Auction sale catalogs and references that emphasize coins of the Dark Ages,
including the Ostrogoths,Visigoths, Vandals, Lombards, Beneventum, etc. c. 5th -10th C. AD.
NAC
93 (2016, May 24) "A very important collection of coins of the Germanic migration" 267 ancients, all from the migrations. 21 Vandals, 119 Ostrogoths, 9 Visigoths, 6 Franks, 64 Lombards, 21 Beneventum, 10 "pseudo-imperial".
Dark Ages, Germanic migrations (267)
Spink
2000, July 13. "The Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection of Ancient Coins, Part II: Byzantine and Early European Gold Coins." HV. HQP. 574 ancients (only), almost all gold, illustrated throughout (in B&W with okay, but not great, photos) plus 7 excellent color ppl. 364 Byz AV, 5 barbarous AV copies, 8 Ostrogothic AV, 5 more barbarous AV imitations, 11 Lombard, 23 Beneventum, 5 Burgundian, 11 Merovingian, 3 Carolingian, 24 Visigoth, 7 Arab-Byz AV, 30 early Arabic gold, 10 Normans in Sicily, 14 Holy Roman emperors, 5 Crusaders, 12 florins, 37 Aksumite, 10 miscellenaeous.
Byzantine AV (364), Dark Ages gold (210), including Aksumite (37), Beneventum (23)
Vecchi
16 (1999, Oct. 9) HV. HQP. "The London Auction. Celtic, Greek and Roman coins, The coinage of Germanic Italy," 628 ancients illustrated throughout + 8 color ppl. 325 G, 243 R, 61 Ostrogoths and related.
Ostrogoths (34), Dark Ages (Comment: A great reference for Ostrogothic coins)
11 (6/98) "The William L. Subjack Collection of Thrymsas and Sceattas." MV. HQP. A specialized collection of Thrymsas Sceattas. 121 of the finest coins of this type. All illustrated on 3 ppl + all greatly enlarged on 10 ppl.
British Thrymsas Sceattas (121) (Comment: A must-have catalog for any collector of sceats)
5 (3/97) 1198 ancients on 69 ppl + 4 E among 92 ppl. 358 G, 618 R, 75 DA, 62 Byz, 9 Papal-Byzantine, also Arabic, Crusader, 22 Roman imitations
sestertii, Papal-Byzantine AR, late Roman AE, Dark Ages (75), imitations, Turkoman AE (38)
12 (1998, June 5) MV. MQP. 1280 ancients among1666 on 50 ppl + 5 E among 73 ppl. 465 G, 478 R, 148 RP, 27 imitations, 38 DA, 52 Byz, 43 British
Dark Ages, Roman Provincial, imitations
13 (1998, Sept. 4) "The William Subjack Collection of Merovingian Coins, Ancient, Medieval and Modern Coins and Medals." 1344 ancient among 1803 on 60 ppl (+ 5 ppl of enlargements of Meroningian and 4 ppl of enlargements of others) among 86 ppl. 49 Merovingian and related, 504 G, 435 R plus 84 5th C. AE4's, 84 Byz including AE and AR, 16 DA.
Merovingian and related (49), 5th C. AE4's (84), weights (33), Roman lead tessera (10), imitations (21), Byz lead seals (39), Gallienus legionary (21)
14 (1999, Feb. 5) "The William Subjack Collection of Coins of the Germanic Migrations Part III, Ancient, Medieval and Modern Coins and Seals." MV. MQP. 1522 ancients among 1795 on 66 ppl + 6 E among 85 ppl. 65 DA, 7 imitations, 630 G, 130 RP, 520 R, 29 DA, 112 Byz including AE
5th C. AE4's, Dark Ages gold (53), Dark Ages AE4's, Greek fractions
15 (6/99) MV. MQP. 1789 ancients among 2003 on 80 ppl + 5 E among 100 ppl. 528 G, 93 RP, 639 R, 166 Byz including AE, 143 Celtic, 20 DA AE, 58 Anglo Saxon, 25 imitations, 16 lead tessera.
Nabaetean, 5th C. AE4's, imitations, Celtic and early medieval
8 (1997, Dec. 4) "Roman Republican and Imperial Coinage, Germanic Kingdoms and Byzantine coins, MV. HQP. 675 ancients illustrated within + 10 E + 6 ppl of enlargements in color. 157 G, 206 R, 31 DA, 282 Byz.
Byzantine and Byzantine AE (282)
1 (1996, Feb. 1-2) MV. HQP. 931 ancients among 1839 on 52 ppl + 7 color ppl of enlargements among 98 ppl. 452 G, 367 R, 87 RP, 23 DA, also Carolingian and "Mediaeval Christendom."
NFA, joint with Leu
1984, Oct. 16-18. "Garrett Collection Part II" joint with Leu (this does not seem to fit in the NFA numbering sequence, but I have put it here because it looks more like an NFA than Leu catalog. VHV. VHQP. Huge catalog in vertical format over an inch thick with many non-ancient coins. 477 ancients. 334 G, 57 R, 37 Byz. 206 DA, plus 39 Carolingian and 32 Anglo Saxon. 28 ppl of ancients plus 3 enlargements. 9 ppl of Dark Ages.
late Roman rarities and medallions, Dark Ages (206)
M&M
94 (2003, Dec. 16) 79+57 ancients on 5 ppl plus 5 E. 42 G, 10 RP, 14 Celtic of Spain and the east, 14 RI, followed by 57 enlarged DA
Dark Ages (Ostrogoths, Langobards, Merovingian) (57) (Comment: This catalog is particularly strong on Merovingian coins)
81 (1995, Sept. 18-19) HV. MQP. 998 ancients on 58 ppl among 114 ppl. 108 G, 274 R, 3 Byz, 447 RP, 98 DA (+ 93 Carolingian)
Roman provincial (447 on 30 ppl), Dark Ages (98)
NAC
25 (6/03) VHV. VHQP. 799 ancients, all pages in color and most coins also englarged in color, including "An important collection of Visigothic coins". Totally spectacular! 207 G, 28 aes grave, 103 RR, 289 289 RI, 16 Byz, 157 DA (Visigothic)
Visigothic Dark Ages (157) (Comment: A color catalog with a spectacular run of Visigothic coins)
"Autumn Sale 95" (26-27 Oct. 1995) HV. MQP. 939 ancients among 1609 on 48 ppl + 1 color E among 96 ppl + 8 color E.
261 G, 536 R, 51 DA, 187 Byz.
Dark ages (51)
3 (1990, Sept. 17) HV. MQP. 235 ancients and DA among 1152 on 12 ppl among 66 ppl and on 1/2 color E among 3 color E. 136 Byzantine, 24 West Goths and Ostrogothic, 2 Lombards, 10 Beneventum, 9 Visigoths, 18 Normans in Sicily
Dark Ages (100)
"Arcadius to Constantine XI" (5/93) HV. VHQP. A specialized collection of Byzantine and related coinages, in English
29 late Roman, 492 Byz (mostly gold), 31 Vandal, 12 other DA, 31 Papal-Byzantine silver
37 ppl, Papal-Byzantine life-sized and 2x in B&W, plus 5 ppl of very large enlargements. 4 additional ppl of color enlargements
Byzantine gold, late Roman gold, Vandal, Papal-Byzantine silver
This is the primary offering of Papal-Byzantine silver, with the hoard throughly written up and extensively expounded.
Sotheby’s
1993, Dec. 9-10. (New York) "... Including property sold on instructions of the Agent: Numismatic Fine Arts" 567 ancient lots among 1060, but many are "large lots" of common types, and many are not photographed. (+3 color ppl of enlargements) This is not the typical sale with individual coins of interest. Multiple-coin Greek lots and multiple-coin Roman lots. 6 RI AV, 8 Suevic, 19 Visigoths, 1Arab-Byz AV.
8 Suevic, 19 Visigothic (Comment: This catalog lists some very rare Suevic coins)
Sternberg
19 (11/87) HV, HQP, Hardcover. 715 ancients among 885 on 46 ppl + 3 color + 10 of cut stones and antiquities + 4 color of cut stones and antiquities, among 70 ppl. 256 G, 512 R, 53 Byz, 148 DA
Dark Ages (148)
(11/76) [#6, unnumbered] MV. HQP. 1080 ancients. 180 G, 556 Jewish and related and Holy Land RP, 260 R, 43 Byz, 14 DA AE, 24 Arab-Byz. On 47 ppl + 3 of enlargements
Jewish and related (261), Holy Land Roman Provincial (295), Dark Ages AE (14), Arab Byz (21)
Bourgey (Paris)
(27-29 Oct. 1992) "Collection N. K." MV. MQP. 773 ancients among 946 on 26 ppl among 30. 2 color E. 604 Byz (almost all gold), 13 Trebizond, 150 DA (some AE, many gold) 50 Latin orient, 88 Armenian.
Byzantine (604), Dark Ages (150 DA), Latin Orient (50), Armenian (88)
CNG
72 (2006, June 14) MV. HQP. 2308 ancients, all in color with some enlargments, plus 190 lots of antiquities. 55 Celtic, 946 Greek, 126 Oriental G, 146 RP, 78 RR, 609 RI, 252 Byz, 17 Ostrogoths, 24 Visigoths, 24 DA, 4 Aksum, 6 Islamic, 3 Crusaders, 17 Armenian, 47 English sceattas, 8 English.
Triton
I = CNG 44 (12/97) 1947 ancients among 2308, many enlargements throughout + 7 color E. 655 G, 95 RP, 85 aes grave, 435 RR (Goodman, part II, including very many struck AE), 480 RI, 3 DA, 32 Beneventum, 64 Byz, 26 Celtic England, 17 British
Beneventum (32), Roman Republican AE (cast and struck, among 520), Roman gold (100+)
Lanz
123 (30 May 2005) MV. HQP. 1185 ancients, all in color (no enlargements). 21 Celtic, 17 R imit., 232 G, 134 RR, 578 RI, 109 Byz (incl. AE), 94 DA
Dark Ages (94, including 55 Vandal and Ostrogothic)
Leu
86 (5-6 May 2003) HV, HQP 1156 ancients, illustrated throughout, many with enlargements, plus 4 color E. 120 Celtic of Britain, 75 Celtic of Gaul, 223 G, 178 Jewish, 91 RR, 331 RI, 21 Byz, 50 DA
Celtic of Britain (120), Celtic of Gaul (75), Jewish (178), Dark Ages (50)
Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA) (= Credit Suisse) Bern, Switzerland.
7 (1987, April 27-29) 1342 ancients among 2260. B&W thoughout plus 4 ppl of color enlargements. 35 British, 328 Greek, 40 cast AE of central Italy, 245 Greek AE, 122 RR (including AE), 300 RI (including some very rare late Roman AE), 61 DA, 211 Byzantine (including many AE)
Greek bronze AE (245), Dark Ages DA (61), Byzantine AE (many among 211)
Vinchon
1989, 4-5 Oct. "Collections Etiene Page, Paris, DM" VHV. MQP. 151 ancients among 477. 20 Greek gold and electrum, 28 R gold, 36 Byz, 33 DA gold, 34 Carolingian
Dark Ages, DA gold (33)
Michel D�rr, Roland Michel, Monnaies d’or romaines et barbares, Geneve Lundi 8 Novembre 1999
(Comment: This is a collector's item in its own right)
Empire fixed-price list 58 (c. July 1991) has 23 AE of the Vandals and Ostrogoths (as well as 80 excellent Byzantine ex Hunt, mostly AE)
Catalgos with good selections of coins of Beneventum
NAC/Spink Tasiei 52 part 2 lots 856-909 Gold
CNG Trition I lots 1873-1904 (32 lots of gold)
CNG CNR 22.2 Sping-Summer 1997 (small format) lots 67-77.
My thanks to Dirk Faltin who helped me assemble this page.
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