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NumisCorner > Auction 1	Auction date: 26 April 2024
Lot number: 39 Price realized: 8,000 EUR   (Approx. 8,544 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Faustina II, Aureus, 170-175/6, Rome, Pedigree, Gold, MS(60-62), RIC:704 Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius, Aureus, 170-175/6, Rome, Gold, RIC:704, Ex Jean Vinchon Numismatique, 23-24 Avril 1976, lot 242, Bust of Faustina II, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head, draped, right, Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum balanced in left hand and on left knee, Amazing example with some of its original luster, magnificent portrait! Ex Jean Vinchon Numismatique, 23-24 April 1976, lot 242, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, MATRI MAGNAE DENOMINATION : Aureus YEAR : 170-175/6 COIN CONDITION : MS(60-62) MINT NAME : Rome COMPOSITION : Gold DIAMETER : 20 OUR COIN CONDITION COMMENTS : superb quality OUR COIN CONDITION COMMENTS : some of its original luster OUR COIN CONDITION COMMENTS : magnificent portrait OUR COIN CONDITION COMMENTS : Superior eye appeal COIN RARITY : very rare COIN RARITY : rare in this quality MAIN CHARACTER : Faustina II EMPIRE, KINGDOM, OR CIVILIZATION : Ancient Rome, Roman Republic (509 – 27 BC) WEIGHT (G): 7.34 Faustina II, Aureus, 170-175/6, Rome, Pedigree, Or, SUP+, RIC:704 Faustina II, femme de Marc Aurèle, Aureus, 170-175/6, Rome, Or, RIC:704, Ex Jean Vinchon Numismatique, 23-24 Avril 1976, lot 242, Buste de Faustine II, tête nue, cheveux ondulés et attachés en chignon à l'arrière de la tête, drapée, à droite, Cybèle assise à droite sur un trône, un lion à ses pieds et tenant un tambour sur son genou., Exemplaire avec une partie de son brillant de frappe, remarquable portrait! Ex Jean Vinchon Numismatique, 23-24 Avril 1976, lot 242, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, MATRI MAGNAE VALEUR FACIALE : Aureus ANNÉE : 170-175/6 QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE : SUP+ ATELIER : Rome MÉTAL : Or DIAMÈTRE : 20 COMMENTAIRE SUR LA QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE : Superbe qualité COMMENTAIRE SUR LA QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE : une partie de son brillant d'origine COMMENTAIRE SUR LA QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE : magnifique portrait COMMENTAIRE SUR LA QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE : Monnaie agréable à l'oeil RARETÉ DE LA MONNAIE : très rare RARETÉ DE LA MONNAIE : monnaie rare dans cette qualité PERSONNAGE PRINCIPAL : Faustina II EMPIRE, ROYAUME OU CIVILISATION : Rome antique, république romaine (509 - 27 av. J.-C) POIDS (GR): 7.34 Starting price: 8000 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: Cibele in trono, marmo da Ostia. MANN, Napoli

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Aureo di notevole bellezza 

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NumisCorner > Auction 4	Auction date: 26 September 2024
Lot number: 687 Price realized: Unsold
Lot description: Trajan, Cistophorus, 98-99, Asian mint, Rare, Silver, AU(55-58), RIC:719 Head of Trajan, laureate, right., Aquila (legionary eagle) between two standards, one left, surmounted by hand and the other, right, surmounted by banner., Magnificent grey patina with amazing iridescent tone. Ex Tkalec 19 February 2001, 279; Nomos 5, 2011, 237 and Rauch 111, 2020, 662 sales., IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, TR POT COS II DENOMINATION:Cistophorus YEAR:98-99 COIN CONDITION:AU(55-58) MINT NAME:Asian mint COMPOSITION:Silver DIAMETER:26 RIC:719 EMPIRE, KINGDOM, OR CIVILIZATION:Ancient Rome, Roman Empire (27 BC – AD 476) WEIGHT (G):10.63 Trajan, Cistophore, 98-99, Frappe en Asie, Rare, Argent, SUP, RIC:719 Tête de Trajan, lauré, à droite., Aquila (aigle légionnaire) entre deux étendards, l'un, à gauche, surmonté d'une main, l'autre à droite, surmonté d'une bannière., Magnifique patine grise de médailler agrémentée d'une très jolie irisation. Frappée dans un atelier d'Asie, probablement Pergame ou Éphèse. Ex ventes Tkalec 19 Février 2001, 279; Nomos 5, 2011, 237 et Rauch 111, 2020, 662., IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, TR POT COS II VALEUR FACIALE:Cistophore ANNÉE:98-99 QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE:SUP ATELIER:Frappe en Asie MÉTAL:Argent DIAMÈTRE:26 RIC:719 EMPIRE, ROYAUME OU CIVILISATION:Rome antique, empire romain (27 av. J.-C - 476 apr. J.-C) Starting price: 3300 EUR

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Gradevole patina

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > Dallas Signature Sale 3119	Auction date: 1 November 2024
Lot number: 30007 Price realized: 95,000 USD   (Approx. 87,514 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Ancients CYPRUS. Salamis. Menelaus (ca. 310-306 BC). AV stater (17mm, 8.33 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. MENEΛA (partially ligate), draped bust of Aphrodite left, wearing turreted stephane, triple-pendant earring, and beaded necklace, seen from front, hair rolled along brow line and tucked under stephane, and cascading in waves behind and over shoulder / Ba (Cypriot), draped bust of Aphrodite left, wearing crown with five semi-circular plates, taenia, beaded hoop earring, and torque, seen from front, hair flowing in ringlets behind and one long curl across cheek. Babelon 640, Pl. XVII, 27 = BMC Pl. XXIV, 21 (trite). Gulbenkian -. Struck from stunningly high-relief dies of magnificent style on a gleaming flan. Breathtaking in hand. Extremely rare, with no examples in sales archives and apparently unknown as a full stater. Menelaus was the son of Lagus and the half-brother of Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great's close companions. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, his vast empire was divided among his generals, leading to the Wars of the Diadochi. Ptolemy took control of Egypt and sought to expand his influence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Menelaus played a significant role. Ptolemy aimed to secure Cyprus, an important strategic island in the eastern Mediterranean. Menelaus was entrusted with the mission to govern and maintain control over Cyprus, which was crucial for Ptolemy's ambitions of naval dominance and regional power, and proved to be an effective leader. He helped fortify the island and kept it under Ptolemaic control during the struggles with other Diadochi, particularly Antigonus I Monophthalmus and his son Demetrius Poliorcetes, who also had designs on the island. In 306 BC, Demetrius launched an invasion of Cyprus in an effort to wrest control from Ptolemy and his brother. Menelaus, stationed on the island, commanded Ptolemy's forces and prepared to defend it. The decisive confrontation took place at the Battle of Salamis, off the coast of Cyprus. Despite Menelaus' efforts, Demetrius decisively defeated him in this naval battle. Afterward, Menelaus was forced to surrender the city of Salamis, Cyprus fell into the hands of Demetrius, and Menelaus was sent back to Egypt. This defeat was a major setback for Ptolemy's ambitions in the eastern Mediterranean, though he later regained control of Cyprus. Estimate: 60000-80000 USD

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII	Auction date: 14 January 2025
Lot number: 140 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 390-335 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.54 g, 10h). Chian standard. Bearded head of Dionysos left, wearing wreath of ivy with berries / Herakles, wearing lion skin, kneeling right, drawing bow; ΘAΣIO-N to left and above, kantharos to lower right; all in linear square within shallow incuse square. West 16b (same dies as illustration); Le Rider, Thasiennes 19; HGC 6, 343; Boston MFA 862 = Warren 502. Find patina, minor marks. Good VF. Well centered. Ex Peus 431 (27 April 2022), lot 3096; Münz Zentrum 105 (10 January 2001), lot 130. Estimate: 750 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: Heracles shooting arrows: sculpture from east pediment, temple of Athena Aphaia, Aigina, ca. 500-480 BCE. Glyptothek, Munich

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 575	Auction date: 20 November 2024
Lot number: 94 Price realized: 130 USD   (Approx. 123 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: THESSALY, Pelinna. Circa 425-350 BC. Æ Chalkous (15mm, 3.02 g, 5h). Horseman riding right, striking at enemy who covers himself with his shield below / Warrior, holding spear and shield, advancing left, head right. Rogers –; BCD Thessaly 530.1; HGC 4, 282. Dark brown surfaces, a little off center on reverse. VF. Very rare, one of only three examples in CoinArchives. Ex Nomos Obolos 9 (25 March 2018), lot 587. Estimate: 100 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: Youth with a spear, a petasos and a leopard skin over his arm (a hunter?). Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 490 BC. From Vulci.

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 575	Auction date: 20 November 2024
Lot number: 534 Price realized: 130 USD   (Approx. 123 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.13 g, 5h). Rome mint. Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing slightly right / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left. Crawford 494/43a; CRI 189; Sydenham 1094; Mussidia 7; RBW 1747. Dark deposits, roughness, scratches, remnants of collector's number in red on obverse, edge marks, a couple of edge test cuts. Good Fine. From the 1930's Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Estimate: 100 USD

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Moneta circolata ma dal forte simbolismo 

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Astarte S.A. > Auction 23	Auction date: 28 October 2024
Lot number: 335 Price realized: 1,200 CHF   (Approx. 1,385 USD / 1,279 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Egypt. Alexandria. Hadrian, 117-138. Tetradrachm (Billon, 25.16 mm, 13.60 g). Dated RY 18 (133/4 AD). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Serapis seated left, holding sceptre; cerberus seated left at feet. Dattari 1479 (this coin). RPC III, 5871.4. Milne 1399. Emmett 892. Geissen 1094 (same obverse die). BMC 622. Cf. Savio, Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp. 77-81. Portrait of fine style, attractive toning. Nearly Extremely Fine. Ex Giovanni Dattari Collection, 1479. Ex Nascia, Milano, 1980. Ex Collezione Athos Moretti, Bellinzona, May 1987. Coin with a prestigious pedigree of stunning style and preservation showing on obverse a majestic and a protruding sculptural portrait of the ruler. Zeus-Sarapis, greek-egyptian on reverse recalls the Hadrian restoration of Serapeum in Alexandria. Starting price: 150 CHF ILLUSTRAZIONE: STATUA DI SERAPIDE CON CERBERO, II SECOLO D.C., GALLERIA BORGHESE

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Entrambi bellissimi 

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII	Auction date: 14 January 2025
Lot number: 363 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: PHOENICIA, Sidon. temp. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) I-Ba'ana. Circa 425-401 BC. AR Half Shekel (21.5mm, 7.00 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left before city wall with four towers; two lions standing outward in exergue / Persian king or hero, holding dagger in right hand, standing right, fighting lion standing left on its hind legs; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group III.2.n, 320 (D21/R27 – this coin, illustrated); Betlyon 9; Rouvier 1085; HGC 10, –. Toned, a little porosity, struck with worn obverse die. EF. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. Ex Peus 361 (3 November 1999), lot 246; Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 491. Estimate: 5000 USD illustrazione: Carving of Battle of Shahriar and winged Lion; Tachara Palace gate-Persepolis

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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 577	Auction date: 18 December 2024
Lot number: 137 Price realized: 550 USD   (Approx. 523 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.70 g, 7h). Laureate head of female facing slightly left / Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, bow in case on back, standing right, fighting griffin standing left on hind legs; all within shallow incuse square. Göktürk 38; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Sunrise 107. Light iridescent tone, light roughness. Near EF. Estimate: 300 USD

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Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger > Auction 395	Auction date: 11 February 2025
Lot number: 1414 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN, RÖMISCHES KAISERREICH HADRIANUS. 117-138, Sesterz. Drapierte Büste l. Rs: Kaiser r. gefolgt von 4 Soldaten, von denen 3 Standarten tragen. C. -, vgl. 541. R.I.C. -, vgl. 1906. Schöne grüne Patina. Felder etwas geglättet. RRR vz/vz-ss Seit den 1990er Jahren in süddeutscher Sammlung. Estimate: 1750 EUR

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Ritratto di Adriano di notevole bellezza 

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Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII	Auction date: 14 January 2025
Lot number: 48 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 400-325 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.55 g, 2h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath; KPOTΩNIA-TAΣ around / The Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles, nude, crouching facing on rock, head left, strangling a serpent in each hand. Attianese 163; HN Italy 2157; SNG ANS 384; SNG Lloyd 618 (same obv. die); Gillet 301 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 133 (same obv. die); Kraay & Hirmer 271. Beautiful cabinet tone, a few light marks, edge marks. Good VF. From the Columbus Collection. Ex Nomos 9 (20 October 2014), lot 39; Naville X (15 June 1925), lot 141, Clarance S. Bement Collection (Naville VI, 28 January 1923), lot 449; Maxime Collignon Collection (Feuardent Frères, 17 December 1919), lot 62; Maddalena Collection (Sambon & Canessa, 7 May 1903), lot 520. The figure of Herakliskos Drakonopnigon was depicted in Greek art from the first half of the 5th century BC and represents an important event in the early life of the Greek hero. The birth of Herakles, son of Zeus and Alkmene, enraged Zeus' wife Hera, who tried to kill the infant by sending two serpents to strangle the sleeping baby in his crib. The following morning, the nurse discovered Herakles playing with the serpents' lifeless bodies: he had strangled one in each hand. Estimate: 7500 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: Eracle bambino strozza i due serpenti mandati da Era per ucciderlo, statua romana in marmo del II secolo d.C.

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Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 16	Auction date: 19 October 2024
Lot number: 32 Price realized: 17,500 CHF   (Approx. 20,229 USD / 18,681 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: LUCANIA. Metapontion. Time of Kleonymos (?), circa 302 BC. Tetrobol or Third Stater (Gold, 14 mm, 2.61 g, 6 h), Achaian standard. Head of Nike facing slightly to right, her hair bound in ampyx, wearing single pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. [ΜΕ]ΤΑΠΟΝ Barley ear with six grains and leaf to right; in field to right, krater. Gillet 204 (same dies). HN Italy 1629. Johnston G4 (same dies). SNG ANS 396. SNG Lockett 405. Very rare and very likely the finest known example. A lustrous and absolutely magnificent piece, with a spectacularly beautiful rendering of Nike struck in exceptionally high relief. Small edge split, otherwise, virtually as struck. Ex Leu 13, 27 May 2023, 9 and previously from a Swiss collection, formed before 2005. The dating of this magnificent coin is somewhat debated, with suggestions ranging from 290-280 BC to a more specific date of 302 BC. The latter connects the issue with the Italian campaigns of Kleonymos, a Spartan general from the Agiad dynasty whose tyrannical character became so unbearable to his fellow citizens that they precluded him from succeeding his father, Kleomenes II (370-309 BC), on the throne. In 303/2 BC, frustrated by his exclusion, Kleonymos sailed to Italy to assist the Spartan colony of Tarentum in its struggle against the native Lucanians. Capturing the rivalling Greek city of Metapontion in 302 BC in the process, he may very well have issued this exceptionally beautiful victory issue to commemorate his short-lived success. Kleonymos would continue his career as a thuggish condottiere for the next three decades, disappearing from historical records - presumably unmissed - after his failed attempt to conquer his home town of Sparta in 272 BC. Estimate: 15000 CHF

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cgb.fr > Live Auction December 2024	Auction date: 10 December 2024
Lot number: 162 Price realized: 750 EUR   (Approx. 788 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: GALLIA - ARVERNI (Area of Clermont-Ferrand) Type : Bronze CICIIDV.BRI / EPAD au cavalier Date : avant 52 AC. Mint name / Town : Clermont-Ferrand (63) Metal : bronze Diameter : 19 mm Orientation dies : 5 h. Weight : 2,50 g. Rarity : R2 Obverse legend : CICIIDV.BRI Obverse description : Tête à droite, pentagramme derrière le cou Reverse legend : EPAD Reverse description : Cavalier tenant une lance, galopant à droite, le manteau dans le vent ; deux esses sur une ligne d'exergue, légende au-dessous Commentary : Ce revers est lié à la série bimétallique (argent - bronze) épigraphe EPAD, au guerrier et au cavalier Catalogue references : LT.3894 - DT.3594 - CMC 1.328-412 - RIG.106 Grade : XF/AU Inventory number: 965574 Estimate: 400 EUR

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Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3122 Auction date: 21 January 2025 Lot number: 34055 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction    Lot description: Ancients SICYONIA. Sicyon. Ca. 400-323 BC. AR stater (24mm, 12.29 gm, 3h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style, flan flaw. Chimaera stalking to the left, ΣΕ below, right forepaw raised; above to right, wreath / Dove flying left; I before, all within olive wreath. HGC 5, 201. BCD Peloponnesos 219. Shimmering caramel toning on the obverse accentuates the devices. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA CHIMERA DI AREZZO, BRONZO ETRUSCO DELLA SECONDA META' O DELLA FINE DEL V SECOLO A.C., MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE DI FIRENZE

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NumisCorner > Auction 4	Auction date: 26 September 2024
Lot number: 694 Price realized: 35,000 EUR   (Approx. 39,084 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Crispina, Aureus, 178-188, Rome, Gold, MS(63), Calicó:2377e, RIC:287 Bust of Bruttia Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right., Venus, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; under seat, dove left., RIC III Commodus 287. In an absolutely stunning state of preservation! To be considered as almost fdc! This absolutely splendid aureus has been perfectly preserved over time, allowing us to admire the superb engraving of the details. There is a slight striking defect, with the grenetis on both sides largely flattened. However, this has not altered the captions or the central engravings. The portrait, depicting the empress Bruttia Crispina with her hair in a large bun at the back of her head. This hairstyle served as a model for all the women of Roman high society, who wanted to get as close as possible to the model spread by the portrait of the empress. On the reverse, a superb representation of Venus, under her epiclesis "Felix", the Lucky One, combining her attribute with the ones of the goddess Fortuna. Her representation is in perfect harmony with her attributes: she is the one who brings Victory, as shown by her outstretched hand brandishing a small Victory. Also a symbol of Love, she is associated with the dove beneath her throne. Moreover, at the end of the Republic, powerful men such as Sylla, Pompey and Caesar made themselves the goddess's favourites and protégés. Augustus took up this theme by placing his dynasty under the protection of the goddess. It would seem that imperial families have maintained this tradition of associating Venus with the protection of members of the dynasty, such as the empress here. In this case, the empress is associated with the goddess of love, the protector of the imperial family and also the bringer of victory for the emperor and, by extension, for Rome. This magnificent portrait is the portrait of Bruttia Crispina, who married the emperor Commodus in 178, at the age of 13, until 188, when she was repudiated and exiled to the island of Capri, off the coast of present-day Italy, before being assassinated there by order of the emperor in 191. She came from the highest nobility in Rome and was the daughter of Caius Bruttius Praesens, a Roman politician very close to the emperors who preceded Commodus. Her grandfather was consul and colleague of the emperor Antoninus Pius, which gave his family the status of a Patrician family shortly afterwards. His father was also consul in 153, before being designated proconsul of Africa in 166/167. Her father's influence and proximity to Commodus' father, Marcus Aurelius, led to this marriage. This closeness was also reflected in the fact that he accompanied the emperor on his campaign against the Marcomanni and received military honours at the end of the campaign. Shortly afterwards, in 180, he was consul for a second time, having been designated to the position in 178, at the same time as the marriage between Commodus and Crispina. The marriage between Crispina and Commodus only lasted until 188, and no one knows why. Two explanations have been put forward, firstly that of a sterile marriage, which would have led to this exile, before she was assassinated. The exile is also thought to have been due to the fall of Marcus Aurelius Cleander, an extremely highly placed freedman, chamberlain and favourite of Commodus. From 182 onwards, this man was high enough in the hierarchy to find himself in a position to have the former chamberlain and favourite of Commodus eliminated and to take his place. After 184, his influence was such that he had the then Prefect of the Praetorium executed in order to have him replaced. At the same time, he sold the highest administrative and political offices to the highest bidder, particularly the members of the Roman army, by giving them entrances and seats in the Senate. He went so far that in 188 he took command of Rome's Praetorian Guard after eliminating the new Prefect of the Praetorium. His downfall and death in 190 came shortly before the death of Bruttia Crispina, and their deaths may well have been linked to their positions in the highest circles of the empire and in the close circle of Commodus., CRISPINA AVGVSTA, VENVS FELIX DENOMINATION:Aureus YEAR:178-188 COIN CONDITION:MS(63) MINT NAME:Rome COMPOSITION:Gold DIAMETER:21 OUR COIN CONDITION COMMENTS:excellent quality, magnificent portrait COIN RARITY:rare in this quality RIC:287 EMPIRE, KINGDOM, OR CIVILIZATION:Ancient Rome, Roman Empire (27 BC – AD 476) WEIGHT (G):7.3 Crispine, Aureus, 178-188, Rome, Or, SPL, Calicó:2377e, RIC:287 Buste de Crispine, drapé, cheveux en boucle dans le dos, à droite, Vénus, drapée, assise à gauche, tenant une Victoire de la main droite tendue et un sceptre de la main gauche ; sous le siège, une colombe à gauche., RIC III Commodus 287. Un état de conservation absolument exceptionnel ! A considérer comme étant presque fleur de coin ! Cet aureus d'une splendeur absolue a été parfaitement préservé dans le temps, et nous pouvons ainsi admirer le superbe travail de gravure des détails. On note un léger défaut de frappe avec le grènetis des deux faces qui s'est écrasé en grande partie. Cependant, cela n'a pas altéré les légendes ainsi que les gravures centrales. Le portrait, représentant l'impératrice Crispine avec cette coiffure tenant les cheveux en chignon large derrière la tête. Une représentation de coiffure qui faisait office de modèle pour toutes les femmes de la haute société romaine, souhaitant se rapprocher au plus près du modèle répandu par le portrait de l'impératrice. Au revers, une superbe représentation de Vénus, sous son épiclèse "Felix", l'Heureuse, combinant ses aspects avec ceux de la déesse Fortuna. Sa représentation est en parfaite harmonie avec ses attributs, elle est celle qui apporte la Victoire, comme le montre sa main tendue tenant une petite Victoire. Également symbole de l'Amour, elle est associée à la colombe, se trouvant sous son trône. De plus, à la fin de la République, les puissants tels que Sylla, Pompée ou César se placent comme les protégés et les favoris de la déesse. Auguste reprendra ce discours en plaçant sa dynastie sous la protection de la déesse. Il semble ainsi que les familles impériales conservent cette tradition d'associer Vénus à la protection des membres de la dynastie, comme ici l'impératrice. Le discours est ainsi multiple, en associant l'impératrice à la déesse de l'Amour, protectrice de la famille impériale, et également porteuse de la Victoire pour l'empereur, et par extension pour Rome. Ce magnifique portrait est donc celui de Crispine (Bruttia Crispina), qui épouse l'empereur Commode en 178, à l'âge de 13 ans, jusqu'en 188, où elle est répudiée et exilée sur l'île de Capri, au large de l'Italie actuelle, avant d'y être assassinée sur ordre de l'empereur, en 191. Elle est issue des plus hautes sphères de la noblesse romaine, elle est la fille de Caius Bruttius Praesens, homme politique romain très proche des empereurs ayant précédé Commode. Son grand-père fut consul et collègue de l'empereur Antonin le Pieux, ce qui permit à sa famille d'obtenir le statut de famille patricienne peu de temps après. Son père fut également consul en 153, avant d'être désigné proconsul d'Afrique en 166/167. L'influence et la proximité de son père auprès du père de Commode, Marc Aurèle, entraine ce mariage. Cette proximité se traduit également par le fait qu'il accompagne l'empereur durant sa campagne contre les Marcomans et il reçoit les honneurs militaires à l'issue de la campagne. Peu de temps après, en 180, il est consul une seconde fois, après avoir été désigné à ce poste en 178, dans le même temps que le mariage entre Commode et Crispine. Le mariage entre Crispine et Commode n'a duré que jusqu'en 188 sans que l'on en connaisse la raison. Deux explications sont avancées, d'abord celle d'un mariage stérile, qui aurait entrainé cet exil, avant qu'elle soit assassinée. Cet exil serait aussi du à la chute de Marcus Aurelius Cléandre, un affranchi extrêmement haut placé, chambellan et favori de Commode. A partir de 182 l'homme est assez élevé dans la hiérarchie pour se trouver en position de faire éliminer l'ancien chambellan et favori de Commode, et prendre sa place. Après 184, son influence est telle qu'il fait exécuter le préfet du prétoire alors en place, afin de le faire remplacer. Dans le même temps, il vend les plus hautes fonctions administratives et politiques au plus offrant, notamment aux militaires, en donnant des entrées et des places au Sénat. Il s'éleva jusqu'à prendre le commandement de la Garde Prétorienne de Rome en 188 après avoir éliminer le nouveau préfet du prétoire. Sa chute et sa mort, en 190, précèdent de peu celle de Crispine, et leurs morts seraient peut-être liées à leur appartenance aux hautes sphères de l'empire, et à l'entourage proche de Commode., CRISPINA AVGVSTA, VENVS FELIX VALEUR FACIALE:Aureus ANNÉE:178-188 QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE:SPL ATELIER:Rome MÉTAL:Or DIAMÈTRE:21 COMMENTAIRE SUR LA QUALITÉ DE LA MONNAIE:Très belle qualité, magnifique portrait RARETÉ DE LA MONNAIE:monnaie rare dans cette qualité RIC:287 EMPIRE, ROYAUME OU CIVILISATION:Rome antique, empire romain (27 av. J.-C - 476 apr. J.-C) POIDS (GR):7.3 Starting price: 35000 EUR

[King John]

Astarte S.A. > Auction 23	Auction date: 28 October 2024
Lot number: 112 Price realized: 55,000 CHF   (Approx. 63,488 USD / 58,619 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Sicily. Naxos. Circa 415 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25.25 mm, 16.89 g). Head of Dionysos right, wearing stephane decorated with ivy wreath. Rev. ΝΑΞΙΟΝ, Silenos squatting nude on rock facing slightly right, head turned to left, holding long transversal thyrsus and kantharos; on the left, ivy plant growing upwards. HGC 2, 984. Cahn, Naxos 102 (V66/R84). Lightly toned. Minor scratch on obverse and some contact marks on reverse; minor die break on reverse, typical of the Cahn R84; edge intermittently smoothed with a file, believed to be done to fit the coin into a pendant, probably from the early 20th century or just before. However, of the most refined classical style, a masterpiece of Dionysian exuberance. Good Very Fine. Rare. From a Swiss Collection, formed in Ticino before 2005. This short-lived coinage, likely issued to fund Athens' ill-fated expedition against Syracuse, represents a notable departure from earlier designs. Unlike the archaic tetradrachms minted after Naxos' independence in 461 BC, these coins exhibit a refined classical style. The obverse portrays Dionysos with a cool, Olympian presence, his gaze and tousled hair reflecting contemporary Athenian monumental sculpture. The reverse shows Silenos in a more relaxed, humanized form, seated in a simplified landscape and anticipating his wine. This transition from rigid archaic forms to dynamic, lifelike depictions highlights the coin's artistic excellence and alignment with high classical aesthetics." Starting price: 30000 CHF

 

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[King John]

Astarte S.A. > Auction 23	Auction date: 28 October 2024
Lot number: 543 Price realized: 28,000 CHF   (Approx. 32,321 USD / 29,842 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Mysia. Germe. Septimius Severus, 193-211. Medallion (Bronze, 43.72 mm, 41.14 g). Circa AD 193-211. AVT KAI Λ CEΠTI - CEOYHPOC ΠEP Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right. Rev. EΠI CTP (...) - (...)IOY Hercules, nude, standing right, wrestling with a lion; ΓEPMHNΩN in exergue. RPC - . SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock . Mionnet II -. Lovely dark patina. Sublime style, with stunning details. Likely unique, essentially unpublished in the standard references. Starting price: 5000 CHF

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII Online Sessions	Auction date: 22 January 2025
Lot number: 6088 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. Laureate head right / COS V in exergue, soldier on horseback rearing right, raising right hand. RIC II.1 957 (Vespasian); RSC 49a. Traces of deposits, faint hairlines. Near VF. From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 127 (8 December 2014), lot 2038 (part of). Estimate: 100 USD

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIII	Auction date: 14 January 2025
Lot number: 459 Price realized: 900 USD   (Approx. 883 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: CARIA, Stratonicaea. Septimius Severus, with Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. Æ (37mm, 28.32 g, 5h). Damnatio Memoriae. Philon, prytanis. AY K Λ CЄ CЄYHPOC ΠЄ AY CЄΠ ΓЄTAK C K, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius vis-à-vis [laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta]; c/ms: helmeted bust of Roma within circular incuse, and ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / ЄΠ ΠPY ЄΠI[TYNXANO]NTOC Γ ΦIΛΩNOC CTPATONIKЄΩN, Hecate standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; at feet left, lighted altar. BMC 71; SNG von Aulock 2678. For c/ms: Howgego 188 and 536. Brown patina, flan adjustment marks. Good VF. Rare. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla's Damnatio Memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211. Upon Septimius' passing in AD 211, his sons Caracalla and Geta assumed joint rule of the empire. Their joint rule was a failure, the Imperial Palace was separated into two sections and they threatened to divide the empire between them. During the Festival of Saturnalia, December 211, Caracalla tried unsuccessfully to have his brother assassinated. But a week later, at an arranged meeting in their mother's quarters, Geta was murdered by Caracalla's centurions. Caracalla immediately ordered a damnatio memoriae of his brother's image: statues were removed, paintings were destroyed or, like the Severan Tondo erased, and coins were recalled to have his image carved out. This damnatio was especially apparent on the provincial coinage of Pergamum in Mysia and Stratonicaea in Caria. It is estimated that approximately 95% of the dual bust types at Stratonicea have had the portrait of Geta erased, many of them having a countermark of Roma or Caracalla stamped over his bust. Estimate: 500 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: Il Tiondo severiano (ca. 200 d.C.), dipinto su tavola romano rappresentante l'imperatore Settimio Severo, sua moglie Giulia Domna e i loro figli Carcalla e Geta. Il volto di Geta fu abraso probabilmente dopo che suo fratello lo uccise per restare unico imperatore (211)