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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 435	Auction date: 2 January 2019
Lot number: 1
CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.77 g, 11h). Warrior, holding shield, on horse rearing left; EY to right, NIKΩTT[AΣ] below / Phalanthos, holding trident, riding dolphin right; ZOP to left; below, hippocamp right. Vlasto 700; HN Italy 968. VF, toned, irregular flan. Estimate: 200 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: LASTRA TOMBALE AFFRESCATA (MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE, PAESTUM)

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Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 216, lot 754, 8/10/2012

RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN
MÜNZEN DER RÖMISCHEN KAISERZEIT
Augustus, 30 v.-14 n. Chr
AR-Denar, 17 v. Chr., Rom, P. Licinius Stolo ; 3,97 g. Kopf r.//Apex zwischen zwei Ancilia. BMC 74; Coh. 438; RIC² 343.
Winz. Kratzer auf dem Avers, fast vorzüglich/vorzüglich Exemplar der Auktion Rauch 87, Wien 2010, Nr. 316. Die Ancilia waren die heiligen Schilde des Mars. Ein solcher Schild soll der Sage nach in die betend vorgestreckten Hände des Numa gefallen sein, und diesem soll eine Stimme verkündet haben, daß Heil und Macht des Staates von der Erhaltung des Schildes abhinge. Daraufhin ließ Numa durch Mamurius Veturius elf genaue Kopien des Schildes herstellen und betraute das Kollegium der Salier mit der Bewachung der Ancilia.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA FESTA DELL'ARMILUSTRIUM

L'ARMILUSTRIO (lat. armilustrium, da arma e lustro "purifico"), era una festa dell'antica Roma, che ricorreva il 19 ottobre. La cerimonia religiosa era strettamente connessa con quelle del marzo, spettanti al culto di Marte. Le armi sacre del dio (ancilia e hastae), che erano state tratte fuori dal sacrario di Marte il primo di marzo, all'inizio del tempo della guerra, vi si riponevano il 19 di ottobre, quando ormai era finita la stagione della guerra; né vi era più alcuna festa dedicata al culto di Marte fino al marzo dell'anno successivo. La cerimonia consisteva essenzialmente in un rito di purificazione delle armi (armilustrium), che si riponevano quindi nel sacrario; ad essa partecipavano i Salî, o sacerdoti danzanti di Marte. Così la descrive Festo (p. 19): Armilustrium festum erat apud Romanos, quo res divinas armati faciebant ac dum sacrificarent tubis canebant. ll rito si svolgeva sull'Aventino, presso il Circo Massimo, probabilmente in una delle stazioni (mansiones) della processione dei Salî.

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Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG > eLive Auction 49	Auction date: 15 May 2018
Lot number: 45 Price realized: 360 EUR   (Approx. 427 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN CALABRIA TARENT. AR-Didrachme, 280/272 v. Chr.; 6,5 g. Nackter Reiter r. mit Helm, Lanze und Schild, von fliegender Nike bekränzt//Taras auf Delphin l. mit Dreizack und Kantharos. Ravel, Vlasto 728 f; Rutter, Historia Numorum 1004. R Feine Tönung, kl. Kratzer, gutes sehr schön Erworben 1963. Estimate: 125 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: LASTRA TOMBALE AFFRESCATA (MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE, PAESTUM)

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Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 6	Auction date: 9 December 2018
Lot number: 938 Price realized: 140 CHF   (Approx. 141 USD / 124 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Trajan, 98-117. Dupondius (Orichalcum, 27 mm, 14.13 g, 7 h), Rome, circa 106-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Radiate bust of Trajan to right, with aegis on his left shoulder. Rev. S•P•Q•R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S C Victory advancing left, holding palm frond and erecting a trophy; weapons at base. BMC 897 var. (differing bust type). Cohen 448 var. (differing bust type). RIC 525 var. (differing bust type). Woytek 257c. Very rare with this bust type. Minor spot of corrosion on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. Starting Price: 100 CHF ILLUSTRAZIONE: AUGUSTO CON LA NIKE, ALTORILIEVO DA AFRODISIA

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXII	Auction date: 8 January 2019
Lot number: 1031
Lot description: 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.  From the Viggo Collection. Ex Aureo & Calicó 241 (8 February 2012), lot 33. Estimate: 2000 USD

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Pegasi Numismatics, Auction XXXIX, lot 80, 13/11/2018

MACEDONIA. Skione. ca. 424 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.31 gm). Diademed male head / Corinthian helmet in incuse square. SNG.ANS.712. VF. Rare.

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Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 106, lot 78, 13/09/2017

Greek 
THRACE, Orthagoreia. Circa 340s-330s BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.48 g, 12h). Head of Artemis facing slightly left; quiver to left / Macedonian helmet facing; star above. AMNG III/2, 3; HGC 3.1, 600; SNG ANS 563-5 (all as Macedonia). Near EF, deep iridescent tone. Exceptional for issue.
From the Belgica Collection. Ex Peus 392 (2 May 2007), lot 4286.
See Psoma, Maroneia, pp. 193–204, for the reassignment of Orthagoreia from Macedon to Thrace.

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Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann) > Auction 67    Auction date: 1 July 2018
Lot number: 253

Price realized: 2,400 EUR   (Approx. 2,802 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.    Show similar lots on CoinArchives

Exceptional for Type
CILICIA. Soloi. Stater (Circa 410-375 BC).
Obv: Amazon kneeling left, stringing bow.
Rev: ΣOΛΕΩN / NI. 
Grape bunch on vine; ankh to right; all within pelleted circular border.

SNG BN 137. Rare and attractive   Condition: Extremely fine, lustrous.  Weight: 10.58 g.  Diameter: 20 mm.  Estimate: 1000 EUR    
 

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Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann), Auction 68, lot 294, 5/08/2018

Roman Provincial Coins
PHRYGIA. Cibyra. Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Domitian (81-96). Ae. Klaudios Bias, archiereos. Obv: ΘЄON CYNKΛHTON. Draped bust of the Senate right. Rev: ЄΠI APXIЄPЄVC KΛAY BIANTOC / KI - BY. Amazon advancing right, holding pelta and bipennis. Cf. RPC II 1266. Extremely rare Condition: Good very fine. Weight: 3.0 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: SCENA DI AMAZZONOMACHIA, COMBATTIMENTO CONTRO LE AMAZZONI.

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXII	Auction date: 8 January 2019
Lot number: 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 / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY around, EYKPATIΔOY in exergue, the Dioskouroi, holding palm fronds and spears, on horses rearing right; monogram 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.  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.  Estimate: 5000 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA BATTAGLIA DEL FIUME ARIUS DEL 208 A.C.; IL RE SELEUCIDE ANTIOCO III ATTACATO DA DUE CAVALIERI BATTRIANI DOPO CHE IL SUO CAVALLO E' STATO UCCISO DA UNA FRECCIA

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Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 15, lot 82, 5/04/2108

Thessaly, Peirasia AR Obol. Circa 350-300 BC. Young male head right, hair in small curls and bound by tainia / Naked, helmeted warrior, seen from behind facing three-quarters left, in fighting stance, holding shield and spear. Pendleton O 1 (O1/R1 - these dies). 0.88g, 12mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare - one of only five known.

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Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > E-Auction 64	Auction date: 13 January 2019
Lot number: 3
Lot description: North-Eastern Italy, Ariminum, c. 268-225 BC. Æ Obol (20mm, 5.55g, 2h). Draped bust of Vulcan l., wearing wreathed pilos. R/ Warrior advancing l., holding spear and shield. Vecchi, ICC 235; HNItaly 8; SNG ANS 101-4. Rare, green patina, about VF Starting Price: 150 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: Galatian infantryman. From Asia Minor. Muscle cuirass, helmet and a gorgon's head on the large shield.

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXII	Auction date: 8 January 2019
Lot number: 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; LEIBERTAS upward to right, C • CASSI • IMP upward to left / Capis and lituus; LENTVLVS/SPINT in two lines below. Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6; BMCRR East 74-5; RBW 1764. Superb EF, deep cabinet tone.  From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Leu 86 (5 May 2003), lot 722. Estimate: 3000 USD

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Ilion (Troas), AE, Diadumenian, 217-218. Rev. Hector standing behind slain Patroclus and wards off a Greek. Another warrior tries to walk away with Patroclus. Voegtli, pl. 23j (this specimen). From auction MMAG 41 (1970), no. 376.

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > Monthly Auction 271848	Auction date: 2 December 2018
Lot number: 36393 Price realized: 220 USD   (Approx. 193 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Ancients Constantine IX Monomachus (AD 1042-1055). AR miliaresion (30mm, 2.83 gm, 6h). NGC (photo-certificate) Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, wrinkled. Constantinople. + DECΠOI-NA CωZOIC, the Virgin orans, nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and maphorium; MHP-ΘV (barred) across fields, double border / EVCEBH-MONOMAXON, Constantine IX, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and military dress, long cross in right hand, resting left on grounded sword sheath; double border. Sear 1834. From the Collection of a Philhellene. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 51 (15 September 1999), lot 1718. HID02901242017

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXII

Lot number: 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.  Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1433. Estimate: 2000 USD

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Nomos, Auction 12, lot 112, 22/05/2016

CILICIA, Uncertain (Tarsos?). Circa 400-380 BC. Obol (Silver, 9mm, 0.73 g 10). Janiform head: on the left, a bearded the male and, on the right, a diademed female (Zeus and Hera as at Tenedos?). Rev. Triform, bearded male head. Göktürk 37 and pl. XX, 7. SNG Levante 202. Very rare. A charming little coin, well struck and of particularly nice style. Extremely fine.

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21 ore fa, King John dice:

Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXII

Lot number: 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.  Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1433. Estimate: 2000 USD

Le monete con incuso in elettro mi piacciono per definizione, sono poi la storia monetale, questa e' poi fantastica con questa simbologia delle due facce che si sovrappongono in un gioco delle parti ...

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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 28 | Silver	Auction date: 16 December 2018
Lot number: 46 Price realized: 200 EUR   (Approx. 227 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Moesia. Istros circa 400-300 BC.   Drachm AR    17mm., 5,21g. Facing male heads, the left inverted / IΣTPIH; eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; pellet in the middle, ΑΠ monogram below.    good very fine AMNG I 417; SNG BM Black Sea 246-249. Starting Price: 75 EUR

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 429	Auction date: 26 September 2018
Lot number: 183 Price realized: 1,100 USD   (Approx. 933 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: CILICIA, Uncertain. AR Hemiobol (6.5mm, 0.36 g, 5h). Two female heads, left and right, their faces overlapping / Crowned head (of Artaxerxes III?) left. Winzer 3.5 = Brindley 470 = Künker 304, lot 602; Künker 182, lot 330; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned. Extremely rare, possibly the third known. Estimate: 500 USD

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Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > E-Auction 64	Auction date: 13 January 2019
Lot number: 101
Lot description: Southern Lucania, Thourioi as Copia, c. 193-150 BC. Æ As (24mm, 9.19g, 3h). Laureate head of Janus. R/ Cornucopia. HNItaly 1935; SNG ANS -. Rare. Some tooling, area of flatness, otherwise Good VF. Lot sold as is, no return Starting Price: 20 GBP

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Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG, Auction 64, lot 806, 17/05/2012

Greek Coins
Island off Thrace, Thasos
Diobol circa 404-340, AR 1.75 g. Janiform head of Silenus. Rev. Θ - A - Σ Two amphorae side by side, one inverted. Dewing 1328. Le Rider pl. 2, 25. Good very fine

 

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Nomos, Auction 11, lot 108, 9/10/2015

ISLANDS off TROAS, Tenedos. Circa 100-70 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 37mm, 16.81 g 12). Janiform head composed of a laureate and bearded head of Zeus to left and a diademed head of Hera to right. Rev. ΤΕΝΕ - ΔΙΩΝ Double axe; below axe-head and to left and right of the shaft, bunch of grapes; all within laurel wreath. Callataÿ, Tenedos 1 (D1/R1, this coin ). A remarkably elegant coin, of the very finest late Hellenistic style. Toned and perfectly centered. The first issue of, and the prototype for, the late series of tetradrachms of Tenedos; as such, unique . Extremely fine.
From the collection of N. B. Hunt, II, Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990, 475, ex Bank Leu 30, 28 April 1982, 171 and Kastner 10, 18 May 1976, 51.
The coinage of Tenedos seems to begin in the last quarter of the 6th century with didrachms that bear a bare male/female janiform head, lacking either wreath or diadem, and, on the reverse, a double axe or pelekys. The identity of the original, bare-headed faces on the obverse is rather controversial: they might be the city’s mythical founders, Tenes, son of Cycnus the king of Colone, and his young step-mother Philonome, who had an affair and were condemned to be enclosed in a chest and thrown into the sea. The island on which they landed was Leucophrys and Tenes became its ruler; the name was then changed in his honor. The ancients were puzzled by the coin types: one source suggests that they refer to an archaic law, which prescribed that adulterous couples be executed by double axe! Elsewhere it is proposed that the double axe itself refers to a similar shape found on the shell of a crab that lived in the waters off Tenedos! It is more likely that what we have is probably related to a local cult about which no record survives: however, by the end of the 5th century, and from then on, the male head wears a laurel wreath, thus, almost certainly indicating that the heads were then conceived as being those of Zeus and Hera. After a long break when the only silver coins struck were posthumous Lysimachus tetradrachms, Tenedos resumed minting silver during the 1st century BC with a series of tetradrachms and drachms, like the present example. These coins are uniformly very rare, but this piece is particularly important as well. All the others have a monogram and a symbol in the reverse field, in addition to a bunch of grapes that refers to the island’s most important product. The monograms and symbols were used as controls to identify the officials who were in charge of the minting process. This piece only bears two bunches of grapes, a sure sign of a prototype issued as a test; the absolutely outstanding quality of the engraving also marks this coin out as special issue. The Janiform head on the obverse is beautifully executed, and even the wreath border on the reverse is made with the greatest care. All in all this is an astonishing coin.

 

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Classical Numismatic Group, Triton V. lot 1414, 15/01/2002

LESBOS
Estimate $1000
LESBOS. Circa 550-500 BC. Billon Stater (11.18 gm). Heads of two confronted bulls, olive tree between / Small incuse punch. SNG von Aulock 1682 (same dies); Rosen 540; SNG Copenhagen 285; Kraay ACGC 108. Toned, near EF. ($1000) From the Robert Schonwalter Collection.

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Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 4, lot 306, 30/09/2012

Lesbos, Unattributed early mint. Billon 1/6 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC. Heads of two confronted boars, KIOI above / Quadripartite incuse square. BMC Troas, 173, 1; SNG Copenhagen -; Traité pl. XIV, 9. 1.90g, 13mm.
Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare denomination.