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Click here to subscribeCaria, Myndos. Silver Drachm (4.21 g), mid 2nd century BC. Aigyptos, magistrate. Laureate head of Sarapis right. rev. MYNΔIΩN, headdress of Isis atop two grain ears; in right field, magistrate's name: AIΓYΠTOY; below, dolphin right. Cf. Myndos Hoard 63 (A17/P; unlisted rev. die, dolphin not recorded); SNG Keckman -. Very Rare and a new symbol for the issue. Attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 From the Dionysus Collection.
Italian States: Naples. Alfonso II (1494-95), gold Ducat, undated. Crowned armoured bust right, rosette on shoulder strap, T behind, rev. quartered coat of arms of Naples and Aragon, 3.48g (Pannuti-Riccio 2a var.; Ciani 8; Fr 820a). Good very fine, well centred with a good portrait, excessively rare. Estimated Value $11,000
Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur II. Gold Dinar (7.10 g), AD 309-379. Uncertain mint, ca. AD 320. Bust of Shapur II right, wearing mural crown with korymbos. rev. Fire altar with ribbons. Cf. SNS type Ib1/2a (pl. 19, 280); cf. Göbl type Ia/7; cf. Sunrise 863. Rare. Lustrous and virtually as struck. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $4,000
Bukhara. Group of 3. Award Medal of Bukhara; Medal for the Fight against Basmachi. Both Silver, no enamel; and Khivan Volunteer Revolutionary Unit, 1920-1923. Awarded for the fight against Djunaid Khan in Turkmenistan. Silver with central set carnelian stone. All Rare to Very rare. Crude. (lot of 3). Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.02 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 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 two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1385; Mildenberg 7 (O1/R5); TJC 229. Very Rare - only six specimens cited by Mildenberg. Removed from an NGC slab where graded Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $5,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan CollectionEx Brody Collection. This sela is especially notable because it is actually a hybrid coin muling a year 1 obverse with a year 2 reverse. This reuse of dies, which is more frequent for the smaller zuz denomination, may indicate the increasing pressures on the rebel mint(s) as the Roman's began to regroup after their initial defeats and prepared for the massive invasion of Judaea that would finally crush Bar Kokhba and his supporters.
Elagabalus. Æ (14.85 g), AD 218-222. Berytus in Phoenicia. IMP CAES M AVR AN-TONINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right. rev. Legend not legible, Poseidon advancing right, grasping the arm of the nymph Bertus kneeling left bhind him, and holding trident. Cf. Sawaya 1785 (D343/R719?) = BMC 190.Very Rare. Brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 Ex NFA V (February 1978), lot 338.
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Half-Sovereign, Sydney Branch Mint, 1858. 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 383; Fr 10a; KM 3). Some light hairline marks, nick on cheek, toned, some die clash evident on reverse, and very rare this well preserved, in NGC holder graded MS 62+, Pop 1; the only Mint State example graded at NGC. Estimated Value $15,000 Ex St James Auction 21, 19th April 2012, lot 551. NGC certification 2718443-004. Calendar year mintage=483,000.
Henry VI, King of England and France (1422-53), gold Angelot D'Or. St Lô Mint, issued from 24th May 1427, standing figures of Angel Gabriel with outstretched wings behind shields of France and England, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark fleur de lis, hENRICVS: FRANCORV: ET: ANGLIE: REX, rev. Latin cross, lis to left, lion to right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark fleur de lis, mullet stops, XPC: VINCIT: XPC': REGNAT: XPC': ImPERAT, weight 2.30g (Schneider 134; Elias 277; AGC 394A dies 2/a; S. 8165; Fr 17), in PCGS holder graded Uncirculated Details (Tooled). A very pleasing example of this very rare coin. Estimated Value $32,500 PCGS certification 34313462.
Edward III (1327-77), gold Noble. Calais Mint, Treaty Period (1361-69), group b, King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, variety without flag in ship, beaded circle surrounding, ED WArdxx Deixx GraxxRexxx AnGlxx DnSxx hYbxZx AQ T', rev. C at center of ornamental cross with lis terminals, crowns over lions in angles, all within a beaded and linear tressure, fleurs in spandrels, legend +IhCxx AVtemxx TranSienSxx Perxx mEDivxx ILLOrvmxx IBAT, 7.63g (Schneider 96; N.1235; S.1505; Fr.95). Struck on a nice broad flan with an excellent portrait of the King, a super example of this variety of the Calais Mint, in PCGS holder graded MS 63, Pop 1; only 1 graded finer in MS-63+ at PCGS, very rare this well preserved. Estimated Value $13,500 PCGS certification 34312656. The Calais Mint is depicted only by the letter C for Calais at the center of the reverse on this coin as opposed to the majority which also have a flag at the stern of the ship. This coin was struck in the period of the Treaty of Bretigny ratified on the 24th October 1360, at which point Edward III relaxed his claim to the French throne, so that he no longer styled himself as King of France in the Latin titles upon the coinage. This all changed in 1369 when the captive King John II died and his son became King Charles V of France continuing the 100 years War.
George III (1760-1820), Proof gold Half-Sovereign, 1817. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head right, date below, legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA raised rim both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned shield of arms, dot below, REX FID: DEF: BRITANNIARUM, edge milled (WR 204 R4; S 3786; cf.Fr .372; cf KM 673). Some light hairlines, brilliant with pleasant light tone, practically as struck, in PCGS holder graded PR 65 Deep Cameo, Pop 1; was in NGC PF-65 Ultra Cameo holder. The only finest examples graded at both services, very rare. Estimated Value $13,500 Ex Dr Robert Hesselgesser Collection, Goldberg Auction 36, Los Angeles, USA, 28th May 2006, lot 1226, when previously slabbed and graded by NGC as PF65 ULTRA CAMEO. PCGS certification 34312700.
Second Empire (1852-70), Napoléon III as Emperor, Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Public Works, gold Prize Medal, 1854. By Caqué. Bust of Napoleon left. Rev. MINISTERE DE L'AGRICULTURE DU COMMERCE ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, around wreath, POISSY 1854 within. 24.41g, 33mm, edge stamped OR. extremely fine, rare. Estimated Value $1,500 Ex: UBS Auction 67, 6-8 September 2006 Lot 2894. Poissy in the western Suburbs of Paris. In 1854 Napoleon III began an extensive series of public works in Paris.
Great Principality of Moscow. Ivan III Vasilievich, 1462-1505. Denga. 0.79 gm. Cf.Oresh 650, Z 95.3. Horseman, letter A below / Four-line legend / Four-line legend. Rare. A pleasing example. Good Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 Ex Baldwin’s Auction 83, London, Sept. 24, 2013, lot 4591.
Cyclades, Naxos. Silver Didrachm (7.78 g), late 3rd-mid 2nd century BC. Ktesiph…, magistrate. Head of bearded Dionysos to right, wreathed with ivy. rev. NAΞI, wreathed krater on a high foot with low handles; in left field, magistrate's name: KTHΣIΦ; in right field, thyrsos. Nicolet-Pierre 17 (D6-R11). Very Rare - one of only seven specimens of this die pairing known, four of which are in museum collections. Boldly struck on excellent metal. We note a minor flan flaw above the head. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000
Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver "Dutch" Sixpence, 1658. Engraved after Thomas Simon's design, struck in the Low Countries c.1700, laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D. GR. P. ANG. SCO. HIB. PRO rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date either side of top crown, PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO edge, plain, weight 5.98g (ESC 1506; Bull 263 R4; Lessen M41; N 2748ii; S 3229 note; cf.KM PnE27). Some light hairline marks in the fields, toned extremely fine, very rare; in NGC holder graded AU 55, Pop 1; only 3 graded higher at NGC, 1 in AU-58, 1 in MS-61, 1 in MS-62. The only other slabbed example is a PCGS PR-65. Estimated Value $13,500 NGC certification 2722134-003. Lessen gives an estimate of less than fifty examples in existence.
George IV (1820-30), silver Pattern Shilling, 1825. Second bare head left, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, small crowned lion standing left on large crown over emblems, legend commences lower left, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF: edge milled, weight 5.64g (Bull 2417 R5 plate coin; Davies 241; ESC 1264 R5; cf KM 694). Darker tone, a little patchy in places, otherwise practically as struck, extremely rare, in NGC holder graded PF 62. Estimated Value $5,500 Ex Baldwin Auction 44, 2nd May 2006, lot 979. NGC certification 2722100-006. These "small lion" patterns carry the same obverse as the currency shilling but the reverse not only differs in the sizing of the lion but also in the large crown below it, and the wording of the legend which has more abbreviated Latin than that adopted for the currency piece.
Award Medal from the Finnish Agricultural Society, nd (instituted in 1857). Bronze. 29 mm. By Kozin. Bit 995.A (R2), Diakov 675.3 (R2). Alexander II bust r., signed N. Kozin' P. Below, Finnish legend around / TAITO JA TOIMI ("For Knowledge and Efforts") in 3 lines within wreath. Rare. Orange-brown. Choice About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $300
Domitian. Silver Denarius (3.34 g), as Caesar, AD 69-81. Superb EF. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 76/7. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head of bearded Domitian right. rev. COS IIII above, Pegasus standing right, pawing ground with foreleg. RIC 238; BMC 193-5; RSC 47. Well struck on a large flan and perfectly centered, all attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), 723.;Ex Goldberg's Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3138. The image of Pegasus on this issue is normally shown standing right, pawing the ground with his foreleg. There is one rare die, however, which shows him rearing instead of pawing (see Edston Hoard 91, CHRB 10, pl. 17). There are many reasons why the horse's paw at the ground, and most equine behaviorists will say the animal is either nervous or irritated. However, when the head is held in a high position, it usually means that the animal is establishing dominance. Of course, the animal on this coin is not a horse but a pegasus; it seems the engraver was attempting to convey the same idea though.
Philippe D'Auvergne. Pattern (Fantasy) silver 5 Francs, 1815-A. Paris mint, by CH. Werdun. Later striking circa 1870 Brussels. Admiral in military dress left, rev. DUC SOUVERAIN DE BOUILLON above crowned arms, date below. (Maz 750; Julius 3513), rare, in NGC holder MS 63, toned. Estimated Value $1,200 NGC certification 4465088-007.
Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), gold Broad of Twenty Shillings, 1656. Engraved by Thomas Simon, laureate head left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D. G. R.P. ANG. SCO. ET. HIB. &c PRO. rev. crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date either side of top crown.PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO. Edge, straight grained, weight 9.08g (WR 39 R2; Lessen A2; N 2744; S 3225; Fr 273; KM Pn25). Some light hairline marks in the fields, a little wear to the high points otherwise about extremely fine, reverse extremely fine, rare; in NGC holder graded AU 58. Estimated Value $40,000 Ex: Previously purchased from Spink and Son when not slabbed and raw June 2006. NGC certification 2722134-001.
Charles I (1625-49), silver Halfcrown, Aberystwyth Mint (1638/9-42), undated. King on horseback left with upright sword and flowing scarf, more spirited horse, plume of feathers without bands behind, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark book.CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRAN: ET. HIB: REX. rev. plumes over oval quartered shield of arms, initial mark book.CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO., weight 15.10g (Brooker 745; Bull 486a/3b.2; N 2327; S 2880; KM 200). Toned, slightly double struck, weakly struck on King and corresponding part of reverse with striations, otherwise a bold very fine, in PCGS holder (not a groat) graded VF 30, rare. Estimated Value $4,750 Ex Studio Coins, September 1987.Ex Alan Morris Collection. PCGS certification 34313120.
Kyrenaika, Kyrene. c. 331-322 BC, Gold Stater (8.67 g.). Magistrate Aristagoras. Charioteer, holding a kentron and the reins, driving a slow quadriga, seen in three-quarter perspective, left, APIΣTAΓOPAΣ in exergue. rev. KYPANAIΩN, Zeus-Ammon standing, facing three-quarters to right, holding a sceptre and resting his left hand on his hip; in the background, at his feet, a ram standing right, 8.68g., 7h (Naville 73e (this coin); BMC 106 (these dies); SNG Copenhagen -; Boston 1319 (these dies)). A very rare issue, with a fantastic old pedigree stretching back to the late nineteenth century. Beautifully composed types seen in perspective, a superb example of numismatic art. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $65,000 Ex Viscount Gustave Ponton d'Amécourt Collection, Hoffman, 28 April 1886, lot 151Ex Rollin & Feuardent, 9 May 1910, lot 690 Ex Naville V, 18 June 1923, lot 2945Ex Lucien Naville Collection Ex Sotheby's, 5 July 1985, lot 88Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection, Triton XIX, 5 January 2016, lot 2111.
Etat Français (1940-44), iron 20-Centimes, 1944. Paris, center hole, sprigs, rev. value and date, plain edge (KM 900.2a; Gad 322). Mint state with a deep lustrous tone, in PCGS holder graded MS 66, Pop 8; tied for the finest examples graded at both services. rare this nice. Estimated Value $300 PCGS certification 80484800.
Pre-Republican / Cartagena coinage overstruck by Spanish Royalists, copper ½-Real, 1812. Realistic type of Cartagena Siege coinage with a seated figure left, rev. ESTADO DE CARTAGENA, date below, overstruck with PHILIPPVS monogram and Jerusalem Cross (Restrepo 108.1; host coin KM D2). Excellent specimen of this rare combination, host coin well struck for the type, in PCGS holder graded XF 40, Pop 1; the only piece graded at PCGS and the finer one of the only 2 graded examples at both services. Estimated Value $600 PCGS certification 34013383.
Italian States: Genoa Republic, silver 4-Lire, 1795. St John the Baptist, rev. crowned arms with supporters, denomination below (Mont 45; KM 248), in PCGS holder graded AU 58, with underlying lustre and attractive cabinet tone, rare this nice. Estimated Value $800 PCGS certification 34312683.
Sicily, Morgantina. The Sikeliotes. Silver 4 Litrai (3.95 g), ca. 214/3-213/2 BC. Veiled head of Persephone left, wreathed grain ears; behind, poppy. rev. ΣIKEΛIΩTAN, Nike, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga left; above, monogram. Sjöqvist 3; Enna 112 (same dies); Basel 415 (same dies). Rare. Lightly toned and absolutely superb. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $1,000 From the Dionysus Collection. As on the preceding issue naming the Greeks of Sicily - the Sikeliotes - the Persephone and biga types are also derived from the earlier coinage of Hieron II. This time the model was provided by his important gold series, but the treatment of the goddess also suggests a relationship to the similar Tanit type used for coins of Carthage in the fourth and third centuries BC.
Order of the Red Banner of Labor of Armenia. Type 2. Award # 21 Silver. Red, white and blue enamels. Screwback. Quality multi-piece construction. Award number is stamped on silver screw plate, as well as on reverse of the order. Here 1.11. Kuts pp 149-162. Only about 120 issued. Very rare. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $25,000 Ex "The New York Sale XIX", New York, January 10, 2008, lot 2187.
Sasanian Kingdom. Yazgard II. Gold Heavy Dinar (7.00 g), AD 438-457. MLWY (Merv), or a local imitation. Bust of Yazgard II right on floral ornament, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent. rev. Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; inscription flanking. SNS type Ib1/2a (pl. 76, N1 - this coin); Göbl type I/1; Paruck -; Saeedi AV A72; Sunrise 933 (this coin). Very Rare. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 Ex Triton VII (15 January 2003), lot 639. From the Sunrise Collection: "Schindel (SNS) and Gyselen (Saeedi) consider this type to be an imitation based on the style of Merv issues."
Sicily, Naxos. Silver Drachm (4.17 g), ca. 460-430 BC. Bearded head of Dionysos right. rev. N-A-XI-ON, Silenos, nude, squatting half-left, holding kantharos before face. Chan 56 (V41/R47); SNG Lloyd 1152 (same dies); Jameson 676 (same dies); Pozzi 507 (same dies); de Luynes 1064 (same dies); BMC 9 (same dies). Extremely Rare. Nicely toned with touches of iridescence. A beautiful example of this iconic issue, Fine Style. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 From the Dionysus Collection. Naxos was the oldest Greek city to be established in Sicily, founded in 735 BC, the year before Syracuse by a body of Ionian colonists apparently involving an important contingent from the Cycladic island of Naxos. It is generally presumed that the Sicilian city gained its name from the Naxian origin of some of its colonists. The city flourished from the start and soon established its own colony at Leontinoi, but fell on hard times in the early fifth century BC, when Naxos was captured and fell successively under the domination of the tyrants of Gela and Syracuse. In 476 BC, Hieron of Syracuse forcibly removed the Naxians from their city and resettled it with new colonists as a means of breaking up power blocks that might have threatened his tyranny. The present drachm was struck after the end of the Deinomenid tyrany at Syracuse and the return of the exiled Naxians to their home in 461 BC. It features a somewhat Arachaic-looking head of Dionysos, but the three-quarter facing Silenos of the reverse is quite daring in its execution.
Cross. 4th Class. Civil Division. Gold and enamels. 33 mm. Ca. 1840 -1841, St. Petersburg. By Wilhelm Kammerer and Wilhelm Keibel. Imperial eagle with wings down and maker’s mark "K.K" beneath red enamel of back arms, year mark "184-*" on loop. Rare early type. On stiffened ribbon. Some chipping back medallion enamel. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500
Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.52 g), ca. 454-428/7 BC. Forepart of goat right, head reverted. rev. Owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square. Bodenstedt 42; HGC 6, 968. Fine style and perfectly centered, thus quite rare.Interesting reverse resembling the Athenian decadrachm. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 From the Dionysus Collection.
Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.53 g), ca. 454-428/7 BC. Diademed head of Silenos right. rev. Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all in incuse square. Bodenstedt 37; HGC 6, 963. Rare. Boldly struck, lightly toned, and well centered. Fine style depection of Silenos. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 From the Dionysus Collection.
Titus. Silver Denarius (3.54 g), AD 79-81. Rome, AD 80. [IMP] TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head of Titus left. rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, tripod surmounted by dolphin right. RIC 129; BMC 80; BN 69; RSC 323. Rare bust left. Considerable mint luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000
William IV (1830-37), Proof silver Crown, 1831. Engraved by William Wyon, bare head right, W.WYON. raised on truncation, legend GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: toothed border around rim both sides, rev. inverted die axis, quartered shield of arms with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, within Order of the Garter upon crowned robed mantle, date below ANNO 1831, edge plain, weight 27.84g (Bull 2460; Davies 301; L&S 3; ESC 273 R4; S 3833; cf KM 715). Attractively toned, some hairline marks with nick at rear of neck, and practically as struck, and extremely rare, in NGC holder graded PF 63, Pop 1; only 3 graded higher at NGC, 1 in PF-64, 1 in PF-64 Cameo, 1 in PF-65. None graded at PCGS for the variety. Estimated Value $40,000 Ex The Willis Collection, part II, Glendining, 7th October 1991, lot 559.Ex Spink Coin Auction, 27th September 2007, lot 675.Ex St James Auction 7, 8th February 2008, lot 442. NGC certification 2724321-002. These pattern crowns with the designer name in full raised on the truncation were perhaps considered too bold a design at the time as the more regular plain edge proof crown of this date that appears in the proof sets merely has the designer initials W.W. incuse on the truncation. The full rendering of the Wyon name is much rarer than the more regular coin.
Complete documented group of husband and wife Kabannik. • Order of Lenin # 311109 • Orders book of the Order of Lenin # 311109 (contains photo). Issued to Kabannik T.D. • Order of Red Banner of Labor # 453654. • Orders book Red Banner of Labor # 453654. Issues to Kabannik-Shaten A.O. Both awards are the only decorations listed in its corresponding Order’s Book. All items in excellent condition. Estimated Value $2,000 The group was bestowed to both recipients by rare decree of October 28, 1967 – on the event of 50th Anniversary of October Revolution, to active participants of Revolution, Civil War and struggle against enemies of the state during 1917 – 1922.
Judaea, Roman Administration. Augustus. Æ (9.17 g), 27 BCE-14 CE. Caesarea Paneas (as Caesarea Philippi), RY 12 of Herod Philip (8/9 CE). [KAICAPI] CEBACTΩ, laureate head of Augustus right. rev. ΦIΛIÎ [Î OY] TETP-APX-OY, tetrastyle temple with date (L I B) between columns. Hendin 1221; TJC 97; RPC 4941. Very Rare. Dark green patina with sandy highlights. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I. Gold Dinar (7.26 g), AD 457/9-484. Sind. Bust of Peroz I right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent, and rear merlon; symbol before. rev. Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS pl. 145, C17; Paruck -; Senior, Coin, fig. 3; Sunrise 951 (this coin). Extremely Rare. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000
Edward the Black Prince (1362-72), gold Noble Guyennois a la Rose or Pavillon D'Or. First issue (c.1362-3), La Rochelle Mint, robed Prince standing over two opposing lions, pointing finger and holding upright sword, four feathers surrounding bending right, all within Gothic portico and tressure of arcs, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, double voided quatrefoil stops, ED** PO** GIT** REG** A nG** PnPS** AQVIT, rev. cinquefoil at center of cross quernee, lis and lion in angles, large trefoils in spandrels, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, +DnS** AIVTO** Z** PTECTO** Me** Z** IPO** SPAIT** COR** mEvm R, retrograde Ss in legend, weight 5.36g (cf.Schneider 48; Elias 151; AGC 157A 3/l; S. 8123; Fr 5). A little double-struck, fully round, some ghosting of portico showing through on reverse, in PCGS holder graded Uncirculated Details (Cleaned), rare. Estimated Value $20,000 PCGS certification 34312616.
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.81 g), 132-135 CE. Irregular issue. 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 1373a (this coin); Mildenberg -; TJC 218e. Extremely Rare - unique and perhaps a trial strike. The Hendin plate coin. NGC grade F; Strike: 2/5, Surface: 2/5. Scratches. Estimated Value $5,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. 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.
Islands off Ionia, Samos. Silver Tetradrachm (15.41 g), ca. 408/4-380/66 BC. Pythes, magistrate. Facing lion's scalp. rev. ΣA, forepart of bull right; to left, laurel branch; above, magistrate's name: ΠYΘHΣ; all within shallow incuse square. Cf. Barron 147 (same obv. die, magistrate's name ΠYΘIΩN); HGC 6, 1218. Rare. Pleasing light antique silver tone. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 From the Dionysus CollectionEx G. Hirsch 263 (2009), lot 2413.
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold 1/4 Stater (2.15 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, ca. 340-328 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. rev. ΦIΛIΠΠOY, club and bow; below, facing lion's head. Cf. Le Rider 1 (D-/R1?; obv. die not recorded, rev. die not certain); SNG ANS -. Extremely Rare - only one specimen of this type recorded by Le Rider. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $1,000
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