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Click here to subscribeElagabalus. Æ (3.33 g), AD 218-222. Medaba in Arabia Petraea. Radiate head of Elagabalus right. rev. Tyche seated facing, foot on prow, holding scepter and uncertain object. Spijkerman 11; Rosenberger 11. Rare. Earthen-green patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Islamic, 'Alawi Sharifs, Mohammed III (1174-1204h), gold mithqal or 10 riyals, Madrid 1201h. Mint and date on obverse, rev. legend in Arabic, 16.61g (KM Pn2; Fr 4; Lecompte 1), in PCGS holder graded EF 45, Pop 2; only 3 graded finer at PCGS, 1 in AU-50, 2 in AU-53 and very rare. Estimated Value $15,000 PCGS certification 34312684.
Cyprus, James II (1460-73), silver "Coronation" Gros. King seated on throne, holding sword and orb, panel with small cross to the left, shield with lion of Cyprus to the right, +IACOBVS+ DEI+ GRAIA+ XX+ REX+ IHE, rev. cross of Jerusalem with four incuse pellets in central square, +RUSALEM. CIPRI. E D. ARMENIE, 3.70g. (Schlumberger -; S Georgiades, Numismatic Circular 1975, p.148; Metcalf, Corpus of Lusignan Coinage Vol. 3, p.221, plate 20.2 (this coin); Malloy 150). The lower part of the obverse legend slightly off flan, in PCGS holder graded EF 45, well defined with an attractive light tone and exceedingly rare, one of only four known examples. Estimated Value $25,000 Ex Stavrokono hoard (Paphos) 1946, Cyprus (see Ashmolean, Coinage of the Crusaders and Latin East p.332 for details of the hoard).Ex J. R. Stewart Collection. Purchased from Münzen und Medallien, Basle, 1st September 1981.Ex John J. Slocum Collection of Coins of the Crusades, Sotheby's, 6th-7th March 1997, lot 727 (illustrated). PCGS certification 34313449. With Slocum's hand-written envelope and Sotheby's Lot No.727 auction envelope.This is assumed to be a coronation issue and, given its rarity, was perhaps handed-out to just a small number of attendees at the coronation. Of the four known examples, one resides in the Melbourne University Museum. The obverse legend refers to James II's claim to be the 20th King of Cyprus ("XX REX"). Also known as "James II the Bastard of Cyprus" (James II was the illegitimate son of John II by his mistress, Mary of Patras), James II had challenged his younger half-sister's right to the throne (she became Queen of Cyprus aged 14 in 1458), blockading her in the castle of Kyrena in 1460 before her escape to Rome in 1463.
Ionia, Phokaia. Electrum Hekte (2.55 g), ca. 521-478 BC. Bearded head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath; to left, small seal upward (off flan). rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 67. Very Rare - apparently only ten known. Boldly struck in high relief and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 From the Dionysus Collection.
Full Cavalier of Order of Glory Arhipkin I.R. Complete researched group Group comes with: • Order of Glory 1st Class #2336. 23K GOLD. • Order of Glory 2nd Class #39727. • Order of Glory 3rd Class #128811. • Medal "For Victory over Germany". • Archival research, consisting of color scans of award cards and temporary award certificates. Guards Junior Sergeant Arhipkin Ivan Romanovich participated in WWII beginning in 1943, as a driver-mechanic on legendary T-34 Soviet medium tank, 59th Guards Tank Brigade. According to official archival research, due to some strange chain of errors, he somehow received 3 (!!!) Orders of Glory 3rd Class, numbered 128811, 313620 and 635625 respectively. Ten years after the end of WWII, in accordance with the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR decree of August 19, 1955, he was able to exchange two of them for corresponding actual 2nd and 1st Class Orders, thus becoming a Full Cavalier of Order of Glory in 1955. Extremely rare case, highly desirable group. Excellent vintage condition on all 3 Glory's, red enamel is practically intact everywhere with only a few tiny signs of wear. Estimated Value $12,500
Edward the Black Prince (1362-72), gold Hardi D'Or. La Rochelle Mint (c. early 1368), facing half-length robed figure of Prince, pointing finger and holding upright sword, flowers in hair, within tressure of 16 arcs, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding with cinquefoil stops, +ED* PO* GnS* REGIS* AnGLIE* PnS* AQVITA, rev. voided quatrefoil at center of cross quernee, lis and lion in angles, all within tressure of 16 arcs, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, + Auxllivm * mEvm* A* DominO*R, chevron barred A, last R possibly over F, weight 4.02g (Schneider 67; Elias 164; AGC 181 dies 6/c; S 8128; Fr 10). Some striking weakness both sides, in PCGS holder graded AU 55, very rare. Estimated Value $20,000 PCGS certification 34312657.
George V (1910-36), Pattern silver Twelve Groats, 1914. Struck for Reginald Huth by John Pinches Ltd, draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. V. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, triune at center of garter star, emblems in angles, date either side of top crown, denomination TWELVE GROATS in bottom half.BRI.REX. in upper half, edge incuse SILVER otherwise plain, weight 22.82g (Bull 3705; ESC 403; L&S 26). Tiny rim nick, in PCGS holder graded PR 63, Pop 1; the only example graded at PCGS. Only 2 examples graded higher in PF-64 at NGC. and extremely rare, possibly the only one with SILVER inscribed on edge. Estimated Value $2,000 Ex Alan Barr Collection, part one, Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, list 6, item 128. PCGS certification 34312692.
Hadrian, AD 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.40 g). Mint of Rome, struck A.D. 124-8. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust facing right, with slight drapery on left shoulder. rev. COS III, Hadrian on horse prancing left, raising his right head and holding a spear. RIC 188 var.; Calicó 1229 (this reverse die); Biaggi 596 var.; BMC p. 294, note 439. Attractively toned over luster, a very rare reverse type of Hadrian riding left, an impressive coin. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $20,000
Macedonia, Mende. Silver Tetradrachm (17.15 g), ca. 460-423 BC. Dionysos, inebriated, holding kantharos, reclining left on back of ass standing right. rev. MEN-ΔA-I-ON, vine with five grape bunches. SNG ANS 336; Gulbenkian 410 (same dies). Boldly struck and well centered. Very Rare. One of the finest known. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $20,000 From the Dionysus CollectionEx E. Waddell inventory, April 1999. Founded by Eretrian colonists in the Chalkidike in the ninth century BC, Mende is said to have derived its name from a corruption of minthe, the Greek name for the mint plants that grew in the region. The city grew wealthy from its access to lumber, silver, and gold from the Thraco-Macedonian interior, but owed much of its fame to local wine production. Mendean wine was so renowned and sought after that the fourth-century BC sculptor Lysippos reportedly designed a special form of amphora specifically for the transport of this vintage. Thus it is not surprising that a large vine heavy with succulent grapes was chosen as the badge for the reverse of this tetradrachm, while the obverse depicts the god of the vine, Dionysos or, perhaps, Selinos. The latter was a rustic deity, the father or grandfather of both the satyrs and the nymphs and spent most of his time completely drunk. Indeed, he was usually so drunk that he needed to be supported by satyrs or, as on this coin, by an ass. When the wine god Dionysos was born from the thigh of Zeus, Hermes placed the infant in the care of Silenos - after all, who else more suited to raising the god of wine than a drunken satyr - who became his tutor and was a prominent figure in the Dionysiac thiasos (retinue).
Carthaginian Occupation. Electrum 3/8 Shekel (2.42 g), ca. 216-211 BC. Struck at Bruttium. Janiform female head wreathed with corn. rev. Zeus holding thunderbolt and scepter, standing in quadriga right, driven by Nike, who stands beside him, holding reins. SNG ANS 146; Historia Numorum Italy 2010; Jenkins-Lewis 487; Robinson, Second p. V, 3 (Capua). Well struck for this very rare issue. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 Tom Peterson collection; Private purchase from Tom Cederline; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 10, April 9, 1997 Zurich (Switzerland) lot 418. This rare issue was previously attributed to Capua in Campania, but has now been conclusively reattributed to the Carthaginians in Bruttium. These coins were struck in Carthage and transported to South Italy for Hannibal's use. (see G.K. Jenkins, Studi per Laura Breglia, Parte I, General-Numismaticaa Greca. Bollettino di Numismatica, Supplemento al No. 4, Rome, 1987, pp. 223-4.
Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.57 g), ca. 412-378 BC. Forepart of winged lion left. rev. Sphinx seated right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt 63; HGC 6, 989 correction. (lion, not boar). Rare. Mint luster present, delicately toned and unusually well centered. The seated sphinx is fantastic! Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 From the Dionysus Collection. According to Greek mythology, the sphinx was a monstrous creature composed of a woman's head and the body of a lion that was sent to punish Boiotian Thebes. It would ask passersby a riddle, and if they could not give the correct answer the sphinx (from the Greek verb sphingo, "to throttle") would kill them. At last the tragic hero Oedipus answered the riddle and freed the city from the terror of the sphinx. The sphinx on this coin, however, is male, and therefore somewhat closer to the sphinxes of Egypt, the model from which the Greeks ultimately derived their sphinx tradition. Indeed, even in the Oedipus myth, the Greeks recalled that Hera had sent the sphinx to Thebes from its homeland in Aethiopia, not far from Egypt.
Constantine I. Gold Solidus (4.49 g), AD 307/10-337. Nicomedia, AD 324/5. Diademed head of Constantine I right, gazing upward. rev. CONSTANTINVS AVG, Victory seated left, holding small Victory and cornucopie; behind seated, shield set on ground; SMN. RIC 70; Depeyrot 34/1. Rare. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $10,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan CollectionEx 51 Gallery (2 December 2013), 233;Ex Leu 7 (9 May 1973), 437. The obverse portrait of Constantine can also be seen to reflect the epoch-making events of AD 317. Thanks to his victories, Constantine no longer had to share imperial power with anyone, but could rule unfettered in his own right. To advertise this development, the emperor appears differently than usual. He is now depicted with an elevated gaze and wearing a plain diadem, rather than the usual pearl diadem or laurel wreath that he wore at other times in his imperial career. Both the gaze and the plain diadem are intended to cast him as a latter-day Alexander the Great, who wore a plan diadem and was known for tilting his head.
Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Æ 26 (13.64 g), AD 161-180 and AD 177-192 respectively, Aelia Capitolina. (Jerusalem) in Judaea. IMP ANTONINVS ET COMMODVS AVGG, laureate, draped and cuirassed confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius, on left, and Commodus, on right. rev. COL AE-L CAP, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing modius. Meshorer 57; Kadman -; Rosenberger -. Very Rare. Fine desert-green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Gold Mnaieion (27.75 g), died 270 BC. Alexandria, under Ptolemy II, ca. 253/2-246 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, M. rev. APΣINOH ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 486; Olivier & Lorber dies 1/1; SNG Copenhagen -. Outstanding portrait! Lovely high relief style.Extremely Rare - one of only five known with the M control. Underlying luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 From the Dionysus Collection. The spectacular Ptolemaic mnaieion was one of the largest gold coins struck in the Greek world, exceeded only by the excruciatingly rare 20-stater gold issue of the Graeco-Baktrian king Eukratides I (171-145 BC). The standard type for the mnaieion was a portrait of Arsinöe II, the sister-wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos. Their incestuous marriage was a cause of scandal among the Greeks but served to establish an insulated and secure dynasty free from the meddling of foreign kings who might become connected to the Ptolemaic house through marriage. The relationship between Arsinöe II and Ptolemy II also served to elevate them beyond the normal mortal sphere and placed them in the realm of both the Greek and Egyptian gods since Zeus married his own sister Hera as did Osiris marry Isis. The veil and stephane worn by Arsinöe as well as the scepter she carries connect her to the iconography of both Hera and Aphrodite. The latter was often considered a Greek interpretation of Egyptian Isis. The overflowing double cornucopiae of the reverse refers both to the fecundity of the marriage of Arsinöe II and Ptolemy II (much overblown as it turned out since Arsinöe actually had no children by her brother) and to the abundance of the land to be enjoyed under the just reign of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II, the Theoi Philadelphoi ("sibling-loving gods").
Sicily, Selinos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.04 g), ca. 440-430 BC. ΣEΛ-IN-[ONTION], Artemis, holding reins, driving quadriga right; beside her, Apollo standing, drawing bow; in exergue, grain ear. rev. Σ-EΛ-INONTI-ON, Selinos standing left, holding phiale over altar and laurel branch; on base of altar, rooster standing left; behind, selinon leaf above bull standing left on basis. Schwabacher 26; SNG ANS 700 (same dies). Excellent detail and fine style, lightly toned. Very Rare. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 From the Dionysus Collection.Ex CNG 66 (19 May 2004), lot 126. Selinos was founded as the westernmost of the Greek colonies on Sicily around 628 BC and named for the large quantities of wild celery (selinon in Greek) that grew in the vicinity. Its location and the ambitions of the city frequently brought it into conflict with the neighboring Elymian (indigenous non-Greek) city of Segesta. These conflicts ultimately proved to be the undoing of Silenos as the beleaguered Segestans looked for external help. Silenos narrowly avoided attack by the ill-fated Athenian expedition in 415 BC, but were not so fortunate when the Segestans called in Carthaginian support. The Selinuntines were defeated by a combined Punic and Segestan force in 410 BC, but in the following year a vast Punic army arrived and destroyed Selinos, killing some 16,000 citizens and enslaving 5,000 more. The present tetradrachm was struck at at the zenith of Selinos' wealth and power, when the disasters wrought by Segesta and the Carthaginians still lay decades in the future.
Ionia, Phokaia. Electrum Hekte (2.68 g), ca. 521-478 BC. Horned head of river god left; to right, small seal upward (off flan). rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 35. Rare. Well struck and well centered. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dionysus Collection.
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Agrippa I. Æ (14.23 g), 37-44 CE. Caesarea Maritima, RY 7 of Agrippa I (42/3 CE). TIBEPIOC [KAICAP CEBAC]TOC ΓEPM, laureate head of Claudius right; c/m: head left with oval incuse. rev. [BACILEYC MEΓAC AΓPIΠΠAC ΦIΛOKAICAP] (a few letters clear), two figures standing facing one another, each holding patera, within distyle temple; between, torso holding uncertain object above and figure kneeling left; in pediment, date (L Z). Hendin 1245; TJC 121; RPC 4983; Howgego 156. Extremely Rare. Dark earthen-green patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Badge of the 142nd Zvenigorod Infantry Regiment. P/B 4.2.127. Silver and enamels. Screwback. By the firm of I.E. Morozov. Silver Imperial eagle, wreath around against yellow enamel at center on light green enameled cross, 1806-1906 in gold letters across, ciphers of Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas II above and below; blue enameled ring behind with regimental inscription. "Δ (kokoshnik) 84" and maker’s mark "ИM" on back. With unrelated screwshield (with kokoshnik mark, "ÐДУAPДЪ" and "BД") and screwplate (with mark of "K.И.БOKЪ"). Rare. Some even wear to legends. Attractive and Choice. Estimated Value $7,500
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Agrippa II, with Titus. Æ 24 (12.64 g), ca. 50-100 CE. Caearea Maritima, RY 18 of Agrippa's second era (77/8 CE). AVTOKP TI[TOC] KAICAP CEBAC, laureate head of Titus right. rev. BA AΓPI-ΠΠA in two lines across field, Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm; across field, date (ET HI). Hendin 1308; TJC 143; RPC 2255. Sandy black patina. Rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300
Cross. 2nd Class. Civil Division with Diamonds. Gold, diamonds, red enamel. Apparently unmarked. 32.9 gm. 73.3 by 48 mm. Set with Old main cut diamonds – 49 stones (approximate weight – 4.33 ct), Rose cut diamonds – 112 stones (aproximate weight – 1.0 ct). Total stones – 161, approximate weight – 5.33 ct. Very rare, a magnificent piece. Mint, absolutely problem free. Estimated Value $50,000
Charles II (1660-85), gold Guinea, 1663. Struck from 22 carat gold supplied by the African Company, elephant below first laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, CAROLVS. II.DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform shields, emblematic scepters in angles, four interlinked Cs at center, date either side of top crown.MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB. REX. edge milled, weight 8.32g (Schneider 438; MCE 53 ER; S 3339; Fr 288; KM 420.2). Tiny surface marks and hairlines both sides, old dig on neck with a couple of other superficial marks, otherwise extremely fine, in PCGS holder graded AU Details, Cleaned, extremely rare. Estimated Value $40,000 Ex W W Brest Collection. Ex George Hamilton-Smith, Glendining, 23rd May 1927.Ex William Luard Raynes, Glendining, 15th February 1950.Ex Sharps Pixley Collection, Spink Coin Auction 72, 1989. PCGS certification 34313461. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles the Second, by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland."
Vespasian, with Titus and Domitian, as Caesars. Silver Denarius (3.53 g), AD 69-. Ephesus. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head of Vespasian right. rev. AVG VESPAS above, LIBERI IMP below, confronted bare heads of Titus and Domitian; between E(PHE). RIC 1429; RPC 831; BMC 455; RSC 2a. Rare. Boldly struck in high relief and all three portraits are incredibly sharp! Luster still present and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 Ex Goldberg's Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3130;Ex NAC 46 (2 April 2008), 528;.
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod III Antipas. Æ Half (5.97 g), 4 BCE-39 CE. Tiberias, RY 37 (33/4 CE). TIBE/PIAC in two lines within wreath. rev. HPΔOY (sic) TE-TPAPXOY, palm branch; across field, date (L ΛZ). Hendin 1212; TJC 88; RPC 4931. Rare. Desert-green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod III Antipas. Æ Full (12.93 g), 4 BCE-39 CE. Tiberias, RY 33 (29/30 CE). TIBE/PIAC in two lines within wreath. rev. HPΩΔOY [TE]-TPAPXOY, palm branch; across field, date (L ΛΓ). Hendin 1203; TJC 79; RPC 4922. Rare. A splendid example. Sandy-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Great Principality of Kiev. Vladimir I, the Great, 980-1015. Srebrennik. 1.85 gm. Type I, Rublev V.1.1.2.2.4 – this coin. Standing, facing figure of Prince Vladimir holding long cross in his left hand, tamgha in right field, legend around / Facing, nimbate figure of Christ, beard formed of four pellets. An Extremely rare and historical coin. This coin type was chosen as the cover coin for the 2016 Rublev catalog. Edge clipped and ragged. Deep gray over some find patina and heavy scratches. Clear types. Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000
C. Caesar Octavianus and Julius Caesar, c. 43 BC Gold Aureus (8.12 g). Minted in Gallia Cisalpina or Italy, struck 43 B.C. C CAESAR COS [PON]T AVG, bearded head of Octavian facing right, within a dotted border. rev. [C CAESAR] DICT PERP PONT MAX, laureate head of Julius Caesar facing right, within a dotted border. (Bahrfeldt 28 and pl. V, 3 (these dies); Calicó 52; Crawford 490/2; Sydenham 1321; Kent-Hirmer pl. 33, 116; RBW 1714; Sear Imperators 132). Two excellent and well-struck portraits, an excellent example of this desirable and extremely rare issue, slightly off-centre on reverse and minor areas of softness as struck. Choice Very Fine to Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $80,000 Ex Vinchon, 23 April 1976, lot 209Ex NGSA 4, 2006, lot 142Ex Gasvoda Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 94, 6 October 2016, lot 15. This coin presents a seldom-seen opportunity to acquire a portrait of Julius Caesar in gold, one of the most difficult Twelve Caesar portraits to find in a desirable state of preservation in this metal.
Russo-Swedish Recoinage. 1 Kopeck 1758. 7.61 gm. Overstruck on a Swedish 1 .re. Brekke / Bakken (Supplement) p. 101, B 82A. The "OR" of the host coin and part of its crossed arrows are clear on the reverse. Very rare especially with this much of the undertype visible. Good Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 Ex The New York Sale XXXVI, Jan. 8, 2015, lot 2084.
Nasir al-Din Shah (AH1264-1314/1848-1896 AD). silver Toman (10 Kran), AH1301 (1884). Draped bust of Shan, three-quarters frontal, wearing large medal and high-peaked hat with aigrette; laureate border around, rev. four lines of script, plus date, within inner circle; flanking laurel and oak sprays, crown above, royal lion below. (Dav 286; KM 917), in NGC holder graded AU 58. Sharply struck with reflective lustrous mirror surfaces. Rare. Estimated Value $3,000 NGC certification 1526339-001.
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Half-Sovereign, Sydney Branch Mint, 1857. Second young head left with wreath of banksia in hair, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D: rev. AUSTRALIA across center, crown above within tied laurel wreath, SYDNEY MINT above, HALF SOVEREIGN below (Marsh 382; Fr 10a; KM 3). Some light hairline marks, toned, very rare this well preserved, in NGC holder graded MS 63, Pop 1; the only Mint State example graded at NGC. Tied with another MS-63 coin at PCGS as the finest graded examples. Estimated Value $17,500 Ex St James Auction 21, 19th April 2012, lot 550. NGC certification 2718443-003. We note that this MS63 coin is by far the highest currently graded by NGC, however we note PCGS have one at MS64 listed. Calendar year mintage=537,000.
French Indo-China, silvered bronze 1-Centime 1923 (Essai). Poissy mint, center hole within effigy of Republic, value and privy mark below, rev. value in Chinese characters, date below (Lec 92 var; KM -). This variety in silvered-bronze unlisted, superb and rare specimen in PCGS holder graded SP 64, Pop 1; the only example graded at both services for the type. Estimated Value $600 PCGS certification 81260823.
Khwarezm Republic. Red Military Order. S/S Type I, var. 2. Silver and red enamel. Screwback. Hand chased. Unnumbered. Star and crescent superimposed on red enameled shield, Turkic legend around, crossed scimitars and branches behind. Extremely rare and among the rarest early Soviet Republic Orders. Old scratches on reverse. Intact enamel and very well preserved. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $40,000
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Agrippa I. Æ (5.68 g), 37-44 CE. Caesarea Panias, RY 2 (37/8 CE). [BACIΛEOC AΓPIΠΠAC], Diademed head of Agrippa I right. rev. [AΓPIΠΠA YIOY BACI]Λ-EΩC, Agrippa II on horseback right; below, date (L B). Hendin 1237; TJC 113; RPC 4974. Very Rare. Dark sandy-green patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.57 g), ca. 454-428/7 BC. Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath. rev. Kantharos; ivy leaves flanking base; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt 53.1; HGC 6, 979. Rare. Delicately toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 From the Dionysus Collection.
Prize Medal. GOLD. 45 mm. Unsigned, by A. Griliches, Jr. and V. Nikonov. First Pan-Russian Hygiene Exhibition – Russian Society for the Protection of. Diakov 1083.2 (R5), Sm 1028/b. Bare bust of the emperor right, crown above in legend / ДOCTOЙHOMУ and date within wreath, ? on crowned shield above. Extremely rare. In case. Friction hairlines. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $15,000
Italian States: Tuscany. Pietro Leopold (1765-1790), silver Scudo da 10 Paoli, 1786. Smaller bust right with only a slight break in legend, rev. shorter arms with thinner, more circular order chain, 27.3g (Mir 385/1 Rare; Dav 1517; KM C24.4). Choice extremely fine, faint obverse adjustments, tiny edge flaw, lovely original gray tone with underlying luster. Estimated Value $800
Italian States: Papal/Roman States. Innocent X (1644-1655), silver Piastra, Anno II. Bust right with date below, rev. Christ blessing a kneeling St. Peter with .ROMAE. below, 30.6g (Dav 4064; Berman 1814). About very fine, light tooling, test cut on edge, toned. Rare. Estimated Value $1,100
Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Aquitaine (1362-72), gold Fort or Chaise D'Or, Bordeaux Mint. Standing figure of Prince with flowers in hair, holding scepter, large Gothic throne behind, linear and beaded circles surrounding with abbreviated Latin legend with rosette stops both sides, +ED'* PO* GnS* REGIS* AnGLIE* PnS* AqitanIE, rev. rosette at center of ornate cross collarino, lion and lis in alternate angles, lion in upper left angle, beaded and linear ornamented quatrefoil surrounding, +DEVS* IVDEX* IVSTVS* FORTIS *Z* PacienS* B, 3.33g (Schneider 33; Elias 143; Beresford Jones 100/110; AGC 173B 1/c; S. 8127; Fr 8). A couple of slight weaknesses around rim and on lettering, image of Prince clear and bold, a full round pleasing coin, in PCGS holder graded MS 62, Pop 1; the only example graded at both services. rare. Estimated Value $13,500 PCGS certification 34312615. These coins were probably issued from November 1366 and would have circulated until at least the monetary reform of 1st May 1368.
Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur III. Gold Light Dinar (4.20 g), AD 383-388. Mint I ('Kabul'). Bust of Shapur III right, wearing crown with diadem. rev. Fire altar with ribbon and bust right in flames; flanked by two attendants, each wearing flat-topped crown with korymbos; inscription on altar shaft. SNS type II/1b (pl. 25, A6); Göbl type II/6a (Shahpur II); Paruck -; Saeedi -; Sunrise 874 (this coin). Very Rare. Lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $7,000 Ex Bellaria Collection, Triton VII, 12 January 2004,lot 617;Ex Sotheby’s, 26 March 1973, lot 462. From the Sunrise Collection: "According to SNS, the crowns on the attendants differentiate the issues of this type as Shahpur II or III. On this example, their crowns appear as the standard crown of Shahpur III."
Henry VIII (1509-47), debased silver Testoon. Tower Mint, third coinage (1544-47), facing crowned bust of King in ruff, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, cross on crown breaks inner border both sides, initial mark pellet in annulet both sides, lombardic lettering with slipped trefoil stops, hEnRIC; 8;: D;. G;. AGL'. FRA': Z; HIB; REX; rev. crowned Tudor rose, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, POSVU; Devm; ADIVTOrivm; mEvm; weight 6.60g (N.1841; S.2365). Some flan weakness and imperfections around rim, some light scratches on reverse, striking flaw to right of bust, with a pleasing portrait for this issue in the Holbein style, good very fine for issue, in PCGS holder graded VF Details (Gouged), very rare. Estimated Value $6,750 PCGS certification 34312654. Struck in the period of debasement of the coinage, when the King took more profit from the coinage to help pay for the upkeep of his armies on the continent and his extravagant taste, earning him the nickname "Old Copper-nose" in direct relation to these Testoon coins as the first place any base metal would show through on these coins was upon the high point of the nose.
Ionia, Phokaia. Electrum Hekte (2.57 g), ca. 478-387 BC. Bearded head of Hephaistos left, wearing cap; to right, small seal downward. rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 69. Very Rare - only four coins cited in Bodenstedt. Boldly struck in high relief style and perfectly centered. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 From the Dionysus Collection.
George IV (1820-30), gold Sovereign, 1825. First laureate head left, B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci below neck, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, raised WWP on ground line below lance for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, edge milled, weight 7.98g (Bentley 952; Marsh 9 R3; S 3800; Fr 376a; KM 682). Lightly toned with underlying mint brilliance, in PCGS holder graded MS 62 and very rare. Estimated Value $11,000 Ex Heritage Auction, Long Beach, 2nd June 2006, lot 13169 when graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS62. PCGS certification 34312698. Calendar year mintage 4,200,343.
Medal. Bronze. 55 mm. Unsigned. On the Death of Peter the Great, 1725. Diakov – unlisted. Laureate, cuirassed bust right, birthdate below / Eternity carrying Peter heavenwards, below Russia sits mourning by the sea, scepter and orb on pillow beside her, symbols of science, art and industry at her feet, three-masted ship on horizon, ship with oars out midsea. Rare later issue. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $400
Principality of Moscow. Time of Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy, 1380-1389. Denga. 0.89 gm. G/P 1110B. Warrior right with ax and sword within circle, Cyrillic legend around / Arabic legend: al-Sultan Toqtamish Khan Khalid. Arabesques (mystic knots) between 1st and 2nd lines. Very rare. Deep slate gray. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof gold Half-Sovereign, 1853. First young head left, small date below, legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, raised rim both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms in frame, legend commences at lower left, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: edge milled (WR 346 R2; S 3859; Fr 389c; KM 735.1). Attractively toned with some red coloration showing, streak in tone on obverse with some light hairlines, otherwise practically as struck and very rare, in NGC holder graded PF 61 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $13,500 Ex Baldwin Auction 43, 11th October 2005, lot 2330. NGC certification 2722125-001.
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod III Antipas. Æ Quarter (3.08 g), 4 BCE-39 CE. Tiberias, RY 34 (30/1 CE). TIBE/PIAC in two lines within wreath. rev. HPΩΔOY TETPAPXOY, palm branch; across field, date (L ΛΔ). Hendin 1209; TJC 85; RPC 4928. Rare. Sandy blue-green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Charles I (1625-49), silver Pound, 1644. Oxford Mint, armored King on horseback left with raised sword and flowing scarf, spirited horse trampling over arms and armor, Oxford plume in field behind, all within beaded circle, legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, initial mark Oxford plume, CAROLVS D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRA: ET HIBER: REX, rev. Declaration in three lines in lion headed cartouche, RELIG: PROT / :LEG: ANG: / LIBER: PAR: value and Oxford plumes above, date and OX below, beaded circles and legend surrounding.EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI smaller lettering than obverse side, weight 118.92g (Brooker 865; Morrieson A-1; N 2402; S 2943). Toned. Some raised die striations on reverse, as is typical of this issue but a strong crisp striking of both obverse & reverse. A beautiful example of this extremely rare & desirably important piece which is among the finest known. in PCGS holder graded AU 53, the reverse better and practically as struck, Pop 1; the only example graded at PCGS. The only other slabbed example is an NGC EF-45. We believe this coin should be regraded a few points higher, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $250,000 Ex Hyman Montagu, English Coins, third portion, Sotheby, 13th -20th November 1896, Lot 95 and plate VIII, sold for £36 to dealer Verity.Ex Thomas Bliss, Sotheby, 22nd -24th March 1916, Lot 429, with illustration. Ex Virgil M Brand, died 1926, collection dispersed post mortem, after 1932. Sold by A H Baldwin and Sons Ltd, September 1941.Ex Herbert.M. Lingford, part I, Glendining 24th October 1950, Lot 162 with illustration, sold for £160.Ex Slaney Collection, part II, Spink Coin Auction, 14th May 2015, Lot 345, sold for US dollar equivalent of nearly $227,000 with buyers premium. PCGS certification 34484795. Such large pieces were struck, as the largest silver currency pieces ever issued in the British series (in the pre-decimal era) to be originally given as Royalist gifts to senior officers in the cavalier army of Charles I. They were highly prized and struck to a very high standard of silver content as pieces of some of the finest engraving work of the era. Highly coveted by the few who received them, the finest emanation of which is this final "cartouche" type struck in 1644. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on obverse "Charles by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland," and on the reverse the cartouche Declaration as Charles I gave to the Privy Council at Wellington, Shropshire on 19th September 1642 as "The Religion of the Protestants, the Laws of England, the Liberty of Parliament" which when shown in full Latin should read "Religio Protestantium Leges Angliae Libertas Parliamenti," the outer legend translates as "Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered," a Psalm from the Bible. Ox for Oxford is shown below the date where the King had moved his Royalist capital from 29th October 1642.
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