Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30003
Ancients
BRITAIN. Durotriges. Ca. 60 BC-AD 20. EL stater (18mm, 5.81 gm, 4h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase type). Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left with rectangular head; pellets above back, pellet below, pellet in lozenge above tail. Van Arsdell 1235-1. Cf. SCBC 365 (silver stater). Exceptionally well struck and attractive example of this early issue with higher gold content.
From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Classical Numis... | 8 Jan 2024 | 1,150 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 1
CENTRAL EUROPE, Helvetii. 2nd century BC. Pale AV Stater (22mm, 7.14 g, 1h). Imitating Philip II of Macedon type. Celticized head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Charioteer driving devolved biga left; two parallel lines below. D.F. Allen, "The Philippus in Switzerland and the Rhineland" in SNR 53 (1974), 4d, pl. 11, 67–8; Basel –; Flesche –; HMZ 1-8; KMH –; Muret & Chabouillet 8912; Zürich –. Typical weak strike, minor edge splits. VF. Very rare.
Ex Sincona 70 (19 May 2021), lot 300... | 9 Jan 2024 | 1,400 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 366
EGYPT, Pharaonic Kingdom. Nektanebo II. 361-343 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 7.94 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 2p (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). Minor scrapes, small dig and slight weakness... | 9 Jan 2024 | 200,000 USD | |
Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd - Auction 60, Lot 179
Kingdom of Persis. Autophradates II. Silver Tetradrachm (16.73 g), early-mid 2nd century BC.
Persepolis. Diademed head of Autophradates II right, wearing kyrbasia adorned with eagle. Reverse: Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, king standing right; to right, eagle standing left on standard. Klose & Müseler 3/1; Alram 546. Well centered and struck in high relief. A fantastic example. NGC grade AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
The reign of Autophradates II i... | 9 Jan 2024 | 3,200 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30061
Ancients
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Diodotus I/II, as Satrap (ca. 255-235 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.25 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, light marks. In the name of Antiochus II, First Diodotid Mint (Holt and Kritt's "Mint A"), probably Ai Khanoum (or nearby), ca. 255-246 BC. Diademed head of Diodotus I right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Zeus advancing left, nude, seen from behind, brandishing thunderbolt in raised right hand, aegis draped over outstretched left arm; N above eagle standing left in ... | 8 Jan 2024 | 6,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 1
Eastern Europe. Imitation of Seleukos I 300-200 BC. Imitating an issue of Babylon. Struck in the name of Alexander III of Macedon
Tetradrachm AR
27 mm, 16,90 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram, star and X; wreath beneath throne.
good very fine
For prototype, cf. SC 82.
Celtic imitation coins are replicas or adaptations of ancient coins that were produced by Celtic tribes during the late Iron Age and early Roman era. These... | 17 Dec 2023 | 320 EUR | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2346
Faustina I, wife of Antoninus Pius.
Diva Faustina. Medallion after 141, Æ 42 mm, 86.81 g. DIVA AVGVSTA – FAVSTINA Draped bust r., hair waved and coiled at top of head. Rev. Fight between Romans and Sabine: at sides, two groups of soldiers , while in the middle, women and children trying to separate them; in exergue, SABINAE. Cf. C 60 = Gnecchi –,2 and pl. 56, 6 (these reverse die, legend misdescribed due to the poor condition)
An apparently unique obverse variety of a type of the highes... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32189
Ancients
BACTRIAN KINGDOM. Diodotus I Soter, as Satrap (ca. 255-235 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.36 gm, 6h). NGC AU 4/5 - 1/5, test cut, marks, edge bend. Mint A, probably Ai Khanoum (or nearby), in the name of Antiochus II, ca. 255-246 BC. Diademed head of Diodotus I right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Zeus, nude, striding left, seen from behind, brandishing thunderbolt with right hand, aegis over outstretched left arm; eagle with raised wings standing left to left of feet, wreath in inner left field. Bo... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32001
Ancients
NORTHERN GAUL. Aulerci Cenomani. Ca. 150-50 BC. AV stater (20mm, 7.71 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF 3/5 - 4/5. Celticized head of Apollo right, crescent-shaped locks towards the face, and flamed locks towards the back / Devolved warrior advancing to right in chariot pulled by human-headed horse; slain warrior lying right below. De la Tour 6823. Delestrée & Tache 2143. A clear and bold obverse struck on a subtle yellow flan.
The Aulerci Cenomani, also referred to simply as Cenomani, were a G... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 32002
Ancients
NORTHERN GAUL. Aulerci Cenomani. Ca. 150-50 BC. AV stater (21mm, 7.54 gm, 1h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, marks. Celticized head of Apollo right, crescent-shaped locks towards the face, and flamed locks towards the back / Devolved warrior advancing to right in chariot pulled by human-headed horse; slain warrior lying right below. De la Tour 6823. Delestrée & Tache 2143. Sharp and bright with a clearly defined portrait on the human-headed horse.
The Aulerci Cenomani, also referred to si... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Macho & Chlapovič - Auction 33, Lot 55
Central Europe, Celts
Stater (2nd half of 3rd century BC) (?). Athena / figure with eagle type.
Light traces of corrosion. The image on the obverse was probably inspired by the 1/3 Stater of the Athena Alkidemos type. Due to the high purity of 98.3/98.2%, it is most likely a mintage from the second half of the 3rd century or from the turn of the 3rd and 2nd century BC.
Extremely rare!
Mitteleuropa, Kelten
Stater (2. Hälfte des 3. Jh. v. Chr.) (?). Typ Athena / Figur mit Adler
Kleine Korro... | 26 Apr 2024 | 13,000 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 5387
Ezanas, circa 345-380. Chrysos (Gold, 15 mm, 1.77 g, 12 h), pagan types, circa 345-360. ΗΖΑΝΑC B-ΑCIAЄ-YC (sic!) Draped half-length bust of Ezanas to right, wearing long garment, tiara and circular earring, holding spear in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; above, pellet in crescent. Rev. ΑξⲰΜΙΤⲰΝ B-ICI AΛЄΝЄ Draped half-length bust of Ezanas to right, wearing long garment, tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, holding branch in his... | 9 Dec 2023 | 750 CHF | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 647
The Triumvirs. Octavian and Mark Antony. Late 40-early 39 BC. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 8.02 g, 5h). Mint in central or southern Italy. Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard; CAESAR IMP around / Bare head of Mark Antony right; ANTONIVS IMP around. Crawford 529/1; CRI 301; Sydenham 1327; Bahrfeldt 29; Calicó 105a; Biaggi 64; BMCRR Gaul 90; Kestner 3810; RBW 1815. Underlying luster, scattered edge and field marks, slightly off center. Good Fine. Extremely rare.
Unlike most other dual port... | 9 Jan 2024 | 6,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33261
Ancients
Lucius Verus (AD 161-169). AV aureus (18mm, 6.84 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5. Rome, AD 161-162. IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus right, aegis on left shoulder / CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P II, togate facing figures of Marcus Aurelius (on right) and Lucius Verus (on left), turned toward each another, clasping right hands; COS II in exergue. Calicó 2119 (same obverse die). RIC -. Naturalistic and handsome portraits of the rulers on velvet surfaces.
When An... | 16 Jan 2024 | 8,500 USD | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2016
Calabria, Tarentum.
Nomos circa 510-450, AR 23 mm, 7.89 g. TARA retrograde Oecist seated on dolphin r., l. arm extended; below, pecten. Rev. The same type l. incuse. Vlasto –. Fischer-Bossert 12. Historia Numorum Italy 826.
Very rare and in unusually fine condition for this difficult issue. Perfectly centred on
a full flan and with a lovely light old cabinet tone. About extremely fine
Ex Leu sale 86, 2003, 199.
Dating from the late sixth century, this nomos shows Phalanthus naked, ri... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 214
PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II, died 270 BC. Mnaieion or Oktadrachm (Gold, 29 mm, 28.00 g, 12 h), Alexandria, struck under Ptolemy VI and/or VIII, circa 204-116. Veiled head of Arsinoe II to right, wearing stephane and ram's horn and with a lotus-tipped scepter over her left shoulder; behind, K. Rev. ΑΡΣΙΝΟΗΣ - ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ Double cornucopiae bound with fillet and with two grape bunches hanging at sides. Boston MFA 2293. Gulbenkian 1080. SNG Copenhagen 321–2. Svoronos 1... | 9 Dec 2023 | 12,050 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 176
BAKTRIA, Local Issues. Sophytos, circa 270s or 240s-230s BC. Didrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 7.87 g, 6 h), Attic standard, uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Male head to right, wearing laureate and crested Attic helmet, cheek guards lowered and decorated with wings; on neck truncation, M. Rev. ΣΩΦYΤΟΥ Rooster standing right; above, kerykeion. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 3A and pl. I, 2. HGC 12, -. Jansari - (O1/-). MGI -. SNG ANS -. Very rare. A spectacular example of this intriguing issue, with a superb... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31061
Ancients
Gallienus, Joint Reign (AD 253-268). AV aureus (21mm, 3.31 gm, 12h). NGC MS 4/5 - 3/5, edge bend. Samosata, AD 255-256. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Galerius right, seen from behind / VICTORIAE / AVGG, Victory driving galloping biga right, whip in raised right hand, reins in left. Calicó -. RIC V.I -, cf. 276 (Valerian I). A simply spectacular coin in hand and the companion issue to the previous lot.
Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus ruled as A... | 8 Jan 2024 | 15,500 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 146
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR 'Medallion' of 2 Shekels or Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.13 g, 9h). Local (Satrapal) mint in Babylon. Struck circa 325-323 BC. Archer, in Persian attire, drawing bow right; monogram to left / Elephant walking right; Ξ below. Price pp. 452–3 and pl. CLIX, I; F. Holt, Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (Berkeley, 2003), Appendix A, E/B 11 (dies 3/I) = M.J. Price, "Circulation at Babylon in 323 B.C." in Mnemata: Pape... | 9 Jan 2024 | 7,500 USD | |
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 118, Lot 804
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos IV Philopator Æ 12mm. Uncertain mint in northern Syria, circa 187-175 BC. Bee with straight wings / [ΒΑΣΙΛ]ΕΩ[Σ Σ]ΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, rose. Unpublished; for other examples see: VAuctions 305, 112; Nomos, obolos 15, 502; Numismatik Naumann 110, 412; Savoca Numismatik Silver 153, 136. 2.00g, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine; an attractive example of the type. Very Rare; only five other examples on CoinArchives.
Commentary of Oliver Hoover on VAuctions 305, 112: 'The present bronze coin ... | 8 Apr 2024 | Unsold | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 365
PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. Mazakes. Satrap of Mesopotamia, circa 331-323/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 16.90 g, 12h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with profile eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a pi-style palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, small Θ-like symbol and MZDK (in Aramaic) to right. Le Rider, Alexander, pp. 214-9; Van Alfen, Owls, Group IVb, 91–4 (s... | 9 Jan 2024 | 2,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 203 | Silver, Lot 1
Central Europe. Germania. The Vindelici circa 150-50 BC.
Stater AV
17 mm, 7,51 g
Wreath formed of two branches with eight leaves going in opposite directions and with a disc at each end / Six pellets within torque with pellet at each end; all within cup-shaped incuse.
The Celtic gold stater, known as the "Empty Leaf Type," is a remarkable issue from the ancient world, shedding light on the artistic and cultural practices of the Celtic people. Dating back to the late 2nd to the early 1st ... | 24 Mar 2024 | 2,000 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61386, Lot 24053
Ancients
Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602). AV solidus (20mm, 4.41 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5, clipped, scratches. Constantinople, 8th officina. o N mAVRC-TIb PP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing plumed helmet and pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI-A AVGG H, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left; CONOB in exergue. Sear 478.
The most capable of Justini... | 21 Apr 2024 | 550 USD | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2381
Aurelian, 270 – 275.
Aureus, Mediolanum mid 271, AV 20 mm, 4.91 g. IMP C D AVRE – LIANVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. ATVENTV – S AVG Emperor on horseback l., holding sceptre and raising r. hand; in exergue, S. C –. RIC –. Göbl –, cf. 27b. (aureus) and cf. 28A (antoninianus with ATVENTVS). Calicó –.
An apparently unrecorded variety of an exceedingly rare type. Several minor marks
and an edge nick at eleven o'clock on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine
Aureli... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Naville Numismatics Ltd. - Auction 86, Lot 183
Arabia, Kingdom of Ma'in (Minaia?) Uncertain mint Tetradrachm imitating Athens Circa 200-100 BC(?), AR 27.00 mm., 16.10 g.
Helmeted head of Athena r. Rev. Owl standing facing, [olive sprig and crescent] behind; South Arabian letters z and ['ayin] to r. Huth, 'Monetary Circulation in South West Arabia' in CKK, Al-Jawf Hoard 21; cf. Roma e72, 626 (hammer: GBP 2,200). cf. Roma e73, 527.
Very rare. Old cabinet tone and Very fine
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts e-sale 109, 2022, 480.
Martin Huth has argu... | 17 Dec 2023 | 900 GBP | |
Spink - Auction 24121, Lot 89
Kings of Elymais, Arsacid Dynasty (c.57 BC-228 AD), a collection of 44 AE Drachms from late Kamnaskirid period, including issues of Orodes I, Phraates, Orodes II, Kamnaskires-Orodes III, Osroes, Orodes IV and Ulfan, Orodes V and 'Prince a' and 'Prince b', many different reverse types, with identifying tickets (numbered according to "Catalogue of Elymais Coinage", Anne van't Haaff (2.6.?, 10.4 (2), 12.2 (2), 12.3 (3), 13.2, 13.3 (2), 14.1, 14.2 (2), 14.4 (3), 14.6, 14.7 (3), 16.1 (3), 16.2 (2),... | 9 Apr 2024 | 650 GBP | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2283
Pharaonic Egypt, Nectanebo II, 359 – 340.
Tritartemorion circa 359-340, AR 10 mm, 0.65 g. Helmeted head of Athena r. Rev. Two hieroglyphs: collar with six beads (nub = gold), heart and windpipe (nefer = good).
Apparently unique and unpublished. An issue of tremendous importance and fascination
struck on a full flan and with a pleasant dark tone. Extremely fine
Besides the rare gold stater, two other series in silver and bronze are sometimes attributed to Nectanebo. A silver fraction, re... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 40
THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Derrones. Circa 480/75-465/2 BC. Tetrastater or Dodekadrachm (Silver, 38 mm, 39.39 g, 12 h). ΔΕRΟИ Male driver, wearing petasos, holding whip in his right hand and reins in his left, driving ox cart to left; above, crested Corinthian helmet to left. Rev. Triskeles running left; below, palmette; all within shallow incuse square. Jameson 1946 (this coin). O. Masson: Quelques légendes monétaires Grecques, in: SNR 74 (1995), p. 6, fig. 1 (this coin). Peykov A1470. Svorono... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31027
Ancients
CARIAN ISLANDS. Rhodes. Ca. 125-88 BC. AV hemistater (14mm, 3.21 gm, 11h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5, marks. Attic standard. Timocrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right, hair parted in center and swept to either side / TIMOKPATHΣ, rose with single bud on tendril to left; P-O across fields, hand in right field. HGC 6, 1414 var. (unlisted magistrate). Extremely rare issue with the hallmarks of Rhodian coinage for the era minted in high quality metal.
The distinctive coi... | 8 Jan 2024 | 14,000 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 2
Central Europe. Germania, Vindelici 150-50 BC. 'Leerer Blattkranz' type. ('Empty Leaf Wreath')
Stater AV
18 mm, 7,10 g
Wreath formed of two branches with eight leaves going in opposite directions and with a disc at each end / Six pellets within torque with pellet at each end; all within cup-shaped incuse.
Beautiful Reddish tone, well centred, Near Extremely Fine.
Flesche 312; Kellner, Manching, type IV Aa; LT 9423; SLM 1081; Cf. Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 228, lot 2; Cf... | 28 Jan 2024 | 4,200 EUR | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 153
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
The Bellum Sociale. Denarius, Corfinium circa 90, AR 18 mm, 3.88 g. Helmeted head of Italy r.; below chin, X. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping r.; in exergue, viteliú retrograde in Oscan characters. Sydenham 625. Campana 1e (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 422.
Extremely rare and among the finest specimens known. Wonderful
old cabinet tone and good extremely fine
Ex M&M Cahn 17 July 1933, Haeberlin, 1459; Münzhandlung Basel Fixed Price List ... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 9
GAUL, Northeast. Parisii. 2nd century BC. AV Stater (22mm, 7.41 g, 4h). Class IV ("au nez retroussé"). Celticized head of Apollo right; ornament before / Celticized horse galloping left; the charioteer devolved into a fan shape with checkerboard design, rosette below. CdB fig. 14, 3 (same dies); D&T 81; Depeyrot, NC V, 187; de la Tour 7792; Triton XVI, lot 625 (same dies in later state). Small scuff on obverse, edge splits. EF. Well struck. Very rare. Same dies as Triton XVI example cited abov... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 552, Lot 1
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR "Tetradrachm" (24mm, 8.54 g, 8h). Sattelkopfpferd type. Mint in the central Carpathian region. Stylized laureate head of Zeus right / Devolved horse left, two pellets above (remnants of rider); all within incuse circle. OTA 303/5; KMW 1224-5. Deep iridescent toned. Fine.
From the David Welsh Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 253 (6 April 2011), lot 207.
Estimate: 100 USD... | 13 Dec 2023 | 120 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 552, Lot 591
Maximinus II. AD 310-313. "BI Pseudo-Argenteus" – Follis (18mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 1st officina. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed half-length bust left, raising hand and holding globe / Sol driving facing quadriga, head left, raising hand and holding globe and whip; PTR. RIC VI 826; RSC 174. Toned partial silvering amd brown patina, minor flan crack, light cleaning scratches. VF.
From the Quietus Collection. Ex Nomisma S.p.a E-Auction 8 (27 January 2019), lot 176.
The curious... | 13 Dec 2023 | 550 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 57
SICILY, Syracuse. The Gamoroi. Circa 500-490/86 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.20 g, 5h). Charioteer, holding reins in both hands, driving slow quadriga right; SVRA(koppa)/SION in two lines above / Head of Arethousa left in incuse circle in center of quadripartite incuse square. Boehringer Series I, 10 (V8/R6); HGC 2, 1301 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG ANS 2 (same obv. die); SNG München 918 (same obv. die); Basel 421; Dewing 686; Gillet 524 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 72 (same rev. die)... | 9 Jan 2024 | 11,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30056
Ancients
PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (323-282 BC). AV tetarte (1/10 trichryson) or triobol (hemidrachm) (12mm, 1.79 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, edge scuff. Alexandria, ca. 294-285 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck / ΠTOΛEMAIOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings spread; MY monogram in left field. CPE 155. Svoronos 200. Solidly struck from fresh, sculptural dies. Only one of three tetartes to receive the star designation for superior eye a... | 8 Jan 2024 | 13,000 USD | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2396
Maxentius augustus, 307 – 312.
Aureus, Ostia circa 310-312, AV 19 mm, 5.24 g. MAXENTI – VS P F AVG Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing. Rev. VICTORIA AET – ERNA AVG N Victory advancing r. presenting globe to Maxentius, in military attire, seated l. on cuirass, extending his r. hand to receive globe and leaning l. on shield set on the ground. At emperor's feet, helmet and in exergue, P OST. C –. A. Baldwin Brett, NC 1933, 139 (2) and pl. XXVI, 7 (this coin). Beaurains 192 (... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 40
Seleukid Kingdom. Myrina. Antiochos II Theos 261-246 BC.
Tetradrachm AR
29 mm, 16,84 g
Diademed head of Antiochos I to right / Herakles seated to left on rock, lion skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to left, monogram below royal title to lower right, amphora (civic symbol) to outer left.
extremely fine
SC 505.1a; WSM 1525; HGC 9, 241b.
Antiochus II Theos, reigning from 261 to 246 BC in the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, ascended to power unexpe... | 17 Dec 2023 | 850 EUR | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - E-Sale 114, Lot 115
Kings of Paeonia, Patraos AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain Paeonian mint (Astibus or Damastion?), circa 335-315 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Warrior on horse rearing to right, spearing enemy who defends with shield and spear; ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ (retrograde) above, bukranion to lower left. Paeonian Hoard 227 (same dies); cf. SNG ANS 1030-1; Roma 86, 146 (same dies). 12.64g, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
The exact original boundaries of Paeonia, like the early history of its inhabitants, are obscure, but... | 23 Nov 2023 | 360 GBP | |
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 793
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander I, 498-454 BC. Oktadrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 28.68 g, 10 h), circa 479-475. Horseman, wearing chlamys and petasos, holding two javelins and walking slowly to right behind bridled horse standing right; to upper left, crescent; on the flank of the horse, kerykeion brand. Rev. AΛE-ΝA-NΔ-PO around quadripartite square in relief; all within rectangular incuse. Asyut 152. Raymond group II, 54. SNG ANS 23. Very rare. An impressive piece of vigorous late Archaic style. Numerou... | 9 Dec 2023 | 6,500 CHF | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30054
Ancients
COLCHIS. 1st century BC-1st century AD. AV reduced stater (15mm, 3.52 gm, 6h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Stylized head of Athena right with huge eye and crest; four pellets around / Stylized Nike standing facing with bucranium style head, wings spread; three pellets at each side. De La Tour 9377. N. Frolova, Caucasian Imitations of Alexander and Lysimachus' Golden Stater, Studies Touratsoglou, pp. 127-133, pl. II, 10 var. Superbly struck with bo... | 8 Jan 2024 | 7,500 USD | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 307
Baktria, Sophytes AR Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region, circa 246/5-235 BC. Attic standard. Head of Seleukos(?) to right, wearing laurel wreathed Attic helmet decorated with spiral pattern on crest and eagle wings on cheek-guard; no letters on bust truncation / Cockerel standing to right; kerykeion behind, ΣΩΦYΤΟΥ to right. Jansari 70 var. (O1/R-), cf. 72 (O-/R1): an apparent hybrid of dies with a Sophytes(?) obv. and a reverse previously known with Athena obv.; cf. Bopearachchi, ... | 21 Mar 2024 | 13,000 GBP | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 203 | Silver, Lot 625
Anastasius II Artemius circa AD 713-715. Byzantine
Hexagram AR
mm, g
D N ARTEMIYS ANASTAS]IYS MYL A, bust facing, wearing crown with cross on circlet and chlamys, holding akakia and globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVGY E/ CONOB, cross potent on four steps.
Good Very Fine
Sear 1468a
Extremely Rare.
Anastasius II Artemius, who reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 713 to 715 AD, is a relatively obscure figure in Byzantine history, overshadowed by the turmoil and transitions that marked the perio... | 24 Mar 2024 | 3,600 EUR | |
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10009
Greece, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm
Test cut to reverse.
Greece
Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm 454-404 BC
Obverse: head of Athena in the helmet facing right
Reverse: owl standing to the right, with its head turned straight, in an upright position, with an olive branch and a crescent moon on the back, on the right side ΑΘΕ
Diameter 25 mm, weight 17.19 g
The Athenian owls were the first widely used international coins. In places where they were used commercially, some peoples began to mint... | 9 Mar 2024 | 677 EUR | |
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10010
Greece, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm
Specimen with a countermark on the reverse.
Greece
Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm 454-404 BC
Obverse: head of Athena in the helmet facing right
Reverse: owl standing to the right, with its head turned straight, in an upright position, with an olive branch and a crescent moon on the back, on the right side ΑΘΕ
Diameter 24 mm, weight 14.61 g
The Athenian owls were the first widely used international coins. In places where they were used commerciall... | 9 Mar 2024 | 451 EUR | |
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10011
Greece, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 146
Greece
Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm 454-404 BC
Obverse: head of Athena in the helmet facing right
Reverse: owl standing to the right, with its head turned straight, in an upright position, with an olive branch and a crescent moon on the back, on the right side ΑΘΕ
Diameter 26 mm, weight 17.19 g
The Athenian owls were the first widely used international coins. In places where th... | 9 Mar 2024 | 428 EUR | |
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10012
Greece, Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm
Greece
Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm 454-404 BC
Obverse: head of Athena in the helmet facing right
Reverse: owl standing to the right, with its head turned straight, in an upright position, with an olive branch and a crescent moon on the back, on the right side ΑΘΕ
Diameter 26 mm, weight 17.18 g
The Athenian owls were the first widely used international coins. In places where they were used commercially, some peoples began to mint their own ver... | 9 Mar 2024 | 380 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 947
Justin II & Tiberius II Constantine. 578. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 26 September-5 October. D N IVSTINI ЄT CONSTAN P P AVG, crowned and draped facing busts of Justin and Tiberius; cross above / VICTORIA AVGGG, Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; Z//CONOB. DOC (1); MIB 1 and pl. 10, 1 (this coin cited and illustrated [from a plaster cast copy in the British Museum]); MIBE 1 and pl. 10, 1 (this c... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 550, Lot 191
ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 526-522 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.60 g, 8h). Forepart of winged boar left / Lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square. Barron Class A ii, 59a (DA27/DP45 – this coin); HGC 6, 1177. Toned, light deposits. VF.
From the St. George Collection. Ex Alexandre Carathéodory Pasha (1833-1906) Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 351, 20 May 2015), lot 307.
Alexandre Carathéodory Pasha (or Karatheodory; in Greek: Αλέξανδρος Καραθεοδωρή;... | 15 Nov 2023 | 1,000 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 909
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 327. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, laureate head right / SPES PVBLIC, labarum, with Christogram at top and three medallions on drapery, spearing serpent; A|–//CONS. RIC VII 19. Dark brown-green patina, scratches, smoothing. Good VF. Rare and popular type.
From the J. K. Biblical Collection. Ex Nomos 19 (17 November 2019), lot 358 (hammer CHF 5500).
There has been much speculation regarding thi... | 9 Jan 2024 | 8,000 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 381
Theodosius II AD 402-450. Constantinople
Solidus AV
22 mm, 4,42 g
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, helmeted, three-quarter facing bust, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman / CONCORDIA AVGG E, Constantinopolis seated facing, holding sceptre and Victory on globe, resting her foot on a prow; star in left field, CONOB in exergue.
Very Fine, Graffiti on the obreverse
RIC 202; Depeyrot 73/2.
Theodosius II, known as Flavius Theodosius, was a prominent Roman Emperor who reigned... | 10 Dec 2023 | 480 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 70
Theodosius II AD 402-450. Constantinople
Solidus AV
21 mm, 4,44 g
D N THEODOSIVS•P•F•AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / IMP•XXXXII•COS•XVII•P•P•, Constantinopolis seated to left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, foot on prow, shield by throne; star in left field, COMOB in exergue.
very fine
RIC X 300; Depeyrot 84/1.
Theodosius II, known as Flavius Theodosius, was a prominent Roman Emperor... | 17 Dec 2023 | 550 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33269
Ancients
Constantius II, as Augustus (AD 337-361). AV solidus (21mm, 4.41 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, slight bend, graffito. Constantinople, AD 351-355. FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVGV, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield in left decorated with horseman motif / GLORIA-REI-PVBLICAE, Roma seated facing (on left), spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis seated left (on right), scepter in left hand, rig... | 16 Jan 2024 | 2,000 USD | |
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles - Auction 137, Lot 1055
Licinius II. Gold Aureus (5.31 g), Caesar, AD 317-324. Nicomedia, AD 320. D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Licinius II facing. Reverse: IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAES, Jupiter seated facing on platform inscribed SIC V / SIC X, holding Victory on globe and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head turned right and holding wreath in beak; SMNΓ. RIC 42; Depeyrot 31/2; Calicó 5152a. Perfectly centered with a crisp strike. Fully lustrous. A spectacular rari... | 29 Jan 2024 | 41,000 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 24
The Thracian Chersonese. Chersonesos circa 386-338 BC.
Hemidrachm AR
13 mm, 2,23 g
Forepart of lion right, head left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; AY monogram and pellet in one sunken quarter, bee in the other.
Very Fine
McClean 4090 corr. (animal on rev.); HGC 3, 1437.
The Thracian Chersonese, a historic peninsula located in the northwest part of present-day Turkey, holds a rich tapestry of ancient tales and significant events. Known for its... | 28 Jan 2024 | 260 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 265
Theodosius II AD 402-450. Constantinople
Solidus AV
21 mm, 4,40 g
D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diadmed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VOT XXX MVLT XXXX I, Constantinopolis enthroned left, with left foot on prow, holding globus cruciger in right hand, scepter in left, star to right, CONOB in exergue.
Very Fine
RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1.
Theodosius II, known as Flavius Theodos... | 28 Jan 2024 | 550 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 27
The Thracian Chersonese. Chersonesos circa 386-338 BC.
Hemidrachm AR
13 mm, 2,35 g
Forepart of a lion right, head reverted / Quadripartite incuse square with alterning raised and sunken quarters; K and pellet in one quarter, pellet and pentagram across in other.
Very Fine
BMC 38 var. (pentagram without pellet); SNG Ashmolean 3595 var. (K retrograde); HGC 3, 1437.
The Thracian Chersonese, a historic peninsula located in the northwest part of present-day Turkey, holds a rich tapestry of an... | 25 Feb 2024 | 60 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 31
Kings of Thrace. Odrysian. Kersebleptes 359-340 BC.
Bronze Æ
11 mm, 1,89 g
Female head right / K-E-P, two-handled cup, below, grain ear.
Very Fine
SNG Copenhagen 1070-1.
The Odrysian state was an ancient Thracian kingdom that flourished in what is now Bulgaria and parts of modern-day Greece during the 5th to 3rd centuries BCE. It was one of the most powerful and significant Thracian tribes, known for their skilled horsemen and formidable warriors. The kingdom reached its peak under King ... | 25 Feb 2024 | Unsold | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 293
Theodosius II AD 402-450. Constantinople
Solidus AV
21 mm, 4,36 g
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VOT XXX MVLT XXXX Z, Constantinopolis seated to left, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, foot on prow, shield by throne; star in right field, CONOB in exergue.
Very Fine
RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1.
Theodosius II, known as Flavius Theodosius, was a prominent Roman Emperor who... | 25 Feb 2024 | 400 EUR | |
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 246
Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 500-450 BC. Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, kneeling to right, bow hanging from arm, testing arrow; tunny fish downwards behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 117; Greenwell 93; Boston MFA 1490 = Warren 1511; SNG BnF 263-4; BMC 79-80. 15.95g, 20mm.
Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXVII, 22 March 2023, lot 277 (hammer: GBP 16,000).
This coin, from a short series of warrior/hero types, was thought by W. Greenwell ... | 21 Mar 2024 | 15,000 GBP | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2168
Aenus.
Tetradrachm circa 359/8-357/6, AR 26 mm, 15.22 g. Head of Hermes facing slightly l., wearing petasos. Rev. AINION Goat standing r.; in r. field, eagle standing r. von Fritze, Ainos, pl. ii, 2 (this obverse die). AMNG II, 318. Regling, Kunstwerk 707 (this obverse die). May, Ainos –, cf. 434-435 (this obverse die but unlisted reverse die).
Rare. An impressive portrait perfectly struck and centred on a very large flan.
Light iridescent tone, unobtrusive edge nick at three o'clock... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2378
Pacatian, usurper 248 – 249.
Antoninianus, Viminacium 248-249, AR 23 mm, 4.94 g. IMP TI CL MAR PACATIANVS P F AV Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. PAX AETERNA Pax, draped and diademed, standing facing, head turned l., holding transverse sceptre in l. hand and olive branch in upraised r. C 6. RIC 5.
Rare and in unusually fine condition for the issue. Light iridescent tone and good very fine
The year 248 marked what Romans believed was the thousandth anniversary of their capit... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 154
JUDAEA, Bar Kokhba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Sela or Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 14.56 g, 1 h), Year 1 = 132/3. 'Jerusalem' (in Hebrew) Tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem with fluted columns; within, the Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs. Rev. 'Year 1 of the redemption of Jerusalem' (in Hebrew) Lulav with three projecting tips; to left, etrog. Bromberg 79. (same obverse die). Hendin 6402. Meshorer 218 (same obverse die). Mildenberg 4 (O1/R4). Shoshana I... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 270
Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Military Diploma (Bronze. Tabula 1: 189x162 mm, 274.44 g, 3 h. Tabula 2: 188x162 mm, 314.34 g, 6 h), for Q. Munatius Mestris, son of Mucatralus, soldier in the Praetorian fleet of Misenum. Caecius Severus, fleet prefect, issued during the reign of Antoninus Pius, on 30 September 141, in the consulship of M. Vettius Valens and Ti. Claudius Saturninus. Unpublished and highly interesting. An exceptionally complete and attractive military diploma for a Thracian fleet sold... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 54
SICILY, Naxos. Circa 461-430 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.25 g, 5h). Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Silenos, nude and ithyphallic, squatting half-left, holding kylix in right hand and supporting himself with his left, tail behind; N-A-XI-ON around; all within shallow concave circular incuse. Cahn 55 (V41/R46); Campana 8 var. A/a; HGC 2, 990; SNG Lloyd 1151 = Weber 1467 (same dies); SNG Lockett 841 = Pozzi 508 (same dies); Basel 385 (same dies); Gillet 484 = Sartiges 110 (same... | 9 Jan 2024 | 62,500 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 620
The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.95 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Diademed head of Libertas right; C • CASSI • IMP upward to left, LEIBERTAS upward to right / Capis and lituus; LENTVLVS/SPINT in two lines below. Crawford 500/2; CRI 220; Sydenham 1306; Bahrfeldt 58; Calicó 65b; Biaggi 45; BMCRR East 76; Kestner 3766; RBW –. Small scratches on reverse, areas of slight weakness. VF. Struck on a broad flan... | 9 Jan 2024 | 16,500 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33205
Ancients
BITHYNIA. Claudiopolis. Antinoüs, favorite of Hadrian (died AD 130). AE medallion (38mm, 37.87 gm, 12h). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 1/5. Η ΠΑΤΡΙϹ-ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟΝ-ΘΕΟΝ, bare headed and draped bust of Antinous right, seen from back / ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ-ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ, Antinous as Hermes Nomios standing left, wearing short chiton, chlamys, and winged boots, right hand resting on ox standing left, pedum cradled in left; star above. RPC III 1110. Extremely rare, with only one other example on RPC. Clear details des... | 16 Jan 2024 | 1,100 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30008
Ancients
CENTRAL EUROPE. The Boii. Ca. 1st century BC. AV stater (15mm, 6.68 gm, 6h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 3/5, light marks. Minted in the area of western and southwestern Slovakia or northern Burgenland. Irregular convex bulge decorated with a four-fingered hand and a globule / Concave, sea-shell shaped pattern; large crescent below, grain to right. De la Tour 9447-9449. Dembski 530. Flesche 477. Paulsen pl. 18, 378 (same dies). A wonderful example of this intriguing and artistic type. The finest ce... | 8 Jan 2024 | 6,000 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 5
Central Europe. Vindelici circa 100-1 BC. "Regenbogenschüsselchen" type
Stater AV
21 mm, 5,92 g
Triskeles, with a pellet within an annulet at the center and a pellet at the end of each leg, to right within a wreath-like torc with an annulet at each end / Pyramid of eight annulets: five, on the bottom, each enclosing a pellet, and three, forming the top two rows, each enclosing a smaller annulet; all within a wavy torc.
Near Mint State
Allen & Nash 160. Castelin 1097. De la Tour 9441. Demb... | 25 Feb 2024 | 1,900 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 203 | Silver, Lot 77
Thessaly. Larissa circa 356-320 BC.
Drachm AR
20 mm, 5,76 g
Facing head of nymph Larissa turned slightly toward the left; hair bound with ampyx / ΛAΡIΣ-AIΩN, Horse grazing right.
Very Fine
HGC 4, 453; BCD Thessaly I 1155-6; BCD Thessaly II 315-320.
Horses were a prominent motif on the coinage of Thessaly, an ancient region in central Greece known for its rich agricultural land and skilled cavalry. The depiction of horses on Thessalian coins reflects the region's strong equestrian traditi... | 24 Mar 2024 | 80 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 334
Canons Regular of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, circa 13th-14th centuries. Seal (Lead, 44 mm, 43.25 g, 12 h). +SIGILLVM CANONICORVM / IC - XC / NI-KA Patriarchal cross. Rev. +SANCTISSIMI SEPVLCHRI Interior view of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre showing the aedicula with view of Christ's tomb. Cf. G. L. Schlumberger: Sceau inédit de Boniface de Montferrat, in: Revue Numismatique 1886, pl. XIV, 3, Schlumberger, Sigillographie d'Orient Latin, 163-165 and pl. V, 6 and 9, and Seyrig 390 (all ... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 2210
ARCADIA. Orchomenus. Julia Domna, Augusta, 193-217. Assarion (Bronze, 22 mm, 5.32 g, 7 h), c. 198-205. IOVΛΙΑ ΔΟMNA [...] Draped bust of Julia Domna to right. Rev. OPX[O]MENIΩN Artemis in short rhiton running right, drawing an arrow from her quiver on her back with her right hand and holding bow in shooting position on her left; at her feet, hunting dog running right; to left, tree which extends to cover her entirely with its frond. BMC -. BCD Peloponnesos -. Apparently unpublished and uniqu... | 9 Dec 2023 | 460 CHF | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 299
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 9.77 g, 12h). Struck circa 380-375 BC. Head of Perikles facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting attitude right, holding sword aloft in right hand, shield on left arm; triskeles to lower right, PERI-KLE (in Lycian) around; all within shallow incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 25 (dies 15/20); Podalia 419–25 (A2/P6); Müseler VII 36 (same obv. d... | 9 Jan 2024 | 6,000 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 338
Philip II AD 247-249. Antioch
Antoninianus AR
21 mm, 3,41 g
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Philip, veiled, standing left by altar, holding patera and sceptre.
Very Fine
RIC 234 var (bust type); RSC 35 var (same).
Philip II, also known as Philip the Younger, was the son and heir of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab and Marcia Otacilia Severa. When his father ascended to the throne in AD 244, Philip II was merely seven years old and... | 10 Dec 2023 | 120 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 2
Central Europe. Vindelici 200-100 BC. Regenbogenschüsselchen Type II C
Denarius AR
18 mm, 7,51 g
Bird's head to left; beak between two pellets within wreath open to right / Six pellets within torque.
very fine
LT 9427; Kellner 2327 Type II D; Castelin 1068-70; Dembski 446-8; Flesche Coll. 303-4.
In colloquial language, "Regenbogenschüsselchen" refers to a unique type of Celtic gold and silver coin that was in circulation in a region stretching from what is now Hungary through Austria to... | 17 Dec 2023 | 4,200 EUR | |
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles - Auction 137, Lot 1033
Middle Danube, Uncertain tribe. Imitating Philip II of Macedonia. Silver Tetradrachm (12.04 g), 2nd century BC. "Reiterstumpf or Kroisbach" type. Celticized diademed and beardless head right, with "boxer's" nose. Reverse: Cantering horse left, torso and head of male rider at back, his hair bound with a diadem and tied into a topknot; below, a hobble forms a ground line. W. Kubischek, "Ein Fund keltischer Munzen aus Kroisbach," NZ 43 (1910), pl. 5, 2 (same dies); Lanz 743; KMW 1391; CCCBM I 154... | 29 Jan 2024 | 7,250 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 113
Thrace. Deultum. Philip II as Caesar AD 244-247.
Bronze Æ
16 mm, 3,21 g
M IVL PHILI]PPVS CAESAR, laureate head right / C - F / P - D, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent-entwined staff.
Very Fine
RPC VIII, - (unassigned; ID 48602); Jurukova, Deultum 503; Draganov, Deultum 1893–901.
Philip II, also known as Philip the Younger, was the son and heir of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab and Marcia Otacilia Severa. When his father ascended to the throne in AD 244, Philip II ... | 28 Jan 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 242
Philip II AD 247-249. Antioch
Antoninianus AR
23 mm, 3,47 g
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia.
Very Fine
RIC 240a.
Philip II, also known as Philip the Younger, was the son and heir of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab and Marcia Otacilia Severa. When his father ascended to the throne in AD 244, Philip II was merely seven years old and was appointed as caesar, a title signifying his role a... | 28 Jan 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 2765
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Mongol). Eretnids, AH 736-782 = AD 1336-1381. Weight (Bronze, 72x100 mm, 802.00 g), a trapezoid uniface commercial weight. lil-Aratnā[...] ('For the Eretnid [territory?]') Eretnid double-headed eagle above an intricate design of volutes ending in fabulous creatures. Rev. Blank. Unique. An exceptionally large and impressive Islamic weight. Minor deposits, otherwise, good very fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.
The Eretnids were an Islam... | 24 Feb 2024 | 1,600 CHF | |
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 1
Central Europe. Vindelici 200-100 BC. Regenbogenschüsselchen Type II C
Stater AV
17 mm, 7,52 g
Bird's head to left; beak between two pellets within wreath open to right / Six pellets within torque.
Note: This variant appears to have what seems to be a column or numeral "I" on the pellet at reverse 8h. It could also just be an abnormally in the minting process, resulting in an die break. (?)
Very Fine
LT 9427; Kellner 2327 Type II D; Castelin 1068-70; Dembski 446-8; Flesche Coll. 303-4.
... | 25 Feb 2024 | Unsold | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 261
Philip II AD 247-249. Antioch
Antoninianus AR
23 mm, 4,47 g
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia.
Extremely Fine
RIC 240a.
Philip II, also known as Philip the Younger, was the son and heir of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab and Marcia Otacilia Severa. When his father ascended to the throne in AD 244, Philip II was merely seven years old and was appointed as caesar, a title signifying his r... | 25 Feb 2024 | 65 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31012
Ancients
MACEDON. Chalcidian League. Ca. 432-348 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 14.32 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, scratches. Olynthus, ca. 390 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; sprig in left field / Χ-Α-Λ-ΚΙΔ-ΕΩΝ, cithara (lyre) with seven strings. Robinson & Clement Group I, 42 var. (A32/P- [unlisted rev. die]). SNG ANS -. HGC 3, 498. Extremely rare issue with floral symbol - R&C record only two examples (Athens, Brussels), both of which are from the same obverse die and have the same die breaks.... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2110
Syracuse.
Decadrachm signed by Kimon circa 405-400, AR 36 mm, 43.34 g. Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying r. to crown him. In exergue, display of military harness set on two steps and below, ΑΘΛΑ. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩN Head of nymph Arethusa l., wearing earring with pendant and beaded necklace; wavy hair bound in front with ampyx and caught up behind by net. Around three dolphins, while a fourth makes dorsal contact with neck truncatio... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1064
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Hadrian augustus, 117 – 138.
Description
Sestertius, Roma 130-133, Æ 32 mm, 26.50 g. HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P Bare head r. Rev. [EX]ERC BRITANNI/[CV]S Hadrian standing r. on low platform, holding scroll and raising hand; before him, three soldiers with standards. In field, S – C.
Reference
C 555 var. (bare head and cuirassed)
BMC 1673
RIC 1918
L. D'Orazi, La collezione Numismatica di Prospero Sarti... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Heritage World Coin Auctions - Showcase Auction 61373, Lot 22127
Ancients
Vespasian (AD 69-79). AE dupondius (27mm, 11.92 gm, 6h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5. Rome mint for Syria, ca. AD 74. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / PON•MAX•TR•POT•P•P•COS V•CENS•, winged caduceus between crossed cornucopiae. RIC II.1, 758. Leather and chestnut toning with bursts of champagne.
From the James Lomiento, Jr. Collection; Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Sale, Auction 386 (9 November 2016), lot 533; Ex the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
Vespasian... | 5 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 62
KINGS OF MACEDON. Time of Antigonos II Gonatas, Demetrios II Aitolikos, and Antigonos III Doson, 246/5-229 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 17.03 g, 11 h), Amphipolis (?). Head of Poseidon to right, wearing wreath of seaweed. Rev. Apollo seated to left on prow, holding bow in his right hand and resting his left on the galley; on the planks, BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIΓONOΥ in two lines; in exergue, monogram. BMFA 715 (same obverse die). HGC 3.1, 1051. Panagopoulou, TEA, Group 42, 194.d (this coin, O31/R185... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Leu Numismatik AG - Auction 15, Lot 307
Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Bronze, 19 mm, 2.73 g, 12 h), Constantinopolis, 327-328. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Diademed head of Constantine I to right. Rev. SPES - PVBLIC / CONS Labarum, with three medallions on drapery and surmounted by Christogram, piercing serpent; in field to left, A. RIC 26. Extremely rare and of great historical importance, and much rarer still than the laureate type (RIC 19). Somewhat rough, otherwise, about extremely fine.
From the collection of Dr. L. Ramskold,... | 1 Jun 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 550, Lot 54
KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. As Satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 2.45 g, 7h). In the types of Philip II of Macedon. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 320-315 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Nude youth on horseback right; ΛY above; below, traces of ΛY (erased in die) above forepart of lion right. Thompson 3; Price 434; Müller pl. I, 1; HGC 3, 1745 corr. (some with grain ear or sword in exergue). Toned, traces of find patina and light earthen deposits, m... | 15 Nov 2023 | 325 USD | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 315
Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Bronze, 18 mm, 3.27 g, 11 h), Constantinopolis, 327. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Laureate head of Constantine I to right. Rev. SPES - PVBLIC / CONS Labarum, with three medallions on drapery and surmounted by Christogram, piercing serpent; in field to left, A. Ramskold, Constantine's SPES PVBLIC coins (2020a), p. 225, fig. 6, no. 35 (this coin). RIC 19. An unusually attractive example of this difficult issue, very well struck and with an exceptionally detailed reve... | 9 Dec 2023 | 2,600 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 4351
Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Silvered bronze, 20 mm, 3.48 g, 11 h), Constantinopolis, 327. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Laureate head of Constantine I to right. Rev. SPES - PVBLIC / CONS Labarum, with three medallions on drapery and surmounted by Christogram, piercing serpent; in field to left, A. Ramskold, Constantine's SPES PVBLIC coins (2020a), -. RIC 19. Very rare. Some traces of corrosion and cleaning and the hair slightly strengthened, otherwise, very fine.
From a European collection,... | 9 Dec 2023 | 1,100 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 5576
Israel, second half of the 570s. Argyros (Gilt Billon, 15 mm, 0.83 g, 12 h), anonymous type. ነገሠ✠አከሰመ ('ngs 'aksm = 'King of Axum' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Israel facing, wearing tiara inlaid in gold, circular earrings and pearl necklace. Rev. ✠ነገሠዘየዐበየለመደኀነ ('ngszyʽbylmdhn' = 'The king who exalts the Savior' in Ge'ez) Cross in outline with central square inlaid in gold within distyle arch. Hahn, Aksumite, 68. Hahn & Keck , MAKS, 78. Munro-Hay, AC, type 125. Very rare. Somewhat rough, otherwis... | 9 Dec 2023 | 460 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 5577
Israel, second half of the 570s. Argyros (Gilt Billon, 14 mm, 0.66 g, 12 h), anonymous type. ነገሠ✠አከሰመ ('ngs 'aksm = 'King of Axum' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Israel facing, wearing tiara inlaid in gold, circular earrings and pearl necklace. Rev. ✠ነገሠዘየዐበየለመደኀነ ('ngszyʽbylmdhn' = 'The king who exalts the Savior' in Ge'ez) Cross in outline with central square inlaid in gold within distyle arch. Hahn, Aksumite, 68. Hahn & Keck , MAKS, 78. Munro-Hay, AC, type 125. Very rare. Fine.
From the Dr. Ste... | 9 Dec 2023 | 150 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 5578
Israel, second half of the 570s. Argyros (Gilt Billon, 18 mm, 1.14 g, 12 h), anonymous type. ነገሠአ✠ከሰመ ('ngs 'aksm = 'King of Axum' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Israel facing, wearing tiara inlaid in gold, circular earrings and pearl necklace. Rev. ✠ነገሠዘየዐበየለመደኀነ ('ngszyʽbylmdhn' = 'The king who exalts the Savior' in Ge'ez) Cross in outline with central square inlaid in gold within distyle arch. Hahn, Aksumite, 68. Hahn & Keck , MAKS, 78. Munro-Hay, AC, type 125. Very rare and with an unusually sha... | 9 Dec 2023 | 500 CHF | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 367
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC, or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 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 with tiny Δ in scales / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right; to right, monogram, Corinthan helmet right, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 70; Svoronos 164; Zer... | 9 Jan 2024 | 3,500 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 368
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC, or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.77 g, 11h). 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 Δ in scales / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and wearing shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, ΔI, and eagle stan... | 9 Jan 2024 | 2,250 USD | |
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles - Auction 137, Lot 1035
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold Stater (8.60 g), 359-336 BC. Abydos, ca. 323-319 BC. Laureate head of youthful Apollo right. Reverse: charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga right; below, Ξ and horse's leg. ADM II, Series V, 88; SNG ANS 298; Money of the World 8 (this coin). Boldly struck with golden lustrous surfaces. Wonderful late classical style, the reverse, especially, a work of art for this series. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. Fine style, brushed... | 29 Jan 2024 | 10,500 USD | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 187
Kimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AV Stater. Circa 325-310 BC. Bearded head of satyr to left, wearing ivy wreath / Π-Α-Ν around griffin standing to left, head facing, holding spear in its mouth, forepaw raised, on grain ear. SNG Stancomb 547 (this coin); MacDonald 63; SNG BM Black Sea 878 (same dies); Gulbenkian 590 (same obv. die); Hunt I, 95 (same obv. die); Kraay-Hirmer 440 (same obverse die); HGC 7, 24 (same dies). 8.58g, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; ex mount, lustrous metal.
This coin publ... | 21 Mar 2024 | 36,000 GBP | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 143, Lot 371
The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Cn. Pompeius Junior and M. Minatius Sabinus. Denarius, Spain 46-45, AR 18 mm, 3.74 g. IMP – CN MAGN Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r. Rev. PR·Q Pompeian soldier between the personification of two Spanish cities, the one on the l. raising her r. hand to greet him and the one on the right kneeling to present him with shield; in exergue, M·MINAT / SABI. Babelon Minatia 3 and Pompeia 12. C 9. Sydenham 1037. T. V. Buttrey, ANSMN 9, 1960, p. 77, ... | 7 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 58
The Thracian Chersonese. Lysimacheia circa 309-281 BC.
Bronze Æ
24 mm, 12,83 g
Diademed head of Lysimachos right / ΛYΣI-MAXEΩN, lion leaping right; monogram below.
Good Very Fine
SNG Copenhagen 899.
Lysimacheia, also known as Lysimachia, was an ancient city located in the region of Thrace, situated near the Hellespont (modern-day Dardanelles) in present-day Turkey. The city was founded by Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great, in the early 3rd century ... | 28 Apr 2024 | 170 EUR | |
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 550
EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian II. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 12.52 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus seated left, holding patera in right hand, long scepter in left; at feet left, eagle standing left, head right; L A (date) in upper left field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4669; K&G 69.8; RPC VII.2 3649.3 (this coin); Emmett 3360.1. Dark brown patina, light porosity, small scratch on reverse. VF. Extremely rare.
From the Dr. Thoma... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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