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Lot 608
Cnaeus Pompey Junior AR Denarius. M. Poblicius, legate pro praetore. Corduba (Cordoba) mint, Summer 46-Spring 45 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; M•POBLICI•LEG PRO•PR around / Female figure standing right, with shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and with right hand giving palm-branch to soldier, standing left on prow of ship; on right CN•MAGNVS•IMP upwards. Crawford 469/1a; CRI 48; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great). 3.90g, 20mm, 8h. Extremely Fine; pleasant old cabinet tone. From a private British collection.
Lot 706
Domitian AR Denarius. Rome, AD 82. IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head right / TR POT IMP II COS VIII DES VIIII P P Fortuna standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left. RIC 141; BMCRE 34; RSC 610. 3.54g, 19mm, 6h. Near Mint State. Attractive light cabinet tone. Ex Dr. Brandt Fixed Price List 3, Summer 2003, 309.
Lot 99
Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 340-330 BC. Head of Leukippos right, wearing Corinthian helmet; seated dog behind / Barley ear of eight grains with leaf to right, upon which a bird; META to left. Johnston B.3; HN Italy 1576. 7.76g, 22mm, 12h. Good Very Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26 May 2014, lot 1350.
Lot 186
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ??? before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.23g, 25mm, 1h. Good Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. Full reverse incuse square.
Lot 645
Octavian AR Denarius. Italian mint (Rome?), autumn 32 - summer 31 BC. Bare head right / Mercury (or Apollo), nude, seated to right on rock upon which is spread his cloak, petasus slung on his back, holding lyre with both hands; CAESAR DIVI•F across fields. RIC 257; CRI 401; RSC 61; BMCRE 596-8 = BMCRR Rome 4335-6; BN 73-6. 3.55g, 20mm, 11h. Good Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone. In outstanding condition for the type; Extremely Rare thus, and certainly the finest example present on CoinArchives. Ex Kallman Collection, Triton XX, 10 January 2017, lot 603 (cleaned and conserved since); Ex Prideaux Collection, Triton XI, 8 January 2008, lot 642; Ex Aufhäuser 12, 1 October 1996, lot 418; Ex Schweizerischer Kreditanstalt 5, 18 April 1986, lot 345.
Lot 183
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ??? before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.25g, 24mm, 9h. Mint State; lustrous metal with beautiful old cabinet tone.
Lot 511
L. Saufeius AR Denarius. Rome, 152 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; X behind / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip; L•SAVF below horses, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 204/1; RSC Saufeia 1. 3.85g, 18mm, 6h. Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone with golden iridescence. From the R.C. Vermeer Collection.
Lot 701
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus. Rome, AD 80-81. DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head right / Shield inscribed SC mounted on column flanked by two laurels; urn on top, E-X across. RIC 359; BMCRE 125; RSC 149. 3.44g, 19mm, 6h. Mint State. Attractive light cabinet tone. Ex private German collection.
Lot 593
L. Valerius Acisculus AR Denarius. Rome, 45 BC. Head of Apollo right; star above, acisculus and ACISCVLVS behind / Europa seated on bull right; L•VALERIVS in exergue. Crawford 474/1a; RSC Valeria 17. 3.84g, 21mm, 11h. Good Extremely Fine; rich old cabinet tone. Struck on a broad flan. Ex Jesus Vico, 13 November 1997, lot 173.
Lot 178
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ??? before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.19g, 26mm, 7h. Near Mint State; wonderful dark old cabinet tone.
Lot 544
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius AR Denarius. Spain, 81 BC. Diademed bust of Pietas right; stork standing right before / Jug and lituus; IMPER in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 374/2; RSC Caecilia 44. 3.86g, 20mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. From the R.C. Vermeer Collection; Ex Naville Numismatics 33, 16 July 2017, lot 345 (then sold with an export license from Italy).
Lot 637
Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Uncertain mint in Sicily (Catania?), 42-40 BC. MAG•PIVS• IMP•ITER, diademed and bearded head of Neptune right; trident over left shoulder / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and aplustre in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base; PRAEF•CLAS•ET ORAE•MARIT•EX•S•C around. Crawford 511/2a; RSC 1a; Sydenham 1347; CRI 333. 3.74g, 19mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Ex Molard Collection, Switzerland. It has been remarked that the coinage of Sextus Pompey was a step towards the propagandistic issues of the Roman emperors. Having decided upon an affinity with Neptune, he minted a series of coins depicting the god and continuing his theme of pietas. This virtue was highly valued in Roman society; the city's founder Aeneas' epithet is pius and tradition details that his piety was three-fold; to his father, his homeland and the gods. Pompey was not the only imperator to draw upon the Aeneas myth on his coinage (see Crawford 458/1), however he was unique in commandeering a theme and using it repeatedly. His earliest denarii feature a personification of the goddess Pietas (Crawford 477/1a), but references become subtler and more complex on later issues as per the present example. Here, Pompey Magnus is remembered within the obverse legend, with Pietas also explicitly referenced. Sextus Pompey does not allow us to forget that it was the Senate who declared him praefectus classis et orae maritima, tying his patriotism in neatly. This military title lends itself obviously to Neptune, whose portrait is displayed on the obverse. The naval trophy not only alludes to Pompey's naval victories but also to his piety towards Neptune to whom he is reported to have sacrificed 100 bulls and in whose honour a live horse was flung into the sea, along with an offering of gold (Florus 2.18.3).
Lot 203
Macedon, Akanthos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 470-430 BC. Lion to right, attacking bull crouching to left with head raised; in exergue, tunny fish to left / AKAN?ION in shallow incuse around quadripartite square, the quarters raised and granulated. Cf. Desneux 96ff (unlisted obv. die); SNG ANS -. 17.25g, 30mm, 9h. Extremely Fine; wonderful old cabinet tone. From the Mordecai Medvin Collection; Privately purchased from V. C. Vecchi & Sons, London, 1979. The lion and bull motif, discussed in detail on the previous lot, was apparently adopted early on by Akanthos (c. 530-500 BC), though the lion and the bull were in any case among the earliest figures to appear on coinage - the mid-6th century BC coinage of the Lydian kings Alyattes and Kroisos is the best example of this usage. Already by this time too, the lion attack motif was in popular usage in mainland Greece - see for example the near contemporary Attic black-figure tripod in the manner of the KY Painter (Athens 12688). Persian influence on the design of tetradrachms of Akanthos can perhaps be inferred from an orientalising of style (see for example 201) resulting in an appearance more similar to the reliefs at Persepolis; Herodotos (7.116) records the Akanthians officially welcomed the Persians and willingly helped Xerxes: “Xerxes... declared the Akanthians his guests and friends, and gave them Median clothing, praising them for the zeal with which he saw them furthering his campaign.” Having thus taken part in the Persian campaign against Greece of its own accord, when Xerxes was defeated Akanthos subsequently become a member of the Delian League. It is tempting to see in the re-westernisation of the style of their coinage a reflection of this political volte-face.
Lot 613
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Uncertain mint, 46 BC. Head of Ceres right, wearing grain ear wreath; COS•TERT downwards behind, DICT•ITER upwards before / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, capis, and lituus; M to right, AVGVR above, PONT•MAX below. Crawford 467/1b; RSC 4; CRI 57a. 3.98g, 19mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone with hints of golden iridescence. Ex Triton XII, 6 January 2009, lot 503.
Lot 244
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Tetradrachm. Lysimacheia, circa 305-281 BC. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem and horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, shield decorated with Medusa’s head resting against base of throne, on which monogram, spear resting behind; lion’s head below right hand, ???????? to right, ????M?XOY to left. Thompson 16. 17.15g, 30mm, 2h. Good Extremely Fine. Old cabinet toning with iridescent highlights over incredibly lustrous metal. Ex Ambrose Collection; Ex Künker 193, 26 September 2011, lot 118.
Lot 709
Domitian AR Denarius. Rome, AD 92-93. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XII, laureate head right / IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing right on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; owl to right. RIC 740; C. 281; BMCRE 202; RSC 281. 3.32g, 18mm, 6h. Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone. Ex private German collection.
Lot 679
Nero AR Denarius. Rome, AD 64-65. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter, bare to the waist, seated on a throne facing left, holding a thunderbolt in right hand and a long sceptre in left. RIC 53; BMCRE 74; RSC 119. 3.36g, 19mm, 7h. Extremely Fine; very attractive old cabinet tone. Exceptional for the issue. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 59, 4 April 2011, lot 922.
![Lucius Verus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 168. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / [TR P V]III IMP V COS III, Aequitas](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/cc72347d-a915-4657-ba47-a95300b1d467/7bff819e-987e-420e-8cc7-48e0951fe442/468x382.jpg)
Lot 753
Lucius Verus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 168. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / [TR P V]III IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left on throne, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC 595; BMCRE 481; RSC 318. 3.20g, 18mm, 6h. Mint State; pleasant light cabinet tone. From a private British collection; Ex A. Tkalec, 9 May 2005, lot 291.
Lot 615
Julius Caesar AR Denarius. P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Rome, February-March 44 BC. Wreathed head right; CAESAR DICT PERPETVO around / Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre resting on shield; P•SEPVLLIVS downwards to right, MACER downwawrds to left. Crawford 480/10; CRI 107a; BMCRR Rome 4169-71; RSC 38; Alföldi Caesar, pl. LXVIII, 25 (this coin). 3.87g,18mm, 6h. Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. This coin published in A. Alföldi, Caesar in 44 v CHR (1974). Ex Walter Niggeler Collection, Bank Leu - Münzen und Medaillen, 21-22 October 1966, lot 935.
Lot 242
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Tetradrachm. Mid 4th century BC. Sokrates(?), magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / ???OKPATH?, upright anchor; A and crayfish flanking, all within shallow incuse square. E. Paunov, ‘ The Tetradrachm Coinage of Apollonia Pontica’, in Ex nummis lux - Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honour of Dimitar Draganov, Sofia 2017, pp. 59-87, Issue 26, 76 (O11/ R37). 16.75g, 24mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone. Extremely Rare. From a central European collection.
Lot 147
Sicily, Syracuse AR Tetradrachm. Deinomenid Tyranny. Time of Hieron I, circa 475-470 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga to right; above, Nike flying to right, crowning horses with wreath / Head of Arethusa right, hair in pearl band, wearing loop earring with single pendant and pearl necklace; ?VRAKO?ION and four dolphins around. Boehringer 307; SNG ANS 96-113. 17.26g, 24mm, 8h. Very Fine. Pleasant cabinet tone. Ex Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 164, 6 January 2012, lot 101.
Lot 724
Hadrian AR Denarius. Rome, AD 125-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS III, Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear. RIC 161; BMCRE 361-2; RSC 349. 3.45g, 19mm, 7h. Good Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone. From a private British collection; Ex collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich, Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1089; Ex Numismatik Lanz 109, 27 May 2002, lot 422.
Lot 113
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 333-330 BC. Nude warrior, shield on left arm, holding two spears in left hand, preparing to cast a third held aloft in his right hand, on horse rearing right; |- to left, ? to right, KA? above A below / Taras, nude, holding crested helmet with both hands, astride dolphin to right; TAPA? behind, stars flanking, API below. Vlasto 543 (this obverse die); SNG Lloyd 1787 (these dies); SNG France 1770 (this obverse die); Kraay-Hirmer pl. 107, 311; Fischer-Bossert 771; HN Italy 896. 7.81g, 21mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; pleasant old cabinet tone. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52, 7 October 2009, lot 11.
Lot 663
Augustus AR Denarius. Samos, 21-20 BC. CAESAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS, bull standing right. RIC 475; C. 28; BMCRE 663; Sutherland, "L'attribution des deniers augustéens aux types du temple, de la couronne et du jeune taureau" in RN 1974, 61f; BN 941. 2.94g, 20mm, 1h. About Good Extremely Fine; beautiful light cabinet tone with hints of iridescence. Ex Gorny & Mosch 114, 4 March 2002, lot 209. Among the first coins to be struck bearing the new title Augustus, this denarius is of exceptional style and engraved with beautiful craftsmanship. Struck in Pergamum, the reverse type remains an enigma with scholarship as yet unable to settle on a definitive meaning, though various suggestions have been posed. Firstly, perhaps the bull is based on Myron's bronze heifer, a statue much admired in antiquity and of which Augustus must have been aware: he is known to have restored Myron's Apollo, which Marc Antony had taken, to Ephesus. However, an alternative statue has been proposed by Sutherland in RIC to be the basis for this reverse type. He links this issue with Augustus' visit to Samos in winter 21/20 BC, where he would likely have seen a statue of Poseidon Taureos in the sanctuary, an event he later commemorated on the coinage. More personal to Augustus himself is the theory that what we see here is a reference to the famous 'butting bull' type seen on the coinage of Thurium. Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus in celebration of his father's victory in battle against a Spartacist army, which took place outside the town, this reverse type would be a personal allegory to Augustus and the high regard in which his family was held by the townspeople of Thurium.
Lot 681
Nero AR Denarius. Rome, AD 65-66. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / Salus seated on throne to left, holding patera in right hand; SALVS in exergue. RIC 60; C. 314; BMCRE 90; BN 228. 3.56g, 17mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Ex Helios 4, 14 October 2009, lot 264; Ex A. Tkalec, 17 May 2010, lot 168.
Lot 180
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ??? before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.23g, 25mm, 7h. Mint State; wonderful dark old cabinet tone.
Lot 563
L. Manlius Torquatus AR Denarius. Rome, 65 BC. Ivy-wreathed head of Sybil right; SIBYLLA below neck truncation / Tripod, on which stands amphora flanked by two stars; L•TORQVAT downwards to left, III•VIR upwards to right, all within torque. Crawford 411/1b; RSC Manlia 12. 3.98g, 18mm, 3h. Extremely Fine. A superb example of the type, with a deep old cabinet tone. Ex Bernard Poindessault (1935-2014) legacy. Destroyed during the civil wars under the dictatorship of Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 83 BC, the rebuilt Temple of Jupiter in Rome was dedicated in 69 BC, though some literary sources report that it was not until the late 60's that work was actually finished. The Sibylline Books, volumes of prophecies purchased by the last king of Rome and consulted only in times of emergency, had also been lost in the destruction. Keen to replace them the Senate sent envoys in 76 to collect similar oracular sayings from all over the known world. Lucius Manlius Torquatus had become consul with Lucius Aurelius Cotta only after having had the consuls-elect for 65 BC condemned for bribery, one of whom was the nephew of the dictator Sulla. The types chosen for this denarius, readily recognisable to the citizens of Rome, would have brought to mind the dictatorship of Sulla and the scandal of the elections and placed Torquatus as the saviour of Rome against such men, for the torque that surrounds the reverse type humorously recalls his famous ancestor from whom the family agnomen stemmed.
Lot 95
Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 540-510 BC. Barley ear of eight grains; ME-TA around / Incuse barley ear of six grains. Noe 86 (same dies); SNG ANS 212; HN Italy 1470. 7.89g, 31mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone. From a private European collection, outside of Italy prior to December 1992.
Lot 468
Augustus AR Cistophorus. Ephesus, 24-20 BC. IMP CAESAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS above garlanded altar decorated with two confronted hinds. RIC 482; RSC 33; RPC 2215; BN 923. 11.94g, 25mm, 12h. About Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. Ex Monsieur Note (1910-1982) Collection, France.
Lot 196
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ??? before; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.11g, 25mm, 7h. Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone.
Lot 646
Octavian AR Denarius. Italian mint (Rome?), autumn 31 - summer 30 BC. Bare head right / Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm; CAESAR DIVI•F across fields. RIC 254a; CRI 406; BMCRE 602 = BMCRR Rome 4338; RSC 65; BN 35. 3.84g, 21mm, 1h. Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Very Rare. Ex Dr. Walter F. Stoecklin Collection, acquired before 1975; lot sold with old collector's ticket.
Lot 597
C. Vibius Varus AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. Laureate and bearded head of Hercules right / Minerva standing right, holding spear and Victory, shield set on ground before; VARVS downwards to left, C•VIBIVS downwards to right. Crawford 494/37; RSC Vibia 23. 4.15g, 18mm, 8h. Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone. Rare; an excellent example of the type. Ex Bernard Poindessault (1935-2014) legacy; ticket included.
Lot 126
Kingdom of Mauretania, Juba II AR Denarius. Caesarea, dated year 42 = 17/18 AD. REX IVBA, head of Juba II in the guise of Hercules, wearing lion skin headdress; club behind / Capricorn to right with globe, cornucopiae and rudder; RXXXXII below. SNG Copenhagen 587; Mazard 211. 2.85g, 19mm, 8h. Good Extremely Fine; deep old cabinet tone. From a private British collection.
Lot 575
M. Nonius Sufenas AR Denarius. Rome, 59 BC. Bearded head of Saturn right; harpa and baetyl behind, SVFENAS downwards before / Roma seated left on cuirass and shields, holding sceptre and sword, being crowned by Victory standing left behind, holding palm frond; PR•L•V•P•F around, SEX•NONI• in exergue. Crawford 421/1; RSC Nonia 1. 3.94g, 19mm, 5h. Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Ex Eberhard Link Collection, collector's ticket included; Ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 283, 1967, no. 51; Ex Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection, E. Cahn and A. Hess Nachf., 17 July 1933, lot 2315.
Lot 101
Lucania, Sybaris AR Stater. Circa 530-510 BC. Bull standing left, head right; VM in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828-44. 8.24g, 28mm, 12h. Fleur De Coin; light cabinet tone. In remarkable state of preservation - very rare thus. From a private European collection, outside of Italy prior to December 1992.
Lot 102
Lucania, Sybaris AR Stater. Circa 530-510 BC. Bull standing left, head right; VM in exergue / Incuse bull standing right, head left. HN Italy 1729; SNG ANS 828-44. 8.18g, 28mm, 11h. Mint State; lustrous metal with a light cabinet tone. From a private European collection, outside of Italy prior to December 1992.
Lot 807
Maximinus II, as Caesar, AR Argenteus. Serdica, AD 305-307. MAXIMINVS NOB C, laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, three-turreted camp gate; no doors; •SM•SDA• in exergue. RIC 22; RSC 206. 3.18g, 20mm, 6h. Near Mint State; light cabinet tone. Very Rare. Ex H. D. Rauch 99, 8 December 2015, lot 293; Ex Numismatik Lanz 144, 24 November 2008, lot 680.
Lot 159
Corinthia, Corinth AR Stater. Circa 345-307 BC. Pegasos flying left; Q below / Laureate, helmeted head of Athena left; A-P below, aegis behind. Pegasi 427; Ravel 1009; SNG Copenhagen 71. 8.62g, 22mm, 3h. Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone with golden iridescence. From a private British collection.
Lot 205
Macedon, Chalkidian League AR Tetradrachm. Olynthos, circa 382-379 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Kithara of seven strings, XA?KI?E?N around; all within incuse square. Robinson & Clement Group H, 14 (same dies); cf. Traité IV pl. CCCXIII, 4; cf. BMFA Suppl. 43 and 43a. 14.30g, 25mm, 3h. Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. From a private British collection; Ex Leu Numismatik 54, 28 April 1992, lot 77. The extensive 'Group H' coinage appears to have been produced in order to finance the Olynthian war effort against a Spartan campaign to subdue the city and dissolve the Chalkidian League in 382-379 BC. Amid continuous Illyrian invasions along the northern border of Macedon, in around 385 BC Amyntas III once more mortgaged certain territories, this time formally to the Chalkidian League. By 382 the League had absorbed most of the Greek cities west of the river Strymon, and unlike in 392, it was reluctant to return control of the Macedonian territories that Amyntas had transferred to its control, which included the capital at Pella. Amyntas now sought the aid of Sparta against the growing threat of the Chalkidian League; his disposition was shared by the cities of Akanthos and Apollonia, who anticipated imminent conquest by the League. Sparta, keen to reassert its presence in northern Greece, consented and a force of 10,000 was mobilised and dispatched against the League. An advance force of 2,000 under Eudamidas succeeded in separating Potidaea from the League; meanwhile the main force under Teleutias, brother of the Spartan king Agesilaos II, proceeded slowly, being augmented by allied contingents as it went. Teleutias thus arrived in Olynthian territory at the head of a substantial army and won an initial victory outside the city walls of Olynthos. In the spring of 381 however, Teleutias allowed himself to be drawn in too close to the walls, whereupon his forces came under missile fire and were routed with heavy losses by an Olynthian sortie, Teleutias himself being killed in the engagement. With the death of Teleutias, command passed to king Agesipolis I, who in 380 recommenced operations against the League, taking the city of Toroni in an assault. Agesipolis' success was short-lived however, as he was seized with fever and died within seven days. After three years of protracted but indecisive warfare, Olynthos consented to dissolve the Chalkidian League, though this dissolution appears to have been little more than a token formality, since in the following year the League appears among the members of the Athenian naval confederacy, and twenty years later Demosthenes reported the power of the League as being much greater than before the Spartan expedition. Olynthos itself is at this time spoken of as a city of the first rank, and the Chalkidian League then comprised thirty-two cities.
Lot 474
Claudius I AR Cistophorus. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, AD 41-54. TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare-head left / 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); BMCRE 228 (Ephesus?) RPC 2221 (same). 11.45g, 27mm, 6h. Extremely Fine; beautiful old cabinet tone. From the collection of P.R., United Kingdom.
Lot 722
Hadrian AR Denarius. Rome, AD 119-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped bust of Hadrian right / P M TR P COS III, galley under oar to left. RIC 113; BMCRE 247; RSC 1174b. 3.51g, 19mm, 6h. Near Mint State; beautiful old cabinet tone. Ex Sternberg I, 30 November 1973, lot 137; Ex Walter Niggeler Collection, Bank Leu - Münzen und Medaillen, 2-3 November 1967, lot 1246.
Lot 93
Lucania, Herakleia AR Stater. Circa 330-280 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; [|-HRAKLHIWN] above, small K behind / Herakles standing facing, holding club, bow, and arrow, lion's skin draped over arm; AQA to left of club, |-HRAKLHIWN to right; aryballos above. HN Italy 1384; van Keuren 84f; Work 66 (this coin). 7.92g, 20mm, 2h. Near Extremely Fine; pleasant old cabinet tone. This coin published in E. Work, The Earlier Staters of Heraclea Lucaniae (ANSNNM 91, 1940); Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker 262, 13 March 2015, lot 7032; Ex Ars Classica XII, 18 October 1926, lot 369.
Lot 263
Ionia, Smyrna AR Tetradrachm. Circa 155-145 BC. Head of Tyche right, wearing turreted crown / ????-????? over monogram, all within laurel wreath. Milne p. 274, 2; SNG von Aulock 2161; BMC 4 var. 16.74g, 36mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Ex Triton VI, 14 January 2003, lot 370.
Lot 513
Pinarius Natta AR Denarius. Rome, 149 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; X behind / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip; NATTA (ligate) below horses; ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 208/1; RSC Pinaria 1. 3.72g, 17mm, 2h. Good Extremely Fine; very pleasant old cabinet tone. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts 24, 22 June 2016, lot 382; Ex Nomisma s.p.a. 53, 20 October 2015, lot 91; Ex Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor, Numismatica Ars Classica 70, 16 May 2013, lot 26; Privately purchased from Spink & Son in December 1969 for £25.
Lot 131
North Africa, Carthage AR Shekel. Circa 300-260 BC. Head of Tanit-Persephone left, wearing wreath of barley ears, pendant earring and necklace / Horse standing to right, head left, palm tree in background; eight-pointed star to right. SNG Copenhagen 141; Alexandropoulos 371, 36; Jenkins-Lewis pl. 26, 16. 7.67g, 20mm, 1h. Good Extremely Fine; wonderful old cabinet tone. Rare, and of exceptional quality for the issue. Ex Hess-Divo 329, 17 November 2015, lot 123 (hammer: 9,000 CHF); Ex Maison Palombo 13, 13 December 2014, lot 42; Ex Sternberg XI, 20 November 1981, lot 65. This beautiful issue of shekels is rather rare, and like the ubiquitous electrum staters that are roughly contemporaneous, it is very difficult to find in a high state of preservation. Traditionally dated to a fairly broad date range of 300-260 BC, this issue was probably produced in response to one of the two major conflicts faced by Carthage in the first half of the 3rd century. In 278-275 Pyrrhos of Epeiros’ waged a campaign against the Carthaginian territories in western Sicily, having received envoys from the Greek cities of the island, requesting his assistance. This campaign was initially successful; with a professional army of 20,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry and 20 war elephants, supported by some 200 ships he pushed back the Carthaginian forces and captured the city-fortress of Eryx. Carthage sued for peace, but though this was rejected by Pyrrhos, his ruthless treatment of the Sicilians had created such animosity that he was forced to withdraw back to Italy. The other great emergency that could have warranted the striking of such this issue was the outbreak of what would come to be known as the First Punic War in 264, which prompted Carthage to assemble a vast mercenary army to meet the Roman threat in Sicily - according to Philinos of Agrigentum this army comprised 50,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry, and 60 elephants including Ligurians, Celts and Iberians (see Polybius, The Histories, 1:17.4). Such a large mercenary army would entail a considerable outlay of money, and of the two possible circumstances for the striking of this issue, this latter war would seem the more logical.
Lot 512
S. Afranius AR Denarius. Rome, 150 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; X behind / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip; SAFRA below horses, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 206/1; RSC Afrania 1. 3.78g, 19mm, 6h. Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone with iridescent highlights. Ex Jesus Vico, 9 June 1992, lot 90.
Lot 514
Pinarius Natta AR Denarius. Rome, 149 BC. Helmeted head of Roma right; X behind / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip; NATTA (ligate) below horses; ROMA in linear frame in exergue. Crawford 208/1; RSC Pinaria 1. 3.76g, 17mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine; deep iridescent cabinet tone. Ex Jesus Vico, 9 June 1992, lot 247.
Lot 146
Sicily, Naxos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 460 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath, his hair tied in a krobylos behind / Nude, bearded and ithyphallic Silenos squatting facing, head left, holding kantharos in right hand, leaning on left; NAXION around. Cahn 54 (same dies); SNG ANS 515 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1150 (same dies); SNG Lockett 840 (same dies); Gulbenkian 230-231 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXVIII, 2 (same dies); Jenkins 673 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 1108 (same dies); Kunstfreund 95 (same dies); Kraay-Hirmer 6 (same dies); Randazzo 227-231 (all from same dies). 17.22g, 30mm, 3h. Extremely Fine, with a deep, beautiful old cabinet tone. Very Rare. Ex Hess-Divo 329, 17 November 2015, lot 20; Ex Roma Numismatics VII, 20 March 2014, lot 131; Ex James Howard (1937-2009) Collection, purchased from Credit Suisse Bern in 1983, and probably from the Randazzo Hoard of 1980. One of the great masterpieces of fifth century Greek numismatic art, and one of the most famous of all Greek coins. Produced from a single set of dies, this tetradrachm was struck in commemoration of the refoundation of the city of Naxos following the return of its citizens from their forced relocation to Leontinoi by the tyrant Hieron of Syracuse. Undoubtedly the most accomplished engraver of his time, this artist is also believed to have been responsible for the unique Brussels Aetna tetradrachm - in both cases his work is a tour de force that showcases his singular ability. On the present piece, the obverse presents us with a refined portrait of Dionysos, which though bearing distinctly archaised features such as the arrangement of the god's hair, wreath and beard, shows his eye in profile. This, combined with the god's merry expression and the deliberate extension of the design through the dotted border indicate clear progression of style away from the more formal and rigid types of previous decades. The result is, of course, the most iconic and artistically meritorious portrait of Dionysos in all of ancient coinage. Yet it is upon the reverse that the artist has worked a wonder that has earned this type such a lofty reputation as one of the most desired of all ancient Greek coins, and the most costly of all the tetradrachms. Here, the artist's composition combines handsome naturalistic musculature with a unique and inspired design of Silenos drunkenly gazing into his wine cup as he supports himself with his other hand. In choosing to depict Silenos facing the viewer, the artist not only proves his ability to render the design in adept relief and detail, he also effortlessly demonstrates an advanced understanding and application of the principle of foreshortening in Silenos' right leg and foot. It is this combination of a striking, masterful image of Dionysos with such a remarkable reverse scene that was so far ahead of its time that has led so many to acclaim it a triumph of late archaic art.
Lot 657
Augustus AR Denarius. Lugdunum, 2 BC - AD 12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above simpulum and lituus; CL CAESARES in exergue. RIC 207; RSC 43. 3.85g, 18mm, 1h. Extremely Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. From the R.C. Vermeer Collection; Ex Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection.
Lot 430
Arsacid Empire, Mithradates II AR Tetradrachm. Seleukeia on the Tigris, circa 119-109 BC. Diademed and draped bust left, wearing long beard, earring, and torque; all within pelleted border / ???????? ??????? ??????? ?????????, archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow in outstretched right hand; palm to outer right; monogram to inner left. Sellwood 24.5 corr. (monogram behind archer); Sunrise 282; Shore 68. 16.02g, 31mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; well centred and with pleasant old cabinet tone. Ex Nomisma s.p.a. 48, 26 October 2013, lot 66.
Lot 567
L. Roscius Fabatus AR Serrate Denarius. Rome, 64 BC. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; shield behind, [L•ROSCI below] / Female standing right facing serpent; spear in left field, pellet in central field, FABATI in exergue. Crawford 412/1; RSC Roscia 3. 3.86g, 19mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine; beautiful light cabinet tone. Very rare symbols. Ex private Spanish collection.
Lot 337
Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI Eupator AR Tetradrachm. Bithyno Pontic year 208 = May 89 BC. Diademed head right / Pegasos on ground line to left, preparing to lie down, BA???E?? above, MI?PA?ATOY EY?ATOPO? below; star within crescent to left, H? (year) and monogram to right, H (month) below; all within ivy wreath. De Callataÿ p. 12, D47/R-; Waddington, Receuil Géneral 15; SNG BM 1032; Gulbenkian 938 and Pl. LXXVI. 16.82g, 31mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Ex J. Vinchon, 2-3 December 1975, lot 94.
Lot 595
L. Valerius Acisculus AR Denarius. Rome, 45 BC. Head of Apollo right; star above, acisculus and ACISCVLVS behind, all within wreath / Europa seated on bull right; L•VALERIVS in exergue. Crawford 474/1b; RSC Valeria 16. 3.65g, 19mm, 2h. Good Very Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. From the R.C. Vermeer Collection; Privately purchased from Montay Numismatique, March 2015.
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