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his unfortunate successor (Lot 403467). Then we'll examine a Tetarteron of Nikepho-
ros II Phokas (Lot 403734).
The Live Auction which ends on 27 September 2016 brings a very nice ensemble of
royal and feudal coins together. Among them, you’ll find more of the L.G. Collection
with a selection of coins from the Renaissance and early 17th century. A Henri II Ecu
known as “with croissants” with no Mint date [1552], from Paris (Lot 399791), and its
twin coin, the very rare Testone known as “with croissants” (Lot 399808); several Double
Henri, Henri and half-Henri gold coins; a Henry IV Ecu minted in 1594 in Paris (Lot
400153) and the half Ecu released by the same Mint (Lot 400157). King Louis XIII’s
coinage will be represented by a very rare and very beautiful half Franc minted in 1623
in Rouen (Lot 400178). Among the rarest feudal coins, we should mention a Jean III
de Craon’s gros minted in Reims (Lot 402093), an obol from Mende (Lot 402103) or a
Philippe-Guillaume de Nassau three-sol coin minted in Orange in 1607 (Lot 398752).
Of course, Napoleon will be represented in the catalog’s Modern French coins section
with a beautiful Jaley 2 Francs Bonaparte pattern (Lot 397823). Other rarities - a King
Charles X 20-Franc gold coin with a 4½-foil reverse die, 1825 A (Lot 399010) or the
sought-after Louis XVIII 40 Francs 1822 H gold coin, of which only 605 copies were
issued (Lot 402751).
The auction will end with a selection of World coins largely dedicated to Russia, includ-
ing an 1894 Saint Petersburg 10 Ruble from Dr. Nordmann’s collection. An 1822 Alexan-
der I 10 Zloty from Warsaw (PCGS XF45) will also be presented to you, as well as a rare
3-Pound Mary Stuart coin (1555) from Edinburgh. These are the only gold coins with the
portrait of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.
The CGB team is pleased to invite you to participate in this Autumn Live Auction (end-
ing on Tuesday, 27 September 2016). Place your bids now for the lots you're interested
in on our website
www.cgb.fr, by post (CGB, 36 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, France) or
by email
(live@cgb.fr).
The first lot will be attributed on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 starting at 2 pm, Paris time.
There will only be one winning bid!
Please note, consignments for the December Live Auction can already be made. For more
information or a free appraisal/valuation, please contact us by email
(contact@cgb.fr) or
call us at
+33 (0)1 40 26 42 97
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