Auction No. 92
Ancient and Modern Coins (Lots 1-1299)
Live bidding starts: 2nd August 2020, 17:00 CEST
Greek Coins
TROAS. Dardanos. Drachm (Circa 550-500 BC).
Obv: Cock standing right; four pellets behind, two pellets before.
Rev: Two incuse punches of unequal size.
Cf. BMC Troas p. XLII for type; Roma Numismatics Limited 15/137.
Unpublished in the standard references.
Condition: Good very fine.
Weight: 5.23 g.
Diameter: 16 mm.
Roman Imperial Coins
NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS (Died 9 BC). GOLD Aureus. Lugdunum. Struck under Claudius.
Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP.
Laureate head left.
Rev: DE GERMANIS.
Two oblong shields, two pairs of spears and two trumpets, all crossed over upright vexillum.
RIC² 73 (Claudius); Calicó 317.
Condition: Very fine; minor edge faults.
Weight: 7.65 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Roman Imperial Coins
TITUS (Caesar, 69-79). GOLD Aureus. Rome.
Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESP.
Laureate head right.
Rev: PONTIF TR P.
Fortuna, draped, standing left on a low wreathed base decorated with ram’s heads, holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC² 707 (Vespasian); Calicó 752.
Condition: Good very fine; attractive patina.
Weight: 7.69 g.
Diameter: 20 mm.
Roman Imperial Coins
CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). GOLD Solidus. Nicomedia.
Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PERP AVG.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: GLORIA REI PVBLICAE / VOT XX MVLT XXX / SMNS.
Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated slightly left on double throne, each holding scepter and supporting shield between them inscribed.
RIC 31.
Condition: Extremely fine; some luster in field.
Weight: 4.56 g.
Diameter: 21 mm.
Roman Imperial Coins
CONSTANTIUS GALLUS (Caesar, 351-354). Light Miliarense. Sirmium.
Obv: DN CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES.
Bare head right.
Rev: FELICITAS ROMANORVM / SIRM.
Emperor and Caesar in military dress, holding spear, standing facing, heads towards one another, under an arch supported by two spiralled columns.
RIC 14.
Condition: Near extremely fine.
Weight: 4.42 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.
Roman Imperial Coins
CONSTANTIUS GALLUS (Caesar, 351-354). Heavy Miliarense. Thessalonika.
Obv: DN CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES.
Bare head right.
Rev: VIRTVS E EXERCITVS / TES.
Three vexillae.
RIC 159.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 5.00 g.
Diameter: 27 mm.
Roman Imperial Coins
THEODOSIUS I (379-395). GOLD Solidus. Sirmium.
Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG.
Pearl-diademed, darped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / S – M / CONOB.
Emperor standing right, foot set on captive, holding labarum and Victory on globe.
RIC 14a.
Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.
Weight: 4.48 g.
Diameter: 21 mm.
Byzantine Coins
JUSTINIAN II (First reign, 685-695). GOLD Solidus. Constantinoples.
Obv: IҺS CRISTOS RЄX RЄGNANTIUM.
Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.
Rev: D IЧSTINIANЧS SЄRЧ CҺRISTI / CONOP.
Justinian standing facing, holding akakia and cross potent set upon three steps.
Sear 1248.
Outstanding specimen of this desirable type.
Condition: Near mint state.
Weight: 4.49 g.
Diameter: 20 mm.
Byzantine Coins
JUSTINIAN II with TIBERIUS (Second reign, 705-711). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople.
Obv: δ N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM.
Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.
Rev: δ N IЧSTINIANЧS ЄT TIbЄRIЧS P P A.
Crowned and draped facing busts of Justinian and Tiberius, holding between them a cross potent set upon two steps.
Sear 1414.
Condition: Near mint state.
Weight: 4.50 g.
Diameter: 21 mm.
World Coins
ISLAMIC. Ottoman Empire. ‘Abd al-Hamid II (AH 1293-1327 / 1876-1909 AD). 500 Kurush. De Luxe Type. Qustantiniya (Constantinople mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 27 (AD 1903).
Obv: Tughra in trophy of arms.
Rev: Arabic legend.
KM 746; Friedberg 44.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 36.07 g.
Diameter: 50 mm.
World Coins
AUSTRIA. Franz Joseph I (1848-1916). GOLD 100 Corona (1908). Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of his reign.
Obv: FRANC IOS I D G IMP AVSTR REX BOH GAL ILL ETC ET AP REX HUNG.
Bareheaded bust right.
Rev: DVODECIM LVSTRIS GLORIOSE PERACTIS.
The Lady in the Clouds” seated left, holding wreath and resting elbow upon shield.
KM 2812; Friedberg 514; Frühwald 2182; Herinek 317.
Condition: Proof; hairlines on one side.
Weight: 33.92 g.
Diameter: 37 mm.
World Coins
ISLAMIC. Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Mehmed V (1909-1918 AD). AR Medal. For the visit of the Austrian Kaiser Karl I to Istanbul.
Obv: Tugra of the sultan Mehmet V within writing.
Rev: The crowned shields of Habsburg-Lothringen and Hungary, double marginal text around.
NP 1150; Erüreten p.332; Edhem Eldem p. 472f.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 132.17 g.
Diameter: 65 mm.
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