Furius. L. Furius Cn. f. Brocchus. Denarius. 63 BC. Rome. (Ffc-736). (Craw-414/1). (Cal-607). Anv.: Bust of Ceres right, but lock of hair falls down neck, between wheat-car and barley-corn. III. VIR., across field. BROCCHI below. Rev.: Curule chair between fasces, L. FVRI. CN. F above. Ag. 3,90 g. Fine style. Sharply struck. Knock on edge. Original luster. Very rare in this condition. Mint state. Est...3000,00.

Petillus. Petillus Capitolinus. Denarius. 43 BC. Rome. (Ffc-962). (Craw-487/2b). (Cal-1066). Anv.: PETILLIVS. above, CAPITOLINVS below eagle on thunderbolt. Rev.: Temple of six columns, the pediment ornamented with armed figures. S. F. at sides of temple. Ag. 4,10 g. Attractive specimen. It retains some luster. Fine style. AU. Est...750,00.

Julius Caesar. Denarius. 46-45 BC. Galia. (Ffc-11). (Craw-468/1). (Cal-645). Anv.: Diademed head of Venus right, Cupid on shoulder. Rev.: Gallia and a Gaulish captive seated beneath trophy, CAESAR in exergue. Ag. 3,89 g. Fine style. Very attractive. Rarely encountered this good struck. Mint state/Almost MS. Est...3000,00.

Domitian. Aureus. 74-75 AD. Rome. (Ric-II.1 787 (Vespasian)). (Calicó-912). (Bmcre-155 (Vespasian)). Anv.: CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III. Laureate head right. Rev.: PRINCEPS IVVENTVT Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising robe. Au. 7,38 g.

Fantastic portrait. Very well-centered, sharp and luster. Rare in this condition. It was encapsulated by NGC as AU Strike, 5/5, Surface 4/5.

Ex Maison Palombo (21/10/2017), lot 39.
Ex Jean Vinchon (20/11/1992), lot 106. Almost MS/AU. Est...30000,00.

Aelius. Aureus. 136-138 AD. Rome. (Ric-II.3, 2707). (Calicó-1445). Anv.: L•AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to left. Rev.: TRIB POT COS II, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and leaning arm on cornucopiae set on throne; CONCORD in exergue. Au. 7,26 g.

Nice color and some original luster. Fine style and remarkable quality. Slightly bumps on the edge. Rare in this condition.
Slabbed by NGC as XF, Strike 5/5 Surface 3/5.

Ex Maison Palombo, (21/10/2017), lot 41. wich was hammered for 44.000 CHF. Est...35000,00.

Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Aureus. 140 AD. (Ric-415a, but Antoninus head bare). (Ch-Unlisted). (Calicó-1726, R3). (Bmcre-Unlisted). Anv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. Laureate head of Antoninus right. Rev.: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS. Bare head of youthful Marcus Aurelius right. Au. 7,23 g.

Extremely rare, this variety not recorded in RIC, BMC or Cohen! A handsome coin with two portraits of fine style and excelent eye apeal. It was encapsulated by NGC as AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

Ex Maison Palombo (21/10/2017), lot 44. AU. Est...25000,00.

Faustina Junior. Aureus. 147-149 AD. Rome. (Ric-515a). (Calicó-2097c). (Bmc-1063). Anv.: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL. Draped bust right, hair waved and coiled on back of head. Rev.: VENVS. Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder with dolphin twined around. Au. 7,31 g.

A magnificent specimen of fine style. Nice colour and some luster. It was encapsulated by NGC as AU, Strike 5/5, Sulface 4/5.

Ex Maison Palombo (21/10/2017), lot 49.
Ex Jean Vinchon (22-23/05/1995), lot 340. AU. Est...30000,00.

Abbasid Caliphate. 'Ali Muktafi Billah. Dinar. 293 AH = 906 AD. Ras al-'Ayn. (Album-243.1). (Bernardi-264Hl). Anv.: "There's no God, except Him, He has no equal" in three lines across field; "In the name of God was struck this dinar in Ras al-'Ayn in the year 3 and 90 and 200" in inner margin; Qur'an XXX, 4-5 in outer margin. Rev.: "Muhammad is the messenger of God" in three lines across field; Qur'an 9:33 in outer margin. Au. 3,08 g. An exceedingly rare dinar which is possibly unique. Slabbed by NGC as MS 63. The examples recorded by Bernardi for this mint are all dated 289-290. During his short reign, al-Mustakfi had to cope with both internal and external threats. The core regions of the Caliphate were menaced by the Qarmatians, a radical Isma'ili Shi'ite sect; on the other side, there was perennial conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Due to ill health, he suddenly died in 295 AH. From a private Swiss collection; Ex Roma Numismatics 46 (05/06/2018), lot 915. Est...6000,00.

Kingdom of Castille and Leon. Pedro I (1350-1368). Real or two billon maravedi. Sevilla. (Bautista-522). Anv.: + PETRVS : REX : CASTELLE : ELEGIONIS :. Rev.: + PETRVS : REX : CASTELLE : ELEGIONIS :
 . Ag. 2,41 g. S below the castle. Roundel and dots in the corners of the lobed frames. Very good sample. Very rare. Ex Hernández-Canut Collection, Cayón (20/03/2020), lot 330. Almost XF. Est...1500,00.

Kingdom of Castille and Leon. Enrique III (1390-1406). 1 real. Toledo. (Bautista-761.2, Plate coin). (Imperatrix-761.2, Plate coin). Anv.: + DOMINVS · MIChI : ADIVTOR : EDEGO / : DISPICIAM : INIMICOS : M. Crowned EN. Rev.: + ENRICVS : DEI : GRCIA : REX : CASTELLE : · Quartered castles and lions. Ag. 3,44 g.

T-O-L-E counterclockwise on the axes. The S of CASTELLE on a T. Of the highest rarity. The only known.

Slabbed by NGC as AU 58. (Top Pop), the finest and unique known in the NGC and PCGS census.

Ex Tauler&Fau Selection (28/11/2018), lot 220. Est...15000,00.

Catholic Kings (1474-1504). 1/2 excelente. Toledo. (Cal-630). (Bautista-2559). Anv.: + HELISABET · DEI · GRA · REGINA. Rev.: + FERNANDVS : DEI : GRATIA RE. Au. 1,76 g. F between dotted cross and T. Legends interchanged. The E of RE is an F. Slight rubbing. Very rare. Almost XF. Est...7500,00.

Ferdinand II (1479-1516). Double ducat. Valencia. (Cal-132). (Tauler-555). Anv.: + FERDINANDVS x DEIGRACIA x REX. Rev.: + VALENCIE x MAIORICARVM x SER. Au. 6,98 g. Escutcheon with lion rampant separating the legend on the reverse. The S of SER rectified over another letter. Rare. Choice VF. Est...6000,00.

Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). 1 escudo. ND (ca. 1550). Sevilla. (Cal-199). (Tauler-22b similar). Au. 3,29 g. Shield between D square and S. Leyend ends in SICI. XF. Est...1500,00.

Philip III (1598-1621). 1 escudo. 1608. Segovia. C. (Cal-1016). Au. 3,12 g. Rare and even more so in this high grade. Nice colour. Slabbed by NGC as MS 64. Only 2 finer specimens in the NGC census and PCGS census. Est...4000,00.

Philip V (1700-1746). 1/4 real. ND (ca. 1705-22). Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino. (Cal-103). (Km-B7). (Restrepo-Unlisted). Ag. 0,60 g. Variety with corded border. Research by Herman Blanton draws a distinction between two types of these Bogota Cuartillos with ornate borders: this corded border and a more embellished type. Attempts to match the castle and lion to punches found on 8 Reales issues were unsuccessful, but because the design matches up quite closely to the security edge used in later milled issues, Blanton surmises that they emanate from the time of Ferdinand VI. As for this simpler corded-border type, loose attribution to the first reign of Philip V is the best guess based on similarities to the borders found on 1721-dated 8 Reales. A similar coin was sold at Stacks&Bowers (12/01/2024), lot 51008 for $4,000. This coin is exempt from any export license fee. VF. Est...1500,00.

Philip V (1700-1746). 8 reales. 1709. Madrid. J. (Cal-1334). Ag. 26,39 g. The basis of the last digit of the date visible. Large flan. Attractive. Very rare. Choice VF. Est...1500,00.

Philip V (1700-1746). 8 escudos. 1742. Mexico. MF. (Cal-2245). (Cal onza-439). Au. 27,03 g. Nicks on edge. Beautiful colour. Original luster. Rare. XF/AU. Est...6000,00.

Philip V (1700-1746). 8 escudos. 1728. Sevilla. P. (Cal-2301). (Cal onza-524). Au. 27,01 g. "Cross" type. Very rare. A few specimens known. Slabbed by NGC as AU 55. Est...7000,00.

Ferdinand VI (1746-1759). 8 reales. 1747. Guatemala. J. (Cal-418). Ag. 27,05 g. Full date. The mintmarks, value, assayer and ordinal of King VI are perfectly visible. Very rare in this state of preservation. Choice VF. Est...3000,00.

Charles IV (1788-1808). 1/2 escudo. 1788. Madrid. MF. (Cal-1067). Au. 1,75 g. Scratch on obverse. Planchet flaw on reverse. Very rare. Almost XF. Est...600,00.

Charles IV (1788-1808). 1/2 escudo. 1791. Madrid. MF. (Cal-1070). Au. 1,72 g. Planchet flaws on reverse. Very rare. Choice VF/VF. Est...500,00.

Charles IV (1788-1808). 8 escudos. 1792. Popayan. JF. (Cal-1663). (Cal onza-1053). (Restrepo-98.4). Au. 27,00 g. Original luster, even more in the reverse. Minor marks on obverse. Very attractive. Rarely encountered this good struck. Almost MS/Mint state. Est...4000,00.

Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). 8 reales. 1821. Durango. CG. (Cal-1199). Ag. Nice old cabinet tone with iridescent hues on the peripheries. Rare in this state of preservation and will undoubtedly attract the attention of all collectors of this period. Encapsulated by NGC as MS 62. Only 1 finner specimen according to the NGC census. Est...2500,00.

Ferdinand VII (1808-1833). 8 escudos. 1814. Cataluña (Barcelona). SF. (Cal-1744). (Cal-1200). Au. 26,90 g.
Dot before the assayers. Nice colour. Minimum defect on the edge and slight scrachts on the obverse, otherwise nice specimen for this mint. Extremely rare.

During the War of Independence against the French, the Catalan ounces were minted in Palma de Mallorca. Due to its insular location, Mallorca was able to assume the production of the Catalan coins that originally should have been minted in Barcelona, Tarragona or Reus. On May 9, 1811, the transfer of the Mint of Catalonia, located in Tarragona, to Palma de Mallorca began. This move was completed on June 2 of that same year, and in August they began minting the coins, a process which continued until June 30, 1814, when the war ended.

These coins bear the mint mark "C", which refers to the initial of the Principality of Catalonia. The initials "SF" correspond to Pablo Sala and Juan Bautista Ferrando. Sala was the first assayer during the War of Independence, and Ferrando was the chief silversmith. Almost XF/XF. Est...10000,00.

U.S. Coins. Liberty Nickels. 5 cents. 1901. Philadelphia. (Km-112). 4,91 g. Plenty of original luster. Rare in this condition. Mint state. Est...500,00.

Beatriz of Portugal. Lead seal. Anv.: King seated on two lions facing each side, wearing a long tunic and cloak over his knees. Holding a sword and a cruciferous globe, around a barely visible legend. Rev.: Quartered castles and lions in the left half of the shield and in the right center quinas of Portugal between vertical and curvilinear border of castles, with seven and eight castles respectively. Around it a partially visible legend ending in ...ET PORTUGALIG. 161,02 g. It retains traces of original silvering. Round flan. 53 mm. Almost VF. Est...1500,00.