2022 Gala Auction
2022 GALA AUCTION
The upcoming Gala Dinner, honoring ANS Vice President and Adjunct Curator David Hendin, will take place on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the Harvard Club of New York City.
In support of this event, we are holding a live auction and an online auction with the following lots, hosted on the ANS eBay platform. This auction is open to everyone, regardless of whether they are attending the Gala.
Below is a preview of the 31 lots which comprise the online auction. These include 24 silver and bronze coins from the ancient Mediterranean world, a coin of Nero reworked into a mirror in antiquity, an Athenian owl set into a modern pendant, a sixteenth century taler, an American Colonial paper note, a 20th century medal, and two glassware pieces with numismatic elements.
At the Gala, we will also hold a live auction with items donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. and Heritage Auctions for attendees to bid on. You can support the Gala by purchasing tickets to the Gala Dinner or advertising in the Gala program at the link here.
Online Auction Opens: January 4, 2022
Online Auction Closes: January 14, 2022
Thank you to our auction donors:
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Heritage Auctions
Mary Lynn and Jeffery Garrett
Ute Wartenberg Kagan
Anonymous
Tarentum stater
Tarentum, Calabria c. 325-281 BCE, Stater, 7.90g. Obv: Naked horseman right, crowning horse. Rev: Taras on dolphin left, holding tripod.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Alexander III tetradrachm
Macedonia c. 243-214 BCE, Tetradrachm, 17.05g. Obv: Head of young Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, palm tree in left field.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Demetrius II drachm
Syria c. 145-138 BCE, Drachm, 4.14g. Obv: Diademed head of Demetrius right, dotted border. Rev: Vertical anchor, flukes upward. This variety with PO below the crossbar of the anchor may not be recorded before.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Julia Titi cistophorus
Rome 82 CE, Cistophorus, 10.35g. Obv: Draped bust of Julia Titi right. Rev: Vesta seated left, holding palladium and transverse scepter.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Caracalla Cappadocia tridrachm
Caesarea, Cappadocia 210 CE, Tridrachm, 6.86g. Obv: Head of Caracalla laureate right. Rev: Radiate male figure, half nude, seated left on Mt. Argaeus, holding a branch in extended right hand.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Gepids quarter stater
Gepids c. 454-552 CE, Quarter Siliqua, 0.40g. Obv: Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from front. Rev: Monogram of Theodoric, cross above. From the Giamba Collection.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Syracuse AE
Syracuse, Sicily c. 287-278 BCE, AE 22, 9.69g. Obv: Head of Persephone right, wreathed with grain. Rev: Galloping biga right, star above. From the Philip Ashton Collection.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Antoninus Pius sestertius
Rome 154 CE, Sestertius, 26.78g. Obv: Head of Antoninus Pius laureate right. Rev: Libertas standing left, holding cap and scepter.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Marcus Aurelius sestertius
Rome 173 CE, Sestertius, 23.20g. Obv: Head of Marcus Aurelius laureate right. Rev: Marcus in military dress and holding spear, standing left, and extending right hand to raise Italia.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Gordian III sestertius as Caesar
Rome 238 CE, Sestertius, 21.75g. Obv: Bare-headed, draped bust of Gordian III as Caesar right. Rev: Sacrificial implements: lituus, knife, patera, pitcher, ladle, whisk.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Tetricus II as Augustus
Gaul 273 CE, Antoninianus, 2.01g. Obv: Bust of Tetricus II as Augustus radiate right. Rev: Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter. RARE. Possibly second known official antoninianus of Tetricus II alone naming him Augustus.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Nero mirror back
Lugdunum c. 66-68 CE, Sestertius, 5.01g. Obv: Blank, planed off and refashioned as a mirror. Rev: Annona standing right, holding cornucopia in left hand, and Ceres, veiled, seated left. Cf. ancient box mirror ANS 2005.19.1.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Vespasian Caesarea
Caesarea Panias, Trachonitis c. 94-95 CE, AE 25-27.5, 17.24g. Obv: Head of Domitian laureate right. Rev: Tyche standing left on low base, kalathos on head, holding two wheat ears and cornucopia.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Trajan Alexandria drachm
Alexandria c. 112-113 CE, Drachm, 22.28g. Obv: Bust of Trajan laureate, cuirassed right. Rev: Radiate Helios, raising right hand and holding scepter in left, standing in quadriga of horses.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Antoninus Pius Gaza
Gaza, Palestine c. 154-155 CE, AE 28-29, 25.15g. Obv: Bust of Antoninus Pius laureate, draped, cuirassed right. Rev: Bust of City-goddess right, draped, wearing turreted crown and veil.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Marcus Aurelius Cyrene
Cyrene, Cyrenaica c. 169-170 CE, AE 30, 19.29g. Obv: Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right. Rev: Horned and bearded head of Jupiter Ammon right. Though attributed to Caesarea, the reverse suggests that they circulated in Cyrenaica.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Severus Alexander Pontus
Amasia, Pontus c. 226-227 CE, AE 35-37, 29.04g. Obv: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right. Rev: Large altar, eagle on roof, tree growing by left side, above, Helios in quadriga. The same obverse die was used with reverse types Tyche Standing and View of City.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Gordian III Viminacium
Viminacium, Moesia Superior c. 241-242 CE, AE 32, 17.88g. Obv: Bust of Gordian III laureate, draped, cuirassed right. Rev: Moesia standing left, extending her hands over a bull and a lion. The bull and lion are the symbols of the two Upper Moesian legions, IIII Flavia and VII Claudia.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Gordian III Cilicia
Tarsus, Cilicia c. 238-244 CE, AE 36-37, 18.90g. Obv: Bust of Gordian III radiate, draped, cuirassed right. Rev: Heracles standing left, holding apples of the Hesperides in left hand, to left, dead snake in tree.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Philip I Alexandria drachm
Alexandria, Egypt c. 247-248, Drachm, 23.31g. Obv: Bust of Philip I laureate, draped, cuirassed right. Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising right forearm and holding double cornucopia with left hand. Rare variety with palm in right field, date in left field, rather than vice versa.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Constans II Ravenna
Ravenna c. 643-644 CE, Half Follis, 1.75g. Obv: Bust of Constans II facing, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys and holding cross on globe. Rev: Large K. From the Dr. Michael Metlich Collection.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Constantine IV follis Constantinople
Constantinople c. 668-685 CE, Follis, 17.03g. Obv: Bust of Constantine IV facing, wearing helmet and cuirass. Rev: Large M between standing figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Tiberius III Syracuse
Syracuse c. 698-705 CE, Follis, 3.55g. Obv: Bust of Tiberius III facing, with short beard, wearing crown and cuirass, and holding spear and shield. Rev: Large M between two palms.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Justinian II second reign follis
Constantinople c. 705-706 CE, Follis, 6.75g. Obv: Facing bust of Justinian II with short beard, wearing crown and loros, and holding cross potent and cross on globe. Rev: Large M, cross above. Sear records only officinae A and B for this coin, not Γ as on this coin.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Mansfeld taler 1593
Mansfeld 1593, Taler, 28.56g. VF/EF. Line of Friedeburgs (Peter-Ernst I, Bruno II, Gebhard VIII, and Johann-Georg IV). Obv: Coat of arms. Rev: Saint George on horse right, slaying dragon.
Donated by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
One Shilling & Sixpence
Colonial Note of Connecticut (June 19, 1776) About Uncirculated. Only 9,000 examples of this denomination were printed nearly 250 years ago.
Donated by anonymous donor; formerly a duplicate of the American Numismatic Society Collection
Chaplains Medal (1920) by Laura Gardin Fraser
Awarded by the Protestant Church to all Chaplains serving in the Army or Navy during World War I; designed by Laura Gardin Fraser, the first woman to receive the Saltus Award.
Donated by Anonymous; formerly a duplicate of the American Numismatic Society Collection
U.S. Uncirculated Carson City 1882 Morgan Silver Dollar
Mint issue in individual GSA sale plastic holder. This Morgan dollar was struck at the fabled Carson City Mint with fresh silver from the famous Comstock Load, the largest silver hoard ever discovered in America. Representing only 1.84% of the E.PLURIBUS.UNUM 1882 of all Morgan dollars ever made, this 1882 GSA Carson City Mint Morgan dollar was part of the General Services Administration (GSA) sale held by the Treasury Department in the early 1970s.
Donated by Anonymous; formerly a duplicate of the American Numismatic Society Collection
Athenian owl on necklace pendant
The Athenian owl was the dollar of the ancient world. Housed in a beautiful box, this tetradrachm—with the goddess Athena on the obverse and the facing owl on the reverse—is installed in a pendant that allows for either side of the coin to be shown on a necklace.
Donated by Mary Lynn and Jeffery Garrett
U.S. Coin Glass Glassware – Covered candy dish
This covered candy dish with numismatic elements was designed in 1891 from a pattern coin by George Hipkins. Along with this one, the Central Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, produced an additional 92 unique pieces of U.S. Coin glass which were manufactured for less than eight months. An agent of the U.S. Treasury Department halted production with the claim that any “reproduction of U.S. coinage in any form constituted counterfeiting.” All inventories and molds were ordered to be destroyed.
Donated by Ute Wartenberg Kagan; formerly owned by Dan Hamelberg
U.S. Coin Glass Glassware – Platter
This small platter with numismatic elements, one of 93 designs, was created in 1891. See more information about U.S. Coin Glass production above.
