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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  • Corinthia, Corinth (c. 375-300 BC), Stater, AR (g 8,52; mm 20,8)
    Lotto 548


    Ϙ, Pegasos flying l., Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, dove flying left within wreath; below chin, Γ. BCD Corinth 110; Calciati 419; Ravel 1029. Evidence of old cleaning. Fields gently smoothed, otherwise near extremely fine / good extremely fine.

    From a private European collection assembled in the 1980s.


  • Corinthia, Corinth (c. 375-300 BC), Stater; AR (8,60 g; 21,6 mm)
    Lotto 549

    Pegasos flying l.; koppa below; Rv. Helmeted head of Athena l.; I below chin; to r., Near extremely fine / good very fine.

  • Corinthia, Corinth (c. 375-300 BC), Stater, AR (g 8,50; mm 22)
    Lotto 550

    Ϙ, Pegasos flying l., Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; below chin, Δ; behind neck, I and Artemis running r., holding torch. BCD Corinth 133; Calciati 457; Ravel 1081. Near extremely fine / good very fine.

  • Corinthia, Corinth, (c. 375-300 BC), Stater (g 8,60; mm 21,8)
    Lotto 551

    Ϙ, Pegasos flying left, Rv. Head of Athena to left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet and necklace; below, A-[P]; behind neck guard, boar standing left on ground line. Calciati 435; Ravel 1017. Good very fine / near extremely fine.

  • Corinthia, Corinth, (c.ca 375-300 BC), Stater, AR (g 8,39; mm 21)
    Lotto 552

    Pegasos flying left, Rv. Helmeted head of Athena left; A-P flanking neck truncation; to right, eagle standing left, head right. Ravel 1008; Pegasi 426; BCD Corinth 101; HGC 4, 1848. Near extremely fine / extremely fine.

  • Corinthia, Corinth (c.ca 350-300 BC), Stater; AR (8,50 g; 21,5 mm)
    Lotto 553


    Ϙ, Pegasos flying l.; Rv. Head of Athena to l., wearing laureate Corinthian helmet; below, A-P; behind neck guard, chimaira walking l. BCD Corinth 102; Calciati 428; Ravel 1010.  Nice cabinet tone. Evidence of former mechanical cleaning; fields gently smoothed. Traces of oxidation. Some crystallisation on the reverse at 9 o'clock along the edge. Overall, extremely fine / good extremely fine.

    From a 1980s European collection.


  • Corinthia, Corinth (345-307 BC), Stater, AR (g 8,55; mm 19,8)
    Lotto 554

    Pegasos flying left, Rv. helmeted head of Athena left; [Δ]-I across field; to right, statue of Athena left, holding spear. Ravel Period V, 1083; Pegasi 459; HGC 4, 1848. Fine style. Good very fine / good extremely fine.

  • Corinthia, Corinth (c. 345-307 BC), Stater; AR (g 8,63; mm 19,6)
    Lotto 555

    Pegasos flying left, Rv. Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, plow upward; A-P flanking neck truncation. HGC 4, 1848; Pegasi 441. Slightly double struck. Near extremely fine.

  • Corinthia, Corinth (c. 345-307 BC), Stater; AR (8,60 g; 22,5 mm)
    Lotto 556

    Pegasos flying l., koppa below; Rv. Helmeted head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet; A below, ivy wreath behind. Pegasi 403; BCD Corinth 116; HGC 4, 1848. About extremely fine.

  • Achaia, Achaian League, Aigiera (c. 160-146 BC), Hemidrachm; AR (2,06 g; 15,7 mm)
    Lotto 557

    Laureate head of Zeus r.; Rv. League monogram; forepart of goat to right; AΛ - KI across field; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 399. HGC 5, 20. Good very fine.

  • Pontos, Kabeira (c. 120-100 BC), Æ (6,75 g; 21,4 mm)
    Lotto 559

    Three-quarter facing head of gorgoneion, head turned slightly r., on an aegis; Rv. ΚΑΒΗ-ΡΩΝ, Nike walking r., holding palm. SNG BM Black Sea 1243. Appealing sandy patina. Good very fine.

  • Bithynia, Kalchedon (c. 367/6-340 BC), Drachm; AR (3,80 g; 15,3 mm)
    Lotto 560

    Rhodian standard. Bull standing l. on grain ear; kerykeion and ΔA monogram to left; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG BM Black Sea 104; HGC 7, 511. Good extremely fine.

  • Bithynia, Kalchedon (late 4th-3rd century BC), Hemidrachm; AR (1,86 g; 10,9 mm)
    Lotto 561

    ΚΑΛ, Forepart of a bull standing l.; to l., monogram; Rv. Three grain ears. RG 16; SNG BM Black Sea 110; SNG Copenhagen 354. Very fine.

  • Mysia, Apameia (c. 133-48 BC), Æ (3,60 g; 17,3 mm)
    Lotto 562

    Pankra- and Zenode-, magistrates. Turreted head of Artemis r., bow and quiver behind back; Rv. ΑΠΑΜΕ[ΩΝ] / ΠΑΝΚΡΑ / ΖΗΝΟΔΗ, satyr Marsyas advancing r. on maeander, playing double flute. BMC 91-93; SNG Copenhagen 193; SNG München 129-130. Lovely chocolate brown patina with lighter hues. Good very fine.

  • Mysia, Kyzikos (c.ca 550-450 BC), Stater; EL (16,22 g; 20 mm)
    Lotto 563

    Half-length figure of harpy l., holding in r. hand a tunny by its tail, and raising left hand to its chin; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 75; Greenwell 98; Boston MFA 1448 = Warren 1519; SNG BN 205; Gillet –; cf. Gulbenkian 612 (hekte); Jameson –; Myrmekion 2; Rosen 454; Weber –. Extremely fine.

  • Mysia, Kyzikos (5th-4th centuries BC), Hemihekte or 1/12 Stater; EL (1,29 g; 8,1 mm)
    Lotto 564

    Perseus, nude but for cloak tied around neck, kneeling to right, head turned to left, holding harpa in his right hand and head of the Medusa in his left; below, tunny to right; Rv. Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald 162; Von Fritze I 162 var. (differing denominations). Well-centred. Extremely fine.

  • Mysia, Kyzikos (c. 500-490), Hemiobol; AR (0,40 g; 9,9 mm)
    Lotto 565

    Forepart of boar l., behind, tunny fish; Rv. Lion's head l.; above, star; all within incuse square. SNG BN Paris 375; SNG Tübingen 2217; Klein, KM 41, 265. Good very fine.

  • Mysia, Lampsakos (c. 500-400 BC), Drachm; AR (4,58 g; 19 mm)
    Lotto 566

    Female janiform head; Rv. Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet within incuse square. SNG France 1124. Dark patina. Good very fine. 

  • Mysia, Lampsakos (4th-3rd centuries BC), Diobol; AR (1,33 g; 11 mm)
    Lotto 567

    Janiform female head / Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; [ΛΑΜΨ around].. Baldwin, Lampsakos, Group B, I; SNG France 1182-96. Good very fine.

  • Mysia, Parion (4th century BC), Hemidrachm; AR (2,32 g; 11,5 mm)
    Lotto 568


    ΠΑ/ΡΙ, cow standing l., head reverted, bee below; Rv. Gorgoneion facing, tongue protruding. SNG Paris 1360. Extremely fine.

    Ex Notaras Coins & Antiquities, private sale.


  • Mysia, Pergamon (c. 310-282 BC), Diobol; AR (1,29 g; 10,7 mm)
    Lotto 569

    Head of Herakles to r., wearing lion skin; Rv. [Π]EPΓAM, Athena Promachos standing facing. SNG France 1558-1566. Good very fine.

  • Mysia, Pitane (c. 400-200 BC), Æ (1,25 g; 11,2 mm)
    Lotto 570

    Head of Zeus to r., wearing horn of Ammon; Rv. ΠΙΤΑΝ between the points of a pentagram with pellet in centre. BMC 4-6. Dark green patina. Very fine.

  • Islans off Mysia, Prokonnesos (c.ca 411-387 BC), Hemidrachm; AR (2,51 g; 10 mm)
    Lotto 571


    Head of Aphrodite l., hair in sphendone; Rv. Oinochoe within incuse circle. Thompson, Coinage pl. I, 3; SNG von Aulock 1437; Dewing 2215; Jameson 1447. Good extremely fine.

    Ex Rönesans Salzgitter Auction 9 (2 March 2024), lot 30.


  • Troas, Birytis (c.ca 4th-3rd century BC), Æ (5,90 g; 17,5 mm)
    Lotto 572


    Head of Kabeiros left, wearing pileus; star on either side of pileus; Rv. B-I/R-Y, club downward within wreath. SNG von Aulock 1502-3; SNG München 168. Green patina. Extremely fine. Untouched.

    Ex Aquila Numismatics Auction 3 (2 July 2022), lot 372. 


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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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