Auction 87 - Ancient Coins

Umbria, Cast Quadrans, Tuder, ca. 220-200 BC; AE (g 20; mm 27; h 6); Frog; in field, °° °, Rv. Anchor; around, TV and °°°. HNItaly 48; ICC 225.
Rare, brown-green tone and about extremely fine. [Ex Sternberg sale 16 November 1992, lot 183]; ;

Umbria, Cast Sextans, Tuder, ca. 220-200 BC; AE (g 14; mm 25; h 12); Cicada; in field, °°, Rv. Trident; around, T and °°. HNItaly 49; ICC 226.
Scarce, untouched green patina and extremely fine. [Ex Sternberg sale 16 November 1992, lot 184]; ;

Umbria, Cast Uncia, Tuder, ca. 220-200 BC; AE (g 8; mm 19; h 12); Squat kantharos; above, °, Rv. Spearhead; around, TV and °. HNItaly 50; ICC 227.
Rare, green patina and good extremely fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast As, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 424; mm 76; h 12); Head of Silenus facing, with animal's ears; on r. field, L, Rv. Dog lying asleep r.; below, H - AT. HNItaly 11; ICC 236.
Extremely rare and among the finest specimen known of this interesting and intriguing issue. An exceptionally detailed portrait and a beautiful glossy green patina: good extremely fine / extremely fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast Quincunx, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 157; mm 57; h 12); Female head emerging murex shell l.; below, HAT; above, letter (?), Rv. Pegasus flying r.; below, °°°°°. HNItaly 12; ICC 237.
Rare, dark green patina and extremely fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast Quadrunx, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 203; mm 60; h 12); Male head l.; on l. field, °°°°, Rv. Crater with something inside (?); in r. field, HAT. HNItaly 13; ICC 238.
Very rare, dark green patina, extremely fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast Teruncius, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 157; mm 57; h 12); Fish r.; above, HAT, Rv. Stingray r.; below, °°°. HNItaly 14; ICC 239.
Rare, dark green patina and about extremely fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast Biunx, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 51; mm 37; h 6); Cock standing l.; before, °°, Rv. Shoe; below, HAT. HNItaly 15; ICC 240.
Rare, brown-green tone and very fine - good very fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast Uncia, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 37; mm 32; h 12); Anchor, Rv. °; around, HAT. HNItaly 16; ICC 242.
Rare, brown-green tone and about extremely fine.; ;

Picenum, Cast Semuncia, Hatria, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 27; mm 27; h 3/9); H, Rv. A; on r, Σ. HNItaly 17; ICC 244.
Rare, brown-green tone and good extremely fine.; ;

Uncertain Apulian mint (Luceria ?), Cast As, ca. 275-225 BC; AE (g 318; mm 65; h 12); Head of young Hercules r., wearing lion's skin, Rv. Head of bridled horse l. HNItaly 351; Haeberlin pp. 181-182,1-3, pl. 70,1-3; ICC 272.
Of the highest rarity, only 3 examples cited by Haeberlin. Untouched green patina, extremely fine.

The only find provenance for this issue is Apulia and it is almost certainly an anonymous issue of Luceria (BTCGI IX, pp. 261-9), a settlement of the Daunii of considerable strategic importance about 19 km N-NW of Foggia. According to legend, like Arpi and Canosa it dates to Diomedes, who carried the Palladium from Troy to the site (Strabo 6.264; Pliny 2.102). During the Second Samnite War (326-304) it was an ally of Rome, to whom it gave aid following the disaster of the Caudine Forks in 321. It became a Latin colony in 314 (Livy 9.26.1-5). From then on Luceria was a steadfast supporter of Rome and during the Second Punic War (218-201) became the winter quarters of the Roman army (Livy 22.9). The standard monetary unit at Luceria, (as at Teate and Venusia) was the nummus (Crawford, CMRR, pp. 14-15).; ;

Unknown mint in Central Italy, Cast Sextans, 3rd century BC; AE (g 34; mm 37; h 12); Tortoise; in field, ° °, Rv. Head of griffin r.; in field, ° °. HNItaly 380; Haeberlin pl. 68,7-8; ICC 300.
Very rare, green patina, about very fine.; ;