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Lot 1202

Italian States: Papal/Roman States. Innocent XIII (1721-1724), silver Mezzo Piastra, Anno II. Papal arms, rev. two reapers, 15.9g (Berman 2518; Munt 4; KM 784). Choice very fine, very scarce. Estimated Value $1,000

Lot 3

Eastern Europe, Imitating Philip III. Silver Tetradrachm (17.08 g), 2nd century BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. rev. BIΛΣIΛEΩ[Σ] ΦIΛIΠΠO[Y], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, two monograms of same type, the uppoer one in a circle; Z below throne. Cf. Kostial 898 (upper monogram); CCCBM I 192. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300

Lot 404

Egypt. Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I, Soter, 323-305 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (15.66 g). Minted at Alexandria in the name of Alexander III, the Great. Head of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, clad in elephant's skin and aegis. rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY. Athena Alkidemos advancing right brandishing spear and holding shield; in left field monogram; eagle in right field. (Svoronos 139; BMC 6.6, 46; Sear 7749). Fantastic high relief style, excellent metal and nicely toned. A coin of exceptional beauty. NGC graded XF*, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $5,000 Ex Hunter Collection, Goldberg's Sale 72, lot 4107.

Lot 3048

Medal for Bravery. 4th Class. Ca. 1916. Silver. 28 mm. Nicholas II head left. Award No. 1273414

Lot 1108

William and Mary (1688-94), silver Pattern Farthing, 1694. Conjoined busts right, legend, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA, rev. britannia seated left, legend, BRITAN - NIA, date below, 4.7g (Peck 616). Extremely fine, light gray tone with a trace of underlying luster. Estimated Value $1,000

Lot 90

Thrace, Cherronesos. Silver Hemidrachm (2.38 g), ca. 386-338 BC. Forepart of lion right, head turned to look back. rev. Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet in one sunken quarter, pilos in the other. SNG Fitzwilliam 4078; SNG Copenhagen -. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 From the Dionysus Collection.

Lot 112

Lokris, Lokri Opuntii. Silver Stater (12.26 g), ca. 360-350 BC. Head of Persephone left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace. rev. OΠONTIΩ-N, Ajax, nude but for a helmet, advancing right, holding sword and shield decorated with a palmette and a griffin in its interior; in right field, eight-rayed star above two short spears. Humphris & Delbridge 127f (O20A/R40; this coin); Gulbenkian 491 (same dies); BCD Lokris 58 (same dies). Beautiful high relief fine style and lightly toned. Removed from an NGC holder where graded Ch XF*, strike: 5/5, surface: 5/5, fine style. Estimated Value $4,000 From the Dionysus CollectionEx Leu 30 (28 April 1982), lot 109ex R. A. Van Every Collection (Leu 15 (4 May 1976), lot 213. The hero depicted on the reverse of this coin is identified as Ajax the Lesser, a Homeric king of the Lokrians who led 40 ships in support of the Greek cause in the Trojan War. Although he was revered by the Lokrians and Ajax fought with distinction during the war, he brought down a curse from the gods after the city fell. As divine punishment for his rape of Kassandra in the temple of Athena Ilias, Poseidon sent a storm to wreck Ajax's ship off the coast of Euboia on his return voyage. During the storm the shipwrecked hero was struck dead by a bold of lightning. Nevertheless, even in death he was honored by his people, who maintained a tradition of leaving one space empty in the phalanx for his ghost.

Lot 3099

Order of A. Nevsky. Type 1. Award # 2813. Silver. Variation 2, on a small rectangular suspension, with stick-pin. Scarce. Enamel has been replaced, suspension is a contemporary reproduction, excellent eye appeal otherwise, with gold plating still visible under beautiful patina. Estimated Value $1,250

Lot 444

Galba. Silver Denarius (3.37 g), AD 68-69. Rome, AD 68. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head of Galba right. rev. S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 167; BMC 35; BN 76; RSC 287. Incredible portrait! Untoned with underlying luster present. Boldly struck and perfectly centered. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000

Lot 63

Macedonia, Olynthos. Chalkidian League. Silver Tetrobol (2.45 g), ca. 432-348 BC. Olynthos, 383/2 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left. rev. Χ-A-Λ-KIΔ-[E]ΩN, kithara within incuse square. Cf. SNG ANS 516; cf. SNG Copenhagen 236. A superb specimen of fine style. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 Ex Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 119;Ex Lanz 92 (4 June 1998), lot 196.

Lot 1122

George II (1727-60), silver Crown, 1743. Older laureate and draped bust left, GEORGIUS.II. DEI.GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles, garter star at center, legend M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E. edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO REGNI. DECIMO. SEPTIMO (Bull 1667; ESC 124; S 3688; KM 585.1). Toned, in PCGS holder graded AU 55. Estimated Value $2,750 Ex: Purchased from Knightsbridge Coins in January 2004. PCGS certification 34313086.

Lot 193

Ionia, Phokaia. Silver Diobol (1.16 g), ca. 521-478 BC. Archaic female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap; volute-shaped earring. rev. Incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 522 (without volute); cf. SNG Copenhagen 389-94 (same). Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 Ex Hess-Divo 317 (27 Ovtober 2010), lot 236; Ex Peus 376 (29 October 2003), lot 389.

Lot 286

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.60 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 35 (O8/R25); TJC 233. Boldly struck and lightly toned. Removed from an NGC slab where graded AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $4,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.

Lot 37

Sicily, Morgantina. The Sikeliotes. Silver 8 Litrai (6.90 g), ca. 214/3-213/2 BC. Veiled head of Persephone left, wreathed grain ears; behind, leaf. rev. ΣIKEΛIΩTAN, Nike, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga left; above, monogram. Sjöqvist 2; Enna 110; SNG ANS 1168. Well struck and lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $2,500

Lot 453

Domitian. Silver Denarius (3.68 g), AD 81-96. Rome, AD 82. IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head of Domitian right. rev. TR POT COS VIII P P, dolphin right, atop tripod. RIC 102; BN 33; BMC 30; RSC 594. Nicely toned and good metal. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $400 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.

Lot 130

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

Lot 1101

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.

Lot 1144

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.

Lot 3061

Badge of the Horse Grenadier Regiment of the Imperial Guard. P/B 3.3.8, W 26. Screwback. Silver, black enamel with gold superimposed centerpiece. "Kulm" Cross, ciphers of Tsars Alexei Mikhailovich, Alexander I, Nicholas I and Nicholas II in angles, gold blazing grenade at center. "(kokoshnik) 84" and "(kokoshnik)" on back; kokoshnik mark on screwplate. Attractive and Choice. Estimated Value $6,000

Lot 1136

George III (1760-1820), oval countermark upon Spanish Four Reales of King Charles IIII (1788-1808), 1791 MF. Struck in Madrid, small oval hallmark of George III right at center of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS IIII. DEI. G., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, R over crowned M to left, 4 over MF to right, legend surrounding, HISPANIARUM. REX (ESC 611; Bull 1875; S 3767; cf.KM 622.1). Toned, some light surface marks, countermark extremely fine, host coin very fine, in PCGS holder graded VF 35. Estimated Value $800 PCGS certification 34313096. Enough of the undertype of the Eight Reales is apparent to see that this is an 1803 dated Mexico City Mint piece, when such details are visible it can only enhance the interest in such a proof striking. This coin ties for the highest graded example of this pattern (as labelled as of October 2017) on the NGC Census. The Bank of England Dollar was the successor to the emergency countermarked coins that were struck in relation to a crisis with the silver coinage at the end of the 18th h Century, where the supply of silver in commerce and for the Mint had dwindled partly due to the Wars in France after the Revolution in 1797, but mainly because the Mint was saddled with a maximum price they were allowed to pay for silver by a law of 1601, which 175 plus years later was not adequate for purpose. Therefore, from March 1797 the Bank of England released stocks of its Spanish dollars and halves each with an oval countermark. They did not really alleviate the problem of smaller change and were issued on an off with the oval countermark, until a more complex larger octagonal mark replaced them from January to May 1804, as the oval pieces were being counterfeited. Eventually the octagonal replacements were also copied widely and the ultimate solution was to have the Soho Mint totally overstrike the remaining stocks of Spanish Dollars with a new Bank of England design. This piece was one of the proposed pattern designs for this overstrike of the dollar that was not ultimately adopted, and was a similar design to that just introduced on the gold Half-Guinea of 1804-13 and the later Military Guinea of 1813.

Lot 452

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.

Lot 1013

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.

Lot 2138

Catherine II-Paul. Pair of Jettons. Silver. Peace with Turkey, 1791. 23 mm, 4.20 gm. Bit Ж1396 (R), Diakov 225.9 (R1), Rudenko 1791.2 (R1). Reverse scratches upper field. Extremely fine; Coronation of Paul I, nd (1797). 20 mm, 2.69 gm. Bit Ж230 (R), Rudenko 1797.2 (R1). (lot of 2). Good Very Fine. Estimated Value $400

Lot 212

Carian Satraps. Pixodaros. Silver Didrachm (6.89 g), ca. 341/0-336/5 BC. Halikarnassos. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery tied at neck. rev. ΠIΞOΔAPOY, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys. Konuk 30; SNG Kayhan 891-2. Perfectly centered, lustrous and attractively toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 From the Dionysus Collection.

Lot 1039

Jean II (1350-1364), silver Gros a la Fleur. 3.72g. Crowned lily. rev. quarterly cross of four lilies. (Dup 304a; Laf 307). Extremely fine, with traces of mint luster. Estimated Value $400

Lot 3027

Breast Star. 2nd Class. Civil Division. Silver and enamels. 82 mm. By Albert Keibel. Imperial eagle, maker’s mark Keibel and "(kokoshnik) 84" on back, Keibel and kokoshnik mark on pin. Choice and problem free. Estimated Value $3,000

Lot 1091

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.

Lot 1127

George III (1760-1820), silver Shilling, 1763, so-called Northumberland type. Young laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. III DEI. GRATIA. rev. crowned cruciform shields, garter star at center, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S R. I. A. T ET. E. (ESC 1214; Bull 2124; S 3742; KM 597). Toned, in PCGS holder graded AU 50. Estimated Value $1,250 PCGS certification 34313090. The Northumberland Shilling is so called because the Earl of Northumberland as the new Lord Lieutenant of Dublin in 1763 distributed £100 worth of these new coins, some two thousand pieces whilst parading on the streets of Dublin in Ireland. The calendar year of 1763 represented an output of 2,629 pounds in weight of silver for coinage. The coinage of 1763 consisted of maundy denominations and shillings only, and probably means that circa 100,000 shillings plus would have been issued, which is still a very small figure as annual mintages go at this time.

Lot 1160

Victoria (1837-1901), Proof silver Groat, 1839. Young filleted head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D: rev. inverted die axis, Britannia seated right with trident and shield, denomination in words surrounding, date in exergue, edge plain (Bull 3325; Davies 1203; ESC 1933A; S 3913; KM 731.2). Attractively toned, practically as struck, in NGC holder graded PF 64. Estimated Value $800 NGC certification 2703379-004.

Lot 1217

Carlos & Joanna (1516-1556). silver 4 Reales, undated M-A (Mexico City). 13.5 g. Late Coinage (1542-1555), crowned arms of Castille and Leon, rev. crowned pillars over waves, motto between and value below. (KM 0018). Sharply struck with medium gray tone, in NGC holder graded MS 61. Estimated Value $1,200 NGC certification 43332273-011.

Lot 3062

Badge of the Guard Equipage. P/B 3.5.2, W 44. Silver and black enamel. Screwback. By KП "Kulm" Cross with Nicholas II cipher at center, dates 1710-1810 across, 1910 at bottom. "(kokoshnik) 84" and maker’s mark "КП" and З. KOPTMAHЪ on screwplate. Choice. Estimated Value $3,000

Lot 245

Philistia, Gaza. Silver Drachm (4.06 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, profile eye; 'N' on cheek. rev. AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent; in right field, 'M'. Gitler & Tal V.24Da; HGC 10, 541. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.

Lot 55

Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. Silver Tetradrachm (17.19 g), 317-289 BC. Struck ca. 317-310 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, surrounded by three dolphins; below neck, ΦI. rev. [Σ]YPAKOΣIΩN in exergue, charioteer, holding goad and reins, driving galloping quadriga left; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram. Ierardi 67 (O12/R43); SNG ANS 640-3. Lightly toned, Fine Style. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 From the Dionysus Collection. Agathokles spent much of his early career struggling against the Syracusan oligarchy known as the Six Hundred. Fearing his personal wealth and popularity in the city, the Six Hundred sent him into exile, where he became a skilled mercenary commander. His new military strength and Carthaginian intervention paved the way for his return and appointment by the oligarchs as strategos autokrator ("supreme general"), but in 317/16 BC, he championed the cause of democracy (cynically as it turned out) and overthrew the Six Hundred. This coin was struck in the years following this coup and consciously looks back to older types used in democratic periods at Syracuse as a means of presenting a democratic façade while all real power was increasingly concentrated in the hands of Agathokles.

Lot 300

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.06 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 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. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1411; Mildenberg 85 (O12/R44'); TJC 267. Well struck and excellent detail. Toned. Removed from an NGC slab where graded Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $3,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.

Lot 1236

Zurich, City Coinage, silver Thaler, 1790. MONETA REIPUBLICAE TURICENSIS, laurel, palm sprigs and garland above oval arms of Zurich flanked by lions on thick mantle, rev. DOMINE CONSERVA NOS IN PACE above city view, date in cartouche below, 25.28g (Dav 1799; KM 176). Slightly rusty obverse die, with a light cabinet tone, in PCGS holder graded MS 62, Pop 1; the finest example graded at PCGS. Estimated Value $1,500 PCGS certification 34313338.

Lot 461

Lucilla. Silver Denarius (3.26 g), Augusta, AD 164-182. Rome, under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust of Lucilla right. rev. VOTA / PVBLI/CA in three lines within laurel wreath. RIC 791; Szaivert 22-4/10; BMC 329; RSC 98. Well struck, well centered with full legends and lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $500 Ex Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3173;Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), 365;Ex Lanz 72 (29 May 1995), 656.

Lot 129

Elis, Olympia. 134th-143rd Olympiads. Silver Drachm (4.73 g), ca. 244-208 BC. Eagle flying right, tearing at hare held in talons. Reverse: F-A across field, thunderbolt with double volutes above and wings below. Elis Hoard group II; BCD Olympia 236 (same dies); SNG Delepierre 2228 (same dies). Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dionysus CollectionEx Tkalec (17 May 2010), lot 37.

Lot 445

Galba, A.D. 68-69. Silver Denarius (3.37 g). Struck mid A.D. 68 - early A.D. 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head of Galba facing right. rev. SPQR/OB/CS in three lines within an oak-wreath. (RIC 167; BMC 34 (incorrectly described as laureate); C 287). A superb and powerful portrait struck in high relief, well centered with beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000

Lot 1098

Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver Halfcrown, 1658. Laureate and draped bust left, abbreviated 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 above, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, edge inscribed in raised letters, +.HAS. NISI. PERITVRVS. MIHI. ADIMAT. NEMO. weight 15.07g (N 2746; Bull 252; ESC 447; S 3227A; KM B207). Attractively toned, with mint bloom and underlying brilliance, one hairline on neck, in PCGS holder graded MS 62, Pop 3; only 2 graded finer at PCGS, 1 in MS-63, 1 in MS-64, and highly desirable. Estimated Value $10,000 Ex Spink Coin Auction, 6th October 2004, lot 588. PCGS certification 34313123. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as "Oliver by the Grace of God, Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland and Ireland," and on the reverse "Peace is sought by war," and additionally on the edge "Let no one remove these from me under penalty of death."

Lot 3106

Documented Order of Badge of Honor. Type 2. Award # 10577 Silver. Screwback. Type 2, with medium"мондвоÑ€" mintmark, and serial number at 5 o’clock. Maker’s mark "??". Original silver screwback nut. Comes complete with Order’s Book, issued to Azizyan A.A. in November of 1939 (Order’s Book contains a nice photo of the recipient). This is the only decoration listed. Excellent condition on both items, the Order shows flawless enamels and still has most of the gold plating remaining under dark patina. Estimated Value $1,000

Lot 2282

Medal. Silver. By J. Chaplain. 67 mm. 156.51 gm. On the Visit of the Russian Ambassador, Lev Pavlovich Urusov and Princess Urusov to the Paris Mint, 1. Diakov 1267.1, Diakov – Plate Medal; Sm--. Conjoined busts of Nicholas II, uniformed, and Alexandra Feodorovna, wearing tiara and pearls, right, signed on truncation / Nine-line legend. This obverse was also used for the 1896 Visit of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna to France medal, and for the Emperor and Empress’ 1896 Visit to the Paris Mint Medal. Extre

Lot 233

Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Tetradrachm (17.22 g), 312-281 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris II, ca. 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Athena, brandishing spear and shield, in quadriga of elephants right; above, Seleukid anchor and monogram; in exergue, AP. Cf. SC 130.25 var. (no AP); HGC 9, 18a. Well struck and perfectly centered. Untoned. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000

Lot 228

Cilicia, Soloi. Silver Stater (10.05 g), ca. 410-375 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin on the bowl and a palmette on the neckpiece. rev. ΣO, grape bunch on vine; to left, Π; all within incuse diamond. SNG BN 167-70; SNG Levante 45. Well struck on a slightly ragged flan. Gorgeous iridescent tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 361;Ex Hess-Leu (12 April 1962), lot 329.

Lot 102

Thessaly, Larissa. Silver Drachm (5.95 g), ca. 450-420 BC. Youth wrestling bull left, petasos and cloak trailing. rev. ΛAPI-Σ-AIA, horse prancing right within incuse square. Lorber 52; BCD Thessaly II 173. Fine style and most attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 From the Dionysus CollectionEx Hess 253 (8 March 1983), lot 160.

Lot 203

Ionia, Smyrna. Silver Tetradrachm (16.68 g), ca. 155-145 BC. Posidonios, magistrate. Turreted head of Tyche right. rev. ZMYP/NAIΩN in two lines above magistrate's monogram; all within wreath. Milne 145; SNG von Aulock 2161. Struck in high relief with a lovely light iridescent tone. A truly magnificent example. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $5,000 From the Dionysus CollectionEx Leu 52 (15 May 1991), lot 94. This coin belongs to a class of tetradrachms primarily struck by cities of western Asia Minor around the mid-second century BC and easily distinguished by the wreath border on the reverse. Such wreath-bearing tetradrachms derived their reverse border from the influential New Style Athenian tetradrachms known as stephanophoroi ("wreath-bearers"). Many of the wreath-bearing coinages of western Asia Minor may have been produced under the influence of Attalos II (160-138 BC) as financial support for his foreign policy. Hoard evidence strongly suggests that some were used to underwrite the invasion of Syria by the Attalid-backed Seleukid pretender, Alexander Balas, in 150 BC. This issue of Smyrna predates Attalus' intervention in Seleukid affairs, but it probably served similar purposes abroad. Its reduced Attic weight made it more acceptable in international trade than the greatly overvalued cistophoric tetradrachm of the Attalid kingdom.

Lot 1196

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.

Lot 3118

To the Red Guard and Red Partisan from the Leningrad Council, 1917-1932. Badge. Silver and red and white enamel. Engraved "1805" on screwplate. Screwback. Soldier at left holds banner with badge title on red enamel background, factory building against white at center, sheaf of wheat and gear wheel below, "OT ?EHCOBETA" bottom right. Superb. Estimated Value $750

Lot 1062

Wilhelm II (1888-1918), silver Rupie 1890. Armoured bust left, rev. shielded arms, date below (KM 2; J 713). Attractively toned, as struck, in PCGS holder graded MS 66; Pop 5; tied for the finest examples graded at PCGS. Estimated Value $300 PCGS certification 34312613.

Lot 38

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.

Lot 122

Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (7.77 g), ca. 375-300 BC. Pegasos flying left. rev. Helmeted head of Athena left; below, Δ; behind, radiate head of Helios facing. Cf. Pegasi 392-3 (with 'koppa' below Pegasos); cf. BCD Corinth 100 (same). Lovely old cabinet toning and of fine style. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $800

Lot 3083

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.

Lot 3022

Insignia of St. Anne. 4th Class. Crimean War era, 1854-1856. Silver. 24 mm. St. Petersburg mint. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400

Lot 78

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.05 g). Susa, ca. 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. rev. Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, wreath; below throne, AI monogram above strut, ΠP monogram below. Price 3857. Struck in high relief, much mint luster present, Untoned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dionysus Collection.

Lot 126

Sikyonia, Sikyon. Silver Stater (12.14 g), ca. 400-330 BC. ΣI below, Chimaera prowling left; above, wreath.rev. Dove flying right within wreath; above tail, A; below, Θ. BMC Peloponnesus 106. Some areas of deposit noted on the reverse. Traces of luster remain with some residue deposits remaining. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 From the Dionysus Collection.

Lot 304

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.39 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom. rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; in right field, willow branch. Hendin 1418; Mildenberg 72 (O14/R44); TJC 283b. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $1,000

Lot 50

Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I. Æ Litra (8.11 g), 405-367 BC. ΣYPA, head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath.rev. Hippocamp left, reins trailing. CNS 45; SNG ANS 434-46. Attractive glossy dark green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 From the Dionysus Collection. The Athena / Hippocamp litrae come in several varieties - with and without legend, with and without olive wreath on helmet, with and without a symbol on the obverse, reins trailing and no reins. Calciati notes that this particular variety, with obverse legend and wreath, no symbol and trailing reins, is by far the most common, and also mentions that it is found throughout Sicily, not just in the environs of Syracuse. This wide distribution is anomalous for a bronze coin. Fiduciary in nature and of minimal value, bronze coins in ancient economies did not normally circulate far from their place of minting. Perhaps the reason for the distribution can be found in Dionysios' expansionist policies and nearly perpetual state of warfare with the Carthaginians. Like most armies of the period, Dionysios employed mercenaries, and although mercenary armies were paid in silver, when they were not on campaign they would certainly need small change.

Lot 40

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.

Lot 1099

Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver Halfcrown, 1658. Laureate and draped bust left, abbreviated 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 above, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, edge inscribed in raised letters, +.HAS. NISI. PERITVRVS. MIHI. ADIMAT. NEMO. (N 2746; Bull 252; ESC 447; S 3227A; KM B207). Attractively toned, with underlying brilliance, in PCGS holder graded AU 53. Estimated Value $5,500 PCGS certification 34313124. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as "Oliver by the Grace of God, Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland and Ireland," and on the reverse "Peace is sought by war," and additionally on the edge "Let no one remove these from me under penalty of death," a direct reference to the crime of clipping the edges of coins, which was prevalent on hammered coins of the time.

Lot 1072

Regensburg Free City, silver Thaler, 1780. Mintmaster Georg Christoph Busch, MONETA REIP RATISPON, city view, in exergue: X ST EINE FCM, date below, rev. JOSEPHVS II D G ROM IMP SEMP AVG, armored bust right, wearing the collar of the Golden Fleece, B.F on arm truncature, 27.98g (Beckenbauer 7116; Dav 2627; KM 436). Light brush marks on reverse, remains of original luster and attractive toning, about uncirculated, in PCGS holder graded AU 55. Estimated Value $1,300

Lot 91

Moesia, Istros. Silver Drachm (5.54 g), 4th century BC. Two facing male heads, the left inverted. rev. IΣTPH, sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; between wing and tail, I; in exergue, AΠ. Cf. AMNG I 418 (no I); cf. SNG BM 246-9 (same). Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 From the Dionysus Collection.

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