1 cited by Prieur. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 818.

Unusual Retrograde Legend

644. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.79 g, 12h). Officina O. B-ЭC CONIPKAM ЭC ΠO M K TVA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; O beneath eagle’s head; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 1006 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare and unusual engraver’s error. This is the only specimen cited by Prieur with bust left and retrograde obverse legend, 1 additional in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Thomas B. Lesure Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXXII, 7 December 1994), lot 487.

The Usurper Uranius Antoninus

645. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 10.12 g, 6h). AVTO K COVΛ CЄOVHPOC ANTωNINOC CЄ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C below wings, ЄMICA in exergue. Baldus –, unlisted dies (but cf. 2 for type); Prieur 1036 (this coin illustrated). VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex M&M Numismatics I (7 December 1997), lot 260. Uranius Antoninus is unknown from the ancient literary sources, although Zosimus perhaps confuses him with two usurpers he names as Uranius and Antoninus during the reign of Severus Alexander. Uranius Antoninus established his government at Emesa, probably in response to repeated Persian attacks rather than as a challenge to Rome. In any event, it appears he was finally subdued when Valerian marched to recover the East.

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646. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 8.50 g, 12h). AVTO K COVΛ CЄOVHPOC ANTΩNINOC CЄ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVC[IAC VΠ B], S-C in field, Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left. Baldus –; H.R. Baldus, “Die <reformierten> Tetradrachmen des Uranius Antoninus im Lichte eines neuen Fundes,” Chiron 5 (1975), 27, dies F/m (this coin, illustrated on pl. 48); Prieur 1069 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, deeply toned. Extremely rare. ($10,000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 353 (29 October 1997), lot 605. According to Baldus this coin was in the inventory of Leu in 1972.

647. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 8.58 g, 6h). [AVTO K COVΛ C]ЄOVHPOC ANTΩNINOC C, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠ B, S C in field, saddled dromedary standing right. Baldus 28, dies XIX/26; H.R. Baldus, “Die <reformierten> Tetradrachmen des Uranius Antoninus im Lichte eines neuen Fundes,” Chiron 5 (1975), 13, dies XIX/26 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 46); Prieur 1084 (this coin illustrated). EF, deeply toned. Extremely rare. ($15,000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 711; Vecchi 6 (9 June 1997), lot 1219. According to Baldus this coin was in the inventory of Leu in 1971.

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648. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Gabala. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.65 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; date-palm to right; between legs, crescent over crab. Prieur 1088 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 223. Good VF. Extremely rare, only 2 cited by Prieur, 3 in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

649. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Gabala. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.34 g, 6h). AVT KAI M ΟΠ C-Є MAKPINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; date-palm to right; between legs, crescent over crab. Prieur 1089; Bellinger 223. Good VF, lightly toned, small pit on obverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 1128.

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Extremely Rare Laodicean Tetradrachm

650. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.77 g, 12h). KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head of Augustus right; BΛ below chin / IOYΛIEΩN [T]ΩN [KAI] ΛA-OΔIKEΩN ΣE, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; Φ below chin. Prieur 1101; BMC 30; RPC Supp. 4381.4 (this coin). Good VF, deeply toned, minor scratch on cheek of Tyche. Extremely rare, apparently the 4th known and the only example in private hands. ($3000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Alberto Campana Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 64, 17 May 2012), lot 1025; Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 339; Freeman & Sear FPL 11 (Spring/Summer 2006), no. 88. If we interpret the BΛ on the obverse as a date (32) this issue would correspond to 16 BC, but, as noted in RPC, the style of the portrait suggests a later date, circa 5 BC.

651. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.81 g, 12h). Dated year 111 of the Pharsalian Era (AD 63/4). [NEP]ΩNOC CEBACTO/Y KAICAPOC, laureate head of Nero right; -o below chin / [IOYΛIEΩN TΩN KAI] ΛAOΔIKEΩN, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; E[...?] above, APIC behind, AIP (date) below chin, ICA below neck. Prieur 1106 var. (ΦPO on obv.); RPC I 4385 var. (same). VF, lightly toned, graffiti in obverse field, reverse slightly off center. Extremely rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 647. This appears to be a minor variant with -o rather than ΦPO in the obverse field, which is known by only two specimens. The letters (EP?) above the turret crown on our piece are otherwise unrecorded.

652. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.00 g, 12h). Dated year 170 of the Caesarean Era (AD 123/4). AYTOKP KAICAP TPAIANOC A-ΔPIANOC CЄBACT, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / IOYΛIЄωN TωN KAI ΛAOΔIKЄωN, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, with grape bunches in hair; OP (date) below chin. Prieur 1109; RPC III 3805.6 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 168). Good VF, toned, minor scratches, slight doubling on reverse. Fine style. Very rare, 1 of only 6 cited in RPC. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5142; Numismatica Ars Classica 1 (39 March 1989), lot 862; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 279 (August 1967), no. 40.

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653. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.68 g, 12h). Dated year 172 of the Caesarean Era (AD 125/6). AYTOKP KAICAP TPAIA[NOC] AΔPIANOC CЄBACT, laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / IOYΛIЄωN TωN KAI ΛAOΔIKЄωN, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, with grape bunches in hair; BOP (date) below chin. Prieur 1111 (this coin illustrated); RPC III 3805.3 (this coin). VF, toned, very minor lamination flaws on obverse, some scratches on reverse. Very rare, 1 of only 7 cited by RPC. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Dr. Meyer-Coloniensis Collection (Münz Zentrum 64, 15 April 1988), lot 238.

654. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.29 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, Tyche seated left on rocky outcropping, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left; below, half-length figure of harbor-god swimming right, holding pharos of Laodicea in left hand. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 1; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1112 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, toned, porosity. Extremely rare, 1 of 3 cited by Prieur, 1 additional in CoinArchives (CNG 96, lot 660). ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

655 656 655. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.69 g, 6h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ-B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 3 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XIV); McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1115 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, toned. Extremely rare with eagle’s head left, 1 of 3 cited by Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

656. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.46 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ-B, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry –; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1116A. EF, toned, a few minor marks on obverse. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmBH 12 (11 April 2003), lot 272.

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657. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.56 g, 6h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 2 (this coin illustrated on pl. XIV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 4; Prieur 1117 (this coin illustrated). EF, attractively toned. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sternberg XIV (24 May 1984), lot 371.

658. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 4 (this coin illustrated on pl. XIV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 1 (this coin cited); Prieur 1118 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 185.

659. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.59 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 6; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 2; Prieur 1120. EF, toned. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 751.

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660. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.88 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 7 (this coin cited); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 3 (this coin cited); Prieur 1121 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, toned. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 711; Superior (9 December 1989), lot 3275; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXX.1 (January 1972), no. 93; Hess-Leu 41 (24 April 1969), lot 281.

661. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.30 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-209. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC C-Є, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 22; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 16; Prieur 1140 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Autumn Sale (26 October 1995), lot 628.

662. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-209. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 21 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XVI); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 15; Prieur 1141 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 4 (3 December 1985), lot 560; Hess-Leu 41 (24 April 1969), lot 280.

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663. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.07 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 36; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 26; Prieur 1148. EF, toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sotheby’s (19 April 1993), lot 327 (part of).

664. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.68 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 34a; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 25; Prieur 1149. EF, toned, minor deposits on reverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 638; Superior (7 June 1987), lot 4536.

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665. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.73 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 34a; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 25; Prieur 1150. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare, only 1 cited by Prieur with eagle’s head right. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Group CEM (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 639 (hammer $1800).

Pedigreed to 1961

666. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.14 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVTO KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC B, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 7 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 9 (this coin cited); Prieur 1125. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Group CEM (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 642 (hammer $1100); Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 212 (June 1961), no. 54.

Pedigreed to 1967

667. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.35 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC B, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 9 (this coin illustrated on pl. XIV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 5 (this coin cited); Prieur 1130. EF, toned, a few minor deposits. Great portrait. ( $750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 606; Auctiones AG 15 (18 September 1985), lot 379; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 279 (August 1967), no. 42.

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668 669 668. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.93 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. AVT KAI AN-TΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 10 (this coin); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 5 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 4); Prieur 1132. VF, darkly toned, some porosity, scratches in reverse field. Only 2 cited by Prieur for this variety. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; JSD Coins FPL 61 (July 1980), no. 228.

669. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.42 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-209. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 27; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 15; Prieur 1142 (this coin illustrated). EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, 1 of only 2 known to Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Tkalec (28 October 1994), lot 250.

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670. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-209. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 24; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 18; Prieur 1143. EF, toned, minor deposits on reverse. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 732; Superior (21 September 1990), lot 121; Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 536.

671. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.86 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 37; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 28, pl. IV, 28; Prieur 1152. Good VF, toned, graffiti on obverse. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 790.

672. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.90 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC C, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 38 (this coin, obv. illustrated on pl. XVIII); McAlee, Severan, Group III, 28, pl. V, 28; Prieur 1153 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. Fine style portrait. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 66 (22 October 1984), lot 726.

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673. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.74 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery, with gorgoneion on breastplate / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 39; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 27; Prieur 1154. EF, toned. Rare and artistic bust type, 8 cited by Prieur, 1 in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 664; Rynearson FPL (Spring 1988), no. 54.

674 675 674. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.80 g, 1h). Struck AD 208-209. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 41; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1156. EF, slightly spotty tone, a couple faint scratches on obverse. Very rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Trition XVII (6 January 2014), lot 755; Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 315. Misattributed as Prieur 1167 in both the Triton and Gorny & Mosch sales, this piece has subtle stylistic variations that place it in Prieur and Amandry’s group III, rather than group IV.

675. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.75 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-211. AVT KAI [A]NTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group IV, 48; cf. McAlee, Severan, Group IV, 33 Prieur 1164 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

676. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.35 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-211. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group IV, 47; cf. McAlee, Severan, Group IV, 3;1 Prieur 1165. Near EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

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677. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.66 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-211. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group IV, 49; McAlee, Severan, Group IV, 32; Prieur 1167. EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

678. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.96 g, 12h). Struck AD 212-213. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, radiate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group V, 57; McAlee, Severan, Group V, 39; Prieur 1177 (this coin illustrated). Superb EF, toned. One of only 5 examples cited by Prieur. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XX (9 March 1988), lot 284.

679. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.18 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. KAICAP ΓЄTAC, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VΠATOC TO A, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 17 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XV); McAlee, Severan, Group I, 14 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 4); Prieur 1134 (this coin). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, particularly with eagle’s head to right. This coin the only specimen recorded by Prieur, 1 additional in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Richard McAlee Collection; Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 190.

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680. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.49 g, 6h). Struck AD 205-207. KAICAP ΓЄTAC, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / VΠATOC TO A, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 20; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 11; Prieur 1135. EF. Wonderful portrait. Rare, 4 cited by Prieur, 3 in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 785; Classical Numismatic Auctions XXV (24 March 1993), lot 881 (obv. illustrated on back cover).

681. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.79 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. KAICAP ΓЄTAC, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VΠATOC TO A, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 18; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 12; Prieur 1137 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, lightly toned. Only 4 cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 5 (25 February 1995), lot 528.

682. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.67 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-208. KAICAP ΓЄTAC, bareheaded and draped bust right / VΠA-TOC TO A, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 29; McAlee, Severan, Group II, 21 (this coin cited); Prieur 1145 (this coin illustrated). EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, 1 of only 2 known to Prieur. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 656; Numismatic Fine Arts XX (9 March 1988), lot 267; Numismatic Fine Arts XII (23 March 1983), lot 332.

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683. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.23 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-208. KAICAP ΓЄTAC, bareheaded and draped bust right / VΠA-TOC TO B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 30; McAlee, Severan, Group II, 22; Prieur 1146 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, toned. Rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Albuquerque 34 (23 April 1992), lot 87.

684. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.69 g, 12h). Struck AD 209. AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ (Γ overcut on B), eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Cf. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 44; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1160 (this coin illustrated). VF, toned. Extremely rare with overcut date. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Christie, Manson & Woods (28 February 1989), lot 1486.

685. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.20 g, 12h). AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group IV, 53 (this coin, obv. illustrated on pl. XIX); cf. McAlee, Severan, Group IV, 35; Prieur 1173 (this coin, illustrated). Superb EF, toned. Prieur divided the Severan issues of Laodicea based on subtle stylistic varieties, this is the only Group IV coin he cited where Geta wears a longer beard. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 66 (22 October 1984), lot 734.

686. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.45 g, 12h). AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry –; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1175 (this coin, illustrated). Superb EF, toned. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sotheby’s (19 April 1993), lot 327 (part of).

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687. SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.04 g, 12h). KAIC M ΟΠЄΛ ANTΩNЄINOC, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX [ЄΞ VΠ]ATOC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1185; Bellinger 75. EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 36 (5 December 1995), lot 2445.

Herod of Chalcis Bronze

688. COELESYRIA, Chalcis ad Libanum. Herod. AD 41-48. Æ (27mm, 16.93 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 43/4). BAΣIΛEYΣ HPOΔ-HΣ ΦΙΛOKΛA[YΔIOΣ], diademed head right / KΛAVΔI/Ω KAIΣA/PI ΣEBAΣ/TΩ ET Γ (date) in four lines within a circle within wreath. Meshorer 362; Hendin 1252; RPC I 4778. VF, brown surfaces. Very rare and exceptional for issue. Comparable to the Heritage 3005, lot 20037 specimen sold in 2009, which is the finest in CoinArchives. ($5000) Continued Herodian support of the Romans allowed the dynasty to extend its influence beyond Jewish territories. Herod V, the grandson of Herod the Great, was granted the kingdom of Chalkis by Claudius in 41 upon the request of Agrippa I, and all of Herod’s rare coins name the emperor. His friendship with and loyalty to the emperor continued to benefit him; following the death of Agrippa in 44, Claudius granted Herod authority over affairs at the Temple in Jerusalem, a right he retained until his death some four years later.

689 690 689. COELESYRIA, Damascus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.88 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC CЄ-[B], laureate bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, ram’s head left. J. Nurpetlian, “Damascene tetradrachms of Caracalla,” AJN 26 (2014), 6 (O1/R5 – this coin, illustrated on pl. 50); Prieur 1207; Bellinger –. Near EF, toned. Rare with this bust type. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 669.

690. COELESYRIA, Damascus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.55 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTωNINOC [CЄB], laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, ram’s head left. J. Nurpetlian, “Damascene tetradrachms of Caracalla,” AJN 26 (2014), 12 (O3/R8 – this coin, illustrated on pl. 51); Prieur 1204; Bellinger 219. Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex UBS 61 (14 September 2004), lot 4590; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 461 (November/December 1983), no. 71.

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691. COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.08 g, 11h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A ANTωNЄINO-C CЄB, laureate head of Caracalla right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, radiate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing right; star to right; below, lion advancing right. Prieur 1192; Bellinger . VF, toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare, only 2 cited by Prieur, 1 in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 820.

692. COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 11.82 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTωNЄIN-OC CЄB, radiate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, star above lion advancing right. Prieur 1195 var. (rev. legend); Bellinger 212 corr. (rev. legend). EF, toned. Rare reverse legend variety. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 980; Elsen 70 (15 June 2002), lot 818.

693 694 693. COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.71 g, 11h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A AN-[T]ωNЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ [VΠATOC] T[O] Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, star above lion advancing right. Prieur 1197 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 214. EF, toned. Extremely rare with this bust type, 4 cited by Prieur, none in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sotheby’s (8 July 1996), lot 143; Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 363.

694. COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.24 g, 12h). AVT K M [OΠ] CЄ MAKPINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V[ΠAT]OC Π Π, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, star above lion advancing right. Prieur 1202 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare with this bust type, 4 cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 461 (November/December 1983), no. 72.

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695. DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.83 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI A-NTωNINOC CЄB, laureate head of Carcalla set on eagle standing right / ΔHMAPX Є-Ξ VΠAT Δ, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules (with the features of Caracalla) right, with lion’s skin tied around neck; star above, club to right; below, the Three Graces standing within wreath. Prieur 1584 var. or corr. (star on rev. not noted); Bellinger –; Shoshana 20626 var. (legends, no star [hammer $16,000]) Good VF. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Prieur cited only 1 example for this variety, in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, which he did not illustrate. The star is not noted in his description so it is unclear if this is a variant of Prieur 1584 or if his description needs to be corrected.

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696. DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.14 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC CЄB, laureate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠA TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, the Three Graces standing within wreath. Prieur 1594; Bellinger 322. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 878; Waddell FPL 73 (1998), no. 83.

697. PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.49 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A AN-TΩNINOC CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, deity wearing calathus, holding whip in right hand and fulmen in left, flanked by two bulls. Prieur 1217; Bellinger 253 var. (rev. legend; Orthosia). EF, toned. Rare with this reverse legend. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 641; Superior (7 June 1987), lot 4545.

698. PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.02 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINO-C CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, pilei of the Dioscuri. Prieur 1222; Bellinger 257 (Tripolis). Choice EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 613; Berk BBS 42 (18 March 1986), lot 145.

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699. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.64 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI M A ANTΩNINOC CЄ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, radiate and draped bust of solar deity right, with crescent on shoulders. Prieur 1229 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned, reverse die break. Extremely rare, 1 of 2 cited by Prieur, 2 additional in CoinArchives. ($3000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 970; Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 767; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 99. Prieur noted: “The god looks to the right, in contrast with the Shamash of ‘Emesa,’ who is always to the left.” He suggested Aglibol or Malakbel as possible identifications for the deity.

700. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.80 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M AV [ANTΩ]NЄINOC CЄ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, radiate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing right atop bull’s head right. Prieur 1231 var. (obv. legend); Bellinger 225 var. (same). Good VF, toned, light porosity. Possibly an unpublished variety of an extremely rare type. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

701. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.01 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K AV AN-TΩNЄINOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak, standing right on bull advancing right. Prieur 1233 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –. VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare and possibly unique. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Empire Coins FPL 46 (August 1989), no. 41.

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702 703 702. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.42 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull’s head right. Prier 1237 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned. Only 4 cited by Prieur with this bust type. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 365.

703. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.79 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVTO KAI M A ANTΩNO-C CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; crescent between legs. Prieur 1255 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned. Extremely rare, the sole coin cited by Prieur for this variety. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Christie’s (9 December 1991), lot 161; Superior (30 May 1980), lot 2441.

Bold Portrait

704. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.82 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVTO M A ANTΩNINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, large shield over left shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; crescent between legs. Prieur 1258; Bellinger 236 var. (rev. legend). Superb EF, toned. Extremely rare, only two cited by Prieur. Well centered and with an exceptional bust type. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 633; Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 514.

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705. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.29 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AV K M A A-N[T]ΩN[I]NOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with gorgoneion on breastplate, trabea over shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; crescent between legs. Prieur 1261; Bellinger 237 var. (rev. legend). Near EF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex M&M Numismatics I (7 December 1997), lot 269.

706. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.20 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. AV K M A A-NTΩNINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with gorgoneion on breastplate, trabea over shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; crescent between legs. Prieur 1262; Bellinger 237 var. (rev. legend, eagle’s head to left). EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare with eagle’s head to right, possibly the second known. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 930; AstArte News No. 2 (October 1998), lot 108.

707. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.54 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTΩNINOC CA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMA ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; crescent between legs. Prieur 1269-70 var. (rev. legend); Bellinger 230 var. (same); VAuctions 318 (Triskeles 15), lot 210. EF, toned. A seemingly unpublished variety. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 229 (17 September 2003), lot 1539; Maison Platt FPL (September 1997), no. 556.

708. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 12.02 g, 12h). AV KAI MAP ΟΠ ANTωNINOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATO A, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak, atop bull reclining right. Prieur 1252 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 247. VF, toned, faint porosity. Extremely rare, 1 of only 2 cited by Prieur. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 469 (August 1984), no. 71.

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709. PHOENICIA, Aradus. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.14 g, 12h). AV KAI MAP ΟΠ ANTωNINOC, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔH[MAPX] ЄΞ VΠAT A, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull’s head right. Prieur 1254; Bellinger 248 var. (eagle’s head to right). Near EF, lightly toned. Only 4 cited by Prieur with eagle’s head left. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 714.

710. PHOENICIA, Berytus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.52 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, prow left. Prieur 1292; Bellinger 282 var. (bust type). Choice EF. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 611; Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (29 November 1984), lot 490.

711. PHOENICIA, Berytus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.36 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔH ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; grain ears between legs, dolphin entwined around trident in exergue. Prieur 1295 var. (rev. legend); Bellinger 281 var. (same). VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 1121.

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712. PHOENICIA, Byblus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.26 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / ΔHMAP ЄΞ VΠAT TO Δ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing right; small altar below eagle’s head. Prieur 1306 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –; C. van Hoof, “Syrische Tetradrachmenprägung der römischen Kaiserzeit: Ein neuer Schatzfund,” JNG XXXVI (1986), p. 122, 135 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 16). Near EF, lightly toned, flan crack. Extremely rare and possibly unique. ($3000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Previously from a hoard in trade that was made available to the Institut für Alte Geschichte, Universität des Saarlandes for documentation, and published by Christine van Hoof.

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713. PHOENICIA, Byblus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.15 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC C-[Є], laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak, atop garlanded altar; K to right. Prieur 1307 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Good VF, toned. One of 4 cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

714. PHOENICIA, Byblus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.83 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC C, laureate head right / ΔHMAP ЄΞ VΠAT TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; K to upper right, altar between legs. Prieur 1315 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 264. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 157 (24 February 1988), lot 560.

715. PHOENICIA, Sidon. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.01 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, Europa, holding billowing veil, on bull right. Prieur –; Bellinger –. Choice EF, toned, minor stain on obverse. Extremely rare and possibly unique with bust facing left. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 448 (hammer CHF 1400).

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716. PHOENICIA, Sidon. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.63 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔH-MAP Є VΠATO-C Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; carriage of Astarte between legs. Prieur 1360 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 291. EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 8 (27 October 1987), lot 1240.

717. PHOENICIA, Sidon. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.50 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; carriage of Astarte between legs. Prieur 1362 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 293. EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection.

Rare Zodiac Wheel Type

718. PHOENICIA, Sidon. Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. Æ (30mm, 19.82 g, 6h). I[VL]IA PA-[V]LA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / Carriage of Astarte flanked by crescent and star; all within center of zodiacal wheel; around, CO[L]O AVR [PIA METR SIDON] divided by registers. Rouvier 1571; BMC – (but cf. 10 for rev. type on coin of Elagabalus). VF, earthen green patina. Rare astrological type. ($3000) Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 525. Astarte, a Syro-Phoenician goddess of fertility, sexuality and war, derived from the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar and was known in other cultures as Asthart and Ashtoreth. She was worshipped in Phoenicia in the form of a baetyl, an aniconic stone cult image. In many cases the baetyl was believed to have fallen from the heavens and would be known today as a meteorite. Perhaps indicative of this connection, here the baetyl is shown on its sacred cart in the center of a Zodiacal ring. The heavenly Zodiacal belt was divided into 12 sections containing the major constellations and planets, whose movements were thought to guide the affairs of humans and gods alike.

Pedigreed to 1957

719. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.62 g, 6h). Struck AD 209212. AVT KAI CЄΠ CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT Γ, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1528 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Choice EF, lightly toned. Fine style portrait. Very rare, 4 cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Peus 353 (29 October 1997), lot 508; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 170 (July 1957), no. 35.

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Unique Tyre Tetradrachm Possible British Reference Type

720. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.83 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-212. IOVΛIA AVΓOVCTA, bareheaded and draped bust right / MHTHP CЄBB KAI KACTPωN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left; murex shell to lower left. Prieur 1527 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –. VF, lightly toned, some roughness. Extremely rare and possibly unique, the sole example cited by Prieur. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica C (12 March 1993), lot 1902. The legend is a Greek form of the Latin MATER AVGG ET CASTRORVM (“mother of the Augusti and army camps”). The Nike may allude to Septimius Severus’ victory in Britain.

721. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.55 g, 6h). Struck AD 209-212. AVT KAI ANTωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT Γ, laureate bust of MelkartHercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1530 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 299. Choice EF, toned. Rare and artistic. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sotheby’s (8 July 1996), lot 142; Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (29 November 1984), lot 489.

722. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.95 g, 6h). Struck AD 209-212. AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT B, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1531; Bellinger 302. EF, toned. Only 4 cited by Prieur, 1 in CoinArchives. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 607; Auctiones AG 15 (18 September 1985), lot 391.

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723. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.08 g, 12h). Struck AD 209-212. AVT KAI ANTωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1536 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 297. Near EF, toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sternberg XIV (24 May 1984), lot 383.

724. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.90 g, 6h). Struck AD 213-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNINOC CЄ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing right; club to right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT Δ, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1543; Bellinger 309. Good VF, toned, faint porosity. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 1323.

725. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.44 g, 6h). AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄB, laureate head of Geta right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT B, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Prieur 1532; Bellinger 302 var. (obv. legend). Near EF, lightly toned. Rare, particularly so with this obverse legend. Only 2 in CoinArchives. ($1000)

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726. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.64 g, 12h). AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1540; Bellinger 301. EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gilbert Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica/Spink Tasei, 16 November 1994), lot 869.

727. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Geta. AD 209-211. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.79 g, 12h). AVT KAI ΓЄTAC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1541; Bellinger 302. EF, toned, a couple scratches in field on obverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 758.

728. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.41 g, 12h). M OΠ ANTωNINON KAI, barheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1557 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 317. EF, lightly toned. One of 2 cited by Prieur, 2 in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XX (9 March 1988), lot 295.

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Cadmus Introduces the Alphabet to the Greeks Finest Known Example of Type

729. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (29mm, 18.88 g, 6h). IMP M IVL PHILLIP[V]S P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL TV-RO ME-T-ROP, Cadmus presenting the alphabet to the Hellenes: Cadmus standing left, holding spear in left hand, with right hand he presents a rolled papyrus to the first of four Greeks standing right; murex shell at Cadmus’ feet, ЄΛΛH and KAΔ in exergue. Rouvier 2446 = Babelon, Perses 2281; BMC –; AUB –. Good VF, redbrown surfaces. Almost certainly the finest known for this remarkable reverse type. Extremely rare. ($15,000) It is generally accepted that the Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet around the early 8th century BC, although Herodotus records that the Phoencian prince Cadmus introduced the alphabet to the Hellenes circa 2000 BC. This extremely rare and highly interesting issue explicitly names the figures and represents the legend as recorded in Herodotus 5.58: The Phoenicians who came with Cadmus—amongst whom were the Gephyraei—introduced into Greece, after their settlement in the country, a number of accomplishments, of which the most important was writing, an art till then, I think, unknown to the Greeks. At first they used the same characters as all the other Phoenicians, but as time went on, and they changed their language, they also changed the shape of their letters. At that period most of the Greeks in the neighborhood were Ionians; they were taught these letters by the Phoenicians and adopted them, with a few alterations, for their own use, continuing to refer to them as the Phoenician characters—as was only right, as the Phoenicians had introduced them.

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Proclaimed by Claudian Edict

730. JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Herod of Chalcis and Claudius. 37-43 CE. Æ (26mm, 16.20 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 8 of Agrippa (43/4 CE). BAΣ AΓPIΠΠAΣ [ΣEB KAIΣAP BAΣ HPΩΔHΣ] (King Agrippa, Augustus Caesar, King Herod), Claudius, togate, standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar, between Agrippa I and Herod of Chalcis, each crowning the emperor with a wreath; L H (date) in exergue / [OPKIA BAΣ ME] AΓPIΠΠA ΠΡ ΣEΒ KAIΣAP AK [ΣYNKΛHTON?], K ΔHM POM ΦIΛ[I K ΣYN]M XI AY (A vow and treaty of friendship and alliance between the Great King Agrippa and Augustus Caesar, the Senate and the People of Rome) in two concentric circles divided by wreath; clasped right hands in center; c/m: crude head left within oval incuse. Burnett, Coinage 8; Hendin 1248; Meshorer 124a; RPC I 4982; for c/m: Howgego 156. Good VF, green and brown patina. Rare and of great historical importance. Possibly the finest known. ($5000) Agrippa I had a close relationship with both Gaius (Caligula) and Claudius, in part helping to secure the rule of the latter in the uncertain days following his unexpected rise to the purple. Indeed, his relationship with Claudius was so close that Josephus (Ant. xix. 5.1) records that among the new emperor’s first acts was publishing an edict guaranteeing Agrippa’s kingdom (with the title “Great King”) and granting the territory of Chalcis to Agrippa’s elder brother Herod. This remarkable and rare issue not only explicitly refers to the alliance on the reverse, even using Agrippa’s new title “Great King,” but depicts the oath taking ceremony that occurred in the Roman Forum and is discussed in historical sources: He also made a league with this Agrippa, confirmed by oaths, in the middle of the Forum in the city of Rome. (Josephus, Ant. xix.5.1) He struck his treaties with foreign princes in the Forum, sacrificing a pig and reciting the ancient formula of the fetial priests. (Suetonius, Claud. 25.5) The current piece is exceptional for type, with the majority of specimens in poor condition and with much of the legends illegible. For the extremely rare counterpart issue of Herod of Chalcis with a similar obverse, albeit with the position of the brothers switched, see Meshorer 361.

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731. JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Claudius. 37-43 CE. Æ (26mm, 10.33 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 8 of Agrippa (43/4 CE). [TIBEPIOΣ KAIΣAP ΣE]BAΣTOΣ ΓEP[M], laureate head of Claudius right; c/m: head left within oval incuse / [BAΣIΛE]YΣ MEΓ[AΣ AΓP]IΠΠA[Σ], Claudius and Agrippa standing facing one another, each holding patera, within distyle temple; between, torso of figure holding uncertain object above [victimarius kneeling left, restraining offering]; L H (date) in pediment. Burnett, Coinage 10; Hendin 1249a; Meshorer 125a; RPC I 4984; for c/m: Howgego 156. Near VF, green patina, cleaning scratches. Rare and with nice detail for issue. ($1000) Burnett believed the scene on the reverse represented the consecration of the treaty between Claudius and Agrippa (see previous lot). Although Josephus and Suetonius place the rites of the treaty, which included the sacrifice of a pig, in the Roman Forum, Burnett argued that they instead took place at the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus. Following Burnett’s interesting argument, this rare Judaean bronze not only represents a religious ceremony before the holiest temple of Rome, but accurately depicts a victimarius (sacrificial assistant) about to kill a pig.

732. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.39 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing on vine branch with three bunches of grapes, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Meshorer, Aelia 91 = Sofaer 81 var. (legends); Prieur 1633 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 351. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex M&M Numismatics I (7 December 1997), lot 276.

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734

733. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.44 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing on vine branch with three bunches of grapes, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Meshorer 91 var. (legends); Prieur 1633 var. (obv. legend); Bellinger –; Sofaer 81 var. (legends); CNG 99, lot 508. VF. Rare. ($750) 734. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.03 g, 12h). [AV]T K M ΟΠЄΛ C MAKPINOC C, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs, ivy leaf in exergue. Cf. Meshorer, Aelia 96b; Prieur 1642; cf. Bellinger 358; Sofaer 91. Good VF, lightly toned, some scratches and spots of verdigris. Very rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Künker 136 (10 March 2008), lot 1114 (since cleaned); Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), lot 762.

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735. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.01 g, 6h). M [ΟΠ]Λ ANT ΔIAΔIMINIAN[OC], bareheaded and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX [ЄΞ VΠ]ATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs, grape bunch in exergue. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur –; Bellinger –; Sofaer –; CNG 99, lot 510. VF, toned. Extremely rare with grape bunch in exergue. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Sternberg XXXIV (22 October 1998), lot 306.

Unpublished Ascalon Tetradrachm of Macrinus

736. JUDAEA, Ascalon. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.06 g, 12h). AVT KAI ΟΠ CЄ MAKPЄIИOC, laureate head right / ΔHM-APX ЄΞ VΠA, eagle standing facing on palm frond, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; below, dove standing right, holding olive branch in beak. Prieur –; Bellinger –; Sofaer –. VF, toned. Extremely rare and possibly unique. ($1500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex L. Schulman 29 (10 November 2003), lot 2393; Glendining (10 March 1965), lot 218. A great rarity missed by Prieur when compiling his book. He did, however, record a single tetradrachm of Diadumenian, so the appearance of an issue for Macrinus is not surprising.

737 738 737. JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.25 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on serpent-entwined torch, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond between eagle’s legs. Prieur 1670 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 368; Sofaer –. Good VF, toned, some porosity. One of only 2 coins of this variety known to Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Elsen FPL 30 (March 1981), no. 48.

738. JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.23 g, 12h). M OΠ ANTωN KAI, bareheaded and draped bust right / ΔHM[AP]X ЄΞ, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; pellet between legs. Prieur 1682 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –; Sofaer 62. VF, toned, light porosity. Very rare with pellet between legs. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCII.3 (April 1984), no. 1824.

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739. JUDAEA, Gaza. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.03 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AV[T KAI AN]-TΩNINOC CЄB, radiate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠA[TOC] TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; symbol of Marnas to upper left and right, wreath between legs. Prieur 1693; Bellinger 379; Sofaer 201. VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare. ($2000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Triton XI (7 January 2008), lot 522 (hammer $3100).

740. JUDAEA, Gaza. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.16 g, 12h). AV K M ΟΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX Є-Ξ VΠATOC T A, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star to upper right; between legs, symbol of Marnas within circle. Prieur 1695; Bellinger –; Sofaer 203 var. (obv. legend). VF, toned. Very rare. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Triton VI (13 January 2004), lot 816. At the time of his publication, Prieur listed only 1 example for this variety and a total of only 3 coins of Macrinus from Gaza. This is 1 of 5 coins of Macrinus listed in CoinArchives for the city.

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742

741. JUDAEA, Gaza. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.54 g, 7h). M OΠ ANT-ΩN KAI, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAP[X ЄΞ] VΠATOC T A, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star to upper right; between legs, symbol of Marnas within circle. Prieur 1697 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –; Sofaer 205. VF, toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Carlo Fontana Collection (Finarte 995, 26 November 1996), lot 1102.

742. JUDAEA, Gaza. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.96 g, 6h). M OΠ ANT-ΩN KAI, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAP[X ЄΞ] VΠATOC T A, eagle standing facing on club, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; symbol of Marnas to upper right, star between legs. Prieur 1698 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 381; Sofaer –. VF, toned, some porosity. Very rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Autumn Sale (26 October 1995), lot 640.

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743. JUDAEA, Neapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.38 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTΩ-NINOC CЄB, laureate head of Caracalla right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, laureate head of Caracalla right, set on eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; altar to upper right. Prieur 1699 var. (obv. legend); Bellinger –; Sofaer –. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased from Harlan Berk, 2005. Prieur listed only 1 specimen for this double-portrait type (in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France), which is inferior to the present coin.

744. JUDAEA, Neapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.62 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN-TωNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMA[PX] ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; lighted altar between legs. Prieur 1705 var. (rev. legend); cf. Bellinger 343; Sofaer 82 var. (same). Near EF, toned. Extremely rare legend variety. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Shoshana Collection (Part I, Heritage 3003, 8 March 2012), lot 20652.

745. MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.17 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC C-ЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠA [TO] Δ, eagle standing facing on bull’s head flanked by pellets, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 821; Bellinger –. EF, lightly toned. Scarce and attractive bust type. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 756. While campaigning in the east, Caracalla made a pilgrimage to Carrhae in April AD 217. As the emperor stopped to urinate, he was murdered by the soldier Justin Martialis, who we are told was infuriated with Caracalla after he was passed up for the position of centurion. Macrinus, who accompanied the emperor and encouraged his murder, proclaimed himself emperor shortly thereafter.

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746. MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.94 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC C-ЄB, radiate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠA TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star to upper left, crescent between legs, two pellets in exergue. Prieur 830; Bellinger 159. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1489.

747. MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.81 g, 6h). AVT K M ΟΠ MAKPINOC C-ЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC, eagle standing facing on bull’s head flanked by pellets, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 824; Bellinger 163. EF, lightly toned, red deposits on reverse. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 600; RARCOA (15 March 1985), lot 146.

749

748

748. MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.91 g, 12h). AVT K M ΟΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC, eagle standing facing on bull’s head flanked by pellets, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 827; Bellinger 165. Choice EF, toned, reverse double struck. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Ceresio 3 (3 October 1992), lot 359; Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 740.

749. MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.27 g, 6h). AVT K M ΟΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ [VΠ]ATOC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star to upper left, crescent between legs, two pellets in exergue. Prieur 836; Bellinger 168. EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 718; Sotheby’s (22 March 1990), lot 86 (part of).

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750. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.38 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. [AVT] K M A[V ANT]ΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, radiate head of Caracalla right set on eagle standing right, head left, with wings spread; shrine with pediment below. Prieur 841; Bellinger –. Near EF, toned, light roughness. Very rare, Prieur knew of only 1 example of this variety at the time of his publication, only this example in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Group CEM (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 698 (hammer $2,300).

751. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.31 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A AИTΩИЄIИOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 845; Bellinger 138 var. (Ns for Иs). EF. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 704.

Ex Rhousopoulos Collection

752. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.17 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with shield decorated with gorgoneion over shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 847 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 140. Good VF, toned, flatly struck in a couple of areas. Only 5 cited by Prieur, 4 in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Anastasios Rhousopoulos Collection (J. Hirsch XIII, 15 May 1905), lot 4459.

753. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.17 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust left, with shield decorated with gorgoneion over shoulder / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 848; Bellinger 140 var. (rev. legend). Good VF, toned. Rare, 3 cited by Prieur, 4 in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 182 (20 February 2008), lot 195; Classical Numismatic Group 58 (14 June 2000), lot 1191; Gorny & Mosch 100 (20 November 1999), lot 521; Poindessault & Vedrines (29 December 1983), lot 84.

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754 755 754. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.87 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M AV ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 850; Bellinger 139. Choice EF, a few minor deposits on reverse. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 766; Superior (6 December 1991), lot 681.

755. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.82 g, 12h). AV[T] K M ΟΠ C-Є MAKPINOC C, laureate bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 856 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, lightly toned. Rare, 1 of 4 cited by Prieur. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XI (3 May 1990), lot 194.

756. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.22 g, 12h). AV K M ΟΠ CЄV MAKPЄINOC C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 864; Bellinger 142 var. (obv. legend). Good VF, toned, faint porosity. Very rare. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 559; Springfield Collection (Part II, Bowers & Ruddy, 27 December 1982), lot 3085.

757. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.12 g, 6h). AV K M ΟΠЄΛ CЄ MAKPЄINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 866; Bellinger –. EF, lightly toned. Attractive bust type. Only 5 specimens recorded by Prieur, 4 in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 750; Classical Numismatic Auctions XVI (16 August 1991), lot 326; Ponterio 47 (8 March 1991), lot 1348; Tkalec & Rauch (14 April 1986), lot 366.

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A Posthumous Plautilla

758. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Elagabalus, with Plautilla. AD 218-222. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.31 g, 6h). AVT K M AV CЄ ANTωNЄINOC CЄ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus left, with large shield over shoulder / ΦOVΛVIA ΠΛA[VTIΛA] AVΓOVCTA, draped bust of Plautilla right. Prieur 1729 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger 156 (Severus Alexander?). VF, toned, porosity. Extremely rare, 1 of only 2 cited by Prieur (the other in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin). ($1000) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 44 (3 April 1989), lot 497. This fascinating coin depicts Fulvia Plautilla, the wife of Caracalla, which is particularly surprising considering that she was exiled by her husband in AD 205 and killed in 211! Under Elagabalus, tetradrachm production became largely centralized either at the mint of Antioch or Emesa. The exception appears to be in Mesopotamia; the frontier province enjoyed a considerable amount of freedom in coin production, striking extremely rare Greek legend tetradrachms (Prieur 1724ff) and Latin legend aurei (Leu 42, lot 373) for the emperor. As Elagabalus claimed to be the illegitimate son of Caracalla and his cousin Julia Soaemias, many of these coins stress the continuity of the Severan line. For example, Prieur 1730 depicts a bust of Septimius Severus on the reverse and designates him the emperor’s grandfather, another tetradrachm (CNG 103, lot 602) names Septimius Severus his grandfather and Caracalla his father, and the aforementioned Leu aureus describes Caracalla as PAT[ER]. So what to make of Plautilla on this coin? Although it does not explicitly name Plautilla “mother,” it fits nicely in the (pseudo?) Edessan dynastic series. It would seem to reflect a rumor that Elagabalus was the legitimate son of Caracalla and Plautilla, a rumor that is unrecorded in the historical sources. Bellinger thought the obverse depicted Severus Alexander, but the obverse legend would seem to preclude this. The presence of CЄ[OVHPROC] on the obverse was most likely intended to further underscore the continuity of the Severan line.

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760

759. MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.08 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI M AVP ANT[Ω]NЄINOC CЄB, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; rectangle between legs. Prieur 872 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger –. EF, toned, edge irregularity. Extremely rare, this piece the only example cited by Prieur, none in CoinArchvies. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gilmore Collection.

760. MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.20 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; rectangle between legs. Prieur 876; Bellinger 172. EF, toned. Rare. ($300) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Millon & Associés (8 June 2007), lot 120.

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761. MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.69 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT KAI ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; rectangle between legs. Prieur 879 (this coin, illustrated); Bellinger 176 corr. (obv. legend). EF, toned. Attractive and extremely rare bust type. ($500) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Carlo Fontana Collection (Finarte 995, 26 November 1996), lot 1067, purchased from Mario Ratto, 1952.

762. MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.57 g, 12h). Struck AD 215217. ANTΩNЄINOC AVT KAI CЄ-B, radiate and draped bust left / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 880; Bellinger –. Near EF, toned. Very rare with bust left, six cited by Prieur, one in CoinArchives. ($750) From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, 712; Superior (9 December 1989), lot 3284; Superior (8 August 1983), lot 406. The shrine symbol is normally associated with Edessa, but Prieur placed the type (as well as his 878) under Rhesaena based on style, believing them to be the work of “...die cutters who are unmistakably from the ‘Rhesaeana’ mint.”

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One of the Great Rarities of the Alexandrian Series Ex Dattari Collection

763. EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Drachm (38mm, 36.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 67/8). NEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV, laureate head right; L I∆ (date) below chin / ΖΕΥΣ ΚΑΠΕΤ[ΩΛΙΟΣ], Zeus enthroned left, holding long scepter and thunderbolt; at feet, eagle standing left, head right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 281 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 20 (this coin); K&G 14.118 corr. (obv. legend); RPC I 5285 (this coin cited; attributed to RY 11 in error); Emmett 140.14 (R5). EF, dark brown surfaces with traces of green, twice holed in antiquity (which does not affect any significant part of the design). Exceptional and one of the classic rarities of the series. The authors of RPC cite only two examples: this coin, and an example in the ANS collection. ($7500) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 20; Kunst und Münzen AG FPL 50 (November 1982), lot 151; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 281. This coin is one of the great rarities of the Alexandrian series, with only one other specimen having been offered for sale (Marcel Jungfleisch Collection, Sotheby’s, 1972, lot 26, which also was holed twice in antiquity). Another, heavily worn example resides in the collection of the American Numismatic Society in New York City (mistakenly attributed to regnal year 11). Nero issued a prodigious amount of billon tetradrachms at the Alexandria mint. It has been speculated that this was part of his fund-raising campaign to rebuild Rome after the devastating fire of AD 64 (he melted down the higher silver content tetradrachms already in circulation, and replaced them with the lower silver content billon tetradrachms). As a result, bronze coinage in general was neglected during Nero’s reign in Alexandria, especially the larger denominations – hemidrachm and drachm.

764

765

764. EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (34.5mm, 23.49 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 108/9). AV[T] TPAIAN CEB [Γ]EPM ∆AKIK, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Trajan, holding branch and scepter with his left hand, reins with right, driving quadriga right; L IB (date) above. Köln 497 var. (bust not cuirassed); Dattari (Savio) 6912 (this coin); K&G 27.188 var. (same); RPC III 4294.2/7 (this coin cited); Emmett 459.12. Good VF, dark brown and pale green patina, a bit of roughness. ($1000) Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 6912.

Ex Wetterstrom, Meyer-Coloniensis, & Dattari Collections 765. EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (38mm, 29.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 109/10). AVT [TP] AIAN CЄB ΓЄPM ∆AKIK, laureate and draped bust right / Trajan, holding eagle-tipped scepter and branch, driving quadriga right; L IΓ (date) above. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 747 = RPC III 4385.1/2 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 52 (this coin); K&G 27.260; Emmett 459.13 (R4). Near EF, attractive green and reddish-brown patina, slight double strike on obverse. Struck on an unusually large flan. Exceptional quality. Extremely rare type for this regnal year, the authors of RPC cite only two specimens: this coin and an example in the Vatican, no. 261. ($1000) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 51; Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 31; Dr. Meyer-Coloniensis Collection (Münz Zentrum 64, 15 April 1988), lot 221, purchased in 1976 from Münz Zentrum; Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 747.

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766. EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.65 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 125/6). AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Agathodaimon serpent, wearing skhent and with a grain ear in its coils, erect to right, facing Uraeus serpent, wearing horns and disc and with a grain ear in its coils, erect to left; L ∆E-KAT-OV (date) around. Köln 895; Dattari (Savio) 1550; K&G 32.336; Emmett 804.10; RPC III 5596/44 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 58 (this coin). EF, toned. Exceptional quality for issue. ($750) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 58; Numismatic Art & Ancient Coins FPL 6 (Zürich, Fall 1988), lot 211.

From the Niggeler and Magnaguti Collections

767. EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Hemidrachm (28.5mm, 16.11 g, 11h). Dated RY 12 (AD 127/8). AΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Euthenia reclining left on Andro-Sphinx, holding grain ears with her extended right hand; L ΔωΔЄK (date) in exergue. Köln 989; Dattari (Savio) 1709 & 7642; K&G 32.464; RPC III 5719/35 (this coin); Emmett 1086.12; Kellner p. 106, pl. 6, Abb. 1 (this coin). Good VF, wonderful reddish-brown patina with traces of green in the devices. ($3000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2016), no. 113; Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 12 October 1950), lot 929. Reportedly ex Walter Niggeler Collection (but not in the Bank Leu/M&M sales).

Exceptional for Issue

768. EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Diobol (25mm, 8.40 g, 10h). Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1). AVT KAI TPAI A∆PIA CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hadrian, raising hand in salutation and holding scepter, seated left on galley sailing left under direction of helmsman; vexillum on front deck, L I-E (date) across upper field. Köln 1032; Dattari (Savio) 1582 = RPC III 5785/29 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 86 (this coin); K&G 32.513; Emmett 1127.15. Choice EF, reddish-brown patina with touches of green. Exceptional state of preservation. ($1000) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 68, purchased from Dr. Piero Beretta, Milan, October 1972; Dr. Piero Beretta Collection (Milan); Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 1582.

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769. EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Drachm (35mm, 25.00 g, 12h). Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). AVT KAIC TPAIAN A∆PIANOC CЄB, laureate head left / Harpokrates of Herakleopolis, wearing kalathos, standing facing, head left, raising finger to his mouth and cradling club; altar at feet to left, L ЄNNЄ-AKΔ (date) around. Köln 1177; Dattari (Savio) 1730; K&G 32.653; Emmett 979.19; RPC III 6002/11 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 78 (this coin). Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Very rare with bust left, only one specimen in CoinArchives (CNG E-286, lot 257), which graded Fair. ($1000) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 84; UBS 83 (8 September 2009), lot 238.

Sun in Leo

770. EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 26.77 g, 12h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P AN[TωNЄINOC CЄB] ЄVC, laureate head right / Sun in Leo: Lion leaping right; above, radiate and draped bust of Helios (Sun) and eight-rayed star; [L] H (date) below. Köln 1495-6; Dattari (Savio) 2968; K&G 35.278; Emmet 1530.8. Good VF, attractive green patina with brown highlights. ($1000) Alexandria saw an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of Antoninus Pius’s reign. The Zodiac drachms, mythological types, and a host of issues for the nomes appeared that year. One explanation for this activity centers on the celebration of the renewal of the Great Sothic cycle, the point when the star Sothis (Sirius) rises on the same point on the horizon as the sun. This cycle of 1461 years began early in the reign of Pius in AD 139, and apparently prompted a renewal in the ancient Egyptian religion, while the coin types also stressed the connections to the Greco-Roman Pantheon.

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Venus in Taurus

771. EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 23.87 g, 11h). Zodiac series. Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). [A]VT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNINO[C CЄB ЄVC], laureate head right / Venus in Taurus (night house): diademed and draped bust of Aphrodite (Venus) left, with star of eight rays before her; below, bull butting left; [L H (date) in exergue]. Köln 1492; Dattari (Savio) 2960; K&G 35.280; Emmett 1450.8; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 143 (this coin). Good VF, dark brown patina with areas of green and red, some roughness. Rare. Exceptional, basically as struck with some encrustation. ($1000) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 131; A. Hess AG 251 (7 May 1981), lot 163. The Great Sothic Cycle was a calendrical cycle based on the heliacal rising in July of the star Sirius (known to the Greeks as Sothis) and lasting approximately 1460 years. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, in a Golden Age, the beginning of the flooding of the Nile coincided exactly with the rising of Sirius, which was reckoned as the New Year. Only once every 1460 years did Sirius rise at exactly the same time. Thus, the coincidence of this along with the concurrent beginning of the flooding of the Nile gave the event major cosmological significance by heralding not just the beginning of a new year, but the beginning of a new eon. This event also was thought to herald the appearance of the phoenix, a mythological bird which was reborn every 500 to 1000 years out of its own ashes. According to one version of the myth, each new phoenix embalmed its old ashes in an egg of myrrh, which it then deposited in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis. So important was the advent of the new Great Sothic Cycle, both to the realignment of the heavens and its signaling of the annual flooding of the Nile, that the Egyptians celebrated it in a five-day festival, which emphasized the important cosmological significance. In the third year of the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 139/40), a new Great Sothic Cycle began. To mark this event, the mint of Alexandria struck an extensive series of coinage, especially in large bronze drachms, each related in some astrological way to the reordering of the heavens during the advent of the new Great Sothic Cycle. This celebration would continue throughout Pius’ reign, with an immense output of coinage during the eighth year of his reign in Egypt, which included this coin type, part of the Zodiac series.

772. EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 22.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 146/7). AVT K T AIΛ A∆P ANTωNЄINOC CЄB ЄVC, laureate head right / Isis Pharia sailing right, holding a sistrum and billowing sail; L ΔЄKA-TOV (date) around. Köln 1550; Dattari (Savio) 2668; K&G 35.359; Emmett 1590.10; Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 121 (this coin). EF, dark brown patina, very minor roughness. Well centered and struck, which is unusual for this popular type. ($500) Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (Triton XXI, 8 January 2018), lot 133; Garth R. Drewry Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 807. The sistrum is present in Isis’ right hand on this specimen, partially obscured by the thick patina.

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Five Individual Lots from the AK Collection

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774

775

773. EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.66 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 238/9). A K M AN ΓOPΔIANOC ЄVCЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike seated left, holding wreath with her extended right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder with left hand; L B (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4752 var. (obv. legend); K&G 72.37 var. (same); Emmett 3416.2 (R3); Kellner p. 125, pl. 12, Abb. 18 (this coin). Good VF, dark brown patina. ($200) From the A.K. Collection, purchased privately from Frank Sternberg AG (reportedly ex August Voirol Collection). Ex Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 1139 (part of).

774. EGYPT, Alexandria. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 13.45 g, 11h). Dated RY 4 of Philip I (AD 246/7). M ωT CЄOVHPA CЄ M CTЄ, draped bust right, wearing stephane / Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust of Athena Parthenos right, spear behind left shoulder; L ∆ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10407 (this coin); K&G 75.42; Emmett 3539.4 (R3); Kellner p. 127, pl. 13, Abb. 16 (this coin). Good VF, dark gray-brown patina, a hint of silvering. Rare. ($200) From the A.K. Collection, purchased privately from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1970. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 10407.

775. EGYPT, Alexandria. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Potin Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 11.76 g, 11h). Dated RY 6 of Philip I (AD 248/9). M ωT CЄOVHPA CЄ M CЄ, draped bust right, wearing stephane / Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust of Athena Parthenos right; L ς (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4963 (this coin); K&G 75.59; Emmett 3539.6 (R3); Kellner p. 129, pl. 13, Abb. 28 (this coin). Good VF, dark brown surfaces. ($200) From the A.K. Collection, purchased privately from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1977. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 4963.

776 777 776. EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Potin Tetradrachm (23mm, 11.56 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 of Philip I (AD 245/6). M IOV ΦΙΛIΠΠΟC K CЄB, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing right, torso facing, head left, holding wreath in her extended right hand and palm frond with her left; L Γ (date) to right. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10446 (this coin); K&G 76.22 var. (Nike standing right); Emmett 3598.3 (R5 = Demetrio 2890); ); Kellner p. 127, pl. 13, Abb. 11 (this coin). Good VF, dark gray-brown patina, a hint of silvering. Extremely rare. ($150) From the A.K. Collection, purchased privately from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1980. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, no. 10446.

777. EGYPT, Alexandria. Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.02 g, 11h). Dated RY 2 of Trajan Decius (AD 250/1). K ЄPЄ ЄTP MЄC ∆ЄKIOC KAIC, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma standing facing, head left, raising right hand, holding scepter with left; L B (date) to left. Köln 2827; Dattari (Savio) 5107; K&G 81.2; Emmett 3656.2; Kellner p. 130, pl. 14, Abb. 8 (this coin). Good VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness. ($200) From the A.K. Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 233 (12 February 2004), lot 2022.

AK Collection – Alexandrian Coins For further Alexandrian coins from the AK Collection, see lot 1150, below.

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Session 3 – Wednesday, January 9, 2019 — 9:30 AM

ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINAGE

778. Anonymous. Circa 240 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.61 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin / Head of horse right, wearing bridle, bit, and reins; sickle behind; rOÂA below. Crawford 25/1; Sydenham 24; RSC 34; HN Italy 297; RBW 38. EF, lightly toned. Great metal. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 374.

779. Anonymous. Circa 230 BC. Æ Aes Grave Sextans (29mm, 41.62 g). Rome mint. Tortoise on a raised disk / Wheel of six spokes; two pellets (mark of value) between spokes; all on a raised disk. Crawford 24/7; Sydenham 63a; ICC 71; Thurlow & Vecchi 35; HN Italy 330; RBW 37. VF, green patina, some roughness. ($500)

780. Anonymous. Circa 225-214 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (22mm, 6.65 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven by Victory; in exergue, rOÂa incuse on solid tablet. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64a; RSC 23; RBW –. EF, lovely old cabinet toning. Wonderful style Janus portrait. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2014), lot 34; Roma 2 (2 October 2011), lot 380; Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), lot 417.

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Ex RBW Collection

781. Anonymous. Circa 225-214 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (21mm, 6.69 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven by Victory; in exergue, rOÂa raised on solid tablet. Crawford 29/3; Sydenham 64d; RSC 23/24; RBW 75 (this coin). EF, attractive find patina. Well centered and struck. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 211 (4 March 2013), lot 504 (hammer €1900); RBW Collection (Part I, Numismatica Ars Classica 61, 5 October 2011), lot 102, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG in 1981.

782. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (62mm, 276.5 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of bearded Janus; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; i (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; Sydenham 72; ICC 75; ThurlowVecchi 51a; HN Italy 337; RBW 84-5. Good VF, green patina. Variety without mark of value on obverse. ($2000) Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection (Peus 420, 1 November 2017), lot 46.

783. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave Triens (45.5mm, 84.18 g, 11h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Minerva or Mars left; •••• (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; •••• (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/3a; Sydenham 74; ICC 78; Thurlow & Vecchi 53; HN Italy 339; RBW 87. Good VF, green patina, some light cleaning marks. ($1000) From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 902651 (August 2011); David Heuer Collection (Baldwin’s Argentum Sale, 4 June 2011), lot 15.

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784. Anonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave Quadrans (41mm, 71.53 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Hercules left, wearing lion skin; ••• (mark of value) to right; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; ••• (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/4; Sydenham 75; ICC 80; Thurlow & Vecchi 54; HN Italy 340; RBW 88. Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Cast in high relief. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

785 786 785. Anonymous. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Semuncia (20mm, 7.24 g, 10h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley right; rOÂA above. Crawford 38/7; Sydenham 87; BMCRR Rome 129-68; RBW 100-2. Choice EF, wonderful green patina. Excellent surfaces. Fine style. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 391.

786. Anonymous. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Quartuncia (15mm, 2.50 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right / Prow of galley right; rOÂA above. Crawford 38/8; Sydenham 88; BMCRR Rome 169; RBW 103. Near EF, attractive graygreen patina with traces of red. ($200) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

787 788 787. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Quinarius (16mm, 2.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, which is ornamented with griffin’s head and the visor in three pieces, earring, and necklace; u (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri on horseback riding right, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star; rOÂa in relief in linear frame. Crawford 44/6; King 1; Sydenham 141; BMCRR Rome 10-12; RSC 3; RBW 174. Superb EF, iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Spink & Son.

788. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (16.5mm, 3.32 g, 2h). C/M series. Uncertain mint in Sicily. Laureate head of Jupiter right; C to left / Victory standing right, placing wreath on trophy; Â between, rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 71/1a; Sydenham 112; RSC 36a; BMCRR Italy 252-6; RBW 300. EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 270; Astarte II (5 March 1999), lot 154. In around 218 BC, shortly before the appearance of the silver denarius, mints in the Roman Republic began to strike silver coins bearing on the obverse a bust of Jupiter and on the reverse a figure of Victory placing a wreath upon a trophy. Known as a victoriatus in Latin or tropaikon in Greek, this coin was primarily issued to facilitate payments in Greek-speaking southern Italy, where its weight was roughly equivalent to a drachm or half nomos. Rome at this time had a great need for coinage, as the Second Punic War then raged across Italy, and the city needed silver to pay her allies. This function is demonstrated by the hoard evidence, which shows that their circulation was generally limited to southern Italy, and later Cisalpine Gaul and Spain. The victoriatus was generally struck in less pure silver than the denarius, rarely meeting the same 90% standard, yet it generally followed the same overall pattern of debasements. Despite this, it proved to be an important coin for the budding empire. Though the type was discontinued around 170 BC, the coins themselves continued to circulate, eventually becoming worn enough to function in the marketplace as quinarii. Accordingly, even into the early Imperial period, the silver quinarius was also sometimes refered to as a victoriatus.

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789. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Victoriatus (15.5mm, 3.22 g, 4h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 90/2 = Crawford, Early 190; Schaefer & Friedman Fig. 24; Sydenham 83; RSC –; Kestner –; BMCRR Italy –; RBW –. EF, lustrous. Very rare. ($1000)

790. Anonymous. After 211 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.15 g, 3h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace; x (mark of value) to left / The Dioscuri on horseback riding right, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star; rOÂa in relief in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 53/2; Sydenham 311; RSC –; RBW 193. EF, light toning, faint obverse hairlines. Well struck and centered. ($750)

791. Anonymous. After 211 BC. Æ Semuncia (16mm, 2.93 g, 3h). Rome(?) mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus / Prow of galley right; rOÂA above. Crawford 56/8; Sydenham 143f; BMCRR Rome 168 & 272; RBW 216. Near EF, exceptional natural green patina. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.

792 793 792. L. Sempronius Pitio. 148 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) below chin, πiTiO behind / The Dioscuri on horseback riding right, each holding couched spear, and wearing chlamys, cuirass, and a pileus surmounted by star; L • Íef below horses, rOÂa in relief in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 216/1; Sydenham 402; Sempronia 2; BMCRR Rome 717; RBW 926. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 181; Monetarium FPL 45 (Spring 1986), no. 87.

793. C. Renius. 138 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.75 g, 3h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring in the form of a grape bunch and pearl necklace; x (mark of value) to left / Juno Caprotina driving biga of goats right, holding whip, reins, and scepter; C • reNi below goats, rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 231/1; Sydenham 432; Renia 1; BMCRR Rome 885-7; RBW 961. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1270.

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794. Ti. Veturius. 137 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.85 g, 3h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented on each side with a feather or aigrette; Ti • & downward to left, x (mark of value) to left between end of crest and back of neck / Oath-taking scene: Youth kneeling left, looking right between two soldiers, each of whom holds a spear in left hand and sword in right that touches a pig held by the youth; rOÂA above. Crawford 234/1; Sydenham 527; Veturia 1; BMCRR Italy 550-4; RBW 969. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, irregular flan. Exceptional strike and surfaces. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), lot 510; Sternberg XXXII (28 October 1996), lot 154 (part of).

795. M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma left, wearing necklace of beads; x (mark of value) below chin], TAÂpi[L] behind / Apollo driving galloping quadriga right, holding branch, bow and arrow, and reins; rOÂA below horses, Â • BAeBi • œ • F in exergue. Crawford 236/1c; Sydenham 489; Baebia 12; BMCRR Rome 935-7; RBW 975. Superb EF, lustrous. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.

796. C. Servilius M.f. 136 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet with peaked visor, earring, and pearl necklace; wreath to left above x (mark of value), rOÂÅ below / The Dioscuri on horseback rearing in opposing directions, heads facing one another, each holding couched spear, stars above; C • ÍerueiLi • Â [• F] in exergue. Crawford 239/1; Sydenham 525; Servilia 1; BMCRR Italy 540-7; RBW 984. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 728274 (November 2001).

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797. M. Marcius Mn.f. 134 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; modius to left, • (mark of value) below chin / Victory, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, driving biga right; below, two grain ears dividing Â º C/rOÂA. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500; Marcia 8; BMCRR Rome 1008; RBW 1009. Superb EF, lustrous. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), lot 294.

798. M. Aburius M.f. Geminus. 132 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.91 g, 2h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin’s head; geÂ to left, • (mark of value) below chin / Sol, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, driving quadriga right; Â • äœi below, rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 250/1; Sydenham 487; Aburia 6; BMCRR Rome 995-7; RBW 1027. Superb EF, iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Goldberg [5] (7 June 2000), lot 3411.

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799. M. Cipius M.f. 115-114 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.05 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring and pendant necklace; x (mark of value) to left, Â • Cipi • Â • F upward to right / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and palm frond; rudder below horses; rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; Sydenham 546; Cipia 1; BMCRR Italy 522-3; RBW 1118. EF, deep cabinet tone with a hint of iridescence. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 February 2000), lot 143.

800. Ti. Quinctius. 112-111 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, wearing lion’s skin, with club over shoulder / Two horses galloping left, a desultor riding the nearest one; • i above; Ti q below horses divided by rat to right; D • Í • Í incuse on tablet in exergue. Crawford 297/1; Sydenham 563; Quinctia 6; BMCRR Italy 569-71 var. (rev. control letter); RBW 1139 var. (same). EF, lightly toned. Well struck and a very difficult issue to find in high grade. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23254.

801. M. Herennius. 108-107 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.65 g, 1h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Pietas right, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace; pieëÍ downward to left / Naked youth (one of the Catanaean brothers, Amphinomous or Anapias) running right and carrying his father on his shoulder, who looks back and raises his right hand; Â • 4reNNi downward to left, •/π upward to right. Crawford 308/1b; Sydenham 567a; Herennia 1a; BMCRR Rome 1279 var. (letter downward on rev.); RBW 1149 var. (X• on rev.). Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Tkalec AG (29 February 2008), lot 44.

802. L. Memmius Galeria. 106 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.94 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn left; • F below chin, harpa and rOÂA to right / Venus driving biga right, holding scepter and reins; above, Cupid flying left, holding wreath; L • /ÂÂi/gAL in two lines in exergue. Crawford 313/1b; Sydenham 574; Memmia 2; BMCRR Rome 1335; RBW 1159 var. (obv. control letter). EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

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803. L. Thorius Balbus. 105 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; i • Í • Â • r downward to left / Bull charging right; Í above, L • ThOriuÍ below bull, BALBu[Í] in exergue. Crawford 316/1; Sydenham 598; Thoria 1; BMCRR Rome 1638; RBW 1168 var. (rev. control letter). EF, iridescent toning, minor reverse die rust. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Student and His Mentor Collection (Part I, Numismatica Ars Classica 70, 16 May 2013), lot 75; Sternberg VII (24 November 1977), lot 320.

804. L. Thorius Balbus. 105 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.88 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; i • Í • Â • r downward to left / Bull charging right; C above, L • ThOriuÍ below bull, BALBuÍ in exergue. Crawford 316/1; Sydenham 598; Thoria 1; BMCRR Rome 1618; RBW 1168 var. (rev. control letter). EF, lightly toned. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 1061.

805. C. Coelius Caldus. 104 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Roma left, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin’s head / Victory, holding reins in both hands, driving biga left; •‰/• above, C • COiL below horses, CALD in exergue. Crawford 318/1a; Sydenham 582; Coelia 2; BMCRR Rome 1439; RBW –. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

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Shielding Rome

806. Q. Thermus M.f. 103 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 g, 8h). Rome mint. Head of Mars left, wearing helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Two warriors fighting, each armed with sword in right hand and shield in left; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade; œ • T4rÂ ÂF in exergue. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; BMCRR Italy 653-6; RBW 1174. Superb EF, lightly toned. Exceptional strike. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23257; Heritage ANA Early Spring Auction (28 February 1991), lot 1687. This dramatic type was struck within fresh memory of the catastrophic Roman defeat at Arausio (Orange) in southern Gaul in 105 BC. Two Roman armies were wiped out trying to halt a mass migration of two Germanic tribes, the Cimbri and the Teutones. The disaster prompted the Roman populace to elect the experienced military man Gaius Marius as Consul for the second time. In a sharp break with tradition, they would re-elect him the next four years. The denarius of Q. Thermus, with a helmeted Mars replacing the usual head of Roma, reflects Roman society being put on war footing anticipating the German invasion. On the reverse, a Roman legionary, on the left, confronts a barbarian warrior wearing a horned helmet. Both adopt a fighting stance, shields to the fore, swords raised above their heads, points forward. The Roman protects a fallen comrade at his feet. Although the scene may depict a deed performed by the moneyer’s ancestor, it also could be viewed as showing Marius, in the aftermath of Arausio, shielding Rome from the German menace.

807. C. Fabius C.f. Hadrianus. 102 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 3h). Rome mint. Turreted and veiled head of Cybele right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; e • x A • pu upward to left / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins in left hand and goad in right; below horses, • e and stork standing right; C • FABi • C • F in exergue. Crawford 322/1b; Sydenham 590; Fabia 14; BMCRR Rome 1599 var. (E • on rev.); RBW 1177 (this coin). Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 604; RBW Collection (Part I, Numismatica Ars Classica 61, 5 October 2011), lot 1172, purchased from Brian Kritt, May 1997.

808. T. Cloelius. 98 BC. AR Quinarius (14mm, 1.92 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; h• below / Victory standing right, crowning trophy placed on the head of a Gallic captive; carnyx behind; T • CLO^i between, œ (mark of value) in exergue. Crawford 332/1b; King 34; Sydenham 586a; Cloulia 2a; BMCRR Rome 1096-1104 var. (control letter); RBW –. Choice EF, light iridescent toning with underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Student and His Mentor Collection (Part I, Numismatica Ars Classica 70, 16 May 2013), lot 88; Sternberg XVIII (20 November 1986), lot 320.

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809 810 809. C. Allius Bala. 92 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed female head (Diana?) right, wearing pearl necklace; bALA downward to left, b below chin / Diana driving galloping biga of stags right, holding spear, reins, and torch; scorpion below stags; C • ALL[i] in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 336/1c; Sydenham 595; Aelia 4; BMCRR Rome 1744-5 var. (symbol on rev.); RBW 1228 var. (same). Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

810. D. Silanus L.f. 91 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71 g, 5h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; T to left / Victory, holding reins, driving biga right; uii above, [D] • ÍiLANuÍ [L • F/rOÂA] in two lines in exergue. Crawford 337/3; Sydenham 646; Junia 15; BMCRR Rome 1832 var. (control number on rev.); RBW 1233 var. (control marks). Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.

811. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. 90 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.83 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; animal leg(?) behind / Horseman galloping right, carrying palm frond in left hand and reins in right; b above, L • piÍO Frugi and staff(?) below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 670; Calpurnia 11; BMCRR Rome 2005 var. (obv. symbol); cf. RBW 1262 for type. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

812. Q. Titius. 90 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Mutinus Titinus right, wearing winged diadem, lock of hair falling down neck / Pegasus springing right on tablet inscribed œ • TiTi. Crawford 341/1; Sydenham 691; Titia 1; BMCRR Rome 2220-4; RBW 1274. Superb EF, fully lustrous. Exceptional Pegasus. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

813. Q. Titius. 90 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.98 g, 8h). Rome mint. Head of young Bacchus (or Liber) right, wearing ivy wreath / Pegasus springing right on tablet inscribed œ • TiTi. Crawford 341/2; Sydenham 692; Titia 2; BMCRR Rome 2225-8; RBW 1275. Superb EF, deep cabinet tone. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 517; Kirk Davis FPL 49 (March 2006), lot 64.

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814. The Social War. Coinage of the Marsic Confederation. 90-88 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.67 g, 10h). Bovianum(?) mint. Series 9b, 89 BC. Laureate head of Italia left, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace; √iLETˆW (viteliú in Oscan) to right / Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object, holding spear and sword; recumbent bull to right; sideways V (= Oscan C) in exergue. Campana, Monetazione 124 (D85/R108); Sydenham 627; cf. RBW 1218. Superb EF, lightly toned, some minor die rust. Exceptional and among the finest known. ($7500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23260; Classical Numismatic Auctions IX (7 December 1989), lot 272. The revolt of Rome’s Italian allies (socii, hence ‘Social War’) broke out toward the close of the year 91 BC and was the culmination of longstanding grievances occasioned by the Senate’s inept handling of foreign relations. The Marsi were especially prominent in this movement, hence the name ‘Marsic Confederation,’ which is often applied to the rebel state. The main fighting was in the years 90-89 BC and the rebellion assumed alarming proportions when both consuls for 90 BC were defeated by rebel armies. Rome appeared to be in serious danger of defeat, but the movement collapsed as suddenly as it had begun. The victory was probably achieved largely through the political concession of granting Roman citizenship to the enemy. Thereafter, all of Italy south of the Po was united by this common bond. The coinage of the Marsic Confederation is of great interest, consisting principally of silver denarii, some of which bear the names of the rebel generals.

Exceptional Cato Quinarius

815. M. Cato. 89 BC. AR Quinarius (15mm, 2.14 g, 1h). Rome mint. Head of Liber with long hair right, wearing ivy wreath; caduceus or bipennis below, Â • CëO downward behind / Victory seated right on chair set on ground line, holding patera in right hand and palm frond in left hand over left shoulder; uiC7ix in exergue. Crawford 343/2b; King 46; Sydenham 597c; BMCRR Italy 680; Porcia 7; RBW 1298 (letter below head). Superb EF, lightly toned. Wonderful strike. Among the finest known. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 233.

Rape of the Sabines

816. L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.92 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bareheaded and bearded head of King Tatius right; ÍABiN downward to left, ë to right / Abduction of the Sabine Women: two soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms; L TiTuri in exergue. Crawford 344/1a; Sydenham 698; Tituria 1; BMCRR Rome 2322-3; RBW –. Near EF, deep iridescent toning. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 February 2000), lot 159.

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817. L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of the Sabine king Tatius right; palm frond below chin, ÍABiN downward to left, A • pu downward to right / Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands she tries to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her; star in crescent above, L • TiTuri in exergue. Crawford 344/2c; Sydenham 699a; Tituria 5; BMCRR Rome 2326-7; RBW 1302. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Well centered and struck, especially Tarpeia’s face. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (8 September 2008), lot 84. A subplot of the myth of the abduction of the Sabine women involved Tarpeia, a Vestal Virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines when they were attempting to rescue their captured wives and daughters. According to the historian Livy (1.11), the price for Tarpeia’s betrayal was what the Sabine soldiers wore on their left arms. To Tarpeia, this meant the gold bracelets the men were wearing. The Sabines, however, offended by Tarpeia’s reprehensible greed and treason, took her price literally and crushed her to death under the weight of their shields, which were also worn on their left arms. Tarpeia’s corpse was then cast down from, or buried at the foot of, the cliff subsequently named for her – the Tarpeian Rock – from which notorious criminals were thrown to their deaths.

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818. Cn. Lentulus Clodianus. 88 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.87 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted bust of Mars right, seen from behind, wearing balteus over right shoulder with parazonium, vertical spear behind left shoulder / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding wreath and reins; CN • LeNTuL in exergue. Crawford 345/1; Sydenham 702; Cornelia 50; BMCRR Rome 2440-2; RBW 1312. EF, attractive cabinet toning. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis. Ex Vecchi 6 (9 June 1997), lot 950; Auctiones AG 3 (4 December 1973), lot 284.

819. Gargilius, Ogulnius, and Vergilius. 86 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.93 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; thunderbolt below / Jupiter, holding thunderbolt in right hand and reins in left, driving galloping quadriga right. Crawford 350A/2; Sydenham 723; RSC 226; BMCRR Rome 2622-4; RBW 1333. Superb EF, lightly toned, some underlying luster. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 620.

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820. L. Julius Bursio. 85 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate, winged, and draped bust of Apollo Vejovis right, with trident over shoulder; signum(?) behind / Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins and wreath; L iuLi burÍiO in exergue. Crawford 352/1a; De Ruyter obv. symbol 94; Sydenham 728; Julia 5; BMCRR Rome –; RBW 1347-9 var. (obv. symbol). Choice EF. Excellent surfaces. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

821. Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.95 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Vejovis (or Apollo) right; FO¸ei downward to left, C F below chin, thunderbolt below neck / Winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat, standing right; pilei of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1c; Sydenham 724a; Fonteia 10; BMCRR Rome 2478-80; RBW 1351. Choice EF, iridescent cabinet toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 February 2000), lot 165.

822. C. Licinius L.f. Macer. 84 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed bust of Vejovis left, drapery on left shoulder, hurling thunderbolt / Minerva driving galloping quadriga right, holding spear, reins, and shield; C • LiCiNiuÍ • [L • F]/ÂACer in two lines in exergue. Crawford 354/1; Sydenham 732; Licinia 16; BMCRR Rome 2467-9; RBW 1355. Superb EF, lightly toned, small die break on exergual line. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 758.

823. C. Licinius L.f. Macer. 84 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed bust of Vejovis left, drapery on left shoulder, hurling thunderbolt / Minerva driving galloping quadriga right, holding spear, reins, and shield; C • LiCiNiuÍ • L • F/ÂACer in two lines in exergue. Crawford 354/1; Sydenham 732; Licinia 16; BMCRR Rome 2467-9; RBW 1355. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($500) Ex Goldberg 104 (12 June 2018), lot 3220; R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 417.

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824 825 824. C. Norbanus. 83 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.98 g, 11h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace; Cxxu behind, C • NOrBANuÍ below / Fasces between grain ear on left and caduceus on right. Crawford 357/1b; Sydenham 739; BMCRR Rome 2798; Norbana 2; RBW 1363 var. (number). EF, lightly toned with some underlying luster, slightly off center. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

825. Q. Antonius Balbus. 83-82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; Í • C downward behind / Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins, palm frond, and wreath; i below; œ • MO • B8B/pr in exergue. Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1; BMCRR Rome 2758; RBW 1374 var. (letter below horses). Choice EF, attractive iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

826. L. Censorinus, P. Crepusius, and C. Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.04 g, 8h). Rome mint. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Venus right, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace; L • CeNÍOriN to left / Venus, holding reins with her left hand and goad with right, driving biga right; Cxxii above, C • LiÂeë below horses; p • CrepuÍ[i] in exergue. Crawford 360/1b; Sydenham 736a; Marcia 27; BMCRR Rome 2650 var. (number on rev.); RBW 1366 var. (same). Superb EF, lustrous. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), lot 113.

827. Pub. Crepusius. 82 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.96 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right, scepter over shoulder; C to left, traces of uncertain symbol (wing?) below chin / Warrior on horse rearing right, brandishing spear in right hand; Cxxui behind; p • CrepuÍi in exergue. Crawford 361/1c; Sydenham 738a; Crepusia 1; BMCRR Rome 2710-1 var. (control number); cf. RBW 1369 (for type). Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 197. Reportedly ex Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part V, Sotheby’s London, 2 February 1984), lot 344 (not illustrated in catalog).

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828. C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; to left, z above caduceus / Ulysses, wearing pileus and mariner’s dress, walking right, leaning on staff in left hand and extending his right hand toward his dog, Argus, who advances toward him; C • ÂAÂiL downward to left, LiÂeëN upward to right. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6; BMCRR Rome 2716-29 var. (obverse control letter); RBW 1370 var. (same). Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 187. The reverse of this type depicts the return of Ulysses to his home on the island of Ithaca. His dog Argus, overjoyed at the sight of master after so many years, died on his arrival.

829. L. Censorinus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.32 g, 10h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Marsyas standing left, raising hand and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by statue of Minerva(?) standing right; L • CeNÍOr downward to left. Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737; Marcia 24; BMCRR 2657-9; RBW 1372. EF, deep iridescent toning. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Monetarium FPL 51 (Spring 1989), lot 116; reportedly DownieLepczyk 67 (25 April 1986), lot 96 (not illustrated in catalog); Sternberg VII (24 November 1977), lot 359.

Preparations for the Sertorian War

830. C. Valerius Flaccus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.71 g, 4h). Massalia mint. Winged and draped bust of Victory right; tripod to upper left / Aquila between two signa inscribed h (hastati) and p (principes), respectively; C • u8 • FLA upward to left, iÂRerA[T] upward to right, ex • Í • C across lower field. Crawford 365/1a; Sydenham 747a; Valeria 12; BMCRR Gaul 11; RBW –. Choice EF, lovely cabinet toning. Rare. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 666. This type was struck in Massalia by C. Valerius Flaccus, Sulla’s ally and proconsul in Gaul. Flaccus had led a number of successful campaigns in Gaul and Spain, and this issue was produced to help finance his upcoming campaigns against Sertorius in Spain. The reverse type used on this coin was the first time the legionary eagle (aquila) and standards appeared as the main design element, and would influence a number of later issues, including those of Cn. Nerius and the famous legionary series of Mark Antony.

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831. C. Annius T.f. T.n and L. Fabius L.f. Hispaniensis. 82-81 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.85 g, 8h). Mint in northern Italy or Spain. C • ANNiuÍ • T • F • T • N • PrO • COÍ • ex • Í • C •, draped bust of Anna Perenna right, wearing stephane; winged caduceus to left, scales to right, uncertain symbol [winged thunderbolt?] below neck / Victory driving galloping quadriga right, holding palm frond and reins; œ above horses; L • FABi • L • F • hiÍp in exergue. Crawford 366/1a; Sydenham 748; Annia 2a; BMCRR Spain 9-10; RBW 1375 var. (obv. symbol). Choice EF, some peripheral striking weakness. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s.

832. C. Annius T.f. T.n and L. Fabius L.f. Hispaniensis. 82-81 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Mint in northern Italy or Spain. C • ANNiuÍ • T • F • T • N • PrO • COÍ • ex • Í • C •, draped bust of Anna Perenna right, wearing stephane; e • below neck / Victory driving galloping quadriga right, holding palm frond and reins; œ • above horses; [L] • FABi • L [• F • hiÍp] in exergue. Crawford 366/2a; Sydenham 748c; Annia 3; BMCRR Spain 19-28 var. (control letter on obv.); RBW 1378 var. (same). Choice EF, toned. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 291; Münz Zentrum XXXIII (23 November 1978), lot 543.

Sulla Returns Victorious

833. L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.97 g, 10h). Military mint moving with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right, wearing single drop earring and pendant necklace; prO • œ to left, L • ÂANL[i] to right / Sulla driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins, being crowned by Victory flying left; L • ÍuLLA • iÂp in exergue. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757a; Manlia 5; BMCRR East 7 & 11; RBW 1386. Choice EF, light iridescent toning, a bit of obverse die rust. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Michael J. Parris Collection (Coin Galleries, 18 April 2001), lot 298; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 735. As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this denarius was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla’s claim to be acting in Rome’s best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire–the celebration of a triumph at Rome.

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834. M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. Restored issue, 82-80 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.89 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; rOÂA downward to left, • (mark of value) below chin / Macedonian shield with elephant’s head in central boss; Â • ÂeTeLLuÍ • œ • F • around; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30; BMCRR Rome 1149; RBW 1389. Superb EF, deep cabinet toning. Exceptional strike and metal quality. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 552; Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23266; Leu 59 (17 May 1994), lot 184.

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836

835. A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 4.02 g, 1h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; bucranium above / Togate figure standing left on rock, holding aspergillum in right hand over head of ox, standing right, lighted altar between them; A • pOÍT • A • F • Í • N • 8BiN around. Crawford 372/1; Sydenham 745; Postumia 7; BMCRR Rome 2836-8; RBW 1392. EF, wonderful iridescent toning, lightly clashed reverse die. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

836. A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.90 g, 5h). Rome mint. Veiled head of Hispania right; hiÍpAN behind / Togate figure standing left, raising right hand; legionary eagle to left, fasces with ax to right; A •/ 8BiN/ N • Í across fields; pOÍT • [A • F] in exergue. Crawford 372/2; Sydenham 746; Postumia 8; BMCRR Rome 2839-42; RBW 1393. EF, deep iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics.

837. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.01 g, 1h). North Italian mint. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right / Capis and lituus; iÂper in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 374/2; Sydenham 751; Caecilia 44; BMCRR Spain 47-50; RBW 1397. Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

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838. L. Sulla. Circa 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.52 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing single drop earring and necklace / Double cornucopia filled with fruit and flowers, bound with fillet; œ below. Crawford 375/2; Sydenham 755; Cornelia 33; BMCRR East 17-9; RBW 1398. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Roma IV (30 September 2012), lot 483.

839. L. Volteius L.f. Strabo. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; ‰ to left / Europa seated on bull galloping left, holding veil over her head; thunderbolt to right, vine leaf on tendril below, L • uO • L • F • Í7ä in exergue. Crawford 377/1; Sydenham 743; Volteia 6; BMCRR Rome 3143; RBW 1400 (this coin). Superb EF, deep iridescent cabinet toning. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex RBW Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 63, 17 May 2012), lot 176, purchased from Paul Rynearson, December 1990.

840. C. Marius C.f. Capito. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19.5mm, 3.92 g, 9h). Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres right; CApiT • % upward to left, anchor below chin / Husbandman with yoke of oxen ploughing left; % above, C • ÂAri • C • F/Í C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 378/1c; Sydenham 744b; Maria 9; BMCRR Rome 2855-90 var. (control number and symbol); RBW 1403-5 var. (same). Superb EF, toned. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from M & M Numismatics, Ltd. (Lucien Birkler). Ex Tkalec (28 October 1994), lot 152.

841. L. Procilius. 80 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.85 g, 3h). Rome mint. Laureate and bearded head of Jupiter right; Í • C downward to left / Juno Sospita standing right, wearing goat-skin headdress, hurling spear with right hand and holding shield in left; to right, serpent erect; L • prOC[iLi]/F downward to left. Crawford 379/1; Sydenham 771; BMCRR Rome 31479; Procilia 1; RBW 1406. Choice EF, beautiful iridescent toning, some striking weakness on reverse. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.

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842. L. Procilius. 80 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress tied at neck; Í • C behind / Juno Sospita driving galloping biga right, hurling spear and holding shield and reins; erect serpent right below horses; L • prOCiLi • F in exergue. Crawford 379/2; Sydenham 772; Procilia 2; BMCRR Rome 3150-1; RBW 1407. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, reverse a bit weak in areas. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 662.

843. C. Poblicius Q.f. 80 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 3.82 g, 10h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Roma right, wearing helmet ornamented with gryphon’s head, and at each side a feather; rOÂA downward to left; D above / Hercules, naked, standing left, and strangling the Nemean lion; club on ground at his feet, bow case to left; D (retrograde) above to upper left; C • pOBLiCi • œ • F upward to right. Crawford 380/1; Sydenham 768; Poblicia 9; BMCRR Rome 2899; RBW 1408 var. (control letter). EF, attractive cabinet toning. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 88 (17 May 1999), lot 371.

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844

844. C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Venus right, wearing stephane; Í • C downward to left / Victory driving triga right, holding reins; xxx[...] above, C • N` • B8B in exergue. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6; BMCRR Rome 2936-40 var. (control number); RBW 1410 var. (same). Superb EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

845. Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 4.03 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, her hair drawn back and collected into a knot behind; over her shoulders, quiver and bow with stag’s head termination; Í • C upward to right / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding wreath in right hand, and reins and palm frond in left; A • xxxxu below, Ti • CLA® • Ti • F/1 • N in two lines in exergue. Crawford 383/1; Sydenham 770a; Claudia 6; BMCRR Rome 3127 var. (control number); RBW 1411 var. (same). Choice EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

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846. L. Papius. 79 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; spearhead to left / Griffin springing right; deformed foot below; L • pApi in exergue. Crawford 384/1 (symbols 93); Sydenham 773; Papia 1; BMCRR Rome 3069; RBW 1412-3 var. (symbols). Superb EF, light iridescent toning. Interesting reverse symbol. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. The deformed foot was also employed as a secondary symbol on a denarius of P. Furius Crassipes, circa 84 BC. In that case it was a punning reference to his cognomen, which means “thick footed” in Latin. Its meaning here is unknown.

847. Cn. Egnatius Cn.f. Cn.n. Maxsumus. 76 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bust of Cupid right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; ÂAxÍuÂuÍ downward to left / Jupiter and Libertas standing facing within distyle temple; Jupiter holding long scepter; uiii downward to left, C • egNATiuÍ C[N • F] in exergue, [C]N • N upward to right. Crawford 391/2; Sydenham 788; Egnatia 3; BMCRR Rome 3276-84 var. (control number on rev.); RBW 1428 var. (same). EF, deep iridescent toning. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23275; Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 117.

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849

848. Cn. Lentulus. 76-75 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 2h). Spanish(?) mint. Diademed and draped bust of Genius Populi Romani right; scepter over shoulder; g • p • r above / ex Í • [C] divided by scepter with wreath, globe, and rudder; CN • LeN • œ below. Crawford 393/1a; Sydenham 752; Cornelia 54; BMCRR Spain 52-6; RBW 1432. EF, lightly toned, minor striking weakness on reverse. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Cederlind BBS 118 (17 February 2000), lot 1411.

849. Cn. Lentulus. 76-75 BC. AR Denarius (17.8mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Spanish(?) mint. Diademed and draped bust of Genius Populi Romani right; scepter over shoulder; g • p • r • above / ex Í • [C] divided by scepter with wreath, globe, and rudder; Le¸ Cur • FL below. Crawford 393/1b; Sydenham 752a; Cornelia 55; BMCRR Spain 58-9; RBW 1433. Choice EF, lustrous. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi). Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 429.

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850. M. Volteius M.f. 75 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Bacchus (or Liber) right, wearing ivy wreath / Ceres, standing in chariot, holding lighted torches with both hands, driving biga of snakes right; quiver to left; Â • uOLTei • Â • F in exergue. Crawford 385/3; Sydenham 776; Volteia 3; BMCRR Rome 3160-78 var. (symbol); RBW 1416 var. (same). Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Well struck and centered. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Heritage 3042 (17 September 2015), lot 29178.

851. L. Lucretius Trio. 74 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Neptune right, trident over shoulder; iiiii to upper left / Winged infant Genius riding dolphin right, holding reins in both hands; L • LuCreTi/TriO in two lines below. Crawford 390/2; Sydenham 784; Lucretia 3; BMCRR Rome 3247-70 var. (control number); RBW 1425 var. (same). Superb EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (9 May 2005), lot 181.

852. C. Postumius. 73 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.04 g, 4h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right, quiver and bow over shoulder / Hound running right; spear below; C • pOÍTuÂi/ ë in two lines below exergual line. Crawford 394/1a; Sydenham 785; Postumia 9; BMCRR Rome 3238-41; RBW 1434. Superb EF, attractive light iridescent toning. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

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Lovely Amphitrite or Sultry Salacia?

853. Q. Creperius M.f. Rocus. 69 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18mm, 3.83 g, 4h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Amphitrite right, seen from behind; seal(?) downward to left, D upward to right / Neptune, holding reins and brandishing trident, driving sea-chariot drawn by two hippocamps right; D above, [œ •] Creperei/[rOCuÍ] in two lines below. Crawford 399/1a; Sydenham 796; Crepereia 1; BMCRR Rome 3338; RBW 1440. Choice EF, light iridescent toning. Very rare. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 566; Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23285; Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 737; Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 675. Although all the major references refer to the lovely goddess depicted here as Amphitrite, Greek goddess of the Sea and consort of Poseidon, she should perhaps more properly be identified as her Roman counterpart, Salacia, wife of Neptune.

854. P. Galba. 69 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g, 4h). Rome mint. Veiled and draped bust of Vesta right; Í • C downward to left / Emblems of the pontificate: secespita, simpulum, and securis; Ae Cur across field, p • gALB in exergue. Crawford 406/1; Sydenham 839; Sulpicia 7; BMCRR Rome 3517; RBW 1454. Superb EF, lustrous. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

855. Q. Fufius Calenus and Mucius Cordus. 68 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (20mm, 3.91 g, 5h). Rome mint. Jugate heads right of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet; hO to left, uiÛ to right; kALeNi below / Italia standing right, holding cornucopia in left hand, vis-à-vis Roma standing left, foot on globe and holding scepter in left, clasping hands; winged caduceus to left; ië to left, rO to right; COrDi in exergue. Crawford 403/1; Sydenham 797; Fufia 1; BMCRR Rome 3358-63; RBW 1445. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

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Mystery IVDEX

856. T. Vettius Sabinus. 66 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bareheaded and bearded head of King Tatius right; ÍABiNuÍ downward to left, Í • C downward to right, ë (for Tatius) below chin / Togate figure, holding reins and magistrate’s scepter, driving biga left; iuDex above, stalk of grain to right, T • ueTTiuÍ in exergue. Crawford 404/1; Sydenham 905; Vettia 2; BMCRR Rome 3370-2; RBW 1446. Choice EF, lustrous. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, London. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 679. The togate figure in the chariot on the reverse is identified as a IVDEX; this is usually translated as “judge,” but a more correct definition might be “arbiter.” Efforts to identify the figure have run into the problem that there was no formal independent office of Iudex and any important magistrate could be called by that title. Michael Harlan proposes that the figure could represent the moneyer himself, who may be the same Titus Vettius who served as Quaestor in Sicily circa 73 BC; the grain ear to the right of the chariot in this case would refer to Sicily, the main supplier of wheat to Rome.

857. Mn. Aquillius Mn.f. Mn.n. 65 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19.5mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Virtus right, wearing crested helmet, ornamented at the side with feather; uirTuÍ upward to right, iii uir downward to left / Mn. Aquillius standing left, head right, raising with right hand a kneeling Sicilia left, who is half-naked and is sinking to the ground; Y • F • Y • N downward to left, Y • AquiL upward to right, ÍiCiL in exergue. Crawford 401/1; Sydenham 798; Aquillia 2; BMCRR Rome 3364-9; RBW 1443. Choice EF, toned with underlying luster, light obverse die rust. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.

858. C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. 64 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19.5mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right, wearing single drop earring and hair drawn back and tied behind, bow and quiver over shoulder; geTA downward to left, iii • uir downward to right / Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog; C • hOÍiDi C • F in exergue. Crawford 407/1; Sydenham 904; Hosidia 2; BMCRR Rome 3386-7; RBW 1455. Superb EF, toned. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 623.

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859. C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. 64 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.08 g, 4h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; iii uir downward to left, geTA downward to right / Calydonian boar standing right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog; C hOÍiDi C F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; Sydenham 903; Hosidia 1; BMCRR Rome 3388; RBW 1456. Superb EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (17 May 2001), lot 212.

860. L. Furius Cn.f. Brocchus. 63 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears; stalk of grain to left, barley grain to right, iii–uir across field, BrOCChi below / Curule chair between two fasces; above, L • Furi/CN • F in two lines. Crawford 414/1; Sydenham 902; Furia 23; BMCRR Rome 3896-9; RBW 1495. Choice EF, lightly toned with lustrous, reflective surfaces. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Numismatic Rarities, Ltd. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 444.

861 862 861. L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. 62 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.94 g, 7h). Rome mint. Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right; pAuLLuÍ LePiDuÍ CONCOrDiA around from lower left / Trophy; to left, three captives (King Perseus of Macedon and his two sons) standing right; to right, Paullus standing left; Ter above, pAuLLuÍ in exergue. Crawford 415/1; Sydenham 926; Aemilia 10; BMCRR Rome 3373-5; RBW 1497. Choice EF, lustrous, some peripheral toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Michael J. Parris Collection (Coin Galleries, 18 April 2001), lot 302.

862. L. Scribonius Libo. 62 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.96 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Bonus Eventus right; LiBO downward behind; BON • eueNT downward before / Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian wellhead), decorated with garland and two lyres; hammer at base; RuTeAL above; ÍCriBON in exergue. Crawford 416/1a; Sydenham 928; Scribonia 8a; BMCRR Rome 3377-80; RBW 1500. Superb EF, lustrous. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 446. Though a puteal is often described as a “well head,” the Puteal Scribonianum depicted here was a walled enclosure erected around the spot of a lightning strike in the Roman Forum. The Romans believed such spots were marked by the gods, and hence worthy of veneration. Erected circa 204 BC by a member of the Libo clan, the Puteal became a popular meeting spot for money lenders and merchants.

863. L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus and L. Scribonius Libo. 62 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right; pAuLLuÍ LepiDuÍ CONCOrD around / Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian Well), decorated with garland and two lyres; hammer at base; puTeAL • ÍCriBON above, LiBO in exergue. Crawford 417/1a; Sydenham 927; Aemilia 11; BMCRR Rome 3383-4; RBW 1503. EF, deep cabinet toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Warden Numismatics.

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864. C. Piso L.f. Frugi. 61 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; scorpion behind / Horseman, holding palm frond, reins and wearing conical hat, on horse galloping right; fish above, C • RiÍO • L • F FRug below. Crawford 408/1a (O18/R15); Hersh, Piso 59 (O20/R1019); Sydenham 854a; BMCRR Rome 3789; Calpurnia 24i. Superb EF, deep reflective luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

865. C. Piso L.f. Frugi. 61 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.93 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, hair bound with taenia; Y behind / Horseman, holding palm frond and reins, galloping right; C piÍO L F Fru/N in two lines below. Crawford 408/1b (unlisted dies); Hersh, Piso – (unlisted dies); Sydenham 841; Calpurnia 24e; BMCRR Rome 3661 var. (control letters); cf. RBW 1460-1 for type. Superb EF, fully lustrous and reflective surfaces. Exceptional high relief obverse. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 687.

866. L. Cassius Longinus. 60 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 7h). Rome mint. Veiled and draped bust of Vesta left; S to left, cylix to right / Voter standing left, dropping tablet inscribed u (Uti rogas) into cista to left; LONCiN ii[i u] downward to right. Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10; BMCRR Rome 3936; RBW 1493 var. (letter on obv.). Choice EF, deep iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Goldberg [5] (7 June 2000), lot 3471.

867. L. Roscius Fabatus. 59 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (18.5mm, 4.01 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; prow-stem to left; L rOÍCi below / Female standing right, feeding from her dress a serpent, erect, left; aplustre to left; FABAT[i] in exergue. Crawford 412/1 (symbols 72); Sydenham 915; Roscia 3; BMCRR Rome 3472 (symbols 72); Roscia 3; RBW 1491-2 var. (symbols). Superb EF, lustrous. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Atlantis. Ex Leu 83 (6 May 2002), lot 666.

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868. L. Torquatus. 65 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.02 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Sibylla right, wearing ivy wreath; [ÍiB]ULL[A] below / Tripod surmounted by amphora between two stars; L • TOrœuAT downward to left, iii • uir upward to right; all within ornamented torque. Crawford 411/1b var. (border of dots); Sydenham 836; BMCRR Rome 3514; Manlia 12a; RBW –. Superb EF, light iridescent toning. Fine style. From the hand of a master celator. Very rare variety without a border on the obverse. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 790 (incorrectly catalogued as Crawford 411/1a where a laurel wreath encloses the obv. design).

869. M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus. 58 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.81 g, 7h). Rome mint. Nabatean king Aretas kneeling to right, holding reins and olive branch before camel standing right; Â • ÍCAur above, [e]x Í • C to either side of camel, Ae‰ • Cur in exergue / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga left, holding reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right; p • hupÍAeuÍ/AeD • Cur in two lines above; CApTuÂ upward to right; C hupÍAe COÍ/preiuer in two lines in exergue. Crawford 422/1a; Sydenham 912; Aemilia 9; BMCRR Rome 3876; RBW 1518 var. (obv. legend). Choice EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 797.

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870. M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.98 g, 4h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Fortuna right; [uncertain symbol behind] / Half-length, draped, facing bust of Sors on tablet inscribed ÍOrÍ below, Â pLAeTOri CeÍT • Í • C around. Crawford 405/2; Sydenham 801; Plaetoria 10; BMCRR Rome 3525-32; RBW 1448. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, struck slightly off center. Rare and choice for issue. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Student and His Mentor Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 73, 18 November 2013), lot 130; Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 681; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 228.

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871. M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.11 g, 7h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Ceres(?) right, wearing necklace and her hair in net (saccos) and decorated with poppies; to left, quiver / Upright winged caduceus; CeÍT ex • Í • C downward to left, Â pLAeTOri downward to right. Crawford 405/3b; Sydenham 805; Plaetoria 6; BMCRR Rome 3544-53 var. (obv. symbol); RBW 1450 var. (same). EF, reverse struck slightly off center. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Goldberg [5] (7 June 2000), lot 3455.

872. M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.90 g, 4h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Ceres(?) right, wearing necklace and her hair in net (saccos) and decorated with poppies; to left, shield / Capis and lighted torch; Â • pLAeTOri downward to right, Ce•ÍT • e•x • Í • C • downward to left. Crawford 405/4b; Sydenham 803; Plaetoria 7; BMCRR Rome 3542; RBW 1452 var. (symbol on obv.). Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Among the finest known. Interesting error with incorrect punctuation in reverse legend. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 403; Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 247.

873. M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.84 g, 5h). Rome mint. Young male head (Bonus Eventus) right with flowing hair; A behind / Upright winged caduceus; CeÍT e•x • Í • C downward to left, Â pLAeTOri downward to right. Crawford 405/5; Sydenham 807; Plaetoria 5; BMCRR Rome 3554-73 var. (obv. symbol); RBW 1453 var. (same). Superb EF, light iridescent toning, obverse struck slightly off center. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex De La Tour Collection (Hess-Divo 314, 4 May 2009), lot 1380; Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 368.

874. M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Winged and draped bust of Vacuna right, wearing crested and laureate helmet; bow and quiver over shoulder, cornucopia below chin; CeÍTiANuÍ downward to left, Í • C downward to right / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head left, wings spread; Â • pLAeTOriuÍ Â F AeD Cur around from lower left. Crawford 409/1; Sydenham 809; Plaetoria 4; BMCRR Rome 3596-3601; RBW 1482. Superb EF, toned, lustrous. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 720820 (November 2001); Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 434.

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875. M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Rome mint. Turreted and draped bust of Cybele right; forepart of lion behind, globe below chin; CeÍTiANuÍ downward to left; all within bead and reel border / Curule chair; laurel branch to left; Â • pLAeTOr[iuÍ • AeD •] Cur • ex • Í C around; all within bead and reel border. Crawford 409/2; Sydenham 808; Plaetoria 3; BMCRR Rome 3576; RBW 1484 var. (symbol on rev.). Choice EF, deep iridescent toning. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Leu 65 (21 May 1996), lot 293.

876. M. Nonius Sufenas. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.93 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Saturn right; to left, harpa above baetylus (conical stone); Í • C upward to left, ÍuFeNAÍ downward to right / Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding vertical spear in right hand and sword in left, being crowned by Victory standing left behind, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond over left shoulder in left hand; Íex • NONi in exergue; • pr • L • u • p • F around. Crawford 421/1; Sydenham 885; Nonia 1; BMCRR Rome 3820-4; RBW 1517. Choice EF, attractive peripheral toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 98 (6 October 2005), lot 38.

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877. L. Marcius Philippus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.11 g, 3h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind, ANCuÍ below / Equestrian statue right on arcade of five arches; flower below statue, phiLippuÍ downward to left, AœuA º within arches. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28; BMCRR Rome 3890-2; RBW 1524. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, obverse die rust. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

878. P. Plautius Hypsaeus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.82 g, 4h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Leuconoë right, pearled band in hair, wearing earring and necklace; to left, dolphin swimming downward; p • UpÍAe • Í • C to right / Jupiter, holding reins in right hand, throwing thunderbolt in left, driving quadriga left; scorpion below horses; C • UpÍAe • COÍ/priu in two lines in exergue, Cepit to right. Crawford 420/2d; Sydenham 911b; Plautia 12b; BMCRR Rome 3849; RBW –. EF, deep iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Kirk Davis.

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Five Muses The reverses of this series – Hercules playing the lyre and the Muses, can be none other than the celebrated statue group by an unknown Greek artist, taken from Ambracia and placed in the Aedes Herculis Musarum, which was erected by M. Fulvius Nobilior in 187 BC after the capture of Ambracia in 189 BC (Plin. NH xxxv.66; Ov. Fast. vi.812). By the second century BC, Rome had overrun most of Greece and was captivated by Hellenic art and culture, not the least of which was its sculpture. Fulvius is said to have taken the statues to Rome because he learned in Greece that Hercules was a musagetes (leader of the Muses). Remains of this temple have been found in the area of the Circus Flaminius close to the southwest part of the circus itself, and northwest of the porticus Octaviae. An inscription found nearby, ‘M. Fulvius M. f. Ser. n. Nobilior cos. Ambracia cepit;’ may have been on the pedestal of one of the statues. The official name of the temple was Herculis Musarum aedes, which Servius and Plutarch called Herculis et Musarum aedes.

Hercules Musagetes, Conductor of the Muses 879. Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo right, wearing hair in ringlets; œ • pOÂpON[i] downward to left, ÂuÍA upward to right / Hercules Musagetes, Conductor of the Muses, standing right, wearing lion skin and playing lyre; club to right; herCuLeÍ downward to right, ÂuÍAruÂ downward to left. Crawford 410/1; Sydenham 810; Pomponia 8; BMCRR Rome 3602-4; RBW –. Superb EF, lustrous. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 388. Although the moneyer Q. Pomponius Musa is unknown to history, his choice of Hercules Musarum and the nine Muses as coin types is remarkable and clearly connected to his cognomen.

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry 880. Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.01 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre key to left / Calliope, the Muse of Epic Poetry, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing right, playing lyre set on column; q • pOÂpONi downward to left, Â’uÍA downward to right. Crawford 410/2b; Sydenham 812; Pomponia 10; BMCRR Rome 3608-9; RBW –. EF, toned with some iridescence. ($1000) From the William Whetstone Collection.

Erato, the Muse of Erotic Poetry 881. Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.03 g, 1h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; handle of plectrum to left / Erato, the Muse of Erotic Poetry, standing right, holding plectrum at side with right hand and lyre with left; q • pOÂpONi downward to left, Â’uÍA downward to right. Crawford 410/7d corr. (obv. symbol and rev. type); Sydenham 820a corr. (same); Pomponia 17a corr. (same); BMCRR Rome 3622 corr. (same); CNR Pomponia 20/3; RBW –; see P. Davis, “Erato or Terpsichore: A Reassessment” in FIDES, for the identification of the muse as Erato. Choice EF, lovely iridescent toning. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), lot 700; Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (17 May 2001), lot 240. This type is called “Terpsichore” by Crawford and most other authors, but Phil Davis has recently identified this coin type as Erato. A complete discussion of this subject can be found in the article Phil wrote for the Festschrift created for the late Rick Witschonke (FIDES, pp. 393-401). Phil’s logic is very sound and will make completing a set of Muses much easier as the previously rare, known from a single die, Erato is now shown to be just a die variety. (Davis identifies the obverse turtle symbol as being for Terpsichore.)

Urania, Muse of Astronomy 882. Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.10 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; star of eight rays to left / Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing left, touching with wand held in right hand a globe set on base; œ • pOÂpONi downward to right, ÂuÍA downward to left. Crawford 410/8; Sydenham 823; Pomponia 22; BMCRR Rome 3628-32; RBW 1488. EF, toned. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s.

Thalia, Muse of Comedy 883. Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; sandal behind / Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing left, holding comic mask in right hand, resting left elbow on draped column; q • pOÂpONi downward to right, Â’uÍA downward to left. Crawford 410/9b; Sydenham 821; Pomponia 19; BMCRR Rome 3624; RBW –. EF, lustrous. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

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884. C. Considius Nonianus. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate and draped bust of Venus Erycina right, wearing stephane and earring; C • CONÍiDi • NONiANi downward to left, Í • C upward to right / Temple on summit of rocky mountain surrounded by wall with towers on each side and gate in center; eruC above gate. Crawford 424/1; Sydenham 886; Considia 1; BMCRR Rome 3830; RBW 1522 (this coin). Superb EF, lustrous, struck slightly off center. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex RBW Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 63, 17 May 2012), lot 298; Hess-Divo 267 (20 May 1996), lot 166. Describing Mt. Eryx and its temple complex, the Greek historian Polybius of Megalopolis writes: On its summit, which is flat, stands the temple of Venus Erycina, which is indisputably the first in wealth and general magnificence of all the Sicilian holy places. The city extends along the hill under the actual summit, the ascent to it being very long and steep on all sides. World History, 1.55

885. C. Memmius C.f. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.15 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears; C • ÂeÂÂi • C • F downward to right / Bound captive kneeling right at foot of trophy; C • ÂeÂÂiuÍ downward to right, iÂperATOr downward to left. Crawford 427/1; Sydenham 920; Memmia 10; BMCRR Rome 3937-9; RBW 1531. Choice EF, attractive cabinet tone, obverse slightly off center. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 400; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 326.

886. Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.74 g, 8h). Rome mint. Head of Bonus Eventus (or Genius Populi Romani?) right; scepter to left / Eagle with wings spread standing right on winged thunderbolt; lituus to left, capis to right, [œ] • CAÍÍiuÍ below. Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; Cassia 7; BMCRR Rome 3868-70; RBW 1535. EF, lightly toned. Fine style. ($500)

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887. P. Fonteius P.f. Capito. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.70 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted and draped bust of Mars right, with trophy over shoulder; p • FONTeiuÍ • p • F • CApiTO • iii • uir around / Warrior on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear at kneeling enemy in Gallic helmet, who holds sword in right hand and shield in left; to lower left, a second enemy warrior kneeling right; Gallic helmet and shield to lower right; • FO¸ • Tr • ÂiL above. Crawford 429/1; Sydenham 900; Fonteia 17; BMCRR Rome 3851-5; RBW 1536. Superb EF, lustrous, minor metal flaw on Mars’ cheek. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XVI (16 August 1991), lot 372.

888. Cn. Plancius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.14 g, 7h). Rome mint. Female head (Diana Planciana?) right, wearing causia; AeD • Cur • Í • C downward to left, CN • pLANCiuÍ downward to right / Cretan Goat standing right; quiver and bow to left. Crawford 432/1; Sydenham 933; Plancia 1; BMCRR Rome 3920-2; RBW 1541. EF, lightly toned, faint hairlines. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XVI (16 August 1991), lot 374.

889. Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Libertas right, wearing cruciform earring and pendant necklace; LiBerTAÍ downward to left / The consul L. Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, each carrying ax over shoulder, and preceded by an accensus; BruTuÍ in exergue. Crawford 433/1; Sydenham 906a; Junia 31a; BMCRR Rome 3862-3; RBW 1542; Harlan 20.2/20.1 (obv. and rev. of this coin illustrated on pg. 127). Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi). Ex R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 524.

Prophetic Connection

890. Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bare head of L. Junius Brutus right; BruTu[Í] downward to left / Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right; AhALA downward to left. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30; BMCRR Rome 3864-7; RBW 1543. Choice EF, attractive golden tone, underlying luster. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1383. This early coin of Marcus Junius Brutus, struck during his term as moneyer in 54 BC, refers to his illustrious ancestry, which included L. Junius Brutus, one of the legendary first consuls of the nascent Roman Republic, and C. Servilius Ahala, who slew the prospective tyrant Spurius Maelius. Celebrating his connection to the tyrannicide Ahala proved eerily prophetic 10 years later, when, because of his name and reputation for integrity, Brutus was recruited by conspirators against Julius Caesar and became the figurehead leader of the assassins.

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891. Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.09 g, 2h). Rome mint. Bare head of L. Junius Brutus right; BruTuÍ downward to left / Bare head of C. Servilius Ahala right; AhALA downward to left. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30; BMCRR Rome 3864-7; RBW 1543. EF, attractive cabinet toning. ($1000) Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 710.

892. Q. Pompeius Rufus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.58 g, 12h). Rome mint. Curule chair flanked by arrow and laurel branch; œ • pOÂpei • œ • F/ruFuÍ in two lines above, COÍ on tablet below / Curule chair flanked by lituus and wreath; ÍuLLA • COÍ above, [œ] pOÂpei ruF on tablet below. Crawford 434/2; Sydenham 909; Pompeia 5; BMCRR Rome 3885-9; RBW 1545. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, struck slightly off center. ($300) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Cederlind BBS 119 (29 June 2000), lot 131.

893. C. Servilius C.f. 53 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 4.07 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Flora right, wearing wreath of flowers, triple drop earring, and pendant necklace; lituus to left, FLOrA • priÂuÍ downward to right / Two helmeted warriors facing each other, each holding shield and upright sword; C • ÍerueiL in exergue, C • F upward to lower right. Crawford 423/1; Sydenham 890; Servilia 15; BMCRR Rome 3818-9; RBW 1521. Superb EF, light iridescent toning. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Ex Goodman Collection (Triton I, 2 December 1997), lot 1199; Numismatica Ars Classica 1 (29 March 1989), lot 688.

894. C. Coelius Caldus. 53 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g, 7h). Rome mint. Bare head of the consul C. Coelius Caldus right; to left, tablet inscribed L • D (Libero : Damno); C • COeL • C[ALDuÍ] downward to right; [COÍ] below / Radiate head of Sol right; to left, oblong shield ornamented with thunderbolt; downward to right, CALDu•Í • iii uir and Macedonian shield. Crawford 437/1a; Sydenham 891; Coelia 4; BMCRR Rome 3833-4; RBW 1549. Good VF, toned, small banker’s mark on obverse. Excellent metal. ($500) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, March 2009.

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895. C. Coelius Caldus. 53 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.07 g, 7h). Rome mint. Bare head of the consul C. Coelius Caldus right; to left, signum inscribed hiÍ; below chin, boar atop signum; C • COeL • CALDuÍ downward to right, COÍ below neck / Veiled figure seated left on lectisternium inscribed L • CALDuÍ/uii • æ • ep^ in two lines; trophies flanking; C • CALDuÍ vertically to outer left, if • A • x vertically to outer right, C8DuÍ • iii • uir in exergue. Crawford 437/2a; Sydenham 894; Coelia 7; BMCRR Rome 3837; RBW 1551; Harlan 26.2/26.5 (obv. and rev. of this coin illustrated on pp. 161-2). EF, lightly toned. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 531.

896. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. 50 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.04 g, 4h). Rome mint. Bare head of M. Claudius Marcellus right; triskeles to left; ÂArCeLLiNuÍ downward to right / M. Claudius Marcellus advancing right, carrying trophy into tetrastyle temple; [Â]ArCeLLuÍ downward to right, [C]OÍ • œuiNœ downward to left. Crawford 439/1; Sydenham 1147; Claudia 11; BMCRR Rome 4206; RBW 1554. Superb EF, lustrous, reverse struck slightly off center. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 58.

897. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Q. Sicinius. Early 49 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.78 g, 1h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Fortuna right; p • r upward to left, FOr[T] downward to right / Palm frond and winged caduceus, bound with fillet, in saltire; wreath with fillet above, iii • uir across field, œ • ÍiCiNiuÍ below. Crawford 440/1; CRI 1; Sydenham 938; Sicinia 5; BMCRR Rome 3947-9; RBW 1555. EF, light iridescent toning with reflective surfaces, obverse struck slightly off center. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1385.

898. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Man. Acilius Glabrio. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Salus right, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace; ÍALuTiÍ upward to left / Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding serpent in right hand and resting left arm on column to right; • ACiLiuÍ iii • uir • uALe$ around. Crawford 442/1a; CRI 16; Sydenham 922; Acilia 8; BMCRR Rome 3944-6; RBW 1556. Superb EF, light iridescent toning, lustrous. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 53 (15 March 2000), lot 1324.

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899. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.48 g, 7h). Rome mint. Mask of bearded Pan right; pANÍA below / Jupiter Axurus seated left, holding patera in right hand and scepter with left; iOuiÍ • Axur • upward around left, C • uiBiuÍ • C • F • C • N • downward around right. Crawford 449/1a; CRI 20; Sydenham 947; Vibia 18; BMCRR Rome 3978-9; RBW 1571. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Well centered and struck. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

900. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius C.f. C.n. Pansa Caetronianus. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of young Bacchus (or Liber) right, wearing ivy-wreath; pA[NÍA] downward to left / Ceres advancing right, holding a torch in each hand; plow to right; C • uiBiuÍ C • F • C • N downward around left. Crawford 449/2; CRI 21; Sydenham 946; Vibia 16; BMCRR Rome 3976; RBW 1573. EF, lovely iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

901. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Albinus Bruti f. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.06 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Pietas right, wearing cruciform earring and pearl necklace; pieTAÍ downward to left / Clasped hands holding winged caduceus; ALBiNuÍ • BruTi • F around below. Crawford 450/2; CRI 26; Sydenham 942; Postumia 10; BMCRR Rome 3964; RBW 1577. Superb EF, light iridescent toning. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 550.

902. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Albinus Bruti f. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.76 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head of consul Aulus Postumius Albinus right; A • pOÍTuÂiuÍ [•] COÍ around / ALBiNu/BruTi • F in two lines within grain-ear wreath. Crawford 450/3b; CRI 27; Sydenham 943a; Postumia 14; BMCRR Rome 3967-71; RBW –. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, area of weak strike on reverse. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex C.G. Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 80, 20 October 2014), lot 47; Münzen und Medaillen AG 92 (22 November 2002), lot 6; Sternberg XIV (24 May 1984), lot 219.

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903. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.97 g, 1h). Rome mint. Diademed female head (Pietas or Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath, cruciform earring, necklace, jewel above her ear, hair collected into a knot behind, and falling down her neck / Victory advancing right, holding winged caduceus in right hand and trophy of Gallic arms and palm fronds in left hand over left shoulder; [L •] hOÍTiLiuÍ ÍAÍerNA around from upper right. Crawford 448/1a; CRI 17; Sydenham 951; Hostilia 5; BMCRR Rome 3989-92; RBW 1567. Choice EF, lightly toned. Well struck on a broad flan. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Goldberg [5] (7 June 2000), lot 3491.

The Gallic Chieftain Vercingetorix

904. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Gallic captive (Vercingetorix?) right, wearing hair flowing back and long, pointed beard, and a chain around his neck; Gallic shield to left / Two warriors in biga right: one driving, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, and the other, facing backward, holding shield in left hand and brandishing spear in right; L • hOÍTiLiuÍ above, ÍAÍer[N] below. Crawford 448/2a; CRI 18; Sydenham 952; Hostilia 2; BMCRR Rome 3994-5; RBW 1569. Choice EF. Great metal. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), lot 226. The portrait on the obverse has sometimes been identified as the famous chief of the Arverni, Vercingetorix, whom Julius Caesar captured in 52 BC in Alesia. It is difficult to imagine anyone placing such a dramatic portrait of a defeated foe on their coinage, but it is clear from surviving sources of the period that the Romans had a good deal of respect for the Gauls as honorable warriors. Crawford and Sear believe this identification is unlikely, but the large, distinctive, and carefully engraved head suggests the die cutter worked with an eye toward creating an individualized portrait, rather than a stylized personification of a Gaul. The reverse is also of particular historical interest, in that it depicts the manner in which chariots were used in Celtic Gaul, and perhaps in Britain as well.

905. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right, wearing long, dissheveled hair; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) to left / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, laureate, wearing long hair falling down her shoulders and long flowing robes, holding spear in left hand and stag by its antlers with her right; ÍAÍerNA curved upward to left, L • hOÍTiLiuÍ downward to right. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4; BMCRR Rome 3996-8; RBW 1570. EF, deep cabinet toning. Well centered and struck. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Glenn W. Woods.

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906. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair, coiled serpents at either side of face; L • pLAuTiuÍ below / Victory (or winged Aurora) flying right, head slightly left, holding reins and conducting four rearing horses of the sun; pLANCuÍ below. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; Sydenham 959; Plautia 15; BMCRR Rome 4004-7; RBW 1583. Superb EF, light iridescent toning. Well struck on a large flan. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (5 April 2006), lot 323; Schulten (28 October 1994), lot 165; Athena Fund (Part 2, Sotheby’s Zurich, 27 October 1993), lot 1363.

907. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 4h). Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair, coiled serpents at either side of face; L • pLAuTiuÍ below / Victory (or winged Aurora) flying right, head slightly left, holding reins and conducting four rearing horses of the sun; pLANCuÍ below. Crawford 453/1a; CRI 29; Sydenham 959; Plautia 15; BMCRR Rome 4004-7; RBW 1583. Choice EF, lustrous. Well centered with unusually good details and superb metal. ($3000)

908. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Antius C.f. Restio. 47 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.34 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bare head right; reÍTiO downward to left / Hercules advancing right, lion skin draped over left arm, holding club aloft in right hand, trophy in left; C ANTiuÍ • C • F • around from upper right. Crawford 455/1a; CRI 34; Sydenham 970; Antia 1; BMCRR Rome 4029-31; RBW 1593. Choice EF, deep iridescent toning. Well struck for issue. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2013), no. 60; Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 821.

909. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Antius C.f. Restio. 47 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.82 g, 8h). Rome mint. Bare head right; reÍTiO downward to left / Hercules advancing right, head left, lion skin draped over left arm, holding club aloft in right hand, trophy in left; C • ANTiuÍ • C • F around from upper right. Crawford 455/1a; CRI 34; Sydenham 970; Antia 1; BMCRR Rome 4029-31; RBW 1593. EF, lightly toned, some minor striking weakness. ($1000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (23 May 2016), lot 384.

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Prophetic Priestess

910. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.05 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Sibyl Herophile right, hair elaborately decorated with jewels and enclosed in a sling, tied with bands / Sphinx seated right; [T •] CAriÍiuÍ above,; iii • uir in exergue. Crawford 464/1; CRI 69; Sydenham 983a; Carisia 11; BMCRR Rome 4061; RBW 1613. Superb EF, lightly toned, lustrous. Exceptional for issue. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 558. This evocative type demonstrates that Roman moneyers were quite familiar with the legends and coin types of obscure Greek cities. The city of Gergis in Troas, near the site of ancient Troy, was said to be the birthplace of the Sibyl Herophile, a priestess with prophetic powers. Coins of the city struck circa 350-300 BC depict a head of the Sibyl on the obverse and a seated sphinx, symbol of prophecy, on the reverse. The types are repeated here, surely intended as a nod to the Trojan origins of Julius Caesar’s gens.

Tools for Striking Coinage

911. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.85 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Moneta right, hair tied in bun behind, wearing cruciform earring and necklace; ÂONeTA downward to left / Implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above, tongs and hammer on either side; T CAriÍiuÍ above; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982b; Carisia 1b; BMCRR Rome 4058-9; RBW 1614. EF, iridescent toning, some peripheral striking weakness. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Astarte XVI (26 November 2004), lot 1555; Sternberg XXXII (1996), lot 441. A temple to Juno Moneta (Juno “the Advisor”) was dedicated on the Capitoline Hill in 344 BC and its grounds served as Rome’s first mint. The association between this temple and the minting of coinage was such that the English words “mint,” “money,” and “monetary” derive from “moneta.”

912. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing ornate helmet; rOÂA behind / Scepter, cornucopia on globe, and rudder; T • CAriÍi below; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 464/3c; CRI 71; Sydenham 984a; Carisia 4a; BMCRR Rome 4066; RBW 1615 corr. (crest is plain). Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, minor striking weakness. Fine style. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (5 April 2006), lot 339.

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Fanning the Flames

913. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Papius Celsus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.79 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress tied at neck / She-wolf standing right, placing stick on fire; on right, eagle standing left, fanning the flames; CeLÍuÍ • iii • uir above, L • pApiuÍ in exergue. Crawford 472/1; CRI 82; Sydenham 964; Papia 2; BMCRR Rome 4018-22; RBW. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Exceptional reverse strike for this normally poorly made issue. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 85; Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (5 April 2006), lot 348. The curious scene depicted on the reverse of this type refers to a foundation myth for the city of Lanuvium, parent city of Rome. According to a legend related by Dionysius of Halicaranassus in Roman Antiquities, the hero Aeneas saw a fire burning in a nearby forest and went to investigate. As he drew closer he saw the fire was being fed by a she-wolf, who was dropping sticks into the blaze, while an eagle standing nearby fanned it with his wings. A fox kept intruding, trying to snuff out the fire by wetting his tail in a nearby stream and beating the flames down with it, but was driven off by the eagle and wolf. The fox was interpreted as Carthage, trying to snuff out Rome before its flame could burn brightly, while the eagle and she-wolf are symbols of the Roman army and people respectively.

914. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Lollius Palicanus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.04 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Libertas right, wearing pearl diadem, cruciform earring, and a pearl necklace; LiBerTATiÍ downward to left / View of Rostra in the Roman Forum, ornamented with ships’ beaks and surmounted by subsellium (tribune’s bench); pALikANuÍ above. Crawford 473/1; CRI 86; Sydenham 960; Lollia 2; BMCRR Rome 4011-2; RBW 1652. Choice EF, lightly toned with some iridescence, underlying luster. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 83 (20 May 2015), lot 439; Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 452.

915. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Lollius Palicanus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Honos right; hONOr[iÍ] downward behind / Curule chair, garlanded and wreath on top, between two stalks of grain; pALikANuÍ above. Crawford 473/2d; CRI 87; Sydenham 961; Lollia 1; BMCRR Rome 4014-; RBW 1653. Choice EF, lustrous, some peripheral striking weakness. Rare variety with wreath on garlanded curule chair. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 490; Varesi 51 (23 April 2008), lot 287.

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916. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.60 g, 1h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo Soranus right, wearing hair in ringlets, and waved over forehead; acisculus to left, star above forehead; ACiÍ Cu LuÍ to left, below, and right / Europa riding a bull right, holding a billowing veil above with both hands; L • uALeriuÍ in exergue. Crawford 474/1a; CRI 90; Sydenham 998; Valeria 17; RBW 1656 var. (arrangement of obv. legend). Choice EF, lightly toned. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear. Ex P.A. Collection (Hess-Divo 307, 8 June 2007), lot 1520; Münzen und Medaillen AG 61 (7 October 1982), lot 362.

917. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Valerius Acisculus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Apollo Soranus right; star above; acisculus and ACiÍCuLuÍ downward behind; all within laurel wreath / Europa riding bull right, holding her veil with both hands which billows out above; L • uALeriuÍ in exergue. Crawford 474/1b; CRI 90a; Sydenham 998a; Valeria 16; BMCRR Rome 4102-4; RBW 1659. Choice EF, light golden iridescent toning. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 571.

Extremely Rare Aemilia Quinarius

918. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Aemilius Buca. January 44 BC. AR Quinarius (14mm, 1.01 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Pax right; pAxÍ upward to left / Clasped right hands; L • AeÂi LiuÍ • BuCA • iiii [uir] clockwise around. Crawford 480/24; King 70; CRI 165; Sydenham 1065; Aemilia 18; BMCRR Rome 4162; RBW 1691 (same dies). Good VF, toned, some porosity, reverse struck slightly off center. Extremely rare, only four specimens known to King, one specimen on CoinArchives (the RBW coin). ($1500) From the R. Baker Collection. This rare half-denarius was issued contemporaneously with L. Aemilius Buca’s Julius Caesar portrait coinage, and his “Sulla’s dream” denarius of the same period. Buca may have been descended from a relative of Sulla’s and thus identified with Caesar’s career arc of restoring order to a state riven by civil war. Pax, goddess of peace, is here portrayed for the first time on Roman coinage. This and the clasped hands on the reverse both allude to the peace and harmony restored to the state by Caesar’s recent victories over his enemies.

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919. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Clodius C.f. Vestalis. 43 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.74 g, 8h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Flora right, wearing floral wreath and cruciform earring; lily at her shoulder behind; C • CLODiuÍ downward before, [C • F •] upward behind / Veiled female (Vestal virgin, Claudia Quinta) seated left, holding a cymbium (two-handled bowl) in her right hand; ueÍTALiÍ downward to right. Crawford 512/2; CRI 317; Sydenham 1135; Claudia 13; BMCRR Rome 4196-7; RBW 1790. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, typical areas of weak strike. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 208; Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 1102. The reverse, in a punning allusion to the moneyer’s name, depicts one of the Vestal Virgins, the sole female priesthood in Rome, and one of its most powerful.

920. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Livineius Regulus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.73 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bare head of the praetor L. Livineius Regulus right / Modius between two stalks of grain; L • LiuiNeiuÍ above, reguLuÍ in exergue. Crawford 494/29; CRI 178; Sydenham 1111; Livineia 13; BMCRR Rome 4269-70; RBW 1734. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, obverse struck slightly off center. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 843.

The Venatio

921. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Livineius Regulus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bare head right / Venatio scene: in foreground, lion charging right toward a bestiarius who spears it; in background on left, a wounded bear sits right; on right, another bestiarius, holding sword and shield, defends himself against a tiger charging left; L • reguLuÍ in exergue. Crawford 494/30; CRI 179; Sydenham 1112; Livineia 12; BMCRR Rome 4271-2; RBW 1735. EF, deep cabinet toning. Rare. ($2000) This popular type depicts a venatio, a contest between bestiarii and various animals. Such activities served as the morning entertainment during a day at the games, with the “main event” – the gladiatorial contests – taking place in the afternoon.

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The Shrine of Venus Cloacina

922. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; star below chin; CONCOrDiA upward behind / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACiN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • ÂuÍÍiDiuÍ • LONguÍ around above. Crawford 494/42b; CRI 188a; Sydenham 1093a; Mussidia 6; BMCRR Rome 4244; RBW 1746 var. (crescent below chin). Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Gemini II (10 January 2006), lot 274. Reportedly ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 3 May 1978), lot 630 (not illustrated in catalog). The shrine of Venus Cloacina (”Venus of the Sewer”) was a circular platform above the entrance to the Cloaca Maxima, Rome’s oldest and largest sewer, on the north side of the Roman Forum. This denarius by the moneyer L. Mussidius Longus provides the best record of its original form. The platform was encircled by a trellis and supported statues of two goddesses; possibly one portrayed Venus and the other Cloacina, the original Etruscan goddess of the small stream that later became the Cloaca Maxima. Cloacina was later amalgamated with Venus for unknown reasons and became an “aspect” of the goddess.

923. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Vibius Varus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of young Bacchus, wearing wreath of ivy and grapes, hair collected into a knot behind, one lock and fillet of wreath falling down his neck / Panther springing left toward garlanded altar surmounted by bacchic mask and thyrsus; C • uiBiuÍ in exergue, uAruÍ upward to right. Crawford 494/36; CRI 192; Sydenham 1138; Vibia 24; BMCRR Rome 4295-8; RBW 1739. Superb EF, lovely iridescent cabinet toning. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection.

Superb Accoleius Lariscolus Denarius

924. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. P. Accoleius Lariscolus. 41 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana Nemorensis right, head closely bound with fillet; p • ACCOLeiuÍ LAriÍCOLuÍ around / Triple cult statue of Diana Nemorensis facing, supporting on their hands and shoulders a beam, above which are five cypress trees; the figure on left holding poppy, that on right holding lily. Crawford 486/1; CRI 172; Sydenham 1148; Accoleia 1; BMCRR Rome 4211-3; RBW 1701. Superb EF, fully lustrous. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 587. This intriguing denarius refers to the cult of Diana Nemorensis, an aspect of the virgin huntress worshipped at the town of Aricia, located in the Alban Hills near Lake Nemi. Likely the hometown of the moneyer, the town was situated near an archaic shrine containing a triple statue of the goddess as depicted on the reverse. Aricia was also the birthplace of Atia, mother of Octavian, and the types are likely intended to honor her (and Octavian’s) origins.

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Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus

925. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Petillius Capitolinus. 41 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 1h). Rome mint. Bare head of bearded Jupiter right; CApiTOLiNuÍ downward behind / The Capitoline Temple of Jupiter: richly decorated hexastyle façade with ornamented pediment and garlands hanging within three openings; peTiLLiuÍ in exergue. Crawford 487/1; CRI 173; Sydenham 1149; Petillia 1; BMCRR Rome 4217-9; RBW 1703. Superb EF, lustrous. Fine style. Very rare. ($2500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (5 April 2006), lot 370.

926. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Petillius Capitolinus. 41 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.09 g, 10h). Rome mint. Eagle with wings spread standing facing on thunderbolt, head right; peTiLLiuÍ above, CApiTOLiNuÍ below / Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus: richly decorated hexastyle temple with three garlands hanging between columns; acroteria along roof line; in the tympanum is a seated figure of Jupiter between two other figures; Í F across field. Crawford 487/2b; CRI 174a; Sydenham 1151; Petillia 3; BMCRR Rome 4222-3; RBW 1706. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 330.

Domitius Calvinus, Governor of Spain

927. Special issues. C. Domitius Calvinus. 39 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 1h). Osca mint. Bare head of Hercules right, wearing necklace; OÍCA downward to left / Emblems of the Pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex; DOÂ • COÍ • iTer • iÂp around from lower left. Crawford 532/1; CRI 342; Sydenham 1358; Burgos 1509; RBW 1819. Choice EF, some luster. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear. Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 974. C. Domitius Calvinus was appointed governor of Spain by Octavian after that province was ceded by Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey the Great. The province was in a state of chaos after years of civil war and the rule by Sextus, who governed as little more than a brigand. The stern Calvinus, formerly magister equitum under Caesar, pacified the province, putting down a revolt by the Ceretani, although not before subjecting a legionary detachment to the ancient punishment of decimation (executing one out of ten men) for cowardice in the face of the enemy. The minting of these denarii, probably at Osca itself, marks the restoration of Roman order in Spain and the renewed flow of Spanish silver to the Roman treasury.

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928. The Pompeians. Cn. Nerius. Spring 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.06 g, 11h). Rome mint. Head of Saturn right, harpa over shoulder; “ri • œ • æB downward to right / Aquila between two signa inscribed h (hastati) and p (principes), respectively; L • Le¸ upward to left, [C •] VrC upward to right, CO Í across lower field. Crawford 441/1; CRI 2; Sydenham 937; Neria 1; BMCRR Rome 3950-2; RBW –. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Exceptional. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection (Triton XVI, 7 January 2013), lot 856; Dix, Noonan, Webb A3 (27 September 2007), lot 2472.

929. The Pompeians. L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. April-June 49 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Apollonia mint in Illyricum. Head of Apollo right, wearing long hair; COÍ upward to left, L • Le¸ • C • VrC downward to right / Jupiter, naked, standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in extended right hand and in extended left, eagle right, head left, with wings displayed; star of eight rays above œ to left, garlanded altar to right. Crawford 445/2; CRI 5; Sydenham 1030; Cornelia 65; BMCRR East 21-2; RBW 1563. Superb EF, attractive iridescent toning with underlying luster. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 784.

930. The Pompeians. L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. April-June 49 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.04 g, 9h). Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey. Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; ear of grain between each leg / Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle in left; harpa to right; Le¸ º upward to left, COÍ upward to inner right. Crawford 445/1a; CRI 4; Sydenham 1029a; Cornelia 64; BMCRR Sicily 3-4; RBW 1561. Choice EF, toned. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 142; Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 228; Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 492.

931. The Pompeians. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.83 g, 4h). Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey; C. Coponius, praetor. Diademed head of Apollo right; star below, œ • ÍiCiNiuÍ iii • uir around / Club of Hercules surmounted by lion skin, scalp in profile to right; arrow to left, bow to right, C • COpONiuÍ pr • Í • C around. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; Sydenham 939; Sicinia 1; BMCRR East 24-8; RBW 1558. Choice EF, light iridescent toning with reflective surfaces. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1389; Numismatica Ars Classica 10 (9 April 1997), lot 535; R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 541.

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932. The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.08 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Laureate head of Jupiter right; œ • ÂeTeL around right, piuÍ below / Elephant advancing right; ÍCipiO above, iÂp below. Crawford 459/1; CRI 45; Sydenham 1050; Caecilia 47; BMCRR Africa 1-3; RBW 1601. Choice EF, toned. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Lanz 163 (7 December 2016), lot 240; Lanz 72 (29 May 1995), lot 428.

933. The Pompeians. M. Porcius Cato. Spring 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.76 g, 12h). Utica mint. Draped bust of female (Roma?) right, with hair collected in knot; Â • CATO • prO • pr around lower right / Victory seated right on chair set on ground line, holding patera with her extended right hand and palm frond over left shoulder; uiC7ix in exergue. Crawford 462/1c; CRI 46; Sydenham 1052; Porcia 9; BMCRR Africa 15-6; RBW –; Sear, Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. I, The Republic and The Twelve Caesars, 280 BC–AD 96, 1381 (this coin illustrated). Choice EF, lightly toned, reverse slightly off center. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), lot 245; R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 562.

934. The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.89 g, 11h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Diademed and bearded head of Neptune right; trident over left shoulder; [Vg p]iuÍ • iÂp • [iTer] around / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and aplustre in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base; [pr`F •] CLAÍ • eT O r ` • ºiT • ex Í[C] around. Crawford 511/2b; CRI 333; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347; BMCRR Sicily 15; RBW 1784. EF, toned, obverse struck off center. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex G. Hirsch 215 (2 May 2001), lot 455; G. Hirsch 211 (21 September 2000), lot 1444.

935. The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.84 g, 12h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right, ÂAg • piuÍ • iÂp [• iTer] around / Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders; pr‰F above, CLAÍ • eT • Or‰/ºiT • ex • Í • C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 7-10; RBW 1785. EF, toned. ($2000) Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1306.

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Caesar Returns to Rome

936. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.95 g, 8h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent; CAeÍAr in exergue / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; BMCRR Gaul 27-30; RBW 1557. Choice EF, toned, faint banker’s mark on reverse. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Antiqua XIV (2006), no. 119.

937. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.06 g, 7h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Diademed female head (Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath; %ii (= 52, Caesar’s age) to left / Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx surmonted by wolf’s head; securis to right; CAe ÍAr across lower field. Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; RSC 18; Sydenham 1009; Kestner 3558-3559; BMCRR Rome 3955; RBW –. EF, deep cabinet toning with area of find patina. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 225.

938. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.80 g, 12h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ • Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 442-3 (D80/R290); CRI 56; Calicó 37b; Sydenham 1018; BMCRR Rome 4052; RBW 1634. Good VF, toned, a few edge marks. ($5000) From the DMS Collection.

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Ex Voirol and Magnaguti Collections

939. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.94 g, 8h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A hirTiuÍ • pr around from lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 240 (D26/R227–this coin); CRI 56; Calicó 37b; Sydenham 1018; BMCRR Rome 4052; RBW 1634. Near EF, toned. ($5000) Ex August Voirol Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 38, 6 December 1968), lot 261; Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part II, Santamaria, 12 October 1949), lot 279.

940. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-April 46 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.74 g, 9h). Utica(?) mint. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears; COÍ • TerT downward to left, DiCT • iTer upward to right / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus; Â (munus = gift) to right, Augur above, pONT • ÂAx below. Crawford 467/1b; CRI 57a; Sydenham 1024; RSC 4; BMCRR Africa 23-5; RBW 1638. Superb EF, deep iridescent tone. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex P.A. Collection (Hess-Divo 307, 8 June 2007), lot 1531; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 438 (1981), lot 35.

941. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.63 g, 10h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed and draped bust of Venus left, wearing single-drop earring, hair rolled back and collected into a knot behind, which is ornamented with a star; lituus and bust of Cupid to left, scepter to right / Trophy of Gallic arms, composed of horned helmet and cuirass, two shields, one oval, the other oblong, two spears, and two carnyces; two captives at base, the one on left a bearded male with hands bound behind him kneeling left, head right; the one on right a female seated right, resting left elbow on left knee, left hand to head, in attitude of dejection; CAeÍAr in exergue. Crawford 468/2; CRI 59; Sydenham 1015; RSC 14; BMCRR Spain 86-8; RBW 1640. Choice EF, lightly toned. Well struck on a broad flan. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

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CRI and Sear Plate Coin

942. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.36 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing triple-drop earring and pendant necklace, Cupid at her shoulder behind / Trophy of Gallic arms, composed of helmet and cuirass, oval shield and carnyx in each hand; two seated captives at base, the one on left a female in attitude of dejection, the one on right a bearded male with hands bound behind him; CAeÍAr in exergue. Crawford 468/1; CRI 58 (this coin illustrated); Sydenham 1014; RSC 13; BMCRR Spain 89-92; RBW 1639; D. Sear, Roman Coins and Their Values, The Millennium Edition, Vol. I, The Republic and The Twelve Caesars, 280 BC–AD 96 (London, 2000), 1404 (this coin illustrated). EF, lightly toned with some luster, faint hairlines. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi). Ex R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 609.

943. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. January-February 44 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; M. Mettius, moneyer. Wreathed head right; lituus above culullus to left; CAeÍAr • iÂp downward to right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and transverse scepter with left, resting her left elbow on shield set on celestial globe; g to left, Â • ÂeTTiuÍ downward to right. Crawford 480/3; Alföldi Type III, 14 & 18 (A24/R6); CRI 100 corr. (simpulum); Sydenham 1056; RSC 34 corr. (same); BMCRR Rome 4143-5; RBW 1678 var. (obv. control letter). Good VF, toned, minor porosity. ($3000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from R.M. Smythe (David Vagi).

944. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.73 g, 9h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right; CAeÍAr downward to right, DiCT perpeTuO upward to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left; shield set on ground to right; [p • Íe] puLLiuÍ downward to right, ÂACer downward to left. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 91-2 (A48/R56); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; BMCRR Rome 4173-4; RBW 1685. EF, toned with underlying luster, reverse slightly off center. ($7500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Tkalec (8 September 2008), lot 181. P. Sepullius Macer was the most prolific moneyer of 44 BC, striking the widest variety of Caesar portrait issues. Caesar is shown wreathed, sometimes also veiled, and his titles given as CAESAR IMP and CAESAR DICT PERPETVO. The reverse image of Venus includes a number of minor design variants. The varying quality of portraiture and strike likewise indicate great haste of manufacture, perhaps in preparation for Caesar’s projected Parthian war.

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946

945. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. C. Cossutivs Maridianus, moneyer. Wreathed and veiled head of Caesar right; CAeÍAr downward before, DiCT • iN • perpeTuO upward behind / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and resting left arm on shield set on globe; C ÂAriDiANuÍ downward behind. Crawford 480/15; Alföldi Type XVIII, 27 (A4/R2); CRI 111a; Sydenham 1068; RSC 10; BMCRR Rome 4186; RBW –. Choice EF, reflective surfaces. Great metal. A superb portrait. ($15,000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 837. Gaius Cossutius Maridianus was apparently the last man appointed to the recently expanded quattrovirate of moneyers in 44 BC. His portrait coinage for Julius Caesar commences later than that of his colleagues, starting after Caesar was named Dictator In Perpetuo (”Perpetual Dictator”) on February 15; uniquely, the obverse legend for this type reads DICT IN PERPETVO, including the IN. All of his Caesar heads are veiled, alluding to Caesar’s role as Pontifex Maximus.

946. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.77 g, 8h). Rome mint; L. Flaminius Chilo, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Goddess (Pax or Venus?) standing left, holding caduceus with right hand and scepter with left; L • FLAÂiNiuÍ downward to right, iii • uir upward to left. Crawford 485/1; CRI 113; Sydenham 1089; RSC 26; BMCRR Rome 4201-2; RBW –. Near EF, attractive cabinet toning. Struck from dies of exemplary style in high relief. ($15,000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 494; Aretusa 2 (13 May 1994), lot 294. While this coin derives its general type from those issues struck at Rome in the month prior to Caesar’s assassination in March 44 BC, its anepigraphic obverse now shows a head of Caesar that is no longer veiled, while on the reverse, Venus Genetrix holds a caduceus in place of the traditional Victory. The idealized portrait of Julius Caesar, with its definite impression of divinity, is not an individual dieengraver’s attempt at artistic fancy, but must have been influenced by Octavian’s consciously conceived program of manipulating public images (including that of Caesar) at Rome. On 1 January 42 BC, the Senate recognized Caesar’s new divine status as the Divus Julius and constructed a temple on the site of his cremation in the Forum. The Venus Genetrix on the reverse shows a similar manipulation. Deriving from the Greek Aphrodite Ourania, or heavenly Aphrodite, Venus Genetrix became not only the divine patroness of Rome through her son Aeneas, but also the ancestor of the gens Julia, through Aeneas’ son, Ascanius (Iulus). On the night before Pharsalus in 48 BC, Caesar vowed to construct a temple in her honor in Rome if he was successful against Pompey. Once completed, this temple, which housed a statue of the goddess, then became the centerpiece of his new forum. There are marked differences, however, between the statue (evidenced by several extant copies) and her depiction on the denarii struck in the month before his assassination. While the statue emphasized her procreative powers, the coins show her in a more martial and political context: holding a Victory in her right hand and a scepter in her left, either surrounded by weaponry (sometime set on a globe), or with the scepter set on a star (a sign of divinity). While these attributes may shift from one to another, they emphasize not only the divine assistance in Caesar’s military and political victories, but also allude tentatively to his semi-divinity. The Venus of this coin, however, minimizes her connection to earlier associations; instead, she now presents an image of Felicitas (Good Fortune), by replacing the Victory with a caduceus. It is not the Venus Genetrix of Julius Caesar, then, but now Venus Felix of all Rome who is at work. Thus, through the assistance of the two transformed divine agencies – the impending one of the Divus Julius, and that of Venus – Octavian was able to take his first few steps toward political ascendancy.

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947. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Circa 44-40 BC. AR Repoussé Plaque (21x22.5mm, 1.37 g). Repoussé portrait of laureate Julius Caesar right within double circular border of pellets and a solid line / Incuse of obverse. Cf. Crawford 525/3; cf. CRI 327; cf. RSC 48 (all references for a similar portrait). Good VF, toned with the highlights gilt, pierced in the four corners for mounting. ($1000) The portrait of Julius Caesar is obviously based on his coinage, and may have been used for decorative military purposes.

948. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Tripod surmounted by cortina and two laurel branches, fillet hanging on either side; C • CAÍÍi upward to left, iÂp upward to right / Capis and lituus; LeNTuLuÍ/ÍpiNT in two lines below. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7; BMCRR East 79; RBW 1761. Superb EF, some luster. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.

949. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Tripod surmounted by cortina and two laurel branches, fillet hanging on either side; C • CAÍÍi upward to left, iÂp upward to right / Capis and lituus; LeNTuLuÍ/ÍpiNT in two lines below. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7; BMCRR East 79; RBW 1761. Superb EF, fully lustrous. Well struck. ($1500) From the William Whetstone Collection.

Well Struck Cassius

950. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas right, wearing earring and pearl necklace; LeiBerTAÍ upward to right, C • CAÍÍi • iÂp upward to left / Capis and lituus; LeNTuLuÍ/ÍpiNT in two lines below. Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6; BMCRR East 74-5; RBW 1764. Superb EF, deep cabinet tone. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 722.

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951. The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.76 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in the East; L. Sestius, proquaestor. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right; L • CeÍTi • prO • œ around from lower right / Tripod; securis to left, simpulum to right, œ • CAepiO • BruTuÍ prO C O Í around from lower left. Crawford 502/2; CRI 201; Sydenham 1290; RSC 11; BMCRR East 41-5; RBW 1768. EF, lovely cabinet tone. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Künker 288 (13 March 2017), lot 314.

952. The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece; Pedanius Costa, legate. Laureate head of Apollo right; Leg upward to left, COÍTA downward to right / Trophy composed of cuirass, crested helmet, oval shield with incurved sides, and two crossed spears; iÂp upward to left, BruTuÍ downward to right. Crawford 506/2; CRI 209; Sydenham 1296; RSC 4; BMCRR East 59-61; RBW 1778. EF, underlying luster, struck slightly off center. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk.

953. The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece. P. Servilius Casca Longus, moneyer. Laureate and bearded head of Neptune right; trident below; CAÍCA upward to left, LONguÍ upward to right / Victory advancing right on broken scepter, holding palm frond in left hand over left shoulder and broken diadem bound with fillet with both hands; BruTuÍ upward to left, iÂp upward to right. Crawford 507/2; CRI 212; Sydenham 1298; RSC 3; BMCRR East 63-65; RBW 1780. EF, attractive cabinet toning. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 67 (1995), lot 55; Lanz 72 (29 May 1995), lot 446.

954. The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.60 g, 11h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece. L. Plaetorius Cestianus, moneyer. Laureate, veiled, and draped female (Ceres?) bust right, wearing polos on top of her head; L • pLAeT • CeÍT downward to left / Sacrificial ax and simpulum; BruT iÂp below. Crawford 508/2; CRI 214; Sydenham 1300; RSC 2; BMCRR East 66-67; RBW 1781. EF, attractive cabinet toning with a hint of iridescence. ($7500) Ex Berk BBS 203 (18 January 2018), lot 223; SC Collection (Berk BBS 194, 9 July 2015), lot 165, purchased from Spink & Son, 17 October 1973.

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Antony’s Earliest Portrait Ex Niggeler Collection

955. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. April-May 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 3h). Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Veiled head right, wearing beard; capis to left, lituus to right / Desultor (horseman who leaps from one horse to another), wearing conical cap and holding whip, right on horseback, second horse behind; [palm frond] and wreath to left; p ÍepuLLiuÍ above, ÂACer below. Crawford 480/22; Alföldi Type XXI, 1 (A1/R1– this coin illustrated on pl. CXLIII); CRI 142; RSC 74; Sydenham 1077; BMCRR Rome 4178; CNR II Marcus Antonivs 120/1 (this coin); RBW 1689. Choice EF, attractively toned, struck slightly off center. Excellent provenance. ($15,000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Student and His Mentor Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 73, 18 November 2013), lot 213; Tkalec & Rauch (25 April 1989), lot 230; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 2, Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen AG, 21 October 1966), lot 967. This is the first portrait issue of Mark Antony, struck within a month or two of the assassination of Julius Caesar. Antony is shown bearded, clearly symbolic of one in mourning.

956. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Early 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Antony in Asia Minor. Bare head right; M ég • iÂp iii • u • r • p • C around / Fortuna Redux standing left, holding rudder with right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; at feet to left, stork standing left; pieTAÍ • COÍ below. Crawford 516/2; CRI 241; Sydenham 1174; RSC 77; BMCRR Gaul 70-2; RBW 1795. Choice EF, iridescent cabinet toning, reverse struck off center. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Tkalec & Rauch (14 April 1986), lot 277; E.L. Nicolas Collection (Leu 17, 3 May 1977), lot 846.

957. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; Â • ANT • if Yg • iii • uir • r • p • C • Â • BArBAT • œ • p around / Bare head of Octavian right; CAeÍAr • iÂp • pONT • iii • uir • r • p • C • around. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8; BMCRR East 103; RBW 1798 var. (Octavian with slight beard). EF, toned. Two excellent portraits. ($2000) Ex Vinchon (23 January 2015), lot 146.

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958. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; Â • ANT • if Yg • iii • uir • r • p • C • Â • BArBAT • œ • p around / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard; CAeÍAr • iÂp • pONT • iii • uir • r • p • C • around. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; BMCRR East 100; RBW 1798. Choice EF, deep cabinet tone. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Davissons 15 (29 March 2001), lot 104; New York Sale II (2 December 1999), lot 206.

959. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; Â • ANT if Yg iii uir • r • p • C • Â BArBAT œ p around / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard; CAeÍAr • iÂp • pONT • iii • uir • r • p • C • around. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; BMCRR East 100; RBW 1798. EF, attractive toning with some iridescence. Well centered. ($2000) Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 937.

Lucius Antony

960. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Lucius Antony. Summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.97 g, 10h). Ephesus mint. M. Nerva, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; [Â A]NT • if ég iii uir • r • p C Â • “ruA • prOœ • p around / Bare head of Lucius Antony right; L • ANTONiuÍ COÍ around. Crawford 517/5a; CRI 246; Sydenham 1185; RSC 2; BMCRR East 107; RBW 1799. Superb EF, deep cabinet toning with some iridescence. Great portraits. ($10,000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. After finalizing the arrangements of the second triumvirate, Mark Antony proceeded to Asia, first establishing a residence at Ephesus. Once there, he issued a series of coins commemorating the second triumvirate and the consulship of his brother, Lucius Antony, in 41 BC. M. Cocceius Nerva, a lieutenant of Mark Antony, was responsible for issuing the latter series. In his capacity as consul, Lucius took an overt stance against the unpopular Octavian, which eventually led to military hostilities between the two. Octavian, with the help of Agrippa and Salvidienus, besieged Lucius in Perusia (the “Perusine War”). Lucius eventually surrendered, and he was subsequently sent as a promagistrate to Spain, where he apparently (and conveniently) died shortly thereafter.

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961. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Lucius Antony. Late summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.81 g, 1h). Ephesus mint. M. Nerva, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; capis to left; Â • ANT • if • ég iii [uir • r • p C Â • “r]uA • prOœ • p around / Bare head of Lucius Antony right; L • ANTONiuÍ COÍ around. Crawford 517/5c; CRI 247; Sydenham 1186; RSC 2b; BMCRR East 108; RBW 1799 var. (without capis). VF, toned, thin flan crack, a few marks and light scratches beneath tone. ($1500) From the DMS Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 7 (Spring 2003), no. G210.

962. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 38 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.85 g, 9h). Athens mint. Mark Antony, veiled, and wearing the priestly robes of an augur, standing right, holding lituus in right hand; Â • ANTONiuÍ • Â • F [• Â • N • Au]gur • iÂp • Ter around / Radiate head of Sol right; iii • uir • r • p • C • COÍ • DeÍig • eT • iTer • TerT around. Crawford 533/2; CRI 267; Sydenham 1199; RSC 13; BMCRR East 141-143; RBW 1820. EF, deep cabinet tone. ($1000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Rauch 86 (12 May 2010), lot 543.

963. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 32 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.90 g, 8h). Athens mint. Bare head right; small p (signature) in hair below ear; ANTON • Aug iÂp iii C[O]Í DeÍ iii • iii u r p C around / ANTONiuÍ/Aug • iÂp • iii in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; RSC 2; Sydenham 1209; BMCRR East 177; RBW 1831. EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Antiqua (Steve Rubinger). Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 181.

964. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT • Aug • above, iii • uir • r • p • C below / Aquila between two signa; Leg iu across lower field. Crawford 544/17; CRI 352; Sydenham 1219; RSC 30; BMCRR East 195; RBW –. Superb EF, deep iridescent toning. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Heritage 3037 (4 January 2015), lot 30124 (realized $6,463).

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965. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT Aug above, iii uir • r • p • C below / Aquila between two signa; Leg iu across lower field. Crawford 544/17; CRI 352; Sydenham 1219; RSC 30; BMCRR East 195; RBW –. Choice EF, deep cabinet toning, obverse struck slightly off center. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 12 July 2001.

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966. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring-summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. Bare head right; CAeÍAr • iii uir • r • p • C around / Curule chair surmounted by wreath and inscribed C‰Í} • DiC • pe[r]. Crawford 497/2a; CRI 137; Sydenham 1322; RSC 55; BMCRR Gaul 76-8; RBW 1756. Near EF, toned, reverse off center. ($500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 755; Numismatic Fine Arts [XXIV] Fall MBS (18 October 1990), lot 1962.

967. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.70 g, 8h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Greece. Helmeted and draped bust of young Mars right, spear over left shoulder; CAeÍAr iii uir • r • p • C around / Aquila between two signa, all set on ground line; above, trophy, holding oval shields; Í C flanking aquila. Crawford 497/3; CRI 138; Sydenham 1320; RSC 248; BMCRR Gaul 96; RBW 1758. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($750) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.

968. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Early 40 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.55 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Octavian in Italy. Q. Salvius, moneyer. Bare head right, wearing slight beard; C • CAeÍAr • iii • uir • r • p • C around / Winged thunderbolt; œ • ÍALuiuÍ • if • COÍ • DeÍig around. Crawford 523/1a; CRI 300; Sydenham 1326b; RSC 514; BMCRR Gaul 88-9; RBW 1808. Choice EF, attractive cabinet tone. Great metal. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 764; New York Sale II (2 December 1999), lot 213.

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969. The Triumvirs. Octavian and Mark Antony. Late 40-early 39 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.19 g, 5h). Southern or central Italian mint. Bare head of Octavian right; CAeÍAr upward to left, iÂp downward to right / Winged caduceus; iÂp ANTONiuÍ around from right. Crawford 529/2c; CRI 302a; Sydenham 1327a; RSC 6a; BMCRR Gaul 92; RBW 1816. EF, lightly toned with underlying luster, struck slightly off center. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear MBS 12 (28 October 2005), lot 512.

970. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.86 g, 1h). Mint in Italy, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Pax, draped, standing facing, head left, holding olive branch in right hand and cornucopia with left; CAeÍAr downward to left, D[iu]i • F upward to right. CRI 399; RIC I 252; RSC 69; BMCRR East 236–9 = BMCRE 605-8; BN 26–33. Good VF, light iridescent toning. ($750) Ex Yves Gunzenreiner Collection (Leu Numismatik 1, 25 October 2017), lot 161 (professionally conserved since).

971. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Uncertain Italian mint, possibly Rome. Diademed head of Pax right; cornucopia to left, olive branch to right / Octavian, in military attire, walking right, holding transverse spear in left hand over left shoulder, and raising right hand in adlocutio; CAeÍAr Diui • F across field. RIC I 253; CRI 400; RSC 72; BMCRE 611, 613-4 = BMCRR Rome 4329, 4331-2; BN 6-11. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. ($1500) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 135; Spink 175 (28 September 2005), lot 393.

972. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.72 g, 7h). Mint in Italy, possibly Rome. Victory standing right on prow of galley, holding wreath with her extended right hand and palm frond over her left shoulder with her left / Octavian driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch with his extended right hand; iÂp • CAeÍAr in exergue. CRI 416; RIC I 264; RSC 115; BMCRE 617-9 = BMCRR Rome 4343-5; BN 98-104. EF, light iridescent toning. Well struck and centered on a full flan. ($3000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 197; Tkalec AG (18 February 2002), lot 125; Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (17 May 2001), lot 337.

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973. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.37 g, 9h). Mint in Italy, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Naval and military trophy facing, composed of helmet, cuirass, shield, and crossed spears, set on prow of galley right; crossed rudder and anchor at base; iÂp CAesAr across field. CRI 419; RIC I 265a (Augustus); RSC 119 (Augustus); BMCRR Rome 4352 = BMCRE 625. Good VF, light iridescent toning. Well struck on a broad flan. ($1500) Ex ArtCoins Roma 8 (4 February 2014), lot 448.

974. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Uncertain Italian mint, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Octavian’s Actian arch (arcus Octaviani), showing a single span surmounted by Octavian in facing triumphal quadriga; iÂp • CAeÍAr on the architrave. RIC I 267; CRI 422; RSC 123; BMCRE 624 = BMCRR Rome 4348; BN 66. Near EF, attractive iridescent cabinet tone. ($2000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 782; Leu FPL (Autumn 1998), no. 221; Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 419; Leu 25 (23 April 1980), lot 228.

975. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.98 g, 6h). Mint in Italy, possibly Rome. Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, veiled and wearing priestly robes, holding whip in outstretched left hand and plow-handle in right, plowing right with yoke of oxen; iÂp • CAeÍAr in exergue. CRI 424; RIC I 272; RSC 117; BMCRE 638-40 = BMCRR Rome 4363-5; BN 92-6. Superb EF, light iridescent toning. ($5000) From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 200; Tkalec (18 February 2002), lot 121; Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (17 May 2001), lot 341.

976. The Triumvirs. Octavian. 28 BC. AR Cistophorus (26.5mm, 11.75 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. iÂp • CAeÍAr • Diui • F • COÍ • ui • LiBerTATiÍ • p • r • uiNDex •, laureate head right / Pax, draped, standing left, holding caduceus with her right hand; behind her, in right field, a snake emerging from cista mystica; all within laurel wreath; pAx in left field. RIC I 476; Sutherland Group I, 18 (O11/R18); CRI 433; RSC 218; RPC I 2203; BMCRE 691-3 = BMCRR East 248-9; BN 908-10. EF, toned, a few light scratches and marks. ($2000) This was the first cistophorus minted in Asia in more than a decade and marked the beginning of a huge output of cistophori during the subsequent decade. Here, for the first time, Octavian is depicted as laureate, referring to Apollo and symbolizing his divinity. The obverse legend means “Champion of the Liberty of the Roman People.” The figure of Pax on the reverse tells of the peace that will surely result from Octavian’s triumph over Rome’s enemies. The significance of Apollo is emphasized by two changes in design from previous cistophori. The cista mystica, or snake basket, a common symbol in the cult of Dionysus that was prominently featured on the obverse of previous cistophori, is drastically reduced in size, and thus less significant. Similarly, the reverse is no longer encircled by the Dionysiac garland of ivy, but by Apollo’s laurel wreath.

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977. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.83 g, 8h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 20/19-17/6 BC. Laureate head right / CAESAR above, AVGVSTVS below, two laurel branches (or trees). RIC I 51; RSC 47; BMCRE 352 = BMCRR Rome 4450; BN 1225-6. EF, iridescent tone. ($2000) Ex Roma 10 (27 September 2015), lot 716; CGB 50 (15 October 2011), lot 5.

978. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / MAR VLT across field, temple of Mars Ultor: round-domed, tetrastyle temple with acroteria set on podium of three steps; in center, Mars, helmeted, naked except for chlamys, standing left, holding aquila in right hand and signa cradled in left. RIC I 69a; RSC 194; BMCRE 367-8 = BMCRR Rome 4409-10; BN 1108-10. EF, lightly toned, area of slightly flat strike. Wonderful portrait in high relief. ($1500)

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979. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.85 g, 5h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / SIGNIS above, RECEPTIS below, S P Q R around, round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86a; RSC 265; BMCRE 417-9 = BMCRR Rome 4397-9; BN 1132-6. Near EF, light golden tone, lustrous, slight weakness on high points. ($1000) 980. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.66 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. S • P • Q • R • PAREN above, CONS • SV[O] below, toga picta over tunica palmata flanked on left by aquila and on right by wreath / CAESAR[I] above, AVGVSTO in exergue, triumphal quadriga advancing right, ornamented with one Victory and surmounted by a small galloping quadriga. RIC I 99; RSC 78b; BMCRE 399 = BMCRR Rome 4437; BN 1187-90. Near EF, lustrous. ($1000)

981. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head right, wearing oak wreath / DIVVS • IVLIV[S], comet with eight rays and tail. RIC I 102; RSC 98; BMCRE 357 = BMCRR Rome 4416; BN –. EF, light golden toning. ($2000) The ‘Julian star’ was the comet that appeared in the evening skies shortly after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. This was taken as a sign of his divinity.

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982. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head right / MAR VLT across field, temple of Mars Ultor: round-domed, hexastyle temple with acroteria set on podium of three steps; within, aquila between two signa. RIC I 105a; RSC 190; BMCRE 373-4 = BMCRR Rome 4419-4420; BN 1202-1204. EF, light golden tone, lustrous fields. ($1500)

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983. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. ΛVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head left / IMP • X in exergue, bull butting right, left foreleg raised, lashing his tail. RIC I 167b; Lyon 17; RSC 139; BMCRE 455 = BMCRR Gaul 167; BN 1386-7. EF, lightly toned, lustrous. ($1000) 984. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.82 g, 9h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. CΛESΛR ΛVGVSTVS DIVI F PΛTER PΛTRIΛE, laureate head right / ΛVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CΛESΛRES in exergue, Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, lituus right, and on right, simpulum left. RIC I 207; Lyon 82; RSC 43; BMCRE 519-35; BN 1651-7. Near EF, lightly toned. Well centered with full legends. ($750)

985. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.94 g, 5h). Rome mint; L. Aquillius Florus, moneyer. Struck 1918 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / L • AQVILLIVS FLORVS III VIR around, SICIL in exergue, warrior (Mn. Aquillius), bareheaded, in military dress, holding shield on left arm, standing left, looking right, raising with right hand a halfnaked female figure (Sicilia) who is sinking to the ground. RIC I 310; RSC 366; BMCRE 49-50 = BMCRR Rome 4556-4557; BN 187-189. Near EF, light iridescent tone, some shallow cleaning scratches. Rare. ($1000) From the WRG Collection.

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Deified and Rejuvenated Julius Caesar

986. Augustus, with Divus Julius Caesar. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.24 g, 9h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI • F counterclockwise from lower right, bare head of Augustus right / M • SANQVI NIVS • III • VIR clockwise from upper right, youthful, laureate head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, a comet with four rays and a tail. RIC I 338; RSC 1 (Julius Caesar and Augustus); BMCRR Rome 4585-7 = BMCRE 71-3; BN 279. Choice EF, toned. Rare. ($5000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (6 March 2017), lot 456; Künker 89 (8 March 2004), lot 2025. The idealized head on the reverse has been variously identified as a deified and rejuvenated Julius Caesar, Augustus himself, or a male personification of the dawning Golden Age. The presence of a comet above the head, likely intended as the “Julian star” that appeared shortly after Caesar’s death, argues for the former identification.

987. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.92 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 24-20 BC. IMP • CAESAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS, garlanded and filleted altar decorated with stags standing vis-à-vis. RIC I 482; Sutherland Group VIγ (unlisted dies); RPC I 2215; RSC 33; BMCRE 694-5 = BMCRR East 262-3; BN 922-6;. EF, toned, some minor marks under tone on reverse. ($1500)

988. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ As (27mm, 11.75 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 34-37. DIVVS AVGVSTVS • PATER •, radiate head left / S C across field, winged thunderbolt. RIC I 83 (Tiberius); BMCRE 157-8 (Tiberius); BN 141-3 (Tiberius). EF, brown surfaces. ($1000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, January 1996.

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989. Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As (27mm, 11.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. M • AGRIPPA • L • F • COS • III, head left, wearing rostral crown / S C across field, Neptune standing left, naked except for cloak hanging over right arm, behind back and over left shoulder and upper arm, holding small dolphin in outstretched right hand and trident in left. RIC I 58 (Gaius); BMCRE 161-8 (Tiberius); BN 77-97 (Caligula). Near EF, glossy dark green patina. ($1500) Ex RAM Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1005, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, April 1996.

990. Tiberius, with Divus Augustus. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.74 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 14-16. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right / DIVOS ΛVGVST DIVI F, laureate head of Divus Augustus right; six-pointed star above. RIC I 24; Lyon 118/2 (D2/R1); Calicó 311 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 29; BN 1-2; Biaggi 167. Good VF, toned. Rare. ($10,000) From the Heath Collection.

First Gold Issue of Tiberius as Augustus

991. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.91 g, 10h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 14-15. TI CAESAR DIVI ΛVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / TR POT XVI, IMP VII in exergue, Tiberius driving slow quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, laurel branch in right. RIC I 1; Lyon 120/4a (D–/R15 [unlisted obv. die]); Calicó 307; BMCRE 1 (same obv. die); BN 3; Biaggi 171. Near EF, underlying luster. ($7500)

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992. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.72 g, 6h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 1, AD 15-18. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, holding scepter in right hand and olive branch in left; plain chair legs, double line below. RIC I 25; Lyon 143; Calicó 305d; BMCRE 30-3; BN 14-5; Biaggi 169. Near EF, toned. ($5000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 74 (1999), no. 3.

993. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.88 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 15-16. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTV[S], laureate head right / TR POT XVII, IMP VII in exergue, Tiberius driving triumphal quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter in left hand and branch in right. RIC I 4; Lyon 122; RSC 48; BMCRE 7-11; BN 5-8. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($1000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 673.

994 995 994. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.82 g, 12h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, feet on footstool, holding scepter in right hand and olive branch in left; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a; BMCRE 48-60; BN 28–31. EF, toned. ($1000) From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 160226 (December 2005); Spink 175 (28 September 2005), lot 399.

995. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.72 g, 2h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, feet on footstool, holding scepter in right hand and olive branch in left; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a; BMCRE 48-60; BN 28–31. EF, toned. ($750)

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Portrait of Livilla? Cover Coin for CNG XXI in 1992

996. Drusus Caesar. AD 19-23. Æ Dupondius (31mm, 14.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. PIETAS, veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Livilla (as Pietas) right / DRVSVS CAESAR TI · AVGVSTI F · TR POT ITER, large S · C. RIC I 43 (Tiberius); BMCRE 98 (Tiberius); BN 74. EF, green patina with minor traces of red, trace of earthen deposits. ($10,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 38 (21 March 2007), lot 9; Classical Numismatic Group XXI (26 June 1992), lot 305 (illustrated in color on cover). Claudia Julia Livia, nicknamed Livilla (”Little Livia”), was the daughter of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor, and sister to Germanicus and the future emperor Claudius. Though Roman historians describe her as remarkably beautiful and charming, they also condemn her as a power-hungry adulteress and murderess. Tacitus accuses her of conspiring with her lover, the Praetorian Prefect Sejanus, to poison her husband, the imperial heir Drusus Caesar, who died in AD 23. This coin, struck in the name of Drusus shortly before his death, depicts on the obverse a veiled and classically beautiful woman as Pietas, goddess of religious piety and dutifulness. David Vagi has argued convincingly that the head represents Livilla, given that the other bronze coins issued the same year depict Drusus himself and the couple’s twin sons, forming a “family set.”

Pedigreed to 1913

997. Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ As (28.5mm, 10.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Caligula, AD 37-38. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG, bare head left / C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, large S C. RIC I 35 (Gaius); MIR 3, 7-6; BMCRE 49 (Gaius); BN 73 (Caligula). EF, dark green patina, minor flaw on obvesre. ($3000) Ex Michael Weller Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 994; James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1366; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s, 21 June 1990), lot 676; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 371; Egger XLIII (14 April 1913), lot 372.

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998. Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 29.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-43. AGRIPPINA · M · F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right / TI · CLAVDIVS · CAESAR AVG GERM · P M · TR P IMP · P · P ·, large S · C. RIC I 102 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 78; BMCRE 219; BN 236-239. Good VF, dark green surfaces with traces of brick-red. ($2000) Ex CNG Inventory 715491 (September 1999).

999. Nero & Drusus Caesars. Died AD 31 and 33, respectively. Æ Dupondius (29mm, 15.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 39-40. NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES, Nero and Drusus each right on rearing horse / C · CAESAR · DIVI · AVG · PRON · AVG · P · M · TR · P · III · P · P ·, large S. C. RIC I 42 (Gaius); BMCRE p. 156, ‡ note; BN –. EF, dark brown patina, light roughness. ($3000) Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 570.

1000. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.65 g, 2h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. C • CΛESΛR ΛVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two six-pointed stars. RIC I 1; Lyon 156; Calicó 336; BMCRE 2-3; BN 1-2; Biaggi 192 (same rev. die). VF, a few light scrapes on reverse. Rare. ($15,000) From the DMS Collection.

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1001. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.69 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. C • CΛESΛR • ΛVG • GERM P • M • TR • POT COS, bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two six-pointed stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11; BMCRE 4-5; BN 3-8. EF, areas of light porosity, a few contact marks on obverse, reverse slightly off center. Rare. ($5000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Waddell FPL 101 (December 2005), no. 50.

Wonderful Portraiture

1002. Gaius (Caligula), with Divus Augustus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.76 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 2nd emission, AD 37-38. C • CΛESΛR • ΛVG • GERM • P • M • TR • POT, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / DIVVS • ΛVG • PΛTER • PΛTRIΛE •, radiate head of Divus Augustus right. RIC I 16; Lyon 167; RSC 2; BMCRE 17; BN 21. Choice EF, attractively toned. Very rare and in exceptional condition for issue. Two magnificent portraits. ($10,000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Barry Feirstein Collection (Part IV, Numismatica Ars Classica 45, 2 April 2008), lot 82 (hammer 17,000 CHF); Berk BBS 112 (13 January 2000), lot 387; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 1307 (reverse photo incorrectly placed on lot 1306); Giessener Münzhandlung 82 (29 April 1997), lot 247. Having inherited the imperial throne with virtually no experience of government or the military, Gaius Germanicus Caesar, nicknamed Caligula (”bootikins”), had no achievements to tout on his coinage. He thus fell back on advertising his blue-blooded lineage. Through his mother, Agrippina Sr., Gaius was descended from Augustus, and also Agrippa, the victor of Actium. His father was the Roman paragon Germanicus, son of Nero Claudius Drusus and nephew of Tiberius. Through his mother Antonia, Germanicus was the grandson of Mark Antony and Octavia, the sister of Augustus. Accordingly, many of Caligula’s coins recall his dynastic connections to both the Julians and the Claudians. This denarius type pairs his obverse portrait with a reverse effigy of the deified Augustus, who is shown wearing the radiate crown of godhead. Unfortunately, aristocratic genes did not translate into success as a ruler, as Rome would soon find out.

1003. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.56 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Special emission, January AD 40. C CAESAR • AVG • PON • M • TR • POT • III • COS • III, laureate head right / S • P • Q • R •/ P • P/ OB • C • S • in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 27 (Rome); Lyon 182 (unlisted dies); Calicó 329; BMCRE 29-30 (Rome); BN 37-8; Biaggi 189. Near VF, a few marks. ($15,000) From the Heath Collection.

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1004. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 30.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right / EX S C/OB/CIVES/SERVATOS in four lines; all within oak wreath. RIC I 96; von Kaenel Type 54; BMCRE 115; BN 152. Superb EF, choice brown patina. ($10,000) Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 820; Classical Numismatic Group XXXII (7 December 1994), lot 357 (illustrated in color or cover).

1005. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 17.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG IMP P M TR P, bare head left / CERES AVGVSTA, S C in exergue, Ceres enthroned left, holding grain ears in outstretched right hand. RIC I 94 note; von Kaenel Type 58; BMCRE 139; BN –. EF, magnificent brown and green patina. Unusual placement of IMP in obverse legend. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 1233.

Claudius Honors the Praetorians

1006. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.65 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII, laureate head right / IMPER RECEPT across top of front wall, view of the praetorian camp; 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 left, holding a spear in right hand; to his right, an aquila; 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 25 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 21, – (unlisted dies); Lyon 40 (unlisted dies); Calicó 361b; BMCRE 23 (Rome); BN 43-4; Biaggi 206. EF, toned, a few minor marks. Rare. ($20,000) From the Heath Collection. Ex LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 466. Upon Caligula’s assassination in January, AD 41, Claudius was the sole surviving Julio-Claudian male. When members of the Praetorian Guard found him cowering behind a curtain in the palace, they immediately acclaimed him as Emperor and brought him to the Castra Praetoria, their fortified camp on the outskirts of Rome. Claudius astutely awarded the Praetorians a substantial bonus, and, with 10,000 heavily armed soldiers backing him, he easily forced the Senate to accept him as the next princeps. On this aureus, Claudius clearly acknowledges his debt to the Praetorians, depicting the walled Castra the legend IMPER RECEPT -- “The Emperor Received.”

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1007. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.70 g, 10h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 44-45. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • IIII, 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 27; von Kaenel Type 22 (unlisted dies); Lyon 42; Calicó 366; BMCRE 26; BN 40-1; Biaggi 209. Near EF, underlying luster. ($7500) From the DMS Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXI.2 (Fall 1996), no. 37.

1008. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.78 g, 2h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 49-50. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • VIIII • IMP • XVI, laureate head right / S P Q R/ P • P/ OB C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 49; von Kaenel Type 30, 643 (V–/R556); Lyon 59/1 (D–/R304); RSC 89; cf. BMCRE 54 note; BN 63 (same rev. die). Near EF, toned. Well-detailed portrait. Very rare. ($2000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Manhattan Sale 1, 5 January 2010), lot 196; G. Hirsch 153 (18 February 1987), lot 275.

1009. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.75 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 51-52. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • XI • IMP • P • P • COS V, laureate head right / S P Q R/ P • P/ OB C S in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 63 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 46, – (unlisted dies) ; Lyon 79 (unlisted dies); Calicó 385; BMCRE 70 (Rome); BN 72-3; Biaggi 214. Good VF, somewhat matte surfaces, luster in deep recesses. Fine style portrait. ($7500)

1010. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ As (29mm, 14.36 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, in military dress, standing left, raising right hand and holding long spear in left hand. RIC I 111; von Kaenel Type 76; BMCRE 199-201; BN 226-9. Near EF, hard gray-green patina, some earthen deposits. Pleasing surfaces. ($750) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, March 2003.

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DE BRITANN Ex Niggeler Collection

1011. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.77 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 46-47. TI CLAVD CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • VI • IMP XI, laureate head right / DE BRITANN on architrave, triumphal arch, surmounted by an equestrian statue of Claudius left, between two trophies. RIC I 33; von Kaenel Type 27, 591, 732 (V493/R510 – this coin, illustrated); Lyon 52 (Lugdunum); Calicó 349; SCBC 633; BMCRE 32-4; BN 54-6 (Lugdunum). Good VF, underlying luster. Well struck for issue. ($20,000) Ex Kallman Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 664; Collection of a Northern California Gentleman (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 646; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 3, Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen AG, 2 November 1967), lot 1108; A. Hess (9 May 1951), lot 17. Beginning during the latter imperatorial period during the campaigns of Julius Caesar, Roman interest and influence in Britan 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 Claudius’ invasion of Britan in AD 43, led by the 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 these invasions was commemorated on various issues. One, an issue of aurei, depicts the two triumphal arches erected by the Roman Senate – one in Gaul and the other in Rome – in honor of these momentous victories. So momentous was the successful establishment of Roman rule in Britain that Claudius celebrated it even on a provincial issue from the far eastern mint in Cappadocia.

1012. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.67 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 50-51. [T]I CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P • X • P • P • IMP [XVIII], 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 58; von Kaenel Type 36 (unlisted dies); RSC 66a; BMCRE 59; BN. Near EF, toned, some light porosity. Rare. ($2000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Berk BBS 112 (13 January 2000), lot 389.

1013. Claudius, with Agrippina Junior. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 51. [TI] CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head of Claudius right / AGRIPPINAE [A]VGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing wreath of grain ears. RIC I 81; von Kaenel Type 50 (unlisted dies); RSC 4; BMCRE 75-6; BN 82-4. VF, toned, light scratch on reverse. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 1214.

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Exceptional Claudius Cistophorus

1014. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 11.47 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAES · AVG, bare head left / COM ASI across field, distyle temple of Roma and Augustus, enclosing standing facing figures of Claudius, holding scepter, being crowned by Fortuna, holding cornucopia; ROM ET AVG on entablature. RIC I 120 (Pergamum); RPC I 2221; RSC 3; BMCRE 228; BN 304-6. Choice EF, deep cabinet toning. Exceptional portrait coin. ($20,000) Ex Hess-Divo 307 (7 June 2007), lot 1567; Sternberg XIX (18 November 1987), lot 549.

1015. Britannicus. AD 41-55. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.23 g, 6h). Uncertain Balkan/Thracian mint. Struck under Claudius, circa AD 50-54. TI CLAVDIVS · CAESAR · AVG F BRITANN[IC]VS ·, bareheaded and draped bust left / Mars, barefoot, but wearing full military attire, including sagum (cape), advancing left, holding spear in outstretched right hand and round shield in left; large S C across field. RIC I pg. 130, note; von Kaenel, Thrakien, Type B, 5 (same dies); BMCRE 226 (Claudius). In NGC encapsulation, 2035903-001, graded VF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 2/5, smoothing. ($7500) From the DMS Collection, purchased from David Vagi, January 2006.

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Very Rare Nero Port of Ostia Sestertius

1016. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 20.24 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO CLΛVD CΛESΛR ΛVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / S C above, PORT ΛVG inverted in exergue, Port of Ostia: eight ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharus surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder in right hand and dolphin in left; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with building; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips. RIC I 441; WCN 427; Lyon 118 var. (PORT AVG inverted); BMCRE –; BN –. VF, even green patina. Very rare with a left-facing portrait. Not in Cohen or BMCRE, reported by MacDowall only from a single specimen in the British Museum (acc. no. 1978,0722.2). Including this example, there are only three specimens with the inverted legend listed in CoinArchives. ($7500) From the DMS Collection. Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 319. While Julius Caesar recognized the value of expanding Rome’s port facilities at Ostia, it was Claudius who actually began building in AD 42. As part of the construction, one of Caligula’s pleasure galleys was scuttled and filled with cement; above it was constructed a lighthouse surmounted by a statue of Neptune. Although the actual date of completion is not certain, it must have occurred shortly before this sestertius was minted. A further expansion of the facilities was required under Trajan and Hadrian. By the fourth century, however, the port’s importance began to diminish as a result of silting. Soon the region became a breeding ground for malaria and was abandoned.

Superb Triumphal Arch Nero Sestertius

1017. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 24.84 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. IMP • NERO • CAESAR • AVG • PONT • MAX • TR • POT • P • P •, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / S C across field, triumphal arch, showing the front, with a wreath hung across it, surmounted by the emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars in side niche; the faces and plinths of the arch are ornamented with elaborate reliefs. RIC I 500; WCN 452; Lyon 191; BMCRE 333-4; BN 139-40. Superb EF, beautiful green and red-brown patina. A fine-style portrait coupled with a wonderfully detailed arch. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXII (7 December 1994), lot 362 (color photo on back cover of catalog). This monumental triumphal arch was erected by Nero to commemorate Roman military campaigns against the Parthians in Mesopotamia and Armenia. Although not particularly successful in a military sense, with Paetus losing almost his entire army at Randeia in Armenia, the war did end with a peace treaty favorable to Rome that was upheld for nearly fifty years. This coin type is vitally important for architectural historians as the arch’s appearance is only known through its depiction on the coins.

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1018. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 27.68 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. IMP • NERO • CAESAR • AVG • PONT • MAX • TR • POT • P • P, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / S C across field, triumphal arch, showing the front, with a wreath hung across it, surmounted by the emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars in side niche; the faces and plinths of the arch are ornamented with elaborate reliefs. RIC I 500; WCN 452; Lyon 191; BMCRE 333-4; BN 139-40. Near EF, attractive muted green-brown patina. Well detailed reverse. ($5000)

1019. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.30 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. IMP · NERO · CAESAR · AVG PONT MAX · TR POT · P · P, laureate bust right, globe at point of bust / S C across field, triumphal arch, showing the front, with a wreath hung across it, surmounted by the emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars in side niche; the faces and plinths of the arch are ornamented with elaborate reliefs. RIC I 500; WCN 452; Lyon 191; BMCRE 333; BN 139; Kleiner 81a. EF, natural green patina, light smoothing. ($5000) Ex CNG Inventory 719148 (February 2000); William J. Conte Collection (not in the NAC sale); Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 416.

1020. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (29.5mm, 11.28 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 66. IMP NERO CΛESΛR ΛVG P MAX TR P P P, bare head right, globe at point of neck / S C across field, Victory, draped, flying left, holding in right hand shield inscribed S P Q R. RIC I 605; WCN 593 and 602; Lyon 228; BMCRE 381-6; BN 155-63. Choice EF, attractive dark green patina, light earthen deposits. Excellent portrait. ($1500) Ex Rauch 101 (19 April 2016), lot 1544; Rauch 97 (14 April 2015), lot 455.

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1021. Nero, with Agrippina Junior. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.52 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 55. NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES [AV]G GERM IMP TR P COS, conjoined busts right of Nero, bareheaded, drapery at back of neck, and of Agrippina Junior, bareheaded and draped / AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, EX S C in left field, chariot drawn left by quadriga of elephants; on two chairs set on chariot are seated two male figures, Divus Claudius, radiate and holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand, and Divus Augustus, holding patera in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 7; WCN 37; RSC 4; BMCRE 8; BN 13-14. Good VF, toned, minor flan flaw on obverse. ($1000) From the Londinium Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 197 (26 November 1997), lot 522; G. Hirsch 195 (5 May 1997), lot 640; G. Hirsch 190 (8 May 1996), lot 686.

1022. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.60 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck December AD 61–December 62. NERO · CAESAR · AVG · IMP, bare head right / PONT · MAX · TR · P VIII · COS · IIII · P · P, Ceres standing left, holding two grain ears in right hand and long torch in left; EX SC flanking. RIC I 29; Calicó 431; BMCRE 31; BN 41; Biaggi –. Good VF, reddish tone typical of aurei from Boscoreale, small scratch on obverse. ($7500)

1023. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head left / S C across field, DECVRSIO in exergue, Nero, bareheaded, wearing cuirass, short tunic, and cloak floating behind him, on horse prancing left, carrying spear in rest in right hand; behind him, a soldier also on horseback left, carrying a vexillum in right hand, sloped over right shoulder. RIC I 166; WCN 115; BMCRE 152-3; BN –. EF, attractive brown and green patina. Fine style. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (16 May 2013), lot 611.

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1024. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR, laureate head right / AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing, holding branch in right hand and globe surmounted by Victory in left. RIC I 46; Calicó 402; BMCRE 56-9; BN 202-5; Biaggi 221. Good VF, lustrous. ($7500) From the Heath Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (5 March 2009), lot 876.

Protection from the Pisonian Conspiracy

1025. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.21 g, 9h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 52; WCN 25; Calicó 412; BMCRE 67-73; BN 213-21; Biaggi 2258. Good VF, light reddish tone. ($5000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1389; Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII (4 December 1990), lot 417; Classical Numismatic Review XV.3 (Third Quarter 1990), no. 180. Possibly ex Boscoreale Hoard. This reverse type commemorates the protection of Nero from the Pisonian Conspiracy. Events of the years AD 64-65 defined the subsequent reputation of Nero as a cruel and self-indulgent ruler. His “excesses” resulted in a conspiracy to overthrow and replace him with Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among the conspirators were many high-ranking members of Nero’s court including Seneca the Younger, the poet Lucan, and Petronius, who called himself Nero’s “arbiter of elegance.” To Nero, the failure of a conspiracy made up of those so close to him could have been achieved only through divine intervention. As the king of the Gods oversaw the security of the Roman state, Nero believed it was Jupiter the Guardian (Custos) who had saved him from harm.

1026. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, naked to the waist, cloak around lower body, seated left on ornate throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long scepter in left. RIC I 53; WCN 57; RSC 119; BMCRE 74-6; BN 220-1. EF, toned. ($1500) Ex Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 461.

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1027. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 28.45 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR · AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left on parazonium; three shields behind cuirass, S C flanking; ROMA in exergue. RIC I 273 var. (no aegis); WCN 145; BMCRE 173; BN 369-70 var. (same). Good VF, dark green patina, worn through on highest points. Handsome high relief portrait. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, July 1984.

1028. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (27mm, 11.72 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO • CAES AR • AVG • GERM • IMP •, laureate head left / PACE • P • R • VBIQ • PARTA • IANVM • CLVSIT •, S C across field, Temple of Janus with latticed windows to left and garland hung across closed double doors to right. RIC I 307; WCN 291; BMCRE 228-9; BN 405. Near EF, dark green patina. ($1000) Ex Künker 158 (28 September 2009), lot 538.

1029. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65-66. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / SALVS in exergue, Salus, draped, seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera in extended right hand and resting left hand at side. RIC I 59; WCN 28; Calicó 443a; BMCRE 87-9; BN 226; Biaggi 243. EF, lustrous, small obverse die break. Bold portrait. ($10,000)

1030. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.46 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 66-67. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to waist, with cloak around lower limbs, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC I 64; WCN 62; RSC 121; BMCRE p. 210, note; BN 233-5. EF, toned. ($1500) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 11 (Spring/Summer 2006), no. 95.

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Two Rare Civil War Denarii

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1031. Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Gaul. MARS VLTOR, Mars, naked but for helmet, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding round shield in left; parazonium at left side / S P • Q R within oak wreath. RIC I 54 var. (obv. legend placement); AM 71; RSC 414; BMCRE 23-4; BN 22-3. VF, toned, a few surface marks and light scratches. Very rare. ($2000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Aureo & Calicó 241 (8 February 2012), lot 33.

1032. Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.16 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in southern Gaul. Struck circa AD 69. I O M CAPITOLINVS, bearded, diademed, and draped heroic bust of Jupiter Capitolinus left / VESTA P R QVIRITI[VM], Vesta, veiled, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and long torch in left. RIC I 125b; AM 96; RSC 432 var. (palm frond to left of Jupiter); BMCRE 72-3 var. (same); BN 80. Good VF, toned, porous surfaces. Rare. ($2000)

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1033. Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.66 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa April to late AD 68. SER • GALBA • IMP • CAESAR • AVG • P • M • TR • P •, laureate head right, globe at point of neck / ROMA VICTRIX, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, right foot on globe, holding branch in right hand and scepter in left. RIC I 59; CSB 57; Calicó 501a (this coin referenced and illustrated); BMCRE 186; BN –; Biaggi 263. VF, minor flaw on portrait and a couple of minor edge bumps. Rare. ($5000) From the Heath Collection, purchased from Numismatica Ars Classica, 29 July 2004. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 800 (part of).

1034. Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG P M, laureate head right / DIVA ΛVGVSTΛ, Diva Julia Augusta (Livia), draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and long scepter in left. RIC I 223; Calicó 474; cf. BMCRE 12; BN 99-100; Biaggi 255. VF, underlying luster. Rare. ($5000) From the DMS Collection.

1035. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head right / DIVΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, Diva Julia Augusta (Livia), draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and long scepter in left. RIC I 186; RSC 55; BMCRE 8-9; BN 83-4. Choice EF, toned. Fine style portrait. ($3000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 324.

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Peak of Roman Portraiture

1036. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa August–October AD 68. IMP · SER · SVLP GALBA · CAES · AVG · TR · P, laureate and draped bust right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, S C across field, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC I 309; ACG dies A116/– (unlisted rev. die): BMCRE 71; BN 147–50. EF, wonderful dark green patina. Bold portrait. ($30,000) Ex Friend of the Romans Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 92, 22 November 2002), lot 46; James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, with Numismatica Ars Classica, 4 December 1996), lot 1408; Beverly Hills Sale (Numismatic Fine Arts XII, 23 March 1983), lot 206; Leu 18 (5 May 1977), lot 304. Though reigning scarcely seven months, Servius Sulpicius Galba has the honor of inspiring Rome’s portrait artists to reach heights never again equaled or surpassed. Achieving the throne at age 70, Galba was a wizened Roman aristocrat whose sagging, craggy countenance could not have been more different than that of his predecessor, the bloated and dissolute Nero. Indeed, Galba seems to have deliberately promoted himself as a steely martinet who would restore Rome to proper Republican austerity. His coinage pairs his aged, scowling portrait with reverses touting traditional Roman virtues, here depicting Libertas, a concept that embodies both freedom and responsibility. Rome’s mint masters rose brilliantly to the challenge, producing astoundingly lifelike and sculptural portraits such as the present example. But Galba’s austerity program proved to be a major miscalculation, as Rome was not yet ready for such bitter medicine.

1037. Galba. AD 68-69. Æ As (27mm, 10.20 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa June–August AD 68. SER · GALBA · IMP · CAES · AVG TR P, laureate head right / PΛ X Λ VGVST, Pax standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and caduceus in left; S C flanking. RIC I 283; ACG –; BMCRE; 125-6; BN 131-2. Good VF, green patina, a few cleaning marks. ($1000)

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1038. Otho. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CΛESΛR ΛVG TR P, bare head right / PAX ORB IS TERRARVM, Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and cradling caduceus in left arm. RIC I 3; Muona Group 1, Type 5A; Calicó 524; BMCRE 1-2; BN 2; Biaggi 270. VF, luster in the devices. Rare. ($10,000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5433; Rauch 53 (28 November 1994), lot 138.

1039. Otho. AD 69. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CΛESΛR AVG TR P, bare head right / PAX ORB IS T ERRARVM, Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and cradling caduceus in left arm. RIC I 3 var. (break in rev. legend); Muona Group 1, Type 5A; Calicó 524 var. (same); BMCRE 1-2 var. (same); BN 2 var. (same); Biaggi 270 var. (same). Near VF, a few marks. Well centered. ($7500) From the Heath Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 103 (8 December 2004), lot 153; Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 1664.

1040. Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CΛESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / SECV RI TΛS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and cradling scepter in left. RIC I 8; Muona Group 1, Type 4B; RSC 17; BMCRE 18; BN 10. EF, toned. Excellent portrait. ($2000) From the DMS Collection.

1041. Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January–8 March. IMP M OTHO CΛESAR ΛVG TR P, bare head right / SECV RI TΛS P R, Securitas, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and cradling scepter in left. RIC I 8; Muona Group 1, Type 4B; RSC 17; BMCRE 18; BN 10. EF, toned, minor flatness of strike on reverse. ($1000) From the William Whetstone Collection.

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1042. Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 9 March-mid April. IMP • OTHO • CAESAR • AVG TR P, bare head right / PONT MAX, Ceres, draped, standing left, holding up two grain ears in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC I 20 (Aureus) note; Muona Group 3, Type 12B; RSC 11; BMCRE 9; BN 25. Near EF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack. ($3000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 346.

1043. Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.58 g, 5h). Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa January-June AD 69. Λ VITELLIVS IMP GERMΛN, laureate head left, globe at point of neck / CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM, Mars advancing left, mantle flowing behind him, holding a spear with his right hand and cradling an aquila with vexillum with his left arm. RIC I 23; CSB 11; BMCRE 84; RSC 24. EF, deeply toned, small flan crack, minor doubling on reverse. High relief portrait. ($2000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 197; Tkalec (18 February 2002), lot 279; Superior Stamp & Coin (NYINC, 3 December 1999), lot 1734.

1044 1045 1044. Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.96 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December AD 69. Λ VITELLIVS GERM IMP ΛVG TR P, laureate head right / L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR, L. Vitellius, the father of Vitellius, togate, seated left on curule chair, with feet on stool, extending right hand and holding eagle-tipped scepter with left. RIC I 94; Calicó 565b; BMCRE 23; BN 54-5; Biaggi 281. Fine, some marks and scratches, light scrape across portrait. ($3000) From the Heath Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 54 (4 December 2002), lot 112. On the reverse of this coin, the new emperor Aulus Vitellius honors his far more successful and capable father, Lucius Vitellius. Among the accomplishments of the senior Vitellius were marriage to the daughter of Octavia, removal of Pontius Pilate as governor of Judaea, and sharing the consulate with the emperor Claudius in AD 43. Claudius even left him in charge of Rome while he was occupied with the conquest of Britain.

1045. Vitellius. AD 69. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.02 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December AD 69. Λ VITELLIVS GERM IMP ΛVG TR P, laureate head right / PONT MΛXIM, Vesta seated right, holding patera in extended right hand, left hand holding short scepter propped on leg. RIC I 106; Calicó 571; BMCRE 33; BN 70; Biaggi 282. VF, underlying luster, some scattered marks. ($5000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5435; Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 1027.

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1046. Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December AD 69. [A] VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right / Victory seated left on stool, holding patera in her extended right hand, cradling palm frond with her left arm. RIC I 88; BMCRE 19; BN 49; RSC 119. EF, toned with underlying luster, struck slightly off center, flan a bit irregular. ($1000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex W. B. and R. E. Montgomery Collection (Heritage 3012, 2 January 2011), lot 24662; Rauch 64 (9 December 1999), lot 147. The Victory celebrated on the reverse of this type can only be the critical Civil War battle of Cremona (or Bedriacum) over the rival pretender Otho. Suetonius notes with distaste the unsavory delight Vitellius took in the slaughter of his countrymen: “When he reached the plains on which the battles were fought, some of those around him being offended at the smell of the carcasses which lay rotting upon the ground, he had the audacity to encourage them by a most detestable remark, “That a dead enemy smelt not amiss, especially if he were a fellow citizen.””

1047. Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Dupondius (27mm, 14.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December AD 69. Λ VITELLIVS GERMΛ IMP ΛVG P M TR P, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left, holding patera in her extended right hand over a garlanded altar and cradling a cornucopia with her left arm; S C in exergue. RIC I 162; BMCRE 65; BN 116. Near EF, black patina, light deposits, minor roughness in fields. A spectacular high relief portrait of Vitellius. ($2000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, May 2003. Ex Johns Hopkins University Collection (Part I, Numismatic Fine Arts & Bank Leu AG, 16 May 1984), lot 753.

1048. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Dupondius (26.5mm, 12.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, radiate head right / ROMA upward to left, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath with her extended right hand and resting left on parazonium at her waist; two shields set on ground to right; S C in exergue. RIC II 277; BMCRE 5945; BN 568. Superb EF, attractive dark green patina with touches of red. Sculptural portrait of fine style. ($2500) Ex Art Coins Roma 8 (4 February 2014), 511 (hammer €14.500).

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1049. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 7.06 g, 12h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / Victory standing right on globe, holding wreath with her extended right and palm frond over her left shoulder with her left hand; VIC AVG across field. RIC II 361; Hendin –; Calicó 699; BMCRE 72-3; BN 57-9; Biaggi 345. Good VF, underlying luster. ($3000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, January 2006.

Rare Judaean Victory Issue

1050. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.11 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72-73. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate head right / Titus driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins with his right hand and scepter with left. RIC II 370 (Vespasian); Hendin 1469; Calicó 722; BMCRE 520 (Vespasian); BN 73 (Vespasian); Biaggi 390. VF, underlying luster, some light scratches. Among the rarest of the Jewish reference Flavian aurei, with only three in CoinArchives. ($5000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from David Vagi, 14 January 2006.

1051. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.21 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. T CΛESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS, laureate head right / ΛNNONΛ ΛVG, Annona enthroned left, holding open on her lap a bag of grain ears, the ends held in her hands. RIC II 971 (Vespasian); Calicó 726a; BMCRE 316-8 (Vespasian); BN 278-9 (Vespasian); Biaggi 360. Good VF, toned. ($6000) From the Heath Collection, purchased privately from Numismatica Ars Classica, 29 July 2004.

1052. Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 80. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, elephant, wearing armor, walking left. RIC II 115; RSC 303; BMCRE 43-6; BN 37-9. EF, lovely iridescent toning. ($2000) Ex CNG Inventory 784112 (January 2007); Tradart, Vente Silencieuse (13 December 2006), lot 135. This reverse celebrates the dedication of the Colosseum, which was opened to the public during Titus’ rule in AD 80. Games continued for 100 days.

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1053. Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 80. IMP • TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M •, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped, with tassels: it has a triangular frame on it, on which are five palmettes. RIC II 124a; RSC 313a; BMCRE 61; BN 49. EF, light iridescent toning, lustrous surfaces. Nice metal. ($1000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, 17 November 2009, who in turn purchased it from Joseph Linzalone (Linzalone’s ticket included).

1054. Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 80. IMP • TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M •, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped, with tassels: it has a triangular frame on it, on which are eight vertical bars and one palmette. RIC II 124c; RSC 313a; BMCRE 62; BN 50. EF, light iridescent toning. ($750) Ex Freeman & Sear MBS 6 (6 October 2006), lot 475.

1055. Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.09 g, 6h). Uncertain mint, possibly in Thrace. Struck AD 80-81. IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right / Mars, nude except for cloak and helmet, advancing right, holding spear with his right hand and trophy over shoulder with his left; S C across field. RIC II 499 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 310 (Lyon); BN 324 (Mint in Bithynia); RPC II 502. EF, brown surfaces, minor smoothing, some fill around feet of Mars. Forceful portrait of Titus. ($2000) From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 94 (6 October 2016), lot 171; Gorny & Mosch 169 (12 October 2008), lot 275. The Flavian and Julio Claudian coinages include an enigmatic series of large bronzes with Latin legends and a distinctive broad fabric that were clearly not produced at at the regular mints of Rome and Lugdunum. Carradice and Buttrey, in RIC II, describe this mint as producing coins with “large portraits with heavy, muscular necks, large reverse figures and lettering that tends to be crowded and heavily seriffed.” Various experts have placed this mint in Gaul, Bithynia, or Thrace; David R. Sear argues for a short-lived officina in Rome.

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1056. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.22 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73-75. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II (counterclockwise from lower right), laureate head right / Domitian, togate, raising right hand and holding scepter terminating in human head with left, on horse rearing to left. RIC II 679 (Vespasian); Calicó 812a; BMCRE 124-5 (Vespasian); BN 100-2 (Vespasian); Biaggi 439. Near EF, deep red toning. ($15,000)

1057. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, goat standing left within laurel wreath. RIC II 267 (Titus); RSC 390; BMCRE 88-90 (Titus); BN 73 (Titus). EF, deep iridescent cabinet toning. ($750) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Glenn Woods. Ex William C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 302, with his original ticket (numbered 39) that indicates he purchased it from W. S. Lincoln in 1898.

1058. Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 82-83. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head right / IVPPITER CONSERVATOR, eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head left, wings spread. RIC II 143; Calicó 895; BMCRE 51; BN 50-2; Biaggi 420. Good VF, lustrous. ($10,000) From the Heath Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 737222 (February 2004).

1059. Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.61 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 90-91. DOMITIANVS ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / GERMANICVS COS XV, Germania (as type of Germania Capta), naked to waist, wearing breeches, seated right on oblong shield, resting head on left hand, elbow resting on left knee, right hand on shield at side; below shield, broken spear. RIC II 699; Calicó 846; BMCRE 174; BN 163-4; Biaggi 411. VF, toned. ($5000) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Glenn Woods, 31 July 2008. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Q (6 April 2006), lot 1759.

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1060. Domitia. Augusta, AD 82-96. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.62 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 82-83. DOMITIΛ ΛVGVSTΛ IMP DOMIT, draped bust right, wearing hair in long plait / DIVVS CΛESΛR IMP DOMITIΛNI F, infant (Domitian’s son?) seated left on globe, arms spread, surrounded by seven stars. RIC II 153 (Domitian); RSC 11; BMCRE 63 (Domitian); BN 71. Good VF, lightly toned, some minor scratches. Very rare. ($2000)

1061. Nerva. AD 96-98. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 96. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales with right hand and cradling cornucopia with left arm. RIC II 1; RSC 3; BMCRE 1; BN 1. EF, lightly toned. Well centered, with an elegant figure of Aequitas. ($500)

1062. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Dupondius (27.5mm, 13.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 101-102. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, radiate head right / TR POT COS IIII P P, Abundantia seated left on chair formed of two cornucopias, holding scepter with her right hand, leaning on chair with her left elbow; S C in exergue. RIC II 428; Woytek 96a; BMCRE 748 var. (obv. bust type); BN 148. EF, wonderful original green patina. ($1500)

1063. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 27.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 104/5-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C in exergue, Trajan on horseback riding right, thrusting spear at fallen Dacian soldier below. RIC II 534; Woytek 203b; BMCRE 834; BN 217 var. (bust type); Banti 207. EF, exceptional green patina. Excellent surfaces. ($3000) Ex CNG Inventory 733407 (December 2002); Gorny & Mosch 117 (14 October 2002), lot 556.

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Best of Emperors

1064. Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 107. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / S P • Q R/ OPTIMO/ PRINCIPI in three lines within oak wreath. RIC II 150; Allen Series 32 IX.8 (dies 46/ix.3 – this coin cited and illustrated); Woytek 224f; Calicó 1121; BMCRE 253; BN 368-9; Biaggi 545. Near EF. Handsome portrait struck in high relief. ($15,000) Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 144 (HSA 1001.1.22179) [hammer CHF 18,000]. Circa AD 103, the Senate awarded Trajan the title Optimus Princeps, “Best of Emperors,” reflecting the immense prestige and widespread popularity he had gained through victory in the Dacian Wars and the constitutional nature of his rule. He proudly placed the title on his coinage and inscriptions, including this aureus of AD 107. Hadrian briefly used the title on his coins struck in AD 117 (perhaps by accident), and it appeared on a single issue of Antoninus Pius circa AD 145, but after that it was not employed by a living emperor until the reign of Constantine I the Great, whose numismatic imagery was closely modeled on that of Trajan.

1065. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 108-109/110. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / S • P • Q • R • OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Dacian seated left, in attitude of mourning, on round shield; shield, spear, and curved sword around; to left, trophy of arms; S C in exergue. RIC II 564 var. (bust type); Woytek 326b; BMCRE 792; BN 528; Banti 251. Good VF, brown surfaces. ( $1000)

Entrance to Trajan’s Forum

1066. Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-113. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS • VI • P • P •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FORVM TRΛIΛN in exergue, Arcus Traiani (triumphal entrance) of the Forum Traiani: hexastyle building façade; surmounted by statue of facing chariot drawn by six horses between two figures flanking trophy on either side; four statues within arches below. RIC II 255; Beckmann, Early, Group I, 22 (dies a20/F8); Woytek 403f2 (same rev. die as illustration); Strack 207; Calicó 1030 var. (quadriga of horses); BMCRE 510; BN 658; Biaggi 492 var. (same). VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($5000) 343

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1067. Trajan, with Trajan Pater. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.15 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 112-113. IMP TRAIANVS AVG GER DΛC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Trajan right / DIVVS • PATER • TRAIAN, bareheaded and draped bust of Trajan Pater right. RIC II 762 var. (not cuirassed); Beckmann, Early, Group IVb, 3 (dies b2/P6); Woytek 407f; Strack 213; Calicó 1137a (same dies); BMCRE 505 var. (same); BN –; Biaggi –. VF, lightly toned, minor scratch on reverse. Very rare type and a very rare variety, Beckmann cites ten specimens in his die study. ($10,000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1858. Trajan’s forum featured a temple to the emperor’s deified father, situated behind Trajan’s monumental column. Upon Trajan’s death, his body was interred in the base of the column, and the adjacent temple was rededicated to the deceased ruler.

1068. Trajan. AD 98-117. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck late AD 114-early 115. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Jupiter, naked except for cloak on right and left arms, standing left, holding scepter in left hand, and thunderbolt in right, protecting Trajan, togate, standing to lower left, holding laurel branch in right hand. RIC II 336 var. (bust not cuirassed); Beckmann, Trajan, Group D (dies d69/J4); Woytek 512f; Strack 229; Calicó 1065; BMCRE 533; BN 814-6 var. (pellets in rev. legend); Biaggi 515. Good VF, shallow scrape near edge on reverse. ($7500) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1861.

1069. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 114-116. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right / SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, S C across field, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus with her right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC II 672; Woytek 534v; BMCRE 1022-3; BN 845-6; Banti 106. Near EF, attractive dark green patina. ($4000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (4 April 2011), lot 979; Rauch 84 (13 May 2009), lot 500; Classical Numismatic Review XXVII (Summer 2002), no. 70.

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1071 1070. Marciana. Augusta, circa AD 105-112/4. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.23 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 114. DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, head right, on bar (or scepter), with wings displayed. RIC II 743 (Trajan); Strack 198; RSC 4; BMCRE 651 (Trajan); BN 757-8 (Trajan). Superb EF, lovely iridescent toning. Great metal. Of the finest style. ($30,000) Ex Gadoury (3 December 2016), lot 51. Trajan’s sister Marciana and her daughter Matidia moved into the Imperial palace upon his ascension and formed part of a distaff cabal of women relations, led by his wife Plotina, who are widely thought to have influenced the domestic policies of his government. Upon her death on 29 August AD 112, Marciana was formally deified and honored with this attractive denarius issue, depicting an eagle bearing a scepter to the heavens.

1071. Matidia. Augusta, AD 112-119. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-117. MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE · F ·, draped bust right, wearing double stephane, necklace and elaborate coiffure / PIETAS AVGVST ·, Pietas standing left, placing hands on heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, who stand on either side, raising hands to her. RIC II 759 (Trajan); Woytek 728.1; Strack 200; Calicó 1157; Biaggi 559; BMCRE 660; BN 910. EF. A superb portrait of exceptional style struck in high relief. Very rare as such. ($50,000) Ex CG Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 80, 20 October 2014), lot 92; Friend of the Romans Collection (Münzen und Medaillen AG 92, 22 November 2002), lot 76; Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 863. Matidia, the niece of Trajan, proved to be the lynchpin that held together the imperial succession for the next three generations. Matidia was married three times in succession to important Roman Senators, all of whom predeceased her. Vibia Sabina, her daughter by her first husband, was married to the future emperor Hadrian. By her third husband, she bore Rupilia Faustina, who went on to become mother to Faustina the Elder, future wife of Antoninus Pius; she was also the grandmother of Marcus Aurelius and also his wife Faustina the Younger, and thus great-grandmother (on both sides) to Commodus. This aureus was struck to mark Matidia’s elevation to Augusta, which she attained after her mother’s death. Matidia died herself in AD 119; her son-in-law Hadrian delivered the funeral oration and arranged for her deification.

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1072 1073 1072. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-125. IMP CΛESΛR TRΛIΛN HΛDRIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III, Hercules, naked, seated facing, holding club in right hand and distaff in left; shields to left, round shield in middle, cuirass to right. RIC II 55; Strack 86γ1; Calicó 1318 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 97 var. (break in obv. legend); Biaggi 636 (same rev. die). Good VF, toned. ($5000) Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 731.

1073. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-125. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P COS III, Pietas, veiled and draped, standing right, holding up both hands. RIC II 97; Strack 119; RSC 1116; BMCRE 204-6. Superb EF, toned, lustrous. ($750) Ex Manhattan Sale 4 (8 January 2013), lot 167; Triton XIV (3 January 2011), lot 711.

1074. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.67 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 120-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate heroic bust right, slight drapery / PROVID ENTIA DEORVM, S C across field, Hadrian, togate, standing facing, head left, holding volumen in left hand, extending right hand to receive scepter from eagle on left, flying right. RIC II 589b; Strack 554ε; BMCRE 1204; Banti 617. Near EF, light olive-green patina, area of dark gray on reverse, hairline flan crack. A handsome coin. ($4000) Ex Triton XIX (4 January 2016), lot 539; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 940; Golden Horn Collection (Stack’s, 12 January 2009), lot 2294 (realized $6,000). This fascinating reverse type is meant to emphasize the legitimacy of Hadrian’s rule: Jupiter’s symbol, the eagle, bestowing on the emperor a scepter.

1075. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.19 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery / COS III, Spes advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising hem of dress with her left. RIC II 181; Strack 177; RSC 390; BMCRE 417. Superb EF, toned. ($750) From the DMS Collection, purchased from CNG, August 2010, who purchased it from the remaining LHS stock.

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1076. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 128-132. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS III, Hadrian, bareheaded, in military dress, on horseback, pacing right, raising right hand. RIC II 348; Strack 215; Calicó 1221a; BMCRE 503; Biaggi 591. EF, lustrous. ($7500) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Glenn Woods, January 2006.

1077. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 132-135. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / FELICITATI AVG above, COS III P P below, galley left with five oarsmen: at the bow a mast raking forward with flag and sails attached, at the stern is a hortator and an arched cabin; S C to either side. RIC II 706 var. (obv. bust type); BMCRE 1398 var. (same); Banti 340. EF, dark green and brown surfaces, a few cleaning marks. ($3000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 500.

1078. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust right / SECVRI TAS AVG, Securitas seated right, on throne with cornucopias as arms, and leaning head on her hand. RIC II 272; Strack 270; Calicó 1374 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 731, pl. 61, 8 (same rev. die); Biaggi 656 (same rev. die). Near EF, lustrous, a few faint scratches. Extremely rare, this is the only specimen in CoinArchives. ($10,000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1866.

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1079. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (29.5mm, 10.19 g, 6h). Aezani mint. Struck after AD 128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS III, Zeus standing facing, head left, holding eagle in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter with left. RIC II –; Metcalf, Cistophori, Type 49, 224 (O5/R–); RPC III 1390; RSC 277. Good VF, lightly toned, slight roughness on obverse, minor reverse die shift. Overstruck on an uncertain cistophorus of Mark Antony and Octavia (cf. RPC I 2201-2). ($750) From the Viggo Collection, purchased privately from Harlan J. Berk. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1505.

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1080. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28.5mm, 8.36 g, 6h). Unidentified D mint. Struck after AD 128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare head right / COS III, Roma seated left, holding Victory in her extended right hand and transverse scepter with her left, leaning on small shield with her left elbow. RIC II 511; Metcalf, Cistophori, Type 97, 364 var. (O9/R– [unlisted rev. die]); RPC III 1447 (this coin illustrated); RSC 347d. VF, toned, some light granularity. Well centered on a thin, broad flan. Extremely rare, only one specimen known to Metcalf and the authors of RPC, and only this coin on CoinArchives. ($750) From the Viggo Collection. Ex ArtCoins Roma 12 (29 October 2014), lot 772.

1081. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 10.61 g, 6h). Unidentified E mint. Struck after AD 128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate head left / COS III, Pax standing left, wearing modius, her right foot on prow, holding olive branch downward with her right hand and cornucopia with her left; below branch, anchor with flukes downward. RIC II 514; Metcalf, Cistophori, Type 108, 380 (O4/R4); RPC III 1463; RSC 364. VF, graffiti in reverse field. Extremely rare, only one specimen known to Metcalf, two specimens cited in RPC, and only two examples on CoinArchives (including this coin). ($600) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Solidus Online Auction 7 (15 November 2015), lot 185.

1082. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.19 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 128-134. SABINA • AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair falling in plait down neck / CONCOR DIA • AVG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera with her extended right hand and resting her left arm on statue of Spes on low cippus. RIC II 398a (Hadrian) var. (cornucopia under throne); Strack 368 var. (same); Calicó 1429 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 894 (Hadrian – same dies); Biaggi 675 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($7500) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1872.

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1083. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 128-134. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair falling in plait down neck / CONCOR DIA AVG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera with her extended right hand and resting her left arm on statue of Spes on low cippus; cornucopia below throne. RIC II 398 (Hadrian); RSC 12; Strack 368 (Hadrian); BMCRE 895 (Hadrian). Choice EF, deep iridescent toning. Fine style. ($750) Ex CNG Inventory 968459 (December 2013); Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 928.

1084. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 26.21 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right / TR • POT COS II, SALVS in exergue, Salus seated left, holding a patera with her extended right hand and feeding a snake coiled around and rising from altar to left, resting her left arm on back of chair; S C to either side. RIC II 1063 (Hadrian); BMCRE 1926; Banti 27. Near EF, attractive dark green patina, some minor smoothing. Wonderful portrait. ($7500) Ex Goldberg 104 (12 June 2018), lot 3319; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 968.

First Issue of Pius as Augustus Ex Biaggi Collection

1085. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.19 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 138. IMP CAES AEL • ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right / PONT MAX TR POT COS, Pietas, veiled, standing right before lighted and garlanded altar, raising right hand and holding acerrum (incense box) in left. RIC III –; Strack 10 = Münzhandlung Basel 6, lot 1729 (same dies); Calicó 1608 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 7; Biaggi 751 (this coin). Good VF, red tone in devices. Extremely rare first issue of Antoninus Pius as Augustus. ($5000) Ex D. Fagan Collection (Triton XVII, 6 January 2015), lot 1098, purchased from Tom Cederlind; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 751; Ars Classica XVI (3 July 1933), lot 1732.

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1086. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139. IMP T ΛEL CAES HADRI ΛNTONINVS, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AVG PIVS P M TR P COS II, Pietas, veiled, standing right, sprinkling incense over lighted and garlanded altar with outstretched right hand and holding incense box in left. RIC III 24 var. (bust type); Strack 33 (same obv. die); Calicó 1482 var. (same); BMCRE 58 var. (same); Biaggi –. EF. Fine style portrait. ($7500) Ex Heritage 3056 (3 August 2017), lot 30027.

The Second Known?

1087. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head left / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter, naked, standing facing, holding vertical scepter in right hand and thunderbolt at side in left. RIC III 72d; Strack 90; Calicó 1553 (but not illustrated); BMCRE p. 32, 210 note citing variant with obv. k (laureate head left) in Revue Belge 1880, p. 60f. EF, lustrous. Extremely rare with Pius’ head facing left. None listed in CoinArchives, possibly the second known example. Artistic portrait. ($7500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 901.

1088. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.53 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust right / ROMAE AETERNAE, decastyle temple façade; tympanum adorned with high relief, pediment decorated by antefixes and surmounted by statue at each side and by group in the center; S C in exergue. RIC III 622; BMCRE 1282 var. (obv. bust laureate and cuirassed); Banti 334 var. (bust cuirassed with fibula Gorgonea). Good VF, wonderful dark green patina with traces of brown in the devices, a few light marks. ($3000) From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 888134 (August 2011); Heritage 3012 (2 January 2011), lot 24692.

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Impressive Britannia Sestertius Ex Carfrae, Bement, and Drabble Collections

1089. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 28.89 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / BRITA N NIA, Britannia seated left on heap of rocks, holding signum with her right hand and cradling spear in left arm, leaning on round shield set on helmet; S • C in exergue. RIC III 742; BMCRE 1637; Strack 825; Banti 44. Good VF, warm brown patina, hairline flan crack, some marks on reverse. A pleasing example of this iconic and rare type. ($10,000) Ex A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, The Property of a Gentleman (Dix Noonan Webb 139, 15 February 2017), lot 91 (hammer £13,000); G.C. Drabble Collection (Part I, Glendining, 4 July 1939), lot 254, purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Son, 1935; H.G.C. Day Collection; Clarence S. Bement Collection (Naville VIII, 25 June 1924), lot 944; Robert Carfrae Collection (Part II, Sotheby, 8 July 1901), lot 114. One of Pius’ first actions as emperor was to send Q. Lollius Urbicus, a previous governor of Germania Inferior, to Britain to quell a number of revolts. While most of the sources note the Brigantes (located in Northumbria) as the primary focus of these events, circa AD 143-144, most of his campaigning was against the lowland tribes of Scotland, the Votadini, Selgovae, Damnonii, and Novantae. His campaigns were successfully completed by 144, after which Urbicus and the Legio II Augusta built the Antonine Wall. This issue of sestertii was struck in commemoration of these events, for which Pius was likely acclaimed imperator for the second time.

1090. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.05 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, laureate bust right, slight drapery / LIB IIII in exergue, Antoninus Pius seated left on sella curulis on daïs, extending right hand and holding volumen in left; on daïs to left, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left; on ground to left, citizen standing right, holding fold of toga out with both hands to receive distribution. RIC III 141c var. (bust type); Strack 149; Calicó 1572 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 546; Biaggi 739 (same dies). EF, lightly toned. Artistic portrait. ($5000) From the DMS Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 242 (22 September 2005), lot 2461; G. Hirsch 239 (17 February 2005), lot 1726; G. Hirsch 236 (23 September 2004), lot 2296; G. Hirsch 233 (12 February 2004), lot 1800; G. Hirsch 227 (8 May 2003), lot 483; Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 552.

1091. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ΛNTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, bare head right / C OS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177a; Strack 190; Calicó 1498 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 646 var. (break in obv. legend); Biaggi 703 var. (same). EF, lustrous. ($5000) 351

1092. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, slight drapery / C OS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177e; Strack 190; Calicó 1502b (this coin illustrated [Helbing citation is erroneous]); BMCRE 650; Biaggi 703 var. (slight drapery on both shoulders). EF, toned. ($5000) From the Heath Collection, purchased from Noble Investments, 20 October 2005.

1093. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / C OS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 177 var. (bust type); Strack 190; Calicó 1504 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 650 var. (same); Biaggi 707 (same obv. die). EF, lustrous. ($5000)

1094. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 150-151. ANTONINVS PI VS P P TR P XIIII, laureate bust right, slight drapery / LAET I T IA, COS IIII in exergue, Ceres, draped, standing right, holding two grain ears in right hand; at her right side, Proserpina, draped, standing left, holding pomegranate in left hand. RIC III 199 var. (bust type); Strack 224; Calicó 1559a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 724, note; cf. Biaggi 733. Near EF, underlying luster, traces of deposits on obverse. ($5000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1878.

1095 1096 1095. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 150-151. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head right / TR P OT XIIII COS IIII, PAX in exergue, Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC III 200a; Strack 229; Calicó 1588 var. (no break in obv. legend); BMCRE 726; Biaggi 744 var. (same). Near EF, considerable residual luster. ($5000) 1096. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 158-159. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head right / VOTΛ SVSCE PTΛ DEC III, COS IIII in exergue, Antoninus Pius, veiled and togate, standing left, dropping incense onto lighted tripod with right hand, and holding volumen in left. RIC III 294d; Strack –; Calicó 1714; BMCRE 953; Biaggi 782. EF, lustrous. ($5000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1882.

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1097 1098 1097. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.78 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 158-159. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head right / VOTΛ SVSCE PTΛ DEC III, COS IIII in exergue, Antoninus Pius, veiled and togate, standing left, dropping incense onto lighted tripod with right hand, and holding volumen in left. RIC III 294d; Strack –; Calicó 1714; BMCRE 953; Biaggi 782. EF, lustrous, short scratch on reverse. ($5000) Ex Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 339.

1098. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 158-159. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head right / VOTΛ SVSCE PTΛ DEC III, COS IIII in exergue, Antoninus Pius, veiled and togate, standing left, dropping incense onto lighted tripod with right hand, and holding volumen in left. RIC III 294d; Strack –; Calicó 1714; BMCRE 953; Biaggi 782. EF, underlying luster. ($5000)

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1099. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 141-146. DIVA AVGVS TA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / PIETAS AVG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, dropping incense onto lighted and garlanded altar with right hand and holding incense box in left. RIC III 394a (Pius); Beckmann dies daf3/PA3, b (this coin); Strack 428 (Pius); Calicó 1799; BMCRE 310 (Pius) var. (rev. legend break); Biaggi –. Near EF, toned, underlying luster. ($5000) From the Heath Collection. Ex Künker 89 (8 March 2004), lot 2284.

1100. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 141-146. DIVA AVGVS TA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / PIETAS · AVG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, dropping incense into censer with right hand and holding incense box in left. RIC III 395a (Pius); Beckmann dies daf10/PA7; Strack 412 (Pius); Calicó 1798; BMCRE 335 (Pius); Biaggi 829 var. (bust left; no pellet in rev. legend); Rauch 105, lot 348 var. (bust left; same rev. die). VF. Very rare, Beckmann cites only seven examples of this die pair, five of which are in public collections. ($3000)

1101. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER NITAS, Aeternitas standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and rudder set on ground in left. RIC III 348 (Pius); Beckmann dies df31/ AB6; Strack 451 (Pius); Calicó 1747 (same dies); BMCRE 359 (Pius); Biaggi –. Superb EF, lustrous. ($15,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100 (29 May 2017), lot 504 (hamnmer CHF 19,000).

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1102. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AETER NITAS, façade of the Temple of Diva Faustina in the Forum Romanum: Diva Faustina, holding patera and scepter, enthroned facing within hexastyle temple façade set on high podium with fence before; pediment decorated with statuary; roof line decorated with quadriga and female figures, each holding globe above head. RIC III 354; Beckman dies df26/T4; Strack 443α (Pius); Calicó 1755 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 383 (same rev. die); Biaggi –. In NGC encapsulation, 2402037-001, graded MS★, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. ($7500) From the DMS Collection. Ex Berk BBS 132 (14 May 2003), lot 11 (further pedigree listed there is erroneous).

1103. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / AVGV STA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch in outstretched right hand and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC III 356a (Pius); Beckmann dies df1/CA11; Strack 469; Calicó 176a; BMCRE 395 and 397 (Pius); Biaggi 812. EF, hint of die rust. ($5000) From the Fendi Collection.

1104. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right / HO NOS, Honos, togate, standing left, holding branch in raised right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC III 422 (Pius); Calicó 1864 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 263 (Pius – same dies); Biaggi 852 (same dies). Good VF, lustrous. Extremely rare, one of two in CoinArchives. ($10,000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1888.

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1105. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-148. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS II, Minerva standing right, holding reversed spear in right hand, shield in left. RIC III 427b var. (bust type); Calicó 1838 (same obv. die); Biaggi –; CNG 81, lot lot 1037 (same obv. die). Choice EF. Fine style portrait. ($10,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (Part 1, 23 May 2016), lot 587.

1106. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Dupondius (25mm, 10.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. M AVREL ANTO NINVS AVG P M, radiate head right / TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, S C across field, Minerva standing left, holding palm branch in outstretched right hand and spear and shield set on ground in left. RIC III 873; MIR 18, 80-8/50; BMCRE, p. 558, ‡. EF, apple-green patina, slight chipping on edge and high points of reverse. ($750) From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 2 May 2003.

1107. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate and draped bust right / TR P XXII · IMP IIII COS III, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC III 180; Calicó 2000; BMCRE 457 (same dies); Biaggi. EF, lustrous, minor reverse die rust. ($5000) Ex RLS Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 70, 21 September 2005), lot 1032; Coin Galleries (10 November 1987), lot 16.

1108. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.32 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate head right / TR P XXII · IMP V COS III, Victory alighting left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC III 194; Calicó 2008; BMCRE 471 and pl. 61, 20 ( same dies); Biaggi 902. EF, toned with underlying luster. ($5000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Golden Horn Collection (Stack’s, 12 January 2009), lot 2313; Stack’s (9 December 1991), lot 53.

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1109. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.41 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 147-150. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVG PII ΛVG FIL, draped bust right / CONCORDIA, dove, with wings folded, standing right on ground line. RIC III 503a (Pius); Strack 489; Calicó 2045a (same dies); BMCRE 1089 (Pius); Biaggi 923. EF, toned. ($7500)

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection

1110. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-148. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls at back of head / VE NVS, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple in right hand and drapery in left. RIC III 515b (Pius); Strack 495; Calicó 2095; BMCRE 1063 var. (hair style); Biaggi 941 var. (hair in fillet). Near EF, underlying luster, light scratch on neck. ($5000) Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 67, 17 October 2012), lot 164 (HSA 1001.1.22246).

1111. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 150-152. FAVSTINA AVG ANTO NINI AVG PII FIL, draped bust right, with hair bound in pearls at back of head / CONCO RDIA ·, Concordia standing facing, head right, holding cornucopia in left hand and bit of drapery in right. RIC III 500a (Pius); cf. Strack 500 (denarius); Calicó 2043; BMCRE 1078 note; Biaggi 917-8 var. (obv. legend). Superb EF, lustrous. ($20,000)

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1112. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 23.560 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161. FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, draped bust right / FECVND ΛVGVSTΛE, S C across field, Fecunditas standing left, cradling infant in each arm, at feet to either side, two girls facing goddess. RIC III 1635 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 10-6(a); Banti 55; BMCRE 902 (Aurelius). EF, attractive brown patina. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 106 (9 May 2018), lot 1555.

1113. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.17 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / SALVTI AVGVSTAE, Salus seated left, leaning left arm on chair, holding in right hand a patera from which she feeds a serpent coiled around altar. RIC III 717 (Aurelius; same obv. die); MIR 18, 30-5b; Calicó 2074; BMCRE 154 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 935 var. (no stephane). EF, toned, underlying luster. ($5000) Ex Continental Collection (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 764.

1114. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bareheaded, draped, and [cuirassed] bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTOR TR P II, COS II in exergue, Salus standing left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and feeding serpent entwined around altar and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC III 487 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 38-12/13; Calicó 2158; BMCRE 208 (Aurelius); Biaggi 957. Good VF, underlying luster. ($5000) Ex Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 348.

1115. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. · L · VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, bare head right / TR P IIII · IMP II COS II, Victory standing right, holding round shield inscribed VIC/ ΛVG in two lines set on palm tree. RIC III 522 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 94-12/10 (same obv. die); Calicó 2174 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 294 (same dies); Biaggi 961 (same dies). Superb EF, lustrous. ($10,000) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1905.

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1116. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.98 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. · L · VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, REX ΛRMEN/DΛT in two lines in exergue, Verus seated left on curule chair set on raised daïs with attendant standing on either side; in front of daïs to left, the Romanappointed Armenian king, Sohaemus, standing left, raising hand to head. Cf. RIC III 511-3 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 92-12/15; Calicó 2153; BMCRE 302 (Aurelius and Verus) var. (laureate); Biaggi 955 var. (same). Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Rare. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 659.

1117. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. · L · VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII · IMP II COS II, Victory standing right, holding round shield inscribed VIC/ΛVG in two lines set on palm tree. RIC III 525 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 94-12/37; Calicó 2177 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 296 (Aurelius) note; Biaggi 960 (same dies). Superb EF, lustrous. Boldly struck. ($10,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 95 (6 October 2016), lot 291; Künker 100 (21 June 2005), lot 66.

1118. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.49 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. bare head right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, S C across field, Mars advancing right, holding spear forward in right hand and trophy over shoulder in left. RIC III 1381; MIR 18, 78-16/10; Banti 152; BMCRE 1132. Good VF, attractive even surfaces, minor striking weakness on the high points. Fine portrait. ($2000) Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection (Noble 117, 17 April 2018), lot 4754; CNG Inventory 884382 (November 2010).

1119. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.26 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLΛE ΛVG ΛNTONINI ΛVG F, draped bust right / VOTΛ/•/ PVBLI/CΛ in four lines within laurel wreath. RIC III 790 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 22-2a; Calicó 2219; BMCRE 328 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 980 (same rev. die); Mazzini II, pl. CXXX, 97 (same obv. die). Good VF. ($7500) From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1906.

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Rare and Impressive Medallion Sol Guided by Lucifer

1120. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (41mm, 69.60 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 190-191. M COMMODVS ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS VI P P in exergue, Sol, holding whip in right hand and reins in left, driving quadriga up a bank of clouds; to upper left, trace of Zodiac band; to upper right, half-length figure of Lucifer (the Morning Star) right, holding torch in both hands; to lower right, Tellus (Earth) reclining left, raising right hand and holding cornucopia in left, with fruits(?) at her side. Gnecchi pl. 78, 4; MIR 18, 1149-1/37; cf. Banti 31/32 (for obv./rev.); Froehner p. 137 var. (bust type); Cohen 70 var. (same). Good VF, brown and green patina, minor roughness. A highly interesting type. Very rare. ($30,000) Ex Triton III (1 December 1999), lot 1106. The scene on the reverse was previously used as a medallic type under Antoninus Pius (Gnecchi pl. 50, 6). A circa 2nd century AD bronze phalera discovered in 1732 on the Palatine Hill (LIMC [Tellus], no. 39 = Tocci pl. LXVIII, D) also features a near identical scene, but includes the inscription “INVENTORI LVCIS SOLI INVICTO AVGVSTO” in two lines (this is among the earliest known references to Sol Invictus). The association between the “invincible” sun and the emperor would frequently be stressed throughout the 3rd century AD, but this medallion and the above mentioned pieces demonstrate that such an assimilation was being explored during the 2nd century AD. Here we see the sun god beginning his daily journey, ascending into the heavens with the guidance of Lucifer, son of Eos (dawn). It stresses Sol’s role in the cycle of life, death, and rebirth, and the dependence of earth on the sun’s life-giving powers. Naturally, an emperor would desire to be associated with a deity who was so essential to the functioning of the universe. As medallions such as this were often presented during New Year’s celebrations, it was perhaps intended to underscore the welfare that the emperor would bring to the earth in the coming year (Toynbee p. 93). Lucifer (“light-bringer”), the equivalent of the Greek Phosphoros, was the personification of the planet Venus as the morning star. In the book of Isaiah (14:12), the prophet refers to the King of Babylon as a “shining one, son of the morning,” who has fallen from heaven (an obvious parallel to Satan’s fall from heaven). The Hebrew word for “shining one” (helel) was translated into Latin as Lucifer, and the name has since become synonymous with the Devil.

1121. Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 178. · L · AVREL COM MODVS AVG ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed beardless bust right / TR P III · IM P II · COS · P · P, Castor standing left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and spear in left hand. RIC III 648 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 420-12/37; Calicó 2337b (same dies as illustrated coin); BMCRE 775; Biaggi 1014 (same dies); CNG 85, lot 933 (same dies). Superb EF, underlying luster. Struck in high relief from dies of fine style. ($20,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 87 (8 October 2015), lot 279; Lanz 109 (27 May 2002), lot 514; Hamburger 96 (25 October 1932), lot 926 (noting that it was found in Egypt).

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1122. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 27.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 179. L AVREL COMM ODVS AVG TR P IIII, laureate and draped bust right / IMP II COS II P P, Minerva standing left, dropping incense from right hand on lighted altar and holding spear and shield set on ground in left. RIC III 1609 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 452-16/33; Banti 136; BMCRE 1705 (Aurelius). Good VF, glossy even brown surfaces. Excellent young portrait of Commodus. ($1000) From the DMS Collection. Ex Michael Weller Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 1033; Helbing 59 (31 January 1930), lot 495.

1123. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.23 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III, laureate head right / P M • TR P I I COS II P P, Victory advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 36 var. (rev. legend); Calicó 2492 = Biaggi 1086 (same dies); BMCRE, pg. 32, note *; Triton VI, lot 918 (same dies). EF, lustrous. ($15,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 432; Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1598.

1124. Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.29 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 209. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Caracalla and Geta, both laureate and togate, standing facing one another, supporting between them a globe surmounted by Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 255; Calicó 2435a; Biaggi 1064; BMCRE 312. Superb EF, lustrous surfaces. Well struck. ($15,000) Ex Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 755.

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Severan Dynastic Intaglio

1125. Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. Heliotrope intaglio (17x13mm). Face engraved with three portraits: Septimius Severus in center facing youthful Caracalla, each laureate, draped, and cuirassed; behind Severus, a bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta; g, Í, and a above, for Geta, Severus, and Antoninus / Blank. Intact with a few minor surface scratches. A wonderful dynastic intaglio with three fine style portraits. ($5000) As Caracalla wears long sideburns, this piece was probably engraved no earlier than circa AD 205, and no later than 209, as Geta’s bare head indicates he was not yet raised to the rank of Augustus.

1126. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENE RI VI CTR, Venus Victrix, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding apple in extended right hand and in left, palm frond sloped upward to left; drapery falls over column. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); Calicó 2641; BMCRE 47 (Wars of Succession); Biaggi 1155 var. (pellet in rev. legend); NAC 67, lot 184 (same dies). EF, attractively toned. ($15,000)

The Final Campaign in Scotland

1127. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 29.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 210. M AVREL ANTONI NVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / PONTIF TRP X III COS III, SC across field, Mars advancing left, holding olive branch in outstretched right hand and cradling trophy in left arm. RIC IV 450b; Banti 87; BMCRE 203; SCBC –. Near EF, impressive hard brown patina, hairline flan crack, double strike on reverse. ($3000) Ex Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins (Dix, Noonan, Webb 139, 15 February 2017), lot 147 (hammer £5000); A. Hess Aktiengesellschaft [230] (28 April 1936), lot 1553. Lot also includes an old collection ticket. This sestertius celebrates the Severan campaign in Britain circa AD 208-211, the last Roman attempt to conquer Scotland thereby controlling the entire island. Septimius Severus mounted the expedition in mid AD 208, hoping for a quick victory to crown his later years, and also to curb the ferocious sibling hatred of his sons, Caracalla and Geta, who accompanied him. Caracalla took the opportunity to play common soldier and ingratiate himself with the legions, while Geta took an administrative role in York. But what was supposed to be an easy conquest turned into a long, bitter slog, which took its toll on the emperor’s health and intensified the brothers’ mutual hatred. Severus died at York on 4 February AD 211. Caracalla and Geta quickly abandoned Scotland, declared victory, and returned to Rome.

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The Circus Maximus

1128. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 21.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 213. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVI IMP II above, COS IIII P P/S C in two lines in exergue, view of Circus Maximus from an aerial perspective: the front consists of an arcade of arches and a large arched entryway on right; behind, arch surmounted by quadriga, tall spina, three quadrigae driving left, and spectators in gallery; further in background, temple and long colonnade. RIC IV 500a; Banti 46; BMCRE 251 and pl. 75, 2 (same obv. die). VF, brown patina, minor surface roughness. Rare and important architectural type. ($5000) Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 507; Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 1439. This artistic aerial view depicts the Circus as it would be seen from the Palatine Hill. According to Pliny, the Circus was established during the reign of the Tarquinius Priscus, Etruscan king of Rome (circa 616-579 BC), although a permanent structure may not have existed until 329 BC, when the starting gates (carceres) were erected. By the early 2nd century AD, the structure was very close to the form that we see on our coin. In the center of the Circus we find the spina (“spine”), upon which is the obelisk of the Pharaoh Ramesses the Great that Augustus brought to Rome and erected in the Circus (it is located today in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo). At each end of the spina is a meta, or conical column situated where the charioteers would make their harrowing turns, while an equestrian statue of Trajan and a shrine of Cybele can be found immediately to the left and right of the obelisk, respectively. In the foreground and to right are arcades and a prominent arched gate, while on the left we find the semicircular end of the structure, with the attic statuary of a triumphal arch of Titus visible. The temple of Sol and Luna, built into the seating, is visible on the far end of the structure, to the left of the obelisk’s peak.

A New Denomination Recorded for Plautilla

1129. Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. Æ Dupondius or As (26.5mm, 13.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 202. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, PROPAGO IMPERI, S C in exergue, Plautilla, standing right, and Caracalla, standing left, clasping right hands. Cf. RIC IV 578A = cf. BMCRE, p. 322, † = cf. Bachofen von Echt 1750 (sestertius); otherwise unpublished. VF, dark green patina with thick orangish earthen deposits, a few cleaning marks. This reverse for Plautilla is known in bronze only on a sestertius in the Bachofen von Echt collection. None in CoinArchives. ($500)

1130. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.40 g, 7h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE XAND AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P VIIII CO S III P P, Severus Alexander, as Romulus, in military dress, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC IV 103; Calicó 3121 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 620; Biaggi 1330 (same dies). EF, lustrous. ($5000) 362

1131. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 20.30 g, 1h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE XANDER AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / VIRTVS AVGVSTI, S C across field, Severus Alexander standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear in left, left foot on helmet. RIC IV 627; Banti 173; BMCRE 650. Choice EF, red-brown surfaces. An exceptional specimen. ($1000) From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 878244 (August 2010).

Gordian I & II

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1132. Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.98 g, 5h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AET ERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory in right hand and leaning on vertical scepter with left. RIC IV 4; RSC 8; BMCRE 8–9. Near EF, toned, traces of underlying luster. An attractive example. ($3000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 244 (6 March 2017), lot 576; Lanz 92 (4 June 1999), lot 974; Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 974.

1133. Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.14 g, 11h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORIA AVGG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in extended left hand and cradling palm frond in right arm. RIC IV 2; RSC 12; BMCRE 28. EF, lightly toned, minor die break on reverse. ($4000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 98 (12 December 2016), lot 1339.

1134. Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia and wand over globe at her feet to left. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 33; RSC 23. EF, light toning over lustrous fields. ($750) Ex Cederlind BBS 112 (30 June 1998), lot 1477.

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1135. Balbinus. AD 238. AR Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.44 g, 1h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS MVTVA AVGG, clasped right hands. RIC IV 12; BMCRE 74-6; RSC 17. EF, toned. Well struck on a broad flan. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLIII.2 (August 2018), no. 482057; Imagines Imperatorum (Áureo & Calicó 241, 8 February 2012), lot 355.

1136. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.19 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission, AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, S C across lower field, Gordian standing left, holding parazonium and sacrificing out of patera over lighted tripod to left. RIC IV 271; Banti 62. Choice EF, attractive pale green patina. ($1500) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA VIII (24 November 2014), lot 120.

1137. Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.38 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II II COS II P P, Gordian standing right, holding spear and globus. RIC IV 105; Calicó 3222; Biaggi –. EF, toned and lustrous surfaces, a few scratches. ($3000) Ex Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 394; Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 991.

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1138. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.20 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 13th emission, AD 244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICIT TEMPOR, S C across field, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 328a; Banti 27. EF, dark brown patina, minor double strike on reverse. Superb portrait with long sideburns and mustache. ($750) From the DMS Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 1245.

Well Struck Tranquillina Antoninianus

1139. Tranquillina. Augusta, AD 241-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.33 g, 1h). Rome mint. Special emission of Gordian III, AD 243. SABINIA TRANQVILLINA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Gordian III standing right, holding a roll in his left hand, clasping right hands with Tranquillina standing left. RIC IV 250 (Gordian III); RSC 4; Hunter –; Jameson 232 (same dies). EF, toned, tiny deposit on obverse. Well struck. Very rare. ($10,000) Ex C.G. Collection of Roman Coins (Numismatica Ars Classica 80, 20 October 2014), lot 175; Münzen und Medaillen AG 92 (22 November 2002), lot 192; Monetarium FPL 59 (Spring 1993), no. 182 and front cover coin.

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Further Selections from the A.K. Collection of Roman Imperial and Provincial Issues from Gordian III - Aemilian 1140. Collection of Gordian III. AR Denarii and Antoniniani. A mixture of denarii and antoniniani of Gordian III. Toned. Ninety-three (93) coins in lot. Coins mostly VF. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($3000) From the A.K. Collection.

1141. Collection of Gordian III. Æ Sestertii. Includes a good variety of reverse types. Twenty-eight (28) coins in lot. Coins Fine to VF, mostly with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($1500) From the A.K. Collection.

1142. Collection of Philip I and Family. AR Antoniniani. Includes: Philip I (53) // Otacilia Severa (8) // Philip II (12). Seventy-three (73) coins in lot. Coins mostly VF, toned. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http:// ak.cngcoins.com. ($3000) From the A.K. Collection.

1143. Collection of Philip I and Family. Æ Sestertii. Includes: Philip I (15) // Otacilia Severa (4) // Philip II (4). Twentythree (23) coins in lot. Coins Fine to VF, mostly with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http:// ak.cngcoins.com. ($1500) From the A.K. Collection.

1144. Collection of Trajan Decius and Trebonianus Gallus and Their Families; Aemilian. AR Antoniniani. Includes the following: Trajan Decius (13) // Divus issues (3) // Herennia Etruscilla (7) // Herennius Etruscus (7) // Hostillian (1) // Trebonianus Gallus (26) // Volusian (13) // Aemilian (1). Seventy-one (71) coins in lot. Coins mostly VF, toned. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($3000) From the A.K. Collection.

1145. Collection of Trajan Decius and Trebonianus Gallus and Their Families; Aemilian. Æ Sestertii. Includes the following: Trajan Decius (7) // Herennia Etruscilla (1) // Herennius Etruscus (1) // Hostilian (1) // Trebonianus Gallus (5) // Volusian (3) // Aemilian (1). Nineteen (19) coins in lot. Coins mostly Fine, a few VF, some with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($1000) From the A.K. Collection.

1146. Collection of Gordian III to Trebonianus Gallus. Æ Dupondii and Asses. Includes the following: Gordian III Dupondius (1) and Asses (6) // Philip I Asses (3) // Philip II As (1) // Trajan Decius Dupondius (1) and Asses (3) // Trebonianus Gallus As (1). Sixteen (16) coins in lot. Coins Fine or better, some with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($500) From the A.K. Collection.

1147. Collection of western Provincial bronze coins of Gordian III and Tranquillina. Æ. Issues of Gordian III, Gordian III and Sarapis, and Tranquillina from Moesia Superior to Macedon. Fifty-nine (59) coins in lot. Coins Fine to VF, most with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($1500) From the A.K. Collection.

1148. Collection of western Provincial bronze coins of Philip I and Family. Æ. Issues of Philip I, Otacilia Severa, and Philip II from Dacia to Macedon. Fifty-one (51) coins in lot. Coins Fine to VF, most with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($1000) From the A.K. Collection.

1149. Collection of eastern Provincial bronze coins of Severus Alexander to Trebonianus Gallus and Their Families. Æ. Mostly issues of Gordian III, Philip I, Otacilia Severa, and Philip II from Asia Minor. Also includes issues of Severus Alexander, Trajan Decius, and Trebonianus Gallus. Fifty (50) coins in lot. Coins Fine to VF, some with patinas. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($2000) From the A.K. Collection.

1150. Collection of Provincial Alexandria. BI Tetradrachms. Later Alexandria issues from Gordian III as Caesar to Trebonianus Gallus. Forty-four (44) coins in lot. A few silvered. A good assortment. Coins mostly VF. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($1500) From the A.K. Collection.

1151. Collection of Ancient Imitations and Fourrées of silver coins. Various denominations. Fourrées and cores of issues from Antoninus Pius to Trebonianus Gallus. Twenty-six (26) coins in lot. Mostly toned, a number of fourrées with plating broken. Coins Fine to VF. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com. ($500) From the A.K. Collection.

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1152. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 21.93 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 2nd emission, AD 244. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICTORIA AVG. S C across field, Victory advancing right, holding palm branch and wreath. RIC IV 191; Banti 59. EF, dark brown surfaces. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 861946 (January 2010).

1153. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.81 g, 12h). Ludi saeculares issue. Rome mint, 5th officina. 10th emission, AD 249. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MILIARIVM SAECVLVM, S C across field, cippus inscribed COS/III in two lines. RIC IV 157a; Banti 24. EF, dark gray patina, some brown and red. Exceptional portrait. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1217.

1154. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 4.11 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 1st emission, AD 249. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / D A C I A, Dacia standing left, holding in right hand a staff surmounted by ass’s head. RIC IV –; Calicó 3286; Hunter –; Biaggi –; Triton XI, lot 976 = NAC 24, lot 179 = Triton II, lot 996. EF, lustrous. Extremely rare. ($10,000)

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1155. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AV Aureus (21mm, 4.94 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 1st emission, AD 249. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VIC T O RIA AVG, Victory advancing left on ground line, holding wreath in outstretched left hand and cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC V 29a var. (bust type); Calicó 3300; Biaggi 1398; Hunter –. EF. ($10,000) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA IV (11 December 2006), lot 220; Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 914.

Beautiful Trajan Decius Double Sestertius

1156. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Double Sestertius (33mm, 37.71 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 3rd emission, early-mid AD 250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / FELICITAS SAECVLI, S C across field, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC IV 115a; Banti 9; Cohen 39; Hunter 46 var. (bust type). Choice EF, green and dark brown patina. A well centered and struck example. ($10,000) Ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1210; Auctiones AG 26 (16 September 1996), lot 1054.

1157. Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.26 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission, early-mid AD 250. HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia enthroned left, drawing veil with right hand, holding scepter in left. RIC 59a (Decius); Calicó 3308; Biaggi –. Choice EF, lustrous. ($10,000) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA IV (11 December 2006), lot 222 (hammer CHF 14,000).

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Unpublished Trebonianus Gallus Quinarius

1158. Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. AR Quinarius (15mm, 1.35 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 2nd-3rd emissions, AD 251-252. IMP C GALLVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / PIETA S AVGG, Pietas, standing facing, head left, orans. RIC IV –, but cf. 41 (antoninianus; for rev.); cf. King 1-2 (for obv.; same die as illustrations); RSC–, but cf. 84 (antoninianus; for rev.); Hunter –. Near VF, porous. Apparently unpublished with this reverse type. ($500)

Possibly Unique

1159. Gallienus. AD 253-268. AV Aureus (18mm, 2.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck August-December AD 256. IMP CALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, laureate and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVCC, Victory, standing facing, head left, holding shield set on ground in right hand and cradling palm frond in left. RIC V 93 var. (obv. legend); cf. MIR 36 118g (for obv.; same die); Calicó –; Biaggi –. EF, a few flan flaws, light scuff on reverse. Possibly unique. ($10,000)

1160. Anonymous issues. temp. Gallienus, circa AD 268. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 14.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. GENI VS P R, radiate head of Genius of the Roman People right, wearing mural crown / Large S • C; INT above, VRB below; all within laurel wreath. RIC V 2 (Interregnum); Yonge 42 (dies S/s); MIR 36, 702h. EF, attractive natural green patina. Very rare. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 902012 (April 1992); Aufhäuser 8 (9 November 1991), lot 558. The reassignment of this peculiar issue to the end of the reign of Gallienus as opposed to the traditional placement during the interregnum between the death of Aurelian and the elevation of Tacitus has been convincingly argued by David Yonge. He bases his determination on flan manufacture, portrait style, and a comparative analysis of mid-third century Roman monetary denominations, and suggests that this issue was probably a commemorative issue in anticipation of Gallienus’ entry into Rome after his victories over the Herulians and Goths at Naissus.

1161. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (17mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Aquileia mint. Struck circa AD 300. DIOCLETI ANVS AVG, laureate head right / XCVI/AQ in two lines within wreath with large central jewel. RIC VI 16a; Paolucci 7; DOCLR –; RSC 548b. EF, iridescent tone, hairline die break on reverse. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1237; Tetrarchy Collection (Nomos 3, 10 May 2011), lot 207.

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1162. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (17mm, 3.5 g, 12h). Siscia mint. Struck circa AD 294-295. DIOCLETI ANVS AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIA SARMAT, four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with eight turrets; SIS. RIC VI 34a; Jeločnik 4a; DOC –; RSC 489†c. Superb EF, lustrous, mark on obverse. Sharply struck. ($1000) From the William Whetstone Collection, purchased from John Jencek.

1163. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.49 g, 12h). Consular issue. Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 287. DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / COS III, Diocletian, laureate and in military outfit, right on horseback right, raising right hand in salutation and holding scepter and reins in left. RIC V 287; Depeyrot 7/2; DOC –; Calicó 4445; Biaggi 1702. Superb EF, lustrous. Rare. ($25,000)

1164. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (22mm, 4.55 g, 4h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 284. IMP C G VAVL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG (sic), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVA TORI AVG, Jupiter, wearing chlamys, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long scepter in left; O-//SMA. RIC V 316 var. (obv. legend); Lukanc –; Depeyrot 1/1 var. (same); DOC –; Calicó 4515a-b var. (same); Biaggi –. EF, lustrous, hint of double strike on obverse profile, minor edge mark and a few faint scratches. Unusual obverse legend variety. ($10,000) From the Fendi Collection.

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1165. Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (23mm, 5.77 g, 12h). Londinium (London) mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust right / PA X AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and scepter in left; F-O//ML. RIC V 101. EF, attractive brown surfaces. Struck on a broad flan. ($1000) From the Paul Monroe Walker Collection. Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), lot 1136.

CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI “Carausius and His Brothers”

1166. Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 5.05 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI, jugate busts of Carausius, Diocletian, and Maximianus left, each radiate and cuirassed / PAX A VGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; S-P//C. RIC V 2; Bourne 68; Coin Register 2018, 46 (this coin); N. Shiel, “Carausius et Fratres Sui,” BNJ 48 (1978), 10; R.A.G. Carson, “Carausius et Fratres Sui: A Reconsideration,” in SPNO, 5. Good VF, dark green patina, slight roughness on reverse. An attractive example of this rare and important type. ($15,000) Found 3 November 2017, near Woodbridge, Suffolk (PAS Ref. SF-C3EDCC).

1167. Constantius I. AD 305-306. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Serdica mint, 4th officina. 2nd emission, AD 305306. CONSTAN TIVS AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, camp gate with three turrets, open arch,and no doors; · SM · SDΔ ·. RIC VI –; Gautier 25; DOC –; RSC –. Superb EF. Rare issue as Augustus. ($1000) From the William Whetstone Collection, purchased from John Jencek.

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1168. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (18.25mm, 3.38 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 295. MAXIMIAN VS CAESAR, laureate head right / VIRTVTI MILITVM, four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; SMNΓ. RIC VI 20; Gautier, Trouvaille 61-64; DOC –; RSC 234Ab. Superb EF. Fully struck with lustrous fields. ($1000) From the William Whetstone Collection, purchased from John Jencek.

1169. Galerius. AD 305-311. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.25 g, 6h). Aquileia mint. Struck AD 305-306. MAXIMIA NVS P F AVG, laureate bust right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter, laureate and wearing chlamys, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and long scepter in left; AQ. RIC VI 49; Paolucci 98; Depeyrot 6/13; DOC 25; Calicó 4921; Biaggi –; cf. Heritage 3044, lot 31072 (Constantius I; for rev. – same die). Choice EF, underlying luster. Rare. ($15,000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 577.

The Usurper Alexander of Carthage

1170. Alexander of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ Follis (21.5mm, 5.26 g, 6h). Carthago (Carthage) mint. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / [S P Q R OPT]IMO PRINCIPI, aquila between two signa, one on left surmounted by hand, one on right surmounted by wreath; PK. RIC VI 72; Salama type X, portrait style G. VF, green patina, earthen encrustation. Very rare reverse type. ($2000)

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Session 4 – Wednesday, January 9, 2019 — 2 PM Ex Tan and Mazzini Collections

1171. Constantine I. As Caesar, AD 306-309. AR Argenteus (18mm, 3.19 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 306-307. CONSTAN TINVS NOB C, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, four-turreted camp gate with open doors; PTR. RIC VI 636; Gautier, Argentei 4e = Mazzini 706 (this coin); DOC –; RSC 706. Choice EF, toned. Very rare, Gautier cites only six specimens. ($5000) Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 8 January 2018), lot 865; Numismatica Ars Classica 84 (20 May 2015), lot 1204; Numismatica Ars Classica 15 (18 May 1999), lot 482; Giuseppe Mazzini Collection, 706.

Ex Hunt collection

1172. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.62 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Siscia mint. Struck AD 335. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory seated right on shield and cuirass, holding shield inscribed VOT/XXX in both hands; SIS. RIC VII 242; Alföldi 599; Bastien, Donativa 81; Depeyrot 23/1. In NGC encapsulation, 4283094-001, graded Ch AU★, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5. ($10,000) Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s, 21 June 1990), lot 867; Spink & Galerie des Monnaies (10 October 1977), lot 484; Leu 10 (29 May 1974), lot 411.

1173. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.39 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 335-336. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA CO NSTANTINI AVG, Victory advancing left, holding trophy with right hand and cradling palm frond in left arm; SMAN. RIC VII 93; Depeyrot 45/1; Biaggi –. EF, traces of light smoothing. ($5000) Ex MPM Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 88, 8 October 2015), lot 500 (hammer CHF 13,000).

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1174. Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (23mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Decennalia issue. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; three diadem ties / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing, vis-à-vis, holding wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX between them; TR. RIC VIII 135; Depeyrot 6/3; DOC 74 var. (two diadem ties); Biaggi 2123 var. (same). Choice EF, lustrous. ($1500) From the DMS Collection.

1176 1175 1175. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.56 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 337-340 AD. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, rosette-and-laurel-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVM, male figure, bareheaded and in military outfit, standing facing, head left, holding trophy in left hand and shield set on ground in right, at feet on either side, bound captive with head turned back looking upward; TES. RIC VIII 32 var. (pearl-diadem); Depeyrot 4/6; DOC –; Biaggi 2184; Triton VI, lot 1099 (same dies). EF, slight double strike along profile, a few minor scratches. ($1500) From the DMS Collection.

1176. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Tricennalia issue. Nicomedia mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 355-361. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif in left / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding spear and head facing, and Constantinopolis, head left, holding scepter and foot on prow, seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX in four lines; SMNC. RIC VIII 74; Depeyrot 5/2; DOC 124 corr. (officina listed as Є); Biaggi –. Superb EF, fully lustrous, very minor doubling in obverse legend. ($2000) From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Edward Waddell, 17 December 2006.

1177. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.51 g, 11h). Vicennalia issue. Antioch mint, 6th officina. Struck AD 337-347. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding spear and head facing, and Constantinopolis, head left, holding scepter and foot on prow, seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX in four lines; SMANS. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3; DOC 132-133 var. (officina); Biaggi –. Choice EF. ($2000)

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1178. Magnentius. AD 350-353. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.52 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. First phase, struck January– February AD 350. IM CAE MAGN ENTIVS AVG, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA · AVG LIB · ROMANO, Victory, holding wreath, standing right and Libertas, holding scepter, standing left, holding trophy with hook between them; TR. RIC VIII 247; Bastien 6; Depeyrot 9/1; DOC –; cf. Biaggi 2197 (for type). Near EF, toned. ($5000) Ex Imagines Imperatorum (Áureo & Calicó 241, 8 February 2012), lot 355; Numismatica Ars Classica XXV (29 November 1990), lot 505.

1179. Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (22.5mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 6th officina. Struck AD 364. D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, rosette-and-laurel-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, Valentinian, laureate and in military outfit, standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand and Victory on globe in left; SMNS. RIC IX 2b.2; Depeyrot 10/1; DOC 193 var. (officina). EF, a few scattered marks. ($2000)

1180

1181

1180. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Consular issue. Nicomedia mint. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENS, pearl-diademed, bust left, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in raised right hand and scepter in left / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, each nimbate and in consular robes, and holding mappa and scepter; in exergue, two bound captives vis-à-vis; S (MN) I. RIC IX 16b.5; Depeyrot 22/2; DOC 220 var. (officina); Biaggi 2268 var. (same). Near EF, toned, small edge nick. ($1500) From the DMS Collection. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection (Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5478; Christie, Manson & Woods (7 October 1986), lot 282.

1181. Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Decennalia issue. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 388-392. D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG, rosette-and-laurel-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDI A AVGG, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, with right foot on prow, holding scepter in right hand and wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XV in four lines in left; A//CONOB. RIC IX 71b1; Depeyrot 47/1; DOC 274 var. (officina); Biaggi 2298. Choice EF. ($1500)

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1182. Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Light Miliarensis (22mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N EVGENI IVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Eugenius, laureate and in military attire, standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand and shield set on ground in left; TRPS. RIC IX 104; RSC 2†a; Gnecchi pl. 36, 13; Cohen 2; DOC –; Hunter –; Triton XVII, 806 (same dies). Good VF, toned, a few light marks on obverse, reverse struck with worn die. Very rare. ($7500)

1183. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (22.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif in left / GLOR ORVI S TERRAR, Theodosius standing facing, holding labarum in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star to left; Γ//CONOB. RIC X 232; Depeyrot 77/1; DOCLR 359 var. (officina); Biaggi –. Superb EF, lustrous. ($1500)

1184

1185

1184. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath with right hand and globus cruciger in left; CONOB. RIC X 213 and 249; MIRB 45 var. (Victory’s head facing); Depeyrot 70/1; DOCLR –; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous. ($500) From the DMS Collection. Ex Berk BBS 173 (15 March 2011), lot 59.

1185. Aelia Eudocia. Augusta, AD 423-460. AV Tremissis (14.5mm, 1.50 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 423-450/455. AEL EVDO CIA AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; CONOB*. RIC X 253 (wreath ties 11); MIRB 50; Depeyrot 72/2; DOCLR 464 (same obv. die); Biaggi –. Near EF, light deposits in devices, minor die break above head. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

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1187

1186. Aelia Pulcheria. Augusta, AD 414-453. AV Tremissis (14.5mm, 1.50 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 420-450. AEL PVLCH ERIA AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; CONOB*. RIC X 214 (wreath ties 14); MIRB 49; Depeyrot 72/4; DOCLR 448-451; Biaggi –. EF, light deposits in devices, minor die break on reverse. A well centered and struck example. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

1187. Constantine III. AD 407-411. AR Siliqua (16mm, 1.54 g, 5h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N CONSTANTINVS P F AV, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AAVCCC, Roma seated left on stylised cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; TRMS. RIC X 1533; King Fifth p. 286; DOCLR 799-802; RSC 4a. VF, toned, hairline flan crack. Rare. ($1000) 377

1188. Basiliscus. AD 475-476. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.56 g, 6h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. D N BASILI SCVS P AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. RIC X 3310 (same dies); Ulrich-Bansa, Moneta 174 (same dies); Toffanin 543/1 corr. (obv. legend; this coin illustrated); Lacam 9-10 (same dies); Depeyrot 43/5 var. (obv. legend); DOCLR –; Biaggi –. EF, minor die rust. Very rare. ($1000) Ex Nomisma 54 (30 August 2016), lot 338; Nomisma 53 (20 October 2015), lot 248; InAsta 23 (10 November 2007), lot 446.

1189. Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. D N bASILISCI Eτ MARC P AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Basiliscus and Marcus seated facing on double throne, each nimbate, holding mappa in right hand and globus in left; in field between, star above cross; Δ//CONOB. RIC X 1022; MIBR 7a; Depeyrot 104/1; DOCLR –; Biaggi –. Good VF, some weakness in obverse legend, minor scratch on reverse. Rare. ($3000)

1190. Odovacar. King, AD 476-493. AR Half Siliqua (12mm, 0.59 g, 6h). In the name of Zeno. Rome mint. D N ZENO PERP F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large Christogram (Chi-Rho) within wreath with large central jewel; [•] CH [•] (caput mundi). RIC X 3664; Ulrich-Bansa, Moneta, –; Hahn, Letzen, 4; Toffanin 548 and note; DOCLR, p. 186; RSC 15A (Milan). VF, find patina. Struck on an irregular flan. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($750)

1191. Odovacar. King, AD 476-493. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 12h). In the name of Zeno. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck circa AD 476-491. D N ZENO P ERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / VICTORI A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross in right hand; star to left; M-D//COMOB. RIC X 3601 (Zeno); Lacam 54; Depeyrot 39/1 (Zeno). EF, underlying luster, some striking weakness on reverse. Extremely rare. ($5000) A member of the foederati (allied Germanic tribes who served in the Roman army in return for land), Odovacar was appointed their leader in Italy in AD 475 by the magister militia Orestes, who promised in return a third of the Italian peninsula if Odovacar and his Germans would assist Orestes’ revolt against the western emperor, Julius Nepos. Following the defeat of Nepos, Orestes elevated his son, Romulus, to the rank of Augustus, and immediately set about revoking his earlier arrangement with the foederati. In return, Odovacar revolted against Orestes, who was defeated, captured, and executed. Odovacar was subsequently proclaimed rex Italiae and, on 4 September AD 476, he compelled the young Romulus to abdicate, sending the imperial insignia to Constantinople and thus ending Roman Imperial rule in the West.

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1192. Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN P P AVG, Justin and Justinian seated facing on throne with curved back and no crossbar, each holding scroll; CONOB / VICTORI A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; Z//CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 3a; Metcalf, Joint, Group IIIa, 52 (dies C1/– [unlisted rev. die]); SB 115c. Good VF, a few scrapes, hairline die break on obverse. ($2000)

Very Rare Ravenna Mint Solidus of Justinian

1193. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.35 g, 6h). ‘Christogram globus’ group. Ravenna mint. Struck circa 539. D N IVSTINI ΛNVS, helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORI Λ ΛVCCC, Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to left; I//COMOB. COI pp. 28-30 and Fig. 17 = Kricheldorf 15, lot 54; cf. MIBE X14 (Victory holding globus cruciger); MIB 31 (Witigis; Ravenna); Ranieri – SB –. Good VF, die break on obverse. Very rare. ($1000) From the Londinium Collection.

1194. Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis (23mm, 9.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 537-539. D И IVSTI ANVS P P AV (sic), diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large K; star to left, cross to right; all within wreath. DOC 325a; MIBE 222; SB 301. Good VF, dark green patina. Choice for issue. ($500)

1195. Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. ∂ m TIB CONS TANT P P AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORI Δ ΔVCC, cross potent set on four steps; Γ//CONOB. DOC 4c; MIBE 4; SB 422. Superb EF, lustrous, some peripheral weakness. ($500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 681.

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1196. Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople or Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 6th officina. Struck 583-602. D N mAVRC TIb P P AVC, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / VICTORI A AVCC, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; S//CONOB. DOC 149d (Antioch); MIBE 6 (Constantinople); SB 524 (Antioch). EF. ($500) Ex Marc Poncin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2014.

1197. Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 5th officina. Dated IY 5 (586/7). D N mAVRC TIb P P AN Є, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / VICTORI A AVCC, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; Є//CONOB. DOC (219); MIBE 25a; SB 548. Good VF, ex jewelry with resulting edge marks. ($500) From the Londinium Collection.

Unique Die Combination Syracuse Mint Solidus

1198. Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 659-661. ∂ N CONSτA–NЧS CONSτANЧV, crowned facing busts of Constans, with long beard, and Constantine, beardless, each wearing chlamys; Constans holding globus cruciger; cross above / VICTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set on three steps; Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger, standing facing on either side; to outer right, Γ with pellet below; CONOB. DOC –; BN –; MIB 94 var. (no globus on obv.); Anastasi 171/166 (obv./rev.); Spahr –; SB –; cf. Roma XIII, lot 1042 (for obv.; same obv. die). EF, lustrous. Apparently unique with this die combination. ($2500)

1199. Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 692695. IҺS CRISτOS RЄX RЄςNANτIsM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / D IЧSτINI AN ЧS SЄRЧ CҺRISτI, Justinian standing facing, holding cross potent on steps in right hand and akakia in left; S//CONO P. DOC 7e.bis; MIB 8a; SB 1248. Near EF, slight double strike on reverse. ($3000) 380

1200. Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 705-711. ∂ N IҺS CҺS [RЄX] RЄςNANτIЧM, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / D N IЧSTINIAN ЧS ЄT TIbЄRIЧS P P Δ, crowned and draped facing busts of Justinian and Tiberius, holding between them a cross potent set on two steps. DOC 2b; MIB 2a; SB 1414. Superb EF, die shift in obverse legend. ($3000)

1201. Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 793-797. IRInH AΓOVSτI, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand and cruciform scepter in left / COnSτAn τInOS ЬAS´ Θ, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 3b; Füeg 5.A; SB 1594. EF. ($5000)

1202. Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ЄIPIҺH ЬASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / • ЄIPIҺH ЬASILISS(Hq), crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left. Cf. DOC 1a.2-5; Füeg 1.C.1 and note; SB 1599. EF, lustrous. ($5000)

1203. Theophilus. 829-842. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 829-830. ᚮ ӨЄOFI LOS ЬASILЄ/, crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter / CVRIЄ ЬOHӨH τO SO ∂OVLO ᚮ X, patriarchal cross set upon three steps. DOC 1c; Füeg 1.A.2 or 1.B.2; SB 1655. Choice EF, lustrous. ($3000)

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Superb Michael III Solidus

1204. Michael III “the Drunkard”. 842-867. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 856-867. IҺSЧS X RISτOS ᚮ, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; cross behind / + mI XAHL ЬASILЄ’, crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding labarum. DOC 3; Füeg 3.A (same obv. die as illustration); BN 8-9; SB 1688. NGC photo certified MS, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5. Very rare. ($30,000) Ex Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage 3035, 3 September 2014), lot 29566 (hammer $60,000); Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 820.

1205. Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (21mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977-989. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNΛNτIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; pellet in each bar of nimbus / + bΛSILC COnSτΛnτI b R, crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, draped, holding patriarchal cross with pellet at each end between them. DOC 2a; Füeg 2.BB illustration corr. (pellet only on upper arm); SB 1796. EF, a couple of minor die breaks on obverse. ($750)

1206. Romanus III Argyrus. 1028-1034. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24.3mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANτIҺm, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / ΘCЄ bOHΘ RωmΛҺω, Romanus, placing hand on breast and holding globus cruciger, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos; eight pellets in loros end; M Θ, each with macron above, in upper field. DOC 1b.3; Füeg 1.D.4.y; SB 1819. EF. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 1132.

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Ex Knobloch Collection

1207. Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄINANTҺm, Christ Pantokrator standing facing on dais / + ӨЄOΔωPA AVΓOVCTA, Theodora and the Virgin Mary standing facing, holding between them a labarum with pellet on shaft; barred M Ө flanking Virgin’s head. DOC 1a; Füeg II 1.A; SB 1837. In NGC encapsulation, 4251332-011, graded Ch AU*, Strike: 5/5, Surfaces: 4/5. ($3000) Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 5 May 1984), lot 1775.

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1209

1208. Romanus IV Diogenes. 1068-1071. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. KωN to left, MIX and ΛNΔ to right, Michael standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, between Constantius and Andronicus, each holding globus cruciger and akakia / + PωMΛN to left, ЄVΔOKIΛ to right, Christ standing facing on footstool, crowning Romanus and Eudocia, each holding globus cruciger; IC XC, with macron above each, flanking head of Christ. DOC 1; SB 1859. EF. ($500) 1209. Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. EL Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Class II. Constantinople mint. Struck 1071-1078. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC XC across field, macron above each / + MIX ΔHΛ RACIΛ Λ, crowned facing bust of Michael, holding labarum and globus cruciger; no pellet on shaft. Cf. DOC 2 (for type); SB 1868. EF. Exceptional quality for type. ($1000)

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Extremely Rare AR Trachy

1210. John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1221-1254. AR Trachy (28mm, 3.30 g, 8h). Magnesia mint. Archangel Michael, nimbate, winged, and in military outfit, standing facing, holding trilobed scepter and globus cruciger; AP MX across field, macron above each / Ié/ΔEC/ΠO/å to left, O/Δ@/KA/C to right, John, standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cross-tipped scepter in right hand and patriarchal cross set on two steps in left; star to upper left. Cf. DOC 27 = Hendy, Studies, pl. 23, 14 (for type); BN –: Ratto –; Boutin –; SB –; Sommer –. VF, toned, some weakness. Extremely rare. ($1000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 208 (16 October 2012), lot 2502.

Unique John IV Trachy

1211. John IV Ducas-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1258-1261. AR Trachy (22mm, 1.39 g, 6h). Coronation of coemperor Michael VIII Paleologus. Magnesia mint. AD 1260. St. Tryphon, in military attire, standing facing; large B to either side; traces of TP/VΦ/ωN to upper right / Imperial figures, the left one beardless and the right with beard; illegible traces of legend in outer margin. DOC –; Bendall, Last, 2 (attributed to Andronicus III) = T. Popov, “Две уникални късновизнтийски сребърни монети,” Минало 3 (2017), figs. 3-4 (this coin); otherwise unpublished. VF, toned, some weakness, double struck. Extremely rare and possibly unique. Lot includes export certificate from Bulgaria. ($2000) Ex Elsen 113 (16 June 2012), lot 737.

EARLY MEDIEVAL & ISLAMIC COINAGE

1212. VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial issues. 5th century AD. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.43 g, 6h). In the name and types of the Roman emperor Valentinian III. Uncertain mint in Gaul. D N PLΛ VΛLENTINIΛNVS P F AVC, pearl-androsette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; trace of pearled ring above; all within wreath / VICTORI Λ ΛVCCC, Valentinian standing facing, with foot on human-headed serpent, holding long cross and crowning Victory; R-V//COMOB; all within wreath. Cf. RIC X 3716 (for type); cf. Reinhart 11 (same); BM Inv. B.12573 (same obv. die); cf. MEC 1 170 (same); CNG 72, lot 2231 (same dies). Near EF, pearled ring smoothed down on obverse. ($1000) From the Londinium Collection.

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1213. VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial issues. 5th century AD. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.49 g, 12h). In the name and types of the Roman emperor Valentinian III. Uncertain mint in Gaul. D N PLΛ VΛLENTINIΛNVS P F AVC, rosettediademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath with small spiky leaves and large central jewel; curved disjointed ties flanking XIIX base ties; COIIOB. RIC X 3722; Reinhart 32 = BM Inv. B.12576; MEC 1 –. Good VF, hint of double strike on profile, a few light scratches. Very rare. ($750) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Marc Poncin Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 819.

1214 1215 1214. VISIGOTHS, Spain. Sisebut. 612-621. AV Tremissis (20mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Ispali (Seville) mint. ๘ ⌽Ʃ⌽⍟BV˶V⌽ ʽ⍟, facing bust / ๘ Ʃ⌽ʊ©⌦Ʃ ʊƩV⌽, facing bust. CNV 219; Pliego 274a; Miles, Visigoths 187a; Chaves –; cf. MEC 1, 232; ME 220. EF, toned. Struck on a broad flan. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

1215. FRANKS, Pseudo-Imperial issues. temp. Childeric I to Clovis. 481-511. AV Solidus (20.25mm, 4.40 g, 6h). In the name of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I. Uncertain mint. Struck circa 500-511. D N ΛNΛSTΛ SIV S PP ΛVC, helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / V ΔCTORI Δ ΔVCCC, Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross in right hand; star to right; Δ//COMOB. NM –; cf. Belfort 5039; cf. Boutin 1014, 1015, and 1022; cf. MEC 1, 344; cf. Künker 227, lot 2033 (all refs for type). EF, toned, minor edge marks. ($2000) From the Londinium Collection.

1216.

MEROVINGIANS, “Arliurubrias”. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.26 g, 12h). D(or P)acginus, moneyer. diademed head right / ⍷©⌐ŲƩn⌴, cross ancrée set on globe; pellets flanking. NM –; Belfort 61 = Petau III = Liste Cartier 675; Prou –; MEC 1, –. Near EF, light scratch on cheek. Extremely rare, possibly the second known. ($3000) ©⎁ǮƩV⎁VB⎁Ʃ©⌽,

From the Londinium Collection.

1217.

MEROVINGIANS, Chalon-sur-Saône. Circa 600-620. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.22 g, 6h). Wintrius, moneyer. pearl-diademed bust right, wearing robe decorated with pearls / ส VVƩn˶ʽƩ⌴ ȵ⌴n, Latin cross chrismée set on globe; ü and ² flanking; all within pelleted wreath with large central jewel. NM 17; Belfort 1152; MEC 1, –; Stahl, Merovingiens 198. EF, toned. Attractive, well centered strike. Rare. ($1500) ส ü²VƩǮ⌴nn⌴ ŖƩ˶,

From the Londinium Collection.

1218. MEROVINGIANS, Chisseaux or Ciran-la-Latte. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.53 g, 6h). Domolus, moneyer. ḦüƩ˞⌴ș⌴ VƩü)⌴ ส, schematized diademed and draped bust right; © on drapery / Ā⌴ș⌴Ǯ⌴ ș⌴ɃƩ˶Ʃ, Latin cross. NM –, but cf. Type 20-1A; cf. Belfort 1572-3 and 6135 (for type); cf. Prou 374 (same); MEC 1, –. VF. Very rare. ($2000) From the Londinium Collection.

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1219

1220

1219. MEROVINGIANS, Lieusaint. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.21 g, 9h). Dacoaldus, moneyer. Ǯ⌴ü⌴ ˞¬ዧü⍆⌴, diademed and draped bust right / ส Ā¬ü⌴]¬ǮĀ⌴ ș⌴ዧe, cross pattée within pearl wreath with large central jewel. NM 6; Belfort 2216; Prou 853; Stahl, Merovingiens 224 = Bourgey (7 May 1930), lot 653 (same dies); MEC 1, –. Good VF, light scrape on obverse. Extremely rare. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection.

MEROVINGIANS, Marsal. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.30 g, 5h). Gisloaldus, moneyer. ส ȭ¬ʼ⌽¬ǮǮ⌴ diademed and draped bust right / ᛧ ŲƩ⌽Ǯ⌴¬ǮĀV⌽ ȭ⌴ne˶, Latin cross; ü and © flanking; all within pelleted border. NM 9; Belfort 2419; Prou 966; Sutherland 4 (same obv. die); MEC 1, –. EF, softly struck, small metal flaw on obverse. Well centered. Rare. ($2000) 1220.

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From the Londinium Collection.

1221 1222 1221. MEROVINGIANS, Marseille (region). Circa 725-750. AR Denier (12mm, 1.24 g, 6 or 12h). Large M; above, bar with pellet at each end above pellet; below, bar with pellet at each end; additional pellets around / Angled lozenge with pellet above and below; + in center. NM 22 var. (no additional decoration on rev.); Belfort 3057 var. (single pellet on rev.); cf. Prou 1621; MEC 1, 542 var. (same); cf. NGSA VI, lot 416 (Pépin le Bref; for obv.); Münzen und Medaillen AG 94, lot 529. Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($1000) 1222.

MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-675. Pale AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.23 g, 12h). Dutta, moneyer. diademed and draped bust right / ส ⍷V˶˶© ȭ⌴ne˶, cross set on two steps. NM Type 20-3A; Belfort 4956; Prou 1126; MEC 1, –. Good VF, deposits, obverse die rust. Rare. ($1500) ส VVƩüü⌴ ŖƩ˶,

From the Londinium Collection.

1224 1223 1223. MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 585-675. AV Tremissis (11.5mm, 1.26 g, 12h). Dutta, moneyer. ส VV Ʃüü⌴, diademed and draped bust right / ส ⍷V˶˶[...]⌴nü, cross set on three steps. NM Type 20-3A; Belfort 4960; Sutherland 13 (same obv. die); MEC 1, –. VF. Rare. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection.

1224. MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Pale AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.24 g, 12h). Wulchramnus, moneyer. Ʃ˞˶©ĀVn⌽ diademed and draped bust right / Ⴘ VVǮ⌐Hʼ©ȵn⌴ ȵ⌴, cross pommée; ©s flanking; all within pelleted border. NM –; Belfort –; Prou –; Stahl, Metz, –; Sutherland –; MEC 1, –; EMC 2005.0189 = Coin Register 2006, 48 (this coin). Good VF, toned, slight wave in flan. Unique. ($1500)

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From the Londinium Collection. Found in Collingham, Nottingshire, 7 August 2005, by Colin Hedley.

1225. CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (19.5mm, 0.98 g, 2h). Biturices (Bourges) mint. Struck 840-864. แ æ²ʽ⌦⎍⌽ ʽe, diademed and draped bust left / BƩ˶⎍/ ʽƩ⍛e⌽. Coupland, Early 5; Depeyrot 190; M&G 1069; Prou 737; MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned, minor porosity, light deposits. Bold portrait for issue. Very rare. ($4000) 386

Extremely Rare Umayyad Caliphate Solidus

1226. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu’awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Pseudo-Byzantine type. crowned and draped busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine facing; crossbars on crowns removed / uiCTOriÅ ÅugЧ 5œ, cross potent, with upper portion of vertical bar removed to form a large I, set on three steps; CONOß. AGC I 3 var. = Miles, Earliest 3 and pl. XLV, 6 (Bedoukian Collection) var. (officina letter); Walker, ArabByzantine –; Album 3548; ICV 121. Good VF, traces of underlying luster. ($30,000) The earliest, and still best, discussion of the early pre-reform Islamic gold coinage is that of Miles. There, he records four, based on contemporary Byzantine prototypes: one featuring the emperor Phocas: a second with Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine; a third of the later Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine type; and, lastly, the issue with Heraclius flanked by his sons, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. Our coin is an example of that last type. On the reverse, the cross potent has been altered in order to “dechristianize” the cross, in keeping with the Islamic prohibition against graven images. To date, our coin is the only example of this type known with this officina. Examples, however, of this type, but with the additional letters IA and IB ares known (see One hundred coins of the great dynasties of Islam [privately printed]), as well as one with an addition letter I and the Heraclian monogram (NGSA VIII, lot 226). When taken together with Miles’ other types, which have similar numbers on the reverse (see Album 23, lot 68 and Morton & Eden 63, lot 7), the multiple letters – I, IA, IB (and, possibly, an IΓ) – supports the suggestion that these numbers may represent the caliphal year of Mu’awiya, during whose reign these coins were struck. Since the Byzantine prototypes were already circulating widely within the former eastern territories of the Byzantines now held by the Umayyads, it naturally followed that the Muslims would strike similar types, but with certain specific modifications – namely, the appearance of the Christian Cross. According to the Maronite Chronicle (AG 970 (AD 660]), however, this coinage was not accepted by the presumably Christian members of the population, “because there was no cross on it.” On at least two occasions, however, Mu’awiya was required to pay tribute to the Byzantines, and it is possible that these coins were struck specifically for that purpose. One was in AD 659, when the payment supposedly amounted to a thousand nomismata. The second was in AD 678, when Mu’awiya was forced to agree to a very harsh treaty that obliged him to make an annual payment to the Byzantine emperor of three thousand nomismata. Since these coins would have gone to Constantinople to fulfill the required payment, and there subsequently melted down to be restruck later (in addition to the reported rejection of these coins among the Christian members of the local population), the extreme rarity of these coins today can be accounted for easily. This conclusion may be supported by their iconography. The originals of all four types cited by Miles would have circulated widely in Syria, which depended on Byzantine gold and copper coinage – both in great supply – to support their monetary needs for both large transactions and everyday purchases. The originals of the first three types were undoubtedly well known to the inhabitants of Syria and, with only minor alterations in their design, Mu’awiya could expect them to be accepted in circulation without difficulty. In its original form, however, the fourth type, with its Christian and imperial iconography, would have been familiar to the general public as a direct and potent symbol of Byzantine power. By removing the specifically Christian iconography from the design, the three imperial figures could appear as tribute bearers bringing their gifts, such as the three wise men, who were well known to both Christians and Muslims. This extremely rare piece may be regarded as one of the earliest Islamic gold issues. CNG wishes to thank Robert Darley-Doran for his assistance in drafting the background note for this lot.

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Iconic Rarity of the Umayyad Caliphate

1227. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau kariha al-mushrikūn ( · Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it) / Sura 112 (al-ikhlas) Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd (Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten) in three lines; in outer margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā l-dinār fī sanat seb’ wa seb’īn (in the name of Allah struck this dinar in the year seven and seventy (after the Hijra)). AGC I 41; SICA 2, 1 var. (no pellet); Walker, Arab-Byzantine, pp. lvi and 84; Album 125; ICV 155; Roma XIV, lot 894 (same dies). Near EF, attractive surfaces with underlying luster. Extremely rare with addition of pellet in obverse marginal legend and ālef in the reverse, and the key date in the series. ($150,000) This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire a superb example of the Umayyad dinar struck in the year 77 of the Hijra. This iconic coin was the first of its kind to describe the tenets of the Islamic Faith rather than being issued on behalf of a political dynasty. It exercised an influence far beyond the borders of the Islamic Empire for over a thousand years. It drew a clear line between the coinage of the former rulers of the Levant, who were the Trinitarian Byzantines, and the monophysite Arabs. Its texts perfectly encapsulated the new Faith of Islam. The obverse field states the unique nature of God, and in the margin that Muhammad, as the messenger of God, was responsible for the spread of this belief. The field legend on the reverse expands on this by ruling out the incarnation of Christ as the Son of God. The margin emphasizes that the coin was struck in the name of God, rather than the Umayyad ruler, and shows the date of its striking in the new Hijra era. Thus, the legends encapsulated a vigorous response to the Byzantine gold solidus of Justinian II where an image of Christ was placed on the obverse and that of the Emperor grasping a cross on the reverse. History does not record the exact date at which the Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik bin Marwan introduced his new coinage, but because of the rarity of this issue the cataloger suggests that it was probably toward the end of the year 77, perhaps for the pilgrimage season at the time of the ‘Eid al-Adha. All those who held examples of this coin in their hands, and the annual issues which followed after it, carried with them a powerful missionary document, which explained all that was necessary for a follower of the Faith to accept. In an age before modern communications, coinage was the most effective messenger that the government possessed to sway the hearts and minds of the people under its rule.

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A Date Set of Umayyad Dinars

AH 85 (AD 704)

AH 107 (AD 725/6)

AH 105 (AD 723/4)

AH 127 (AD 744/5)

AH 132 (AD 749/50)

1228. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to Marwan II ibn Muhammad. AH 65-132 / AD 685-750. AH date set of AV Dinars. Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. Dated AH 78 (AD 697/8) to AH 132 (AD 750). All coins: First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau kariha almushrikūn (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it) / The “Umayyad Symbol” (Sura 112 [al-ikhlas]) Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd (Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten) in three lines; in outer margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā l-dinār fī sanat [...] (in the name of Allah struck this dinar in the year [...] (after the Hijra)). Coins Good VF or better. An attractive set of Umayyad Caliphate gold. ($100,000) Ex Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 895.

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AH 78 (AD 697/8)

AH 79 (AD 698/9)

AH 80 (AD 699/700)

AH 81 (AD 700/1)

AH 82 (AD 701/2)

AH 83 (AD 702/3)

AH 84 (AD 703/4)

AH 85 (AD 704)

AH 86 (AD 705)

AH 87 (AD 705/6)

AH 88 (AD 706/7)

AH 89 (AD 707/8)

AH 90 (AD 708/9)

AH 91 (AD 709/10)

AH 92 (AD 710/1)

AH 93 (AD 711/2)

AH 94 (AD 712/3)

AH 95 (AD 713/4)

AH 96 (AD 714/5)

AH 97 (AD 715/6)

AH 98 (AD 716/7)

AH 99 (AD 717/8)

AH 100 (AD 718/9)

AH 101 (AD 719/20)

AH 102 (AD 720/1)

AH 103 (AD 721/2)

AH 104 (AD 722/3)

390

AH 105 (AD 723/4)

AH 106 (AD 724/5)

AH 107 (AD 725/6)

AH 108 (AD 726/7)

AH 109 (AD 727/8)

AH 110 (AD 728/9)

AH 111 (AD 729/30)

AH 112 (AD 730/1)

AH 113 (AD 731/2)

AH 114 (AD 732/3)

AH 115 (AD 733/4)

AH 116 (AD 734/5)

AH 117 (AD 735/6)

AH 118 (AD 736)

AH 119 (AD 737)

AH 120 (AD 737/8)

AH 121 (AD 738/9)

AH 122 (AD 739/40)

AH 123 (AD 740/1)

AH 124 (AD 741/2)

AH 125 (AD 742/3)

AH 126 (AD 743/4)

AH 127 (AD 744/5)

AH 128 (AD 745/6)

AH 129 (AD 746/7)

AH 130 (AD 747/8)

AH 131 (AD 748/9)

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AH 132 (AD 749/50)

An Islamic Mint Established in India – al-Hind

1229. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Suleiman ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. AH 96-99 / AD 715-717. AR Dirham (27mm, 2.85 g, 6h). al-Hind (Multan?) mint. Dated AH 97 (AD 715/6). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā al-dirham bi-lhind fī sanat seb’ wa tisi’īn (in the name of Allah struck this dirham in al-Hind in the year seven and ninety (after the Hijra)) / Sura 112 (al-ikhlas) Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd (Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten) in three lines; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau kariha al-mushrikūn (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it). Klat –; SICA 2 –; Album 131; ICV –. VF, toned, a few deposits. Extremely rare mint. ($100,000) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA VIII (24 November 2014), lot 238. Beginning with the Rashidun (AH 31-41 [AD 632-661]), the Muslims began to expand their conquests into modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. Comprising the kingdoms of Kapisa-Gandhara, Zabulistan, and Sindh, this territory, which since ancient times had culturally and politically been a part of India, was considered by the Muslims as the frontier of al-Hind (as India was known to them). Because these early invasions proved to be difficult, the caliph ‘Uthman ibn Affan (AH 23-35 [AD 644-656]) forbade any further expansion into India. From this point until well into the Umayyad Caliphate, the prolonged struggle between the rulers of Kabul and Zabul with the Muslim governors of Sistan, Khurasan and Makran resulted in a strategy by the Arabs to exact tribute from these rulers, rather than by conquest, thus stalling Muslim expansion into these areas. The Umayyads, under their caliph Mu’awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, once again attempted to expand into India. Launching several campaigns over the next three decades, these frontier provinces remained as impenetrable as they had for the Rashidun, and once again, the Arabs relied on tribute. The pirate activity from ports in Sindh against Muslim shipping, however, provided an opportunity. The Viceroy of the East, al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf, ordered his son-in-law, Muhammad bin al-Qasim al-Thaqafi, to deal with the pirates. Mounting an expedition by land and sea, the Umayyad general conquered the port of al-Daybul in AH 92 (AD 711/2). Exercising clemency to the local Hindus, Muhammad bin al-Qasim was able to make the city a bridghead of Muslim expansion inward, and it was in this city that the Umayyads began to mint the first dirhams on the Indian subcontinent three years later. From al-Daybul until his death in AH 97 (AD 715), Muhammad bin al-Qasim and his army advanced along the Indus River, eventually conquering all of Sindh. In AH 93/4 (AD 712), he took the city of Multan from Chach of Alor after a two-month siege. Although, an adept general at the age of 20, Muhammad bin al-Qasim wa ill-fated by his association with al-Hajjaj and the caliph, al-Walid I.A wealthy city, Multan probably became the Umayyad governor’s seat and it was probably here that this dirham was struck (similar to the Ummayad alAndalus mint issues being actually struck at Qurduba [Cordoba]). Owing to is fine style, the dies for this issue were probably imported from outside in preparation for the first issue of tribute to be sent back to Dimashq or Wasit.

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Bahurasir Mint

1230. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Suleiman ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. AH 96-99 / AD 715-717. AR Dirham (27mm, 2.80 g, 7h). Bahurasir mint. Dated AH 97 (AD 715/6). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, b-ismillāh zarb hazā al-dirham bi-bahurasir fī sanat seb’ wa tisi’īn (in the name of Allah struck this dirham in Bahurasir in the year seven and ninety (after the Hijra)) / Sura 112 (al-ikhlas) Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd (Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten) in three lines; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau kariha al-mushrikūn (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it). Klat 191; SICA 2 –; Album 131; ICV 246. Near EF. Extremely rare mint. ($3000)

1231. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Yazid II ibn ‘Abd al-Malik to Hisham ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. AH 101-125 / AD 720-743. AV Dinar (20mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Unnamed (Dimashq [Damascus]?) mint. Dated AH 105 (AD 723/4). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) in three lines; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau kariha al-mushrikūn (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it) / Sura 112 (al-ikhlas) Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd (Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten) in three lines; in outer margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā l-dinār fī sanat khams wa mi’at (in the name of Allah struck this dinar in the year five and one hundred (after the Hijra)). GC I 43; SICA 2 178-180; Album 134 or 136; ICV 199. EF. ($3000)

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1232. ISLAMIC, Syria & al-Jazira (Pre-Seljuq). Qaramita (Qarmatids). al-Hasan ibn Ahmad. fl. AH 361-364 / AD 972-975. AV Dinar (22mm, 3.27 g, 1h). Filastin (al-Ramla) mint. Dated AH 361 (AD 971/2). First portion of the kalimat at-tawḥīd: lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka la (there is no god except Allah, and one [is] he; (there is) no partner to him) and al-sadat al-ru’asa (the chief sayyids) in five lines; in outer margin, Sura 30 [al-rum]:3-4 li-’llah al-amru min qablu wamin ba’du wayawma-idhin yafrahu al-mu’minūna binaṣri al-lahi (To Allah is the will before and after and on that day the believers shall rejoice in Allah’s victory); in inner margin, b-ismi-llāh zarb hazā āl-dinar bi-filastin fī sanat ihdā wa sittīn wa thelath mi’at (in the name of Allah struck this dinar in Filastin in the year one and sixty and three hundred (after the Hijra)) / Second portion of the kalimat aṭ-ṭaiyibah: muḥammadur rasūlu -llāh, ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa-ala ālihi (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family), name of ’Abbasid caliph al-Mutī’a, and name of al-Hasan ibn Ahmad in five lines; li-’llah above; in outer margin, the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): [muḥammadur] rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu ’ala al-dīn kollihi walau ka[riha al-mushrikūn] (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail over all other faiths even though the polytheists may hate it). Vardanyan, Sectarians 11; Album 684; ICV 803. Good VF, minor weak strike at periphery. Very rare. ($3000) Qaramita was the popular nickname of a group of Isma’ili Shīas. After challenging unsuccessfully the ‘Abbasids, the Qaramita established an Isma’ili republic in eastern Arabia. From there, they raided western Arabia and Iraq, stealing the Black Stone of the Kaaba during a raid on Mecca. In AD 909, al-Mahdi, the Qaramita candidate for caliph, with the help of the Berbers, established the Fatimid dynasty.

Chingiz (Genghis) Khan with Clear Mint Name and AH Date

1233. ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AV Dinar (24mm, 3.36 g, 6h). Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Dated AH 618 (AD 1221/2). Kalima and name of Abbasid caliph in four lines, floral ornament above and to left; Umayyad “Second Symbol” (al-Quran Sura 9:33) in outer margin / Name and titles of Chingiz Khan in four lines, floral ornament to left and right; mint formula and AH date in outer margin. Spengler 16-18; CNR XXI, 1 (Spring 1996), 245-30-35; Album 1964; ICV 1940; Triton XXI, lot 951 (same dies). Good VF. Well centered and struck. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype. ($3000)

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Enigmatic Presentation 10 Dirhams Second Known

1234. ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. temp. Töregene Khatun. Regent, AH 639-644 / AD 1241-1246. AR 10 Dirhams (32mm, 28.66 g, 9h). In the name of the ‘Abbasid caliph al-Musta’sim billah. al-Kurraman mint. Dated AH 641 (AD 1243/4). almusta’sim/billah al-’amīr/al-mūminīn in Arabic in three lines; all within linear quadrate border within double linear and pelleted border; ornaments in voids / zuriba hazā/fī al-balad/al-kurraman in Arabic in three lines; all within linear quadrate border within double linear and pelleted border; sanat ihdā wa arba’īn wa sittmi’at (date) in Arabic in voids. Nyamaa –; Album –; ICV –; Zeno 148091 = NGSA VIII, lot 289. VF, toned, areas of flat strike. The second to appear at auction. ($20,000) Previously unpublished until the appearance of the Numismatica Genevensis SA coin, this exceedingly rare 10 dirhams represents an important period in Mongol history. Following the Mongol conquest of eastern Afghanistan in AH 618, the inhabitants of the district of Kurraman, a river area in what are today the tribal borderlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan, showed their allegiance by striking coinage in the name of the Great Khan. Following the death of Ögedei Khan in AH 639 (AD 1241), a period of turmoil followed during the succession. His wife, Töregene (Turakina) became regent, serving until her son Güyük was elected Great Khan in AH 644 (AD 1246). During this regency, Töregene ruled with complete authority as Great Khatun – female counterpart to the Great Khan. On this coin, however, neither Töregene’s namen or title appears. Instead, the Abbasid caliph al-Musta’sim is cited as al-’amīr al-mūminīn – the center of relious and spiritual authority during this uncertain period among the Mongols. The extreme rarity of these coins belies their use. If minted as tribute to the Caliph in Baghdad, or used as payment for soldiery employed by Töregene, or to buy the loyalty of the locals, this issue was quickly melted and reused. The last known coinage from this mint was struck in the name of the Great Khan Möngke, after which this mint disappears from the numismatic records.

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1235. ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Timurids. Sultan Husayn. Third reign, AH 873-911 / AD 1469-1506. AV Double Ashrafi (27mm, 9.50 g, 3h). Presentation issue. Harat (Herat) mint. Dated AH 895 (AD 1489/90). The kalimat aṭṭaiyibah: l’lā ilāha illā -llāh, muḥammadur rasūlu -llāh (there is no god except Allah, [and] Muhammad [is] he messenger of Allah) in four lines; all within ornate linear angled hexalobe; in outer margin within ornate linear border, abū bakr al-sadīq ‘umar al-fārūq ‘uthmān al-ghān[ī] ‘alī al-murtazā (Abū Bakr the Faithful Witness ‘Umar the Discriminator between Right and Wrong ‘Uthman the Self-Sufficient Ali the Chosen) / al-sultān al-a’zam/al-sultān husain/al-ghāzī/abū sultanāhu/bahādur mulkahu/khallad allah te’ālā/sultanāhu (the sultan, the great, the warrior, Husayn abu’l-ghazi, brave. May Allah perpetuate his reign and sultanate) in seven lines; in center within linear angled dilobe, bah bud Herat (it is good(?) Herat); AH date in eastern Arabic numerals to lower left. SICA 9, –; Album –; ICV –; Zeno 148094 = Numismatica Genevensis SA VIII, lot 292 (pierced for suspension); Triton XXI, lot 952 (same). VF, areas of flat strike at periphery, holed for suspension. Extremely rare. ($10,000) Although the Timurids struck an abundant silver coinage, with both Sunni and Shi’a religious legends, examples of their gold coinage are exceedingly rare. Presumably this coin, with its outstandingly graceful calligraphy, was struck for ceremonial occasions. Husayn Bayqara chose to encourage and preside over a brilliant cultural and political life in Harat, whose “beh bud” (“prosperity”) motto is proclaimed on the reverse of these coins. He became famous for the artistic excellence of his surviving buildings, and as a patron of the arts, who encouraged the intellectual and artistic life of Harat, and wrote his own poetry in both Persian and Turkish. Despite the words “Allah ta’aala” (“God the most high”) on the obverse of this coin, Husayn Bayqara was not a religious zealot. He issued Sunni coins in Sunni areas and Shi’a coins in Twelver Shi’a areas, and offended the pious with his neglect of the prescribed prayers, refusal to fast and enjoyment of wine. By AH 906 (1501) the style of rule made the fall of the Timurids inevitable. The Uzbek Sunni ruler Muhammad Shaybani conquered Samarkand, while the Shi’ite Shah Isma’il I laid the foundations of the great Safawid empire. One year after his death, the Shaybanis entered Herat and Husayn Bayqara’s sons fled the city.

WORLD COINAGE From Dies for the Double Rupee

1236. AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Shah Shuja’ al-Mulk. First reign, AH 1218-1224 / AD 1803-1809. AV Double Mohur (27mm, 22.49 g, 6h). Bahawalpur mint. Dually dated AH 1218 and RY ‘ahd’ (1803). Couplet citing Shah Shuja’ alMulk; AH date to lower left / Mint formula and RY date. Edge: . Cf. SICA 9, 400 (AR double rupee – same dies); Album 3119; KM 256, but cf. 254 illustration (same dies); cf. Album 24, lot 630 (AR double rupee – same dies, though an earlier die state). Near EF, light die rust. Extremely rare and struck with dies used for the double rupee. ($10,000) 396

1237. AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Karl V. Emperor, 1519-1556. Cast AR Medal (66mm, 73.04 g, 12h). By Hans Reinhart der Ältere. Dated 1537 (in Roman numerals). (rose) CAROLVS • V • DEI • GRATIA • ROMAN • IMPERATOR • SEMPER • AVGVSTVS • REX • HIS • ANNO • SAL • M • D • XXXVII • ÆTATIS SVAE • XXXVII, half-length bust right, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Nimbate double-headed imperial eagle facing; imperial arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece on breast; crown above; on either side of shield, columns with banners inscribed PLVS and VLTRA; rocky ground below; H R flanking Golden Fleece jewel. Habich 1926; Löbbecke 564; Kress 606. EF, chased, a few scratches in field, edge bump. A fine quality early cast. ($3000)

1238. AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Rudolf II to Ferdinand III. 1576-1657. Cast AV Medal (51.5mm, 20.33 g, 12h). So-called “Judenmedaille” type. Praha (Prague) mint. Dated 1231 (in Roman numerals), but cast early 17th century. ĿLƩS£BĿ˶£ / ōƩLƩ£ / £ɀĕˆ / rĿŷ / чɀŷ£ˆ / ɭBƩ˶ / ȶ£rB / £ɀ ȶææҢҢҢƩ ) , crowned and veiled bust of St. Elizabeth of Hungary facing slightly left within tressure of seventeen arches; each arch ending in triple pellets; annulets in spandrels / ส ĕƩSPĿrSƩ˶ / ĕĿĕƩ˶ / P£чP Ḧ ƩчS˶ Ḧ ĿƩчS / ȶ£ɀĿ˶ / Ʃɀ / SĿæчL Ḧ SĿæчLƩ , view of the Elizabethkirche in Marburg within tressure of seventeen arches; each arch ending in triple pellets; annulets in spandrels. Cf. Hoffmeister 4; cf. Bernhart 21; cf. Klein B 21; cf. Prince Alexander 3; cf. Nomos 5, lot 52 (all refs. for example in silver). EF, chased, a few minor scratches in field, stress crack on bust resulting in a perforation, as made. Rare in gold. ($3000)

1239. AUSTRIA, Ensisheim (Landgrafschaft). Leopold V. Archduke, 1619-1632. AR Taler (41mm, 28.67 g, 12h). Ensisheim mint. Dated 1624. + LEOPOLDVS · DG · ARCHIDVX · AVS · DVX · BVR · ET · SAC · CÆS M : ET, bust right, wearing mozzetta / RELIQ : ARCHID : GVBERNAT : PLEN : ET · COM : TIR · LAND · ALS :, crowned coat-of-arms. Davenport 3345; KM –. EF, toned. ($500) 397

1240. BRAZIL, Colonial. Joao V. King of Portugal, 1706-1750. AV Dobrão – 20000 Réis (38mm, 53.65 g, 6h). Minas Gerias mint. Dated 1727 M. IOANNES · V · D · G · PORT · ET · ALG · REX, crowned coat-of-arms; *20000* upward to left, five rosettes to right / (rosette) IN (rosette) HOC (rosette) SIGNO (rosette) VINCES (rosette) • 1727 •, Jerusalem cross; Ms in quarters. KM 38.04; Friedberg 33. Choice EF, red toning in devices, faint adjustment marks. ($5000)

1241. CROATIA, Adriatic Coastal Cities. Zadar (Zara). AR 9 Francs 20 Centimes (45.5mm, 59.51 g, 10h). Siege of Zadar. War of the Sixth Coalition issue. Dated 1813. Crowned eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, with wings spread; ZAR to left, 1813 to right; all within diamond incuse / 2.0./9F 20C in two lines on tablet; all within incuse square. On edge: SB, SP and MF in three incuse squares. De Mey & Poindessault 853; KM 2. EF, toned. ($3000)

1242. CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Republic. 1918-1992. AV 10 Dukat. Kremnica mint. Dated 1932. + REPUBLIKA CESKOSLOVENSKA +, coat-of-arms; branch to right, 10 over 1932 below / NEDEJ ZAHYNOUTI NAM I BOUDICÍM, Václav I on horse right, seated facing, holding branch and sword; banner to left, coat-of-arms to right, below, flower over B-O · Š. KM 14; Friedberg 4. In NGC encapsulation, 4713177-001, graded MS 62. ($10,000)

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1244

Illustrated in Ruding’s Annals 1243. DENMARK. Hardeknud (Knud III, the Hardy). 1035-1042. AR Penny (17mm, 1.04 g, 1h). East Danish standard. Lund mint; Sumarlith, moneyer. Struck circa 1040-1042. ม H©ʼTዞün⎍Ϳ ʼዞҟ, helmeted and armored bust left / ม Ӳዮ ዦዞ ʼ⌦ዞ T ∂n, voided long cross, with triple-crescent ends. Becker, Coinages, dies H2/184; Hauberg –; Hede 33 var. (obv. type; same rev. die); SCBC 1170; Rogers Ruding, Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain and Its Dependencies (London 1840), pl. D, 42 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. ($2000) Ex Allan Williams Collection; Davissons 18 (21 November 2002), lot 228; Gordon V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining’s, 6 October 1987), lot 186; Walter Machado Maish Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 25 March 1918), lot 58; Henry Webb Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 5 July 1895), lot 35; William Lake Price Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 27 May 1880), lot 43; Roderick Mingey Murchison Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 28 May 1866), lot 328; James Dodsley Cuff Collection (Sotheby & Wilkinson, 8 June 1854), lot 593.

1244. DENMARK. Hardeknud (Knud III, the Hardy). 1035-1042. AR Penny (17mm, 1.03 g, 12h). East Danish standard. Lund mint; Ulfcil, moneyer. Struck circa 1040-1042. ม ዧaʼḦTዞüዧ⎍Ϳ Ḧ/, helmeted and armored bust right; quatrefoil of pellets before / ม ዮ⌦ ዟüዢ⌦ ∂ዧ ⌦ዮዝ, voided long cross, with triple-crescent ends. Becker, Coinages, dies H25/244; Hauberg –; Hede III 33 var. (moneyer; same obv. die); SCBC 1170. Choice EF, toned. ($2000) Ex Allan Williams Collection; Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1425; Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 2214.

1245 1246 1245. FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AV Double louis d’or au bandeau (29.5mm, 16.29 g, 6h). Grenoble mint; différents: dolphin/inverted crown. Dated 1744/3 Z. LUD · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX, head left, with hair tied in bandeau; below, small dolphin left / CHRIS · REGN · VINC · IMPE (inverted crown) 174(4 over 3), two coats-of-arms; crown above, Z below. Droulers 718; Duplessy 1642; Ciani 2087; KM 519.20; Friedberg 463 (unlisted mint). EF, very minor hay marks. Rare, and with an overdate unlisted in the cited references. ($2000) 1246. FRANCE, Provincial. Lorraine (duché). Charles III le Grand (the Great). 1545-1608. AR Écu (40.5mm, 28.66 g, 4h). Nancy mint. Dated 1569. ๙ CARO კ D კ G კ CAL კ LOTHO კ BAR კ GEL კ DVX, armored bust right, wearing ruff / Crowned coat of arms with seven crowned coats-of-arms around; 15 69 flanking the lowermost. Flon 60; De Saulcy pl. XX, 2; Davenport 9385. Near EF, toned, minor obverse die shift. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Rauch 105 (16 November 2017), lot 948.

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1247. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Herzogtum). Friedrich. 1636-1648. AR Löser zu 3 Reichstalern (80.5mm, 86.5 g, 5h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1639 HS. (rosette) ·V : G G · FRIDERICH · HERTZOG · ZU · BRAUNS : U · LUNEB : COAD : D : ST : RA : D · P : E : ST : BREM :, facing bust, wearing ruff, within elaborate frame surmounted by facing cherub with wings spread / * FRIED · ERNEHRD * * UNFRIED · VERZEHRT * · 16 39, coat-of-arms surmounted by five elaborately plumed helmets; H Փ S in lower section. Welter 1406; Davenport 131a; KM 151. EF, deep cabinet toning, faint chasing, minor marks. ($5000) Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection, purchased from Stephen Harvey, December 1992.

The ‘Glockentaler’ and the Politics of the 30 Years War

1248. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Herzogtum). Auguste der Jüngere (the Younger). 1635-1666. AR Taler (42mm, 28.91 g, 10h). ‘Glockentaler’ – Third Bell Taler type. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1643. · AUGUSTUS HERTZOG ZU BRAUNS : UND · L :, armored and mantled half-length bust left, holding baton and plumed helmet / * ALLES * MIT * BEDACHT * ANNO 1643, bell inscribed GLORIA, with rope from left part of yoke; three rosettes around, SIC NISI below. Welter 810; Davenport 6368; KM 422. EF, toned, underlying luster. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection; Künker 140 (17 June 2008), lot 2088. As a type, the glockentaler (bell taler), appears to reflect the changing sentiment of the leadership of the Dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel during the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). In 1622, Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1616-1626), issued an unusual series of doppeltalers and talers (see Davenport 6319-6323). Reputedly minted from silver plate taken from the Imperial abbey of Corvey, this type features religious legends in both French and German. The reverse depicts God’s right arm extending from the clouds, armored and holding a sword that may, or may not, support a crown. In keeping with Christian’s aggressive advocacy of the Protestant cause, the German reads GOTTES FREVNDT DER PFAFFEN FEINDT (God’s friend; the priests’ enemy). By the time of Auguste der Jüngere, however, German territories, including Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, had been the site of much of the devastating fighting during the war. The departure in 1634 of the imperial armies from his territories was a cause of celebration. To commemorate this event, a series of seven taler types were struck. Collectively known as glockentalers, since a bell features prominently into the design of six of the types (the fourth type shows a stone block and a bell clapper), all of these coins have the common reverse legend ALLES MIT BEDACHT (everything with deliberation), which suggests that the consequences of the impulsive policy of Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and almost twenty years of devastation, brought sober reflection with the onset of peace.

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1249. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Herzogtum). Auguste der Jüngere (the Younger). 1635-1666. AR Taler (42mm, 28.78 g, 6h). ‘Glockentaler’ – Fourth Bell Taler type. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1643. · AUGUSTUS · HERTZOG · ZU · BRAUN : UND LU :, armored and mantled half-length bust left, holding baton and plumed helmet / * · ALLES * MIT * BEDACHT * 1643, clapper of bell, inscribed 13 · K · MAII ·, leaning on box inscribed AP · 13/ XV · 10/ IN f.; below, SED?. Welter 812; Davenport 6371; KM 425. EF, attractive cabinet toning. Rare. ($750) Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection; Ponterio 124 (17 January 2003), lot 754.

1250. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Herzogtum). Auguste der Jüngere (the Younger). 1635-1666. AR Taler (41mm, 28.65 g, 3h). ‘Glockentaler’ – Sixth Bell Taler type. Zellerfeld mint; Henning Schluter, mintmaster. Dated 1643. · AUGUSTUS · HERTZOG ZU · BRAUN : U : LUN :, armored and mantled half-length bust left, holding baton and plumed helmet / H Փ S * · ALLES * MIT * BEDACHT * AO : 16 43, bell inscribed W · A · I · D · I · R, with E on clapper; TAN DEM across fields,; below, M · VII B · 14 · ZZ ·. Welter 815; Davenport 6374B; KM 428. EF, attractive cabinet toning. Rare. ($750) Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection; Millennia Collection (Part II, Goldberg, 26 May 2008), lot 585.

1251. GERMANY, Nürnberg (Stadt). AV Dukat (22mm, 3.43 g, 6h). Dated 1648 (in chronogram). DVCATVS · REIPVB : NORIMBERG :, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head right / QVI ReX IVstItIce IVDICIVMeVe VenI, angel standing facing, head left, resting arms on two coats-of-arms; cross above. Kellner 65; KM 137; Friedberg 1830. UNC, scratch. ($2000) Ex Hess-Divo 308 (24 October 2007), lot 977.

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1252. GERMANY, Orlamünde (Grafschaft). Hermann II. 1206-1248. AR Bracteate (44.5mm, 0.65 g). Siegfried on horseback right, holding banner in right hand; six-pointed rosette behind / Incuse of obverse. Kestner 2101; Löbbecke 838; Bonhoff 1287. Good VF, toned. ($1000)

1253. GERMANY, Pfalz (Kurfürstentum und Pfalzgrafschaft). Karl IV Theodor. 1742-1799. AV Dukat (21.5mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Mannheim mint. Dated 1763 AS. CAR · THEODOR · D : G · PR · S · R · I · A · T & EL ·, draped and cuirassed bust right; A · S below / SIC FULGENT LITTORA RHENI, cityscape of Mannheim viewed from the Rhine river, with radiant sun to upper left; in exergue, AD NORM · CONV/ 1763 ·. Haas 62; KM 113; Friedberg 2037. UNC, lustrous. ($4000)

1254. GERMANY, Regensburg (Freie und Reichsstädte). Franz I. Holy Roman Emperor, 1745-1765. AV Dukat (24mm, 3.47 g, 12h). FRANCISC · I · D · G · ROM · IMP · SEMP · AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SIBI CONSCIA RECTI, view of Regensburg from the northeast, radiant triangle above; in exergue, RATISBONA over B in floral spray. Beckenbauer 451; KM 305; Friedberg 2538. UNC, rich yellow tone, light hairlines. ($4000)

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1255. GERMANY, Westfalen (Königreich). Hieronymus Napoleon. 1807-1813. AV 10 Taler (27.5mm, 13.32 g, 12h). Braunschweig mint. Dated 1812. HIERONYMUS NAPOLEON ·, laureate head left / KOENIG VON WESTPHALEN FR · PR ·, (Ⴛ in annulet) X (Ⴛ in annulet)/THALER/຀ 1812 ຀/B · in four lines; elongated rosette in exergue. Divo & Schramm 215; AKS 2; KM (C) 14a; Friedberg 3513. UNC, lustrous. ($5000)

1256. GREECE, Kingdom. Georgios I. 1864-1913. AV 20 Drachmai (21.5mm, 6.43 g, 6h). Barre, engraver. Paris mint; différents: bee and anchor. Dated 1876 A. Head right; A (mintmark) date and BAPPE below / Crowned and mantled royal coat-of-arms; value below. Karamitsos 163; Friedberg 15. EF, toned. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 1275.

1257. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Gujarat. Shams al-Din Muzaffar Shah III. First reign, AH 968-980 (AD 1560-1573). AV Tanka (19mm, 11.95 g, 6h). Dated AH 975 (AD 1567/8). al-mu’ayyad nāṣir legend / muẕaffar shāh bin maḥmud shāh al-sulṭān; AH date to lower right. Singhal 796a var. (date); CIS 565 (date unlisted); Rajgor Type 2449 var. (same); Hull 1085 var. (same). Superb EF. Extremely rare date. ($1000)

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Struck to Commemorate the Capture of Asir 1258. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar. AH 963-1014 / AD 1556-1605. AV Mohur (20mm, 11.19 g, 6h). Falcon type. Asir mint. Dated Khurdad Ilahi year 45 (20 February – 20 March AD 1600). Falcon standing right on floral background / Allahu Akbar isfandarmuz ilahi 45 zarb Asir (Allah is great Khordad Ilahi 45 struck [at] Asir) in Persian. Liddle Type G-31 = Hull 1214 = Friedberg 739f = BM 166 (ex Payne Knight collection; same dies); J. Gibbs, “On two Enormous Gold Coins,” and “Exhibition of Coins,” in Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (January 1883), pp. 4-5; Wright –; KM 119C.1. Near VF, struck with worn die, areas of minor roughness, a few marks, ex jewelry. Exceedingly rare, none on CoinArchives. Of important historical and iconographic interest. ($150,000) The Falcon mMohur is the earliest of the highly desirable iconographic issues of Akbar and his son Jahangir. It was struck to commemorate the capture of the mighty fortress of Asir, principal stronghold of the Khandesh sultanate, on 17 January 1601 CE (AH 12 Rajab 1009). Akbar’s trusted Grand Vizier, Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, author of the celebrated Akbarnama, led the Mughal army during the six-month siege. The fall of Asir precipitated the conquest of the Deccan and thus vastly extended Akbar’s dominion in India. It was said that a great treasure was found in the fortress and this was perhaps the source of the bullion for the Falcon mohurs. The issue, however, was very small. Only seven examples are traceable today, four of which are in museumcollections, all struck from the same, single pair of skilfully engraved dies. The Falcon mohur was the sole product of the mint at Asir. Why a falcon should be chosen for the obverse type remains something of a mystery. In his catalogue of the British Museum collection, Stanley Lane-Poole wondered if the falcon was chosen ‘in allusion to the conquering swoop of the besiegers.’ Falconry was a favorite sport of the Mughal court. Falcons appear frequently in Mughal art, particularly miniatures.

Zodiac Mohurs In the 29th year of his reign, the Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605) established the Din-e Ilahi (literally faith of God), a syncretic belief system that incorporated elements of the different religious beliefs in his empire. Immediately thereafter, Akbar began counting his reign in accordance with the tenets of this new belief system. Known as the Ilahi Era, dating was now based on a solar, rather than lunar, calendar with the year divided into twelve Ilahi months. Akbar’s early successors continued to employ this dating system. Jahangir (1605-1628), Akbar’s son and immediate successor, used the Ilahi Era to great artistic effect by issuing two series of mohurs that incorporated Ilahi Era elements. The earliest series, known as the portrait series, since the coins show the emperor on the obverse, all show the constellation Leo superimposed over the sun – a reference to Jahangir’s birth in August. This series was struck within a three-year span early in Jahangir’s reign and are quite rare. The second series, known as the zodiac series, since each of the twelve constellations of the Zodiac is represented on the reverse, was a much larger series. Struck both in gold and silver, the zodiac series was issued from several mints (with Agra being the primary), and like the previous series, minted over three or four years. Since the Ilahi months were solar months and corresponded with the solar ecliptic (an imaginary line in the sky that marks the annual path of the sun), each month was represented by an appropriate sign of the Zodiac, recording its particular month of issue. Because many of these coins had been recalled and melted by Jahangir’s successor, Shah Jahan, original strikes are very rare. Collector restrikes were periodically issued over the following century, and though they are more often encountered than the originals, are relatively rare themselves. Numismatists have divided the portrait and zodiac series mohurs into four classes: Class A: undisputed original strikes, characterized by deep relief, somewhat uneven flans, and rounded calligraphy. Class B: possibly original strikes, but more likely minted in the first decade or two following Jahangir’s death. The relief is shallower, of a more uniform appearance, and the calligraphy is more square. Class C: mohurs of Class A or B that have had the zodiac type removed and re-engraved. Class D: later imitations and forgeries.

Constellation of Mahik/Matsya – Pisces the Fish

1259. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.83 g, 1 or 7h). Zodiac Type, Class A. Agra mint. Dated [Isfandarmuz] AH 1028 (19 December AD 1618-7 December AD 1619) and RY 13 (15/24 October AD 1617 – 14/23 October AD 1618). Constellation of Mahik/Matsya (Pisces the Fish): têtebêche pair of carp; radiate sun behind / zar zewar dar Agra ruye yaft az Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (Received ornament on gold at Agra from Jahangir Shah [son of] Akbar Shah) in Persian verse; RY and AH dates to left. Liddle Type G-111 (same dies as illustration); BM 358; Wright 582; Hull 1407-8; KM 180.20; Friedberg 773. VF, lightly toned, traces of deposits in devices, a few minor field marks. ($100,000) Previously to this, the rule of the coinage was that on the face of the metal they stamped my name, and on the reverse the name of the place and the year of the reign. At this time it entered my mind that in place of the month they should substitute the figure of the constellation which belonged to that month...in each month that was struck, the figure of the constellation was to be on one face, as if the sun was emerging from it. --The Memoirs of Jahangir [Tuzk-e Jahangiri] (Entry for 20 March 1619)

Constellation of Varak/Mesha – Aries the Ram

1260. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.91 g, 4h). Zodiac Type, Class A. Agra mint. Dually dated [Farwardin] AH 1030 and RY 16 (21 March-19 April AD 1621). Constellation of Varak/Mesha (Aries the Ram): ram, head right, recumbent left; radiate sun behind / zar zewar dar Agra ruye yaft az Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (Received ornament on gold at Agra from Jahangir Shah [son of] Akbar Shah) in Persian verse; to left, AH date above RY date. Liddle Type G-73 (same dies as illustration); BM 323 (same obv. die); Wright 570; Hull 1380 (same dies); KM 180.1 (same obv. die as illustration); Friedberg 762. Superb EF, minor weakness on edge of obverse and center of reverse. ($150,000) 404

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1261. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.88 g, 9h). Daulatabad mint. Dually dated AH [10]47 (26 May AD 1637-14 May AD 1638) and RY 5 (19 January/14 February AD 1632 – 18 January/13 February AD 1633). Shahada within knotted frame; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and title of Shah Jahan within knotted frame; continuation of legend and mint formula in outer fields; RY date above “ba”. BM –; Wright –; Hull –; KM 260.21 (dates unlisted); Friedberg 801. Near EF. ($2000)

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1262. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (20mm, 10.99 g, 7h). Aurangabad mint. Dually dated AH 1082 (10 May AD 1671-28 April AD 1672) and RY 15 (31 July AD 1672 – 30 July AD 1673). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. BM –; Wright –; Hull 1680 var. (dates); KM 315.10. Superb EF. ($750) 1263. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (21mm, 10.97 g, 6h). Aurangabad mint. Dually dated AH 1082 (10 May AD 1671-28 April AD 1672) and RY 15 (31 July AD 1672 – 30 July AD 1673). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. BM –; Wright –; Hull 1680 var. (dates); KM 315.10. Superb EF. ($750)

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1264. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (21mm, 10.98 g, 5h). Aurangabad mint. Dually dated AH 1082 (10 May AD 1671-28 April AD 1672) and RY 15 (31 July AD 1672 – 30 July AD 1673). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. BM –; Wright –; Hull 1680 var. (dates); KM 315.10. EF. ($750) 1265. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (21mm, 10.97 g, 6h). Dar al-Zafar Bijapur mint. Dually dated AH 1107 and RY 39 (31 July AD 1696). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. BM –; Wright –; Hull –; KM 315.15. EF, minor shroff mark on reverse. ($750)

1266. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.96 g, 3h). Dar al-Zafar Bijapur mint. Dually dated AH 1107 and RY 39 (31 July AD 1696). Persian couplet citing Aurangzeb / Mint and RY date formulas. BM –; Wright –; Hull –; KM 315.15. EF, minor shroff marks on reverse. ($750) 406

1267. INDIA, Independent States. Sikh Empire. temp. Ranjit Singh. VS 1858-1896 / AD 1801-1839. AV Mohur (20mm, 10.70 g, 1h). Amritsar mint. Dated VS 1884 (AD 1827). Herrli Nanakshahi couplet V; symbol in center / Mint and date formula; leaf in field. Cf. Wiggins & Goron Type VI; Herrli 01.07.02; cf. KM 24 (date and symbol unlisted); Triton XIII, 2004 (same dies). Good VF, toned. ($5000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 287 (26 September 2012), lot 593.

Unknown Type in Gold

1268. INDIA, Independent States. Sikhs (Misls). temp Jahanda Singh. VS 1829-1836 / AD 1772-1779. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.74 g, 10h). Multan mint. Dated VS 1831 (AD 1774). Gobindshahi couplet Ib / Mint and date formulas; VS date and floral symbol across field. Cf. Herrli 11.01.04 (AR rupee); cf. Goron & Wiggins Type I (same) and p. 9 (“Sikh gold of this type is unknown”). EF, lustrous surfaces, a few light marks. ($30,000)

1269. INDIA, Princely States. Kutch. Pragmalji II. VS 1917-1932 / AD 1860-1875. AV 100 Kori (29mm, 18.75 g, 6h). Bhuj mint. Dually dated VS 1922 and AD 1866 (in Eastern Arabic numerals). Name and title in Devanagari and VS date; trisul, crescent, and knife above; all within circular Devanagari legend / Mint formula and couplet in Persian; date below; all within ornate border. Shah 185.1; KM 19; Friedberg 1277. EF. ($1500)

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A Selection of Tripura Mohurs

1270. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Rajdhara Manikya. SE 1508-1521 / AD 1586-1599. AV Mohur (21mm, 10.75 g, 1h). Dated SE 1508 (AD 1586). Lion left; trident standard above; Saka 1508 (date) in Bengali below; all within pellet-inannulet border / śri śri yuta raja/dhara manikya/deva śri satyava/ti maha devyau in four lines in Bengali; all within linear quadrate border. R&B 175; Friedberg 1419. Near EF. ($15,000)

1271. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Kalyana Manikya. SE 1548-1582 / AD 1626-1660. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.59 g, 12h). Dated SE 1548 (AD 1626). Lion left; trident standard above; Saka 1548 (date) in Bengali below; all within pellet-inannulet border / śri śri yuta kalya/na ma (sivalingam) nikya/deva śri kalava/ti maha devyau in four lines in Bengali; all within linear quadrate border with external decoration. R&B 203; KM 127; Friedberg 1420. Good VF. Rare. ($30,000)

1272. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Rama Manikya. SE 1598-1607 / AD 1676-1685. AV Mohur (23.5mm, 10.65 g, 11h). Dated SE 1598 (AD 1676). Lion left; trident standard above; Saka 1598 (date) in Bengali below; all within pellet-inannulet border / śri śri yuta rama/manikya deva/śrimati ratnava/ti maha devyau in five lines in Bengali; all within linear quadrate border; above, siva divided by sivalingam. R&B 217; KM 158; Friedberg 1420b. EF, toned, slight double strike and a couple of minor edge dings. ($25,000)

1273. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Rajadhara Manikya. SE 1707-1728 / AD 1785-1806. AV Mohur (25.5mm, 10.49 g, 6h). Dated SE 1707 (AD 1785). Lion left; trident standard above; Saka 1707 (date) in Bengali below; all within pelletin-annulet border / siva durga pa/de śri śri yuta/rajadhara ma/nikya deva in four lines in Bengali; all within linear quadrate border with external decoration. Cf. R&B 257-259 (for type); KM 249; Friedberg 1425. Good VF, toned. ($15,000) 408

Illustrated in Friedberg

1274. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Rama Ganga Manikya. Second reign, SE 1743-1748 / AD 1821-1826. AV Mohur (25mm, 10.38 g, 6h). Dated SE 1743 (AD 1821). Lion left; trident standard above; Sakabda 1743 (date) in Bengali below; below; all within lotus border / śiva durga pa/de/śri śri yuta rama/ganga manikya deva/śri śrimati chandra ta/ra maha devyau in five lines in Bengali; star ornaments above and below. R&B 265; KM 295; Friedberg 1428 (this coin illustrated). Good VF, toned, ex jewelry. Extremely rare. ($15,000) Ex Baldwin’s 53 (25 September 2007), lot 1922; Glendining (28 May 1931), lot 342.

Citing Queen Rajesvari

1275. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Vira Chandra Manikya. SE 1791-1821 / AD 1869-1909. AV Mohur (26.5mm, 10.26 g, 6h). Citing Queen Rajesvari. Dated SE 1791 (AD 1869). Lion left; trident standard above; Sakabda 1791 (date) in Bengali below; below; floral designs to left and below lion ; all within lotus border / śiva durga pa/de/śri śri yuta rama/ganga manikya deva/śri śrimati chandra ta/ra maha devyau in five lines in Bengali; star ornaments above and below. R&B 285; KM –; cf. Friedberg 1432. Near EF, toned, light die rust on obverse. Very Rare. ($20,000)

1276. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Radha Kishora Deb Barman. TE 1306-1319 / AD 1896-1909. AV Mohur (28.5mm, 11.55 g, 6h). Citing Queen Tulasivati. Uncertain (possibly UK) mint. Dated TE 1306 (AD 1896). Coat-of-arms of Tripura State with leonine supporters; 1306 Tripurabda (date) in Bengali above; all within lotus border / radha krishna pade/ śri śri yuta radha kishora/deb barmma manikya/śri śrimati tulasivati/maha devyau in five lines in Bengali; ornament above. R&B 294; cf. KM 376 (rupee); cf. Friedberg 1. EF, traces of die rust. Extremely rare. ($25,000)

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1277. INDIA, Colonial. British India. William IV. King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1830-1837. Restrike Proof AV Mohur (26mm, 12h). East India Company Issue. Bombay mint. Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Governor-General of India. Dated 1835. WILLIAM IIII, KING., head right; 1835 below head / EAST INDIA COMPANY, lion advancing left; palm tree behind; in exergue, ONE MOHUR above yek ashrafi in Persian; Edge: |||||. UCI 1.16; Pridmore 17 and p. 27; Friedberg 1593b. In NGC encapsulation, 4215878-001, graded PF 63. A few minor marks and light hairlines. ($10,000)

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1278. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 1876-1901. AV Mohur (26mm, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1888. VICTORIA EMPRESS, crowned bust left; V in relief / ONE/MOHUR/–/ INDIA/1888 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 6.15; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1604. In NGC encapsulation, 4701328-008, graded MS 61. Field marks on obverse. ($5000) 1279. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 1876-1901. AV Mohur (26mm, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1888. VICTORIA EMPRESS, crowned bust left; V in relief / ONE/MOHUR/–/ INDIA/1888 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 6.15; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1604. In NGC encapsulation, 4701328-007, graded MS 61. Field marks on obverse. ($5000) UIC lists a total mintage for this date of 15, 073 specimens.

1280. INDIA. AV Appliqué (30x33mm, 1.34 g, 12h). Obovate appliqué depicting figure of Hanuman standing facing, head right, holding betel leaf in each hand; additional vegetation around; all within pelleted border / Incuse of obverse. As made, hint of deposit, a few minor striking fractures, slightly wavy, holed at cardinal points for attachment. ($1500)

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1281. IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah. AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. Medallic AV 10 Tomans (36mm, 28.40 g, 12h). Commemorating the Shah’s Golden Jubilee. Tehran mint. Dated 22 Dhu’l-Qa’dah AH 1313 (5 May AD 1896). Bust facing slightly left / sir al-dā/yādgar sāl panjāham jalus homayoun/22 dhu’l-qa‘da 1313 in three lines in Persian. Rabino (16) and pl. 45, 66; cf. KM X# 14; Spink 226, lot 629. Near EF, hairlines and field marks, some edge marks. Extremely rare. ($10,000) Ex Heritage 397 (9 January 2006), lot 13988. Production on this issue, struck to begin the Golden Jubilee festivities, was halted following the assassination of the Shah on 1 May. Only a small number were issued and were not recalled.

1282. IRAN, Qajars. Muzzafar al-Din Shah. AH 1313-1324 / AD 1896-1907. AV 5 Tomans Medal (38mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Medal of Valor. Dated AH 1317 (AD 1899/1900). Lion standing left on ornate entablature, head facing, holding scimitar in right forepaw; behind, anthropomorphized rising sun; all within laurel-and-oak wreath / al-sultan muzafar al-din shah qajar in Persian in three lines; below, line flanked by stars and sanat 1317 in Persian; around, Persian legend citing bravery. Rabino (1) and pl. 46, 68; KM X# MV29. EF, light hairlines. Rare. ($2000)

Dies by Cellini

1283. ITALY, Firenze (Duchi). Alessandro de Medici (il Moro). 1530-1537. AR Testone (27.5mm, 10.00 g, 10h). Dies engraved by Benvenuto Cellini. ALEXANDER • (ME)D • • R • P • FLOREN • DVX •, armored bust left / • S • COSMVS • • S • DAMIANVS •, Sts. Cosmos, holding papyrus scroll, and Damian, holding open book, standing facing. MIR 103; CNI XII 20. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($3000)

Crippa Plate Coin

1284. ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Galeazzo Maria Sforza. 1466-1476. Mezzo testone (29mm, 5.04 g, 2h). (mitred facing head) GALEAZ’ M’ SF’ VICECOS’ DVX’ MLI’ QIT’, armored bust right / (mitred facing head) PP’ ANGLE ‘ Q3’ CO’ AC’ IANVE’ D’ 7’ C’, crowned and garlanded coat-of-arms; crowned G M flanking. MIR 202/3; CNI V 78; Crippa 8 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned. ($5000) Ex Negrini 28 (10 December 2008), lot 1377.

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1285. ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1535-1554. AR Quarto di scudo (27mm, 9.14 g, 12h). Struck 1551. IMP · CAES · CAROLVS · V · AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / Pillars of Hercules set on waves, intertwined with banner reading PLVS VLTRA. MIR 284/2; CNI V 57; Crippa 11/A. Near EF, deeply toned. ($750)

1286. ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo scudo (33mm, 16.15 g, 7h). Dated 1588. • + • PHILLIPVS • REX • HISPANIARVM, armored bust right, wearing ruff; 15 88 flanking / • DVX • MEDIOLANI • ET • C •, crowned coat-of-arms. MIR 314/7; CNI V 134; Crippa 26C-4. EF, attractively toned. Exceptional for issue. ($750)

1287. ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AV Doppia (25mm, 6.74 g, 8h). Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, maestro di zecca. Struck 1548-1554. CAROLVS · V · ROM IMP, radiate and cuirassed bust right; (IBR) behind / MAGNA · OPERA · DOM ·, Pax advancing left, holding cornucopia and setting fire to pile of arms at lower left. MIR 126/1; Pannuti-Riccio 5a; CNI XIX 25 var. (rev. legend stops); Friedberg 831. EF, light reddish toning. ($5000)

1288. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). John XXII. 1316-1334. AR Grosso – Carlin (25mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Pont-deSorgues (Avignon) mint. Struck 1317-1321. Ʊɭƌ=ĚS Ḧ P¨P¨ Ḧ ҞҞƱƱ ýɭȶĚS Ḧ ⎍ĚȺ¨SƱȺƱ , John seated facing, holding cross and raising right hand in benediction, on throne composed of two lions / ๘ ¨ŷƱȶ=Ḧ ˶ƱBƱ Ḧ ŷˊ¨=Ḧ ɭȶȺƱPɭ˶ĚȺS ($1000) ĕĚ⎍S , cross fleurée. MIR 190; Muntoni 7; Berman 176; Duplessey, Féodales 1771. Good VF, toned. 412

1289. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Julius II. 1503-1513. AV Ducat (23mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Bologna mint. Struck 15081511. IVLIVS • II • PONT • MΛX, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed key and Papal tiara; all within quatrelobe / BONO NI Λ • DOCET, St. Peter standing facing, holding key in right hand, gospel in left, between two coats-of-arms, the left surmounted by gallero. MIR 580/2; Muntoni 84 var. (no cymatium in left coat-of-arms); Berman 598 var. (same); CNI X 20; Friedberg 332. Good VF, lightly toned. A very rare variety with the three-cornered cymatium in the left coat-of-arms. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 104 (16 December 2017), lot 481; M. Ratto (8 May 1953), lot 1089.

Impressive Paul V Quadrupla

1290. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Paul V. 1605-1621. AV Quadrupla (30.5mm, 13.39 g, 5h). Rome mint. Dated RY 13 (AD 1617/8). $ PAVLVS $ V $ $ P $ M $ A XIII $, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / $ S $ PAVLVS AL $ ROMA $, St. Paul seated right, holding sword in right hand and tablet in left; coat-of-arms to lower right. CNI XVI 551; Muntoni 7; Berman 1540; KM –; Friedberg 107. EF, faint luster, slightly double struck. Extremely rare. ($25,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 104 (16 December 2017), lot 540.

1291 1292 1291. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XI. 1676-1689. AR Testone (32mm, 9.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 8 and 1684. $ INNOCEN $ XI PONT $ M $ A $ VIII $, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / MELIVS/ EST DARE/ QVAM/ ACCIPERE/ 1684 in five lines within ornate tablet flanked by olive branches. Muntoni 71; Berman 2102; CNI XVI 68; KM –. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($1000) 1292. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XI. 1676-1689. AR Testone (31.5mm, 9.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 9 and 1685. INNOCEN $ XI $ $ PONT $ M $ A $ IX, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / MELIVS/ EST DARE/ QVAM/ ACCIPERE/ 1685 in five lines within ornate tablet. Muntoni 100; Berman 2102; CNI XVI 107; KM –. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($1000) 413

1293 1294 1293. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XI. 1676-1689. AR Testone (31mm, 9.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 9 and 1685. $ INNOCEN $ XI $ $ PONT $ M $ A $ IX $, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / MELIVS/ EST DARE/ QVAM/ ACCIPERE/ 1685 in five lines within ornate tablet. Muntoni 103; Berman 2102; CNI XVI 111; KM –. Choice EF. ($1000) 1294. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XI. 1676-1689. AR Testone (32.5mm, 9.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 13 and 1689. INNOCEN ! XI $ PONT ! M ! A ! XIII, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / MELIVS/ EST · DARE/ QVAM/ ACCIPERE/ 1689 in five lines within wreath. Muntoni 115; Berman 2108; CNI XVI 157; KM A495. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($1000)

1295 1296 1295. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XI. 1676-1689. AR Testone (31mm, 9.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. INNOCENTIVS XI PONT $ MAX $, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / MELIVS/ EST DARE/ QVAM/ ACCIPERE in four lines within ornate tablet. Muntoni 139; Berman 2102; CNI XVI 191; KM –. Choice EF, lightly toned. ($1000) 1296. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XII. 1691-1700. AR Testone (33mm, 9.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 1691/2). · INNOCENT · XII PONT · M · AN · I ·, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and radiant Papal tiara / TANQVAM/ LVTVM/ ESTIMABITVR in three lines within ornate wreathed frame; facing bearded head above, below, coatof-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. Muntoni 50; Berman 2253; CNI XVI 2; KM 541. Choice EF. ($1000)

1297. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Innocent XII. 1691-1700. AR Piastra (45mm, 32.01 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 2 and 1692. INNOCEN $ XII $ PONT $ M $ A $ II, bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / DEVS PACIS CONTERET STANAM, St. Michael flying left, head right, holding flaming spear in right hand and billowing cloak in left, subduing Satan, lying right, near plinth bearing coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. CNI XVI 25; Muntoni 16; Berman 2225; KM 557; Davenport 4102. Near EF, attractive cabinet toning. ($750)

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1298. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clement XI. 1700-1721. AR Piastra (44mm, 32.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 7 and 1707 (in Roman numerals). CLEMENS · XI · · P · M · AN · VIII, bust left, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / DONA $ NOBIS $ PACEM $, Clement kneeling left, head raised, before Agnus dei, holding banner, seated right on mountain; to right, Pax standing right, head left, holding palm frond in irght hand and resting left on anchor; papal tiara to lower left; in exergue, coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero, MDC CVII flanking. Muntoni 35; Berman 2371; CNI XVII 85; KM 700; Davenport 1437. EF, toned, scrape. ($1000) 1299. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clement XI. 1700-1721. AR Testone (32.5mm, 8.94 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 8 (AD 1708/9). * CLEMENS * XI * * P * M * AN * VIII *, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / QVI/ MISERETVR/ PAVPERI/ BEATVS · ERIT within wreath; at bottom, coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. Muntoni 76; Berman 2403; CNI XVII 99; KM 694. Choice EF, toned. ($1000) 1300. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clement XI. 1700-1721. AR Piastra (44.6mm, 32.05 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated RY 13 (AD 1713/4). * CLEMENS * XI P * M * AN * XIII *, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / · FONTIS · ET · FORI · ORNAMENTO · * ·, the Fontana del Pantheon; in exergue, coat-of-arms surmounted by tasseled gallero. CNI XVII 176; Muntoni 38; Berman 2376; KM 753; Davenport 1446. EF, toned. ($750) The reverse of this coin depicts the Fontana del Pantheon, the original of which was erected under pope Gregory XIII. The fountain took its current shape in 1711, when Baroque sculptor Filippo Barigioni was commissioned to update the design, incorporating a large Egyptian obelisk. The obelisk had initially been carved under Pharoah Ramses II (1279–1213 BC) for use in the Temple of Ra at Heliopolis, and was later brought to Rome and used in the ancient Iseum Campense.

1301 1302 1303 1301. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clement XII. 1730-1740. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Rome mint. CLEMENS · XII P · M, the Church seated facing in clouds, holding keys in right hand, model of church in left / · PIGNVS DEDI ·, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara; radiant dove above. Muntoni 6; Berman 2607; CNI XVII 233; KM 889; Friedberg 222. Choice EF, lustrous. ($500) 1302. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Benedict XIV. 1740-1758. AV Zecchino (22mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated 1743. BENED · XIV P · M 1743, the Church seated facing in clouds, holding keys in right hand, model of church in left / REPENTE DE · CŒLO, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara; radiant dove above. Muntoni 10b; Berman 2729; CNI XVII 127; KM 943; Friedberg 231. Choice EF, lustrous. ($500) 1303. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Benedict XIV. 1740-1758. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.40 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY 11 and 1751. BEN · XIV · P · M A · XI 1751, the Church seated facing in clouds, holding keys in right hand, model of church in left / REPENTE DE · CŒLO, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara; radiant dove above. Muntoni 19; Berman 2729; CNI XVII 282; KM 943; Friedberg 231. Choice EF, lustrous. ($500) 415

1304. ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Federico I (Federico II, Sacro Romano Impero). 1198-1250. AV Augustale (19.5mm, 5.24 g, 6h). Messina mint. Struck circa 1231-1250. / æģ˨⌈ʼ ⌈⎍Ż ი Ʊ⍵ዩ ʼɭ⍵ / , laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ๘ ŖʼƱዝዞ ʼƱæ⎍˨ , eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread. MIR 59; Spahr 98; MEC 14, 514; Friedberg 134 (Brindisi). Good VF, reverse flan flaw, struck from rusted dies. ($5000) Frederick II Hohenstaufen, “Stupor Mundi” (“Wonder of the World”), was the most enlightened ruler of the medieval European world, and single-handedly almost ignited a renaissance a century before it took hold in western Europe. Besides encouraging the study of both the ancient and natural worlds (he wrote an insightful treatise on falconry), Frederick was instrumental in improving relations with the Muslims, negotiating free access to Christian holy sites in Palestine, where all Crusader armies had been unsuccessful. One of his innovations was a gold coinage comparable in style and quality to the gold of the ancient Caesars. The classical motifs proclaimed his inheritance of the legacy of Rome, and the augustale and its fractions were issued concurrently with the publication of the Constitution of Melfi, his codification of Norman law meant to follow the famous Roman law codes. These coins were struck until Frederick’s death in 1250, and may have been continued by his successors for about another fifteen years.

Exceptional Offering of Sicilian Multiples

1305. ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo III (VI of Austria). 1720-1744. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (57mm, 73.9 g). Palermo mint. Dated 1733 CP SM. CAROL · III · D · G · SICIL · ET · HIER · REX ·, laureate head right; C · P · below / · EX · AVRO ARGENTEA RESVRGIT ·, phoenix rising from flames; head left, wings spread; radiant sun above; S M flanking flames; 1733 below. MIR 516; Spahr 54; KM (DAV) 1414 = Davenport 1414. In NGC encapsulation, 4712853-005, graded MS 61. ($10,000)

1306. ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Ferdinando III. 1759-1816. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (55mm, 68.6 g). Palermo mint. Dated 1785 GL C. FERDINANDVS · D · G · SICIL · ET · HIER · REX ·, armored bust right; 1785 · below / EX · AVRO · ARGENTEA · RESVRGIT ·, phoenix rising from flames; head left, wings spread; radiant sun above. MIR 596; Spahr 1; KM (C) 37; Davenport 1416. In NGC encapsulation, 4712853-002, graded MS 61. ($7500) 416

1307. ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Ferdinando III. 1759-1816. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (55mm, 68.24 g). Palermo mint. Dated 1785 GL C. FERDINANDVS · D · G · SICIL · ET · HIER · REX ·, armored bust right; 1785 · below / EX · AVRO · ARGENTEA · RESVRGIT ·, phoenix rising from flames; head left, wings spread; radiant sun above. MIR 596; Spahr 1; KM (C) 37; Davenport 1416. In NGC encapsulation, 4712853-003, graded AU 58. ($7500) Ex ANPB Collection (Varesi 69, 7 October 2016), lot 1235; Demicheli Collection (Varesi 55, 8 April 2010), lot 965.

1308. ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Ferdinando III. 1759-1816. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (58mm, 68.1 g). Palermo mint. Dated 1791 GL CI. FERDINANDVS · D · G · SICIL · ET · HIER · REX, armored bust right / EX AVRO ARGENTEA RESVRGIT ·, phoenix rising from flames; head left, wings spread; radiant sun above; G · L · C · I · flanking; 1791 · below. MIR 597; Spahr 2; KM (C) 37a; Davenport 1420. In NGC encapsulation, 4712853-004, graded AU 55. ($7500)

1309. ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Ferdinando III. 1759-1816. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (48mm, 68.5 g). Palermo mint. Dated 1793 Nd OV. FERDINAN · D · G · SICIL · ET · HIER · REX ·, armored bust right; below, T · 30 · / EX · AVRO · ARGENTEA RE SVRGIT ·, phoenix rising right from flames, wings spread, head right; radiant sun to upper right, N · d O · V flanking, 1793 · below. MIR 598/1; Spahr 3; KM (C) 38; Davenport 1422. In NGC encapsulation, 4712853-001, graded MS 63+. ($10,000) 417

1310. ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Ferdinando I de Medici. 1587-1609. AR Piastra (41.5mm, 32.49 g, 12h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1587. * FERD $ M $ CCAR $ MAG $ DVX $ ETRVRI $ III, bust right, wearing mozzetta / $ A $ DNO $ FACTVM $ EST $ ISTVD $, crowned cross of St. Stephen with six orbs in quarters, above, and below; all surmounted by tasseled gallero. MIR 201/2; CNI XII 14; Davenport 8387. Near EF, toned. ($2000) Ex Prof. Angelo Signorelli Collection (Part V, Santamaria, 21 March 1955), lot 875.

1311. ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Gian Gastone de Medici. 1723-1737. AR Tollero (44mm, 27.05 g, 6h). Livorno mint. Dated 1723. • IOAN • GASTO • I • D • G • MAG • DVX • ETRVR • VII •, armored bust right; 1723 below / ET PATET ET FAVET, crown over gate of the old fortress of Livorno; • FIDES • over small quatrefoil below. MIR 78; CNI XI 1; KM 45; Davenport 1502. EF, attractive cabinet toning, small die break in obverse field. ($5000)

1312. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Cornaro. 1624-1630. AR Scudo della croce (41.5mm, 11h). Andrea Falier, massaro, November 1625. IOAN $ CORNEL $ DVX $ VEN, cross fleurée; * A $ F * below / · SANCTVS · MARC · VENET ·, coat-of-arms; *140* in exergue. CNI VIII 44; Papadopoli 38; Paolucci 9; KM (DAV) 4244 = Davenport 4244. In NGC encapsulation, 4463200-002, graded MS 62. Light golden toning. ($500) Ex ANPB Collection (Varesi 69, 7 October 2016), lot 1375; Demicheli Collection (Varesi 55, 8 April 2010), lot 986.

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1313. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Francesco Loredano. 1752-1762. AR Osella (36mm, 9.84 g, 2h). Alvise Antonio Corner, massaro. Dually dated RY 3 and 1754 VAC (in Roman numerals). * S* M * V * FRANC : LAVREDANO * DVX *, St. Mark seated right, raising right hand in benediction, and presenting banner to Francesco Loredano, kneeling left; (rosette) V * A * C (rosette) in exergue / FRANCIS :/ LAVREDANI/ PRINCIPIS/ MVNVS/ AN : III · MDCCLIV; above, corno Ducale flanked by two rosettes. CNI VIII 96; Paolucci, Zecca 237; Werdnig 235. EF, gray toning with hints of iridescence around devices. Lot includes an old collector’s envelope dated “4 apr 62”. ($1000)

1314. ITALY, Regno d’Italia. Vittorio Emanuele III. 1900-1946. AR 5 Lire (37mm, 5h). Rome mint. Dated 1914 R. · VITTORIO EMANVELE III RE D’ITALIA ·, uniformed bust right / Italia standing left in quadriga rearing left, holding olive branch and round shield; to upper left, 1914 to lower left; in exergue, L·5 between two stylized scrolls. Pagani 708; Gigante 72; KM 56. In NGC encapsulation, 4713174-002, graded MS 60. ($3000)

1315. NEW ZEALAND. Victoria. Queen of Great Britain, 1837-1901. Proof CU Pattern Penny (30.5mm, 9.23 g, 12h). Allen & Moore’s (Birmingham) mint. Dies by James Moore. Dated 1879. VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN, laureate head left; thistle, shamrock, and rose below / NEW ZEALAND, Britannia seated right on prow, holding trident in left hand and olive branch in right, resting right hand on shield; 1879 in exergue. Andrews 399; Lampard 336; KM –. Proof, minor cabinet friction on high points. Rare. ($5000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Noble 114 (28 March 2017), lot 786, purchased from Mowbray, 2006. Though frequently associated with the various New Zealand tradesmen’s tokens also produced by Allen & Moore, the present type in fact represents a proposed official coinage for the colony. It was never adopted, and the first government issued coinage for the island would not be struck until 1933.

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Exceptional Waitangi Proof Set

1316. NEW ZEALAND. George V. 1910-1936. AR Proof Set. London mint. Dated 1935. All obverses: crowned and mantled bust left. Includes: AR Threepence. Crossed patu. KM 1. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-015, graded PF 65 // AR Sixpence. Huia bird standing right on branch. KM 2. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-011, graded PF 67 // AR Shilling, Maori warrior crouching left, holding spear. KM 3. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-012, graded PF 67 // AR Florin. Kiwi bird standing left. KM 4. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-008, graded PF 65 // AR Halfcrown. Crowned coat-of-arms. KM 5. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-009, graded PF 66 // AR Crown. ‘Waitangi’ type. Maori chief, standing right and holding taiaha, clasping hands with Lieutenant-Governor Captain William Hobson; crown in upper background. KM 6. In NGC encapsulation, 3419784-010, graded PF 67. All displaying an attractive and even matched toning. Six (6) coins in lot. Lot includes original case of issue. The crown the highest graded example of the type. ($15,000) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 31361; Ted Reams Collection (Heritage 3020, 6 September 2012), lot 24481.

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Mintage of Ten

1317. NEW ZEALAND. Elizabeth II. 1952-pres. Proof CU-NI Halfcrown (31mm, 12h). London mint. Dated 1965. + QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND, laureate bust right / HALF ◊ CROWN ◊ ◊ NEW ◊ ZEALAND, crowned coat-of-arms; 1965 below. KM 29.2. In NGC encapsulation, 4190636-015, graded PF 66 Cameo. Extremely rare, only ten struck. ($1500) From the Viggo Collection. Ex Heritage 3042 (17 September 2015), lot 30254.

Extremely Rare Poltina Ingot

1318. RUSSIA, Grand Principality of Muscovy. Dmitri Ivanovich Donskoi (“of the Don”). 1359-1389. Cast AR Poltina Ingot (16x18x62mm, 87.30 g). Novgorod type. Cast ingot cut to weight stamped with 5 official stamps: 1) Special form of Cyrillic letter Д (initial of Dmitriy [Mark of prince Dmitriy Ivanovich “Donskoy” (1362 - 1389]); 2) Round mark with a head right (used with stamp 3); 3) Round mark with a head left (used with stamp 2); 4) quadrifolium (usually used with stamp 5); 5) Leopard left, around legend КNAZA ВЕЛИКОГ (usually used with stamp 4). For ingot: cf. Spassky, p. 53; cf. Kaim, p. 57 (both refs for similar example); for stamps: Zaitsev 15B, 8(2), 21, and 20. As made, traces of deposits, edge graffiti. Extremely rare, second known with five stamps. ($20,000) For additional literature (mostly in Russian): Bauer N., 1931. Die Silber-und Goldbarren des russischen Mittelalters: Eine archeologische Studie// Numismatische Zeitschrift. Wien. BD.64. Бауэр. Н.П. , 2014.История древнерусских денежных систем IXв-1535г. М. Глазунова Е.В., Зайцев В.В, 2012 Клад с платежными слитками из Калужской области: К вопросу о времени клеймения слитков в Московском великом княжестве// СНВЕ. Вып.4М. Шорин П. А., 1977 Московский клад новгородских денежных слитков// НС ГИМ. Ч.V. Вып.1. Труды ГИМ. Вып.49.М. Зайцев В.В., 2015а. Клад серебряных монет и платежных слитков конца XIV в. Из Ефремовского района Тульской области// СНВЕ. Вып.5.М. –––, 2015б. Клад с платежными слитками и монетами из Ивановской области (первая треть XVв.)// СНВЕ. Вып.5.М. –––, 2017. Новые находки платежных слитков XIV-XVвв. С Русскими клеймами. // СНВЕ. Вып. 6.М. (именно там она опубликована). –––, 2018. Русские клейма на рублях и полтинах XIV-XVвв. М.

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1319. RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. Æ 5 Kopeks (45mm, 45.77 g, 12h). Novodel issue. Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1757. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; E м flanking tail; below, banner inscribed ПЯТЬ · КОПѢЕКЪ; all within pelleted border / Crowned script ЄЄ monogram within laurel and palm wreath; к м below monogram. Edge: cross-hatched. Diakov N448; Bitkin H428; Uzdenikov 2568; Brekke 112. In NGC encapsulation, 4712858-001, graded MS 64 BN. ($2000) Ex Künker 258 (29 January 2015), lot 869.

1320 1321 1320. RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. CU Kopek (26mm, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 17[57-60]. Crowned script ЄЄ monogram; 17 [...] across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / St. Georgii right on horseback, spearing Dragon recumbent below; all set on banner inscribed КОПЕИКА. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 2.1 (for type); Bitkin 479-482; cf. Uzdenikov 2588 and 2597; Brekke 72 and 82-85. In NGC encapsulation, 3827954-012, graded XF 45 BN, double struck, second strike 60% off center. Evidence of obverse brockage. ($500) Ex Goldberg 84 (27 January 2015), lot 4558; Irving Goldman Collection of Russian Coinage (Superior, 11 February 1991), lot 1683.

1321. RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. CU Denga (26mm, 12h). Uncertain mint. Dated 1757. Crowned script ЄЄ monogram; 17 57 across field; all within laurel and palm wreath / St. Georgii right on horseback, spearing Dragon recumbent below; all set on banner inscribed ДЕНГА. Edge: |||||. Diakov 483; cf. Bitkin 498 (Ekaterinburg) and 548 (Sestroretsk); cf. Uzdenikov 2580; Brekke 64. In NGC encapsulation, 3827954-014, graded AU 55 BN, double struck, second strike 75% off center. ($500) Ex Goldberg 84 (27 January 2015), lot 4559; Irving Goldman Collection of Russian Coinage (Superior, 11 February 1991), lot 389.

1322. RUSSIA, Empire. Petr III Fyodorovitch. 1762. CU 10 Kopeks (43mm, 51.49 g, 12h). Dated 1762. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; border of ten stars / Drum set on ground with sticks to left behind; trumpet behind drum, facing up; cannon, halberds, and banners on either side; J0/ДЕ/СЯТЬ/КОПѢЕКЪ/· 1762 · in four lines above. Edge: cross hatched . Diakov 30 (example showing traces of undertype); Bitkin 19; Uzdenikov 2622; Brekke 16. VF, brown surfaces. Overstruck on a 5 kopeks of Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). ($500) 422

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1323. RUSSIA, Empire. Petr III Fyodorovitch. 1762. CU 4 Kopeks (31.5mm, 20.72 g, 12h). Dated 1762. St. Georgii right on horseback, spearing Dragon recumbent below; border of four stars / Drum set on ground with sticks to left behind; trumpet behind drum, facing up; cannon, halberds, and banners on either side; · 4 ·/ЧETЫPE/КОПЕИКИ/· 1762 · in four lines above. Edge: cross hatched . Diakov 37 (example showing traces of undertype); Bitkin 28; Uzdenikov 2624; Brekke 12. VF, attractive brown surfaces. Overstruck on a 2 kopeks of Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). ($500) 1324. RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (45mm, 39.82 g, 12h). Sestroretsk mint. Dated 1763 C[M]. Crowned script IЄ II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; 17 63 (date) across field / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; с м flanking tail. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 33; Bitkin 596; Uzdenikov 2635; Brekke 198. VF, brown surfaces, light porosity. Overstruck on a 1762 10 kopeks of Petr III Fyodorovitch, itself overstruck on an uncertain Ekaterinburg mint issue. Rare. ($500)

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1325. RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 5 Kopeks (50mm, 72.96 g, 12h). SanktPeterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1788 CПМ. Crowned script IЄ II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; 17 88 (date) across field / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; с · п м flanking tail. Edge: cross hatched. Diakov 593; Bitkin 596; Uzdenikov 2789; Brekke 273. Good Fine, brown surfaces. Double struck with second planchet caught between. ($500) 1326. RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 10 Kopeks (45mm, 67.49 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1766. ḣ · CИБИPCKAЯ · MONETA ·, crowned oval shield inscribed ДЕ/СЯТЬ ·/КОПѢЕКЪ ·/1766 in four lines; shield in ornate frame and held by Siberian fox supporters / Crowned script Є II monogram within laurel and palm wreath. Edge: KOΛЫВАНСКАЯ (floral) : (floral) : (floral) : (floral) МЕДЬ (floral) : (floral) : (floral) : (floral). Diakov 927; Bitkin 1012; Uzdenikov 4252; Brekke 494. Near EF, brown patina, traces of die rust and hard green. Rare. ($1000) 423

1327. RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 5 Kopeks (37mm, 32.19 g, 12h). Struck for use in Siberia. Novodel issue. Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1772 KM. CИБИPCKAЯ MONETA , crowned oval shield inscribed ПЯТЬ/КОПѢЕКЪ/1772 in four lines; shield in ornate frame and held by Siberian fox supporters / Crowned script Є II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; к м below monogram. Edge: /////. Diakov N1014; Bitkin H1109; Uzdenikov 4299; Brekke 471. In NGC encapsulation, 4712858-004, graded MS 65 BN. ($500)

1328. RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 10 Kopeks (47mm, 65.30 g, 12h). Novodel issue. Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1775 KM. CИБИPCKAЯ MONETA, crowned oval shield inscribed ДЕ/СЯТЬ/ КОПѢЕКЪ/1775 in four lines; shield in ornate frame and held by Siberian fox supporters / Crowned script Є II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; к м below monogram. Edge: /////. Diakov N1048; Bitkin H1034; Uzdenikov 4316; Brekke 518. In NGC encapsulation, 4712858-002, graded MS 64 RD. ($2000)

1329. RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 10 Kopeks (47mm, 65.27 g, 12h). Novodel issue. Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1778 KM. CИБИPCKAЯ MONETA, crowned oval shield inscribed ДЕ/СЯТЬ/ КОПѢЕКЪ/1778 in four lines; shield in ornate frame and held by Siberian fox supporters / Crowned script Є II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; к м below monogram. Edge: /////. Diakov N1085; Bitkin H1041; Uzdenikov 4334; Brekke 526. In NGC encapsulation, 4712858-003, graded MS 64 RD. ($2000)

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1330. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (44mm, 50.94 g, 12h). Novodel issue. Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1802 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5./КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1802. in four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin H405 = Elmen XIII, lot 610; Uzdenikov 3004; Brekke 107. Superb EF, even brown surfaces, minor hairline die breaks. ($500) 1331. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (44mm, 52.16 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1803 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1803 ค in four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 413; cf. Uzdenikov 3030 (novodel); Brekke 113. EF, even brown surfaces, minor hairline die breaks. ($500) 1332. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (45mm, 57.56 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1806 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1806 คin four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 419; cf. Uzdenikov 3059 (novodel); Brekke 124. Superb EF, even brown surfaces, a few minor flan flaws. ($500)

1333. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (45mm, 54.24 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1808 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1808 คin four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 419; cf. Uzdenikov 3073 (novodel); Brekke 124. Superb EF, even brown surfaces, a few minor hairline die breaks. ($500) 425

1334. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (45mm, 54.24 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1808 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1808 คin four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 419; cf. Uzdenikov 3073 (novodel); Brekke 124. In NGC encapsulation, 2793252-017, graded AU 55 BN. Even brown surfaces, a few minor die breaks. ($500)

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1335. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (45mm, 52.05 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1809 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1809 ค in four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 425; cf. Uzdenikov 3082 (novodel); Brekke 135. Superb EF, deep brown surfaces, small edge flaw at 2 o’clock. ($500) 1336. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (44mm, 53.96 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1810 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1810 ค in four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 427; cf. Uzdenikov 3088 (novodel); Brekke 138. Superb EF, traces of underlying red. Great surfaces. ($1000) 1337. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Æ 5 Kopeks (45mm, 61.04 g, 12h). Suzun (Kolyvan) mint. Dated 1810 KM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; к м flanking tail; all within ornamented border / 5 ค/КОПѢЕКЪ/(ornament bar)/1810 ค in four lines; all within ornamented border. Edge: /////. Bitkin 427; cf. Uzdenikov 3088 (novodel); Brekke 138. Superb EF, brown surfaces, minor die rust on reverse. ($500) 426

Service Award For the Taking of Paris

1338. RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. AR Medal (29mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Service Award – For Taking Paris, 19 March 1814. Instituted 30 August 1814. Laureate head right; above, radiant all seeing eyes with rays forming background / ЗА/ВЗЯТİE/ПАРИЖА/19 MAPTA/1814. (For Taking Paris, 19 March 1814.) in five lines all within laurel wreath. Diakov, Medals 375.1. Good VF, toned, with original suspension and suspension ring still attached. ($500) From the Eric Engstrom Collection.

Important Scandinavian Cnut Imitation

1339. SCANDINAVIA. 11th century AD. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.20 g, 3h). Imitation of a Cnut Quatefoil type. ‘Olthus’ mint; ‘Eolth,’ moneyer. Struck after 1016. ม ùn⎍Ϳ ʽዞᛸ ©nű⌦ɭʽ⎍, crowned bust left in quatrefoil / ม ዞɭ ⌦T ɭ n ɭ⌦ T⎍Ӳ, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center, over quatrefoil. Malmer ‘single’ chain, dies 714.1907; Hild. 2998; P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton, “‘Uncertain’ Anglo-Saxon Mints and some New Attributions” in BNJ 1909, p. 44-45; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 4233 (same dies); SCBI 25 (Helsinki), 1064 (same dies); SCBI 36 (Berlin), 1006 (same dies). Good VF, toned, slightly wavy flan, peck mark. Very rare. ($1500) Ex Allan Williams Collection, purchased form York Coins, April 2011.

1340. SERBIA. Stefan Radoslav. King, 1228-1234. BI Trachy (32mm, 3.00 g, 6h). Ras mint. Christ Pantocrator enthroned facing; barred IC XC across upper field / (CT)ЄΦAN[OC PIZ OΔ] KONCTANTH, Stefan, holding akakia, and St. Konstantin, holding cross-tipped scepter, standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. Jovanovic 4; Ivanisevic 1.4; D&D 1.2.3. Good VF, dark brown surfaces, light roughness on reverse. Very rare and attractive for issue, the finest specimen in CoinArchives. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 1423.

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1341. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Tincommius. Circa 30 BC-AD 10. AV Quarter Stater (10mm, 1.18 g, 5h). Tincomarus Medusa (Atrebatic E) type. Southern mint. Tablet inscribed TiNC; C above, A below / Facing winged gorgoneion. Bean TIN33; Van Arsdell 378-1; ABC 1076; SCBC 77. Near EF, weakly struck on obverse. Rare. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection.

1342. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Uninscribed. Circa 100-40 BC. AR Unit (14mm, 0.83 g, 3h). Whaddon Goat (Trionvantian E) type. Horned head left; pellet-in-annulet within pelleted annulet to upper left, pellet-in-annulet to lower left / Goat-like horse right, wiht pellet-in-annulet on body; four pellets-in-annulets around. Van Arsdell 1552-1; ABC 2487; SCBC 51. Near EF, some light porosity. A superb and artistically rendered head. Very rare. ($1000)

1343. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 10-43. AV Stater (17.5mm, 5.44 g, 8h). Classic (Trinovantian X) type. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint. Grain ear with curling stalk at base; CA Âu flanking / Horse leaping right; branch above, CuNO below. Allen, Cunobelin 143 (dies K/p); Hobbs 1831 (same rev. die); Van Arsdell 2027-1; ABC 2798; SCBC 288. EF, minor marks on obverse and reverse. Fine style and exceptionally well centered. ($3000) Far superior to any of the examples on CoinArchives of this scarce variety with curling stalk.

1344. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 10-43. AV Quarter Stater (10.5mm, 1.32 g, 10h). Linear (Trinovantian U) type. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint. Grain ear; CA Â[u] flanking / Horse leaping right; branch above, CuNO below. Allen, Cunobelin 163 (dies C/c); Van Arsdell 1927-1; ABC 2810; SCBC 292. Near EF. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

1345. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 10-43. AR Unit (13.5mm, 0.92 g, 12h). Bucrania type. Bucrania and rams’ heads opposite corners of lozenge with serpent heads in quarters / Horse leaping left; pellet-inannulet before, palm frond above, CcO below. CCI 18.0759 (this coin); Coin Register 1995, 40 = De Jersey, Silver A4 (dies A/1); Van Arsdell –; ABC 2387; SCBC –. Near EF, faint porosity beneath attractive toning. Extremely rare and the finest known – only three examples noted by De Jersey, with one further on CoinArchives (Noble 115, lot 4675). ($2500) Found near Pertenhall, Bedfordshire, 3 July 2018.

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1346. CELTIC, Dobunni. Eisv. Circa AD 15-30. AV Stater (18mm, 5.46 g, 4h). Eisu Tree (Dobunnic F) type. Stylized tree with pellet at base / Celticized horse right; eisu above, wheel below, pellets around. Van Arsdell, Dobunni 25; Van Arsdell 1105-1; ABC 2078; SCBC 381. Superb EF, lustrous. Rare in this grade. ($4000)

1347. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 50 BC - AD 30. AV Stater (18.5mm, 6.05 g, 6h). North East Coast (Corietauvian B) type. Devolved head of APollo right / Disjointed horse left; multiple pellets above, pellet below, zigzag pattern in exergue. Van Arsdell 804-1; ABC 1722; SCBC 29. Good VF, faint rose toning, small area of weak strike. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

An Important Offering of Anglo-Saxon Thrymsas

1348. ANGLO-SAXON, Substantive Gold Phase. Circa 630-650. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (11.5mm, 1.28 g, 3h). Londonderived type. Bare head right within striated border / + , plain short cross in beaded circle. Sutherland 54 (dies O3/R3) = Metcalf 31 (same dies); A&W type V.xi; cf. SCBI 63 (BM), 15; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 1; North 22; SCBC 754. Good VF, light marks, tiny edge split. Extremely rare. The first example of this type at auction in over 25 years. ($10,000) Reportedly found near Bagshot, Surrey, early 1980s.

1349. ANGLO-SAXON, Substantive Gold Phase. Circa 630-650. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (10.5mm, 1.28 g). Witmenderived type. Mint in Kent(?). Head right with three diadem ends and two-banded collar with pellets; to right, trident with split base / Cross fourchée; blundered legend around. Sutherland Type IV.ii, unlisted dies; A&W Type V.xiv; Metcalf 20 var. (rev. legend); SCBI 63 (BM), –; SCBI 69 (Abramson), –; North 25; SCBC 753. Good VF, a few light marks. ($3000) From the Londinium Collection.

1350. ANGLO-SAXON, Substantive Gold Phase. Circa 630-650. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12mm, 1.28 g). Witmenderived (’Wuneetton’) type. Mint in Kent(?). Head right with two-banded collar with pellets; to right, trident with split base / Cross pattée;  around. Sutherland Type IV.Iii, unlisted dies; A&W Type V.xiv; Metcalf 77; SCBI 63 (BM), 12-14; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 4; North 26; SCBC 761. Good VF, minor flatness. Very rare. ($5000) From the Londinium Collection.

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1351. ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12mm, 1.28 g, 6h). ‘Two Emperors’ type. Mint in Kent(?). Diademed and draped bust right; pseudo legend around / Two small busts facing, holding two orbs between them; above, Victory with wings enfolding the figures; three pellets to each side of Victory’s head. Sutherland 33 (unlisted dies); A&W Type V.xxvii; SCBI 63 (BM), 27–8 (same obv. die); Metcalf –; SCBI 69 (Abramson), –; North 20; SCBC 767. EF, lustrous, tiny mark on cheek. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare thus. ($5000) Found near Maidstone, Kent, 2018.

1352. ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12.5mm, 1.22 g, 7h). ‘Two Emperors’ type. Mint in Kent(?). Diademed and draped bust right; pseudo legend around / Two small busts facing, holding two orbs between them; above, Victory with wings enfolding the figures; three pellets to each side of Victory’s head. Beowulf 3 (this coin); Sutherland 32-42 (unlisted dies); A&W Type V.xxvii; Metcalf 79–80; SCBI 63 (BM), 23-5; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 11-13 var. (number of rev. pellets); North 20; SCBC 767. Good VF, small flan crack. Rare. ($3000) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 784885 (November 2007); Beowulf Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007) lot 1842. This coin is also illustrated in Abramson’s Anglo-Saxon Counterfeits 767-070 as a genuine example for comparison.

1353. ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 675-680. Pale AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12mm, 1.31 g, 9h). PADA series, Rigold PaIB . Mint in Kent. Helmeted bust right;  upwards to right,  upwards to left / Ȝ ᛈᚪᛞᚪ, standard inscribed //. Abramson p. 47; Sutherland 83; Metcalf 81; SCBI 67 (Abramson), 17-8; SCBI 63 (BM), 32; North 32; SCBC 768A. Near EF, a few marks. Struck on a broad flan, showing the full crest of the helmet. Very rare thus. ($5000)

1354. ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 675-680. Pale AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12mm, 0.98 g, 12h). PADA series, Rigold PaIIB. Mint in Kent. Diademed bust right; +  downward to right / + Ȯ[...]Ȯ, cross set on two steps within double beaded border. EMC 2018.004 (this coin); Abramson 1.40; SCBI 63 (BM), 34 (same rev. die); SCBI 69 (Abramson), –; Metcalf p. 76; North –; SCBC 773A. Good VF, toned. The first example to appear at auction of this extremely rare type. ($4000) Found Birchington, Kent, 2017. Of the enigmatic Pada series of thrymsas first classified by Stuart Rigold in his seminal 1960 study, type P IIB is by far the rarest. The obverse shares with type P IIA a bust based on a Constantinian prototype with a distinctive wreath made from a ’special cloven punch’. On the reverse however the Runic inscription PADA has been replaced with a Cross on steps, a common Byzantine motif first encountered in the AngloSaxon series on the fine gold Benitugo type Thrymsa. Only two other specimens are known of the P IIB type: one, found in a grave in Dover, was considered as possibly imitative by Michael Metcalf on grounds of style and metal content; and the example in the BM, acquired privately in 1926, with which our coin is die linked.

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1355. ANGLO-SAXON, Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase. Circa 675-680. Pale AV Thrymsa – Shilling (12.5mm, 1.21 g, 12h). PADA series, Rigold PIII(1), type 97. Mint in Kent.   , cuirassed bust right, wearing double pearl diadem /  ᛈᚪᛞᚪ  , cross over saltire, arms terminating in annulets, pellet in center. Abramson 1.50; cf. Metcalf 82–3; SCBI 63 (BM), 35-6; SCBI 69 (Abramson), 21; North 153; SCBC 770. Near EF, light scratch on cheek. ($2000) From the Londinium Collection.

Cuthred Penny – Ex Norweb

1356. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Cuthred. 798-807. AR Penny (17mm, 1.09 g, 12h). Cross-and-wedges type. Canterbury mint; Wærheard, moneyer. Struck 805-807. ม ü⎍Tʼዞዝ ʼዞҟ ü_ዧt, diademed bust right / ม ⎍ዞʼH_ʼዝዢ ዦɭዧዞ˸_, cross pommée, wedges in angles. Naismith 35.1h = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 82 (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 694 (same dies); North 211; SCBC 877. Good VF, toned, minor marks. Bold portrait. Rare. ($4000) Ex Alan Williams Collection; Spink Australia 27 (2 March 1989), lot 1238; E. M. Norweb Collection (Part 1, Spink 45, 13 June 1985), lot 17, purchased from Spink, November 1957.

1357. ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Wulfred. 805-832. AR Penny (19mm, 1.20 g, 12h). Anonymous issue under Ecgberht of Wessex. Canterbury mint; Swefheard, moneyer. Struck circa 810-822/3. ม Ӳ⎍⎍ዞዟዡዞያዝ ዦɭɉ˶©, tonsured facing bust / / ม // ዝɭያɭ/ዛዞያዧዢ©/ üዢ⎍ዢ˸©/ / Ӳ /. EMC 2016.0342 (this coin); Naismith 59.2j (same obv. die); SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 44; BMC –; North 236; SCBC 890. Good VF, some minor edge loss. Rare. ($2500) Found at Louth, Lincolnshire 2016.

High Relief Offa Portrait

1358. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16mm, 1.19 g, 11h). Light coinage, portrait type. London mint; Æthelweald, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. ม ∂ŖŖ¨ ያዞҏҞ (floral spray), bare bust right / ģč ዢ⌦ ⎍¥ ⌦č, short cross batonnée over short cross in saltire; all within circle and set on long voided cross pommée with globule in each limb. Chick 9 (but see 10k for same rev. die); SCBI 67 (BM), 47 var. (obv. type; same rev. die); SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 5 var. (rev. legend); North –; SCBC 905. Good VF, toned, some porosity on reverse. High relief portrait. Extremely rare. ($5000) The finest of four known specimens of this unusual type with an ‘ornamental spray’ or ‘palm’ before the bust.

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Masterpiece of the Dark Age

1359. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (16.5mm, 1.19 g, 4h). Light coinage, portrait type. London mint; Ealhmund, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. ม ∂ŖŖ¨ ያዞҏҞ, bare bust right / /Ἆ in two lines within two-headed serpent torque. Chick 37e (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 67 (same obv. die); SCBI 2 (Hunterian), 307 (same obv. die); North 318; SCBC 905. EF, toned, minor edge loss. Well struck. ($5000) Ex Alan Williams Collection, purchased from Spink, December 1994. Found Brentwood, Essex, September 1994. While several of the beautiful portraits of Offa appear to have been inspired by Roman prototypes, the depiction of the king on the coin offered here, with its schematically rendered nude bust and long, closely pleated hair is, as Michael Dolley commented, ‘more redolent, perhaps, of his Germanic past’. The reverse device, at times described as a ‘dragon headed wreath’ and a ‘serpent torque’, has aroused considerable comment. The dragon, so often the jealous hoarder of treasure in Anglo-Saxon and Norse mythology, is encountered in the thrymsa and sceatta series. Here it protectively encircles the name of the moneyer, and serves as an entirely appropriate choice of reverse for this masterpiece of Dark Age art.

1360. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Coenwulf. 796-821. AR Penny (19mm, 1.39 g, 6h). Tribrach type. Canterbury mint; Eoba, moneyer. Struck 798-805. კ üɭዞn⎑⌦ዟ ያዞX, Ȯ with horizontal line above; all within pelleted circle / ม ዞ ¥ዛ ¥ within angles of tribrach moline. Naismith 14.2 = SCBI 68 (Lyons), 566 var. (rev. legend); BMC –; North 342; 914SCBC. EF, toned. Excellent metal for issue. Rare. ($4000)

1361. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Burgred. 852-874. AR Penny (20mm, 1.27 g, 2h). Lunette type D (BMC d). London mint; Wulfheard, moneyer. Phase IIb, circa 866-898/70. ม ዛዮያűያዞዝ ያዞҟ, diademed bust right / ⎑⌦ዟዞ⌈ያ across central field; ዝ ዦɭዧ ዞͿ⌈ Ḧ/ in open lunettes above and below. MacKay H7.23 (dies O4/R5 – this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 470; North 426; SCBC 941. Good VF, toned. ($1000) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXVI.3 (June 2008), no. HS3377; Prof. G. W. de Wit Collection (Künker 137, 11 March 2008), lot 3043, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG in 1989.

1362. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Edmund. 855-869. AR Penny (21mm, 1.23 g, 12h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Beornferth, moneyer. Struck 855-circa 862. ม ⌓¥ĕዦѝnĕ ˌ⌓ҏ ¥n, cross on base with crosses emanating diagonally from sides / B⌓ɭˌnŊ⌓⌓ˌî Ȳɭ, cross pattée; pellets in angles. Naismith 56.1v (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 930-4; North 459; SCBC 955. Near EF, faint luster with a delicate gold toning, tiny edge chip. Rare. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Michael J. Grover Collection (Dix, Noonan, & Webb 79, 24 September 2008), lot 3411.

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1363. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish East Anglia). St. Edmund memorial coinage. Circa 895-918. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Dægmund, moneyer. ๘ ɭ⌐ ዞ²ያ⍵⎍nዞ, large A; quatrefoils of pellets to either side / ๘ ዝ¨ዢዞnɭ6nɭ˸, cross pattée. SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 135 var. (legend and stops); BMC 370; North 483; SCBC 960. EF, toned. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

1364. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (19mm, 1.56 g, 5h). ‘Mirabile fecit’ type. York mint. ม ዢዢዢያ©/ዛዢዢ/© ዢዞæͿ /, cross pattée; pellets in first and fourth quarters / ḦมḦ ዞዛ Ḩ ያ© Ḩ ዞæ Ḩ ዞ Ḩ æ, patriarchal cross, four pellets around upper crossbar. L&Sclass VIc; SCBI 29 (Merseyside) 396 (same dies); BMC 1058-9; North 512; SCBC 1000. EF, toned, slight doubling, faint trace of red wax. ($1000) From the Londinium Collection. Possibly from the 1840 Cuerdale Hoard.

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1366

1365. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.32 g, 4h). Class IIe/Cunneti type. York mint. æ Ƀ ⎍ ˸ ያ Ḩ ዞ ๘ Ḷ arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / ๘ æ⎍ɃḨɃዞ˸Ḩ˸ዢ Ḩ, short cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters. L&S class IIe; SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 279; cf. BMC 936; North 501; SCBC 993. Good VF, toned. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

1366. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (20mm, 1.39 g, 11h). Class IIe/Cunneti type. York mint. æ Ƀ ⎍ ˸ ያ Ḩ ዞ ๘ Ḷ arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / ๘ æ⎍ɃḨɃዞ˸Ḩ˸ዢ Ḩ, short cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters. L&S class IIe; SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 292 (same dies); cf. BMC 929; North 501; SCBC 993. EF, lightly toned, areas of weak strike. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

Floreate Cross Penny of Æthelberht Pedigreed to 1854

1367. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelberht. 858-865/6. AR Penny (20mm, 1.10 g, 6h). Floreate Cross type. Canterbury mint; Tohrtmund. Struck circa 864-865. ๘ aዞT⌦ዛዞaያh ያዞҟ, diademed bust right / ๘ ˶ɭያH˶ዦ⎍nዝ ዦɭnዞ˶a, cross fleurée with leaf-shaped wedges in angles. Naismith 217c (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 1304-5; North 621; SCBC 1054. EF, toned, minor edge chip. Very rare, with a most impressive provenance. ($7500) Ex Alan Williams Collection; Lawrence Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 407; Spink Numismatic Circular XCVII.9 (November 1989), no. 5908; David Duprée Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1989); Albert E. Bagnall Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1964); Duke of Argyll Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1949); Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 991; Hyram Montagu Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 503 (purchased by Rollin & Feuardent); S. Addington Collection (purchased by Montagu); B. Bergne Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 166; Capt. R. M. Murchison Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 28 May 1866), lot 166; Rev. W. F. Dymock Colleciton (Sotheby & Wilkinson, 1 June 1858), lot 112; J. D. Cuff Collection (Sotheby & Wilkinson, 8 June 1854), lot 444.

433

Exceptional Alfred

1368. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (19mm, 1.30 g, 12h). Cross-andLozenge type (BMC v). Uncertain mint; Beorheah(?), moneyer. Struck circa 877-880s. ¨ዞ⌦ዟያዞዝ ያዞᛸ Ӳ¨ᛸ, diademed bust right / ዛዞያ H¨H ዦɭH ዞ˸¨, cross pattée within lozenge over long beaded cross; crossbars at lozenge ends. Blackburn & Keynes Cantebury B style (moneyer unrecorded); SCBI –; BMC –; North 629; SCBC 1058. Near EF, darkly toned. Unrecorded moneyer for issue. Extremely rare. ($20,000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 2074. Our understanding of the cross and lozenge coinage of Alfred the Great and his contemporary Ceolwulf II of Mercia has been transformed by the discovery of the Wattlington Hoard in 2015. This extremely important hoard of some 200 coins, jewellery and hack silver was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum after a major fund raising campaign. The cross and lozenge coinage is now firmly recognized as a joint issue of the kings of Wessex and Mercia acting in unison under extraordinary circumstances as their territories were ravaged by marauding Viking armies. Though Mercia was unable to withstand the onslaught Alfred held firm and turned the tide against the foreign invaders, laying the foundations for a new, united kingdom of England in the struggle.

Londonia Penny

1369. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (20mm, 1.62 g, 11h). London monogram type (BMC ix). London mint; Tilwine, moneyer. Struck circa 880. ®ዥዟያ ዞዝ ያዞҢ, diademed and draped bust right / ͻዢዥ⌓ќዢɉ ⍵ɭɉͻ⍒ above and below Londonia monogram flanked by small crosses pattée. SCBI 20 (Mack), 737 (this coin); SCBI 68 (Lyon), 608 (same rev. die); BMC 116; North 646; SCBC 1062 (this coin illustrated). Near EF, richly toned. Very rare. ($30,000) Ex Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection (Triton 19, 4 January 2016), lot 911; L.M. LaRiviere Collection (Spink 160, 10 October 2002), lot 997; S. Holmgren Collection (Ahlstrom Mynthandel AB 62, 11 November 2000), lot 101; R. P. Mack Collection, purchased from Spink, 1954. Struck after English forces recaptured London from the Danes in 886 the Londonia Monogram issue is the most celebrated of Alfred the Great’s varied coinages. Specimens bearing the name of the moneyer Tilewine are rarer, and were struck for a shorter period, than the unsigned issue.

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1370. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (23mm, 1.39 g, 8h). Circumscription cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC ii). Mercia West dies; Eadred, moneyer. Late period II, struck circa 920-924. ҟ ዞ©⎍⎍ዞ©ያዝ ያዞม, small cross pattée / ዞ©ዝዞ//ያ ዹ ዹ!ɭ in two lines; ม ม ม between, trefoils above and below. CTCE 166; SCBI –; BMC 34 var. (rev. legend); North 649; SCBC 1087. EF. ($750)

1371. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (23mm, 1.61 g, 5h). Small cross/HorizontalTrefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). North Western dies; Eadmund, moneyer. ม®îዞ⌦ӲͿ©n ያዞม, small cross pattée / ዞ©ዝዹ/⎍nዝ in two lines; ม ม ม between, trefoils above and below. Blunt, Aethelstan 46; SCBI I (Fitzwilliam), 570 (same dies); SCBI 34 (BM), 14-5 var. (rev. legend); North 668/1; SCBC 1089. EF, toned. ($1000)

Aethelstan Potrait Penny – Ex Norweb

1372. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21.5mm, 1.61 g, 9h). Bust Crowned type (BMC viii). Norwich mint; Hrodgar, moneyer. ม®îዞ⌦ӲͿ©ዧ ያዞҟ, crowned and draped bust right / ม ዡያɭዝű¥ያ ዦɭ ዧɭያዩዢü, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan 284; SCBI 34 (BM), 143 (same obv. die); SCBI 30 (American), 337 (this coin); North 673; SCBC 1094. Good VF, toned, tiny edge crack, small mark on obverse. ($3000) Ex Alan Williams Collection; E. M. Norweb Collection (Part III, Spink 56, 19 November 1986), lot 785, purchased from Spink, April 1969; ‘Old German Collection’ dispersed by Jacques Schulman.

1373. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (20mm, 1.29 g, 9h). Bust Crowned type (BMC viii). Uncertain mint; Torhtelm, moneyer. ม®îዞ⌦ӲͿ©n ያዞҟ, crowned and draped bust right / ม ˸ɭያዡͿዞ⌦ዦ ዦɭ, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan 325; SCBI 34 (BM), 173 (same dies); North 673; SCBC 1094. VF, lightly toned. ($2000) 435

1375 1374 1374. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (22mm, 1.60 g, 2h). Circumscription Rosette type (BMC vi). Chester mint; Aslakr, moneyer. ม®îዞ⌦ӲͿ©n ያዞҟ ˸ɭ ዛያ, rosette / ม ɭӲ⌦©ü ዦɭnዞ ⌦ዞűዞü, rosette. Blunt, Aethelstan 355; SCBI 34 (BM), 189; North 680; SCBC 1098. EF, toned. Rare. ($2000) 1375. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (22mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Horizontal-Rosette 1 (HR 1) type (BMC i). Uncertain mint; Regðer(es), moneyer. ม ዞ©ዝዹ⎍nዝ ያዞӲ ม®îዞ⌦ӲͿ©n ያዞม, small cross pattée / ያዞűîዞ/ያዞቢ ዹɭ˶ in two lines; ม ม ม between, rosettes above and below. CTCE 217 = SCBI 34 (BM), 444; North 691; SCBC 1105. EF, lightly toned. Rare moneyer. ($1000)

1376. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadred. 946-955. AR Penny (22mm, 1.54 g, 4h). Horizontal-Rosette 2 (HR 2) type (BMC i). Uncertain mint; Frithuric, moneyer. ዞ©ዝʼዞዝ ʼዞX, small cross pattée / ዟʼɭT/ ʼዢü ҇!ɭ in two lines; cross pattée flanked by annulets between, rosette above and below. SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 741 (same dies); CTCE 196; SCBI 34 (BM), 655 var. (rev. legend); North 708; SCBC 1113. VF, toned. Rare. ($750)

Bust Crowned Penny of Eadgar

1377. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Eadgar. 959-975. AR Penny (22mm, 1.30 g, 3h). Bust Crowned (BC) type. Mint in East Anglia; Hildigir, moneyer. ม ዞ©ዝű©ያ ያዞҟ, radiate and draped bust right / ม Hዢ⌦ዝዢűዢያ ዦɭHዞͿ¥ ©, small cross pattée. CTCE –; Hild –; SCBI 34 (BM), –; North 750; SCBC 1138. Near EF, toned, faint reverse scratches. Very rare, and an unrecorded moneyer for this series. ($3000) From the Londinium Collection.

1378. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Martyr. 975-978. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.38 g, 8h). Sole type (BMC i). Lincoln mint; Grind, moneyer. ม ዞ©ዝ⎍⎍©ያ ያዞม ©nű⌦ɭ, diademed and draped bust left / ม űያዢɃዝ ዦ!ɭ ⌦ዢɃዝùɭ⌦, small cross pattée. Mossop 26 (dies A/c); SCBI 27 (Lincolsnhire), 11 (same dies); Hild 12; BMC 14; North 763; SCBC 1142. Near VF, toned, small dig in obverse legend, a few scratches on reverse under tone. Rare. ($2500) 436

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1379. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.48 g, 8h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). York mint; Oban, moneyer. Struck circa 979–985. ม®†ዞ⌦ያዞዝ ያዞҟ ©é⌦ɩ, diademed and draped bust right / ม ɭዛ©n ዦ!∂ ዞɭዟዞያ, manus Dei descending from clouds; barred © ѽ flanking. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), –; SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 294 (same dies); Hild 771 var. (rev. legend); BMC –; North 766; SCBC 1144. Good VF, light golden toning. ($750) From the Londinium Collection.

1380. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.68 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Cambridge mint; Ælfric, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. ม®Tዞ⌦ያ®ዝ ያዞҟ aé⌦ɭ, draped bust left; pellet behind / ม /®⌦ዟያዢü ዦณ∂ ű ያanͿ, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 367; Hild 1143; BMC –; North 774; SCBC 1151. Near EF, toned. ($750) Ex Spink 246 (28 April 2017), lot 99; F. Elmore Jones Collection (Glendining, 12 May 1971), lot 132; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (English Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 699 (part of).

1381. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.73 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Ilchester mint; Goda, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. ม / ®Tዞ⌦ʼ®ዝ ʼዞҟ ©é⌦ɭ, draped bust left; pellet behind / ม űɭዝ ዦቸ∂ űዢዟዞǮü, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 332 (same dies); Hild 1029; BMC 98; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, toned, peck marks. Very rare mint. ($1000) Ex Hermann Vogel Collection (A. Hess 189, 16 April 1928), lot 1590 (with his ticket). The acquisition by the Ashmolean Museum of the Stevens-Cox collection of West Country mints in 2013 has significantly reduced the number of Ilchester mint coins in private hands.

1382. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18.5mm, 0.94 g, 12h). Quatrefoil (BMC viiid, Hild. Ed). Canterbury mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1016-1023. ๘ ùn⎍Ϳ ያዞX ©nű⌦ɭያ Ḧ, diademed bust left within quatrefoil / ๘ ⌦ዢ∂ ዟn∂ † ∂n ùዞn, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. SCBI –; BMC –; Hild. –; North 785; SCBC 1157 var. (bust type). Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, the diademed bust variant unrecorded for this mint or moneyer. ($1000) Ex Allan Williams Collection; William J. Conte Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 58, 19 September 2002), lot 1781.

1383. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold I Harefoot. 1035-1040. AR Penny (17mm, 1.10 g, 6h). Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A). Winchester mint; Godwine Widia, moneyer. Struck 1035–circa 1038. ม H©ያɭ ⌦ዝ ያዞҟ, diademed bust left / ม űɭዝዩዢnዞ ዩዢዝዢ ɭn ዩዢn Ḩ , cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. Harvey 1357a (possibly this coin), 1357c-d (dies A/a) = SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 609-10 (same dies); Hild 1019; BMC –; North 802; SCBC 1163. Good VF, toned, thin flan crack, peck marks. ($750) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Marion A. Sinton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 2254; A. DeShazo Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 1984.

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1384. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold I Harefoot. 1035-1040. AR Penny (18mm, 0.93 g, 9h). Fleurde-lis type (BMC vc, Hild. B). London mint; Goldsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1038-1040. ม ዡaያ ɭ⌦ዝ ያዞù, diademed bust left; shield and scepter before / ม űɭ⌦ ዝ˨ዢű ዞ ɭn ⌦⎍n Ḧ, voided long cross; pellet in circle in center, fleur-de-lis (flanked by pellets) in angles. Cf. SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 1131; cf. Hild 641; BMC 73 var. (legends); North 803; SCBC 1165. Good VF, toned with golden highlights. ($1500) Ex William J. Conte Collection (Triton VI, 13 January 2003), lot 1417. Reportedly ex Charles Oman Collection.

1385. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harthacnut. 1035-1042. AR Penny (18mm, 1.01 g, 3h). Arm and Scepter type, in the name of Cnut (BMC xvii, Hild. I). Cambridge mint; Godsunu, moneyer. Struck 1040-1042. ม üዢዢ⎍ዢዢͿ ያዞü, diademed bust left, holding trefoil-tipped scepter / ม űɭዝ˨⎍ɉ ɭn űያ©Ϳn /, quadrilateral, with pellet in center and angles, over voided short cross. SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 1764 = Hild. 1036 (same dies); BMC –; North 799; SCBC 1169. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($3000)

1386. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harthacnut. 1035-1042. AR Penny (18mm, 1.10 g, 12h). Arm and Scepter type, in the name of Cnut (BMC xvii, Hild. I). Huntingdon mint; Wulfstan, moneyer. Struck 1040-1042. ม ün⎍Ϳ ያዞüҟ Ḧ, diademed bust left, holding trefoil-tipped scepter / ม ዩ⎍⌦˨Ϳ²n ɭn / Ӳ⎍n, quadrilateral, with pellet in center and angles, over voided short cross. SCBI 40 (Stockholm), –; SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 1291 (same dies); Hild. –; BMC –; North 799; SCBC 1169. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($3000)

Edward the Confessor – Harthacnut Mule

1387. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 0.95 g, 3h). Edward’s Pacx/Harthacnut’s Arm and Scepter (BMC iv, Hild. D/BMC i, Hild. A) mule. Stamford mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck 1042. ม ዞዝዩ²ያዝn ² ያዞ, diademed bust left; quatrefoil-tipped scepter before / ม űɭዝያዢü ɭn ˨Ϳ²áɭ, quadrilateral, with pellet in center and angles, over voided short cross. Pagan, Pacx p. 87 (this coin cited); Freeman –; SCBI –; Hild. –; BMC –; North 813/811; SCBC 1171/1168 or 1169. VF, toned, some pecks. Extremely rare mule, with only one other recorded in SCBI/EMC (SCBI 30 [American], 555, Sæwine on Winchester). ($3000) Ex Allan Williams Collection; Baldwin’s 13 (28 May 1997), lot 1669.

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1388. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.60 g, 6h). Expanding Cross type, heavy issue (BMC v, Hild. E). Chester mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1050-1053. ม ዞዝዩዞʼ /ዝ ʼዞҢ, diademed bust left; scepter before / ม ⌦ዞɭዟnɭT ɭn ⌦ዞዢ, voided short cross with expanding limbs and circle around pellet-in-circle in center. Freeman 135; SCBI 5 (Chester) 295-6 var. (light weight issue, same dies); Hild –; BMC –; North 823; SCBC 1177. Near EF, toned. ($750)

1389. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (18mm, 1.34 g, 3h). PAX type (BMC i, Hild. A). Lewes mint; Oswold, moneyer. ม H©ያɭ⌦ዝ ያዞҟ ©nŻ, crowned head left; scepter before / ม ɭәዩɭ⌦ዝ ɭn ⌦ዞዩዞዞዢ, ዩ¨ҟ across central field. King 278, pl. XXX, 35 (same dies); SCBI 20 (Mack), 1338 (same dies); BMC 46; North 836; SCBC 1186. Good VF, toned, slight double strike on reverse. ($3000) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Prof. G. W. de Wit Collection (Künker 137, 11 March 2008), lot 3176; Gordon V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining’s, 6 October 1987), lot 223.

1390. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 12h). PAX type (BMC i, Hild. A). London mint; Wulfweard, moneyer. ม H©ያɭ⌦ዝ ያዞҟ ©nŻ⌦, crowned head left; scepter before / ม ዩዮ⌦ዟዩ©ያዝ ɭn ⌦ዮn, ዩ¨ҟ across central field. SCBI 48 (Northern), 208 var. (legend stops); cf. Hild 3; BMC –; North 836; SCBC 1186. Near EF, toned, small spot of red wax. Well struck. Rare. ($4000) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Prof. G. W. de Wit Collection (Künker 137, 11 March 2008), lot 3177; Gordon V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining’s, 6 October 1987), lot 307.

Very Rare Type Without Scepter – Ex Corringham Find

1391. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.33 g, 9h). PAX type (BMC ia, Hild. Aa). Norwich mint; Godwine, moneyer. ม H¥ʼɭ⌦ዝ ʼዞҟ ¥nŻ, crowned head left / ม Żɭዝዩዢnዞ ɭn nɭʼ, ዩ¨ҟ across central field. SCBI 11 (Reading), 188 (same dies); Hild –; BMC –; North 837; SCBC 1187. Near EF, light golden toning, areas of weak strike. Very rare without scepter. ($4000) Ex Alan Williams Collection; William J. Conte Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 March 2003), lot 2293; Corringham, Lincolnshire, 1994 Hoard (NC 156 [1996], p. 291, 131).

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The Conqueror at Hastings

1392. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Profile/Cross Fleurée type (BMC i). Hastings mint; Kolsveinn, moneyer. Struck 1066-1068. ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞዦ⎍ ያዞҟዢ, crowned bust left; quatrefoil-tipped scepter before / ม üɭ⌦SዢŻዞ ɭn ®ዢ, cross fleurée, with pellet-in-annulet at center. SCBI 20 (Mack), 1347 (this coin); BMC 18 (same dies); North 839; SCBC 1250. EF, rich old tone, slight double strike on reverse. A very rare coin of great historical interest from the famous Montagu Collection. ($5000) Ex Spink 246 (28 April 2017), lot 105; R. P. Mack Collection (Part I, Glendining, 18 November 1975), lot 219; H. Montagu Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 183; G.W.E. Bieber Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 May 1889), lot 2. The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, is one of the decisive events in English history. The death of Harold II, felled famously by an arrow in the eye, marked the end of some 500 years Anglo-Saxon rule and civilization. On Christmas Day 1066, the victor, William, Duke of Normandy, was crowned in Westminster Abbey and by the 1070 the Norman conquest of England was effectively complete. In his new realm William found a highly efficient monetary system that he wisely retained. Kolsveinn, the Anglo-Saxon moneyer who struck this penny at Hastings for the Conqueror, previously struck coins for Edward the Confessor. As a man of considerable status and wealth Kolsveinn is likely to have been a first hand witness to the momentous events of 1066. He may well have fought in the battle.

1393. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (17mm, 1.31 g, 3h). Bonnet type (BMC ii). Warwick mint; Thorketill, moneyer. Struck circa 1068-1070. ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞዦ⎍ ያዞҟዢ, crowned facing bust / ม T⎍ያüዢ⌦ ɭn ዩዞዩዢnዞ, voided cross with annulet in center, pellet between crescents at end of limbs; pile in angles. SCBI 30 (American), 686 (this coin); BMC –; North 842; SCBC 1251. EF, glossy gray toning with golden highlights, slightly irregular shaped flan. Well struck. Extremely rare – the only example of this type recorded for Warwick. ($3000) Ex John Dresser Collection (Stack’s, 4 May 1995), lot 2230; Raymond Carlyon Carlyon-Britton Collection (Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin 372 [May 1949]), no. 7176.

1394. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.23 g, 3h). Canopy type (BMC iii). Oxford mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. • ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞ⍵ዮS ያዞҟዢ •, crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / ม gɠዝዩƩn⌓ ∂n ∂ҟ⌓n⌓, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI –; BMC –; EMC 2012.0233 (same dies); North 843; SCBC 1252. Good VF, darkly toned, slight crease. Very rare. ($2000) Ex G. W. Trow Collection (Triton 20, 9 January 2017), lot 1548, purchased from Joe Linzalone, 8 January 2016.

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1395. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 6h). Two Stars type (BMC v). London mint; Godwig, moneyer. Struck 1074-1077. ฾ ʖƩǺĩǺȘ ʽĩҦ ƩƩ, crowned facing bust; stars flanking / ๘ gɠዝPƩ ɭn ǹѝnē, cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. SCBI 53 (Scottish), 97 (same rev. die); BMC 349 (same dies); North 845; SCBC 1254. EF, toned, with golden hues. ($2000) Ex G. W. Trow Collection (Triton 20, 9 January 2017), lot 1550, purchased from M. Rasmussen, 14 April 2009; Millennia Collection (Goldberg 46B, 26 May 2008), lot 263; Dr. Jacob Y. Terner Collection; Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1482.

1396. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18mm, 1.24 g, 6h). Sword type (BMC vi). Southwark mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1077-1080. ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞ⌦ዦ ያዞҟዢ, crowned facing bust, holding sword over right shoulder / ม ⌦ዢዟዩዢnዞ ɭn S⎍Tዢዢ, cross pattée; all over quadrilateral, with incurved sides and fleur in each quarter. SCBI 11 (Stockholm), 33 (same obv. die); BMC 430 var. (rev. legend); North 846; SCBC 1255. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($3000) Ex Spink 246 (28 April 2017), lot 110; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (English Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 951. Illustrated in Kevin Clancy, Objects of War, Currency in a Time of Conflict (London 2018), p. 112.

1397. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.12 g, 1h). Profile/Cross and Trefoils type (BMC vii). London mint; Eadwig, moneyer. Struck circa 1080-1083. ม ዩƱ⌦⌦ዞ⌦⍵ ያዞҟ, crowned bust right, holding scepter / ม ዞዞዝዩƩ ɭዧ ǹƩƩnēn, cross pattée, with annulet at center and voided trefoil in each quarter. SCBI 11 (Stockholm), 53 (same obv. die); BMC 464 var. (rev. legend); North 847; SCBC 1256. Near EF, deeply toned. Pleasing portrait. Rare. ($4000) Ex G. W. Trow Collection (Triton 20, 9 January 2017), lot 1553; Nomos FPL (Winter/Spring 2012), no. 105; Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection.

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1398. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (18.5mm, 0.99 g, 9h). Profile/Cross and Trefoils type (BMC vii). Shaftesbury mint; Godsbrand, moneyer. Struck circa 1080-1083. ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞ⌦ዦ ዞҟ, crowned bust right, holding scepter / ม ŻɭዝSዛያዢዢዝ ɭn Sዢዞ, cross pattée, with annulet at center and voided trefoil in each quarter. SCBI 24 (West Country), 979 var. (legends); BMC 473 var. (same); North 847; SCBC 1256. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($3000) Ex Dr. John Hulett Collection.

1399. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.36 g, 10h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Salisbury mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞ⌦(ዦ ʼዞX, crowned facing bust, holding scepter; trefoil on shoulder / ม űɭዝዩዢnዞ ɭn ˨ዢዞʼ, cross pattée; letters of ዩ a X ˨ in annulets within quarters. SCBI –; BMC 904; North 848; SCBC 125. Good VF, attractive iridescent toning. ($750)

1400. NORMAN. William II Rufus. 1087-1100. AR Penny (20mm, 1.32 g, 6h). Profile type (BMC i). Southwark mint; Osmund, moneyer. Struck 1086-1089. ม ዩዢ⌦⌦ዞ⌦Ȧዞҟ, crowned bust right, holding sword / ม ɭSዦዢዢnዝ ɭn Sዢዢîዢ, cross pattée, with annulet at center; all over cross fleurée in saltire. SCBI –; BMC 44 var. (legends); North 851; SCBC 1258. VF, peck marks. Rare. ($1500)

1401. NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (20mm, 1.37 g, 9h). Double Inscription type (BMC xi). Lewes mint; Edmund, moneyer. Struck circa 1115. ƌğɚƩ ˆ, crowned bust left, holding scepter; two quatrefoils before / ๘ ğ ĕȘ ѝɕ ĕ ɢ/ม ɕ Ǻ¥ʖ¥ʖ, small cross pattée; quartrefoils-in-annulets in outer legend. Pimprez 8 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 867; SCBC 1272. Near EF, lightly toned, official edge snick. An excellent example of this very rare type. The only known example for this mint. ($5000) Ex Nomos FPL 5 (Winter–Spring 2012), no. 111; Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection (purchased privately from Spink, July 2007); Spink Numismatic Circular CXIV.2 (February 2006), no. HS2278; Pimprez Hoard (Spink 170, 6 October 2004), lot 392.

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1402. NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.26 g, 8h). ‘Ornamental’ Group, Flag type. York (local) mint. Struck circa 1145-1149. ม SͿዢeዟn eዢ, crowned bust right, holding spear-tipped flag; star to right / ม Ḣ ĕͿዢeዢ[...]⎍eʽ ḧ, cross moline; lis in quarters. Allen, York 14 (dies D/d) = EMC 2007.0321 (this coin); Mack 217; cf. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 281; cf. BMC 254-8; North 919; SCBC 1313. VF, toned, slightly wavy, some light marks. ($1500) From the Londinium Collection. Found in Surrey, 2007.

The Empress Matilda – Ex Beauvais Hoard

1403. NORMAN, Civil War. Empress Matilda. 1139-1148. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.05 g, 1h). Bristol mint; Iordan, moneyer. ม ዦ©[Ϳዢ⌦...], crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / ม ዢɭʽ[ዝ©n Ḧ ɭn Ḧ Bʽ], cross moline. Mack 232 var. (spelling of moneyer’s name); SCBI 30 (America), 797 (same dies); North 935; SCBC 1326. VF, area of flat strike, but the beginning of legends clear on both sides. Excellent metal. Very rare. ($2500) From the Londinium Collection. Ex Beauvais Hoard (Glendining’s, 4 November 1987), lot 160.

1404. PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (19mm, 1.46 g, 5h). Short cross type, class Ia4. London mint; Fil Aimer, moneyer. Struck 1180. ƌģnˊƱæ⎍S / ˊģҟ, crowned facing bust, holding cross-pommée tipped scepter / ม ŖƱǱ / ¨Ʊ⍵ģˊ / ɭn / ǭ⎍n, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 33; North 963; SCBC 1344. Superb EF, reverse slightly off center. ($750)

1405. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (34mm, 7.71 g, 10h). Fourth coinage, Pre-Treaty period, series G. Tower (London) mint; im: cross 3. Struck 1356-1361. # Ŀ dѾaʼd # dĿi # ŷʼa # ʼĿҞ # aɃŷǹ # ℰ # ዓʼaɃý # dƌӎ Ý, Edward standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; ornaments 1-11-11-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils /3, lis 4 / ศ iƌý # aVͿĿM # Ϳ⎀aƟƟýiĿnS # ʖ # MĿDiVM # iዥዥ⎪⎀VM iÝaͿ #, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, Ŀ within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Lawrence dies BC/17; Potter, Gold 20; Doubleday 107 (this coin); Schneider 45; North 1180/1181; SCBC 1490. Good VF, polished, traces of mount. ($2000) Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 564; Gordon V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining, 7 June 1972), lot 107.

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1406. PLANTAGENET (ANGLO-GALLIC). Edward the Black Prince. As Prince of Aquitaine, 1362-1372. AV Hardi d’or – Guyennois (27mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Bordeaux mint. Struck circa 1368–1371/2. ๘ Ŀĕ= ḥ Pɭ ḥ ŷɀ˫ ḥ ˆĿŷƱ˫ ḥ ⌃ɀŷȄƱĿ ḥ Pɀ˫ ḥ ⌃ʠƱͿ⌃ɀƱĿ, half-length figure of Edward facing, wearing plain diadem, holding sword in left hand and pointing at it with his right, within tressure of arches / ๘ Ḧ ⌃ҞƱȄƱ⎍⍴ ḥ ⍴Ŀ⎍⍴ ḥ ⌃ ḥ ĕɭ⍴Ʊɀɭ ḥ Ï Ḧ, cross quernée, with quatrefoil at center; leopards and lis alternating in angles; all within tressure of arches. AGC 178, 3/a; Elias 161; Elias Collection 250 var. (obv. legend); Schneider 60 var. (same); Duplessy, Féodales 1122; Poey d’Avant 2940; SCBC 8128. In NGC encapsulation, 4833043-001, graded MS 64. Superb portrait. Rare. ($15,000) Humphrey Sutherland praised the restraint and foresight of the unknown master who designed this type, who “in age when sumptuous decoration of all redundant space was the normal fashion, was content - and dared - to leave the field totally devoid of ornament within its encircling tressure. By this means he concentrated upon this larger and more personal portrait, so lifelike in its almost voluptuous forms, an emphasis which the Italian artists themselves were only just beginning to estimate and enjoy.” Art In Coinage, p. 154.

1407. PLANTAGENET (ANGLO-GALLIC). Edward the Black Prince. As Prince of Aquitaine, 1362-1372. AV Hardi d’or (27mm, 4.01 g, 6h). La Rochelle mint. Struck circa 1368–1371/2. ๘ Ŀĕ= ḥ Pɭ ḥ ŷɀ˫ ḥ ˆĿŷƱ˫ ḥ ⌃ɀŷȄƱĿ ḥ Pɀ˫ ḥ ⌃ʠƱͿ⌃, half-length figure of Edward facing, wearing rosette diadem, holding sword in left hand and pointing at it with his right, within tressure of arches / ๘ ⌃ҞȄȄƱ⎍⍴ ḥ ⍴Ŀ⎍⍴ ḥ ⌃ ḥ ĕɭ⍴Ʊɀɭ ḥ ˆ, cross quernée, with quatrefoil at center; leopards and lis alternating in angles; all within tressure of arches. AGC 181, 6/b; Elias 164; Elias Collection 251; Schneider 66; Duplessy, Féodales 1122; Poey d’Avant 3032 var. (rev. legend); SCBC 8128. In NGC encapsulation, 4833043-002, graded MS 62. Excellent portrait. Rare. ($15,000)

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1408. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (33mm, 6.92 g, 9h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1422-1427. ƌ ENˆiý= ჭ Di= $ ŷˆ¨= $ ˆEҞ $ ¨NŷȄ= $ ⎜ $ fˆ¨Ný= $ DN=S $ ƌһÝ=, Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: -11-1; quatrefoils: 3/3; n type 2, F type 1 / Ⴀ iƌ=ý ᚨ ¨ѝͿ= ⍿ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS ⍿ ʖEˆ ⍿ MEDiѝM ⍿ iǣǣɨˆѝ= ⍿ iÝ¨Ϳ, cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, ƌ within quatrefoil; in each angle, crown above lion passant; all within double polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoil (type 1) in all others; n type 1, P type 1. Whitton, Heavy 3a; Schneider 274 (same dies); North 1414; SCBC 1799. Good VF, lustrous. ($3000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, September 1990.

1409. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (33.5mm, 1h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1422-1427. ƌ ENˆiý= ჭ Di= $ ŷˆ¨= $ ˆEҞ $ ¨NŷȄ= $ ⎜ $ fˆ¨Ný= $ DN=S $ ƌһÝ=, Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand, ornaments: 1-1-1 (Type B), quatrefoils: 3/3, N type 3 in legend / Ⴀ iƌ=ý ᚨ ¨ѝͿ= ⍿ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS ⍿ ʖEˆ ⍿ MEDiѝM ⍿ iǣǣɨˆѝ= ⍿ iÝ¨Ϳ, cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, ƌ within quatrefoil; crowned lion passant in each quarter; all within double polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoil (type 2) in all others; N type 4 in legend. Whitton, Heavy 6c; Schneider 282; North 1414; SCBC 1799. In NGC encapsulation, 1756439-007, graded MS 62. ($3000)

Henry VI’s Last Quarter Noble

1410. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Quarter Noble (19mm, 1.77 g, 3h). Leaf-trefoil issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck circa 1436-1438. ჭ ƌĚNrƩý=Մ ⎍ƩƩƩ=Մ ĕƩ=Մ Żr¨=Մ rEҞ $ ¨NŻ⌦=, coat-of-arms; small lis above; all within polylobe with trefoil cusps / ჭ EҞ¨ȄͿBƩͿѝˆ ƩN [...] ŷȄɨˆƩ¨, cross fleurée with lis at ends and in center; in each angle, lion passant left over trefoil; all within polylobe. Whitton, Heavy –; Schneider 334 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die); North 1483; SCBC 1831. Good VF, minor striking perforations. Extremely rare. Apparently only the second known example fo this type. The last Quarter Noble issued by Henry VI. ($1500) Ex Sotheby (16 November 2000), lot 516. Found Middleton, Staffordshire, 1998. The end of the Burgundian alliance in 1435 and loss of Paris to the forces of Charles VII the following year left the English position in France in a perilous state. The consequent economic decline resulted in a steep decline in output, particularly of gold, from the English mints.

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1411. YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Penny (18mm, 0.93 g, 7h). Heavy coinage. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1461-1464. ม ĚĕѾaˆĕ⎍S ˆĚҢ aNŻ⌦= Ӳ , crowned and draped facing bust; lis on breast; two pellets flanking crown / ýƩ⎍Ʃ ͿaS ⌦ɨN ĕɨN, long cross pattée, with trefoil in each quarter; extra pellets in first and fourth quarters. Blunt & Whitton type I(b) var. (obv legend); North 1538; SCBC 1983. Good VF, slightly soft on nose. An apparently unpublished variety of an extremely rare type. ($1500) Blunt & Whitton record two of this type, based on the additional pellets on the reverse. Both have the king’s name abbreviated in the legend, whereas the current coin gives his name in full, apparently cutting off the French titles at the end.

1412. TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 3.11 g, 7h). Facing Bust issue, class IIa. Tower (London) mint; no im. ƌĚnˊƩý=$ ĕƩ=$ ŷˊ±=$ ˊĚҢ $ ±nŷǭ=$ Ԥ $ Ŋˊ±nĚ $ , crowned facing bust within double polylobe with fleurs at cusps; two arches in crown / $ ʖɨ˫ѝƩ ĕĚѝ⍴ $ ± ĕƩѝ˸ɨˊ Ě=$ ⍴Ěѝ⍴/ ýƩѝƩ ˸±˫ ǭɨn ĕɨn, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean) 189 (same dies); North 1704; SCBC 2195. Near EF, attractive cabinet tone. An exceptional example. ($750) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXIX.3 (March 1981), no. 2179.

1413. TUDOR. Mary. 1553-1554. AV Sovereign (44.5mm, 15.36 g, 11h). Tower (London) mint; im: pomegranate. Dated 1553. Ḽ Ȏ¨ˆƱ¨ Ḽ ռ Ḽ ĕ= Ḽ ŷ= Ḽ ¨ɀŷ= ი ōˆ¨ Ӳ ი ƌƱB= Ḽ ˆĚŷƱɀ¨ Ḽ Ȏ Ḽ ĕ Ḽ ǴƱƱƱ, Mary enthroned facing, holding scepter in left hand, globus cruciger in right; portcullis below; all within ornate border / ¨ Ḽ ĕɀɭ= ռ ō¨ý˸⎍= ი ĚS˸ Ḽ ƱS˸⎍= ი ә Ḽ ĚS˸ Ḽ ȎƱˆ¨= ი Ʊɀ Ḽ ɭý⎍Ǵ= Ḽ ɀˆƱS= ი, royal shield within Tudor rose. Schneider 704 (same dies); North 1956; SCBC 2488. Good VF, lightly toned. ($20,000) 446

1414. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Rose Ryal – 30 Shillings (42mm, 13.75 g, 9h). Second coinage, fine gold. Tower (London) mint; im: escallop over rose/escallop. Struck 1606-1607. (escallop over rose) · IACOBVS · D’ · G’ · MAG’ · BRIT · FRAN’ · ET · HIBER’ · REX · , James enthroned facing, head slightly left, wearing crown and mantle, holding scepter in left hand and orb in right; portcullis below; all within polylobe / (escallop) · A · DNO’ · FACTVM · EST · ISTVD · ET · EST · MIRAB’ · IN · OCVLIS · NRIS ·, coat-of-arms in ornate polylobe within decorative rose. Stewartby dies A/e; Schneider –; North 2079; SCBC 2613. Good VF, underlying luster, minor scratches. ($15,000)

1415. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Angel (27.5mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: tower. Struck 1612-1613. ჻ · IACOBVS · D‘· G‘· MAG‘· BRIT‘· FRA‘· ET · HIB‘· REX ·, Archangel Michael slaying dragon lying at his feet to right / · ჻ · A · DNO · FACTVM · EST · ISTVD ·, ship bearing coat-of-arms; above, cross between I and rose. Schneider –; North 2081; SCBC 2616. Good VF, pierced for use as a touch piece. Rare. ($2000) Lot includes an old Baldwin’s ticket in the hand of Peter Mitchell (Eaglen DO1E-1). The association of disease with evil and the employment of the laying-on of hands to cure that disease/evil has been a part of human belief since at least the time of Jesus and the miracles associated with him. Among the numerous diseases that existed in medieval and modern Europe, one of the most heinous and virulent was the so-called morbium regis, or, as it was known in French, mal de roi – the King’s Evil. A form of scrofula, a tubercular infection of the lymph nodes that left untreated turned into suppurating sores. While various home remedies were known, the one perceived certain cure was the laying-on of hands by the king in his role as the anointed representative of Christ. Beginning in France under Robert II (996-1017) and in England under Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), this ritual became an important part of kingship and also a crucial test of royal legitimacy. As a part of the ritual, the afflicted would receive a coin as alms. Because of its association with this ritual, the coin would be kept to act as a talisman for the sufferer. By the time of Edward IV, the coin used was a gold denomination, the angel, that was perfectly suited for the ceremony as it bore a depiction of the Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon on the obverse and the royal ship-of-state – an allusion to the monarch – on the reverse. Under Henry VII (1485-1509), the practice was ritualized into a Divine Service and the coins themselves were a central part of the ceremony, retaining their relative intrinsic purity. Having first been threaded with a ribbon for suspension, the coin would be passed over the affected areas by the monarch, who would sometimes make the sign of the cross with the coin as well. Even after England had become a Protestant country, Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) continued to do the latter. Under the Stuarts, the ceremony took on special significance since they viewed it as an important component of their increasingly absolutist view of the divine right of kingship. While James I (1603-1625), owing to his Protestant background and the lack of such a ritual in Scotland, initially balked at performing the ritual, he soon acquiesced, although he removed everything in the ritual that remotely smacked of papism and invoked God in the actual healing. Under James I and Charles I (1625-1649), the coin itself underwent significant design changes to the reverse, including under Charles the replacement of the traditional legend with a more ironic one – AMOR POPVLI PRAESIDIVM REGIS (The People’s Love is the King’s Safeguard). Like his father, Charles I performed the ceremony only on Easter and Michaelmas, as well as on Progresses. In 1633, a few days after his Scottish Coronation, Charles touched about 100 people. To commemorate this event, special angels designed and struck by Nicholas Briot were used. During his captivity following the end of the Civil War, Charles continued to perform touchings; the coins and ribbons were supplied by those wanting to be touched. Under the Commonwealth, both the denomination and the ceremony ceased. When the ritual was reintroduced during the Restoration of Charles II (1660-1685) and his successors, a gold medalet, now specifically a touch-piece, was created to replace the angel. Designed solely for the touching ceremony and not meant to be used as currency, this medalet continued to employ the designs of the former angel (although now the ship was now modernized by depicting the Sovereign of the Seas accompanied by the legend SOLI DEO GLORIA (Alone to God the glory). The last reigning monarch to touch on British soil was Anne (1702-1714), who did so three months before her death. The Hanoverians refused to participate at all and the ritual died out in England, although in France it did so until the execution of Louis XVI (1774-1793), and was continued by the Stuart Pretenders until the death of Cardinal Henry Benedict Stuart, Henry IX to the Jacobites, in 1807.

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1416. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Angel (28.5mm, 4.39 g, 4h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: book on lecturn. Struck 1616-1617. (book) · IACOBVS · D‘· G‘· MAG‘· BRIT‘· FRA‘· ET · HIB‘· REX ·, Archangel Michael slaying dragon lying at his feet to right / (book) · A · DNO · FACTVM · EST · ISTVD ·, ship bearing coat-of-arms; above, cross between I and rose. Schneider –; North 2081; SCBC 2616. VF, pierced for use as a touch piece. Very rare with this mint mark. ($2000)

1417. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AR Shilling (30mm, 5.81 g, 2h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1604-1605. · ჭ · IACOBVS · D‘· G‘· MAG‘· BRIT‘· FRA‘· ET · HIB‘· REX, crowned and mantled (third) bust right; XII (mark of value) behind / · ჭ · QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO · SEPARET ·, coat-of-arms. North 2099; SCBC 2654. Good VF, toned, light mark on cheek. Lovely surfaces. ($750)

1418. STUART. James I. As James VI of Scotland, 1567-1625. AR Thirty shillings (38mm, 22.24 g, 4h). Fourth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1582. IACOBVS • 6 • DEI • GRATIA • REX • SCOTORVM •, crowned and armored bust left, holding sword / HONOR • REGIS • IVDICIVM • DILIGIT • 158Z •, crowned royal coat-of-arms; I R and (XXX in triangle) S (mark of value) across field. Burns 2 and fig. 933; SCBC 5487. VF, toned. A clear and well struck portrait. ($1500)

1419. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 14.66 g, 12h). Group I, type 1a1. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1625. · ჭ · CA ROLVS · D · G · MAG · BRI · FR · ET · HI · REX, Charles on horseback left, raising sword over right shoulder, on plumed and caparisoned horse / ჭ CHRI STO AV SPICE REGNO, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Brooker 276 (same dies); North 2200; SCBC 2763. VF, toned. Full flan. ($1500) Ex Dr. John R. Hulett Collection (includes his ticket), purchased from F. Purvey, April 1975.

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1420. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (43.5mm, 29.71 g, 8h). Group V. Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Struck under Parliament, 1645-1646. (sun) · CAROLVS · D’· G’· MAG’· BRI’· FRA’· ET · HIB’· REX, Charles on horseback left, holding reins in left hand and raised sword in right / ·:· (sun) ·:· CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO, coat-of-arms. Cooper, Silver, dies XXVII/XXXVIII; Brooker 275 (same dies); North 2199; SCBC 2672. Good VF, toned, some metal stress. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000) From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, April 1990.

Ex LaRiveire

1421. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Sixty Shillings (42.5mm, 29.78 g, 6h). Third (Briot’s) coinage. Class I; im: thistle and в. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1637-1642. CAROLVS · D : G · MAGN · BRITANN · FRANC · ET · HIBERN · REX · (lozenge and double lozenge stops throughout), Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword / QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO · SEPARET ·, garnished square-topped coat-of-arms; crown above. Burns 5 (fig. 1005–same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1424-6 (same dies); SCBC 5552. Good VF, attractive old tone, a few light scratches in obverse legend. ($2500) Ex Lucien LaRiviere Collection (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 225, purchased from Spink, December 1979; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXVII.5 (May 1979), no. 5241.

1422. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Sixpence (25.5mm, 2.85 g, 3h). Aberystwyth mint; im: book. Struck 1638/91642. (book) CAROLVS · D’· G’· MAG’· BR’· FR’· ET · HI’· REX ·, crowned bust left / CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO · (book), coat-of-arms surmounted by plumes. Morrieson, Aberystwyth, dies B/1; Brooker –; North 2335; SCBC 2888. VF, toned. Struck on a full round flan. ($1000) 449

1423. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AV Triple Unite (44mm, 26.61 g, 7h). Declaration type. Oxford mint; im: plumes. Dated 1643. (plume) CAROLVS · D : G · MAGN : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX ·:, crowned and mantled bust left, holding sword in left hand and laurel branch in right; plumes to right / EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI : (continuing into inner field) RELIG : PROT/ LEG : ANG / LIBER : PAR:; above, three plumes above III; below, I643. Beresford-Jones dies VI/L4; Brooker 839 (same obv. die); Schneider 298 (same dies); North 2384; SCBC 2727. Near EF, toned, minor flan flaw on reverse. Pleasing portrait. ($50,000) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCIII.3 (October 1985), no. 6566.

1424. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Half Pound (48mm, 59.47 g, 6h). Declaration type. Oxford mint; im: plumes. Dated 1642. (plumes) CAROLVS : D : G : MAGN : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX ·, Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword; horse trampling on arms; plumes to right / ·:·:· EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI, RELIG : PROT : LEG/ANG : LIBER : PAR in two lines between two parallel lines; above, three plumes above ·X·; I642 below. Brooker 868 (same dies); North 2404; SCBC 2945. VF, toned. ($2000) 450

Choice Rawlins Pound with a Remarkable Pedigree

1425. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Pound (54mm, 120.20 g, 4h). Declaration type. Oxford mint; im: plume with bands. Dated 1643. CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET : HIBER : REX :, Charles, holding reins with left hand and sword in right, on horseback left, trampling arms below; plume to right / EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI ·:·:·, RELIG : PROT : LEG/ANGL : LIBER : PAR in two lines between parallel lines; three Oxford plumes and XX (mark of value) above, 1643 below. Morrieson, Oxford A/2 (same obv. die as illustration); Brooker 863 (same rev. die); North 2397; SCBC 2938. Good VF, toned, a few light marks. Well struck on a broad flan. ($50,000) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.2 (April 2004), no. HS1642; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part II, Glendining’s, 22 January 1952), lot 1225; Thomas Willoughby, 1st Lord Middleton (1672-1729) (Sotheby, 15 March 1926) lot 58; Sir Francis Willougby (1668-1688). The rare silver Pounds struck at Oxford from vigorously engraved obverse dies by Thomas Rawlins are among the most impressive and desirable coins of the entire British series. Few have a pedigree as early as the example offered here which was once in the collection of Sir Francis Willougby the Younger (1668 – 88). Willougby had an unhappy childhood losing his father Francis, a founder of British ornithology, at the age of four. In 1676 his mother married the powerful merchant and politician Sir Josiah Child who, as Governor of the East India Company, prosecuted a war against the Mughal Empire, later known as Child’s War. Willougby ran away from home at the age of 12 and took his stepfather to court claiming that Sir Josiah had squandered his inheritance. He formed a varied collection of coins that included an important group of issues from the English Civil War and the Great Rebellion in Ireland. On Willougby’s untimely death in 1688 the collection passed to his younger brother, Thomas, and remained intact until sold by Sotheby’s in 1926.

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1426 1427 1426. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 11.99 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation. Bristol/Bridgnorthon-Severn mule. Dated 1646. (plumes) CAROLVS’ D[ · G ·] MAG : B[...]FR · ET · HI[B · R]EX, Charles on horseback left, holding sword in right hand and reign in left; plumes behind, BR below / [...] EXVR[GA]T · DEVS [DIS]SIPENT[V]R · INIMICI, REL : PRO/ L·E AN : LI : PA in two lines; three plumes over scroll above, 1646 below exergual line. Brooker 1215 (this coin); cf. North 2516; SCBC 3037. VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($1000) Ex John G. Brooker Collection; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (English – Part IV, Glendining’s, 26 April 1960), lot 4240 (part of).

1427. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Shilling (27mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Dated 1645. Crown; C R flanking, XII (mark of value) below / OBS/ NEWARKE/ 1645 in three lines. Brooker 1224 (same dies); North 2640; SCBC 3142. VF, toned. ($1000) Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 623 (July 1970), no. 8177.

1428. COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. Pattern AV Broad (28mm, 6h). Dies by Simon. Blondeau’s mint, Drury House, London. Dated 1656. OLIVAR · D · G · R · P · ANG · SCO · HIB · &c PRO ·, laureate and draped bust left / · PAX · QVÆRITVR · BELLO · 16 56, crowned coat-of-arms. Lessen A2; W&R 39; Schneider 367; North 2744; SCBC 3225. In NGC encapsulation, 4709881-001, graded MS 62. Spectacular red-golden tone with underlying brilliance. ($30,000)

1429. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AV Unite (34mm, 9.08 g, 4h). Hammered coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck 1660-1662. ՞ CAROLVS II D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / · FLORENT · CONCORDIA · REGNA ·, crowned coat-of-arms; C R flanking. Schneider, Hammered, dies O5/R6; SCBI Schneider –; North 2753; SCBC 3301. Good VF, toned. Very rare with this die combination. ($7500) Ex Glendining’s (15 April 1971), lot 99; E. Wertheimer Collection (Glendining’s, 24 January 1945), lot 137.

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1430. STUART (ORANGE). William III & Mary. 1688-1694. AV 5 Guineas (36mm, 5h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY quarto and 1692. GVLIELMVS · ET · MARIA · DEI · GRATIA, jugate busts of William and Mary right / · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX · ET · REGINA · 16 92, crowned coat-of-arms. Schneider –; MCE 138; SCBC 3422. In PCGS encapsulation, 36859761, graded AU 58. ($20,000)

1431. STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.75 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY decimo and 1698. GVLIELMVS · III · DEI · GRA ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / · MAG BR · FRA · ET · HIB · REX · 16 98, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central arms of Nassau. ESC 554; SCBC 3494. EF, deep iridescent cabinet toning. ($1000)

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1432. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AV Guinea (26mm, 8.32 g, 7h). Post-Union issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1713. ANNA · DEI · GRATIA ·, draped bust left, with hair tied in fillet / · MAG BRI · FR ET · HIB REG · 17 13, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star; scepters in quarters. Schneider 537; MCE 225; SCBC 3574. Good VF, underlying luster, some scratches and deposits. ($2000)

1433. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown (40mm, 30.01 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY decimo septimo and 1743. GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust left / · M · B · F · ET H · REX · F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · 17 43, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms, with rayed Garter Star at center and rose in each quarter. Edge: DECIMO SEPTIMO. ESC 124; SCBC 3688. EF, deep cabinet toning, scratch. ($1000)

1434. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. PB Trial strike for reverse of a silver Crown (39mm, 38.98 g). New coinage. London mint. Dies by B. Pistrucci. Struck circa 1818. HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE within Collar of the Garter, St. George on horseback rearing right, slaying dragon to lower right / Blank. L&S 177 = Selig 1198 = H.M. Lingford Collection (Glendining’s, 24 October 1950), lot 479 = H.E.G. Paget Collection (Glendining’s, 25 September 1946), lot 423. EF, a few light marks and edge knicks. Extremely rare, and finer than the only other published specimen. ($1500)

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1435. HANOVER. temp. Victoria. 1837-1901. PB Medal in glass and bronze frame (113mm, 887.5 g). Removal of the Temple Bar from the City of London. By Foot & Tebay, after C.H. & J. Mabey. Dually dated 1672 and 1878. TEMPLE BAR : ERECTED 1672, DEMOLISHED 1878; THIS EFFIG OF IT WAS STRUCK FROM THE LEAD FORMERLY ON THE ROOF (monogram on shield), façade of the Temple Bar Gate; below, ribbon inscribed SIR C. WREN ARCHT. Set in bronze and glass border form with beaded central border. BHM 3051; Eimer 1658. EF. The rarest of the City of London medals. ($500)

Sihtric Silkbeard Penny

1436. IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Sihtric III Olafsson. Circa 995-1036. AR Penny (19mm, 1.60 g, 6h). Phase I coinage, Long Cross type. Dublin mint; Faeremin, moneyer. Struck circa 1000-1010. ม ӲƪƊ˸ʽƪü ʽeม ĕӃŖ⌦ዧƪ, draped bust left; pellet behind / ม Ŗ®ʽe⍵ƪዧ ⍵/∂ ĕӃŖ⌦ƪ, voided long cross, with triple crescent ends. O’S –; SCBI 8 (BM), 21 var. (legends); SCBI 32 (Ulster), 19-20 var. (same); D&F 5; SCBC 6103. Near EF. ($2000)

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LARGE LOTS 1437. GREEK. Asia Minor. Lot of one hundred (100) AR diobols. All coins: Issues of Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. Variety of symbols and legend variants. Coins VF or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. One hundred (100) coins in lot. ($2000) 1438. GREEK. Asia Minor. Lot of one hundred (100) AR diobols. All coins: Issues of Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. Variety of symbols and legend variants. Coins VF or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. One hundred (100) coins in lot. ($2000) 1439. GREEK. Asia Minor. Lot of one hundred (100) AR diobols. All coins: Issues of Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. Variety of symbols and legend variants. Lot also includes a smaller fraction of the same ruler. Coins VF or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. One hundred (100) coins in lot. ($2000) 1440. GREEK. Asia Minor. Lot of one sixty-nine (69) AR diobols. All coins: Issues of Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. Variety of symbols and legend variants. Coins VF or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Sixty-nine (69) coins in lot. ($1500) 1441. GREEK. Levant & the Near East. Lot of seven (70) AV Persian darics. All coins: temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B. Coins Fine or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Seven (7) coins in lot. ($3000) 1442. GREEK. Levant & the Near East. Lot of ten (10) AV Persian darics. All coins: temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. Majority are Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B, but at least one Group C included. Coins Fine or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot. ($5000) 1443. GREEK. Levant & the Near East. Lot of ten (10) AV Persian darics. All coins: temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. Majority are Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B, but at least one Group C included. Coins Fine or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot. ($5000)

Selections from the BCD Collection 1444. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of fifty (50) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of the early imperial period without imperial portrait. Coins Fine to VF, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Fifty (50) coins in lot. ($500) From the BCD Collection.

1445. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of fifty (50) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of Augustus. Coins Fine to VF, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Fifty (50) coins in lot. ($500) From the BCD Collection.

1446. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of six hundred seventy-five (675) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League from Augustus to Nero. A good assortment with thea sizable majority belonging to each emperor. Lot also includes some issues of Tiberius as Caesar and Tiberius with Livia. Coins Fair to Fine, some better, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six hundred seventy-five (675) coins in lot. ($3000) From the BCD Collection.

1447. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of one fifty (50) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of Domitian and Domitia. Coins average Fine, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Fifty (50) coins in lot. ($400) From the BCD Collection.

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1448. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of one hundred (100) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of Hadrian. Coins Fine to VF, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. One hundred (100) coins in lot. ($1000) From the BCD Collection.

1449. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of one eighty (60) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of Marcus Aurelius. Coins average Fine, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Sixty (60) coins in lot. ($500) From the BCD Collection.

1450. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of one thirty (30) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of Faustina Junior. Coins average Fine, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Thirty (30) coins in lot. ($300) From the BCD Collection.

1451. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of one eighty (80) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of the Thessalian League of Caracalla. Coins average Fine, all with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eighty (80) coins in lot. ($600) From the BCD Collection.

Selections from the RB Counterstamp Collection 1452. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of nineteen (19) countermarked larger Æ denominations. Includes: A broad variety of issues and countermarks. Coins Fair and better, many with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Nineteen (19) coins in lot. ($750) From the RB Counterstamp Collection.

1453. ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of fifty-four (54) countermarked smaller Æ denominations. Includes: A broad variety of issues and countermarks. Coins Fair and better, many with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Fifty-four (54) coins in lot. ($750) From the RB Counterstamp Collection.

1454. ROMAN. Imperial. Lot of eighty-eight (88) countermarked Æ denominations. All coins: Julio-Claudian issues. Includes a broad range of types and countermarks. Coins Fair and better, many with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eighty-eight (88) coins in lot. ($1000) From the RB Counterstamp Collection.

The Great-Grandfather of William the Conqueror 1455. WORLD. France, Provincial. Lot of twenty-three (23) AR deniers. All coins: Rotomagus (Rouen) mint issues of Richard I Sans Peur (the Fearless) Majority are the monogram (Legros 209) type (14 coins), but the temple (Legros 191-2) type is also included (9 coins). Coins VF, some toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Twenty-three (23) coins in lot. ($1500) Richard was the son of William I Longsword and grandson of the Viking chieftain Rollo, the founder of the duchy. He was a child when his father was murdered by Arnulf of Flanders in 942, and was nearly killed soon thereafter, when the Carolingian king of France, Louis IV d’Otremer, invaded Normandie with Hughes le Grand, count of Paris. He faced another crisis when Louis’ successor, Lothaire, invaded with the counts of Anjou, Blois-Chartres, and Flanders in the 960s. Richard made peace with his neighbors at Gisors in 965, and thereafter concentrated on solidifying his rule in Normandy by making family alliances with the various Scandinavian tribes in the region. He also gained ecclesiastical support by promoting Christianity and rebuilding a number of churches. Richard was first married to Emma, daughter of Hughes le Grand, but she died young, and childless. He had a number of children with his second wife, Gunnor, including his heir, Richard II le Bon, and Emma of Normandy. Through Emma’s marriage to two kings of England, Aethelred II the Unready and Cnut the Great, Richard was grandfather of the English kings Harthacnute and Edward the Confessor. Through his son, Richard II, Richard was the great-grandfather of William ‘the Conqueror.’

1456. WORLD. Miscellaneous. Lot of two hundred-nineteen (219) AR and CU denominations. All coins: A broad variety of 19th and 20th century issues. Includes mostly AR (crowns and some minors), as well as a few coppers. Lot also include on fake papal issue.. Coins VF and better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two hundred-nineteen (219) coins in lot. ($5000)

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America’s Most PrestigiousAmerica’s Most Prestigious Most Prestigious Ancient & Foreign Coin Show Ancient & ForeignAmerica’s Coin Show Ancient & Foreign Coin Show • General Information: Kevin Foley-Bourse Chairman P.O. Box 370650 Milwaukee, WI 53237 USA (414) 421-3498 • Fax (414) 423-0343 E-mail: kfoley2@wi.rr.com

The 33rd Annual

INTERNATIONAL UMISMATIC CONVENTION Tnew HE NEW YORK international INNTERNATIONAL york JANUARY 13-16, 2005 NUMISMATIC CONVENTION numismatic convention Visit our website: www.nyinc.info

The 33rd Annual The 47th Annual THE NEW YORK

(Early Birds - Thursday, January 13, 2pm - 7pm - $100)

Waldorf Astoria Hotel JANUARY 13-16, 2005 301 Park Avenue

January 10-13, 2019

Hotel Reservations: (212) 355-3000, Ask for rate code “NYN” (Early Birds - Thursday, January 13,for2pm - 7pm - $100) our special rates of $215 or $235. Airfare Discounts: Call 12 Northwest Airlines at (800) 328-1111 and (Early Birds – Thursday, January 10: Noon - 7PM – $125) Waldorf Astoria Hotel mention Worldfile “RBAMT” for discounts of 3% - 15%. Overseas

301 Park Avenue attendees should call thier local Northwest or KLM office. Public Bourse Hotel Reservations: (212) 355-3000, Ask for Hours: rate code Public“NYN” Hours: Friday / Saturday: 9am 7pm • Sunday: 9am - 3pm Friday, January 11: 10AM 7PM for our special rates of $215 or $235.

$10 Admission - Good all three days Saturday, January 12: 10AM - 7PM Airfare Discounts: Call Northwest Airlines at (800) 328-1111 and • Auctions 13:of 3% 10AM 3PM mention WorldfileSunday, “RBAMT”January for discounts - 15%.-Heritage Overseas (1/10) (1/11-12) ($20 for a three passlocal Friday-Sunday - 16or andKLM underGemini free with adult) attendees should callday thier Northwest office. CNG (1/11-12)

(Check our website to print a discount public registration coupon) Baldwin’s / M & M / Dmitry Markov (1/13)

Public Hours: Ponterio & Assoc. (1/14-15) •Hotel General Information: Friday / Saturday: 9am Hyatt - 7pm • New Sunday:York 9am - 3pm Grand Kevin Foley-Bourse Chairman $10 Admission - Good all New threeYork, daysNY 10017 109 East 42nd Street, P.O. Box 370650 Milwaukee, WI 53237 USA www.nyinc.info

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• Auctions E-mail: kfoley2@wi.rr.com • Hotel Reservation: Heritage (1/10) Visit our website: www.nyinc.info Call (212) 883-1234 and ask for the New York Gemini (1/11-12) International CNG (1/11-12)Numismatic Convention rate at Baldwin’s the Hyatt / M & M / Dmitry Markov (1/13) PonterioLot & Assoc. (1/14-15) * Auction Viewing: •Friday, GeneralJanuary Information: 4 - Sunday, January 13 Kevin Foley-Bourse * Auction Sessions: Chairman P.O. Box auction 370650 sessions Multiple Milwaukee, WI 53237 Sunday, USA each day beginning January 6 (414) 421-3498 • Fax (414) 423-0343 Sunday, January 13 E-mail: kfoley2@wi.rr.com

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Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia

Hoover, Oliver D. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC [The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1]. 2018. lxxii and 597 numbered pp. Hardbound. (GR) (GR 330) $65 More than three decades have passed since David Sear published Greek Coins & Their Values, his revision of Gilbert Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Catalogue of Greek Coins published by B. A. Seaby in 1951. Since then, the field of ancient numismatics and the hobby of collecting ancient coins have changed so much that now Greek Coins & Their Values would require a complete revision to include all of the most current numismatic information available, list the many new types and varieties unknown to Sear, and determine an approximate sense of rarity for all of these issues. In order to encompass this new material and create a viable reference for the beginning and specialized collector, such a handbook would have to be more than the two volumes which Sear found necessary. As a result, Classical Numismatic Group is publishing The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, written by Oliver D. Hoover, in a series of 13 volumes, each covering a specified area of Greek coinage with the first being The Handbook of Syrian Coins: Royal and Civic Issues, Fourth to First Centuries BC (Volume 9 in the series). This series is designed to aid the user in the quick, accurate, and relatively painless identification of Greek coins, while providing a crossreference for each entry to a major work, which will allow the inquirer to pursue more in-depth research on the subject. The subject-matter of each volume is arranged chronologically for royal issues, and regionally for the civic issues; within each region, cities are listed directionally, depending on the region. For those rulers or cities that issued coins concurrently in all three metals, these issues will be arranged in the catalog with gold first, followed by silver, and then bronze; each metal is arranged by denomination, largest to smallest. Known mints for the royal coinage are listed below the appropriate type, making an easy search for a specific mint. Each entry will include a rarity rating based on the frequency with which they appear in publications, public and private collections, the market, and/or are estimated to exist in public or private hands. No valuations are listed, since such values are generally out of date by the time of publication. An online valuation guide at www.greekcoinvalues.com will allowing interested individuals the opportunity to gauge the market, and reduce the need for repeated updates of this series. Whether one purchases the entire set for their reference library, or the individual volume pertaining to oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area of specialization, The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series should provide a useful staging-point from which collectors and interested scholars can pursue their research and interests. The latest published volume in the series is Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC (Volume 1 in the series). Beginning with Ancona in Picenum, the catalog covers Italy and Magna Graecia from north to south, with each region in alphabetical order. The coinage within each city is arranged chronologically, beginning with the Archaic issues and continuing through the later civic issues. Issues in this catalog are arranged with silver first, followed by bronze; each metal is arranged by denomination, largest to smallest.

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