ATLAS NUMISMATICS SELECTIONS: FEBRUARY 23, 2025

1081639 | GREEK. CARIA. Cos (Kos or Cys), Islands off Caria. Struck circa 280-250 BC. AR Tetradrachm. NGC AU? (About Uncirculated ?) Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5 Fine Style. Cos Island, Greece. 15.22gm. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / K-OIO-N / ?ANTI??OS. Crab above inscription and quiver within dotted square. HGC 6# 1308.

Ex. Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005) Lot 209.

$14,950

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Fine Style Cos Tetradrachm (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1081639/)

1081713 | GREEK. PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. (Wife of Ptolemy II, died 270/268 BC). Issued after c.193/2 BC. AV Mnaieion – 'Oktadrachm'. NGC MS (Mint State) Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5. Alexandria mint. 27mm. 27.62gm. Head right with ram's horn, veiled and wearing stephanos; lotus-tipped scepter in background, K to left /APSINOHS FI?A?E?FOY. Double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. CPE II (forthcoming); K-48 (Obverse die 59); Svoronos 1498-1499. SNG Copenhagen 321-322. Superb lustrous surfaces.

Ex. Arthur J. Frank Collection (Nomos FPL [Winter-Spring 2009]), no. 89; Jules Furthman Collection (Reportedly Ex. Abe Kosoff FPL [1965-1966]), no. 86; Reportedly Ex. George Bauer Collection. Unfortunately the Kosoff FPL is unillustrated save for the cover coin but lot 87 is an oktodrachm of this type, weight 27.4, ex George Bauer Collection.

$69,500

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Mint State Arsinoe Mnaieion or Oktadrachm (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1081713/)

1081810 | FRANCE. Louis-Philippe. 1844 AR Medal. PCGS SP64. By Klagmann & Fournera. Edge: (hand) ARGENT. 68mm. Medallion containing head of Louis-Philippe facing left, wearing oak wreath; two draped allegorical female figures, with altar between and lamp upon ornate base below / Perspective interior view of the library upon an ornately decorated base. To commemorate the first stone laid for the Sainte-Geneviève Library, Paris.

$1,950

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Sainte-Geneviève Library Medal (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1081810/)

1080995 | GERMAN STATES. Cologne. Joseph I. (Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy, 1705-1711). 1705 AR Thaler. NGC MS64+. 29.12gm. VIDI LVNAM ADORARE ME. City view with denomination and date below /IOSEPHVS.I.D:G.ROM IMPERATOR.SEMP.AVG. Laureate and armored bust facing right. KM 402; Dav.-2183; Noss 568; Weiler 135; cf. Baur 3318. In homage to Emperor Joseph I. Superb and exceptional; conservatively graded.

$34,500

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Exceptional Cologne City View Thaler (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1080995/)

1081206 | GREAT BRITAIN. Victoria. (Queen, 1837-1901). 1839 AR Crown. PCGS PR64. Edge: Plain. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Head left / BRITANNIARUM REGIBA FID: DEF:. Crowned arms within branches. KM 741; SCBC-3882; ESC-2560 (Prev. ESC-279).

$65,000

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Victoria "Young Head" Proof Crown (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1081206/)

1081847 | GREAT BRITAIN. Elizabeth II. (Queen, 1952-2022). 1957 AV Sovereign. PCGS SP65. By Mary Gillick (Obv.). Laureate bust right / St. George slaying the dragon. KM 908. Proof; SCBC-4124; Marsh 297 Variant. An exceedingly rare and quite possibly unique specimen striking with a satin finish completely different from both the deep cameo proof strikings and matte circulation strikings; other satin specimen examples of different dates all came from the same A.H. Baldwin list of July 2016 (all from the basement reserve items). Unlisted in all references at present.

Ex A. H. Baldwin & Sons list, July 2016.

$44,500

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Exceedingly Rare Satin Specimen Sovereign (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1081847/)

1080855 | SWISS CANTONS. Basel. 1741 I - HM (Johann Jakob Handmann I, Mintmaster) AR 1/2 Thaler. PCGS MS64. 13.07gm. City view and date below assorted shields / DOMINE · CONSERVA · NOS · IN · PACE ·. Basilisk facing right holding oval arms of Basel at lower left. KM 147; HMZ 2-100h; Dive/Tobler 756.

$4,250

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Superb Basel 1/2 Thaler (https://atlasnumismatics.com/1080855/)

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