Byzantion.
Stater (250–1st century BC).
Condition: ef+
Matidia.
Denarius (112 AD), Rome.
Condition: very rare, vf /vf+.
Julian II. Apostata as Caesar.
Solidus (355–357 AD), Rome.
Condition: unc
Frederik IV.
Double-Ducat 1704, Copenhagen.
With certificate of authenticity.
Condition: ef-
George III.
6 Shilling Token 1804.
Condition: PL
Friesland.
Adler-Taler 1598.
Condition: Very rare, vf
Johann Wilhelm.
Ducat 1753, Nuremberg.
Condition: rare, lightly worked, vf-
Bogislaus XIV.
Taler 1629.
Condition: very rare, very fine details, vf+.
younger line,
Heinrich XIV.
2 Mark 1884 A.
Condition: unc-
25 Gulden 1923.
Condition: PCGS PR62
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