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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: SEPTEMBER 4, 2022Here'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 
Sicily, Syracuse AR 5 Litrai. Time of Hieronymos, circa 215-214 BC. Diademed head to left / Winged thunderbolt; BASI?EOS and ?A above, IEPONYMOY below. Holloway 60; SNG ANS -; SNG Lloyd 1566; HGC 2, 1568 (R2). 3.99g, 18mm, 5h. Good Extremely Fine; beautifully centred on the flan with hints of iridescence. Extremely Rare with these letters on rev. From the Roma Numismatics E-Live Auction 5. -Editor
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Major General Winfield Scott, bronze, 90 mm; 1850 Millard Fillmore peace medal, bronze, 75 mm; (1852) Daniel Webster, bronze, 76 mm; General Lafayette, American and French Liberty, bronze, 47 mm; John Paul Jones, Comitia Americana, bronze, 56 mm ("Dupre. F." in reverse exergue); other assorted medals 
Provenance:The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Here's a group lot of medals that caught my eye. Millard Fillmore has a teensy green snot problem on one; perhaps conservation could help. -Editor
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"Intercollegiate Current Events Contest/awarded by The New York Times/to/Richard E. Manning", bronze, 60 x 88 mm; Byrrh wines, "Pierre Le Guellec/Promotion 1956", silver, 68 mm; Home Insurance Company, 25 years service "Isaac W. Brooks", silver, 56 mm; Franklin Fire Insurance Company, 25 years service, "Charles F. Lee", silver, 56 mm; other assorted medals Provenance:The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: good overall, typical rub and toning to a few Another nice group from the same collection. -Editor
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1871 SEATED LIBERTY DIME 10C LOVE TOKEN "FELIX" EX-JEWELRY BUILDING SCENE (4293
Engraved scenes are unusual. This one is crude, but works well in the small space. A well-worn piece that must have been treasured by its original owner. -Editor
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