Mysia. Pergamum (?). 145-140 BC. AR Stephanophoric Tetradrachm (16.74g, 12h). Meadows 2013, 184-191; Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 11 (this coin). Very rare. Lightly toned. Among the finest known of this intriguing issue. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Frank Sternberg 1986 (17) lot 124
This issue had long been attributed to the island of Syros based on the reverse legend... Recent scholarship, however, has convincingly shown that this attribution is erroneous, as the reverse legend does not contain an ethnic, but names the type: the Divine Syrian Kaberioi. As the issue has long been linked to a very rare portrait emission of Eumenes with the same reverse type, it is clear that it must belong to a mint in the sphere of the kings of Pergamum. Although this Attic-standard issue could have been struck at one of several mints under Attalid control, it is tempting to attribute it to the royal mint at Pergamum
Lot 67
Starting price: 4000€
Aeolis. Cyme. 180-160 BC. AR Stephanophoric Tetradrachm (16.45g, 1h). Oakley 13; Weber 5502. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. Insignificant die break on obverse. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Numismatic Fine Arts 1977 (4) lot 258; probably from the 1972 Kirikhan hoard (CH 1.87)
Lot 68
Starting price: 400€
Lesbos. Mytilene. 520-480 BC. EL Hecte (2.56g, 9h). Bodenstedt 13.78 (this coin); SNG von Aulock 1685. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection; Adolph Hess & Bank Leu 1966 (31) lot 423
Lot 69
Starting price: 600€
Lesbos. Mytilene. 454-428 BC. EL Hecte (2.53g, 4h). BMC 37 (same dies); Bodenstedt 35. Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Bodenstedt only records four examples, all in museum collections. Good very fine. From a private collection
Lot 70
Starting price: 600€
Lesbos. Mytilene. 420-400 BC. EL Hecte (2.48g, 12h). BMC 69; Bodenstedt 75. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1989
Lot 71
Starting price: 600€
Lesbos. Mytilene. 377-326 BC. EL Hecte (2.51g, 3h). BMC 68; Bodenstedt 83. Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin. Good very fine. From a private collection
Lot 72
Starting price: 600€
Ionia. Ephesus. 245-202 BC. AR Didrachm (6.45g, 12h). Kraay-Hirmer 601; SNG von Aulock 1844 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 103; The Numismatic Auction 1983 (2) lot 138; Bank Leu 1975 (13) lot 225; former Hans Sylvius von Aulock (1906-1980) collection; former Henry Platt Hall (1863-1949) collection, Glendining 1950 (19 July) lot 132
Lot 73
Starting price: 800€
Ionia. Ephesus. 202-133 BC. AR Drachm (4.10g, 12h). BMC -; Kinns 88. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Classical Numismatic Group 1993 (28) lot 169
Lot 74
Starting price: 200€
Ionia. Ephesus. 190-150 BC. Æ 13 (1.94g, 1h). Kinns -; Klein 385 (this coin). Charming dark green patina. Good very fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Geneva, 2005; former Dieter Klein collection
Lot 75
Starting price: 200€
Ionia. Phocaea (?). 521-478 BC. EL Hecte (2.57g). Bodenstedt -; Classical Numismatic Group 2006 (151) lot 62. Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection
Lot 76
Starting price: 600€
Ionia. Erythrae. 275-220 BC. Æ 21 (6.71g, 3h). Kinns 198; SNG Copenhagen -. Splendid brown patina. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Frank Sternberg 1982 (12) lot 246; Glendining 1972 (21 June) lot 250
Lot 77
Starting price: 200€
Ionia. Clazomenae. 380-360 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.36g, 1h). Prospero 509; Ward 664 (this coin). Very rare. Old cabinet tone. With a fine portrait of Apollo in high relief and of a dazzling beauty. Usual areas of corrosion. Good very fine. From a private collection; former Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, Sotheby's 1973 (4 April) lot 556; former John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), John Ward (1832-1912) and William Boyde (1814-1893) collections
This tetradrachm is unquestionably one of the great masterpieces of Greek numismatic art, and surely one of the loveliest. Facing heads were very difficult to engrave and only the very best, or most confident, masters attempted to do them. First used successfully on Sicilian coinage in late 5th century, there was a great vogue for such heads in the 4th century, the best known being those from Rhodes, Amphipolis and Clazomenae
Lot 78
Starting price: 40000€
Caria. Rhodus. Circa 250 BC. AR Didrachm (6.75g, 1h). Ashton 204; BMC 50. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck from artistic dies. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Münzen & Medaillen, Basel, 1982
Lot 79
Starting price: 800€
Caria. Pixodarus. Halicarnassus. 340-334 BC. AV 1/6 Daric (1.39g, 12h). Konuk 290 (this coin); SNG Lockett 2911. Very rare. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck. A charming coin. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Adolph Hess & Bank Leu 1966 (31) lot 461; former Clarence Sweet Bement (1843-1923), Naville 1924 (7) lot 1522
Lot 80
Starting price: 800€
Lydia. Alyattes. Sardes. 610-560 BC. EL Trite (4.71g). Walwet issue. SNG von Aulock 8204; Weidauer 91. Very rare. Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection
Lot 81
Starting price: 1000€
Lydia. Alyattes. Sardes. 610-561 BC. EL Trite (4.68g). SNG von Aulock 2868; Weidauer 86. Lightly toned. Good very fine. From a private collection; Numismatik Lanz 2014 (158) lot 271
Lot 82
Starting price: 1000€
Lydia. Croesus. Sardes. 560-546 BC. AV Stater (8.01g). Light standard. SNG von Aulock 2875; Tradart 6.111 (this coin). Very rare. Lightly toned. Of great numismatic interest. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Giessener Münzhandlung 1997 (81) lot 358
Croesus, the famous last and wealthiest king of Lydia, was responsible for a remarkable monetary innovation, one that was a profound impact on the diffusion of coinage throughout the ancient world. Herodotos reported this event in these words: "so far as we have any knowledge, the Lydians were the first people to introduce the use of gold and silver coins, and the first who sold goods by retail" (1.94)
Lot 83
Starting price: 2000€
Lydia. Croesus. Sardes. 560-546 BC. AR Hemistater (5.28g). Light standard. Rosen 665; SNG von Aulock 2879. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 2003
Lot 84
Starting price: 600€
Lycia. Khinakha. Uncertain mint. 460-440 BC. AR Stater (9.88g). Müseler & Nollé 75; Busso Peus 2012 (407) lot 726 (same dies). Very rare. Traces of overstriking on obverse. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Giessener Münzhandlung 1997 (84) lot 5351
Lot 85
Starting price: 400€
Lycia. Kherei. Uncertain mint. 440-410 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.10g, 9h). Babelon 34; Mørkholm-Zahle 37. Rare. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection; Numismatik Lanz 1987 (40) lot 341
Lot 86
Starting price: 400€
Pamphylia. Side. 460-430 BC. AR Stater (10.57g). Atlan 24; SNG Paris 626. Lightly toned. Struck from usual worn dies. Good very fine. From a private collection
Lot 87
Starting price: 600€
Lycaonia. Laranda. 324-323 BC. AR Obol (0.65g, 12h). Göktürk 82; SNG Levante 223. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. A lovely coin. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Gerhard Hirsch 1994 (183) lot 581
Lot 88
Starting price: 200€
Cilicia. Celenderis. 425-400 BC. AR Obol (0.76g, 1h). Göktürk 9; SNG Copenhagen 92. Old cabinet tone. Well centered. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Münzen & Medaillen 1991 (549) lot 110
Lot 89
Starting price: 200€
Cilicia. Soli. 425-400 BC. AR Obol (0.88g, 3h). SNG von Aulock 5860; Tradart 3.74 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin. Good very fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1992 (2) lot 122
Lot 90
Starting price: 200€
Cilicia. Issus (?). 4th century BC. AR Obol (0.81g, 3h). Apparently unique. Old cabinet tone. A charming coin. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Frank Sternberg 1992 (4) lot 74
Lot 91
Starting price: 200€
Cilicia. Tarsus. 378-372 BC. AR Obol (0.79g, 4h). SNG France 305; SNG Levante 89 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin. Good very fine. From a private collection; former Edoardo Levante (1932-2007) collection
Lot 92
Starting price: 200€
Cilicia. Uncertain mint. 4th century BC. AR Obol (0.67g, 6h). Göktürk 51; SNG Levante 243. Old cabinet tone. Exceptional for issue. Good extremely fine. From a private collection
Lot 93
Starting price: 200€
Cilicia. Uncertain mint. 4th century BC. AR Obol (0.68g, 6h). Göktürk -; SNG Levante 231. Old cabinet tone. Interesting type. Good very fine. From a private collection; Jean Elsen 1997 (51) lot 211
Lot 94
Starting price: 200€
Syria. Seleucus Nicator. Babylon. 311-300 BC. AV Stater (8.56g, 1h). In the name of Alexander the Great. Price 3715; SC 81.8. Lightly toned. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Gorny & Mosch 2011 (195) lot 136
Lot 95
Starting price: 2000€
Syria. Antiochus Soter. Seleuceia ad Tigrim. 270-267 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.14g, 3h). SC 379.3c; Tradart 3.83 (this coin). Very rare. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck in high relief. One of the finest known. Superb extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 104
The obverse features the diademed Antiochus in his old age. His portrait was introduced to the coinage around 278 BC, along with a reverse design which was to become the standard Seleucid type of of the middle Hellenistic period. The figure of Apollo seated on his omphalos - a sacred conical stone - reflects the role played by Antiochus in shaping the cult of Apollo in Syria
Lot 96
Starting price: 2000€
Phoenicia. Marathus. 151-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.67g, 1h). Cohen 841 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 168. Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck in high relief on a broad flan. Undoubtedly the finest known. Good extremely fine. From a private collection; Bank Leu 1988 (45) lot 26; Bank Leu 1981 (28) lot 203
Lot 97
Starting price: 4000€
Phoenicia. Sidon. Ba`alšillem II. 401-365 BC. AR Double Shekel (28.25g, 12h). Betlyon 18; SNG Lockett 3220. Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. Insignificant pits on reverse. Exceptional for issue. Superb extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1991
Sidon was one of the most important Phoenician cities, and it may have been the oldest. From there and other ports, a great commercial empire was founded. Homer particularly praised the skill of its craftsmen in producing glass, purple dyes, and its women's skill at the art of embroidery. To this great city, the ancient metropolis of Phoenicia, belongs the most important coinage of this part of the world down to the time of Alexander the Great.
Lot 98
Starting price: 4000€
Persia. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II. Sardes. 485-420 BC. AV Daric (8.38g). BMC 12; SNG Copenhagen 276. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection, acquired from Münzen & Medaillen, Basel, 1982
The ancient Greeks believed that the term 'daric' derived from the name of Darius, who is said to have introduced this coinage. However, due to their type, they were also nicknamed 'archers'; whence the saying of Agesilaus that he had been driven from Asia by 30,000 archers... simply the price of the Persian bribery at Athens and Thebes.
Lot 99
Starting price: 800€
Persia. Mazaeus. Babylon. 331-328 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.81g, 6h). Nicolet-Pierre M1; Sunrise 158. Old cabinet tone. Struck from usual worn dies. Good very fine. From a private collection; Alain Weil 1991 (17 November) lot 61
Lot 100
Starting price: 400€
Republic. Pinarius Natta. Rome. 149 BC. AR Denarius (3.53g, 1h). Crawford 200.1; Sydenham 382. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection, acquired from Arnumis (Anne Demeester), Brussels, 1996
Lot 101
Starting price: 200€
Republic. Pinarius Natta. Rome. 149 BC. AR Denarius (3.66g, 1h). Crawford 208.1; Sydenham 380. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection, acquired from Arnumis (Anne Demeester), Brussels, 1997
Lot 102
Starting price: 200€
Republic. M. Junius Brutus. Rome. 54 BC. AR Denarius (4.02g, 3h). Crawford 433.1; Sydenham 906a. Old cabinet tone. Struck on a very broad flan. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection
Lot 103
Starting price: 800€
Republic. M. Junius Brutus. Rome. 54 BC. AR Denarius (3.77g, 6h). Crawford 433.2; Sydenham 907. Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin with two superb portraits. Good very fine. From a private collection; Emile Bourgey 1994 (27 June) lot 51
A decade prior to his participation in the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus held the office of moneyer, producing an interesting coinage clearly illustrating his admiration for his ancestors who had distinguished themselves in the defense of liberty against the forces of the tyranny. The head of L. Junius Brutus thus recalls the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome and the establishment of the Republic in 509 BC, whilst that of Servilius Ahala commemorates the deeds of another ancestor who, as master of horse in 439 BC, saved the state by his assassination (already with a dagger...) of the traitor Spurius Maelius.
Lot 104
Starting price: 800€
Republic. Julius Caesar. Rome. 44 BC. AR Denarius (3.74g, 11h). P. Sepullius Macer moneyer. Crawford 480.10; Sydenham 1073. Old cabinet tone. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, an attractive example with an elegant portrait. Good very fine. From a private collection
Lot 105
Starting price: 800€
Empire. Augustus. Brundisium or Rome. 29-27 BC. AR Denarius (3.95g, 1h). Cohen 122; RIC 266. Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Exceptional for issue. One of the finest known. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1988
"I built the Senate House... with the power of the state entirely in my hands by universal consent, I extinguished the flames of civil wars" (The Deeds of the Divine Augustus). The Senate House (Curia Julia) is one of a handful of Roman structures that survive mostly intact. This coin gives an idea of what the building looked like... a tall, rather austere brick structure with large three windows, topped by a gabled roof, resting on a stepped platform surmounted by a colonnade; a statue of Victory atop a globe graced the peak, with statues of other deities or notable Romans to either side
Lot 106
Starting price: 2000€
Empire. Augustus. Pergamum or Samos. 21-20 BC. AR Denarius (4.03g, 1h). RIC 475; Tradart 4.35 (this coin). Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck. One of the finest known. Insignificant scratches under tone, otherwise, choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1999 (9) lot 110; former Jane Allen (1908-1981) collection, Sotheby's 1983 (9 June) lot 250; former Virgil Michael Brand (1861-1926) collection; former Ernst Moritz Herzfelder (1865-1923) collection, Brüder Egger 1913 (43) lot 121
Lot 107
Starting price: 2000€
Empire. Augustus. Colonia Patricia. 18-17 BC. AR Denarius (3.88g, 1h). RIC 542; Tradart 4.31 (this coin). Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Exceptional for issue. Among the finest known. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1989
The reverse type is the personal seal of Augustus, representing the zodiacal sign with which he was closely associated. It is often described as the sign of his birth (23 September 63 BC). According to Suetonius, the sign of Capricorn became important to the future Augustus already in 44 BC, just after the murder of Caesar. At this time, he and his close lieutenant, Marcus Agrippa, had their horoscopes cast by a Greek astrologer. Agrippa went first and had amazing things predicted of him. Octavian feared that his future could not possibly be as impressive as Agrippa’s and initially resisted having his horoscope cast, but when he relented the astrologer bowed and recognized him as the future master of the Mediterranean world
Lot 108
Starting price: 2000€
Empire. Tiberius. Lugdunum. AD 36-37. AV Aureus (7.80g, 2h). Tribute Penny type. Calicó 305; RIC 29. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck. NGC 4787403-001 (Graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5). From a private collection
Lot 109
Starting price: 4000€
Empire. Tiberius. Lugdunum. AD 36-37. AR Denarius (3.86g, 12h). Tribute Penny type. Cohen 16a; RIC 30. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Numismatica Ars Classica 1989 (1) lot 791
Lot 110
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Claudius. Rome. AD 41-54. Æ As (11.45g, 6h). Cohen 47; RIC 113. Charming green patina. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Triton 2005 (8) lot 1096
Lot 111
Starting price: 600€
Empire. Nero. Rome. AD 64-65. Æ As (10.78g, 6h). Cohen 289; RIC 313. Lovely dark green patina. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 201; Frank Sternberg 1986 (18) lot 428
Lot 112
Starting price: 600€
Empire. Galba. Rome. AD 68-69. Æ As (10.27g, 6h). RIC 420; Tradart 4.62 (this coin). Charming dark green patina. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 160; Frank Sternberg 1978 (8) lot 494; former Albert van Muyden (1849-1910) collection, Eugen Merzbacher 1910 (15 November) lot 1458
Lot 113
Starting price: 600€
Empire. Otho. Antioch. AD 69. Æ As (16.42g, 12h). RPC 4318; Tradart 4.67 (this coin). Lovely emerald green patina. Perfectly centered and struck. One of the finest known. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Bank Leu 1990 (50) lot 286
Lot 114
Starting price: 600€
Empire. Vitellius. Rome. AD 69. AR Denarius (3.01g, 6h). RIC 107; Tradart 6.149 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. Well centered. Good very fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1990
Lot 115
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Vespasian. Rome. AD 69-71. AR Denarius (3.13g, 6h). Judaea Capta issue. RIC 15; Tradart 4.69 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. Artistic dies. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1989
Lot 116
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Titus. Rome. AD 80. AR Denarius (3.23g, 6h). Cohen 318; RIC 25a. Lightly toned. Good very fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 2003
Lot 117
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Domitian. Rome. AD 90-91. Æ Sestertius (26.71g, 6h). Cohen 314; RIC 388. Lovely dark brown patina. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Glendining 1989 (9 October) lot 723
Lot 118
Starting price: 600€
Empire. Nerva. Rome. AD 97. AV Aureus (7.80g, 6h). Calicó 958; Jameson 87 (this coin). Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck. With a lovely portrait of superb style. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1981; former Robert Jameson (1861-1942) collection
Lot 119
Starting price: 4000€
Empire. Nerva. Rome. AD 96. AR Denarius (3.07g, 12h). RIC 2; Tradart 4.82 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection; former H.A. collection, Tradart 1991 (1) lot 288; former Eton College collection, Sotheby's 1976 (1 December) lot 515
Lot 120
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Trajan. AD 107-108. AV Aureus (7.30g, 6h). Calicó 1009; RIC 144. Very rare. Lightly toned. Interesting reverse type. Good very fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 217; The Numismatic Auction 1983 (2) lot 298
Lot 121
Starting price: 4000€
Empire. Trajan. Rome. AD 116-117. AV Aureus (7.34g, 7h). Calicó 1038; RIC 329f. Very rare. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. Probably the finest known. From a private collection; former Pepe Fernandez Molina collection, Aureo & Calicó 2012 (241) lot 82
Lot 122
Starting price: 10000€
Empire. Hadrian. Rome. AD 119-125. AR Denarius (3.20g, 6h). Cohen 1323; RIC 138. Old cabinet tone. Struck from worn dies. Good very fine. From a private collection; acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1983
Lot 123
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Hadrian. Rome. AD 134-138. AR Denarius (3.82g, 7h). RIC 240d; Tradart 4.100 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; former H.A. collection, Tradart 1991 (1) lot 302
Lot 124
Starting price: 400€
Empire. Antoninus Pius. Rome. AD 148-149. AR Denarius (3.04g, 5h). Cohen 240; RIC 177. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1993 (3) lot 232; Tkalec 1992 (23 October) lot 265
Lot 125
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Antoninus Pius. Rome. AD 161. AR Denarius (3.28g, 12h). Cohen 155; RIC 431. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a private collection; Busso Peus 1977 (291) lot 633
Lot 126
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Marcus Aurelius. Rome. AD 179-180. Æ Dupondius (15,34g, 5h). RIC 1244; Tradart 4.119 (this coin). Lovely brown patina. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection, acquired from Tradart, Brussels, 1992
Lot 127
Starting price: 400€
Empire. Lucius Verus. Rome. AD 162. AR Denarius (3.26g, 6h). Cohen 155; RIC 482. Old cabinet tone. Well centered. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1995 (5) lot 179; The Numismatic Auction 1983 (2) lot 334; Auctiones 1983 (13) lot 697
Lot 128
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Commodus. Rome. AD 181. AR Denarius (3.69g, 12h). Cohen 806; RIC 17. Old cabinet tone. Lovely portrait. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1992 (2) lot 200; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 1986 (5) lot 446
Lot 129
Starting price: 200€
Empire. Cilicia. Titiopolis. Late 2nd century AD. Æ (3.75g, 11h). RPC online -; SNG von Aulock -. Very rare. Lovely light green patina. Good very fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1994 (4) lot 103; Bankhaus Hauck & Aufhäuser 1989 (6) lot 213
Lot 130
Starting price: 400€
Empire. Pertinax. Rome. AD 193. AR Denarius (3.25g, 6h). RIC 4a; Tradart 6.176 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. A bold portrait of fine style. Good very fine. From a private collection; Giessener Münzhandlung 1990 (50) lot 610
Lot 131
Starting price: 400€
Empire. Clodius Albinus. Lugdunum. AD 195-197. AR Denarius (2.72g, 12h). RIC 20b; Tradart 5.8 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. A lovely coin. Choice extremely fine. From a private collection; Tradart 1995 (5) lot 189; Giessener Münzhandlung 1990 (50) lot 613