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LIVE AUCTION Closing date, December 4, 2018 Almost 520 lots are on offer at the CGB Numismatique Paris LiveAuction –December 4, 2018, from ancient coins, French royal and modern coins to world coins (included Euros), tokens and medals. The sale starts with a nice set of Greek coins, among which there is a gold stater deca- litra from Cyrene (lot 503196) or a Ptolemy II decadrachm (lot 451366). Next up is a wide selection of Roman coins, with an interesting assortment of aurei including a Julius Caesar aureus (lot 501045), a beautiful Maximianus Herculius aureus (lot 501082) and a Claudius aureus with an extremely rare reverse. Byzantium will also be in the spotlight in this catalog with a dozen lots of gold coins mainly from one single collection. The solidus of Phocas, Anastasius II, Justinian, Tibe- rius II, etc., will take you on a trip back to the Byzantine empire. A large set of about 50 Gallic coins completes the ancient coins portion. Ahitherto unseen die of a KALETEDOY denier (lot 501891) will no doubt catch your eye, as well as a low electrum composite stater featuring a shiny hair, now attributed to the Osismes (lot 507497). The mythical Veneti seahorse gold stater , probably the most sought-after gold Armorican coin, will also be offered for sale (lot 503924). Following the course of history, this December Live Auction continues with a fine se- lection of Merovingian and Carolingian coins. A superb triens with an anchored cross, Ragnulfus monétaire , and a Pépin le Bref denier will no doubt delight you. With over 100 lots, the French royal coins portion is yet another important part of this December 4 th Live Auction. You will have the pleasure of discovering a louis d’or à la tête virile laurée (with a virile laurelled head), 4 th portrait, an extremely rare coin whose type was greatly modified following the December 1689 Edict (lot 500966). Then there are the French modern period coins (post French Revolution). Several lots stand out among this selection: lot 460184, a gold 20 Francs 1809 A, PCGS MS64, the 5 Francs Barre essai – which we are auctioning for the very first time (lot 485279) – and the “ avec l’oreille haute ” (with the high ear) variation of the gold 10 francs coin Cérès, II e République 1850 A, PCGS MS63 (lot 478012). World coins will compete with French coins. This part of the sale will take you from 15 th -century England, with a beautiful noble d’or à la rose (lot 503232) to 16 th -century Italy (1/2 scudo from Venice, Francesco Donato, lot 488524) and late 19 th -century Ven- ezuela (100 Bolivares 1886, lot 502992). CGB Numismatique Paris 5