Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague

Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

giovedì 26 settembre 2024 ore 12:00 (UTC +01:00)
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  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Pyrrhos of Epeiros (c.ca 278-276 BC), Æ (6,20 g; 19 mm)
    Lotto 444

    Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet; owl behind; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΥΡΡΟΥ, grain ear within oak wreath. CNS II, 188 var. (no legend on rev.); HGC 2, -. Dark green patina. Good extremely fine. Pleasant style.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hieron II (274-216 BC), Æ (19,69 g; 27,5 mm)
    Lotto 446


    Diademed head of Hieron II left, Y below; Rv. IEPΩNOΣ, horseman galloping right, holding lance, E in r. field. Calciati 195. Untouched green patina. Extremely fine.

    Ex NAC D (2-3 March 1994), lot 1283; Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker Auction 133 (11 October 2007), lot 7293. 

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hieron II (274-216 BC), Æ (16,68 g; 26 mm)
    Lotto 447

    Diademed head of Hieron II l.; Rv. ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ, warrior on horseback r., holding spear; ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ in exergue. CNS II, 195; HGC 2, 1548. Dark brown patina. Good extremely fine. Expressive portrait. Eceptional condition.

  • Sicily, Syracuse , Time of Hieron II (274-216 BC), Litra; Æ (8,35 g; 22 mm)
    Lotto 448


    Diademed head of Poseidon l.; Rv. Ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; across fields, IEP - ΩNOΣ. HGC 2 1550; CNS II 197; SNG ANS 965. Pleasing green patina. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

    Ex Artemide Auction 59E (2-3 July 2022), lot 149.


  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hieron II (274-216 BC), Æ (6,21 g; 19 mm)
    Lotto 449

    Head of Poseidon l., wearing tainia; Rv. ΙΕΡΩ - ΝΟΣ, ornamented trident head flanked by two dolphins; [Θ] - Φ below. Calciati, II, p. 397, 197 Rl 14; BAR Issue 60; HGC 2, 1550. Brownish green patina. Near extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hieron II (274-216 BC), Æ (5,70 g; 18,5 mm)
    Lotto 450

    Struck c.ca 275-269/5 BC. Head of Persephone l., wearing wreath of grain ears; poppy head behind; Rv. Bull charging l.; club and M above, IE in exergue. CNS 191 Ds89 R1 12; BAR Issue 53; HGC 2, 1469; Virzi 1910. Dark tone; fine style. Extremely fine. Slight traces of delicate cleaning.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Hiketas II (287-278 BC), Æ (8,74 g; 23 mm)
    Lotto 451

    ΔIOΣ EΛΛANIOY, youthful, laureate head of Zeus Hellanios r.; palladium behind; Rv. ΣYPAK – OΣIΩN, eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, wings displayed; star to l. CNS 168A Rs 96; HGC 2, 1449. Brown patina. Good extremely fine. Elegant style.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis, Wife of of Hieron II (274-216 BC), 16 Litrae or Tetradrachm; AR (14,58 g; 28 mm)
    Lotto 452

    Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled bust of Philistis to l.; Rv. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ, Nike driving quadriga moving slowly to r.; above, ΑΦ. HGC 2, 1556. Some porosity, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Philistis, Wife of of Hieron II (274-216 BC), 16 Litrae or Tetradrachm; AR (12,80 g; 27 mm)
    Lotto 453

    Struck circa 240-218/5 BC. Diademed and veiled head l.; wreath to r.; Rv. Nike driving slow quadriga r.; Φ above. CCO 166 (D10/R21); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1556; SNG ANS 874; McClean 1401. Slightly doubled obverse, otherwise near extremely fine / good extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Timoleon and the Third Democracy (c. 344-317 BC) , Quarter Stater or 30 litrae; AV (2,15 g; 11,7 mm)
    Lotto 454

    [ZEYΣ EΛEY – ΘEPIOΣ], laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios l.; Rv. ΣYP – A – KOΣIΩN, Pegasus flying l.; to l. AP ligate and below, three pellets. Rizzo pl. LVIII, 1 (these dies); Jameson 851 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1440 (these dies); Boston, MFA 451; SNG ANS 493 (these dies); SNG Copenhagen 710 (these dies). Very fine.

  • Sicily, Syracuse, Time of Timoleon and the Third Democracy (c. 344-317 BC), Litra; Æ (32,75 g; 31,4 mm)
    Lotto 455

    Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet bound with olive wreath; Rv. Eight-pointed starfish between two facing dolphins. Calciati, II, p.111-129; Sear 1189. Dark green patina. Good very fine.

  • Sicily, Tyrrhenoi (c. 357-336 BC), Litra; Æ (30,76 g; 31,15 mm)
    Lotto 456

    TYPPH, head of Athena r., wearing crested helmet; Rv. Athena standing slightly l., holding long spear in r. hand, l. hand resting on shield set on the ground. SNG ANS 1167; Calciati pg. 307, 1; BMC Sicily pg. 238, 1. Green tone. Gently cleaned, otherwise good very fine.

  • Sicily, Tyrrhenoi (c. 354/3-336 BC), Litra; Æ (31,72 g; 30,5 mm)
    Lotto 457

    Overstruck on a Syracuse Drachm of Dionysios I (Athena; Rv. Dolphins flanking sea star [CNS II, 62], struck circa 405-367 BC). Helmeted head of Athena r.; [TYPPH] before; Rv. Athena standing facing, head l., holding spear in right hand and resting hand on grounded shield to right; [M or Σ in right field]. Castrizio series I, 1; Campana 1; CNS 1; HGC 2, 1657; SNG ANS 1167. Green patina. Very fine.

  • Islands off Sicily, Lipara (c. 425 BC), Hexas; Æ (12,64 g; 23 mm)
    Lotto 458

    Head of Aiolos r., wearing pileos; Rv. ΠIΛ, large pellet above and below the I, within beaded circle. SNG Cop 1087. Rare. Attractive dark green patina. Extremely fine.

  • Islands off Sicily, Lipara (c. 425), Onkia; Æ (5,08 g; 18,6 mm)
    Lotto 459

    Head of Aiolos r., wearing pileos; Rv. Pellet (mark of value) between [Λ ]and [I]. Manganaro, Vittoria 128bis-48; CNS 7; BMC 14-5. Very fine, dark green patina. Rare.

  • Islands off Sicily, Lipara (c. 425 BC), Hexas; Æ (19,36 g; 23,4 mm)
    Lotto 460

    Bearded head of Aiolos r., wearing pileos; Rv. ΛΙΠ with large pellet above and below. Calciati 6/2; SNG Copenhagen 1087. Green tone. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Islands off Sicily, Lipara (c. 350-300 BC), Hexas; Æ (1,90 g; 13,8 mm)
    Lotto 461

    Hephaistos seated r., holding hammer and kantharos; Rv. ΛΙΠ between two pellets. CNS I, 22; HGC 2, 1772. Dark patina. Good very fine.

  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic (c. 410-395), Tetradrachm; AR (17,17 g; 25,3 mm)
    Lotto 462

    Horse galloping r., Nike flying above placing a wreath on horse's head; Rv. Palm tree with two date clusters. Jenkins, Punic 45 (dies O12/R40); SNG Lloyd 1610; SNG Lockett 1032. Die break on the reverse at 11 o'clock, otherwise good very fine / extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic, Lilybaion as Cape of Melkart (c. 330-305 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (16,64 g; 24 mm)
    Lotto 463

    Charioteer driving quadriga r., holding kentron and reins; Nike flying left above, crowning charioteer; Rv. Head of Arethusa r., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, surrounded by three dolphins. Jenkins, Punic 37 (O14/R28); Jameson 597; de Luynes 920; HGC 2, 741. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic (c. 320-300 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (17,05 g; 26,5 mm)
    Lotto 464


    Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) l., wearing barley-wreath, triple-pendant earring and necklace; around, four dolphins; Rv. Horse's head l.; behind, palm-tree; below, Punic 'M'. HGC 2, 289; De Luynes 1466; SNG Lockett 1054; Jenkins, Punic Sicily III, 242. Very rare. Fine style. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

    British Museum Duplicates (Naville V, 18 June 1923), lot 2993. 


  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic (c. 300 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (16,79 g; 22,92 mm)
    Lotto 465

    Mint of Entella. Head of Heracles-Melqart r., wearing lion's skin headdress; Rv. Head of horse l., below neck truncation, 'MHMHNT' in Punic characters; behind, palm tree. AMB 564. Jenkins Punic IV, 319. SNG Lloyd 1644. Good extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic (300-289 BC), Tetradrachm, AR (g 16,5; mm 24)
    Lotto 466

    Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, Rv. Head of horse left; palm tree behind, ['MMHNT'] below. HGC 2, 293; Jenkins, Punic-296-324. Refined style. Extremely fine / good extremely fine.

  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic, (c. 300-289 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (17,05 g; 25 mm)
    Lotto 467

    Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin; Rv. Horse’s head l.; palm tree behind, punic “MHSBM” below. Jenkins 394 (O120/R322); SNG Copenhagen 91; HGC 2, 294. Good very fine.

  • Sicily, Siculo-Punic (late 4th-early 3rd century BC), Æ (2,61 g; 16,8 mm)
    Lotto 468


    Wreathed head of Tanit l., wearing earring and necklace; Rv. Horse standing r. before palm tree. SNG Copenhagen 109-113. Brown patina. Extremely fine.

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Auction 309 – Ancient Greek and Byzantine Coins

Sessioni

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

Esposizione

– 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

Condizioni di vendita

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Commissioni

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


Altre Informazioni

 

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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Bid Inside

Drouot

Invaluable

OneBid


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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