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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 576	Auction date: 4 December 2024
Lot number: 446 Price realized: 140 USD   (Approx. 134 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Dichalkon (14.5mm, 2.62 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 49/50). Laureate head right / Frog seated right; L I (date) above. Köln 96 & 3448; Dattari 170; K&G 12.68; RPC I 5179; Emmett 100.10. Brown surfaces, obverse scratches, slight roughness and smoothing. Near VF. The frog is a representation of Heqet, an Egyptian goddess of fertility, who often took the form of a frog. To the Egyptians, the frog was an ancient symbol of fertility and birth, related to the annual flooding of the Nile. Heqet was the wife of Khnum, who formed the bodies of new children on his potter's wheel. Estimate: 150 USD

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Bellissimo dipinto 

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NumisCorner > Auction 2	Auction date: 15 June 2024
Lot number: 953 Price realized: 9,200 EUR   (Approx. 9,832 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Kyrenaica, Stater, ca. 331-322, Kyrene, Gold, NGC, Ch VF 4/5 4/5, BMC:106 Slow quadriga driven to left by a charioteer, holding kentron and reins., Zeus-Ammon standing to right, holding sceptre, behind him, a ram., Coin of the highest rarity, almost never offered for sale, The strike is slightly off-center on the obverse, but complete on the reverse, Despite some slight flats on the highest reliefs, one will admire the mastery of engraving in the perspective of the quadriga, the movement of the horses and the tangle of their legs, giving them an incredible presence, a masterpiece of ancient numismatics, From a Distinguished Swiss collection,, APIΣTAΓOPA[Σ], KΥΡANAION DENOMINATION:Stater YEAR:ca. 331-322 COIN CONDITION:Ch VF 4/5 4/5 MINT NAME:Cyrene COMPOSITION:Gold DIAMETER:19.8 CERTIFICATION:NGC COIN RARITY:very rare CERTIFICATION NUMBER:6639614-010 OTHER ANCIENT AREA:Kyrenaica EMPIRE, KINGDOM, OR CIVILIZATION:Ancient Greece, Classical period (480 – 323 BC) WEIGHT (G):8.57 Kyrenaica, Statère, ca. 331-322, Cyrène, Or, NGC, Ch VF 4/5 4/5, BMC:106 Quadrige conduit au pas à gauche par un aurige, tenant un kentron et les rênes., Zeus-Ammon debout à droite, tenant un sceptre, derrière lui, un bélier., Magistrat Aristagoras, Monnaie de la plus haute rareté, presque jamais proposée à la vente, Frappe légèrement décentrée au droit, mais complète au revers, Malgré quelques légers plats sur les plus hauts reliefs, on admirera la maitrise de gravure dans la perspective du quadrige, le mouvement des chevaux et l'enchevêtrement de leurs pattes, leur donnant un incroyable prestance, un chef d'œuvre de la numismatique antique, Provient d'une collection suisse prestigieuse,, APIΣTAΓOPA[Σ], KΥΡANAION VALEUR FACIALE:Statère ANNÉE:ca. 331-322 QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE:Ch VF 4/5 4/5 ATELIER:Cyrène MÉTAL:Or DIAMÈTRE:19.8 CERTIFICATION:NGC RARETÉ DE LA MONNAIE:très rare NUMÉRO DE CERTIFICATION:6639614-010 AUTRE RÉGION ANTIQUE:Kyrenaica EMPIRE, ROYAUME OU CIVILISATION:Grèce antique, époque classique (480 - 323 av. J.-C) POIDS (GR):8.57 Starting price: 6000 EUR

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The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Ancients Auction 17	Auction date: 19 December 2024
Lot number: 166 Price realized: 250 GBP   (Approx. 317 USD / 303 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: ROMAN EMPIRE. Antoninus Pius. Bronze Sestertius, AD 139. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right. Rev: TR POT COS II, Fides standing right, holding corn-ears and basket of fruit; S-C across fields. Good Extremely Fine; an outstanding sestertius - boasting a majestic portrait of Pius and stunning green patina. Reference: RIC III-546; BMCRE-1145. Die Axis: 11h. Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 26.66 g. Estimate: 300 GBP

 

 

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Che bel sesterzio.

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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 252 | Silver	Auction date: 26 January 2025
Lot number: 76 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Caria. Achaemenid Period circa 350-334 BC. Tetradrachm AR 21 mm, 15,24 g Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Persian satrap on horseback right, thrusting spear held in his right hand, left hand on rein. Very Fine Konuk, Influences, Group 2; Traité II 128; Pixodarus 1-11. Starting price: 750 EUR

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII	Auction date: 14 January 2025
Lot number: 423 Price realized: 4,750 USD   (Approx. 4,659 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.96 g, 12h). Diademed and helmeted heroic bust left, seen from behind, 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; MIG Type 179a; SNG ANS 485; HGC 12, 132. Deeply toned, with traces of iridescence, some porosity, possible shroff mark or potential piercing on obverse, edge marks and evidence of possible prior mounting. Good VF. From the Columbus Collection. Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 379. Estimate: 5000 USD

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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 247 | Silver	Auction date: 15 December 2024
Lot number: 184 Price realized: 480 EUR   (Approx. 503 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Augustus 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum Denarius AR 19 mm, 3,68 g AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, laureate head right / IMP XII/ [ACT], Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing right, holding lyre with his left hand and plectrum in his right. Very Fine RIC 193a; Cohen 163. The Apollo Citharoedus of Actium refers to a statue or representation of the god Apollo depicted as a citharoedus, a term used to describe a musician who plays the cithara, an ancient Greek stringed instrument similar to a lyre. This particular depiction of Apollo is significant because of its association with the Battle of Actium, a decisive naval battle fought in 31 BC between the forces of Octavian (later Augustus) and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The Battle of Actium, which took place off the coast of western Greece near the promontory of Actium, was a turning point in Roman history, leading to Octavian's victory and the subsequent establishment of the Roman Empire under his rule as Augustus. Before the battle, Octavian is said to have received a favorable omen from Apollo, whom he revered as his patron deity. The association with Apollo was politically significant, as Octavian sought to align himself with the god's attributes of harmony, order, and victory, contrasting himself with Mark Antony, who was more closely associated with the Egyptian goddess Isis through his alliance with Cleopatra. In the aftermath of the victory, Augustus celebrated Apollo's role in his triumph by commissioning a temple dedicated to Apollo on the site of Actium. This temple housed a statue of Apollo Citharoedus, emphasizing the god's role as a cultural and civilizing force. The statue depicted Apollo in a serene and majestic manner, holding a cithara, symbolizing not only his connection to music and the arts but also the harmony and order that Augustus claimed to have restored to the Roman state. Starting price: 150 EUR

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Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 127	Auction date: 17 September 2024
Lot number: 476 Price realized: 1,500 USD   (Approx. 1,348 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.76 g, 1h). Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with disheveled hair, without serpents / Victory (or winged Aurora) flying right, head slightly left, holding reins and conducting four rearing horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1c; CRI 29a; Sydenham 959b; Plautia 14; RBW 1585. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, minor marks. Good VF. Purchased by the consignor from Owl Ltd., 30 May 1981. Estimate: 500 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: LASTRA CON UNA TESTA DI GORGONE SORRETTA DA TESEO E ATENA (MUSEO PALATINO, ROMA)

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Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 45, Lot 144, 2/04/2008

The Barry Feirstein Collection Part IV
The Roman Empire
Septimius Severus, 193 – 211
Denarius 207, AR 3.52 g. SEVERVS – PIVS AVG Laureate head r. Rev. PROVIDENTIA Facing head of Medusa, with serpent and wings in her hair. C 590. BMC 356. RIC 285.
Extremely rare and a very attractive reverse type. Struck on sound metal, flan crack at
three o’clock on obverse, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine
Privately purchased from Harlan J. Berk.
The Medusa and Medusa-on-Aegis types on the precious metal coins of Septimius Severus and Caracalla probably were all struck in 207 since one of them names the 15th renewal of Severus’ tribunician power and the obverses are all contemporary. Thus we have two problems in interpreting the meaning of this design: the non-specific nature of the type (and its inscription), and the fact that virtually no ancient evidence exists concerning what happened in 207. Indeed, other coin types are the only evidence by which scholars believe Severus may have briefly visited Africa this year before he and the family set off in 208 for their grand expedition to Britain.
The basic principle of the type seems clear: it refers to the foresight (providentia), presumably in respect to the decision to invade Britain in the following year, 208. But the inscription falls short of naming the source of the foresight, the gods (deorvm) or the emperors (avgvsti)? The Medusa seems to offer a connection with Minerva, who, perhaps, is here cast in the role of having foresight for the care of the emperors or the Roman people.
Perhaps the best explanation for why the foresight is non-specific is because it might have derived from other sources utilized by Severus: astrology and augury. Severus was the most superstitious of emperors, and Dio tells us that before he committed the family to the British expedition he knew that he did not have long to live (77.11); as his final act he would remove his sons from Rome in hopes of reforming them on one last campaign, by which he would add Britannicus to his list of victory titles.
Estimate: 4000 CHF

ILLUSTRAZIONE: Testa di Medusa (età di Caligola (37-41 d.C.) Bronzo a cera persa con ritocchi a mano a bulino e cesello - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme - Roma

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Astarte S.A. > Auction 23	Auction date: 28 October 2024
Lot number: 546 Price realized: 7,000 CHF   (Approx. 8,080 USD / 7,461 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Lydia. Ephesus. Claudius, 41-54. Cistophorus (Silver 25.70 mm, 11.28 g). Circa AD 41-42. TI CLAVD - CAES AVG Bare head of Claudius left. Rev. Distyle temple inscribed ROM ET AVG on entablature and containing figure of Augustus, standing facing on left, holding spear, being crowned by female figure on right, holding cornucopiae; COM - ASI across fields. RIC 120 (Pergamum). RPC I, 2221. Nicely toned. Well centered. Good Extremely Fine. Ex Roma Numismatics XXVII, 22 March 2023, lot 473. More than sixty years after the stunning and diverse issues of Augustus, the Romans once again minted cistophori under Claudius, with two short-lived series likely intended for commemorative purposes rather than general circulation. This particular coin, from the first series, is thought to depict the temple of Roma and Augustus in Pergamum, although there is evidence linking this type and the temple of Diana at Ephesus. Such connections suggest that despite the differing reverse designs, all coins were likely struck at a single mint, probably Ephesus, where the second Claudian issue also seems to have been produced. Starting price: 3000 CHF

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Coins.ee OY > Auction 66	Auction date: 5 October 2024
Lot number: 28 Price realized: Unsold
Lot description: Byzantine Byzantine Empire (Constantinople) AV Solidus, c. AD 705 – Justinian II, second reign (AD 705-711) - NGC MS Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5. Stunning ancient gold coin in mint state, radiantly shining with nearly perfect details. Very rare.Obv.: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; "∂N IҺS CҺS RЄ-X RЄG(NANTIЧM)". Rev.: Crowned facing bust of Justinian II, wearing loros, and holding globus cruciger inscribed PAX and cross potent set upon three steps; "∂N IЧS-TINIA-NЧS MЧLTЧS AN". Sear 1413. Starting price: 3200 EUR

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Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 8	Auction date: 9 February 2025
Lot number: 20 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Greek Islands off Thrace, Thasos, Circa 463-449 BC. AR Stater (21 mm, 8,15 g.). Group Ic. Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph, her hand showing all five fingers. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Ashmolean 3660; SNG Copenhagen 1010, Le Rider, Thasiennes 5. SNG Delpierre 822. About extremely fine, struck on a high relief with an excellent grade of the silver. Rarer example from the group Ic perfectly displaying the transitions in style between the typically archaic of the group Ib and the high classical of group II. Instead of V-shaped hand are clearly visible five fingers of the both hands which is even rarer (there are examples where the protesting hand is with five fingers but the second hand is still v-shaped). Very well proportioned bodies with fine portrait of the Satyr full of determination and slightly advanced hair-style according to the clearly archaic type, the Nymph still posses a hair-style near to the archaic, formed by a series of dots. The Satyr is of particulary fascinating and defined muscular body, an impressive biceps and clearly defined breast where even the nipples are perfectly visible over the leg and the stomach of the tightly grabbed Nymph. Estimate: 500 EUR Starting price: 400 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: Scultura in bronzo, copia del ratto delle Sabine dal Giambologna conservato al Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli

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Bellissimo statere.

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Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger > Auction 395	Auction date: 11 February 2025
Lot number: 1056 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN, GRIECHISCHES MUTTERLAND, THRAKIEN, ABDERA. Magistrat Mandronax.Tetradrachme. 473-448. Greif steht l. mit erhobener Vordertatze. Beizeichen Stern. Rs. Beamtenname um viergeteiltes Linienquadrat. Alles in Quadratum incusum. May 182 var. (A146/P-). AMNG 54 var. 14.80g, Schöne Tönung. RRR ss J.M.F. May war nur ein Exemplar mit diesem Vorderseitenstempel bekannt, der Rückseitenstempel ähnelt P152/P153, ist jedoch nicht stempelgleich, was v.a. an dem deutlich kleineren Delta zu erkennen ist. Estimate: 7000 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: Griffin fighting Arimaspian, Athenian red-figure calyx krater C5th B.C., British Mueseum

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Bellissima moneta

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Bellissima tetradramma.

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Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction 33 of 06.04.2006, lot: 94.

Syracuse. Tetradrachm circa 405-400, AR 17.18 g. d=28 mm. Fast quadriga driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; in field above, Nike flying r. to crown him. Beneath horses’ hooves, wheel and in exergue, ear of barley. Rev. SURA[KOSIWN] Head of Arethusa r., wearing double-hook earring and necklace with seven pearl-shaped pendants; hair bound by ampyx in front and sphendone ornamented with star. Around, two pair of dolphins swimming downwards. Rizzo pl. XLVII, 12 (these dies). Gulbenkian 287 (these dies). AMB 470 (these dies). Tudeer 68A (these dies).

Very rare and probably the finest specimen known. Among the finest representation of

Arethusa in classical style. Well-struck on sound metal with the usual die-break on temple, extremely fine.

Estimate: 70000 CHF, Price realized: 140'000 CHF.

Illustrazione: particolari di decorazioni vascolari che raffigurano donne che indossano lo sfendòne, una  sorta di fascia di tessuto o di pelle ricamata, più larga al centro, che, agganciata talvolta sulla fronte a guisa di fionda, sosteneva il nodo o il ciuffo dei capelli sulla nuca.

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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Herakles Auction 2 Auction date: 3 March 2025 Lot number: 91 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -    Lot description: Roman Imperial Trajan AD 98-117. Struck circa AD 104-107. Rome As Æ 28 mm, 10,52 g IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, decorated oval shield set over an oblong shield, three spears, a curved sword and vexillum; S C in exergue. Good Very Fine RIC 584; MIR 198c. Starting price: 800 EUR

 

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 580	Auction date: 5 February 2025
Lot number: 756 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Pilgrim Relic Token. Circa 5th-7th century AD. Terracotta (26.5mm, 9.84 g). St. Symeon the Stylite upon Mount Simeon scene / Blank. Cf. CNG 393, 963 and 532, 716 (for pilgrim tokens depicting the same scene). Tan earthen surfaces. Near EF. A clear and detailed relic token. Estimate: 150 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: ICONA RUSSA DEL XVI SECOLO RAFFIGURANTE SAN SIMEONE LO STILITA

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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Herakles Auction 2	Auction date: 3 March 2025
Lot number: 63 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Roman Provincial Phrygia. Sebaste. Caracalla AD 198-217. Lucilius Antonius, archon Bronze Æ 36 mm, 21,86 g AYT KAI M AY ANTΩNЄINOC, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust of Caracalla to right / ЄΠΙ ΛΟΥΚЄΙΛΛΙΟΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ ΑΡΧ CЄΒACΤΗΝΩΝ, Perseus standing right, head left, cutting of the head of Medusa with harpa, who kneels before; to left stands Athena holding spear and shield. Very Fine BMC 34; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –. Starting price: 3000 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: PERSEO, ASSISTITO DA ATENA, CHE DECAPITA MEDUSA DORMIENTE, PELIKE DEL 450-440 A.C. ATTRIBUITO A POLYGNOTOS CONSERVATO AL METROPOLITAN MUSEUM DI NEW YORK

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Scena del rovescio di forte impatto 

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 580	Auction date: 5 February 2025
Lot number: 568 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Diva Faustina Junior. Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 28.33 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 176 and later. Veiled and draped bust right / Faustina, holding scepter, seated left under canopy atop a triumphal chariot drawn left by two elephants with riders. RIC III 1698 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 55-6/19; Banti 9. Brown surfaces, brassy highlights. VF. Rare. Estimate: 300 USD

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Moneta del re di Scizia Ataias, noto solo tramite le sue monete

SARMATIEN, ATAIAS, skythischer Stammesführer. Vor 339.

AR. 6,93 g. d=20 mm

Av: Kopf des Herakles mit Löwenskalp n. l.

Rv: ATAIAS Skythischer Reiter mit gespanntem

Bogen n. l. galoppierend; Gorythos an der Seite.

Unpubliziert!

Prachtexemplar Ataias war König eines der Skythischen Stämme zur Zeit Philipps II. von Makedonien. Unter seiner Herrschaft gelang es ihm, die Macht seines Stammes bis zur Donau

hin auszudehnen, doch im Jahr 339 erlitt er gegen den makedonischen König eine verheerende Niederlage. In den wenigen Jahren bis zur Thronbesteigung des Alexanders III. scheinen die Skythen völlig aus dem Raum südlich der Donau verschwunden zu sein, denn als Alexander gleich nach seiner Herrschaftsergreifung zur Sicherung der

Grenze in den Norden ziehen mußte, traf er auf das Volk der Geten. Diese Mitteilung bringt E. H. Minns in seinem Buch Scythians and Greeks (1913), S. 123 zu der überlegung, ob Ataias nicht ein getischer König war, den die griechischen Quellen nur wegen des Wohnortes seines Stammes für einen Skythen hielten.

Provenance: A. Tkalec AG Auktion of 09.05.2005, lot: 54.

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