IRVINE, Calif. (February 8, 2013) — An extremely rare 1902 Pattern Crown in Gold, PCGS SP-62 brought $117,500 as the top lot in the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio Official NYINC Auction, held January 8–14, 2013, at The Waldorf Astoria New York, where collectors focused heavily on world coins and paper money, including examples of early ancient rarities and Roman coinage from The Robert O. Ebert Collection.
“Our NYINC auction proved to be an excellent beginning to 2013,” said Richard Ponterio, executive vice president of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “The numerous rarities included in the sale resulted in strong bidder participation in all sessions. Prices realized were solid across the spectrum of world and ancient coins and paper offerings, which speaks to the enthusiasm with which bidders greeted our first sale of the year.”
Interest surrounding The Robert O. Ebert Collection was high, as bidders and enthusiasts gathered to see and bid on the collection of ancient Roman coins, considered by many experts to be the most comprehensive assemblage of Hadrianic coinage to exist in private hands. World coins also had a strong showing and certainly demonstrated that collectors are paying attention to the ever-growing world coin market. Interest in The Demarte Collection — a selection of high quality and rare coins from Italy, Germany, Russia and other European nations — as well as Nicaraguan treasures from The Luis H. Flores also garnered special attention.
In all, the more than 4,000 lots of world and ancient coins along with paper money offerings generated over $7.3 million in total sales.
Other highlights from the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio Official NYINC Auction include:
• Lot 53. SICILY. Syracuse. Dionysus I, 406-367 B.C. AR Decadrachm (42.19 gms), ca. 400-390 B.C. CHOICE EXTREMELY FINE. Realized $64,625
• Lot 307. Ptolemaic Egypt. Berenike Ii (Wife Of Ptolemy Iii). Av Octadrachm (27.78 Gms), Alexandria Mint, Ca. 244-221 B.C. Realized $32,900
• Lot 2029. Galba, A.D. 68-69. Av Aureus (7.36 Gms), Rome Mint, Ca. 68 A.D. Realized $22,325
• Lot 2030. Otho, A.D. 69. Av Aureus (7.20 Gms), Rome Mint. Realized $28,200
• Lot 3151. CYPRUS. Government of Cyprus. 500 Mils, 1.3.1957. P-34a. Realized $7,050
• Lot 3168. EAST AFRICA. East African Currency Board. 100 Shillings, 1.4.1954. P-36. Realized $6,462
• Lot 3170. EGYPT. National Bank of Egypt. 5 Pounds, ND (1899). P-3s. Realized $11,515
• Lot 3208. FINLAND. Finlands Bank. 1,000 Markkaa, 1918. P-41. Realized $12,925
• Lot 3229. FRENCH INDO-CHINA. Banque de L’Indo-Chine. 1 Piastre, ND (1962-99). P-24.
Realized $7,638
• Lot 3330. IRAN. Imperial Bank of Persia. 1 Toman, 15.8.1929. P-11. Realized $7,050
• Lot 5024. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Quinarius (3.66 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 125-128. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $44,062
• Lot 5030. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.23 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 132-134. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $58,750
• Lot 5034. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.29 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 134-138. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $32,900
• Lot 5046. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.27 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 137. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection.Realized $38,187
• Lot 5052. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.27 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 136. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $99,875
• Lot 5054. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.41 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 136. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $88,125
• Lot 5059. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.20 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 136. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $32,250
• Lot 5384. Sabina (Wife Of Hadrian). Av Aureus (6.72 Gms), Rome Mint, Ca. A.D. 138-139. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $58,750
• Lot 5418. Octavian & Julius Caesar. Aureus (8.07 Gms), Italian Mint, 43 B.C. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $35,250
• Lot 5453. Pertinax. Aureus (7.23 Gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 193. From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $105,750
• Lot 6228. Septimus Severus, A.D. 193-211. Bimetallic Orichalcum & Bronze Medallion, 42 Mm (73.28 Gms). From The Robert O. Ebert Collection. Realized $99,875
For a complete list of prices realized from the Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio January 2013 Official NYINC Auction, please visit StacksBowers.com.
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is currently accepting consignments for the August 2013 Hong Kong Auction and the August 2013 Official Auction of the ANA Chicago World’s Fair of Money. To consign, please call 800.458.4646 (West Coast) or 800.566.2580 (East Coast).
About Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio is the world and ancients auction division of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. It was founded in 1982 as Ponterio & Associates by Richard Ponterio, renowned specialist in world and ancient numismatics, who is now executive vice president of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. Past auctions have included such notable coin collections as the Wa She Wong Collection, the John S. Davenport Collection, the Witte Museum Collection, the Amat Collection, the Joe Lasser Collection, and the James Hunnicut Collection. Distinguished paper money collections include the East Bay Collection of International Bank Notes, and the Eduard Kann Chinese Bank Note Collection, along with treasure collections from the shipwrecks “Nicobar,” “Rooswijk,” and “Capitana.”
