NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MARCH 20, 2022

Parthia Osroes I Drachm

Lot 111. KINGS of PARTHIA. Osroes I (Circa AD 108/9-127/8). AR Drachm. Very Rare.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Osroes I (Circa AD 108/9-127/8). AR Drachm (3.63 gm; 20 mm). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, long pointed beard, earring visible, hair in bunches above head and over ears / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne (depicted as +), holding bow; + below bow. Sellwood 80.1; Shore 422; Sunrise 443. Well struck on a nice flan. Choice Good EF. Very Rare.

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Lot 111. KINGS of PARTHIA. Osroes I (Circa AD 108/9-127/8). AR Drachm. Very Rare. (https://www.vauctions.com/APViewItem.asp?id=67060)

1718 Cape Passaro Naval Action Medal

Naval Action off Cape Passaro, 1718.
Regular price£950

George I, Naval Action off Cape Passaro, 1718, silver medal by J Croker, laureate bust right, D: G: MAG: BR: FR: ET. HIB: REX. F: D. rev. statue of the King as Neptune upon a rostral column, naval trophies around, SOCIORUM PROTECTOR, in exergue CLASSE. HISP: DELETA. AD. ORAS SILICÆ, 45mm (Eimer 481; MI ii 439/42). Extremely fine.

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Naval Action off Cape Passaro, 1718. (https://www.sovr.co.uk/products/naval-action-off-cape-passaro-1718-em15177)

Hawaii Reginald Huth Medal

"1891" (1893) Reginald Huth Medal. Queen Liliuokalani. Medcalf-Russell 2HM-1. Silver. Proof-58 (PCGS).

38.1 mm. Offered is a lightly toned, near-fully defined specimen that retains ample reflectivity in the fields. This is a rare type that does not represent a pattern or circulating issue. Rather, these medals were produced by Messrs. Pinches & Co. of London expressly for Reginald Huth's private collection and distribution to friends and admirers of royalty. Huth was a wealthy Londoner and numismatist. He also had limited quantities of medals produced for Spain and Madagascar. The first of the Huth Hawaiian medals appeared in Honolulu in 1901; they remain extremely rare and are seldom offered for sale in today's market. The present specimen, one of just 50 silver Proofs struck, would serve as a highlight in the finest Hawaiiana cabinet.

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"1891" (1893) Reginald Huth Medal. Queen Liliuokalani. Medcalf-Russell 2HM-1. Silver. Proof-58 (PCGS). (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-VKYNV/1891-1893-reginald-huth-medal-queen-liliuokalani-medcalf-russell-2hm-1-silver-proof-58-pcgs)

1905 Samuel-Jean Pozzi Medal

FRANCE. Samuel-Jean Pozzi bronze Medal. Issued 1905. Commemorating the famous professor, gynecologist, and coin collector (67mm, 128.32 g, 12h). By J.-C. Chaplain at the Paris mint.

PROFESSEUR · SAMUEL · POZZI · DE L'ACmie DE · MEDECINE, mantled bust left, wearing the Commandeur degree of the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur / TRAITE DE GYNECOLOGIE, personification of Gynecology, wearing laurel wreath, standing slightly left and embracing nude woman seated to right on examining table; to left, Death (as a skeleton) in drapery and being warded off; tray with medical implements in front of examining table. Edge: «cornucopia» BRONZE.

Brettauer 900. Choice Mint State. Deep brown surfaces, with some lighter highlights and a minor matte nature.

Most collectors of ancient coins instantly recognize the name of Pozzi on account of the famous collection that he assembled, but he was also a fairly well known professor, surgeon, and gynecologist from the late 19th-early 20th century. As such, this commemorative medal celebrates him in this role, with the more modern healthcare for women being shown as warding off Death.

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101816 | FRANCE. Samuel-Jean Pozzi bronze Medal. (https://www.numismagram.com/product-page/101816)

1961 Cuba 20 Pesos

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1961 NATIONAL BANK OF CUBA 20 PESO NOTE CRISP UNC (https://auctions.bidalotcoinauction.com/lots/view/1-5NA66U/1961-national-bank-of-cuba-20-peso-note-crisp-unc)

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