Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

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Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

Thursday 26 September 2024 hours 12:00 (UTC +01:00)
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  • Lucania, Thourioi (c. 400-350 BC), Stater; AR (7,66 g; 20 mm)
    Lot 221

    Head of Athena to r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla; Rv. [ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ], bull butting r. HN Italy 1799. Some scratches in field due to old cleaning, otherwise good very fine.

  • Lucania, Thourioi (c. 350-300 BC), Distater; AR (15,85 g; 24 mm)
    Lot 222

    Head of Athena r., helmet decorated with Scylla hurling rock; behind neck-guard, [A]; Rv. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ, bull charging r.; above, ΣΙ; torch between hind legs. In exergue, tripod between dolphins. HN Italy 1839. About extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Thourioi (c. 350-300 BC), Triobol; AR (1 g; 11,6 mm)
    Lot 223

    Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath; Rv. Bull butting r.; HPA in exergue. HN Italy 1869; SNG Lloyd 500. Good extremely fine. Slight porosity. Fine style.

  • Lucania, Thourioi (c. 350-300 BC), Triobol; AR (1,13 g; 12,2 mm)
    Lot 224

    Head of Athena r., wearing pearl necklace, pendant earring, and crested Attic helmet ornamented with Scylla throwing rock; Rv. [ΘΟΥ]ΡΙΩΝ, bull butting right, head turned facing, above his back moneyer’s abbreviated signature ΕΥΦΑ, fish in exergue. Very fine. HN Italy 1834 var; SNG ANS 1159 var. Near extremely fine / extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Thourioi (c. 280-213 BC), Nomos; AR (6,41 g; 20,2 mm)
    Lot 225

    Laureate head of Apollo to right; Rv. Bull butting to right; above, ΑΡΙ; in exergue, ΘΟΥΡΙ-ΩΝ, tripod between letters of ethnic. HN Italy 1897; SNG ANS 1107 var. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Thourioi (c. 280 BC), Æ (3,68 g; 16 mm)
    Lot 226

    Laureate head of Apollo left; monogram behind; Rv. Lyre; ΣΩΦI below. SNG ANS 1197; HN Italy 1926. Lovely light brown patina with green hues. Fine style. Near extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Thourioi as Copia (c. 193-150 BC), Quadrans; Æ (2,55 g; 15,5 mm)
    Lot 227

    Head of Herakles r., wearing lion's skin headdress; three pellets behind; Rv. COPIA r., LLAID l.; cornucopiae; three pellets below.  HN Italy 1938; HGC 1, 973. Appealing green patina. Good extremely fine. Refined style.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 535-510 BC), Drachm; AR (3,80 g; 13,3 mm)
    Lot 228

    Forepart of lion right, eating prey; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Williams 8; HN Italy 1259; SNG ANS 1205-6. Well centred with all the design visible. Minor flan flaws on the reverse, otherwise near extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 535-510 BC), Drachm; AR (3,80 g; 13,4 mm)
    Lot 229

    Forepart of lion right, eating prey; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Williams 8; HN Italy 1259; SNG ANS 1205-6. Well centred. Extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 465-440), Drachm; AR 3,92 g; 14,7 mm)
    Lot 230

    Diademed head of nymph r.; Rv. YEΛH, owl standing r., with wings closed, on olive twig. Williams 78; HN Italy 1265; SNG Copenhagen 1530; SNG ANS 1234. Good extremely fine. Fine and elegant style. Exceptional specimen, very rare in this condition. 

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 400-340 BC), Nomos; AR (7,45 g; 22 mm)
    Lot 231

    LUCANIA. Velia. Circa 400-340 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 22 mm, 7.55 g, 6 h). Lion crouching right; in exergue, owl perched right on olive branch, head facing. Rev. YΕΛ-ΗΤΩΝ Head of nymph to right. HN Italy 1275 var (B above). Williams Period IV, 216 (O131/R162). SNG ANS 1228 (same dies). SNG Copenhagen 1526 (same dies). Rare variant struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise very fine.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 340-334 BC), Nomos; AR (7,75 g; 21 mm)
    Lot 232

    Head of Athena to l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; Θ behind neck; Rv. Lion advancing to right; X below, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. HN Italy 1284; SNG ANS 1293; HGC 1, 1310. Good extremely fine. Fine style. 

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 334-300 BC), Nomos; AR (7,70 g; 21,3 mm)
    Lot 233

    Kleudoros group. Head of Athena l., wearing crested Phrygian helmet decorated with centauress; monogram behind neck; Rv. Lion standing l., tearing at prey; Φ above, monogram below, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. HN Italy 1296. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 334-300 BC), Stater; AR (7,54 g; 21,3 mm)
    Lot 234

    Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet, the bowl decorated with a griffin; Rv. Lion standing l.; above, Φ; monogram between legs; ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ in exergue. HN Italy 1289. Near extremely fine / good extremely fine.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 280 BC), Nomos; AR (7,58 g; 21,5 mm)
    Lot 235

    Head of Athena to l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; Φ on neck guard, monogram behind; Rv. Lion standing to r.; YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Williams 515-539; HN Italy 1316. About extremely fine / good very fine.

  • Lucania, Velia (c. 280 BC), Nomos; AR (7,40 g; 22 mm)
    Lot 236

    Head of Athena to l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; A above, [Φ] before, IE on outlined tablet behind neck guard; Rv. Lion attacking stag to l.; YEΛHTON behind. SNG ANS 1403; Hn Italy 1318. About extremely fine.

  • Bruttium, Brettii (c. 216-214 BC), Drachm; AR (4,76 g; 19,4 mm)
    Lot 237

    Attic Standard. Second Punic War issue. Diademed and draped bust of Nike r.; amphora behind; Rv. River god standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding sceptre; to right, serpent above S. HN Italy 1961. Traces of old cleaning. Fields gently smoothed. Possible minor tooling following cleaning, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine. Fine style.

  • Bruttium, Brettii (c. 216-214 BC), Drachm; AR (5,06 g; 18,5 mm)
    Lot 238

    Diademed and draped bust of Nike r.; behind, bucranium; Rv. River god standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding sceptre; monogram to right. HN Italy 1963 corr. (bucranium). Extremely fine / good extremely fine. Fine style.

  • Bruttium Brettii (c. 214-211 BC), Double (Didrachm); Æ (12,62 g; 26 mm)
    Lot 239

    Helmeted head of Ares l.; two pellets to r., grain ear below; Rv. ΒΡΕΤ / ΤΙΩΝ, Nike standing l., erecting trophy; cornucopia between, plectrum to r. Scheu, Bronze 4; HN Italy 1975. Dark green patina. High relief. Bold style. Extremely fine.

  • Bruttum, Brettii (c. 214-211 BC), Æ (8,75 g; 23 mm)
    Lot 240

    Laureate head of Zeus to r.; grain ear behind; Rv. Eagle with wings spread standing to l.; BPET to right, TIΩN to left, star above, cornucopia to l. SNG ANS 50-2; HN Italy 1978; HGC 1, 1366. About extremely fine.

  • Bruttium, Brettii (c. 211-208 BC), Quarter unit; Æ (2,65 g; 16,5 mm)
    Lot 241

    Head of Amphitrite to l., wearing crab headdress; Rv. BPET-TIΩN Crab. HGC 1, 1374; HN Italy 1944; Scheu, Bronze, 29. Lovely green patina. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Bruttium, Brettii (c. 208-203 BC), Double Unit; Æ (14,74 g; 26 mm)
    Lot 242

    Helmeted head of Ares l.; Rv. Hera Hoplosmia advancing r., holding spear and shield; crab at feet, facing ram's head (or bucranium) below shield. Scheu, Bronze 57; HN Italy 2001. Attractive olive green patina. Extremely fine.


    Ex Naville Numismatics Auction 52 (22 September 2019), lot 16. 

  • Bruttium, Hipponion (280-270 a.C.), Æ (8,60 g; 23 mm)
    Lot 243

    Helmeted head of Athena l., serpent on helmet; Rv. ΙΠΩΝΙΕΩ-Ν, Nike standing l., holding wreath and sceptre. HN Italy 2258 var. (head l.); Attianese 722. Very rare. Pleasing grey-green patina. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Bruttium, Kaulonia (late 6th century BC), Stater, AR (g 7,96; mm 29,4)
    Lot 244

    KAVΛ (retrograde), full-length figure of nude Apollo advancing right, torso turned facing, olive branch in raised right hand, small winged figure (daemon) atop extended left arm, running right and holding branch in each hand; O above stag standing right in right field, head reverted, dotted border on raised rim, Rv. Incuse of obverse, reversed, with ethnic and raised olive branch in relief in right hand; guilloche border on incuse band. HN Italy 2035. Good extremely fine.

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Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

Sessions

  • 26 September 2024 hours 12:00 Auction 309 – Session I (1 - 96)
  • 26 September 2024 hours 14:30 Auction 309 – Session II (97 - 638)

Exhibition

– 23-24 September 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 6:00pm CEST


– 25 September 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm at:


Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o at Savino & Partners a.s:

18, Máchova 838, Vinohrady

120 00 Prague, Czech Republic

Buyer's Premium

The purchaser shall pay Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. an auction fee equal to 26% of the hammer price of each lot.


More information

 

The auction 309 will be held on 26th September 2024 starting at 12:00 pm CEST for lot 1 - 96 and starting at 2.30 pm CEST for lot 97 - 638 at

Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o at Savino & Partners a.s:

18, Máchova 838, Vinohrady

120 00 Prague, Czech Republic


1. How to participate 

You may participate in the following ways: in person at the premises where the auction will be held; by telephone; online after registering on our website www.bertolamifineart.cz or on our partner portals (see list below); by placing an absentee bid.


a. Attendance in the auction room

Unacquainted customers who have not already registered must provide a valid identity document.


b. Telephone bidding

You can place your bids during the auction by telephone, with the assistance of one of our operators. In order to take part in the telephone bidding, you must make a reservation by 10:00 am CEST of 23th September 2024, specifying the lots you wish to bid for and your telephone number. Customers who have booked this way will be called at the number they have indicated a few lots before those for which they have expressed interest.

A telephone bid reservation has the value of a written absentee bid at the starting price as indicated in the catalogue.

To book your phone bidding: fill out the appropriate form to be sent to info@bertolamifineart.cz


c. Live participation via our website or our partner portals

You can place your bids during the auction by logging on to our website www.bertolamifineart.cz or on the following partner portals:

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Invaluable

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d. Absentee bid

The following methods of participation are available:

- online upon registration on our website www.bertolamifineart.cz until 10:00Am CEST of 26th September 2024

- on our partner portals (BidInside, Sixbid, Numisbids, Biddr and Numis24) until 10:00am CEST of 26th September 2024

- by a written bid to be received by 10:00am CEST on 26th September 2024 to be sent to info@bertolamifineart.cz or must be delivered to our office.

The minimum bid for each lot is the starting price shown in our website.

In the event of:

- One single pre-auction bid on a lot

In the absence of bids during the auction, the lot will be awarded at the starting bid even if the sole bid received is higher (the amount of the pre-auction bid indicates the maximum bid the bidder is willing to place.

Example: Starting bid € 1,000 – Single pre-sale bid € 1,500 – Award at € 1,000

- Multiple pre-auction bids of the same amount on the same lot

If no bids are raised during the auction, the lot will be awarded to the earlier bidder.


- Multiple pre-auction bids of different amounts on the same lot

If there are no bids during the auction, the lot will be awarded to the highest bidder. The hammer price is calculated by adding to the amount of the next lowest bid an increment set out in the chart below.

Example: customer A bid € 1,200 - customer B bid € 1,800. Customer B does not win at the award price of € 1,800 but at € 1,300. In other words, the automatic increase of € 100 provided for in the chart is applied to the amount of the next lowest bid when the bids are within the € 1,000-1,999 bracket.


2. Lots Exhibition

The lots are available for viewing from 23 to 24 September 2024 from 10:00am to 1:00pm and from 2:00pm to 6:00pm CEST and 25 September 2024 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the following address:

Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o at Savino & Partners a.s:

18, Máchova 838, Vinohrady

120 00 Prague, Czech Republic


3. Payment methods

The purchasers of the winning lots will be able to choose between the following payment options:

- credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express);

- Paypal

- Wire bank transfers may be made to Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. (please note that, in case of payment by wire transfer received from a non-European country, 10 € will be added to the invoice amount);

- cash (up to legal limit)

- for previous customers only: non-transferable bank cheque or cashier’s check in favour of Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. (please note that, in case of payment by foreign cheque, 10 € will be added to the invoice amount).


Please note: Invoices paid by cheque, cash or bank transfer are exempt from the 3.5% of administration fees.

Payment of purchased items must be made within 7 days from receipt of the invoice. If the invoice hasn’t been paid within 30 days following adjudication, will be charged a penalty of 1%/month on the amount of the unpaid invoice.


4. Buyer’s premium

The purchaser shall pay Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. an auction fee equal to 26% of the hammer price of each lot.


5. Additional costs

Shipping costs and additional customs duties are to be borne by the buyer. In the event that, due to unjustified complaints, the goods should be returned to Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o., the customs duties and shipping costs shall be incurred by the customer.

6. Description of lots

Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. is exempt from any liability with regard to descriptions and evaluations of lots in the catalogue, condition reports or any other illustrative material. Such descriptions are purely indicative and only represent a personal opinion provided by our experts.

7. Authenticity

In keeping with Bertolami Fine Art's well-established tradition, all coins offered for sale are guaranteed authentic without time limits. The risk of possible misjudgements is covered by Lloyd's Error & Omissions Insurance Policy.

 

Bertolami Fine Art provides, if requested, certificates of authenticity on the coins put up for sale in its auctions.

 

Disputes concerning the authenticity of coins must be supported by a certificate drawn up by an expert of recognised scientific authority. The certificate must detail the grounds on which the opinion of non-authenticity is based and attach the results of any diagnostic investigations carried out on the coin. 

 

Opinions issued by grading companies have no value as valid certificates. 

8. Cleaning and restoration

As is well known, it was common practice, especially in ancient times, to have classical coins (as well as ceramics and sculptures) thoroughly cleaned, the surfaces integrated and the missing parts reconstructed. In accordance with a policy of absolute transparency towards the customer, Bertolami Fine Art's experts indicate the presence and extent of any ancient or modern conservation and/or restoration work in the description of the coins offered for sale.

We will not accept any claims concerning restorations, repatination or similar interventions already indicated in the catalogue.

Clients who purchase coins with the intention of having them encapsulated at a later date are reminded that grading companies do not encapsulate significantly restored, tooled or heavily repatinated coins.

See Chart B (below) for further details on the nomenclature used to describe possible conservative and/or restorative interventions.

9. Conditions of Sale

The conditions of sale that govern the relationship between Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. and the customers taking part in our auctions are displayed in each catalogue. As these conditions are automatically accepted from the moment you participate in the auction, please read them carefully.

In the event of a discrepancy between the conditions of sale published in the printed or pdf catalogue and the version that appears in the online catalogue, the online version shall prevail. 


10. Publication of auction results

The winning bids will be published by Bertolami Fine Art S.r.o. on the website www.bertolamifineart.cz, for information purposes only, within 10 days of the closing date.


CHART A

AUTOMATIC INCREMENTS

Amount bid €

Predetermined increase €

0-99

5

100-199

10

200-499

20

500-999

50

1.000-1.999

100

2.000-4.999

200

5.000-9.999

500

10.000-19.999

1.000

20.000-49.999

2.000

50.000+

5.000        

 

CHART B

NOMENCLATURE ADOPTED FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF CONSERVATIVE AND/OR RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS ON COINS

 

 

 Untouched:

Coin that has never undergone either cleaning or restoration.

 

Cleaned:

Coin that has undergone operations to remove earthy parts, oxides, encrustations and other deposits without the original patina and/or metal surface being affected.

 

Smoothed:

Coin that has had impurities and minor encrustations in the fields removed.

 

Tooled:

Coin that has undergone conservative restoration work (e.g. removal of bronze cancer) and/or reconstructive work, also following particularly aggressive ancient cleaning.

 

Tone:

Modern artificial toning.

 

Patina:

Original patina.

 

 

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