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Click here to subscribeBaktrian Kingdom. Agathokles. Silver Tetradrachm (16.55 g), ca. 185-170 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Agathokles right. Reverse: BA?I?E?? A?A?OK?EOY?, Zeus standing facing, holding Hekate and scepter; Hekate holds torch in each hand; monogram to inner left. Bopearachchi 1D; HGC 12, 81. Extremely high relief portrait of Agathokles, and thus very rare. A well centered example struck on a broad flan. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine.
Anne (1702-14). Silver Crown, 1703, VIGO. below first draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA., Rev. Pre-Union crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding.MAG BR. FRA ET. HIB REG., edge inscribed in raised letters of upright orientation to obverse.+ DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. TERTIO (Bull 1340; ESC 99; C&R 562 R; S.3576; KM.519.1). Attractively toned, slabbed and graded by PCGS as AU58, the only example at this grade with only two graded higher out of 22 pieces; for comparison NGC currently have graded 34 pieces of which only 4 are higher; we note Sovereign Rarities auction 1 sold a beautiful raw example of the Vigo Crown in September for £15,000 sterling hammer price. Ex A H Baldwin, purchased May 1976. Ex E D J Van Roekel Collection, Spink Coin Auction 156, 15th November 2001, lot 164. PCGS certification 616699.58/36046639. The most intrepid of stories lays behind the capture of the Vigo treasure as opposed to the other companies or privateers who had their mark placed upon the coins in other reigns. The Battle of Vigo Bay occurred on 23rd October 1702 and it was after the Battle that the treasure largely of silver, with a tiny proportion of gold was captured and transported back to Southampton on the south coast of England. From there the treasure was brought with great pomp and ceremony to London, overseen by the Mint Master himself, one Mr Isaac Newton, to then be turned into coinage at the Royal Mint in the Tower of London. The treasure consisted of absolutely thousands of pounds in weight of silver, but a mere seven pounds and eight ounces of gold. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Anne by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland." and additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the third year of the reign."
Sasanian Kingdom.Shapur I. Gold Dinar (7.35 g), AD 240-272. Mint of Ctesiphon. Bust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos. Reverse: Fire altar;;flanked by two attendants weaing mural crowns. Göbl type I/1; Sunrise 739 (different reverse legends). Boldly struck and lustrous, a gem specimen. Mint State.
George III (1760-1820). Pattern copper Dollar, 1804, struck by W J Taylor after W Philp, laureate and draped bust left, *.* on ruled truncation, first leaf to upright of D in legend, five berries in laurel wreath, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX., Rev. inverted die axis, design by C H Kuchler, Britannia seated left with spear and shield, K in relief under shield, holding olive branch, cornucopia below, beehive of industry to left, all within castellated garter, English legend on garter FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR, and surrounding with toothed border, BANK OF ENGLAND, date at bottom (Bull 1972 R3; ESC 193; L&S 83). Toned, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as PF64 BN, of a total of five currently graded, only one is finer, PCGS have graded two pieces only, one of which is finer. NGC certification 4864282-001.
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Agrippa II. Æ (14.49 g), 56-95 CE. Caearea Paneas, RY 26 of Agrippa II's first era (74/5 CE). Laureate and cuirassed bust of Titus right, aegis on breastplate. Rev. Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm; across field, date (ETO K?); in upper right field, star. Hendin 1284; TJC 160a; RPC 2277. Boldly struck. Greenish-brown patina with earthen highlights. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Ex Superior (10 June 1987) Edwards Metcalf and Buddy Ebsen Coll., 4191.
On the Peace of Oliva, May 3, 1660. Silver Medal, 35mm. 12.97g. By Johann Höhn, Jr. Draped bust right, signed below. Rev. The Church of Oliva; PAX CASIMIRIANA, date in ex. (Hcz 2157 - R2, Pax in Nummus 239). Rare. A few trivial edge bruises. Toned. Choice Extremely Fine. Ex The New York Sale XIV, January 10, 2007, lot 777. Come with tag; Ex Mahon Collection. Glendining, September 24, 1930, lot 237 (part.
Theophilus. Gold Solidus (4.03 g), 829-842. Naples(?), 829-circa 831.*?EOFI-LOS ?ASILE, crowned bust of Theophilos facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger with central pellet and cruciform scepter. Reverse: CVRIE ?OH?H ?O SO ?OVLO *E, patriarchal cross set on three steps. Cf. DOC 31c.2 (no pellet at beginning of obv. legend); SB 1684. Very Rare. Toned, weakness in centers. About Very Fine. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collecion (CNG 100, 7 October 2015), 316; John W. Garrett Collection, pt. II (Numismatic Fine Arts / Bank Leu, 16 October 1984), 539 (purchased from Wayte Raymond, 23 October 1923).
Trajan Decius. Æ Double Sestertius (44.62 g), AD 249-251. Rome, AD 250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right. Rev. VICT-ORIA AVG, S C across field, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. RIC 126a; Banti 29 = RCTV 9397 (this coin illus.); Gnecchi III 6, pl. 161, 4. Uniform green patina. Boldly struck, perfectly centered, and a full size flan. Most impressive. Extremely Fine. Ex Sternberg XXVIII (30 October 1995), 264; NFA XXIX (13 August 1992), 416; Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection (Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934), 1685; Sir John Evans Collection.
2 Ducats/dwudukat koronny 1661 GBA, 6.8g. Lwów/Lemberg. Mintmaster; Giovanni Baptista Ammureti. Crowned, draped and cuirassed bust right wearing Order; IO:CASIM.D:G.REX.POL.ET.SVE. Rev. Crowned and garnished Arms, G.B:A. below; MONE.AVRE.REG.POL.1661 (Kop.1916 - R6, Hcz 2179 - R5). A great rarity with just two known, one in the Vienna Museum and this example - the only one in private hands. Choice extremely fine.
Silver Gulden/ ½ Tallér, 1664 CB, 13.32g. Brassó/Kronstadt. MI x APA x D:G x (crescent)x PRIN x TRA, armored bust right, wearing fur cap and holding scepter and hilt of sword. Rev. Crowned Arms, simple garnish, small mm divided by crown (KM 362, Resch 39). Very rare. Somewhat crude strike with some weakness at centers; gun-metal gray. Very Fine.
Aelius. Æ Sestertius (23.48 g), Caesar, AD 136-138. Rome, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Aelius right. Rev. TR PO[T CO]S II, S C across field, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC 1055. Excellent portrait quality, rendered in bold high relief. Much rarer cuirassed portrait type. Natural flan crack, some light surface smoothing with uniform reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Ex Ebert Collection (Stack's-Bowers, 12 January 2013), 5366.
Theodosius II. Gold Solidus (4.50 g, 6h), AD 402-450. Mint of Constantinople, A.D. 430-40. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to the right, holding a spear and a shield. Rev. VOT XXX MVLT XXXX S, Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding a globus cruciger and a sceptre, her left foot on a prow, a shield rests beside her, a star on right, CONOB in exergue (RIC 257; Depeyrot 81/1). Well-struck, lustrous, Extremely Fine.
Maurice Tiberius (A.D. 582-602). Gold Tremissis (1.49 g, 7h). Mint of Constantinople. D N TibE-RI PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. VICTOR MAVRI AVS, cross potent, CONOB below (S 488; MIB 20). Broad flan, light traces of double-striking on reverse, lustrous, Extremely Fine.
Judaea, Aelia Capitolina, Commodus, with Lucilla and Crispina. Æ 29 (23.09 g), AD 177-192. (Jerusalem) in Judaea. [IMP CA]E AV-R[E COMMODVS AVG], laureate bust of Commodus right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev. CRISP-[INA AVG LVCILLA AVG] around, C A C in exergue, Crispina and Lucilla standing facing one another, clasping hands. Meshorer 67; Rosenberger 47; Kadman 84. Very Rare. Dark green patina with lighter sandy higlights. Very Fine. From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Charles II (1660-85). Gold Unite of twenty shillings, second hammered issue (1661-62), laureate and draped bust left, mark of value XX behind in field, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, initial mark crown on obverse only, CAROLVS. II. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, Rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, C to left, R to right.FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA., weight 9.03g (Schneider 406, class II O7/R14; N.2754; S.3304; Fr.276; KM.416). A little weakly struck at base of drapery and corresponding part of reverse, otherwise toned, good very fine. Ex B A Seaby Ltd, London, purchased January 1946 for £13/10/- Ex A H Baldwin, fixed price list, Winter 2009, item BH024. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland"; and on the reverse "Through concord kingdoms flourish." The initial indenture for coinage after the Restoration of Charles II was with a new Master Worker Sir Ralph Freeman on the 20th July 1660 allowing for both fine gold coinage which was used for Angels in the reign of Charles I, and for crown gold 22 carat (0.917 fine) for the denominations of the Twenty, Ten and Five Shillings pieces, so-called Unite, Half-Unite and Crown. Subsequently no fine gold coinage was struck, and the first issue of hammered gold did not have any denominations upon them, being struck from November 1660 till November of 1661. The second issue with mark of value like we have offered here was struck from November 1661 until October 1662, and was far larger than the first with at least £31,186 worth struck across the three crown gold denominations. Herbert Schneider wrote a detailed article about all the dies used on the hammered gold of Charles II in British Numismatic Journal volume 36, in 1967.
Danzig. Ducat/Dukat gdanski (15)94, 3,51g. Gda?sk/Danzig. Crowned and cuirassed bust right; SIGISMVND.III.D:G.REX.POL.D.PRVS. Rev. City-Arms supported by lions, Chi-Rho above; MONE. NO. AVR. CIVI. GEDANENSIS. 94. (Kop.7516 - R4, Fr.10, Hcz.5734). Rare. Light crease as made. A few small obverse hairlines. Much lustre. Uncirculated. Ex Spink Sale, London, December 2-3, 2015, lot 837. Comes with tag.Purchased on December 23, 1968 from D.J. Crowtner Ltd. London, UK. Comes with tag.
Anne (1702-14), Silver Pre-Union Sixpence, 1703. VIGO, below draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA.DEL.GRATIA. Rev. Pre-Union crowned cruciform shields, garter star at center, date either side of top crown. MAG BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REG, milled edge, weight 2,9g (S 3590; ESC 1582; KM 516.1). Attractively toned, Extremely Fine.
Silver Medal, 38mm. 25.38g. Unsigned. Laureate, draped bust right; MICHAEL D.G. REX.POL. M.D. LIT. RUS: PRUS: MAS: Rev. Draped bust of Queen Eleonora Maria wearing a pearl necklace; ELEONORA MARIA D.G. REGINA POL. (Hcz). Rare. Rich deep tone over some minor contact marks. Extremely Fine. Ex Spink Sale, London, March 26-27, 2013, lot 344. Comes with tag.
Lithuania. Ducat/Dukat litewski, 1565, 3.51g. Wilno/Vilnius. Crowned and cuirassed bust right; SIGIS AVG.REX.POL.MAG.DVX.LIT. Rev. Crowned Arms dividing date at top; MONE. AVRE. MAG. DVCAT. LIT (Kop.3331 - R6, Kurp.904, Gum.631, Fr.2). Extremely rare. Faint surface crack on obverse. Among the best known. Good lustre. Uncirculated. Ex Spink Sale, London, July 15, 2015, lot 211.
Titus. Silver Denarius (3.29 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Antioch, under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES IMP VESP PO-N TR POT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Titus right. Rev. Judaea, in attitude of mourning, seated right beneath palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, foot resting on globe, holding spear and parazonium. Hendin 1492; RIC 1562; RPC 1934; RSC 392. Rare. Struck from a rusty reverse die. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from J. Malter in the 1980s.
Opening of the Gymnasium in Mitau, 1775. Silver Medal, 42mm. 28.64g. By Nicolas Georgi. Cuirassed, draped and peruked bust of the Duke of Courland, Peter Biron, who financed the Gymnasium, right wearing Order. Rev. Front view of the Gymnasium; INGENIIS APERTITVR ITER. (Hcz 3407 - R3). Obverse hairlines. Extremely Fine.
Anne (1702-14). Gold Guinea, 1714, Post-Union, third draped bust left, legend surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides, Rev. Post-Union crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown.MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REG., weight 8.34g (Schneider -; MCE 226; S.3574; Fr.320; KM.534). Two light parallel hairline scratches on obverse, deeper short scratch in field near Queen's name, a few other tiny marks, otherwise with mint brilliance, practically extremely fine, reverse better. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Anne by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland."
Diakov 43.3, Iversen XXXIX, Reichel 1224. Laureate and armored bust of Peter the Great r., initials O.K. on truncation / Three-masted warship sails past a rock on the right, three ships on the horizon. Characteristic diebreaks and die cracks. Pleasing light café au lait tone About uncirculated
George III (1760-1820). Pattern copper Dollar, 1811, struck by W J Taylor after W Philp, laureate and draped bust left, *.* on ruled truncation, first leaf to upright of D in legend, five berries in laurel wreath, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX., Rev. struck en medaille, four line inscription within oak wreath, BANK / TOKEN / 5S. 6D. / 1811, wreath tied at bottom, I.P. below, first stop higher than last (Bull 1996; ESC 206A; L&S 126). Toned, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as PF64 BN, of a total of 27 currently graded, only 7 are finer, PCGS have graded at least 11 pieces of which two are finer. NGC certification 4864282-005.
Anne (1702-14). Silver Halfcrown, 1706, draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., Rev. Pre-Union crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding.MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB. REG. edge inscribed in raised letters.+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. QVINTO., weight 14.94g (Bull 1361; ESC 572; S.3582; KM.518.4). Attractively toned, a few light surface marks and light flecks, otherwise almost Extremely Fine. Ex Colin Adams, Collection of Halfcrowns, Spink Coin Auction, 1st December 2005, lot 495. The Latin legends translate as "Anne by the grace of God" on obverse, and on the reverse "Queen of Great Britian, France and Ireland." The old claim to the French Kingdom dates back to the time of the Wars of the Roses, when King Henry VI had regnal jurisdiction over a portion of France, and a number of Mints including Paris. Subsequently the last French possession of Calais had been physically lost in the time of Mary Tudor on January 7th 1557/8.
Half Taler/Poltalar koronny 1641 GG, 13.95g. Bydgoszcz/Bromberg. Mintmaster: Gabriel Gorloff. Crowned, robed bust right. Rev. Crowned Arms within Order chain, dividing small date and initials. (Kop.1471 - R6, Hcz 6751 - R6). Very rare. Light obverse hairlines. Very Fine/About Extremely Fine.
German States: Mainz. Lothar Friedrich Von Metternich-Burscheid (1673-75). Silver 60 Kreuzer, 1673. *LOTHAR: FRID: D:G: AR: EP: MOG: S:R:I:A:C:P:E:, bust right, Rev. EP: WOR: ET. SPIR: PP.- WEIS: ET OD: date, M (cross flags) F, crowned arms (60) below, 19.4g (Dav 648; KM 123). Choice Extremely Fine, toned.
Hadrian. Æ As (13.18 g), AD 117-138. Rome, AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right. Rev. ADVENTV-I AVG IV]DAEAE, S C in exergue, emperor standing right, extending hand towards Judaea standing left, holding patera in and cup; at her feet, two children before her, one behind, each holding a palm branch; between the emperor and Judaea, a lit altar. Cf. Hendin 1606 (only two children on reverse); RIC 893; cf. BMC 1661. Extremely Rare. Light brown patina. Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. This copper as of Hadrian belongs to that emperor's popular "travel series" which commemorated his visits to various provinces throughout the Empire, including Hispania, Macedonia, and Egypt among others. This particular issue celebrates a visit to Judaea. On the reverse, the togate emperor greets the female personification of Judaea, who offers a sacrifice in his honor and is surrounded by three children holding palm branches. The amicable relationship between Hadrian and Judaea expressed by the type belies the deep crisis that unfolded in the province under Hadrian.In AD 130, Hadrian passed through Judaea on his way to Egypt. During this trip he saw the ruins of Jerusalem left from the destruction of the city by Titus in AD 70 and vowed to rebuild it as the capital of the province. As a philhellene and respecter of antiquity, Hadrian was generally concerned with the upkeep of the old cities of the Empire. Unfortunately, he decided not to restore the city as a Jewish religious center, but rather as a pagan capital dedicated to the cult of Jupiter Capitolinus and renamed as Aelia Capitolina. It is not entirely clear whether this refoundation was really intended by Hadrian as an affront to Jewish sensibilities or rather as a misguided attempt to bring Judaea into the Hellenic cultural oikeumene that the emperor was constructing throughout the Greek East. The Seleukid king Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC) had courted disaster with similar attempts to Hellenize Jerusalem and Judaea and centuries later, Hadrian had not learned from the mistake. Just as Antiochos' attempts at Hellenization had sparked the Maccabean Revolt against Seleukid rule, Hadrian's refoundation of Jerusalem horrified the remaining Jewish inhabitants of Judaea and sparked the armed uprising known as the Bar Kokhba War (AD 132-135). Rebels under the leadership of the messianic figure, Simon bar Kokhba, fought a bloody guerilla war and inflicted severe losses on the Roman legions before they were finally crushed. Enraged by the revolt and its high cost in men and money, Hadrian took steps to eradicate Jewish nationalism by burning sacred texts, forbidding the use of Torah law or the Hebrew calendar, and changing the name of the province from Judaea to Syria Palaestina. Although sometimes associated with a supposed imperial visit after the conflict, the happy reverse type and the use of the name Judaea on this travel issue strongly suggests production in AD 130 and the period before the outbreak of the Bar Kokhba War. The personification of Judaea offering a sacrifice over a pagan altar (an image that would have been offensive to many Jews of the period) underlines the kind of cultural insensitivity that incited the conflict in the first place. Although Hadrian was himself a great lover of Hellenism, he was very much blind to the fact that it was not something for everyone and that its imposition would not always result in the joyous reception depicted on the reverse of this coin.
William III (1694-1702). Copper Halfpenny, 1697, type I, laureate and cuirassed bust right, Rev. Britannia left, date in exergue (Peck 647; S.3554). Toned a pleasing bold very fine, with a good face; George III (1760-1820), copper Halfpenny, 1806, laureate and draped bust right, Rev. Britannia, no line under SOHO, no berries on branch (Peck 1376; S.3781). Considerable lustre, good Extremely Fine. (2).
Austrian States. Olmutz. Karl III Josef Herzog v. Lothringen (1695-1711), silver Taler, 1706. Peruked bust of the bishop right. Rev. Crowned oval arms on cross supported behind by eagles (Dav.1211). Rich medium gray over a few old obverse scratches, minor adjustment marks reverse edge. Extremely Fine.
Friedrich II, the Great, of Prussia (1740-1786). Wroclaw/Breslau School Prize Silver Medal, Taler-type, nd, 40mm. 23.61g. Armored, peruked bust of Friedrich right. Rev. Helmeted and crowned ornate Arms (F.u.S. 3528). Rich deep gray toning. About Uncirculated. Come with old Landesmünzkabinett Sachsen-Anhalt sales envelope.
Anne (1702-14). Gold Half-Guinea, 1714, Post-Union, draped bust left, legend surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA., toothed border around rim both sides, Rev. Post-Union crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown.MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REG. (Schneider -; MCE 237; S.3575; Fr.323; KM.527). Has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS61, the finest tying with one other of four graded; for comparison NGC have also graded four pieces of which two are finer. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Anne by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland." PCGS certification 618121.61/36046636.
Victoria (1837-1901), Gold Five Pounds, 1887. Crowned and veiled Jubilee type bust left, J.E.B. on truncation for engraver Joseph Edgar Boehm, Latin legend, VICTORIA D:G: - BRITT:REG:F:D: Reverse; St George slaying dragon, with B.P. below, Mintage of only 797 struck in proof (S 3864; Fr 390a; KM 769), Has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as Proof 63 Deep Cameo. PCGS Certification 35342181.
Arcadius. Gold Solidus (4.47 g, 6h), AD 383-408. Mint of Mediolanum, A.D. 394-5. D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. VICTORI-A AVGGG, Emperor standing right, holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, his left foot resting on a bound captive, M-D in field, COMOB in exergue (RIC 35b; Depeyrot 16/1). Lustrous, a beautiful example. Superb Extremely Fine. Ex Aurora Collection, The New York Sale XXXII, 8 January 2014, lot 63.
Lucilla. Æ 17 (4.45 g), Augusta, AD 164-182, Hippos in Decapolis. Draped bust of Lucilla right. Rev. Horse's head right. Spijkerman -; Rosenberger -; Sofaer -; RPC -. Extremely Rare and unpublished. The first known coin of Lucilla from the mint. Green patina. Very Fine. From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Anne (1702-14). Gold Two Guineas, 1711, draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., Rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REG., edge grained (MCE 206; S.3569; Fr.319; KM.531). Has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU55, they have graded 12 pieces of which 6 are finer; for comparison at PCGS there are 6 graded finer. NGC certification 4862402-002. The Latin legends on this coin translate as "Anne by the Grace of God" and on the reverse "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland."
Graf Stanislaw Szcz?sny Potocki, 1786. Bronze Medal. 53.5 mm. By Johann Philip Holzhäuser. Uniformed bust right wearing Order, signed I.P.H.F. on sleeve / Fifteen-line legend and roman date (Hcz 3994, Racz. 580). Light contact marks. Milk chocolate brown. Extremely Fine. Comes with two old collector's tags.
32.5 mm. 25.5 gm. Unsigned, by A. Griliches, Jr. Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Victory at Poltava, 1909. Diakov 1468.2 (R3), Sm 1403/b. Uniformed bust of Peter the Great left / View of St. Petersburg, rising sun behind, Imperial eagle above, dates 1908-1909 below and ribbon inscribed: ?????????????? with laurel branch. Rare. A number of small rim nicks. About uncirculated
Silver Medallic Taler/Tallér,1713. By Karl Hoffman. CONSTANINVS.BASSARABA DI.BRANKOWAN, Cuirassed bust of Prince Constantin right wearing a plumed fur hat and ermine robe. Rev. Crowned, ornately garnished oval Arms (MBR 287). A handsome example of this Very rare piece. Pearly slate-gray. About Uncirculated. Constantin II Brâncoveanu was tortured by the Ottomans and executed in August 1714, along with his sons - Constantin, Radu, Stefan and Matei. Constantin II and his four sons were later sanctified by the Romanian Orthodox Church. In 2018, by a decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, these saints were added to the Russian Orthodox calendar.
Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AE 36 mm (23.34 g). Minted in Pergamon AD 169-175. Strategos Titos Klaudios Aristeas. Draped and lauareate bust right. Rev. Zeus seated left holding sceptre on high back chair holding Nike in r. hand. BMC 288; SNG France ___. Some smoothing in the fields noted. A marvelous example featuring glossy dark chocolate brown patina. Extremely Fine/ Choice Very Fine. A similar example appeared in Giessener Münzhandlung 133, München 2004, #320.
Lucius Verus. Gold Aureus (7.32 g), AD 161-169. Rome, AD 163/4. L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus right. Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Victory standing facing, head right, supporting shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm tree. RIC 525; Szaivert 94-12/37; BMC 296, note; Calicó 2177 (same dies as illus.). Needle sharp! Boldly struck in high relief and perfectly centered. A splendid gem example. Perfection! NGC grade Gem MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style.
George II (1727-61). Silver Medal, 1746. Battle of Culloden. 51mm. By R. Yeo. Armoured bust of the Duke of Cumberland right. Rev. The Duke, as Hercules, tramples upon discord, and raises Britannia (Eimer-604; MI ii, 613/278). Toned, in PCGS holder graded Specimen 62. PCGS certification 35842974.
Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Silver Crown, ornate crowned bust left, holding orb and sceptre, crown breaks inner beaded circle, initial mark 1 (1601), Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, ELIZABETH: D: G: ANG: FRA: ET: HIBER: REGINA:1:, Rev. long cross fourchée under quartered shield of arms, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, :1: POSVI: DEVM: AD IVTORE M: MEVM:, weight 29.74g (Cooper dies D/6; N.2012; S.2582; KM.7). Toned, slightly double struck at base of obverse, with some light flecking and striking striations as usual, a fully round pleasing piece, good very fine. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse, "Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland." and on the reverse legend as "I have made God my helper" a Psalm from the Bible.
Samaria, Caesarea Maritima. Faustina II. Æ (9.17 g), Augusta, AD 147-175. Draped bust of Faustina II right. Rev. Tyche-Fortuna standing left, resting foot on prow, holding bust and long cruciform scepter; at her feet to right, river-god swimming right. Kadman 37; Rosenberger 49; SNG Hunterian 3561 = RPC temp. 8485.2. Very rare - only two specimens noted in RPC, this superior to the illustrated specimen. Uniform dark chocolate brown patina. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from Superior in the 1980s; Ex Bank Leu Auktion 42, 12 May 1987, 369.
Isle of Man, James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1702-36). Copper Penny, first cast issue, 1709, Stanley family crest of eagle over child in wicker basket, above the cap of maintenance, date below, legend with rosette stops * SANS * CHANGER * Rev. struck en medaille, triskeles, legend surrounding, * QVOCVNQVE * GESSERIS * STABIT (Q.4; KM 2; S.7401), as cast with weak high point detail, crazed fields, good fine for issue; John Caine, Miller and Baker, Castletown, copper Penny, 1830, King's laureate and draped bust right, date below, Rev. For Publick Accommodation inscription (Pr.55; D.14), toned almost very fine. (2).
Jacobite, James (III), Elder Pretender. 'The Only Safeguard' Silver Medal, 1721. By O. Hamerani. Draped and cuirassed portrait bust of James Stuart, Rev. Britannia seated facing right in mourning as horse of Hanover tramples lion of England and unicorn of Scotland, three soldiers plundering, background view of London: MDCCXXI in exergue, 50 mm, weight 49.46 g (MI 454/63; Eimer 493). Superb high relief medal, lovely old toning and rare. Extremely Fine.
On the Coronation of Alexander I, 1801. Diakov 264.6 (R2),Reichel 3053, Sm--. Bare bust right / Crowned column, inscribed ?AKOH?, Coronation legend in exergue with date CEHT 15 ?. 1815. A later attempt to re-engrave and change (or add initial) in the day of the date. Lovely lavender gray with soft iridescent undertone and ample lustre. Choice uncirculated
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Agrippa II. Æ (10.58 g), 56-95 CE. Caesarea Maritima, RY 14 of Agrippa II’s second era (73/4 CE). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Titus right. Rev. Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; in left field, date (L I?) (date). Hendin 1303; TJC 138; RPC 2248. Brown and tan patina. Very Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from Superior in the 1980s.
Constantius II, AD 337-36. Gold Solidus (4.39g). Minted at Siscia. Issued for the Donativum, the celebration on taking of office in AD 337. CONSTANTI NVS PF AVG, Draped and cuirassed bust of Constantinus II r. with rosette and laurel diadem. Rev. VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory wearing long dress advancing r., kicking with her l. foot seated captive; she holds wreath inscribed VOT XXX with both hands. RIC VIII, 349-4; Depeyrot II, 199, 3/2; Bastien, Donativum 82, a/note 5. Very rare issue and excellent style. Slightly double struck on the dotted border. Extremely Fine. Ex Auction ROMA Numismatics Ltd., London IX (2015), 832.
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