Triton XIX, Lot: 448. Estimate $1500. Sold for $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Collection of Provincial billon and bronze coins of Alexandria of Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Various denominations. Includes the following: 15 billon tetradrachms; 9 Æ drachms; 3 Æ hemidrachms; and 1 Æ obol. Twenty-eight (28) coins in lot. Coins Fair to Good VF, some with patinas. A few better types. Photos and detailed descriptions available online at http://ak.cngcoins.com.

The A.K. Collection of the coins of the Roman Empire was carefully assembled over several decades with a great deal of thought and commitment. The present selection consists of 423 bronze and silver pieces from the reigns of Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Faustina Senior, Faustina Junior and Lucilla, and includes both Provincial and Imperial issues. The coins have been divided into the following 14 lots: four lots only contain denarii; seven lots that only contain bronze coins; one lot of Provincial bronzes; and two lots of Alexandrian coins.

The quality of the coins ranges from Fine to Extremely-fine. This interesting collection includes some very rare coins as well as pieces from important collections like those of von Aulock, Dattari, Levis, Nägeli, Steger, Stöcklin, and Voirol. Most of the coins are provenanced from auctions or lists or were bought directly from stock such as those of E. Beckenbauer, Munich; H. Blaser-Frey, Freiburg; E. Bourgey, Paris; Ernst-Algie, Stuttgart; J. Florange, Paris; Frankfurter Münzhandlung E. Button, Frankfurt; Hauck & Aufhäuser, Munich; G. Hirsch, Munich; H.H. Kricheldorf, Stuttgart; Lanz, Graz; Leu, Zurich; H. Linnartz, Cologne; Maison Platt, Paris; Münchner Münzhandlung K. Kress, Munich; Münzhandlung Basel; Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel; G. Neider, Stadtbergen; B. Peus, Frankfurt; H.D. Rauch, Vienna; F. Sternberg, Zurich; and J. Vinchon, Paris.

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