Persian satrap Mazzaios.
AR Stater (361-334 BC)
with Baal of Tarsus.
Condition: ef.
AE Sestertius (AD 80–81), Rome.
"Judaea Capta" type.
Condition: rare, ef.
AV Aureus (AD 107–113), Rome.
Restitution issue honoring Augustus.
Condition: extremely rare, near vf.
Arendsrijksdaalder (Eagle Rixdollar), 1598.
Condition: very rare, vf.
Thaler, 1657.
Bearing the title of Ferdinand III.
Condition: near ef/ef.
Vereinstaler 1857.
Condition: attr. piece, first strike.
Convention thaler, n.d. (after 1803),
issued on the death of Duke Georg.
Condition: extremely rare, unc.
Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale,
1000 francs 1974.
Condition: I-.
Archive: People and Markets
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