350 - 300 BC. Charming style! Finely toned and
well-centred on a broad flan! Extremely fine.
521 - 478 BC. Electron! RR! Bodenstedt lists only 8 examples!
Masterpiece of archaic art! Extremely fine.
Dareike ø 17mm (8,21g). 361 - 364 BC. Gold!
Otherwise unknown variant of the rare type! RRR!
Marcus Antonius 38 BC. Aureus ø 19mm (8,15g).
Gold! RRR! Very fine.
Aureus ø 20mm (5,10g).Gold! RR!
Mint state splendid specimen!
AE obol ø 28mm (14.69g). Marvellous black-brown patina,
extremely fine.
BRANDENBURG / PRUSSIA. Frederick William,
“the Great Elector”, 1640 - 1688. 1682 LCS ducat, Berlin.
CITY OF REGENSBURG. double ducat without year
(1745 - 1765), Regensburg.
Maximilian I, 1490-1519. Guldiner without year, Hall.
Attractive toning, slight mint weakness, almost extremly fine.
Alexander I, 1801 - 1825. 1812 ruble , St. Petersburg.
Splendid specimen! Extremely rare in this condition.
The NumisPlace Summer 24 Special Release
The NumisPlace
Summer 2024 Special Release
Coins
6 June 2024
Online
Again, The NumisPlace, an online marketplace for high-quality coins & medals, offers a special release where various dealers upload a selection of coins & medals at the same time.
The new coin inventory of The Summer ‘24 special release is now online. Here are some highlights from the release:
ID HS9I8: Mysia. Cyzicus. Stater circa 550-500, EL 16.10 g. Very rare. Good very fine.
ID S6WTX: Italy. Lucania. Nomos 340-330 BC. Silver 7.95 g.; 21.5 mm. Magnificent old cabinet tone, high relief. NGC graded Ch XF.
ID M4IMW: Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm Memphis ca. 325, AR 17.17 g. Rare. Light iridescent tone, a minor graffito on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
ID WEWA4: Ptolemaic Egypt. Arsinoe II Philadelphus (277-270/268 BC). Gold Mnaieion or Octodrachm (27,74 g). Posthumous issue of Alexandria under Ptolemy II, ca. 253/2 BC. Delicate, Fine Style artistry displayed on a bright flan with flashes of lustre. NGC graded XF.
ID RIIVV: Bactrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Tetradrachm ca. 180-170 BC. Silver 16.94 g.; 27.5 mm. Superb Tetradrachm covered with a beautiful cabinet patina of a grey enhanced by golden tones in the hollows. Off-centre strike on the obverse, with a slightly cut flan at 12 o’clock. NGC graded AU.
ID 8YNYL: Roman Republic. P. Cornelius Lentulus M. f. AR-Denarius; 18 mm; 3.91 g. Rome mint, 100 BC. Sharply struck and in an outstanding condition with a lovely light iridescent tone. Virtually as struck. Superb. Almost mint state.
ID L3KBA: Roman Empire. Maximianus Herculius first reign, AD 286–305. Aureus, Siscia AD 286; 5.27 g. An apparently unrecorded variety of an extremely rare type. A very interesting and finely detailed portrait, work of a very talented master engraver. About extremely fine.
ID BWSYS: Kingdom of France. Louis XVI, 1774-1792. Louis d’or à la tête nue 1788, H La Rochelle. Gold 7.6 g.; 23 mm. Scarce variety: 8/7 and NVA instead of NAV. Very low mintage: 23 025 examples. Superb eye appeal joins superlative rarity. An extraordinary item. Well struck with a sharp strike and fully mirrored, prooflike fields. Extremely rare. GEM condition. PCGS graded MS 66 PL.
ID VOC3J: Ethiopia. Menelik II, 1889-1913. 10 Werk Presentation Medal, n.d. (1897). Gold, oval, 52.8 x 44 mm; 30.01 g. Extremely rare, especially in this condition. 5 Pieces minted according to Heritage Auctions and NGSA, perhaps the most finely engraved of all Ethiopian medallions. PCGS graded MS 62 TOP POP.
