July 23, 2007 — Coinworld
Posted Jul 17, 05:41 pm
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Treasures of the Ages
13mm longest axis
One of the world's first coins, c.650-561 BC pale gold(electrum) 1/3 stater of Lydia
Obv: lion's head, sunburst above nose
Rev: two squares in rectangular punch choice
VF — $2377
19mm long axis
560-546 BC silver stater of Kroisos, legendary king of Lydia, which was the first to use pure silver coins.
Obv: lion and bull facing
Rev: punch marks
VF (surface oxidation) — $877
25mm
356-336 BC silver tetradrachm of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great
Obv: laureate head of Zeus
Rev: youth Alexander on Bucephalus
EF+ some die rust, faint planchet crack — $397
Gold stater of Philip II
Abt Unc, light deposits — $3977
Bronze of Philip II
Obv: Apollo
Rev: horse
VF — $77
18mm
336-323 BC gold stater of Alexander the Great
Obv: helmeted head of Athena
Rev: Nike
EF (light jewelry use) — $1977
18mm
323-317 BC gold stater of Philip III
Obv: helmeted head of Athena
Rev: Nike
Nicely shaped EF — $1977
34mm
Silver decadrachm (35.56 grams) of the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. Struck 246-241 BC at the Alexandria mint by Ptolemy III, step son of Arsinoe II.
Obv: diademed and veiled head of deified Arsinoe II (died 270 BC) horn of Ammon behind ear, lotus tipped scepter behind
Rev: filleted double cornucopiae
EF (faint planchet crack, light oxidation as usual) — $4977
19mm
Gold (electrum) stater of Carthage, c 230 BC
Obv: head of Tanit wearing wreath of grain ears and leaves
Rev: horse standing
EF — $2477
33mm
Large bronze of Antiochus IV of the Seleucid empire, which included the Holy Land, 175-164 BC
Obv: Zeus
Rev: eagle
Antiochus IV is infamous for looting and desecrating the temple in Jerusalem. He precipitated the Maccabean Revolt by attempting to Hellenize the Jews.
Bold Fine — $147
Small bronze of Antiochus IV with serrated edge, bold fine — $67
Large silver tetradrachm of Antiochus IV with his obv portrait. EF+ (slightly off center) — $1277
EF (reverse corrosion) — $447
24mm
Bronze 8 prutah with double thick flan of Mattathias Antigonus 40-37 B.C., son of Aristobulus II, sought the military aid of the Parthian king Orodes II, allegedly with a gift including 500 Jewish women. Mattathias and the Parthian army occupied Jerusalem. At least one historian accuses Mattathias of gnawing off his uncle Hycarnus II's ears, so he could no longer be the high priest of the Jews, since the high priest was required to be without bodily blemish. Antigonus then claimed that office. Herod (later the Great) of the Idumaean dynasty, and governor of Galilee, fled to Rome to enlist support, and where he was officially designated King of Judaea. Herod and the Roman legions besieged Jerusalem, and captured it in 37 B.C. and executed Mattathias, ending the Hasmonean dynasty.
Obv: double cornucopiae with Hebrew legend for Mattatayah
Rev: Ivy wreath tied with ribbons, "King Antigonus" in Greek.
Fine (earthen deposits over nice green patina) — $277
Similar thick 4 prutot Fine — $77
Single thick one prutot
Obv: Double cornucopiae, ear of barley in middle
Rev: Hebrew for Mattatayah in wreath
Very crude VG NGC “Genuine Money of the Bible” — $47
Raw VG — $27
19mm
Silver drachm of the Parthian king Orodes II 57-38 BC, who aided Mattathias and was already famous for his spectacular victory over the Roman legions led by Crassus, one of the leaders of the Roman First Triumvarate with Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. In 54 BC Orodes slaughtered the Roman Legions. The Roman standards were displayed in triumph in Parthia, and the head and hands of Crassus were presented at the court of Orodes.
Obv: diademed bust of Orodes II
Rev: seated archer, anchor behind
NGC Very Fine — $147
Raw EF+ — $187
Raw Fine (defects) $57
Herod the Great bronze prutah 40-4 BC
NGC genuine, "Money of the Bible" VG-F — $37 each
18mm
46 BC silver denarius of Julius Caesar, struck in north Africa after his victory at Thapsus over the legions of Pompey
Obv: head of Ceres, the goddess of grain
Rev: sacrificial implements
EF (obv and rev light scratches) — $377
Silver denarius of the legions of Pompey, abt Unc but way off center — $277
18mm
Early 44 BC silver denarius of Julius Caesar, struck by his supporter P Sepullius Macer
Obv: laureate and veiled bust of Julius Caesar, "Caesar Dictator for Life"
Rev: standing Venus holding scepter and Victory.
ICG AU 58 — $11,700
22mm
C 40 BC bronze from the Greek city of Thessalonica, as a Roman possession
Obv: bare head of Julius Caesar in fine style
Rev: bare head of Augustus
VF, choice green patina streaked with dirt in planchet fissures — $377
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100 BC to 29 AD pair of Judaean small bronzes, called “Widow’s Mites” in the Bible. The most complete and accurate presentation in a full color, fold over card which opens to 11 by 8 ½ inches and gives a full discussion of the ancient Judaean coins mentioned in the New Testament. The coins, as a pair, inserted into the folder come with the history, certificate of authenticity, Jonathan K. Kern Co guarantee and 6 by 9 “ mailing envelope.
Two coins in very good to fine: — $39
Two coins in very fine — $77
Two coins of Herod the Great 40-4BC in fine — $47
Two coins of the Roman procurators 6-12 AD in fine — $57
18mm
Silver denarius of Tiberius 14-37 AD Rome mint, the Tribute Penny
Obv: laureate bust of Tiberius
Rev: his mother, Livia enthroned
EF sharpness, slightly off center — $477
19mm
Gold aureus of the Roman emperor Tiberius, 14-37 AD, nicknamed the Tribute Penny in Gold.
Obv: laureate bust of Tiberius
Rev: his mother Livia enthroned.
Fine++ test cut in rev field, and more interesting is an early Indian dynasty countermark as a banker’s test mark. Roman gold is excavated in India on a regular basis, attesting to its high quality, and the trade routes connecting the exotic East with the ancient Western cultures. — $1377
19mm
54-68 AD gold aureus of the infamous Nero
Obv: his laureate bust
Rev: Jupiter enthroned
Fine, obv edge filed test cut, rev field scratches — $1277
24mm
133-134 AD silver sela of the Bar Kochba War
Obv: “Simon” around façade of the second Temple in Jerusalem, Ark of the Covenant within.
Rev: Lulav with etrog at left “For the freedom of Israel” around.
VF some faint field smoothing — $1977
19mm
308-324 AD Bronze follis of Licinius I co-emperor of the Roman empire with Constantine the Great
Obv: laureate and bearded head of Licinius I
Rev: Jupiter standing
NGC Abt Unc — $67
genuine (EF+) — $37
20mm
Billon reduced follis of Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. She built many of the churches on Holy Land sites of the life of Christ.
Obv: her diademed and draped bust
Rev: Securitas standing
NGC Unc — $775
NGC abt unc — $377
NGC EF — $277
NGC genuine (EF, slight oxidation) — $127
NGC (VF, oxidation) — $77
Raw Fine, smaller size — $47
21mm
527-565 AD gold semisiss of Justinian I the Great, famous for building Saint Sophia in Constantinople
Obv: his diademed and robed bust
Rev: Angel seated, inscribing tablet
EF+ double struck — $397
18mm
Silver denier of Richard I “the Lion Hearted” 1189-1199
Struck for his lands in Aquitaine, inherited from his mother Eleanor. Richard never issued any coins in England with his name on them, and only spent 6 months of his reign in his homeland. He led the Third Crusade with some success by capturing the island of Cyprus and the fortress of Acre. Saladin repelled his attempts to recapture Jerusalem. There are no coins with Richard’s portrait, but these deniers, found at Civrac, France, have his name on them.
Obv: cross above RICARDVS, omega below
Rev: AQVITIN around cross.
VF — $227
Fine — $147
18mm
Silver deniers of the county of Angeloumene, France, found with the Richard deniers. C 1170-1245
VF — $47
Fine — $27
20mm
(1623-1665) gold 2 escudo cob from Spanish Colombia
Recovered from the Maravillas shipwreck treasure
NGC MS 61 — $2677
38mm longest axis
(1627-65) Spanish gold 8 escudo cob doubloon from the Seville mint. Treasure from the New World was coming so fast that the coin production was the most crude and hastily struck of any period.
NGC MS 61 (but "Rough as a cob") — $8700
Another raw crude VF — $3977
25mm
1670 gold guinea of Charles II of England
Fine, light hairlines — $577
36mm
1683 gold 5 guineas of Charles II
VF, gently cleaned, some edge bumps and scrapes — $2977
22mm
1729 gold ducat of the Dutch province of Holland, recovered from the Vliegenhart shipwreck.
Certificate and NGC MS 63 holdered — $977
44mm longest axis
1733 silver transitional klippe cob of Mexico City.
EF, some salvage effect from the Roosjwik Dutch shipwreck of 1739. With salvor's certificate. — $977
17mm
1738 gold striking of a Holland silver stuiver made for visiting dignitaries.
EF loop soldered on for wearing — $277
1739 gold stuiver as before, EF jewelry use with no loop — $347
38mm
1760 silver pillar dollar from Mexico City mint
PCGS AU 53 — $1077
Other dates, chopmarked, cleaned, light defects — $187
26mm
C 1775 gold broad ¾ medallic ducat from Eastern Europe
Obv: nativity scene
Rev: baptism of Christ
EF wrinkled, pierced for wearing — $477
38mm
1794 gold doubloon of 8 escudos Santa Fe de Bogota mint (now in Colombia)
Nice EF cleaned — $1177
Other problem 8 escudos — $977
15mm
(1798) silver 1 ½ bits, or 18.75 cents counterstamped, scalloped plug out of a silver 8 reales, for the island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles.
NGC AU 58 — $577
38mm
1799 B-22 USA silver dollar, famous for the complete reverse bisecting die crack
Raw Fine obv, VF rev, gentle cleaning — $1577
33mm
1805/4 silver half dollar O-102. The closest thing to an 1804 half dollar.
Nice raw VF 30 or better — $1977
43mm
1826 silver Erie Canal completion medal, presented to William Ireland, original box included. He was on the committee managing the project.
Obv: Posiedon and Satyr (Pan)
Rev: eagle over shield and canal panorama.
This medal attracted a lot of attention at a major coin show, and I was offered two others in trade towards this one. One was a raw nice Abt unc at $6000, and the other was a light field graffiti raw Proof 60 at $9000. Mine is for the quality and pedigree buyer.
NGC Proof 64 — $14,700
1856 California gold octagonal quarter dollar BG-111
Unc, rev scratched — $157
36mm
1858 Guanajuato mint gold 8 escudos "Hand on Book"
Nice EF holed and expertly repaired — $577
21mm
1858-C NGC MS 62 USA Charlotte mint five dollars gold, original undipped, nice sharp strike, with only a little of the usual Charlotte mint fuzziness on the planchet. — $21,700
30mm
1871 USA half dollar with colored enamel on rev, with remnants of pin on obv. Probably done c 1890. — $177
26mm
1874-Philadelphia USA ten dollars gold PCGS MS 62 very PQ — $4977
180mm long
1889 love token bracelet in choice condition. Presumably of an African American mother. Includes female children's names on copper foreign coins, male children's names on foreign silver coins, a tiny silver envelope, and a carved Negro head. — $277
52mm
C 1896 silver Bryan dollar campaign medal
HK 786 EF faint oxidation streaks — $477
C 1905 silver watch fob using set of 1904 Panama coins with Balboa on obv. The 50 centavos is the heaviest ever issued around the world.
155mm tall
EF — $197
C 1912 spectacular gold medal of rose, green, yellow gold and niello like silver to honor the Grand sovereign lodge of Indiana and its “Grand Sire” John R. Corkrum. Superb condition. Multi colored gold jewelry like this is frequently described as "Black Hills Gold"
170mm high
— $2700
World War II or Vietnam vintage Navy pilot's survival kit, with original hard rubber case as sold by the GSA about 1980. Includes fine Swiss watch and wristband and 1.08 troy ounces of gold in the form of links, rings and pendants. This version was deemed more useful for pilot's shot down in the Far East. — $1977
50mm
1963 huge gold Chamizal medal (900 fine?) from Mexico
Obv: heads of John Kennedy and A L Mateos with figure of Benito Juarez
Rev: crossed flags
64 grams gross weight, Nice Proof 63+ — $1977
39mm
1994 gold 1 troy oz pure struck by the Shoshone Silver Mining Co of Lakeview, Idaho.
Obv: rails leading into old mine entrance.
Proof 65 in capsule with fuzzy box — $977
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