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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JANUARY 28, 2018Here's a selection of interesting or unusual items I came across in the marketplace this week. Tell us what you think of some of these. -Editor
Celtic Imitation Denarius  Middle Danube, Eravisci. Imitating L. Papius. End of the first century B.C. AR denarius. Rare. Ex RBW collection (not in previous sales). Middle Danube, Eravisci. Imitating L. Papius. End of the first century B.C. AR denarius (17.37 mm, 3.24 g, 6 h). Diademed head of Venus right; copying a Roman Republican denarius of C. Naevius Balbus (Crawford 382/1) / Gryphon right; below, amphora; copying a Roman Republican denarius of L. Papius (Crawford 384/1). cf. Crawford 382/1 and 384/1; cf. Freeman pl. 29, 21. EF, toned. Rare Here's a lot from the latest Agora Auctions sale (#72). The stylized gryphon on the reverse caught my eye. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: American Large Cent Watch Fob  An antique watch fob made from four American large cent coins that have been drilled. Length: 5 1/2". Total weight: approximately 1.36 ozt. It's cringeworthy to see coins mutilated like this, but it's a cool piece of jewelry nevertheless. Check out the ancient gold coin necklace elsewhere in this issue (the
ANS Gala article). -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: Love Token Pin with Seated Liberty Dimes   An antique love token pin made with a group of three American silver seated Liberty dimes that have been drilled and engraved. Length: 1 3/4". Total weight: approximately .32 ozt. Another great made-from-coins item. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: Ceylon Slave Island Mills Token   Ceylon, Slave Island Mills, Colombo Commercial Co. Ltd., Token 1876, Pridmore-22 This was a coffee mill. Slave Island is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. According to Wikipedia, "The name "Slave Island" was given during the period of British
colonisation referring to the situation under Portuguese rule when slaves were held there, most of them black people from the Swahili coast and Portuguese East Africa. " -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: To read the complete Wikipedia entry, see: Slave Island (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Island) 1916 German occupation of Persia Banknote  Note from the auctioneer:This is a genuine overprint on 20 marks 1914. The serial number is only 27 numbers away from the banknote used in the Rosenberg catalogue (17 Auflage). Also the certificate from Mr. D.B. Hollander is genuine. Hollander was a member of the board of the Society of Paper Money Collectors. All the 20 mark banknotes with overprint start with letter N.This is a very rare genuine banknote.Particular banknote issued in IRAN in 1916/17 (old dated 19/02/1914).Size in cm: 14.2 x 8.9 cm Interesting note - I wasn't aware of this episode of history. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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