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Categories • Stack's March 2006 → Ancient Coins → Ancient Gold and Electrum Coins → Greece |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
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CELTIC. BRITAIN. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes. Cunobelin. Ca. 10-41 A.D.
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VF |
$500.00
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Quarter Stater. Corn-ear, CA-M[V]. Rv. Romanized horse r., branch above; CVNO below. 1.28 grams. Van Arsdell 2038-1. Very rare. Rose-gold. Small old test scrape on obverse. Very Fine. (Est. $300-$400) |
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| 502 |
TARENTUM. Calabria. In the time of Kleonymos. Ca. 302 B.C.
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GD VF |
$3,400.00
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1/3 Stater. Head of Athena r., wearing a Corinthian helmet adorned with a serpent. Rv. Taras, holding a trident and reins, driving biga r., star above, dolphin below the horses. 2.86 grams. Pozzi 327, Vlasto 19 (same dies), HN Italy 955, SNG Cop.838 var. Rare. Very minor double-striking on the reverse. A well-struck Gold fraction of nice style. Good... (Est. $4500-$5000) more |
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| 503 |
KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II, 359-336 B.C.
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EF |
$2,000.00
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Stater, 323/2-315 B.C. Pella. Laureate Apollo head r. Rv. Charioteer driving biga r., trident r. below. 8.61 grams. Le Rider 502. Brushed and tooled. Extremely Fine. (Est. $1000-$1500) |
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| 504 |
MACEDON. Philip II.
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AB VF |
$600.00
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¼ Stater. Laureate Apollo head r. Rv. Kantharos, ΦIΛIPPOY below. 1.97 grams. Le Rider--, SNG Cop.--, SNG ANS--. Rare denomination. About Very Fine. (Est. $400-$500) |
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| 505 |
KYZIKOS. Mysia. 500-440 B.C.
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VF |
$4,250.00
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Electrum Stater. Griffin, mouth open, right foreleg raised, standing l. on tunny-fish. Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. 16.02 grams. Grose 7561, von Fritze Plate III.19. Slightly elongated flan but type well centered. Very Fine. (Est. $4000-$5000) |
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| 506 |
KYZIKOS. 440-415 B.C.
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VF |
$3,800.00
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Electrum Stater. Bull standing l. on tunny-fish. Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. 16.01 grams. Grose 7563, von Fritze Plate III.7. Decently centered. Very Fine. (Est. $3500-$4000) |
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| 507 |
KYZIKOS. 440-415 B.C.
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VF |
$3,800.00
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Electrum Stater. Silenos kneeling l. on l. knee, drinking from amphora held in both hands. Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. 16.02 grams. Boston 1507, von Fritze Plate V.21. Unfortunately, Silenos' head and the amphora are off the flan and must be imagined. Otherwise, Very Fine and rare. (Est. $4000-$5000) |
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| 508 |
KYZIKOS. 440-415 B.C.
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VF |
$7,000.00
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Electrum Stater. Pegasos flying r. on tunny-fish. Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. 15.98 grams. von Fritze Plate V.24. Well-centered. Very Fine. (Est. $4000-$5000) |
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| 509 |
LAMPSAKOS. Mysia. 390-330 B.C.
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EF |
$9,000.00
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Stater. Head of Hekate l. in laurel wreath. Rv. Forepart of winged horse r. 8.37 grams. Boston 1598. Profile of Hekate double struck. Otherwise Nearly Extremely Fine. and rare. (Est. $3000-$4000) |
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| 510 |
KINGS OF LYDIA. Time of Alyattes II to Kroisos, early 6th Century B.C.
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F to AB VF |
$250.00
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Electrum 1/12 Stater. Head of roaring lion r., knob on forehead. Rv. Double incuse punch with a broken diagonal bar. 1.18 grams. Cf.Weid.90, Dewing 2424. Small square punch on cheek, banker's mark? Fine to About Very Fine. (Est. $250-$350) |
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| 511 |
ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. Time of Darios I-Xerxes II, ca. 485-420 B.C.
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EF |
$1,600.00
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Daric. Persian king/hero kneeling/running r. holding spear and bow. Rv. Incuse punch. 8.33 grams. Cf. Carradice Type III B, Group A/B. Nicely centered. Extremely Fine. (Est. $1500-$2000) |
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| 512 |
ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. Time of Darios I-Xerxes II.
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GD VF |
$1,100.00
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Daric. Types as last. 8.35 grams. Carradice Type IIIB, Group A/B. Good Very Fine. (Est. $1200-$1500) |
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| 513 |
KINGS OF EGYPT. Ptolemy I, 305-285 B.C. Gold
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AB VF |
$550.00
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Hemidrachm. Alexandria. Diademed bust r. with aegis. Rv. Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, Πiv monogram in l. field. 1.70 grams. SNG Cop.45. Small banker's mark in circle (?) on obverse. About Very Fine. (Est. $400-$500) |
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Categories • Stack's March 2006 → Ancient Coins → Ancient Gold and Electrum Coins → Roman Republic |
| Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
| 514 |
Julius Caesar
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GD VF |
$4,750.00
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Aureus, 46 B.C. Rome. Aulus Hirtius, Praetor. Veiled female bust r. (Vesta?); C. CAESAR COS. TER. Rv. Lituus, jug and ax; A. HIRTIVS P.R. 7.80 grams. Craw.466/1, Syd.1017, Cal.36. Nice style. Good Very Fine. (Est. $2000-$2500) |
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Categories • Stack's March 2006 → Ancient Coins → Ancient Gold and Electrum Coins → Roman Empire |
| Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
| 515 |
Julius Caesar
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CH VF |
$120,000.00
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Aureus. Early 46 B.C. Rome. Veiled female head (Vesta?) r.; C. CAESAR COS. TER. Rv. Lituus, jug and ax; A. HIRTIVS P.R. 7.95 grams. Craw.466/1, Cal.37b. Very Fine.
Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D. Aureus, 12-11 B.C. Lugdunum. Bare head r.; AVGVSTVS DIVI F. Rv. Bull, head down, charging r.; IMP.XII in ex. 7.90 grams. RIC 176a (R-3), Cal.220. Light hammering on edge, minute nick on cheek and above bull, small file mark on second I of DIVI. Well-struck. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Tiberius, 14-37 A.D. Aureus, 14-17 B.C. Lugdunum.... (Est. $140000-$160000) more |
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| 516 |
Augustus, 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
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GD FINE |
$2,850.00
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Aureus, 12-11 B.C. Lugdunum. Laureate head r.; AVGVSTVS DIVI F. Rv. Bull butting r.; IMP XII in ex. 7.76 grams. RIC 186a, Cal.222a. Light reddish toning. Well-centered and evenly worn. Good Fine. (Est. $900-$1200) |
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| 517 |
Tiberius, 14-37 A.D.
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GD FINE |
$1,200.00
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Aureus, 14-17 A.D. Lugdunum. Laureate head r.; TI. CAESAR DIVI AVG. F. AVGVSTI. Rv. Pax (representing Livia?) seated r. holding branch and spear; PONTIF. MAXIM. 7.75 grams. RIC 27, Cal.305a. Old scrape in the upper obverse left. Otherwise Good Fine. (Est. $900-$1200) |
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| 518 |
Nero as Caesar, 50-54 A.D.
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(see below) |
$2,000.00
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Aureus, 51 A.D. Rome. Laureate Claudius head r.; TI. CLAVD. CAESAR AVG. GERM. P.M. TRIB. POT. P.P. Rv. Bare-headed, draped Nero bust l.; NERO CLAVD. CAES. DRVSVS GERM. PRINC. IVVENT. 7.41 grams. RIC 82 (R-2), Cal.391b. Minor testmark(?) in the reverse center. (Est. $1000-$1500) |
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| 519 |
Nero, 54-68 A.D.
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VF |
$1,800.00
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Aureus, 57-58 A.D. Rome and Lugdunum. Bare young and trim head r.; NERO CAESAR AVG. IMP. Rv. EX S.C. within oak-wreath; PONTIF. MAX. TR.P.IIII P.P. around. 7.59 grams. RIC 14 (R-2), Cal.423. Nice high-relief portrait. Very Fine. (Est. $1500-$2000) |
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| 520 |
Nero
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VF |
$1,600.00
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Aureus, 60-61 A.D. Rome and Lugdunum. Bare, young head r.; NERO CAESAR AVG. IMP. Rv. Veiled and draped Ceres standing l. holding corn-ears and torch. 7.64 grams. RIC 23 (R-2), Cal.428. Nice full flan. Very Fine. (Est. $1500-$2000) |
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| 521 |
Nero
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GD VF |
$1,700.00
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Aureus, 66-68 A.D. Rome and Lugdunum. Laureate head r., still with a sharp profile but beefy cheeks and jowls; NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Rv. Salus enthroned l. holding patera; SALVS within ex. 7.35 grams. RIC 59, Cal.443a. Good Very Fine. (Est. $1200-$1500) |
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| 522 |
Nero
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VF |
$2,200.00
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Aureus, 66-68 A.D. Rome and Lugdunum. Laureate head r., larger than last with more rounded jaw which is beginning to run together with the rest of the profile; NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Rv. Salus enthroned l. holding patera; SALVS within ex. 7.31 grams. RIC 59, Cal.443a. Light reddish tone. Minor reverse deposits. Very Fine. (Est. $1200-$1500) |
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| 523 |
Nero
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VF |
$2,750.00
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Aureus, 66-68 A.D. Rome and Lugdunum. Laureate head r., beginning to be more porcine with features bunching up; NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Rv. Salus enthroned l. holding patera; SALVS within ex. 7.24 grams. RIC 59, Cal.443a. Light reddish tone. Minor reverse deposits. Very Fine. (Est. $1200-$1500) |
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| 524 |
Nero
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VF |
$1,200.00
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Aureus, 65-68 A.D. Rome. Laureate head r.; IMP. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Rv. Jupiter enthroned l. holding thunderbolt and scepter; IVPPITER CVSTOS. 7.23 grams. RIC 63, Cal.413. Two ancient test marks on head. Very Fine. (Est. $700-$900) |
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| 525 |
Poppaea (second wife of Nero), Augusta, 62-65 A.D.
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F |
$1,100.00
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Aureus, 64-68 A.D. Rome. Laureate Nero head r.; NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Rv. Poppaea and a radiate, togate Nero standing side-by-side l., Poppaea holding patera and cornucopiae and Nero, patera and scepter; [A]VGVSTVS AVGVSTA. 7.00 grams. RIC (Nero) 44, Cal.401. Even Fine. (Est. $800-$1000) |
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| 526 |
Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
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F / F |
$1,500.00
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Aureus, 69-71 A.D. Rome. Laureate head r.; IMP. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Rv. Pax seated l.; PAX AVGVST. 7.32 grams. RIC 18, Cal.662. Nice Fine/Fine. (Est. $900-$1200) |
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| 527 |
Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
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F to AB VF |
$2,200.00
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Aureus, 72-73 A.D. Lugdunum. Laureate head r.; IMP. CAES. VESPAS. AVG. P.M. TR.P.IIII P.P. COS.IIII. Rv. Nemesis advancing r. holding caduceus, serpent before; PACI AVGVSTI. 7.25 grams. RIC 302 var., Cal.656a. File mark at 1:00 near the obverse edge. Two tiny ancient scrapes in the reverse field. Fine to About Very Fine. (Est. $1200-$1500) |
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| 528 |
Domitian, 81-96 A.D.
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F to AB VF |
$1,300.00
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Aureus, 81 A.D. Rome. Laureate head r.; IMP. CAES. DOMITIANVS AVG. P.M. Rv. Wreath atop a curule chair. 7.14 grams. RIC 18, Cal.924. Tiny banker's mark. Old file mark on the reverse edge at 1-3:00. Fine to About Very Fine. (Est. $1000-$1500) |
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| 529 |
Trajan Pater, father of Trajan and Marciana
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EF |
$8,500.00
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Posthumous commemorative struck under his son Trajan. Aureus, 112-117 A.D. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan r.; IMP. TRAIANVS AVG. GER. DAC. P.M. TR.P. COS.VI P.P. Rv. Confronted busts of Nerva, laureate, with drapery at shoulder, at l. and Trajan Pater, draped and bare-headed, at r.; DIVI NERVA ET TRAIANVS PAT. 7.12 grams. RIC (Trajan) 726 corr... (Est. $8000-$10000) more |
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| 530 |
Caracalla, 198-217 A.D.
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GD FINE |
$2,500.00
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Severan Dynastic Aureus, 202 A.D. Rome. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r.; ANTON. P. AVG. PON. TR.P.V COS. Rv. Jugate busts of Septimius Severus, radiate, draped and cuirassed, and Julia Domna, diademed, draped and on a crescent, r.; CONCORDIAE AETERNAE. 7.44 grams. RIC 59a (R-3), Cal.2850. Good Fine. (Est. $1500-$2000) |
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