Live Auction Juin 2016

early 400 lots will be up for sale during

CGB

’s Live Auction on 28 June 2016

fromAncient coinage to Royal and Modern French coins as well as World coins.

The sale will begin with a fine selection of Greek coins from the François

Charrin collection, most notably a lovely ensemble of ancient Seleucid coins

(lot 392393, Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator, Tetradrachm) and Greek coinage

(lot 392392, Macedonia, Philip III, Tetradrachm bearing the name and effigy of Philip

II, Amphipolis). A vast variety of Roman coins from the Robert Couet collection will be

a great addition to the catalogue’s Ancient coins section.

A wonderful assortment of Roman Empire Aurei will be next: Antonia Minor

(lot 392383), Hadrian (lot 390378), SeverusAlexander (lot 88736) and an extremely rare

Maximianus Herculius Aureus from Trier (lot 391244). It is supplemented by a series

of extremely good quality Roman bronze coins: Nero, As from the Lyon mint bearing

the Ara Pacis (lot 392391) and a rare Marcus Aurelius Sestertius commemorating the

victories in the Germanic Wars (lot 392389).

A splendid and extremely rare Multiple of Constantine the Great (lot 391698) minted for

the dedication of Constantinople in May 330 AD will top off this portion of the auction.

As for fans of royal and feudal coins, they will appreciate the amazing assortment on

offer. Several extremely rare Carolingian coins are being presented in this Live Auction,

such as an Obole from Châlons-en-Champagne for Charles II, of which until now only

one other fragmented specimen was known to exist (lot 393006), an Obole from Bar-

sur-Aube (lot 393008) and a Denier from the Jouarre Monastery (lot 393012).

The portion devoted to royal coins is presenting a remarkable preproduction half Ecu

bearing Louis XV’s headband minted in Paris in 1741 (lot 390380), and an original

Calonne Ecu (lot 389874). Among the feudal coins, take note of a rare Edward III

Gros with a door for Aquitaine from the famous Elias collection (lot 387733). Several

new coins are being presented, including a Marie de Brabant Denier for Vierzon (lot

393089) as well as a rare Denier from Roquefeuil (lot 387930) and an extremely rare

Hugh I Denier (1076-1079) for Dijon, the first feudal coin of the Duchy of Burgundy

(lot 393016).

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