Estimated price: 7500€GREECE. SICILY. SYRACOUS. Agathocles, 317 - 289 B.C.
Tetradrachm ø 25mm (17.05g). 310 - 306/5 BC. With NGC-tag
(XF, strike: 4/5, surface: 4/5, Fine Style). Attractive dark toning,
excellent.
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Estimated price:18000€GREECE. MACEDONIAN KINGS. Philip III Arrhidaios,
323 - 317 BC. Stater (8.55g). Gold! Sharply marked splendid
specimen of excellent style! Large, medallion-like mould,
somewhat smoothed at the cheek, excellent.
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Estimated price: 7500€GREECE. KINGDOM OF BITHYNIA. Nicomedes I,
279/8 - 255 BC. Tetradrachm ø 29mm (16.75g). 264 - 255 BC
RR! Marvellous toning, excellent.
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Estimated price: 15000€GREECE. IONIAN ISLANDS. Samos. Tetradrachm ø 25mm
(15.15g). 408/4 - 380/66 BC. One of the best known specimens!
Excellent.
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Estimated price: 15000€GREECE. CARIAN DYNASTS. Rhoontopates, 336/5 - 334/3 BC.
Tetradrachm ø 26mm (15.15g). RR! Delicate toning,
small die break on obverse, nearly mint
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Estimated price: 40000€ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD. Septimius Severus, 193 - 211
AD. Aureus ø 19mm (7.28g). 193 A.D. Mint undetermined in the
East (Emesa or Alexandria. Gold! RRR! Tiny pressure mark
at the eyebrow, brilliant uncirculated.
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Estimated price: 10000€ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD. Decentius, 350 - 353 AD. AE
medallion ø 35mm (17,17g). Mint. Rome. RRR!
Specimen of the Franz Trau Collection! Dark brown patina,
very nice-excellent.
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Estimated price: 7500€MEDIEVAL EUROPE. SICILY. Frederick II, 1197/1220 - 1250.
Augustalis. n.d. (after 1231), Messina. 5.25 g. Gold! Gold! RR!
Attractive specimen with sharp inscription. Fine toning,
tiny graffito, very fine - excellent.
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Estimated price: 8000€GERMAN COINS AND MEDALS UNTIL 1871. SAXONY,
Electors and Albertines. Johann Georg I, 1611 - 1656. 5 ducats
1630, Dresden.17,04 g. Gold! Rare! Attractive specimen!
Marvellous gold toning, tiny scratches, very nice - excellent.
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Estimated price: 750€AUSTRIA - HUNGARY. SPIRITUALITY. SALZBURG,
ARCHBISHOPRIC. 1612-1619. thaler cliff 1617, Salzburg.
Of greatest rarity! Splendid specimen! Marvellous toning,
tiny scratches, excellent / superb - Brilliant Uncirculate
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Ancient Rarities at Leu

Leu Numismatik AG

Auction 15

Coins

1 June 2024

CH-Zurich

Leu Auction 15 will feature an impressive array of numismatic treasures, spanning from the invention of coinage in the 7th century BC to the mid-Byzantine period of the 11th century AD. The auction will close on 1st June 2024 at 1:00 PM in Zurich and includes 350 lots, with a special focus on an outstanding series of Greek coins (lots 5-178), many of which boast excellent old provenances. Of particular scholarly interest is the remarkable series of the earliest electrum coins from the 7th century BC (lots 90-105), offering insights into the very beginnings of coinage. Following this, we present an impressive selection of Roman Republican (lots 197-227) and Roman Imperial coins (lots 228-325), featuring particularly noteworthy denarii and a substantial number of aurei. Concluding the auction is a small but exquisite group of Byzantine coins (lots 326-333), complemented by a Crusader seal (lot 334) and a selection of Aurum Barbarorum coins (lots 335-350).

Some highlights of the auction:

Lot 40: Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, Derrones. Circa 480/75-465/2 BC. AR Tetrastater or Dodekadrachm. Estimate: 25,000 CHF.

Lot 40: Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, Derrones. Circa 480/75-465/2 BC. AR Tetrastater or Dodekadrachm. Estimate: 25,000 CHF.

Lot 93: Ionia, uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Stater. Estimate: 25,000 CHF.

Lot 93: Ionia, uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Stater. Estimate: 25,000 CHF.

Lot 273: Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE Medallion. Estimate: 15,000 CHF.

Lot 273: Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE Medallion. Estimate: 15,000 CHF.

Lot 304: Licinius I, 308-324 AD. AV Solidus. Estimate: 20,000 CHF.

Lot 304: Licinius I, 308-324 AD. AV Solidus. Estimate: 20,000 CHF.