Just won 2 from Naville

This first one I bought because it has a great Obverse portrait and a wonderful reverse. It also happens to be a Dattari coin. Most of these imho went for nosebleed prices.

Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari. Gallienus, 253-268 Tetradrachm circa 267-268 (year 15), billon 23mm., 9.51g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Eagle standing l., holding wreath in beak; behind, palm. Geissen 2944. Dattari-Savio Pl. 273, 10547. Extremely Fine. From the Dattari collection.

Naville Numismatics 29 February 26 2017 Lot # 438


The second one will join my historical figures collection. It is a denarius of Cato the Younger. It is also a pedigreed coin. It is from the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection

M. Porcius Cato. Denarius Africa 47-46, AR 18mm., 3.57g. M CATO PRO PR Draped female bust r. Rev. Victory seated r., holding patera. Babelon Porcia 9. Sydenham 1052. Sear Imperators 46. RBW –. Crawford 462/1c. Old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obv.; otherwise About Very Fine.
From the E.E. Clain Stefanelli collection.

Naville Numismatics 29 February 26 2017 Lot # 560

 

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Congrats. I was blown out of the water on all of my Dattari selections but picked up one non-Dattari tetradrachm. The auction is still in progress and there might be one more bid for me

 

Very nice, I like the Tet best.


Gallienus ( 253 - 268 A.D.)
Billon Tetradrachm
O: A K Π ΛI OY ΓAΛΛIANOC EY EY C, bearded, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: Nike (Victory) walking right, wreath extended in right, palm frond over shoulder in left, L - S flanking across field.
Alexandria Mint 258 -259 A.D.
21.6mm
9.13g
Savio pl. 271, 10525 (same dies); BMC Alexandria p. 286, 2194; Milne 3995; SNG Cop 768; Kampmann 90.31; Emmett 3736 (R2)

Published on wildwinds.

 

The Gallienus portrait is gorgeous. Xx

 

Congrats on the pickup and I wish you the best for your next bid.

 

Thank you, I was attracted to it as well.

 

Those are both sweet pick-ups, Orfew ... congrats

Hmmm, all I have for Gallienus Eagle Tets is this ol' go-to example (I'll try harder to score a new Alexandrian Gallienus in 2017)

 

I love the patina on that one Steve.

 

Wow, that Dattari looks awesome. Plus its the first time I've heard of it.

 

Yes, the Dattari prices were impressive... nice catch! Also on the Cato. I bid on that.

I scored a non-Dattari tet - Sev Alex, year 2 (222-223), Tyche reverse. I liked the portrait:

 

Aww man, you're hurting my feelings

(I've posted many ex-Dattari coins in recent months)

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/tiberius-obol-ex-dattari.286208/

Here's an ex-Dattari I don't think I've shown yet. It's nothing noteworthy from a condition standpoint but I avidly collect coins of Serapis in all his incarnations and combinations.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius
Regnal year 2, CE 138/9
AE diobol, 23.5 mm, 9.3 gm
Obv: laureate bust right
Rev: bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos; L-B in fields
Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 143, 2799 (this coin); RPC Online 15099 (this coin cited); Emmett 1760.2

 

Sorry, I would not have bid against you had I known that. I do not like bidding against my Cointalk friends.

 

Hi @TIF

If its too much trouble just say no, but could you please take a picture of where my coin appears in the Dattari catalogue? I tried the online version but could not find it.

 

My interest comes and goes, considering I collect so many things. I didn't check in much last year and just started again this year. Sorry if I missed your threads...

 

I managed to snag two ex Dattari coins today, a Hadrian and a Diocletian, though I really should have let them go. Fortunately for me, I also sold a coin at retail on Forum today and my net will just cover the new Dattaris! Here are the new additions:




By the way, I was having a lot of connection problems with the Naville auction today, and the connection issues prevented me from bidding on several lots that I wanted. Did anyone else have connection problems? I wonder if it was my server or Naville's that was to blame.

 

@TIF I thought of you as I waited a looooooong time while the Roman Prov. coins were sold. There were plenty of odd animal reverses. I wanted one RR bronze over-strike. Alas, I only wanted it second most. I did find one interesting coin, posted in another thread.

 

Was that the Triens overstruck on Hieron II poseidon/trident type? I was surprised how strong the bids were on that, especially given that the undertype was not listed. I considered bidding on it as well but I didn't quite like it as much as the winner did either.

 

Sure, I'll take a look and shoot a picture

 

I bid in advance on that cornear Triens overstrike, but the connectivity problem I mentioned above prevented me from bidding live. What did it sell for?