Pupienus. Æ Sestertius (23.13 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right. Rev. P M TR P COS II P P, S C across field, emperor, togate, standing facing, head left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC 16; BMC 28. A marvelous Pupienus sestertius. Bold strike with full legends and glossy greenish-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Ex SCMB M228 (July 1934), no. 17530, where there were offered two sestertii of Pupienius, held together from antiquity, this being the finer. When Gordian I and his son were proclaimed emperors in Africa, the Senate appointed a committee of twenty men, including the elderly Senator Pupienus, to co-ordinate operations against Maximinus until the arrival of the Gordians. On the news of the defeat and deaths of the Gordiani at Carthage, however, the Senate met in closed session in the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus and voted for two members of the committee to be installed as co-emperors - Balbinus and Pupienus. Coins from both these emperors' very short reign are rare.
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Caracalla. Gold Aureus (7.39 g, 12h), AD 198-217. Mint of Rome, A.D. 196-8. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. PRI-NCI-PI IVVE-NTVTIS, Caracalla standing left, holding a baton and a spear, beside a trophy of arms (RIC 13b; Calicó 2797; C 504). Rare. Extremely Fine. Ex Leu 53, 1991, lot 285 Ex Kunker 273, 2016, lot 836.
Commonwealth (1649-60). Silver Sixpence, 1660, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark anchor.THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., Rev. English and Irish shields, value .VI. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top.GOD. WITH. VS., weight 2.89g (Bull 215 R3; ESC 1497; N.2727; S.3220; KM.389.2). Toned, good very fine and very rare. Ex Clarendon Collection, part 2, Bonhams, 17th October 2006. All Commonwealth period produced the first British coins to have legends in plain English.
Virtuti Militari Medal, 1792. Gold. Oval, 43 x 34mm. 19th Century restrike. Collector's mark of Count Emeryk Hutten-Czapski within the oval of the "R" in the SAR monogram, and apparently struck to his order (Cf. Ordery I odznaczenia polskie, Puchalski/Wojciechowski, p.31, 27; Polskie Ordery I Odznaczenia, W.Stela, p.11-22). Exceedingly rare. Uncirculated. Ex Morton & Eden Sale, London, November 27, 2013, lot 84. Comes with tag. On May 18, 1792, a Russian army of nearly 100,000 men invaded Poland to crush the May Third 1791 Constitution. After his troops' success in the June 18 Battle of Ziele?ce, the Polish commander, the king's nephew, Józef Poniatowski, pushed for the issuance of a military award, using the Austrian "Praemio Virtuti Bellico Constituto" as a model. The Warsaw mint began producing the oval medals within a week, June 25, and ceased production on August 30. It is believed, it made 290 to 440 silver and 65 to 95 gold medals.
Boeotia, Thebes. AR Stater (12.22 g), ca. 440-380 BC. Boeotian shield. Rev. ?- E, Bearded head of Dionysos r., crowned with ivy. BMC 74, 58; SNG Lockett 1743; BCD Boeotia 438. Rare. Fine style, well struck in high relief on a short flan of excellent silver. Extremely Fine. Ex Auction Hess-Divo AG, Zurich 326 (2014, lot 39.
Scotland, Charles I (1625-49). Gold Half-Unit or Double Crown, Nicholas Briot's coinage (1637-42), crowned and draped bust left to bottom of coin, Scottish styled crown on head with central fleur de lis (engraved over an English cross), B below for Briot, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, CAR. D: G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. Rex, small x at end of legend, Rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned C with lozenge below to left, crowned R with lozenge below to right, VNITA. TVEMVR., lozenge stops, weight 4.92g (Burns 6 fig. 1035; S.5534; Fr.58; KM.54). Light adjustment marks on the breast, hairline scratch on forehead to field, light red patchy tone, otherwise a bold very fine and unusual with the tiny terminal X to legend, rare. Ex Angus Sutherland Collection, Spink Coin Auction 64, 23rd June 1988, lot 121. Ex Spink Coin Auction, 28th March 2012, lot 1005. The Lords of Secret Council had sanctioned the use of Briot's mill and screw press for the minting of coinage on the 12th January 1637, at first for silver coins only, however, from 19th October 1637 a warrant was issued to strike gold coins from gold supplied from the Guinea coastline by the African Company. Direction was given on 14th December 1637 to Nicholas Briot and his son-in-law John Falconer at Edinburgh to issue Units, Halves and Quarters in the same specification as the first issue albeit now machine made by the screw press. The "Scottish Crown" version was struck later than the "English Crown" version as the fleur de lis that denotes it, is engraved over the cross pattée at centre of the crown. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" and on the reverse "These united, we guard."
“Horseman” and “1655” counterstamped on the obverse of a German Taler of Hohnstein, 1570 issued under Volkmar Wolfgang (Dav 9313). 27.94 gm. Spassky 1149 – this piece. The only counterstamped Hohnstein Taler known to Spassky. Extremely rare and possibly unique. Toned over some old, very minor deposits. Very fine
George III (1760-1820). Pattern silver Crown, 1817, "Incorrupta" type design by William Wyon, laureate and draped bust right, small W. WYON: below to left, date below all, legend surrounding with toothed border around rim both sides, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX, Rev. struck en medaille, crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, INCORRUPTA FIDES VERITASQUE, edge plain, weight 28.87g (Bull 2029 R4; ESC 229 R4; L&S 159 R4; KM.PnI77). Attractively toned, practically as struck, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as PR65, the joint finest graded of only 4 pieces at PCGS; NGC have graded 6 examples of which only one is finer, purportedly only 25 pieces were struck, extremely rare. Ex F. W. Willis Collection, Part II, Glendining, 7th October 1991, lot 465. Ex Dr David Rees Jones, Spink Coin Auction 117, 19th November 1996, lot 200. PCGS certification 208053.65/83700152. The Latin legends translate as on obverse "George the Third by the grace of God, King of the Britons" and on the reverse "An untarnished faith." The influence of the Cromwellian engraver Thomas Simon can be clearly seen in this portrait by William Wyon where George III is styled in a similar fashion, as well as a similar reverse design. The Thomas Simon’s Oliver Cromwell portrait was still a major inspiration for engravers within the Royal Mint, even after it moved to Tower Hill and reopened with steam powered machinery from which this coin would have been struck. This influence is also seen later, from an extremely rare crown size piece after Oliver Cromwell and struck by William Wyon’s son Leonard Wyon in 1843 (Oliver Cromwell L&S 5-6).
Edward VI (1547-53). Pattern silver Shilling, dated 1547 in Roman numerals, possibly engraved by Anthony Levens of fine work, Tower mint, crowned robed bust right of boy King, frosted caul to crown, linear circle and Latin legend with lozenge stops surrounding, initial mark rose, * EDWARD9. VI. REX. ANGL. FRANC. HIBER. Z C, Rev. quartered shield of arms in frame, E to left, R to right, linear circle and Latin legend with lozenge stops surrounding, initial mark rose, *TIMOR. DOMINI. FONS. VITÆ. M.D.XLVII, diameter 26mm, weight 6.97g (Bispham plate 2, number 1; North 1953; Norweb Collection Part 4, Spink 59, 17 June 1987, lot 1394 for example from same dies). Toned, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS61, the only example thus far graded and of the highest rarity. Ex Triton XV, Classical Numismatic Group, 3rd January 2012, lot 1914. NGC certification 4862401-001. For further reading see British Numismatic Journal volume 55, 1985, "the Base Silver Shillings of Edward VI" by Joe Bispham, pages 134-143. This extremely rare pattern Shilling, a highly important piece of true numismatic artistry, is believed to be one of three known to be in private ownership and the finest preserved. Joe Bispham showed that this pattern was linked with the short lived "Durham House" Mint which was situated by the Strand in London, and that it is an early prototype piece of the Shilling denomination which followed on from the Testoon and would have no doubt been a presentation piece. Anthony Levens was a French engraver newly arrived at the Mint in 1547 and this was most likely his work as the boy King Edward VI had taken a specific interest to improve the coinage, as his Father had debased it to such a poor state. The fact that such an impressive piece of fine silver should be produced as a pattern, at a time when the new King had refused to put his name to the regular currency coinage until it was restored to its previous fineness, shows a strong intention to move back in the right direction whilst defining his King-ship and new position as Head of the Church of England. It is known that Anthony Levens also worked on the gold Half-Sovereigns, silver Groats and Half-Groats. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Edward the Sixth, King of England, France and Ireland" and on the reverse as "The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life," taken from Proverbs 14,27 in the Bible.
Cross. 58 mm. Gold and enamels. “Wings down”, black flat enamel. Unmarked. Superb workmanship; Embroidered Breast Star. 80 mm. Reverse covered in light color leather. Old inking on back. Until 1855, all official Russian breast stars were issued in embroidered form. Very rare. Set with full length sash, 12 cm wide. Condition: Choice, and problem free
Type 2. Award # 62902. Silver. Type 2, screwback with “???????? ????” mintmark on reverse. Original silver nut. Comes with original temporary certificate and original receipt of temporary certificate confirming this order to be awarded to the 754th ”Kingisepp” Howitzer Regiment, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR. Date of decree is March 22, 1944. Award number is specified on both documents. Miniscule chips on red enamel, negligible scratches on white enamel, all seem to be signs of wear on a regimental banner. Nice dark patina 754th Regiment first distinguished itself at fierce battles for the defense of Leningrad in 1942, than throughout the WWII, as part of Leningrads’ front, and finally at the liberation of the city of Kingisepp (February 1, 1944). Bestowed the honorary designation of “Kingisepp” Regiment. Last WWII commander was Colonel Bakanov N.A. Extremely rare documented UNIT AWARD and elusive in private hands. Condition: Miniscule chips on red enamel, negligible scratches on white enamel, all seem to be signs of wear on a regimental banner. Nice dark patina
Judaea, Hasmonean Kingdom. John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan). Æ 1/2 Prutah (1.15 g), 134-104 BCE. Jerusalem. 'Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew) in two lines above and below palm branch. Rev. Lily between two grain ears, within circular beaded border. Hendin 1134a; cf. TJC grp. C (all with monogram to left of lily). Rare in this choice grade. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from Superior in the 1970s. It is unclear whether the palm branch on this coin should be interpreted as a Jewish ritual object or as an emblem celebrating one or more of John Hyrcanus' many victories over the Seleukids and other neighboring peoples who were opposed to increasing Hasmonean power in the region. The lily on the reverse serves as the emblem of Jerusalem and perhaps a cipher for John Hyrcanus I himself.
Constantius II. Gold Solidus (4.51 g, 12h), AD 337-361. Mint of Nicomedia, A.D. 355-361. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed head facing right. Rev. GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding a spear, and Constantinopolis, holding a sceptre and resting her right foot on a prow, enthroned, supporting between them a wreath inscribed VOT / XXXX, SMNS in exergue (RIC 100; Depeyrot 6/1). Well-struck in high relief, very rare and Extremely Fine. Ex Hess-Divo 307, 7 June 2007, lot 1767 Ex Triton XVII, 7 January 2014, lot 801.
Mysia, Kyzikos., 450-400 BC. Electrum Stater (15.98 g). Herakles and his younger brother, Iphicles, both naked, being attacked by serpents. Herakles is facing to the left and strangling two serpents, while Iphices faces to the right and holds out his right hand in fear; a tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern. Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 208, pl. VI, 20; W. Greenwell, 'The Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus' NC 1887, 63, pl. III, 14; Gulbenkian 629; Boston 1531; SNG France 341. Very Rare. Well centered and problem-free. Choice Very Fine. Far superior than the Prospero specimen sold in The New York Sale Auction XXVII, 4, January 2012, lot 456 (realized $13,000). The obverse of this coin depicts the mythological tale of the serpents sent by Hera to destroy Herakles and his brother. Greenwell (p. 83) mentions the likelihood that this interesting mythological type was copied from a group in marble.
Ducat/Dukat torunski, 1637, 3.47g. Torun/Thorn. Crowned and cuirassed bust right, wearing lace collar; VLAD.IIII:D:G.REX.POL. ET.SVE. M.D.L.R.P. Rev. Angel facing holding City Arms; MONETA. AVR. CIVIT. THORVNENSIS.1637. (Kop.8296 - R5, Fr.58, Hcz 1782 - R4). Very rare. Authenticated and graded by NGC MS 62. Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex Spink Sale, London, December 2-3, 2015, lot 846Purchased on June 7, 1960 from Spink, London, UK. Comes with tag.
Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Fine gold Angel of ten shillings, first to fourth issue (1559-78), St Michael slaying dragon right, head breaks inner wire line circle, initial mark cross crosslet (1 January 1561 - 31 August 1565) both sides, ELIZABETH. D'.G'. ANG'. FRA 'ET. HIB'. REGINA., Rev. ship sailing right, large quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E over rose to left, rose over E to right, crows nest of ship beyond inner beaded circle, Latin legend and outer beaded border surrounding, A.DNO'. FACTVM EST ISTVD:ET.EST.MIRABI'., weight 5.03g (Schneider 733 same dies; B&C 2, C7; N.1979; S.2514; Fr.199). One small rim imperfection, some light surface marks, good very fine, similar grade to Schneider example and rare with the reverse overstrike. 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 "This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes." A Psalm from the Bible. This coin has a very interesting variety on the reverse showing the engraver's corrected mistake when making up the die with the design element punches. At first the engraver has erroneously placed the E and rose on the wrong sides of the cross on the ship mast. The engraver has noticed the error and then corrected it with placing the E and rose on the correct sides of the mast leaving the remains of the erroneous punching splaying out in places beneath. The fine gold Angel coinage was issued in 23 carat 3 ½ grains fineness (0.995) at a ten shilling face value as per an indenture with Thomas Stanley Under-Treasurer of 8th November 1560, the cross crosslet mint mark being the second of the reign and with a total value of only £7,145 worth across the fine gold denominations (£106,278 worth of crown gold for comparison) representing the smallest output of such gold until late in the reign.
Commonwealth (1649-60). Gold Crown of five shillings, 1650, 50 struck over 49, no stops on obverse, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, Rev. English and Irish shields, value .V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, GOD. WITH. VS., weight 2.25g (cf.Schneider 358; N.2719; S.3212; Fr.271; KM.393.1). Attractively toned, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS63+, the only piece of this date so far graded at both services, very rare indeed. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1986, item 975. Ex Spink and Son Ltd, purchased at ANA show, Milwaukee 1986. Ex Thos. Law Collection, Stacks Bowers, 13th August 2013, lot 20187. Ex A H Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2013, item BH063. NGC certification 4862401-006.
Bit 1427 (R4), B 1 (RRR), Diakov 1, Ilyin RRR (250 Rubl.), Uzd 2256 (RRR). Introduced in the monetary reform of Peter the Great, the smallest fractional denomination in Russian coinage; minted only in this year and never adopted. Missing in all Western Russian collections, sales and museums outside Russia. Extremely rare and the first time ever offered in the West. Deep olive-brown over somewhat rough surfaces Very Fine
Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum 1/24 Stater (0.63 g), ca. 500-450 BC. Man-headed bull standing left on tunny (off flan). Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald -; cf. Von Fritze I, 125 (denomination); cf. SNG BN 274 (denomination). An unpublished denomination of a very rare type. Struck somewhat off center. Very Fine.
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (12.49 g), 132-135 CE. Irregular issue. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew; retrograde), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. 'Year two of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew; partly retrograde), vine leaf on tendril. Hendin 1408a; Mildenberg 195.1 (O27/R33; this coin); TJC 259a. Extremely Rare - only three specimens recorded by Mildenberg, this being the example used to illustrate the dies. Dark green patina. Choice Very Fine. From the Dr. Patrick Tan CollectionEx Sternberg 6 (25 November 1976), 411.
10 Ducats/Talar koronny medalowy (1)614, 34.4g. 40mm. Bydgoszcz/Bromberg. Struck from the same pair of dies as the 1614 Talar. Bare-headed, armored bust right wearing a large ruff; SIGISMVN:III:D:G:POLONI:ET.SVECIA:REX*. Rev. Crowned Arms within Order chain; MAG.DVX:L:RVS:PRV.S: :MAS:SAM:LIVO:614 (Kop.1327 - R8, Gum.1202 - RR, as Hcz 1312 [Talar]). Extremely rare and the only known example in private hands. A few pinscratches on cheek. Very Fine. Ex Alicia and Sid Belzberg Collection, Stack's, Rosemont, Illinois, April 24, 2008, lot 1007;Ex Henry V. Karolkiewicz Collection, CNG Triton Sale IV, December 2000, lot 2220. Comes with tag;Ex Giessener Münzhandlung Sale 61, October 1992, lot 2305.
Baktrian 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.
Edward IV, second reign (1471-83). Gold Angel of six shillings and eight pence, final issue of reign issued at juncture with reign of Edward V, St Michael slaying dragon right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding on both sides, initial mark halved sun and rose (1483) both sides, saltire stops, EDWArdxx Deixx Graxx Rexxx AnGlxx Z Fran' xx, Rev. ship sailing right, quartered shield at centre, E and rose above with cross, PER CRVCE'. TVA. SALVA' nOS. XPC' REDEMPT', weight 5.14g (Schneider 469; N.1626; S.2144; Fr.139/141). Struck short of flan and therefore quite thick and of full prescribed weight, with good detail especially on St Michael, good very fine and extremely rare. Ex M W Peace, Sotheby, 18th June 1894, lot 105. Ex Col. L P Dawnay, Sotheby, 1st March 1922, lot 50. Ex Glendining, 18th November 1970, lot 159. Ex Bonhams, 4th June 1998. Lot 256. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Edward by the Grace of God, King of England and France"; and on the reverse "By Thy cross, save us, O Christ, our Redeemer". The final issue of gold in the reign of Edward IV carries the halved sun and rose mint mark and was indentured with the new Master, Bartholomew Reed on the 12th February 1483, then issued as such until the King's death in April. This three month issue was very small as an account survives showing just over a mere 141lb weight of gold being struck into gold Angels and their halves. Therefore rendering the few surviving coins extremely rare. The mint mark continues into the very short reign of the 12 year old Edward V with only a change in the obverse legend signifying the issue with DEI spelt as DI and the reverse die shared between them. This mint mark even continues into the reign of Richard III from late June of 1483, with the first coin indenture issued with Robert Brackenbury on 20th July 1483.
India, British India, George V (1911-36). Restrike silver Proof Rupee, 1922B, 11.71g (SW 8.58). Insignificant surface mark on obverse, proof without tone, rare. The 1922B is the rarest rupee of the reign which is significant in a series where some dates were minted in their hundreds of millions.
Domitian. Gold Aureus (7.56 g, 6h), AD 81-96. Mint of Rome, A.D. 92-4. DOMITIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head facing right. Rev. GERMANICVS COS XVI, Minerva standing right on capital of a rostral column, holding a spear and a shield, an owl stands at her feet on right (RIC 744; Calicó 849; BMC 208). An exceptional portrait of Domitian, a few very light marks, otherwise well-struck in high relief on a broad flan. very rare. Superb Extremely Fine. Ex Aurora Collection, The New York Sale XXXII, 8 January 2014, lot 13.
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.28 g), 132-135 CE. Hybrid Year One and Year Two. (132/3-133/4 CE). 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), palm branch. Mildenberg 10 (O2/R8); TJC 237; Hendin 1382. Luster still present. Boldly struck and perfectly centered. Very rare. Mint State. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. A hybrid coin struck from two reverse dies, one from the first year (132/3 CE) and the other from the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War. This sort of reverse muling, which appears to have been peculiar to the zuz denomination, may have taken place late in the second year when the tide was beginning to turn decisively against the Bar Kokhba rebels and the coins were struck under difficult conditions with little concern for quality control. These mules are important from a technical perspective because they show that in the Bar Kokhba mint(s) obverse and reverse dies were completely interchangeable.
Mieszko III Stary, Senior of Kraków (1173-1177, and intermittently between 1191 and 1202). Latin Bracteate. Rider right; MEZCO (Kop.69 - R4, Gu.103, Hcz 5459 - R3, Stron.103a). Rare. Hairline flan crack from 6:00-8:00. As Struck. Ex Henry V. Karolkiewicz Collection, CNG Triton Sale IV, December 2000, lot 2029. Comes with tag;.
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).
Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Hekte (2.71 g), ca. 500-450 BC. Herakles in kneeling-running stance right, holding club overhead and bow; to left, tunny. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 107; Greenwell 65; SNG BN 249 = de Luynes 2440. Nicely centered and lustrous. Rare. Extremely Fine. Ex Triton XIV, lot 269.
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.14 g), 132-135 CE. Year 1 (132/3 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side. Rev. 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1373; Mildenberg 1 (O1/R3); TJC 218. Very rare. An absolutely incredible example! Boldly struck and well centered with nice wide margins. Virtually as struck! Traces of luster still evident. One of the finest in existence. Superb Extremely Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. The Bar Kokhba War (132-135 CE) broke out when Hadrian decided to refound Jerusalem - still largely ruined from the disastrous Jewish Revolt (66-73 CE) - as the pagan city of Aelia Capitolina. Although Jewish discontent had already erupted into violence in the Diaspora during the reign of Trajan, the Jews of Judaea seem not to have risen up against the Romans until this threatened abomination against the site of the Temple and the surrounding Holy City. The leader of this new rebellion, which took the form of a bloody guerilla war, was a certain Simon bar Kokhba who had messianic pretensions and gained a reputation as a great warrior. Unfortunately, although Bar Kokhba managed to make Hadrian pay dearly for Aelia Capitolina, when the emperor assembled an army of six full legions to invade Judaea in 134 CE the rebellion was soon crushed. In punishment almost the entirety of Judaea was laid waste by the victorious Romans and the Jewish population destroyed or driven out. In order to fund the rebellion, Bar Kokhba and his supporters used what circulating coins they could find or capture from the Romans and restruck them with new types more suitable for their revolutionary purposes. The most remarkable and desirable of the new types were used for the silver sela overstruck primarily on Syrian and Phoenician tetradrachms. The obverse features a depiction of the façade of the Jerusalem Temple with an uncertain object inside, which has been variously interpreted as the show bread table or the Ark of the Covenant. It has been suggested that the Bar Kokhba rebels actually intended to rebuild the Temple, but the presence of either the show bread table or the Ark - items lost at the end of the Jewish Revolt or earlier - seems to imply that the image represents the idea of the Temple to rally support rather than any real edifice planned by the Bar Kokhba rebels. The reverse type looks back to the coinage of the Jewish Revolt in its depiction of the lulav and etrog associated with the Festival of Tabernacles.
Judaea, The Jewish War. Silver Shekel (13.45 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 4 (69/70 CE). 'Shekel of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), ritual chalice with pearled rim, the base raised by projections on both ends; above, 'year 4'. Rev. 'Jerusalem the holy' (Paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds, round base. Hendin 1364; TJC 207; Deutsch die 22. Boldly struck and well centered on a nice full flan. Lightly toned. A marvelous example of this very rare year 4 shekel. Extremely Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. The disasters brought by the internecine conflict among the Jewish rebel factions in the third year of the Jewish War turned into horror in the fourth (April 69-March 70 CE) as Titus marched south against Jerusalem and laid siege to the heavily fortified city. The Jews trapped within faced the torment of starvation. Hunger stalked the streets and compelled the Jerusalemites to eat the leather from their shoes, belts, and even the coverings of their shields. Some even descended to cannibalism in order to survive. By this point, the possibility of redeeming Zion from the Romans, as indicated by the coin legend, was long past and the tragic fall of the Holy City was soon to come.
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.43 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 40 (O10/R28); TJC 233. Rare. Clear undertype portrait of Galba. A fantastic coin. Extremely Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection; Ex Superior's A. Bromberg pt. 2, Dec. 10, 1992, lot 411. This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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.
Unlisted in all references. Eagle seated right, head reverted, atop crowned cloud bracing elaborate cartouche adorned with Elizabeth’s cipher, mm below / Eagle seated right, head reverted atop crowned cloud bracing fancy cartouche inscribed with value, date below. An Extremely rare unrecorded pattern. In “The Baroque Kopeck” article by John Dalquest in: Brekke and Bakken’s “The Copper Coinage of Russia. Imperial Russia 1700-1917 Supplement 1997”, the existence of these patterns is posited, cf. p.41-42. Lovely glossy brown. An exciting discovery coin, requires additional research. Uncirculated
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.14 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Sm' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), wide lyre with three strings and four dots on sound box. Hendin 1389; Mildenberg 15 (O3/R10); TJC 238. Well toned. Rare. Choice Very Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from Superior in the 1980s; Earlier from Munzen und Medallen A.G., Basel. This zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War reflects interesting iconographic and political developments as the threat of a massive Roman invasion of Judaea loomed. The wreathed paleo-Hebrew legend type naming Simon bar Kokhba has evolved from the preceding large bronzes of the first year (132/3 CE), which is notable because the zuzim of that year originally carried the name of Eleazar whom Simon may have killed in a fit of rage at his betrayal. The musical instrument on the reverse, probably the kinnor used in the Temple, also appeared previously on medium bronzes of the first year. It is unclear why these particular bronze-inspired types were employed for silver zuzim in the second year when they were still in use for large and medium bronze denominations, respectively.
Award # 23802. Silver. Type 3, screwback. Comes with original temporary certificate and original receipt of temporary certificate confirming this order to be awarded to the 1170th Light Artillery “Brandenburg” “Red Banner” “Order of B.Khmelnitsky” “Order of A.Nevsky” Regiment, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR. Date of decree is February 19, 1945. Award number is specified on both documents. Not a lot is known about 1170th Regiment. According to documents and available sources, its’ last WWII commander was Colonel Malahov. During the war, it was part of 197th Artillery “Lodzinsky” “Order of Suvorov” “Order of Kutuzov” Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army, 1st Belorussian front. However, by some accounts, the Brigade was decommissioned in November, 1946, other accounts state that the Brigade was still listed as active in mid-1950’s. No accounts have it as active beyond that. Extremely rare documented UNIT AWARD. Elusive in private hands. Condition: Superficial scratches on the enamel, perfect otherwise with most of the gold plating still visible under even gray patina.
19th Century Token, struck in gold, Yorkshire, Sheffield, Younge, Wilson & Younge. Gold Half-Guinea Token, 1812, engraved by Halliday, phoenix dramatically rising from the flames, legend and toothed border surrounding, YOUNGE. WILSONS & YOUNGE. / SHEFFIELD, Rev. value 10.6 at centre, s over 10 and d over 6, legend in two concentric arrangements surround, STANDARD GOLD and YORKSHIRE TOKEN 1812, engrailed edge, weight 3.23g (Davis 37; Dalton 84). Light tone, some surface marks and nicks, a few short hairline scratches mainly on reverse, otherwise almost extremely fine and very rare. Ex Baldwin Auction 46, 4th May 2006, lot 2535. Younge, Wilsons & Younge, button manufacturers in Sheffield, would have had access to the machinery needed to strike coins as well as buttons, though it is not understood exactly why they would issue larger value gold tokens. Only three gold tokens were issued in the early 19th Century - the vast majority were produced more cheaply in copper and silver, when there was a shortage of small change coins in Great Britain during the war against Napoleon.
Group comes with: • Order of B.Khmelnitsky # 848, 3-rivets variation. • Order of the Red Banner # 4232, official “REISSUE” for Type 1. • Order of the Red Banner # 131663, rare variation without mintmark. • Order of the Red Banner 3rd Award, # 8880. • Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class # 32186, Type 1, on suspension. • Order of the Red Star # 396441. • Order of the Red Star # 2924860. • Medal “For Combat Service”, # 2448897. • Medal “For Capture of Berlin”. • Medal “For Liberation of Prague”. • Medal “For Victory over Germany in WWII”. • Order's Book (contains photo), containing entries for all of the above awards. • 5 Certificates of Authenticity from A. Filer (for order of B.Khmelnitsky 2nd class, 3 orders of Red Banners and order of Patriotic War 2nd class). The group comes with research (citations and award decrees to most of the orders). According to archival research, comrade Kurilov was a career officer. He earned his first Red Banner in April 1940 for Finnish War, and added 6 more orders plus several medals during WWII. Very rare fully complete and documented group, with quite a few rarities. Condition: Booklet shows wear, Red Banner #4232 has some enamel chips, OGPW shows signs of being converted to screwback and back, all other awards are excellent and problem free.
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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.
George I (1714-27). Gold Guinea, 1714 "Prince Elector" type, first laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. D.G. MAG.BR.FR. ET. HIB. REX. F.D., Rev. first reverse with Prince Elector title, crowned cruciform shields, incorporating the Arms of Hanover, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of tope crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRVN. ET LVN. DVX S.R.I.A.TH ET. PR. EL. (Schneider 544; MCE 245; S.3628; Fr.327b; KM.538). Well struck with the garter star evident, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU58, of the 11 pieces graded, six are finer between a 61 and 64; for comparison PCGS show 15 pieces graded of which six are also finer with the best also a 64, a rare one year only type. This one year only type represents an unusual juncture in the date of the British coinage where the last issue of the previous monarch Queen Anne is of the matching date 1714 and is the only denomination of George I to be dated 1714, he having ascended the throne on the 1st August 1714 with the Coronation on the 20th October. These gold Guineas are the only coins to carry the "Prince Elector" title. The Latin legends translates as on the obverse "George, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse "Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire." NGC certification 4862401-008.
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