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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  • Carthage (c.ca 350-320 BC), 1/10 Shekel; AV (0,89 g; 8 mm)
    Lotto 469


    Palm tree with two clusters of dates; Rv. Horse head r. MAA 8; SNG Copenhagen 962. Good very fine.

    EX Bertolami Fine Art Auction 37 (19-20 September 2017), lot 116.


  • Carthage (c. 400-350 BC), Æ (2,95 g; 26,6 mm)
    Lotto 470

    Head of Tanit to l., wearing wreath of grain ears; Rv. Horse standing r.; palm tree in background. MAA 18. SNG Copenhagen 109. Extremely fine. Lovely brown patina.

  • Carthage (c. 400-350 BC), Æ (2,52 g; 16,8 mm)
    Lotto 471

    Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse standing r.; palm tree in background. CNP 194; MAA 18; SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 109–13. Nice light brown, sandy patina. Good very fine.

  • Carthage (c. 400-350 BC), Æ Unit (3,22 g; 15,3 mm)
    Lotto 472

    Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse standing r.; palm tree in background, pellet to upper left. CNP 194a; MAA 18a; SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 114–5. Brown patina. Good extremely fine. Untouched.

  • Carthage (c. 400-350 BC), Æ (2,47 g; 15,5 mm)
    Lotto 473

    Wreathed head of Tanit to l.; Rv. Horse standing to r. before palm tree; three pellets before. MAA 18f; cf. SNG Copenhagen 117-9. Lovely chocolate brown patina with light green highlights. Good extremely fine.

  • Carthage (c. 400-350 BC), Æ (3,84 g; 16 mm)
    Lotto 474


    Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse standing r. before palm tree. CNP 194; MAA 18; SNG Copenhagen 109-19. Brown tone. Near extremely fine.

    Ex Bertolami Fine Art E-Auction 245 (10-12 December 2022), lot 434.


  • Carthage (c.ca 400-350 BC), Æ (2,5 g; 15,5 mm)
    Lotto 475


    Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse standing r. before palm tree. MAA 18; SNG Copenhagen 109-13. Extremely fine.

  • Carthage (c.ca 350-310 BC), Stater; EL (7,26 g; 19 mm)
    Lotto 476

    Wreathed head of Tanit l., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Horse standing r. on single ground line, on which two pellets. Jenkins & Lewis, Group IV D, 328-329. Good very fine.

  • Carthage (c.ca 350-310 BC), Stater; EL (7,35 g; 19,3 mm)
    Lotto 477

    Wreathed head of Tanit l., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Horse standing r. on single ground line, on which two pellets. Jenkins & Lewis, Group IV D, 328-329; SNG Copenhagen 975-976. Flan crack at 8 o'clock on the obverse, otherwise near extremely fine.

  • Carthage (c. 310-279 BC), Stater; EL (7,43 g; 18,5 mm)
    Lotto 478


    Wreathed head of Tanit facing l. with dot before necklace, all within dotted border; Rv. Horse standing r. on single exergual line, two dots below line, all within dotted border. Jenkins 269; SNG Cop 136. Possible evidence of light smoothing. Good extremely fine.

    From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.


  • Carthage (c.ca 310-270 BC), Stater; EL (7,45 g; 19 mm)
    Lotto 479

    Wreathed head of Tanit l., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; Rv. Horse standing r.; three pellets on exergue line. Jenkins & Lewis Group VI, 317 var. (same obverse die, no pellets); MAA 13. Good very fine.

  • Carthage (c. 300-264 BC), Dishekel; Æ (16,30 g; 29 mm)
    Lotto 480

    Uncertain Sardinian mint. Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Horse's head r.; Punic letter 'ayin before. CNP 248au; MAA 58k; SNG Copenhagen 192 var. (no letter on rev.). Pale olive green patina. Very fine.

  • Carthage (c.ca 300-264 BC), Æ (5,55 g; 20,1 mm)
    Lotto 481

    Wreathed head of Tanit to l. ; Rv. Head of horse to r.; three pellets to r.. CNP 252t (Sardinia?); MAA 57f (Carthage); SNG Copenhagen 154-5 (Sardinia). Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Carthage, First Punic War (c. 264-241 BC), Shekel; Æ (7,15 g; 23 mm)
    Lotto 482

    Uncertain Sardinian mint Wreathed head of Tanit to l.; Rv. Horse to r., Punic letters 'bet' and 'taw' in monogram below. CNP 33ab; MAA 56g; SNG Copenhagen 209. Brownish-green patina. Some oxidation, otherwise good very fine.

  • Carthage (c. 264-241 BC), Æ (7,62 g; 22,4 mm)
    Lotto 483

    Uncertain Sardinian mint. Head of Tanit l., wearing wreath of grain-ears; Rv. Horse standing r.; Punic letter "B" below. MAA 59d; SNG Copenhagen 206. Brown patina with lighter hues. Good very fine.

  • Carthage, Libyan Revolt (c. 241-238 BC), Shekel; Æ (7,05 g; 23 mm)
    Lotto 484

    Uncertain Sardinian mint. Wreathed head of Tanit l.; Rv. Three grain ears; pellet-within-crescent above, Punic M–G between. Müller, Afrique 11; SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 248. Green patina. Some oxidation, otherwise good very fine.

  • Carthage, Second Punic War (c. 220-205 BC),, 1/4 Shekel; AV (1,90 g; 12 mm)
    Lotto 485

    Head of Tanit l., wreathed in two grain ears, dotted border; Rv. Horse standing r., dotted border. Jenkins 464-467; MAA 76. Fine style. Obverse slightly double struck, reverse slightly off-centred, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine.

  • Carthage, Second Punic War (c. 220-205 BC), 1/4 Shekel; AR (1,76 g; 14 mm)
    Lotto 486

    Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right. MAA 78; SNG Copenhagen 335. Rare. Extremely fine.

  • Macedon, Tragilos (c. 450-400 BC), Æ (1,13 g; 10 mm)
    Lotto 487

    Head of Hermes r., wearing petasos; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square; T-P-A-I in quarters. SNG ANS 905 ff. Brownish-green patina with lighter hues and some cuprite spots. Good very fine.

  • Macedon, Tragilos (c. 450-400 BC), Hemiobol; AR (0,22 g; 6,3 mm)
    Lotto 488

    Grape cluster; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square; T-P-A-I in quadrants. SNG Copenhagen 447; BMC 4. Good very fine.

  • Macedon, Tragilos (c. 450-400 BC), Hemiobol; AR (0,27 g; 7,20 mm)
    Lotto 489

    Grain ear; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square with T-P-A-I in quadrants. AMNG III 2; SNG ANS 903; HGC 3, 745. Good very fine.

  • Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), Stater; AV (8,60 g; 17,8 mm)
    Lotto 490

    Laureate head of Apollo r.; Rv. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, fast biga right, ΣΩ monogram under horses' forelegs, spearhead in exergue. SNG ANS 323. Extremely fine.

  • Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (14,30 g; 24,7 mm)
    Lotto 491


    Struck under Philip III (323-317 BC). Amphipolis, c.ca 323-315 BC. Laureate head of Zeus r.; RV. Youth on horseback r., holding palm frond, dolphin below, Π with pellet below raised foreleg, ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY around; testcut on reverse. Le Rider pl. 46, 19; SNG ANS 751. Test cut on reverse, otherwise good very fine / near extremely fine.

    Ex A. Tkalec AG.


  • Kings of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), Æ (6,10 g; 18 mm)
    Lotto 492


    Uncertain mint in Macedon. Diademed head of Apollo r.; Rv. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horse rearing r. Controls: Monogram and B below. SNG ANS 905; HGC 3.1, 882. Lovely olive green patina. Extremely fine. 

    Ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 114 (6 March 2022), lot 247.


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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:

Arsvalue

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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