LOT: 176 various unsorted world coins, mainly from the period 1900-1980.
Mainly in base metal, but also a few silver.
Various qualities. Sold as is. No returns.
SURPRISE LOT. NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE !

gewicht 2,73gr. ; koper Ø 21mm.
muntmeester Nicolaas Wonneman
muntmeesterteken adelaar

zgn. ″prinsenduit″ met borstbeeld van stadhouder prins Willem V tussen twee oranjetakken.

We zien op deze duit een bijzonder fenomeen; een afbeelding van de stadhouder op een munt van de Republiek. Waarschijnlijk speelde de aanwakkerende strijd tussen patriotten en Prinsgezinden daarbij een rol. In de tweede helft van de 18e eeuw ontstond steeds meer onvrede over het functioneren van het bestuur van de Noordelijke Nederlanden. Het falende bestuur van stadhouder Willem V wilde men een halt toeroepen. Daartegenover stonden de Prinsgezinden of Orangisten, die juist de macht bij de stadhouder, de Oranjes, wilde laten. In 1786 escaleerde het conflict, hetgeen tot een korte burgeroorlog leidde. Willems′ zwager, Frederik Wilhelm II van Pruisen, stuurde uiteindelijk in september 1787 een leger naar de Nederlanden om een einde te maken aan de opstand. De patriotten waren niet opgewassen tegen dit Pruisische leger en het gezag van stadhouder Willem V werd in ere hersteld. Kopstukken van de opstand vluchtten naar Frankrijk, om later weer terug te keren, toen de Fransen  in 1795 Nederland binnenvielen.  Deze prinsenduiten werden, vaak versierd met oogjes en lintjes, sinds 1786 gebruikt als draagteken door de Prinsgezinden. De duit werd door de enorme vraag zelfs zo schaars dat hij op het laatst voor een gulden verkocht werd!!

Verkade 145.5 ; Purmer & van der Wiel.7010 ; HNPM.73 ;
CNM.2.38.116 ; Pannekeet OVE.16
zfr-

gewicht 10,43gr. ; zilver Ø 32mm.
muntmeester Nicolaas Wonneman
muntmeesterteken drie bollen

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed in
de rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke geplaatst
is op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder 1764• , omringd door de tekst;
boom HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond Generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door de waarde aanduiding
I - G, omringd door de tekst; MO:ARG:ORD:FOE:BELG:TRANSI ∴

Het is opmerkelijk hoe muntmeester Wonneman aan het experimenteren is geweest met verschillende muntmeestertekens. Bij zijn aantreden in 1763 koos hij voor een adelaar die hij in verschillende gedaantes op de munten liet afbeelden, nml.adelaar zittend op tak, adelaar met gespreide vleugels (2 varianten) en halve adelaar. In de loop van 1764 werd de adelaar vervangen door een nieuw muntmeesterteken toe, namelijk drie bollen (twee onder en een boven). Dat muntmeesterteken continueerde hij ook in 1765. Blijkbaar was hij daar toch niet tevreden over, want op de zilveren dukaat van 1767 en de gulden van 1795 en 1796 zien we toch de adelaar weer terug.

Delmonte 1184 ; Verkade 141.6 ; HNPM.55 ; CNM.2.38.93
attractief patina
zfr+

weight 4,97gr. ; silver Ø 23mm.

obv. Bust of Marcianus, beared, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum,
surrounded by the legend; DN MARCIANVS P F AVG
rev. Marcianus standing facing, nimbate head turned to left, holding spear
in right hand en leaning his left hand on grounded shield, star in field to left,
surrounded by the legend; GLORIA R - OMANORVM, CON in exergue

Miliarense by Marcianus appear on the market only very sporadically and
are hardly present in collections. Extremely rare.

provenance: NAC Auktion 27, 12 May 2004, Lot 539 (SFR 6.500 + 15%)

RIC 526 (R4) ; MIRB (Hahn) 19 ; RSC 10Ba ; Sear 21387 RRR
Some very minor roughness. Attractive tone.
vf+/vf

weight 28,66gr. ; silver Ø 30mm.

obv. Griffin, with right foreleg raised, seated to left,
ΘEM before, within border of dots
rev. Quadripartite incuse square.

The Greek settlement Abdera was begun as a failed colony from Klazomenai, traditionally dated to 654 BC. The polis lay 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos River, almost directly opposite the island of Thasos. Herodotus reports that the leader of the colony had been Timesios but, within his generation, the Thracians had expelled the colonists. Timesios was subsequently honored as a local protective spirit by the later Abderans from Teos. The successful foundation occurred in 544 BC, when the majority of the people of Teos (including the poet Anacreon) migrated to Abdera to escape the Persian yoke. The chief coin type, a griffon, is identical with that of Teos; the rich silver coinage is noted for the beauty and variety of its reverse types. Abdera had flourished especially in ancient times mainly for two reasons: because of the large area of their territory and their highly strategic position. The city controlled two great road passages (one of Nestos river and other through the mountains north of Xanthi). Furthermore, from their ports passed the sea road, which from Troas led to the Thracian and then the Macedonian coast.

In 513 and 512 BC, the Persians, under Darius conquered Abdera, by which time the city seems to have become a place of considerable importance, and is mentioned as one of the cities which had the expensive honour of entertaining the great king on his march into Greece. In 492 BC, after the Ionian Revolt, the Persians again conquered Abdera, again under Darius I but led by his general Mardonius. On his flight after the Battle of Salamis, Xerxes stopped at Abdera and acknowledged the hospitality of its inhabitants by presenting them with a tiara and scimitar of gold. Thucydides mentions Abdera as the westernmost limit of the Odrysian kingdom when at its height at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war. It later became part of the Delian League and fought on the side of Athens in the Peloponnesian war. Abdera was a wealthy city, the third richest in the League, due to its status as a prime port for trade with the interior of Thrace and the Odrysian kingdom. In 408 BC, Abdera was reduced under the power of Athens by Thrasybulus, then one of the Athenian generals in that quarter. A valuable prize, the city was repeatedly sacked: by the Triballi in 376 BC, Philippos II of Macedon in 350 BC; later by Lysimachos of Thrace, the Seleucids, the Ptolemies, and again by the Macedonians. In 170 BC the Roman armies and those of Eumenes II of Pergamon besieged and sacked it. The town seems to have declined in importance after the middle of the 4th century BC. The ruins of the town may still be seen on Cape Balastra; they cover seven small hills, and extend from an eastern to a western harbor; on the southwestern hills are the remains of the medieval settlement of Polystylon.

In mythology, Abdera was named after Abderos, a beloved companion of Heracles who perished after the hero captured the flesh-eating mares of Diomedes. In the historical record the site on the Thracian coast that would become Abdera was first settled in 654 BC by colonists from Klazomenae. That early effort failed, evidently because of conflicts with warlike Thracians. One hundred and ten years later, in 544, a new colonization effort was made by citizens of another Ionian city, Teos, who under the cover of night abandoned their homes rather than live under newly imposed Persian rule. When the Abderites began to produce coins, they chose to portray a griffin, as it was familiar from the coins of their mother-city. No doubt symbolically, the griffin faces left on issues of Abdera and faces right on those of Teos. Silver, fish, wine and grain were among the commodities that allowed Abdera to accumulate its astonishing wealth. The people of Abdera had a longstanding conflict with the Greeks on the nearby island of Thasos, as they competed for control of trade in the Thracian hinterland. It has been suggested that in 491 the Abderites fabricated a rumour that the Thasians were planning a revolt against the authority of Persia. Consequently, Darius forced the Thasians to tear down their walls and to deliver their ships to Abdera. In 463/2 Abdera again was able to profit from the misfortunes of the Thasians when their revolt against Athens was crushed. Abdera′s wealth is evident not only from the large quantity of silver coins it produced and exported – often to the Egyptian delta – but also from the records of the Delian League. During the period 453 to 432 Abdera contributed annually about 15 talents to the league, suggesting its total payments may have been surpassed only by Aegina, Byzantium and Thasos.

This coin was probably struck short before the Persian invasion of mainland Greece (480-479). The city had the dubious honor of entertaining the Great king, Xerxes I, and his armies. The magistrate responsible for this coinage probably bore the same name as his contemporary Themistokles, the famous Athenian politician and general and opponent of the Persians.

cf. Künker, Auktion 326, lot 676 (in vf; 36.900 euro incl. commission)
(this was the much more common type with the legend ANTI)

very impressive large silver coin from the late Archaic period
♦ extremely rare ♦

Sear- (cf. 1335); BMC- ; SNG.Copenhagen - ; May - ; von Fritze- ;
Weber Collection - ; James collection- ; AMNG.- ; Kraay - (cf. 529) ;
Asyut Horad 139 (same dies) ; HGC 3, - (cf. no. 1126) RRRR
vf/xf

gewicht 3,50gr. ; goud Ø 22,5mm.
muntmeester: Wouter Buck
zonder munt- of muntmeesterteken

vz. Geharnaste en gehelmde Nederlandse ridder staande naar rechts
met in zijn rechterhand een geschouderd zwaard, in de linker een
pijlenbundel (7 pijlen), geflankeerd door het jaartal I7 - 73,
omringd door de tekst; CONCORDIA•RES - PAR•CRES•HOL•
kz. Dubbel gelijnd vierkant met schelp- en bladornamenten aan
de zijden en op de hoeken, met daarbinnen een tekst in 5 regels;
MO:ORD: / PROVIN / FOEDER / BELG•AD / LEG•IMP.

Delmonte 775 ; Verkade 39.6 ; HNPM.15 ;
CNM.2.28.54 ; Friedberg 250
zeer attractief exemplaar met fijne details
pr

gewicht 3,49gr. ; goud Ø 22mm.
muntmeester: Wouter Buck
zonder munt- of muntmeesterteken

vz. Geharnaste en gehelmde Nederlandse ridder staande naar rechts
met in zijn rechterhand een geschouderd zwaard, in de linker een
pijlenbundel (7 pijlen), geflankeerd door het jaartal I7 - 79,
omringd door de tekst; CONCORDIA•RES - PAR•CRES•HOL•
kz. Dubbel gelijnd vierkant met schelp- en bladornamenten aan
de zijden en op de hoeken, met daarbinnen een tekst in 5 regels;
MO:ORD: / PROVIN / FOEDER / BELG•AD / LEG•IMP.

Delmonte 775 ; Verkade 39.6 ; HNPM.15 ;
CNM.2.28.54 ; Friedberg 250
pr-

gewicht 3,43gr. ; goud Ø 22mm.
muntmeester: Wouter Buck
zonder munt- of muntmeesterteken

vz. Geharnaste en gehelmde Nederlandse ridder staande naar rechts
met in zijn rechterhand een geschouderd zwaard, in de linker een
pijlenbundel (7 pijlen), geflankeerd door het jaartal I7 - 80,
omringd door de tekst; CONCORDIA•RES - PAR•CRES•HOL•
kz. Dubbel gelijnd vierkant met schelp- en bladornamenten aan
de zijden en op de hoeken, met daarbinnen een tekst in 5 regels;
MO:ORD: / PROVIN / FOEDER / BELG•AD / LEG•IMP.

Deze gouden dukaat werd geslagen in het jaar dat de Vierde Engelse Oorlog uitbrak;

Ten tijde van de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog (1775-1783) had de Republiek aanvankelijk besloten een onpartijdige rol in de nemen. Toen Engeland in 1778 tevens in oorlog kwam met Frankrijk en Spanje en een beroep deed op de Republiek voor militaire en maritieme steun, bleef de Republiek vasthouden aan haar neutraliteit en werd het verzoek van Engeland afgewezen.

Aan het einde van de 17e eeuw en begin van de 18e eeuw had Engeland de  dominante handelspositie van de Republiek overgenomen. Veel kooplieden verruilden Amsterdam voor London als uitvalsbasis voor hun handel overzee. De 18e eeuw was voor de Republiek een eeuw van economisch verval. Vooral gedreven door jalouzie besloot de Republiek, dat zich voordeed als neutraal, heimelijk steun te verlenen aan de opstandelingen in Amerika. Wapens en munitie werden naar de kolonie Sint Eustatius verscheept, waar ze vervolgens tot woede van de Engelsen aan de Amerikanen werden doorverkocht. Alhoewel de Engelsen protesteerden, ging de smokkelhandel gewoon door. Dit leidde er uiteindelijk toe, dat Engeland op 20 december 1780 de oorlog verklaarde aan de Republiek. Het was het begin van de Vierde Engelse Oorlog (1780-1784).

De Nederlandse marine was numeriek in de minderheid. Al in de winter van 1781 werd duidelijk dat de oorlog op een ramp voor de Republiek zou uitlopen. Alleen al in januari 1781 werden 200 Nederlandse koopvaardijschepen opgebracht. In februari 1781 veroverde de Engelse admiraal George Brydges Rodney (1718-1792) het gewraakte eiland Sint Eustatius. Tot het enige grotere zeegevecht van de oorlog kwam het op 5 augustus 1781 in de slag bij de Doggersbank. Dit gevecht eindigde onbeslist. In de daaropvolgende maanden ontweek de Nederlandse vloot verdere gevechten. Hierdoor kwam het tot een feitelijke zeeblokkade van de Republiek. De zeeroute naar de Oostzee was bijvoorbeeld gesloten. De oorlog zorgde voor een verhoogde maritieme handelsactiviteit in de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden, met name via Oostende. Internationale kooplui vonden er een pragmatische oplossing voor het verderzetten van hun handel in het Caribisch gebied onder neutrale keizerlijke vlag.

In de rest van de wereld veroverden de Britten de West-Afrikaanse bezittingen van de WIC, evenals een aantal kolonies van de VOC. Ook Kaapstad bleef niet buiten schot. Onderweg om die kolonie aan te vallen, vielen de Engelsen de Saldanhabaai binnen, waar een aantal VOC-schepen lag te wachten om uit zicht van de Engelse vloot te blijven. De economische schade voor Nederland was zeer groot. Het conflict leidde wel tot een nieuw groot bouwprogramma voor oorlogsschepen. De Republiek sloot zich aan bij vredebesprekingen die vanaf 1782 in Parijs werden gehouden tussen Engeland en de Verenigde Staten, Frankrijk en Spanje. Op 2 september 1783 werd daar een voorlopig akkoord gesloten tussen de Republiek en Engeland. Pas op 20 mei 1784 sloten de beide landen in Parijs een definitief vredesverdrag. De VOC verloor het specerijenmonopolie. Engeland kreeg het recht op de vrije vaart op de Molukken. De Republiek verloor Negapatnam in India aan de Engelsen.

This gold ducat was minted in the year that the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War broke out;

During the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the Republic had initially decided to play an impartial role. When England also went to war with France and Spain in 1778 and appealed to the Republic for military and maritime support, the Republic continued to adhere to its neutrality and England′s  request was rejected.

At the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, England had taken over the dominant trading position of the Republic. Many merchants exchanged Amsterdam for London as a base for their overseas trade. The 18th century was a century of economic decline for the Republic. Driven mainly by jealousy, the Republic, which pretended to be neutral, decided to secretly support the rebels in America. Weapons and ammunition were shipped to the colony of Sint Eustatius, where they were then sold on to the Americans, much to the anger of the English. Although the English protested, the smuggling trade continued. This eventually led to England declaring war on the Republic on 20 December 1780. It was the beginning of the Fourth English War (1780-1784).

The Dutch navy was numerically outnumbered. As early as the winter of 1781, it became clear that the war would end in disaster for the Republic. In January 1781 alone, 200 Dutch merchant ships were captured. In February 1781, the English admiral George Brydges Rodney (1718-1792) captured the infamous island of Sint Eustatius. The only major naval battle of the war took place on 5 August 1781 at the Dogger Bank. This battle ended in a draw. In the following months, the Dutch fleet avoided further battles. This led to a de facto naval blockade of the Republic. For example, the sea route to the Baltic Sea was closed. The war led to increased maritime trade activity in the Austrian Netherlands, particularly via Ostend. International merchants found a pragmatic solution there to continue their trade in the Caribbean under a neutral imperial flag.

In the rest of the world, the British conquered the West African possessions of the WIC, as well as a number of colonies of the VOC. Cape Town was not spared either. On the way to attack that colony, the English invaded Saldanha Bay, where a number of VOC ships were waiting to stay out of sight of the English fleet. The economic damage for the Netherlands was very great. The conflict did lead to a new major construction program for warships. The Republic joined the peace talks that were held in Paris from 1782 onwards between England and the United States, France and Spain. On 2 September 1783, a provisional agreement was concluded between the Republic and England. It was not until 20 May 1784 that the two countries concluded a definitive peace treaty in Paris. The VOC lost the spice monopoly. England gained the right to free navigation on the Moluccas. The Republic lost Negapatnam in India to the English.

Delmonte 775 ; Verkade 39.6 ; HNPM.15 ;
CNM.2.28.54 ; Friedberg 250
enkele minieme krasjes / some very minor scratches
zfr+ à zfr/pr

gewicht 3,48gr. ; goud Ø 22mm.
muntmeester: Wouter Buck
zonder munt- of muntmeesterteken

vz. Geharnaste en gehelmde Nederlandse ridder staande naar rechts
met in zijn rechterhand een geschouderd zwaard, in de linker een
pijlenbundel (7 pijlen), geflankeerd door het jaartal I7 - 81,
omringd door de tekst; CONCORDIA•RES - PAR•CRES•HOL•
kz. Dubbel gelijnd vierkant met schelp- en bladornamenten aan
de zijden en op de hoeken, met daarbinnen een tekst in 5 regels;
MO:ORD: / PROVIN / FOEDER / BELG•AD / LEG•IMP.

Delmonte 775 ; Verkade 39.6 ; HNPM.15 ;
CNM.2.28.54 ; Friedberg 250
pr-

gewicht 4,46gr. ; goud Ø 30mm.

vz. Getroonde graaf  zittend frontaal in een Gothische zetel
met in zijn rechterhand een zwaard, de linker hand rustend op
het wapenschild van Vlaanderen, binnen een versiering van
acht boogjes binnen een parelcirkel, omringd door de tekst;
✠LVDOVICVS:DЄIx - x GRA x - COM′:Z:DNS:FLAND′
kz. Kort gebloemd kruis binnen een vierpas met roosjes tussen
de bogen, binnen een parelcirkel, omringd door de tekst;
✠ XPC:VINCIT:XPC:RЄGNAT:XPC:IMPЄRAT
voluit: Xristus vincit, Xristus regnat, Xristus imperat
(vertaald: Christus overwint, Christus regeert, Christus heerst)

Reeds in de jaren 1349-1357 werden op naam van Lodewijk II van Male gouden schilden aangemunt. In 1373 werd deze aanmunting hervat, zij het met een wijziging in het stempel. Hadden de oude schilden op de voorzijde een schild met dubbelkoppige rijksadelaar, op de nieuwe stukken zien we en schild met de Vlaamse leeuw. Aanvankelijk (tot juli 1377) werden de stukkengeslagen in het Gravensteen te Gent. Na een onderbreking van twee-en-half jaar werd in februari 1380 de productie van het nieuwe schild hervat, thans the Mechelen, tot aan zijn dood in 1384. De stukken werden aanvankelijk vervaardigd van 24 karaat goud, vanaf 1380 geleidelijk verlaagd naar 23 karaat.

Delmonte 466 ; Gaillard 218 ; Elsen 38 ; Vanhoudt G.2614 ; 
de Mey 205 ; Martiny 48 ; Vanhoudt/Saunders 271 ; Friedberg 163
weinig gecirculeerd exemplaar met fijne details
pr à pr+

gewicht 10,30gr. ; zilver Ø 31,5mm.
muntmeester: Carl Christiaan Novisadi
muntmeesterteken: geknotte boom met loot

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed
in de rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke
geplaatst is op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder I763, omringd
door de tekst; boom HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door de waarde aanduiding
I - GL, omringd door de tekst; MO:ARG:ORD:FOE:BELG:D:GEL:&:C:Z:

Delmonte 1178 ; Verkade 14.2 ; de Voogt 514 ;
HNPM.88 ; CNM.2.17.155 ; Pannekeet 126
minieme sporen van oxidatie en kleine gietgal
fr/zfr

gewicht 10,41gr. ; zilver Ø 31mm.
muntmeester: Johan Heinsbergen
muntmeesterteken: hengst springend over een berg

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed in de
rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke geplaatst is
op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder I737 en hengst springend over
berg, omringd door de tekst; HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door
de waarde aanduiding I - G, omringd door de tekst;
MO:ARG:ORD:FOE:BELG:GEL•&•C•Z•

Delmonte 1178 ; Verkade 14.2 ; de Voogt 434 ; 
HNPM.88 ; CNM.2.17.154 ; Pannekeet 125
lichte zwaktes van de slag en stempelbreukjes op de keerzijde
zfr+ à zfr/pr

gewicht 10,26gr. ; zilver Ø 32mm.
muntmeester: Coenraad Hendrik Cramer
muntmeesterteken: kraanvogel

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed
in de rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke
geplaatst is op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder I719 en kraanvogel,
omringd door de tekst; HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door de waarde aanduiding
I - G, omringd door de tekst; MO:ARG:ORD:FOE:BELG:GEL•ET•C•Z

Delmonte 1178 ; Verkade 14.2 ; de Voogt 413 ;
HNPM.88 ; CNM.2.17.153 ; Pannekeet 125
licht krasje en muntplaatoneffenheid aan de rand
zfr-

gewicht 10,46gr. ; zilver Ø 31mm.
muntmeester: Coenraad Hendrik Cramer
muntmeesterteken: kraanvogel

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed
in de rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke
geplaatst is op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder I715 en kraanvogel,
omringd door de tekst; HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door de waarde aanduiding
I - G, omringd door de tekst; MO:ARG:ORD:FOE:BELG:GEL•ET•C•Z

Delmonte 1178 ; Verkade 14.2 ; de Voogt 404 ;
HNPM.88 ; CNM.2.17.152 ; Pannekeet 125
kleine zwaktes van de slag
zfr-/zfr

gewicht 10,33gr. ; zilver Ø 31mm.
muntmeester: Lambert Ridder
muntmeesterteken: ridder te paard naar links

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed
in de rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke
geplaatst is op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder I712 en ruiter,
omringd door de tekst; HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door de waarde aanduiding
I - G, omringd door de tekst; MO:ARG:ORD:FOE:BELG:GEL•ET•C•Z

Delmonte 1178 ; Verkade 14.2 ; de Voogt 387 ;
HNPM.88 ; CNM.2.17.152 ; Pannekeet 125
kleine zwaktes van de slag
zfr-

gewicht 10,56gr. ; zilver Ø 31mm.
muntmeester: Lambert Ridder
muntmeesterteken: ridder te paard naar links

vz. De Nederlandse maagd staande frontaal, speer met vrijheidshoed
in de rechterhand, haar linker elleboog leunend op de bijbel welke
geplaatst is op een rijkelijk versierd altaar, daaronder I709 en ruiter,
omringd door de tekst; HAC NITIMVR - HANC TVEMVR
kz. Gekroond generaliteitswapen geflankeerd door de waarde aanduiding
I - G, omringd door de tekst; MO:ARG:ORD:FÆD:BELG:GEL•ET•C•Z

Delmonte 1178 ; Verkade 14.2 ; de Voogt 387 ;
HNPM.88 ; CNM.2.17.152 ; Pannekeet 125
kleine zwaktes van de slag
zfr-

weight 16,44gr. ; silver Ø 29mm.

obv. Diademed head of Demetrios right, fillet border
rev. Tyche, holding baton in her right hand and cornucopia in her left,
seated left on throne, supported by a winged Tritoness, ANT-monogram
in outer left field, BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right ΔHMHTPIOY ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ

It concerns here one of the first coins of Antioch on which we see added the title of Soteros (″the Savior″) to Demetrios name, minted shortly before the start of the appearance of Seleukid Era dates on the tetradrachm, starting in October 155 BC.  This title was given to Demetrios by the people of Seleukia ad Tigrum in 160 BC. Interesting and rare coin.

♦ exceptionnal hellenistic portrait coin ♦

BMC- ; Newell SMA.100 ; SNG.Spaer- ; cf. Sear 7015 R
Wonderful portrait in high relief of fine style. Very attractive.
xf

weight 2,82gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.

This coin shows us the portrait of president Paul Kruger (1883-1902)
His family was of Prusian origin, from Berlin, but he had also Dutch ancestors.

KM.4 ; Hern Z16
some very minor scratches
xf-

weight 2,09gr. ; silver Ø 20mm.
KM.495 ; Jaeger 9 ; AKS.51 ; Klein.Raff  44.3.b
minor weakness
vf

weight 4,46gr. ; gold Ø 21mm.
3 dots interpunction on obverse, 5 dots interpuntion on reverse

obv. Bust of Theodosius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front,
holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman
on left arm, surrounded by the legend; DN THEODOSI - VS˙P˙F˙AVG
rev. Constantinopolis seated left, holding cross on globe en sceptre, 
shield on right side, star in left field, surrounded by the legend;  
IMP. XXXXII˙ COS XVII˙P˙P˙, in exergue COMOB

The curious use of a dated form of reverse legend, not seen on the Roman coinage since Constantinian times, has been explained as commemorating various noteworthy events, such as Christ′s birth in the forty-first or forty-second year of Augustus, the length of Theodosius′ reign being the longest recorded in Roman history, or that Theodosius was the forty-second in the numbered sequence of emperors (cf. Kent, RIC X, page 80). However, none of these seems to be especially convincing so the question has to be considered unresolved.

In the city of Constantinople two mints were active at different locations; the Moneta Publica and the Moneta Comitatensis (′Court Mint′), a technical division of the palatine office of the Comes Sacrarum Largitionum or Master of the Sacred Disbursements (i.e. Imperial Treasurer). The letters OB are an abbreviation for obryzum (= refined gold). The use of the mint mark COM OB instead of the more usual CON OB perhaps indicates that the Comitatensian, or ′court′ mint, in Constantinople was employed for the production of much of this extensive coinage.

RIC 301 (R2) ; Depeyrot page 255, 84/1 ; Sear 21140 RR
Minor graffiti on the obverse and struck with some light weaknesses.
Very rare.
vf/xf

weight 4,46gr. ; gold Ø 21mm.
Officina Z

obv. Bust of Marcianus, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed,
facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and
shield decorated with horseman on left arm,
surrounded by legend; DN MARCIANVS P F AVG
rev. Victoria standing left, holding jeweled long cross, star in field to right,
surrounded by legend; VICTORIA AVGGGZ, in exergue CONOB

cf. Künker, Auktion 262, lot 8405 (in unc : € 3600 + 23%)

RIC 510 ; Depeyrot 87/1 ; Sear 21379
Some minor scratches.
xf

weight 1,41gr. ; gold Ø 16mm.

obv. Pearl-diademed bust of Theodosius II right, wearing
cuirass and paludamentum, surrounded by the legend;
AEL EVDO  -  CIA AVG
rev. Cross within wreath, CONOB below

Eudocia was a daughter of the Athenean sophist Leontius, probably born around 400 in Athens or Antioch. Originally she was named Athenais. She was educated in Athens by her father, and by the grammarians Hyperechius and Orion in Constantinople and Jerusalem. After the death of father Leontius, she left Athens for Constantinople. There she was baptized and betrothed to Theodosius II (421). Though baptized a Christian upon her marriage to Theodosius II, is said to have admired classical culture and to have harbored sympathies for learned pagans throughout her life. In 423 she was proclaimed Augusta. She was thought to have influenced the foundation of the University of Constantinople (425). Her daughter Licinia Eudoxia married the West Roman Emperor Valentinian III in 437. In 438 Eudocia made pilgrimage to Jerusalem and visited Antioch, where she addressed the senate. But she fell from favor at court and withdrew to Jerusalem in 443. (443). She died peacefully in Jerusalem on 20 October 460.

This example is special for several reasons. For example, we clearly see a male portrait (Theodosius II) depicted on this coin and not that of Eudocia. The star usual for Eudocia is also missing after CONOB, which is normal for the tremissis of Theodosius II, and there is no ear pendant. These pieces were probably struck shortly after the marriage of Theodosius II and Eudocia (421 AD), and the die cutter was guided too much by the imagery of Theodosius II′s tremissis. Unpublished in the reference literature. Coin of the highest rarity.

RIC - (cf. 253) ; MIRB (Hahn) - (cf. 50) ; Sear- (cf. 21245)
cf. Depeyrot page 251, 72/2 RRRR
vf

weight 6,48gr. ; orichalcum Ø 21mm.

obv. Laureate head of Trajanus right, surrounded by the legend;
AYTOKP KAIC NЄP TPAIANOC CЄB ΓERM
rev. ΔΗΜΑΡΧ / ЄXYΠΑΤ Β in two lines within laurel wreath

in full: Demarchikes Exousias Ypatos B, translation;
The leader of the People, the Authority, consul for the second time

This coin was minted in Rome for circulation in Syria.
Dated Cos II (= 98-99 AD)

SNG.Copenhagen 186 ; BMC 100-106 (Caesarea) ; Sear GIC.1069 ;
RPC III, 3655 ; SNG.Hunterian Museum 2914 ; Asolati 175 ;
Butcher page 409, no.15 ; McAlee 499 (Antioch) ; Ganschow X26a
wonderful specimen with attractive dark green patina
vf/xf

weight 0,55gr. ; silver Ø 10mm.

obv. Laureate and bearded head of Ba′al Arwad to right
rev. Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive spring and
crescent to upper right, AΘE around, all within incuse square

Gaza (′Azah in Hebrew) was the most important of the couthern Canaanite coastal cities in the fifteenth century BC, when it appears in historical documents. The city was a major trade outlet for eastern goods brought west by caravans from southern Arabia. It was considered the capital of Canaan by the Egyptians and served as the residence of an Egyptian governor in the thirteenth century BC. Following the immigration of the Sea Peoples in the first half of the twelfth century BC, the city was occupied by the Philistines (apparently a tribe of the Sea Peoples). Under the Philistines, Gaza became the preeminent city of the Philistine Pentapolis (partnership between five cities), which also included Ahsdod, Askalon, Gath, and Ekron. Gaza and the Philistines frequently came into conflict with the kings of the united kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah.

Gaza became a cassal kingdom of the neo-Assyrian Empre in 732 BC and continued to prosper through the Arabian trade. After the destruction of Assyria, the city successively fell under the power of the short-lived Egyptian Empire of Necho II (610-595 BC) and the neo-Babylonian Empire of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC). With the overthrow of the neo-Babylonian state at the hands of Kyros the Great and the Achaemenid Persians in 539 BC, the status of Gaza becomes controversial. Some scholars have suggested the the city remained independent throughout the Persian period. protected by its Arabian connections. Arab autonomy was recognized by the Persian king Kambyses II already in 525 BC. Other scholars maintain that Gaza was incorporated into the satrapy (province) of Eber-Nari (Beyond the River). In either case, Gaza continued to grow wealthy in the fifth and fourth centuries BC from trade in spices and incense.

Although the defeat of Persian king Dareios III at the Battle of Issos (333 BC) resulted in the immediate submission of most cities in the region to Alexander the Great, Gaza resisted under the leadership the Persian eunuch, Batis. Alexander besieged the heavily fortified city and at last took it in October of 332 BC. Enraged at the city′s defiance, Alexander ordered the entire adult male population put to the sword and sold the women and children into slavery. The Macedonian king reportedly vented his anger by dragging the corpse of Batis behind his chariot as he drove circuit of the ruined city walls. Nevertheless the walls were immediately rebuilt and the city was repopulated with people from the surrounding region.

After the death of Alexander in 323 BC, Macedonian generals fought for control of the city because of its wealth and strategic location on the frontier with Egypt. the city was held by Antigonos Monophthalmos and Demetrios Polioketes until 312 BC when it was seized by Ptolemaios I of Egypt. Demetrios attempted to reclaim the city by force of arms, but was defeated. The city remained a Ptolemaic possession until the Fifth Syrian War (202-105 BC), when all of Phoenicia and Koile Syria was conquered by the Syrian king Antiochos III.

The city was apparently refounded as Seleukeia in Gaza by Seleukos IV Philopator (r. 187-175 BC) and continued to be a major outlet for Arabian trade goods throughout the Seleukid period. Gaza supported the cause of Demetrios II Theos against Antiochos VI Dionysos (r. 145-142 BC) until it was besieged by the Hasmonaean high priest, Jonathan Apphos, acting in support of Antiochos VI. As a forced ally of the Hasmonaean Jews, the Gazaeans again supported Demetrios II after Thryphon’s murders of Jonathan and Antiochos VI in 138 BC. Despite Hasmonaean influence, Gaza remained a nominal subject of the Seleukid kings and received autonomous status from Antiohcos VIII Grypos around 108/107 BC.

Fearing the growing power of the Hasmonaean priest-king, Alexander Jannaeus, the Gazaeans invited Ptolemaios IX Lathyros, then governor of Cyprus, to intervene in the region. Enraged at this Ptolemaic intervention, Jannaeus lay siege to the city and at last destroyed it in circa 95/94 BC. Nevertheless, the city seems to have existed again in some form by 78/77 BC. Gaza was detached from the Hasmonaean state by the Roman general, Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), in 64/63 BC and was restored by Aulus Gabinius, the governor of Roman Syria (r. 57-54 BC). The city′s role in the Roman civil wars is unclear, although the occasions when Gaza produced dated coins tend to imply some involvement in the expulsion of the Parthians from Syria in 52/51 BC, the conflicts between Q. Caecilius Bassus and C. Antistius Vetus and C. Cassius Longinus and P. Cornelius Dolabella for control of Roman Syria in 46/45 BC and 43/42, respectively.

The image on the reverse of this issue was copied from the famous decadrachms of Athens.

♦ In exceptional condition for the issue. Extremely rare ♦

cf. Leu Auction 19, Lot 94 (in xf with testcut: SFR 4.200 + 22,5%)

Gitler & Tal pg. 204, XIV, 29O ; HGC 10, - ; Sofaer 10 (Gaza) ;
Jeselsohn 261var. (position of legend and olive sprig switched)  RRR
vf/xf

weight 6,67gr. ; bronze Ø 17mm.

obv. Head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet
rev. Nikè advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm over shoulder in left
EYME behind / NEΩN in front

Eumenia was founded by Attalus II Philadelphus (159-138 BC) at the sources of the Cludrus and near the Glaucus, on the site of the modern Ishekli. The new city was named by its founder after his brother Eumenes. Numerous inscriptions and many coins remain to show that Eumenia was an important and prosperous city under Roman rule. On its coins it boasts of its Achaean origin. The spread of Christianity is, however, the most interesting fact in its history. As early as the third century its population was in great part Christian, and it seems to have suffered much during the persecution of Diocletian. Its bishop and martyr, St. Thraseas (Eusebius, Church History V.24), must belong to this period.

cf. BMC 6 ; SNG.von Aulock 3582 and 8365 ; SNG Copenhagen 379-380 ;
SNG.München- ; Weber collection- ; Lindgren collection- ;
McClean 8809 ; SNG Tübingen 4005-4007 ; Sear- (cf. 5140)
Short and thick flan. Attractive dark patina.
zfr

weight 3,46gr. ; silver Ø 20mm.

obv. Laureate head of Vespasianus right, surrounded
by the legend; IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS
rev. Vespasianus seated right holding long scepter in his
right hand and olive-branch in his left, surrounded by
the legend;  PONTIF MAXIM

As the son of a businessman and brother of the prefect of Rome, Vespasianus enlisted as a soldier in the army. He served under Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. He advanced his career and held positions in Britain, Germania, Greece, and Judea, among others. In the latter country, Nero allowed him to suppress a rebellion, with great success. Coins with the reverse side depicting Judea Capta are highly sought after. After first Galba and then Otho fell, Vitellius came to power. Vespasianus′ soldiers were not satisfied with this and chose Vespasianus as emperor. Vespasianus marched on Rome, and even before he reached the city gates, Vitellius was lynched and Vespasianus was welcomed as a hero. He ruled the country skillfully, and Rome prospered under him. Among other things, he had the Colosseum built. In 79, he died of dysentery.

From Emperor Augustus onwards, the Roman emperors also held the office of High Priest, the so-called Pontifex Maximus. As Pontifex Maximus, the emperor was the head of the Roman state religion. He oversaw the worship of the gods, the calendar, and the temples. The emperor combined the highest political/military power (Imperator) with the highest religious power (Pontifex Maximus), which strengthened their authority. This tradition continued until the rise of Christianity. Emperor Constantine the Great (and his successors) initially continued to use the title, but later in the 4th century, the title was abandoned by Christian emperors. Consequently, we frequently see the title appearing on Roman coins. On the reverse of this coin, we see Emperor Vespasianus in his capacity as High Priest (Pontifex Maximus).

Cohen 387 ; RIC II¹ 65 ; RIC II² 545 ; BMC 98 ; Sear 2305
good portrait and struck on a broad flan
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