Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1394. Estimate $7500.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Collection of Silver and Bronze Coins of Cappadocia. 1st-3rd centuries AD. Various denominations. Includes the following: 4 Tridrachms, 12 Didrachms, 26 Drachms, 10 Hemidrachms, and 44 Æ denominations. Ninety-six (96) coins in lot. Photos and detailed descriptions available online, at http://provincial.cngcoins.com.

The A.K. Collection of Roman Provincial coins consists of a total of 293 silver and bronze coins from Cappadocia and Syria, divided among the following four lots. The collection was assembled over several decades with careful thought and commitment; the quality of the coins ranges from Fine to Extremely Fine. This interesting collection, which contains some very rare coins, contains pieces from the major European auction houses, including Frank Sternberg Zürich, Gerhard Hirsch München, Lanz München, Münzen und Medaillen Basel and Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Berne.

A separate fully illustrated catalog of the complete collection has been compiled, containing the photos and full descriptions of all the coins in each lot. This catalog will be available during the Triton lot viewing at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, but you may also request that a catalog be sent to you. Additionally, this catalog will be available online (see individual lots below for details).